InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Songs About Rain ❯ Back Pain and Dead Bodies ( Chapter 13 )

Jamila was warm and lying on something soft when she woke up. She opened her eyes and saw her bedroom walls around her and the smell of Sesshomaru in the air. The mattress was soft and warm beneath her and a warm cloth was in the middle of her back. She couldn't understand what the purpose of the cloth was when it suddenly was removed. Jamila looked down the length of the bed to see Sesshomaru wiping the blood from her wound. He glanced at her when she'd moved but said nothing, simply continued to was the skin.

“How does it look?” She asked quietly.

“Not bad.” He said His voice was harsh with suppressed emotions.

“What is bothering you?” Jamila asked sitting up and taking Sesshomaru's hand into hers. She vaguely knew she was naked but the anger in Sesshomaru's eyes stole her attention.

“What's bothering me? You leave this home unprotected and get injured. How could you be so irresponsible?” He snarled his hand flying to grip her arm painfully.

Jamila felt her anger flash white hot at his tone. “Naraku and Kanika decided to pay a visit.” She ground out. “I'm sorry I offended you.”

Sesshomaru ignored her last remark picking up the tentacle he'd found in her hand and handed it to her. “I realize that you met him.”

“That wasn't from him.” Jamila said studying it. “It came from her and I've never seen her do anything like it before.”

Sesshomaru pushed it away again. “The point is you left without my permission and my protection and look what happened.”

“How dare you?” Jamila snarled standing from the bed and shoving her face into his. “I am not a child Sesshomaru. You are and if you dare treat me this way again I will prove you cannot win against me.”

Sesshomaru turned his back on her to keep her from seeing how her words affected him. “I will not be talked to in such a way.” He heard rustling and looked behind him to see Jamila throwing clothes on. “What do you think you are doing?”

Jamila said nothing and when she was clothed, started for the door. She was radiating anger and almost trembling with the urge to fight. She had to get away, normally she was so calm and controlled but he seemed to be able to push her over the edge.

Any other man would have known better than to touch her but Sesshomaru was blinded by his own anger. He reached out and grabbed her arm. “Did I say you could leave?”

Jamila turned around slowly and for a brief second Sesshomaru felt fear at the ferocity that burned in her gaze. Then she seemed to drain out and slowly fell to her knees.

Sesshomaru managed to catch her shoulder before her head struck the floor and picked her up with his arm and carried her to the bed. His heart was pounding furiously as he studied her paled face. This woman was invading his life, he felt fear now, fear for her. He felt a gentleness inside him that caused him to flinch when she smiled. He'd never had feelings like these and he was unsure how to react to them. A tear slid from the side of Jamila's eye and it was as if he'd been punched in the stomach at the sight of it. I shall not succumb to this disease. Roughly he turned her onto her stomach and stuck his nose close to her wound. There was no smell of poison but closer inspection showed a piece of tentacle still shoved into her back below her heart. Gently he removed it and began to lick the wound healing it softly with his tongue.

Inuyasha looked annoyed at the house. “I hope this works Kagome.” His voice was soft and worried, revealing his true feelings about the situation.

Behind them Sango was silent as she carried the slight form and Miroku kept silent out of respect. Sango watched as the house came closer and hugged Kohaku's still body to her. They'd been fighting with Naraku a few days before and in the middle of the fight to save himself, he shoved Kohaku at Sango and pulled the shard from his back. Kohaku died as soon as he landed in Sango's arms and she hadn't spoken once since then. It was Kagome who came up with the idea to take him to Sesshomaru and see if he would bring Kohaku back with this sword.

“He has to do it.” Kagome said with more conviction than she felt. “And even if he says no I bet Jamila will make him.”

Miroku nodded. “She doesn't seem like the type to let him walk all over her.”

They stopped suddenly as a half-man, half-horse stepped from the woods in front of them. “Who are you?” He asked his front hoof stamping the ground.

Kagome stepped up before Inuyasha started talking. “I'm Kagome, this is Inuyasha. We're friends with Jamila and…sort of with Sesshomaru.” She stammered thinking about the way to describe their relationship with the enigmatic man.

“Jamila hm? How do I know you know her?” He asked suspiciously studying them all. “And why are you carrying a dead child with you?”

“Jamila is a cat demon from Egypt and this is our friend's brother. We came to see if Sesshomaru will bring him back.” Miroku said placing a calming hand on Sango's shoulder.

“Welcome to Sesshomaru's home then. I am Xanthus.” He turned and led the way to the house.

“Are you a centaur?” Kagome asked catching up to him.

“Yes I am. How does a Japanese maiden know my species?” He looked down at her.

“I am from the future. I learned about Greek mythology in school.” Kagome explained as they entered the courtyard. She waved to Rin who was playing with the toad Jaken. “Where is Sesshomaru?”

“Treating Jamila. She was attacked earlier and got injured.” Xanthus remarked looking at the house.

“Injured?” Kagome asked and started toward the house. “I'm going to go check on her.” She quickly found the bedroom with Jamila and Sesshomaru because he opened the door as she approached. “How is she?”

“What are you doing here?” He growled.

Kagome studied him for a moment then pushed him aside and sat beside Jamila on the bed. She touched her forehead, it was hot to the touch but not dangerously so. “Sango needs you. She is outside, take tenseiga with you.” She checked Jamila's back and saw the small wound. She pressed a cloth to it then pulled the heaviest covers onto her. “I'll take care of her.”

Sesshomaru stared at the girl who had just kicked him out of his mates bedroom and tried to feel the anger that would normally follow such high-handed treatment but he felt nothing, he just left.

He entered the courtyard and Sango approached him and bowed low. “Sesshomaru please, bring my brother back. I'll do anything you like just please…” her body began to shake with sobs and she dropped to her knees. “Please bring my little brother back to life.”

Sesshomaru looked at the dead child on the ground and Rin who was crying quietly next to him. Even though he'd been her captor once, Rin felt for the young boy who related to her. He felt the pulse of the sword at his side and knew that he had to do it.

“I will.” He said walking closer to the boy. “But on one condition…”