InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Pack of the West ❯ The Pack ( Chapter 13 )

Chapter 13: The Pack

 

Inuyasha smelled the sex scent coming off Miroku and Sesshoumaru as they returned to the old hut in the morning. Smells like they've mated, Inuyasha thought to himself trying not to let his imagination get carried away. He greeted them as they came up the path. “Hey,” he called out looking at the monk's mussed hair while he noticed that not one strand was out of place on his brothers head.

 

“Good morning, Inuyasha,” replied Miroku happily. He was still a bit flushed from the morning session he had enjoyed with Sesshoumaru not that long ago.

 

“My lord, come quick, something is wrong!” Jaken yelled, running out of the hut.

 

The three boys looked quickly at each other and then followed the imp inside to see what the problem was. They saw Kagome and Sango sitting by Shippo, Rin and Yumi. The baby was fussing and crying, her little cheeks flushed red. Shippo and Rin were moaning; the human girl drenched in sweat while the fox child was complaining that his stomach hurt.

 

“They're all sick,” Kagome said worriedly, holding and rocking Yumi while trying to comfort Shippo at the same time.

 

Sango was wiping the sweat off Rin's face, shaking her gently to keep her awake so she would not slip into unconsciousness.

 

“How did this happen?” Sesshoumaru asked, calm on the outside but very worried on the inside, taking over for the slayer as Miroku took Yumi from the young miko.

 

“I don't know, they were fine last night,” Kagome replied, fear beginning to show in her voice. She was very concerned that all three kids were sick at the same time and, as far as she knew, demons didn't get sick so her worry increased.

 

“Let's get back to Kaede's, she will be able to help,” Miroku stated, noticing the tell tale body signals that Sesshoumaru was going to hit the panic button soon.

 

Sesshoumaru didn't need to be told twice as he formed his cloud beneath his feet holding the now unconscious form of Rin. Miroku hopped on behind him, holding Yumi who was now whimpering painfully, trying to curl into a ball. Sango, with a crying Shippo, rode on Kirara while Jaken held tightly to her tail. Inuyasha carried Kagome on his back, leaping over the ground as the whole group moved quickly to Kaede's village.

 

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Sesshoumaru put Rin on the futon, she had stopped breathing and he was frantic. He could no longer feel or hear her heart; he felt his own heart had stopped as well. He pulled the Tenseiga from his side, it did not pulse but he was in such a hurry to bring her back he didn't notice. He soon realized that he could not see the little death imps, his breath hitched in his throat; the Tenseiga was not going to work for him this time.

 

“Miroku, the Tenseiga, it's not working,” he cried out. Inuyasha had never heard such misery before; his ears drooped in sympathy for his brother. He really did love her.

 

“Move,” Kagome commanded sternly, as she pushed the demon lord out of the way.

 

He barely noticed her audacity; he was in such a state of shock and grief.

 

Kagome tilted the little girls head back, pinched her nose and began to breathe for her. After a few breaths she put her hands, which were clasped together, on the small chest and pushed.

 

“What are you doing?” growled out Sesshoumaru. He thought she was trying to hurt his Rin and he made a grab to stop her. Inuyasha and Miroku grabbed him before he had a chance to kill Kagome.

 

“It's called CPR, I'm trying to help,” she told him, again bringing her mouth down to the child's and pushing air into her lungs. Come on Rin, Come on! The young teen cried out in her mind. Two more breaths and she felt Rin start to cough. Thank you, Kami! Kagome was just about in tears at the relief she felt.

 

Rin was still unconscious but back with the living. Sesshoumaru was astonished at what Kagome had just done. He would never think she was weak or a stupid bitch of his brother's again. Tears were running down his cheeks and, for once, he didn't care who saw his loss of control.

 

Shippo and Yumi were not in quite as bad as shape as Rin. Since they were both demons their own healing abilities were trying to fight off the sickness. It was stopping them from dying but not making them better.

 

Kaede noticed a greenish dust like substance on the children.

 

“Where did they get this?” she asked. She had recognized it as a very poisonous fungus. At first no one knew then Jaken remembered telling the kids to get out of the back corner of the hut because of the dust. That had to be where it had come from.

 

“Yumi wasn't back there,” said Sango.

 

“Yes,” replied Inuyasha, “But Rin and Shippo slept with her and it must have transferred to her from them.”

 

Kaede thought she could help the two demon children but she was unsure of Rin.

 

“She's so far gone, I don't know if my medicine will work for her.” Kaede spoke softly, afraid of what Sesshoumaru would do if she died.

 

“Maybe mine will,” offered Kagome. “I'll take Rin through the well to my era.”

 

Miroku's heart rose in hope. As Inuyasha ran with Kagome and Rin to the well, Miroku explained to his mate that the miko girl was from the future and that she was going to take his adopted daughter to a place called a hospital where they would be able to do more for her than they could here, that they may be able to save her life.

 

That was the worst night for the whole group. Shippo and Yumi were barely conscious most of the time and Kaede kept giving them her medicine to counter act the poison. The others did anything the older woman told them to do to help their pups; Sesshoumaru holding them and comforting the two children most of the night.

 

By morning Shippo and Yumi were on the mend, their breathing and heart rates back to normal. They slept the rest of the day which Kaede said would be good for them so they could regain their strength.

 

Sesshoumaru was still trying to figure out why the Tenseiga did not work.

 

“Didn't you tell me that is how she came to be with you?” asked Miroku. “You brought her back once already by the sword, maybe the sword can only be used once on a person.”

 

“Maybe,” Sesshoumaru returned.

 

He had never been so frightened or felt so helpless in his life when the sword hadn't worked for him. He was so grateful to Kagome that he knew he could never repay her for what she had done.

 

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Rin woke up, blinking her eyes in the overly bright room. “Where…where's Sesshoumaru-sama?” the small girl said, fear beginning to edge into her voice.

 

“Rin, thank goodness,” Kagome exclaimed, coming closer to the bed so Rin could see her. “You're in my time. Once you're better we'll go see your Sesshoumaru.”

 

“You're time?” her fear dissipating, curiosity coming to the fore instead.

 

“I'm from the future; the well is like a portal. I brought you here so you could get better. We were all very worried about you. Do you want anything? Some water or something to eat?”

 

“Maybe a drink,” the little girl answered, yawning hugely.

 

Kagome left her bedside, going to the table and pouring the child a drink of water. She was happy to see that some of the color was back in Rin's face. “Here,” she said, giving the girl her drink. “Take a nap and when you get up I'll show you around.”

 

“You won't leave?” Rin asked a bit worried to be by herself.

 

“No. I'll be right here when you wake up.” Kagome smiled at the small brown haired child as she passed back her cup and snuggled into the blankets, going right to sleep.

 

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“Why is it taking so long?” Sesshoumaru asked his brother when Rin and Kagome still hadn't returned after a day.

 

“I'm sure everything is fine, Kagome would have been back to tell us if something had gone wrong.”

 

Sesshoumaru grunted, watching Shippo as he sat in the sun resting. Miroku was holding Yumi beside him. The demon lord could tell by the infants scent that she was well on the mend, the sweaty, sickly smell almost gone.

 

Inuyasha watched his brother, he could see the toll this had taken on him. His eyes were sunken because of lack of sleep and worry. “It's going to be okay,” he tried to convince his brother and himself.

 

“I miss her,” the demon sighed softly.

 

“We all do, but I have faith in Kagome, she'll see to it that Rin's okay.” He tried to give Sesshoumaru a cheerful smile and even succeeded.

 

Sesshoumaru said nothing but he felt better at his brother's positive attitude and words.

 

Three worrisome days later Kagome came back through the well. Rin would recover. She was still in this hospital place but would be able to come back next week. In fact, she was having a wonderful time playing with all the interesting toys of the future and had captured the hearts of every nurse and doctor. When they were alone, Sesshoumaru had dropped to the ground on his knees and wept with relief with Miroku holding him in his arms.

 

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When Rin returned they, again, went after the shards. Sesshoumaru carried the little girl around more than usual and she was fairly well spoiled by everyone in the group, much to the consternation of Jaken. She brought back toys for Yumi and Shippo and candy for herself and Shippo, Yumi being too young to have it. She chatted constantly to Sesshoumaru and the other's telling them all the things that Kagome had shown her and everything that she had done. Some of the group had a hard time believing the small child when she told them about the carriage that didn't need horses to pull it and how fast it went.

 

As they continued on their quest, the two brothers realized that their group had turned into so much more than just a bunch of individuals. They were a pack, a family. Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha sharing the responsibilities of alpha, finally able to be the brothers they were meant to be.

 

All of them had their place in the pack and they grew strong in their abilities as a whole. They would complete the Shikon Jewel and rid the world of Naraku. Their three pups would grow and become strong members of the pack themselves and there would be more pups to appear in the future and continue on the legacy of the Pack of the West.

 

 

 

 

THE END?

 

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