InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Yozora ❯ Fever ( Chapter 4 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

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Chapter 4

Fever~**~**

Inuyasha felt good, for that first initial look around after waking up, he felt good. Then he heard it…

Pitter patter. It was still raining! He slapped his hands to his ears, because suddenly, his friends' snoring became an orchestra. He shuddered and decided if he was going to save what little sanity he had left, to wake them.

He decided Kagome was his best bet and carefully shook her arm. She groaned lightly as her eyes fluttered open. “Whasa matter?… Uggh, why did you wake me up?” She mumbled as she tried to sit up. Inuyasha braced himself for a sit, but it never came. He sighed in relief.

“Wake up the others.” He demanded, Kagome rolled her eyes, but did so, somehow evading Sango's morning rage and Miroku's wandering hands. Sango and Kagome got to work on breakfast.

Inuyasha sat back in his spot, looking down at Yozora, who was still sleeping. He touched her arm, trying to shake her awake. Suddenly, through the cacophony of pattering and other various noises, he noticed her breathing was labored. He quickly put his hand to her head. `She's burning up!'

Pulled his robe off her, he knew she needed to be cooled down immediately. “Inuyasha? Is something wrong?” Kagome asked, watching him in curiosity.

“The pup is sick.” He said with a worried expression, pointing down at Yozora. Kagome made her way over to them.

“She has a fever.” Kagome frowned and pulled a bottle of orange medicine from her first aid kit. “Give her a sip of this.”

He looked at the bottle in his hand, Motrin. It smelled kind of fruity. He tried to open it, but it wouldn't open. He shook it a few times in irritation. Kagome shook her head and took the bottle from his clawed hands before he could puncture it and pushed, then twisted the cap.

“Here. I thought demons couldn't get sick?” She smiled and handed it to him. He looked embarrassed and took it with a huff.

He gingerly took Yozora in arm and wrapped her once more in his robe. Her silver eyes cracked open, looking at him for a second. She sipped the odd orange substance obediently. “She's only a pup and because of her human side her body needs to get stronger to fight off sickness.” He handed back the bottle to Kagome, giving her a look of thanks.

“Oh, why don't you make her what you made me when I got sick?” She asked.

“I don't have the ingredients and there's no way I could get them in this weather.” He answered, gently pulling the girl closer to him.

“What are you talking about?” Shippo interjected, trying to pull attention to himself. `How dare she get sick! She just wants attention!' He growled internally.

“That one time I got sick, he made me this weird medicine that actually worked.” Kagome explained.

Sango and Miroku looked utterly surprised. “You can make medicine?” Sango asked, incredulously. The hanyou flushed a light shade of red and nodded.

“What did you say it was made of?” Kagome asked. Had he even told her? She wondered.

“Chicken, boar, and carp liver and some other medicinal herbs.” He explained simply. Everyone paled quite visibly.

“THAT'S what you gave me?! Oh god, I'm gonna be sick!” She gagged. Inuyasha's eye twitched slightly.

“You're the one that asked…”

“How do you know it couldn't have killed her?!” Shippo demanded protectively.

“'Cause, my mother's the one who taught me to make it.” He growled back.

“Are you sure you got all the ingredients right?” Miroku questioned.

Inuyasha looked quite irked, “If I didn't then I wouldn't have given it to her! I haven't forgotten one thing my mother taught me!” He defended proudly.

“Well, well, Inuyasha, I never knew you were such a mamma's boy.” Miroku smirked.

“Kutabare!” Inuyasha growled in a tone that meant certain and horrible pain in the monk's future.

But he didn't stop there. “Well now it makes sense that you're taking to this girl so quickly.”

“It ain't cause of that!” He denied and held up his right arm, showing the blue moon and stars on his forearm, careful not to harm the girl in his lap. “I got no choice in the matter.”

“What is that? I've never noticed that!” Kagome inquired with shock.

Sango gasped, “Is that what I think it is?!” The others looked at Sango in anticipation for an answer. “Who in their right mind would choose you as their child's youhu?! (Foster father)”

Up until that moment, Kagome had been stirring a pot over the fire, but at Sango's sentence, she dropped her ladle as her jaw dropped to the floor. Miroku did likewise.

“Look, it's not like I asked for it or anything! The bitch just bit me! Besides, it coulda been worse. She coulda gotten stuck with Miroku!” He snorted. Miroku looked quite offended.

“I thought that markings couldn't be done without consent.” Sango stated.

Inuyasha's scowl deepened. “Shows what you know. If it's a life or death situation, then consent isn't needed. She died right after she marked me.”

“I don't get it, what does that mark mean exactly?” Kagome asked.

“It means that she's bound to me indefinitely. I have no choice, but to take care of her. She's no different than if she'd come from me.”

“What he means is that she's now his daughter, whether he likes it or not and there's nothing that can change it, save for death.” Sango clarified.

Kagome snickered softly, “So, you're her father now?”

“Yeah, what's so funny?” He hissed.

“Nothing, it's just that, well you and kids, just don't mix. You said it yourself, you don't want them.” Kagome's snickers were getting bigger.

“She right, I have a hard time imagining a child calling you father.” Miroku nodded.

Shippo laughed. “I feel sorry for her, she's gonna end up more screwed up than him.”

Inuyasha was growling malevolently, glowering at his supposed friends. “Gee, thanks for the encouragement. With friends like you, who needs enemies?”

“Oh, c'mon, we're just joking around.” Kagome giggled, shoving him lightly. She adopted a sudden, fake look of seriousness. “We'll help, so she won't turn out so messed up.” Peals of laughter erupted from her as it was unleashed.

“Humph!” He grunted and scooted away, pulling the girl close to him. He looked down at her grudgingly, why did this have to happen to him? He didn't know the first thing about taking care of a pup.

Kagome looked at the way he glanced at the child and suddenly felt guilty for her jokes. This obviously couldn't be easy for him and the teasing was probably hurting the possible growing relationship between him and his new daughter, than helping. She grabbed the bowls from her pack and filled six of them with ramen and one with some canned cat food for Kirara. She was seriously tired of noodles. She passed out the bowls with the help of Shippo. Inuyasha took two bowls without complaint.

She looked at him with a smile as he put one beside him, laying his chopsticks beside it. He dipped one finger into the remaining bowl, testing it. Deciding it was cool enough, he gave Yozora small sips of the broth.

He stopped once he heard a small grunt of protest. Kagome had a hard time holding back a cry of `Kawaii desu!' as Yozora clutched onto his kosode, snuggling close to him.

He suddenly realized everyone was staring at him and blushed deeply. He couldn't understand what he was feeling. This pup wasn't his, not by blood anyway, yet his heart hurt to see her sick and had soared as she hugged him. He wouldn't get attached! He would force himself not to. He would not let this pup close to him… she'd already lost her mother and eventually, she would lose him too, unless he decided that his promise to her mother was more important than his to Kikyou.

Yozora had been half-listening to their conversation. She was glad that this man, Inuyasha was her new father. She'd never had one before, all she'd ever know was her mother and she'd never asked about him, though she had wondered a few times.

But that didn't matter now. She had a daddy! Sure he was a bit quiet and gruff, but she felt safe around him, even with humansaround them. She clutched his kosode in her handsand took in his musky scent, imprinting it forever in her mind as father. He saw her give a large, sleepy yawn and fell asleep.

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A/N:Thanks for all your support people… Here's the next chapter. Please review! Review = happiness! Happiness = Inspiration!Now Fan art links are on fanfiction(dot)net under Fullmetal chibi-chan on my profile.