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There are worse games to play. Chapter 18: Waking up

That night, Tatsumi, Sesshomaru, Inuyasha, Katsuo, Souta, and Miroku were in their room. Tatsumi heard Miroku groan in pain.

Bright blue eyes turned to look at the monk.

Though he could have cared for the monk, he knew that Kagome could care for him properly.

He stood to go get Kagome.

Sesshomaru stood to walk over and stand over the monk.

"Lord Sesshomaru, what happened?" Was all he heard the monk ask when he walked over towards the girls room.

He knocked.

He heard rustling and then the door slid open with Kagome and Sango at the door.

"What Tatsumi?" Kagome asked.

Tatsumi looked at the girls in the eyes.

"The monk, he's awake." He said.

Kagome and Sango followed Tatsumi into the next room.

Kagome looked down at the monk.

Kagome and Sango kneeled on each side of the monk.

He looked in pain as Kagome leaned over him to use her miko powers to check on his healing process.

Her hand glowed blue.

Miroku groaned in pain.

Sango just looked at him as she was also kneeled.

"I have a question." He said hoarsly.

"What is it? What ever you need. Let us know." Sango said.

Kagome and Sango both froze as they made eye contact.

Kagome blushed majorly.

Sango held up her fist with her eyes closed. She was lightly twitched.

"Monk!" She yelled.

He was groping their asses.

"Will both of you lovely ladies bare my children?" Miroku asked.

Before anyone could say anything all three of them heard Sesshomaru growl behind them.

Miroku immediantly moved his hands.

"Sango, remain calm. I won't get in the way when he's fully recovered." Kagome said.

Sango took in a breathe to calm down.

Miroku paled until he heard the next words.

"Only then can you beat his ass. But I'm warning you now. Your taking care of him. I am NOT geting touched by him again." Kagome warned Sango.

Sango rolled her eyes.

Miroku smirked.

"Sango right?" He asked.

She nodded.

"I'd be grateful to have such a lovely woman like yourself taking care of me."

Kagome used her free hand to face palm.

This monk was hopeless.

"I'll be back." They heard Inuyasha say.

Sesshomaru knew where he was going.

Moriko woke up to a great deal of pain.

She was healing though.

The last thing she remembered was being stabbed by Naraku.

What shocked her the most was seeing matching red eyes through his mask.

Why didn't he show his face?

The scary part of it all was that he was going after Inuyasha and Rin.

She had to protect them. Yes she was a servant, but servant or no, she would still protect them with her life. Even Lord Sesshomaru, should he ever needed it. Though she doubted.

She looked around in the room she was in.

Where was Lord Inuyasha?

She had to get to him.

She had to see if he was okay.

She grunted as she weakly sat up.

Not the smartest thing she had done.

She weakly got on hands and knees then slowly stood.

Red eyes searched the room for the door.

Where was she?

She used the wall to get to the door.

She stumbled slightly and grunted.

She slightly bent over in pain using the wall to stand. She bared her fangs in pain.

She then made it to the door and slid it open.

As soon as she did, she fell forward only to have someone catch her.

Red met Amber.

Moriko blushed noticeably.

"Lord Inuyasha, are you okay? I had to check on you." She said.

Inuyasha blushed as well.

"I'm alright."

"I'm so glad your safe." She said.

She bared her fangs as she broke eye contact in pain.

Inuyasha moved to pick her up bridal style.

"Are you insane? You could've reopened your wounds! I couldn't live with myself if I ever let anything happen to you." He said as he carried her back into the room.

"I'm so sorry I had to check on you." She said.

He laid her back down on the mat and covered her up.

"How is Miroku and Rin?" She asked

"He's fine, Kagome's with him and Rin is with father and isn't hurt. You did good." He said.

"Alright. Is Kagome okay? Did she win?"

"She is. She got away with minor injuries. Don't get up again Moriko." He said sternly.

He got up to leave. He had made it to the door when he heard her speak.

"Lord Inuyasha," she said weakly.

Inuyasha growl as he turned around.

"You won't ever stop with that will you?"

She weakly shook her head.

She lightly blushed.

"I can't. I don't want to." She said.

Inuyasha rolled his eyes at the girl.

"What do you want?" He asked changing the subject.

moriko's blush deepened as she looked everywhere but Inuyasha nervously.

"Can you uh... Stay in here... With me...for a moment." She said nervously.

"If your busy I completely understand." She quickly said the last part.

Inuyasha nearly chuckled at her.

"Would I be bothing you?" He asked.

She weakly shook her head.

"I... Like...being around you." She said with her major blush not budging.

Inuyasha smiled as He sit down against the wall she was closest to.

He sat right beside her.

"I'll stay until you fall asleep or when Kagome runs me out." He said.

Moriko still blushed as she looked up at him.

They made eye contact.

"Thank you." She said as they stared at each other for a moment wordlessly.

Suddenly, they both deeply blushed and looked away from each other.

After working on Miroku, Kagome and Sango went to leave when they heard Katsuo growl.

Kagome looked back at him to she saw his eyes tightly shut and fangs bared.

Tatsumi instantly moved to his brother's side.

"Katsuo can you hear me?"

A growl was his answer.

Kagome looked at Sango. "Can you keep an eye on Miroku?" She asked.

With a nodded, Sango went to Miroku's side.

Kagome went to Katsuo's side.

It still pained her to know that he was laying here because of Her.

She summonded her spiritual powers.

As soon as her hands touched his wound he relaxed.

In his sleep, Kagome was relieving his pain just long enough to find what the problem was.

Katsuo sensed her power. He knew then he was safe.

Sesshomaru stood at the door.

He was checking on Inuyasha and Moriko. He lightly smirked. He knew how Moriko had felt about the half breed. It would only be a matter of time before Inuyasha realized.

Well, unless the half breed was dumber than her thought

"Is he okay?" Tatsumi asked.

Kagome looked at Tatsumi with a glare.

"Shut up." She said.

She continued.

After a moment of checking on Katsuo, she looked up.

Her anger swiftly turned to guilt.

Kagome looked at Tatsumi.

"He has an infection forming. I need to retrieve herbs." Kagome stood withdrawing her powers.

She turned and walked to the door.

Katsuo went back to barring his fangs.

The pain came back to him in a flood.

Tatsumi stood.

When he spoke Kagome was next to Sesshomaru at the door.

"I can go with you if you like." Tatsumi said.

Sesshomaru eyed Kagome looking for an answer.

"No, you need to stay. Katsuo needs you."

Tatsumi took acouple steps towards the door.

"I feel like I should help some how." Tatsumi said.

Kagome glared. "I said n-"

Before Kagome could finish, Sesshomaru stood between Tatsumi and Kagome.

Sesshomaru had growled at Tatsumi.

To Tatsumi that growl meant two things.

One: Kagome and Katsuo weren't together anymore. He didn't know what happened. He had heard that Kagome and Katsuo once loved one another.

Two: This female was Sesshomaru's. It was a male thing. A thing that neither female in the room picked up on.

Not that Tatsumi liked the girl. He genuinely wanted to help the miko in anyway to save his brother.

Sesshomaru glared. "You heard her, I will go. You will stay with your brother. Am I clear?" He growled out.

Tatsumi lightly smirked.

He liked this demon even though he was younger then him.

"Crystal." He said.

Kagome went ahead and walked out.

Sesshomaru followed soon after.

He was walking behind Her.

Kagome lightly giggled with a blush one her face.

"Who would have guessed that Lord Sesshomaru could be so sexy when angry?" Kagome mumbled, not realizing that she had not said in her head like she thought she did.

Sesshomaru's eyes widened as he got a light blush on his cheeks.

'He, Sesshomaru, sexy when angry? Had the miko finally lost it?!'

Once they had made it to the meadow just outside of the village where some herbs were, they quickly gathered them and went back to Katsuo.

Kagome gave Katsuo the ointment.

It was only a matter of time now before they left to go the the West.