Chapter 3

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Her lips were so soft to his. Inuyasha looked at Kagome's eyes to see they were still closed. Then slowly Inuyasha raised his head. When he say Kagome begin to move he quickly leaped into the tree above him. He let out a sigh of relief as he watched her move to her side. After a moment his relief turned to guilt, only a coward would kiss some one he cared about when they were a sleep. Yes, Inuyasha called himself a coward. Ever since the first day his eyes opened to see Kagome he had compared her to Kikyo.

Even though Kagome was Kikyo's reincarnation, she acted so much differently than the Kikyo he knew when she was alive. Kikyo was always calm and collective. She knew she was the guardian of the shikon jewel but she hated wakening every day remembering her duties. She told Inuyasha once that she felt she was a broken bird chained to inside of her cage. She hated so much of the things that priestesses represented but she was still wanted him to be human. Monks and priestess believed that demons were every sin of human and that their job was to do what ever it took to destroy human's sins.

Kagome she is something completely different. Never once since she had ever been with Inuyasha, wished he was a full demon or full mortal. She wanted Inuyasha to be true to himself. She wanted him to forgive the people that hurt him and his mother when he was a child and prove to them that he was not a monster by fighting for good. She was the light to his life. Inuyasha sighed and looked off to the distance. Why could he never tell her the things that he was thinking now? He hated pushing her away but with the love that Kikyo and himself onced shared, he was not sure of how to deal with love anymore. Inuyasha let out another sigh and looked up at the branches above him.

'If only She knew.'

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The Next day, Inuyasha tried his best not to be so close to Kagome. Only because each time he would glance over he would lightly blush and quickly turn away. Kagome had no clue of the kiss but that didn't mean the Inuyasha could easily forget. So, each person kept to themselves as they walked aimlessly hopping for another clue of where Naraku could be.

Every one stopped and looked to Kagome when they heard her let out a slight gasp. Before any one asked Kagome looked to the east.

"To jewel shards are coming this way quickly." She announced. Inuyasha growled and stepped in front of Kagome while pulling out his sword.

" Can't that Mangy wolf ever take a hint .... or just drop dead some where?" He growled out.

Miroku set down Kagome's bag and tapped on Sango's shoulder, then the two and Shippo, and Kirara stepped way off to the side to watch their entertainment, as a large tornado soon appeared.

"Kagome, my woman how have yeah been?" Inuyasha heard Koga's voice and turned around and his hand that was holding his sword twitched in anger when he saw Koga hold Kagome in his arms bridal style, and Kagome blushing looking to the side.

"I'm fine Koga but please can you-" Kagome began to ask but stopped when she felt a tug on her wrist. She looked up and saw Inuyasha's face.

"Hey Dumb Wolf!" Inuyasha glared and tugged again on Kagome's wrist. "Put Kagome down and go chase your tail some were." Koga returned Inuyasha's glare with a glare of his own and took a step away from Inuyasha while tightening his hold on Kagome.

"As if, Dog turd." Koga replied "Kagome is my woman and I will only put her down if she or I want to and besides." Koga smirked "Kagome is feeling comfortable being in my arms aren't you?" Koga looked down and gave a wink.

"Well Koga I was gonna ask if you could put me down. I am able to stand on my feet just fine before you got here." Kagome stated. Koga then shrugged his shoulders and set Kagome down to her feet. Inuyasha laughed and pointed at Koga.

"Ha! Looks like Kagome wasn't comfortable in your arms after all flea bag!"

"Inuyasha sit." Kagome calmly called out. When Inuyasha fell face first to the ground Kagome turned and smiled at Koga.

"Was there anything that you wanted Koga?" Kagome asked sweetly. Koga felt a small blush and rubbed the back of his head.

"Well you see Kagome that bag of food you gave me a couple weeks ago was really good and some of the men of my tribe were hopping if you had any more and since I haven't checked on my woman for a while I thought I might see you and ask." Kagome laughed and shook her head.

"You could have said something earlier Koga! Let me go look in my bag to see if I have any beef jerky left." Kagome turned and walked over to the others and began to look through her big yellow bag. When Inuyasha was finally able to lifted his head he saw Koga staring out at something. As he got up he looked to see and saw Kagome bent over her bag. Inuyasha's widen when he notice that Kagome's skirt was hitched up and giving a peek of her pink laced tight fitting boxer cut underwear. Inuyasha turned back to see Koga with a blush and a big smirk on his face.

"PERVERT!" Inuyasha ran at Koga with his sword out. Koga turned and saw Inuyasha leap in the air with tetsusaiga over his head. Koga crossed his wrists over his head just in time. He pushed back against Inuyasha then did a back flip and kicked Inuyasha over his head crashing him to the ground as Koga neatly landed both feet on the ground

"Ha!" Koga puffed out his chest and placed his fist hands on his waist. "That'll show Kagome whose the best for her." Koga told himself.

"KAGOME!!" Shippo cried out.

"Kagome are you all right!" Sango yelled out.

"Quick we gotta help her!" Miroku yelled out and ran into the cloud of dust.

Koga stiffened. 'Wait a minute why are the crying out to Kagome?' Slowly turned and waited for the dust to settle down. 'What did I kick Inu-Baka to?' Once the dust settled down Koga froze, his eyes widen as he felt his heart almost stop.

"No." he whispered.

Kagome, who was not paying attention as she looked through her bag now laid in a big dent in the ground, on top of her bag. Inuyasha, laying a couple feet away from her slowly got up rubbing his head.

'What did that bastard throw me in to?' He looked to his side as saw Miroku, Sango, Shippo and Kirara. run to some thing, but what? Inuyasha followed with his eyes and looked across from him and grew stiff. He saw Kagome laying on top of her bag with her arms spread out and head turned to the side. He saw Sango kneel down to her.

"Kagome? Kagome are you all right?" Sango stopped and looked at Kagome's right arm. Her once upper white sleeve of her school uniform started to go into a deep red Her hand started to shake in anger.

"I knew this was bound to happen!" Sango growled to her self. She slowly moved Kagome off of her bag placed her on the ground then quickly pulled out Kagome's medical kit.

"How is she?" Miroku asked as he knelt next to Kagome.

"Her arm is bleeding. I think the bone may be possibly crushed!" Sango announced as she pulled out neosporin and bandages. "We have to stop the bleeding before any demons and can get a good whiff. Miroku, I need you to pick her up. "

Miroku simply nodded his head as he reached for Kagome's good arm, a petite hand grabbed his right wrist. He looked up and saw Sango glaring into his eyes.

"Monk." Sango whispered darkly "I am going to only say this once. If I see you do any thing inappropriate to Kagome. You wont have to worry about that wind tunnel any more because you'll be dead by the time I am through with you. Got it?" Sango tighten the grip she had on his wrist. Miroku quickly nodded his head and slowly turned Kagome over. Sango took out a knife she had hidden in her belt and went for the seam that was at the top of shoulder, and started to cut. Once she was done she slowly pulled down the sleeve and used what was left of it to get as much blood as she could off/ Shippo quickly ran back to the three and saw Kagome's face flinch at the neosporin.

"Sango what do you want me to do about Inuyasha and Koga?" Shippo cried out.

"Tell them to keep the hell away." Sango didn't look up. "If they try anything remind them who hurt Kagome in the first place. Then make them look for a hot spring and have them set up camp. We will find them by Kirara." Shippo quickly nodded his head and raced off to Inuyasha and Koga.

"Sango, dear." Miroku said as he watch Sango try to wrap Kagome's arm. "We need to wake Kagome up." Sango stopped and looked at Miroku questionably.

"Why? What for she is only going to feel pain if she is awake." Sango then turned back to finish her work. When she was done Miroku lifted Kagome bridal style and began to walk.

"We need her to be awake on Kirara and we need her help to decide on what's best for her. Please Sango you've got to wake her up." Miroku replied and stopped and turned so that Sango could walk up to her. Sango began to slowly pat Kagome cheek.

"Kagome .... Kagome..." Sango began to pat harder but didn't get any result.

"KAGOME!" Sango yelled into Kagome's ear. Kagome scrunched up her eyes and glared at Sango.

"Your hurting my head." Kagome mumbled. She squinted in pain and looked at her arm as more blood was trailing down to her hand. Her eyes widen and she looked up at Miroku. "M- my arm it hurts so bad! What happened? Were we attacked?!"

"We will explain later Kagome." Miroku glanced down at Kagome and smiled. "Lets just get on Kirara and see if Inuyasha and Koga have found water."

"But my bag it has the jewel shards!"

"I've got it Kagome lets go." Sango pressed and walked to Kirara and helped Miroku place Kagome on Kirara's back. Miroku was about to get on when he felt a tug behind him. He turned and saw Sango holding to his robe glaring at him.

"I will sit behind Kagome Monk." Sango pulled Miroku down and sat behind Kagome as Miroku pulled himself back up then took back up to the sky.

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"Ah, such beautiful flowers!" Rin sighed and fell on to the ground, letting the fragrances of the flower engulf her. She let out a laugh and smiled. "They smell wonderful!" She then closed her eyes as she laid there. When she heard a breaking of a twig she let out a gasp and shot up and looked around her till her eyes fell on to a small demon fox, Shippo.

Shippo stood frozen as he stared at Rin with one hand on a stem of a flower and other holding many different flowers that were not in the patch of flowers they stood in. After finding Inuyasha and Koga and making sure they had set up camp and find a good hot spring, Shippo wanted to get flowers for Kagome to help her feel better. Though he was not planning on finding Sesshomaru's ward.

"What are you doing?" Rin's question almost made Shippo jump but he stayed still and picked the flower that he had his hand on and put them with the rest.

"I'm picking flower's for Kagome." Shippo replied with a shrug.

"You mean that nice lady that is all ways with Lord Inuyasha?" Rin tilted her head to the side as she got up.

"Yeah." Shippo replied as he walked around looking for more flowers. "Inuyasha and Koga got in a fight and Kagome was looking in her bag to get Koga some beef jerky and didn't see when Koga threw Inuyasha in the air. Inuyasha landed on Kagome and hurt her arm pretty badly so I'm getting flowers to help her feel better." At the last sentence Shippo puffed out his chest and held the flowers in the air and his other hand on his hip. Rin giggled and walked up to Shippo who blushed and put the flowers behind his back.

"Can I help you get some flowers then?" Rin smiled and placed her hands behind her back. "I want Kagome to feel better to!" Shippo nodded his head but before he started picking again a loud screech went into the air.

"RIN WHERE ARE YOU?!" Jaken's voice came from the distance "LORD SESSHOMARU WILL BE DISPLEASED IF I CANT FIND YOU!" Shippo look over at Rin who was trying hard to control her laughter as she picked some flowers. When she felt Shippo starring at her she looked up and flashed a smile.

"Master Jaken and I are playing hide and seek but he doesn't know that." Rin giggled again when Shippo looked at her in surprise.

Once they could pick all the flowers they could hold. Rin followed Shippo to his camp.

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Once they got their, Kagome, Kirara, Miroku, and Sango just landed. Miroku got off quickly and sat down next to Inuyasha.

"Kagome!" Shippo put down his flowers and raced up to her as Sango helped her off. As soon as Kagome felt her feet on the ground a large fur ball ran into her chest. Trying her best to hold in her pain, Kagome, let out a grunt put her left around Shippo and almost lost her balance when she felt Sango's small strong hand hold her in place.

"Shippo, I'm glad your all right. she looked down at Shippo who had his small arms around her neck and gave him a little squeeze. She looked around and saw Koga and Inuyasha sitting across from each other glaring at one another across the camp fire. Then Kagome notice a bunch of flowers on the ground and more being held by another person. The only thing Kagome could see around the flowers was to little arms around the stems and two small feet beneath them.

"Shippo who did you bring with you?" Kagome asked as she set Shippo on the ground.

"Oh, that's Rin. We saw each other and when I told her about you getting hurt she wanted to help. " Shippo replied. Rin finally set down her flowers when she saw the bandages wrapped around Kagome's arm, she let out a gasp and ran up to her.

"Oh, Lady Kagome," Rin cried out. She wrapped her arms around Kagome's leg and buried her her into Kagome's side "Are you all right? There's blood on the bandages!" She then pulled her head and and stared at in to Kagome's face "You need to sit down!"

Kagome let out a small laugh.

"Its fine I'm about to sit down and don't worry. Sango is helping." Rin released Kagome's legs and followed Kagome and Sango, who stilled held onto Kagome's back, to the fire and sat down next to them. As soon as Kagome was comfortable, Sango went beside her and started to undo the wraps. Sango flinched a little from taking the wraps off her arm.

"Kagome I really think you need to go home." Sango said as she lifted some of her hair. "Your loosing a lot of blood, and I don't know what to do!" Kagome glanced behind her and nodded.

"We need strong sticks to hold my arm in place before we do anything and we need new wraps." Kagome looked down hard at her arm "Right, now I think my powers are the only thing that is helping right now, and I think its only broken." Every one stayed silent as Sango tried clean Kagome's arm. Then Inuyasha growl went through the air. Kagome looked up a little to see Inuyasha standing with his sword out and Koga standing in attack mode.

"Inuyasha?" Kagome called out "What's wrong."

"Smells like Inuyasha." Koga growled out.

"Its Sesshomaru." Inuyasha replied.

"Lord Sesshomaru?" Rin got up and turned around and looked into the darkness of the trees. Slowly from the shadows a tall figure started to walk into the light of the setting sun.

"Rin, why did you leave Jaken?" The figure then stepped into the light and there stood Sesshomaru with Jaken close behind him.

" Well, I was playing hide and seek with Master Jaken and got tired of waiting on him then," Rin smiled and looked over to Shippo who had poked out over Kagome's shoulder. Kagome turned her head as far as she could to get a good view of Sesshomaru.

"I found my friend Shippo who told me about Lady Kagome getting hurt and decided to see her and make sure she was all right!" Rin giggled and walked up to Sesshomaru till she was two feet away from him and bowed.

"Rin is very sorry to make you worry Lord Sesshomaru." Rin apologized and kept her head bowed as Sesshomaru walked passed her. Inuyasha growled and walked next to Kagome with the end of tetsusaiga pointing at Sesshomaru.

"You stay away from Kagome Sesshomaru!" Inuyasha growled out.

Sesshomaru stopped walking and stared at Inuyasha for a moment.

"Seeing how you did such a good job taking care of your woman half-breed." Sesshomaru drawled out, he almost smirked when Inuyasha growled. "I think it is her decision whether I 'stay away'."

Kagome looked up at Inuyasha then back at Sesshomaru. She reached out and tug on Inuyasha's pant leg.

"Inuyasha, its fine." Kagome pulled her hand away when Inuyasha turned his glare onto her.

"Stay out of this Kagome." Inuyasha whispered loudly "This isn't your decision." Kagome frowned .

"Yeah, mutt-face!" Koga called out "Since you were the one who got her hurt. I think MY woman can decide on who she wants to see."

"Well, she wouldn't be hurt in the first place in you didn't kick me at her ya flea bag!" Inuyasha turned around to glare at Koga. Sesshomaru seeing Inuyasha letting his guard down punched Inuyasha on the side of the head which threw him in to a tree.

"That will keep him quite." Sesshomaru stated he then looked down at Kagome. Sango not paying attention to three idiots took out a water bottle and poured on Kagome's arm getting allot of the dried blood to come off. Kagome flinched put didn't move from her spot.

"Miko," Sesshomaru called out Kagome looked up at him "Let me see the damage that those idiots have done."

"Hey that's my woma-"

"Koga." Kagome growled out. Koga jumped at looked at Kagome who had her hands in fist on her lap.

"I'm not your woman so be quiet and SIT!" Inuyasha cried out in pain as Koga stared at Kagome with wide eyes. Miroku coughed and walked over to him and placed his cursed hand on his shoulder.

"You might want to do as she says." Miroku smiled. Koga looked at Miroku then back to Kagome and quickly sat down. After a moment of silence Sesshomaru walked up next to Sango and waited for her to move but she didn't. Kagome turned a little and looked up at Sango. Slowly she raised her hand up and grabbed Sango's. Sango looked down and saw Kagome's wide beautiful eyes twinkle from the fire.

"Sango, please" Kagome whispered and gave a small tug. "He wont hurt me. I know it."

"But Kagome-"

"Sango its all right." Kagome gave a soft smile then turned back to the fire. Sango turned and glared at Sesshomaru and then let him take her place. He knelt on one knee and gently grabbed hold of her arm.

'She was right about her miko powers helping her. I think its already mending the bone' Sesshomaru took in account as the saw a faint blue glow coming out of the deep cut that was in her arm.

'With out her powers she would have been dead the second that half breed landed on her.' He put his head next to her ear. He almost smirk when he felt a shiver run down her back and heard her heart begin to beat faster.

'She may think I wont kill her but her body is saying the opposite.'

"Miko, I am going to assist you to your wound." Sesshomaru whispered "Do not move." He then pulled his head back then moved down close to the cut. He drew in a small breath of her scent and tried to keep himself calm. Her natural scent of roses and vanilla, seemed to have a mixture of cinnamon from her blood. Then, tired of waiting he slowly stuck out his tongue and began to like the blood. the taste of cinnamon filled his mouth. Kagome's eyes grew wide but she remembered his warning and continued to stay still. Once he was done he stood back up and took a step back. Kagome looked at her arm and slowly moved her fingers. She let out a small gasp and bent her arm then looked up to Sesshomaru.

"Thank you." Kagome got up and gave a small bow. "Oh!" She jumped up in surprise and went to her bag. She pulled out her sketch pad and held it to Sesshomaru with the picture of the spring he saw before.

"Here, I not quite done but I wanted you to see the progress I have made in it and wanted to hear what you had to say." She smiled when he slowly reached for it and looked.

The left side of the picture had a setting sun with the beginnings of orange blue and pink but it only went out to the middle. The right side of the sky was not colored in and had half of a moon and some of the land was erased.

"It looks very different from before." He held it back out to her showing no emotion on his face. Kagome's face blushed a little, she slowly took it back and let her hand slightly grace his and held it to her chest.

"Well, after the first time you looked at it," She spoke softly and looked at the ground. "I felt like changing it by adding some thing new to it."

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Okay that's it for now. Sorry it took me a while. I was trying to figure out what to do next and have had to reedit some things. I am going to put in more soon as possible. Please tell me how you like it so far and if you have any ideas to add to it please let me know I am always happy to hear what you have to say.

-Sakky-chan 3