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The Snow Angel	By : SunsetMiko Category: InuYasha > Het - Male/Female > Sessh?maru/Kagome > Sessh?maru/Kagome Views: 51190 -:- Recommendations : 8 -:- Currently Reading : 9
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Chapter 6 - The Surgery *Roll Over!* (The Puppy Love Challenge)

Once the fire was started, Kagome and Sango prepared some of the bear meat. The miko also melted enough snow over the fire to fill all their empty water bottles. Finally, everyone was fed and warm, and their sleeping areas had been set up. Now it was time to focus on her new patient.

"Sango, do you think you could help me? I'm going to try to get that rope out of his neck now."

"I don't know, Kagome. What if he lashes out? A wounded animal can attack, especially if you cause it pain."

"He won't," the miko assured her friend. "Just look into his eyes, Sango. He knows I'm trying to help him, and he's thankful. He won't hurt us.”

Sango reluctantly agreed, and Shippo volunteered his assistance as well. Kagome gathered her first aid supplies and a pot of boiled water. She poured rubbing alcohol over her bandage scissors, and then knelt beside the dog's head.

"I'm going to try and get that rope off of you now, okay Big Guy? It might hurt, and I'm sorry for that, but we can't leave it the way it is. Eventually your skin will start healing around it, and then it will be even harder to get out."

Sesshoumaru looked into her eyes, attempting to communicate with her, to tell her that he understood, and he would cause her no harm. She smiled, and he knew she got the message. He lay his head down on his paws and waited. He wanted that damned rope off of him, the sooner the better.

"I'm going to try to undo the knot first so I will have a loose end to start with." Kagome carefully combed his long white fur away from the injury, uncovering the full extent of the wound. She grimaced at the sight. "It's already started to heal around it. I'm going to have to cut you a little. I'm so sorry," she whispered before snipping through the little bits of skin holding the foreign material inside his flesh.

The dog didn't even flinch, and Kagome gently ran her hand down his back in a soothing gesture once she cut every bit she could see. She then pried the knot apart and began to slowly pull the rope out of the wound it had caused. A pained whine made her pause to look at his face, but something about his eyes told her he wanted her to get on with it, so she did. Every now and then she had to apply pressure to an area that bled after the rope was removed, and Sango and Shippo sat close by, handing her items as she requested them.

"There, that's all I can do from this angle. Do you think you could roll over, boy? I need to do the underside of your neck, and I'm afraid I'll hurt you more if I can't see what I'm doing.” Sango gasped in surprise, but Kagome only smiled, when the dog did just as he was asked, rolling onto his back, baring his throat to her. The miko repeated the process, and after a few long moments, the rope was fully removed.

"Does that feel better, Big Guy? I'm going to give you a few minutes to relax before I start cleaning up the wound, all right? It's going to burn a little, but it needs to be cleaned, or you'll get a nasty infection."

Sesshoumaru lifted his head and made a snuffling sound that almost sounded like a snort, and she nodded.

"Okay, if you're sure you want me to keep going."

On the other side of the cave, Inuyasha rolled his eyes. "The fucking thing isn't talking to you, Kagome, and it doesn't understand you either. You sound like an idiot."

Kagome completely ignored her hanyou friend and started the next step, cleaning the deep wound the rope had gouged into the dog's neck. He whimpered a few times in pain, and by the time Kagome had finished the underside of his throat, she had tears in her eyes.

"All right. Now, can you roll back over?" He immediately obeyed, surprising Sango again at his obvious intelligence.

Kagome, on the other hand, ignored it. She knew there was something special about this animal, and she wasn't the least bit surprised that he not only understood her but responded appropriately to what she asked. Fighting down the urge to cry, she cleaned the rest of the wound, and then very carefully wrapped a bandage around it, making sure it was tight enough to keep it clean and protected but not so tight as to make the dog uncomfortable.

By the time she was done, it was late in the evening, and she yawned as she stretched her sore muscles. Hunching over her patient had done a number on her neck and back. Too tired to bother changing into her pajamas, Kagome climbed into her sleeping bag, which she placed close to the dog so that she could keep an ear out for him during the night.

Sesshoumaru watched over his savior as she slept. She faced the fire, her back to him, and after a few hours, he noticed that she had begun to shiver. The monk and slayer lay against the fire cat in her battle form, while both Shippo and Inuyasha were mostly immune to the effects of the cold. The miko, however, had neither such advantage.

After a few minutes of mental debate, the once-taiyoukai lifted himself to his feet, finding it much easier already. The food she provided had allowed him to begin regaining his strength. That realization only strengthened his desire to help her in return. He crossed the short distance between them and lay down behind her, stretching his body along her back to share his warmth. It took a little while, but once she stopped shivering, he allowed himself to drift off to sleep as well.
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