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Dangerous Adventures	By : stratas Category: InuYasha > Het - Male/Female > InuYasha/Kagome Views: 10724 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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A/N: Revised - 9/05/2007

Dangerous Adventures

Chapter 9

Aftermath

Kagome ran towards the fallen hanyou and dropped to her knees beside him; she carefully rolled him to his back and began checking over his injuries. The front of his haori was soaked in blood obscuring where one wound began and another ended. �He�s so pale,� she thought growing sick to her stomach. �I need to stop the bleeding before I can even move him; he�s lost too much already.� Pulling herself together, she called out to the small youkai. �Shippou! Shippou-chan it�s safe to come out!�
The little kitsune slowly made his way to the road, stopping at the edge and peering out worriedly. His eyes widened in alarm when he seen the young woman kneeling beside the hanyou. �What happened to Inuyasha,� he asked, rushing to the miko.
�He was hurt by one of the youkai. Shippou can you stay here and watch him while I go find some herbs. Can you do that for me?�
�Ha ..Hai,� the little youkai stuttered unsure.
�Good. Thanks Shippou-chan, I won�t be long.� Kagome quickly climbed to her feet and headed off into the surrounding trees. The miko scanned the ground, searching for specific plants as she went. Finding a plant she was familiar with, she began picking several leaves and stems from an agrimony plant to use later. Continuing her search, she found a patch of yarrow growing, a lengthy distance away. Kagome quickly plucked several plants, roots and all from the ground, before hurrying back to Shippou and Inuyasha.

�Kagome,� Shippou called running toward the miko when she came into view. �Inuyasha tried to get up while you were gone, but he fell back down and passed out.�
�Stubborn Hanyou. He�s probably made it worse.� Kagome said hurrying to his side. She quickly dropped to her knees, and placing the herbs beside her, she began loosing the ties to his haori and under kimono. The miko shrugged the thick fabrics to the side, striped the yarrow leaves, and began placing a hand full of leaves against his wounds knowing that the properties of the herb would help stop the blood flow.
�Shippou can you go get Kage and our supplies while I try to help him,� Kagome asked looking up from her work. The small kitsune nodded his head, happy to be able to do something, before bounding into the trees.
Kagome sighed to herself, pressing her hands to the deepest wound that stretched across his chest and abdomen, adding pressure to help staunch the flow of blood faster. The blood flow finally began to slow to a trickle, seeping out between her fingers by the time Shippou had returned. The kit clutched the horse�s reigns tightly in his small hands as he stood to the side wishing he could help.
The miko carefully eased her hands from the wound and removed the blood-covered herbs, before adding more. She tiredly fastened Inuyasha�s kimono and haori back into place, knowing that what she was about to do would probably cause the blood to quickly start flowing again.
�Shippou-chan do you think you can find a source of water nearby?�
�Ha.i�
�Ok, lead the way,� Kagome said, her sprained wrist pulled painfully when she hooked her hands under Inuyasha�s arms and began slowly pulling the hanyou in the direction Shippou headed. �He sure is heaver then I thought he would be. I wish I did not have to move him, but there is just too much blood, it will attract predators both normal and youkai alike. And I still need to clean his wounds before they get infected.�

Kagome tiredly paused in dragging Inuyasha to rest a moment, though she had not progressed very far with her burden. She ran a sleeve of her kimono across her forehead and brushed her hair back away from her face. Inuyasha wounds had started bleeding again, spreading the dark red stain across his the front of his haori. �Are you ok Kagome?� The kitsune called from up ahead.
�Hai, Shippou-chan. It�s just taking longer than I thought to move him.� The miko sighed before she gripped the fuzzy eared hanyou, and once again set out behind Shippou.

Kagome soon breathed a sigh of relief, when she saw Shippou come to a stop ahead of her. The miko struggled under the hanyou�s weight, dragging him the last few feet. She carefully laid Inuyasha down on his back before wearily dropping to her knees. �Shippou-chan, will you gather some wood, while I tend to Inuyasha again?�
�Hai,� the small kitsune replied before heading off into the surrounding trees. Kagome searched through their supplies, quickly removing a couple of bowls, several blankets, and squares of linen for bandages. The miko climbed to her feet and headed over to the small spring, carrying the bowls with her. She hurriedly filled them before retuning to the hanyou�s side.
The raven-haired girl set to work; she laid the blankets out into a makeshift futon, and then once again loosened the ties to his haori and under kimono. Kagome carefully removed the layers of fabric, before easing him on top of the blankets on his back. The miko paused in her work, a small pink glow having captured her attention. She cautiously reached out, touching the small jewel that hung around the hanyou�s neck.
Kagome jerked her hand back when the jewel flared brightly for a moment before settling to a soft glow. �Is this what I have been seeing and what those bat youkai where after? How can a jewel give off such a light?� She pushed her thoughts to the side, before returning to the tasks at hand. She slipped the jewel from around Inuyasha�s neck and placed it beside his stained robes; taking up a square of linen, she dipped the cloth into the water and began cleansing away the blood.
Shippou bounded back into the clearing, his small arms filled with various sized kindling. The kitsune dropped the wood near Kagome before hopping up to her shoulder. �Can I help?�
�Actually yes. Can you get me some clean water and then more wood while I finish cleaning his wounds and bandage him? I have a feeling we�re going to need a lot.� Kagome said ringing out the cloth before she continued to wipe his chest, a trickle of blood still escaping the wounds.
�Ok, I�ll be right back.� Shippou hopped from her shoulder and picked up the red tinted water, and headed down to the stream. He retuned a few moments later, dropping off the bowls of clean water beside the waiting miko before heading back in to the surrounding trees for more kindling
Kagome stripped more yarrow leaves, before placing them over the wounds. She set back with a sigh before turning to the discarded pile of kindling. The young woman hastily made a fire and set a clean bowl of water near the flames to boil.
Shippou soon returned to camp with more wood and added his armload to the pile, before plopping down near the fire. Time seemed to pass slowly as Kagome stripped the Agrimony plant from its stems while she waited for the water to boil. Finally, when the water came to a boil, she removed it from the fire and added the shredded leaves leaving the bowl to steep.
The miko then turned her attention back to the injured hanyou. She set the bowl out of the way, before she checked over him again. Inuyasha winced slightly when she checked the deepest gash, his brow covered in sweat as his body temperature rose. �He won�t be able to be moved for a couple of days or his wounds could start bleeding again,� the young woman thought to herself.
Kagome dipped a clean cloth into the warm astringent wash from the Agrimony leaves and began to carefully clean each of Inuyasha�s wounds. She worked quickly trying to disturb him as little as possible. When she finished, she set the bowl to the side and carefully bandaged the wounds.
The miko dipped another piece of linen in a bowl of cool water and rung it out before wiping it across Inuyasha�s brow. She continued washing his face and arms before covering him with a blanket and sitting back to rest a few moments.
Kagome once again turned her attention to the fire and stirred up the coals before adding more kindling. �Shippou-chan, I�m going to go search for more herbs and some vegetables for dinner. I�ll be back in a few minutes; can you watch Inuyasha for me again?�
�Hai.� Kagome smiled gratefully to the small kitsune as she picked up a couple of empty sacks before leaving the camp. She hurried into the surrounding trees, not wanting to be gone for very long.

The young women returned twenty minutes later with the bags filled. She dropped them near the fire before following suit. She sorted through the vegetables and herbs, before quickly preparing the vegetables and beginning to cook. She added dried meat to the cooking pot hung over the fire, along with the vegetables, before setting a smaller pot of rice next to the coals.
Kagome collected a clean yukata and her bathing supplies before gathering up Inuyasha�s blooded robes, and heading down to the hot spring. She scrubbed the blood from Inuyasha�s inner kimono, before laying it out to dry and starting on his red haori. After several scrubbings, the tough material did not want to scrub clean, so Kagome ended up having to submerge it in the water couple of times to rinse and leave it at that. She hung the red robe to dry before stripping out of her yukata and entering the water for a quick bath.
The miko quickly washed both herself and her bloody robe before heading back to camp dressed in a light blue yukata. She spread out the cleaned clothes to dry before checking on the rice and stew; finding both done, she removed them from the fire to cool.
Kagome then padded over to Inuyasha and knelt down beside him. She began checking his bandages for any blood and forehead for signs of a fever, finding him only slightly warm to the touch, and with barely a pink stain on the bandages. Satisfied, she turned back to the fire and dipped Shippou a bowl of stew and a bowl of broth for the injured hanyou. She handed the kit his bowl, and placed the broth to the side before, fixing one for herself.
Kagome was just beginning to eat, when Shippou decided to break the silence they had fallen in to. �Is Inuyasha going to be ok?�
�He�s lost a lot of blood, Shippou-chan.,� the miko answered with a sigh. �Despite that, he�s strong. If he doesn�t develop an infection and a fever, he should be fine; he still will not wake for several hours at least though. Now, finish you supper; you don�t want it going to waste do you?�
�Lie.� The small kit dug into his food, quickly finishing off the stew. Kagome smiled to herself at his antics, before continuing to eat, casting brief glances in the hanyou�s direction.
The miko finally finished eating and collected the used bowls and chopsticks, before heading down to the spring. She returned a few minutes later, cleaned bowls in hand. She spread them out before the fire, and then settled on top of a small futon laid out beside the injured hanyou.

Time passed quickly, though Inuyasha slept on without a sound. Kagome sat up unable to sleep, watching over Inuyasha; Shippou slept on soundly at her side between her and the fuzzy-eared hanyou. The miko leaned over the sleeping kit and quickly checked Inuyasha�s bandages before covering him back up with a blanket and laying down herself.

Kagome ran through the dark forest, being hunted. The sinister presence drew ever closer, pushing her forward, never stopping, never letting up. She tripped over an unseen root and fell hard to the cold ground, shadows closed in around her, cloaking her hunter.
The miko could feel him drawing closer, his evil aura washing over her, drowning her in its intensity. Cold fingers reached out, grasping at her robe and hair, she struck out trying to force the thing back but it would not let go. The moon momentarily illuminated the figure before her, blood red eyes stared down at her, a malicious smirk twisting the persons face. �No, let me go,� she screamed as the person snatched her closer to them.
He just smirked at her terrified response leaning down he whispered in her ear.

Kagome sat up with a start breathing heavily; sweat dotting her forehead. She warily glanced around, using her senses to check their surroundings, but found no youkai presence in the area save her two companions. Shippou slept on beside her cuddled under a blanket, Inuyasha on the other side of the kitsune had not moved. She moped her forehead with a sleeve of her kimono and pulled her knees up to her chest. She pillowed her arms on top, and rested her head there for a moment.
The young woman�s thoughts swirled around in a chaotic mess, never staying on a single thought longer than a moment, flashes of the nightmare replying again in her mind. �I just don�t understand, why do I keep having this dream? It doesn�t make any sense, why can I never completely remember that person�s face, just their glowing red eyes?�
The miko sighed to herself before standing up and heading down to the spring. She dipped her cupped hands into the cool water, bringing them to her lips for a drink. She dipped her hands in the water again, and quickly splashed her face before returning to camp. Kagome settled into the futon, hoping to get some much need undisturbed sleep, but her hope was not to be granted. She stared sightlessly at the faint outline of the trees overhead, unable to sleep until the early predawn hours of morning

Inuyasha awoke in layers, he could feel the sharp pain in his chest, his ears swiveling to catch the sounds of the birds already awake and greeting the morning. He slowly opened his eyes and glanced around, his gaze resting on the sleeping miko across from him for a moment before continuing on.
The hanyou reached up to touch the jewel he wore around his neck, but found nothing. He sat up with a start, the blanket pooling in his lap, again he glanced around camp, his injuries giving a painful pull. His eyes coming to rest on the jewel placed atop his folded haori next to the bag of supplies. He reached for the jewel, wincing as his wounds pulled again; picking it up, he looped it around his neck.
Inuyasha relaxed slightly, bringing a hand up, he lightly touched the bandages wrapped tightly around his middle stained with both old and new blood, his sudden movement having caused him to start bleeding again. Kagome mumbled in her sleep and turned toward him, catching his attention. He watched the girl as she settled back down, breathing in a steady rhythm.
Inuyasha slowly reached toward the sleeping girl, not really thinking about what he was doing, his fingers hovering just above her cheek. He paused for a moment, before he slid his fingers under the hair that shielded her face.

To be continued�

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