The Demon In Me

Chapter Seventeen: What Have I Done, InuYasha!

The very moment Kotori regains consciousness and reverted back to her human form. She had no recollection of the following night then when her senses came back to reality her eyes widen at the half-demon that have been heavily injured.

" InuYasha! What happened?" Kotori quickly ran to his body in a panic and caught him in her arms as he began to fall.

I'm just glad you're okay.

He wanted to speak but only blood manage to come from his mouth. A thought emerged from him as he saw her alive and well, looking at her eyes filled with sadness before passing out.

" InuYasha, please open your eyes!" Kotori shook the half-demon to realized that he was still breathing and was fast asleep. She was relieved and took a deep breath.

The sky has been perfect but now, it was changing as the clouds gathered in the sky. The beautiful blue shade was beginning to darken into a gravel gray. Large pillows of clouds were forming, blotting out the color of the sun.

When the first splattered of rain, they were in the middle of the Forrest. Kotori carried InuYasha and the two of them took shelter in a nearby cave. She could see the shower from the entrance. Droplets of rain began to drip from the leaves. There were sprinkling onto the grounds like a gardener's hose.

For the time being, it seems like we have to stay here for a while....I hope that it clear up soon.

Kotori places the half-demon down on the ground carefully then suddenly felt a warm wetness on his back. She looked at her hands that were covered in blood. In disbelief, she checked for any other wounds on his body as she removed his robe, staring at his bare chest. There was many deep cuts and terrible bruising all over his body but what really had her attention was the hole in his stomach. It surprised her that he was still able to breath even thought it was faith.

"What have I done to you, InuYasha?"

The rainfall became more intense. A wall of rain poured over the cave and the drops were drumming against the surface. So much rain was falling that the sound blurred into one long, whirring noises.

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A huffing wind rose up and stirring the flaps of the huts in the village. A sheet of rain passed over and the sound intensified.

" Guys, I am worried about Ko and InuYasha." Shippo complained." We should have been looking for them."

" It had been a few days now." Sango mentioned and began to worry.

" You are right!" Miroku spoke and observed the situation. Our best option is to wait until the rain to stop or we will be looking around aimlessly."

How lucky is InuYasha to be alone with such a beautiful woman! Oh, I wish that we could switch places right now." The monk thought with great disappointment.

The curtain rose up and their fellow companion returned back to the feudal era. Kagome rushed inside out of breath with a yellow bag on her back.

" The weather is really something today." She says jokingly and slightly out of breath.

" Kagome!" Shippo jumped up in joy." I did not expect to see you here anytime soon."

" Where is InuYasha and Ko?" Kagome questioned and looked around the room.

" The last thing I remember is that he went after Ko." Miroku mentioned." He did oddly seem focused and determined even I couldn't stop InuYasha."

" Oh no. I did give Ko the jewel shards." Kagome gaps.

" Wait! You don't think that he hurt her, took the shards, and fled." Sango said what everyone else were thinking.

" I mean, it's not impossible." Miroku spoke.

" You don't think InuYasha really hurt Ko, right?" Shippo looked at them with tears in his eyes." Ko, can win against InuYasha! She can fight better then any other human. You don't think that InuYasha killed her?"

" Let's look for them in the morning."

-

Kotori walked into the Forrest to search for a path back to the village while picking up medicinal herbs from the ground. She made it back to the cave as she used a rock to mash the herbs into a liquid form and gently rubbed on his wounds.

It's different from human body indeed, the healing process is faster his cells are already starting to regenerate. There isn't any good food in this area even if InuYasha manage to wake up he will be malnourished."

She checked his injuries and most of them faded but the hole in his stomach still there. "It might take a little longer to heal maybe months to half a year."

The next day

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The rain has completely stopped, and the sun began to rise. The morning was filled with fresh air and birds chirping. At this time nature is at it's best. The rays of the sun gave a bright color to the clouds, meadows, valleys, and mountains.

InuYasha opened his golden-brown eyes and stared at the ceiling. He felt a very intense and painful pressure on his stomach and saw Kotori's head resting on his chest peacefully.

"How long was I out for? Did she stay here with me the entire time?"

When Kotori woke up, InuYasha closed his eyes and acted like he was asleep. She heard the other voices in the distance and grabbed her belongings.

"I have to leave; I already caused enough damage."

Just when she was about to sprint out, InuYasha grabbed her wrist.

" Are you going to leave without telling the others?" His voice sounded dry, and groggy.

" InuYasha, w-when did you wake up?"

-

Shippo leaded the others to their scent as they approached the hole in the mountain. A smile developed on the fox demon face when he saw his two friends.

" InuYasha! Ko!"

Everyone was happy to see that they were in one piece.

InuYasha stood up and put on a front like he was severely injured.

He should not be moving

" I have to ask, what happened? We have not seem the two of you since Kagome left for her world." Sango said.

Kotori felt guilty enough for the injuries he suffered because of her and now this added onto the list. She decided to come clean as she clenched her necklace." T-There is something I must tell you.."

" A demon attacked us." InuYasha interrupted and spoke over her."

"Why is he lying? Why is InuYasha trying to protect me?" Kotori thought to herself.

" Isn't that right, Ko?" InuYasha questioned.

" Um..yeah." She lowered head.

Kagome and Sango gave her a hug.

" We were worried about you!"

Maybe it won't be bad to stay with them a little longer

" InuYasha, are you okay?" Shippo jumped on his shoulder and spoke.

" Yes, I defeated the demon with one strike."