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Chapter 6 Safe and Sound

Sesshomaru was sitting across from them. Sesshomaru was never very emotional, but Inuyasha knew that he cared for Kagome and his safety.

"You turned full demon." Sesshomaru stated plainly. "I felt your power from the castle."

Izayoi gasped. "You did Inuyasha? You didn't do this to her did you? On accident, of course." She asked, scared of his answer.

"No way! I never hurt her. I saved her." He said. He looked at the sleeping girl in on his lap. Izayoi sighed in relief.

"Where are her clothes Inuyasha?" His mother asked. Inuyasha blushed.

"Well, her bird demon capture tried to rape me, but I stopped him." He said, shortening the story so he wouldn't have to go into detail.

"I want you to come and have a chat with me in my office after Kagome is stable and is resting." Sesshomaru told Inuyasha. Inuyasha only nodded. He knew that Sesshomaru knows about his feelings for Kagome now because of this ordeal about his demon coming forward to save her. He wasn't looking forward to this talk at all.

Izayoi was trying to comfort Kagome by stroking her hair. She thought to herself in the silence and the tears returned to her eyes. Her baby was hurt so badly and went through this awful experience. It was her job the keep her safe and she failed horribly.

Inuyasha and Sesshomaru looked to Izayoi almost in sync. They both smelt the salt from her tears. Izayoi was like a mother to Sesshomaru as well and he always was there for her when she was saddened. Even though, he hardly ever showed emotion for anyone or anything. Inuyasha put one of his arms around his mother to comfort her.

"What's wrong?" He asked her.

"It's my responsibility to keep her safe and I couldn't." She cried.

"It's not your fault by any means." Sesshomaru said before Inuyasha could say anything. "And it's not your fault either, Inuyasha. All that matters is that you both are safe. Security will be raised around the castle for everyone's protection now that we know there are threats out there. This matter will now be over. We are finished speaking of it." He said.

Inuyasha just gently pulled his mother slightly closer to him and put his nose into Kagome's hair. Izayoi noticed how gentle and caring Inuyasha was to Kagome. He was so attached to her. She also knew how he felt for her. She leaned into her son and continued to stroke Kagome's hair. The rest of the ride home was silent.

When they entered the gate to the castle, Izayoi finally spoke. "Inuyasha, take Kagome to your room when we get to the castle." She instructed him. "Sesshomaru, will you send Kaede to help with her wounds?" She asked. Sesshomaru just nodded. "You will need to leave the room while I dress her though, but you can return as soon as she is decent." She said to Inuyasha. Inuyasha didn't want to leave her alone, but he trusted his mother. He nodded.

They finally reached the front of the castle. Sesshomaru exited first and helped Izayoi out. Then, Inuyasha carried Kagome out and they all walk to the front door. Sesshomaru went down the servant's hall to find Kaede, while Inuyasha and Izayoi walked towards the grand stair case.

As the servants saw the wounded Kagome, there were a lot of cries and gasps. Everyone asked if there was anything they could do to help. Inuyasha just ignored them. He kept walking behind his mother to his bedroom. They walked up the stairs and down a short hallway to the last room at the end. Inuyasha stepped in front of his mother and opened the door for her. She bowed as a thank you to him and Inuyasha followed her into the room. Inuyasha walked over to the large bed and moved the covers away. He laid Kagome down and leaned down and kissed her forehead. He began to walk out the door when he heard Kagome groan. He turned back quickly and was immediately at her side. Izayoi was right next to him. Kagome's eyes fluttered open and was greeted by Inuyasha.

"Inu-Inuyasha. Where am I? Where are the bird demons?!" She panicked and cried out in pain as she tried to sit up using her broken wrist. Inuyasha quickly calmed her and laid her back down.

"Shh. Lie down. You're safe." He gently place one hand on her shoulder and the other moved her bangs from her face. She looked around and saw Izayoi. She sighed with relief and knew she was home, but she was in Inuyasha's room.

"Inuyasha, you saved me. Thank you so much. I don't know how I could ever repay you." She said softly.

"Don't sweat it. It was nothing." He replied.

"No. It means everything." She said sternly. Inuyasha just smiled and nodded once. She smiled back and laid her head back on the pillow and closed her eyes. She was still in a lot of pain.

"Inuyasha, please excuse us while I get her dressed." Izayoi said and rubbed the side of his face with her fingers. He looked at her and stood up right and walked to the door.

"Will you come back Inuyasha?" Kagome asked, slightly panicked.

"I'll be right outside the door, and when you're ready, I'll come right back." He said looking at her over his shoulder.

"Okay." She said with relief. Inuyasha walked out the bedroom door and shut it behind him. He could hear everything that was going on in the room. He heard his mother shuffle over to the closet, then, walked back to the bed. He heard Kagome whine from having to sit up for her. He heard his mother humming to her to comfort her and calm her. He listened more closely. He could hear them talking.

"Aunt Izayoi?" Kagome asked.

"Yes dear?" She replied.

"Can I talk to you about something?" Kagome asked.

"Of course Kagome. But if you don't want Inuyasha to hear it, then we had better wait until another time." She told her, motioning towards the door.

Inuyasha blushed. He could just picture the teasing look on his mother's face.

Kagome giggled. "You're right."

Izayoi walked over to the door and opened it. "You can come back in now." She said. Inuyasha followed her back to the bed. Kagome was now dressed in an over sized t-shirt of Inuyasha's and some sweat pants of his. She looked beautiful. He walked over to the bed and pulled the covers over her.

"Thank you Inuyasha." Kagome said. Inuyasha only smiled at her and she smile back. There was then a knock at the door. Kaede opened the door and rushed to the bed. Kaede had brought a bag with her that held some of her herbs for healing.

"How are ye feeling?" She asked Kagome.

"Sore and tired. It hurts to touch my arms and legs mostly. But the worst part is that I think my wrist is broken." Kagome said. Kaede dug in her bag and pulled out an herb to prevent infections. She rubbed the herb on a clean rag and began to coat the wounds on her arms and legs.

Kagome hissed from the sting of the herb. Inuyasha grabbed her hand and caressed it. She smiled at him and tried her hardest to endure the stinging. She wrinkled her nose when it hurt and Inuyasha would caress her hand again. The old healer then started to bandage her arms and legs with long clothes making sure to wrap the broken wrist with double. Kaede was very gently, however. She wrapped them around and around and around.

"You're wrist will heal fine, but it will take a long time." Kaede told her. "However, if Inuyasha would agree, it could only take a day or two if I could take a little bit of his blood." She was telling Kagome but looking at Inuyasha.

"Whatever you have to do to make her better." Inuyasha told her.

"Thank you. Now, I just need a bit." She pulled out a knife and a cup. "Go into the bathroom and make a small cut and fill this small cup about half way." She instructed. Inuyasha did as she said and came back to the bed.

"Do I have to drink his straight up blood?!" Kagome exclaimed.

"No child. I will be back with what you do have to drink." Kaede said with a sweet smile. Kagome sighed in relief. Kaede returned a few minutes later and handed Kagome the cup.

"What did you do to it? It still looks like blood." Kagome said.

"I heated Inuyasha's blood to a boil then added a few herbs to enhance the healing ability in his demon blood. If you drink this, with Inuyasha's extremely fast healing rate, your wrist should be better in the next day or two." Kaede explained. Kagome nodded and drank the contents of the cup like a shot.

When Kaede finished, she told Kagome that she just needed rest and she would feel much better. It would take a few hours for the cuts to heal with Inuyasha's blood she drank but the pain shouldn't last long with the medical herb she had just placed on them. Kagome thanked her and closed her eyes to attempt to sleep. Kaede left the room and returned to her quarters.

Inuyasha went over to his mother who had been sitting in the lounge chair next to the bed. "Mother, I need to go talk with Sesshomaru. Will you stay with Kagome while I am gone?" He asked her.

Izayoi smiled at him and said, "I would have even if you didn't ask me sweetheart."

"Okay. I won't be long. Thank you, mom." He said.

He walked back over to the bed and knelt down next to Kagome. "Hey." He whispered.

Kagome opened her eyes to look at him. "Yeah?" She asked curiously. Her heart thudded when he talked to her like this.

"I'll be back soon. Sesshomaru asked to talk with me." He said. He brushed his fingers across her forehead down her cheek, moving the bang out of her face. Kagome's heart was in her throat. He had never been this caring and gentle with her before.

"Okay Inuyasha. Hurry back." She said, her heart pounding in her chest. She felt like it would just pop right out.

"I will." He stood up and turned towards the door. He walked out and closed the door behind him. He rushed down the hall and down the stairs to Sesshomaru's study.

Kagome looked over to Izayoi. She had already stood up and walked over next to her. Kagome scooted herself over so that her adoptive mother could sit down on the side of the bed.

"What's bothering you sweetie?" Izayoi asked.

Kagome looked away from her to the sheets she was fiddling with. "I wanted to talk to you about something. I'm kind of confused." She said.

"Is something the matter?" Izayoi wondered.

"No, I just… I wanted to tell you that I'm having some feelings for Inuyasha. I'm not really sure what it is, but I've never felt like this before." She told her.

Izayoi grabbed Kagome's hands. "You're in love with him."

Kagome's eyes widened and her cheeks became a rosy pink color and she averted her eyes again. "That makes sense. My heart pounds every time he looks at me."

"That's how I feel every time Inuyasha's father looks at me." She closed her eyes and pictured Inu No Taisho's lovingly gazing at her.

"Aunt Izayoi, please don't tell him." Kagome requested to her. Izayoi came back to reality.

"Okay dear. But I will give you some advice." She started. "I wouldn't keep it from him for long. You never know what could happen before he even knows how you feel." Izayoi stood up and sat back in her lounge chair. "Now lay back down before he returns. He will be mad at both of us if he finds out you're not resting like you were told." She teased.

Kagome grinned and laid her had back on her pillow. She turned onto her side facing away from Izayoi. She thought about what she had said about telling him because the future is so unpredictable. She didn't sleep, but contemplated.

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Chapter 6 Safe and Sound

Sesshomaru was sitting across from them. Sesshomaru was never very emotional, but Inuyasha knew that he cared for Kagome and his safety.

"You turned full demon." Sesshomaru stated plainly. "I felt your power from the castle."

Izayoi gasped. "You did Inuyasha? You didn't do this to her did you? On accident, of course." She asked, scared of his answer.

"No way! I never hurt her. I saved her." He said. He looked at the sleeping girl in on his lap. Izayoi sighed in relief.

"Where are her clothes Inuyasha?" His mother asked. Inuyasha blushed.

"Well, her bird demon capture tried to rape me, but I stopped him." He said, shortening the story so he wouldn't have to go into detail.

"I want you to come and have a chat with me in my office after Kagome is stable and is resting." Sesshomaru told Inuyasha. Inuyasha only nodded. He knew that Sesshomaru knows about his feelings for Kagome now because of this ordeal about his demon coming forward to save her. He wasn't looking forward to this talk at all.

Izayoi was trying to comfort Kagome by stroking her hair. She thought to herself in the silence and the tears returned to her eyes. Her baby was hurt so badly and went through this awful experience. It was her job the keep her safe and she failed horribly.

Inuyasha and Sesshomaru looked to Izayoi almost in sync. They both smelt the salt from her tears. Izayoi was like a mother to Sesshomaru as well and he always was there for her when she was saddened. Even though, he hardly ever showed emotion for anyone or anything. Inuyasha put one of his arms around his mother to comfort her.

"What's wrong?" He asked her.

"It's my responsibility to keep her safe and I couldn't." She cried.

"It's not your fault by any means." Sesshomaru said before Inuyasha could say anything. "And it's not your fault either, Inuyasha. All that matters is that you both are safe. Security will be raised around the castle for everyone's protection now that we know there are threats out there. This matter will now be over. We are finished speaking of it." He said.

Inuyasha just gently pulled his mother slightly closer to him and put his nose into Kagome's hair. Izayoi noticed how gentle and caring Inuyasha was to Kagome. He was so attached to her. She also knew how he felt for her. She leaned into her son and continued to stroke Kagome's hair. The rest of the ride home was silent.

When they entered the gate to the castle, Izayoi finally spoke. "Inuyasha, take Kagome to your room when we get to the castle." She instructed him. "Sesshomaru, will you send Kaede to help with her wounds?" She asked. Sesshomaru just nodded. "You will need to leave the room while I dress her though, but you can return as soon as she is decent." She said to Inuyasha. Inuyasha didn't want to leave her alone, but he trusted his mother. He nodded.

They finally reached the front of the castle. Sesshomaru exited first and helped Izayoi out. Then, Inuyasha carried Kagome out and they all walk to the front door. Sesshomaru went down the servant's hall to find Kaede, while Inuyasha and Izayoi walked towards the grand stair case.

As the servants saw the wounded Kagome, there were a lot of cries and gasps. Everyone asked if there was anything they could do to help. Inuyasha just ignored them. He kept walking behind his mother to his bedroom. They walked up the stairs and down a short hallway to the last room at the end. Inuyasha stepped in front of his mother and opened the door for her. She bowed as a thank you to him and Inuyasha followed her into the room. Inuyasha walked over to the large bed and moved the covers away. He laid Kagome down and leaned down and kissed her forehead. He began to walk out the door when he heard Kagome groan. He turned back quickly and was immediately at her side. Izayoi was right next to him. Kagome's eyes fluttered open and was greeted by Inuyasha.

"Inu-Inuyasha. Where am I? Where are the bird demons?!" She panicked and cried out in pain as she tried to sit up using her broken wrist. Inuyasha quickly calmed her and laid her back down.

"Shh. Lie down. You're safe." He gently place one hand on her shoulder and the other moved her bangs from her face. She looked around and saw Izayoi. She sighed with relief and knew she was home, but she was in Inuyasha's room.

"Inuyasha, you saved me. Thank you so much. I don't know how I could ever repay you." She said softly.

"Don't sweat it. It was nothing." He replied.

"No. It means everything." She said sternly. Inuyasha just smiled and nodded once. She smiled back and laid her head back on the pillow and closed her eyes. She was still in a lot of pain.

"Inuyasha, please excuse us while I get her dressed." Izayoi said and rubbed the side of his face with her fingers. He looked at her and stood up right and walked to the door.

"Will you come back Inuyasha?" Kagome asked, slightly panicked.

"I'll be right outside the door, and when you're ready, I'll come right back." He said looking at her over his shoulder.

"Okay." She said with relief. Inuyasha walked out the bedroom door and shut it behind him. He could hear everything that was going on in the room. He heard his mother shuffle over to the closet, then, walked back to the bed. He heard Kagome whine from having to sit up for her. He heard his mother humming to her to comfort her and calm her. He listened more closely. He could hear them talking.

"Aunt Izayoi?" Kagome asked.

"Yes dear?" She replied.

"Can I talk to you about something?" Kagome asked.

"Of course Kagome. But if you don't want Inuyasha to hear it, then we had better wait until another time." She told her, motioning towards the door.

Inuyasha blushed. He could just picture the teasing look on his mother's face.

Kagome giggled. "You're right."

Izayoi walked over to the door and opened it. "You can come back in now." She said. Inuyasha followed her back to the bed. Kagome was now dressed in an over sized t-shirt of Inuyasha's and some sweat pants of his. She looked beautiful. He walked over to the bed and pulled the covers over her.

"Thank you Inuyasha." Kagome said. Inuyasha only smiled at her and she smile back. There was then a knock at the door. Kaede opened the door and rushed to the bed. Kaede had brought a bag with her that held some of her herbs for healing.

"How are ye feeling?" She asked Kagome.

"Sore and tired. It hurts to touch my arms and legs mostly. But the worst part is that I think my wrist is broken." Kagome said. Kaede dug in her bag and pulled out an herb to prevent infections. She rubbed the herb on a clean rag and began to coat the wounds on her arms and legs.

Kagome hissed from the sting of the herb. Inuyasha grabbed her hand and caressed it. She smiled at him and tried her hardest to endure the stinging. She wrinkled her nose when it hurt and Inuyasha would caress her hand again. The old healer then started to bandage her arms and legs with long clothes making sure to wrap the broken wrist with double. Kaede was very gently, however. She wrapped them around and around and around.

"You're wrist will heal fine, but it will take a long time." Kaede told her. "However, if Inuyasha would agree, it could only take a day or two if I could take a little bit of his blood." She was telling Kagome but looking at Inuyasha.

"Whatever you have to do to make her better." Inuyasha told her.

"Thank you. Now, I just need a bit." She pulled out a knife and a cup. "Go into the bathroom and make a small cut and fill this small cup about half way." She instructed. Inuyasha did as she said and came back to the bed.

"Do I have to drink his straight up blood?!" Kagome exclaimed.

"No child. I will be back with what you do have to drink." Kaede said with a sweet smile. Kagome sighed in relief. Kaede returned a few minutes later and handed Kagome the cup.

"What did you do to it? It still looks like blood." Kagome said.

"I heated Inuyasha's blood to a boil then added a few herbs to enhance the healing ability in his demon blood. If you drink this, with Inuyasha's extremely fast healing rate, your wrist should be better in the next day or two." Kaede explained. Kagome nodded and drank the contents of the cup like a shot.

When Kaede finished, she told Kagome that she just needed rest and she would feel much better. It would take a few hours for the cuts to heal with Inuyasha's blood she drank but the pain shouldn't last long with the medical herb she had just placed on them. Kagome thanked her and closed her eyes to attempt to sleep. Kaede left the room and returned to her quarters.

Inuyasha went over to his mother who had been sitting in the lounge chair next to the bed. "Mother, I need to go talk with Sesshomaru. Will you stay with Kagome while I am gone?" He asked her.

Izayoi smiled at him and said, "I would have even if you didn't ask me sweetheart."

"Okay. I won't be long. Thank you, mom." He said.

He walked back over to the bed and knelt down next to Kagome. "Hey." He whispered.

Kagome opened her eyes to look at him. "Yeah?" She asked curiously. Her heart thudded when he talked to her like this.

"I'll be back soon. Sesshomaru asked to talk with me." He said. He brushed his fingers across her forehead down her cheek, moving the bang out of her face. Kagome's heart was in her throat. He had never been this caring and gentle with her before.

"Okay Inuyasha. Hurry back." She said, her heart pounding in her chest. She felt like it would just pop right out.

"I will." He stood up and turned towards the door. He walked out and closed the door behind him. He rushed down the hall and down the stairs to Sesshomaru's study.

Kagome looked over to Izayoi. She had already stood up and walked over next to her. Kagome scooted herself over so that her adoptive mother could sit down on the side of the bed.

"What's bothering you sweetie?" Izayoi asked.

Kagome looked away from her to the sheets she was fiddling with. "I wanted to talk to you about something. I'm kind of confused." She said.

"Is something the matter?" Izayoi wondered.

"No, I just… I wanted to tell you that I'm having some feelings for Inuyasha. I'm not really sure what it is, but I've never felt like this before." She told her.

Izayoi grabbed Kagome's hands. "You're in love with him."

Kagome's eyes widened and her cheeks became a rosy pink color and she averted her eyes again. "That makes sense. My heart pounds every time he looks at me."

"That's how I feel every time Inuyasha's father looks at me." She closed her eyes and pictured Inu No Taisho's lovingly gazing at her.

"Aunt Izayoi, please don't tell him." Kagome requested to her. Izayoi came back to reality.

"Okay dear. But I will give you some advice." She started. "I wouldn't keep it from him for long. You never know what could happen before he even knows how you feel." Izayoi stood up and sat back in her lounge chair. "Now lay back down before he returns. He will be mad at both of us if he finds out you're not resting like you were told." She teased.

Kagome grinned and laid her had back on her pillow. She turned onto her side facing away from Izayoi. She thought about what she had said about telling him because the future is so unpredictable. She didn't sleep, but contemplated.