Chapter Seven:

Chapter Seven:

“Come on Miroku! Inuyasha and Kimi are probably dead by now!” Voices from below shouted.

“I’m trying! He isn’t exactly the lightest feather!” another voice growled, seeming strained.

“Oh my god, my poor cousin.” Someone was crying, a female. Her voice sounded familiar to me.

“Poor Inuyasha. Poor Kimi.”

“At least they didn’t die in vain.”

“They’re fools! They shouldn’t have gone up there alone!”

I felt my body being shifted and I opened my eyes, finding myself in Inuyasha’s lap. Inuyasha was watching our friends mourn, seemingly uninterested.

“Are…are we dead?” My voice cracked, thick with sleep.

Inuyasha looked down to me and snickered, shaking his head no. His hair was silver again and his eyes were bright yellow. He sighed.

“I guess we best go disappoint them. Come on.” He picked me up and leapt down, landing behind everyone. They were all crowded around the Peach Man, crying and sobbing about our death.

“They were idiots.” Miroku sniffled.

“Sorry to disappoint you.” Inuyasha growled. Everyone jumped and turned.

“INUYASHA!!!! KIMI!!!!”

I groaned as we were caught in the middle of a group hug, my body was still a little sore and my head was starting to get worse.

“Kimi?”

“Hnm?”

“Where are your clothes?”

I groaned. “He tried to cook me, Kags, and I don’t know what he did with my clothes.”

I had forgotten that I was still wrapped in Inuyasha’s top. I reached for my bag, searching for my medicine and some water. I swallowed the pills and climbed out of Inuyasha’s arms.

“Kags? Do you have any extra clothes?”

She frowned and started to look in her backpack. “I’m not sure I packed any…”

I sighed, waiting for the throbbing in my head to fade before moving.

“Come on, let’s get moving. We can buy a kimono in the next village.” Inuyasha lifted me back up into his arms.

“Kimi, stop trying to protest. You need to sleep. You fought harder then I did last night.” I stuck my tongue out at him but complied, snuggling up to his chest and closing my eyes.

“So what exactly happened last night? We heard a lot of screams.”

“That was probably after Kimi set the Peach Man on fire…” As Inuyasha indulged into our little adventure I fell back asleep, my dreaming mind wondering.

I was flying again.

My heart raced with a since of urgency, my hair flying out behind me.

“INUYASHA!” My lips moved without my permission. I realized I wasn’t flying, I was falling. A shape grew nearer as I fell. It was Inuyasha. His eyes were closed and he was barely breathing, his long silver hair floating out around him.

I screamed out as his body made contact with the rocks below, blood splattering everywhere. My arms and legs went numb again, restrained to my side, and I screamed as I fell. I landed on top of Inuyasha’s body, my head wound reopening.

My brain seeped out through my skull, blood rushing out and covering my body. I was still alive.

It was the accident all over again.

I screamed and gasped awake, shaking.

“Kimi, are you okay?” Tears blinded my vision, making it impossible to see who was talking. I assumed it was Miroku or Shippo. I shook my head, fierce pain ripping through the back of my head and I cried out, sobbing harder.

“Her head!”

 I heard some shuffling around and felt someone pressing something cool against my lips.

“Kimi, open your lips.” I shook, tears streaming down my face like a river. I barely got my lips to open and swallowed everything that was slipped into my mouth. I sobbed into someone’s chest until finally the pain started to fade.

“Kimi…is your head feeling better?” I recognized this voice to be Inuyasha. It was closer then the others and I figured I was in his arms. I sniffled, rubbing my eyes.

I kept my eyes closed, afraid to open them and see my brains mushed out all over the ground around me.

“Kimiiiii…” I felt something soft stroke my cheek. I groaned.

“No…”

“Come on…open your eyes.”

“No…my brains are gonna be splattered everywhere…” I sniffled.

“Kimi…is that what you dreamt about?” Kagome asked softly, sadness touching her voice.

I nodded and tried to hide my face in Inuyasha’s tan robe.

“O-oh…” Kagome’s voice broke.

“Oh not you too!” Inuyasha groaned.

Kagome sniffled. “Inuyasha…the accident…”

“What accident?” Miroku asked.

I whimpered and covered my ears, hiding in Inuyasha’s robe, not wanting to think about it.

“Kimi…was in a really bad car accident. And her skull shattered…and she almost died.” Kagome stated softly.

“I should’ve died.” I muttered.

“Kimi! How could you say something like that?!”

“I’m not saying that like I want to die, I’m saying I should’ve. Any normal human would’ve died from that kind of injury.”

Kagome fell silent.

“How did you survive?” Shippo whispered, barely heard.

“Probably because she was half demon and she was able to stay alive until the paramedics came and fixed her head.”

I sighed and climbed out of Inuyasha’s arms.

“Are we there at that village yet?”

“No, you wouldn’t stop hitting me in the face!” Inuyasha snapped, standing up too.

I wiped my eyes free of tears and started walking, shouldering my bag. Inuyasha jumped up and joined me as I walked.

“Kimi, you okay?” Shippo jumped onto my shoulders.

“Just peachy.” I grumbled.

We walked on quite a ways before I started to complain and we stopped momentarily, debating on what to do next.

“Iiiiiii say we go back to my time and get me some jeans.” I sat on a rock, fiddling with Inuyasha’s top which I was still forced to wear as a dress. God, I hate dresses.

“We don’t have time for that! Naraku’s on the move and soon he’ll have all the shards!” Inuyasha snapped, standing behind me.

Kagome and Miroku sat in front of us, watching us as we argued.

“We are going back to my time, Inuyasha. I NEED jeans!”

“You can go a couple more days without your ‘jeans’!”

“I’ve been going a couple days without jeans!! I don’t like dresses! We are going back to my time!”

“No!”

“YES!!” I shouted, standing up.

“NO!!”

We both growled at each other, nose to nose. Kagome sighed.

“Let’s just go back home. We need to restock on food and supplies.”

Inuyasha glared at her.

“It’s only been a day!”

“Well all our ninja food is gone because somebody keeps shoveling it down their throats!” She snapped back, glaring at Inuyasha.

“ALL of the ninja food?”

“All of it.”

Inuyasha gave us a ‘what the crap’ look and started to drag me back the way we had come. “Well?! What are you waiting for?!”

I rolled my eyes, Kagome and Miroku fallowing along behind us with Shippo on Kags’ shoulders.

Jeans. I missed them.

I twirled around in front of my full length mirror, admiring my jeans. I had missed the feeling of wearing pants and not having to worry about anybody seeing anything.

“Kimi! Are you finished yet?!” Inuyasha barged through the door, giving me a weird look.

“Get out!” I snapped, slamming the door in his face. I looked myself over once more, making sure I had everything. I wore a light orange hoodie, my favorite jeans, and some old tennis shoes. My ipod was fully charged, resting in my pocket. I nodded to myself and opened the door.

Inuyasha sent me an irritated look, his nose bright pink. “Ooh, I’m sowie!” I kissed his nose and then hurried off to find Kagome, according to Inuyasha we were on a tight schedule.

“We ready?” Kagome was hugging her mother goodbye, Inuyasha was right on my heels.

“You three be good!”

“Bye, Auntie!”

Sooner than we thought, we were back on the road, arguing like no tomorrow.

“We should go this way.” I insisted, pointing towards the Western woods. Inuyasha growled. “Why the hell are you so bent on going THAT way?”

“Because it looks interesting! And we’ve never gone in there before.”

“We’ve never gone in other places but that’s never stopped us before!”

Kagome, Shippo, and Miroku sat on some rocks, a few feet away from us as we went back and forth at each other.

“SO! I want to go this way!”

“You sound like a spoiled brat!”

I glared at him, somewhat hurt by the comment. “You know what?! Fine! We’ll go that fucking way.” I growled, stomping off towards the eastern woods.

“Do I hear trouble, mutt?” A sandy tornado blew into the area. I gasped.

“I didn’t know tornado’s could talk!!!”

Inuyasha snarled. “It’s none of your business, ya flea bitten wolf!”

The tornado stopped in front of Kagome, a tan hand appearing and grasping my cousin’s hand. A face appeared as the young man bent over to kiss Kagome’s hand. He was handsome, tall, tan, and blue-eyed. By the way Kagome blushed, I could tell she thought so too.

Inuyasha said nothing, instead he moved over to me, glaring at the back of the wolf demon’s head.

“You know, just cuz you’re a demon that don’t mean you have heat vision.” I simply stated to Inuyasha, watching as the man straitened and looked my way, surprised.

“What do you mean?” Inuyasha grumbled, glaring daggers at the man as said man walked towards us.

“Well, you were glaring at him pretty hard so I figured you were waiting for your heat vision to kick in. If it doesn’t work in about fifty seconds then you know you don’t have any.” I shrugged as the man stopped in front of me, blue eyes looking me over. My green orbs narrowed. I don’t like man whores.

“And what do we have here? A nature demon?”

“You got a problem with that?” I stared at him, eye brow raised.

“Back off, Koga.” Inuyasha snarled, the rims of his eyes turning bright pink as he stepped in front of me.

“Oh? She’s not your mate so why are you all defensive? You know, he was this way with Kagome too.” He added, giving me a meaningful look. I rolled my eyes.

“Don’t worry. You’re not much better.” I sneered, shifting my weight to my right foot.

Koga acted hurt. “What do you mean?”

I stared at him blankly for a moment and then shook my head. “You’re a fucking dumbass whore.” The words came out snarled. Even Inuyasha turned to look at me, shock expressed in his features.

“Feisty.” Koga simply stared at me.

“What? I don’t like people who are all over my cousin one moment and then try to hook up with me the next. I don’t do that. Sorry I hurt your precious little feelings, princess.” I snapped, crossing my arms over my chest. The corners of Inuyasha’s mouth twitched into a small smile. I didn’t pay any attention to him. Koga simply smirked.

“Don’t worry, angel, I’m good with Kagome. She’s way prettier then you anyways, sweet cheeks. No need to get your panties in a wad.” He turned away from me, winking at Kagome. “I’ll be back for you, babe, gotta go finish up some work.”

I rolled my eyes as he turned into a tornado and left. Kagome stared after him, seemingly speechless.

“Dumb wolf.”

I flicked Inuyasha on the head. “So I think somebody got a little jealous. Don’t you think so Kagome?” I snickered in Inuyasha’s direction and walked to Kagome’s rock. She scooted over and I sat down, sneering up at the blushing hanyou.

“I wasn’t jealous!!” He protested, turning beat red.

“Then why ya blushing?”

“I…I’m not blushing!! It’s just…hot…” He turned away to hide his face. I smiled and picked up at small pebble.

“Awe, it’s otay, baby cakes! Everyone gets a lil hot now and then. Ain’t that right, Kags?” I threw the pebble at Inuyasha, hitting him square on the head, and turned my teasing to Kagome. “I think I detected a little blush when a certain someone kissed another certain someone’s haaaaaanddddd!!” I sang, grinning cheekily up at my cousin as I leaned against her. She blushed and pushed me off the rock.

“Owww!!” I whined, landing on my butt. I looked up at my now worried stricken cousin with a hurt look. “Kagome-chan’s a meanie! Inuyasha I think I broke my butt, you’ll have to carry me.”

“What! Why me?!”

“Because YOU’RE the half demon here! You’re the strongest.” I held out my arms and waited, a little impatiently, for him to get his butt in gear and move over to me.

“Fine. But only until you’re butt is okay.” He growled as he picked me up and put me on his back, piggy-back style.

I sent Kagome an evil look from atop Inuyasha’s back. “Yeah…okay…IF it heals.” I started to cackle evilly.

“How much medication has she had today?”

Inuyasha received a nice little bonk on the head for that one.