Human Compensation

Inuyasha glanced down at Kagome’s face which seemed to be getting paler by the minute. “Hang on, Kagome. We’re almost home,” he told her as he flew over buildings, trees, cars, and houses. ‘How could I have let this happen? I thought I could keep her safe... I thought...” he glanced down at her again. ‘She’s so pale. ' The color had drain completely out of her face leaving her skin which was once mildly bronze from the sun, white and sickly. Two weeks. They’d been together for only two weeks. So...why did he care so much? Why did he save her? Why was he calling her his? Why had he been so scared when he thought she was about to die? He was still scared, she wasn’t out of danger, yet. She had lost so much blood from not having her wounds tended to sooner, because of Kikyo. Anger and frustration swelled up inside of him. He would think about those questions later. The only thing that mattered now was getting Kagome home.

Kagome could feel herself sinking in and out of consciousness. She felt as if she was stuck between two worlds. One where she was in a lot of pain and the other one where she was dreaming. Someone kept talking to her. Who was it? She opened her eyes. Long, white, hair and concerned golden eyes, hovered over her. Inuyasha? She felt her whole body turn over on something soft. Now she was laying on her stomach. Why was she doing that? Where was she? Something was touching her arms. Cold. Wet. Pain! Ow! Ow! Ow! She tried to stop whatever was causing the pain. ‘

"Be still so I can take care of you!” An angry voice demanded.

Inuyasha?

Why was he shouting at her? She hadn’t did anything wrong. She was just trying to stop the pain that had now gone down to her legs. What was he doing to her? Why couldn’t she move? Weak. She was so weak. It was as if someone had sat something heavy on her and immobilized her limbs. She could feel something being wrapped around her arms, then her legs. She tried to think, but her brain was all muddled with incoherent thoughts. Words like, mafia, kikyo, Inuyasha, kept popping up.

Someone was turning her over again, this time on her back. She felt a pair of arms gently go around her and carefully lay her against something. It was a body, a warm, hard body.

“Drink this,” the voice told her. It couldn’t be Inuyasha, this person sounded too nice, almost kind. “Kagome,” it urged gently. “Open your eyes and drink this.” She frowned, slightly irritated. She wanted to sleep. Something pressed against her lips. She opened her mouth slightly and let him pour whatever it was in it. It tasted good. It was warm and had pieces of meat and vegetables in it. Was it chicken soup? Her favorite? Yes, it was. She drunk as much as she could before she felt the darkness began to take over her. Sleep, finally.

Inuyasha stared down at the girl in his arms. He was sitting in his bed with most of her body in his lap. Her head laid against his shoulders as he fed her. She’d been in and out of consciousness the whole evening. She wasn’t showing any signs of getting better, but she wasn’t getting worse either. She’d lost more blood than he thought and she was healing very slowly. At least she was eating now. She hadn’t been woke long enough to swallow the soup before. He sighed when her head fell to the side. She was out again. He sat the cup on the table beside the bed and continue to hold her breathing in her scent and rubbing his face in her hair. He’d never taken cared of anyone before. The whole experience was new and confusing to him. He found himself hovering over her, hating to leave her alone for one minute unless it was necessary and when he did, he hurried back to his room as quickly as possible. He’d cook her favorite soup in hopes that she would recognize it and eat it. He was glad it had worked. The more she ate, the sooner she could get better. His phone had rung several times. He hadn’t wanted to answer it. The door bell had rung, but he didn’t want to see anyone. He didn’t want to deal with anyone until Kagome got better. He laid her back down on the bed and pulled the covers over her. Not liking or understanding the strange intense feelings that were threatening to take over his heart as he stared down at her. She made him feel emotions that he’d never felt before. The harder he tried to ignore them, the worse they became. He didn’t like feeling this way or whatever way he was feeling. It confused him. He hated to be confused.

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Kagome woke up to a brightly lit room. The sunlight had filled the room because the blinds hadn’t been closed. She frowned, blinking rapidly to stop her eyes from hurting from the harsh daylight. Pain shot up her arms and legs when she tried to move. She looked down discovering the bandages wrapped around her limbs. She felt like crap. It all came back to her now. She’d been pushed out of her office by Inuyasha’s psychotic ex-girlfriend from the tenth floor! Inuyasha had saved her from falling to her death. He’d saved her from Kikyo twice by putting his own life in danger to keep her from getting hit by Kikyo’s energy beams or whatever that was flying out of her hands. She heard a light snore and turned around. Inuyasha was sleeping right beside her. Whose room was this anyway? It certainly wasn’t hers. It was his? She was in his bed? What had happened last night. She couldn’t remember. She stared down at him. It was her first time ever seeing him sleep. He looked so cute and his ears were so adorable. She just had to touch them again. Moving her arms were slightly painful, but she didn’t care. She felt a lot better when she was able to rub her fingers over them, careful not to wake him up. His snoring stopped and turned into something gentler. Kagome listened at the continuous sound coming from deep within his throat. Was he purring? She rubbed his ears again and the sound got louder. He was purring! She couldn’t stop herself from giggling. His ears perked up and the purring stop. She found herself staring into wide, golden eyes, the color of the sunlight shinning through the room. Inuyasha glanced up at her hand on his ears and frowned. She quickly pulled her hand away looking guilty now that she’d gotten caught.

“What is it with you and my ears?” He asked quietly. His eyes narrowing into two suspicious slits.

“Nothing, I just think they’re cute,” Kagome smiled weakly at him.

“Feh,” Inuyasha said, getting up. He kept his eyes on her looking at her closely. She looked a little better. At least she was smiling at him. He didn’t know why he was so happy because of that, but he wasn’t about to show her. “Are you feeling better, bitch?” He asked standing on the side of his bed and crossing his arms.

“Yes, I think so,” Kagome said.

“Good cause I was getting tired of taking care of you. I do have things to do, you know.”

“I’m sorry to be a bother,” Kagome said quietly as she stared down at the sheets.

She’d just made him feel like the criminal he was for saying that. “Don’t apologize!” He said, irritated. “Just don’t do it again!”

“Do what?” She asked.

“Sleep like that! I didn’t know if you were going to wake up!”

Kagome looked at him. Had he been worried about her and was just too stubborn to admit it? He did go out of his way to save her life.

“Inuyasha...”

“What?” He asked with his back turned toward her.

“Thank you, for saving my life, twice.”

“Feh,” was all he said.

“You protected me,” Kagome said.

He didn’t say anything, just stared out the window.

“Are you hurt?”

“Why are you asking me that?” He asked turning to her. “You should only be concerned about yourself.”

“But...you got hurt because of me...” Kagome said shyly.

“I heal fast. You don’t; so, don’t worry about it,” Inuyasha said, losing his irritation. “What are you doing?” He asked when she pulled back the covers.

“I have to go to the bathroom,” Kagome said, swinging her legs off the bed and wincing at the pain.

Inuyasha was by her side before they even touch the floor. He gently helped her up and let her lean against him as she slowly made her way to the bathroom.

“I could pick you up,” Inuyasha said, hating to see her in so much pain.

“That’s okay, I can make it like this. It’s not that bad. “

Inuyasha smiled slightly. She was trying to put on a brave face for him. “Kagome...” he said.

“Yes, Inuyasha?”

“I’m glad you’re okay,” he said somewhat shyly.

Kagome stared at him in surprised as he stared a hole in the floor. She smiled.

“Me too.”