Origin Of The Species: New Blood
Episode 2
After Kagome convinces the boy that they won�t do anything to harm the flame-cat, Kirara is big help, they all return to the monk�s home. Sango prepares bedding for the injured demon who has returned to carryable size. The cat, a male, has a massive scar on his right leg; embedded in it is a shard of the sacred jewel. Assuring him that no one has more experience caring for cat demons than Sango, Kagome sits down with the boy. �What�s your name?� she asks. He says, �I�m Tattoimaru and that�s Kyoubou.� Kagome smiles and says, �Well, I�m Kagome, this is Shippo and Inuyasha. My friend who is taking care of Kyoubou is named Sango. Her friend, the cat like yours, is called Kirara. We�re in the home of an old monk named Mushin. Later you�ll meet him, a younger monk, Sango�s little brother, Kohaku, and his friend Kagura.� Tattoimaru says, �I came to see master Mushin.� Shippo asks, �Do you know him?� The boy shakes his head. He says, �I knew that there was a monk here and I wanted to find sanctuary for myself and Kyoubou.� Kagome asks, �What happened to him?� Tattoimaru says, �I don�t know. When I found him, he was dying. I used the jewel shard to keep him alive, but it hasn�t healed the wound.� Inuyasha interrupts, �How�d you have a shard to begin with?� �It�s my mom and dad�s shard.� the boy says. Kagome asks, �Do they live around here?� He looks down, �They�re dead. They were killed in their sleep.� Kagome doesn�t allow the sadness she feels for the boy to show on her face, keeping a positive face on. She says, �I�m sorry. But I�m sure you can stay here for now, and maybe you can come with us later.� Inuyasha says, �Kagome! We can�t have him tailing around with us.� She says, �I know that! I was thinking that he could stay in Kaede�s village. We can�t leave him with Mushin. He�s the one who raised Miroku.� Inuyasha nods, reluctantly. Kagome turns to the young fox, �Shippo, why don�t you show Tattoimaru some magic. Later, you can share the lollypops I brought you.� �Ok,� Shippo says, �Come with me.� He takes the boy over and begins performing foxmagic to amuse the human. Sango comes over to the two and says, �I made him comfortable, but I don�t know what else to do. The jewel shard may be keeping him alive, it�s doing something anyway. What really concerns me is the wound itself.� The others wait for an explanation. �It looks similar to injuries Kirara has gotten from Naraku�s tentacles. If that�s the case, there may also be poisoning. You should look at him in a little while Kagome; you know more about medicine and about the jewel than I do.� Kagome nods.