InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ A Mutt's Tail ❯ Night fall ( Chapter 8 )

Disclaimer: I don't own Inu Yasha….but I do keep him chained to my bed. ^_~

8: Night fall

I growled as I threw the first wolf into the next two, dodging the next attacker before jumping into the air.

"Get away from me!" I snarled and began to race through the trees, the red light of the setting sun only making my blood feel hotter in my veins.

"You're ours!" one wolf snarled and I hissed before boosting my youkai and leaving them behind.

"Got you!" Koga's voice cried out and I snarled in rage as I was tackled, I managed to kick him off of me before I landed and rolled to my feet. I growled low in my throat and he smirked as he stood up in front of me. I faked to the left then the right and then bolted to the left. The scent of Sesshoumaru was in this direction and I could only pray that he was not lost into my heat.

"I don't accept you!" I snarled and then leapt into the trees before jumping over the stream where Sesshoumaru was soaking himself. He looked up rather shocked and I looked down, my loins stirred at the sight of his bare chest. "Get away you bastard!"

"You will be mine, bitch!" Koga cried until Sesshoumaru leapt from the spring. I didn't stay long enough because I could easily smell the scent of Sesshoumaru's musk.

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I watched as the sun's last light bled out of the sky and I could feel the heat of my blood working its way through of me.

"M-m-m-myoga," I groaned as I opened my kimono more, letting the cool air caress my skin.

"Yes, Lady Meiken?" the flea asked from my shoulder.

"H-h-h-how do I suppress the heat?" I asked, I was losing the desire to continue running.

"You could do as Lord Sesshoumaru did, soaking yourself in cold water," the flea responded and I nodded, I wanted to fight, I wanted to fight till my blood ran cold.

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I removed my kimono and slipped naked into the water, I knew most of the wolves would have given up by now. Perhaps only ten would still be after me. I nearly moaned as I slipped into the water, my hair floating up around me as I let the cold water bring some of my senses back. I was getting to the hardest part of the heat, I was getting aggressive, I would fight anything and the male that could defeat me would have the right to claim me. I wouldn't resist once we got to that point.

"Lady Meiken, I would advise moving soon, your scent is now detectable to me. I can smell Lord Inu Yasha, Lord Sesshoumaru, and that wolf you've fought several times," Myoga informed me and I made a low hum.

"No, Myoga, it's too hot to keep going. I need to cool down," I hissed as I sunk deeper into the water, trying to calm my mind down. "Get away. I'll be able to handle myself."

"Oh, dear, as I feared, Lady Meiken has fallen under the power of her heat. I might as well help out and remove some of that overheated blood of hers," Myoga chuckled and I glared at my pile of clothes where he was sitting.

"If you touch her, insect, I will pull out each leg before I rip your head off," a cool and calm voice replied and I rolled onto my stomach to stare as Sesshoumaru came out of the forest. I growled as I smirked. I could fight now.

"Lord Sesshoumaru! You must fight the urge to mate, my Lord, you do not want your pups to be sold as slaves!" Myoga cried and I watched as Sesshoumaru flicked the flea off of his shoulder before turning his golden eyes toward me.

"He speaks reason you know, I should resist the urge, for my future pups' welfare," he said and I nodded as I backed away from him, my clothing still by his feet.

"You can't have her! She's been mine since her birth!" Koga growled and I dodged him as he entered the clearing, growling at Sesshoumaru and me. "Meiken was raised with the wolves, my mother spared her life so she could mother my pups!" I growled, my eyes glowing blue with my power. Koga's mother had killed my brothers, sparing me so that one of her pups might have a mate.

"Your mother slay my brothers, why would I want to be your bitch?" I asked, my claws ready for a fight. I didn't get a chance as a blur hit me and I was sent to the ground with a strong body on my back. Inu Yasha's growl erupted right in my ear and I snarled as I tried to fling him off of me. "Get off me, hanyou!"

"I wouldn't bother talking to my brother, his youkai is at its peak, he's unreasonable right now," Sesshoumaru growled as I forced myself up, pushing Inu Yasha off of me. "Still, that's no reason to let him help himself to you!" Sesshoumaru attacked Inu Yasha and I began to run. I was in the last leg of my heat. If any of them caught up to me and defeated me in battle I would submit. I ran as fast as I could they weren't after me…yet.

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The full moon gave off too much light as I moved through the woods, naked because I didn't dare return to the spring for my clothes. Even if I fought them off tonight, the heat would consume me before the end of the week and I wondered whether I should just pick and pull that male into the darkness or I should go back to the river. I growled low in my throat, it was so hot, like my skin was burning.

"River it is," I sighed as I headed to the scent of the river. My nose and ears listening for the slightest hint of Koga, Inu Yasha, or Sesshoumaru. I walked into the water and practically cried out in pleasure as I sat down and began to splash the icy water over my heated skin. I heard growling and I turned around to see Koga standing there, his loin cloth the only clothing on his body, growling at someone I couldn't see. I sniffed and detected a faint hint of Inu Yasha's scent. He emerged from the darkness dressed only in his pants. I growled as I began to back up in the water, the two males were ignoring me and I sat back down in the water, if they wanted to fight amongst themselves, let them. I was too hot, I needed the cold water. I would watch, I wanted to smell blood and I wouldn't even have to get out of the cold water if they fought each other.

I watched with wide eyes as Koga attacked, his speed and hand-to-hand skills were impressive and I found myself considering the pros of mating with him. Yet, Inu Yasha was not unattractive, he was stronger and obviously able to withstand harsh attacks. I let my tail splash in the water as I lay on my stomach, watching as Inu Yasha and Koga went claw to claw. A long gash appeared on Inu Yasha arm and several scratches appeared on Koga's chest. I felt myself enjoying the scent of their blood, remembering the taste from the times I had healed them. It continued on, neither one giving up, but both being scratched and wounded. I could defeat the winner, no matter which one was the victor. I watched as Inu Yasha hit Koga in the temple and the wolf fell to the ground unconscious. I blinked and looked up as he growled, he wanted me to submit and I snarled before getting up. His eyes were glowing red and had a purple stripe on each cheek. I blinked before letting my own eyes glow blue.

He snapped his teeth at me and I growled before standing up tall, my long hair covering most of my upper body. I got into a fighting stance but we both picked up Sesshoumaru's scent a moment before he struck, hitting Inu Yasha in the same place he had struck Koga. Sesshoumaru growled low in his throat and I felt scared. I could fight Koga because I had grown up with him and I could fight Inu Yasha because he was a hanyou, but Sesshoumaru was a full youkai male in his prime, not only a full youkai male in his prime but a full youkai Lord in his prime. I took a step back before dropping lower into my stance and growling louder. Perhaps I could intimidate the youkai Lord into backing off. The way his eyes were glowing told me I had the same chances of escaping Sesshoumaru as I did the Higurashi estate.

Sesshoumaru took another step forward, the growl he emitted was one used to bring other pack members to submission. I almost complied before I remembered that I was not a member of any pack. I snarled back at him, slashing my claws in front of me in a mock charge. He growled louder, his kimono slipping off of his shoulders leaving him as nude as I. I didn't break eye contact even though he disrobed, I wouldn't give him that chance to attack. I kept my blue eyes on his red ones. He moved to the left, I moved to the right. We danced the ancient dance of canines. I waited till he was in the water and I had the forest to my back…I bolted, this was my final running.