InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ LOVE POISON ❯ Seek And Destroy: There's No Place Like Home ( Chapter 8 )

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Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Romance / Hentai | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 01.19.2005 | Updated On: 07.27.2005 | Pages: 20 | Words: 23.1K | Visits: 4.3K | Status: Work In Progress

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CHAPTER 8: SEEK AND DESTROY: THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME

Inuyasha returned to camp. The fire had been put out, Ramen cups emptied, but his companions had left him his share of the meal. For the first time, Inuyasha's stomach turned at the thought of eating.

Sango stared at him questioningly, wondering if she was going to need to use Hiraikotsu on him

for hurting Kagome's feelings again. Kagome was not with him, and this did not make the exterminator a happy camper. Miroku merely sighed and looked at the clear blue sky, silently shaking his head but wisely biting his tongue.

Kirara rubbed against Inuyasha's legs and purred softly. Was the neko youkai trying to comfort him? Inuyasha thought, not for the first time, that the fire cat demon understood more than she let on. He was glad at least someone was not mad at him for sending Kagome away.

Inuyasha gratefully stroked Kirara's ears. The little cream colored cat youkai purred in appreciation.

The other little youkai, however, was not so understanding.

Shippo immediately jumped on Inuyasha's shoulder and began shouting at him, telling him what an insensitive baka he was and that if Kagome didn't return soon the kitsune would hate him forever.

Before the kit could say another word, Inuyasha patted his head once, to Shippo's utter amazement.

The kit had winced and shut his eyes tightly, bracing himself for the beating he expected to receive, but when Inuyasha merely continued to pat his head in an almost fatherly fashion, Shippo's green eyes flew open in complete shock and he was speechless.

Inuyasha finally spoke, in a very low whisper he knew their human companions would be unable to hear. "Shippo...I didn't mean what I said before. You're not completely useless. Your father would be proud of you. I know I am. You're one brave little brat. But I won't repeat this ever again, got it, whelp?"

Inuyasha grabbed Shippo by the tail and deposited him on the ground as gently as he could.

The little kitsune looked up at the hanyou with huge, unbelieving eyes, and his face suddenly broke into a wide, grateful smile. He nodded and ran back to the log where Sango was currently sitting, waiting, it seemed, and didn't comment any further.

The humans hadn't heard Inuyasha's compliment and apology to the kit, and that was a relief to the dog demon's pride, after all, he did have a reputation to keep...

Shippo's unexpected glee was greeted with shocked looks from two pairs of eyes, as confused brown and violet tried in vain to read into indifferent gold.

When Inuyasha folded his arms across his chest as he made his way to where Sango was sitting, Miroku gave up contemplating the skies, instead looking at the hanyou as if he had gone completely insane. Then his violet eyes rested on the small fox youkai with the same questioning, puzzled stare.

Shippo shrugged his little shoulders and refrained from comment. He couldn't prevent his goofy, huge grin though, and this further confused the two humans.

The kitsune looked so content and pleased, almost proud, emerald eyes glittering in absolute, childish joy, as if he had just received a life time supply of pocky.

Kagome was gone, it was Inuyasha's fault, and yet Shippo was smiling so widely it was amazing

his face hadn't split in two.

"Sango..." Inuyasha began. "Kagome will be back soon. She ain't mad, and I had my reasons to send her away. She'll be safe there. Are we clear on this?" He said hurriedly.

Sango nodded slowly.

Miroku cleared his throat loudly. "Safe? What do you mean, Inuyasha? You always protect Kagome-sama."

"There are some things...I can't protect her from." Inuyasha admitted reluctantly. "Just drop it. I talked to her and she agreed to this, okay?!"

"Okay." Sango and Miroku echoed softly.

"Is there anything else you'd like to share with us?" Miroku questioned him.

"Keh."

"Leave him alone! He said Kagome agreed to it and I believe him." This statement came from no other than Shippo. He wore a stern, cocky look on his face that so resembled Inuyasha's usual expression it was almost frightening.

"Besides, Kagome will be back soon! And she'll bring pocky...and ninja food." Shippo added, sounding more like himself.

He shot Inuyasha a secret smile. The hanyou didn't smile back but he nodded his head once in acknowledgment.

"What about the shards?" Sango asked carefully.

"I have something more important to take care of right now." Inuyasha said simply.

Miroku arched his eyebrows. "More important than the shards?" He asked in utter disbelief.

Inuyasha refused to meet the monk's eyes. "Mind your own fucking business!" He snapped.

Sango stood up and approached the hanyou slowly. She placed a tentative hand on his arm. Inuyasha jumped from the contact and glared at her.

The exterminator ignored him. "Inuyasha...is there any way we can help? We're your friends..." She looked around, giving Miroku and Shippo a meaningful look. "All of us. If there's anything we can

do..."

Inuyasha cut her off. "I don't need your help! And anyway, there's nothing you can do. I'm going away for a while...alone."

Sango stiffened. Inuyasha growled. "It's not what you think! I need to find Myouga! I need to ask him something...something about...about my... heritage."

"Is this really so important?" Miroku asked carefully.

Inuyasha was silent for a moment. "Yeah." He admitted reluctantly, looking down at his feet.

"I think we should leave him alone." Sango whispered in Miroku's ear. The monk nodded and sighed.

"Inuyasha, if we happen to run into Myouga before you do, I'll send Kirara to find you. He'll probably vanish from the face of earth if he knows you are actually looking for him...he usually looks for you when he wants a word with you, doesn't he?" Sango said tentatively.

"Keh. What makes you think you will find the cowardly flea first? But if you do...don't tell him anything, just keep him busy until I return."

"Leave it to me, Inuyasha!" Shippo said solemnly.

Inuyasha nearly smiled at this. "What did you say to him?" Miroku whispered to his hanyou friend.

"Keh. Nothin' important." Inuyasha crossed his arms and turned his back on the awestruck monk.

"That cowardly flea won't escape from me, I promise!" Shippo continued. "After all..." He looked at Sango and Miroku and shook his head sadly. "They're just humans." He grinned toothily at the inu-hanyou.

Inuyasha chuckled. "Okay, runt, I trust you with this. I'll go to Toutosai's. Maybe I'll find Myouga-jiji there."

Without another word of explanation, Inuyasha leapt into a tree and with youkai speed, he was

soon out of sight, heading for the old youkai's cave.

"Is it just me or should we be really worried?" Sango asked after they watched their stubborn hanyou companion go.

"It's not just you, my dear Sango." Miroku said, scowling slightly. He sighed. "If Inuyasha didn't even touch his Ramen...something is definetely wrong with the world."

Sango bit her lower lip. "He sent Kagome back to her time. That's enough to worry me. And now..."

"Sango, my sweet. Do not concern yourself. I'm sure Inuyasha will work things out. After all, the last thing our hanyou friend would want is to stay away from Kagome-sama. You know how he gets when she's not around...perhaps we should leave this up to him...and...relax."

Miroku's hand instantly made contact with Sango's behind and squeezed gently.

She screamed in outrage and slapped him hard.

"You pervert!" Fuming and clenching her fists, Sango turned her back on him and began walking away from camp and from the silly grin on Miroku's face.

Shippo shook his head sadly. "When will you ever learn, Miroku?" He sighed, a child speaking to a grown-up in the tone of a reproachful parent.

Miroku had to smile at this. "I learn, my young friend. I learn every day." His grin widened as he began walking after the exterminator.

He learned, indeed. Every curve of the luscious extermintor's body was imprinted in his hand and mind just like the mark of the palm of her hand was imprinted hotly on his face.

He promised himself he would soon learn more...a lot more.

Miroku brushed the fresh, red handprint Sango had left on his face with the tips of his fingers and sighed blissfully. "I like a girl with spirit," he said to himself, and suddenly laughed out loud.

Sango briefly turned to see what was so funny and glared at the monk's expression, which obviously indicated he was not exactly saying his prayers.

A very confused Shippo followed his human companions, Kirara mewling reproachfully at the monk. Miroku smiled down at the cat youkai. "Kirara...one day my dear Sango will learn too."

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Inuyasha was frustrated. More than frustrated.

Toutosai had moved again, and Myouga was no where to be found. Looking for a flea was not an easy task...the tiny youkai usually showed up when he felt like it. It was more likely, although Inuyasha hated to admit it, that the flea would smell the scent of his master's blood before Inuyasha could sense the old flea's presence.

Inuyasha growled and turned his back on the abandoned cave. He didn't consciously know where he was heading, but his feet led him towards Kaede's village.

As luck would have it, Sango, Miroku, Shippo and Kirara had also headed for the old miko's village, seeking answers for themselves.

They told the old woman all they knew about Inuyasha's unusual behaviour, and eagerly awaited Kaede's explanation.

"I see..." The old miko murmured. "So Inuyasha is seeking out his servant for answers about his heritage. And he has sent Kagome away...hmm..." Kaede scratched her chin thoughtfully.

The three companions leaned forward expectantly. When no answer came, they sighed in dissapointment.

"Could he be concerned about his youkai blood?" Miroku asked slowly. Sango stared at him, brown eyes wide.

"Could be, could be..." Kaede said slowly, nodding her head. "But...his blood is sealed by his Father's Fang. Have ye noticed anything out of the ordinary? Any particular changes in him?"

Sango and Miroku exchanged a look.

"Well...he wouldn't eat his Ramen." Shippo said helpfully. Kaede smiled at the kitsune. Then her good eye focused intensely on the two humans. "Is there anything else I should know about?"

Miroku cleared his throat. "Inuyasha and Kagome-sama were gone early this morning. When they returned..."

"We think...something might have happened between them. Inuyasha was acting strange and Kagome-chan was...well, she looked embarrassed but she was mad at him too...and then..." Sango took a deep breath. "He sent her home."

This was greeted with a long silence from the old miko. "So I see..." She murmured. "He might have sensed his youkai trying to take over and was afraid he would hurt her...this is just a guess, but I can't seem to find another reason why Inuyasha would want to send Kagome home..."

"There's always...Kikyou." Miroku said nervously. Sango scowled.

"My sister, aye." Kaede nodded again. "But - Inuyasha wouldn't send Kagome away to go looking for my sister. I understand she always finds him when she wants a word with him. She sends her soul snatching serpents so he can follow...and he did say he wanted answers about his heritage, did he not?"

"It...doesn't make much sense, does it?" Sango sighed.

Miroku had a thoughtful look of concentration on his face.

"Houshi-sama?" The exterminator said nervously.

"I was just thinking...if something...happened between Kagome-sama and Inuyasha this morning... Shippo..."

The kitsune, who was staring thoughtfully at the fire in the center of the hut, looked up at Miroku at the mention of his name. "You said Inuyasha smelled like Kagome...more than usual?"

Shippo nodded, not knowing where this was going. "He did. And Kagome smelled a lot like Inuyasha too. But..."

"They didn't go too far," Miroku repeated Kagome's words softly, more to himself than to anyone else.

Kaede was silent, her dark eye reflecting the flames of the small fire. She didn't comment on this.

Miroku turned to Sango. "Sango, your knowledge of youkai surpass ours...what do you know about the insticts of inu-youkai?"

Sango's eyes widened. "Um...what do you mean?" She fiddled with the green skirt of her yukata nervously, blushing a light shade of pink.

"Ah, such innocence. Inuyasha came back from being with Kagome-sama...and they both smelled strongly of each other. Yet they didn't go too far...Shippo could not detect any other...smells."

"What ye are saying, houshi-sama, is that Kagome might have somehow awakaned Inuyasha's inner youkai?" Kaede asked respectfully.

"By arousing him...why, yes. Is that impossible?" Miroku asked in all honesty. The old miko's eye widened in slight surprise but she didn't seem fazed by the monk's statement.

"Houshi-sama!" Sango exclaimed in utter shock.

"Aye...that might have happened. Tell me, Shippo..." The kit looked at the old miko, paying her his full attention, knowing something vitally important was going to be asked of him. "Did ye see, or smell any marks on Kagome?"

"She fell on her neck." Shippo answered immediately. "It wasn't a mark...it was a bruise. Purple. I didn't smell any mark on her..."

"She fell on her neck?" Kaede asked, eye widening.

Miroku smiled smally. "Or so she would have us believe."

"It is possible that Inuyasha might have lost control over his youkai blood, his natural instincts...but I do not believe this to be the case." Kaede said. "However...he might have become frightened. Inuyasha must know more about this...as he put it, his heritage. He clearly wants Kagome out of danger..."

"He did say she was safe back in her world...that there were some things he couldn't protect her from." Sango said slowly.

"He admitted this? That he could not protect her from himself?" Kaede asked in complete amazement.

Miroku looked thoughtfully at the fire, his pupils contracting. "Not from himself, he did not

admit that much. He just said 'some things'."

The old miko nodded in understanding. "Inuyasha must find his answers. Until then, I believe Kagome will be safer in her time." She sighed and stood up slowly. "You must help him. Sango, Miroku...Shippo." The kitsune nodded vigourously. "He will be quite a nuisance while Kagome is gone...and we do not know how long that will be. All ye can do for him now is support him. Inuyasha will refuse your help, so do not offer it. Just be there for him." Kaede said, and smiled gently at the small, concerned group. "Inuyasha is very lucky to have all of ye. And he knows this too, stubborn as he used to be and will always be, he will never admit it. But ye do realize this, do you not?"

Sango and Miroku nodded. Shippo looked unconvinced but then he remembered Inuyasha's previous words of encouragement and smiled. "He needs us." The kitsune declared confidently.

Kaede smiled tenderly at him. "Aye, he does. But do not tell him that." She winked her good eye at the kit. "If he cannot deal with this on his own, he will seek your help, but Kami forbid he would ever admit to that."

They all nodded in agreement.

A few minutes later, hell broke lose in the small village.

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'Baka hanyou. You do realize what they are all thinking now, don't you?'

Inuyasha stopped dead in his tracks as the uninvited words of his youkai side whispered in his head. He could almost hear the smirk in the bastard's voice.

"Go away," Inuyasha growled out loud.

'I will never go away. I am you.'

"You are NOT me!" Inuyasha barked. "Get the fuck out of my head!"

'Pathetic, weak, useless half-breed. You know what they're all thinking, you know what you are thinking. You don't deserve my bitch. Whatever made you think you are worthy of her? Do you think she will willingly mate with a hanyou? She will be despised by humans and youkai alike, just like you. And the Gods forbid, if you give her pups, they will be as worthless as you are. Hanyou pups.' The voice chuckled. 'Pups that will get thrown out of every village, chased by youkai, threatened every single day...you will not be able to protect your bitch or your pups from the humiliation, the pain. She will be seen as a whore, a hanyou's whore, and your pups will be despised and alone...'

'Keh. You can't be that stupid can you? If you gave her pups, and that would have to be over my dead body...they would be hanyou pups too...in case you haven't noticed, Kagome is human...'

'Ah, but I would be able to look after them. After my bitch. You know, your friends...your human friends do not think you're worthy of her. They're hiding her from you, hiding her presence. Can you smell the bitch, Inuyasha? Our bitch? Of course not. They're hiding her. Protecting her from you, since you obviously cannot protect her from me. I am stronger now, hanyou. I will be free soon...'

'You lie! Fucking bastard, Kagome is safe in her time...no one is hiding her from me! They wouldn't...they couldn't...'

'Don't you think my bitch came back? She was so worried about you, hanyou...she's likely to be at the old hag's village...the old miko can hide her presence from us, you know...they would all be so concerned about her well being...you are not a youkai, neither are you human. How could she possibly love you, want you, accept your mark willingly? You're worthless, you cannot even protect her from yourself, let alone from the pain you would cause her. Don't you know by now, hanyou, that everyone you care for dies, because of your weakness, of your tainted love?'

"FUCK YOU! SHE'S NOT YOUR BITCH, AND SHE DOES LOVE ME THE WAY I AM, SHE DOES WANT ME AND SHE ACCEPTS ME FOR ME! I SWORE TO PROTECT HER!" Inuyasha screamed. Birds scattered from the trees, frightened by his hollering, flying away from him.

'Look, you're scaring the pretty birds...don't you think you scare her too? Such tender, weak beings, humans are...but my bitch is strong...she's worthy of me. And I will have her.'

'Are you fucking deaf or just plain stupid?! She's NOT your bitch and she will NEVER be yours!'

'They're hiding her from you, hanyou. Hiding our bitch from us.'

'She's in her world! No one is hiding her! They know I won't hurt her!'

'Won't you? Then why did you send her away?'

Silence.

"You will hurt her." Inuyasha hissed.

'I can give her so much more than you ever could, hanyou...she will be respected...the mate of a full youkai, the son of the great Inu-taisho...with you...she would just be the whore of a worthless half-breed.'

'Don't you dare call her that!'

A low chuckle inside his head.

Inuyasha heard his own voice, alien to him, from far away it seemed, leaving his lips.

"Hiding her...they're...hiding her from me...she...she doesn't trust me..." Inuyasha growled.

He bared his fangs, clenched his fists at his sides, felt his blood pulsing through his veins in heated fury.

"They betrayed me...my friends...they don't understand...Kagome... mine... she...doesn't...trust... me..." He hissed, his blood singing to him, and suddenly he was seing red. His claws lengthened and he smelled his own blood as they pierced his sweaty palms. His fangs grazed his lower lip.

Youkai Inuyasha grinned.

The hanyou was gone, struggling in vain to regain control over his body.

My bitch. Must find her. Take her. MINE.

By the time he reached Kaede's village, he was no longer thinking. His blood screamed for his bitch. His mind was a red blur. He was vaguely aware of the frantic screams of the villagers as they ran out of their huts and cried in alarm: "It's a demon! We're under attack! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!"

Women whimpering. Children howling. Fear.

Inuyasha smirked. He would show them true fear. They would give him his bitch back.

He threw his head back and growled loudly, and began trashing the village, the huts coming undone as if they were made of paper under his razor sharp claws.

He laughed when a helpless human tripped over his clumsy feet and pissed on his pants, but the disgusting smell made him wrinkle his nose and turn away from him.

Humans...repulsive, pathetic humans...

Where was his bitch?! He turned his head this way and that, snifling the air. He couldn't smell her! He would find his bitch. He would find her...but first he would have some fun.

He had been imprisoned for far too long. Now he was finally free.

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Sango, Miroku, Shippo and Kirara hurried out of Kaede's hut, the old miko behind them, at the villagers' screams and warning of a demon attacking the village.

Sango paled when she saw who the demon was. Miroku held his breath. Shippo hid behind Kirara, and the youkai cat transformed to her full size and regarded Inuyasha with almost sympathetic eyes.

"Everyone! Hurry!" Kaede said, gathering the villagers around her. "Do not panic!" She turned to the monk and merely nodded once. Miroku nodded in return, swallowing hard, and kneeled next to the old miko, closing his eyes, hands clasped together.

Sango stood behind him, Shippo shaking in her arms, Kirara regarding the ruin that used to be a village, sniffling for any signs of blood or death and thankfully smelling neither.

Kaede checked on the men, women, and children of the village who had gathered around her. This process was one the inhabitants had all gotten used to ever since it became known that the miko who was collecting the shards of the sacred jewel would visit this village.

Nevertheless, fear gripped the villagers' hearts as the old miko began a murmured chant and

shut her eye.

This was the first time that they could recall being attacked by the half-demon who had served as the village's unofficial guardian ever since he had been freed from his enchanted sleep.

A bright, blue barrier surrounded the frightened humans, men comforting women, children weeping in the arms of their mothers, Shippo crying softly and soundlessly against Sango's shoulder, Kirara sitting by her mistress and growling low in her throat.

Inuyasha howled again and mindlessly attacked the barrier erected by Kaede and Miroku, protecting the frightened villagers and weeping children.

Everytime he pounded on the glowing blue barrier, he was pushed back violently but he wouldn't quit, his sharp deadly claws trying to slash through it, Tetsusaiga forgotten and laying, useless, a rusted neglected old sword, several steps away from him.

Inuyasha growled in frustration and charged yet again.

"Inuyasha!"

Male. Human. Not mate. Didn't matter.

Kill them all, yes...but why can't I pass? Need blood...I smell their fear...it's delicious...they're hiding my mate...they must die...I must taste their fear, lick their blood off my claws...they have my bitch...

"Inuyasha!" Miroku was desperately crying out to him.

Annoying, that voice was. He'd kill the human first.

He heard weeping...mmm, tears smelled nice...would taste even better...tears of fear...panic...yes... more, more, he wanted more....

My bitch. Find my bitch. Kill later. Find my bitch.

"WHERE IS SHE?" He screamed, and the power of his furious, bloodcurdling voice alone made the ground shake. "WHERE'S MY BITCH?"

"Kagome's not here, Inuyasha..."

Female. Human. Calm. Why was she calm? Didn't she know she was already DEAD?

"WHY CAN'T I SMELL MY BITCH?! GIVE HER TO ME!!! SHE'S MINE! HER SCENT ENDS HERE!"

'The well...' A part of him whispered, but he ignored it. They were hiding her from him! She was his! These petty humans thought they could keep him away from his bitch?

"Inuyasha."

This new voice, low, desperately calm, emotionless, made him turn around slowly. He could smell fear. The voice belonged to a male youkai. A powerful one, at that. And he was afraid of him.

Inuyasha smirked. This would be fun...the smell of fear was faint, but it was there, undeniable, impossible to mask. His voice might have sounded commanding and serene, but this youkai feared him. And Inuyasha would make damn sure he would fear him more than death itself before he was through with him.

There was something...disturbing and familiar about this voice. And when he faced the youkai, he saw himself reflected in indifferent, large amber eyes. Long, silvery white hair danced with the breeze, the youkai was a dog demon...he was gripping the hilt of a sword that pulsed with a contained, enormous evil power.

Hmm...so this youkai could control this sword...not the other way around. Poweful, indeed...and his youki was overwhelming.

A challenge.

Inuyasha's smirk widened. He welcomed a challenge. He would win.

"Sesshoumaru-sama..."

Female. Human. Child.

Inuyasha wrinkled his nose and licked his lips. The human child would die first. Innocent blood would taste much much sweeter...

"Jaken!" The inu-youkai growled. "Get Rin out of here NOW!"

My my...what have we got here? More fear? For the weak human whelp? Interesting...

"Y-Yes, Sesshoumaru-sama!" A croak, weak youki, evident terror in its voice, a disgusting, pathetic little toad demon...a lesser youkai, an imp...not worthy of his time.

He would kill the little girl just to make the inu-youkai's fear and youki grow, and then he would face off with this powerful enemy...and he would make him beg for his life before he killed him.

He would take his sweet time killing this demon.

Oh, yes...he licked his lips again, tasting invisible blood there, flexing his claws in anticipation.

The little girl's scent vanished. The human brat and the annoying toad had flown away on a two-headed dragon youkai.

Never mind that, he'd lost interest in the whelp...this inu-youkai was so much more intriguing...He would enjoy killing him...

"Inuyasha."

Why was he calling his name? Who the hell was this inu-youkai and why was he so fucking calm? Did he have a death wish?

He was more than willing to make his wish come true...

Inuyasha growled at the silver haired youkai.

One arm. Good. That would make his victory easier. Maybe this wouldn't be quite as challenging as he'd first thought it would be...

Sesshomaru ignored his half brother, stealing a swift, bored glance at the barrier erected by the elder miko and the monk that always accompanied Inuyasha; at the humans gathered there, their fear palpable, the strong scent of human sweat mingled with salty, weak tears an insult to his sensitive nose. The children's cries assaulted his ears and he bared his fangs at these disgusting, loud and feeble humans. The demon Lord tried not to breathe, their scents were unbearable, and calmly spoke:

"This Sesshoumaru will only ask once, monk. Where is the young miko?" He asked slowly, as if he had all the time in the world.

"She's...she's safe." Miroku managed through gritted teeth. Thankfully, the great amount of effort demanded of him to hold the barrier helped him forget his fear for his hanyou friend, now fully youkai and screaming for their blood if he didn't get his 'bitch' back. It was too much to expect of Inuyasha in this state to remember that he himself had sent Kagome away, and now Miroku understood his reasons only too well.

"This Sesshoumaru did not ask if she was safe, monk. I dislike to repeat myself. Answer This Sesshoumaru's question."

Inuyasha was now curious, tilting his head to one side, ears twitching, crimson eyes narrowing at the stoic figure of the dog demon who was currently ignoring him and apparently having a small talk with the humans he couldn't touch.

How dare he ignore him? He would teach him some respect...his death would be a painful, slow joy, indeed, his spilled blood a prize he would savour with great pleasure...

"K-Kagome-sama...went back to her world." Miroku managed weakly.

"Please help him! I know you can! Please..." Shippo sobbed, still in Sango's arms, begging Sesshoumaru to help Inuyasha in a heart breaking voice.

Sesshoumaru's head, as if pulled by invisible strings, turned to the small kitsune. His amber eyes narrowed. "This Sesshoumaru does not wish to 'help' a mindless creature who cannot control his

insticts."

"Please...I beg of you...help him..." Now Sango was respectfully asking of him, barely controlling her trembling voice. She summoned her courage and held her chin high. "Unless you cannot. But I am sure nothing is beyond the power of the great Lord Of The Western Lands." She risked, aiming at the youkai's pride.

None of them except for Sesshoumaru would probably ever know if it had been the little kitsune's desperate plea or Sango's proud and daring request that made the dog demon react.

Sesshoumaru shot the exterminator an impassive look and slowly turned to face his younger, now full youkai brother, the older inu-youkai's face impossible to read.

In a flash of silver and white silk, he was suddenly standing in front of the neglected Tetsusaiga, looking down at it with contempt. With youkai speed, he gripped the hilt of his Father's sword, the unbearable pain instantly shooting from his hand through his entire body, but his face remained emotionless, showing no reaction whatsoever as his palm was being burned, the strong, sickening smell of sizzling flesh reaching even human nostrils.

Ooh, such pain...the youkai is suffering...

Inuyasha grinned, his elongated fangs grazing his lower lip.

Now...

He prepared to attack the inu-youkai when he felt something...cold...being shoved roughly into his hand.

Sesshoumaru nearly collapsed on the ground, gasping for breath, but he remained standing perfectly still, his back straight, as his brother suddenly found himself holding Tetsusaiga.

Smoke rose from Sesshoumaru's hand, the stench of his own burnt flesh making him nauseous, the shock of the unbearable pain when he'd touched Tetsusaiga vibrating through his body, running hotly through his veins.

Inuyasha's crimson eyes widened in what could have been described as surprise, and when he blinked again, his eyes were golden and unfocused.

Tetsusaiga pulsed in his hand, his claws retracting, his fangs returning to their normal lenght, and the hanyou collapsed on his knees, his shoulders shaking, breathing hard. The purple, jagged stripes on his cheekbones vanished, and Inuyasha lifted his head slowly, afraid of what he would see.

To his amazement, he found himself facing none other than his brother, and as he looked around, he saw the small village completely destroyed, and a barrier erected around its inhabitants. Kaede was there, and so were Miroku, Sango, Shippo and Kirara.

Humans were shaking in fear. Fear of him.

'Gods...what happened? What have I done? What has he done?'

He couldn't smell blood, or death...thank Kami...everyone was safe. But for how long?

Sesshomaru shot him an indifferent, bored glance and turned to walk away from him.

"Sesshoumaru...wait." Inuyasha gasped, struggling to get to his feet.

His older brother stopped but didn't turn to face him.

"Go find your bitch, Inuyasha." He said coldly, not bothering to look back at him. "This Sesshoumaru does not regret what he has done today...but it will not happen again. Consider yourself lucky. If I smell your blood change one more time, I will kill you. This Sesshoumaru does not wish to kill a mindless animal but if you so much as threaten what is mine I will show no more mercy. Farewell, little brother."

Sesshoumaru had saved him. The bastard had saved him. He almost wished he hadn't. Now he owed his half brother.

Fuck. Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck. You fucking arrogant bastard!!! Why the hell did you help me? Why didn't you just kill me?

And what had his brother meant...threaten what was his?

The little girl. Rin.

Inuyasha's body shook. Had he...had he almost killed the human child?

Shit. Oh shit.

He couldn't bear this. Not caring who was watching, his body convulsed and he leaned over and emptied his stomach, the stink of his own vomit sickening him and making him dizzy.

But why...why had he transformed? Kagome wasn't there...he hadn't felt threatened...why, then?

He barely recalled a 'conversation' between himself and his youkai side...what had the bastard said to him? Did he...did it...come out just because he could?

Myouga...he had to find Myouga...

'NO. Go to our bitch. Go get her now or I swear to you, half-breed, I will come out again and I will kill your friends, I will kill the children, and you, my pathetic hanyou friend, will enjoy it. We will lick their blood off our claws...'

'Shut the fuck up! You can't control me!'

'Can't I? In case you haven't noticed, I just did Why don't you try me again, hanyou? Can you feel that? Listen closely. It is your blood...it is my blood. Tetsusaiga won't help you next time. I will finally be free...I will claim my bitch, and you will be gone, and there's nothing you can do about it. Care to find out? Stay then...and watch...watch, knowing you will be the cause of their deaths... watch and enjoy. You know you want to...'

'SHUT UP! SHUT UP YOU FUCKING MONSTER! YOU'RE NOT ME!'

The voice in his head chuckled, Inuyasha's blood was on fire, his head throbbed painfully. He clasped Tetsusaiga so hard his knuckles went white.

The world around Inuyasha became a blur of faded colors and the unbearable scent of so much human fear...of so many human tears...was just too much for him.

He closed his eyes and he could see the Bone Eater's well so clearly in his mind's eye...the only thing that he could see, beckoning to him...

The acid smell of his own panic made his head spin.

"Kagome..." He whispered before he passed out.

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Night had fallen. Pale moonlight bathed the sleeping hanyou's face. He felt something cold against his forehead and he stirred.

Inuyasha slowly, painfully, awoke in Kaede's hut.

His ears twitched and he could hear muffled voices, talking quietly. His eyes were tightly shut, his nose sniffing the air.

He smelled a fire, the scents of his friends...knew he was laying on his back and that someone was carefully applying a wet cloth to his forehead.

Inuyasha's skin was covered with sweat, but he knew he couldn't stay there any longer. He didn't know how long he'd been laying there unconscious but one thing he knew for sure. He had to get to Kagome. Needed to see Kagome. Just...just see her, smell her, feel her aura caressing his youki, soothing him...his home, Kagome...he would just see her, he had to see her...please oh please if only he could see her...he had to get up...go to her...

Inuyasha sat up and the wet cloth fell on his lap. He looked around and saw only concerned eyes, not fear.

"Ye are awake, Inuyasha." Kaede said gently.

"Inuyasha...how are you feeling?" Sango asked him, concern written all over her face.

"Keh. I'm fine." He tried to stand up but Miroku's hand on his chest stopped him. He roughly brushed it away. "Let me go. I have to go to Kagome...I...I promised her."

'And it hurts, it fucking hurts not to have her here with me...'

"Inuyasha...do you know what happened back there?"

"I wish I didn't. Now get the fuck out of my way."

"Inuyasha...don't go...you could..." Sango swallowed, not daring to finish her sentence.

"Transform? Hurt her?" Inuyasha finished for her, laughing bitterly. "I won't let the bastard out. I would never harm her, damn it!"

"But...but you transformed! You had Tetsusaiga...and yet...yet..." Shippo blurted out, and burst into tears. "I don't want you to forget about us!" He wailed.

"Youkai don't cry, runt. Stop that, you'll flood the old hag's hut. I won't let this happen to me again." Inuyasha said, trying to convince himself more than the others. "Wench has to come back. We have - we have to find the shards...Naraku...I - I promised..." Inuyasha began uncertainly, fully aware that he was making little, if any sense.

His words were met with sad, fearful eyes.

Kaede sighed, breaking the uncomfortable silence. "Inuyasha...we must find the reasons behind your transformation. Your brother..."

"Keh. Fuckin' arrogant bastard."

"Your brother helped you. Perhaps he knows something." Kaede continued, ignoring the hanyou's irritated look.

"Even if he does, he'd never say a word. Asshole just can't wait for me to cut off other vital parts of his body." Inuyasha stated, crossing his arms.

Sango sighed. "Any luck finding Myouga?" She asked, changing the subject.

"He probably smelled the change in my blood and ran as far away as he could." Inuyasha muttered.

"But..." Miroku started.

"I've had enough of this shit! I'm going."

Inuyasha stepped outside of the hut and broke into a run towards the well. Towards Kagome.

He'd never hurt her. Never. He just wanted to see her. He'd watch her sleep for a while, and then he'd come back.

Hopefully he'd find Myouga. He refused to seek out his brother for help. Fuck, he'd always figured things out on his own. If no one could help him now, he'd help himself. Like he always had. He didn't need help.

But he needed Kagome.

Without a second thought, he jumped into the well and emerged on the other side, five hundred years into the future.

Kagome's scent at once enveloped around him, welcoming him, soothing his heart and soul in its warm embrace. He smiled and inhaled deeply.

I'm home.

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The window of Kagome's bedroom was open. Inuyasha sat on the windowsill, perfectly balanced, peering through the thin see-through curtains, her sweet scent overwhelming his senses, a small smile brushing his lips.

She was asleep, curled up in her pink bed, her cheek against her pillow, smiling in her sleep.

Gods, she was beautiful...Inuyasha crept into her small room silently, sitting beside her bed like a faithful puppy, hands in front of him and palms pressed on the carpet, ears twitching at the smallest sound her breathing made, golden eyes lingering over her lithe body, wanting nothing more than to climb to bed with her and kiss her again, over and over...he shook his head.

No. He was just there to see her, to feel her presence and...

Dear Gods...

He licked his lips. She looked...positively delicious...

"Mine..." He whispered.

Kagome sighed in her sleep and her eyes fluttered open, chocolate brown suddenly locking with gold. She flashed him the most beautiful smile he had ever seen, too lovely for this world.

"Inuyasha..." She whispered. "You came for me? So soon? Did you find your answers? Is everything okay? Are you okay?"

"Damn it wench, you talk too much!" He said. "Yes, yes, no, kind of, and yes...now."

Kagome thought this over. "Okay...so you came for me, this soon, you didn't find your answers... things are not okay...and you're okay...now? What happened?"

"Did I mention you talk too much, bitch? I already answered your fucking questions." Inuyasha growled.

"But..."

"Quiet, bitch."

Kagome pouted and sat up in bed. "But...things aren't okay...and you are not okay..."

"I said I was okay now." Inuyasha returned her pout with a vengeance.

She sighed irritably and repeated her question. "What happened, Inuyasha?"

"Drop it, wench. I came to see you, okay? Is that so bad? Do you want me to go?"

Kagome sighed again. "No! Of course I don't want you to go! But..."

With youkai speed, Inuyasha suddenly found himself on top of her before Kagome could say another word and pressed his finger to her lips.He leaned his head towards her right ear, his long hair brushing her bare arms.

"Shh...everything's okay now..." He whispered, and his tongue licked the sensitive spot, his finger caressing her lips lovingly. He licked lower, nibbling on her earlobe, feeling her shiver beneath him.

"It's all right...I won't hurt you...I'm not here to - take anything from you...I just..." He sighed, and his hot breath on her ear made her moan softly. "I need to be with you now. Will you let me?"

Kagome tried to breathe again as she nodded slowly, his finger abandoning her lips, one tender claw tracing her skin, lingering on the bruise he had left on her neck.

"Fell on a rock, huh?" He smiled mischeviously. She stuck out her tongue at him. Inuyasha took the opportunity to capture it between his lips and sucked on it long and slowly, then harder and faster. When he released her mouth with a tiny bite on her lower lip, she all but whimpered.

He could smell her arousal, strong and sweet and mouth watering...Kami he wanted her...wanted her so bad...

Wait. Your needs aren't important now. Please your bitch. Let her know how beautiful she is, how much you want her, that she's the only one...that she's your destiny, that you love her...show her... show her without words...that she is your entire world...always and forever, show her you belong to her as much as she belongs to you...

Inuyasha smiled to himself, recognizing this voice in his head as his own, and buried his face under Kagome's chin, kissing the hollow of her throat, locating the pulse jumping erratically under her skin. He licked the bruise he'd left there, his tongue caressing her skin, worshipping it, it seemed.

Kagome's stomach muscles clenched with delight as she murmured his name, rubbing the tips of his small sensitive ears, being rewarded by the low rumble erupting from his chest, a low, pleasant growl escaping his lips.

He parted from her and Kagome lifted her nightgown over her head, letting it fall on the carpet with a silken whisper.

Inuyasha was thankful she didn't wear that 'bra' thing under her sleeping clothes or he would have howled in frustration. Stupid piece of useless cloth blocking his way...the perfect view of her naked breasts lay before him, the nipples rosy and already stiff.

"Now you..." She whispered and was shocked when Inuyasha shook his head.

"I - I can't...not yet...I..."

"I want to feel your skin...please...let me touch you..." Kagome begged, and immediately blushed.

Inuyasha couldn't refuse this request, though. He removed his red haori and the ivory shirt underneath, leaving his hakami on and intending to keep it that way.

Kagome's eyes misted over as she looked at his lean chest, breath caught in her throat.

Oh, she had looked at his naked torso many times before, caring for his wounds...but now...his flawless skin was almost golden, he was...absolutely perfect.

Her small hands caressed him slowly, shyly pinching his nipples, feeling them harden, rubbing her thumbs over them gently. Inuyasha shut his eyes and let her explore his chest for what seemed like sweet eternity of exquisite torture.

"Gods, you're so beautiful..." He heard her gasp. His eyes shot open in utter shock. He was beautiful? His throat went dry. He didn't know how to respond to this. He knew she loved him and wanted him...so she must have found him attractive in some way...but beautiful?

"You are." Kagome whispered, smiling lovingly up at him, seeing the surprise on his flushed, handsome face, the way his golden eyes widened in disbelief.

"I can't believe you don't see it." Kagome said gently, wrapping her arms around his bare back and pulling him towards her.

She kissed his forehead, his eyelids, his cheeks, the tip of his nose.

"Every single part of you is beautiful." She whispered against his mouth, and kissed his full lips tenderly, deeply, her tongue finding his and caressing it slowly, lusciously. He sighed into her mouth.

"You're one crazy bitch did you know that?" Inuyasha said huskily when they parted for breath.

"Your crazy bitch." Kagome nodded. "And you are beautiful. Have you ever looked into a mirror, Inuyasha?"

He was blushing so hotly now Kagome couldn't hold back her giggles.

Inuyasha pouted. "I'll make you stop laughing at me." He promised, and his adorable pout turned into a mischevious smile.

Inuyasha's head moved downwards, looking up at her through thick eyelashes, raining kisses and nips in a path between Kagome's petite breasts.

She surprised herself when she lifted her head slightly to run her tongue in an agonizingly slowly path along the edges of his ears. Inuyasha's body shook and he moaned quite loudly, pressing his hardness against her bare thighs.

"Gods..." He gasped.

"Don't stop..." Kagome half whispered, half whimpered, more than a little shocked at her own actions...had she actually licked Inuyasha's ears? Begged him not to stop?

Oh but this felt so good, so good...

Kagome couldn't keep her body still and she was barely aware that she was calling his name over and over again, urging him on. Her hips snapped against his of their own accord, and she could feel his erection press against her, impossibly hot and hard, even through his pants...Gods he was big!

The hardness of his manhood contrasting with the silken, soft pressure of his lips on her was a delicious contradiction.

Kagome's whole body was melting and she felt feverish.

Inuyasha felt his way up one rounded curve with his lips to close his mouth on the hardened peak of her nipple. He swirled his tongue slowly over it, and Kagome cried out as she arched her back, silently begging him for more. Inuyasha brushed her nipple with his tongue again, abruptly biting down hard, then soothing her nipple with a tender kiss.

Kagome felt the ache between her legs explode, wetness gushing at her core, as she screamed his name and came for the first time that night.

She risked a timid glance at Inuyasha and...was he smirking? It was actually more of a petulant little smile than a smirk, but he looked quite pleased with himself...

"Inuyasha..." She panted.

"Yes, koishii?" He breathed.

Koishii

Kagome felt a delicious thrill that seemed to erupt from her heart and run through her veins. She lifted her hand and stroked Inuyasha's face. His skin was hot and flushed, and he was having trouble breathing.

"My koishii..." She whispered, smiling up at him.

Inuyasha blushed, realizing what he had just blurted out. But he wasn't taking it back.

Kagome was his koishii, his beloved, his bitch. And he'd make sure she knew it.

Felt it.

"No more words." He whispered, taking her little hand in his and depositing a sweet kiss on her palm. Then he clasped her hands above her head and entwined his fingers with hers.

She gasped, her breasts heaving with her panting, arching her back, hoping he'd get the message. He did, as he moved to the neglected breast.

Inuyasha began his slow delicious torture on her nipple again, massaging her other breast, squeezing it gently, as he lapped at her hard nipple and sucked on it, his tongue teasing the tip of it mercilessly.

She felt his mouth at the bottom of her ribcage now, where her heart was pounding frantically.

Kagome knew she was going insane, couldn't move, all she could do was enjoy the exquisite torture, as Inuyasha released her hands slowly and moved downwards, his tongue licking the rim of her navel only to dip inside.

Kagome thrust her hips against him as she gave a hard tug on his silvery hair, only to have Inuyasha grab her hands again and kiss her palms.

"Not yet." He whispered. He wanted to worship his Kagome, wanted to taste every inch of her...

Kagome bent her knees up and spread her legs, her body with a mind of its own, knowing exactly what it wanted, what it was craving for...

Am I really doing this? Is this real?

She felt Inuyasha's hands caressing her legs, brushing her covered core. His claws tenderly ran up and down her moist sex, the warm wetness between her legs soaking her panties, as he found her clit and rubbed it gently through the fabric.

"Dear Gods...Inuyasha..." She moaned, arching her back, desperate for more stimulation.

Inuyasha ripped her panties off with a fluid motion of his claws, and when Kagome felt his hot breath touch the dark soft curls between her legs for what seemed an eternity, she thought she would burst.

Inuyasha dragged his lips against her heated flesh. Kagome wasn't conscious of anything except the hot wetness of his rough tongue slipping between her throbbing lips to explore her wet dephts.

Inuyasha moved his mouth upwards and found her clit again, swollen and pulsing slightly, his lips locking around the tiny glistening pearl and sucking on it hard, kissing it lovingly, lapping, licking, only to close his lips on the tiny nub again, sucking slowly and tenderly on it at first, then sucking harder and deeper, applying pressure, caressing it with the tip of his tongue, gently stroking it with his teeth, his hands on Kagome's thighs, holding her hips still, as she kept moaning his name, struggling to keep her feverish body still to no avail.

Kagome was crying out, whimpering, gasping for breath, her sweet, musky, strong scent filling the little room, filling Inuyasha's entire world.

When she came for the second time, the intensity of her orgasm shook her entire body. Her thighs were wet with her juices, her sex convulsing.

Inuyasha kissed her core as if it was her mouth, his tongue entering her as deep as it would go, then lapped at her juices and licked the insides of her thighs with long, slow wet strokes of his tongue, cleaning her up. His head moved upwards and his tongue caressed her dark, moist curls. He kissed each thigh softly and sat up on his heels, looking down at her. If he had ever seen her look so beautiful, he couldn't remember it. She was a goddess. His goddess...

Inuyasha's own desperate need for release was consumming him. His eyes flashed red. He blinked, his vision blurry.

"K-Kagome..."

"I love you..." She breathed, and it was more of a lingering caress than words.

His eyes melted into gold again at her words, and he tried with all his might to keep his throbbing member from touching any part of her heated skin.

He was wearing his pants but he might as well be completely naked, it didn't seem to make any difference.

"I won't - I won't go any further, Kagome. I don't think I can...without hurting you. I don't mean just...taking your maidenhood...I mean - fuck, I won't break you! I - care too much. I will never hurt you, never."

Kagome sighed as she sat up in bed, not bothering to cover herself with the pink sheets, but she understood. "You came back like you promised...with no answers." It wasn't a question. He had told her that much himself.

Inuyasha turned his face away from her and nodded once. "I just...couldn't stay away," he admitted softly. "I needed to see you. I'm sorry, shit no, I'm not sorry!" He scowled. "But I'm not human, damn it! I should have better control over my...emotions...than that..." He winced, looking down at himself. He slowly looked up at her, a predatory, possessive, yet wickedly adoring look flashing for a moment in his golden eyes, eyes looking at her with such tenderness and a fierce protectiveness, so full of undeniable, unspoken love, burning desire, and secret promises.

"Gods, Kagome...you taste so fucking good!"

Not the most romantic of declarations, true, but Kagome felt herself warm all over and happy beyond words.

"I...I do?"

"Heavenly..." He breathed, closing his eyes, inhaling her scent, licking his lips over and over again, savouring her there, wanting another taste of her, wanting to drown in her and never come out again.

"You smell so good...but you taste even better..." He murmured, nose sniffing the air, capturing her scent like a palpable thing, the intoxicating scents of arousal, sweet femenine desire, sweat and perfumed skin, all the scents that were one scent and one word that meant everything, and more, to him: Kagome.

The addictive taste of his Kagome would never leave him now, and Inuyasha allowed himself a small, contented smile. It wasn't just on his tongue and lips, it was running through his veins and imprinted in his heart, forever his and his alone.

Kagome was currently giggling nervously and covering her mouth with her hand. "Inuyasha..."

"Are you laughing at me, bitch?" Inuyasha's eyes shot open and he pouted at her again.

Kagome shook her head. "I guess...I was just...nervous."

"You didn't seem nervous. You certainly didn't smell nervous." He smirked, golden eyes glittering.

"I mean...I didn't know...I...um...tasted...good." Her entire face was red now, her deep brown eyes sparkling and so full of love for him he was startled.

Inuyasha was completely unaware that his own golden eyes reflected the same emotions he could see in hers. Kagome recognized this and smiled.

"Thank you...koishii..." She whispered, caressing the side of his face, moving her hand up to stroke his ears.

Inuyasha moved away at once. "Kagome...you really, really don't want to do that now." He mumbled, panicking.

She looked hurt for a second but then understanding filled her eyes. She nodded in agreement.

"I understand. I won't. But...thank you for...giving me this, Inuyasha. For...showing me...for loving me...if you would have let me, I..."

"Keh." It was Inuyasha's turn to blush. "If you must know, wench, the pleasure was all mine." He gave her a timid smile, the mischevious glint in his eyes contrasting with the shy little smile that touched the corners of his lips.

Inuyasha wanted to taste her again, but he could feel his youkai blood boiling...could almost hear the full demon trying to communicate, to break free again.

Shit, he wanted to bury his face between her legs again and hear her cry out for him, wanted her to come in his mouth over and over again, but he wanted...more...and he knew this was not his youkai blood hissing but his own hanyou blood, desperate for release, starving for Kagome...he longed to taste her more, touch her more, kiss her breathless, feel the impossibly hot, wet tightness of her around his aching member, convulsing and squeezing him, pulling him deeper, deeper into her...

Mad, he was going mad...and he couldn't even blame his youkai blood on this. He'd wanted her for so long, so long...

Although it, too, was quite persistant on this matter and completely agreed with him...

No.

Not him. Inuyasha wouldn't let him touch her!

Inuyasha growled and stood up quickly, hurriedly slipping on his undershirt and haori, feeling Kagome's intense stare on his back.

"Are you okay?"

"Keh."

"Inuyasha...talk to me...I can't help you if I don't know what you're thinking...what you're feeling."

"I thought my feelings were more than clear, bitch." He snapped. He could hear his heartbeats pounding in his ears, threatening to deafen him. His blood no longer hissed at him, it was howling like a wounded animal, his ears had flattened against his skull...and then...it spoke - calmly.

Take her. Take our mate, take her now. She wants us, hanyou...you know this...not even you can be so fucking dumb...

She's not ready. Neither am I. And why the fuck are we talking like we understand each other?! GO AWAY DAMN IT!

Perhaps because we do understand each other...when it comes to our bitch.

Fuck off. I won't break her! And if you so much as show your ugly face now I will kill you. I will DIE before I let YOU have her.

Kagome was calling his name, her eyes full of concern. The confused, troubled expression she'd seen cross Inuyasha's eyes, and finally the anger and hatred that had settled on his face...

Gods if only he'd talk to her...she couldn't bear to see him like this, so defeated, so lost...

"I - I need to go..." Inuyasha managed, his anger melting away and giving way to dispair.

Kagome's eyes saddened but she just nodded. "You can't control it, can you?" She whispered.

"Keh. 'Course I can." His voice was shaking.

"Inuyasha..."

He bared his fangs at her, anger and sorrow evident in his golden eyes, but not directed at her at all.

"I don't want to go, wench! But I have to. I shouldn't have come so soon. Fuck, it hasn't even been a day! And I didn't even look for answers! I thought I could just...see you. And..."

'Smell you, feel you...I didn't mean for you to know I was here...I only meant to stay for a little while...I missed you, so much...'

Inuyasha shook his head at his vulnerability when it came to his bitch and shot her a rare smile, his youkai side forgotten and silent for the time being, his anger melting away when he saw Kagome smiling back at him. There was no pity in her smile, it was just loving and beautiful and painfully sweet.

"But I'm glad I could do more than that." Inuyasha added, his small smile never leaving his lips.

"So am I." She whispered, with that secret, adoring smile he somehow knew was just for him.

He didn't want to leave, ever. He wanted to sleep, sleep in Kagome's arms...feel her warm, bare skin against him, bury his nose in her soft neck and her perfumed hair...scent of Kagome, fragance of blossoming flowers, of sunshine and gentle spring breeze...the comfort and warmth of home...

Inuyasha sighed, it was killing him to leave her, and although his youkai side had temporarily fallen silent and the heat in his veins had not subsided, he was happier than he had ever felt in his entire life. He felt as if he had grown wings.

Also, he really had to do something about the throbbing and unbearable ache between his legs...

Inuyasha wasn't even aware he had moved closer to her until he felt her sweet, warm breath brush his lips.

He swallowed. "I'll come back for you soon." He promised in a half whisper, half groan, as he leaned over and planted a quick kiss on her lips.

Inuyasha knew that if he really kissed her, kissed her like he wanted to, his youkai would break free and suddenly he would be the one kissing his Kagome, bruising her tender lips...

"I'll be here. I'll always be here for you." Kagome said softly, breaking through this disturbing thought and making the hanyou smile smally.

"I know." Inuyasha said softly as he stroked her hair, her face. "I'll be back, koishii..." He whispered. "You can't get away from me, try as you might."

"If you don't go now I will be forced to make you stay. I have my ways, you know..." Kagome stated.

Inuyasha stiffened. "You don't mean the 'S' word do you?" He asked suspiciously, eyes narrowing.

Kagome flashed him a smile that lit up the moonlit room like bright, warm sunlight. "Nope. That's not what I meant at all."

She bit her tongue to keep from giggling at Inuyasha's dark blush, suspicion replaced by a heated golden stare that made her heart flutter. Another one of his rare smiles, reaching his shining eyes, eyes seemingly glowing in an unearthly light, the moonlight stroking his boyish, handsome face, bathing his silvery hair. He looked so much like a wicked angel then, such an ethereal being, that Kagome felt herself blush darkly too.

And the baka didn't even know how breath taking he was...how he could make her melt on the spot with a single look...

Inuyasha leapt onto the windowsill, bending slightly and lifting a hand to push the curtain over his head. He looked back at her before jumping down.

"I'll come for you. I'll find out what I need to know. You're safe here." He said hurriedly.

Kagome smiled, a little sadly, but nodded wordlessly. Inuyasha turned his back on her, jumped down, and dissapeared into the well house.

Whatever it was that had crossed his mind at that moment, when he had looked so afraid and angry and lost was gone for now. She had a vague idea of what it was, and she was not frightened. She swore silently she would help Inuyasha...even if he refused her help, stubborn, arrogant baka that he was. Such a stubborn, arrogant, gorgeous baka...

Gods, the things he could do with that tongue of his...

Kagome would make sure he never doubted himself again. Inuyasha was so clearly frightened of his youkai side hurting her...that had to be it, he couldn't control it, his denial of this hadn't even fooled himself...and although Kagome was afraid too, it wasn't of his youkai side...she knew, without a shadow of a doubt, that he would never hurt her.

Youkai or hanyou, he was always Inuyasha. Her koishii.

Kagome smiled to herself and sighed in contentment. She still couldn't believe what had happened, but by the Gods, it had...she wanted more, wanted all of him...she felt guilty for not returning his... affections...and Dear Kami, she was wet again, aching again...

Kagome shivered, a blissful smile on her lips, almost purring, delighting in this exquisite pain...she would let him know how much he meant to her, how much she loved him, if he would only let her...she wanted to...wanted to show him, so badly...

Kagome could almost feel his mouth still devouring her, kissing her...his soft hair brushing her thighs, the movements of his tongue in and out of her driving her over the edge...

Gods it was real, it had happened...

'Kami, what he does to me...' She thought with a delicious shudder as sleep slowly, sweetly, claimed her.

Kagome didn't dream that night.

She didn't need to. Her dreams had already come true.

TBC

AN: SCHEREZADE!!!!! I can't thank you enough for this...I worship this girl and I never tire of praising her work and I'm so grateful for her help and support I can't express it with words. She took her time to read this and helped me with her encouragement and I don't think I could have posted this chap without her wonderful help. I said it once, I say it again, and I will keep saying it until I can come up with a better way to express it lol: YOU SO ROCK! I hope you guys enjoyed this...even though poor Inu had to leave feeling so (ahem) frustrated. Media Miner still hates me, this chapter looks even worse than the rest :(

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