InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Fate of Love ❯ Midnight Assailant ( Chapter 8 )

Nikki Kelly

Disclaimer: The magnificent world of Inu Yasha is the sole creative masterpiece of Rumiko Takahashi ~ NOT ME!!!

A/N: Yes, I know!! This chapter took me forever to complete!!! I'm so sorry, but the combination of school work, work, and writer's block....not to mention a certain someone's annoying comment...kept me from finishing it. But here it is!! Oh yeah...sorry but still no lemon in this chapter...but I promise that there will be one in the next chapter!!!

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Chapter Eight ~ Midnight Assailant

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Inuyasha moved to a standing position on the branch, looking into the cold, black night, and made ready to leap into the air to return to his love. And that's when he caught it. He had been too engrossed in his own inner struggle to realize its presence before, but there was no mistaking it now. The ominous scent of Kagome's freshly spilled blood hung heavily in the midnight air.

His eyes bulged in terror, and even as he dashed down into the forest, his finely tuned nostrils searched for her location. Then he found it, coming directly south from where he had been sitting on the tree. His customary lightening speed seemed to drag, and his legs felt as if they were filled with lead. With every agonizing second that passed his trepidation grew, endless gruesome scenes playing vividly through his mind. In the pit of his stomach he could feel the acids burning with expectancy of the worst, and an utter sense of dread began to overcome him, while the scent of her blood grew stronger and stronger.

Just then, his acute sense of hearing caught a sound that no human-being could ever pick-up, but it was plain as day to him. Kagome's achingly familiar voice came as a muffled cry from just a few miles ahead. A renewed fluid strength surged through his veins, and the noise erased all apprehension from his mind. Inuyasha flew through the trees at the speed of light. With his destination just ahead, his desperate cry echoed throughout the wood. "Kagome!"

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Kagome gagged on the alcohol saturated breath steaming heavily into her face. "Get the hell off of me!" she screamed, viciously trying to kick the man who had just tackled her. He had come out of nowhere, and Kagome could still just barely see him now, the night was so dark.

The unknown assailant chuckled throatily. "Uh-ah, no more of that," he slurred, crushing a grittily rough hand over her mouth. She cried out in horror, helplessly clawing at his rigid arms. He lifted his head up to laugh again, and Kagome could just barely make out his form in the sliver of moonlight shining through the treetops. His unshaven face was dirt-smeared, and his sharp features held a frighteningly delighted smile. Little beads of sweat had begun to form on his forehead, and his dark eyes stared down into her own, glimmering with his intentions. "Now you just lay here quietly, and you won't get hurt," he said huskily.

Kagome screeched beneath his hand, and frantically shoved her legs, hitting him straight in his vulnerable spot. The man's face twisted into agony, and he bowed it down out of sight, trying to regain himself. Then his head shot back up before she even had a chance to make her move. He roared ferociously, and slammed her in the face with his open hand. The blow shocked her into stillness, even as the blood began to pour down from the deep gashes his nails had made across her face.

He ripped off her tie violently, and quickly tied it around her head, gagging her mouth effectively. He squatted down over her midsection, pining her legs down with his own, and grabbed her small hands with one of his, grinding them into the ground above her. He brought his face down to whisper in her ear, and despite her intense need to flee, she lay still as a board. "There's no use struggling. I will have what I want." He lifted up his face to lick his lips suggestively, then glanced downwards. His free hand slid roughly up her skirt. "Don't act as if it's something new. I can tell by your dress that you are much experienced."

Kagome thrashed frantically under his grasp and let out a small whimper. He turned his head up at the sound, and seeing her large eyes brimming with tears, he cocked his head slightly to one side. "Or maybe I'm wrong," he said lowly as his hand wandered forcefully further up her skirt. "The way you tremble shows you're pure." His eyes widened lustfully at the thought, and he brought his mouth down against her ear once more. "And I will be the one to break you."

Kagome screamed against her gag and tried with all her might to push him off of her. But it was no use. Her miko powers were gone, and no longer could she work her will into manifestation. He was just too strong to fight and too drunkenly determined to persuade. Her heart cried out in resistance as she let her body slip into a coma-like state, her conscious mind refusing to focus on the present horror if her reality. The man began to rip apart her top, his eyes now fully glazed over in anticipation, and she stared back up at him with dead, listless eyes. She didn't feel his rough, unshaven face rub across her bared chest, or the blood that had begun to seep from her bonded wrists. She didn't hear his disgusting insinuations about her body, or his pleasure-filled groans as he rubbed himself against her leg. She didn't see him run a sweat-soaked hand over his flushed face in satisfaction, or that same hand quickly move to the ties of his pants. All she could see were the memories of Inuyasha playing incessantly through her mind; she even thought she heard him shout her name.

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Inuyasha unsheathed the Tetsusaiga with the source of the cry just yards ahead, preparing to slice through whatever was attacking his Kagome without a second thought. He launched himself into the small clearing, his sword poised, but he had enough sense left to pull away just before impact, realizing that he would drive it right through Kagome as well. He jumped backwards a little bit to take in the situation.

A large, half-undressed man sat straddled over the girl, one hand fumbling with his pants, and the other gripping Kagome's hands to the ground above her head. Her hair framed her bloody, mud-smeared face in a wild, tangled mess. Blood was gushing from deep scratches on her face, neck, and arms; and large welts splotched the pale skin on her naked torso and uncovered thighs. For a moment, he thought her dead, her body and gaze were so unmoving, but then, he caught sight of the tears pouring from her eyes. He almost charged at the man again, his anger reaching an unsurpassable level, but he forced his legs to stay. He had to get the swine away from Kagome first.

He growled fiercely and crouched down into an attack position. "Get the fuck off of her!"

The man lifted his head from her and turned it back to Inuyasha in annoyance. "Hey, back off buddy, and you can have her when I'm done." His slurred comment proved his complete incompetence; he had no idea the kind of being he was dealing with.

The hanyou roared again at the remark, but skillfully noticed the man's raised position and saw his chance. He leapt towards his victim and swung his sword hard all in one movement, effectively severing the man's head from his body. It fell to the ground with a thump, rolling face down into the grass.

A now fully aware Kagome screamed in horror as the blood spurting corpse landed on her, crushing her with its weight. "Inuyasha!" she cried as she tried to keep the repulsive stream of black-red liquid from flowing into her open mouth.

The hanyou planted the Tetsusaiga into the red-stained earth and rushed to her. He heaved the heavy remains off of her and rolled it a little distance away. The disgusting stench of blood, alcohol, and aroused sweat was making him nauseous, and he had to keep himself from retching as he kicked the detached head away. He then immediately returned to the girl's side, hovering over her in intense concern. "Kagome, are you okay?!"

She threw herself up into his arms, weeping loudly into his chest. "Oh, Inuyasha! I was so scared!"

He grabbed her face gently by both sides, bringing her gaze to meet his own. So used to being able to control his emotions, Inuyasha felt helpless as the tears began to build up in his eyes. "Kagome, you have to tell me. Did that man...did that bastard...did that bastard rape you?"

Kagome's trembling grew visibly erratic at the notion, and she gasped for air in between her escalating sobs. She shook her head violently. "No...no, he didn't. But if you hadn't come...he...he would have..." She broke off, grasping him tightly to her, never wanting to let go.

He sighed heavily, relieved, but still deeply angered and saddened. How could I have let this happen? If I hadn't been so self-involved, she wouldn't be here right now. This is all my fault. He returned her tight embrace, hiding his falling tears in her hair. It had once smelled of sweet spring flowers, but now only held the stench of him. He whispered into her ear softly, his voice cracking with emotion. "I'm so sorry, Kagome. It's all my fault. I should have been here to protect you. I swear no one will ever hurt you again. I swear it on my life." He pulled away from her to let her see the truth in his eyes. She could do nothing more than nod sadly in reply, and clutch closer to him as he set a quick pace back to the village...

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To Be Continued...

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~~Well, I personally found this chapter wicked hard to write. I don't know, I just felt horrible making him do all those nasty things to Kagome the entire time. Well, I hope I conveyed the terror of it all well enough...I don't know...so, please give me any comments you may have...I promise I'll write back.

kagome 1021 ~ thank-you!!

thalian ~ I'm so glad to be part of someone's inspiration, and I hope I can read your fanfic soon!!

applejacks ~ lol!! Thanks so much!! I try really hard to convey their complex relationship in my writing; it's so deep, and fully exploring all the levels would be impossible...but I try!!! I'm glad you like it...

lynnie ~ Perfect score???!!! Yipppeee!!! lol...if I had it all done, I would email it...but I don't...lol. I'll try my best to get it done soon!

Chibi Mizu Tenshi ~ Oh don't even worry about it!! I understand completely how much school can distract you from the pleasurable things in life....lol, and I hope you had fun on spring break...I also love that longing emotion...actually, I think I use it a little too much...and I guess by now you've realized that the "blood" wasn't at all what you were at first assuming it to be!!! lol...thanks for the review!!

Serena ~ LMAO, you say bitch like it's a bad thing!!! Well...I'm sure you and all my other readers will be soooooooo happy to know that it was this comment that made me delay putting the new chapter up...lol, I guess I got a little crazy with my power...oh well, not my fault...anyways, I just wanted you to know that I posted that chapter on the 20th late at night, and didn't get around changing my story description until the next day...that's why it said a new chapter was up that day...again, if you want to know when I post a new chapter, join my notify list!!!

kangel ~ I'd just like to say that you're comments are always that best!!! lol, just joking with you!! Thanks for reviewing....

DreamStar ~ I'm glad you like my story so much!!! And I promise the lemon will be in the next chapter...I don't want such a great fan like you dying waiting!!

~*UPDATE*~ 9/8/04

I have just recently been interested in continuing this fic…. Please review if you like it and want me to continue.