'Beast'

'Speaking with beast'

'Thoughts'

"Speaking"

Kagome's heart was breaking by the second. Inuyasha had once again run off, and like an idiot she once again followed him. Why do I even bother? It's always the same. They bad mouth me for a bit and then they had sex, like they were doing right this minute. Inuyasha was on his back with Kikyou riding him, both were completely naked, laying haphazardly on the layers of their clothing that was strewn beneath them. Kikyou was almost emotionless throughout the whole thing, just like she was every time. Just kind of sitting there, letting Inuyasha move her hips for her as he plunged his erection into her slot.

She didn't know what she has thought. Maybe that if she waited long enough, he would finally notice that she loved him? And that was just it. She waited throughout their little journey, collecting the jewel shards. She waited until the final battle when they had finally beaten Naraku and completed the jewel shard. And here she was, a year after Naraku's death, and she was still waiting! I've had enough...

She had just turned around and was about to leave, but what she heard next stopped her in her tracks and made cold dread race through her veins.

"Inuyasha... It's time. Die!" Fast, faster then she ever thought she could, faster then she could even comprehend, Kagome turned, notching an arrow and drawing it back. Aiming at the couple she released the arrow that hit Kikyou strait through where the heart should be, right before the dead woman could plunge the blade she held into Inuyasha's neck.

The sight of Kikyou's death was mind numbing. All those times everyone called her a clay pot, Kagome didn't think anyone realized how true those statements were. The arrow Kagome had shot through the woman's chest literally made the skin next to it shatter, cracks crawling through the once perfect skin that now broke and chipped as she fell to ground in a heap. It was as if instead of a woman, Kagome had just launched an arrow through a Ming vase. And if that wasn't bad enough, the light show that followed it was almost worse. The instant the arrow pierce the skin, the souls of all the innocent children that Kikyou had stole burst from her shooting through the heavens in streaks of blue. It was an chilling sight, one Kagome never wanted to see again. One soul, the last one to appear out of the broken woman, didn't shoot towards the heavens with the others though, it instead shot right to her.

Pain streaked through her until it was the only thing she could think of. A pain so intolerable that for a moment she truly thought she was dying or already dead. Her world was filled with blue, but as it started to fade the pain slowly followed.

When she once again became aware of her surroundings she was on her back, looking up at a still naked Inuyasha. Instead of him looking at her worry, or confusion, or even relieved for her saving his life, he looked at her with feral rage laced with pain, his eyes that awful crimson color that marked his beast in control; and unlucky her, they were just getting redder.

"I-Inuyasha..?"

And with that, he lounged and her world was filled with white.

Sesshoumaru looked upon the foolish miko as she stumbled through the woods after his bastard of a half-breed, half-brother. It was not the first time he had witnessed such a thing, and surely he thought it was unlikely to be the last.

He was curious as to why she repeatedly brought herself through obvious pain, and surprisingly furious at his brother for causing such. He however pushed that thought back again, telling himself that he was always furious with his brother, and that he needed no reason, and as true as that was he knew he was lying to himself at this time.

He watched the miko as she watched the clay pot and the half-breed mingle. It was disgusting. How could the half-breed even find pleasure in a clay shell of a corpse? If it wasn't for the little miko he wouldn't even have gone near this place, but that was just it, wasn't it. He was here for the miko.

She had somehow wormed her way into his attention. First by wearing that scandal of an outfit, and then by speaking back to him without cowering in fear. She then again proved her worth at his father's grave, by pulling out tetsusaiga, and then proving her courage by shooting at him with one of her sacred arrows. What caught his attentions and kept them however was when she proved her heart when Rin was sick and she stumbled across his camp. She looked at the girl but once, and then without even glancing his way or acknowledging him in anyway, she strode right into his camp to the sick little girl who was sleeping at his side, knelt beside her, and immediately started to use her powers to heal her. It was after that time he started to follow her, even after Naraku was dead and gone, to try to figure out this cipher that was the miko. He since then secretly learned about her time travelling (which explained a lot) and her obsession with repeatedly breaking her, what he has now learned, fragile heart.

The dead miko's words kick started his attention back on the miko he followed here and was surprised, but nonetheless a little proud (Proud? Why should he be proud of her?) of her following actions. It was quick thinking, and even quicker responses like such that had saved her life more then once over the course of her years in this time.

'Such actions are fitting of a future mate and Lady of the West.'

'Be quiet beast. This Sesshoumaru has no time for you this day.'

Sesshoumaru sneered in disgust at the death of the now fully dead miko. Inuyasha was mating with THAT? When one of the souls that was unleashed ran straight for his (HIS? The female was not his!) miko however, he shot up in alarm. It made more sense than not however that part of his miko's soul was taken by the dead bitch. It may even explain why she could never quite grasp her power, even though she had plenty of it streaming around her and he has witnessed her trying repeatedly, night after night to learn how to control it. It probably didn't help either that she had no proper teacher like she sort of had with hand-to-hand combat and sword play. She needs a better teacher then the taijiya. Perhaps I could offer... Focus!

Inuyasha was now hovering over her, but something was wrong. He had lost control of his beast again! Damn that mutt. He never could do anything right.

'Mate in danger! Protect her!'

'She is not this one's mate!'

'Not the time! Save her!'

Wanting to argue more with his beast but knowing that it had a point he jumped in front of his miko right as Inuyasha went for the attack.

"I see you are still good for nothing half-breed" Sesshoumaru stated after he flung the mutt across the small clearing, right into a tree.

Alrighty there! Hello everyone! How does everyone like the new story, and yes the title is a Doctor Who reference. Just for the record, and I'll only say this once, I DO NOT OWN INUYASHA NOR THE DOCTOR, although I seriously wish I owned Sesshoumaru and The Doctor. I would be in heaven! But alas, I don't. I am excited for this story however! I have plans for this one to go places! Hope you enjoyed the first chapter of The Girl Who Waited!