Warning: While this warning is in my profile, since most people don't look at them… It's rated M for a reason and that reason shows up in chapter one. Rape is a subject and scene(s) in this story.

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Chapter One: Furious Frenzy

In the life of demons, there are things that the rest of the world is unaware of. It seems to be an unwritten rule that demons do not speak of these embarrassing secrets. For example, when a demon mates with another, the female must be marked in order to claim them. In most cases, this is done through a bite and it causes a supernatural mark to be placed on the mate. Though the mark is normally unseen, there are rituals to prove that the Mark of the Mate has been placed on an individual. These marks don't have to happen willingly, as male demons are said to have whatever they wish.

Another example is that when a male demon has not found at least one mate by a certain age, certain instincts take over. If these instincts are fought, their inner demon may take over and force them to seek a mate out and take them with or without their permission. These incidents are disgraceful and can ruin the reputation of an entire family if they're found out. They're called frenzies. When a demon goes into a frenzy, they may take any female that comes along or take a female that has been on their mind. It really doesn't matter as long as the deed is done. If a Mark is placed during a frenzy… that's bad news.

This is why Lord Sesshomaru, Lord of the Western Lands, was recently told by an older advisor of his Father's that if he did not choose to take a mate soon, it is possible that he won't be able to hold off his inner demon for long. He could hurt a member of his staff, an enemy he fights, or even the young Rin. The thought of taking a child disgusted him, whether she was human or not. However, the thought of him losing control like that was almost as bad. He didn't believe he'd ever fall into a frenzy, ever.

The last couple of weeks left Sesshomaru in a strange predicament. There was this persisting pain knocking at the back of his skull. His nights were filled with dark images of him going on a rampage through human and demon villages. He even dreamt once that he had attacked Rin. Luckily, he woke up before anything got graphic. The last straw was when he, Rin, Ah'Un, and Jaken came across a human wench that needed aid and he felt a rush that dishonored his very being. He couldn't take the chance any longer than that. Sesshomaru rushed off to the edge of the Western Lands where his palace stood and left Rin where she'd be safe. Though Jaken resisted his orders to stay, he was left with Ah'Un at the palace. For the first time in his life, Sesshomaru was uncertain of how much control he had.

Much further inland than the Western Castle, Sesshomaru found himself sitting alone in a thick forest with sweat dripping down his face. Every day was a battle for him now. He fought off his inner demon each moment of the day, fearing the moment he'd give in. His desperation was increasing by the day, yet another state that he was embarrassed about. Sesshomaru was not the type to feel this weak, this helpless as his own mind and body fought against his wishes. He could never be seen like this. The deeper he went into the forest, the more clouded his mind seemed to become.

The silence was broken when Sesshomaru's senses were suddenly struck by the scent of a familiar female and his heart instantly skipped a beat. It was that human woman, Kagome. He'd never admit it, but he feared what may happen next if she continued closing in on his location. Why was she coming this way anyway? Where was Inuyasha? Sesshomaru had a hard time standing up and the moment he got to his feet her scent seemed to carry along a strong breeze and struck him harder. He brought his hand to his face, trying to fight the dangerous urges that were quickly overtaking him. He stepped away from the direction she was coming, but she was closing in quickly. Was she running from something?

The "why" of this matter quickly left his mind as visions of Kagome in states that he never wished to see her in. Disgusted in himself for but a moment, yet another push of her scent on his senses brought Sesshomaru to the very edge of his sanity. There was something more here, more than what he expected. Of course, the human wench was prime for mating… She was "in heat" so to speak. That was it. Realizing that sent his inner demon into overdrive and his eyes shot red, his nails and fangs grew, and his demonic aura washed over the land like a wave over the shore. Sesshomaru rushed toward his new target, no longer in control of his own sense, his mind in nothing but blackness as instinct took over.

In the Inuyasha Forest…

"Let me guess, Inuyasha ran off once again?" Kagome sighed in irritation. Sango, Miroku, and Shippo all nodded. Inuyasha and Kagome just had a massive argument about whether she should be allowed to go home again and was pretty much forced to stay here. She had a big exam that she had been studying for whenever she had a chance and she wouldn't be able to take it if she stayed. He yells and argues with her for over an hour about leaving when we had jewel shards to find and then runs off again?

"I can only guess where he went." Kagome said sarcastically and walked out of Kaede's hut. Sango and Miroku looked to stop her, but she was off before she got the chance. The three looked worriedly to each other. They had seen a Soul Collector when Inuyasha ran off, so the three of them knew where he was headed off to, but they doubted that Kagome did. This was going to get ugly very quick.

Kagome ran off into the Forest of Inuyasha and heading toward the Bone Eater's Well. When she got there, she looked around to find Inuyasha, but saw nothing. She continued off toward the Sacred Tree, stopping as she came to the clearing where it stood. Inuyasha wasn't there either, at least, she thought he wasn't. A strange sound echoed through a few trees, so Kagome snuck her way over. She leaned around to peak passed a tree only to instantly have her heart shattered into pieces.

Standing there in the clearing was Inuyasha and Kikyo. The two stood in an embrace, standing closer to each other than Kagome ever had a chance to stand with him. Kikyo has her face nuzzles into Inuyasha's neck as he was stroking her hair. His trance was only broken when he caught a familiar scent on the wind. It was similar to Kikyo's, but not exactly the same. He slowly shifted his gaze over to Kagome, his eyes widening as he had been caught with her yet again. The look of utter betrayal in Kagome's eyes said it all. Kagome looked him directly in the eyes and shook her head before turning away from the couple and walking off. Inuyasha didn't even chase after her, at least not immediately.

Kagome ran through the forest with tears in her eyes. She didn't realize that she wasn't going a known direction. She was heading west, unaware of the trouble she was heading into. She didn't really care either. She just didn't want to go back to Kaede's hut and had also promised not to go home yet. They had just gotten a small lead on a couple of jewel shards in the east and were stopping only for a rest. Even if that were the case, she couldn't go back now. She just had to get away.

Kagome didn't realize how far or long she had run. When Kagome finally stopped and wiped her face, she realized that the sun had completely set. The forest was dangerously dark and hard to see very far in. She looked around, trying to get some sort of bearing. She looked up to the sky, trying to get a glimpse of the stars to maybe guess a way home, but she only saw the leaves of the trees.

"What do I do now?" she asked out loud. She had nothing on her. She didn't have any of her supplies or even her bow and arrows in order to fight possible enemies or even hunt! She was in a risky situation.

There was a small ruffle in the trees in front of her. She looked over and saw something dash out in a streak of white at her without any warning. Kagome was suddenly on the ground, pinned by an incredible strength. When she opened her eyes and looked up, a few inches away from her face was Sesshomaru himself. Her heart raced as she accepted death in that moment, but death did not come. It was like they were frozen in time, a condition brought on by the stillness of the demon on top of her.

"Sesshomaru?" she finally forced the whimper from her lips, terror shaking her voice. The sound of her voice seemed to be what triggered the incoming assault. Sesshomaru went on a rampage, tearing at Kagome's clothing like a starving dog would a meal. Within seconds, she was nude beneath his stature, his silk clothing running along the inside of her bare thighs. It arose a fear Kagome never thought she'd feel. There was only one reason to strip a woman of her clothing in this manner…

"Sesshomaru… please." Kagome whispered desperately, her heart racing so fast that she could feel the beats pulsing along the surface of her skin. She felt only one tear fall down the side of her face. She couldn't find the courage to cry. Her plea came on deaf ears as he lowered himself onto her. Never before had she felt the male body this close. She didn't know when he revealed his lower self and she feared actually looking down to Sesshomaru's dick, but she felt it first touch the edge of her being. The brief contact sent Kagome into her fight or flight instincts. She kicked her legs, swung herself left and right, and desperately tried getting some sort of control of her body. He had her pinned good.

Without warning, Kagome's lower body was forced wide open by the unwanted intrusion of a demon's larger shaft. She felt every inch of Sesshomaru stab its way into her core, slamming to the very edge of her womb. There was a moment she wondered whether he'd puncture her with the amount of strength he put behind that very first thrust, but instead he slid back out and started his own rough rhythm of demon dominance. With her wrists pinned at sides of her head, Kagome looked off into the darkness of the forest, focusing on a single point as if she were going to see Inuyasha come to rescue her.

Kagome's eyes slowly drained of life as this went on. She realized Inuyasha would not come for her this time, not when he thought she would be going home. She had no weapons, no way of finding help. The person who was violating what was once her innocent virgin body was possibly one of the strongest demons that even lived in the era. She couldn't fight him back. The only thing Kagome could do was lay there, her body being pushed deeper into the dirt with every destructive thrust he made.

Sesshomaru was lost in the rage of his inner demon, his mind gone and forced into the abyss of his own psyche. His body was acting on nothing but instinct now, pinning his victim to the ground, he ravaged the petite female body like a wild animal, sliding his erect dick inside his feminine prey with no care of who or what he was fucking. The act of mating was all he needed, the release and pleasure being the goal of this night. How long did this go on? He wouldn't know. Sesshomaru's body moved for as long as he needed to, which ended up being no less than two hours. He forced Kagome's body into different positions. She was on her back, on her knees, and even against one of the nearby trees.

When Sesshomaru was finally done, Kagome showed the first sign of life since this all started with a horrible high-pitched shriek that came from him biting deep into her neck. What felt like acid seeped into the wound and she tried to fight against this new pain. It was worse than anything he had done to her up until this point, which was saying something since he used her like a sex doll. Once his fangs slid out from her skin, the two collapsed into the dirt, Sesshomaru's sweaty body overtaking Kagome's. Both were trying to catch their breaths and soon Sesshomaru fell completely unconscious on top of her.

It was a couple more hours before Sesshomaru finally came back to his senses and woke up in the middle of the scene. His eyes slowly opened and he felt slightly weak. His vision was blurred and he actually had a difficult time moving. It did not take him long to realize he was not laying on the ground and was only partially clothed. He hesitated getting up, having a feeling of what he was about to discover. He finally gathered his own courage, knowing that no matter what he found, he would have to kill whoever ended up his prey anyway. He just wasn't expecting it to be her…

Sesshomaru pushed his upper body up enough to take a look at the face of the woman he had taken and for the first time in his life, he realized that he had seriously miscalculated. It wasn't a demon, it wasn't a stranger, it wasn't even an ally… Instead, he had taken the human wench that seemed to belong to his younger half-breed of a brother. Had had just raped a woman that laid with his younger brother? A feeling of deep disgusted overtook Sesshomaru's mind and body as he moved to fully stand. In his movements, he realized that his dick was still touching her and he jumped away from her nude body.

"What the hell… am I going to do now?" Sesshomaru asked himself as he ripped a piece of his kimono and wiped her filth from his lower body, tossing the fabric to the side. Kagome began to move, so Sesshomaru covered himself up quickly. She sat up and glanced warily toward him. There was an extremely awkward silence between the two of them that carried on for way too long.

"Are you… done… with me?" Kagome asked, but it sounded more like a prayer. Sesshomaru stayed silent, glaring angrily down at her. Seeing his glare, she started to shake again and he calmed down, doing his best to keep his composure. In the end, he was the one that violated her.

"This was not intentional." Sesshomaru finally spoke up, seeing her flinch and shake merely by hearing the sound of his voice, "I was not in control of my body." Kagome looked up to him shocked, a bit of life and color returning to the brown eyes that he had temporarily killed last night. She obviously wanted some sort of explanation. "I'm sure Inuyasha has not spoke of such things as he does not have to deal with it. He likely does not know of it. Full-demons, like myself, have times in their lives that they will lose control of their body and mind because they have yet to take a mate. While the lesser demons you see thousands of don't deal with this because they're mindless and mate like it'll give them power, w-…"

"Wait a minute…" Kagome interrupted, receiving a death-glare from Sesshomaru. She choked up and froze, trying to speak with the fire and confidence she usually spoke with, but couldn't. Sesshomaru saw this and raised an eyebrow. This incident must have impacted her more than he expected.

"Speak." Sesshomaru said as calmly as he could.

"I, um… So, that happened because you haven't mated with anyone?" she asked. Her original question was going to be worded much more rudely, but 'you mean that happened because you haven't gotten laid before?' may have been a dangerous way of asking someone as strong as Sesshomaru a question.

"Correct." he replied with a solid nod.

"Wow." Kagome lowered her gaze, deep in thought.

"What?" Sesshomaru demanded an answer with a single word.

"I just… I guess I figured that you had women throwing themselves at you." she explained.

"I do. They're unworthy."

"But I am?" Kagome said, scratching at her neck.

"Do not flatter yourself." Sesshomaru spat the words with a threatening tone, "As I explained, this was not intentional. Mating with a human is disgraceful, but forcing one in this manner is disgusting."

Silence fell between them again. Sesshomaru watched Kagome lay there, still nude and not even trying to change that fact, while dazing out and looking around the forest like she was confused. The more he watched her, the more frustrated he got with the situation. What the hell was wrong with her?

"Do not speak of this to anyone." Sesshomaru demanded.

"You're not going to kill me?" she asked, still scratching at her neck.

"Excuse me?" Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow.

"I figured you'd kill me, but you're not. Why would you let me live if this is just disgraceful?"

"Is that why you're so silent? You assume I am to kill you?" Sesshomaru asked. Kagome was right, of course. When he opened his eyes, he knew he'd be killing whoever it was that he had taken. He had fallen to the very thing he was warned of. Even he could not fight his natural instinct.

"I don't know…" she lowered her gaze to her knees. In that moment, she realized she was naked, but didn't feel the urge to cover herself. She just looked around the forest again, her expression becoming more distorted with sadness as each second passed them by. "Pl-Please… Please kill me." Kagome suddenly burst into tears and bowed her nude body to Sesshomaru, pleading with him.

"What? You wish to die?" Sesshomaru asked curiously.

"Yes! I can't live like this!" she yelled, choking through her sobbing words, "I can't keep watching Inuyasha run off with Kikyo! I can't keep leaving my family! I can't keep running after the jewel shards for someone who doesn't care enough to consider my feelings!" Kagome brought her hands to her face, crying heavily into her palms for a few more moments, only being watched by the cold stare of the demon lord who raped her, "I could deal with it before because I thought I had a chance… a chance to prove to him that I was worth his time, that I could compete with her, but now… How would you feel if you found out that your closest friend's virginity was taken by your half-brother that hates you?"

The stoic and uncaring expression that Sesshomaru always wore, even in a time like this, vanished. He took a moment to consider what she said. He imagined finding someone, a beautiful demon woman he had chosen to lay by his side. Then he imagined Inuyasha defiling her in the same manner that he had just done to Kagome. His heart filled with rage at the thought, at the mental image he quickly shook from his head. He understood her pain a bit more. Not only did she feel like he robbed her of the chance to be with the man she loved, but he had taken her purity, a valued attribute even in the demon world.

"Disgusting…" Sesshomaru muttered, but Kagome heard it. Seeing the look in her eyes actually made him regret letting that word slip out. He felt a tinge of guilt as he watched her skin pale and her pupils dilate. While he watched her retreat into the deadly crevices of her mind, he saw two marks on the edge of her neck, where she had been scratching. Sesshomaru stepped to Kagome and grabbed her arm, pulling her to her feet, which surprised her enough to bring her from her damned thoughts.

"Wh-What are you d-doing?" she asked, fearing a repeat of the night before. Kagome watched as he examined her neck. She saw his eyes flash red and she placed a hand on his chest. "No, no, no. Please, not again! Just kill me, please!" she begged him, reading to kneel if he wasn't holding her up.

"What?" Sesshomaru calmed, his eyes going back to normal, and looked at her.

"Your eyes…" she said, calming down a bit, "They were red again. That's what you were like when…"

"I get it. Enough." he said, letting her go. She was too weak to catch herself and dropped to the dirt with a hard thud. There was a quick second where Sesshomaru thought to help her back up, but he fought the urge and looked away to retreat in his own thoughts. He was contemplating something and Kagome was able to tell. He almost looked… frightened? What frightened Sesshomaru was going to be a bad day for Kagome, so she pushed herself to her feet, waiting for some reaction from him. "Fuck."

"Wh-What?" Kagome asked and he just closed his eyes and shook his head.

"At least I know why I don't want to kill her…" Sesshomaru thought to himself, looking Kagome up and down. The gesture caused Kagome to retreat backward until her back met a tree. Sesshomaru rolled his eyes and sighed, "Let's get you cleaned up. We will tell no one of this event and you can return to my idiot half-brother and your quest for the jewel shards."

"But… I just said…"

"Speak nothing and he will know nothing. Understood?" Sesshomaru said and she nodded. It was a dangerous plan, but one that gave Kagome the slightest hope of staying with her friends. As she thought of them, she felt guilty about wanting to die before, but could she even face them now?

The next hour was the two of them coming up with a plan to deal with this situation. In the end, Kagome would return to Inuyasha and her friends under the pretense that Sesshomaru rescued her from a demon merely because Rin was fond of Kagome. Her clothes were torn in the battle, so he provided her with his own haori to cover her up and then brought her back since she'd die out there alone. After a good bath in a nearby hot-spring and some herbs that helped deal with the scent problems, Kagome and Sesshomaru made their way back to Kaede's Village in a bit of a hurry. Kagome held uncomfortably on to his shoulders as he carried her on his back. It didn't take long for them to arrive at the village and the moment they landed, Inuyasha and the group bolted out of Kaede's hut to a surprising scene.

"Hey! What the hell is going on, Kagome?" Inuyasha yelled and all confidence that Kagome had in the plan went out the door. She was let down from Sesshomaru's back, went to speak, and choked up. She glanced to him, her eyes fearful, and then used him to hide from Inuyasha. Sesshomaru just sighed…