Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha, but I do own Lord Soshi or the Northern Forest. God he's sexy.

A/N: Since this story had like five chapters posted before I deleted it, I will revise the other chapters and post them once I'm done with them.


Lonely Hearts - Revised
Dragon Taiyoukai


Sitting by the fire, blazing flames reaching up and licking at her smooth skin. Pencil met paper as Kagome wrote out of poem that described how she felt about Inuyasha.

'I stay here, all alone
My heart yearns for your touch
My soul cries out for company
I stay here, hoping for eternity
Maybe just maybe, I'll have it soon
Maybe I'll have someone with me
Can you hear my cries?
Can you see my tears?'

She looked up, glancing at her companions, Kagome smiled. Miroku was sitting next to Sango, talking to her about hell knows what. She looked so annoyed, not to mention disgusted. Eyes shifting, Kagome looked to her little Shippou and Kirara. They were playing, rolling a ball back and forth between them. She looked back to her piece of paper, continuing her writing.

'If you can't…
I don't know what I'll do
Will I ever have company
To stop my lonely heart?
Yearning for you
Crying for you
It's all too stressful
It's all too hard to do'

Glancing up through her eye lashes, she watched Inuyasha slurp up some more ramen. Jeez that guy was an endless pit when it came to ramen. Clearly the guy was insane. But that didn't stop her from loving him like she did. And she honestly didn't think that would ever change. It was sad really, all Kagome wanted was for him to return her feelings. To love her the same as he loved Kikyou, but more so. Though she knew that would probably never happen, Kagome didn't let her hope dwindle. For she would always try to stay faithful to her hanyou friend.

'The tears run down my face
As my heart is screaming
For you to just hold me
Just like you used to
Can you hear my screams?
They're making my heart ache
So many people have lonely hearts
Lonely hearts that want your touch
Can you hear the screams?
See the tears?'

Her heart shuttered, her soul shivered, a demon was close by. Although, she didn't see a need to worry, Inuyasha would take care of them. It was after all, his duty, though she didn't like to think of it like that. She wanted to think of it in a way that made it seem like he protected them simply because he cared. Not wanting to seem too worried, Kagome went back to writing.

'I can no longer feel your heart beat
I can no longer hear you breathe
You're gone from my life
I wish you would return
Please return to me
Return to my lonely heart'

Heart pounding, Kagome sighed. If only Inuyasha knew how she felt.

'I just want you back
I want to be in your arms
Can you let that happen?
Can you let me dream,
Of what used to be?
Or will you leave again?
Hear me scream
See me cry'

Her writing was interrupted with Inuyasha's growling. Looking up, Kagome's heart stopped. Standing in front of them was a completely gorgeous man. The man bowed, his long hair draping over one shoulder.

"Hello." His voice a silky, deep voice. A voice that could make any woman melt into a puddle of fan-girlism. "I am the Lord of this forest. Lord Soshi, dragon taiyoukai. And just who are you, trespassing in my dominion?" Inuyasha growled again, but Kagome held him back from attacking the demon.

"Don't do anything foolish Inuyasha." As he waited for his reply, Soshi let his dark purple gaze sweep the group of travelers. The hanyou, monk and slayer looked normal enough. But the girl that held the hanyou back, well she was a different.

"Girl, why is your state of dress so revealing?" Kagome's face burned. Her outfit was not revealing! How dare he!?

"Excuse you! My outfit is perfectly fine thank you. Now if you'll excuse me, while the four of you talk, I am going to talk a little stroll." Kagome, still angry from his question, held her nose high up and stalked off. Soshi watched her walk away, allowing his eyes to roam, when she was far enough away, Soshi returned his gaze to the group before him.

"Well, are you going to answer my first question? Or shall I forcibly remove you from my dominion?" he asked. Growling again, Inuyasha withdrew his sword. Miroku held up his hand.

"We are simply here because we needed a place to camp for the night. I am sure you understand." Soshi nodded, running a hand through red-brown hair. He nodded, turning on his heel to leave the group be.

"Wait a minute. Why did you come here in the first place? It couldn't have been to just ask us that one question." Inuyasha snarled. Soshi stopped in his tracks. Looking over his shoulder at Inuyasha, Soshi smiled.

"I assure you that is all I came for. I cannot have people with evil intentions within my boundaries." And with that, Soshi walked away. Well it was more like floating. But either way, he left gracefully.

Kagome fumed as she walked through the forest. How dare that arrogant prick of a taiyoukai insult her by saying her clothes were revealing! It made her mad to no end and she didn't know if she'd be able to restrain herself the next time she saw him. Although, he was really handsome. And he had potential to be a nice guy. If only he could get some manners, than he'd be okay to be around. But for now, he was a downright jerk! Cleary not paying any attention at all to where she was going, Kagome tripped over and upturned root. Falling flat on her butt, Kagome winced, squealed and then landed. But it wasn't on the ground as she had expected. Looking up, Kagome saw the taiyoukai from before. She blushed, looking away from him. His deep, rich chuckle came to her ears and she felt nervousness in the pit of her stomach.

"You might want to watch where you step miko." His concern warmed her, but when he called her miko, that's when she snapped. Jumping up from his arms, Kagome glared at him, anger raging through her.

"Okay buddy! Listen here! My name is Kagome, KA-GO-ME! Not girl, not miko, not wench, nothing other than Kagome! Although thank you for catching me!" Due to her state of emotion, the last sentence came out with an angry tone. Soshi, odd that he wasn't mad, looked rather amused. This girl had a fire about her. A defiance he had yet to see in most women. It was rather rude, but intrigued him to no end. His curiosity got the better of him.

"Tell me onna, how is it that you have such rude behavior?" Kagome fumed! If she was on a cartoon show, steam would have been blowing out her ears. First he tests her patience by saying her clothes were revealing like some sort of slut, then he calls her miko instead of her name and now he dared call her woman and asked her how she had become rude! As if, Kagome was far from rude. She just knew how to stand up for herself.

"Alright, I've had just about enough of this! I am not rude, I just defend myself! What's so wrong with that Soshi?! Huh, please tell me what in all hell is wrong with that!" Well, that was interesting, Kagome hardly ever cursed and even when she did it was only when she was really mad. Like so mad that even Satan would run away in fear. There it was again, god did he love testing her. Smirking, Soshi swiftly leaned over, whispering into Kagome's ear. His hot breath brushing her skin like a warm blanket of security.

"That's all I needed to know." And then he was gone. Kagome was left by herself in the forest. Her heart nearly stopped, she turned around and headed back to camp.

When she arrived, Inuyasha jumped her.

"Kagome! Where were you!? Are you okay? Did that bastard hurt you after he left?" Kagome shook her head, riding herself of the memories from the forest. He stunned her, his majestic beauty, more beautiful than anything she'd ever seen. More so than even Inuyasha, he could probably compete with Sesshomaru. Although, that would be tough, Sesshomaru was the most beautiful creature to walk feudal Japan, but Soshi was a close second.


Okay, well that's the first chapter of Lonely Hearts Revised. I personally think it's ten times better than the original, just because my writing has gotten a lot better over the many years I've been writing. Anyway, please review! Ja~ne!