CHAPTER 1

Kagome gave a melancholy sigh as she soaked in the onsen. She should have been happy, but frankly she was lonely. Sango had bailed out on her again. She had this fear that too much bathing would peel of her skin. Kagome chuckled as she remembered that discussion. But really, she had wanted to talk to her about InuYasha's weird behavior. He had been acting so nice…not that she minded, she just felt that he was hiding something from them.

Suddenly she felt a shiver. Her first thought was Naraku but she felt none of the overpowering darkness that came with his presence. Still the presence was strong and heading her way quite quickly. Fear crept into her heart as the hot spring was far from camp. But InuYasha would come to save her if she was really in danger. Still, shivering she dashed out of the onsen and threw on her robe. She looked frantically for her bow and arrows and then realized with growing horror that she had left them at camp. The snap of a twig in the clearing sent her twirling in fear as her eyes met the blood-red eyes of Sesshoumaru.

It was then that she knew something was very wrong. Sesshoumaru's eyes were the color of cold amber not red. She'd only seen his eyes this color once, when he'd lost control in his father's tomb.

"What do you want from me" Kagome asked in a quavering voice. A sinister chuckle escaped from Sesshoumaru's lips. He looked over her scantily clad body with lust apparent in his eyes. That was when she knew he was in heat.

"Sesshoumaru-sama don't do this, I'm human" Kagome choked out. He advanced towards her slowly and said "Yes he doesn't like humans, but it's my night to play." Walking around her slowly he delicately sniffed her neck. "Ah, untouched and a miko, this will be fun."

Kagome shuddered and then in a burst of desperartion brought hjer palms to his chest and released as much energy as she could. Sesshoumaru was blown back into a tree. Staggering, Kagome turn and ran into the forest.

Branches whipped across her face tearing at her hair and clothes. She ran quickly knowing that once Sesshoumaru got up he would catch her. She ran though the trees frantically at last spotting a clearing witth someone in it.

"Help me, Please" she screamed hurtling to an ubrupt halt at the sight at the sight that greeted her. It was InuYasha wrapped around Kikyo's naked body.

Pain sleuced through her heart and ager coursed through her veins. So this is what he'd been hiding. She felt Sesshoumaru's presence closing in on her and screamed "InuYasha, please help me." But he ignored her plea. I'm right here why won't he help me she thought knowing that she was out of time. She could here the snapping twigs behind her in the forest and knew Sesshoumaru would get her.

She gave an agonized cry as he caught up with her, pulling her hair and snapping her head back. Red eyes a glow he looked at the scene in front of her with what may have been amusement.

"Scream all you want," he whispered sinisterly into her ear "he's to occupied to care". A tear slid down her face and as he pushed her down to the ground, she knew that the truth behind those words hurt her more than anything he would do to her that night