Title: Still Beating Heart

Summery: Inuyasha was horribly hurt by Kagome after the final battle, so he disappeared. 5 years later he returned, more demonic than ever. The only hope for the poor hanyou is Nekoi Hiokans, a 17 year old demon, trying to make her own way in the world. Can he be saved or is everything lost for him?

Rating: M, for language, citrus content, and implied citrus.

Disclaimer: I don't own Inu or any of the songs I use.

Prologue: Rain and Memory

The rain came with no warning, not a flash of lightning, or the roar of thunder. A young girl, with pure black hair and coal black eyes looked out the small window of her house, searching for someone. She saw a shadowy figure in the darkness and she bolted to the door. She flung the door open and rushed out to the person walking to the house. A pair of shocked amber eyes looked up to see the angelic like girl flying out of the house and into his arms. The person looked down, and smiled softly as the girl cuddle into his chest, trying to keep warm. Then, the girl's eyes flew upwards, giving the person a very accusatory glare.

"Inuyasha, why did you go out into this weather?" The girl sounded extremely concerned.

"Cause, I wanted to get home to you. Is that a good enough reason for you, Nekoi?" Inuyasha smirked, as Nekoi just sighed and shook her head.

"I give up on you. You are utterly hopeless." Inuyasha nodded his head, looking very pleased with himself. "Can we go inside, I'm soaking and I'm pretty sure you're freezing." Inuyasha nodded again and they ran inside.

Once inside, Nekoi headed upstairs without noticing that Inuyasha was following her. She went into the room that her and Inuyasha shared, and pulled off her wet shirt. Inuyasha was in the doorway, watching her, and trying not to drool. This girl lit him on fire; she was always doing something that appealed to his hormones. He felt something spring up in between his legs and he tried to suppress a groan, but failed miserably. Nekoi turned around, with a sexy smile on her face and she slowly walked over to him, swaying her hips in a way; that you could see the bulge in Inuyasha's pants from a mile away.

"Nekoi, why do you insist on doing this to me?" He was trying to not push her on to the bed and have his way with her, but she was making that near impossible. She had only her bra and silk pajama bottoms on; which were soaking wet from the rain and sticking to her shapely legs. Her hair was hanging limply down her back, but it made her look even sexier.

"What are you talking about Inu?" She smiled again, and then she pressed her body up against Inuyasha's. "Well, I'm waiting." That's when Inuyasha lost control. He picked Nekoi up, carried her across the room, and threw her on the bed. Before Nekoi could comprehend what was going on, Inuyasha was on top of her, nipping at her neck. Nekoi let out a soft moan, which pushed Inuyasha even closer to the edge of reason.

"Nekoi, I need you. I need you now!" Inuyasha moaned in Nekoi's ear.

"Inu…I want you; right here, right fucking now." Inuyasha pushed his lips onto Nekoi's, trying to ignore the image that popped up into his head. Another girl had said those same words to him a very long time ago, but she had only wanted to use Inuyasha. He knew Nekoi better than that; and that night, Nekoi showed him a different world. A world he had been looking for; a world where he was loved completely and without conviction.