Disclaimer: -attempts to run away with ownership to Inuyasha- -angry lawyers with pointy objects corner her- Uh…hi? -slumps- Oh poopie… I give up. –hands back ownership- Inuyasha doesn't belong to me…
AN: Due to a rare (but awesome) stroke of genius I figured out how to continue this story although it won't actually be like a normal one. Think of it like random scenes in Inu and Kag's relationship based on Inu's new tricks. Enjoy!
Fetch
Tell me, half-breed, how much do you care for her?
It had started with another encounter with that bastard Naraku, the way it always did. Kagome was in her own time for more of those stupid "tests" of hers and to restock on ramen. Sango and Kirara were in the old tajiya village repairing her Hirakotsu after a nasty encounter with a boar youkai. The bouzu and kitsune brat were visiting that raccoon thing in hopes of learning about a new Shikon shard. As for me? I was wandering around the outskirts of the village and resisting the urge to stay by the well like I wanted to, like I should have. Then, I caught that god-forsaken scent, making everything else fly right out of my head.
She's such a thing of beauty is she not? So pure even after everything she has seen and done. It will be a pleasure to corrupt such a soul.
Soon after, he materialized wearing that absurd baboon pelt; his tendrils of miasma engulfing the clearing until it made me want to puke. Kami, how I wanted to use the Tetsaiga to rip him into a bunch of bloody little bits! Planning to realize this fantasy, I started towards him with a snarl, but he stopped me with just five simple words. I know the girl's secret.
She will be mine, just like your former lover who now pledges her allegiance to me. Tell me, Inuyasha, how does it feel to lose two lovers?
A flare of overwhelming panic. 'No, he couldn't know,' I thought. But then he laughed that maniacal, cursed laugh and I knew I had thought wrong. Flames of anger pushed the panic and guilt aside. There would be time for that later, there had to be. His taunts flew in and out of my ears, fueling the rage that threatened to destroy all coherent reason left. Now at this crucial moment, I needed to keep my head clear; an impossible feat when I imagined her at his mercy. But, she was counting on me. I needed to be strong for her sake. The consequences of losing her were too much to dwell upon. I was sure I would not survive if she left me.
Don't worry. I will be sure to put her to good use.
I readied my Tetsaiga. This son of a bitch wouldn't even touch Kagome. The familiar feeling of the fang's power pulsed through my veins. I called upon the Kaze no Kizu and felt a surge of satisfaction as it made a direct hit. However, it swiftly turned into horror. 'Kuso! It's a puppet!' The panic returned full force as Naraku mocked my failure.
Fetch, hanyou, if you can.
The trees were a blur as I raced to the Bone Eaters Well; the puppet's parting words ringing in my ears. All of my thoughts were in chaos, but my youkai instincts were perfectly clear. I must protect my mate at all costs. I reached the village and passed through it with an insane agility that set the humans into a frenzy. I had to make it.
You will be too late…kukukuku…
There was the well! I launched myself into it, the purple glow of ancient magics pulling me through time itself to save the only one who mattered. I appeared in the modern world with my senses immediately assaulted by the scent of death and fire. 'No… Kagome!' I fairly flew out of the shed.
Already, I have won.
A horrible sight met my eyes. The shrine was in flames, ravaged by the miasma and the youkai that Naraku commanded. But even so there was still hope. My lover was standing tall amidst the ragged remains of her home acting as a guardian to her beloved family even though she was injured. Her sapphire eyes were glazed with suffering as she drew on the strength to pull back her bow. The scent of her blood spurred me into a new fit of rage, which was only further heightened as I saw the scum that dared to hurt the one I loved. Naraku… I flexed my claws as he turned towards me. No possible death would be gruesome enough or painful enough to satisfy me. Not when he had placed such a look into my Kagome's eyes.
After all, we all know how mental anguish can make someone suffer much more than physical pain can. Don't you agree, Inuyasha?
All I remember after that was the Tetsaiga transforming and the release of all my hatred for that bastard. When I finally came back to myself the coward was gone once again by having escaped back through the well and Kagome was almost comatose from energy exhaustion and blood loss. All of the Higurashis were injured to some extent although her little brother was the worst hit. She managed to heal them past the crisis point while I was fighting so there was no fear of any of them dying. That didn't stop me from being frantic with worry for my mate.
I have left my mark on her. She will never be free of me, even in her dreams.
I gently cradled her in my arms and noticed a mark on her right shoulder. When I saw it I snarled with fury. It was a spider. I would kill him. My noise woke her up, however, and her weary blue eyes gazed at me with relief and love. She murmured my name and snuggled into my chest for comfort; whether it was for me or for her I wasn't exactly sure. I stiffened my resolve as I brought her back through the well to Kaede for healing. The mark would change nothing between us; it would only affect how much pain Naraku would get when I killed him. She and I would always be together.
This miko is mine.
AN: Naraku is just slightly creepy in this story ne? It seems to fit his characterization though, so I'm happy. XD
Translations:
Tajiya: A demon-slayer.
Youkai: A demon.
Bouzu: A monk like Miroku (maybe not perverted though)
Kitsune: A fox-demon
Kami: A god
Kaze no Kizu: Literally the Scar of the Wind, this is one of Tetsaiga's attacks.
Kuso: Shit
Miko: A priestess with spiritual powers.
