InuYasha woke up on a warm, soft body. "Kagome" he whispered. He looked up from his body pillow into the face of Kikyo. Memories of last night rushed back to him. Cold flailing limbs, nails raking down his back, a long slender neck bared to his fangs and in the background someone screaming his name. He had mated Kikyo but she had still been cold dirt, not warm breathing and supple. He remembered right after he pulled his fangs out of her neck there was a light, bright and pale, pale pink and then darkness clouded his vision as he collapsed.
It was light out he realized with a start. He jumped up and began putting on his clothes thinking 'I'll never hear the end of it from that wench'. But he knew he had to tell his group that he had mated Kikyo. If they couldn't accept her he'd tell them that he would have to leave. That would make Kagome cave. As he walked out of the barrier InuYasha was assaulted with the smell of blood, Kagome's blood and the salty smell of tears.
"Kagome" he gasped. Guilt filled his mind as he dashed out of the clearing and into the forest. He was only a yard into the forest when his foot connected with something cold but soft. He went sprawling onto the floor. Springing up with a growl, he turned to see what had tripped him. The site before his eyes turned him cold inside and filled him with despair.
Kagome lay on the forest floor dirty tear tracks across her face. A bruise tarnished one side of her face. InuYasha's gaze traveled lower and slid across her torso. Purple and red mottled bruises marred her breasts. Her garment was sullied and torn, the robe dirtied beyond repair. He gulped and looked farther down to the source of the smell of blood. The robe underneath her legs was soaked with blood. It coated the inside of her thighs and ran down to the forest floor. On her hips were bleeding claw marks that disappeared under her body. Rage and sadness filled InuYasha as his eyes settled on her wrists bruised from being restrained. His eyes frantically searched for the little jar she carried around her neck. He spotted it chain torn and tangled in her hair. He picked it up puzzled. The shards were still there!
That, that meant that the bastard who'd done this to her had done it for their own sick twisted enjoyment. He eyes bleeding red he sniffed at her body. Puzzled he sniffed again, he couldn't tell who the demon was, they hadn't left a scent behind.
Distraught he turned to close her eyes and he heard a faint sound. A heartbeat, she was still alive! Unaware of the red that had bled into her eyes he grabbed her and shook her gently but insistently. "Kagome, Kagome please wake up" he begged. She shifted and stirred in his awareness slid back into her eyes. He sighed in relief. She turned her face towards him and looked him in the eye. Time seemed to freeze but then her eyes widened and she screamed.
"Please, I'll be good I won't fight anymore," she whimpered "Don't hurt me anymore. Please just kill me." She began to shiver and tears ran down her face dripping onto InuYasha's haori.
"Kagome it's me, InuYasha" he said, horror evident on his face.
"I…nu…Yasha" she said confusion in her eyes. InuYasha saw her eyes harden and then he knew that she knew about him and Kikyo.
She saw the guilt on his face and then she knew it hadn't been an illusion. Her face crumpled and fresh tears ran down her cheeks. He had abandoned her in a time of crisis so that he could get a good lay.
The wind blew through the clearing and she shivered. It was then she fully realized the state she was in. Crimson-faced with shame she pushed off of InuYasha and ran through the forest. The memories of last night threatening to overwhelm her.
