So here is the FIRST chapter of the new and improved version of Sweet Night. I just was Mikita was still alive to be able to read this story that she had begged and begged me to make for her... This story is going to be completed in her memory!

Please do enjoy! (I will be saying thank you to those who reviewed at the end of the chapter!)

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any characters from the series. I do, however, own this plot line.


The moon shined down on the snow-covered ground as a dark figure darted quickly across it. Rabid wolves howled and growled behind the figure, chasing it across the snow before it jumped into the trees, swinging and darting from branch to branch. The animals below snarled and jumped up trying their hardest to capture a leg or an arm, anything to catch the figure and bring it down. It was too quick and much too agile for any of them to grab ahold of.

Golden eyes just glared down at the pathetic animals before he jumped and landed right on top of the alpha male of pack. The being's hands wrapped tightly around the alpha's neck and ripped it off of the wolf's shoulders. He threw the head off to the side and turned to face the rest of the pack as blood curdling howls filled the night air with the sound of the wolves as they mourned the loss of their leader. Every single one of them took a step forward without a single thought, their teeth bared and lips curled up. It wasn't until a loud demonic growl reverberated around them that they tucked their tails between their legs and running off in the opposite direction. Only one of the wolves looked back and watched as the creäture lifted the dead wolf's body above his head and allowed the blood to pour freely into his mouth before he threw it off to the side where its head lay.

Already too much time had been wasted with his earlier feeding and even more was passing by him. That human had put up quite the fight after she found out what his intentions were before he drained her of every drop of her precious lifeblood that was now coursing through his body, warming it. His body was sated from the fact that he not only was able to feed but also because he was able to work out the sexual frustration that seemed to happen to him when he least expected it. It was absolutely pathetic. At least the female had willingly lain with him before he drained her.

Releasing a growl, he took off in a flash, running at top speed until he reached the quiet village that resided on the outskirts of forests. He easily jumped onto the rooftop of one of the houses and made his way across each one after that, never once making a sound. She had been here not too long ago. Her scent was everywhere in the village, he could smell it. It was absolutely intoxicating and enthralling, innocent. Ever since he saw her standing over the river near his cave he had tracked her scent.

The image of her naked flesh slipping into the icy water pierced right into his mind and shock his body. Quite vividly he could see how her breasts bobbed above the water as she floated around on her back, her hands dancing across the top of it. How her hair swirled around her body like black ribbons as she stroked and lathered her supple body with the soap she held in her hand. And how her lips parted as she massaged the soap into her scalp, washing away whatever filth was there. He had never known that watching a woman clean her body could be so erotic.

He wanted her. He wanted her with such a fierceness that he had never known before. It was unbelievable how his body reacted just from seeing her in such a state. It stunned him even more about how much wanted to possess her. How he wanted to turn her and bind her to his side for all eternity and make sure she was kept away from the rest of world.

With a silent mental growl, he dropped to the ground outside of her home. His feet making no sound as they touched the ground next to her front door. Standing straight up to his full height, his silver hair cascaded over his body down to his knees. Some strands of his silky locks fell over his shoulders, obscuring the view of his chiseled, creamy chest.

With silence of Death himself, he slipped into the cottage taking in the view of the beauty laying on the bed. Breath-taking was the word that came to his mind. Absolutely breath-taking. Her ebony hair was sprawled out on the pillow under her head like a dark halo. The paleness of her skin seem to just glow in the moonlight coming in the room from the window. And her pink, parted lips shined from where a sliver of the moon fell over them. The sheet covering her body did little to hide her figure since it seemed that slept in nothing her chemise.

Golden eyes glowed in the darkness as he stood over bed on her side. Her scent swam in his senses as he took in a deep breath, closing his eyes just to savor it. The small sounds she kept making in her sleep made his loins tighten to a point where he was almost in pain. How he wanted to steal her away and force her to live with him and accept his gift of immortality. First, he needed to turn her.

He watched as her long black eyelashes fluttered and her eyes darted from side to side behind closed eyelids before they opened to reveal beautiful hazel eyes that were slightly glazed from sleep. Before they had even opened, the creäture had moved deep into the shadows in the corner of the cottage. He watched as she sat up, the sheet pooling at her waist allowing him the perfect view of her chest through the almost see-through material of the chemise.

Rin looked around the room before she slipped out of her bed, rubbing her arms as the cold hit her. "I forgot to bring in fire wood again. Great, just great, Rin. No wonder you called the Village Idiot," she growled out to herself. "And look, you're talking to yourself again. People are going to believe that the monster has possessed you and turned you into his puppet."

With a small sigh, she walked over to the old fire place and throw some logs onto the embers still burning there before relighting it. Her eyes just watched as the flames danced to some strange melody. A deep sadness suddenly filled her heart. "Maybe he is just as lonely as I am," she whispered to herself, completely unaware of the creäture watching her from the shadows. "Maybe the monster is just like us! He probably wants company. What do you think Ah-Un?" she asked while looking towards the two dogs laying at the foot of her bed.

The two animals just snorted at her before turning their heads the opposite way and dozing back off. How typical, she thought to herself before smiling a little. A thought suddenly struck her as she looked at her two companions.

"I think I'll take something to him. He has not harmed a single person in the village in years," she said as she stood up and dusted off her hands. Her rump was in the air as she bent back over to stare at something odd that was on her floor, something that had not been there a moment ago. "What's this?"

Instantly, Ah's head snapped up as he looked over at her before he jumped off of the bed and ran towards her. Using his massive head, he knocked her hand away from the thing. A growl rumbled deep in his chest as his black fur suddenly stood on end. Un, his brother, instantly reacted and joined him standing in front of Rin in a protective stance.

A ghost of a smirk appeared on the creäture's face as he sat up on one of the rafters, hidden from Rin's and Ah-Un's views. Such a foolish creäture that girl was. Maybe now would be the perfect time to make his presence known to her. After all, the girl believed that he was just like all the villagers.

With a gentle push, he jumped down and landed behind her without making a sound. He watched as her back stiffened from the feeling of the heat radiating from his chest. How odd. She showed no signs of being afraid. Not even her scent showed signs of her being afraid. Instead she seemed to be curious. Interesting. She was either courageous, or she was the Village Idiot.

Carefully choosing her words, she spoke slowly, "Why are you here?"

The creäture seemed to ponder over her words. How to answer this girl's question, he thought before an absolutely dark idea came to his mind. "Hunting," he growled, his breath tickling the back of Rin's neck.

"Oh?" was Rin's disbelieving response. She should be frightened of him, she knew she should be. Yet, she wasn't for some odd reason. How foolish can one person be, she thought to herself while trying to find some reason to be afraid of him. "I believe you are lying, Sir-. I apologize, but I do not know you name, nor why you are in my cottage at such a late hour."

If the creäture actually felt human emotions, he believed that he would feel the one called astonishment because of how she reacted. This human girl had the galls to say that she believed he was lying to her. Even if he was lying, how did she know that he was? Of course, he wasn't lying. He was actually being truthful, just not telling the full truth.

"Are you not afraid of me, girl? I could kill you quite easily." As if he was making his point clear, one of his clawed, pale hands reached around in front of her and grabbed her back her throat. "Quite, easily.

The contact of his skin touching hers sent flames shooting straight down to her toes. A liquid heat started to pool low in her body. What is wrong with me, her mind cried out. How her body reacted to his touch did scare her. It scared more deeply than she thought possible. She suddenly wondered why Ah and Un weren't coming to her rescue like they normally do.

"Do it," she said boldly. "You'd be doing me a favor." It was the truth. No one here really liked. After all, she was the daughter of a bar wench. The bastard child of a whore. Only two people in the entirety of the village cared about her.

Nuzzling his face into her neck, he couldn't stop himself from breathing in her decadent scent. So much more intoxicating when it came directly from her. Now he could tell what it was he was smelling. Something sweet, yet spicy. How would she taste if he sampled her flesh, his mind growled out in curiosity. His tongue slipped out of his parted lips, touching the artery on her feeling her pulse pick. He could hear her heart begin to race.

"Only when you are ready, Riiiin," he growled in her ear as he pulled her close to him. "Now, sleep." The command instantly knocked Rin out before she even had an idea of what was happening. His hands grazed her breasts as he held her to his chest. With a gentleness he didn't know he possessed, her swept her into his arms and carried her over to her bed where he laid her down. "Good boys, Ah and Un," he said to the dogs as they jumped up on the bed and laid at Rin's feet.

The creature's clawed fingers brushed back a few strands of Rin's hair, just enjoying the way that it sent sparks shooting through his veins and igniting his blood. It was an entirely foreign feeling, but he liked it. At least a little. He could not help but smirk as he clasped something around her neck before leaning down and whispering something in her ear.

"In exactly a fortnight, you will go alone to the Rive. You are to tell none where you are going."

Standing up to his full height, he left just like he had arrived. Not a single sound was made as he left the cottage. She would be safe from him, for now. If he did not get the animal inside of him under control soon, she might not be safe for very long. Even now he could feel it clawing its way to the surface like a starving animal thirsty for blood, fighting to drink girl's blood from her neck and viciously ravage her body in the most brutal way.

Not once in the six human generations he had lived outside of this village had his body reacted so violently to any female. He had known of her mother for she would bring him men who had intruded the village. Their blood would the most vile he would taste, but it at least filled him enough to keep him from attacking the village. She was a good woman, until she was forced to work in the bar as a wench after her husband was killed by bandits during one of his trips to the City.

Rin, she looked absolutely nothing like her mother. Yet, at the exact same time, she looked like an exact replica of her. How intriguing, he thought to himself as he made his way back his cave where he would stay for the rest of the night. In a fortnight it would be the night of full moon, but not just any full moon. It would be the night of the Blood Moon. He intended to keep Rin at the river and inside of his cave for all three days so he could study her and take her as his.


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