Declaimer: I do not own Inuyasha.

"We give and take a little more. Eternal game of tug and war."

- Power and Control, Marina and the Diamonds

Chapter 3

She had two options really.

Option One: She could simply give up. In her current situation, all the odds were against her.

Options Two: She would find a way out of this situation, for good.

The demons arms squeezed around her waist as her once cold body felt much too hot against his masculine form.

Yea, she would go with option two.

Kagome took steady breaths as she tried to tuck her fear far away as possible. Fear would do nothing for her, it only served to bind her against him, and it's what he seemed to enjoy emitting out of her the most. Kagome didn't want to give him that satisfaction, the six year old little girl facing him was gone, and what stood in her place grown girl who would not be an easy prey.

With those thoughts, Kagome used all the strength she could muster to rip out of his arms, and surprisingly she succeeded. Though, his hold didn't seem as strong as it was moments earlier.

She decided to ignore this fact.

After being free from his hold that seemed like iron cages, Kagome staggered a bit as she turned to face him. Composing herself, she quickly straightened her back to emphasize she holds no fear of him.

Or so she hoped she could act like she didn't hold any.

The man, or demon, simply crossed his arms at what he saw as her endearing, yet pathetic, antics as he intently stared at her. A cocky smirk graced his lips as if challenging her to make another run for it.

Well, she had no intentions of running this time anyways.

"I demand to know what you really want from me-" Kagome paused as she tried to will his name out of her lips, the name she tried much too hard to forget and pretend it never existed, "Inuyasha."

At this he arrogantly raised a dark eyebrow, to her dismay and fears his cocky smirk was still plastered across his face. "Flattered you still remember my name."

How couldn't she?

She glowered at him, "I asked you a question." She demands with a rather rough tone.

He simply sighed at her "endearing" antics and moved to lean against a nearby tree, "I want you, what is there more to explain?" he stated in a bored tone as he analyzed the tall tree above him.

Her fear subsided a good amount. Annoyance was what she was feeling at the moment with this man.

"What is there more to explain?" She asked with mockery and disbelief, "Of coarse there is more to explain! For ten years I have not been able to fully be at ease or let my guard down thinking you would come show yourself again out of the blue…" She paused as she inhaled a deep shaky breath, looking back at all her years living in fear and finding her self keeping cautious eyes at the woods constantly, "Where do you get off at? I was six, do you not know how affected a six year old girl would be after a creepy grown man…demon…or whatever bloody hell you are, claims he's coming back for her? As though she is to become some property?"

The only reaction she got from him was his still bored gaze towards the tall tree above him. She found almost offence to this.

"Do you?!" Almost childlike Kagome stomped her foot, demanding his attention. Her temper was slipping.

"You were interesting." Inuyasha stated calmly as he kept staring at the tree.

"…What?"

"You see, humans aren't really my cup of tea. They're either too predictable or flat out annoying, but you-" he paused for a dramatic effect. "You were something else, and from what I see, I was right." His gaze focused on her once again, smirking as he showed off a pearly white fang. The sight sent a small shiver up her spine.

"Here's a small girl, in the presence of the Big Bad Wolfe, and of coarse she's scared-"He pushes his leaning form away from the tree and casually took a step towards her. Kagome kept her stand, determined not to show any fear.

"But she still stands there, trembling like there's no tomorrow of course, yet many grown men would have been weeping for mercy or running away in a blink of an eye…" He took another step as his golden eyes were boring into hers.

"And then those eyes, they were like an open book. I could practically see every emotion and thought running through them..." He took another step.

"And that face, it would clearly grow into something pretty, very pretty." He huskily said as he took another slow step. Her legs felt like jelly as she prayed to keep her balance.

"And then there's that scent-"He then toward over her, looking down at her guarded figure. With a deep inhale of air between the small space they now shared, he took in her scent. Slowly leaning forward, much to her dislike, he purred into her ear, "It was absolutely perfect."

She tried to sustain a steady gaze, hoping her fear didn't crack through her perfectly composed face.

"Is that a good enough explanation of why I want you?" Inuyasha asked darkly as he kept his face much too close to hers.

His presence was distracting as Kagome tried to collect her thoughts. Because of this, she looked down at the cold snow covered ground, trying to take in the situation she was in, and what she could do to make her own outcome in the end.

"I see you haven't gotten over that nibbling habit." He chuckled and Kagome realized she indeed was nibbling her bottom lip, instantly she stopped. She couldn't help the blush and tremble that came over her as she realized how analytical he had been over her.

"I think you're selfish and unfair." Kagome blurted almost above a whisper without thought.

"Oh?" Inuyasha leaned back a bit, amused with her reply.

She heatedly looked up at him, "You give me your reasons of why you want to have me, and you're basically making claims that you are-" Kagome paused to think over her next reply, knowing she was possibly messing with dangerous territory, "But, what about what I want?"

"What you want?" He narrowed his amber eyes at her as he crossed his arms once again.

She nodded her head firmly. "Yes Inuyasha, what I want." She boldly repeated herself.

He snorts at this, "And what would that be, Kagome?" he asked condescendingly.

She can't help but notice this was the first time he actually said her name.

What does she want actually? Of course, the obvious answer is her freedom.

But she knows all too well he won't grant her that request. It's quite obvious he's a selfish man. So, what else is it that she could want and could possibly grant her the freedom she desires?

Then something hits, the calculations in her head suddenly start doing their own work and suddenly, she feels she can have some sort of say in this.

"I won't let my self be yours…" His stiffened at this and his eyes become almost deadly.

"Unless," She continued, "You see things my way."

He looked down at her determined look, not liking being bribed, "How so?" he growled.

Kagome gulped a bit at this. She takes a deep breath before she continued, "I'm a sixteen year old girl, meaning I have the same needs and thoughts other regular girls my age have-" she had to look away from his heavy amber eyes to continue. "If you want me to be yours, we have to come to an equal agreement here. I will not let my self be pushed into something I believe I won't get anything out of, but I'll let you try to convince me into agreeing to your desires. That being said-"she paused, not knowing what she's about to dig her self into.

"Make me love you." She gets the courage once again to look him in the eye as she said this.

He blinked at her. He had no response to this, he could only look at her petite form with a hint of subtle shock across his face. "Love me?" The words come out of his lips as if they are foreign.

"Yes." Kagome softly nods as she hugged her self from the cold weather.

He thinks over her request, his eyes never leaving her. He rubs his chin with his deadly clawed hand as he gives her a determined look of his own. They stay in heavy silence for a few seconds.

"Fine, I will see it your way I guess. But like you said, we have to come to an equal agreement here." He stretched an arm out to gently grab the top of her nightgown and pull her closer to him. "I request you visit me, daily actually, if you're going to give me the chance to win that heart of yours." His voice sounded like silk, and yet very terrifying.

"Agreed, but I can't come during the day…my father has me forbidden from coming here, so I would have to visit at night." Kagome blushed at her mumbled reply.

Inuyasha smirked at this and suddenly let her go, "It's a deal than."

"I'm not finished though." Kagome hurriedly adds. He gives her a spectacle look, again not liking where this is going.

"If I can't bring my self to love you, I want to be free of you. We would never cross paths again." Kagome ignored how harsh she sounded to her liking.

He pinned her where she stood with a penetrating stare. Not liking at all what she just requested of him.

"You're asking too much of me," He softly, yet almost threateningly grabs a lock of her hair.

"All I can say for now is that I assure you Kagome, I'll win you over." She found herself unable to breathe at his reply.

"But-"

"I'll be expecting you tomorrow night." And with that he lets her go as he walks off into the darkness of the woods.

AN: This one is much shorter, but I found it appropriate that way. Hope you guys like chapter three, hopefully makes up for chapter two. Let me know what you guys think. (:

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