Hey! I Hope your not becoming annoyed at me. I'm really trying to go fast, it's just difficult. Here's another chapter.
DISCLAIMER: NOT MINE. I DON'T OWN INUYASHA OR ITS CHARACTERS. I ONLY OWN THE PLOT. UNFORTUNATELY.
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'How had things gone so wrong so quickly?' Kagome thought to herself. Things were going perfectly, and she'd screwed it up. She should have stopped when he said to. She was such an idiot. She didn't relize she was going into the forest until she heard a bird chirp loudly next to her ear. Then she look around and was shocked to see how far she'd gone. She knew her way around the forest, so she knew she was pretty deep into it. Just then she heard a twig crack behind and to the left of her. She looked, but no one was there. She heard the sound of brush being disturbed all around her, and then she was being pressed up against a tree. Only this time it wasn't Sesshomaru. Her face was pressed against the bark, so she couldn't see who it was, but she knew it wasn't him. He wouldn't have been so rough. And he smelled much better. The person holding her smelled like...She froze. She knew that scent. "Koga!" She cried. "Let me go immediately!" He just laughed. "Let you go? My dear, I do not think so. Last time I let you go, even for just a few months, you found someone to replace me." Kagome tried struggling out of his grasp, but he held her tightly. "Don't be ridiculous. I was never yours. You didn't have me to let me go. You stopped coming around the castle for a few months, and it was a major relief for me. Your presence was suffocating."

He ground her farther into the tree, and she cried out in pain as her face got scratched up. "Well, you'll have to get used to my presence, because when your my mate, you'll be around me A LOT" He said this last part wispered into her ear. She could feel his hot breath against her skin, and it made her shiver in disgust. His breath smelled extreamely terrible. Like he just ate rotten fish slathered in garlic butter. She gagged and tried to turn her head, but he held her still. "You will be mine, Kagome." He wispered in her ear, and she could feel him fumbling with his toga behind her. She felt helpless, and tears ran down her face. "We could have done this the easy way." He continued. "We could've been happy together. Well, I'll still be happy, and you'll learn to love me. I'll make you love me." He finished with his toga and started on her kimono. "You should have just listened to your parents. They knew what was best for you. They are smart people. Too bad their daughter didn't follow their example." He had her right where he wanted her. She couldn't move, couldn't scream, his hand covered her mouth. She was unable to save herself, and there was no one else to save her. She'd hurt Sesshomaru. She deserved whatever she got. She closed her eyes.

Suddenly that pressure was lifted from her body. She crumpled to the ground, unable to turn around. She heard Sesshomaur's voice, and a jolt of hope and relief and happiness shot through her. Her mind was too numb to understand what they were talking about, but one thing got through to her. It was what Koga said as he took off. "I'll be back for you, Kagome." Then he left, and Sesshomaru picked Kagome up. "Did he hurt you?" Kagome didn't know. She couldn't feel anything. He saw her face and sucked in a sharp breath of air. "Oh Kagome..." He held her close and ran for the castle, all the time wispering to her that she had to stay strong, that it was all over, that she was fine. Kagome didn't respond. She didn't feel fine. She didn't feel anything. She couldn't understand why Sesshomaru was as freaked out as he was, and she couldn't find her voice to tell him that she was fine and didn't hurt. She felt so weak.

She felt herself being handed to another set of arms, but couldn't lift her head to see who it was. 'Why can't I move?' She thought. 'I'm not hurt badly.' She struggled to speak, but all she managed was a slight noise, no louder than a wisper. Sesshomaru heard it though. "Shhhh. It's okay Kagome. Just relax." Kagome wanted to cry. She was so confused. She hadn't been hurt that much! She was laid down in her room. "I'll get a doctor." She heard someone say very faintly. She thought it might have been her mother, but she wasn't sure. It sounded like they were far away. "Kagome, I need you to stay awake. Talk to me." That was Sesshomaru. His voice sounded tinny, but she could tell it was him. "I..."She managed to force out. Her voice horrified her. It was rough and scratchy, like she hadn't spoken for years. "What's...wrong...with me?" She gasped. "Oh, beautiful. Nothing's wrong with you. You're perfectly fine." That was what he said, but she could see the truth in his eyes, and it said something different. "Don't...lie to...me.." She begged, looking up at him even though talking was sapping her strength.

He didn't answer. Instead, he got up and went to get her hand mirror, the one Father and Mother got her for her birthday last year. He came back and held it up, and she gasped in shock. The right side of her face was drenched in her blood. So was her neck and right shoulder. That was why everyone was so scared. There was a lot of blood. She realized that She was feelilng so weak because of the blood loss. "I... need a...shower.." She said weakly. Sesshomaru laughed. "Of all the things to be worried about right now, you're worried about how you look and smell?" Kagome got defensive. "I stink!" He laughed. "You're so cute. You almost sound back to normal." He sobered. "You've lost a lot of blood." He said. Kagome looked away from him. "I know. I'm going to die." Sesshomaru looked worried, but not surprised. "You've lost a lot of blood." He repeated. "Answer me." Kagome looked up at him. Her gaze was firmly on his eyes, and he couldn't look away. "If you don't get those wounds closed up, you will." Kagome nodded. "I thought as much." They were quiet for awhile. Then Kagome looked up at him again. "I need you to promise me something." Sesshomaru looked at her. "What do you need me to promise?" Kagome closed her eyes, suddenly feeling weak. "If I die, I need you to take care of Koga." Sesshomaru just stared at her. "What?" He asked, sure that he couldn't have heard her properly. "Don't let him out of your sight. Don't let him hurt anyone else. Please." Sesshomaru nodded. "I'll do it for you." He said. "But I don't think I'll need to. You'll be fine." Just then, her father and mother came back in, accompanied by a doctor. Kagome gave him a 'Don't say anything more about the subject' look, and he nodded slightly .

"Wow! You are very torn up. Well, I'm going to need you all to leave so that I can wash her and bandage her up. I need to see exactly how far down her wounds are, or if they are only on her face. I'm going to have to take her kimono off, and I don't think she wants anyone to see that." That was the doctor, getting right down to business. Everyone filed out of the room, and as Sesshomaru went passed her, she grabbed his wrist. 'Don't leave.' Her eyes begged. "Please..." She breathed. He nodded and looked up at the doctor. "She doesn't want me to leave. The doctor looked down at Kagome. "You will be in a very...well, you will be mostly nude, to be completely honest. Are you sure you want him in here?" Kagome looked up at him, telling him with her expression, because she wasn't strong enough to use her voice. He nodded. "Very well then."

He set to work. First, he had Sesshomaru hold her up, so that he could slip Kagome's kimono from her shoulders. He got it down pass her shoulders and to her waist, and Sesshomaru laid her back down. Feeling very exposed, Kagome watched as the doctor sterilized his hands and found his cotton swabs to clean out her wounds. She winced and hissed in pain as he ran them over the side of her face, and found that, as he went to her neck, it continued to hurt. 'So my neck is scratched up too. Stupid Koga.' She sighed in relief when he finished and set the cotton swabs aside. Then she gritted her teeth in preparation as she realized that he was going to bandage her up. 'Ohh...' She internaly groaned. The doctor looked at her. "Are you doing alright?" She gave him a 'What the fuck?' look, and Sesshomaru chuckled a little at the obvious dissatisfaction on her face. "Yes, I'm doing fine." The doctor nodded and smiled. Then he started to bandage her up. -

That's all for now. I know it's wierd, and I know Koga would probably never do anything like that, but this is a story with no ground in reality. And I don't know if you could get that hurt if you got scratched up like that, but I thought if it was bad enough then you could bleed a lot, I mean, head wounds do bleed more than normal, after all. And they were pretty bad scratches. Thank you for being so understanding and patient. I'm currently working on my other story, and will update very shortly. Ja ne!