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'Oh no, Sesshoumaru is going to kill InuYasha!' Kagome panicked.

Chapter 4: Calming the Beast Deep Within

'What am I going to do? I can't let Sesshoumaru kill InuYasha. What would their father think? What?! Why the hell am I concerned with their, very dead may I remember, father's approval, its not like I want to marry either of them? Hmm.' Kagome let the last statement roll around in her mind for awhile; 'this subject definitely needed a little more attention.'

InuYasha, now back to his senses, was completely unprepared for the sudden attack of his older half-brother, Sesshoumaru. He had come out of nowhere; just sprinted into action at the sight of the half-breed attacking Kagome. Now, Sesshoumaru had the hanyou pinned down onto the rain soaked ground, the same way he had Kagome just moments before. Sesshoumaru bared his elongated fangs at the hanyou, showing his dominance over him, hoping and wishing he would try his position as alpha dog.

"Oh no, Kagome are you alright?"

Quickly leaving her thoughts and the battling brothers before her, she turned around to peer into the loving and trusting brown eyes of her only female friend in the feudal era, Sango.

"Are you alright, Kagome? Did Sesshoumaru hurt you?" Sango asked.

"NO. Why would Sesshoumaru hurt me?" Kagome asked with puzzling eyes glaring at her friend that wore an expression of bewilderment on her face.

"Well, Miroku sensed Sesshoumaru's demonic aura near by, so we all, including InuYasha, went to cut him off. However, by the time we arrived we were meet with the scene of Sesshoumaru attacking InuYasha, and you lying on the ground. I am so glad you are fine. But are you sure Sesshoumaru didn't attack you?" Sango questioned again.

'It's just impossible that he did not attack Kagome, he must have done something, and he was fighting with InuYasha so something must have happen. Then how did Kagome manage to be on the ground, was InuYasha protecting her? He must have been protecting her. Had to be.' Sango finally concluded with little certainty.

Something told her that, that is probably not what happened. Sango did not know why, but for some odd reason she was extremely mad at InuYasha, and something told her that he is the one to blame for Kagome's position. Without wasting much time, Miroku and Sango helped Kagome to her feet. After she managed to find her bearings, she once again turned her full attention to the scene that was before her.

A/N Sesshoumaru and InuYasha convo

"You worthless hanyou how dare you touch what belongs to this Sesshoumaru."

"She doesn't belong to you, you asshole," InuYasha growled out while trying to wiggle out of the taiyoukai's hold.

A growl was the only response that InuYasha received from his half-brother. Sesshoumaru's eyes were glazed over with red, and his claws were elongated ready to strike. His right hand began to glow green with his deadly poison in which was hovering dangerously over the hanyou's heart. Sesshoumaru was set to kill, and he was not going to take prisoners. Suddenly the brothers were interrupted by the object of their aggression.

A/N end of sesshou and yasha convo

"Sesshoumaru, STOP!" Kagome yelled.

A growl was all she received.

'Figures he doesn't respond well to commands,' Kagome thought.

"Sesshoumaru, please stop," Kagome pleaded this time with a little aguish in her voice, "Don't kill InuYasha, pleeeeaassee."

Suddenly, the green cloud of mist that encompassed the taiyoukai's hand began to fade away, his fangs started to return to their original size, his eyes were slowly returning to their beautiful golden honey color, and he very slowly began to regain his composure.

"Lucky for you half-breed the girl was here to save you," Sesshoumaru teased as he removed himself from his younger sibling.

"Keh" InuYasha responded.

A sigh of relief enveloped them all after the two brothers retreated to their respected corners. Sesshoumaru continue to stare at InuYasha, hoping the half-breed had not learned his lesson yet and would attack. There was nothing else in the world that the taiyoukai wanted to do than beat the mongrel worthless ass half-brother of his into the afterlife, then to take his female companion, and make her into a woman.

"InuYasha are you alright?" Miroku asked the hanyou. However, that was not what he really wanted to know. Miroku wanted to know why Sesshoumaru had attacked to the hanyou, and what exactly did he touch that belonged to Sesshoumaru.

'Did Inuyasha hurt Rin? No, of course, he would never hit a little girl or a female for that matter. What was it that InuYasha had done that got the demon lord all upset?' He finally concluded that whatever it was, it was pretty bad and whatever it is that he had done will not be forgiven so easily.

"Keh. Whatcha asking me for, you should be asking Kagome that," the hanyou stated.

InuYasha and Sesshoumaru were standing about a meter apart, just stared at one another, as if to wait for the other to make a hostel move. Both had their hands on the hilt of their swords; InuYasha on tessiaga and Sesshoumaru on tokijin, gripping tightly the sword for maximum speed when drawing.

"InuYasha, do you care to explain why you were touching that what belongs to this Sesshoumaru?" he asked but some how it didn't seem like a question but more of a command then anything.

"Keh. I don't have to explain nothing to you Sesshoumaru." InuYasha retorted.

"Then are you prepared to offer retribution for your actions toward what belongs to this Sesshoumaru?" Once again a command not so much a question.

InuYasha was silent. He knew he owed Kagome an apology but he be damned if he was going to say it in front of his brother, or anyone for that matter.

"Do you not think she is worthy of an apology, InuYasha?"

'Now that was definitely a question,' Kagome thought, 'why isn't he apologizing? What's wrong with him? I know what's wrong with him, he's a jerk. InuYasha would never apologize to me because I'm human. JERK.'

"InuYasha, what is Sesshoumaru talking about?" Sango asked.

By now, Sango, Miroku, and shippou were very curious to what cause this little fight. However, they all seemed to know it had something to do with Kagome. They just didn't know how right they were.

"I have no time to play around with you, InuYasha. If you have not the vocabulary to carry out such a simply task then I will do it for you."

And with that said, Sesshoumaru turned his attention to Kagome, who was standing in between the monk and the demon slayer with the little kitsune in her arms. He begins to walk closer to the miko before him, the very same one he had not left but a few moments before, to apologize for the actions of his brother. However, Sesshoumaru did not have plans to actually apologize to the miko; he planned to do more than that, he planned to piss the hanyou off that was staring daggers into the back of his head.

Miroku, Sango, Kagome and Shippou saw the rapidly approaching youkai in front of them. Instinctively, Miroku and Sango move out of the way by walking slightly away from Kagome. Shippou jumped off of Kagome's shoulder on to the ground near Miroku. They all just stared in disbelief at what was transpiring right before their eyes. Suddenly, InuYasha coming out of his shock finally spoke.

"Sesshoumaru keep your hands off of her," he growled out to his older brother while drawing tessiaga readying for attack.

Sesshoumaru however continued his voyage toward the miko. He was going to give her retribution for the hanyou actions, sweet, sweet retribution. Finally, stopping before her stretching his arms toward her, taking hold of her forearms, pulling her closer to him so that she now was right under the demon lord, he bent his head down to her face and slowly and sensually brush his lips to hers in a few chaste kisses.

He loved every second of it; his brother was boiling over with rage at the demon lord's straightforwardness. InuYasha was about to explode into an untamable rage if his brother didn't get his hands off HIS Kagome. Kagome on the other hand, could not believe that Sesshoumaru was kissing her in front of InuYasha, in front of her friends, in public, where everyone could see that he was kissing and touching a human, in public, and not killing them, but kissing them in public with an audience.

Sesshoumaru's hands began to take on a mind of their own, as his hands began to roam the canvas of her body, trying to touch every part of her.

'Well as much as I can with her clothes on,' Sesshoumaru thought evilly to himself.

A slight moan escaped Kagome's mouth before she could catch it and beat it back into her throat.

'Oh Kami, his lips are so soft, so perfectly soft, like perfect little pillows of softness. Stop it Kagome, pull away now. NOW, before InuYasha loses the rest of his mind. OK, maybe just a little bit longer,' she thought as she slowly gave into the kiss, 'No, stop this before it goes too far. Wait; is that his hand on my ass? Oh yeah that feels nice.'

Sesshoumaru at a snail's pace pulled away from the miko's inviting lips and removed his arms from her person, then turned around to look at his brother.

"I believe, little brother, that the miko has accepted my apology on your behalf," he uttered.

Sesshoumaru fought back a smile that wanted to grace his stoic but beautiful face. He maintained his usual emotionless mask, and turned to walk away from the group of stunned spectators, but before he completely disappeared into the forest he stop to utter one last word.

"InuYasha, I trust that your earlier actions will not occur again, as you will control yourself or else."

Then as abruptly as he appeared, he disappeared into the night, quietly and gracefully. Everyone look on to where the great dog demon once stood, trying to piece together the very confusing scenes that were acted out tonight. Then without warning they all turned their attentions to the silent miko, who still stood in same spot the demon lord had placed her in. They wanted answers and they wanted them now.

"Kagome, care to explain?" Miroku asked with a wicked smile on his face. He can only imagine what was going on with the three before they arrived. Oh, he could only imagine.

Kagome now realizing that everyone was in need of some answers, begin to blush as she thought of everything that had happen before InuYasha had arrived.

'I am so screwed. What am I going to tell them?', and with that thought Kagome official panicked.

A/N: Ok kiddos, that is the end of this chapter. I hope you enjoyed this chapter as much as you enjoyed the others. There is no cliffie on this chapter; I thought that maybe you would want a change of pace.

Once again all suggestions towards were the plot should go, I will accept and put to good use. So keep these reviews coming.

Thanks again to all who have read my story, special shout outs to my friend Nikki, who emailed me about my story. Thanks girl for the encouragement to continue and finish this chapter.

Oh yeah and shout out to my MUSE, love ya. Keep it coming.

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