Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters from Inuyasha.

A/N: Thank you for reviewing that last chapter! I really didn't expect to get any because personally that chapter sucked... But y'all seemed to like it so… I know that that last chapter wasn't all that great, but I'm not too good at fight scenes and that was giving it my all… I might go back and edit it to make that scene better, but that is if I feel like it… This chapter should be better.

P.S.: I thought I should warn you guys that Kouga is going to be OOC in this chapter, but it is only like this so that the story can move in the right direction, because trust me I am not a huge fan of making characters OOC, but sometimes it has to be done… oh, small lime in this chapter…


Chapter 4

The man kicked her again causing her to scream in pain. "That's right little miko there is nothing that you can hide from me. Now who is this Kouga?"

Kagome rolled over so that she was looking up at him. I have nothing to tell you. She thought since if she talked she would probably start to cough up blood.

The man knelt over her, "That's fine. I don't need you to tell me anything, your thoughts will tell me all I need to know. You see if I just take a strand of your hair and burn it, all of your thoughts, past and present will be open to me." He laughed menacingly and grabbed a clump of her hair. She cried in pain as he pulled her into a sitting position by her hair, "So are you going to tell me who Kouga is or will I have to burn off all of your hair?"

Kagome looked at him, her usually bright and life filled eyes were dull and washed out, "You….. you're gonna….. die…." She choked out and coughed up some more blood. She could tell she had lost too much blood and she wasn't going to be conscious much longer.

The man threw her back on the ground, roughly causing her to scream in pain as her head hit a tree root. He stood up, "And what makes you think that?" He asked with another laugh.

"Because, I'm going to kill you." Kagome head Kouga say from somewhere out of the clearing. He said something else to the man, but she could no longer distinguish the words as she embraced the unconsciousness.


Kagome awoke in a cold sweat as the last image of her dream replayed though her mind.

Kagome screamed in pleasure as she came. She screamed again as she felt his seed flow into her body. Her nails were digging into his back more with each of his thrusts. But then she screamed in pain as she felt him bite into her neck, his elongated canines piercing her skin.

Why do I keep having that dream? She thought as she tried to sit up, but found that it hurt her to move. "Wha-?" She asked aloud as the memories started to flood her mind. That man was after my jewel shards! Instinctively she pulled the small bottle from her pocket. "Good they're still here." She said aloud as she put them back.

"Of course they are." She heard a familiar voice say from beside her. She looked over to see Kouga smiling at her, "You didn't think I would let that weak little demon take them away from you do you?" He asked with humor and then without waiting for a reply continued talking, "Sorry I didn't bandage your wounds, but with where they are… I didn't think you would want me to…" He trailed off looking away from the miko.

Kagome could feel the pain pulsing in her side and was glad that Kouga hadn't bandaged her up if the pain was any indication as to where her wounds were. "It's fine. What happened to that man? Did you kill him?" She asked as she tried to sit up again, this time actually managing to do it.

She looked at her surroundings to find they were no longer in the same clearing. She could tell they were just inside the dense forest by how thin the trees were becoming. Kouga was sitting at the base of a big oak tree and Kagome was sitting next to a small hot spring. If she hadn't been in immense pain she would have found the site pretty.

Kouga looked at her, "No…" Kagome saw an emotion flicker in his blue eyes before he turned away again, "I… got distracted… and he got away." He said hesitantly.

Kagome nodded, understanding. There were many times when she was with Inuyasha that she would get distracted in battle. Wait, why did he get distracted? Did I cry out in pain while I was unconscious Or worse… pleasure?!? Oh no! What if I screamed out his name in my sleep!?! What if that man could read my mind while I was asleep and told Kouga everything?!?

Suddenly Kouga stood, pulling Kagome out of her thoughts. "I'll let you get washed up, before we leave. The smell of blood is bound to attract tons of demons." He said before turning and leaving the clearing.

Kagome got undressed with much less effort and pain than she expected, then climbed into the hot springs with a sigh of relief as the warm water massaged her muscles. As soon as the water touched her side the pain was gone. She looked down to see that the wound was completely gone. I wonder if Kouga knew about this… Thinking of Kouga I still wonder if he knows about my dream with… with-

Kagome didn't have any more time to think about the dream when Kouga's voice rang through the clearing, "Sorry Kagome, but we gotta go! Hurry!" He sounded strained as if he was fighting.

Kagome quickly got out of the spring and pulled her school uniform back on, trying to sense if there was a demon, but she didn't sense anything. "Okay." She said when she was dressed.

The word had barely left her mouth when Kouga was holding her bridal style and running at full speed from the clearing and out of the forest.

He ran until it was dusk, then sat Kagome down, "We should rest until morning. There is a village not that far from here." He told her, not looking her in the eyes as he normally would have.

Kagome nodded and followed him as he walked away. He has to know… that's the only reason he would be acting like this… I should ask him what's wrong to be sure. She thought before putting her hand on his shoulder, "Um… Kouga?" He looked down at her and she thought she saw a hint of anger in his eyes, but he looked away too fast for her to be sure, "Thank you… for saving me…" She said, changing her mind.

"No problem." He said shrugging her hand off of him.

After a few minutes of walking Kagome could see the village in clear view. It wasn't that far of a walk, but she suddenly began to feel the pull of sleep and her vision became unfocused. Her body became limp and she could feel herself falling. Kouga caught her before she could hit the ground and she looked up at him with her unfocused eyes. "Something's wrong." She said, trying to see his blue eyes.

She heard him sigh as he pulled her close to him, "Let's get you somewhere you can lay down." He said as he started a smooth run that wasn't as fast as the time before.

She closed her eyes as he ran because her unfocused eyes were starting to give her a headache.

"Kouga's back!" She heard Ginta say as Kouga opened a door. How he had managed that while holding Kagome she would never know.

"Where should we put her?" a low, unfamiliar voice asked.

"She will stay with me." Kouga said before opening another door and sliding it back shut.

Kagome felt as she was set on a soft bed. She opened her eyes to find that they were still unfocused and quickly shut them again. "I can't move or see." She told the wolf.

Kouga sat on the other side of the bed, "The poison from the dagger didn't have enough time to dissolve all the way in the springs. The part of the poison that could kill you has dissolved. It's just the paralysis and unfocused vision that you feel?" His voice was soft and laced with worry.

"Yes." Kagome said as she tried to make her body respond and move, but to no avail.

"Where's that mutt Inuyasha, are you not traveling with him anymore?" Kouga asked as Kagome heard something hit the wood floor of the room. She was glad that Kouga was still calling Inuyasha a mutt, it meant he was still himself to an extent.

"I haven't seen him in a week… not since… since…"' Kagome let her voice trail off not wanting to talk about what had happened because if Kouga knew about her dreams… she didn't even want to think about it..

"Since what?" Kouga asked, sensing her reluctance to continue.

Kagome didn't answer for a long moment. "When he…" She paused and tried to open her eyes but found the paralysis had now made it so she couldn't, "He killed me…" she whispered, she was going to add something else but it was starting to get hard for her to talk and she was really feeling the pull of sleep.

Kouga didn't say anything but Kagome could feel his anger. He must have sensed her sleepiness because Kagome felt him get out of the bed and heard a door open and close again.

Kagome moaned as Sesshomaru rolled her right nipple around between his thumb and index finger. She moaned even louder when he pulled her left one into his mouth. He began to nibble and suck on it, causing her to moan even louder. He wasn't gentle with her, but she enjoyed it none the less.

Kagome awoke to find that this time it wasn't a dream, there really was someone playing with her breasts, only it wasn't Sesshomaru.


A/N: Well, what did you think of this chapter? I meant to tell you all last chapter that I am going to start to give previews for those of you that review. Okay, so I had originally planned to do this chapter longer, but when I reread it this seemed like a logical place to stop besides it is sort of a cliffie… I don't know… Anyways review if you want the next chapter next week!!!