Reluctant Passion

~ Chapter Nine ~

Sifted Through Old Scattered Memories Of You

By Inuyashas Youkai

"Yea about that , just how was it that you went about marking her the first time, even a temporary one without anyone knowing ?"

"Oh I think someone knew , just not the one who needed to know.. Well how is a secret , and why she never knew afterwards is beyond me , because after I did I was so afraid that she'd sit me to hell herself once she knew.. "

"Come on you can't just say something and not finish it ..!"the kit reminded.

"Okay okay I'll tell you !"Inuyasha relented stubbornly while turning to hit the freeway.

~ Passing Thru The Days Following Your Confession~

During the time after the shock of hearing the wenches confession , the one that he himself kinda knew , but didn't want to push knowing of how much good it would do him , and because of the not having the choice , being taken by Kikyo, but once he heard the words that only now wished weren't spoken. Now that he had , it was turning his whole existence upside down , especially with that of his demon already having such demands on him prior , when it was only a mere guess on how the wench thought, but with it being certain , it only made his already difficult situation much worse.

For starters , the obvious problems with the dangers stood against him if he could only dream of just following what it was that he wished , ignoring all else, but knew he could not for many reasons. Kikyo, Naraku , and the wolf shit were on the top of his list , but it wouldn't make a difference in hell if he didn't survive fighting off the first two , being that he didn't see Kouga as that much of a threat , more of a measly obstacle to overcome. Then , lets not forget the demon factor who would so much as act on the situation on his own accord if he was ever given a chance , and that was why over a short time , Inuyasha started to rethink the fighting strategy due to the fact of refraining from the beast's early release . For if that would ever happen , all hell would break lose , and he wouldn't have to wait for Kikyo to take him in order for him to see it.

Although there were times even with his renewed tactics on being more reserved , and with his training received within his new-found , but still strained relationship with that of his brother Sesshomeru. For awhile his actions did work , but nothing could've prepared him for what had in fact made all his efforts seem to be done in vein for the moment it had , it caused it to be so easy for the beast within to break out of his carefully placed stronghold , and thus made his mark, literally. It appeared with everything he tried to do so far , and continued to appease his demon side in regards to Kagome was for not , because the demon wouldn't give her up as easily as the other two that made him whole, but even though the hanyou knew this , all of it done to prevent such action was made for her benefit , carrying with the knowledge of what he chose to do afterwards.

During the battle that caused it , the group had come upon a demon whom wished to take Kagome from him as his own , and it wasn't that Inuyasha didn't have this problem on a regular basis , or that it was a new thing , but this was different ,The many reasons explaining this had to do with one , and with the help of another causing them to be split up in the matter in many ways, not just physically. Thus the reminders of the presence of Kouga on this one didn't help the matter when the new threat came to his place , even in secret , to challenge him, all the while knowing that this was yet another tactic of Naraku's to placed against them, to test him.

The present suitor was called Aremerea, and upon meeting him , he in the hanyou's eyes was a ignorant bastard, but the very thing that did it in for him , and without any doubt , Kouga no less, proved to be his undoing. While all of them knew at the moment that this ass was under the direct control under Naraku, somehow or another the bastard was able to gain control of Kagome to a point , and because of that was able to direct her to do as it pleased for a short time .It wasn't certain how this was able to be carried out only that it had to with the fact that she had looked into his eyes , and to be the end result causing the words to be spoken from her lips, willingly following after.

"I accept .."

It was after I had to physically remove her from the area that my demon started to surface , and it was only for her safety's sake that I even chose to allow it , thus forgetting at the time what it was that the demon within waited for , as well as openly sought. Therefore within a cave hidden from everything of the outside world , it was just me , and her alone , but it wasn't until hours later once Kagome now out of stupor that she had brought me out from within mine, that I had noticed the temporary mark shimmering clearly as bright as the sun than shone on it .

' Shit!'

On the way back to meet out friends , I was still waiting for her to notice the mark , and then continuously cause me to plummet me to the earth from using many of her sit commands, but that never came . Although I did during our oddly open conversation , ask about what happened back there , with the demon attacking us. Even though I knew that the subject would make her uncomfortable , but I had to know if she was alright , so I made sure once I saw in the expression on her face to the intent I was asking , she returned sighing sadly , then answered only giving a cryptic answer that assured him that she was fine , but it was the look within her eyes that said differently.

"Like the mirror once grasping a hold of my soul , the demon's eyes held mine for a time "

TBC...