Last of Her Kind
Disclaimer: I do not, nor will I ever, own any part of InuYasha. No matter how much I wish otherwise.
"Talking"
'Thinking'
Kagome in Inu
Beastie
Kagome to Beastie
Takai in Inu
Shippo in Inu
Now, on to the much waited for CHAPTER TEN!!!
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What's going on! What is this pain? Someone help me! GET RID OF THE PAIN! Kagome subconsciously whimpered aloud from her chained spot on the floor. She knew, in some remote part in the back of her head, that this was the heat that she had been preparing for. But all rational thoughts flitted out the door as the first wave of need came in, driving her to the very basic of her Inu instincts. Her beast was calmer then she was!
It hurts, make it go away! Female in pain, pack male protect female from pain. Make pain go away.
Kagome lunged at the door to the room, eyes red and her howls becoming even louder. The enchanted chains held her down, allowing her to do nothing but move to the bed, to the bathroom and to a large arrange of weapons and practice dummies.
Need…release…
Kagome's rational side searched for anything they had learned to help them release this tension. But her mind was centered on the pain of intense need that her body was emitting. All she could do was wait it out and hope to dear lord that the spells in the room was enough to control her most wild part. Kagome's last bit of rationality was slowly fading away as the minutes turned into hours and the hours turned into a day. Her words were in very brief, wild sentences. Much like the Inu language was supposed to be. Pack Talk…
Anyway, things did not look too good. Nothing worked to calm her instincts. Kagome was better off playing cards with Beastie when she wasn't going totally nutty.
Her glowing carmine eyes snapped to the door as it opened to reveal a group of strangers. The scents held no interest to her for the males of the group were mated and unable to take the pain away. She lunged threateningly at them, telling them to get away. All rationality was blown out the window at the moment.
"I haven't seen a heat this controlling since…well…never." The female wolf demon whispered to the other two females, a dragoness and another wolf. Kagome barely registered the words as she eyed the strangers with narrowed eyes. The pain was becoming slightly unbearable and causing the poor demon to take deep ragged breaths to get air to the lungs.
"I think most Inu females have heats like this, maybe worse and maybe easier. But Kaggie was once human so maybe it is that much worse for her." One male inched towards her holding out his arms in an 'I'm not going to hurt you' gesture. Kagome backed away, her instincts telling her to back away from male. It was utterly confusing. Her body wanted a male yet, it didn't want one who was weak or mated. It wanted to fight or run from the approaching male.
No, go away. Pack Female hurt. Leader Male hurt male if hurt female more. Kagome couldn't believe the words her body was uttering. It was her Beast to say the least, but Kagome didn't seem to have even an inch of control. Instincts were popping up all over the place and in such an alarming degree that she was being overwhelmed. It hurt, A LOT!
The male continued forward, arms still open. Kagome sniffed twice in his direction and briefly registered the scent as Leader Male of Territory. She ignored the obvious warning that came with the scent and lunged, claws slashing downwards dangerously. The male caught her arms and snarled at her, showing his teeth and allowing his Wolven features to shine through a bit.
Challenge Leader Male?
Kagome whimpered a negative answer and scooted away the minute he released her. Snarling once in warning again, she turned and curled up on her bed.
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Mizu watched with interest as Shinto restrained the territorial Kagome. She could almost see the changes from the transition from Teenage Demoness to an adult worth every sense of the word. The red eyes of the young girl she had connected with the minute she met her were darting around uncontrollably and always on the verge of attack. They held so many emotions it was overwhelming. Confusion, Pain, Anger, Loneliness, Sadness, then back to confusion; it was all so crazy that she had to take a few steps back and a few deep breaths.
"Where is her family? Demonic Children going into their first heat should always have at least one parent present to comfort them." Mizu said once she calmed her heart. Both Shinto and Cynder just shook their heads and pointed towards her mate.
"It is not in our place to tell, but if you really want to know. Beat it out of your lovely mate." Ayame said for the Eastern Rulers. Mizu turned and pushed Kage out of the room and turned to interrogate him. He gave her an innocent look that usually melted her heart, but not this time. This was a crucial time and she needed the information.
"So Kage, tell me where her family is." She growled lightly, easily warning him to disobey his order.
"Well…You see…"
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Kagome fought against her body's desires. She needed to gain some control; she needed to release the pent up energy. But neither her body, nor her Beast was listening. They had a mind of their own and wanted nothing but the pain to go away. Her whole being called out for some kind of comfort, the kind of comfort a loving parent gives.
Mama…She whimpered quietly, her resolve hardening. A sadistic smile graced her face as she got up and walked over to the practice dummies and weapons on the one side of the room. She frowned slightly when she realized that her weapons were not present within the array given to her. She snarled viciously and grabbed up a sword, a dagger and the wrist blade. Of course, these wear for practice, but the idea going through Kagome's head was far from practice. Not as far as some would think, but far enough.
Beastie and all her access to memories grabbed a hairpin from the messy bun at the top of her head and bent it. She knew the others were watching her curiously but she didn't care as long as they didn't know what they were doing. The sadistic smile recaptured her lips as she heard the first click. Leaving that one on as to not arise suspicion, she began on the next one. Twisting and turning the hair pin until she again heard the tell-tale click of a lock being unlocked.
Without missing a beat, she freed herself from the shackles on her legs and sat there for a moment, staring down those in her way. Poor souls…
The minute the door opened to allow the Northern Lord and Lady back in she shot out like a bullet. The shackles falling away easily as she made a break for it; she used the element of surprised to help make it down the hall. Her nose lead her to the very weapons she perfected with the help of the Leader Male of this house.
Her head shot up when she felt auras surround her. She whipped around and snarled, letting her youkai flare to life, driving off those weaker then herself. Which pretty much drove off the whole lot of them, but the familiar aura's of those who had entered her room were approaching fast. She needed to hurry. Another wave of pain and want shot through her body and she staggered mid-step.
Mama… She whimpered again, and clutched her sides while she dashed back out the doors she had dashed in not minutes before. Beastie poured all her speed in to help, every part of Kagome's body and mind were agreeing on this decision.
They wanted to go home; to be safe within Mama's arms.
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"Shit, I cannot believe I didn't see that coming the minute she began playing with the locks." Cynder cursed, a rare feat itself. Turning towards the rest of her group she asked the all important question.
"Where would a young Inu Demoness go if in pain and had no idea why?"
"Kagome knows why though." Ayame said, looking around to see the others agree, but they didn't.
"Ayame, no matter how we prepare for it, our bodies don't know the feeling and won't know what to do. It doesn't know why. Kagome isn't in control at the moment; it's her Beast and her very basic survival instincts." Cynder explained, "That's why most females have family there to comfort them during such a time."
Mizu looked up sharply at the last statement and it finally clicked for the others. She would go where she felt comforted and safe. To her family…to the very place where they couldn't reach her; five hundred years into the future.
"We need to hurry and trap her somehow; she has a head start because of the element of surprise and her speed. But she also has the pain of Heat to deal with. She won't make it very far before having to stop for a bit."
"But we still have an unknown factor to consider." Kage whispered, he looked up into the confused eyes of his fellow rulers, and a Wolven princess. "We still don't know if her miko powers are dormant or completely gone. This would be the time they come out to protect and heal."
"That's a chance we have to take, she is in HEAT! Do you not remember what just the smell did to you! If a male is strong enough to dominate her then we may have a few blue-eyed girls running around. And I doubt they would be pure Inu if she gets mated this soon." Shinto said, already half way out the door with Ayame and Mizu trailing behind.
"Fine…" He hung his head in mock sadness and followed them out. Three minutes later, they were running at top speed through the forest. Cynder, being the Ebony she is, used the trees to tell her where and how far Kagome was ahead of them. Shinto listened in, and occasionally took over when Cynder needed to use the Shadow Magic of her clan to try and stop the girl.
"Damnit! She is moving so fast it's hard to get a good reading." Cynder snarled in frustration. Not only was Kagome moving at her top speed, but Cynder's own worries were making it harder to locate her in time.
"Ayame, Mizu; to the well, she seems to be taking a longer way. Get there before she does and try to temporarily seal it. She should come not long after you if you get there and seal it within an hour." Kage yelled, remembering the short cut they used the day before when Kagome had snuck out. She had a head start that day too, a bigger one then this which was why she was able to travel to the other side before they got there. But not by long, they had reached the clearing just as her scent disappeared from the area.
"Okay." The two addressed branched off in another direction and disappeared into the greenery.
"Now we have a better chance of catching her. Let's hope that however they seal the well be enough." Kage yelled to the two Eastern Rulers before following the scent of everyone's favorite, fiery, teenage Miko gone Demon.
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Kagome snarled as yet another random demon popped into her way.
"What do we have here? A pretty Inu in heat! You will be mine!!" The snake lunged at her but all Kagome had to do was let loose her Youkai again and it instantly backed off, along with the others who had gathered around the area in which she occupied. This was seriously getting annoying.
Damn weak Bastards… Beastie snarled, totally in control at the moment. Every bit of her being agreed on going home, so it didn't matter who was in control now; they were going home! She resumed her speedy trek to the Well. It wasn't far now…
"Just around the Goshinbou and…" Kagome stopped so fast in front of the God Tree that rocks and grass went flying. She stood shock still listening to every sound heard in the forest.
'What was that just now? It feels familiar…safe…comforting…' Kagome's rational side whimpered from inside her mind. It was strange to say the least, to feel an aura of one thought to be dead. Especially when their grave is not more than two feet away from where you stand.
"Kagome…You aren't running away are you?" Even in her crazed state Kagome couldn't help but gasp loudly and spin around. She came face to face with a pair of familiar pale blue eyes. The color of a Robin's Egg; Kirai's eyes…
Kirai? Kagome whimpered as another wave of pain washed through her body.
"Yes little one; I have not yet crossed over for some reason, and I think I just figured out said reason." The spirit form of Kirai wrapped her arms around Kagome's pained form and cooed as she would to a small child. "You really have gained every aspect of an Inu. The want to be near your mother, or mother figure, during your heat is a trait only held by us female Inu. You cannot go home though, Lady Mizu and Princess Ayame have sealed the well already from you; going now would just result in you getting more frustrated and start a fight. For now, you will stay here at the Goshinbou with me until your heat passes. It is the safest place for you now…"
All Kagome could do was nod as silent sobs wracked through her body. The pain she had ignored for the past two hours since she left the castle came crashing down on her all at once. It was a horrible feeling; like she was being tore up from the inside by her own wants and desires. She shuddered, from sobs and pain.
"Shhh, young one. It's alright; the worst is almost over, your heat is almost over. It's because of your dormant powers. You never lost your Purity, your Miko powers; they will always be a part of you, no matter how you change. Be it from Miko to Demon, it won't change. You must relearn your control over them, being demon it will be slightly uncomfortable until you figure out another way to stop that feeling." Kirai smoothed out her hair, much like Kagome's real mother did when she was sad.
It…hurts…Mama…
'Mama? But Kirai isn't my mama…why did I AND Beastie call her such…what is going on with me…' Kagome was seriously scared, everything was so confusing and she couldn't seem to break through this crazed, instinctual haze.
"Just lie down Kagome. Don't focus on the pain, talk to me about anything. Tell me what is planned after this heat? How is your fox kit? How is our Takai?" Kagome's eyes snapped open as she stared at the see through form of Kirai.
'Our…Takai?'
"After this is over… (Wince) we plan to join… (Wince and whimper) the western army as Sesshomaru's… (New wave of pain) student." Beastie said, still having the main control. "Shippo is great… (Whimpers) both he and Tak…have hit…a growth spurt."
"That's good to hear! I bet they are a handful though, two growing boys! My, my how do you hunt for them both?"
"The…first time was really…hard. But I…got the hang of it." Kagome whimpered, Beastie receding back into her mental cage. The pain didn't hurt as much, but every new wave made her actually cry out. The talking was definitely helping. "Ki...Kirai, Why are you still on this plane? You…should've crossed over…by now…"
"You know, I didn't really know. That is, I didn't until you came tearing into this clearing with that crazed, pained look. It was the same look my sister and her daughters had during their first heat. They craved any family member that they felt safe with. It's just that yours are so out of reach, the Rulers cannot allow you to go to them. I guess, I was the next best thing to family; the birth mother of Takai. Where is he though…even pups can't stay away from their mother if she is hurting unless given a direct order by her to stay away."
"That's…probably…Cynder's doing. She told me…beforehand…that she was going to…find a way to keep the boys…busy during this." Kagome whimpered and curled into a ball, holding her head. Beastie was fighting for control again. Her instincts were telling her to find a strong enough male to dominate her so the pain would go away.
"Cynder sounds very smart, I would have loved to meet her. Maybe I should have traveled more during my time, I would have made more friends; instead of staying and working in the castle."
"You…worked in…a castle?"
"Yep, I actually had an important job. I was an advisor, a secret one that every lord has. I was his eyes and ears throughout the palace when he was gone, reporting everything to him so he could keep his home orderly and safe. When I ran for it during the slaughter, I wasn't missed by anyone but the Lord. No doubt he will be looking for a new person since I am…well, you know; Dead."
Kagome smiled, the humor not lost. Kirai wasn't mad that she was dead if she was cracking jokes about it. She sounded…content.
"Why Kirai…does everything…seem so…hard?"
"Because you are not a natural born Demon; you are one who was changed into one not two weeks before the first heat. Most females have years to prepare while you only had two weeks, that's why yours is worse than most. Even things that come easily to most Demons will be a bit more of a challenge for normal changed humans."
"Normal changed humans? I'm not a normally changed human?"
"No, you were never normal. Sad as it may seem. You were a school girl from the future fighting five hundred years in the past. You act more dominate than females here are allowed. You believe in Equality between races. Damn girl, you are even a miko turned demon. The bitterest enemy of Demons became the thing she was made to slay."
"Well, that makes me feel a WHOLE lot better." Kagome growled, her words dripping sarcasm. Kirai's spirit form just smirked and pointed at her.
"You never noticed did you? That while we were talking…the pain stopped."
"What?" Kagome sat up quickly and looked herself over. It was true! It didn't hurt anymore and her head was totally killing her.
"Kagome! Are you okay? You have been inside that barrier for a week! We thought you had died!" Ayame latched onto Kagome the minute she walked about three feet from the God Tree.
"A WEEK!?"
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I think that went well! Don't you my loyal readers! Sorry it's late, but I just got a new story up that I have a lot of muse for! It's great! I still have plenty for this story so don't worry.
NOW ON TO WHAT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR!!
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Review Replies!
Bishonen'sFoxyMiko: Thank you! I hope this chapter was up to par!
Bookwrm150: You betcha!
SengetsuPwnzU: It was never going to be nearly a month. For REGULAR Inu's maybe, but you must remember that Kagome was a miko!
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DarkGoddessKagome: Thank you, Thank you! Damn, these long complimenting reviews boost my ego. Hehe
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Juusan'ya: Thanks for not giving up on me even when it takes me this long to update!
Crimson Hope: Kagome and Sesshy playing tag looks hilarious doesn't it? Just wait until I actually write it!
Rainbowpages: I have Beastie moments all the time, the reactions my friends have are priceless!
Kit-hime: all is well in Kaggie land at the moment!
Zoey Tamagachi: I didn't make it that bad, some people PMed me and asked me to not to go to graphic and I was nice and didn't put in the original.
SayaHaji1684: Thank you!
Yakunantenshi: Heh, the lords wanted to adopt her. They were going to do so before her heat but it hit a tad early!
Sugar0o: No, but Sesshy will be there for one of her heats.
GothicHime89: Hey, it wouldn't be called suspense if I didn't keep you waiting! ITS MY RIGHT! Muah hahahahahaha
Darkness living in Hope: I didn't make it too long, it would have been way too drawn out that way.
CrimsonXxXBloom: Thank you!
Althalos: They got angry because it was so close to the time of her heat. If it had hit while she was in her world she may have done something she would regret later.
Darkpsychoqueen: Haha, when my mom told me if I didn't stop talking to the story she would send me to a shrink, I just pointed out how she throws popcorn at the TV and yells at the actors in Horror Movies.
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Midnight Kagome: Yeppers! Kaggie's buddies are demons, she just doesn't realize it yet.
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