A/N: Warning…This chapter has violence. Isn't that just what the doctor ordered?
There was a loud noise from behind her apartment door. Her body came flying through the doorway seconds later. Inuyasha watched as her lifeless body lay in the hallway before him. Even though she wasn't moving there was a glow of radiance about her as if her innocent body had joined the angels. He felt his heart stop beating.
He could see the details of her soft lips, the hint of blood that trickled from the corner. He saw her porcelain skin that was spattered lightly with blood. She had fought hard. That was obvious to him. But, his mind refused to grasp the image that his eyes drank in. Locks of shiny raven hair swam around her on the carpet of the hallway.
"Kagome…" Inuyasha walked up to the vision of painful beauty and despair. Kneeling down, he lifted her head and spoke to her. And though he spoke as if singing her a lullaby with his words, his voice strained to hide the pain.
"Kagome…get up…I won't accept that you can die. Show me your strong, Kagome…please get up…"
Inuyasha laid her head back down on the carpet. His pain suddenly turned to raging anger. The hanyou turned around as he saw demons pour out from her apartment. He felt stronger than ever just before his mind went blank and he became zombie-like. The other demons were helpless to watch as his eyes turned a blood red. His claws ripped through them one by one with little effort.
His blood felt hot almost like it was boiling under his skin. His demon blood struggled to gain control of his body. Inuyasha in the meantime was fighting for control of his body. But, the demon blood was winning out. He couldn't stop himself as he sliced through another demon. Blood went flying through the air and spattered the hallway walls.
"Hey! What the hell..." Kouga's voice sounded from behind him. Kouga's fallen comrades lay in pieces all over the hall. "What the hell is wrong with you!"
Inuyasha's eyes glared a deep intense red. Growls rumbled deep in his throat as he flexed his claws.
"You will pay for taking the lives of my comrades." Kouga stood ready to fight not knowing what he was getting himself into. Inuyasha just smirked. Sharp fangs flashed at him. He flexed his claws once again before running full speed at Kouga.
Kouga sent a punch flying for Inuyasha's face. The punch was quickly dodged with a graceful swift move. Inuyasha was faster than ever. Kouga couldn't keep up. Inuyasha disappeared behind Kouga's back.
The wolf demon suddenly let out a growl of pain as claws sunk deep into both of his arms. He tried to pull away but, Inuyasha had his claws deep into the flesh of his arms. He slammed Kouga into the wall face first. A little payback for the railing incident.
Inuyasha ripped his claws out of him. The wolf demon turned quickly and sent a devastating blow to Inuyasha's stomach. But, even though he put all of his force into the punch it barely phased Inuyasha. Kouga knew that fighting would mean death for him. And he wasn't normally the type to run from a fight. But, he knew when to back down. Kouga knew what his odds were.
The wolf demon dodged a counter-punch from his opponent. He swiftly bounded through the open door of Kagome's apartment. Inuyasha wasn't far behind him. Kouga saw an open window in the living room. He quickly jumped through it breaking some of the glass. Gravity brought the wolf down to the ground of the city. But, he gracefully landed and went running off thinking 'Another day…Another day and we will fight again.'
Inuyasha stood in the window looking down on Kouga growling. His keen senses could smell the blood from the wolf demons arms a mile away. It would be easy to catch him. He was about to jump through the window after him when his senses picked up something else. It was breathing…quiet breathing. The red color drained and faded away from his eyes. And the hot feeling of his raging demon blood began to die down.
He made his way back to the hallway still in a daze from losing it. He neared the sound of the breathing and watched as Kagome's chest rose and then fell steadily. She was alive. A slight color of pink still hung on her cheeks.
Inuyasha fell to his knees. The hall was filthy with crimes he had committed. Blood covered the walls. Bodies were everywhere. Blood dripped off of his claws. He knew it was all his fault. But, somehow through the destruction Kagome added a brilliance that erased the rest of the image. All the blood and murder disappeared as Inuyasha focused on the gentle breathing that filled his ears.
He crawled on hands and knees over to her. His body was suddenly tired from the devastation he caused. And the Demon blood had nearly wiped out every ounce of energy he had. But he still slipped his arms under Kagome's body. Picking her up gently, Inuyasha walked back into the apartment. His body refused to work but, Inuyasha still marched onto her bedroom. 'I have to get her away from this…I...have to keep moving…' He set her weak body on the mattress.
She looked even more peaceful now as she lay on the mattress away from all of the killing. Inuyasha felt weaker than ever. A dizzy feeling came over him, as if he stood up too fast. Things grew dark. The last thing Inuyasha saw was the rise and fall of Kagome's chest as she breathed. He could feel the mattress under him and the warmth of her body next to him as he fell onto the bed in unconsciousness.
'Breathe Kagome…Breathe for me…'
A/N: ha ha! Did I fool anyone?…oh well. Let me know if I made you cry in the beginning. ; )