Chapter 11
Youko rested his eyes and once he woke he found Kagome sleeping in his arms less tense from before when she felt so insecure. His eyes went back to normal as he looked back down at her. Many of her wounds were sealing up and almost closed but some wounds would take much longer and are not physical. Her letting him this close to her showed how much she trusted him to watch out for and would help her to move past this. He looked into the surrounding darkness making sure to use his plants to ensure there was no danger waiting in the darkness like Hayato possibly.
The thought of Hayato getting to Kagome made his eyes glow ominously red as his demonic blood boiled in his veins. Thinking about bringing her to his home, the hideout of his band of thieves would not do her good. She should most likely stay within close range of her friend Sango to help heal her in ways he cannot. He would just have to see how she is fairing once she awakes and knowing her she would most likely gain her stubborness and try to seem like everything is alright until she is alone or until her female friend could get her to open up.
He didn't like the way things turned out to be but he couldn't change it by dwelling, he could only deal with it and help her to move on so they can share their future together like his dreams wished it to be. He perked up a bit as he felt a powerful aura make its way to them directly and he let out a growl in warning till he noticed it was just Sesshoumaru. Youko sat up, bringing Kagome with him as she moved around to get comfy again and then she was sleeping soundly once again.
Sesshoumaru watched her closely and could make it the distressed signs on her face and in her aura. He knew that Youko had become strongly protective of her after the first time she was thought dead. That is why he allowed him to continue to pursue her even though he knew of his many nightly affairs with other woman or more like his many one night pleasures but his breed was the reason. They liked to be passionate, never liked to be alone for very long and their many sly and cunning ways. It was their nature to be like this and it seemed like it was still sinking into Kagome. Even as a human she always liked to be surrounded by her friends and a kitsune nature would strenghen that but how did she make it alone for so long and what will she do now? Will she distance her self or will she try to be around others all the more and soak in Youko's attention like the rays of the sun?
He looked around the perimeter sensing out the closest demons and feeling for their allies aura's and hopefully the female, Sango. A male wouldn't understand this pain and the closest any of them would be was Sango who was about the same age as her. Rin was too young still and he was sure Kagome would not approve of her knowing about these hardships when she was already inflicted others at a young age. Not finding any of the auras he settled down on one of the larde limbs stretching his left leg out and draping his arm over his bent right knee.
They watched out for any danger like that while Kagome splept on, taking full advantage to this feeling of a like a security blanket being draped around her body. Youko cleaned any blood off of her that he could reach without disturbing her too much. He looked around the place she had called home for 50 +years while in the pits of Makai. It was dark and would be blinding to those of human eyesight.
The time slipped on by until they felt a foreboding aura that made there eyes bleed red as they felt it close in. The demon landed on some branches above them feeling quite proud of himself as he looked upon Kagome who was still marked his and will be till he was killed off. A mating without bond would not last into the afterlife or the netherworld. He could kill him and the mark would be erased and she would be free for the taking.
The auras of Sango, her feline companion and her soon-to-be-mate, Miroku. They landed and Kirara's roar woke Kagome from her slumber and into the world and insecurity she escaped from for the endless hours of her sleep. She had to wake to seeing Hayato leering down at her while Youko growled posessively and Sesshoumaru stood between them with his hand on Toukijin should he need it.
Youko gave her a soft kiss on her cheek as she stared almost blankly at Hayato if it wasn't for her grip and narrowed eyes. She was trying to be strong and show he can not scare her and did not wish to be weak in front of them but he knew she was waiting to release a damn once she was alone and thats when he will be there to show her how much he cares for her.
He stood up and looked at Sango quickly before stepping forward to join Sesshoumaru, both locking onto their cold unfeeling gaze they pinned him with. Sango rushed to Kagome's side and held close giving her the comfort and security she needed.
Youko reached into his hair and pulled out a rose and transformed it into a whip as he took careful, precice steps but no one would know that he was doing so unless you knew him well enough. He took about 7 steps and jumped on to a branch while keeping his eyes solely locked on to Hayato's figure determining his tactics and skills.
"You have something that belongs to me Youko Kurama. I didn't know you stole women from their mates or I would have locked her up like the valuables you steal." Hayato stated, enjoying the anger and deadly calm it brought Youko to. He knew what Kagome meant to him and knew he had violated his intended mate and marked her as his.
"I believe, for once, I am not the theif but the one stolen from. I do not take kindly to having my property taken from me or especially those under my protection. The only way for me to have her again by Demon Rights would be to kill you. You have no bond with this female, so your mark on her will be gone and you will pay for your deeds." His eyes glowed red again and he jumped forward with his whip in hand and in much better condition than Hayato who still suffered from the earlier battles with Kagome.
His whip connected with flesh on the right arm before Hayato brought his sword out to block it. Youko being a nine tail was stronger than Kagome by 3 tails and Hayato was just above her with Youko still 2 above. He didn't rush killing him, more so he enjoyed watching his blood sprout from every new wound he created. He caugh the left cheek while they did their battle dance from limb to limb around the tree.
Kagome was still a bit in shock from the confession of Youko. She didn't think she might mean more than a rendezvous and by the way he talked it seemed like he wanted her as more than that. She remembered a some what conversation from before Naraku's defeat.
FLASHBACK 'Kagome narrowed her eyes. "I can too defend my self. I could as a human and I can as a demon. Its not my fault that someone thought it to be wise to have me unconcious during battle. You were not even there the whole time I fought the day Naraku cursed me, I had taken out a demon with three jewel shards and a Naraku puppet before he came in person. I don't need people hovering over me thinking I can't fight. I left the group to learn how to defend myself with out being dependant on others!"
Youko just looked at her indifferently. "So you would rather have to learn your powers by your self and fight by your self with no company." Kagome nodded.
"Having others fight for me and always saving me isn't going to help me understand my powers." Youko smirked.
"You may not understand yet but once a woman is placed under a males protection they rarely doing anything alone." Kagome had enough of them thinking she was there posession.
"I am not your woman and I am not his woman, I am no ones woman so you men can stop acting like I'm some posession. I barely even know who you are and you think you can just say out of nowhere that I have to listen to you! I am not yours to be posessive over!"
Youko gripped her by the upper arms and forced his mouth on hers but he carried it to her neck, biting and licking it. Kagome struggled under his hold. He lifted his head and nipped her ears and slowly licked up the blood, whispering to her, "You may not like the idea now but once you get use to us and the pleasure we will give you, you will not only want to be with us but you will always return to us. Eventually we will most likely find woman of the similar race to breed with or maybe a mate. You don't understand it right now because you were a human and they don't understand us. Any man other than myself or Kuronue that try and defile you or even take you away from us will sooner find him self being eaten by one of my plants. This will include that wolf Prince who thinks he is good enough to call you his woman when truth is he can barely defend his own pack and now most of them are dead. You will learn how passionate a fox can be and it will do good for you to be among your own kind." Youko moved a hand to fist her hair and kiss her. He moved her away from the tree and let Kuronue have her while he left to go else where.
Kuronue held her in an embrace from behind. "Youko is only being posessive because he holds you in high respect. We don't encounter many woman like you. Ha. I don't think either of us counted on actually getting involved with your affairs but its not like you get many shots to find some one that feeds our curiousity just to give you triple the mysteries behind them. You are most likely the first vixen he has crossed that he has actually been willing to help out without being asked. He usually takes them back home and feeds his sexual cravings and sends them away in the morning. I say take advantage of this, he can bring you much more than just pleasure and protection. He is the leader of his band of theives, I'm his partner and Yomi, who you will meet later, is the second in command. He may one day tell you how he truly feels but for right now he only knows how to show it in his posessiveness. When you had been turned into a demon it was like we discovered the most valuable jewel. We ignored the Shikon because we could care less about its power and to have it would be the doom of the band of thieves, it would only bring betrayal and greed. Neither of us need it to make us any stronger, we think of it more like a curse and for you to be its guardian and go through the cruelties of that is inspiring. Just be careful with others when it comes to trust, the wolf is definitely one of them." He gave her a soft kiss on the cheek.' 'Could this be what Kuronue was talking about, his feelings run deeper for me than just another casual female to bed with when he needs satisfaction. He is trying to show in other ways that he wants me to be more than another female for him to bed with.'
She thought about everything and realized that he was always around her when possible and he never forced her to do anything. In fact he avoided direct sex with her and would fight along side her like her friends and allies.
'He does treat me different than just another female. You never see him with other females and from what it sounds like, he stopped having all night company with another female. Could I really mean more to him than just one of the many females he takes his sexual frustrations on.' She looked at the fight going on and noticed the red glowing eyes and deadly smirk on his face that appeared when Hayato screamed out.
Hayato was cut up a lot and even though they were small wound individually, together it looked overwhelming and he seemed to ache at every movement he made to dodge anymore blows having the underhand in the this battle. Oddly enough, she pitied him when she should be that last to do so but she did. This must be plain torture but he deserved it and she did not want to be marked as his and for him to have rights to her. She got up from Sango's comforting embrace while she pulled a seed from her hair.
Hayato fell cermoniously to the branch Sesshoumaru still watched the battle from. Youko landed a couple feet in front of Sesshoumaru while Kagome stepped up behind him. Kuronue landed in a branch to the right of them.
Youko looked at Kagome from the corner of his eye wondering if she was putting a stop to this until he noticed her holding a seed feeding it her youki before planting it into the branch a foot from Hayato. He wathed it curiously until a Fly Trap sprouted with a jaw of canines. Hayato looked at the plant fearfully as it turned its attention to him and opened up the mouth showing the saliva and many canines lining the mouth like a sharks. He struggled to move but found Youko wrapping vines around him with his control over plants and was soon yelling from the mouth of the plant while it devoured him whole.
Kagome looked away from the sight and hid her face from the back of Youko's shoulder who turned around holding her to his chest. He watched the mark rise up and spread until it healed and the spot was untouched. He licked his lips at the temptation of just marking her his right now but he needed and wanted her to be tied to him forever and that would take time.
I hope everyone like the extra long chapters. I think I will skip most of the healing process and just get the main parts so I can move Kagome on to the main part of the story where it sends it to the end of it and on to the next story which I have a few ways to start it all typed up and I think I will combine them with another idea and it will all fit together like a puzzle piece.