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Kagome paced the hut, unable to figure out what exactly was on her mind. First off, she was a hanyou. Improbable, yes. Impossible, apparently not.

This must be a dream. She thought, as she stared into the old mirror she had found years ago. Reaching up,she put anear between two fingers. they were just far too large for her head.

But she was dead. She accepted it, and let herself go. Afterall, she was honestly too heartbroken to really move on. Now, she stood, alive, inside this hut alone. Alive. Why alive? She had wanted to die.

She had no clue who had done this. Kagome was slightly grateful, but for the most part, she was more or less tired.

It had been over a week since the incident, and she had just woken up. To her suprise, there was noone in the hut watching over her, but evidence that someone had been staying by her side.

Her newly enhanced senses picked up whiffs of a scent she didn't know. But in all honesty, she had never been able to scent someone before. It had seemed familiar, almost friendly, but she hadn't the slightest. She stopped her pacing when she noticed the object that she had thought to be her pillow, move slightly against her bedroll. She stiffened when she realized that it looked to be something she had saw before, and acting on impulse, she knelt down to touch the soft fur.

The fluff stopped moving and settled into her touch, and much to her horror, something caught her attention from the doorway.

Sesshomaru eyed her coldly. Kagome noticed the dark circles under his eyes, and wondered why he looked to be so tired. But, she had been caught red handed, and as she ripped her hand away from the mokoto, she thought she saw an ounce of disappointment shoot through his features. It was gone as quick as it had arrived, however, and he gracefully stepped towards her.

She fell on her ass from her squatting position and yelped, and he reached down to pick up his forgotten tail. Huffing, he left her where she sat, and turned back to the door to leave.

"I will retrieve the priestess and the Slayer, now that you are awake. Eat the meal on the table. You are malnourished, and require immediate Care."

And with that, he exited the hut as quickly as he came. Confused, kagome looked toward the table and sighed. She would not be eating. She didn't feel like it. Slowly, she returned to the bed and grumbled. It wasn't nearly as comfortable as it was before.

She stirred to the gentle sound of Kaede's voice enveloping her. She hadn't realized she had fallen back to sleep, but she was damned if she was going to get up now. A small hand touched her shoulder, carefully shaking her to see if she was up, and a low growled left her throat. The old woman didn't seem to notice, and stood up to leave.

"The child must be very tired, I'll leave her be until she wakes again."

She went to exit, but a large, toned arm stopped her.

"Old woman, she is up. She is meerly pretending so that you will leave. She needs to be looked over. Do not be so soft. This girl has been sleeping over a week with no food or water."

He eyed her keenly, and Kaede nodded, turning back to Kagome.

"Child, please don't make this any harder on yourself. If you just let me look you over, I will leave you to yourself. I promise to be quick."

And with that, Kaede took no shit. She turned the girl on to her back and started to fuss over her, exposing her midsection to glance at the already healed, but deathly looking white scar on her torso and chest. Kagome squealed and turned her head to look up at the inuyokai in the doorway, suprised to see him turned away and looking off outside. She didn't fret as much, and quietly let the old priestess do her work.

After some smelly incense and ointment, Kaede went to exit the hut, but was stopped short again, only this time, it was by the young woman on her bed. Kagome clutched the bottom of Kaede's skirt, and her heart clenched for a second. She looked downright lost. She kneeled down to her, and put her hand on her hair, minding the ears that adorned her head.

"You're alright child, you're safe. Sesshomaru refuses to let anything harm you. He seems to have claimed our little village as part of his lands." With that, he looked over his shoulder at the women and huffed again, his gaze not as threatening as before. "We've no demon threats as of late, and we've seen hide nor hair of inuyasha."

Kagome sighed in relief. So he's at least alive, and ok.

But as if able to read her mind, Sesshomaru turned abruptly and looked her dead in the face, clenching his jaw.

"Yes, you're beloved mutt is alive. For now. He would not have been, if you hadn't begged. The fact that you still care at all is enough for me to know that you are still not in your right mind. I've control over these lands, and after you're healed, if you still feel his life is more important than you're own, I demand you leave and go find him then. Tell him how much you crave for him, like a bitch in heat, and what he does to you after, will be none of my concern."

He turned back toward the door, and she dared to think she heard him mumble something in regards to "shame that this beauty is wasted on an idiot."

She huffed. She had enough of him insulting her.

"Listen Sesshomaru! I don't blame him for something he couldn't control, but I do blame myself for not being able to help! Sure, I was heartbroken, but not because I loved him in any romantic way! I loved him as my best friend, and then I lost him, you pompus ass! Are you telling me youve never lost a friend!? Oh wait, you haven't, because you haven't gotten any friends, only servants!" She had stood up, attempting to look as big as she could, and had stalked over to him, actually catching him off gaurd. She growled and added to her statement.

"And I won't leave your lands because I'm going to go searching for the man who literally ripped my heart out. I'm leaving because I can't stand to live somewhere you dare to claim as your own! Now, if you'll excuse me." She sneered as she shouldered him out of her way through the door, "this bitch in heat will be leaving now, and Incase you missed it, she didn't stutter when she implied that you were a pompus ass."

With that, Kagome left the hut, lightly smirking to herself. She didn't pause as she felt the aura of a royally pissed off demon brush against her, but meerly moved faster. She kept up her pace as she felt the aura attempt to dominate her, but she didn't back down of stop. She had no clue how to work her aura, so it just flaired around her wildly. She sprinted off into the forest, oblivious to the fact that she was actually heading further into his territory.

Sesshomaru glanced back at the old woman, still in the hut. She wore a smirk and he frowned deeply. She had just watched as this tiny woman had blatantly insulted him, rendering him speechless. He had no doubt the other demons in the village had heard her call him a pompus ass, on top of her yelling. He needed to show them that he would take no shit, and especially not from a female hanyou, of all things.

He let his easily contained anger out, and watched as his aura shot out and eveloped kagome. He frowned as she continued onward, picking up pace. She should have stopped dead. He shook his head and pushed on, stepping out of the hut. This time, he smirked as her aura went haywire and she started to run.

There. That's the fear I was looking for. He raised his head high as he noticed the guards around the village bristle with anticipation, waiting for him to attack, pounce, or give chase. He slowly stalked the woman running out of the village, knowing he would catch her in due time. He turned toward the guard closest to his hut, and grinned menacingly, knowing he would take the hint.

"Do not follow, this one is mine to punish." And with that, he leapt away from the village, into the tree foliage above.

She thought that she had lost him, but in the process she herself was lost. She looked this way and that, eyeing the treeline behind her for any sudden movement. Seeing none, she listened and heard the sound of running water. Following the rushing noise, she quickly found a creek and sighed. She leaned down and began to cup the water in her hands, taking long drinks until she was satisfied. Kagome settled on a rock and started to wash her face, when her blood ran cold. Something was stalking her, she could sense it. An aura seemed to dominate her from everywhere, and she was basically flattened on the rock she had claimed as a seat. She saw absolutely nothing as she heard a chuckle come from behind her, and she couldnt move as he came into her vision.

He stood over her, a devilish smile and jagged magenta stripes had morphed it's way onto his once boyish face, unbefitting of the attitude she knew him to have. She couldn't even flinch as he knelt down and grabbed a strand of her silver hair, running it through his clawed fingers. He gazed his red and teal eyes into her silver, and grunted, a laugh permeated the air.

"Where have you been hiding, little hanyou? Are you lost? You don't look like you know where you are. Don't be afraid, I'm here to... Help." The smirked wider, fangs elongating a bit as he chuckled. He grabbed her ear, and kagome squeaked in reply, obviously unhappy with the sudden intrusion. He sniffed the air and frowned. Eyes squinting the tiniest bit.

"You smell of another male, but are not mated. Are you a whore, little one? Do you do these things for fun? I'll show you real fun, and rid you of that disgusting scent, free of charge." His smile returned, and Kagome's eyes widened in fear. This was definitely not the Inuyasha she once knew, and she started to struggle, able to wiggle a bit now that she wasn't completely unsure as to what was going on. She huffed when he got on top of her, further pinning her to the rock below. Her back hurt, and his weight on her waist made her tailbone throb in retaliation. She started to try to converse with him.

"Y-you don't have to do this! Really, I've never been, I don't- just stop!" She cried out, and he laughed a bit louder.

"You smell of Sesshomaru, you must be one of his. Why would he keep a hanyou? He hates us. Oh well, I wonder what he'll do to you once he finds out you ran off and rutted a random demon in the woods? Better yet, tell him who I am, I want you to scream this name, here, say it with me."

He started to undo his pants, and as he got his off, she started to cry harder. He grabbed onto her skirt and hiked it up, taking note she had strange undergarments on. He hooked a claw onto them, noting just how warm she was. "Inu-' he started, as he tore the fabric under his claw,shifting to get a better view of her under him. He smelt absolutely no arousal, and frowned slightly. He brought his hand back and licked this clawed fingers, hoping this would hurt, but not enough to make it to where she wouldn't soon comply. He didn't want too much of a struggle, just enough to satisfy his demons lust for blood and sex. She was already screaming when he positioned hisfour fingers at her entrance, go big or go home. He bit her collarbone as she screamed louder, and went to thrust them in and finish his name when something caught his eye.

"-yasha" he finished his name just as he was assulted by the blunt force of his brother, who tackled him into the creek.

He groaned in pain as his ribs cracked from the force of a boulder he was shoved into. Sesshomaru growled and began to move back to his brother, aura raging.

Inuyasha winced, but chuckled.

"What? Couldnt stand to see one of your many harem girls with another man? She was practically begging me to fuck her! And who am I to turn away such a woman in need."

He winked to her, and she began to stand, no longer under his control. Kagome snarled, much to both Sesshomaru and Inuyasha's suprise, and she fixed her skirt, now ripped up the thigh in the struggle. Sesshomaru found himself eyeing her exposed thigh long enough for inuyasha to catch him off guard with a powerful left hook. He stumbled back, almost losing his footing on the slippery, alge covered stones under the water.

Then, to his suprise, inuyashachuckledand disappeared into the woods, completely confusing both the demons by the creek.

Kagome looked to Sesshomaru and quickly bowed low in an attempt to apologize, knowing she couldnt defy him when he had just saved her from the monster inuyasha had turned into. She had gotten to her knees and just as she had, malnourishment had gotten the better of her, and a surge of light-headedness hit like a brick, she fell forward and he grabbed her before she could smack her face on the rock. He lifted her up and looked down at her confused, tired face before he had smelt the blood. He traced it to her shirt collar, before he noticed she was crying again. He decided it would be best to evaluate her after he got her back to the village. She put her head in his chest and he stiffened, not use to the contact, before he darted off to the village in hopes that inuyasha would not follow.

Back at the village and in the hut, Kagome's sobs had lessened, and she was quietler now, but Sesshomaru hadn't put her down yet. Something about the way she smelt even made his iced heart soften a bit, and he knew she needed this comfort.

It was getting to be late afternoon, and hehaddoubledthe normal nightly patrols around the village with his best men. If inuyasha stepped foot within even 20 miles of his adopted village, he would know.

Now that they we're back, he wanted to look over her wound better. He sat crosslegged on the bedroll with her in his lap, and gently pushed aside her hair. Noting that the silver tresses were silky, much like his, he shoved that thought aside and looked to the collar of her shirt. There, right under the fabric, he could sense a mark.

Though it had already healed, Inuyasha had marked her. What was worse, is why he did it. He had no clue who she was, obviously, but who he thought she was had condemned her to this. Sesshomaru growled, causing the dizzy Kagome to stiffen and look up at him, giant doe-eyes confused. He huffed, although his face was a bit softer now.

"Kagome, look. I want to keep you out of Inuyasha's reach, but with this mark he's put on you, he can find you anywhere. I apologize, it's my fault he did this."

He looked away from her confused stare, opting to look at the still uneaten food on her table. She chose then to pipe up.

"What do you mean, your fault? It's mine. I ran into the woods to simply defy you. I shouldn't have done that... In my defense, you were being a bit of an ass for assuming things that weren't true." She looked away as well, to the door.

The corner of Sesshomaru's mouth curved into the slightest smile at her boldness, and he looked back to her.

"Kagome, he didn't know who you were, and simply because you smelt of me, he took you as a mistress from my harem."

She raised her eyebrow at his statement, and he quickly corrected her.

"I'll have you know I do not have a harem, thank you very much. But either way, he assumed you belonged to me. In a quick act of treason, he attempted to mark and rut what he thought was mine. I'm going to try to fix this. I've never done this before, and I didn't plan on doing it ever. We can't let him find you. Do you trust me?"

She turned to fully look at his face, seeing and sensing no signs of lies or manipulation. She had no clue what he was going to do, but for some reason, she put all her faith into him to keep her safe. The nodded. "yes, Sesshomaru, I trust you."

He flaired with a bit of pride, and then gave her a pained smile.

"This is going to hurt, I'm sorry, but we need to hide you from him. This may have some, repercussions."

She gasped at his words and he put a clawed hand on her neck, tilting it to the side as to get a better view of her collarbone. He bit his own lip, drawing a bit more blood than necessary, having never done this before. After a glance at her now calm face and closed eyes, he bit down exactly where inuyasha had, mixing their blood and marking her as his. A strange pleasure ran through him, and he felt her tremble, snaking her arms around his neck. She turned in his lap, putting both legs around his waist and crossing them behind his back. His other hand reached around her back as he bit deeper, mixing their blood further. She pressed on to him fully, letting the ecstasy she was feeling wash over her like a tidal wave. He moaned into her skin, his own voice taking him by suprise. She shivered and ran her hands through his hair, twisting it at the base of his skull. He let go of her collarbone, opting to put his bloodied mouth to her ear.

"Kagome-" she shuddered at his voice, breathy and deep, he continued.

"If you don't let go of my hair, I don't know if I can control myself. Repercussions, Kagome. I need you to stop."

She didn't want him to stop, and he could tell she didn't. She ran her other hand to the base of his skull and pulled back and over, revealing his own collarbone to her. She smirked and without thought, bit his neck like he had hers, marking him as he had her.

Sesshomaru pushed her on to the bedroll, panting now, eyes tinted red. He beared his throat to her, wanting nothing more than this woman to continue marring his neck with her pretty mouth. He growled down to her, convaying his wants, and she complyed, leaving bite marks up and down his sharp jawline and neck. She practically purred under him as he put his weight down on her, legs still wrapped around his waist. His hands ran down her sides and to her own waist, running back to her ass and gripping tightly. He had never wanted a woman as badly as he'd wanted her at that second. She grinded against him, growling her own want, panting, tounge out, begging him. Her ears were drooped and Sesshomaru found her absolutely irresistible.

Temptation got the best of him as decency flew out the window. His beast was out of control and he had no clue why. He reached a hand down between them and began rubbing at her. She started mewling immediately, never before having been touched there willingly. That's whenhe noticed her silver strands fading to black, and her silver eyes turning grey. He looked out the opened window to see thenew moon had been nearly invisible in the fading dusk, and he either needed to leave now, or possibly ruin her life by mating her to him. He gathered up as much of his strength as he could and pulled away. She instantly cried out, now fully human.

She even wants me as a human. And somehow, I want her. He thought to himself. He looked at her, eyes still red, fangs elongated. She looked so innocent sitting there, bright red and looking upat him, a dribble of blood on her chin. He smirked, knowing Kaede had sleeping pills in her cabnet. If he could get her to sleep, he could pry himself away and run into the night, keeping her safe from him.

He dug around until he found the jar, and placed it in his mouth. He stalked back to her, a smile forming on his mouth as he crawled back on top of her, a hand on either side of her head. She reached and cupped his cheek as she whined to him, catching him off guard with the affection, and slammed her mouth to his, obviously very new to this. She knocked their teeth together, causing him to bite the pill into a powder. As they kissed, he tried to get as much of the medicine into her mouth, but he succeeded in swallowing a bunch himself. They continued the agonizing makeout session, while they grinded each other, he sometimes rubbing her until he realized what he was doing, catching himself before he did something they would both regret.

Finally, after what seemed like forever, she went slack under him, finally dozing off. He too was about to pass out. He had tried to stay awake long enough for her to sleep first, and now that she could inflict no more damage, he tried to stand. He found that his legs were jelly, and he couldn't get up. Convinced he would sleep through the whole night, he gave up trying. He tied some of his hair up as to keep it out ofhis mouth,and rested his head on her chest. It was going to be a long night, but hopefully with the help of that sleeping medicine, he wouldn't wake up until thenew moon was over.

He wrapped one arm behind her back, and the other back down where he had been rubbing most of the time. He growled possessively as her body shivering to the touch. He drifted off, not even bothering to remove his hand