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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ In Sesshoumaru' s opinion: there were too many humans in the world and they smelled awful. He walked through the small village where Inuyasha's scent still lingered. Something had changed in the hanyou' s scent; it wasn't as wild as before. Sesshoumaru and Jaken (who was giving the humans death glares) walked leisurely through the village

The youkai lord wished for nothing more but to end this search. His brother did not matter that much to him and if he was going to get himself killed it would be a blessing. Walking past a small hut, the smell of the humans assaulted his senses making him grimace with disgust.

"Worthless humans. How they reek with a horrid smell."

The sound of the human's silent attempts to escape him did not go unheard by the demon lord. The only reason Sesshoumaru was doing this was actually quite simple. Before his father's last battle, he was asked to always protect his younger brother when ever he was in need and of course being the faithful son that he was, he kept his promise.

Sesshoumaru growled at himself, what a useless promise that was. As he walked, his less than faithful servant ran up to him, almost tripping over his own two feet in the process.

"Lord Sesshoumaru!"

The youkai lord's face remained emotionless as his golden eyes moved down to the toad.

"What is it Jaken?"

"That worthless brother of yours was here. And it seems that he has a human wench following him around."

"How do you know this?"

"One of the humans told me before I beat them senseless."

Sesshoumaru looked away from the toad youkai who was boasting over the defeat of a weak human. His steps continued, leaving Jaken behind who was still standing. Blinking the servant ran up to his master, glancing up at him nervously. Sesshoumaru was never one to be read easily, by anyone, even by those who knew him for most of their lives.

"Mas-Master?"

There was a hard thunk as Sesshoumaru lifted his leg, sending a swift kick to the toad's head. With a small cry, Jaken was in the air, flying away in a different direction. Suppressing his laughter, Sesshoumaru continued to walk in the direction where Inuyasha's scent still lingered.

As he left people slowly began to resurface from their huts.

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Kagome sat on a rock with her knees pulled up to her chest, she was now dressed in an outfit. It was a priestess attire, the clothing itself was a light icy blue, small pink cherry blossoms stitched into the fabric. The rock she sat on jutted out above the crystal clear lake, the sun's reflection was seen clearly.

The young miko didn't hear Inuyasha climb up the rock behind her; her mind was full of thoughts of what happened in these past couple of days. Kagome sighed, pulling her knees closer to her chest. All of a sudden the sound of a scratching noise reached her human ears. Turning only her head around, she came face to face with Inuyasha, their noses almost touching. She screamed, kicking backwards.

She fell from the rock, towards the blue water below. Closing her eyes Kagome continued to scream but stopped short when the cold water never touched her skin. Opening a single eye she looked down, her hair was sitting in the water, floating in different directions, her forehead only inches away. Looking up, Kagome narrowed her eyes.

Inuyasha had grabbed her ankle right before she hit the water and was now holding her upside down, his intense golden eyes shinning with glee. The dark haired miko coughed, trying to signal for him to pull her up. When he didn't seem to get it she kicked his hand with her free foot. Inuyasha yelped slightly letting go of her ankle.

"INU.!"

Her sentence wasn't finished because she hit the chilly water with a large splash. She managed to swallow some water as she tried to come back to the surface. She coughed up the water, the wet clothing clinging to her as a second skin. As she glared up at him she kept herself afloat.

"Inuyasha.What was that for?"

Her voice trembled with anger, and it radiated off of her in waves.

"You kicked me so I dropped you."

Kagome rolled her dark eyes, swimming towards the shore of the lake. When she reached it Inuyasha was already waiting for her, he was sitting down in the dry part of the grass that surrounded the covered shore.

"Feh.Took you long enough wench."

"HAVEN'T I TOLD YOU MY NAME ENOUGH TIMES FOR IT TO DRILL INTO YOUR BRAIN?!"

She planted her hands on her waist, glaring at the hanyou through unblinking eyes.

"Why did you sneak up on me?"

Inuyasha rolled his eyes, not answering her, "Do you want me to pull your ears out of your head?!"

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Inuyasha pulled his ears back, resting them flat against his head. When Kagome yelled it was loud enough to make him go deaf, and she did it so often. Turning on his heals he left her just standing there as she was still glaring at him. When he thought he was far enough from her he sat down on the ground. His legs crossed and his hands tucked into the sleeves of his haori, Inuyasha closed his golden eyes, making a small huffing noise as he exhaled.

Sitting there his ears began to move back and forth picking up the faint sound of someone walking towards him. Opening his eyes halfway he almost fell back, someone was standing in front of him. Standing up quickly a scent reached his nose. Narrowing his eyes, Inuyasha growled out,

"Sesshoumaru."

Inuyasha stepped back, his body immediately moving into a crouching position, his hands fisting.

"My dear worthless brother.I am not here for a fight, but rather to see how you are doing."

"Feh.Like that's believable.When I was a pup, all you did was pick on me!"

Sesshoumaru took a step towards the hanyou, his golden eyes unblinking,

"I am only here because of a promise I made to father."

Inuyasha growled, trying to tell him not to step any closer. All of a sudden Kagome's voice sounded, and it was coming closer. Inuyasha's eyes widened, which didn't go unnoticed,

"So my brother has his own pet? Hmmm."A smirk almost crossed over his expressionless face. Kagome's footsteps became louder and louder. It soon sounded as pounding in Inuyasha's ears. When she came into the clearing and froze, Inuyasha swore he could hear her heart beat in his head.

When Sesshoumaru looked over at the human girl, an evil smile spread across his face and Inuyasha began to panic.

"And this my brother\'85This is the payment for wasting my time looking for you." He drew his blade, pulling it from its sheath. With a simple movement he leapt into the air, soaring above the young defenseless girl.

Inuyasha felt time slow down, and soon there was a raging roar sounding in his ears. Pain was racing through his veins as his fangs and nails slowly began to increase, red fogging his vision. As Sesshoumaru inched towards the girl slowly, the roaring in his ears disappeared only to be replaced with a voice telling him to protect what belonged to him. To protect the pure blood that would soon be his.

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Kagome froze, watching as the blade came towards her, cutting through the air like it was nothing but butter. She tried her hardest to move, the small voice in the back of her mind screaming for her to move, but the fear coursing through her skin was over powering any real thought.

She screamed, closing her eyes as the blade was only inches away from her. When the blade didn't cut through her skin and she felt wind rush past her face, Kagome opened her eyes in curiosity. What she saw surprised her, Inuyasha had pinned the youkai lord to a tree and was growling at him. She watched as Sesshoumaru smirked down at his brother.

"Seems you have gone insane once again. The problem is we don't know what caused it.Or could it be that you care for this human girl enough to loose your mind?"

All that was heard was a ferocious growl. With a simple push Sesshoumaru had pushed the hanyou to the ground and was now standing on his two feet. His golden eyes moved towards her, causing her blood to freeze.

"Feel lucky girl.I could have killed you with a simple swipe from my claws."

With those last words he turned on his heels and walked away. As he walked he sheathed his sword, the sound of the metal echoing throughout the quiet forest.

Kagome felt herself swallow as the lump in her throat disappeared. What did he mean by Inuyasha going insane.And once again? She shook the thought away and walked towards the hanyou whom was still on the ground. As she got closer a growl sounded from him. She froze as Inuyasha turned to face her. His eyes crimson.

All of a sudden an animalistic growl was emitted from him as he rolled over so that he was crouching; looking as if he was ready to pounce her. His long clawed hands flexed, his fangs peeking from the corners of his mouth. Kagome took a step back, the growl coming from Inuyasha growing in volume.

She took a bold step and turned to run, tears forming in her eyes and flying through the air as she ran. She heard Inuyasha howl out in anger and pushed herself to run faster. 'No.Not again.' Soon the sounds of his heavy steps reached her ears, it got louder and louder.

"Inuyasha please!"

She ran faster, her clothing catching on low limbs, tearing it and her skin, causing her to bleed. Looking back the sound of his steps disappeared. She slowed down, finally stopping, her dark eyes moved around quickly. When she didn't see him she fell to her knees, relaxing slightly.

Kagome's legs ached, that was probably the hardest she had ever pushed herself. Looking once again she gazed around, did Inuyasha just give up? All of a sudden a growl came from behind her. She turned her head slowly to face the owner. Kagome wanted to scream but couldn't, the clawed hand wrapped around her mouth as he pushed her onto her back.

Inuyasha's hard hands pressed against her face, keeping her quiet. Kagome's eyes watered as the demon loomed over her, tears falling down her cheeks. She watched as he sniffed the air, confused at what he smelt. When he leaned towards her neck and inhaled deeply, his nose running across the sensitive flesh, Kagome froze.

When teeth sank into her neck once more she stiffened; then she felt his tongue lapping up the small amount of blood. The young miko felt him pull away, his grip on her tightening. She was confused at this point, having no clue of what to do, Kagome just sat there. Tears stopped flowing from her dark hues. All of a sudden a sound reached her ears.

"Mine."

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End of Chapter 7.

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