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Last time: "No for some unfinished business..." he said as he smirked and held the bloody spear above her infuriated face.

Chapter 13

Kagome's eyes widened with terror as the blade came plummeting down to her throat. She had the strength to roll over which she did in the nick of time. The spear jabbed into the ground just missing her neck. Masahiro pulled it out of the ground and began to stab at Kagome who was narrowly dodging every blow. She quickly crawled out of his sight and sat up. She was sitting up against a fallen tree and was panting heavily. The dust that the couple had stirred up was setting. Kagome winced in pain as she tried to stand and run, but fell down hard on her knees. Then Masahiro appeared in front of her parting the dust. She looked up at him and her bottom lip quivered. She knew she was defeated. Masahiro lowered his blade just enough so that it was touching her aorta which was pushed out against her skin from looking up at the youkai. His upper lip rose up in a fiendish smirk which would have made anyone's heart skip a beat. He would have been handsome accept for the fact he was Kagome's to-be-killer. His fangs were bared and he threw his head back and kackled menacingly. Then he knelt down beside her and looked into her sky blue eyes. Kagome felt as though his deadly stare was going to burn through her and she tried to look away. To her surprise, Masahiro put his spear back in its case on his back. She lowered her brow in concentration asking herself why he would do this. But she was answered soon.

"You are asking youself why I am doing this yes?"

'...whoah mind reader...'

"Well today I have killed many including your worthless friend over there." he said pointing at Naoko's lifeless body. Kagome narrowed her eyes angrily at the youkai before her. She had never felt such an intense hate towards anyone in her entire life. He continued...

"And as you can plainly see there are no woman on the battle field but you, which could only mean one thing..." he paused and his evil smirk widened. "...you must be Kouga's woman." he said with a sinister grin.

"GAH!" Kagome shouted and with as much strength as she could muster, punched Masahiro square in the jaw. "I AM NOT HIS WOMAN! WHAY DOES HE KEEP SAYING THAT?!" she screamed louder. Then her voice dropped but kept the same anger. "...IF I'M ANYONE'S WOMAN IT WOULD BE...I would be..." she began and breathed in deep. "I would be Inu Yasha's..." she whispered and slumped down narrowing her brow. She knew it since the day she had changed that they had feelings for eachother. But they had never really said it though they both knew it was very there. Masahiro sat up with a smug look upon his face, his lip and nose bleeding rapidly. He looked at Kagome who was in deep thought and hadn't even noticed Masahiro's movement. She quickly snapped back to reality when she noticed a firm hand gripping her neck. Fearlessly, she looked into his eyes.

"On that note... where the hell is Kouga? I can't see or smell him anywhere."

"I did away with him. I was sick of his leadership and I threw him off his thrown so-to-speak. I am now the new wolf prince."

"You...you killed him?"

"No... he's no doubt dead in the woods though. I had mauled him and abandon him far off in the forest." Masahiro said blatantly. These words stung Kagome and she winced at the bloody mental picture she recieved when she heard the word 'mauled'. "Now I am going to take what was his as my own." he spoke evily. Kagome looked and him and spat in his face. He released her neck letting her fall to the ground.

"You know what? Wolf demons are too controlling. You people make me sick! Now... LEAVE ME ALONE!" Kagome shouted and, despite the hole in her stomach, she sprinted off into the woods.

"You can't hide! I can smeel your fear!" Masahiro shouted and ran into the forest after her. Kagome didn't dare look hehind her, for she smelt Masahiro hot on her trail. She jumped up into a tall tree and hopped up the branches to the very top. She settled inside a nook and out of sight of passerby's. But not all passerby's had the nose of a wolf.
Masahiro was right beneath her and sniffing around the air for Kagome. She could smell his arousal so she was extremely nervous and wished she could disappear. She didn't want to be raped, especially be a wolf youkai who tried to kill her! And then there was Naoko... poor Naoko. That bastard killed her friend! She glanced down at the tail that was wrapped tightly around her waist. A silent tear trickled down her cheek as she patted the silvery tail. '..oh kami... NO...!' she thought as her tear fell from her face and down the treeside onto Masahiro's shoulder. His head jutted up and he grinned. He knew she was above him. He looked straight above himself and up to the highest branch of the tree. He met Kagome's frightened eyes and his smirk widened.

"You're frightened... that's good..." he said and began to jump up the branches to where Kagome's body lay, frozen in fear.

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This is possibly the best cliff hanger I've ever made! No flames please! *cough cough* Lylli Riddle *cough* Sorry about the lame-o shortness and the teaser for last chapter is this chapters... yet again. Sorry bout that! Love yall! Ja matte ne!