Demon Body, Human Heart
By DemonSaya
Disclaimer: Okay, I dun own any of these characters, I'm borrowing them, and I promised that I'd return them. Well...I promised because Inuyasha's rather mad that I kidnapped them for awhile and I'm afraid he may pull out his sword and demolish me...Please don't sue me, I already have a pmsing adolescent half-demon to deal with!
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"Oh, my darling, I've finally gotten rid of that blasted dog turd!" He cried, clasping her hands. "Now nothing is in our way! We must marry at once, my beloved!" He smiled down at her briliantly, and leaned down to kiss her lips.
From behind a bush, Inuyasha watched, his blood boiling. How DARE he?! How DARE he try to kiss Kagome in such a manner?! He longed to run out and slash the cocky wolf-demon from brow to toe, but instead, he waited, anticipation racing through him.
He had to know how she would answer. He HAS to...
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Chapter 4: Burning Emotions
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Kagome pushed Kouga away from her, her eyes furious. "What on earth do you think you're DOING?!" She cried, anger coursing through her. She took several steps away from him, and proceeded to yell her head off. "WHAT MAKES YOU THINK I'M GOING TO MARRY YOU?! HAVEN'T YOU EVER HEARD THAT ASSUMING MAKES AN ASS OUT OF YOU AND ME?! HOW DARE YOU?!" She had never felt so angry.
Kouga blinked in suprise. "So, then...will you marry me?" He asked, not phased in the slightest.
Her temper erupted. "NO!"
He looked confused. "But...I thought you loved me. You certainly protected me from that stupid dog. What's wrong with me wanting to express that love I feel for you with a kiss?" He approached her again, trying to kiss her.
A prickle tickled the back of her neck. Inuyasha was nearby. Very close. She could sense his presence extremely close. She glanced towards the bushes and saw white dog ears above them. "Because, it's wrong to force a woman. Especially one that doesn't feel the same way for you." She turned from him, looking up at the Go Shinboku tree, her eyes sad.
"Who else would you love?" Kouga put his hands on her shoulders, drawing closer to her.
She just shook her head. "You wouldn't know them." She muttered, not exactly lying. Kouga didn't really know Inuyasha. In fact, Kagome was the only one of their band who'd ever even really TRIED to know him. No one else really seemed to care. "I think it's one sided, but I don't care. I love him. More than life."
"Who is this bastard?!"
"None of your business." She spun towards him, her face angry. "Now get out of here before I call Inuyasha and let him tear you limb from limb. NO man is allowed to kiss me without permission, and only one person has that permission!"
He grabbed her forearm harshly, and drug her against him. "I could kill you here..." He said in a deadly whisper. "Is that what you want, princess? Want to die by my claws?"
"Get your GODDAMNED HANDS OFF HER!"
Inuyasha's voice rang through Kagome's ears and she collapsed backwards against the trunk of the Go Shinboku. She sighed in relief. Her instincts were good.
The dog demon jumped between Kouga and Kagome, his eyes blazing in anger. His eyes threatened Kouga with things worse than death. He clenched his hand into a fist, his entire body trembling. How dare he try to kiss Kagome?! HOW DARE HE?! He started to stalk towards the wolf-demon, flexing his claws, each time, they made a cracking sound.
Kouga felt as though icy fingers had run down his spine as Inuyasha glared at him. He turned tail and ran, a cloud of dust left in his wake.
"Don't you run away!" He called and started after him. He didn't get three feet.
"OSUWARI!!!"
He collapsed facefirst into the ground, kissing the dirt. He lifted his eyes to yell at Kagome. "What the hell was-!"
She knelt beside him and embraced his head to her chest gently. "You idiot..." She whispered. "Saving someone and then running away before they could thank you...what kind of a hero are you?"
He flushed brightly, his head resting against her breasts. Her arms were around his neck, embracing him gently. "Why didn't you let me go after him?" He growled, glaring up at her.
"Why did you follow me in the first place?" She challenged back.
He turned red. "He went into the forest after you...and I wasn't about to let a pervert like that put his hands all over you." He growled harshly, trying, without conviction, to break her grasp. Finally, he managed to sit up, putting his hands on her's and slowly pulling them around from the back of his head to rest on either side of his face. "You wouldn't tell Kouga who this person you love is...would you tell a friend?"
She blushed. "Inuyasha..." She looked down, resting her forhead against his. He didn't know. She was being almost blatently obvious about her feelings, and he still didn't know. She let her hands gently caress his face, her eyes sad. "It doesn't matter. It's one-sided." She admitted, lifting her eyes to look at him. "He's just a boy. A wild boy, untamable, but he's in love with someone else."
Inuyasha felt a twinge of pain. She didn't love him back. She was in love with some 'bad boy' from her time. "Is it that Hoho kid?" He asked, trying to feign disintrest.
Kagome looked at him and smiled gently. "No, Inuyasha. It isn't Hojo..." She sighed again. She trailed her hands along his face, her eyes gentle. "I know you were eavesdropping on our conversation. In fact, I know the exact moment you arrived on the scene. Why did you wait to reveal yourself?" She asked softly, her eyes soft and sad.
"I...I wanted to know how you were going to answer him." He admitted. "But only because if you married that wimpy wolf he'd be following us along on the mission and trying to steal our shards..." He added defensively.
A giggle escaped her and she stood. "Inuyasha, you should go back to the village. I'll be along in a bit." At his mistrusting glare, she held up her hand. "I promise."
He glared at her out of the corner of his eyes. "Fine, but don't expect me to come along after you, brat." He growled, then lept off into the trees.
She sighed again, leaning against the tree. She loved to see the heat in his eyes when he protected her. It made her feel warm and flushed, and almost out of control of herself. It made her want to throw her arms around his neck and press passionate kisses all over his face. She shuddered, embracing herself.
He was such a wild boy.
She didn't think he realized how sensual his voice was, how erotic his stare could be, how gentle his claws were. How, when he tried, she could easily imagine what it would be like for him to love her.
That thought caused a twinge of pain inside her heart, so she clutched her chest and stiffled the urge to cry in complete agony.
Suddenly, little Rin burst through the brush, glomping Kagome. "Nee-chan!" She cried, smiling from ear to ear.
Kagome smiled, fondly lifting the girl into her arms. "Hello, little Rin. What are you doing out here? Shouldn't you be with your Sesshoumaru-sama?"
"Rin saw Kagome go into the forest and thought she might get lonely, like Sesshoumaru-sama always did! So Rin comes to keep her company!"
Kagome smiled sweetly. "Let's go for a walk, Rin-chan."
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Inuyasha sat in the hut, his legs crossed, glad that there was peace in it. Only he and the hag were inside, the rest were all out. Kouga had thankfully made a much desired disappearance. He pondered Kagome, staring down at his callused feet. He couldn't get her words, or her sad face out of his mind.
Who would take someone else over her?! She was beautiful, graceful, and had the most vivacious figure he'd ever seen on a woman. Even Kikyou hadn't had such a figure. He shuddered slightly, grasping his feet, keeping the eternal scowl on his face. "Oi, babaa."
"Nani, Inuyasha?" She asked, stirring the simmering pot of herbs that rested over the fire. No doubt she was using the water Kagome had come home with for the soup."
"Does Kagome talk to you about her feelings?" He asked, glaring towards the door, as if threatening it to remain closed.
Kaede almost dropped the ladel and looked up at him in shock. "The infallible Inuyasha, worried about someone's feelings?"
"DON'T USE BIG WORDS WITH ME HAG!" He snapped, his face annoyed that he even asked this. He forced himself to calm down and began. "Kagome said something in the forest that bugged me. That she's in love with someone from her time that's a 'wild boy' as she put it, but he doesn't love her back. I'm worried it's going to interfere with the mission." He quickly added to the end.
She smiled knowingly. "I believe I've heard something about this boy, before, yes. What about him?"
He blinked, lowering his eyes, feeling somewhat hurt. "Never mind." He said grumpily. "That girl is going to be the death of me." He muttered, his eyes unhappy.
"I doubt it." The elderly woman said softly. "If anything, she will be your savior."
He snorted. "What are you babbling about, old woman." He didn't like it when people left him out of the loop.
Kaede poked at the fire. "It is true, my onee-sama was strong, Inuyasha, at the time of her death, she was very powerful, but whether you see it or not, Kagome has surpassed that power. When Kikyou died, she'd been at the height of her mystical powers, they had already been awakened."
Inuyasha was seriously startled. Kagome had surpassed Kikyou? Was it possible for such a thing to happen when Kagome has had absolutely no mystical training?! "Babaa?"
"Yet, I sense Kagome's powers have not yet awakened. When they do, her power will be approximately ten times the strength it presently is, and she will purify everything for hundreds of miles." She seemed remarkably calm talking about this. "Think about it, Inuyasha. Every demon for miles may very well be completely purified. Someone truely evil, would be completely destroyed, but if they had an ounce of purity in them at the moment her powers awaken, they would merely be purified completely." Her face took on a solemn appearance.
He trembled slightly. "Ten times...? What would happen to demons?! Would we too become...destroyed?"
She looked towards him. "Only a demon who has never been pure or innocent, one born from an evil human's heart, such as Naraku, would be destroyed by such a thing. You, and I believe perhaps your brother would survive. As would Shippou. Personally, I would be more worried about Kagome surviving the explosive awakening of her powers." She stood, putting a hand to her back. "When Kikyou's awakened, it purified everything within a miles radius. Demons were turned into harmless creatures for a good amount of time, and the area flourished. She was inside the forest named for you when it happened."
He remained silent, holding his feet. If Kagome was stronger than Kikyou, and Kikyou had managed to do that...what would happen when Kagome's awakened? He'd never thought of such a thing, that such a tiny girl could hold such power.
"Anyways, Kikyou was found at the edge of the village, unconsious, her entire body drained. She was unable to move for weeks. If Kagome's power is greater than onee-sama's...then it might kill her."
Inuyasha wasn't too happy with that last statement. "That girl is to strong to let a little power burst kill her." He said stubbornly, glaring into the fire. The thought of her dying terrified her. He'd never taken death well, be it the death of his mother, or even Kikyou's. He'd never told Kagome what turmoil he'd gone through when he'd learned of Kikyou's death, or when he'd thought Kikyou had fallen off the cliff. It had been horrible. It was worse when he'd thought Kagome was dead, or might die. "Too damn strong."
"Perhaps you're right." She said softly. "I hope for both of you that you are."
"Why for both of us? Babaa?!" He watched Kaede walk from the building an suddenly, a sharp scent caught his nose. Fire, strong and powerful. He rose to his feet, walking towards the window and looking out. Smoke rose from Inuyasha's forest. His eyes narrowed slightly and he walked out the door, towards the edge. He didn't smell Kagome around the village.
Had she gone home without telling him again?!
No, he answered himself. She wouldn't have done that. Not after what happened last time. Then where...?
Suddenly, he felt heat wash over him. People were hauling buckets of sand and water to the edge of the forest, where the fire was raging. "Kagome..." He whispered, nearly panicked. "Could it be she's..."
The wind kicked up and her scent danced under his nose. "Oh, gods..."
Miroku and Sango ran up. "Where's Kagome?!" Sango cried, her eyes worried, her face covered in soot. Miroku's eyelashes were slightly singed and he was practically painted black.
Inuyasha stood still for a moment and sprang into action. To his surprise, Sesshoumaru was beside him in moments. "Sesshoumaru?!"
"Rin is in there." He said calmly, his face cold.
Inuyasha wondered if he could freeze the flames with that glare. He hoped his brother could. It would make this a lot easier.
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Author's Notes: Okay, with the end of another chapter, comes the AN! I bet alot of you thought I was going to pair up Kouga and Kagome. Che, yeah right. Anyone who reads my stories knows I'm a rabid supporter of Inu/Kag. And Sango/Miroku. You're not going to hate me until Chapter...::Peers at her planning sheet:: 18. The final chapter. ::Winks:: Until next time! JAAA! 3 *Demon Lovin*
By DemonSaya
Disclaimer: Okay, I dun own any of these characters, I'm borrowing them, and I promised that I'd return them. Well...I promised because Inuyasha's rather mad that I kidnapped them for awhile and I'm afraid he may pull out his sword and demolish me...Please don't sue me, I already have a pmsing adolescent half-demon to deal with!
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"Oh, my darling, I've finally gotten rid of that blasted dog turd!" He cried, clasping her hands. "Now nothing is in our way! We must marry at once, my beloved!" He smiled down at her briliantly, and leaned down to kiss her lips.
From behind a bush, Inuyasha watched, his blood boiling. How DARE he?! How DARE he try to kiss Kagome in such a manner?! He longed to run out and slash the cocky wolf-demon from brow to toe, but instead, he waited, anticipation racing through him.
He had to know how she would answer. He HAS to...
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Chapter 4: Burning Emotions
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Kagome pushed Kouga away from her, her eyes furious. "What on earth do you think you're DOING?!" She cried, anger coursing through her. She took several steps away from him, and proceeded to yell her head off. "WHAT MAKES YOU THINK I'M GOING TO MARRY YOU?! HAVEN'T YOU EVER HEARD THAT ASSUMING MAKES AN ASS OUT OF YOU AND ME?! HOW DARE YOU?!" She had never felt so angry.
Kouga blinked in suprise. "So, then...will you marry me?" He asked, not phased in the slightest.
Her temper erupted. "NO!"
He looked confused. "But...I thought you loved me. You certainly protected me from that stupid dog. What's wrong with me wanting to express that love I feel for you with a kiss?" He approached her again, trying to kiss her.
A prickle tickled the back of her neck. Inuyasha was nearby. Very close. She could sense his presence extremely close. She glanced towards the bushes and saw white dog ears above them. "Because, it's wrong to force a woman. Especially one that doesn't feel the same way for you." She turned from him, looking up at the Go Shinboku tree, her eyes sad.
"Who else would you love?" Kouga put his hands on her shoulders, drawing closer to her.
She just shook her head. "You wouldn't know them." She muttered, not exactly lying. Kouga didn't really know Inuyasha. In fact, Kagome was the only one of their band who'd ever even really TRIED to know him. No one else really seemed to care. "I think it's one sided, but I don't care. I love him. More than life."
"Who is this bastard?!"
"None of your business." She spun towards him, her face angry. "Now get out of here before I call Inuyasha and let him tear you limb from limb. NO man is allowed to kiss me without permission, and only one person has that permission!"
He grabbed her forearm harshly, and drug her against him. "I could kill you here..." He said in a deadly whisper. "Is that what you want, princess? Want to die by my claws?"
"Get your GODDAMNED HANDS OFF HER!"
Inuyasha's voice rang through Kagome's ears and she collapsed backwards against the trunk of the Go Shinboku. She sighed in relief. Her instincts were good.
The dog demon jumped between Kouga and Kagome, his eyes blazing in anger. His eyes threatened Kouga with things worse than death. He clenched his hand into a fist, his entire body trembling. How dare he try to kiss Kagome?! HOW DARE HE?! He started to stalk towards the wolf-demon, flexing his claws, each time, they made a cracking sound.
Kouga felt as though icy fingers had run down his spine as Inuyasha glared at him. He turned tail and ran, a cloud of dust left in his wake.
"Don't you run away!" He called and started after him. He didn't get three feet.
"OSUWARI!!!"
He collapsed facefirst into the ground, kissing the dirt. He lifted his eyes to yell at Kagome. "What the hell was-!"
She knelt beside him and embraced his head to her chest gently. "You idiot..." She whispered. "Saving someone and then running away before they could thank you...what kind of a hero are you?"
He flushed brightly, his head resting against her breasts. Her arms were around his neck, embracing him gently. "Why didn't you let me go after him?" He growled, glaring up at her.
"Why did you follow me in the first place?" She challenged back.
He turned red. "He went into the forest after you...and I wasn't about to let a pervert like that put his hands all over you." He growled harshly, trying, without conviction, to break her grasp. Finally, he managed to sit up, putting his hands on her's and slowly pulling them around from the back of his head to rest on either side of his face. "You wouldn't tell Kouga who this person you love is...would you tell a friend?"
She blushed. "Inuyasha..." She looked down, resting her forhead against his. He didn't know. She was being almost blatently obvious about her feelings, and he still didn't know. She let her hands gently caress his face, her eyes sad. "It doesn't matter. It's one-sided." She admitted, lifting her eyes to look at him. "He's just a boy. A wild boy, untamable, but he's in love with someone else."
Inuyasha felt a twinge of pain. She didn't love him back. She was in love with some 'bad boy' from her time. "Is it that Hoho kid?" He asked, trying to feign disintrest.
Kagome looked at him and smiled gently. "No, Inuyasha. It isn't Hojo..." She sighed again. She trailed her hands along his face, her eyes gentle. "I know you were eavesdropping on our conversation. In fact, I know the exact moment you arrived on the scene. Why did you wait to reveal yourself?" She asked softly, her eyes soft and sad.
"I...I wanted to know how you were going to answer him." He admitted. "But only because if you married that wimpy wolf he'd be following us along on the mission and trying to steal our shards..." He added defensively.
A giggle escaped her and she stood. "Inuyasha, you should go back to the village. I'll be along in a bit." At his mistrusting glare, she held up her hand. "I promise."
He glared at her out of the corner of his eyes. "Fine, but don't expect me to come along after you, brat." He growled, then lept off into the trees.
She sighed again, leaning against the tree. She loved to see the heat in his eyes when he protected her. It made her feel warm and flushed, and almost out of control of herself. It made her want to throw her arms around his neck and press passionate kisses all over his face. She shuddered, embracing herself.
He was such a wild boy.
She didn't think he realized how sensual his voice was, how erotic his stare could be, how gentle his claws were. How, when he tried, she could easily imagine what it would be like for him to love her.
That thought caused a twinge of pain inside her heart, so she clutched her chest and stiffled the urge to cry in complete agony.
Suddenly, little Rin burst through the brush, glomping Kagome. "Nee-chan!" She cried, smiling from ear to ear.
Kagome smiled, fondly lifting the girl into her arms. "Hello, little Rin. What are you doing out here? Shouldn't you be with your Sesshoumaru-sama?"
"Rin saw Kagome go into the forest and thought she might get lonely, like Sesshoumaru-sama always did! So Rin comes to keep her company!"
Kagome smiled sweetly. "Let's go for a walk, Rin-chan."
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Inuyasha sat in the hut, his legs crossed, glad that there was peace in it. Only he and the hag were inside, the rest were all out. Kouga had thankfully made a much desired disappearance. He pondered Kagome, staring down at his callused feet. He couldn't get her words, or her sad face out of his mind.
Who would take someone else over her?! She was beautiful, graceful, and had the most vivacious figure he'd ever seen on a woman. Even Kikyou hadn't had such a figure. He shuddered slightly, grasping his feet, keeping the eternal scowl on his face. "Oi, babaa."
"Nani, Inuyasha?" She asked, stirring the simmering pot of herbs that rested over the fire. No doubt she was using the water Kagome had come home with for the soup."
"Does Kagome talk to you about her feelings?" He asked, glaring towards the door, as if threatening it to remain closed.
Kaede almost dropped the ladel and looked up at him in shock. "The infallible Inuyasha, worried about someone's feelings?"
"DON'T USE BIG WORDS WITH ME HAG!" He snapped, his face annoyed that he even asked this. He forced himself to calm down and began. "Kagome said something in the forest that bugged me. That she's in love with someone from her time that's a 'wild boy' as she put it, but he doesn't love her back. I'm worried it's going to interfere with the mission." He quickly added to the end.
She smiled knowingly. "I believe I've heard something about this boy, before, yes. What about him?"
He blinked, lowering his eyes, feeling somewhat hurt. "Never mind." He said grumpily. "That girl is going to be the death of me." He muttered, his eyes unhappy.
"I doubt it." The elderly woman said softly. "If anything, she will be your savior."
He snorted. "What are you babbling about, old woman." He didn't like it when people left him out of the loop.
Kaede poked at the fire. "It is true, my onee-sama was strong, Inuyasha, at the time of her death, she was very powerful, but whether you see it or not, Kagome has surpassed that power. When Kikyou died, she'd been at the height of her mystical powers, they had already been awakened."
Inuyasha was seriously startled. Kagome had surpassed Kikyou? Was it possible for such a thing to happen when Kagome has had absolutely no mystical training?! "Babaa?"
"Yet, I sense Kagome's powers have not yet awakened. When they do, her power will be approximately ten times the strength it presently is, and she will purify everything for hundreds of miles." She seemed remarkably calm talking about this. "Think about it, Inuyasha. Every demon for miles may very well be completely purified. Someone truely evil, would be completely destroyed, but if they had an ounce of purity in them at the moment her powers awaken, they would merely be purified completely." Her face took on a solemn appearance.
He trembled slightly. "Ten times...? What would happen to demons?! Would we too become...destroyed?"
She looked towards him. "Only a demon who has never been pure or innocent, one born from an evil human's heart, such as Naraku, would be destroyed by such a thing. You, and I believe perhaps your brother would survive. As would Shippou. Personally, I would be more worried about Kagome surviving the explosive awakening of her powers." She stood, putting a hand to her back. "When Kikyou's awakened, it purified everything within a miles radius. Demons were turned into harmless creatures for a good amount of time, and the area flourished. She was inside the forest named for you when it happened."
He remained silent, holding his feet. If Kagome was stronger than Kikyou, and Kikyou had managed to do that...what would happen when Kagome's awakened? He'd never thought of such a thing, that such a tiny girl could hold such power.
"Anyways, Kikyou was found at the edge of the village, unconsious, her entire body drained. She was unable to move for weeks. If Kagome's power is greater than onee-sama's...then it might kill her."
Inuyasha wasn't too happy with that last statement. "That girl is to strong to let a little power burst kill her." He said stubbornly, glaring into the fire. The thought of her dying terrified her. He'd never taken death well, be it the death of his mother, or even Kikyou's. He'd never told Kagome what turmoil he'd gone through when he'd learned of Kikyou's death, or when he'd thought Kikyou had fallen off the cliff. It had been horrible. It was worse when he'd thought Kagome was dead, or might die. "Too damn strong."
"Perhaps you're right." She said softly. "I hope for both of you that you are."
"Why for both of us? Babaa?!" He watched Kaede walk from the building an suddenly, a sharp scent caught his nose. Fire, strong and powerful. He rose to his feet, walking towards the window and looking out. Smoke rose from Inuyasha's forest. His eyes narrowed slightly and he walked out the door, towards the edge. He didn't smell Kagome around the village.
Had she gone home without telling him again?!
No, he answered himself. She wouldn't have done that. Not after what happened last time. Then where...?
Suddenly, he felt heat wash over him. People were hauling buckets of sand and water to the edge of the forest, where the fire was raging. "Kagome..." He whispered, nearly panicked. "Could it be she's..."
The wind kicked up and her scent danced under his nose. "Oh, gods..."
Miroku and Sango ran up. "Where's Kagome?!" Sango cried, her eyes worried, her face covered in soot. Miroku's eyelashes were slightly singed and he was practically painted black.
Inuyasha stood still for a moment and sprang into action. To his surprise, Sesshoumaru was beside him in moments. "Sesshoumaru?!"
"Rin is in there." He said calmly, his face cold.
Inuyasha wondered if he could freeze the flames with that glare. He hoped his brother could. It would make this a lot easier.
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Author's Notes: Okay, with the end of another chapter, comes the AN! I bet alot of you thought I was going to pair up Kouga and Kagome. Che, yeah right. Anyone who reads my stories knows I'm a rabid supporter of Inu/Kag. And Sango/Miroku. You're not going to hate me until Chapter...::Peers at her planning sheet:: 18. The final chapter. ::Winks:: Until next time! JAAA! 3 *Demon Lovin*