::Scarlet Reflection::

By: Virgin Rin (Hime-Chan00.... Or what not.....lol)

Story So far: So far through the story: Things have heated up with Inu Yasha and Kagome, and Sango and Miroku are doing something......but just what is it? WAIT UNTIL NEXT TIME!!!!!! Oh and, what's up with Inu Yasha's eyes, gold......? HUH?!

Rated: R for lime-ish events

Couples: Inu/Kag and Mir/San

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Chapter 3:

Unexpected Visit

Sango stared down at the teacup in her hands, swirling it around a little to see if anything was placed in it, or mixed in. "You know, you've been checking your tea for 15 minutes, what, don't trust me?" Miroku gave a grin.

"I don't trust you as far as I can throw you!" Sango yelled then paused, Miroku smirked,

"If THAT'S the case you should be able to drink tea from me and much more."

"Funny." She scrunched her nose. "W-wait! Are you calling me some bulky brawny chick?!" she glanced at him,

"No." he said, "You're quite beautiful and more lean and hard then you are bulky, and you are a tomboy but, you look very feminine." He tilted his head, "Yep, definitely a keeper!" he smiled. Sango blushed and looked away using her curtain of long black hair in a ponytail to cover her face; Miroku stood and touched the top of her head. Sango jumped in reaction and turned to him,

"W-what are you doing?!" she sat back, he smiled gently and reached out to her hair band,

"I want to see you with your hair out......" he took it out and Sango's hair flowed passed her shoulders cascading down her back, "Very beautiful......Can I braid it?" his smile looked genuine but the thing that Sango was most worried about was that she wanted him to braid it, she liked it when people played with her hair. She thought a minute shifting her eyes before she sighed and nodded, Miroku smiled and situated himself behind her slowly taking her hair and parting it, it was so silky and soft under his fingertips. It slid passed his wrists to pool in his lap. It smelled nice too, it was a calming scent, like lavender or roses, and Miroku took in a deep breath and began to braid her hair.

When Miroku was at the top of her hair Sango sighed and resisted the urge to sit back while he lightly ran his fingers through her hair. He felt her waver and he smiled, "You can lean back awhile." He smiled pulling her to him, Sango froze, and her eyes snapped open. 'WHAT AM I DOING?! OH HELL! HOW DO I GET MYSELF IN THESE SITUATIONS?!' she mentally screamed at herself as she gave into the sensations, he was so warm.

Miroku finished braiding and then wrapped his arms around her, Sango gasped and clenched her fists, he looked down at them and picked one up kissing it gently. He then moved his head and kissed her on the temple, Sango jumped up blushing furiously, "I-I g-got to go!" she grabbed her boomerang and ran to the cave entrance, Miroku sighed half-heatedly and smiled gently, "Thank you......for earlier......." She muttered before running down to where Kirara was outside the barrier.

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Inu Yasha ran through the woods, hopping over trees and bushes until he reached a rock bound cave, it was his cave, and down the path form his favorite tree, he stood at the entrance and gave a frustrated sigh. "Why is it starting NOW?!" Inu Yasha reached out to the Jewel around his neck and flinched as it burned his hand; he looked down in his palm and sighed. "Kikyo! Why did you do this to me?!" he growled lowly, "What did I do to disserve this curse!" he attempted to pull off the jewel and then yelped when scorched again. Inu Yasha thought back to when he met Kagome, "I-I wanted her, to take this......But then, I don't think she disserves this pain......" he walked into the cave and sat down on the nest. The jewel, sure he had wanted it, the power, to be full-demon......After all, he was a hanyou, but now, he didn't even know what he was anymore, not hanyou, not demon. Inu Yasha closed his scarlet eyes and thought back to that day......

~Flash back~ (DooOOOOOdooooOOOOOdooooodOOOOO!!!!!!! Oh erm, sorry 'bout that....... ^_^)

Kikyo stood at the front of his cave, glaring at him, "INU YASHA!" she yelled, "TELL ME! Who IS she?! Is she really better then me?!" she yelled, Inu Yasha growled, his gold eyes fixed on her.

"Kikyo, there is no her, I just......can't love you......I'm sorry......" he muttered his ears drooping, she looked at him, a hurt expression crossed her face before angry tears welled in her eyes. She held out the Shikon Jewel,

"TAKE IT! This is why you tricked me right?! You tricked me into......loving you..... TAKE IT! PLEASE I CAN'T STAND IT INU YASHA! TAKE IT! Take it......" she cried, "Take it and love me......I'll give you everything......" she muttered, Inu Yasha stood still his eyes softened.

"Kikyo, you're a great friend and I thank you for actually showing kindness but...... I can't love you......" he walked over and embraced her, "I'm sorry......I don't disserve your love, I don't disserve anyone's love......" he muttered, Kikyo pushed him back. She strung her bow and arrow and looked around,

"Where is she Inu Yasha?! Where's your little bitch?!"

"THERE IS NO LITTLE BITCH!"

"DON'T LIE TO ME!!!!!" she screamed, the tears making a salty path down her cheeks, "YOU MADE ME LOVE YOU!!!! YOU DAMN HANYOU!!!! WHY DID YOU MAKE ME CARE!!!!! I ACHE THINKING ABOUT YOU!!!! WHY?!!! WHY DID YOU LEAVE ME!!!! WHY!!!!" her anger was then again replaced with sadness, "Why did you make me love you......?"

"Kikyo, I didn't......" Inu Yasha clenched his fists, "I-I can't love you......" he turned, Kikyo dropped the jewel to the ground and fell to her knees, she sobbed uncontrollably, she hurt, so bad, she didn't know what it was, why couldn't he love her? Why couldn't he fill her heart?

"Fine then......" Kikyo grasped the jewel, "Hanyou, you broke my heart for the jewel......" a dark aura surround it, the beads it was held on moaned rubbing together under Kikyo's harsh grasp. Inu Yasha turned and saw Kikyo drop to the ground, dead.

"KIKYO!" Inu Yasha picked her up, the jewel then shot from her hand to around Inu Yasha's neck, "AH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" it stuck and his eyes filled with scarlet, his gold replaced with turquoise, fangs elongating, he growled and snarled viciously feeling a burning on his cheeks, he ran outside to the stream and stared down at his reflection, he was a monster. He ran back to his cave and held Kikyo in his arms taking her to the edge of the forest as words rang through his head.

'If you cannot love me, no one can love you......you're a monster......' Kikyo's words rang in his mind and he laid her cold body at the edge of his forest facing the village. He put his head down and walked off into the forest.

~End Flashback~

Inu Yasha growled, "I didn't do anything wrong! SHE CURSED ME FOR NOT LOVING HER!!!!!" he growled viciously his claws itching. He looked down and found his claws shorter, "Great the only thing bad about it now, Kagome might find out, and then be freaked out." He growled to himself once again, "I wonder how the Haori fit her?" A slow smirk crossed his face.

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Kagome looked at herself in the mirror; "Wow!" it was a little tight on her chest, a little longer and cuter then before. Thought the part where the sleeve had cuts in them to show the under kimono, it was instead laced with, long sliver hair, Kagome blushed, "Oh my god, that better not be his! How did he fix it up so well! It feels soft and new!" she blinked and touched it, "Wow. Do I even need to wear pants when I have this? It covers enough!" she smiled and pranced around in it around her room. "This is so warm!" she hugged herself and sighed, "Inu Yasha!"

"What about Inu Yasha.............?" Sango's flat angry voice was heard,

"--Is a jerk.........." Kagome finished, "That I haven't seen........since you told me...........not to..........." Kagome said slowly, trying to get a good reaction out of Sango. Sango glared, "HEY DON'T EVEN LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT!!!! YOU VISITED MIROKU!!!!!!!" she yelled.

Sango froze; her eyes were wide, "N-Nothing happened!"

"Oh so you admit you met with him!?" Kagome smirked valiantly,

"Yes! But it was just to punch him for groping me--" Sango stopped and gulped, Kagome's eyes flashed darkly,

"......Grope you?" It was now her turn to have a flat voice.

"It's-not-what-you-think!" Sango shook her head; Kagome narrowed her eyes,

"Now that I know you did something, I think that in order for me not to tell and for you not to tell we can both visit Inu Yasha and Miroku as we please, deal?" Kagome asked. Sango gulped and watched Kagome hold out her hand in a shake, she nodded and shook her hand. "Ok now I have to go talk to Inu-kun......" Kagome walked passed her sister.

"INU-KUN!?" Sango yelled,

"Oh I-ah, didn't mean to say that......" Kagome blushed.

CRASH!!!!!!!!!

"YOUKAI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" a villager screamed. Sango and Kagome looked at each other, their weapons already in hand, they ran off towards the battle, Kagome forgetting her shoes and cursing when she stepped on a rock from outside.

Sango attacked the huge monkey demon from the front; it jumped high and landed above the trees in Inu Yasha's forest. Kagome took her arrow and growled, "LEAVE INU YASHA'S FOREST ALONE!" she shot an arrow taking the demon right in-between the eyes. Kagome turned and found the whole village staring at her, "What?" she blinked, they whispered and Sango pulled her to the side,

"Why did you say that?!" she whispered scornfully.

"I-I......I'm sorry......" she blinked towards the villagers, suddenly another monkey youkai jumped out and attacked Sango and Kagome,

"AHH!" Kagome and Sango screamed falling to the ground, Souta and Kohaku were getting the villagers out; their dad attacked the monkey from behind, getting slammed down by the monkey's fist. He was unconscious, "OTO-SAN!!!!" they both cried out, and Sango pushed herself up and cried out finding a large sharp branch in her side.

"MIKO!" the monkey youkai pointed to Kagome, "You wear the fur of my friend! I WILL KILL YOU!" he roared and lashed out, Kagome grabbed Sango and ran out of the way. Placing Sango down she went to reach for her arrows and found them on the ground in front of the monkey youkai. She gasped and ran to the side to steer the youkai away from her sister, Sango yelled out before she felt a soft hand to her cheek, she looked up and saw Miroku before she blacked out.

Kagome rolled grabbing the arrows notching them and then fired an arrow before the monkey had time to attack. She turned around to assist her sister and found her gone, "Sango?!" she looked around and found her father slowly getting up. "DAD! WHERE'S SANGO!?" she cried out, her father shook his head, Souta and Kohaku ran up,

"All the villagers are safe."

"Did you grab Sango?!" Kagome grabbed Kohaku by the shoulders; he shook his head,

"Where is Sango?"

"I. Don't. Know." Kagome said. She looked around, and saw nothing that would hint that her sister had been dragged off, or that she got up.

"Kagome, go form a search party......" her father stood and walked her brother's back.

Kagome stood there, "Sango......Where did you go?" she looked off towards Miroku's mountains, no......she......couldn't have...... she shook her head, "Sango was injured and couldn't of walked there, Miroku doesn't even come down from that mountain......" Kirara ran over and stood by Kagome, nudging her. She looked down and petted her, Kirara was calming her, rubbing her head against Kagome's hip. Kagome looked around and then thought, "Inu Yasha, he could help me, he would wouldn't he......? Though, he did run off......" Kagome looked off to the forest.

She patted Kirara's head and ran off to Inu Yasha's forest.

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Inu Yasha gripped his head, something was up with his senses, everything seemed dulled out, he looked down he was still demon, what was going on? He could barely hear, suddenly cries came out and engulfed his ears.

"INU YASHA!!!!!!!!!"

Kagome. It was Kagome, she was coming, he shook his head and blocked out the strange feeling, 'what's wrong with me?' he muttered, taking kneel by the river he looked down and stared in horror, he had long claws, no tattoos, black hair and white ears. "WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?!" he blinked and saw gold eyes, "Oh fuck. The new moon." Inu Yasha looked at the darkened sky.

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Kagome ran out and found someone kneeling by a river, he had long black hair, and strangely enough the same white ears and red outfit as Inu Yasha, "Umm...Inu Yasha?" she watched as the boy turned around, he looked away as soon as fear passed over her face, "W-what?!" she back up. Inu Yasha ran over to her,

"Kagome! It's me Inu Yasha, I-I can explain!" he yelled out, he gripped her arms, then something happened, the Jewel glowed and Inu Yasha's hair went white, he's eyes remained gold but his claws shrunk from their full demon length. Kagome blinked,

"Inu Yasha......? What happened to you?" she asked, Inu Yasha gulped, it was now or never,

"This is how, I'm supposed to look......"

"I'm so confused......" she whispered, his senses were better, the jewel was a bright pink and nearly purified all in Kagome's presence, Inu Yasha looked down,

"You're purifying the jewel aren't you?" he blinked. Maybe she could help him. "Kagome c---"

"Inu Yasha! My Sister! She's Missing!" Kagome cried, those tears horrified him; he crushed her to him.

"Is that why you came?" he asked softly, his demon form was more aggressive then his original form.

"Yes.......I was fighting this monkey demon, and he attacked me and Sango, but Sango got hurt and when I killed the demon, she was gone! Please, you have to help me find her!" she begged, clenching his robes and sniffling.

"Shhh......It's okay Kagome......I'll help......"

Her crying stopped and she finally looked up, "Are you hanyou?" she asked, Inu Yasha nodded,

"Umm......Well, I'll explain later why I'm all out of whack, but for now bitch we got to find your sister." He smirked, Kagome smiled and nodded.

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Sango opened her eyes, everything was so, blurry, she could barely make anything out except that purple and black blob sitting next to her, stroking her hair. She blinked a couple times to try and clear her vision, after a few blinks her vision finally improved. Miroku came into focus; he looked worried but stern while comforting her. "You're going to get yourself killed one of these days Sango." He sighed, Sango tilted her head and then tried to sit up, she yelped and fell back wincing in pain.

"You used the stingy herb didn't you?" she whispered, Miroku smiled and nodded. "I hate the stingy kind..." she sighed, taking in a deep breath and tried to gather herself up for another attempt at moving.

"You know, you really shouldn't be moving." Miroku casually remarked after Sango's fifth failed attempt to move, "I had hoped I didn't need to tell you that." He raised his eyebrow at her glare.

"Oh didn't you know? Us demon exterminator/Mikos are very stubborn..." she smirked with a pained expression crossing her features. Miroku smirked back and leaned into his cave wall,

"Well that goes with out saying." He closed his eyes, "You're going to be here for a while......I told this to your cat demon, quite a nice fellow......" he opened one eye and found Sango asleep. "Not that you cared......" he leaned over and brushed his hand across her forehead, then he sighed and leaned against his cave wall, "Don't worry Sango, I'll protect you......" he smiled closing his eyes once again.

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"Get on your back?!" Kagome blushed, "Umm......Is that really the best thing?" she looked to both her sides, her fists clenched up by her face. Inu Yasha cocked an eyebrow and smirked,

"What, you think I'd take that as a chance to do something wicked to you?"

"Would you?" Kagome narrowed her eyes, Inu Yasha feigned a hurt expression, she was always so fun to argue with, and she looked so cute pouting like that. "What?"

"You don't trust me?" he pouted, Kagome shook her head laughing,

"Aww......Did I hurt your feelings?" she made a baby face, "Seriously, we have to find my sister, and the more you sniff her out, the closer we seem to get to Miroku's cave." She sighed, "He must of took her when I wasn't looking......"

"You think he would hurt her? Or take advantage of her?" Inu Yasha looked back at Kagome, Kagome's expression fell,

"I-I don't really know......Come on let's go!" she ran passed him, Inu Yasha blinked then ran over to her side lifting her onto his back, "EEP!" she gripped his shoulders, "INU YASHA!" she huffed.

"Come on this ways much faster!" Inu Yasha looked back and then proceeded to hop up Miroku's mountain until...... ZAP!

Inu Yasha yelped and landed on his feet, "Barrier." He pointed out; Kagome smirked,

"It's a barrier that only let's girls in!" she walked over and then was zapped herself, Inu Yasha mimicked her voice,

"It's a barrier that only let's GIRLS in......" he smirked as she glared at him.

"I don't get what's wrong with it! It let me in before......" Kagome rubbed her stung hand, Inu Yasha took her hand and stroked it absently, and she blushed,

"Well, are Miroku and Sango, you know......like THAT?"

"How would I know?!" Kagome glared and looked away, "She didn't really tell me, but she seems to like him......."

"Then he must be taking care of her," Inu Yasha looked up at the small light coming from the cave.

"I can't just leave her there with him......"

"Well, it seems like there's nothing you can really do. Come on, I'll take you home......" Inu Yasha crouched and waited for Kagome to climb aboard him.

"Ah, dog demon, the only way to travel......" Kagome laughed and slowly slid on his back, Inu Yasha lifted her letting his claws feel the back of her thighs,

"Ah, letting Kagome ride my back, the only way to grope her freely......" he laughed as she hit him in the back.

"You know, you still have to tell me what's up with you and your body changes......" she buried her face in the back of his neck letting out a sigh,

"I will." He muttered.

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Kagome sat in awe after hearing Inu Yasha's story, they were sitting in his cave, "So, when I'm around you now, the jewel purifies?"

"It seems that way......"

"You know, you seem a lot different, then when you're youkai......" she smiled, "You're more......"

"Violent?"

"Frisky!" Kagome smiled, Inu Yasha narrowed his eyes and smirked,

"I can still be frisky......" his voice dropped an octave and Kagome blushed not letting her eyes meet his. He smiled and leaned over nuzzling her, Kagome sucked in a quick breath of air and felt her heart thudding in her chest, and Inu Yasha chuckled giving her a soft look.

"So, why didn't you turn hanyou the first time I met you?" Kagome asked,

"I think it was more a fact that the jewel needed to slowly recognize the presence of a Miko before it fully purified......" he muttered.

"You know a lot about it......Don't you?"

"I had to, I wanted it off, so I learned everything I could about it......" he sighed and looked down at the jewel itself. Kagome blinked then looked down into her lap,

"Inu Yasha, if you don't mind me asking, how come you didn't love Kikyo......?" she muttered, Inu Yasha sighed and looked away.

"I am a hanyou, Kagome, hanyou's don't disserve love, they are a lower class, she didn't need me, I could see that, she was, a pure powerful Miko, I didn't want to taint her high status......"

"But that's not right, hanyou's disserve love, and that's no reason not to love her......" Kagome mumbled. Inu Yasha smiled softly and then took her hand holding it to his cheek,

"Kagome, you know that feeling you get when you see someone for the first time and you feel this flutter in your stomach and everything seems to go a lot slowly when you look at them?" he asked, staring into her eyes, Kagome nodded. "I didn't feel that for Kikyo......I just was waiting really, I don't hate Kikyo for what she did to me......I just, wished she could've of understood my feelings then......" he looked down.

"You're feelings have changed?"

"Yes, then I really, didn't belong anywhere, everyone tried to kill me, and Kikyo spared my life when I went for the jewel, every time she did, I didn't understand her, she actually asked me, to become human......But I told her I didn't want it......It's really confusing to explain, but I always thought of her as a good friend, someone to talk to really." He paused. "Then she cursed me, when I told her, that, I couldn't love her like that......I didn't disserve her."

"You keep on saying that, you do disserve love!" Kagome huffed and pouted,

"I realized that......" he smiled, "When I......met you, and I got that fluttery feeling......I don't know what you did you just, talked to me, understood me, showed respect to me... Then of course you unintentionally hit on me!" he chuckled and tapped a claw to his lips remembering that.

"I kinda got mixed up with cat and dog demon......I was trying to say I'm really sorry in dog demon......" Kagome laughed recalling that, 'Inu Yasha, is acting so sweet now......But I feel so sorry for Kikyo, she might not have known but, Inu Yasha did love her, just not as a spouse......' she smiled and then felt fangs on her shoulder. "What are you doing?" she blinked at Inu Yasha's head of silver hair, resisting the urge to pet his ears.

"I'm trying to teach you how to say your sorry......" he smiled against her skin, pulling her Haori to the side a little he pressed his fangs on her then licked her there lightly.

"That kinda felt weird......"

"Dog demon is very physical," he pulled his head back and then smiled at her, Kagome looked to her shoulder,

"Strange, that looks like a temporary claim, then a way of saying sorry......" Kagome thought out loud.

"That's because it is......" Inu Yasha smiled, "To say sorry you bow your head and whine......No touching required......"

"So you......" she blushed, she pulled up her haori and coughed.

"You're still so shy around me......" he smirked,

"I've just, never, been through things like this Inu Yasha, I don't know how to do things like that......" she blushed,

"Then we'll learn together......" he leaned over and kissed her forehead. He sighed and then sat back on his heels, Kagome couldn't take it, there was this overbearing urge growing inside her to grab him and well, rock his world, 'Damn hormones' she thought coldly. Inu Yasha seemed to be waiting for something too, she then took in a deep breath and thought of all the reasons why she couldn't kiss him, but then found more reasons to kiss him for. She just brushed it all aside then, her mind set, Kagome grabbed Inu Yasha by the front of the robes and slid her tongue across his lips and leaned into him.

Inu Yasha lowered his eyelids, then smirked, 'You're already mine Kagome, no need to offer yourself again......' he barked out, she smiled and stared up at him,

'Then act like it......' she yipped closing her eyes. Inu Yasha smirked and crushed his lips to hers parting them instantly, he ran his tongue against hers hotly and laid her down on her back, she squeaked feeling him nudge her legs apart and lay in-between them.

"Shh......" he said against her lips, "I won't do anything you don't like......"

"I know, I trust you Inu Yasha......" she whispered then brought her knees up bringing a groan from Inu Yasha's mouth as they continued their passionate kissing. Kagome shivered feeling Inu Yasha's mouth on her neck, licking her, she then lowered her eyelids and gave a shuddering sigh when his hand made its way from her cheek down to her breast.

"Kagome......" Inu Yasha looked up, feeling her slightly tense at the intimate position, and she just smiled sweetly and took his other hand, kissing each of his fingertips. He paused and smiled at the sweet innocent gesture and then took his hand away, she looked confused for a moment but then giggled when he brushed his claw tips across her collarbone hitting a ticklish area. 'You're so......' he started, he really didn't know what to say, could you actually sum her up in one word? That wouldn't be fair, he had to think of something honest and something she couldn't deny.

"I'm so......?" she giggled pressing on the statement, Inu Yasha blinked and then opened his mouth,

"You're so......" he then smirked, "Mine." She rolled her eyes then smiled sweetly looking away,

"What, a way with words......" she threw her arm up dramatically pretending to faint, "Ooooh! So romantic......" she sighed dreamily.

"Damn straight." He narrowed his eyes; she looked back,

"Sarcasm is a foreign language to you isn't it?" she cocked an eyebrow, and then giggled again when he growled in reply. "I'm kidding......" she sighed happily leaning up and kissing him, he watched her eyelids close and let his slid half closed,

"Kagome......" he said again against her lips. She 'mmed' against his lips in reply and slid her hands in his hair.

"I would suggest getting your hands off her you dirty demon......" a low male voice threatened, Inu Yasha shot up and growled at the invader. Kagome looked up and felt the blood in her veins run cold,

"......Daddy?" she asked in a shaky whisper.

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