Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha but Barendu IS MY CHARACTER! Don't use
him unless you ask me. He's a pimp, aren't you Barendu? *pets behind his
ear* my little Barendu. Okay read
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Dangerous Desire
Chapter Two: You Cannot Claim Her
By: Moonlight Jade
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Kagome was coming in and out of consciousness, sometimes catching bits of very strange
conversations. Nothing was making sense. Why couldn't she move? Why couldn't she
remember why she felt the way she did? Where was she? Who kept talking? Just thinking made
her head hurt. She moaned and would have put her hands to her head, had she been able to
move. Something warm was soaking her side. Then the voices started up again.
"I told you to capture her for me not try to kill her," said on voice. She realized they were
talking about her.
"I'm sorry m'lord. I misunderstood your orders," said a second voice, this one seemed
slightly familiar to Kagome, "please forgive me."
"No, I will not give you the satisfaction of disobeying anymore of my orders," the first
voice replied. Suddenly a light shone through her eyelids. Pained screaming filled the air and
then was cut short. Kagome didn't have time to think about this before again falling into a state
of unconsciousness.
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Inuyasha was running on the ground, following the smell of Kagome's blood. Miroku,
Sango, and Shippo were flying on Kilala above him, watching for any sign of Kagome or the demon that had captured her. The sun had begun to rise before Sango suggested that they get
some rest. Inuyasha reluctantly agreed.
"How far could they have gotten?" Inuyasha wondered to himself.
"The demon was incredibly fast, so fast that all I could see was a black and white blur,"
Sango answered for him, "We can't give up."
"Who said I was giving up?" Inuyasha retorted, "We'll find her and then I'll rip that
demon apart."
When Sango woke up Inuyasha seemed to be pacing restlessly.
"Inuyasha?" she said with a yawn, "Did you sleep at all last night?"
"Of course but when I woke up it was still early so I was just waiting until you got up,"
he replied, "Miroku went ahead with Kilala a little while ago to search the area."
"When will he be back?" She asked as she stretched.
"Won't be long now, he said he was only trying to find a village or someone who might
know something." Soon after saying this, Miroku came flying above the trees. When they hit the
ground, Shippo, who had still been asleep, jumped up and screeched.
"What was that?" he asked, his voice trembling.
"It was only me, Shippo," Miroku said calmly. Then Shippo started to cry and ran over to
Sango.
"What's wrong, Shippo?" she asked with concern.
"I dreamt that all these demons came for Kagome and we couldn't help her and they...
they... killed her." After saying this Shippo began to cry again. Sango sat holding onto the little
fox while he cried, a look of sympathy on her face.
"We wont let that happen to her," Miroku told Shippo kindly. Shippo looked up and
smiled through his tears.
"Where all did you go?" Inuyasha asked as he got up. He began sniffing the air, "I smell
Kagome's blood on you."
"That's exactly what I wanted to ask you about," he replied, "I came upon the remains of
a village. I think it was attacked by the demon who kidnaped Kagome."
"Why don't I smell other peoples' blood?" Inuyasha asked Miroku.
"I was wondering the same thing," Miroku replied, "you see I found no people there,
only fallen buildings, but it shows signs of recent life there. Food, clothes, stuff like that."
"Everybody ready to go?" Inuyasha asked. Everyone nodded. Kilala transformed and
everyone jumped on her back.
Inuyasha sat in the back thinking about Kagome. What if they were too late and they
couldn't saver her?
"Right down there," Miroku said, pointing below.
"Kilala, take us down," Sango ordered, her eyes searching the area for any sign of
Kagome. Inuyasha was doing the same. He jumped off before they hit the ground.
"I smell her," Inuyasha told them all. He started digging through the debris. At the
bottom of the pile were a few bloodstained items: a futon and some wood. Suddenly Sango
screamed.
"What is it, Sango?" Miroku asked as he ran over to where she stood.
"I believe this is the demon that attacked Kagome," Sango told them, "but he's dead..."
"I don't understand," Shippo said quietly, "Does that mean that Kagome is..." his
sentence trailed off.
"She isn't dead," Inuyasha told them confidently, "it looks as though someone was taking
care of her... keeping her alive." As he said this he lifted up Kagome's bloody uniform and some
bandages.
"None of this makes sense," Miroku mumbled, "Where is she now?"
"I think I can follow the scent this time," Inuyasha told them, "but we'd have to leave
now to have any chance of finding her."
"Then let's get going," Sango answered for them all.
"We'll have to walk and I'll need you to be watching for anything out of place," he
informed them.
"If that's what it takes, then we'll do it," Shippo told Inuyasha, "Kagome believes in us,
we wont let her down."
So, determined, they headed into the trees around the demolished village.
The scent was strong and easy to follow. They found they were moving faster and faster
through the trees. Inuyasha could smell Kagome's blood again.
"I smell her," Inuyasha told them for the second time that day. But then they heard
someone talking further ahead. The voice belonged to a male.
"Come on," Miroku demanded, "but we've got to be quiet." The others nodded and
started walking as quietly as they could towards the voice. When they came upon the clearing
where the voice was coming from, they hid behind some low bushes and waited. A small piece
of material lay in the middle of the clearing but no one was there. A largely built man with
semi-long red hair and grey eyes came out of the clearing. He was holding a girl with raven
black hair in his arms... Kagome.
"You are mine now," the man said as he stroked her face tenderly, "I'll take care of you
forever." Her uniform had been replaced with a long white elegant nightgown. It shimmered in the evening light. The gown was becoming speckled with red spot's of her own blood.
"Why can't I stop the bleeding?" the man asked himself, "could that idiot have done
something to you?" This was weird, why was this guy doing this? He was treating Kagome as if
he had known and loved her forever.
"Inu...yasha..." Kagome called out in her sleep. The man laid her down on the material.
"Why do you keep calling for that disgrace of demons?" Inuyasha clenched his fists, "He
will not come for you. You belong to me now." Inuyasha had had enough, he jumped from the
bushes.
"That's where you're wrong. I did some for her AND she doesn't belong to you. Give her
back unless you want to be used as target practice." Inuyasha growled .
"Fool, you shouldn't have come here. Now you shall die. I, Barendu, will tear you apart.
No one will take her from me."
Inuyasha pulled out the tetsusaiga and put himself in a stance. He was ready to fight for
Kagome. The man shot a beam of light towards Inuyasha. He dodged it easily but seemed
shocked as the light beam tore a few trees in half.
"You're not just a man, are you?" Inuyasha asked Barendu.
"Me? A filthy human? Unlike you, pure demon blood flows through my veins," Barendu
replied with a mocking grin. He was trying to get Inuyasha riled up.
"Miroku, grab Kagome!" Inuyasha called out to his hidden companion. Miroku nodded
and headed towards where Kagome lay motionless on the ground. Before he got there, Barendu
shot an attack at him.
"Touch her and die!" the demon threatened, "If you leave now, I will let you go without
killing you, but if you try to take Kagome from me, I will be forced to kill you!"
"We're not going anywhere," Inuyasha told him, voice booming, "until we have Kagome
back. By which time, you'll be dead."
"Don't be so sure of yourself, you filthy half breed," Barendu replied, his eyes going
from Miroku to Inuyasha.
"I have watched her since she first came out of the well," he informed them, "I will not
allow you to take what I so rightly deserve." He then shot multiple attacks at both Miroku and
Inuyasha. They dodged easily. Miroku tried again to get Kagome away but Barendu jumped
over to her and picked her up.
"I told you, you will not take her from me!" he shouted in anger.
There were now solid pools of blood covering the white gown she had been dressed in.
Barendu looked at her and his face looked regretful.
"If you don't stop wasting my time she will die!"
"If you hadn't kidnaped her she wouldn't be hurt in the first place!" Inuyasha practically
screamed at him. He then jumped up with an incredible speed and grabbed Kagome from
Barendu's grasp and laid her in Miroku's arms.
"Don't let him get her," he told Miroku to where only he could hear. Miroku only nodded
in response. Barendu appeared angry but Inuyasha was the one who should be mad. After all, he
had taken his Kagome. Wait. His Kagome? She wasn't his to claim.
Inuyasha picked up the tetsusaiga, which he had dropped in order to get Kagome. He
aimed for Barendu's head but Barendu moved and the tetsusaiga only cut through one of his
arms.
"You filthy half-breed!" Barendu said as he shot an attack at him and shot through his
shoulder. Inuyasha ignored the pain as he charged toward Barendu and dug his claws into his
chest. Barendu just looked down at his damaged body.
"I will be back," he screamed as pale read lights came up through the earth and danced
around him, "she will be mine forever."
"Don't kid yourself, you damn lunatic," Inuyasha responded as he looked at Barendu
with a look of disgust. Then Barendu was sucked through the ground by the light.
"Inuyasha, she' lost a lot of blood, we need to try to stop the bleeding. She's been
bleeding for almost 24 hours," Miroku told him, "and she's getting cold."
"We can take her to Lady Kaede," Sango suggested as she came out from behind the
bush. She was holding Shippo who was trying frantically to get lose so he could come to
Kagome.
"Get Kilala ready, we're going now!" Inuyasha told Sango. Kilala transformed and
everyone climbed on, Inuyasha holding Kagome tightly to his body in an effort to keep her
warm. A cold sweat was running down her forehead . The flowing gown, once white, was now
almost completely stained with her blood.
"How much longer should it take?" an impatient Shippo asked anxiously.
"We'll get there after the sun sets," Sango replied quietly, lost in her thoughts. They rode
in silence for the rest of their journey until they came upon the village.
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So what do you all think? Please review, I like to know how I'm doing. *pets Barendu again. Love love Moonlight Jade
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Dangerous Desire
Chapter Two: You Cannot Claim Her
By: Moonlight Jade
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Kagome was coming in and out of consciousness, sometimes catching bits of very strange
conversations. Nothing was making sense. Why couldn't she move? Why couldn't she
remember why she felt the way she did? Where was she? Who kept talking? Just thinking made
her head hurt. She moaned and would have put her hands to her head, had she been able to
move. Something warm was soaking her side. Then the voices started up again.
"I told you to capture her for me not try to kill her," said on voice. She realized they were
talking about her.
"I'm sorry m'lord. I misunderstood your orders," said a second voice, this one seemed
slightly familiar to Kagome, "please forgive me."
"No, I will not give you the satisfaction of disobeying anymore of my orders," the first
voice replied. Suddenly a light shone through her eyelids. Pained screaming filled the air and
then was cut short. Kagome didn't have time to think about this before again falling into a state
of unconsciousness.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Inuyasha was running on the ground, following the smell of Kagome's blood. Miroku,
Sango, and Shippo were flying on Kilala above him, watching for any sign of Kagome or the demon that had captured her. The sun had begun to rise before Sango suggested that they get
some rest. Inuyasha reluctantly agreed.
"How far could they have gotten?" Inuyasha wondered to himself.
"The demon was incredibly fast, so fast that all I could see was a black and white blur,"
Sango answered for him, "We can't give up."
"Who said I was giving up?" Inuyasha retorted, "We'll find her and then I'll rip that
demon apart."
When Sango woke up Inuyasha seemed to be pacing restlessly.
"Inuyasha?" she said with a yawn, "Did you sleep at all last night?"
"Of course but when I woke up it was still early so I was just waiting until you got up,"
he replied, "Miroku went ahead with Kilala a little while ago to search the area."
"When will he be back?" She asked as she stretched.
"Won't be long now, he said he was only trying to find a village or someone who might
know something." Soon after saying this, Miroku came flying above the trees. When they hit the
ground, Shippo, who had still been asleep, jumped up and screeched.
"What was that?" he asked, his voice trembling.
"It was only me, Shippo," Miroku said calmly. Then Shippo started to cry and ran over to
Sango.
"What's wrong, Shippo?" she asked with concern.
"I dreamt that all these demons came for Kagome and we couldn't help her and they...
they... killed her." After saying this Shippo began to cry again. Sango sat holding onto the little
fox while he cried, a look of sympathy on her face.
"We wont let that happen to her," Miroku told Shippo kindly. Shippo looked up and
smiled through his tears.
"Where all did you go?" Inuyasha asked as he got up. He began sniffing the air, "I smell
Kagome's blood on you."
"That's exactly what I wanted to ask you about," he replied, "I came upon the remains of
a village. I think it was attacked by the demon who kidnaped Kagome."
"Why don't I smell other peoples' blood?" Inuyasha asked Miroku.
"I was wondering the same thing," Miroku replied, "you see I found no people there,
only fallen buildings, but it shows signs of recent life there. Food, clothes, stuff like that."
"Everybody ready to go?" Inuyasha asked. Everyone nodded. Kilala transformed and
everyone jumped on her back.
Inuyasha sat in the back thinking about Kagome. What if they were too late and they
couldn't saver her?
"Right down there," Miroku said, pointing below.
"Kilala, take us down," Sango ordered, her eyes searching the area for any sign of
Kagome. Inuyasha was doing the same. He jumped off before they hit the ground.
"I smell her," Inuyasha told them all. He started digging through the debris. At the
bottom of the pile were a few bloodstained items: a futon and some wood. Suddenly Sango
screamed.
"What is it, Sango?" Miroku asked as he ran over to where she stood.
"I believe this is the demon that attacked Kagome," Sango told them, "but he's dead..."
"I don't understand," Shippo said quietly, "Does that mean that Kagome is..." his
sentence trailed off.
"She isn't dead," Inuyasha told them confidently, "it looks as though someone was taking
care of her... keeping her alive." As he said this he lifted up Kagome's bloody uniform and some
bandages.
"None of this makes sense," Miroku mumbled, "Where is she now?"
"I think I can follow the scent this time," Inuyasha told them, "but we'd have to leave
now to have any chance of finding her."
"Then let's get going," Sango answered for them all.
"We'll have to walk and I'll need you to be watching for anything out of place," he
informed them.
"If that's what it takes, then we'll do it," Shippo told Inuyasha, "Kagome believes in us,
we wont let her down."
So, determined, they headed into the trees around the demolished village.
The scent was strong and easy to follow. They found they were moving faster and faster
through the trees. Inuyasha could smell Kagome's blood again.
"I smell her," Inuyasha told them for the second time that day. But then they heard
someone talking further ahead. The voice belonged to a male.
"Come on," Miroku demanded, "but we've got to be quiet." The others nodded and
started walking as quietly as they could towards the voice. When they came upon the clearing
where the voice was coming from, they hid behind some low bushes and waited. A small piece
of material lay in the middle of the clearing but no one was there. A largely built man with
semi-long red hair and grey eyes came out of the clearing. He was holding a girl with raven
black hair in his arms... Kagome.
"You are mine now," the man said as he stroked her face tenderly, "I'll take care of you
forever." Her uniform had been replaced with a long white elegant nightgown. It shimmered in the evening light. The gown was becoming speckled with red spot's of her own blood.
"Why can't I stop the bleeding?" the man asked himself, "could that idiot have done
something to you?" This was weird, why was this guy doing this? He was treating Kagome as if
he had known and loved her forever.
"Inu...yasha..." Kagome called out in her sleep. The man laid her down on the material.
"Why do you keep calling for that disgrace of demons?" Inuyasha clenched his fists, "He
will not come for you. You belong to me now." Inuyasha had had enough, he jumped from the
bushes.
"That's where you're wrong. I did some for her AND she doesn't belong to you. Give her
back unless you want to be used as target practice." Inuyasha growled .
"Fool, you shouldn't have come here. Now you shall die. I, Barendu, will tear you apart.
No one will take her from me."
Inuyasha pulled out the tetsusaiga and put himself in a stance. He was ready to fight for
Kagome. The man shot a beam of light towards Inuyasha. He dodged it easily but seemed
shocked as the light beam tore a few trees in half.
"You're not just a man, are you?" Inuyasha asked Barendu.
"Me? A filthy human? Unlike you, pure demon blood flows through my veins," Barendu
replied with a mocking grin. He was trying to get Inuyasha riled up.
"Miroku, grab Kagome!" Inuyasha called out to his hidden companion. Miroku nodded
and headed towards where Kagome lay motionless on the ground. Before he got there, Barendu
shot an attack at him.
"Touch her and die!" the demon threatened, "If you leave now, I will let you go without
killing you, but if you try to take Kagome from me, I will be forced to kill you!"
"We're not going anywhere," Inuyasha told him, voice booming, "until we have Kagome
back. By which time, you'll be dead."
"Don't be so sure of yourself, you filthy half breed," Barendu replied, his eyes going
from Miroku to Inuyasha.
"I have watched her since she first came out of the well," he informed them, "I will not
allow you to take what I so rightly deserve." He then shot multiple attacks at both Miroku and
Inuyasha. They dodged easily. Miroku tried again to get Kagome away but Barendu jumped
over to her and picked her up.
"I told you, you will not take her from me!" he shouted in anger.
There were now solid pools of blood covering the white gown she had been dressed in.
Barendu looked at her and his face looked regretful.
"If you don't stop wasting my time she will die!"
"If you hadn't kidnaped her she wouldn't be hurt in the first place!" Inuyasha practically
screamed at him. He then jumped up with an incredible speed and grabbed Kagome from
Barendu's grasp and laid her in Miroku's arms.
"Don't let him get her," he told Miroku to where only he could hear. Miroku only nodded
in response. Barendu appeared angry but Inuyasha was the one who should be mad. After all, he
had taken his Kagome. Wait. His Kagome? She wasn't his to claim.
Inuyasha picked up the tetsusaiga, which he had dropped in order to get Kagome. He
aimed for Barendu's head but Barendu moved and the tetsusaiga only cut through one of his
arms.
"You filthy half-breed!" Barendu said as he shot an attack at him and shot through his
shoulder. Inuyasha ignored the pain as he charged toward Barendu and dug his claws into his
chest. Barendu just looked down at his damaged body.
"I will be back," he screamed as pale read lights came up through the earth and danced
around him, "she will be mine forever."
"Don't kid yourself, you damn lunatic," Inuyasha responded as he looked at Barendu
with a look of disgust. Then Barendu was sucked through the ground by the light.
"Inuyasha, she' lost a lot of blood, we need to try to stop the bleeding. She's been
bleeding for almost 24 hours," Miroku told him, "and she's getting cold."
"We can take her to Lady Kaede," Sango suggested as she came out from behind the
bush. She was holding Shippo who was trying frantically to get lose so he could come to
Kagome.
"Get Kilala ready, we're going now!" Inuyasha told Sango. Kilala transformed and
everyone climbed on, Inuyasha holding Kagome tightly to his body in an effort to keep her
warm. A cold sweat was running down her forehead . The flowing gown, once white, was now
almost completely stained with her blood.
"How much longer should it take?" an impatient Shippo asked anxiously.
"We'll get there after the sun sets," Sango replied quietly, lost in her thoughts. They rode
in silence for the rest of their journey until they came upon the village.
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So what do you all think? Please review, I like to know how I'm doing. *pets Barendu again. Love love Moonlight Jade