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Flamez: Wow, I've got some requests for couples already! And all of them are different. Seems as thought this story could go anyway. Yes Kagome has dog ears. *Scratches head* I meant to put that in the first chapter. As for a crossover, I'm still doing it but I'm only using one character and not completely taking the whole story into this one. *makes puppy dog eyes* So I really hope you like it!

Chapter 2- Demons, plural, in my view

"Damn!" He stood up, drawing Tetsusaiga, forgetting that it was useless to him in his human form.

Kagome shook her head. "You have to hide! You can't face him in your human form! You don't want him to know when you are at your weakest!"

"Who else is gonna protect you huh? Do you see any perverted monks or boomerang wielding demon huntresses?!"

"I am half demon now. I will protect myself."

"You don't know how to fight."

"And you don't have your hanyou strength. So you should just butt out, shut up, and go away." She snatched the sword from him and shoved him into the woods and out of harms way "Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit!" Making sure to say it enough times so that he wouldn't go anywhere anytime soon. "Sorry Inuyasha, it for your own good, I promise I won't sit you for a month." She whispered to the wind. She grinned slightly as she heard a 'feh' in the background.

Sesshomaru appeared on the other side of the bank. "Who are you and why do you wield the Tetsusaiga?" He started floating over the river slowly. "If you do not its secrets then you will not be able to use it."

She growled. Knowing he was taunting her. He could kill her in the blink of an eye but he was taking his time to get to her. "You speak of what I already know." She slashed the sword in the air. Silver energy swept down the battered sword turning it into a deadly fang.

He snarled, he recognized that voice. "Inuyasha's bitch."

Kagome barred her fangs and swiped at him with the sword. He dodged easily, but the sharp wind still cut through his skin. In an instant he had his claws around her throat. "I don't care if your fucking hair is green, I'm still going to kill." In this close proximity he finally paid attention to her scent. It drove him insane, her scent was so alluring he just wanted to- --Sesshomaru shook his head. "You are not the miko bitch."

She glared at him. 'I'm hearing that a lot lately' "I do not have to prove my identity to you!" She smashed the hilt of the sword into his head, while prying his hand off her throat. Kagome smashed the hilt into him repeatedly. Sesshomaru grabbed the hand that held Tetsusaiga and brushed his lips against her palm before pulling her to him. 'No I must fight this!' He shoved her away viciously, Kagome grabbed his arm, digging her claws into his skin. "Don't touch me!"

Really reeling

His eyes narrowed and took a step forward. But he stopped when all of his veins glowed sliver. "You poisoned me you wench!"

Her serious look was ruined. "..." 'I have poisonous claws?'

"This has gone on long enough." He gripped her throat again. His veins blazed and his grip loosed. 'I'll have to go somewhere to heal. Then I will come back tomorrow to kill her.' Sesshomaru threw her into a tree and disappeared.

She rubbed her throat. "Inuyasha?" Silence. But she knew he was still there. She could smell him. She walked into the forest and stood beside Inuyasha, who was still on his stomach in the dirt. Again. For the third time that day. She winced. "I am so sorry!"

He glared up at her. "Thanks a lot for breaking my back! This helps me beyond words!"

Kagome put her hand on his shoulder, wishing she could help. Suddenly she felt energy leaving her body quickly. She tried to pull away but found that she couldn't. Finally she was able to rip her hand from his shoulder. 'What was that?!'

Inuyasha stood up, surprised he could do so after so many 'sits'. "Did you mean what you said?"

She looked at him suspiciously. "Mean about what?"

"That you wouldn't sit me for a month?"

She cursed softly to herself. This was going to come back to bite her in the ass but a promise is a promise. "Yeah."

He grinned deviously. "Good."

"Why do I get the feeling you're up to no good?"

"'Cause I'm not."

Kagome eye's him warily. "Maybe we should go to my time, where it's safer for you."

"I ain't going no where."

She rolled her eyes and picked him up, lifting him onto her back. She tucked her arms under his legs. Laughing slightly at how everything was changed around. He struggled to jump down. "Stay still."

"Let me go! I may be human right now but I can still walk!"

"Hmph. I'm not stupid Inuyasha! As I set you down, you'll take off. Even though.I could always catch you." She grinned, liking the idea.

"Just wait until I turn back tomorrow!"

Kagome laughed and ran towards the well. "Tomorrow we have to go to that northern village, for the jewel shards. Why don't you get your rest now?"

"I don't need no rest, damnit!"

"Sure you don't." She swung around looking wildly behind her.

"What is it Kagome?"

"A demon, a jewel shards." She didn't know how, but the scent coming towards her told her it was. And she could sense the demon had at least 15 jewel shards. Inuyasha struggled against her. She sighed and held him tighter. "You're not going to try something stupid are you?"

"Look, just because you're a half demon doesn't mean you know everything you got that!"

She set him down gently and turned to face him. She said gently. "Inuyasha, I'm having a hard time with this, okay? I just don't want anything to happen to you. I know I'm kinda new at this but I want to be the one to protect you this time. Alright?"

"Feh."

Kagome smiled but winced as her new fangs bit into her lip. "Thanks for understanding." Her nose twitched. "He's close." She looked up as a sparkling dust settled over them. Her eyes were suddenly heavy.

Inuyasha nudged her. "Don't close your eyes!"

She squinted sleepily at him and yawned. "Why not?"

"Because if you close your eyes, they'll never open again. Ever." Her eyes snapped open at that. He looked around. "Why don't you show yourself demon?! Instead of playing tricks?" She glanced at him sharply. She did not think of someone trying to kill her was a trick.

Youko appeared behind them. "You are brave, for a human."

Inuyasha snorted. Kagome glared at the new comer. He had long slivery hair, but unlike Inuyasha's it was thinner and perfectly straight. His ears poked out of his silky locks and his eyes sparkled against his milky skin. If he hadn't tried to kill her, she would consider him extremely attractive. "Look." She sighed, irritated. She was tired, hungry, and wanted to go home. "I know you have 15 jewel shards. And I know you want the shards we have. Lets just this over with okay?"

In an instant the fox demon was directly behind her. "That is very presumptuous of you." She growled and turned but he was too quick. He reappeared behind her. "But you are so correct." He ran his fingers through her hair and took in her scent. "I almost feel bad about stealing from such an exquisite creature such as yourself. Surrender the shards and you can come with me, we can collect them together."

Inuyasha stepped forward, not liking how close he was to her and what he was saying. "Get away from her."

Youko twisted one her silver locks between his fingers. "It seems as though the human has feelings for you. How amusing. You are a strong, intelligent, and beautiful young woman, why are you with him? Is this human courting you?" He looked her over as if searching for something. He pointed the red stripe on her arm. "So it's true."

Kagome frowned. When he was behind her like this she found that she could not move. His scent attacked her senses. He smelled of roses and cherry wood. What was this spell he was weaving around her? At his last comment she snapped back to reality. "What? Courting?"

His eyes narrowed and he sniffed the air around her. "You tell the truth! Surely you have heard of Courting?"

Her hands where balled at her waist. "Well, obviously I don't!"

He threw his head back and laughed. It was a melodic sound. She glared at him, finding nothing humorous. "I do not appreciate being laughed at!!!" Her eye twitched, wishing she was able to 'sit' him.

"It is just an amazement to me that a such a beautiful woman as yourself does not know of the Courting Ritual. Surely you must have had Suitors?"

She glanced at Inuyasha wryly. "It appears that Inuyasha is my first. And my sort of new at this." She muttered. Kagome snapped her eyes at him. "Not that it is any of your business! I am tired so can't we just get this fight over with?"

Youko laughed. "Alright." She growled, deciding that she did not like it when he laughed at her. Kagome drew Tetsusaiga from its sheath and waited for him to come to her. He disappeared she tucked the bottle of the shards inside of her waistband. He appeared a few feet in front of her. She narrowed her eyes trying to figure out what he had did. Suddenly the trees moved. They bent down one tree wrapping its branches around her left arm and leg while one tree wrapped its branches around her right arm and leg. Soon the trees would both go to their upright positions, ripping her in half. She struggled, knowing there was no way out of this. "I hate to destroy things that are beautiful. Give up and I will let you live."

Kagome glared down at him. "Give up?! Not even in your dreams!" If only she could get to Tetsusaiga, which was a few feet way from her. Suddenly the branches went slack and she fell back to the ground.

Youko frowned slightly. "How did you.?"

Her hair swung upward, clutching the fang. It made perfect sense, every demon had special powers over something. Some physical powers like Kouga, Inuyasha, and Sesshomaru. And other's like Hiten's lightning, Kagura's wind, and this demon's plants were powers all their own. But hair? Yura was the only demon heard of that had power over hair but her own hair didn't move. Did it? She held out her hand and her hair dropped it in her waiting palm. She looked down at the sword. Sesshomaru had proved its full extension of powers before. Could she really use it to its full potentional? She swung it in the air experimentally. Luckily enough it actually hit Youko.

Power seething

The vines sprouted from the ground and pulled her down in to the waiting soil. Thirsting to bury her alive. She cut the vines but more and more kept coming and she was steadily sinking into the earth. Soon nothing but her hand could be seen but that too vanished beneath the soil. Youko shook his head. Oh well, all good things must come to an end. He beckoned the vines to bring the shards, frowning when they did not obey.

Inuyasha was growling loudly. Pissed that he couldn't save her. He was human, he was weak, he was powerless. He wanted to jump at the fox demon and strangle him. But that would be foolish, didn't Kagome always tell him to stop rushing into things. Kagome.

Youko tapped his foot, wondering what was taking the vines so long. Suddenly he his ankle was grabbed and silver tendrils sprang from the ground bringing him slamming in the ground. Kagome burst out of the ground bringing the fox into the air with her. Her hair raised him up higher before slamming him into the ground again. Youko's vines slashed through her hair, breaking him free.

He sprang back from her before falling to one knee. "Forgive me dear lady."

Kagome stumbled, taken completely off guard. "Um.come again."

"Now I know of you true strength, sorry to have doubted you. You are perfect, you shall be my mate."

At that Inuyasha stepped forward. "Listen here, you dirty little fox, I am obviously Courting her or whatever and you know the Rules."

"Indeed that I do. You will be Courting her for a year. There is nothing in the Rules that says she can not be Courted by more than one."

He sneered. "Expect a fox to think of something like that."

Kagome turned her furious amber eyes to him. "You mean to tell me that you knew?!"

"I know about Courting but I didn't know that was my mark! How was I supposed to know, my father died before he could tell me the family's Symbol! Or is that now my fault, too?"

Kagome instantly felt bad. She didn't know why but she was getting annoyed at little thing. She was snapping at everyone and saying things she normally wouldn't have. Maybe it came from being half demon. Maybe that's why Inuyasha was the way he was. "Sorry, I'm just frustrated." 'And scared.'

The fox demon bowed his head. "My name is Youko Kurama."

"I'm Higurashi Kagome." She looked down at her right arm in alarm as it started to glow silver. She was surrounded by a pleasant warm feeling by the time the glow vanished. Under the red stripe was now a silver vine. "Wha."

Youko rose from the ground. "Let me explain the Ritual, since no one else saw fit to tell you." He shot Inuyasha a glance. Letting him know that he considered him competition and did not care for him. "If the male discovers a female he is intrigued by he will fight her measuring her strength. If the female impresses him he will introduce himself and if she is interested she will them him her name. His family's Symbol will appear on her most used arm. He will court her for a year and if she says no to him or does not decide his Symbol will fade. He can try again if she doesn't decide or give up. During the year the male will still fight her, give her gifts, protect her and change himself to her liking."

You need to know

Kagome opened and closed her mouth. This didn't make sense! So what if Inuyasha knew her name, they still never fought! Well, they did have some pretty bad verbal battles. But he protected her before he started 'courting' her so that wouldn't change. And Inuyasha was rather drown than give her anything. This would turn out okay, she would let this ride out for a year and things can then go back to normal. "Okay.well-um-Youko, Inuyasha and I have to be leaving."

Youko's eyes flashed at Inuyasha. "I do not trust him with you, Lady Kagome. How do I know he will keep you safe? He is just a human."

She blushed, flattered that he cared about her. Wait a minute, no she didn't like him! He had tried to kill her! "I can take care of myself and besides I feeling he will be able to take care of me by tomorrow morning." Kagome lifted him onto her back and turned to Youko who looked extremely displeased. "See you." She ran towards the well, the sooner she got home the better. She sped up when she sensed and smelled Kouga coming. He could not see Inuyasha like this. He couldn't see her like this! She jumped into the well and sighed. Home at last.

Kagome climbed out of the well and stood outside of her house, wondering if she should just walk in the front door. She opted for the window, not wanting to frighten her family. She set Inuyasha down on the bed and yawned. "I don't know about you, but I need sleep." She climbed into the bed, surprised that she found it almost too soft. Was this why Inuyasha slept in a tree? She was too tired to think right now. She closed her eyes and prayed everything will settle down tomorrow.

Flamez- Okay, it wasn't really crossoverish, I just stole a character. More Sesshomaru next chapter I promise!! Everything will be explained later in the story. Did you like it? Think it needs improvement? REVIEW!! Or no new chapter!