A/n: well you guys owe me, I was going to start the story and leave Kagome dangling for a while yet. But after hearing about heart attacks and other bodily failures I have decided to go right back to where we left of. Aren't I the bested writer ever. (All readers look like go fish or something but me don't care I'm on cloud nine.)

Disclaimer: well of course I don't own Inu yasha; I just borrow the characters for my stories. And if that's wrong then well, that's too bad I'll still keep writing.

HELLS KITCHEN

BY PANTHERA1984

CHAPTER 16

Kagome's eyes widen when she noticed that it wasn't Jaken at the door but someone completely else. Mindlessly she made a grab for the nearest desirable object to cover herself with. Her hand reached out behind her and she managed to get a hold of a sheet, with a quick pull she loosened it and pulled it before her all the while her eyes kept on the intruder.

After a few futile attempts she finally got her vocal cords to work, although her voice was somewhat more horse then normal. "Kouga... Kouga what are you doing here. I'm busy please go away." Kagome ended the last few word angry now that she had her composure back. Covert she became angry that the wolf demon dared to walk in on her like this, he might be a friend but that didn't give him the right to just come barging into her room.

The longer Kouga just stood there starring at her the angrier she got. "Kouga go already, this isn't funny anymore I want you out. Out do you hear me." Kagome screamed the last part with a high pitch voice knowing full well that demons with there sense of hearing would go ballistic and nearly death.

Still Kouga didn't react and Kagome could feel a small chill ripple up her spinal cord, something wasn't right. She couldn't put her finger on it and she didn't know Kouga well enough to figure out what was wrong, but that there was something wrong she could most definitely feel. She needed him away and fast.

Urged on by her more primal instincts Kagome started to walk backwards in attempt to put the bed between her and Kouga, she didn't get very far. One Moment Kouga was at the door post the next he stood behind her, his arms crossed before his chest and his eyes narrowed dangerously a red hue covering the eye white.

Switching from normal sight to her radar sight Kagome followed and noticed his switch easily. Whipping around she faced him again her eyes sparked with anger but in the depts. of those same eyes despair and angst fought for freedom. "Kouga what is going on, why are you doing this. Go away Kouga." Kagome kept repeating over and over again while the wolf started stalking her around the bedroom, she noticed to late what his real meaning behind his little cat mouse performance was.

The moment the back of her knees hit the rim of the bed Kagome knew she was in trouble, not only could she feel it with her entire being she could also see it in Kouga's eyes. In the way his Safire eyes triumphantly lit up when he saw her hit the bed.

Swallowing down her fear Kagome stupidly tried to back away more only succeeding in plopping down on the bed. In her fall she managed to and up sitting instead of falling sprawled over the blanket. Her eyes still focus on Kouga missed another form coming into the bedroom. This one was brown and big his walk was that of a hunter closing in on its prey.

The moment Kouga lunched towards Kagome so did the wolf, the clashed in mid air and the both of them got Knocked of course. Kouga ended flying left into the wall while Thunder neatly ended on the bed making a role and back on his feet in no time at all.

The wolf started to produce grows and snarls so loud and heavy Kagome could feel the bed starting to fibrade underneath her. Too stunned the miko sat unmoved on the bed, her sight still in radar she followed the play before her.

Kouga like the Thunder was back on his feet within a second. His eyes where no longer there beautiful Safire bleu instead blood red eyes narrowed focused on the wolf. Without much ado Thunder launched at Kouga and Kouga launched at him. Again the two clashed in mid air but this time it was accounted for and both slashed out with sharp claws and fangs, ripping at each other.

Pulling back Kouga ending close to the wall and Thunder before the bed the two males eyed each other. With utter amazement Kagome saw Kouga change more and more. Now not only his eyes changed but his hair became longer and wavier. Somewhere in the back of her mind Kagome's thoughts told her to move. To move and get away, away from here, to safety, to go to safety. The voice was too soft but gaining on strength with every time it repeated it self. Kagome's hand twitched, but her eyes and great portion of her mind was still completely focused on the two fighters.

Again and again the two fighters jumped at each other and every time they emerged with more scratches and wounds. Thunder was already bleeding profusely the worse part at his right flank where a huge cap was torn from his sight leaving a plain view to the tissues beneath the skin. Kouga yet not Kouga had also taken a large portion of well placed attacks but he was better of as Thunder, clearly the wolf was no real tread to the demon.

Kagome crew more and more conscious to the fact that she should get away and with conscious also her fear and angst grew making getting away all the more urgent but still she hadn't moved.

Thunder with an ear splitting roar jumped again as did the other demon. By now Kagome was fairly sure that whoever that demon was it was definitely not Kouga. The two met mid air and time seemed to slow for Kagome while watched Thunder receive a death blow. The wolf fell down limply at the grown his feet making running motions while tried to move all to no avail.

Kagome's eyes wide as saucers watched the wolf while thick almost black blood poured from his sliced throat. Skin growing ghostly white Kagome placed a hand for her mouth to stop any sound from coming out. The whole picture just seemed surreal. Kouga landed close to the wolf and with one downward cold precise motion he finished the animal of. It was that motion that trickered an older long forgotten memory of Kagome's own past to live and Finally Kagome was able to move.

Flying onto her legs she made for the door but before she was even within touching distance the wooden thing flew closed making her go into a pit stop to stop her self from running into the object. Like a rat in a cage Kagome turned and watched the last of Kouga's features melt away until there was nothing left to resemble the wolf Demon. Now before her stood Naraku and the smile that was now on his lips told her she would be dead before midnight.

Death terrified Kagome started to cal upon her miko powers but every attempted failed miserably. She never had been in such a situation before all the other times she had been practicing she had been with Sesshô maru and fairly safe, this situation was completely the opposite and her fear kept her from calling upon her powers.

But Kagome kept trying out of sheer terror if nothing else and she saw the amusement in Naraku's eyes at her pathetic attempts. "So baby isn't able to handle a real situation. Just as well I wouldn't want to spoil my tan and actually look sun kissed." Naraku said his voice low and throaty. And he kept getting closer and closer taking his time to send blind fear into Kagome's mind with every step he took.

Swallowing hard Kagome stopped her futile attempts and started looking for a way out, her eyes lit on the windows and without being able to stop her self she went for it. Naraku awaited her and she run right into his arms.

"I got you baby." Naraku said in a sing song voice giving Kagome goose flesh al over her body. "And now baby we are going to make a little trip. I never thought it would be this easy, he hasn't even claimed you all. Which is good since now I don't have to go through the trouble of killing a mate." Kagome wasn't sure if he was still speaking to her or just talking to himself but whatever it was he was abstracted and again she tried to call upon her powers.

Wriggling and with all her might she finally reach her inner power. Letting out a small whoop of joy Kagome started to direct it, unfortunately Naraku hadn't been that distracted. "You really think that this is helping you, baby?" Naraku said while he held Kagome away from his body. Thinking this was her change she tried getting away, his hold was like iron.

Smiling Naraku let her twist and turn all the way she wanted but she never managed to break his hold. "You know this isn't going to help you and nobody is coming to your rescue." And Kagome's eyes widened in horror at the images he called up in her mind. Then all became black as Naraku hit her just below the base of her skull.

Now with the limp human sprawled in his arms Naraku turned to the window behind him. Just a tiny bit f his Youki was needed to let the glass pain shatter. With a smirk he jumped up the ledge and with another jump he was out the window. While falling down he concentrated his youki beneath his feet and moment later he stood on an invisible cloud.

Lifting him self up he took to the skies not bothering to look back. In his thoughts he laughed evilly at how easy it had been to trick them all. Really his idea to lock the wolf prince in his true form and to get him stuck and then to assume Kouga's form for himself had really been one of his better plans.

Just when he was high enough to make it out without being seen, someone did spot him. Inu yasha stood yelling from the window he broke. The rude dog was literally being loud enough to wake the dead or at least all within a mile radius which mend...

:::: Miroku still out of breath from his run entered the library. With out further ado he went for the bookcase where he had found the history book. Climbing up the ladder he started to feel the books letting his hand wonder over the backs of old dusty folium. Shelve after shelve he searched feeling time press down on him with each passing second.

In the back he could hear demons leaving and he assumed the group of winners was heading out to start there attack of Naraku's lair. Still Miroku searched not letting there department bother him.

Climbing up another ladder he started his procedure over again working as fast as ever. He didn't notice Tiberias until he walked into him on his way to the next bookcase. Stumbling back from the impact Miroku looked up. Then blinked and blinked again, Tiberias wasn't completely human anymore.

Smiling the red haired bishounen looked at Miroku's dump struck face. Letting out a series of chuckles which exposed a nice set of fangs Tiberias took several steps back so they weren't standing against each other anymore. "What is it Miroku you look like you never saw a demon before." Tiberias finally managed to say between his on going chuckles.

Like a fish on the dry all that Miroku managed to produce his fist couple of attempt of speaking was nothing. Then he pulled his composure back together and he looked serious once more. "Of course I have seen demons I just never knew you are one." He sounded accusing.

Tiberias waved his hand with a throw away gesture. "I know but it was all part of the plan. You see my brothers needed a safe person to use as messenger and who better then there own brother disguised as a human." Slowly Miroku started to get the idea and not soon after he nodded in agreement.

"But what I was really wondering about is what are you doing?" Tiberias looked curious and he pointed at the ladders and books. Miroku pailed and without thinking he went for the next ladder explaining while getting back to business. "Not long ago I found a book that was hidden in some way just today I though about that if there was one book hidden there might be more and now I'm looking." He was already at the top of the ladder and started to feel over the books again.

Tiberias strolled over to the ladder and casually leaned back into a bookcase. "You mean the history book. Actually that's mine work and there are other books but Sugimi and everyone who needs to know already has there information. I was asked to hide them from Naraku, also part of the plan." The demon said without flinching and Miroku stopped his frantic search to look down. "You mean to say that I'm wasting my time?" Tiberias shrugged. "In plain words, yes."

Slowly Miroku came down the ladder. "Well that's just great why weren't we informed about this, we have the right to know. For pity's sake if anybody has a right to know it are the people this is all about." Tiberias just raised a brow and followed Miroku out the library only half listening to what the monk was saying although he paid attention when words he never heard before came out of the houshi's mouth.

Hands in his pockets Tiberias followed Miroku all the way to the conference room where he had left Sango; his red hair gently waved behind him in his demon form it looked amazingly soft and appealing. His pointed ears could be seen peaking through the red mass once in a while. It was good the be in his real form again.

:::: Sesshô maru shot out the window taking not even a nanosecond to form his shouki cloud and pursuing Naraku. The black haired half demon didn't even look surprised and just hastened his speed.

Before Sesshô maru could even get in whip distance of Naraku something else passed him. Ditching just in time Sesshô maru recognized Tetsusaiga in its transformed state. The maneuver was perfectly timed. Sesshô maru had hidden the sword from view until the last moment and Naraku had no time to get away when it did came into sight.

Trying to shield him self Naraku watched in horror when the Tetsusaiga just turned red and flew through his barrier and into his chest. Immediately his arms went limp and he dropped Kagome. His body dissolved and a wooden puppet with one dark hair fell down to the earth.

Expecting it Sesshô maru intercepted Kagome's one way trip and enclosed her safely in his arms. Pressing her frail and unconscious form into his own bigger one he went down after the puppet. Landing gracefully on the ground he saw his younger brother bring tetsusaiga down in the wooden puppet smashing it to splinters.

Placing the sword back in its sheat Inu yasha walked over to Sesshô maru his eyes on Kagome. "Is she okay? Man I really thought I wasn't going to make." Sesshô mar merely humped and went to the house. It was the first time Inu yasha saw his brother actually have fear in his eyes. It might have been deep but it had been there.

Shaking his head the hanyou went after his brother. "Oy don't tell me you knew about Kouga. For if you did you're the biggest shit-ass for letting him come in your house." Sesshô maru didn't look at Inu yasha all his attention was focused on his mate. "Inu yasha no baka. Sometimes pretence is the only way to catch." Inu yasha stopped and scowled at Sesshô maru's back, sure leave it to his brother to knowingly let Naraku in his house.

Both brothers entered the house through the broken window. In the room now the body of Kouga could be seen lying sprawled limp and broken. Sesshô maru carefully placed Kagome on the bed before bending down next to his friend. Unsheathing Tensaiga he waited for the blade to start pulsing but like so often before the blade remained dormant, like then and now the blade had always chosen who and what it would save. Clearly Kouga was meant to die, Tensaiga thought so.

Standing up again the Inu youkai looked of into the distance and in his mind he send out a death howl to honor Kouga. Inu yasha's ears flickered when he heard his brother's mental cal and he wondered at the respect Sesshô maru was paying the wolf. Never had he thought them to be such good friends but then Sesshô maru was unreadable, never letting anyone close enough to see what he really felt and thought.

Shrugging Inu yasha just answered the call and as he did so did many more demons. More and more howls returned al of them paying there respect to the dead prince. From the corner of his eyes Inu yasha noticed his brother bending over Kagome softly caressing her jaw line with the tips of his fingers, there was a loving expression on his face while he watched his mate to be. Inu yasha took of, there where just something he didn't whish to see and Sesshô maru expressing emotions openly was one of them. For some reason it just felt wrong.

:::: Naraku smashed his desk with one well placed punch of his fist. It could have been so easy but that insolent puppy had to mess it up. Now it seemed he would have to take to long route and time was slipping away. Standing up he send his chair flying into the wall behind him not that he cared.

Leaving his dark room he went down the hall and into a large dojo. Three shadows could be seen. Naraku let his eyes wonder for a moment over his creations. So what if he had lost two in the process he still had the copies of Sango, Miroku and Kagome.

The zombie like creatures just stood there ready to do as he bid them too. Well at least now he would see them in actions. And he opened his mouth letting out some harsh comments and his red eyes gleamed wicked when he watched them go. Turning he faced the small white child Kanna. "Get the kitsune brothers i have a task for them." Naraku bit out to her. The albino child just stared at him and an image of two playing foxes came into the mirror. Naraku's eyes slanted when he noticed the family crest in the background.

:::: A/n: well that was it for this chapter; I hope it was enjoyed and that you liked my little twist with Thunder who was actually Kouga. And then there was Tiberias who turned out to be just another demon. And I think it's pretty obvious who his brother's are. Till next update and don't forget to leave me a review.

Ps: the title of the soon to come story 'because your mine.' has officially been changed. I found out there is a book with that title. So now the story is coming out under the title 'on the wings of destiny.' I'm working hard to bring up any lose ends and then I will bring out the first chapter.

Response to reviewers:

Black Dragon: O.o I think I'm actually scared. Here's the net chapter. :: hands it over on a silver platter::

Sakura Tenvaiga: well I hope to see you soon to and enjoy the rest of the story.

Stoictimer: well that's great to hear and I hope you like this chapter two, even when the fluff wasn't really present.

Silver Death Stricker: well let me first thank you for your lovely compliment on my work, and next here is the chapter that start right where I left of.

Tenshi-fluffy-inu: well tada and the man behind the door was Naraku. Who would have guessed.

Im anoying: I'm trying but with school and my other stories my updates just aren't as fast as they used to be. And thank you for the nice compliment.