Between Love and Lust Chapter 15: 15 The difference between Lust and Love Part 2, an inuyasha fanfic

A/N: HELLO EVERYONE!! I'm so glad my fic is getting so much readers!! Anyway, here's part 2 for chapter 14!! Enjoy!

Between Lust and Love

Chapter 14: The difference between Lust and Love. Part 2

Last time on Between Lust and Love...

InuYasha jumped at her she turned around to look at him jump at her and suddenly couldn't move.

Then, she heard someone cry out and looked up to see something hit InuYasha over the head.

'A... staff?' she thought.

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Sango and I had returned from the village with a full sack of medical supplies. Sango had told me a lot about herself and the taiji clan, she also was eager to see her younger brother, Kohaku, who was coming to visit her anytime soon. Every time she talked about him she seemed so happy, her face light up with her bright smile and her eyes shone with enthusiasm. 'I just love to see her smile...' I thought.

While I was heading to my room I suddenly felt something bad in the air, I could feel a strange energy inside the palace, I stopped in the corridors, focusing on where the energy was coming from, I then head to its direction.

I was coming closer to the dojo when I heard the muffled yells of Kagome, I came to the door and all I could see was Kagome heading towards the door and InuYasha leaping at her. I quickly drew my staff in the air and hit the hanyou right in the head, he growled and fell to the ground. Kagome was breathing hard and sweating, she looked at me as if she was expecting someone else "What happen Kagome-sama?" I asked, wanted to know the meaning of this. She took a deep breath and answered "InuYasha... he tried to... um..." and then she started blushing, I sweat-dropped "You mean...." I looked down at the hanyou on the floor and sighted.

InuYasha growled and moaned, he rubbed his head and spat out "What the hell was that for, lecherous monk!?" Miroku looked seriously at InuYasha and said "I understand you tried to "do something" to Kagome-sama..." he pulled his staff up to the hanyou's face, Kagome was blushing and crossing her arms over her chest, embarrassed. "And what if I am?!?! She's in heat for crying out loud!!" Kagome's eyes widen and Miroku looked puzzled at the stunned girl, finally noticing the strange energy she was emitting. That of course was a sign of that she was in heat. "Kagome...-sama?" he muttered. She started sweating "W-what?! How am I suppose to know if I'm in... heat?" she almost whispered her last word.

Inuyasha stood up wincing "Well you ARE in heat wench! And it's on my right to "mark you"!" Miroku again hit him in the head, making him fall again to the floor. "Now, now InuYasha, Kagome-sama is new in the kind of... situation. You have no right to do such a thing." InuYasha grumbled on the floor.

Finally "someone" came in.

"What is all this racket?" came Sesshoumaru's cold voice behind Kagome, she stiffed and turned around smiling nervously. He eyed her intently, sniffed the air and declared "You're in heat." Kagome lowered her eyes to the floor and blushed deeper, if possible.

'Even he noticed? Damn what is happening?!' she asked confuse in her head.

Sesshoumaru on the other hand was busy thinking on how to control himself. Having a beautiful female inu-youkai in heat in his palace wasn't such a good idea, specially when there were also two male inu-youkais leaving in the same space, one of them being Sesshoumaru. Sesshoumaru looked coolly at the monk and simply ordered "Go find Shinobu. Bring her here." Miroku stepped away from the hanyou, bowed politely to his master and smiled reassuringly at Kagome, who was just too ashamed to smile back.

Now they were alone: Sesshoumaru, Kagome and InuYasha.

That was bad.

'Oh god! If Sesshoumaru finds out what just happen I don't know if I'll be able to prevent any fighting!!! Kami!! What am I going to do?!' Kagome had a small mind-fight.

'Oh Kami please don't make him ask about what happen! Please!!' she prayed in her head.

Obviously faith wasn't so kind to her.

"Now little brother explain." Sesshoumaru ordered, his icy-cold glare stopping at Kagome beside him. He had noticed the minute he had stepped into the dojo, the smell of saliva, lust and heat surrounding the place. Kagome's sweet scent mixed with his brother's dirty smell. Passing by Kagome he had sensed the hanyou's smell all over her, it disgusted him. Her sweet, pure fragrance stained with the hanyou's.

Kagome freeze at the comment 'He knows!! God he knows!!' she started sobbing mentally.

"I didn't do anything wrong!!" came InuYasha's steamed reply. Kagome frowned, how dared he say he was innocent?? He had just tried to rape her for Kami's sake! InuYasha snarled "Feh! She's in heat what did you expect?" Sesshoumaru growled at his sly comment and threw him a killer look, Kagome stepped in "Enough both of you! Sesshoumaru this is neither InuYasha nor my fault!" Sesshoumaru glared at her and said "I understand you are not aware of this issues. But that doesn't give him the right to treat you like any other tramp he can rut anytime he feels like to!!" Kagome looked surprisingly at the taiyoukai, InuYasha growled.

Sesshoumaru looked seriously at his half-brother "While you stay here you will not do whatever you want, this are my lands, I establish the rules here. Do I make myself clear?" InuYasha growled but still nodded, Shinobu came in, bowing at his master.

"Kagome." He started, Kagome woke up from her trance and nodded "Yes?" Sesshoumaru spun around and put a hand over her shoulder "Go with Shinobu, get some clean clothes and a bath..." then he whispered so she alone could hear "... wash off his stench." Kagome blinked confused, nodded and she left with the servant.

InuYasha stayed there, not knowing what to do. Then finally Sesshoumaru warned "Don't you ever get near her again." InuYasha snapped "Feh! No one tells me what to do! Besides, even though you've done a great job spreading your scent on her you haven't still reclaimed her!" Sesshoumaru looked defiantly at him and growled deeply "You will NOT satisfy your LUST with HER!!" pointing a clawed finger out at his half-brother. InuYasha chuckled passing his clawed hand through his wild silver hair "Man I can't believe it, my strong cold-blooded brother has finally fallen in love..." Sesshoumaru stepped towards his brother, making him flinch, InuYasha knew her had gone too far and was prepared for his brother's attack, though it never came.

"Listen to me InuYasha..." his voice was soft, it was the first time in a long time, InuYasha had heard his brother call out his name like that. Sesshoumaru continued "Please... I do not wish to fight you anymore, InuYasha." InuYasha's eyes widen, he almost sounded the way he was when they were pups.

Flashback

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I was crying, they hit me, again.

A young InuYasha was crying at the trunk of a huge tree. His arms were full with bruises and his hakama was torn.

'Why do they always hit me?!' he thought over and over in his head. Then, out of the forest came Sesshoumaru, he looked down at his brother and kneeled in front of him "Don't cry InuYasha." He said softly touching his arm. Little InuYasha sniffed and looked at his brother "Onii-chan.. Why do they always hit me and call me names?" Sesshoumaru's eyes sadden, he knew what his brother was going through, his father had told him that being a hanyou would be a big burden for InuYasha and that he needed to be there for him, he lowered his gaze. "Why do they say all those things? Am I really a monster?" InuYasha started sobbing again, Sesshoumaru shook his head and when InuYasha was about to cry louder he hugged him.

Sesshoumaru hushed him and rubbed his hand over his little brother's head whispering "You are not a monster. You are a strong youkai, and you will become stronger. But you need to stop crying. Be strong InuYasha..."

From that day on InuYasha had made a vow: to never show weakness and to become stronger.

Even stronger than his own brother.

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End Flashback

"What ever happen to that time?" came InuYasha's calm, sad voice. Sesshoumaru stayed silence. InuYasha pressed his knuckles and muttered "After mother died, I escaped, I couldn't bear living that way anymore. You stayed. And inherited father's lands while I..." he stopped. Sesshoumaru sighed, he knew what InuYasha had being through and he felt bad about it, he walked towards the door, but before leaving he said "If you wish to stay for a while, you can. After all, this is also your home." And left.

InuYasha whispered softly "Arigatou... Sesshoumaru-nii-san..."

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When I left the room I had a bad feeling, like something was going to happen, but somehow the way Sesshoumaru had put his hand over my shoulder and had whispered into my ear, had made me feel like everything was going to be ok. Shinobu had being giggling the hole way to my room, I asked her after a while "Shinobu... can you explain to me what just happen?" she seemed to know exactly what was going on, she had a tint of enthusiasm in her eyes, she just couldn't hide it from me.

"Well Kagome, you seem to be wanted by both InuYasha-sama and Sesshoumaru-sama." Kagome frowned at this, somehow she wanted to know more and she asked "Describe "wanted".." Shinobu smiled at her and giggled "Well apparently you're in heat..." Kagome suddenly interrupted she already knew she was in heat but what she wanted to know was : "HOW ON EARTH DOES EVERYBODY NOTICE THAT I'M IN HEAT?!!" she cried out frustrated. Shinobu laugh hard at this and explained "Well you see my lady, we female youkais emit a certain... energy or scent that male youkais can track. It tells them it's time for procreation." Kagome gulped and blushed at the words "male" and "procreation", Shinobu noticed this and added "Though there was something different about InuYasha-sama and Sesshoumaru-sama..." Kagome looked at her with bright eyes "What?" she asked, Shinobu smiled knowingly and said "There was this book the former lady of the Lands used to read quite regularly it was called "Love or Lust?" this book taught the meaning of both Lust and Love and the difference between them." Kagome listened carefully with a curious expression on his face.

Shinobu continued "The lady once told me that to love was to protect and care for her beloved and to lust was to satisfy a physical urge, that their were no feelings." She stopped, knowing exactly what to say "Kagome, who do you think feels lust for you? And who do you think loves you?" Kagome stopped her eyes widen.

Obviously the answer to that question was that InuYasha lusted her. But was she sure enough to also declare that Sesshoumaru loved her? No she couldn't, she had kissed him with no response from him, and every time she tried to get close to him he ignored her and escaped her attempts.

"I know InuYasha only lusts for me, but I don't know about Sesshoumaru..." she whispered, Shinobu took a step towards her and smiled at her "Kagome, you will soon know." With that she handed Kagome a towel and a yukata and retrieved herself, leaving Kagome to think about what she had just said.

A/N: Yeah I know it was kinda short but I got stuck at the end. Anyway I hope you liked it. And so that you know: for Kagome it's difficult to decide whether Sesshoumaru loves her or not because he keeps giving her mixed messages all the time and when she tried to kiss him he didn't even return the kiss (man that's lame...).

Right now I want to try to help Sesshoumaru and InuYasha bond again, like brothers, and I'll try to do some Sango/Miroku on the next chapter!

Thanks to all for the reviews!!!!

I'll see ya in the next chapter!!