Eep! Internet access, being taken… AWAY!! (( cry cry )) This sucks ass, man. No fair. (( cough )) okay… getting off topic here. Um… yeah… this chapter's gonna be a little dramatic. So yeah… Here you go! This chapter may be a little rated "R" for rape and stuff, so, yeah, you have been warned.

Chapter 9: Hate, Love, and Fear

Kasumi watched her Father leave in the other direction. She could tell he was pretty worried about her. But, she didn't want, or need any drama. Checking her watch, she began to head to the bone eater's well.

"Hm, Tatsune should've been back from the Skate Park by now," Kasumi said to herself. "I wonder if he went back to the Feudal Era…"

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Meanwhile, Inuyasha followed Kagome's scent to her house. He slowly looked over the tall building and whistled.

"Wow, she really made out good this time," he said as he walked to the front porch.

He could hear Kagome playing music and singing along (horribly, too, if I might add) and seemed to be cleaning for the scent of lemons and pine filled Inuyasha's nose.

Without care, Inuyasha opened the door and proceeded inside. He looked around and saw lots of pictures scattered about the walls and shelves. Most of them were pictures of Kasumi from when she was younger. In the majority of the pictures she was in, she wasn't smiling. Same with the pictures Tatsune was in. In fact, in all the pictures he was in, he was frowning. Inuyasha imitated Tatsune's frown when he noticed this.

Suddenly, Inuyasha noticed the music had stopped and felt eyes burning a hole in the back of his head. He turned his head and saw Kagome, with her jaw dropped, just staring at him. She looked older now. Much older than last time. And she looked kind of funny with yellow rubber gloves on her hands with a toilet scrubber held tightly in one.

"I--Inuyasha…" she mumbled, keeping still.

Inuyasha turned completely around to face her and smiled. "Hey."

Kagome dropped the toilet scrubber and ran to Inuyasha, almost tackling him in a hug. Inuyasha smiled, but frowned once more when she began crying. He wasn't sure if she was happy or sad. He wrapped an arm around her and rubbed her back.

"Inuyasha… I can't believe it's really you. Why are you here?!" she cried.

Her voice was shaky and muffled, but Inuyasha was still able to understand.

"Shh… Kagome, don't be sad. It's okay. I came because I missed you guys," he replied in a soft tone.

Kagome looked up to Inuyasha. He smiled back. She hadn't seen his soft smile in a long time. Usually, it's always a sneer, or a smirk. But this time, it was his true smile. It made her so happy to see it, she smiled back.

"Have you seen Kasumi?" Kagome asked as she laid her head against his chest.

Inuyasha scowled. "I did. Kagome, did you know about her 'relationship' with that blond guy in that one building?"

Kagome's head shot back up as worry filled her eyes. "You know about Kevyn?"

Inuyasha nodded. "I do. Why didn't you say anything?!"

"Say anything about what? That she's dating her boss?" Kagome asked.

"What? She's not dating him!" he replied.

Uh oh… he thought in his head. She doesn't know…

Kagome cocked her head to the side and said, "Inuyasha, they've been dating since she worked there."

Inuyasha sighed in defeat. "Forget it. What would you say if I asked if you wanted to come back to visit my time?"

Kagome's eyes lit up. "I would love to go!"

So they did…

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Kasumi took off her black high heels and trudged through the forest. She knew her work outfit wasn't a good one to be in when traveling to this era. Amazingly, nothing had changed.

The smell of wolves filled her sensitive nostrils. She knew she was close to Koga's wolf den. But the closer she got, the more she wanted to turn back and leave.

"Oh! I love him, but what would he say if I told him?!" Kasumi screamed at herself angrily.

"Hm? Sister? Is that you?!"

Kasumi jumped as her heart skipped a beat as a scratchy voice boomed throughout her eardrums.

She quickly turned around and scowled at the man saying, "Who do you think you are, scaring me like tha--"

Kasumi stopped in mid-sentence as she identified the scratchy-voiced wolf demon. "H--Hakkaku? Is… is that you?"

Hakkaku beamed a great smile as he called for the other wolf demon known as Ginta. "Ginta! It IS Kasumi! See? I told you!"

Ginta crawled out from behind a tree and stood there; stunned. "Hakkaku! It is her! Koga will be so happy to see you, Lady Kasumi!" he squealed.

Kasumi frowned and gulped. "Uhh… that depends on the news I'm going to give him…"

Ginta and Hakkaku exchanged glances and stared at Kasumi. They asked at the same time, "What news?"

"Stick around for another exciting episode of, 'Kasumi's Life'," Kasumi replied as she trudged passed them to reach the den.

The two demons followed.

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Meanwhile…

Naraku stood before his latest incarnation. He had lost all of his others and was finally able to create a new one.

"Shasne, respond to your name," Naraku demanded.

A nude man kneeling before Naraku lifted his faceless head and replied, "Yes, Naraku… how may I serve you?"

Naraku smirked and explained, "Kasumi has come back to the Feudal Era. You must find her deepest fear, and work your magic."

"Yes, Master Naraku," Shasne replied as he stood and exited the fortress.

Naraku smiled as his finest incarnation left. This incarnation had the ability to search through a person's mind, and find their biggest fear. He could shape-shift into anyone and anything and by using certain spells, can make the 'victim' relive their horrors.

Turning back, he called to another young man. "Tatsune, are you ready to fulfill your duties?"

"I am, Master Naraku. Say the word, and I'll fulfill any duty you please," Tatsune replied as he bowed before the evil half-demon.

"Good. Now, we must wait for Shasne's word," Naraku replied.

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Koga sat on a boulder in front of a small lake by the waterfall from the den. He was petting his resting wolves and listening to the soft sound of the waterfall crashing into the lake. It was such a quiet, peaceful time. No real danger has come up since Kasumi had left. But he still missed her.

As he was so lost in thought, he didn't even notice Kasumi's scent as she stood right behind him. The wolves stood and greeted Kasumi with a few happy, toothy smiles and licks to her hands. Koga was curious of the new visitor and turned to see who it was. He nearly lost his breath as he saw Kasumi standing before him, smiling. He quickly jumped from the boulder and brought her in a large hug.

"Kasumi! Is it really you?!" he asked, still keeping his tight grasp around her.

Kasumi wrapped her own arms tightly around him and cried, "Yes… yes it is, sweetie…"

Koga paused for a moment. He let go and grabbed her shoulders. Kasumi was confused as he started sniffing her carefully.

"Dammit… what's that smell…" Koga asked.

He took Kasumi in his arms and sat her on the boulder. He began sniffing her all over. The scent was strongest in between her legs. He removed her underpants and parted her legs, seeming frustrated.

Kasumi started to get really uncomfortable. He was catching onto to Kevyn's scent.

Koga suddenly licked the pocket between her legs and smiled up at her. Kasumi's cheeks turned pink as she felt a rush of arousal pass through her. She blinked and realized what he was doing.

"Hey… none of that. We just got back together," Kasumi said, smiling and narrowing her eyes at him.

Koga smirked and replied, "Hey, canines can get a better identification if they lick someone."

"Not there," Kasumi argued back.

"Yes huh!" he said. He then glared at her. "But somebody else has been here… Kasumi? Have you been mating with another man?"

Kasumi's eyes gaped wide open. She couldn't tell him about Kevyn's habit of raping her. Even worse… she couldn't tell him that she was pregnant with his child…

"Koga, I-- I can't say…" she said.

Koga let go of her legs and crossed his arms over his chest. He asked angrily, "What do you mean you can't say?! I'm your mate! Now tell me!"

Kasumi glared at him. "NO!"

True, Kasumi had come back to the Feudal Era to tell him, but she knew it would break his heart if she went through with it. Then again, it would hurt him more if she kept it from him.

All of a sudden, Koga grabbed Kasumi's wrists and pressed her back against the boulder. Her crawled on top of her and started sniffing her all over. His nose stopped at her lower stomach and he growled.

Kasumi watched Koga's head rise again to look her in the eye, and he was pissed. She hasn't ever witnessed such anger and hatred with her mate.

"You have a baby in there," he snarled between grit teeth.

Kasumi gulped as tears flowed from her eyes. "Koga… I really wish I could tell you what happened, but trust me, you're the only one I'd WANT to have a baby with."

Koga cocked his head to the side as the flared anger died down in his eyes. "What are you talking about? Please don't cry…"

He let go of one of her wrists to wipe away the salty tears running down to her neck. Something wasn't right…

"Koga… I didn't want to do it with him. He-- he forced me to… I didn't mean to be unfaithful to you…" Kasumi explained as more tears escaped her eyes.

Koga stared at her with his mouth gaped open. He gently crawled off of her and sat next to her. Grabbing one of her hands, he slid her onto his lap. He turned her head so he could look her straight in the eye.

"Are you telling me you were raped?" he asked sternly.

Kasumi paused, and nodded slowly. "I'm so sorry…"

Koga brought Kasumi in a tight embrace and rocked her from side to side as he listened to her sob. This was a serious offense. He only wished he was there to protect her…

"Don't cry, Kasumi," he told her softly. "I'll be here when the baby comes…"

Kasumi sniffled and looked up at him. "You will?"

"Yes, even if it's not mine, I still care, because it's yours. And I love you…" he replied. "Now, how 'bout we go into the wolf den. I wanna show you something."

"Oh? What?" Kasumi asked.

Koga chuckled slightly and answered, "One of my wolves just had pups. You wanna see?"

Kasumi smiled and nodded as she jumped off the boulder after Koga. She quickly grabbed her underpants on the ground and slipped them back on under her maroon skirt. She followed Koga to the den without realizing she left her high heels near the rock.

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There had been a fight between two wolf demon clans. Koga and the rest of the clan had to fight back and bring back injured wolves/ wolf demons. He strictly instructed Kasumi to stay inside the den with the female wolves. So, she did as she was told…

A man was standing outside the den, completely nude. He had the same scent as Naraku, and Kasumi began to get frightened. She crawled into a corner of Koga's straw bed and hid behind some wolves who began to growl at the opening where he stood. Suddenly, the wolves who were guarding the front, got slaughtered. Blood splattered everywhere and faint whimpers could be heard. Kasumi was mortified. The poor wolves…

Kasumi began to tremble. She couldn't fight back. Not in her condition. But what she saw confused her. The man who entered the den, wasn't Naraku at all. It was someone even more surprising.

"Kevyn? Is that you? How did you get here?" she asked.

"That's not important," Shasne replied.

Shasne has disguised himself as Kevyn. Kevyn was Kasumi's deepest fear, but his actions made her even more scared.

Shasne pushed the protective wolves aside and stood before Kasumi. Reaching over to the wall, he grabbed a dagger Koga had made. He grasped it in his hand as he lowered himself to Kasumi. She spread her legs and pressed against her. Taking the dagger, he popped off all the buttons on her suit sweater, opened it, and began to cut open her undershirt.

Kasumi was paralyzed. She couldn't move to save her life. Was something controlling her nerves so she couldn't respond? Fear was reaching its highest level. She waited as "Kevyn" had her completely nude, and was pumping in and out of her harshly. He was hurting her!

She began to get so distracted with pain and fear, she didn't even notice Kevyn releasing the Shikon Jewel from her. He stopped and made his way with his prize. He left Kasumi bleeding, broken, and without her "life." Naraku was sure to be pleased with his work.

Kasumi no longer had paralysis, but her body refused to move. She was more violated than she thought she ever would be. This was horrible. He did something to her, and the baby.

He killed it… she thought in her head. He killed his own baby!!

The demon blood boiled inside her. For her Father, Tetsusaiga held in his demon blood. For Kasumi, it was the Shikon Jewel. But it was gone. And she was mad. VERY mad…

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O.O ooh, scary. And long. Heh, review! Oh yeah! Quick random note. Shasne, is the initials for the title of this fic. Kuiya and I were talking about this one time, and said it sounded like an awesome name, so I decided to name the evil incarnation, Shasne. Hehe…