Chapter 15:

Silver Scars

Hello again! Hope you all enjoyed the cliffie in the last chappie! Well in this chappie you get to find out what is going on….sorta. Hey! I'm not gonna give it all away! But you get a lot of sweet flashbacks in this chappie! YAY! Well I won't bore you any longer, on with the fic!

Disclaimer: Me own nothing! So HA! You can't sue me, you can't sue me:sticks tongue out at lawyers: But I do own Sakura! So please don't use her without my permission!

His voice was soft and full of pain. "Please tell me it isn't true… Please Kagome…tell me it isn't true…" He forced back the tears still threatening to fall.

Kagome looked up, her eyes blank. No tears fell, in fact her face held no emotion. "I'm sorry Inuyasha, but it's true. It's all true…"

The hanyou felt his heart crack. NO! It can't be! It just can't be true…. He sat on the cold ground, eyes blank. He couldn't believe it, how could sweet gentle Kagome do this? How? How could she betray them…betray him? His demon side screamed at him, calling for her death. Demanding to sink claws into that delicate pale neck of hers, demanding to make her suffer, make her bleed. How his demon half wanted to hear her cry out in pain, see her tears mix with the blood that he made her spill.

"Have we gotten through that thick head of yours yet half-breed?" A cold chuckle escaped Naraku's lips. "She is mine. And she will always be mine. My little pet. She doesn't care for you…"

"That's not true." A low voice responded. The girl looked at her master, brown eyes blazing. "Go away."

Anyone else would have been terrified of the girl, but Naraku just laughed harder. "Very well my dear, but don't forget about your…obligations tonight." He gave her one last smirk before disappearing in a cloud of miasma. Kagome sighed with relief and collapsed, holding herself tight.

Inuyasha slowly got up and walked toward her. Kneeling beside her he wrapped his arms around her pulling her close. "Why Kagome? Why didn't you tell me?" He heard her stifle a sob making him hold her tighter.

"I just couldn't… He would have…have…" She didn't finish it, instead she snuggle closer to the hanyou. He pulled her into his lap and buried his nose into her hair breathing in her scent. 'Everything's gonna be alright…' He chanted over and over again in his mind. 'Everything will work out just fine. Kagome back with me and I'll keep that sick bastard away from her…' Memories of them together played through his mind.

Flashback

"Sorry did I wake you up?" Her eyes were full of worry. He could see the unshed tears in them.

"No…" The hanyou mumble, turning his head away from the raven-haired girl, unable to take the tears. "Kagome?" He paused, unsure how to go on. "Why…why were you crying?"

He heard her gasp slightly and whisper, "Back in the other room?" She stopped for a moment; she seemed to be thinking. "Because I thought I was going to loose you… I thought you were going to die…" Her voice was full of emotion. Sadness. Worry. Fear.

The hanyou didn't know what to think. "You shed tears for me…" He whispered. "Cried for me…" No one had ever done that since his mother died. "Kagome? If it's not too much trouble, could I lie on your lap?" He turned to face her. The hanyou almost smiled when he saw her nod in response. He felt her shift her position next to his lying form. Gentle hands lifted his head and placed it on a warm lap.

"How do you feel? A little better than before?"

Inuyasha could feel fingers run themselves through his jet-black hair. He closed his deep violet eyes and sigh. "Yes…" His voice was just above a whisper. Taking a deep breath he snuggled a little closer to the girl. "Kagome… You smell kinda nice…."

"Ok that does it! You made a point of saying before that you couldn't stand my scent!" Her voice was full of surprise. Shock really.

"I did…" He breathed. It was so nice just being on her lap. He felt warm…almost loved…. "But I was lying…"

(A/N: If you didn't get that Inuyasha was human.)

End Flashback

That was the first time anyone except his mother had cried for him. That was the first time he let anyone see him human. The first time he realized that maybe caring for someone wasn't a bad thing. That maybe letting someone care for you wasn't a weakness but a strength. But he threw those thoughts away back then. Dismissed them, and went back to being guarded.

He looked at the girl he was still holding. He could smell the salty tears and hear her little whimpers. He heard her whispering, "I'm sorry…I'm so sorry…" over and over again. His heart continued to crack. She had softened him up. On the inside at least. She was the only person stubborn enough to stick with him.

"Kagome it's ok… Don't cry. I'm right here…everything's gonna be alright…" He felt her push him away. She knelt on the ground back turned to him. The hanyou reached out and placed a gentle hand on her shoulder, only to have it shrugged away.

"You idiot…" Her words were faint. "Nothing's gonna be alright. Ever. Naraku spoke the truth. I'm his and I have to carry out his orders. I have no choice…"

"What? Kagome don't be stupid!"

Flashback

"Kagome I have no choice!" The hanyou was frustrated. "I can't master the sword and I refuse to let my demon blood master me! I could have hurt any one of you! I could have killed you!" He hated hurting her like this. He hated seeing the tears flow down her cheeks. But what could he do? He had slaughtered them! They may have been bandits but they were still people!

"Don't be such an idiot!" She cried out, flinging her arms around his waist and pulling him close. "You always have a choice and don't anyone tell you other wise! There is always a way… But you just can't give up…"

"But Kagome… we have tried everything. There's no other way, I have to end it before I hurt someone else…"

"I swear to God if you do it then I'll kill myself too! I mean it!" She grabbed onto his gi and shook him a little, sobbing.

"Shhh….ok. I won't. We'll think of something else. "He wrapped his arms around her and held her close to him. "Just calm down… You know I hate it when you cry….

(A/N: I made all that up. It's set in the time when Inuyasha turned into a full demon and killed a bunch of people. The eps with the moth demon guy…)

End Flashback

"Kagome look at me." He tried to turn her, but she moved. He tried again and again it didn't work. The hanyou was getting frustrated. "Damn it Kagome!" Inuyasha grabbed her shoulders forcing her to look at him. "Kagome… Please tell me what the hell is going on…"

"I can't!" She cried out desperately. "I don't have a choice! None! I have to do it! I have to do it before it's too late!" She wretched herself out of his gripped and began running. He quickly shot after, holding her tight from behind as she struggled to break free. "Let me go! I have to leave! He needs me! He needs me! I have to go! I have no choice!"

'What the hell has he done to her?" Kagome fought against him, kicking and struggling. "Shut up! You told me once never to let anyone tell me I don't have a choice! You said that I always have one, that there's always a way! We can get through this!"

Suddenly a force hit Inuyasha on his side and ripped him away from Kagome. He landed several feet away with a loud thud. Slowly sitting up he looked for the girl that used to be in his arms. She was on the ground, staring at the man in front of her that was standing where he used to be. "NARAKU! You bastard! Get away from her!" The evil hanyou turned to face him. He held his hand out in front of him and mumbled something that even Inuyasha's ears couldn't pick up. Suddenly a wave of ice seemed to sweep through his body freezing his limbs into place. "What the fuck?"

Naraku chuckled at the other hanyou. "Fool you won't move from that spot no matter how hard you try! Now pet. You know what to do. I shall enjoy this bit of entertainment I'm sure…." A black bow and arrow appeared in the girl's hands. Nodding at her master she then turned to the frozen boy. She notched the arrow and drew the bow, aiming at the hanyou's heart.

Inuyasha looked at her in horror. 'What the hell?' "Kagome don't do this…"

"Inu… I don't love you. I never did. And now it's time that we part. Good-bye Inuyasha…" Wind blew through the clearing, making Kagome's hair fly behind her and revealing her pale neck. Inuyasha's eyes widened at what he saw or more importantly, what he didn't see….

Flashback

Inuyasha quietly walked into the room. The girl was sleeping in her bed, hair all around her. The hanyou couldn't help but gaze at her pale slender neck and partly exposed chest. Her skin was so smooth and unmarked. She shifted position, exposing her side of her throat. His eyes widened. Two scars flowed from under her ear to her collarbone. "No…" he breathed. He ran two fingers along the marks, remembering how they got there. How he had slashed at the girl in front of him and almost killed her…

She groaned a little and slowly opened her eyes. "Inuyasha? What's wrong?"

"How could you not tell me?" His quiet voice sounded angry and hurt, it was laced with slight guilt.

Kagome sat up and looked at him confused, "What are you talking about?"

Inuyasha growled in frustration. "The scars! How could you keep something like that from me?" He growled again when her eyes kept the look of complete confusion. He roughly grabbed he wrist and dragged her to the bathroom. Bringing her in front of the mirror the hanyou pointed at her neck. "Those scars…."

The girl's eyes widened. She quickly covered the scars with her hand. "I'm sorry!" She spun around to face him, tears in her eyes. "It's just that I didn't want you feel any worst that you were already! I didn't want you to hurt anymore! And…"

"Kagome!" He cut her off. "You don't get it! You don't know what the means! A demon gives that make to his/her intended!"

"Wha?" Her voice trailed off and silence consumed them. Kagome looked in the mirror again, moving her hair away to get a better look at the scars. Inuyasha just watched as she ran her delicate fingers along the thin scars. Her lips curled into a small smile. "It's ok…"

"Huh?" Now Inuyasha was lost. "What's ok?"

"The scars… To tell you the truth I really don't mind."

"What? Don't you get it? This marks us as intended mates! There's a way to remove it but that's painful! We-" A hand covering his mouth cut him off.

"Inuyasha… it's OK! I don't care! It'll keep Koga from bugging me right?" Inuyasha couldn't help but smile. It would keep Koga away after he saw them.

"But... Are you sure?" He asked quietly after he removed her hand from his mouth. He couldn't help but feel guilty, marking her without her permission. He was full demon and not really in his right mind, but still…

"Yes…very sure." A faint glow appeared around the scars. Inuyasha watched in amazement as they turned from a light pink to shinning silver. He looked at Kagome but she didn't seem to notice.

'It must have done that because of her acceptance…' "But how could I not have noticed before?" He looked at Kagome as she shifted her weight to her other foot.

"Well, I kinda put some stuff on them to cover them up…."

Inuyasha nodded in understanding. "Kagome, could you keep doing that? It's not 'cause I don't care about you or anything like that!' He quickly assured her as he saw tears start to well up in her eyes again. "It would just be too much explaining…"

Kagome smiled and wrapped her arms around him. "Ok…I understand…" She let go of him and walked into her room. He followed her and just watched as she put some powdery stuff on her neck. "There. All done."

"But I can still see them."

"Inuyasha, you can't possibly see them! They're completely gone!"

Inuyasha looked again and sure enough there were the two scars. "Mates will always be able to see their marks." His mother's voice rose from his thoughts. 'That's right I remember asking her about them…' "It's ok Kagome, I can only see it because I'm the one that made the marks…" 'And I couldn't before because you didn't accept them, or know what they mean…' Kagome smiled at him and he couldn't help but smile back.

"We should probably get back to sleep…"

"Yea… 'Night Kagome."

"Good night Inuyasha. Sweet dreams." And as Inuyasha walked to his room he couldn't help but think back to the kiss they had shared a few days before. 'Maybe this isn't as bad as I thought…' Inuyasha smile grew as he lay in bed and closed his eyes. 'Yea…maybe this will work out for the better…'

(A/N: This is from part of the week they spent together that I didn't tell you guys about.)

End Flashback

"BITCH!" Inuyasha saw the girl's eyes widen in shock. "You're not Kagome! Who are you? What the hell do you want?"

"I knew it! I knew you didn't care!" She drew the bow tighter. "You ass! How could you come up with such lies?" He saw tears roll down her cheeks, but this time there was no pity in his eyes.

"Then where's the mark?" Inuyasha couldn't help but smirk when he saw "Kagome's" glaring face turn to one of confusion. "That's what I thought. You know Naraku…" He turned his head to look at the other man, if you could call him that. "You're getting rusty. I mean 50 years ago you pulled it off, shouldn't someone get better over time?" He let out a small chuckle.

Naraku stared at the hanyou in shock. 'Mark? What is he saying? He's marked the girl?' He quickly regained his composure and gave his prisoner an evil smirk. "You're not as dumb as you look, Inuyasha. But it doesn't really matter, there's nothing you can do to prevent your death…" He gestured for the girl to continue.

Inuyasha could only watch as Kagome's look-alike aimed the arrow at him. Her face held an evil smirk to match that of her master. The bow was drawn tighter, the arrow was released…. Amber eyes closed waitiing for pain to consume him, but it never came. (A/N: DUH!) He opened one eye then the other. There was a girl in front of him. He could see her he light hair flowing down past her shoulders. "Sakura?" She turned around and gave him a cocky smile.

"The one and only!" She then turned back to Naraku. He smiled at her and she smiled back. Sakura reached behind her and pulled her two swords out of their sheaths. "Now who are you?"

"Now, now, now…. You of all people should know who I am, Sakura…"

Sakura's cocky smile quickly faded and turned into a look of pure hatred. "You!" She lunged at Naraku, trying to slice him open. The hanyou dodged, but his concentration was broken. Inuyasha felt his limbs loosen. With a burst of energy he broke through the seal that held him in place. "Thank Kami…" He unsheathed his sword and turned on Naraku. "Time to die you bastard! Windscar!" The attack ripped through the ground and headed toward the other hanyou.

"Somehow I don't think so…" A barrier blocked it. Miasma consumed his body and carried him into the sky. But as he disappeared his voice echoed throughout the clearing. "But don't forget Inuyasha… The girl is still gone, and in danger. But will you find her in time?" His cold deathly chuckles boomed through the clearing, but were not loud enough to cover up Inuyasha's long string of curses and death threats…

Author's Note: Aw another wonderful cliffie! The sound of death threats in the air:skips happily away from the swarming mob: hehehe! I'm so evil! I know! This is for you Chel! 'Cause I know how much you love my cliffies! And Ash! The one who got me hooked!

I'll update soon, but after I update You Don't Know Me! People have been bugging me to get that chappie up so I'll get it done soon! Now go review! Love to all my readers! Oh and before I forget I edited the first chappie of this story so if you could read and review that it would be great! I'll be fixing the first bunch of chappies slowly, but yea… REVIEW!

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