Yakusoku Tatakua Yume

The next morning, Kagome fidgeted nervously as she ignored InuYasha's gaze. He was standing in the doorway, leaning against it with his arms folded. He had on a crisp white shirt that was lazily hanging open, and a pair of jeans.

"Do we have to talk about this?" She asked nervously. He sighed.

"I know it's uncomfortable, but you have to tell me what's going on. Kagome, you tried to mark me. Do you understand what that means?" Kagome reached over and delicately rubbed the scar that signified her as InuYasha's mate.

"Yes, it's the same thing you did to me right?"

"Yes…and no. If you mark me, that would have led to mating. Not all females do it, but it triggers the male, and almost guarantees that she'll become pregnant." Kagome grew stiff.

"So your saying if I would have bit you…then we would have…"InuYasha nodded and cleared his throat as his cheeks pinked. Both of them averting their gazes to their feet, they felt that this conversation was going nowhere; they were too embarrassed to talk on the matter. But something rang in InuYasha's mind, and his head snapped up at Kagome.

"Last night…somebody was watching in here, wasn't they." No matter how much she wanted to keep it to herself, she nodded. "Did you know who?" Kagome shrugged.

"No, but I knew they were related to Moon. Cousins I think." InuYasha frowned as he scratched his biceps absently. Kagome flicked her ears a little as Kazuyu walked inside, and immediately tugged on InuYasha's knees. Smiling, InuYasha picked the young boy up, and held him on his hip as he stared at Kagome.

"Why would they be here? And this is the first time this has happened right?" Kagome cheeks pinked and she nodded. "Do you think that….Maybe…like Hisaki…a Seductress?" Kagome shook her head eagerly.

"In order for neko's to learn that….it has to be dark arts. The Eastern Lands powers are based on nature, remember?" InuYasha's frown deepened. Opening his mouth to say something, he thought against it, and sat down next to Kagome, allowing Kazuyu to crawl over the bed and play with his ears. Kagome watched as he flicked them and turned them as the young boy started to grab for them, and when he would miss, he would bite his lip and try again.

"Maybe we should tell my brother…it seems like that's the only thing we can do." Kagome looked at InuYasha startled. "What?" She smiled warmly.

"I recall a certain hanyou swearing he'd never ask his brother for her.

InuYasha snorted. "I'm not asking him for help. I'm just asking for a little bit of assistance."

Kagome laughed. "Same thing dog-boy."

"

Not really dog-girl." Kagome laughed as she didn't comment on the new name he gave her. Instead, she stood up and stalked out of the room, throwing over her shoulder that she was going to cook breakfast. Once she was far from the room, InuYasha reached over and picked up the phone. Dialing his brother's office line, he had no doubt that he was there.

"Hello BakaYasha? Why do you disturb me in my duties today?" InuYasha growled. Once a bastard…always a bastard…

"It seems that your precise little mate is having a family reunion, and meddling with my mate. Do you know what's going on?" Sesshomaru sighed.

"I got a call from Mrs.Higurashi saying that they had to send Yutamiki to the hospital. She was out watching the sunset, and next thing Mrs. Higurashi knew, she created a circle of energy around herself and was throwing balls of miko energy in all directions. She fainted, but Mrs. Higurashi doesn't know why she attacked, she states she didn't see anything." InuYasha tried to push away the common sense that was nagging at him.

"So Kagome, and Yutamiki. Why these two? What do they want with them?"

"Perhaps…we should go see the leader of the Eastern Lands?" InuYasha blanched.

"Not yet…I have to check up on some things first, get back ground on her family."

"Most of the records have been lost. You might have to speak to Tsukiko herself." InuYasha nodded.

"I'll be right over." Hanging up, he walked downstairs into the kitchen, and announced to Kagome that they had to leave, and told her that after that, they were going to the hospital to see Yutamiki. Once hearing that, she dropped everything, and 2 minutes later they were in the driveway of Sesshomaru's house. Knocking on the door, they weren't surprised to see Daichi, who looked bored and irritated, open the door with Hanako screaming under his arm.

"Mother and Father are in the dining room." He growled. Hanako's face twisted up as she tried to claw at Daichi. Shaking her head at the two, Kagome followed InuYasha into the dining room. He's using his nose….sometimes that thing amazes me.

"Ah, BakaYasha." Sesshomaru stood upon their arrival.

"Hello and Good morning Bastard of them all." InuYasha said with a smirk. Kagome smacked him upside the head, and she said hello. Sitting down at the table, InuYasha jumped straight to the point, a little to eagerly for Kagome's liking. "Tsukiko…do you know anything about your family?" Tsukiko nodded. "Well, they've been stalking us since last night. Saw one of 'em when we were driving here. Do you know why they would do this?" Tsukiko shook her head. Cradling her head in her hands, it was all she could keep to do from crying.

She felt a strong warm hand slip into hers, and she looked up to be welcomed by the strong encouraging, (and rare) smile of Sesshomaru. Strength flowed through her, and she took a deep breath before speaking. "I do not know. It was rumored that my cousins were being trained in the dark arts, but that was over five hundred years ago. Everybody thought them dead, and paid no attention to GrandFather."

"GrandFather? What was he doing?"

"He was trying to get them to understand that what was going on was out of his power, he couldn't stop it. But they were so bent up on killing me, they struck out and killed my parents." Sesshomaru squeezed her hand lightly and kissed her on her cheek, making her smile, despite the tears that were coming down.

Kagome was amazed at how much affection he was showing. Just how much can a person change in five hundred years? And Kagome was sure this wasn't all that he had to show. "Moon, were you there when they killed your parents?"

"No, I was with Sesshomaru. But before that, I came home. I tried to explain to them that our quarrel with the Inu-youkai was dumb and stupid. I tried to show them that we don't have to quarrel no more, but they still tried to kill me, and my GrandFather had no choice but to Banish me for my own good. See, he was glad that I was trying to save the Nekos, but majority rules, and his power was useless at that time. But those Council members are long dead, and welcomes Daichi as the new Tai-youkai, but the villagers and the lesser nekos threaten to cause an uproar and try to overrun the Council if such things happen." InuYasha frowned.

"So, they trained you cousins to kill you….we have to visit your GrandFather. I don't care if we have to kill somebody." At his suggestiong, Tsukiko broke into tears.

"No! I don't want to ever go to that place! Please…" InuYasha opened his mouth to say something, but the low growl issued from Sesshomaru cut him off as he pulled Tsukiko into a deep embrace.

"I think you have done and said enough." He said sternly, daring InuYasha to oppose. Cursing his brother under his breath, he stood, took Kagome's hand, and led her back outside to the car.


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Yutamiki sighed as she sat on the top of the roof, waiting for Shippou to return with her drinks. It had been about ten minutes, and she was casually rocking back and forth, watching the clear black sky littered with stars. It's so beautiful…she thought with a smile. Twinkles here, and twinkles there, she longed to be in the forest to watch this. But for now, this is perfect. The wind blew softly, causing a chill to stir her bones as she swung her legs back and forth over the edge. The wind blew hard, making her long hair whip into her face, and she grabbed it.

Sighing once more, she began braiding her hair, when all of a sudden her senses went haywire, and she sensed the evil youki of a youkai.

"Who's there?" She called as she felt around for her boomerang that she brought with her. Remembering it was in the house, she just had to go with her natural weapon-her hands. She heard a hiss and a snicker, and a twig broke. Immediately, a barrier rose around her, and she felt the presence slowly diminishing.

"That's the second time today." She called down as Shippou walked outside. Hopping up next to her, he handed her her glass, and waited until she began drinking hers before sipping his.

"We should tell Kagome. She'll know what to do."

"I reckon they've already started to figure out what to do." She said simply. Shippou could tell her mind was in the stars. "I want to reach up high, and touch a star. My mother always told me, that it was her dream to touch a star, and I thought it was stupid…until now." Shippou blushed.

"Maybe, you and I…could go and touch a star…together?" Yutamiki turned and smiled at him. "I'd like that…I'd like that a lot." His blush darkening, Shippou felt an odd tremor in his stomach as he gazed at her, looking absolutely stunning as the moonlight reflected her features, Shippou never felt this was about anyone. My Kagome….He thought with a smile as her cheeks took on a red hue and she tore her gaze away from his jade eyes.

"I think I hear Higurashi-sama calling us." He said simply. Grabbing her gently, he brought them down to the ground. The nexy day, Yutamiki was the first person awake. Tying her robe around her waist, she walked silently outside and ran into the backyard, where she looked at the sunrise. Spreading her arms out to the sides of her as warmth flashed through her whole body, she smiled at visions of her and her father playing in the sunlight flashed through her mind.

The wind blew softly, greeting the young miko happily with a song of the birds that only she could hear, and it's reply was her happy smile and gentle giggles. She loved the way nature seemed to always try to make her feel better when she was down, and she would always be there for him. Looking off into the distance, she could sense a presence far into the forest that belonged to InuYasha, but she said nothing else as she stared at the sunrise once more.

She was finally happy, her past didn't haunt her any longer. She had a new future, and whatever happened in her future was up to her, it wasn't planned anymore. For the first time ever in her life, she was free, and she loved the feeling. Closing her eyes, she let her arms fall to her sides as she sank down on the floor and folded her legs. How she wanted to be able to just go anywhere, to just be everywhere at one time like the sunlight. She wanted to be the light that saved the people from the dark, the savior for those that were lost….a Kagome Higurashi.

She understood now that she was a miko, and she knew that she would be getting trained until one day she defeated Kagome, and became the strongest miko ever. But it was a long day until that came. She hummed to herself softly as she began braiding her hair over her shoulder. Taking the hairband that Shippou gave her, she brung it to her face and sniffed it. Pine and Spring Water, the Fox Spirit of the Forest, she sighed and took a deep breath as she pressed it to her cheek. After a few moments, she brought it back down and tied it to the ends of her hair.

Shippou made her feel free, like she could do anything in the world, and she didn't know how to describe the fluttering in her chest when he was with her. But it seems that she was always safe when he was around, like nothing at all would dare come to hurt her in fear of the great Kitsune Shippou. His fiery orange hair, and his beautiful jade eyes, it was a wonder to see how other girls couldn't be naturally drawn to him. There was something unnatural about him, a secret that was life of death, determined if he would live or die, mysterious, yet the sweetest person she had ever met.

Rin, who was practically her sister, was also good company. She felt she could talk to her about anything at all, and Rin felt the same way about her. Sometimes, they even called themselves sisters. In actuality, Rin was Yutamiki's best friend, and Yutamiki was Rins.

"What do you think?" Yutamiki asked quietly as she gently brushed Rin's hair. Rin shrugged. Yutamiki had just tried to word her feeling when Shippou was around.

"I think it's like Kagome and InuYasha, except Shippou's more likely to come out and tell you how he feels." Yutamiki frowned.

"I've never felt this way about anyone, and when I'm with him…I want to do something to badly, but I'm not sure…" Rin laughed.

"Oh, your talking about kissing. It's really wonderful…" Yutamiki choked a little as she dropped the brush.

"How would you know…unless you and Kohaku…"She teased playfully. Rin blushed.

"Yeah, he did. Trust me, if he kisses you like Kohaku kissed me…" Rin sighed dreamily. "Then that's the guy for you." Yutamiki giggled.

"Me thinks your in love with Kohaku. Better watch out for Sango." Rin giggled as well.

"Yeah, me thinks so too."

Idly twisting it around her finger a couple of times as her memory faded away, she couldn't shake the feeling that she was being watched. Eyes darting around, her attention drew to a large tree that wasn't 10 feet away from her. Placing her hands on the ground, palms down, she focused her energy like Kagome taught her. Suddenly, the ground began shaking, and a circle formed around Yutamiki. Then, her miko energies created cracks around those circles, and rose out like fire. Balls of her miko fire shot all over the place, and by the time the presence diminished, she was tired and out of breath.

"Yutamiki!" She heard Mrs. Higurashi yell. Everything began to mold together, and Mrs. Higurashi's words became sluggish. Everything went black, and Yutamiki fainted. "Kami….call an ambulance! Somebody! Help!"

Yutamiki could hear the voices of different people around her as she struggled to breath, and realized she had a mask on her face. Rcognizing it as something Kagome told her about, she opened her eyes, but everything was hazy, blending together. Turning her head slightly, she could make out the silver of the youkais and hanyous, and the orange of Shippou. She could also sense the presence of everyone else.

"Shippou…"She mumbled, and she felt a warm hand slip into hers, as well as a lick on her face.

"I'm right here. What happened?" Yutamiki sighed.

"Youkai….stalking me…tried to attack…where am I?" InuYasha walked over to her side and kissed her cheek.

"Don't talk so much. Get some rest. We'll all be right here." Smiling, Yutamiki closed her eyes and drifted off into a deep sleep.

Hours later, Yutamiki was awakened by the heart moniter, and the murmur of voices. Opening her eyes, she was relieved that it was much easier to see and breath, and she smiled at the first face she saw.

Red and puffy from probably hours of crying, Rin's face was the first thing she saw. Smiling as her friend, she watched as her friend smiled back though tears were streaming down her face. Seeing that reaction, and Yutamiki's heartbeat sped up, everyone rushed to her side with sighs and kisses and thanking Kami.

"Hey everyone. Why the tears?" Kagome bit her lip and shook her head as she stroked Yutamiki's cheek. Shippou and Kohaku sat nearby,watching from a far distance, but when Yutamiki and Shippou locked eyes, words weren't needed to explain his relief when she had finally awoken. Smiling at him, she diverted her gaze to Mrs. Higurashi. "I'm sorry for walking out." Mrs. Higurashi smiled.

"It's ok. I used to do the same thing. But let someone know okay?" Yutamiki nodded as a doctor walked in, a serpent youkai. Checking her moniters and temperature, the serpent asked to speak to InuYasha outside.

"It seems her blackout was caused by a mixture of using so much energy at the same time, and a spell. I have removed the spell, but there's nothing I can do for the fatigue of her fight." InuYasha frowned. Something wasn't right. Why did they make her black out? Were they in fear of her, or was it a warning?

"Do you have any information on who did this?" The serpent shook his head but narrowed his piercing green eyes.

"She is human. Why do you care? For all I know, they might just be trying to kill her because she's a miko, a young one in fact. But one thing can be sure, dark arts were involved, and very strong ones I'm afraid. Take precautions son of InuTaisho." InuYasha nodded and thanked the doctor before following him back into the room. The doctor announced that he wanted Yutamiki to stay for a couple more days to run tests. After bidding her farewell, InuYasha took the children back home.

"Will she be ok?" Rin asked as InuYasha locked the door and sighed. Stooping in front of her, InuYasha stared at her for a moment before speaking.

"She'll be fine. A little shaken, but fine. When she gets back home, promise me you'll take care of her until she can manage on her own." Rin nodded and ran off to her room. Standing up, InuYasha walked into the living room and sat on the couch next to Sango. "I don't understand at all." Sango frowned.

"Your trying to hard. It'll come together. But until then," Sango took a sip of her water. "Hold your own. Unless the great hanyou has been slacking in strength?"

This earned Sango a snort and plus the infamous 'Pout'. "Keh! I'd like to see any one get over on me. I'll do a little Tetsusaiga shoving." Sango giggled as Miroku walked into the room.

"Well, it seems we have to work tomorrow InuYasha. Shouldn't you be getting ready? Not to mention we've been here for months, and we're still missing dressers, and clothes, and everything else."

"What! A bed is all you need!" He argued as he snatched the remote from Sango and flipped through the channels. Ignoring the bored gaze she directed at him, he kept the remote just out of his reach as Kohaku walked into the room with his hair out and a brush in his hand. Smiling, Sango stuck her tongue out at InuYasha, and opened her legs so Kohaku could sit between them. Humming softly, she proceeded to brush his hair. I guess this is life….


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Tsukiko hissed as she paced the floor of her and Sesshomaru's floor angrily. She had been infuriated when she found out it was the nekos doing that landed Yutamiki in the hospital. She wouldn't just stand by and let them hurt her family and friends, and her sister had something coming if she tried it again.

"Moon dear, you must calm down." Sesshomaru growled softly. Yellow eyes narrowing as they drifted on the tai-youkai, she let out a meow of anger, and confusion as she rolled her eyes and began pacing again. Shaking his head, Sesshomaru watched her pace back and forth.

"I don't believe this! Why would she do this?" Sesshomaru sighed.

"You can't let this get to you. We will take care of it. As for now, we have to tell the children." Tsukiko hissed again as Sesshomaru's concern dawned on her. She knew Yoko would be after Hanako, as well as Daichi, and she would burn in hell before she let her put her hands on her children. How did it come to this. We were all supposed to be happy. She opened her mouth to say something, but no words came out as she dragged her claws through her red hair. Sesshomaru reached out and grabbed her elbow.

Spitting at him as she arched her back and hissed, Sesshomaru didn't relinquish his hold on her as his eyes narrowed stubbornly, and his expression grew blank and stoic. Spitting at him a couple of times, she yanked away from him and began running her claws against the wall, making an agonizing screeching sound that made Sesshomaru wince. But he said nothing, a bad temper was what flowed through the blood of all Akayamamuras, and she was simply venting her frustrations; he understood it was not directed at him.

Hanako walked into the room and stared at her mother with worry. Ears twitching on top of her head, she winced slightly as she gave a slight call to let her mother know that she was worried. Sesshomaru ordered for her to get her brother. Nodding, she ran out the room, and Sesshomaru watched his mate with interest. "This isn't good for the baby. You have to calm down." He said sternly. She didn't say anything, but did crouch down onto her haunches. As Daichi and Hanako walked into the room, they sat on the floor with their legs crossed, ears flattened against their head as they digested their mother's upset.

"It seems that we are in danger of attack. Daichi and Hanako, you have been trained well since you were pups. You will have to work with my brother and his pack, against your mother's cousins." Daichi digested that in silence, and Hanako looked slightly disturbed as she twitched her ears. Daichi ran his fingers through his red hair and sighed.

"I don't understand. I thought everything was…" Sesshomaru cleared his throat.

"Yes, but it seems this has been secretly done. There is nothing we can do, and as you can tell, it disturbs your mother very much." Tsukiko stood back up and began pacing again. Hanako whimpered and scooted closer to her older brother. Sesshomaru watched in silence as she sought to destroy the wall again. "Give me time alone with your mother." He didn't have to say it twice. They were already up and gone. Grabbing her stomach, she sat down next to Sesshomaru and sighed.

"I don't understand Sesshy. I just don't understand." Sesshomaru leaned over and kissed her cheek.


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"Hello darling." A male feline purred as he kissed his fiancee' on the cheek. Smiling, she returned the kiss and greeted him happily. Picking her up, he hopped into a nearby tree and sat her between his legs, pulling her close and laying his hands on her stomach, he rubbed it, smiling as a feeling of absolute happiness drifted over the both of them.

"If it's a girl, what do you want to name it?" She shrugged as she purred happily.

"I dunno, what do you want to name it?" The neko nipped at her neck playfully.

"You should name it, your doing the most work." She smiled.

"I want to name it after my mother. Hoshiko. And if it's a boy, I want to name it after you Akio." Akio smiled.

"Hoshiko eh? Star Child? It's beautiful, just like my mate." She blushed slightly and laid her head on his shoulder.

"Moon, how is she doing?"

Yoko's memory faded. That was the last happy moment she spent with Akio. It was dusk, today marking five hundred years since his demise, and the death of her unborn kitten. She missed him terribly, and there was nothing she could do to bring him back. All because of her sister….but she was going to find a way…she knew a way to bring him back, and all it took was the regeneration of Tokyo's worst enemy...

The starlit sky sung a song of complete anguish and they twinkled; the full moon seemed to cry. Biting back tears that fought to rise, the neko walked over and stood in front of a tree. Sniffing around and looked around the vast landscape, she smiled and nodded as she leaned forward and stuck her nails into the thick bark. Five hundred years of being alone….the agony of never seeing your face again…I've long awaited for you to return to me. Soon my koishii. Soon, we will build that family that you have always wanted. Frowning, she began tugging her nails down to that it left a mark in the tree.

Claiming her territory was something she dreaded doing, the screech of the trees falling pray to her claws always made her head hurt, so she preferred Akio to do it. But she had no choice now.

"Akio…I'm home…." Yoko dropped the fresh kill on the floor as she stared at her mate. A bloody heap, a lump of eternal stilled flesh, her mouth stood gaping open as the hazardous fumes threatened to knock her unconscious. Ignoring the pounding in her head, the furious kicking of her kitten, she dropped to his side, and sobbed.

"What happened?" She cried. "Why…Akio! Akio!" She felt strong arms pull her up, and before she could fight back, she fainted.

Hours later she awoke in the chamber, her arms and legs chained, and her GrandFather sat in front of her, looking deeply disturbed.

"Sun…I am so sorry, it was the Council's Decision." Yoko looked confused as she stared at her grandfather. Opening her mouth to say something, her headache hit her hard, and she groaned in agony. "I…I tried to help him. I told him to run…he was foolish indeed."

"What happened? Why did you do this?"

"Yoko, Akio has been conversing with the Inu-Youkai. He has seen Moon numerous times….he has betrayed us all. He was going to help Sesshomaru No Taisho overcome the Eastern Lands. All to make sure that you and Moon could be together in peace." Yoko growled.

"Moon…it's all her fault. My darling Akio…gone…because that whore….Akio…." Her mates name was the last thing to tumbled off her lips before she lost consciousness again.

Yoko grimaced as she finished marking her territory. About 4 acres wide, and 2 acres long, it was far more land than she could be sure to ever need. But, she decided she might need it, and knocked down her first tree. Using her claws, she cut it up into a even amount of logs, and stacked them in the open, as she went to knock down another tree and cut it up. She didn't believe for an instant that he wanted to help her. But she also didn't believe that he wanted the environment to be a better place, and for nekos and Inu-youkai to live together in harmony and to set aside their differences and ending this quarrelling.

Akio hated the Council. He hated everything about them, the way the gave Judgement, the way they ordered around everybody and thought they maintained the Eastern Lands, but he respected them as much as they respected him. He was the top commander of the neko army, respected in all of Akayamamura. He had no choice to submit to what the Council said, and he would do anything to get them removed from their rank of authority.

"I can't stand them! Every last one of them can burn in hell for all I care!" He yelled as he stomped into the hut. Smiling, she kissed her mate on the cheek as she helped him remove his armor.

"I know darling…but just be careful what you say. That temper of your can get you in trouble, remember that." Akio's snarl didn't diminish completely, but it still softened as he pulled his wife into a deep embrace.

"They're always wrong. They don't know what they are doing. It's about time someone put them in their right place." Yoko chuckled and led him to the fire, where she was fixing some rabbit stew.

"They don't always go with what's right or wrong. They always go for what will better the people."

"Well Akiko didn't do anything to anybody. Yet look where he is." He grumbled, staring at the urn in the far right corner of the hut. His eyes softened with such sadness as memories of his baby brother flashed through his mind, and Yoko sighed as she handed him a bowl of stew.

"It will all be better in a little while my darling. As long as we are together, nothing can happen to us. You just make sure you hold that tongue of yours."

The next day, she found him home dead. It wasn't a surprise that they killed him in his own house, and not long after that, they suspected she knew something about it too. Not only was her punishment losing her child, she lost the ability to conceive again. As she lay limp and in a ball in her room in her GrandFather's castle, she remembered him walking to her and running his fingers through her hair, whispering that he was sorry, that he no longer had the power to stop it.

She never held him against it. All her hate was diverted towards her sister. The only thing that gave her the will to live again, revenge was her only way for her confined soul to be free again, and she won't stop until she sought her vengeance. Walking over to a hollow tree stump and reaching into the deep pit she drilled herself, she pulled out a small cherry oak urn, and set it to the side. Reaching in again, she pulled out a mahogany urn, she bringing it to her face, she kissed it tenderly.

Someday my koishii. We will be reunited. Purring softly as she returned the urns into the ditch, she turned around and sighed at the extremely large pile of logs. Time to get to work. She remembered the look of absolute irritation the first time she offered to build a house for the both of them. He picked her up and sat her on a boulder.

"Labor is mens work. Your supposed to cook, take care of the kids, and whip my ass when I get in trouble. Got that?" Yoko smiled. Yup. Loud and clear.


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In the middle of the night, InuYasha sighed as Kagome sat up in a bolt. This was the third night that happened, and it was really getting on his nerves, seeing as they had to go to work the next morning. Seeing at how he could see in her face she was fighting it, her gaze never left the junction of his shoulder and collar bone. Sighing, InuYasha waited for the presence outside the window to diminish before he helped Kagome.

"This is getting ridiculous." He said as she blinked and her eyes returned to normal. Sighing as she rubbed a tired hand over her face. She heard InuYasha give a low whine, and she looked over to him. Gaze staring straight in front of him, he whined again before scooting away from her.

"What's wrong?" He shook his head as he moved further away.

"Smell…."He said in a husky voice. "Nice….too nice…." Kagome felt her heart jump at his statement, better more his tone of voice, but she recognize it not as his own, but of his inner youkai. She wanted to help him, but her emotions were clouding over her judgement, and she whined as well.

"You don't like the way I smell?" She said sadly. InuYasha shook his head.

"I love it….ignorant hanyou won't let me move. Think's I'm gonna hurt you." Kagome felt realization dawn on her. InuYasha's youkai had taken over. But he was still fighting. He might not have been able to stop him fully, but at least he had him paralyzed. Kagome thought that it was best if she helped him. But before she could do anything, with a chuckle, InuYasha stood up and stretched. Chuckling, he turned to her and bared his fangs as his red eyes darkened, and for the first tell, her blood told her to be scared. Not only was her human and hanyou blood scared, but also that of the youkai.

He's…he's going to rape me! She thought in horror as he pounced on her and held her legs down as he kissed her roughly. Biting his lip till it bled, he yelped in surprise, but smiled as he began nipping at her neck, sinking his fangs into the scar that marked her as his, reopening it, licking off the blood and cringing as the tangy taste reawakened his sense.

"Mines…"He growled as he kissed her again, ignored the strong wash of salt that threatened to consume him. She tried to fight back, but he was too strong. Nothing could help her now… he almost had her. Kagome opened her eyes as he ripped her pajama pants off. They were fully red, and growing darker. All control was lost, she knew there was no way InuYasha could come and save her now.

She never wanted it to be like this. Awaiting the pain and the invasion that was to come, she gave up the fight a long time ago as she simply cried her heart out.

"Don't cry…"He pleaded with a chuckle. "It won't hurt long." This made Kagome cry harder. He was about to take her by force, and he thought it was simply just a joke. Something that she could overcome in time, he tore off her panties just as right after he removed his pants. She could feel him poking against her, knew it was a matter of time before her maidenhood would be taken, and she would no longer have the will to live.

Her heart was slowly breaking….her image of InuYasha…the one she loved was gone. Instead, she was sharing her only moment of happiness, something that was long awaited by her and InuYasha with this savage beast who threatened to consume her. But slowly, she felt all movement stop, and she opened her eyes to find light red ones looking at her.

"InuYasha…."She said in a broken voice. Leaning up, and touching his face, moving the bangs out of his eyes, her touch had a chain reaction, and when he blinked, she was greeted by dull honey golden orbs that were soaked with unshed tears. Looking down at her, he quickly got off of her, picked up his clothes, and left the room.

Kagome was sure he was going to leave the house. She was also sure that he'll go and try to find whoever was responsible for her dreams that triggered their youkai, strengthened their revolt, and allowed them to gain control. She cried a little bit harder. She never knew this was going to happen. She felt absolutely sick, and she doesn't think she'll ever look at him the same way again. The look of satisfaction, lust, and she had no doubt that blood would be involved, it made the hair on the back of her neck crawl, and it would haunt her in her nightmares.

Kagome felt a presence coming, and before Sango got to the door she started speaking. "Kagome…where's InuYasha…what happened?" Kagome looked at her friend and began sobbing again. Moving as quickly as she could, Sango ran over to her friend and pulled her up into a deep hug.

"He….tried to…he almost…." Sango kissed her forehead.

"Oh Kagome….it's ok. I'm here now…everything's alright." Sango frowned as her friend's body shook dangerously, and Kagome sobbed until her throat went hoarse. InuYasha….what happened?

InuYasha hopped from building to building as he tried to shake the absolute disgust rising in him. Disbelief that he lost control without even a fight, that it came in such a strong surge that he was powerless to stop it, Kagome's face, full of broken trust and cold hard fear, it was something he could never forget. Blinking back the sting of tears that threatened to spill, he hopped into the Higurashi property and slowly walked to the door. Trying to ignore the scent of Kagome that still lingered around, he tried to shake the feeling that he no longer had the right to be here. He lost it when he tried to…when he…It hurt so much he couldn't even think about it.

To think that he lost control…and even if she did understand, it was almost a guarantee that it would happen again. And what if her crying and sobbing hadn't brought him back. If he didn't register the heartbreak and the dying spirit, the fading fire to live diminishing was that of Kagome's, would he had stopped, or would have he taken her like some horny savage animal? Knocking on the door, he knew that he shouldn't ever see Kagome again. He knew that she was terrified of him, and the fact that he broke a promise that he made hours before broke his heart more than he ever thought.

"Kagome, it'll be alright. Just go to sleep." She shook her head as she slapped her face softly.

"No! I might wake up and try to take a chunk out of you, again!" He rolled his eyes.

"That won't happen. I promise you that." She sighed. He knew she believed him, but doubt still lingered. The look of absolute turmoil mixed with the pout tore at his heart, and before he thought about it, he leaned to the side, and captured her lips tenderly.

In a kiss meant to reassure her, it grew much deeper when she sighed and shifted to deepen the kiss. Returning her affection more than he ever thought possible, she moaned and arched against him, her scent spiraling to new heights. Her scent was intoxicating, what she did to his senses were far more than he could ever understand. The beauty of her love, the beauty of her vulnerability and the fact the she would be helpless without him strove him to try harder, to be more than he ever thought he could be. Without Kagome, he realized. He wasn't anything.

"About that promise." She said when she pulled back. He laid down on his back and pulled her close.

"Yakusoku Tatakua Yume…." He mumbled as he drifted to sleep.

Opening the door sleepily, Mrs. Higurashi blinked a couple of times before a look of shock registered on her features.

"InuYasha?" Before she could say anything, do anything, he threw his arms around her and cried. "Oh honey…what happened?" Tugging him into the house, she closed the door and ran her fingers through his hair, whispering soothing words.

InuYasha let every emotion he had been fighting back go. Anguish, hate, disgust, belief, hurt; when he was done, he felt empty inside. His eyes were sore, and he was certain he was a mess. "Tell me what happened." Mrs. Higurashi tempted softly.

"We….she's been having 'dreams' lately, and today…her scent…I lost control." He voice quavered. "I almost….I lost control to easily…and she was almost…by me…I…." Mrs. Higurashi gasped and pulled him into a deep hug. "The look on her face…I felt her pain. That's the only thing that stopped me."

"It's alright InuYasha. Where is she now?"

"Home. I don't belong here Higurashi-sama. I'm sorry, I…it's your daughter…and I almost….I know you hate me…" Mrs. Higurashi wiped away his tears with her thumb softly and kissed his forehead.

"I can never hate you InuYasha. You must understand that. I understand what has happened is not your fault, and I'm glad that you came to your senses before you did anything drastic." She kissed him again. "However, I suggest you stay away from Kagome for a while." She saw the hurt register in his face, though he tried to hide it, a mother never misses these things,. "Give me time to talk to her…try to get her to understand." InuYasha nodded and hugged her.

"Can I stay here for the night?" He asked. She nodded and smiled.

"Sure. As long as you want. InuYasha, you are always welcomed here."


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A/N

I am overjoyed to announce that I have yet to read a flame, better yet a anonymous one. I have heard numerous authors saying that if you were going to flame, do it in your on name, but none has come into my mailbox. I was thinking about starting another fanfiction with these same characters, and having different continuations; each solely based on them all. I will not start it until this Fanfiction is nearly complete, and I have yet to grow bored with it.

As well, I would like to announce that for this week, you will probably get up to three chapters a day, seeing as it is Spring Break and I am out for the next seven days with absolutely nothing to do in the day. So, I guess that's great news for you. But there is also bad news. When I go back, I won't be able to give you chapters on a regular basis, seeing as I failed 3/5 of my classes on my progress report, I have an IMMENSE amount of studying to do. But until then, enjoy!