"There's something cold and blank behind her smile
She's standing on an overpass
In her miracle mile"
Coma White by Marylin Manson

The Moon's Challenge

"Talking"

'Thinking'

Memories

Stressed Words

Oken pinned her arms to her side as she began to struggle to get out of his hold. He growled at her, which made her freeze for a few moments. She then began to struggle even more as she began to rise against his hold. He slammed her to the ground temporarily knocking the air from her lungs.

"What is going on with her?" Kouga demanded to know as he stared at her in shock.

"I need a cave that we seal her in!" Oken growled.

"What the hell is going on?" Inuyasha yelled this time.

"She's going into heat you moron!" Oken growled as he slung her over his shoulder.

"There's a cave with only entrance over here," Kouga warily said as he led them to the back.

"I'll need the monk to seal her inside," Oken stated as he saw the entrance up ahead. "Get your ofudas ready."

When they reached the cave entrance Oken tossed her in as far as he could throw her. He heard a smack and a promise of death. Miroku quickly sealed the entrance and the area so she wouldn't be able to leave at all. Inuyasha looked at a piece of his hair and saw that it was already black. The inside of the cave was pitch black and silent leaving everyone worried. Inuyasha looked up into the night sky before he walked towards the barrier. He jumped a few inches back when a clawed hand crashed into the barrier.

"Stay back," Oken warned.

"What the hell exactly happened?" Inuyasha demanded to know.

"On the night of the new moon Kagome will go into a heat that will make her screw anything," Oken calmly explained before he walked away and sat a good thirty feet back.

"Anything?" Sango asked with a hint of horror.

"She has no sense of reason right now…all she wants is a good lay," Oken said as he lay down.

"Is this part of what she is?" Sango asked as she looked back at the cave.

"Yeah, and stay as far back as you can because she'll be emitting pheromones," Oken warned.

"What?" Miroku asked.

"She'll be releasing a scent that will make males want to rut," Oken growled out. "I believe you know what I'm talking about."

'That's why I couldn't get away,' Miroku thought. Sango gave him a dirty look before she walked towards the cave and sat on the side outside the barrier.

"Kagome?" Sango called out leaving the men away from them. She strained to listen before she heard breathing close to her ear.

"You called," Kagome whispered. Sango looked over and her eyes widened. Kagome's eyes were a pure red and her face appeared to be more defined. Sango frowned before she noticed Kagome come fully into the starlight.

"You've…changed," Sango whispered. Kagome smirked as she looked at her clawed hands and felt her face.

"Sango, can you remove that slip of a paper?" Kagome softly asked as she stared into her eyes.

"No, I can't," Sango firmly whispered as she shook her head out of her daze.

"Please," Kagome purred as she leaned closer to the barrier and pouted.

"Kagome! I came to see if you're alright, not to listen to you try and seduce me," Sango hissed. Kagome smirked as her eyes darkened.

"You know you don't have to listen…all you have to do is act," Kagome huskily said as she smiled. Sango's eyes slightly became glazed as she began to crawl towards the barrier.

"Come to me Sango…I can take away all your pain," Kagome tempted as she began to deviously smirked, her scent releasing.

"Damn it, stay back!" Inuyasha yelled as he roughly pulled away. Kagome growled at Inuyasha before she laughed when Sango's expression went back to normal.

"You should of left her," Kagome growled as she stood up.

"We're not your sex toys," Inuyasha growled out.

"Miroku didn't quite disagree," Kagome laughed with a smirk as the monk began to blush.

"That's because you released that damn scent!" Inuyasha snarled as he glared into her amused eyes.

"Your like a little watch dog…watching over something you'll never be able to protect truly," Kagome spat at him.

"Shut up," Inuyasha warned as he closed his violet eyes.

"Oh my! Is human Inuyasha afraid to face the truth?" Kagome mocked.

"Shut up," Inuyasha more forcefully growled.

"You can't order me around like that corpse of yours!" Kagome growled.

"You know nothing!" Inuyasha growled. Kagome laughed more darkly before she smiled at him.

"I know what shadows you fear, so what makes you think that I don't know about lies to me? You promised to protect me, yet you let me die. You said you'd stay with me, but you ran to Kikyo's side! Guess what Inuyasha?" Kagome yelled as she placed her hands against the barrier and let the flesh burn on her palms. "Damn it guess!"

"What," Inuyasha whispered as he looked away.

"I'm going to kill you and enjoying licking your blood from my Kamas," Kagome sadistically warned.

Inuyasha stood in shock before he began to walk away from her. Kagome laughed as she grunted in pain.

"I'll kill you! Just because my softer side still fancies you, as a friend doesn't mean she can keep me locked away forever. I will come out and finish the betrayal you started," Kagome coldly said.

"You're in deep shit," Kouga grunted with a smirk. Kagome turned her blood red eyes to the wolf before she smirked at him.

"Kouga…come to me," Kagome sweetly called. Kouga gazed at her before he shook his head 'no'. Kagome seemed to growl at this.

"I'll come to you when you're in your right mind," Kouga warned as he sat still and not moved. Sango looked at the wolf and began to see him in a more respectable light.

"Miroku," Kagome sang. Miroku got up and began to walk into the forest.

Kagome frowned and sat down with a huff. She soon began to carve pictures onto the wall as she tried to think of a way to let them drop the barrier. With growl of annoyance she watched the group sit in comfortable silence. She looked over and growled as she stood and walked into the shadows. She couldn't seem to sink into the shadow and phase into other rooms. Kagome hit the cave wall and licked the blood that ran down her fist.

'The sun will be rising soon,' Kagome thought as waited to for the shadows to darken. Two hours could pass and she could feel the ki from the ofudas beginning to wane. She quickly walked over to the nearest shadow and began to push against it. Smirking in victory her hands began to go through followed by her body. She was now standing outside the cave. Jumping onto the nearest tree she searched the group for the hanyou turned human. Grinning she launched herself from the tree and slammed into the hanyou. Rolling out of sight she sunk her claws into his shoulder.

"Shit!" Kouga growled as he watched a black blur take Inuyasha into the shadows.

Kagome watched as Inuyasha began to gasp for the air that was knocked from him. His eyes widened and took on an angry glare at her. She coldly smiled and dug her claws further into his shoulders. He winced before she pulled her right hand away and held it above his heart.

"Tonight you die!" Kagome yelled as she went in for the kill. Only an inch away she froze in mid action. Inuyasha pushed her away as he watched her grasp her head in pain. That's when he saw the first ray of light; dawn was approaching. He could feel his strength returning to him as he watched her roar in anger.

"I'll get you…soon!" She promised as she passed out and her features went back to normal. Inuyasha looked at his hands to see that his claws had returned. He walked over to her and picked her up, ready to head back to camp. Everyone looked to him expecting an answer when Oken ran towards them and took Kagome from his arms. He then laid her on the ground with her head in his lap. He put his hand on her forehead and closed his eyes.

"What happened?" Sango pointedly asked Inuyasha.

"She attacked me, tried to kill me, but the sun rose and she passed out," Inuyasha calmly said.

"How did she get past the ofudas?" Kouga asked as he turned to Miroku.

"She waited till they weakened and forced her body into the shadows," Oken answered without removing his hand or opening his eyes.

"And what the hell are you doing?" Inuyasha growled.

"The transformation is very…strenuous to the mind when the need aren't met. So, I'm using my own shadows to mend her mind," Oken answered as he then chose to ignore them.

'Hurry and wake up?' Oken thought as he continued his work

Author's note: This chapter is more a filler than anything else, but please review