Vampire's Kiss

The sky turned shades of pink as the sun slowly crawled over the horizon. The birds began singing their morning songs. The suns rays leaked through the trees, waking all that saw them. One ray hit Inuyasha in the eye, temporarily blinding him. After he regained his sight, he scanned the camp site. He saw Miroku sleeping against a tree, Sango lying on her side, Kirara in her arms, Shippo was sleeping in Kagome's sleeping bag and Kagome was gone. It took him a moment to realize that Kagome was gone. When he did, he jumped down and began sniffing around. As he sniffed the ground, his companions awoke and stared at him awkwardly. None of them realizing they were missing a person.

"Inuyasha, what are you doing?"

Inuyasha stared at Shippo a moment before he continued sniffing around for Kagome's scent.

"What's wrong Inuyasha? Is a demon nearby?"

Inuyasha completely ignored Miroku's questions as he sniffed around Kagome's sleeping bag. It was then everyone noticed they had a missing person.

"Where is Kagome?"

"That's what I'm trying to figure out Shippo!"

Miroku and Sango stared at each other. They knew why Kagome had gone missing. Inuyasha had hurt her feelings. They knew this would happen eventually and they couldn't blame her for running away. She didn't deserve to be treated the way Inuyasha treated her. They just hoped that she was alive and safe. Just then Inuyasha began running into the forest. He had found Kagome's trail, it was only a few hours old. He ran, Miroku, Sango and Shippo following on Kirara, into the forest. All the while, he hoped she was safe.

After a few moments, Inuyasha stopped running and had his nose on the ground again. They were now in a small clearing. It was surrounded by massive trees. There was an abandoned log on the other side. Inuyasha sniffed every inch of the clearing. As he sniffed, he told everyone what he smelled.

"She was crying, she sat on this log. She was cold and crying. Then she was happy and warm. Confused and uncertain, then happy and content. Finally…"

Inuyasha couldn't finish. What he smelled made no sense. How could she just die like that? He didn't believe his nose. That was until he found another scent trail. It was of another person. They reeked of death and fresh blood. This person had sat with Kagome on the log, and then held her close. As he sniffed where Kagome had stood, a few more scents hit his nose. Fear, pain and fresh blood. Ok, this really made no sense to him.

"What is it Inuyasha? What do you smell?"

Inuyasha paused at Miroku's question. He stood and faced them, confusion written on his face.

"I smell another person, they smell of death and fresh blood. This person sat with Kagome, talked to her I think. Then they held her. Right here. Then I smelt happiness and contentment on Kagome's scent. Then her scent suddenly changed. It smelled of fear, pain and fresh blood. Then, her scent reeked of death. I don't get it!"

"Inuyasha, you said the other person smelled of death and fresh blood, right?"

"Yeah."

"Could you be more specific?"

Inuyasha thought a moment, maybe Sango knew something. He sniffed the ground again. After a moment he stood and faced them again.

"The person was dead and smelled of fresh blood. Does that help?"

"Yes it does."

"What are you thinking Sango?"

"That other thing wasn't a person. It was a Vampire."

"You can't be serious Sango!"

"I'm serious Miroku. She was deceived by a Vampire. If we hurry and find her, we can save her. But we have to hurry."

With that said, Inuyasha began tracking Kagome's location. Miroku, Sango and Shippo following on Kirara's back.

A groan of pain echoed through the large room. The shuffling of cloth could be heard. Kagome's head hurt, badly. She was thankful it was dark where ever she was. She turned her head and felt a pain shoot through her from her neck. Her hand stroked her neck and found a bite mark upon it. It was then memories of the night before returned to her. She sat up in the large bed she had been laying on. She hugged the black sheets close to her. It was then she realized she could see perfectly in the pitch black darkness. She scanned her surroundings.

She was in a black room with no windows and three doors. Paintings covered the black walls. From what she could tell, they were paintings of other Vampire's. There was a black desk in the corner and it was surrounded by crimson bookcases. The bookcases were filled with an assortment of books. The floor was also crimson and there were a few animal pelts here and there. The bed she was sitting in was huge. It was adorned with black silk sheets and crimson and black velvet pillows. Suddenly, one of the three doors opened.

Kagome watched as Iroaku stepped into the room, closing the door behind him. She noticed he held something within his arms, some kind of cloth. He walked over to the bed and sat next to her. He rubbed her shoulder gently as he handed her the cloth that had hung over his other arm. She held the cloth up and it unfolded to reveal a beautiful black dress. She gasped at its beauty. She held it with the up most care as she turned to Iroaku, a smile upon her white face.

"It's so beautiful. Arigato Iroaku!"

"You are very welcome Kagome. If you would like to try it on, the hot springs are right through that door."

Kagome squealed in happiness as she stood and walked over to the door Iroaku had pointed to. After a moment, Kagome stepped back into the room wearing the beautiful gown. It fit her perfectly. The top of the dress was a black corset. The leather of the corset hugged every one of her upper body curves. There were no sleeves connected to the corset. But there were sleeves. They were completely separate of the dress. The top of them clinged to the skin at the top of her bicep. The sleeves were black silk. They were long and clung to her skin. The ends had holes for her middle fingers to go through. At the base of the corset was a sash. In the center of the sash was a small black jewel. Under the sash, the skirt started. The skirt was black, like the rest of the dress, it was long and swayed with her movements. It trailed the ground and was made of a soft but strong fabric. Around her neck lay a tall collar, the top resting at her chin level. The base of the collar connected with the center of the corset. The collar was connected to a long cape. The cape was black velvet and it trailed the ground. At times, the cape seemed to move of its own accord, or of the accord of its master, like a pair of bat wings. Under her skirt, she wore a pair of knee high, black, demon leather boots. All in all, it was perfect for her.

Kagome ran to the full length mirror and to her surprise, she saw her reflection. She was also stunned by her new appearance. She had skin paler than a corpse's. Around her eyes was black and it faded to grey the farther from her eye the color went. Her lips were a light shade of blue. Her eyes had changed as well. They were no longer chocolate brown but midnight black. They shimmered like a black diamond. She smiled at her image, her baby fangs popping out from under her lips. She touched the fangs, they were razor sharp. She then noticed that her pale white hands were bound with equally white claws. Her claws trace the skin of her neck until she found her bite mark. The scars were crimson in color, bright against her white skin. She then felt Iroaku brushing her hair up into a high pony tail. This revealing streaks of silver in her ebony hair. She looked for Iroaku in the mirror but couldn't find him.

"You are special remember. You can see your reflection because you were a Miko in life. I was only a prince when I was bitten by my step father. Therefore I can not see myself, without a special spell. There."

Iroaku had finished putting Kagome's hair up. It had grown during her transformation. Now, when left down, it reached her thighs. Her ebony locks were filled with streaks of silver, making it shine in the darkness. He watched as she fiddled with a lock of her hair. A smile appeared upon her deathly face. She turned to him, a question on her mind. But she never got to voice her question as an explosion sounded form the front gate of the castle. Iroaku took Kagome's cold hand in his own and lead her through the dark halls. He stopped running when they reached a room. From what she could see, it was filled with weapons. Iroaku stood in front of her, a sword hilt in his hand. She opened her mouth to ask what was going on but ducked behind him when the wall in front of them exploded. Thankfully, that wall was bare of weapons. Kagome peaked from behind Iroaku's cape to see her friends and Inuyasha standing, their weapons drawn for battle.