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Desire

It was early in the morning and Kikyo left her village to look for Inuyasha. Along the way, she went through a village and some villagers offered her a place to stay. This village was called Tuzumi. The people there were kind to her and she ate there until her hearts content. The village seemed to have reminded her of her own village and memories of her time with Inuyasha came flooding back to her.

It was around noon. Inuyasha and Kikyo had come back from another village, in which they were requested to destroy a powerful army of youkai.

"Man that was one hard army. What happened to you Kikyo? You sorta zoned out. If it wasn't for me, I don't think you would be alive right now." Inuyasha said. Kikyo didn't seem like she was listening. She seemed zoned out, looking in the sky.

"Huh? Did you say something Inuyasha? I didn't hear." Inuyasha was a bit upset. Had Kikyo found another man? If so, he would kill that bastard and show him whom Kikyo really belongs too.

"I really have to keep an eye on her," Inuyasha thought. "I want to see who I have for a competition."

"Well I am going to freshen up and sleep. How about you Inuyasha?"

"I'll be sleeping." Inuyasha answered. But he was actually lying. He was planning to follow the priestess because he knew that 'man' would probably want to met Kikyo, since she came back after one week.

That day, Inuyasha had followed Kikyo the whole time. First Kikyo went to her house, where she was warmly greeted by Kaede. Next, she slept, until nightfall. When everyone was asleep, Kikyo went out of her home wearing white, full white. She went to a spring and Inuyasha watched her from a tree above. She poured water on herself a couple of time. Then she went behind the bushes and changed herself, and wore her priestess uniform. She then started walking to the other side of the village. Inuyasha felt that she went there to see someone. So, he followed her to a cliff, where a man was standing. Kikyo seemed to have known the person since the man had obviously found ways to make her laugh. Inuyasha growled and his hatred for this man increased.

"So this is who Kikyo likes," Inuyasha gritted his teeth. "Wait until Kikyo leaves then I will show that bastard who really deserves Kikyo." Inuyasha waited until Kikyo left the cliff then started walking towards the man. The man had already left the cliff and was now in the forest. Inuyasha was behind the man until he saw another young woman embrace the man that Kikyo had been laughing with on the cliff. He was going to beat that man until a thought struck him. "Wait, if Kikyo finds out that I beat this man up, she won't talk to me, and maybe I won't even have a chance with her. Better to watch and make my move carefully. Maybe after I am done with him I should probably leave him in another village. Wait! Why the hell should I do that? Kikyo wants to be with him, but I won't forgive someone who would intentionally hurt my Kikyo." Inuyasha waited, until the women had left the man because he did not want to harm the women. She didn't deserve this. That man did! Then he punched the man.

"Hey what are you doing?" The man shouted.

"You two timer! What do you think you're doing going after another women when you have Kikyo? Keh! You're a worthless animal." He started to beat the man until a voice halted him.

"Inuyasha!" Inuyasha turned around to see Kikyo. She was furious with what he was doing.

"What do you think you are doing?" Kikyo asked.

"This man is cheating on you Kikyo?"

"What?"

"I saw him with another woman! Honestly, this man is not worth you. You deserve better and nothing less." Kikyo was flattered. She never expected Inuyasha to say something like this. She thought he was arrogant and she thought that by the way, he acts; she can never tell him that she loves him because he will just laugh at her face. Also because she is a priestess. Kikyo started laughing.

"I see. Inuyasha you're jealous!" Kikyo implied.

"No, am not!"

"That man that you just beaten, was paying me for the medicine that I had given to his daughter." Now Inuyasha was embarrassed. Kikyo laughed at the embarrassed Inuyasha. Did the hanyou start developing feeling for Kikyo or did he do this because they were "friends". Whatever it was, Kikyo knew that this mystery will take a long time to be solved. Her thoughts were interrupted by groan from that man who was beaten up by Inuyasha.

"Sorry about that," Inuyasha said ruefully. "I never knew. Let me help you get home old man. It's the least I can do after what I did."

"Thank you" The man said.

Kikyo smiled at the memory. It was the first time she had ever felt that Inuyasha might feel something for her.

"Remember something nice priestess?" Asked the daughter of the family.

Kikyo turned her head and smiled but soon her smile faded.

"There have been two villages close to us that have been destroyed by a demon. We are afraid that this demon will end up killing us and we don't know what to do. Will you not assist us priestess?" Kikyo didn't have the ability to say no to this girl. She was the same age as Kaede and close to tears.

"Do not worry. Tell me the direction of the demon and I will slay him." All of a sudden, the girl became happy and started smiling.

"He is in the direction where the sunsets. If you go across the river, you will be able to meet him." The girl skipped happily away. Kikyo decided to get some shutout and leave the village in the morning.

The next morning Kikyo got up early in the morning and wrote a letter to the leader of the family saying that she was grateful to them for letting her stay. She moved to the direction of the sunsets. On the way, she had felt Inuyasha's presence but could not find the hanyou. She got to the river and saw a boat and a fisherman. The fisherman took her across the river, and warned her that there is a demon in the forest. He slays any humans or demons that come in his path. Kikyo heeded his warning but since she was a priestess, it was her duty to slay the demon. She started walking until she saw blood all over the ground. She walked some more to find someone who she thought would never commit such atrocious crime.

"Inuyasha"

Inuyasha turned around to see the shocked priestess. Kikyo sensed that this Inuyasha was different. He had a blood of a full-fledge demon and blue and red eyes. He had purple stripes and his body was badly damaged. Kikyo approached Inuyasha carefully, not to make him flinch. Inuyasha couldn't move.

"Why the hell can I not attack you?" Inuyasha yelled.

"What happened to you Inuyasha?"

Inuyasha tried to attack and his claws were about to hit Kikyo but they stopped. They couldn't hit her. He was hesitating and his hands were shaking. Kikyo knew Inuyasha would not harm her, so she did not flinch. She just embraced him. Her act of kindness turned Inuyasha back to his hanyou self. Then he fainted.

Authors note: Okay this is the longest I have written for now. Please review this and tell me how you liked it so far. Knight2, Thank you for the comments