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Chapter Two- Follow Me into Madness

Chaos – it's just the beginning.

Inuyasha slowed his pace, making sure the old woman was several paces ahead then glanced as Kagome still stayed beside though not intentionally. He could smell the scent of blood upon her but it had not seemed that the demon had cut deeply into her flesh. He glanced down at her but the wound was on the other and he could not get a clear view.

Shouts and curses brought his attention away from the concern and he growled at the villagers that stood before them with angered faces. "Get back Demon! Young lady, step away from him!"

Kagome raised a brow at them, a frown playing on her lips. The mass stepped forward, pitchforks in hand and Kagome would have thought the Frankenstein like predicament was funny if it weren't for the fact that most of them looked ready to kill her savior. She stepped in front of Inuyasha and glared at the men.

"No. You won't even dare to hurt him. You should be ashamed of yourselves, treating him like some blood thirsty monster."

The group looked down at the ground, some of them shuffling their feet, embarrassed at being scorned by a young female who was twice under their age if not more. A small chuckle was heard from the back and a man in his mid thirties stepped forward.

"That's because he is little lady. Besides, who's gonna stop us if we decide to, he's got that sacred rosary around his neck and he's bound to you, there fore he can't harm a human being."

Inuyasha let out a deep feral growl at the man and cracked his knuckles, he didn't give a damn what the code stated, if that shit-face wanted a fight he was gonna get his last one. Kagome took another step ahead of him a determined look in her eyes.

"I will. If you come any closer or make any moves to harm Inuyasha then I shall summon upon my miko abilities, I know there is some blackness in everyone of you, all I'd have to do is find it and make your guilt eat you inside and out. Now, do I have any challengers?"

Their eyes widened in fear and the brave man became a coward in less then seconds, shrinking to the back of the group, slowly they departed back home, not even casting a second glance in their direction. Inuyasha looked at her in disbelief. This human girl had just defended him, not that he needed it of course! But no human had done anything in that sort, not even close. She turned and smiled at him then walked toward the hut the little woman had vanished in.

"You would have really done that?"

"No, I don't know how yet, I'm a miko in training at home. But I would have tried to."

Inuyasha rolled his eyes. She had been bluffing and they bought it, then again he would have bought it too if he wasn't searching for the stench of a lie.

The small wooden hut sat in a village of many other homes belonging to younger towns people, Kagome had found out that lady Kaede was the village priestess. Inuyasha sat in the corner of the room as Kaede and herself sat in the middle of the room with a small fire before them. Kaede had made no intentions of explaining anything to her as she crushed various colored and shaped leaves and plants. Just as Kagome opened her mouth to speak the elder beat her to it

"I understand that ye came from above do ye not?"

"Um, yeah. Why is it so different here? So..."
"Primitive? That is because the government had cut off all our major supplies when the demons began to run rampage through out the land. So we now use nature as our supply. We have learned well from her."

"Oh, I'm sorry... but what about the...well I fell through? Demons, especially that snake one could easily go through it."
Kaede shook her head and pushed the bowl away, focusing her attention on Kagome.

"No. Your well had been sealed with spiritual magic. They could not pierce it, not even Narikiu could. He was the strongest demon, his soul pure evil and tainted."

"I see. Could you explain...I don't know where to start I'm so confused."

Kagome lowered her gaze to the fire then clenched her eyes shut as the pain in her side made its self-known. She pulled her fingers from the wound and watched as the fire made the red liquid glisten in a hypnotic way. She frowned and put the hand back to the wound.

Inuyasha glanced up as the wretched smell of blood filled his nose, he could not ignore it any longer, for something to bleed so profusely it had to be deeper then he thought. He caught her form in the fire light, watching as she stared at its lavishing flames with a paled face and blank eyes. He frowned and stood, she had not noticed but the old hag had, she watched his movements carefully.

"I think you should wait to tell her. The wench has lost a lot of blood."
Kagome glimpsed up, her eyes fluttering in confusion, not protesting as he gripped her arm firmly with a soft hold to help her stand, Kaede stood as well, confused by his words. He pulled the young girls hand away to reveal a blood soaked shirt, growling he lifted the fabric and glared at the wound.

"You will need herbs, hag. Water and bandages, I will do what I can for her."

"It's not as bad as it looks. Really, I'm-" Inuyasha hissed at her then moved away once Kaede left behind the curtain in the back part of the hut. He pulled bowls and drying roots from a corner of the room then grabbed a futon, laying it out. He turned his attention back to Kagome.
"Lay down, I need to clean your wound so that it will be able to heal properly."

She nodded and did as told, feeling uncomfortable with the fact that a male was staring at her. His hands pushed the shirt toward her chest, leaving her some modesty. Kaede finally returned with the bowl of water and a cloth, Inuyasha snatched the wet and wringed cloth and began to cleanse the blood from her skin. Kagome glanced to Kaede. "Please, continue?" the woman nodded and sat down, waiting for Inuyasha to finish as she began to speak.

"Long before you were born, this lower level of the Replica station use to be mainly just for Japan since Japan supported so much of the money for America to build the station and most of the workers were Japanese. During the few years, both were doing experiments and had created Youkai, they were only meant to be used as protection for the humans and as slaves for the economy."

Kagome gasped, but not at what Kaede had said but at the feel of something slick and wet pressing against her side and watching Inuyasha's tongue glide over the edges of the wound. She became frantic with embarrassment. "What are you doing!"

He glanced at her, pausing to roll his eyes and answer her. "I'm helping you heal, my DNA gives me faster healing abilities. Stop looking like I'm doing something worse."

Her face heated up and her hand yanked up to come down on his head but he caught it with ease and continued to lick her. "You Jerk!"

"Kagome, please calm your self. He will be done shortly." Kagome sighed and the tension left her arm, Inuyasha hid the urge to grin and placed the upper limb down at her side and releasing it.

"Later on they tried creating half breeds or as we know them, hanyou's. Many of the experiments failed, and as far as we know, Inuyasha is the first successful one. The rest from there on is for Inuyasha to tell if ye wish him to." Inuyasha turned his eyes to her expectantly but Kagome said nothing, instead only nodding.

"I think it serves them right that the Youkai went their own way and stopped obeying them, we have no right to have the power of god and create with out the way of nature or use them as slaves. It's like a repeat of the past. You'd think we'd learn by now, especially if it was so long ago."

Kaede eyed the girl with scrutiny eyes, noticing that even Inuyasha paused in shock. 'Either this girl is incredibly stupid or just...oddly naïve.'

"So why were you pinned to that tree? I recognize the arrow easily; most priestess' use it when they have to use magic. Miko's often use metal with their powers as well I know. So that would mean a mage or a miko had caught you there."

"...Kikyo, the person I was bound to, she placed the curse."

"But why would she...never mind."

She stopped at the cold glare he gave her then turned her inquired look to Kaede.

"Now you said something earlier lady Kaede, about Inuyasha being under my say."

"Ah, yes. Just as demons were created to be bound to a master, Inuyasha was as well. His previous owner was my sister. Since ye have freed him the chamber and the god tree, He is now bound to ye by code." Kagome frowned and watched as Inuyasha stood and turned his back to them, heading back to the corner he had claimed as his own.

"But... that's just like owning a slave! I can't do that! I won't do it!" Inuyasha growled at her screamed protests.

"It doesn't matter that you won't but that you have to. You may have not been taught to take demons as a protector but I have been created for that reason. So you're just going to have to deal with it, wench."

"Stop calling me that! I have a name you know! Jeez." Kagome rolled her eyes in frustration blowing her bangs up from them until she noticed the raised brow Kaede gave her. "What?"

"Nothing, child."

The priestess leaned forward and began the task of bandaging the girl's side after pressing herbs on to the nearly healed wound. "Inuyasha has done a remarkable job, if I had known about this ability earlier I could use it to a good advantage."

Inuyasha choked on a disgusted cough. "And have me lick every injured warrior! Hell no! You'd have a better chance of getting Sesshomaru to announce his loyalty to humans."

Kagome ignored them and the buzzing question of who the person was that Inuyasha mentioned and sighed in content once Kaede finished. The woman turned and placed a pile of clothes in her arms.

"Your own are stained with blood, it will not come out in the toughest of washes. I have some village clothes for ye in replace of them." Kagome smiled and stood on wobbled legs refusing the help of the woman beside her, thanking her for the clothes then disappearing behind the curtain to dress.

"Why are you being civilized towards me Baba?"

"Because Inuyasha, if ye were so set on being a murderer then ye would have killed young Kagome with out a second thought instead of asking for the jewel like ye had."

"You're too trusting for your own good old woman."

"Okay. I'm ready. I'd like to get back as soon as I can though."

Kagome's voice and appearance halted the conversation and Inuyasha stood from his sitting position. The girl was dressed in a light blue ankle skirt and a white short sleeved cottoned shirt. Her hair pulled back into a loose tress, her bangs kissing her cheeks softly as she grinned.

"Tt's a lot better then that skimpy piece of cloth you had on."

"Hey! That just so happens to be my school uniform! Now that it is ruined beyond belief I'll have to buy another one. And they're not cheap either."

"Feh."

Kagome ignored him and smiled to Kaede before suddenly pulling the woman into a grief hug. "Thanks for your help lady Kaede! I'll come and visit some okay?" "I am glad to have met you Kagome, and you may visit as much as you wish."

"Can we leave yet?" Kagome turned to Inuyasha and placed her hands on her hips.

"Don't start whining."

"I'm not whining, bitch!"

"Whatever." Turning she exited the hut with Inuyasha trailing at her heels.

They stopped at the large break in the wall and Kagome looked it over thoughtfully.

"darn! I forgot to ask them for a ladder or a rope, I'll be right back."

"Don't bother. Get on."

She blinked as Inuyasha crouched down slightly for her to climb to his back. She laughed lightly and shook her head. "You're kidding."

"No. I'm damn well serious. Get on before I leave you." She glared at him and climbed onto his back, gripping his shoulders tightly as he looped his arms around her legs, securing her tightly to his back.

"You really ought to watch your language. It's starting to irk me."

"Feh."

With his intelligent response he quickly moved inside of the wall then jumped up, using his legs as springs as he pushed off of the wall for higher altitude. Grinning when he heard the small squeak of surprise from Kagome before she buried her face into his back.

A/N- I'm done with that...
Chapter three- Bid My Blood to Run.
I've got a weird surprise for you people...Mwahaha!