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"Demon talking"

Demon thinking

Thinking

Despite Sango's hereditary weakness, her wounds were looking better. She had just began wrapping it when Sango decided she was in the mood to talk.

"Did you really mean that?"

"Hn?" She looked up from her thoughts that were concentrated solely on helping Sango without putting her through so much pain.

"That you would take on Naraku to insure our safety even with the chance of dieing?"

She stopped wrapping and looked intently at Sango. "I meant every last word of it. I would walk through seven hells and drag Kinky-ho with me to make sure you lived long enough to bear Miroku his god forsaken child." Her eyes lit up in mirth. "Besides I am sure he is probably worried sick that his angel from the taijiya village is hurt. I mean remember that time in Mt. Hakurei….."

"Kagome! I told you not to speak of that out loud I told you because I could trust you. I guess I was wrong." She turned her head as far as the ground she was laying on would allow.

Kagome lightly poked the pinked skin around the wound that was still uncovered so as to not cause more pain that a light pinch. Sango's breath hissed between her teeth and she looked back to glare at her companion.

"I was just joking. Geeze." She blew some hair out of her face. Kagome quickly finished wrapping the wound and patted Sango's leg then helped her to her feet. The wrapping came up her abdomen then looped over one shoulder to hold it up. It would allow her to not wear a shirt without revealing too much for Miroku's sanity.

"All done. We should get back. No doubt Shippo and Miroku are worried." She began to turn away toward where camp was.

"And a certain demon lord." She spun so fast on her heels that she nearly fell and choked on her tongue.

"Wha….." She was blushing profusely.

"Oh c'mon Kagome. I might not be from the future or read those fancy text books you used to always carry, but I am not stupid."

"I don't have the slightest clue as to what you are talking about." She turned away and began walking back to camp.

Sango rolled her eyes, then whispered something so softly that only Kagome could hear it. "Liar."

Kagome stopped and hung her head. "I am not exactly sure what transpires between the lord and I. But I know that it isn't something that will carry on much longer. I have things to tend to." She looked up and smiled sadly. "Besides, what would an all powerful lord want with a used to be human, now demon anyways. I am useless. Just a toy for his uses. A liability. So I will ignore it. I want to ensure the safety of the ones I love before I plan to die. It's hard to say but if you're gone before I die. I will leave this area to another place and start over in a new place where no one knows me as Kagome. Maybe even change my name to something prettier. If I get hurt by something as pitiful as my still human emotions then so be it but at least I will know you lived happily. There is no place for me here." With that said she turned away and walked sadly, a burden heavy upon her mind.

§§§

He stood stock masking his aura. How could she feel so? Didn't she feel it to?Everytime he was around her?The electricity in the air of their auras. And if she does she looks upon it with sad eyes Does she not accept our mark? I do not know. His demon reared. Hush! Have we ever given her reason to think of it as a courting mark? Well no. Maybe she simply does not think of it as so and thinks us only to use her then lose her. That would explain why she would dodge our advances. Indeed. Well teach her of it! But how do I make her understand? She is a demon bitch it is her nature to accept it even if she does not in her mind fully. I can feel her demon calling to us even if she refuses to acknowledge it. Yes I too. She is ours! It is our right to her. Yes I understand. Well get her! Right. His mind on most lecherous thoughts.

§§§

She was walking when she stiffened and turned bowing abruptly. Sango could only stare in confusion before hurriedly falling into suite. "My lord."

"I did not give you permission to leave."

He could not see it because of her protruding hair covering her bent face, but he could tell with the stiffening of her body and the scent of blood that met his nose she was worrying her lip nervously. Probably thinks us here to harm her. How quite on the contrary. His mind taking him on a most pleasurable insight of what he knew her body to look like under the kimono she now wore instead of that baetheeng sute.

She looked up at the change in his scent. Her eyes met lust filled ones directed solely on her. She gulped thinking him wanting to harm her. "My lord?"

He turned from her to Sango. Kagome visibly stiffened and made a move to block Sango off. His eyes met and held hers. "I do not wish that of this one. I wish only to tell her back to camp to inform the others not to worry of your disappearance. We will be back in a couple of days. Also if you wish to return to the village next to Inuyasha Forest, You will be met there by a messenger."

His eyes looked back to Sango. She looked from him to Kagome and Kagome nodded to her. In quiet understanding despite the flickering pain she scrambled to make her way back to camp.

Kagome wished now more than ever for Sango to have stayed with her, but she did no wish harm to have befallen her friend. She looked back to Sesshomaru standing in his regal glory. His eyes flickered darkly and she got the distinct urge to run.

And so she complied with her inner demon and ran with every thing she ever had in her inhuman powers.

He was right behind her seeming not to even be trying to catch her but follow her in amusement.

She soon careened herself into the air in a dive off the end of the cliff. She landed briefly before taking off again into the setting sun. How did it get so late? She became aware of his ever growing aura. Not time to worry about it now.

She eeped slightly upon impact with the ground. Sesshomaru was standing above her, his eyes glowing crimson.

"Run."

That one word had her scrambling to her feet in a flurry. And she did. She ran with all her might not even sparing a thought to the wind whipping her hair around as she might have done.

The demon in her was doing flips to try and be released, but worry of her life had her tramping it down.

Most of her control was put into controlling her demon and she became briefly aware that she was boxed in.

She turned to her left, right, and in a full circle but only came to two things. A rock wall and a heavily demonic Sesshomaru.

"Dead end." He began towards her. She began backing up until her back met the wall. He was ever coming closer and she was with nowhere to run. So this is how she would die. Without having fulfilled her promise to herself and her friends. She threw herself against the wall and spread her arms out wide and surrendered.

His advance stopped and he looked at her in confusion.

"Go ahead. Kill me. I dare you." She said pronouncing each word carefully.

"You think I want to kill you." His laugh bellowed frankly. "How wrong you are."

§§§

"Are you sure Kagome said it was alright?" Miroku asked worriedly.

"Yes." Sango said breathlessly. She had just made it back and explained to them what had happened.

"Well then I guess we will wait in the village until they send us message. That might be a while." She noticed the lecherous glint in his eyes then the hand on her thigh.

"Hentai." She said before nonchalantly hitting him on the head with her fist.

"Sometimes he can be so stupid." Shippo said from beside her. She piled Miroku onto Kirara before setting off with Shippo on her shoulder.

§§§

"Now why would I do that?" She looked up confusion clearly written across her face. His advances started again. When he met her he pulled her close and nuzzled her hair into his face. She really does smell quite nice. I agree. Now go away. I do not wish to scare her any longer.

He licked her right below her left ear. "Sesshomaru." She purred into his ear. He growled faintly at her insolence.

"Lord Sesshomaru." She corrected. He pulled away and looked into her eyes. His no longer possessed the red tint. She looked away.

He used two clawed fingers to push her face so her eyes met his. "What is it wench?"

"Please don't."

"How dare you tell me what to do and what not to do." His eyes flashed again and his hand raised back as if to slap her.

She closed her eyes awaiting the impact. It never came. Instead his body went rigid and he turned shielding her behind himself.

It was then she smelled him. His putrid scent assaulting her nose. Oh how she recognized that scent and how she longed to smell it drenched in blood.

She made to move from behind him. "For once wench listen and listen good. You will remain behind me failure to do so will make me angry."

Then she heard the forsaken voice. "Sesshomaru. We meet again."

"Leave."

The hanyou snorted. "Feh like I would leave a good opportunity to finally kill you."

"As if you could. I sense no demonic aura from that sword of yours." He sneered.

"But that doesn't mean I won't kill you with my own hands."

Sesshomaru didn't even dignify that with an answer. Instead he turned to his prey. "You will follow me and not look at the ingrate failure to do so will result in catastrophe. Nod if you hear me." She nodded rather ruefully. "Good."

He turned from her and began to stride away. She followed keeping her eyes on the ground.

She would have successfully made it away if not for the hand that touched her arm.

"You miko, are you not, my eyes deceive my little powers."

"Don't touch me Kikyo."

Inuyasha looked from his brother to Kikyo to the girl following the lord. He recognized that voice. "You are so familiar."

Sesshomaru stopped when he no longer sensed Kagome following him. He turned to see her looking at the ground trembling in what he knew to be fury.

"Do not even grace you simple mind with remembrance of the likes of me Inuyasha."

"Kagome." He said her name carefully. "What has happened to you?"

He didn't even know what hit him but he was grasping for his sword to try and block hers. She poured all her hatred into the little sword. It could not stand the pressure and shattered before she even touched him. Her fury proved when her eyes wavered. "You dare to say my name with your disgusting voice. How dare you. After all you have done to me."

"No Kagome. He is not himself." She leaped forward brandishing her claws angrily and would have succeeded in swiping a clean cut across his face if not for something that held her firm, arms pinned to her side. "Let go Sesshomaru."

"Dare you defy me once again."

" 'Twas they who touched me and drew my attentions." She stopped struggling. "I am sorry." She began to return.

He let go of her. She turned regretfully from her enemy.

She heard a voice from behind her. "I am sorry."

This fueled her anger more and in a flash she was back in front of him holding him in the air her claws piercing his chest shamelessly. "Do not apologize to me. I do not want to hear your voice again." She growled menacingly. "Die Inuyasha."

His insides weeped. He could not control what was happening. The girl he loved was telling him to die. He had been told this now by both his loves. But now he could not control it. He figured it was Kikyo doing it. He cursed her again silently wishing he could use his sword but under her powers he was left only to use it if she wished him so. He did not know when she had accomplished it but he knew when he could no longer control his body and she used him for her bidding and for her sick pleasures he no longer wanted to perform with her but with the woman he loved, that he was lost to this world.

He fought harder to gain his control back. He kept telling his mouth to move and say something. When he finally did speak it came out ragged and grunted. "Ka….go…me." He fought.

Something inside her snapped when he said her name as if with great difficulty. At once she knew what Sesshomaru had meant when he said he was not himself. She dropped his body and turned to Kikyo. "Take him away and never come near me again."

Kikyo looking more scared than ever silently amended what the broken miko had said.

Once they were away. She fell to her knees and wept.

Sesshomaru was by her side in a flash. "What has caused you such sadness."

Her only response was to throw herself against his chest. "I am sorry." She cried into his chest. He awkwardly patted her back.

"You do not burden this Sesshomaru as you think little one." He whispered softly.

She looked up with tear stained eyes, her face full of confusion. "Huh?"

He buried his face into her hair drawing her closer than possibly to his hard form. "You are not a toy, nor a liability."

She instantly recognized her own words. "You heard."

His silence she took as an answer. She hardly even noticed when he lifted her into his arms and began away for she was sinking into the darkness of realization.

§§§

She moaned as she opened her eyes. Her body no longer ached like before. She began to sit up rubbing her eyes trying to see where she was. She was brought forcefully down and against something hard and warm. Arms snaked around her waist. She looked behind her sharply.

She met the cool face of the demon lord. His eyes shut and his face demonstrating a relaxed sleep. She wiggled once again to pull away from him but his arms tightened once more. "You will refrain from doing that."

"Doing what?" She eeped slightly. She thought he was asleep.

"You will stop doing that if you wish me not to…." He groaned. She had tried to remove his grasp once more. His eyes flashed darkly and at once he was on top of her. At once she became aware of what he spoke.

"I am sorry. I do not mean to…"

"Shhh. Do not speak." He kissed her lips nipping the bottom once that bore his courting mark lightly enough to draw a small drop of her blood. She moaned into his mouth. He pulled away and moved to her neck. She struggled against his kisses. He growled and she stopped.

She moaned and moved against him her hips rocking against his erection. Then at once he stopped looking into her flushed face.

She stared right back searching his face as if wondering why he stopped. "What Sesshomaru do you need an invitation."

Muahahaha. Cliffy. I am not sure whether to leave this as an implication of what is happening or to continue with writing it out to you all. Well let me know. Because either way I have a plan on what to write. So let me know.

As for current news I have my winners. YAY! The contest is officially closed.

I am pround to announce the winners are... duh duh duh nu:

1.) Hellspixie18

2.)InnocentDarkSassycat

I thank you all who tried some did not catch on as quickly as I would have hoped but I am still pleased that people are trying.

Well I have decided what I will do with my winners. What I need to know is what you would want to look like as a demon/half demon in your reviews. Type of demon/half demon, eyes, hair, clothing, height, etc...

Well let me know.

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P.s. If you didn't notice I changed my pen name.