Disclaimer: I do NOT own Inuyasha. But I do own Tojo Yamato.

Summary: After Inuyasha tries to kill Kagome, she runs away. She meets a demon who claims he can help her. Will sparks fly? Kagome has a secret she never knew. This demon helps her uncover it. After Inuyasha finds out her secret, he wants her back, but what about this new demon?

A Demon's True Nature

by Sk8er7

Chapter 2

Identites

Kagome lifted her head, groggily, but in doing so, she groaned. She hurt all over her body. She remembered running for a long time, then falling. But where was she now?

Looking around, Kagome saw that she was in some sort of hut, not Kaede's hut because of the strange surroundings. There was a small fire that dimmed in the corner. She slept on some sort of straw mat andher pillow was some sort of box. Her blanket was thin, but lined with warm fur. It appeared very dark because there were no windows.

Falling back onto her "pillow", Kagome closed her eyes. 'What happened last night? I remember running and falling afterwards, but how did I get here? Did...?' Kagome shot up and her eyes widened. Could it be that Inuyasha brought her here and soon after to kill her? No, Inuyasha was so impatient, he would have already killed her if he could. Maybe Kikyo wanted Inuyasha to bring Kagome to her so Kagome could see them together and suffer.

"Sit," Kagome said in a normal voice, slightly louder than a whisper. No thump came. But Inuyasha's ears were well trained, so he would probably have heard that. Kagome paled. If it hadn't been him, then she would probably have woken him up with that last "sit."

Painfully getting up, Kagome realized that someone had put a silk kimono over her school clothes. It was red silk, with green and pink lilies on the sides, going up along the kimono. Kagome sighed at the beauty of this silken material. Walking to the door, she was surprised it opened before she touched it.

Leaping back, Kagome, went into a fighting stance, hoping to bluff the enemy that she could fight. Kagome studied this stranger. It was a male, probably in his late teens. He had a serious expression and he was actually pretty cute. He had dark black, which was short and looked normal. He was muscular, and it showed through his wet black shirt. Just by looking at him, she could not tell what kind of person he was.

"W-who are you?" stuttered Kagome, trying to erase her emotions from her face. Too late. He had already heard her stutter. He bowed.

"I am Tojo Yamato, I am the lord of the Eastern Lands. Yesterday, I found that you collapsed in the outskirts of my territory, so I brought you here. You looked very tired. Please stay here and rest." He walked slowly towards her, but Kagome was not sure she could trust him, even though she thought he could. Finally, her exhaustion got the better of her. She sighed, and went back to her bed, sitting down and letting her sore legs rest.

"Thank-you. And that must mean you are a youkai." He nodded. Kagome saw his eyes open wide. His nose twitched as he sniffed the air, directing back to Kagome.

"You girl, have a concealment spell placed onto you," Tojo suddenly said. Kagome raised an eyebrow.

"What are you talking about? If you can smell it now, then every other demon must have been able to as well," Kagome replied. Tojo shook his head.

"Before you were protected, am I correct? When you do not have anybody to help protect you, the spell becomes more visible. Do you understand?" Kagome nodded, only half registering his words.

"But, what is it concealing?" asked Kagome in anxiety. He thought for a moment.

"Maybe you do not truly look this way. The spell might be hiding your true features." He sniffed again. "Hold out your right arm." Kagome did as she was told and lifted her right arm up to him. "What is this?" Using his finger, he gently pointed to a spot on her arm.

"That's my birth mark. Almost every child has one. I've had that ever since I could remember," Kagome replied, staring at her arm. Tojo got up and crossed his arms.

"Do you want to remove your spell?" Kagome nodded. "Get rid of that mark." Kagome'seyes widened.

"Are you crazy?" asked Kagome. "I can't take it off! It's a part of my skin! I can, but I can't right now!" Tojo put a finger to his lips and kneeled by her again.

"You have great spiritual powers, you can break the spell with that, miko." Kagome's eyes widened visibly before turning back to her arm. Still slightly disbelieving, she put her left hand on her arm. 'Any spells placed here, be gone.' A pink glow emmitted from her palm and suddenly it was gone. A purple light burst from the spot where her birth mark used to be. Kagome was engulfed in purplish pink light. When the light was gone, the person who was there, was nothing like the old Kagome.

I know that this would be an ideal place to leave the chapter, but I really want to put down this new person's appearance. I hate clifies myself, but after this person's appearance, it will be over.

Tojo's POV

The girl that was standing in front of me was not the same as before. She had not a trace of human blood in her. She was a full blooded demon. She has long black hair up to her waist withstreaks of darkred. Her ears are pointed and not strange like human ones. She is beautiful. She has golden-red eyes and her skin is soft and white as snow. she seems to have grown taller, but not gain any weight. All in all, she is beautiful. She looks even more wonderful in her kimono, it matches her well. Her nails have turned into claws and her lips are a full red. Her shape is gorgeous and she seems like a goddess.

Suddenly, this girl spoke. "What happened?"