Demonic Desires
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Demonic Desires
8
Kagome was exhausted. She had spent two grueling weeks training under Sango and Miroku's careful watch and they said that she was doing really well. She, however, had other things on her mind that did not deal with how well she was doing concerning her training.
She was too busy going out, every day, looking for the other two pieces of Inuyasha's sword. She had, two weeks prior, found the tip of the sword, which, in turn, gave her the idea of recovering the other pieces.
And thus far, she had found nothing. Oh yes, she looked, and looked, and looked some more. But had not found the pieces. She was right at the brink of giving up, but a recent dream of him being a half demon changed her mind and she was beginning to get desperate.
And now, she was stumbling through the woods. Her legs were sore from where she and Sango had sparred earlier that day and she had won against the demon slayer. Sango and Miroku congratulated her on her victory-even though it was simply training-and she said, "Thanks. Look, I'm going for a walk."
She really did not care about what they thought of her. After she had gotten her bow, arrows, sword, and big bag and was heading out of the hut, she heard Miroku and Sango having a conversation behind her, "Why has she been going off like this lately?" Sango had asked.
"She's probably upset over Inuyasha. Leave her be and she'll soon get over it." Miroku answered modestly.
Kagome simply rolled her eyes. She would never get over it. Not until Inuyasha was back to normal, that is. And she intended on trying to bring him back to normal, no matter how long it would take her. She then exited the hut and headed toward the big tree where Inuyasha had been pinned. The tree where she had set him free almost a year before.
She dropped her heavy bag down onto the ground and cautiously glanced around for any signs of Inuyasha. After that, she began to walk around, searching for the other two pieces of the sword. She had looked in this place for a few days now and she was beginning to drift away from it and stretch her searching rage outward.
Maybe they would be nearby. Well, that's what she hoped, anyway.
She continued her search nervously, praying that Inuyasha wouldn't jump out of the trees and bushes and attack her. She huffed in frustration when she could not find the remnants of the sword and collapsed onto her bag. Her legs were killing her from her training with Sango and her long walk to the tree.
I'm never going to find these stupid pieces, she thought sadly as she kicked a pebble and it rolled across the solid ground before colliding with a tree stump.
She sighed and wrapped her arms around her knees. What else could she do? She could go off further away, but she was still afraid to do so without aid from her friends. But, she could not tell them her plan, either. They would not like the fact that she was planning on doing something so dangerous and risky.
And unless she and the others decided to go off and look for more jewel shards and find a camp somewhere else, she wouldn't be able to go off unless she became brave enough. But, after disputing for a long time, they decided that they would not leave until Inuyasha was either killed or changed back to normal. And Kagome was positive that she would never kill him.
Gulping, she stood up and picked up her bag and began to walk out of the searching limits that she had created for herself and preceded farther and farther away from her friends-and safety. She was tougher than that and she was not going to give up or be afraid because Inuyasha needed her. She needed him, also. And she was not going to be a coward like she had been about a month before.
She wasn't going to run or turn her back on the one person she love most just because he changed into a lustful demon who only wanted her body. And, even though he said that he didn't love her and only wanted what she had, she knew it wasn't true. That was his demonic-self talking, not the real half demon that she loved.
The sun was beginning to set, casting everything in bright orange and red light as the sky blazed with the remaining rays. And since the trees were getting thicker and thicker as she went along, it became even more difficult to see where she was going. She even stumbled over a large tree root that she could have sworn wasn't there.
Kagome kept going; all the while she kept a very sharp eye out for anything that might have resembled pieces of the Tetsusaiga. She found nothing even though she traveled a long ways away from where she had originally been going in the first place.
She sighed and paused to gaze around at her surroundings. It was certainly creepy with thick canopied trees above her and tall bushes beside of her. It was dark inside those woods and she was not certain if the sun had gone down completely or not.
I should keep going, she thought quickly before continuing. She wandered around for a few more moments before finding the center of the sword.
She smiled happily as she picked it up to gaze at it. "I found it," She murmured, "finally."
She then stuffed it into her bag and decided that that would be enough for one day and turned to head back to Kaede's village, proud of her success.
Impetuously, a blur of red leapt out and snatched her up and abruptly hurried off. She screamed when she saw the face of her captor, "Let me go!"
Inuyasha smirked at her as he held her bridal style. His crimson eyes were full of lust and amusement. "No chance." He said shortly.
"Inuyasha…" Kagome found it suddenly hard to speak, "please, let go."
"No!" He yelled harshly. He looked very acrimonious to Kagome, who was, by this point, trying to wriggle free from his hands. He, however, planned on keeping her there, and he dug his razor sharp claws into her shoulders and legs.
Kagome winced in pain as little ribbons of blood began to trickle down her skin. Where was he taking her? Was he really going to…?
They were moving very fast through the woods, dodging every tree swiftly. Had Sango and the others heard her scream? What if they had not? What would she do then?
She would have to fight. That was the only thing to do that she knew of: fight. She really did not want to trifle with someone like Inuyasha. And she sure as heck didn't want to hurt him just because she was trying to defend herself.
They had run for a long time-the whole way, Inuyasha had his claws plunged into her flesh-and she had no idea where they were. But he finally stopped at a cave. Once Kagome saw it for the first time, she started shrieking and trying to escape. It was all to no avail, however, when he went inside and rammed her against the cave wall.
She suddenly got a headache from the impact and instinctively began to rub the back of her head and neck. He stood in front of her, both of his arms outstretched, capturing her in between them so she would have a difficult time getting away.
"Why?" Kagome said, her voice cracking with emotion, "Why are you doing this?"
He ignored her, however, and captured her lips in a kiss. There was nothing passionate about it, either, because it was one of lust. She tried to shove him away, but did not succeed in doing so. She tried to run, but he had her blocked on both sides. She had no other choice. She reached down and grabbed her sword. But unfortunately, he had pressed himself against her and was continuing to kiss her, pinning her arms against the cave.
She grunted when he mashed himself on her. She felt like a sandwich, squished between him and the wall like that. She tried to ignore how warm his body was against hers and instead concentrated on grabbing the sword with her left hand.
She grabbed it and jerked it out, slicing him across his chest. Kagome gasped, never having actually hurt anyone like that before-especially Inuyasha. He jumped back and looked at his new injury before growling in anger and frustration and coming for her. Kagome instantly enveloped the sword with power and held it in front of him, "Get back. Get away from me." She commanded shakily.
He smirked at her with amusement gleaming in his eyes. Crimson liquid was pouring from the gash across his stomach, but he seemed to pay it no heed. "Are you really going to hurt me, Kagome?"
Talk about unfair! He was toying with her emotions toward him. Kagome knew what he was trying to do, however, and just stared at him carefully as she backed slowly out of the cave.
He was watching her intently, as well, never blinking or even flinching, it would seem. Kagome risked a glance behind her for just a split second, which proved to almost be her undoing. Inuyasha took this moment to strike and he grabbed her wrist with his sharp claws. Kagome refused to drop the sword, however, and tossed it to her right hand and swung it toward his abdomen. It came in contact and Inuyasha was blown backward a few feet.
He jumped up and was cursing under his breath. Realizing that he had more of a challenge than what he had thought, he turned and left Kagome, planning on disarming her next time before kidnapping her.
Kagome let out a sigh of relief and turned and left, tears welling up in her eyes. She held the sword out in front of her the whole time in case she was attacked once again.
She wasn't and made it safely back to her place at the tree. She was already crying from having hurt Inuyasha, but she wiped her tears away roughly and decided that it was for the best. "Kagome!" Sango cried as she ran toward the girl, obviously she had heard her cries and had been looking all around for her. "Are you all right?"
Kagome nodded, "Yeah. I'm great."
"Your arms and legs!" Sango gasped, "They're bleeding."
"I'm ok. Just scratches." Kagome shrugged, "I'm going back to Kaede's."
Sango followed her back and, once there, Kaede looked very unnerved.
"Kagome!" The older priestess exclaimed when Kagome came inside. "We were so worried about ye."
"I'm fine." Kagome said smugly as she headed for her room, "Thanks for caring."
"We don't think it's a good idea for you to go out there anymore, Kagome," Miroku suddenly spoke up from behind. "So, you can't go out there alone form now on."
Kagome nearly fell over, "What?" She cried, her voice very stentorian, "So, now you're telling me what I can and can't do?"
No one said anything. Kagome wanted to punch someone-which was actually sort of weird since she had never hit anyone in her life. How was she supposed to locate the last piece to the sword now? And how was she going to go off to Totosai's to get him to fix it without anyone knowing?
"Well, guess what?" Kagome said angrily, "I don't care what you guys tell me what I can/can't do," She paused to take in a breath to keep herself from shrieking, "I'm still going to do what I please."
"Kagome," Koga said in a soft, delicate voice. He stepped up to her and placed both hands on her shoulders, "Please don't go. We don't want you hurt. We'll go with you there, but you can't go alone."
Kagome looked up into his blue eyes and suddenly felt like she had been defeated. So, she said, "Ok. Fine. I'll do things your way." Then, she turned and headed back toward her room and changed. The blood on her arms and legs had dried, so she did not need bandages.
She laid down on her sleeping bag and let a sigh escape her lips. She was exhausted and only wanted to go to sleep and wake up to find everything a dream. She wanted Inuyasha to hold her again, protect her, yell at her. He wanted him to call her stupid girl.
She rolled over and closed her eyes. I'm going out there whether they want me to or not. I am going to bring Inuyasha back. And soon, he'll be doing all of those things again.
Sleep soon overtook her, however, and she dreamt of a place where Inuyasha was regular.
Author's Note- How was it? Good, I hope. Thank you, all of you readers and reviewers! I appreciate you guys!