Demonic Desires

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Author's Note- I hope that the last chapter was ok. I simply cannot believe the amount of reviews I've gotten for this story! Thanks everyone! I absolutely love you!

Sorry it took me so long to update. I've been busy with a new story and with Broken Hearts. I have about four hundred and forty reviews for it! Keep all of the reviews coming, guys!

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Demonic Desires

13

Kagome was trudging back home, tears in her brown eyes. She had failed! Oh yeah, she had gotten the fang she needed. But Inuyasha had run off with the sword pieces and without those, well, how else would she make the Tetsusaiga whole again?

She collapsed onto the cold and unforgiving ground, tears falling down her cheeks. She did not care how ridiculous she appeared as she sobbed there in the middle of the forest on the dirty ground. She had been so close! All she had had to do was take the fang and shards to Totosai, but she hadn't even gotten a chance to get away from Inuyasha.

"I was so stupid," she muttered to no one, punching the ground with her fist. "Why didn't I get out of there? I hung around like an idiot and now look where it got me!"

She pushed herself up from the ground and slammed her clenched fists against the trunk of a thick oak tree in anger. She did this continually until her knuckles opened up and began to bleed. Sighing as her fit of rage ceased, she placed her forehead upon the trunk, her skin scraping against the rough bark.

"How could I?" She asked herself, her voice breaking with immense emotion as tears continued to trickle down her pale and dirty cheeks. "I was so close…how could I let him ruin it for me?" She really did not understand why she had let him ruin her plans. She knew that he was much smarter and craftier.

She remained like that for a long period of time. She had no idea of how long and she honestly did not care. In fact, she did not care about anything else, not even living. What was the point? If Inuyasha was going to be a full demon, haunting her for the rest of her life and murdering innocent men, women, and children, what else was there to life for? She wouldn't be happy, so why live?

Closing her eyes, Kagome let out a slow, long breath and tried to relax. As she did, however, Inuyasha's face loomed right in front of hers. He was not a demon, but was the same half demon she had grown to love so much. That was the one she was trying to bring back. That was the one she was trying her very best to save for both his sake and hers.

She couldn't give up. No matter how hopeless the situation seemed; she realized that she could not lie down and die, no matter how much she wanted to. "Inuyasha…" she murmured, opening her eyes, causing the wonderful picture of him to fade away.

Without warning, a voice behind her made her jump and whirl around: "So, Inuyasha is in trouble. You lied to me!"

Kagome stared at Kikyo's acrimonious face, her stentorian voice ringing in her ears. "Kikyo…"

"Why did you lie to me?" Kikyo demanded heatedly.

"I…I had to," Kagome managed to get out even though her mouth felt a dry as a desert and her lips were as numb as ice.

Kikyo looked partially interested, "What do you mean?"

"I didn't want you to interfere." Kagome said, not caring if her disdain for Kikyo showed or not. "I wanted to handle it on my own."

"I see." Kikyo replied tonelessly. She looked thoughtful for a moment before saying, "But you do not belong here. So it is not your duty to revert Inuyasha back."

Kagome's eyes widened, "How did you…?"

"I can sense his demonic aura. It is coming closer." Kikyo answered, her gaze on Kagome unwavering.

Kagome focused on Inuyasha and could actually sense something demonic about him. She hadn't paid any attention to it earlier due to her disappointment of her failure. But now that she focused, she knew he was there. And she knew that he was coming closer at a fast rate.

"I don't care if I belong here or not," Kagome said to Kikyo very boldly. "But I'm staying and I'm making sure that Inuyasha changes back to normal."

Kikyo eyed her reincarnation for a few moments before turning and leaving, "Do as you wish."

Kagome watched as the older priestess left, fading away into the fog like a ghost. Well, she was dead, after all. After the older priestess was gone, Kagome decided to head on back to Kaede's village. She needed a nap and she also needed to hide Inuyasha's fang somewhere where she would know where it was whenever she needed it.

As she was walking along the old path silently, the image of Kikyo's expression continuously flashed in her head. She had looked suspiciously sneaky. Her eyes looked like they held a secret plot of some sort.

Impetuously, Myoga landed on her shoulder, "Kagome!"

She jumped, but relaxed when she seen that it was only the tine old flea that could not hurt her, other than drink her blood. "Oh, hi, Myoga. What's up?"

"I think that Kikyo has gone to look for Inuyasha and try to take him to hell with her!" Myoga replied frantically, hopping up and down.

Kagome could not think of what to say. All that managed to escape her lips was a very faint, "No…"

"Yes!" Myoga shouted, "I think she is! Kagome, you must stop her!"

As soon as Myoga said the words 'stop her,' Kagome was off like a shot, towards where she sensed Inuyasha's demonic aura. She finally came to a clearing and ducked down behind some bushes, peeking out at the demonic Inuyasha and the priestess Kikyo.

"Myoga," Kagome whispered, "Kikyo can't get anywhere near Inuyasha when he's like this. He'll kill her. So, she can't take him to hell, can she?"

Myoga didn't reply. Instead, he and Kagome went on watching as Kikyo suddenly took her bow and held it up, putting an arrow in it and drawing the string back far. "Inuyasha," she said, "You must know that this is for the better."

Kagome gasped, unsure of what actions to take. "No…I can't let her do it." She said. She saw Kikyo pull the bowstring back as far as it would go and was about to release it. Kagome lunged forward. Kikyo let the string go, causing the arrow to slice through the air, right for Inuyasha's chest.

"No!" Kagome shrieked, leaping in front of Inuyasha, her back to Kikyo. "Inuyasha!"

Blood poured down Kagome's right shoulder where the arrow found its mark. She gasped and her eyes drooped. She barely murmured, "Inuyasha…please…change back…" before collapsing to the ground.

Myoga, from where he stood on the ground a few feet away, said, "Kikyo was planning on putting that spell on Inuyasha so she could get near him to take him to hell with her. But Kagome intervened and is now under the same spell that Inuyasha had been under for fifty years."

"Foolish girl," Kikyo mumbled. "That was an unwise decision. Now you shall suffer the consequences of your actions."

Inside of the demonic Inuyasha, the half demon was screaming out, "Kagome! Kagome, get up!"

But the demonic Inuyasha was battling him deep within the soul they shared, "Pathetic half breed. Falling for a human girl such as her. How ignorant can you be?"

"Shut up!" Inuyasha cried indignantly to the demonic side of him in their soul.

Kikyo looked from Kagome to Inuyasha. That stupid girl had ruined her plans yet again. But it would not matter. She would have him this time. She took a step forward, causing the demonic Inuyasha to back away and growl.

Kagome flinched on the ground, moaning in pain and struggling to escape the spell. It was all to no avail and she soon went limp once again.

Without warning, the half demon regained control of his body and went forward and lifted Kagome in his arms. "Kagome…wake up!" He glared up at Kikyo, "Bring her back! Now!"

"And if I refuse?" Kikyo asked testily.

Inuyasha lifted a clawed hand, "I could either kill you myself or I could sick my full demon self on you cause he's knocking and I can't hold him off for long."

Kikyo glowered at him, but reached down and jerked the arrow out of Kagome's right shoulder. Her body pulsated a couple of times and she opened her eyes and sat up abruptly, wincing in pain. When she seen the regular Inuyasha, she flung her arms around his neck, "Inuyasha!"

He wrapped his arms around her waist and placed his head against hers. "Kagome, I'm so sorry about what's going on."

Kagome pulled away, "It's all right." Then she noticed that Kikyo had left.

Either Inuyasha hadn't noticed or he did not care for he went on, "I want you to leave, ok? Get as far away from me as possible. I don't want to hurt you anymore."

"But…"

"Not buts! Get out of here now." Inuyasha suddenly winced.

"What's wrong?" Kagome asked, the concern in her voice evident.

"He's breaking through. You've got to hurry!" Inuyasha said through gritted teeth.

"Do you know where you put my bag?" Kagome wanted to know.

"No…I can't remember. I'm sorry, Kagome. Now get out of here." He placed a hand behind her neck and pulled her forward and their lips met. When he pulled away from her, he managed to say, "Be careful. Now go!"

Kagome, ignoring her blush and teary eyes, nodded and got up and ran away like Inuyasha had instructed…

Author's Note- How was it, guys? Sorry I haven't updated any of my stories in so long. I will try to update soon. And I apologize if you all didn't like this chapter. Please review anyway and you are free to give me ideas!

Jessie