Hello Minna!

Long time no see.

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Eh heh heh. So sorry to have kept you waiting, but I've been extremely busy. Also I had some... ahem, writers block. ((Not to mention I lost my outline of this story, bah.))
Hope this new chapter is up to scratch. I've included a little juicy tidbit for all you ladies, as penance for my long time in writing this.

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Enjoy!

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Inuyasha - Inuyasha and all characters related to it are copyright to Rumiko Takahashi. I do own this fan fiction, and have manipulated the characters to fit with my story.

Chapter Two: The Plot Thickens

The next morning Kagome slowly opened her eyes, yawning and smiling. It was beautiful here in the Sengoku Jidai, what with the bees buzzing, the birds chirping, Inuyasha growling...Wait, what?

Kagome spun around in her sleeping bag, facing the hanyou. No her ears were not decieving her. Inuyasha was growling. At a demon? No, they would have been dead by now, especially if Inuyasha was still grumpy. Miroku, Sango, and Shippo were still sleeping, and Kilala never got him angry. Her then? Kagome's eyes widened, and she stared at Inuyasha in surprise. What had she done? Inuyasha stared back at her a moment. His eyes flashed angrily, seeing red and - wait WHAT!

"G-good morning Inuyasha," Kagome said carefully, attempting to keep calm as she slowly came to her feet. Eyes darting down to Inuyasha's belt, she saw that Tetseiga was indeed in its sheathe. Inuyasha had his sword, which provided a barrier on his demon blood, but his eyes were definately changing. How could this be?She had to get Inuyasha back to normal, so she could find out what had made him so angry. 'At least he hasn't started attacking things yet,'
she thought wryly. Now, how to return him to normal? Well, that question is kind of stupid.

"Sit boy!"

WHAM! Inuyasha ate dirt. Kagome smiled relievedly, and walked over to where he lay, talking all the while.

"Sorry Inuyasha, but I had to get you back to yourself somehow. How on earth did your blood override the seal? Do you know, because I really have no ide-ahh...Inu...Yasha?"
Inuyasha slowly stood up, no longer growling at least, but his face could have been chisled out of stone. His eyes were back to the amber color Kagome knew and loved, but now they stared at her with an unreadable expression. Alarmingly, he still had the jagged purple streaks across his cheek. Kagome smiled at him nervously.

"Ah...Inuyasha...why are you...how come you still have the marks?" Her mind was racing. How could this be? Inuyasha always returned to normal after she sit him. Always.

Silence greeted her words, only that strange expression, as if he were contemplating her, or seeing her for the first time. He slowly stalked towards Kagome, who found herself backing up quickly until she felt a tree behind her - she couldn't move any further. Inuyasha moved in, and placed his hands on either side of Kagome's head, effectively boxing her in as his claws lazily dug into the tree bark. Kagome's gaze frantically darted to the others. Why weren't they awake yet? Maybe if she screamed... A growl meeted these thoughts, as if he could read her mind. Kagome abruptly looked back at Inuyasha, startled. His eyes flashed red again, but didn't change. He didn't seem aware of it, as he slowly smiled at Kagome, his gaze tracing the contours of her face.

Kagome swallowed hard. "In-I-Inuy-yasha..." she stuttered nervously, only to forget what she was going to say asthe hanyou slowly leaned foward, and his lips gently brushed against hers, sending a shock of heat through her that went all the way down to her toes. She gasped softly, which Inuyasha quickly took advantage of, sweeping his tongue into her open mouth. She froze in shock, as Inuyasha's tongue rubbed against her own, caressing ever so gently, running across her lips, trying to gain a response to his bold actions. He wasn't dissapointed. Kagome's eyes closed without her permission, and she found herself giving way without resistance to the hanyou's actions. She knew it was wrong, but she loved him - and he wouldn't remember what he had done anyway, right? She would take what she could get, and worry about her guilty conciense later.

Clumsily copying Inuyasha's movements, Kagome timidly began to kiss him back. The hanyou made a pleased growl against her mouth, sending more little shocks of heat through her at the vibrations. He became more aggressive, and dominated the kiss. Now that he had the girl responding, he wasn't going to be stopping until he wanted to.

His mouth slanting over hers, his warm, softly chapped lips danced over hers, exploring her mouth curiously, learning the taste of her. Kagome made a small sound, and her knees wobbled as she helplessly allowed Inuyasha to kiss her more deeply. She couldn't believe what he was doing - or that she was taking advantage of him like this. Immediately her guilty conciense began squawking at her, howsheknew Inuyasha loved Kikyo, how he couldn't control his actions, and how dare she presume to take advantage, under theexcuses that she loved him, and he wouldn't remember?

Grimacing mentally, Kagome placed her hands onInuyasha's chest, fully intending to end the kiss, and to wake the others in an attempt to returnthe hanyou to his former, less sexually agressive self. Surprisingly, she met little resistance as she slowly drew back from him, only to stare, dismayed, into the eyes of a fully normal, equally shocked looking hanyou.

"K-Kagome..."

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And THAT'S where we end it today!

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So sorry minna, but that's the way it goes! If no one had a cliffhanger, then there would be no fun in writing stories at all! Or reading them. Hope you enjoyed today's chapter. I promise that I will try to update again very, very soon. I would like to see more reviews please - I can't improve my work without the help of the 300 some odd people who read my stories! I won't update till I have at least 30 reviews. Which is not a lot, considering how many people I know read this. Put in some effort, and take heart! I love you all!

Ja ne!

Chibi Nami-chan