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Prelude

This is what I brought you, this you can keep…

He had never witnessed someone run so quickly in his entire life; the scent of her sweat, mix with salty tears of agony and fear sent him an adrenaline rush, such as one would get while doing something that gave them great excitement. The trees rustled with every movement he made as his feet slipped off branch after branch, now above her; it was snowing, however, he was not cold, intense rushes of the flakes of ice stung against his skin. Yet he pressed on.

This is what I brought, you may forget me.

An intense beat filled into his head, it was all he could hear, a mix of his own strikes against the limbs of the forestry and the beat of her pulse and his heart. He felt her terror with every step she took, he craved it passionately, with a powerful push he went sailing to the ground; a loud thud was sent through the blackened night as his legs trembled slightly with the shock of hitting the ground at such a great alacrity. He saw a flash of dark, apprehensive eyes turn back and falter in pace.

I promise to depart just promise one thing…

He raised himself once more, his bare metatarsals digging into the clean white sheets on the forest floor. Off again he raced after her gaining a quick speed, his breath, heavy, anticipating the catch of the prey. His silver hair followed behind him like a blanket, his own claws dug into the palms of his hands until he felt a fresh spill of blood emit from them. His ears twitched as he caught the distressed sound of her own heavy breath; it sent a shiver down his spine causing his velocity to increase, gaining strides towards her quicker than before.

Kiss my eyes and lay me to sleep.

She had never been so afraid before in her entire life, she could feel her legs pulsating, aching from running such a distance that she had already gone, and expecting to go a great deal more. Why was he doing this to her; what had she done? She tried to concentrate on other things, for her own safety, she had already lost time from the mistake of slowing to turn, who knew if she would be able to regain it.

This is what I brought you this you can keep, this is what I brought. This is what I brought you may forget me.

The sound of deadly foot steps were close behind her, every moment felt like the next would be her last; she knew she wouldn't be able to stay ahead of him for much longer, and that in itself made her want to scream.

I promised you my heart, just promise to sing…

She took a sharp turn through a patch of enclosed trees and bushes, no longer holding tightly to the wool blanket she had fled with in the beginning; huffing through her mouth now in large breaths she came to a log, she had a rush of anxiety, how would she jump it? She would never make it over; nevertheless, squeezing her eyes shut she pushed off the ground with all her might and sailed through the air. Looking down she noticed the log going underneath her; she would actually make it. A false hope; as she came down towards the ground, she felt a large weight thrown against her, sending her harshly to the ground.

Kiss my eyes and lay me to sleep.

She struggled and thrashed her entire body everywhere trying to slip out from under the mass, her body faced the ground, but soon she was flipped over and straddled, a frighteningly familiar face loomed over her, a malicious smile hanging over her.

"Why did you run?"

He asked her, pulling her flailing arms above her head.

"Please," She cried, "Let me go."

He ignored her cries, "Why are you fighting me? Have I ever caused you harm?"

She sobbed freely now, "Please, if there was anything here, any need between us, please, remember it, and let me go."

He laughed cruelly, leaning down, his cheek against her own; licking and biting her ear he whispered in a raspy tone:

"I never needed you."

This is what I thought, I thought you'd need me. This is what I thought, so think me naïve. I'd promise you a heart, you'd promise to keep…

She pushed against him, snapping her head away from his; the once sought soft touch she craved now burned furiously, she wanted him away. She contorted her body at an odd angle, trying to move against him.

"Leave me alone, please," She begged, "I want to go home."

"But isn't this home?" He questioned her, with soaked sarcasm, "You live here more than you do in your own world."

She struggled once again, kicking out her legs, but with no such luck; if she had ever doubted his strength, she knew she was wrong now.

He loved how she fought him, the feel of her quivering body against him sent a chill down his back. So much beauty she had, he wanted to break it, tear it apart, he wanted to rape her mentality away from any happiness.

He leaned down pressing slightly against her:

"Such innocence,"

Kiss my eyes and lay me to sleep.

He ran a bloody hand down her side and her smooth leg, caressing her thigh slightly:

"Such untouched angelic loveliness."

Kiss my eyes and lay me to sleep.

He felt her body shiver beneath him, out of cold and out of horror; he put his free hand onto her chest sitting back slightly, grasping lightly:

"Such magnificence,"

He looked straight into her tear-streaked face and through her pained eyes:

"You were always my favorite,"

He paused for a moment:

"To kill."

He then thrust his hand deep into her chest, his sharp claws digging into her flesh; she made a gurgling sound of pain and surprise; her own hands scratched into the snow, which had began to fall anew. They then relaxed, and he felt a sudden sorrow as he saw the light in her eyes leave her, however they remained wide…And afraid.

Kiss my eyes and lay me to…

Inuyasha bolted upright, sweat rolling down his back, he heaved with distress and a pain in his chest, he felt like he was going to vomit, shivering he looked around, everyone remained sound asleep. He looked over at Kagome who held Shippo close in her arms, but he could only look past her and see her dead eyes and her lashes catching white snowflakes into them, he stood looking around, a sudden trepidation stealing through him. Inuyasha never looked back as he fled into the darkness.

Sleep.