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Last time: This -thing- on top of her was a lust driven, base-instinct driven beast. There would be no reasoning, no struggling. This would happen, was already happening. Kagome had the sudden urge to cry.

Blood. A rush of hot metallic glory.

Exhausted, and knowing that to fight with himself would only hurt the girl more, Sesshoumaru succumbed a second time to the instincts he had so long ago repressed.

Dishonor

Ch. 4 The Beginnings of Pain

Kagome swallowed hard and looked past dry eyes to Sesshoumaru. His face was running crimson -her blood- but his eyes were on her. Those terrible red globes were watching her. The whimper passed her lips unnoticed.

Sesshoumaru tolerated the show of pleasure on his face. Curled lips parted and hatred bread itself in laughter. Hernan Cortes's wicked glee at crushing the Aztecs couldn't counter Sesshoumaru's smug countenance. Still laughing, he outlined the torn flesh with clawed precision. Really, didn't she realize the fun was just beginning?

Inu Yasha leaned into the rough bark of the Goshinboku. Relieving the impulse to scratch behind his ear, he kicked his leg off the branch a preceded to swing his foot back and forth, back and forth… back and forth. Kagome had needed the time. He had accepted that. It would be good for Kagome to stand on her own for a week or so. He knew she could take care of herself… sort of. She just needed to believe it herself. Her aim with the bow had improved and Kami knew she was a formidable adversary when threatened or frightened. Inu Yasha sighed. He missed her. They all did. He sighed once more, pillowing his head in the crook of his arm as he looked up. Kagome would be back soon. They would be together and everything would be right again. She could take care of herself. Therefore, Inu Yasha argued with himself, there was no reason to worry. If he came running up there now, it would destroy any confidence she might have gained in her solitude. She had made it clear that she needed time away from him just long enough to gain a firm hold on who she was. Then, she would come back and finish the hunt for the shards. Inu Yasha closed his eyes and took a deep breath. She was going to come back. Kagome was not leaving him. She would come back. Holding that thought close, he leapt from his perch and returned to his temporary resting place- Kagome's vacant spot.

Kagome lay in silence, her hand fisted in Sesshoumaru's hair, eyes closed, and followed every move of Sesshoumaru's mouth. He had licked his way up her stomach, taking into his mouth most of the blood that had poured from his inflicted wound. His teeth were sharp as he grazed his way over the mound of her breast to her shoulder and up along the oh so tender skin of her neck. The first nip came so softly, Kagome screamed from naïve surprise. Before that scream could expel her breath however, Kagome had been rendered silent. The pain that issued from her came from an open mouth in silence. Her hand convulsed and she jerked Sesshoumaru's head from it's grip on her vocal chords. Choking on her own blood, Kagome vented her pain in a strained and strangled cry. Sucking in a ragged breath, she franticly put her hands to her neck. She was moving away from him without thought, scooting back and pushing with her legs. Her eyes were wild and her hands swung everywhere without ever leaving her side. She swallowed blood and let the tears run. "Inu…. Mother!" She realized that the plea was echoing inside her head, silent to everyone but herself. She wanted to go home, to be back at Kaede's hut with the gang. It couldn't be real. She would wake up in her sleeping bag, Inu Yasha glaring down at her and she would blabber to him about how awful it had been and he would hold her. Shippou would cuddle against her and Sango- "Ah!" Kagome whimpered past the pain and looked past her desired escape to an enraged and feral youkai lord.

"Sesshoumaru! Please, please stop! Please!" She struggled against his hands, tried to wriggle from his grasp. "You're killing me-" She whimpered as he secured her beneath him and raked her nails down his face. For one glorious moment, as the red path her nails left seared purple across Sesshoumaru's cheek, Kagome thought it was over. Then, her ki failed to do him any damage and Kagome despaired, closing her eyes to what was taking place and opening them to a realm beneath her soul, a realm in which she deserved everything she got.

Sesshoumaru snarled. Very slowly, he released his hold on his prey and ran a fingertip along his cheek. That had hurt. Lips curled and Sesshoumaru once more lowered his body to lay atop his prey's. The pain had proved quite arousing. A shame, he had planned to see her in pain before he took her. She would just have to make up for rushing him. The smile grew to include teeth and teeth spread to allow passage of an eager tongue across thin lips. He nicked his tongue on his canine and taking his prey's mouth, forced his blood down the back of her throat. Her eyes came wide as she choked, and as she gagged helplessly beneath him, he spread her legs wide and sheathed himself.

Pain. Oh Kami the pain. Kagome felt her muscles clench and willed herself to relax. She told herself to breath past it and could no longer remember that Sesshoumaru's blood sealed her throat. She found breath to scream as he left her opening and doubled the scream's intensity as he reentered. Blind with the pain, she bucked, crying out as he ripped his way deeper within her. It hurt. She couldn't get past that. It hurt. The pain wasn't easing, and she couldn't get use to it. She wasn't numbing, she was feeling the height of every nerve ending in her body.

Sesshoumaru dug his nails into his prey's thighs and thrust again. She was tight, and scalding. He wasn't even aware of the smirk on his face, too eager in his attempts to deepen his penetration. She was no longer pure. She was his- His to bleed, his to fuck, his to kill. He ripped past her final barrier and sunk his full length into the bloody mess he had prepared for it. Howling, he retracted and bucking, forced his length once more to its extent inside her. Feeling himself swell, he sank teeth into her shoulder and released his sperm into the flesh of his prey. Nearly satisfied, he dragged his teeth down his prey's shoulder and into the meat of its breast. Freeing his mouth and his penis simultaneously, he stood, and sneering, walked from his meal's broken body.

Well, that took a long time… sorry. I just really wasn't looking forward to writing that and avoided it for, well, a really loooong time.

KouseiJL- Whoever you are, I love you. That is the longest review I've ever gotten. Besides that, thank you for actually telling me what you like about my story, instead of just 'I like it.' Kagome's power's are definitely an important part of Kagome, though they'll probably not be forefront in my story. Hehe! Let's hear it for Sesshoumaru! Well, yes, our Sesshoumaru isn't as perfect as he would like to be. :;grin:. He has a long way to go. I realize you said you didn't mind waiting, still, I'm sorry it took so long. I hope you consider it a good chapter.

Inuyashanametolong- good to have you aboard. Enjoy!

Jess- There is no way, that you will ever get Sessoumaru away from me. So there. Oh, and I hope you liked the lemon. Lord, you know, I think that was my first? Ha! I'm christened.

sesshys-punk-gurl- sorry it wasn't a quick update. I hope you enjoyed it though!

Vumpler- Well, that's the continuation. Still a bit of an abrupt ending, but it had a little more resolution. The purification explanation will be forthcoming.

azn-modern-miko- Hope you continue to like the chapters.

Captain Wolf Paw- I know I must have said it before, but I absolutely love your reviews. They're so,… uh, lively I guess. We'll put it this way, they always make me smile. So thank you, very much. I'll make chocolate cookies and better yet, I'll share. Hope you enjoyed!

Videl621-I'm glad you liked the story and I hope you continue to.
Lady Icykimi- I'm interested to see how I'll get them to fall in love myself. Of course, I've got the basic idea, and there will be someone else that forces them to be near one another, but the actual writing- the details and the dialogue and such,… I'm looking forward to writing it and I hope you enjoy it.

faythimmortal- I'm sorry it was confusing. The way I see it though, it wouldn't be nearly so much fun if everything was straightforward. The purification will be explained next chapter, and I hope you enjoy the story in the meantime.

Gopher2806- Not at all weird or stupid. There are a lot of people who found the chapter confusing. It was almost part of the goal for that chapter. The confusion, is essentially Kagome's. I'm trying to make it as realistic as possible, so the idea is that everything would come in stages, sometimes out of order, and that sense will have to be made of it later, when there is time to reflect and ponder. lol. I think I'm the weird one. Anyways, I hope you liked this chapter!

Skitzoflame-All will be revealed… all you have to do is sit back and enjoy the wait. Please do!

Lyn- I wrote more. Sorry it took so long. Hope you enjoyed!

White Tiger Princess - I'm not going to leave you hanging on the purification thing. It was written to be confusing because it was confusing for Kagome as well.