HANYOU KAGOME!

Writer: Ark Angel HFB

CHAPTER 9: Lesson Two?

Inuyasha sat on the ground watching in terror as his mate screamed in pain. A moment later Kagome stood on shack legs, her arms hanging limply at her side as she stared up at the morning sky. Her brown eyes dazed and tears started to fill them. Inuyasha had made it to his knees when another flash swept Kagome as her eyes shifted to bright blue, while cute dog ears and tail flashed back into existence. Tears rolled down her cheeks as she collapsed to the ground, her world slipping into darkness.

Inuyasha sat staring for a moment before ignoring his wounds and rushing to her side. "Kagome! KAGOME!"

"What smells like blood?" Kagome muttered before passing out completely.

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Kagome's eyes fluttered open before her hand came up to block the midday sun. She sat brushing her hair out of her face before looking to her left to see Inuyasha kneeling beside her. "What happened? Why are my jeans all ripped up?"

Inuyasha remained silent just intently staring at her, his face serious. "Great, so now instead of her sitting me and being pissed for an hour, I have to worry about her losing control and killing something or someone. If Kagome ever killed someone who wasn't evil... no way she could handle it."

Kagome looked blankly at Inuyasha for a moment before smiling. "I got a hit on you and..."

"And then?" Inuyasha asked as he stood up, ignoring the pain from the wounds on his arms and body.

"I... I don't remember. I think I jumped at a tree... did I fall?" Kagome asked, her ears twitching as she spoke. "Why do I feel like something bad happened?"

"No, your youkai side took over." Inuyasha said, crossing his arms as he watched Kagome stand up. He hesitated unsure if telling her right away would be helpful, but without a better plan he scratched behind his ear and looked away. "You tried to kill me, like you didn't know me." He again paused trying to think of anything to make it sound less horrid. "Then you purified yourself and passed out." He nodded.

Kagome's face was grim as she hung her head. "I'm so sorry… Is… Is this your blood." Kagome looked at her hands smelling the scent of blood under her nails. "I'm a mess... I only know how to be a human... not a hanyou." Kagome closed her hands in frustration as she looked at Inuyasha with pleading eyes. "How do you control it? Tell me."

Inuyasha reached out touching one of Kagome's ears, earning a flinch before she relaxed. "It probably doesn't matter. The last few times I've gone youkai I haven't really lost my freaking mind like I used to. Maybe it just has to happen a few times. Maybe you just have to get stronger." He moved his hand to pull Kagome into a hug. "Either way I don't think it matters much when you just lose it over getting mad."

Kagome pulled away walking towards the scent of fresh water. "I hate this... and I don't like smelling like blood. It makes me sick." Kagome took a half step before planting her foot and leaping through the air in the direction of the stream.

Inuyasha watched her as she landed, taking a few short steps before leaping again keeping her momentum up. "She learned to run the right way..."

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Kagome knelt by the rivers running water over her hands for a while before sighing. "Now I get why Inuyasha looked so upset that time... the scent doesn't come off with just water... I don't want to smell like I tried to kill Inuyasha... I want this smell gone." Kagome whined as she gave up out of frustration as she still smelt blood in her hands. She looked down at the dirty and ripped jeans. "I think I need to find something better to wear also." she muttered.

She could see Inuyasha sitting in a tree watching her. "Is he giving me space because he is mad? Or does he just think I can't be trusted... what if I hadn't stopped... what if I had hurt him?" Kagome clinched her teeth, the thought that she could be out of control to the point she didn't even remember, turned her stomach.

"Maybe if she had a weapon to control the youkai side... or a subjugation charm." He sat with his back against the trunk of the tree as he nodded to himself. "She needs something to wear that doesn't fall apart, at least something that will mend itself. While her stupid old man isn't here something has to be done about her youkai side. Maybe I can tame it, she is my mate after all. Her instincts will know to obey her mate right... Probably not. Her blood sure didn't have any problems attacking me." Inuyasha thought as he sat in the tree letting one leg swing back and forth. His eyes followed Kagome's every move making sure nothing was wrong with her. "Ready for lesson two!" He called as he dropped from the tree.

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"I've already tried to kill you. This is not a good idea." Kagome muttered. She was sitting in a tree watching Inuyasha pace around below her. She shifted and fidgitted trying to get both balanced and comfortable. "How the hell does he make this always look easy?"

"When your youkai side takes over you're like a different person. But if you think I'm scared of you, think again. Sure you're fast and strong as hell but you don't know how to fight at all. You just claw and jump wildly." Inuyasha pointed to a tree a long way from Kagome. "Plus you aren't fighting me... just jump to that tree. If you mess up and fall I'll catch you don't worry."

Kagome listened as Inuyasha continued on to explain the importance of being able to control space in a fight. That, even if the enemy was worlds stronger, if they couldn't get to her, she could be relatively safe, and so learning to move around terrain was the most important first step. Kagome nodded along understanding before bringing her legs under her. "Ok… I'll try." She readied herself and pushed with all the power in her legs.

Inuyasha couldn't help but laugh as the branch she was on broke out from under her, leaving her to flail in the air for a moment before tumbling to the ground just barely landing on her hands and feet.

She stayed crouching for a moment before glaring at the laughing hanyou. "That wasn't FUNNY!"

"Yes it was." Inuyasha chuckled as he walked towards her.

"I could have broken my NECK!" Kagome yelled.

"Yeah right... with as hard headed as you are the only thing you could have broken was the ground." Inuyasha watched Kagome's fist shake in annoyance and her eyes started to tint red. "Kagome, relax."

She started to growl, as her ears lowered. Her hands clinched until her nails drew blood.

Inuyasha slowly walked across the gap between them grabbing her shoulders. "Get a grip." he kept his voice firm. "You have to stay in contr-"

Kagome shoved her forearm into the hanyou's chest, sending him stumbling back. "You think I don't know THAT!? Stay away from me before you get hurt." Kagome's eyes blazed red as she glared before she turned, swinging a claw hand into a nearby tree. The tree shook as a deep gouge was carved out, splinters scattering into the forest underbrush. "I can smell you all over me... I hate it."

Inuyasha blinked, her words hurting more than he wanted to admit. "You don't like my scent?"

The growling female turned back on him, holding up a clawed hand as wind whipped through the trees. "Your blood idiot! I hate smelling your blood! I don't want a mate that I'm a threat to." Kagome spun around stalking away "Why did I just say that! Inuyasha I'm sorry I don't want to be near you like this... if I'm stronger I could hurt you. Why can't I think straight, everything feels fuzzy, I just want to be alone." Kagome began to run, bolting away from the other hanyou.

"Kagome?" Inuyasha yelled as she began to run. "Hey get back here!" Inuyasha sprinted after her taking to tree limbs as he followed. "Maybe she just needs to run herself out until she calms down..."

Kagome kept sprinting until each stride was separated by a long glide through the air. She jumped, clearing the tree tops before crashing through branches as if they were not there, on her way back down.

"Guess her youkai side definitely knows how to run and jump. At least keeping pace with her is easy..." Inuyasha kept his jumps low and focused on sending him forward. His hair stood up on his neck as Kagome increased her speed and he lost sight of her for a moment.

The female hanyou ran wildly for minutes, her mind annoyed as the male behind her kept pace. She changed direction often, but no matter how fast she did so, he always seemed to take a better line, his jumps always more natural and effective.

This carried on for a long time until she smelled a strong youkai scent. Hoping to cover her own scent, or even use the youkai as a distraction, she diverted towards the youkai. She burst into the clearing zinging towards a large youkai intending to pass as close to it as possible.

"Great so she got all of her old man's speed. She thinks she's stronger than me. Moron can't even tell an opponent's strength by feel…" Inuyasha followed for minutes cutting angles and keeping his leaps steady and low. He heard a roar, and came around a tree just in time to see Kagome swatted out of the air by a massive bull youkai. "KAGOME!"

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A/N: Hope you guys liked it.