*Yet another fanfiction crossover for InuYasha and Diabolik Lovers, but I still don't own either of them.

Shu and Kanato watched as their bride continued to sweat and toss on the sofa while their brothers fought the intruders. From what they could hear, Reiji was evenly matched against the undead miko, while the others seemed to be playing with the half-demon and keeping him away from his weapon.

Without warning, Kagome's heart gave a hard thump as her body arched off of the cushions. She gasped harshly as her eyes went wide and her mouth dropped open. Shu could see a pair of long, smooth fangs protruding past her other teeth, threatening to pierce her lower lip. Her eyes glowed red as she stared into nothingness, then closed as her body collapsed again.

The brothers stared at her for a moment before Kanato gripped Teddy tightly. "Did she die?"

The blonde vampire leaned forward, lifting her body into his arms as he pressed his lips to the pulse point at her throat without biting down. He could feel it against his lips, her heart had stopped but her blood still flowed beneath her skin. She had survived the second part of the Awakening. The first being the initial changes to her body, the second was surviving the silencing of her heart. The final step was the one that no other bride had ever reached, to wake up from the coma-like state to become a true, pure-blood vampire.

What had our father instructed us to do should a bride survive the second step? Shu remembered that it had to do with himself and his brothers, something else that they had to do.

Kanato stared with worry as he hid his face behind Teddy. He wanted her to live. She cared about him, he wanted her, he refused to let her die unless he was the one to kill her. Then, as if instinct took over his body, he set Teddy down on the foot of the sofa and straddled Kagome's thighs. He bit his wrist and sucked a mouthful of blood in without swallowing before pulling her body away from his brother. Parting her lips with his own, he forced his blood into her mouth while his fingers massaged her throat to force her to swallow the thick, salty liquid.

When their lips parted, she coughed slightly as her eyes opened to stare at him. Her breathing was wet from the blood she'd drank and her glowing red eyes focused on the small vampire's throat. With a burst of speed similar to their own, Kagome had pinned Kanato to the sofa, ripped the collar of his shirt to expose his skin, and bit down on the juncture of his neck and shoulder.

The purple haired vampire shuddered at the sensation of her fangs piercing his skin and the suction of his blood. One hand harshly gripped her hair as if to wrench her away while his other wrapped around her waist to keep her body flush against his own.

His strength was not enough to keep her in place as she jumped away from him, taking deep breaths of air. Her eyes continued to glow red as she looked around the room. She didn't seem to see anything until her eyes locked on Shu. He was barely able to brace himself in his chair as she leaped at him, straddling his lap and bit down on his neck.

Shu moaned at the feel of her bite as he remembered what their father had instructed. An Awoken bride will need to replace her human blood with vampiric blood to sustain her transformation. Kagome would hunger for the blood of all the vampires that had taken blood from her, and the frenzy would not stop until that thirst was quenched. He wished that she would slow her feeding so he could enjoy the feeling of her in his arms, connected so intimately with him, but she was out of his arms just as quickly as she jumped into them.

Her eyes remained out of focus as she breathed. Then her head turned towards the direction of their brothers and she disappeared. Shu and Kanato spared a glance at each other before they followed their bride.

~oOo~

InuYasha was getting angrier and more frustrated with every passing second. It was like they knew how strong he was with his sword so they were purposefully keeping it away from him. He'd bet that wench told them, which was also why none of them were going in for the kill and playing with him instead. Kikyo was holding her own against the bastard that reminded him of his half-brother, and he really hoped that she would kill him soon.

The redhead with the hat had just kicked him back when he noticed a change in the air. He wasn't sure what to make of it but the other demons all seemed to straighten up at once, they even stopped moving. If he had to describe it, it was like a new, dangerous predator had suddenly appeared in their territory and it was hungry for blood. The sensation was distracting the others and he was just about to attack the same redhead when a blur of black and white collided with him and went rolling across the lawn. InuYasha was left staring at the empty space. What the hell was that?

Laito hadn't expected to be hit so hard while fighting the half-demon. His fedora had flown off his head as he and his attacker rolled across the grass until they came to a stop with him pinned beneath a very feminine form. Looking up, his eyes met with Kagome's glowing red ones as her breath hissed between her clenched teeth, revealing her fangs. He quickly realized what she wanted and couldn't help but grin as he titled his chin up to expose his throat. She struck quickly, making him groan at the pleasure-pain she caused him. Oh, how he wanted to do this in his room with less clothing. His musing was cut short as she released him, her fangs tearing open his throat a bit, before her eyes sought out Ayato and she was on the move again.

The other redhead had been surprised when his bride had tackled his brother and bitten him, but then he quickly realized why she was doing it and grinned. She was completing her Awakening. When she charged at him, he offered no resistance as one hand threw him back against a tree and pinned him there by his throat. The other hand ripped open the collar of his shirt to expose his shoulder, where she gave him a harsh bite. His hands gripped her hair and pressed her mouth more firmly to his shoulder.

"That's right, birdie, drink up and belong to Yours Truly." Ayato growled from between clenched teeth.

He had hardly finished speaking when she was on the move again. The battle between Kikyo and Reiji had never ceased, even while the others were attacked by the frenzied vampire. The undead miko was about to attack the dark vampire with the arrow when she received a harsh, backhanded slap across the face that sent the woman tumbling away. Reiji's eyes were barely able to track the movement of his bride after she attacked and turned to tackle him to the ground.

She grabbed his hair to force his head to the side while cutting off his tie with her talons and ripping open his shirt with the other hand. His gasped in, what he considered, obscene pleasure at the feel of her fangs entering his body and his blood entering hers. Such practices were meant to be done in private simply because they were so erotic that he wished to claim her that moment. He growled in annoyance as his hands gripped her arms, but she did not release him until she took her final draw.

Subaru could only watch in a state of shock as Kagome darted from one brother to another, drinking her fill, and then attacking the next. When she lifted her head from Reiji's neck, her eyes locked on his and he knew that he was next. Being physically stronger than the rest of his brothers, he was able to stay on his feet when her body hurdled into his although he did stumble back a few steps. Her legs wrapped around his waist as her arms gripped his shoulders. He growled as her teeth latched onto the juncture of his neck and shoulder.

His legs felt weak as he collapsed to his knees while keeping one arm wrapped around her back and his other hand stroked her hair. Subaru had a feeling that he was the last one she came to, meaning that she would soon be coming down from the high of her frenzy. When she did, she might panic. He had to keep her calm and he remembered how she had calmed him the first time he'd fed from her; he could do the same.

~oOo~

Kagome came back to herself slowly. Her mind clouded with a hazy memory of a pain in her chest and the coppery tang of blood on her tongue. Everything around her was in a red haze that she couldn't quite make sense of, either. Then there was a hunger. A yearning that consumed her mind and body, making it impossible to think of anything else. She wasn't completely sure what she wanted, but she could sense six of them close by. Her body clamoring to find the sources and consume them.

The first had been hovering over top of her and easy to take, it had been the first taste in her mouth and sweet like candy and would probably give her a toothache. The next had been close as well but had a slightly different flavor, more light like cream but delicious. But those two hadn't been enough, there were others and she had to have them. Her body carried her to the next source.

The next one was close to something that smelled horrible, like a dog that had been rolling in something dead. Not wanting to eat next to something that smelled to terrible, she knocked it away before pinning it down and latching onto it with her teeth. This one had a spice to it, not hot but like a good mesquite-barbecue sauce, yummy.

Lifting her head, the next source was right in front of her and she charged at it, pushing it back until something stopped it and they she could consume it in peace. This one had the hot-spice that the others didn't, like curry that might burn her tongue but she would enjoy the burn the entire way down. It spoke to her, but she was too far gone to sort out what was said before her body began clamoring for the next source.

The next one was close to the thing that smelled dead. It had a power that made her angry since that power was lashing out at the source she wanted. Kagome backhanded the dead thing as hard as she could, registering a bit of satisfaction at the feeling of bones breaking from the impact and the dead thing going away. Turning back to the source she wanted, she tackled it to the ground and bit it hard. This one was slightly bitter like tea, such a pleasurable taste that she would have to come back to later. But she couldn't stop yet, there was one more that had been waiting for her.

Lifting her head, she saw the last source of blood looking at her. Her body moved and her limbs were wrapped around it. It didn't fight back as her teeth pierced it to get what she wanted. This one had a heavy taste to it, like a hardy piece of meat. Each gulp she took seemed to satisfy her hunger as the fog around her mind began to clear.

Kagome felt fingers petting her hair as her limbs lost their strength and her body slid down to the ground. Easing her fangs out of the person's skin, she noticed the red haze of her vision began to clear as well and she found herself staring at Subaru. The juncture of his neck and shoulder was bleeding and the scent of his blood matched the coppery tang in her mouth.

Wait, since when did I have fangs? And how can I even tell whose blood belongs to whom just by smell? Did I... Have I become a vampire?Her body started shaking, she couldn't figure out what was happening.

"Calm down," Subaru said in a low voice that sent a shiver down her back. "You just woke up, everything is going to be messed up, but you're alive. You are now officially our bride."

Bride... right. Vampires, the brothers, the pain in my chest, and a hunger that sent me into a frenzy. I'm a vampire now.

"What the hell, wench! What did you let these bastards do to you? If you did anything to Kikyo's soul, I'll make sure you pay for it!" InuYasha yelled as he came stomping up to Kagome and Subaru.

The white haired vampire growled as he held his bride firmly to his chest. If the mutt kept yelling like that, he would rip his ears off his head and shove them in his mouth just to shut him up. Then Kagome muttered something that he didn't quite catch and the mutt went face first into the ground.

The six vampires blinked in confusion as Kagome eased herself out of Subaru's hold to stand over the half-demon's prone form. Her power flared pink around her and the others had no choice but to take a few steps back or risk getting burned. Subaru was close enough to see her eyes glow red again as she stared at the mutt and couldn't help but shiver. It reminded him of the time he had threatened to burn down her shrine, but this seemed even worse.

"Three years, InuYasha," she growled as the downed half-demon started climbing out of the crater his body had created. "I have kept the well sealed for three years, and the moment the sealed weakened, you came here to kill me. Sit boy!"

The brothers watched in fascination as the beads around his neck glowed with the pink light of her reiki before he landed face first back in the crater, making it even deeper than before. Reiji remembered reading in one of his texts about the 'rosary to bind his soul' and how Kagome was the only one that could wield the word to activate it. He quickly decided that she would never be allowed access to any type of jewelry making supplies at the risk of being a recipient of such constrictive pieces.

"How many souls has she consumed over the years, huh?" Kagome said accusingly as she stepped closer to him. "How many young women will never go to the afterlife because she used their souls like batteries to keep herself in the world of the living? Sit boy! I'm not even going to ask if you care, since you never cared about anyone but yourself and what you wanted. Sit, sit, sit, sit, SIT! And there was a time that I would have done anything to make you happy, but I'm not going to let you take from me what isn't yours, not anymore."

"You unworthy fake."

Kagome groaned in annoyance as she turned to look at the undead miko. The left side of her face looked caved-in from the blow she had given her, and she couldn't help the feeling of satisfaction that came from knowing that she'd done it.

"Everything you claim as yours belonged to me first; the jewel, InuYasha, the shrine, my soul. None of it was truly yours, and I will have it all back before you corrupt them with your demonic taint!" Kikyo sneered as she charged an arrow with her reiki. With a blur of speed, Kagome shoved her arm through the undead miko's chest, much like she'd done with Cordelia. Kikyo dropped the arrow from shock and gripped the demon miko's shoulders.

"I saved you before Kikyo, but I'm through playing nice for InuYasha's sake." Kagome told her, giving the woman the same bland look she had received so often. "I was even willing to leave you with the piece of my soul that you took so you could live happily together, but you both had to get greedy."

"It's mine," Kikyo argued as a bit of blood dripped from the corner of her mouth.

"It was yours, but you died. Your existence in the world is unnatural and it's time for you to return to the underworld and for me to take back what's rightfully mine." Leaning forward, Kagome barred her fangs before biting the undead miko's neck. Her blood tasted ashen and disgusting, but the power that accompanied the blood flowed into her quickly, as if recognizing her as its rightful owner.

Kikyo trembled at the feel of all the hate and fear she had sheltered for four years seeped from her body, leaving her with a feeling of peace she had not experienced since she was alive. Yes, it is time for me to move on."Goodbye, InuYasha. I really did love you," she said as her body dissolved into dirt and ash.

There was an anguished scream as Kagome resisted the urge to throw up the blood she'd just consumed, unsure if she would lose a bit of her soul if she did. She felt unsteady as her soul began fussing itself back together, almost drunk as her body swayed. Looking towards the screaming half-demon, she did feel a bit of sympathy towards her former friend. He had lost his lover, his friends, and his home; but it was all because of the choices he had made so she could only feel so bad for him.

"You bitch! You killed Kikyo!" Having retrieved his sword, InuYasha took aim and attacked. "Adamant barrage!"

Her soul was still settling her in body, she couldn't move. For the first time in a long time, Kagome was actually scared of losing her life. But then she was moving, propelled out of the line of fire with arms wrapped securely around her body. Looking up to her rescuer, she was surprised to see Ayato looking down at her since he had been the farthest away from her when InuYasha attacked. He is the fastest of the brothers, so I guess I shouldn't be too surprised.

"Don't go getting killed, birdie." He groused as he looked down at her. "We just went through all the trouble of turning you and it would be pretty stupid if you let yourself get killed right away by that mutt."

Unable to help herself, she smiled at him and pulled his head down to hers to give him a peck on the lips that made him blush and smirk at the same time. "You're right, sorry about that. Just give me a second to let the rest of my soul settle and I'll be able to finish him off."

"That will not be necessary." Kagome tilted her head to look past Ayato and saw Reiji standing between them while the others fought InuYasha. From the looks of things, the brothers were done playing and were going for the kill. "This mongrel threatened our bride, it is our responsibility as your grooms to dispose of the threat. You may relax for now and regain your strength."

Unsure what to say, she nodded as she watched the brothers systematically worked together to destroy InuYasha. He swung his sword at Laito but missed. Shu punched him across the cheek and jumped away before he could retaliate. InuYasha grabbed his sword with both hands to do his Windscar, but was interrupted by Kanato slicing his arms so deeply with his talons that he cut the tendons. He was barely keeping hold of his sword when Subaru charged at him with his knife, slicing open his throat.

As InuYasha dropped his sword, there was a shift in the air that Kagome knew all too well. "Everyone get back!" She yelled as she struggled in Ayato's arms.

The others, luckily, listened to her and surrounded her as InuYasha's demon blood shifted in his veins, gaining power. "What's happening, birdie?" Ayato asked, not liking the feeling coming off of the mutt.

"It's his demonic blood. When he's in real danger, it'll activate to keep him alive but he loses all sense of himself." Struggling to stand, she was surprised when Ayato and Shu helped her to her feet so she could face him. "InuYasha, sit boy!"

He went face first into the ground so hard that a plume of dust surrounded where he landed. Then Kagome was running. I've got to do this. If the others try, they'll just end up dead. I'm the only one likely to survive.

Kagome could see the jagged marks appear on his cheeks as he climbed out of the newly formed crater. His red eyes held a look of true hate when he looked at her, that was something she had never experienced despite his and Kikyo's attempts to kill her. He roared at her as he swiped at her with his claws, but hissed when they met a barrier of her reiki and got burned.

Taking advantage of his new injury, Kagome grabbed hold of his injured hand to restrain him as she pressed the palm of her other hand to his forehead. His body locked up in pain as the power of her reiki began to purify him and Kagome locked her red eyes with his. I won't cry. You shouldn't have to deal with my tears ever again. You can hate me for ending your life and Kikyo's, and I really dohope that you two can be together in your next life. Goodbye forever, InuYasha.

It was because she was watching his face that she noticed the moment his demonic blood receded and he became normal again. He looked at her and she swore that she saw her friend again. The friend that yelled at her to let him protect her, the one that beat the crap out of Miroku that time he tried to spy on her in the hot spring, the one that let her ride on his back so she would feel like she was flying. But that wasn't all she saw. There was understanding and sorrow as he closed his eyes for the last time and his body dissolved from her power and was carried away on the breeze. Leaving behind his firerat haori and hakama and his rosary.

Squeezing her eyes shut, Kagome collapsed to the ground. He was really gone now. The sense of relief was fleeting as her sorrow took hold, no matter what he had done, he had been her friend and she would miss him. When she felt the others approach, Kagome gathered the firerat and rosary to her chest.

"You should have let us do that, Miko-chan." Laito told her as he looked up at the stars.

"No offense, but if you guys had tried, you would have been killed. My powers were the only things that could subdue or kill him after his demonic blood took over."

"And what shall you be doing with those?" Reiji inquired as he eyed the rosary with annoyance and disgust.

Unable to help herself, she looked from the rosary, to Reiji, and back again before she shrugged. "I suppose I could keep it around in case any of you get out of line." All six of them growled and she chuckled. "But I'll be taking them to the shrine and have them sealed in the shed. These items are far too powerful to be floating around in the world."

"Right, but there's one other matter at hand, birdie." Ayato grinned at her as he liked his lips.

Kagome tilted her head at him. "What's that?"

Laito smiled seductively at her as his long fingers reached out to trace the curve of her chin. "You've survived your Awakening, Miko-chan. You have officially become our bride. And now all of us are waiting for you to pick your groom."

Her eyes went wide as they switched from one brother to another. "Oh..."

A/N: It's finally coming to an end! Just one more chapter and all of you will find out who Kagome will be ending up with! I know that I have kept all of you on the edge of your seats wondering who she will be with and I've taken special care not to show favoritism to any of the brothers to keep all of you guessing. Like I said in the A/N in chapter 12, more than one brother will end up with Kagome but I won't say who... but I think all of you will be surprised!

Warm-Fuzzies and please review!