Laying Amongst the Dead

Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha or any of its characters.

Chapter Six

"You damned mutt. I told you not to hurt Kagome. She was willingly giving you her life and you threw it back at her face," Sesshomaru growled as he threw InuYasha into a tree.

The stupid boy wasn't even grateful for her willingness. I would have asked the girl to become my mate if she ever risked her life for me.

Sesshomaru grabbed InuYasha who was nearly unconscious. One more blow would knock him out. Sesshomaru froze as he held InuYasha in his hand.

Mate? I will make Kagome my mate, then InuYasha will never be able to hurt her again.

A smile enlightening his face.

InuYasha's eyes widened as he stared at his brother's smile. "Since you no longer love the girl, then you wouldn't mind if I made her my mate, would you?" Sesshomaru asked.

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Mate? What? Sesshomaru wants to make Kagome HIS mate? Hell no. Even if I denied remembering or possibly loving the girl, I wasn't stupid enough to let a foul creature get a hold of such a beautifully pure mortal. He's more heartless then I am.

He was starting to regain his consciousness.

"Go to hell. You'll never have her. She's mine," InuYasha growled in Sesshomaru's face.

Sesshomaru frowned deeply. "I thought you didn't care for the girl," He said coldly as he tightened his grip around InuYasha's throat.

"Do you always believe everything you're told?" InuYasha asked with a grin.

"Then why did you strike her?" Sesshomaru asked, emotionlessly.

InuYasha pondered on that for a minute and decided to wing it. He wasn't going to tell Sesshomaru the real reason why he had smacked her.

"Being a full demon is harder then I thought it was. It's harder to control my temper," InuYasha grumbled, looking away from Sesshomaru's piercing eyes.

Sesshomaru chuckled. "It only gets worse. You eventually stop caring about living things, mostly humans, half-breeds, and pathetic demons," Sesshomaru said lightly, but had a certain darkness to his tone.

"What makes you so sure that you won't stop caring for Kagome? I may have forgotten her temporally, but it didn't mean that I stopped caring for her. Why the hell do you think I went after her? I recognized her scent," InuYasha lied. He didn't recognized her scent. He recognized blood. The way it pumped through her veins. The way it was calling to him now.

Sesshomaru growled. "You are testing my patience, InuYasha. I will make Kagome my mate. I'll make her crawl and beg me to take her," he said, his voice dripping with hatred. InuYasha could see his brother's hatred towards him swirling in his eyes.

"She'll never love you," InuYasha whispered, though he was sure that she would be willingly to be the wife of his demon brother.

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Kagome stepped on a twig on purpose and watched both demons turn towards her with astonishment in their eyes. She frowned and walked towards them. She couldn't believe that Sesshomaru would say that she would crawl towards him, but she had been generally shocked when InuYasha said that he remembered her.

Sesshomaru dropped InuYasha who dropped to the ground with a thud, also hitting his head on a root from a tree. He growled and rubbed his head as he calmly got to his feet.

"How much have you heard?" Sesshomaru asked without an expression.

That bastard! He's acting like he didn't even say anything.

She clenched her fists as she glanced at Sesshomaru.

"I heard more then enough," Kagome practically growled out the words as she stared deeply into Sesshomaru's eyes.

"Kagome?" InuYasha asked softly.

Kagome shifted her gaze towards the youki who was leaning against a tree with a sad smile on his face. She smiled despite the wanting to be and at him for lying to her.

"You're so cute when you're mad," InuYasha chuckled.

"And you have blood on your face," Kagome murmured, rolling her eyes as she tried not to blush.

"Well, maybe it should have been the other way around. I wouldn't have hurt you and Sesshomaru would have his wish," InuYasha said with a frown.

She took a step towards him and stopped when she felt a tingling feeling crawl under her skin. She had a horrible feeling in the pit of her stomach.

"InuYasha, something's wrong," Kagome whispered, reaching out for him suddenly.

InuYasha grabbed her hand and pulled her into his arms. He sniffed her and gasped.

"Why is my scent all over you?" he asked sniffing her neck, then her lips.

"I saw your human self in the woods. He came to me. He made me promise something…InuYasha," Kagome lowered her voice suddenly, "we're surrounded."

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Great! Now what? Damn human. She's always attracting stuff. Well, no wonder. Her blood smells like candy to a demon. I'm surprised Sesshomaru isn't trying anything.

He watched the girl look around in fear.

"Stay close, Kagome," InuYasha whispered in the girl's ear. His thoughts weren't on protecting her. They were on her blood. Her luscious, sweet smelling blood.

Kagome tensed and grabbed the front of his kimono. InuYasha tightened his hold on Kagome and sniffed the air. It was the damn wolfs again. Somehow he remembered the wolf and his hatred towards him.

InuYasha relaxed his muscles and looked down at Kagome who was staring ay him in confusion. He wanted to asked her what the hell she was staring at, but then Sesshomaru would know that remembering her was a bluff.

"Your wolf-man has come to your rescue," InuYasha said in a bored tone.

"You act as if we are no threat to you, InuYasha," the ignorant wolf cried out from the forest., "but your dear brother looks positively bored out of his mind."

"This is child's play. Chasing after a women that clearly has her heart set on one particular demon," Sesshomaru said coldly as he stared out into the woods, not daring to look at InuYasha who was now pressing Kagome against his body with a smirk on his face.

"Well, it looks like he's not the only one that should be told that. Am I right, Sesshomaru?" InuYasha asked playfully.

Sesshomaru growled and took a step towards InuYasha. InuYasha smiled and leapt into the air suddenly. Kagome screamed and cling onto InuYasha like her life depended on it.

If he wants her so bad then he'll have to find me before I decide whether or not I kill her.

He glided through the air with Kagome in his arms.

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Well, that was chapter six for ya. I hope you liked it. It took me a while to think it up, but I guess I like it. Poor Kagome. I wonder what InuYasha's going to do next. Will he kill her or will he actually start to remember her? Chappy 7 should be out soon. Love ya.