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Chapter 5: Remarking

Woodland creatures scurried away as a huge beast trampled its way through the forest. Gigantic paws compacted the ground with each massive step they took. A constant growl echoed throughout the land as the transformed inu demon expressed his pent up fury. Taking short erratic breaths, the possessive demon incoherently thought of the many different ways of how to torture and kill the male that dare take his mate away. But first things first, he had to get his bitch back. He sensed he was closing in on Kagome, his mark giving him her position. He calmed a bit as he inhaled the marvelous scent of his chosen.

SLAP

"Ahhh… let me GO!" The panic-stricken miko screamed.

"Feeble human… do not dare strike me again." Naraku's ruby eyes flashed as he continued to sprint through the forestry. Kagome rose her hand again and let if fly through the air. Before the small hand reached its destination, a much lager hand caught it in midair.

"Wench, do not test me… I may want you but do not think I won't kill you for your insolence!"

"Let go of me!" Kagome yelled, as she pulled her hand away, rearing it back, and slapping him across the face. Everything stood still for a moment. Realization hit Kagome as she stared Naraku dead in the face. Naraku's eyes narrowed into dangerous slits.

Kagome gasped for breath as she felt her lungs become deprived of air. Pinned against a tree, Kagome clawed at the hand griped on her neck.

"Bitch, I have no time for this!" Naraku growled out before glancing behind him. " Your would-be mate is closing in…" Turning back to her struggling form, Naraku lowered her to the ground and loosened his grip a bit. Pushing flush against her, he smirked wickedly.

Kagome 'eeped' as Naraku pushed himself right up on her. She shivered in disgust as she felt him nuzzle her neck then blow in her ear. "You have no idea how long I've been wanting to do this…" Naraku licked down her neck and started to kiss her shoulder

"Mmmm… miko… you taste divine." Naraku smiled against her skin, nuzzling the soft skin that he exposed until he brushed against something a bit rough. Pulling back a bit, Naraku focused his eyes on two small puncture marks. A scowl started to mar his facial features. He glared at the marking in repulsion and hatred before he got an idea. A smirk began to form and he started to chuckle.

Kagome heard his chuckle and began to panic. She started to punch at his back and attempted to kick her way out of this predicament. She even went as far to pulling his hair but through all, Naraku still snickered to himself and stood fast. She couldn't and didn't want to imagine what he was laughing at but soon got her answer... A scream ripped out through her throat and she tried to jerk away.

Naraku groaned in bliss as he roughly bit into her flesh, reopening the wound that Sesshoumaru had placed on her only hours before. He wished he could have stayed there forever, tasting the blood of the miko but he could sense that Sesshoumaru was closing in too fast on them. He pulled back, looking over his mark. She was his and not even the great Sesshoumaru will ever be able to change it.

Now that his mark was placed over Sesshoumaru's, Sesshoumaru had no claim on the miko. Normally, another male could not be able to replace a mark if the female was already taken. The only thing was, Sesshoumaru didn't get to consummate the last part of the claiming ritual. The actual mating itself was what was left undone. 'I will not make the same mistake, by the sun rise, the miko will have already been mated to properly.'

Smirking into the distance, Naraku cuddled the exhausted Kagome and disappeared in a flash.

Halting in his movements, Sesshoumaru stood still in a clearing. This couldn't be happening, it just couldn't. He felt his bond he had on Kagome slip away from him. He could feel the rage swell up inside of him to the brink of exploding. 'NARAKU! THAT FUCKING BASTARD! How dare he steal my mate and then claim her has his! He will pay!' Arching his back, Sesshoumaru howled out his frustration, pain, and revenge into the night sky. 'Revenge shall be mine…'

Racing in the last direction he sensed Kagome, Sesshoumaru sped up his movements to his max and then some. He had never felt the speed he was now going. Everything in his body seemed to be on fire. His muscles burned in overuse but also in under use. He needed to move faster. He needed to get to her. He would not lose her, after all he did to keep her. No fucking way would he lose her to a coward like Naraku. The feeling and need to protect his would be mate consumed his being. Tingling sensations flooded Sesshoumaru's body and in that instant he felt himself being lost in the feeling.

Blinding. His eyes were blinded by a light of which he could not tell the source of. Sesshoumaru felt as if he were being lifted off the ground. Panic began to rise in him. He had not time to be lost in an unknown light. He needed to get to his mate. Sesshoumaru started to struggle against the mysterious restraint that was held on him.

A sudden surge of energy stopped all attempts of getting away. Collapsing to the ground, Sesshoumaru laid there for a moment, not understanding what just happened. Standing up on two legs, he looked at his hands. What was going on? Wasn't he just in his true form? Wasn't he just about to…

Sniff

Sniff sniff

Ceasing all thoughts, Sesshoumaru concentrated all brain power on the scent he was receiving. Jerking his head toward the east, he smirked. He could sense her. He could feel her! Wasting no time thinking about that just happened or what will happen, he dashed eastward towards Kagome.

End Chapter

Ok... Which would you want to have more... dialouge or action? Hmmm... Just a question... :[