Yes, I have decided to make this a two-part story, this time from InuYasha's POV.

Enjoy!

All that I'm living for

All that I'm living for

all that I'm dying for

all that I can't ignore alone at night

Who was she? Who was that female? The one who reached out to me? Called to me?

It matters not any more. My desire leads me elsewhere. Away from her.

" Blood... I must have blood...to feel...to taste..."

Pitiful humans. I can hear them screaming out at my appearence, standing petrified with fear before me.

I hear the cries of young human welps, clinging to their mothers frantically, as the fathers try to see me off.

I can smell their tears, their fear.

" Pathetic..."

My mind only knows the desire to kill. Red is all I can see.

I can feel the night beginning

separate me from the living

I lunge forward, and with one swipe of my claws five or so men meet their deaths end. Their blood stains my hand, and I bring it to my mouth, licking the red liquid from my finger tips.

I smirk in triumph, but I am still unsatisfied.

" Blood...I must have more..."

" No..."

What is that? Another voice in my head? It sounds hesitant...

" No... This can't be happening... I can't control it! "

Impudent voice. I control this body. Me. No one else. I alone. The inner demon.

That voice won't go away though. I can feel it trying to gain control, to push me back down...

I won't let it do that.

Another snarl and more humans flee running. I relish in the fear I give them.

" InuYasha! "

What? Another voice? This one is not from inside me though.

I turn around, and am met with the violet eyes of a male human. A Monk as far as I can tell.

He is not alone. A female with long brown hair tied up high on her head stands beside him, her eyes graced with fear...fear and worry. I study the large weapon her hand rests on. A giant...boomerang?

A demon slayer. The weapon reeks of demon death.

Behind her, shaking in fear with tears pouring down his face, is a young Kitsune. His wide eyes haven't left my own.

I let out a long, low growl.

They intend to defend this village. They intend to fight me.

If that is what they want, that is what they will get.

A sneer crosses my face.

I lunge forward. The demon slayer tries to knock me down with that ridiculous weapon of hers. With my claws, I yank it from her grasp and send it flying over the village hills. Her eyes widen considerably. The Kitsune beside her yelps.

I will take pleasure in killing them.

understanding me

after all I've seen

Before I can do them any harm, that voice from before speaks from inside me again.

" No! I won't hurt them! They're my friends! Sango! Shippo! RUN! "

A feeling crops up in my chest... Is that...reluctance? Reluctance to kill such pathetic life spawn?

No. I shrug the feeling off.

Something hits my back from behind.

Taken by surprise, I turn around to meet the eyes of that Monk once more.

" InuYasha... Back off! " The Monk orders, the tip of his staff resting on my spine.

Hn!

I grab the monk by the scruff of his kimono, hauling him into the air infront of me.

How dare he address me in such a manner! A lowly Monk!

He gasps for air as my hand tightens around his throat. The sneer returns to my features. I can only vaguely hear the cries of protest from that demon slayer and Kitsune.

" Miroku! InuYasha please! Please let him go! "

It's useless. Their pleas mean nothing to me.

I get ready to finish off this Monk once and for all.

Before I can though...

...a scent catches my nose.

It's blood...but not from the villagers. It's different from them.

I know the scent of that blood.

I know the sweet smell mixed in with it.

I turn around to meet the eyes of a young woman. She has long, wavy raven hair that is flowing with the wind around her face. Her eyes are of a deep, warm brown. They startle me, those eyes.

Tears are flowing out of them. There is fear too. It's not fear of me though...

It's fear for me.

What the hell?

That voice returns.

" Kagome? No... NO! I did this to you! How could I?! Kagome! Kagome please get out of here! Don't let me hurt you again! "

For some reason, I don't object to what the voice is saying this time. But why is it saying these things? I don't want to hurt this woman...why?

I notice for the first time the blood that is pouring from her shoulder. A fatal wound. Her body is weakening, she's shaking all over, her breathing is so raspy...

She will die.

" Kagome! No! "

I stumble backwards. I drop the Monk. Something inside me is clicking.

Who is this woman? I can't hurt her... I don't want to! Why?

She aims her arrow at me now.

I don't move though. I can't.

My demon heart is throbing painfully at the state of this girl before me.

Why?...

" Wench..." I call.

" InuYasha! "

I hear her voice for the first time. It's like...music...

She lets her arrow fly, and I end up pinned to a tree that stands behind me. Magic was flowing in this arrow. Purifying magic. A direct hit.

I can feel my human heart returning, gaining back control over my body. For a reason unknown to me, I allow it. I just want to get to that girl...

The red I see dims.

The demon is gone.

I look infront of me groggily. My golden eyes widen in fear.

" KAGOME! "

I reach out a clawed hand to her, trying so desperately to reach her. I can't though. I can hardly move. The arrow has my haori pinned to the tree! I can't break free...

I continue calling out the name of the woman I love, as she sinks down to the ground, holding out her last breath.

She stares at me for a mere second, though to me, it seems like an eternity.

She smiles at me. She's...happy...for me...?

" KAGOME! "

I scream one last time, as she finally collapses to the ground, her body motionless. I hear the cries of despair from my companions. They do not register to me.

My world has just come crashing down.

And it was because of me. It was all my fault!

The tears pour freely from my golden eyes now, knowing I have failed Kagome. Failed to protect another woman I loved.

peircing every thought together

find the words to make me better

I let out a howl of utter despair. I feel my heart break.

The surrounding villagers have gathered around the body of Kagome. Some try to wake her, their fallen priestess. It is too late though.

In one last act of complete sorrow and despair, I yell out for one final time. I have lost her. The only one who had ever truly accepted me, trusted me...maybe even loved me. Like I do her. I want to die.

" KAGOMEEE! "

She was all that I was living for.

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