Hi everybody! YAAY A NEW CHAPTER! :D Thanx for the supportive comments :) I had this all typed out yesterday, but my computer crashed before I saved it, so I had to start ALL over, and while I was doing so I came up with another fun story idea that I'll mention AFTER the chapter and you can tell me what you think via either PM or reviews :). (P.S. I also just got Microsoft office to help me out with grammar; god knows I need it ;)) NOW ON WITH THE FIC!

Disclaimer: Please, if I owned Inuyasha (or had any artistic talent whatsoever) I wouldn't be typing this on a web-based forum; I would have it IN the series!

Kouga's POV:

I needed it. That much I knew. Whatever this… this creature was, I needed it badly. I leaned into it, its fear radiating off it like the delicious aroma of a feast after a long days work. My mouth watered as I stepped toward it and tightened my grip on its shoulders. I felt it push back sharply; I was expecting that, but I didn't expect it to be so strong. I stumbled forward slightly and growled in warning. It was yelling something, but I couldn't bother to understand what it was, and I smirked in satisfaction when I felt it back into a tree.

I leaned forward and inhaled its scent deeply and shuddered. I wanted it right here, right now. I felt it move forward, seemingly accepting my embrace. I leaned forward into it, but then it sharply pulled back into the tree. I growled again. I was growing sick of these games. Then, without warning I was blasted with a cold, wet sensation all over. I didn't know where it came from, which annoyed me even more. I whipped around looking for the source of the attacker, finding none. I turned back to find my prey sprawled on the ground, dazed. I smirked and pounced after my prey, but was repulsed by a barrier that sent me flying back a few feet before landing gracefully on my feet. My eyes radiated an even darker red as I let out a blood-chilling mix between a howl and scream. I started beating on the barrier as I watched my prey scurry off. Then, with my anger mixing with my urge to capture the creature, I took my fist and with all my might, smashed through the barrier. The barrier shattered like glass and dissipated in mid-air as I ran at full speed. I arrived at the spring where my preys scent ended, to find no-one there. I looked around and then, I looked back to the water to see an air bubble rise to the surface. I smirked and sat down at the edge of the water.

Inuyasha's POV:

I was so confused; I had never been in this kind of situation before. I was completely defenseless, both literally and strength-wise. My human form may be much stronger than most humans, but I was no match for a demon of Kouga's stature. I looked around frantically while yelling at Kouga to get him to stop. I made one final attempt to push him away, which only succeeded in making Kouga stumble and push me into a tree. I heard Kouga growl and I was getting worried. I thought I might die. Then, I felt Kouga lean against me and sniff me loudly, then shudder in pleasure. I wasn't sure what this meant; I just knew I didn't want to stick around to find out. I glanced up and noticed it had stopped snowing and there was a bunch of snow caught upon a weak, old branch. Quickly, I hatched a plan.

I leaned closer into Kouga. Kouga began to lean into me and I used all of my strength to slam myself into the tree trunk. I heard Kouga growl and thought I had failed, but then I heard a snap and saw a large load of snow fall on Kouga, causing him to release me. Not wanting to waste time, I turned to run towards the spring to get my sword, but in my hurry, I tripped over a root.

I was motionless for a few seconds before I slowly and sluggishly started to move. Then I heard Kouga yell and I remembered what I was doing. I scrambled to my feet and ran in the direction of the spring. When I arrived, I started to lift the boulder up when I heard the barrier break. I dropped the boulder in surprise and heard the faint click of the ancient lock that held it down, making it impossible to retrieve neither my clothes nor my sword. It then dawned on me that I had barely 10 seconds to do something.

My mind started racing, all sorts of wild and ridiculous plans running through it. But then I remembered that there is a hidden under-water cave deep within the spring.

I couldn't remember where the opening for it was, but it was my only option. I took a deep breath and dove into the water. Almost immediately, I began to feel along the edges of the spring for the opening. I was having difficulty remembering, and precious moments were ticking by. I couldn't hold my breath much longer. I then remembered where the opening was, but I would have to return to the surface to get enough air to survive the trip to and through it, and Kouga was most likely already up there. I was running out of time and air quickly as I tried to come up with a plan. A small bubble of air escaped my mouth and gently floated up to the surface.

Kagome:

Kagome looked up to the moonless night and sighed as the others slept; a small tear carving its way across her face.

To be continued.

It amazes me how much stuff I overlooked when I wrote this O.o