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A soft whimper.

"Please let me go!"

A slap.

"Shut up! You won't be leaving for a while!"

"NARAKU!"

The Hanyou smirked as he turned to the entrance, just as InuYasha and Sesshomaru entered. Sesshomaru's eyes were nearly completely red as he glared angrily at him.

"I thought you'd never come. And you brought InuYasha. Excellent!"

Sesshomaru growled low in his throat. "Let Rin go!"

Naraku kept smirking, red eyes flashing. "I'll give her to you, but in return, you have to give up InuYasha."

"What?!" InuYasha cried in outrage.

"I refuse!" Sesshomaru snapped.

Naraku gave a fake pout. "Then I guess the girl stays with me."

"Lord Sesshomaru!" Rin cried as Naraku rose a hand, getting ready to hit her again.

In a split second, Sesshomaru pounced, knocking Naraku over. His claws scraped against Naraku's skin, tearing the fabric of his white t-shirt and nearly drawing blood. It would've, had Naraku not managed to get away.

InuYasha unsheathed the Tessaiga. "You're dead!" he swung it around the let it crash into the ground. "WIND SCAR!"

A yellow blast of energy tore up the ground on the way to Naraku. The black-haired male was too late to dodge, and the energy knocked him against the nearest wall. Sesshomaru took the advantage. His hands glowed a venomous green and he sent a poison whip at the fallen Hanyou.

Naraku wasn't finished yet. He managed to dodge the whip and he ran to InuYasha. He grabbed the Hanyou's neck and spun so he held InuYasha in a headlock, nearly cutting off the white haired Hanyou's air supply.

Naraku looked like a mess. His wavy black hair was messed up and a bit of blood leaked down his face from where his skull had collided with the wall after InuYasha had used Wind Scar. Naraku smirked.

"Hit me," he said tauntingly, "And you'll hurt your precious Hanyou. What'll it be, Sesshomaru? The Hanyou or the human?"

Despite being almost completely under his demon's control, Sesshomaru still had his self-control, and held back from attacking, stuck between one and the other. If he decided to save Rin first, Naraku would drag InuYasha out of the cave and if he went for InuYasha, there was a chance that he'd abandon the younger Hanyou and attack Rin.

"Lord Sesshomaru." The white haired Yokai looked at the young girl as she mouthed "Help InuYasha."

Sesshomaru stared at the two Hanyou blankly, a plan forming in his mind. He smirked, revealing extended fangs, and allowed some of his dominant aura to taint the atmosphere in the cave.

Immediately, InuYasha's inner demon responded. InuYasha's breathing hitched, his eyes coloring red as magenta colored markings similar to Sesshomaru's own appeared on his cheeks. Sensing the danger he was in, the Beta yipped and dug extended fangs into Naraku's arm.

The black haired Hanyou cried out, arm loosening enough for InuYasha to break free and send a kick to his skull that knocked the Hanyou out.

After that blow, InuYasha regained control, panting heavily. His eyes returned to their normal color and the markings disappeared. After catching his breath, he turned to find a sight that stunned him.

Sesshomaru had freed Rin of the bonds that held her against the wall. The young girl had hugged him, and he was hugging back!

Did the elder Yokai have a soft side underneath that shell of cold, harsh glares and hidden feelings?

He shook his head as Sesshomaru said "Let us leave this place."

As he followed the two out, he wondered about the scene he'd seen in there. Would Sesshomaru…?

Forever InuYasha: Rin was supposed to be at home, but she was captured on the way there and yes, they will be mated.

Lovelymokona: a very lucky Yokai, indeed. And I have writer's block, so. ^^;

Shadowfey913: well, all were right except for the first one. Naraku comes back in the sequel.

Locaporelanime: thanks!

Brz: thanks!

Esha Napoleon: yes he is! XD thanks!

yukinome23: you don't like Rin? ;-;

MunksAngelQueen2010: alright, alright, I'll stop torturing them…until the sequel.

Mochiusagi: yes, and no, kind of.

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