Friction Amongst The Ice

~ Chapter Four ~

Creeping In The Dark

~ Oblivious Target Of Two~

Kagome , and Inuyasha had finally made it back with Sango , Miroku, and Kirara ,then traveling further to meet up with Shippo at Kaede's , but along the way making a pit stop upon the coming of dusk, to retire. Once they had settled within the makeshift camp , Sango , and Kagome had made their way over towards the nearby hot springs to enjoy a hot soak, while the ones that weren't Inuyasha, being of deep thought, were left to the own devices to entertain themselves. Although to neither of the girls departing , had picked up the notion that they were being watched, at least one of them , by two sets of amber eyes.

On either sides of the forest, boardering the hotspring were two taunt forms hidden within the trees instinctively gazing upon their sought target , and the one being Kagome , basked in all her exposed glory , as the moonlight carressingly stroked her glossy curves within the steaming liquid. While both rather lusting demons, hungrily devoured the sight placed in front of their gaze the two, oblivious to what was going on around them,as the girl's continued to chat about some rather confusing conversation , at least to the pair of orbs that were unknown of each others presence, and ravenously proceeded to creep upon the one carrying such a distinctive sweet scent on their tongues, with their eyes.

To one, this had been something of a habitual obsession , as to stalk the woman of in front of him like he had secretly for a long time. While the other , to engage in something outside himself , coming into his more primative instincts , as the male youkai was taken by force , making him involved in such ridiculous, discusting behavior by that of his demonic counterpart to fulfil its demands when it came seeking it's mate, or at least quieted it for the moment , and until the denied outcome had been rectified , he had to partake in at least appeasing the beast within somewhat by watching.

Although , it was rather odd in their mutual desire for the woman whom was bathing in the springs, and become so enticingly attached to the sight of it , neither cared to seek out what was around the vacinity , as they knew themselves separately that whomever would come between that of their attraction , and themselves would immediately be stricken with the upmost slow , but painful death , just for the interferrence, of their appearance would warrant by instinct of their removal of anything they pressumed to be a threat of what they claimed as theirs. For both of the Inu relations , even in part had eventually fought to give in to the ways of the beast that was comsumingly fighting for control for their said mate...

Kagome.

Inuyasha , had in short recently decided that he have to speak to Kagome about this , only in case of the unfortunate event that if his demon should rise above him to stake his claim , and only to recieve as to what she had thought of the idea , beforehand.. So, that at least if anything, if he had lost control then she would know . The hanyou knew that he was still a little torn still between her , and the presence of Kikyo , still hauntings his thoughts , but if he was tied to Kagome in that way , maybe in the end it would comsume all else , forcing his attention on one of them alone. It was something that the hanyou thought of on their silent ride back towards meeting the others, that maybe it was time to let one of them go, and because he couldn't readily see himself give away Kagome to just anyone , Inuyasha chose also in the light that the true Kikyo was dead , the hanyou would stay with Kagome.

Sesshomeru , being the strictly stoic creature that he was , couldn't understand the feeling that he felt emerge from him now. It was something that the youkai never conceived to begin to experiance in the whole 500 some years he had lived , as the unfamilar insecurites flood within his being when in presence of this oddity named Kagome ,and in result only continued to sour his normally blank mood because his body was forcibly having to be placed in close vacinity of the wench , but nevertheless nothing could be done at moment to alter the course in spite of himself. Though he couldn't deny what made her what she was, and even though it remained to be seen , Sesshomaru felt that Kagome was truly a force to be reckoned with but the fact that he couldn't get past , remained. The Miko was human.

~ Between The Two, Comes The Third~

Blue eyes scanned alongst the nearby expanse , as his nostrils were greeted by the sweetness that lured him, Kagome. Although among the gentle tendrils of all that was the miko he came to crave , unrequited, was three other aroma's , and within the mix one the wolf rather had a strong distaste for , the other slightly confused him, and the last was deemed as the female that had normally occupied his woman in their travels, Sango. Knowing by the distinctive scent of water , Kouga knew that the girl's had retired to the hotsprings , withe a growing smirk , but what had confused him was if that was so ,then..

' Why in the hell are those two near where Kagome , and Sango are bathing ? '

Growling softly towards the known fact that both the mutt , and his rather odd relation was anywhere nearby , in the girl's exposed state , especially Kagome, made him somewhat peturbed , as he ran faster to where the occurance was currently placed.

A second but more feral rumbling from one's throat was made known , within the echoes bouncing off the trees, as the one that dispersed it became known of another coming into his midst, and being one that the hanyou fought with tooth and nail for him to stay away from his Kagome, for it was Kouga .

Then another intimadating snarl , as its eyes bled crimson in its unrelenting need to relenquish the two indentifying scents that were way to close to his possession that his demon could handle, not that he himself could neccessarily care less, had then made it's stand known to stand down. It would be up to the other two to come to the smart decision to heed his beast warning , as Sesshomeru with being suddenly caught unexpectedly with the new development before he could stop the raging intent of what was being demanded of him, so therefore aroused a opening where a transformation had been forced in efforts to enforce the demons warnings..

Upon reaching the spot where Sesshomeru's , Inuyasha's and Kouga's fierce presence came to face the other with a sudden hault , as their violent dislike for the others, continued to be threateningly spoken in various growls, and barks. Although unbeknownst to them it would only last for a time, for it was only until not long after it started, the scent accompanied by their sought fixation , paired with the slayer, entered within their territory , immediately ceasing the heavily instinctive, maddening trace that had befallen them within their most carnal desires.

Before long , the image carrying the sweet voice when it spoke appeared , questioning with her eyes , as to what was going on , and why , but as Kagome's eyes came to meet theirs her silent question spoken as clear as the words that passed her lips.

"Inuyasha? Sesshomeru? Kouga? Is everything okay?"

In response , Two of the demons fled , leaving one to clean up the mess that even he didn't know what the fuck was going on but somehow gaining the recollection that he must've transformed ,somehow, and because of a lapse of time that Inuyasha couldn't recall , but the hanyou decided to smirk half-heartedly , nodding his head to comfort the nervousness that he felt rolling off her in waves, for now. Inuyasha then leading both Kagome, and a slightly shocked Sango, with his pointed glare in her direction to silence her until Inuyasha knew for sure , as to what exactly they were dealing with..

' I don't know , Kagome.. I just don't know...' was the only words the hanyou could gather in his silent , thought response, because he did not have the heart, nor the will to tell her any different ,and at the same time Inuyasha couldn't truely explain it all anyway, or find the strength in his voice to ask ...

Nevertheless, to all parties involved had felt that very soon , things were going to get very ugly, even if the circumstances were not quite known..

TBC...