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Terms to know…
Youkai – Demon
Hanyou – Half Demon
Inu – Dog
Kappa – Toad

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Inuyasha, the Inuyasha plot, NOR the Inuyasha characters. I only own my main OC Autumn/Akiko, any other OCs created along the way, and any part of the plot NOT a part of the Inuyasha anime or manga. This fanfic, however, is MINE and I'd like to keep it that way.

Chapter 7-Blood Rage

Autumn/Akiko's P.O.V.
"Alrighty then, now that I've got your fang, just give me say…" Totosai paused thoughtfully, "three days and I'll have you the best sword you could possibly come across."

"Thank you, Master Totosai." I replied with honest gratefulness.

"Cheh! Come on, Akiko!" Inuyasha huffed as he moved into a standing position, "Our business here is done. So, let's go."

"Right." I grinned as I followed him out of the hermit blacksmith's cave, pausing only briefly to shout back, "We'll be back in three days." Before departing.

"Keh… I'm surprised the old geezer was so willing." The hanyou grumbled once we were out of earshot.

"That's because I had the two-bit worth of sense to ask nicely, Inuyasha." I raised a fine eyebrow at the irritated male, "You might try it sometime."

The golden-eyed youth gave me an annoyed look. "Yeah… Whatever!" he mumbled.

I smiled knowingly at the hanyou and was about to begin a bout of merciless teasing when a tangy scent wafted into my nose, stopping me in my tracks.

"What is it now, Akiko?" Inuyasha snapped as he too stopped while sending me a glare.

"I think I smell… Blood." I replied unsurely, still not used to having such a sensitive sense of smell.

Golden eyes widened as he too took a whiff of air. "That's Shippo's blood!" he exclaimed in shock, causing me to turn and give him a horrified look. "Let's go!" the white-haired youth shouted, and I couldn't have agreed more as I took off after him at a run.

With the two of us using our Youkai speed, it wasn't very long before we came upon the scene. Sango and Miroku were battling some kind of huge, three-headed bear Youkai while Kagome sat a little ways off holding the small form of Shippo cradled in her arms.

I froze.

The scent of Shippo's blood hit me full force.

The blood of a defenseless.

The blood of a child!

…

My vision went red.

Sesshomaru's P.O.V.
My movements were languid as I led my small pack through the woods, my mind deep in thought.

Naraku had vanished.

Naraku's heart had vanished.

This was just as much of a vast problem as it was annoying. Absentmindedly, my mind flickered back to just the other evening when the vermin's incarnation, Kagura, have offered herself to me as a rutting partner for the night. I snorted with disgust at the memory.

It wasn't as if I had been unaware of the wind sorceress's attraction to me. In truth, I would have been surprised if she hadn't been interested. Never once in my long life had I met a female Youkai who hadn't offered herself up to me as a mate candidate or at least a rutting partner. Considering just who and what I was, it was to be expected. However, my standards had been set, and I only had one interest when it came to finding a mate.

And that was a female Inu.

A pureblooded female Inu.

The plan once I (finally) found one was quite simple. I would introduce myself, stake my claim, court her, and then mate her. If another male was interested, which there no doubt would be considering how rare Inu females were, I would simply kill him. No other being alive would be allowed to touch what belonged to me, especially when it came down to my mate.

"L-Lord Sesshomaru?" Jaken's tentative voice broke into my silent musings.

"What is it, Jaken?" I replied stoically.

My small subordinate jumped slightly at the sound of my voice, no doubt surprised that I'd even bothered to answer him in the first place. "I-I was just wondering h-how long Milord intended to continue a-aimlessly wonder a-a-around i-in search of N-Naraku." Jaken stuttered nervously.

A deep scowl crossed my face as I paused to pin the indignant little creature with a scathing glare, taking great pleasure as the fool shrieked in fear before falling to the ground bowing out profuse apologies to my person.

However… that wasn't enough.

BONK!

Feeling satisfied after having left a considerably large lump on the Kappa's head, I turned to continue on my well-directed way. It was then that I briefly caught the scent of Inuyasha and his pack, for it seemed they were in the vicinity.

"Though it is of no matter." I thought indifferently as I continued walking.

Suddenly, I raised my head as another new whiff of scent caught my immediate attention. My eyes widened with a rare display of open emotion that could be considered as shock, for the scent was unmistakable.

It was belonging to a female Inu!

Autumn/Akiko's P.O.V.
I could feel nothing but pure, unaltered rage as I charged without thinking towards the monster that had dared to hurt Shippo. Everything around me was red. My adrenaline was so high that I hardly even felt it as my claws shredded the creature into a blooded and mangled mess. So, furious was I that I didn't even question the fact on how the three-headed bear was suddenly about the same size as myself.

It took what I'm guessing to be about five minutes of maiming the thing before my fury finally began to fade. Slowly, the red began to bleed from my vision as I came back to my senses. It was only then that I realized that I'd transformed. "Holy crap!" I screamed, or at least I tried to. My voice came out as a loud bark as I fell back on my big, round, doggy butt.

Inuyasha was looking at me with a look of utter shock, his golden eyes as wide as saucers as he stared at me in my transformed state.

I turned my accusing glare onto the hanyou standing below. "How do I transform back?!" I cried out desperately in Inu.

"Don't ask me!" Inuyasha responded in the same language, "I'm a hanyou, you idiot! I have no idea how to shape-shift!"

My eyes widened in panic, "Oh my… What the hell am I supposed to do now?! Idiot, of COURSE Inuyasha wouldn't know how to shape-shift! Stupid! Stupid! STUPID! Crap, this is bad…" "Wait!" I barked out suddenly, "What about your brother? He's a full-blooded Inu! He ought to know how to shape-shift!"

Not surprisingly, my idea was instantly rejected. "Don't be stupid, Akiko!" the white haired-youth snapped furiously, "There's no way in hell Sesshomaru would bother helping anyone unless it be out of personal interest!"

Growling deep in my throat, I rolled my eyes up into my big dog head. "You got a better idea, Genius?!" I hissed in response.

PAUSE…

Inuyasha seemed to go deep into thought, hopefully pondering my suggestion. It looked as if he was just about to reply when a deep, smooth voice spoke up; surprising the both of us.

"It seems you have found a very interesting new companion, Little Brother."

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