Chapter 5

Inuyasha chuckled as Rin pulled him outside, tired and hungry. He had wanted to eat first but Rin was persistent. He had went to the river to clean up, and since Sesshomaru didn't come, he had to put work into cleaning his fundoshi. He didn't care though, he was glad he could take a bath in privacy for once.

"You're hair is so long Inuyasha! I don't know where to start!" Rin exclaimed as she sat Inuyasha down near the river, needing the water to wet the comb. It would go through easier that way. Inuyasha chuckled, grabbing his hair in the middle and pulling lightly, trying to part it into two. After a few harsh tugs that left his head throbbing, he managed to separate his hair into two parts.

"Start from the ends and work your way up. Start from the root and I won't have any hair to comb," Inuyasha told her, relaxing with a sigh. Rin had changed into a red kimono with white vines crossing over the entire right side. It was beautiful and matched her perfectly. Inuyasha did not change his clothing. He preferred his fire rat over soft silk anyday.

"Did Kagome do this too?" Rin asked, Inuyasha closing his eyes and nodding. Rin picked up his hair gently, bringing her hand to the ends. She wet the comb, anxious that she might pull his hair by accident. She went over the ends a few times, combing out the knots there. She wanted to wet all his hair, but then he would have to get into the water, and it would probably make the knots that much more troublesome.

Inuyasha had tensed up slightly in the expectancy of pain, since Kagome used to torture him while brushing his hair, but her touch was surprisingly gentle. He relaxed slowly, his eyes opening as he looked into the distance. He began to daydream as he was relaxed with the soft tugs of his hair, his eyelids becoming lidded as he stared off in a daze.

"Inuyasha stay still!" Kagome snapped, Inuyasha putting his hands to his head as he held back a whimper. Kagome was almost done, but the closer she got to the roots the more it hurt. Kagome only became more rough the higher she got, Inuyasha wincing when she pulled especially hard on a stubborn knot.

He vowed to brush his hair every day from now on. Inuyasha sighed in relief when she finally finished, shrinking away when she ran her fingers through his hair. It didn't hurt though, Inuyasha relaxing into her touch. She massaged his throbbing skull, seeming to almost pet him.

"I always wondered what your hair felt like brushed out," Kagome whispered, lifting his hair away from his neck and kissing his skin. Inuyasha smirked, turning his head to look to her. Her eyes were lost in a daze, a small smile on her lips.

"What did I do to deserve you?" Inuyasha turned around, putting a hand to her stomach. He felt their son kick against his hand, a sense of over protectiveness and pride swelling in his heart. He leaned forward, undoing her kimono. Her growing breast peaked from under the cloth, Inuyasha kissing the enlarged breasts. Kagome ran a hand through his hair, Inuyasha placing his lips against her large stomach.

"He wants to play with daddy," Kagome whispered, Inuyasha running his finger over a blue vein that was bright against her skin. His son kicked, his foot visible as he pressed against her skin. He kissed her stomach again, going to his knees. He kissed her lips, Kagome fisting a hand in his hair. Inuyasha slowly led them back, Kagome giggling as he pushed the kimono away from her body.

A tug of his hair snapped him out of his daydream. His heart felt heavy in his chest, Rin sputtering an apology. She was almost done with the second part. Inuyasha sighed, his eyes burning. He wouldn't cry in front of Rin, but he felt like he needed to. That spot was still too sensitive. He waited till she finished, but as he went to tell her he was going to go for a walk, skilled fingers ran through his hair. His eyes burned more, Rin moving his hair back over his back.

"Turn to me." He did so, Rin working the comb through his bangs. She stopped at his ears, Inuyasha's eyes closed as he tried to hold back his tears. Her touch was too much like Kagome's.

"I wish my hair was as pretty as yours," Rin pouted, Inuyasha taking a deep breath.

He needed to escape.

"Rin." He grabbed her wrist, lowering it down to her lap. Rin looked to his face, a sad smile touching her lips when she saw the tears in his eyes. She knew he was trying hard to keep them at bay. She decided to not comment on them, standing up with a tired sigh.

"I'm getting tired of miso soup. Im going to go cook something else okay? You can't come back though until sundown. It will be a surprise," Rin told him, running back into the forest. Inuyasha just sat there. He wanted to escape back to that daydream, his legs feeling weak as he got to his feet. He wiped his eyes, but the tears only seemed to regather, Inuyasha sniffling as a tear fell down his cheek.

He turned, stumbling forward. He tried to walk but his legs were wobbly, Inuyasha jumping into the air. The burning was reduced as the wind whipped against his face, Inuyasha gritting his teeth as he tried to get at least a mile away from the cottage. He landed in a patch of thick forest, the trees so close together he couldn't see the sky. It was dark and cold here.

Inuyasha fell to his knees, looking down to the ground. The moist dirt took away the essence of his tears once it reached it.

Rin was going to be angry if he knotted his hair again. Inuyasha pressed his back against a tree, taking in a shaky breath. He looked up, watching as a leaf fell down from a branch. It fell slowly, Inuyasha watching it with lidded eyes. The leaf seemed to fall forever, touching the ground silently. A rabbit stood in front of it.

Inuyasha was surprised. An animal had never gotten so close to him, his nostrils flaring as he took in it's scent.

It was a fertile female.

"Hate your life too?" Inuyasha asked, the rabbit blinking as it's lips twitched around it's teeth. Inuyasha smirked, wiping away his tears. That's when he got the scent. He breathed in deeply, his mind becoming fuzzy as he opened his eyes. He saw everything in blue, sparks of red, orange, and yellow around him. He looked down to the rabbit, it's mouth having stopped moving.

It was shaking in fear. He could smell her fear like the sweetest dessert, Inuyasha's head snapping to the side when the scent wafted into his nose.

An injured demon had entered the barrier. It's blood was sour, but it's power was enticing. He wanted… no… he needed his power. Inuyasha got up quickly, running through the thick trunks as he sniffed the demon out. It was moving slowly, Inuyasha able to see it through the trees. It was a good mile away, but he could see it's form. It was serpent like, large in body. It's stomach had been cut, poison leaking into it's system. He could see it, adrenaline pumping through his veins.

The poison would not hurt him, Inuyasha running into the clearing. He growled, saliva leaking past his lips and sliding down his jaw. He went onto all fours, the snake hissing but unable to move.

"You disgusting half breed!" the snake hissed, Inuyasha darting forward, his jaw locked around it's neck, the thick appendage almost too thick for him to grip completely. He put pressure against the esophagus, the snake suffocating to death as it's breathing tube collapsed under the pressure.

Inuyasha released it when it drew it's last breath, licking his lips of its blood. He put a hand down to it's ripped open belly, sinking his teeth into it's neck. He ate it greedily, hearing the rustling of bushes. His eyes darted to the side, his ears lying flat against his head when another demon entered his territory.

This was his kill!

He turned to face it, growling low in his throat in warning. The other demon didn't respond, it's entire body red in his vision. Inuyasha sniffed, smelling the demon was in his musk. He backed up a step, his claws digging into the dirt.

"Inuyasha." the voice was familiar, but he was not convinced this demon was a friend. He wasn't going to lose his kill to him. He was higher in power he could feel and see, but he was determined to protect his kill.

He needed it's power, and he would not let this demon steal it from him.

"Inuyasha, listen to my voice. Remember who I am." Inuyasha growled, scratching the ground to mark his territory. He growled again, the red moving closer. Inuyasha charged forward, his claws aimed for it's neck. A hand grabbed his wrist, another hand grabbing his throat. Inuyasha gasped for breath, his other hand grabbing the wrist of the hand around his throat.

"Look at me." Inuyasha looked down, the red demon flashing in a different color for a second before going back to red. Inuyasha growled when he was slammed into the ground, the air knocked out of him. A body laid over his, Inuyasha growling as the scent of the male's husk spiked.

"Inuyasha snap out of it!" The voice that had been usually calm and stoic was now angry and demanding, Inuyasha only fighting harder.

He would not be dominated by this demon!

"Inuyasha!" He didn't listen, trying to struggle away. He stiffened when there was a loud bark in his ear. He froze in fear and lust, his entire body shaking at the order his muddled brain managed to understand.

Stay still he had ordered, Inuyasha yelping when teeth sunk into his neck. He pressed against the male's chest, his mind clearing slowly. He was being marked and his body reacted, releasing his pheromone heavily to draw him further in. His fangs left his flesh, painted pink with his blood and his saliva. Inuyasha snapped back to reality and his body calmed.

Everything bled painfully back into it's original color, Inuyasha gasping for breath when the hand around his throat released him. Sesshomaru got off him, Inuyasha getting to all fours. He vomited up the snake he just ate, the taste of it's blood lingering on his tongue. He wiped his face, feeling disgusted at the blood that covered him.

"What the fuck is wrong with me?" Inuyasha asked shakily. Sesshomaru kneeled in front of him, grabbing both his wrists.

"You're getting closer to your fertile stage. You're body is trying to gain more energy to carry pups," Sesshomaru told him, Inuyasha pushing him away. He growled as he wiped the blood on his kimono, looking to the demon.

It's body was unrecognizable.

"I feel sick," Inuyasha gasped, covering his mouth with his hand. Sesshomaru caught him when he almost fell to the ground, pulling him into an embrace. Inuyasha shook against him, feeling disgust roll in his gut.

He had done this. He had done it all and couldn't feel guilt. Only disgust.

Sesshomaru let him lean against him, taking him to a lake close by. The river would be too far to travel to. Inuyasha undressed in front of Sesshomaru, uncaring if he saw his body. He wanted the blood off him now.

Sesshomaru sat against a tree after putting a fundoshi next to his clothing that seemed to clean itself, closing his eyes.

When he had looked into Inuyasha's eyes back there, he had saw a full blooded demon. His fertile time was advancing sooner than he had thought.

With the Nobles demanding he achieved a mate and the time he was given, he felt like he had to hurry. He would make Inuyasha his mate. He had marked him as his own, but he knew it was going to take time before he could mate him. If only it was time he had. He still didn't know how Inuyasha would react when he realised he had been marked. If he rejected him, he didn't know what he would do next.

Author's note: Inuyasha was far from terrified. I feel sorry for him.