Human Compensation

‘I’m going to die!’ Kagome thought. ‘That thing is going to eat me! I should have stayed in the apartment!’ She watched it sniff the window, then pull back up. An ear-piercing sound like someone scraping their nails over a chalkboard filled her ears. Looking up quickly, she screamed when she saw the roof peeling off. It was slowly being pried back by a huge hand with claws. Inuyasha? He was the first person she thought about.

Eek!

Two strong hands clamped around her arms, snatching her out of the car.

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Inuyasha could smell that crappy thing she called a car as he leaped through the streets. He followed it’s scent realizing she had left town. He was still a good distance away from her and he didn’t like the new scents he was picking up. The faint scent of blood and another being with her. Either two things had happened, she'd opened her wounds again by running away or the thing that had found her had..... No he wouldn’t think about it. She was alive. She had to be. And when he found her, he was going to kill whatever it was that was causing her pain and then kill her for running away from him! Him! Of all people! He had saved her life and taken care of her and this was how she repaid him!?

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Kagome found herself with her back pressed against the car as this half animal half human thing sniffed her. He kind of reminded her of Inuyasha, except he looked wilder. He was all over her, completely invading her personal space. His body was pressed tightly against hers and his nose was pressed into her neck, slowly making it’s way down her body, so were his hands.

“Ummm, you smell so sweet. I’ve never smelled anything quite like you and you feel so soft and delicate.” He came back up and looked into her eyes. Kagome found herself staring into vivid green eyes. “Such a fragile beauty out here alone at night? What could have brought you here? I smelled your fear before your car stopped, and your blood. You’re hurt.”

“Please don’t eat me! I don’t taste very good!” Kagome said, her voice shaking with fear.

He stopped and looked at her, then blinked several time before bursting out with a loud laugh.

“I’m sure you taste very good, but I’ve just eaten so I’m not that hungry. Lucky you.”

Kagome didn’t know if he was teasing her or serious. She didn’t care, she just wanted to get away from him. She could feel his arousal pressing between her thighs. Great. Which was worse? Being eaten or raped by a wild, animal man.

“You know what?” He asked.

“What?” She asked, trying to ease away from him.

He stopped her and held her still. “I think I’ll keep you.”

“Wha...what do you mean keep me?” Kagome asked.

He gave the side of her face a long, wet, lick. “Make you my woman. I like the way you taste.” He slid his nose down her body again stopping at the crotch of her jeans.

Kagome stiffened against the car. What is he doing!?

Eek!

Kagome made small screeching noise when he pushed his nose between her thighs and inhaled deeply.

“I love the way you smell. No one has had you, yet. You’re be all mine.”

Had her, yet? Could he tell she was still a virgin? How embarrassing! No one she knew was 23 and still a virgin, except her! Kagome what are you thinking this is not the time to be embarrassed about your virginity! She scolded herself.

Kouga came back up his eyes staring into hers.

Kagome had a feeling he was about to do something she wasn’t going to like, when he suddenly turned away from her and stared up the road. He frowned and sniffed her again, then backed off.

‘You smell like him!” He growled. “It’s faint, but I can smell him on you. Your scent and blood covered up his scent!”

“I...I don’t know what you’re talking about!”

One second he was standing in front of her and the next his body was abruptly thrown across the road into some trees.

“Get your filthy hands off her, you fucking pervert!” Inuyasha’s voice roared into the night.

Kagome had never been so glad to see him.

Inuyasha was furious to come up on them and see Kouga draped all over his Kagome. He could smell the revolting scent of the wolf’s arousal. He knew exactly what he had been planning to do. If he hadn’t found her sooner he would have forced himself on her and made her his. She even smelled like him.

“What did he do to you? Did he hurt you?” He asked demanding an answer as his eyes and hands ran over her to see if he had harmed her.

“No, what is he Inuyasha?” She asked as she watched the wild looking man stalk toward them. His green eyes flashed red and lips curled back showing his long fangs.

Inuyasha stood protectively in front of her.

“His name is Koga. He’s a wolf youkai and he owns this land. We’re on his territory. “

Kagome eyes had somewhat adjusted to the dark and now she could see over a hundred animals that looked like wolves and some human figures standing on the other side of the road watching quietly.

“Inuyasha,” she whispered, her voice hoarse with fear. She held on to his shoulders tightly. There was no way they were going to get out of this alive!

“She’s mine now, dog turd. If you leave now, I may let you live,” Koga said.

“I’ll rip through you and your pack with one claw!” Inuyasha told him. “Kagome will never belong to you!”

Koga stopped before he crossed the road. He crossed his arms. “So it’s like that? She’s not your bitch. You haven’t mated with her, so that makes her free game. “

Inuyasha growled, his ears flattening low to his head.

“I tell you what. I’ll make this a fair fight, just you and me, the looser goes home with his tail between his legs and winner gets the beautiful woman hiding behind your back.” Koga leaned to the side smiling at Kagome when she peeped out from behind Inuyasha to see him.

‘He’s kind of cute,’ she thought. He was the same height as Inuyasha and wore his long hair pulled back in a ponytail. He had on a pair of old shorts and a tank top. 'Oh what am I thinking he was just going to rape me!’

Inuyasha growled in jealousy and rage. How dare this unworthy wolf flirt with his Kagome.

He flew at the wolf before Kagome knew what was happening. She watched them in paralyzed awe as they attacked each other. Claws swinging, ferocious growls, heavy breathing, fangs baring and biting! She barely made it out of the way when Koga picked Inuyasha up and threw him in her direction. He crashed against her car with a sickening thud putting a huge dent in it. Inuyasha shook his head and stood up.

‘How did he do that? He’s not hurt at all!’ Kagome thought, then looked at her car. The driver’s side had caved in all the way to the passenger seat. ‘My car!’

“Is that the best you can do you wimpy wolf!” Inuyasha shouted.

Kagome eyes widened when he turned around and picked up her car with both hands holding it above his head, snickering maniacally.

“Wait!” She yelled when he threw it at Kouga.

Koga dodged out of the way and watch it strike the trees behind him.

Kagome winced at the loud crunching sounds and breaking glass. “My car!” She said sadly, her eyes filled with tears.

“You really tried to kill me!” Koga yelled in outrage. “This girl means more to you than I thought, but I won’t back down. I still want her. No more fun. Now it gets serious. This fight will be to the death!”

Koga ran at Inuyasha who met him halfway, both of them yelling like warriors about to fight their last battle.

“STOP!”

Kagome’s voice echoed through the quiet night forcing them to stop and turn to her with bewildered expressions.

She stood in the middle of the street a few feet away from them. Her entire body trembling, her hands balled into fist, her head down. They couldn’t see her eyes but they could see the tears falling down her cheeks and splashing onto the hard pavement. She’d reached her limit. She couldn’t take this anymore. First, she was thrown out the window from the tenth floor of her building, then she’d suffered, and was still suffering from the multiple cuts on her arms and legs, then she found out she was working for the mafia and now this. Her legs gave out and she fell to the hard pavement on her knees. “Please, just stop,” she said weakly. She was tired, so tired.

“Kagome!” Inuyasha yelled her name in desperation when he saw the headlights of a fast approaching car.

Koga reacted before Inuyasha got the chance. He swooped her up in his arms and ran narrowly missed being hit himself.

Kagome stared into his green eyes. Another youkai had just saved her life. She didn’t understand if they were bad or good.

“Get away from her!” Inuyasha snatched her out of Koga arms and held her in his.

Koga stared at Kagome. She looked traumatized to him. He didn’t want his future mate to be so upset, it wasn’t good for their relationship. He sighed. “It seems we’ll have to continue this another time, without Kagome around.” He smiled at her warmly and quickly kissed her hand before Inuyasha could stop him. And just like that, he was gone.

Kagome blinked, and looked around for him. It was like he’d vanished in mid-air along with his pack.

“Kagome,” Inuyasha said. “You are in so much trouble,” he growled, but he decided to not yell at her until she was feeling better. He could see her fatigue and sense that she was about to snap if he said or did anything to make her more upset. The last thing he needed was for her to have a nervous breakdown on him.

Kagome felt herself giving in to the sleep that threaten to take over her as he carried her back to the city. He was definitely not the bunny she thought. Those golden eyes of his had burned a dangerous red fire just as Koga’s. She’d seen him for what he was tonight. An animal, a wild dangerous animal who had the strength of ten men and yet for some strange reason, he didn’t scare her. She felt very safe with him. 'She trusted him', she thought with surprise, at least with her life. This was the third time he’d saved her. She knew he didn’t have to, but it seemed like he wanted to. She fell asleep wondering why he wanted to protect her so much.