Strutting Cat

Strutting Cat
Prologue: All Hallow's Eve


AN: Another story I thought up after watching another anime. This time, it was inspired by Howl’s Moving Castle – the anime, not the book. I have to warn you, though; my story, yet again, goes WAY off the story it was based on.

Disclaimer: I don’t own Inuyasha and make no money off this.

Autumn was perhaps the worst time of the year.

In Spring, there was the beloved Rebirthing ritual. Flowers would being to blossom and the air would welcome all sort of lives back into the atmosphere. From butterflies to birds, it was a wonderful awakening.

In Summer, it was either tropical or humid. The water was cold and the sands were scorching – yet life still continued to flow like water down a parched throat. Life was blessed.

In Winter, families became closer under one roof due to the weather. It was cold and harsh, but the warm fire roasted the tender hearts and secrets would be revealed, making the family bond that much stronger.

But Fall…

Kagome herself was born during this period. Some saw it as an omen – others saw it as a curse. Not that her family minded; it was more of a running joke to them.

“Kagome, hand me the last board!”

Her grandpa worked furiously, boarding up the house from windows to doors and crevices nearly invisible to the naked eye.

“At this rate, even ants won’t be able to get in,” her mother pondered from behind her. “I wonder why he never bothered fixing the chimney, then…”

“He said he’d hurt his back,” Souta, Kagome’s younger brother, mused.

The three of them stared at the old man, working like a mad machine on the house. He was putting charms and sealing the house with ‘good bliss’ by the time they realized something amiss.

“Hey,” Souta thought out loud for them. “How do we get in?”

“We don’t!” Grandpa turned with a couple of nails sticking out of his beard. He held up his mallet in a triumphant pose. “We gather ourselves into the storm shelter!” he pointed his mallet to a hidden door, somewhat obvious under the pebbles.

Kagome blanched.

Souta cried out, “We have a storm shelter?!”

And their mom wondered, “Why did we board up the house in the first place?”

“Because of our priceless heirlooms!” Grandpa whined, and at the moment the house cat yawned, stretching on the ground next to Kagome’s feet.

“Grandpa, the dried Kappa feet don’t count… it’s not priceless… it’s not even an heirloom. It was a souvenir from–”

“Don’t talk like that about a family heirloom!” Grandpa fiercely pointed his mallet at Souta, who squeaked and ran to his mother’s side.

Kagome sweat dropped.

This was a typical event in her family. And this was a typical proceeding for the last 15 years of her life.

Where they lived was one of the most sought after residence on the island. It was spacious, full of friendly neighbors, next to the calm water and right beneath the lively mountains, and a thriving city that emitted a romantic glow at night just half a mile away from their house. It was a port for many imports and exports, bringing in food and furniture from across the sea.

It was their livelihood.

It was also their bane on that one eve of the year.

All Hallow’s Eve. That’s what they were preparing for.

Demons and pirates would gather on that one night, as if the island was some kind of a giant magnet. In the past, they had taken women, kids, and live stocks. This all started when the mayor’s wife vanished, 50 years ago today. The very next year, the city was attacked and the young and beautiful were taken.

Now, they were ready.

Or at least, Kagome thought they were.

“How could you forget to buy our dinner?” Souta moaned. “It’s nearly 6 o’clock! I don’t want to go without food!”

“I would go,” Grandpa said. “But I just pulled a muscle here.”

“Grandpa!” Souta groaned.

“I’ll go,” mom said. “I’m sure Kobayashi-san will give me a discount…”

“No, it’s too dangerous for a woman to go at this time!” Grandpa fiercely advised. “Souta, you’ll have to do.”

“What!” he shrieked. “I’m too young to go shopping by myself!”

Grandpa scoffed. “You’re in 3rd grade.”

“Exactly!” he huffed. “Besides, you’re worried about mom getting taken. Why aren’t you worried about me? I’m a kid! And THEY take kids!”

“You’re a man! And all man needs to take care of their family!” Grandpa retorted.

“You’re a man too!”

Kagome held her forehead. “Look, I’ll go.”

Grandpa and Souta dramatically gasped, both taking a step back. “You’re a girl!”

Kagome glared. “I know that.”

“A teenage girl,” Grandpa hissed. “You’ll be a perfect target! You’re just what they’re after!”

“It’s barely six,” Kagome replied. “Besides, the sun won’t set until 7 here.”

“But they have been coming pretty early,” her mother said with a finger to her chin. “Last year, they came on 6:30…”

“I still have 30 minutes, then,” Kagome waved as she started backing away. “Don’t worry, I’m a fast shopper, and THEY don’t come until after the sunset – I’ll be back soon.”

And before they could reply she was running down the cement steps of her shrine home.

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Kagome enjoyed walks during days like this.

It was cool but not horridly cold. The breeze was refreshing and a simple black scarf was enough to keep her warm.

She didn’t think much of it, but she didn’t realize until now that she was wearing nothing but black. Black apron, black European dress, and a pair of shiny black shoes.

Then again, Buyo, the family cat, had gotten into their laundry last night to leave a little present, so this was all she had left.

“Kobayashi-san!” Kagome called out happily as she stepped into the deserted market place. There were no doors, since it was an open and fresh storage area.

However, the absence of the old man unnerved the teen.

He was a healthy man, with a smile that seemed to have been carved onto his face. Without it, the market place just didn’t seem right.

That’s when she saw the note stapled onto one of the wooden columns.

‘Sorry I can’t be here today, folks. Got a bad fever for the first time in life. Hope to see you tomorrow! – Kobayashi’

“Guess his immune system’s pretty weak.”

Kagome turned and saw a hooded figure reading the note from her shoulder. He seemed like a friendly fellow, so she shrugged and turned back to the note. “Yeah; I guess there’s first time for everything.”

She really should’ve been more on guard. Tourism dropped to a complete zero this day every year, and even if a hooded figure wasn’t uncommon in this city, they weren’t usually the friendliest of people. They were usually drug sellers or fugitives from the deserts.

Kagome, unfortunately, was a trusting person.

“So, what do I do if I want an apple?” the man inquired.

Kagome turned to him with a smile. Even though she could only see his nose and mouth she stayed virtually unbiased. “You can leave your money on the counter,” she nodded.

“And just leave it there?” there was a hint of amusement in his tone.

“People here are usually honorable enough to do that,” Kagome said proudly. “Besides, it’s not like the food here is worth a fortune.”

The stranger smiled; something Kagome was happy to see. “I suppose you’re right.”

Kagome watched as the solitary figure pulled out a gold coin from inside his cloak and left it on the counter. He then proceeded to take an apple from the large basket of fruits.

Kagome followed and pulled out a couple of silver coins. She took a basked and started filling them with fruits and a couple of veggie-packs just to spite Souta.

While doing this she wondered who that man was. She was already sure that he was a male. Then again, he could’ve been a female that had taken a lot of steroids. Kagome paused. Nah… she didn’t see any body hairs on his arm when he left that gold coin…

Wait… gold coin… no one here had that kind of cash. Okay, so he was definitely a tourist.

She was beginning to realize just how peculiar this was turning out to be.

“Hey.”

Kagome froze. She immediately relaxed and tried to regroup with a calm demeanor, turning to face the stranger before her. “Yes?”

“This doesn’t have a price tag on it,” he held up a bag of grapes.

“Oh… well, they’re usually 20 bronze coins… 30 if they’re out of stock.”

“Guess I’ll leave 25 coins, then,” he smiled and turned back to shop.

Kagome froze back. Did she just… see a fang? No way… maybe gum? Yeah; he was probably chewing on a white gum, and a portion of it stuck out from between his lips, or…

Kagome’s eyes were drawn back to his hands again. She saw him leave another gold coin on the counter next to a bag of cucumbers. He was simply paying and eating what he just bought. He didn’t have a basket with him, so of course he was doing that…

Her eyes stayed with his hand. Were those…claws?

Kagome turned back to the counter in front of her. Okay… perhaps he wouldn’t harm her if she didn’t say anything. He was friendly enough from the beginning… maybe if she stayed unaware…naïve…blissfully oblivious…

Kagome’s heart just about stopped when the city clock rang its two gigantic bells. It was usually a beautiful melody, a different tune played every day when the sunset was near.

She stared at the clock, which was just barely recognizable from where she was standing.

“Seven o’clock?” Kagome shrieked. “But I didn’t even hear the six o’clock bell!” Hadn’t she taken the shortcut to get here? Oh wait… she must’ve dazed off while enjoying the breeze.

…

“Dang it,” Kagome mentally kicked herself in the shin. “The sun’s just about to set too.”

“And so it is.”

She turned to the stranger, who was watching sky from where he stood. It was a bright red glow with a ray of orange and yellow that sparkled thanks to the setting sun.

“You might want to get home,” he said, snapping Kagome from her daze.

She mentally kicked herself again. Why did she daydream so often?! “Yeah, I should…” she trailed off and tried to calculate just how long she had.

If she took the shortcut…no, it’d still take 30 min now that the sun was setting. The trail would be too dark to follow.

“Do you daze off often?”

Kagome turned to face him. “Only when I’m panicking,” she wearily smiled. And her smile faltered.

The stranger had taken off his hood, and the bright sunset taking place behind him made his face all the more easier to stare at. He was a demon alright, with two very obvious dog-ears perched on top of his silver-haired head. He was smirking at her, but she was too mesmerized with his ears.

“Anything wrong?” his smirk was unbearably arrogant.

She pointed, not able to help herself. She kept on pointing in silence for nearly five minutes until the man’s smirk fell.

“Are you done yet?” he asked dully.

All she could muster was a weak ‘Ah…’

“Right,” he cleared his throat. “Don’t tell me you didn’t notice it when I still had the hood on.”

“Ah…”

“The claws? The fang?”

“Ah…”

He didn’t know whether to be amused or annoyed. “Cat got your tongue?”

“Ah… wait,” she dropped her finger. “It’s 7 o’clock.”

“Yes, we already made that clear.”

“Darn it, I’m late!” she held her head. “Oh man… I’ll be ‘taken’… or worse…” that’s when she realized something. “Wait a second. You’re a demon, right?”

“…yes, we already made that clear.”

“You’re not a girl-loving, sex-lusting, pro-carnage demon, right?”

The demon was perturbed. “What an odd question,” plus she hadn’t ran away screaming yet. That was a first.

“So you wouldn’t mind it if you…well,” she gripped her basket hard. “Escort…me…back…home?”

He was taken aback. “Excuse me?”

Kagome blinked. “Escort…me…back…home?”

“Look, I heard you the first time,” he growled. “I’m just wondering why a foolish simpleton like you isn’t running away yet.”

“Hey, I resent that!” she frowned. “I’m not a simpleton!”

“Oh for the–” but he was caught short when a thunderous blast of a horn replaced the silence. A second after, there was a loud roar not far from where they were standing. “Darn,” he rolled his eyes. “I guess they couldn’t wait any longer.”

“Wait?” Kagome blinked. “Last year they came thirty minutes early.”

“They were hungry. Most of us forgot to eat lunch that day.”

“Oh… I guess that make sense… wait, we’re still here?!” she panicked and looked around her. “Oh my god, I need to find a shelter.”

“Alright,” the man held up his hand. “First off, you didn’t even realize I was a demon just with a hood for a disguise–”

“Well you’re wearing a cloak too.”

“–Secondly, you didn’t go insane like a SANE person when I took off my hood–”

“Isn’t that an oxymoron?”

“–and now, you’re talking about a shelter when a demon’s already standing in front of you.”

“Demon? Oh, you? Well aren’t you going to escort me back home?”

“I never agreed to that!” he snapped.

“Well too bad,” she said, grabbing the side of his cloak. “You didn’t disagree to it, so it’s not like you’re refusing.”

He shook his head. “You’re really dumb aren’t you?”

“Nope,” she glared. “I just have a gift,” and with that she started pulling him along up the street.

He could’ve easily stopped her, but he was far too caught off guard to do anything but chat. “A gift?” he asked, not realizing that his feet were following hers.

“I can tell whether a person’s bad or not,” she shrugged, looking straight forward. “Like I said, it’s a gift.”

“Sounds fucked up to me,” he said.

Kagome didn’t respond.

The two of them walked like that, Kagome leading him like a puppy, for a good ten minutes before they felt the ground shake below them.

“What was that?”

“Probably a mole demon,” he mused. “Or a worm demon.”

“A worm demon?” she said. “Gross!”

“Look, just shut up and follow my lead,” he glared. “They’ll have to think I took you from your home or they won’t leave you alone.”

“Okay…”

“So let go of my cloak and start looking…I don’t know…distraught or horrified or something.”

She let go of his cloak and tried to contort her face. “I’d fake cry but I’m not a talented actress…”

“Quick!” he hissed and grabbed her forearm, resting his arm around her shoulders just as a couple of lizard demons came into view. “Now drop the food and start looking afraid.”

“But I paid for these – ouch,” she stopped with an incoherent grumble after he pinched her cheek. With a sigh she dropped her basket of fruits and lowered her head, trying to look as defeated as possible.

“Hey, Inuyasha!” the low gravelly voice got louder as two massive pair of scaly feet came into view. “You got yourself a woman there?”

Kagome, in reality, was trying not to laugh, and Inuyasha sensed that she wouldn’t be able to hold it in much longer. He kept his mouth shut and hoped for the best.

“Looks like she just came back from mourning,” the second lizard spoke. “And what’s this? Free food?”

Kagome would’ve spoken up when they started picking the apples from her feet…that is, if Inuyasha hadn’t pinched her cheek again.

“Guess we’ll leave you with your woman then. Shame, really,” the two gave her a once over and sneered, something she was very disgusted with. “She got a twin or what?”

“No – just her,” Inuyasha growled. “Now get lost.”

“Whatever,” the two spat back. “Royal bloods are screwed up anyway.”

“Royal…?” Kagome wondered as she saw the pair storm off into the market place. “I guess they were too hungry to stick around…”

“Let’s go,” he whispered and pushed her forward. “And don’t stop acting… there are bird demons watching us.”

“Great,” Kagome sighed.

The silence was almost unbearable. The two kept walking, his arm still rested on her shoulders all the while.

She felt cold all of a sudden. Perhaps it was because she was just beginning to realize what a serious situation she was in. Or maybe one half of her body was getting cold while the other was getting cozy thanks to Inuyasha’s body heat. Must’ve been a demon thing.

Unknowingly, she rested her head on his shoulder.

“Hey,” he awoke her. “Don’t get comfy.”

“Oh, right. Sorry.”

Inuyasha stared at her. What a weird girl… he had acted friendly for the sake of toying with her, but he didn’t think she would actually warm up to that.

“Oh my god,” Kagome gasped. “That’s Hitomi.”

Inuyasha saw what she was staring at. They were near the edge of the city, where a couple of large, luxurious houses sat with a large lawn offering beauty and serenity. Sadly, most of them had been broken into with gashes on the broken down door and scratches beside the broken windows.

“Demons usually go after rich houses… more to offer, you know.”

“But… Souta has a crush on her!” she watched as a hairy giant took the little girl, screaming and kicking, into the small crowd of demons. “Oh my god… Inuyasha!”

“What?”

“Do something!” she begged. “You have the royal blood thing going, right? Can’t you stop this?”

“I knew it!” he threw his hands into the air. “You know, you’re not that first person to think I could actually accomplish something because I have ‘connections’!”

“I didn’t mean it like that!” she furiously whispered. “I just thought you could negotiate… they’re good people!”

Inuyasha held his forehead. “I don’t have that kind of power! Demons aren’t meant to be silenced – they keep quiet for most of the year, just waiting for blood and sex. I can’t control that! Lust and greed are powerful things…” he ended in a mutter.

“Well then why aren’t you…wait,” she stared suspiciously. “You weren’t castrated, were you?”

“No!”

The two of them snapped around when a couple of those hairy demons came thundering towards them.

“Oh crap,” he cursed. “Guess they found something they like.”

“What, me?” Kagome whimpered.

Inuyasha sighed. “Quick, get on,” he said, offering his back to her.

“What? Like a…piggyback ride?” Kagome stepped away.

“It’s either me… or them!”

Handsome dog-demon or hairy, horny giants.

…

She basically threw herself on him.

Without a warning he leapt into the air. Kagome freed a weak scream, which was soon muted with a gush of air. It was horrifying to feel the air rush past her, but when she realized that he could land lightly as a feather, she began to enjoy the ride. It was somewhat like a rollercoaster.

“Woo!” Kagome cried as he started to swiftly cross the land on his two feet.

“Don’t overindulge,” he said sarcastically and continued to travel in great speed.

They were halfway up a dirt path when he realized something.

“Wait…where do you live?”

Kagome blinked. “Huh… I never told you, did I?”

“You didn’t have to… I could follow your scent to your house… but…” his pace slowed. “You didn’t tell me it was up here.”

“We do live in a shrine.”

“The shrine? The Higurashi shrine?” he screeched to a halt.

Kagome would’ve flown forward if it hadn’t been for the back of his head blocking her abdomen. “Oomph!”

At that moment, the two of them felt an incredible amount of heat from their left. They turned and immediately saw a red glow; an easy thing to make out now that it was dark.

“Is that–?”

“Fire!” Inuyasha yelled and leapt high into the air.

Kagome saw to her horror that the trees that lined the pass had been lit aflame into a massive ball of fire. “They… they didn’t…”

“I’m sure your family’s fine,” Inuyasha voiced her worries. “Demons don’t dare go to shrines or any holy places.”

She frowned. “What… then all that boarding up, sealing, and charms meant nothing?”

“Yup.”

Kagome bit her bottom lip. “Well, okay. But now how do I get home?”

Inuyasha shifted back, landing several feet away from where the fire lit. “I guess hide until morning?”

“Where? I don’t want to be taken…”

“Then we’ll have to act like a couple again,” he clicked his tongue. “You won’t mind, would you?”

“Better than the horny giant,” Kagome mumbled.

Inuyasha bent down, telling her to get off. She was a little hesitant for she did enjoy the ride, but decided against whining to a demon.

Kagome followed Inuyasha down the path, taking an alternative route when they neared the city border. Of course, the pair learned something after that hairy giant incident.

Now that it was dark, the lights of the city gave it the famed romantic luminosity.

“Say, Inuyasha?”

“Mm?” he replied, continuing to face forward.

“Why are you helping me?”

He didn’t respond. Period.

“I mean… you’re doing a lot for little ole’ me.”

“Well little ole’ you is getting pretty damn annoying–”

“Hey!” it wasn’t Kagome who’d spoken.

“GAH!” Inuyasha ferociously growled. “Why do I keep getting interrupted?!”

“You got a live one?” a snake demon of sorts slithered up to them, sticking its forked tongue at Kagome. She shrieked when his tongue got way too close to her chest. “Ah, not broken in yet? We’ve got plenty of guys to do just that…”

Kagome leaned to her left and saw that he was talking about a clothes shop, where a couple of girls were being forced in by some demons that looked more humanoid than demonic – like the dog-eared Inuyasha, for example.

“Using the stalls, this time?” Inuyasha watched, somewhat bored.

The snake examined Kagome as he slithered and twisted around her. “A beauty, eh? You find the pretty ones, don’t you?” he hissed in delight. “I’ve got customers here. How much for the virgin?”

Kagome’s eyes widened. “No…” she whispered. “No way.”

Inuyasha’s ears tweaked, but that was his only response.

“No,” she croaked and edged towards Inuyasha’s side as best she could. But with the snake twisting around her, it was like being stuck in a cage.

“Ten gold coins? Twenty? She looks like a twenty…”

Inuyasha sighed. Kagome looked horrified and the snake beamed; it had seemed like he had given in, when, instead of naming the price, he himself pulled out a handful of gold coins to give to the snake.

“Eh?” Kagome and the snake both gave an equally questioning look.

“This should be enough for the whole night,” he looked away as he handed the gold to the snake. Kagome noticed then the snake demon actually had arms, though they were severely short and weak-looking. Just holding the money must’ve been a workout.

“Fifteen gold coins? Why you could take two more stalls for the night! And just for one girl too!” he cackled. “Please, come in, come in… make sure the wench sticks close, she is a pretty thing…”

Inuyasha grabbed her wrist and dragged her into the shop, like a mother taking her daughter into a dentist’s office.

It was a horrid place. There were screaming, crying, groaning, and a distinct odor of musk in the shop. The store had been ransacked and clothes were spread all over the place. Some were used as sheets, some as curtains, and the rest were torn and forgotten on the floor, a symbol of their rage.

“Please, enjoy,” he hissed, then cackled as he watched the two walk into the stall. “And some clothes on top for privacy!”

Kagome saw what he meant as the stall door closed. The top had been sealed by an onslaught of red clothes, plus the space between the stall and the floor had been given the same treatment, giving the entire stall that red sunset glow.

“I hate this,” she managed to say before a loud bang scared her away from the right side of the stall.

“Guess they’re getting rough next door,” Inuyasha mulled over.

“How could you be so calm? They’re raping the poor girls!” Kagome felt a sob coming on.

“Oh no,” he sensed the tears coming. “No, don’t cry.”

“Why here? Why do they come here?” she groaned. “I hate this. Why can’t they go and terrorize some other… less quaint city?”

“Because…this island…” Inuyasha sat down on a mountain of used clothes. “It’s special…”

Kagome sighed, knowing he wasn’t going to specify his explanation any further. “I hate this.”

“I heard the first time,” he growled. “And why aren’t you worried?”

“I am!”

“Not about,” he stopped when another bang interrupted him. “Not about the others. About yourself, I mean.”

“Why should I be?”

“Because you’re in a sex shop and I just bought you!”

“No you didn’t,” she blinked. “You bought a stall. Not me.”

He shook his head. “You’re way too trusting.”

“I told you. I know a good person when I see–” she squeaked when there was a cry and series of banging from the opposite side of the stall.

“You should sit down.”

Kagome gulped and sat on the shirt ridden floor. She breathed in and out, slowly and meditatively.

“Trying to concentrate?” he smirked when he saw her quiet down.

There was a pained scream; the worst thing they had heard yet in the shop.

Kagome’s shoulder shook.

“Dang it, no crying!” he snapped. “I saved you from what’s happening to THEM, didn’t I?”

“I hate this!” Kagome snapped back and stood up. “I’m leaving! I can’t take this!”

“No you bitch!” he said, not holding back anymore. “Do you want to get raped?”

“I sympathize too much, okay? There, I’m not denying it!” she said and tried to unlock the door.

“Would you STOP?!” he growled and grabbed her shoulders. “Stop acting stupid and SHUT THE FUCK UP!” he screamed out the last part when she began to sob uncontrollably. Not that anyone else heard – the screams were plenty and the crying was common.

He lost his footing on the clothes and slipped back onto the pile of clothes.

Kagome had lost it now. She was screaming and struggling, acting as if she wanted to gouge her eyes out.

Inuyasha was confused as hell. She could act like a naïve fool in front of demons but couldn’t handle a couple of painful screams. What a pain in the ass.

“Shush!” he yelled and pushed her beneath him. He pinned her wrists down next to her head and straddles his legs on both sides of her hips. “Don’t be an idiot!”

“I’ll be an idiot if I want to!” she screamed back. This was a good sign, because she was actually responding back now.

He got in her face and showed his fangs. “You see these? You think I never bit anyone before?!”

“You won’t bite me!” Kagome glared. “You won’t! I know you won’t!”

“You know nothing about me!”

The two glared, seeing nothing but each other’s eyes. The two inhaled and exhaled, feeling each other’s breath. Kagome suddenly felt herself sinking into the massive pile of clothes and tried arching her back to gain leverage.

This was just plain uncomfortable for Inuyasha, who now had two bulges rubbing his chest. “Stop it, alright?”

“I’m sinking…”

Inuyasha held onto her wrists. “You promise you won’t go crazy if I let go?”

Kagome looked away.

“You promise you won’t try to run?”

She avoided his eyes.

“You promise?” he leaned in, trying to gain eye contact.

When she felt the weight on her begin to get heavier and heavier, she looked up and finally faced him. “I hate this.”

“I know,” Inuyasha pointedly nodded. “So you promise?”

She shook her head. “No.”

“Don’t tell me I have to stay like this!”

“I guess you’ll have to.”

“Oh god…”

“Just tell me.”

“Tell you what?” Inuyasha said.

“Why are you helping me so much?”

“Because,” he paused. “Because I’m different. That’s it.”

“Because… you’re not like the other demons?”

“Just shut up, will you?” he hissed.

That was probably out the time they realized the position they were in. Inuyasha’s nose was just brushing hers, and Kagome was still feeling the weight of Inuyasha.

“You’re…heavy.”

“Demon bones. They’re heavy things…” he stopped.

It was an awkward moment. They both knew what was going to happen next, but neither had the nerve to tell the other what they wanted.

“You’re just a kid,” he said.

“I’m 15,” Kagome indignantly said.

Inuyasha’s lips inched closer to hers. “This is…going to be your first kiss, isn’t it?” it was barely above a whisper.

She held her breath. “Yeah…” she whispered.

He closed his eyes in dived in.

The first thing Kagome felt was an electric shock. It was warm, not like static electricity, but a pleasurable sensation. It was weird and good at the same time. Inuyasha, a demon, couldn’t understand why it felt so good to be with a child like her. He was 17 in human age, but in demon age he was more than two centuries old.

Their lips stayed glued to each others until Inuyasha decided to take it further. The heat was unbearable, and unknowingly he had started grinding her.

Kagome opened her mouth when he licked her teeth and let his tongue tie with hers. Her if she had an angel and a devil on each side of her shoulders, one would be telling to run away while the other would be urging her to take advantage of the poor bastard.

He was an abnormally handsome fellow, and it must’ve been a demon thing. But what kind of a girl would have the chance to be with a kind demon like him?

But she prided herself on being pure and different. Being lustful was not her thing.

“No,” her whisper turned into a groan. “No…”

Somehow, it had gone from an innocent kiss to a fast and furious love making.

Kagome wrapped her legs around his hips and started to rock back and forth, their hips now in sync. During their grinding Inuyasha had freed her wrists and had started to unzip the back of her European dress.

Kagome, who was already half sunken into the pile of clothes, grabbed the side of his head and continued to kiss him.

Inuyasha forced the top part of her dress down to her hips and grabbed for her full breasts. She groaned and let go of his head, letting him suckle on one of her breasts. She groaned as he started to play with her nipple and arched her back, giving him a mouthful of her breast.

“More…” she moaned.

“More, bitch?” he smirked, his eyes not insane with lust and hunger. “You’ll wish you never said that.”

Kagome shrieked when he lifted up her lower part of the dress and forced the skirt up to her hips. He pulled down her underwear and took off his own cloak. Kagome saw why he was wearing that – it looked like he had gotten into a fight, and his red shirt had been given an ungentle treatment.

Inuyasha pulled down his pants and faced her womanhood. He couldn’t see her face because of the raised skirt; not that he gave a damn about it.

The female teen shrieked again when she felt Inuyasha get into her dress and start licking her virgin area. She wrapped her legs around his head, just about forcing him to do the next thing.

He sucked her womanhood, drinking in the juices and plunging his tongue in when he wanted to hear more of her shrieks and moans. He stopped sucking when she was all dry and hot, parted her legs up to the ceiling and climbed on top of her.

“You said more,” he panted. “I’ll give you more.”

“Inuyasha…” she gasped when she felt his manhood dive into her. She screamed as her walls squeezed his weapon; a turn on for Inuyasha. He mounted her and their hips buckled. He forced himself in and out of her, making her screams louder and fiercer. Their hips were rocking together, even though Kagome was repeating ‘No’. She hugged him endearingly, waiting for the climax. It felt so good.

Over and over again Inuyasha would force in and out, and soon enough he had penetrated her virgin shield, his seeds freed into her body.

Kagome wrapped her legs around his hips and moaned loudly, pain and pleasure mixed in her body. “Inuyasha…”

The said male, who was still inside her, smirked and held her waist, her two bulges rubbing his chest, making him want more and more. “You said more…”

“Inuyasha!” she shrieked when he forced himself out and started grinding her. They were not at it like bunnies, doing it over and over and again and again.

He went in and out, his dog ears becoming something like a soft pacifier for Kagome as he continued to pull his dick in and out of her hot womanhood.

“Inuyasha!”

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The snake demon hissed with a sneer when the dog-eared royalty came out of the sex shop. He was the last customer, and he was a mess. One of his dog eared had been excessively chewed on, his hair looked like a fur ball coughed up by a cat, and his cloak didn’t do justice to his spaced out daze, or hide how he was limping in one leg.

“Enjoyed your stay?” the snake got no response – not that he expected any. “Shall I… dispose of your pet?”

“I already did,” the dog muttered. “Don’t bother cleaning up after me.”

The snake demon cackled and followed the dog-eared one into the streets. “I suppose the humans will get a nasty surprise when they find what you’ve done.”

“I suppose so,” he muttered dully.

The snake demon cackled like a green nosed witch.

Inside the clothes shop turned sex shop, Kagome exhaled very loudly. She lay on top of the heap of clothes, fully clothed now with a couple of stray strands of hair sticking out of her head.

She couldn’t believe what had happened the night before. She couldn’t believe that she wasn’t a virgin anymore.

Kagome sat up, holding her chest as she mulled over what happened.

They had made love like… twenty times? And Inuyasha had told her to stay in the stall until everyone left; until the sun rose.

She must’ve sat there, waiting for hours by her lonely self – or perhaps it was all in her mind and hardly a second had past. Kagome had made love to a total stranger. A stranger with dog-ears.

“I hope I didn’t mangle his ear…” Kagome thought. “I mean, I do chew a lot…” then she stopped. “What the! I got to get home!”

She opened the stall, checked around to be sure she was alone, and sneaked out of the store like a little mouse.

The sun was already rising, and sure enough the city clock had begun to ring, just as the long hand reached 6 o’clock, morning time. Kagome felt it was safe enough to walk outside alone. It was light enough to see where she was going, and the demons never stayed long to see the sun rise.

“They’re like vampires,” Kagome mused.

Her thoughts immediately turned to the dog-eared one – Inuyasha.

What had made them do something like THAT? Make love in a sex shop… much less in a stall.

“What a weird guy,” Kagome managed to say before she felt a pang of pain in her chest. She didn’t know whether it was physical pain or an emotional pain. She knew Inuyasha had left her, at least until next year, but perhaps she was feeling the psychological pain of feeling lonely, or abandoned.

No, that wasn’t it. It was real physical pain – her heart literally felt like it was being squeezed until it was two times smaller.

“Oh,” she groaned in pain, falling to her knees as she held her chest.

Her mind whirled and the ground felt like it had tipped over. She pitched forward, seeing nothing but black for a couple of seconds.

Then all was normal again.

Kagome got on her hands and knees. Oddly enough, the ground felt oddly cold and gravelly. And her knees… she thought she was on her knees, but in reality her knees were touching the ground. Her feet were. Not to mention her knees felt incredibly furry.

She never had that much body hair – people of Asian descent never did… so why did she feel like she was wearing fur coat?

She looked down… and saw her hands.

Or paws.

“What?” Kagome said. Her ears, however, heard a meow.

No way… no way…

Kagome couldn’t believe.

She tiptoed… or sauntered or whatever mammals did towards a glass case of a nearby store. She saw her reflection.

Kagome was a blue-eyed, slender black cat.

She shrieked. Her cat ears heard herself hiss.

Next Chapter – Chapter One: Prelude to Death