Okay, I just really really really had to write this. The idea has seriously been haunting me for a while now. So, here this is. Sorry that it had to interfere with my progress on Ten Days In Her World, but that's just how life is I guess. So... enjoy! Also, don't know how to spell the sword's name so... it may be a little off. Oh well.

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"Inuyasha! Watch out! Behind you!"

He turned, too late, and got a face full of claws. "Damn you!"

Once again a monk, a cat demon, a demon slayer, a fox demon, a priestess, and a half-demon where fighting a foe for a fragment of the Shikon jewel. This time it was a giant tiger demon, much like Kirara- only bigger.

The gang was well into the fight, it had been going on for about three minutes now, and they where all honestly just not in. Miroku lay off to the side, his leg bleeding. Sango was limping and sporting a black eye. Shippo was with Kagome, his little head betten up. Kagome herself wasn't in all that bad of shape, just a couple bruises on her legs and a scratch on her arm. That was all thanks to her hanyou companion, who was determined not to let anything happen to her. Inuyasha wasn't in great shape though, he had blood seeping down his arm from a shoulder wound, his right side showing three long claw marks, and he was fairly sure he had broken a rib.

Usually they would have killed a lowly youkai like this one by now. The only problem was that they had just had a fight only a while ago, and all where still recuperating. Not only that, but a full two days of walking and almost no sleep had really taken a toll on the little group.

The tiger youkai raked its claws across Inuyasha's left cheek, with a force that sent him falling back down in to the ground next to Kagome.

Kagome got up and scambled over to him. "Inuyash! Inuyasha, are you alright?"

He stood up with a grunt. "Keh, these are nothin' but scratches."

"Be careful, Inuyasha. I already told you, it's got the jewel shard in it's right shoulder. That arm will be faster."

"Tell me something I don't know." He muttered, then with a shout jumped back up in the air. He held Tetsigia above his head, ready to end the fight now. He was close enough to use the wind scar and not hurt anyone but his target, and then the fight would be over.

The only problem was, he hadn't anticipated the Tiger swinging up it's left paw.

Inuyasha watched his sword fly from his grasp and far out of sight as he fell to the ground. He skidded back a little, then finally stopped at the base of a tree. "Ugh..."

"Inuyasha!" Kagome got up from where she sat on the side lines, running over to where the half-demon lay in the dirt.

The tiger's head snapped away from Inuyasha's fallen form to Kagome and before anyone could blink he had her. His paw closed harshly around her body and lifted her up in to the air as the youkai snarled.

"Inuyasha!" Kagome screamed, struggling in the bruising grip of the beast.

Inuyasha's vision was swimming, he heard everything as if from a great distance. But the second she screamed his name his head snapped up. He saw her struggling in the demon's grasp, tyring to break free. He saw the pain on her face as the youkai held to her a little tighter, and as a long claw nicked her chin.

Blood slowly dripped from the wound, soaking her neck and shirt.

Mate hurt. It was a simple thought, one he hadn't planned on having, and one he didn't stop to correct. It just was there; and he responded to it without another thought. Well, less him and more his youkai blood.

He stood, his eyes hidden by a curtain of bangs. Without Tetsigia in his hand, nothing could stop what was coming. His comrades saw what was happening, and though they yelled his name in panic he paid them no heed. No, his Kagome was in pain and danger. He would not have that.

The purple stripes where the first to come, rising up on his cheeks like leaves surfacing on water. Next where his claws, growing longer and sharper until they alone were enough to cleave a forest. After that his hair grew slightly, as did his muscles and the rest of his body. Then the fangs, shooting out past his lips and touching near his chin.

He stood, his hair back, the cloud of dust his impact with the earth had made slowly fading around him. He grinned evilly up at the demon before him, and then his eyes suddenly shot open. "Mine."

Before anyone could fully comprehend what was happening the now full-demon Inuyasha leapt into the air, savagly running his long claws through the beast before him as he came back down to the ground. The demon fell, the earth around them shaking with the impact of the thing's corpse hitting ground. Kagome screamed as the arm that once held her high in the air started rapidly shooting to the ground, her whole body braced for impact.

It never came.

She opened her eyes- which she hadn't realized that she had shut- and couldn't believe her eyes.

"Inu.. Inuyasha?"

He looked down at the frightened miko in his arms through red eyes, and growled out one of the only words he could manage other than his primitive tongue. "Mate. Kagome, mine."

"Wh-what? Inuyasha, put me down!"

He looked down at the girl, at her bloody face, and growled low in his chest. There was no way in hell he was letting her go until they were far away from that place, that place where she had been in pain and danger.

She whimpered, fearful, no doubt wondering what was going on.

"Kagome." He said deeply, hoping she would understand.

After that she didn't say anything, she just waited.

A moment later he stopped in a cave in the side of the mountain. It was rocky, and near a river, but it would do. Kagome like the water anyway, he knew.

He sat down on the cold hard floor of the cave, and looked down at the girl in his arms.

She was trying to look calm, but her rapid heart beat gave her away. "Inu-"

She was abruptly cut off by the hanyou, who leaned down and tenderly licked her chin.

He eyes shot open wide. "Inuyasha!"

He didn't answer her, though he let a low comforting growl that he constantly kept up. He simply continued to lap at her chin with his long dog-like tongue, cleansing it of all the dirt and blood that was there.

She watched him with wide eyes, and gradualy relaxed. She didn't know why the blood-thirsty Inuyasha above her was suddenly being so gentle, but she wasn't about to make him stop. After all, who needed a crazed demon as powerful as him on the loos? No one would be safe... no one would be able to stop him.

Once her chin was clean, he moved down and licked under her chin, making her suck in a deep breath. He ginned, and then continued. He made his way slowly down, cleaning her neck, and then her collar. Her uniform stopped the flow of blood from reaching any lower, but the smell of it was driving him crazy. The smell of her blood made him want to kill someone, more than usual, but he had to tend to her first. Mate first, killing second. So he simply grabbed the hem of the shirt and pulled it up and over her head, then tossed it from the mouth of the cave.

"Inuyasha!" she squeaked. He wasn't listening.

She was left only in her bra, which was devoid of blood- so it could stay. He looked her over and noticed he had failed to remove the blood from a split in her lip. He dipped his head down, and gently licked it.

She shivered beneath him as his tongue danced on her lips, careful and warm.

He grinned again, and then pressed a warm kiss on her lips.

She gasped, but he was moving on.

"Mate." He whispered, nudging at her cheek. He buried his face in her neck, sniffing at the warm skin there. He licked her again, happily leaving his scent in a spot where it wasn't as thick.

"Inuyasha." She was getting a little worried. What was he doing? What was he going to do?

He brought his head back, and then looked strait into her eyes. "Kagome my mate. Kagome mine."

She wasn't about to make him mad. She nodded. "I'm yours." She wished she could just sit him and run, but he was above her. She would get flattened with him.

He grinned wider, an odd look coming into his eyes.

"Inuyasha?"
She shrieked as he suddenly dipped down and sank his fangs into the soft flesh of her neck, drawing blood. Oddly enough, it didn't hurt as bad as it should have. In fact, the pain was already leaving. He was licking her neck again, lapping up the blood he had drawn.

"Mine. My Kagome. My mate."

He was starting to nuzzle her neck again, and she wasn't sure how this was going to end if the hanyou didn't come back soon. "Inuyasha."

He ignored her.

"Inuyasha!"

"Mate."
"Inuyasha, stop."

He paused. "Danger?"

"No, pleases, Inuyasha you aren't yourself. You need to stop. Put me down and-"

He suddenly picked her up, switching places with her and placing her on his lap. The he continued licking at the wound he had made.

"Inuyasha, please, you have to stop. We need to go back to the others."

"Mate stay. Kagome stay. Kagome mine."

"Yes, yes I'm yours. But listen, you need to stop. Okay?" he just licked at her jaw. "Inuyasha!"

"Kagome mine." He rummbled, tightening his arms around her waist.

Her heartbeat was starting to pick up now, anxiety mixing into her scent. She didn't know what to do and it was Inuyasha... maybe she wasn't so sure she really wanted to do anything.

He smelt the fear coming off of her, the pickup of her heartbeat. He stopped for a moment. "Not hurt mate. Kagome not hurt. Kagome mine. Not hurt mine."

She understood he was telling her he wouldn't hurt her, ans this made her a little less anxious. "Okay, but Inuyasha, I know that. I just... I need you to stop for now. I'm confused, and the others are probably looking for us. Okay? So you need to stop."

He whimpered. "Mine. Kagome."

"Listen to me, Inuyasha." She had to think fast, think of a way to make him stop. "Listen to me."

"Hear Kagome."

"Listen, I need you to do something for me. I need you to-"
He wasn't listening again, he had gone back to licking her, and it was getting a little lower than she was comfortable with.

"Inuyasha." He didn't listen. "Mate!"

His head shot up to look at her.
"Mate. I need you to bring back Inuyasha. Understand?"

"Want Kagome. Want mate." He whined.

"Yes, I know." she hesitantly put her hand up and started to stroke his long sliver hair, settling into his chest more. "I'll see you again, you're Inuyasha. Okay? I'll let you do what you must. Just... let Inuyasha come back. The hanyou."

Demon Inuyasha whimpered. "My Kagome. My Mate."

She nodded. "Your mate. Inuyasha's mate."
He grinned. "Kagome mine."

"Yes, kagome is yours. Now close your eyes, and let him back. Okay?"

Inuyasha nodded. "Mate Kagome, see one day."

She smiled, almost sad to see the finially calm demon go. He would have seemed... almost child like, if he wasn't so imposing and well, sexy. Not to mention commanding and strong. "I'll see you another day. Bye mate."

He smirked. "No leave mate. Stay always."

"Huh?"

He pointed to himself, near his heart. "Always here. Inuyasha is Kagome mate. Kagome my mate."
She smiled sadly again. "Oh. Okay." she leaned up and gently laid a kiss on his lips, a sort of finality.

The full fledged youkai closed his eyes, with a smile against her lips, and then her hanyou was back.

The stripes from his cheeks faded, his fangs became shorter, his hair returned to it's regular length.

Then he opened his eyes again, and now they where the molten gold color he loved so much. He was surprised to see her kissing him, he could smell his full demon scent all over her. Why wasn't she... harmed?

He didn't really wonder for long, because after a moment he drew away from the kiss and looked down at her.

She smiled sweetly at him. "Welcome back, Mate."

He looked over at her shoulder, saw the mark that was there, and he knew. He crushed her to his chest, her lips to his. "Kagome." he drew back from her lips, holding her a little closer. "Did I hurt you?"

"No. You were very sweet."

"Stop it, I... did I..."

She held him a little tighter. "Yeah. According to you, I'm yours. I am your mate."

"And you don't mind?"

"I couldn't be happier. Do you mind?"

"Do I mind? Hell, Kagome. I really couldn't be much happier."

He kissed her one last time, and then they stood to leave.

Mate.

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Soooooo? How is it? I hope everyone loved it! (This is a one-shot by the way. Though I guess I could do a sequel...) Please leave reviews, I love those things so much! Thanks.