Chapter One
'What is wrong with him? Jeez he's so moody!' Kagome thought to herself. She sat on her bike slowly peddling, with Shippou looking up at her from the basket in front of the handlebars. 'He's such an asshole all the time!' "Kagome?" asked the kitsune, wondering what was bothering her. "Yes, Shippou?" She smiled down at him and seeing him made her eyes brighter. He could always warm her with his sweet nature. "What's wrong? You seem kind of mad., are you okay?" "It's... it's nothing. Forget about it." She grinned at him and he was instantly reassured, turning his attention to a butterfly floating past them. 'You wouldn't understand... Inuyasha is suck a jerk though!' Her dark mood was instantly back and she sighed under her breath. 'Whenever he opens up to me, he pushes me away again! What's he hiding from?'
_______Flashback_______ "Kagome..." Inuyasha whispered, holding her close and smelling her hair. He always loved the way she smelled. He couldn't tell her that though... As he enveloped her in a heartfelt embrace, her heart skipped a beat. Her blood was pulsating through her veins at an amazing pace, and she could feel her face grow red. She had always dreamt of him holding her like this. Now that it was actually happening, she was at a loss for words. "Inuyasha... I..." she started, but was hushed by his finger lightly rubbing her cheek as he looked into her eyes. "Me too." He whispered, apparently able to read her mind. In fact, he couldn't, but he was so close to her that he could sense the way she felt. He could smell her emotions. She was excited and at peace at the same time. ______End Flashback______
She vividly remembered that night, and she thought about it often. She had been amazed at how open he had been with her. He didn't push her away, didn't try to hide his emotions with anger. He was like a completely different person, and she was dazed and confused. "Come on, we have to make it to the next village before night." Inuyasha barked (no pun intended!). "You're so slow Kagome!" Miroku and Sango eyed each other nervously, while Shippou seemed oblivious to his surroundings, that is, until the bike he was on skidded to a stop. Shippou was thrown to the ground. He sat up, rubbing his head, and looked over to a very ferocious Kagome. "That's IT!" she fumed. "I am sick and tired of your SHIT! You've been an ass all week! What the HELL IS YOUR PROBLEM?!" The others were stunned, particularly Inuyasha who slowly turned to look at the fiery miko. "Well maybe if you weren't so damn slow, we'd have a lot more jewel shards by now..." he stated. "Oh so I'm slow am I? Let's all point out my other flaws while we're at it, shall we? Let's see, I'm slow, weak, annoying, powerless, and, oh yeah, A USELESS WASTE OF TIME! Did I leave any out?! Well, Inuyasha?" she screamed. She hadn't been this mad in a long time, but it felt good to get all of it off her chest. She dropped her bike and ran off into the forest, choking to keep back her tears. 'I already feel like a weakling as it is, he doesn't have to rub it in all the time!'
"Inuyasha you idiot! Why do you always have to treat her so badly? What has she ever done to you?! Go APOLOGIZE!" yelled Sango, who was beyond pissed. "Why should I? It's not my fault that she's so touchy!" he retaliated. WHACK Inuyasha was face first on the ground. Sango had hit him over the head with her boomerang. "GO, NOW!" she screamed. "Fine..." muttered Inuyasha, slowly picking himself up and following the path that Kagome had run to. "Come on." Sango said as she grabbed Miroku and Shippou, threw them onto Kirara's back, and jumped on her back as well. "I don't trust him to find her alone."
As Kagome ran blindly through the woods, she paid no heed to the thorns and branches which seemed to reach out to scratch her. Her tears were now flowing freely down her cheeks, but she didn't care. Her mind was racing and her legs seemed to have a mind of their own as they carried her through forest, marsh, and meadow. She shut her eyes in frustration as she ran into a clearing until she ran into something. She fell backwards, grunting as she swiftly came to meet the ground. "OI! What do you think you're doing?!" bellowed a husky voice from above her. Frightened, she slowly opened her eyes and looked up at a demon before her. He was obviously a wolf youkai, and he looked at her, anger written all over his face. She looked down towards the ground, not caring if she seemed weak. She didn't know what was going to happen and when she came to the conclusion that she was going to be killed, began crying again. "Why did you... are you crying? What's wrong?" asked the surprisingly gentle wolf demon. He eyed the human suspiciously, and when he realized that she was showing true emotion, pitied her. "I...I..." she stuttered, scared out of her wits. 'Why isn't he trying to hurt me?' "Aren't you gonna... kill me?" He laughed. "Why would I do that? Sure you scared away the prey that I was hunting, but I can always catch more. I'm Kouga, and I'm the head of my wolf pack. What's your name?" Something about this girl sparked his interest, and it wasn't just her beauty. "I'm Kagome." she sniffled. "Well Kagome, you look pretty cut up. We should treat those wounds." She looked down at her body and realized that her arms and legs were covered in small cuts, which were bleeding freely. "Um... okay..." she said cautiously, still not completely trusting her new companion. He was a demon after all, and she had never met a caring demon before, let alone one who offered to treat her wounds. She slowly rose to her feet before her knees gave way. As she began to fall, Kouga caught her. "Careful." He whispered in her ear, which made her shiver. He picked her up bridal style and took off towards the scent of his pack.
As Inuyasha ran through the woods, he reached a clearing. He could smell Kagome, yet she wasn't there. 'Why is her smell so strong here?' He looked around and in a matter of moments found the source. 'Blood... Kagome's blood...' he thought to himself. It wasn't much, but she must still be in pain. The others landed next to him. "Well what is it?" Sango asked fiercely. Inuyasha turned away from her and spoke, "Kagome's blood is on the ground here." He stated. "WHAT? IS SHE ALRIGHT?! WHERE IS SHE?" cried Sango, looking around for any piece of evidence that would inform her of Kagome's whereabouts. "This is ALL your fault!" "Now Sango, I'm sure Inuyasha didn't mean to drive Kagome off. It was an accident. I'm sure she's fine. There isn't much blood here." he gently reassured her. "Kag...Kagome..." Shippou whispered, still hugging Kirara. Inuyasha stuck his ears up, trying to catch a sound that would lead him to Kagome. He sniffed the air and walked around the clearing, until he caught a familiar lilac scent. "Kagome... I'm coming..."
'What is wrong with him? Jeez he's so moody!' Kagome thought to herself. She sat on her bike slowly peddling, with Shippou looking up at her from the basket in front of the handlebars. 'He's such an asshole all the time!' "Kagome?" asked the kitsune, wondering what was bothering her. "Yes, Shippou?" She smiled down at him and seeing him made her eyes brighter. He could always warm her with his sweet nature. "What's wrong? You seem kind of mad., are you okay?" "It's... it's nothing. Forget about it." She grinned at him and he was instantly reassured, turning his attention to a butterfly floating past them. 'You wouldn't understand... Inuyasha is suck a jerk though!' Her dark mood was instantly back and she sighed under her breath. 'Whenever he opens up to me, he pushes me away again! What's he hiding from?'
_______Flashback_______ "Kagome..." Inuyasha whispered, holding her close and smelling her hair. He always loved the way she smelled. He couldn't tell her that though... As he enveloped her in a heartfelt embrace, her heart skipped a beat. Her blood was pulsating through her veins at an amazing pace, and she could feel her face grow red. She had always dreamt of him holding her like this. Now that it was actually happening, she was at a loss for words. "Inuyasha... I..." she started, but was hushed by his finger lightly rubbing her cheek as he looked into her eyes. "Me too." He whispered, apparently able to read her mind. In fact, he couldn't, but he was so close to her that he could sense the way she felt. He could smell her emotions. She was excited and at peace at the same time. ______End Flashback______
She vividly remembered that night, and she thought about it often. She had been amazed at how open he had been with her. He didn't push her away, didn't try to hide his emotions with anger. He was like a completely different person, and she was dazed and confused. "Come on, we have to make it to the next village before night." Inuyasha barked (no pun intended!). "You're so slow Kagome!" Miroku and Sango eyed each other nervously, while Shippou seemed oblivious to his surroundings, that is, until the bike he was on skidded to a stop. Shippou was thrown to the ground. He sat up, rubbing his head, and looked over to a very ferocious Kagome. "That's IT!" she fumed. "I am sick and tired of your SHIT! You've been an ass all week! What the HELL IS YOUR PROBLEM?!" The others were stunned, particularly Inuyasha who slowly turned to look at the fiery miko. "Well maybe if you weren't so damn slow, we'd have a lot more jewel shards by now..." he stated. "Oh so I'm slow am I? Let's all point out my other flaws while we're at it, shall we? Let's see, I'm slow, weak, annoying, powerless, and, oh yeah, A USELESS WASTE OF TIME! Did I leave any out?! Well, Inuyasha?" she screamed. She hadn't been this mad in a long time, but it felt good to get all of it off her chest. She dropped her bike and ran off into the forest, choking to keep back her tears. 'I already feel like a weakling as it is, he doesn't have to rub it in all the time!'
"Inuyasha you idiot! Why do you always have to treat her so badly? What has she ever done to you?! Go APOLOGIZE!" yelled Sango, who was beyond pissed. "Why should I? It's not my fault that she's so touchy!" he retaliated. WHACK Inuyasha was face first on the ground. Sango had hit him over the head with her boomerang. "GO, NOW!" she screamed. "Fine..." muttered Inuyasha, slowly picking himself up and following the path that Kagome had run to. "Come on." Sango said as she grabbed Miroku and Shippou, threw them onto Kirara's back, and jumped on her back as well. "I don't trust him to find her alone."
As Kagome ran blindly through the woods, she paid no heed to the thorns and branches which seemed to reach out to scratch her. Her tears were now flowing freely down her cheeks, but she didn't care. Her mind was racing and her legs seemed to have a mind of their own as they carried her through forest, marsh, and meadow. She shut her eyes in frustration as she ran into a clearing until she ran into something. She fell backwards, grunting as she swiftly came to meet the ground. "OI! What do you think you're doing?!" bellowed a husky voice from above her. Frightened, she slowly opened her eyes and looked up at a demon before her. He was obviously a wolf youkai, and he looked at her, anger written all over his face. She looked down towards the ground, not caring if she seemed weak. She didn't know what was going to happen and when she came to the conclusion that she was going to be killed, began crying again. "Why did you... are you crying? What's wrong?" asked the surprisingly gentle wolf demon. He eyed the human suspiciously, and when he realized that she was showing true emotion, pitied her. "I...I..." she stuttered, scared out of her wits. 'Why isn't he trying to hurt me?' "Aren't you gonna... kill me?" He laughed. "Why would I do that? Sure you scared away the prey that I was hunting, but I can always catch more. I'm Kouga, and I'm the head of my wolf pack. What's your name?" Something about this girl sparked his interest, and it wasn't just her beauty. "I'm Kagome." she sniffled. "Well Kagome, you look pretty cut up. We should treat those wounds." She looked down at her body and realized that her arms and legs were covered in small cuts, which were bleeding freely. "Um... okay..." she said cautiously, still not completely trusting her new companion. He was a demon after all, and she had never met a caring demon before, let alone one who offered to treat her wounds. She slowly rose to her feet before her knees gave way. As she began to fall, Kouga caught her. "Careful." He whispered in her ear, which made her shiver. He picked her up bridal style and took off towards the scent of his pack.
As Inuyasha ran through the woods, he reached a clearing. He could smell Kagome, yet she wasn't there. 'Why is her smell so strong here?' He looked around and in a matter of moments found the source. 'Blood... Kagome's blood...' he thought to himself. It wasn't much, but she must still be in pain. The others landed next to him. "Well what is it?" Sango asked fiercely. Inuyasha turned away from her and spoke, "Kagome's blood is on the ground here." He stated. "WHAT? IS SHE ALRIGHT?! WHERE IS SHE?" cried Sango, looking around for any piece of evidence that would inform her of Kagome's whereabouts. "This is ALL your fault!" "Now Sango, I'm sure Inuyasha didn't mean to drive Kagome off. It was an accident. I'm sure she's fine. There isn't much blood here." he gently reassured her. "Kag...Kagome..." Shippou whispered, still hugging Kirara. Inuyasha stuck his ears up, trying to catch a sound that would lead him to Kagome. He sniffed the air and walked around the clearing, until he caught a familiar lilac scent. "Kagome... I'm coming..."