Chapter One-Wolf Problems

He watched as the dead leaves fluttered down from their dying haven, lightly resting on the browning grass of the seemingly deserted field. He closely monitored the girl of his affection as he was nipped by the cold of the upcoming fall. He dreaded autumn; it was the time when death is swept through out the land. Everything once beautiful and green turns brown and rots away. Food becomes scarce in the wild, diets change and tempers flare. But he would always have food waiting for him as long as she stuck with him.

His attention snapped back to the girl he was so cautiously following. His fluffy ears atop his silver cloaked face listening intently; searching for the voices of the unaware pair below him. He was poised on the branch, positioned to pounce on the mangy wolf if he were to try anything with his girl.

Koga had interrupted the group once again that day, leading Kagome away from Inuyasha and the others to talk to her in private. Although Inuyasha protested against it, Kagome had walked off with Koga following him to a clearing out off hearing range of the rest of the group. Once the pair cold no longer be seen, Inuyasha bounded through the trees in the direction they were headed.

After stalking them a bit, Inuyasha had come to a halt up high in a tree overlooking the field that Koga had taken -what he thought was- his woman to. The hanyou watched intently as the wolf demon quickly turned to face the young miko taking her hands in his. She made no attempt to remove her hands from his grasp, causing the hanyou in the tree to grunt with discontent. 'Why did she never push him away?' Inuyasha thought to himself. 'No wonder he keeps comin' around here. Someone needs to show him who's boss.' Surprised that the wolf had not yet picked up his scent, Inuyasha continued to watch them.

Koga's grip tightened around her hands. No-matter how uncomfortable she felt around the wolf, she never rejected him. His professions of love flattered her at first, but enough was enough. She did not truly love Koga and she did not want to lead him on to believe that she did. She had to set him straight, and this was her opportunity to do so. Now that the Sacred Jewel was completed and in her possession she had to decide whether to stay in Feudal Japan or go back to her era for ever. And Koga had nothing to do with her decision; he was just interfering.

"Koga," she stated in a calm controlling tone, "I cannot do this anymore. I cannot keep running around with you, constantly making up reasons to decline your request to be my mate. I just-"

"It's that mutt face, isn't it? He is forcing you to say this. But if you just come with me he can't push you around anymore." Koga didn't really understand her point but at the same time was not about to let her go, especially to Inuyasha.

"No Koga," she was trying to stay patient, "Inuyasha is not the one making me say this, this is me Kouga. These are my words, not his." Kagome carefully removed her hands from the grip the demon had on them. Trying not to upset him she continued, "Koga, I truly wish that you find a mate that loves you I return, but that is not me. Besides, I have already kinda given my heart to someone else…" she stammered, turning her head away from him in embarrassment of her exaggeration. 'What am I saying?! I have not given my heart to Inuyasha, or at least not that he knows of. I am not truly with Inuyasha, but he is the one I love.'

Koga was astonished at her confession, but he quickly snapped back to his normal self. "Its that half-breed, isn't it? Did you really think I would leave you alone with that mutt face? I am not going to lose you to him. Where is he? I'll kick his ass."

At that Inuyasha jumped down from his branch, revealing himself to the unsuspecting demon and miko he had been watching. "Did you call me for a fight, you mangy wolf?" Inuyasha's hand already reaching for the hilt of the Tetsusaiga.

"Sit boy." Kagome sighed, as she did not want Koga to get hurt. The thud to the ground plastered a sly grin on Koga's face. She turned to Koga before Inuyasha had a chance to get up from the ground, "Koga, please just go. Please, before Inuyasha tries to kill you again."

Koga turned his attention from the facedown hanyou to give a questioning glance to Kagome, "Until next time," he said grabbing her hands once more into his. With that he was gone, dust swirling up into a small tornado as he took his leave.

'Even without the jewel shards in his legs he was still pretty fast.' Kagome absent-mindedly thought before turning back to her upset hanyou.

"How could you let him go like that!" Inuyasha screamed at her.

"Sit boy." Kagome mumbled in a prissy tone while sticking her nose in the air and walking away from his fallen figure implanted into the ground.