Disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha or anything associated with it. If I did, I'd have a condo worth at least six figures and certain canine-type demons would be leashed to my bed.
Warning: There will be a lemon somewhere in the future. You have been warned nice and early.
Another arrow encased by purifying purple light flew past Kouga's head, mere centimeters from his ear. "Damn it!" he thought to himself as he started running a zigzag pattern through the forest. "If I can't get away from her..." He dared not think of the consequences. A shallow moan from the one in his arms caused him to chance a glance down. He instantly regretted it. The blood spilling from her shoulder made it hard to distinguish the white haori from the red hakama pants. It was spreading down her chest, eluding to how deep her injuries ran. "Kagome!" Kouga gasped as he saw how much blood she was losing. It was far worse than he'd feared. He glanced back to see the white serpentine servants dashing through the trees, tracking his every move, leaving a clear trail for his pursuer to follow.
Looking forward again, Kouga leaped over a fallen log and then dashed to his right, continuing his path toward Kaede's village. Lady Kaede was the only miko he could think of strong enough to have a chance against the miko that pursued him. And even then, it might only be for a short while. "If I can just get to the village, perhaps the old miko can erect a barr-" Kouga's thoughts were cut short as another arrow narrowly missed him, flying past his rib and the tail-feather flitting against his fur garb before embedding itself in a tree.
"Return my stolen soul, wolf demon!" came the commanding voice of his pursuer. Kikyo was much closer than Kouga had thought. Her fury was written on her face as she knelt atop the head of a giant soul-collector, which was keeping amazing pace with him, despite his shard-induced speed. "You will not outrun me!" she yelled at him as she drew another arrow and took aim.
"No! I'll never make it to the village in time! She's too close for Kaede to stop her before she does something dangerous," he thought as his heart began to race. "I can't risk those people. In the state she's in, she'll probably threaten to destroy the village if I don't hand over Kagome. Or just destroy it outright!" The scents of the village started to find their way toward Kouga. A woman's stew she was cooking for her family. The freshly split wood a man cut for his fire. The dust a grandmother beat from a mat. He couldn't bring himself to put them in harm's way. The village was only a short distance past the trees. If he was going to make a decision, it had to be soon. Just as he was choosing which way to run away from the village, Kouga burst into a small clearing in the trees. In the center sat a small, square, vine-covered well. "The Bone Eater's well!" he thought as he caught sight of it. "Kagome's portal between her time and this one." The next moment felt like it stretched for eternity, but Kouga actually made the choice in a split-second.