My return and My Betrayer
Written by: J. C. Duffy

Chapter 1
I need help!

She carefully looked at the surrounding areas. To her left was a deep lonely forest of assorted greens, and to her right with an open meadow with the view of a sunset and purple mountains. She sat on an age old rock gracefully and laid her bow and arrows down, but suddenly a tremor came. She looked at the ground around her with curious eyes. But that's when it came; the sounds of roaring demons.

She looked up with terrified eyes and slowly drew them around and saw the four demons heading straight for her. She grabbed her bow and arrows and carefully aimed them at demons. She shot the arrow and it flew quickly from her bow and into the mid-center of a demons stomach. The second one she shot hit a demon right between the eyes. She reached for more arrows and terror came across her face as she realized that she had no more arrows. She quickly dropped her bow and sprinted toward the forest.

Her frantically streaming tears caused her wind pipe to tighten and close out oxygen from her lungs. She was gasping as the sounds were coming upon her quickly with every given step. She felt the pain in her sides grow and her need for oxygen increasing. She stumbled over a pebble and landed with a loud crash. She brought herself to her knees, but could barely make it to her feet. She stumbled once, then a second time. When she even tried a third she just collapsed. Tears escaped her eyes and hit the soiled earth. "Someone please help me!" Her cry echoed through out the forest, but it was useless. No one would hear her.

Her very hope was being smothered in her face. Without Inuyasha's protection she was weak and an easy target. "Please," she cried. "Please someone help me." The demon sounds were coming closer. She was lying on the ground with her head resting on her arm. The sounds of moving stopped, but Kagome could still hear the panting. She even smelt the awful stench of the demons death consuming breath. Both of them laughed evilly under their breath. "Now look at this fine human Ximaru," Said a demon with a human body, but an alligator head and eyes of a cat.

"Yeah, she looks very tasty Alnaru. Should we eat her?" His question had an obvious answer. But this demon reminded Kagome a lot of Jaken, but instead of being really tiny, it was enormous and he had to front teeth that sprawled out of his mouth like saber tooth tiger's teeth. The nasty alligator head nodded, while licking his sharp pointy teeth. The one the alligator head called Alnaru, came over and picked Kagome up off the ground. "Can we eat her Ximaru?" He questioned. Kagome's head raced as her heart pounded hardly in her chest. 'Death, I don't want to die.' She thought as the reptilian replied, "No just yet, let's have some fun with her first."

'Oh no, that doesn't sound good.' Kagome thought. Ximaru came over and started lift up her shirt. "Stop it, you ugly swine!" Kagome bellowed as she slapped his ruff scaly hand away from her.

The demon did not like this response from Kagome. So he grabbed her arms and commanded that Alnaru drop her and he did. She was dangling from the reptiles claws. Which were slows seeping in her skin, causing blood to be drawn. Kagome sighed painfully under her breath. Ximaru let go of one arm and let her hang from her left. Kagome could feel his claws ripping her skin. He lifted up her shirt, but not as high as he did last time. He took his hand and softly rubbed up and down her stomach and then placed his claws up in an up right position.

"I will say when it time for me to stop," He said as his claws cut down her skin diagonally. Making blood run down the line of her skin and soak into her forest green skirt. "Brother, don't ruin the good meat on her, by just punishing her." Alnaru protested. He released and brought his blood drenched hand up to his face and grossly licked off the blood. "Oh brother, she is quite tasty."

"Wait before we eat her, we better make her nice and tender. Do you want to have the honors?" Ximaru insisted, shoving Kagome into the brother's arms. He grabbed her by one arm and tossed her up in the air. She landed with a smashing thud. She cried out in pain. The demon went back over to her and picked her up with the same arm and twirled her around like a rodeo rope. He tossed her even higher in the air and she hit the ground again. Alnaru came over and picked up. "She looks nice and tender now, don't you think brother?"

"Don't you dare harm her!" Yelled a familiar voice, Kouga looked at them and then at Kagome. "How dare you treat her like this you peeping swine's" His voice was harsh. He could see the bruised body and smell blood from her body. She was weak, very weak.

Kagome lifted her head carefully and who she saw surprised her. It was Kouga standing there yelling at the demons. "Kou," She paused as her lungs were struck with pain. "Ga . . ." Her head fell back to the demon's shoulder. Kouga heard her weak cry. He decided he should do something. He sprinted with great speed and kicked the alligator demon in the face; knocking him to the ground. He dropped Kagome. She fell to the ground painfully. She could barely lift herself up. Kouga sprinted over and grabbed her by the waist and lifted her in his arms. Letting her head rest on his chest, but that's when Alnaru and Ximaru charged at him, but only to eat the newly dirt under their feet. But something unexpected happened. Alnaru pounced up and brought Kouga to the ground.

Kagome was sprawled across the grass. She lifted her head to see Alnaru having Kouga by the neck and there was nothing Kouga could do. He was trying to squirm his way out. But when he tried Alnaru's black evil claws dug into his throat. Kagome balanced herself on jittering arms and unstable legs. She walked over to Alnaru and tapped him on the head. He lifted his head and looked at Kagome's weak eyes. "No, Kagome don't!" Kouga exclaimed.

Alnaru took this chance and grabbed Kagome's shoulders and sank his deep poisonous fangs in the skin of her neck; the poison took immediate effect. Kouga took the chance and kicked Alnaru off of him. Ximaru came over and tried to grab Kouga, but Kouga was way to fast on his feet. Kouga ran over to Kagome and picked her up again. He saw that she was pale and her scent was weak. "She's going to die soon; I'm surprised she already hasn't. Our master said she would be a strong human, but I didn't know she would be this strong." Alnaru said, whipping the blood from his face.

"Give her over to us and we won't kill you." Ximaru insisted.

"I cannot, she is my mate." Kouga said proudly.

"Then you shall die with her as well." The said together, but before they even had a chance. Kouga was off in the distance with Kagome well nestled in his arms.

Kouga traveled along while before he came to his tribe. He walked in quickly and into his cave. He carefully laid her down on his fur pelt bed. He grabbed some medicine and carefully put it in his mouth and placed his lips on hers; making the fluid convey easily into her mouth. She swallowed. He lifted up her shirt and saw the four claw marks itching deep in her skin. He felt her ribs and found out that three of them were broken, her left arm was dislocated and she had a fractured jaw.

He found out that he better leave the dislocated arm along until she was awake and so she could help him out. He fidgeted as he slowly slid the shirt off over her head and messed with the contraption that covered her chest. He slid her skirt off and covered her up with a bear skin. He ran outside to find a person that was well educated in medicines. After the man that healed Kagome left, Kouga walked inside, but not before the man said that it was up to Kagome to live now, he has done everything he could in his power.

"I'm sorry my beloved," Kouga said as he walked inside and kneeled down beside Kagome. Caressing her hand in his, trying to give her comfort. She was fidgeting in her sleep; like she was having a bad nightmare. "I'm sorry I couldn't get there sooner, before they had tortured you. Forgive me my mate." His voice was intimate and sweet.

The sun came too soon, as Kagome's eyes opened slowly. She sat up, but only to fail. She tried to lift her left arm, but it didn't move. She curiously reached over with her right had and picked up. She cried out in pain as her arm fell. She felt her lungs being pierced. She lifted up the covers, to notice that she was naked. She blushed. "Don't move my love." Kouga said as he walked into the cave holding a gray flat stone with some meat on it. "Kouga, were you the one that saved me?" She said skeptically. "Yes, I am. That dog boy of yours wasn't around for you when you need him most. I told him that he was nothing but a mutt that needed serious training." Kouga shook his head in shame.

Kagome rolled her eyes as Kouga tried to persuade her again and showing off his intelligence. "So what's wrong with me Kouga?" Kouga's eyes shot straight up and gazed into Kagome's eyes painfully. "Well," She persisted. "You have a dislocated arm, three broken ribs and you were poisoned."

Kagome looked at her arm and back at Kouga. "Kouga will you help me relocated it?" She questioned, but you could hear her stuttered as she said it. Kouga nodded his head as he set down the stone plate and grabbed her arm carefully. "You know how to do this right?" Kagome asked. "Of course I do." Kouga reassured her. "Hold your breath because this is going to," Kagome eyes made him stop because to her, he was stating the obvious. "On my count of three," She nodded her head in acknowledgement. "Are you sure you want to do this?" Kouga asked. Kagome stared blankly at him. "Yes," her reply was obviously serious. "Well I made you some nice food over there are you sure you don't want to eat it first?" Kouga said as he tried to persuade her. "No Kouga, I want this to be done first. And if I have too." She cried out loud as she heard the loud pop of her shoulder popping back into place. She started crying.

Kouga looked at her and sat on the bed and let her head lay in the lip of his neck as the pain started to go away. He knew that she felt better when the soft short breathes came to a stop. Kouga let her go and went to floor and grabbed the food. He placed in front of her. "Are you sure you're not hungry now?" He said with a warm smile. She looked up into his eyes and down at the food.

With her left arm back in place she grabbed the meat and stuck it in her mouth and enjoyed it as the sweet juices of the meat melted her tongue and slid soothingly down her throat. She sighed and a sudden: 'Mmm.' came from her mouth. "This is delicious," She said as she licked her fingers. "What is it Kouga?" Kouga smiled as he scratched the back of his head and murmured, "The brain of a full grown demon bear," he sighed. "What," She asked again; she didn't hear him the first time. Kouga cleared his throat and repeated loudly, "The brain of a full grown demon bear." Kagome looked at him wide-eyed and started spitting the remaining chunks of meat in her mouth. "Well when you're ready to come out and join the rest of my tribe and me. I have a set of clothes over there. He said he pointed with his index finger to the pile of wolf clothes on the ground. He stood up and walked away. Kagome looked at him with a wide mouth; she still couldn't believe that she had eaten a demon. She wasn't even sure if humans could eat demons. Maybe there was a poison in the demons' brain that will kill humans. She pushed the thoughts aside and walked over to the pile of wolf clothes and carefully, but bamboozled on the way she had to put the clothes on.

PUSH THE BUTTON, PLEASE PUSH THE BUTTON. OH SHIPPO SHUT UP. INUYASHA DON'T YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS. WELL I SUPPOSE, GO AND PUSH SO I CAN FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENS TOO. YEAH, YEAH, PUSH THE BUTTON. ^-^Shippo -.-* Inuyasha