I don't own Inuyasha. I finally get to post this story after my Ranma fic. Truthfully, I've had this one a lot longer than the Ranma one, but I was so pleased with it, I posted it first. Anyway, this story takes place after season five since I refer to Mt. Hakurei's destruction in a later chapter.

Chapter One- The Offer

"I'm going back home!" exclaimed a raven-haired girl before turning and dashing deep into the forest toward the hidden well. She heard Shippo call her name, but she turned a deaf ear to it. When she reached the well, she balanced herself on the rim with one knee and both hands, reflecting on her reason for leaving.

FLASHBACK

The group was back in Kaede's village after having had another big battle with Naraku. Everyone had sustained some kind of injury, but Inuyasha and Sango had gotten the worst of it. Kagome was at the edge of the forest, gathering healing herbs when movement caught her attention. She looked up in time to see silver hair disappear into the forest.

'What's Inuyasha doing out of bed? He's too injured to be moving.' Curious, Kagome grabbed her bow and arrows laying nearby and followed the silver-haired hanyou.

Inuyasha took them right to the sacred tree. There he stood, in front of the spot where he had been pinned for fifty years. Kagome stood behind a nearby tree, wondering why he was standing there. She got her answer about a minute later.

A figure in a priestess outfit appeared from the sacred tree's other side and embraced Inuyasha, who returned the gesture. Kagome gaped at the nearly identical face of the figure. It was Kikyo!

Kagome continued to watch them. They were talking, but it was so soft that Kagome couldn't hear. But there was nothing wrong with her eyes when she saw them kiss. Stunned and hurt, Kagome slipped away and returned to the others. She was helping Miroku attend to Sango when the half-demon returned.

She glared at him. He had a content, happy expression in his eyes before they returned to normal and focused on her.

"What?" he asked, annoyed with Kagome's look.

"I can't believe you," she replied in a tight, angry tone. "I went to get herbs for your injuries and you snuck off to see Kikyo!"

"Huh?" Inuyasha was confused. He hadn't smelled or seen Kagome there.

"I saw you, so don't try to deny it!"

"But, Kagome-,"

"I'm going back home!"

END FLASHBACK

Kagome's hands curled into fists. She knew she couldn't compete with Kikyo, but that didn't stop her from caring deeply for Inuyasha. It still hurt when she saw the two of them together or how Inuyasha acted after meeting up with the undead priestess.

"I need to spend a few days at home. I'll come back when I'm ready," she told herself.

Before she could pull herself into the well, she sensed the approach of two jewel shards. Gripping, her bow, she waited to see who or what was headed her way. She relaxed when a whirlwind blew into the area. It came to a stop and dissipated to reveal Koga standing there.

"Yo, Kagome. It's been a while," the wolf leader greeted.

"Hi, Koga."

"Where's the mutt face? Did he leave you all by yourself?"

"Actually, I was getting ready to head home because we had a fight and-,"

"Do you really want to go home? You could stay with me, if you'd like."

'That's sweet of him to offer. I don't really need to go home. I left plenty of medicine behind before taking the bag with me. I could stay with Koga. No reason not to.'

Flashing a smile, she answered, "Okay. I'll stay with you for awhile."

"Great." Scooping up Kagome and her belongings, Koga sprinted for home.

I want to state that I do like Inu/Kag pairings, but I love wolves and decided to try a Koga/Kag pairing. BTW, in case you don't know ookami is Japanese for wolf- or at least is one word for wolf. I know some English words have multiple translations for Japanese.