[Hey guys! So, I'm assuming that most of you have read my story Broken. If not, you might be a little confused, so I'm going to give you a brief summary of the events leading up to now. If you haven't read Broken, but you want to, then there may be a few spoilers, so I would read Broken first. This happens kind of in Chapter Six, which is basically one big time skip.

The story up to this point: Kagome's friends are slain by Naraku. She was paralyzed by miasma, there was nothing she could do, but she is still wracked with guilt, convinced that she could have helped. She is saved by Sesshomaru, who had heard her scream as Inuyasha was killed. He nurses her back to health, as she had received some injuries, and the two begin to travel together. They fight Naraku, and Sesshomaru, impressed by Kagome's power, admits to having a dark past, though he doesn't tell her about it, leaving her in the dark. That night, after having nightmares about her friends, in which they accuse her of terrible things, like letting them die out of spite, she starts to doubt herself, and runs off, attempting suicide, but is stopped by Sesshomaru at the last second. The next morning, they kiss, and Kagome, not ready to move on yet, flees, going to the only place she can think of, the wolf den.

The italicized part is an insert from Broken. So, without further ado, please enjoy!]

She reached the waterfall by sunset. Ginta and Hakkaku seemed surprised to see her, but their surprise turned to joy when she said she might be staying for a while.

Hakkaku stayed behind to continue guarding, and Ginta took her to find Koga.

"Really. You don't have to-"

"Of course I do. Koga's reaction will be amazing."

You have no idea, she thought. The wind was strong, so neither Ginta nor Hakkaku had smelled Sesshomaru's scent on her, but it was the first thing Koga would notice.

They entered the cave together, and she tried to ignore the many, many stares. As they got deeper into the cave, she saw Koga. His head snapped up as soon as she was within ten feet. He was standing in front of her and holding her hands before she could blink.

"Kagome. I'm sorry to say I still haven't killed Naraku, but I- Wait. How come you smell like muttface's brother? And why are you all beat up? I swear I'll kill that muttface, where is he?"

"Koga, it's not like that. He's-" she tried to interrupt, but he was already ranting.

"No respect. I swear, if you were my woman I'd-"

"Koga! I'm trying to tell you that InuYasha's dead!"

Koga's face went blank, and the entire cave went silent. Ginta was the first to react, putting an arm around her shoulders.

"Why didn't you tell us? Hakkaku and I would've..." he trailed off, not really knowing what to say.

"I'll kill that Naraku," Koga snarled. The conversation around the cave resumed, but it seemed to be dampened.

She felt her eyes start to fill with tears.

"So anyway... I was wondering if I could possibly stay here?"

"Of course Kagome. Anything you need."

"And could I ask for one more thing?"

"What?"

"Training. I want to get stronger, and to do that, I'll need some help."

The two wolves looked at each other.

"Of course," Koga finally said, "Now, why do you smell like Sesshomaru?"

"I was traveling with him for a few days. He's the one who saved me from Naraku. We kinda... had a falling out, and we both thought it best if we went separate ways for a while."

"Interesting. I suppose we need all the allies we can get. Ginta! Get Hakkaku, and tell someone else to guard. We four have a lot to talk about.

Ginta went to get Hakkaku.

"Is there anything I can get for you? Food? Drink?"

She thought about it for a minute.

"Some saké would be nice."

He blinked, "Alright then."

The two wolf demons returned then, Hakkaku seemingly shocked, and Ginta trying to comfort Kagome again. Koga stood up to get the saké.

"Why don't you tell us how this whole thing started?" he asked when he returned.

"Well, we were sitting around in a clearing, when out of nowhere..."

She, Koga, Ginta, and Hakkaku sat around a fire, the three wolves listening to her story, and starting to laugh at her slurred words as the saké hit all of their systems. She got as far as when she was at the cliff before she was too drunk to go on. The rest of the night passed in a blur of bad jokes, tears, and a lot of saké.

...

Kagome woke with her head pounding and her stomach twisting dangerously. The light was like needles piercing her eyes, and she felt stiff.

"Ugh. What happened?" she groaned.

"We all had a little too much to drink last night," Koga said. His voice rose from a little ways away, and it sounded strained, as if he too was suffering an immense hangover.

She sat up with effort, leaning against the save walls, and seeing Koga in a similar position, his hand over his eyes. Ginta and Hakkaku were sitting up too, groaning with their hands on their stomachs.

"Is it always like this when you drink?" she asked.

"It's usually not this bad, but we all had way too much," Ginta mumbled, which she was grateful for, since all their voices were like bullets through her head.

"But fear not sweet Kagome," Koga said, the others wincing at his loud voice, "We wolves have the perfect cure for such things!"

"If you can drink it without losing your lunch first," Hakkaku muttered, gulping back bile at the very thought.

Kagome glanced around, ignoring the pain in her head, and sighed as she noted the entire tribe sneaking glances at her. She was glad she hadn't done anything stupid when she was drunk, because if she had, there would be a lot more than glances.

Too scared to pull herself to her feet, she stayed where she was, watching another wolf make the hangover cure on Koga's orders. He was tall, with dark hair and a deep voice, and he seemed calm, though a tad annoyed to have to brew tea for his chief.

"Now add the m-"

"I know how to make the tea my chief."

Koga laughed, wincing, "Apologies Ame. I don't doubt your skill for a moment."

Ame grunted, but he was smiling, amused. Kagome would have smiled too, but she was having a particularly difficult time keeping the contents of her stomach where they were supposed to be.

"Ame, hurry up with that tea. Kagome looks like she's gonna be sick any minute."

The tall yokai looked down at her, seeming to examine her.

"I don't think I'll finish in time," he warned, just as Kagome clamped a hand over her mouth and bolted outside.

She was quietly sick into the river, which carried the meager amount of food in her stomach away and out of sight. But she wasn't done. She continued to heave until there was nothing left, and dry heaved after that. She felt a soothing hand on her shoulder and turned to see another wolf behind her. She was short, probably around four ten, with short blonde hair, green eyes, and a large chest.

"We've all been there," she said in a soothing tone, flipping her hair from in front of her eyes, "I'm Shiemi."

"I've don't think I've seen another female wolf yokai besides Ayame."

She laughed, "We're pretty scarce around here, but there are more up North where the Elder and his granddaughter live."

Kagome smiled too, before turning to dry heave again.

"I think Ame's done with the tea."

Kagome nodded, and walked back to the cave, much slower this time with the pain in her head, with Shiemi at her side.

"Nice job hurrying," she said sarcastically as she sat back down, sending a glare toward Ame.

He just laughed, "It's not my fault. It needs to be brewed for a certain amount of time, or else it doesn't work."

She rolled her eyes as he handed her a cup.

"Drink it slowly," he warned.

She did, and shot glances at the man as he walked around, giving the tea to his pack mates. She especially noted how Shiemi's eyes followed him. She thought maybe they were brother and sister, though they did look pretty different.

It doesn't really matter anyway, she thought, I'll be too busy training for drama.

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