I do not own any of the characters from Inuyasha; I'm just borrowing them to play with for a while, so you can't sue me! : )
~SilverEars~
Prologue I Have No Choice, Do I?
Koga, leader of the Wolf-Demon Tribe, was walking along an empty road of dirt that wound through the trees.
His eyes were darkened by sadness, his shoulders hunched, and his tail limp and dirty.
He stopped when he found a large pool of water, stripping off his clothes quickly, using a rock to make sure that the wind wouldn't carry them away, and climbing down into the surprisingly warm water slowly.
When he was in up to his waist he sat down, pulling his tail forward over his lap, starting to scrub the dirt out of it carefully.
After he was finished, he lowered his head under the water, washing his hair, followed by the rest of his body.
He had left Ginta and Hokaku back with the rest of the tribe.
They couldn't find out where he was going. They would never respect him again.
He didn't even really respect himself anymore. But he couldn't stop himself.
It was a compulsion by now, an obsession. A strong one. An intense need.
It was slowly destroying him inside, and he knew it.
But, even if he could manage to find the will to stop, it would only destroy him faster.
It made him happy, gave him pleasure. But it also gave him pain.
His world was spinning out of control, but he couldn't stop it. Couldn't let go of it.
He would just have to accept the pain with the pleasure…
Koga sighed heavily, climbing out of the water and shaking as much of the water off as he could, drying the rest away with one of his blankets.
Then he pulled his clothing on, tied his sword belt back around his waist and started off down the road again.