~~Day One~~
Koga ran and ran with Kagome in his arms. He didn't even start to slow down until the scenery changed into the familiar canyons that the wolf demon tribe called home. The sun rising over the canyons gave the rocks a slight glow, which would have made a beautiful scene if either of them had actually been paying attention. However, Koga was paying more attention to where he was going to make the ride smooth for Kagome, who was trying to contain the emotional chaos within her.
"Hey Koga!" Ginta and Hakkaku could be seen just outside the cave hidden behind the waterfall. They had probably been in the middle of doing some chore or task that they had abandoned when they saw Koga approaching. Koga slid easily to a stop just in front of his comrades.
"Hey guys!" Koga greeted his tribe as Kagome slipped out of his arms. Although Kagome received greetings from quite a few of the pack, most of the attention was on Koga since they all knew he had left following the strong scent of Naraku.
"So how'd it go?"
"Is Naraku dead?"
"Did you win?"
"What happened?"
"Guys, guys, cool it." Koga said, calming down their excitement. "I'll give you all the full details later. For now just know I ditched the party to keep my woman safe." He slung his arm around Kagome in a cool but protective gesture.
Kagome had been silently fuming ever since Koga had grabbed her and run. She was particularly furious with Inuyasha for sending her away and angry at herself for letting Koga take her. Koga acting as if nothing was wrong and as though she was his property pushed her a step over the line.
"You….you JERK!" Kagome pushed his arm away, her anger boiling over. She was this close to slapping him. Her voice rose with each word, and her face turned a slight shade of red. "How dare you just grab me and take me away from my friends like that! Did you even think that maybe I'd rather stay and help fight Naraku? Not to mention you 'ditching the party' is just another way of saying you RAN AWAY! That's not something to be admired. You're just a coward and a jerk!" Kagome let out a 'humph' as she turned on her heels and walked away. She made her way to a rock that overlooked the river below and sat on it, her back to the wolf demon tribe.
Koga and his tribe stared at Kagome for a moment, shock on all of their faces, especially Koga's. Some of them even looked a little scared. All of them were trying to remember if they had ever seen Kagome even remotely close to mad before.
"Uhhh…Kagome…?" Ginta asked, carefully taking a half-step towards her.
"I'm staying right here until Inuyasha comes and gets me." Kagome stated shortly, folding her arms across her chest in determination.
"Maybe you should give her some time to cool off." Hakkaku muttered quietly to Koga.
"Uhh…yea…everyone go back to what you were doing!" Koga ordered as he regained his composure, "…and steer clear of her if you can," he added under his breath as the tribe dispersed, moving back into its normal routine.
Koga stood there for a moment after the pack had scattered, staring at Kagome's back. She'd seemed truly upset when she had all but yelled at him. All he had done was try to keep her safe…what was she so mad about? Should he just let her sit there? Was there something he could say or do to get her to come around? After all, now was the perfect time to make his move while that damn mutt wasn't around. He stared at her for another second, puzzling over this dilemma, before he sighed and muttered something about women. He turned away from Kagome and made his way behind the waterfall to do who-knows-what. He only hoped that she would calm down soon and maybe even start warming up to him.
