Chapter 2: Wounded

"Put me down, you scoundrel!" Myori yelled in Koga's ears.

"Stop yelling in my ear, idiot!" Koga snapped back. He went through a pool of water without going around it and then jumped from tree to tree without putting a foot on the ground. They arrived at a cave with five other people that looked like Koga's clan mates.

(A/N: I don't know any of Koga's clan mates' names, so these are made up ones)

"Hey, Koga. You're back early", one of them said.

Koga put Myori down and held her arm so that she couldn't escape.

"She was an easy one to get", Koga replied.

"What do you want with me? If my father found out about this, he'd kill you", Myori said with a furious expression on his face.

"That mutt InuYasha could never find you. Why do you think I went through a pool of water and then jumped from tree to tree? For fun? I did it so that I could hide your scent and mine", Koga retorted.

"You know my father?" Myori asked.

"Of course. Kagome was supposed to be my mate, but that mutt stole her from me", Koga replied.

Myori gritted her teeth. "Don't insult my father like that, understand?"

Koga snickered. "You're just as protective of that muttface as your mother was. You'll be staying here under the watch of five of my best men: Recca, Fakir, Hyun, Hae Won, and Jin."

"I don't care", Myori said.

Koga handed over Myori to Recca, who put her at the back of the cave.

"Leave her to us, Koga", Fakir said.

Koga gave a nod and took off. Myori sat at the end of the cave with a frown on her face, sitting crossed legged and hands folded across her chest.

"Idiots", she muttered to herself.

InuYasha followed Myori's and Koga's scent for a few miles but then lost it at a pool of water.

"Damn!" he yelled out.

He tried to find their scent by sniffing at different spots, but he couldn't find a trace. InuYasha growled slightly at the fact that Koga outwitted him.

"Where did InuYasha go off to?" Kagome asked.

"I don't know. What happened, Sarto?" Miroku asked his son.

Sarto knew that InuYasha didn't tell them what happened for a good reason. "I don't know."

"Are you sure?" Sango said.

Sarto nodded hesitantly, but Sango didn't notice it.

Myori started to think of a way to escape when she got an idea.

"Hey", she called out to Hae Won.

"Yeah?" he said in return.

"I need to have a bit of private time, if you know what I mean", she replied.

Hae Won turned red and said, "uh, follow me."

"Where are you going?" Recca asked.

Hae Won whispered something in his ear.

"Oh", Recca said.

Hae Won lead Myori outside where there were some bushes, careful not to let her out of his sight.

"Do you mind?" she said as Hae Won watched her as she went behind some bushes.

"Oh, sorry", Hae Won said hurriedly and turned around.

Myori took this as her chance and quietly stepped away from Hae Won and when he was out of earshot, she began running deeper into the woods without knowing where she was going. All she wanted to do was to get away from Koga's clan mates.

Hae Won turned around upon not hearing any noise and was surprised to find that the girl was no longer there.

"Koga's gonna kill me", he muttered to himself.

He tried to find her, but she was no where in sight. Her scent was covered up by the other scents of the forest. He returned to the clan and was horrified to see that Koga was there with some food.

"Where's the girl?" he asked.

"Um….Well", Hae Won hesitated.

"Yes?" Koga said.

"Sh-she kinda ran away", he replied.

"What?" Koga yelled at him. "You were supposed to be watching her!"

"She said that she need a bit of private time", Hae Won continued.

Koga growled and took off into the forest to find Myori.

Myori looked around her. She was lost for sure. The trees were thick and didn't let in much sunlight. Different noises came from different directions and she shuddered at the sight of the various bugs on the trees. She didn't know that she had stepped into the nest of a tiger demon until she heard a deep growl and some rustling of leaves.

"Wh-who's there?" she stuttered as she looked in the direction of the rustling.

She was horrified when a large tiger stepped out with three tails and huge fangs and deep golden eyes. The demon roared lowly and leaped at Myori who jumped out of the way just in time, but the next blow hit her in the stomach, sending searing hot pain shoot through her and causing her to fall to the ground. Myori rolled out of the way of the next swipe and stood up, still clutching her stomach. When the tiger ran towards her for another attack, Myori defended herself by raking her claws on the demon's shoulder, causing a slight scratch. The tiger growled and knocked Myori down with one paw, gashing her arm with its enormous claws. Myori wriggled free and started running, ignoring the pain that shot through her stomach with each step. The demon was right behind her and was gaining on the girl. The demon caught up to Myori and slashed her on the back, causing her to yell out. Her eyes started getting blurry as she was on the brink of unconsciousness from the pain. Just when she thought she was done for, someone came and fought off the demon, punching it with all his might. After a few minutes of fighting, the demon collapsed, dead. The person came up to Myori and picked her up. Myori squinted to see the figure clearly, but she was already blacking out and then she finally lost her consciousness.