I do not own Inuyasha or anything else mentioned in this Fic.
After everyone ate Kagome scooped the last of the food out for Kouga's seconds and sat down beside him. He didn't see that she held the bowl behind her back.
Kouga looked at her and smiled warmly.
"Hey Kagome, I think everyone likes your food. This should do us over until the animals come out of hibernation. Thank you, a lot….you don't know how much it means to me that you would do that."
Kagome smiled softly.
"Yeah, there's no more left."
Kouga's tail wagging slowed a little bit.
"Oh….I guess that means no second bowl, huh? And that stuff was really good, too."
Kagome smiled and pulled the bowl from behind her back. Kouga's face lit up as she laid it in his lap.
"Silly, I saved it for you. Now there's no more left."
Kouga gave a toothy grin and then started to eat. When he had just finished, Kagome's stomach growled and she smiled nervously.
"Kagome, didn't you eat?"
Kagome laughed a little bit and then looked to the pot.
"No, I wasn't hungry. I guess that's what I get though. Don't worry about me."
Kouga frowned at her and then pulled her face around so she would look him in the eye.
"Kagome, that's not right. You cooked this meal all by yourself and you didn't even eat any of it. Why?"
Kagome smiled and then took his bowl from him.
"Kouga, I told you not to worry. I did it for you and your tribe. You guys haven't had a decent meal in a long time. I had dinner already earlier today. ( lets just say that she had dinner with Inuyasha around 5 so it would be like 10 or something now.) Would you just drop it. If I get hungry enough, I'll just eat something that I have in my bag."
Kouga went to say something, but sighed instead. He didn't want to fight with Kagome. Not now. Not after she just made him and his whole tribe a meal. Kouga stood from his spot and called over to other wolf demons. They were female and small, but the were muscular.
The two came to Kagome and took the bowls off the make shift table they laid on. Kagome watched as he easily jumped down and took them to the stream for washing.
Kagome turned around and gave him a questioning look.
"What?" asked a once again confused Kouga.
"Why did you do that?" her voice soft and gently, no anger at all.
Kouga smiled at her and then walked by her. He then motioned for her to follow him. Kagome frowned, but followed anyway. She wanted an answer.
Kagome followed Kouga out into the open and the up the mountain. She slipped a couple of times, but Kouga's hand always caught her. She smiled as she finally pulled herself up onto a huge patch of green. The was a single tree at the top, and a flat boulder in the middle.
Kouga proceeded to the boulder and hopped on top with no effort.
Kagome walked up the boulder and waited for Kouga's hand to come down and help her up.
It didn't take long until she was on top of the it, sitting beside him, looking at the full moon.
"Kouga, you still didn't answer my question."
Kouga gave her a 'you ruined the moment' kind of look, but then blew it off.
"I did it because I didn't want you to. You cooked all of that and then wanted to do the dishes, too. I'm beginning to think that you like work. Plus we are courting, the man doesn't let the woman do that physical kinda stuff."
(Kagome's face- -_-)
"Oh, well I needed to ask you a question about courting. Where I come from, we don't court, we date. But that's not important. You see, in human courting, the two people being courted, usually don't touch. So is wolf demon courting different??"
Kouga raised his eyebrows and then huffed out another sigh.
"Well, I don't know where you come from, or what dating is, but courting for wolf demons isdifferent. I have heard that humans court differently. But this is how we do it. There is touching allowed, it is actually insisted upon, in hope that it will lead to pups after courting. You can kiss, hold hands, hug, play around. Anything, but mating really. Okay so now the length, umm usually courting lasts about a week to two weeks, but seeing as I am the leader, I only have 4 days. It isn't the best thing in the world, but it is only like that because the leader is in a vulnerable state when courting. This is so because me courting you, is showing love to you, and in doing so I am showing weakness. So if anyone were to go after you, then my life would be in danger, too, because I would be the only one to protect you. But if we are mate's then the whole tribe and basically every other ally to the tribe and me will protect you. Does that make sense or no?"
Kagome nodded and then looked up to the moon.
"So Kouga, what do we do? Since we're courting, ya know?"
Kouga put an arm around her waist and brought her close.
"Well, like I said before, touching is allowed.. The courting rules say that physical contact is necessary. So that's a must. Then we pretty much just spend time together. Take walks, eat together, be together at all times."
Kagome sighed. She was still not really over Inuyasha.
'He's a jerk. He is always mean to me. And he loves Kikyo. I cant stay with him. Plus Kouga….he's so nice. Maybe if I really gave him a chance. Maybe then I could be happy. Inuyasha will just have to deal with it, he didn't even help me up when he pushed me down.'
Kagome leaned onto Kouga's shoulder and then felt his cheek press against her hair.
"Kouga one more thing?"
"Yes my curious Kagome?"
Kagome smiled and listened to him breath.
"Do we have to sleep in the same bed?"
Kagome heard his heartbeat speed up. His breathing became a little unsteady
"Um, well, that uh depends. There is nothing against that. But it is said to be the ladies choice. You don't have to if you don't want to."
Kagome giggled at his nervousness and then sighed falling from Kouga' shoulder, to the boulder underneath her. She laid there staring at the stars. Kouga did the same. He wanted to be with her and do what she did.
"Well, what happens most of the time?? Does the couple share a bed, or do they sleep in separate beds??"
Kouga glanced over to Kagome, he saw that she was just staring upwards. He turned his gaze so it would match hers, and then saw that she was staring at the stars.
"Well, honestly, most of the time, the two share a bed. I know it's different, but wolf demon women, wait their whole lives until they're asked to get courted. It's something that changes their life forever. They take it very seriously. It's something they want over as soon as possible so they can mate."
Kagome nodded and then pointed to a cluster of stars.
"You see that Kouga, that's called Lupus. It's a constellation. Lupus means Wolf in a different language."
Kouga smiled an then rolled over. He propped his self up on his elbow and rested his cheek in his palm.
"Kagome, you're so smart. Can you tell me more??"
Kagome giggled and then rolled over and propped herself up so she was mirroring Kouga.
"Thanks, but what do you want to know about??"
Kouga looked as if in deep thought, and then he smiled crookedly, showing one fang.
"Well, tell me where you come from."
Kagome smirked at him and then pointed to her cloths.
"Well, I know this sounds crazy, but I'm from the future."
Kouga stared at her like she had 3 eyes and then rolled on his back.
"I always knew there was something otherworldly of you. I guess I was right."
Kagome sat up and leaned over Kouga.
"I just told you that I travel through time, and I live in the future, and you're not freaking out. Whyyy??"
Kouga smirked at her and then sat up-taking the chance of her being so close- and kissed her.
At first, Kagome's eyes went wide. She went to push away, but again, she felt his warmth. The softness of his touch.
Kagome closed her eyes, and saw something that amazed her.
For the first time in her life, she saw something else. Something else besides Inuyasha turning away.
She leaned into the kiss and felt Kouga shift under her so he was pushing her up and over, on to her back. Kouga propped himself up-one hand on either side of Kagome's body-so that he was now the one leaning over Kagome.
Kagome smiled internally and deepened the kiss. Kouga on the other hand couldn't believe that she didn't chew him out. Kouga wanted to go further, well beyond further really, but he knew that Kagome would never stand for it. Plus they weren't mates, they were courting. He knew how bad it could turn out if the courting rules weren't followed.
Kouga wanted to see how far he could go though.
Kouga nibbled on Kagome's bottom lip, seeing what she would do. Kagome knew what it meant-even though she had only ever had one kiss, she knew it from watching chick flicks with her friends-he wanted in.
Kagome wanted to grant him entrance. But couldn't help but feel like she was rushing into everything. She had just left her group, she loved Inuyasha, and now she's kissing Kouga. Even though she promised not to hold back, and that she wouldn't back out, it wasn't time.
Kouga nibbled again, moaning a bit as he did. They were still joined at the lips, exciting to him, but not exciting enough.
But when Kagome pulled back, his joy buzz stopped and his tail swayed questionably.
Kagome panted a bit and then rested her forehead against Kouga's.
"I'm sorry Kouga, I just cant do it. I feel like, I don't know. I guess I feel like it's going to fast. It's not that it was you, or kissing, it's me. Sorry."
Kouga smirked at her and then brought her into a hug that would make a teddy bear envy him.
He stroked her back lovingly and kissed her temple.
"Kagome, don't be sorry. I'm just happy that you didn't try to chew me out when I kissed you. I'm happy that I got to kiss you."
Kagome smiled into the crook of his neck. She was happy that he kissed her, too. Because of it, she didn't just see Inuyasha anymore. She saw Inuyasha standing away, and Kouga holding Kagome near.
"Kouga?"
"Yes Kagome??"
Kagome looked up and flicked Kouga on the cheek, giggling as he gasped in surprise.
"I think we should get going. It's 12:30. I think the pack will start sendin out search parties if we don't."
Kouga just about groaned as a whimper escaped his teeth.
"I guess you might be right, but how do you know do you know what time it is? Oh, and would you like to share a room with the children, or the unmated women?"
She held up her wrist to reveal a black watch, "This, it's called a watch. It can tell me what time it is."
"Oh, well I guess that were you come from, I mean, the future, you have things that we don't. Now, tell me who you want to share a room with so I can get it ready!"
Kagome smiled and then ran over to the side of the mountain where she climbed up. She started to climb back down, and when her head was just out of sight something almost inaudible came floating to Kouga's ears.
"You!! Now come on slowpoke!!"
Kouga smirked at her teasing and then ran at the cliff. He jumped off and flew by Kagome as he plummeted to the ground.
"KOUGA!! NO!!"
Kouga laughed his low, raspy laugh as his feet touched the ground and his jewel shards took the shock of hitting the rock
Right about then a stone came down on his head. He rubbed to spot where it hit him and looked up to see a fuming Kagome standing on the bottom bolder just outside the cave.
"Kagome! What's up?? That rock you threw just hit me!!"
Kagome glared at him and then jumped from her spot.
She gave him one last glare and then walked under the waterfall, disappearing into the den.
Kouga just stared at the where she just was and then picked up the stone. He looked at it confused and then walked into the den.
He soon found that Kagome retired as soon as she came in. She decided that she really would stay in his quarters.
Kouga smiled to himself and then bid everyone goodnight. On his way to his room he picked up the sent of tears mixed in with Kagome's sweet fragrance of strawberries and cherry blossoms.
'Oh crap! She's crying!! I hate it when she cries! Why is she cryin anyway??'
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Ok so review now. Just to let you know, if this wasn't up to standards, it was be because I stayed up until 4 o'clock I the morning writin it. So you guys owe me at least 4-6 reviews. SO GET TO IT!! OR……. NO CHAPTER 3! AND IT'S GONNA BE A GOOD ONE, I KNOW CUZ I ALREADY TYPED IT OUT SO HA!!
