Chapter 2: Kouga Knows
"I really hope he wasn't too much." A blonde wolf asked as she walked back in the cave with Kouga and his two friends in toll. Kagome didn't know this wolf, and had no idea who she was talking to. "I'm sorry I'm Chi. Kouga is my son." Then she saw the bright blue eyes and it was a perfect match to the boy at her side."
"It wasn't hard at all." Kagome smiled.
"Can she stay mommy? Can she please?" The little wolf hugged his mom, and it made Kagome giggle a little knowing Kouga's brash behavior when he's older. "Kagome played with us, and didn't ignore us! She's better than all the others!"
"Kouga, do you really like Kagome that much?" His mom entertained his thoughts for a moment. He nodded smiling. "Well she will have to leave one day, but-"
"Not if I grow up and mate her!" He was so determined, and now Kagome realized why Kouga was so quick to claim her.
"You have quite the humor there little boy now go wash up before dinner." The boys ran off and Kagome and Chi were left alone.
"Obviously my little boy has quite the crush on you now and in the future. He must remember you like this was always meant to happen, so maybe it's meant for you to always come across each other and always be together." She added a wink. "I'm sorry maybe I'm pushing a little too much but you just seem like such a good fit, and I hardly know you."
"Thank you. Kouga is wonderful, but my heart belongs to another. He doesn't really like Kouga to much, but who would with Kouga declaring his love for me every five minutes and I've only known him for a day." Kagome laughed thinking of how angry InuYasha was before she left.
"Well it's good to know that I've raised a good boy, but it's time for dinner then we'll sleep. There are a lot of war preperations to come, and you'll have to find ways to keep Kouga occupied.
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"It's been three days go back for her InuYasha!" Shippo whined wanting Kagome back not liking being around InuYasha without her.
"She's the one who wants to be alone right now!" InuYasha got face to face with Shippo who backed away. They saw a whirlwind approaching in the distance. "Not this mangy wolf." InuYasha muttered.
"Hey mutt face where's my woman?" Kouga asked as he stopped right in front of InuYasha.
"She's not here flea bitten wolf so run along." InuYasha didn't want to put up with this. He had enough of a situation with Kagome being gone, and trying to collect the jewel.
"Where is she then?" Kouga wasn't leaving till he got answers.
"She's at home." Shippo responded also wanting the wolf prince to move on.
"Where's her home?" Shippo didn't really know what to say. Wolves weren't dumb they were probably one of the smartest demons behind foxes, because they could pick up a lie by careful listening, but InuYasha didn't know that.
"It's quite a few miles west of here."
"You're lying half breed, I'm smarter than I look." He muttered abd then knealt down next to Shippo.
"Can you just answer me one more question?" Kouga asked in a hushed voice. Shippo looked at him and nodded cautiously. "Does she time travel?" This time the question was only heard by them two, even InuYasha's sensitive ears couldn't pick it up. Shippo slowly nodded again and this made Kouga smirk and stand again. "Thank you little fox I'll be on my way!" He was off again and InuYasha aised an eyebrow to Shippo.
"He just asked if Kagome was a time traveler." Shippo said a bit in confusion realizing Kouga shouldn't of known anything.
"But- I don't- Kagome didn't- I'm going to get to the bottom of this." InuYasha began to stomp off in the direction of the well and Shippo scurried off to find Sango and Miroku wanting something to do for the day.
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Three days she had been there and all of her energy was down. Kouga wanted to always play, and always with her. Today he wanted to play tag and she was finally getting a break. "Kagome let's play again." The little wolf cried and she just laid back in the field. "Kagome?"
"I'm sorry Kouga I'm tired could we relax for a bit." Kouga nodded walking over to sit by Kagome as Ginta and Hakkaku had to go back to their parents.
"I can't wait till I'm leader." It was a statement out of the ordinary so Kagome sat up wanting to hear more from the pup at her side. "You see I want the wolves to be in peace with one another and naboring demons. There's to much fighting." Kagome was flaburgasted by his words. The prince she met just a few days ago was slaughtering human villages, and having war with the birds of paradise.
"Sometimes you can't stop it."
"Oh I know, but I mean like the ones where it's about territory. This place is huge we could easily move caves and find something probably better fitting. I know I'm only 11 and what do I know, but we use to do meetings with elders once a week till we were 10 to know our history, and to know how leadership works. Now that I'm 11 I'm just supposed to know, so I act like I do." That sounded more like the prince she had known.
"Kouga can I tell you something that you'll find out anyway." The little wolf nodded. "I'm not from this time. When I leave I won't see you for fifty years, and I will look exactly like this. I just met you a few days ago then and I don't want you to change. You're such a better person than most demons."
"Can you answer me something?" She nodded.
"Do I remember you?" With that Kagome laughed.
"I can only think you do."
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