Summary: After Naraku's demise, Kagome goes home and the group is finally living their separate lives. Kagome is poisoned, and Kouga saves her. Before going back to her time, she must now repay him the favor and save his pack. Enter the wolf's den. A primitive way of life. Kagome must now adhere to a whole new society. Then, Kouga wants her as his mate.

Disclaimer :I do not own Inuyasha characters, Rumiko Takahashi does

Hey everyone thanks for reviewing! I really appreciate it! So I made a new chapter! I promise to make things more drawn out, I just wanted to not dwell too long on the beginning. I don't enjoy stories where the structure is like:

[beginning…][middle…..][end]

Instead I want to do:

[beginning][middle…][end]

Things get really interesting when she finally gets into the den, and that's where I want to draw out the theatrics and focus on!

Chapter 2

The sun streamed through the lush forest canopy. The air was still. A few scant calls of birds could be heard. A large family of deers ran clumsily through the shrubs. They were being hunted. Ears perked, noses sniffed out. A predatory wolf pack strode slowly but swiftly through the woods. At the front leading the pack was the alpha male. His ice blue eyes were hard, concentrated on the kill. His right hand men on his side Ginta and Hakkaku ready to strike at any time. Today it was several men on this hunt along with 15 brown wolves.

The deers ran for their life, as the wolves closed in on them. With their canine speed they entrapped the deers into a heard. All it took was for one deer to fall. Then it all went down. The brown wolves attacked first biting legs sending the deers down. The demon wolves closed in next for the bigger, tougher kill with spears. The pack howled in victory. Today's hunt had ended great. The pack would have ample amount of food today. It was time to head back to the cave.

There was no need for Kouga to run top speed as he usually did so he stayed close with his men. The trek wouldn't be too long, and Kouga would bypass the old mutt face Inuyasha's village. Today they hadn't hunted in the mountains, instead they hunted the plentiful forests. They were currently on edge with the cat demons in the area. Those pesky felines, who were a nomad tribe had invaded the mountains last spring. Ever since they've been there it's been nothing but trouble. The lands were becoming over hunted; they bought their diseases, they didn't have the friendliest demeanors and not to mention they reeked. Wolves are naturally very territorial. This was not going to work out. Years ago they'd already destroyed the birds of paradise's establishment. Cats were just another pest to a wolf. They had to go. It was a famine in the mountains this year. Pack members were already growing ill. He did not need to further stress his wolves with the prospect of war.

As the neared the human village, planning on just going around it the scent of a decomposing demon got stronger.

"Something's dead over here." Kouga said out loud. He wasn't really too interested as to what had been killed. What struck him was the familiar scent of blood, human blood. He continued in the direction but the scent would not fade, instead it got worse.

"It can't be."

He shook it off, hoping his scent was off. Hoping he was wrong. He couldn't shake it. Didn't she leave back to her home for good? Now Kouga began to think he was crazy.

"Hey Kouga do you smell that? That scent of blood?" Hakkaku asked.

"It smells a lot like Kagome's blood!" Ginta added.

Now had to see for himself.

"Ginta, Hakkaku come with me, everyone else keep going and we'll catch back up!"

The animalistic possessive nature took over and Kouga was running as fast as he could towards the scent.

It seemed like forever, he ran as fast as his feet would let him. Ginta and Hakkaku could no longer keep up. As he reached a clearing there was a well, the scent began to overwhelm his nose.

There was the well. A dead snake demon coiled next to it. Kouga's heart dropped at the sight in front of him.

It was his beautiful Kagome, on her back. An open would dripping large amounts of blood. Her hair was strewn everywhere and her eyes where heavy lidded. A single arm rose from her side and collapsed. He ran to her side and kneeled over her.

"Kagome!" Kouga yelled, she looked like she was going to say his name. She didn't have the strength any more. She shut her eyes.

"Kagome, wake up! I won't let you die here! If you'd stayed with me I'd never let this happen to you!"

Ginta and Hakkaku finally caught up. The sight shocked them too. They were not prepared.

"Sis!" They both whimpered.

Her body was growing colder, her skin getting paler. Life was draining from the young miko. Kouga smelled the venom laced in her blood. He knew he had to work quickly. Or he'd lose her forever.

Kouga wasn't much different his wolf counterparts. Many things a human would find grotesque or barbaric was really just a day and life of a wolf.

They always said a canine's mouth is much cleaner than a human's. When fellow canines got injured or sick sometimes you had to result back to the animalistic way of healing.

He began to lick her wound.

A typical canine's show of love and affection is licking. Demon wolves were no different. But in the biological terms of a wolf demon, licking released certain chemicals. In a show of affection it released chemicals that created more of a loving bond. Licking even had the power to heal the affected. It was a very special thing, not to be taken lightly.

Little by little her poison was neutralized in her blood. The Miko still did not stir, still did not wake. Her body remained stiff. She had lost so much blood. Her heartbeat did return to normal though.

Kouga didn't know much about humans, except that their life was very fragile. They're weak bodies could not tolerate much.

Once the venom was all neutralized, Kouga ripped some of his fur and tied it around her shoulder to help with the bleeding. He always kept materials just in case one of his fellow comrades needed emergency patching during a hunt. Ginta and Hakkaku watched in worry and awe as their Alpha took such care. He was noble, this made them even more proud to be under leadership of him.

He cuddled Kagome to his chest. He cooed in her ear that everything would be ok, that he'd take care of her.

She remained unconscious.

At this moment Kouga decided he'd never let his woman go again.

Scooping Kagome into his arms, he sped off toward his mountain domain.