Disclaimer: Unfortunatly, I STILL don't own Inu-Yasha. Inu-Yasha is still the sole property of Rumiko Takahashi.
Author's Note: It's still a little boring in this chapter, but the next one has a warning!!!! Oh, I have a little fight scene in this, not big, but it's there. I've never written one so....R&R!! =..=
KAGOME
"Wow, that was alot faster than before." Kagome exclaimed.
"Well, before, you were struggling." Kouga reminded her winking.
Last time, Kouga had kidnapped her, in hopes of her becoming his 'woman' and finding the remaining shards for him. Kagome had refused, accidentally telling him that she and Inu-Yasha were involved. Lie. Now, she was giving the guy a chance. Another lie.
Ginta and Hakkuga came running out.
"NE-CHAN!!!! You're back! I can't believe you came back! Are you staying this time? You're not going to leave again are you? Did you tell the inu-hanyou? Does he know? Is he going to take you again? Will he hurt us-you? How long will you be staying?Are you-oof!" they were cut off, by Kouga having just hit both of them on the head.
"Sorry about them, they're just excited." Kouga said, leading Kagome to the straw bed she had laid on all those months ago.
"Oh, it's ok, it didn't-!" Kagome began. Before she could finish, the youkai's lips were covering hers.
'My first kiss.' were her only thoughts.
She felt herself being slowly lowered, felt the straw prickling her skin on her legs, and waist where her shirt met her skirt, she felt a hand on her leg.
Inu-Yasha.
"Kouga-kun!" Kagome opened her eyes and pushed him off,"Too fast." For some reason, she was saddend, she thought Inu-Yasha would always be her first kiss. Kouga looked at her for a moment.
"Sorry, kind of got carried away." he apologized.
"Ok," Kagome said taking a breath,"Just try not to get so 'carried away' next time." Kouga looked at her, one eyebrow raised.
"What?" Kagome asked, thinking a bug might have landed on her face.
"Next time?" Kouga smiled.
"W-well, what I meant was-" What she meant, was never heard.
"You hungry, ne-chan?" Hakkuga asked her, striding in with Ginta, both carrying a dead boar. With all the commotion, Kagome had forgotten about being hungry.
'Might as well'.
They had finished eating. Now they were all siting at the mouth of the cave. Ginta and Hakkuga had gotten 'distracted' by something, leaving the girl and the youkai alone.
"So........"Kagome said, breaking the silence.
Kouga looked straight ahead, barely aware that she had said anything.
"Kouga-kun." Kagome turned to him after awhile.
"Mmm?"
"What's this obsession with me?" Kagome choose hewr words carefully.
"Is that what you think it is? An obsession?" Kouga asked quietly, still looking out at the waning light, "You don't seem to understand, Kagome," he grabbed her hands and faced her, "I'm in love with you. From the moment I saw you, I knew you were special, and should be treated like it. From what I've seen, that inu-kuro you're with doesn't." Kouga finished, squeezing her hands slightly at the mere mention of his rival.
"Kouga-kun," Kagome began, "Inu-Yasha-kun and I are......" she stopped. She didn't know whata to say next.
'Inu-Yasha and I broke up? We're no longer together?' No, it sounded as if they were going out to begin with. So what to say? What to tell Kouga?
"Are done?" Kouga finished for her with a smile.
"What? Oh, ya, we're.........done." Kagome looked down.
INU-YASHA
'Where is she? What could she be doing right now? What the hell could she be thinking? Kouga better be keeping his damn hands off of her! Why is she taking so God damn long?!' he thought angrily to himself, reducing his food to shreds. Fish.
Again, he caught Sango staring.
"What?" he snapped.
"It's only been four days."
Snarling, he stood up, and began to run in the direction Kagome had left, "Screw this." he whispered.
"Inu-Yasha! Where are you going? Get your ass back here!" Shippo yelled. (yes, Shippo does swear, he does alot in the japanese Viz- b.l)
"I'm going to find Kagome! Without her, we can't find the jewel shards!" he called back, running into the distance. The last thing he heard was Kaede: "Aye, right, 'the jewel shards'."
KAGOME
"Kouga-kun.......don't." Kagome said, blushing furiously after breaking away from a kiss for the upteenth time that week. Every time he kissed her, she could only think of Inu-Yasha.
She must have said his name, because Kouga took her hands in his and said:
"Kagome, if you're worried about that Inu-kuro, don't be. You're my woman now, I knew you'd see the light. But if you want me to slow down, ok!" Kouga said, throwing his hands in the air in defeat.
Kagome opened her mouth to say something else, but stopped.
"Kagome?" Kouga asked, seeing the experssion on Kagome's face.
"I sense-a jewel shard," She answered, rising, "It's coming from over there!" she pointed to a giant tree, visible from where they stood.
Kagome ran into the small cave, get her bow and arrows, then came running back out. She called to Kouga with a determind look on her face, "I'm going! Follow me if you must!"
INU-YASHA
"Where the HELL is she?" Inu-Yasha wondered, finding an empty cave.
He could smell her. Kagome had been here. He went over to a pile of straw.
'Most likely the pervert's bed......wait, two scents. Kagome and Kouga's.'
"I'm gonna kill that rat bastard." he snarled.
He smelt something else, but it wasn't coming from inside the cave. The wind was carrying it in.
"A demon."
KAGOME
"He's fast, too fast." Kagome said to herself.
The youkai ressembled something between a horse and a rat. It had large, pale, unblinking eyes. It was about the same size as a small whale, but it moved wiht frightening speed.
"Stay still!" she shouted sending another arrow flying, and again, missing it.
Kouga came down on it, detroying the tree it was on. As the dust and debris settled, the youkai was nowhere to be found. Kouga looked up. A look of horror spread on his face. The youkai, was right behind Kagome.
"Kagome!" he yelled, running full speed towards her.
CRACK! He hit in the head full force, sending it flying towards a tree. The youkai slid down to the base, leaving a small trail of blood behind. It sagged with a groan.
Too late.
INU-YASHA
Inu-Yasha ran into the small clearing. The first thing he noticed was the unconcious youkai, at the base of a tree. Then, he eyes fell on...
"Kagome!" Inu-Yasha was at her side in an instant.
The left side of her head and shoulder was bleeding.
"What happened?" he asked Kouga through gritted teeth.
Kouga explained to him what had happened until he arrived. For once, Inu-Yasha didn't argue. He simply picked Kagome up and left with her.
After a while, they finally reached Kaede's village.
"Kagome-chan?" Sango started, when Inu-Yasha laid her down on the fouton.
Sango moved closer, but something, a protective instinct, rose up.
"Stay the hell away from her!" he snarled, baring his teeth.
Sango backed away, understanding what was going on inside him.
The men had been kicked out. It had taken a while for them to get Inu-Yasha out, but there he was, brooding, sinking deeper, into depression.
"Inu-Yasha-kun, I am certain that Kagome-chan will be alright." Miroku tried to convince him.
"Go to hell." were his only words.
KAGOME
The first thing that woke up, was her body, the pain with it. Two seconds later, she regained conciousness.
Her eyes opened, and she immediatly began to cry. After a few moments, she understood why.
"Kagome-chan?" Sango asked solemnly, putting a cool cloth on her head, "Are you hurting?"
Kagome knew what Sango was asking, she knew her friend wanted to know if she hurt physically. Instead, she put her hand to her heart.
"Inu...Yasha." she whispered, and Sango understood.
Kagome had cried when she awoke. Those tears had not only been for her, but for Inu-Yasha as well. He was not with her right now in her moment of vulnerability. Somehow, she could feel his pain, pain of losing her. It combined with hers for him.
Moments later, Sango brought Inu-Yasha in.
Ok, so that's the end of the seconed chapter. R&R! R&R! R&R! That's all I have to say. Well, thank you for taking the time to read this!!