WOOT!!! Second chapter!!!! YAY! Hope ya'll like it XD
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha
'Koga!' He heard his name echo throughout the wolf den, but he rushed through, and settled Kagome on his fur rug / bed. She was still bleeding quite a lot, and luckily it hadn't taken long to get back. She hadn't woken up, yet, and he was getting worried and scared.
'Sis!'
'Is she okay?'
'What happened, Koga?'
His fellow wolf demons surrounded him, worry and confusion in their voices. Koga didn't answer, but just stared at Kagome, who lay almost like she was sleeping, on his fur bed. But he soon snapped out of it, coming back to the reality.
'Quick! Someone get rags and some fresh water!!' He said, coming out of his thoughts. His tribe quickly sprang into action, getting what he needed. But as everyone did as he asked them, Koga bent down and looked at Kagome, and praying in his mind that she will be okay.
Her head felt like it had split in two, and her ankle felt like she had an elephant sat on it. And don't even get her started on her ribs. She groaned as the overwhelming pain throbbed through her whole body. Ugh, why did she feel like this? Wait, hadn't she….jumped? Shouldn't she be dead? Was this how being dead felt like? Great! But no, she could hear voices, and a lot of them. She couldn't be dead, so that meant that she must be still alive, and judging by the pain, she had received a few injuries as well. Who was there? The voices were familiar, but she couldn't remember. There were no words to describe the headache she had. Had she landed on her head? On her back? She tried to remember, but all she could think of were the blurry images of trees and the sunrise as she jumped. And then she couldn't remember anything else. Her whole body ached and the noises were only adding her to her already very bad headache. She winced and opened her eyes, dim light lighting up her surroundings. She saw a face, above hers, looking very worried, and so did the other dozen hanging around her. Some were wolves, some were wolf demons. She looked again at the face nearest to hers and his face lit up when he saw that she was awake.
'Kagome!' He said, smiling and hugging her. She winced again, as the guy had hugged her cracked ribs.
'Ow, ow, ow.' She murmured, wincing.
'Oh I'm so sorry Kagome; it's just that...I'm so glad that you've woken up.' He told her, still smiling at her. She looked up at him, and around her.
W…What am I doing here?' She asked then, her voice was a whisper tinged with grogginess. Koga blinked at her a couple of times, so did the others.
'Don't you remember?' Koga asked her, the smile disappearing and replaced with confusion. Kagome stared at him, thinking back to when she had jumped. So she had passed out, right? That must mean that Koga had found her and brought her back here. The cliff… the flashing images as she fell…the slight sound of a crack, before…before…this. Koga noticed that Kagome's eyes were watering.
'It's okay Kagome, you don't have to think about it. I just you to get better.' He told her, taking a bowl away from one his tribe, and came and sat back down beside her. He put a cloth in the bowl that was filled with fresh clean water, and then looked at Kagome.
'This might sting a bit.' He told her. She nodded, knowing that he only wanted to help her. He took the now wet cloth and dabbed at the deep cut on her head. She immediately winced, the feeling like a raging fire across her head. It slowly started to fade, as Koga dabbed away at the cut, the dry and wet blood coming away easily onto the cloth.
After cleaning the cut on her head, Koga then bandaged it and then bandaged her leg in some spare rags and cloths that his tribe had found and brought to him. He had ordered his tribe to collect food for the night, for both the tribe and Kagome, so it was just them two, except the two other wolf demons that were in the cave, but were keeping watch. Kagome winced again, as Koga tied off the bandage he had tied around her leg.
'Sorry.' He said, for the 5th time he had hurt her. She was beginning to get a bit more colour in her cheeks, but Koga was still very worried about her.
'Are you sure you're okay?' He asked her. She looked up at him, her face emotionless and his full of concern for the only woman he has ever loved. After a second Kagome smiled, and nodded slightly.
'I'm sorry for asking, but did you…jump?' He asked, staring straight into her beautiful brown eyes. She looked away from him, not wanting to talk about it. She had done it because of Inuyasha, because it had been her fault that he is now dead, and it was always going to be her fault. She couldn't go on in life knowing that, in every second of every minute in every hour of every day. Koga noticed her tense body structure and knew that he had asked the question that she hadn't wanted him to, but he wanted to know, no, he needed to know.
'I….I felt guilty.' She eventually told him. He looked at her in confusion. Guilty? Why the hell did she feel guilty? Oh, wait, wasn't she there when Inuyasha had been killed? Is that why she's feeling guilty. Koga tried not to growl under his breath, that stupid mutt was dead but he still makes her feel low.
'You shouldn't.' Koga said, putting the cloth that was now covered in Kagome's blood back in the water bowl. She looked at him, her piercing gaze fixated on him.
'You shouldn't feel guilty.' He said, putting the bowl to one side and looking at the woman he was in love with. She raised her eyebrows at his comment.
'What do you mean? Of course I should feel guilty. It's my fault that he died, my fault that he was in such danger and it will always be my fault.' She told him, her eyes watering again. He saw the tears forming, and he looked at his lap. Why was she so in love with someone else, even when their dead. Even though he would never admit it to anyone, when he heard about Inuyasha's death, he had felt upset. It had only been for a second, maybe even two, but in that time, he had felt grief and sadness.
Kagome noticed the look in his eyes after she had said that. What was he thinking about? She watched him, as he had the dazed look on his face. Then he blinked, noticing how quiet it had gone and that she was now looking at him with worry.
'Oh, um…I'm sorry, I was just thinking of something…I didn't mean to…' He started to say, but Kagome cut him off.
'No, don't. You've done so much for me Koga, so thank you.' She told him, his light blue gaze staring deeply into her chocolate coloured ones. She slowly sat up; getting the full view of the cave they were in. It was a different one from last time, the grey floor, walls and ceiling all dry and cracked, with boulders of rocks littered all over the cave. She noticed that she was lying on some sort of rug, then she realised that she was on soft fur, the smoothness of the gentle fur underneath her and on her hands as she sat herself up.
'You don't have to thank me, Kagome. I just want to make sure that you'd never do something like….that, ever again.' He said to her, holding one of her hands in his. Her hand was cold and shaking whilst his was warm and sweaty. She blushed, embarrassed at them touching, even if it were just on the hands. Koga blushed as well, seeing as this was their first physical contact since Inuyasha's death. She must be going through a lot. Koga knew that she had loved him, probably more than him, but in some way, he wanted a part in Kagome's heart. Her beautiful smell filled his nose, and he never wanted to let go of her hand, but he had to, reluctantly, when his tribe came back in, with fresh food and water. Koga got up and went over to his tribe, giving Kagome one last look.
'You can go to sleep if you want.' He told her, before smiling and going to organise his wolf tribe. Kagome smiled as she watched him be the leader and she wondered what he would be like as a mate, and who the lucky girl would be. She sighed, the pain all over her body fading as she drifted off to a peaceful sleep.
He watched he sleep, her steady body move as she breathed in and then out. He sighed, wondering if he would ever be able to be with her. He smiled when he saw her calm and relaxed face, as she dreamt. He sat there, on the boulder nearest to the entrance of the cave, standing watch for the night. He looked over his tribe, glad that he could be such a great leader to them all, but all he needed now was a mate, someone to stand by his side and provide him a family. Could Kagome ever love him like he loves her? Could they ever be together? He knew that answer would be no, because she loves another, or had done. And she won't ever replace him, not in her heart anyway. Why did he feel like this? Why was she in his mind every waking minute of every day?
Why couldn't he get over her? She didn't want to be with him, and he'll just have to get used to that. He sighed again, the noise echoing throughout the cave. He watched Kagome twitch in her sleep, her bandaged head and leg standing out and making him look at how hurt she is, both emotionally and physically. He wasn't going to let her do anything like that ever again, and not ever going to let her get hurt. Even if she didn't want them to be together, he would still look after her as if she was his mate. And that's what he silently promised himself as he sat there, the moon high up in the sky, illuminating the inside of the cave. Koga looked back at the sleeping Kagome, the moonlight catching her face. He smiled, her beauty radiating, and he wondered if she could ever love him back.
Whew, glad I've finished this chapter XD hope you all liked it :P
