"Eh, why not? It would be better than staying here with the half-mutt," you said glaring at InuYasha.
InuYasha growled at you.
"Just don't slow me down!" you said jokingly as you headed towards the wolves.
Koga laughed a little then said, "Let's go!" as he whirlwinded out, making sure he stepped on InuYasha.
So, you and the mini wolf pack all ran after him.
He got a huge lead when you turned your head to the others and asked, "Can you go faster?" in the nicest way possible.
"No, not unless we want to be tuckered out right away," said Hakkaku.
"Why? Can you keep up with him?" asked Ginta.
"Well, yeah, I just don't want to leave you guys behind…" you said looking at the now vanishing Koga, then turning to look at the guys.
"Uh…thanks…" Ginta replied as both of them blushed.
You smiled warmly and kept going.
~Time Skip…Three Hours~
"Ah, I don't…know if I…can run anymore…" said an exasperated Hakkaku.
You were in perfect shape and replied, "Really? Oh, well, then I'll go tell Koga."
"It won't matter. Koga decides when we stop and he's not gonna listen to you," Ginta said after a huge breath.
"Well, then I might have to use force. You guys are too tired to go on and at this rate, your muscles will be sore and stiff tomorrow," you said.
You then rushed up ahead so fast that dirt flew everywhere and Ginta and Hakkaku stopped and coughed.
"Wow, she's like a whole different person from when we first met her…" Ginta said.
"I guess that means she likes and trusts us…" Hakkaku replied.
"We should tell Koga later," Ginta said looking at Hakkaku.
Well, you caught up with Koga and stepped right in front of him which forced him to stop.
"You can keep up with me?" Koga asked in a startled voice.
"Yeah, but I didn't because I didn't want to leave the guys behind like you!" you said starting to turn cold on him.
"So, why are you here now?" Koga asked just as cold.
"They're tired. Since it's getting late, we might as well just camp."
"And why should I listen to you?" Koga said crossing his arms and glaring at you.
You normally would've threatened him by now, but instead you took a deep breath and said, "Otherwise, their legs will be completely stiff tomorrow and they won't be able to run at all."
Obviously he had expected a threat. Koga looked at you for a minute and said, "Fine…" turning towards Ginta and Hakkaku who had just caught up (they are always on time). "Boys, we're camping here tonight," he said before he went to a tree and sat down.
"Wow, how did you do it?" Ginta asked amazed.
"I brainwashed him," you said sarcastically and sat down on top of a boulder.
"She had to, how else do you get someone as thick-headed as him to agree?" Hakkaku whispered to Ginta.
You giggled as Koga got frustrated and said, "You guys really need to work on your whispering…"
Hakkaku forced a little laugh while Ginta said, "Well, we are gonna go…get some firewood! Yeah! We'll be back in a little bit."
They both ran off leaving Koga and you by yourselves. You looked at Koga. Man, he looks so cute right now, but I wonder… You then got up, went over, and sat next to Koga.
"What?" he asked after a few moments of you just looking at him.
"Oh, nothing important…" you said as you blushed and turned away.
He looked at you with a blank expression and you turned back to him and asked, "Ok, well, I was just wondering…"
"Wondering what? It's O.K. You can ask."
"Well, ok then…I was wondering why you wear a skirt…" you asked as you looked at him with curiosity.
Koga blinked then got a little frustrated and said, "It's not a skirt!"
"Oh, really? Then what is it?" you asked out of curiosity.
"Um…well…I don't know, but it's not a skirt!" he said OBVIOUSLY very embarrassed and red and turned away.
"It's O.K., you look great in…whatever it is," you said with a smile as you hugged him.
That action made him turn even redder as he turned to you with wide eyes.
"Uh…um…thanks," he managed to say as you let him go.
You two talked for a while and eventually Gina and Hakkaku came back and joined in the conversation, too. They explained about Naraku and why InuYasha was such an obsessed mutt over the jewel shard you possessed. Afterwards, you were about to go to sleep when all of a sudden you heard another heartbeat. You stood up and so did the others.
"Do you smell Naraku?" Koga asked sniffing the air.
"I can't smell things very well, but I can hear heartbeats," you replied starting to head out the direction of the heartbeat.
"Oh, well, I can smell him. It's coming from that direction," he said as he started going the same direction as you.
"Huh, we must be sensing the same guy, then," You said glancing at Koga. "Come on, guys. We better go after him."
