Chapter 3

The apple doesn't fall far from a tree

3 days later….

Kotae was far from home. She could smell sent that seemed familiar, like it was her own sent. She then knew she was getting closer to the wolf demon territory. She was weak though, as she had been walking for days. She sat by a tree and rested. She then passed out, exhausted from walking for days.

Over an hour later….

Kotae regained consciousness. She could smell a fire burning, and the smell of food being cooked. She was starving, so she followed the smell to a figure cooking fish over the flames. The being was familiar, like she had seen him before. For it was her father Koga. The wolf demon leader turned around and flashed a grin before turning back to the flames to cook the meat. He chuckled then spoke.

"Ah, I see you're awake. Boy, you look terrible. I bet you haven't ate anything for days."

Kotae rubbed her eyes and sat on a log on the other side of the fire. She looked at the man up and down, studying him. He looked exactly like her. 'Why, he has my nose.' Kotae thought, staring at Koga's nose. She pulled herself together and replied. "Who are you?" Koga laughed then replied with a serious face. "I'm your father Kotae." Kotae's eyes widened and looked at Koga again, she was stunned. She then finally uttered some words. "You're my – father?" Koga laughed then replied. "Yes, must I repeat myself? Jeez, clueless much. Ah-ha, you are me, inside and out. Accept, you have your mother's eyes, and jaw line." Koga looked down and put fish on separate sticks, he then gave one of the sticks to Kotae.

Kotae frowned and replied. "You love my mother don't you?" Koga sighed and replied while whipping of some ah from the fire on his meat. "Yeah, I once did. I am married to Ayame now, your step mother. You were able to stay so long, why did Mutt Face banish you now after all these years?" Kotae frowned and replied while eating. "There was an accident. You see, Mom had three kids including me. The Youngest was Hayu and..."

Kotae went on, telling Koga about the run in with the demon, killing Hayu and causing Inuyasha to exile her. Koga blinked in surprise as he gulped the last of his fish down. "Shit that's hard." Koga said, as he rose from his sat and put out the fire. "Come on, let's go." Koga headed for some bushes. Kotae ate the last of her food and grabbed her things. "What's your name?" The wolf man smiled and replied. "Koga, but you don't call me that. From now on I am your father, and you are my daughter. Being my daughter, you are princess of theses territories. ""So you are the man Inuyasha spoke of. I still don't understand. Why do you want me to stay? What's so special about me?" Koga smiled and took her hand toward the bushes. "You are all I have of Kagome; now, welcome home." Koga pushed the bushes aside, revealing the wolf tribe dens.

It was glorious; everyone looked like her, ears, tails, the whole nine yards. Kotae smiled and walked out of the forest, looking upon her kind. "Wow, these are-""Yeah Kotae, these are your people. Since you are my daughter, they are your loyal subjects. Let's go, I got to explain all of this to Ayame."

Main den, Koga's den….

"So she is the offspring from when you cheated on me?!" "Relax Ayame! I was drunk! I didn't know what I was thinking!" He then looked at Kotae and frowned, then replied. "She is my kid, and I want to take care of her!" Ayame sighed and rubbed her hand on her pregnant belly. She sighed again and spoke. "Fine, but don't expect Kiba to accept her." Koga smirked and replied. "Tsk, just because he is my eldest son, doesn't mean he is the boss of me." Kotae raised her head and spoke. "There are more?" Koga replied and sat next to Kotae. "Yes, you have 3 other siblings on my side here. Kiba is the eldest and your half-brother. If something happens to me or Ayame, you and him will rule this place together and share responsibilities."

"Wow, awesome!" Koga laughed and sat on his futon. "Sure is, get dome rest though, you've been walking for days." Kotae nodded and vedged out on her futon. She was happy, she finally felt like she belonged.

The next day…

"So, where are we going?" Koga smiled and replied. "I am going to introduce you to two very special friends of mine. Let's go, they are most likely down by the lake. We got to make you a demon wolf outfit, that leather one is very bright." Kotae laughed and put her hand behind her head while replying. "I have to wear this, it's part of the demon slayer training code. Once I am a full-fledged demon slayer, I can wear anything I want." Koga laughed and responded while kicking a rock in front of him. "Oh, like a priest or something?" "Uh, sure if you want to call it that."

Koga lead Kotae into the forest, then stopped at the edge of the hill, watching his friends Gina and Hakkaku trying to catch fish. The demon wolves bellow were trying to catch them with their bare hands. They kept tripping and falling in the water, they hadn't caught a single one. Kotae frowned and spoke.

"Jeez, they are doing it all wrong, that is not how one catches a fish." Koga laughed and replied. "This si true, let's go down there and show them the right way." Kotae nodded and trudged down the hill, with her father behind her. Smelling Koga's scent; Ginta and Hakkaku looked up to meet eyes with him.

Ginta was always the most curious one, as he stared at Kotae in confusion.

"Hey boys, any luck finding fish?" Koga said, leaning up against a tree. Hakkaku sighed and replied while coming out of the lake.

"Yeah Koga, but there are so many we can't catch them." Ginta replied in agreement. "Yeah, it's real hard this morning."

"No, you just don't know how to catch them the right way." Ginta and Hakkaku turned to Kotae, who was putting her weapon down with a grin that resembled Koga's. Hakkaku eyes widened and turned to Koga and spoke. "Hey Koga, is this the kid you had by accident with Kagome?" Koga rolled his eyes disgusted at the way Hakkaku asked him a question, then replied. "Yes moron she is, and she lives with us now." Ginta laughed and came out of the lake and added his input, which soon lead to his beating by Kotae.

"Ha-ha, she should have stayed there. Now ever time Ayame sees her, she will have an excuse to nag you."

Kotae was annoyed, as she walked over and beat the shit out of Ginta. "Oww! Hey!" After she was finished, she continued to sharpen a rock she was going to use as a spear head to catch fish. "You should really learn to keep certain opinions to yourself, or you'll end up dead."

Hakkaku bursted out laughing at the fact Kotae was like Koga. "AHAHAHA Oh man, now we have another Koga to deal with! AHAHAHA What an idiot!" Ginta stood to his feet and yelled and Hakkaku. "Hey! I am not the only one Koga knocks around here, you're the stupid one!" "Oh yeah, well you're a flat face poop nose!" "Cactus breath!" "Sea mongrel!" As Ginta and Hakkaku argued, Kotae was now tying the sharpen spear head to a long stick she found. Koga smiled and laid on the grass with some wolves who usually follow him everywhere.

Once Kotae was finished, she took of her boots and socks to prepare going into the lake. Once in the lake, she started catching fish by the minute. Every fish she caught was thrown into the basket Hakkaku and Ginta brought. Koga smirked and turned to the arguing wolf youki and got their attention.

"You are a big nose!" "You're acorns for brains!" "Hey boys…" Koga said, finally speaking. Ginta and Hakkaku turned to Koga and stopped arguing. "You two's should really be taking notes." Ginta frowned and replied. "Notes for what?" Koga pointed to Kotae catching fish by the pound and rested his head on a wolf he was cuddling with and went back to his nap.

"What the-?" "How did she-!" "Easy boys, go make yourselves a spear." "Alright!" "Yeah!"

So Kotae spent a glorious afternoon with her new family. She never wanted to return to Kaede's village ever again, because she was truly home with her own kind.