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'Inuyasha...' Kagome choked
'Kagome!' he turned back to look at her. Inuyasha loosened his grip for only a second, but that's all it took for Koga to break his hold. He took off at breakneck speed and out of sight, holding his neck and gasping for breath.
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Chapter 4
Koga was fuming as he paced back and forth, waiting for her to arrive. How dare he embarrass me like that? How dare he kiss MY woman! And Kagome letting him! He must have some sort of mind control over her, she would never willingly go to him, never. Damn it, where is she!
'Well well, I never thought I'd see the day that you would seek my help, wolf.'
'I have no choice. I need something of you.'
'What service could I possibly provide you?'
'That half breed mutt Inuyasha has MY woman under some sort of control. I need you to help me retrieve her.'
'Why can you not retrieve your woman yourself?'
'She is too well protected by him, not to mention the demon slayer and the monk.'
'But surely you can use your speed.'
'It wont be enough.'
So...the wolf is desperate. This has potential. She mused
'And I assume you want this done tonight?'
'Of course. I cant leave him alone with her.'
'Say I do this for you, what will you give me in return.'
'Anything you want.'
'I want jewel shards' she said with a smile.
'Here.' He mumbled, holding out his palm to reveal 3 purple shards.
'Where did you find these?' she asked, reaching out and taking them from his hands.
' I took them from a demon I killed. Will these do as payment?'
'These are very nice Wolf.....but I want your shards too.'
'You want my shards as well?! Grrr…hmmm.....fine...but only after you bring her to me.'
'You would sacrifice your shards for this woman?' she asked, raising her eyebrows
'I would give anything for Kagome.' he replied
Kagome? Well well, this does make it interesting...and I could have some use for these she thought, holding the shards to the light.
'Tell me wolf, what exactly do you plan on doing to Kagome once I bring her to you?' she asked.
'You will marry us.'
'Marriage...interesting...' she mused. If I marry Koga and Kagome, that would send Inuyasha over the edge with fury...I could use this to my advantage.
'You do know Inuyasha will come after her?'
'I'll be ready for him once he does.' he replied, patting a small pouch tied to his waist, next to his long, thin sword.
'So, do we have a deal?' He asked, offering his hand
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Night fell quickly, and Kagome couldn't shake the feeling something wasn't right.
'Come here, let me clean that.' Inuyasha offered, dabbing the wound on her arm with the antiseptic he found in her bag. She winced slightly, but allowed him to finish.
'Thank you.' She said softly, smiling gently at him.
'I can't believe Koga hurt you.' Said Sango, getting herself comfortable around the fire.
'If I ever see him again I'll rip him limb from limb.' grunted Miroku, taking his place beside Sango.
'No. Koga is mine. He wont live long enough to regret this.' Inuyasha growled
'Well try to save some for us.'
'I'll try, I cant make any promises though.'
'Well we've all had a really long day. I'm calling it a night. Sleep well guys.'
'Night Kagome.' They chorused back. She lied down into her sleeping bag and closed her eyes, but she still couldn't shake the feeling something was wrong. As she drifted into an uneasy sleep, images of dark strangers in the night haunted her.
Kagome woke with a start. She could have sworn she heard something. The rustle of leaves? Or was it whispering? She saw something move out of the corner of her eye. She quietly stood and reached over for her bag, fumbling around until her hand closed around a large circular object. Her torch. She pulled it out, pointed it at the direction of the noise and clicked the button. Nothing happened, the torch was dead.
'Useless thing!' she hissed as she threw it back into her bag. She put her bag down and slowly crept over to where she heard the noise, careful not to wake the others. She stared at the bushes, straining her eyes. Suddenly the creature moved. Kagome covered her mouth to stifle her scream, as the terrifying creature, a rabbit stared at her for a second, twitched its nose and hopped away. Kagome breathed a sigh of relief.
Relax! Its just a rabbit. Man I really need to calm down.
Deciding she couldn't go back to sleep anyway, Kagome decided to walk down to the lake in the village.
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Inuyasha slowly started to stir. He wasn't complaining though. He had been having strange dreams all night. A flash of light, a woman screaming, then total darkness. He didn't know what to make of it all, but he didn't like it. He looked over at Kagome, thinking seeing her
would calm him down, her sleeping bag was empty, and she was gone.
'Kagome?' He hissed, looking around,
He quietly got to his feet and took a deep breath. Good, I can still pick up her scent, she hasn't gone too far
He ran off into the night, following Kagome's scent.
Kagome, you better be ok... he thought as he ran.
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Kagome looked out onto the dark, clear lake. The ripples distorting her reflection. Dark clouds moved across the sky, obscuring the moon from her view. She looked down into the water, examining the wounds on her arm. They looked at lot worse in the moonlight. The deep marks black against her pale skin. At least they didn't hurt any more.
Kagome shivered, she had completely forgot to grab her jacket when she left the camp. Thinking of curling back into her sleeping bag, Kagome took one last look at the lake before turning around to head back, but before she could take one step, she heard a voice call her name
'Jesus! Inuyasha, you scared me half to death!'
'Yeah, well you scared me by taking off like that. I thought something happened to you.' Inuyasha replied, stepping out of the shadows.
'I'm sorry. I couldn't sleep, so I took a walk.'
'Oh? How come?'he asked, walking over to her
'I heard a noise, it startled me. I couldn't go back to sleep after that.'
'What was it?' he asked
'Just a rabbit.' she replied. Inuyasha laughed
'A rabbit! You've helped me fight demons and your jumpy over a harmless rabbit?'
' I guess I'm still kinda on edge from earlier.' she mused, subconsciously running her hand down her arm.
'Here, let me see that.' he said, taking her hand
'These should heal pretty fast, and being a wound from a demon, it shouldn't leave a scar. But it should never of happened in the first place, I should have protected you. I'm so sorry Kagome.'
'You don't have to be. There wasn't anything you could have done.'
'But if I were stronger...'
'But you are stronger. You made Koga retreat with his tail between his legs. And your always going to be here to protect me, aren't you?'
'Of course, its my job to protect you' he smiled as he moved behind her,wrapping his arms around her waist, resting his head on her shoulders.
'Ready to head back to camp?' he asked her, his breath tickling Kagome's neck.
'mmhmm.' She mumbled, yawning. He bent his knees and moved his arm down to grab her legs. He lifted her effortlessly, her arms wrapping themselves around his neck for support.
'Hold on.' He whispered. He placed a soft kiss on her lips before taking off in the direction of the camp.
'Are you ok?' He asked as he ran
'I'm alright, just a little cold.' she replied, drawing herself closer to him.
'That's the air passing over you quickly. You get used to it. Were almost back at camp now anyway.' He replied, looking down at her.
They arrived back at the camp site and noticed immediately something was wrong. Kagomes bag had been emptied, its contents thrown over the ground, the fire had been extinguished, and Kirara had transformed, growling at an unidentified figure somewhere in the distance.
'Who could have done this?' Kagome gasped, looking around at the destruction.
'Welcome back. Did you miss me?' Came a voice. Kagome's eyes opened wide as she saw the figure of Koga walking slowly toward her.
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Authors note : Ohh now things are getting interesting!! Special thanks to EBJ for inspiring me! Thanks again for those who reviewed, muchly appreciated. Let me know if you guys have any ideas or comments. Thanks again!!!
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Tazzels