Disclaimer: I don't, and never will, own InuYasha.
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Chapter Four: Plan the Third: Anger
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It was a day later, about midmorning, when InuYasha finally returned from the forest. He walked into camp like nothing had happened. Kagome looked up at him from where she was sitting near the ashes of the fire.
"Talking yet?"
"..."
She sighed. Standing up, she looked at InuYasha.
"Sango, Miroku and Shippo took Kirara ahead down the path. If we hurry, we can catch up."
"..."
He gestured for her to climb onto his back, and, after she had done so, he started running along the path.
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An hour or two passed in silence, as the scenery blurred around them. Finally, Kagome spoke again.
"Aren't we near Kouga's den?"
InuYasha nearly fell on his face, stopping dead in his tracks.
"..."
He took off running again.
"If we are, we should go that way. I've been starved for a good conversation today."
"..."
More silence. She sighed.
"InuYasha. Take me to Kouga's. I want a conversation today."
He just kept running down the path.
"So that type of surprise didn't work...This next one will get him though"
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They had finally caught up to the others in midafternoon. Kagome slid off InuYasha's back and glared at him. He was so infuriating. She growled softly, under her breath.
"InuYasha."
"..."
"Either answer me or take me to Kouga."
"..."
He turned and walked off. Sango looked over at Kagome.
"Are you sure you want to drag Kouga into this? This could be a mistake, and you know it."
"It's my last chance, Sango. I don't have any more plans after this. You know that."
Sango sighed and looked in the direction InuYasha had walked off towards.
"Just be careful."
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He was furious with her.
"Going to Kouga?! What does that wimpy wolf have to do with this!? All I'm doing is trying to annoy Kagome. She has no right to drag Kouga into this! This is...this is...Rrrgh! I just want to scream at her for this!"
He froze, as a smirk crept onto his face.
"So that's what this is about. She just wants me to break my silence! Ha, this will show her!"
He turned around and walked back towards camp.
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Kagome was startled when InuYasha came back to camp after only a few minutes in the forest. She felt sure it would have been longer, knowing him. She was even more surprised when he silently gestured for her to climb onto his back. She did, wondering what was going on. And when they took off in the direction of Kouga's den, she knew.
"He's actually taking me there?! Well, this was my plan...I just never expected him to give in!"
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The trip to Kouga's den took place completely in silence. when they arrived, Kagome called out for Kouga. It didn't take too long for him to arrive.
"So Kagome, finally come to your senses and decide to leave the mangy mutt here?"
A smirk played across the wolf Youkai's face as he reached out a hand to pull Kagome towards him.
"No, Kouga."
"What do you mean, no?"
"I just came for a conversation, since InuYasha here isn't speaking to me, or anyone else, for whatever reason. And I'm tired of just talking to Miroku and Sango, since most conversations with them get intterupted by, well, you know by what. They usually end with a loud smack across Miroku's face."
"So dog turd here isn't speaking to you?"
Kagome nodded, glancing over at InuYasha. Kouga's smirk grew bigger as he walked over to InuYasha. Looking back at Kagome, he spoke something that would quite probably spell his doom.
"So I can insult him and he won't insult me back? Perfect. Hey dogturd, you mangy mutt. You are an..."
He never got time to finish that. InuYasha's fist lashed out and hit Kouga in the jaw, sending him flying. Kouga landed hard, about fifteen feet away.
"You'll pay for that, mutt!"
Kouga leapt to his feet and charged at InuYasha. InuYasha smirked as Kouga charged, and sidestepped as Kouga was about to hit him. Kouga ran past, not expecting InuYasha to not stand his ground. He skidded to a halt, and turned to look at InuYasha.
"So, mutt, you're not going to fight me? Have your realized I could beat you with one arm tied behind my back?"
"..."
InuYasha just smirked again, and shook his head. He looked at Kagome, his face clearly asking if she was ready to go. She sighed.
"Kouga, I came for a conversation, not to watch you try to beat up InuYasha. If you aren't going to talk, I'll just leave. You ready to go, InuYasha?"
InuYasha merely gestured for Kagome to climb on his back.
"Bye, Kouga. Maybe next time we can actually have a decent conversation, instead of you fighting InuYasha..."
Kouga merely shook his head and watched, bemusedly, as InuYasha took off back towards camp.
"So his silence bothers her that much...? Dog turd may be smarter than I thought, to keep his silence...but with Kagome...he could also be dumber than I thought. And I'm tempted to think the latter..."
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Kagome spent most of the trip back lost in her thoughts.
"So my last plan failed...what will I do now? If that didn't work, I don't know what will..."
An idea occured to her...it was desperate, but it just might work...
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So, what's the idea? You'll have to wait to find out :) Read and review, and wait till tommorow. I'll try to do an update a day, and ther'es only a pair of chapters left... :)
