Forsaken: For Nothing Ever Changes
Chapter: Punishment and Settling In
Date: March 3, 2012
Kouga detested the thought that he had to lay with this she wolf that was mated to his beta. While they already had several children, none of them could be the heir to the pack as their father had not defeated the Alpha. Thus the reason why the she demon was not spending her rut with her mate but with Kouga and the same was happening to Kagome. She was in rut with his Beta in return, though her womb had already been struck barren and there was no hope of her ever birthing them another child of their own flesh. While Kouga's instincts drove him to rut the willing female beneath him, the wolf demon's heart and rational mind cried out in pain of the situation that he found himself in. He mourned the loss of purity that his mating with Kagome had once had and he also mourned the fact that he had punished his beta in the same way.
When the season was over, the she wolf was, thankfully, pregnant with the heir to the Northern Lands. Kouga was no longer the Alpha of the pack; his beta had taken over the position until the child reached the age of maturity and could take over the position. With this development, Kouga had hoped that he and Kagome could really work on their relationship and perhaps find out why Kagome's outlook on their family life had changed so much. He also wanted to work on himself and why he let Kagome influence his decisions so much that he was losing sight of his true self. It was important to salvaging their future to stop walking around the issues between them and actually hash them out between them.
Kagome glared at the demon that she was unfortunately bound to as he demanded that they talk about their relationship. The girl wanted nothing more than to just walk out and run away from the nightmare that had become her life. However, more than that before she left, she wanted to make Inuyasha suffer. She had tried to listen to that dog's advice and it had gotten her nowhere. In fact, he had caused her pain, humiliation, and prejudice and she truly believed that he should be made to suffer for her injustices. Kouga on the other hand was trying to talk to her about their non-existent relationship which never should have happened in the first place. Kagome had wanted Inuyasha to step in and take her for himself, while becoming human of course, or at least save her from Kouga so that she could have went back to her world and to Hojo. However, the dumb dog had just run off because Kouga couldn't keep it in his furs until they were properly joined in matrimony.
"Kagome, we have to talk about this. If we don't work out what our mating is to both of us and learn to compromise with each other, then we are just going to continue to be miserable and find ourselves in miserable situations." Kagome snorted at the wolf's words. From the moment they had met, she and Kouga had had nothing but miserable moments and memories. At this moment, she wanted nothing more than to dissociate herself from Kouga, from the pack, from everything that had anything to do with the feudal era. She wanted to go back home and pick up her lost life there. She did not want to work anything out with the abomination that she had attempted to make a life with and she told him so. Seeing his face fall from her declaration gave the selfish miko a sense of satisfaction. She had been waiting to burst his bubble for quite some time and now that she had begun, there was going to be no stopping her.
"I never wanted to be with you. The only reason I even looked in your direction was to make Inuyasha jealous, I never had any intention of mating with something as disgusting as you. I wish I had just done what my mother had asked and accepted Hojo's offer to court me. You make me sick every time I look at you, every time you look at me, and every time you touch me I wish I could flay my own skin to get rid of the feel!" With every word that the human spoke, Kouga felt his heart tear apart just a little bit more. His youkai was beginning to rage and his mind was going numb as Kagome began to show her ugly, true colors. He could not believe that he had never seen the kind of person that she truly was under all of her sweetness and supposed caring for others. Kouga's stomach felt upset as he contemplated everything that Kagome had just revealed to him and as the memories that he had tried to suppress came to the surface.
"If you had not wanted to mate me, then you should not have agreed to the mark. You were told quite clearly by myself and the taijiya what the mark entailed, but you still agreed. You have no one but yourself to blame because once the mark was placed, not even Inuyasha would have been able to save you if he wanted to. It was your own selfishness that landed you in this misery and you dragged as many people with you as you could. Do not worry. The next time you wish to act on your own, I will not stand for you. You will take the punishment that you earned." Kouga got up and walked away. His heart in pieces, his pride gaping, and his ego completely deflated. He had once been a proud demon that would do anything to protect his pack and in the end he had invited a plague upon them because he wanted something different.
Kagome watched in satisfaction and a touch of confusion as Kouga walked away with his tail between his legs and his shoulders sagging in defeat. She was confused, however, as to what he meant when he had said that he would no longer stand up for her. That bastard had never stood up for her, so why would he say such things to her about not standing for her anymore. The girl shrugged her naïve shoulders and went about her own way. She had other things to do and they did not involve dealing with the mysteries of Kouga, the pack, or anything else but how to return to her world and get on with her life the way she wanted to.
Inuyasha looked down at Kuraiko who was wrapped around him, his ear pressed to the older hanyou's heart, right over his swelling belly. On either side of Inuyasha were his other children, Aiya and Chiboshi. They were settled and napping comfortably together after spending their day as they had the previous ones; they had been playing with each other. After the initial discomfort with each other, the children had gotten along as though they had been siblings all their life. This had the added benefit of settling Kuraiko in enough that he was no longer baulking against the comfort and parenting that Inuyasha and Mozinth had to offer. Shippou had also been a great influence in getting Kuraiko to accept his new position in life and how happy the child could be with them.
Mozinth looked on at the peaceful sight of his family whom were lying about at midday for the younger pup's naps. Little feet and hands were splayed everywhere and the serene faces of his continually expanding family warmed the mixed demon's heart. At the heart of the scene was his gorgeous mate who had made the viewing of this scene possible. Inuyasha was the glue that held their family together and he was the energy that kept their family going. Mozinth was as happy as he had ever been and he had never thought that he would ever have such a family. After so many battles, their family was finally at peace.
Kouga watched apathetically as Kagome was dragged before the wolf council and the regent Alpha of the pack for her crimes. The girl may have thought that she was invincible, but the pack had proved her wrong. Kagome was to be tried for all her crimes against the pack as well as the newest set of crimes that she had just committed. The girl had laid hand on another couple's cub, had taken another unmated female's furs for her own, and had shirked her duties to help the women in the caves after she had been ordered to by Kouga. Kouga had hoped that he could teach her some values by making her work with the women of the pack, but the girl was as stubborn as ever. Thus, once again Kagome had no one to blame for her current situation besides herself.
"You have been informed of your crimes and your punishment has been considered and decided. Are you ready to pay your dues?" Kagome merely glared at the council and remained stubbornly silent.
"So be it. Kagome for all of your crimes against this pack you have been sentenced to mauling. Should you survive the ordeal, you will be sold into the human village as a mule. Should you not survive the ordeal; your remains shall be left for the scavengers to defile." With those words said, Kagome was hauled away kicking and screaming while Kouga watched with hidden pain and disappointment. He had told her that she would have to stand up on her own and instead she had continued in her wallowing ways. Now, Kagome would pay for her actions whether it be by her death or her disfigurement.
Sadly, Kagome had survived the mauling, but she had not been sold as the girl had escaped from the rest of her punishment using what was left of her miko powers. Her spiritual powers had been disappearing ever since she had mated with Kouga and that had been yet another aspect of their relationship that had made her resent both Inuyasha and Kouga. Those wolves had called her weak and yet they were the ones taking her power from her. However, now that she had escaped and was no longer forced to satisfy Kouga's primal urges, Kagome could feel her power coming back. It felt a bit different though, darker, more seductive, and more powerful than it had ever felt before. Until she was back at full strength though, she would use the time to go home and plan the destruction of all those that had forced her into this situation and then left her to rot in it.
A/N: I have added on to the ending here in order to give more plot to the story and to connect more with Inuyasha and Mozinth and Kuraiko.
Cheers!
Nama
