' She doesn't need me . . .,' said Inuyasha to his subconscious as he slowed his running to a walk.
'But what about those kids? What about Koinu?'
'Their her problem now.'
'Do you really believe that?'
Now he came to a stopped and looked back in Ayame's direction.
Meanwhile, Ayame stood up and wiped the tears from her face and just now noticed the demon aura approaching. She jumped and started to run towards camp, but she stumbled on a loose stone and crashed onto the ground. She tried to get back up, but leg had been cut deep into the skin. Inuyasha came to her side and checked the scar.
" Can you move?" he asked Ayame.
" A little."
He didn't even wait for her answer to pick her up bridal style and jumped forward towards the camp.
"Why did you come back for me?" came Ayame's voice from the inu's hands.
" I had to." he said simply giving a sort of smile.
The scent behind them was getting stronger, but it only had a hint of familiarity. It was no one her know so way was it following him? He continued towards the camp with the creature still on his tail.
It followed him all the way to the clearing and then it appeared; a giant black wolf with a thin golden collar was standing in front of Inuyasha. It was twice as big as any wolf Ayame or Koga had and it's fangs were bared to the inu as he drew his sword.
" Give me the hanyou child!" spoke the wolf in a powerful voice.
" Why should we!" asked Inuyasha, a little irritated.
" He is not your child to have!" said the wolf.
" His parents are dead! We had no choice but to take him in!" came Ayame's voice from behind the inu.
" Those were not his parents. That child was stolen from my master!"
" Who is your master?", asked Ayame as she held the child closely.
" I have only been sent to retrieve the infant, no to give an introduction!
" Then tell your master he's not getting the kid with coming to get it himself!" said Inuyasha completely pissed off. The wolf growled and jumped back into the forest living the Ayame wondering, 'Well they really take Koinu from us?'
After Kashou and Koinu were asleep, Ayame and Inuyasha sat down by the fire to finish their discussion.
"I shouldn't have left the way I did. I was . . . wrong." said Inuyasha in a soft voice.
" Well it was wrong of me to expect so much from you. You have you own life and I need to respect that, too." said Ayame. She rested her on his shoulder as she started into the burning flame.
" Do you think the wolf was tell the truth about Koinu? That he still has a family who cares for him?" asked Ayame.
" I don't know, but right now we're all his got and he needs us to be with him." said Inuyasha as he moved his hand to her shoulder, their eyes never leaving the fire.