KAGOME'S P.O.V.
I woke up & stretched, rubbing my face in the soft skin of a bare chest.
'What the…?'
I opened my eyes & stared at a very tanned, toned, & BARE chest. I scrambled up & away when I remembered what had happened last night. I glanced down & breathed a sigh of relief to see that I was in my clothes.
"Good morning," Koga said, smiling at me softly as he sat up.
Then I did something weird, as he leaned forward, I leaned forward too, kissing his mouth sweetly before abruptly pulling back, shocked.
"What the hell?" I said, scrunching up against the side of the small sleeping space.
Koga smiled again, "I told you that you loved me, you just didn't know it yet." He said leaning forward & returning the kiss.
I pouted as he pulled away, a part of my head screaming 'what the hell?', & the larger part saying 'kiss me more'. My body listened to the larger part & kissed Koga, moving my hands up his neck & into his soft hair.
He deepened the kiss, licking my lip, asking for entrance. I opened my mouth & his tongue slid in, almost immediately dominating my mouth. He explored my mouth, & I tasted his. It was sweet, but before I got too far her pulled back.
I made an odd whining noise, my eyes trying to glance at my mouth with a 'what the fuck?' look.
Koga chuckled, "I believe I owe you a real explanation of what happened last night." He said, pulling me into his lap. "When you let me mark you, it said that you wanted to be my mate. I bit your neck, marking you as mine forever, & when I pushed in energy it was to heal your leg. It's not broken anymore. What you did wasn't really anything. I'm sorry for marking you without you fully knowing what I was doing. You don't have to be my mate." He said, looking down sadly.
I stared at him, trying to really see what he was, & see whether I loved him. I searched & searched, finding annoying things, things I liked, & so on. The thing I found most, the emotion that was in almost every memory; was love. I loved the man in front of me it hurt too much to see his saddened face.
I lunged for him, & kissed him hard, telling him without words my decision.
He pulled back & smiled, his face radiant with joy. Koga stood up, offering me his hand. I grabbed it & he yanked me up into his arms. I giggled, & clung to his neck as he carried me out to a bonfire in the middle of the cave.
Everyone looked up & smiled at us as he sat down, settling me in his lap.
No one needed to be told, they all knew. Koga stood up again, but left me on the ground. He was grinning as he called for quiet.
"Listen up! Tomorrow, we feast! In celebration of my mating!" he called, a wave of cheers & congratulations washed over us. I smiled; he sure loved making a big deal out of things. "Kagome has finally said yes! We can now have a proper ceremony!" Koga sat down again as several wolves & demons scrambled off.
"So what do we have to do?" I asked, leaning close to his side.
"We have to say vows or something, & then we feast, & then mate. Not in front of everybody though," he hastily added, "We celebrate, the party will last all week, even though the actual mating is done the first day." He explained. I nodded, & cuddled close.
"Is it just going to be this pack that celebrates?" I asked, looking up at him.
"No, since I'm the Alpha other tribal leaders will come too. Including Ayame…" he said, trailing off. He had an 'oh shit' expression on his face.
When he was younger, Koga had rescued Ayame & jokingly promised to marry her, when she hunted him down & reminded him, he had already proposed to me, & had to turn her down. She was pissed, & she tried to take it out on me. Now that we were getting married, she might do something drastic.
I frowned, "Well, I hope she doesn't ruin the celebration…"
"Don't worry, I'm sure she has much more dignity than that Kagome. It's the most disgraceful thing you can do." Ginta assured me, sitting close.
"Yea, she's crazy 'bout the boss, but not enough to ruin this big of a celebration. Even if she's pissed about the 'cause she'll watch herself." Hakkaku said from behind me.
I turned to look at him & smiled, "Thanks you guys, but what do I do to prepare?" I asked, having no idea what I was supposed to do at a wolf wedding.
"That would be my job." A female voce said.
I looked up & saw Inukl standing there. She tossed her head to the entrance of the cave. I stood up & walked to the entrance, she lead me out of the cave & to the top of a rock hill. She sat down & waited for me to do so as well.
I sat down, waiting for her to say something.'
"Now, do you know anything about wolf culture?" she asked.
"No, I mean, I know what we're doing on the wedding day, but Koga was vague, I still don't know nearly enough to not embarrass myself." I replied, sighing.
She chuckled, "Alright then, you start with a clean slate. All I want to you really worry about, is your vows. They are our sacred words. All you do, is tell the other person why you love them so much, & why you have said yes to him. Then you go to a prepared room a few miles away, & you mate. Once that is done, you come back in the morning, & we celebrate for a week. After the week is done, everything goes back to normal; only you shall be trained to be the Alpha female. You shall be taking care of the pups with their mothers, & teaching them what you know." Inukl explained, pacing back & forth, restless.
"Wow, that's a lot to take in." I said.
"Yes, but… Ayame worries me," she said, her face making a weird expression I thought might be a frown.
"Why? Ginta, Hakkaku, & Koga said she wouldn't be much of a problem. Please tell me she won't be a problem." I said, worried.
"I'm afraid I can't say that. She might cause a problem. It has been done before. If someone thinks that the two should not mate. They are allowed to challenge one of them to a fight, whomever wins mates with the other. Ayame worries me, because she might do just that. If you are proved weaker than a challenger, then you shall be kicked out of the pack & never allowed to set foot in this land again." Inukl said, looking down, "But you might be the exception to this rule. Since you are human, you are already known to be weaker, so the fight might be denied, but I am not certain. I shall have to speak with Koga about this… if you are mating an Alpha, they have the power to deny the fight, but since she is a powerful leader herself, others might overrule his decision. You must train."
"Wait, but I can fight. I have arrows, plus I'm a priestess. So since I have sacred powers, I can defeat her. Right?" I asked, suddenly uncertain if powers were allowed.
Inukl's face lit up, "Of course! You can defeat Ayame with your spiritual powers!"
I smiled, "Is that all?" I asked.
"No, you must hunt & kill two deer, & skin them. Then you must take the skins & have them made into a dress. You shall wear it on the day you mate & everyday of the celebration, washing it every night. Then you can alternate between the white dress, the dress you wear now, & the one you make." She told me, leading me into the forest. "We shall hunt for the deer now, do you have a specific type you wish to hunt?"
I thought about it, "No, not really. Should I get my bow?"
Inukl nodded. I ran back inside & grabbed a bow & a few arrows, running back outside to walk with Inukl to find a good spot. We hunted for a few hours, not stopping until I had three perfect deer.
They were rare black deer, their black thick coats keeping them warm. We brought them back, I had help skinning & gutting them, but I had to wait for the skins to dry, I washed them repeatedly, washing away the blood, & making the fur soft again. I stretched them out, & after a few hours they were ready to be cut.
"Umm, how am I supposed to make a dress like this? I don't know how big to make it, & I don't think I can make it right… can you help?" I asked Inukl.
She shook her head, but gestured for a wolf demon to come over & help. She took the skins & made odd markings on them after holding it to my body.
"Here, I can cut it out, you just have to sew it okay?" she said, slashing her claws cleanly across the skin. Once she had finished she showed me where to sew, & where not to sew. It was very late when I finally finished.
"Alright now, try it on," Inukl said, looking at the finished dress I held in shaking hands.
"O-okay," I said, stripping down to my underwear & bra. I put the dress over my head & let it fall naturally over my shoulders. The hem reached the ground, & the sleeves were a few inches from the ground, but not dragging, even if I had my hands down by my sides. I turned around, loving the feel of the newly cured skin. "I'm going to try something, okay?" I said.
Inukl looked at me, but nodded.
I concentrated on my sacred powers, pouring it into the skin, trying to fuse them together to make a type of shield. I looked down & saw that my dress was glowing faintly.
"Are you fusing your power with it?" Inukl asked curiously.
"Yea, I didn't think it would work, but wow, I think I can feel the energy coming off it." I said, a little amazed that my idea had worked.
"Yes, well I can. Rest assured it will keep you safe if Ayame does try something. The ceremony is tomorrow evening. Everything will be prepared for then, all the guests will arrive & everyone will still be setting things up." She explained, "Now, take off the dress & put it away, you need to sleep. Tomorrow will be exciting; no matter what happens."
The next morning…
I stirred, borrowing deeper into Koga's chest.
He chuckled, "What? You don't want to get up?"
I smiled, "It's not that, I don't want to leave your arms,"
"Thank you, but we do need to get up, the people that had to travel should be getting here soon." He said, picking me up in his arms as he walked out to the bonfire.
I sighed, "What will happen if Ayame tries to fight me?"
Koga stops walking, "Who told you about that?" he demanded.
"It doesn't matter, why didn't you tell me? I need to be prepared in case she does decide to fight me."
"I didn't want that to be the only thing on your mind the day we mate okay? No you don't I won't allow the fight. No one can overrule me," he said, holding me tightly.
I shook my head, "But what if you're wrong? What if other, more powerful people think so too? What if they do override what you say? I'd have to fight her! I'm not sure I can win…" I said, looking away as the thought of not being able to marry the man I loved because she beat me, "I won't let her win, I've had to compete with Kikyo for InuYasha before, I won't let this bitch win because I wasn't strong enough."
"It's not going to come to that! You won't have to fight Ayame, she wouldn't dare." He exclaimed, setting me down & looking deep into my eyes, "I won't let anything happen to you." He said firmly.
I nodded & didn't press the issue any further.
"Hello young child, I see you have healed." A kind booming voice said from behind me.
I spun around, the elder that had saved me stood there, looking up at me.
I smiled, "Thank you Elder, Koga helped with that." I said, walking over to him.
"Hello Elder, how are you doing? Still breathing?" Koga asked jokingly, walking up & petting him behind the ears.
He gave a soft growl, "Yes, still breathing. I trust you didn't already mate with her, then have the ceremony?" he joked back.
"Hahaha! Like she would let me! No mating yet, I'm saving up for tonight!" Koga said joyously, raising his fist in the air.
I blushed, "Hmm, you know, I might just change my mind…" I said, looking at the ceiling.
"What?" Koga said, looking panicked as he turned to me, "You can't go back now!"
"I can actually, maybe I should have a test to make sure I really love you…" I teased; I examined his face, walking around him. I smirked & decided to make this a little more fun.
"Hmm, nice butt," I said, still walking around him, "Pretty eyes, soft hair," I said, running my hands through it. "Strong muscles, long legs, tan…" I said, stroking his arms & legs. "But what about the mouth?" I kissed him, "Yep, just perfect."
He smiled, "Thanks, I love you too. Allow me to tell you your physical attributes." He said, walking around me this time.
"Long, smooth legs, beautiful black hair," he said, first stroking my legs, I shivered slightly, then looked around & noticed that the elder had crept away to give us privacy.
"Soft brown eyes filled with kindness," he whispered, "Pale, milky skin, wonderful curves, & that includes lips," he said playfully, kissing me.
I smiled & pulled back, "I think we ran him off,"
Koga looked around, "What? Where'd he go?"
"He didn't want to look at our mushy-gushy-lovey-dovey ness." I said, laughing as Koga looked around for the elder.
"C'mon guys, you need to get ready boss," Ginta said, walking up to us, with Hakkaku walking behind him.
Koga growled, "Fine," he followed them outside to the large hunting party that he would lead.
I followed, but stopped at the entrance, looking down at them.
"Come, you must prepare as well Lady Kagome," Inukl said, walking up beside me.
I turned to her & nodded.
She took me inside, & the other wolf demon women helped me with everything. When it was close to sunset, I slipped on the dress & they gasped.
"It's so beautiful!" "It's glowing!" "How did you make this is one day?"
I smiled, the dress was beautiful, & the sacred power I had infused it with was still there. I felt confident & ready.
"It is time," Inukl said, walking to my side & looking up, "Follow me Kagome," she said, walking outside & to the top of the cave.
I followed; as I reached the top, I saw all the wolves & demons gathered around a central point, where a bed of the softest furs was sitting. Koga was sitting in the middle of it, watching for me.
I walked forward, stopping just before the pelts.
Inukl was beside me, she nudged me forward, & I stepped on the furs, & sat down next to him.
One of the elders from the Northern pack walked up, "Why do you love Kagome?" he asked, the ceremony had begun.
"I love her for her beauty, her kindness, her bravery, confidence, & most of all, her soul, I love her with my soul, & never wish to be parted from hers." He said, I was a little shocked, I didn't know he loved me that much.
"Why do you love Koga?" he asked, now turning to me.
I gulped, "I love him for his leadership, his loving nature, his own kind of beauty, his kindness, his loyalty, & his love, always his love, I love him with my soul & never wish to be parted from his." I said, looking at him as I spoke, making them personal to him.
He smiled with amazing warmth.
"NO!" I heard a voice shout.
'No! Why does Ayame have to-! InuYasha!'
I nearly jumped up as InuYasha ran up to us & nearly leapt onto the furs.
Three wolf demons grabbed him before he could touch it though.
I had paled & was now shaking slightly, "No," I whispered, as he struggled.
"Kagome! You can't do it! He has you brain-washed!" InuYasha cried.
I shook my head, "You shouldn't have come InuYasha…" I whispered, but he heard me anyway.
Koga stood up, growling. InuYasha had challenged him, just as I feared Ayame would challenge me.
Damn! that was actually pretty long, & don't worry I'm already working on the eighth chapter! see what happens to InuYasha because of the challenge, if he dies, will Kagome still love Koga? let's see & find out! REVIEW!
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