Inuyasha belongs to Rumiko Takahashi.

222 words, originally posted 3-23-12.


"I'm racing time for you, you know I need this now,

'cause I've been turning all my aspirations down,

but I've been feeling closer, day by day,

you know I'll chase you down."

Missing and Musing

When Kouga arrived home, he immediately went to examine his face in the mirror. He hadn't wanted to appear vain in front of Kagome, but he was curious about the extent of the damage.

Gingerly, he felt his nose, relieved that the pain was almost gone. His eye had blackened over the last hour, but thankfully appeared to be healing. He breathed a sigh of relief that demon healing was so accelerated; he would never live down a black eye from a human woman.

That is, he would never live it down if he had ever managed to make friends in the states. Ruefully, he pondered what Ginta and Hakkaku's reactions would be if they could see him now.

Probably be laughin' their asses off at my misfortune, he thought darkly.

Still, he missed them, and his heart squeezed painfully at the thought of the pack he hadn't seen in almost a year. Kagome might be weird, but she was the first person to have an extended conversation with him since he'd left Nagano. Until tonight, Kouga had successfully pushed down any feelings of loneliness, but Kagome's declaration of friendship had brought them back full force.

Guess it's a good thing she said we'll see each other soon, he mused, shivering. These instincts won't put up with no pack for long, anymore.