Whee! Wanted is back! -Dances.- Heh, yeah, sorry for the…semi-long update. S'been hell lately. I really don't feel like going into detail right now, so if you really wanna know, go to chapter twenty-one of Dangerous Dancing and read the first author's note. It's all in there.

Inuyasha: -Curled up in a little ball in the corner whilst glaring at Keiko.-

Keiko: -Glances at Inuyasha from her spot on the couch.- Something wrong, Inu-Chan? –Tilts her head to the side slightly, blinking.-

Inuyasha: -Twitches.- Crazy…woman…thing… -Twitches and narrows his eyes.- Stay away from me…

Keiko: -Muffles a snicker behind her hand.- Me? Oh, but Inu-Chan, I wouldn't dream of hurting you in anyway… I've got ramen…-Says in a sing-song voice whilst smirking behind her hand, secretly sliding her other hand behind her back.-

Inuyasha: -Flinches and leans forward a bit, still curled up his little protective ball as his neck stretches upward.- …Ramen? –Nose twitches.-

Keiko: -Nods, trying her damnedest not to laugh.-

Inuyasha: -Keeps leaning forward until he lands flat on his face with a grunt.

Keiko: -Jumps up an runs towards him, placing something on his back before darting back to the couch and looking as innocent as possible, whistling and looking around.-

Inuyasha: -Feels something on his back.- What the hell is—? –Looks over his shoulder…and squeals.- AHHHHHHHHH! GET IT OFF ME! GETITOFF, GETITOFF, GETITOOOOOOFF!

Keiko: -Laughs her ass off, clutching her stomach.-

Wanted
Chapter ten – Rivalry

"Blackie?"

"Keh."

"Lightning?"

"Feh."

"Blaze?"

"…Meh."

"…Inuyasha Jr?"

"Gah!"

Kagome laughed and shook her head, glancing at the man next to her as they made their way to the barn. "Come on, Inuyasha. There must be some name that you like!" She huffed and placed a finger at her chin, her lips twisting in thought. "Hmm…how bout…"

"Fuck."

"Inuyasha! We can't name a horse that!" Kagome scolded, spinning around once she realized that he was no longer beside her, hands on her hips.

Said hanyou glared at her. "No, you stupid girl. Look." He pointed a clawed finger behind her and Kagome blinked, turning around to stare at an approaching silver Ford truck driving up the driveway.

Cocking her head to the side, Kagome furrowed her brows. "Who's that?"

Growling low in his throat, Inuyasha strode up to the vehicle once it had parked and his growl increased when the driver exposed himself when he climbed out. He stopped a few yards away from the truck, his ears pinning against his head in obvious anger as. Throwing the driver a glare, he folded his arms across his now shirt clad chest, scowling implanted on his face.

The driver of the truck shut his door and turned towards the inu hanyou, a frown marring his face. Crossing his own tan arms over his torso, he cocked a black brow. "What?"

"What the fuck are you doing here?" Inuyasha asked gruffly, ignoring Kagome as she came up beside him. He growled in warning at her but she either ignored it or didn't hear it as she stared at the man.

Cobalt eyes rolled once before settling on the woman next to the hanyou and his frown disappeared, a charming smile replacing it. "Kagome," He walked up to her and grasped her hands in his own. "How's my woman?"

Kagome's eyebrow twitched and she forced a smile. "I thought that I already cleared that I am not your woman, Kouga," She ground out through clenched teeth, trying to free her hands from his grasp but to no avail. Luckily she no longer had to worry about it when Inuyasha yanked her hands out his for her. She muttered a "thank you" and immediately hid her hands behind her back.

Inuyasha growled in his throat and snarled at the wolf. "Again, what are you doing here, wolf?" he asked irately, hands flexing, wanting to wrap them around his stupid neck and squeeze the stupid life out of him.

Kouga rolled his eyes for the second time and snorted. "Yeah, good morning to you too, mutt." Sighing, he shoved his hands in his pockets and looked at the silver haired hanyou before him boredly, shrugging. "Ayame woke me up this morning by calling and I couldn't get back to sleep, so I came here with nothing better to do. It's always so much fun to bug you, Inukoro." He smirked. "Problem?" he asked, narrowing his ice blue orbs.

"Yeah, actually, there is a problem," Inuyasha replied and a smirk made its way onto his lips. "You."

Kouga growled. "You bastard, I'll wipe that stupid smirk offa your face," And with that, he proceeded to punch him in the face but his opponent easily caught his fist in his hand with another smirk.

"You'll hafta do better than that, Kouga," Squeezing his hand firmly, Inuyasha crouched down and swung a leg out from under him, knocking the wolf demon down on his back with a painful grunt. Kouga's hand still in his hand, Inuyasha acted fast and twisted around, placing a booted foot on his stomach and pressing down while bending over the wolf, twisting his hand further until he heard a loud crack.

Kagome watched from the side, a horrorstruck expression planted on her face as she watched the two dueling demons, her breath catching in her throat. I should stop this… she thought, wincing when she heard a loud crack. But how? It's looks like it'd nearly be impossible to separate those two now. Catching her bottom lip between her teeth, all Kagome could do was watch as hanyou and wolf dueled relentlessly, oblivious to everything around them.

Kouga yelped and nailed his eyes shut, a sharp pain shooting up his arm and back down to his wrist. Moisture burning in the corner of his cobalt eyes, he growled and jerked his hand out of his firm grasp, bending a knee then ramming it into Inuyasha's abdomen with much force.

Inuyasha's amber eyes widened before squeezing shut as he grunted, wincing as the wind was knocked out of him in a whoosh. He snaked an arm around his abused middle and retreated his foot from his stomach, wheezing as she tried to catch his breath. "Damn…you…bastard…"

"Inuyasha!" Kagome called from the side, worry lacing her voice. She ran to him swiftly and placed a hand on his shoulder comfortingly, peering into his face. "Inuyasha, are you alright?"

Kouga, still on the dirty ground, heaved himself up with some difficulty using his good hand and cradled his injured wrist in his hand, a deep scowl aimed at the hanyou. "You asshole, I think you broke it." He added a little pressure the aforementioned wrist and winced in pain.

Inuyasha scoffed. Or tried too, since he was still trying to regain his breath. "Quit…complainin', ya…wimpy wolf. You're a demon, it'll…heal in a few…hours or so." He explained hoarsely, trying his best to ignore the warm hand on his shoulder.

"Don't talk, Inuyasha, it'll be harder for you to get your breath back if you do," Kagome admonished softly, grimacing slightly when he coughed.

Kouga watched bewilderedly as she fawned over the hanyou instead of him. He was the one with the broken wrist, goddamn it! The mutt didn't have anything breathing problems. And bad breathe. A hint of jealously swiping through him, Kouga threw on his best pouting face and spoke.

"Kagome," he whined, stroking his hurt wrist. "I think my wrist is broke. Can you look at it?"

Kagome turned her gaze to Kouga and blinked, her chocolate eyes falling to his wounded appendage. Seeing him cradling it so tenderly, a bout of sympathy swept through her and Kagome cooed, leaving Inuyasha's side to tend to the wolf's wrist. She gently took the wrist in her hands and inspected it, being careful not to jar it too much.

Inuyasha growled and snarled at the wolf, who currently had a smug look adorning his face as Kagome examined his wrist. That stupid wolf, he knows this is gettin' to me. He growled again and narrowed his eyes. He's such a faker. He's a full-fledged demon for fuck's sake, and there he is, complainin' about a minor injury such as a broken wrist. Keh! He damn well knows that his wrist will heal in a few hours. Growling his displeasure still, Inuyasha smirked inwardly then suddenly fell to his knees, his arms wrapping around his midsection with a loud groan. Two can play at his game.

A painful groan sounded from behind her and Kagome spun around, mindful of Kouga's wrist and a soft gasp escaped her mouth when she saw Inuyasha on the ground, his form bent as he clutched at his stomach. "Inuyasha," she called softly, leaving the wolf to tend to the groaning hanyou. She crouched before him and laid a hand on his shoulder, dipping her head down to peer into his face. "Inuyasha, are you okay? Where does it hurt?" She suddenly felt like she was playing doctor like she used with her brother when she was just a child. First a wolf with an injured wrist, and then a hanyou with a bellyache.

Inuyasha lifted his head a fraction to stare into Kagome's worried face. Ha. Pop that, ya stupid wolf. A part of him felt a little guilty for leading the girl on like this, for his stomach had stopped hurting well over a few minutes ago. Ears pinning against his head, he winced for show and Kagome instantly was at his side, throwing an arm under him then pulling him up. Inuyasha took his opportunity to swing an arm around her shoulders, missing Kagome's blush and threw a smug look towards the steaming wolf demon before them.

Kouga was fuming. Kagome was his woman, damn it! The stupid mutt had no right to have his arm around her so…so…

Come to think of it, the way he was holding her against him seemed almost possessive.

Absolutely enraged now, Kouga narrowed his blue eyes and snarled fiercely at the hanyou. Oh, you're in for it now, mutt. He shot the dog half-youkai a look that clearly stated his thoughts.

Inuyasha's expression was similar. Bring it on, wolf.

Kagome, oblivious with the exchange between the two rivaling demons, sighed as she looked between the two men, their staring contest going unbidden to her. She felt torn betwixt the demons, not knowing if she should help one demon, or the other. She really wanted to stay with Inuyasha and tend to him, but she couldn't completely forget about Kouga. Sure, he had declared her his woman when he first met her, but that didn't mean he was all bad, right? At least he had good taste.

A snicker escaped her mouth and her nose wrinkled cutely. She didn't seem to notice the two sets of eyes watching her confusingly at her snigger, nor did she seem to discern the insistent tug from Inuyasha until she was pressed up against his side rather intimately.

Tearing his eyes away a bit reluctantly, Inuyasha shook his head and turned his attention the wolf demon in front of them, who was still gawking at Kagome. Growling lowly to gain his attention, Inuyasha arched a brow at him when he finally turned his gaze toward the white haired inu hanyou and frowned.

"Don't you have somewhere to be?" Inuyasha asked tartly, thus shaking Kagome out of her daydream and hence causing her to look up at him with wide and slightly confused brown eyes.

A retort was just about to be thrown back at the hanyou when Kagome spoke first. "Inuyasha, there's no need to be rude," she chided. "You heard him yourself, he has nothing better to do, so that's why he's here. There isn't any harm in letting him stay here, is there?" Kagome asked, cocking her head to the side and blinking up at Inuyasha with liquid chocolate eyes.

Inuyasha stared down at the woman pressed to his side and he suddenly realized just how close she was to him. Face reddening, he removed his arm in favor of looking away and shoving his hands in his pockets, forgetting the fact that his stomach was supposed to be "hurting". Her eyes, he decided, her eyes had to be why he suddenly felt flustered and grumpy.

"Keh, whatever, wench. Just keep him away from me." And with that said, he glared at the grinning wolf once last time spinning on his heel and stalking towards the house, muttering things unheard by Kouga and Kagome all the way there until he jumped onto the porch and entered the ranch house.

Kagome watched him go, something akin to confusion welling within her. Hadn't be just been groaning and holding his stomach a minute ago? Now he seemed perfectly fine. She blinked and wrinkled her nose, brows kitting together. Maybe it had something to do with what he had said earlier. Since he was a demon, albeit a half one, he was able to heal a lot more quicker than humans.

A large hand landed on her shoulder and she was reminded that she was not alone. Her gaze lingered on the house for a moment longer before a soft sigh escaped her lips and she turned around to regard Kouga with a tired look.

Kouga beamed at her, his arm sliding around to rest on her shoulders. "Kagome, you didn't have to do that. I would've stayed anyway, even if the mutt told me to leave. I'm just that stubborn." He grinned and chuckled, his azure orbs sparkling in the morning sun. "But anyway Kagome, you doin' anything today? How bout I take you out to lunch, my treat." His grin melted into a charming smile as he waited for her response.

Kagome blinked up at him, her mind slowly registering his words. Did he…just ask me out? Unable to fight back the oncoming blush, Kagome smiled weakly at him. "Uh, Kouga, that's very nice of you to offer that, but…" But what? I really have no reason to decline him… But there was something holding her back from saying yes, something that made her feel like she was betraying someone. But who? She was single like Kraft cheese, so she really shouldn't be feeling that. But she was, and it was perplexing her.

"But what?" Kouga's voice brought her back to the present and she smiled up at him.

"But…" Well, what could it hurt? Free food is always a plus. "But…what about your wrist? I thought it was broken," Kagome stated, her brows easing together slightly.

Kouga snorted and waved it off with his "broken" wrist. "Don't worry about that, like Inutrasha said, it'll heal in a few hours or so. A plus for us youkai's." He grinned. "So, is that a yes?" He asked hopefully, his ice blue eyes pleading her.

Kagome stared at him a moment longer before sighing, nodding her head. "Yes, Kouga. I'll go out to lunch with you." He voice held no enthusiasm.

Kouga's eyes lit up and he beamed at him, taking both her hands in his and planting a kiss on her knuckles. "Great! So, if you'll give me your address, I'll pick you up, say, noon?" He asked and Kagome nodded, watching silently as he retreated back to his truck to receive a piece of paper and a pen. He returned and she scribbled it down awkwardly, having nothing to actually write on. She handed it back with a small smile and Kouga pocketed it, throwing her a dazzling smile before swooping down to brush a kiss against her cheek. He winked and headed back to his truck.

"See ya round, noon, Kagome!" He called back to her before entering his truck and revving it up, stepping on the gas and before Kagome knew it, he was speeding down the road, beeping his horn twice.

Kagome watched as his vehicle became smaller and smaller and she finally heaved a sigh, turning around to trudge back to her own automobile. She opened her door and plopped down in her seat, a soft grunt escaping her lips. What a day… Exhaling, her cheeks puffed out, Kagome shut he door and started her Jeep, shifting into reverse before backing up then shifting back into neutral.

She didn't notice the amber eyed hanyou that stood on the porch, looking strangely depressed with his ears drooped drastically low and his golden orbs lacking their usual luster as she drove down the drive way then down the road to her own house, not anticipating the upcoming lunch date with the wolf.

Eee…please don't kill me… -Hides behind Inuyasha.- Oh, and, people, I need names for the foal so feel free to leave some suggestions in your reviews. Thanks!

Inuyasha: -Glares over his shoulder at her.- I still say you had no right to put that…that thing on my back. –Growls.-

Keiko: -Glares back.- It was a joke. I didn't know you were scared of—

Inuyasha: -Quickly clamps a hand over her mouth.- I'd shut up if I were you. –Narrows his eyes.-

Keiko: -Narrows her own eyes and bites his hand, causing him to yelp and yank it back.- Of MICE!

Inuyasha: -Blanches and throws a death glare, holding his bitten hand..- You bitch, you'll pay for that! …And because you told 'em.

Keiko: -Rolls her eyes.- Oh, whaddaya gonna do, glare me to death?

Inuyasha: -Suddenly smirks.- Nope, something worse. –Something suddenly appears in his hand and he drops it on her head.-

Keiko: -Pales and shrieks.- AHHHHHHH! GET IF OFF MEEEEEEEEEEE! GETIFOFF, GETIFOFF! -Runs around in circles until she passes out, the thing now resting on her face.-

Inuyasha: -Holds his stomach and laughs.- Please… -Snicker.- …review… BUWAHAHAHAHA!