Ashley

"That was a really good plan Allie!" Haley praised Allie, she patted Allie on the back. I placed a hand on Allie's shoulder.

"Yeah! I have no idea how you came up with it but good job!" I said. Allie rubbed the back of her head in embarrassment and laughed nervously.

"Thanks guys," she said.

"So, who's next?" Haley asked. I looked at Haley questioningly.

"Huh? What do you mean?" I asked.

"I mean who is going home next?" Haley clarified.

"Oh, well since Koga's den is on the way back towards Inuyasha's village I figured we would drop Allie off next," I said.

"I guess that's a good idea," Allie said.

"Wait. Will Koga even be at his den?" Haley asked.

"That's a good question. I wonder if he will be there," I mumbled. "I guess we will find out won't we?" Allie and Haley nodded.

The four of us flew towards the mountains where Koga and his tribe were supposed to be.

Koga

"Acho!" Koga sneezed.

"Are you catching a cold, Koga?" Hakkaku asked, hovering over Koga. Ginta glanced over in worry.

"No. Someone must be talking about me, that's all," Koga replied, flashing a grin as he tried to reassure his comrades that he was perfectly healthy. After that Koga went to go sit down on the fur seat that he once tossed Kagome onto when he had captured her.

"Well, that's good. Hey, what are we going to do now that your wounds are healed and Naraku is dead?" Hakkaku asked. Images of Allie's death suddenly plagued Koga's mind and he felt a little depressed.

How could an angel like that suddenly disappear from my life? Why couldn't I have ended their little rivalry and told Allie how I felt the moment I knew it? I could have protected her more had I been less focused on Kagome and Naraku. Damn it! I'm such an idiot! Koga thought, mentally abusing himself for being so oblivious.

"Uh, did I say something wrong?" Hakkaku asked Ginta.

"You idiot, you mentioned Naraku which made him think about Allie. How could you be so cruel?" Ginta scolded him.

"Whoops! I'm really sorry Koga! I didn't mean to bring up painful memories!" Hakkaku apologized.

"It's fine. If anything, you brought up mistakes that I should have corrected a long time ago," Koga muttered. He rested his hand on the palm of his hand and images of Allie smiling came to his mind, making him smile.

"Uh," Hakkaku and Ginta muttered and looked at each other in confusion.

"Say, Koga. Will it be okay if Hakkaku and I go search for food? I mean, it's been a while since we all ate so you must very hungry, right?" Ginta tried to cheer Koga up. It made Koga feel a little better in the sense that those two really cared about him.

"Do whatever you like. I'm suddenly not very hungry," he muttered. As if he could eat when he was thinking how poorly he protected the one he truly loved.

"Uh, okay. We'll be back by sundown!" Hakkaku said. Koga didn't say anything. The two spared one last worried glance at Koga before running off to find food.

I don't understand those two. How come they are trying so hard to make me happy when I just ignore them? I've been like this for a week or so now so shouldn't they have given up a long time ago? Then again, they followed me the whole time we were chasing Naraku and the only complaints they made were either me running too fast or that it was taking too long to find Naraku. Even so, they still followed me until the very end. I owe them big time. Koga sighed.

"I guess they aren't as weak as I thought," Koga muttered. He sniffed the air out of habit. He was so used to trying to protect the girls from other demons that he still did it now and again whenever he was alone. Usually there would be nothing but the scent of wolves around him and he would be even sadder about the time lost with the girls as he was spending it with Kagome. This time though, he smelt something strange. Dogs. Three of them. No, two and a half. The third one had a mix of dog scent and a wolf scent. Then there was a fourth scent that really shocked him. Full blooded wolf. It smelt just like Allie. He sniffed the air again and jumped up to his feet. "It can't be." Koga ran out of his tribe's den and around the waterfall that blocked the view of the entrance to the den. He sniffed the air there too. The same scent. This time it was directly above him.

Koga looked up to see three figures floating in the air. Two of them were looking down at him. Suddenly all three figures shot down and landed gently on the ground in front of him. In front of him stood Inuyasha's older half-brother, Sesshomaru. Next to him stood Sesshomaru's mate, Ashley. It was obvious she had regained her demon powers as she looked very different from her human form. Finally, next to her stood a two headed dragon demon that he recalled was named Ah-Un. Allie's scent was coming from the forest behind those three and Haley's scent was coming from the dragon.

"What is this? Why can I smell Allie? I thought she died a week ago," Koga muttered.

"She did. Are you acquainted with Sesshomaru's Tensiega?" Ashley asked, gesturing towards Sesshomaru's one and only sword.

"No, not really," Koga answered.

"Well, it has the power to bring people back to life once. It took a while, but I managed to remember this information and asked Sesshomaru to bring back Nadyia, Haley, and Allie," Ashley explained.

"I see. I guess that explains why I can smell the both of them. Well, I can smell them but I can't see them," Koga said. He crossed his arms and tried to look around Ah-Un to try to find the two girls.

"Haley, quit hiding and at least show Koga you're alive," Ashley whispered under the dragon.

"Okay," Haley muttered. Haley crawled out from under the dragon's belly and smiled at Koga. "Hey!"

"Hey yourself! Wow, it's so good to see you alive!" Koga said, smiling back at her. Somehow, Haley's smile seemed lonely. "Is something wrong?"

"Huh? Oh, no. Nothing is wrong Koga. I'm fine," Haley reassured him. Koga nodded.

"Uh, Haley. There's something I want to tell you," Koga said.

"Hold up Koga. There's still someone you need to see. Come on out!" Ashley said. She yelled the last part at the forest behind them. Something moved in the bushes and finally the woman whose death has made Koga miserable for the past week appeared. Allie.

"Allie," Koga whispered. She seemed more beautiful than she did the last time he saw her.

"Hello, Koga. It's nice to see you again," Allie said, smiling at him. Somehow her smile made him melt. Out of the corner of his eye he saw Haley step back and out of his way. Koga took one step towards Allie but then hesitated and looked at Haley.

"Don't worry about me. I'll be fine, Koga. Go and show Allie how much you care for her," Haley said. Koga smiled a thank you smile and then ran to Allie and gave her a tight hug.

"I'm so glad you're alive, Allie," Koga muttered into her ear. He felt Allie's face get hot.

"Me-me too, Koga," she stuttered and returned his hug. Koga didn't let go of her for a whole minute. He wanted to make sure he wouldn't ever forget her scent.

"There's something I've been meaning to tell you but it will have to wait until everyone goes," Koga whispered to her. Then he gently pulled away. "You are staying, aren't you?" The look in his eyes practically begged her to stay.

"Of coarse I am," she whispered back. Koga smiled genually and pulled her back into a hug. He kissed her cheek.

"I've missed you so much," was all he could manage to say. Allie blushed.

"I've missed you too, Koga," she whispered. Koga smiled against her skin and she blushed even more.

"Okay you love birds! You're starting to cross over from the public display into a private one! Wait until we leave to start that stuff!" Ashley yelled from behind them. Allie somehow blushed more intensely and Koga laughed and blushed as well.

"So, where are you two headed next?" Koga asked Ashley and Sesshomaru.

"Well, Sesshomaru and I are taking Haley back to the village where Inuyasha and his friends are staying. Apparently they need her help with something," Ashley said.

"So Haley's not staying here?" Koga asked. He was slightly shocked but not very. It wasn't a surprise that Haley wanted to get away from Koga after he said some mean things to her during the battle between them and Naraku.

"No. I'm going to go stay with Inuyasha, Miroku, and Sango," Haley said.

"Oh, okay. I understand," Koga said. Haley nodded.

"Well! I guess we better get going. It's almost sundown," Ashley said, interrupting the awkward silence.

"Uh, yeah. Let's go," Haley said.

"Bye guys! I'll see you later!" Allie said. Ashley and Haley nodded.

"See you later Al! Don't get in too much trouble, Kay?" Ashley said. Allie laughed.

"I'll try not to!" Allie joked.

"Bye Allie!" Haley said.

"See ya Haley! Oh! Hold on a second Haley!" Allie said. "I'll be right back," she whispered to Koga. Allie ran over to them and whispered something to Haley. Haley said something back and they shook hands and hugged. From the look on Ashley's face, they had made up from whatever fight they may have had. Allie ran back to Koga and turned around to wave good bye to her friends. Koga looked up to see that the three of them were already in the sky. He joined her in waving them good bye.

"So, are you sure you want to stay here? I would understand if you wanted to stay with your cousin," Koga asked her once her friends were out of sight and hearing.

"Yeah, I'm sure. Even though we may not see each other for a long time, that doesn't mean we still can't see each other in the future. As long as I can still call her my friend as well as my cousin, then there is nothing to worry about. Just you watch, even if it is 10 or even 20 years, we will still act like best friends when we see each other again," Allie said. Koga looked at her with a smile. Allie glanced at him. "What?"

"Oh, it's nothing. Just that you amaze me every time you talk," Koga said, smiling at her. Allie blushed. She couldn't seem to find words to reply with, which just made her seem cuter. Koga kissed her cheek and she seemed to relax a little.

"Um, what was it you wanted to tell me?" she asked.

"Huh? Oh yeah," Koga said. He turned Allie around so they were facing each other. He pulled her in for a kiss and he held her close. After a few seconds, she returned the kiss and put her arms around his neck. He kissed her until they couldn't breathe. He then pulled away and they were both gasping for air. He pulled her close and whispered three precious words into her ear. "I love you."

Haley

Haley briefly looked back at the mountains. She felt a little sad that she wasn't the one who would stay with Koga, but somewhere in her heart she knew she made the right choice to let Allie get Koga. They belonged together. After all, they were both full-fledged wolf demons and they were both leaders of their tribes. Plus they both had their tribes killed by either Naraku or his ancestor. Those two truly belonged together.

Haley sighed.

That may be, but that doesn't mean that it didn't give Haley a feeling of heartbreak.

"You okay?" Ashley asked, snapping Haley out of her thoughts.

"Huh? Oh, yeah. I'm fine," Haley lied.

"Okay, if you say so," Ashley said. She then started to fly closer to Ah-Un. "Just remember that if you want to talk I am here, kay?" Haley smiled and nodded.

"Thanks," she muttered. Ashley nodded. Then the world got a little darker, but not much.

"The sun has set," Sesshomaru said.

"Yeah, and I don't see a moon anywhere," Ashley said. "It must be hiding again." Haley laughed.

"Ashley, must we go over this again? It is called a new moon," Sesshomaru said.

"Well if the moon is new then it should be full, shouldn't it?" She asked. Sesshomaru sighed. Haley couldn't help but laugh a little at their conversation.

"No, Ashley. There is already a name for that kind of moon," Sesshomaru said.

"So we have more than one moon?" Ashley asked before Sesshomaru could explain further. Haley was trying really hard not to laugh.

"No. We have only one moon," he said.

"Well if we only have one moon then why did you say that kind of moon?" Ashley asked.

"Would you let me explain? There are many different 'phases' of the moon. The moon you were speaking of earlier that has the full image of the moon is called a 'Full Moon'," Sesshomaru explained.

"Oh. Well that's just stupid. It should be called the New moon and this 'no moon night' should be called a 'Full Moon' since the sky is 'full' of no 'moon'," Ashley said. Sesshomaru sighed and gave up on explaining it. Haley couldn't hold in her laughter any longer and burst out laughing. She could barely hang on to Ah-Un. She saw Ashley looking at her with a smile.

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