A/N: Yay! I love you all for the many reviews you send. You maketh me want to write more! I'm happy, you're happy, and we get ice cream! I'm sorry I get hyper really easily, and that was just a total random babbling session. On with thanking the reviewers!
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Kouga: -whines- Why do you do this to me?
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Wolf Pride
By: KNDAnimegurl
Chapter 10: What Am I Going To Do?
Kouga's usual whirlwind surrounded him as he kicked up dirt, leaves and what not into the air. He was in such a rush to reach the river at which Hikari and Kagome had left Ayame. He was extremely nervous yet concentrated and his stomach was tied into knots. To tell you the truth, Kouga was freaked out to the max and he had no idea why, which just freaked him out even more!
'Get yourself together, Kouga!' He mentally scolded himself as he stopped abruptly a mile away from the river. His eyes were glued to the ground. What was he going to say to her? Was there anything to say? How was he going to explain his actions earlier? A low growl escaped the wolf demons lips as he kicked a rock out of frustration. Why was this happening to him?
"Ugh! Too many questions!" He muttered under his breath as he ran a hand through his long raven colored hair. Finding a boulder to sit on, Kouga glanced up at the sky and tried to collect his thoughts. What did he want to say to her? Well he obviously wanted to apologize for being so forward with her, but at the same time he wanted to tell her that he wasn't sorry. That he actually wanted to…
"OH WAIT JUST A FREAKING MINUTE!" Kouga exclaimed in total shock of what he was thinking! His cheeks were a rosy hue as he shook his head, and hopefully his thought along with it. This was so confusing. After a few moments of staring at the flowing river, Kouga stood up and began to walk in the direction where Ayame's scent was coming from. He smiled as he thought about that beautiful cinnamon and spicy scent. The smile soon left his face as he let out a frustrated groan. "Kouga you're doing it again" He told himself.
"You're doing what again?" A voice called from up above him. Kouga immediately looked up into the tree he was under, and sky blue eyes met emerald green ones, as he found the very wolf princess that was haunting his thoughts.
"Ayame! Um…hey!" Kouga smiled awkwardly as he scratched the back of his head. Ayame tilted her head to the side in curiosity. Kouga was acting weird, and by weird she meant weirder than usual. "What are you doing here?" She asked.
"I just came to check up on you…" He trailed off seeing her nose wrinkle slightly in irritation. Ayame's eyes narrowed as she jumped out of the tree and landed in front of Kouga with cat-like grace.
"I don't need a baby sitter Kouga, or haven't you noticed that yet?" The she-wolf scowled. Her hair cascaded down her shoulders like a brilliantly red waterfall that reached its end just above her mid-back. Ayame had gotten used to wearing it down like that, and she really loved it. It was much more sophisticated than her childish pigtails.
Kouga felt a little embarrassed since everyone seemed to be telling him the same thing over and over again. He just couldn't see it. Yes, Ayame was cute, there was no getting around that, but she was still so young. Kouga knew she could defend herself but he wanted to be the one who saved her. Kouga's cheeks flushed yet again and he mentally slapped himself. What was he doing?
"Well?"
Kouga came back to reality and nodded his head slightly. "I know that you don't Ayame. But that doesn't mean that while Kagura is near you can just run off without a care. It's dangerous and you know it. It's reckless! You know how many people are depending on you? How many people need you?"
Ayame's eyes were widened in surprise completely lost. "Woah, wait a second Kouga, where did this lecture come from? All I was doing was clearing my thoughts and trying to figure things out!"
"What do you need to figure out that you need to do it all by yourself miles away from the group!" Kouga snapped.
A growl escaped the young wolf female as she clenched her fists, but then she let it go. "You wouldn't be interested" She answered casually.
"Try me"
He was pushing it. Ooooh was he pushing it. Ayame was this close at exploding all because Kouga kept changing the topic and acting as if it was her fault. She wasn't going to stand it, one more word out of him and the gloves were off.
"What are you Ayame? A baby? Come on tell me!" Kouga taunted.
Ayame's eyes flashed a crimson red before she disappeared and in a flash tackled Kouga to the ground. "Would you stop doing that? Would you stop confusing me so much? Kami, what is it with you? Do you enjoy seeing me tormented!" Ayame shouted angrily at him.
Kouga just lay on the ground still in shock from the tackle. It took him a few moments to register what Ayame had told her. His eyes narrowed as he heard her babble on as if she was the only that was confused. What did SHE have to be confused about anyway?
"You think I'm not confused Ayame? You don't think that I'm trying to rack my brain to find out what the hell is going on!"
"Why can't you just talked to me, instead of changing the topic huh?"
Kouga just stared at her intensely. No emotion was placed on his face other than that of fierce concentration. Just being under his gaze made Ayame fidget, and the fact that the silence was lasting so long made her fidgeting was just worse.
"I…I don't know Ayame. I just can't. I can't make a fool of myself in front of you" He admitted as he pushed some dirt around with his foot.
Ayame's eyes softened and she took the information in. She was a little pleased with what he told her. When she read between the lines, it told her that he didn't want her to be upset with him, or think he was stupid. Ayame liked that he cared about her opinion of him, since he obviously didn't care what many, many people thought about him.
"Why'd you come here anyway? I'm a big girl and I can take care of myself, you fought beside me in battle so you know that" Ayame asked him.
"I came here because I wanted to talk to you about…well…about earlier" Kouga blushed a bit as he hesitantly looked up at Ayame. Her cheeks had turned a very bright shade of red and she averted her eyes from him.
"Oh…well…what do you want to tell me?" She whispered.
"That's what I was trying to figure out…I mean, I really wanted to kiss you earlier but…I don't know why…" Kouga admitted.
Ayame perked up hopefully. "What's your best guess?"
"I don't know! Maybe since mating season is just around the corner, and you're obviously not a little girl anymore…I think my instincts just took over. And I'm really sorry about it. I should've had better control over myself" Kouga apologized.
With that Ayame's hope withered away, and she took offence in Kouga's apology. "Why are you sorry about it! If your instincts took over that means you wanted to make your mate, right?"
Kouga almost fell over at her outburst. "M-mate! What no! I mean, uh…all I wanted to do was k-kiss you! No-not anything-ing else Ayame!" He stuttered.
Ayame was hurt, and felt like an idiot for believing that Kouga might have actually liked her as more than just a little sister, or a friend. If anything he thought of her as a friend with benefits!
"I'm not that kind of girl, Kouga" She began in a whisper as she looked down at the ground. Her eyes then looked up at Kouga fury burning in their green depths. "You can't just kiss me, if we aren't going to have some sort of relationship!" Ayame snapped before she ran off in one direction.
Kouga let out an angry shout and then plopped down to the ground. NOTHING he did was ever right! He always ended up hurting her in some way or another. "Maybe it's just better if I don't tell her how I feel…" He sighed as he laid down on the ground and watched as the sunrise over the horizon. Kouga noticed that Ayame had been really hurt after he apologized to her…but why would she?
"Ugh! Women are so confusing!"
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A/N: Short chappie I know, but I wanted to focus on Kouga and Ayame, before going to what the others were doing. So yeah…-is in Sesshy's mouth-
Kouga: -- I knew you were going to make me look like a sap…I can't believe you're still alive
Ayame: You're an idiot jerk in the end, aren't you happy…and yeah I agree with Kouga
Kouga: -blank look-
KND: I think it's too much for his brain to handle…-pets Sesshoumaru's nose- Can you let me go now?
Sesshoumaru: -thinks it over before shaking his head-
KND: RIN-CHAN! –Crying-
Rin: -comes skipping in and blinks at Sesshoumaru- Sesshoumaru-sama? What are you doing to KND-chan?
KND: He's gonna eat me! –Flashback to the Lion King-
Rin: -puppy dog pout- You're going to eat my friend? Why Sesshoumaru-sama?
Sesshoumaru thinks: Must…not…give…in
Rin: Sesshoumaru-sama! Don't eat her, please! –clasps her hands together and looks up at Sesshoumaru with big doe eyes-
KND: Yeah! Listen to her!
Kouga and Ayame: Don't care what you do really…
Ayame: But isn't Rin so adorably cute! –Squeals and hugs Rin-
Kouga: -sweat drop-
Sesshoumaru: -gives in and drops a very slobbery KND on the ground-
KND: Ewwww but HALLELUJAH! FREEDOM! –Runs behind Kouga- Read and review peoples!
Rin: -huggles Sesshoumaru- Thank you! Let's go now –climbs onto his back-
Sesshoumaru thinks: Oh Kami-sama what have I become…
Sesshoumaru and Rin: -leave-
Ayame: Well that was…odd…
KND: I don't care! I thank God for my freedom. Well yeah, Read and Review peoples