Kagome wiped away her tears and walked towards Ah-Un, Jaken, and the still expressionless Sesshoumaru. Jaken hopped off and hmphed.

"Do you know how long we've been searching for you? What possessed you to travel all the way here wench!?" Jaken bantered.

"Oh Jaken!" Kagome scooped up the little toad demon and hugged him. He wriggled and protested, but she held on, and put him down when she was done weeping.

"Gah, now I've been soiled by your human tears!"

"I thought you had abandoned me. I was so afraid. Where had you gone off to!? And why did no one tell me?"

"Jaken audibly gulped and One of Sesshoumaru's eyebrows slightly raised.

"This Sesshoumaru had told Jaken to tell you."

Kagome knitted her eyebrows in confusion.

"Tell me what?"

She looked at the little toad demon who seemed to shrink down to the ground.

"Umm, well, I may had forgotten to tell you that we were leaving for a little bit..."

Kagome was enraged. She had broken down into pieces all because she had thought they had abandoned her, even though they hadn't in the first place! At first she smiled, giggling. But then, those giggles turned into laughter. It wasn't a bright and cheery type of laughter, no, not in the slightest. It was the type of laughter that classified as the "calm before the storm". The harbringer of Jalen's certain death.

She took a step towards Jaken, and he seemed to melt into a puddle at her feet.

"So, I cried for God knows HOW many hours over nothing? Had to accept abandonment and bitter loneliness all because you "forgot" to mention that you were going to come back?"

She picked up Jaken and turned towards Koga, who had been too dumbfounded to speak.

"Say, Koga, do wolves like the taste of toad demon?"

"Well, I wouldn't know," he mumbled, deathly afraid of her tone of voice.

"I guess we'll find out then," she said. She turned towards the actual wolves of the wolf tribe that were eyeing Jaken very closely.

"Eat up!" She said, and tossed the whimpering demon towards the wolves. They surrounded him, licking their lips and wagging their tails.

"Lord Sesshoumaru!" He bellowed.

Sesshoumaru simply stood and watched, then turned to Kagome.

"Let us go," he said. Kagome nodded, but stopped when her hand was caught.

"Wait, Kagome," Koga said.

"What I said before... I meant it. Besides this guy can't provide for you like I can! He obviously doesn't care about you as much as I do! I would never even let you think for a second that I abandoned you!"

Kagome stood bewildered as Sesshiumaru glided mere inches in front of them in the matter of a millisecond.

"You question my abilities?" He uttered.

"That's the first thing you say? And what of her? You really don't care, do you?"

Sesshoumaru pulled out a glowing green whip from seemingly nowhere. Koga jumped back, pulling Kagome with him.

"There's no way in hell I'm letting you take MY woman!"

"I'm not YOUR woman! You can't say that if I don't agree!" Kagome stated.

Koga growled and got ready to lunge. Sesshoumaru cracked the whip on the rocks. The rocks hit with the whip immediately melted.

"Poison..." Kagome muttered.

"This Sesshoumaru will be taking that woman."

"Just try it, dog breath!"

Oh, so he's a dog demon! Oh crap, and I compared him to a cat! No wonder he was so offended!

Sesshoumaru flicked his wrist, and the whip flew towards Koga. Koga easily dodged, and sped towards him. He was now twice as fast with the jewel shards in his legs. He jumped up poised to kick, but Sesshoumaru simply moved his wrist again, and the whip wound around his leg.

Koga cried out in pain as the poison seeped into his flesh.

"Koga!" Kagome yelled.

Sesshoumaru unwound the whip, and put it away. Kagome ran to inspect the damage done to Koga's leg. The poison had melted into his flesh, leaving gaping burns winding up to his knee.

"Come on guys! Help me out here!" Kagome yelled to the spectating tribe. Hakaku and a few others ran forward.

"I need a cloth," she said. Kagome directed a few for supplies as Sesshoumaru stood.

"Jaken," he called. Jaken barreled through the wolves, running as fast as his legs would go towards Sesshoumaru. The wolves immediately backed off however, after witnessing Sesshoumaru's display of power.

"Yes my lord?"

"Wait! Don't leave me behind again! I'm still in your debt!" Kagome yelled, letting the rest of the pack tend to Koga's wounds.

"I'm sorry Sesshoumaru. I'm here now."

All three turned to leave when Koga stood up, much to his packmate's protest.

"Wait!"

He hobbled forward, staring after them.

"I lost. She's going with you, I get it. But, I just can't leave my woman with a mutt like you! So I'm coming to!"

Kagome's eyes widened, Jaken began to screech, and many packmates protested.

"No," was the only response that came from Sesshoumaru.

"Please!" Koga begged.

Kagome couldn't take it. She looked at Koga, and her heart melted. He was trying so desperately to come, and she couldn't just sit idle and watch.

"Sesshoumaru, please let him come. It's not for the reason that you think. Actually, it's because, I owe him a debt as well. When you left, I was a mess. Koga came along and put me back together though. He took care of me, and I'd like to return the favor. This is all my fault. So please... He's my responsibility."

Sesshoumaru stood for a second, and finally uttered a small "hnn". Kagome lit up and reached to hug him.

"Thank you!" She said, and ran to help Koga. Sesshoumaru stood for a moment, but quickly recovered, stepping forward.

Kagome helped Koga on top of Ah-Un, and climbed on herself. Jaken then boarded as well.

"Hakaku, I'll be back, but until then, I'm going to need you to take care of the pack."

"But Koga, you're our leader!"

"A wounded leader is no better than any of you sorry mutts. Ginta shall serve as your second in command. I'll cya around!" Koga said.

At that, Ah-Un lifted into the sky, as did Sesshoumaru in his ball of light. Kagome bud farewell, as did Koga. Soon, they were just a speck in the horizon, heading towards a new day, and a new adventure.