They All Said
Chapter: Deep
About: Koga and Kagome are attacked by a burrowing demon which interrupts their intimate moment together. Ate instructs Kanna to keep Rin held captive but without stealing her soul. Koga and Kagome meet up with the group, and tensions flare once the questioning begins.
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha, but I do own Ate, well this version of her because she may have actually existed. Gotta love the wonders of theology.
Koga's eyes locked on her parted mouth, and he wondered what she tasted like. Never before had he had the chance to experience her, very rarely had she allowed him to hold her, and now he had the chance to show her what she had been missing all this time. She brought her small, left hand to rest against his chest, and closed her eyes signaling that she was ready. It felt like forever for him to lower his lips to hers, and upon opening her eyes Kagome saw that he was not even looking at her at the moment. Something else had caught the demon's attention; this had to have been serious if it managed to steal it away from the woman he claimed to love more than anything else.
"Koga?" The wolf prince stayed quiet, ignoring the sound of her voice to listen more closely, but the sound was soon felt by the human. "Koga what's going on?" The vibrations were coming from the ground, getting closer, and just when she felt the ground was about to swallow her up Kagome felt Koga scoop her up in his arms. Agilely, he jumped ten feet to the left, and over his shoulder Kagome witnessed a brown slimy creature break through the soil.
It looked less like an earthworm and more like a meat bag, and it released a cry that made even Kagome grimace and hold her ears. Koga let her down and faced the demon, looking disgusted at its appearance; although even his companion had to agree that it didn't choose that form for itself. Beneath the skin ran red veins that were probably so noticeable because of its sudden burst of hostility, most likely brought on by the presence of the jewel shards.
Speak of the devil she thought to herself, a pink glint had caught her eye. "Koga it has a jewel shard!" she warned, only now realizing that she was voluntarily holding onto him. No time for blushing and denial now though.
"I thought so," he growled. "'Never seen a demon like that before. I have seen something like it though," he added, his face scrunched up in revulsion.
"You saw that movie?"
Her naivety caught him off guard. "You really are a virgin aren't you?" The teenager opened her mouth to deliver a retort, but the feel of the earth rumbling beneath her again made her stop. Without permission, Koga lifted her off the ground and ran to the tree across from them, jumping up to a branch where he could put her down. "Don't go anywhere," he joked, and with a smirk, he jumped back down to the forest floor to face his opponent.
As soon as his feet touched the ground, the demon burst through again, and though it had no eyes Kagome knew it was aiming for Koga. Its mouth looked like a beak, opening up in spikes, and with that same disgusting hole it spoke. "I sense jewel shards. Give them to me." Though its cry was screeching, its voice was guttural, and his grammar may have been perfect, but it could not hide the smell he emitted. It smelled like rotting meat that had been thrown in the dumpster at a fast food place, and eating at WacDonald's so much had given her the capability of placing one of those smells at least.
Smugly, Koga replied with, "I think you've had enough!" He dashed toward the demon, missing it once it popped back down into the ground, and it disappeared from their sight. "Damn it," he seethed, looking around for any sign of the creature. Kagome noticed that he had dug his toes into the soil to get a better feel for the demon's movements, but a minute passed and nothing happened
The bark had become an uncomfortable place to sit, and for moment Kagome wondered how Inuyasha could stand sleeping in them. "Koga?" As soon as she called his name, his head snapped in her direction, but he looked frightened for her. She saw him readying himself for a jump, and exactly at that moment she felt the tree shaking. The tremor became enormous, causing her to almost fall to the ground where she would be an easy target, but she managed to catch the branch and hold on.
The wolf demon soared through the air to get to her, but the meat bag demon had exploded through the earth, blocking Koga. The aborted jump ended in a loud crash for Kagome's would be savior, but he still found the time to call out to her.
"Koga!" she cried, seeing no point in keeping quiet now; the demon's successful block led her to the conclusion that it had some kind of sight. As it disappeared into the ground, she prayed for some upper body strength, and just maybe she would be able to swing herself up. Koga stood to attempt at saving her once more, and as he jumped the demon broke through again, screeching as he propelled his body farther out of the earth than before, and when his mouth was inches away from her feet Kagome shut her eyes tightly. As she accepted her fate another screech pierced the air, and she opened her eyes to see Koga hitting it like a missile. His feet pushed the exposed part of the demon's body to the side, its skin was showing tension signs that it could flex no more, and Kagome heard a loud ripping noise.
Upon hearing it she turned her face away, the sound alone disgusting her, and a splash of entrails flew up before falling back to the forest floor. Though it was over, she refused to open her eyes, and her grip on the branch was not easing up. She had seen many demons since she had started coming to the Feudal Era, but none of them had been as revolting as this one. When she felt something tugging at her feet, she knew it was the victor of the fight, and that like any conquering hero, he was ready to claim his prize. Without looking down, she released the tree's limb and allowed herself to fall into the arms of the wolf prince.
Still with tightly shut eyes, she fell into his embrace, her face buried into his armor, and she felt the sting of tears. It was silly of her to cry over the situation, and though they managed to literally avoid becoming worm food she couldn't help herself. She'd set out to find her friends and grill Inuyasha, and she had just saved Koga only to end up being saved by him.
Sensing her stress induced grief, Koga pulled her closer, his chin resting atop her head. "It's all right Kagome. It'll all be all right." The demon swore to take care of her, and unlike a particular half demon, so far he was keeping his promise. Game over Inuyasha.
"Hmm." Ate was staring down into the mirror, smirking at the conclusion to the fight. Kagome was in Koga's arms once more after being interrupted by the demon she'd sent after them, well actually he was a simple worm at first, but with her powers she was able to manipulate those of the jewel shard provided by Naraku. When it got back to him that a jewel shard had been wasted simply so Inuyasha's group could gain it, he would be mightily pissed, but he didn't know why the goddess wanted it to end up that way. Ate knew that Kagome would give the shard to Koga; she cared way too much for him now to let him do all the work and deny him his reward.
Now that the kiss was interrupted she owed him something, and the sexual tension between the two of them would be noticeable by the rest of their little group. Inuyasha would go insane if he realized that his actions had actually brought the two of them closer, and yes he would have no problem letting Ate know that he blamed her for the undesired development. She had a card up her sleeve for that though, one that would rock Koga's world. The one person he had been running from his whole life was coming back, and it would be just the thing that Inuyasha needed to capitalize on so he would come out the guy on top.
Perhaps on top of Kagome.
"What do we do about the girl?" Kanna was like a little doll, soulless with void-like eyes that seemed like they could just vacuum you in. A good thing about that though was she lacked the annoying attitude and lip you received from her older sister Kagura, who had to be kept away from Ate. Naraku dealt with the fiery bitch, something Ate should not and refused to deal with from someone who was not even an elemental, but a wannabe. So the little "mirror child" was refreshing, and rarely questioned what she was told to do.
"We'll let your sister take care of Sesshomaru's child, and I'll plant the evidence soon enough. We'll just keep him suspicious of the gang, and when he comes back to me ready to tear my head off the blood will be boiling. And someone will die."
Kagome managed to release her hero after she remembered there was a shard to collect, and as she stared at the now purified piece of the Shikon jewel she thought of how Koga saved her life. It was his fight, and his feet did the job, not a sacred arrow.
"Here," she said softly, hand out for Koga to grab the shard.
"Are you sure Kagome? Inuyasha's gonna be pretty pissed." It surprised him that she thought of him first, and she completely ignored the possible result of the mutt finding out.
"Well, you earned this one Koga. I'd be wrong to take it."
With a smile he gently took the shard from her hand and quickly placed it in one of his legs, but didn't watch. Once he began displaying greater power in front of Inuyasha she was sure that he would suspect something, but she didn't have to say a word to him about this. It was something he could figure out for himself and he would probably express his disapproval through his usual childish methods.
Rather than dance around, testing out his increased strength like she expected, he surprised her by turning around and bending down. "If you let me carry you, we'll get to them faster, and you'll be able to get the fox's snacks to him that he's been asking for." She didn't argue, but while he couldn't see her, she felt a smile spread across her face. The new Koga was going to do just fine with her.
It took half an hour to reach the other part of their group, the jewel shard definitely made a big difference in the demon's speed. As soon as her feet touched the ground Shippo cried out to Kagome, rushing over to her for a hug. When he bounded into her arms Koga felt a smirk tugging at the corner of his mouth, and the sight of Inuyasha sitting with his arms folded and his usual scowl equipped made the sight even sweeter. The wolf prince wasn't thinking evilly, it was just always funny to see Inuyasha in a bad mood while the other people around him always tried to find something to smile about. Koga thought he had lost his pack long ago, and he thought seeking out new friends would be a betrayal to his brothers but being around people like Miroku and Sango made him realize that there were opportunities out there.
Human or not, they were great people.
"Inuyasha, I need to have a word with you," Kagome announced, stopping Koga's thoughts from running. The half demon had already seen this coming once he saw Koga walking over to them, happy, with Kagome, and ALIVE.
Without speaking, for fear of what would leave his mouth, Inuyasha gave his typical "humph" and stood before walking away from the group. Eagerly, Kagome followed, though her enthusiasm was not because she was happy to see him, but more so because she was ready to finally confront the half demon about his tardiness and his true intent. Before she disappeared from his sight, she looked back at Koga to see him digging around in her pack while Shippo stared into it on the tips of his toes and his tail wagging. The scene made her want to smile, to forget all about Inuyasha's possible betrayal, but when dealing with him it was best to keep your ground and remain unshaken.
"So why did you do it?" Kagome asked, folding her arms over her chest. There was no gentle lead into the inquiry as she planned; her anger was to blame for her uncharacteristic harshness.
"Do what?" he asked, unable to mask the guilt within his voice. Even if he had managed that, Inuyasha was unable to hide what his eyes were screaming.
Although it was barely strong enough to shake him, Kagome shoved him and yelled, "You tried to kill Koga! Why Inuyasha? You fought alongside him; he was supposed to be your friend." He reached for her, but she snatched away from the half demon. "Don't touch me!"
"Ka… Kagome." His ears fell back, proof that her accusation had hurt him. A part of Kagome wanted to show some sympathy, but before she could correct her mistake, he dashed off into the trees. Leaving her behind. Perhaps Kagome had made a huge mistake.
"Ate!" Inuyasha had been screaming for an hour now, looking high and low for the goddess, and either she had tricked him and was laughing her ass off from afar or she really didn't care about him problems. He stopped just a few hundred feet away from a village, and decided to give up.
"What do you want dog demon?" Just above him, resting in a tree with rags for clothing, Ate both looked and sounded bored. Inuyasha was too angry to deal with Ate, and she knew this. What he hadn't counted on though, was that she both wanted and liked it.
A/N: I had to update this chapter because obviously I was thinking about Claire from RE. I put her name in here. It shows you that I am thinking about this story though and I do intend on writing more for it. It's coming even though it's been a while.