~Scene Twelve~


She now officially hated how heightened a demon's senses were.

Huffing, Kagome continued to skin the boar before her with an almost frightening intensity. Every member of the pack – including the pups – had been avoiding her all morning, worsening her already bad mood. As if some added pain from her monthly cycle, and a shortening to her already small temper, didn't help matters any either. And to tell the truth, she didn't know if it was because they could see how mad she was, smelt what her – no, what Kouga had done, smell him on her, or they could tell she was on her period and right now, she didn't care. All she knew was that there was a certain wolf she wanted to throttle and he had – wisely – stayed out of sight since the incident.

Her brow twitched and seething, she gave one last rough yet precise slice and the boar's pelt fell to the forest floor.

She couldn't believe he had done that! 'And what's worse, I practically let him!' She stomped over to the small stream and plopped down next to it, harshly sticking the dead animal in it to wash all the blood and get as much bacteria as she could off. A small whimper from behind alerted her to the fact that someone was with her and already she could tell it was not any of the children. Her eyes narrowed and she put more of her focus into and on what she was doing.

'If it is that perverted fur-brained–' She didn't finish the thought because if she were honest with herself, she had absolutely no idea what she would do if it was him.

"Kagome…"

'Oh god, it is!' Her face burned with humiliation – both at what he had done and her reaction – and anger but she vigilantly stared at the boar in her hands. It was mostly clean but she couldn't take any chances. She didn't want to risk anyone getting sick. 'Not that demons can get ill that easily. I mean, humans eat raw fish, but demons do that and eat raw meat.'

"Kagome…"

Her cheek puffed out at the slight indignant way he said it. Stubbornly refusing to acknowledge him, the miko ran her fingers over the soft flesh to try and find pieces of fat that had stuck to it. Maybe she should try giving it another once over just to make absolutely sure that there was nothing harmful in it? 'I wonder if anyone will be too bummed about no intestines or anything.'

"Kagome."

His voice was starting to lower an octave in anger but it reminded her more of this morning. Jerking, she pushed that to the back of her mind but like a bad itch, it kept resurfacing. Her hand stilled and the boar merely floated there in the water, barely held but in no immediate danger. She could still feel how soft his hands had been. He hadn't pushed or technically forced her. And the way his tongue felt…'

"Ka-" She cut him off by snapping up to her feet and spinning around. "Shut up!"

Kouga stared at her in surprise. "Nani!"

"I said urusai! I don't want to hear another word from you!" She marched past him, feeling utterly pissed that she had even recollected on what had happened this morning.

"Kagome, you're overreacting."

"Ov-overreacting!" She shrieked, almost dropping the boar in her hands. "How the hell am I overreacting!" The priestess ignored the small pang of guilt as she watched him and the wolf at his side cringe at the high pitch of her voice.

A snarl was the only warning she received before she was suddenly pushed to the ground and the dead animal ripped from her grasp as it rolled a short ways away. She gawked at the audacity of the bastard and was just about to voice how much she disliked her current position when lips slammed against hers. Teeth nipped her soft flesh harshly and she cried out in his mouth, starting to struggle when he shoved his tongue down her throat.

'Blood!' She could taste blood on his tongue and freezing up, Kagome stared up into angry, blue eyes with shock.

They stayed like that for a second before, finally, he pulled back. "Wh-"

"No." He snarled, face close enough that their noses were touching. "You will listen to me and stop acting like I violated you!"

She gaped at him. "Then tell me, mate," The word slipped out a snarl and she bared her teeth at him. "why I shouldn't act like you did just that?" A slight rustle from behind them was ignored as the wolf that had been with him slinked off to god knows where.

"You just explained it yourself." He responded with just as much if not more anger into the words than she did. "I. Am. Your. Mate."

With help from her powers, she shoved him off her and into the tree that they lay next to. "So that makes what you did to me alright!"

"Yes!" His voice rose and thundered through the clearing, scaring some nearby animals away and he stalked towards her. Gasping, Kagome began to back off and almost whimpered when her back rammed into something hard. She was pinned between him and a rock. Not good. He grasped her arms, claws digging in past the point of being comfortable, and shoved her harder into the boulder. "As your mate, I have certain obligations that give me the right to do what I did."

Rage hit her like lightening and before she knew it, her hand was already in the air and Kouga's face whipped to the side. The sting of her palm was the only proof in her mind that she had actually just slapped him. "So, the only reason you would think to have sexual relations with me would be because of your obligation as my mate! Well, fuck you then!" She pushed him away, chest tightening and lips curling back when he looked at her and she lost it. Again. "Stay!"

Feeling the magic take effect and seeing him stiffen, she stormed past him and into the forest. Unconsciously, she hid her scent and aura and just ran. It was when the small path back to the cave came into sight that something barreled into her back and sent her face first into the ground.

Startled for only a second, the miko tried to push herself up but hands grabbed her by the shoulders and forced her right back down as a body settled over her. "Wha-hey; Kouga, get off of me!"

"No; not until you listen to me!"

"Why the hell should I!" She spat, squirming and kicking until she was on her back and staring up at him. "I'm not going to stay in a relationship with someone if they think it's more of a chore than anything!" Her eyes were burning with the beginning of tears.

"God dammit, stop putting words in my mouth!" He panted, grabbing her arms and pinning them next to her head. "Okay, I admit that I explained it wrong but just give me a chance to try and fix my mistake!"

Her mouth tightened but she didn't say anything. Even if she could, the miko wasn't sure how to respond to the declaration. She relaxed from underneath him and silently watched as he straddled her.

"Look, I'm sorry. As a demon, I have moments where instinct gets the better of me and this morning was one of those."

Her eyes narrowed. "So this is all about blood?"

"Iie; not entirely." He sighed, brushing a hand through his hair. "You are my intended, you were bleeding, you are in heat, and you were in pain."

Kagome was confused. What did her being in pain have to do with anything? "Nani?"

"It stopped hurting after I made you cu-" She slapped her hands over his mouth, face hot.

"Don't say it out loud!" She hissed frantically. He only chuckled and pushed the appendages aside so he could talk again.

"It did stop hurting though, right?"

"Yeah, so?"

Kouga huffed, looking almost exasperated. "Because you are going to be my mate and you were in pain, my protective side came out and urged me to help make you feel better."

'Oh!' Now she understood! Back in her time, she remembered finding out that sex was a proven fact to help a woman on her period. "I… see." 'Nice one, Kagome. After all that, you say something so lame.'

The ookami stood, holding out a hand to her and she let him pull her to her feet. Softly, he dusted her off and made sure there were no sticks or debris in her hair much less stuck to her clothes. Afterwards, he walked her back to the cave.

Kagome stopped when she realized something and frowning, she glared up at Kouga.

"Nani?"

"The boar's ruined by now. Go back out and get something else." She huffed and brushed past him. She ignored his amused chuckle and the knowing looks that the pack was giving her.

Why did she always fall in love with the weird ones?


AN: Ma~ Gomen if the last chapter was a little out there for some of you. Just as a reminder though, I did rate this as 'M'ature.