[Hounds]
She pinched the bridge of her nose at hearing the imp's squawking not too far from them, "Good grief, now what…?"
"I'll go, no doubt he did something idiotic…" She assured before she loped away through the brush to see what the noise was all about.
"…We'll take you on if it's a fight you're looking for!" One of the two wolf demons vowed brazenly.
A rustling of the brush behind the girl and imp sounded before the she-wolf emerged and scowled at the imp, "Jaken, now what've you stuck your nose in…?"
"Kori-onee!" The girl said in relief and scrambled to hide behind her as she provided a better shield than the imp.
Korihime frowned at the spooked child before looking at what she was afraid of and blinking once. "Hakkaku and Ginta? What're you two doing here…?" She asked confusedly.
"Kori-chan!" The brothers exclaimed as they zipped forward to embrace her tight, earning a yelp from the she-wolf.
"Hang on a second, you know these wolves?" Jaken demanded annoyedly.
Gently prying the brothers off, Korihime laughed, "Yeah, it's kind of a long story…"
"Kori, what was it?" The brush rustled again as her sister and their leader came upon the scene, and the older she-wolf raised a brow at the wolf pack. "Oh, you two again…" She muttered.
Apparently there was nothing to be concerned with, if it was only Ginta and Hakkaku.
"I assume you know these two… mongrels?" Sesshomaru asked as he looked between the sisters before assessing the two lesser wolf demons who had stiffened at acknowledging his supposedly intimidating presence.
Korihime smiled sheepishly, "They're technically cousins of ours…" She started to say.
"H-hey, who're you to call us mongrels, anyway?" Hakkaku barked at the insult.
Ginta agreed, "Yeah, that's a joke coming from you…!"
Both brothers simultaneously gulped at sensing they had annoyed the dog demon and even their wolves whimpered as they backed away. "W-we'll talk with ya later, Kori-chan!" They said before they raced down the river with the wolves at their heels.
Getsu deadpanned as she watched them go, "well that was pointless… I think Koga can't pick good men worth anything if he decided to pick those two."
"I think they were scared that Sesshomaru woulda lopped their heads off. But you might be right about Koga's poor choices. It explains why he's in the situation he's in." Korihime agreed thoughtfully.
Both sisters had a distinct feeling they hadn't seen the last of the wolves for today.
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I don't think he'd hesitate to kill you two… and I'm starting to not blame him… Getsu pinched the bridge of her nose.
Ironically, she and Korihime had been discussing the other wolf demon, after having a good day with Rin, and now their pack had run into Ginta and Hakkaku.
Again.
"Great moon…" Korihime, who had mopped a hand over her face at the brothers' attempts to intimidate the dog demon, grumbled as they kept at it. She knew why they had popped in again, because Sesshomaru and Koga had never exactly met face to face, though whether they had anything to worry about regarding the meet was still up in the air.
"Clear the road." Both sisters glanced at Sesshomaru as he spoke with some annoyance in his voice, and he repeated it once as he stepped forward.
"They're trying to get themselves killed…" Korihime sighed.
"Pretty sure they signed their death sentence when they started prancing around." Getsu agreed. Her ears perked as she looked at the nearby rocky incline while the brothers were prattling on about dragging Koga away from a fight.
Regarding the scene before his blue eyes settled on the dog demon, Koga raised a brow, "Who the hell're you?" He then hopped off the incline to land by his pack-mates. "He reeks like that mutt, InuYasha…"
"That's because they're brothers, genius." Korihime answered patiently as she chose to stick her foot in before the fur could fly. "They just don't act like it." She added.
Couldn't have said it better, Getsu thought with a sagely nod; her ears twitched when Rin suddenly adopted a nervous look on her face. "Rin, you okay?" She asked.
"So you're InuYasha's brother, though you're obviously not a half-breed…" Koga nodded before he smirked wryly at earning a look from said dog demon, "Huh, looks like I struck a nerve." He didn't miss the sharp look from the younger she-wolf at his jab.
Good grief, Ginta and Hakkaku were right… Korihime thought while resisting the urge to mop a hand over her face. She perked up as Sesshomaru moved forward before she and Getsu caught whiff of another demon coming fast. "Sesshomaru…" She started.
"Stay with Rin." Getsu instructed before bristling when a fat purple ogre demon rushed at them from the trees looking for jewel shards, preferably the ones on Koga's person. "Don't hog all of the kill!" She chided said wolf demon as she sprang into action and ripped the demon's head clean from its body with her claws, landing nimbly as the beast fell from their combined blows.
Koga looked at her and smirked, "Ya move pretty quick for a pedigree…"
"Help me, Master Jaken!" Rin exclaimed as she ducked when a large centipede beast popped up and attempted to eat her.
"No humans for you, giant worm!" Koga kicked the beast's front legs off and narrowly avoided getting shot by an arrow from below. He looked at the frozen centipede and rammed a well-placed kick into its chest and watched it shatter like glass, before he made a face at her. "Watch where you aim, wouldja, Korihime?"
Korihime rolled her eyes as he landed near her, "Don't be such a cub, you're fast enough to dodge my arrows." She knew that firsthand.
Koga folded his arms and snorted, "Maybe if you learned to be a better crackshot… Ow!" He covered his head with his hands after she conked him with her bow, and he glared at her, "Kori!"
"Maybe if you learned to not run your mouth so much, ya wouldn't get as many hits." Korihime retorted coolly.
"Look who's talking, brat!" Koga snapped back as his brow twitched.
"Moron!"
"Priss!"
"Mutt-face!"
"Ditz!"
Sesshomaru pinched the bridge of his nose, "I'm starting to think your father was on to something with those two."
"I think so too… Hey, both of you cut it out! You're gonna make more of those pests come sniffing around if you wake up the whole forest with your shouting match." Getsu snapped at both wolf demons, scowling at them as they clammed up when she spoke.
Korihime pouted, "But he started it!"
"I don't give a rat's ass, I'm finishing it. And you, ya arrogant mutt…" Getsu silenced her before turning her gaze onto the other wolf demon, and she sobered as she added, "Thank you for saving Rin."
Koga huffed and glanced away, "You could've gone without the 'arrogant mutt' bit… 'Sides, the kid's obviously important to you and Korihime, even if she doesn't know how to shoot an arrow." He said the last bit off-handedly and ignored the dagger-filled glare from said she-wolf.
"You're still after Naraku, then." Korihime guessed as she looked at him.
"Yep, sounds like your pack is going after him too, though. I'm not gonna ask why, mostly because I have a feeling the answer would bore the hell out of me, so I think we're gonna just get a head start on you." Koga smiled at the slightly indignant scowl on her brow before he turned around to gather the brothers. "Oh yeah, try not to freeze me too, the next time we end up fighting the same enemy, Kori." He added over his shoulder.
Ears burning, Korihime growled slightly at his retreating back and gave a 'humph'. "Don't get your ass handed to you before then, mutt-face!" She remarked, folding her arms as the trio left them be, and she grumbled, "Honestly, who does he think he's kidding, acting so damn smug…?"
"Wherever he went, I'm sure Papa is laughing right now." Getsu mused.
"Bite me." Korihime huffed.
This run-in was rather pointless, Sesshomaru thought; but for the fact of an irritable Korihime, he chose not to voice it.
idk i personally thought this chap turned out well, and it was cute if i do say so myself. anyway, the Band of Seven arc is next so i hope you guys will like it! not much else to put so just r&r if you want. later!