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Chapter 48: Wolf
"God-fucking-dammit!" was the first thing Sesshoumaru heard from Kouga upon arriving at the scene after receiving a second call from Inuyasha twenty minutes earlier about Shippou. The wolf was already sporting several scars on his body, his clothes shredded from the battle he had engaged in earlier. "Where the fuck have you been, you useless dogs?"
Inuyasha arrived alongside Sesshoumaru, and he tossed a quick glare Kouga's way. "We're here, now, ok? So pipe down, you mangy wolf."
"It's a fucking eight-tailed fox demon!" Kouga yelled back, gesturing to Shippou standing a few yards away. He had formed a transparent blue dome surrounding him, his eyes still a deep scarlet as he growled defensively at the demons opposite of him. Sesshoumaru frowned, realizing a piece of demon flesh seemed to still be in Shippou's jaw. Behind him, they could make out the bloodied, mauled bodies of four male demons, who all looked like they did not have a fighting chance against the powerful fox demon. Amidst the nauseating stench of decay and blood, Sesshoumaru could make out faint floral hints of Shiori's scent on the males.
"I almost lost an arm to that beast!"
"Wolf, shut up," Sesshoumaru commanded, speaking for the first time as he took a cautious step toward Shippou.
"Are you crazy?" Kouga ignored Sesshoumaru's order, grabbing the other male's arm. "All of my wolves barely stood a chance stalling him. I barely stood a chance! What are you going to do?"
"Bring him home," Sesshoumaru answered, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
