Chapter 4
~ It's true that we don't know what we've got until we loose it, but it is
also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives. ~
As the night becomes younger Kagome slowly cries herself to sleep. "I wish he wouldn't have gone off like that." Miroku says to Sango. "Since when does he get to be so selfish?" Sango asks Miroku. "Did he even realize what he would do to her?" "I think he realized finally what he has been doing to her all along. He probably figured that she would be better off without him." Miroku shakes his head. "He asked us to watch after her." "Don't worry we will. Poor girl is crushed. When I get my hands on him. oh he better hope that I don't kill him!" "Sango. This is a new side I'm seeing of you." Sango shrugs off his comment. "I mean every word." "Is she asleep?" "Yes poor thing cried herself to sleep."
A while later Kagome starts to stir under her covers. Then she sits bolt upright. "Oh my god what time is it? I need to leave." Kagome bounds out of her bed trying not to make too much noise. She dresses herself and grabs her bag. She throws it over her shoulder and peaks her head outside. "Are they asleep?" Kagome looks towards the fire and sees that everyone is asleep. Kagome starts to sneak away when a young girl comes up to her. "Where are you going?" Kagome freezes then looks down to see one of the village girls tugging on the hem of her skirt. "Miss Kagome where are you going at such a late hour?" "Oh no where dear. Why don't you go back to bed? And don't tell anyone I was up ok? When I come back I promise I'll have something special for you ok?" She watched as the little girl's face lights up. "Alright." She whispers. "Bye." "Bye." Kagome gives the little girl a pat on the head then sets off towards the forest. *That's right dear I'll bring you a little doggy on a stick! *
Kagome drags herself past all of the trees and all of the bushes until she comes to the same Hot Springs that they were at the night before. "Ow." Kagome says as she feels her bag sliding down off of her shoulder. It starts to get heavier on where she was wounded. * Inuyasha. I bet you didn't realize it, but I heard you when you held me in your arms that night I fainted in. I heard you say that you would take care of me. * Kagome can feel the tears rising up again. * Why then must you be so selfish? I don't care any more weather you want me as a mere jewel detector Inuyasha I just want to be with you. Please come back to me Inuyasha. * Kagome decides to settle here for the rest of the night. "It will be best to stay here until dawn breaks." So Kagome unrolls her sleeping bag and settles in for the night only this time she has no fire to keep her warm, and she has no friends to watch after her. "I'll show them. I'm more than a mere human. I can take care of myself!" * Why am I getting so angry with the others? It's not them I'm mad at it's Inuyasha. No I take that back it's me I'm mad at. I failed him, and I couldn't suck it up and just tell him. I expected him to figure it out on his own. Stupid Kagome. *
When Kagome next opens her eyes it's daytime and she can hear the birds singing around her. So she gathers her things and starts off again. "Where have you gone Inuyasha? If I can't find you then I will simply go home. If you don't need me then there is no point in staying here." Kagome heads back towards Kaede's village thinking that would be the most likely place that Inuyasha would go. Along the way she comes to several familiar spots, and closes her eyes to remember what happened there good or bad. Soon Kagome comes across a little stream and sees a young man by a tree. * He looks happy. * Kagome thinks to herself. Then Kagome notices something lurking in the shadows. * Is that one of those nasty bird demons? * Kagome watches as it flies out of the shadows and starts to attack the poor innocent man. * I have to help him. * Kagome drops all of her stuff and grabs her bow and arrow. She slides down the hill and lands at the foot of the stream. She stands and takes aim. "Hey bird brain!" The bird turns to see Kagome. "I suggest that you leave that poor man alone. Hey I know you. You're that bird who stole the jewel from me." right then she senses the shard in it. "But I thought I had destroyed you." The bird ignores Kagome and starts to attack the man again.
Kagome steadies her arm and shoots one of her arrows straight into the bird making it explode and the jewel go flying in the air. "Hey catch that shard!" She yells at the man. Kagome races forward before it can fall into the river. But as soon as she reaches it the man shoots out his arm and grabs the fragment. Kagome stops and smiles at the man. "Thank you sir for catching it for me." Then the man slowly turns and stares Kagome straight in the eyes. "No girl I must thank you. I needed this shard and you just saved me the sweat." "What I don't understand." Then the man throws his garments off to reveal his body. Instinct makes Kagome hide her face. When she looks back up she can see that it is not a man but one of those horrible spider beasts. "Oh no." Kagome starts to back away. "Oh no is right missy." The spider shoots out a web and ensnares Kagome making her drop her bow and arrow.
"Please don't I will leave you be with the shard if you just let me go. I'm not looking for a fight." Kagome begs the spider. "I do not make deals." Just as the spider is about to shoot something at Kagome she sees a flash of brown and then the string that holds her falls apart and she falls to the ground. "Kouga?" Kouga lands in front of Kagome on the ground. "You just seem to get into all sorts of trouble don't you my love?" "Your love?" Kagome clenches her fists together. Getting extremely mad Kagome stands behind Kouga and says, "I can handle this myself!" And knocks Kouga out with just her fist. Kagome stands over Kouga without even realizing that the spider has already eaten the jewel.
"Lets see you handle this yourself." The spider says to Kagome. Kagome has a look of death in her eyes when she picks up her bow and aims it at the monster. "I'll teach you to pretend to be an innocent by standard." Kagome locates where the shard is in him and aims for the spot. "Take your best shot you beast!" Kagome yells. Right before she takes the shot the spider's arm comes flying at her. "To bad you're not faster." Kagome releases her arrow and watches as it arches and lands exactly where it was meant to land. The monster writhes in pain just before exploding like the bird. Kagome walks over and collects the shard. "I don't know why Inuyasha makes this look so hard. That was a sinch." Then she walks over to Kouga's unconscious body and kneels down next to him. "Sorry Kouga I really don't know what possessed me to do that. When you wake up I hope you understand."
Kagome walks back up the hill and puts the shard with the rest of hers that are in her bag. "Now to continue." So Kagome leaves Kouga on the ground and starts off once again in her search for Inuyasha.
"Sango we've been looking for two days now and we haven't come across anything that has shown Kagome's been around here." Sango turns quickly. "Stop you whining. We promised Inuyasha that we would look after her and I intend to. She can't be out on her own she can't protect herself. What if she's in trouble? We should have kept someone up to watch her." "I guess you're right." "Guess? I am right!" Sango gives Miroku a threatening look. "Let's continue."
"Stupid Kouga. I was handling myself just fine. Now he's going to wake up and probably come find me." Kagome stops at the thought. "Was he following me?" Kagome looks around and shrugs it off. * Hmm. this place looks awfully familiar. * Kagome looks around and realizes she's at the base of Kouga's gang's mountain. * Damn you Kagome. You try to loose the clingy wolf and you end up in his territory. How much worse could it get? * Right then Kagome feels herself being grabbed from above. She looks up and sees those awful birds that had attacked her when Kouga kidnapped her. Being one of her first instincts Kagome screams attracting the attention of Kouga's gang. "Aaaahh!"
Up in the cave one of the gang members hears a girl scream. "What was that?" They all race outside and see Kagome being abducted. "Sister Kagome!" They all scream. Kagome looks over and sees them all standing around her bag, but looking up at her. "Help!" Kagome screams. * Now I'm wishing I hadn't knocked Kouga out. Who knows weather he's awake or not, and if he is I have no idea where he is. He was right I can't seem to keep myself out of trouble. * "Don't just stand there like blundering fools! Help me!" "What are we suppose to do? Brother Kouga was out looking for you when he picked up your scent." "Do you need him to do everything? Be brave for once and help your sister!"
"She's got a point."
All of them race up the cliff and jump up slashing at the bird making it let go of Kagome. "Aaaahh!" Kagome starts to fall towards the ground and she realizes that they're all fighting the bird. No one realizes that she is about to plummet to her death. Then she sees Kouga come running to her rescue. "Kouga?" She says right before he jumps and catches her. As soon as she's in his arms they are knocked out of bounce by one the carcasses of the bird demons. They both go flying against a wall and roll to the ground. Kouga covers Kagome as much as he can to protect her from any injuries as the tumble to the ground.
"We did it brother Kouga!" All of his gang comes running down from the cliff. "We slaughtered them, and all by ourselves." "That's wonderful, but we need to get Kagome inside now." Kouga stands and lifts Kagome into his arms. "Kagome?" He asks, and then realizes that she has fallen unconscious. "Damn." Kouga rushes up to his cave and lays Kagome on his bed of leaves and what not. "Be ok Kagome." Kouga touches her face and senses that she has only passed out because of her previous injuries. "She has hurt herself." Kouga moves back her shirt to see that whatever wounds she acquired previously have re- opened. "Get me something to wrap these with, and some herbs." "Yes brother Kouga."
When Kagome awakes she hears talking. talking about her. Kagome slowly raises up from where she is lying and feels pain from her wounds. She looks down to see that they have been re- wrapped. * Kouga must have done this. Did they re- open? Where am I? * Kagome looks around to see that she is in Kouga's cave. She seems to be cut off however from everyone else. Kagome crawls to the edge and looks around the corner. * Oh my god Sango and Miroku! * Kagome returns back around the corner. She sits against the wall and listens to their conversation with Kouga. "Have you seen Kagome? She ran away from us about three days ago and we're quite worried. She was injured and we don't want any harm to find her." Miroku's voice is laced with concern. * If you weren't being selfish yourself you would come out from where you're hiding right now Kagome just to let them see that you're ok. No I won't if Inuyasha can be selfish then I sure as hell can be as well. *
"I haven't seen her monk, but trust me if I do I will take care of her. Where is that half- demon catastrophe? I have a bone to pick with him." Kouga looks around, but sees no Inuyasha. "I am afraid that is why she has left us." Sango says in a quiet voice. "So he has finally screwed up. Well she will be mine finally." * Ha in his wildest dreams! * Kagome thinks. "No that's not it at all. He feels that Kagome would be better off without him so he left us. He didn't want to cause her anymore pain for his insolence. And it is because of his selfishness that She has run off to find him." Kouga is silent for a moment. "I have not seen her. You shall be off now before I change my mind." Sango and Miroku stand and give Kouga a thanking nod. "Thank you for your time Kouga." Sango thanks him since Miroku will probably say something that would get them in a fight. "Whatever. Leave." Kouga waves them out of the cave and continues to sit there in his cross-legged position. * She was out looking for that disgrace of a demon? I thought maybe she had come to her senses and had left him. Oh well I have no plans to let her leave. *
Kagome crawls back to where she was previously lying and lays her head down in the crook of her arm. * They came to find me. I wonder why Kouga lied to them. He must be planning on trying to keep me here. Well he has another thing coming if he thinks he can get away with that. * Kagome closes her eyes as she hears Kouga enter the little crook of a cave where she is hidden from everyone else. "Kagome? Are you awake?" Kouga sits down next to her, and she tries her hardest to not move as he starts to stroke her hair. "You know us wolves we mate for life. Why must you do this to me love? The first time I saw you I knew I had to have you for my mate." Kagome tries hard not to gag. "I thought maybe you had come to your senses and had left that half- demon monster. But instead I find you're out looking for him. Oh well you wont have to worry much longer. In a few days it will be the new moon, and we know his little secret."
Kagome freezes at the realization of what is going to happen if she doesn't find Inuyasha quick. "We will find him and then we will finish him. He will be no match for us as a mere human." * You say it as though it is a curse to be a mere human Kouga. You say it as though it stains your tongue, but what about me? I am a mere human and you want me for life. I just don't understand you. I must find Inuyasha. I'm his only hope. * "Kouga! We need you out here." "Why do you interrupt me?" Kouga steps put from where he has Kagome hidden to see his gang huddled around one of the dead birds. "You are our leader you eat first." "I'm not hungry you go ahead, but save some for me for later." "Yes brother Kouga."
Kagome can hear them tearing at the meat and she can feel her stomach starting to growl. * I'm so hungry. I haven't eaten since yesterday afternoon. * Kagome decides to sit and listen to everything that is going out in the main cave. "Kagome I see you're awake." Kagome turns quickly to see Kouga sitting behind her. "I am guessing from your look you didn't see me come in did you?" "No sorry you just startled me a bit." "Are you hungry?" "Just a little." "Here." Kouga throws a piece of meat at Kagome. Kagome jumps back in disgust. "What are you too good for our food?" "No need to get defensive Kouga. I have never had raw meat thrown at me before. I find it a bit disturbing." She can sense Kouga looking over her bandages.
"How are you feeling Kagome?" Kouga gets down on the ground right next to Kagome, and he takes her hands in his. "I had to close your wounds back up. How did you get them?" "Oh thank you. Actually I'm feeling much better. When I was running from Naraku's castle I came across a steep very jagged cliff which I had to climb down. I got several deep gashes from that, and then I was chased by a demon and got cut by the branches since I wasn't paying much attention to where I was going. Besides that I am fine." Kouga looks at her with concern. "They were deep and you have lost a lot of blood." "Oh yes that. I feel just fine really." Kagome stands quickly. "See?" Even though she tries to cover the fact that she has stood much too quickly she falters just a bit. In a second Kouga is at her side helping her back down to the ground.
"Am I not good to you Kagome?" "Why do you ask?" "Just answer me." "Yes you are but. " "Shh. That settles it." "Settles what?" Kagome starts to get a very confused look on her face. "You shall be mine. You are my property now!" Kagome stands and her anger masks her unsteadiness this time. "For the last time I am not your property! I never was and I never will be!" Kagome decides that it is time for her to go. She can't wait until dark to sneak out she is leaving now. "The audacity! I am leaving now." She grabs her bag and heads for the cave's entrance, but is blocked by Kouga. "Where do you think you're going?" He has a creepy smile on his face. "To look for Inuyasha. Now get out of my way before I have to make you."
"I don't think you could easily stop me." Kagome whips her bow and arrow out in a second and has it pointing straight at Kouga's head. Right between his eyes. "Don't think I wont. Just move no one needs to get hurt." Kouga like an idiot stands there and laughs at Kagome. "Why are you laughing?" Kagome says in a dangerously low voice. "Move Kouga." "Not a chance." "I warned you." Kagome quickly lowers the bow and shoots him in the leg. Instantly he drops to the ground in pain. Kagome sees the shard pop out of his leg and she reaches down and grabs it up before he can get it. "I think I will be taking this with me." Kagome steps over Kouga and heads out of the cave. "I won't come after you Kagome." "Darn just my luck." Kagome smiles at her sarcasm and keeps walking down the side of the mountain.
"Wow I can do just fine for myself." Kagome heads down towards the forest with a smile on her face, which soon disappears as she remembers what Kouga had said about the new moon. "I'm coming Inuyasha." Kagome starts running as fast as her legs would take her.
As the night becomes younger Kagome slowly cries herself to sleep. "I wish he wouldn't have gone off like that." Miroku says to Sango. "Since when does he get to be so selfish?" Sango asks Miroku. "Did he even realize what he would do to her?" "I think he realized finally what he has been doing to her all along. He probably figured that she would be better off without him." Miroku shakes his head. "He asked us to watch after her." "Don't worry we will. Poor girl is crushed. When I get my hands on him. oh he better hope that I don't kill him!" "Sango. This is a new side I'm seeing of you." Sango shrugs off his comment. "I mean every word." "Is she asleep?" "Yes poor thing cried herself to sleep."
A while later Kagome starts to stir under her covers. Then she sits bolt upright. "Oh my god what time is it? I need to leave." Kagome bounds out of her bed trying not to make too much noise. She dresses herself and grabs her bag. She throws it over her shoulder and peaks her head outside. "Are they asleep?" Kagome looks towards the fire and sees that everyone is asleep. Kagome starts to sneak away when a young girl comes up to her. "Where are you going?" Kagome freezes then looks down to see one of the village girls tugging on the hem of her skirt. "Miss Kagome where are you going at such a late hour?" "Oh no where dear. Why don't you go back to bed? And don't tell anyone I was up ok? When I come back I promise I'll have something special for you ok?" She watched as the little girl's face lights up. "Alright." She whispers. "Bye." "Bye." Kagome gives the little girl a pat on the head then sets off towards the forest. *That's right dear I'll bring you a little doggy on a stick! *
Kagome drags herself past all of the trees and all of the bushes until she comes to the same Hot Springs that they were at the night before. "Ow." Kagome says as she feels her bag sliding down off of her shoulder. It starts to get heavier on where she was wounded. * Inuyasha. I bet you didn't realize it, but I heard you when you held me in your arms that night I fainted in. I heard you say that you would take care of me. * Kagome can feel the tears rising up again. * Why then must you be so selfish? I don't care any more weather you want me as a mere jewel detector Inuyasha I just want to be with you. Please come back to me Inuyasha. * Kagome decides to settle here for the rest of the night. "It will be best to stay here until dawn breaks." So Kagome unrolls her sleeping bag and settles in for the night only this time she has no fire to keep her warm, and she has no friends to watch after her. "I'll show them. I'm more than a mere human. I can take care of myself!" * Why am I getting so angry with the others? It's not them I'm mad at it's Inuyasha. No I take that back it's me I'm mad at. I failed him, and I couldn't suck it up and just tell him. I expected him to figure it out on his own. Stupid Kagome. *
When Kagome next opens her eyes it's daytime and she can hear the birds singing around her. So she gathers her things and starts off again. "Where have you gone Inuyasha? If I can't find you then I will simply go home. If you don't need me then there is no point in staying here." Kagome heads back towards Kaede's village thinking that would be the most likely place that Inuyasha would go. Along the way she comes to several familiar spots, and closes her eyes to remember what happened there good or bad. Soon Kagome comes across a little stream and sees a young man by a tree. * He looks happy. * Kagome thinks to herself. Then Kagome notices something lurking in the shadows. * Is that one of those nasty bird demons? * Kagome watches as it flies out of the shadows and starts to attack the poor innocent man. * I have to help him. * Kagome drops all of her stuff and grabs her bow and arrow. She slides down the hill and lands at the foot of the stream. She stands and takes aim. "Hey bird brain!" The bird turns to see Kagome. "I suggest that you leave that poor man alone. Hey I know you. You're that bird who stole the jewel from me." right then she senses the shard in it. "But I thought I had destroyed you." The bird ignores Kagome and starts to attack the man again.
Kagome steadies her arm and shoots one of her arrows straight into the bird making it explode and the jewel go flying in the air. "Hey catch that shard!" She yells at the man. Kagome races forward before it can fall into the river. But as soon as she reaches it the man shoots out his arm and grabs the fragment. Kagome stops and smiles at the man. "Thank you sir for catching it for me." Then the man slowly turns and stares Kagome straight in the eyes. "No girl I must thank you. I needed this shard and you just saved me the sweat." "What I don't understand." Then the man throws his garments off to reveal his body. Instinct makes Kagome hide her face. When she looks back up she can see that it is not a man but one of those horrible spider beasts. "Oh no." Kagome starts to back away. "Oh no is right missy." The spider shoots out a web and ensnares Kagome making her drop her bow and arrow.
"Please don't I will leave you be with the shard if you just let me go. I'm not looking for a fight." Kagome begs the spider. "I do not make deals." Just as the spider is about to shoot something at Kagome she sees a flash of brown and then the string that holds her falls apart and she falls to the ground. "Kouga?" Kouga lands in front of Kagome on the ground. "You just seem to get into all sorts of trouble don't you my love?" "Your love?" Kagome clenches her fists together. Getting extremely mad Kagome stands behind Kouga and says, "I can handle this myself!" And knocks Kouga out with just her fist. Kagome stands over Kouga without even realizing that the spider has already eaten the jewel.
"Lets see you handle this yourself." The spider says to Kagome. Kagome has a look of death in her eyes when she picks up her bow and aims it at the monster. "I'll teach you to pretend to be an innocent by standard." Kagome locates where the shard is in him and aims for the spot. "Take your best shot you beast!" Kagome yells. Right before she takes the shot the spider's arm comes flying at her. "To bad you're not faster." Kagome releases her arrow and watches as it arches and lands exactly where it was meant to land. The monster writhes in pain just before exploding like the bird. Kagome walks over and collects the shard. "I don't know why Inuyasha makes this look so hard. That was a sinch." Then she walks over to Kouga's unconscious body and kneels down next to him. "Sorry Kouga I really don't know what possessed me to do that. When you wake up I hope you understand."
Kagome walks back up the hill and puts the shard with the rest of hers that are in her bag. "Now to continue." So Kagome leaves Kouga on the ground and starts off once again in her search for Inuyasha.
"Sango we've been looking for two days now and we haven't come across anything that has shown Kagome's been around here." Sango turns quickly. "Stop you whining. We promised Inuyasha that we would look after her and I intend to. She can't be out on her own she can't protect herself. What if she's in trouble? We should have kept someone up to watch her." "I guess you're right." "Guess? I am right!" Sango gives Miroku a threatening look. "Let's continue."
"Stupid Kouga. I was handling myself just fine. Now he's going to wake up and probably come find me." Kagome stops at the thought. "Was he following me?" Kagome looks around and shrugs it off. * Hmm. this place looks awfully familiar. * Kagome looks around and realizes she's at the base of Kouga's gang's mountain. * Damn you Kagome. You try to loose the clingy wolf and you end up in his territory. How much worse could it get? * Right then Kagome feels herself being grabbed from above. She looks up and sees those awful birds that had attacked her when Kouga kidnapped her. Being one of her first instincts Kagome screams attracting the attention of Kouga's gang. "Aaaahh!"
Up in the cave one of the gang members hears a girl scream. "What was that?" They all race outside and see Kagome being abducted. "Sister Kagome!" They all scream. Kagome looks over and sees them all standing around her bag, but looking up at her. "Help!" Kagome screams. * Now I'm wishing I hadn't knocked Kouga out. Who knows weather he's awake or not, and if he is I have no idea where he is. He was right I can't seem to keep myself out of trouble. * "Don't just stand there like blundering fools! Help me!" "What are we suppose to do? Brother Kouga was out looking for you when he picked up your scent." "Do you need him to do everything? Be brave for once and help your sister!"
"She's got a point."
All of them race up the cliff and jump up slashing at the bird making it let go of Kagome. "Aaaahh!" Kagome starts to fall towards the ground and she realizes that they're all fighting the bird. No one realizes that she is about to plummet to her death. Then she sees Kouga come running to her rescue. "Kouga?" She says right before he jumps and catches her. As soon as she's in his arms they are knocked out of bounce by one the carcasses of the bird demons. They both go flying against a wall and roll to the ground. Kouga covers Kagome as much as he can to protect her from any injuries as the tumble to the ground.
"We did it brother Kouga!" All of his gang comes running down from the cliff. "We slaughtered them, and all by ourselves." "That's wonderful, but we need to get Kagome inside now." Kouga stands and lifts Kagome into his arms. "Kagome?" He asks, and then realizes that she has fallen unconscious. "Damn." Kouga rushes up to his cave and lays Kagome on his bed of leaves and what not. "Be ok Kagome." Kouga touches her face and senses that she has only passed out because of her previous injuries. "She has hurt herself." Kouga moves back her shirt to see that whatever wounds she acquired previously have re- opened. "Get me something to wrap these with, and some herbs." "Yes brother Kouga."
When Kagome awakes she hears talking. talking about her. Kagome slowly raises up from where she is lying and feels pain from her wounds. She looks down to see that they have been re- wrapped. * Kouga must have done this. Did they re- open? Where am I? * Kagome looks around to see that she is in Kouga's cave. She seems to be cut off however from everyone else. Kagome crawls to the edge and looks around the corner. * Oh my god Sango and Miroku! * Kagome returns back around the corner. She sits against the wall and listens to their conversation with Kouga. "Have you seen Kagome? She ran away from us about three days ago and we're quite worried. She was injured and we don't want any harm to find her." Miroku's voice is laced with concern. * If you weren't being selfish yourself you would come out from where you're hiding right now Kagome just to let them see that you're ok. No I won't if Inuyasha can be selfish then I sure as hell can be as well. *
"I haven't seen her monk, but trust me if I do I will take care of her. Where is that half- demon catastrophe? I have a bone to pick with him." Kouga looks around, but sees no Inuyasha. "I am afraid that is why she has left us." Sango says in a quiet voice. "So he has finally screwed up. Well she will be mine finally." * Ha in his wildest dreams! * Kagome thinks. "No that's not it at all. He feels that Kagome would be better off without him so he left us. He didn't want to cause her anymore pain for his insolence. And it is because of his selfishness that She has run off to find him." Kouga is silent for a moment. "I have not seen her. You shall be off now before I change my mind." Sango and Miroku stand and give Kouga a thanking nod. "Thank you for your time Kouga." Sango thanks him since Miroku will probably say something that would get them in a fight. "Whatever. Leave." Kouga waves them out of the cave and continues to sit there in his cross-legged position. * She was out looking for that disgrace of a demon? I thought maybe she had come to her senses and had left him. Oh well I have no plans to let her leave. *
Kagome crawls back to where she was previously lying and lays her head down in the crook of her arm. * They came to find me. I wonder why Kouga lied to them. He must be planning on trying to keep me here. Well he has another thing coming if he thinks he can get away with that. * Kagome closes her eyes as she hears Kouga enter the little crook of a cave where she is hidden from everyone else. "Kagome? Are you awake?" Kouga sits down next to her, and she tries her hardest to not move as he starts to stroke her hair. "You know us wolves we mate for life. Why must you do this to me love? The first time I saw you I knew I had to have you for my mate." Kagome tries hard not to gag. "I thought maybe you had come to your senses and had left that half- demon monster. But instead I find you're out looking for him. Oh well you wont have to worry much longer. In a few days it will be the new moon, and we know his little secret."
Kagome freezes at the realization of what is going to happen if she doesn't find Inuyasha quick. "We will find him and then we will finish him. He will be no match for us as a mere human." * You say it as though it is a curse to be a mere human Kouga. You say it as though it stains your tongue, but what about me? I am a mere human and you want me for life. I just don't understand you. I must find Inuyasha. I'm his only hope. * "Kouga! We need you out here." "Why do you interrupt me?" Kouga steps put from where he has Kagome hidden to see his gang huddled around one of the dead birds. "You are our leader you eat first." "I'm not hungry you go ahead, but save some for me for later." "Yes brother Kouga."
Kagome can hear them tearing at the meat and she can feel her stomach starting to growl. * I'm so hungry. I haven't eaten since yesterday afternoon. * Kagome decides to sit and listen to everything that is going out in the main cave. "Kagome I see you're awake." Kagome turns quickly to see Kouga sitting behind her. "I am guessing from your look you didn't see me come in did you?" "No sorry you just startled me a bit." "Are you hungry?" "Just a little." "Here." Kouga throws a piece of meat at Kagome. Kagome jumps back in disgust. "What are you too good for our food?" "No need to get defensive Kouga. I have never had raw meat thrown at me before. I find it a bit disturbing." She can sense Kouga looking over her bandages.
"How are you feeling Kagome?" Kouga gets down on the ground right next to Kagome, and he takes her hands in his. "I had to close your wounds back up. How did you get them?" "Oh thank you. Actually I'm feeling much better. When I was running from Naraku's castle I came across a steep very jagged cliff which I had to climb down. I got several deep gashes from that, and then I was chased by a demon and got cut by the branches since I wasn't paying much attention to where I was going. Besides that I am fine." Kouga looks at her with concern. "They were deep and you have lost a lot of blood." "Oh yes that. I feel just fine really." Kagome stands quickly. "See?" Even though she tries to cover the fact that she has stood much too quickly she falters just a bit. In a second Kouga is at her side helping her back down to the ground.
"Am I not good to you Kagome?" "Why do you ask?" "Just answer me." "Yes you are but. " "Shh. That settles it." "Settles what?" Kagome starts to get a very confused look on her face. "You shall be mine. You are my property now!" Kagome stands and her anger masks her unsteadiness this time. "For the last time I am not your property! I never was and I never will be!" Kagome decides that it is time for her to go. She can't wait until dark to sneak out she is leaving now. "The audacity! I am leaving now." She grabs her bag and heads for the cave's entrance, but is blocked by Kouga. "Where do you think you're going?" He has a creepy smile on his face. "To look for Inuyasha. Now get out of my way before I have to make you."
"I don't think you could easily stop me." Kagome whips her bow and arrow out in a second and has it pointing straight at Kouga's head. Right between his eyes. "Don't think I wont. Just move no one needs to get hurt." Kouga like an idiot stands there and laughs at Kagome. "Why are you laughing?" Kagome says in a dangerously low voice. "Move Kouga." "Not a chance." "I warned you." Kagome quickly lowers the bow and shoots him in the leg. Instantly he drops to the ground in pain. Kagome sees the shard pop out of his leg and she reaches down and grabs it up before he can get it. "I think I will be taking this with me." Kagome steps over Kouga and heads out of the cave. "I won't come after you Kagome." "Darn just my luck." Kagome smiles at her sarcasm and keeps walking down the side of the mountain.
"Wow I can do just fine for myself." Kagome heads down towards the forest with a smile on her face, which soon disappears as she remembers what Kouga had said about the new moon. "I'm coming Inuyasha." Kagome starts running as fast as her legs would take her.