Guardian Angel chapter 8
They arrived, through a waterfall in a valley. A bunch of wolf youkai were hanging out, and they paid her no mind. They instead addressed Koga.
"Find us any grub?"
"What's that? An Inu Youkai?"
"Looks more like a half-breed to me."
"You expect us to eat that?"
"Naw, it's probably his new mate!" This brought a round of laughter from the men. They were all wearing similar armor, but looked meaner, more punk-like, than Koga. He held up a hand to shush them.
"Get your own meat. This one will be staying here until the rain stops." With that, he led her to a more private bit of cave and sat down. The men snickered a bit, but he ignored them, and she tried her best to copy him. He noticed her necklace, and his eyes gleamed hungrily as he looked at it. She pretended not to notice, and soon forgot all about it.
He looked her over. "hmm... So, you are a hanyou?" he asked her, causally.
"no. I am 1/4 inu youkai. "
"Oh, so the daughter of hanyou and a human?"
"hai. My father was a hanyou, my mother human."
A look of realization dawned on him, as well as a crafty look. Both were gone before she quite registered that they had been there, replaced by a curious look. "I see." he said. "So, your mother was a hanyou?"
"No, my father."
"I see. Tell me about your mother."
"Well, she has black hair, and this was her necklace, and... I don't know much about her. She died when I was small."
"I'm sorry." he said. But he didn't LOOK sorry. He looked... satisfied. He looked her over again. "You're rather pretty, you know."
"Thank you?" she said, unsure of herself. She had no idea what to say... she had rarely if ever been complimented, and never on her apperance.
"Then it's settled. You will be my mate." Koga said this proudly, as if he was bestowing some honor on her, some special privalidge. The men burst out laughing.
"Koga, you gonna prepose to every girl you meet?"
"What happened to the LAST 'mate'? That human?"
"You that desprate? I got a daughter... much prettier than any halfling."
Kouga again stopped them. "Must I explain everything to you!" it was not a question. "The other girl is dead." He left it at that.
Raven didn't know WHAT to think. She finally managed to speak. "Excuse me, sir, but.. I'm far too young to be anyone's mate."
"I can wait." he said, sitting back, as though he was prepared to relax until she came of age.
"I'm 16. In human years."
He looked up, shocked, then did some figuring and smiled. "Well then... if you count by human years, then I will. And humans are able to marry at 18 or so. So, that's only two years. Not so long."
Not so long?! 2 whole years!? Raven was stunned into silence. She really knew nothing at all about youkai lifespans or anything. She wondered how old Koga was. She decided it was better not to know. He smiled a toothy smile at her, showing off his fangs. "Now, why don't you relax and sleep? Take your necklace off... I don't want you choking yourself." he held out his hand for it, but she shook her head. He shrugged, and she curled up to sleep.
'So... the Shikon no Tama delivers itself to me... after so long of waiting, here it is!' For he failed to see that it was only half the jewel; it had been cut lengthwise and the flat back was against her skin. 'I'll get it from her yet!' he vowed silently.
REVIEW!!! What, you thought Koga actually LIKED her? Feh! He wants her necklace, is all. Plot twist!
They arrived, through a waterfall in a valley. A bunch of wolf youkai were hanging out, and they paid her no mind. They instead addressed Koga.
"Find us any grub?"
"What's that? An Inu Youkai?"
"Looks more like a half-breed to me."
"You expect us to eat that?"
"Naw, it's probably his new mate!" This brought a round of laughter from the men. They were all wearing similar armor, but looked meaner, more punk-like, than Koga. He held up a hand to shush them.
"Get your own meat. This one will be staying here until the rain stops." With that, he led her to a more private bit of cave and sat down. The men snickered a bit, but he ignored them, and she tried her best to copy him. He noticed her necklace, and his eyes gleamed hungrily as he looked at it. She pretended not to notice, and soon forgot all about it.
He looked her over. "hmm... So, you are a hanyou?" he asked her, causally.
"no. I am 1/4 inu youkai. "
"Oh, so the daughter of hanyou and a human?"
"hai. My father was a hanyou, my mother human."
A look of realization dawned on him, as well as a crafty look. Both were gone before she quite registered that they had been there, replaced by a curious look. "I see." he said. "So, your mother was a hanyou?"
"No, my father."
"I see. Tell me about your mother."
"Well, she has black hair, and this was her necklace, and... I don't know much about her. She died when I was small."
"I'm sorry." he said. But he didn't LOOK sorry. He looked... satisfied. He looked her over again. "You're rather pretty, you know."
"Thank you?" she said, unsure of herself. She had no idea what to say... she had rarely if ever been complimented, and never on her apperance.
"Then it's settled. You will be my mate." Koga said this proudly, as if he was bestowing some honor on her, some special privalidge. The men burst out laughing.
"Koga, you gonna prepose to every girl you meet?"
"What happened to the LAST 'mate'? That human?"
"You that desprate? I got a daughter... much prettier than any halfling."
Kouga again stopped them. "Must I explain everything to you!" it was not a question. "The other girl is dead." He left it at that.
Raven didn't know WHAT to think. She finally managed to speak. "Excuse me, sir, but.. I'm far too young to be anyone's mate."
"I can wait." he said, sitting back, as though he was prepared to relax until she came of age.
"I'm 16. In human years."
He looked up, shocked, then did some figuring and smiled. "Well then... if you count by human years, then I will. And humans are able to marry at 18 or so. So, that's only two years. Not so long."
Not so long?! 2 whole years!? Raven was stunned into silence. She really knew nothing at all about youkai lifespans or anything. She wondered how old Koga was. She decided it was better not to know. He smiled a toothy smile at her, showing off his fangs. "Now, why don't you relax and sleep? Take your necklace off... I don't want you choking yourself." he held out his hand for it, but she shook her head. He shrugged, and she curled up to sleep.
'So... the Shikon no Tama delivers itself to me... after so long of waiting, here it is!' For he failed to see that it was only half the jewel; it had been cut lengthwise and the flat back was against her skin. 'I'll get it from her yet!' he vowed silently.
REVIEW!!! What, you thought Koga actually LIKED her? Feh! He wants her necklace, is all. Plot twist!