Title: The Trouble with Monks
Author: Dark Whispers
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha. *sighs* That was hard.
Rating: PG13 (mostly for language)
Summary: Takes place when Inuyasha, Kagome, and Shippou meet Miroku. Miroku starts taking an interest in Kagome and Kagome starts taking an interest in him. Inuyasha is not having a good time.
Pairings: Miroku/Kagome/Inuyasha
A/N: O_O I got a lot of reviews. . . THAAANKKK YOUUUUU! Oh I just want to hug all of you! I never expected to get even 20 reviews for this story! *sniffles* Here's your new chapter! THANKS FOR REVIEWING EVERYONE! ^___^
Chapter 7: Inuyasha Gets More Competition!
"No."
"Yes."
"No."
"Yes."
"No."
"No."
"Yes."
Kagome smiled triumphantly. "Ha! You said yes Inuyasha! I'm going home for a week!"
"No I didn't!" He bristled.
Shippou nodded sagely. "You did Inuyasha. I heard you."
Inuyasha proceeded to slam the kitsune into the ground. "No one asked you, you stupid fuzz ball!"
Kagome scowled at him, but refrained from sitting him. "Look, I'll come back in five days instead of a week Inuyasha. You have to learn to understand that I have work to do back home that's important to my future."
'Kagome,' Inuyasha thought desperately. 'Why can't realize that your home and future is here, with me?'
Kagome smiled at his pouting and hugged him. "I'll be back before you know it, and I'll bring ramen."
Inuyasha's ears perked up at the mention of ramen and he released her reluctantly.
Kagome gave Shippou a hug good-bye and then stepped towards Miroku.
Her friendship with Miroku had been strained as of late. When Kagome woke up that night after sleeping in Inuyasha's arms, she had seen how Miroku avoided her eyes and avoided looking at Inuyasha altogether. She felt guilty for hurting him but didn't know what to do.
He wasn't looking at her now either. He stared at his feet and stuck out a hand for her to shake. She ignored it and instead threw herself into his arms and hugged him tightly.
"I'm sorry for hurting you Miroku," she whispered to him. "I wish you could be happy too."
Miroku, who had been stiff at first, returned the embrace and replied, "I still love you Kagome. If you ever change your mind, I'm here."
Miroku could hear Inuyasha growling in the background as the embrace continued on for longer than what seemed to be necessary, but he held himself back for Kagome's sake, knowing that she needed to reconcile with the monk.
However, he didn't hesitate to knock the monk to the ground when his hand wandered into the hem of Kagome's skirt.
"Keep your freakin hands to yourself, monk!"
Kagome simply smiled. Things were back to normal. She turned to leave, but Inuyasha caught her wrist and pull her to him, kissing her deeply. When he let go of her Kagome waved to everyone one last time before stumbling into the well, her knees still weak from the kiss Inuyasha gave her.
Moments after Kagome jumped into the well, Inuyasha sent Miroku one last glare before heading back to the village. Miroku lifted himself off the ground, muttering very unmonkly things about a certain hanyou and followed.
Shippou sighed wearily. Five days with Inuyasha and Miroku at each other's throat and no Kagome to stop them. . .
~*~*~*~*~*~
"Kagome! You're back!" Kagome's friends Eri, Yuka, and Ayami hurried up to her.
Kagome grinned back at them. 'It's good to be home again. . .'
"Yep! I'm back!"
"I hope you're ready for the math test today!"
'Eep! Not a math test. . .maybe it isn't that good to be home again. . .'
"Hey Kagome are you alright," Ayami asked, waving a hand in front of Kagome, who seemed to be in a horrified trance. "You did study, right?"
Kagome laughed nervously. "Um. . ."
"Hey Kagome!"
Kagome thanks the gods for whoever had interrupted her from answering her friend's question. She turned around to greet the person who had called her name. Upon catching site of Hojo, Kagome immediately had an urge to curl into a ball and cry.
While on the inside she was thinking, 'Ugh, I can't deal with my friends trying to hook me up right now!' on the outside she simply smiled and greeted Hojo politely.
"It's great to see you recovered from your chronic bronchitis, Kagome. We have that big oral presentation in History today."
'Can this day get any worse?'
"So Kagome. . .would you go with me to a movie this Friday night?"
'Apparently, it can.'
Kagome gazed at Hojo's hopeful face and looked down at the ground guiltily. She couldn't lead him on, not when she was with Inuyasha. It was just plain mean and if Inuyasha ever found that Hojo had even ASKED to go out the poor boy would get beaten to death.
"I'm sorry Hojo. I can't go."
Hojo looked crestfallen before trying again. "What about Saturday?"
"Um. . . I can't go out with you because I'm kind of already seeing someone."
Eri, Yuka, and Ayami all shrieked what at the same time while Hojo just stared blankly.
"Oh, I'm sorry Kagome. Well. . .um, I'll be here if you ever want to reconsider my offer."
Hojo quickly pecked her on the cheek and ran off to join his friends. The moment he was gone Kagome's three friends surrounded her, squealing about Hojo's kiss-"he just pecked me on the cheek!" Kagome protested vehemently-and about Kagome's mysterious boyfriend.
"Wait a minute," Eri said. "You do have a boyfriend, right Kagome? You didn't just say that to get Hojo to stop asking you out, did you?!"
"No, no, no!" Kagome protested. "Of course not! I do have a boyfriend- "
This sent the three girls into hysterics all over again.
"Do we know him?"
"Is he hott?"
"How far have you gone with him?"
When Kagome was about to scream under the pressure of all the questions, the bell rang, calling all the students to class. Thanking whatever god that saved her from her plight, Kagome hurried to her first class which was math.
No, today was not a very good day for Kagome Higurashi.
~*~*~*~*~*~
"Pass me that soup bowl, please?"
"Make me, you stupid monk!"
Kaede sighed. Today was not a very good day. It seemed Miroku was making an effort to be nice to Inuyasha, if only for the sake of finding the Shikon shards, but Inuyasha refused to be tolerant of a man who was a threat to his relationship with Kagome.
'Only four more days. . .'
~*~*~*~*~*~
'Only four more minutes. . .'
Kagome was sitting in Science class staring at the clock, willing the second hand to move faster. The last four days had been torture for her. Hojo had seemed to have redoubled his attempts at winning her affections and her friends wouldn't leave her alone about her 'mysterious boyfriend.' Not to mention the huge amount of work that had been piled on her shoulders by the teachers.
'I can't wait to see Inuyasha again. . .I didn't realize how much I missed him until I was away from him. . .'
The bell rang and Kagome quickly shot out of the classroom, waving a quick good-bye to her friends. She made sure she had all her books and hurried home to pack. Before she knew it she was jumping into the Bone Eater's Well and heading back to the Feudal Era.
~*~*~*~*~*~
"Give me the Shikon shards you hanyou fool, or I will destroy this entire village and all who inhabit it!"
Inuyasha scoffed at the wolf demon's demands. "Not on your life! Now call your stupid wolves off and I may have mercy on you."
The wolf demon that had introduced himself as Kouga smirked at Inuyasha before seemingly disappearing.
Shippou gasped while Miroku just narrowed his eyes. 'That wolf is still around. . .he hasn't disappeared; he just moves really fast. I think we have a tough fight on our hands.'
"Inuyasha, be on your guard. This Kouga seems to be unusually fast. You can't even see him anymore."
"Shut up!" Inuyasha snarled at Miroku. "I know what I'm doing! I may not be able to see him, but I can still smell him!"
Without warning, Inuyasha swung the Tetusaiga at the ground, causing the remaining villagers to scream. Most of the citizens of the village had been evacuated when the wolf demons and their wolves had first arrived, but a few of them were still there, running around in panic.
Inuyasha's swing had completely missed as Kouga appeared ten feet away, smirking. "Seems like you're a little slo-"
Kouga stopped mid-taunt as he caught a new scent on the breeze. He smelt a powerful magical energy that was very rare. Miko energy. . .
Ever since he heard of the Shikon shards he had been collecting them in order to better protect his tribe. He already had one in each leg and one in his arm. He had found out as much as he could about the breaking of the powerful Shikon Jewel and had heard about the miko that was collecting the shards. If anyone would have a lot of shards, it was the miko he caught scent of. . .
Inuyasha eyed Kouga cautiously as the demon's smirk grew even wider. "I'm feeling gracious today hanyou, so I think I'm going to spare your life. Just remember that I'll be back."
With that, Kouga barked an order to the rest of his pack members to head back home before speeding off in the opposite direction.
Inuyasha looked smug after the demon's departure. "What a coward!"
Miroku however, was not so sure that this had been a victory. Why would Kouga willingly leave behind the shards when he could have easily taken them? Unless. . .
"Inuyasha," Miroku said anxiously. "How many days has it been since Kagome left?"
Inuyasha's eyes widened in understanding before whirling around to face the direction Kouga had sped off to which happened to be the direction of the Bone Eater's Well. Kagome had some jewel shards in order to get through the well!
"Kagome!"
Inuyasha sped off to the well while Miroku followed as quickly as he could. Shippou ran to catch up, but soon gave up, panting.
"You guys are so mean!" he whined. The kitsune turned around and huffed, deciding to find Kaede.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Kagome climbed out of the well and looked around, expecting to see at least Inuyasha waiting to greet her. She frowned at the unusual situation, but simply shrugged it off, heading towards the village.
She was walking along cheerfully, glad to be back, when a strong wind blew past her, causing her to fall backwards onto the ground. She blinked.
'Okay. . .that was weird.'
She quickly lifted herself off the ground, getting an unpleasant feeling she was being watched. She reached down to pick up her backpack only to drop it again.
"Hello miko."
Kagome looked up startled. A tall demon stood in front of her, grinning. His fangs showed slightly and Kagome swallowed nervously.
"Um. . .hi?"
He took a step foward, causing her to take a step back. She stumbled over her backpack and began to fall backwards.
She closed her eyes and braced herself for a fall that never came. When she opened them she found herself in the arms of the demon. He was a little too close for comfort and had yet to relinquish his hold on her.
"You have something that belongs to me," he growled into her ear.
"I-I do? What?"
The demon smirked. "Hand over the jewel shards. Now."
A clawed hand came up to her neck threateningly.
"GET YOUR HANDS OFF HER YOU BASTARD!"
~*~*~*~*~*~
Inuyasha ran to the Bone Eater's Well as fast as he could. He knew he'd never catch up to Kouga; the guy was just too fast, but that didn't stop him from trying.
By the time he found Kouga, the demon had Kagome wrapped in his arms and was threatening her for jewel shards. He saw red and snarled at Kouga who just smirked and turned around to face him, Kagome still in his arms.
"Oh, I'm sorry!" Kouga smirked. "Is this your woman?"
Inuyasha growled as Kouga nipped Kagome's neck with his teeth, making Kagome stiffen and her eyes widen in fright.
"Let her go, or I kill you," Inuyasha said between gritted teeth.
"Both of you hand over your jewel shards."
Inuyasha hesitated as Kagome violently shook her head 'no.' Kouga brought a claw to her neck and made a small cut.
"You have five seconds to surrender your shards."
"5. . ."
"4. . ."
"3. . ."
"2. . ."
"WAIT! DON'T!"
"1!"
Kouga started to cut in to her neck deeper, making the girl whimper, when he was tackled from behind by Miroku, who had just arrived seconds earlier. Startled, he fell to the ground, Kagome rolling out of his arms. When Kouga looked up again he found the Tetsusaiga a centimeter away from his face.
"It's over. Any last words before I kill you?" Inuyasha asked.
"W-wait!" Kouga stuttered. "You don't understand."
Kagome watched from Miroku's arms, shaking slightly from fear, as Inuyasha scoffed at Kouga's request. The monk quickly bandaged her neck, to which she smiled gratefully.
Inuyasha quickly raised his sword and lowered it, Kagome watching in horrified fascination before crying out to stop.
All three men stared at her. Kagome blushed under the scrutiny before pressing on.
"Maybe we should hear him out. I mean, what if he really needed the shards for something? Maybe he's not that bad-"
"Kagome-sama," interrupted Miroku. "This man just tried to kill you. I doubt his intentions are so noble that he would need to threaten your life to get the shards."
"I need these shards to protect my pack!"
"Keh!" said Inuyasha. "You must be weaker than I thought if you need shards just to protect your pack, Kouga. What kind of leader are you?"
Kouga bared his teeth and growled, preparing to pounce.
"Kouga, if this is really true, you will hand over all the jewel shards you have now and get your pack to help rebuild the village. If you break your promise in any way, we will kill you."
Kouga looked down at the Tetsusaiga. He could sense the great power coming from the sword and had heard the legends about how it could kill one- hundred demons in one swing. Resigned to his fate, Kouga nodded. Kagome reached out a hand to help him up, and Kouga stared at her in amazement before taking it.
He grinned at her. "You're not like most humans."
He shook her hand. "It's a deal. I'll give you the shards now and then go get my pack."
The moment Kouga released her hand, Inuyasha swept Kagome into an embrace and kissed her. Kagome responded shyly and wrapped her arms around Inuyasha's neck. When they didn't show any sign of stopping, Miroku coughed loudly. The two separated quickly, Inuyasha smirking and Kagome blushing.
"I believe we should return to the village," Miroku said quietly.
Inuyasha nodded and quickly swept Kagome off her feet and into his arms, despite her protests. Miroku sighed wearily and trudged after them with Kouga close behind, his eyes fixed on Kagome.
'What a woman!'
A/N: Whoa. . .that was really hard to write. I just hope you liked it! Make sure you review! ^_^ Oh and this is probably going to be the last update for awhile. I'm going on a vacation and probably won't have time to write another chapter until July 14 at the earliest. Sorry guys! _ Just pray my plane doesn't crash, ok?
Author: Dark Whispers
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha. *sighs* That was hard.
Rating: PG13 (mostly for language)
Summary: Takes place when Inuyasha, Kagome, and Shippou meet Miroku. Miroku starts taking an interest in Kagome and Kagome starts taking an interest in him. Inuyasha is not having a good time.
Pairings: Miroku/Kagome/Inuyasha
A/N: O_O I got a lot of reviews. . . THAAANKKK YOUUUUU! Oh I just want to hug all of you! I never expected to get even 20 reviews for this story! *sniffles* Here's your new chapter! THANKS FOR REVIEWING EVERYONE! ^___^
Chapter 7: Inuyasha Gets More Competition!
"No."
"Yes."
"No."
"Yes."
"No."
"No."
"Yes."
Kagome smiled triumphantly. "Ha! You said yes Inuyasha! I'm going home for a week!"
"No I didn't!" He bristled.
Shippou nodded sagely. "You did Inuyasha. I heard you."
Inuyasha proceeded to slam the kitsune into the ground. "No one asked you, you stupid fuzz ball!"
Kagome scowled at him, but refrained from sitting him. "Look, I'll come back in five days instead of a week Inuyasha. You have to learn to understand that I have work to do back home that's important to my future."
'Kagome,' Inuyasha thought desperately. 'Why can't realize that your home and future is here, with me?'
Kagome smiled at his pouting and hugged him. "I'll be back before you know it, and I'll bring ramen."
Inuyasha's ears perked up at the mention of ramen and he released her reluctantly.
Kagome gave Shippou a hug good-bye and then stepped towards Miroku.
Her friendship with Miroku had been strained as of late. When Kagome woke up that night after sleeping in Inuyasha's arms, she had seen how Miroku avoided her eyes and avoided looking at Inuyasha altogether. She felt guilty for hurting him but didn't know what to do.
He wasn't looking at her now either. He stared at his feet and stuck out a hand for her to shake. She ignored it and instead threw herself into his arms and hugged him tightly.
"I'm sorry for hurting you Miroku," she whispered to him. "I wish you could be happy too."
Miroku, who had been stiff at first, returned the embrace and replied, "I still love you Kagome. If you ever change your mind, I'm here."
Miroku could hear Inuyasha growling in the background as the embrace continued on for longer than what seemed to be necessary, but he held himself back for Kagome's sake, knowing that she needed to reconcile with the monk.
However, he didn't hesitate to knock the monk to the ground when his hand wandered into the hem of Kagome's skirt.
"Keep your freakin hands to yourself, monk!"
Kagome simply smiled. Things were back to normal. She turned to leave, but Inuyasha caught her wrist and pull her to him, kissing her deeply. When he let go of her Kagome waved to everyone one last time before stumbling into the well, her knees still weak from the kiss Inuyasha gave her.
Moments after Kagome jumped into the well, Inuyasha sent Miroku one last glare before heading back to the village. Miroku lifted himself off the ground, muttering very unmonkly things about a certain hanyou and followed.
Shippou sighed wearily. Five days with Inuyasha and Miroku at each other's throat and no Kagome to stop them. . .
~*~*~*~*~*~
"Kagome! You're back!" Kagome's friends Eri, Yuka, and Ayami hurried up to her.
Kagome grinned back at them. 'It's good to be home again. . .'
"Yep! I'm back!"
"I hope you're ready for the math test today!"
'Eep! Not a math test. . .maybe it isn't that good to be home again. . .'
"Hey Kagome are you alright," Ayami asked, waving a hand in front of Kagome, who seemed to be in a horrified trance. "You did study, right?"
Kagome laughed nervously. "Um. . ."
"Hey Kagome!"
Kagome thanks the gods for whoever had interrupted her from answering her friend's question. She turned around to greet the person who had called her name. Upon catching site of Hojo, Kagome immediately had an urge to curl into a ball and cry.
While on the inside she was thinking, 'Ugh, I can't deal with my friends trying to hook me up right now!' on the outside she simply smiled and greeted Hojo politely.
"It's great to see you recovered from your chronic bronchitis, Kagome. We have that big oral presentation in History today."
'Can this day get any worse?'
"So Kagome. . .would you go with me to a movie this Friday night?"
'Apparently, it can.'
Kagome gazed at Hojo's hopeful face and looked down at the ground guiltily. She couldn't lead him on, not when she was with Inuyasha. It was just plain mean and if Inuyasha ever found that Hojo had even ASKED to go out the poor boy would get beaten to death.
"I'm sorry Hojo. I can't go."
Hojo looked crestfallen before trying again. "What about Saturday?"
"Um. . . I can't go out with you because I'm kind of already seeing someone."
Eri, Yuka, and Ayami all shrieked what at the same time while Hojo just stared blankly.
"Oh, I'm sorry Kagome. Well. . .um, I'll be here if you ever want to reconsider my offer."
Hojo quickly pecked her on the cheek and ran off to join his friends. The moment he was gone Kagome's three friends surrounded her, squealing about Hojo's kiss-"he just pecked me on the cheek!" Kagome protested vehemently-and about Kagome's mysterious boyfriend.
"Wait a minute," Eri said. "You do have a boyfriend, right Kagome? You didn't just say that to get Hojo to stop asking you out, did you?!"
"No, no, no!" Kagome protested. "Of course not! I do have a boyfriend- "
This sent the three girls into hysterics all over again.
"Do we know him?"
"Is he hott?"
"How far have you gone with him?"
When Kagome was about to scream under the pressure of all the questions, the bell rang, calling all the students to class. Thanking whatever god that saved her from her plight, Kagome hurried to her first class which was math.
No, today was not a very good day for Kagome Higurashi.
~*~*~*~*~*~
"Pass me that soup bowl, please?"
"Make me, you stupid monk!"
Kaede sighed. Today was not a very good day. It seemed Miroku was making an effort to be nice to Inuyasha, if only for the sake of finding the Shikon shards, but Inuyasha refused to be tolerant of a man who was a threat to his relationship with Kagome.
'Only four more days. . .'
~*~*~*~*~*~
'Only four more minutes. . .'
Kagome was sitting in Science class staring at the clock, willing the second hand to move faster. The last four days had been torture for her. Hojo had seemed to have redoubled his attempts at winning her affections and her friends wouldn't leave her alone about her 'mysterious boyfriend.' Not to mention the huge amount of work that had been piled on her shoulders by the teachers.
'I can't wait to see Inuyasha again. . .I didn't realize how much I missed him until I was away from him. . .'
The bell rang and Kagome quickly shot out of the classroom, waving a quick good-bye to her friends. She made sure she had all her books and hurried home to pack. Before she knew it she was jumping into the Bone Eater's Well and heading back to the Feudal Era.
~*~*~*~*~*~
"Give me the Shikon shards you hanyou fool, or I will destroy this entire village and all who inhabit it!"
Inuyasha scoffed at the wolf demon's demands. "Not on your life! Now call your stupid wolves off and I may have mercy on you."
The wolf demon that had introduced himself as Kouga smirked at Inuyasha before seemingly disappearing.
Shippou gasped while Miroku just narrowed his eyes. 'That wolf is still around. . .he hasn't disappeared; he just moves really fast. I think we have a tough fight on our hands.'
"Inuyasha, be on your guard. This Kouga seems to be unusually fast. You can't even see him anymore."
"Shut up!" Inuyasha snarled at Miroku. "I know what I'm doing! I may not be able to see him, but I can still smell him!"
Without warning, Inuyasha swung the Tetusaiga at the ground, causing the remaining villagers to scream. Most of the citizens of the village had been evacuated when the wolf demons and their wolves had first arrived, but a few of them were still there, running around in panic.
Inuyasha's swing had completely missed as Kouga appeared ten feet away, smirking. "Seems like you're a little slo-"
Kouga stopped mid-taunt as he caught a new scent on the breeze. He smelt a powerful magical energy that was very rare. Miko energy. . .
Ever since he heard of the Shikon shards he had been collecting them in order to better protect his tribe. He already had one in each leg and one in his arm. He had found out as much as he could about the breaking of the powerful Shikon Jewel and had heard about the miko that was collecting the shards. If anyone would have a lot of shards, it was the miko he caught scent of. . .
Inuyasha eyed Kouga cautiously as the demon's smirk grew even wider. "I'm feeling gracious today hanyou, so I think I'm going to spare your life. Just remember that I'll be back."
With that, Kouga barked an order to the rest of his pack members to head back home before speeding off in the opposite direction.
Inuyasha looked smug after the demon's departure. "What a coward!"
Miroku however, was not so sure that this had been a victory. Why would Kouga willingly leave behind the shards when he could have easily taken them? Unless. . .
"Inuyasha," Miroku said anxiously. "How many days has it been since Kagome left?"
Inuyasha's eyes widened in understanding before whirling around to face the direction Kouga had sped off to which happened to be the direction of the Bone Eater's Well. Kagome had some jewel shards in order to get through the well!
"Kagome!"
Inuyasha sped off to the well while Miroku followed as quickly as he could. Shippou ran to catch up, but soon gave up, panting.
"You guys are so mean!" he whined. The kitsune turned around and huffed, deciding to find Kaede.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Kagome climbed out of the well and looked around, expecting to see at least Inuyasha waiting to greet her. She frowned at the unusual situation, but simply shrugged it off, heading towards the village.
She was walking along cheerfully, glad to be back, when a strong wind blew past her, causing her to fall backwards onto the ground. She blinked.
'Okay. . .that was weird.'
She quickly lifted herself off the ground, getting an unpleasant feeling she was being watched. She reached down to pick up her backpack only to drop it again.
"Hello miko."
Kagome looked up startled. A tall demon stood in front of her, grinning. His fangs showed slightly and Kagome swallowed nervously.
"Um. . .hi?"
He took a step foward, causing her to take a step back. She stumbled over her backpack and began to fall backwards.
She closed her eyes and braced herself for a fall that never came. When she opened them she found herself in the arms of the demon. He was a little too close for comfort and had yet to relinquish his hold on her.
"You have something that belongs to me," he growled into her ear.
"I-I do? What?"
The demon smirked. "Hand over the jewel shards. Now."
A clawed hand came up to her neck threateningly.
"GET YOUR HANDS OFF HER YOU BASTARD!"
~*~*~*~*~*~
Inuyasha ran to the Bone Eater's Well as fast as he could. He knew he'd never catch up to Kouga; the guy was just too fast, but that didn't stop him from trying.
By the time he found Kouga, the demon had Kagome wrapped in his arms and was threatening her for jewel shards. He saw red and snarled at Kouga who just smirked and turned around to face him, Kagome still in his arms.
"Oh, I'm sorry!" Kouga smirked. "Is this your woman?"
Inuyasha growled as Kouga nipped Kagome's neck with his teeth, making Kagome stiffen and her eyes widen in fright.
"Let her go, or I kill you," Inuyasha said between gritted teeth.
"Both of you hand over your jewel shards."
Inuyasha hesitated as Kagome violently shook her head 'no.' Kouga brought a claw to her neck and made a small cut.
"You have five seconds to surrender your shards."
"5. . ."
"4. . ."
"3. . ."
"2. . ."
"WAIT! DON'T!"
"1!"
Kouga started to cut in to her neck deeper, making the girl whimper, when he was tackled from behind by Miroku, who had just arrived seconds earlier. Startled, he fell to the ground, Kagome rolling out of his arms. When Kouga looked up again he found the Tetsusaiga a centimeter away from his face.
"It's over. Any last words before I kill you?" Inuyasha asked.
"W-wait!" Kouga stuttered. "You don't understand."
Kagome watched from Miroku's arms, shaking slightly from fear, as Inuyasha scoffed at Kouga's request. The monk quickly bandaged her neck, to which she smiled gratefully.
Inuyasha quickly raised his sword and lowered it, Kagome watching in horrified fascination before crying out to stop.
All three men stared at her. Kagome blushed under the scrutiny before pressing on.
"Maybe we should hear him out. I mean, what if he really needed the shards for something? Maybe he's not that bad-"
"Kagome-sama," interrupted Miroku. "This man just tried to kill you. I doubt his intentions are so noble that he would need to threaten your life to get the shards."
"I need these shards to protect my pack!"
"Keh!" said Inuyasha. "You must be weaker than I thought if you need shards just to protect your pack, Kouga. What kind of leader are you?"
Kouga bared his teeth and growled, preparing to pounce.
"Kouga, if this is really true, you will hand over all the jewel shards you have now and get your pack to help rebuild the village. If you break your promise in any way, we will kill you."
Kouga looked down at the Tetsusaiga. He could sense the great power coming from the sword and had heard the legends about how it could kill one- hundred demons in one swing. Resigned to his fate, Kouga nodded. Kagome reached out a hand to help him up, and Kouga stared at her in amazement before taking it.
He grinned at her. "You're not like most humans."
He shook her hand. "It's a deal. I'll give you the shards now and then go get my pack."
The moment Kouga released her hand, Inuyasha swept Kagome into an embrace and kissed her. Kagome responded shyly and wrapped her arms around Inuyasha's neck. When they didn't show any sign of stopping, Miroku coughed loudly. The two separated quickly, Inuyasha smirking and Kagome blushing.
"I believe we should return to the village," Miroku said quietly.
Inuyasha nodded and quickly swept Kagome off her feet and into his arms, despite her protests. Miroku sighed wearily and trudged after them with Kouga close behind, his eyes fixed on Kagome.
'What a woman!'
A/N: Whoa. . .that was really hard to write. I just hope you liked it! Make sure you review! ^_^ Oh and this is probably going to be the last update for awhile. I'm going on a vacation and probably won't have time to write another chapter until July 14 at the earliest. Sorry guys! _ Just pray my plane doesn't crash, ok?