Moonlit Encounter:

A Tale of Dogs & Wolves 

By: ChocolateEclar

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or any other character from the anime/manga "Inuyasha." So don't try to sue me.  ^___^

Claimer: I own Koinu (Nobara), Shirakaba, Yu (Yousukou), Hime (Yuck!), Mashiro, Itoshii, Haipaa, Koishii and her children, and all of Yu's younger siblings and cousins.

A/N: Does anyone know what the heck's wrong with ff.net? I finished the last chapter on 7/16/03!!! I couldn't get on the freakin' website for four days!!!!!!!!!!!!! So, since ff.net was acting super crappy, here's a bonus chapter I had time for while I was waiting to post chapter 3! ^_^

A/N 2: Here's a kinda funny dialogue:

Inuyasha: "Grrrr..."
Kaede: "That is some face you got there, Inuyasha."

Part 4: The Collision Between Kouga and Inuyasha

Koinu recognized her otousan and okaasan's scents immediately, her eyes searching for them. Yu was looking around too. When a crash resonated through the mall, both Koinu and Yu ran towards where the noise had come from.

In front of a clothing shop were two snarling men, one of which was an inu-hanyou, the other an urufu youkai. Inuyasha and Kouga.

"Mutt!" yelled Kouga.

"Bastard!" shouted Inuyasha, flexing his claws.

"Otousan?!" hollered Yu, causing Koinu, Kouga, and Inuyasha to gaze at him in confusion.

"Oh! Its you, Yousukou!" said Kouga in realization.

"So this is your brat, wimpy wolf!" snarled Inuyasha.

"I should say the same thing to you, inukoru," snapped Kouga glancing at Koinu.

All eyes except Yu's turned to Koinu then, who backed up slightly.

"What're you doing here, otousan?" inquired Yu acting as if Koinu wasn't there.

"That girl's scent reminded me of this hanyou's. I wanted to see if my instinct was right. She's definitely this mutt's pup," explained Kouga.

Now quite a few people had gathered around them, gazing perplexedly.

"You insulting me, wolf?" Inuyasha growled.

"Obviously, moron."

Inuyasha made a swipe for Kouga at that affront. Kouga kicked Inuyasha who retaliated with a punch to the former's stomach. Before anything else could occur, a scream rang louder than anyone else's.

"Stop it!" shrieked Kagome, her eyes blazing. She had stepped out of the store.

Koinu had no doubt that, under his cap, Inuyasha's ears had drooped. Both Kouga and Inuyasha backed away from each other.

Kagome stepped forward, saying to the crowd, "Everyone go, there'll be nothing else to see." She walked up to the two males, her face impassive. She punched Inuyasha in his arm in a way that caused no damage but registered to him how irritated she was.

"It's been awhile, Kouga," said Kagome evenly to the youkai.

Meanwhile, while the adults had been talking Yu had asked Koinu, "Is that your mom?"

"Yep. How'd you know?" questioned Koinu.

"Call it a hunch," replied Yu, laughing.

"Why don't you introduce your obocchan?" asked Kagome causing Yu and Koinu to come forward.

"This is Yousukou," said Kouga. Yu dipped his head slightly to Kagome.

"Hajimemashite," said Kagome, smiling. "This is my ojousan, Koinu."

Yu and Kouga glanced at Koinu, who squirmed under their identical blue gazes.

"I thought I recognized your voice yelling 'wimpy wolf,' Dad," said a familiar male voice.

It was Shi, his golden eyes glittering with mirth.

"Another one of yours?" inquired Kouga.

"Ah huh. This is Shirakaba. Shi, this is Kouga and Yousukou," explained Kagome.

Shi nodded, walking over to his oneesan and Yu, and eyeing Yu coolly. Shi and the short Koinu were about the same height even though they were six years apart. As for Yu, he was a couple of inches taller than both of them.

They all talked for a while. Kagome, Kouga, and Inuyasha got caught up on each others' lives, while Shi, Yu, and Koinu got to know each other. When the two families parted, each person had very different thoughts going on in their heads.

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Yu glanced back at Koinu's family as they separated into two cars and a bicycle and followed each other home. His thoughts were a bit muddled so he gently whacked himself in the head, grinning faintly, and followed his otousan home in a cloud of dust.

Koinu watched him go as she hopped into her car, a warm smile crossing her lips. Then she too left, and nearly collided with her ototo on his bike.

"Watch it, you love struck moron!" shouted Shi causing the smile to be wiped from Koinu and be replaced by a scowl.

"Oh yea, bro. Say that again and I'll hit you on purpose!" she snapped passing him by in a scarlet streak.

Shi laughed and sped after her.

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Yu snarled at Hime as she said, "Well if it isn't the wittle wolfy with the crush on the mutt girl." They were facing each other in front of the main cavern where most of the urufu tribe where hanging out together. Kouga and Yu had just returned and the latter had been confronted by the she-demon.

"Oh shut the fuck up, Hime!!!" growled Yu pushing her out of the doorway. Hime retaliated by kicking him in the groin. "Urgh! Ikeike!!" roared Yu.

Hime smirked and flashed her fangs at him as if to say 'bring it on.'

Any further quarrelling was interrupted by their okaasan. "Enough! Leave him be, Hime!" Mashiro looked eerie with her long white locks and tail and her matching flowing gown. Everything about her said quite clearly that her present mood was fury.

An obedient urufu was at her heels, his dark fur on end like his master's tail and hair. "Come, Yousukou, Kikiwake," said Mashiro. Kikiwake, the wolf, followed her towards the back of the den, as did Yu. Kikiwake sat near her feet while Yu sat down beside her.

"What is it you want, okaasan?" Yu asked politely.

Mashiro smiled. "Your otousan, the others, and I are going out for a hunt tonight, you have to stay here and watch the little ones."

"A-All of them?" groaned Yu.

"Yes, all fifteen of  your younger kyoudai, Koishii's eleven, and your shukubo's seven kodomotachi, your cousins. So that's only thirty-three to look after by yourself," explained Mashiro.

"Only thirty-three?! Okaasan, that's a lot!" protested Yu.

"You're the only one who can watch them. Hime's coming with us and besides, she's not good with kodomotachi."

"Neither am I!" exclaimed Yu to no avail.

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"Yu! I'm all wet!"

"Niisan!"

"Oniisan!!!"

"Yu, Itazurakko and Akudou are bein' mean!"

"Yu!"

"Yousukou!"

"EVERYONE QUIET!!!" shouted Yu over the din of the complaining kodomotachi. "Now, one at a time!" He listened to each child until all thirty-three were satisfied.

By the time the adults had returned he was looking rather tired and woebegone. He did have enough energy to punch Hime when she laughed at him though.

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"Who was that boy that was with you? He was cute!" Haipaa asked Koinu the following day. They were all sitting together in a little café, eating lunch.

"Oh, you mean Yu? He's just some guy I met a few days ago," replied Koinu as neutrally as she could muster.

"He was so muscular like that guy from the movie!" Haipaa said gleefully.

"Yu?"

"Of course! Don't you think so?" Haipaa inquired.

"Umm… I dunno."

"Oh! You're hopeless, Koinu Higurashi! Completely hopeless! Tell her, Itoshii!" exclaimed Haipaa.

Itoshii laughed, her lips, which were bright pink that day, made a wide oval shape.  "He was," she agreed.

"Ha!" yelled Haipaa. "See?"

"Yea, yea. You guys, can dream about him all you want but he lives miles away near Fuji-yama," explained Koinu.

"Hmm. Well, if we ever go on a road trip together, we can go visit him," said Haipaa.

Koinu smiled at her furendo, trying hard to forget the quivering in her stomach that had occurred when Yu had been standing right next to her. It reminded her too much of how her heart had been broken before.

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A/N: Here's a funny little dialogue between Inuyasha and Kagome:

Kagome: *to village men* "Don't think about attacking, 'cause if I die, Inuyasha will avenge me!"         

Inuyasha: "Avenge you? Who says I'm going to avenge you?"

Kagome: "Of course you're going to avenge me! What am I supposed to do if you don't?!"

Inuyasha: *sighs* "Fine, I'll avenge you."

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A/N: Here are the translations for the chapter:

Hajimemashite=How do you do?/Nice to meet you

Ikeike=bitch Shukubo=aunt

Kodomotachi=children

Oniisan/Niisan=older brother Furendo=friend Here are the name translations: Kikiwake=easily taught/obedient

Koishii=dear/wanted/beloved/darling

Itazurakko=mischievous boy

Akudou=bad boy

A/N 2: REVIEW!!!