IF I COULD FALL
Chapter 2: KOGA'S PAST, SAD BEGINNINGS
Beside a shimmering blue lake under a moonlit sky, the demon wolf pack sat scattered around the area, apparently gathered for some kind of ceremony, all dressed in different various skulls and skins. The only person missing that could be seen..was their leader, the handsome and strong wolf demon prince named Koga of the Demon Wolves.
It was early in the spring, the year of the Wolf, (AN: ok, I know wolves aren't actually in the Chinese zodiac, just play along for my sake, ne?? ^.^, arigatou!) and on this calm and starry night, the moon so high in the sky, was full, like a giant and all knowing eye in the sky, watching over them all.
Ginta and Hotaku, two of Koga's strongest warriors, stood back to back on the rivers edge, looking up at the moon in awe. Hotaku sighed, and turned to Ginta, "Tonight is the night...I really hope Koga has found someone!" Ginta nodded, and retreated into his thoughts, playing things over in his head, remembering things that he hadn't even thought about since he was very young. (flashback)
Ginta, Hotaku, and Koga were born of the same age, and so they had known each other their entire lives. When the three had been only wolf pups, the leader of their pack was a great wolf demon. To everyone, it seemed that Yoko (AN: Yeah yeah I know, same name as Kurama in Yu Yu Hakusho, so sue me!) was more like an ancient spirit than a demon, as he was so great in size, light on his feet, and could slaughter anything that came within yards of him or his pack, (AN: Think of Sesshomaru in his demon form, Yoko looks much like this, only a wolf instead of a mighty dog.) and he was wise and faithful beyond his years, which was why he was much looked up to. Koga was indeed the only and treasured son of this great demon leader. One day, when Koga and his comrades were still young, Yoko told announced to the pack that Koga would one day become the Leader of their leader, one day when his father was long gone....one day....but it seemed the time would come sooner than anyone expected.
When Koga was only 7 years old, he had always looked up to Yoko. HIs father, his idol. Yoko was everything Koga aspired to be. His mother, though, had always been the one he looked to when he was sad, or lonely. He went to his mother to settle fights between himself and his friends, and who he trusted enough to see him cry when he had been injured and in pain. he knew that his mother would always be by his side, and with the tribe, never leaving him alone to face the world. Growing up, he could always remember how soft her touch was, how her beautiful smile seemed to light up the already bright days. More than anything, he could remember her voice. She would sing him to sleep, her sweet melodies invading him with a calm he found that nothing could compare to, nothing better than the soothing feeling she imposed. She was his darling, and she would die for him. Then, one fateful day, tragedy struck the wolf den, and his mother's morals would be put to the test.
Ak, a warrior with very little common sense, and a paniky kind of nature, had stoked an unnecessarily large fire for the evening meal. There was an accident, and that is where it all began.
The fire became out of control, and ravaged the wolf territory, entering the den, the hot, deadly orange flames burning everything in their path. The air was filled with the overwhleming scent of smoke and ash, and a wave of terror shook the wolf demon tribe as they all ran for their lives, out of the den in a mob, engulfed with smoke, hoping to survive even the next few minutes. Luckily, everyone soon got outside, outside and out of harm's way. Ginta had grabbed Hotaku's arm, pulling him out of the crowd of desperity, and out into the fresh air. Ginta was breathing hard, and he was trying to catch his breath, bent down with his hands on his knees. Hotaku suddenly gasped, and ran back toward the den. "Koga!!! Koga and his mother!!!! I didn't see them come out, Ginta!!" Ginta's face was strikin with horror, and he ran after Hotaku blindly, thinking only the worst could happen. "Oh Kami...please don't let Koga die..please.. The two young wolf demon cubs frantically told their parents what had happened, tears coming from their eyes. Hataku had cried, but he wiped his eyes immedietly with his forearm, telling himself, "Get a hold of yourself, would Koga cry at a time like this? No..he would probably be dumb enough to run in there and be the hero.when he gets out of the fire, I will want to tell him how brave Ginta and I were, I gotta stay strong!" Ginta obviously had thought the same, because his tears were dried just as Hotaku's were. When it was noticed by the entire tribe about the trapped victoms, it was too late to go back in without being burned to death, and a few of their tribemates were choking up blood because of too much exposure to the smoke. The tribe became hectic, scattered around, trying to pour river water over the flames. Ak, who knew this entire thing had been his fault, on the other hand, knew there was hope. All he had to do was find Yoko, their leader. Surely he could get his family out of the fire, if only he could find Yoko... Yoko would come to the rescue...right? END CHAPTER 2!!!!
AUTHOR NOTES:
Rini: Ha! Got you at a cliffhanger, ne? Guess you gotta read to find out what happens to Koga and his mom!!
Inu Yasha: 0.0..... wow, that really happened? ::stares at Koga in desbelief::
Koga: *has a tear in his eye* what..*sniff* are you looking at, dog turd??
Inu Yasha: Heh....Well, *evil grin* I.....
Rini: **jumps on IY and covers his mouth** SHHH..... *mumbles to IY* You'll make him cry in front of our readers.... ehh..*sweatdrop* *smiles at Koga* he was staring lustfully at that picture of Kagome on the wall behind you.. ^.^;
Inu Yasha: Wha...? LUSTFULLY?
Koga: What picture??? I don't see one..::looks behind him::
Rini: Hey, look!!! It's Kagome! **points the other direction**
Koga and Inu yasha: WHERE????
Rini: **scotch tapes a large picture of Kagome behind Koga while they are looking the other way** oh..Um.......she left.
Koga: Where did she go..hey...**sees picture** That wasn't there before.. @.@ Inu Yasha: Yeah....weird...0.0
Rini: *nervous laughter*
Koga: Rini....what's going on anyway!?? Did you stay up late last night reading manga again..?
IY: Yep.
Rini: HOW WOULD YOU KNOW???!!!! **hides manga comics under my bed**
Koga: *sweatdrop* whatever you say....
Inu Yasha: *snicker* hey Rini, look, it's Kurama!!!!! **points to door**
Rini: WHERE????????? **runs toward the door, runs into giant bug zapper** OWIEEEE!!!!
Inu Yasha: Her hair is now like burnt meatloaf.... **snicker**
Rini: HOW DARE YOU EMBARRASS ME IN FRONT OF OUR READERS???
Inu Yasha: You think you can take me? **pulls out Tetsusaiga**
Rini: BRING IT ON, YOU NERD!!!! **pulls out reverse blase sword**
Koga: * turns away and sighs* ::turns to readers:: anyway... I am sure you guys wanna read the rest? Alright, Here goes nuthin!!!!! ::jumps up into the air and does a downward demon kick, dropping your scroll down the bar:: GO TO CHAPER 3, ALREADY!!!!
Chapter 2: KOGA'S PAST, SAD BEGINNINGS
Beside a shimmering blue lake under a moonlit sky, the demon wolf pack sat scattered around the area, apparently gathered for some kind of ceremony, all dressed in different various skulls and skins. The only person missing that could be seen..was their leader, the handsome and strong wolf demon prince named Koga of the Demon Wolves.
It was early in the spring, the year of the Wolf, (AN: ok, I know wolves aren't actually in the Chinese zodiac, just play along for my sake, ne?? ^.^, arigatou!) and on this calm and starry night, the moon so high in the sky, was full, like a giant and all knowing eye in the sky, watching over them all.
Ginta and Hotaku, two of Koga's strongest warriors, stood back to back on the rivers edge, looking up at the moon in awe. Hotaku sighed, and turned to Ginta, "Tonight is the night...I really hope Koga has found someone!" Ginta nodded, and retreated into his thoughts, playing things over in his head, remembering things that he hadn't even thought about since he was very young. (flashback)
Ginta, Hotaku, and Koga were born of the same age, and so they had known each other their entire lives. When the three had been only wolf pups, the leader of their pack was a great wolf demon. To everyone, it seemed that Yoko (AN: Yeah yeah I know, same name as Kurama in Yu Yu Hakusho, so sue me!) was more like an ancient spirit than a demon, as he was so great in size, light on his feet, and could slaughter anything that came within yards of him or his pack, (AN: Think of Sesshomaru in his demon form, Yoko looks much like this, only a wolf instead of a mighty dog.) and he was wise and faithful beyond his years, which was why he was much looked up to. Koga was indeed the only and treasured son of this great demon leader. One day, when Koga and his comrades were still young, Yoko told announced to the pack that Koga would one day become the Leader of their leader, one day when his father was long gone....one day....but it seemed the time would come sooner than anyone expected.
When Koga was only 7 years old, he had always looked up to Yoko. HIs father, his idol. Yoko was everything Koga aspired to be. His mother, though, had always been the one he looked to when he was sad, or lonely. He went to his mother to settle fights between himself and his friends, and who he trusted enough to see him cry when he had been injured and in pain. he knew that his mother would always be by his side, and with the tribe, never leaving him alone to face the world. Growing up, he could always remember how soft her touch was, how her beautiful smile seemed to light up the already bright days. More than anything, he could remember her voice. She would sing him to sleep, her sweet melodies invading him with a calm he found that nothing could compare to, nothing better than the soothing feeling she imposed. She was his darling, and she would die for him. Then, one fateful day, tragedy struck the wolf den, and his mother's morals would be put to the test.
Ak, a warrior with very little common sense, and a paniky kind of nature, had stoked an unnecessarily large fire for the evening meal. There was an accident, and that is where it all began.
The fire became out of control, and ravaged the wolf territory, entering the den, the hot, deadly orange flames burning everything in their path. The air was filled with the overwhleming scent of smoke and ash, and a wave of terror shook the wolf demon tribe as they all ran for their lives, out of the den in a mob, engulfed with smoke, hoping to survive even the next few minutes. Luckily, everyone soon got outside, outside and out of harm's way. Ginta had grabbed Hotaku's arm, pulling him out of the crowd of desperity, and out into the fresh air. Ginta was breathing hard, and he was trying to catch his breath, bent down with his hands on his knees. Hotaku suddenly gasped, and ran back toward the den. "Koga!!! Koga and his mother!!!! I didn't see them come out, Ginta!!" Ginta's face was strikin with horror, and he ran after Hotaku blindly, thinking only the worst could happen. "Oh Kami...please don't let Koga die..please.. The two young wolf demon cubs frantically told their parents what had happened, tears coming from their eyes. Hataku had cried, but he wiped his eyes immedietly with his forearm, telling himself, "Get a hold of yourself, would Koga cry at a time like this? No..he would probably be dumb enough to run in there and be the hero.when he gets out of the fire, I will want to tell him how brave Ginta and I were, I gotta stay strong!" Ginta obviously had thought the same, because his tears were dried just as Hotaku's were. When it was noticed by the entire tribe about the trapped victoms, it was too late to go back in without being burned to death, and a few of their tribemates were choking up blood because of too much exposure to the smoke. The tribe became hectic, scattered around, trying to pour river water over the flames. Ak, who knew this entire thing had been his fault, on the other hand, knew there was hope. All he had to do was find Yoko, their leader. Surely he could get his family out of the fire, if only he could find Yoko... Yoko would come to the rescue...right? END CHAPTER 2!!!!
AUTHOR NOTES:
Rini: Ha! Got you at a cliffhanger, ne? Guess you gotta read to find out what happens to Koga and his mom!!
Inu Yasha: 0.0..... wow, that really happened? ::stares at Koga in desbelief::
Koga: *has a tear in his eye* what..*sniff* are you looking at, dog turd??
Inu Yasha: Heh....Well, *evil grin* I.....
Rini: **jumps on IY and covers his mouth** SHHH..... *mumbles to IY* You'll make him cry in front of our readers.... ehh..*sweatdrop* *smiles at Koga* he was staring lustfully at that picture of Kagome on the wall behind you.. ^.^;
Inu Yasha: Wha...? LUSTFULLY?
Koga: What picture??? I don't see one..::looks behind him::
Rini: Hey, look!!! It's Kagome! **points the other direction**
Koga and Inu yasha: WHERE????
Rini: **scotch tapes a large picture of Kagome behind Koga while they are looking the other way** oh..Um.......she left.
Koga: Where did she go..hey...**sees picture** That wasn't there before.. @.@ Inu Yasha: Yeah....weird...0.0
Rini: *nervous laughter*
Koga: Rini....what's going on anyway!?? Did you stay up late last night reading manga again..?
IY: Yep.
Rini: HOW WOULD YOU KNOW???!!!! **hides manga comics under my bed**
Koga: *sweatdrop* whatever you say....
Inu Yasha: *snicker* hey Rini, look, it's Kurama!!!!! **points to door**
Rini: WHERE????????? **runs toward the door, runs into giant bug zapper** OWIEEEE!!!!
Inu Yasha: Her hair is now like burnt meatloaf.... **snicker**
Rini: HOW DARE YOU EMBARRASS ME IN FRONT OF OUR READERS???
Inu Yasha: You think you can take me? **pulls out Tetsusaiga**
Rini: BRING IT ON, YOU NERD!!!! **pulls out reverse blase sword**
Koga: * turns away and sighs* ::turns to readers:: anyway... I am sure you guys wanna read the rest? Alright, Here goes nuthin!!!!! ::jumps up into the air and does a downward demon kick, dropping your scroll down the bar:: GO TO CHAPER 3, ALREADY!!!!