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Well hello everyone! I cant' believe it! I've had this story up for almost a wek and I already have over 50 reviews!!! I'm sooo happy THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!!!

Also for one of my first reveiws Yes I have seen Princess Mononoke, see I made this story with ideas I got from that movie and a book I read called 'Wolf eyes.' I really love those stories!! ::Start crying like she just won the emmy:: I'd like to thank my readers, and all manga/anime makers for making this possible!! ahem... anyways..

For last chappie I wanna thank:

Inu Youkai-Hime, Artemis the Goddess, Kinky Usagi, DemonLady1, Sesshi lover, darkgirl2, Fushigi Wolf, Silver Mystic, Ace Fyre, Thunder Goddess, Diana, hayaku, Kioko, and elone.

So here you all go! The fifth chapter!

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Guardians

Chapter 5 - First kiss

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Kagome dressed in to her clothes quickly as she sensed a youkai coming towards her.

Her hair was still sopping wet, and her skin was still rather slick, but she was ready. Plus she needed SOMETHING to relieve her stress on. Why don't some worthless youkai--

She stopped as the 'worthless youkai' entered the clearing.

"Kouga-kun what are you doin here!?!?" She shouted.

It seemed to wake him out of some kind of stupor and he looked surprised to see her.

"Oh Kagome. Where am I?"

She shook her head, and narrowed her eyes.

"At a hotspring. Where I WAS enjoying a nice bath until YOU came."

He covered a blush by looked at her cockily, arms folded haughtily over her chest saying

"Well so sorry to intrude your royal highness.."

Kagome clucked her tounge against the roof of her mouth in irritation.

Not wanting to spend another moment in his presence, she turned away from him to scoop up her kit, while sheathing her dagger. She was about to run, when his hand shot out capturing her wrist.

Kagome turned to look back at Kouga slightly shocked, and confusion written on her face.

But he didn't noticed for he had shocked himself as well.

"What is it?" She said quietly.

"Um..." He blushed releasing her, saying the first thing that came to mind.

"Why are you living with a wolf pack?"

She shivered slightly, her eyes glazing over distantly like reliving a memory.

He watched interested before she shook her hand growling curses under her breath. She looked at him with the full force of her glare.

"That is none of your buisness."

He glared at her as well.

"Why are you so stubborn?!"

"Because its my own and I don't have to share it if I don't want to!"

Kouga growled hoping to scare her, but she just narrowed her eyes and growled feircly back at him.

Without a second thought he leapt a her, tackling her on to the ground, as she yelped in surprised.

She pushed him off and tried biting at his ear, but he moved and grabbed her arm and pulled her back.

So thats how it went as they wrestled like puppies, on the grass until they neared the water and fell in together with a loud splash.

Ending their fun.

Kouga surfaced first spitting out water while laughing at the same time.

That is until he noticed Kagome didn't come up.

"Kagome? Kagome?!" He started calling.

Nothing.

Did she drown?!?! He though worriedly. Which suprised him greatly.

That is until something burst from the water and tackled him again and he went under.

When he finally DID come up he saw a wet Kagome in front of him laughing merrily at him.

He would have murdered her had she been anyone else.

Instead he cupped his hand and splashed her.

The suprised expression on her face was priceless as he laughed again, pointing at her.

Kagome glared at him, but the smile on her face betrayed her.

"Jerk."

"Bitch."

They mumbled insults at each other for a few minutes until Kagome heard Shippou cry out in his sleep.

Swimming over to the land she climbed out, sitting while picking up the kit and setting him in her wet lap trying to comfort him.

All Kouga could do was stare.

After getting past the sight of how Kagome's wet clothes *ahem* stuck to her form quite nicely. But the way she comforted the pup with motherly tenderness struck him unguarded.

Unfortunately before he could stop it his hormonale side kicked in as he thought.

'She'll make a great mother to our pups.'

'what the hell are you talking about. She's just a weak human wench.' his other side countered.

'Does she ACT like a human to you? Does she even LOOK like a human that much?'

'Now that I look.. '

Argh! Stop it!' Kouga shouted in his mind shutting the voices out.

Shaking his head he too climbed out.

Shaking the water out of fur, he plopped down next to her cross-legged. He looked at him with a smirk, and wrinkled her nose up.

"What?!" He growled after a few moments.

"You smell like wet dog."

He glared at her, and she snickered.

"So Kouga have you and Kaiten resolved your alliance yet?"

He sighed, shaking his head.

"No. We are going to finish negotiations tomorrow."

"I see.."

"Why do you ask?" He said looking at the thoughtful expression on her face.

She sighed dejectedly.

"I was hoping to know the outcome of it before I left.."

"Where are you leaving to?" He asked trying not to sound shocked.

He failed. She copped another smirk while looking up at the moon.

"I'm going to check on a neighboring wolf tribe whom we have an alliance with. They have been having troubles lately and I, Shippou and a few other choice warriors are going to see if we can help at all."

"How long will you be gone?"

"Its undecided. It all depends on how bad it is there. So probably anywhere from a month to a year. We leave tomorrow at dawn."

"Oh."

She looked back at him and found his clouded blue eyes staring at her.

"W-What?" She stuttered.

For Kagome this was a VERY unusual thing. She lived with wolves, and she hadn't seen a living human in ten years. So thus she had never been hit on before and the emotions in his eyes were disturbing her.

A breeze picked up around them as his voice came in a low husky whisper.

"Youn know.. in the dark like this.. your quite beautiful.."

She blushed. Kagome wanted to turn away. How she WANTED to. But her eyes were locked with his and couldn't.

It was as if some spell had taken over her, she thought idly. Without noticing Kouga had inched closer and had snaked his arms around her waist. Not onlt that but their noses were touching by his closeness.

His soft lips neared her own as Kagome swore he heart stopped, as his touched her own pink ones.

It was a chaste kiss that hit Kagome like a ton of bricks.

When he pulled away he smirked at her dazed expression.

"Am I really that good of a kisser?"

She frowned regaining her composure.. and her fury.

She swung her hand up and slapped him across the cheek saying

"HENTAI NO BAKA!!!"

He let go of her and stumbled backwards on his behind, holding his cheek. She glared at him deadly, hugging Shippou close to herself.

"W-Wha--" He started, but she interuppted him.

"What do you think you're DOING?!?! If you haven't forgotten we've only just met today AND I probably won't see you for another ten years!! So I ask you again, what the HELL do you think you're doing you baka?!!?!!"

"K-Kagome.. I.." He gulped.

What COULD he say?

Damnit.. she was getting to him. And if Kaiten's words kept ringing in his head like this then he'd go crazy and ask her to become his mate right now!

She stood up and started walking off in the direction of the den still angry. Trying to force her thoughts away of how ... nice... his kiss actually was.

"Sorry."

She stopped wide eyed, and turned back to look at him. He was staring down at the grass ashamed.

Her mouth was suddenly dry but she managed out.

"What did you say?"

"I said I was sorry.. for upsetting you.." He mumbled.

She looked amazed at him.. he had actually apologized... to HER.

"What about for kissing me?" She asked quietly.

He rose to his feet, and griined slightly at her.

"I have nothing to be sorry about for that kiss. I won't apologize for it."

She glared half-heartedly at him, but his words touched her. She smiled sligihtly.

"Alright.. your forgiven."

She turned around and started walking again. When she didn't hear him moving she said

"Are you coming or not?"

She heard a scramble behind her and in an instant he was beside her.

They walked in silence for a while before his voice said.

"Kagome?"

"Hm?"

"How'd you like my kiss?"

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Well there ya go! The fifth chappie! So R&R and I hope you enjoy so ga-bye for now!

Ja ne!