Inu- Yasha…..not mine!!!!!!
Chap. 9
The sun shone, giving life to the mountains and hills beyond the horizon. Kouga yawned, and looked around. Everyone was still sleeping, including his mom. As to not to wake anyone up, Kouga softly tiptoed around the snoring wolves, and slipped outside the cave.
Outside, the fresh crisp smell of air greeted him, and Kouga stretched his arm hard; it had been a long night. The stillness of the mountains and hills calmed his nerves down, and Kouga slowly sat down to think to himself.
Today would be his first official day in the wolf clan, he reminded himself. This was the thought that Kouga had been silently worrying over the past few days. Would the members accept him for who he was, or would they shun him, and even ignore him? A sigh was heard in the midst of the quietness; it was just too much for kid his age to think about, he said to himself.
Kouga closed his eyes, and leaned against the hard granite of the ledge he was on. Suddenly, he heard rough shuffling sounds from behind him, and he quickly shifted around. "Who is it?" he cried out softly, his voice trembling.
"Well, if it isn't the little human that was brought into our tribe." The creature spoke, in a mocking tone.
Kouga scrunched his eyes, and made out a burly child, somewhat older than him. It seemed to be one of the children of a clan member.
The child brought himself closer to Kouga, and made an ugly face. "You stupid mortal, you have polluted the reputation of our tribe by joining it!" He took a step closer until he was just a noise away. Then, an ugly smirk formed, and the wolf- child snickered. "Why don't I prove how weak you are by hurting you?"
He raised his fist slowly, and with great force, swiftly brought it down onto Kouga's face. Frozen with shock and terror, Kouga whimpered, and just before the second blow landed, he hurriedly dodged, and made way for the cave entrance.
"Oh no you don't!" The bully yelled curses from behind him. Kouga could hear the heavy footsteps of his tormenter. "Surround that brat now!!!
Kouga paid no attention to the person's yelling, and was just ten feet away from the entrance when suddenly he was stopped by a massive figure in front. Yelping, Kouga darted away from the hands trying to hit him from the front and back, and quickly ran to the side. As if to spite him, two more figures rose from the sides, and Kouga was soon enclosed by a ring of glowering young wolf-children, each one laughing at him scornfully. He felt kicks thrown at him, and crossed his hands in front of his face in defense. His captors just laughed harder, and they landed hard blows to his arms and legs. Sore and exhausted, Kouga had never felt more alone. Biting his bottom lip, he struggled hard to resist the tears forming in his eyes.
"Please…stop!" He begged in a timid, and frightened manner, gasping the words out with difficulty. The wolf- children just jeered at him while throwing insults that hurt even more than the punches. "Aw…look at the poor baby human….he's not strong enough to even defend himself!" They laughed harder, pleased at the effect the words had on Kouga.
Someone! Help me…Mommy!! Kouga cried out in his mind. A small tear trickled down his face, hidden by the shadows of the people surrounding him. As it reached his mouth, Kouga moistened his dry lips, and tasted the bitter saltiness. He couldn't take this much longer, he thought weakly. Kouga limply dropped to the ground, and felt strong feet kick his legs and feet. The leader of the wolf- children smiled evilly. "Time to end this all!" He brought his feet into the air and was just about to send it straight down on Kouga's back, when he was blinded by a smack on his face. Hands covering his cheek, he backed away, surprised by the sudden arrival of someone unknown. Suddenly, the rays of the rising sun shone, and there in front, stood Kwaichao. Face furious with anger, she yelled at the young youkai wolves.
"If I EVER catch you doing that to Kouga again, I'll send you straight to hell, with or without the council's permission!" Kwaichao snarled, her sharp fangs glinting. The young wolves shakily nodded their heads a few times before scrambling to get out of her way. They pushed against each other, none daring to look back behind them.
Once they were out of sight, Kwaichao gently placed her hand on Kouga's shoulder, and nudged him around so that he was facing her.
"What's wrong, Kouga?" She asked him in a tender, motherly way. Kwaichao brushed the dirt off his face, and positioned her arms around him warmly.
Kouga stared silently at the ground for a few minutes, blankly concentrating on the pebbles scattered on the floor. Then, Kouga heavily raised his head, and looked up at Kwaichao, his innocent eyes looking hurt and confused.
"Why…why do they hate me so?" Kouga asked quietly, his eyes searching for answers.
Kwaichao's heart sank, and she felt both overcome with sympathy and love for the human she had adopted as her own, and anger for the treatment he shouldn't have received. She hugged him closer, and sighed. "The youkai wolves don't like humans, Kouga. It was my fault for thinking that it would be easy to compromise with those thick- brained canines. We can leave tomorrow morning if you want, child." She couldn't understand what had come over her. What had happened to the cold blooded, ruthless Kwaichao? Why did she get a warm feeling in her chest whenever she was around this little human boy? She didn't know the answer to any of those questions, but she didn't care that much. Kwaichao smiled sadly as she looked at Kouga.
The boy seemed to be hard in thought, and after waiting for a while, he finally spoke. "It's just because I'm a human…." Kouga's eyebrows narrowed, and he stood up, facing Kwaichao with a newfound determined look on his face.
Taking a deep breath, Kouga opened his mouth to speak. "Mommy, if the problem's with me being human, …could you make me a youkai wolf?"
Kwaichao blinked, taken aback. She had never expected that. To make Kouga a wolf…., was that even possible?
She closed her eyes. Wait, there was one way, but it was known to be painful,… very painful.
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DONE!!!! I'm mainly continuing this fic cuz I like it! ^ ^ But the main motivation comes from reviews! So keep me motivated with more!!!!!! (I know I'm begging, but who really cares? ^_^;) I'm really close to the part where everything starts to make sense, so bear with me!!!! By the way, Inuyasha-loves-Kagome you're welcome to put my fanfic on ur site. It'd be cool! But I might not update for sometime…