Chapter 4: An Old Acquaintance
Kagome reached the village first, she ran towards Kaede's hut. The villagers glared at Inuyasha as he walked by.
*GRR* Inuyasha growled at the villagers, but they just continued to glare. Several villagers got up with their hoes and pitchforks and stood in fighting stances. A pink orb formed around Inuyasha, it grew thick and the villagers looked around to see where it had come from. Inuyasha looked at Kagome, she had stopped and was concentrating on the orb. She was looking him right in the eye, she was determined to protect him.
"Kagome.. it's ok, I'm fine." Kagome slowly let the orb fade, and growled at the villagers. The ones that were standing slowly began to work again, still glaring at Inuyasha. Kagome began to walk slowly towards Kaede's hut as she continued to watch the villagers to make sure they did not harm Inuyasha. The pink orb had become barely visible around him.
"Kagome, daijoubu." She sighed and let the orb disappear. She growled when the villagers had began to stand up and get into fighting stances again.
*GLARE* Sesshoumaru glared at the village out of the corner of his eye, a low rumble escaping from deep in his throat. The villager's eyes widened and they quickly got back to work. A few grumbled in protest, but began working after another glare from Sesshoumaru.
"Kaede! Kaede!" Kagome had reached the hut. "There is a little girl who is hurt! Come quick Kaede!" She ran into the hut, and almost ran right into Kaede herself. She turned around and stared into...
Open space.
Kagome glared, her cheeks turning crimson with embarrassment. She walked outside, her blue eyes brimmed with red, she glared at Sesshoumaru as he hunched over Rin. A low rumble escaped her lips as she watched him.
"Rin.." Sesshoumaru whispered. His tail had fallen from his shoulder, but instead of replacing it, he wrapped it around the young human. Kagome's eyes began to return to normal as her expression softened. She gazed upon Rin, she noticed the young girl's eyes began to dart around with discomfort.
"What is wrong with her?" Kagome placed a clawed hand gently on her forehead. "She has a slight fever." Kagome flinched slightly as she felt a prick in her finger. She could feel her blood being slightly drained. Then there was nothing, after ten seconds there was a second prick and more of her blood draining. She looked down perplexed, her eyes widened and two sweat drops formed on her forehead as a tiny flea demon grew to a chubby flea demon.
"Hi, I'm Chubby Myouga." Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru both grabbed one side of Myouga's mustache, they pulled, growling.
"Owww, that hurts!" Myouga whined. "Hey I did you a favor! I sucked the poison out of her!"
"What poison!? What happened to Rin!?" Sesshoumaru glared. Myouga had slipped out of the brother's grasp and was now about to bite Inuyasha. He jumped at Inuyasha and was about to land on him when a pink orb formed around him and barbequed Myouga. Myouga groan as he picked himself up, he had shrunk a bit. Inuyasha glanced at Kagome, she was staring right back at him, her eyes brimming with red again.
"Kagome, calm down, please?" Kagome showed her teeth, and Inuyasha shut up, realizing she was really mad.
"Mommy? Are you ok?" Reiko had appeared just behind her father. Myouga's eyes widened and he began bouncing towards her. Just as he was about to land on her, there was a bright pink light and Reiko was surrounded by a pink orb. Myouga again got barbequed and hit the floor looking like a piece of charcoal.
"Myouga, don't you dare!" Kagome had grabbed him and was squeezing him hard. He had almost returned to his normal size, he was now trying to get out of Kagome's grip.
"Kagome, there is only room for one short-tempered hanyou in this family." Inuyasha put a hand on her shoulder. She looked at him and sighed, squeezing Myouga once more before letting him go.
"Where am I? Who am I?" He floated to the floor, looking rather flat. Myouga had barely enough time to recover before he had been snatched and was being squeezed by a larger, full dog demon.
"What happened to Rin!?" Sesshoumaru spat at Myouga.
"Eh? Oh! Well I was bouncing around trying to find something to drink when I saw this beautiful girl. At first I thought she was Kagome, but I soon realized it was the little girl who traveled with you. I told her I was thirsty and she offered me her blood, so I drank happily. I stuck with her for over a week when a wolf tribe attacked us. This "prince" or so he called himself came and told the wolves they could eat us, but I bite them as they tried to kill us. The prince then gave Rin some poison, and told his tribe to come back in 3 days. He said we should be dead by then."
Inuyasha looked at Kagome, he already knew who Myouga was talking about.
"What did the prince look like, did he have long black hair? With bright blazing blue eyes? Could he run really fast, and did he seem to come in and out of tornados?" Kagome looked into space, with a blank expression on her face.
"H-hai.. How did you know?" Myouga questioned.
"Kouga.. Why?" Inuyasha had gone to Kagome's side and had his arms around her shoulders. He could feel her muscles tensing, he nuzzled her neck with his nose and brushed his fangs gently against her shoulder, growling softly, in an affectionate way. Kagome looked at Inuyasha, her expression softening. She nuzzled him back and whispered in his ear.
"We have to find him."
"I know." Inuyasha stood up and walked over to Reiko.
"Mommy and daddy have to go on a little trip. We'd love to take you, but we can't. It's too dangerous." Reiko looked up at her father with tears welling up in her eyes. Inuyasha's eyes softened. He nuzzled her as he had Kagome, he brushed his fangs against the dip in her neck gently. He smiled as she began to purr. He wiped the tears from her eyes, kissed her forehead and rubbed her little white ears. "I love you, Reiko." He whispered in her ear, before getting up and asking Kagura if she minded taking care of his daughter.
"I love you Reiko. We'll be back soon dear." Kagome walked over and nuzzled her cheek. She slowly stood up, a determined look upon her face. She looked over at her husband and sighed.
"Inuyasha! Let's go!" Inuyasha's ears perked up at the urgency in her voice. He ran to her side and began walking with her. They waved at everyone and walked down the path towards Kouga's den.
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Shippo and Kanna were lounging under the God's tree when Shippo suddenly got hit by an acorn.
"Eh?" Shippo looked around. His gaze fell upon a young demon, he began to tense. The demon's hair was jet black, it had been pulled back into two tight pig-tails. Her deep red eyes glittered in the sunlight. She tossed another acorn at Shippo.
"Eh? What's this?" He looked at her perplexed. "Wait a minute! I fought a young girl, who was as weak as me at the time. One of her attacks used acorns!"
"S-souten?" Shippo's eyes grew wide. Souten grinned.
"You remember.. It's been a while." She smiled, her fangs sparkling.
"You know her Shippo?" Kanna glared at the young woman, feeling jealousy burn inside her.
"H-hai.. I do. I fought her when I was weak and small. Before you and I met." Shippo stammered. Souten had grown very pretty since he last saw her. Her voice had also become more feminine. He could feel himself blushing as she sat down beside him.
"So how have you been?" She asked, leaning a little closer to him, taking in his scent. "God, he's handsome!"
"W-well..."
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Kagome and Inuyasha had been running at top speed for a little over an hour now, and they were coming up quickly to Kouga's den. Kagome was in mid- stride when she suddenly stopped. She skidded to a halt, and almost fell over when Inuyasha bumped into her.
"Hunny, can't you be a little more careful?" She took her gaze from him and looked at the mountain. Her gazed began following something down the mountain side.
"You sense the shards he has, don't you?"
"Hai. I want to kill him for what he did to Rin!"
"Wow, do you know how long I've waited to hear you say that?"
"Don't be smart!" Kagome chuckled at Inuyasha, she took his clawed hand in hers and squeezed, looking at him softly. She mouthed the words 'I love you', and smiled when he mouthed them back. She turned her gaze back at the shards that were coming down the mountain, gaining more and more speed.
A tornado sped down the mountain, heading straight for Kagome and Inuyasha. Kouga sniffed the air, his eyes widened and he attempted to stop quickly at full speed. Kouga fell forward, and began rolling down the mountain side. He stopped abruptly in front of Kagome.
"Kagome... Is that you?" He looked at her blue eyes, to her black ears, to her white sparkling fangs, and finally to her claws. "What happened to you!?"
"What do you mean? Don't you like my change?" Kagome pretended to act hurt. She looked at Inuyasha as he chuckled.
"Oi! Dog turd, shut up! Was I talking to you?" Kouga tensed slightly as he heard Kagome growl.
"You damn wimpy wolf! Give us the Shikon shards and we'll spare your life." Inuyasha glared at Kouga. Kagome rolled her eyes and groaned.
"Kagome, why don't you leave Inuyasha and come be with me. I could give you so much more!" A sweat drop formed on Kagome's forehead. she rolled her eyes again and looked at Inuyasha.
"Why? He's better for me. He's not a blood thirsty killer, like you." Kouga took a step back at that remark. He looked at them.
"How am I a blood thirsty killer? I haven't touched anyone."
"What about the young girl you poisoned?" Kagome yelled at him accusingly.
"Eh? Oh that bitch. KEH! She was a nuisance. When I found her, she had my missing wolf cub. When I asked for it back she yelled at me and told me no." He looked at Kagome.
"Whatever Kouga, that is still no reason to poison her and tell your wolves to kill her."
"I should have your head for that you wimpy wolf." Kagome looked at Inuyasha, glaring at him, and wishing he would shut up. Kouga glared and crouched down.
"Koi, Inuyasha!" Kouga smirked.
Inuyasha stood there, smiling. He tried very hard not to laugh, but he couldn't help it.
"Bring it? That's the only thing you can say? What's wrong Kouga, forgotten how to fight?!" Kouga growled and lunged at Inuyasha. He slashed Inuyasha's chest and threw him into a tree. Inuyasha growled and jumped up, just barely missing Kouga's fist. Kagome groaned as she watched Kouga make an ass out of himself, as usual.
Inuyasha hit Kouga in the gut with his foot, sending him flying five feet away into a tree. Kouga groaned and got up, his legs burning with the Shikon's power. He sped towards Inuyasha, gripping him by the neck and holding him firmly against a tree. Inuyasha began to struggle as Kouga slowly began to apply pressure to his throat. He tried to kick Kouga away, but Kouga dodged it, still holding Inuyasha's neck. Kouga slammed his fist against Inuyasha's knees, making his legs go limp. Inuyasha yowled in pain, he began snarling menacing, but he felt his skin prickle and he looked over at Kagome. She was staring directly at him, her blue eyes brimmed brightly with red. He could hear the low growl from her as she turned her gaze from him to Kouga. Kouga's eyes widened as he was thrown ten feet away from Inuyasha, his chest and arms where burning from the pink orb that had formed around Inuyasha. Before he could get up, he was pounced on by Kagome, her clawed hand around his throat, she pushed him into the ground.
"K-kagome?" Kouga choked out. She growled when he said her name, her eyes turned bright red, pink light coming from her mouth.
"I could kill you now. I'm part Miko, remember? I have combined powers, including new ones. Want me to test them on you?" She smirked as she opened her mouth. Pink light pouring out from her gaping mouth, saliva dripping off her fangs. Her eyes were bright red, burning with the desire to see Kouga suffer.
"Kagome, that's enough!" Kagome growled and her eyes returned to normal. She looked over her shoulder at Inuyasha. She snarled and squeezed Kouga's neck, turning her gaze back to him.
"Kagome I'm serious. I know your mad about Rin, but come on. Take the shards and lets go!" Inuyasha growled at her. She looked down at Kouga just as he kicked her in the stomach. She flew back three feet and landed on her feet. She growled.
"You bastard! I'll kill you! Give me the shards!"
"Over my dead body!"
"That can be arranged!"
"Koi!"
"Prepare yourself!" Kagome snarled as Inuyasha touched her shoulder.
"Kagome..."
"Nani?!"
"Go easy on him, don't kill him."
*GRR* Kagome's eyes turned bright red, her mouth began to glow pink. She looked at Kouga. She shot a gigantic purifying beam at him.
"SHIT! I can't dodge it!" Kouga's mind screamed as the ball hit him. He flew back against a tree and screamed as his youkai began to shatter. He slowly began to slip into unconsciousness. The last thing he could feel was someone taking his Shikon shards from his legs. He groaned and then was silent.
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"Keh! That was easy!" Kagome grinned as she looked at the two new Shikon shards she had. She looked over at Inuyasha, he didn't seem very happy. "Daijouba ka, Inuyasha?"
"Hai, daijoubu." He looked at her out of the corner of his eye. She crawled over to him and wrapped her arms around his shoulders.
"You sure?" She teased his ears, brushing her fangs against them and nibbling them slightly. She laughed when his ears twitched.
"Hai!" He laughed and pulled her in front of him. He wrapped his arms around her body, resting the palms of his hands on her stomach. He then rested his chin against her shoulder and sighed. "I miss times like these, ever since we had out little terror of a child, we've never had time for us anymore."
"What do you mean 'terror of a child'? The poor hanyou is practically scared of her shadow." Kagome chuckled. "But she's a little dumpling isn't she?" She placed her hands against his and leaned into his chest. Kagome's ears perked up as she heard a familiar couple coming their way.
"Miroku! Why do you insist on teaching our son that kind of thing? He's not hunting to pass on the family curse, since there isn't any anymore!"
"Sango, we want him to get married don't we?"
"Not by asking every girl he meets to bare his damn child! He's 15!"
"Sango, come on, he doesn't really mean it!"
Sango and Miroku came over the hill arguing about their son. They stopped short when they saw Kagome and Inuyasha.
"Oh sorry!" They both said together, and turned to leave.
"No wait! Your welcome to stay!" Kagome said, pulling away from Inuyasha slightly. She could hear Inuyasha growl, she looked back at him and glared.
"This is our time!" He mumbled under his breath. She smirked and grazed her fangs against his neck, making a purr come from his throat.
"Bitch!"
"Shut up!"
"Make me!"
"Don't tempt me!"
"Oh yea!?" Inuyasha grinned and nuzzled her neck, breathing heavily against it. Kagome purred then shoved him away.
"Not in public Inuyasha!" Kagome blushed as she looked at Sango and Miroku, who had both raised an eyebrow at the couple.
"Oi, Miroku, what have you done to Yama that's got Sango all pissed?" Inuyasha smirked. He groaned as Kagome elbowed him lightly in the stomach.
"Oh nothing, he's just been teaching Yama his womanizing ways!" Sango glared at Miroku. Miroku smiled back at her and embraced her tightly, rubbing her back. She sighed and rested her head against his shoulder.
"I can't stay mad at you, you lecherous monk."
"Hey!"
"I'm only kidding! Geez!" Sango laughed and said good bye to Inuyasha and Kagome and began walking back to the village with Miroku.
"We should head back soon." Kagome rubbed her husband's ear. He purred softly, his eyes half closed. He grazed her shoulder with his teeth. She purred back and sank into a peaceful sleep in her lover's arms.
Kagome reached the village first, she ran towards Kaede's hut. The villagers glared at Inuyasha as he walked by.
*GRR* Inuyasha growled at the villagers, but they just continued to glare. Several villagers got up with their hoes and pitchforks and stood in fighting stances. A pink orb formed around Inuyasha, it grew thick and the villagers looked around to see where it had come from. Inuyasha looked at Kagome, she had stopped and was concentrating on the orb. She was looking him right in the eye, she was determined to protect him.
"Kagome.. it's ok, I'm fine." Kagome slowly let the orb fade, and growled at the villagers. The ones that were standing slowly began to work again, still glaring at Inuyasha. Kagome began to walk slowly towards Kaede's hut as she continued to watch the villagers to make sure they did not harm Inuyasha. The pink orb had become barely visible around him.
"Kagome, daijoubu." She sighed and let the orb disappear. She growled when the villagers had began to stand up and get into fighting stances again.
*GLARE* Sesshoumaru glared at the village out of the corner of his eye, a low rumble escaping from deep in his throat. The villager's eyes widened and they quickly got back to work. A few grumbled in protest, but began working after another glare from Sesshoumaru.
"Kaede! Kaede!" Kagome had reached the hut. "There is a little girl who is hurt! Come quick Kaede!" She ran into the hut, and almost ran right into Kaede herself. She turned around and stared into...
Open space.
Kagome glared, her cheeks turning crimson with embarrassment. She walked outside, her blue eyes brimmed with red, she glared at Sesshoumaru as he hunched over Rin. A low rumble escaped her lips as she watched him.
"Rin.." Sesshoumaru whispered. His tail had fallen from his shoulder, but instead of replacing it, he wrapped it around the young human. Kagome's eyes began to return to normal as her expression softened. She gazed upon Rin, she noticed the young girl's eyes began to dart around with discomfort.
"What is wrong with her?" Kagome placed a clawed hand gently on her forehead. "She has a slight fever." Kagome flinched slightly as she felt a prick in her finger. She could feel her blood being slightly drained. Then there was nothing, after ten seconds there was a second prick and more of her blood draining. She looked down perplexed, her eyes widened and two sweat drops formed on her forehead as a tiny flea demon grew to a chubby flea demon.
"Hi, I'm Chubby Myouga." Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru both grabbed one side of Myouga's mustache, they pulled, growling.
"Owww, that hurts!" Myouga whined. "Hey I did you a favor! I sucked the poison out of her!"
"What poison!? What happened to Rin!?" Sesshoumaru glared. Myouga had slipped out of the brother's grasp and was now about to bite Inuyasha. He jumped at Inuyasha and was about to land on him when a pink orb formed around him and barbequed Myouga. Myouga groan as he picked himself up, he had shrunk a bit. Inuyasha glanced at Kagome, she was staring right back at him, her eyes brimming with red again.
"Kagome, calm down, please?" Kagome showed her teeth, and Inuyasha shut up, realizing she was really mad.
"Mommy? Are you ok?" Reiko had appeared just behind her father. Myouga's eyes widened and he began bouncing towards her. Just as he was about to land on her, there was a bright pink light and Reiko was surrounded by a pink orb. Myouga again got barbequed and hit the floor looking like a piece of charcoal.
"Myouga, don't you dare!" Kagome had grabbed him and was squeezing him hard. He had almost returned to his normal size, he was now trying to get out of Kagome's grip.
"Kagome, there is only room for one short-tempered hanyou in this family." Inuyasha put a hand on her shoulder. She looked at him and sighed, squeezing Myouga once more before letting him go.
"Where am I? Who am I?" He floated to the floor, looking rather flat. Myouga had barely enough time to recover before he had been snatched and was being squeezed by a larger, full dog demon.
"What happened to Rin!?" Sesshoumaru spat at Myouga.
"Eh? Oh! Well I was bouncing around trying to find something to drink when I saw this beautiful girl. At first I thought she was Kagome, but I soon realized it was the little girl who traveled with you. I told her I was thirsty and she offered me her blood, so I drank happily. I stuck with her for over a week when a wolf tribe attacked us. This "prince" or so he called himself came and told the wolves they could eat us, but I bite them as they tried to kill us. The prince then gave Rin some poison, and told his tribe to come back in 3 days. He said we should be dead by then."
Inuyasha looked at Kagome, he already knew who Myouga was talking about.
"What did the prince look like, did he have long black hair? With bright blazing blue eyes? Could he run really fast, and did he seem to come in and out of tornados?" Kagome looked into space, with a blank expression on her face.
"H-hai.. How did you know?" Myouga questioned.
"Kouga.. Why?" Inuyasha had gone to Kagome's side and had his arms around her shoulders. He could feel her muscles tensing, he nuzzled her neck with his nose and brushed his fangs gently against her shoulder, growling softly, in an affectionate way. Kagome looked at Inuyasha, her expression softening. She nuzzled him back and whispered in his ear.
"We have to find him."
"I know." Inuyasha stood up and walked over to Reiko.
"Mommy and daddy have to go on a little trip. We'd love to take you, but we can't. It's too dangerous." Reiko looked up at her father with tears welling up in her eyes. Inuyasha's eyes softened. He nuzzled her as he had Kagome, he brushed his fangs against the dip in her neck gently. He smiled as she began to purr. He wiped the tears from her eyes, kissed her forehead and rubbed her little white ears. "I love you, Reiko." He whispered in her ear, before getting up and asking Kagura if she minded taking care of his daughter.
"I love you Reiko. We'll be back soon dear." Kagome walked over and nuzzled her cheek. She slowly stood up, a determined look upon her face. She looked over at her husband and sighed.
"Inuyasha! Let's go!" Inuyasha's ears perked up at the urgency in her voice. He ran to her side and began walking with her. They waved at everyone and walked down the path towards Kouga's den.
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Shippo and Kanna were lounging under the God's tree when Shippo suddenly got hit by an acorn.
"Eh?" Shippo looked around. His gaze fell upon a young demon, he began to tense. The demon's hair was jet black, it had been pulled back into two tight pig-tails. Her deep red eyes glittered in the sunlight. She tossed another acorn at Shippo.
"Eh? What's this?" He looked at her perplexed. "Wait a minute! I fought a young girl, who was as weak as me at the time. One of her attacks used acorns!"
"S-souten?" Shippo's eyes grew wide. Souten grinned.
"You remember.. It's been a while." She smiled, her fangs sparkling.
"You know her Shippo?" Kanna glared at the young woman, feeling jealousy burn inside her.
"H-hai.. I do. I fought her when I was weak and small. Before you and I met." Shippo stammered. Souten had grown very pretty since he last saw her. Her voice had also become more feminine. He could feel himself blushing as she sat down beside him.
"So how have you been?" She asked, leaning a little closer to him, taking in his scent. "God, he's handsome!"
"W-well..."
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Kagome and Inuyasha had been running at top speed for a little over an hour now, and they were coming up quickly to Kouga's den. Kagome was in mid- stride when she suddenly stopped. She skidded to a halt, and almost fell over when Inuyasha bumped into her.
"Hunny, can't you be a little more careful?" She took her gaze from him and looked at the mountain. Her gazed began following something down the mountain side.
"You sense the shards he has, don't you?"
"Hai. I want to kill him for what he did to Rin!"
"Wow, do you know how long I've waited to hear you say that?"
"Don't be smart!" Kagome chuckled at Inuyasha, she took his clawed hand in hers and squeezed, looking at him softly. She mouthed the words 'I love you', and smiled when he mouthed them back. She turned her gaze back at the shards that were coming down the mountain, gaining more and more speed.
A tornado sped down the mountain, heading straight for Kagome and Inuyasha. Kouga sniffed the air, his eyes widened and he attempted to stop quickly at full speed. Kouga fell forward, and began rolling down the mountain side. He stopped abruptly in front of Kagome.
"Kagome... Is that you?" He looked at her blue eyes, to her black ears, to her white sparkling fangs, and finally to her claws. "What happened to you!?"
"What do you mean? Don't you like my change?" Kagome pretended to act hurt. She looked at Inuyasha as he chuckled.
"Oi! Dog turd, shut up! Was I talking to you?" Kouga tensed slightly as he heard Kagome growl.
"You damn wimpy wolf! Give us the Shikon shards and we'll spare your life." Inuyasha glared at Kouga. Kagome rolled her eyes and groaned.
"Kagome, why don't you leave Inuyasha and come be with me. I could give you so much more!" A sweat drop formed on Kagome's forehead. she rolled her eyes again and looked at Inuyasha.
"Why? He's better for me. He's not a blood thirsty killer, like you." Kouga took a step back at that remark. He looked at them.
"How am I a blood thirsty killer? I haven't touched anyone."
"What about the young girl you poisoned?" Kagome yelled at him accusingly.
"Eh? Oh that bitch. KEH! She was a nuisance. When I found her, she had my missing wolf cub. When I asked for it back she yelled at me and told me no." He looked at Kagome.
"Whatever Kouga, that is still no reason to poison her and tell your wolves to kill her."
"I should have your head for that you wimpy wolf." Kagome looked at Inuyasha, glaring at him, and wishing he would shut up. Kouga glared and crouched down.
"Koi, Inuyasha!" Kouga smirked.
Inuyasha stood there, smiling. He tried very hard not to laugh, but he couldn't help it.
"Bring it? That's the only thing you can say? What's wrong Kouga, forgotten how to fight?!" Kouga growled and lunged at Inuyasha. He slashed Inuyasha's chest and threw him into a tree. Inuyasha growled and jumped up, just barely missing Kouga's fist. Kagome groaned as she watched Kouga make an ass out of himself, as usual.
Inuyasha hit Kouga in the gut with his foot, sending him flying five feet away into a tree. Kouga groaned and got up, his legs burning with the Shikon's power. He sped towards Inuyasha, gripping him by the neck and holding him firmly against a tree. Inuyasha began to struggle as Kouga slowly began to apply pressure to his throat. He tried to kick Kouga away, but Kouga dodged it, still holding Inuyasha's neck. Kouga slammed his fist against Inuyasha's knees, making his legs go limp. Inuyasha yowled in pain, he began snarling menacing, but he felt his skin prickle and he looked over at Kagome. She was staring directly at him, her blue eyes brimmed brightly with red. He could hear the low growl from her as she turned her gaze from him to Kouga. Kouga's eyes widened as he was thrown ten feet away from Inuyasha, his chest and arms where burning from the pink orb that had formed around Inuyasha. Before he could get up, he was pounced on by Kagome, her clawed hand around his throat, she pushed him into the ground.
"K-kagome?" Kouga choked out. She growled when he said her name, her eyes turned bright red, pink light coming from her mouth.
"I could kill you now. I'm part Miko, remember? I have combined powers, including new ones. Want me to test them on you?" She smirked as she opened her mouth. Pink light pouring out from her gaping mouth, saliva dripping off her fangs. Her eyes were bright red, burning with the desire to see Kouga suffer.
"Kagome, that's enough!" Kagome growled and her eyes returned to normal. She looked over her shoulder at Inuyasha. She snarled and squeezed Kouga's neck, turning her gaze back to him.
"Kagome I'm serious. I know your mad about Rin, but come on. Take the shards and lets go!" Inuyasha growled at her. She looked down at Kouga just as he kicked her in the stomach. She flew back three feet and landed on her feet. She growled.
"You bastard! I'll kill you! Give me the shards!"
"Over my dead body!"
"That can be arranged!"
"Koi!"
"Prepare yourself!" Kagome snarled as Inuyasha touched her shoulder.
"Kagome..."
"Nani?!"
"Go easy on him, don't kill him."
*GRR* Kagome's eyes turned bright red, her mouth began to glow pink. She looked at Kouga. She shot a gigantic purifying beam at him.
"SHIT! I can't dodge it!" Kouga's mind screamed as the ball hit him. He flew back against a tree and screamed as his youkai began to shatter. He slowly began to slip into unconsciousness. The last thing he could feel was someone taking his Shikon shards from his legs. He groaned and then was silent.
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"Keh! That was easy!" Kagome grinned as she looked at the two new Shikon shards she had. She looked over at Inuyasha, he didn't seem very happy. "Daijouba ka, Inuyasha?"
"Hai, daijoubu." He looked at her out of the corner of his eye. She crawled over to him and wrapped her arms around his shoulders.
"You sure?" She teased his ears, brushing her fangs against them and nibbling them slightly. She laughed when his ears twitched.
"Hai!" He laughed and pulled her in front of him. He wrapped his arms around her body, resting the palms of his hands on her stomach. He then rested his chin against her shoulder and sighed. "I miss times like these, ever since we had out little terror of a child, we've never had time for us anymore."
"What do you mean 'terror of a child'? The poor hanyou is practically scared of her shadow." Kagome chuckled. "But she's a little dumpling isn't she?" She placed her hands against his and leaned into his chest. Kagome's ears perked up as she heard a familiar couple coming their way.
"Miroku! Why do you insist on teaching our son that kind of thing? He's not hunting to pass on the family curse, since there isn't any anymore!"
"Sango, we want him to get married don't we?"
"Not by asking every girl he meets to bare his damn child! He's 15!"
"Sango, come on, he doesn't really mean it!"
Sango and Miroku came over the hill arguing about their son. They stopped short when they saw Kagome and Inuyasha.
"Oh sorry!" They both said together, and turned to leave.
"No wait! Your welcome to stay!" Kagome said, pulling away from Inuyasha slightly. She could hear Inuyasha growl, she looked back at him and glared.
"This is our time!" He mumbled under his breath. She smirked and grazed her fangs against his neck, making a purr come from his throat.
"Bitch!"
"Shut up!"
"Make me!"
"Don't tempt me!"
"Oh yea!?" Inuyasha grinned and nuzzled her neck, breathing heavily against it. Kagome purred then shoved him away.
"Not in public Inuyasha!" Kagome blushed as she looked at Sango and Miroku, who had both raised an eyebrow at the couple.
"Oi, Miroku, what have you done to Yama that's got Sango all pissed?" Inuyasha smirked. He groaned as Kagome elbowed him lightly in the stomach.
"Oh nothing, he's just been teaching Yama his womanizing ways!" Sango glared at Miroku. Miroku smiled back at her and embraced her tightly, rubbing her back. She sighed and rested her head against his shoulder.
"I can't stay mad at you, you lecherous monk."
"Hey!"
"I'm only kidding! Geez!" Sango laughed and said good bye to Inuyasha and Kagome and began walking back to the village with Miroku.
"We should head back soon." Kagome rubbed her husband's ear. He purred softly, his eyes half closed. He grazed her shoulder with his teeth. She purred back and sank into a peaceful sleep in her lover's arms.
