A/N: OoOoOoo! You like it when the pudding happens, eh? BWAHAAHAHA!
(Sorry peoples! I'm hyper on Girl Scout Cookies....mmmm Thin Mints.....) Blah
blah blah I'm not even going to bother saying it, you already know. (HINT:
it start with an 'R' and ends with a 'W') =P
P.S. I have nothing against Kagome, so don't get all bitchy with the references made to her in this story; ITS JUST A DAMN STORY! I needed to make her seem that way to make the plot work, Ka-Peesh?
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Kouga didn't stop walking until he reached the waterfall; where he usually went to relax and think.
He had a lot of thinking to do.
'So she's pregnant now?' he thought, his heart beating hard. He splashed some of the river's cold water on his face.
The water didn't make the bad feeling go away.
Kouga wasn't worried about the responsibilities of being a father; he knew he could handle it.
He just couldn't shake the fact that his and Serenity's children were going to be half human. Like the pack said several times, they wouldn't live very long lives. Kouga would have to see his own children die while he lived on.
And not just that, he would have to watch his dear Serenity die as well.
He suddenly felt nauseous, and had to lean back against the rocks. Staring up at the clouds, Kouga began to worry. He loved his Serenity dearly, more than anything else in his life.
Even more than he loved Kagome.
'But that wasn't love,' he reminded himself.
Kouga heard a rustling in the bushes, and sat up immediately, his hand on the hilt of his sword.
"Who's there!" he barked, and was greeted by a timid Serenity coming towards him. He let out a slow breath. "What are you doing here, Serenity?"
She had obviously been crying, and Kouga regretted being so stern with her. She sat beside him on the stone.
"Darling, I love you," she said, sounding like she was sorry for something. She also sounded like she was scared.
"I love you too, Dear," Kouga said softly, looking at his mate. Serenity put her feet in the water and sniffed.
Kouga began to feel bad. While Serenity numbly played with the water, he began to wonder: 'Is she capable of successfully having a child?' Kouga's mate was rather small, and wouldn't usually be considered a good candidate for childbearing. If anything happened to her, Kouga was ready to accept the guilt.
"Are you sure you're-"he began.
"Yes," Serenity interrupted, looking at him with tearful eyes. "I'm sorry- "
Kouga grabbed her and pulled her close. "You didn't do anything wrong. This is something to be happy about."
Serenity wiped her eyes, and smiled weakly. "Yeah, I guess it is, isn't it?"
Kouga stood and reached out for her hand. She took it and rose beside him.
"I love you," he said before wrapping his arms around her waist and kissing her for quite a long time.
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Back at the clearing, word was buzzing about Serenity's pregnancy. Minoko had told her mother what Serenity said to Kouga, who told the healers, who told the warriors, and so on (you know how rumors go =D). By the time Kouga and Serenity returned from the waterfall, they were met with a deafening silence.
"I think they know," Serenity whispered to Kouga, who nodded in agreement.
He made an announcement later that night during the feeding that the rumors were true, and that Serenity would be due in about 7 or so months.
Serenity was surprised by the large amounts of happiness emitting from the pack. For a group that wasn't too fond of her, they seemed pretty ecstatic about the news.
Oh well.
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Kouga was proud of Serenity for being so tolerant towards the pack. While the news of her pregnancy was enough to make the females become friendlier, the males continued to only be nice to Kouga. She was still treated like the omega. Despite the fact that she was higher ranking than all of them put together, Serenity never questioned them as to why they were so hostile towards her. When Kouga asked why, she simply shrugged and said, "Everybody's entitled to free will. I'm sure they have their reasons."
Kouga would smile sadly at this. His mate had improved the living conditions of the pack in several ways. She introduced things called "batteries", and had also brought gadgets that were run by the batteries. These machines ranged from "flashlights" to a thing called a "stereo": the pack's favorite. It emitted sounds and music from disks that were placed into it. Everybody was always squabbling over who could use it first, and Kouga was pleased to see that Serenity was able to get their minds off of the war with the Birds of Paradise.
And yet, she was still disrespected on a daily basis. All that Serenity would do in response was smile her pretty smile and ignore it.
However, she only kept up this carefree image for the sake of Kouga. She loved him dearly, and did not want to bother him with her personal problems. She kept to herself and never questioned him, let alone disrespect or disobey.
Serenity's quiet persona vanished one evening.
On that quiet calm night, Serenity was teaching the cubs how to work the stereo and put the C.D.'s into it. They were all huddled around her, excitedly asking questions about both the machine and her pregnancy. Kouga watched her talk, chatter, and giggle with the cubs and answer all of their questions. Even though she was barely showing, Serenity still let the cubs put their hands on her stomach and ask what she was going to name it.
Kouga could tell that his mate would make a great mother.
He sat perched on a rock, watching them, when suddenly he heard something. Then the scent hit him:
Kagome?
Kouga jumped to his feet, his heart pounding. He knew she was there before he even turned all the way around.
"Kouga?"
he glared. Six years ago, he placed his claim on her; only to be turned down for that half-demon mutt Inuyasha.
"What are you doing here?" he growled, his hair standing on end as she got closer to him. She looked at the ground, appearing sad.
"Things between the two of us didn't work out so well, and now he's with Kikyo. I figured that I could always come to you......" She reached out and touched Kouga's arm. He tore away.
"You know I've revoked my claim on you, Kagome! What kind of fool do you take me for?! I have a mate now, and she would never leave me for somebody else like you did!"
Serenity heard Kouga yelling, and walked towards it to investigate.
When she found him, she saw that a female she didn't recognize was with him.
Touching him.
Leaning into him.
KISSING HIM?!
Without hesitating, Serenity leapt onto Kagome and began hitting. Her vision was red with fury.
Kouga was shocked. Not only by the fighting taking place right in front of him, but also by the fact that his mate came from seemingly nowhere.
Without thinking, he grabbed Serenity by the waist and yanked her off of Kagome. Serenity squeaked in pain, but continued to shout obscenities at Kagome.
"You fucking bitch! I'm going to kill you!"
she wriggled her way out of Kouga's hands and was quickly met by Kagome getting in a few hits of her own.
Kouga stepped in between them.
"STOP THIS RIGHT NOW!!" he bellowed, and by now the pack was present to see what was going on. Serenity ignored Kouga's demand and jumped back onto Kagome.
Kouga lost his temper.
He grabbed Serenity and stood her in front of him. Shaking her very hard, he yelled into her face, "I SAID STOP! LEAVE HER ALONE!!" before roughly throwing her to the ground.
There was a moment of silence as she pulled herself to her feet. She had several scrapes, bruises, and even had a bloody lip from the fight with Kagome. She looked up at Kouga with tears in her green eyes.
Kouga stood stock still, shaking.
"Serenity, I-"
"No," she interrupted, putting up her hands. "Just don't. I've seen enough."
Serenity walked between Kouga and Kagome, brushing off his hands when he tried to touch her. She didn't even respond when Kagome spat,
"Get lost, whore!"
Serenity walked into the forest and disappeared.
Kouga spun around to face Kagome, his eyes flaming with rage. "Get out of here," he snarled, shoving her. He clenched his fists when she did nothing. She pouted.
"But Kouga-"
"Get her out of here NOW!" Kouga barked at the other wolves before darting into the forest after Serenity.
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A/N: You likey? Heheheheee thanks for the review! *squishings to reviewer*
P.S. I have nothing against Kagome, so don't get all bitchy with the references made to her in this story; ITS JUST A DAMN STORY! I needed to make her seem that way to make the plot work, Ka-Peesh?
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Kouga didn't stop walking until he reached the waterfall; where he usually went to relax and think.
He had a lot of thinking to do.
'So she's pregnant now?' he thought, his heart beating hard. He splashed some of the river's cold water on his face.
The water didn't make the bad feeling go away.
Kouga wasn't worried about the responsibilities of being a father; he knew he could handle it.
He just couldn't shake the fact that his and Serenity's children were going to be half human. Like the pack said several times, they wouldn't live very long lives. Kouga would have to see his own children die while he lived on.
And not just that, he would have to watch his dear Serenity die as well.
He suddenly felt nauseous, and had to lean back against the rocks. Staring up at the clouds, Kouga began to worry. He loved his Serenity dearly, more than anything else in his life.
Even more than he loved Kagome.
'But that wasn't love,' he reminded himself.
Kouga heard a rustling in the bushes, and sat up immediately, his hand on the hilt of his sword.
"Who's there!" he barked, and was greeted by a timid Serenity coming towards him. He let out a slow breath. "What are you doing here, Serenity?"
She had obviously been crying, and Kouga regretted being so stern with her. She sat beside him on the stone.
"Darling, I love you," she said, sounding like she was sorry for something. She also sounded like she was scared.
"I love you too, Dear," Kouga said softly, looking at his mate. Serenity put her feet in the water and sniffed.
Kouga began to feel bad. While Serenity numbly played with the water, he began to wonder: 'Is she capable of successfully having a child?' Kouga's mate was rather small, and wouldn't usually be considered a good candidate for childbearing. If anything happened to her, Kouga was ready to accept the guilt.
"Are you sure you're-"he began.
"Yes," Serenity interrupted, looking at him with tearful eyes. "I'm sorry- "
Kouga grabbed her and pulled her close. "You didn't do anything wrong. This is something to be happy about."
Serenity wiped her eyes, and smiled weakly. "Yeah, I guess it is, isn't it?"
Kouga stood and reached out for her hand. She took it and rose beside him.
"I love you," he said before wrapping his arms around her waist and kissing her for quite a long time.
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Back at the clearing, word was buzzing about Serenity's pregnancy. Minoko had told her mother what Serenity said to Kouga, who told the healers, who told the warriors, and so on (you know how rumors go =D). By the time Kouga and Serenity returned from the waterfall, they were met with a deafening silence.
"I think they know," Serenity whispered to Kouga, who nodded in agreement.
He made an announcement later that night during the feeding that the rumors were true, and that Serenity would be due in about 7 or so months.
Serenity was surprised by the large amounts of happiness emitting from the pack. For a group that wasn't too fond of her, they seemed pretty ecstatic about the news.
Oh well.
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Kouga was proud of Serenity for being so tolerant towards the pack. While the news of her pregnancy was enough to make the females become friendlier, the males continued to only be nice to Kouga. She was still treated like the omega. Despite the fact that she was higher ranking than all of them put together, Serenity never questioned them as to why they were so hostile towards her. When Kouga asked why, she simply shrugged and said, "Everybody's entitled to free will. I'm sure they have their reasons."
Kouga would smile sadly at this. His mate had improved the living conditions of the pack in several ways. She introduced things called "batteries", and had also brought gadgets that were run by the batteries. These machines ranged from "flashlights" to a thing called a "stereo": the pack's favorite. It emitted sounds and music from disks that were placed into it. Everybody was always squabbling over who could use it first, and Kouga was pleased to see that Serenity was able to get their minds off of the war with the Birds of Paradise.
And yet, she was still disrespected on a daily basis. All that Serenity would do in response was smile her pretty smile and ignore it.
However, she only kept up this carefree image for the sake of Kouga. She loved him dearly, and did not want to bother him with her personal problems. She kept to herself and never questioned him, let alone disrespect or disobey.
Serenity's quiet persona vanished one evening.
On that quiet calm night, Serenity was teaching the cubs how to work the stereo and put the C.D.'s into it. They were all huddled around her, excitedly asking questions about both the machine and her pregnancy. Kouga watched her talk, chatter, and giggle with the cubs and answer all of their questions. Even though she was barely showing, Serenity still let the cubs put their hands on her stomach and ask what she was going to name it.
Kouga could tell that his mate would make a great mother.
He sat perched on a rock, watching them, when suddenly he heard something. Then the scent hit him:
Kagome?
Kouga jumped to his feet, his heart pounding. He knew she was there before he even turned all the way around.
"Kouga?"
he glared. Six years ago, he placed his claim on her; only to be turned down for that half-demon mutt Inuyasha.
"What are you doing here?" he growled, his hair standing on end as she got closer to him. She looked at the ground, appearing sad.
"Things between the two of us didn't work out so well, and now he's with Kikyo. I figured that I could always come to you......" She reached out and touched Kouga's arm. He tore away.
"You know I've revoked my claim on you, Kagome! What kind of fool do you take me for?! I have a mate now, and she would never leave me for somebody else like you did!"
Serenity heard Kouga yelling, and walked towards it to investigate.
When she found him, she saw that a female she didn't recognize was with him.
Touching him.
Leaning into him.
KISSING HIM?!
Without hesitating, Serenity leapt onto Kagome and began hitting. Her vision was red with fury.
Kouga was shocked. Not only by the fighting taking place right in front of him, but also by the fact that his mate came from seemingly nowhere.
Without thinking, he grabbed Serenity by the waist and yanked her off of Kagome. Serenity squeaked in pain, but continued to shout obscenities at Kagome.
"You fucking bitch! I'm going to kill you!"
she wriggled her way out of Kouga's hands and was quickly met by Kagome getting in a few hits of her own.
Kouga stepped in between them.
"STOP THIS RIGHT NOW!!" he bellowed, and by now the pack was present to see what was going on. Serenity ignored Kouga's demand and jumped back onto Kagome.
Kouga lost his temper.
He grabbed Serenity and stood her in front of him. Shaking her very hard, he yelled into her face, "I SAID STOP! LEAVE HER ALONE!!" before roughly throwing her to the ground.
There was a moment of silence as she pulled herself to her feet. She had several scrapes, bruises, and even had a bloody lip from the fight with Kagome. She looked up at Kouga with tears in her green eyes.
Kouga stood stock still, shaking.
"Serenity, I-"
"No," she interrupted, putting up her hands. "Just don't. I've seen enough."
Serenity walked between Kouga and Kagome, brushing off his hands when he tried to touch her. She didn't even respond when Kagome spat,
"Get lost, whore!"
Serenity walked into the forest and disappeared.
Kouga spun around to face Kagome, his eyes flaming with rage. "Get out of here," he snarled, shoving her. He clenched his fists when she did nothing. She pouted.
"But Kouga-"
"Get her out of here NOW!" Kouga barked at the other wolves before darting into the forest after Serenity.
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A/N: You likey? Heheheheee thanks for the review! *squishings to reviewer*