A/N: Hmmm this thing is starting to sound like a soap opera, isn't it? *shudders* BAH its okay if I'm a sap, right? Of course it is ^_^! Well, on with the story!

P.S. Prepare for much angst, my fellow wind-fish! (and a description of a sex scene...don't worry: its brief =D)

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Serenity ran, not knowing where to go and not caring. The tears flowed freely, and the racking sobs that shook her body were making breathing difficult. Since she was in pretty good (physical) shape, she made it about a mile and a half before pausing to rest.

Serenity collapsed to her knees and put her face in her hands.

"Gods, why?" she sobbed, shaking her head.

A sharp pain in her shoulders and back caused her to whimper and lay down on the soft grass.

The situation played over and over in her head like a bad movie.

Kouga yelling at her, grabbing her, throwing her.

Serenity wiped her eyes.

And it was all in defense of that bitch Kagome.

'Well fine then,' she thought after resting for a few minutes. She had caught her breath by then and got up. She had also made her decision.

She would go to the Well and return to her world.

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Kouga sprinted though the forest, getting more frightened by the moment.

"SERENITY!" he screamed repeatedly, not getting a response. Panting with his effort, he continued to run, jumping over fallen logs and ducking under low branches.

First, he went to the waterfall, then to the hot springs, and then to anywhere else that Serenity had ever gone to. She was (usually) an extremely predictable person, and not being able to find her in any of her favorite places left Kouga with only one option left:

The Well.

The sun had completely set by then, and Kouga feared having his mate out in the forest at night.

He stopped for a moment and sniffed a soft patch of grass.

Serenity's scent was all over it.

More sniffing revealed that her scent was coming from the North.

Where the Well was.

Kouga didn't try to stop the tears this time, as he had in front of the pack. The thought of losing his dear Serenity was more than he could stand.

'Not just her,' he reminded himself. 'But our child as well.'

Serenity's scent was fading fast as a wind began to blow.

Kouga desperately pursued it.

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Serenity was exhausted by the time she reached the Well. She sat with her head resting against its side. She fought to catch her breath, and startled when a hot liquid ran into her left eye. She impatiently wiped it with her index and middle fingers and looked.

Blood.

A cut on her forehead bled steadily, and she tried to think of how it got there.

'Oh yeah,' she remembered. 'Kagome did it.'

While Serenity despised Kagome for the whole incident with Kouga, she admired the girl for her ability to fight so well.

Serenity sighed loudly and put her hands on her stomach. "Its just you and me for now, darling," she said softly, rubbing her belly.

She cast a glance at the Well, not so sure of herself anymore.

She was well aware of the need to stay. Not just because she faced the conviction of Jason's murder when and if she ever returned to her world, but because of her bond with Kouga.

Serenity felt the tears threatening to return. Her heart and her head ached like never before.

'I should probably think this over before jumping TO conclusions and INTO wells,' Serenity thought sadly.

She felt terrible for humiliating Kouga in front of the pack, but after hearing stories about that Kagome chick, she wanted revenge.

'Kouga didn't deserve to be treated like that.'

Serenity then felt a weird sensation in her stomach: not quite pain but more like a dull throbbing. She began to get anxious and frightened.

***

Serenity was always open with Kouga, but there was one secret she kept from him...

They were together for a little less than a month when they had sex for the first time.

Since it happened in the heat of a moment, neither of them had childbearing in mind.

However, Serenity found out a month later that she was pregnant.

The day she planned on telling Kouga, she experienced an attack from a bush- pig.

Serenity miscarried the next day.

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She never told Kouga, and as she lay resting against the Well, she realized that she should have.

He chastised her enough after the attack for 'Not being careful enough' when she went into the forest to pick blackberries for him. She was far too upset to tell him.

She also didn't want to hurt him.

The whole incident made Serenity crave a child even more. When she brought it up to Kouga, he quickly agreed. He had been under pressure by the pack to continue his line. And aside from that, he wanted to have a child with his Serenity.

He loved her so dearly.

And the decision was mutual.

So they gave it a shot.

One night, the pack was celebrating a VERY successful hunt that resulted in enough food to last for months. While everyone was occupied with the festivities, Kouga grabbed Serenity's hand and, with a playful smile on his face, led her to the waterfall....

Serenity bit her lip and smiled weakly at the memory. They made love in the plush grass next to the water, and it was the most sensual thing that Serenity had ever experienced.

Kouga had laid her down on the grass and they kissed for a long time before the removal of any clothes took place.

Serenity remembered the delightful sting of his teeth gently biting into her shoulder...

Him holding her close...

His labored breathing...

Moaning her name...

Telling her he loved her...

*Sigh*

And that one night of lust had resulted in the child Serenity was carrying.

She suddenly felt very alone.

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Kouga lost Serenity's scent after a half of a mile, but continued towards the Well. He skidded to a stop when he smelled blood.

Serenity's blood.

"Oh no," Kouga moaned, looking around wildly. Upon finding nothing, he looked up at the Northern Star. He was headed in the right direction, and was almost at the Well.

As he ran towards it, the scent of Serenity's blood got stronger and stronger.

When Kouga got there, he saw his mate lying against the side of it, apparently dozing. She stirred and opened her eyes when a twig broke beneath his foot.

"Kouga?"

"Darling-"

A deafening screech was heard overhead, and when they looked up they saw one of the Birds of Paradise swooping down towards them. Serenity bolted to Kouga.

"Honey-!"

But not fast enough.

"SERENITY!" Kouga screamed, watching the Bird grab her and fly away with her in its grasp.

He was mortified. "NO! YOU'RE NOT TAKING HER FROM ME!"

Despite his exhaustion, Kouga pursued the Bird that was holding his shreiking mate.

"Kouga, help me!" she pleaded, and he could see blood running down her legs from where the Bird's claws were dug into her sides.

'The baby,' Kouga thought, forcing himself to move faster through the trees. Serenity's cries of agony and pain infuriated him, and when he saw a cliff approaching, he prepared to jump.

The second he leapt off the cliff edge to attack the Bird, he felt blood spattering on his face. He reached out and clung to the Bird's tail.

"YOU FUCKING BASTARD!! LET HER GO!!" he shouted, un-sheathing his sword and ramming it into the Bird's left leg. The hideous beast shreiked, and tried to shake Kouga off its body. He looked and saw that Serenity was no longer writhing, screaming, or anything. She was unconcious in the Bird's claws.

"Serenity," he murmured, his heart skipping a few beats.

Then Kouga saw nothing but red.

He began to relentlessly stab the Bird's body, snarling, growling, and cursing. It screeched again and released Serenity. She began to fall, still unconious. Kouga immediantly jumped down after her.

They were about 1,500 feet up (yeah I know, really tall ^_^ But who cares?), and when Kouga reached Serenity he grabbed her into his arms. She came to, barely.

"Kouga...?" she whispered in a distant voice.

He pushed his hands against Serenity's gashed waist, and felt the blood pulse out between his fingers. Looking down, he saw the river and noted that they would land in it. "It's alright, sweety," he said, kissing her on the top of her blond head. She twitched.

"I don't want to lost the baby," she moaned, her voice obviously strained. Kouga prepared himself and Serenity for impact with the river by having his back face the water while holding his mate on top of his body. He kissed her again.

"We're not going to lose the baby, dear, we're all going to be just fine," Kouga said, though not very convinced himself. Serenity wheezed.

"I . Love . You . Darling ...."

Before Kouga could respond, another one of the Birds swooped down and tore her from his arms.

Blood sprayed all over him.

Kouga screamed mournfully.

Then he hit the water.

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