A/N: Alright, litter-mates! Here is the 9th chapter out of.....umm......I don't
know yet =) Yeah this story will keep going until I get bored with it
(Which isn't going to be any time soon =P)
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Ginta and Hakkaku had set out to find Kouga shortly after he left. Since they assumed that they had nothing to worry about, they took their time. Ginta figured that they would be at the waterfall soon and find both Kouga and Serenity.
"Hmmm, they're not here," Hakkaku said when they got there.
Suddenly there was a loud scream, that was followed by an equally loud splash that came from downstream. Ginta and Hakkaku ran towards the sound and found none other than Kouga in the water.
After they dragged him out and laid him on the shore, Kouga coughed violently for a few minutes before croaking, "Where's Serenity? Is she okay?!"
Ginta and Hakkaku looked at each other before saying in unison, "We haven't seen her since that incident with Kagome. We thought you might've found her already."
Kouga broke down and cried, "The Birds took her! There was blood EVERYWHERE; I don't know where she could be!" He continued to sob loudly and shamelessly. His friends both knew that if Serenity really WAS taken by the Birds of Paradise, she didn't have a very good chance at living through it.
Instead of saying that out loud, they hauled the hysterical Kouga away from the river.
Kouga was too weak and upset to protest.
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when the Birds landed in their nesting grounds, they made sure that the human female was cleaned and treated for her wounds at once.
After a few hours, Serenity's breath stabilized and she regained (groggy) consciousness. After one look at the Birds she tried to scream, but all that came out was mewing-like noises.
"There's no use in making noise," one of the Birds said in its repulsive voice. "It's not like anybody will hear you."
Serenity looked around herself, and saw that the ground was littered with wolf bones. She became enraged at the sight.
"How dare you," she snarled, venom dripping from her voice. The Birds laughed at her.
"Pitiful human! You have no business with the Wolf Demon Tribe in the first place!"
"Fuck you, asshole!"
The Birds continued to antagonize her. "You are aware of the war occurring between us and those mangy wolves, correct? Well, since they mate for life, holding you here would most definately do some serious emotional damage to Kouga, would it not?" The beast grinned, showing rows of immensely sharp teeth. "After he withers away and dies, you will be eliminated."
Serenity rolled her eyes. "Sounds like a novel idea, Einstein. You seem to have forgotten that Kouga has a will stronger than the fucking Berlin Wall, and would be able to live on long after I die."
The Birds glared down at her and examined her face.
"Rest for now," they said, their tones hardly comforting. They pressed her down with their large claws. She yelped in pain.
Serenity laid on the filthy ground and though, "As soon as those fuckers turn their backs, I'm out of here,' ready to sneak off as soon as the chance came up.
She had no idea how far she could make it with as much blood as she lost, but she knew she had to try. (whoa! That's a lot of 'she's' =P)
One of the Birds that was watching her was so close that she could feel its breath on her body. She turned over and saw it perched 3 feet away from her. Looking closer, she noted that it had fallen asleep.
Serenity looked up at the sun, and estimated it to be about 9:00 a.m. It took and 8 hour wait for her to be able to move.
Good things come to those who wait, after all.
She realized that she didn't feel pain after awhile, only a dull numbness. She figured that it must have been from something they treated her wounds with.
But Serenity wasn't worried about herself.
She was worried about Kouga and the baby.
Quietly rising to her feet, she looked around for any other Birds. Seeing none, she set out.
~*~*~*~*~TWO WEEKS LATER~*~*~*~*~
The pack gathered around Kouga, nervous and whispering.
"What happened?"
"Is he going to be okay?"
"Where's Serenity?"
"I heard that the Birds got her-"
"Oh my! She's probably dead!"
"That's a shame......"
"How will Kouga react?"
Kouga was lying on his straw nest, staring blankly at the wall of the cave and ignoring the pack. He was thinking about what to do. His mate and unborn child were out there somewhere and still alive.
He could feel it.
Ginta and Hakkaku shooed the pack away and stayed to talk to Kouga.
"Kouga, we're sorry for your loss-"Ginta began, but was startled by a growl from Kouga.
"What loss? I haven't lost anything! How dare you say that!"
"Look," Hakkaku said, getting stern. "she was taken by the Birds, and the chance of her returning is little to none! There's no need to take it out on us, we're just trying to make you feel better!"
Kouga looked up at his friends, his face flushed with frustration and sorrow. "I'm scared. I know she's alive, I just wish that she was here."
He stood and walked out of the cave. Looking at the sun, he saw that is was about 4:00 p.m. Ginta and Hakkaku went to his side.
"Where are you going?" they asked, and were even more curious when Kouga stood completely still and sniffed the breeze.
He growled menacingly.
"I smell the Birds," he said in a dangerously low tone. "They're headed this way."
Ginta and Hakkaku went with Kouga into the forest. All three had their swords drawn, ready to attack.
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Serenity had grabbed something before she left the nesting grounds of the Birds; an odd chunk of shiny pinkish colored stone. She remembered that her mother had one just like it. The Bird that was watching her had spat it out of its disgusting mouth while it was snoring, and she took it to give to Kouga when (and if) she got home.
'Yeesh,' she thought. 'I'm not even a wolf and I can smell how much I reek of those fucking buzzards.'
It took several days of trekking through the woods and up the side of the ravine to reach the section of the forest that belonged to the Demon Wolf Tribe. Horribly weak, Serenity collapsed just before reaching the clearing.
~*~*~*~*~
Hakkaku heard the rustling in the bushes and the loud *THUMP* first.
When he saw Serenity laying panting in the shrubbery, he nearly screamed.
She looked dead, but the sound of her breathing reassured him. She looked up at him and wheezed, "What's up, bro?" with a weak smile on her pretty face.
"Kouga! Come here!" Hakkaku shouted over his shoulder, kneeling down in front of Serenity.
Kouga came running up with Ginta. He was met with the site of his mate lying in the shrubs with bandages wrapped around her midsection and coughing out her breaths.
"Oh, love!" he cried, wrapping his arms around her and crying into her neck. Her scent rushed into his nose, making him much more relieved. "Thank Gods you're alive!"
Ginta and Hakkaku sighed in relief. Kouga would be back to normal, and the pack could move on with both leaders.
Kouga picked up his mate and carried her back to the clearing with Ginta and Hakkaku in tow.
*** Okay well there's the chapter; hope you all liked it....IF ANYBODY'S READING IT *^_^*
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Ginta and Hakkaku had set out to find Kouga shortly after he left. Since they assumed that they had nothing to worry about, they took their time. Ginta figured that they would be at the waterfall soon and find both Kouga and Serenity.
"Hmmm, they're not here," Hakkaku said when they got there.
Suddenly there was a loud scream, that was followed by an equally loud splash that came from downstream. Ginta and Hakkaku ran towards the sound and found none other than Kouga in the water.
After they dragged him out and laid him on the shore, Kouga coughed violently for a few minutes before croaking, "Where's Serenity? Is she okay?!"
Ginta and Hakkaku looked at each other before saying in unison, "We haven't seen her since that incident with Kagome. We thought you might've found her already."
Kouga broke down and cried, "The Birds took her! There was blood EVERYWHERE; I don't know where she could be!" He continued to sob loudly and shamelessly. His friends both knew that if Serenity really WAS taken by the Birds of Paradise, she didn't have a very good chance at living through it.
Instead of saying that out loud, they hauled the hysterical Kouga away from the river.
Kouga was too weak and upset to protest.
~*~*~*~*~
when the Birds landed in their nesting grounds, they made sure that the human female was cleaned and treated for her wounds at once.
After a few hours, Serenity's breath stabilized and she regained (groggy) consciousness. After one look at the Birds she tried to scream, but all that came out was mewing-like noises.
"There's no use in making noise," one of the Birds said in its repulsive voice. "It's not like anybody will hear you."
Serenity looked around herself, and saw that the ground was littered with wolf bones. She became enraged at the sight.
"How dare you," she snarled, venom dripping from her voice. The Birds laughed at her.
"Pitiful human! You have no business with the Wolf Demon Tribe in the first place!"
"Fuck you, asshole!"
The Birds continued to antagonize her. "You are aware of the war occurring between us and those mangy wolves, correct? Well, since they mate for life, holding you here would most definately do some serious emotional damage to Kouga, would it not?" The beast grinned, showing rows of immensely sharp teeth. "After he withers away and dies, you will be eliminated."
Serenity rolled her eyes. "Sounds like a novel idea, Einstein. You seem to have forgotten that Kouga has a will stronger than the fucking Berlin Wall, and would be able to live on long after I die."
The Birds glared down at her and examined her face.
"Rest for now," they said, their tones hardly comforting. They pressed her down with their large claws. She yelped in pain.
Serenity laid on the filthy ground and though, "As soon as those fuckers turn their backs, I'm out of here,' ready to sneak off as soon as the chance came up.
She had no idea how far she could make it with as much blood as she lost, but she knew she had to try. (whoa! That's a lot of 'she's' =P)
One of the Birds that was watching her was so close that she could feel its breath on her body. She turned over and saw it perched 3 feet away from her. Looking closer, she noted that it had fallen asleep.
Serenity looked up at the sun, and estimated it to be about 9:00 a.m. It took and 8 hour wait for her to be able to move.
Good things come to those who wait, after all.
She realized that she didn't feel pain after awhile, only a dull numbness. She figured that it must have been from something they treated her wounds with.
But Serenity wasn't worried about herself.
She was worried about Kouga and the baby.
Quietly rising to her feet, she looked around for any other Birds. Seeing none, she set out.
~*~*~*~*~TWO WEEKS LATER~*~*~*~*~
The pack gathered around Kouga, nervous and whispering.
"What happened?"
"Is he going to be okay?"
"Where's Serenity?"
"I heard that the Birds got her-"
"Oh my! She's probably dead!"
"That's a shame......"
"How will Kouga react?"
Kouga was lying on his straw nest, staring blankly at the wall of the cave and ignoring the pack. He was thinking about what to do. His mate and unborn child were out there somewhere and still alive.
He could feel it.
Ginta and Hakkaku shooed the pack away and stayed to talk to Kouga.
"Kouga, we're sorry for your loss-"Ginta began, but was startled by a growl from Kouga.
"What loss? I haven't lost anything! How dare you say that!"
"Look," Hakkaku said, getting stern. "she was taken by the Birds, and the chance of her returning is little to none! There's no need to take it out on us, we're just trying to make you feel better!"
Kouga looked up at his friends, his face flushed with frustration and sorrow. "I'm scared. I know she's alive, I just wish that she was here."
He stood and walked out of the cave. Looking at the sun, he saw that is was about 4:00 p.m. Ginta and Hakkaku went to his side.
"Where are you going?" they asked, and were even more curious when Kouga stood completely still and sniffed the breeze.
He growled menacingly.
"I smell the Birds," he said in a dangerously low tone. "They're headed this way."
Ginta and Hakkaku went with Kouga into the forest. All three had their swords drawn, ready to attack.
~*~*~*~*~
Serenity had grabbed something before she left the nesting grounds of the Birds; an odd chunk of shiny pinkish colored stone. She remembered that her mother had one just like it. The Bird that was watching her had spat it out of its disgusting mouth while it was snoring, and she took it to give to Kouga when (and if) she got home.
'Yeesh,' she thought. 'I'm not even a wolf and I can smell how much I reek of those fucking buzzards.'
It took several days of trekking through the woods and up the side of the ravine to reach the section of the forest that belonged to the Demon Wolf Tribe. Horribly weak, Serenity collapsed just before reaching the clearing.
~*~*~*~*~
Hakkaku heard the rustling in the bushes and the loud *THUMP* first.
When he saw Serenity laying panting in the shrubbery, he nearly screamed.
She looked dead, but the sound of her breathing reassured him. She looked up at him and wheezed, "What's up, bro?" with a weak smile on her pretty face.
"Kouga! Come here!" Hakkaku shouted over his shoulder, kneeling down in front of Serenity.
Kouga came running up with Ginta. He was met with the site of his mate lying in the shrubs with bandages wrapped around her midsection and coughing out her breaths.
"Oh, love!" he cried, wrapping his arms around her and crying into her neck. Her scent rushed into his nose, making him much more relieved. "Thank Gods you're alive!"
Ginta and Hakkaku sighed in relief. Kouga would be back to normal, and the pack could move on with both leaders.
Kouga picked up his mate and carried her back to the clearing with Ginta and Hakkaku in tow.
*** Okay well there's the chapter; hope you all liked it....IF ANYBODY'S READING IT *^_^*