Title: The Plan
By: Queen Beryl
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Alright! For all those who were freaking out, *cough.you.know.who.you.are.cough*, about this being a Kouga/Kagome fic... don't worry! I wouldn't do anything that... uh, cruel to Kagome. Anyway... this will be an INU-YASHA/KAGOME fic... with POSSIBLE Miroku/Sango... that all depends if you readers want the S/M pairing... ^_^;
Inu-Yasha isn't mine because I lack... something... I seem to have forgotten what it was at this present moment... Ah, yes, Skills! ( _ ( ; wait a minute...

Chapter Six: Enough is Enough

"Are you alright, Kagome?" Kouga asked finally. His eyes were filled with concern for the girl in his arms. She was usually so strong-willed, so powerful, and here she was, sobbing against his strong chest. Kagome rested her head against Kouga's chest and nodded slowly. She could hear the semi-rapid beating of his heart. It felt soothing to be in the arms of someone you knew wasn't going to push you away the in the next moment.
"I'm fine now." Kagome smiled weakly as Kouga gently pulled her chin up with his hand. He wiped the tears from just below her bright eyes.
"That's good. What happened?"
"Well, I caught Inuyasha and Sango kissing... and it upset me. I... don't even know why. Everything just went white, and I couldn't think. I just felt so horrible." Kagome confessed, unwrapping her arms from around Kouga's waist. He still kept his possessive grip. Apparently, Kagome didn't even realize that Sango and Inuyasha didn't exactly kiss... they were very close to it.
"Of course you'd be angry, Kagome. Don't worry about it anymore. He isn't good enough for you."
"What?" This statement caught Kagome off guard. What is he saying?
"I would never treat you like that, Kagome. You're my woman, and nothing else could ever change that." Kouga pulled her head closer and began to stroke her hair. Kagome rolled her eyes after getting over the initial shock. He's nuts...
"Uh, Kouga-kun... you can let me go now." Kagome's voice was muffled slightly.
"Yeah. You can get your freakin' dirty paws off of her!" An extremely livid voice barked from off to the side. Kagome and Kouga parted for a moment. The second they did, a figure clad in red was launched on the wolf youkai, knocking him off his feet. It took Kagome a minute to recognize who was attacking Kouga.
"I-inuyasha?" Kagome stuttered.
"Get off me, dog-crap!" The black-haired Wolf-tribe Prince demanded, clawing at Inuyasha's face. Kagome slowly got over her shock of Inuyasha pouncing like a rabid feline on Kouga.
Maybe I should have stayed home... Kagome thought, rubbing her temples. Sheesh, Inuyasha... so jealous and overprotective... "Inuyasha! Kouga! Stop! Both of you!" Kagome called over to the two battling canines. Both males froze on command. Inuyasha was just about to deliver yet another hard blow to Kouga's face; Kouga was effectively prepared to block the oncoming attack.
Sango and Miroku both watched from the sidelines. Typical.
"You know, Sango-chan... I don't think this little 'plan' of yours is really getting us anywhere. It's almost like we're driving those two even farther apart." Miroku mused, watching the hanyou and youkai twitch.
"Don't be stupid, Houshi-sama!" Sango folded her arms over her chest haughtily. She knew he was right, but she would never admit it. Something had to be done, though... and very soon.
"... dog-crap!" Kouga was fuming. He and Inuyasha were both standing and glaring daggers at one another.
"Kouga!" Kagome sighed, jabbing her hands on her hips and clucking her tongue. "Men."
Kouga and Inuyasha looked at each other as if to say, 'what?' Kagome rolled her eyes. Then Inuyasha realized who he was looking at and immediately punched Kouga, knocking him down before he could react to what was happening.
"Don't you ever touch Kagome again, daft wolf!" Inuyasha sniffed, tossing the Wolf-tribe Prince a hard stare.
"What does it matter, dog-turd? She doesn't belong to you. You haven't claimed her. She's up for grabs; Kagome is my woman!" Kouga stood up in a flash.
"I think it's time we intervened." Sango hinted wisely. Miroku nodded and made a beeline to Kagome. "Come, Kagome-chan. Let me carry you away into the sky." Miroku pulled her away.
"Yasha! Come on, we can't let them have all the fun!" Sango winked, dragging the half-dog with her. "Bye Kouga!"
Kouga shook his head in confusion, deciding he'd rather hunt for food instead of figure out what the hell was going on. He waved to the empty area and darted off in a whirlwind of dust.
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"What the hell were you thinking, talking to that idiotic wolf?" Inuyasha demanded furiously, folding his arms in front of Kagome. Sango and Miroku slowly backed up, pulling Shippo with them.
"With any luck, they won't notice our leaving..." Sango whispered in Miroku's ear. They dashed off through the tall, foreboding trees. "Maybe now things will go smoothly."
"Why do I have to explain myself to you, baka?" Kagome demanded, placing her hands defiantly on her hips. She scowled at him, suddenly remembering the reason why she had fled in the first place.
"Why did you fly into his arms?" Inuyasha demanded jealously.
"Because you kissed Sango."
"I did not!" Inuyasha defended himself angrily.
"I caught you in the act!" Kagome roared, finally allowing her jealousy to take over her usually composed emotions.
"We didn't kiss!" Inuyasha's eyes lowered as his feet shuffled on the dirt floor. "She was about to kiss me, but you came."
"So I was interrupting you! I'm sorry, I shouldn't have come back so soon after Miroku decided to touch me."
"He what?" Inuyasha demanded, grabbing Kagome's shoulders roughly.
"H-he just touched me like he always does to every girl." Kagome shrugged, not looking at Inuyasha.
"How dare he touch you?! I'll kill him!" Inuyasha turned around and was about to pound the lecher, only to discover that he was missing. "Wha-? Where'd he go?"
"Inuyasha, it's okay, I already gave him a bruise for it."
"I didn't see any bruise..." Inuyasha raised an eyebrow suspiciously.
"Unless he was walking around without the top-half of his robe, you wouldn't see it." Kagome nodded.
"He can't get away with just that. I want to protect you." Inuyasha blurted out before he could prevent himself. Kagome suddenly had images of him saying the same thing to Kikyo in a secluded part of the forest some time back. Painful memories....
"Yeah? Well, you wanna protect Kikyo, too!" Kagome spat angrily. "Isn't that what you told her?!" Inuyasha looked at the ground in front of him, letting his arms fall to his sides. He'd almost forgotten about that incident which Kagome witnessed.
"Yes. I did. But I still want you here, Kagome." He pulled her into a swift hug, letting his face bury itself into her hair. He breathed her in deeply. "I want to be with you too. I know that I'm selfish, and I can't seem to make up my mind, but... I still want you here... with me."
Kagome wrapped her arms around Inuyasha's waist and let herself fall into the embrace. Damn him... she thought, her angry ebbing away, he does this to me every time.
"But what about the kiss you shared with Sango?" Kagome tried one last desperate attempt to vent her anger.
"Like I said before, we didn't kiss. It almost happened, but you came back. And before you ask, no, you didn't interrupt anything. I didn't want to kiss her. She's just been all over me since we got back from your time." Inuyasha explained, his hair partly muffled by the fact his lips were somewhere in her hair. Kagome seemed contented by this statement and moved her cheek against his chest until she was comfortable. Soon they lost track of time until a sudden thought came to Kagome's mind.
"Inuyasha?"
"Mmm?" He mumbled.
"Last night... did we kiss?"
Inuyasha's eyes flew open, and he was glad she wouldn't be able to see his face. Should I tell her? Should I lie and say we didn't? Which would be better for her? Which answer would hurt her the least?
"Did you dream that we did?" Inuyasha grinned, reveling in his ingenious beating-around-the-bush technique. There was no way he'd tell her. Maybe later. Maybe.
Kagome blushed. "I'm sorry. I guess it was just a dream then." She sounded so disappointed. It broke Inuyasha's heart. Almost. He still wouldn't tell her.
"So, you dream about me, huh?" He stepped back, grinning.
"Inuyasha," Kagome started sweetly, "sit." The beads pulled Inuyasha to the ground... along with Kagome. Inuyasha still had a fierce grip on her.
"Stupid wench!" Inuyasha kept his hold on Kagome's sleeves. "That hurts!"
"Well, if you wouldn't be so stupid, I wouldn't have to sit you." Kagome laughed as he was pulled deeper into the ground at the second sit.
"You suck."
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"Well, that worked out better than we planned, eh, Sango-sama?" Miroku smiled. "That was a cute little scene we've just witnessed."
"We weren't supposed to witness it! I tried pulling you away, but no!" Sango folded her arms and rolled her eyes.
"I wanted to see some action! Enough is enough, Sango. I'm an impatient man."
"You can say that again..." Sango dragged Shippo and Miroku farther away from the blossoming love.
"Hey, what is that supposed to mean?"
"Take it as you like it."
"Is that an open invitation?" Miroku smiled, grabbing Sango around the waist from behind and pulling her to him. Sango was shocked and didn't know what to do. Well, at least he isn't groping...
Thought too soon. Smack! "Will you stop!?"
"I can't help myself. I was born this way." Miroku defended, earning a glare from both Sango and Shippo. "What?"
"Moron." Shippo muttered, shaking his head. "When we get back to Kaede's can you color with me, Sango?"
"Sure. Let's go right now and leave the tainted monk."
"Tainted?" Miroku questioned, standing up from where he was pounded into the floor.
"To say the least..." Sango muttered as they headed off to Kaede's place. At least Inuyasha and Kagome are taking a step up in the relationship process....

Waa! I got my first death-threat! *waves to The lady winged Knight* and semi-death-threat! *waves to UrufuKiba22 and Angelic-Anime* I didn't think anyone wanted me to die! lol. In a way... I feel accepted... you know, people wanting me to die... lol. Oh... no more nectarines for me... LOADED with sugar! *slaps hand* bad! @_^;
Beware! Lots more fluff and heartache and all around confusion coming soon to a Plan near you!