AUTHOR'S NOTE: No, damn it, I still don't own any of the characters of the
show.
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Chapter 2
Ginta and Hakkaku looked up as Kouga returned from the river, Ayame still unconscious in his arms. His headband was still damp in his hair, though the blood had all been washed off Ayame. Without a word to either of them, he set her down on the bed of furs that usually was his own bed. Pulling a fur over her, he turned and looked at Ginta and Hakkaku who were staring at him.
"What?!" He snapped. Immediately the two jumped back, looking nervously at their leader.
"N..nothing. We were just wondering what you were going to do Kouga." Ginta asked as Hakkaku nodded. Kouga narrowed his eyes suspiciously at the two.
"Why?"
"Well..we were just wondering.with Ayame-sama hurt.." Ginta said, looking over at the pale princess. Kouga growled lightly as he rose to his feet, crossing his arms over his chest.
"When she wakes up, she's gonna tell me what happened, then we're gonna return her to her pack and continue in our search for Naraku." Kouga said sternly.
"But.isn't Ayame-same too weak to travel?" Hakkaku asked.
"We'll wait until she had gained her strength back before we set off to far. In the meantime, we'll be leaving in the morning. The sooner we leave and find shelter for her, the better off Ayame will be" Kouga stated, walking over to a tree not too far away from the sleeping red head and sinking down to the ground. He leaned his back against the tree, closing his eyes though far from sleep. Instead he let his ears listen to the sounds around the camp.
"I'll take watch tonight. I know I can't trust you pea brains." Kouga said. Ginta and Hakakku sweatdropped at each other, but didn't argue. Darting a glance at the pale faced white wolf across from them, they shook their head. They liked the fiery female, and it would be a shame if anything happened to her.
It was no time at all that Ginta and Hakkaku were fast asleep, dozing and snoring loudly as Kouga's eyebrow twitched. But it was another sound about an hour later that brought his attention to the red headed she wolf. His eyes quickly adjusted to the inky darkness that had quickly settled around them not to long ago. His eyes trailed over to Ayame, who was frowning in her sleep, whimpering faintly as she turned unto her side, curling her body into a ball under the furs. Silently he rose to his feet, settling down beside her as she shook slightly. He growled lightly as he reached his hand out, placing it on her shoulder.
"Ayame..Ayame calm down."
He was surprised by her reaction to his low command. Even deep in her dream, or nightmare as Kouga presumed, she seemed to calm down, turning her head in his direction. She whimpered again softly, thought not in fear, which surprised Kouga. He sighed as he shook his head. He had been about to move away from her when she started moving again, nuzzling her head against his nearby hand and letting out a soft whine. He couldn't help but blush as he sighed deeply, shaking his head.
"Alright, alright. I'll stay. But just for now. Damn it, if the mutt could see me now he'd make some half ass remark about me getting soft. Stupid bitch. Fine, just stop whining already." He said softly, looking down at her.
He blinked as she started growling lightly as him, her eyebrows slanting into a frown as she slept on. He couldn't help but chuckle as he shook his head, watching her. Reluctantly, he paused to look at her before looking over at Ginta and Hakakku who were out cold. Shaking his head, he layed down on top of the furs next to her, brushing back her hair as she sighed in her sleep.
"No, you haven't won. Why am I even talking to you? You can't hear me anyway" He shook his head rolling his eyes as he spoke to himself. But apparently he was mistaken about whether or not she could hear him.
Even as he finished the last of his statement to himself, she cuddled closer to him as his eyes widened slightly, a blush creeping along his nose. He was tempted to jump up and run for the safetly of his tree before she sighed lightly, nuzzling his chest weakly as her lips parted slightly.
"Kou.ga."
He sighed as he shook his head. He should have known even unconscious she would have recognized his scent. Giving into his fate, he layed his head down on his arms under him, his eyes sliding closed.
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"HENTAI!" A loud cry brought the three males snapping awake the next morning followed by the swift crack and an outraged cry of shock and anger from Kouga.
"What the hell was that for?!" Kouga snapped, his hand over his now red cheek as he stared down at the still pale, though very much awake Ayame.
"You're the pervert that was laying next to me!" Ayame cried weakly, wincing slightly as she suddenly cringed in the bed of furs where she still lay. Ginta and Hakkaku jumped to their feet, looking around.
"What.what's going on?" Hakkaku asked, blinking at Kouga and Ayame. Kouga glanced down at Ayame, despite the anger in his eyes, he looked at her with concern.
"I was laying next to you cause YOU were whimpering in your sleep and when I went to check on you, you wouldn't let me go without whining pathetically! Damn it bitch, you're still hurt. Don't be moving around." Kouga said as Ayame whimpered softly in pain.
"I don't need your advise Kouga" Ayame said weakly as she opened her green eyes, struggling to pull herself from the furs and unto her feet. Kouga snarled lightly as he crouched down, pushing her shoulders back firmly but gently into a laying down position.
"Damn it Ayame, you need to recover. Unless you want to get yourself killed. Now, tell me what the hell happened yesterday." Kouga demanded, crossing his arms over his chest. At his words, Ayame's eyes began to water.
"I don't.know..I got.separated from the elders and the rest of my pack. The next thing I knew..I was being attacked..and I didn't even know why. She kept talking about Kouga though. I just couldn't figure out why." Ayame said softly as Kouga growled under his breath.
"That was Kagura, the wind bitch that slaughtered my pack. As for why she attacked you, that's not important." Kouga said. But the venom in Ayame's eyes as she turned her head to glare at him was enough to make him take a step backwards.
"Not important?! She tried to kill me and you say it's not important. But if it were your precious little human, I'm sure the circumstances would be different you..you..bastard of a wolf!" Ayame cried.
"I saved your ass didn't I? I'm letting you stay here with me and these two while you recover and this is the thanks I get? Ungreatful bitch. And this had nothing to do with Kagome!" Kouga cried.
"I don't want to hear it!" Ayame said, turning her head away. Kouga snarled as he whirled around, turning his back to her and crossing his arms over his chest, his tail snapping furiously behind him.
"Infuriating bitches!" Kouga snarled to himself.
"You're no better! Just forget it, I'll find my pack on my own, without your help." Ayame said, turning her head away. Kouga sighed in frustration as the scent of her tears found its way to his nose. He shook his head as he turned around.
"Look, you're not going anywhere. You're in no shape to go anywhere at all anytime soon. You're lucky to be alive Ayame. Kagura could have killed you if she wanted too. Naraku wanted to prove a point to me. That's all you need to know." Kouga said, turning back around. Ayame blinked at him in confusion as he turned to look at Ginta and Hakkaku.
"We should get moving. Do we have any boar left over?" Kouga asked as he looked over at the two. They nodded as they handed it to him, who walked over next to Ayame, crouching down beside her. "Look, just for once, listen to me for a change. Eat. We'll be leaving shortly" Kouga said.
"Why?"
"Cause stupid you need food to build up your strength and you need to get somewhere Kagura can't find you if she decides to finish the job." Kouga said irrated as Ayame shook her head.
"No.why are you being nice..or as close as you can be to it? Why are you helping me Kouga?" Ayame asked, staring at him as he blinked in surprise, blushing lightly.
"That.is none of your concern. You're a fellow wolf demon, it's the least I can do. It's my duty so shut up about it already" Kouga snapped. Ayame lowered her eyes to the meat as she sighed, taking it from him and eating it slowly. Standing up, he growled lightly as he rose to his feet, looking in the around carefully.
"An hour. Be ready to go by then." He said, turning and walking away without another word. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Chapter 2
Ginta and Hakkaku looked up as Kouga returned from the river, Ayame still unconscious in his arms. His headband was still damp in his hair, though the blood had all been washed off Ayame. Without a word to either of them, he set her down on the bed of furs that usually was his own bed. Pulling a fur over her, he turned and looked at Ginta and Hakkaku who were staring at him.
"What?!" He snapped. Immediately the two jumped back, looking nervously at their leader.
"N..nothing. We were just wondering what you were going to do Kouga." Ginta asked as Hakkaku nodded. Kouga narrowed his eyes suspiciously at the two.
"Why?"
"Well..we were just wondering.with Ayame-sama hurt.." Ginta said, looking over at the pale princess. Kouga growled lightly as he rose to his feet, crossing his arms over his chest.
"When she wakes up, she's gonna tell me what happened, then we're gonna return her to her pack and continue in our search for Naraku." Kouga said sternly.
"But.isn't Ayame-same too weak to travel?" Hakkaku asked.
"We'll wait until she had gained her strength back before we set off to far. In the meantime, we'll be leaving in the morning. The sooner we leave and find shelter for her, the better off Ayame will be" Kouga stated, walking over to a tree not too far away from the sleeping red head and sinking down to the ground. He leaned his back against the tree, closing his eyes though far from sleep. Instead he let his ears listen to the sounds around the camp.
"I'll take watch tonight. I know I can't trust you pea brains." Kouga said. Ginta and Hakakku sweatdropped at each other, but didn't argue. Darting a glance at the pale faced white wolf across from them, they shook their head. They liked the fiery female, and it would be a shame if anything happened to her.
It was no time at all that Ginta and Hakkaku were fast asleep, dozing and snoring loudly as Kouga's eyebrow twitched. But it was another sound about an hour later that brought his attention to the red headed she wolf. His eyes quickly adjusted to the inky darkness that had quickly settled around them not to long ago. His eyes trailed over to Ayame, who was frowning in her sleep, whimpering faintly as she turned unto her side, curling her body into a ball under the furs. Silently he rose to his feet, settling down beside her as she shook slightly. He growled lightly as he reached his hand out, placing it on her shoulder.
"Ayame..Ayame calm down."
He was surprised by her reaction to his low command. Even deep in her dream, or nightmare as Kouga presumed, she seemed to calm down, turning her head in his direction. She whimpered again softly, thought not in fear, which surprised Kouga. He sighed as he shook his head. He had been about to move away from her when she started moving again, nuzzling her head against his nearby hand and letting out a soft whine. He couldn't help but blush as he sighed deeply, shaking his head.
"Alright, alright. I'll stay. But just for now. Damn it, if the mutt could see me now he'd make some half ass remark about me getting soft. Stupid bitch. Fine, just stop whining already." He said softly, looking down at her.
He blinked as she started growling lightly as him, her eyebrows slanting into a frown as she slept on. He couldn't help but chuckle as he shook his head, watching her. Reluctantly, he paused to look at her before looking over at Ginta and Hakakku who were out cold. Shaking his head, he layed down on top of the furs next to her, brushing back her hair as she sighed in her sleep.
"No, you haven't won. Why am I even talking to you? You can't hear me anyway" He shook his head rolling his eyes as he spoke to himself. But apparently he was mistaken about whether or not she could hear him.
Even as he finished the last of his statement to himself, she cuddled closer to him as his eyes widened slightly, a blush creeping along his nose. He was tempted to jump up and run for the safetly of his tree before she sighed lightly, nuzzling his chest weakly as her lips parted slightly.
"Kou.ga."
He sighed as he shook his head. He should have known even unconscious she would have recognized his scent. Giving into his fate, he layed his head down on his arms under him, his eyes sliding closed.
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"HENTAI!" A loud cry brought the three males snapping awake the next morning followed by the swift crack and an outraged cry of shock and anger from Kouga.
"What the hell was that for?!" Kouga snapped, his hand over his now red cheek as he stared down at the still pale, though very much awake Ayame.
"You're the pervert that was laying next to me!" Ayame cried weakly, wincing slightly as she suddenly cringed in the bed of furs where she still lay. Ginta and Hakkaku jumped to their feet, looking around.
"What.what's going on?" Hakkaku asked, blinking at Kouga and Ayame. Kouga glanced down at Ayame, despite the anger in his eyes, he looked at her with concern.
"I was laying next to you cause YOU were whimpering in your sleep and when I went to check on you, you wouldn't let me go without whining pathetically! Damn it bitch, you're still hurt. Don't be moving around." Kouga said as Ayame whimpered softly in pain.
"I don't need your advise Kouga" Ayame said weakly as she opened her green eyes, struggling to pull herself from the furs and unto her feet. Kouga snarled lightly as he crouched down, pushing her shoulders back firmly but gently into a laying down position.
"Damn it Ayame, you need to recover. Unless you want to get yourself killed. Now, tell me what the hell happened yesterday." Kouga demanded, crossing his arms over his chest. At his words, Ayame's eyes began to water.
"I don't.know..I got.separated from the elders and the rest of my pack. The next thing I knew..I was being attacked..and I didn't even know why. She kept talking about Kouga though. I just couldn't figure out why." Ayame said softly as Kouga growled under his breath.
"That was Kagura, the wind bitch that slaughtered my pack. As for why she attacked you, that's not important." Kouga said. But the venom in Ayame's eyes as she turned her head to glare at him was enough to make him take a step backwards.
"Not important?! She tried to kill me and you say it's not important. But if it were your precious little human, I'm sure the circumstances would be different you..you..bastard of a wolf!" Ayame cried.
"I saved your ass didn't I? I'm letting you stay here with me and these two while you recover and this is the thanks I get? Ungreatful bitch. And this had nothing to do with Kagome!" Kouga cried.
"I don't want to hear it!" Ayame said, turning her head away. Kouga snarled as he whirled around, turning his back to her and crossing his arms over his chest, his tail snapping furiously behind him.
"Infuriating bitches!" Kouga snarled to himself.
"You're no better! Just forget it, I'll find my pack on my own, without your help." Ayame said, turning her head away. Kouga sighed in frustration as the scent of her tears found its way to his nose. He shook his head as he turned around.
"Look, you're not going anywhere. You're in no shape to go anywhere at all anytime soon. You're lucky to be alive Ayame. Kagura could have killed you if she wanted too. Naraku wanted to prove a point to me. That's all you need to know." Kouga said, turning back around. Ayame blinked at him in confusion as he turned to look at Ginta and Hakkaku.
"We should get moving. Do we have any boar left over?" Kouga asked as he looked over at the two. They nodded as they handed it to him, who walked over next to Ayame, crouching down beside her. "Look, just for once, listen to me for a change. Eat. We'll be leaving shortly" Kouga said.
"Why?"
"Cause stupid you need food to build up your strength and you need to get somewhere Kagura can't find you if she decides to finish the job." Kouga said irrated as Ayame shook her head.
"No.why are you being nice..or as close as you can be to it? Why are you helping me Kouga?" Ayame asked, staring at him as he blinked in surprise, blushing lightly.
"That.is none of your concern. You're a fellow wolf demon, it's the least I can do. It's my duty so shut up about it already" Kouga snapped. Ayame lowered her eyes to the meat as she sighed, taking it from him and eating it slowly. Standing up, he growled lightly as he rose to his feet, looking in the around carefully.
"An hour. Be ready to go by then." He said, turning and walking away without another word. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~