AUTHOR'S NOTE: No, damn it, I still don't own any of the characters of the
show.
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Chapter 4
It was close to dusk when Kouga finally returned to the cave, still grumbling to himself and very much annoyed. He refused to look at either Ginta or Hakakku as he walked in, but was surprised to see Ayame leaning against the back wall of the main chamber, the pup running around her as she played with it gently, still weak from her ordeal but obviously doing better.
He smirked faintly to himself as he watched the pup start tuggling on Ayame's white tail. She giggled softly, reaching down and picking the pup up, nuzzling her affectionately before placing a kiss on her golden head. He raised an eyebrow as a though struck him. Ayame would be a great mother one day, raising pups of her own.
He shook his head suddenly, frowning to himself, unsure why he had even though of such an idea. It wasn't like he cared. He knew she cared for him, he wasn't blind. But he loved Kagome, and one day, when she came to her senses he would take her for his mate and they would have pups of their own one day.
He sighed as he sat down infront of the fire, resting his chin in the palm of his hand and ignoring the concerned look the other three were giving him. He was too deep in his own thoughts.
As much as he hated to admit it, Ginta and Hakakku might not be the brightest wolves in his pack, but at the same time, he knew they were right. Truth be told, he had been gone so long, trying to figure out exactly why he loved Kagome, and had yet to come up with a valid reason.
It all came down to the shards. It was what had first caught his attention to her in the first place. Sure, she was cute, and she was nice, and she was brave and loyal, but that was about it. And even then, there were other demoness he had come across over the years that possessed the same things, and he had never felt he would want to make them his mate.
It was all so confusing.
And the more he thought about it, the less sense it made. He remembered the promise to Ayame, even though he had denied it. He knew the reason he had lied to her was to protect her. There was no guarantee he would be alive when the final battle with Naraku was over. And yet, some part of him felt the desire to keep Ayame more from him for that sake than Kagome. It was confusing.
It only made him wonder more. The simple truth remained if something happened to him, Kagome would still have the mutt. There was no denying how she felt about him, no matter how much Kouga had wanted to deny it. But Ayame.
"Damn it" He narrowed his eyes at Ginta and Hakkaku as they looked up at him in surprise.
"What?!" He snapped as they immediately jumped to their feet.
"Eh.n..nothing Kouga..um.we'll just go patrol.See ya Ayame-sama." Ginta said, as he and Harakku scurried off out of the cave.
"Kouga?" Ayame's soft voice drifted over to him as he looked over at her, growling softly, though not understanding exactly why. "Kouga.are you..are you alright? Is something bothering you?"
"No"
"But-"
"I said no bitch. It's none of your business."
Ayame lowered her head as she nodded, absentmindingly reaching her hand over to pet the little female pup in her lap. Kouga watched her out of the corner of his eye, his tail thumping against the floor of the cave faintly. He blinked as he realized what he was doing and turned his face, refusing to look back at her.
There was something else.
Something didn't feel right. But he couldn't put his finger on it. But for some reason, he knew something was up. He could practically sense it. He could feel it in his very blood. And for some reason he felt extremely uncomfortable about it.
Ayame sighed as she rose to her feet, looking down at the pup at her feet. She looked over at Kouga as he glanced over at her, hearing the sound of her sigh. He too rose to his feet, still watching her carefully.
"I'm gonna head to bed..I still feel tired." Ayame began before Kouga growled lightly, narrowing his ice blue eyes on her. She blinked in surprise as she looked at him, blinking as she noticed his tail lashing lightly back and forth behind him.
"Keh." He crossed his arms over his chest, his tail still swinging back and forth behind him as he locked his eyes on hers. She blinked slightly, confused by his actions, yet couldn't seem to tear her eyes of his.
"Kou.ga.?"
"Go to bed"
"But-"
It happened so fast Ayame had no idea what was happening until it was too late. One moment she standing a few feet away from him, blinking at him in confusion at his odd behavior, the next she felt her back slammed up against the cold wall, her eyes wide in confusion and alarm as the brown wolf prince held her tightly against the stone wall, pinning her between it and himself.
She ignored the pain from her wounds as she stared back at him, completely at a loss for words. He held her firmly in place, his eyes narrowed dangerously on her, his tail lashing furiously back and forth. Yet she couldn't understand what she had done to anger him.
"Kouga.what are you..you're hurting me.let me go" Ayame pleaded, whimpering softly as the pup at her feet whined loudly up at Kouga, as if begging for the same thing. But still Kouga didn't release her. He did however loosen his grip enough were he still had her pinned, though was no longer hurting her.
It still made no sense to the white wolf princess.
"Kouga.if I angered you.I'm sorry.-"
"Shut up" He snapped cutting her off. He had no clue himself what was going on. He barely had control of himself at all. A terrifying thought crept into his head. What if Naraku was somehow controlling him. If he hurt Ayame, he would never be able to forgive himself. And he would make Naraku suffer greatly for it.
But that didn't seem the case, especially as his eyes flashed, leaning his head in against her neck, breathing in her sweet scent as Ayame all but froze completely. She bit her lip as she felt him nuzzle her neck gently, his hot breath on her neck sending a shiver down her spine.
Kouga blinked as he half realized what he was doing without understanding why. And then something else hit him with enough force to make his blood run cold. A scent. Rather two. And it was the first one that made him realize what the second was, and why the hell he was acting this way.
Ayame's arousal.and her heat. He cursed swiftly as he pulled back away from her, practically shoving her away from him as he snarled low in his throat.
"Go! Get the hell away from me!" Kouga snapped, whirling around and heading for the entrance of the den as Ayame blinked in surprise after him, her eyes starting to water as he disappeared completely out of site.
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"Holy shit that's cold!" Kouga cried as his head broke the surface of the icy lake water. He growled darkly as he treaded water, letting his thoughts surround him. He was in a hell lot of trouble now.
"What the fuck was that back there?! Ok, so maybe I care for Ayame more than I thought, but I was barely able to control myself. Fuck, I wanted to mate her!" Letting out a frustrated growl, he let his head sink back under the icy waters, yet still unable to escape the images and thoughts now embedded into his mind's eyes.
There was no escaping it. Besides the obvious fact that his choice was damn clear now. He wanted Ayame. But he hoped her heat would make him do something she wasn't ready for. That was the problem.
"Damn it all to hell!" Kouga cried, climbing out of the water, ignoring the uncomfortable way his pelts clung to him now. Instead, he sat down on the grass, crossing his arms over his chest and closing his eyes in thought.
Ok, it was obvious even unintentially he had chosen to take Ayame for his mate. Yea, fine, it can be dealt with. It would be better for everyone actually. Kagome had the hanyou. He realized he never really loved her in the first place, and he had grown rather fond of Ayame since he first came down from the mountain as much as he hated to admit it. She was spirited, wasn't afraid to back down from anything, including himself. That in itself was something. She would make a fine mate.
"Alright." Rising to his feet, he narrowed his eyes, thinking what to do first. Just because he had made his decision, didn't mean he would do anything about it.least not right away.
For one, Ayame was still hurt. And probably confused about what had just happened. Before he decided what he would do next anyway, he would have to inform his pack of his decision. And Ayame.
"Course she's gonna kill me.for attacking her." He sighed as he shook his head. He hated female cycles. It was almost cruel the power females had over their mates. He shuddered as he shook his head.
Heading back to the cave, he let the wind of his tornado kick up around him, effectively drying his pelts by the time he returned. He glanced around, noticing Ayame gone, as well as the pup and Ginta and Hakakku staring into the fire, a rather large deer at the side.
"Oi. Kouga, you're back" Hakkaku said, looking up. Kouga nodded as he walked over to the deer, tearing off a large chunk of meat.
"Eh.Kouga..? Do you know what's up with Ayame-sama?" Ginta asked, looking up at his leader curiously. Kouga snorted softly but nodded.
"I attacked her" He stated simply, turning and heading for her chambers as Ginta and Hakkaku's eyes widened. Moments later, they stood blocking Kouga, staring at him in shock, but clearly blocking his way purposely as he blinked at them.
"What are you two morons doing?!" Kouga asked impatiently.
"We can't let you hurt Ayame-sama, Kouga. I'm sure you didn't mean to hurt-"
"Bakas! I didn't hurt her!" Kouga snapped agitatedly.
"But you said-" Ginta began.
"Not THAT kind of attack. Look.eh..hell with it. Look, I sorta pinned her to the wall and eh.well you don't need to know. All you need to know morons is that she's in heat, I plan to eventually keep my promise after all and take her for my mate when she's well enough, and furthermore, if I find either of you two within five feet of her I'll kick both your asses until you can't walk straight got it?" Kouga growled. The two wolf demons gulped but nodded, stepping to each side of him, letting him pass as he muttered "idiots" under his breath.
After he disappeared into the chamber, the two looked at each other blinking in surprise.
"Eh..Hakkaku...?"
"Yea?"
"Do you think we should have let him pass if Ayame-sama is in heat and he's attacked her once before?"
"......Shit"
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Chapter 4
It was close to dusk when Kouga finally returned to the cave, still grumbling to himself and very much annoyed. He refused to look at either Ginta or Hakakku as he walked in, but was surprised to see Ayame leaning against the back wall of the main chamber, the pup running around her as she played with it gently, still weak from her ordeal but obviously doing better.
He smirked faintly to himself as he watched the pup start tuggling on Ayame's white tail. She giggled softly, reaching down and picking the pup up, nuzzling her affectionately before placing a kiss on her golden head. He raised an eyebrow as a though struck him. Ayame would be a great mother one day, raising pups of her own.
He shook his head suddenly, frowning to himself, unsure why he had even though of such an idea. It wasn't like he cared. He knew she cared for him, he wasn't blind. But he loved Kagome, and one day, when she came to her senses he would take her for his mate and they would have pups of their own one day.
He sighed as he sat down infront of the fire, resting his chin in the palm of his hand and ignoring the concerned look the other three were giving him. He was too deep in his own thoughts.
As much as he hated to admit it, Ginta and Hakakku might not be the brightest wolves in his pack, but at the same time, he knew they were right. Truth be told, he had been gone so long, trying to figure out exactly why he loved Kagome, and had yet to come up with a valid reason.
It all came down to the shards. It was what had first caught his attention to her in the first place. Sure, she was cute, and she was nice, and she was brave and loyal, but that was about it. And even then, there were other demoness he had come across over the years that possessed the same things, and he had never felt he would want to make them his mate.
It was all so confusing.
And the more he thought about it, the less sense it made. He remembered the promise to Ayame, even though he had denied it. He knew the reason he had lied to her was to protect her. There was no guarantee he would be alive when the final battle with Naraku was over. And yet, some part of him felt the desire to keep Ayame more from him for that sake than Kagome. It was confusing.
It only made him wonder more. The simple truth remained if something happened to him, Kagome would still have the mutt. There was no denying how she felt about him, no matter how much Kouga had wanted to deny it. But Ayame.
"Damn it" He narrowed his eyes at Ginta and Hakkaku as they looked up at him in surprise.
"What?!" He snapped as they immediately jumped to their feet.
"Eh.n..nothing Kouga..um.we'll just go patrol.See ya Ayame-sama." Ginta said, as he and Harakku scurried off out of the cave.
"Kouga?" Ayame's soft voice drifted over to him as he looked over at her, growling softly, though not understanding exactly why. "Kouga.are you..are you alright? Is something bothering you?"
"No"
"But-"
"I said no bitch. It's none of your business."
Ayame lowered her head as she nodded, absentmindingly reaching her hand over to pet the little female pup in her lap. Kouga watched her out of the corner of his eye, his tail thumping against the floor of the cave faintly. He blinked as he realized what he was doing and turned his face, refusing to look back at her.
There was something else.
Something didn't feel right. But he couldn't put his finger on it. But for some reason, he knew something was up. He could practically sense it. He could feel it in his very blood. And for some reason he felt extremely uncomfortable about it.
Ayame sighed as she rose to her feet, looking down at the pup at her feet. She looked over at Kouga as he glanced over at her, hearing the sound of her sigh. He too rose to his feet, still watching her carefully.
"I'm gonna head to bed..I still feel tired." Ayame began before Kouga growled lightly, narrowing his ice blue eyes on her. She blinked in surprise as she looked at him, blinking as she noticed his tail lashing lightly back and forth behind him.
"Keh." He crossed his arms over his chest, his tail still swinging back and forth behind him as he locked his eyes on hers. She blinked slightly, confused by his actions, yet couldn't seem to tear her eyes of his.
"Kou.ga.?"
"Go to bed"
"But-"
It happened so fast Ayame had no idea what was happening until it was too late. One moment she standing a few feet away from him, blinking at him in confusion at his odd behavior, the next she felt her back slammed up against the cold wall, her eyes wide in confusion and alarm as the brown wolf prince held her tightly against the stone wall, pinning her between it and himself.
She ignored the pain from her wounds as she stared back at him, completely at a loss for words. He held her firmly in place, his eyes narrowed dangerously on her, his tail lashing furiously back and forth. Yet she couldn't understand what she had done to anger him.
"Kouga.what are you..you're hurting me.let me go" Ayame pleaded, whimpering softly as the pup at her feet whined loudly up at Kouga, as if begging for the same thing. But still Kouga didn't release her. He did however loosen his grip enough were he still had her pinned, though was no longer hurting her.
It still made no sense to the white wolf princess.
"Kouga.if I angered you.I'm sorry.-"
"Shut up" He snapped cutting her off. He had no clue himself what was going on. He barely had control of himself at all. A terrifying thought crept into his head. What if Naraku was somehow controlling him. If he hurt Ayame, he would never be able to forgive himself. And he would make Naraku suffer greatly for it.
But that didn't seem the case, especially as his eyes flashed, leaning his head in against her neck, breathing in her sweet scent as Ayame all but froze completely. She bit her lip as she felt him nuzzle her neck gently, his hot breath on her neck sending a shiver down her spine.
Kouga blinked as he half realized what he was doing without understanding why. And then something else hit him with enough force to make his blood run cold. A scent. Rather two. And it was the first one that made him realize what the second was, and why the hell he was acting this way.
Ayame's arousal.and her heat. He cursed swiftly as he pulled back away from her, practically shoving her away from him as he snarled low in his throat.
"Go! Get the hell away from me!" Kouga snapped, whirling around and heading for the entrance of the den as Ayame blinked in surprise after him, her eyes starting to water as he disappeared completely out of site.
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"Holy shit that's cold!" Kouga cried as his head broke the surface of the icy lake water. He growled darkly as he treaded water, letting his thoughts surround him. He was in a hell lot of trouble now.
"What the fuck was that back there?! Ok, so maybe I care for Ayame more than I thought, but I was barely able to control myself. Fuck, I wanted to mate her!" Letting out a frustrated growl, he let his head sink back under the icy waters, yet still unable to escape the images and thoughts now embedded into his mind's eyes.
There was no escaping it. Besides the obvious fact that his choice was damn clear now. He wanted Ayame. But he hoped her heat would make him do something she wasn't ready for. That was the problem.
"Damn it all to hell!" Kouga cried, climbing out of the water, ignoring the uncomfortable way his pelts clung to him now. Instead, he sat down on the grass, crossing his arms over his chest and closing his eyes in thought.
Ok, it was obvious even unintentially he had chosen to take Ayame for his mate. Yea, fine, it can be dealt with. It would be better for everyone actually. Kagome had the hanyou. He realized he never really loved her in the first place, and he had grown rather fond of Ayame since he first came down from the mountain as much as he hated to admit it. She was spirited, wasn't afraid to back down from anything, including himself. That in itself was something. She would make a fine mate.
"Alright." Rising to his feet, he narrowed his eyes, thinking what to do first. Just because he had made his decision, didn't mean he would do anything about it.least not right away.
For one, Ayame was still hurt. And probably confused about what had just happened. Before he decided what he would do next anyway, he would have to inform his pack of his decision. And Ayame.
"Course she's gonna kill me.for attacking her." He sighed as he shook his head. He hated female cycles. It was almost cruel the power females had over their mates. He shuddered as he shook his head.
Heading back to the cave, he let the wind of his tornado kick up around him, effectively drying his pelts by the time he returned. He glanced around, noticing Ayame gone, as well as the pup and Ginta and Hakakku staring into the fire, a rather large deer at the side.
"Oi. Kouga, you're back" Hakkaku said, looking up. Kouga nodded as he walked over to the deer, tearing off a large chunk of meat.
"Eh.Kouga..? Do you know what's up with Ayame-sama?" Ginta asked, looking up at his leader curiously. Kouga snorted softly but nodded.
"I attacked her" He stated simply, turning and heading for her chambers as Ginta and Hakkaku's eyes widened. Moments later, they stood blocking Kouga, staring at him in shock, but clearly blocking his way purposely as he blinked at them.
"What are you two morons doing?!" Kouga asked impatiently.
"We can't let you hurt Ayame-sama, Kouga. I'm sure you didn't mean to hurt-"
"Bakas! I didn't hurt her!" Kouga snapped agitatedly.
"But you said-" Ginta began.
"Not THAT kind of attack. Look.eh..hell with it. Look, I sorta pinned her to the wall and eh.well you don't need to know. All you need to know morons is that she's in heat, I plan to eventually keep my promise after all and take her for my mate when she's well enough, and furthermore, if I find either of you two within five feet of her I'll kick both your asses until you can't walk straight got it?" Kouga growled. The two wolf demons gulped but nodded, stepping to each side of him, letting him pass as he muttered "idiots" under his breath.
After he disappeared into the chamber, the two looked at each other blinking in surprise.
"Eh..Hakkaku...?"
"Yea?"
"Do you think we should have let him pass if Ayame-sama is in heat and he's attacked her once before?"
"......Shit"
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