Chapter 9
"Oh god.....I think I'm gonna be scared for life." Inuyasha whined, pressing his ears tightly against his head. Kagome, Miroku, and Sango looked at him in confusion as the hanyou clutched his ears flat against his silver head of hair.
"Inuyasha..." Kagome asked curiously. Inuyasha's golden eyes flitted over to her before he frowned and shook his head.
"You don't want to know. Trust me." He growled lightly. Kagome blinked, confused and totally clueless as to what was wrong with him. She rolled her eyes as she settled down into her sleeping bag, Shippou curling infront of her, and falling fast asleep.
Miroku and Sango too settled down in their respective mats, Sango making sure her weapon was positioned within reach of her hand just in case. Inuyasha grumbled something under his breath before leaping into the tree above Kagome. He swung one leg over the tree branch, positioned his back against the tree, leaned against it as he crossed his arms over his chest, and stared up at the moon in the sky.
The next morning Kouga and Ayame turned up in time for breakfast as Kagome was cooking it over the fire. Kouga settled down infront of a tree, crossing his arms over his chest and closing his eyes as Ayame peeked over Kagome's shoulder.
"Oooh...what is that Kagome-chan?" The red head asked curiously as Kagome smiled.
"It's called a frying pan Ayame. Its something we use where I'm from to cook things. Here, try some, they're all done." Kagome said, spooning some of the fluffy eggs unto a plate and holding it out to the she wolf.
"What is it...?" Ayame asked suspicisiously, poking a clawed finger at the white and yellow substance infront of her as Kouga opened one of his eyes.
"Eggs. Trust me, they're good." Kagome said with a smile. Kouga watched his mate, his nose sniffing the air slightly. His own stomach rumbled, resulting in Kagome turning to smile at him.
"I made enough for everyone. Why don't you have some Kouga?" Kagome suggested as the brown male rose to his feet, narrowing his eyes he took the plate Ayame was holding and glared at it as Ayame blinked in confusion. After a moment she frowned, and snapped it back.
"Hey! That's mine. What's the big idea Kouga?" She growled. Kouga turned to look at her again, growling darkly as he took the plate again, and turned his glare to Kagome.
Inuyasha's ears perked up as he looked down at the three of them from the tree over head, watching Kouga like a hawk. Kouga however kept his growl and his glare as Miroku, Sango, Ayame, and Kagome looked at him in confusion.
"What is it? It'd better not make her sick." Kouga warned as Ayame stared before a blush crept across her nose. So that was why he was being such a jerk about it...she thought in amusement.
"What? No, its just eggs. Look, see?" Kagome said, popping a bite into her mouth. "No harm. They're actually very healthy." Kagome said with a smile.
"Hmph. Fine." He mumbled, shoving the plate back into Ayame's surprised hands. Ayame stared at the food before frowning up at her mate.
"What was that all about? Its just food." Ayame said in an irrated tone as Inuyasha smirked down on them.
"Well...keh...the flea bag does have some sense." Inuyasha said with a smirk as Kouga turned his narrowed ice blue eyes up to the hanyou.
"No one asked your opinion mutt." Kouga growled as Inuyasha growled right back down on him.
"Too bad. No one asked you to be here but you're here anyway aren't you?" Inuyasha growled.
"Inuyasha....sit boy." Kagome said, closing her eyes. There was an audible yelp and repeated snapping of branches as Inuyasha fell to the ground. Kouga smirked, looking over at Kagome.
"Can you do that again?"
By mid day, the group was on their way once more, Inuyasha still sore about what had happened that morning, in more ways then one. He was as irritable as always, and Kouga was as cocky as always, which made the morning go by all that more pleasant.
Ayame's eyebrow twitched suddenly a second before a loud crack was heard.
Everyone stopped, blinking in surprise as they saw Ayame, growling to herself, her eyes closed irratedly, her arm outstretched to the side. A few feet away, nursing his bruised head, crumbled at the bottom of a tree in a mass of blue and purple robes lay a stunned and dazed Miroku.
Kagome's eyes widened as Sango sighed deeply shaking her head, her eyebrow twitching in annoyance. Inuyasha smirked, raising an eyebrow as Miroku dizzily rose to his feet. Kouga narrowed his eyes as he looked from the Miroku, to his mate, then back to the monk.
"Did you touch her?" He growled as Miroku sweatdropped holding up his hands in defense.
"Would you believe me if I said I was possessed by countless demons within my cursed hand and I lost the control I sustained over them briefly?" Miroku asked. Kouga narrowed his eyes as Miroku sweatdropped.
"No didn't think so." He gulped.
"If you value your life ningen, you will make sure never to lose that control again...or I'll take care of that hand for you.." Kouga warned, baring his fangs as Ayame blinked at her mate before shaking her head and walking past the others.
"Kouga, you're starting to get annoying." Ayame said as Ginta and Hakkaku froze. Inuyasha smirked as he looked at the brown male but Kouga merely smirked as he looked at his mate.
"Just starting too?" He asked, raising an eyebrow. "Someone's got to protect that tail of yours." He said as Ayame blushed deeply.
"Pig." She said curtly, turning around to glare at him as Kouga laughed, walked up to her and patted her rear.
"Settle down bitch." Kouga said as Ayame's eyes flared red.
"As amusing as this all is....we don't have all day to stand around here and watch Kouga talk his way into getting neutered...not that it wouldn't be a good thing anyway." Inuyasha said with a smirk as Kouga turned and growled at the hanyou.
"Jealous? Least I have a mate unlike you. Or what, are you still chasing that undead miko?" Kouga asked.
"Fuck off wolf. You don't know what you're talking about." Inuyasha snarled.
"Oh? By the look on Kagome's face I do." Kouga said evenly. Inuyasha growled as he narrowed his eyes on the wolf prince.
"I don't have to explain myself to anyone. You should talk anyway wolf? It wasn't all THAT long ago that you weren't still infatugated with Kagome, now was it?" Inuyasha challenged.
"Keh. You are jealous. You're pathetic dog face. Kagome's too good for you." Kouga said evenly. Inuyasha's eyes narrowed deadly as he flexed his claws.
"That's it. I don't give a fuck what Kagome says, you're dead wolf." Inuyasha snarled.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome cried. Kouga growled, crouching down into a fighting stance as he smirked at the silver haired hanyou infront of him.
"About time we finish this mutt." Kouga growled.
"Kouga, stop it!" Ayame shouted as Inuyasha growled, charging forward, his claws aiming for the wolf prince's throat.
Kouga's eyes widened suddenly as he grabbed ahold of Ayame's waist just as she made an attempt to intefer, snapping her back to his chest as he stepped to the side, and out of the way of Inuyasha's outstretched claws. Kouga's anger flared as he snarled deeply.
"Bitch! What the hell do you think you're doing?! I'll deal with you in a second!" He shouted before turning on Inuyasha. "You almost struck my mate! You filthy half breed I'll kill you!" Kouga snarled.
"KOUGA! KNOCK IT OFF!" Ayame bellowed. Kouga turned to growl at her, rushing forward at her before she had time to respond. His palm was pressed tightly against her stomach as he growled in her face, baring his fangs at her.
"You can't be that stupid bitch! Think next time before you act. What if you are pupped and something happens to them?! Damn it Ayame think for once!" Kouga growled as Ayame stared at him, her eyes misting with tears.
She let out a cry as she pushed him away, turning on her heel and fleeing from him in tears as Kouga cursed swiftly under his breath. Great, now he'd gone and upset her. But she had to be more careful.
"Um...Kouga-sama. We'll go find her." Ginta offered as Hakkaku nodded, the two betas running off after the white female.
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"Oh god.....I think I'm gonna be scared for life." Inuyasha whined, pressing his ears tightly against his head. Kagome, Miroku, and Sango looked at him in confusion as the hanyou clutched his ears flat against his silver head of hair.
"Inuyasha..." Kagome asked curiously. Inuyasha's golden eyes flitted over to her before he frowned and shook his head.
"You don't want to know. Trust me." He growled lightly. Kagome blinked, confused and totally clueless as to what was wrong with him. She rolled her eyes as she settled down into her sleeping bag, Shippou curling infront of her, and falling fast asleep.
Miroku and Sango too settled down in their respective mats, Sango making sure her weapon was positioned within reach of her hand just in case. Inuyasha grumbled something under his breath before leaping into the tree above Kagome. He swung one leg over the tree branch, positioned his back against the tree, leaned against it as he crossed his arms over his chest, and stared up at the moon in the sky.
The next morning Kouga and Ayame turned up in time for breakfast as Kagome was cooking it over the fire. Kouga settled down infront of a tree, crossing his arms over his chest and closing his eyes as Ayame peeked over Kagome's shoulder.
"Oooh...what is that Kagome-chan?" The red head asked curiously as Kagome smiled.
"It's called a frying pan Ayame. Its something we use where I'm from to cook things. Here, try some, they're all done." Kagome said, spooning some of the fluffy eggs unto a plate and holding it out to the she wolf.
"What is it...?" Ayame asked suspicisiously, poking a clawed finger at the white and yellow substance infront of her as Kouga opened one of his eyes.
"Eggs. Trust me, they're good." Kagome said with a smile. Kouga watched his mate, his nose sniffing the air slightly. His own stomach rumbled, resulting in Kagome turning to smile at him.
"I made enough for everyone. Why don't you have some Kouga?" Kagome suggested as the brown male rose to his feet, narrowing his eyes he took the plate Ayame was holding and glared at it as Ayame blinked in confusion. After a moment she frowned, and snapped it back.
"Hey! That's mine. What's the big idea Kouga?" She growled. Kouga turned to look at her again, growling darkly as he took the plate again, and turned his glare to Kagome.
Inuyasha's ears perked up as he looked down at the three of them from the tree over head, watching Kouga like a hawk. Kouga however kept his growl and his glare as Miroku, Sango, Ayame, and Kagome looked at him in confusion.
"What is it? It'd better not make her sick." Kouga warned as Ayame stared before a blush crept across her nose. So that was why he was being such a jerk about it...she thought in amusement.
"What? No, its just eggs. Look, see?" Kagome said, popping a bite into her mouth. "No harm. They're actually very healthy." Kagome said with a smile.
"Hmph. Fine." He mumbled, shoving the plate back into Ayame's surprised hands. Ayame stared at the food before frowning up at her mate.
"What was that all about? Its just food." Ayame said in an irrated tone as Inuyasha smirked down on them.
"Well...keh...the flea bag does have some sense." Inuyasha said with a smirk as Kouga turned his narrowed ice blue eyes up to the hanyou.
"No one asked your opinion mutt." Kouga growled as Inuyasha growled right back down on him.
"Too bad. No one asked you to be here but you're here anyway aren't you?" Inuyasha growled.
"Inuyasha....sit boy." Kagome said, closing her eyes. There was an audible yelp and repeated snapping of branches as Inuyasha fell to the ground. Kouga smirked, looking over at Kagome.
"Can you do that again?"
By mid day, the group was on their way once more, Inuyasha still sore about what had happened that morning, in more ways then one. He was as irritable as always, and Kouga was as cocky as always, which made the morning go by all that more pleasant.
Ayame's eyebrow twitched suddenly a second before a loud crack was heard.
Everyone stopped, blinking in surprise as they saw Ayame, growling to herself, her eyes closed irratedly, her arm outstretched to the side. A few feet away, nursing his bruised head, crumbled at the bottom of a tree in a mass of blue and purple robes lay a stunned and dazed Miroku.
Kagome's eyes widened as Sango sighed deeply shaking her head, her eyebrow twitching in annoyance. Inuyasha smirked, raising an eyebrow as Miroku dizzily rose to his feet. Kouga narrowed his eyes as he looked from the Miroku, to his mate, then back to the monk.
"Did you touch her?" He growled as Miroku sweatdropped holding up his hands in defense.
"Would you believe me if I said I was possessed by countless demons within my cursed hand and I lost the control I sustained over them briefly?" Miroku asked. Kouga narrowed his eyes as Miroku sweatdropped.
"No didn't think so." He gulped.
"If you value your life ningen, you will make sure never to lose that control again...or I'll take care of that hand for you.." Kouga warned, baring his fangs as Ayame blinked at her mate before shaking her head and walking past the others.
"Kouga, you're starting to get annoying." Ayame said as Ginta and Hakkaku froze. Inuyasha smirked as he looked at the brown male but Kouga merely smirked as he looked at his mate.
"Just starting too?" He asked, raising an eyebrow. "Someone's got to protect that tail of yours." He said as Ayame blushed deeply.
"Pig." She said curtly, turning around to glare at him as Kouga laughed, walked up to her and patted her rear.
"Settle down bitch." Kouga said as Ayame's eyes flared red.
"As amusing as this all is....we don't have all day to stand around here and watch Kouga talk his way into getting neutered...not that it wouldn't be a good thing anyway." Inuyasha said with a smirk as Kouga turned and growled at the hanyou.
"Jealous? Least I have a mate unlike you. Or what, are you still chasing that undead miko?" Kouga asked.
"Fuck off wolf. You don't know what you're talking about." Inuyasha snarled.
"Oh? By the look on Kagome's face I do." Kouga said evenly. Inuyasha growled as he narrowed his eyes on the wolf prince.
"I don't have to explain myself to anyone. You should talk anyway wolf? It wasn't all THAT long ago that you weren't still infatugated with Kagome, now was it?" Inuyasha challenged.
"Keh. You are jealous. You're pathetic dog face. Kagome's too good for you." Kouga said evenly. Inuyasha's eyes narrowed deadly as he flexed his claws.
"That's it. I don't give a fuck what Kagome says, you're dead wolf." Inuyasha snarled.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome cried. Kouga growled, crouching down into a fighting stance as he smirked at the silver haired hanyou infront of him.
"About time we finish this mutt." Kouga growled.
"Kouga, stop it!" Ayame shouted as Inuyasha growled, charging forward, his claws aiming for the wolf prince's throat.
Kouga's eyes widened suddenly as he grabbed ahold of Ayame's waist just as she made an attempt to intefer, snapping her back to his chest as he stepped to the side, and out of the way of Inuyasha's outstretched claws. Kouga's anger flared as he snarled deeply.
"Bitch! What the hell do you think you're doing?! I'll deal with you in a second!" He shouted before turning on Inuyasha. "You almost struck my mate! You filthy half breed I'll kill you!" Kouga snarled.
"KOUGA! KNOCK IT OFF!" Ayame bellowed. Kouga turned to growl at her, rushing forward at her before she had time to respond. His palm was pressed tightly against her stomach as he growled in her face, baring his fangs at her.
"You can't be that stupid bitch! Think next time before you act. What if you are pupped and something happens to them?! Damn it Ayame think for once!" Kouga growled as Ayame stared at him, her eyes misting with tears.
She let out a cry as she pushed him away, turning on her heel and fleeing from him in tears as Kouga cursed swiftly under his breath. Great, now he'd gone and upset her. But she had to be more careful.
"Um...Kouga-sama. We'll go find her." Ginta offered as Hakkaku nodded, the two betas running off after the white female.
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