Yakusoku
Chapter Two
"We're almost there," Ginta whispered taking another agonizing step forward. It had been three days and they were about half way up the mountain trail. Kouga had passed out early that morning which in saying they hadn't had any time to eat or drink was probably going to happen anyway.
Some of the wolves ran in front of them whimpering. Hakkaku shoved one away as he pulled Kouga up so he wouldn't fall off his shoulder. "Ah, shut up ya flea bags. Like Ginta said, we're almost there."
Hours passed and daylight came. Hakkaku noticed the wolves starting to trail behind them. "Almost... there..." he said in a dry and high voice. One of the wolves stopped letting out a sad and upset howl. The others stopped and followed it's lead.
"Hakkaku, look!" Ginta yelled pointed out at a ridge. They heard a deep howl reply from a white wolf that afterwards began scampering down the mountain.
"White wolves? Aren't they from the North?" Hakkaku asked. Ginta nodded his head trudging onward.
"Kouga has returned!" they heard some of the guards ahead announced before jumping down. One stopped in mid-step getting a better look at Kouga.
"Go get the carrier, he's injured!" he yelled to another wolf. Ginta and Hakkaku allowed the two guards to take Kouga. They watched them place him onto the wooden like futon and picked it up. Kouga groaned as his arm moved across his stomach.
"How bad was the damage?" one of the wolves asked. Ginta recalled the explanation Kagome had given them before answering.
"Do you remember the attack that half breed used to kill the Birds of Paradise?" At the nod he continued. "He was hit by it two weeks ago. He woke up about three or four days ago and since then he hasn't eaten or drank a thing."
The guard nodded as they started at a run up the mountain. Ginta and Hakkaku followed with the rest of the wolves behind them. As they came to where the lake usually was they stopped.
"Where's the water...?" Ginta thought out loud. He looked ahead and noticed the waterfall wasn't there either. He could only see a few brown wolves and white wolves were leading some brown ones out of the mountains.
"What's going on?" Hakkaku whispered as he hopped from rock to rock towards the cave where the waterfall used to be.
"Kouga!" they stopped almost tripping at the voice.
"A-Ayame is here?!" they screamed in unison. As the guards brought Kouga in Ayame rushed to his side quickly kneeling.
"What are you standing around for?! Go get water!" she yelled as the rest of Kouga's small pack entered.
"But-" one started to argue.
"Get water for all of them! I heard what happened! Go, now!" she screamed. The wolves slowly left coming back shortly after. Ayame moved an arm around Kouga's shoulders pulling him up. He let out a soft groan turning his head again. Ayame grabbed one of the cups of water carefully setting it to his lips and slowly tilted his head back as she poured the water in.
Kouga felt someone move him before something washed down his parched throat. He almost coughed but held it back as he raised his hand holding the cup in place. He greedily drank the water before finally letting out a cough.
"Ayame, that was almost all of our water, we don't have much left," he heard a voice. His eyes slowly opened and he saw a blurred image mixed with red and white. As his vision started to clear he recognized Ayame. He pulled himself up pushing her arms away.
"What do you mean almost no water?" he asked the guard. The wolf knelt down to meet Kouga's height.
"A few weeks ago the waterfall stopped running. We sent some warriors to go investigate and none have returned. We're running out of water faster than the small river can supply. After the war between the cardinal packs was settled, North got word of our predicament. They sent the princess to bring some of our wolves to their land to live until water was restored."
Kouga stared down for a moment before slowly standing up. He ignored Ayame's pleas to rest and started out toward the exit of the cave.
To be continued...
Chapter Two
"We're almost there," Ginta whispered taking another agonizing step forward. It had been three days and they were about half way up the mountain trail. Kouga had passed out early that morning which in saying they hadn't had any time to eat or drink was probably going to happen anyway.
Some of the wolves ran in front of them whimpering. Hakkaku shoved one away as he pulled Kouga up so he wouldn't fall off his shoulder. "Ah, shut up ya flea bags. Like Ginta said, we're almost there."
Hours passed and daylight came. Hakkaku noticed the wolves starting to trail behind them. "Almost... there..." he said in a dry and high voice. One of the wolves stopped letting out a sad and upset howl. The others stopped and followed it's lead.
"Hakkaku, look!" Ginta yelled pointed out at a ridge. They heard a deep howl reply from a white wolf that afterwards began scampering down the mountain.
"White wolves? Aren't they from the North?" Hakkaku asked. Ginta nodded his head trudging onward.
"Kouga has returned!" they heard some of the guards ahead announced before jumping down. One stopped in mid-step getting a better look at Kouga.
"Go get the carrier, he's injured!" he yelled to another wolf. Ginta and Hakkaku allowed the two guards to take Kouga. They watched them place him onto the wooden like futon and picked it up. Kouga groaned as his arm moved across his stomach.
"How bad was the damage?" one of the wolves asked. Ginta recalled the explanation Kagome had given them before answering.
"Do you remember the attack that half breed used to kill the Birds of Paradise?" At the nod he continued. "He was hit by it two weeks ago. He woke up about three or four days ago and since then he hasn't eaten or drank a thing."
The guard nodded as they started at a run up the mountain. Ginta and Hakkaku followed with the rest of the wolves behind them. As they came to where the lake usually was they stopped.
"Where's the water...?" Ginta thought out loud. He looked ahead and noticed the waterfall wasn't there either. He could only see a few brown wolves and white wolves were leading some brown ones out of the mountains.
"What's going on?" Hakkaku whispered as he hopped from rock to rock towards the cave where the waterfall used to be.
"Kouga!" they stopped almost tripping at the voice.
"A-Ayame is here?!" they screamed in unison. As the guards brought Kouga in Ayame rushed to his side quickly kneeling.
"What are you standing around for?! Go get water!" she yelled as the rest of Kouga's small pack entered.
"But-" one started to argue.
"Get water for all of them! I heard what happened! Go, now!" she screamed. The wolves slowly left coming back shortly after. Ayame moved an arm around Kouga's shoulders pulling him up. He let out a soft groan turning his head again. Ayame grabbed one of the cups of water carefully setting it to his lips and slowly tilted his head back as she poured the water in.
Kouga felt someone move him before something washed down his parched throat. He almost coughed but held it back as he raised his hand holding the cup in place. He greedily drank the water before finally letting out a cough.
"Ayame, that was almost all of our water, we don't have much left," he heard a voice. His eyes slowly opened and he saw a blurred image mixed with red and white. As his vision started to clear he recognized Ayame. He pulled himself up pushing her arms away.
"What do you mean almost no water?" he asked the guard. The wolf knelt down to meet Kouga's height.
"A few weeks ago the waterfall stopped running. We sent some warriors to go investigate and none have returned. We're running out of water faster than the small river can supply. After the war between the cardinal packs was settled, North got word of our predicament. They sent the princess to bring some of our wolves to their land to live until water was restored."
Kouga stared down for a moment before slowly standing up. He ignored Ayame's pleas to rest and started out toward the exit of the cave.
To be continued...