Author's Note: I changed the name of the story. "A Right" was the temporary title my friend made up since Ayame has a right to be married to Kouga, since they're prince and princess. But I came up with "Yakusoku" which is Japanese for promise, so the title is now "The Promise" which relates to the fact that Kouga promised to marry Ayame in the anime. (Episodes 83, 84, 102 are her current appearances.)Thank you everyone for your reviews and comments. I'll take a couple minutes to answer some questions, k?
............ : I thought it would've been obvious... but since you don't know it's Inu Yasha. If you paid attention in chapter one, when Kouga starts beating the crap out of Inu Yasha, the first thing he gives a reason for his actions is 'you stole my woman'. Since Kagome is pregnant, he can never have her as a mate.
Miah The Storm Wolf: I have a way you can decipher them. First of all, it's a white mohawk, not blonde. That one's Hakkaku. Think of it like think. Hakkaku's name sounds sort of like 'hawk'. Just remember 'Hakkaku' has the 'mohawk' since both words sound similar it should help. Ginta is the other one with grey hair and a black spot on the front of his hairline. A tip on writing with those two nut heads, they always either talk in unison, or finish each other's thoughts off, talking or thinking.
Also thank you to anime-chicada21, Catgirl MM, Crying Girl, BrittRasetra, and DarkAnimeChick for your compliments. ^.^
Now get readin'!
Yakusoku
Chapter Three
Kouga sighed pulling the last bandage off of his arm and set his chest armor in place. He grabbed the straps keeping it secure and tied the fur to the shoulders straps. He grabbed a fur string and tightly pulled his hair back into its usual ponytail. He grabbed a headband setting it in place. He grabbed one of the spare swords and set it into his sash. They all always carried a sword in case of emergency.
Feeling as though he finally had everything he basically needed, he headed back out of the cave. It was sundown already. He felt a surge of power in his legs he recognized as the Shikon shards.
Why didn't Kagome take them out...? I thought they wanted the complete jewel.
Kouga ignored the question and jumped upward leaving a slight whirlwind behind his feet as he jumped from ridge to ridge climbing the mountain to the near peak. He landed on one that had a large piece of rock sticking out which made it stand out. He sighed sadly and slowly walked to the near tip of it. He felt a strange breeze come blowing his hair around his face. He set his hand on the hilt of his sword the way he always did when he was deep in thought.
Damn him. Damn you Inu Yasha. Thanks to you, I'll never be able to make Kagome mine. Damn you. I knew Kagome didn't like me at first. We got off at a really bad start in saying I had kidnapped her. But I also knew... if I stuck around for awhile... she might've taken a liking to me. I don't understand it. I have every wolf female that has taken a human form literally swarming around me, but the one woman I loved turned me away.
Ayame looked around upon entering the cave. "Hakkaku!" she yelled making the clumsy wolf drop his spear. "Where's Kouga?"
Hakkaku pulled himself up with his spear from the small grass laid ledge he'd been sitting on. "Up there, he always goes up there when he goes into his 'solitude' mode. If you try to talk to him it takes forever to get a response."
Ayame nodded thanking him and started up the mountain. She jumped from ridge to ridge, leaving small winds of dust and leaves in her wake. As soon as she made it onto the ridge she moved her arms around herself at the cold wind. She resisted a shiver and slowly walked out on the ledge.
"Kouga?" she said quietly stopping halfway.
Kouga almost growled realizing Ayame had followed him but kept against it as he continued to think.
Why did she have to mate with a half breed? I'm a full demon. If mutt face didn't have that sword he'd be nothin'. I could beat him with or without my shards.
His thoughts seemed to stop as another harsh wind blew. He flipped his tail around his waist.
"What are you thinking about?" she asked keeping her voice quiet. Silence fell as the sun slowly sank beneath the horizon. The sky turned a dark purple with orange where the sun once was.
"Kagome," he finally answered. Ayame lowered her head trying to resist another shiver. She lifted her head back looking at Kouga. He looked... so sad. His eyes were half closed and glazed over telling he was letting more emotion show than he'd like. She saw his tail slide down from his waist resting where it usually would.
"Kata... moidan data," ["It was... a one sided love,"] she whispered again. Kouga flinched unconsciously tightening his grasp on his sword. Ayame swallowed and took a few steps forward.
"What ever came about the war?" he asked making her stop only a few steps away.
"I... took care of it. Shortly after we heard that your tribe was in trouble and the leader was still away, so jiisama [grandfather] sent me here to lead the tribe until you came back or until we could restore the water. Over half of the wolves have died already, so we started sending some of the wolves to the North Mountains to live until you came back."
The sky was starting to turn black. The stars slowly lit up and the moon came out spilling its light about the mountain.
"Kagome mated with Inu Yasha," he suddenly said. Ayame gasped as her head shot up.
So he was rejected... I knew she didn't love him.
"She was a human anyway. If you'd mated with her, you'd have a half breed child, and I don't think you'd want that," she said trying to lighten his mood. Kouga spun around grabbing the string that held her cape together and pulled her forward and slightly up into the air. Ayame let out a whimper and grabbed his arm so she wouldn't slip. Kouga bared his teeth letting out a growl.
"Don't ever talk of Kagome in that manner," he spat out bitterly. Ayame couldn't suppress the shudder. Kouga lifted her higher earning another frightened cry.
"Are you scared?" he asked, his voice mixed with a harsh growl. Ayame slowly nodded.
"Good." Ayame yelped as he threw her down. "I'm leaving first thing in the morning to restore the water. Go back to the North Mountains; when I come back I expect my home to be free of white wolves."
Ayame stayed face down as Kouga walked past her. As soon as she heard him leave she sat up trembling uncontrollably.
Wh-what just happened...? That wasn't Kouga-it couldn't be. Unless, he's shutting everyone off. Maybe... maybe he really did love Kagome, even if... she didn't love him.
To be continued...
............ : I thought it would've been obvious... but since you don't know it's Inu Yasha. If you paid attention in chapter one, when Kouga starts beating the crap out of Inu Yasha, the first thing he gives a reason for his actions is 'you stole my woman'. Since Kagome is pregnant, he can never have her as a mate.
Miah The Storm Wolf: I have a way you can decipher them. First of all, it's a white mohawk, not blonde. That one's Hakkaku. Think of it like think. Hakkaku's name sounds sort of like 'hawk'. Just remember 'Hakkaku' has the 'mohawk' since both words sound similar it should help. Ginta is the other one with grey hair and a black spot on the front of his hairline. A tip on writing with those two nut heads, they always either talk in unison, or finish each other's thoughts off, talking or thinking.
Also thank you to anime-chicada21, Catgirl MM, Crying Girl, BrittRasetra, and DarkAnimeChick for your compliments. ^.^
Now get readin'!
Yakusoku
Chapter Three
Kouga sighed pulling the last bandage off of his arm and set his chest armor in place. He grabbed the straps keeping it secure and tied the fur to the shoulders straps. He grabbed a fur string and tightly pulled his hair back into its usual ponytail. He grabbed a headband setting it in place. He grabbed one of the spare swords and set it into his sash. They all always carried a sword in case of emergency.
Feeling as though he finally had everything he basically needed, he headed back out of the cave. It was sundown already. He felt a surge of power in his legs he recognized as the Shikon shards.
Why didn't Kagome take them out...? I thought they wanted the complete jewel.
Kouga ignored the question and jumped upward leaving a slight whirlwind behind his feet as he jumped from ridge to ridge climbing the mountain to the near peak. He landed on one that had a large piece of rock sticking out which made it stand out. He sighed sadly and slowly walked to the near tip of it. He felt a strange breeze come blowing his hair around his face. He set his hand on the hilt of his sword the way he always did when he was deep in thought.
Damn him. Damn you Inu Yasha. Thanks to you, I'll never be able to make Kagome mine. Damn you. I knew Kagome didn't like me at first. We got off at a really bad start in saying I had kidnapped her. But I also knew... if I stuck around for awhile... she might've taken a liking to me. I don't understand it. I have every wolf female that has taken a human form literally swarming around me, but the one woman I loved turned me away.
Ayame looked around upon entering the cave. "Hakkaku!" she yelled making the clumsy wolf drop his spear. "Where's Kouga?"
Hakkaku pulled himself up with his spear from the small grass laid ledge he'd been sitting on. "Up there, he always goes up there when he goes into his 'solitude' mode. If you try to talk to him it takes forever to get a response."
Ayame nodded thanking him and started up the mountain. She jumped from ridge to ridge, leaving small winds of dust and leaves in her wake. As soon as she made it onto the ridge she moved her arms around herself at the cold wind. She resisted a shiver and slowly walked out on the ledge.
"Kouga?" she said quietly stopping halfway.
Kouga almost growled realizing Ayame had followed him but kept against it as he continued to think.
Why did she have to mate with a half breed? I'm a full demon. If mutt face didn't have that sword he'd be nothin'. I could beat him with or without my shards.
His thoughts seemed to stop as another harsh wind blew. He flipped his tail around his waist.
"What are you thinking about?" she asked keeping her voice quiet. Silence fell as the sun slowly sank beneath the horizon. The sky turned a dark purple with orange where the sun once was.
"Kagome," he finally answered. Ayame lowered her head trying to resist another shiver. She lifted her head back looking at Kouga. He looked... so sad. His eyes were half closed and glazed over telling he was letting more emotion show than he'd like. She saw his tail slide down from his waist resting where it usually would.
"Kata... moidan data," ["It was... a one sided love,"] she whispered again. Kouga flinched unconsciously tightening his grasp on his sword. Ayame swallowed and took a few steps forward.
"What ever came about the war?" he asked making her stop only a few steps away.
"I... took care of it. Shortly after we heard that your tribe was in trouble and the leader was still away, so jiisama [grandfather] sent me here to lead the tribe until you came back or until we could restore the water. Over half of the wolves have died already, so we started sending some of the wolves to the North Mountains to live until you came back."
The sky was starting to turn black. The stars slowly lit up and the moon came out spilling its light about the mountain.
"Kagome mated with Inu Yasha," he suddenly said. Ayame gasped as her head shot up.
So he was rejected... I knew she didn't love him.
"She was a human anyway. If you'd mated with her, you'd have a half breed child, and I don't think you'd want that," she said trying to lighten his mood. Kouga spun around grabbing the string that held her cape together and pulled her forward and slightly up into the air. Ayame let out a whimper and grabbed his arm so she wouldn't slip. Kouga bared his teeth letting out a growl.
"Don't ever talk of Kagome in that manner," he spat out bitterly. Ayame couldn't suppress the shudder. Kouga lifted her higher earning another frightened cry.
"Are you scared?" he asked, his voice mixed with a harsh growl. Ayame slowly nodded.
"Good." Ayame yelped as he threw her down. "I'm leaving first thing in the morning to restore the water. Go back to the North Mountains; when I come back I expect my home to be free of white wolves."
Ayame stayed face down as Kouga walked past her. As soon as she heard him leave she sat up trembling uncontrollably.
Wh-what just happened...? That wasn't Kouga-it couldn't be. Unless, he's shutting everyone off. Maybe... maybe he really did love Kagome, even if... she didn't love him.
To be continued...