Chapter 9

"Now." started the unseen lord "we have prepared a room for you..."

"A room?" Sango blurted out.

The lord (behind the screen could see and not be seen) looked at her strangely then noticing her face turning red corrected himself. "Oh I am sorry! I assumed you to were..."

"OH! That's fine!" Smiled Myroku.

"One bed one blanket I assume?"

"Why..why yes but.."

"Well I don't think Sango would burden you with having to set up ONE MORE ROOM!"

Songo looked at him dumbly.

"But...but...." she thought hard. She couldn't burden these people he was right it would be considered rude...but...BUT SHE COULDN'T SLEEP WITH MYROKU!!!!!

"Umm perhaps you could just add another bed?"

"Of course!" boomed the voice! "Anything for Kikyo!"

Myroku's smile faded but the twinkle remained in his eyes.

"You can trust me Sango!" he said with a face that made her blush and hurry after the servant to her...there.....room.

*meanwhile*

"Koga?" She wiped the tears away with her sleeve and stood up. He followed suit.
"What happened? What did you just do?!" He said looking in wonder at the tree. She followed his gaze and noticed the shavings and bits of leaf on her clothes, and the splinters that littered the ground.

"I don't...I don't remember doing that...."

"What do you mean, and you were shouting-??" His voice trailed off. Kagome blushed. The thought of people listening to her outburst...when it was meant just to blow off steam was embarrassing.

"What did the puppy do now?" He said sarcastically. This is great he thought. She hates him. SHE'S ALL MINE NOW! She looked down.... I can't tell him she thought...but...but no one else is here to talk with...she bit her lip, looked up, and told him. Koga listened. He couldn't believe what he was hearing. Didn't Inuyasha love her? Wasn't he always jealous when he talked to Kagome??? HOW COULD HE DO THIS??? HOW COULD HE LEAVE HER ALONE??? To die?

"-so I left and told him not to come. I have been gone for a week now, today."

"AND HE LET YOU?! HE LET YOU LEAVE?! HE DIDN'T HELP OR CARE?!"

"Of...OF COURSE HE CARED!!" right? "Koga you just don't understand the situation! I SHOULD HAVE NEVER TOLD YOU!"
"COURSE I UNDERSTAND!!" he growled "THAT PIECE OF DOG CRAP Left YOU ALL ALONE. WITH NO ONE TO TAKE CARE OF YOU!"

"I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF THANKS!!!" he ignored her

"THAT COWARD!!!"

"HE ISN'T A COWARD!!!!" She may have been mad at Inuyasha but she wasn't going to lie to herself. And she wasn't unsympathetic. Koga paced through the clearing. Kagome had never seen him so mad. It scared her a little. She could control Inuyasha. But Koga?.....He rounded on her.

"WHY DIDN'T YOU CALL ME?" he yelled. His voice held an edge of sadness. Kagome imagined a phone.

"Huh? WHAT DO YOU MEAN!!!??? I CAN'T!!! DON'T YELL AT ME!!!" His face laxed and then he laughed.

"AHHH! I didn't give you the-" He searched through his armor.

"What?" she was curios. His laughter had caught her off guard.

"I wondered the same thing. I don't trust dog boy, so I made Hakaku make you THIS!" he pulled out something triumphantly and gave it to her.

"A whistle?"

"Yea!! Blow it!" and seeing her hesitant look he said "go ahead!" he was practically wagging his tail with anticipation. Tentivly she pull the smooth, hallow, wooden whistle in her mouth and blew. No sound. Oh! She thought. A dog whistle! Koga covered his ears and winced. Wolf howls were heard in the distance. Koga beamed.

"If you ever need me, or get tired of that fool, just blow it and I'm here!"

He grabbed her hands.

"You know Kagome, that I would do anything for you." She blushed and shook off his hands.

"All right." Again he smiled, but it was short lived.

"NOW! To find this damn Kikyo person..."

"WHAT?!" she blurted. Is he really this cocky? She thought. "You can't come with me! Inuyasha would kill you!!"

"HA!" he laughed. "That puppy couldn't kill me, even if he had 10 jewel shards!" *tear drop* yes he is.

"No."

"What?!"
"No. You can't come."

"Excuse me but you have no choice in the matter Kagome." She glared.

"What exactly DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?????!!!!!"

"I mean you can't stop me! I have jewel shards and-"

"OH REALLY??"

"REALLY!!" he shouted back.

She turned to leave him right there, there with his big talk and his jerky mood, and collapsed. More memories flooded into her head.

She was taking a bath in the river...she looked up and there was Inuyasha.

"AHHHHHH!" she dove into the water.

"INUYASHA!!!!" she screamed.

"What?" he shouted back. "I wasn't DOING ANYTHING!" he blushed and ran off. She laughed......no.......Kikyo laughed.

"Oh Inuyasha." Kikyo giggled. "Its not the first time you have seen me naked. You just startled me." the pain was back.

THE FIRE!!! THE FIRE WAS BURNING HER HEART!!!! She threw up blood with out realizing it. She was rolling on the ground, spazing with pain, her eyes rolling in her head. Jerking around, screaming.

"KAGOME! KAGOME!!" her eyes flew open. She was gasping. Her muscles aced. Everything ached. She looked up at Koga and saw Inuyasha's face there.

"Help......help me.....Inu....." She started to cry. She took Koga's face in her hand. "Inu...*she swallowed.... I hurt.... I hurt.......all...." She blacked out.