First of all, I know I kinda said Thursday, but I kinda wasn't thinking and I forgot that I had a really important Math test so I had to take I lot of time off writng and study. Forgive me. But I'm only a day late at least right? And I'm gonna TRY my best to get the next chapter up by Sunday or Monday, and then hopefully we can get back to of normal posting days.
Also before this chapter starts, someone addressed to me that I've been spelling Kouga and Houjou wrong and so on....* sigh * Okay first of all for those who don't know. It's only in the English anime that they are spelt Koga simply to make pronounciation easier, because in Japanese 'ou' is usually pronouned as 'o'. So such names as Kouga, Houjou, Sesshoumaru, and Shippou are spelt without the u's in the english anime. And I prefer to include the u's because I like to kinda stick with the originals and because it looks better. Now that that's cleared up......
Kouga: Your a day late....
Ashley: Is there an echo in the room? I just told them that!
Kagome: Enough with the constant babbling, the reviewers have been waiting for a chapter that's a half decent length! * glares at Ashley *
Ashley: I apoligized for that!
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, I just have a slight obsession with his ears.
Chapter 10: Kagome Lost, Inuyasha Found
The way back to the Higurashi household was so quiet, between the two that you'd think they were strangers to each other trying hard to strike up a conversation with one another without any luck. You would never have guessed that only 10 minutes ago they were the center of attention in the mall food court sucking off each others faces for a lengthy 30 seconds.
Unlike on their way to the mall, Kouga was practically staring at nothing in particular this time. He was still looking out the window, but he wasn't really connected to the outside world, just the dark realm that existed in his subconscience. But that didn't stop him from looking over to the girl on his right and listening to her anxious breathing.
There were sooo many questions he wanted-needed- to ask her, but he knew now just wasn't the time for it, she was much to unnerved and vulnerable. It saddened him to see her like this, especially around him since he practically lived and breathed to make her happy. And now he had done something that triggered her thoughts to wander off and for all he knew she was mad at him. He couldn't have that! He was going to figure this out and correct an mistakes that he had made! But he wasn't going to begin his interrogation until they were alone, where she could bear all to him because he knew if he asked her about it with any of her family present, she would just plaster on a fake pathetic smile and say nothing was wrong.
The bus came to a sudden halt which brought Kouga,who was still in an imaginary world, tumbling over the floor of the bus with an "oof!", he got up quickly acting as if nothing happened as he dusted himself off and looked around to see if anyone saw him, despite everyone just staring at him, only two girls in the back of the bus were giggling at him. His thoughts on Kagome left him for a second as he began grumbling as he shook some of the dirt from his pants, which he had grown to like. He the great wolf prince Kouga was toppled over by simple inertia! When he realized he didn't see Kagome any where, he looked to the front of the bus and saw her getting off. He scrambled his way through the crowd and finally made it to the door and lept out and landed a few feet away from the bus, which wowed some of the selected people on the bus that happened to be watching him at the time.
"Kagome, wait up!", he shouted after the girl who was just at the bottom of the shrine steps, he was right behind her in nano seconds, since he had been using the power of the jewel shards.
Kagome turned around, "Oh Kouga, I'm sorry. I kinda thought you were right behind me, and forgot to tell you that this was out stop". She didn't exactly sound worried in her tone it was more like feign concern. Her mind was definitly somwhere else.
'She forgot about me?', Kouga's heart fell for a quick second, 'no, she's just distressed and I'll find out why and change that soon enough'
Kouga's plan was to drag his love up to her room before she got the chance to talk to anyone in the household, so that they could talk privately with no interuptions.
Unfortunately, as soon as they opened the door, there was Kagome's mother holding a broom with that huge smile on her face, you know the one Kouga detested because it could change into a frown at any second and all hell would break loose. But thankfully that didn't happen.
"Hello you two!", she chirped, "I hope you guys had fun!"
Kagome already had the bright flawless fake smile plastered on her face, "yeah we had a great time mama!"
The woman smiled to Kagome then to Kouga. In fear of causing anymore tension of any sort, Kouga smiled charmingly back, "yeah...great time"
"Well that's always good to know!", Mrs. Hirgurashi placed the head of the broom firmly on the floor and leaned against it while staring dreamy-eyed at the pair standing at the entrance of the door, "Ah, young love"
That caught them off guard and they both sweat dropped. Kouga probably wouldn't have minded that comment if everything wasn't so awkward at the moment. So he just made a quiet nervous laugh.
Kagome was very eager to change the subject, "what's that I smell mama?"
The older woman snapped out of her daze ans smiled brightly once again, "it's supper! You two arrived just in time, it's your favourite Kagome"
"That's great I can't wait", the girl perked.
"Well it should be done in a few minutes!"
Kouga thought that even if he could talk to Kagome for a few minutes, that would be enough time to get something out of her.
"But if you two don't mind doing me a favour, could you please set the table?"
So much for that idea. But maybe Kagome would decline?
"Sure mama, no problem!", Kagome said and then left to walk into the kitchen.
Kouga mentally slapped himself. Of course she wasn't going to decline the favour, she was probably going to avoid talking about what happened as long as she could. Kouga made a small sigh before giving the woman a small smile and headed into the kitchen.
Dinner was eirily quiet, so quiet you could probably actually hear a feather hit the floor. Well the silence was broken every now and thn when Souta decided to let in be known that he was eating.
Kagome's grandfather didn't take his eyes off Kouga, which made the wolf demon angry, he really didn't like the old man, well of course things could have been different if the his first impression of Kouga wasn't an Ofuda on the face!
Kouga started picking at the food with his chopsticks, he wasn't used to eating this kind of food, pretty much all he usually ate was meat, meat and well...meat. And the chopsticks didn't make eating the odd food easy.
Mrs.Higurashi looked over to the two teenagers, neither one had touched their food. Her motherly instints were telling her that maybe not everything had went as well as her daughther said it had. And like the mother she was, figuring that maybe Kouga and Kagome had a small fight since neither one had really looked or talked to each other since they returned. She wasn't going to let Kagome jepordize her relationship with a guy like Kouga over any fight!
"Kagome?", the woman asked with concern.
Kagome looked up to her as a response, but of course the sound of a voice for once in the past 10 minutes was pleasing to the ears so automatically everyone else at the table looked up also.
"Is something wrong? You haven't even touched your Oden!"
"No mama nothings wrong, I'm just not that hungry"
"Oh I see. And I suppose Kouga's just not hungry either? I know something happened between you two"
Kouga stared at the woman with wide amazed eyes, 'this woman must be able to read minds or something! I knew she wasn't normal'
"But mom, nothing happened!", Kagome begun to protest.
"Kouga?", the woman was pratically trying to glare an answer out of him.
Kouga cringed a bit, momzilla had returned, he felt a slight kick from Kagome under the table. He looked over to her for a second but then quickly turned back to the older woman. He knew what Kagome wanted him to say, plus he didn't want to get her mother into their problems.
"Well?", she pressed on.
"No, nothing happened", he managed to let out but it was in an uneasy tone, but only because, as much as he hated to admit it, the woman scared him!
Mrs.Higurashi glared at them suspiciously, then let out an exasperated sigh, "kids will never understand. Kagome I would like you and Kouga to please the table and talk out your differences"
"But mama!", Kagome protested.
"No buts Kagome, your going to have to learn that in a relationship you can't just ignore any problems you have, you have to learn to understand each other!", the woman pointed delicately towards the door, "Now...please leave the table"
Kagome sighed sadly, it was true that she was trying to avoid talking to Kouga about the kiss. The real truth was, even though she hated to admit, she liked it. But now for actually kissing him back, she felt guilty about it, but she wasn't able to pinpoint just why exactly. Plus she never ever expected in her wildest dreams that her first kiss would be with Kouga of all people or demons for that matter!
Kouga on the other hand, was determind to go to Kagome's room as soon as possible. But if this problem had anything to do with Inuyasha, he was gonna make sure the half-breed had an early death for messing with his Kagome's emotions, and that was a promise!
He followed Kagome up the stairs with a very serious expression to show that he was ready for an explanation, while Kagome seemed to be walking slowly to extend the time it took to get to her room.
"And don't come back sown til' you have it all straightened out!", Kagome's mother shouted out.
They didn't answer the woman, but they didn't think that she expected one anyway.
Kouga was getting impatient walking behind the lingering form that was Kagome, who seemed to have slowed down even more without him noticing. So to speed things up, kouga ran up behind the girl, picking her up bridal style at break neck speed. Kagome let out a small shrill squeak that was oud enough to go throughout the house.
She looked up at Kouga who had stopped when he picked her up to make sure that he had her held securely. He looked down into her wide surprised eyes and grinned, "let's speed things up a bit shall we?"
He got to the dorr in less than a second and opened it. Kagome was holding on to him for dear life, 'since when did he get this fast?'
Kouga held on to her, inhaling her intoxicating scent, he couldn't help it, he loved it. The scent only made him long for her more. Just because he was concerned doesn't mean she wasn't still his woman or that his mind couldn't be somewhere else for a moment.
Kagome waited for him to put her down patiently, but he held on for a while and then she felt him sniffing her hair. It actually felt relaxing to be held in his arms but she knew she couldn't stay there all night, "um Kouga?", she whispered softly as if trying not to ake anyone up.
"um mm?", he mumbled back from the lovely scented world that was the woman in his arms.
"You can put me down now"
Kouga's eyes snapped open and then he rememberd what they were really here for. So he reluctantly let her down on the floor, "sorry", he whispered, then smiled innocently.
Kagome gave him a small smile , then walked over to her bed and sat down. She was ready.
Kagome's family who were still sitting at the table heard the small scream and then a couple of minutes later a door was shut, "well then maybe their not fighting!?", Souta chuckled.
"Souta!", his mother cried.
*****
Sano and Miroku were now running through a much beaten down path through the forest, Shippou was hanging on for dear life on Miroku's shoulder.
"Slow down guys, what's wrong?!", the kitsune wailed as his small body flapped in the wind.
Miroku, not really noticing Shippou's presence turned to Sango, "You don't actually think that they would tell Inuyasha about Kagome and Kouga do you?"
Sango shook her head, "No, not if they wanted to live, but they practically talk about everything, especially Kouga and Kagome, I've heard them. Their like a couple of gossiping old women", she took a couple of deep breaths, "and with Inuyasha roaming around, he could eavesdrop and hear it accidentily!"
The two stopped for a few minutes to refill their lungs and Shippou found a nice safe place in Miroku's robes during the process. Miroku was doubled over with his hands resting on his knees, "You know Sango, this would probably have been easier if we took Kirara with us"
Sango's eyes narrowed and she hit him over the head, "Why didn't you that earlier?!"
"Well I thought you would have thought of it", was Miroku's pathetic reply.
"Ugh! Nevermind now, we don't have time to go back and get her now", Sango straightened up, they they were both off through the woods once again, "this will take forever, we'll never find those wolves at this pace!"
Shippou popped his head out, "Why don't you try calling out for them?"
Both Sango and Miroku gave him a deadpan look, why didn't they think of that?
Sango stopped and was about to take Shippou's advice and call out for the demons, when Miroku's hand covered her mouth, "mmm?!", she protested unsuccessfully.
Miroku put on a serious expression and shook his head, "we shouldn't call out for Ginta and Hakkaku, in fear that Inuyasha may hear us and as far as I know, we have no excuses for looking for them. We'd best call out to our half-demon friend"
Sango glared at him and removed his hand from her face, "That's what I was going to do monk!"
Miroku grinned, "Of course you were"
The slayer raised fist but then realized this was no time for beating the monk up for making her look stupid again. So in stead she lowered her fist and averted her hands to create a tunnel leading to her mouth, "Inuyasha!?"
Miroku gave a sigh of relief for not getting hit over the head again. Then he began to join in the chorus with Sango. Shippou had fallen asleep.
Sure enough, after a good five minutes of hollering, Inuyasha finally appeared, "Whatta you two want?", he grumbled but lokked at the pair curiously.
"Nothing in particualr my good friend, we were just making sure you were okay", Miroku chirped with a feign smile of assurance.
"Well you sounded pretty determind to find me for something", Inuyasha scoffed back as annoyance tainted his voice.
Sango gave Inuyasha a bright smile, which was usually way out of character for her, "Well I guess it wasn't that important but we just wanted to find you before nightfall that's all, there is only a half hour of sunlight left"
Inuyasha was a bit drawn back by Sango's awkwardness, "Are you posessed Sango?", 'those two have been acting very weird lately'
Sango's eyebrow made a constant twitch as she tried to calm herself down, "let's just go", she managed to say in a cool collected tone.
Miroku side stepped over to the woman, "you seem to be in a good mood suddenly?", he said with his eyebrows raised and a impeckable grin.
Sango glaredand the monk and then turned around to head back to Keade's, as long as she knew where Inuyasha was while the two demons were loose, sh would be fine.
They returned back to camp to be greeted by Ginta and Hakkaku sitting around a well burnt fire. They looked upat the group, "sp there you guys are, we've been waiting here for the last hour for you to return!"
Inuyasha simply scoffed, while Sango on the other hand was about to have a coneption! ' They've been here for an hour! While we were out there looking for them to help prevent their deaths!' Well one thing was for sure, nothing was going to stop Sago from digging them early graves!
Miroku noticed that Sango was about to give the two a good beating, he walked up behind her and patted her rear, "there there Sango, calm down"
"Hentai!", Sango, deciding to take her anger out on a certain monk, gave him a really good whack over the head and stomped towards the hut.
Miroku finally got up and walked over to the fire with the two wolves while rubbing the tremendous lump on his head.
"What's wrong with her?", Ginta expressed in a school girlish tone.
Miroku looked at him calmly with a slight irritance glinting in his eyes. He wasn't too pleased to comeback to see the wolves either, "you know what, you'd be a lot safer if you didn't talk for the rest of your stay with us", then he grabbed a stick and began to poke at the fire.
UGH! That was a lot o typing! Sorry if there are any spelling mistakes or typos, it's kinda 1:30 in the morning so I didn't really wanna check it over...see what I do for you guys. I stayed up this late to finish typing just because I feel guilty about not putting it up yesterday and plus I got lots of lovely reviews!
Inuyasha: You know, there should be more of me in this story.
Ashley: Why couldn't you go to sleep like the rest?
Sesshoumaru: I'm still awake too human
Ashley: * cringes * Uh hi? Oh great I'm stuck with these two. Well I guess I'll just have to reply to the reviews my self. * glares at the rest of the gang who are sleeping * Damn them.
Inuyasha: Hello! I'm here ya know!
Ashley: * sigh *
Hello once again Saiyan-Legacy102! Well did this make up for the short chapter 9 for ya? It better have cause it took forever to type! And I think you should start an IY fic, actually I'm demanding to to! So there! :P. Oh and about posting your story thing. You have to upload the file in 'Document Manager' first and make sure you name it, then you can go and add it! Okay ^-^. Hope I helped if you didn't already figure it out!
Playful Kagome....whoa! Loooong review. Well it's nice to know your always waiting for my story to be updated! Your parents think your crazy eh? Well then join the club! LOL. I know what ya mean about the YYH / IY crossovers their pretty cool, I actuallt just got into YYH, and since it doen't come on TV where I live I bought volume 2 and it's great, but I first got into through the manga, so I knew a bit about it ^-^. Well technically Sesshoumaru won't stay in my closet anymore, it's mutiny I tell you!
Sesshoumaru: Stop your petty humour human, it annoys me.
Ashley: See what I mean, he's all rebellious! Anywayz, can't wait for you to post your story! I'll be sure to read, just make sure to let me know when you do so! Oh I almost forgot, thanks for the idea, I think I'll use something along those lines! Your a doll. Lol. I never wanna say anything like that again.
I love Inuyasha Forever, how could I not forgive ya, you always gots somethin nice to say ^_- And I decided to bring Shippou back in the story just for you! I would love to see one of the Inuyasha movies, I think there are three... * huff * but I can't. * cries *
Inuyasha: Hey she says she got Ramen! What flavour is it? If it's oriental I ain't having anything to do with it!
Anywayz and Fighter-chick-charsi, I agree with you, Kouga doesn't get enough recognition, sad really -_-. But HE DOES IN MY STORY! LOL. And I'm gonna try and check out your fics asap okay!?
Okay, sorry I couldn't reply personally to all of you but thanks to : Saiyan-legacy102, Playful Kagome, i love inuyasha forever, Fighter-chick-charsi, Crimson Release (I'm gonna read and review your fic asap okay! Been a bit busy), Puffin (not just yet!), jade (yes K/K action is the best! LOL), Inuyasha-luva4 (Your making me choose! Ummm, I guess I'll say KOUGA! How bout you?), Darkwarriorgirl (hey what's your pen name?), drgn-mstrss (as much as I don't mind San/ Mir pairings, my stories not really gonna have one, it's just gonna focus on the funny things between them ^-^), and Sarah! I think that's everyone? I HOPE. Sorry if I missed anyone!
So anywayz I gotta go ta bed! It's 2:00am! And...well I'm tired! But I did this for you! So PLZ REVIEW! Makes me happy and when I'm happy I write and when I write I type and when I type....well I post! So Review and you shall read the next chapter!