chapter 3 The Bijin
Kouga's eyes narrowed as a strange scent caught his nose. Familiar, yet, somehow exotic. He crossed his arms and glared at the shadow. He didn't even hear Kagome calling his name right behind him.
"Kouga?!" she yelled to get his attention. Kouga seemed to snap out of his small trance. He looked over his shoulder and turned around to face her. Kagome was bowing to him with a smile on her happy face.
"Why bow?" he asked simply.
"You saved her life. At least that is what she said. Though, I don't think I'm getting the whole story." she said with a hint of curiousity in her voice. Kouga raised his brow at her with a small smirk across his face.
"Kagome, you have the same spirit, pride, and power as ever I remember." he complimented before walking towards Sora. Kagome blushed slightly once he left.
"Yet, you have changed so much." she mummbled as her smiled turned into a frown. She turned around and sighed before walking into the village.
Kouga watched her, every motion and every thing he memorized. He soon found himself to be slightly obsessed with her. He spent and hour, following her around with no real reason for doing so. He sighed, his eyes grew heavy as the sun sank behind the horizon. He yawned loudly as he made his way into the woods. He looked up at the full moon that rose up above his head now.
He stopped as a clearing in the forest came into veiw, and there. Sitting on the soft grass under a tree, was Sora. She had changed. Her ears disappeared and her eyes changed colors. She looked up at him and gave him a soft smile.
"Come, sit." she called to him lightly. He immeadiately obeyed and came to sit beside her. She kept her gaze cast at the moon. She looked down abruptantly, trying to keep her eyes away from the one thing that caused her agony.
Kouga looked up at the moon. It gave him a sense of power and devinity. He gave a small smirk across his face as the moon hid itself behind some clouds. He suddenly felt a warmth cover his hand. He looked to Sora to see silent tears rolling down her cheeks and her hand grasping his.
"I'm sorry Kouga-kun. A mamono such as yourself, should not be seen with the likes of a half demon. Espically on the night that I lose my demonic powers." she cried out slowly and ruffly.
Kouga didn't know what to say as the moon shown down onto her face. The moonlight made her tears glisten. He felt his stomach lurk in his chest. His heart ached for her and her pain.
"Why? Why say such aweful things?" he asked. She looked up teary eyed at him.
"Youkai hate humans, and halflings. If other demons saw you around a halfling, they would most likely kill you." she cried. Kouga's heart leapt as she spoke. She was worried about him and his well being. He turned to face her and looked into her soft eyes. He smiled lightly at her.
He kept her hand in his as he pulled her to him and embraced her. She seemed stunned, for she didn't speak or do anything for a moment. Then, she returned the embrace.
"You really should leave." she muttered in his ear. He smirked as he pulled her closer.
"I'm not going to leave you." he replied. He loosened his grip on her. She moved so she sat next to him. She leaned close and nuzzled up next to him. He could feel hear radiating from her. It only made his heart beat faster.
They stayed like that a while. Her tears had stopped flowing and she calmed tremdously.
"We should get back now." she said under her breath. Kouga didn't really want to move at all. He grumbled at first but, he complided with her wish to go home. They stood up and as she brushed herself off she felt herself being lifted up. She blushed as Kouga picked her up and into his arms. She looked up at him with a large blush across her face.
He only smirked as he held her closely as he ran into the forest. The trees past so quickly they looked like blurrs. He skidded to a sudden halt as they came to the village. He placed her lighly on the ground and walked with her back to her hut.
"Kouga................ arigatou gozaimasu." she said as she gave him a small and quick embrace before running inside. He just stood there dumbstruck. He smirked suddenly as a thought past through his mind.
'She is a bijin, and mine at that.' he though.
All the while, the shadow still lurks in the hollow woods beyond the village. It's gaze never shifting from Sora, however, now it turns it's eyes to Kouga angrily.
Bijin= Beautiful woman.
Arigatou gozaimasu= Thank you very much
Kouga's eyes narrowed as a strange scent caught his nose. Familiar, yet, somehow exotic. He crossed his arms and glared at the shadow. He didn't even hear Kagome calling his name right behind him.
"Kouga?!" she yelled to get his attention. Kouga seemed to snap out of his small trance. He looked over his shoulder and turned around to face her. Kagome was bowing to him with a smile on her happy face.
"Why bow?" he asked simply.
"You saved her life. At least that is what she said. Though, I don't think I'm getting the whole story." she said with a hint of curiousity in her voice. Kouga raised his brow at her with a small smirk across his face.
"Kagome, you have the same spirit, pride, and power as ever I remember." he complimented before walking towards Sora. Kagome blushed slightly once he left.
"Yet, you have changed so much." she mummbled as her smiled turned into a frown. She turned around and sighed before walking into the village.
Kouga watched her, every motion and every thing he memorized. He soon found himself to be slightly obsessed with her. He spent and hour, following her around with no real reason for doing so. He sighed, his eyes grew heavy as the sun sank behind the horizon. He yawned loudly as he made his way into the woods. He looked up at the full moon that rose up above his head now.
He stopped as a clearing in the forest came into veiw, and there. Sitting on the soft grass under a tree, was Sora. She had changed. Her ears disappeared and her eyes changed colors. She looked up at him and gave him a soft smile.
"Come, sit." she called to him lightly. He immeadiately obeyed and came to sit beside her. She kept her gaze cast at the moon. She looked down abruptantly, trying to keep her eyes away from the one thing that caused her agony.
Kouga looked up at the moon. It gave him a sense of power and devinity. He gave a small smirk across his face as the moon hid itself behind some clouds. He suddenly felt a warmth cover his hand. He looked to Sora to see silent tears rolling down her cheeks and her hand grasping his.
"I'm sorry Kouga-kun. A mamono such as yourself, should not be seen with the likes of a half demon. Espically on the night that I lose my demonic powers." she cried out slowly and ruffly.
Kouga didn't know what to say as the moon shown down onto her face. The moonlight made her tears glisten. He felt his stomach lurk in his chest. His heart ached for her and her pain.
"Why? Why say such aweful things?" he asked. She looked up teary eyed at him.
"Youkai hate humans, and halflings. If other demons saw you around a halfling, they would most likely kill you." she cried. Kouga's heart leapt as she spoke. She was worried about him and his well being. He turned to face her and looked into her soft eyes. He smiled lightly at her.
He kept her hand in his as he pulled her to him and embraced her. She seemed stunned, for she didn't speak or do anything for a moment. Then, she returned the embrace.
"You really should leave." she muttered in his ear. He smirked as he pulled her closer.
"I'm not going to leave you." he replied. He loosened his grip on her. She moved so she sat next to him. She leaned close and nuzzled up next to him. He could feel hear radiating from her. It only made his heart beat faster.
They stayed like that a while. Her tears had stopped flowing and she calmed tremdously.
"We should get back now." she said under her breath. Kouga didn't really want to move at all. He grumbled at first but, he complided with her wish to go home. They stood up and as she brushed herself off she felt herself being lifted up. She blushed as Kouga picked her up and into his arms. She looked up at him with a large blush across her face.
He only smirked as he held her closely as he ran into the forest. The trees past so quickly they looked like blurrs. He skidded to a sudden halt as they came to the village. He placed her lighly on the ground and walked with her back to her hut.
"Kouga................ arigatou gozaimasu." she said as she gave him a small and quick embrace before running inside. He just stood there dumbstruck. He smirked suddenly as a thought past through his mind.
'She is a bijin, and mine at that.' he though.
All the while, the shadow still lurks in the hollow woods beyond the village. It's gaze never shifting from Sora, however, now it turns it's eyes to Kouga angrily.
Bijin= Beautiful woman.
Arigatou gozaimasu= Thank you very much