Chapter 8. Rivals
Sora stared off into space until she felt someones hand on her shoulder. She looked up to see Kouga standing behind her. She smiled at him.
"You look better." she said while standing up. Kouga nodded.
"Yes, I am feeling much better. Only thanks to you." he replied with a smile on his face.
Sora helped Kouga outside. He had to squint at first, because his eyes weren't used to all the light. Sora walked with him through the village and on the edge of the forest. Kouga was already getting his speed back. He kept on challenging her to races, yet she always won.
"Although you are feeling better, your still weaker than normal Kouga." she said as she walked with him after they had just finished a race. Kouga smirked at her playfully.
"Maybe, but when I get all my strength back, I will defeat you in a race." he said proudly as he stood up. Sora smirked at him. She then looked down at the shikon no tama hanging from her neck. She sighed heavily as she clutched it in her hands and held it close. Kouga noticed her slightly distressed expression and put his hand on her shoulder.
"What's wrong?" he asked her as she looked over her shoulder at him. Her eyes lay filled with confusion and stress. She shook her head and didn't say anything. Kouga didn't beleive she was alright. When she went to leave, he grabbed her arm and spun her into an embrace. He held her tightly as she just stood in his arms.
"Something is wrong, and I will find out what, so you will no longer be plagued by it." he whispered to her softly. Sora allowed her emotions to get the better of her as she leaned up against him. Silent tears of stress fell down her face and rolled onto the ground.
"Arigato Kouga-kun." she whispered to him. She was finally stariting to feel a little better, now that she knew Kouga cared enough to help her. Just as she began to relax something happened to brake the peace that surrounded them.
Someone, no, Kaid jumped out of the woods and tackled into kouga, knocking him over and making him let go of Sora. Kouga fell and down a small hill and into a shallow ditch while blood came from his reopened wounds and a new wound on his head.
Sora's eyes went wide as Kaid jumped back in front of her. His red eyes glowing as blood dripped from his claws.
"Stay away from her!" he growled angrily." Kouga was still concious and he tried to move, but couldn't. Kaid turned to face Sora with a smile on his face, however, by the time he turned around, she was already helping Kouga.
Kaid nearly fell over as Sora helped Kouga to his feet. She looked up and gave Kaid a death glare. A look of confusion spread across his face. She turned her head away from him and helped Kouga back to the hut.
Kouga laid down on the bed as Sora tended to his wounds. She cleaned them and then bandaged them. She looked at Kouga with her eyes full of pity. Kouga growled angrily suddenly and Sora turned around to see Kaid standing tall in the doorway.
"M'lady, whay care for such an aweful beast as that." Kaid remarked as he looked down at Kouga with a disgusted face. Sora's anger rose up steadily as he spoke.
"He's not an aweful beast! Of all things you should be for the way you attacked him for doing nothing!" she yelled angrily. Kaid looked taken over with surprise.
"What on earth do you mean? Wasn't he attempting to rape you?" Kaid asked in a noble voice, as if he only meant to help her. Sora blinked with confusion at his words. Then a blush spread across her and Kouga's face.
"O...of not....." she stuttered while turning her attention away from Kaid and Kouga. Kaid bowed his in an apologetic way to Kouga and Sora.
"So if he was not trying to rape you m'lady, then why did he hold you so?" Kaid asked as if he was clueless.
"I was helping her feel better because, something is on her mind and it's bothering her!" Kouga said before Sora could even open her mouth. She sighed at the two demons went into a glaring contest.
Just as Sora thought it would turn into a bloody battle, Kagome entered the hut. She held something in each hand. She through one around Kouga and Kaid. Neither had time to react as the beaded necklaces landed around their necks. They instantly tried to pull them off ,but to no success.
"What in the name of hell are these wench?!" Kaid demanded. Sora's face became slightly red with anger. She walked up to Kaid and slapped him as hard as was humanly possible.
"That wench, just so happens to be my mother!" she yelled at his stupidity. Kagome shook her head and walked to Sora. She whispered something in her ear and Sora smirked evily. She turned back to Kaid and cleared her throat.
"Ahem. Kaid Sit!" she yelled. The beads around Kaid's neck glowed as he was pulled downwards by an invisble force. Kagome stiffled a laugh.
"Rosary beads. Got to love them. I'll see you later Sora." Kagome said before leaving with a wave to her daughter. Kaid regained his composure as he stood up.
"What in the blazing hell did you do to me?!" He demanded an answer.
"Those are Rosary beads. Everytime I say either one of your names, then sit, you will be forced downward. My dad had one of these, but mom took his off, because he didn't need it anymore. So sorry, but you two are stuck until you don't attack each other." she said as she waved them good bye and walked out.
Kaid turned his gaze to the injured Kouga angrily. Kouga returned the gaze and then spoke.
"From now on, we are rivals, so let's shake on it." Kouga said as he held out his hand. Kaid took his hand and shook it. As he let go he smirked and spoke.
"Fine, rival. Just know one thing, I will be the victor." he said in a stubborn sort of way before walking out of the hut and into the sunlight.
Sora stared off into space until she felt someones hand on her shoulder. She looked up to see Kouga standing behind her. She smiled at him.
"You look better." she said while standing up. Kouga nodded.
"Yes, I am feeling much better. Only thanks to you." he replied with a smile on his face.
Sora helped Kouga outside. He had to squint at first, because his eyes weren't used to all the light. Sora walked with him through the village and on the edge of the forest. Kouga was already getting his speed back. He kept on challenging her to races, yet she always won.
"Although you are feeling better, your still weaker than normal Kouga." she said as she walked with him after they had just finished a race. Kouga smirked at her playfully.
"Maybe, but when I get all my strength back, I will defeat you in a race." he said proudly as he stood up. Sora smirked at him. She then looked down at the shikon no tama hanging from her neck. She sighed heavily as she clutched it in her hands and held it close. Kouga noticed her slightly distressed expression and put his hand on her shoulder.
"What's wrong?" he asked her as she looked over her shoulder at him. Her eyes lay filled with confusion and stress. She shook her head and didn't say anything. Kouga didn't beleive she was alright. When she went to leave, he grabbed her arm and spun her into an embrace. He held her tightly as she just stood in his arms.
"Something is wrong, and I will find out what, so you will no longer be plagued by it." he whispered to her softly. Sora allowed her emotions to get the better of her as she leaned up against him. Silent tears of stress fell down her face and rolled onto the ground.
"Arigato Kouga-kun." she whispered to him. She was finally stariting to feel a little better, now that she knew Kouga cared enough to help her. Just as she began to relax something happened to brake the peace that surrounded them.
Someone, no, Kaid jumped out of the woods and tackled into kouga, knocking him over and making him let go of Sora. Kouga fell and down a small hill and into a shallow ditch while blood came from his reopened wounds and a new wound on his head.
Sora's eyes went wide as Kaid jumped back in front of her. His red eyes glowing as blood dripped from his claws.
"Stay away from her!" he growled angrily." Kouga was still concious and he tried to move, but couldn't. Kaid turned to face Sora with a smile on his face, however, by the time he turned around, she was already helping Kouga.
Kaid nearly fell over as Sora helped Kouga to his feet. She looked up and gave Kaid a death glare. A look of confusion spread across his face. She turned her head away from him and helped Kouga back to the hut.
Kouga laid down on the bed as Sora tended to his wounds. She cleaned them and then bandaged them. She looked at Kouga with her eyes full of pity. Kouga growled angrily suddenly and Sora turned around to see Kaid standing tall in the doorway.
"M'lady, whay care for such an aweful beast as that." Kaid remarked as he looked down at Kouga with a disgusted face. Sora's anger rose up steadily as he spoke.
"He's not an aweful beast! Of all things you should be for the way you attacked him for doing nothing!" she yelled angrily. Kaid looked taken over with surprise.
"What on earth do you mean? Wasn't he attempting to rape you?" Kaid asked in a noble voice, as if he only meant to help her. Sora blinked with confusion at his words. Then a blush spread across her and Kouga's face.
"O...of not....." she stuttered while turning her attention away from Kaid and Kouga. Kaid bowed his in an apologetic way to Kouga and Sora.
"So if he was not trying to rape you m'lady, then why did he hold you so?" Kaid asked as if he was clueless.
"I was helping her feel better because, something is on her mind and it's bothering her!" Kouga said before Sora could even open her mouth. She sighed at the two demons went into a glaring contest.
Just as Sora thought it would turn into a bloody battle, Kagome entered the hut. She held something in each hand. She through one around Kouga and Kaid. Neither had time to react as the beaded necklaces landed around their necks. They instantly tried to pull them off ,but to no success.
"What in the name of hell are these wench?!" Kaid demanded. Sora's face became slightly red with anger. She walked up to Kaid and slapped him as hard as was humanly possible.
"That wench, just so happens to be my mother!" she yelled at his stupidity. Kagome shook her head and walked to Sora. She whispered something in her ear and Sora smirked evily. She turned back to Kaid and cleared her throat.
"Ahem. Kaid Sit!" she yelled. The beads around Kaid's neck glowed as he was pulled downwards by an invisble force. Kagome stiffled a laugh.
"Rosary beads. Got to love them. I'll see you later Sora." Kagome said before leaving with a wave to her daughter. Kaid regained his composure as he stood up.
"What in the blazing hell did you do to me?!" He demanded an answer.
"Those are Rosary beads. Everytime I say either one of your names, then sit, you will be forced downward. My dad had one of these, but mom took his off, because he didn't need it anymore. So sorry, but you two are stuck until you don't attack each other." she said as she waved them good bye and walked out.
Kaid turned his gaze to the injured Kouga angrily. Kouga returned the gaze and then spoke.
"From now on, we are rivals, so let's shake on it." Kouga said as he held out his hand. Kaid took his hand and shook it. As he let go he smirked and spoke.
"Fine, rival. Just know one thing, I will be the victor." he said in a stubborn sort of way before walking out of the hut and into the sunlight.