Keiki de Niyati
Chapter 29 "Of You Won't, Maybe I Will"
Inuyasha was still laughing as Kagome and the others shook their heads, when Sesshomaru turned his attention back on the wolf youkai. He looked at Kouga, his face blank with emotion save the amused look in his golden eyes.
"A female demon in heat is not one to be left alone within a dangerous forest of demons such as the one that surrounds the Palace. I think it wise that you should go find her before some other demon does. She'll be safer within the walls of the Palace."
"I'm not going after her. Drop it Sesshomaru." Kouga said with a growl as he narrowed his ice blue eyes on the dog demon lord.
"He's right you know." Inuyasha said as he finally started to control his laughing long enough to speak. "Just because you're not demon enough to mate with her-"
"Shut the hell up Inukuro!"
"Don't get your fur kilt in a twist yaseookami! I was just saying. Damn it, you do need to get laid" Inuyasha quipped as Kouga snarled louder at him.
"I don't need YOUR advice CURR!" Kouga snarled, clenching his fists at his side as Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes on him, Inuyasha snarling back at Kouga as his own eyes flickered red.
"What the hell did you just call me?!" Inuyasha asked.
"Stop being an ass and go to her. You're the one who hurt her feelings. You're the one who made that promise to her. It's about time you just get it over with and go to her. You're not fooling anyone by acting like you don't care for her, and given the current state, nor are you fooling anyone how much you want her." Kagome said.
"Kagome, I-" Kouga began, before looking down at his feet.
"Kouga, listen to me. You care about her. You wouldn't react this way if you didn't. So what's the big deal?" Kagome asked.
"Precisely. It's why Inuyasha and myself are not affected by the female wolf's scent. We can smell it, but we have no interest in her. Unless you'd wish me to take her for myself wolf." Sesshomaru stated as Kouga's eyes narrowed dangerously on the youkai.
"You wouldn't dare. She's a wolf for one. You're just a dog"
"Why not, if you do not wish to do so? I will admit she is rather attractive for a female youkai, even for a wolf. And she is a rather fine warrior. She would birth some very fine pups." Sesshomaru said evenly, his face blank.
Miroku blinked as Sango quickly clamped her hand over his mouth before he could say anything, as Kagome's jaw dropped. Inuyasha was too busy snickering to himself as Kikyo watched Sesshomaru intently.
Kouga's only reaction was to narrow his eyes more, his growls turning to low threatening snarls.
"Touch her dog and I'll rip off your other arm."
Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow as he watched the wolf prince before him. "Indeed. And why not then?"
"Damn it, Ayame will never be your bitch Sesshomaru!" Kouga growled as Inuyasha stopped snickering long enough to raise an eyebrow himself on the wolf.
"Why not? I don't have any problem with my sister being a wolf. I think I could learn to handle it" Inuyasha said with a smirk.
"Cause, Inukuro, she's mine! You stole Kagome, I won't let your bastard brother steal Ayame too." Kouga growled.
Inuyasha snorted as he crossed him arms over his chest, Sesshomaru's facial expressions not having changed at all as he looked at Kouga. Kagome blinked as she brought her hand to her mouth to keep from laughing, Miroku and Sango strugging to contain their amusement at the situation as well.
"Fine, fine, damn heat!" Kouga snarled as he turned around, taking off in the direction Ayame had departed in, walking in a slow and almost defeated pace.
Inuyasha snickered as he watched Kouga disappear into the woods, before turning to look back at his brother. After a moment, he smirked, raising an eyebrow.
"Nicely handled."
Sesshomaru nodded before turning and heading back towards the Palace to show the group inside.
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Kouga growled darkly to himself as he trudged through the darkness of the forest, grumbling to himself as he lifted tree branches, vines and other such obsiticles out of his path.
"Damn dogs. Disgrace to canine kind."
He suddenly snapped his head up as he caught the scent of his current prey. Ayame. But he snarled darkly as he also caught two other scents in the air. The scent of another male youkai...and the scent of Ayame's fear..mixed along with the scent of her delicious heat.
Ayame was in trouble.
At the though, the shards in his legs and arm glowed along with his rage as he sped off like a shot through the forest, heading straight for Ayame. His anger only intensified to full blown rage at the site that met his eyes.
Poor Ayame, his poor Ayame, thrashing underneathe a large black wolf youkai that currently had her pinned down under him as he held her hands down, straddling her hips, and his head bent licking her neck.
It only took a second before the black wolf was kicked off Ayame with a kick to the head. As he rolled across the dirt with the momentum, Ayame scrambled to her feet, crouching as low to the ground as she could, trembling against the trunk of a tree.
Kouga was at her side in an instand, keeping half his attention on the black wolf as he checked Ayame over for any serious injuries.or worse.
"K-Kouga? Oh god, it's really you." Ayame cried as she flung herself forward, wrapping her arms around his neck. Kouga, wrapped one arm around her as he kept his eyes on the black wolf, that had just stopped rolling, clutching his head in his hands. Kouga glanced at Ayame briefly as he nodded.
"Yes, are you ok? Did he..Ayame, did he mate with you?" At her wince Kouga felt his heart restrict before she slowly shook her head.
"N-no. But he..he tried to..he tried to..oh Kouga." She buried her face into his chest as her shoulders shook violently.
The wolf was dead. Either way.
He paused to look down at her as he nodded at her. "Ayame, it's ok. You're alright now. I'll take care of him." Kouga promised as she clung harder to him.
"Damn you. A Brown eh? Why don't you get lost and leave me to my new mate?" The wolf said as he rose to his feet. Kouga growled as he removed his arm from around Ayame, snarling low in his throat as he too rose to his feet.
"She's not yours bastard" Kouga stated.
"She's unmarked. And in heat. Not my fault she didn't have a mate before. That makes her completely free Brown and you know it. So back off." The wolf said.
"I'll give you this one chance to leave now bastard, before I rip you apart.piece..by bloody piece." Kouga growled.
"What concern is it to you anyway? I saw no mark on her. Which makes her up for grabs."
"I said.leave now wolf..I won't warn you again." With his rage, his body started glowing with the power of the shards. Immediately the other's male's gray eyes widened.
"Shards..I see..feh. Fine, keep the bitch. She probably wouldn't be a very good mate anyway." Turning around, he disappeared into the forest.
Kouga waited a few minutes to make sure the other was gone before turning back around and looking at Ayame. "Are you sure you're ok?"
She bit her lip as she shook her head, her green eyes watering. Kouga's eyes softened as he stepped up to her, wrapping his arms around her comfortingly as he stroked her hair softly with his hand.
"Shh. It's ok. You're ok Ayame. You're ok. You're safe. I'm here. Shh." He dropped his head to rest his chin on the top of her head, holding her close against him until her shaking shoulders started to stop. Pulling back from her, but keeping his arms around her, he looked down at her.
"Kouga if you..hadn't come..."
"Hey, it's ok. I'm here now. It's alright. Listen to me, you have to stay with the others ok? You heard that bastard. You're in heat. It means you're in danger until you go out of it, ok?" Kouga said, ignoring the blush on his cheeks.
Immediately Ayame blushed as red as her hair before looking up at him slowly.
"Is that why you..were avoiding me...?"
Kouga sighed for a moment before nodding.
"..Yes. I'm sorry."
"But..how come..do you not..want me?" Ayame asked as she lowered her head. Kouga sweatdropped as his blush increased.
"That wasn't it." At Kouga's lack to explain further, she looked up at him curiously.
"Kouga.."
"Ayame.we'll talk about this later ok. I.I need to ask you something. Do you still want to be my mate?" He paused as he looked down at her. Her green eyes widened as she blushed darkly, before lowering her head. Silently she nodded.
Kouga smirked as he nodded. "Good" Without another word, he moved his head to her neck, sliding his tongue across her neck briefly before sinking his fangs into her soft flesh, until he tasted the copperly taste of her blood on his tongue.
Her eyes widened as he bit into her, before she closed her eyes, a soft groan spilling from her mouth as he began lapping at the blood. She blushes as she looks at him shyly as he pulls before tilting his own neck to her.
"Now you me."
She blinked in surprise as she looked at his neck before looking at him. "Kouga..I don't understand.."
"I know you don't. It's ok. I'll explain in a minute ok?"
She blushed as she nodded before hesitantly leaning her head forward, and copying him, until he soon had a wound like hers. He smirked as he nodded before pulling away and wrapping his arms around her and holding her against him.
"I marked you. It'll keep you safe for now. Any other male that sees that will know you're almost mated..I don't plan to..eh..actually mate with you until you're ready." He smiled as he bend his head, kissing her forehead.
"Kouga.you mean.?"
"I'm keeping my promise Ayame, yes. Come on, let's get back before that Inukuro gets the wrong idea." He smirked at her deep blush as he guided her back towards the direction of the palace, his arm around her waist.
"Kouga...are you sure..?" Ayame asked shyly, lowering her head.
"Yes. Don't worry about it Ayame. I had thought it was just your heat that was affecting me.and that it was the only reason I was reacting like I did..but when I saw that bastard.and smelled your fear..it hit me how much you do meant to me. I'm sorry. Will you forgive me mate?"
She blushed deeply at the nickname use of the term as she nodded. "Of course."
"Alright then. And.eh..Ayame.since you are in heat..there's just one thing." He smiled as he stroked one of her ponytails with his palm "I won't mate with you in this heat. I don't want you to get with pup while Naraku is still alive ok? If something happens to you and the pups, I'd never forgive myself."
She blushed again as she nodded, smiling softly "Alright. You'll just promise to be careful when we do fight him right?" She turned her head to look up at him as he paused looking down at her before nodding.
"Yes. Now come on." Nuzzling her cheek lightly he guided her back.
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Inuyasha was still laughing as Kagome and the others shook their heads, when Sesshomaru turned his attention back on the wolf youkai. He looked at Kouga, his face blank with emotion save the amused look in his golden eyes.
"A female demon in heat is not one to be left alone within a dangerous forest of demons such as the one that surrounds the Palace. I think it wise that you should go find her before some other demon does. She'll be safer within the walls of the Palace."
"I'm not going after her. Drop it Sesshomaru." Kouga said with a growl as he narrowed his ice blue eyes on the dog demon lord.
"He's right you know." Inuyasha said as he finally started to control his laughing long enough to speak. "Just because you're not demon enough to mate with her-"
"Shut the hell up Inukuro!"
"Don't get your fur kilt in a twist yaseookami! I was just saying. Damn it, you do need to get laid" Inuyasha quipped as Kouga snarled louder at him.
"I don't need YOUR advice CURR!" Kouga snarled, clenching his fists at his side as Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes on him, Inuyasha snarling back at Kouga as his own eyes flickered red.
"What the hell did you just call me?!" Inuyasha asked.
"Stop being an ass and go to her. You're the one who hurt her feelings. You're the one who made that promise to her. It's about time you just get it over with and go to her. You're not fooling anyone by acting like you don't care for her, and given the current state, nor are you fooling anyone how much you want her." Kagome said.
"Kagome, I-" Kouga began, before looking down at his feet.
"Kouga, listen to me. You care about her. You wouldn't react this way if you didn't. So what's the big deal?" Kagome asked.
"Precisely. It's why Inuyasha and myself are not affected by the female wolf's scent. We can smell it, but we have no interest in her. Unless you'd wish me to take her for myself wolf." Sesshomaru stated as Kouga's eyes narrowed dangerously on the youkai.
"You wouldn't dare. She's a wolf for one. You're just a dog"
"Why not, if you do not wish to do so? I will admit she is rather attractive for a female youkai, even for a wolf. And she is a rather fine warrior. She would birth some very fine pups." Sesshomaru said evenly, his face blank.
Miroku blinked as Sango quickly clamped her hand over his mouth before he could say anything, as Kagome's jaw dropped. Inuyasha was too busy snickering to himself as Kikyo watched Sesshomaru intently.
Kouga's only reaction was to narrow his eyes more, his growls turning to low threatening snarls.
"Touch her dog and I'll rip off your other arm."
Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow as he watched the wolf prince before him. "Indeed. And why not then?"
"Damn it, Ayame will never be your bitch Sesshomaru!" Kouga growled as Inuyasha stopped snickering long enough to raise an eyebrow himself on the wolf.
"Why not? I don't have any problem with my sister being a wolf. I think I could learn to handle it" Inuyasha said with a smirk.
"Cause, Inukuro, she's mine! You stole Kagome, I won't let your bastard brother steal Ayame too." Kouga growled.
Inuyasha snorted as he crossed him arms over his chest, Sesshomaru's facial expressions not having changed at all as he looked at Kouga. Kagome blinked as she brought her hand to her mouth to keep from laughing, Miroku and Sango strugging to contain their amusement at the situation as well.
"Fine, fine, damn heat!" Kouga snarled as he turned around, taking off in the direction Ayame had departed in, walking in a slow and almost defeated pace.
Inuyasha snickered as he watched Kouga disappear into the woods, before turning to look back at his brother. After a moment, he smirked, raising an eyebrow.
"Nicely handled."
Sesshomaru nodded before turning and heading back towards the Palace to show the group inside.
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Kouga growled darkly to himself as he trudged through the darkness of the forest, grumbling to himself as he lifted tree branches, vines and other such obsiticles out of his path.
"Damn dogs. Disgrace to canine kind."
He suddenly snapped his head up as he caught the scent of his current prey. Ayame. But he snarled darkly as he also caught two other scents in the air. The scent of another male youkai...and the scent of Ayame's fear..mixed along with the scent of her delicious heat.
Ayame was in trouble.
At the though, the shards in his legs and arm glowed along with his rage as he sped off like a shot through the forest, heading straight for Ayame. His anger only intensified to full blown rage at the site that met his eyes.
Poor Ayame, his poor Ayame, thrashing underneathe a large black wolf youkai that currently had her pinned down under him as he held her hands down, straddling her hips, and his head bent licking her neck.
It only took a second before the black wolf was kicked off Ayame with a kick to the head. As he rolled across the dirt with the momentum, Ayame scrambled to her feet, crouching as low to the ground as she could, trembling against the trunk of a tree.
Kouga was at her side in an instand, keeping half his attention on the black wolf as he checked Ayame over for any serious injuries.or worse.
"K-Kouga? Oh god, it's really you." Ayame cried as she flung herself forward, wrapping her arms around his neck. Kouga, wrapped one arm around her as he kept his eyes on the black wolf, that had just stopped rolling, clutching his head in his hands. Kouga glanced at Ayame briefly as he nodded.
"Yes, are you ok? Did he..Ayame, did he mate with you?" At her wince Kouga felt his heart restrict before she slowly shook her head.
"N-no. But he..he tried to..he tried to..oh Kouga." She buried her face into his chest as her shoulders shook violently.
The wolf was dead. Either way.
He paused to look down at her as he nodded at her. "Ayame, it's ok. You're alright now. I'll take care of him." Kouga promised as she clung harder to him.
"Damn you. A Brown eh? Why don't you get lost and leave me to my new mate?" The wolf said as he rose to his feet. Kouga growled as he removed his arm from around Ayame, snarling low in his throat as he too rose to his feet.
"She's not yours bastard" Kouga stated.
"She's unmarked. And in heat. Not my fault she didn't have a mate before. That makes her completely free Brown and you know it. So back off." The wolf said.
"I'll give you this one chance to leave now bastard, before I rip you apart.piece..by bloody piece." Kouga growled.
"What concern is it to you anyway? I saw no mark on her. Which makes her up for grabs."
"I said.leave now wolf..I won't warn you again." With his rage, his body started glowing with the power of the shards. Immediately the other's male's gray eyes widened.
"Shards..I see..feh. Fine, keep the bitch. She probably wouldn't be a very good mate anyway." Turning around, he disappeared into the forest.
Kouga waited a few minutes to make sure the other was gone before turning back around and looking at Ayame. "Are you sure you're ok?"
She bit her lip as she shook her head, her green eyes watering. Kouga's eyes softened as he stepped up to her, wrapping his arms around her comfortingly as he stroked her hair softly with his hand.
"Shh. It's ok. You're ok Ayame. You're ok. You're safe. I'm here. Shh." He dropped his head to rest his chin on the top of her head, holding her close against him until her shaking shoulders started to stop. Pulling back from her, but keeping his arms around her, he looked down at her.
"Kouga if you..hadn't come..."
"Hey, it's ok. I'm here now. It's alright. Listen to me, you have to stay with the others ok? You heard that bastard. You're in heat. It means you're in danger until you go out of it, ok?" Kouga said, ignoring the blush on his cheeks.
Immediately Ayame blushed as red as her hair before looking up at him slowly.
"Is that why you..were avoiding me...?"
Kouga sighed for a moment before nodding.
"..Yes. I'm sorry."
"But..how come..do you not..want me?" Ayame asked as she lowered her head. Kouga sweatdropped as his blush increased.
"That wasn't it." At Kouga's lack to explain further, she looked up at him curiously.
"Kouga.."
"Ayame.we'll talk about this later ok. I.I need to ask you something. Do you still want to be my mate?" He paused as he looked down at her. Her green eyes widened as she blushed darkly, before lowering her head. Silently she nodded.
Kouga smirked as he nodded. "Good" Without another word, he moved his head to her neck, sliding his tongue across her neck briefly before sinking his fangs into her soft flesh, until he tasted the copperly taste of her blood on his tongue.
Her eyes widened as he bit into her, before she closed her eyes, a soft groan spilling from her mouth as he began lapping at the blood. She blushes as she looks at him shyly as he pulls before tilting his own neck to her.
"Now you me."
She blinked in surprise as she looked at his neck before looking at him. "Kouga..I don't understand.."
"I know you don't. It's ok. I'll explain in a minute ok?"
She blushed as she nodded before hesitantly leaning her head forward, and copying him, until he soon had a wound like hers. He smirked as he nodded before pulling away and wrapping his arms around her and holding her against him.
"I marked you. It'll keep you safe for now. Any other male that sees that will know you're almost mated..I don't plan to..eh..actually mate with you until you're ready." He smiled as he bend his head, kissing her forehead.
"Kouga.you mean.?"
"I'm keeping my promise Ayame, yes. Come on, let's get back before that Inukuro gets the wrong idea." He smirked at her deep blush as he guided her back towards the direction of the palace, his arm around her waist.
"Kouga...are you sure..?" Ayame asked shyly, lowering her head.
"Yes. Don't worry about it Ayame. I had thought it was just your heat that was affecting me.and that it was the only reason I was reacting like I did..but when I saw that bastard.and smelled your fear..it hit me how much you do meant to me. I'm sorry. Will you forgive me mate?"
She blushed deeply at the nickname use of the term as she nodded. "Of course."
"Alright then. And.eh..Ayame.since you are in heat..there's just one thing." He smiled as he stroked one of her ponytails with his palm "I won't mate with you in this heat. I don't want you to get with pup while Naraku is still alive ok? If something happens to you and the pups, I'd never forgive myself."
She blushed again as she nodded, smiling softly "Alright. You'll just promise to be careful when we do fight him right?" She turned her head to look up at him as he paused looking down at her before nodding.
"Yes. Now come on." Nuzzling her cheek lightly he guided her back.
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