Before I start with ch.2, I'd like to thank my first two reviewers, Shesshy-Slipperz/S.Wooz, and SesshyLover for reviewing my story. Koga/Kag definitely ROX...Inuyasha doesn't deserve her, or her kind nature...Sticks tongue out at him lol. Anyway, I'm glad my story is being liked so far; I'm not sure how many chappies it will have, I might try and put it in only a couple chapters. It depends how I am feeling, cuz right now I got a lot of time on my hands...I'm trying to fix my other story Sakura Blossoms cuz my sis wrote the last part of the last chapter posted and she really screwed up sesshy's character... Anyway, enjoy...:)
Later that evening, Kagome woke up feeling that something wasn't right. She gently reached down and caressed Koga's cheek...he was warm...too warm. During the time that they had been sleeping, Koga's fever had reached a dangerous temperature. He had also changed into his true wolf form and was laying across her stomach. She pulled the covers away to reveal his sweat soaked mass of fur. Quickly she ran over to the bowl and poured some water into it. She took the herbs and began to grind them up into the bowl of water. She added a small teaspoon of sugar so it didn't taste too horrid for him and ran to his side to wake him. "Koga? Come on Koga wake up, you have to take your medicine! KOGA! SOMEONE HELP!! HE ISN"T BREATHING!" she screamed. Tears were welling up in her eyes. What if he didn't wake up? What if somehow she couldn't save him? She knew she wouldn't be able to live with herself. She deeply cared for the guy, no matter how forward he was with her. In truth, she kinda liked the way he always claimed her when they were around Inuyasha. She liked to see the way Inuyasha squirmed when Koga held her tightly to his body. In fact, she was excited every time he came to visit her. She loved how he'd hold her and tell her sweet things, like how special she was to him. Koga would make it though; she wouldn't let him slip through her grasp, not like this.
Hakkaku ran inside and stood frozen to the spot. 'Our leader...what's wrong with him? He smells worse. He's barely breathing and his heart is beating really slowly. Kagome's crying...that can't be a good sign... He better make it.' He thought, scared to lose one of his best friends.
"Sister? What can I do?" He asked worriedly
"I need you to come here and help me open his mouth. You have to hold it open for me so I can put this medicine in there. Then you will have to hold his mouth closed while I try and get him to swallow it. It won't be easy, but I think we can do it. We have to... It can't be any different from when I gave my neighbors dog his flea it?" she said.
Hakkaku quickly obliged to her request. Gently prying open his Leaders jaws, and keeping them open while Kagome poured the cool liquid into his mouth. He was slightly frightened at the sight of Koga's razor sharp fangs. Koga growled as it hit his tongue...obviously it tasted as bad as it smelled. Kagome gently cooed loving words in his ear, which seemed to calm him slightly.
"You need to get better sweetie, otherwise you won't be able to keep all those promises you made to me. I care about you so much, you can't leave me, I need you." She said sadly. Hakkaku smiled at her briefly and saw the swirl of feelings run through her eyes. 'She's in love with him and she don't even know it yet.' He thought.
As the last of the medication passed into his mouth, Hakkaku held his mouth together and Kagome gently blew on his nose and rubbed his tender throat lightly. When he licked his lips and she felt it go down, Hakkaku released his mouth and sighed. "Is he gonna get better now?" He asked. "I don't know; all we can do now is wait." She answered.
"How long 'til we know?"
"It could be a few hours, or a few days, even up to a week until we know if he's going to make it. Let's just pray for him that it's soon." Kagome said.
Hakkaku nodded and turned to leave. Kagome gently petted Koga's soft fur. 'He has a beautiful coat. It's so dark, I wonder if his eyes are still the same color. I hope so, He has gorgeous eyes. WOAH! Where'd that come from? Weird, I don't think I feel like that for him. Right? Oh no...' She groaned as she realized that she now not only thought of him as a friend, but maybe something more?
'Well, I don't blame myself. He treats me like a Goddess, why shouldn't I feel something towards him. There are girls all over who would give anything to be with him, why shouldn't I show interest in him. Seeing as how he likes me, I guess it would be okay if I like him back. Inuyasha sure doesn't want me, why should I stay single just because he gets jealous. I'm only a shard detector in his eyes, it's not like he owns me.' She reasoned. After a few minutes of petting and pondering how she felt about Koga, she finally came to a decision.
"Koga? Can you hear me? Wake up sleepyhead, or you'll never sleep tonight." She whispered. Slowly he opened his weary eyes and looked at Kagome. 'Kami she looks beautiful in the candle light.' He thought. 'If only you would give me your heart, because you sure have mine.' He grinned a wolfish grin, rolled over, yawned and tried to stand up.
Unfortunately, he was still too weak for that, so he turned back to Kagome and stared at her for a moment. 'She's been crying. I wonder why.' He sniffed the air for signs of what could have caused the stress and found nothing. ' Dog shit had better not have anything to do with this, or I'll tear his goddamned head off. No one makes my woman cry.'
He looked deep within her eyes, and surprisingly, he found much sorrow and worry in her. Salty tears brimmed up within her sapphire orbs. She blushed and looked down when she saw that Koga was invading her soul, and allowed one tiny tear to escape and roll down her cheek, only to fall silently to the ground. Koga concentrated and changed into his humanoid form so that he could communicate better with her. "Kagome? Are you all right? Cough! Cough! You look like a lost pup." He rasped with a smirk.
"I was so worried about you! I thought you were going to DIE and leave me all alone! I was so scared when you wouldn't wake up I thought I'd never get the chance to tell you how much you mean to me!" she cried throwing herself into his arms. Koga was temporarily stunned. Kagome had never acted like this before. He grinned thinking to himself that maybe she really did like him. 'And I was beginning to think that she was really Dog turd's woman.'
"You know I'm stronger than that don't ya? I'd never leave you alone in this world, not as long as that flea bitten sac of goat slime is still around." He said with a slight growl. Kagome just laughed and hugged him tighter. Koga suddenly took on one of his coughing fits. Kagome gently rubbed his back and helped him lay back down in the soft fur.
Once he had begun to settle down, she looked in her bag to find a bottle of cough syrup her mother had given her. 'Wow mom, you don't know how glad I am you gave me this.' She thought. She took out a kitchen spoon and poured some onto it.
"Um, you should take this. It'll help get rid of your cough. it coats your throat and soothes the irritation.
Koga groaned. "What was that last stuff for then? This better not taste as bad or I ain't takin' it!" He grumbled. Kagome laughed and thought of Souta saying the same thing.
"You're such a baby! Open your mouth and it will be over in a second." She said putting the spoon to his mouth.
"I'm not taking it! It's gonna taste bad and I don't have to!"
"I've heard pups more mature than you now open your mouth or I'll sit on you and force feed it to you!" she snapped.
"Kagome! I wont do it!"
"Fine!" with that, she put the spoon in the bottle, jumped on Koga's stomach causing him to open his mouth in surprise, to which she poured about 2 teaspoons of the thick red liquid into his mouth. Still straddling him, she waited for his reaction as he swallowed. 'I hope he isn't too mad, but I want him to get better, and if I have to force feed him this stuff, then so be it'
He licked off his lips and smiled at her. She smiled sweetly and said, " See, I told you it wasn't that bad." She then moved so that she was lying down beside him. They stayed quiet for a few minutes, each enjoying the others company. Kagome snuggled into his warmth and put her head on his chest. "Your breathing is sounding a bit better. How's your nose?" She asked.
"I can't smell anything, but don't worry 'bout it. I don't wanna take nuthin' more." He groaned.
Kagome reached into her bag and pulled out a small jar. "Vicks," she told him. "It will help you breathe better. Don't worry, you don't have to eat it."
He looked at the bottle thoughtfully. "I guess you can give me some then." Kagome opened the bottle and put a small amount of the gel on her fingers. She put two small drops of it under each nostril and she rubbed the rest under his throat.
"We should go to sleep, it's getting very late, the fever should start to go away."
"You're right, love. And don't worry, I'm actually starting to feel better. I should be back on my feet tomorrow."
"Oh no you wont be. You're going to rest until I'm satisfied that your better! If you catch a chill, it could bring back your fever." She said in annoyed tone.
"Fine, fine, but what'll you have me doin' all day if I can't get up? I'll be bored outta my mind!"
Kagome just sighed. "I'm not leaving your side, so you'll have me to keep you company. Lucky you huh?" she grinned.
"Yeah, I'm definitely lucky to have someone as amazing as you at my side." He said, the smile evident in his voice. After saying goodnight, she snuggled into him and they both fell into a deep, peaceful sleep.
The next morning, Koga woke up to find Kagome nestled tightly in his arms. He was feeling much better, and he had hardly coughed at all during the night. He knew she was awake as well, but her eyes were still closed.
"Rise and shine, Love! I have to go find us something to eat. You must be hungry after all that." He said cheerfully. He got out of bed, his legs were still a little weak and rubbery, but he didn't mind. He walked over and began to put his armor back on when he heard a stern voice arise behind him.
"And just where do you think you're going?" She asked. 'He's hoping I'd forgotten that he had to stay in bed today.' She tried to suppress the giggle that was about to erupt from her.
Koga stopped and froze dead still for a second. His swaying tail was now motionless, and she could practically feel his disappointment.
"I know, but I only wanted to make sure that you got something to eat." He grumbled and walked back over to the bed.
"I told you not to worry, I'll handle everything." She smiled. "By the way, Good morning." She said happily. She stood up, kissed him on the cheek, and walked towards the door leaving a very surprised Koga to his bed. He gently reached a hand up to his face and touched where she had kissed him and smiled. 'I hope she hurries back. I'd really like to talk to her.'
"Hakkaku! Where's Ginta? He never brought that rabbit to me last night. I haven't seen him since.' Kagome said.
"Uh, Kagome... You see, this new girl joined our pack, and um... well, he's taken to her. He went out alone last night and came back this morning with her. And the scary thing is that he was all giddy and stuff. Weird huh?" Hakkaku said pointing to a young female ookami youkai.
"Awww... that's so sweet! They look so cute together! Maybe you could do us a favor then." Kagome said with a smile.
"Of course Sister! Anything for you." Hakkaku said.
"Well, you see, I told Koga that he isn't allowed to leave his room until I think he's ready. So that means that he can't hunt. Do you think you could catch us something to eat? I would, but I haven't got the faintest idea how to hunt." She asked him softly.
"Sure thing! I'll bring it to you when I come back...Uh, is there a certain something you want me to look for?" He asked
"Not really, but I'm not very hungry, and I still have a lot of Ramen left in my backpack, so I guess you're just hunting for Koga. If I remember correctly, he eats his food raw. I'm not really into that." She said wrinkling her nose slightly at the thought. Hakkaku just laughed and ran out of the Den. Sighing Kagome went back into Koga's room and sat down beside him.
Before she could say a word, Koga spoke up. "Hmm, seems like a lot has happened since I was imprisoned in this room. Ginta has a mate now? Geeze, that guy is afraid of his own shadow, how the hell is he supposed to protect his mate?" he said in a grumpy voice.
"That's what you're here for. You're the pack leader, isn't it your job to protect them both? Anyways, I think Ginta would be a great mate. He has patience and he is very sociable and kind. I think if it came down to it he'd be able to protect her easily. And if he can't you'll be there to jump in and save the day." She said snuggling into his right side. She placed a soft kiss on the side of his neck and smiled warmly at him.
"I guess you're probably right. I've known the guy since we were pups, and he's always been real shy. I'm just wonderin' how in the seven hells he got the guts to talk to her." He said.
"No idea. Hakkaku told me all I know. So, how have you been? I haven't seen you in the past few months, I was starting to wonder if you had forgotten about me." She said shyly.
"How could I. You are my world. I could never forget you. I've just been trying to keep up with all the pups. They are SO rambunctious. They don't stop! The only time they shut up is when they're eating!" he said with a huge grin forming on his face.
"Awww! How can you say that! They're sooo adorable! And you want to be a father someday." She said slyly.
"Of course I do, I just hope my pup is a little more laid back." He said.
"I see. So you want him to be lazy, like you? Right?"
"Are you challenging me woman? Cuz I'll show you how lazy I can be!" with that he jumped up flipped over on top of her and started tickling her sides. Kagome's shrieking laughter was drawing many of the pack members closer to the door to investigate the noises from their sick Leader's chambers.
What had only been a few seconds had felt like hours to poor Kagome. She had laughed so hard she had brought tears to her eyes. When Koga stopped, he hovered over her straddling her hips. His cobalt blue eyes locked onto her brilliant sapphire orbs. He gently lowered his head to hers, their eyes felt like they were getting heavy. Gently he leaned into a loving and tender kiss. Kagome was stunned, but wrapped her arms around his neck and deepened the kiss. She felt like he was in heaven. 'Not bad for my first kiss, I wonder if he's done this before. His lips are so soft.' She thought, not knowing that this was his first as well. They finally broke the kiss, gasping for air. Kagome smiled up at him and caressed his cheek.
"That was amazing Kagome." Was all Koga said. She could see a slight blush on his cheeks.
"I agree. It was my first time. I'm so glad it was with you." She whispered the last part and leaned up to kiss him softly on his lips. Koga rolled off her and lay on his side facing her and propped up on his elbow.
"What do you wanna talk about?" he asked.
"Well, can I ask you a question?" she asked a sly grin appearing on her face.
"Sure, anything you want." He said confidently.
"Okay, even if it's kinda personal?" "Sure, you're my mate, or at least you will be soon, so I don't see why not." He answered just as he had before.
"Have you every made love to a girl?"
Slightly surprised, Koga just grinned. "Nope, have you?"
She blushed madly and giggled. "Nah, not recently." She replied winking at Koga.
"Can I ask you something a little more personal than that?" she asked.
"Sure..." he said looking kind of unsure of himself.
"Okay well....hmm... how to say this delicately..." she said with a sexy little smirk leaving Koga feeling slightly nervous of the question to come.
TBC
Sorry bout the cliffy, I hope you all like it so far, I'll write again tomorrow, that's two chappies in a couple hours...sheesh...Sakura Blossoms is currently on hold because of a few things I have to fix up. Hope you like it! Ttyl!