Hey, in case you were wondering about the sudden change of heart with Inuyasha, it will be explained in a chapter soon to come... Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha...
Chapter 3- How Much You Mean to Me
Kagome woke to find that she wasn't alone. She looked at the figure kneeling next to her and before her eyes could adjust to her dark surroundings, asked timidly, "Inuyasha?"
"You think I'd leave you with that uncaring mutt?" the husky voice asked. She sighed as her eyes started to focus and adjust to the lack of light. She realized who she was talking to and replied, "Oh, hello Kouga."
"Well don't sound so happy to see me... How are you feeling?" he asked sounding somewhat annoyed. The feeling quickly resided when he heard Kagome gasp in pain as she tried to sit up. Her arm was heavily bandaged and the wound was deep. It had taken several hours and multiple herbs to stop the bleeding.
He gently pushed her back down into a lying position. "Don't strain yourself." he said tenderly. She looked up at him and smiled. 'His eyes are a lot bluer than I thought... He's pretty cute, now that I think of it.' she thought. She shook her head and blinked several times. 'Where did THAT come from?!'
He smiled back at her and realized that she was staring at him. "What is it? What'd I do?" he asked, worried that he had offended her in some way. He had never seen her stare at him like that before.
"Oh, it's... it's nothing." she finally replied. She realized that she had been staring at him and quickly turned away. He looked at her intensely, trying to figure out what her reactions may have meant, then realized the blush spreading across her cheeks. 'She's beautiful... Why does she let that stupid dog breath treat her so badly?! She deserves better! She needs someone who can take care of her, who can hold her, who can love her... like I do.'
Without thinking, Kouga pulled Kagome into an affectionate embrace. "I won't let him hurt you, you deserve better than that mutt. I truly want you to be my mate." He pushed her away enough to look into her eyes. "I love you, Kagome."
She was shocked at what she had heard. 'Someone loves me? Truly?' She smiled and hugged him again, silent tears making their way down her flushed cheeks. "Kouga, thank you. I needed to hear that. I need time though. I need to heal both physically and emotionally before I can give my heart to someone again." She buried her face into his chest and let her tears wash away her hurt and pain. It was as if she was being given a second chance at love.
Kouga nodded and said, "I understand." He pulled her closer and wrapped one arm around her while running his hand through her hair to calm her. 'Kagome, I need you to be with me. I will wait for you.'
She smiled as the last tears slipped off of her chin. 'Kouga, you don't know how much you mean to me. You were right all along about Inuyasha, he never cared about me the way that you do.' She slowly pulled away from him and lay down, pulling him down with her. He wrapped his arms protectively around her and they both quickly fell to sleep.
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha...
Chapter 3- How Much You Mean to Me
Kagome woke to find that she wasn't alone. She looked at the figure kneeling next to her and before her eyes could adjust to her dark surroundings, asked timidly, "Inuyasha?"
"You think I'd leave you with that uncaring mutt?" the husky voice asked. She sighed as her eyes started to focus and adjust to the lack of light. She realized who she was talking to and replied, "Oh, hello Kouga."
"Well don't sound so happy to see me... How are you feeling?" he asked sounding somewhat annoyed. The feeling quickly resided when he heard Kagome gasp in pain as she tried to sit up. Her arm was heavily bandaged and the wound was deep. It had taken several hours and multiple herbs to stop the bleeding.
He gently pushed her back down into a lying position. "Don't strain yourself." he said tenderly. She looked up at him and smiled. 'His eyes are a lot bluer than I thought... He's pretty cute, now that I think of it.' she thought. She shook her head and blinked several times. 'Where did THAT come from?!'
He smiled back at her and realized that she was staring at him. "What is it? What'd I do?" he asked, worried that he had offended her in some way. He had never seen her stare at him like that before.
"Oh, it's... it's nothing." she finally replied. She realized that she had been staring at him and quickly turned away. He looked at her intensely, trying to figure out what her reactions may have meant, then realized the blush spreading across her cheeks. 'She's beautiful... Why does she let that stupid dog breath treat her so badly?! She deserves better! She needs someone who can take care of her, who can hold her, who can love her... like I do.'
Without thinking, Kouga pulled Kagome into an affectionate embrace. "I won't let him hurt you, you deserve better than that mutt. I truly want you to be my mate." He pushed her away enough to look into her eyes. "I love you, Kagome."
She was shocked at what she had heard. 'Someone loves me? Truly?' She smiled and hugged him again, silent tears making their way down her flushed cheeks. "Kouga, thank you. I needed to hear that. I need time though. I need to heal both physically and emotionally before I can give my heart to someone again." She buried her face into his chest and let her tears wash away her hurt and pain. It was as if she was being given a second chance at love.
Kouga nodded and said, "I understand." He pulled her closer and wrapped one arm around her while running his hand through her hair to calm her. 'Kagome, I need you to be with me. I will wait for you.'
She smiled as the last tears slipped off of her chin. 'Kouga, you don't know how much you mean to me. You were right all along about Inuyasha, he never cared about me the way that you do.' She slowly pulled away from him and lay down, pulling him down with her. He wrapped his arms protectively around her and they both quickly fell to sleep.
