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Question Replies:
Couldn't you shorten the A/Ns at the beginning and end? They're taking up most of the chapter. - Umm... yeah, I'll try -.-;;, but I might not succeed... I'll just... shorten/cut off my rambling, I guess.
Does Kagome have a tail or any markings? - Ah! Good point! Well, I'm describing Kag's appearance again this chapter... but, yeah she has a tail, but no markings. Nope... the markings are Sess and Inu's trademark... inu youkai! xD
What's with you and cliffhangers? - ... -.-;; Umm... I guess I just can't help myself... they're really fun to write, and since you kind of stop at a high point of tension, it keeps readers coming back... ;). Lol... oh well, this chapter isn't a cliffie.
I thought you were going to put Sesshy-kun in the story? - ::Sigh:: Yes, I know. Sessh comes in this chapter... I'm quite sure I said so last chapter. ::Frown:: ...lest you didn't read the A/Ns? Oh well... yeah, Sesshy makes his entry this chappie!! xD
... I just don't get the dream. - Err... yeah. It's confusing. -.-;; But, when Kag-chan and San-chan and houshi-sama and Shippo-chan meet, we're going to hear another explanation... so it should be cleared up then. n.n;;
Make Kouga kiss Kags!! - Haha... I'm way ahead of you on that one... ;D
...make Inu kill Kikyo!! - n.n;; Umm... I'll see where my mind takes me on that one. Maybe, maybe not.
Yup yup... that's it! Now, go enjoy the chapter! xD
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Trust and Betrayal
Chapter Eleven: Brother's Warning
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Kouga had been searching for Kagome for the past 20 minutes or so.
'Where is she?! Where could she have gone to?'
He walked around the place, trying to sniff her out. Finally, he caught a whiff of the scent of sakura and lavender mixed with the scent that could only be Kagome.
"Kagome!" Kouga called out, while stepping through the forest brush. "You're over here aren't y..."
He trailed off when he saw the scene displayed before his eyes. Not only was Kagome quite nude and in the middle of the hot spring, she was...
... Demon. Wolf demon. Kouga gawked at her. Her hair was longer, and sort of fanned out at the bottom, her eyes were a lighter blue and a little more grayish, her eyelashes were thicker and longer, she had fangs and claws, and her ears were pointed. A black tail could be seen, part of it submerged under the water. Her skin was unblemished, and elegantly pale, but not horribly so. The heat and steam from the hot spring had flushed her skin lightly, tinting her cheeks pink as well.
Kagome's eyes widened. Her face went from light pink to a full-blown, bright magenta.
"Aiiiieeee!!!! Get out of here!! Hentai!!!"
She covered her chest with one arm, and with the other, she grabbed her value-size bottle of conditioner and chucked it with all her might at Kouga's head.
Now, as she had new demon abilities, her aiming was much more accurate, and her throwing much more powerful.
The bottle of conditioner collided into the side of Kouga's head with such force, he was nearly knocked over.
"Get out of here!!!!!" Kagome screeched. Even her voice had changed. It had gotten a bit lower than her usual soprano-alto, and much louder.
Her shouts and screams echoed through the forest as Kouga made a mad dash away from the hot spring area while holding his aching head.
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"Sugoi..." Kyoko mumbled.
The female demons watched as Kagome bickered with Kouga.
"What do you mean, you didn't know the hot springs where there?! You should know the area where you live!"
"This is the female side! And you know that they," Kouga gestured at the group watching the argument, "wouldn't let me over here anyway!"
"That's just an excuse! You couldn't sniff out the water?! Hear it?! You're demon, aren't you?!"
"Well, yeah but-- "
"But nothing! I have every right to call you a pervert and take back the rest of the Pocky I gave you."
Tanoshii sweatdropped.
Kouga blushed slightly. "I... I was too wrapped up in your scent to notice the water, ok?!"
A thick blanket of silence fell upon them. Somewhere in the cave, a mouse squeaked.
Kagome's cheeks were tinged red. She nodded once.
More silence passed. Kouga smirked. "Does this mean I get to keep the Pocky, then?"
Kagome whapped him playfully. "Kouga no baka."
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"Inu-Yasha," Kikyo half-whined and half-yelled. "Must we stay in the wild for the night again? I really do miss staying indoors, you know."
Inu-Yasha just nodded. "Fine... we can stay at an inn if you want."
"But I don't have any money! I am a miko! We don't carry any--"
Something started to break.
"Then what are you complaining about?! If you don't have any money, we can't stay at any inn, so we'll just have to spend the night outside!"
Kikyo glared at him. "I refuse to stay outside one more night."
Inu-Yasha threw his hands up into the air. "What do you suggest then?"
"I don't know! You do something about it!"
That was it. He exploded.
"ME?! Me?! You want me to do something about it! My ass! Even if I fucking tried to you think anyone would listen to a hanyou like me? What's your problem?! Just deal with the wild!"
Kikyo was so taken aback she couldn't even reply.
"And it's YOU who keeps on insisting we travel, and I have no clue WHY. I thought you just wanted to find a place to settle down?!"
The miko opened her mouth to speak, but Inu-Yasha suddenly tensed. His ears perked up, and he seemed to be listening intently. Abruptly, he whirled around. Moments later, Sesshoumaru appeared from the brush. Rin and Jaken could be seen in the background, arguing over something.
"Sesshoumaru," Inu-Yasha spat.
"Hello to you too, Inu-Yasha." Sesshoumaru remarked coldly. He gave a quick glance at Kikyo, and then frowned slightly.
"Ho? Where have your other human friends gone to?"
At this comment, Inu-Yasha stiffened quite noticeably. "That's none of your business!" He snarled at the older full demon.
However, Sesshoumaru pressed on. "Did they abandon you? Finally realized that you're nothing but a worthless half-breed?"
Inu-Yasha looked livid. He was ready to lunge at Sesshoumaru, but his next sentence made him freeze.
"Or did you trade them away for this dead woman?"
Kikyo narrowed her eyes at Sesshoumaru. (A/N: Personally, I don't even think she deserves to look at him... Eyes off, Kikyo! No looking at Sesshy-sama!!)
"You..." Inu-Yasha started. "How did you know?"
"Oh? So it's true?"
The inu hanyou glared at his older brother. "I never said it was, did I?"
Sesshoumaru eyed him disdainfully. "Pathetic."
"You keep your big mouth shut!!" Inu-Yasha roared at him.
"You cannot even keep your human wench. While you're off playing with this dead woman, who knows what may be happening to your other friends? Who they may be with?"
Inu-Yasha became silent, and looked away from Sesshoumaru to stare at the ground. Once again, a tidal wave of guilt washed over Inu-Yasha. After all, he had sworn he'd always protect Kagome...
When he lifted his head to yell at Sesshoumaru again... he was already gone, leaving Inu-Yasha very confused, and feeling very, very guilty.
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"So, you wanted to talk to me?" Kouga asked the newly transformed wolf-girl next to him.
Kagome nodded. The two of them were sitting on the rock beside the waterfall. She had changed out of her school uniform (the skirt was too short, now that her legs were longer), and was wearing a simple white dress.
"I've been thinking things over..." Kagome started. "And... well, I've decided that if Inu-Yasha can get over me like that, I can forget about him too."
Kouga watched her carefully. "Forget? I don't think you can forget about him that easily."
"Well... true," Kagome winced. "But... I can move on. I won't just forget my feelings for him, and he will always be a very special person to me..."
She stopped. For a moment, all could be heard was the crashing of the waterfall.
Kagome pulled her knees up her chest. "But... I've grown to love someone other than him. I've grown to love them very, very much."
Kouga's heart was pounding in his chest. Sure, he had always called her his woman, but his mind was mostly filled with doubt. But now... she truly loved him? Was this person she was talking about him?
"Oh?" That was all the wolf prince could manage.
Kagome turned to face him and nodded. The two stared into each other's eyes, before Kagome started to lean in. She closed her eyes, and gently pressed her lips against Kouga's.
It all happened so quickly. As soon as Kagome had kissed him, Kouga grabbed her waist and kissed her back. Kagome sighed contently and wrapped her arms around his neck.
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"Okay, it started out really cute, but now that's just..."
"Shh! Quiet, moron!!"
"Don't you 'shh' me, Kushi!"
"Shut up, Tanoshii! You want them to hear us?!"
"I don't even think they'd be able to hear us!"
"Baka!! They're demons too!"
"Don't call me baka, baka!"
"Baka!!"
"Baaakaa!!!"
"Baaaakaaaaa!!"
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Finally, the two broke apart. Kagome lay in Kouga's embrace.
"Kagome?"
"Mm-hm?"
"Did you... did you change... for me?"
"Yes."
"...I really love you, you know?" Kouga grinned at her. Kagome smiled back.
"I love you too," she said, kissing him again.
Inu-Yasha lay sprawled out a tree branch. Kikyo was off to who-knows-where. Maybe she was taking a piss in the bushes. Whatever... he wasn't concerned about her... at the moment, anyway.
Had Sesshoumaru been trying to tell him something? Was something going on? It wasn't like Sesshoumaru to drop to visit. And since Naraku had already been defeated, and the Shikon was comple—
...the Shikon.
Could it be something to do with the Shikon jewel? After all, Kagome had run off that time, and she had been carrying the Shikon. And that had been the last time he saw her. Hopefully, she was still ok.
But... what the hell had Sesshoumaru been talking about when he said 'who they may be with'?
Miroku and Sango were probably still together, along with Shippo and Kirara. Kagome... maybe she went home?
Inu-Yasha was starting to see Sesshoumaru's point. And the results his thoughts came to weren't very pleasant.
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"Congrats, Kagome!"
That was the first thing that Kagome heard as soon as she stepped into the caves. All the wolf-girls had cheered, surprising her and also scaring her somewhat.
"Wh-what?" She stuttered.
Kyoko clapped Kagome on the back. "You know... you and Kouga finally, officially becoming a 'thing'."
"Yeah!" Tanoshii piped up. "And with you kissing Kouga and--"
She was bopped over the head by Kushi. "Baka!"
Kagome raised an eyebrow. "How do you guys know all this?"
A nervous silence passed. One of the baby wolves sneezed.
"Err..." they all said at the same time.
Kagome scanned the crowd, giving everyone scrutinizing looks.
"It was them!!" All of them shouted at the same time, simultaneously pointing at Tanoshii and Kushi.
"Oh?" Kagome said, and smirked. "Well then..."
The accused demons twitched.
"Uuhhhh..."
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Saki: Nyahaha!! I wonder what kind of punishment Tanoshii and Kushi shall go through... ::madly scribbles something on a notepad::
Tanoshii: ... I don't like that laugh.
Kagome: Well, yeah, you shouldn't.
Tanoshii: Thanks, you make me feel so much better.
Kouga: ::Dreamy smile plastered on his face::
Inu: ::Trying to attack Kouga, being held back by the collar by...::
Sess: Stay, you mutt.
Kikyo: Unhand him!
Kagome: ::Eyebrow twitches:: You... ::Kicks Kikyo::
Kikyo: x.X
Saki: ::Looks up from notepad:: ...I know I had an important announcement to make, but I don't remember what.
Everyone: ::Face fault::
