I am SO freakin' sorry I didn't update in so long. My computer almost crashed and had to be repaired, with took a week. Luckily I found some Inuyasha mangas for me to read. The sad thing is that they are the english ones by Viz so, instead of 'Hirakotsu(spelling?)', Sango yells 'Bone Boomerang' or when Inuyasha talks about the 'Wind Scar', he says 'The Scar of The Wind'...Our poor western brains...

Oh, and by the way, Koga's going to be out of character in this chapter, but for a good reason. I also need to know if you guys wouldn't mind me making this a little Kag/Inu thingy on the side, so when you review, please tell me 'yes' or 'no'. Thank you!!!!!!!!!!

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Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Inuyasha characters, only Erura and Areka.



Chapter 8- Out of Character



"Who was that?" Areka looked over to were Inuyasha was standing but ended up looking at a tree. "Huh? Hey, wait up!" Areka sped off in the direction of Inuyasha's scent. With the speed she was going it didn't take long for her to end up a few feet away from the sprinting hanyou.

'Who was that guy? He was definitely a demon. I could tell by his scent. But why did he kidnap Kagome and Erura? And why did he say that he had 'come to take her back to the den'? Did she go to his den before now?'

"Koga's acting very strangely, isn't he?"

The sudden noise from beside Areka frightened her out of her thoughts and nearly made her trip over a root, which wouldn't have been good while running at such a speed.

"Jeez, Sango, you scared the wits out of me!"

"Sorry."

Areka looked away from the group that was traveling on Kilala's back so she could watch were she was going and make sure she didn't lose sight of Inuyasha.

Somehow, Shippo managed to jump from Miroku's shoulder to Areka's shoulder without missing and hitting a tree or something.

Without even looking over to the small kitsune, she addressed him. "Shippo? Do you know anything of this Koga person?"

"Oh sure. Koga is a very powerful wolf-demon and is the leader of the eastern wolf-demon tribe. Him and Inuyasha are bitter enemies and they fight constantly."

Miroku cut in. "He also believes that Kagome is his woman."

Up ahead, Inuyasha's ears were pricked back so he could listen to their conversation, but when they brought up the part about Koga thinking Kagome was his woman, they flattened against his head. Areka barely heard a loud growl coming from his direction.

'Inuyasha must really like Kagome...'

Areka's attention was brought back to the group beside her when Miroku began to speak again.

"This is strange though. Koga's never done this before, taking Kagome away like that. If you don't count the time when he first took her so she could find the Jewel shard the Birds of Paradise had." (a/n: In the manga, they were called 'Harpies', which are normally demons that look like humans except for their arms that also serve as wings...-.-)

Areka realized something and looked over to Sango.

"Sango, you're a taijiya (demon slayer) right?"

Sango nodded.

"Could it be that it's mating season for the wolves?" (a/n: I know it sounds weird, but just go with it.)

Sango rubbed the bridge of her nose and thought. She was quiet for a moment but then spoke up. "I never thought of that, but it is possible. Koga's urges to mate are to strong for him to control. And since he loves Kagome..."

Shippo made a gagging noise on Areka's shoulder and made a face. "That's gross, Sango."

Miroku just had to open his dirty mouth. "You see, Shippo, I can be-"

-SMACK-

Areka laughed slightly in watching Sango punch Miroku right in the face. She quickly feel silent when she caught sight of Inuyasha glaring at her.

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"KOGA! PUT ME DOWN!"

Kagome screamed and thrashed while Koga carried her and Erura in the direction of the wolf den.

"No can do, Kagome. You're going to finally become my mate."

What Koga was saying finally sunk into Kagome's head. 'Oh my gods. He's practically going to rape me!'

Kagome began to thrash harder and pounded on Koga's back until her fists were sore.

"KOGA! LET GO, LET GO, LET GO!" Kagome screamed over and over into Koga's sensitive ears through angry tears.(Whoa, that rhymed.) When he didn't flinch, she began the thrashing again until she entered a small cave.

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Areka's large, black ears pricked when she heard someone screaming 'LET GO!' over and over again. 'That was Kagome's voice.'

It took her a moment to realize that Inuyasha had slown down so he could run beside her.

"Did you hear that?" Inuyasha's eyes glowed like fire, even in the heavy rain.

Areka nodded, her once soft green eyes becoming cold emeralds as well. She unsheathed one of her daggers. For just a second, Inuyasha thought the silver dagger was glowing an acidy green color.

Areka looked over to Shippo, who was still clinging to her shoulder.

"Hang on tight, Shippo."

When he nodded, the two hanyous found a sudden burst of energy and leapt up over the tree tops, a little ways away from the wolf den to a small cave.

Sango was asking Kilala for more speed when she felt a hand on her shoulder.

"Ah, Miroku. You've awaken? Areka and Inuyasha-"

"I know and don't both trying to catch up with them." Sango gave Miroku a questioning look, but he continued on. "No point in asking Kilala for more speed, it would tier her out. We'll just have to trust that she'll follow their scents." And with that, the houshi(monk) and taijiya watched as the two figures disappeared into the rain.

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Koga threw Erura's body into a corner of the cave and took Kagome off of his back.

"Where- Where are we?" She asked while looking around the cave.

"A small cave near the wolf den. Don't worry, nobody will be able to bother us tonight." Koga slipped an arm around Kagome's waist and pulled her closer to him.

"Let GO!" Kagome yelled and slapped Koga hard across the face.

While Koga stood stunned, Kagome ran to the entrance of the cave. "INUYASHA, HELP ME!"

Koga grabbed Kagome's wrist and pulled her back into the cave. When she began screaming again, he crushed her body against his and kissed her roughly.

Kagome was in such shock that she felt herself slipping into unconsciousness. 'It's pointless. He won't let go...Inuyasha...'

A clawed-hand tapped Koga on the shoulder, causing him to break the kiss. Kagome mumbled: "Inu..."

"What do you-"

-SMACK-



FINALLY! That took awhile 'cause I wanted to make it good! Please R&R and don't forget to tell me whether or not you want a little Kag/Inu thing on the side of this story!

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