Chapter 4: Leader of the Wolf Demon Tribe

Kagome started the long descent towards the ground. "Ahhhhhhh! Help me!" Kagome screamed as she plummeted towards the ground. The ground was coming up very fast now and right before Kagome hit the ground the descent stopped and she was traveling through the woods at a tremendous speed. Kagome kept her eyes shut until the wind stopped blowing and she figured she had stopped.

Kagome opened her eyes and saw Kouga staring at her. "K... Kouga, w... what are you doing here?" Kagome asked.

"I was just around and I saw you fall. Those people up there have such butterfingers. I wouldn't have let you fall. Inuyasha didn't even come to help." Kouga answered as he set Kagome down on the ground. Kagome's legs were a little giddy from the fall and she needed some support to keep from falling.

"Oh, well, Inuyasha isn't here. I'm not traveling with him at the moment." Kagome replied.

"You're not? Oh, well, where is the Muttface? What in the world can he be doing now?"

"Gee, I have no clue." Kagome replied sarcastically. "Well, anyway, thanks for saving me, but I have to get back to Sango and the others. They'll be worried about me. Thanks again." Kagome said as she walked away from Kouga. Kouga suddenly showed up right in front of Kagome, picked her up again, and said "I'll go with you." And ran off in the direction they had come from, or so Kagome thought, with her in his arms.

They ended up back at Kouga's tribe cave. "Hey, what are we doing here? What's the big idea?" Kagome yelled when she saw where they were.

"I have to do something first, Kagome. Don't be afraid. I won't hurt you. I would never do anything to hurt you. I love you." Kouga replied as he grasped Kagome's hand in his own.

"Yeah. You've told me before, but I'm not ready to be in any relationships right now." Kagome tried to sound considerate as she was pulling her hand out of Kouga's tight grasp.

"You probably have a lot of boys chasing after you. You must because you're so beautiful. I'll kill them all just to have you for my own." Kouga exclaimed.

"Wow, he must love me a lot to do something so drastic. I just hope he's lying. Kouga, do what it is you have to do so I can get back to Sango and Miroku." Kagome said a little flustered. "I have four men going after me, not that Inuyasha and Miroku are really going for me, right now, but still, there's Kouga of course, and then Houjou has a crush on me too. But why me? I mean, Houjou is the hottest guy in school and he chooses me to have a crush on. Kouga isn't that bad looking either, but he always wants to fight Inuyasha and I can't handle that, them fighting all the time. Why can't they just be friends?" Just then Kagome noticed that a bunch of the wolves had crowded around her. "Ahh, get away. Please don't hurt me!"

"Kagome, I told you to relax. Nothing is going to hurt you. I promise." Kouga then came up behind her and shooed the wolves away. "Do you want something to eat?"

"No, what I do want is to get back to Sango and Miroku so please hurry and do what you need to. Oh wait. There is something else I want. I need an anque plant from this mountain." Kagome remembered how bad of a state Inuyasha was in when she left so she decided to ask Kouga to see if he had any on hand.

Kouga looked at her with a kind of vacant expression. "What do you need an anque plant for? They're only used for really deadly poisons." Kouga asked, but then he realized why. "It's Inuyasha, isn't it? That's why you need the plant, because that stupid dog-turd was poisoned?" Kouga said with a slight smile on his face.

"If I tell you, what will you do?" Kagome asked, her face turning a hint of red.

"Depends." Kouga replied, sitting back against a rock. He looked at Kagome with an I-already-know look. "If that is why she needs it I'll tell her I don't have any, and then Inuyasha will not be able to interfere with me and Kagome. He'll be dead."

"Well, yes and no. Someone has been poisoned but it isn't Inuyasha. It was me." Kagome lied to him. She could see something in his eyes that wasn't right. She knew he wouldn't have told her if it was Inuyasha who was poisoned.

Kouga reacted very seriously. "YOU?! You were poisoned? By who? I'll kill them! Wait, there's no time for that. We have to get you an anque plant fast. Come on, Kagome. I'll carry you. It's faster."

Kouga grabbed Kagome's wrist and pulled her to him. "No, wait! I can walk!" Kagome tried to explain, but Kouga wasn't listening. He then picked her up, and started running towards the top of the mountain trailing a huge cloud of dust.

Meanwhile, back where Kagome should have landed, Miroku, Shippou, and Sango are looking around for Kagome. "Kagome, where are you? Kagome!? Man, if Inuyasha finds out that we lost Kagome, he'll go ballistic." Shippou exclaimed aloud.

"Where could she be? This is about where she should have landed, if she landed at all. Wait. Sango, Shippou, come look at this." Miroku wondered.

"They look like skid marks!" Sango remarked looking slightly surprised.

"Kouga!?" They all said together, as they looked at each other.

"Oh no, what do we do, now? Inuyasha's gonna flip!" Shippou exclaimed worriedly, standing on Miroku's shoulder.

"Well, we have to find her, and that's all there is to it!" Miroku explained. We could try to follow these tracks but it might be a little tricky. Kilala, we need your help!" Kilala appeared and she started sniffing the ground.

"Lead us to Kagome, Kilala!" Sango ordered, and they headed in the direction Kouga had carried Kagome off in.

Now we go to see how Inuyasha's doing. He's sitting up on a futon, but he still seems to be in some pain. "What in the world is taking so long!?" Inuyasha said aloud. "I hope Kagome's okay!" he thought. "If she's with that wimpy wolf, I'm gonna hurt her!"

"Don't get so worked up about it. Kagome's a smart girl, and she knows what she wants." Kaede was sitting by the fire making some kind of soup, for Inuyasha probably, while Inuyasha gave her a comical look.

"Whoops, did I say that out loud? I guess so." Inuyasha looked away from Kaede as another stab of pain shot through him. "Ow!" Inuyasha laid down on the futon as Kaede comes over to check on him.

"Inuyasha, are you alright?" Kaede asked with a slightly concerned look on her face.

"Does it look like I'm alright, you old hag?" Inuyasha yelled at Kaede.

"Surprisingly better than I thought to yell at someone like you did." Kaede answered, looking annoyed. "I hope Kagome and the others get here soon. I don't know if Inuyasha will be able to hang on much longer, half-youkai or not."

"Kouga, I can walk on my own. Please put me down." Kagome is hanging over Kouga's shoulder looking really annoyed. "I don't know why I'm even trying any more! He's not listening."

"Kagome..." Kouga started to say. He greatly slowed his quick pace.

"Huh?" Kagome seemed to perk up a little.

"Are you okay? I mean, you seem fine, but then again... You seem a little quiet, less rebellious." Kouga tried to explain.

"Uh... Kouga, yes I'm fine. But, thanks for worrying about me." Kagome smiled as she looked at Kouga. Then, Kouga gently set her down.

"If you feel like walking, I'm okay with it. But we have to hurry and get to the top of the mountain where the anque flowers grow."

"Okay, let's hurry then." And they started walking toward the top of the mountain again.

Chapter 4 is over and done. I might not be updating for awhile. Life, games, school; busy busy busy! But I'll try just for you guys. Hope you enjoy the story so far! Byes.