Indecision

Chapter Five: Rescue from the Wolves' Den

Disclaimer: I didn't create Kagome! I didn't create Inuyasha! I didn't create ANY of these awesome characters (Oh, and I didn't create stupid Koga either.)

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Sango ran in the same direction she had seen Koga run. She had been running for a little while, and she was growing a bit tired. But, she was too angry to stop running. " When I find that Koga, he'll have hell to pay for kidnapping my friend!" she thought, panting slightly. Suddenly, she felt something coming toward her. Stopping, she turned quickly, grasping the handle on her weapon. She came face to face with Kilala, whom was carrying Moroku and Shippo.

" Sango!" Moroku said, " Get on!"

Sango jumped onto Kilala's back. " Thank you!" she said, smiling momentarily. Then, she glared at the road ahead. " Kilala!" she commanded, " Let's go find Kagome!"

Kilala jumped into the air, and continued to follow the path ahead.

Meanwhile, Inuyasha was ahead of them, running faster than he had run before. " I'm not letting him get away this time!" he thought, " No one is gonna stop me from killing him once and for all! He's gonna pay for kidnapping Kagome like that!" As he ran, he focused on the path ahead, but Moroku's words still echoed through his mind. No matter how hard he tried to drown out the words, they always came back louder and louder, refusing to be put to rest.

" Admit that Kikyo isn't as much of your concern anymore as Kagome is, Inuyasha..." Moroku had said. Then, almost as if it had happened, the voice added, " Admit that you are really in love with Kagome!"

Inuyasha growled. " Yeah, RIGHT!" he thought angrily, " Like I would ever say that! Why did I even think of it, anyway?!" He sped up, drawing ever closer to the wolves' den.

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At the den, Koga had set Kagome down on his bed. She tried again to hit him, but since they had arrived, she had proved a challenge, and Koga had decided to tie her up until she calmed down.

" You've always been a fiesty one," he chuckled, brushing his hand against her cheek. " But don't you worry; you'll learn yet." He pushed her down, and started walking outside.

Kagome glared angrily at him, and thought to herself, " Ooh, if I get myself untied, I'll-" She stopped, realizing that she couldn't really do much on her own. He still had jewel shards embedded in his arm and legs; she wouldn't stand a chance trying to fight him, or run away. She sighed sadly. " Inuyasha..." she thought, staring outside, where the sun had almost completely disappeared below the horizon. " Please come find me soon!" Suddenly, as she sat up, she was surrounded by half the males in the pack. She froze. " Gyah!" she cried.

" This one looks tasty!" one of them exclaimed, licking his chops, " I call the legs!"

" Not again!" she thought, worried.

As they surrounded her, arguing amongst themselves about whom would get which part, it seemed for a moment like her life would end right there, with no one around her that she cared about. Suddenly, a loud growl silenced the pack, and sent them running. Kagome looked up hopefully. " Inuyasha!!" she thought happily, but her hopes soon disipated. She looked up and saw Koga standing in front of her, threatening anyone who would lay so much as a finger on her.

" I will rip up any of you, limb for limb!" he barked. " Got it?!"

They all nodded fearfully, and scattered into different parts of the den. When he had made sure they were all scared, he turned around and grinned at Kagome.

" So, Kagome, are you ready now?" he asked eagerly.

She sat back slightly. " For what?!" she asked, worried.

He laughed at her. " You know what!" he replied. " I told you you would be my mate, and now that you have rested some from our journey it is time for our ceremony."

Kagome grew wide-eyed with terror. " What?!" she gasped. " I'll never be your mate!" She glared at him angrily, wishing the ropes would release her.

He laughed at her again, and made her stand. " It doesn't matter how you feel now," he said smoothly, " 'Cause someday you'll learn to respect me, and that's all that matters. Now, come on!" He pulled her outside by the bounds on her wrists.

Kagome tried frantically to pull away from him, but it was impossible. She just wasn't strong enough. Tears started to travel down her cheeks, as she thought to herself, " I'll never get to see him again...I'll never...get to tell Inuyasha...that I...love him..."

Suddenly, she felt salvation as a voice echoed through the air, " You get your damn paws off of Kagome right now!!!"

She looked up, her face flushed. Across from her he stood, a sudden breeze blowing his hair. Inuyasha pulled the Tetusaiga from it's sheath, and gave Koga a hard stare.

" Inuyasha!" she cried, both happy and terrified.

When he looked at the sad maiden whom had appeared from behind Koga, he felt something he couldn't describe. He was sad for her, afraid for her...yet, overjoyed to see her. He didn't understand it, but he decided to ignore it for now. He gripped the Tetusaiga firmly, and repeated his threat. " Let Kagome go now!" he said icily. Then, with a cocky grin, he added, " Unless, of course, you want me to kill you."

Koga scoffed, and pushed Kagome to the ground. She landed hard on her back, with a soft thud. The wind was knocked out of her, but she would be fine. Still, it was enough to piss Inuyasha off.

" Death it is, then," he growled, his opportunity arisen, " Don't say I didn't warn you."

Koga laughed at him. " I thought I taught you a lesson last time we met, mutt," he scoffed, " Though, perhaps I shouldn't have let you off so easy. I won't make the same mistake again."

" Don't worry," Inuyasha replied, running toward him, " I won't let you live long enough!" He lunged at Koga, but he dodged the attack.

" You'll never learn, will you?!" he said, coming back at him with a hard right punch, " I'm too fast for ya, mutt-face."

The blow was pretty harsh, but it was only bad enough to make Inuyasha even angrier. " You're really staring to tick me off!" he said, swinging the Tetusaiga at him again.

He dodged it once more, laughing as he punched the hanyou in the stomach.

As the two had been fighting, Kagome had found a sharp rock to cut her bounds. " Almost got it..." she said to herself softly, cutting the last cord. " Got it!" she said happily.

Koga hadn't noticed. " Just face it!" he chuckled, staring Inuyasha down." You'll never win!"

He fell to the ground momentarily, holding his stomach. Koga continued laughing, while Kagome cried out, " Inuyasha! Watch out!"

He looked up just in time to see Koga coming at him again. He barely dodged the attack, and looked up at his challenger. " Dodge this." he muttered, as he searched for the place where the swirling winds collided. Then, he used his Wind Scar attack on Koga. Usually, Koga would sense the danger, and retreat, but he had been caught off guard this time. He couldn't handle the blow, and he soon fell to the ground, dead.

Kagome stood up, and slowly walked to her savior. He looked up at her, and smiled. That stopped her in her tracks. " That's weird..." she thought, " He doesn't usually smile like that! What's going on?"

" Kagome," he said, almost gently, " Are you okay?"

Now Kagome felt weird. She nodded. " Yeah, I'm fine, Inuyasha..." she replied slowly. " What about you?"

He laughed. " Hardly a bruise." he replied, walking up to her. " So..." his demeanor changed. " Did that bastard do anything to you?!" He grabbed her hand, and checked her right arm.

" I told you I'm fine!" she snapped, " Just a little stressed out right now."

He glared at her. " What, were you starting to enjoy his hospitality so soon?" he asked sarcastically.

" Oh, yeah, I really would have, too!" she replied, but he didn't seem to catch the sarcasm in her voice.

" What?!" he exclaimed, " How could you possibly like that creep?!"

She put her hands on her hips, and glared at him. " I was kidding," she replied, " You couldn't even tell??"

" I was worried for a moment!" he thought, saying aloud, " Hn! Women."

" Inuyasha!" she said angrily, and he recognized the tone immediately.

" Kagome, wait!" he started, " I saved you! Kagome, don't-!"

" Too late now," she thought, " I can't go easy on him this time; it's too suspicious." " Sit, boy!!" she commanded him.

Inuyasha slammed into the ground. He growled at her. " This is the thanks I get?!" he asked angrily.

" I would have thanked you, but you had to go and ruin the moment!" she exclaimed. " Not that I could have thanked you the way I wanted..." she added thoughtfully, blushing.

Lucky for Kagome, Inuyasha's face was still buried in the dirt, so he couldn't see her near crimson face. " Oh, so now you're going to blame this on me?!" he exclaimed, " You can forget about me saving you next time!"

She stomped her foot. " Fine!" she said, " Then you can forget about me helping you!"

Suddenly, a voice shouted, " Kagome! Inuyasha!"

Kagome turned to face Sango, who was riding Kilala. Following closely behind her were Shippo and Moroku, riding on Hachi.

Inuyasha sat up, finally released from the command. His face was still a bit dirty.

Kagome turned around again to see him as he sat up, and felt her knees grow slightly weak as his amber eyes met hers. But, he was glaring at her. At least, that was her impression.

Inuyasha looked into Kagome's eyes for a brief moment. He knew he must've still appeared angry, but he actually didn't feel angry anymore. He quickly looked away, though, reminding himself that the others were there. " You moron!" he thought, " Why were you even looking in her eyes in the first place?!" But he paused slightly, thinking of how soft and kind her brown eyes had seemed. " Almost the way Kikyo's used to be..." he added thoughtfully. " Though, now they're cold and lifeless, and so is she."

" Inuyasha?" a voice said, interrupting his thoughts.

He looked up, and saw Shippo standing next to him.

" Are you okay, Inuyasha?!" he asked, jumping up on his head. He started pulling on his ears. " Snap out of it!!" he insisted, and the hanyou irritably pulled the little fox child off by the collar.

" Whaddaya think you're doing?" he asked, glaring at him evilly.

Shippo looked at him innocently. " You were spaced out," he said, " I thought you might have been under a spell!"

" Hn!" he replied, " Yeah, right!"

Sango looked at the now dead Koga, whom was laying on the ground, eyes closed. " What a sad end..." she said quietly. Then, she looked at Inuyasha. " He actually finished him off this time..." she thought, " ...Why?"

Inuyasha wiped the dirt off of his face, and looked out towards the horizon. " Did you get the jewel shards from him?" he asked Kagome.

She shook her head, and he scoffed, taking them himself. She sighed.

" That's a bit disrespectful..." she thought pitifully, " His body isn't even cold yet..."

Inuyasha stood up again. " Let's go." he said.

The others nodded. Inuyasha and Kagome jumped onto Hachi with Moroku and Shippo, while Sango got back on Kilala's back.

" We still have some time before sunset," Moroku said, " We should find a place to set up camp for the night."

" Hn." Inuyasha scoffed, " We've hardly made any progress since yesterday!"

" True, but we all need rest," the monk replied wisely, " Kagome most of all."

" She must be exhausted..." the hanyou thought, looking at her. " She's been tired a lot lately. I wonder what's wrong?" He scoffed silently at himself. " She's fine! I shouldn't worry about her! What's there to worry about, anyway?" But, despite how hard he fought it, he knew he was still concerned about her. So, they set up camp for the night.

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Author's Note: Whoa....can you believe Koga's actually dead?!?! Spooky....well, I never really liked him anyway! O.o Anyway, time for me to thank my newest reviewers!

StaryKegome: Glad your still enjoying the fic! I'm sure we all knew that loser Koga was behind all this. Keep on reading!

crazy-writer-girl: O.O I LOATHE KOGA SO MUCH!!!! How could you possibly think I love him?!?!?! I love Inuyasha!!!!!!!!!!! O.O Oh, and thanks for the compliment; I hope to see more of your reviews as the story grows.

Keyo-Red Angel of Hope: 8 laughs 8 Yeah, I agree! Nice to have a fan who's just getting to love the anime! Kepp on reading, okay?

SYS!!! Trin