Chapter three's up! Wow, I get so impatient waiting 24 hours for the story to go up, then another 24 for reviews. I'm not the slow and prudent type. I also change subjects whenever a new thought pops up. Has anybody else read the Lord Ramage novels by Dudley Pope? I like them. God, I'm hopeless.

Koga was cut up badly and was dripping blood. As he fell, Inuyasha caught him.

"It...was..." he gasped.

"No! Don't talk!" Kagome said, rushing over, "We'll find out later. You should rest."

"Hey...Kagome...what's up?" Koga gasped, before he fell unconscious.

Kaete and Kagome dressed his wounds, but thankfully there was nothing more serious than two-inch-deep gashes in his legs. It looked like someone had tried to get his Shikon shards.

By the time he was settled on an extra pallet, all the bleeding had stopped.

Outside, Inuyasha waited, fuming with jealousy. Miroku was playing the pacifist.

"He did that on purpose! He's probably been awake the whole time! Playing dead and enjoying Kagome's touch," he pouted.

Miroku said, "Now, Inuyasha, he looked really hurt. Have a little heart, hmm? Besides, it's not like Koga's going to run off with her."

"You would, in that position!" Sango accused.

"Come now, what did I say about having heart?" Miroku said, waving his hands protectively.

She turned her back to him, with an indignant "Humph!"

Big mistake.

"Yeek!" A slapping sound echoed. The trees shook a little as birds took flight.

"You're hopeless," Inuyasha said as Miroku crumpled, still grinning.

Meanwhile, back at the farm...

Koga regained consciousness slowly, then looked around. Something smelled like...

"Ah! Kagome!" He said, spotting 'his woman'. She turned to see him awake, then glanced outside at Inuyasha.

"Umm, Koga...I need to tell you something," she said nervously.

"Whaaat?!?"

Miroku, Sango, Inuyasha, and the rest of the little village turned to look at the hut.

"Sounds like she's told him," Miroku said, satisfied.

"'Bout time, too," Inuyasha said haughtily, going inside.

Through dinner, Koga threw the half-demon dirty glares. If looks could kill, he would have been a smear.

Finally, Inuyasha got fed up. "Would you quit it?" he yelled.

"No! Not after you stole MY woman!" Koga shouted back. Several cuts began spewing blood again.

"SIT!" Kagome yelled, smashing the dog demon's face into the ground, "Don't get him so worked up, Inuyasha! He's recuperating!"

"Stop protecting him!" Inuyasha whined.

"Stop trying to kill him!" she retorted.

"Kagome's mine!" Koga got in.

"He's just jealous, Kagome," Shippou said, sucking on a lollipop.

"Why, you...!" Inuyasha rounded on the fox.

"Leave him alone!"

Sango, Kaete, and Miroku nodded. This is how things were supposed to be.

(A/N No, I'm not a KogaKag fan. But isn't he a lot like someone we all know...? coughInuyashacough)

The next day, Koga was able to recount his story.

"I was out hunting with my wolves when I smelled that bastard Naraku. I heard trees crashing out a few miles in the forest, coming closer, so I sent my friends home with the kill. Then the thing was on me.

"It's like nothing I've ever seen before. It's not that fast, and I got it easy, but whenever I hit it I felt like I was punching water. Then it's body shattered into droplets, and then all the pieces flew at me like shards of ice.

"That's how I got all these cuts. Then that thing went for my shards! I barely dodged away, but I kept 'em. I was hurt pretty bad, so I came here." Inuyasha snorted.

"You mean you ran away."

"I had to! Would you rather me not have, and died?" Koga yelled.

Inuyasha looked pensive, "Now there's an idea..." Koga started to retort.

"Stop!" Kagome shut them up, "You say it was like hitting water?"

"Oh..." he sidled over to her, and tried to look sexy, "yeah, Kagome, I hit it as hard as I could, but the thing wouldn't stay in one piece..."

"You little..." Inuyasha started, preparing to hit the hurt wolf.

"Inuyasha..." Kagome said. Instantly Inuyasha was by her side, making her attention a contest, "you know how Kagura's a wind sorceress? Maybe this one's like that, only with water?"

"Yeah, maybe..." Miroku rubbed his chin, "but if it's an incarnation of Naraku's, then it will definitely come after us. I think we should get as far away from the village as we can before it catches us up."

Sango said, "Yes. There's no sense in putting the villagers at risk. Shall we leave immediately?"

The troop was heading out, and there was the promise of battle in the air. Koga walked next to Kagome protectively at first, but he was ousted as Inuyasha tried to prove his dominance.

(A/N It's a guy thing. I find it better not to ask. BUT I might need help with the name of the incarnation...so far mine's stupid... just 'evil water demon' translated into Japanese...)

Sango and Miroku walked a little ahead of the group, though. Once Sango noticed, she was on high alert for lechery, but after a little while she subsided into a deep blush.

Miroku noticed, of course. He nudged her arm, and murmured, "Don't blush, Sango, we have to be calm and set an example for the immature masses." He motioned back towards the vying demons.

"O...Okay," Sango said, her blush getting, if anything, deeper.

She walked on in silence for about five minutes more, then noticed that the monk was blushing, too, but had turned his head to hide it. 'What is he...? What is going on?' she wondered briefly.

Then her demon slayer training kicked in as she sensed evil. She stood still, and Miroku said, "I feel it, too."

Finally, the kids stopped pushing long enough to noticed the scent in the air. Pure Naraku. Everyone stiffened as they sensed it grow nearer. Suddenly, an old oak tree toppled far out in the forest. Then another, and another.

Sango sighed. And things had been going so well!

Now I'll reply to reviews (Yay!!! Reviews!!! I've died and gone to someplace I didn't expect!!!)

Bus Buddie: Ok, I'll remember you, not-first-reviewer-person. Thnx!

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Lil Angel Girly: It's ok to forget a bit, just review once in a while!

Robyn M.: Great enthusiasm. Yeah.

Skatecrew: Yes. I will do that. With more envisioning on the side. Want fries, too?

Inulvr7:Yes, I'll read that, good idea. But I might not finish for a few weeks (no time)

Hellokitty-4-ever: I get like that too...sugar rox. And yes, Koga will find out (duh).

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I'm sorry if I didn't reply to your review. I'll try more on the next chapter! But the weekend is ending so I might be able to update every night (it's homework...it's not like I have a social life)

Keep reviewing! I'm not cured yet! (Wow, this place is better than a shrink)