Author: The Chibi Hime
Disclamer: I don't own InuYasha or any of his friends, however, I am two steps away from kidnapping him *Goes to fetch a collar and leash*
Author's Notes : The Chibi Hime is at the front desk...umm...hello? Anyhow, I appologize for the Long Delay, and probobly any long waits to come concidering our current situation dealing with the internet. I have the next chapter ready to go, I just must beta it,. So wait for it.I would also like to note that is this the first time I've actually done my own html and author's notes, horray! ne? ok ok..senseless junk now, enjoy and don't forget to reveiw, it would be much appriciated.
Chapter four
The campsite was still somewhat dark, and gloomy, as they had left it. The fire was slowly starting to die down.
"Where did you go Kagome?" Miroku asked puzzled.
"See for yourself" Kagome stepped aside, so they could see the obviously distracted Hanyou walking up, not paying any mind to them, but a lot on the surroundings.
"There you are InuYasha." Miroku sighed "You were getting us all worried."
"Yeah, Tell them you didn't do this!" Kagome blurted out without thinking about it first,but only after she had said it, she thought she would regret it, considering The hanyou's temper. Surprisingly, there had been no snide remarks, or rude outbreaks, there was just the same mix between interest and confusion on his face.
Kouga scoffed "Don't put on that Innocent act. We all know you did it".
The confused look on his face quickly changed to his usual scowl. "How do we know YOU didn't do it?" He growled, crossing his arms stubbornly "After all, you are awfully quick to accuse.
Kagome laughed nervously and stepped inbetween the two fumed rivals. "I don't think either of you did it..I'm sure there is a reasonable explanation!" Kagome forced a fake smile.
"Of course there is!" InuYasha growled "That moron did it and now he is blaming it on me!"
"How dare you, Mutt face!" Kouga glared into InuYasha's eyes, and InuYasha returned it.
"You two are acting like Children" Miroku sighed. "Can't you just work together so we can find the real Culprit?"
"Don't be a fool!" Kouga Snarled. " I know it's him, and I REFUSE to leave MY woman with him. I'll just have to stay and make sure he doesn't try anything funny"
"YOUR WOMAN!" InuYasha shouted
Kagome put one of her hands to her forehead. "Not this again."
"Yeah, that's right, MY woman" Kouga growled.
"SHE IS NOT YO-" InuYasha began, but was cut short by a very happy looking Kagome. "What's your problem?" InuYasha asked in the most non-polite manner possible.
Kagome's smile continued. "You can be so sweet sometimes..." She replied.
"What'd I do now?" InuYasha growled, as if it were an Insult.
Kagome's smiled vanished. 'Too Bad it's only sometimes' She thought with a sigh.
"Well?" InuYasha sighed impatiently.
"Forget it" Kagome replied, and crossed her arms. InuYasha eyed her suspiciously before returning his gaze to his foe.
"What? Got a problem?" Kouga challenged.
"Would you two just stop it!" Kagome shouted outloud, fists clenched. This startled the two, and they stared at her in surprise for a few moments before crossing their arms stubbornly and returning fiery glares. Kagome relaxed a little, but the annoyed look on her face lingered.
Miroku jumped in, thinking it'd be an ideal time, before the two rivals started up again. "So, InuYasha"
"So what?" InuYasha replied, a note of agitation in his voice.
"Let me continue" Miroku said, sounding a tiny bit agitated himself. "Are you sure you remember nothing of the previous happenings?"
"What are you trying to say?" InuYasha asked, raising an eyebrow. "You aren't accusing me too, are you?"
"No." Miroku fibbed a little. " Now, what was the last thing you remember?"
InuYasha growled. "I don't need to be interrogated, alright? I told you I didn't do it, and if you don't believe me, then I'm leaving!!" with that, InuYasha walked stiffly over to the other side of the camp, and hopped up into one of the branches of a tree.
"He really can be immature, can't he?" Sango said, shaking her head slightly.
"Well if he is going to pout, we may as well take the little bo-" Miroku looked around. "Where did the little boy go?" Miroku scanned the area closely, trying to catch any movement in the shadows, but failed to see the boy, or anything else moving besides the dying campfire and InuYasha's mouth as he mumbled angrily to himself.
"Oh no"Sango gasped. "While we were busy talking, the boy must of fled to the forest because of his fear of InuYasha, and I'm sure his heated argument with Kouga surely didn't help." Miroku walked calmly over to the tree in which the scowling Hanyou sat in, high above their reach.
"InuYasha, are you going to stay up there and pout, or would you like to help us find the boy?" Miroku called up to him.
"What boy?" InuYasha called back down.
"Don't act stupid, I know you heard us, your hearing is much more than that of any of us." Miroku gazed hopefully up at the pouting hanyou, but the only reply he got was a few twitches of the Inu Hanyou's dog ears. Miroku sighed. "Fine, be that way." He turned on his heal, and nodded to the others to follow him as he stepped into the darkness of the forest.
After what seemed like hours, they had found nothing and had only succeeded in wasting their time and energy, it seemed Hopeless. After all, Kouga and Kirara were both youkai, and neither of them could get even a whiff of the little boy's scent.
Kagome watched as Kouga lay low to the ground, much like InuYasha, sniffing for the boy's scent. This reminded her of InuYasha, and she couldn't help but smile. She was caught up in her thoughts and almost jumped out of her skin when kouga stood up, and said "What are YOU doing here?"
"Huh?" She gasped and looked around frantically trying to find what Kouga was glaring at.
"Don't hide, I could smell that awful stench from a mile away mutt face." Kouga called flatly.
'Mutt face? That means InuYasha is here...' Kagome stared intently on the spot Kouga was talking to. Once she focused, she did notice a few things she hadn't before. Such as the floating white dog ears.
'I guess he didn't find it important to camouflage those.' Kagome's smile returned as she tried to fight back a laugh in fear that would only make him more stubborn and reluctant to show himself. Kagome focused again, but what she saw did not make her laugh. Not at all, in fact, it made her heart skip a few beats. InuYasha wasn't himself, and she could tell. Even Kouga was a little surprised.
"Get back!" Miroku called to Kouga.
"Why should I?" Kouga replied with a roll of his eyes.
"If you thought InuYasha was a threat to you before th-"
"WHAT!? A THREAT, TO ME?" Kouga growled.
Before Miroku could respond, InuYasha lunged from the bushes, straight at the unsuspecting Kouga. He had his Youkai Markings on his face, and his eyes, no longer golden, were red and full of a hunger. A hunger, which apparently, couldn't be satisfied, even if he slayed them all.
"What the-" Kouga growled. "You wanna fight? Your going down, Mutt face!" Before Kouga had a chance to ready himself, InuYasha was right in front of him.
"INUYASHA!!!" Kagome screamed, and winced as InuYasha took a rather large chunk out of Kouga's shoulder.
Kouga called out in pain. "You are going to pay for that you weak little-" Before Kouga could even turn around, he took a hard blow to the back and was sent flying.
"O-Ouswari!!!!!" Kagome screamed at the top of her lungs.
With widened Eyes, InuYasha flew to the ground and hit with tremendous force. Kagome took off top speed to where Kouga lay on the ground in a rather uncomfortable looking position.
"Kouga!" Kagome knelt down next to him. He was bleeding badly.
"H-how.." Kouga stammered, holding his wounded shoulder with his free hand.
"He isn't a hanyou right now" Kagome tried to explain. She turned around just in time to see InuYasha grab her by the back of her shirt and throw her about ten feet. Before she knew it she had hit a tree hard, the impact knocking the air right out of her. She tried to catch her breath. Almost in tears as she watched InuYasha approach her.
'What is he going to do to me?' she asked herself, letting a small sob escape.
He was not three feet from her when from behind, Kouga leapt up and with his remaining strength, threw InuYasha to the ground.
"I'll protect you Kagome!" Kouga called to her, struggling to keep his balance. InuYasha shot up from the ground and was about to charge at the wounded Kouga.
"OUSWARI!!!" Kagome screamed , sending InuYasha to the ground again. She repeated it again and again, about 12 times before she was sure InuYasha wasn't going to get back up any time soon..or at least she deeply hoped
Kagome tried to stand but fell back to her knees in a squeal of pain. It felt as if the harsh blow had broken some of her ribs, and even though it was extremely painful, she had managed to get as far as Kouga, before dropping to the ground again..
That's it, it's all you get. Make's you wanna read the next chapter, doesn't it? Give into your temptation, I won't tell anyone.
Oh, and a reveiw would be nice.