Chapter 3: Kouga Comes In
They all woke up before dawn. They decided to get an early start and began to pack up, heading out as soon as the sun rose. They finished packing up and ate ramen that Kagome had brought. They then headed outside to see the sun rising.
"Thanks for letting us stay the night but we have to be going." Kagome said to Keade. She smiled at her. "Good-bye!"
Keade smiled. "Good luck to ye Inuyasha and Kagome." She waved and then headed back inside.
Kagome was on Inuyasha's back and Shippou was on her back. Laura was holding onto Sango who was on Kilala. Miroku decided that he would ride behind Laura but she glared at him, making him back down. He sighed and sat in front of Sango, who held onto his shoulders.
"All right, let's go." Inuyasha said as he sped off. Kilala followed behind him in mid air though.
Laura's eyes grew wide whenever Kilala lifted from the ground. She closed her eyes. 'I'm not afraid of heights; I'm not afraid of height; I'm not afraid of heights.' She repeated in her head. She then opened her eyes and stared ahead.
A few hours later, Kagome wanted to rest. "Inuyasha, please? I need to stretch my legs." Inuyasha groaned.
"Fine, we'll rest for an hour but then it's back to traveling. Hey Sango, pull Kilala over for a rest." He yelled up to Sango.
Sango nodded and let Kilala set foot to the ground. Laura hopped off followed by Sango and Miroku. Kilala then turned into her cute little kitty form and curled up in a ball to rest.
"Kagome, I'm gonna go for a walk. I'll be back in a little." Laura said. She then began to wonder from everyone and into the woods. She sighed, not knowing where she was going. Her feet kept walking though. She looked around to see only trees and bushes. She heard something ruffle by her. She turned around but saw no one. 'That's strange.' She then turned back around to see a guy in front of her. "Umm.hi?" She said timidly.
The man looked at her and smiled. "What's your name?" He had a tail behind him and black hair that was up. He had blue eyes and strange clothing on.
"Laura." She said, still looking at him. "Who are you?" The man sniffed her.
"That mutt. How many women does he need to have?" He growled and then looked at her. "Name's Kouga." He grinned at her. "So, you know Inuyasha? I can smell his scent on you."
Laura nodded. "Yeah, I'm traveling with Kagome and Inuyasha. Why?" She looked confused at how he knew Inuyasha and Kagome.
He grinned at her. "Well, since he's protective of Kagome, I wonder if he's protective of you too." He then picked up him, slinging her over his shoulder.
"Hey! Put me down!" She demanded. She felt his grip tighten around her waist.
"Hold on." Kouga said. He then took off, following his senses. He soon came upon Inuyasha and Kagome and grinned. He then came into view and jumped into a tree, still holding Laura. "Well, well, well, what do we have here?" He grinned at Inuyasha. "Looks it's dog face. Kagome, you still traveling with him?"
Kagome looked up at Kouga. "Kouga, what are you doing here?"
Inuyasha growled at being called 'dog face.' He went to jump up but was subdued when Kagome yelled 'Sit.' He grumbled and then looked at Kouga. "What do ya want you stupid wolf?"
Kouga grinned. "I came upon someone that you know." He then flipped Laura around to show her face. She blinked and looked at Inuyasha and Kagome.
"Hi guys." She waved, while sweatdropping. "I was out on that walk and ran into him."
Kagome sighed. "Kouga, leave my friend alone." She then stood up and walked over to the tree he was in.
Inuyasha stood up. "Put Laura down Kouga. She's not your concern."
Kouga grinned. "So, she's your friend? She's very pretty just like Kagome. Maybe I'll give up on Kagome and take her as my mate." He waited to see their reactions.
Laura yelped and looked at Kagome and Inuyasha. "A little help here?" She grinned innocently.
Inuyasha growled. "You're not taking anyone as your mate. Put Laura down now!"
Kouga's thoughts were right. 'So, he cares about her too? Interesting. I can tell he likes Kagome more but this woman must be his friend too.' "Tell ya what I'll do mutt. I'll make you a deal. You let me put my mark on her and then I'll let her travel with you. But I expect her back after you're done. So, is it a deal?" He smirked.
Laura didn't like the way Kouga put that. "Umm, what do you mean by put your mark?" She was nervous. She didn't know this guy and he wanted HER to be his mate.
Kouga looked at Laura. "I just put a small mark of my fangs on your shoulder and that means that you're my woman." He grinned and Laura yelped.
"Kagome, make him let me go!" She yelled as she tried to squirm out from his grip.
"No way Kouga! You're not going to make Kagome's friend your mate! Find someone else!" Inuyasha yelled. He then took out Tetsusaiga but Kagome stopped him from attacking Kouga.
"Kouga, you can't take Laura as your mate. She likes someone else." Kagome said. Even though she was lying, it was a good lie. "In my world that means that she's marked."
Kouga frowned and then grinned again. "Then I'll just kill the guy." He jumped down from the tree. "Now if you don't mind, I'm going to mark her." He moved her shirt down so her could see her shoulder. He grinned but soon was whack in the face by a boomerang.
Laura quickly got up and ran up to Kagome and Inuyasha. She then turned and looked at Sango. "Thanks Sango." She smiled at her and then looked at Kouga who was on the forest floor. "As for you, didn't your mother teach you any manners?"
Kouga growled and hopped up, getting ready to charge at Laura. "Why you!" He then began to run at her but Inuyasha stopped him by using his sword to knock Kouga back.
"Leave you excuse of a wolf." Inuyasha growled. "Leave Laura here and go."
Kouga got up and growled. "I'll be back." He then sped off into the forest.
Laura sighed with relief. "Thanks Inuyasha." She smiled at him.
Inuyasha looked back at her. "I wasn't going to let wolf boy steal one of Kagome's friends." He grinned at her. "Don't go off again. Who knows who you'll run into next." He then sheathed Tetsusaiga and sat down, looking at everyone.
Laura smiled and then sat down as well, sitting next to Kagome. "That was interesting." She said, recalling what happened.
Kagome sighed and looked at her. "Yeah, that's Kouga for ya but Inuyasha came through and saved you. He's not such a bad guy all the time." She smiled at Laura and then looked at Inuyasha.
"Hey Kagome, can I ask you something?" Laura asked.
Kagome turned her attention back to Laura. "Sure, what is it?"
"Well, do you like Inuyasha as more than a friend?" She asked, whispering so Inuyasha wouldn't hear.
Kagome blushed furiously but sighed. "Yeah, but he loves Kikyo so there's not room for me in his heart." She whispered back. She sighed sadly and then leaned back against the tree.
Laura heard Inuyasha's words echo in her head. ' "I love Kagome and you can't change my mind!" Did he really mean what he said?' She wondered. She looked over at Inuyasha and then shook her head. 'I'll see about this later.' She then closed her eyes, leaning against the tree.
About a half hour later, they were traveling again. They stopped a few hours later to set up camp and to get some rest for the next day. After camp was set up, they all sat around the fire, talking about today's events. Soon enough, they began to fall asleep one by one. Even Inuyasha was passed out, leaning against a tree. Everyone soon fell asleep, everyone but Laura.
She sighed and got up. She then walked through the woods. 'Maybe I just need some time alone.' She then found a clearing and sat down, looking up at the stars.
End.
((A/N: Well that wraps it up for chapter 3. I have a good idea for my next chapter so I'll start right away. R/R If you like. Until next time, cya! ~*Luna*~ ^.^))
They all woke up before dawn. They decided to get an early start and began to pack up, heading out as soon as the sun rose. They finished packing up and ate ramen that Kagome had brought. They then headed outside to see the sun rising.
"Thanks for letting us stay the night but we have to be going." Kagome said to Keade. She smiled at her. "Good-bye!"
Keade smiled. "Good luck to ye Inuyasha and Kagome." She waved and then headed back inside.
Kagome was on Inuyasha's back and Shippou was on her back. Laura was holding onto Sango who was on Kilala. Miroku decided that he would ride behind Laura but she glared at him, making him back down. He sighed and sat in front of Sango, who held onto his shoulders.
"All right, let's go." Inuyasha said as he sped off. Kilala followed behind him in mid air though.
Laura's eyes grew wide whenever Kilala lifted from the ground. She closed her eyes. 'I'm not afraid of heights; I'm not afraid of height; I'm not afraid of heights.' She repeated in her head. She then opened her eyes and stared ahead.
A few hours later, Kagome wanted to rest. "Inuyasha, please? I need to stretch my legs." Inuyasha groaned.
"Fine, we'll rest for an hour but then it's back to traveling. Hey Sango, pull Kilala over for a rest." He yelled up to Sango.
Sango nodded and let Kilala set foot to the ground. Laura hopped off followed by Sango and Miroku. Kilala then turned into her cute little kitty form and curled up in a ball to rest.
"Kagome, I'm gonna go for a walk. I'll be back in a little." Laura said. She then began to wonder from everyone and into the woods. She sighed, not knowing where she was going. Her feet kept walking though. She looked around to see only trees and bushes. She heard something ruffle by her. She turned around but saw no one. 'That's strange.' She then turned back around to see a guy in front of her. "Umm.hi?" She said timidly.
The man looked at her and smiled. "What's your name?" He had a tail behind him and black hair that was up. He had blue eyes and strange clothing on.
"Laura." She said, still looking at him. "Who are you?" The man sniffed her.
"That mutt. How many women does he need to have?" He growled and then looked at her. "Name's Kouga." He grinned at her. "So, you know Inuyasha? I can smell his scent on you."
Laura nodded. "Yeah, I'm traveling with Kagome and Inuyasha. Why?" She looked confused at how he knew Inuyasha and Kagome.
He grinned at her. "Well, since he's protective of Kagome, I wonder if he's protective of you too." He then picked up him, slinging her over his shoulder.
"Hey! Put me down!" She demanded. She felt his grip tighten around her waist.
"Hold on." Kouga said. He then took off, following his senses. He soon came upon Inuyasha and Kagome and grinned. He then came into view and jumped into a tree, still holding Laura. "Well, well, well, what do we have here?" He grinned at Inuyasha. "Looks it's dog face. Kagome, you still traveling with him?"
Kagome looked up at Kouga. "Kouga, what are you doing here?"
Inuyasha growled at being called 'dog face.' He went to jump up but was subdued when Kagome yelled 'Sit.' He grumbled and then looked at Kouga. "What do ya want you stupid wolf?"
Kouga grinned. "I came upon someone that you know." He then flipped Laura around to show her face. She blinked and looked at Inuyasha and Kagome.
"Hi guys." She waved, while sweatdropping. "I was out on that walk and ran into him."
Kagome sighed. "Kouga, leave my friend alone." She then stood up and walked over to the tree he was in.
Inuyasha stood up. "Put Laura down Kouga. She's not your concern."
Kouga grinned. "So, she's your friend? She's very pretty just like Kagome. Maybe I'll give up on Kagome and take her as my mate." He waited to see their reactions.
Laura yelped and looked at Kagome and Inuyasha. "A little help here?" She grinned innocently.
Inuyasha growled. "You're not taking anyone as your mate. Put Laura down now!"
Kouga's thoughts were right. 'So, he cares about her too? Interesting. I can tell he likes Kagome more but this woman must be his friend too.' "Tell ya what I'll do mutt. I'll make you a deal. You let me put my mark on her and then I'll let her travel with you. But I expect her back after you're done. So, is it a deal?" He smirked.
Laura didn't like the way Kouga put that. "Umm, what do you mean by put your mark?" She was nervous. She didn't know this guy and he wanted HER to be his mate.
Kouga looked at Laura. "I just put a small mark of my fangs on your shoulder and that means that you're my woman." He grinned and Laura yelped.
"Kagome, make him let me go!" She yelled as she tried to squirm out from his grip.
"No way Kouga! You're not going to make Kagome's friend your mate! Find someone else!" Inuyasha yelled. He then took out Tetsusaiga but Kagome stopped him from attacking Kouga.
"Kouga, you can't take Laura as your mate. She likes someone else." Kagome said. Even though she was lying, it was a good lie. "In my world that means that she's marked."
Kouga frowned and then grinned again. "Then I'll just kill the guy." He jumped down from the tree. "Now if you don't mind, I'm going to mark her." He moved her shirt down so her could see her shoulder. He grinned but soon was whack in the face by a boomerang.
Laura quickly got up and ran up to Kagome and Inuyasha. She then turned and looked at Sango. "Thanks Sango." She smiled at her and then looked at Kouga who was on the forest floor. "As for you, didn't your mother teach you any manners?"
Kouga growled and hopped up, getting ready to charge at Laura. "Why you!" He then began to run at her but Inuyasha stopped him by using his sword to knock Kouga back.
"Leave you excuse of a wolf." Inuyasha growled. "Leave Laura here and go."
Kouga got up and growled. "I'll be back." He then sped off into the forest.
Laura sighed with relief. "Thanks Inuyasha." She smiled at him.
Inuyasha looked back at her. "I wasn't going to let wolf boy steal one of Kagome's friends." He grinned at her. "Don't go off again. Who knows who you'll run into next." He then sheathed Tetsusaiga and sat down, looking at everyone.
Laura smiled and then sat down as well, sitting next to Kagome. "That was interesting." She said, recalling what happened.
Kagome sighed and looked at her. "Yeah, that's Kouga for ya but Inuyasha came through and saved you. He's not such a bad guy all the time." She smiled at Laura and then looked at Inuyasha.
"Hey Kagome, can I ask you something?" Laura asked.
Kagome turned her attention back to Laura. "Sure, what is it?"
"Well, do you like Inuyasha as more than a friend?" She asked, whispering so Inuyasha wouldn't hear.
Kagome blushed furiously but sighed. "Yeah, but he loves Kikyo so there's not room for me in his heart." She whispered back. She sighed sadly and then leaned back against the tree.
Laura heard Inuyasha's words echo in her head. ' "I love Kagome and you can't change my mind!" Did he really mean what he said?' She wondered. She looked over at Inuyasha and then shook her head. 'I'll see about this later.' She then closed her eyes, leaning against the tree.
About a half hour later, they were traveling again. They stopped a few hours later to set up camp and to get some rest for the next day. After camp was set up, they all sat around the fire, talking about today's events. Soon enough, they began to fall asleep one by one. Even Inuyasha was passed out, leaning against a tree. Everyone soon fell asleep, everyone but Laura.
She sighed and got up. She then walked through the woods. 'Maybe I just need some time alone.' She then found a clearing and sat down, looking up at the stars.
End.
((A/N: Well that wraps it up for chapter 3. I have a good idea for my next chapter so I'll start right away. R/R If you like. Until next time, cya! ~*Luna*~ ^.^))