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Kat: Okay, sorry it took so long for this and that it's probably going to have a happier note than it should, happiness is not cool.
All three male wolf demons had heard the shout, though hadn't heard what was said, so they turned to look up the mountain path, only to see a bit of dust as someone ran off, leaving them somewhat confused. Shrugging a bit, Ginta and Hakaku both started walking back down to where they were heading, starting to talk, but realized that Kouga was no longer with them, but walking up the mountain path. 'Er... Kouga, where are you going?' both asked at the same time, brows quirked as they followed after him, somewhat slowly, though.
'No, stay,' he said as he turned around to look at them after they asked the question, 'I'm going to go talk to her without you two near me. Besides,' he said, starting up the path again, 'I don't want you to hear our conversation, it's quite nerve racking knowing someone else is listening.' Kouga said no more as he finished his walk, but stopped and sniffed the air to catch Ayame's scent, which he did, and followed it to her den, stopping in front to watch the girl finish the argument with herself before speaking. 'Ayame...' he said, his voice was quiet, and it hadn't seemed to reach Ayame's ears that he had arrived until she heard him clear his throat, which sent her tumbling off the rock.
'K-Kouga, what're you doing here?' she asked as she stood up, and brushed herself off, her emerald eyes showing happiness, yet her face showing anger; she was happy Kouga had come, yet hated him for coming. 'What I mean is... why did you come up here? I know it's not because of me, and I want the truth,' her voice quivered a little, she was scared of the answer she was going to get, afraid of how much more pain she would have to endure before she got the truth from him.
The raven-haired wolf stayed silent for a while, sighing deeply as he walked up to her and stood just a few feet from her, his sea blue eyes gazing intently at her, trying to think of how to put what he was thinking into words. 'Ayame...' He didn't know how to say what he was thinking, so he stayed silent while he played the scene in his head, not knowing how to make the female freak out at him or yell and not believe his words. Sighing, the wolf demon shook his head and took several steps back, 'I don't know how to say it without you thinking I'm lying... but, I'm sorry for everything...'
What Kouga had said was true, she didn't believe him; she thought he was lying, like earlier, and she wouldn't believe him, so she just shook her head, rusty brown hair falling into her paled features, while she just watched him back up slightly. 'You're right, I think you're lying, but after all the lies you've told me, I have good reason to think that, and I'm not going to believe you until you can prove it,' Ayame said, her voice staying at one level the whole time she spoke, her lips barely moving. It looked as though she would start crying again, but the girl just pushed away the tears, biting her lip as she continued gazing at the person she once had loved so much, now holding nothing but hate for him.
'I will prove it, Ayame, even if I die trying,' he said sincerely as he turned around and walked back down to his comrades, occasionally looking back at Ayame, hoping that she would come bounding after him and say she forgave every lie he told and everything he did to hurt her. When she didn't, Kouga put his head in his hands, shaking his head silently in them while he groaned at his words, wondering how he would get her to believe him to the extent that he might possibly end up killing himself in the search for her trust. Sighing deeply, he came up beside Ginta and Hakaku and looked at them a minute before turning and continuing the walk down the path and towards where he had first met Ayame.
Ginta looked at Hakaku and bit his lip a little as he began to walk after Kouga, Hakaku right beside him, giving the same look, 'What do you suppose happened while he was up there?' Ginta had been the first to ask, though Hakaku had opened his mouth to ask just as Ginta had started speaking, making him quickly close it, shrugging soon afterwards.
'He'll never tell us, so why do we even care? I mean, if we ask him, he's just going to look at us for a minute then keep walking or just not pay attention and act like we never asked,' the one with the Mohawk asked as he sighed deeply, picking us his speed as Ginta had gotten some distance ahead of him and was now walking beside Kouga. 'Oh, boy, probably asking him what happened, 'Hakaku muttered before he stood on the other side of Kouga, not saying anything in case the anger the distressed demon.
Kouga glanced on either side of him at his two companions, 'It's about time you guys decided to get your asses moving and catch up with me,' he growled to them, glaring at the ground when he turned to the front again, clenching his fists. He sighed and shook his head, slowly unclenching his hands, and looked down at them, seeing light imprints from his nails and groaned a bit, looking back up as he turned onto a path that lead to a wooded area and walked into the tress, sitting down beneath one with a sigh.
Ginta sat down on the right side of Kouga while Hakaku occupied the left, both stayed silent as they crossed their legs, sitting Indian style on the ground, watching Kouga intently. If he was going to say something and get angry about what he said, they wanted to know if they were going to be the ones attacked or not and get away before Kouga could wrap his hands around their necks.