A/N: And after dropping off the face of the earth…again…I'm back! Please don't kill me. I have chapters for you! Well, only one, but it's still read-worthy, yes? I fear for my life right now, because I'm getting some very angry glares from the readers…okay enough chat lets get this party started!

REVIEW REPLIES!

Kawaiibabe14 – AHHHH! NO! NOT MRS. GODZILLA ON PMS! ANYTHING BUT THAT! snicker I updated for you…geeze I'm afraid of how you'll react when I tell you OI'll be gone for 2 weeks—

Reviewers: WHAT?!

Akina: Read the note at the bottom.

Fufu – Hey…I will admit I like Kag, and maybe I have her personality, but I look NOTHING LIKE HER!

Tsuki: heh…

Akina: Hey, that just proves your blind.

Tsuki: glare

FieryDemonFox – Thank you much!

And the disclaimer—

I don't own Inuyasha. I'm really tired of saying this…

Inu: It keeps you on your toes.

Me: glare of doom

Inu: Eep! hides behind Kagome

Kag: sigh I thought you were stronger than that…

Inu: I am! is met with another glare of doom from Akina Ipe!

Me: sigh maybe we'll begin the story now…

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Two figures, cloaked in the darkness of the near-by trees, watched the argument unfolding before them. As still as statues, every detail of the discussion was absorbed in silence.

They waited with patience as the tall man dressed as a monk walked away, followed by the girl. It was another few moments before the realized that the hanyou, Inuyasha, had no intention of moving.

Using extreme caution, they both crept out of the bushes, trying not to alert the enemy or their presence.

Just as they were ready to make a break for the den, the first of the two stubbed his toe of a tree root. He stifled a pain-filled cry and his friend shot him a look.

With a shrug, he motioned for them to quickly take their leave. In a whirl of wind, the two wolf-demons disappeared into the trees once more.

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Inuyasha flicked his ears in the direction of the forest. He could sense the presence of two others the entire time Miroku and Sango where there. His suspicions were confirmed when he picked up a distinct grunt from the woods. A breeze coming towards him brought a scent that he could definitely recognize.

Just as quickly Inuyasha identified who the smell belonged to, it was blow away in a sudden gust of wind. Frowning, Inuyasha turned back around and settled into thought.

That scent…I'd know that scent anywhere. It was full of that filthy wolf, Kouga. What does he want now?

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A small pack of wolves gathered at the entrance of a cave, barking and howling to signal their leader of the approaching men.

"Ah! Ginta! Hikaku! What news do you bring?" the young wolf-demon called out to his comrades.

"Kouga!" Ginta called back. "We have more news about Kagome!" They both went on to explain everything they heard the monk and Inuyasha talk about.

"She's lost her memory?" He inquired as they sat in the cave.

Hikaku nodded. "And she can't remember anything about her adventures here!"

Kouga withdrew in silence for a moment, stroking his chin. Ginta and Hikaku watched their leader eagerly.

"Hmm… This could work to my advantage."

"Um, how so?"

Kouga suddenly stood, knocking his friends backwards in surprise.

"We're leaving!"

"To find Kagome? But she's lost her memory. She won't remember us."

"Exactly! And we will help make sure that she gets it back. Knowing that mutt-face, he's probably already upset her terribly, which is why she is better off in my care." With that said, he hurried out of the cave.

Ginta and Hikaku looked at each other and shrugged, getting up quickly to follow.

"Thanks for letting us stay!" they shouted to the wolves whose den they had stayed in. With a burst of speed, they both followed Kouga down the mountain.

Kagome, don't you worry, Kouga thought to himself. I will make you my women.

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A twig snapped in half at the immense pressure applied by an angry girl's foot. Kagome huffed and continued marching down the path.

"Who does he think he is? I mean, you'd think he'd realize by now that things are different. I'm apparently not who I used to be. Amnesia can do that to a girl."

"Kagome!" a small voice called out from behind her. Kagome spun around to find Shippou and Kirara running her way.

When they finally caught up, Shippou perched on Kagome's shoulder, panting.

"Whew! I'm glad I caught up to you." He situated himself so he was more comfy.

"Kagome, do you really not remember anything about us?"

"No, I'm sorry. I'm thirteen…erm, again."

"Oh…"

They kept walking in silence for a while. This annoyed Shippou, for the little fox-cub was not one who liked silence. That, and the look on Kagome's face was really creeping him out.

"You know, Inuyasha really was worried about you. He just can't handle change very well. He's never had to deal with kids before. Well, besides me, but that's not what we're—"

"Shippou, I understand what you're trying to do, but I don't plan on going back to apologize anytime soon. If he wants to make up, he can just come and find me."

That was she realized that she had been so wrapped up in her anger that she didn't know where she was going, or where she was.

"Looks like he might have to come and find us after all," Shippou said nervously.

Kagome gulped, but tried to keep her cool.

"Okay then. We'll just wait here for him."

"We could always ride Kirara back…"

"No, I already told you I'm not going to be the one crawling back to him. We'll just let him come to us."

She's more headstrong that Inuyasha… Shippou thought sourly to himself.

They weren't there for more than a minute when a tornado passed by, sending Shippou flying off his perch, Kirara into a fiery transformation, and Kagome running behind Kirara.

And as if Kagome wasn't already scared out of her wits, a boy in a loin-cloth came jumping out of the tornado, lunging at her.

"Ah ha! I've found you!"

"AAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!"

Ginta and Hikaku ran up, exhausted from trying to keep up with their leader, only to come across a very interesting scene.

Kagome was squatting on the ground, arms covering her head, screaming with no intention of stopping. Kouga was a few feet away, hands over his ears, rolling on the ground in agony. Shippou and Kirara had by now scooted quite far back.

"AAARRRGGGHHH!! WOULD YOU STOP SCREAMING ALREADY?!" Kouga yelled.

Kagome immediately stopped her screaming and looked at the man on the ground.

"Well, you were about to jump me. What did you expect me to do, giggle?"

Ginta and Hikaku ran over and pulled Kouga off the ground.

"Remember, amnesia," Ginta whispered into his leader's ear. Kouga nodded and tried a more cautious approach.

"Ah, well, no matter. I'm just glad I've found you."

"Oh… Why?"

"Because I knew that you'd be neglected by dog-boy eventually, and I wanted to be here to protect you."

"Aw, that's so sweet!"

Kouga reached out and grasped her hands.

"After all, you are my women, right?"

Kagome blinked.

"Your…women?"

Kouga pretended to look surprised, then hurt. "You mean you don't remember?"

"No," Kagome said, shaking her head. "I don't even know your name. How can I be your woman?"

Kouga smiled slyly, steering her towards a log where she could sit.

"Don't worry, my dear, I'll explain everything."

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Inuyasha was still perched on his rock, having a mental battle with himself.

How would I handle this if it were Kikyo in this position?

No! cried the little voice in the back of his head. Kagome is nothing like Kikyo. You will not compare her to Kikyo in any way, shape, or form.

But Miroku said—

No. Stop thinking about Kikyo or I'll give you brain freeze.

Ah! Okay okay!

Good.

…So, I'll just forget about Kagome for now then.

Gah! No, I never said give up on Kagome, idiot! You care about her, right?

Well, yeah…

Good.

What should I do about her then?

You need to go apologize.

For what?

Yelling and making her feel bad! That's what!

She's too stubborn. Why should I go apologize?

Because, idiot, she's got amnesia and you can't seem to remember that when you yell at her for doing something weird.

Can't I let her go sulk it off or something?

I swear, you really are stupid. Look, she walked off into the woods because she was mad at you. She has amnesia. Put two and two together.

She's…going to…get herself…lost?

Very good. Now, lots of demons would just love to be killing her for those Shikon Shards, and she can't shoot arrows worth crap.

…oh god!

Yeah. Now go apologize and bring her back.

…

You know you want to.

Right. Hold on Kagome! I'm coming!

Heh, you go lover boy.

Shut up.

You'll just have to deal. I'm the little voice in the back of your head remember?

I hate you.

I know.

(Tsuki: you realize that he hates his own subconsious? That's like the organ battle for dominence that I had last week. Just a little bit freaky.

Akina: Hey, I wrote this before reading your little chappy. And…wait get out of my story!)

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"You see, Kagome," Kouga explained, "before you got amnesia, you were my mate."

"I was? Really?" Kagome asked.

"Yes, and we professed our undying love for each other." You could practically see the glitter falling in the background.

Kagome was caught up in the moment. He had already showered her with lovely complements, and now she found out that she had actually been in love with the man. It was so sweet.

"Then what is she doing with us?" Shippou asked, annoyed.

"My Kagome loves helping others who are in need. When she heard that you and Dog-boy were looking for the Shikon Shards, and she's the only one who can see them, she agreed to help in the search. Of course, I can't trust him, so I'm never to far from my beloved mate."

Kagome let all of this soak in. I'm going to try and keep all this as normal as possible, she thought. Even though the idea of being his mate is really nasty and wrong, I have to go along with it. Besides, he's so handsome and nice and flattering and…

"Okay, Kouga," Kagome said, "if that's how it was, then I'll be your mate."

Kouga felt like he was King of the world.

"Great! Now, lets go back to my den and—"

"KOUGA! What the hell do you think you're doing with Kagome?!"

Inuyasha had walked on to the scene just in time to see Kouga about to make off with Kagome.

Kouga sighed. "Not now, dog-boy. I was just explaining to my mate here—"

"Your what?! I thought we've gotten it through your thick skull already that she's not your mate!"

"But Inuyasha," piped up Kagome from Kouga's arms, "he explained everything to me already!"

Inuyasha looked at her skeptically. "What exactly did he tell you?"

"Oh, that I was his mate before I got amnesia." By now she was on her feet, still holding hands with Kouga. "Now look. I know that I've been helping you find Shikon Shards and everything, but I've probably been gone for quite a while, so it's probably best that I go spend some quality time with my, um, lover."

Her lover?!

Inuyasha gagged. There was no way Kouga was going to get away with this.

"He's brainwashing you!" cried Inuyasha, grabbing hold of Kagome's free arm. "Come on! You told me yourself you were never his mate!"

"No! He's the one trying to brainwash you!" Kouga argued, pulling on Kagome's other arm.

And from there an all-out tug-of-war erupted.

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Tsuki: poor Kag. Funny as hell though. . …I should steal this…

Akina: Steal my ideas? Like hell you will!

Tsuki: Oooo she's really mad now…

Akina: clears throat Anyway, the happy beta-reader is going to leave now, right?

Tsuki: …oooooooooookkkkkkkkkaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy.

Akina: Goody.

A/N: So, now I'm off to summer camp!

Readers:NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Akina: Hey no need to worry, I'll be back in two weeks, 'kay?

Readers: die

Akina: Okay…not okay. But I do promise a new chapter when I get back. Think of it this way: I have a whole 2 weeks to plot out how this story is gonna go, as well as PMS, and the other little story I'm writing. I think I'll write a chapter of PMS for you, too, because I'm feeling that spiffy.

Tsuki: We'll be spending two weeks in a cabin with no fanfiction! TT

Akina: And lots of music. Lots and LOTS of music.

Tsuki: My hair is red!

Akina: My hair is pink!

Chels: My hair is blonde!

Akina: And we're dying it green!

Chels: TT

Akina: Okay I've dragged this on too long so I'll wrap it up by saying I'll miss you guys and try not to fill up my inbox too much or I can't receive e-mails! Well, lets see if I can actually get a chapter of PMS up. Adios!

Tsuki: Until next time!

Both: Chow!