Pure Breed: Chapter 5

"I still think your messing with me, Kagome."

"I'm telling you Inuyasha, they're together. Can't you tell? Look at the hints!" Kagome persisted.

"They're not acting any different than usual." Inuyasha argued, despite the fact that Miroku hadn't groped Sango for the past several days, which should've been proof enough.

"Are we they're yet?" Shippo asked, stopping the argument in its track.

"Shut up kid! We aren't there yet." Inuyasha snapped back.

"How about now? Are we there now?"

"Shut up Shippo!" Inuyasha yelled. "I'll tell you when were there. Now as I was saying, they aren't together Kagome. They would've told us by now."

"If we were together, would you have told them?" Kagome asked rethorically. Unfortunately for her, Inuyasha didn't take it the way she intended.

"Before I thought about that, I'd be wondering why we of all people, were going out."

"SIT, SIT, SIT!"

"That was uncalled for." Inuyasha whined, genuinely oblivious of his insensitivity.

"Alas, Inuyasha, if only you had my skills with women, Kagome wouldn't have to wonder whether you'd tell Sango and myself if you two were going out." Miroku commented impudently.

"What's that supposed to mean pervert?" Inuyasha shouted back, getting red in the face.

"He has a name you know." Sango said in Miroku's defense.

"Who are you to talk? You call him a pervert more than me" Inuyasha said, grinning triumphantly.

"It doesn't matter he is not a pervert. He is very sweet." Sango shot back, certainly giving Miroku something to smile about.

"You can't be serious." Inuyasha said, baffled. "You know he's gonna fondle the next pretty girl he sees."

"Not if he wants to live he won't." Sango said, shooting Miroku a warning glare. Miroku smiled nervously, fearing that groping might have become force of habit.

"Are we there now?" Shippo asked again, earning a bump on the head.

"Actually, we are." Kagome said, pointing to a cave in the nearby rock formation. "There he is. Hey, Koga!" Koga's head poked his head out of his cave and upon seeing Kagome, leapt to the ground.

"How are you Kagome?" Koga asked before Inuyasha could jump between the two. "I missed you." Koga looked the group over. "I see you've finally dumped that stupid mutt! I knew you didn't love him!" Koga said, overjoyed.

"Who are you calling a mutt?" Inuyasha snapped, getting between Koga and Kagome.

"You don't know him, but he's of no importance. What's your name? Any friend of Kagome's is a friend of mine!" Koga said with a grin, extending a hand.

"Your no friend of mine you mangy wolf! Why don't we finish our little score?" Inuyasha challenged.

"Inuyasha?" Koga asked. "Oh, you're in your human form. I didn't recognize you. And to answer your question, I'd love to kill you, since you seem so eager to die." Koga snapped back, cracking his knuckles.

"Sit boy!" Kagome screamed. "Sorry Koga, you'll have to forgive Inuyasha. He's had a tough week." Kagome explained as Inuyasha spat out dirt. "Please don't fight him Koga!"

"If that's what you want, I guess I'll let it slide." Koga said, cleaning an ear nonchalantly. "It would be no fun winning against a pathetic mortal anyhow. I'll wait till I can finish you off properly."

"You're just scared." Inuyasha argued. "Anyway, we didn't come here to fight. We came to ask you a favor."

"Hey Koga!" Ginta, Hakaku, and Ayame came running up to the six. "What's up?"

"What are you doing here?" Ayame snapped at Kagome. "Koga is mine! You're not going to steal him from me again! I'll fight you if I have to!"

"Ayame, I'm sorry, but I really don't remember any of you're story. I can't marry you. Kagome is my woman." Koga repeated for the ten millionth time, trying to calm Ayame.

"No I'm NOT!" Kagome yelled. "We're here for a favor Koga."

"What is it? I will grant any favor you ask of me, my love."

"She's not your love!" Inuyasha shouted, veins beginning to pop out on his forehead. "My Kagome isn't your mate, she's free to choose who she wants to be with and I think she's made it pretty clear that its not you she's chose. If you don't understand that by now, maybe I have to beat it into your thick skull!" All present stared blankly at Inuyasha, who, after several seconds of staring realized what he had just said. His Kagome. He had just called her his Kagome. Kagome was wondering whether she had misheard him or not, and the evident surprise on Inuyasha's face told her she had not. Shippo just sat there, a mile-wide smile across his face.

"I wonder how long it would take you to tell her yourself Inuyasha!" Miroku laughed jovially.

"There's no use hiding it now." Sango agreed. "Just tell her."

"I have nothing to tell." was Inuyasha's curt reply. "I misspoke, that's all."

"Bull." said Shippo. "You've bottled up your feelings long enough. I know it, you know it, they know it. You love Kagome. Just tell her so!"

"I'm hungry." Inuyasha said in a desperate attempt to change the subject. "Let's eat."

"I knew my hopes were to high." Kagome thought. "And here I was thinking he was actually going to say he loved me, but he doesn't. He loves Kikyo."

"She's probably thinking that I love Kikyo, but I don't. I tell you eventually Kagome. But not today."