A Brothers Duty
Sesshomaru came upon the wolf den and found his brother battling the wolf prince. He wasn't going to interfere until he saw his brother kill his mate and then attack Kagome. How dare he once again dishonor his family name by murdering his mate then try to kill another for their mate. He would end the hanyou's disgraceful ways once and for all. He drew Toukijin and blocked the Tetsusaiga from hitting the wolf.
Inuyasha glared at Sesshomaru as he stopped his attack on Koga. "Why are you interfering Sesshomaru? This is not your battle."
'You made it my battle with your disgraceful behavior. You broke youkai law by murdering your mate and now you disgrace yourself further by trying to take the mate of another. I will not allow you to disgrace our family once again. I will deal with you here and now." He moved away from his brother and brought Toukijin down and released all its power at his brother. He knew that Inuyasha was wounded badly and wouldn't be able to avoid the blast from his sword.
Inuyasha saw the attack coming straight at him and tried to leap out of the way. He was able to escape the main blast of the sword but was caught by the edge of the blow. He felt blades cutting through his fire rat haori and cut deep into his skin. He felt his brother coming for him again and knew that this time he would not be able to get away. He raised his sword and swung at Sesshomaru anyway. But he was too weak to summon the wind scar or any other of his swords attacks.
Sesshomaru watched as Inuyasha feebly tried to attack him with Tetsusaiga. It was obvious that he was on his last leg. Sesshomaru raised his sword and delivered the final blow to his brother. He watched the attack hit him head on this time and watched as Inuyasha was cut to pieces. After the dust and smoke from the attack cleared he saw Inuyasha laying quietly in the clearing. He could not hear his heartbeat anymore and the scent of death hung heavily in the air. He walked over to the wolf prince and his mate. "I am sorry for any pain that my brother has caused your pack. I will take him and hold a proper burial for him." He motioned to Jaken and watched as he directed several guards to load his brother onto Ah Un.
"I didn't ask you for your interference Sesshomaru. Why did you interrupt our battle." Koga was upset because he wasn't the one to take out the hanyou.
"Inuyasha came to my palace early this morning demanding that I turn the miko over to him. I informed him that she was now your mate and I knew by the look on his face that he had been pushed over the edge. So I followed him. He has disgraced our family by murdering his mate then trying to take yours from you. It was my responsibility to deal with him not yours. I know that you wanted to avenge his attack on your mate. He was my blood relation hence my responsibility." Sesshomaru turned to Kagome "Lady Kagome if you don't mind would you wrap Tetsusaiga up in this fur and hand it to Jaken. The sword should at least be returned to my fathers house until one of his descendents are capable of wielding it." He handed her the fur and watched as she carefully wrapped the sword up then gently handed it to Jaken.
Jaken took the sword and tied it to Ah Un's saddle then hobbled over to his lord. Everything is ready to go My Lord."
Sesshomaru bowed his head to Koga and Kagome then quickly took off in the air aboard his cloud. His entourage following slowly behind him.
Koga watched the demon lord leave his den then he turned to his mate. He could smell the tears she was trying not to let escape. He took her into his arms and ran his hands up and down her back trying to soothe her. "I know you didn't want his death but he left Sesshomaru very little opportunity to anything else. Sesshomaru had to do what he did to protect the honor of his family. I would have done the same to protect you if I had too. But I was holding back because I knew that he still meant something to you."
Kagome was shocked that Koga admitted to holding back for her. She drew away from him and drew her hand back into a fist and punched him in his stomach. "If you ever hold back again when someone is trying to kill you, I will deal with you myself. Other than my pup and our future ones no one means more to me than you. I expect you to do everything in your power to return to me safely. Do you understand me?"
Koga held his stomach and tried to act like the punch didn't hurt him. He looked at his mate and smiled at her. "I will never do that again Kagome." He drew her into his arms and turned to lead everyone back into the den.
Kagome put her arm around Koga's back and gently helped him back into the den. He had many cuts over his body and he was slightly limping beside her. She told everyone to resume the festivities as she guided Koga back to their room. She helped him to their furs and then with orders for him not to move until she came back she left to find some herbs and bandages to dress his wounds. She found a female wolf youkai and requested the bandages and herbs to be sent to their room with plenty of fresh water. She returned to find Koga almost asleep on the furs. She heard a knock and told them to enter. She turned to see Shippo enter the room. "What's wrong Shippo?" She could tell that the pup was upset because Koga was hurt.
"Is Otou-san Koga ok Okaa-san?" He slowly approached the furs and saw all the cuts that were on Koga.
"He is fine Shippo. He has many cuts but he will be fine. By tomorrow you will never be able to tell that he was even hurt." She picked Shippo up and gently held him as she waited for the supplies she requested to be delivered. They arrived shortly and she handed Shippo over to the wolf demoness and proceeded to care for her mates wounds. How he managed to remain standing long enough to enter their room she would never know. She removed his broken armor and slashed furs and gently cleaned every wound that she could find. She wrapped the ones that needed it. When she was done it was all she could do not to laugh at her injured mate. He reminded her of the mummies that she had saw in her books. There was very little of his body that she had not wrapped. She fed him a potion to lessen the pain and watched as he once again drifted off to sleep. She returned to the main den and informed the pack and her friends of his condition. With the help of the female wolf youkai she found a place for Miroku and Sango to sleep tonight then she found Shippo and returned to her mates side. Throughout the night she changed his bandages and fed him the pain relieving potion. He finally settled down to a restful sleep just before dawn. Kagome was finally able to join him in a comfortable sleep and curled up to Koga being sure not to bother any of his wounds.
Kagome awoke a couple of hours later to the feel of hands running over her body. She gently sat up and moved away from her mate and smiled down at him. "I guess you are feeling better today?"
"I would if I could move. You have me so trussed up that I couldn't move if I wanted to." Koga reached for the nearest bandage that he could and started removing it.
"Koga, are you sure that you should do that. Some of your wounds were pretty bad." Kagome frowned at him as he removed more of the bandages.
"Kagome, I am a full youkai. I heal much faster than hanyou's or humans." He sat up and started removing the rest of his bandages. How many did she use. He finally removed the last one. All his wounds were indeed healed. He turned to Kagome and smiled a very mischievous smile at her.
Kagome saw the smile and started backing away from him. She didn't want to know what he had planned. She just knew it wasn't something good. "Oh no you don't." She stood up and turned to flee from him.
Koga caught her and drew her into his arms. "Your not going to escape from me Kagome. Besides what do you think I was going to do."
Kagome looked behind him and smiled. "I don't know what you are planning but I could tell from the look in your eyes that you are up to something."
"Indeed I am. I was thinking that since my mate put that herb mixture over most of my body that she should have the pleasure of helping me bathe to remove it." He picked her up and headed to the hot springs. Once he got there he walked into the water and found a ledge to sit on.
Kagome moved away from him and retrieved the soap from the edge of the spring. She returned to Koga's side and handed him the soap then leaned over him to undo his hair. "Get your hair wet so that I can wash it." She waited till he returned to the ledge and applied the soap to his hair. After she was done with his hair she washed the rest of his body. Of course that lead to more than just a bath happening. She would never look at a hot spring the same again. They returned to their room and proceeded to dress for the day. Kagome couldn't help but smile as they left for the main den. What a wonderful day it was turning out to be. "What are we going to do today?"
"We are going to start your training. I will teach you how to fight and defend yourself. There are many youkai out there waiting to get you. And your having the almost complete Shikon jewel on you will bring them out of the woodwork. I might not be there to protect you all the time so I want you to be able to defend yourself if the need arises." Koga hands Kagome a bowl of cooked meat and rice and then pulls her outside of the den. He finds a quiet place and he sits down to eat with Kagome. After they finished their meal he led her to the clearing where he fought yesterday. He handed her a sword and started her training. She caught on quickly and with the taijiya's help she was advancing quicker than he expected. They stayed with the training till the sun started to set in the sky then they returned to the den.
Kagome was tired after all the training. She sat down in front of Koga and rested her head on his leg. "If I fall asleep you have to carry me to bed."
"It would be my pleasure." Koga stroked her hair as he listened to her breathing slow down. Before long he could tell she was asleep. He picked her up and carried her to their room. He knew that she didn't like to be sweaty so instead of laying her on the furs he carried her to the hot springs and washed her. Poor Kagome must really be tired if she didn't stir while I was bathing her. He dressed her in some clean furs and then carried her back to their room. He gently laid her on the furs and curled up to her and joined her in sleep.