My friends accept me for things
I cannot accept within myself
- Unknown

Alliances

"Talking"

'Thoughts'

Stressed Words

Memories

Kagome had stood on the highest branch of the dead tree in the field. She looked down upon the sleeping forms of her friends and smirked. Oken was at the foot of the tree with Shippo safely curled with him. Kagome swung to the other side of the tree and could see that Inuyasha was still awake. Absently Kagome reached to her Kamas, she ran her fingers along the smooth blade of Hakai. She could smell that he was tensely sitting in his branch acting as if he was asleep.

'I could slit his throat right now,' Kagome thought as she imagined herself going into the shadows and acting upon her thoughts.

"Too easy," Kagome growled. She swung back towards her 'friends' and lightly laughed at him.

'One movement and I could easily get rid of them,' Kagome thought as her eyes narrowed. Her eyes snapped opened and she leaned against the tree trunk for support.

'No…Sango and Miroku are my friends,' Kagome firmly repeated in her mind. Looking up at the moon was slowly becoming darker. Kagome sank to the branch and huffed in anger.

'Tomorrow night is the night of the new moon,' she calmly thought as she began to growl.

"Having problems?" Oken whispered with a hint of amusement as he appeared on her branch.

"Plenty," Kagome whispered.

"We moving to Kouga's area in the morning?" Oken asked.

"Yep, as nice as he is…he annoys me to no end," Kagome sighed.

"You're avoiding the new moon subject," Oken said.

"I wish I could avoid the day completely," Kagome huffed. Oken laughed at her earning another glare.

"Do you think the monk could seal you in the cave?" Oken asked.

"Possible, but I would need a guard to make sure that I don't get out," Kagome explained.

"Have the taijiya guard you," Oken suggested. Kagome nodded before she stood up and stretched. She looked towards the rising sun and jumped down from her branch.

"Got to wake them up," Kagome muttered as she turned around to see the sleeping hanyou.

She slowly developed an evil smirk as she walked towards him. Oken raised an eyebrow before he smirked just as deviously as she. She soon stood at the foot of the hanyou's tree. Putting a hand on her chin she began to think.

'Should I really do this?' The smirk grew on her face.

"Sit boy," Kagome calmly said. The necklace glowed before he went crashing face first into the ground. With that simple word he was awake and everyone else jolted awake too. With a satisfied smirk she announced it was time to get moving. Inuyasha growled out a 'bitch' before he grudgingly pushed himself up.

After the smells of a fresh cooked breakfast passed, they cleaned up and started on their way to visit Kouga. Kagome looked over at Miroku and smirked when she saw him quickly look away from her. Getting a glint in her eyes she slowly began to even her pace when Oken touched her shoulder and shook his head no. Kagome frowned at him before her eyes snapped to realization and she blushed. They all stopped walking and Kagome began to tap her foot impatiently.

"Why did you stop?" Sango asked.

"Kouga's coming, I can sense his youki," Kagome answered.

"Stupid wolf," Inuyasha muttered earning a glare from Kagome.

"What did you say?" Kouga growled as the wind of dust cleared from around him. Kagome rolled her eyes and decided to end the fight before it could even start.

"Kouga-kun! It's good to see you," Kagome happily said as she gave the wolf prince a hug. Inuyasha growled at this but turned his head away.

"Kagome…you seem different," Kouga observed as he watched he step back.

"She died," Inuyasha vengefully said. Kagome's eyes widened at his malice before she reinforced her plan in her head.

"You failed to protect her!" Kouga growled as he pushed Kagome behind him. Inuyasha's eyes widened at the predicament he put himself in before he got into a fighting stance.

"Nothing there to protect," Inuyasha growled out before he winced at his choice of words. Kouga was even caught off guard by his harsh words.

"He was to busy dealing with his clay pot," Kagome coldly said as she glared at him. Sango looked away from Inuyasha and Miroku could only shake his head in disgust. Kouga laughed at the clay pot and watched as Inuyasha growled.

"Yes Inuyasha, lets tell them what you were planning," Kagome challenged causing him to stop growling.

"It's none of there business," Inuyasha growled.

"They all have a right to revenge as do I. I won't abandoned them like you so easily choose to do," Kagome growled.

"What is she talking about Inuyasha?" Miroku calmly demanded to know.

"I don't have to answer to you," Inuyasha growled.

"He was planning to destroy Naraku without you all," Kagome calmly answered. "He agreed to it the night I died."

"How could you even think of trying to take away what belongs to everyone," Sango softly said with anger laced in each word.

"He promised to do anything to help Kikyo destroy Naraku," Kagome said.

"You would leave us all out of the most important thing in our lives?" Sango growled as she took a menacing step forward. Miroku put a hand on her shoulder to hold her back.

"Let's go to my den," Kouga roughly said as he glared at Inuyasha.

"How has the pack been?" Kagome asked as she thought about him reacting to her death.

"Fine. But how could you do it?" Kouga asked knowing that she killed herself.

"There was too much pain and I was attacked by a youkai," Kagome explained.

"He isn't worth death and why do you smell alive?" Kouga asked a little suspiciously.

"I made a deal with the devil," Kagome muttered.

"What did he want in return?" Kouga sadly asked.

"Just for me to be his goddess," Kagome answered as they continued to walk.

"I swear I'll kill Inuyasha," Kouga growled as his eyes flashed red.

"No, that is why I came back. For my revenge," Kagome quickly snapped. Kouga nodded in understanding before they all continued their journey to his den. Kouga frowned about the situation, but he could fully understand the need for revenge. He too thirsted for the blood that only revenge could offer. He still needed to avenge the death of his pack mates no matter how dumb it was of them to go after the jewel shards.

They finally arrived at the den and Ginta and Hakkaku happily greeted Kagome. The wolves came up to her and licked at her hands and they sat around the waterfall. Kagome let her feet dangle in the water as Shippo sat quietly at her side with Oken in his kitten form. Sango joined her and Miroku happily sat on a rock in the middle of the lake that the waterfall had created. Inuyasha sat in a tree making sure to be hidden by the foliage. Kouga came and sat on the side of a rock as he watched Kagome.

"You're going to get all wrinkly," Kouga said with a smirk.

"I know," Kagome said as she looked up at the sky. She could only guess that there were a few more hours of light.

"Kouga what do you know of Ryozo?" Kagome asked.

"He's a bastard that's also a tough son of a bitch…why?" Kouga asked with a raised brow.

"I've agreed to kill him," Kagome simply answered.

"You are aware that he kills without mercy?" Kouga asked with concern.

"Nope, all I know is that he's a fire youkai with a death sentence," Kagome said with a smile.

"There are rumors that he's killed families without care and taken out youkai packs," Kouga tried to warn.

"I know, but I owe someone a favor and that is to kill him," Kagome sighed as she laid back.

"You should watch your favors," Kouga growled.

"Shit!" Kagome yelled as she rolled to her side and grasped at her stomach. Sango and Miroku both stared at her as she closed her eyes and began to heavily pant. Looking up to the sky she began to watch the sunset. With a final yell Oken transformed and picked her up.

"It's happening to soon," Oken growled.

Author's Note:

Sorry to cut it off there but please remember to review!