Chapter 9

"Our match...." Inuyasha said.

"Yes our match for Kagome." Koga said. He looked at Kagome sleeping so innocently.

"I know what match you're talking about. Don't try to make me sound dumb, you mangy wolf." Inuyasha spat. Koga just barred his teeth. He didn't want to wake Kagome up. She looked so peaceful.

"Whatever. Are we going to have this match any time today dog turd?"

"Shut up." Inuyasha laid Kagome down on the ground and got up. He started walking with Koga to a place a little way away from Kagome. Inuyasha stopped and looked back at Kagome. It took Koga a while to notice that he had stopped.

"What's wrong? You scared?" Koga said mockingly.

"For myself? Never!" Inuyasha said looking at Koga. He looked back at Kagome. "For her," Inuyasha started to shiver although it wasn't cold. "...yes..." Inuyasha turned away from her and they walked to the battlefield.

"Kagome. Kagome!" Miroku's voice called out to her. She slowly opened her eyes and found Miroku, Kikyo, Shippo, and Kaede in front of her.

"Uh.... where am I?" Kagome said holding her head. She had a slight headache.

"Kagome! Thank goodness!" Shippo said hopping onto Kagome. They hugged and Shippo started to tell her what was going on. "We're under the wolf's pack cave. Inuyasha and Koga have disappeared. We haven't been able to find either of them!"

"What?!" Kagome sat up, knocking Shippo off her. He landed next to her.

"Yes. Even I looked everywhere for him and could not find him anywhere." Kikyo said looking around.

"He's gone? And Koga is too?!" Kagome watched as everyone nodded.

"Where's Sango?" She asked suddenly.

"She's still in your time." Kaede explained.

Kagome go up and brushed herself off. She looked around. She suddenly stopped.

"What's wrong Kagome?" Miroku asked.

Kagome looked at him with eyes that were blank. She regained her consciousness and tried to assure him that nothing was wrong.

"I'm totally fine!" Kagome said waving her hand. "Don't worry about me! There's nothing wrong! But ya know...." Kagome took the arrows and bow that Kaede brought her.

"What? What do I know?" Miroku asked bothered obviously.

"Ha ha." Kagome turned on her heel and ran off in the opposite direction without any warning.

"Ah! Kagome!" Miroku started after her but Kikyo tripped him. He went smashing into the ground and lay motionless.

"Kikyo!" Kaede said.

"Do come after us. We both sense the jewel and we are going after Inuyasha. We want to do this on our own."

"Kikyo..." Kaede said.

"Leave us be Kaede!" Kikyo said as her soul demons carried her away.

'I feel the sacred jewel nearby! It must be from the shards in Koga's legs! I've got to find them! Them going off, together no less, can't mean anything but trouble.' Kagome was thinking to herself on the way running through the forest.

"Kagome!" Kikyo yelled from behind. Kagome turned around and grabbed Kikyo's extended hand just in time to be pulled up and to ride with Kikyo on the soul demons' backs.

"So you sensed it too?" Kagome said surprised.

"Don't sound so surprised, I am you in a different time remember?!"

Kagome smiled. "Yeah. So what do you think is going on?"

Kikyo stayed quiet.

"You don't think they are already killing each other do you?"

"I'm not so sure." Kikyo said gloomily.

'Inuyasha! Please be alright!' Kagome thought to herself. The sun was setting and Kikyo and Kagome went riding into the sunset.

"Hey dog turd! You ever going to get up?!" Koga screamed at Inuyasha. Inuyasha and Koga were both bloodied up badly. They had lost a lot of blood but Inuyasha had lost more than Koga and was lying on the ground face down. Koga started walking towards him. Koga thought back to what happened.

"Hey Inutrasha! You ready to meet your maker?" Koga asked.

"Are you asking yourself that, because I don't think I'll be dying today."

"Only in your wildest dreams will you be able to defeat me." Koga said and charged. Inuyasha unsheathed the Tetsusaiga and ran towards Koga. Koga striked with his claws. He hit Inuyasha in his left arm. Inuyasha swung the Tetsusaiga and Koga jumped on it and over Inuyasha's head. He kicked Inuyasha in the back and landed with perfect form. Inuyasha went crashing to the ground on his side.

"Wow. If that's all you got, dog turd, then this duel is already over!" Koga laughed in triumph. While he was laughing, Inuyasha stood up.

"You're one to talk. You're not even a warm-up for me!"

"Oh?! Maybe its just me but I think you're the one who was on the ground just a second ago."

"Its all strategy! I make you feel like you're winning and then I show you my real power! Then....." Inuyasha lifted his leg and stomped it down and moving it around like he was squishing something. (A/N Whoa that sorta scared me. It sounded like he was doing the hokie pokie for a second there. Image that while you read on.) "...I'll squash you like the parasite you are."

"Big words for a half breed who can't even defend himself right! You don't deserve to have Kagome along with you! What if she ends up being killed because she's with you?!"

"And what would you rather her do? Stay with you until she dies of boredom?! She is looking for the Shikon shards, I am helping her look fro them. We are a team, and I won't let her go to some mangy wolf like you!" Inuyasha charged at Koga. He swung his sword and hit Koga in the stomach. Koga flew back into a tree and fell to the ground.

"Heh heh. Are you so sure that she wants to stay with you?" Koga asked.

"What do you mean?! I know she would rather stay with me instead of you!" Inuyasha sheathed his sword and ran over to Koga. Koga got up before Inuyasha made it to him but Inuyasha still swiped. "Iron reaver soul stealer!" He yelled.

"That won't work on me." Koga said. Koga jumped and dodged every attack that came his way. He was holding his stomach so the wound wouldn't reopen. It became more difficult each time for him to dodge or move. He was getting tired very easily.

"What's the matter wolf?! Are you tired?!" Inuyasha said. He suddenly unsheathed his sword again and knocked Koga on the ground. Koga looked up into Inuyasha's fiery eyes. Inuyasha was pointing the sword at his throat. Koga couldn't move or else he would be sliced up into tiny pieces. As much as he didn't want to admit it, he was at Inuyasha's mercy.

"I guess Kagome stays with me." Inuyasha announced.

"Heh, you wish dog turd. She'll never be yours. She will never grow to love you. Do you hear me?!"

Inuyasha pushed the sword closer to his throat. "Do you want to repeat that?" He asked mockingly.

Koga just looked up into his eyes. He was sweating. Inuyasha was barely hurt at the time. He had a deep gash in his left arm and some scratches everywhere else. That was about it. But Koga was injured and his bleeding wouldn't stop.

Out of nowhere, Inuyasha sheathed his sword and turned his back to Koga. "Just leave Kagome and I alone. We don't need you interrupting us anymore." Inuyasha started walking away when Koga got up and yelled at him.

"Inuyasha! Don't think you've one this yet!" Inuyasha was turning around when someone other than Koga attacked him.

TO BE CONTINUED