Next Day Early Evening: Town Pub

"Come on Koga! You can't just sithere and drown yourself in alcohol! It's a figure of speech. It isn't meant to be taken literally!" Ginta pleaded to his friend.

Ever since Kagome was literally swept off her feet by this 'Inuyasha' guy Koga had isolated himself to a back room of the pub. The only people who could come in to see him were his two best friends and whoever came to give him his drinks. Also the only people (in his case demons) who knew why he was dinking himself into an alcohol poisoned state were his best friends, Ginta and Hakkaku.

"You have other girls in this town. Why not go after one of them?" Hakkaku tried to reason.

Koga slammed his glass down at Hakkaku's suggestion. The glass was not meant to take such abuse andshattered. "How could you even suggest that! Kagome is the only one for me!" Koga growled.

Though he winced slightly at his tone Hakkaku continued speaking. "Be reasonable Koga. From what you've told us she's found someone else. The best thing you could do is just try to move on."

"Yeah Koga. From what you've told us she's safe and isn't that what matters? I wonder when the rest of the town will find out?" Ginta questioned.

Koga's scowl suddenly became a smirk at Ginta's words. "Nobody else knows about Kagome's mate right?"

Hakkaku and Ginta glanced at each other before answering. "As far as we know the three of usare the only one's who know. Why?"

Koga jumped to his feet and left out the back door. Yelling over his shoulder "Ginta! Hakkaku! I want you to gather everyone. I expect to see the entire village in the town square in a half an hour." With that Koga was out the door.

Ginta and Hakkaku stood confused before sighing and leaving to carry out Koga's orders. Each trying to figure out what the hell was going through their friend's mind.

Thirty Minutes Later: Town Square

Just about everyone in the village was gathered in the square and Koga was still not there. Ginta and Hakkaku kept the crowd as calm as they could while they waited faithfully for their friend. All at once a person in the crowd shouted, "Look there he is!"

Sure enough Koga had appeared. Jumping off the rooftop he was standing on he landed on the platform in the middle of the square.

Ginta and Hakkaku were shocked at the dramatic change in his appearance. He no loner looked disheveled and upset. He was the opposite actually. It seemed while they had gathered the town Koga had gone home and taken a shower. Then put on some fresh clothes. Now he was clean and his eyes held determination.

"Koga what's going on?" Ginta whispered so the crowd couldn't hear.

"Yah. What are you planning?" Hakkaku asked in the same tone.

Koga just sent them a fanged smirked before he turned his attention to the gathering before him. Raising his hands he made a motion of silence, which the townspeople gladly followed. "Friends! I'm sure you are all wondering why I have gathered you all here tonight."

The crowd nodded in agreement.

"The reason I have asked you all out here tonight is because I have learned of some most urgent news. It seems that Kagome has been kidnapped by a hostile and dangerous demon!"

Everyone gasped in shock and terror, while Ginta and Hakkaku stood flabbergasted at Koga's accusations.

Once the crowd quieted down Koga continued. "I know it's shocking but please listen to me. It seems that Kagome was taken by this horrible creature and is being forced to be his mate! I fear for her safety and wish to bring her back. But in order to do this I need your help! I want everybody willing to help to follow my lead and storm the castle!"

Koga paused for a moment to look at the crowd and while they all wanted to help they were also skeptical about taking on a 'dangerous demon.' Seeing their indecisiveness Koga continued. "I feel that he is not only a threat to Kagome but to ourselves! If he's forcing her to be his mate who knows what else he is capable of! Next he'll be coming after you! Your wives and children! Do you want that!"

"NO!" the men shouted.

"Then it's time to take some action, boys. It's time to follow me." Koga yelled as he hopped of the platform. But before he could go off into the riot his friends stopped him.

"What do you think your doing!" Ginta snapped at him.

"Why are you going after him? Kagome said she was his mate!" Hakkaku said harshly.

Koga's eyes narrowed dangerously and his voice was low and threatening. "I'm taking back what's rightfully mine by any means necessary and nothing's going to get in my way."

He then ducked into the crowd and started a chant. Getting everyone fired up for the siege.

"Through the mist
Through the woods
Through the darkness and the shadows
It's a nightmare but its one exciting ride

Say a prayer
Then we're there
At the drawbridge of a castle
And there's something truly terrible inside."

Koga then jumped in front of a small group of children and their mother's. He bared his fangs as he continued his chant.

"It's a beast
He's got fangs
Razor sharp ones
Massive paws
Killer claws for the feast
Hear him roar
See him foam
But we're not coming home
'Til he's dead


Good and dead
Kill the Beast!"

By now the crowd was gathering weapons and lighting torches. Grabbing anything that they could use in an attack. They too joined into the war cries.

"Light your torch
Mount your horse
Screw your courage to the sticking place
We're counting on Koga to lead the way"

The men started marching out of town. With their torches lit they followed Koga as he stood front and center on his horse. Families bidding them good-bye as they marched.

"Through a mist
Throughthe woods
Where within a haunted castle
Something's lurking that you don't see every day."

They made their way into the forest holding their torches and heads high as they pressed forward. With each passing minute they came closer to their destination.

"It's a beast
One as tall as a mountain
We won't rest
'Til he's good and deceased
Sally forth
Tally ho
Grab your sword
Grab your bow
Praise the Lord and here we go!"

Onward and forward they went through the mud and the over brush. All of them determined to bring down the threat to their way of life.

"We don't like
What we don't understand
In fact it scares us
And this monster is mysterious at least


Bring your guns
Bring your knives
Save your children and your wives
We'll save our village and our lives
We'll kill the Beast!"

Koga reared his horse around and shouted to his men as they arrived at the castle. "Take whatever you want but remember the beast is mine!"

"Raise the flag
Sing the song
Here we come, we're fifty strong
And fifty men can't be wrong
Let's kill the Beast!"

Everyone gathered at the giant wooden doors and started ramming into them. Keeping time with the verse as they tried bringing the door down.

"Kill the Beast!
Kill the Beast!"