Chapter 8

Love's Divide

"Momma, Momma, look I found some flowers."

A small wolf demon with beautiful flowing red hair began to run towards her mother, her glowing green eyes shining. Her mother was seated on a rock, her black hair in pig tails. Her own green eyes gazing lovingly at the approaching child, she smiled warmly.

"Yes sweet child, I see them, they are Irises."

"But isn't that my name"

"Yes it is, my sweet."

The young girl looked at the flowers for a few moments in deep thought.

"I don't think that my name fits me."

"Why?"

"Well they are so perfect... How can I ever be as pretty as an Iris."

"You already are, my dear, right here" The elder wolf demon placed her hands to her bosom.

"Really, momma?"

"Really, Ayame"

The small child gave her mother a hug and ran off further into the field to continue picking flowers. She picked a Chinese forget-me-not and turned to show her mother, only to discover she was no longer there. She noticed that the sky had become slightly darker and the scent of rain was hanging in the air, a storm was approaching. She needed to find her mother.

"Momma, Momma where are you? Momma?"

It continued to grow darker and the temperature was dropping rapidly.

"Momma, where are you, its so cold Momma, why is it so dark, I'm scared Momma."

The small child hugged herself and sat down amongst the flowers. She began to sob uncontrollably and continued to call for her mother.

"Momma...MOMMA! where are you?"

"Momma!" Ayame cried out in her sleep. She was covered with a blanket and was lying on her bed in her corner of the cave. Asleep, after having almost drowned. Though she didn't know it, she wasn't alone. Someone heard her cry out and ran to her side. It was the only sign of life they had besides her weak pulse that had slowly been gaining for the three days she had been asleep.

"Give it up Katane, she isn't going to wake up"

"If you are so sure she isn't going to wake up then why are you here?"

"...-.-..."

"I knew it, you really do care about her."

"..."

"Koga you have to tell her."

"Tell her what?"

"We both know what, she's suicidal Koga, next time you could be too late, she really could die."

"She won't die, she just wont"

And, apparently sick of the conversation he got up and left the room. Katane knew that another visit from him would only add to the already negative aura filling the room.

'What an asshole.'

She looked down at her heavily breathing princess. Then at the small black bird next to her.

'What is so special about this bird?'

She watched as it rose up and flew out into the main cave.

'God why does everyone think I'm so in love with Ayame?'

'Because I am'

'No I'm not, I love Kagome'

'And she loves Inuyasha'

'She doesn't love me, but who else do I have'

'I have Ayame'

'but do I love her, or is she a last resort.'

'Thats for my soul to know and my heart to find out I guess...'

Koga walked towards the last empty bed. He had sent the rest of his tribe back home. He put Ginta in charge. He had to stay to lead her people until she wasn't asleep any longer. Hakkaku had confronted him the night before they left.

"Koga don't leave her people without a leader."

"I don't have that kind of power."

"You have more power than you think, everyone does"

"What are you saying"

"Don't let her die Koga, her people can't take it and neither can you."
This had enraged him but before he could retort Hakkaku had turned around and walked away. As he lay under the furs he gazed at the ceiling. He felt sleep come over him and happily gave into it. As he drifted off he didn't notice the small black bird that had landed on his stomach.

'Where am I and why the hell is it so cold'

He sniffed the air.

'And whos crying?'

He looked around. It was really dark and he didn't like the aura around him. He looked towards the scent of tears and his eyes widened.

'Is that Ayame...wait...it can't be, she's just a child.'

He could hear her from where he was about fifty feet away. She had brilliant red hair that rolled in waves over her shoulders and beautiful green eyes.

"Momma, why did you leave me, where are you?"

'I should help her.'

He ran towards her. Then stopped in front of her. She looked up at him and her crying slowed.

"You look familiar"

"My name is Koga. Are you O.K.?"

"I think so, I lost my momma. It got so dark. I'm scared Koga."

The small child latched onto his leg.

"It's O.K. where do you think she went."

"I don't know, she was looking at the Irises I picked for her and then she was gone."

He looked around and then froze. Ayame, but it wasn't, it was very close but not quite.

'What the hell'

He decided to go towards the scent.

"Why don't you come with me"

"O.K."

He picked her up on his back and ran towards the scent, and stopped dead when he came upon a woman with black hair in pigtails and the child's green eyes. She looked worried. The scent had stopped. Then the child on his back let out a cry.

"MOMMA"

Koga winced.

"So we found her"

He smiled at the lady as he helped the child off of his back.

"Momma!"

She ran up and latched onto the woman in front of her.

"Oh my sweet child, my dear Ayame."

Koga froze. This child was Ayame, but how. Before he could ponder it further the woman turned to him.

"Thank you, um...what was your name?"

Ayame piped up.

"Koga"

"Well thank you, Koga"

"Your welcome milady"

He was still trying to digest the fact that this bubbly child was Ayame.

"Thank you Koga"

He looked down, Ayame was speaking to him.

"Your welcome"

She smiled at him. At that moment he noticed how pretty she was when she smiled. He also realized that he hadn't seen her smile once since he had arrived. He smiled back. Then he smelled tears again. He looked at the woman and Ayame and neither were crying, so he decided to investigate. The scent wasn't far away.

"I must take my leave, farewell."

He walked away and followed the scent.

Koga started as he awoke. He was in the cave, Ayame's cave.

'I was asleep? It seemed so real.'

He still smelled tears, coming from Ayame's part of the cave. He walked over to it, having never noticed the black bird that had flown away the moment he awoke. He walked towards her bed where she sat crying.

She didn't notice as she was enveloped in a warm and comforting embrace. She needed to cry. For her mother, herself, for Katane, and Koga. She cried for all her people and her grandfather. For her past and her present, and for her undoubtedly unfortunate future. She cried for everyone who couldn't cry, and everyone who could, and didn't care if anyone saw her. She felt like a trapped animal. No one would let her escape. Only when she had cried enough to dry her eyes did she notice that she was not alone. She looked up into a pair of deep blue eyes that seemed to go on forever, and, feeling like she could run into them and hide forever, she did something she knew she would surely pay for later.

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