Chapter Three
Inuyasha slowly blinked open an eye to see none other than that damn wolf. It was NOT something he wished to see first thing in the morning.
Kouga was in outrage. Yesterday evening he had suddenly gotten a whiff of Kagome on the breeze. He had run all night to see her in hopes of wooing the miko into becoming his mate. BUT, fate does not always like to work with us, and what should the wolf demon see when he finally reached the women he claimed as his? Nothing less then Kagome snuggled up on Inuyasha's lap fast asleep.
Kouga still had hope though! He just had to get rid of the mutt, and Kagome would come to him with open arms.
Oh so dense are the men of the feudal era.
"What do you want you damn wolf?"
"I came for MY women, mutt." Kouga growled out.
At his words a possessive, protective growl began deep in Inuyasha's chest to vibrate out to awaken the slumbering Kagome.
"Wh-what? What's wrong Inuyasha?" Kagome looked up at the hanyou's face to see him snarling at someone. She followed his line of sight to see Kouga looking down at them. The miko's face was a bright red as she scrambled off Inuyasha's lap.
As soon as Kagome was up, Inuyasha was on his feet hurling insults at the young wolf demon.
"Listen you damn wolf! Kagome IS NOT YOUR WOMEN!"
Kouga suddenly lunged towards Inuyasha. "I'll just have to get rid of you then, you damn mutt!" and the battle commenced.
Kagome tried to stop Inuyasha from fighting, but it was to no avail. He waved her off telling her that if he didn't beat Kouga now, he would never leave them alone. Something inside Kagome told her that what Inuyasha said was important and true. Although the young women did not let him go with out a warning. Inuyasha was to not kill Kouga.
"Feh, fine. I won't kill hem," Inuyasha acquiesced whilst cracking his knuckles. "I'll just maim the bastard!" And he attacked.
"IRON REAVER SOUL STEALER!"
The attack came with blinding speed. Damn! Since when has the mutt been this fast! Kouga wondered.
Kouga went to dodge the blow, but Inuyasha's claws still raked his right shoulder. More and more lightening fast blows were dealt to Kouga, one after another. Shit, this is bad! I wasn't expecting to go all out! Kouga knew that if things kept going like they were he would either be blown away, or bailed out by Kagome. It was a lose, lose situation.
Kouga became a whirlwind as he ran circles around Inuyasha. Whenever an opening appeared, Kouga lunged and attacked, his claws going through Inuyasha.
Soon, Inuyasha was bloodied by Kouga's claws, and weakening. That's when Kouga made a mistake.
He hid Inuyasha hard on his sword arm. Tetsusaiga fell to the ground, Inuyasha having lost his grip on his sword. A triumphant smile worked its way onto the wolf demon's face.
"Kagome's mine mutt face!"
Blood red began to bleed into the hanyou's eyes at Kouga's not so intelligent comment.
A low guttural growl began deep in Inuyasha's chest to work its way out as, "Kagome…mine."
Kouga abruptly stopped his attacks. He had just barely caught Inuyasha's words; they were so low in pitch. However, Inuyasha's scent certainly did not escape his notice.
Every time Kouga had faced off against Inuyasha, he had been able to easily smell the human in the half-breed but now… The scent had changed. It was if the demon was overpowering the human side.
Kouga's eyes were soon wide with surprise as he realized what had happened. He had heard tale of it; that Inuyasha's demon blood took over when his life was in danger but…why was he changing now? That was when Kouga realized Inuyasha had dropped Tetsusaiga, and he remembered his remark
Shit! Better cut my losses and run, but not without a prize! And with that Kouga took off running making sure to grab Kagome and throw her over shoulder on his way out. As they left, a bone-chilling howl escaped from Inuyasha's throat as he gave chase to the thief and Kagome. Unwittingly, he left Tetsusaiga in the glade of the well for anyone too possibly pickup.
At first Kagome was too shocked to fight back when Kouga kidnapped her again! After the first few moments of shock though, Kagome began to fight back like a bat out of hell.
How dare he! she fumed. He won't get me so easily! She began to kick, punch, claw, and scream. "I-nuu-yaa-shaa!" she screamed as she dug her fingernails across Kouga's face leaving a line of fresh, red blood.
"Damn it women! Shut up!" Kouga called back over his shoulder. Kagome was really beginning to distract him, and he needed all his attention to keep Inuyasha from easily following their scent. He doubled back on his tracks to leap up onto one of the tallest branches in a tree. From there he leaped to a good thirty feet away. Hopefully all his tricks would keep Inuyasha away for at least a day.
"I-nuu-yaa-shaa! Help!" Kagome yelled. Kouga winced. Inuyasha would be SURE to find them with the way his women was going.
"Listen Kagome. Inuyasha is gonna find us if you ain't quiet, and with the way he was when we left he needs time to cool down."
Kagome actually listened. She was worried that she would not be able to control Inuyasha if his demon side was still in charge.
After an hour of backtracking and leaping, Kouga finally reached a mountain cave and set Kagome down.
"Now Kagome, become my mate." Kouga demanded as he made a move towards her.
"NO KOUGA! Stay AWAY!"
"Aw, come on, my would-be mate. Or is dog face still on your mind? I can change that." Kouga crushed his lips against Kagome's determined to force her to forget Inuyasha and think only of him, but something was not right.
That…bastard! Oh, Inuyasha! Help! Kagome hated this. Kouga's was forcing his lips against her own, and it was horrible. All she could think of was Inuyasha, and how it felt like she was betraying him. Oh, her hanyou! Where was he?
Kagome was willing to kill Kouga at the moment! She reached deep inside herself to touch something in her mind. She grabbed hold of the power and thrust it out at Kouga. He was slammed backwards against the far wall of the cave.
"Why you little…what the hell was that for?" Kouga demanded to know.
"YOU BASTARD! DON'T YOU EVER, EVER TOUCH ME! IF YOU DO YOU'LL GET FAR WORSE THEN THAT!" Kagome screamed. With that she ran out of the cave and began working her way down the mountain.
Inuyasha was still in a mad rage. Kouga had not thought of this when he had been making his way to they mountain. It had taken very little time for Inuyasha to figure out where Kouga was headed.
Right when Inuyasha had reached the foot of the mountain, a jolt ran through his mind. It sounded like Kagome crying for help, but there was no sound. He smelt her fear however, and Kouga's lust. "MUST. KILL. KOUGA," Inuyasha growled out. He began leaping up the mountain, with his eyes still red.
Kagome was working on making it down a small cliff halfway down the mountain when she felt a shiver run down her spine. The young women looked over her shoulder to see Inuyasha sprinting towards her. His eyes were red with green irises.
"Kagome," Inuyasha growled as he reached her.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome jumped onto him, her arms wrapping around his neck. She was so happy to see him.
Inuyasha could smell Kagome's happiness at seeing him so he picked her up, and began bounding back to the well. Along the way his eyes returned to their normal beautiful golden color.
When they reached the well, Inuyasha sniffed Kagome over and was almost overcome by anger. She was covered in the STINK of that damn WOLF!
"KAGOME! Why do you stink of that Kouga!" Inuyasha roared. Kagome's face turned a bright red.
"He, uh…kinda forced a, uh…kiss on me," she muttered hoping Inuyasha would not hear but he has those dratted dog-ears. (AN: Kagome's words, not mine! I think they're too adorable. Wish I had some.)
"HE WHAT! I'M GONNA KILL THAT BASTARD!" Inuyasha roared. Kagome looked up at him with pleading eyes as she grabbed a hold of his arm.
"Please, Inuyasha no! I taught him a lesson he'll never forget. Besides you need to get Tetsusaiga. You dropped it, remember." Kagome reminded him.
"Feh," was his only reply as he began to search for his beloved sword, but it was no where to be found! Shit! I need the Tetsusaiga! What if I go full demon again and hurt Kagome? Inuyasha wondered with a glance towards the girl of his thoughts.
"Where is it!" Kagome wondered out loud.
"I don't know, but until I find it Kagome…" Inuyasha trailed off. He suddenly reached forward and hugged the young lady. Kagome was shocked, but it felt so right in Inuyasha's arms. She snaked her arms around the half-demon's waist and squeezed him back.
God, she's beautiful. Oh, her scent, he thought taking a deep breath to memorize her unique essence of wisteria that seemed to always float around her. I hate to do this but I must. With that he looked deep into the girl's eyes. "Kagome, you have to stay in your time."
"W-what! NO! NO! NO!" she cried.
"Yes! It's safer for you there." And Inuyasha picked her up to drop her into the well. As she fell, he quickly grabbed a large boulder and dropped it into the well after her.
As soon as Kagome landed on the otherside, she tried to go back, but the well was blocked. As she scrabbled at the dirt, her fingernails met tough stone. He plugged the well up!
"YOU BASTARD!" Kagome screamed out.
Yes, I am an evil writer of cliffhangers. MUHAHAHA! People back away from eccentric crazy authoress. I promise to try and update sooner this time. Oh, thank you to ConfusedMeNot for pointing out some grammer errors that needed fixing!