What He Saw

"Talking"

'Thinking'

Flashback

Stressed

A brown tornado of dust stopped suddenly and disappeared leaving a lone figure. His nose twitched as he tried to pick of the scent that he was following. The sweet Sakura scent mixed in with tangy scent of blood. Blue eyes narrowed in anger as he raced off to find the scent. His legs carried faster as he pushed himself, he no longer had the shards in his legs. The shards began attracting more and more Naraku attacks on his clan. He gave them to the only woman he knew who could protect them. His woman, it was just a private joke they shared now. He knew where her heart belonged, it pained him to know; but he could still smile and look on.

'Which speech should I give today?' The figure thought with a chuckle. It had been two years since he seen her.

He would still declare his undying love for the Miko. It seemed to irritate the dog and still give him a source of entertainment. He loved knowing that he could make her blush in apperception and good humor. Seeing her shyly look away, and blush made his day light up. She truly cared for him and asked nothing in return, even if she only thought of him as a friend. He heard a choking sound as he approached the clearing for the Goshinboku. A bright light flashed and he blocked his sensitive eyes.

A scream tore from the clearing and then nothing. Silence. The moon hid behind a cloud as nothing made a sound. A deep chuckled laughter echoed and he growled.

'Naraku,' he thought.

Running into the clearing he ran to find something, he never thought he'd see. He could smell Inuyasha's scent, but he couldn't see him. His blue eyes shot to Naraku and he bared his fangs. He stepped aside and revealed something that silences him. Cold blue-gray eyes stared at him, or through him. He looked to Naraku and watched her toss the Tetsusaiga into the well without another thought. The woman stood up and he could smell the blood on her. It was the scent of Inuyasha's blood upon the bloodstained haori.

"Kagome! Get away!" He yelled as he watched her step beside Naraku.

She gave him a cold calculating stare before she looked up to Naraku. Naraku nodded his head and she turned to him once more.

"I don't know you…youkai," Kagome spat with unemotional hatred. His heart froze in his chest. She had just looked to Naraku to ask permission to speak. Then she claimed not to know him.

"You see, she has new friendsLord Kouga of the Eastern wolf tribe," Naraku darkly mocked.

"What have you done?" Kouga demanded.

"I have freed her from the miserable pain she once carried," Naraku smoothly answered.

"Kagome get away from him," Kouga pleaded with her.

"No," Kagome simply said, "Naraku is my master."

"She has a new family…a family that will love her," Naraku assured as he patted her head.

"How the hell did Inuyasha let him get you?" Kouga growled as he stared at her.

"Inuyasha was a traitor!" Kagome screamed. It had been two years since that night, the night he killed Shippo.

"Kagome," Kouga softly whispered.

"He killed Shippo and then he tried to kill me," Kagome shouted as she turned and buried her face in Naraku's haori. She didn't want them to see the tears.

"He may be a mutt, but he wouldn't do that," Kouga muttered to himself.

"I would leave before she kills you," Naraku warned with a grin.

"Kagome would never-"

"Leave, you're nothing but a filthy youkai. Go! Before you meet Inuyasha's fate," Kagome darkly warned.

'Inuyasha's fate?' Kouga wondered.

"Yes, see what's left of the beloved hanyou," Naraku taunted.

Naraku took Kagome by the waist and jumped into a nearby tree. Kouga glowered at Naraku before he took a few steps forward. His blue eyes narrowed at the sight before him. All that lay before him was the outfit Inuyasha wore and those beads in a pile of ash. Naraku's laughter filled the air as Kouga snapped his attention to them.

"I purified him till he was human," Kagome emptily said.

"I thought you loved him…he loved you," Kouga stoically said, he didn't know what to feel.

"He loved Kikyo and the he loved his katana, there was no room for me. I turned him human just like he wanted to be for Kikyo. I then watched as ki my ki ate away his flesh," Kagome said with a bit of vicious passion.

"A Miko's powers are beautiful when tainted," Naraku spoke as he watched them.

"You betrayed him…you betrayed us!" Kouga yelled at her.

"They betrayed me first! I don't even know you!" Kagome shouted back.

"How could you kill the one you love?" Kouga shouted to her.

"He wanted my soul for Kikyo. I refuse to die for that bitch!" Kagome fiercely shouted.

"You're not her, you're not the Kagome I loved," Kouga assured himself as he charged her.

Kagome jumped away and vanished stepped into the miasma that surrounded Naraku. Naraku put a reassuring hand on her shoulder as the miasma thickened.

"Don't be so eager to die," Naraku warned as they vanished.

'Why won't it leave?' Kouga growled as he watched the boy approach him.

Kohaku had long since been released from Naraku's hold. The question was if Naraku knew about this. Kouga sighed and ran a hand through his hair as he blocked out the memories. Kohaku raised a questioning eyebrow at the wolf's behavior. He waived his hand for Kohaku to continue.

"Kagome is planning to betray Naraku," Kohaku finished. Kouga froze and then let a smile of relief show.

"When did she plan this?" Kouga asked.

"Since she met the spirit detective Kurama, she's remembering more since he showed up," Kohaku commented.

"Remembering?" Kouga questioned.

"She starting to feel as if the memories she has are fake," Kohaku answered.

"Does Naraku suspect anything?" Kouga asked.

"Not that I can tell," Kohaku assured.

"Do you think she's ready to meet me again?" Kouga asked. Kohaku sighed and looked away once more.

"Kagome never talks about that incident, I think she regrets hurting you," Kohaku answered.

Kouga let his blue eyes travel across the room. The fire inside the small fireplace lit up the room. He could easily make out the scent of smoke and burnt wood. His blue eyes ran across the shadowed pictures of ancestors and friends. He finally landed on the group photo Kagome had forced him into. A smile graced his face as he remembered that day. Kagome had wanted a picture with him and Inuyasha with her. He agreed as long as Inuyasha wasn't in it. Inuyasha did the same exact thing. The picture ended up with Kouga reaching over Kagome to strangle Inuyasha and Kagome screaming sit. Her face was red and her eyes were shut. Inuyasha was caught in the motion of being pulled down to the ground.

"I'll come to her and see what happens in a few days," Kouga assured.

"I suppose," Kohaku muttered. Kouga raised an eyebrow wondering what the boy pondered.

"Sesshoumaru already knows of the situation," Kouga assured.

"Good…but I was wondering if I could go see Shiori." Kohaku mumbled with a blush.

"Go ahead, she's been waiting to talk to you," Kouga mumbled as he stared into the fire.

Kohaku nodded before he vanished out of the room. Kouga sighed and picked the photo off his desk. He stared at the angry Kagome and smirked. She was a spitfire when it came down to it. Ever since Naraku had taken her, she had become more solemn. He feared that she would one day become like her incarnation. His eyes strayed to cold gray sky as his thoughts turned to Kikyo. He would have to find the Miko again; she would know how to heal a soul. Kouga let out a growl; the Miko could be anywhere now.

Kouga growled as he raced along the outskirts of the Northern territory. He had searched day and night for the past five years. Searching for the Miko with no memory was all that he did. Kouga picked at his armor as he came to a sudden halt. It seemed like all dreams of her became nightmares. His blue eyes turned to dark purple mist that coated the grass. He knew he was close to finding her; it was only a matter of or luck. A soft laughter filled the air and he watched as she appeared in the middle of the miasma.

Cold blue-gray eyes stared at him with amusement. His blue orbs narrowed at the sight of her. Her once sweet smile was twisted into a smirk. She pulled out a set of prayer beads and swung the around her finger. He listened to the sound as it slightly blocked his view of her. She stopped twirling the beads and gave him her full attention.

"I don't see why he considers you a threat," Kagome mused as she stared at him.

"Why? Why do you serve him?" Kouga demanded. His heart still ached from the betrayal. She had sided with the youkai that ordered the death of his clan.

"He is my master and will not betray himas all of you have me," Kagome coldly answered.

"I never betrayed you!" Kouga shouted. For the first time since his clan's death, he wanted to cry.

"My memories of you came back…you just wanted to use me for my abilities!" Kagome accused. Kouga tensed and then looked away.

"I still love you," Kouga whispered.

"You just wanted to use me!" Kagome shouted as she held the beads in front of her.

"At first yes…I did want to use you," Kouga admitted.

Kagome stepped back; it felt like she had been slapped. Her heart was breaking at the admittance. Her pupils narrowed as she prepared to attack, Naraku wanted him dead.

"But I came to love you! I would never hurt you…that's why I never seriously fought Inuyasha," Kouga announced to her.

"Inuyasha is dead…and soon you'll join him in death," Kagome venomously said.

Kouga prepared to dodge whatever she threw at him. He knew this wasn't his Kagome; she wasn't the friend that he loved anymore. The prayer beads began to glow a pure white before they shot off in small single orbs. They began to surround him and he dodged. Kagome growled as the bead sped at him and missed. She focused more ki into the beads and gasped as he rushed at her. Kagome threw a punch and he jumped over her. Her eyes turned back to the beads and she didn't have time to stop them.

Kouga's eyes widened as he watched the beads pass through her body. They fell to the ground covered in blood. Her body stood there for a moment before it collapsed to the ground. He wanted to run to her but chose to cautiously approach her form. She stood back up and glared at him. The holes that pierced through her body were closing up. Kagome summoned the beads to her and watched as Kouga jumped to late. Six of the beads pierced through his leg with a purifying hiss. Kouga grunted and grabbed his calf in pain.

Kagome beckoned the beads to her palm where they calmly landed and went back to normal. She circled Kouga with a look of thought. He was a wounded wolf about to be killed. She placed the beads into her haori and pulled out the dagger from her wrist. Kagome figured she would end it quickly for him. The blade was quickly coated in a powder blue light. She approached him and gazed into his blue eyes. Kagome stopped a few feet away and frowned. Something felt familiar to her, he felt familiar.

"You'll always be my woman," Kouga declared with a sad frown. He would strike when she was close enough.

"What's…why?" Kagome whispered as she began to panic. Kouga grinned; something was triggering her memories.

"I'll always love you!" Kouga proudly declared.

Kagome threw the blade to the ground and growled at him. She approached him and grabbed him by his armor. The metal cut into her skin and he could smell the blood. Kagome stared into his eyes and then pushed him away. Recognition and pain filtered through her cold eyes.

"Kouga-kun," Kagome whispered.

"Yes, Kagome you have to remember," Kouga encouraged.

"So much pain," Kagome whispered.

"Fight what Naraku did and I'll help you!" Kouga declared. Kagome sadly looked at him as tears fell from her eyes.

"Go…before I finish this," Kagome said as she vanished from his sight.

Kouga watched as the miasma surrounded her form. His eyes watered as the miasma shot off into the sky holding her like a cradle. She was vanishing again just like all those years ago. Only this time, he wouldn't know what she would come back as. His hand reached up to the armor she grabbed and he could feel her blood on the metal. Kouga clenched his hand and continued to stare off to where she left.

'No matter how you are…I will forgive you for what you did, for what you became, and I'll save you.'

'She's still trapped in that dark world, but she's fighting…she has hope,' Kouga thought as he drifted into sleep.

Author's Note:
Kagome does like ice cream, I think I do mention ice cream in the fic(I don't remember)
I finished typing this story and it came out to only eighteen chapters
Please review, and most questions asked will be answered in the next chapters!