Kagome lay awake in her bed. What am I doing? She thought. I should be with Koga. He could die tomorrow and I haven't even slept with him. Whoa! Whoa! No! I can't sleep with him! No! No! She shook the thought out of her head but it was difficult. She sighed and stood up. She crept past all the women so she wouldn't wake them up. Once she was out in the main den, she looked around to make sure no one was around and then walked over to Koga's room. She stood outside of it for a moment and couldn't believe what she was doing. Suddenly, there was a tap on her shoulder and she froze.
Kagome gulped and slowly turned. Koga was standing there smiling, one eyebrow raised. "Hey Kagome. Wha'cha up to?" he asked. A sweat drop appeared on her temple and Kagome looked around quickly. "Uh…uh…um…I-I was just…"
"Looking for me?" Koga finished. "Well, come in." He led a startled Kagome into his private den and let her sit down on his bed. "Oh wow! Your den is amazing!" Kagome commented, looking around in awe. Koga smirked and went to change into his sleeping clothing. Once he returned, he saw Kagome already sleeping on his bed. He went over and laid beside her, putting an arm around her and pulling her close to him. This would be a wonderful night.
Kagome took a deep breath and then sighed. She opened her eyes and looked to her right. She screamed and scooted as far over as she could go on the bed she was in. She fell off and landed on the floor with an, "Oof!" Koga woke up and had a blank look on his face. "Kagome?" he asked, looking over the edge of the bed. She was starring up at him with a fearful look on her face. "Koga, did I…sleep with you?" she gulped, her skin paling.
When Koga nodded, she started shivering. "Oh, no. No. No! Am I your…your…" And when Koga shook his head this time Kagome sighed in relief. "I'm sorry, Koga. But you know that I'm just not ready to be your mate yet. Maybe…maybe if we beat the leopards…I will." Koga's face lit up and he helped Kagome back on the bed. "Then I'll fight my hardest Kagome!" Kagome blushed and climbed out of the bed. She walked back to the women's den and was instantly surrounded by ALL of the women.
"So, Kagome? Where were you?" one of the women asked. Kagome bit her lip and blushed. That was all the answer the women needed. Chika squealed and said, "Are you his mate?" Kagome shook her head frantically and explained, "I only slept in his bed. I…actually, I fell asleep in it." Hana looked at her. "Was Koga in the bed with you?"
"Um…well, yes but---"
The women started talking all at once and Kagome was pulled away by Michiru. "Thanks," Kagome said in relief as Michiru led her out of the den. "No problem. Now, tell me what happened." Kagome told her the whole story (feeling bad that she hadn't slept with Koga yet, him surprising her, falling asleep in his bed) and when she finished, Michiru merely nodded. But she didn't have time to respond, because one of the men told Kagome they were leaving. "Koga says it's time to go," the man said. Kagome nodded. She said good-bye to Michiru and grabbed her bow and arrows.
Koga was waiting for her when she left the den. She got on his back sort of like she had InuYasha's and they were off. The other wolf demons followed close behind and soon they were on leopard territory. Kagome gulped as she gently slid from Koga's back. He gave her a hard look. "Stay hidden. And I want five men guarding you at all times." Kagome nodded as Koga leaned down and kissed her on the cheek. Then he took off for the main cave. He jumped up and landed right outside of the cave.
Kagome tensed as she watched. She looked around and saw other wolf demons that were hidden. She gulped and then returned her focus to Koga. He was searching for the leader of the leopards but there seemed to be no one around. Kagome was becoming worried. Where…
Suddenly, someone grasped her by the waist and pulled her along with them. Her mouth was covered so she couldn't scream and she looked up at her captor. It was a smug looking leopard demon in torn clothing. She struggled and looked around wildly for someone to save her but all of her protectors had been knocked out. She was being carried away…farther away…no one could save her…no one could hear her screaming.