In the Crossfire

by Jesia

Shortly after giving birth to Inuyasha's daughter, Sakura, Kagome is trapped in her time. Inuyasha is forced to cope with the loss of his love and raise Sakura on his own, until Kouga decides to make her his.

5. Subconscious Desires

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha! But he's on my Christmas list . . . ^_^;;;

Author's Note: Yay!! TWENTY reviews, I'm soooo happy! Arigato minna-san. ^_~ Onegai [Please] do keep the reviews coming.

Jesia: "You like me; you really like me!" *Sobs out of sheer joy.*

Inuyasha: "Ursai [Shut up], just get on with the fic! I wanna know what's going to happen to my hypothetical daughter."

Jesia: "Hey! You can't tell me what to do! This is my fic, not yours." *Sticks tongue out at Inu.*

Kouga: "I agree with Mutt-face. Just shut up and get on with it! I wanna know if I get the girl in the end . . ." *Smirks evilly.*

Jesia: *GASP!!* "OMG!! Did you two just AGREE on something?!"

Sesshomaru: *Pops up out of nowhere.* "I, Sesshomaru, must also agree with my *gag* half-brother . . . By the way, am I in this?"

Jesia: *Shrugs.* "You might be; no promises though!" *Gasps again.* "Wow, all three of you agree on something . . ."

Naraku: "GET ON WITH THE FIC ALREADY!!"

Kagura: "Yes, you are getting to be quite a pest."

Jesia: *Blink blink* ". . . Hey! You're supposed to be dead!" *Points accusing finger at Naraku.* "Hey, Kouga. Could you . . . ?"

Kouga: "Gladly." *Grins.* *Kills Naraku, again.*

Inuyasha: "Hey! I wanted to do the honors!"

Kouga: "Too bad, Mutt-face. You got to kill him last time!"

Inuyasha and Kouga: *Start arguing.*

Jesia: *Sigh.* "I wonder if they'll ever agree on anything ever again?"

Sesshomaru and Kagura: *Sweatdrop.* *Disappear.*

Jesia: O_o "Anyways. Now, what you've all been waiting for . . . drum roll, please." *Drum roll.* Chapter four of 'In the Crossfire'!"

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"In the Crossfire" by: Jesia

Chapter 4: Subconscious Desires

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            "Kouga-kun . . . Kouga-kun . . . KOUGA-KUN!!"

            "Huh . . . ?"

            "You just passed up the river . . ."

            Kouga stopped. "I did?" he looked behind him. "I did . . ." he said slowly. "Sorry about that, I don't know where I thought I was taking you . . ."

            'Of course I know . . .' he thought. He knew that his growing subconscious desire for the girl and his wolf instincts were starting to take control of his actions. He mentally slapped himself, 'Stupid wolf, stupid!' He knew exactly where his inner-wolf was wanting to take her . . .

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            "Oi! [Hey!] Shippo! Where'd Sakura run off to?" Inuyasha asked the teenage kitsune sitting on the floor, innocently practicing his magic.

            "Oh, Sakura? I think Sango said that she went to take a bath and get some fresh air," Shippo replied.

            "Speaking of Sango, where is she?" Miroku, who just entered their semi-futuristic home, inquired.

            "She's in the bedroom," Shippo answered, pointing towards the hallway. "Taking a nap, I think."

            Shunusuke, with the little Kirara mounted on his shoulder, entered as Shippo said this. "Good, Mom needs her rest. Carrying a baby is a hard job, ne?" Everyone in the room nodded in agreement.

            "*Yawn.* Konnichiwa [Hello] minna," Sango greeted sleepily as she staggered out of her and Miroku's bedroom. "There is some lunch for you in the kitchen."

            Shippo suddenly froze, sweatdrops began collecting all around his head. "Sounds good, Sango-chan," Miroku said, putting a loving arm around her waist and kissing her forehead. "Arigato Ai [Love]."

            "Hai, arigato mother," said a hungry Shunusuke. Inuyasha had already disappeared into the kitchen.

            "Oi, Sango. Where's our lunch?" the hanyou asked, slight agitation in his tone.

            "I left it on the table, Inuyasha," Sango answered.

            "There's nothing here!" Everyone in the living room turned their attentive stares to the nervous kit on the floor. "SHIPPO!"

            In the blink of an eye, the kitsune dashed out the front door. An enraged hanyou stalked back into the main room and saw the door swinging on its hinges. "Oh no ya don't!" he shouted as he sprinted after the guilty fox. The rest of the group followed to referee the chase.

            Shippo ran in a circle around the perimeter of the house, Inuyasha hot on his heels. "Wahh! I'm a growing teenage kitsune youkai, I need lots of food!" he cried.

            Inuyasha caught the kitsune kid and backed him up against the side of the house. "Growing?! Hah! You're already in your youkai years; you stopped growing a while ago!" the hanyou looked as though he was preparing to wring his red-headed friend's neck right off his body.

            "Inuyasha!" the others yelled from the porch.

            "Don't beat Shippo-chan up! Think of Kagome," Sango told him.

            Inuyasha's eyes softened as his love's name graced his furry ears. He blinked and released his tense muscles. "Fine," he said slowly, backing away from his potential prey. Shippo, however, continued to tremble with fear.

            "Inuyasha, where are you going?" Miroku called after his dog-eared friend.

            "I need some time to think, I'm going to the Go-Shinboku tree."

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            'I just have to fight it the best I can,' Kouga thought solemnly. 'Sakura might hate me if I took her now. And of course she's close to her father . . . she might side with him and I'll never see her again.'

            "Hey, Kouga-kun. Why don't you put me down and we can just walk and talk? Back to the river, I mean," the young girl in his arms suggested.

            "Oh, um, okay. You sure?"

            "Hai," she replied. Kouga let her down gently, making sure her feet touched the ground before reluctantly letting her go. Sakura frowned slightly when he first hesitated to remove his arms from around her. Kouga saw this and immediately backed off. The pair began back tracking to the river. "Hmm . . ." Sakura murmured thoughtfully.

            "Nani? What are you thinking about?" asked the curious wolf youkai as they continued their walk.

            "I was just thinking . . . whoever's caught your hear so completely must really be fantastic," Sakura explained, "to have you, of all people, daydreaming! You're usually pretty serious."

            "Daydreaming? Is that what you thought I was doing?" Kouga shook his head. "Iie, I was just . . . reminiscing."

            Sakura turned to look at her wolf friend and tilted her head to one side like a kawaii [cute] puppy. "Oh really? Reminiscing what exactly?"

            Kouga quickly glanced to one side, attempting to come up with a good excuse that would fool the daughter of the most intelligent girl he had ever met. "Um, well . . . I-it's not important really."

            "Honto? [Really?]" Sakura playfully inquired once again, glancing briefly in his direction. "Huh?"

            'He's gone?' Sakura stopped walking and looked around in a confused manner. 'I can sense that he's still here, somewhere . . . but where?'

            "Kouga-kun?!" she called frantically, her eyes darting around the area. Suddenly, Sakura heard something behind her. She gasped, "Nani?!"

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Author's Notes: Gomen minna-san; yet another cliffie ^^;;;. Once again, thank you all so much for reviewing! My special chocolate chip cookies and hugs all around! *Hands reviewers cookies and gives them all big hugs.* Maybe if I get more reviews, I'll hand out Inuyasha plushies . . .

Inuyasha: *Beams with pride.*

Kouga: "Hey!! I thought I was the star?! Why not give everyone a plushie of me?!"

Inuyasha: "Stop complaining, Wimpy Wolf."

Jesia: *Sigh.* "Bakas . . . don't argue anymore, I might be tempted to sic fangirls on you."

Inuyasha and Kouga: *Gasp!* "You wouldn't!"

Jesia: "HEY!! INUYASHA AND KOUGA FANGIRLS! HERE THEY ARE; INUYASHA AND KOUGA ARE RIGHT HERE!" *Ties Inuyasha and Kouga to chairs and starts charging admission for rabid fangirls to glomp them.* "Heh heh, I'm good!"

~*Later, after all of the rabid fangirls have gone.*~

Kouga: "Wow, you're evil. I like you!" ^_^

Jesia: "Uh oh, spaghetti-O . . ." O_o;;;

Inuyasha: "This can't end well . . ." *Sigh.*

Jesia: *Runs away.* "Darn quiz!" (See ending Author's Notes for previous chapter and you'll understand. ^_^;;;)

I know that was weird . . . but it's like 12:42 in the morning and I feel really . . . weirded out . . . (You can just ask pnut about how I get the strangest ideas in the middle of the night.) Gomen for the strangeness. ^_^;;;; Please click that li'l button down there to review. MAYONNAISE!! *Ahem.* I'm okay. Ja ne minna-san! Love y'all! *Blows kisses.* G'night. ^_~