Chapter 3

Authors Note: Gomene for not updating as soon…. Groundation and Christmas break just didn't mix It's a little short too I'll update ASAP, gomen

Inuyasha turned, he couldn't sleep. Every bone in his hanyou body felt hard with annoyance. Why had Kikyou saved Kouga? Why did Kouga have to ASK about her? She was HIS. He had no right to ask and pry his wimpy ass into HIS business. Inuyasha turned again, grumbling as he did, his golden eyes slowly softening as her stared towards Kagome. But that's not fair to her was it? Whenever Kouga came near her he became annoyed but it was over once he left. Why had he not gotten over it? Because Kagome was always with him. Kagome always stayed by his side, she was with him always and when they were apart, no one could see her except her family but Kikyou… Kikyou and his meetings were very brief and very rare and to think Kouga had gotten to see her and he didn't, made his bones ache and his blood boil. He turned again.

Inuyasha sat up, what if Kouga was with her now? What if Kouga had seen her, or was seeing her? Being with her? He twitched in annoyance. Of course not, the wimpy wolf liked Kagome not Kikyou. Why would he like Kikyou anyway? Because she's strong, because she's beautiful, because she's Kagome's original…. Inuyasha twitched. "The original..." He whispered, shaking his head. Kagome and Kikyou were completely different and if Kouga liked Kagome he would defiantly not like Kikyou. That was that.

Inuyasha paused though, he couldn't help it, and the whole business was annoying him. The air wasn't cold enough, he almost wanted to jump down from the tree and stomp the fire to the ground. Even though the fire wasn't near him, he felt like he was on fire. He stared towards his sleeping companions, they used the fire to keep them warm, and he used the fire as an excuse for his jealousy.

Morning came too slowly for the hanyou, and as Kagome busied herself with making ramen. Sango was up and fetching water at the stream and Miroku and Shippo were still struggling to wake up. Inuyasha looked the worst though, the scene was almost to perfect. Everyone seemed happy and perfect, looking refreshed and cheerful. He looked miserable and tired. His eyes held black circles under his eyes and he couldn't help but feel irritable. He just wanted to get on the road, and move and fight. If he was fighting, he was thinking anything other then killing and protecting.

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Kouga stared towards his reflection once more. Things had changed fast, he had lost one of his eyes and now a miko from no where he had supposedly been around all this time was forming a alliance with him. Even though he suggested it, it was somehow awkward, yet strangely comforting.

His hair was up high showing his scarred eye along with his fearless blue one. He realized he didn't like the look of his eye, that diagonal scar made him stick out. He didn't like that, or the fact he didn't have his speed on his side. He lowered his hair from its high pony tail, his jagged black hair falling down past his shoulders. He looked extremely different but he looked…strangely better.

He moved on then wondering about the vision of the miko. What was that? A flashback that wasn't his own, had Kikyou thought it? No she couldn't have, she was surprised that he had mentioned it. She wasn't thinking about it so he couldn't have read her mind. So, how could he see something that happened so far back in the past that wasn't his own? Perhaps it was a one time thing, he concluded. He wouldn't worry or think on it unless it happened again; he probably wouldn't see her again. But somewhere he knew that wasn't true and that he wanted to see her again.

Kouga walked along, it was another slow day. No Naraku's scent, No Kagome's scent, No stupid mutt's scent….No Kikyou's scent. He sighed there was no scent worth finding or following or even concerning himself with. He hated days like this. The sun was to bright, there was no one around and the people around were to happy. He almost wanted to see Kikyou now more then ever. It was to happy and she wasn't a happy person at all, she didn't have an ounce of happiness in her. Kouga paused and that thought some how made him sad, not an ounce of happiness…at least not real happiness.

Kouga paused, "She couldn't have gotten far" He said aloud, smelling the air. He was going to track her. Why not? It was a good day, and she was the last person he saw and probably the closest person to him. So why not? He could put up with her a while, it wasn't going to be a chore for him.

Kouga continued to sniff the air taking off to run but tripping. He growled slowly, cutting the shard out of his leg as he watched the blood run down it. "Fine, if I can't run super fast, I'll just run without the power of the shikon shard" He put the shard within his hand, feeling the power surge as he began to run. Kouga ran pretty fast, actually really fast. He didn't run as fast as he did with the shikon shards, he didn't run in a whirlwind like he once did, but he didn't need them to run fast.

Kikyou paused staring up from where she sat, raising a brow as she felt Kouga's jaki come speeding at her. She knew he had to have removed the shikon shard from his remaining leg and put it somewhere else. No one would discard a shikon shard if they knew what it did, but she could feel its presence none the less, he had placed it in his hand.

"You were looking for me Kouga?" She stared towards to him, raising a brow. "That's unlike you"

Kouga twitched. "You know you're a cold old soul that doesn't deserve to walk this earth anymore" He snapped angrily, staring towards her, his blue I filled with hate and disgust. Who was she to tell him what was unlike him? She didn't KNOW him.

Kikyou didn't say anything her hair blowing up slightly, not straight up, but up and forward. She looked sad but more then anything, she looked dead. Her skin pale, her eyes tired, maybe she was tired of holding on.

"I don't" She said finally. "Your right I have no right to question you. It's none of my business"

Kouga stared towards her, and for the first time he felt like he did something wrong. His blue eye widening, tilting his head downwards, his bangs covering his eyes. 'She looks so…lonely'

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That night Kouga walked with Kikyou, and under the full moon he vowed to her, that she would never have to be alone again. And the cold priestess found comfort in those words. The lake glistened by there side, the sakura trees tossing petals at their reflections. And Kikyou smiled. For the first time in a long time, Kikyou smiled. The relief that washed over Kouga was as cool as the water by there side. He would leave Kagome- Kagome was special, but Kikyou was different. And he vowed to her that she wouldn't be alone…Kagome wasn't lonely and Kikyou was. And he would never break his vow. He would avenge his fallen comrades and when he did…Kikyou would be at his side.

She would never be alone again.

Authors Note: comments?