Disclaimer: This will be the last one.... I DON'T OWN INU-YASHA!!!!!!!!!
Authors Note: Thank you all so much for the reviews and for those who did and left great messages you all get fifteen bottles of tequila or whiskey and a Kouga plushie.
Chapter Four
Three days had passed so far and Kagome had regained little of her strength back and many of the wolves were certain that unless they killed Inu-Yasha, their leader's mate would parish.

"I say we go after him right now, its no use putting it off!" one of the younger wolves shouted trying to make his leader see the light.

"Your right, but if we did that now, Kagome might be worse off, they were good friends and she still might care for him." Kouga reasoned.

Some of the wolves let out snorts of disbelief, while the others nodded their heads in understanding at what their leader was saying.

"Your right, since he was her friend she still might have some emotional ties to him and it might hurt her in the long run." A female wolf stated coming into the cave and sitting down.

"What are you doing here, your supposed to be watching Kagome!" Kouga growled stalking towards the she-wolf.

"She wants to know if its possible for her to go to the nearby hot spring and take a bath." The she-wolf said not in the least bit intimidated by her leader.

Kouga stopped and had the decency to look embarrassed before nodding his head in agreement and walking out of the cave.

"I'll take her myself, so nothing will happen to her."

Once he was gone all the males busted out in laughter and the lone female looked on at them with disapproval while they rolled on the floor trying to catch their breath once more.

"May I ask what's so funny?"

"Our Lord Kouga is firmly tied around that girl's finger and he doesn't even know it, if she asked for a bed of flowers he would go personally and find the best ones for her." The young wolf said after he caught his breath.

"Yes, that is what love will do to you." The she-wolf said getting up and walking out, leaving the speechless wolves to comprehend what she had just said.

Meanwhile.

"Kouga, can't one of the girls take me instead?" Kagome pleaded as she was picked up by her new love interest.

"NO, what if something were to happen, the girls don't have that much fighting experience and I don't want anything to happen to you." Kouga argued waiting for Shippo to catch up with him.

"But, can't you wait in the glen, while one of the girls helps me with the bath, I mean you will be near and if something happens, you will be right by and so nothing will happen to me." Kagome said giving him her puppy eyes.

Kouga looked away, but eventually her whimpering got the best of him and he hollered down to his sister, Kiria, to come up to the cave and bring her cub with her.

"You bellowed brother dear?" Kiria inquired looking up at him with bright eyes.

"Will you please accompany us to the hot spring, Kagome would like your help with bathing, she doesn't trust me to keep my hands to myself."

Kiria giggled and looked over to where Kagome was whistling innocently and couldn't help but laugh louder than intended.

"What is so funny?" Kouga demanded.

"That your mate could get something like that out of a stubborn bastard like you in less than two minutes."

Kagome then busted out laughing at hearing this, which brought a smile to Kouga and Shippo's faces, while Kiria walked up to her and helped her to her feet.

"Let us go little sister and maybe we can ditch the guys on our way back."

Kagome smiled her first real smile in quite a time and looped her arm around Kiria's.

"Lets do that."
Authors Note: sorry about the sappy chapter, but I felt it was necessary.

Next chapter: The Hot Spring, will Kiria stay with Kagome the entire time, or will Kouga convince her to leave Kagome in his tender loving care?

Who knows.