Chapter 5
Kagome's Plan & Kouga's Return
"How could you, Inuyasha?" Kagome thought as a tear ran down her cheek. "I love you!" she screamed inside her. She dropped to her knees, her heart heavy with pain. "I know Ayame didn't do this to hurt me, she's my friend, but maybe Inuyasha would." "I've gotta get rid of Ayame somehow, but I can't do it. Since I broke up with Kouga, he'll probably want Ayame back. She will always have a place in her heart for Kouga…hopefully she will fall back love with him." She looked into the part of the forest where Miroku and Sango had gone. She heard and saw nothing. "Shippo…Shippo…" Kagome woke him up. "What Kagome?" he said drowsily. "Take Kirara and go get Kouga. Tell him that Inuyasha took Ayame and have him come here and he will find Ayame. Oh, and don't tell him I'm here." She instructed him, "O.k. but why?" Shippo was a little confused. "Don't ask, just do it," She said. Just then, Kirara turned into her true demon form. Shippo hopped on Kirara, and they were off toward Kouga's tribe. Kagome watched them go until they were out of site. Then Kagome turned to where Inuyasha and Ayame lay. "Why couldn't that be me?" she thought.
After a couple of hours past, Kagome heard the roar of Kirara. She knew Kouga was close. She hid in some brush close to where Inuyasha and Ayame lay. Then, Kirara landed and Kouga hopped off. " I smell half breed!" he said under his breath and he ran quietly into the woods. There, he found Inuyasha and Ayame snuggled together under the red cloak. "Grrrr…" Kouga mumbled. He pulled out his sword, held it high above his head, and yelled in anger "DIE INUYASHA!!!" Inuyasha awoke in a fluster, he saw Kouga swing his sword down, aiming for Inuyasha's head. Inuyasha grabbed Ayame and jumped back. "Damn you, Inuyasha!!" Kouga yelled, "First you take Kagome, and now you take Ayame?!" "I didn't take Kagome!" Inuyasha replied. "Well, then why did she break up with me?!" Kouga asked, "I don't know!" Inuyasha replied in anger. He grabbed the Tetsuiga and swung it at Kouga. Kouga blocked it and they kept fighting. Ayame awoke and screamed in fright, "What's going on?!!" Then she realized whom Inuyasha was fighting with. "Kouga?" she thought, "what's he doing here? I thought he was back with the tribe?" Then Kouga broke her thoughts by almost slashing Inuyasha's torso. "Inuyasha!!!" Ayame cried. "Don't worry about me, Ayame!" he cried back to her. She watched in terror as the men she loved, and once loved, fought. Then Ayame realized something about Inuyasha. His hair was darkening, and his dog-like ears seemed to be protruding into his scalp. "Inuyasha!" Ayame cried, "Your hair…your ears!" "Huh?" Inuyasha thought. He felt the top of his head to see if his ears had changed. Indeed they did, his ears had disappeared completely. He took a lock of his hair and examined it. It too had changed, instead of a silvery-white color, it was blacker than coal. He looked up into the sky to see it was a new moon. "Oh no, I'm human!" he thought. Then Kouga's sword slashed across his chest and arm. "AAAHH!!!" He shouted in pain as he fell to the ground. He clenched his wounds. "Inuyasha!" screamed Ayame. Then Kouga raised his sword and said, "Now it's time to finish you off…" He swung his sword down, but was stopped by Ayame who had blocked it with her own sword. She grabbed the other end of the sword and hit Kouga in the head with the handle, knocking him out. He lay on the ground unconscious. "Inuyasha!!" Ayame cried as she ran to him, but her voice wasn't the only one heard, because out of the brush, came Kagome…