A/N: Simonkal of Inuy has entered the building people, yes this is collaboration with my very good friend, BigBlackWoman so you know it's going to kick ass! Please read & review and enjoy, but only if you want to know what happens next! Disclaimer: No one belongs to us!

Chapter 3: Child's Play

"Kouga!" Kagome half yelled. 'Of all the times he would show his face now.' She thought with a forced smile.

"Hello Kagome" Kouga replied with a grin as he walked up to her and kissed her hand lightly causing her to blush.

"Oi!" Inuyasha shouted as he grabbed Kagome and shoved her behind his back. "What in the hell do you want?"

"Well, my woman, what else."

"Your women? Feh!"

Stomping up to Inuyasha the wolf youkai growled, "You heard me, my woman!"

"Kouga? Inuyasha?" Kagome shouted as she tried to peer around Inuyasha back.

With out glancing at her, "Don't move Kagome, I'll get rid of this mangy wolf." Inuyasha stated as he gripped the hilt of his fang tighter.

"You always got to grab your little sword, don't you? Can't fight me one on one?" Kouga taunted.

"Feh, I don't want to get your stench on my claws!"

"You two stop it right now!" Kagome demanded as she tried to sneak out from behind Inuyasha's back.

Grabbing on to her arm Inuyasha tried to shove her back behind him, "Wench, I told you to stay put."

"Hey get you hands off my woman!" The wolf prince shouted as he reached out and grabbed Kagome's free arm and tugged her towards him.

"Did I say you could touch her?" Inuyasha yelled back as he tugged her closer to him.

"I can touch 'my' woman whenever I want to!" Kouga yelled as he tugged her in his direction.

"Stop it! Stop it, Stop it!" Kagome screamed as she pulled both her arms away from them. "What in the hell is wrong with the both of you? I'm not some kind of rag doll, you know!" Rubbing her wrist she turned to Kouga, "you have to stop this, you can't just come around here trying to take me whenever you want to!"

"See you mangy wolf she doesn't want you!" Inuyasha gloated.

"And you!" Kagome shouted. "When are you going to grow up and stop acting like a two year old child that doesn't want to share his toys?" Throwing her hands up in the air Kagome turned and stumped away mumbling something about childish, immature, overzealous Hanyous and self loathing, inconsiderate wolves that both thought they were gods gift to the world.

"Kagome!" They shouted in unison.

With out looking over her shoulder Kagome screamed, "Inuyasha, sit-boy!"

The Hanyou landed flat on his face before he was able to comprehend what had just happened. Kouga started laughing hysterically as he started to run after the fuming Miko.

"Kouga if you come near me right now, I swear I'll purify your ass!" She yelled as she continued to stomp away. 'Who in the hell do they think they are? I'm not some toy. Ugh! Inuyasha makes me so mad, every time Kouga comes around he acts like I'm going to run off with him or something!' Running her hand through her hair she continued to wards the well with out paying any attention to her surroundings.

Kouga stood there staring at the girl as she stomped away, 'I'll just let her cool off, then I'll go get her.' He thought. The idea of being purified really didn't sit well with him, but he knew that if he gave her time to cool down she would definitely be a lot easier to talk to.

Pulling him self up off the ground Inuyasha huffed about ill tempered wenches and wolves that didn't know how to take a hint as he stood to his feet and brushed him self off. "See what you did!" He yelled at Kouga.

"What ever, that was all your fault!" Kouga shouted back as he turned to face the Hanyou again.

Noticing that Kagome was headed towards the well Inuyasha silently cursed. 'Shit here we go again. Now she's going to run home and expect me to come get her and apologize for something that's not my fault. Damn, I was so close! I almost told her that I love her, but nooooo this pathetic wolf had to show his face and spoil everything!'Damn!' Stumping off behind her as he passed Kouga he shoved him out of his way as hard as he could causing him to stumble and almost fall.

"Hey!"

"Stay out of this wolf!" Inuyasha growled as he quickened his pace to a slow trot, intending on beating Kagome to the well.

"She said to leave her alone." Kouga stated as he ran up behind Inuyasha.

"Feh, as if I would do that! Why don't you just go back the that hole in the mountain you call a home."

Thinking that over Kouga smirked, "not with out my mate!"

Before Inuyasha could reply to that statement he heard a gut-wrenching scream coming from the direction of the well, "Kagome" he whispered as he picked up his pace. 'Damn it wench you better be okay, because if your not…if your not, I swear I'll…I'll…' He couldn't finish that thought.

Stomping her way through the dense forest she huffed and grumbled about how childish both Inuyasha and Kouga were.

Sure Inuyasha had always been jealous of Kouga but honestly she had never given him a reason to be. And Kouga no matter how she tried he never seemed to get the hint that she just wasn't interested in being anything other than his friend. She just figure out who was more stupider.

Sighing she continued towards the well thinking that she would just go home for a day or so to calm down then she would come back and hash it out with Inuyasha.

"I wonder what he was trying to tell me?' She thought as the last thing he tried to say filtered into her mind, 'Kagome all night I've been trying to tell you that I lov-' 'Oh my god, was he trying to tell me…he was going to tell me loved me!' She thought to herself but could she allow herself to believe that? She had loved him for so long and has always fantasized about him saying those three little words but…'wait a minute, that would explain why he got so upset about being interrupted so many times. It was hard for him to admit.'

Stopping she mumbled, "he loves me, he really loves. I have to go back, I have to tell him I love him to!" Turning abruptly she started to run back in the direction she had just come from but stopped when she noticed she was no longer alone.

"Where do you think your going?" A man said an evil grin gracing his ratty features.

There were three of them, two short fat men and one big hairy man standing in the middle. Stepping back to put some distance between them she asked, "what do you want?"

Snickering the short man on the right responded, "what you got?"

'Damn,' she thought frantically as she looked around quickly for something to grab so that she could fight them. She knew she didn't have her arrows with her because she had left the hut with Inuyasha and if she purified them that would kill; and that was something she didn't want to do.

Noticing the men starting the surround her she yelled with more bravado than she really had, "don't come any closer."

"Or what?" The man on the left hissed as he pretended like he was going jump on her.

"Eep!" Kagome screamed as she backed up until she was up against a tree. "Leave me alone!"

"That's really not a possibility." The man she was sure was the leader stated as he walked up to her resting his hands on both sides of her head.

She could feel his hot breath on her face and smell the lingering smell of sake that burned the tiny hairs within her nose. Her mind told her that she needed to do something before they tried to take advantage of her. Looking quickly from one man to the other she gathered as much strength as she could and shoved the big man aside and tried to run, but the shorter fatter man grabbed on to the back of her shirt and pulled her back against the tree.

Letting loose a gut wrenching scream she tried to fight them off but they over powered her, "leave me alone. Get away from me!" She yelled. She felt the bigger mans' fist come down connecting with the side of her face and her temple. Then there was nothing as she slipped into quiet, unnerving darkness.

Until Next time…(this chapter written by: Simonkal of Inuy)