NOTICE TO READERS: I'm very sorry that this fic hasn't been updated in a VERY VERY long time, but I still haven't gotten my A:/ drive fixed so I couldn't transfer my fic to a disk to a computer that has internet so I could update. What I finally did was print every page of my new chapters that I needed to update (which took an hour and a half to print 25 pages thanks to my stupid, slow old printer) and retype it on a computer that has the internet. It was a big pain in the ass, but it was all for you guys. I hope you enjoy these chapters since my printer is now also out of ink. :P
Author: I'm going to be blunt. I'm not in the "authors notes" kind of mood so I'm just gonna be as quick as I can and try not to babble on about meaning rubbish that you guys probably don't read anyway. ;) Here are my reader responses to thank all you wonderful people out there who reviewed the last chapter.
Ceaseless Cloudy days - ::blushes:: Actually, about the whole Sephiroth thing, we got married in the authors notes of my other fic that my friend and I write together. So yah….::ahem:: Anyway, mwahahahahaha! I love cliffhangers. They keep the readers coming back for more!!! Awww you're not stupid. Anyone who likes this story has to be at least vaguely intelligent. ;) Much thanks for your kind comments and lots of huggles for you!
Neko-Yuff 16 - What can I say? Short but sweet! :) Thank you for the kind review and I know that my update wasn't very soon after the previous one, but as you were informed of in the "notice to readers", my A:/ drive isn't working. Please forgive me and remain my faithful readerian! ::huggles:: Hope the chapter was worth waiting for.
Candace - Well, I guess you can see where I went from last chapter after reading this one! Mwahahahahaha! It's all part of a conspiracy to make you read and review yet another chapter. Ahahahaha! ::ahem:: Yes, anyway, you get huggles for reviewing and I must say that I agree with you about the poor Inuyasha and poor Kagome thing. Maybe I should kill off Inuyasha so he doesn't have to suffer anymore. ;) What do you think? Lol. I hope this chapter makes everything a little less sad, although I can't guarantee that things aren't getting worse.
WolfPack4 - Awwww poor you. Going to school sucks doesn't it? Hopefully you, the readers, wont be left in suspense anymore after reading this chapter. But what can I say, there might be another cliffhanger waiting for you at the end of this chapter too. ::eyes shift back and forth:: Mwahahaha. I'm not evil, I swear. Just remember that even if you want to kill me, only an alive author can update her fics. ;) Thank you for the wonderfully long, kind review. ::huggles::
Mr. Flames - Two words. YOU AEW INSANE! Lol. Inuyasha is screwed up and always has been. Didn't you know that? I'm glad you're enjoying the story though. The chapter wasn't that screwed up though, I mean, Inuyasha doesn't have to ask Kikyo for help because he said he would find it himself, no matter how long it took and I wasn't really planning on a Sesshoumaru appearance, so yah. You assume too much my friend. Still, thank you for the kind review and I hope you enjoy this chapter.
Chrisy12 - If you want Kikyo to die, then it shall be so. I can't really say how many more chapters from now it will happen, but it will happen! I hate that stupid witch so much. She's always messing in Kagome and Inu's lives. If only she'd butt out and die, right? Right! :P Thanks for the fantastical review and I hope you enjoy the chapter. ::huggles::
Silver Tailz - Don't die! ::superhuggles:: Yay, you're better! Whew, I'm glad that Sanji isn't related to you cause that would just be wrong. ::shudders:: Awwww, you two are so cute! Even id Sanji is just a fictional made up person-ma-bobber. I'm glad that he was finally tricked into admitting his attraction to you.
Sephiroth: I love me. There is a serious lack of silver haired hotties in this reader response thingy.
Moogle: O.o
Sephiroth: ::starts singing:: I'm……too sexy for my sword, too sexy for my sword, oh yah, that's right! Cause I'm…..too sexy for my pants, too sexy for my-
Moogle: ::whacks him over the head with a blunt, heavy object before he has the chance to take his pants off:: Sephiroth! Get out of here! Stop trying to corrupt poor Tailz! ::bows apologetically:: Sorry bout that. He's a little hard to control. Especially since he just had ice cream.
Sephiroth: Yum! .
Moogle: Anyway…..yah, you're very welcome for all the compliments because you deserve every one of them! :D Hopefully you'll update some of your stories and the RPG forum thingy soon since you haven't been doing much of either lately. ::frowns and pouts:: Bad Tailz! I may have to hunt you down and kill you if you leave me in suspense for much longer! ::huggles:: But you know I love you anyway. Thanks for the awesome review and I hope you enjoy the chapter.
Angel YuRiPa - Yay! I was hoping that insanely good was a good thing! . I just hope that you haven't lost interest in my fic because it took so long to update. ::hangs her head in shame:: As you know from reading the "notice to readers" at the beginning, my A:/ drive isn't working. And my computer and I kind of had a fight and now we're not speaking to each other. Not that it matters, since I've used three or four different people's computers to type all this out, but meh, whatever. Thanks for the review! I hope to see another just as wonderful one soon! ::huggles::
Natalie - Whoa whoa whoa. Before you kill me, try reading this chapter. Hopefully you wont hate me as much when you're done. :P ::jumps in front of Sephiroth:: NO! I'll protect you! ::takes the hit and collapses to the floor::
Sephiroth: Um….you do know that it wouldn't have hurt me anyway, right?
What?! ::leaps to her feet and starts beating Sephiroth over the head with a stick:: Thank you for your funny and wonderful review and I'll try not to let anything bad happen to Kagome. (No promises though.)
Author: Seeing as those reader response thingies are done and it's very late at night and I'm sitting in someone else's house babysitting, I say on with the fic!
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Kikyo drove Kagome onward for days at a time, only stopping for short breaks whenever the girl was getting so slow that there was no point in continuing. Kagome hadn't spoken since they left the village. It was as though she had drawn herself into her own little world and the empty shell of her body was all that remained. Kikyo knew that feeling. It was how she had felt when the mutt had betrayed her and broken her heart. Still, it was hard not to feel sorry for the girl.
"Stop," Kikyo commanded, placing a hand on Kagome's shoulder. She obeyed, but didn't flinch or acknowledge Kikyo in any way. "Sit down," Kikyo sighed, tired of being nasty and evil to a target that didn't respond or fight back in any way. Kagome sat on the ground, her blank expression staring off at nothing.
"Kagome, you need to eat," Kikyo ordered, placing food in her cupped hands, "you haven't eaten since we left." No reply came from the girl and Kikyo frowned with frustration. Maybe if she could show Kagome how cruel Inuyasha really was then she would come out of her stupor. "You shouldn't worry about leaving that heartless mutt back at the village. He doesn't really love you anyway. He has a short attention span. He would've dropped you like a bad habit in a short while anyway. Trust me."
Tears seemed to form in Kagome's blind eyes and she shook slightly, turning away from her kidnapper. "You can't deny it, girl," Kikyo continued, "why do you think he didn't let you mark him? He doesn't want you to be his mate. He didn't want to make it permanent." Shaking her head, Kagome buried her face in her hands. Kikyo couldn't stand her patheticness any longer and stormed off into the woods to be alone for a while. It wasn't like Kagome could go anywhere on her own or anything. As she wandered through the trees, her anger faded away. Despite her hatred for Inuyasha, she still felt slightly bad for using others to get at him. An idea slowly formed in her mind and brought a sly smile to her slips. That stupid hanyou would never know what hit him.
Inuyasha wrapped himself in a tighter ball, hiding up in a tree where the others couldn't find him. He could hear Sango calling his name, but ignored it. He was sick of planning how to get Kagome back without being able to take any action, he was sick of the way everyone was so careful around him as not to upset him, and most of all, he was SICK of everyone's sympathy. Pity wouldn't get his mate back. He hoped that fool Koga didn't get himself killed. He had rushed of to reason with Kikyo as soon as he had recovered enough to be able to walk. He had told Inuyasha that because Kikyo didn't hate him, that she wouldn't react in the same violent way that she would to Inuyasha. If anything happened to Kagome because of that dumbass wolf, he would kill him and Kikyo.
A soft crying sound from below caused him to look down. Shippo was sobbing quietly near the bottom of Inuyasha's choice tree for the night. He couldn't help but feel bad for the little runt. Kagome had practically been his mother and now, because of him, she was gone. Dropping gracefully next to the crying kitsune, Inuyasha pulled Shippo into a hug and let him cry into his neck as Shippo's little arms wrapped tightly around him. "I'll get her back," Inuyasha whispered, nuzzling his 'pup'.
"I promise."
Sango gave up calling for the stubborn hanyou and slumped down near her hut with a forlorn sigh. There was no sound, but the soft whispering of the wind. We have to help Kagome, before Kikyo gets bored of this and does something horrible, Sango thought worriedly, straightening the skirt of her kimono. She spotted Miroku walking along the path, head down, and smiled slightly. At least there was still a small light in her life. As the monk got closer, she could see that he seemed to be deep in thought and wasn't really paying attention to his surroundings.
"Are you planning on walking right over me, houshi?" Sango smiled, holding out a hand to stop him from colliding with her where she sat.
"Lady Sango?" he asked in a surprised tone, glancing up and see her for, what seemed like, the first time, "I was just coming to see you."
"I kind of assumed so, since you're here," Sango teased, gazing up at him fondly. Looking slightly nervous, Miroku sat next to her and fiddled with his hands. "I just hope Koga can find Kagome and bring her back safe. Inuyasha blames himself for everything that's happened," Sango said quietly, leaning on Miroku's shoulder. She didn't know if it was her imagination, but he seemed more jittery then usual. "You okay?"
Miroku gave her a half grin and nodded, wrapping an arm loosely around her waist. He had, had about a week to contemplate what he wanted to say to her, but he was still paranoid about every little detail. What if he said the wrong thing and completely screwed up what was supposed to be the most meaningful and romantic moment of a person's life? Her closeness only made it worse for him. His hands were shaky and he could feel cold beads of sweat running down his back. "Sango?" he spoke softly. Her beautiful brown eyes shifted up to meet his and her smile made his stomach do flip flops. "Well……I……you know……that I love you right?" he asked shakily. Sango nodded slowly with a curious look on her face. Miroku cleared his throat and slid his free hand into his pocket. "Well……um….you love me, right?" She nodded again, blushing faintly.
"Miroku, what's all this about?"
Chickening out at the last moment, Miroku pulled his empty hand back out of his pocket and left the ring inside. "Just making sure," he replied quickly, mentally kicking himself for being such a coward.
"Making sure?" Sango asked with a hint of disappointment in her voice, "you're crazier then I thought."
Miroku smiled and kissed her cheek. "I'm not used to being loved," he admitted sheepishly, "I find it hard to believe that anyone could love me."
"Me to," Sango nodded, laughing at the indignant expression on Miroku's face after her comment. She patted his arm, still laughing. "Sorry, I couldn't resist." When she managed stop laughing long enough to catch her breath, she glanced up at the perturbed monk and almost started in again. "I'm sorry, Miroku. I really am. But that look on your face-" Her laughter started again when his expression remained shocked and hurt and he rolled his eyes. Women were strange. Wonderful, but strange. Sango held onto Miroku's arm for support as she laughed and almost fell to the ground.
He smiled slightly at her bent over form. She was gorgeous. Her laughter brought out a rosiness in her cheeks and her eyes sparkled like gems. He hated to be completely cliché but Sango had to be the most beautiful woman on earth.
"I'm sorr-" she began again, but there were suddenly lips upon hers and a strong arm wrapped around her waist, cutting her laughter short. Slipping an arm around Miroku's neck, Sango pulled him in closer and slid onto his lap. Sighing contentedly when they finally separated, Miroku grinned at her.
"I figured that would quiet you," he breathed, kissing her cheek. Instead of replying, Sango nuzzled into his neck and kissed his ticklish spot. "Hey! Quit it!" he yelped, trying to move away. Holding his arm to stop him from escaping, Sango slowly kissed her way up his neck and jaw to his lips again, smirking when she felt him bite back a groan. He tenderly brushed his lip over hers and pulled back to gaze into her beautiful face. "That's cheating."
"We're playing by my rules now," Sango smiled sweetly, shutting him up with another kiss.
Kagome didn't know how much time had passed while Kikyo was gone. She simply sat, emotionless and empty. It couldn't be true. Why would Inuyasha get bored of her? He loved her…..didn't he? Kikyo was just trying to make her hate him. She could never hate him. She had waited too long for him to love her to give up on him now.
A sudden touch to her shoulder made her jump slightly. "Kagome," a familiar voice spoke, "it's all right. I'm here to rescue you."
"Koga?" she asked weakly, her voice quiet from disuse.
"Shhh. We'll be gone before that evil witch gets back." He gently wrapped his arms around her waist and stood, cradling her in his arms. A cry came from Kagome suddenly, almost causing Koga to drop her. "What is it?" he whispered, frowning with concern, "what's wrong?"
"I-I can see," Kagome gasped, touching Koga's cheek fearfully, as though he might not really be there. She could see! It was really him! Koga blushed and she quickly snatched her hand back, feeling dizzy with relief. Kagome's hanyou features were slowly fading back to human as well. Her fangs disappeared and the dog eyes Koga had found so cute vanished into her hair. She was fully human again, cleansed by some unseen force.
Kikyo blinked again and her shoulders sagged with the effort it had taken to heal Kagome through their bond. She staggered for a moment and grabbed hold of a nearby tree for support. Giving herself a moment to let the dizziness pass, she grinned evilly. Now for part two of her plan.
Etching careful patterns on the ground with an intricately decorated fan, she sat cross-legged in the center of one of the completed circles and concentrated. The wind picked up, billowing dust and whipping her long black hair across her face. Not moving a muscle, Kikyo began chanting under her breath, calling on her miko powers to aide her in what she was about to do.
A flickering image began to form, just in front of her, and it became more and more solid as she continued to chant. A long time passed by before she drew a breath at last, opening her eyes to check on her handiwork. A figure stood in front of her, stretching and blinking its eyes like it was just waking up. "Inuyasha," Kikyo smirked, circling the figure, "you're almost identical to the real thing. No doubt the girl will be fooled. Now, servant, it's time to work."
The golden eyes she hated so much met hers and "Inuyasha" bowed slightly to his master. She had created him and he would do anything she asked. "Come," she beckoned, walking back towards the place where she had left Kagome, "you know what it is that I wish you to do." The look-a-like nodded and followed behind her.
Koga had given Kagome quite a while already to recover from the shock of being able to see again and he was starting to get nervous about Kikyo's return. "Kagome, I know you're scared, but Kikyo could come back any second now. We need to get out of here. Are you ready to go now?" Shaking her head, the young girl buried her face in Koga's chest. She didn't want to go. Kikyo could kill her even if she wasn't here anymore, because of the maternity spell she had cast, and if she left if might anger the powerful miko even more and cause her to hurt Shippo or one of her others friends.
Kikyo suddenly materialized from the trees to their left and frowned at Koga. "Put her down wolf, if you know what's good for you. And her." Koga tightened his grip on Kagome and took a step back, away from Kikyo.
"L-Leave her alone!" he growled angrily. No way in hell was this bitch taking Kagome away from him again. He would die before letting that happen. Inuyasha emerged from the trees behind Kikyo and quietly crept up to her. Koga fell silent, hoping Inuyasha could attack Kikyo before she noticed him there. "What the hell are you waiting for?!" he snarled when Inuyasha stopped beside Kagome's captor, "GET HER!"
"Now, why would he want to do that?" Kikyo asked in an innocent voice, "my mate would never harm me." Kagome's eyes widened in horror as Inuyasha took Kikyo's hand into his and pulled her over to give her a gentle kiss.
"No," she whispered tearfully, jerking out of Koga's arms, "NO!" Inuyasha pulled back from Kikyo and strolled over to his former love, smirking at her distraught expression.
"What the matter, my love? Surprised? I really thought you would've been expecting this by now."
Kagome wiped away tears that were spilling down her cheeks and glared at him. How could he? "Why?" she choked, "why would you do this to me?"
"Because," Inuyasha grinned, "Kikyo's just so much better then you. You're nothing but a cheap knockoff. Why would I want you when a smart, beautiful sophisticated woman will love me, even more then you ever could?"
"That's not true!" Kagome yelled, ignoring Koga's hand on her shoulder. "You said you loved me. ME!" She didn't care how she sounded to everyone. They hadn't been through what she had. "We said we loved each other and you promised you'd always take care of me!"
"Things change," Inuyasha shrugged casually, "sometimes for the worse and sometimes," he paused and smiled lovingly at Kikyo, "for the better."
"YOU BASTARD!" Kagome cried, falling to her knees, "I love you! How could you do this to me?!" Her quiet sobs were the only sound in the small clearing. "I'm nothing but a shard detector," Kagome whispered to herself.
"Oh, but you're a really good shard detector," Inuyasha said in a mocking sympathetic tone.
"Shut up!" Koga growled, jumping forward and shoving Inuyasha away from Kagome. "JUST SHUT THE HELL UP! If you want to be with your stupid whore, then good for you. Get lost and leave Kagome alone!"
"My love, it's cold out here. Can we get home soon?" Kikyo asked in a sickeningly sweet tone.
"Of course," Inuyasha smiled, shooting a glare Koga's way, "come on. There's nothing left for us here." Kikyo climbed onto the puppet's back and laughed in sheer delight as he began running through the trees. Now Inuyasha would never have anyone to love him again. Just like he deserved. After running a few miles away from the clearing, Kikyo climbed off her creation's back and smiled at him.
"You were very useful. I'll have to remember that spell." With a snap of her fingers, "Inuyasha" crumbled and blew away in a cloud of dust, carried on the wind. Hurting Kagome had been a small worry considering what she had achieved. Hopefully that stupid wolf would take her away somewhere where Inuyasha would never find them. He was quite obviously in love with the girl and would probably want to take care of her. Using so much of her power had severely weakened her and Kikyo made up her mind to rest until she recovered the rest of her powers before heading back to finish off her "love". Inuyasha still had to pay.
Koga wrapped his arms around Kagome and rocked her gently. No matter what he said or did she wouldn't stop crying. Suddenly, winning her away from Inuyasha didn't seem so important. He wouldn't have cared if she ran off with any other male at this moment, if she would just stop crying. He had never been good with females, humans especially, and had no idea what to do. So he stayed. Just holding her and offering the small amount of comfort that she probably didn't want from him anyway. I just want her to smile again, he sighed miserably.
Kagome felt her heart shatter into a million pieces and each one of those pieces embed themselves inside her. Kikyo had been right all along. Inuyasha didn't love her. She had just been a temporary replacement until he found Kikyo again. She was furious and crushed and dead all at the same time. Why does it have to hurt so much? She knew she was scaring Koga. He had wrapped her in a protective embrace and just held her, but she could sense his concern. She thought back to all the times he had been there for her, accepting the painful fact that she would never love him and still sticking by her side anyway. "Oh Koga," she sobbed, hugging him tightly, "I'm so sorry!" Crying harder then before, she felt Koga's hesitant hand gently stroking her hair.
What was she so sorry for? Koga wondered, glancing around for signs of danger. "Kagome," he said gently, still holding her in his arms, "we need to leave this place. It's not safe here. Let me take you back to the dens. It's only an hour or two from here." She nodded wordlessly, still crying, and allowed him to transfer her onto his back like Inuyasha used to whenever they traveled. Wrapping her arms around Koga's neck to hold on, memories flooded back bringing more tears and Koga gave Kagome's legs a gentle squeeze as he broke into a slow run, hoping they could reach his home before dark.
(A/N: I would like to apologize now for the made up names of the wolves. I have no idea what any of their real names are.)
Sasuke came bounding out of the cave excitedly at Koga's scent and stopped dead in her tracks when she spotted Kagome on his back. "What's this Koga? Dinner?" she asked with a smirk.
"Harm a hair on her head and I'll skin you alive before you can even blink," he snarled at the female wolf youkai.
"Easy there," she said defensively, holding her clawed hands in the air. "I won't touch the human." Another wolf joined her as Koga entered his cave, his angry scent clearly telling them all to back off for a while.
"What's eating him?" a slender female asked Sasuke with a curious expression.
"He brought that human back with him," she sighed. "He better not have taken her against her will again. That one knows how to fight back."
"Ah, I see," Akari nodded, her eyes darting to the side to glare at the male peering over at them suspiciously. "Mind your own business!" she growled at Tai. He had been getting on her nerves lately, with Koga being gone for long periods at a time. The stupid male seemed to think he was in charge every time their leader left.
Akari swaggered over to the inside of the cave and raised her eyebrows as she watched Koga gently lower the girl onto a bed of furs and brush back a stray hair that had fallen into her face. "I see you dragged home a bride this time," Akari remarked, causing Koga's head to whip around and face her.
"What are you doing in here?!" Koga demanded, "I don't want anyone bothering Kagome. She's been through enough crap."
"I'm sorry," Akari apologized, kneeling next to Koga, "I didn't realize it was something serious." The two wolf youkais touched foreheads and sat in silence, watching the raven haired girl sleep peacefully. "So, who is she?" Akari asked quietly.
"A friend," Koga replied regretfully. "She's been hurt." He noticed the worried look on Akari's face. "Emotionally. A stupid hanyou gained her trust, loved her, and left her."
"Poor girl."
Koga nodded and leaned over to cover Kagome with a blanket.
"But you love her." Koga froze at Akari's words and then quickly busied himself with tucking the blanket around Kagome's body to avoid answering.
"W-What makes you say that?" he asked casually.
"Whatever. Pretend all you want. You've got the hots for her and you know it." Akari rolled her eyes at her close friend. He was practically her brother and he thought he could hide something this major from her. "I'll be in the female dens when you're ready to come to your senses." Koga shook his head at her retreating form. She was the only female in the pack who dared to speak to him like that. Even Sasuke wasn't that bold. She was just overbearing because of her age. The younger they were the less easy they were to control.
Kagome seemed to be asleep for now so Koga decided to patrol around and see how everyone was doing. A familiar scent reached his nose and he felt he hair on the back of his neck stiffen. He needed to go straighten out Tai before he became a problem to the pack. His brother, Sai, was one of the gentlest wolf youkai he had ever met. The meaner half must've gone to his older brother. "Tai!" he barked out, as he exited the cave. The younger demon turned and grinned when he saw who it was.
"Hey! Look who's finally back. I hear you brought back a human for target practice," he joked with a cocky smile. Koga closed the distance between them quickly and picked up the boy by the front of his shirt.
"Listen and listen well. You need to fix that mouth of yours so that it doesn't make any more stupid sounds. You touch Kagome, you die. You try taking over my command again, you die. Got that?" Tai cringed away from Koga's fierce glare and nodded.
"Got it."
As soon as Koga released him he hurried off as fast as he could. "That was a little harsh," a soft voice spoke from behind him.
"Does everyone know I'm back now?" Koga asked with a sigh, turning to Ryo with a slight smile.
"Only the lucky ones," she confided with an over-played whisper, like it was a big secret.
"It's good to be back, he nodded, touching his forehead to hers, "I trust you females kept our more active members under tight reign?"
"They couldn't so much as breathe without us knowing," she grinned, happy her leader was back. "I'll let you get on with your patrolling." With a bow of her head, Ryo went off to the female part of the caves. It seemed like everyone wanted to welcome him back. He had a feeling that everyone really just wanted to see if the rumor of a human amongst them was true. As he strolled through the dens he noted that Katsuya and Nami were sparring again. Those two always seemed to be at it.
Laio gave him a nod and continued towards the hot springs nearby. Mutou and Hikaru were discussing battle strategies when being attacked by airborne demons. Everyone else seemed to be in good order as well. Tai was probably off sulking somewhere. The pressing need to get back to Kagome made him cut his walk short and head back to his home where he had left her. Ryo and Sasuke were waiting for him outside the cave entrance.
"No fair. Akari got to see her and we don't?" Sasuke pouted, looking at him with pleading eyes.
"Is she beautiful?" Ryo asked shyly, "I heard she was beautiful." Koga sighed and gestured for them to follow.
"Come on you two. You can see her." The three moved deeper into the cave where a soft weeping sound could be heard. "Kagome?" Koga called out into the faint light. He had left a small fire burning so she wouldn't be afraid and alone in the dark when she awoke. "Kagome, I'm here." He hurried to her side and cradled her in his lap, wrapping the furs around her shaking form. The two females sat on either side of him and watched as he whispered comforting words to Kagome, who clung to him like a lifeline. After a while, Kagome stopped shaking and drifted off again in his arms. He lay her down on the soft bed and looked sharply at the two gazing at the human girl everyone seemed to want to see.
"Not a word of this. To anyone. Understood?" The both nodded sadly.
"Why is she crying?" Ryo asked, wiping the girl's cheeks gently with her hand. "Did you take her against her will?" Koga shot her a glare and shook his head.
"No. The one she loved.......he hurt her. He chose another woman after he had already pledged his love to Kagome. She's been waiting for him to come around for a very long time. She took it like a knife to the heart."
"Heartbreak," Ryo nodded, "one of the most painful injuries there is. Take good care of her." Ryo gave him a meaningful look and stood, gesturing for Sasuke to get up as well.
"Send her over to us sometime," Sasuke commented, "we'll do our best to cheer her up. Then maybe she'll see what a handsome youkai you are, Koga. If Ryo can fall for you, some human shouldn't be able to withstand your charms at all." Ryo smacked the back of Sasuke's head and shoved her towards the exit.
"See you later, Koga."
Sighing in relief once they were gone, Koga laid down next to Kagome on the bed of furs. Kagome didn't need an audience right now. Especially not a bunch of gossiping females. She just needed some rest and love and she'd be as good as new with time. If he could've made Inuyasha love her again, he would. Anything to see Kagome happy again, even if it was with someone else. Where was all this noble crap coming from anyway? It hadn't been too long ago when he had been waiting for an opportunity such as this one to steal Kagome for himself. He knew why he now wanted her happy, no matter what the circumstances.
He loved her.
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Author: I gonna cut right to the chase. I still have about eleven more pages of other chapters to type out at the moment, so authors notes can kiss my butt. All right? All right. :P Thanks to all of you patient, devoted, loyal, wonderful readers out there who read this chapter and are now going to take the time to review it. I really appreciate each and everyone of you and I'm happy to type until my head explodes if it means making you guys happy. See you all next chapter. (Hopefully much sooner then it took to get these ones up and running. :P) Lots of huggles for all!