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Chapter 9. Meeting Kouga
Kiseki
strode hesitantly to Inuyasha. "You lied to me." He shrugged. "I
didn't completely lie."
"You
still lied. You think that didn't hurt?"
"I
didn't think you'd be sticking around."
"Well,
I am!"
"Why
not go back to your village?"
"And
face humiliation for returning in shame, admitting that I was wrong?
I don't think so! You are an idiot. You deserve to have
Kikyou, Kagome, and I mad at you!" (A/N: What is it with Inuyasha
and the letter 'K'? Kikyou, Kagome,
Kiseki…wait a minute! My name starts with K!
–No, seriously, it does…- How coincidental. I shall remind
Inuyasha of this when I finally meet him.) Inuyasha looked away. She
sighed. "I'm sorry. I'm not…really mad. I'm just really
disappointed."
"And
why is that? You hardly know me. You just decided to tag along! Kami,
you're almost like…" 'Kagome'. She winced, as though he'd
slapped her. "I'm sorry for being such a bother. Excuse me."
She stormed off angrily. Inuyasha scowled and splintered the floor
with his hand. Kaede entered then. "Inuyasha, I would appreciate it
if ye would not puncture my floor every time ye come here."
"Feh.
Blame the wench."
"That
girl, Kiseki is to be joining you?" He shrugged. "If she wants."
She discreetly touched a finger to the prayer beads, changing the
spell slightly. Kagome wouldn't need them anymore.
:-
"Kagome-neesan! Rin hasn't played with you for a whole week!" Kagome embraced the little girl warmly. "I'm sorry, Rin. How about we play a game?" Rin's face brightened. "Can we play 'Go Fish'?" Kagome thought for a moment. "Would you rather play hide and seek?" Rin frowned. "What is 'hide and seek'?" Kagome walked with her, explaining the rules, Rin grinning the whole time.
Sesshoumaru
strode down the hallway, where he found Kagome. 'Ooh, started to
think of her on a first-name basis, have you?' that evil voice in
his head taunted. He ignored it. Kagome was calling Rin's name.
"Rin! Rin-chan!" He frowned. "Where is Rin?" Kagome grinned.
"We're playing a game. I'm trying to find her."
"She's
under her bed. Shouldn't you be able to sense that?" She sighed
in exasperation. "That ruins the game, Sesshoumaru. The point is to
find her without sensing or smelling her. You have to use your head
to think of where she is."
"That
seems ludicrous." She grinned. "Maybe, but it's fun." She
turned toward Rin's room. "Rin! You have to hide again!" Rin
popped her head out of the door. "Why, Kagome-neesan?" Kagome
glanced with a mock scold at Sesshoumaru. "Somebody told me
where you were." Rin sighed. "Can Jaken-sama play?" Kagome
nodded. "If he wants." Rin smiled mischievously. "Oh, I think
he will."
Two minutes later, a miserable Jaken was trying to find the miko and ward. He had been most unjustly threatened with wreaths of flowers and garlands into playing the game. Not to mention that Rin had 'accidentally' tripped over him. He was tense, knowing that any minute now, Rin was going to jump out from behind something to terrorize him further.
Sesshoumaru watched, amused, from the shadows as Rin and Kagome tortured Jaken. Usually, his own non-futile attempts at causing the annoying creature pain were discreet enough, so as not to display any emotion beyond the icy exterior. Kagome and Rin, however, were female, and pure. They saw no point in hiding behind a mask of coldness when much Jaken-bashing was at stake.
:-
Inuyasha was sulking in the corner. Sango was disapprovingly watching Miroku. Miroku was sneaking sly glances at Sango, while pestering her occasionally with lecherous hints. Shippou was sighing and playing with his top, which, at his will, "grew" larger, and reduced in size as it spun around constantly. It was making Kirara dizzy, and the firecat batted at the spinning top. The tiny toy spiraled across the room, and Shippou crossly went to retrieve it, much to Kirara's distaste. (A/N: Is Kirara a boy or girl? I couldn't find that anywhere. R&R SVP) Kaede looked up suddenly. "Where is Kiseki?" Inuyasha snapped to attention. "Yeah…I haven't seen her since she stormed off." There was a shrill scream from the woods. He sighed. "Speaking of the wench." He raced off, followed by Miroku, Sango, and Shippou, who were riding on Kirara. They were all worried about Kiseki, of course, but this also gave them something to do, for which they were relieved.
:-
Kiseki stumbled backwards, falling into the river. She sputtered, spitting out water. "Hey, you. Where's Kagome and the mutt?" She stared up at the wolf demon who'd startled her. "I d-don't know," she chattered. The river was cold! He extended a hand, and she hesitantly took it, as he helped her out of the river. "Sorry 'bout that. Thought you might've known. Guess I scared you."
"Who are you?" The wolf demon cleared his throat, as though expecting her to be impressed. "I am Kouga. I'm Kagome's mate." Kiseki raised an eyebrow. "I thought that she and Inuyasha…"
"Nah…I
don't think she was ever serious about him. She's just with him
to find the shikon shards." A grin played on her lips. She assumed
that this Kouga simply didn't know how to take a hint. Inuyasha
leapt in between them, tetsusaiga drawn. "Get lost, flea-bag!"
Kouga rolled his eyes. "Puh-lease, mutt. I'm just looking for my
mate."
"Then
go back to your precious wolf tribe. I'm sure that your
bitch is waiting patiently for you to come back."
"Kagome
isn't there. She can't find her way there on her own."
"I
wasn't talking about Kagome. Now get the hell out of my face."
"I
don't think that Kagome's your concern anymore. Seems you've
found a new bitch." Kiseki shoved Inuyasha out of her way. "Now
you just wait a minute! I'm nobody's bitch. As for Kagome, she
isn't anybody's bitch either, except maybe Sesshoumaru's"
Kouga smirked at Inuyasha. "You let your brother get her?" His
grin faded. "Aw, shit. Now I've got to go and get her back."
Kiseki scoffed. "I wouldn't advise it. He'd rip you to shreds."
Kouga laughed. "I'm not as weak as Inutrasha, here. I know how to
protect myself." He left Inuyasha fuming there.
