Koga had just finishing bandaging her up, when Lord Kagehiko walked in the room. Kagome squealed and scurried behind Koga to hide her shame.
"You weren't so shy this morning Kagome." He said with a sly grin.
"I also wasn't accosted this morning thank you very much!" Kagome said sounding quite annoyed.
"Forgive me, it wasn't my place." He said bowing apologetically. "Now, both of you need to get ready, the other pack has arrived, and we shall be starting our conference soon."
Without another word he left them to dress. Koga grinned as Kagome went to put on her school uniform.
"I got ya something while you were bathing. I thought you could wear it tonight for the gathering." He said quite softly.
He walked over to a small trunk in the corner. He opened it and pulled out two of the most beautiful garments she had ever seen. It was a knee high, light brown fur skirt; trimmed with soft, pink embroidery. At each hip was a sakura blossom. The other garment was a sort of black corset, the breastplate was brilliant silver, shining like the moon, along the bottom it had the same pink embroidery as the skirt. To top the ensemble off, he handed her a soft, light brown fur cloak. Around the neck, was a sliver chain, which would fasten it together. In the middle of the chain, was a sliver sakura blossom. He then handed her a pair of light brown leg warmers and silver anklet with tiny bells attached to it.
"Oh my goodness! It's beautiful! Koga I couldn't..." she said sadly.
"Please Kagome, it was given to me by my father to give to my mate when the time came. I would be honored if you wore this tonight. " He pleaded.
"Oh thank you Koga! It's the nicest gift anyone's ever given me!" She said jumping to hug him tightly.
Koga grinned then pulled out some more fur garments, to which he quickly changed into. Kagome did the same. Once they had finished, they got up and looked each other over.
"My, my Kagome, you look amazing." He said grinning at his mate.
"Thank you." She said shyly.
"You look wonderful as well hun." She said blushing.
"Don't be shy Kagome, it's nothing you haven't dealt with before. Just be your self. Believe me, if you can put up with that faggot of a hanyou, you can put up with them." He said holding her close. She snuggled into him and nodded in agreement.
With that they decided to make their appearance. Together they walked out hand in hand towards their company. As they stepped through the mouth of the cave, Lord Kagehiko whistled and the low rabble of the three packs quickly turned to silence.
"May I present to you the hosts of this conference, my Son Koga and his Mate Kagome."
Every one howled as they greeted the couple. Koga walked with a straight posture as well as with a grace that she had never seen before. The sudden volume of their howling startled Kagome and she faltered slightly. Koga looked down at her and grinned. She was trying to hide behind him, and she was flushing furiously.
"It's alright Kagome, they're just saying 'hello,'" he whispered.
She nodded and relaxed slightly. They sat down on a log in front of a huge bonfire. Everyone was sitting together in a circle around the great fire.
"Welcome to our den everyone. I hope your journey here was safe." Koga said loudly. He grinned. "What are we waiting for? Let's get this thing STARTED!" he yelled!
A howl erupted from the rest of the pack. Within moments, drums were beating and everyone was singing and dancing around the fire. Those who were a little less vibrant, mostly the elderly youkai, merely sat and talked amongst each other. The smaller pups played in a small area that was carefully guarded by 3 older females. They yipped and growled as they romped around with each other. Kagome and Koga began to dance, both laughing and flirting wildly with each other. Everything was perfect. The party continued long into the night, not one of the guests ever tired. There was plenty of roasted boar and deer for everyone.
Little did they know, however, that their party was in for a very harsh reality check...