One Thing
2) Determination
Kouga ran into the den shock to see everyone awake sitting against the walls of the den tensed.
'What's going on?' Kouga thought alarmed. Just as Kouga was about to voice his question, Hakaku came running down the aisle of wolf demons squacking his name.
"Kouga!" "What is it?" Kouga asked once his friend stopped singing his name. "Your…your…"
"What! My what?" Kouga yelled growing impatient. It took Hakaku a moment for he stopped to catch his breath.
"The Royals are here Kouga." Hakaku said slowly as he eyed his leader for any reaction.
Kouga's mouth fell opened, then abruptly shut and he gulped.
'Oh no. Not them…Not now.' Kouga thought as sure enough the bold scent of royals lingered in the air fresh as ever.
With Kagome and friends...
"You're not going anywhere and that's final!" Inuyasha shouted scaring off a few birds from the sheer volume.
"Why do you have to be such a jerk. I just wanna go home!" Kagome yelled back.
Currently Inuyasha and everyone where traveling a little until they found a villeage. Now they were heading back into the forest and Kagome was trying to go home.
Miroku sighed.
"Won't those two ever find something else to argue about?" He asked looking to Sango and Shippo.
"That's unlikely." Sango breathed answering Miroku's question. "You'd think by now this would be the last thing they fought about." Little Shippo replied.
"Look Inuyasha it's been almost two weeks and nothings happen. What's another 3 days of nothing gonna do?" Kagome tried to reason. Inuyasha growled, but said nothing further. He continued to walk ahead of everyone not even looking back at them.
Kagome, Sango, Shippo, Miroku and Kirara just stood and watched Inuyasha keep marching forward until he yelled over his shoulder.
"Are you all gonna stand there all day or are you gonna come on. Kagome if you wanna go home then fine, but you go on your own. And no one is gonna help you. And trust me during this time of year you don't wanna go all alone." Inuyasha snapped.
Kagome growled viciously, but Sango and Miroku covered her mouth and pushed her forward.
"Shh Kagome. We'll wait until night fall and take you home." Sango whispered in her ear.
With Kouga...
"How could you turn her down! Kouga you need a mate and you need one soon!" A female's voice yelled. Her voice echoing off the stone walls of the private chambers in Kouga's den.
"Mother calm down." Kouga tried to reason. "Kouga darling you can't go mateless for the rest of your life. The poor girl came back to her pack nearly in tears because you turned her down." Kouga's mother said sternly as she silenced him with her dark forest green eyes.
"Your mother is right Kouga. When we talked to Ayame, the child said that you were already interested in another, yet I have failed to se where this other woman is." A deep male voice spoke suddenly.
The male was huge. He was tall and had big well defined muscles. He had long flowing black hair and deep penetrating black eyes. There was a faint scar on his right check which he had earned from battle. And his clothes were of fur the same shade of black as his hair and along his waist was a seathed sword and a knive.
"Oh you mean Kagome?" Kouga blurted out loud, then quickly slapped himself upside his head mentally as he just realized he said her name out loud.
"And who is this Ka…go…me?" His mother retorted, saying Kagome's name as if it were hard to pernounce.
"Trust me mother even if I explained her to you, you still wouldn't know who she is." Kouga stated trying to save himself the trouble he knew that was going to come if he explained to his mother he fell for a human miko. Especially a miko who sepecializes in taking out most demons.
"Kouga you do know we won't be returning to the lands until you've found yourself a mate this mating sesion." Kouga's father said to his son, already nowing what he was up too.
"Father I'm not trying to kick you guys out." Kouga snapped. 'Though it would be nice if you all leave now.' Kouga thought bitterly.
Kouga'a father only chuckled amused at his son knowingly as he leaned against the stone wall.
"Look son if you want us to go that bad then we shall leave, but hear this. Your mother and I shall be returning to you the week of the full mating moon. Should you not claim this Kagome girl then you shall come back to the mountains with us and claim Ayame wether you want to or not. Then you shall watch over both your den and her own." His father stated as he stood signalling his words were final.
By this time Kouga was growling in frustration.
"You can't do that!" Kouga yelled. The ends of his fur stood up striaght now with anger.
"Kouga dear we are only doing what is best for you and the pack. You know this honey." His mother said trying to calm him down.
"Kouga my son this is only just a wake up call to you. You need an heir and your mother and I aren't getting any younger and before we die it would be nice to see our son with a mate." He father reasoned.
"And even better to see some grand pups too. All fine young wolf demons as strong as you." His mother added.
Kouga rolled his eyes.
"Don't roll your eyes at me Kouga. I help get you into this world and I'll damn sure 'nough take you out if needbe." His mother retorted. Kouga sighed.
"But why must I be rushed?" Kouga tried using a different approach as he escorted his parents out.
"Because you had nearly 10 years or so to find someone and you refused to do so." His father answered him as he turned back into his wolf form, as well as Kouga's mom, and both demons took off down the cliff of the entrance to Kouga's den.
As the figures of his parents left his sight and he was sure they were out of hearing shot he turned around swiftly.Growling dangerously he punched the stone wall to his right side and the rock around his fist caved in shortly before his fist made contact. Then when his fist did meet the stone it crack upwards, little pebbles dotting the ground.
"Damnit!" He cried.
With Kagome and friends...
Nightfall soon captured the souls of the feudal era. Sleep dancing its mezmerizing waves over the tired tyrants, beasts, and humans alike.
InuYasha climbed up in his perch on a tree that overlooked the campsite of his friends. Silently through the vails of his bangs he watched the group of humans and little demons around the campfire giggling and laughing as they shared jokes and what not. Enjoying the other's company.
"Hey you mind toning it down a bit! Some of us are TRYING to SLEEP!" InuYasha yelled angrily hoping that would send them to bed faster so he could leave already. He couldn't waste time waiting on them. He had better things to do.
From below on the ground Shippo snorted defiantely at InuYasha's rude outbrust and the others quited their conversation to a low murmur.
"Exactly what is his problem anyway. He seems a little more PMSish than normal if you catch my drift Sango." Kagome joke as she slightly elbowed Sango who's face was turning red trying to contain her laughter.
Miroku not understanding the joke just simply tried not to get it and answer the question.
"I believe it's the time of year again."
"Time of year? What do you mean?" Kagome asked completely lost. "Oh you mean you don't know Kagome?" Sango asked completely shocked.
Kagome only shook her head 'no'.
"Well you see every year there is a point in time were a certain mass or speices of demon go into a period called 'Mating Session' and I'm guessing the name itself is self explanitory?" Sango informed.
Kagome wore a bewildered face, but she shook her head in understandence.
'Man to think that InuYasha actually has to go through something like.' Kagome thought as she brought her gaze from the dancing flame to InuYasha supposedly 'sleeping form' up in the tree. She then shook her head dismissing the thought.
"Well we better put this fire out if we're going to try and sneak you out of the prison ward's ever watchful gaze." Miroku said as he poured the bowl of water over the fire putting it out as Kagome got into her sleeping bag and Sango got out both their own prespective covers. Shippo and Kirara snuggled up close and a sleepy silence filled the air around them.
InuYasha could here them mumbling, but he couldn't make out what they were saying.
'Damn it all! Just go to sleep already!' He thought bitterly. He then felt someone gazing at him. And when he cracked his one eye open he saw Kagome looking at him.
'Oh no! Do she think I'm awake?' InuYasha begain to panic.
Then suddenly she shook her head and looked away finally and InuYasha relaxed some. After a few more exchanges the group finally laid down to rest and after waitng a few more hours InuYasha disappear into the shadows of the forest.
A/N- So what do you guys think Inu head is up to? Do you think Kagome' s travel to the Bone Eaters Well will be safe (hint hint ) And what of Kouga's little issue?
Well Find all the asnwers to your questions and more on the next chapter of One Thing!
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