Questions that can't or won't Answered
Chapter Four
By SmileZ
Author's Note: EH? DON'T KILL ME!… I swear I meant to update this once I've finished the chapter… and yeah… sorry I sort of postponed it. I didn't have time to go to the library and use the internet. TT Forgive me? Well here's is chapter four… as you can see. I hope you guys don't flame this… but, flaming it still means a review right? Lol. Heh… heh…
OxOxIxOxOKagome stood up, catching Koga's attention. She didn't have her arrows, and she had a feeling that her barrier was going to give way any moment now. "Koga-kun?"
His whispered yeah showed he was listening. "Will you travel with me?"
She could tell he was a little confused, but he finally grasped something. Inuyasha and the others weren't around. Meaning, Kagome was alone.
His quick hug surprised her. "Of course I will. You are, after all, my woman."
He felt her tense and sniffed her soothing scent. Something was really off. That inukuro's scent was emitting strongly from her. "Kagome?"
"Be prepared."
As she finished the warning, her barrier had quickly fallen allowing access for the wolves. He grabbed Kagome by the waist and jumped up to dodge the fangs.
"Kagome! You're carrying his pup!"
Her strong push surprised him as she moved out of his arms. She was going to fall into the pit of wolves!
Koga was again surprised as she landed on a wolf's head before jumping onto other's backs. Wolves she used as leverage fell to the ground when her feet dug into their fur.
Koga could see the miasma seeping out of every comrade she touched. As she stepped on them, she didn't even squish them with her weight. It was as if she was floating from one to another as she lightly tapped over them.
She had purified his entire tribe before he could even fall back to the ground. It was weird enough that she did that floating act, but she didn't purify them to dust at all!
Koga walked over to the fainted wolves and sniffed. Everything was normal. They weren't dead, they weren't dust; they were breathing, youkai, and knocked out.
"Kagome…?"
He quickly caught her as she collapsed. He gently sat her down as she breathed. "Koga-kun. Watch out!"
Kagome pushed him as she jumped backwards. She glared at the figure floating on the cloud. His whip extended and ready to attack again. "What the hell are you doing!"
Sesshomaru glared at her tone of voice before gracefully landing on the ground. "His jewel shards are all I require."
"What the fuck! Kagome! Who the hell is that!"
"If you want his freakin shards you don't have to kill him! God!"
"This Sesshomaru will do as he pleases." With that, he flung his whip at Koga, but Kagome had somehow managed to move in front the intended target. Sesshomaru growled as his whip stopped directly a hair's length away from her heart. The two glared at each other.
Koga's voice barely cracked their staring contest. "You're Lord Sesshomaru of the West?"
They both stared at him as if it was the obvious, with the crescent moon and all. "Speak wolf."
Koga smirked and stepped in front of Kagome; he pushed her behind him to shield her from the Taiyoukai. "Let me reintroduce myself. I'm Prince Kogaru of the North. If I remember correctly, you have an alliance with my father."
There was a moment of silence. "Where is you're marking, wolf?"
She heard Koga sigh and watched as he untied his headband. Her breath caught at the red six-pointed star on his forehead. Huh?
Kagome stared confusedly from Sesshomaru to Koga. What is he talking about? Kogaru…? And that star… She wondered why Sesshomaru's whip suddenly disappeared. Kogaru… of the… North? EEEEEK! "NO WAY! Koga! You're a prince!"
And like that, she passed out.
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Damn she was hungry. Kagome groaned as she licked her dry lips. She sniffed the air and jerked at the chicken she smelled. Mmm… was that McDonalds? She was feeling for a McChicken sandwich. Her stomach growled in agreement.
Rubbing her eyes, she was disappointed but still very hungry as she saw Koga cooking a bird on a stick. She scrambled to him, her mouth watering.
"That's for me right!"
She giggled when he jumped. Was his youkai senses weakening? He should have been able to sense her waking up. Pushing those thoughts aside.
"Damn Kagome, how the hell did you sneak up on me!"
Kagome ignored him as she stole his stick. She bit into the meat and sighed in pleasure. All the while not caring about Koga's mouth dropping. "Hey that was mine!"
She didn't notice how it was still mostly raw. It just tasted good. She sunk her teeth into it, licking up the small streams of blood and chewing on the flesh. Mmm… juicy.
Koga stared at the girl in shock. What the hell is she doing? Humans are supposed to hate raw food. Opening his mouth to notify her of its uncooked state, he paused when he saw her stiffen. Too late…
"EEEEEEEEKKKK!" Spit. Spit. Sputter. "GROSS! Phooey. EWW! I need to go brush my teeth!" Kagome grabbed her duffel bag and disappeared towards the direction of the stream.
Koga watched all this in amazement. One, he swore he saw fangs gleaming with blood as she spit it out. Two, she had grabbed her bag and started running over a far distance in a blink. And three, he wondered how the hell she knew the lake was that way. Scratching his head in confusion. Koga stared into the fire… And why was Kagome in the lone company of Sesshomaru.? What happened to Inukuro and the group? And why did he leave her alone when she was carrying his pup?
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Kagome repeatedly washed her mouth out. Eww. Sick. GROSS! What the hell. I wasn't that hungry was I? She rubbed her mouth one last time before relaxing. Maybe it was the baby… it is after all part youkai…
Kneeling on her knees, she shivered as the cool draft blew around her. Her eyes glanced down at the ripples as it smoothed out the surface of the water. She gazed into her clear reflection. Her eyes widened as she saw green stripes along her cheeks. Blinking in confusion, her reflection was back to normal… Am I hallucinating?
The big, bright moon lit up the sky. It's illumination reflecting off of the water. Kagome watched how peaceful everything was. Silent, calm, ethereal.
That reminded her of someone she knew… was acquainted with. Sitting on her bottom, she wondered where the youkai had gone to. Oh well… at least she had Koga. At least… Kagome sniffed as she thought about that.
I don't want an at least, I want everyone with me again. Damn. I miss them so much. Her eyes watered as she remembered her lil kit. What happened to Shippou? She remembered how Inuyasha and him would always bicker and fight… how Sango would beat the shit out of Miroku for being a pervert, and how she knew they all cared for each other… no matter how much they wanted to kill one another.
Kagome stiffened at the familiar jaki surrounding her. She kept her head down as she stared at the reflection off the water. He stood on a tree, directly across from the lake. Her sobs slackened as she glared at his image. This was a personal moment and he just had to ruin it.
That bastard. His voice just made her more angry. "What are you, girl?"
Demanding and degrading all at once. Yeah he really was a spoiled bastard. Choosing to ignore him, Kagome kept her bangs down, hiding her eyes. Getting up, she turned and started to walk away. The quick swooshing of movement caused her to jump up to dodge his attack. Whoa. How the hell?
Quickly acting entirely on instinct, Kagome dodge a few more of his claws before getting really irritated. Seeing his hands coming directly towards her face, she stepped to her left and used her forearms to evade the attack. Just as he moved right beside her, she saw a little smirk grace his lips making her glare, really hard. Skidding to a stop, she knew she lost. His tail had wrapped itself around her waist, and Kagome knew that it could be as deadly as a boa constrictor.
She felt uneasy with how firm it encircled around her stomach and worried for her unborn babe. "Let. Go."
Kagome's claws dug into the white puffiness and realized two things. One. It was really, really warm and soft and felt entirely too good. And Two. Her nails were digging into it, and blood was seeping from the broken flesh. Oh… shit. I'm dead.. I'm dead. I made him bleed. He is going to kill me. BUT… fuck it. The asshole deserves it.
She fell to her knees when he abruptly stole its warmth away. Okay, she was not going to say, think, or miss having that wrapped around her. Glaring at the… the… YOUKAI. Kagome huffed at his disgusted look. YEAH BITCH! You touched a stinky human! Get over it! Getting up, Kagome grabbed her bag and stomped off.
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Sesshomaru frowned as the human took her items and went off. He glared at her retreating back and had to blink to put his vision to right. Surely his youkai sight wasn't failing him. Then why did he just see a tail trailing right behind her?
Stupid miko. Using false trickery to confuse this Sesshomaru. Growling in annoyance, he returned to his previous position on the tree before she had come and disturbed his peace. He quickly thought about her inhumane performance in their sparring. The pup must be affecting her.
Ignoring his conscious who wanted to think on it more, Sesshomaru began thinking about other things. Like how a human female had come to befriend the son of one of the Four Youkai Lords. It should be an impossibility. Male lords were known to look down on females, of Youkai or human race. So who is this girl that has captured the attention and protection of the Prince and heir of the North?
A whore. His primitive side agreed with his assessment. She was unworthy of the blood that flew through her stomach. The pup and his hanyou were also unworthy. Unworthy things should be destroyed… but he required her ability. For now…
Sesshomaru's fingers flexed with the longing to rip the girl and her pup to shreds. He needed to rid the world of such waste. Looking up into the sky, the crescent moon beautifully lit up the darkness.
His ear tweaked at the loud howling from nearby. The wolf was probably enjoying the clear night sky also. Sesshomaru became annoyed with the wolf's insistent howls. It started a chain with his original species, making wolves howl along with him from everywhere. Growling in annoyance, he took to the sky.
Flying higher into the air, Sesshomaru stood on his cloud and viewed the miko's small encampment. The annoying wolf was continuing his echoing holler which seemed to amuse the miko-child. He looked away in disgust when the wolf prince's hand trailed along the girl's stomach. Looking back at the moon, he didn't understand his immense anger or hatred towards them. Usually he didn't give a shit about others, be it youkai or human. Hearing the soft laughter she made, he blamed his anger on their inferiority.
OxOxIxOxOAuthor's Corner: Yeah… I know. Not as much attitude, not as much impact… but a little emotional controversy. Hope you guys stay for the next chapter. Please? Anywho… Review if you want to… later.