Helping Kagome out of bed, he entwined their fingers, and led her outside, where all of the wolves of Kouga's den had piled around to listen in on their leader.

"What the hell is all this then?" Kouga growled, making everyone jump back in surprise. Everyone had been watching helplessly as Ichigo had thrown his mate into their room; everyone had heard her sharp cry upon the impact and the unnerving sound of wood splitting in two.

Kouga let go of Kagome's hand, stalking over to his brethren. Grabbing him by the neck, he raised the smaller male off the ground with one hand, and pressed him against the cave wall harshly.

"You best to keep your mate from harm. What you do your mate is your business, the pack is not allowed to break into a couples mating agreements. But if the child she carries becomes ill, your head will be upon a platter!" Kouga growled, inches from his face.

Letting him drop to the ground, Kouga growled even louder, "We cannot afford to loose any pups."

Turning swiftly around, he noticed, Chikara's hackles were pulled back and her hands were fisted upon her sword. Beside her stood her anxious mate, his older brother, who was attempting to calm her.

"Chikara! I said come!" Her mate growled, grabbing her wrist, trying to pull her back.

"YOU FUCKING BASTARD! YOU DON"T DESERVE HER!" Chikara growled, trying even harder to claw the poor bastards throat out. "I'M GOING TO KILL YOU FOR WHAT YOU DID TO MY SISTER!"

As gently as he could, Kuro knocked his mate out, and picked her up, carrying her into their den.

Looking to his own mate, he saw how badly she had broken upon the sight of his harshness to his fellow brethren. Reaching out for her, he went to wrap his arm around her shoulder to lead her to his throne, but was quickly deflected.

Lifting her head, she glared defyingly at him. "What the hell do you mean you can't intervene in him beating her?" Kagome whispered menacingly.

"Kagome he was reprimanding her. And if you don't step down, I will have to do the same to you!" Kouga growled lightly, glaring down at her. Though he did not want to, if she did not listen, he would have to teach her to.

"Kouga. You have to do something! He's hurting her! You can't just let him do that to her!"

"It's none of either of our business how he punishes his mate, Kagome. Drop it, and just follow me." Kouga ordered sternly, as his hand held an iron grip on her delicate wrist and dragged her behind him.

"I'm not going with you until you do something, Kouga," Kagome demanded, wrenching her petite hand from his grip, "I refuse to listen to you if this is what you-"

Reaching out, Kouga struck Kagome hard across the cheek. Kagome began to cry as the stinging sensation didn't go away in her soft right cheek.

He had just slapped her. He slapped her.

And he wasn't sorry.

Cupping her reddened cheek, she pushed Kouga out of the way and began to run.

Away from the cave.

Away from Kouga.

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She needed to get away from this world. Running was the only option to get to the well, and did she run.

Upon reaching the village were Kaede lived, she was greeted by none other but the hanyou.

"Inu-Yasha…!" Kagome began to cry again, and dropped to her knees, rolling into herself to cry.

InuYasha dropped down to greet her, and pulled her into his warm embrace. "Shhh Kagome... everything will be fine, you'll see..."

Setting his head on top of her head, he sighed. So badly he wished for her to love him again; perhaps he could just pretend this was just another one of their small fights and she'd go home for a few days, and then return to their world all better again.

Then, he suddenly smelled wolf.

She reeked of them.

Thrusting her away from his body, he stood up to glare at her. "Stupid bitch. Don't come crying to me for sympathy. I gave you the chance to come back to me, but you blew it." InuYasha growled at her, stepping away from her.

"My name is Kagome."

"What?" InuYasha growled, turning back around to look at her.

"My fucking name is Kagome you asshole, and if you cared at all about me you would have never called me anything else, you bastard miscreant!" Kagome stood, and glared at him. "I hate you more then Kouga right now, you bastard!"

Turning around, Kagome ran right into the said wolf prince. Looking up into his eyes, Kagome lost all of her anger suddenly, as the deep blues drew her into his soul.

He really did love her. The question she had to ask herself now was: did she really love him?

The wolf in front of her growled, and pulled her behind him, stalking up to the hanyou known as InuYasha. "Listen you bastard. Maybe you didn't understand me on our last encounter. Kagome. Is. MINE. Return to your dead bitch before you have no body to return to her with. I will not have you upsetting my precious mate."

Turning around, he picked Kagome up, and ran. Ran and ran until he reached a gorgeous waterfall.

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If anyone's wondering, Chikara's pissed about the fact he's abusing his pregnant mate, her sister. But, technically she can't do anything to free her from this treatment, except kill him. If anyone knows her, Chikara is based on my sister Narro and Yume is based on how I'd imagine my sister Tashai if she were abused, and Shiori is a mixture of 2 of my friends, Koko and Kiki.

Kagome is angry with Kouga for not intercepting Ichigo's interaction with his own mate. Chikara originally wanted her younger sister to mate Hakkaku whom, in her eyes, WAS worthy for her sister to mate with. Their family was more upper-class, so when she mated with Ichigo, her class dropped majorly to equal with his. So Ichigo beating Yume is the last straw in Chikara's mind, henceforth her anger towards his punishment to her.

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