Yes, I know that its shorter than usual, but I felt that this was important and should be its own chapter. Enjoy!
Also, just to clarify - YES, this is a InuYasha/Kagome and Miroku/Sango fan fiction, as is A New Leader. (Although both focus mainly on Inu/Kag, and you'll all have to wait a bit before I develop Miroku and Sango much.)
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Undeniable Love
Chapter 4 - Conspiracy
By: Scaevola
Published 8/25/05
Updated 8/31/05
Koga sprinted off out of the clearing. There was no way he'd let mutt-face have his woman. She deserved to be mated with a full youkai, not some half-breed like InuYasha. 'Once InuYasha's out of the way, Kagome will realize just how much she loves me.'
Koga began to compare himself to InuYasha. He liked to remind himself of his superiority. He, unlike InuYasha, was a full demon and he could easily tear the mutt apart. Koga was the able leader of the wolf clan, while InuYasha was an outcast among his own clan. What a disgrace.
Even without his power or respect, Koga was easily better looking than InuYasha. Koga examined his toned muscles, flexing a bit to reassure himself. Yes, once InuYasha was out of the way, Kagome would know what she was missing.
Koga picked up the scent of the miko that was at the well and began to follow it. He wondered what that miko had to do with InuYasha. He had seen the miko several times, but he never quite knew the entire story.
All he knew was that the mutt and her had some type of relationship before they betrayed each other or something. He didn't know the exact details. Either way, it wasn't important.
What was important is that he had an offer for the miko that she might find interesting. If he could get her help, and possibly her agreement to not harm Kagome, things could go quite well. She could take InuYasha to hell, and he would claim Kagome as his mate.
Koga thought back about what he had seen at the well. He'd been there trying to find Kagome when he smelled the mutt coming fast. He didn't really want to deal with the mutt without Kagome to see him beat the hanyou into a pulp, so he hid behind a tree quickly. Yeah, that was why he hid.
He watched as the mutt walked up to the well. Something was definitely up. Koga had smelled around before and found that Kagome's scent ended abruptly at the well. Maybe mutt-face knew why?
A miko came out from the trees behind InuYasha. They both began talking together. Koga couldn't quite hear what they were saying, so he crept closer silently, nearly bolting in fright when the wind shifted suddenly. The mutt undoubtedly smelled him, but didn't recognize the scent because the wind shifted again. Koga sighed in relief.
He was now close enough to hear. He was slightly disturbed by the miko, she frightened him. 'Better not get on her bad side.' Koga listened carefully to the conversation. He almost growled when the miko threatened to kill Kagome, but he kept quiet.
What truly interested Koga was how the mutt just jumped down the well - and disappeared. Koga didn't know how that happened, but he'd already been down the well tracing Kagome's scent. The well definitely didn't do that to him!
It was then that Koga realized that he could use the miko who had spoken with InuYasha. And now here he was, following her scent.
Suddenly, an arrowed whizzed past him. He jumped away and turned quickly to find the miko he'd been following aiming another arrow at him.
"What do you want? Why are you following me?" she demanded.
Koga smirked as he approached her. "I have an idea which might interest you. I was hoping you'd help me, as it would benefit both of us."
She hesitated before lowering her weapon. "Tell me."
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InuYasha had stayed in the Goshinboku all night, hoping that Kagome would come outside and forgive him, and tell him that she didn't mean what she said. Every once in awhile a sob escaped him. He bit his lip and tried to hold back the noises unsuccessfully.
InuYasha watched Kagome's slightly open window, pushing back the urge to jump through the window to see her sleeping peacefully. Even if she hated him, he could never hate her.
He'd never felt so ashamed of himself, he had always hated how he was a half-demon, but now that Kagome spoken to him so harshly, his desire to be anything but a half-breed grew even more.
InuYasha waited until sunrise before he finally decided that Kagome really didn't plan on speaking to him. With his head bowed, he leapt from the Goshinboku and headed to the well house. Kagome wouldn't be happy if she saw him anywhere near here.
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Kagome hadn't slept well last night. At first she had been too angry to sleep, but when sleep finally began to take her, she heard a noise from outside. It took her a moment to realize that she was hearing InuYasha's sobs.
Kagome had only seen InuYasha's tears once before, and it was nothing like this. Nobody would be able to tell he was crying if they didn't see the tears in his eyes last time. He didn't move or make a sound.
This time was completely different. InuYasha's heart wrenching sobs pained Kagome as she thought about what she'd said earlier. 'Oh InuYasha, I'm so sorry.' Tears rolled down her cheeks as she replayed the scene from last night over and over again. She had been so horrible to him.
Another sob reached her ears and she pulled her other none ruined pillow over her head, muffling the noises. Kagome cried a long with InuYasha that night. She'd never felt so horrible.
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Koga walked slowly back towards the clearing where the well was. His meeting with the miko had been a success. She'd agreed to his plan, and even made a few suggestions of her own.
The wolf demon grinned widely as he thought about his own private plans for himself and Kagome. He'd certainly have his fun with her when he had her. He'd make sure she knew all the 'benefits' of being mated to a wolf demon.
Koga stopped abruptly when he picked up InuYasha's scent. It was fresh - he'd just returned it seemed. Koga grew worried until he realized that Kagome's scent was still stale. She had not returned with the mutt.
'Good, maybe she's realizing on her own how pitiful that hanyou is.' thought Koga. He sat down at a safe distance from the well. Just enough so he could see it, but far enough away where InuYasha wouldn't smell him.
InuYasha wouldn't be much a threat even if he knew Koga was here anyway. The miko said she'd be able to handle InuYasha no problem, and Koga believed her. All Koga had to do was steal Kagome away while Kikyo took InuYasha to hell, willingly or not.
Koga laid back and relaxed. 'Soon,' he thought 'She'll be mine.'
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I know this chapter is short, but, I'm willing to make up for it if I get a few reviews ;)
