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Undeniable Love

Chapter 7 - Saved

By: Scaevola

Published 8/25/05

Updated 9/15/05

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Miroku crept towards Sango slowly She and the others had left the hut not long ago, and after a short time alone, he felt a sudden yearning to see the demon slayer. Her back was too him as she sat and watched Shippo and Kirara play a game of tag in the field. 'Ah, such a perfect opportunity…' he thought. Miroku inched closer, carefully avoiding twigs or leaves that may have dropped from the trees nearby.

He held his breath and cast a furtive look each way, making sure nobody was aware of his intentions and warn Sango. Sango had been particularly careful around him of late, and he hadn't had the chance to 'appreciate' Sango's beauty because of it.

He took one step closer towards his goal, when he heard a twig snap under his weight. He winced at the sound and quickly withdrew the hand that had been steadily approaching Sango, instead acting as if he was planning on speaking with her.

Sango whipped around, looking at him with narrow eyes. He held his eyes up defensively. "I only wished to speak with you Sango," he said. 'At least, after I stepped on the twig that is.' He sat down next to her with a sigh. "I wonder when InuYasha and Kagome will return. (A/N: Remember, InuYasha ran off before he spoke to them about Kagome.)

Sango nodded as she watched Miroku's hands. She still didn't quite trust him, and he seemed slightly suspicious approaching her so silently from behind just a moment ago. She looked up into his eyes when she heard him whisper her name. She lost himself in his gaze, her icy demeanor towards him rapidly melting. How she yearned for him to hold her and whisper soft words of endearment to her. She so badly wanted him to - She abruptly became aware of a familiar hand groping her.

"HENTAI!" she screamed, smacking the monk. "I can't believe you just did that you lech!" Sango took another swing and the monk, who narrowly avoided it. She began screaming at him about his lecherous ways, but was cut off by a scream in the distance.

"INUYASHA!"

Sango and Miroku both forgot about their disagreement for the moment, and quickly ran in the direction of the voice. Shippo and Kirara followed. They all knew that voice, and desperately hoped that they'd get their in time.

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The wind whipped through the trees, awakening the silent forest with the rustling of leaves. Brushing past the trees, the wind came upon a pile of ash which was once Kikyo. Under the constant attack of the wind, the ashes cleared, leaving behind a small wooden puppet with hair.

Kikyo stood with Naraku, gazing into the mirror. "So, the puppet failed," said Naraku.

"You said it would work, Naraku." Kikyo glared at the demon.

Naraku chuckled. "Yes, and it will, Kikyo. The demon puppet may have died, but Koga will take care of InuYasha for us, whether he realizes it or not."

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Koga hurried to the other wolf demons near the fire. They looked up as their leader approached, waiting for him to speak. "I need a few of you to come with me. Someone's coming to threaten my mate. She wants us to take care of him."

With that, Koga turned and hurried off, not bothering to make sure that they were following him. He already knew that they would be. He sniffed the air carefully, sorting through the many scents that he found, until it centered on the one he was looking for.

'That mutt, Kikyo said she'd deal with him. No matter though, I don't mind having the chance to kill him.' Koga smirked as he imagined ripping through InuYasha's flesh, before he ran off in the direction the mutt was coming from.

It wasn't long before they came to a cliff in the mountain's side. Below them they could see the figure clad in red jumping from different ledges to climb the cliff side. One of Koga's companions voice a question that they were all silently asking. "What will we do about his sword Koga?"

Koga frowned as he thought about what his companion had asked. InuYasha's sword hadn't crossed his mind. The Tetsusaiga was definitely something he didn't want to have to deal with. Then it struck him. It was simple. "Just nock the sword out of his hands, off the cliff. That way he'll have to turn his back on us if he wants to get it, in which case we'll just kill him. If he stays and fights us, we'll overpower him with our numbers.

The others nodded as they watched the hanyou get closer. InuYasha took a few more leaps before landing directly in front of Koga. "Where is Kagome!" he shouted, glaring at the wolf youkai.

Koga snarled. "She is my mate now, InuYasha. It would have been best if you stayed away, but now it's too late." With that Koga lunged at the hanyou.

InuYasha quickly sidestepped Koga before he had to jump out of the way of another wolf demon. There were six wolf demons against him. He quickly drew his fang before he yelled out, "Six against one Koga? Too scared to take me one on one?"

Koga just snarled before charging at him, the others quickly follow suit. It was all InuYasha could do to just dodge them. He never had enough time to attack; just dodge and block. Slowly, InuYasha was forced back to the cliffs edge, the other wolf demons had cornered him. InuYasha took a step back in order to keep all of them in his sight, but nearly slipped off the edge. Not that the fall would kill him, he could easily jump off the edge and escape, but he wasn't about to leave without Kagome.

Suddenly, Koga charged him, using the speed of the jewel shards. InuYasha didn't even have a chance to move before the Tetsusaiga was knocked out of his hands. He watched the blade fly into the air before another wolf demon kicked it off the cliff.

He turned back towards the wolf demons, knowing that he didn't have a chance, that now, even if he ran, they'd give chase and run him down. Besides, InuYasha never ran from a fight.

The other wolf demons all charged him as one, punching and kicking him, tearing at his chest, biting his shoulder. He grunted at the blows, nearly crying out as he felt Koga's claws impale his stomach, the deeps wounds overflowing with blood. The other wounds paled in comparison to that wound. It felt as though Sesshomaru had drove his hand through his chest again, and, in a way, Koga just had done that with his claws.

InuYasha could hear his ribs break under the beating the demons were giving him. He closed his eyes, knowing that these would be his last moments, before he opened them in curiosity.

The blows had stopped, the snarling had been replaced with silence. InuYasha raised his head to see Sango and Miroku, as well as Kirara and Shippo, approaching him. He tried to get up, let them know he'd be okay, but instead, he found himself slowly slipping into darkness.

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Koga quickly ran back towards his den. InuYasha's friends had taken two of his companions and almost a third before they had managed to retreat. The monk and demon slayer were surprisingly strong for humans.

In all the time that Koga had known InuYasha and Kagome, he'd never really taken the time to know the demon slayer and the monk, or the kitsune and the fire neko. He'd always thought that InuYasha was the only one doing the work in that group, but now, after seeing the other companions fight, he knew that he was very wrong.

Koga was thankful that he had managed to hurt InuYasha that badly, even if they didn't get to kill him. No matter how skilled they were, Koga knew that there would be no way that the demon slayer and the monk could fight his entire den, and InuYasha, in his weakened state, would never be able to fight, maybe not even move.

He also knew that the humans wouldn't be anywhere near his den for awhile yet, since InuYasha was injured. They'd want to make sure he was okay before they moved on.

As he and his companions approached the den, Koga made sure that everyone was on guard for InuYasha's friends. While he was sure they'd remain behind to make sure InuYasha was cared for before moving on, Koga wanted to be extra safe. He made sure that there was no chance anyone could come close to the den without him knowing.

Koga was wearing a slight smirk as he entered his den. He nodded towards Ginta and Hakaku, letting them know that they could leave. His smirk grew into a smile as his eyes landed on Kagome with lust.

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It had been awhile before Koga returned to the den. Kagome had began to wonder if something had happened before she noticed Koga standing in front of her, smiling widely. She quickly moved backwards until her back hit the wall. Knowing she was cornered, she looked up into Koga's lust filled eyes in fear.

"There's no need to be afraid Kagome, after all, you are my mate." said Koga.

"I'm not your mate, Koga!" shouted Kagome, momentarily forgetting her fear as anger flared.

A deep chuckle escaped Koga. "Yes, but you will be." Koga eyed her and licked his lips. "In fact, I was thinking of making you my mate now. You know how I do that, right?"

Kagome shook her head. She knew what was done, but she didn't want to admit it, even to herself. Tears began to fill her eyes.

"Like this," said Koga. He suddenly swiped at her with his claws. His claws tore at her clothes and wounded her deeply. Kagome flinched in pain as she tried to fight against him.

"Stop it!" she cried, "Stop it Koga!"

Koga didn't answer, instead concentrating on holding her arms up and bring his lips down to crash on hers. When he finally broke the kiss, she whimpered.

"InuYasha can't come to help you, Kagome. I took care of him. He held up his claw, which still had InuYasha's blood on it.

"No…" whispered Kagome. "No, you didn't."

Koga laughed, "Now, where were we?" He swiped at her skirt with his claws, leaving on her panties behind. Koga eyed the undergarments with disgust. He wanted her, and these clothes were beginning to annoy him.

Kagome began to scream as Koga swiped with his claws again. With each swipe of his claws, more wounds appeared, and more clothes came off. Koga was beginning to enjoy himself.

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InuYasha became aware of his surroundings slowly. He could hear voices whispering nearby. He realized that it was Miroku and Sango, hovering over him.

"Do you think he'll be okay?" whispered Miroku.

"I don't know. I don't have any bandages or anything to put o his wounds." sighed Sango.

"I wonder where the Tetsusaiga is." Miroku thought aloud.

"I don't know, but I'm surprised InuYasha doesn't have it." said Sango. "I wonder if Koga has it?"

"He didn't have it when he ran off. Besides, he's full demon. He can't touch it." said Miroku.

At the mention of Koga, InuYasha's eyes shot open, blood red. Sango and Miroku both gasped and fell back, afraid that InuYasha would hurt them in his full demon state. He let out a growl as he remembered what happened. Koga had taken Kagome! Ignoring his wounds, InuYasha ran off to Koga's den. If Kagome was hurt, he'd rip the wolf to shreds!

InuYasha was dimly aware of Miroku and Sango getting Shippo and Kirara and following him, but he didn't care. His mate came first.

He ran faster than he'd ever run before. His wounds throbbed painfully as he ran, but his demon side gave him the strength he needed to ignore it and keep going.

He leapt up into the air, landing down straight in the middle of a group of wolf demons. He could hear Kagome's cries from inside the den. He snarled before quickly clawing at one of the wolf demons, only to turn and leap over another. He faced three of the wolves, dipping his claws into his deep wound. Their eyes widened in shock before they were cut to pieces by the Blades of Blood.

The other wolf demons began to back away slowly, but when InuYasha turned to them with a growl, they turned and ran away, beginning for mercy. InuYasha was tempted to go after them, to feel his claws tear into each one. Feel the warm blood flow onto his hands from their throats. But another cry from his mate in the den came to him, and he forgot about anything else.

He charged into the den to see Kagome trying to keep Koga off of her. He clothes had been torn to shreds, her underwear lay on the floor in pieces. She was backed against a wall sobbing as the wolf demon was about to grab her.

InuYasha charged forward, sinking his claws into Koga's back. The wolf demon let out a cry of pain before he turned around to face his attacker. His eyes widened in shock as he recognized his attacker. "But - how?" was all he managed to say before InuYasha attacked him again, making sure he killed Koga as slowly as possible. He wanted the wolf demon to suffer for what he'd done to Kagome.

InuYasha grabbed Koga by the neck, before swiftly turning around to slam Koga's head into the wall behind him. With his other hand his clawed at Koga stomach. Koga let out another cry of pain before he managed to get InuYasha off him. He turned and slammed his fist into InuYasha, sending the hanyou flying back onto the ground.

Before InuYasha could recover, Koga had run out of the den to safety.

InuYasha was about to give chase when he heard a low whimper behind him. "I-Inu-Yasha."

He turned to see Kagome just before she fell unconscious. She was nude, and bleeding from wounds that Koga had given her with his claws. Wordlessly, he took off his haori and wrapped it around her just before Sango and Miroku came into the den, panting slightly.

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Miroku and Sango saw him holding Kagome in his arms. "InuYasha!" Exclaimed Miroku, striding forward to him, for once without a perverted grin on his face. His eyes were filled with concern and worry, but InuYasha didn't see that. All he saw was a threat.

Instinctively he stood and place himself between Miroku and Kagome. He growled as the monk approached and threatened with his claws. The monk stopped in his tracks, realizing that he might be in danger.

"InuYasha, It's me." he said, taking a step forward.

InuYasha tried to hit him with his claws, to tear apart the human that came near his mate. Dimly he was aware that it was Miroku, but he still didn't want him near Kagome.

Miroku's eyes widened as he dodged the attack. "He really tried to kill me right there!" he shouted.

Sango shook her head. "InuYasha won't let you near her at all I'm afraid."

"So it seems." replied Miroku, slowly stepping away from InuYasha.

Once he was a safe distance away, InuYasha suddenly stopped growling and turned to pick up Kagome.

Miroku and Sango glanced at each other. Surprised at this behavior. Miroku was suddenly curious.

He took a step forward as InuYasha was still picking up Kagome. Suddenly, the demon put the girl down and leapt at the monk, snarling again.

Miroku gulped and ran behind Sango. "Kami!"

Sango however, looked thoughtful. "I think I understand now." she said.

Miroku looked at her. "Care to explain then?"

"Come on, I'll explain on the way back to Kaede's. InuYasha will come too once we leave." said Sango.

With that, she left the hut to where Kirara and Shippo were waiting. Miroku look back at InuYasha once to see him holding Kagome before he hurried to the others.

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