Chapter 12

Kouga shook his head to clear away the fuzziness from the blast. He picked himself up and stared in the direction of the blue bubble. The wolf prince growled and grinded his teeth as he watched the silver haired hanyou cautiously approach the girl surround by a purple mist. 'I knew it, that bastard had a plan this whole time.'

As Inuyasha approached the enraged hanyou that was his intended, he began to worry.....worry about how he was to subdue her. He became frightened when her eyes flashed red for a brief second as she continued to ramble on, oblivious to his presence. 'I wonder....it worked before.....maybe it will work under these circumstances as well' Inuyasha slowly walked up to Kagome and grabbed her by the shoulders. Before she could pull back or even react, he had pulled her against him and silenced her with a long subduing kiss.

Kagome relaxed against the opposite hanyou as she felt the excess miko power leave her body. It felt like the energy was being pulled from her deliberately. After the last of the power was drawn from her, she slumped against Inuyasha, exhausted.

Once Inuyasha was satisfied that Kagome was back to normal he released her now swollen lips. As soon as he did so, she went limp in his arms. 'She fainted. Did I make her do that....no she's just tired.' Inuyasha gave her a weak smile as he tried to position her comfortably in his arms. He was distracted from his task as the smell of wolf got stronger behind him. "What Kouga? She's mine now, so leave!" He didn't turn to look at the youkai.

"What....how.....how were you able to pass through the barrier?" Kouga asked him, genuinely interested in the turn of events.

"Honestly.....I don't know. It happened before when Sesshomaru threatened to take her. He wound up like you and I was able to pass through like it wasn't even there. I'll have to ask her retainer about it when she gets here." Inuyasha told Kouga then went back to trying to maneuver Kagome against him so her towel wouldn't fall off.

"Her retainer.....why would Kagome have a retainer?"

"Because she's the heir to the Eastern Lands. Her father was the Taiyoukai that ruled over them." Inuyasha let out a sigh as he managed to get Kagome in his arms, decently. He then walked about retrieving her other things.

"Oh....hey....Inukor.......Inu.....why were you glowing purple a moment ago? When you.....kissed.....her?"

"What are you talking about?" Having retrieved all her things he started to walk back towards camp.

"You were emitting a purple light as you kissed her. Just before she fainted." Kouga walked cautiously behind the two hanyous.

"If I was, I didn't know it.....Don't you have a pack to lead?" Inuyasha turned on the wolf suddenly, annoyed with his questioning. "I have a future-mate to tend to, so leave already."

Kouga growled at the hanyou's request, but stopped when he looked at the sleeping girl in Inuyasha's arms. 'She looks happy and content....I wish it was me she was cuddled against....but she doesn't love me so she wouldn't be happy.' He went to caress her sleeping face but stopped himself when he heard a low growling sound coming from her hovering protector. "One thing before I go. If you hurt her in anyway.....I'll take her..... That's a promise." the wolf stepped back a few feet, then left in his whirl of a tornado.

Inuyasha watched the wolf prince vanish into the woods, relieved he was finally gone. His eyes then traveled to his sleeping fiancé. 'She's so angelic when she asleep.....Kagome...what's going on with you....you sure are attracting a lot of unwanted attention.....but why.' Inuyasha turned and continued down the path back to camp.

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