Life with Koga
Chapter 5
By Alicia Maxwell
Days passed and Koga and I barely spoke. Any words we had for one another were typically bitter ones and it didn't seem like things would get better any time soon. He was angry because of numerous things, but I could tell it first started when he saw, first-hand, that I was a better fighter even though he had two jewel shards and I had none. I knew it was for the best if I just let him be for a while- let him sort things out for himself- so I did. However, it soon came to pass that I became bitter myself, but I had different reasons….
One day, while I was out hunting, I came across a wolf from Koga's tribe. She was average height, red-haired with her hair pulled back in two ponytails on either side of her head, and she had green eyes and white fur. She told me her name was Atyame and she had come to speak with Koga.
"I'll show you the way to the den," I said. "And by the way, I'm Alicia."
"I know. I couldn't forget your name," she muttered. I chose to ignore this remark and continue leading her toward the den.
"Koga! One of your tribe is here to see you!" I called into the den.
"It's your tribe now too, ya know!" he shouted back. He sounded pleasant, like maybe he was starting to get over his anger. "Show 'em in!"
"Koga?" Atyame beckoned, as I led her into the den.
"Atyame!?" Koga jumped. "Atyame, what are you doing here!?"
"How could you do this to me, Koga!?" Atyame demanded.
"Koga, what's she talking about?" I asked.
"Nothing, nothing," Koga said nervously as he came up to me and dragged me aside. "Atyame isn't quite… right in the head, if you know what I mean," he whispered.
"I HEARD THAT!" Atyame shouted.
"Koga! I want the truth! What in the name of seven hells is this girl talking about!?" I demanded.
"Well… I… uh… I…," he stuttered.
"You didn't even tell her anything about me!? God Koga! You really are slime!" Atyame yelled.
"Shut up, okay!? Things have changed, Atyame! We aren't cubs anymore!" Koga shouted.
"Tell me what's going on right now or I swear I'll never speak to you again, Koga!" I demanded.
"Well… I… uh… I…," he stuttered again.
"How about I tell you?" Atyame said.
"No! Atyame, I'll tell it!" Koga replied. "She'll just make me look like an evil twisted bastard if she tells it," he muttered.
"I HEARD THAT TOO!" Atyame shouted.
"Anyway, Atyame here's an… well… an 'ex-girlfriend'. Back when we were cubs, I promised Atyame I'd be her mate when we grew up. Of course, as you can see, things didn't turn out like I promised."
"You jerk!" I slapped him. "How many times have you done this, hm? How many times did you promise your heart to a girl and then take it away? How many times!?"
"Twice, but Kagome didn't want my heart anyway so it's more like once," Koga replied.
"Hmph! Now that she knows about that, I can safely say I'm content," Atyame said, turning back and heading out, back to the eastern caves.
"So," I sat down. "I'm not angry anymore. I want to get back to what's important. Are you willing to give up being angry?"
"Huh?" he blinked. "What did you say?"
"I'm not mad about Atyame. I understand. I want to get back to what's important- our happiness together. Are you ready to give up being angry?"
"Sure," Koga smiled.
That was the end of our troubles for a while.