Theme: Jealousy
Word Count: 250
Genre: Introspection/humor/waff
Yet Another Defeat
Kouga sighed. It was one of those sickening evenings with dog breath's group, and as usual, he was left feeling like he didn't belong.
Sitting next to Kagome, he watched her movements and the things that kept her interest. He growled when the majority of her interest was with a certain rival.
'Is it because he has a bigger sword?' Kouga asked, but then he realized knowing Kagome, that maybe size didn't really matter.
'Is it because he met her first?' Fate was a bastard sometimes. If only he had been the one pinned to the tree, would she be with him instead? It was always about first come first serve, wasn't it? He grunted.
'Is it because he's not readily available?' He mused, thinking of the dead priestess that the hanyou often ran off to see, leaving poor Kagome alone when he was overflowing in love for her. Would she rather have someone that didn't always pay attention to her? He scratched his chin.
He didn't know the reason, but he always felt defeated. Kouga showed her affection, was open to her, protected her, and fought with and for her. Why didn't he ever win?
Following her eyes to the top of Inu Yasha's head, he was brought out of his reverie from an obvious revelation. He basked in Kagome's adoring, innocent grin. He crossed his arms in yet another defeat.
"It's the ears, isn't it?" Koga said aloud, gaining from her a prompt and dreamy sigh of affirmation.