Chapter 8
Once Kagome's mind could think straight, she janked her hand away with a deep blush. 'What a perverted jerk, doing something like that to me. And at a moment like this.' A bang from the door downstairs, brought Kagome from her thoughts. She immediately turned and went to see if it was the very person she feared was home. InuYasha's ear twitched, he wasn't worried if the man of the house was home. He knew what Kouga really was, and no mangy wolf would defeat him.
InuYasha moved her back into the room. "Kagome, finish what you were doing. I'll handle Mr. Two-timer, come downstairs when you're done okay?" She nodded she understood then went back to her packing. Her heart was racing and her hands shook as she tried getting her things together.
Meanwhile InuYasha made his way down the stairs. He said nothing, just basically seeing if the wolf could sniff him out before seeing him. He was now about to step off the last step, when Kouga turn the corner. Kouga's lip was curled up, showing his fang. "You!" He growled out. "Just what the hell are you doing in my house mutt?!"
InuYasha only smiled and replied with an answer he knew would fire up the wolf demon. "Well since you are playing with Kikyo, I figured I'd have my own fun...with your woman. And that girl knows just the right places to touch to turn this Inu on."
Now Kouga was furious and ready to fight. He was practically growling as his hands balled into fist. "If you touched my Kagome, I swear I'll kill you." He threatened, as his wolf instincts started to grow. "If you're smart hanyou you'll leave now, and just maybe I'll let you live."
"Oh don't worry I am leaving you mangy wolf, but not alone. You see that's the trouble with demons like you, humans can never satisfy pure bloods. Isn't that why you have Kikyo? Now hanyou's like me, we can be happy with just finding that one special mate." InuYasha looked up to see Kagome hesitating to come down the stairs. Holding out his hand to her he said. "It's safe to come down now, Kagome."
Slowly she took a few steps, she felt like her legs were going to give out with each step she took. Kagome could see the rage in Kouga's face the closer she got to InuYasha's hand. In all her years she never once heard of demons, they were a myth to humans of this time. Until today that is, it happened so fast that Kagome herself never saw it coming. Like a flash of lightning Kouga struck, and in that split second InuYasha was just as fast.
Just before Kagome's hand reached his, Kouga made fast leap landing between InuYasha and Kagome. "No one will take Kagome from me, she's mine dog breath. So either leave or die standing where you are." Kouga's words did little to scare InuYasha, Kagome however was terrified and ended up falling on her butt. It was when she looked up at Kouga, she saw his eyes glowing a deep red. How was she going to get away now, and what was all this talk of Inu's and mates?
Still InuYasha wasn't worried about Kouga's threat and smiled, showing his own fangs. "So, are you going to keep talking about stopping me or are you going actually do it?" Tired of the smart talk, InuYasha decided to make the first move. With a quick jump he landed behind Kagome and scooped her up. "See told you I was leaving with Kagome, you smelly wolf." With another jump backwards, InuYasha was now at the top of the stairs.
"You will never get out of here alive mutt!" Kouga said, as he jumped just as high landing behind InuYasha. Only this time Kouga had the upper hand and was ready to attack. Kouga was too fast this time. Before InuYasha could take his leap forward, Kouga jammed his clawed hand through InuYasha stomach from behind.
Not being able to see exactly what happened from her position in InuYasha arms, Kagome only felt something wet and hot on her shirt. The look on InuYasha's face didn't help much either. His eyes were squeezed shut and teeth clinch. As critical as the wound was, InuYasha did not yell in pain. "Looks like I win dog boy." Kouga growled, as he pulled his hand from InuYasha's body.
It was then Kagome saw the blood on Kouga's hand, she left out a scream and wiggled out of InuYasha's arms. With Kagome no longer in his arms, InuYasha fell to one next scream was louder once she realized just what actually happened. Blood was dripping from the hole in his stomach covering the stairs and most of her shirt. She screamed again and made a run for it out the door.
Kouga went to grab her, but was stopped by a bloody InuYasha. Grabbing Kouga by the arm he held on as long as he could. He was weak but would do his best to give Kagome as much time as he could. "I won't...let you...h-hurt her...not ever again..." He fought hard to keep from blacking out. Still even he could only stand so much. The last thing he remembered before darkness hit was throwing Kouga hard into the wall. It must've been just enough, because Kouga didn't move after the hit. As InuYasha now laid on the stairs, his breathing began to slow even more. He might be a hanyou, but even he would die from blood loss.
Kagome ran as fast as she could, no longer wearing shoes since losing them a block from the house. Her feet cut and bleeding from the broken glass she stepped on, still she kept running. Her mind screamed to get to Sango's place or even find a cop. She still wasn't sure of what she saw, it was like something from a movie. 'Who are they, no human could do such things and no human could lose all that blood and still stand? Are they monsters?' Kagome thought as she ran full force. She kept looking back to see if either one was following her. And knew if Kouga caught her she'd be dead for sure this time. How did she not see this side of Kouga before now?
High above the very house InuYasha lay injured, a figure stood the smell of InuYasha's blood leading him to his prey. "So at last we will met, little brother. To bad you won't be awake for our first meeting."
