Hey everyone I'm back with another chapter, thanks to everyone who has been reading my stories, I have noticed there are a few mistakes here and there throughout the chapters, I'm sorry about any mistakes I have made and probably will make in any of the new chapters. Just another disclaimer I don't own the Inuyasha character/s or storyline only my own twists and characters: Akira (Wolf Demon/Priestess), Akira's parents (Kentaro and Michiko), Akira's brothers (Isamu, Toshio) and Takara.
This chapter has mild language and a bit of nudity.
CHAPTER 4: Akira's feelings
"Koga, hey you're awake, how do you feel?" 'Ginta's voice' "Hey boss, looks like Akira's remedies worked, all the men arose this morning as cheerful as ever" 'Hakkaku's voice' "I'm fine, Akira treated everyone?" 'Koga's voice' "Yeah, she really is amazing" 'Hakkaku's voice'. There up already urgh… great, I rolled over and groaned "She slept by me?" 'Koga's voice' "Yeah, and she said to wake her if anything happened" 'Hakkaku's voice' "Hmm… Can you two assemble some men to go out hunting" 'Koga's voice'. "Sure Koga, shall we go with them or just put a group together?" 'Ginta's voice' "Just put the group together and come back here" 'Koga's voice' "Ok" 'Ginta's voice' I could hear footsteps of them running off "Thank you Akira, I shall have to thank you properly when you wake up, but for now sweet dreams" 'Koga's voice'. Why is he so nice to me, I know he said he loved me but can you really love someone you just met, I mean we hardly know each other, I drifted back to sleep again lost in thought. I felt a wet tongue across my face then felt something jump on me "Ahh…" I groaned and opened my eyes "Takara, huh… no, don't do it, Takara!" suddenly Takara went into her medium size while lying on top of me "Urgh…" I puffed "Huh… Takara where's Akira, I heard her voice" 'Koga's voice' "Can't breathe…" I said underneath Takara's body, squashed against the ground. Then Takara hoped of me and ran off to play I rolled over and tried to catch my breath, why does she do that? "Akira are you ok?" Koga says kneeling beside me "Yep, just fine… I'll get her back later, you have no idea how heavy she is" I replied. I sat up and puffed out a sigh as I closed my eyes and let my ears flop to either side "Hey Akira…." Koga says as he takes my hands in his I opened my eyes and looked at Koga "Thank you, you've helped not only me but the whole pack, I won't disclaim you as my woman because I do love you, and I will never stop fighting for you" Koga said I felt my cheeks redden.
"Uh… It's no big deal, I did say the other day that helping people is what I do, but I can't stay here Koga if I do I fear I will never avenge my parents and I've decided that I will not travel with any one when searching for this demon… I can't let anyone else get hurt, I would never forgive myself" I said as I faced the ground and flicked my ears back Koga lifted my chin "You don't have to do this alone, I can help you with this demon" Koga said. "Let me have one week by self, I'll go back home and get more remedies for your pack and the supplies they need, and when I get back we can discuss it then" I said trying to delay or change the subject, I just can't bare anyone else dying on me "Why are you so generous?" Koga asked with a slight smile my ears perk up. "Huh… It's just the way I am, though because I'm different, people don't like different…" I reply "The only difference I see between you and me is those adorable ears of yours" Koga said with a smile, why does he have to say stuff like that and that smile why? I didn't know what to do. "So when are you planning to leave, I could send Hakkaku and Ginta with you to help, or even go with you myself" Koga said still smiling I could feel my face grow red and hot "Uh… It's ok, I think I can manage a couple of bags, it's making it that takes time, that's why I need the week" I replied with a slight smile I saw Takara running towards us, oh no not again "Koga!" I shouted as I grabbed him rolled out of the way and I looked back at Takara "What was that for? You could hurt somebody playing around like that" I said with my ears slightly turned back. Takara sat down and waved her tail back and forth, I suddenly realized "Oh…" I turned my head back and I was laid on top of Koga still clinging to him, I could feel my face growing hotter than before and flicked my ears back. Koga had a slight smile and he's cheeks grew slightly rosy, I could see his blue eyes sparkle so clearly Koga's smile grew and snapped me out of staring at him "Uh sorry…" I said and I hoped off Koga "I think this would be a good time to um… Go and get the remedies and supplies you need, I'll see you week, take care" I said as I walked out of the den, oh god that was so embracing.
Takara followed me "Takara I need you to stay here, and look after everyone kay? If you really like it here you can stay I won't stop you" I said with a smile I hugged her "I'll be back in a week anyways, so don't be upset" I said as I let go of her "See you in a week, have fun, be nice and most of all be careful" I said walking away from the den. "Sis where are you going?" Ginta asked "You're leaving already?" Hakkaku asked "I'm going to get some more remedies and supplies for all of you, I'll be back in a week though, until then can you guys keep Koga out of mischief until I get back" I said with a smile they both smiled "Sure thing sis" Ginta said "Yeah we'll make sure he doesn't get into trouble" Hakkaku said "You guys talking about me!" Koga yelled then ran straight over the wind blew my hair back and I closed my eyes for a second. "What were you two knuckle heads saying about me?" Koga said "I just asked them to keep you out of mischief" I said with a smile Koga smiled his cheeks slightly red as he grabbed my hands "I'm so lucky to have you, but you don't need to worry about me" Koga said "I don't huh? Well too bad since you got yourself injured by the two headed talking turkey I have to worry about you, if I didn't come when I did then who knows what might of happened to you" I said I slipped my hands from his grasp and started to turn my back on them and walk away Hakkaku and Ginta chuckled at my reply. I could sense his warm gaze upon me, and it made me smile, I haven't felt like this in such a long time, I guess love can happen to you more than once, "Hey Akira!" 'Koga's voice' I turned around and Koga was right there in front of me, geez that's scary but I guess I'm gonna have to get used to it. "Here… It's from the clearing by the waterfall" Koga said as he handed me a flower, it was beautiful, it was a pinkish/white rose, I took the rose and brought to my nose, it smelt so good that it brought a smile to my face, while holding the rose still I wrapped my arms around Koga and hugged him. "Thank you, it's beautiful" I said, I could feel my cheeks going red and my eyes were starting to feel teary I felt Koga embrace me back putting his arms around me holding me tight, I didn't care what anyone thought this made me happy he made me happy "Please be careful out there" Koga whispered "I will, don't worry I'll be fine" I replied back in a whisper. We let go off each other I gave Koga a smile and turned around continuing my journey home but for some reason this place felt more like home than anything else or maybe it was because I didn't want to be parted from Koga in any case I should get going I attached the rose to my halter top and began running to my old home.
I ran all through the night, I didn't feel like using the jewel shards, when I get back I should give them to Koga, I have feeling something bad is going to happen while I'm away from him though, maybe I'm wrong but I should hurry with making the remedies. When I go to my old home I went into the hut I grabbed out a small vase and took it around the back of the hut to the well and reeled the bucket up with water and poured some water in the vase, throwing the bucket back in the well I took the vase back in side and placed it on a counter, I unhitched the rose from my halter top and placed it in the vase. Taking another smell of the rose I smiled then headed off to get some rest in my old room, and laid on my hay bed what an exciting last couple of days, while flicking through my mind of everything that has happened I slowly drift off into a deep sleep. *YAWN* I lightly rubbed my eyes I wonder what time it is? I better get all of this done then I can go back I got up and went outside "I don't believe it I slept in… It's mid-day already" I said as I rushed to the well behind the hut and rolled the bucket of water up and threw it over myself head first. I placed the bucket back in the well and ran back inside to get another basket and went back out to gather some more plants and herbs that I could use to make into a remedy as I picked the plants and herbs I started thinking about the wolf demon tribe, Koga and he's pack and how I've been feeling so happy lately. The last time I felt this happy was about fifteen years ago or a bit more, back then I did what I was meant to do help others, it was not only my duty but a part of who I am, I met a mysterious group of men traveling together and changed how they acted, and I spent most of my time with them, I eventually fell in love with the leader of the group and he fell in love with me, we were inseparable. Though it didn't last my brothers appeared and they didn't like the thought of me a full-fledged wolf demon being with a human so they looked into who they were and told on them to some lords in a human village and the group of men had go on the run but they eventually were caught and executed, ever since then I have not spoken to my brothers. Remembering that I thought maybe I was harsh on my brothers in telling them to stay away from me but they did end up killing the man I loved and his friends, I had grown to like them all, they were all totally different in appearance and personality from other humans, I could relate I was out cast by so many wolf demon for just having ears, tail and a different belief.
I continued all through the night till the next morning in pre-paring the remedies for Koga's pack, when it hit first light I was completely exhausted but I had so much more to do, I want to get supplies for them as well. Supplies were going to be tough, I was going to have to forge weapons since I didn't have many at all here so I decided to go into the room we used for forging weapons, I got all my materials ready and then went back to my room and laid down on my hay bed as soon as my whole body hit the hay I was fast asleep. I woke up to the sound of birds, "Huh? Morning already *YAWN* I better get these weapons made" I said still half asleep as I went out to the well and tipped the bucket of water over my head and headed for a quick run to dry myself off then came back to the hut to start forging the weapons. I slaved over the hot heat all day and through the night as I finished the last of the weapons it was just hitting dawn and I grew sleepy I packed everything up and wrapped all the weapons as I looked at all the stuff I realized that Koga was right I would need help carrying it back "Oh well I can take another trip back here, I don't mind" I said while yawning I heading back to my room and plopped down on to my hay bed and fell asleep drained of energy. "Koga were here! Akira!" 'Hakkaku's voice' "Wow, look at how many weapons and remedies are here, and it's only been three days" 'Ginta's voice' is that Hakkaku and Ginta I heard Koga's name been mentioned I must be dreaming I'll just go back to sleep. I feel someone shake me I open my eyes and see Ginta looking at me worried "Are you ok? You look really pale is something wrong" Ginta asked "Hmm… Ah nope, just sleeping I worked all day and night to get the remedies and weapons done… That's not important right now, what are you doing here?" I asked as I sat up "Well our brethren came and asked if Koga or anyone of us from the pack would join them, they said they found jewel shards in a castle, but only one wolf demon came back and gave Koga a jewel shard and said that our brethren were being slain, and Koga ran off with the jewel shard, but the jewel shard was a fake, but he met your friends and the priestess girl freed the jewel from his arm but he was in such a bad way, when he came back to the den so we brought him to you hoping you could do something" Ginta replied. I gasped and hoped up and raced through the hut and found Koga lying down near the entrance "Koga!" I shouted as I ran over to him and knelt beside him, "Koga?" I said as I placed my hand on his forehead, "I'm not going to let you die too, not here, not now" I said as I pulled a hidden leaver.
"Hakkaku stay here with him, Ginta there's a well around back get me a bucket of water, I'll be right back" I said and raced down underneath the hut and saw the shelves of remedies my mother had made I searched for the one I needed, "Damn it! Where is it!" I yelled I looked over it again and found it behind some other vials. I raced back up to the hut and then grabbed a piece of fabric and knelt by Koga "Try and keep him still this will hurt" I placed the fabric in water and drenched it out, then cleaned out his wound, I then place the vial above his wound and then poured some of it into his wound, and wrapped the fabric around his arm. Koga twitches in pain clutching his teeth together "Hakkaku, Ginta can you two carry him into my room?" I asked they both nodded, they followed me to my room and placed him on my hay bed, I open the shutters to let some breeze in. "Hakkaku, Ginta there's a spare room right down the end you guys can rest in there, there'll be spare blankets in the room if you need them, I'll take care of Koga from here, thank you" I said, "Are you sure? You said earlier that you had been up all day and night" Ginta said "Yeah we can watch over him and wake you if anything happens" Hakkaku says. I look at Koga then back at Hakkaku and Ginta, "Ok but take this vial if he gets worse just poor it in his wound, if he wakes up let me know and I'll make a remedy for him to help get his strength back faster…" I said as I hand over the vial "I'll sleep in the spare room you guys can stay here, it's best if we don't move Koga around too much in his condition" I said.
I walked out of the room and to the spare room, I laid down on my back on the hay bed feeling totally exhausted and closed my eyes I felt the exhaustion work its toll on my body making my body feel hot when my skin felt cold. I start to shiver but am unable to do anything I was drained of my energy I felt as though I was struggling to keep myself awake I slowly drifted into a deep sleep. I woke up and felt blanket draped over me, I still felt exhausted and felt a bit dizzy maybe it's cause I haven't slept much and I haven't eaten anything I should go hunting, I hoped up and walked out and checked in my room. Koga wasn't in there and neither were the other two, I saw that all the weapons and remedies had been gone too, what's going on? I walked outside to see Hakkaku and Ginta siting out in the sun "Hakkaku, Ginta, good morning, where's Koga?" I asked. They both turned around to look at me "Hey sis you're up" Ginta says happily "Hey, Koga's taken a couple of trips to deliver the remedies and weapons you got for us" Hakkaku says "Is he ok? I mean that was a serious injury he had" I asked "Yeah he woke up early feeling great, that remedy worked great, he figured it was better if he delivered them, then we could go in search of this demon that you need to avenge, plus Koga also wants to avenge our dead brethren who were slain" Ginta replies. I smile "At least he's better now" I say suddenly I felt my head spin and closed my eyes holding my head "Hey are you ok?" Hakkaku asks, I open my eyes and nod "I'm not feeling that well, but I'll be fine" I reply giving a weak smile "Is there anything we can do?" Hakkaku replies, just I was about to respond, the dizziness comes on again, and then felt my eyes close, my head blank, and my body numb.
"Koga, we brought back food, has sis woken up yet?" 'Ginta's voice' "No and her fever isn't getting any better… Damn it! If only she didn't over work herself" 'Koga's voice' Koga, I have to get up. I manage to let out a groan and frown, why can't I speak? "Akira? Can you hear me?" Koga said holding my hand in his "Please wake up" 'Koga's voice' come on Akira you can do this I try again to speak "Ko-ga…" this time I manage to say something "Huh… Akira, thank god you're ok" 'Koga's voice' I force my eyes open slowly "Akira you're awake" Koga said as he smiles. I look back in his eyes "I'm sorry…" I say hoping he understands "It's ok, here drink some water" Koga replies as he moves me to lean against his body and brings a cup to my lips, pouring water into my mouth slowly. I manage to bring my arm up and move the cup away from my lips "Hakkaku, Ginta, I'm so sorry, I must have given you quite a scare" I said the water helped I'm able to speak normally again "It did scare us, but you're ok now" Hakkaku replied "Yes, we don't know what would have happened if you didn't wake up" Ginta said. A smell drifted through the air it smelt like boar roasting well more like burning "Hey is something burning?" I asked Ginta and Hakkaku both look at each other and raced off "I should go help them" I said trying to get up.
Koga holds me back "If you keep over doing it you won't get better, just let us help you" Koga says seriously as I look at his face I am suddenly reminded of the first time I saw him, when he picked a fight with Inuyasha the dog-boy and giggled to myself. Koga looked down at me "What?" Koga asked "I was just thinking of the first time I saw you, when you were picking a fight with Inuyasha… I agreed on everything you said about him" I replied "Ha, yeah though he was pretty sloppy in his fighting though he's gotten better since the last time" Koga said then looked gloomy. I looked at him new that he was definitely bent on avenging his comrades "Koga do you know who killed your comrades?" I asked "Yeah, a woman named Kagura she's a wind sorceress but there is a man behind the whole thing… Naraku, and when I find him, I'll rip his head off" Koga said in rage. Naraku the same man who slaughtered my parents, it looks like fate has bound us together then, "Naraku, I know his scent and what he looks like I can help" I said looking up at Koga "I'm leaving you back at the den where it's safe, I won't let you get hurt" Koga replied looking down at me, "I won't stay there, I'm going with you and that's that… Naraku is the one who killed my parents and I want the same thing as you to avenge the ones who have died" I said as I closed my eyes I could feel tears building up. "I-I'm sorry Akira, you can come with me, but I just don't want you to get hurt, I don't know what I'd do if anything happened to you" Koga said I opened my eyes and looked at Koga trying so hard to hold back the tears, I couldn't help but want to cry. I threw my arms around Koga and held my head to Koga's chest "I couldn't save them… I miss them so much" I cried into Koga's chest, I felt Koga embrace me back and hold me close to him, slightly tightening his grip on me, I cried for so long that I had worn myself out and fell asleep in Koga's arms.
I felt a wet tongue against my face "Urgh…" I opened my eyes and saw Takara standing in front of me in her pup form, I quickly hugged her close to me "Takara! I missed you" I said Takara just yapped in excitement to see me again. I let her go "Where's everyone gone?" I ask she yaps in reply "Oh hunting… Well since I passed out I guess there being careful, then again they probably eat more than we do" I said smiling her Takara, I guess it'd be a good time to go and bathe now I stood up and grabbed a towel from a rack on the wall and flung it over my shoulder. Takara followed me out "Oh Takara can you stay here, just in case they get worried if we're not here" I say, she flops her ears down and sits just outside the hut "As soon as you tell them where I've gone you can come join me ok? But you'll have to wait till they come back" I said feeling guilty Takara's ears stood up and she waved her tail back and forth as she yapped, "Ok, ok, well I'll be at the hot spring ok" I said as I walked off. I hummed a tune as I walked to the hot spring when I got there I took everything off but my necklace, and hopped into the spring, "Mmm… that feels good" I say as I bob my head under the water and come back up running my hands through my wet hair, I wonder how long it will take Takara to get here. "I'm sure there was a hot spring around here somewhere" 'Hakkaku's voice' "Well Takara said it was in this direction, anyways Koga should be here soon" 'Ginta's voice' huh? Hakkaku and Ginta are here, oh no "Stay where you guys are, don't come any closer!" I shouted "Huh? Akira is that you?" 'Ginta's voice' "Yes and I'm bathing here so you'll have to wait" I replied "Sorry we didn't know we'll wait back at the hut" 'Hakkaku's voice' I could hear footsteps walking away.
I sunk my back into the water leaving my eyes, nose and mouth above water, I closed my eyes and let my body relax, I stayed like that for five minutes or so before I caught a scent, and it was very familiar it was the smell of dog. As I stand up in the hot spring, I go to the edge and grabbed a couple of rocks, I looked around me and suddenly Inuyasha and Miroku appeared I threw a rock at them both and screamed as loud as I could. "GET OUT OF HERE YOU PERVETS!" I yelled, as I raced out to grab my towel and wrapped it around myself, then Kagome, Sango, Kilala and Shippo turned up "What's going on?" Kagome asked I could sense jewel shards closing in I knew it was Koga which would mean Hakkaku, Ginta and Takara weren't far behind. Miroku rubbed his head and turned away while Inuyasha stood there growling "What ya do that for you stinking wolf!" he shouted "I was naked! That's why you mutt! Now get off my land dog-boy!" I yelled Koga then turned up, he took one glance at me, "Are you ok?" Koga asks keeping his gaze on my face, I nod. Koga averts his gaze to Inuyasha "What do you think you're doing mutt!" Koga yelled, I came next Koga "Koga let's leave them, he's not worth the trouble, I want to go back to the hut" I said as I looked up at Koga still dripping wet.
Koga nodded I grabbed my clothes, Koga scooped me up in his arms "Hey mutt, stay away from my woman you got that?" Koga growled and ran off with me in his arms back to the hut the wind was chilly against my wet skin, I shivered and clung to Koga "Akira nothing happened right? I mean you're ok right?" Koga asked me. I looked up at his face "Yes, I'm fine, but I do think that both the dog and the monk saw me naked…" I sighed "They what?!" Koga said loudly "It's ok, it won't ever happen again, I'll make sure of it" I said Koga still looked pissed off though, we finally got back to the hut. "Koga, Akira… What happened?" Hakkaku asked they both averted their eyes from my body Koga put me down, I still held my clothes in my arms and walked towards the hut. Koga helped me and didn't bother to even take a second glance unnecessarily especially when I was only wrapped in a towel, even though I was still wet I could feel tears mix with the water droplets down my face, I'll thank him when I get dressed I quickly ran inside to my room. I got into my room and dried myself than got dressed, I threw the towel over my head and vigorously rubbed my hair and ears, I guess this will have to do, I carried the towel outside and pinned it to a line that ran from the well to the hut. As I came to the front of the hut I found Hakkaku, Ginta and Takara sitting together, Koga was standing nearby looking at the sunset, I ran up to Koga and hugged him tight "Thank you" I whispered. I felt Koga's tense muscles relax and he embraced me back I let him go and looked at him and smiled I heard Takara growl, the wind blew our way making my hair flow with the wind, and with it Inuyasha's scent.
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