At Fair: Kouga and Sango
After breakfast was over Takehiko, Jovan and Inuyasha headed out together. Since Sesshomaru and Rin would be attending the fair with Yoake and Inuyasha would be spending the day with his father and sister, Kouga had invited Sango and Kirara to join him. Chūjitsuna had pulled Kouga aside before breakfast to let him know that he intended to invite Kagome and Shippo to the fair, and with Miroku's appointment with Kamiko that had left Sango to her own devices. Sango was puzzled at first when Kouga invited her, but quickly smiled and nodded when Kouga slightly tilted his head toward where Chūjitsuna and Kagome were standing. Sango and Kouga quickly left the room before Kagome could see them. They both knew that the kind hearted miko would invite them along if they were still there when Chūjitsuna finished asking her out.
As the fair was in a village some ways away, Sesshomaru had arranged for those who couldn't fly to have flying mounts. Kouga and Sango picked a couple of young dragons up from the stables and headed out right away. As they flew over the forests and countryside, Sango looked over at Kouga.
"So, just when did you stop really trying to claim Kagome?" Kouga laughed and shook his head.
"I was going to explain to Kagome first, but you'll probably be able to get her alone sooner than I will." Kouga shook his head. "After the first year of chasing her, I finally acknowledged that I wasn't going to win her no matter what. At the time, she was so focused on Inuyasha that I gave up. I still love her, but like a imōto."
"So the whole 'My Woman' thing after that…" Sango raise an eyebrow.
"Yep, I was trying to get Inuyasha to realize what he had. It didn't work the way I thought it would though." Kouga laughed again. "I would have told her what I was doing, but I could never get her alone long enough."
"Yeah, Inuyasha was always right behind you when you would try running off with her. So when did you meet Jovan?"
"About a month or two before we finished off Naraku. Sesshomaru made it clear that he wanted to be the one to tell Inuyasha about his sister, so I kept quiet."
The rest of the short flight, Kouga told Sango about how he met Jovan and saved her from Kagura. Sango laughed and shook her head when he told her that he had decided then and there that he wanted Jovan as his mate.
"Well at least you know what you want and stick with it."
"So what happened with you and the pervert?"
"I decided that I couldn't trust him enough around other women and he decided I was a little too violent for his tastes." Sango sighed.
"Well, I didn't think it would work out anyway. The monk didn't seem to have much respect for you as he didn't stop groping you when you asked him to. It's a good thing you aren't a youkai, if you have been he would have lost his hand within the first day." Sango laughed and shook her head.
"As it is, I'm not sure I didn't damage his brain. He has a very thick skull."
After they arrived at the village and settled the two dragons in the stable, Kouga and Sango strolled around the fair. There were many beautiful things for sale and Sango helped pick out a courting gift for Jovan. They found a beautiful dark blue, silk fan with sakura blossoms and crescent moons on it and a beautiful dark blue, silk obi with sakura blossoms on it. Since they worked so well together, Kouga bought both of them for Jovan. As they wandered around the fair, Kouga thought about what he knew of the female slayer.
Kouga considered her a friend and now that Yoake had made them honorary clan members, he considered it his duty to help the onna find the right match. The ningen males would stifle her free spirit. Kouga shook his head, he couldn't understand why ningen males didn't search out strong mates like youkai males did. Every youkai knew that two strong parents brings even stronger pups.
"Hey Sango, have you ever considered looking for a mate who was hanyou or youkai? You are much stronger than the ningen males I've seen, but ningen males don't look for a strong mate like youkai do."
"I haven't really considered it. Most of the youkai I've met have been enemies or in love with Kagome. Besides, whoever I end up marrying will have to be alright with hanyou, youkai and ningens. I won't give up any of my friends for a man."
"Well, think about it. I could introduce you to a few of the males from my clan. Your children will be hanyou, but you're pretty strong so they would be too."
"I can just imagine what Inuyasha would say if I was courted by one of the males of your clan." Sango laughed as she imagined the fit Inuyasha would throw. Kouga laughed too.
"Yeah, he's accuse me of trying to steal his whole pack."
"Then he would chase the poor male around with his sword until Kagome sits him."
"I always have to laugh when that happens, but I also feel sorry for the guy. Yeah he deserves it at times, but he can't help being a baka."
"I feel bad for him too. I'm just glad that Kagome doesn't do it very often anymore. It took me a while to explain to her that to Inuyasha, bitch wasn't a bad word."
Kouga chuckled and shook his head as he thought of all the times in the past that Kagome had sat the poor hanyou for calling her a bitch. To Inuyasha and most canine youkai, it was like a human calling her onna.
"I'm sure that Kagome will take those beads off eventually. With the Shikon no tama gone there won't be any need for her to travel around. Besides, I have a feeling she's going to have another Inu to worry about soon." Sango chuckled as she remembered Kagome blushing at the table this morning.
"Inuyasha wasn't happy when Chūjitsuna showed up and Kagome invited him to travel with us. I think Kagome is just as interested in him as he is in her."
"I know she is; I could smell their attraction from across the room. Inuyasha probably smelled it when you guys met too and that's why he had such a problem with having him around."
"He really needs to let her meet males. If he keeps trying to drive them off, Kagome is going to end up going off the deep end." Sango shook her head. "Maybe I should talk with him. I may be able to talk some sense into him about this. Inuyasha does care about her and I know he wants her to be happy."
"It's worth a shot. Worst that can happen is he ignores you and Kagome eventually sits him straight to Hell." Kouga chuckled at the thought of an Inuyasha shaped hole deep enough to reach Hell.
"I hope it doesn't come to that. I'd miss having him around." Kouga smiled knowingly as he glanced at Sango from the corner of his eye.
"Yeah, and Jovan would be upset if it happened too. Let's just hope he'll listen to you." Each time she spoke of Inuyasha, her scent spiked. He shook his head, it had to be the puppy ears. Onna just couldn't resist puppy ears. He smirked as he thought of Jovan and acknowledged that he really didn't have room to judge. Her ears made him want to nibble on them too. "Inuyasha is going to need someone to talk to. With all the changes that have been going on, he's bound to be confused on what he wants to do."
"Yeah, especially since Kagome has taken an interest in his cousin. I'll definitely have to talk with him later."
"He seems to think highly of you." Kouga smirked as he thought back on Inuyasha hiding behind Sango during breakfast. He had seen the slight blush on Sango's cheeks when he had plastered himself to her back to hide from Kamiko. Kouga had also seen him discretely sniff her hair and smile. "I don't think I've ever seen Inuyasha hide behind someone before."
"Well, he was being assaulted by Sesshomaru's mother. It's enough to unnerve anyone." Sango laughed as she remembered the shocked look on his face.
"Yeah, Kamiko can be pretty scary once she gets an idea in her head. I bet that Miroku is going to find himself mated to an Inu youkai before too much longer. She seemed really determined to have puppy eared pups to play with."
"Well if he does end up with a youkai, he's not going to get away with propositioning women." Sango laughed as she imagined Miroku with a territorial Inu youkai mate. "Though with an Inu, he isn't going to have much time to even look at other women."
"Especially when she goes into heat." Kouga laughed again. "Sesshomaru was right to be terrified of those women his mother locked him in with. If he hadn't been as strong as he is, he might not have made it out of that room in one piece."
"Well that would make Miroku happy."
"What will make him even happier is that a pregnant Inu youkai is even worse than one in heat. He'll probably only get about two hours of sleep a day from the time the Inu goes into heat to the time she births the pup."
"That almost makes me feel sorry for the hentai." Sango laughed as she pictured an exhausted Miroku trying to crawl out of a room and calling for help, before being pulled back into the room by a woman.
"Almost, but not quite. The monk bit off more than he could chew when he allowed Kamiko to take him on as a project." Kouga laughed and shook his head. "I'm just glad she hadn't tried to set Jovan up before I found her. That would have been a tragedy."
"So this courtship with Jovan, you're very serious about her huh?"
"Yeah, both my beast and I fell hard for her. I just hope she agrees to be my mate."
"I'm sure she will. Just try not to be as pushy as you were with Kagome and you should be fine."
"Thanks for the advice. I'll admit I was a bit pushy with Kagome. Well enough talk about serious stuff. Let's go see what this fair has to offer. We're supposed to be having fun." Kouga grinned down at Sango. "Maybe you'll find a good looking youkai or hanyou to take home with you."
Sango laughed and blushed as the first thing that popped into her head was a cute pair of white puppy ears. She shook her head and punched Kouga's shoulder.
