Kagome sat next to George as Misa turned to clean the apartment, Kouga walking in a moment later and bending his head to talk low with her.
"How was it?" she asked.
George turned, "it was a lot better than I expected… he's happy for us."
Kagome exhaled loudly, bobbing her head slightly, "that's good."
George tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear, his arm dropping around her shoulders.
"Are you feeling well? Misa said you used all of your energy or something."
Kagome shrugged, "I'm still tired; I haven't used my energy like that in a very long time."
Kouga glanced over at the two of them, a deep frown on his face before Misa snapped her fingers in front of his blue eyes.
He snapped something at her quickly before striding over to where Kagome and George sat huddled together.
"So… let's be honest here and get this all out in the open, this isn't going to last much longer is it?" the wolf demon asked.
"What are you getting at?" George asked.
Kouga pointed at him and cut the appendage through the air to point at Kagome, "you two."
Misa smacked him in the arm as an angry look shot through her eyes, "enough."
"Kouga, what's going on?"
Kagome stood up and took a step forward, confusion and pain reflecting in her eyes as she stared at her long-time friend.
George stood, placing himself just in front of her protectively, "I think I understand now."
Kouga cut a glare to the red head, Misa angrily staring daggers at her mate but staying silent.
"You're angry because she didn't give you the time of day, am I right, mate?" George asked.
Kouga growled, baring his fangs.
"Kouga; we talked about this!" Kagome hissed around George, her confusion melting away into anger.
"That's what this is then, something happened a while back—she rejected you. I started getting a sense of it in the café, when you were talking about her happiness and such, and watching her fight that woman, there was something in your eyes. I get it now." George mused.
Kouga stepped forward, "you don't know a thing about me kid, shut your trap."
Kagome grabbed George's hand as it inched towards his wand, "Kouga, I already told you I didn't see you like that… and for you to be causing a scene in front of Misa is very disrespectful to her as your wife and me as your friend… clearly us coming here was a bigger mistake then I originally thought."
Kouga's eyes swiveled to Kagome as Misa gave her a look of appreciation before turning her glare back to her mate.
"I'm just saying I don't think you're happy." Kouga grumbled.
"I wouldn't be with him if I wasn't… I'm getting really tired of the way we're handling this relationship, by the way… it's not for you to decide if the two of us belong together." Kagome said.
Misa stepped between her friend and her mate as they glared at each other, "Kagome, George, I apologize for Kouga's behavior; please let me walk you both out."
George nodded slightly as Kagome broke her glare from Kouga's, gripping her hand tighter as she threaded her fingers between his.
The easiness he felt moments ago was once more replaced with anger and emptiness, as he glanced down at the top of Kagome's head he was slowly coming to the realization that the two of them were up against the world. He nodded slightly, he was going to make sure he could do everything in his power to keep her happy, she deserved that and more.