Well. That had certainly been an interesting reaction.

Even more interesting was the fact that Inuyasha was ignoring the hand still on his ass, instead of acting to remove it.

Koga cleared his throat.

White ears flattened instantly.

With painful slowness, Inuyasha turned his head to look over his shoulder. When he saw the impassive wolf-demon standing at his heel, he winced, face flaming as red as his gi.

Koga raised an eyebrow. And waited.

The half-demon's mouth worked soundlessly.

"'Not now, you lech monk?'" repeated Koga thoughtfully. "'Not now'? I assume that means it's alright sometimes."

Inuyasha was still not able to produce any sounds. In fact, he seemed to be choking quite painfully.

"So, you fancy males?"

"I- no! No!"

"Just your monk?"

Inuyasha snarled furiously. "No! It's not like that!"

"But he's allowed to grab your ass."

"Keh!" Inuyasha huffed. "I notice you haven't moved your hand yet."

Jumping, Koga pulled his hand away like it had been burned. "Sorry. Didn't mean to encroach on your boyfriend's territory."

"Argh!" The half-demon took a wild swing at him. "I said it's not like that!"

"What, you're mated already?" teased Koga. This was enormous fun.

Inuyasha growled low in his throat and charged, claws gleaming in a vicious swipe.

Dancing out of the way, Koga grinned. The mutt's precision was completely absent when he was this mad. He avoided the next few strikes effortlessly, and then ducked under Inuyasha's guard to emerge maybe an inch from his face. "So, you're just lovers then? I assume you're submissive." To add injury to insult, he leaned in and ran his tongue over Inuyasha's bottom lip.

Inuyasha was completely stunned. He'd never been so insulted. Not only the words, but to do that to him- that was a demand to submit! A caress only ever bestowed on a submissive demon from his master!

Still smirking, Koga slid his hand onto Inuyasha's ass again. "Very nice. He's got you well trained, then."

Roaring incoherently, Inuyasha flung him away. Then leapt after him, fist drawn back to crush the wolf who'd so insolently taunted him.

Backing away, Koga raised his hands in front of him. "Whoa, whoa! Hey! I was just teasin'!"

Inuyasha hesitated… then slowed. Panting, he wrested his anger back under control. "Damn stinkin' wolf," he growled moodily.

Curiously, Koga sidled closer. He gave the half-breed another moment to compose himself, before asking seriously, "So what is going on with you and the monk?"

He glanced at the wolf warily, but Koga was keeping a polite distance, eyes wide in innocence. Defeated, he slumped to his usual sitting pose. "I don't even know. He just randomly decided a couple weeks ago that- and these are his words- that I had the most beautiful ass in the world."

Immensely amused- but trying not to show it- Koga sat next to the half-dog and cocked his head in attention.

"Then he was all over me like a freakin' octopus. I understood why the girls get so mad at him all the time. I couldn't detach the damn pervert!"

The wolf-demon was all ears and wide eyes.

"I mean, for days. Days. I couldn't get him off no matter how hard I beat him. And his hands were just clamped on my butt." He huffed angrily. "So then the girls talked me into making a, well, a deal with him. If I let him once a day, then the rest of the day he wouldn't try anything." He looked away, a light, embarrassed flush dusting his cheekbones. "So far it seems to be working."

Koga bit his lip, hard, hands curling into fists.

"What?"

"… trying… so hard… not to mock you…"

A growl rumbled in Inuyasha's chest.

Koga's self-restraint lasted a total of two seconds before snapping. He burst into laughter, one hand pointed tauntingly at the half-blood.

The growl rose in volume, fangs bared.

Koga didn't stop laughing and pointing until he was gasping for breath, sides aching and face sore. "Dumb dog! Idiot, idiot, idiot!"

"Keh."

"Why didn't you realise, moron? If you tell him it's okay, of course you'll never be able to get rid of him! Whacha expect?" Koga looked down at him haughtily.

"I can still kick your ass anyday," snarled the humiliated hanyou.

Koga tossed his chin dismissively. "I didn't actually come here to fight with you guys," he announced. "My wolves and I wanna use this hot springs too. We're gonna join your camp for tonight."

"Who said you could?" Inuyasha grumbled.

"I did."

"Keh!"

"You're saying that a lot today," observed the wolf prince. He was in a good mood, talkative, enjoying his rival's embarrassment. "Are you running out of witty repartee?"

Golden eyes rolled derisively. "Up yours, wolf."

Koga quirked a brow. "No, you're the beta, mutt. Up yours."

Inuyasha flexed his claws, knuckles cracking loudly. "I'm no such thing. I thought we established that."

Smirking, the wolf sped to within an inch of the dog's face. He breathed a warm breath onto Inuyasha's mouth, and grinned at his reflexive response- eyes closing, and a single rough pant. To rub it in really well, he tilted his head up to huff out another breath, this one into the creamy recesses of a white-furred ear. This dragged a hiss out from between Inuyasha's teeth.

Hmmm. Slipping a hand onto the small of Inuyasha's back- fingers curving possessively over the place where back became bottom- he took the edge of the ear gently in his teeth.

Shocking both of them, the white-haired youth gave a shaky moan.

"I think you're exactly such a thing," gloated Koga, and lapped his tongue wetly into the tender skin. "I could have you right now."

Inuyasha shoved him violently away, face contorting into a furious snarl. His ear flicked repeatedly. "You- dirty- low-fighting… you're as damned perverted as that other bastard!"

"He already kissed you, didn't he?" asked Koga suddenly.

He stopped dead in his tracks. "I- uh- no. NO! I mean, no!"

Koga's eyes widened. "Oh. My. God."