Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha
Ginta and Hakkaku poked the fire. "We've been sitting here waiting for Kouga all night." Ginta mumbled.
"Well when he catches Kagome's scent it's not like we can keep up with him." Hakkaku said tossing a stick into the fire.
"Do you hear that?" Ginta asked looking up into the dark sky just in time to see a tornado whirl into view.
"Hakkaku, I want you to get something for Kagome to wear." Kouga said stopped in front of them, his windy arrival blowing out the fire. "Ginta, I want you to find something to wrap Kagome's injuries in." Kouga said sitting down and gently putting Kagome's still form cradled on his lap. They both jumped up and ran off without questioning their fearless leader. "Gosh Kagome, what has that mutt gotten you into this time?" Kouga asked sniffing her wounded ankle.
Hakkaku was the first one to get back, they were close enough to the wolf den and he had just hopped home and gotten some of the other wolves' fur clothes for her to wear.
"What happened to Kagome?" Hakkaku asked handing the things to Kouga before setting about re-starting the fire.
"Go find what's taking Ginta so long." Kouga said sounding irritated. Hakkaku knew not to argue with Kouga when it came to Kagome so once the fire was blazing again he set back off.
"Kagome." Kouga said softly when he knew Hakkaku was gone. Kagome stirred softly, her eyes blinking open to see Kouga's light blue eyes peering into hers. "Hakkaku got you something to wear."
"Oh." She sat up, cradling her wrist and holding Inuyasha's robe tightly about her. "Thank you Kouga." She said softly.
"Is your wrist injured too?" He asked taking her hand gently into his.
"I think it just got twisted." She said. It was true, her foot hurt much more, but her wrist was definitely more than just twisted.
"Hakkaku and Ginta should be back soon." Kouga said. "Do you need help changing?" He asked.
"No." She said blushing. He nodded and left her by the fire.
The clothes were warm and soft. They were the same soft brown as Kouga's fur and she wondered if it had been planned that way. She pulled on the skirt before going to the top and finding the buttons a little hard to do one-handed.
"On second thought, Kouga." She said to the empty night air. He was by her side once again in the blink of an eye. "These buttons." She said blushing and feeling ashamed at her own uselessness.
"Wow Kagome, that suits you much more than the gaudy red robe." Kouga said as he did the buttons up, tail wagging in insuppressible joy. "Now you look the part. You will make a fine bride." He said grinning his wolfish teeth.
"Kouga!" Shouted Ginta as he and Hakkaku came trotting into view. The light cast from the fire showed their tired movements and the bandages in Ginta's hands.
"What took you so long?" Kouga asked snatching the wraps from his underling and beginning to apply them to Kagome's wrist and ankle.
"Thank you Ginta and Hakkaku." Kagome said smiling sweetly as Kouga wrapped her foot up.
"Anything for you Kagome!" They said eagerly.
"I wonder why that mutt Inuyasha hasn't shown up yet." Kouga said at last as he sat next to Kagome, hand resting softly on her uninjured one.
"He was battling a fearsome demon when you came to get me." Kagome said wondering if Inuyasha was okay.
"Fearsome." Kouga snorted out a laugh. "That little water spirit?"
"Its touch was like fire." Kagome said looking down at her leg.
"So maybe it wasn't a water spirit, still shouldn't be taking this long." Kouga said.
"It lit the woods on fire." Kagome shuddered as her gaze fell to the fire lighting the far off distance. Ginta and Hakkaku sat across from them, leaning on each other and having already fallen asleep.
"So that's what happened to your clothes." Kouga said as he pulled her closer. "You must be tired." Kouga said. She nodded and put her head down on his lap. "I'll wake you when your mutt gets here."
