Looks around guiltily, Hee-hee-hee just to let you guys know the result of the poll, Hiei won hand down but Kouga came in second with one vote. Just to let you know 'm thinking of writing yet another story but with a Kouga/Kagome pairing. Well here's the story.

Kagome's eyes widen as Hiei's aura flickered from calmness to a murderous phase. Hiei collecting himself comments, "Wolf, the girl is still too injured for anyone to touch her. Her mental cries of pain annoy me."

Koga and the group turn towards her sharply, and on cue,

"YOU SAID YOU WERE FINE"

"WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US YOU WEREN'T BETTER"

"KAGOME YOU SHOULD LIE DOWN"

"WE'LL VISIT JIJENJI LATER"

"MAMA, LIE DOWN"

"KAGOME LIE DOWN"

"KAGOME YOU SHOULD BE RESTING"

In Kagome's mind, she thought of ways to torture the fire/ice apparition; sure that he was reading her thoughts, when she heard his "Hn".

Koga sat down beside where they 'suggested' she lie down, and volunteered to stay with her. Ginta, Hakkaku and several wolves enter the area, "Koga, there you are. Where's Sister Kagome?"

Kagome closed her eyes just to placate the group. She knew she wouldn't be able to rest. Even with her eyes closed InuYasha's betrayal from earlier kept flashing in her eyes. Mistaking the look of pain that flickered across the miko-youkai's face for one of physical pain, the group dispatched Miroku, with Ginta, Hakkaku, and Youko, to search for medicinal herbs. Hiei, reading her thoughts yet again, snorted, "Hn. Don't worry, I'll kill InuYasha for what he did to you."

Kagome mentally sighed, she knew Hiei would probably do just that but she couldn't wish harm onto to the hanyou that she had loved. Feeling her body relax, she drifted into a fitful rest. Kouga turned to the group as he quietly roared, "WHAT DID THE BASTARD DO!"

Kagome stirred slightly, wincing at the pain her new position brought her. Kouga turned his attention towards the girl. Sango spoke before anyone could speak, "Perhaps it should be best if Kagome told you the story herself."

Kouga huffed and sat back down beside Kagome, wrapping his tail around her's. Hiei could help but want to cut the wolf's unworthy tail for even touching hers. Kagome's eyes opened at the touch. Kouga looked at her, his eyes gazing into her midnight blue ones. Kouga's ears twitched slightly when he heard something that sounded an awful lot like growling coming from Hiei. Kagome's gaze followed the sound as well her ears twitching slightly, straining to catch the noise. 'What's wrong, Hiei?'

Hiei 'hn'ed' and stopped the growling, settling instead in the tree away from the group. Yusuke looked at the demon a smirk on his face. Sango and Miroku looked to each other and managed to sigh at the same time. Kuwabara had taken to ignoring the group and instead played with Kirara, who enjoyed the attention. Kagome gently unraveled her tail once she realized what the furry thing that touched it was. She turned away her face blushing; she wasn't quite sure how the tails got entwined so she decided to apologize for it just in case it was her fault. "Sorry, Kouga-kun, I guess the tail has a mind of its own."

Kouga smirked slightly at the kitsune's embarrassment, "Kagome, you're my woman. I'm yours for any part to explore and vice-versa."

Kagome, 'eep'ed' and backed away, "Now, Kouga-kun, I never agreed to be your woman."

Hiei's ears twitched at the girls comment, 'She being courted, Hn. Who cares.'

Kagome caught the scent of something else, she gagged when she recognized it, "Bones and dirt………….Kikyou."

Sango looked up her hand reaching for one of the tassels that made up the handle of her weapon. Miroku stood his staff poised for any encounter. Kouga looked at the group before standing, 'This Kikyou person, must be an enemy.'

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Kikyou stepped into the area her eyes settling onto Kagome, who was slightly pale, "I see my copy has sought an allegiance with the wolves. How pathetic, girl, I seek to claim what is rightfully mine, my soul."

Kouga's eyes furrowed at this statement turning towards Kagome hoping for some answers. Kagome shook her head and mouthed later. Kagome noticed the group was giving the undead miko their undivided attention but knowing InuYasha he was very close, in fact he could be using this as a distraction. Kagome startled everyone by screaming, "OSWARI!"

She heard a familiar chuckle against her ears, "Nice try, wench, but the first thing we did was remove your necklace."

Her eyes widened and she moved before claws could rack her back.

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Kouga turned at the sound and growled at InuYasha. "Get away from my woman, mutt-face."

Growling, "She is not your woman." InuYasha turned his attention towards the girl, his resolve weakening at the sight of the girl's injured body. Turning towards Kikyou he borrowed strength from the undead miko, calling for his favorite attack, "IRON REAVER SOUL STEALER!"

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Kikyou had managed to get the four humans and two demons to focus their attention on her, while InuYasha worked on retrieving her soul from the youkai. During the battle she had led them away from InuYasha. InuYasha's cry of "IRON REAVER SOUL STEALER!", brought to their attention that they left the not-fully-healed Kagome alone with someone who wanted to kill her. Kouga had started to run towards the girl in hopes of protecting her. A glowing arrow landed on the ground where he was about to stand, forcing him to leap back. He felt his heart drop as he realized that he wouldn't be able to make it on time even with the shards of the jewel in his leg.

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Kagome's eyes widened at the yellow ribbons of youki heading her way. Leaping at a speed far quicker then normal, she managed to dodge most of the attack. Regaining her breath she was unaware of the other hand poised to attack. She heard a small whistling sound and she tried to move away, but InuYasha was too quick. She closed her eyes in expectation but when nothing happened after a few seconds she opened her eyes again. Gasping, she saw Hiei blocking InuYasha's claws with his katana. Hiei growled at the hanyou, "So the half-breed's word means nothing."

InuYasha growled at the fire/ice youkai, who dared interfere with Kikyou's plans. Kagome stood behind Hiei, giving InuYasha a haunted look, blood dripping from her shoulder where his attack cut her, "InuYasha, why did you betray me so?"

InuYasha's eyes widened, Kikyou had asked him the very same thing when she was first brought back, her blood spilling in the same manner, he pulled away fleeing with Kikyou on his back. Kagome turned towards Hiei, relief shining through her eyes, "Thank you Hiei-san"

Hiei turned his attention towards the girl to see that she was already pulled aside by the ookami youkai. Kouga looked at the wound that was on Kagome's shoulder, pulling down the sleeve of the girl's shirt to look at it properly. Kagome felt Kouga turn her face towards him. "Kagome?"

Kagome met his gaze, "Hai, Kouga-kun?"

Kouga turned his face towards her shoulder, taking a sniff of her blood, "Gomen. I should have been there; I should have known that Inu-kuro couldn't be trusted. At least give me the privilege to help your wound heal."

Kagome felt a tongue cleanse the wound. Hiei growled at the display, but heaved a mental sigh of relief when Kagome put a stop to it, "Iie, I am fine, thank you for the concern Kouga-kun."

Kouga stood, his tongue slightly red from the blood, "Kagome, I apologize for not protecting you as I should have. So to atone for my sins I'll travel with you, to assist you in recovering the Shikon no Kakera."

Kagome stood also, throwing her arms around the wolf prince, "Thank you, it would be great to have more friends join our party."

Kouga smiled at the kitsune in his arms, hiding the hurt at being considered just a friend. "I'm pleased you are pleased, Kagome."

Hiei turned his back to the display, mentally relieved when Youko and the others arrived, surveying the damages to the camp. Youko immediately caught sight of his daughter in the hands of the wolf. Acting the concern parent he was, he growled at the two. Her face turned cherry-red, and she pulled away from the embrace. Kouga recalling the day's events, growled at the fox, "So when were you going to tell me about, Inu-baka, and why does he want to kill my woman."

Kagome sighed and spoke as she sat down, "First, I am not your woman. Let me start from the beginning, Kouga, I am from the future, 500 years to be exact. That's why I dress and act differently. The well in InuYasha's Forest acts as a portal between the times. Well it turns out 50 years in your past a priestess named Kikyou was guardian of the Shikon no Tama. InuYasha tried to steal it to become a full youkai. Surprisingly, Kikyou did not kill him, perhaps it was she could sense that they were both lonely, so over time they became friends and eventually they fell in love, they had even agreed to use the Shikon jewel to turn into a human so that they could be together. Kikyou believed that such a wish would purify the Jewel out of existence. Around this time, the miko had come across a severely burned thief by the name of Onigumo. Onigumo had fallen in love with his caretaker. He also wanted to taint the Shikon no Tama. Offering his body to demons, in order to gain a body that can move and thus he became the hanyou known as Naraku. The first thing Naraku did was to make it seem that Kikyou and InuYasha had betrayed each other, causing InuYasha to destroy the village and Kikyou to seal InuYasha to the Goshinbuko. The injuries Naraku caused killed Kikyou. Before she died, she asked her younger sister, Kaede, to burn the jewel with her body. And that's where I come in, on my 15th birthday; Mistress Centipede came through the well dragging me through the well. Turns out I was the reincarnation of the priestess because the jewel was found in my body. Well, as Mistress Centipede was trying to kill me I found InuYasha and after calling me Kikyou he told me to release him if I wanted a chance to live.

I complied and down the road a witch by the name of Urasuea, stole the dirt, ashes and bones of Kikyou bringing her back with my soul. Before she could kill InuYasha I manage to call back most of my soul. As such Kikyou needs to feast on the souls of dead maidens for substance so that she may survive. Because of the fact that she needs my soul she has tried to kill me several times. InuYasha it seems cannot forget his first love and as such has sided with the clay-body of what was formally the miko."

Kouga's eyes reddened through out the tale. Growling under his breath he swore to kill InuYasha. Hiei placed a hand on the girl's shoulder the extent of emotions he was willing to show in front of the others. Kagome turned to look at him a smile playing at her lips.

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Ok I have no idea what is going to happen next since I need to concentrate on AP exams so updates are expected after the 11th, K. thank you and shout out to the class of 2005.

Okay to tell you the truth the poll was a ruse to get reviewers and not only that I decided to start yet another story but don't expect it anytime soon I still have a lot of research to do for it. If any of you don't know the Japanese words used in the story I'll post a dictionary next chapter. Thanks to all he reviewers who reviewed and voted. Sorry it's not long but I have to study and its almost el medionoche.