Disclaimer: Me? Own Something? Ha, yea right, that will be the day. (I don't own anything except the idea for this story, and im getting help with that from Wolfluv13)
SPECIAL THANKS TO: Wolfluv13 for taking on the challenge of being Beta/Co-Author for this beast that is still growing.
Kouga/Inuyasha
Ginta/Hakkaku
+ Later that Afternoon +
Ginta and Hakkaku were sitting on the floor in Kouga's room while Kouga slept quietly in his bed.
"Do you think we did the right thing?" Ginta questioned.
"I hope so," Hakkaku replied, "somehow, I don't think Kouga would have wanted to claim Inuyasha that way," Hakkaku finished with a sarcastic tone in his voice.
"I just hope he's not mad at us when he wakes up."
Kouga had been having a very fitful sleep, and it looked as if he were about to wake up. Ginta and Hakkaku stood on guard in case Kouga's demon was still in control. After a few moments, they heaved a sigh of relief when Kouga's eyes opened and they showed their normal color of blue.
"nnnn…what happened, and why do I have such a terrible headache?" Kouga wondered out loud.
Hakkaku moved forward towards to answer Kouga, "we sorta… knocked you out, but please don't be angry. Your demon was in control when you took Inuyasha from us, we didn't know what to do, and we were worried…"
"Inuyasha…" Kouga wondered, just as everything came crashing down on his memory, "Where is he? Did I… I Didn't…"
"He's fine," Ginta interrupted, "…well as fine as he can be at the moment. He's in another room. He awoke a couple hours ago. We tried to get him to eat, but he refuses everything we put in front of him."
"He doesn't know that I almost…"
"He knows nothing," Ginta interjected once again.
Kouga heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that.
"I'm going to go check on Inuyasha to see if he's eating anything," Ginta stated as he left the room.
Hakkaku went over to sit in a chair beside Kouga's bed. "Kouga… Ginta and I know you have feelings for Inuyasha."
Kouga's eyes went wide. Then he tried to act as if it weren't true. "That mutt? Why would I bother to waste my time on a half breed?"
"Kouga, you call his name in your sleep."
Kouga chose that moment to blush, "What else do you know?"
"Let's just say a bundle of sheets and skins probably isn't the greatest substitute for the real thing."
"How do you know about that?" Kouga asked in shock.
"Remember this morning? Well, when Ginta and I came to tell you about our visitors, you were moaning and chanting Inuyasha's name," Hakkaku finished while holding back a small laugh.
Kouga sighed again and fell back in his bed, "Great, now the entire pack is going to know that I want to mate with a half demon."
"Ginta and I are the only ones that know," Hakkaku said as he headed for the door, "but for the record, most of the pack thinks that you two would make fine mates."
Before Hakkaku could reach the door, "What do you mean most of the pack?! I thought you said…"
"We are the only ones that know, but well… a lot of the members of the pack have been making guesses trying to figure out if you always disappear to see Kagome or Inuyasha, AND… you can't tell us that every time out there, you have run into Kagome." There had to be a few times where you went just to start a fight to be closer to Inuyasha," Hakkaku said as he leaned over to nudge Kouga.
"It's that obvious?"
"Yea," Hakkaku laughed, "but the real question is, do you want Inuyasha as a mate?"
Kouga sat for a moment to think about that question. Sure he just admitted to his demon that he was attracted to Inuyasha, but was Inuyasha someone he wanted to spend his life with?
Before he had time to contemplate that question, Ginta stormed in the room, "THAT'S IT!! If he wants to starve himself, FINE!"
Kouga and Hakkaku sat there staring at the angry demon, trying not to laugh at his situation.
"What happened to you?" Kouga questioned still trying not to laugh.
"Grrr… the next time you try to hurt him, let me know. I want front row seats!"
"Apparently Inuyasha didn't want the soup we made for him," Hakkaku chimed in, no longer able to hold in his laughter.
All Ginta could do was glare at his mate until an idea came to mind. He started moving towards Hakkaku, who was still laughing. "Let's see how you like it…" Ginta yelled as he pounced on Hakkaku.
Kouga found this all musing, but he wanted to see Inuyasha. He got out of bed and headed towards the door. Just before he walked out he turned to notice his two friends making out on the floor.
"Just make sure you guys clean up when you're done… AND DON'T USE MY BED THIS TIME," he finished as he left the room.
"Now to check on Inuyasha," he said to himself. He lightly sniffed the air and found Inuyasha's scent and followed it two doors down. He slowly opened the door and let himself in. What he found scared him. There, on the bed, was Inuyasha. His skin was pale and his breathing was very shallow. He walked over to the bed. Inuyasha's eyes opened slowly and stared at Kouga. Kouga could feel his heart breaking when he looked into the hanyou's eyes. They were cold and empty.
"What do you want, you mangy wolf, and why did you bring me here?" Inuyasha spat out.
"Show a little gratitude, mutt. A hunting party I sent out to gather food, found you and brought you here."
"Well, I don't need or want you're help. I'm not some weakling that goes running to the first person willing to give a handout, so I will be on my way."
Inuyasha sat up slowly and readied himself to stand up.
"I don't think you should move Inuyasha…"
"I didn't ask for your opinion," he replied.
He slowly made his way to his feet. His legs were shaky but he didn't want to show any weakness. He slowly took a step and collapsed to the floor. Kouga rushed to the half demon's aid, but his hand was quickly swatted away.
"I said I don't want your help!" Inuyasha yelled out.
"Fine, have it your way," Kouga said admitting defeat. He took a few steps back and watched helplessly.
Inuyasha once again made it to his feet, after a few tries. He took another step towards the door and collapsed again. Kouga again began to try and help only to be rejected again.
'Puppy…' Kouga thought to himself.
The scene went on for almost twenty minutes. Every time Inuyasha would fall again and again, to stubborn to admit defeat, until in time he could no longer get back up. Tears came to his eyes and he began to curse the world. Everything and everyone was against him.
"Why?" Inuyasha began, "what did I do to deserve this?" After holding back for so long, all the pain, the suffering, the torment, the loneliness, and the heartache, the walls began to crumble and Inuyasha finally broke down.
Kouga went over and sat on the floor behind Inuyasha and positioned the hanyou so that he was laying back against his chest. Inuyasha, too weak to resist, let it all happen. Kouga wrapped his arms around Inuyasha as the other cried out.
Kouga leaned over and whispered into his ear, "You will never be weak. You are the strongest person I know, demon or human, and I will never allow you to be left alone ever again."
A few minutes later, Inuyasha was asleep. All of his energy had been drained from all of his efforts. Kouga sat there with Inuyasha in his arms and for the first time in his life, he felt complete. Sometime earlier, Ginta and Hakkaku walked in and watched the earlier scene play out. Now that it was over, there were noticing the way Kouga was reacting. He was calm and collected yet he seem angered at the same time.
"Kouga?" Ginta whispered.
Kouga looked towards the door and noticed his friends looking at him. He lifted a finger to his lips gesturing for them to be quiet. He stood and carried Inuyasha to his bed. He then motioned for the others to follow him out of the room.
"Will he be okay," Hakkaku asked.
"How did he get like this?" Ginta added.
"I don't know," Kouga responded, "but I will find out. And, if he won't tell me himself, I will hunt down his pack and find out."
"Well what should we do about Inuyasha right now?" Ginta questioned, trying to distract Kouga and keeping him from getting too angry.
"Is there anymore of that soup left?"
"Yes," Ginta replied
"Bring me some and some cold water as well. Since he won't eat on his own, I will just have to force feed him," Kouga said in a determined voice.
Ginta rushed out of the room to get the soup and water for Kouga.
"Hakkaku…"
"Yes, Kouga?"
"It's about time for dinner. I am leaving you and Ginta in charge of the pack tonight. I'm going to stay with Inuyasha tonight."
Hakkaku was a little shocked by what Kouga was telling him.
"Kouga, here's the soup and water," Ginta said as he re-entered the room and placed the items on the nightstand.
"Good, you're back. I was just telling Hakkaku that I'm leaving you both in charge tonight."
"Why would you need us to be in charge? I mean, it's not like you are going to be away from the den?"
"No, I'm not, but I need you two to start showing some leadership within the pack."
"Kouga, I don't understand, " Hakkaku began, "you've never needed anyone to help lead the pack before?"
"No, I haven't… Our visitors from the Northern Tribe came with important news… My father is sick and their healers aren't able to help him. My mother has taken temporary leadership of the pack. Long story short, I am to be mated within the month. If I am unable to find a mate, the beta of this pack shall assume control and I shall be forced to wed Princess Ayame, and become the leader of the Northern Pack. If I am able to find a mate then, should my father die, our pack will become the Royal Pack, and we will be responsible for maintaining balance among the other tribes across the land. Either way I need you guys to establish yourselves as leaders. If I leave you two will assume control of this pack, and I don't want anyone to question your authority. IF I Stay, I will not be able to manage everything on my own."
"We understand, Kouga," Ginta stated.
"Good, now go inform the others of my decisions, and make sure our guests have plenty to eat and that they are comfortable."
"Sure thing," Hakkaku replied following Ginta down the corridor.
Kouga returned to the room and sat behind Inuyasha, using his own body to support the half demon. He then grabbed the soup and poured a very small amount into Inuyasha's mouth, taking care not to chock the half demon. He gently rubbed his throat to coax Inuyasha to swallow.
Later that evening, after they were done making their rounds, Ginta and Hakkaku returned to Inuyasha's room to check on Kouga and give him a full report for the night. When they opened the door they found the two sleeping soundly, and Kouga's arms were wrapped around Inuyasha.
Ginta whispered, "Kouga really does like Inuyasha, doesn't he?"
"Yea he sure does. I just hope Inuyasha will return Kouga's affections."
"Could you imagine what our pack would be like if those two mated."
"Yea, it would be great, and Kouga would have a mate that's perfect for him…strong attractive…"
"Hey hold on there, he's not as good looking as me?"
"Jealous?"
"Only when you start going on like that about other demons."
Hakkaku smiled, "You know you are the only one for me."
"I don't know," Ginta stated, "the way you were staring at him could make me wonder," he finished with a hint of sarcasm in his voice, as he folded his arms, and closed his eyes and turned his head to the side.
Hakkaku rolled his eyes. 'Two can play at this game' He then crept up behind Ginta while his eyes were still closed. He reach around his mate and let one arm travel across his chest and the other reached down and began rubbing his member through his pelt. He then began to rub his own member against his mate's rear. Ginta let out a small gasp. He wasn't expecting this from Hakkaku, but he was enjoying the attention he was getting from his mate.
Hakkaku whispered lightly in Ginta's ear, "when we are done here, maybe you can remind me of why you are the only wolf for me."
Just as quickly as it all started, everything came to a sudden halt. Hakkaku went to grab the bowl from the nightstand and made sure that there was enough water for Kouga and Inuyasha in case either of them got thirsty. Ginta had been left standing in a daze. His breathing had become shallow, his loins ached to be touched by his mate and his skin felt as if it were on fire.
When Hakkaku turned to leave, he noticed his mate was still standing there staring at him. He could tell that he had stirred Ginta up, and now it looked as if Ginta was going to take him right there on the floor.
As he walked by his mate, he whispered one more time in his ear.
"You seem a bit bothered," he smirked, "meet you in our room in a few minutes." Then he left to dispose of the bowl.
Ginta's demon was riled up. His eyes flashed from white to red and back again. He was going to claim his mate more than once this night. He quickly went to his room to await his mate.
When Hakkaku finally arrived at their room, he noticed Ginta sitting on the edge of the bed, with his head cast down and his muscles were tense. He walked over and climbed across his side of the bed and began to massage Ginta's shoulders.
Ginta let loose a small growl that startled his mate. Hakkaku backed off a bit and sat in the center of the bed. When Ginta turned to face him, he saw that his demon was in control.
Ginta began to creep across the bed, staring into his mate's eyes, daring him to move. Hakkaku was frozen in fear. As Ginta moved to be over him, he slowly laid down and turned his head to the side exposing his neck as a sign of submission. Ginta's demon saw this and grinned. He moved in closer and began to lick and suck on Hakkaku's mating mark. Hakkaku let out a light gasp, both from fear and pleasure. He knew now that Ginta's demon did not wish to harm him. He began to raise his arms to caress his mate, but Ginta in turn began to growl and he bared his teeth and took a light hold of his mate's neck with his fangs. He wanted total submission. Hakkaku lowered his arms once again and released all control to his mate. This night was for him. All throughout the night loud moans could be heard throughout the cave as the two demons mated.
As the sounds of the two mates traveled it reached into Inuyasha's room where Kouga still slept with Inuyasha in his arms. Kouga's demon upon hearing the two mates in the throws of their mating pulled the smaller demon closer to him and gave a possive growl and nuzzled his soon to be mates neck.
+ TBC…
AN: Sorry all, I've decided to cut the chapter there. I promise that there will be some hot action later in the fic. As always please review and let me know what you like and disliked. And I will do my best to get another chapter up soon. End of this chapter marks 19 of 75 pages posted, and I'm still writing. Had to actually go buy a second book to write this stuff down.
LATER and thanks to everyone that has reviewed so far, and THANKS TO ALL WHO OFFERED TO BETA / CO AUTHOR FOR THIS FIC.