It had been a month since that rough day of training and Kagome's bruises and cuts were now perfectly healed. He was amazed at her quick recovery, although it had been a whole week since she could even stand on her own two feet. They practiced every-day and now Kagome expertly jumped out of his way, thinking quickly of a good counter attack.

He led them to this cliff very early in the morning; the sun hadn't even risen yet. They always went there to practice on her upper body strength; she was now able to do eighty something push-ups without stop. He looked up and saw her for the first time during a practice sitting on the edge of the cliff staring out into apparently nothing.

"What are you staring at?" Curiosity had finally taken over his chose of words and he walked and sat down beside her. He looked at her searching for well anything; he hadn't seen her this relaxed throughout the whole time he was with her. She smiled to herself and pointed towards the now rising sun.

"It's beautiful…" Kouga averted his eyes from her and stared at the sun, smiling it was kind of cute. He frowned and rolled his eyes, he sounded like a damn girl. Kouga's mind started to wonder about what was going to happen next. He knew that Kagome had to be sent back to Inuyasha as soon as possible and that he would most likely never see her again.

He closed his eyes remembering all the fun times they had actually had, other than when they were training. That was serious stuff. He had actually built up emotions over her but he knew that although that idiot half-demon betrayed her, Kagome still had feeling for him.

Kouga looked over at her and his eyes softened; his heart started beating furiously threatening to pop at any moment. He quickly grabbed her wrist making kagome look over at him confused and before she could say anything he kissed her. It was a passionate and slow-moving kiss; Kagome would've melted right into it. If it wasn't for the little voice in the back of her mind screaming for her to move away.

Kouga sensed she was about to move away and quickly wrapped his arm around her waist pulling her to the ground underneath him. He ran his hands over her toned legs making her start to squirm a bit, and he smiled. Kneeling down he started to kiss her neck gently making Kagome quietly moan, she was beyond being sexually frustrated.

Kouga looked down at her and smiled, she was smiling up at him which calmed him down a bit. But his smile quickly turned into a frown when she started to try to get up, he freaked out not knowing what to do.

"Kagome don't you have any feelings for me at all?"

"…Kouga you know that I love…"

"Yeah, yeah you 'love' Inuyasha! But god damn-it Kagome he left you for another woman!" Hurt crossed across Kagome's features and Kouga sighed getting up. Kagome felt awkward and didn't really know what to tell Kouga to make him feel any better. She knew she didn't have any feeling for him, other than friendship.

"I think you're ready to go back to him Kagome I no longer wish to be your guardian, you are more than capable of protecting yourself." Kouga squatted down pulling his arms forward signaling to her to hop on. Kagome slowly walked towards him and placed herself in his arms. His words had damaged her a little more than she had expected, she had started getting used to looking for Kouga's protection.

Kagome saw a familiar ship hooked to a dock while its men were busily running around. Her heart sped up and her lips became dry, Kagome squirmed her way out of Kouga's arms and started running down the hill they had been on, for the ship. Kouga stood on the hill staring at her disappearing figure, should he follow her?

Kagome looked back not expecting Kouga to reach out for her and putting her on his back. Laughing Kagome gave him a puzzled look; he seemed out of breath and was blushing heavily. He looked so adorable! "What are you doing!" She managed to giggle out.

"What does it look like I'm doing! I'm taking you to the ship." His pony tail playfully wacked her face so Kagome grabbed on to it pushing it out of her face.

"Will you stop holding onto my hair, you're making me feel like a damn horse!" Before Kagome could reply she noticed that they were already on the ships' deck. Everyone had stopped what they were doing and stared at her. After what seemed to be an eternity of silence cheering erupted around the ship, congratulating her on her arrival.

Kagome smiled and jumped off of Kouga and started to nervously look around for him. Her eyes averted to the side of the ship and saw Miroku and Sango standing there staring wide-eyed at her. Happiness flooded through her and she ran to them wrapping her arms Sango.

"Kagome you actually came back!" Sango cheered and wrapped her arms around Kagome and started to shake from excitement.

"My dear Kagome indeed you did come back." Miroku bowed to her and Kagome rolled her eyes lightly punching him on the shoulder.

"I wouldn't have made it if it wasn't for Kouga." Kagome smiled and pointed to where Kouga was standing there like he owned the ship himself. Everything got quiet and everyone started calling for Inuyasha, Kagome looked at Sango with confused eyes.

"Why are they calling Inuyasha?

Miroku and Sango looked at each other and back at Kagome. "Let's just say Inuyasha and Kouga dislike each other."

Sango snorted. "Dislike? More like hate each other's guts!"

"Hey! You scrawny wolf what the hell are you doing on my ship?" Kagome's world stopped and she spun around looking at Inuyasha, she swallowed loudly and that caught his attention. Inuyasha looked over at Kagome and ignored Kouga's rude comment he threw at him.

Kagome licked her lips nervously as Inuyasha started walking towards her quickly closing the distance between them. He embraced her smashing her into his hard body. Kagome sighed in relief washing over her, as the familiar feeling of being in his arms returned.

Inuyasha pulled back slightly causing her to softly whimper and looked deep into her eyes. Inuyasha stroked her face lovingly and kissed her forward while grabbing her lower back, rubbing small circles with his thumb. A loud cough brought them back to reality causing Kagome to slightly jump and blush, while making Inuyasha growl.

"Okay she's back! You can leave now!"

"Wait! Inuyasha can you please explain what the hell this is all about!"

Inuyasha sighed while nodding his head. "Okay, I knew there was going to be a huge fight coming, I could feel that damn bastard Naraku's scent. I sent you away to protect you, and I left my scent on you because I know that wolf boy over there hates me. He would follow my scent find you. The type of scent I left on you was that I was disowning you, Kouga would then be attracted to you and protect you. Everyone knows about Naraku so I knew he would train you, and I'm hoping he did."

Kagome was dumb-founded, Inuyasha built this whole plan by himself! It went by flawless, all he was trying to do was protect her. She was stunned when Inuyasha grabbed her by her waist and pulled her against him.

"She's mine again okay?"

"I still don't know what she sees in you, I mean you are getting fat." Kagome backed away when she sensed Inuyasha shaking from anger. Inuyasha laughed and it creeped the shit out of Kagome/

"Alright you piece of shit! Let's fight and let's see who's stronger!"

Kagome rolled her eyes not wanting to deal with little kids today. "Guys would you shut up an…" Both Kouga and Inuyasha looked at her digging daggers into her. She hid behind Miroku and stuck her tongue out at them.

Kouga took off his shirt and so did Inuyasha, kagome almost drooled from the sight of their muscles rippling under their skin. They both cracked their necks and pounced onto each other.

It had been eight hours since the fight had started and everyone had left leaving only the two fighting 'men' and Miroku, Kagome and Sango.

Kagome had grown tired of seeing them fight and walked over to them easily sliding past the fists coming at her and grabbed Inuyasha's wrist twisting him, making him fall on his back. Kouga laughed his ass of so Kagome turned to him and jumped into the air drop kicking him to the ground. Both of them laid on the ground moaning clutching their injured limbs.

"Well I'll be heading back to my room by guys!"

Sango and Miroku laughed and walked over to Inuyasha patting his head and scrambling to their rooms before either guys could get up.

Kouga looked over at Inuyasha and smiled wickedly. "Want to go watch Kagome change?" Inuyasha smiled and nodded standing up showing Kouga the way to her room.

A couple minutes later a scream was heard when a certain priestess saw two demons peeking on her.

"AAHHHH! GET THE FUCK OUT YOU BASTARDS!"

"Damn it Kagome OWW! Run Kouga before she kills us!"

"BASTARDS!"