oOo Last Chapter oOo

Kagome waited until everyone was asleep before going to Inu Yasha to give him his gift with a small blush on her checks. She handed him a box and not being able to stand there went back to her sleeping bag. Inu Yasha opened the box and saw a gold locket with a thin gold chain. He picked it up and turned it over where there was engraving. It read: To Inu Yasha, you one of a kind miracle. From Kagome, hope you continue to make miracles for me, like just being there as you always are. He smiled a small but very happy smile and opened the locket. Inside the locket had a picture of them hugging (she had no clue when that was taken but it was cute) and when they were sleeping in her bed together (her mom snuck in and took that one…I swear she was a spy in a former life).

Chapter 10 Encounter

"Talking" 'Thinking' (Notes or random other) Youkai means full blooded demon

oOo Normal POVoOo

They all got up to the smell of Kagome cooking and left as soon as they were all done eating. The only oddity was Inu Yasha being even grumpier than usual (coughKougacough). They arrived near Kouga's cave a little after lunch only to find them under attack by lizard youkai.

"Keh. The wolf got himself in trouble again, I say let him get himself out of it himself." 'Maybe he'll even die in the process.'

"No. If he dies then how will I find my father? Please Inu Yasha?"

Kagome looked at Inu Yasha with tears threatening to spill.

"F-fine. Just don't cry."

Kagome smiled at him and wiped away the soon to be tears.

"Thanks Inu Yasha."

Kagome turned to the others and saw them all ready on Kilala to make it there faster (they're not there yet just near enough to smell them). Since they wanted to keep Kagome's change a secret (and because they sometimes forget she isn't human) she climbed on to Inu Yasha's back and set off to help Kouga, much to Inu Yasha's annoyance. When they got there Inu Yasha and Kagome went one way to find Kouga and Sango Miroku, Kilala and Shippo went the other way. Inu Yasha was fighting the youkai while Kagome looked for Kouga.

'Darn! There's too much blood to smell him and I don't see him!' (Kag)

"Sister!"

Kagome looked towards the voice confused. She saw the wolf demon that she had saved the first time Kouga had kidnapped her, Ginta.

"Where's Kouga!"

"He's trapped against a cliff!"

He pointed towards a cliff where Kouga was surrounded by a whole bunch of lizards.

'How could I miss that?' Kagome mentally yelled at herself and physically put her face into the palm of her hand.

She grabbed her bow and notched an arrow as her eyes turned red. She aimed so she could to the most damage without hurting Kouga. Her arrow glowed red with blue streaks and she let it go.

-With Kouga-

Kouga had fought hard but was getting tired and was backed against a cliff. If he had more strength left he would have just ran up it. He was thinking about giving up when an arrow flew by killing 3 lizards. Then another came only seconds after the first, this time killing two. Now that they're weren't as many and were distracted Kouga attacked killing the rest. He looked to where the arrows had come from. He saw Kagome backing up from a lizard. Just as it was going to attack Kagome tripped and started falling backwards. Just as the lizard was about to touch her she disappeared and then a second reappeared beside Kouga falling onto her butt.

"Ouch." Kagome mumbled.

"Ka-gome? How did you do that?"

"Huh?" She looked around. "Wow, I did it! Kaede has been trying to teach me to teleport. And I did it!"

Kouga took that explanation and went back to fighting while Kagome shot of her arrows with Inu Yasha near making sure nothing happened to her.

Once the battle was done Kagome ran up to her friends and told them she teleported. Inu Yasha's mouth dropped open and everyone one else had a look of surprise and then were congratulating her. Inu Yasha just stayed back but was very proud of her as well. After they settled down Kagome looked over them to make she they weren't badly hurt, none were. A little after Kouga came over to them.

"So, have you finally come to be my woman?"

Inu Yasha growled at him but he just ignored him.

"No Kouga, I came to ask if you know anything about a wolf clan a full moon and star mark. And if so do you know where they are?"

Kouga frowned and turn serious.

"Why would you want to know let alone look for them?" Kouga spat the word 'them' like it was poison.

"Keh, why do you care?"

Everyone jumped and looked behind them. They were surprised to see that Inu Yasha had recovered from the sit and had sat on a boulder behind everyone.

"Because mutt, I don't see why anyone would willingly go there, to see them."

"Well you see Kouga-kun, 'think Kagome think!' one of them had helped my mom when she was pregnant with me after my father left."

Kagome mentally congratulated and pat herself on the back while everyone was looking at her. One thing was going through everyone's mind (except Kouga).

'Damn, she's getting better at lying.'

Kouga on the other hand had a different thought.

'She must want to thank the demon. I will help her, then she will realize that I'm better then that half breed mutt and agree to be my woman and we can finally mate!'

Kouga took Kagome's hands in his ignoring Inu Yasha's growls.

"If it means a lot to you then of course I'll show you the way."

"Feh, I thought you were afraid of them wolf boy."

"I am cautious, not afraid. And besides, I have to protect my woman."

Inu Yasha started growling and cracking his knuckles.

"Thank you Kouga, we will be glad if you lead the way. But you don't need to worry about me, Inu Yasha does a great job of protecting me."

Inu Yasha smirked at the second part then the first part sunk in.

"WHAT! We won't be happy to have him along! He shouldn't come along at all!"

"He's our guide, so unless you want to get left behind, you too Kouga, NO FIGHTING!"

Neither of them were happy but didn't want to get left behind or face Kagome's wrath. On the first day of travel Inu Yasha and Kouga stayed away from each other and to help Kagome stayed with Sango so Kouga and Inu Yasha didn't get chosen between which would make one of them mad.

oOo First Night oOo

They traveled until the sun was low in sky; at that point they made camp. They had all eaten and were getting ready to sleep when Kouga spoke.

"We should all be alert tomorrow and the rest of our traveling, there are probably traps everywhere."

They all nodded in agreement except Inu Yasha, he just jumped onto a near be tree and closed his eyes. Kagome went to a near by stream to get water to put out the fire, it was a warm night and they didn't need one. When she got back to everyone she was slightly surprised to see everyone on that was on the ground (everyone but Inu Yasha) were already in a deep sleep but shrugged it off. Kagome walked over to the fire and poured water over it until it was completely out then went to put the bowl she used over with the rest of their stuff when she just stopped for no reason. She dropped the bowl, shattering it, she didn't seem to notice as her head drooped a bit. She walked away from the camp, in the opposite direction of the stream.