A/n: Ok here is chapter 22. There will be a reviewers 'corner' at the end…as retarded as that sounds. Lol any who hope you like the chapter!

Disclaimer: I don't own the great and all mighty Inuyasha and co.

Chapter 22

The light reached her sleeping face and she opened her eyes slowly. She looked around and sighed. 'So much for a nap until night, it's already morning.' She looked around the cave to see all the wolves asleep. Kagome crawled over to the end bed and tip toed passed Ginta and Hakkua. Making her way slowly to the cave entrance, when she reached it she thought she was free. Taking one small step out of the cave a hand grabbed her shoulder and flipped her so she was facing the other direction.

"And where do toy think you are going?" Kouga asked.

"Umm… I was just getting some…umm fresh air that's all!" she said brushing off his hand. When she did so her finger scraped against his sharp claw, ripping the tip of her index finger's skin. Blood trickled down her finger letting a single drop hit the ground.

"Itai." Kagome said softly placing the finger in her mouth.

"Come on back in, don't want dog turd catching your scent." Kouga said pushing her back into the cave.

'Inuyasha please come find me.'

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"Itai." Inuyasha looked at his fingers to find the index one to be cut and dripping in blood, ever so lightly.

"Nani? How did this happen…"he had a sudden nagging feeling at his heart. Without control he growled deeply and loudly in his resting tree. He had to wake the others and get a move on. So he jumped down out of his watching area and shock both Miroku and Sango up telling them that he was getting a head start. They simply nodded and let him go ahead.

'Where are you Kagome, give me a clue of some sort…there!' Inuyasha caught a hint of her scent drifting in the wind and it was quiet resent to! Excitement burst though Inuyasha as he sprinted faster towards the top of the mountain.

'Just hold on a bit longer Kagome.'

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'This hay is so itchy, how can they rest on this?' Kagome thought to her self. She was thinking of an escape plan ever since the mornings "fresh air" plan, which didn't work out… at all. She was deep in thought when Ginta and Hakkua came and sat next to her on either side.

"Hey Nee-chan, how's it going?" Hakkua asked brightly.

"Nee-chan? Why are you calling me sister?" Kagome asked.

"Well since Kouga is going to take you as his mate, might as well start calling you that." Ginta replied.

"Oh…but hey I'm not going to be Kouga's mate!" Kagome almost yelled out.

"Why not? His the best there is! Loyal, caring, sometimes he can get a little angry but only if gets really mad." Ginta said being very loyally about Kouga as was Hakkua.

"He does seem like a nice guy, besides his cockiness but I love someone else." She said sighing.

Ginta and Hakkua just shook there heads and left her be. Kagome was getting that filling were she felt ill but not physically; she was as healthy as can be. When lunch came she refused to it saying she wasn't hungry. Kouga came and talked to her for awhile but it was like talking to a rock with no emotion. It looked like the life was being sucked out of her. Her once happy, bubbly personality was replaced by sadness, and blankness. This was getting Kouga ticked; it was like she just gave up.

Kouga stated making his way over to Kagome when he reached her he sat next to her and placed his hand on her cheek. He was about to open his mouth to say something but was cut off by a furious growl, A warning growl to be precise. Kagome instantly looked over to the entrance, making Kouga divert his eyes there as well. There at the entrance was no other than

"Inu…INUYASHA!" Kagome yelled life flowing back to her.

"Wolf! Get away from my mate." he barked. In Kagome eyes there was something different about him. His eyes were no longer amber but red with turquoise pupils. His fangs and claws also seemed to be 4 times longer then usual. But what scared Kagome the most was that tetsuaiga was dropped onto the ground next to him.

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How dare he, how fucking hell dare he. He was touching his mate, which he knew the damned wolf saw and smelt the claim mark. It was too much for him to take, but then he heard his intended call his name. That's when he dropped the tetsuaiga allowing his youkai blood to release, yet when he did he was still semi there.

"Wolf! Get away from my mate." he heard his youkai self say. That's when it turned into blurs.

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Kouga stood up and walked over to the enraged youkai. He knew it was dog-turd by his looks, besides his transformation, but besides that he knew. One thing that confused the wolf prince was that his scent was no longer one of a hanyou but it was one of a full youkai. He was sure to be more concerned over this battle, yet he knew his arrogance would get in the way.

He walked so he was facing Inuyasha and found his aura immensely clashing with his own. Yet Inuyasha's was overpowering Kouga's greatly. One thing Kouga shouldn't have done was to open his mouth. Big mistake.

"Sorry dog-turd but she's my women now, and once your mark fads she's mine for the taking." Growling. Growling was all you could hear though out the cave, but what actually scared Kouga was when he started to laugh. It was a cold laugh, which only one other person could make. (A/n: Guess who that would be?)

Kagome was terrified yet calm. She was scared of Inuyasha's out bust but calm to know she would be safe with him around, she hoped. Kagome stood a couple feet away from the two youkai. Waiting, just waiting for something or someone to start.

The laughing died done and was replaced with a scowl. Wolves around the den had there tails between there legs out of fright. Inuyasha looked at Kagome then back at Kouga with his piercing red eyes.

"Not here." He said in youkai language, that only Kouga, himself and somehow Kagome understood.

Inuyasha back flipped out of the cave and ran into a deep forest as Kouga followed close behind.

"Come Nee-chan we should follow them." Ginta said running up to Kagome, Hakkua close behind.

"Ok but hurry up, they went into the forest." Kagome exclaimed grabbing tetsuaiga off the ground and getting on Ginta's back.

"Got it!" Ginta and Hakkua were running fast but compared to Inuyasha and Kouga they were slow.

They reached the area finding two seriously bleeding youkai and hanyou standing, an area were it was covered with trees was now a field of short grass and dirt. Ginta let Kagome settle on her feet, at a distance away from the fight.

Inuyasha ran straight for Kouga and punched him square in the jaw. He was about to kick him in the shin but Kouga jumped over his leg and kicked him in the gut while still in the air; Inuyasha flew back and hit the ground hard. But he quickly got back on his feet, after a second to catch his breath he started after Kouga again.

Kagome couldn't help but let tears run down her cheeks, she hated seeing people fight. She was about to run out into the middle of the fight when Hakkua grabbed her arm restraining her to go any further.

"Nee-chan don't it's a fight of dominance." Hakkua said to her in a frightened voice.

"Yes you have to let them do this!" Ginta agreed, cringing at his own words. Neither Hakkua nor Ginta wanted there prince to die, they were too loyal to him. But Kouga wanted/had to do this if he wanted Kagome to himself.

Kagome clinged harder to the tetsuaiga when she saw Inuyasha took a punch in the chest. She couldn't stand it!

Inuyasha jumped over Kouga and twirled around. He set his feet to the ground and cracked his knuckles.

"You fucking wolf this ill show you to still my mate!" he jumped up again and yelled "IRON REAVER SOUL STEALER!" slashing Kouga in the chest.

The prince gasped a single breath, he couldn't feel his body. He was completely paralyzed. Inuyasha slowly walked up to the wolf and stood over him with his bleeding hand. He was going to finish him off with his one bare hand…for good. Before he could let his hand swipe the wolf a figure clinged on to his chest. He looked down and snarled.

Kagome clung onto him with her life she couldn't let someone die on her behalf so she dropped tetsuaiga and ran to him, before he finished his enemy off. She was crying into his chest for him to stop. She turned her head to Ginta and Hakkua and yelled at them.

"Grab Kouga and run." They stood there. "NOW!"

Ginta and Hakkua ran up and grabbed the paralyzed/ bloody wolf prince and ran off.

Inuyasha was in raged that he couldn't finish him off. But the feeling was quickly dieing when he looked down at the girl crying face holding him. She leaned up and kissed his scowling mouth trying to calm him down.

"Inuyasha, come back, Come back to me…please." Kagome cried out.

The words were ringing in his head. He felt his blood settle. He looked at Kagome with his amber orbs.

"Ka-gome." He whispers fainting onto the ground drenched with blood.

"INUAYSHA!"

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