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Chapter 15: Wolf Fight Part 2

Shippou and Makoto had been working for half an hour helping the villagers repair the irrigation channel that had been flooded and washed out in the last rain. The work would have been easier if the villagers would have just let Shippou and Makoto do it on their own, but neither of them said as much. They merely worked around them and did their best to get it done as quickly as possible. After much debate over which route the original irrigation channel took and where the new one should be, Makoto finally decided for them and started digging with Shippou right behind him.

Covered from head to toe in dirt, mud, and whatever else the villagers had scattered in the fields, the two brothers went there separate ways. Shippou headed back to the village where Tani awaited him with a hot bath. Makoto sighed, stretching his arms over his head and starting down the path to his hut. Maybe he would catch a few fish to go with the few vegetables the villagers had given him in payment for his help. He could use a bath anyway, and the cool water sounded very appealing. Maybe he could get Kita to come along with him. He smirked.

It was nice thinking that Kita would be there when he got home. Even better, that she would always be there when he got home. Like Tani with Shippou, or Miroku and Sango, or his own parents. Maybe it was time he got a home of his own. A bit further away from the village. He liked it being a bit secluded. So did InuYasha, but Makoto knew he had built the hut closer to the village for Kagome's sake. Kita would like it better further away from the village, too. Not that Makoto was thinking about taking her as a mate or anything, oh no. They were just getting started…or at least he thought they were getting started with…something. They just kept getting…interrupted.

He didn't believe that either one of them were ready for something like that. Makoto still had to sort through things, like his past with Akina. Though he already knew he never wanted her back, or to even see her for that matter, some part of him still kind of missed her. And this time he didn't want to rush into anything. And Kita was still getting use to the idea of settling down a bit. He didn't want to do anything to hurt her anymore than she had already been. Makoto would wait until they were both ready. He smirked. He really didn't think InuYasha and Kagome were ready for that either.

Makoto stopped. There was a familiar scent. Akina. Kita. Mixtures of blood. Kita… Had Akina attacked her! Just what was going on! Makoto couldn't make his feet move fast enough as he cleared the distance back to the hut in record time. As he came upon the scene all he could see was Kita on her knees and Akina hovering over her, claws drawn back and ready to strike.

"KITAAAA!"

He jumped in front of Akina just in time to block her attack, chunks of silver and black hair fell to the ground and was scattered in the wind. Makoto took a second to make sure Kita was safe before turning back around with fire in his eyes. He didn't even see the fear so apparent on Akina's face. He didn't acknowledge her begging pleas or the fact that his hand was now firmly around her neck, cutting off her supply of oxygen. The only emotion he was able to feel was anger. For some reason he hated this female. Under his hand he could feel her pulse racing. Her hands wrapped around his wrist, desperately trying to loosen his hold. Makoto gave an evil smirk and tightened his grip even more.

He smelled blood. The blood he smelled made him even wilder than his surfacing youkai blood. By this time, his eyes were completely crimson red, purple stripes appeared on his wrist and cheeks, and his nails and fangs lengthened greatly. Rage built up around him as thick as smoke. He heard the figure under his claws gasping and whining. It made his blood boil and his youkai want even more. Then, a pair of soft arms wrapped around his waist.

"Makoto…don't…just don't…" His muscles almost instantly melted under the second female's touch. His grip around the first one loosened and the figure fell to the ground in a series of coughs and gasps. Makoto turned around in the arms encircling him, wrapping his arms around her in turn. He flinched as she winced when he touched a particularly tender spot on her shoulder. Slowly the crimson slipped from his eyes, and the rest of attributes returned to his normal hanyou state, shaking his head as he regained his senses and awareness of what had just taken place.

"Akina, leave. Don't make me say it again. I plan on having a word with Kouga and Kigai as it is and I think after this they'll both see it my way." Makoto stated, still holding Kita close. Akina wasted no time. As soon as she caught her breath she was on her feet and disappeared in a tornado of dust and dirt.

"…I didn't want to fight her."

Makoto sighed and nuzzled her neck. "I know. Don't worry about it, Akina has her own problems she needs to work out."

Kita nodded. "What will happen to her after you tell Kouga?"

"I don't know. There was a pact made a long time ago that involved Kouga's tribe. By attacking you, she broke that pact. This time Kouga will have no choice but to deal with her, and the decision on what happens to her is up to he and Kigai. They're the pack leaders. All I can honestly say is she'll get what's coming to her."

"But Makoto, I don't want her to…"

"Shhh." He silenced her, rubbing his thumb across her cheek. "Akina really crossed the line this time. This fight was between me and her and when she brought you into it that was it. If she wants to bug me, attack me, yell at me; that's fine. I don't care. But she will not threaten you because of the problems she has with me." He smiled down at her. "I care for you too much." Kita ducked her head and blushed with a smile of her own. "Now come on. Let's get you cleaned up."

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Makoto zipped in and out through the tree lines on the way to Kouga's den, still quite furious with the day's proceedings. It had taken a lot of talking and promises to get Kita to stay behind with Shippou, Tani, Miroku, and Sango. In the end, he had to promise to only tell Kigai what happened and go straight back to the village. No confronting Kouga or Akina. He had unwillingly agreed, and planned beyond a doubt to keep that promise, but he wanted to give Akina more than just a piece of his mind.

After a closer inspection he found that Kita's wounds were not all that bad. Mostly just scratches that would heal before the next day. But her shoulder had a wound that was rather deep, and irritated an older wound in nearly the same place. He wrapped it and gave Miroku specific instructions to care for it. Kagome and InuYasha weren't due back till the next morning, so Makoto had done his best yet again with the healing.

Finally Makoto came into view of the wolves' den. One in particular seemed to remember him, giving Makoto an arrogant smirk before turning his back and walking away. He came back out a few moments later with Kigai following not too far behind. Kigai looked a little less than happy himself.

"I take it this is about my sister's whereabouts?" Makoto nodded, Kigai shook his head and sighed deeply. "Well…follow me. We'll talk." Makoto was led past the other wolves into the den, and then past a curtain made of some kind of animal skins into a make-shift council room. "So what did she do this time? Throw herself at you again?"

"Afraid not, Kigai. It's a bit more serious than that." Kigai shifted uncomfortably and turned his full attention to Makoto. "She attacked Kita, part of my family."

Kigai's eyes went wide before turning to despair. "Did you…you know…?"

"I'd never do that." Makoto replied quickly. By the laws of the land, Makoto had every right to kill Akina on the spot for attacking a member of his family. His family and hers were allies, not adversaries. Though with InuYasha and Kouga that could sometimes be questioned. Kigai gave Makoto a thankful gaze before continuing.

"What about the one she attacked?"

"Fine. Staying with Miroku and the others while I'm gone. Nasty shoulder wound though. Akina shoved a broken piece of bamboo into her scarred shoulder."

"Sorry about that, Makoto. I really am. Make sure Kita receives my apology."

"What about Akina? What will happen to her now?"

Kigai shook his head, rubbing at his temples. "I have no choice. Otou-san and I have got to find her a mate strong enough and with enough patience to control her and her attitude. I hate to do force that on her, but it's for her own good, and more importantly the good of the tribe. It this had happened with any other ally then you we would be in a war by now." Makoto tried to hide his smirk. Good luck to the poor sap that's chosen to be her mate. They both stood and bowed.

"I'll send a few of my men to find her as soon as possible and inform Otou-san."

"I've got to head back to the village. I don't like leaving Kita alone for too long. Thanks for everything, Kigai."

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Sango watched as Kita sighed for what seemed like the hundredth time since Makoto left, a sure sign of her love toward the inu. The girl was laying not too far away, legs crossed in the air and head laying against her crossed arms. Sango was very happy with Makoto's new choice. Akina was too snooty for her own good. She shivered as the sun started going down. The nights were already getting considerably colder.

"Kita, I'm going to go ahead and take the girls inside before it gets too cold. Are you coming?"

Kita turned to her side. "No thank you, Sango-san. I think I'm just going to wait for Makoto out here."

"Alright. You're welcome to come if you change your mind."

Kita watched the older woman as she led the three girls into the hut. Miroku gave her a warm smile before shutting the door behind him. She stood up and started walking. As much as she was getting use to being around humans all the time, she still didn't trust them enough to stay the night so close to the village. She started to walk back to Makoto's hut, but on the way there she stopped on the hilltop overlooking the village. It was covered with eerie orange glows from the warm fires all the families had built in their huts. The sky was mostly dark probably due to the small sliver of moon that was left. The next night would be yet another human night. That thought made Kita's mood drop a few notches. She hated being human almost as much as she hated being under the spell of that inu-youkai.

"What's with the pouting?"

Kita spun around to see Makoto leaning against the tree with a cocky smirk across his face. She could almost swear she saw the stars shimmering in his silver hair; hair that was at the moment cut in gaps thanks to Akina's claws. Kita covered her mouth to hold back her giggles at the sight, but Makoto's questioning glares made her innocent suppressed giggles turn into full blown laughs.

"What!"

Kita shook her head, too busy laughing to tell him the truth. Instead she grabbed his wrist and led him down the hill to the fishing pond. "Go ahead. Look at the reflection."

Makoto narrowed his eyes at Kita before slowly turning and looking into the calm water. It took him a while of looking before realizing what was so funny. His eyes widened and his hands shot up to his head. A small whine escaped his throat as he surveyed the damage. The right side of his head seemed normal enough, silver and black hair flowing down a bit past his shoulders. A bit messy, and in dire need to be washed, but otherwise fine. The left side, however, was gapped all the way up to the top of his neck. He looked ridiculous, like his head was lopsided on his shoulders. He whined again.

"Come here, I think I can do something with it." Makoto plopped down in front of her. Kita smoothed out what was left of his hair to see what could be done. A few minutes later, she sighted in defeat. There wasn't any other thing she could do but cut the rest and even it out. Using her claws as carefully as she could, Kita cut his remaining hair piece by piece. Makoto would wince whenever he caught a glimpse of a particularly large chunk of his hair flying by.

"Augh…are you done yet!"

"Not yet, hold still or it'll be crooked."

"I am being still!"

"Well it's almost finished." A few more snips then… "Done. Go and see how you like it now."

Makoto sighed and walked back to the edge of the water. It…really wasn't all that bad. Short. Shorter than he was use to. Really short. The back of his neck felt completely exposed, as it was exposed. For a while Makoto just stood there, taking in his new reflection. Boy was Shippou, his Oyaji, and Oji-Miroku gonna have fun with this…

"Well?"

"…It's not that bad, I guess." He rubbed the back of his neck, feeling the small spiky hair. He lowered his hand and walked toward Kita with a smirk. She reached up and rubbed his head affectionately, enjoying the feel of his soft hair.

"I like it. Short hair suits you."

"Oh really?" Makoto snaked his arms around Kita's waist, pulling her up against him and rubbing his forehead against hers with a smirk. She instantly leaned back up against him, a look of longing crossing her face. Seeing this, Makoto's smirk grew into a full fledged grin. He moved down and gently brushed his lips against her cheek and nuzzled her. Kita blushed, but didn't pull back or turn away. She wanted this too much to be shy now. Instead she snuggled closer, wrapping her hands around his haori.

Makoto reveled in her boldness and loving attention, continuing his slow torture by dragging his lips across her skin and down to her neck. There he licked and nipped at her pulse point, feeling her heart start racing through his lips. He thought he would never get enough of her soft skin beneath his lips. In one swift movement he was sitting on the grass and pulling her into his lap.

Kita gasped and draped her arms on Makoto's shoulders as he continued attacking her. He moved up, licking her jawbone and kissing and nipping over it. She ran her hand up the back of his neck to run her fingers though his hair. Smirking, Makoto pulled back and looked into Kita's eyes. He tilted her head to the side and captured her lips with his own in their first true kiss. It was long and passionate, completely consumed by the couple who had been waiting for what seemed like forever for that moment.

If all this was a dream, both Makoto and Kita rather sleep through the rest of their lives than wake and be apart from each other. Makoto wanted to show just how much he cared for her in that one kiss, but even that wasn't enough. He released her, shrugging off his haori laying it out behind Kita and placing her on top of it. There he continued with his licks and nips. His hands roamed down her sides and rested on her hips. Kita struggled to keep her sanity as his lips devoured hers over and over. She fought back against him trying to deepen the kiss herself, pulling herself closer until his chest was pressed up against her.

Makoto growled affectionately, nuzzling her cheek before returning to her lips. His sharp fangs nipped gently at her bottom lip. Kita gasped and Makoto used the moment to slip his tongue past her parted lips. If he had ever had a doubt about being with Kita, they were all pushed away. Having her, holding her, kissing her, taking in her scent and taste; it was too right to be wrong. His feelings for her were too strong to just be a fleeting thing. Makoto loved her, cherished the way her face flushed at his touches and teases. When they finally pulled back he licked his lips. Kita snuggled against his chest and sighed.

Makoto wrapped his arms around her protectively and picked her up off his haori, carrying her inside and settling her down on his futon. Kita's eyes were slowly drifting closed, and after a few minutes she was fast asleep. Makoto couldn't help but smile as he listened to her shallow breathing. She was so beautiful, even with her face still tinted pink with her blushes and her hair sprawled out above her. Everything was going to be better with Kita around.

A/N:

Sorry about the grammar in the last chapter and maybe a bit in this chapter. I'll edit it when ever I get the chance.

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