Chapter 5: Broken Hearts
"What is it?" Myori asked curiously.
"What do you think of me?" he suddenly asked.
Myori looked confused and answered, "as my best friend. Actually you're more to me than just a friend."
"What do you mean by that?" he asked.
"I mean, we've been together ever since we've been little. I've shared everything with you", she replied.
"Is that all?" Sarto asked looking deeply into her eyes.
Myori was even more confused by this question and then was surprised when Sarto caught her by the wrist and pulled her into a hug.
"Myori, I was so scared that something might have happened to you", he said.
Myori smiled and said, "Sarto, I'm fine. Nothing happened to me."
Sarto let go of her and said, "but in that forest-"
"Koga was there to protect me, wasn't he?" Myori replied.
"You're right. I was the one who couldn't even protect you from him", he answered downheartedly.
"Don't be ridiculous", Myori said. "He's a demon and you are a human. Of course you can't fight him."
"Right", Sarto said after another glance, he left.
"What's up with him? Talking about Koga and all", Myori thought. "Koga…..I wonder what he is doing right now.
--with Koga--
"Koga, I think this is the best plan to attack the harpies", Hae Won finished explaining his plan to Koga. "Koga?"
Koga who was thinking deeply about Myori suddenly jerked into reality and said, "what? I mean, yeah, that is a great plan."
Hae Won sighed. "Koga, what's gotten into you? You're not yourself lately. It's all because of that girl, isn't it?"
"Don't sprout nonsense!" Koga spat. "I have nothing more to do with anyone that has anything to do with Inuyasha or Kagome."
"Sure", Hae Won thought to himself sarcastically and left Koga alone.
Koga sighed as his thoughts drifted to Myori once again. He then growled, shoving away those thoughts and said to himself, "If I don't see her I think I will go mad."
Deciding on that, he left without telling anyone where he was going and started for Myori's village. When he reached her hut, he took cover behind a tree and making sure Inuyasha wasn't near enough to smell him he looked for Myori. He spotted her talking to the boy who came with Inuyasha to rescue her. He watched her and was shocked when the boy hugged Myori. He felt a surge of anger seeping through him without knowing why.
When the boy left, Myori stood there for a moment, seeming to be thinking about something, when Koga revealed himself.
"Koga?" Myori said with surprise and then quickly took a hold of his hand and led him away from the hut to a place on a hill where he first kidnapped her. "Here no one will find us. My dad is especially on fire and he will definitely fight you if he sees you."
"So, why did you come?" she then asked. "To kidnap me again?"
Koga hesitated and said, "I wanted to see you."
Myori, who wasn't expecting such an answer from this arrogant demon, smiled and said, "to tell the truth, I wanted to see you too."
"Myori, I won't be seeing you ever again", Koga said.
"What? But why?" Myori asked as she felt a lump in her throat.
"I don't want to think about you. I don't want anything to do with you", Koga replied in a stern tone.
"But, Koga-"
"I just came to say good-bye once and for all", he said finally and turned to leave when Myori took a hold of his hand.
"Koga, I don't want you to leave. I want to see you again. I want to stay by your side", Myori said desperately as a tear rolled down her cheek.
"What?" Koga said unbelievingly. Was this girl saying that she loved him?
"Koga, you thought that you had kidnapped me, but what you don't know is that you have also kidnapped my heart", Myori replied. "I love you."
Koga once more felt that strange feeling seep through him and he wiped away her tears with his finger.
"I'm sorry, Myori, but it won't work out between the two of us", Koga answered.
"But why?" Myori asked once again, her tone more desperate this time.
"Inuyasha will no way agree to this. I don't want anything else to do with him from here on. I'm sorry that you got such feelings on me, but I have none", Koga answered.
"You don't? Tell me that by looking into my eyes! Then why is it that you came all the way here to see me?" Myori demanded as more tears fell.
Koga couldn't take it any longer. Seeing her in such sorrow was heartbreaking for him. He took hold of her chin softly and raised her face and then kissed her deeply. Myori put her arms around her neck and she too kissed him without holding back. Koga then pulled away.
"Bye, Myori", he said and started off.
"Koga!" she called after him. "Please! Don't go!"
But it was already too late. He had already gone. Myori sank to the ground, sobbing. Sarto, who was watching all this in the distance, also shed tears. He had lost Myori. Her heart was already won by the demon. There was nothing more he could do.