Escape- a Koga/Kagome Story
Chapter 4: Feast
It took quite a while for the meat to darken and cook to the right peak and then prepare the non-meats. There were over a hundred hungry men and plenty of hungry pups and pets and women who could literally eat a whole horse, so a lot of food had to be made. Kagome found herself wiping her brow with a damp rag when she was done. She puffed out her cheeks and looked at the many tables filled with pork, beef, lamb, and goat. "Wow, that's what I call a job well done!" she declared. The wolf women giggled. Kagome smiled and nodded with them. "Is it ready?" Kouga asked, walking in with a bright smile. Kagome smiled back- for once feeling at peace and at home- and nodded.
"Yep, now you should go and collect the pack so we can serve the food, Kouga-kun." She answered, helping to gather plates. Kouga laughed and left, howling, barking and yipping. At the resulting cheers Kagome guessed they had a very large group of critics to please. Once all the heavy plates were lifted and the carriers were sure they could move surely and not falter in their steps the long profession of women and food filed into the main cave and slowly began to set the plates down, making sure to give the men a little 'show' as they did so. Kagome was no exception, and as she set her plate down in front of Kouga, she noticed the way his eyes followed her descent and lingered on her cleavage.
She also noticed the way he growled low and deep in his chest and his hand leaned forwards to caress her cheek. Kagome looked into the endless pools of icy blue and became lost in them, and she decided to linger in his gaze, enjoying her own views of him before she rose and began to pass out other plates. The rest of the pack had to eat, too. In a few minutes all the food was given, and Kagome was sitting in her 'place' with Kouga, petting Mitsuri and eating her meats with her fingers, talking large and full bites. In a wolf demon clan- there was no need to appear dainty in the men's eyes. You could eat like a ravenous wolf- no pun intended- and be seen as a person who simply likes good food. A complement in a way. Kagome took full advantage of that, pulling on a stubborn bite with her canine teeth best as she could- it was hard to tear off demon meat even when cooked so well it melted to pieces when you chewed it. The hard part was getting it in your mouth.
Kouga watched his intended eat like a man- she was pulling hard to get her meat- and chuckled. He would always adore the weakness of a human…it was comical. Even ookami babies were stronger than a fully grown human man…and yet the average human couldn't even tear meat off of a well cooked morsel. No matter, as long as the human was Kagome, he wouldn't degrade her on who she was. He really didn't mind humans, it wasn't that Inukuso was hanyou…but Inu-hanyou that grossed him out and made him automatically hostile. If he wasn't part dog- he made at face at the word- he'd wouldn't have minded him as much. Kagome finally got her piece and her head snapped back from the release of tension as she chewed in victory.
Kouga showed off by snapping his lamb bone in half and simply pulling the meat off, popping the pieces in his mouth and laughing at the pouty face she made before muttering a "show off" and reasons why that was mean. Kouga took her meat and laughed again as Kagome bit down on air and made a whining sound. She watched as Kouga pulled off her meat and gave it back to her. At her look he smirked. "Can't have you hitting your head for a piece of meat now can I? Besides, I don't my woman to cause any harm to herself!" He explained, smirking even wider- showing off a bit of his fangs- at her immediate blush. "Kouga-kun…I can handle my own meat." She replied embarrassedly. "Sure you can…" he bantered back, chuckling as she hit his knee. Soon dinner was eaten and enjoyed and Kouga thanked the women- who bowed and thanked the men back- before the actual festival began.
As Kagome watched the girls perform and sing she was itching to join them, and soon was dancing in her place among them enjoying the fast pace and intense styles and moves, smiling and laughing all the while. Kami, how long had it been since she'd actually enjoyed herself in such a manner? She even saw Sango and Miroku having a full and happy conversation and Shippo playing with the children. She smiled wider and let herself flow back into the trance of her dancing. Maybe this was for the best… She thought.
In the forest
A soft rustling came from the place where Inuyasha lay, his sword out of his reach and his eyes half-lidded and dulled with death. A hunched-over hag picked up his body and began to fly into the sky. "Oh goody, another chance to make my own puppet. Maybe this one will work unlike the clay priestess- now that I have the original body." She cackled as she flew, Inuyasha's matted and dulled hair flying in the wind. "I'll have to pay that young man for killing this one for me, he did a good job in preserving the important parts of this hanyou." She whispered again before becoming silent as she flew to her cave home, her prize looking below but not seeing the scenery...yet.
End of chappie 4! What REALLY happened to poor Inuyasha? Who is this lady who wants his body? What's in store for Kagome and the others? Review and find out in the next chappie!
~Kagome-chan!