Chapter Twenty-Five: Anger

A/N: Edited on 9/3/15

"Wolf."

Kouga stopped running. He sneered behind him to find InuYasha's brother and the monk standing there. "I'm killing mutt on my own." Kouga sneered.

"Kouga, I know you're angry. We all are, but there is a better way to solve this." Miroku said.

"No, I'm killing him. And you two idiots are not going to stop me." Kouga snapped.

"Do you really think I cannot stop you?" Sesshomaru growled.

"Listen you! He did it to Kagome! I am not going to let him get a way with that!" Kouga spat.

"He did?" Miroku asked, horrified.

"Your human. Be glad you couldn't smell the scent of fucking." Kouga growled.

"We will proceed together from here." Sesshomaru said.

"No! You leave mutt to me!" Kouga snapped.

"My brother is my problem." Sesshomaru growled. His tone had bristled a little and Kouga felt his fur prick. If he was going to fight mutt's brother, then so be it.

"Listen!" Miroku snapped. He stepped in between the two male demons, knowing it was stupid. "Fighting between you two is not going to solve anything! This is not going to help any of us and it is not going to help InuYasha!"

"You're a fool monk; get out of this Sesshomaru's way."

"Lord Sesshomaru, you would know better then anyone. Fighting between you and Kouga will not help defeat Inuhidoi. Inuhidoi is the one who forced Kagome against her will. Not InuYasha." Miroku turned to Kouga.

"Monk, do you risk your life just to tell this Sesshomaru what to do?" Sesshomaru asked.

"Do you want the my help or not?" Miroku asked the Demon Lord.

"Do you plan to suck the half-demon into your wind tunnel?" Sesshomaru glared.

"No! Not on my life!" Miroku snapped.

Kouga growled in annoyance. He was wasting time arguing with these two. He sniffed the air and looked at the path in front of him. He really didn't need his nose to know where InuYasha had run off to.

The trees were all bent back and broken, like an enormous animal had crashed thru them and pushed them aside. Kouga looked at the trees; distinctive scratches were on the bark. But they weren't claws, they were something else. Sesshomaru turned to him. Kouga gave him the same cold stare back.

"What?"

"This Sesshomaru wants to know why you like the half-demon's woman so much." Sesshomaru glared.

"Why the hell is that any of your business?" Kouga hissed. To Kouga's surprise, Sesshomaru made no comment and moved up ahead. Kouga could smell InuYasha now, and he felt his anger rise. The Shikon Jewel shards in his legs may have even turned black from all the anger he was pouring into his system.

"Inuhidoi." Sesshomaru said. There was nothing there. Kouga crept up, cracking his claws.

The monk behind him grasped his sacred beads that concealed his wind tunnel. "InuYasha is that you?" Miroku called.

Sesshomaru cracked his claws, readying his poison whip. Kouga growled, he didn't want to wait anymore. He wanted to kill mutt NOW.

"Sesshomaru?"

Kouga pounced he knew where that voice had come from. He slashed his claws at what he thought was InuYasha's face. Kouga had always hated mutt, but this was not InuYasha. Kouga suddenly felt searing pain on his hand and hissed and backed away. The blood on his hand was beginning to melt his own claws and burn through his skin.

"Shit." Kouga hissed.

Sesshomaru immediately jumped forward and grabbed his hand through the bush snagging InuYasha's neck. Miroku ran up, still holding his beads. Kouga stared into InuYasha's red eyes showing the sadness that Kouga knew was stemming from what he did to Kagome. That was when Kouga finally saw the wings. They were huge, just like the little girl had said. InuYasha also seemed not to have anything on, he was naked.

Kouga felt his anger blind side him again and stepped forward for another attack when the staff of the monk pulled over his head and pinned his body to the monk's.

"I know what you're thinking Kouga. But I think InuYasha is in control." Miroku said.

"For how damn long!? Get off me!" Kouga hissed, but the monk's grip was steady.

"No Kouga. Let Sesshomaru handle this."

"I SAID GET OFF!"

"Don't make me suck you into my wind tunnel."

Kouga knew that threat from the houshi was just to scare him, but Kouga growled and let the monk restrain him. Even if the threat was not real, he didn't want to risk the chance.

"Is Kagome…?"

Kouga flinched at InuYasha's voice. It was not mutt; the only thing he really recognized was his ears and silver hair. Those wings just hung there, they looked broken. Kouga knew that was not the case. Mutt was half dog demon so had he never had used wings before.

"The priestess is alive." Sesshomaru reassured his brother.

"Kill me! Cut them off! Cut these damn wings off!"

Miroku had loosened his grip, but Kouga was to interested in what InuYasha was saying to pull away. His wings? What did that mean? Kouga growled. "You couldn't protect Kagome! Why the hell are you begging for…?!"

"He's not begging for forgiveness, Kouga." Miroku snapped.

"She's yours Kouga. Just kill me."

Kouga almost fell over, did he hear right?

Suddenly InuYasha's eyes snapped, his hand swung connecting with Sesshomaru's jaw. Sesshomaru was taken off guard, but managed to stay on his feet. He growled his eyes flicked red.

"Inuhidoi."

"Do you think I was going to let him be in control for that long?"

"You asshole!" Kouga yelled. He jerked away from Miroku's and ran towards InuYasha's rising figure. With his Shikon Jewel shards in his legs he made it connect with InuYasha's face. To Kouga's surprise he just bounced off, his ankle shattered. Kouga hit the ground yelping in pain, but managed to get back on his feet.

Sesshomaru scratched at InuYasha, but even at that enormous size, InuYasha dodged Sesshomaru's poison.

Miroku grabbed his sutras he ran at InuYasha. "Inuhidoi, I know InuYasha will forgive me for this, but I hope it hurts the hell out of you!" Miroku yelled. The monk let the sutras fly, four of them were disintegrated with a sweep of InuYasha's claws, but one hit its mark. It slammed into InuYasha's chest sending sparks around his body, but its spell didn't last long and fell into ash on the ground.

Kouga could not sit here in pain over his broken ankle; he had to bring mutt down. Using the tree for support, he launched himself with his good foot and kicked InuYasha right in the waist. InuYasha was taken off guard, but his massive body made Kouga's smaller body just bounce of harmlessly. Kouga was just glad it didn't shatter his other ankle.

"Urg! Damn you!" Kouga spat.

"Pathetic wolf demon."

"Inuhidoi, release InuYasha!" Miroku shouted, his staff pointing at InuYasha. Sesshomaru took advantage of the sudden distraction and sank his poison claws into InuYasha's right wing. For a second, InuYasha just stood there then a tight sneer came across his face. Kouga knew, Sesshomaru had angered this half-God. With a whirl InuYasha slammed his fist into Sesshomaru's armor sending the dog demon backwards.

"You fool."

Kouga felt a sudden chill go thru his body. What the hell? Kouga stood up and saw a red demonic aura suddenly surround InuYasha. His eyes became larger and more teeth were coming out of his mouth.

"Is he transforming into something?" Miroku asked. Even the monk's voice sounded stuttered. Kouga suddenly sniffed the air and felt his fear doubled. Kagome and that woman they had told to stay with her were coming in their direction.

"Damn it!" Kouga ran. He had to keep Kagome away, no matter what.