Hello people. This chapter was kind of easier than the last few ones. Anyways, enjoy!

I hereby disclaim any rights to the InuYasha characters (except my demon, Otoko Hebi!). InuYasha belongs to Rumiko Takahashi.

"Yes you are." Kouga growled, where he kneeled just centimeters over Kagome. The very sight of the pesky wolf made InuYasha's insides crumble with anger. And that Kagome had been laughing like a little kid with this bastard only made matters worse. Which, he realized, were pretty hypocritical of him since he didn't care what Kagome did or with whom.

"Good," InuYasha muttered before shooting a careful glare in Kagome's direction.

She was fuming, even though her eyes had taken a sad gloom that he had never seen before.

"What do you want, InuYasha?" she asked sternly while pushing Kouga away before sitting up. "Why are you here? And where have you been until now?"

"Do I need to want anything? Do I need some kind off permission for going home? What are you, my mom?" he hissed at her.

"Oi, doggie, don't ya talk to 'er like that!" the other man growled, suddenly standing inches from InuYasha. His blue eyes that had been glinting with laughter only a minute ago now had turned an icy cold of rage.

"Don't you dare," InuYasha poked the demon in his ribs, "tell me what I can and cannot do."

"InuYasha, please," Kagome said tiredly and slumped back on her futon, rubbing her eyes tiredly. "Could you just go away? Please."

InuYasha seemed ready to start barking at everything and everyone at that point, but suddenly closed his mouth and smiled sadly.

"Of course, you're tired. Please, excuse me," he said with a little bow as he left the hut.

Kouga and Kagome stared at the spot where the hanyou had been just a moment ago. Then they stared at each other in confusion.

"Who the hell was that and what had he done with InuTrasha?" Kouga asked, his blue eyes big with fake horror, a flicker of a smile playing on his mouth.

But the true horror he saw in Kagome's eyes froze his smile in place.

"I have no idea, but I'm sure that that wasn't him."

Not long after the strange encounter with InuYasha, Sango and Miroku came rushing into the hut. Kouga, who had been resting against the wall close to the door* jumped straight up, prepared for Naraku to be standing there.

"What? Who? Where?" he shouted as he tried to fight the nausea caused by lifting his head to fast.

"Calm down, my friend. It's only us," Miroku said calmly as he patted the wolf demon's shoulder. "No need to be so up stringed."

Kagome closely observed the newcomers; Miroku sure seemed as usual, just a little bit stiff which were unusual for him. Sango, on the other hand, were very pale and as the older girl grabbed Kagome's hand the younger noticed how sweaty it was.

"Um, guys? What's going on?"

"An excellent question, my dear Kagome," the monk said as he approached them. "And an excellent question needs an excellent answer which in this case is-"

"We really have to get out of here, right now!" Sango interrupted, tugging on Kagome to stand up.

Kagome, however, had been in bed for Kami-knows-how-long and could hardly move her body at all. Her leg nonetheless, which were wrapped tightly with a white cloth to stop more lifeblood from flowing out of her. Right now, she felt as if she were Bambi on ice.

As her leg gave out under her, she yelped while waving her arms to get her balance back. Suddenly an arm snaked its way around her waist and helped her regain her composure.

"Easy now, Kagome, or I might get my hopes up that you have begun to fall for me," Kouga said as he flashed a grin down at her.

She blushed where she found herself cradled up against him. "That line is getting kind of old, don't you think?" she said meekly, as she tried to hush her rushing heart.

"Oh? Then how about-"

"Guys! Stop your flirting and start moving your damn asses!"

Everyone present looked at the panicking demon slayer in surprise. Kagome wondered quietly when she had ever seen her friend that frightened before.

"Alright, beautiful slayer. Which way do you want my rump?" Miroku asked, with an obvious mischievous glint in his eyes.

"Just shut UP! We need to get out of this village, remember that - monk?" the slayer barked. "This village is about to be overflowed with those disgusting snake demons, and here you are chatting and flirting away our time?"

"Demons?" Kagome gasped as she let go off Kouga, much to the wolf demons displeasure.

"Yeah, demons. So get up, shut up and move it!"

InuYasha had escaped into his forest and sat now up in a tree, sulking as the memories of the wolf hurled over Kagome hunted his vision. She had been laughing so happily with him, to a point where InuYasha couldn't help but feel the jealousy well up in him. Why did he feel that way? He had decided that he wanted to be with Kikyou, then why did he care when Kagome where happy with somebody else?

He shook his head as he tried to rid his mind off such thoughts. InuYasha knew that he couldn't have them both.

He should be happy for her. Especially since it was Kouga that made her happy. He frowned as he thought about the cocky wolf demon. Sure, the wolf was annoying as hell, but he loved Kagome – that was all that mattered, that she was happy.

"Here, doggie-doggie-doggie…"

The hanyou's ears perked. Who was it that dared call him a dog? 'Well,' he thought with a frown, ' I'm a half dog demon, but that isn't the point.'

"I know you're in here sssomewhere, little lapdog. I can sssmell your ssstench that wasss on my massstersss clothesss…"

InuYasha peeked over the branch he were currently sitting on and spotted a sleek figure passing beneath him. Up here he couldn't catch any scent from down there, so he couldn't figure out what kind of creature it was. But whatever it was, the very voice of it made the hanyou's skin crawl with disgust.

"If you don't ssshow yourssself, I may asss well find that miko my massster found ssso absssolutely dassshing and… what wasss the word? Ah, yesss – delicate."

A cold shiver went down his spine as he listened. Miko? Delicate? Was it this bastard's master that had..?

Yep. Another chapter uploaded, mission completed. I had this idea earlier if I should make InuYasha act kind of weird and... well, different from his usual self. He would be like that because these snake demon's had done something to him.
But now that I read it over I thought this was somehow better... hmm, yeah.

Loooots of school work over here, so it may take longer and longer between the chapters, but I promise on my pride as an manga/anime geek that I will return from the depth's of hell called 'school'.

Oh! Maybe you noticed! I had put an * at the word door. Is it really a door, or is the opening to Kaede's hut called something else?
Please review and THANK YOU for the review the last time! Glad you like how Kouga turned out ^^