A RAINBOW PROMISE

An Inuyasha short story

Kagome headed towards the Forest of Inuyasha, the place where the sacred Bone Eater's Well was waiting for her. It wasn't a far walk, she would make it there by lunch time if she walked quickly.

A look of hurt and anger washed over her face as the rain poured over her, soaking her completely. Her shoes squished in the muddy ground as she stomped through the forest, shivering. How dare he! She thought with frustration. After the lunch I brought him! She was so caught up in her thoughts she didn't notice a whirling tornado coming towards her at great speed. Or the two jewel shards that accompanied it.

"Heya, Kagome." Kōga said, stopping in front of her in a split second.

"Kōga? What are you doing here?"

"Never mind that. What are you doing out here in the rain?" He asked, suddenly worried. He held her hands in his.

"Hmph. Inuyasha's a jerk." She murmured, looking away.

Kōga wasn't sure if it was tears on her face or rain. He felt saddened that his beloved was in this rain storm alone and unprotected. That's when his anger bubbled and rage spat out through the mouth of the wolf demon.

"That bastard! He left you walking out here alone? Why I oughta-"

"No, Kōga!" Kagome interrupted, her hands flailing in his face. "Inuyasha's not in the best of moods today. He wont take you being here well. Then again, when does he ever..." She said the last part in a sarcastic voice, squinting her eyes and looking at the ground.

"Ha! I'd take him on any day, Kagome! But first we gotta get you out of this rain before you catch a cold."

"I'm going home, there's no way in heck I'm going back there with that creep anytime soon!" Kagome half yelled, feeling the frustration come seeping back.

A spark in Kōga's brain ignited and he put the pieces together; Kagome and the mutt have a fight - Kagome runs off - Kagome doesn't want to see the mutt - I show up! A smile escaped his wolfish lips, Maybe now is a good time to whoo Kagome. Now that Inutrasha's out of my way.

"Kagome, why don't you just come spend the day with me and my pack?"

"Huh? You and your pack? I don't know, Kōga.. I should-"

Kōga felt his opportunity failing. He panicked at her refusal for a moment before coming up with a clever idea.

"We ran into a demon, and some of the pack got injured... Maybe you could use that weird medicine of yours and..." He let his voice trail off, looking away with a frown.

Kagome watched his happy face turn sad and felt responsible. But what if Inuyasha finds out? He'll be mad I left jewel shard hunting to spend time with Kōga, of all people. I think he'd rather me hang out with Sesshomaru then Kōga! She thought. Then again, Inuyasha doesn't care like Kōga does, he wasn't even worried about me getting sick...

"Alright! I'll come!" Kagome said with a half angry look on her face, holding her first up in defiance.

Kōga grinned, "Okay, Kagome. Let's go home." He said before lifting her off the ground with ease.

As long as Inuyasha doesn't find out, I might as well enjoy myself. Kagome pondered. It'll be like a mini vacation! But wait a second, did he say lets go home?

"Y'know, if you were so concerned about finding the jewel shards you wouldn't have made Kagome leave." Shippo said with a smirk.

"Hey! I never told her to go!" Inuyasha spat, his back to the group.

"Well there's no use arguing. We just have to wait until Kagome comes back." Miroku said, leaning against the tree they sat at and closing his eyes.

"But, Miroku, Kagome went back to her time. That could take days!" Shippo whined into Miroku's kimono. "Inuyasha, this is all your fault!"

"Shut up you little pipsqueak! Like hell am I gonna wait around her that wench to get her ass back here. I'll drag her back if I have to." Inuyasha retorted with a huff. He stood up and shook off the rain in his hair, splattering Sango, Miroku, and Shippo.

"Hey! Inuyasha!" Sango sputtered, using her Hiraikotsu for protection. "Are you going to go bring back Kagome?"

"You betcha I am! And when I find her I'll give her a fuckin' piece of my mi-"

He paused, mouth slightly hanging open. He tilted his chin up and slowly sniffed the air a few times before his once golden eyes grew dark and his eyebrows narrowed. Hands clenched into fists, and his posture shaking, he started to growl.

"What's wrong?" Shippo said, suddenly scared.

"The rain must have hid the scent until I shook it off me." He said quietly, in a dangerous tone.

"What scent?" Sango asked, looking at Miroku in confusion. They couldn't smell anything.

"The scent of a wolf demon."