Hey guys!

I know how let this is but I swear it wasn't on purpose.

My magical typing iPod, Sebastian, seems to have bitten the dust and I needed to replace him. On top of that I had finals and such. Yea... Life is hard.

So new iPod. His name is Law and I bet he'd love a hello from you beautiful people.

Enough rambling. Not the best chapter but... Yeah.

DQA out. Byesies

Chapter 7

I sat in my dark room, head throbbing in pain. What happened? I couldn't remember though, I felt slight pains in my wrists and back. It was like the bones had been fixed and broken repeatedly. And what ever happened to Inuyasha and Miroku. I hadn't seen them since.

I come out of the shards, hoping to see a friendly face when I'm "graced" with that of the young leader of the wolf demon tribe. "Koga?" I asked, confused. I definitely wasn't expecting to see the wolf boy here. Wherever "here" might be.

"Oh. Hey." The blue-eyed wolf says, looking down at me calmly. The sun illuminated his dark locks as his head rested on a lazy hand. He was definitely mesmerizing in a way that was not willing to admit outside of my own mind. The way his long black hair was lifted into a perfect ponytail, his bangs parted by the fur of his headband. It was then that I noticed the layer of fur that I was sitting on. The layer of fur...that was attached to a person...that just happened to be Koga... My face reddened with embarassment as I realized the situation.

"Oh hey? What the hell?" I fumed. "Get off of me!" Standing up from his lap, I straightened out my clothing. I noticed my armor missing, leaving me in my white kimono, and I wasn't yet sure why.

He raised an eyebrow in confusion. "You do know you were on me right?"

"S-Shut up dog!"

Now that set him off. If anything pissed him off, it was definitely being compared to Inuyasha. "Dog? I'm nothin' like that mutt, Inutrasha!"

"You sure do smell like him and...oh! Is that a flea I see there?" I get really close, pretending to inspect his hair just to tick him off. He quickly gripped on to my exposed wrist and pulled me in, my face mere inches from his. Koga had a dangerously serious look on his face.

"I DON'T HAVE ANY FLEAS!" he hollered. I'm sure that I heard a vein popping somewhere on his forehead, actually. He pushed me away in a huff.

"Just checking." I giggled. I knew that I had definitely struck a nerve.

"Dammit Jewel" The pissed off Koga composed himself once more, taking deep breaths in and out.

"How'd I get here?" I asked bluntly.

"Whaddya mean? Don't you remember?"

"Remember?"

"I smelled Kagura while I was lookin for Naraku's castle and when I got there, I saw Kagura getting away with some old hag and...you." I couldn't help but notice a slight blush on his face. He must have seen my tainted form. That devilish look in my red eyes, the black hair that fell loosely down my pale back, the short outfit and most importantly the smirk and the voice that accompanied it all. What happened to me?

"Me? But, I don't remember seeing you there. The last thing I remember was...Inuyasha and Miroku...a-and Naraku, me..."

"You saw Naraku?!" He jumped to his feet instantly at the mention of Naraku. "Where was he?"

"I-I-I don't know. I just woke up there?"

"I'll be back."

He began to run but, before he could take off, I grabbed onto his leg. "Where are you going?" I asked him. He just looked down at me and shook his leg free. "Koga!" A shriek of agony left my lips.

"Are you alright?" he rushed to my side. I lifted my face to look into his blue Eyes when he said, "Jewel, your eye." I started to feel on my face. Had something been wrong with it? My eyes he said. He must mean... "I'm getting Kagome."

"Don't leave me..." I begged him. Tears were beginning to flow from my ducts. I never asked for this. I don't wanna be alone. "Koga please."

He picked me up and lay me against a nearby tree for support. "Stay here with Ginta and Hakkaku." With his words, he disappeared in a whirl wind, leaving me there on the ground.

"Ko-ga-" I uttered. I tried to lift myself from the ground but, Ginta and Hakkaku came running to me as fast as they possibly could.

"Jewel you gotta stay put." Ginta says.

With a nod, Hakkaku quickly agrees with his dimpled friend. "Yeah. If Koga found out we let you leave, he'll surely kill us." But, their word fell on deaf ears as I had already begun following after the young wolf leader.

"Jewel!"

"Come back!" They begged me. "Please?"

"Don't worry. Ko-Koga can't smell me. He'll never know."

"Well I guess... No you gotta stay...put?"

"Where'd she go?" Hakkaku asked as he looked at his dimpled friend who responded with a simple shrug.

Before Ginta could even finish his statement, I had already found Koga's shard location and left. When I arrived, I was graced with the sight of Koga flirting (or attempting to flirt) with Kagome.

"Depending on your story, I could kill you." I heard Inuyasha say, being as protective over Kagome as usual.

"Heh, just like always eh, Dog-turd." Koga smirked. "Even when I just look at you, you get all tense and irritated. Kagome aren't you tired of being with this jerk?"

"Hey Koga! Stop being so rude!" I heard the little fox boy scream. "Inuyasha is only upset because he remembers that you stole Kagome! You're making a big mistake if you think he's always like this." Which, in fact, he was.

"Hey Koga!"

"Don't leave us behind!"

"The wolf demon tribe..." Miroku inquired. Damn Ginta and Hakkaku to hell.

"I actually came here for something important." I hear Koga say as he takes a seat on the hard ground.

"Oh yeah?" Inuyasha was very skeptical of Koga's words. "What's that?"

"I wanna know where Naraku is."

"If we knew, we sure as hell wouldn't tell you." Inuyasha says, annoyedly. I could see his eyebrow now being all twitchy and what not.

"What if I told you it was for Jewel and not me?"

"Jewel?"

"You've seen her?"

"Yeah she's in my shards right now." He says ever so nonchalantly. "Isnt that right, Jewel?" I refused to answer him. "Ah c'mon jewel!" "She's being stubborn today."

"Yeah well I hate to break it to you but, she's stubborn every day."

"I have to agree with you there mutt-face. I think she's just scared." Koga says in an attempt to coax me out of his shards. It won't work on me. "If she wasn't a little kid, she'd come out and let Kagome purify her."

It worked."I'm not a kid!" I yell through the shards.

"Then get the hell out of the shards, Jewel!"

When I manifested out of the shards, long black locks fell into my face. "Your hair is black." Kagome said.

"Yeah yeah. Now can we get this over with?" Kagome nods and motions me to come and sit by her on the ground.

Inuyasha stood and walked over to Koga, eyeing him evilly. "You can go now wolf. Let us take care of Jewel."

It took some time but, Kagome finally finished the purifying on me. "Thank you Kagome." She nods as I turn to the direction that Koga had ran in earlier.

"Where ya' goin', Jewel?" Inuyasha asked.

"I've gotta go back to Koga. He has the only pure jewels that I know of and I have to recharge." Inuyasha nods and everyone waves as I send my soul to the shards of the wolf.

I can hear voices outside the jewel. Koga and...Naraku... I was hesitant. The last time I saw Naraku, I was tainted. Should I chance it? It wasn't a question. I come out of the jewel and look Naraku in the eyes that were hidden in his usual baboon costume.

"Jewel?"

I ignore Koga and turn to Naraku. "Why are you here, ape?"

"Just visiting..." his malicious voice trails on. I zoned out for a bit, ignoring him completely, when a pale, lilac haired man was released from his cage. He had shackles and a muzzle covering his face. "And thank you for your delivery jewel." After Naraku speaks, the man, I believe his name was Juromaru, cut him down. Of course it was a simple demon puppet but, the fact that one of his incarnations would cut down their own master was nearly absurd. I never thought I'd see it.

In my haze of thoughts, Juromaru came flying at me. "Jewel!" I heard a familiar voice wake me accompanied my the clang of a sword to the ground.

I saw Inuyasha first then Kirara landing behind him. "Inu-" I began.

Before I could thank him, he interrupted me with, "You gotta pay attention."

"Yeah, I'm sorry." Though just as I spoke, Juromaru lunged at me yet again. Still on the ground, I try to run but, I managed to dodge him for a good amount of time but I felt a spark of pain through the wrist of my sleeveless left arm which caused a missed step that could have nearly ended my life.

Nearly.

"Jewel!" Koga snatched me up in that moment and begins running in the opposite direction of the battle, leaving Inuyasha and the others to fend for themselves against Juromaru.

"Put me down Koga!" The wolf just ignored my protests as he continued running. Soon I could smell Ginta and Hakkaku and I knew he was planning on leaving me there. With them. Again.

"Koga?"They ask looking up from their surely riveting conversation.

"Yo." He greeted them with this ridiculously cheery sounding voice. I'm sure he had a huge smirk on his stupid face. But, I wouldn't know because this wolf boy literally is just against putting me down.

"Koga. Put. Me. Down!" I yell, banging my fist onto his back.

"Huh-? Oh that's right." Looking over his shoulder with this sort of uninterested look, he just releases his hold on my waist causing me to face plant into the dirt below.

"Why you little-" There were so many things I wanted to call him just then. you could only imagine how much I wanted to stomp him into the very depths of the Netherlands.

Completely ignoring all the conversation around me, I eventually hear either Ginta or Hakkaku (I wasn't paying attention due to the pain I felt on my face) ask Koga, "Isn't Kagome there?"

"IDIOTS! Why didn't you-! Ughh!" And he runs off to save Kagome, leaving Ginta, Hakkaku and I to discuss the meaning of life and anything else we can until he got back. I would have followed after him again but, I would have been a nuisance. I'd just be in the way the way I am now.

When Koga finally returned, it was late at night. All the wolves and the boys were fast asleep but, I just couldn't sleep on the ground like they could. So, I sat staring at the moon until the fearless young leader of the wolf demon tribe made his appearance.

"Don't scare me like that." No hi or anything. Classy.

"Scare you? I was perfectly fine." I didn't look at him but, I knew that he had sat down next to. Honestly, there was no way to describe this situation. However, despite being a dog, he smelled great. I don't wanna be mad at such a scent. Damn it, nose!

"You were not."

"I was"

"Were not."

"I was"

"Were not!" By this time, Koga was mere inches from my face. I was definitely angry at him but, I couldn't help but to squeal internally. The moonlight illuminating his figure above me. His brow was furrowed as his blue eyes stared daggers into me. Even still, Koga was beautiful. What the hell am I even saying?"

"When did you get so kind Koga?" My words came out of my mouth tasting venomous. I didn't mean for them to but, I just had to shake this feeling. "Aren't demons supposed to be heartless? Of course Inuyasha wouldn't count being only half, right?" BOOM! Comparing him to Inuyasha! Score! "Dont waste your time worrying about me."

"I was just-" His eyes grew soft as he hovered over me.

"Oh right. She's your woman, right? Kagome is." I say, my voice annoyed at him for everything. For being cute, seducing my nose, worrying about me. No one ever worries about me... "Is that why? Is that why you can worry about those that aren't in your pack? So you don't disappoint her? So you can get her approval?" I turned my back to him. I just didn't want to see his face right now but, I didn't want to not see it either... "Where does that leave me, friend?"

"Jewel, I-"

"Don't mind it." I shrugged, still facing away. I felt an awful pit in my stomach at this point. I couldn't keep it down. "I'm being silly. Just forget it..." my voice grew soft. I just met him. How does he have this power over me? The Sacred Shikon no Tama falling prey to a demon?

"Where are you going?" He says grabbing my wrist.

I rip my arm from his grasp. "Where can I go? If I went to where Kagome's shards are, I'll get tainted. I don't know where any of the other shards are and all I have is you right now." And I left him to his thoughts as a take my night walk.