Hey guys Cutimist here. I know it's been awhile since I last updated. Life has me running all over the place and school is about to start for me. I will keep this story going until I reach the end, I have gotten some good ideas for my next stories that I wish to write. Now without further ado, let's move on to the next chapter.
It was the middle of the afternoon, and a certain wolf demon was scouring Tokyo for any suspicious activities. He looked around for the Band of Seven that he and his mate to be heard about that morning. The wolf demon known as Koga growled as he caught the scent of blood in the air. He ran towards the scent, in hopes to find the bastard that so dared kill another being. The scent took him to an alley. Koga came to an abrupt halt seeing a dead body in a pool of blood.
"Damn! Onigumo is one sick bastard!" Koga stated as he knelt down next to the body for examination. He growled as he caught another scent among the body, it was the scent of the murderer. Koga was able to tell that this human tried her very best to fight off her captor but in the end she lost her life. The poor soul. A gasp reached his ears, Koga turned to see Ayame behind him with her mouth agape and her hand slightly over her mouth.
"Ayame... What are you doing here?" Koga asked as he stood up. It took Ayame a few minutes to recollect her thoughts and answer Koga.
"I was searching though Tokyo, same as you, then I caught your scent and the scent of human blood." Ayame stated as she looked at the body behind Koga.
"How long ago?" Ayame asked. Koga looked to the body with a frown.
"I would say about forty minutes ago. It still smells fresh, and by the bruises on the woman, she put up quite a fight for a human." Koga stated. Ayame looked around to find any other clues that could lead them to their prey. She spotted something that looked like a metal wire. She walked over to the piece of metal and sniffed.
"Koga, take a look at this." Ayame called to Koga. Koga walked over to Ayame and knelt down to see what she found. She held up the wire to him and he had a good whiff.
"It belongs to one of the Band of Seven. Inuyasha and Sesshomaru says that Onigumo is building an army to do his dirty work. So it's easy to say that he wasn't here." Koga stated with a glare.
"Onigumo doesn't like to get his hands dirty himself, but yet he's one sick and twisted bastard who comes up with shit like this." Ayame stated with a growl. Koga looked at Ayame and then back out of the alley.
"We'll get them koi. From the scent that's on this wire, I would have to say that the Band of Seven are not too far off." Koga stated with a growl himself. Ayame started to take off after the scent but Koga jumped right in front of her.
"Slow down woman. We don't need to go off into battle just yet. What Sesshomaru wanted to do was to find their hideout without being caught. We need to go incognito and make sure that they won't be able to catch our scents. If we don't hide our scents, we'll be dead for sure." Koga warned. Ayame sighed with a cute little pout. Koga chuckled to himself and raised his hand to her cheek.
"Don't look so disappointed koi. You'll get your chance, but now is not the right time." Koga stated with a smile. Ayame whined a little but gave a small smile.
"Alright, whatever you say Koga." Ayame said.
"Aishiteru my Ayame." Koga kissed her hand. Ayame blushed at his affection towards her and smiled.
"Aishiteru Koga." Ayame said back. Koga took Ayame's hand and took her away from the alley. They began running through the outskirts of Tokyo, passing buildings with great speed. Ayame and Koga going around corners and backways to head to their destination.
"Where are we going Koga?" Ayame asked. Koga smirked with a knowing smile and looked at his woman.
"We are going to find the hideout and report back to Sesshomaru what we find." Koga stated with determination. Ayame nodded firmly as she followed with fire in her eyes.
"Make sure you have that bracelet on that Kagome and Kikyo gave us. It will hide our scents whenever we need to sneak into places." Ayame lifted her other arm to show that she had her bracelet on. Koga nodded an affirmative and kept moving towards the scent that may lead them to the hideout of the Band of Seven.
Koga wasn't sure that the scent would lead them to the hideout or lead them on a wild goose chase, or possibly a trap. Koga growled with that thought lingering in his head. He would make sure he would go in first before Ayame, he wouldn't want anything to happen to her. 'I wouldn't forgive myself if she got hurt.' Koga thought.
"Koga look! The scent is coming from that abandoned building!" Ayame called out. Koga looked to where she pointed and saw an old warehouse. 'A warehouse is very befitting for gang members like them.' Koga thought with a growl.
"Let's go!" Koga jumped ahead of Ayame and began towards the warehouse. Ayame made sure to chant the words that Kagome and Kikyo taught them to hide their scent. Koga did the same, so that he wouldn't get caught.
As they headed to the warehouse, Koga told Ayame to stay behind him. Slowly they walked inside and stuck to the shadows. 'This is their hideout alright. The place smells just like them and they have a bunch of equipment here.' Koga thought. Ayame took hold of Koga's hand and held it tightly.
"It's okay Ayame, don't be afraid." Koga whispered.
"This place makes my skin crawl. It has an eerie aura all over this place." Ayame whispered back. Koga looked back to see Ayame rubbing her arms frantically as she looked around. Koga took Ayame in his arms and held her close for comfort. He gave her butterfly kisses on her cheek and neck to calm her down. What good it did because all it did was arouse her. 'Dammit!' She thought.
"Calm down koi, everything will be fine. Stay calm and stay with me. I promise that I will protect you with my life." Koga stated as he gave her one last kiss on the lips. 'Kami she smells good.' He thought as he noticed the spike in her scent.
"O-Okay." Ayame stuttered with a blush. Koga smiled and let go of her to her disappointment. She loved the warmth and comfort that he provided for her, she hated that he had to let go. She followed him as they took a look around and noticed a few shadows.
"Shh." Koga whispered to her. Ayame nodded and got real close to Koga, holding onto the back of his shirt. They poked their heads around the corner and saw seven guys having a conversation about their plans.
"So far we got a few demons to side with Onigumo. Others have been damned for their refusal and defiance." The tiger demon said. 'He must be the leader.' Koga thought.
"What do we do now Bankotsu?" The serpent demon asked as he was sharpening his weapon. Bankotsu looked at the serpent demon with all too knowing smile.
"Remember Jakotsu, Onigimo is still after the Shikon No Tama. We also need to look for leads that can get us closer to who may have it." Bankotsu stated.
Ayame and Koga widened their eyes in shock. 'So Onigumo IS after the jewel.' They both thought.
"I still say one of the Higurashi sisters may have it. If Aya or Hige never had it, then it's got to be one of their daughters." A dragon demon stated.
"Yeah, I'm with Renkotsu on this one Banks. For all Onigumo knows, Aya had it last and now she doesn't? It's got to be one of her daughters." The bear demon stated.
"That's a good point Ginkotsu. If it so happens to be Kagome, let me deal with her Banks. She'll beg for mercy by the time I'm done with her." The wolverine demon growled.
Koga and Ayame gasped silently and looked at each other with worried expressions.
"Calm yourself Suikotsu. I rather deal with her myself if you don't mind. You can deal with Kikyo, she's just as cute." Bankotsu said with a smirk. Suikotsu rolled his eyes.
"I rather take Kagome, she'll put up a fight. You know that I love women with a fire within them." Suikotsu stated with an evil grin.
"That's my kinda woman Suikotsu. Your kind of woman is the ones that look innocent and easy. You like the ones that you know will squirm and beg for mercy." Bankotsu stated with a hand to his chin and a smirk. Suikotsu chuckled darkly.
"Women like Kagome fight with a fire within their hearts. Women like Kagome don't give in so easily, nor do they beg for mercy. Kagome's pride won't allow that to happen." Bankotsu finished with an evil glint in his eyes.
"Alright then. You can deal with Kagome and I'll deal with Kikyo." Suikotsu agreed.
"We need to warn Inuyasha and the others." Ayame whispered. Koga nodded and slowly backed Ayame up.
"Come on, let's hurry and get out of here." Koga whispered. Ayame nodded and left with Koga to warn the others of the Band of Seven's plan.