Koga and Ayame reached the Higurashi manor where they heard other voices. As they approached the entrance, the door opened revealing Shippo.
"Ah, you two have returned from your mission I see." Shippo stated with a small smile. Ayame and Koga nodded as they watched Shippo step out of the door. He turned around to look at them with a raise of the brow.
"I hope you found what you were looking for, I'm sure whatever it is will interest the rest of them. I have discussed other matters with the gang, so you two will be caught up." Shippo stated before heading to his car. Koga and Ayame stared at each other for a minute before they entered the mansion.
"Koga! Ayame!" Kagome came up to them with a smile. Ayame gave Kagome a hug and Koga patted her on the shoulder with a serious expression.
"Kagome, where's Inuyasha?" Koga asked. Ayame frowned and took a step back. Kagome flattened her ears with a worried look.
"What's going on Koga? Is something wrong?" Kagome asked with a slight whine. Koga and Ayame both nodded with worried expressions as they took a step forward after shutting the door. Kagome began to whine a little with fear in her eyes.
In the front room, Inuyasha, Sesshomaru, Miroku, and Naraku were discussing what Shippo had just told them with the rest of the girls. With the new information about Onigumo's army, they could figure out a plan a little easier. A frightened whine came to Inuyasha's ears, he snapped his head toward the entrance with a worried look and took off.
"Inuyasha! What the hell!?" Miroku shouted with a questioning look.
"What's wrong brother?" Sesshomaru asked with concern.
"Something is bothering Kagome." Inuyasha said to his brother, then he glared at Miroku. "She comes first Miroku!" Inuyasha snapped as he went towards the entrance. Inuyasha saw Kagome with Koga and Ayame, she looked terrified. He walked up to Kagome and held her against his chest giving a low rumble to calm her down. Kagome relaxed against Inuyasha's chest with a soft smile. He looked up to the two wolf demon's with a frown.
"Koga, Ayame, what's going on?" Inuyasha asked with concern. Koga and Ayame looked at Inuyasha and back at Kagome. Inuyasha looked at Kagome and then back at the wolf demons. He nodded knowing that whatever they discovered, it had something to do with her. Ayame outstretched her hand to Kagome with a smile.
"Come with me Kagome, let us let our mates have a little chat." Ayame stated with a smile. Kagome nodded but had a worried look. She looked at Inuyasha, when he gave a nod, Kagome left with Ayame. Once the girls where out of earshot, Inuyasha turned back to Koga with crossed arms and a glare.
"What's going on Koga?" Inuyasha asked again.
"Ayame and I were patrolling Tokyo for anything suspicious. I came across a dead body in her own pool of blood. The woman had bruises all over too, so I assume that the human woman had put up quite a fight. Ayame joined me maybe three minutes after I found the body." Koga began his story. Inuyasha stood there and listened to the wolf demon's tale as he leaned against the wall.
"Another victim of Onigumo's." Inuyasha stated with a slight growl. Koga nodded with a frown.
"Ayame found something that belonged to the Band of Seven and we followed the scent to their hideout." Koga stated with crossed arms. Inuyasha gasped.
"You found it!?" Inuyasha asked in surprise. Koga nodded an affirmative.
"All seven of them were there. We heard what they plan on doing and we know who each of them are. Well we know a few of them." Koga admitted. Inuyasha nodded, letting Koga know that he was listening. Koga took a deep breath.
"Onigumo is after the Shikon No Tama. He doesn't know who has it but the Band of Seven might." Koga warned. Inuyasha growled and fisted his claws into his palms.
"What do you mean Koga?" Inuyasha growled with protectiveness.
"The Band of Seven is a group of demons that are working for Onigumo. The leader is a tiger demon known as Bankotsu, then there's a serpent demon known as Jakotsu, a bear demon known as Ginkotsu, a dragon demon known as Renkotsu, a wolverine demon known as Suikotsu. There's a bat demon and a reptilian demon with them as well but I didn't catch their names. Bankotsu and Suikotsu must be the ones that like to torture and harass the women the most. Possibly that reptilian demon, but I'm not sure." Koga named off all but two of the Band of Seven. Inuyasha clenched his fangs and took a deep breath.
"Koga. What do you mean that the Band of Seven might know who has the jewel?" Inuyasha growled. Koga saw the tension in Inuyasha's eyes and saw the blood from his palms that his claws drew. 'Inuyasha...' Koga worried. He took a deep breath and let it all out.
"The Band of Seven were talking about Kagome and Kikyo. They know that at least one of them has it Inuyasha. Bankotsu said that he would take care of Kagome, and that Suikotsu would take care of Kikyo." Koga stated. Inuyasha growled louder.
"Just let them try it! I'm not going to let neither one of them get close to her!" Inuyasha barked. Koga held up his hands.
"We need to be ready Inuyasha. These demons seem like they know what they're doing. We don't really know what we have gotten ourselves into Inuyasha. We have never been involved in something like this." Koga stated.
"A war Koga. That's what Onigumo wants. If he wants the jewel, then he's going to have to kill me first! There's no way in hell I'm letting them put their paws on my mate! We may have not been involved in something like this, but we sure as hell's not going to let some pathetic demons destroy our home! We used to be a ruthless gang once, without all the killing of course. This time it's a game of survival, we kill them before THEY kill us! " Inuyasha threatened. Koga nodded his understanding as he looked where Ayame and Kagome were. He smiled when he saw a smile on the wolf girl's face. Inuyasha looked at Koga and then back at the girls. He took a deep breath and calmed himself down to look at Koga. He saw Koga frown with worry. Inuyasha gave a sigh and shifted his position against the wall.
"You two aren't mates yet are you?" Inuyasha asked. Koga shook his head.
"No, although I want to mate with her." Koga stated with a sigh. Inuyasha shook his head with a chuckle. He walked over to Koga and placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Koga you mangy wolf, suck it up and just do it. Rin and Sesshomaru are mates, Kagome and I are mates, Naraku and Kikyo are mates. The only ones who haven't mated are you and Ayame and Miroku and Sango. You can mate without having sex you know. Just mark her like the rest of us did to our women. Miroku told me he was going to do it tonight, he was just making sure that Sango would be okay with it first." Inuyasha stated. Koga looked at Inuyasha and then back at Ayame.
"I don't want things to go too fast Inuyasha." Koga stated as he crossed his arms with a frown. Inuyasha rolled his eyes.
"Stupid wolf. Don't you get it, or were you not taught of what marking a female does?" Inuyasha chuckled. Koga looked at Inuyasha. The half-demon sighed.
"If you mark Ayame, you will be able to stay in touch with her through telepathy. You will even feel her emotions Koga, if she's scared, angry, happy, sad, everything. This is how you will know if your mate is safe or not. The males strength is a lot more powerful to be able to protect the female Koga. We grow faster, stronger, and smarter all to protect our mates. It's not just all about the sex part, it's just a protective instinct to protect the ones we love. I marked Kagome to subdue her demon side on the nights of the full moon but also I promised her father that I would protect her. Our marks is what keeps us connected to each other, and to know if the other is alright." Inuyasha explained. Koga gave a sigh and a nod.
"Maybe I'll ask her some day but not right now." Koga stated. Inuyasha patted the wolf demon's shoulder.
"Just ask her Koga. It wouldn't hurt, I bet she wants you to. She did call you her mate even though you aren't mated yet. That says a lot Koga. You want her to be safe right, you want to know that she's alright right?" Inuyasha asked with a raised eyebrow. Koga nodded.
"Then go get her wolf." Inuyasha gave a light push on Koga's back with a smirk. Koga chuckled and gave a firm nod.
"Whatever you say you mangy mutt." Koga stated. Inuyasha rolled his eyes with a chuckle.