InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ An Unrevealed Secret, A Hidden Past ❯ You Were the First To Claim My Heart ( Chapter 9 )

An Unrevealed Secret, A Hidden Past

Ayame is probably going to be OOC, because I've never seen the episodes with her in them, I only know she loves Kouga. OK, let's continue!

Chapter Nine:

You Were the First To Claim My Heart

I just stand there, hand on my face, watching as she runs away. I want to go after her, but I am just too embarrassed. Someone as beautiful, smart, and nice as her likes ~me~! OK, I admit it. I can beat up youkai in a flash, but when it comes to Raven… She told me, now I must return the favor. But my legs won't move, as if they're paralyzed. Sighing, I plop down right there and think about ways to express my feelings.

~*~*~*~*RAVE POV*~*~*~*~

I stumble back home, squinting by the eerie like of the moon. What in seven hells possessed me to just walk up on him and kiss him like that? He didn't even respond, he just stared at me, clueless. I'm not going to talk to him for a long time. How come stuff always seems to separate us like that? First, it was petty squabbles, next it was a pointless fight, then it was about Kouga, and then I kissed him! I wipe away my stray tears, and sit down on a log for a while, staring up at the stars. He was probably disgusted. A stupid human girl kissed an all mighty hanyou. I know I'm being childish, or over dramatic, but that's just my way. Sighing, I see his face in the thin, wispy clouds of the dark nighttime sky.

~*~*~*~*AYA POV*~*~*~*~

When I'm back with my pack, I try to act normal, but everyone can sense something is wrong. But, I brush them away, and go sit over a small stream, watching the little silver fish dart between the pebbles. It has been almost four days since I found out that Kouga had claimed another. I almost used to be his, with his scent over me, I felt protected. We were so close to being mates! My Kouga...

Suddenly, a sound reaches my ears. It is faint, but I can sense power. My nose twitches as it comes closer. I smell the earth and a forest full of pine, with a small trace of sweat. My heart flutters. It's Kouga!

I stand up as he appears before me. Before I can open my mouth and greet him happily, he says, "Ayame." Tears rim my eyes.

"You remembered! I had thought you'd forgotten." His face is blank and free from emotions.

"We need to talk." I nod and I lead him to our special spot, our little valley.

I sit close to him, smiling, feeling safe once more.

"Ayame, I am sorry, but…I have chosen another. A girl, named Raven." Is this what he wants to talk about! Well, I knew he had practically claimed a girl, but since he came for me, I had thought…

"What about `us'?" I blurt out. He shakes his head softly.

"There is no `us'. You were…are something of the past." I force to conceal my tears.

"But…you promised! You said you loved me. I thought…" Nothing seems to be coming out right. He puts a strong hand and my shoulder. I touch it lightly with one of my own.

"Kouga…you don't love me anymore?" This question has been hanging in the back of my mind like a stubborn fog since I said goodbye to Raven. He takes his hand away.

"I…" His voice, now icy cold, sends prickles up my body. What's wrong with him? Doesn't…doesn't he remember how things used to be?

"Raven…we talked. She doesn't…love you, like you do her. I think there is another in her life." Some part of me wants to go and get Raven, make her pay, but then, she doesn't' love Kouga, it's not her fault.

"Yeah, some Inu guy, but that'll all change."

"You can't force your love on someone!" I screech. For some reason I'm livid. Kouga, he can't remember what we used to have, when we were young.

"Neither can you." His voice is calm and cool, but I can tell my his scent that he is slightly aggravated.

"I'm not." A growl escapes my throat.

"Ayame, I don't love you anymore!" he shouts, making my unshed tears sting my eyes. "You have to understand that." He starts walking away.

"Kouga! We had something special. You were the first one to claim my heart, and you'll always have it! Remember what we had." He cringes, but disappears in a flash, in his swirling blue tornado.

I rub away my tears on the back of my hand and fondle the flower that he gave me, still vibrant with life. For some reason, I sense that I will never claim his heart, but my love for him, still burns inside of me, like a raging fire.

~*Another short, pointless, stupid chapter. Well, I promise the next one will be better and LONGER. I think it will be dubbed * Youkai Thieves and Hanyou Sleuths * but I dunno. Remember to review, or flame if you think this chapter warrants it. Hope to see ya soon!*~