InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Challenge to the Alpha ❯ One Down, One to Go.... ( Chapter 15 )

15.One Down, One to Go….

 

 

“KAGOME IS MY MATE NOW! SO JUST GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE!” Inuyasha was nose to nose with the wolf youkai.

 

Koga pushed Inuyasha back snarling. “That mark means nothing! She doesn't have you're scent, I know it was all a ploy to provoke me! You can't even do that right!”

 

“Oh yes he can Koga.” Kagome and Ayame came through the door flap; Ayame had a smile ear to ear. “Do not threaten my mate Koga.” Kagome looked deadly serious, the look even unnerved Inuyasha a bit.

 

“Kagome, you don't mean that. You were meant for me, I am the one who worships you, I don't treat you like some dumb human as the mutt does, I should be your mate.” Koga stepped to Kagome taking her hand in his, looking deeply into her eyes.

 

“You're askin' for it wolf.” Inuyasha stepped toward the two only to be halted by Kagomes eyes, she would be the one to make Koga understand.

 

“Koga can't you smell it? Or did Inuyashas pounding do more damage than I thought.” Ayame spoke in Kogas ear.

 

Koga sniffed the air realizing Kagomes scent was very different now. He glanced at Inuyasha then Kagome, his face turned to a profound hurting expression. Koga dropped Kagomes hand stepping away from her nearly plowing Ayame to the floor.

 

“That's right Koga, Inuyasha is my mate, you smell him as a part of my scent now don't you?” Kagome cruelly smiled.

 

It was just a guess, but Kagome had taken chemistry, and biology; she figured with Inuyashas second bite which lasted much longer, his saliva had transferred to the wound, successfully mixing with her own blood, so her scent was no longer only her own, it would be a scent marker to other youkai that she was taken as a mate.

 

“You're enjoying playing with me aren't you Kagome? How could you rut with that half-breed?! It's disgusting, you are not who I thought you were, how could you take the mutt as a mate yet alone bare his pups?” Koga had a genuine look of disgust on his face that fully enraged the normally sweet-tempered Kagome.

 

He said it! Koga used that term again about Inuyasha, like he had control over his mothers' humanity! Kagome reared back and punched Koga square in the nose with as much force as she could send through her fist, Koga dropped to his rear, shocked as his nose began to gush blood all over Kaedes floor, Ayame and Inuyasha broke into laughter as Kagome stood at Kogas feet glaring down at him.

 

“If you EVER call him a half-breed again I'll KILL YOU. UNDERSTAND?” That quickly stopped the laughing. “As for your so called worship of me, don't make me laugh, how could you try and rape me if I meant anything to you? I hope you treat Ayame better, if I hear that you ever try that crap with anyone else, I will personally hunt you down and make sure you have no heirs!” Kagome stomped out of the hut. “You have my blessing Ayame, Koga is all yours, I hope you have a lovely life together!”

 

Kagome stormed out of the hut stomping past her friends that were gathered together, even the wolves parted, clearing a path for the fuming human. They new better than mess with an irate bitch.

 

“Kagome?” Sango asked after her Kagome gave only frustrated screaming as a response.

 

“Leave her be Sango. I know that face all to well, Koga must have greatly angered her.” Miroku placed his staff in front of Sango to keep her from following.

 

“Miroku is right, Kagome is a slave to her anger now, best to leave her be for a while.” Kaede picked up a distraught Shippo, Makkura looked as if he wanted to follow Kagome, but thought better of it. “Kagome will be fine child.”

 

Inuyasha tore out of the hut; it was a rare occasion when Kagome became so angry with someone other than himself. Not to mention he was gloating over the fact Kagome knocked Koga on his butt with one punch. He would have rather have slit him open from groin to throat just to be rid of a rival, but Kagomes threat had a ring of finality to it, he honestly believed she would follow through with her threat to the wolf prince if he stepped out of line with any female ever again. Inuyasha was proud of his mate, she had shown exceptional courage against one who had violated her, threatened to destroy her friends, and nearly killed him. Yet Kaogme still had a heart full of compassion, Inuyasha had never heard of anyone going to the aid of an injured enemy, it must be the miko within her soul. Koga would still be a threat if he really wanted to be an ass, however with Kagome clearly stating they were mated, Koga really had no recourse but to finally accept Ayame, and she did not seem like the type to take no as an answer from him any more. Inuyasha followed her scent to the sacred tree, she stood in the rising mood light looking like an angel, and she was waiting for him. At his approach she slid down the tree trunk sitting on its massive exposed roots, simply smiling at Inuyasha.

 

Okay, do I go to her or run? She seems calm but what's the worse she can do? Oh yea, sit me into the next plain of existence. Inuyasha decided to risk a `sitting' creeping toward her still fighting the urge to flee, females could flip-flop there emotions in a second and Kagome was a pro.

 

“I'm sorry Inuyasha.” Kagome had a sincere look to her, she seemed so soft in the moons light, it gave her an ethereal glow, and she really was a vision.

 

He noticed for the first time she was wearing the locket that she had given him; he had given it back after the battle with the immortal Kaguya wench, why would he wear something so flashy he had told her, but now he really did want it back in his possession. He guessed he never noticed since she always wore her bizarre school uniform that kept the locket hidden, now the blouse she wore seemed to show off the trinket, having discarded yet another uniform. Inuyasha sat before her, his legs crossed starring into her face, there was no sense of anger, and she seemed to be lost in thought.

 

Inuyasha went to speak, but was afraid to break her peaceful mood with something totally baka coming out of his mouth. Kagome took note of his hesitance; to end his awkwardness she broke the silence.

 

“I understand why you come here, this place is special to me as well, if I had never been pulled into this time, never seen you pinned to the tree, boy my life as a normal teenager would have been pretty boring huh?” She met his saffron eyes smiling.

 

“Yeah, but I bet you'd still be panicking over those dumb test things anyway, and you'd still get up late. And..”

 

“I would not have you in my life.”

 

He went speechless; Inuyasha felt his heart thudding rapidly in his chest, why was she saying all of this to him now? What should he do? He wanted to kiss her and pull her up into the god trees branches to make love to her, but that was probably not the best of ideas, Kagome seemed in a thinking mood now after crushing Kogas dreams of her, and if she commanded him to sit while in the lofty branches it could be bad all the way around.

 

“I guess I realized after all of this I have the best of both worlds, my modern day family in Tokyo, and my extended family five hundred years in the past with a mate, no one would believe that in my time. But I am always happy with you, and to think if I never went into the well house looking for that cat, then this all could have never happened. I'd have never met you.”

 

“I for one am happy that Mistress Centipede grabbed you that day, I would hate to think of my life with out you in it.” Inuyasha began to blush which made Kagome smile. “Hell, I'd still be hanging on that tree.” Inuyasha picked up the heart shaped locked from her throat, flicking it open easily with a clawed finger. “I look so mean it this thing, but that's good, I want people to be scared of me sometimes, I want to make sure that if anyone sees this they know you have a bad ass to protect you.” Kagome giggled at his response. “What?”

 

“You are a softie Inuyasha, I know it and you know it.”

 

“Shut up wench! I am hanyou, the only thing that could possibly make me vulnerable is my human blood!”

 

“I didn't call you weak, you have a good heart Inuyasha, you care, that's all I was implying.” Kagome leaned forward kissing his frowning mouth. “I love you Inuyasha, you hanyou, my hanyou, my mate.”

 

Inuyasha felt all warm inside, pride seemed to radiate from him, he liked hearing Kagome call him her mate, she loved him as he was, never had any woman loved him for himself but his Mother. It was nice to be loved again with out any strings attached.

 

 

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Kikyo's soul collectors encircled the clay maiden telling the miko of news, bring her the souls of the recently departed, she couldn't help but wonder on Inuyashas well being. At their last meeting Inuyasha had seemed torn, his emotions were in a state of chaos, when her past love revealed his feelings for her reincarnation, she had flown into a rage not becoming to a miko like herself. Those old feelings of retribution returned to her ten fold, how could Inuyasha break his vow to her? Was she not still his first love, had she not risked everything for the hanyou? Her ghostly companions had informed her of the massive battle in the wolf youkai territory, and the plethora of souls to be gained, however no female souls to be had. Inuyasha had been seriously injured; she would have to look in on him, he could not deprive her of his death at the claws of a wolf youkai, she was to be the one suited for that honor, Kikyo would not be denied. If he wished the afterlife so badly she would send him to hell before she herself returned to deaths embrace. The collectors advised her that they had traveled back to her old village, to recuperate with her sister, however her re-embodiment was also there, but then again there was little time when the girl was not around.

 

Kikyo stood at the bone eaters well; cursing the portal the jewel had created to bring that girl into Inuyashas life. If only the jewel had not wished to return to its home, Inuyasha would still be under her spell, and she would still be among the dead, not a clay reproduction of what she once was with only a partial soul. The undead, feeding off the essence of newly departed souls, she heard of other creatures in far off foreign lands that survived by similar means, the Nosferatu, but then again the European telling the tale had been drunk, he was one of the few allowed into their island realm bringing great weapons of war to the already unstable country. Kikyo proceeded into the forest following her companions they would lead her to her quarry.

 

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Inuyasha sat still face to face with Kagome, comfortably talking about their adventures, and how their life together would be like when Naraku was finally defeated, Kagomes' eyes widened, as she stared directly behind Inuyasha, her skin paled even more, it was then that he realized the scent of clay and bones in the area. Kikyo had come. One of her collectors flew around Inuyashas head, and then the creature silently retreated into the darkness of the forest, no doubt informing its mistress of their whereabouts. Kagome gasped, she seemed frozen, unsure of what action to take. Inuyasha was hers now, why would Kikyo come back now, of all times?

 

“What a day, do I have a sign on the that says `fuck with me, I'm in love'?” Kagome looked at Inuyasha her sarcasm weighing down her voice.

 

Inuyasha seemed completely confused. “What sign? I do not see a sign?”

 

“Sarcasm is totally lost on you.” Kagome gave him a small smile, which faded to a deep scowl, soul collectors a multitude of the creatures, swarmed around them and the sacred tree. “Here comes my most favorite person in the world.”

 

“Huh? I thought you didn't like Kikyo Kagome?” Inuyasha turned as the dead miko entered their presence.

 

“Sarcasm Inuyasha.” Kagome gave the clay maiden the best `go to hell' look she could muster, but the woman did not even look her way, Kikyo's' eyes were fixed on Inuyasha.