InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Inuyasha's unknown heritage (Yes boring title I know!) ❯ Kouga ( Chapter 22 )

Chapter 22) Kouga

It had taken them nearly an hour to find Lina and Joseph.

As it was, they wouldn't have even found them at all if Lina hadn't picked that particular instant that Kagome walked past the tree, to snore lightly. Inuyasha and Kagome had almost had a heart attack afterwards when Kagome had reached out tentivly under the tree and her hand had rested on a warm body that wasn't there.

Now the group was assembled in front of the western side of the village, waiting for Kouga to make an appearance on the other side of the barrier.

"No. I refuse to let it down." Lina said in a slightly annoyed voice as Kagome tried to plead with her.

"I want to know the intentions of Karuma's grandson before I lower it." Lina replied with a characteristic Inuyasha pose. Head averted and arms crossed; Lina's face was anything but giving.

"Who is Karuma?" Inuyasha asked from behind his grandmother.

"Karuma was the wolf that lead the wolf pack in this area many years ago. I know he is Karuma's grandson by his smell. Dam wolf kept trying to take your grandmother away before your grandfather mated with her. Fucking stupid wolf. Didn't even realize that they were in love with each other. Had to be mated before he stopped." Lina's face was dark and annoyed after her little tirade.

At this point, Inuyasha was much amused.

"Sounds like he "is" this Karuma's grandson." Inuyasha said with a "wolfish" grin, as he directed a pointed gaze at the now frustrated Kagome.

"Ah yes. I had heard about something along those lines before I made it here." Joseph replied from beside Inuyasha. His eyebrow was raised and his eyes almost twinkled with amusement as he looked at his mate.

"Humph." Was their only reply from the direction of Lina and Kagome.

Suddenly there was movement from the other side of the barrier wall, and an anything but amused Kouga appeared.

"Are you ok Kouga?" Kagome asked with a concerned look.

"Yes Kagome. What is up with the fucking barrier though?" Kouga replied and then asked with his characteristic arrogance.

"Fucking Karuma all over again." Lina said in a low voice as she looked at Kouga from her side of the barrier.

Kouga seemed startled for a moment as he looked at the strange youkai that growled the statement from the side of Kagome.

"How the fuck do you know who my grandfather is?" Kouga growled at the newcomer. "Also how dare you speak of him in such a way."

"I can growl about him however I want to pup." Lina growled back as she came towards him from inside the barrier wall. Stopping just inside the barrier, she flared her power a bit as she got agitated. "I knew him and though I respected him, he was a PAIN IN THE ASS!!!" Lina finished before him.

Kouga, sensing the power flux, showed his shock and looked worriedly at Kagome from his current position.

"Calm down everyone. There is no need to fight." Joseph said with a resisting hand on Lina's shoulder.

Kouga looked on the new arrival with as close to gratitude as he allowed himself. This youkai seemed to ooze good tidings to all around him. Kouga watched as everyone around him seemingly relaxed in his presence.

"No fair." Lina said a few moments later with an annoyed look back at her mate. "That's cheating."

"I will use any means necessary to cool you down mate." Joseph replied, as he noticeably forced calm into his mate.

After a short while, everyone seemed quite mellow, even Kouga's pack had decided that it was secure enough to come out and join him.

"Now what about this barrier?" Kouga asked with a calm voice as he faced the group. "Do you know about the magic from the other night too? Ginta said that you knew something."

"Oh we know something pup." Joseph said with a smirk. Apparently being the peacemaker for the group for now.

Looking pointedly at Lina for awhile, Joseph exhaled a sigh of relief when she let out an exasperated "Humph." And a seven-foot high circle cleared between the groups.

"If you would come in, we can explain everything." Joseph said with a sweeping gesture of his hand.

Looking suspiciously at Lina, Kouga and his pack came into the barrier before it closed abruptly.

"Humph. Come this way." Lina said with a small frown as Joseph and the others followed to the clearing a small distance from their current position, where she had explained before.

Kouga not quite sure about this, followed after everyone, keeping a distance from Lina, who had dropped back near Kagome.

Looking longingly at Kagome for a moment, he was annoyed a moment later and worried when Inuyasha gave him a dirty look and a subsonic growl was directed at him from Lina.