InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Lost and Found ❯ Kouga's Punishment ( Chapter 7 )

Lost and Found

Chapter 7 - Kouga's punishment

 

 

Previously in the last chapter

 

Kagome heard Inuyasha call out to their pup and turned to see Kinkijo gone and her mate running into the forest. She turned to follow when someone grabbed her wrist; she turned to see Kouga holding her wrist looking quite angry,

 

“Daughter?! DAUGHTER?!?! What did you do Kagome?!” He pulled her forward and tore back the collar of her school shirt.

 

There he saw it. A mating mark. Inuyasha's mating mark. He growled, “He touched you?!?! You let him touch you!! Kagome! You were supposed to be my mate! Not his!! How could you do this???!!!” He held her arm tightly so she couldn't get away.

 

She could feel his grip causing bruises on her skin, “Let me go!” she screamed prying at his fingers to let her go.

 

“No! Not until you tell my why!! You had no right to…UMP” Kouga let go and staggered back a few feet before passing out.

 

Kagome turned to see Sango with her Hiraikotsu raised and Miroku holding his staff; they had both his him simultaneously in the head.

 

“Are you alright Lady Kagome?” Miroku asked leaning over Kouga's unconscious form

 

“Yeah, I'm fine…wait….where's Inuyasha in Kinkijo!?”

 

 

Miroku bound Kouga with ropes that he proceeded to enchant with a sutra to ensure that he couldn't get away or hurt anyone in a demonic rage. Sango then told her surrogate sister that Kinkijo had started crying at what Kouga said but when she looked up she saw Inuyasha's eyes go red and ran into the forest through the bushes with Inuyasha on her trail

 

She thanked Sango and ran off in the direction of her family I hope their alright…I can't believe that jerk!! How could he say such horrible things to a child! The forest was eerily silent with made her even more afraid then what she had been, “Inuyasha!!” she stopped to listen. No answer.

 

“INUYASHA!!!” This time she waited longer for him to answer as tears were forcing to spill

 

“Kagome!” called a faint voice from Inuyasha towards her left side. He came bounding up with a worried face, “I can't find her...she's disappeared…”

 

She stood in shock and disbelief, “What do you mean you can't find her! Can't you find her scent!?”

 

“No…I can't smell her anywhere…she might also be able to mask her scent along with all of her other talents….” He tried to stay positive about the vulnerable and dangerous situation that their pup was in.

 

Kagome started to cry and he pulled her into a hug as she poured tears into his haori.

 

“Where's my baby! I want her back now!”

 

He held her, caressing her back and stroking her hair, “its ok Kagome…we'll find her, I promise…”

 

Kagome nodded into his chest and they started walking off together calling out her name, “Kinkijo!” They paused every so often to see if they couldn't hear her answer.

 

They searched for a full ten minutes before Inuyasha lashed his hand out and stopped her in her tracks; he heard soft crying at least thirty feet away. “Kinkijo!” he said and kneeled down to allow Kagome to get on his back. When she succeeded in finding a comfortable ran towards the crying; they reached a clearing where Kinkijo was sitting underneath a weeping willow that's branches were blowing along with the wind.

 

She hugged her knees into her chest and lay her head down into them crying her eyes out. Kagome and Inuyasha ran forward as her mother picked her up softly and sat down with her next to Inuyasha. “It's ok sweetie, shhhh” Inuyasha looked a little saddened by his pups distress and he put an arm around his mates shoulders for comfort as he held them both close

 

Kinkijo hugged her mother, “Wa…why did that man yell at me and mommy….he called us names!” she wailed as she finished

 

Inuyasha grimaced, “because he's a no good stupid jealous son of a…”

 

“Inuyasha!” she said quickly yet sternly and he shut his mouth quickly. She lifted her daughters head to look up at both her and Inuyasha. “He didn't understand sweetie, but I promise he won't call you names ever again and if he does I'll punish him ok?”

 

Kinkijo nodded and sniffled; her father picked her up and sat her in his lap wiping her tears with his sleeve, “That's right…and I'll get him too…” he smiled

 

Kami knows I'd love the opportunity…

 

With a quick glance to Kinkijo's yawning he slowly stood up with Kagome, “C'mon we need to get back to the camp, you can take a nap with Shippou…”

 

“B…but…I'm not” she let out a big yawn, “tired” she muttered as she lay down onto his shoulder, sliding her arms around her neck and sat quietly in his arms falling asleep almost immediately as her heartbeat slowed and her breath evened out.

 

Both parents chuckled as they walked back to the campgrounds to their friends with Kinkijo asleep in Inuyasha's arms.

 

After several minutes of walking they emerged back into the clearing of their campsite. Miroku and Sango were sitting beside a struggling and now gagged Kouga, and Kirara was snuggling against a sleeping Shippou.

 

“I see you found her…” Miroku said simply

 

Kagome nodded and set up a bed for her pup to take a nap and rest off her distress. When she was situated, Kagome picked up the sleeping kitsune and placed him with his baby sister to sleep silently. Once she was sure they were settled she marched over and stood over Kouga who was giving her a disrespectable glare and she returned it with just as much anger and disappointment before walking away to sit in Inuyasha's lap.

 

The moment she did, Kouga went nuts and started to thrash around against his bindings.

 

Kagome sighed, “You might as well stop Kouga; you can't brake those sutras no matter how hard you try”

 

“mmff grofn tru kwee oo ahn tah fer baa!” he replied through his gag suppressing his words

 

Sango looked down upon him, “I'd take that cloth out of your mouth if I didn't know that you would yell and wake up the children the moment I do.”

 

Inuyasha chuckled, “its ok Sango I got what he said loud and clear”

 

“What did he say?” Kagome asked

 

“He said that he was going to kill me and tack you back, like he could” he boasted, hugging her close to his chest as she lay her head onto his shoulder grinning.

 

Kouga growled loudly which caused Kinkijo to fidget in her make-shift bed and groan

 

“If you wake up either of my pups, you're going to wish you were never born.” Kagome threatened, “They both need their sleep it's been a long day for them.”

 

The wolf prince's eyes widened in surprise at the severity in her voice and immediately quieted his growl. This caused Kagome to show a large smile of pure satisfaction. They all sat quietly eating the ramen that Kagome had prepared before the fiasco and pain no attention to the still struggling wolf demon lying next to Sango.

 

“Kouga! Kouga! Where are you?!” two voices called out of the brush.

 

If he hadn't been moving before he was sure moving now and you could see a smirk beneath his mouths bindings as Hakkaku and Ginta sprinted into the clearing with several wolves behind them. They both stopped abruptly at the sight of their leader tied up and on the ground next to their sisters traveling companions.

 

“Kouga! What have you done to him?!” Ginta proclaimed as the wolves behind him growled.

 

Kagome looked over to them, “Calm down guys…Kouga had an episode and we had to tie him up to make sure he didn't kill anyone and to keep his inconsiderate trap shut!” she annotated.

 

Hakkaku and Ginta just looked at her amazed that she would say something like that about Kouga.

 

Hakkaku was the next to speak, “Are you feeling ok sister?”

 

A severe growl was his answer and it was emitting from Inuyasha. He didn't like them calling Kagome their `sister' since that would mean she was Kouga's intended.

 

“Don't ever call her that again! She isn't your sister and she won't ever be!”

 

Kagome rested a hand on his vibrating chest, “Don't get upset Inuyasha…you'll wake up our pups”

 

“PUPS?!?” bellowed the two shocked wolf demons

 

“SHHHH!!” Kagome quickly answered looking over to see her daughter roll again with Shippou still in her tight embrace.

 

The two looked over to the children and saw the new addition to the shard hunters groups and stared with wide eyes at the sleeping girl. Only being able to stutter the two wolf demons looked over to their leader understanding exactly why Kouga had lost control.

 

“How could you do this? How could you betray Kouga!?”

 

Kagome looked irascible at Kouga's companions, “Betray! If I recall Kouga was the one claiming me as his woman! I never accepted that! I made my choice to be with Inuyasha. Besides now he can hold up his promise to Ayame.”

 

Kouga's movements stopped as he let out a deep breath. He let his muscles relax and he moved his head so that it looked toward Inuyasha and Kagome

 

“Feees igyt, iiees” he said through his gag

 

Inuyasha chuckled, “Feh, it's about time. Its ok monk you can untie him”

 

“Are you sure Inuyasha, we don't need anyone hurt.” Miroku questioned

 

Inuyasha gave a slight nod to the head signaling that it was indeed alright. So Miroku walked over to Kouga and undid his bindings allowing him to stand and stretch out his muscles after being tied up. He stood and looked at Kagome who only gave a blank look. Kouga took another deep breath and simply said.

 

“She's right. I may have been claiming her but that didn't make her rightfully mine. Besides the mutt knew her and made a vow before I did even if it wasn't for mating. Could you ever forgive me Kagome?”

She stopped and thought for a moment then flashed a friendly smile.

 

“Of course I can Kouga. I always wanted you as a friend, but I think you have someone else to apologize to….”

 

Inuyasha shook his head, “I don't need an apology from a mangy wolf, Kagome.”

 

Kagome let out a short hearty laugh and smiled.

 

“Not you silly, you're used to it and you throw them back just the same; I was talking about Kinkijo….”

 

Kouga looked surprised at her request but realized that the pup did deserve an apology when he remembered the words that he yelled to Kagome.

 

……“Oh man!! Dog-turd finally found a mate!! A…and had a filthy quarter-breed pup!! Oh geese…so who's the unlucky pitiful person you chose?! Huh?!?”……

 

Kouga felt guilty for saying such hurtful words to a small pup and mother. Even if he had mated Kagome their pups would have been half breeds and their grandchildren either one-fourth or three-fourths demon. He hadn't really realized this until now. He looked back to gaze at the small pup when he noticed she was gone, leaving only a sleeping kitsune on the blanket.

 

“Uh, Kagome I'd love to apologize but I have one question.”

 

Kagome looked at him, “What is it?”

 

He looked back at her and made a notion for her to look over to the place where she put the pups to sleep.

 

“Where'd she go?” he asked

 

Kagome's attention was immediately on the blanket, and she saw only Shippou was on it.

 

“Oh no not again.” She said simply

 

Inuyasha chuckled then sighed, “I'll go get her.”

 

“Thanks” she smiled giving him a kiss on the cheek as he stood up. He returned her kiss in the same way, and then bounded off into the forest following his daughters scent.

 

He hadn't run far when he saw his pup sitting on a log messing with beads and string. He smiled; she was making a rosary with brown beads and blue pebbles and the string was in fact the thread from a spider youkai.

 

“Kinkijo” he said

 

She didn't jump she just looked up, “Hi daddy”

 

He walked over and sat down next to her pulling her onto his lap

 

“Whose that for?” he asked.

 

He was pretty sure he knew who it was for from the earlier events of today.

 

“It's for the real stinky and mean wolf who insulted mama” she said stubbornly

 

Inuyasha laughed, “I guess is does kinda smell doesn't he” he joked

 

She smiled and nodded as she finished it with a simple tie

 

“All done” she held it up and smiled

 

Inuyasha looked at it, it was exactly like the one she put on Miroku only his had been made in dark blue and purple beads instead. He chuckled at her and her color coding to everyone she met. She hadn't even thought about Kouga's insult to her; she always thought about others before herself, it always made him proud. He stood up and placed her on the ground still holding her hand. He flashed a smile at the thought of Kouga slamming face first into the ground, appealed to him very much.

 

“Come on; let's go give Kouga his present, ne?” he said

 

Kinkijo laughed and jumped up and down, “yeah! Time to punish the meanie!”

 

Inuyasha laughed with her as she ran up ahead of him, and he calmly walked.

 

Within minutes he caught up to Kinkijo and told her to mask her scent and hide in the bushes and when she found the right opportunity. She should take it. His pup nodded in recognition and smiled taking her hiding spot as her father walked out into the clearing.

 

“Did you find her Inuyasha?” Kagome asked

 

He chuckled, “Yeah, she's fine”

 

He sat down next to her and pulled her into his lap smiling while picturing Kouga feeling exactly what he did when he got sat. Kagome, however, still had her daughter on her mind.

 

“Well, where is she?” she asked sternly

 

He leaned forward and placed his mouth next to her ear whispering at a tone so that the wolf demons didn't hear what he was saying.

 

“She's just there in the bushes. I found her making Kouga a little present” he chuckled

 

Kagome's eyes widened in surprise

 

Oh no not another rosary. She's not really going to use it will she?

 

However Kinkijo who was sitting in the bushes had a totally different idea than he mother. She saw the ookami youkai paying attention to her parents so called `tender moment.' She jumped out of the bushes swiftly. She didn't even hesitate when she started the blessing of the rosary beads. They circled and enclosed themselves around the surprised demon's face as she yelled.

 

“MEANIE!!!”

 

Kouga wondered who yelled and why, when his neck was pulled on and his face became formally introduced to the dirt.