InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Primal Scream: The Series ❯ 58 ( Chapter 58 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]
Chapter Fifteen


"You gotta be kidding me." Kouga's eyes lit up when he was led into the garage underneath a ritzy looking town home. "This.. this is mine?"

Joie pulled back the cover that Kouga's eyes were fixed on. He had been expecting a corvette, a Lexus, or some other costly car. But that was not the case at all. Obviously, naraku had wonderful taste in cars, because underneath that cover was a 1969 Dodge Charger. it reminded Kouga of an old Tv series, Dukes of Hazzard. This car wasn't orange though, it was painted a deep mirrored black finish that shone like black diamond. Chrome lined the bottom of the doors and fenders, the bumpers looked like sterling silver. To his excitment he found that the inside was in just as good shape as the outside. The stereo system was of the latest technology and the seats a soft supple leather.

"I take it you like?" Joie asked with a small knowing smile.

"Yeah, this is way too fucking cool for Naraku. But just right for me." He turned to the demon. "What's the catch?"

"No catch, Kouga." The smaller demon nodded. "The leader of the gang simply passes on everything he owns to the next leader. Its a tradition and you are considered our leader now since you took out Orichimaru. Which, by the way, was a really good move. He would have driven this thing into the ground. Wanna drive it?"

Kouga looked up with a wolfish grin, "Yeah, where's the keys?"

A silver flash headed towards his head and he caught them easily. Joie decided to forego a ride in the car, for fear of his saftey. Kouga peeled out of the driveway with a loud scream of tires and billowing smoke that reeked of scorched rubber. He headed up the freeway towards downtown Hollywood, for some reason in a hurry to show off his new toy. Never mind that the tage and such were probably not legit, this was his childhood fantasy and judging from wht he heard under the hood this car was going to give anything on the road a run for its money.

"That cannot be street legal." He muttered to himself when he heard the engine race. Several hundred horses bellowed for freedom under the hood, and Kouga felt like their master. He grinned, the head rush from the power was making him drunk. A brief thought of Inuyasha made him smile, and he decided to celbrate by doing something with him toniught. Something, he thought, to celebrate what was supposed to be a new start for them both.

A flashing sign to his left caught his attention. The red neon cut through even the bright california sun. MOTLEY CRUE TONIGHT!! it announced. Kouga grinned, it was Inuyasha's favorite band, he would love this. Humming a Motley tune to himself he arranged front row seats and put the tickets in his wallet with a
mischievious grin. He would go and get Inuyasha off work early, surely a fast food place could run itself for a few moments. besides, if he lost the job it was nothing really lost. He could think of a hundred jobs that would be much better for his mate.

Tickets purchased, Kouga returned to work, trying to focus on the papers before him. It seemed like a never ending sea of paperwork, numbers, and business reports. Kouga lacked a little experience but he wasn't stupid and most of it was just common sense to begin with. his train of thought was interrupted by a small know on the door.

"Yeah?" He called. "Come in."

A small nervouse looking meerkat demon no more than a foor tall entered the room with a smile as he hopped onto the corner of Kouga's desk, "Hi there, I'm Carlos. Sorry to interrupt but I was wondering if maybe you would like something to eat. Ginta and Hakaku are complaining of hunger and refusing to work until they get lunch."

Kouga growled, "Lazy good for nothing's. Get them a peanut butter sandwhich and tell them to get their asses back to work."

"Peanut butter, sir?" Carlos gulped and loosened his collar. "Why not tuna or.. pastrami."

Kouga gave the meerkat demon a glare. "What the hell is wrong with peanut butter? I like peanut butter!"

"Well its just that-- well, sir-- peanut butter isn't good for meerkat demons like me," he explained.

Kouga studied the nervous demon rodent, "Are you my personal assistant or what?"

"Well, no sir. I'm just the comapny 'go for' if you'll pardon the pun." Carlos snickerd a little. "I am small enough to infiltrate pretty much anything and I'm a pretty good thief."

"You say that it's something to be proud of," Kouga said, unimpressed. "I expect that you'll forget that behaviour soon. I do not employ criminals."

Carlos smiled, "That's good. I have long awaited a chance to go straight."

He studied the meerkat demon, a strange looking little guy indeed. He was no bigger than Jaken with a slightly pointier face and an adorable tail that twitched and waved when he walked. Kouga had never encountered one of these before and like any wolf he was curious. But he didn't have time to investigate the small demon as he would have liked, there was much to be done.

"Well heres, your chance, Carlos. Now get busy with those sandwhiches." Kouga waved the smaller demon away.

Carlos gone, Kouga's office fell quite. It was distractingly quite. Kouga sighed in boredome and tossed the file in his hands down on the desk, slinging his feet up on the desk as well and reclining in his chair. He'd never quite expected it to be like this. Him working in a big time office that he over took from the mob, having Inuyasha for a mate, and it made him smile. There was a certain amount of pride to be taken in all he had accomplished in such a short time, and he didn't feel the slightest bit guilty for having a little bit of an ego boost.

A noise startled him from his day dream. Ginta and Hakaku burst into the room, panting. He twitched, they looked like they had something important to say. Ginta shoved a small book of color samples at Kouga. "Kouga, please explain to Hakaku why we need to paint the sign in Autumn Maple red."

"Um, why do we need the sign in red?" Kouga raised an eyebrow, suddenly wondering why this was his problem.

"Ginta is a baka!" Hakaku rolled his eyes. "Why don't we paint on the side of the building WE ARE THE MOB in like hot pink? The sign clearly needs to be done in seafoam with midnight blue lettering so that it blends in naturally and doesn't call attention to itself."

"Oh as if!" Ginta gave his twin the "oh hell
no'' look that he reserved for bad clothing choices. "Those two colors are not even in the same family. You really do not have a sense of fashion at all."

"You have no sense of fashion!" Hakaku fired back, pouting openly.

"This from the guy with a mohawk!" The other motioned at the unusual choice of hairstyle his brother had started weraing a year ago.

"Twisted Sister reject!" Hakaku cried out, fists clenched at his side.

"Your mom's a Twisted Sister reject!" Ginta taunted with a sideways grin. "In fact, your mom's Dee Snider!"

"Dude, that'd make him you mom to, you dimwit!"

"Dee Snider is a man?" Ginta scratched his head.

Kouga's eyebrow twitched a little, he was annoyed at this sensless intrusion on his privacy and work. He had no idea what this was even about, he didn't give a rats ass about the sign and as far as he was concerned they could paint it black and white. Slamming his fist down for the third time that day, "What in the Hell are you two idiots doing in my office arguing about fucking paint? Paint it black and white and forget it!"

Carlos had come in unnoticed and popped up on the corner of Kouga's desk. His sudden appearance made Kouga jump in surprise and shocked Ginta and Hakaku into silence.

Carlos cleared his throat before speaking, in his small hands he held a silver plate with a few slices of bread and a jar of Jiff on it. "Your snacks."

"Cool!" Hakaku grabbed for the bread and a knife.

Kouga sighed and watched as the two made an utter mess of the peanut butter sandwhiches they were making. He just wanted them to go away so he could finish up in time to go pick up Inuyasha. He really didn't relish being behind on his first day, nor did he trust his comrades to help him do what needed doing. Ginta and Hakaku ate noisily, Carlos watching from his seat on Kouga's desk, appaled at their eating habits. Of course, he realized, they were after all wolves.

Hakaku turned to Carlos and extended the blunt knife with a glob of peanut butter on the end. "Hey, little meerkat dude, want some?"
Carlos' eyes went wide in panic, his mouth dropped, "I don't want to die! I want to live!!! Livee!"

Kouga and his two sidekicks watched the reaction with confusion plain on their face. Suddenly the smaller vassal let out a high pitched scream and lurched himself out the open window. Kouga darted to the window, flanked by the other two, Carlos was no where in sight. A slight meerkat shaped hole in a neatly trimmed hedge gave away his hiding place.

"What the fuck was that about?" Hakaku asked, looking to Kouga and Ginta as if looking for an answer.

"Wow, just wow." Ginta shook his head slightly.

Kouga swished his tail slightly and made a hmmph noise. In his mind he made a mental note, peanut butter killed meerkat demons, or at least made them flee in terror. Why that would ever come in handy he didn't know. But from what he understood from his breif encounter on Animal Planet, they mulitiplied fast as were notorius warriors that could someday decide to take over the Earth. And when that day came, Kouga was going to meet them in the fields with a jar of peanut butter in each hand.

In his imagination he could hear big band music playing while he was handed roses by a smiling proud Inuyasha as he sat astride a white horse.. He, Kouga, the meerkat slayer.
He shook his head and glared at the twin ookami's who had resumed their fight. "Get back to work, slackers!"
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Inuyasha stood before the mirror in the backstage area of the Silver Rose. Gypsy owned, managed, and danced at the club and she had readily taken Inuyasha under her wing. It was odd, Inuyasha thought, she seemed so hard and cold most of the time. Yet, she had just shown him nothing but love and understanding as she accepted his career choice. He felt a connection to her that he could not understand, it was as if he knew her for all his life. Of course he believed in reincarnation so maybe it was a past life thing.

He silently pondered all this as he gently combed out his silky snow white hair. Once he finished he looked through some of the other things that Gypsy had laying on the small dresssing table in her dressing room, which because he was the only male there, she shared with him.

"How's it going?" Gypsy asked from behind him, startling him a bit.

"Um-- oh fine." He blushed and turned back around to face the mirror.

Gypsy moved up behind him, placing her velvety soft hand agains his bared shoulder. "Turn around, I wanna try something."

He almost whined at the request, his ears going a bit flat in shyness. "Like-- like what?"

She pushed him into a chair and gently lifted an eyeliner pen, marking around his eyes then with another color along his cheeks. When they were painted to her satisfaction, she smiled and placed a light kiss on his cheek. "Wow, you were sexy before but now-- damn."

Inuyasha blushed again, not sure why he had not protested her putting make up on him. It wasn't the kind of thing he'd normally do and Kouga would kill him. Gypsy left him then, murmuring she'd be back soon, and when he turned to the mirror he started at his own reflection. His eyes were lined in black kohl along top and bottom, then painted along the lids with a dark sapphire blue. It gave them a deep meaningful look that he rather liked. Sesshomaru and his father both had demon markings over their eyes, but he was just a young half demon, there was a chance his demon markings wouldn't even develop. Along his cheeks she had painted blue streaks that closely resembled his fathers so much he gasped, it was as if he were another person all together.

"Kouga is going to kill me." He sighed. He felt a sharp pang of guilt for having lied to his mate, but it wasn't as if he could just walk up and say 'hi, Kouga. I'm gonna be a stripper, wanna watch?'. Shaking his head he observed himself again in the mirror. 'Gods, father would really be pissed if he knew. I probably wouln't be able to sit for a month. Maybe this isn't for me-- maybe I should jsut go now... give up before I get in too deep.'
He was lost in his thoughts, his logical side trying to talk him out of it while the half of him that was all rebellious teenager goaded him further and further into it. He was so lost in thought he didn't hear Gypsy come back in.

"I just had a thought of something I think would be absolutely sexy!" She chirped, smiling wide.

"Um, you did?" Inuyasha blushed as she picked up a pallet of something and a brush. "Hold out your arms."

He did so warily, not sure what she was up to. With a small pursed lipped smile, she painted a streak of blue on either wrist that curved gently toards his thumbs.

"Stand up." She told him with a warm smile that was painted a dark wine red.

Inuyasha did as he was told, unable to tear his eyes away from those luscious lips. She pushed down the leather pants that she'd dressed him in. They had velcro down the sides and could be removed quickly. Inuyasha gelt a warm blush engulf him as she carefully painted blue markings on his hips. For some reason, she had known Inuyasha would already have them, but he was so young they were barely visible. This would be a dead give-away to his age and mark him as a minor. She was covering for him.. literally.

He couldn't hide the sudden arousal that sprang to life under her gentle touch and all to familiar essence of vanilla. He could not understand why everything she did to him seemed to bring up these flashes of memory that seemed like far away dreams. Those thoughts quickly went away when he realized she was done and standing up straight.

"There, that looks awesome. I just don't want anyone to notice that your a bit too young to have your demon marks yet. Their there just faint." She explained to him. "Are you ready?"
Inuyasha studied the ookami bitch for a moment, her tail was waving lightly in anticipation, sparkling in the dim lights because she'd rubbed in some sort of glitter. He noticed that she was wearing a way too short skirt that he seemed to have seen before-- somewhere. There was a zipper on the side for easy exit of the garment. It was low rise enough to show off her crimson markings, an arch that looked like tribal braiding over each hip and wrist. Her ample breasts were pressed together to create a deep cleavage in a bra that was visible through her see-through white shirt. Inuyasha blushed a little, he had to turn his head away a bit before he spoke.
"Yeah." He whispered to her, "but before we do..."

He made a move more bold than he'd ever made before in his young life-- he kissed Gypsy. It was a slow and passionate kiss, his tongue delving into her warm mouth and exploring every inch of the sweet cavern. She didn't protest, she pressed closer against him, her arms encircling him softly around the waist. A slight moan and Gypsy felt Inuyasha's erection pressing against her stomach. Her azure eyes turned up to his--

"Want me to handle that?"

He shook his head, "We don't have time-- the lights are coming up. I hear the crowd."
"Don't worry about a thing-- just follow my lead." She winked and lead him to the stage where lights of smoky blue and pink were blindingly flashing in a strobe like manner.
Gypsy grabbed Inuyasha and pulled him tightly agains her as the music started. He recognized the beat-- it was Def Leppard. She began a snake like movement against him, pumping her hips against his in invitation and before he knew it his followed in suit. As if in time with each other the dance began.

Love me like a bomb
Baby, come get it on
Living like a lover with a radar phone

Gypsy stepped away from him, only to have him yank her back with a snarl of posession that she knew wasn't entirely for show. He buried his nose in her neck, her scent filling his every sense-- the crowd had melted into a colorful blur that he tuned out completely. his hands gently traced her curves all the way down to her ass, he slipped his hand underneath the side of her skirt, showing off a little teasing bit of skin to the crowd.

Looking like a tramp
Like a video vamp
Demolition woman can I be your man?

Growling playfully she broke away from him, giving her hips a seductive grined then grabbing the pole and making a quick swing around it, giving him a mischivious look that could have been a promise of lust to come had they not been onstage. Flipping back her waist long hair, she winked at him and he took the cue well. Turning on his heel, he slowly ground his hips in tight circles, showing off his swollen manhood even through tight leather. Gypsy moved up behind him and quickly ran her hands along his rippling abs, forcing the button undone ripping the pants from him. He stepped out of them gracefully and just in time to turn around and grab Gypsy before the chorus hit. If he was shy about the fact all he had on was a g-string, well, it didn't show. Moving to the drum driven beat he dipped her over, running his devilish tongue between the deep valley between her breasts, lapping at the salty skin.

Take the bottle
Shake it up
Break the bubble
Break it up

Yanking herself up, still shocked at the young hanyou's reaction and intimacy. Gypsy found herself facing him. Her claws wrapped into his white mane, tilting his head back enough so she could nip his neck in reply. All the while his hands were untying her lycra bouse and tossing it somewhere into the audience. Even Gypsy now was in on the dance of seduction-- it was clear the two attracted each other.

Pour Some Sugar on Me
MMM in the name of love
Pour some sugar on me
Come on fire me up

Spinning the ookami bitch on her heel Inuyasha sneered playfully as his claws destroyed her bra. His soft hands slipped into the cups and removed the flimsy material. The bra fell to the floor but his hands stayed where they were. Cat calls, whistles, and money flew at the stage, but all inuyasha was acutely aware of was that Gypsy's nipples had become hard underneath his hands and that hers were pierced? She pushed his hands away, revealing her bare breasts only long enough to turn to face him, and Inuyasha wasted no time in removing the skirt and tossing it away. Both of them in thongs now, Gypsy decided to do something she only did on rare occasions, go totally nude. Tip toeing she made the request in a furry dog ear, and Inuyasha's claws did the rest. A shredded black thong hit the stage.

On the strip of stage that took the dancers halfway out into the crowd, Inuyasha took Gypsy to the floor. One hundred onlookers gasped at the sight before them. More money landed on the polished wood stage, when Gypsy's claws sliced through the thong that was all the modesty that Inuyasha had left. Azure pools clashed with gold, and Gypsy's arousal matched Inuyasha's. If he wanted her here and now, there was no way she'd say no. Besides, she owned the damn club and she'd do as she pleased.

Unfortunatley for the pair, Kouga had sent Ginta and Hakaku out to explore some of his newly acquired clubs, hoping to just get rid of the pair before he hurt them. They had watched with shock when Inuyasha stepped from behind the curtain, even under the paint they knew it was him.

Meanwhile, Kouga stormed out of the McDonald's with a curse. Not only was Inuyasha not there, no one there had ever seen him. Angry he answered his cell, "What? I ain't got time for this-- I gotta find Inuyasha."

Over the loud music, Ginta hollered at him. "Never mind-- we already did!"

"Oh?" He felt relief wash over him. "Where are you? What's all that music?"

"Um, we're at the Silver Rose.."

"What? What the Hell would he be doing there?" Kouga frowned in confusion, then the proverbial lightbulb came on over his head. "He better not be-- is he?"

No answer,

"Oh shit, I'm gonna kill him." Kouga slammed the phone into the seat beside him, gunning the car into action.

Razzlin' dazzlin'
Flashing lil' light
Television lover make me go all night
Sometime anytime
Sure could be sweet
Lil miss innocent sugar me

Kouga made it to the club just as the dance was heating up. Inuyasha had Gypsy under him, her legs around his waist, hips moving suggestivly against him. He balanced on his elbows and knees, pondering if he wanted to take her or not. But he though too long. Ginta and Hakaku had taken their leave, not wishing to get caught up in the violence to come.
Inuyasha was yanked from his lust drugged state when the whole front of the building burst open, or so it seemed. Kouga had literally tossed the bouncers out on their ass and raged into the building. He paused in the door, panting in anger, teeth bared slightly. Inuyasha pulled away from Gypsy, still on his knees.

"Kouga!"

"Inuyasha," he growled, advancing to the stage, fists clenched. :"Just what the HELL do you think your doing?"

The hanyou looked at Gypsy, who had no answer to offfer. The part of the crowd that opted to stay had backed against a far wall in terror, watching as Kouga took the stage and stood over his terror-stricken mate. "You fucking lied to me, brat! This aint no damned fast food place. And you, Gypsy,--"

"He said you knew!" She gave Inuyasha a hard glare.

"Well, I didn't. You know me well enough to know I'd never consent to this." He snapped, a sadistic smile coming to his face. "Looks like some punishment is in order here."
Inuyasha's face went beet red. His voice was soft and pleading, he fought back tears from both eyes, "Please Kouga, not here, please."

"You want to fuck Gypsy so bad, why don't you do it?" Kouga asked, tapping his foot on the stage.

Inuyasha felt his cock melt on the spot, and a dark blush went across his face. He hated when Kouga was mad at him. Pleading with his eyes he looked up at Kouga for some sign that this was a joke but Kouga shook his head.
"So you're all bark and no bite, eh puppy?" Kouag snapped. "Get your damned clothes and when we get home I want you to thank whatever God you pray to that I didn't fuck you raw right here on the stage. And what the hell is with all this paint?"

Inuyasha didn't answer, he darted off the stage and through the red curtain for the saftey of his dressing room. He grabbed his clothes from their place on the couch, not able to look Kouga in the face when he walked in behind him. The ookami knew that Inuyasha had not had sex with Gypsy, but the thought and the arousal had been there. It hurt him, and a surge of jealousy went through his heart.

"I do believe I ask you what all this paint was for, and I expect an answer." Kouga growled, watching Inuyasha dress quickly.

"Gypsy said it would make me look older and.." Inuyasha was muttering so low Kouga could barely make it out.

Gypsy enetered the room then, followed by another girl of human descent who made Inuyasha stop dead in his tracks. he could have sworn he knew this female from somewhere, she looked all too familiar. She spoke to Gypsy in a hushed tone, so Inuyasha missed what she said. Gypsy nodded, "Of course, Sango. Go ahead."

The hanyou blinked a little. His eyes drifted back to Kouga, he was a little shaken by the glare he got. His rear had already started to tingle at the thought of what was coming once they were at home. Though he was lucky it was not his father, who frequented the club without his knowing, that had found him here.
Kouga growled low at Gypsy who returned the glare, the air between them thick. She ignored his look of anger and tilted her head back, drinking a fair amount of whiskey straight from the bottle. The male ookami spoke, his voice was low and gravelly.

"Next time you wish to fuck Inuyasha, ask me first and I might say yes," He said slowly through clenched teeth.

"How dare you? I'll do what I please when I please!" Gypsy snapped back, more courage than she would have had before the alcohol she had consumed. She'd had a few drinks before the show too, making her just a little drunk.

"That a fact?" Kouga crossed his arms, giving
her a deep scowl.

"I don't belong to either of you!" Inuyasha protested, staring at the two with a frown.
"Shut up!" Gypsy snapped at him, not even sparing him a glance. "This is between me and Mister high and mighty here."

Kouga furrowed his brow, his thoughts a bit confused. 'Does this stupid bitch mean to challenge me for my mate? Has she lost her mind?'

The stare down continued, neither ookami willing to give up to the other. One angry beyond reason and one drunk beyond belief. Growls resonated between them, the gap between the two closing slowly. Kouga would be damned before a female stole his mate and Gypsy wasn't the type to back down.

"Gypsy your very drunk right now." Kouga said kindly, or at least he seemed kind.

"I am not drunk!" She snapped, her step faultering a little. "If I were drunk would I be doing this?"

Kouga blinked, "Okay fine, your not drunk but your acting like a blonde."

She glared. "Okay buddy, thats it. I'm only going to say this once. I am the alpha female, you will bow to me, and I will take anything I want and you will bless it!"

Kouga subdued a cruel laugh before launching himself at her full force, pushing her to the floor where he straddled her. "Whose dominating who now, bitch?"

She snarled. "I can't dominate you-- you're on top of me!"

Kouga's eyes locked, a vision flashing before him out of nowhere. And though the vision was as random as the wind, it was as clear and real as if he'd lived it. Like a flashback of a forgotten memory.

__Flashback__

Gypsy's hand was inside Kouga's pants, rubbing at the bulge that threatened to split the black jeans in half at the zipper if it was not freed. Kouga's lips claimed hers and he pulled her onto his lap, straddling his legs. So that his hands could slide under her body and feel her soft buttocks under the long tee shirt, which for some reason was all she had on.

His legs grew warm but he didn't notice they were wet, until a breath of fresh air brushed over them, when she raised herself up a little. Her arousal was making itself pretty obvious. "Fuck, don't tease me!" The ookami muttered softly.

"Oh, I won't, baby!" She muttered softly, her smaller fangs tugging on his lip. "I will fuck you until you forget who you are."

__End Flashback__

Kouga jerked away from the ookami bitch under him as if he had been burned by fire. His face went pale and white, his eyes glassy. He had to get away-- his heart was pounding in his chest. "Come on Inuyasha, let's go-- I gotta-- take a shower and get this paint off you!"

"But Kouga.." Inuyasha followed in confusion.
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Kouga turned on the shower, he had not spoken to Inuyasha in the whole ride home. His mind was still flustered, and he was convinced now that something was amiss. He shouldn't have had such a real feeling fantasy hit him so suddenly, it was prepoterous that anything like that had ever happened. Right? He rubbed his nose in frustration and shoved his annoyance aside. He absolutely refused to have such a thought ruin his mood. Oh wait, that was already ruined.

For some reason, he was feeling rather forgiving tonight. He still had plans to punish the hanyou but he was no longer scaring himself with the bubbling anger so uncommon in him that welled under the surface of his skin. It had been such a hard battle to hold his youki in check that he'd slammed his upper left fang through his lips in rage. the taste of his own blood had seemed to quell his demonic side for a little while and it kept him from saying thing to Inuyasha that would tear apart his carefully crafted ego that Kouga had spent so much time trying to heal. He was no psychologists, but he did know one thing and that was the last thing Inuyasha needed to hear was the litany of words that rose in his gut when Kouga saw him sprawled naked over a wolf bitch who was more than ready to accept his hard member into her. The words he'd thought at that moment when he saw his precious Inuyasha painted up like that in full make up and with his demon markings-- something that were meant only for Kouga-- on display included slut, whore, two-timing good for nothing--

But none of those were accurate at all. Inuyasha had done no wrong really. Truth be told he was only trying to impress him by getting a job and proving his maturity.Kouga just couldn't stay mad at his golden eyed mate for long. He sighed heavily and opened the bathroom door that adjoined their room in Inutashio's house. The hanyou sat, naked, on the bed. With his back to the wall, he was resting his chin on his knees. He looked up when the door opened.

"Come here, Inuyasha." Kouga called lightly, trying to sound calmer than he was. "Lets get that paint off you."

"But I like it," he said quietly.

"I didn't ask if you liked it, did I? I ask you to come in here, didn't I?" Kouga growled. "I want that paint off you."

"Well, I like it and it ain't gonna come off anytime soon. I think Gypsy used henna," He said with a swipe at one of the blue stripes on his wrist. It didn't budge or even fade.

"Well, if you hope to sleep anywhere near me I want you washed clean of that bitch and that club's scent." Kouga replied, turning to the shower and getting in. He wanted no more strange reactions to Gypsy's scent.

He welcomed Inuyasha in with open arms, the hanyou reached up for a kiss, having to tiptoe to reach the much taller ookami's lips. Kouga did little more than look down, enjoying his hanyou bouncing around on his tip toes to kiss him like a puppy begging for a treat. Inuyasha smiled around the kiss, thinking maybe he was forgiven. He was far from it. Kouga worked up a good bit of soap on a sponge and set out to scrub Inuyasha clean. Standing behind him he worked down his back and over the blue streaks, and as he feared they didn't seem to want to come off. His thoughts were searing, 'figures she'd use henna! She marked him the best way she could!'

"Kouga ease up, I want some hide left when your done.'' Inuyasha looked over his shoulder at the determined wolf demon who was scrubbing him furiously.

"Sorry," Kouga muttered, He gave up on removing the paint, Gypsy had made sure he'd have at least three weeks of reminders of Inuyasha's brush with infidelity. He sighed heavily into Inuyasha's hair, pulling him back against his chest. The scent of Inuyasha's hair filled his nose and brought a smile to his face.

His earlier flashback had left him slightly shaken because while he could recall a few nights he'd been drunk enough to forget what he did, he was pretty damn sure he had never been drunk enough to fuck Gypsy. And even if he had, he surely didn't want Inuyasha knowing that because he'd never let him live it down. It was becoming increasingly clear that something was wrong here, he didn't know what, but his wolf instincts were literally howiling. It was stupid he knew to dwell on this. His vision focused on the shower's black tiled wall, and his eyes closed involuntarily.

___Flashback___

Kouga was finishing the undressing of his hanyou friend. It was a lot like dressing a doll since he was so limp, and once he was nude, Kouga couldn't help but steal glances at him. So tanned, so ripped, so--

'Damn it wolf! Concentrate!' Came that voice in his head again. And he did, until he slipped his friend into the warm bath water he'd run while undressing him.

Inuyasha was dreaming, and about sex of all things. This dream was further stimulated by Kouga's scrubbing of his body, and he was growing hard. The erection he had now was resting on his hip, the scent permeating the air around Kouga and driving him wild. Washing out the long silver hair was a nightmare for Kouga; Inuyasha moaned and shifted, starting to wake up. But the noises he made were so delicious...

'You know what you're doing! Are you enjoying this, Inuyasha??' Kouga cursed under his breath. 'I'm not getting turned on by this half breed whelp-- he's a thorn in my side.'

"Ow!" Inuyasha whimpered from below, when he saw he was naked and that Kouga was the one washing his hair he started flailing. "What the hell are you doing, Kouga?"

___End Flashback___

"Ow!" Inuyasha whimpered. "What the hell are you doing, Kouga?"

Kouga shook his head, clearing it of the weird vision that had just come out of nowhere. His hand was wrapped firmly around Inuyasha's stiffened member, and his nails had started to gently pierce the skin. He instantly released the hanyou and turned him around to face him. He could not believe that his imagination had almost got the better of him twice today.

"I'm sorry, Inuyasha. I guess I got carried away," Kouga told him. But his tone was flat and Inuyasha couldn't tell if he meant it or not. "Get out and get dried up I got plans for you."


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Inutashio sat behind his desk, a piece of black velvet spread out before him as he inspected four rather large diamonds with a small lens. he sighed in annoyance, "Myoga, that is the last time I even ask you to buy Diamonds for me at a dealer show."

"I'm sorry, Master, but Totosai is the one who picked those out." Myoga defended himself futiley, there was no real anger in Inutashio's voice.

"Figures, now what were you saying about Sephiroth?" Inutashio went on with his inspection of the stones, hoping that the longer he looked the better the stones would turn out.

"Naraku is not dead, Inutashio. Orichimaru managed to survive as well. With Naraku's help he fled to Japan with the full jewel, which he sperated into two halves. When the two are rejoined, Inuyasha's wish will be broken and things will return to the way they were before the wish was made."

Inutashio lowered the diamond he was looking at and stared at Myoga with worry etching his usually smooth features. This was not good news, he wasn't sure he wanted things back the way they were-- things seemed to be working out far better this time after all. "Myoga-"

"Let me finish. Naraku is funding himself through a labratory called Shin-Ra and as I feared that Sephiroth has joined them. I think he has been brainwashed into thinking that he has to kill you and I now believe he may be coming to try and assasinate you. He is obsessed with world domination."

Inutashio nodded in understanding then turned to look out the window. "If it comes down to that, Myoga, I may have to kill him. I will not just allow him to kill me and take over."

"I expect nothing less from you, Master." Myoga sighed. He had no desire to see the might Inutashio kill his own son in battle but he could not allow himself to die either. It was going to be a bloodbath, and Myoga did not relish the idea of it at all. Perhaps it was time for a trip to the Bahamas or something. He took a deep breath. "Ryukotsuei is running Shin-Ra. He works for Naraku now along with several other of your enemies, Takemaru being one of them."

"I thought Kouga took over the operations Naraku left behind." Inutashio stood and walked to the tall pier window in his office, his eyes focusing on the bright crescent moon.
"In America, sir. All the demons who did not wish to work for him fled with Orichimaru. It is possible there is a spy still working in the office."

The older demon nodded and went over to replace the diamonds into a velvet drawstring bag. "I'm going to take these to the lab and leave them. Turn my bed back and leave a memo for Kouga to meet me in this office at noon tomorrow."

"Yes, Master. Right away, sir." Myoga hopped from the room to find a maid.

Inutashio stopped and picked up a picture from his desk, Myoga didn't know that Tsunade had left him. He had known of her affair for months, though always thought there may have been circumstances beyond her control that caused it, but nonetheless-- he did not intend to sully his name with another cheating wife who didn't trust him enough to come to him and explain the situation. Tsunade had fled while he was out at a jewelry show. He'd come home to find her breif letter and all her clothes gone. She blamed herself for most of this mess with Sephiroth and Inutashio wasn't sure that she hadn't went after him.

"Whatever," he said to himself. "If she won't trust me with the truth there is nothing I can do to help."