InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Taming of the Wolf ❯ Nakama no Inochi ( Chapter 3 )

Well, for anyone who is reading or who cares for that matter, here is chapter 3.

Enjoy!

Taming of the Wolf

Chapter 3: Nakama no Inochi

Achika ran after Kouga, though he was ahead of her.

"KOUGA!" Achika called out. She called his name several times and he finally heard her and skidded to a stop, the wind still following his swift movements. He turned and looked at Achika, who was struggling to catch up with him.

She finally got there and approached Kouga, who stared at her for a long time.

"It's me, Kouga-chan." She told him. "You know, Achika, your playmate as a child."

"I knew you smelled familiar." Kouga smiled a bit as he looked at Achika from head to toe. Achika stared back, watching his actions.

"You sure you're Achika?" he asked. Achika seemed a bit surprised by this.

"I think I should be, I wouldn't have searched for you if I were not sure you were Kouga." She answered.

"Well, you smell like Achika, but you certainly don't look like her," he added. "It's hard to believe you turned into a girl. Last time I saw you, you were rolling in the mud with the frogs, or chasing fireants around and getting stuck in their hill." Kouga laughed a bit at his past memories of his early childhood with Achika.

"Well, at least I didn't stick my tail in the fire to see what would happen, or decide to play 'Fearless Leader' and have the both of us chased up a tree by a hungry bear," Achika said back with a laugh.

"Hey, you agreed to play with me, you didn't have to come," Kouga said with a toss of his head.

"I thought it would be a 'fun time' as you called it."

"Hey, it was fun until the bear came."

Achika laughed at Kouga.

"What's so funny?" Kouga asked.

"Your face when you saw the bear." Achika answered. "Some fearless leader!"

"It was 15 times bigger then me."

"More like five."

"Well, it seemed like 15 at the time. What's your point?" Kouga sounded a bit agitated, but remained smiling.

"Oh, what are you going to do now, pounce on me, like you used to do when we were kids?" Achika said with a laugh.

"That's how we used to solve our problems and arguments. You would get sarcastic with me, then I'd pounce on you and we'd wrestle, but you have to admit that would look a bit ridiculous now," Kouga told her.

"You don't look the same as you used to either," Achika told him. "You certainly have grown, you used to be shorter then me, now I really do have to look up to you. You are very handsome, hard to believe you were that scruffy looking little youkai I once I knew. You are also a very superb fighter, and that speed!"

"You are very attractive as well, Achika." Kouga walked up to Achika, placed a hand on her shoulder, and smiled at her. Achika smiled back.

"Would you like to go back to the tribe with me, Achika?" Kouga asked. " I would like it if you joined us. I will take you there, since you cannot possibly catch up on foot." "Always ordering, 'You will go with me' Why don't you just say that?" Achika joked. "Ok, then you will and now that you've agreed with me, I will take you." Kouga told her.

"So what? You going to grab me, or what?" Achika questioned.

"You can hop on my back...I mean you will hop on my back." Kouga joked. Achika hopped on Kouga's back and Kouga made his way back to the tribe. When they arrived, Achika jumped off of Kouga's back and saw his fellow pack members, who were dwindling in number. Kouga took a few steps away from Achika and started talking to another youkai. Achika was looking around at her surroundings.

"Hey there, you must be our dinner," a tall gray haired youkai told her.

"What?" Achika asked.

"Yeah, you look good enough to eat," his partner drooled.

Achika looked a bit confused. She had never seen these youkai before, though it had been quite sometime since she had even seen her tribe.

The gray haired youkai grabbed her by the arm. She tried to pull away. Then she got an idea. She grabbed his arm and bit down as hard as she could. The gray haired youkai let out a yell as he held his arm and yelped in pain. Kouga turned around to see the gray haired youkai dancing in pain and the other one shying away from Achika, watching his comrade do the dance of pain.

"What are you doing?" Kouga asked, seeming angry. He walked over to the two as the youkai he was talking to stared at him.

"How dare you attack someone from your own tribe! Imbeciles!"

"But Kouga-sama, she doesn't look like one of us." The gray haired youkai told Kouga as he was blowing on his wound.

"She has more of the wolf traits then we did, she is very close to me, got it? Touch her again and I'll kill you. You will treat her with respect, whether or not she is odd is not your problem, and you will not disrespect her. I had better not hear that you are from her either." Kouga demanded as he walked over to Achika and put one hand on her back and pulled her in a bit in a protective manner.

Achika smiled to herself and blushed slightly. She admired that aspect of Kouga, he was authoritative and protective of her, as he always was. A natural born leader, even if it got him into trouble as a cub.

Achika felt Kouga lean on her a bit, as he made a face of momentary pain. He was standing on one leg.

"You all right?" Achika asked as she looked at his leg. "Your leg really seems to be bothering you."

"It will heal. I'm fine." Kouga said, trying to hide his pain. The cut Kageroumaru gave him pained him. The blood flowed down his leg, its red essence covering the ground that he stood on, the streams joining together into a crimson pool.

Achika wrapped her arm around to lightly grip his side.

"I will take you inside," she said as they walked into the cave. She sat Kouga down in a lighted spot of the cave, and laid him up against the wall.

"I really can take care of myself," Kouga assured her.

"But I want to care for you," Achika said strongly. "You have always kept me safe, even now, so why not repay you?"

Achika took a piece of cloth and stood up. She turned around and looked at Kouga. "I am going to get some water and herbs to subside the pain. Please stay here and wait until I return." Achika said, leaving Kouga in the cave to get some much needed rest.

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Achika went out and gathered the herbs she needed that were growing in the mountains and hills. She also got fresh spring water. When she was finished, she returned and Kouga was surprisingly still there and had fallen asleep waiting for her.

She tended to his wounds and washed the areas with dirt in them. She used the herbs to put on Kouga's wounds to help them heal and reduce scarring. Kouga slept soundly for the time being. Achika looked at Kouga. She sat by him for a while, watching him sleep. (A/N: For those of you thinking dirty thoughts about here for shame!...Unless it's just me who could make something dirty of this. ^^;;)

~~~~~~~ TIME PASSES~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Kouga woke up and looked at Achika, who slept soundly beside him. He smiled smugly at her. He looked at his leg, which was neatly patched, then at her head, which was rested on his shoulder.

She shifted slightly as she woke up and looked at Kouga, who was smiling back at her.

"You're ok..." she said as she looked into his light blue eyes.

"Of course I am, Achika. It's not as if I were dying," Kouga told her. "So, want to take a walk around outside? The Gokurakuchou are asleep at night, so we have nothing to fear."

Achika looked down and to the side. " I don't know..."

Kouga grabbed her hand, Achika blushed a bit as he led her outside.

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Well, there is Chapter 3! I wish someone would tell me if this is good! ^_^ Please R&R as always!!!