InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Secrets of Salvation ❯ Kouga holds his breath ( Chapter 2 )

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

*I do not own Inuyasha or any of the other characters contained in this story.*

Kouga stared into Kagome's eyes and saw trust there. He felt his resolve weakening. 'How can I betray her?' He thought to himself as he clutched the pouch at his side. 'But dog turd is no good for her and I know she would see that eventually. Then she'd come to me anyway. I'm just speeding up the process.'
"Kouga, you know that Naraku is-" That was as far as Kagome could get before Kouga cut her off. 'If I let her talk I'll lose my nerve.' He thought.
"Wait Kagome. Before you say anything, I want to give you these." He said as he took her hand and turned it palm up, to drop two shining pink objects into it. Kagome gasped.
"Kouga-Kun." She was silent for a moment before she looked up into his eyes and broke into a huge smile. "Thank you. This means so much to us." Kouga smiled back at her until a voice came back into his thoughts.
"If it is given by someone she trusts the magic will be more powerful. Her trust combined with the power of the jewel will make the spell impossible to break. After all Kouga, trust is the first step in getting her to love you and you already have that. She would have come to you in time." Kouga shuddered as Naraku's words came back to him. "The powder will absorb into her skin so all you have to do is sprinkle it over the shards. She will never suspect a thing. It's impossible to detect in her spirit and it has no smell. The monk, the old priestess, and even Inuyasha will never know."
'But I'll know.' Kouga thought to himself. He sighed as he looked into Kagome's beautiful brown eyes and then remembered what she said earlier.
"What did you want to talk to me about Kagome?" Her smile widened and she shook her head a little.
"I just wanted to thank you for everything you've done and to tell you that we could really use your help-"
"Like hell we could!" Inuyasha thundered as he stomped over to them. "We got what we needed from you so now you have no more reason to be hanging around. Get the hell outta my face." He bellowed as he grabbed Kagome by the wrist and started to drag her back towards Kaede's hut.
"Inuyasha," Kagome whispered threateningly. "Oswari!" Inuyasha slammed to the ground with a grunt of annoyance and pain. "Kouga-kun," Kagome said sweetly as she turned away from Inuyasha. "Why don't you join us for dinner. We owe you at least that much for giving us the shards."
"You've gotta be kidding me!" Inuyasha yelled as he lifted his head.
"I have to make up for your behavior!" Kagome yelled back. Kouga smirked and made a face at Inuyasha while Kagome's back was turned.
"I'd love to Kagome." He answered with a polite bow. His happiness only grew as he and Kagome stepped over a sputtering Inuyasha and walked back to the hut. 'Maybe this was a good idea after all.' He thought with toothy grin and a glance at 'his woman'.

A few moments and two "oswari"s later... Sango, Kaede, Miroku, Shippo, Kagome, Kouga, and a very unhappy hanyou were sitting in Kaede's hut eating stew. Kagome and Kouga chatted about Kouga's tribe and how she would try to purify the jewel after Naraku was defeated while Inuyasha communicated in his own way. He growled. A lot.
Miroku, Sango and Shippo were tensed and ready for Inuyasha to blow. The tapping of his foot was like the ticking of a time bomb. The more Kagome and Kouga talked the faster he tapped, the more they laughed the faster he tapped, the more they touched .... well, they only touched once. After that, he exploded. Kagome reached for Kouga's bowl so she could refill it and when she took it from him their hands touched. That was enough for Inuyasha. He didn't want anyone, especially not Kouga, touching Kagome and for once he didn't care who knew it.
"That's it!" He yelled as he shot to his feet and placed himself between Kagome and Kouga. "You've stuffed your stinking face so leave before I show you the way out!"
"Inuyasha!" Kagome yelled rising to her feet.
"It's okay Kagome." Even Kaede's jaw dropped as Kouga turned to leave without putting up a fight. 'I just need to give it some time. I've done what I came to do.' He thought. "It's time for me to be getting back to my pack anyway."
"Okay." said Kagome as she stepped out from behind Inuyasha. "Just let me get my back pack." Kouga's eyebrows shot up.
'I thought the effects were supposed to be gradual!' He mentally screamed. 'They'll know something is going on if she comes with me too soon and for no reason!'
"What?!?" Inuyasha balked. "What for?" Kagome paused with her hand on her bag. It looked like she was asking herself the same question. Kouga held his breath...

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