InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Wolf's Mercenary ❯ Intruder Among the Wolves ( Chapter 5 )

Chapter 5

Night had fallen upon feudal. The Inu-gumi sat around in their understood spots the fire. Inu Yasha rubbed his cheek. He still wasn't completely sure why Koga whacked him one. He didn't seem to see what he said he what was wrong. It was the raptors business if she was bounded by either sex. It didn't phase him any.

He looked over at Kagome. Her eyes seemed distant. They always did that whenever Kikyo showed her face. Inu Yasha hated himself for putting her through it, but he couldn't help it. You can't help who you're in love with. It wasn't that he didn't love Kagome. He was just bounded to Kikyo. He felt responsible for a lot that the priestess went through. Kagome would be over it by tomorrow anyway. So he didn't worry about it too much. This sort of thing happened often.

The look Miroku gave him was creeping him out though. It was similar to the look that Koga had given to him earlier. "What the hell are you looking at, houshii?!" Inu Yasha demanded. "Are you still griping about the comment I made about that raptor bitch?"

"Don't call her that." Kagome looked up at Inu Yasha. Her voice was stern. She didn't raise it but she didn't need to."

"She is right, Inu Yasha," Miroku said. "Do not call her that. And, yes I am still 'griping' about the comment you made earlier about Lady Valdrianth."

"What are you doing calling her `lady?`"

"Inu Yasha," he said sternly. "If what Miroku said was correct Valdrianth was raised in a human village as a human before she went through her transformation. Koga seems to know her quite well. You never know what has happened. There could've been rumor of such incidents and the mention of it might hurt her feelings."

"So what."

"I don't know what you think about it, Inu Yasha," Kagome said, breaking her silence again. "But when a human is heterosexual and it really upsets them when someone suspects anything else of them."

"Besides, I think you and her have more in common than you think," Miroku said.

"Feh! Yea right."

"You know exactly how hard it was to be a hanyou living in a village full of humans don't you?" Miroku looked at him sternly and saw he got Inu Yasha's full attention. "Imagine believing you are human then suddenly going through a transformation that you have no control over. Imagine the fear that young girl had. Imagine the rejection her village bestowed on her for it. What kind of cruelty that was thrown at her on that day."

Inu Yasha turned his head. "I didn't think of that."

"Well of course you didn't!" Shippo blerted out. "You're too into wallowing into your own mud of problems and feeling sorry for yourself to even thing about realizing what pain someone else it going through."

"No one asked you!"

"He is right though, Inu Yasha," Miroku said.

"Greh!" Inu Yasha stood on his feet and walked off to find the nearest tree.

"Do you think that was a little over done?" Sango questioned.

"Nobody likes to be told that they were wrong," Kagome replied. "Even if it is the truth."

"I suppose it is."

Inu Yasha was grumbling himself away until he jumped into a good dead tree and plopped himself down on a branch. There her grumbled some more. What did they know anyway? Feh, bunch a humans. They have no idea what a demon or a half demon for that matter felt.

Inu Yasha looked up at the moon. It was staring to wane. Within two weeks there would be a new moon and he'd have to go through his human state again. If ever that Valdrianth find out his little secret he'd ended up screwed.

The branch suddenly move. "Why the hell do you keep popping outta no..."

Valdrianth slammed her hand on top of his head and held it there. "Ya gonna keep your big mouth shut or what?" she glared. "I'd prefer if that monk was aware that I'm here."

"Feh, whatever, so why the hell or you here?"

"I want to know more about this Kikyo person," she stated.

"Hmp." Inu Yasha turned his head away. "She's none of your business."

"Like hell it isn't," Val snorted. "Her little ghost friend woke me up from my nap."

"You ever lay a hand on her...."

"Calm down, inu-boy," Valdrianth snorted. "I don't attack someone unless they do it first."

"Then why the hell did you attack me the other day?"

"Did I actually hit you? No. I was rattling your cage," she snorted. "Why? Because it's fun and it could've helped me with my little job for Koga-sama."

"So what does Koga want you to do with me anyway?"

"Believe it or not, the world doesn't evolve around you," Val sweat dropped.

"So what do you really want with Kikyo?" He narrowed his eyes at her.

"None of your business."

"Like hell it isn't!"

"I told you to keep it down. Don't make me loose my patience."

"Greh!" He swung his fist and her and she caught it. Then pushed it aside. "How the hell are you so strong anyway?"

"None of your business." She stood up. "Well sense you won't tell me anything about her. Then I'm going to just ask her for myself."

"If you lay a hand on her...."

"I told you to keep quiet." She jumped off the branch and ran off. Does he ever need an attitude adjustment. Damn, I feel sorry for Kagome. That girl's eyes can't deny that she's in love with the guy. Then again he's too hung up over this other women that he's so blind to see what he has in front of him.

Val suddenly stopped. She was a river bank. She turned and looked at her reflection in the water. Her own train of thought led her to thinking of other things, yet it was the same. Yes, I can definitely feel for her. She then put on a smile. Knowing what she did was the right thing and then she continued again on her trail of the undead one.

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Koga leaned back on a rock. He was bored. He was very bored. One of his wolves nuzzled at his hand. This one did it constantly to him though. Though he wanted to go see Kagome again he didn't think he could stand arguing with that mutt again. The arguments got so monotonous and annoying.

He looked around the large den. His tribe picked and pried at each other. Doing their own thing and seeming to be keeping their selves busy. Koga gave off a snort. He couldn't even get himself up to keep himself busy. Where was Val anyway? Usually when he was bored she was bored. There was a possibility she went back to see the mutt and Kagome again. There are times when she's lazy but the work she does she does it right.

It's not like he had room to talk though. After all he was the one sitting on his tail. Suddenly his nose twitched. The scent of an undead. He stood up quickly. The rest of his tribe and the wolves all noticed it. The figure stood behind the falls then walked through.

It's that dead priestess, Kikyo. What does she want here?

"What do you want here?" Koga demanded. "This is no place for a human to be, let alone a dead human."

Kikyo smirked. "I came for the jewel shards in your leg wolf demon." She drew her bow. "And I aim to get them." The arrow flew. Koga was too fast and dodged it. It was a close one though.

"Whoa! Damnit woman!"

She drew her bow again, and aimed. Suddenly thick legs went around her neck and the arrow flew up hitting the ceiling of the cave. It caused some debris to fall. "Greh!" Valdrianth slammed the priestess to the ground. She held her head between her knees. Kikyo went to grab another arrow but Val's tail caught her wrist. "Nice, try sister. I thought I noticed you were getting a little too close to the caves. And, when I notices a few of my wolf friends that were on watch outside with arrows in there throats, there was no way I was letting you get your way in here."

"What?!" Koga clenched his fists together. That sleeze killed some of his tribe!

"Alright, now you tell me, exactly what are you doing gathering those left over shards?" Val questioned. "Collecting them from Naraku. A tree told me you two tend to see each other much."

Kikyo stopped straining and gave a leering smile. Then suddenly a light faded around her and she faded away. "Merf?!" Val stood up. "Damn those undead!" She looked over at Koga. He had a look of rage on his face. A look that she knew too well. "Koga, don't you do anything stupid." She gave him a cold glare.

He looked back up at her. His rage still burning. Oh, did he want to take it out on someone. How he wanted to punch someone to the death. Maybe even rip a few limbs off before. The wind had just picked up as well. The scent of dead comrades' blood touched his nose. He hated to smell the blood of his kin. He only raged him more.

"You take one step I'm gonna put you into a headlock and knock you out," she threatened. "Then I'll tie you and feed you only smashed apples for four days ." Her tail gave a twitch. Koga was fast but she was just as fast. She waited for any flinch for him to move.

"Greh!" he balled up his fist and punched a boulder next to him. It helped a little, but he still needed to scream at someone and blow off some steam. He walked next to Valdrianth and gave her a look that assured her that he wasn't gonna kill anything or anyone.

She looked away as if giving him permission and he took off on his feet. He knew exactly who he was going to scream at.

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Inu Yasha leaned against the base of the tree. He had fallen asleep and it was a good sleep until.

Whack!

"Geh! Ittai!" He fell out of the tree and rubbed his cheek.

"He mutt face!" Koga yelled. He stood on the branch that Inu Yasha had been sleeping on. "You tell that dead bitch of yours to stay away from me, my caves, and my tribe!"

Inu Yasha's ears flinched. He was talking about Kikyo. He stood on his feet. "What did you say?!"

"You heard exactly what I said!" he yelled back. "And if she shows her dead face near either one I'll rip her limb from limb and feed her to the wolves!"

"If you lay a hand on her...!"

"That bitch killed a dozen of my men in cold blood Inu Yasha!" he protested. "I see her again and she's dead!" Koga took off into the darkness.

"Koga?"

"Heh?" He stopped as Kagome stood before him. She had heard the conversation they were having.

"Koga, I'm sorry," she replied. "But, please don't be so rash. I don't think you should...."

"Do what? Kill her the next time I see her?" he snorted. He was so angry right now he was trying not to be rude to her. But it failed, at least he wasn't screaming anymore. "And why not? It would should make you as hell happy wouldn't it?" He gave a stern look and took off again.

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I honestly didn't know what to write for this chapter! I didn't want to rush into the main parts too fast. It's just too soon and I believe character development takes time.

Thanks for all your opinions on the Val/Koga issue. But I had already pretty much made up my mind what's gonna happen eventually. I won't tell though. I'm gonna make it look like it can go either way. *sticks out tongue* Which means you people will just have to keep reading.