--Okay, this is one of two stories that I'm going to post on here... This is my first time posting any of my stories. I hope you all enjoy!--

Kouga the wolf demon lifted his head and sniffed the pleasantly familiar scent in the air

Kouga the wolf demon lifted his head and sniffed the pleasantly familiar scent in the air. He smiled to himself and quickly sped off in the direction the breeze had come from. It had been such a long time since he had seen her, and she might be worried about him. But she shouldn't worry. He was one of the strongest demons ever, and could take on whatever came his way! He could easily take down that stinking half-breed, Inuyasha. Why she chose to travel with him, he could never understand. She was his woman, but they never did see much of each other.

Her scent became much clearer and he knew she was close. Suddenly, he spotted her up ahead. "Kagome!!" he yelled and jumped over to greet her.

Kagome, Inuyasha, Sango, Miroku, Shippou, and Kirara had been walking the forest path for hours. They had just finished slaying a particularly dangerous badger demon. Kagome had a small scratch on her arm from when the demon had tried to grab her, and Inuyasha had been beaten up a bit (when is he not--always the hero), but other than that they were all fine. Kagome had been thinking about her family and how much she missed them when her thoughts were interrupted. She heard a shout from above, and then Kouga landed in front of them.

"Hey, Kagome. Did you miss me?" Kouga asked, stepping over to his woman.

"Oh, hello, Kouga," Kagome said, "it's great to see you!"

"Speak for yourself," Inuyasha said, stepping over to the wolf, who had been standing a little too close to Kagome. "Get out of here you flea-bitten wolf! No one invited you!"

"I didn't know I needed an invitation to see Kagome! Hey!" he said, noticing the scratch on Kagome's arm. "What did you do to my woman??"

"YOUR WOMAN??"

As Inuyasha and Kouga started to really get into their fight, Miroku noticed the sky was getting dark. "We should make camp," he told Kagome and Sango, who nodded. Kagome went over to where the two idiots were fighting. She stared at them hopelessly for a few moments until—

"SIT, BOY!!"

The forest shook as Inuyasha landed facedown in a pile of mud. "KAGOME!! What the hell was that for? You are such a b-"

"SIT!!"

Inuyasha thought he felt something break that time. He just lay groaning on the ground as Kouga laughed at him. "Aw, did the little half-breed hurt himself? Did the big bad doggie get beaten by a woman?" Kagome turned on Kouga and yelled "You're not helping anything! You're just making it worse!!"

Kouga looked stunned for a second, then quickly recovered by taking her hands in his and gently caressing them. "You're right Kagome, I'm sorry," he said softly. "And to make up for it, I'm gonna spend the night with you guys."

Inuyasha had gotten up by this time and pushed Kouga away from Kagome. "The hell you will!" he snarled, trying to intimidate the wolf. "Inuyasha…" Kagome started.

"What?! You're not seriously thinking of letting him stay the night? Kagome, he'll be all over you!"

Kagome rolled her eyes. Inuyasha is such a big baby. Why can't he just warm up to Kouga? Can't he see I don't like him like that?

An hour later, Kouga was sitting by a fire eating fish next to Kagome and Inuyasha was up in a tree, muttering angrily. "Mmmm… Great food and even better company…" Kouga murmured, leaning closer to Kagome, who looked very awkward, then edged away a bit. You know, I really miss my family. Kagome thought. Maybe it's time to go and visit them again. But how will I tell Inuyasha? He's already pissed at me for letting Kouga stay. Kagome sighed heavily. Inuyasha was so hard to take sometimes.

The next morning everyone woke up early. Kouga had to get back to his wolf tribe, but he promised to visit again soon. Kagome told him that she would be back in her own era and told him the village that everyone would be staying in. "What do you mean, you're going back?? What gave you the idea you could?" Inuyasha roared after Kouga had gone. "What gave you the idea you could stop me? I miss my family and want to go back!!" Kagome shouted back. "Keh. Why should I care? You're just a pain in the ass anyway." Inuyasha said with his arms folded across his chest. "Stop fighting, you two, or we'll never make it to Kaede's village," Sango sighed. "They are so childish," Miroku added, and Shippou said "Agreed."

They reached the village without incident. After visiting Kaede and treating Kagome's scratch, Kagome packed her bag and went back to her own time through the well. The others stayed in the village, but Inuyasha had threatened Kagome that if they heard any news, they would leave and come back for her later. "What makes you think I would want to come along with you after you treated me like that yesterday?" she asked him coolly, swinging her legs over the side of the well. "I'll come back when I want to, and you can't do anything about it." And then she was gone. Of course, Inuyasha was pissed.

Meanwhile, Kouga had just made it back home to his tribe. They were all happy to see him and gave him a large chunk of meat as a prize from their last hunt. As he was shoveling it into his mouth, two of the wolves came up to him and told him some rumors they had heard about Naraku. Apparently he was hiding nearby the village that Kagome had said she was going to be staying at. Naraku planned to overtake the village and hide a very precious item there. Kouga, rash as always, immediately set out for the village, hoping the dumb mutt hadn't done anything to get Kagome hurt.

It was such a beautiful day, and Sango always loved to take a dip in a stream, and this one was wonderfully warm today. She lay back and let the water slip under and around her, relishing in the calm it gave her. It's so relaxing, just floating like there isn't a care in the world. No Naraku, no Kohaku, and no cheating monks to tear my heart apart. This is the way life should be. She suddenly heard a splash and covered her self under the water, thinking the monk had come to spy on her. But the banks were devoid of all life. She looked around, curious—and gasped when she found the cause of the splash.

A girl, who looked around 15 and extremely beautiful, was floating face-down in the water. She had startling white hair and ears, and her robes looked like they had once been very expensive. They were now so torn and covered with blood it was impossible to make out the pattern. Sango waded over to her and dragged her onto the shore. She quickly put her clothes on and started calling for Miroku and Inuyasha. An hour later, the girl was sleeping in Kaede's house, her wounds healing themselves.

That night, as they were settling themselves in their beds, the door was flung open and the girl walked in. She was even prettier awake than asleep. She carried herself with amazing grace and had piercing green eyes with tawny flecks in them. She had field robes on, and they looked oddly out of place on her regal body. She looked around with a cunning glare and then addressed Inuyasha. "You're a half demon, right? You smell of dog and human." Inuyasha glowered at her angrily and said "What's it to you? You're just a wolf cub. I don't have to take any shit from you."

The strange wolf smiled mysteriously and turned her gaze to Sango. "Thanks for saving me in the river. I had resigned myself to being dead." "Of course I would save you," Sango replied. "But if you don't mind me asking, what happened to you? Why were you in the river?" The demon smiled again and shook her head. "I'm afraid you'll have to earn my trust before I can tell you." Sango noticed she was clutching a worn looking old sack, but said nothing. "I just wanted to thank you all and say goodnight before I turn in. I also wanted to ask if it's alright if I stay for a while." "Of course you can, beautiful," Miroku crooned, stroking her hand (he finally made his move. Well, at least he held out this long. Pervert). "And if there is anything you need, don't hesitate to talk to me." Being an asshole earned him an extra large bruise from Sango's hirokotsu. With one last tempting smile, the she-wolf left the hut. "Not very friendly was she," Inuyasha grunted, rolling onto his side. "Didn't even give us her name."

--Okay, so what did you think? I'd really appreciate it if you could review this and tell me what you liked or disliked... Thanks for reading!--