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Gambling Interference	By : monophobian Category: InuYasha AU/AR > Het - Male/Female Views: 4899 -:- Recommendations : 3 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Kagome peered around the corner and into the kitchen, watching Kouga measure out coffee grounds. “Need help?”
He turned to look at her, mild amusement dancing in his expression. He sobered at the sight of her and she knew what he saw. Nerves were wracking her body and she was pretty certain there wasn’t any color left on her face.
“Come here,” he murmured, leaning back against the counter.
She went to him, stepping into his embrace when he opened his arms. He pulled her against him, his hands caressing muscles she hadn’t realized had tensed. Slowly, she felt herself relax, taking comfort from the solid length of him.
“Tell me, how is it that the little miko who asked Sesshomaru if he had a tail to match Inuyasha’s ears without batting an eye is terrified of meeting two simple wolves?”
She couldn’t help but smile at the memory.
His lips brushed over her hairline. “Go on. You’ll be fine.”
Kagome peered up at him, steeling herself against her nerves. She nodded then slowly withdrew from his hold, smiling at his reluctance to let her go. She rose to her toes and gave him a quick kiss before leaving the kitchen and heading out to the patio.
Ginta and Hakkaku had made themselves comfortable on wicker chairs. She sat down in the love seat across from them, careful to not interrupt the conversation already going on. It didn’t take long to realize they were discussing the soccer team, analyzing players at each position.
Souta had played the sport long enough for Kagome to understand most of what they said. The two went back and forth before coming to a conclusion about the offensive strategy, then turned to her.
“So how long have you been seeing Kouga?” Ginta asked.
Her eyes rounded. It seemed everyone was looking for a defined term to call their thing. “Define seeing,” she answered softly.
Eyebrows shot up. “Oh,” Hakkaku replied. “You two haven’t discussed anything.” The two slanted a look at each other before rounding back onto her.
“So what do you want to be?”
“Mates?”
“Lovers?”
“Dating?”
“Fuck buddies?”
“A fuck toy?”
A terrifying snarl caused all three to jump. Kagome turned toward the house to see Kouga standing in the doorway, two cups of coffee in his hands, fangs bared, and a murderous glint in his eye. The four sat in silence for a moment before the two betas turned their gaze to the floor.
“Kagome, could you go get the other two cups I left on the counter?” Kouga all but growled at her.
She bounded out of the love seat and toward the house, sliding around the livid ookami. She made sure to brush against him, her hand gliding along his arm, hoping it would calm him down a bit. As soon as she rounded the corner, the hairs on the back of her neck stood on end at Kouga’s snarl of “A fuck toy?!” and she quickly hurried to the kitchen, not wanting to hear that conversation.
When she made it to the coffees, she couldn’t suppress a giggle. While she would have preferred another line of questioning, Kouga’s response had been worth it. She had a feeling both wolves would be on their best behavior for the rest of the night. Also, she now had ammunition to bring a particular conversation up later.
The miko grabbed the two mugs hoping they were already prepared and slowly made her way back outside. When she got to the patio, both betas were sipping their coffee quietly while Kouga had stretched out on the love seat. He took both cups from her and set them on a side table before pulling her down to lean against him.
He handed a cup to her as soon as she settled and the four sat in silence for a moment. The warmth from her drink seeped through her, calming any nerves that had lingered. She slanted a glance at the betas, her mind wandering to what exactly the link to their Alpha entailed. “How much privacy do we have?”
Blue and black eyes met her gaze in confusion.
“She’s asking about our bond,” Kouga clarified, his voice still short and clipped.
“Oh! You don’t have to worry about that,” Hakkaku answered. A pointed look had him clearing his throat and continuing. “It’s more about emotions. I mean, if this were three hundred years ago and we all still lived in a den, you wouldn’t have any privacy.”
“But with how society is now, it’s more emotional than physical,” Ginta added. They two glanced at each other and then blushed. “I mean, the entire pack probably had a great night last night, but that’s only because of how new this is.”
“Depending on how long your-” a warning growl had the ookami stuttering slightly, “your relationship lasts, it’ll lessen over time.”
Kagome blinked at the two, now more confused than when she first learned about the bond in college. “What?”
The two looked at Kouga and when finding absolutely no help there, turned back to each other. Identical sighs left both of them, and then Hakkaku spoke up. “In your case, the entire pack probably felt his arousal, then satisfaction strong enough to affect their own desires.”
The miko’s cheeks burned in embarrassment.
“That probably won’t happen again,” Ginta reassured her.
“Unless you mate.”
She choked on her coffee.
“Why’d you have to bring that up?”
“I figured she’d want to know!”
“They haven’t even-”
A growl that rumbled all the way through Kagome silenced both of them.
She busied herself with another sip from her cup, grateful Kouga was there with her. She had one last question about this topic and she knew she’d have to somehow get it out. “So…you can’t feel…what I do to him?” She refused to look at them, eyes fixed to her coffee. She could feel her blush reach her ears.
A soft chuckle reached her, drawing her hesitant gaze up to kind eyes. “No, Kagome. What you two do is private between you two.”
“We’re wolves though,” Ginta added. “We know what feelings are evoked from what actions, so we’ll have an idea of what’s causing the status update from our Alpha. But that’s it.”
“Status update?” she repeated, testing the words on her tongue.
“I told you the bond was different now,” Kouga murmured, breaking his silence. “Abrupt changes and strong emotions get shared through the link. We’ve been living with it for so long, it’s not the play-by-play it used to be.”
That brought up another question. “How long have you been Alpha?” she asked, turning to look at him.
Kouga studied her for a moment, a somber expression on his face. “You really want to know how old I am?”
His tone had an insecurity she wasn’t used to hearing. “I doubt you’re the oldest youkai I’ve met.”
A small smile tugged at his lips. “I’ve been Alpha for about as long as Inuyasha’s been alive.”
She furrowed her eyebrows. “Are you older or younger than Sesshomaru?”
“Younger.”
Her eyes shot open as she leaned up, turning her torso to face Kouga. “You’re the youngest ookami Alpha my professor harped on?”
“I’d be interested to know what exactly you learned in that class of yours.”
“Do you know how hard it is to answer questions about a person that wasn’t even assigned a name?”
Kouga laughed at that. “Why was that even a part of your class?”
“It was an extra credit question in our final.”
“Sorry, Kagome.” He tugged her toward him to plant a kiss on her forehead. “That’s ancient history.”
“Tell me about it. I had to write a paper on it.”
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