• 1-Bloody Demon Maiden
• 2-Enter Riquo: Sassy Cheetah Demon
• 3-FiLLing in the Gaps
• 4-Kagome's Love and Inuyasha's Betrayal
• 5-Goodbye Kikyo, HeLLo Riquo!
• 6-Riquo the Gypsy Dancer
• 7-Aaaaah Yea!
• 8-Transformation and Confrontation
• 9-Poof! Be Gone!
• 10-Recovering
• 11-Sizzlin' Hot Springs!
• 12-Cheetahs, Wolves, Kids and One Mean Cliffhanger!
• 13-Kidnapping and Mating...What a Day!
• 14-Translation is Our Friend!
• 15-What the HeLL?!
• 16-Taking Back
• 17-Taking Back pt. II
• 18-Sit Down, Shut Up, and Spit It Out Already!
• 19-Kaede's Trick
• 20-Well That Explains It
• 21-Get Low!
• 22-FACE OFF!
• 23-Manifest
• 24-Deja Vu
• 25-Blood and Tears
• 26-Fireflies

Cats and Dogs

Inuyasha raced through the forest,
trying to keep track of Kouga’s scent. That
stupid wolf is going to regret bringing his sorry ass in my presence again!! Inuyasha
growled as he finally neared the clearing where the others were. He stopped and
placed his hand on tetusaiga’s hilt, “KOUGA! HOW MANY FUCKING TIMES ARE WE
GOING TO GO THROUGH THIS! STOP SHOWING UP—“

He
choked on his words as a breeze brought a strong scent to his nose. It twitched
repeatedly and he looked around to see where it was coming from when his eyes
landed on the cheetah demon. Her!? That scent is
coming from her!? Damn, it seems too intense of a scent for a demon. It’s intoxicating..

Inuyasha
was brought out of his thoughts as he noticed that everyone was staring at him.
He looked at Riquo again but only to see her walk past him towards the village.
Sango walked past him as well, grabbing the back of his shirt and dragging him
along.

“Come
on Inuyasha, let’s let them talk. They don’t see each other enough as it is no
thanks to you,” she said with a vicious yank on his shirt. Inuyasha started
yelling obscenities at all of them until Kagome left Kouga and run up to where
Sangs drs dragging Inuyasha.

“Inuyasha, please! I never get to see Kouga and every time I do
you always try to cleave his skull with tetusaiga!” She knelt down next to him,
ignoring the growl coming from Kouga, “Inuyasha I don’t understand why you try
and stop me from seeing him. You love Kikyo, not me. So why stop me?”

Inuyasha
crossed his arms and looked away, not really wanting to make a public
confession of any kind. He knew he didn’t love her. She resembled Kikyo too
much and that was one crazy bitch he wanted to leave in the past, not that he’d
ever say that aloud. And he didn’t want to call Kagome his shard detector even
though that’s technically what she was to him.

“Are
you afraid I’ll leave with him and finish finding the shards?”

Inuyasha
‘hmphed’ but didn’t say or do anything else. Kagome
sighed and looked back to Kouga, signaling him to please be patient. Kouga
nodded and plopped down on a random rock.

“Inuyasha,
as if I need to remind you, sb> shattered
the jewel. It’s my responsibility to put it back together again and I have
every intention on finishing the job,” she stood up and winked at him, “you’re
just there to protect me.”

Inuyasha
looked up at her and smirked at her, “Thanks, Kagome.”

She
nodded and walked off towards Kouga. The others watched them speed off and then
started walking back to the village.

~*~*~

Kagome
snuggled into Kouga’s arms as they raced through the woods. She had no clue
where they were going but didn’t really care. I’m with the man I’ve been obsessing over for years now. That’s all
that matters to me now. She looked up at him. He’s so handsome when he’s running. It’s like that’s what he was born
to do. Run faster than the wind.

Kouga
looked down at Kagome noticing her stare, “I'm glad to see you’re finally
taking a good look at me.”

Kagome blinked in surprise, “What do you mean? I
always get a good look at you whenever I see you—“ her
eyes widened in shock as she clapped her hands over her mouth. Shit! Please tell me I did not just say
that! She looked up and saw Kouga trying his hardest not to laugh at her.

“Hey! It’s not funny!” she sniffed and turned
away, feigning tears.

Kouga panicked and skidded to a stop in a
clearing by the river, “Kagome I’mry! ry! I—I didn’t mean to laugh at you I
promise! I was just joking around! Come on Kagome don’t cry!” his face fewhenwhen she turned towards him laughing hysterically. Kouga playfully snarled at
her, “You little vixen!”

Kagome yelped as tickled her sides, “Kouga stop
that tickles! Please I can't breathe!” she laughed until they both tripped over
each other’s feet and fell on top of one another in the soft grass. Kouga
looked down at Kagome as she laughed, her hair spreading around her in array.
He brushed a stray lock of hair out of her face and ran a finger over her
cheek. She stopped laughing and fluttered her eyes open at him. He slowly bent
down and kissed her . Ka. Kagome’s eyes widened. Pinch me I’m dreaming! She smiled and kissed him back.

~*~*~

Riquo sat in Kaede’s hut fidgeting. Kaede was
organizing her herbs for the tenth time in twenty minutes, Sango was cleaning
Hiraikotsu, Miroku was desperately trying to grope Sango, but to no avail and
Shippo and Kilala were napping in a corner. Inuyasha had gone outside to
practice using tetusaiga. Riquo twitched her tail irritably. This is ridiculous! I understand Kagome
wano tao talk to Kouga but do we all have to just SIT here and wait?! He’s a
demon damnit! He can track our scents and catch up
with us!

She looked around the hut, “I think I’m gona go running or something, I can’t sit here.”

Sango nodded and smacked Miroku again and Kaede
just ignored her. Riquo stood and sped out of the hut. She had already picked
up Inuyasha’s scent and raced towards it. Dodging trees and stones she came
into a rather large field where Inuyasha was swinging his sword. Sovedoved
downwind of him and crouched low to the ground. Smirking, she moved stealthily
amongst the tall grass. When she was a few feet away from him, she launched
herself into the air and pounced on him.

“HEY!!”

They both went rolling to the ground as Inuyasha
dropped tetusaiga. When they finally came to a stop, Riquo was holding her sides
laughing. Inuyasha scrambled to get up and regain composure.

“What the hell is with
you?!
Are you trying to kill me or something?!”

Riquo stopped laughing and sighed, “We’re gona have to work on that, Inuyasha. You should’ve been
able to sense me”

“Keh, why are you here
anyway? I didn’t ask you to follow me.”

Riquo ignored the remark and stood dusting
herself off, “I don’t coop up too well so I went for a walk when I caught your
scent. Plus, I wanted to know how this tetusaiga thing works.”

“Pounce on me like that again and I’ll use it on
YOU.”

“Yea, yea now show me
one of your techniques.”

“I need an enemy to use these attacks genius,
unless you want to be my demon wind for the wind scar I suggest you get over
the fact that you’re never going to see it.” Inuyasha turned and was about to
swing tetusaiga again when he heard, “Where do you want me to stand?”

He turned around to her looking at her as if
she’s crazy, “Have you lost your mind?! The wind scar could annihilate you!”

She walked past him and stood a few feet away
from him, “I have faith in my demon instincts. If I need to move, I’ll move.”

His jaw fell open slightly. She has to be crazy. She is actually volunteering to get hit with the
wind scar.

“Are you sure about this? The last thing I need
is Kagome or Sango bitching because I killed you.”

She looked at him coyly, “My, my Inuyasha, for a
minute there I actually thought you were concerned about my well-being. But I
guess I was mistaken. Now quit you’re PMSing and get
it over with.”

Inuyasha snarled at her but she just stood
there. He got into his battle stance and flexed a muscle in his eye. When he
saw the wind scar ot rot ready to strike until something caught his nose. He
sighed Figures I’d catch her scent now of
all times. This is ridiculous I can't concentrate!

He raised tetusaiga and thrashed it down. The
power of the strike flew towards her at an amazing speed. Riquo, shocked at the
speed of the strike, jumped up into the air, soaring above the blast as it
destroyed the ground where she had once stood. Unfortunately she was not fast
enough as a small wave of his strike caught her ankle, injuring her. She winced
in pain as she floated down to the ground, she looked to see Inuyasha looking
at her with…..concern? She couldn’t tell and was about to say something—

When out of nowhere an arrow with a purple aura
shot at her.

Riquo didn’t even sense it coming. She was so
caught up with her own pain and the look on Inuyasha’s face she didn’t even
notice her. Kikyo.