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Just a brief note on this. I've noticed hardly anyone actually looks into how Kouga feels towards what's left of his "pack", so the second half of "Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide" did just that. He may call Ginta and Hakkaku idiots now and again, but you know he probably cares for them like brothers. And now, a part of the story.

~ A soft snarl crossed Kouga's lips, face scratched from the snake demon's claws, but his wounds were as nothing before what he had done. The snake demon that had left its deadly poison in Ginta's body lay slain at his feet... his vengence had been carried out. Ginta had been avenged. Life or death... the monster that threatened what remained of his pack was destroyed.

/It's dead... this battle is over... but why don't I feel satiated? Why can I not feel happy? This thing tried to devour one of MY pack... Ginta may be dead because of it./ Claws dug into soft skin as his fists clenched tightly. /Nothing has changed... dead or not, that poison has already done its work. But I will not fall because of it. Even if it is just Hakkaku and me left... we have to keep going./

The expression on Kouga's face left Inuyasha with nothing to say. The half-demon only stared in silence as the wolf stood straight, fists clenched at his sides. There was something else in his face just then... something Inuyasha had no need to mock or destroy. The feeling of sheer satisfaction that a blood debt had been paid... that a life had ended that would have stolen others... that his friends were now safe. And with it, some amount of determination. An empty victory... even if it meant avenging a member of the pack.

After a moment, Kouga lifted his head to stare at the waxing crescent of light shining amidst the stars above him. His lips twitched, and without hesitation, he drew in a deep breath... /Ginta... this is for you.../

And he howled.~

Inuyasha, Kouga, and Ginta are c/o Rumiko Takahashi. Fwee.

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Just a brief note on this. I've noticed hardly anyone actually looks into how Kouga feels towards what's left of his "pack", so the second half of "Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide" did just that. He may call Ginta and Hakkaku idiots now and again, but you know he probably cares for them like brothers. And now, a part of the story.

~ A soft snarl crossed Kouga's lips, face scratched from the snake demon's claws, but his wounds were as nothing before what he had done. The snake demon that had left its deadly poison in Ginta's body lay slain at his feet... his vengence had been carried out. Ginta had been avenged. Life or death... the monster that threatened what remained of his pack was destroyed.

/It's dead... this battle is over... but why don't I feel satiated? Why can I not feel happy? This thing tried to devour one of MY pack... Ginta may be dead because of it./ Claws dug into soft skin as his fists clenched tightly. /Nothing has changed... dead or not, that poison has already done its work. But I will not fall because of it. Even if it is just Hakkaku and me left... we have to keep going./

The expression on Kouga's face left Inuyasha with nothing to say. The half-demon only stared in silence as the wolf stood straight, fists clenched at his sides. There was something else in his face just then... something Inuyasha had no need to mock or destroy. The feeling of sheer satisfaction that a blood debt had been paid... that a life had ended that would have stolen others... that his friends were now safe. And with it, some amount of determination. An empty victory... even if it meant avenging a member of the pack.

After a moment, Kouga lifted his head to stare at the waxing crescent of light shining amidst the stars above him. His lips twitched, and without hesitation, he drew in a deep breath... /Ginta... this is for you.../

And he howled.~

Inuyasha, Kouga, and Ginta are c/o Rumiko Takahashi. Fwee.