The Next Best Thing

Chapter 3

“Get out of the way!” Kouga yelled at his gang. Every one step out of his way.

“How is she doing?” He asks Ginta, his face full with worry, he look at the shacking girl on his bad.

“Not good, she’s choking in blood! What type of snake bit her?” Ginta ask Kouga who look even worrier at his word, still waiting for his answer.

Kouga didn’t know what to think of any more…The idea that Ayame might die, make him go crazy make him go mad…Why does it? ...Why did he worry over her?

Ginta didn’t say any thing else, he knows he would worry his leader; he just pulls out the medicine leaf out of Kouga’s hand. And starting to mix the leaf with the other stuff that he had.

Kouga pull out the blankets that Jinaja give it to him, and cover Ayame who just have a thin towel cover her breasts to her knee with it. She’s still shacking a little, Kouga hold Ayame’s cold hand and rubbing it gently.

“There! I think she’ll be fine in three days, you have to keep her worm, ok?” Kouga noded, not looking any where but at Ayame. Ginta walk out of the cave quietly, looking so sad.

Kouga lay down beside Ayame, still holding her hand. But all of the sudden, her arms hold out for his warm body, Still, she’s not awake yet. Kouga in shock put out his arms around her, trying so hard to ignore her bare body under the thin towel.

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The hours later, while he’s fall in to a sleep. He feels some movement beside him. *Ayame* is the first thing in his mind. He looks down at Ayame who is resting on his chest, Ayame’s eyes slowly open. She is trying so hard to look around.

“Ayame!” Kouga yelp when she’s trying to pull herself up but fall down again, Kouga quickly hold her back before she touch the ground. He tries to lay her down again. But Ayame’s awake again, she try to see who was holding her but all she can see was the water from her eyes, she fells so weak and felling hurt all over her body.

“Who are you?” She ask weakly

“It’s me Ayame, Kouga.”

“Liar, you smell not thing like him.”

“What?” he’s felling confused “Your not him…I just knew it that your not him! Get away!” Ayame cry out while trying to get away from Kouga. She didn’t lie about his sent; she really can’t smell his scent…

“Why did you say that?” he ask.

“You’re not him! You can’t ever be him!”

“But what makes you think I’m not him?”

“Cause he’ll never be this close to me! He hates me! So stop lie to me! Get away!” Still trying to get away from him.

“What makes you think…what makes you think Kouga hates you?” he asks her, his words full with pain.

“Cause of the way he act… He acts so cold when he's around me… I know he hates me… I can see it in every word he spoke to me… It’s full of great disgust and hate that he has for me…” said Ayame, still laying weakly in Kouga’s arms.

“Some times… we act so different from what we really feel inside… Too scared to face the truth…” He tell her, as like every word he said cause him pain…

“What are you talking about?” Ayame ask, she feeling all weak again.

But he didn’t answer… He just covers his sad eyes by his smile to her. “Come on now… have some rest… I won’t do anything to you, I promise” he whisper to her softly, and lay her down. Ayame just nodded.

“Fine…then I’ll stop asking you who you are…” she falls in to a sleep as soon as her head feels the bed. The moon light shining pretty out side the little cave window… Makes Ayame looks even prettier then she already is…Thought Kouga.

Kouga lay down beside her again, and starting to stare at her face. He smile at her and said the word that cause him the most pain …

“I never hated you…” warm tears coming out of his own eyes…he know she can’t hear him…And she won’t hear it again…

Let it be this way…even if she have to miss under studded me for her whole life…But it would be so worth it from what will she have…”life”…

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That’s it for now!^-^ Thanks for reading it! The story will make sent by the following chapter…So, don’t get confuse yet guys!^-^ Stay town for the next one^-^ Mail me if you want complain any thing about the fic^_^! At Numtan1988@msn.com Bye! Tan Chan~*