Assassin of the Unworthy Heart

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Bunnyasha: Right! Okay, I don't own Inuyasha or any of its characters. If I did all of you Inuyasha fans would probably cringe....but that's beside the point...let's see...Inuyasha is in here, Kagome is, Sango and Miroku too....Kouga, Ayame,....urgh! Why don't you just read to find out?

Chapter one

"Inuyasha. You have been summoned here to fulfill the legacy of the Taiyokai clan. This duty was passed down from your father's father and his father's father, so on and so forth." Inuyasha glanced up from where he was seated on the ground. Up until now he had his head respectfully lowered. His eyes searched the old woman's face, who sat before him. Everyone around him was dressed in ceremonial kimonos, all except him.

"I get the point..." He gritted out. He felt his mother's presence too his left. He could tell she was shaking her head in disappointment. All of his relatives were stuffed in this ancient, dimly lit hut. Everything was set up as though it came from the past. Candles instead of lamps, pillows on the floor. The kimonos were enough to make you believe you had stepped in a portal. Inuyasha was defiantly the oddball, seeing he was wearing baggy black pants with a black, silk button up shirt. The candlelight made his leather jacket shine orange.

The oldest of the family, the old woman, continued with a serious face. "Inuyasha Eranda Hito Taiyokai, are you prepared to hear of you duty to the clan?" Inuyasha smirked down at his knees. He shot his head up so he could look the Motarasu dead in the eye. They stared at each other for a few moments, neither saying a word. His golden amber globes, stared seriously into the ancient and wise Motarasu's. His eyes seemed to pierce the darkness, and her's seemed to make the room dimmer.

"I Inuyasha, do not except your proposal. I RESPECTFULLY decline." His sensitive dog ears caught all of the gasps in the room. Out of the corner of his eye he saw his mother bow her head sadly. But as he looked to see the Motarasu's expression, nothing had changed. She still had her serious mask on, no disappointment, no shocked look; she just sat there as though she hadn't heard. But he knew she had, and that angered him.

He got up his fists clenched and turned to walk away. Grabbing the bamboo door he glanced at the disappointed people. A smirk gazed his face before he walked out leaving a swaying door behind him. His mother quickly got up to chase after her disrespectful son. She ran up to her son who had already made his getaway to the stairs.

"Inuyasha!" She desperately called out to him. He shoved his hands in his pockets and ignored her as a response. Finally she caught up with him and flung herself out in front of him. She jerked her head up to glare at him. Inuyasha stared forward as though he looked right through her. Tears brimmed her eyes as she began to speak with him. "Why? Why would you do this?"

Inuyasha turned his head to the side to avoid eye contact with his mother. Their hair danced around them with the gentle night breeze. He glanced at his mother's hair, the dark black color, and his silvery color. To Inuyasha they represented opposing forces. His mother and his relatives darkness, and his a sorrowful life that did no longer wish to deal with the darkness.

She reached out her gentle hand and placed it on his cheek. "Inuyasha...please. You don't have to hide anymore. Sesshomaru is not allowed to harm you... This is your destiny-"

"Do not give me that shit, mom!" He snapped his head at her with hatred in his eyes. "It is not my destiny! I make my own destiny! You hear! And neither you nor any of my crazy family is going to change that!" She kept her hand on his cheek and gently rubbed it. She was deeply hurt by his words and you could tell by looking into her eyes.

"Inuyasha...I know your scared because of who you are but-" Inuyasha smacked her hand away from his cheek, and walked around her. He continued his walk down the shrine steps.

"Fuck you, mom! I'm not afraid! I will never be." The wind picked up and forcefully pushed against them at his words, as though the heavens were angered by what he had said, or perhaps it was the heavens reacting to his anger and controlling the weather. Which ever it was neither of the two would ever know.

Leaves blew around as though stuck in a dance. Inuyasha shut his eyes as he continued to walk down the shrines steps. "Your father acted just like you. He didn't want any part of this. But-," She choked at her words before continuing. "He- he became a man and took the path which he was destined to take. Inuyasha, please...if not for me...then do it for your father." He froze at the mention of his father. His eyes opened as he watched his hair dance in front of his face. "Please..." She begged tears rolling down her face.

The Motarasu's words still stuck in his head as he watch through the cars closed window. He still couldn't believe himself. He scorned himself for being so weak. But quickly he asked for thanks to no one who stood next to him. "Please forgive me. I promised I wouldn't, but I had no choice..." He recalled what his instructions were in his head.

"Eranda Mono, you are to retrieve the sacred goddess and bring her back to our clan. She is not to fall into the hands of the monster who slayed our goddess before. You must fulfill this task before it is too late." Motarasu's old ancient eyes watched Inuyasha's frustrated face with no emotion whatsoever.

"How do I find her?" Inuyasha asked, searching the old eyes witch stared back at him.

"She will be a pure soul, with a heavenly aura. The true way you will find her is to listen for her voice." Inuyasha punched his fist into the ground.

"How the hell am I supposed to that in a crowded city?" He yelled filling his voice throughout the quiet room.

"She will call for help, just listen with your heart and you shall find her. With your powers and father's sword you must protect her and bring her back to our clan. Do you understand?"

He was quiet for a while thinking of the nonsense he was just told. His hands sat on his thighs his face starring at the ground. 'Listen with my heart?' He nodded his head before standing and leaving the small and stuffy hut.

His passenger door opened as a man slid into the seat opposite him. "Hey you're late Inuyasha!" He complained. "Not that it was a total waste...Guess whop got a hot girls phone number!" Miroku gave a thumb up before closing the door.

He turned to look at Inuyasha noticing no cuss words or insults were being thrown at him. Inuyasha had his hands gripping the wheel as he stared out of the windshield with a look of Hatred and pain. Inuyasha never turned to him he just kept squeezing the wheel as though it were a life line.

"Inuyasha...what happened? Are you okay?" Still no answer to his question. "Oh shit...you accepted the Motarasu's task didn't you?" Miroku sighed as he laid his head onto the leather like pillow of the seat. He brought a hand up to his head and swiped away his messy bangs.

Inuyasha glanced through the corner of his eye at Miroku. But quickly turned back to the windshield as though it would spring to life and he could beat the shit out of it. "What do I do?" Inuyasha finally spoke. Miroku turned his head and gave him a kind smile.

"I guess we have no choice...you can't really shake off this responsibility. So where are we going? New York? Africa? I hear there are some hot chicks in America." Miroku now looked like a child trying to pick his poison.

"Shut up you pervert!" But Inuyasha couldn't help but smile at Miroku's attempt to cheer him up. 'Or was he serious?' "Tokyo..." Inuyasha quietly said. "Tokyo is where we will find the pure soul of the goddess."

(How do you like it so far?)

No virgin me
For I have sinned

A fresh layer of red lipstick was added to her intensifying lips. She blew a kiss to her image in the mirror, before slipping some bead earrings on. Her black hair was pulled into a high ponytail with many wisps of loose hair framing her heavenly face. Readjusting her ultra short jean skirt she waltzed out of the bathroom and slipped on her mid-drift black shirt.


I sold my soul
For sex and gin

Twenty year old Kagome zipped up her knee high combat boots and grasped her handbag purse to her side. Her friend walked out of their bedroom with a necklace in her hands.

"Help me tie it on." She demanded. Kagome rolled her eyes as she complied. Her friend was also fashioning a high ponytail, mid-drift black shirt but low cut jeans. Kagome turned to her reflection to check her image once more. Her friend giggled.

"Kagome, you don't have to look good! All guy's care about is how big your breasts are, and how easy you are to lay!" Kagome glared at her friend's reflection which appeared next to her's. Looking down at her breasts she made a look of, 'Damn, why is she always right?'

"Oh yeah? Well all you have too do is stand in a room and men practically beg for an invitation to your bed, Sango!" The two stared each other down before bursting out laughing. They shared their sisterly smile for a while.

"You ready?" Sango asked also picking up her handbag.

"You kidding? I was born ready!" Kagome gave a sly smile as she shut the door.


Go call a priest
All meek and mind
And tell him, "Mary
Is no more a child."

The music was blaring and you could barely hear a word. It was enough music but the flashing lights made the club more hyper. Kagome jugged down her fifth shot of tequila and slammed the glass back down on her table. She laughed as she observed Sango being surrounded by men in an almost complete circle, all wanting to be the lucky guy to dance behind her.

The waiter walked over to Kagome's table again with a drink on a tray. "Excuse me ma'am." He said placing the glass on the table. "This was sent from those gentlemen over there." He pointed at a table and Kagome glanced over with blank eyes. A table of four men smiled back and waved noticing her head turning. 'Why me...' She asked herself before making a thank you gesture to the party of boys.


It's raining stones
It's raining bile
From the luxury
Of your denial

She slurped down the Sex on the Beach before turning to look back at the group of men. They were discussing something between each other. 'Don't come over here...don't come over here...Damn!' She cursed in her head as the group of men headed toward her table. She quickly put on her distracted act on.


So I don't deny
I don't make do
I'll press alarms
Place bets on truth
I'm so up and down
And I love what's no allowed

"So hey, you alone?" She heard one of the men make the classic pick-up line. The rest of them also gathered around her and one actually took a seat across from her. 'The nerve...'

"Actually I'm here with my girlfriend. Let me call her over." She flagged Sango down with their code warning of 'A guy is bugging me and he's not cute.' The guy's looked at each other at the word girlfriend, not sure if she meant sexually active or friends.

Sango excused herself from the circle of men when she noticed Kagome's warning signal. Waltzing up to the table she quickly slipped into her character for saving Kagome.


I was lost, now I see:
And now I'm growing old disgracefully
whatever happened to Mary?

"Hello fella's." Sango gave her priceless smile before walking over to Kagome. She draped her arms around her friend's shoulders and placed a lustful kiss on her cheek. The group of "Gentlemen" shared desperate glances at each other after realizing their mistake.

"Sango this group of gentlemen wanted to hang with us for a while. What do you say?" Sango looked over at them with uninterested eyes before turning back to Kagome. The boy's all looked like they had lost to a bet.

I'll spit on floors
Get drunk on love
Wear next to nothing
In the pouring rain

"I don't really care about them, Kagome. Come dance with me please?" She begged in a sweet voice. One of the boys's cleared his throat. At the sound Sango had jerked her head around to glare at them.

Kagome turned to the group and gave a sweet smile. "Do you boy's wanna dance with us?" All of them turned the other way thinking of a good excuse.

Be a bad example
And do it all again
I'll be uncareful
I'll cause such scenes
And I'll never talk
Of used-to-be's

"Umm...you know we'd love to but..." The obvious ringleader began. "We were waiting for some friend, and they might..."

"Not see you, if you're on the dance floor?" Kagome suggested.

"Yeah exactly!" Mr. Ringleader exclaimed. His buddies all made agreeing sounds trying to back up the story.


Tattoo my face
I won't go grey
Be a dancing queen

"Oh we understand. If you change your minds we'll be on the dance floor." Kagome and Sango smiled at the obvious back down after their "display of feelings" for each other.

"Sure! We'll keep that in mind." The group quickly dispatched but Kagome picked up some curses. "Damn! To bad she's a lesbian...she was real hot, her and her friend..."

Sango and Kagome waited a few moments to make sure the boy's were out of eye and ear shot. They busted out with laughter. "Did you see their faces?" Kagome giggled.

"I know! That was one of the funniest we've ever seen!" Sango slammed her hand on the table from the extent of her laughter. Wiping away the tears in her eyes, Sango turned to Kagome. "So are you gonna dance with me or what?"

Kagome gripped her sore tummy muscles and sat up straight. "Na. I think I'll be heading home early..." Kagome turned her head down to look at the table.

"Alright, but be careful on your way home." Sango waved as she headed out into the crowd of sweating, rhythmic bodies. She watched Sango for a while as the lights flickered on then off then back on continuing the never ending pattern. She began to scan the rest of the dance floor. No one caught her interest but then the music seemed to turn off to her ears only.


I'm growing old disgracefully
I'm so up and down
And I love what's not allowed

She watched with frightened eyes as his figure appeared in the center of all the commotion. Kagome felt her hands shaking in fear as the whole room seemed to slow down. His eyes bore into hers, but with all of her fear she had no choice to look back into them.

Feeling nothing but fear. But as the lights flickered off and the on again, everything went back to normal speed. The music filled her ears again and the hyper pulse of the room reappeared. Kagome made a loud gasp as he had disappeared with the darkness. Without waiting she snatched up her purse and tossed money onto the table. She ran through the crowd on the floor she was on and whipped out through the exit.

She cared not when she bumped into people in her way, she just kept going in fear of him catching up to her. In truth she expected to see him whip out of the shadows and grab her like a large specter.

She fumbled with her keys in getting them in the door, but when her shaking hands finally were successful she slammed the door open and shut it behind herself. Her breathing was uneasy and shaky, as she slumped on the floor resting her back against the door. She tossed her purse across the floor, before bring her hands up to her head. Kagome gasped when she felt tears fall down her cheek. Why did his mere presence scare the shit out of her? She sat there for hours, letting tears fall to the floor without a reason.


I was lost, now I see:
And now I'm growing old disgracefully
Whatever happened to Mary?

AN: Hi! Now do you understand? No? Gahhhhhhhh!! Fine just keep reading! Humph! By the way the song was done by Chumbawamba and the name is Mary Mary.

Drops of water fell onto Kagome's head. The sound seemed to echo through the empty room, louder and louder. Sango crept up to Kagome's side. "Kagome..." She whispered. "Kagome get up." Sango pulled the blankets off of Kagome's limp body. "Wake up Kagome or I get the horn."

Kagome seized the blanket from Sango and pulled it over her head. A muffled, "You wouldn't dare..." Emitted from the lump of blankets. Sango walked away from her side and Kagome thought for a while she had won. Until she heard Sango reappear at her side. A deep breath could be heard before-

HONK!

Kagome sat straight up in the bed shocked out of her sleepy state. She covered her ears from the loud sound that was still ringing through her ears. "You bitch!!" She screamed.

Sango put down her trumpet and giggled at Kagome. "Sorry, Kag! But you need to wake up, we take off..." Sango glanced at the bedside clock. "In an hour."

"You really put it into perspective for me..." Kagome lay back down on the King size bed, pulling the blankets back up over her head.

"Kagome, do you want to lose your job?" Sango tried to pull the blanket off, but Kagome held tight. Or had she super glued it to her head?

"Screw them! I don't wanna go to work! Besides our boss won't fire me either way!" Kagome argued. This Sango knew was true. Ever since they started working at 'Shikon Haircuts' their boss had been hounding Kagome for at least a date, if not an open invitation into her bed.

"That doesn't matter. I'll put in a request to get you fired. I'm sure Yura would also approve." Kagome snorted under the blankets. Who was Sango kidding?

Just then the phone rang and interrupted their conversation. Sango sighed releasing her end of the blankets. Kagome listened as Sango answered.

"Hello this is Sango. Hm? Yeah she's here. That urgent? Okay let me get her..." Sango stomped over to Kagome. "It's for you, he- I mean they say it's important." Kagome peeked through the blankets with suspicious eyes.

"Who is it?" Sango quickly thought of a lie for this "greatly liked" man.

"I don't know. They didn't say..." Sango dropped the phone on Kagome's lap and waltzed away. Kagome picked up the phone and put it to her ear.

"Hello?" Quickly she covered the speaking end and yelled at Sango. "You! I'm going to kill you!" Kagome paused as the person on the phone asked what was wrong. "Oh nothing Hojo. I'm just going to murder Sango."

"Why would you do that? Did she do something wrong?" Kagome rolled her eyes.

"Hojo? Can you keep this quick? I have to leave for work in a while and I still haven't showered..." Sango made a loud coughing sound as she poured herself a cup of Joe.

"Huh? Oh sure! I understand completely!" Kagome began to mimic a talking mouth with her hand. "So do you like it?" He asked. Kagome left the refuge of her comfy bed and walked over to Sango, who handed her a cup with kitty decorations on the side. Kagome sniffed in the great aroma of caffeine. She slipped into her silk robe and continued her conversation with Hojo.

"Like what?" Kagome asked not knowing what the hell he was talking about.

"Silly!" He teased. "The package I sent you!" Kagome glanced over by the door and noticed a brown box covered in stamps.

"Oh, yeah. THAT package..." She lied. She scooped it up and opened it with out much concern or happiness. Inside was a large, probably the size of a baseball, diamond necklace. Kagome glanced at it with disgust before tossing it back into the box.

"So, did you like it?" Sango walked over and curiously glanced inside the box. She quickly gaped at the hideous yet priceless item.

"Yeah it's beautiful..." Kagome faked an adored sentence, hopping to keep their conversation short. Sango quickly began to laugh her hide off. "Sango wants to know where hers is." Sango fell to the floor no longer able to control her laughter.

"Oh...I only got you one..." Hojo sounded disappointed and confused. "Hey Kagome are you free later on toda-"

"You know I really don't think I can. I mean my boss won't let me leave because he wants me to work in some more hours..." Sango, who was still on the floor gripping her stomach with tears in her eyes, continued to laugh harder as she tried to grab the counter for support.

"Really? Well that's too bad...maybe next time, when you have some free time?" Kagome began to make faces at the suffocating Sango, who held her hand out for some help.

"You know I really don't know when I'll be free, and if I am I'll probably spend that time relaxing. So I'll talk to you later! Oh! Hojo, please don't call me this early in the morning, kay?"

"Early? But it's 10:30..." Hojo now sounded like an irritated confused.

"Exactly so don't call me this early, again. Bye!" She heard him try to stop her with a loud wait, but she quickly hung up tossing the phone onto the counter. Sango had finally gotten over her serious case of the giggles.

"You'd think he'd get a clue..." Sango said sympathetically. Kagome sipped her black coffee, but quickly spit it out realizing her mistake. "He's kinda scary how he's obsessed, don't you think?" Sango shuddered but noticed Kagome had completely ignored her, by walking into the bathroom to turn on the shower. "Kagome! I was talking to you!"

Kagome casually turned around with a small smile on her lips. "Yeah, you'd think he'd get a clue..." Kagome turned around and removed her robe, giving the "you should go now" to Sango. Sango took the hint and closed the door, to leave Kagome to herself.

The truth was she was used to Hojo constantly fallowing her around. But she was scared he might take it too far. The guy knew her schedule better than she knew it! She plunged into the water letting her body relax under the hammering of the droplets. Boy she hoped at least work would be more comforting...

END

Bunnyasha: So what do you think? Not bad, Huh? Oh, and to the readers of Cobra's Bite, I'm really sorry! That's all! Please review!