The Assassin

Chapter One: On Second Thought…

Her dark hair danced with the wind and her sliver eyes looked as if they were a reflection to the full moon themselves. She looked down at the castle Lord Higerashi lived in, her assignment: kidnap and kill his daughter. She was on the roof of a nearby building. Sango was use to this; it wasn't like this was her first mission as an assassin. Although she got paid to kill, it wasn't as if she enjoyed it. She gently sighed as she looked at the Lord's daughter's bedchamber; she noticed that the lights were finally off, signaling that she was asleep.

Finally… she thought to herself as she leaped to the castle's roof. Then she ran to the edge of that roof, right above his daughter's window. She walked off as she was falling she grabbed a hold of his daughter's window ledge. She even left the window open. This is too easy… she thought to herself. She flung herself through the window into the room. Although it was dark she could see everything perfectly with her sliver eyes. She looked around the huge room. It was fit for a princess. Then she looked at the bed and quietly crept closer. When she could see the girl it struck her to see how beautiful she was. Such a shame she has to die like this… she thought to herself, for a second she felt sorry for the young woman, but she put those thoughts aside for the task at hand.

The young assassin took a dagger out from her kimono. As she crept closer she raised the dagger up, hovering above the girl's throat. She took a deep sigh and when she was about to strike down with the dagger two blue eyes stared back at her. The assassin's eyes widened and her face was coated with shock. She swiftly backed away, hiding in the shadows.

The woman quickly sat up from her bed. She looked around and strained her eyes to see through the darkness, but it was all in vain. She got up and looked around her room, her heart beating. She didn't see anything. She turned on the light and still saw nothing. She looked out the window and saw nothing. Was it just a dream? She shook her head. The only thing she saw was her unique sliver eyes. She sighed; it had to be a dream. She turned around to go back to her bed.

Suddenly, the assassin emerged from behind the curtain. She grabbed the princess from behind. Her eyes widened and she was about to scream until the assassin's hand quickly covered her mouth. The young girl tried to struggle out of the assassin's grasp. The assassin tightened her grip on the younger woman.

"If you make one sound I swear I'll snap your neck outta place," she told her as her grip tightened even harder, so hard that it hurt. The woman lightly winced in pain. " Do we understand each other?" her voice was cold as steel. The women quickly shook her head singaling that she understood. "Good," Her black facemask covered her small smirk. The assassin let go of the girl. She roughly pushed her to the ground and she made quick work to tie her hands and ankles. The woman made no attempt to neither yell nor call for help, she wasn't that stupid.

The young assassin picked her up and placed her over her right shoulder. She heard the woman gasp. "You're coming with me princess…get over it," she told her rudely went to the window and jumped. The woman couldn't help but screamed at this, thinking they were going to die. Surprisingly, the assassin landed on her feet with no problem at all. Knowing that someone might've heard her yell, she started to run.

"Are you crazy?" the princess screamed.

"Didn't I tell you not to make a sound?" she asked canceling out her question.

"You could've killed me!" she told her.

"That's my job," the assassin replied with a grin. The princess gasped.

"You're an…an…" she wasn't even able to get it out.

"Just spit it out," she told her getting annoyed.

"But…why me?" she asked her. The assassin rolled her eyes.

"Someone hires me, I do my job, get paid in full, everyone's happy,"

"How is everyone happy, when I'm the one getting killed!?" she asked the assassin. She ignored the princess as she continued to run to this abandoned shack where she was going to do her deed. When they arrived at the door the assassin kicked the door open, the princess grimaced at the sight. The young assassin roughly threw her down. "Who are you?" the princess asked in anger.

"I guess you deserve to know the one that will kill you," she said as she stepped closer. The young woman tried to swirm away from her, but she couldn't get far. "Sango," she told her simply. "Remember that," she told her with a smirk. She couldn't help but notice how appealing the princess was when she was angry.

"You're inhumane," she spat at her. The assassin called Sango frown at this.

"You act as if I want to do this," she told her. She kneeled down to her level. "If it were up to me…" she started as she was face to face with her. "I would still kidnap you…but not to kill you," she admitted honestly with a grin. The princess blushed at this as she quickly turned away from her. Sango quietly laughed at her reaction. "But I'm an assassin, so don't flatter yourself, princess," she told her as she got up. The princess snarled at her.

"Who said I was flattered? I would never be with a 2nd ranked assassin!" she told her.

"And who said I wanted to be with a stuck up princess like you,"

"And would you stop calling me princess! I have a name Kagome, Ka-go-me!"

"Whatever you say princess," she said purposely. The princess, Kagome rolled her eyes. Why do I even bother…? She thought to herself.

"Is this just some kind of sick game to you?" Kagome asked her. "Killing innocent people just for the money, are you even human?" Sango scowled at her questions.

"Shut your mouth," she told her.

"What? Did I suddenly hit a soft spot?" Kagome egged on.

"Shut up," she repeated.

"Or what? You'll kill me?"

"You know what?" Sango started as she pulled the same dagger out from her kimono. Kagome's blue eyes reflected with panic, while Sango's sliver ones glinted with amusement. "That ain't a bad idea," she said as she put the dagger to Kagome's throat. Kagome could feel the cold steel against her skin. She didn't move, she was suddenly stricken with fear. "I don't hear you saying anything now huh?" she said to Kagome crudely. Sango sighed as she slowly slipped the dagger away from her throat. Kagome lightly started to pant. She looked up at Sango with a slightly puzzled look on her face. Sango rolled her eyes at Kagome. "Would you stop looking at me like that?" she asked her annoyed.

"Why didn't you kill me?" she asked curiously. Sango had an irritated look on her face.

"What? Do you suddenly want me to kill you?" Sango spat at her. Why didn't I kill her? I would've killed anyone else… she thought to herself. "Maybe I'll just hold you for ransom instead," She said with an evil grin. Kagome got a little angry with this.

"Whenever my father and brother hears of this they won't stop looking for me, and when they find us they're gonna have your head as an ornament!" Kagome told her without hesitation. Sango laughed at her anger and her response. "I hope you find that funny," Kagome said sarcastically.

"Yeah, I do find that funny…cause The Lord was the one who wanted you dead," she told her straight out. Kagome's eyes widened in shock.

"No…you're lying," she said. "Why would he want me dead?"

"Said something about Souta being the rightful heir," Sango informed her slightly mocking the Lord himself.

"You're lying…you have to be…I don't believe you," she told her.

"Fine, don't believe me," Sango said shrugging. "Be an idiot, it's all the same to me." She told her not caring.

"I know you're lying because…because…"

"I'm waiting," she said impatiently.

"Because father wouldn't do anything on your level," Kagome told her satisfied with her answer. Sango was a little offended with this response from Kagome.

"And what exactly is my level, princess? Anyone who doesn't have a big fancy castle and isn't spoiled rotten?" Sango asked sarcastically. Kagome snarled at her.

"No, your level is being an inhumane assassin,"

"If I'm so inhumane then tell me why haven't I killed you yet?" Sango asked her waiting to hear the answer to this. Kagome was speechless for a second or two before she replied.

"Probably so you can torture me," she muttered under her breath. Sango smirked at her retort underneath her mouth.

"Yeah, I would torture you alright," she said as she looked at Kagome intensely. "But in a different way," Kagome felt the blood rush to her face, giving her cheeks a crimson red. Sango's smirk got wider seeing Kagome's reaction to this. Sango kneeled down to Kagome's height once more. She took the time to actually look at Kagome. She looks so graceful and cunning in her lavender nightgown like a true princess. Sango let out a slight sigh. "Too bad you're a princess," she said shrugging.

"What is that suppose to mean?" Kagome asked in an irritated voice.

"Did you forget already? Princesses don't lower to my level, remember?" she asked her mocking her at the same time. Kagome was about to say something but Sango heard something outside the shack. "Shh…" she told her as she quietly crept near the door of the old shack.

"Wait, where are you going?" Kagome asked in a loud whisper.

"Sh, just stay here," Sango ordered her. Kagome rolled her eyes.

"Like I have a choice…" she said under her breath. She was still tied up. Sango went outside and looked to the direction of where the sound was coming from. She gasped when she saw it was The Lord himself and his royal adviser. She could over hear their conversation.

"Do you think she's done it yet sir?" she heard the adviser ask.

"Probably, that assassin should be heading back to the castle by now to get her 'reward',"

"How much did you pay her, sir?" he asked the lord. The lord laughed at his question.

"I told her one million yin, but as soon as she comes she'll be accused of killing my daughter, I'll order her to be decapitated and I'll bury my daughter and then Souta will be next in line," he told him. I should've known…that bastard… Sango thought to herself. "Come, she's probably waiting," he said as they both left. Sango went back in the shack and saw Kagome staring back at her in curiosity.

"What was it?" she asked her.

"Looks like we both have to get out of here," Sango told her.

"Wha…? Why? Who was it?" she asked again.

"It was your father," she admitted bitterly. Kagome's face brightened.

"Father? Father!" she yelled trying to get her father's attention. Sango hurried over to Kagome and covered her mouth with her hand.

"Idoit!" she whispered harshly. "You trying to get us both killed?" she said as she slowly let go of Kagome. "Listen, you gotta trust me on this, I just heard your dad and he wants us both dead," Sango told her honestly. Kagome snarled at her.

"Trust you? Why the hell should trust you? You kidnapped me, you treated me harshly, and you almost killed me!" she yelled.

"But I didn't kill you, now did I?" she resorted with a smirk.

"I still don't trust you," Kagome said to her.

"Well that's your problem," she said, as she was about to go out the shack door. Kagome's eyes widened.

"Wait," Kagome called. Sango turned around. "Fine…" she told her looking away.

"Fine…what?"

"I'm…I'm convinced that you won't do anything stupid,"

"Oh really?" she asked. "So you trust me?"

"Who said I trusted you, I just said that I'm convinced that you won't do anything stupid," she repeated. Sango shrugged.

"Well, good enough for me," she said lying, it hurt her a little that she didn't trust her but she didn't dare show it. She let out a heavy sigh. "Lets go then,"

"Very funny," Kagome said sarcastically with a sour look on her face, "If you hadn't noticed yet…" she held up her wrists to the assassin. "I'm still tied up," Sango smirked at the young princess.

"Yeah I noticed, I just prefer you tied up," Sango told her playfully. "That way I know you won't get away from me,"

"Well if you're telling the truth about my father…then where else would I go?" Sango thought for a second before she picked up the dagger once more. Kagome's eyes once again flashed with a glint of fear. Sango walked towards her with the dagger in her grasp. Kagome tried to back away, but it was hard since she was tied up and because she was backed away against the wall.

"Sango..." she said warningly, but she didn't slow down. She kept walking towards her until she was right in front of her. "Sango…what are you doing?" Kagome asked in a frightening voice. Sango raised up the dagger. "Sango!" Kagome yelled as Sango slammed down the dagger Kagome shut her eyes waiting for pain or death, but she didn't feel anything. She slowly opened her eyes to see to sliver ones staring back at her. She looked down to see that the rope that was once around her wrists was on the floor. She looked at her hands seeing that they were free. Kagome let out a heavy sigh in relief. Sango widely grinned at her.

"You know…" she said in a whisper. "You should scream my name more often," Sango told her with a wink. Kagome blushed a rosy pink as she quickly looked away from Sango's gaze.

"Would you learn to have some self-control?" Kagome asked.

"If I didn't have any 'self-control' do you think we would be wasting our time talking right now?" Sango told her with a cocked eyebrow. Kagome's blush grew.

"Um…anyway…uh…" Kagome stuttered out. Sango sighed.

"Come on," Sango told her as she cut off the rope around her ankles. She grabbed Kagome's wrist and lead her to the shack door.

"Uh. Hey! Where are we going anyway?" Kagome asked her.

"To the closest village from here, Tyuei,"

"Tyuei?"

"Yeah, why must you make me repeat myself…anyway, it'll take at least a day's worth of travel so if we wanna get there by tomorrow noon we gotta go now," she told her as kneeled down. Kagome tilted her head to the side with a puzzled expression written on her face. "What are you waiting for?" Sango asked.

"Huh?" Kagome asked still confused.

"Just get on already, it's better than waiting for you to walk," Sango told her. Kagome was a little wary when she finally got what Sango meant.

"Uh…"

"I ain't gonna bite you," Sango told her. "...Unless you want me to..." Kagome blushed as Sango cackled. Kagome took a deep breath and despite her better judgement she got on the assassin's back and gently wrapped her arms around Sango's shoulders. Sango was a bit surprised because she weighted barely anything; it felt as if she was carrying a feather. She stood up and started to run.