One Shot, InuYasha X Ayame.
Paintball.
Paintball. It was something that they had been discussing the last week and a half, and it had all started with tensions at school. InuYasha, Miroku, and Kouga were in a vicious battle with Kagome, Sango and Ayame. Kagome liked Kouga, who liked Ayame, who liked InuYasha, who liked Ayame, and Miroku liked Sango, but she wasn't too interested. But none of them knew who liked who, and emotions were running high, and things were said at school that probably shouldn't have been said. So they decided to settle their differences with a little paintball match. To the winner went bragging rights and the chance to pick whoever they wanted from the losing team to date for a week. It was guys versus girls.
InuYasha walked into the arena, and nodded to the man behind the desk. Miroku and Kouga were right behind him, and all three of them had bought their own weapons, choosing not to rent the mediocre weapons available from the store. InuYasha was packing an AK replica-turned-paintball gun, and dual fully automatic pistols as a last resort. Miroku was loaded up with a P-90 look-alike, and Kouga opted for the light artillery, going in with a single handgun, and a few paint grenades. They walked out onto the field, and started to warm up, stretching their muscles to make sure they didn't pull one in the middle of a very important fight. InuYasha put on his paintball mask, and the others did the same. They watched the opposition walk out onto the field and walk down to their end of the field. They had rented an hour, so it had to be done within 60 minutes. InuYasha, clad in baggy green pants and an olive drab shirt, shoved a magazine into the bottom of his gun, screwing on his CO2 cylinder, and pulled back on the bolt, releasing it with a sharp 'Click!'
"Let's go!!" He shouted, and the others followed him toward the low barricades that separated them from the enemy. InuYasha ducked beneath the bunker, and waited until the rest of the team caught up to him.
"The other three are on the other side, probably sticking close together the way they do when we play dodgeball in Phys. ed." He said, indicating the other side of the bunker.
"Now logic dictates that we storm them right away and keep them from developing a battle plan like we are right now, but I think that we better play it safe, and take them out as a team, because it just takes a bit of bad luck, and we could be stuck with the wrong girl for a week." He said, and the others nodded.
"Now, I've seen their weapons as they walked onto the field. Kagome has a basic rifle that she rented from the guy in the booth, probably a semi automatic, couldn't be sure at this range." He said.
"Sango was carrying a big-ass mortar launcher, but we have to suspect that she has something else. Ayame has a fully automatic pair of Mac-10 style guns, fast as hell, and tiny to boot. Watch for them. She also had a rifle slung around her shoulder, so she probably is a bit better than the rest, having put that much money into her weapons." InuYasha said. Miroku nodded, and raised his hand.
"Yes?" InuYasha asked.
"Umm, yeah. How can you gather all this from just a few seconds glance, yet you have trouble adding two numbers together in math?" He asked.
InuYasha almost cried.
"We're in a battle for our pride and our choice of hot girls to date, and your asking me about math!?!" He yelled, glaring at Miroku.
"Focus man, focus!" He said. Miroku held up his hands.
"Okay man, chill. We'll win." He said. He raised his P-90 to his shoulder, and slipped his finger around the trigger.
"Let's kick some ass!" He cried, and jumped over the barrier, all out Pray-and-Spray. First he prayed, then he sprayed, shooting everywhere, hoping to hit someone.
InuYasha stared at him running across the field.
"Is he retarded?" InuYasha asked Kouga.
"I just friggin' told him not to storm them, he questions my intelligence, then runs out and starts shooting?" InuYasha said, shaking his head.
"He's gonna get slaughtered. And all you need to get out is two hits. He's dead." InuYasha said. He crouched down lower as a barrage of paintballs flew over his head.
Kouga hugged the ground, and crawled around the corner of the barricade, peeking out.
Suddenly, they heard a scream, and Kouga started laughing.
"What a retard!" Kouga exclaimed. "He was standing between two buildings, spraying everywhere, and when he went to reload, Ayame and Kagome stepped out and wasted him!" Kouga said, checking over his gun. His eight ounce cylinder wouldn't last long in a heavy fire-fight, and he only had about three of them, so he would have to make every shot count. But he had good accuracy anyway, He thought, so it shouldn't be a problem.
"Damn, with Miroku down, it's just me and you." InuYasha said. A few more paintballs slammed into the dirt, inches from Kouga's face, and he retreated back behind the bunker. They heard several more flying overhead, and heard them slamming into the front of the plastic bunker they hid behind. Kouga grimaced, and when the shots stopped, he jumped up, locking his right arm, his gun in his hand. He aimed for Kagome, and pulled the trigger three times, before a hail of paintballs forced him to duck for cover.
"What's it like up there?" InuYasha asked, leaning his back against the bunker, obviously quite comfortable.
Kouga shok his head.
"Not good. It seems that the mortar they bought won't be pointed at the sky. They lowered it, and it's pointed right at us. I saw what they're loading it with though, and it ain't pretty. Plastic packing wads, about twenty paintballs a pack, anyone who gets caught in that thing is dead." He said. "Good news is, it takes time to reload."
"What about Sango and the rest of them?" InuYasha asked.
"I think I got a hit on Kagome, but all three of them are crouched behind this ultra low bunker, and almost all their upper bodies are visible. They're counting on the big gun to keep us pinned." Kouga said. InuYasha nodded, his mind running through each of the endless possibilities, each one ending with his team slaughtered by the monster that they had pointed at them. Except one.
InuYasha's eyes shone as he motioned to Kouga.
"This is how we'll do it..." He explained, whispering to Kouga. When he was finished, he saw Kouga grin and nod.
"Let's do it." Kouga said, leaning back against the bunker, closing his eyes.
InuYasha shook Kouga about half an hour later, and nothing had changed, except that they had about ten minutes to finish the battle, and the enemy had fired a few more rounds at them.
"It's time." InuYasha said, and Kouga stretched as much as he could without revealing himself.
Kouga crept to the edge, and peeked out, spotting the girls.
"Alright," He said. "Seems their distracted, seems they think that we've forfeited, or something like that. Time is right, InuYasha."
InuYasha grinned, flashing his fangs.
"The time is right, to kick some ass!" He said, and placed his gun barrel over the edge of the bunker. He kept his whole body behind the bunker, and just reached over the top, only his barrel visible, known as blind-firing, as he couldn't see where he was aiming.
"Alright, it seems they haven't noticed the barrel, InuYasha, you're good to go." Kouga said, still watching them.
"Then let's make them notice the damn barrel!" InuYasha replied, holding down the trigger.
The stream of paint flied toward the girls side of arena, and shrieks were heard as they all ducked for cover. InuYasha laughed, and emptied his mag, pulling his gun back. He reloaded, and started again, moving his gun around to lay down a thick stream of paint. Once that mag was used up, he reloaded for the final time, nodding to Kouga.
"GO!!" He yelled, and Kouga pulled the caps on his paint grenades. He threw one to the right, one to the left, and one directly ahead of him, and InuYasha waited a second. Right before they exploded, he rose up, spraying in the direction of the girls. The grenades went off, and paint splashed everywhere, a useful distraction, if nothing else. Kouga raised up, his handgun firing in all directions, amidst the shouts of "Retreat!" from the girls. They all ran back, away from the hail of paintballs and paint, but not before Sango grinned at them, paint flying toward her, narrowly missing her.
She mouthed the words 'Goodbye', and pulled the switch on the mortar, and InuYasha gulped. He threw himself to the right, yelling at Kouga to get down, and then the mortar exploded, sending a lot of paintballs toward them at very high speed. InuYasha hit the ground, and rolled, cursing as he felt paint fly by him, almost soaking him. Kouga, a bit slower, having just stood up, yelled in fear, before he was nailed by about eight paintballs. He swore, and fell to the ground, and InuYasha groaned. Things weren't going according to plan. He stood up, and fired toward Sango, almost hitting her. She dissappeared behind a bunker, and InuYasha was instantly wary. They were all out of sight, and it was three against one. He checked his mag, and grimaced. Only fourteen shots left. He replaced the mag in his gun, and silently walked toward the bunkers, every muscle in his body quivering, as he expected an attack any second. He placed himself up against a wall, and slid along it, peeking around the corner. He saw Ayame and Sango coversing, their backs to him, guns ready. InuYasha couldn't resist. He raised his gun, and sighted down the barrel.
He grinned, and pulled the trigger, ducking back behind the wall.
All he heard was a yelp.
"Ow! Fuck! Someone just shot me in the ass!" He heard Ayame yell, and he laughed. He waited a few seconds, and peeked around the corner again, seeing nothing. He turned around, and came face to face with a very angry Ayame. She had snuck up behind him.
"Oh damn..." He said, before seeing her finger slide around the trigger. InuYasha's mind raced, and all his paintball matches came back to him, a flood of memories, and years of tactics. He reacted, throwing his gun in her face and ducking around the corner, drawing his dual pistols. He heard Ayame curse behind him, and he ran as fast as he could. A few paintballs whizzed over his head, and he ducked.
He hid behind another tall bunker, to catch his breath. He peeked out from behind it, and saw Ayame running toward him, and he fired at her, his pistols recoiling madly. She dodged his shots, and hid on the other side of the bunker, only the fabric separating them.
"So you wanna shoot me in my sexy parts, eh InuYasha?" She called out. InuYasha, breathing heavily from the run, fear, adrenaline, and the realization that he might actually lose, reloaded his guns.
"That was the idea." He shouted back, screwing in the eight ounce cylinder. He heard a hissing sound, and knew that it was punctured correctly. He tightened the cap as Ayame's voice reached his ears.
"Well, here's my idea. An eye for an eye. I'm going to make sure I shoot you in your sexy parts!" She said, and InuYasha froze. He knew what she meant. He groaned, and heard her feet against the ground. He peeked around the corner, and started running again. He felt a paintball slam into his back, and he knew that one more shot would end it. He launched himself forward, a whole slew of paint flying over his head. As he hit the ground, he rolled onto his back, bringing his pistols up. But it was too late. Ayame had jumped too, and she landed with her feet on both sides of him. She leaned in, her gun pressed to his throat.
"Drop your guns." She said, and InuYasha tossed his away. They landed on the ground, and skidded a few feet. Ayame raised herself a few feet off his chest, and placed her free hand on his chest. She slowly slid the gun barrel down his stomach, and stopped, the barrel pointed right between his legs. InuYasha stopped breathing, as he stared at the beautiful girl hovering above him.
"You wouldn't." He whispered, and she leaned down, sliding his mask off. She placed her mouth by his throat, and licked him, before moving up to his ear.
"I will." She whispered back, and pulled the trigger.
InuYasha almost fainted when he heard the gun go off. Ayame laughed, and got off him, waving her gun at him. All that had been shot was pure CO2, for the hopper was empty. She reached down, and helped him up. InuYasha stood on shaking legs, and forgot that he was still in the game. He looked at Ayame, and she smiled dangerously at him.
"You lose, InuYasha." She said, reaching into her waist band, drawing a pistol.
"What..?" InuYasha asked, then realized that he hadn't been shot a second time yet. He turned and started to run, but Ayame quickly put three high powered shots between his shoulder blades.
Miroku, Kouga, and InuYasha lined up against the wall, their weapons lying at their feet. Sango, Kagome, and Ayame stood in front of them, their weapons in their hands.
"Thought you were all that, didn't ya boys?" They mocked, all the while casting glances at the sullen, paint covered boys that they had decided to choose. InuYasha growled as Ayame walked by him, not looking him in the eye, making him wonder. She stopped in front of Kouga, and his eyes lit up.
"Hey, are ya gonna pick me?" He asked hopefully. She laughed.
"You wish! I just stopped to tell you that you suck at paintballing, and you never had a chance with me!" She said, walking over to Miroku. Kouga's face fell, and InuYasha was terrified.
'Damn, she's harsh! Do I really want her after all?' He asked himself, staring at her. She stopped in front of Miroku, and he stared at her cooly, determined to not fall like Kouga had.
Ayame let her eyes roam over him, making it appear like she was interested, before shaking her head.
"I don't know if that run onto the field was pure stupidity, or just insane bravery in the face of certain defeat," She said, "But either way, I want someone smarter." She walked back to InuYasha, and grinned, grabbing his shirt in her fist. She pulled him down and kissed him on the mouth. It was the last thing InuYasha expected from her.
"Guess your the one after all, InuYasha." She said, leading him away. InuYasha followed her, being pulled by his shirt, and decided that maybe he really did want her.
Kagome grinned, and ran over to Kouga.
"Kouga!!!" She said, hugging him tightly. "Your mine." She said, pulling him away.
"AWW FOR GOD SAKES!!!" He cried out, "My life sucks!!!"
Sango walked up to Miroku, and she stared at him, her face emotionless.
"I guess I get you then," She said. "Sucks going last."
Miroku didn't say anything. But her words hurt him.
She continued to stare at him, forcing him to speak.
"Was there someone else you'd rather have picked?" He asked evenly, not blinking, or showing any other emotion. Sango clucked her tongue.
"Hmm, I dunno. Kouga's pretty stong, he would haave been a cool choice, I guess. As for InuYasha, yeah, he's pretty sexy too, I suppose." She said, unable to make up her mind.
Miroku, getting fed up with her humming and hawing, finally showed some emotion.
"Well I'm all that's left, either take me or leave me!" He said, his deep purple eyes clouding over with anger. Sango stared at him for a few seconds, before smiling.
"That's more like it!" She said, hugging him. Miroku, totally confused now, lost his chance to grope her, and she pulled away. He absent-mindedly realized that he had a perfect groping moment, and cursed himself for not using it.
"What the hell was that!?" He asked. Sango looked at him.
"It's simple." She said. "When the other two girls were in front of you, you didn't even blink, almost like you didn't care who got you, as long as that person was a girl." She said.
"I was a little angered by that. So I did the same thing. I pretended that I didn't care if I got you, almost saying that I would have liked one of the other guys." She said. Miroku, nodded, understanding her logic.
"Ah, I see." He said. Then he asked an important question.
"Do you care that you were stuck with me?" He asked, and Sango nodded.
"Yeah, when we were talking, I was the first to say that when we won, I wanted to have you, so then Ayame just dragged it out to make InuYasha nervous, and Kagome went straight to Kouga anyway, so I was pretty happy that I got you all to myself." She said, a light blush tinting her cheeks. Miroku smiled lecherously.
"I'm all yours, Sango." He said, opening her arms. "Feel free to have your way with me."
Sango grinned, and shook her head.
"Ahh, no." She said, shutting him down.
Miroku looked at her, confused. "No?" He echoed, wondering how that could be.
Sango walked away, motioning for him to follow.
"At least," She added, over her shoulder. "Not yet."