Kagome, Sango, and Rebecca stood back to back surrounded by a platoon of White Lions. Six of them rushed toward the girls wielding shock sticks with sparks sizzling off onto the ground. Kagome assumed her fighting stance, ready to take on some of the oncoming soldiers.
A red blur passed in between Kagome and the attackers. The blur rebounded off the side of the store and leapt into the air. Kagome looked up to see a boy in a red hoodie brandishing a katana. Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed two heads hit the sidewalk. The boy flew into the group of Lions by the albino with his sword flashing as soldiers fell to the street.
Kagome whirled around to see a shirtless boy kick the teeth out of one of Rebecca's assailants. The boy went to the ground and his foot shot straight up with lightning speed and sent the toothless Lion flying. Pushing himself, off the ground into the air, the shirtless boy headed off in the direction of the boy in the hoodie with his long black ponytail trailing after him.
Sango's dagger and katana rang out as she clashed blades with two soldiers. Seemingly without effort, she knocked one of the wicked looking swords away and plunged her dagger in the abdomen of the now unarmed Lion. Expecting a similarly quick death for the other soldier, Kagome noticed Sango try to pull the blade free but it was stuck.
The other white-clad man saw his chance and lifted his black axe high in the air. His blade did not come down. Instead, he looked down at a hole appearing in his chest. Somehow he was sucked into what Kagome could only describe as a black void. When he disappeared, so did the hole in space. Another boy a few feet behind the empty spot smiled. Immediately he turned and chanted mantras as black orbs shot out of his hand, destroying the White Lions.
The fight was all around them, but it felt like it could not touch them. In fact, if a soldier started to back away from the hooded boy or the shirtless one in the direction of the girls, he was engulfed in a black ball and vanished. Watching the boys, she got a good look at their faces. The shirtless boy was ruggedly handsome in a way, with his headband and ponytail. The other boy must have been a mystic with those mantras. He had a noble face that could melt a girl's heart. A small black ponytail and earrings added to his charm. The boy in the red hoodie had the hood up covering his hair and shadowing his face. Kagome wondered if he was cute like the other two.
After a few moments all of the White Lions had been killed or run away. All except one: the albino sergeant. The sergeant was on his knees crying and begging for his life. The hooded boy stood with his back to the poor excuse for a man.
"Sergeant Kyle of the White Lion army." The boy addressed him without turning around. "I told you that if I ever saw you again, I'd kill you. Your pathetic platoon has given me a good workout and that has put me in a good mood. I'm going to give you one more chance. Don't ever let me see you again."
Hope flooded Kyle's face. "Thank you, thank you." Kyle crawled to the hooded boy and started thanking him profusely. The boy still didn't turn to face him. Kyle's face turned to an evil smile. "You won't regret this." The albino sergeant pulled out a pistol and aimed it at the boy's back.
"On second thought," the hooded boy said. "I'll kill you now." Before Kyle could squeeze the trigger, the young man turned and cut off Kyle's head and out stretched arm in one swing. The boy wiped off the green blood on Kyle's white uniform.
The shirtless boy and the mystic approached the girls. The mystic spoke, "Good afternoon, ladies." Sango pointed her blades at him. "Whoa! No need for hostilities."
"Who are you, young man?" Rebecca asked.
"I am Miroku. This is one of my cohorts, Koga." Koga smiled as Kagome, making her blush. "How are you faring my lady?"
Rebecca looked at Kagome and Sango. "We're fine. Sango lower your sword. I thank you gentlemen for our rescue."
"It was our duty and pleasure my lady," Miroku replied. "May we have the honor of knowing the names of such beautiful ladies?"
"I am," Rebecca started and stopped. "I am Lydia. These are my friends: Sango,"The bodyguardsheathed he sword and dagger. "And Kagome." Kagome blushed more. Why didn't Rebecca give her real name? She's never been bashful about being the princess.
Koga turned around and called to the hooded boy. "Hey dog freak, come say 'hi.' "The third member of the male trio walked to them, breathing heavily from the fight. He stood next to Miroku and pulled back his hood. His silver hair shone in the sunlight. His golden eyes met Kagome's.
"You..." He breathed the word. It was the dog eared boy from the other night in her apartment.
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"You're that boy..." Kagome's sentence trailed off. Rebecca and Sango gave Kagome a surprised look.
Sango asked, "The boy who attacked the palace, slaughtered soldiers, and broke into your apartment? That boy?"
"Yeah...," was all Kagome could manage. She just stared into his eyes. Sango and Rebecca started talking to her but she didn't notice. Her world consisted of just this guy with dog ears sitting on top of his silver hair. The plug was pulled on her world and she was slammed back into reality as Koga slapped the dog-eared boy on the back.
"Inuyasha, this is the girl you saw naked at the palace? You're right, she is pretty hot. Great legs too. Hey babe, you got a boyfriend?" Kagome's face got redder and redder as he talked until she looked ready to erupt.
"Well, sh- she w- wasn't EXACTLY naked." The dog-eared boy stammered.
Kagome erupted. "I wasn't naked! I was wearing a towel. Inuyasha, was it? Thanks for the assistance, but we would have been just fine."
"Against a whole platoon?" Inuyasha asked incredulously. "Not likely."
He just fueled the fire. "Sango and...Lydia...let's go." With that, Kagome stomped off in the direction of where the transport was parked. Behind her, she heard Koga say that she was just like someone named Kikyo.
Rebecca and Sango said goodbye to the guys and chased after their fuming friend. The princess started up the transport and began driving. Kagome didn't notice the worried looks her friends gave her as she muttered about "stupid boys." Then Sango got an idea.
"You know," Sango said. "There is a great place for girls to take their mind off 'stupid boys'." Sango gave Rebecca a wink and Rebecca smiled, knowing exactly where she meant. The transport whirled around and didn't stop for anything until they reached their surprise destination: Pink Street.
The girls got out and handed the free valet the keys. He was a tall sexy guy with long curly hair. Their first stop was a day spa where they were treated to a hot soak in mineral water and then a massage. As Kagome was getting dress and ready to go back to the palace, her friends informed her that she needed new clothes too.
The trio then went store to store spending Rebecca's allowance she had been saving up for something special. Kagome had so much fun, she nearly forgot about Inuyasha. In fact, she had him completely out of her mind several times but she would see him out of the corner of her eye. When she turned to look at him, of course, he wasn't there. She would then mumble about how Inuyasha had her mind playing tricks on her.
The girls went back to the hunky valet and got their transport. Rebecca used the transports com to tell Keith what had happened that day. Keith scolded her for not contacting him sooner and told her to hurry back to the palace. When they arrived, he was there to meet them in the parking center.
"Are you ok?" He asked worriedly as they exited the vehicle. "I want you to go see Kim in the courtyard to check you for injuries." Keith's worry contrasted his normally confidant demeanor.
"I'm fine." Rebecca responded. "Sango here was able--."
"Shh." Keith interrupted. Rebecca looked indignant at being cut off. "Come out you. There is no hiding from me." Kagome looked around to see who he was talking to. She didn't see anything. A moment of still silence passed and Keith threw a ball of light at a space between two transports. The ball reflected off something unseen and crashed into the ceiling with a boom.
Kagome's heart skipped a beat as she saw Inuyasha step out of hiding between the transports. He had his katana drawn and it glowed with white shimmering light. "Impressive, sir," Keith said. "You are the second person to not be incinerated by that attack. State your purpose, young man."
Inuyasha opened his mouth to speak but it was Kagome's voice everyone heard. "Inuyasha, what are you doing here? Have you been following me?"
He looked abashed. "I- I j- just wanted to make sure you got home ok."
Kagome folded her arms and said, " Oh really? You sure you didn't just wanna see my 'hot body' wrapped in a towel again?" Everyone raised their eyebrows and an awkward silence ensued. In the quiet, Kagome realized what she just said and turned deep red with embarrassment.
Keith broke the silence and took attention from Kagome's outburst by saying, "Well, Inuyasha, you must be the guy who helped these lovely ladies in their time of need. I wish I had more time to show my gratitude but I am needed in the courtyard for daily exercises." Keith paused. "Perhaps you wouldbe interested in a friendly sparring match?"
Inuyasha grinned. "Sure."
