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Chapter 7 – Misunderstandings

"Prepare yourself, you stupid wolf!" Inuyasha lunged at Koga.

"Don't get too cocky!" The leader smirked.

"Use these when you fight Inuyasha. I guarantee you'll win," An image of Naraku popped up in Koga's head.

"You better be right!" Koga dodged Inuyasha's first blow and maneuvered around him. With his new strength, he raised his arm and dug his fist into his opponents back.

"Inuyasha!" Kagome stared in horror. He's doing this all for my sake. She slowly began to fiddle with her ropes that bound her hands.

"Damn," Inuyasha felt a stab of pain and jumped away. Something's not right. He's faster and stronger then he was before. He spun around, only to see Koga's leg flying at him. Inuyasha was knocked to the ground but he quickly stood up and winced when he felt his back beginning to give out. "Feh, you're a lot stronger then you were before. Are you on steroids or something?"

"Maybe you're the one who has just gotten weaker!" Koga kneed Inuyasha in the stomach, causing him to stumble to the ground again.

"No, Inuyasha!" Kagome's hands finally came free and she quickly began to work on the ropes around her legs.

"You disappoint me Inuyasha. I thought you'd be a bit more of a challenge for me," Koga laughed and turned to his companions, "I told you all I could take him on!" The men all stared at Koga in wonder. When had their leader become this strong?

"Don't be so sure of yourself," Inuyasha stood up and staggered to the side.

"You want another beating? Well, if you insist," Koga turned to face him.

"Please, I was going easy on you. But now that I know you've become a better fighter, I won't hold back anymore!" Inuyasha ran at Koga with amazing speed. The leader quickly stumbled backward and barely dodged his attack.

"Wow, he's fast!" Ginta stared in awe, unaware of the fact that Kagome was now free from her bindings. Inuyasha lunged again and punched his enemy in the face, finally landing a blow on him. Koga felt blood rush from his nose and he quickly leaped away from the man.

"That was interesting," He wiped the blood from his face, "You surprised me there. So I'll just have to return you the favor." Koga smirked.

"Just try it," Inuyasha cracked his knuckles. Kagome slowly began to crawl away from the gang members. They were too occupied watching the fight then to notice their captive making a break for it. I have to stop them from fighting. But how? She glanced back at the two men who were both swinging at each other ferociously. Kagome felt a shiver run up her spine. They both looked so terrifying.

Koga staggered back and glared at the man angrily. He hadn't expected for the fight to go on as long as it had been. Was Naraku's 'help' really not as effective as he said it would be? Koga knew he couldn't fight for much longer. His knees were in bad shape and his left arm was losing its strength. Was his body rejecting the pills Naraku had given him?

Inuyasha felt his back stinging and he gritted his teeth in pain. This was bad. He shouldn't have been so careless. "So Inuyasha, you about ready to get on your knees and beg for forgiveness?"

"Not a chance," Inuyasha ignored his aching body and ran toward his opponent, "Like hell I'll loose to you!"

Koga watched Inuyasha's moves carefully. He noticed how his back was arched and how much slower he had become. So I'll just strike at him right in the spot I hit him the first time. Koga smirked and waited for Inuyasha to get closer. As soon as he throws his punch at me, I'll maneuver around him just like before and take out the fools back.

"Stop it!" Kagome called from behind Koga, "Look Inuyasha I'm free! You don't have to fight! Just run!"

Hakkaku and Ginta glanced at the girl, "When did she get away?"

"I'm not running away now. You get out of here. I'm not done with him yet," Inuyasha turned his attention back to Koga.

"Idiot! You don't have to prove anything to him!" Kagome yelled.

"Shut up!" Inuyasha glared at her, "You're a girl so you wouldn't understand!"

"Start paying attention you fool!" Koga swung at Inuyasha and he barely dodged.

"What should I do? How do I get them to stop?" Kagome bit her lip and looked around hopelessly. Koga began to slowly maneuver his way around Inuyasha while the two fought. I'll beat him! There's no way I'm going to die over this! Inuyasha's back pain began to worsen and he flinched, giving Koga his opening. He leaped past Inuyasha and was now facing his back.

"It's over!" Koga raised his fist, ready to plunge it into the man's back. Suddenly, Koga felt himself falling and arms wrap around him. Kagome pushed her kidnapper to the ground and fell on top of him.

"Would you both stop it!" Kagome rolled off of Koga and stood in front of Inuyasha. "This is pointless! What is it with guys and wanting to prove to each other how strong they are? Well if you ask me you're both super strong! So just stop it already!" Kagome's heart was hammering in her chest. Koga and Inuyasha stared surprised at the girl.

"I'm not a fan of hitting girls," Koga stood up and brushed the dirt off his back, "And I see I've upset the lady. And as much as I hate to admit it, I'm in pretty bad shape. But so are you," Koga glared at Inuyasha, "Don't think I'm finished with you. I'll be back once I rest for awhile."

"You're not seriously running away!" Inuyasha moved forward but was stopped by Kagome's arm.

"Don't even think about it!" She turned back to Koga, "You don't have to come back you know. I think you are both pretty evenly matched."

"Sorry, but unfortunately I have to take care of your friend. Your names Kagome right? I'll treat you to nice dinner after this is taken care of." Koga smiled at her. She blushed.

"Like hell you will!" Inuyasha glared at Koga.

"Let's go boys," Koga turned and motioned for his crew to follow him.

"That's right! You better run!" Inuyasha shouted after him, only to receive the finger from one of Koga's men. "And don't even think about kidnapping Kagome again!"

"Inuyasha!" The girl spun around, "Are you an idiot? Why didn't you run when I told you to!"

"Shouldn't you be thanking me? I saved you didn't I?" Inuyasha glared down at her.

"I freed myself in case you didn't notice!" She put her hands on her hips, "You had me worried!"

"Someone like him cannot beat me! And if I didn't come for you, who knows what they would've done to you!"

"I appreciate that you came for me but your hurt! Geez, if you ran when I told you then your injuries wouldn't be so bad!"

"These are hardly scratches! Come on, Sango is probably thinking I kidnapped you or something," Inuyasha walked slowly, the pain in his back almost unbearable.

"Are you alright?" Kagome noticed the pain in his face, "Should we go to the hospital? I could call… Wait I don't have a cell. I can call for someone from your cell."

"No I'm fine. Come on, I'll walk you back," Inuyasha straightened his back.

"Go home. I'll be fine," Kagome began to feel guilty for yelling at him. It was her fault that he was hurt after all…

"It's late. You can't walk back by yourself. Haven't you learned anything?" he argued.

Kagome stopped walking and stared at him. Why is he doing this for me? "Why do you care about me so much?" She covered her mouth. She hadn't meant to say it out loud.

He stopped and looked at her, "I don't know myself. You look like someone I used to know…" Suddenly Kagome recalled the conversation she had with the other maids the other day.

"Isn't that the old maids uniform?" Sango nudged her arm at Kagome's clothing.

"Yes. Now that I think about it, Kagome looks similar to her." Kaname placed her finger on her cheek. "What was her name again?"

"Maybe he had a crush on one of the maids!" Ayame giggled.

Kagome's mind kept going back to what Ayame had said. "You used to like the maid that looked like me, right?"

Inuyasha looked at her surprised, "What are you talking about?"

"Don't play dumb!" Realization began to dawn on Kagome, "The only reason you care about me is because I look like your old crush! Oh my gosh! How could I have been so stupid…" Kagome felt herself start to shake.

"That's not true," Inuyasha looked worriedly at the girl.

"Oh please! Of course it is! That's why you saved me that day! That's why you got me a job as a maid! That's why you acted like you care about me! I'm so stupid! Why would anyone want to help me? I'm nothing but a failure!" Kagome felt tears come to her eyes. "That's why my family left me, too."

"Kagome, listen to me," Inuyasha took a step towards her.

"Don't come near me!" She backed away. "Don't ever come near me again! I hate your guts!" Kagome turned and took off, running as fast as her legs could take her. I'm so stupid! Why didn't I see it before?

Inuyasha stood and watched her run. He couldn't go after her. She'd only freak out and scream at him. "Damn it. You fool, you don't even understand." Inuyasha clenched his fist.

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"So Koga, you failed to kill Inuyasha?" Naraku didn't even glance in the young leader's direction.

"To be fair, your weird pills made me start to feel weaker in the middle of the fight. And it's not the end of the week." Koga glared at the man.

"You're right. But don't worry. I've recently learned something interesting about this Inuyasha fellow. You don't need to go after him anymore. I personally want to pay him a visit." The man smiled and chuckled to himself, "Oh how things are starting to get interesting."

"What are you going on about? What did you learn about him?" Koga hated this man. How in the hell did this guy become head-honcho? He thought to himself

"Don't you worry about it. You should be grateful that I'm letting you off the hook so easily. You can go now. I am no longer in need of your assistance." Naraku waved him away, still not bothering to even glance at him.

"What did you say? I am not assisting you!" Koga moved forward, but Hakkaku and Ginta grabbed both of his arms.

"Come on Koga. Let's go!" The two pulled their angry leader away before he could get himself in bigger trouble.

"What a fool he is," Naraku smiled to himself, "But I have to say, you're one of the most interesting women I've ever met." He directed his attention to the person standing in the doorway, "How did you know this, interesting piece of information about Inuyasha?"

"Because I helped create it," A woman said boredly.

"Ah, I see. What did you say your name was again," Naraku asked.

"Kikyo. A friend of his," The woman smiled at him.

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Kagome slowly walked up the stairs that led to Sango's apartment. It's so late. I hope I don't wake her up… She jiggled the doorknob quietly and slowly opened the door. Suddenly the dark room was filled with light and an angry Sango sat in the kitchen with her robe on. "Where have you been?"

I feel like I just caught by my mother after sneaking out. Kagome took a deep breath, "Oh Sango!" She ran and hugged the girl. "I'm so stupid!" She began to cry.

"What's wrong? What happened?" Sango asked like a concerned mother.

"Why am I so helpless? Why am I such a failure?" Kagome sobbed.

"You are not a failure. Why would you say that?" Sango looked at the girl worriedly.

"I've been fired from my jobs so many times and I'm only eighteen! I got evicted from my first apartment in only three months. My family wants nothing to do with me. I'm mooching off of you. And now Inuyasha hates me because I said terrible things to him!" The girl felt the hot tears spilling down her face.

"Listen to me. I've known you for only a few days, but I know you are not a failure. You are such a sweet and caring girl and you don't deserve any of the things that have happened to you. And you are not mooching off of me. I want to help you. I'm not being forced to do anything. And it takes a lot to get Inuyasha mad at you. Tomorrow you just need to talk to him and sort things out. I'm sure there's been a misunderstanding." Sango tried to encourage the girl.

"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry," Kagome didn't know what she was apologizing for. She just felt like it was necessary. "I'm so sorry."

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