Nars: *uses loudspeaker* Epic rap battles of history! Genos vs. InuYasha!

Word Count: 746

Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners—Rumiko Takahashi and One.


"Why'd ya have to go and do that instead of stopping HIM, huh?! It's always me, ain't it, Kagome? Here I thought you were gonna ease up on these damn beads and whaddaya do? Use 'em even more! Thanks for that! Doin' a real swell job of–"

"Is your friend always this rowdy?" asked Genos, metres away from where InuYasha was throwing a rather self-absorbed tantrum.

Beside him, Kagome nodded guiltily. "This one was on me, but I couldn't think of anything else to do at the time." In hindsight, just by taking a deep breath, she could now brainstorm several better ways she could have resolved that.

At least Genos had the humility to cease charging up for an attack after bearing witness to Kagome using InuYasha's subjugation beads against him. He didn't want to attack a defenceless opponent, contradictory but, useful.

"What did you do to cause such an effect?" inquired Genos seriously. "It does not seem like an easily attainable skill. Is the necklace around your friend's neck a shock collar?"

She grimaced, although she treated InuYasha like a dog when she 'sat' him into the ground, she wouldn't go that far and yet... It was a good analogy. "Those are rosary beads. They're enchanted to subjugate him with the call of that word."

"I see. Sit." He said, furrowing his brows when InuYasha went unaffected, still grumbling loudly in the background. "It did not work."

"It only works when I say it." She said, smiling tiredly. "Still, Genos, it was kind of ironic of you to try and fight InuYasha for not being fully human when you aren't yourself."

He blinked, tilting his head to the side in confusion. "Pardon?"

"Well, you said you're a cyborg now? Only some physical parts of you are human and I'm guessing your genetic makeup is about the same." Kagome explained. She didn't even think he could reproduce. For that matter... Did he even have a–"Just like InuYasha. Some parts of him are human and some aren't. It doesn't mean he's a threat."

Genos fell silent for a while, keeping his gaze on InuYasha who kept stomping about, trying to pry the beads from his neck–but to no avail. "I understand your reasoning."

She wondered if he would deign to apologize. InuYasha sure wouldn't do it first, if at all. "And about my arrows? I really can't teach it to you."

"Why not?" He asked.

"I was born with that skill. I can purify tainted objects–like those monsters–but only because I was born that way." She said briefly. Kagome didn't really want to get into the whole reincarnation spiel with him. He could find a way to understand it, but it was so messy she wasn't about to try.

"I see. It has to do with your genetics." murmured the cyborg thoughtfully.

Kagome peered at his palm, more than confused as to what function it had. It had lit up like a Christmas tree when he was preparing to fight. She poked it tentatively. "You seem plenty strong enough."

"No." He said sombrely. "My power pales in comparison to yours. You are fascinating."

She couldn't help it. She blushed and looked away, attempting to clear her throat and dispel how bashful she suddenly felt. InuYasha could stand to compliment her like this sometimes. Speaking of which...

Kagome glanced over, finally taking notice of how InuYasha had ceased venting and was now watching her and Genos as their hands hovered close together. And he was mad.

"Oh, I see how it is! No wonder you subjugated ME instead of stopping HIM! Well, enjoy it, Kagome 'cause–"

"Will you shut up?" She hissed, "It isn't even like that!"

"Like hell it ain't!"

She could feel a headache coming on already. "InuYasha, go home."

His lip curled into a snarl. "No!"

"Go home before I say it, again!"

He flinched, paused, and then scrambled towards the well.

She turned back to Genos who had been watching the exchange curiously and huffed. "Well, now that that's over..."

He opened his mouth to tell her something and then stopped, eyes widening with unabashed terror. "Kagome." said Genos faintly, pointing to something in the distance. "Can you see that?"

She knitted her brows and then squinted. At first, she could see nothing wrong with the sky, and then... "Shit."

A meteor, larger than the sun itself was hurtling towards the city with blinding speed.

There was no way they could escape it.


Nars: More cliffhangers. So now we're in canon OPM territory, which is a relief because I was tired of making things up as I go. Review pleaseee!