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Chapter 10: Breach
"Shut up, Miroku." Inuyasha said stretching.
Miroku looked at him annoyed. "I haven't said anything yet."
"Yet, being the key word." Inuyasha said relaxing on the couch. For a dog demon, he looked remarkably like a cat when he did that.
Kagome was, as always, by his side, reading a book in the last of the sunlight. Her back was against his side and she was leaning against him, her knees bent and her neck down as she read.
Miroku looked slightly annoyed and shut his own book, the Greek myth book. "I'm going to my room." He declared and left the living room.
Sango was outside spraying some bug killer they found around the house. It would keep out the smaller insect demons and insects in general.
"I think he's finally lost it." Inuyasha told Kagome as he wrapped one of his arms around her. She maneuvered her own arms so she could still reach her book and smiled.
"'He's just...doing what keeps him sane. Sango said he's always thinking. Has been since she met and joined up with him."
"Keh." Inuyasha scratched his ear with his other hand.
Sango came back in and shook her head. "It started drizzling." she said. "I hope it doesn't wash away the poison."
"I still smell it so I think it's fine." Inuyasha said closing his eyes. He wasn't trying to go to sleep, he was just enjoying the quiet.
Sango smiled as she looked at them. "Should I leave you two alone?"
"Why?"
"Yeah, why?" Inuyasha echoed Kagome.
"Never mind." Sango smiled and walked into the kitchen.
It was different for Sango and Miroku. They had had each other since the collapse of society. They had been together the entire two years so neither of them had felt the aching loneliness that Kagome and Inuyasha had.
For them sitting together like that had become natural. It was keeping away the deep, darkness of being alone away. Neither of them had talked to another person in two years much less had the comfort of touch. They had met each other and bonded and now being separated caused them a sort of physical pain as they both feared the loneliness that could engulf them again.
Kagome knew it was probably some mental problem that a doctor would have wanted to fix. But she thought each of them had their own mental problems. It was expected, after all they did survive the fall of the world as they knew it. The fact that her only mental problem was a need to be next to this man made her happy because she didn't have others. Besides, Inuyasha was great company. Even if he was rough around the edges.
He yawned and his tongue curled in much like a dog's would and Kagome grinned. "You tired?"
"Bored." he said taking a deep breath of her scent. "I'm not really interested in reading."
"You miss TV?"
He shrugged. "I used to. Not so much anymore. You enjoying that book?"
Kagome nodded. "It's pretty interesting." She closed it and sat it on the coffee table. "You know, Miroku and Sango take turns sleeping on the floor in their room."
"You want me out of the bed?" he asked trying to sound nonchalant but his ears betrayed him because they lowered themselves to his head in sadness.
"No." Kagome said immediatly. "I...I like it that way it's just...do they think it's weird we sleep together?"
He looked down at her blush and smirked. "If they do they don't mention it where I can hear it. You don't mind an I like it too so I see no reason to change it."
"Yeah. You're right." Kagome nodded still blushing.
Lately she had begun to notice that it wasn't just comfort that had her seeking his arms every night. Then she would wake up in the morning feeling slightly let down, though they were holding onto each other like they would never let go. It was odd, she wanted him around so much that she never wanted to leave him but when they were together she just felt like something was missing.
"Hey, Inuyasha-"
"Hush!" He said suddenly putting his hand over her mouth.
She looked up at him, he was looking at the front door, sniffing.
The rain and different chemicals surrounding the house were throwing him off but he could swear he was smelling demons.
"Go get your bleach." he whispered to Kagome as he let her go.
She ran as quietly to the kitchen as she could and whispered to Sango that Inuyasha smelled something. She nodded, her face serious, and went to get Miroku.
Working quickly, Kagome reached under the sink and grabbed the bleach and Windex thinking that maybe the last ogre had come for revenge.
She returned to Inuyasha who was still sniffing the air frantically.
"What is it?" she asked.
"I can't tell." he said. "These chemicals bother my nose and the rain is washing away any scent that's not very strong. It smells like all kinds of demons but it always smells like that."
"Well, what do you hear?"
He closed his eyes and focused. "Raindrops. Thunder."
Kagome couldn't hear thunder so she imagined it was far away.
"Shuffling but it's hard to make out footsteps, the rain is getting harder."
"We can handle it, whatever it is." Sango said walking back in, a metal bat in her hands. "I found it in the closet." Miroku was a step behind her with a long piece of wood from a bed post that he had been progressively sharpening and making thinner since they arrived.
"Let's hope it just passes by." Kagome said thinking of the setting sun and cloudy day.
"No need to fight if we don't have to, I agree." Miroku said fixing his grip on his makeshift spear.
Suddenly, a large fist slammed down through the roof and onto the floor, shaking the entire house.
Th fist was pulled back and the rain began pouring inside.
Outside, dozens of eyes looked in at them, laughing, hissing.
"Look at all those demons!" Sango moaned as each one of them looked in at their pray, hungry.
"Is that a girl?" Kagome asked seeing a small, albino child in a glowing white kimono standing in front of the horde of demons.
"I don't think so." Inuyasha growled placing himself in front of her.
"Those are all different demons species. Why are they working together?" Miroku asked.
"And why aren't they attacking?" Sango asked.
As if reacting to her words, the little girl held up and arm and pointed to them.
This being the signal the demons had been waiting for, they charged in fangs and claws ready to rip apart and devour the last remaining humans on the planet.