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The football team were unsure why they were even at the archery range; Hiruma was the one who had been challenged, not them. But they waited dutifully in the sidelines for the demon boy to show up; they didn't want to get shot at.
Flinching as one when Hiruma came into the archery range they tried to suppress their panic at the look on his face. He only ever looked like that when he wanted something. And whatever Hiruma wanted, he got.
Sena frowned at the spectacle-wearing guy sat casually in the corner, bow propped against one broad shoulder; he didn't recognise him.
"That's Toshihiro-kun, he's an archer, nationally famous too," Mamori, who had also been coerced into attending, whispered to the boy.
"He looks... serious," Sena managed.
"I don't like him," Mamori shook her head, "It's like everything he does is always because in some way it attributes to his master plan."
Suzuna blinked a few times, "Isn't that a little... paranoid Mamori-chan?"
"No."
The bluntness in her tone made Sena sigh, she was impossible when she got like this.
Hiruma chose that moment to take up position in front of the target, gun resting casually on a muscular shoulder, trademark smirk in place.
Kagome walked out onto the platform and smiled at Toshihiro who nodded his welcome. She calmly tied her hair back from her face in a high ponytail, deliberately ignoring Hiruma for a moment so she could collect her thoughts.
Kagome flitted to his side, bow in hand and tilted her head in challenge. "Who's going first?" she enquired.
Hiruma eyed the traditional garb she had donned and weighed the pros and cons of such an outfit. Sure it prevented other guys from gawking at what was his but it also prevented his perusal of her form.
"Ya ha!" he grinned, "I'm going first, fucking nun!"
"Keep calling me that and you'll be the target!" she threatened, "besides, I decided I'm going first!"
With that, she nudged a surprised Hiruma out of the way with her hip and took up her stance. Five arrows were fired in rapid succession, each hitting their designated target with a deadly accuracy honed from years of traipsing round shooting demons.
There was an appreciative gasp of awe from her audience and she took a dainty little bow before crooking an eyebrow at Hiruma in defiance.
Hiruma admired her handiwork for a moment before pulling out his trusty red handgun and levelling it at the target.
A few moments later the crowd stood there in shock, Hiruma's bullets had hit the mark, breaking Kagome's arrows to reach their intended spot in the centre of the target.
Toshihiro stepped forward and calmly observed them all, his eyes turned grim when he registered the last target.
"It seems Hiruma-san is the winner, his bullets not only hit the mark, but in this case, he was closer to the centre than Kagome-san."
"Kekeke," Hiruma drawled, turning triumphant eyes on a twitching Kagome, "looks like I win, fucking nun."
Kagome threw her bow at him.
Catching it deftly he smirked with an intensity that would have caused a lesser man to tremble, but Kagome held her ground obstinately.
"I refuse to be a cheerleader!" she roared.
He titled his head to one side speculatively, "You told me, that if I were to win, you'd do whatever I wanted."
Kagome's eyes widened dramatically. "No way."
He bent so his head was on level with hers and grinned maliciously. "Yep, you are most definitely at my mercy, too bad for you, I don't have any mercy, fucking nun."
Kagome fought the urge to scream. Breathing deeply through the nose she wheedled, "One more time, winner takes all."
An eyebrow quirked at the obstinate girl but Hiruma shrugged and waved his gun in a 'go ahead' gesture that spoke volumes about his confidence as a marksman and made Kagome grit her teeth.
Clicking his fingers imperiously, Hiruma wordlessly ordered his team to fetch them a new target. Sena, who had attained the most highly tuned skills when it came to avoiding Hiruma's wrath, quickly brought up a new target.
Before Kagome could beat him to it he took aim and shot the far target, nearly frightening poor Sena to death as he was still so close.
"Hey! I was going first!" she protested.
He quirked his lips lazily. "And now you're going second, fucking nun."
Huffing, Kagome turned her attention to the target and drew her bow, arrow in hand she glared at the target, this had to work! She refused to be that egotistical jerk's slave!
Hit the mark, she prayed fervently, only to be thwarted by a ghost of a breath on fanning across her ear.
"What are you waiting for, fucking nun?" Hiruma murmured softly before ever so slowly flicking his tongue against the shell of her ear. Kagome turned bright red and her bow began to shake.
Then he nibbled gently on her ear lobe with his pointed teeth and Kagome's arrow was released in surprise.
It sailed past the target and hit the tree behind it.
Hiruma chuckled and, tucking a strand of hair that had escaped her ponytail behind her ear, he spoke softly, "Looks like you lose."
She whirled around to face him. "You did that on purpose!"
Catching her nose between a thumb and forefinger, he shook her head from side to side and rolled his eyes. "Did you figure that out all by yourself?"
Slapping his hands away from her she tried to hit him but he evaded her deftly and ruffled her hair patronisingly.
Winking, he prepared to leave, his parting shot making Kagome wince.
"So, fucking nun, what am I going to do with you?"
A/N: Once again Rennie kicked my ass and got me to write, so you owe it all to her! Please review as you leave! And look at that! It's long because it's been a while since I updated!