A/N: Here we go! For all those guest and members who are asking me to finish trust me I am trying I really am but I don't want to post anything that I feel is aweful.
I have changed bits and pieces of the action scenes but not much. Thanks again to everyone how reads and reviews!
Standard Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or any of the manga/anime characters. However any original characters in this fic belong to me.
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Inuyasha's demon side/ Kagome's Miko ancestors
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Chapter 36: Stolen flower...
The flowers and trees were as beautiful as any garden magazine. Their colors and scents filled the senses in a pleasant way. Watching Kagome move about with Shippou was equally as pleasing to Inuyasha. The young fox had many stories and she listened to all of them with undivided attention. It wasn't hard to know why Ship kept looking towards his adopted father every few tales. He was waiting for Inuyasha to get annoyed and tell him to stop his ridiculous stories.
If Inuyasha was being honest he would have loved to tell the runt to shut the hell up, but as much of an ass as he could be he wasn't a complete bastard. Shippou needed to bond with Kagome, not for Inuyasha's sake or Kagome's but for Shippou's. No matter how much a grandma or aunt loves you they are still just a grandma or an aunt, Kagome was the chance for the kit to have a real mother. Plus, she seemed to be enjoying Ship's stories, so why would Inuyasha risk her getting mad at him for being an ass.
"Inuyasha, are you going to let Shippou do all the talking?" Her soft voice pulled Inuyasha out of his musing. Kami he could listen to her voice all day.
Fuck, she asked something didn't she!
"Feh, the runt's having a good time telling his stories." Inu smirked at her as she narrowed her eyes playfully towards him. It seemed she was not a fan of all the name calling, but the smile said she knew it's just joking around.
"Fine then. Shippou, how about we go to the water garden. I'm sure you have a story or two about pushing Inuyasha into the pond." Kagome cooed at the excited Kit.
Yea, the little fucker sure did have a story or two about knocking him in the damn pond. In Inuyasha's defense he had just found Shippou and wasn't use to some small creature following him EVERYWHERE! Still watching the kit laugh joyfully as he nodded eagerly to the raven haired woman Inuyasha couldn't bring himself to stop them. Instead he followed along listening to Shippou talk about the first week he came here after Inu found him.
I'm going fucking soft on the runt...
You're just being the kind of father now you should have been all along...
Shut the hell up, the kit turned out just fine...
Kagome's deep blue eyes met Inuyasha's and he realized he was growling loud enough for her to hear. Shippou ignored it but the fox had seen his dad growl at himself before so the young demon wasn't bothered. Inuyasha opened his mouth to explain but his cell phone went off right as he was about to speak.
"Sorry, I need to check this."
Kagome smiled and nodded before turning back to Shippou. Deciding he didn't want Ship knowing whatever the call could be about the older hanyou ran back towards the house. The phone rang impatiently in his hand, on the forth time he answered midring.
"This better be fucking important for you to call me already." Inuyasha growled out.
"General! Get the fuck back here. The warehouse with those strange weapons is under attack!" Kouga's voice sounded strained and winded as he shouted in his end of the phone. "That fucking machine we've fought before is here and some bald bastard who breathes fire. That fucking machine is cutting through the men!"
"Hold them off as best you can. I'll get the Lieutenant to send replacements in waves. Stay alive, Major!" Inuyasha shouted into the phone hearing the action increase in the background.
"Like I'd let these puny bastards kill me!" Kouga grunted out as an explosion sounded next to him. "I'm not as fucking weak as you halfling."
"Yet you called me to come back and save your ass." Inuyasha stated unamused.
"You wanted to be the boss, that means you get the call. Now, GET THE FUCK OVER HERE!"
The line went dead and Inuyasha walked his way back to where Shippou and Kagome were. He didn't want to leave them all the way out here but he rationalized that the reason his father had basically turned the estate into a compound was for his own human mother's safety during times of war. She and Inuyasha had always been safe so he had high hopes Kagome would be too.
Inuyasha noticed Kagome watching him carefully as he crossed the small bridge that passed over the tiny creek. Her loose hair blew freely in the small breeze that crossed the grounds. The black of her hair shining like glittering midnight in the late afternoon sun. Her jeans and tee shirt seeming out of place in the royal style gardens yet the way she held herself seemed as through royalty was in her blood as well.
"Is everything ok?" Kagome question though the look on Inuyasha's face said things were anything but.
"No, there's a problem that needs my immediate attention." Inuyasha sent a meaningful look Shippou's way. The young demon frowned giving a small nod as he stepped away from the adults.
"Will you be back tonight?" Kagome asked taking a step closer to the silver haired half demon in front of her. She felt uneasy about him leaving her. There was no good reason for her to feel that way seeing how they were surrounded by trained guards and the latest in anti demon tech., still it did nothing to settle her emotions.
"Yes, I'll be back tonight." Inuyasha stepped close to the woman before him. Without a second thought he wrapped a arm around her waist pulling her flush against him.
Kagome looked up into the deep golden eyes that stared at her from inches away. The look in his eyes reminded her of the desire he had stirred in her the night before. Feeling slightly embarrassed at her unabashed behavior, Kagome lowered her face to hide her flush cheeks.
The half demon who held her was having none of it as the side of his clawed finger caught her under the tip of her chin. Raising her gaze back to his, Inuyasha gently rubbed the pad of his thumb over her plump bottom lip.
Unconciously Kagome's lips parted as her breathing changed tempo. She didn't want to admit that he had more effect over her body than anyone she had ever been with but when he did simple things her body became a live wire. The gentle pressure that was so soft yet commanding was hard not to submit to. Without thinking her hands crawled up his chest to rest on his strong shoulders.
"I'll be back tonight, Wench." As soon as the fire sparked in her lustful eyes Inuyasha closed the distance between their mouths.
Her hands twisted up into his hair at the base of his neck, tangling his silvers locks around her fingers as he stole her breath away. His mouth was firm against her's but his lips soft as they caressed her's in a loving fasion. The arm that had pulled her close shifted so his tips of his claws could gently scratch and crawl up and down her spine in time with his lips. The need pouring from him was tangable on her bruising lips and she met it with desire all her own. Just as she was about to pull him tighter to her, he pulled away.
Smirking down at the small woman in his arms, Inuyasha knew he would never grow tired of seeing those amazing blue eyes drowned with passion. She didn't try to smile instead the look she gave him very clearly said 'Damn you and your teasing!'. But that only made him smirk more.
"I counting on you, Shippou." Inuyasha said without looking away from Kagome.
"I know." Shippou replied from his spot under one of the plum trees.
"Keh." And with that the half demon gently let go of the woman who clung to him. He felt her hesitation to let him go but it was so brief he wondered if she noticed that she had done it.
Kagome let go of Inuyasha so that he could leave. As she watched him begin to leave a desperate feeling came over her, the worse was yet to come. "Be safe." She whispered as if afraid that speaking to loudly would somehow draw attention and wrath from the Kami.
The twitch of his ear told her that he had heard as he crossed the bridge once again making his way out of the gardens and into the house.
Kagome sighed heavily. When will we ever get the time together we need? She couldn't help worry that this life he lived would forever keep them apart. The question that needed answered was could she live with that if it were true.
Shippou came to stand at Kagome's side redirecting her attention. The fox teen didn't try to smile or lighten the mood, he simply stood there next to her staring at the place where Inuyasha had been, eyes following the path hid dad had taken.
"He always comes back, just so you know." The demonic teen said in a sober voice.
Kagome blinked, the shock clear on her face. The bubbly almost child like spirit Shippou had possessed for the majority of the day seemed to have vanished. Then it clicked, Shippou had been under Inuyasha's care for the majority of his amazingly long life. How many times had the he watched the person who had become his father walk out the door to face unknown danger? How many times had he stayed up worrying that the person who saved him wouldn't be coming back?
"Don't worry about me, Kagome. I've had Rin and the late Lady Taisho there for me acting as an aunt and grandmother." Shippou said half smiling at the woman next to him.
"Was I that obvious?" Kagome asked a bit embarassed for getting caught.
"Yes." Shippou answered with a harty laugh. "But I'm glad you are worried for me and not just him. Inuyasha deserves to be happy and even if you didn't like me I'd try to lie for his sake. It would be hard since he can tell when someone lies. You being a geuine person makes everything easier." The red headed fox flashed a briliant fangy smile at the woman beside him. Youth shining brightly on his face as he grabbed her hand and continued their garden tour.
Inuyasha waisted no time once his feet hit the back door he called for one of the faster cars to meet him at the front of the house. The cherry red Lambo pulled up and Inuyasha was gone in an instant. The blue tooth in the car connected to his phone immedeately. It'd be a lie if he said he hated technology all the time.
"Call Lieutenant."
"Calling Lieutenant." The car answered in that annoy chick monotone.
The call to Miroku was quick and full of an argument about how the monk couldn't go to help. He felt it was a risk worth taking, since he had fought near the strange weapons the first time, that it had only been when he had tried to touch one that there was a reaction. Inuyasha knew that was true but if their opponent was working with Naraku like he believed then they could know that as well and the fucking twins did make off with one crate. The bastards fighting in the district could just be waiting for him to send in humans. The lab had no answer as far as Inuyasha knew so in the end the risk was to great.
Leaving the car at the club was the only choice Inuyasha had. There was no way in hell he'd be dumb enough to drive a vehicle registered to himself or Sessh into the district at nightfall for an "Emergency". The club was hopping but as he threw the car in park. Inuyasha saw the back door burst open and seven members file out in a flash before taking to the roof tops.
Wasting no time in grabbing the Tessaiga Inuyasha took to the roof tops himself. Catching up with the seven took no time at all there were two wolves, two dogs, a dragon, a half-neko and a half-wolf. They were clearly in a hurry and his only guess was they were heading for the same spot.
"Anything to report on the situation?" The General called out as he joined them in jumping from roof to roof.
"Call came in a little over an hour ago for back up from the Major. The warehouse you ordered the crates to be stored in came under heavy fire. At first the Major thought we could handle things without you, clearly he changed his mind." The nearest Inu said.
"The Major didn't say much about other opponents, just two from the band of seven. How many were attacking? What do you mean by heavy fire?"
The demons all shared glances with each other before the same Dog spoke again. "Apparently it is all out war, General. A team of twenty was called out when the first attacks happened, then the Lieutenant call and the first seven were sent to aid, now we've been called to come give support. In ten minutes there will be seven more called out if no one come back to report."
Looking ahead in the direction of the warehouse smoke could clearly be seen rising above the buildings and lower, mindless demons flew around, weaving in and out of the clouds of smoke that were filling the air.
Fuck!
It was worse than Inuyasha had thought. The bastards had to be working with Naraku it was the only thing that fucking fit. If it had only been the two, Kouga could have handled things with a small team. The wolf was annoying not useless or Inuyasha would have fucking kicked him to the curb a long time ago.
It didn't take much longer to reach the smoke filled area. Immediately the lower demons attacked the new incoming team. The weak demons were simply food for Inuyasha's sword but now they had the attention of the cyborg and the fire breather.
"Ah, Inuyasha! So nice of you to join us." The one name Renkotsu called as he looked quickly to the cyborg, whose red eye focused on Inuyasha immediately.
MOVE!
The growling in the hanyou's head was so loud and sudden that he jumped back five feet on instict. Where he had stood an explosion sounded blowing the men closest to him off of their feet. The cyborg had launched an attack the moment Inuyasha's feet pushed off the ground, it had happened so fast he had almost missed seeing it.
"Your demonic speed is truly impressive for a half-breed. But don't worry, Ginkotsu will recalculate until he can predict your movements and then he'll kill you." Renkotsu was suddenly laughing like a mad man as more low level demons descended.
This is just fucking fabulous! Inuyasha thought as he began slashing his way through the mess of demons who followed orders they didn't understand. The others kept time with their general some armed with guns and short swords, most armed simply with their claws.
The gardens were beautiful in the late afternoon sun. Shippou chattered on animatedly once again naming plants, why Inuyasha's late mother planted them, and the ones that he had picked and planted as a young kit. Kagome smiled soaking up every word. In truth she was sad Inuyasha had been called back so soon but having the chance to get to know Shippou one on one was an unexpected bonus. He was a lively teen and if it not for his fluffy orange tail and pointed ears he could have passed for human. Standing he was only an inch or two taller than Kagome but she had no doubts that in a few years he would be every bit as tall as Inuyasha.
The two had just made it to the trees that lined the far edge of the gardens when a loud siren sounded across the grounds. Shippous's spine straightened as his emerald eyes swept their surroundings.
"The main house is under attack! Hurry, this way! Inu no Taisho had special hidden bunkers built all around the gardens for Izayoi's safety."
The two ran towards the plum trees growing near the edge of the water but Kagome's legs grew, heavy slowing her down. Fog began to crawl across the ground like some living thing wanting to consume them. Desperately Shippou lifted Kagome over his shoulder and began moving faster towards the enterance to the bunker but whatever was in the fog was effecting his body as well.
SHHHHHINK
The sound of metal slicing through the air caught Shippou's attention just in time to drop their bodies to the ground. Kagome's eyes widened in horror as a blade passed over her face slicing away nearly two inches of her unbound hair as she fell backwards.
"You are just the luckiest fucking bitch I've ever seen in my life!"
Shippou smelled the fear Kagome radiated at the sound of the stranger's voice. He turned his head just as a tall, slender male walked out of the fog with a full face gas mask securely in place. The black body suit he were hugged him tight like a second skin and in his right hand he held a saber type sword,
"Who the fuck are you!?" Shippou demanded as he stood pushing Kagome behind him.
The man in the mask tilted his head as he examined the youth. "Sorry, sugar, you look too young for my tastes. That bitch knows who I am, why not ask her?"
"Kagome, do you know this guy?" Shippou asked quietly without taking his eyes from the man in front of him as the two worked their way to their feet.
The adrenaline from the initial attack was wearing off and Shippou's body was beginning to feel heavy again. He knew he needed to get the two of them out of there as soon as he could. Sooner was always better than later but something told him sooner was no longer an option.
"Yes." Kagome's frightened voice broke through his train of thought. "He sold me the first time I was taken and tortured me this last time. The others around called him Jaks."
Shippou growled as the pieces fell in place. Inuyasha was going to go full blown demon when he found out this bastard made his way into the gardens on the estate grounds. That begged the question, "What did you do to the others from the house and towers?"
Laughing extravagantly Jaks waved his hand in front of his face like fanning away a smell. "Don't you think your worry should be with you?"
SHHHINK
Shippou didn't have time to move his slowing body before something sliced deeply into his right forearm. Crying out with the sudden pain he grabbed at the long cut that now poured blood down his arm to drip off the tips of his claws.
SHHINK
Another cut sliced along the top of his left thigh shocking the young fox, causing him to fall down on his right knee.
"Shippou!" Kagome called out as her hands covered the wound on his leg while silent tears slid down her cheeks.
"It's ok, Kagome. I was just caught of guard." Shippou tried to school his features and mask his pain but the sound called through the air again. He had just enough time to shove Kagome away but the action put his right arm in the weapons path. Blood erupted from the new slice near his shoulder as the blade flew back to it's master.
Kagome watched in wide eyed horror as the blood poured out of the new wound. Shippou's young face twisted in pain as he moved to stand in front of Kagome yet again.
"Tisk, tisk." Jaks scolded as he bounced his bloodied sword on his shoulder. "What a waste of a potentially attractive demon for some useless bitch."
"She's not some useless bitch!" Shippou shouted, red began filling his eyes as his voice took on a deeper growl.
"Ah! Will you change for me fox? Even now when you've lost so much blood and are growing weak from the smoke around us? Or will you use your fox fire and set the fog ablaze? She'll burn along with it and my job will be done." Jaks cooed his eyes sparkling with antisipation.
Kagome couldn't stand the amusement in Jaks' voice as he stood watching them. Shippou's face was beginning to contort as his form shifted but Kagome could see that his limbs were heavy from the loss of blood and the strange fog around them. What ever it was it was starting to make her dizzy. If Shippou changed he would simply be a slow moving, larger target and Jaks would slice him up. The cuts Shippou had now might heal with the change but there had been too much blood lost already. She knew that she couldn't stand behind and watch him die, she had watched too much already.
"Stop, Shippou." Kagome said softly placing her hand on his broader shoulder. "I couldn't live with myself if he killed you because of me. Live and tell Inuyasha as soon as you can." Shippou's emerald eyes widened in worry as his tranformation stopped. "You are a wonderful son." Kissing his cheek Kagome stepped in front of him. "You want me, take me. Leave Shippou and whoever else survived. I'll come with you without a fight."
"About time you realized that was the only choice." When Kagome was within arms reach Jaks grabbed her and struck her over the head with the blunt end of his sword. She collapsed at his feet instantly.
"Kagome!" Shippou called out as he made a move to rush towards her.
"Nuh-uh." Jaks said pointing his sword tip at the distrot fox. "You don't want her sacrifice to be pointless do you?"
Shippou didn't know what to do. If he hadn't been injured he might have been fast enough to get them away with some fox magic but in his current condition he'd be lucky to get himself away.
"Suikotsu, will you pick this up?" Jaks asked never taking his eyes from the fox in front of him.
Out of the fog came a man a good foot taller than the one called Jaks. He didn't wear the full suit like the other, only a face mask. Still Shippou tried to memorized everything about both of them that he could. The weakening teen watched larger male lift Kagome's limp body, tossing her carelessly over his shoulder. Then everything around him went black.
Another wave of reenforcements had joined the battle that now consummed every inch of ground for two blocks near the warehouse. Kouga and his two cousins fought in tag team against the cyborg but they were loosing ground rapidly. On the other side of the street Renkotsu had finally stopped hiding behind the lower level demons and was ready to face Inuyasha himself.
"Figure, you'd let them wear me down?" Inuyasha asked pointing his fang towards the fire breather. "You're a fucking coward! This time I'll run you through."
"Ha! You ran last time using your little bitch as an excuse but you don't have an excuse this time, so we'll see who the real coward is." With that Renkotsu filled his mouth with the liquid from a gourd he carried. As the half demon advanced he spewed forth fire from his mouth.
Inuyasha was ready for the bastard and his tricks. Easily dodging the attack he sent a wave of wind scar racing towards the tall bald man. But to Inuyasha annoyance several lower demon swooped in to absorb the blast. Suddenly strings of fire shot out of the carnage, catching Inuyasha by surprise and wrapping tightly around his upper body. It took but mere seconds for Inuyasha's shirt to catch fire and burn away. He felt the flesh on his biceps and chest being scolded by the intense heat. He knew if he stayed tangled much longer his flesh would begin burning away, after that fighting would become increasingly more difficult.
Renkotsu pulled against the strings as he watched the flames try to consume the upper body of the half dog. As Inuyasha struggled the strings of fire cut into his skin. Renkotsu used that as a means to begin burning away the demon flesh that protected Inuyasha by pulling the strings tighter insuring that struggling caused the strings to slice the skin. Open skin, even on a demon, would begin to burn. It was the beginning of the end, Renkotsu smiled at his coming victory.
Inuyasha realized what his opponent was doing. Twisting against the strings he knew he only had one shot or he would die in firey torment. Twisting again he could feel the flames taking purchase in to the open wounds but running down his arm was his salvation. As the blood hit his finger tips, Inuyasha couldn't help but smirk as he fierce golden eyes met Renkostu's darkened ones. The look took Renkotsu by surprise, the fire lit the confidence in Inuyasha's eyes in such an eerie way that Renkotsu's own confidence faltered. That small moment of uncertainty shifted the fire thrower's demenor. That shift had loosened the strings only slightly but slightly was all Inuyasha needed.
Flexing his arms enough to move Inuyasha called out Hijin Ketsusou as the demonic energy he carried inside of him channeled into the blood that dripped from his claws. The slicing movement was to fast for Renkotsu to process. Next thing the skin trader knew was that red blades of demonic energy were racing towards him and there was nowhere to hide. In a matter of seconds the blade ripped him to pieces leaving nothing but undestinquishable clumps of bloody meat laying on the street.
"FUCK!" Inuyasha said with feeling as he pulled the still hot string over his head and tossed it aside.
The others were battling fiercely. There had been about twenty or more injured and had already been taken away from the fighting. The ones left had almost destroyed all the low level demon, now the only real threat was the cyborg.
Inuyasha rush towards the three wolves battling the mechanical monster. Raising his sword high Inuyasha slashed down towards the metal beast but the cyborg knew and turned in time to intercept the on coming attack.
Kouga and his wolves took the moment to fall back for a much needed reprieve, turning their focus on less challenging opponents. In no time they had the remaining low level demons either destroyed or on the run.
Ginkotsu wasted no time processing the information about Inuyasha's fighting style. Quicker than the half demon would have liked the cyborg was predicting where his sword would be coming from next. Inuyasha was soon winded from the blood loss, burns, and constant dodging of his new opponents attacks. He knew this battle needed to take a turn but at the moment he couldn't see how to make that happen.
"INUYASHA TAISHO! THIS IS THE POLICE! YOU ARE SURROUNDED..."
Fuck, wrong turn damn it!
Inuyasha jumped back from his opponent who was laughing mechanically. The cyborg stepped into the shadows as the sounds of rushing footsteps grew louder. Inuyasha hated to let him get away but the humans were rushing in and his men's freedom was more important.
"Major, get the men out of here!" Inuyasha shouted across to Kouga. The police were still far enough away the others could get out. "The chopper isn't coming everyone to the roof tops and stay low!"
"What about that fucking mess of a body over there? You can't get shit done if you are fighting a murder case!?" Kouga shouted back reminding Inuyasha of the clumps of that bastard Renkotsu over soaking into the ground.
Raising the Tessaiga he watched as the blade turned black for his purpose. "MeidÅ Zangetsuha." Inuyasha called out calmly as the pit of hell flew from the end of his sword towards the masses of flesh that littered the alley way, absorbing the evidence and taking it to hell as the pit vanished. Once it was finished Inu sheathed the Tessaiga and threw it in to the air in the direction he knew Kouga was heading before flattened his ears against his head. The foot steps were at the edges of the buildings waiting their orders.
"Inuyasha Taisho, do you plan on resisting?" A voice called from the other end of the circle.
"Officer Homo, you'd like that wouldn't you?" Inuyasha stated looking over his shoulder at the man who had begun to plague his life.
"Detective Houjou, but you know that." The brown haired man said as he walked closer while his men hung back.
"Doesn't matter to me what your name is, what matters is how much of a pain you are going to be." Inuyasha told him with a smirk as the detective walked around to stand in front of him. "So what's with the warning? Giving me time to fucking run?"
"Exactly." The smug bastard smiled. "There's been quiet a bit of damage done to this part of the district. I'm sure the building owners will be upset."
Inuyasha just shrugged. The evidence was gone, what had been left of the body was gone, even his sword was on it's way to the edge of the district. On top of that Sesshomaru owned more than half of the district that was closest to the club, these buildings being at the edge of that. It was through various shell companies and IF the good detective did his work it would take him quiet some time to figure that out if he even could.
"What kind of business do you have out here?" Detective Houjou asked pulling out his ever present notepad.
"I'm sorry, I missed the part where you charged me with some kind of criminal activity."
"I haven't actually charged you with anything. The station recieved an annonymous tip that one Inuyasha Taisho was in the warehouse district brandishing a weapon and attacking bystanders." The detective recited as if he had memorized every word.
"So, you what? Abandoned Kagome's case to run down here and catch me doing what exactly?" Inuyasha asked spreading his arms wide. "As you can see officer I have no weapon, there are no bystanders near me, I have clearly been on the recieving end of an assult but if that is all I will be leaving. Unlike you I have work that I need to do and will finish." Inuyasha brushed passed the smiling, brown haired man that made the hanyou want to slice him up with his claws.
"What could be so important for you to leave Ms. Higurashi and come "wondering" around the warehouse district?" Houjou wasn't as stupid as Inuyasha would have liked, he had even spoke low enough that only the half demon near would hear him.
Inuyasha turned and looked at the Detective. He was how he had seen him the other day, non-discript suit, non-discript hair cut, stupid ass smile, but his brown eyes burned with some kind of unshown anger. "What's wrong, Detective Houjou? Are you jealous?"
"When she figures out you're just using her she'll leave. She is a smart woman." He straightened himself and stood proud as he spoke.
"I've waited a long time for her, who says I'll let her go?" Inuyasha smirked at the detective's wordless gapping. "Now, if that's all Detective, I shall be leaving." Waving an arm over his head Inuyasha turned to walk back the way he had been heading. "Better luck next time." He called out as the shadows swallowed him.
A/N: Thank you for all who do read and review!