Chapter 42

Ooh, a little bit of Sonya's and Kagome's past in this one, gives you an idea as to why she left Kagome in the first place. (Really it's there so the chapter isn't super short and I come up with how exactly the battle is gonna go down...)

Because: Surprise! The real battle is next chapter... I'm so lazy sometimes. But oh well, you guys love the cliffies, yes you do. Because they make you anxious the entire wait for the next chapter.

Anywayyyyy

Just letting you know, I figure there are at MOST 3-4 MAYBE five more chapters after this...

I'm still debating on the mini-series. No promises.

Onward!

-I do NOT own Inuyasha or it's characters

-I DO own Sonya and the plot

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"Hey, Kagome?"

Kagome looked up from the book she was studying on her bed and blinked at Sonya where she sat on the edge of the window, looking out over the view of the city it offered. "What?"

"What would you do if I were to just leave one day?"

"What? Why are you leaving?" Kagome frowned and sat up, putting her feet on the floor as she stared at Sonya worridly. "Look, just because what happened doesn't mean you have to go anywhere! Mom already said you were welcome to stay with us!" She tried to reason with her quickly, thinking she didn't want to be a burden to them.

"No.. It's not that. I just..." Sonya sighed and ran a hand through her hair and tossed a tired smile over at her friend on the bed. "I just think it's no good if I stay here. It won't take that creep long to figure out where I've been hiding and the longer I stay here.. Well I don't want you guys in that kind of danger."

"Sonya, you know Mom said you could stay... No matter what..." Kagome stood and walked over to wrap the girl in a hug, tucking her head against her shoulder and simply holding her.

Tensing her body slightly, Sonya stared out the window for a moment longer then wrapped a weak arm around Kagome. "Alright. I'll stay for now."


A crashing noise woke the both of them up, sending Sonya to her feet and Kagome gripping her blankets as another crash echoed from downstairs. "What is it?" Kagome whispered, fear lacing her voice as she looked over at Sonya who was shuffling through her things tucked away in the closet. "Don't worry about it." She whispered back, something glinting softly in the light before being tucked away in the waistband of her pants. "Stay here and do not come downstairs for any reason."

"Sonya, wait!" She tried to get out of bed before she vanished through the door but was too late. Pressing a shaking hand against the wood, she leaned her ear against it, listening intently for something.

A gunshot rang out, jolting adrenalin down her spine and kicking her into action as she flung the door open and raced down the stairs, passing her mother and grandfather on the way. Sota happened to be staying the night at a friend's house, good thing now that she thought about it.

Coming to a stop at the bottom of the stairs, the first thing she saw was blood, pooled on the ground below Sonya where she stood in the hallway facing a bulky man. She covered her mouth to stifle the gasp but it was too loud and drew attention anyway, making Sonya's eyes widen then narrow in anger. "Kagome! I Told you to stay upstairs damn it!"

"So this is the girl you keep getting into trouble for."

Whirling back around, Sonya stepped to the side to stand in front of Kagome, one hand clasped to her left shoulder where the blood flowed from down her arm and onto the floor below. "She isn't part of any of this! You leave her alone!"

"Why would I? She's pretty enough for Benkei." He smiled coldly, sending a chill up Kagome's spine.

"You touch her, and you will die. I promise you that." Sonya's voice was low, a dangerous note heard clearly in each word.

"And what will you do with a wounded arm? You have a bullet clearly still inside your shoulder. You can't move it to save your life, much less hers." The man sneered, taking a step forward, eyes locking onto Kagome's over Sonya's shoulder, cruel intent and promises shining there.

"I told you no!" Sonya shouted, her right hand dropping down to her waistband and whipping out the gun she had tucked away there earlier, aiming it directly at the man in front of them. "You can tell Benkei if he wants me, then I'll meet him somewhere else, anywhere else but here!"

A shuffle at the top of the stairs drew his attention, making his smile widen farther if possible. "Oh, and a lovely woman to boot."

Sonya shot a panicked glance up the stairs where Momma and Grandpa were standing in obvious fear. "Damn." She grit her teeth and ducked down, sweeping a leg out and knocking the man in the back of the knees, sending him down to the ground and jumping up quickly to plant a foot on his throat, gun pressed against his forehead. "I told you to leave. But you just didn't listen did you?!" She screamed in anger, her finger twitching slightly on the trigger.

"Sonya, no!" Kagome and her family cried out, rushing forward to try and drag her away from the man. "Stop!" She shouted, turning to face all of them, the hand holding her gun shaking slightly. "Can't you see? Look at this, look at this right now! See what happened here? This is going to continue happening unless I leave! I can't protect you all the time from scum like this, one day I'll be gone doing something and one of them will come storming into the house and hurt every last one of you!"

They all quieted at her outburst, eyes locked on the point where the gun pressed harder against the man's head, his face beginning to break out into a fine sheen of sweat as he struggled slightly to try and get away from under her foot only to have it press harder and choke him. "People like this, they won't stop. They won't give up until they get what they want."

Turning a blank stare down at the man again, she narrowed her eyes at his face. "If he gets loose, he'll only go running back to his bastard boss."

"Sonya, we can call the police, we can get him taken to prison for this." Momma coaxed quietly, trying to soothe the distressed girl. She was so young, barely fifteen, one year older than Kagome, close to two. And here she was, struggling to keep them all safe from the horrible men that wanted her dead.

"Shh..." She whispered softly, watching as the girl's shoulders shook with the effort to hold onto the gun she clutched tighter in defence. "Grandpa, please call the police while we take care of this man." She called over her shoulder softly, earning a low grunt and shuffling noises as the old man went to the phone.

"Kagome, can you go get the camping rope from the shed? Quickly now." She added, sending a look over at the young girl next. Kagome shot a glance over at where Sonya was still crouched, foot on the man's neck and gun pressed to his head with a pained expression on her face. "It's ok, Kagome. Go get the rope."

With a nod, the girl rushed off and went to gather the rope and raced back into the house.

"Sonya, I need you to move. I can't tie him up if you have him pinned to the floor." Momma said quietly, gently touching the girl's shoulder and making her flinch from the sudden contact. Looking at the older woman out of the corner of her eye, she slowly let up with her foot and grabbed the man by his shirt, pulling him to sit up while she pressed the gun to his temple this time. "Don't you dare move a muscle or you'll be watching your brains blow out your skull." She hissed darkly once she saw the flicker of his eyes glancing towards the door.

Momma, choosing to ignore what Sonya said, deftly tied his hands behind his back tightly. "Tie his arms right below his elbows too, Momma. It's harder to slip out of it that way." Sonya said suddenly, making the older woman look up from what she was doing then nodded and continued upwards to tie where Sonya suggested.

"The police are on their way." Grandpa announced coming into the hallway to study the situation. "Come on now, girl. Put that useless thing away before they get here." He coaxed in his usual, brisk fashion, waving a hand at Momma when she went to protest.

Sonya stared at the man a moment longer, taking the time to reach around and test the knots before letting the gun drop down to her side and stood up. "I'll be upstairs then. It's better if they don't see me here." She murmured, eyes still locked on the man. "But I won't be far." The warning was clear to all that were there she wouldn't hesitate to send a bullet into his head should he try anything while she was gone.

Kagome bit her lip and watched as her friend walked up the stairs, worry consuming her as she vanished around the corner once she reached the top.

Later, after the police left and they were all able to get back to bed, Sonya was gone, leaving nothing but a note explaining she couldn't put them into that situation again.


"Sonya!" Kagome gasped, going to step forward only to be stopped by Inuyasha as he flung an arm out in front of her. "Don't, Kagome. She's dangerous right now." He murmured, watching as the wolf in front of them flicked her tails lightly, turning her grey eyes to each of them in turn before locking them onto Naraku once more.

"What's wrong with her?" She whispered, a hand raising up to her mouth as she studied her friend in worry. Inuyasha sighed and shook his head. "Her instinct is the only thing keeping her moving right now."

"Instinct?"

"When Naraku forced his claim, her active mind refused it, resulting in her instinct, or inner beast, taking over so the mark would stand. Her beast acknowledged him as the mate and wouldn't allow her to refuse it." Miroku offered as an explanation, walking up to stand beside Inuyasha, his eyes locked onto Sonya as well.

"But... The mark is gone now. I purified it."

"That may be, but the beast inside her was still there when you purified the mark, Kagome. She feels threatened."

"So... Like when Inuyasha loses himself?"

"Yes, but not as dangerous. Her beast has better control over itself than Inuyasha's demon blood does." Miroku shifted slightly on his feet, the jingle of his staff ringing slightly in the air. "At this point, she has no... Alpha so to speak. And without one, she will challenge everyone in the area. Unless her wakeful mind can take control again, she'll attack each of us in turn."

"But why would she do that?" Kagome gripped onto Inuyasha's sleeve, leaning forward as if she wanted to run towards her friend with everything in her body at the moment.

"She is a wolf, Kagome. The Sonya you knew before was a human, yes. But this Sonya is a wolf, and pack members need an Alpha. The Alpha Female needs an Alpha. It's how instinct works." Sango explained softly, placing a hand on Kagome's shoulder in the process. "Unless she finds an Alpha, she'll challenge every male she comes across until they prove to be stronger."

"But..." She sighed, turning to look over at Sonya as she advanced on Naraku, grey eyes narrowed dangerously. "Come to challenge me, wolf?" Naraku taunted, watching her with a hungry look in his red eyes.

"I doubt you'll prove yourself worthy." Sonya growled, tossing her head slightly so her hair could flip out of her eyes. "But you'll prove to be an interesting distraction at least."

"Kagome.." Inuyasha's whisper caught the Miko's attention from the scene in front of them. "What?"

"When she attacks, send an arrow right at Naraku. Maybe she can keep him distracted enough so it can hit."

"You really think that would work, Inuyasha?" Miroku questioned, raising an eyebrow as she studied the hanyou beside him. "It has to! It's not like we have a lot of options right now." He hissed back, ears flattening themselves against his head as he shot another look over at Sonya and Naraku.

"It's the only thing we've got right now."


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