Freefalling once again, though this time with an assured landing, Kagome watched as her father zoomed off. She let out a grunt when her back collided with someone solid and they wrapped their arms around her as the two of them slid back a few feet. When she and her catcher finally came to a stop, Kagome let out a pained groan. "Oh, I'm going to be feeling that in the morning."
She was slowly lowered to the ground, swaying slightly as soon as her feet touched the ground. Her hold on her bow tightened while her other hand raised to press against her temple, and she stumbled a little as she tried to clear her head. When she was finally able to stand without support, she turned to her catcher, stunning him with a brilliant smile.
"It's been awhile since I've done something like this. Thanks for catching me."
"Who are you?"
Turning to the other woman, Kagome's lips twitched. She was unsure what her father told them, so she wasn't sure what he wanted them to know. "Didn't you hear? I'm precious. But you can call me Kagome."
"Right. You're going to go hide-" her blue-spandex-clad catcher started to say, but Kagome interrupted him.
"Hide with civilians? I've been taking these... things out, making me an enemy. Hiding with civilians would put them in unnecessary danger because the enemy would be looking for me." She stood firm, staring down the giant of a man, not intimidated by him in the least.
His eyes narrowed behind his mask, showing his obvious upset with her. "This isn't some game."
Her lips twitched and tongue burned to speak a few words, ones that would tell him she had been doing this long before even he'd been born. But caution won, and she satisfied herself with just a little warning to everyone there.
"You don't need to tell me that, this isn't my first battle."
AN: Well, Kagome's getting sassy with the Captain! Looks like Tony is starting to rub off on Kagome, he would be so proud! Read, enjoy, and review!