Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Wing, that right belongs to Katsuyuki Sumizawa; nor do I own InuYasha, that right belongs to the talented Rumiko Takahashi.
It had been hours since she had seen Inuyasha with another woman. A woman she knew all too well. It hurt, and that pain was mostly numbed now, thanks to the copious amounts of liquor she had imbibed since finding herself in a daze in the dark side of Tokyo. It was a small dive bar, loud music, and too much smoke in the air and pool. And, of course, Kagome had just sat down on the first open bar stool and ordered without thinking. When the bartender looked at her funny, she had done two things.
The first thing she had pulled out her ID Card to let him know she was more than of age for this. And the second was put a small stack of the twenties down and turned the top to the side, indicating that would be his tip if he kept the drinks going, which he did without asking questions. The more she drank, the hazier her day seemed. Eventually, she had pulled her phone out of her purse and shut it to silent, then off. Before she had done so, she had seen multiple texts and calls from her cheating, piece of shit, scumbag, now ex-boyfriend. As well as a few from Miroku and Sango.
She knew she should at least reply to those. But that would mean accepting what she saw — then causing stuff to blow out of proportion. As Sango and Miroku, while a couple, were both good friends with both InuYasha and her. And to make matters worse, they all worked together for the same company. Drama, that was the name of that stupid high school game, one she didn't want to play right now. With a lopsided grin, she signaled to Ruby, the bartender that was now on duty for the closing shift, to bring her another whiskey sour.
The way the woman raised her red eyebrows that matched her very red hair, giving credence to her name, Kagome wondered if the woman would try to cut her off. But the small sigh and smile of understanding in her all to green eyes, Kagome knew the woman was sympathizing with her. And another drink was placed before her. Smiling, Kagome lifted it and sipped at it and allowing the Whiskey to burn across her tongue and down her throat even if that burn was now heavily muted.
All too soon though, Kagome didn't know where the time went, Ruby was making the last drink, the last call — earning a loud boo from the other patrons. Kagome just smiled at the woman and slowly stood up from the stool she had been on for the last seven hours. Hissing and winching at the pain radiating from her hips into her lower back. The world tilted erratically around her, as she let her Reiki kick in from behind the barrier she used to hide it. It helped to sober her just enough before she put it back behind that barrier.
Leaving another solid twenty for Ruby, who looked a bit worried at her, Kagome waved and tottered out of the bar. Frowning at the cold night air hit her face. It proved she was shit-faced big time if it was causing her flesh to rise due to a chill of her alcohol heated body. But that was something she could deal with later. Now, she needed to find a hotel, pay with what little cash she had left to stay the night, so she could plot on what to do about her life. The last three years were gone, ruined. She refused to stay with InuYasha if he was cheating on her. That apartment was no longer their' or even 'home here' home. It was all a pretty lie.
Hiccuping, Kagome tasted the acidic taste of stomach bile. Making her pause, lean over, and steady herself by placing her hands on her knees. With slow, steady breaths, Kagome forced her body to calm down. As her ears picked up the sound of the gravel-covered pavement crunch as someone made their way towards her. Which, of course, was par for the course with her luck. Someone was potentially going to 'try' to take advantage of her because of how piss drunk she was.
That anger she had felt earlier came back with a vengeance just as she felt the aura of her potential assailant stop inches behind her. Making her eyes narrow as she stood up. Then a hand was on her shoulder, pulling her back. Balance already impaired due to the large amount of alcohol flooding her system; she fell back against whoever this was. A deep chuckle was echoing in the chill night air and further inciting that anger into pure, white-hot rage.
"L-let me g-go. O-or you'll b-be s-sorry," she slurred as she attempted to pull away from the man.
Again the guy just chuckled. Growling, Kagome let her body go still, glad that the liquor made it lax. Then she went into action; her mind blurred a bit with the haze of the Whiskey, she lifted her foot and stomped it down on the guy's foot. Apparently, taking him by surprise and his hold on her loosened. Then she spun and almost toppled over as she tried to shove him away from her. Another growl was coming from deep within her.
"Bitch! What the hell do you think you are doing? Just come along quietly, and I assure you that you'll enjoy yourself," the man said.
This had Kagome curling her lip in a sneer at the man as she tried to spit at him. Only to have it dribble down her chin. She was causing the jerk before to laugh and grab at her again. Already she had prepared for this attempt. Raising one arm, she swatted his hand away, while lifting the opposite leg to kick, which sent her balance, precarious at best now, over the edge. Something the man had been waiting for as she was slowed and losing control of her body quickly, as his arm flung out and caught her across the face.
Brilliant white light exploded across her vision as pain ricocheted around inside of her head. Kagome gasped, getting angrier as she let the barrier drop around her Reiki to flood her system. It would cause problems, but she was damn sure that the bastard just gave her a concussion. Raising her hand to punch back, she heard two shouts, then flashes of green, black, with dirty blond and brown, as she twisted to fight off the two new possible assailants.
Just to have a deep, quiet voice that was deadly sounding in her ear. Reiki coursing down her arms and into her hands, enhancing her strength, she reached out and grasped at the man's arm and pulled him towards her, curling her shoulder down into his chest as he was shorter than her. She saw a flash of blue in her blurred vision as she attempted to toss him. Only to have her body spun and held against a thin chest. Where the pain finally took hold and her Reiki was subconsciously put behind the barrier again, she saw a flash of what looked like an off shade of amethyst.
"Hey... hey... stay with us." a voice seemed to say to her.
But Kagome couldn't anymore. It would be all her fault if something terrible happened to her. The world went dark as her body went limp. Fate hated her at times. And yesterday was supposed to be a happy day. That was her last thought as Kagome let her consciousness sink into oblivion.
TBC!
