Disclaimer: Anything in this story related to Rumiko Takahashi's "Inu-
Yasha" is not mine. All other ideas that make up the story, however, are
mine. Enjoy!!! ^_^
BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON
CHAPTER 7 "A Night To Remember"
Kagome hurried down the sidewalk, tears streaming down her face. Inuyasha told her his point of view and she told him hers. Obviously he didn't trust her enough to believe her, and she couldn't blame him, either. "I am such a baka..." she scolded herself. "Atleast to put it lightly..."
She ran blindly, not caring where she went, or what danger she was in- until it was too late. A man stepped out of the alleyway up ahead and folded his arms. He stood right in her way, making it impossible to get past. Kagome didn't have time for this. She turned back around to go in the opposite direction, when another guy stepped in front of her there, too.
Kagome started to cross the street on her right in a mild panic, when she spotted three others there as well, grinning at her. On the left was a building, so she was pretty much cornered. "What the hell do you want?" she called out, trying to sound tough.
The first man laughed. "Are you Higurashi?"
It was then that all of the courage that Kagome had (which wasn't much) broke. She knew then and there that these men had been sent by Sesshomeru-- who else would call her "Higurashi" like that?
"What do you want?!" Kagome yelled, answering his question with one of her own.
The man stepped forward, as did the others, until they fenced her in. They stood about 20 feet all around her, making Kagome's fear rocket from alarm to a new level- dread.
"Did Sesshomeru send you?" she asked nervously.
The man in front of her, who seemed to be the leader, smirked and pointed a finger at her. "Look, bitch... WE'LL be doing the questioning here. Now tell me- do you have the information?"
Kagome rubbed her cold arms. "I don't have time for this!" she said. "Just leave me alone!"
The men all stepped closer to her, until they had about 10 feet to spare. Kagome felt like a hamster in a cage. She gulped, but tried not to panic. "Look." She said, trying to reason with them. "If Sesshomeru has a problem with me, he can come to me himself. You go and tell him that. If he wants to see me, then we'll meet tomorrow in this exact same spot, for all I care..."
She thought it had been a good idea... however, all the men started to laugh when she was done. Kagome blushed a little. "What's so funny?" she cried.
The leader put up a hand and everyone stopped laughing. "Sesshomeru isn't TOLD what's going on... HE does the telling!"
Kagome clenched her fists. The man continued.
"Now, I would just love to teach you a lesson, and personally- I would right now-- however, Sesshomeru says he really liked you, so he asked us to give you one more chance. If you give us the information now, then we'll spare you."
Kagome stepped backwards a little when he pulled out a knife.
"However," he said, "If you do not give it to us now, I'll have no choice but to have a little fun."
The other guys chuckled amongst themselves at that.
Kagome gulped. She was about to switch into full panic, but suddenly, she thought of Inuyasha. And she regained some of her courage. Clenching her fists, she shouted, "I don't have the information anymore! And even if I did... I wouldn't give it to you anyway... NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO TO ME!"
The leader frowned. "Are you sure about that, Missy?" he asked. As if on cue, all of the other men grabbed onto Kagome's arms, making it impossible for her to get away.
Kagome struggled against their brute strength, still looking the leader right in the eye. "I told you!" she cried. "I would never give it to you!"
The man stepped forward. He held the knife right up to Kagome's throat. "And why is that?" he whispered.
Kagome took a deep breath. Then, cried, "BECAUSE I LOVE INUYASHA!" With that, she kicked the leader in the stomach, making him drop the knife and fall over backwards. The other men all gasped, and loosened their grips on Kagome. That was when she got her chance. She whipped herself to the right, and freed her left arm. Then, she whipped herself to the left, making a swing at the men with her free arm. The men stumbled backwards and Kagome took off down the street.
The leader picked himself up off the ground, and yelled, "Get her, you idiots!" Kagome ran down the street as fast as she could, with the men right behind her, gaining on her every second. She needed to get to the bar soon-- maybe Inuyasha would help her-- or atleast she hoped.
Suddenly, just when Kagome thought she was home-free, another man stepped out of the bar and stood in the path. She gasped. It was Inuyasha!
The white-haired man was looking the other way for Kagome, worried about her.
Kagome felt tears of relief streaming down her cheeks. "INUYASHA!" she cried. "INUYASHA!"
Inuyasha whirled around to see Kagome running towards him as fast as she could, being chased by about four men. He gasped and ran to help her.
Down the street, was the leader of the men, fingering his sharp knife. "I will NOT let Sesshomeru down!" he said to himself. "I WILL avenge him and take what is rightfully HIS!"
"KAGOME!" Inuyasha cried, opening his arms for her.
Kagome opened her mouth to cry out to Inuyasha, when suddenly she felt heard the leader yell something about avenging Sesshomeru. She looked behind herself to see the man raising his knife in the air.
Everything seemed to go in slow motion. Kagome turned to Inuyasha. She knew it would either hit him or her... "It won't hit him... NOT IF I CAN HELP IT!" she thought to herself.
"Inuyasha!" she cried. "GET OUT OF HERE!!!"
The white-haired man did not seem to understand why she was telling him to run away. He thought she was too mad at him to even accept his help. "NO!" he cried. "Kagome I'm sorry!"
Kagome knew then that she would have to do anything in her power to keep Inuyasha safe. She dove through the air right in front of Inuyasha, just as the knife met its mark- into her side.
She gasped, feeling immense pain shoot up her side. She stumbled and fell-- right into Inuyasha's open arms.
"KAGOME!" cried Inuyasha. The men that were chasing her stopped in their tracks.
Inuyasha plopped to the ground with Kagome still in his arms. "Kagome... are you ok?!"
The young woman opened her eyes to see Inuyasha leaning over her. "I... I'm... so sorry..." she murmured through her pain and tears.
Inuyasha hugged her tightly. "Shhhh... I know..." he whispered. "Don't say anything, Kagome... just relax."
Then, he lifted his head and gave the men a death glare. They all gasped and stepped back away from him. "GET OUT OF HERE!" he cried, reaching into his jacket for something. "GET OUT OF HERE BEFORE I KILL YOU!"
The men all turned and hastily ran back down the street, thinking Inuyahsa had a gun in his coat. (Of course, he didn't!)"WE'LL BE BACK!" the leader cried.
As soon as they were gone and out of sight, Inuyasha turned his attention back to Kagome. He took a closer look at her stab wound. It was not deep, and the blood had already began to slow. He ripped off a large piece of his jacket, and then pulled the knife out of Kagome's side.
She whimpered in pain when he did so. However, she was almost numb by then, and it didn't hurt too much anymore.
Inuyahsa wrapped the jacket piece around Kagome's side tightly. Then, he picked her up in his arms. "I'm taking you to the hospital." He said.
However, Kagome shook her head. "NO... don't... don't take me there... those men will come back to get me!" she cried. "They'll figure I'm there!"
Inuyasha nodded, remembering the words of the leader as they had ran away.
"...WE'LL BE BACK!!!"
He sighed. "Fine." He said. "But then you're coming back to my place..." he never finished, because Kagome had lost consciousness.
Inuyasha smiled a little, and carried her back to his car, and laid her in the back seat. He then took off down the street, speeding as fast as he could to get home and help Kagome.
BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON
CHAPTER 7 "A Night To Remember"
Kagome hurried down the sidewalk, tears streaming down her face. Inuyasha told her his point of view and she told him hers. Obviously he didn't trust her enough to believe her, and she couldn't blame him, either. "I am such a baka..." she scolded herself. "Atleast to put it lightly..."
She ran blindly, not caring where she went, or what danger she was in- until it was too late. A man stepped out of the alleyway up ahead and folded his arms. He stood right in her way, making it impossible to get past. Kagome didn't have time for this. She turned back around to go in the opposite direction, when another guy stepped in front of her there, too.
Kagome started to cross the street on her right in a mild panic, when she spotted three others there as well, grinning at her. On the left was a building, so she was pretty much cornered. "What the hell do you want?" she called out, trying to sound tough.
The first man laughed. "Are you Higurashi?"
It was then that all of the courage that Kagome had (which wasn't much) broke. She knew then and there that these men had been sent by Sesshomeru-- who else would call her "Higurashi" like that?
"What do you want?!" Kagome yelled, answering his question with one of her own.
The man stepped forward, as did the others, until they fenced her in. They stood about 20 feet all around her, making Kagome's fear rocket from alarm to a new level- dread.
"Did Sesshomeru send you?" she asked nervously.
The man in front of her, who seemed to be the leader, smirked and pointed a finger at her. "Look, bitch... WE'LL be doing the questioning here. Now tell me- do you have the information?"
Kagome rubbed her cold arms. "I don't have time for this!" she said. "Just leave me alone!"
The men all stepped closer to her, until they had about 10 feet to spare. Kagome felt like a hamster in a cage. She gulped, but tried not to panic. "Look." She said, trying to reason with them. "If Sesshomeru has a problem with me, he can come to me himself. You go and tell him that. If he wants to see me, then we'll meet tomorrow in this exact same spot, for all I care..."
She thought it had been a good idea... however, all the men started to laugh when she was done. Kagome blushed a little. "What's so funny?" she cried.
The leader put up a hand and everyone stopped laughing. "Sesshomeru isn't TOLD what's going on... HE does the telling!"
Kagome clenched her fists. The man continued.
"Now, I would just love to teach you a lesson, and personally- I would right now-- however, Sesshomeru says he really liked you, so he asked us to give you one more chance. If you give us the information now, then we'll spare you."
Kagome stepped backwards a little when he pulled out a knife.
"However," he said, "If you do not give it to us now, I'll have no choice but to have a little fun."
The other guys chuckled amongst themselves at that.
Kagome gulped. She was about to switch into full panic, but suddenly, she thought of Inuyasha. And she regained some of her courage. Clenching her fists, she shouted, "I don't have the information anymore! And even if I did... I wouldn't give it to you anyway... NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO TO ME!"
The leader frowned. "Are you sure about that, Missy?" he asked. As if on cue, all of the other men grabbed onto Kagome's arms, making it impossible for her to get away.
Kagome struggled against their brute strength, still looking the leader right in the eye. "I told you!" she cried. "I would never give it to you!"
The man stepped forward. He held the knife right up to Kagome's throat. "And why is that?" he whispered.
Kagome took a deep breath. Then, cried, "BECAUSE I LOVE INUYASHA!" With that, she kicked the leader in the stomach, making him drop the knife and fall over backwards. The other men all gasped, and loosened their grips on Kagome. That was when she got her chance. She whipped herself to the right, and freed her left arm. Then, she whipped herself to the left, making a swing at the men with her free arm. The men stumbled backwards and Kagome took off down the street.
The leader picked himself up off the ground, and yelled, "Get her, you idiots!" Kagome ran down the street as fast as she could, with the men right behind her, gaining on her every second. She needed to get to the bar soon-- maybe Inuyasha would help her-- or atleast she hoped.
Suddenly, just when Kagome thought she was home-free, another man stepped out of the bar and stood in the path. She gasped. It was Inuyasha!
The white-haired man was looking the other way for Kagome, worried about her.
Kagome felt tears of relief streaming down her cheeks. "INUYASHA!" she cried. "INUYASHA!"
Inuyasha whirled around to see Kagome running towards him as fast as she could, being chased by about four men. He gasped and ran to help her.
Down the street, was the leader of the men, fingering his sharp knife. "I will NOT let Sesshomeru down!" he said to himself. "I WILL avenge him and take what is rightfully HIS!"
"KAGOME!" Inuyasha cried, opening his arms for her.
Kagome opened her mouth to cry out to Inuyasha, when suddenly she felt heard the leader yell something about avenging Sesshomeru. She looked behind herself to see the man raising his knife in the air.
Everything seemed to go in slow motion. Kagome turned to Inuyasha. She knew it would either hit him or her... "It won't hit him... NOT IF I CAN HELP IT!" she thought to herself.
"Inuyasha!" she cried. "GET OUT OF HERE!!!"
The white-haired man did not seem to understand why she was telling him to run away. He thought she was too mad at him to even accept his help. "NO!" he cried. "Kagome I'm sorry!"
Kagome knew then that she would have to do anything in her power to keep Inuyasha safe. She dove through the air right in front of Inuyasha, just as the knife met its mark- into her side.
She gasped, feeling immense pain shoot up her side. She stumbled and fell-- right into Inuyasha's open arms.
"KAGOME!" cried Inuyasha. The men that were chasing her stopped in their tracks.
Inuyasha plopped to the ground with Kagome still in his arms. "Kagome... are you ok?!"
The young woman opened her eyes to see Inuyasha leaning over her. "I... I'm... so sorry..." she murmured through her pain and tears.
Inuyasha hugged her tightly. "Shhhh... I know..." he whispered. "Don't say anything, Kagome... just relax."
Then, he lifted his head and gave the men a death glare. They all gasped and stepped back away from him. "GET OUT OF HERE!" he cried, reaching into his jacket for something. "GET OUT OF HERE BEFORE I KILL YOU!"
The men all turned and hastily ran back down the street, thinking Inuyahsa had a gun in his coat. (Of course, he didn't!)"WE'LL BE BACK!" the leader cried.
As soon as they were gone and out of sight, Inuyasha turned his attention back to Kagome. He took a closer look at her stab wound. It was not deep, and the blood had already began to slow. He ripped off a large piece of his jacket, and then pulled the knife out of Kagome's side.
She whimpered in pain when he did so. However, she was almost numb by then, and it didn't hurt too much anymore.
Inuyahsa wrapped the jacket piece around Kagome's side tightly. Then, he picked her up in his arms. "I'm taking you to the hospital." He said.
However, Kagome shook her head. "NO... don't... don't take me there... those men will come back to get me!" she cried. "They'll figure I'm there!"
Inuyasha nodded, remembering the words of the leader as they had ran away.
"...WE'LL BE BACK!!!"
He sighed. "Fine." He said. "But then you're coming back to my place..." he never finished, because Kagome had lost consciousness.
Inuyasha smiled a little, and carried her back to his car, and laid her in the back seat. He then took off down the street, speeding as fast as he could to get home and help Kagome.