+ Chapter 4: Love is in the air…
+ By: Lana.
+ Summary: Through some unfortunate series of events, Inu Yasha is seen as Tokyo's newest superhero. Oh dear.
+ Rating: PG-13. I mean, Inuyasha is in it! It's like a standard thing. :P
+ Notes: Hiyo! Well… *scratches her head* I still haven't thought of a name. But oh well, we'll come to that later! *grins rather evilly* I just love this chapter. Oh, and by the way, I'm still sketching out the costume-designs, but as soon as I've finished them I'll post 'em on my site. *coughshamelessplugcough*
Thanks for the reviews, everyone! *bear-hugs*
+ Disclaimer: Me no own Inu Yasha. Me no own the title either. Oh, phooey! *pouts*
"…" – speech.
'…' – thoughts.
*…* - sound effects.
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Without the help of Sango and Miroku it proved to be much more difficult to defeat the ongoing stream of squirming Youkai. It was true that Kagome's somehow mechanically modified bow was able to do much more damage than her normal bow (even if it did look ridiculous), shooting five beaming arrows at a time.
Kagome gripped the handle tighter, curling her delicate fingers around the shoot-button and pressing it with a soft click. Instantly, five huge, wriggling snake Youkai were vaporized, leaving nothing but a small, lingering cloud of dust and ash hanging in the air. Kagome sighed, wiping away the small beads of sweat that had started forming on her forehead with the back of her hand. The hot sun was beating down upon them mercilessly and the fight was beginning to tire Kagome. She stole a quick glance at Inuyasha, who had just ripped apart a rat Youkai with his sharp claws. His dog-nose was scrunched up in a permanent snarl, but instead of making him look dangerous, Kagome found it rather cute.
'But now is not the time...' she scolded herself, regaining her balance and placing five arrows in their slots. Her hands trembled a bit and she clumsily let one of them fall to the ground. Sighing warily, she snatched it off the ground. 'Why must I always be so clumsy?!'
Aggravated, she threw her long, dark hair over her shoulder, her clear eyes skimming across the sky in search of her next victims. 'Kikyou is never clumsy…' she thought bitterly, toasting a couple of Youkai who were planning to attack Inuyasha from behind. '…Oh no, dear Kikyou is Miss Perfect! She's graceful, pretty, delicate, beautiful, sophisticated, strong, unwavering, brave-' the list went on and on in Kagome's mind as she killed off Youkai by Youkai without mercy. Inuyasha blinked at her sudden ferocity but decided to let it slide. After all, the woman had the power to make him eat dirt every time she felt like it! That was not something to take lightly… Shivering slightly, he focused his attention back to the matters at hand. A centipede Youkai had just wriggled its enormous body all around him and its tiny little squirming feet were giving Inuyasha the jeepers. Inuyasha hated bugs. He loathed them. Readying his claws, he slashed through its body without much effort, smirking at how easy it was to penetrate its soft scale.
It was by then Inuyasha became aware that he was being watched. Growling softly, he crouched lower and sniffed the air, trying to catch the scent of the person (or thing?) spying on him. Kagome noticed his odd behaviour and wavered, her arrows missing their targets completely. She grunted in annoyance. '… and she never misses a shot!' she added mentally to her list Why Kikyou Was Perfect.
Turning around, she ran to Inuyasha. "What's wrong?" she yelled over the sound of the howling Youkai nearing them, panting a bit.
Inuyasha didn't respond immediately. He glared around the area, sniffing and making soft noises in the back of his throat. Kagome resisted the urge to giggle at how much he resembled a dog, telling herself that this was a serious situation and that… and that-that spandex really did a great job of showing a person's muscles. She mentally slapped herself. Not now. Concentrate!
"A Youkai…" Inuyasha's low voice grumbled deep in his throat and Kagome jumped, a bit startled by his late reply. "Wha-what do you mean? There are Youkai everywhere!"
Inuyasha rolled his eyes at her reply. "That's not what I meant! There's a powerful Youkai behind this attack, pulling all the strings…" his voice trailed off as his keen golden eyes darted from the left to the right, trying to locate where in the world the horrible stench surrounding them was coming from. Feeling a bit intimidated, Kagome inched closer to Inuyasha. "Are you sure?" she whispered softly, not really sure why she was whispering in the first place.
"Of course I'm sure!" Inuyasha scoffed, aggravated and gave her a look that said; 'Are you kiddin' me?'
Kagome shrugged. "No need to get all worked up 'bout it…" she muttered, giving him a dark look. Inuyasha didn't seem to notice it though, since his attention was focused elsewhere. Suddenly, he seemed to freeze. His head snapped to the right sharply, fluffy-white ears straining and nostrils flaring. "There!" he exclaimed, pointing to the faraway distance with a look of triumph on his face, looking very much like a trained hunting-dog who has just found a potential prey hiding in the bushes.
Kagome managed to latch herself onto his back just in time as he dashed across the rooftops, his long hair fluttering wildly in the breeze and blocking all sight.
Finally, after a bit of a rough landing, Kagome tumbled off his back and fell on her butt rather hard. She winced in pain and whined, rubbing a sore spot on her behind. "Owww..!" Inuyasha just snorted. "Clumsy bitch…"
Kagome glared at him, thunder crackling between them. "Oh, shut up you, you-you-you..!" her mouth opened and closed repeatedly, making her look like a fish on dry land, gasping for a breath of fresh ai-- err, water. Then, her lips suddenly curled into a triumphant smirk and her eyes glinted dangerously, almost un-Kagome like. Her gaze travelled down his spandex-clad body and back up, as if she were checking him out.
Inuyasha blinked at her sudden change of behaviour and under her piercing stare, a faint blush started to creep across his cheeks. "Whaaat?" he asked, a tinge of annoyance clear in his voice.
Kagome dusted herself off with an air of dignity and gracefully stood back up, putting her small hands on her hips. She cocked her head to the side and grinned at him predatorily.
"You know…" she purred, her voice low and seductive. "I've never really noticed how well-build you are, up and until now." She licked her lips as if to emphasize her point. Inuyasha just looked rather dumbfound, until his brains caught up with what his ears were hearing. Immediately, colour flushed to his cheeks and he began to stutter. "Wha-wha-what are you-you talking 'bout?" he managed to choke out, his throat suddenly feeling very dry.
Kagome didn't reply. Instead, she peered at him from under her thick eyelashes with a strange look in her eyes. A look that clearly said; 'You're mine. Resistance is futile.'
Now this freaked Inuyasha out. He hesitantly took one or two – well, more like five or six – steps back and almost tripped over the edge of the roof.
"Kag-Kagome…" he started, but was immediately silenced when she threw her arms around his neck and pressed – more like crushed – her lips against his. Time seemed to freeze, as did Inuyasha. His eyes grew to the size of large dinner plates, his pupils nothing more than two small dots. All in all, it would've looked very comical if it weren't for the fact that Kagome was kissing him rather passionately, pressing her small body against his in a very, um, inviting sort of way. Oh dear. And just when you think absolutely nothing can go wrong anymore, it turns out that it can indeed go much worse. Much, much worse.
Several lights flashed, accompanied by the usual schlit-schlit sound camera's make. Both Inuyasha and Kagome were blinded temporarily, even though Kagome had her eyes closed the whole time. When she opened them, she blinked down rather innocently into Inuyasha's huge golden ones. Then, she noticed the position they were in. She blinked up at the reporters who were wildly taking notes. Realisation seemed to seep into her mind. Slowly, her eyes travelled back to a certain hanyou she was almost glomping to death. He still very much had the same expression he'd worn earlier, his eyes staring straightforward rather vacantly. Slowly, one clawed hand reached up to touch his lips, confirming Kagome's sneaking suspicions. His blank stare settled on her and suddenly, time seemed to move at a normal rate again.
The two freaked out teenagers yelled their lungs out, only pausing a second to catch their breath before continuing their rampant screaming. Kagome pushed Inuyasha away quickly, causing him to tumble off the roof. Luckily, thanks to his quick reflexes, he managed to snatch onto a ledge, clutching on for dear life (not that the fall would've killed him, but still).
Breathing heavily, Kagome raised both her hands to touch her lips. 'Wha-what did I just do..?! I-I…' assembling her thoughts, she tried to remember what had happened. 'There was this-this feeling… This need…' she stared at Inuyasha, who pulled himself back up on the roof. She raised her hands and cupped her own burning face with her palms. 'I can't face him after this!! How can I explain? I-I don't even know myself what had gotten over me…'
Kagome turned away from Inuyasha, trying to hide her burning cheeks. She came face to face with many, many reporters, all looking rather expectantly at her, some of them holding out microphones. What followed was an eerie silence.
Kagome's eyebrow twitched in frustration, her face suddenly very pale.
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Next chapter: Inuyasha's not happy, nuh-huh. Neither is Kagome. Ah, raging hormones… *wicked grin* Also, there's more Youkai butt-kicking! Funnn.
A/N: Ouch! Confusing? Nah, not really, is it? I mean, come on. Anyway, all will be revealed in the next chapter. Plan to make it a bit longer, I do. :)
Update might come a bit late – I'm going on a short trip today for a week or so.
-Lana.
