{Disclaimer: Inuyasha doesn't belong to me. I am just borrowing him; so for the love of God, don't sue me.}
What to Do When There Are Two
By Striking Falcon
Friday
'How in the hell did I get here?' Alexander wondered, stealing a glance at his passengers. Inuyasha sat in the front, and Shippo and Myouga were in the back asleep. Inuyasha was thinking over something.
"We'll find her," Alexander said to him, trying to reassure him in some way.
"How far have you gotten with her?"
Alexander blinked in surprise. "Why do you care?"
"Because she's mine."
"Whatever."
Inuyasha looked over at him. "What is that supposed to mean?"
"We're the same person, right? So it doesn't matter which one of us she loves the most because we'll more
than likely end up back together."
Inuyasha snorted. "Not likely."
"Why not?"
"Being human is weak. Its what killed me in the end, after all."
Alexander snorted, amazing Inuyasha in how much they sounded alike. "But the love of a human made you come back, right?"
Inuyasha nodded.
Alexander pulled into the parking lot of his apartment building and stopped the car. He picked up Shippo and Myouga and guided Inuyasha to his front door. He opened the door and stepped in, Inuyasha close behind.
"You ever stop to wonder why we came back as two separate people?" Inuyasha asked as he sank into the couch. Alexander went in the bedroom, put Shippou and Myouga on the bed and went to the refrigerator. He pulled out two sodas and handed Inuyasha one before sitting down.
"I've given it some thought. The way I see it, you're full demon now, right?"
Inuyasha nodded.
"Well, maybe this is so a part of you can be what you want to be," he pointed at Inuyasha "and a part of you can be with her."
"Not following you."
Alexander sighed. "If I stay with Kagome, then a part of you can love her without worrying about hurting her. But if something comes along that I can't protect her from, then you can always come to the rescue." Alexander opened a window, letting in the smells of early city life. 'How did I not notice this before?' he wondered. Inuyasha sniffed the breeze.
"Sesshoumaru is around here somewhere."
Alexander felt like this Sesshoumaru person could be a lot of trouble.
"Why would he take Kagome? From the way you described him earlier, he doesn't seem like he likes us."
Inuyasha drew out the Tetsagia, the sword reflecting the morning light. Alexander gazed at it in wonder. He closed his eyes as a memory surfaced in his mind.
"Hold this. The Tetsagia won't perform for me tonight," said Inuyasha. And with that, he picked up Shippo and was gone, leaving Kagome in the forest.
Alexander felt the spider poison attacking his every cell. And there she was, trying to get him out of the web. Risking her life to save his. She even let him sleep in her lap. He blushed slightly.
"Did you ever tell her thank you?" he asked Inuyasha.
"For what?"
"For what she did with the spiders."
Inuyasha eyed him warily. "No."
"Why not?"
"Didn't want to. I could have saved myself, but she got in the way."
Alexander nodded. "No wonder she reacted so strangely when I kissed her," he said aloud. Inuyasha turned red.
"You WHAT?!!"
He reached for Alexander, but he disappeared under his grasp. A thud behind him told him he had been tricked into making that rash decision. Inuyasha turned around…right into Alexander's fist, which hurt a lot more than he would have guessed. He reeled from the blow, growling angrily. Alexander just stood there, a small smile on his face.
"That's for those bullshit comments earlier." He walked away from him and to his room. "You can sleep out here."
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Kagome woke up to an empty room. Other than her bed, there was a table and chair. She stood up and looked out the window. She was in the middle of the country. Kagome sighed and sat back down. The door to her little room opened. Sesshoumaru walked in the room, giving her an evil grin. He sat down in the chair facing her.
"Well, well, well. Long time no see."
Kagome rolled her eyes. "I'm sure you're just as thrilled to see me as I am to see you."
Sesshoumaru sucked in a breath, feigning hurt. "You wound me."
Kagome growled. "Not like I want to."
Sesshoumaru frowned and stood up. Jakken came in with a small tray of food in his hands.
"Eat."
Kagome scowled. There was no way she was eating anything that toad had touched. Sesshoumaru laughed.
"If I were you, I'd eat. It will be the last time in this life after all." He turned and left. Kagome sighed.
Like she didn't have enough to deal with.
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SF: No, this chapter isn't as long as the others b/c there isn't a lot to deal with. The strange things that are happening to Alexander are going to get stranger, but so far so good for Kagome. Everybody be cool and don't kill me. Things will get on the ball shortly.
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