{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
Saturday
Alexander couldn't sleep. He studied Inuyasha all day yesterday, trying to get some kind of grasp on what was happening to him. He could feel the change in him, his sense of smell becoming stronger and his vision sharpening to the point where he could see things that used to be too far away to even be noticed. It was all starting to creep him out. He checked his reflection in the bathroom mirror. 'Nope,' he thought, 'no ears.' His teeth were a little sharper, though. He shrugged it off and let his mind wander. 'What is it about her?' Alexander asked himself for the second time in twenty-four hours. He returned to his room and changed into fresh clothes. He hastily yanked on the black jeans and the matching cotton tank top at the foot of his bed, careful not to wake Shippou. As he walked out, he stole a glance at him. Suddenly his head reeled and another flashback came to mind.
'Take care of her, Shippou!'
Alexander stood up groggily and shook his head. 'How did I fall?' he asked himself. He felt like he needed some air. Alexander opened his bedroom window and leaned out, his gaze resting on the roof a foot above. He climbed on the ledge and leaped for the roof's edge. He caught it easily, and swung one leg up and over the side. He reached the rooftop and sat down, his feet dangling over the ledge. Alexander let his thoughts wander as he surveyed the horizon. 'I hope Kagome's ok.' He was starting to feel a little, well, weird about her. He had felt alone for so long.
His life in the U.S. had not been the happiest. Alexander's mother left him and his father when he was very young. His father raised him by himself, and he was rather overbearing. He died a month after Alexander turned 21, leaving him his entire company. Alexander was the youngest c.e.o.'s in the country, over a computer software facility. {I. E. The Inuyasha here has money. A LOT of money.} He moved to Tokyo to keep an eye on his father's life's work. He hadn't planned on meeting anyone, but as soon as Kagome fainted in his arms, he felt different. For the first time in his life, he didn't feel alone anymore. For the first time he felt complete. Alexander sighed. 'I've only known her for three days, and already I feel like I'm lost without her.' He shook his head, closing his eyes to the world around him.
"I've got to have her back."
"My sentiments exactly."
Alexander turned to face Inuyasha, who was sitting right beside him. He had been so deep in thought he hadn't heard him coming.
Inuyasha sighed. "You know, some of my best memories involve her."
Alexander lowered his head. "We've got to find her."
Inuyasha nodded in agreement. "I know."
They watched the sun set. Shippou and Myouga had awakened and listened to their conversation. Shippou and Myouga smiled at each other. Alexander jolted suddenly, his head turned in the distance.
"Did you smell that?" Inuyasha raised his head, questioning.
"What?"
Alexander stood up slowly. He reached in the window and yanked Shippo onto his back.
"It's Kagome. She's bleeding."
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"Oh, great," Kagome gasped.
She was trying to bend the bars in the window when she cut her hand. She jumped down and licked her finger. 'That's just terrific.' she scolded herself. 'How are you going to get that past Sesshoumaru?' She reached in her pocket, trying to find something to cover the wound, when she came across a book of matches. 'Why didn't I find these before now?" Kagome ripped the sheet on the cot into pieces, put the pieces in front of the door and struck a match. She threw it on the pile of cloth, instantly causing it to burst into flames. She turned and started to work on the window again, feeling the bars starting to give. As the hole became wider, the door to her room burst open. Sesshoumaru and Jakken rushed in the room, Jakken dumping a bucket of water on the flames. Kagome gasped sharply and stuck her leg through the hole and out the window. She was wiggling out when Sesshoumaru grabbed her by the hair and hurled her back in the room and on the cot. Her head hit the wall, sending her into unconsciousness.
Sesshoumaru flipped a strand of hair off his shoulder and surveyed the damage Kagome had caused. There was water damage from the bucket, and the sheets were a complete loss, but the room was only covered in soot. His gaze turned to the girl. She was filthy, the grime covering her from head to toe. He sighed and picked her up, carrying her out of the room and into a different part of the house. If Kagome had been awake, she would have been highly impressed. It was a large bathroom, decorated with flowers with a large marble tub in the floor. Sesshoumaru stripped the girl's clothes with some difficulty, muttering darkly at the tight fitting jeans she was wearing. He decided to forget the gentle way and used his claws to rip the garments from the girl's small frame. He lowered her in to the warm water in the tub. As he removed the soot from Kagome's hair, he admired her features. 'She really is pretty,' he thought. 'Maybe after I kill my brother, I'll keep her as a toy.' He finished her bath and rummaged through the closet. Inside he found the perfect thing. It was her school uniform. 'It's a little small, but it will have to do.' Jakken rushed in the room when he finished dressing her.
"My lord, we found blood on the bars in her room. Surely it will enrage Lord Inuyasha!"
Sesshoumaru smiled. "Good. Now I don't have to find him." He pointed to Kagome. "Tie her up in the dojo downstairs and wait for me."
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Alexander and Inuyasha leaped from building to building, Alexander following Kagome's scent and Inuyasha following close behind. Shippou and Myouga were on Alexander's back.
"Wow," Shippou whispered to the flea. "Its amazing how well Alexander is handling the changes in himself."
Myouga nodded in agreement. "Yes. He is almost a match for Lord Inuyasha."
Shippou sighed, then tilted his head in surprise. "Hey Myouga, do you notice something different about how Alexander smells?"
Myouga sniffed Alexander's hair and shook his head. "No, why? Do you?"
Shippou nodded in earnest. "He smells more like Inuyasha now. More complete. But Inuyasha smells less."
Myouga was startled. He hadn't noticed the difference, and found it more than unnerving.
"I don't understand it," Myouga whispered. Shippou scratched his head thoughtfully.
"I don't understand it, either, but it wouldn't surprise me if Alexander's hair turned white and ears sprouted on top of his head."
Alexander skidded to a stop. "My accountant is going to kill me for throwing away $300 shoes, but I can't run like this."
Alexander turned to look at Shippou, who gasped. "What? Are you ok?"
Shippou nodded, visibly paler. Alexander patted his head. "Don't worry. We'll find her."
Shippou nodded again and Alexander started off. Shippou looked at Myouga, trying to figure out if he had seen the same thing. Alexander's hands were different.
They were claws.
Myouga turned to look at Inuyasha. They had to find Kagome and figure out what was going on.
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SF: Hey! Everybody calm down! {::audience stops booing long enough to glare at SF. She gulps::} Look, I'm sorry Friday was so short. I swear it wasn't meant to be that way! I got a little carried away with STUDYING and all that I forgot. Actually, I didn't think I'd take that long. Who would have guessed that they'd dedicate 13 pages to how to cook and prepare potatoes? Just potatoes? Somebody give these people a clue!! It's POTATOES for the love of Moses. Don't these people have any SHAME!!!!!!!!!!!!! {::glances at shocked audience::} Heh, heh. Brain rot. What can you do? Anyway, please be here tomorrow when Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha and Alexander get it on! Not in THAT way, yaoi fans (Yeck! Not my Sesshou! No way. He's mine!!!!!!)
Responses:
Seishin-Kenshihiro: Thank you SO much for putting me in your favorites! I'm so honored! {::brushes tears from her eyes::} I just want to say thank you to my little sister. If it wasn't for her aggravating me constantly, this wouldn't have been possible!
Animegirlll: Alexander's new demon like powers will be explained Sunday. Stay tuned.
Snooptopian: Welcome! To answer your question, I can't. See, if I do it'll tell the story and I want readers to be surprised. Forgive me. (Inuyasha and Sesshou say I'm an evil bitch, but what do they know…wait a minute. They would know. Oh well.)
Sauratos: Sorry. Kagome doesn't wish them back together, but something else happens entirely. Don't worry about being disappointed, though. As I always say, I give you what you need when you need it.
Dark Millenia: I know! Kikyou was so ignorant! Gah! Anyway, there is a reason he's fighting for Kagome and its not the one you think. Stay tuned, cause this fic officially ends next Monday!
Hyper kitsune-pup: Thank you! I hope this fic isn't too predictable for you. Keep reading and let me know.
Judith Kay c: Don't worry about spelling. I can't spell a lick either. My spell check should get paid for all the mistakes it has to fix.
Aejavu: You have no IDEA how hard it is to update every day, but this fic is in real time, so you do what you have to. Plus I'm working on the sequels to at least three other stories. I haven't even STARTED on 'Tested'. Man, I'm so fried if I don't get with the program. Oh well. Thank you!
Sorrow: Here you go! Don't forget, this fic ends Monday!
Kandi: Welcome to the insanity! Thank you for the review.
Lizzie2348: Thank you and welcome!
Clever Fox Child: Thank you so much! As to where I get my ideas from, please see chapter eight of 'Vengeance'.
Jill: Thank you! This story is almost finished, so don't forget!
Crystal-chan: Thank you!
Tinuviel: I'm trying as hard as I can to make this story as interesting as possible. You're right. You'd think he would have gotten a life by now but NOOOOO….he has to bother people. {::shakes head::} Men, will they ever learn?
Youkai chick supreme: Sorry about the name. Reign the Conquer was on when I was trying to think, and it just stuck. Thanks for the love.
Dark-coyote: Forgive me, but Sesshou is evil in this one. To make up for it, there are the 'Unexpected Allies' and the 'Vengeance' series, plus 'You Don't Know What You've…'. Thanks for the love!
Eartha: Thanks again!
Lilserenity: Don't worry. I was confused myself when I was writing it, but it all works out in the end. To let my mother tell it, I stay confused.
Kels: Thank you. You have no idea how hard it is.
Glory230: Another favorite list? {::faints from the rush. Sesshou shakes his head and carries SF off stage::}
Houshi-chan: It only gets worse from here.