Disclaimer: same as before don't own nothing in here cept the main idea of the story. Chapter 2: Destructive Encounter

Kagome was walking with Sango on her way to Sango's house. She had lifted out of her sultry mood somewhat, and at least wasn't planning on killing herself at the moment. Sango tried to cheer her up with jokes about how Miroku had bought her another present, and when he brought it to her in lunch. The school called animal control and police, Miroku got in big trouble. He had bought her a Tiger, and almost set it loose in the school. Sango thought it was cute how he tried to buy her love but he already had it been though he didn't notice.

Kagome was in her own thoughts thinking of how she was going to have to go to work still, even though Sango would have to give her a ride.

"Kagome, what are you thinking about, I bet you haven't heard a word I said," Sango asked Kagome who just stared at her.

"What?? Oh I've been listening ...what did you say. Heheh."

"Kagome!!!" Sango said heatedly, "Your hopeless." they both laughed and made small talk till they reached Sango's house, it wasn't too bad, it was better than what Kagome had. Sango was one step higher in status, money wise anyway.

They talked about Kagome's issues and Kagome said she wouldn't do anything and she would be fine, so Sango let her go to work without her staying around to watch. Plus Inuyasha would be there he cared for her, more than he liked to admit. She knew he wouldn't let anything happen to Kagome.

"Well, I guess I better get to work, I don't want to be late again. I already had to do weekend time just to make up for being late once."

"Alright hang on let me go get my keys. I hope my car is working," she said unsure.

"Hey at least you have a car," she said laughing at her joke somewhat. They both got into the car and drove of to ''Kaede's Paintball Studio.''

"Hey I'll see you when you get back, will you need a ride from me do you want me to come pick you up?" Sango asked.

"I'll just get a ride from Inuyasha or something, I'll see you when I get back," she waved to Sango as she said her last goodbye. Kagome walked around to the employee entrance in the back. She changed into her outfit (somewhat like the school uniform, with only a blue shirt and shorts) she came out front to see Inuyasha giving someone a gun and some safety gear.

She sat into a chair near him and watched as the costumer went off to the side door leading to the arena.

"Your best friend is here, he's hanging out somewhere in the arena if you wanna go see him," Inuyasha said turning to look at her with a grin.

"He is NOT my friend, you baka, why in the seven hells would I want to see him?" she made a noise to show how much she hated him, witch made Inuyasha laugh. "What!" she crossed her arms?

"Nothing," he leaned onto the counter to make himself look casual.

"Then why are you laughing?" she stood up and walked over to him and poked him in the chest, "if you think it's that funny maybe I will go talk to Hojo and the gang he's in!"

Inuyasha just made a gesture for her to proceed ahead, he wouldn't stop her. She made the noise again frustrated with Inuyasha for being such a dork. Then he began to laugh again.

"Stop laughing at me," she said. Just then the arena door opened and Kouga walked in. He didn't have any paintballs splattered on him anywhere.

"Kagome, I hear you were messing with one of my right hand men...." he waited for an answer. She didn't give any answer and looked at his strangely odd shaped ears. There have been rumors said that he had surgery so he would have demon ears, some say that he was born with them. But either way they weren't normal.

"Well.....I don't have the patience to wait all day perhaps we should bring the accuser in here. I hate to see someone so lovely be accused for wrong reasons," Kouga looked at Inuyasha to see his reaction for having him talk about Kagome like this. Inuyasha narrowed his eyes, but didn't say anything for fear of being found out by Kagome that he was beginning to like her.

"Well, I didn't do anything wrong, and I don't need to explain myself to YOU," she said turning half way away from and still looking at him. He made a face of disgust, but he did like her rebellious ways. He enjoyed her as much as seeing Inuyasha's reactions, he didn't like the fact that he was richer than him, and his father had stolen one of his father's ideas for a billion-dollar idea.

"Mmm..." he said under his breathe, he was beginning to walk closer to Kagome about to pass the ''no customers past this point sign' when Inuyasha stepped in front of him.

"Can't pass,'' he said in a very slow menacingly tone.

"Since when do you care? Bastard. She isn't your bitch," Inuyasha narrowed his eyes. Kagome's eyes widened, but she caught herself and stopped noticing that Hojo had walked in. She hated this job, not only because she hated work but t obviously the gangs it attracted. Once there was a shoot out in the arena and it wasn't using paintballs.

"I don't care but you can't pass here, this is my job and you can't come back here because I say!" he gave him a poke in the chest. Kouga obviously didn't like this at all. He pulled out a gun (non-paintball)

"Move," Inuyasha didn't want to but he couldn't very well protect Kagome when he's dead. He'd wait till he's behind him then jump him, " I know what your thinking Inuyasha, I'm not stupid, you move one step from there and I'll kill HER, not you!" he slowly made his way to Kagome.

"Dammit," he muttered under his breathe.

"Look, I didn't do anything that bad ok; just a kick in the balls is all. Ok no need to shoot anybody over," she was scared but she wasn't about to let HIM know.

"No need to hide your fear, Kagome, I love fear. Anyway I don't want to hurt you if I can avoid it anyway. Hojo, what do you think is a suitable punishment. You have 2 seconds to choices."

"Give her to me," he said in less than two seconds.

"No," Kouga denied the suggestion.

"Ok first of all I'm not anyone's to give away, second of all get out, I'm sick of all of you. God, just leave me alone, she was surprised she said this aloud, especially when someone was pointing a gun at her.

"What," they all said in a close unison.

"You heard me," she said rubbing her temple she turned around and Kouga faltered in his attention and was tackled from behind.

"What the hell," he muttered. He lost his grip on the gun and it went flying near Kagome, Hojo was trying to silently get over to the gun but he hit his foot on a fallen paperweight, most likely from Inuyasha and Kouga fighting, Kagome saw him coming and ran to the gun, reaching it way before Hojo. He swore.

"Every one get out!" she pointed the gun at Kouga and Inuyasha on the floor. They both stopped and stood up. She told Hojo to go over there, and Inuyasha went to her side and grabbed the gun out of her hands, she didn't say anything. They had just put her in an even worse mood than before; she was glad that he had taken the gun away, who knows what she would have done.

"Alright Kouga get your gang out of my store! NOW," Kouga snarled and went back into the arena, when he came back he had his whole gang, they set all the equipment on the counter and they all left the store.

Inuyasha set the gun down under the counter, hidden from site. He began to out all the equipment away. He noticed Kagome kneeling down, she had her head in her hands but she didn't look like she was crying.

"Inuyasha...'' she called softly, which he barely caught.

"yea?" he came next to her, kneeling.

"I hate them all," she jumped on him giving him a hug, he fell into a sitting position with her in his lap. He liked it but he wished it had been under better circumstances.

Well that's it for now I know it took me a while to update but my computer wouldn't work so I had to wait then I finally switched it to another comp. and now I put it on. Well Review please.. luv ~ **Dangerously Sweet**