Ch 5: The Green-Eyed Monster
Kagome looked at her old friend with eyes of disbelief. "Master Shippou wants to see me? Why?" she asked.
"Do you really need to ask?"
"I just can't believe it. Shippou is a legend in the pits, almost as much so as Sesshoumaru."
"This is a once in a lifetime chance, Kagome. You should take it." Sezaku replied.
"Alright, when and where?"
"I'll tell Master, and he will give me the time and place."
"Okay." Kagome walked away towards Inuyasha. He took her hand and began walking.
"What was that about?" he asked.
"Master Shippou wants to meet with me," she answered
"Shippou?"
"He's a legendary Pit Fighter. He only has two losses to his name. One was to Sesshoumaru," Kagome replied
"And the other?" he asked.
"Me," she smirked. They arrived at the house. Inuyasha opened the door.
"Really? Just out of curiosity, how many losses do you have?"
"None. I'm the only undefeated fighter in the Pits. Why, do you think it makes me more attractive?"
Inuyasha chuckled, and drew her close. "Maybe." They kissed, and Inuyasha's hand traveled up Kagome's tight leather shirt. Kagome pulled back, and removed her shirt with a coy smile. She giggled as Inuyasha kissed her and moved towards the table. But then, a knock on the door prompted Inuyasha to break away and Kagome scrambled to find her shirt. Inuyasha opened the door.
"Can I help you?" he asked somewhat irritated.
"Yeah, I need to speak with Kagome," the man replied coldly.
"What do you want Koga?" she asked walking over.
"I need to talk to you, about Shippou. Alone."
Inuyasha growled. "It's okay, Inuyasha. I'll be right back. She followed him out and down the street.
"Who's he?" Koga asked.
"My boyfriend," Kagome replied. Maybe this would get him off her case. "In fact, we were in the middle of something before you barged in."
Koga growled, then chuckled. "Well then, that just makes what we have to do all that much easier," He said with a sinister smirk.
Hojo walked out of the shadows twirling a staff. "Without your vambraces, Kagome, your nothing."
"Why boys, I never knew you were the jealous type. Had I known, I wouldn't have bothered to put my shirt back on."
Koga's face betrayed his anger. "Just shut up and die. We're being paid for your carcass, not your mouth."
Hojo rushed her from behind, his effort being met by a backfist. A kick to the face greeted Koga. Hojo jumped to his feet, swinging his staff wildly, and leaving him open to a shot to the ribs by Kagome. Kagome grabbed his staff, and used it to jab him over the face a few times before she sent him flying with a swing to the chin. She spun around and nailed Koga with a shot to the face, followed by another to the groin.
"You know, boys, I can do this all day." Kagome smirked.
Koga ran up and grabbed the staff. Hojo came up from behind delivered a blow to Kagome's back. She yelled in pain, and went to her knees. Koga laughed, and kicked Kagome in the head. She sprawled to the ground, and Koga lifted her face up. "A kiss before you die?" he taunted. Kagome spit in face. Koga reared his arm back, but found it tightly in someone's grip.
"GET AWAY FROM HER!" Inuyasha yelled as he threw Koga into a nearby building. Koga growled and rushed Inuyasha. He grabbed the Wolf demon by the throat, and threw him into Hojo. With them temporarily stunned, he was able to tend to Kagome.
"Are you okay?" he asked.
"Yeah, I think he hit a nerve or something."
Inuyasha breathed a sigh of relief. Just then he was greeted by a jump kick to his face courtesy of Koga. He rolled to his feet just in time to avoid a follow up by Koga, but left himself open to a blow from Hojo. Inuyasha shrugged it off and grabbed the human by the throat. He slammed him into the ground with such force it cracked.
He stared down Koga with a look of pure hatred. "Why are you here, and what do you want with Kagome?" he growled.
"Our employer wants her dead. Its as simple as that."
"And who is your employer?"
"Ah, that would be telling, Inuyasha. Lets just say it's someone who's been waiting to meet you for a very long time." Koga jumped away as Inuyasha pounced, and ran off. Inuyasha prepared to follow, but instead decided to tend to Kagome.
"You okay?"
"With all the knocking around that's been happening to me, I must not seem like much of a fighter," she said. Inuyasha smiled, and then frowned as he felt something sharp puncture his back. Blood splattered against Kagome's face. Kagome looked past him, and at Hojo with a knife in Inuyasha's back. Her mind snapped, and she sprung to her feet. Within seconds she was on Hojo, pounding his face into the ground. Her ears were deaf to his cries and screams of pain. Finally she regained her senses, and ran to Inuyasha, leaving Hojo's body behind.
***
"What happened?" Inuyasha said as he opened his eyes.
Kagome carefully stitched his chest up. Inuyasha could faintly feel where she had done the same to his back.
"You were stabbed in the back. I'm sorry," Kagome apologized.
"Don't be. I was protecting you," Inuyasha replied. Kagome climbed across Inuyasha's lap.
"Don't get frisky. I need stitch the rest of your wound," She warned. Sweat beaded down her forehead and her breathing quickened with the tension. "There, done." Kagome barely had time to finish before Inuyasha's lips where on her. "Inuyasha, your wound?" she began.
"I don't care. I want you," Inuyasha removed Kagome's shirt, and kissed her neck ravenously, causing Kagome to moan loudly.
"I want you too," she gasped. Almost in response, the doorbell rang.
Kagome sadly climbed off Inuyasha, and reached for her shirt. "It's gotta be Sezaku. I need to go. I love you," she said bending down to kiss him.
Inuyasha sighed as Kagome walked out.
***
By the time Kagome came home, it was late into the night. She quietly opened and closed the door, and tiptoed into the bedroom. Inuyasha was asleep. She turned on a small lamp, and began removing her clothes. She reached for her dresser, but found her arm caught in a strong grip. With a sudden jerk, she was flung onto the bed and pinned.
"You're not getting away this time," a voice threatened.
Kagome kissed her attacker. "Why would I want to?" Inuyasha laughed and returned her kiss. "Don't you want to know what happened?" she asked.
"Maybe tomorrow." Inuyasha said.
Kagome used her free arm to reach over and turn out the lamp.
Kagome looked at her old friend with eyes of disbelief. "Master Shippou wants to see me? Why?" she asked.
"Do you really need to ask?"
"I just can't believe it. Shippou is a legend in the pits, almost as much so as Sesshoumaru."
"This is a once in a lifetime chance, Kagome. You should take it." Sezaku replied.
"Alright, when and where?"
"I'll tell Master, and he will give me the time and place."
"Okay." Kagome walked away towards Inuyasha. He took her hand and began walking.
"What was that about?" he asked.
"Master Shippou wants to meet with me," she answered
"Shippou?"
"He's a legendary Pit Fighter. He only has two losses to his name. One was to Sesshoumaru," Kagome replied
"And the other?" he asked.
"Me," she smirked. They arrived at the house. Inuyasha opened the door.
"Really? Just out of curiosity, how many losses do you have?"
"None. I'm the only undefeated fighter in the Pits. Why, do you think it makes me more attractive?"
Inuyasha chuckled, and drew her close. "Maybe." They kissed, and Inuyasha's hand traveled up Kagome's tight leather shirt. Kagome pulled back, and removed her shirt with a coy smile. She giggled as Inuyasha kissed her and moved towards the table. But then, a knock on the door prompted Inuyasha to break away and Kagome scrambled to find her shirt. Inuyasha opened the door.
"Can I help you?" he asked somewhat irritated.
"Yeah, I need to speak with Kagome," the man replied coldly.
"What do you want Koga?" she asked walking over.
"I need to talk to you, about Shippou. Alone."
Inuyasha growled. "It's okay, Inuyasha. I'll be right back. She followed him out and down the street.
"Who's he?" Koga asked.
"My boyfriend," Kagome replied. Maybe this would get him off her case. "In fact, we were in the middle of something before you barged in."
Koga growled, then chuckled. "Well then, that just makes what we have to do all that much easier," He said with a sinister smirk.
Hojo walked out of the shadows twirling a staff. "Without your vambraces, Kagome, your nothing."
"Why boys, I never knew you were the jealous type. Had I known, I wouldn't have bothered to put my shirt back on."
Koga's face betrayed his anger. "Just shut up and die. We're being paid for your carcass, not your mouth."
Hojo rushed her from behind, his effort being met by a backfist. A kick to the face greeted Koga. Hojo jumped to his feet, swinging his staff wildly, and leaving him open to a shot to the ribs by Kagome. Kagome grabbed his staff, and used it to jab him over the face a few times before she sent him flying with a swing to the chin. She spun around and nailed Koga with a shot to the face, followed by another to the groin.
"You know, boys, I can do this all day." Kagome smirked.
Koga ran up and grabbed the staff. Hojo came up from behind delivered a blow to Kagome's back. She yelled in pain, and went to her knees. Koga laughed, and kicked Kagome in the head. She sprawled to the ground, and Koga lifted her face up. "A kiss before you die?" he taunted. Kagome spit in face. Koga reared his arm back, but found it tightly in someone's grip.
"GET AWAY FROM HER!" Inuyasha yelled as he threw Koga into a nearby building. Koga growled and rushed Inuyasha. He grabbed the Wolf demon by the throat, and threw him into Hojo. With them temporarily stunned, he was able to tend to Kagome.
"Are you okay?" he asked.
"Yeah, I think he hit a nerve or something."
Inuyasha breathed a sigh of relief. Just then he was greeted by a jump kick to his face courtesy of Koga. He rolled to his feet just in time to avoid a follow up by Koga, but left himself open to a blow from Hojo. Inuyasha shrugged it off and grabbed the human by the throat. He slammed him into the ground with such force it cracked.
He stared down Koga with a look of pure hatred. "Why are you here, and what do you want with Kagome?" he growled.
"Our employer wants her dead. Its as simple as that."
"And who is your employer?"
"Ah, that would be telling, Inuyasha. Lets just say it's someone who's been waiting to meet you for a very long time." Koga jumped away as Inuyasha pounced, and ran off. Inuyasha prepared to follow, but instead decided to tend to Kagome.
"You okay?"
"With all the knocking around that's been happening to me, I must not seem like much of a fighter," she said. Inuyasha smiled, and then frowned as he felt something sharp puncture his back. Blood splattered against Kagome's face. Kagome looked past him, and at Hojo with a knife in Inuyasha's back. Her mind snapped, and she sprung to her feet. Within seconds she was on Hojo, pounding his face into the ground. Her ears were deaf to his cries and screams of pain. Finally she regained her senses, and ran to Inuyasha, leaving Hojo's body behind.
***
"What happened?" Inuyasha said as he opened his eyes.
Kagome carefully stitched his chest up. Inuyasha could faintly feel where she had done the same to his back.
"You were stabbed in the back. I'm sorry," Kagome apologized.
"Don't be. I was protecting you," Inuyasha replied. Kagome climbed across Inuyasha's lap.
"Don't get frisky. I need stitch the rest of your wound," She warned. Sweat beaded down her forehead and her breathing quickened with the tension. "There, done." Kagome barely had time to finish before Inuyasha's lips where on her. "Inuyasha, your wound?" she began.
"I don't care. I want you," Inuyasha removed Kagome's shirt, and kissed her neck ravenously, causing Kagome to moan loudly.
"I want you too," she gasped. Almost in response, the doorbell rang.
Kagome sadly climbed off Inuyasha, and reached for her shirt. "It's gotta be Sezaku. I need to go. I love you," she said bending down to kiss him.
Inuyasha sighed as Kagome walked out.
***
By the time Kagome came home, it was late into the night. She quietly opened and closed the door, and tiptoed into the bedroom. Inuyasha was asleep. She turned on a small lamp, and began removing her clothes. She reached for her dresser, but found her arm caught in a strong grip. With a sudden jerk, she was flung onto the bed and pinned.
"You're not getting away this time," a voice threatened.
Kagome kissed her attacker. "Why would I want to?" Inuyasha laughed and returned her kiss. "Don't you want to know what happened?" she asked.
"Maybe tomorrow." Inuyasha said.
Kagome used her free arm to reach over and turn out the lamp.