Ch 6: Plastic Blue
Kagome awoke from her restful nights sleep, the first she'd had in years. She felt safe, reassured in her lover's arms. She looked up at his still sleeping face. Such strength, contained in such an innocent looking face. She reached up to touch him, prompting him to awake.
"Hey there, sleepy head," she teased. She climbed up on him, and kissed him lightly. Inuyasha wrapped his arms around Kagome's naked body. "Again?" she asked. "Four wasn't enough?"
"You were the one who fell asleep," Inuyasha replied.
"Not everybody has the stamina of a half-demon," Kagome giggled. She surrendered, allowing Inuyasha to roll her onto her back. He kissed her bosom, then traveled to her navel, then downward...
The phone seemed to ring obnoxiously loud. Inuyasha looked up as Kagome reached for the phone. "Don't answer."
Kagome looked at him "mmmmm....I have too." She gasped. Kagome picked up the phone. "Uh, ah! Hello?"
"Kagome, its Sesshoumaru. I need you to get here a little early, say about ten minutes?"
"Ah, oh, oh, oh ummm! A-alright, I-I-I'll be there."
"Okay. And Kagome?"
"Ah, ah, AH! Y-yes?"
"Make that half an hour."
Kagome put down the phone and rolled Inuyasha over. "You're going to pay for that, Mister!" she teased.
***
Kagome walked down the halls of the Arena. She couldn't help but notice the giant steel structure in middle of the Arena. She tracked down Sesshoumaru.
"Kagome," he said as soon as he spotted her. "I need to talk to you."
"What is it?" she asked.
"Lord Naraku is coming to the Tokyo Arena next week. In his honor, we're having a Battle Royal of Legends. You've been invited to participate."
"Cool. So, I take it that's what the big cage is for?"
"You are correct."
"So, how many are going to be in this thing?"
"6. The contestants are yourself, Kagura, Juuromaru, Kouga, Inuyasha, and Setsuna. The winner gets the privilege to fight the Emperor himself."
"Damn, those are some of the elites. But why Inuyasha?"
"I don not know. It was a request by Lord Naraku himself."
"Well then, this oughta be fun."
"Here's your pay for this week. Since the Arena is closed in preparations, I took it to pay all the fighters as if they had a fight this week."
"How uncharacteristically generous," Kagome said sarcastically. "I'll be back...when is that fight?"
"Next Friday, at 8:00 p.m. under the lights. Do not be late. Now, if you will excuse me, I have an urgent meeting to attend to." Sesshoumaru turned and walked away, leaving Kagome to sense that something was different about him. He was aloof and distant, not the man she usually knew. It was probably just the pressure of having to prepare for the Emperor.
Kagome turned and left. She jumped on her motorcycle and sped off. Something, a feeling she could not explain led her to the cemetery. She stepped off, and looked over the graves, spotting the woman in black.
"You were right," she admitted. "Koga and Hojo..."
"...Were not the ones I spoke of."
"What?" she shouted.
"Hojo and Koga were not the betrayers I spoke of. You never truly trusted them in the first place, am I correct?"
"Great, then who is?"
"I cannot say."
"And why the Hell not?" Kagome yelled.
"His spells keep me silent. Even a dead woman has vulnerabilities." She set a sword on the ground. "Take it, it will serve you well. And tell my brother I said hello." She walked off, disappearing into the omnipresent mist of the graveyard, leaving Kagome with the sword.
She got on her motorcycle and rode home. She arrived to an empty house. "Hm, guess he stepped out for some air. Guess I'll go see Shina and Sezaku. She jumped on her motorcycle, and sped away.
She approached the home, cutting through Sezaku's garden. She firmly knocked on the door, and Shina answered.
"Hey Shina, is Sezaku home?"
"No, he's on a mission for Master Shippou. Why?"
"Oh, nothing. Can I come in?"
"Sure, make yourself at home! You know you're always welcome."
Kagome walked in and sat down. Sezaku was one of the highest paid fighters in the Arena. That fact, combined with his mercenary work assured that he could afford his expensive tastes, like the leather chair she now sat in.
***
His footsteps echoed through the ebon hallways. He waited with baited breath as the large doors opened in front of him. He slowly walked inside. He could see the Emperor in his regal presence, staring out over his empire.
"Everything is going in order of your plan, Lord Naraku. The Battle Royal is set up, and the contestants you requested have all accepted."
"And Kagome?"
"The woman is completely unaware of my... allegiances," he smirked
"Excellent," Naraku said in typically evil fashion. "I knew you wouldn't fail me. You will continue to observe her."
The man looked disdained. "We're allies, I'm not your servant. Do not treat me like it. I will see to it that the one you want to win the fight does so." The man turned and left.
"That is where you are wrong. Everyone is my servant. I rule this world and once I'm finished with Kagome, all who threaten my power will be gone, and that includes you!"
Kagome awoke from her restful nights sleep, the first she'd had in years. She felt safe, reassured in her lover's arms. She looked up at his still sleeping face. Such strength, contained in such an innocent looking face. She reached up to touch him, prompting him to awake.
"Hey there, sleepy head," she teased. She climbed up on him, and kissed him lightly. Inuyasha wrapped his arms around Kagome's naked body. "Again?" she asked. "Four wasn't enough?"
"You were the one who fell asleep," Inuyasha replied.
"Not everybody has the stamina of a half-demon," Kagome giggled. She surrendered, allowing Inuyasha to roll her onto her back. He kissed her bosom, then traveled to her navel, then downward...
The phone seemed to ring obnoxiously loud. Inuyasha looked up as Kagome reached for the phone. "Don't answer."
Kagome looked at him "mmmmm....I have too." She gasped. Kagome picked up the phone. "Uh, ah! Hello?"
"Kagome, its Sesshoumaru. I need you to get here a little early, say about ten minutes?"
"Ah, oh, oh, oh ummm! A-alright, I-I-I'll be there."
"Okay. And Kagome?"
"Ah, ah, AH! Y-yes?"
"Make that half an hour."
Kagome put down the phone and rolled Inuyasha over. "You're going to pay for that, Mister!" she teased.
***
Kagome walked down the halls of the Arena. She couldn't help but notice the giant steel structure in middle of the Arena. She tracked down Sesshoumaru.
"Kagome," he said as soon as he spotted her. "I need to talk to you."
"What is it?" she asked.
"Lord Naraku is coming to the Tokyo Arena next week. In his honor, we're having a Battle Royal of Legends. You've been invited to participate."
"Cool. So, I take it that's what the big cage is for?"
"You are correct."
"So, how many are going to be in this thing?"
"6. The contestants are yourself, Kagura, Juuromaru, Kouga, Inuyasha, and Setsuna. The winner gets the privilege to fight the Emperor himself."
"Damn, those are some of the elites. But why Inuyasha?"
"I don not know. It was a request by Lord Naraku himself."
"Well then, this oughta be fun."
"Here's your pay for this week. Since the Arena is closed in preparations, I took it to pay all the fighters as if they had a fight this week."
"How uncharacteristically generous," Kagome said sarcastically. "I'll be back...when is that fight?"
"Next Friday, at 8:00 p.m. under the lights. Do not be late. Now, if you will excuse me, I have an urgent meeting to attend to." Sesshoumaru turned and walked away, leaving Kagome to sense that something was different about him. He was aloof and distant, not the man she usually knew. It was probably just the pressure of having to prepare for the Emperor.
Kagome turned and left. She jumped on her motorcycle and sped off. Something, a feeling she could not explain led her to the cemetery. She stepped off, and looked over the graves, spotting the woman in black.
"You were right," she admitted. "Koga and Hojo..."
"...Were not the ones I spoke of."
"What?" she shouted.
"Hojo and Koga were not the betrayers I spoke of. You never truly trusted them in the first place, am I correct?"
"Great, then who is?"
"I cannot say."
"And why the Hell not?" Kagome yelled.
"His spells keep me silent. Even a dead woman has vulnerabilities." She set a sword on the ground. "Take it, it will serve you well. And tell my brother I said hello." She walked off, disappearing into the omnipresent mist of the graveyard, leaving Kagome with the sword.
She got on her motorcycle and rode home. She arrived to an empty house. "Hm, guess he stepped out for some air. Guess I'll go see Shina and Sezaku. She jumped on her motorcycle, and sped away.
She approached the home, cutting through Sezaku's garden. She firmly knocked on the door, and Shina answered.
"Hey Shina, is Sezaku home?"
"No, he's on a mission for Master Shippou. Why?"
"Oh, nothing. Can I come in?"
"Sure, make yourself at home! You know you're always welcome."
Kagome walked in and sat down. Sezaku was one of the highest paid fighters in the Arena. That fact, combined with his mercenary work assured that he could afford his expensive tastes, like the leather chair she now sat in.
***
His footsteps echoed through the ebon hallways. He waited with baited breath as the large doors opened in front of him. He slowly walked inside. He could see the Emperor in his regal presence, staring out over his empire.
"Everything is going in order of your plan, Lord Naraku. The Battle Royal is set up, and the contestants you requested have all accepted."
"And Kagome?"
"The woman is completely unaware of my... allegiances," he smirked
"Excellent," Naraku said in typically evil fashion. "I knew you wouldn't fail me. You will continue to observe her."
The man looked disdained. "We're allies, I'm not your servant. Do not treat me like it. I will see to it that the one you want to win the fight does so." The man turned and left.
"That is where you are wrong. Everyone is my servant. I rule this world and once I'm finished with Kagome, all who threaten my power will be gone, and that includes you!"