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(A/N-Thanks for all the reviews! I didn't think that my story would be so loved, so for all the nice people out there I decided to be kind and go ahead with the next chapter…hehe, anyway, I have a lot of the chapters already written, I just wait for the reviews. And I make sure to edit the story. But still, yet another reminder that you shouldn't hate me for anything I do in this story because it all serves a purpose! I'll update pretty regularly, trust me…it just may take a day or two.)
Chapter three-The newest member
Not surprisingly to Kagome, a motel was right next to the warehouse, and she found that with the exception of Inuyasha, every one of the members lived there. Sango lived on the top story, along with Miroku across the hall. All the other top people did as well, and Kagome was angry when she found out that Kouga was one of them. She wasn't sure she liked him much…
But she didn't complain once she saw the room.
The room was large, with a wonderful kitchen and a large dinning room, connected with a doorway and a wall window. There was a living room with a black leather couch and a leather chair, and a big screen television surrounded by a beautiful entertainment center. There were very artistic pictures all over, and a large hallway that she hadn't been down yet, but looked just as promising as the rest of it. Her mouth hung open at how beautiful the rooms were. "Wow."
"You like it?" She smiled at her. "Come on, I'll show you your room."
Sango led her down the hall and showed her into one of the three doors down the hall. The first door led into the bathroom, the second was Sango's room, and the third would be Kagome's. She opened it and instantly loved it. "Once again, wow."
A queen-sized bed sat in the middle, backed up against the wall, and a rocking chair on one side of it sat by a bookcase with encyclopedias. A large vanity chest with make up and such sat on the other side, and a closet in the wall right in front of the bed. A window sat above the chair, with dark blue blinds that made the room seem dark all the time. Everything in the room was blue, except for the vanity and bookcase, which was a cherry brown oak and Kagome couldn't believe it. Some of the stuff in this house was more expensive than anything that she had in her old room at home…"This is a great room, Sango."
"Inuyasha owns the building, so everything had to be done in style. He would have had black leather everything, but he could only do black leather furniture in the living room. Even the bathroom has black counters and toilets."
"Well Inuyasha certainly knows what he likes."
"The best part is, we don't have to pay for it, as long as we're in the gang." She put a hand on her chin and sighed. "There is one thing I should warn you about…"
"What's that?"
A loud pounding at the door interrupted her, and she scowled with great force. "I think that you're about to see." She walked into the living room with Kagome following suit and opened the door to reveal Kouga, and two other gang members behind him. "Hey, bitch, can we come in?"
"Who are you calling bitch? You're the wolf demon, you fucking bastard. And you aren't coming in unless you tell me what you want."
"We would like to have a talk with our newest gang member, we are entitled to it because you aren't the boss."
"I'm more of a boss than Miroku, and he's third in command. Besides, I believe that Inuyasha said to leave her the fuck alone, and this is my apartment."
"That fucking idiot doesn't know what he's talking about half the time."
Sango gave him an ice glare and jabbed a finger in his chest. "You mess with her and I'll call Inuyasha to haul your ass into a river."
"You're only second in command, he'll do what he wants." Kouga pushed her aside and the three of them walked into the room to stand in front of the wary Kagome, who had been leaning against the doorway to the kitchen. She frowned as he stood in front of her with a man on each side so she couldn't just walk away, and suddenly she felt very violated..."Hey Kagome, how are you doing?"
"I've been better, Kouga. What do you want?"
"Talk to me, Kagome, tell me about yourself."
"Why should I? If Inuyasha told you to leave me alone then you had better do it."
"I ain't afraid of that bastard."
Where did these people go to school at? "From where I'm standing, the first time I saw you he was about to beat your ass."
He leaned forward and sniffed the crook of her neck almost as if he hadn't heard the comment. "Would he beat me if I marked you as mine?"
"I'm not yours, so get the hell away!" She grabbed his nose and pushed him off, crossing her arms over her chest as if making a barrier against him. The men on the side of her each grabbed an arm and she struggled to get them off while Sango got on her cell phone. "Inuyasha, code blue in my apartment."
Kouga stood and got in front of her again, smirking in a way that made Kagome want to wretch. "You are very brave, little girl. Inuyasha got lucky when he found another brave bitch."
Kagome had had enough of him. She used the knowledge from her self-defense class and took her measurements. She leaned back in the men's arms, kicked upward hitting him square in the nose, and he was instantly knocked out with what could have broken the nose on a regular human. He fell to the ground as blood began it's rapid decent down his face, and the other two men gripped harder on her arm and forced her to her knees.
Sango drew her gun and pointed it at Kouga while she stared at the two men. "Back off her or I'll kill him."
The men started laughing hysterically. "Go ahead, kill him!"
She drew another gun and pointed each at one of them, aiming precisely for their heads. "I'll shoot and not miss, now let her go."
The men gulped, but didn't let go as they stared at the gun barrels. Kagome had to wonder if all the men in Inuyasha's gang were this stupid. They couldn't have been very smart if they were following Kouga.
Suddenly the door burst open and an enraged Inuyasha stomped in. In one swift and almost blinding moment he had taken out his knives and latched one on each of the men's throats. "If you don't fucking let her go right now, I'll slit without second thought."
They finally let her go, dropping her to the floor with a thud. He looked down at her with a half concerned gaze, but after seeing that she was fine, he looked around the room for Kouga. "Where's Kouga?"
Sango pointed to him and Inuyasha widened his eyes. He looked back down at Kagome with big question in his eyes. "You did that?"
She slowly nodded. "I was sick of him being in my face, so I kicked him."
He smirked and put the knives back on the other men's throats, adding enough pressure that if one of them moved, they would be cut. "Now, what the hell is this? I thought I made it fucking clear to everyone in the gang that they were to leave her alone."
They pointed at Kouga, pleading in the world's most annoying voices. "He's the one that made us do it!"
"He ain't top of anything! You don't take orders from anyone but Sango, Miroku or me, until I tell you otherwise, got it?"
They nodded, apparently fearing for their lives now. "Yes boss." They said nervously.
"Good, now get your ass's out of here and wait in your room until I say so."
The men were gone out the door in less than a second as they ran towards their room. Sango put her gun away and crossed her arms with a smirk. "That was quick, Inuyasha."
"I wanted the chance to kill him before one of you two did." He looked at Kagome, almost all his rage gone as he assessed the situation. "Did they get you? What happened?"
"They basically burst in here after being denied entrance and they surrounded me. After Kouga had said something, he pissed me off and I pushed him, then the other two got a hold of my arms and I kicked Kouga after he told me that you were lucky to find me. Then Sango threatened the other men and they wouldn't listen, then you came in."
He scratched his head while taking that all in and sighed, letting the breath flow easily out of his mouth. She has quite the attitude…he'd have to watch himself. "Miroku!" He turned towards the doorway and waited for a minute before an out of breath Miroku entered the room. He held up a finger and bent over to catch his breath, after running up ten flights of stairs just to get there.
Inuyasha scowled. "Weak human. Come in here, damn it."
He stood and relaxed after exhaling and walked over to stand near Sango. "Forgive me for not having the ability to jump up flights of stairs without even touching the steps."
"Watch it, Hentai." Kagome noticed that he had already put away the knives, and she didn't see where they came from. He bent down and got an arm under her shoulder, pulling her to her feet. "Are you hurt?"
"No."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, I'm perfectly fine."
"You should have pulled your knife and gutted him, if you could have stomached it, that is." He teased, a very shiny glint of pure arrogance in his eyes. Kagome wanted to smack that look right off his cute face…
"What, you think I couldn't have handled something like that? If I had both my arms, maybe I would have!"
He snorted, about to say something else when Sango patted his shoulder. "Inuyasha, don't give her shit about it. She handled herself well against full Youkai."
He rolled his eyes and pushed her hand off, crossing his arms again in an arrogant manner. "Yea, well she should have killed him."
"She hasn't been a member for an hour yet, and you're already expecting her to have killed him! My god, Inuyasha, you're a fucking moron."
"You are only second in command, you have no right to talk to me that way, bitch."
"Just listen to yourself! You should be happy that all she did was kick him and he was knocked out. I mean, look at him! He looked like he usually does after you get done beating him up!"
He took a glance at the wolf and smirked, letting a small chuckle sound. "I guess you're right, she is impressive…for a rich girl." Kagome huffed. He looked at his watch and sighed. "Miroku, haul his ass back to the club and tie him up in the spare room. I told him especially that it was hands off. Sango, Kagome, got your guns?"
The girls nodded and he motioned them to the door. Sango went out first, and Kagome followed with Inuyasha stomping right behind her. If she had turned and looked at him, she would have seen his cocky grin. This bitch is impressive…she'll definitely be useful in the future.
*~*~*^_^*~*~*
They finally got out of the building after Inuyasha had nearly beaten up the manager. He had confronted him about what had happened upstairs, but Inuyasha had simply grabbed the man's collar and pulled him halfway over the desk to answer with a simple "I own this fucking building and if you don't like it, that's just tough, I'll have you fired and then thrown hog-tied into a river." Of course, using all his scare tactics of staring straight into the poor man's eyes for intimidation, he waited until the man nodded nervously before he threw him back and they were out the door.
Kagome crossed her arms and showed amazement on her face. She had never seen assault like that in person. She had plenty of experience with it in court, but other than that she didn't know what it was like…if one didn't count the stunt Kouga had pulled just a few moments ago. "Inuyasha, how many times have you been in jail for assault?"
"None."
"Why not?"
"Because the cops are scared of me, too. They couldn't catch me if they tried, anyway." He popped his knuckles in satisfaction. That was true, after all. Human men were so frightened of him they'd rather throw down their gun and turn their back than stand and stare at him. That increased his already large ego and earned him a reputation that every criminal in the world would want. It seemed like Inuyasha could get away with anything, even if the police knew he was guilty and had a warrant for his death.
"Have you been in jail at all?"
"Why does any of that shit matter?"
"Have you?"
"No! I have a reputation of being dangerous, and no one mess's with me because of it. That sometimes means smacking around bitchy, stubborn women who can't stop asking annoying questions."
Kagome turned and stared coldly at him. "You smack around women?"
He grinned at her noticeable worry. "Maybe."
"That's completely brutal. A woman can't possibly deal with the strength of a man, except maybe Sango, but especially not with you."
"Are you scared of me?"
"Not really."
He furrowed his brows and his ears went back in disappointment. "Why aren't you scared of me?"
She turned back around and headed towards the warehouse entrance after Sango. "I'm just not. You are too much like me for me to worry. Sure, you reek of danger, but that's it. You haven't hurt me yet."
Inuyasha smirked with the opportunity and darted in front of her, instantly getting in her way. She eyed him carefully and tried to walk around him, but he continued to step in her path. She finally gave up and crossed her arms, mimicking him in every way except for his cocky smile. "Can I go inside, boss?"
"Don't call me boss!"
"Inuyasha?"
"You'll go when I'm damn ready to let you go."
"What are you doing?"
"Standing here."
She snorted and stared at his sunglasses, hoping to be calm enough for him to get bored and move out of her way. After a few minutes of staring at each other, she found that he didn't seem to want to budge and she decided to try and walk around him again, only to fail miserably with another block. "Please let me go inside, Inuyasha, I'm cold."
"You don't know your way around the warehouse, and I'm having fun."
"You're just standing there! You're such a cocky bastard…"
He chuckled. "You'd stand there all night if I told you to, because I'm the boss."
"I told you that I'd do most of what you told me to, Inuyasha. Standing out here so I can die of pneumonia is not one of them."
"Oh really?"
"Really."
A rock suddenly hit the back of his head and he turned to glare at Sango, standing on the warehouse steps with an angry look on her face. She tapped her toe like a mother waiting for a slow child. "Inuyasha quit dicking around and get in here! It's cold, and you're just being a jackass."
"Damn it, Sango, if you weren't also my friend…"
"I know, I know, but I'm supposed to look out for Kagome, too, and that includes watching you as well. Leave her alone before she gets sick and becomes useless to us!"
He rolled his eyes and turned around, walking up to the door and muttering something about 'stupid bitches'. Kagome finally followed with a scowl, hoping that Inuyasha didn't hear it. When he turned around at the door and grinned at her, she sighed. Of course, she remembered, he has great hearing. He's half dog-demon.
His ears turned in the direction of the warehouse and he listened intently. He pushed Sango and Kagome into the door and made his way into the main room, seeing that half of his gang (about twenty people) was fighting each other. It appeared that they were out for each other's throats, because a couple of men were lying on the floor bleeding to death from stab wounds.
Inuyasha groaned and rolled his eyes. Of all the times for his gang to fight, they had to pick now in front of his new member. Great, just fucking great…
He pulled a gun out of his pocket and shot the ceiling, getting everyone's attention instantly. "If you people don't knock it off, I'll blow holes into your chests so big I can crawl through you! Now shut the hell up, sit the fuck down, and stop this bullshit before I get even angrier!" He inhaled and motioned towards the people on the floor. "And somebody clean up this mess."
There was dead silence and everyone slowly complied with his order. Kagome had wide-eyes and a shocked look on her face while Sango just crossed her arms and glared at everybody. She had seen it all before, and it wasn't uncommon for members of this gang to get into disputes. They just all knew that the risk was Inuyasha would kill them all separately and slowly. He was known for doing that…
One man stood up out of the crowd and pointed at Kagome. "Who's that, boss?"
Inuyasha jerked the gun and pointed it at the man's head. "You weren't fucking listening to me earlier, were you? What did I tell you guys?"
"Well, you said that we had a new member, but…"
"But what does she look like?"
"Like Sango."
"What is she wearing?"
"Black clothing."
"WHAT THE FUCK DOES THAT TELL YOU!"
"Uh…" The man cowered. "That she's the new member?"
Inuyasha snorted. "Congratulations, you just answered the million dollar question and saved your ass. Next time, don't question me about anything or I'll splatter your fucking brains all over the wall, got it?"
"Yes sir."
He pulled the gun back and looked at everyone else. "Do you all get it? She's our new member, and she's just as high as Sango in the ratings, so if she tells you to do something, you better fucking do it or you'll answer to me, got it?"
"Yes sir." Everyone said at the same time. He resisted his urge to grin stupidly in victory. He loved being in charge…
He hated it, though, when his club didn't listen to him. He hated more than anything to sit there and repeat something that had been said before, like he was talking to a bunch of children. It seemed to him that his club was consisted of drunk people that could shoot and occasionally pull off a job that was meant for high technological minds. Not his idea of a perfect gang, and it explained why he was often killing them for their disobedience.
Instead of pondering stupidly over his thoughts, he snorted and turned to head to a different door. "You all fucking disgust me." Sango and Kagome followed suit over to him as he opened the basement door and led them into the depths of the dark basement.
Kagome was a little shocked. She had never seen anything like that before in her life. She'd only been here for an hour, too, so it made her wonder greatly about what else the gang had to offer.
She leaned in and whispered to Sango. "Since when am I as high as you?"
Sango shrugged and answered as honestly as she could. "Since Inuyasha said so, I guess."
"Do you get to walk around and order people around?"
"I'll explain it all later, I have to talk to Inuyasha."
She nodded as the sound of a metal door opening rang throughout the tiny stairway and a light turned on at the bottom. Inuyasha leaned on the door and waited until the girls walked in first, then he slammed it shut and locked it behind him.
Sango walked Kagome over to a glass wall that revealed many separate rooms. Walking through the first glass door, Sango led her to the middle room and showed her what to do. Taking headphones and placing them over her head, she pointed at a human shaped target about twenty feet away and explained that you wanted to hit near the heart or the head, especially in the red areas.
When she left the room, she got into her own outfit and started shooting with nearly perfect precise hits. Inuyasha stood behind the glass and leaned on a chair, his own set of special ear muffs on because even with the glass exteriors, he could hear the loud shots all too well. He focused his attention on Kagome and smirked. "Let's see what this bitch can do." He said to himself.
Kagome pulled out her gun and checked it for bullets like a professional, showing that she at least knew how to handle one like she had originally stated. As soon as she was sure it was loaded, she clicked the safety off and aimed at the heart of the target, shooting and hitting a little to the left. All the shots she took, she almost hit exact or a little off to the side. She never once missed, and Inuyasha was starting to hate the fact that she could shoot very well. She still couldn't shoot as good as him, but he didn't know why it bothered him otherwise.
Still, there were many possible ways that she could screw up on the field. Inuyasha decided to see if she could be distracted because a distraction was on the top of the list.
He walked over to the glass and leaned on it, staring at her and the gun carefully. He began tapping on it, and making a loud screeching noise with his claws that she would hear even with her headphones on. She only glanced back once, glared at his grin, and then turned around and shot another shot until she was out of bullets.
He snorted and stopped his distractions. Great, another insanely focused female…
All that was left for her to do was to stare at the target and see if she had missed anything, but it appeared as though she was also as good as she claimed to be. Hmm…an honest woman, too. Ah, shit…This is why women weren't going to be allowed in my gang…
She took off her earmuffs and looked around, setting them down and preparing to go into the next room for evaluation. Inuyasha just sat there as if he was watching the TV. Not bad for a business slut, though… He thought.
Sango startled her by pushing the door open first. "You're done? Let's see how you did." She walked in and stared at the target, smiling slightly after evaluating her job. "You're very good, Kagome, just as good as Miroku. Maybe even me."
Kagome was shining with arrogance. She stared at Sango in question. "How about Inuyasha?"
"He's a dead on hitter; nobody's better than him. He never misses his target. Speaking of him…" She turned around and glared at him while he leaned on the glass. "Enjoy the show, Inuyasha?"
With a twitch of his eyebrows in an upward movement, he nodded. Kagome raised an eyebrow and tapped the glass. "Isn't this soundproof glass, Sango?"
"To a human, yes. Inuyasha is only partial human, don't forget that."
"Ah, ok."
"Are you comfortable with the gun?"
"Yes, very much so."
"Well, we don't have to practice much. It appears as though you can shoot pretty well. Come with me and we'll refill your bullets." Sango opened the door and led Kagome out of the rooms, taking her to a supplies box near Inuyasha so that they could restock. He smirked and leaned back against the glass, arms crossed in his trademark badass attitude. One that Sango knew he would probably never grow out of.
She sighed at him while getting the bullets out of the box, really wondering how much she was pushing her luck. "What did you think, Inuyasha?"
"Exactly what you thought."
"Are you aware of what I thought?"
"Yes."
"Can't you say it?"
"No, and don't ask me why, either."
She snorted and grabbed Kagome's gun away from her. "You're so damned egotistical, Inuyasha."
"No, I just don't like being nice very often."
"That's obvious." She handed the gun and bullets back to Kagome and watched as she reloaded it with ease. She grinned. Yep, definitely better than Miroku.
She looked up at Inuyasha and resisted the urge to chime or nag. She hoped really badly that Inuyasha had meant what he said, because being the only female on top did have its disadvantages. "So is Kagome really as high as I am?"
He stared at her with a 'why the hell are you asking me now' look, but decided to answer her anyway. "Well, that's what everyone believes anyway."
"What does that mean?"
"The only reason you're second in command is because you can almost, ALMOST knock me out with a punch. That and you're scarier than hell when you're pissed off. I highly doubt that Kagome here can take me on like you could."
Kagome childishly rolled her eyes. "I could take Kouga, and apparently he's full Youkai."
Inuyasha widened his eyes and smiled slightly at opportunity. He backed away from the wall and removed his sunglasses, opening his arms wide to show that he was harmless, for now… "I want to see how much punch you can pack, woman."
"Are you starting a fight with me?"
"No, I want you to hit me, as hard as you can, because if you can do as much damage as Sango, then you deserve to be the other second in command."
Kagome sheathed her gun and sighed loudly. She wasn't sure if she liked this idea because Inuyasha seemed to be the type that had no tolerance for anything. If she managed to hurt him, would he hurt her back? She didn't really know…"If I hit harder than you expect, you won't hurt me, right?"
"Nope. That's a done deal. I won't harm you if you do me."
Sango snorted. "You'd just get a bunch of very colorful threats until he's healed or someone drags him off like I did."
"Shut the hell up, Sango."
"Fine."
He looked back down at Kagome with a small smile. "Come on, bitch, one hit to the face is all I ask. If, for some reason you do damage, I'll heal it in less than an hour anyway."
Kagome popped her knuckles and swung her shoulder to loosen the muscles tense from shooting, looking at him carefully as she did so. "No cheating, and don't move."
"Fine."
She jerked her hand back and balled it up, bringing it forward and slamming it into his nose. He was very surprised with the force and sting of the blow and sat flat on the floor, holding his nose and the groans of pain that he so desperately wanted to scream. His eyes were watering and fluttering, even his ears twitching madly. Sango's eyes were wider by the second. "Whoa…she did more damage than I did…"
He pulled his hand back and scrunched his nose up, hoping to get the feeling back before it decided to bleed. He stared in surprise at that strange woman, who was standing and having enough modesty to show a little concern on her face. Stars danced playfully around his eyes, and he closed them tightly to stop it. What in the…how the hell did THAT happen?
After he was sure that he wouldn't fall over, he stood and continued to rub it, paying no attention to Sango as he glared at Kagome. "Son of a fucking bitch, where the hell do you put it all?"
"Put it all?"
Sango put a hand on her shoulder with a small laugh and smiled. "He means, why are you that strong? His demon side can't understand how you were capable of doing that when it doesn't look like you have much muscle."
Kagome beamed at him, her eyes clearly saying 'I told you so'. "It's more in where you deliver the blow than in how hard. It wouldn't have seemed so hard if I had just hit your cheek, but I decided to make it painful. Hit a person hard enough in the nose, and you'll not only break it, but you'll knock them out."
Miroku walked in then after unlocking the door and slamming it back. He walked over while whistling a tune and after glancing up to find everyone giving him strange looks, he settled his gaze on Inuyasha and ceased his whistling to gape. "What happened to you? Did Sango get a hold of you?"
Sango sighed. As much as she would have liked for that to happen, she had to tell the truth this time. "No, Kagome punched him right in the nose. He was on his ass for a minute before you came in."
Inuyasha made it a point to growl loudly just at her before directing it towards Miroku. "Don't you go blabbing to people about this. It was a test, and she definitely passed."
Sango eyed him cautiously, hoping that she was right. "So that means that Kagome deserves to be your other second in command?"
With the famous roll of his eyes, he sighed. "Yea, yea, if she can knock Kouga out and affect me that much then she deserves to be with you."
Miroku put his hands out in front of him for defense. "Whoa, wait, wait, what does that make me?"
Inuyasha smirked. "You don't change. You just have a new boss."
"There are two right hand people?"
"They are more likely my right and left hand people, and you are just my third choice." Inuyasha cracked his knuckles rather loudly. "Excuse me for a minute, I have to go and play with Kouga for a little while. You women go out into the club until I say otherwise." He walked over to the door and left, going to the spare room near his office to lecture Kouga about what his rules are for while whistling the same tune Miroku was when he had walked in.
Miroku grinned a very large grin as he stared at the women. Kagome just looked at him as arrogance practically spilled from him. How creepy…"Uhh…Sango, what's he so happy about?"
Sango groaned and buried her face deep within her hands, almost shrinking with embarrassment. "Third in command gets to escort the second in command wherever they go. In other words, he's getting cocky because he gets to lead us into the club."
"Why? Is that one of Inuyasha's rules?"
"He did it for the Hentai's amusement."
"Yes…" Miroku hooked his arms around each of the girls. "And now we get to go out. Let's go, ladies."
Sango elbowed him. "Arms only, Hentai." Miroku then sluggishly put his arms around each of their elbows, instead of their waists. Kagome sighed but went along with it as he led them out the doors and into the club. She truly couldn't wait to see what it was like out there…
*~*~*^_^*~*~*
Kagome shivered absently. She couldn't help it, although she highly wished she hadn't. Ever since she entered the room, she got a lot of stares from all of the other men in the club while Miroku led them over to a bar. She took note that there had to be over fifty people here, and she was not surprised to see that all of their outfits consisted of black leather coats and dangerous weapons. Of course, none of them looked as dangerous or as mean as Inuyasha, but they did their share of sending chills down her spine.
Miroku basically made them sit on the bar stools as he ordered them a round of margaritas. He smirked at Kagome. "I hope you drink."
Kagome snorted. Drink? I invented the word alcohol. "Please. I have been a rich girl with problems all my life. The minute I turned twenty one I bought my own bar."
Sango smiled brightly and rose her drink in the air for cheers. "That's good, cause at our bar they don't serve water like other places do."
"Trust me, I can drink four or five margaritas and still not be drunk or drowsy."
"Ok." Sango observed carefully as a man sat on the stool beside Kagome. He began to stare at her and look her over like some object, and Kagome found her hands burning to smack him or something…anything to get him to quit staring at her like that. "You are the newest gang member?"
She sighed. I can't believe this…Miroku and Sango looked mildly amused as they watched. "Yes, weren't you listening to Inuyasha?"
"You don't look very dangerous."
"Just ask Kouga how dangerous I am."
"So you hit him once in the nose…that doesn't mean you're dangerous."
"I fucking knocked him out the second time. He's tied up and Inuyasha is talking to him right now."
The man laughed whole-heartedly and ordered himself a beer. Kagome glanced at Sango and Miroku for help. She mouthed at Sango for permission to hit him, and Sango nodded with a response, the sight of 'are you kidding me' in her eyes. She mouthed 'only if he pushes his luck', which Miroku backed up with a sly smirk of approval. The bastard of a gangster was about to be beaten by a girl that didn't look very dangerous.
Kagome stared at the man who was now drinking like his life depended on it. He wasn't very big, she knew she could knock him out with a precise blow to the face. She just waited for him to make the mistake.
"You're so little, I could break your back by bending you over my knee. Why in the hell would Inuyasha make you his left hand?"
She clenched her fist. That did it…"Because."
"Because why, little missy?"
Kagome blew bangs out of her face. "Because of this." She turned, grabbing his collar to twist him in his seat and punched him hard in the nose, knocking him off his stool and onto the ground. Everyone turned their attention to the scene before them and glanced at the woman at the bar, almost in disbelief. Kagome just rubbed her wrist and grinned at the man on the ground, sighing with relief. "Man that felt good..."
Miroku smiled and patted her shoulder as they turned around to their drinks. "Very good, Kagome, I think you'll fit right in. Nobody has even dared to hit that one before."
Sango grinned. "Everyone has to believe your Inuyasha's left hand now. That's exactly what I would have done, only I would have done it right after he said he could break your back."
Kagome took a sip of her margarita and mused silently to herself, knowing that people were still staring at her. Was it really that surprising that she could kick some ass occasionally? "Sango?"
"Yea?"
"Did the gang give you the look when you joined and became second in command?"
Sango laughed and moved off her stool to sit right next to Kagome. "It was worse. Before I joined, Inuyasha kept females away from the group. He said they were weak and inferior. Well, Miroku and I started dating, and I came to a few meetings, and when he mentioned something about how I was female, I socked him in the nose and he decided to change his mind."
Kagome giggled at the picture that formed in her head and took two more sips of her drink. Miroku looked around himself carefully, almost warily. "You may have to deal with a few more members, Kagome, just so you know. Their glares and stares are rather intense."
Kagome shrugged. "You know, Inuyasha told them to leave me alone, and I know how to use a gun."
"True."
Suddenly, her cell phone rang, and everyone got quiet as she answered. "Hello?"
"It's Inuyasha, I want you in my office, now."
"K." She hung up and got off her seat, looking back at Sango. "I'll be back." She took off to go up the stairs in the fastest pace she could without falling on her face and completely ruining her well won reputation.
Miroku sighed, shaking his head as he watched her leave. "What do you think he wants?"
"Probably for her to answer a few questions. Either that, or to make fun of her, but knowing him it could be both."
"Ah, I see..."
Kagome was outside his door and sighed deeply before entering. She mentally slapped herself. What the hell are you worried for, Higurashi? He's just a smart ass that won't kill you because you're too valuable to the gang. She swallowed her pride and knocked carefully, hearing him snort rather loudly on the inside. "If I called you just walk in!" He shouted. She shrugged and opened the door to reveal Inuyasha looking through an assortment of leather coats on hangers. He turned and stared at her. Wow, those eyes…and they belong to the most arrogant jerk I've ever met. "Well, are you going to come in or stand there all day?"
She smiled and stepped in, closing the door loudly behind her. She walked closer to Inuyasha with her arms crossed tightly over her chest. "You called?"
"Yea, I got some coats for you to try on. These were some that Sango could have had, but she's too damn picky."
Kagome smiled, containing a grin that wanted to spring forward. She really liked his attitude..."Hmm…ok."
He picked up a bundle of coats and handed her the first one off the pile. "Just try them on and make sure they are the right size, first. I don't want to waste my time helping some chick try on coats."
Kagome rolled her eyes and took the coat from him, slipping it on and watching the end fall to her ankles. It was heavy, but not something that she couldn't handle as she walked around and moved in it. She looked on the inside and noted how it had inner pockets that were small slits, hard to see against the black of the coat. Her outer pockets were huge; big enough for her to fit her gun inside. She decided she liked this coat a lot and almost wanted to leave it on.
"So?"
"It fits. Do all the coats have inner pockets?"
"Psh, duh. If you are part of my gang, you're going to have a dress code, and your coats have to have inner pockets to hide things in." He took that coat off her shoulders and handed her another one. "You need to try them all on, then pick the one you like. Unless, little rich girl, you'd like to buy your own."
Kagome rolled her eyes and suppressed the first comment that came to her mind. She put on the next leather coat. It was a little lighter than the last, with all the pockets and buttons down the front. The only thing different was that this coat went to her knees, making her look a little more feminine. "This is the shortest coat I've seen here on anyone."
He grinned. His eyes flashed with something but Kagome couldn't tell what. "It'd make you look more like a business slut again."
She glared at him and jerked the coat off her shoulders, grabbing the next one he held out for her. After trying on at least five coats, she decided she wanted the one with zippers on the pockets and down the front. It went down to her ankles, and naturally she made that a necessity. No one, not even the gang leader of the gang she was in, was going to call her a business slut. She was no longer that, and she wanted to make that as clear as possible to everyone.
"I like this coat. Can I have this one?"
"By all means, take it. It's not like I'll ever wear it."
"I'd be shocked to find that you would wear such a feminine coat, Inuyasha." She smiled and looked down at the ground as she messed with her coat. Inuyasha's keen eyes and sense of smell didn't miss the fact that she had been nervous when she had come into the room, and he had every intention of getting it out of her. If he were correct, his ego would probably blow full blast with the knowledge that she was afraid of him. "What are you so nervous about?"
"Nothing."
"I don't take to kindly to lying, bitch, now spill it. What the fuck worried you so much?"
Kagome looked down and closed her eyes. I suppose that is fair enough. I'm dealing with a damn demon that can tell when I'm lying…damn, I need to read up on this again. "I thought I might have been in trouble."
He chuckled. She's such a liar, she is too afraid of me! "Why would you have been in trouble?"
"I, uh…"
He growled. "Tell me now cause you ain't leaving until you do."
"I knocked out a guy downstairs when he bugged the hell out of me. Sango and Miroku were sitting right there, too, so if you need witnesses…"
"What planet are you fucking from?"
"Huh?"
"Listen, sweetie, this is a gang and I expect fighting to keep people in order. It only pisses me off if the entire gang gets into it, and the top people haven't tried to stop it."
"Oh, well I've heard rumors that you kill many of your own members as a mild form of entertainment, so I didn't know how extreme you were about that sort of thing…"
He snorted and crossed his arms tightly over his chest. "Keh…You women are weird. Always worrying for no fucking reason."
"Oh yea? What happened to your reputation? You slap around women when they ask annoying questions? Why wouldn't I be nervous!"
"I thought you said you weren't scared of me."
"Being nervous does not mean you're scared."
"It does in my book."
"Well, its not, so get used to it."
"Psh, it is too!"
"Is not!"
"Is too, damn it!"
"Is not! Is not, is not, is not!"
He growled and slammed his fist on his desk. "Yes, it is you stupid whore!"
"You are so childish."
He smirked. "And you are a bitch."
"Cocky bastard."
"Tasteless whore."
"Tasteless? Who says I don't like the black clothes that you put us in?"
He was speechless. That one caught him off guard. He was perfectly ready with a retort, too… "What?"
She jabbed her finger in his chest, getting a little closer than intended. "You have no idea how my life has been, Inuyasha. Do you think it was easy being the richest girl in the state? My father picked me out designers, clothing, and make up; everything that I have ever had was never my choice. I never even got to choose what I had for dinner! I do have my own money account, but there were limits to what I could buy. My likes and dislikes were picked out for me when I was born. Until now, I have never, ever, been my own person, and I do honestly like your dangerous attire. And I hope you don't have a problem with that, because calling me tasteless is just taunting yourself."
That's it, he was completely rendered speechless, which he didn't like at all. A knock came on the door and he sighed with relief. Saved! He pointed at her. "Go stand behind my desk like a left hand person should." She nodded and stood behind his desk chair while he popped open the door. She made sure to cross her arms because she didn't like looking vulnerable anymore. No point in appearing like a feminine woman when you were supposed to back the boss up on anything and everything.
Of all people, Sesshomaru entered the room with Rin by his side, and Inuyasha growled menacingly as he backed up a few steps. It became clear to Kagome that this man was not trusted by Inuyasha…therefore, she would hate him, too. "You fucking bastard, did I invite you in?"
"No, I invited myself." Miroku and Sango looked completely nervous and they walked in after him, giving Inuyasha the 'we tried but failed miserably' look. They followed him in and closed the door behind them, standing like guards near the door and preparing for any possible outcome just like Inuyasha had taught them.
Inuyasha backed himself over near the desk and stood directly in front of it. "Can I help you?" He asked sarcastically.
Sesshomaru sat in the leather chair and made himself completely comfortable. His gaze settled on Kagome and he stared at her, making her feel nervous. He was clearly wondering of his situation with her, and she knew that somehow he was picturing her with a noose around her neck.
Inuyasha made his way around the desk and sat in his chair, leaning back and putting his feet up to help draw the attention of his brother. "Sesshomaru, what's your fucking reason for bursting into my club like this?"
He slowly turned his gaze at Inuyasha, awakened out of his trance. "I warned you, Inuyasha, about Kagome Higurashi. And what's this? You've made her part of your little gang?"
"What's it to ya?"
He smirked evilly. "That wench now has a price on her head. Her father is desperate to see her again. Are you aware of that?"
"Would it have been any better if you had taken her first?"
"Her father would at least know that she's alive. He is starting to believe she is dead, but the price is large for anyone who can bring her back alive."
Inuyasha leaned forward and smiled very fakely at his brother. "And what are you going to do about it? She's here with me, in this club, and she's become a gang member. Let me assure you that it was willingly on her part, and I won't be taking her back. If that's all you've come to say, then get the fuck out."
"I'm not finished yet, Inuyasha. I wonder if we could make a deal."
He snorted with disbelief. Sesshomaru never dealt without a big consequence, and he really didn't see any reason to start thinking otherwise. "A deal?"
"I will pay you a great deal of money for her, or we could trade off from one of my lower people."
Inuyasha grinned. His brother unknowingly lost that bet the minute he had stepped into the office. "Heh, no deal, now get the fuck out."
"Might I remind you that all I have to do is let her father know where she's at and I'll still get the money for her?"
Kagome tensed and both of the brothers felt it. She mentally cursed as Sesshomaru stood and stared at her coldly. "You don't want to go home, do you wench? You don't want me to send you back into that hell hole?"
Kagome hands inched down towards her gun. She didn't answer him, just glared at him.
Inuyasha stood up and leaned on the desk, growling loudly. "Leave her the fuck alone, Sesshomaru. There will be no deals made, so get the hell out."
He smirked and Rin pulled out her gun, pointing it at Kagome. "Then we'll kill her and say you did it. With your badass reputation, they'll have to believe me."
Sango and Miroku had their guns drawn and pointed at the backs of their heads. "Shoot and so will we." Sango stated professionally.
Sesshomaru and Rin turned and glanced at them, which left enough time for Inuyasha and Kagome to pull their guns. Kagome pointed hers at Rin and Inuyasha pointed his at his brother, getting their attention once again. Sesshomaru exhaled carefully in defeat and pushed Rin's gun down with his hand. "Rin, put away your gun. It seems we are outnumbered. I forget part of my brother's dress code involves having your gun with you at all times."
Kagome almost smiled. Holding the gun like this felt really good, and it filled her with all sorts of power. She took a small glance at Sesshomaru before making her next statement so that the message was clear. "I'm sorry, Sesshomaru, but I don't want to go home. I like it here, and I intend to keep it that way."
"Why would you want to stay here with my worthless brother? You've got no reason to stay here."
"I owe your 'worthless' brother. Now you should get the hell out like he said."
Sesshomaru widened his eyes at her and smiled, getting a much wanted growl in response from Inuyasha. "This isn't over, Kagome Higurashi. I can guarantee it." He grabbed Rin's arm and turned to go out the door, letting Miroku and Sango slam it childishly behind them.
Kagome sighed with relief and put the safety back on her gun, sticking it in her new coat pocket. Inuyasha stared at the door for a minute as if making sure they were really gone. After his instincts told him the coast was clear, he turned around and headed back to his desk. After propping his feet up, he started polishing his gun with a cloth out of his desk, acting strangely and unnervingly calm. "Sango, Miroku, come over here, please."
Both of them sheathed their guns and nervously walked over to the desk. When Inuyasha used polite words like please and thank you, that meant that he was thoroughly pissed off and could rip heads off at any second. However, he never looked away from his gun. "Tell me how the hell that happened, and if you leave anything out you'll be able to tell me if there's a Kami or not."
Sango swallowed. "Sesshomaru just burst to the club."
"He knocked Shippo out…" Miroku added.
"…and when we attempted to stop him, he just started up the stairs and we couldn't stop him."
Inuyasha slammed his fist on the counter, biting his tongue to keep his temper under control. "And why didn't anyone warn me? I could have been downstairs and stopping him before he came into this goddamn office!"
Miroku cleared his throat and eyed Inuyasha. "Um, actually, Inuyasha, I attempted to call your cell phone, but after hearing what appeared to be yelling noises you probably couldn't hear it."
Inuyasha's eyes shot up and glared at Miroku. He reached down and pulled his cell phone off his pants to observe the missing call alert that was indeed there. Standing, he turned and glared at Kagome with a growl. "Well, bitch, look what you did! Thanks to your loud mouth, I couldn't fucking hear my own cell phone!"
Kagome turned and smacked the desk really hard, pointing at him with an angry expression and getting right up in his face. "You know what you stupid bastard? Everything is my fucking fault, ok? 'Oh gee, its raining outside, it must be Kagome's fault!', or how about 'The stocks are way down this month, oh that must be Kagome's fault, too!'. I'll just take the blame for everything and save you people fucking time!"
Sango cleared her throat while the boys just stared clueless, and in Inuyasha's case, rapidly glaring. "Kagome, I think you should calm down…"
"Well I think you should shut the hell up, Sango." She checked her watch and met Inuyasha's glare. His eyes seemed strangely watching her, almost as if heading to a silent warning in his head. "I'll make everything easier on you, ok?" She pulled off her phone and unattached her chains, removing everything that he had just given her today and started setting them on his desk in one large pile. She even prepared to take the coat off her shoulders.
He grabbed her hands with no effort and snorted while she struggled to get them back. Her scent was spiking with each angry breath she took. He found it strangely intriguing…"What the fuck are you doing?" He asked in a bored tone. If she was thinking about leaving, she was terribly wrong. She wouldn't succeed in going anywhere, that much he knew for certain. He didn't make his choices lightly, ever, and she would soon find that out.
"I'm giving you everything you need back except for your gun, and then I'm going to make your life easier. If I'm not in this gang, I can't get blamed for anything."
He suppressed his laughter, but it ended up coming out as a snort. "You're ridiculous."
"I don't know why you care. You obviously hate me. I'm just a tool to piss your brother off! Well maybe if I hurry I can catch him and he can return me to my lousy life!"
Inuyasha's eyes flashed with an unknown emotion as he gripped her upper arms tightly, lifting her with his knee between her legs and steering with her arms. He forced her down on the desk in a rather odd position, with him pressing her down and her back on the desk, feet hanging completely off. He moved so quickly that it was clear that he had done it before many times, and she was very relieved that he had finally moved his knee or she would have probably smacked him.
He moved to straddle her so that she didn't move while he made his message perfectly clear. Besides, he had to admit, it was always fun to put women in this position when they were angry. It was somehow erotic to him and always had been…like catching your prey after a long hunt.
She stared angrily up at him while he scowled down at her. He had her arms pinned awkwardly above her head, making it harder to glare at him than she thought. She was vulnerable in this position, so naturally it made her feel weak…like she had to submit to him…
It'd be a cold day in hell before Kagome admitted defeat.
He, on the other hand, couldn't be having more fun. He wouldn't let her know that, of course, but silently he played a happy tune in his head. There's nothing like satisfying part of your demon when he badly wants to kill something, but seeing an angry woman beneath you certainly does the trick.
He narrowed his eyes at her, and as he growled his chains rattled against the desk. "You are not going anywhere, second in command."
Kagome just stared at him; not sure what to do or say while he basically sat on her. She was becoming more and more aware of the position he had put her in, but due to her arrogance she kept her angry look plastered on her face. She silently prayed that this dangerously handsome man didn't shift or she would probably end up making a very strange and unwanted noise because of the close contact. Damn hormones…
Sango and Miroku eyed each other out of nervousness, very aware of the position that they were in and hoping that Inuyasha knew what he was doing. They figured there was a possibility he did, because he did everything with a reason. This, however, seemed to be strictly a spur of the moment thing.
Inuyasha continued to glare down at her. "I made you second in command for a reason, and I'll be fucking damned if I let you go anywhere. You have responsibilities here, and if I have to make it so that you never leave my sight to make sure you do them, then damn it I will."
Kagome sighed, looking anywhere but his face. Why the hell did he have to get so close to me? "I don't get it, Inuyasha." She returned her gaze to him. "You kidnapped me, called me many names and you obviously hate me, and now I want to make it all easier on you and you won't let me leave. Sango is your real second in command. I'm just her replacement."
He growled loudly and put them almost nose-to-nose, which was way out of Kagome's comfort range. "I told you that you were my other second in command, that makes you my fucking left hand! You aren't going anywhere!"
"Why not? WHY THE HELL DO YOU CARE!"
He put one hand on her mouth to silence her as his ears plastered down to his head. After he scowled and shook his head to relieve the tingling in his ears, he released her. "It doesn't matter why, you aren't going anywhere and you will get used to it." He leaned back with his hands still on her arms. While making sure that she didn't move, he reached over to her chains and phone, putting the phone back on her waistband and hooking her chains back on her belt loops. Then he lifted her up using her hands as steers again and after literally climbing out of her lap, he gripped her hip and turned her around, putting the wallets back in her back pockets.
Kagome just sat there staring down at the floor, waiting until he was done helping her like a child until she moved. She glared at him when he pulled back and waited, never letting her hands go, holding them directly above her head as if he didn't trust her. She realized that probably hit the nail on the head.
Kagome sighed. She still couldn't understand this strange man, but she knew she would never find out anything…even if she wanted to. Then again, she wondered, I want to know why did he put me in that strange position just to prove a point…
Inuyasha sighed loudly. Why the fuck does this woman have to be so damn difficult? He let go of her arms and watched as she rubbed her wrists slightly, still sitting on the desk. No intention of moving yet, at least not while his knee was still up on the desk near her. She looked at him and waited for his comments. She wanted an argument, an insult, anything to break that stupid awkward silence that almost had her twiddling her thumbs.
He intensified his gaze on her. "Now, you aren't going to attempt to get away, right?" His words were slow as if talking to a child. She really hated that…
Instead of commenting, she sighed and shook her head. "No, Inuyasha."
"Good, cause it'd be worthless. I'd just sniff you down and drag you back."
"Yes, I know Inuyasha."
He eyed her carefully, preparing to say something else when Sango interrupted. "Inuyasha, she's not going anywhere, so leave her alone."
He snorted and glared at her, backing off the desk and hitting the floor with a clinking noise as his chains rattled. He sat down in the chair and rubbed his eyes, directing his voice towards Miroku. "Miroku, you are in charge of my defensive system, and next time that bastard is anywhere on my property, I want to know about it and I want Kagome hidden somewhere if I'm not here, is that clear?"
"Yes, Inuyasha. Next time, though, would you like me to call your cell phone or push my emergency button?"
Inuyasha shook his head and glared up at the monk-like man. "It doesn't matter to me, just alert my ass! I do not want him taking her! That will be my top priority."
Kagome crossed her arms and mumbled something softly enough that Inuyasha couldn't make it out, and instantly angry, he glared up at her. "Repeat that."
She looked at him, knowing there was no point in lying. "You just don't want him taking me because it's a childish game to you."
He growled and stood, directing one clawed finger to be pointed at her. "Let's get one thing straight, bitch. Members of our gang look out for each other, and yes, even care about each other, with the exception of Kouga. You'd be better off with us, more useful with us, and that's why you're not going anywhere!"
"Fine."
"I'm glad you fucking understand." He looked at his watch and twitched his ears. "Sango, you and Kagome go to the apartment and get some sleep, it's almost dawn. I want the two of you back in my office by noon, and don't make me come looking for you."
Sango nodded. "Yes, Inuyasha." She grabbed Kagome's hand and dragged her off the desk, leading her out of the room and to their apartment.
"Damn, can that woman throw a fit…" Inuyasha started rubbing his eyes again and Miroku sat down in the leather chair opposite of him. "Now that it's just us, Inuyasha, please answer my question."
"What?"
"What are you doing with Kagome?"
He sighed so deeply, he felt his lungs would pop under the pressure of releasing the air. "I knew you'd ask that…" He mumbled against his hand. "I don't know, Miroku. It's a weird feeling, but she belongs with us, and only with us. I just can't stand the thought of my brother getting his hands on her."
"I would like to point out that that move you used on her just now only happens to a person you've known for a while. Can you explain what happened on the desk just now?"
He looked up carefully, just now realizing how sexual that position must have seemed to her and appeared to Miroku and Sango. His brain rattled with hundreds of unheard excuses, so he randomly picked one like out of the hat. "I guess that I wanted to show her who was boss. I mean it; I don't want her to leave. You had better remember that."
He stood and bent down over the desk, using his hands to prop himself up. "And you and Sango are to help me keep a close eye on her. Tell that to Sango before you go to bed tonight. I ain't taking no fucking chances with her getting away and my brother getting a hold of her."
"So you just don't want her to go home altogether?"
He sighed. Never once had he felt so unselfish in his life, but he just had to keep her here. He just couldn't let anything happen to her. It was the most annoying feeling that he'd ever had in his long life, but he couldn't explain it for the life of him. "I don't want her to have a dull life. Sounds to me that she hates being controlled as much as I do." He said quietly. Then after a discussion about the club, he excused Miroku so he could sit and ponder about the strange feelings that he had for this girl. Sure, she was a challenge, and great one at that. She knew how to throw tantrums and get her way, that was for sure.
But something bothered him deeply. He was kind to her, a lot more patient than he would have ever been normally. Any other person and they would have been dead a long time ago. He scowled. Some human female shouldn't make him feel this way. He had long ago vowed he wouldn't feel anything for another human in his life after his mother had died.
But what he hated most had to be his patience. He hated being as nice as he was being, and not to mention his patience had gone higher than any skyscraper with her, when it normally would have shot through the ceilings of hell.
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(A/N-hoped you liked that chapter! Kagome's growing on Inuyasha, ne?)