September Rain_Chapter 5

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Kagome was flustered: out of all places, why in the heck would she be HERE?! She blinked as she stared over the lush, obviously expensive hotel room, which looked uninhabited save for the red coat strewn lazily upon the green-upholstered couch. She stared at it for a few moments, almost afraid that it would bite or something.

"Hah. Now look at me. I'm shaking because of a stupid coat... not to mention an ugly coat." Kagome giggled nervously, and then walked, ever so slowly, to the large, floor-to-ceiling window. Shifting back the curtains, she peered through it revealing a huge, panoramic view of the city that almost glimmered in the morning sun. "Oh," Kagome gasped in spite of herself, "Its so gorgeous." Since she had been living on the 2nd floor of a run-down apartment building, this penthouse view was definitely something else.

Then Kagome flinched. "Hey, wait a second!? I shouldn't be HAPPY! I've been abducted, dammit!" she cried, "Now, I just have to get out of this place." Her brown eyes scanned the entire room: The spacious eating area, the big screened-TV, the *very* nice looking bathroom... "Ah! The door!" she spotted it, a large wooden square with the same brass handle as the one in the bedroom had. She sprinted towards it, and with a determined look on her face, grasped the handle and turned.

The door didn't move.

"Huh?! What?!" she yelled, "Why won't this STUPID door open!? Who ever heard of a hotel door being locked from the OUTSIDE?!"

"Oh.." she groaned as she leaned herself against the door, and slowly dropped to the plush carpet below, "What's happened to me?" she asked herself, sounding more scared than she had since this whole ordeal even started.

Then, suddenly, she eyed the red coat that was thrown upon the couch. After quieting herself, she stood up and walked towards it, hesitating slightly when she sat down. "What am I doing?" Kagome thought aloud, "Its just a stupid coa- aaaggh!" She screamed and froze as the long coat slipped off the back of the couch and landed in her lap.

For some reason, her heart was now beating VERY fast. Calming herself by pressing her hands across her chest, she steadied herself, and after a few moments she mumbled, "Now let's see who this guy *really* is." Plunging her hand into a deep, velvety pocket, she screamed very loudly before redrawing her hand quickly. Out of the pocket fell a shiny, black gun. It dropped to the floor with an audible 'clunk'. Kagome sat on the couch, feet tucked in beneath her, barely breathing: she did NOT like guns.

Right after the gun fell, Kagome could hear another noise that sounded like it was coming from the door she couldn't open. "That crazy guy with the ears is coming back!" she shouted, as she dove behind the couch, "Oh yeah, great hiding place, Kagome," she chided herself, "he'd never think of LOOKING BEHIND THE COUCH." She shut herself up just in time to hear the door creak open. Her breathing stopped.

She could hear heavy footsteps walk into the room, and the door close behind them. The footsteps pounded their way towards the couch, where she guessed he picked the gun up from off the carpet. Flinging the coat once again over the back of the couch, he sat down on it, and promptly flicked on the TV.

'What?!' Kagome thought angrily, 'He doesn't even TRY to see how his captive's doing? Some kidnapper. I hope his employers fire him.'

"Hey," came a voice from the couch, "while you're back there, you wanna get me a beer from the fridge?"

Kagome's jaw dropped. WHAT did he say?! That was it. That was enough. With a surge of fury she launched herself over the couch and began clawing at his neck in some sort of attempt to choke him.

She heard him sigh, and she blinked. She was on the carpet between the couch and the TV, pinned down by that guy with the ears.

Blinking profusely, she looked around at her surroundings, "Wha- how did this happen?"

He smirked. "Now, if you promise to be a good little girl, I'll let you go."

Kagome flinched. Okay, now THAT was personal. "I am NOT 'GIRL!' my NAME is KAGOME! KA-GO-ME!"

The guy with the ears rolled his eyes, "Yeah, whatever," was all he said before he released her wrists and got off of her. He reclaimed his spot on the couch and said, "You still wanna get me that beer?"

Kagome had a huge impulse to bean him in the head, but kept it inside for fear that he would do that pin-you-to-the-ground-and-make-you-feel-very- uncomfortable thing again, so she sighed and went to sit at the expensive- looking dining table.

"Hello? Weren't you listening?" it was that ear-guy again, who had his arm extended over the length of the couch and was looking back at her with a very annoyed look on his face. Kagome's eyes darkened.

"You want a stupid beer!? Get it yourself! I'M not going to be your maid AND your hostage!"

He rolled his eyes and got up, walking over to a little white box that was underneath a counter. Pulling it open, he grabbed a brown bottle out of it. He strolled towards the table and sat down at the opposite end of where Kagome was.

She stared back at him, not at all too sure what to say. His hair was long: longer than hers and a silvery-white: it actually looked very good on him, but he definitely didn't look like a normal kind of guy... did he say he was a demon? He definitely looked like a demon. His eyes were a golden-yellow, and his ears.. they were on top of his head! Scariest of all were his fangs, and long nails that looked more than dangerous: he must have killed tons of people with those claws. 'Then why didn't he kill me?' she thought, 'I'm not special... unless he wants to rape me or something.' She shivered as she again, remembered the night before

He arched a dark eyebrow, "What're you lookin' at?"

Kagome faltered, switching her gaze to the floor, "Uh, nothing." She stammered, "W-what's your name, anyway?" she asked, tired of calling him 'the guy with the ears'

He looked carefully at her, like she was some sort of meal begging to be eaten. Finally, he took another swig of beer and leaned his head against the back of the chair. "Inuyasha." He replied.

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_ To be continued