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Chapter 9: Hold Me Tight, Don't Let Go

Mr. Soup searched around. "Oh Ms. Noodle! Where are you?" he called playfully.

There was a gurgle.

"Ms. Noodle? Are you hiding in over there?" he jumped playfully through the clump of trees that separated the maid park from the pond.

"Ms. Noodle?"

Suddenly the pond before him erupted in a weak geyser, spraying the surrounding area with water.

"M-Ms. Noodle? Where a-are?" he asked trembling. There stood a very angry looking man. Long sopping wet silver hair and two dog-ears up top his head. A very ancient outfit on and a girl in his arms.

"Ms. Noodle!!" he fell to the ground, watching the scene.

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Inuyasha searched around the pond, the dark murky water was a nuisance on his eyes as he searched.

He spotted her, in a clump of green leaves floating from the ground of the pond. She was tangled in them, the leaves strangling her throat. She was unconscious to add to the horror and her face was peaceful while these killer weeds cut through her skin.

He lifted her up lightly and sliced the offending leaves off her with his claws before pushing powerfully off the bottom of the pool and bulleting into the sky above.

He landed in the grass, dripping wet, Kagome in his arms. He glared down at her and stopped.

Her face was the picture of peaceful. Her mouth in a slight smile, her face a beautiful pearl white. Pearl white…

He placed his hand lightly over her mouth. Nothing.

"Shit…" he cursed as he placed her on the soft warm grass. He tapped her lightly on the cheek. "Oi…Oi…Kagome…wake up…Oi!" he listened to her chest. Nothing. "Shit…"

He pushed on her chest. Nothing…

"Shit…"

Her face turned gray.

"Shit…"

She's gone…she must be, he thought grimly.

He stared down at her ashen face. She looked so beautiful it was impossible for her to be dead. But she was…if only had it been seconds before…

"Seconds…" he stared down in determination once more. "It hasn't been that long…" he lowered his wet face toward hers and placed his lips to hers, parting them slightly so he could breathe into them, closing her nose as well.

Please wake up, he thought as tears prickled the corners of his eyes, please open your eyes!

He pulled away to stare at her. She was still pale.

"Damn…" he let his tears fall. "Stupid…Kagome…"

He held her hand for a bit, staring down at the deathly black pool he had saved her out of. It was cold. It was deathly silent. But they hadn't been alone.

"D-Did you see there, Ms. Noodle?"

"Y-Yes…Mr. Soup…that boy…has…"

"Shh! He may be a youkai…let's watch."

Inuyasha ignored his surroundings as he stared blankly at the dark pool below.

His hand tightened momentarily around hers. It tightened back.

His gaze snapped back to the young girl next to him. She was coming around, coughing up water and clutching at her side.

"I-Inu…yasha…" she stared at him. "Wh-why did you…save me?"

"Wh-Why?!" he yelled as he stood angrily. "Why?! You were dead! You were caught in that idiotic pond thing and I saved you!! And your asking WHY?!!"

"I wanted to die! Why did you-." She went into another coughing fit as she fell forward slowly.

The hanyou caught her before she fell and glared at her. "Stupid girl! What if I hadn't saved you? Than what?" his voice was softer now.

"Then I would've been happier." She whispered.

"Happier?" he stared at her as she pulled away from him and sat Indian style in front of him. "And why are you not happy?" That was a stupid question…he thought.

"Father…" was all she said as she closed her eyes grimly.

"Father…" he repeated. "That bastard. I knew he was shit. I'll kill him."

"Don't…" her weak voice said. "Don't kill him…there's…too much to stress me out. E-Explaining how I killed him and hid him…would only worsen the situation." She rubbed her arms as she shivered.

Inuyasha stared at her for a moment before shedding his red fire-rats haori and placing it over her shoulders.

"Th-thank you…" she whispered, a brief smile breaking through her dim features.

He wrapped his arm around her shoulders and leaned his chin on her head, something he probably would've never done had she not said she wanted to die.

"Don't die…I couldn't bear it…" he said finally.

She was silent. "I promise…not to…for you." She said softly. "Just…"

She paused. It was an annoying pause during which that rather frustrating young couple whispered things like:

"Aw!"

"Marry me, Ms. Noodle?"

"Of course, Mr. Soup!"

"They would make a lovely couple."

Things that grated the hanyou's nerves to almost jumping over there and throwing them into the street.

"…just don't…let go…don't leave me alone…" she whispered almost inaudibly. "Hold me…and don't let go…"

Inuyasha stared down at her. She was asleep, instantly. A more natural peacefulness overcoming her features.

"I won't…I promise." He embraced her tightly and held her until the night before taking off toward her home.

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"And where has she been?!" Rumiyo yelled. "You did this, oyaji! I should kill you!"

Mr. Higurashi snorted. "I've almost killed you once I can most certainly do it--."

There was the sound of breaking glass from the kitchen.

He pushed her aside roughly.

Rumiyo ran after the older man.

"Get outta my way, bastard." The gruff voice of the hanyou Inuyasha growled as he pushed 'Father' down and walked out of the kitchen carrying a still slightly wet Kagome in his arms.

"Inuyasha?" Rumiyo followed him.

"Rumi-chan…" Mr. Higurashi's voice growled from behind her.

She stopped casually. Her hand hovered of the wind fan at her hip hidden under her long dress shirt.

"Hai, oyaji?"

He roughly grabbed her arm and spun her around, pressing himself against her. "I could do you right here…you know that, right?" he reached down at her bust, his eyes filled with lust.

"H-Hentai…" she growled as she grabbed her fan and swung it, slicing across his face.

She jumped backwards. "Perverted bastard…" She lifted her fan. "Ryushin no Mai!" she flung her fan. But it was shot to bits before her attack went through. The bullet planted in her chest, throwing her backwards into the stair banister.

"Now be a good little girl…" he grabbed her black hair. "…and keep your mouth shut…" he threw her up the stairs, a bloody trail trailing after her.

"Damn finger-prints…" he muttered as he twirled the gun around in his hand. He walked up the stairs, stepping on Rumiyo's hand and entering his room.

"B-Bastard…"

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"Last night a committed suicide had taken place in this very pond. Witnesses Mr. Ramen Soup and Ms. Soba Noodle say that the young girl was saved by a young man with beautiful silver hair and two animal ears upon his head. Police detectives are questioning the couples sober state of the night before. They still have not found any trace of drugs or alcohol in their system from the other night. Are they telling the truth, or were they just caught up in their romantic engagement night? And back to Tsuko…"

The TV flicked off.

"Inuyasha?" Mrs. Higurashi glanced at the door of the TV room. Up the stairs her daughter and the man in question all over the news were talking.

"Uh…"

Mama focused once more on the door. There stood her "husband".

"Honey…may you come look at this a second?" he said timidly.

"Yes, dear, what is it?" she stood, placing the remote back on the table before following him out into the hall.

"I found her…in the closet…" he said sadly.

Mama's eyes widened as she stared at the body. "N-No…no…not a-again…of god no…" she whispered as she fell to her knees, her body shaking like a leaf and silent tears trailing down her face. She broke down into sobs as she collapsed on the floor.

Father smirked.

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Now it's getting somewhere. I think this chapter was a little shorter then normal or is it normal? Anyway I got the idea for Mr. Soup and Ms. Noodle from Lum Urusei Yatsura. They will have a slightly bigger part in this story. They make this story not as dark with the idiotic comments and they will be…very crucial to the story.

There are about…uh…3 or 4 more chapters left. I killed off Rumiyo…sorry! But her death is another crucial element to finish the story.

I hope the editing is too bad. I didn't read it over…maybe I should…please tell me anything wrong?

Please stay tuned and review!! Please?

Next chapter:

The Jury Declines