Disclaimer: Still don't own Inuyasha. Nope.
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Chapter 3
One hour later, the group was sitting in a little hole-in-the-wall café, talking about their new case.
"So what's the story? What happened?" Sango asked Kagome, but was ignored.
"The vic, Kagome here, was driving with her mom yesterday morning on her way to her grandfather's place. The mystery vehicle came up behind them on the road and..." Inuyasha began, shooting a glance at Kagome next to him.
"Excuse me, but if you're going to debrief her, you might as well do it right." Kagome coughed, earning a glare from Inuyasha. "It was 2 in the afternoon. My mom was driving and I was sitting in the backseat, listening to music. I got bored, so I decided to sketch some of the surrounding countryside. That's when I saw the truck. It was an import, a 1996 black Sedan pickup, I think. Instead of drawing some lame trees, I sketched it instead. Well, my mom, pissed that I wasn't sitting down, slammed on the brakes and I fell to the floor." Kagome paused to glare at a laughing Inuyasha.
"Anyway, we started arguing, when the damn truck drove up next to us and blew out our front tire. Then it stopped in the road in front of us and a guy got out. I remember his physique, but not his face. Anyway, he pulled out a semiautomatic and started blasting the hell out of our car. That's how I got these." Kagome said, indicating her bandages.
"That's how my mom ended up dead. That dirty bastard blew her to bits." She growled, her eyes stinging with unshed tears, but she wasn't about to cry in front of big shot FBI agents.
"Hmm...Black truck, deserted road, car turned into Swiss cheese. Yep, sounds like Naraku, or one of his goons." Miroku hummed, scratching his chin in thought.
"You said you remembered what he looked like? Can you describe him?" Sango asked, leaning forward on the table.
"Oh, I can do better than that." Kagome said, a bitter grin spreading across her face. She reached into her bag and pulled out her sketchbook.
"Never go anywhere without it." She said, flipping to a clean page. As she sketched, she would mumble to herself, erasing or adding a detail.
"Oi, why don't you just tell us what her looked like?" Inuyasha complained, antsy for her to finish.
"Because I describe things better visually, rather than verbally." Kagome answered dryly, not even glancing up from her picture. Closing her eyes and chewing on her pencil in concentration, she double-checked her sketch. Satisfied with it, she flipped the book around and handed it over to Sango, who studied it closely.
"The dude looks familiar." Sango mumbled, handing the book back to its owner.
"Hey! Let me see it!" Inuyasha complained, trying to grab it out of Kagome's hands. She yanked it out of his reach.
"No."
"Why not? I'm in charge of this case!" He growled. This girl was really beginning to piss him off.
"Because I don't like you." She retaliated and glared pointedly at Miroku. "I don't like you either. And I sure as hell don't trust you."
Sango laughed, as Inuyasha made another dive for the sketchbook. Kagome pulled it away again. "Watch out, Inu. She might bite."
"I will, too." Kagome growled, baring her teeth at him and snapping at his reaching hand. Sango laughed harder.
Inuyasha pulled his hand back just in time. "Damn, you're a violent bitch."
"Damn right! And excuse me if this book happens to contain my favorite sketch of my mom, drawn by my dad. I don't want your greasy hands all over it!" Kagome yelled and stood up suddenly, grabbing her bag and storming off, knocking over Inuyasha's Coke, which spilled into his lap, in the process.
Inuyasha jumped up, fanning himself, and glared at the girl retreating to the bar. Sango rushed after the distressed Kagome. "It's a good thing I didn't order coffee." Inuyasha mumbled to no one in particular.
"Yes, my friend. It's definitely a good thing." Miroku chuckled, patting his friend's shoulder. "It's a shame someone so pretty is so aggressive, and suffering." Inuyasha snorted and followed Miroku over to where the girls were.
"Small beer." Kagome ordered, watching Sango approach out of the corner of her eye. "Is that Inu dude always such an ass?" She asked as Sango sat on a bar stool next to her.
"Sure. When he's not with his niece, or his own kid. Gimme what she's having." Sango ordered as the bartender passed her. She blinked in shock as a beer was placed in front of her.
"Um, Miss Higurashi..." Sango began, turning in her seat only to see Kagome down the majority of hers in one gulp. "Um, you're 19, right?"
"Yeah, so? What are you 20?" Kagome said, finishing the last of her drink and turned to face Sango.
"Actually, I'm 19 also." Sango laughed, sipping her drink.
"So what are the bozos?" Kagome asked, thumbing in the guys direction, and motioned for another beer.
"Both 20. Why?"
"Because he doesn't seem like the married, or fatherly, type. And call me Kagome." She responded, taking a sip of her fresh beer.
"I'm not married, and he's not mine. His parents were friends of mine, but they were killed by a psychopath that's still wandering around. The kid had no living relatives, so I took him in." Inuyasha said, sitting on the other side of Kagome. "You shouldn't be drinking that." He added as an after thought.
Kagome downed her beer and glared at him, daring him to say anything. When he didn't, she said, "What an oddly compassionate thing for an egotistical ass to do."
"Can we get going, please?" Miroku whined, eager to get working.
"Good idea. We need to get started on this." Inuyasha replied, getting up.
"Can we stop at my grandfather's? I want to let him know I'm alright." Kagome asked Sango, grabbing her things and waking away.
"Sure." Sango said, leading Kagome out of the café.
"Hey!" Inuyasha yelled, sulking when he was completely ignored.
"Just give it up. They've won, and they always will..." Miroku sighed, following the girls out, leaving an annoyed Inuyasha behind to pay for the drinks.
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A.N: Well there's another chapter folks. Just be sure to review, and I'll keep updatin' daily, or close to that. Ciao, until next time! *DarkWaterAngel*
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Chapter 3
One hour later, the group was sitting in a little hole-in-the-wall café, talking about their new case.
"So what's the story? What happened?" Sango asked Kagome, but was ignored.
"The vic, Kagome here, was driving with her mom yesterday morning on her way to her grandfather's place. The mystery vehicle came up behind them on the road and..." Inuyasha began, shooting a glance at Kagome next to him.
"Excuse me, but if you're going to debrief her, you might as well do it right." Kagome coughed, earning a glare from Inuyasha. "It was 2 in the afternoon. My mom was driving and I was sitting in the backseat, listening to music. I got bored, so I decided to sketch some of the surrounding countryside. That's when I saw the truck. It was an import, a 1996 black Sedan pickup, I think. Instead of drawing some lame trees, I sketched it instead. Well, my mom, pissed that I wasn't sitting down, slammed on the brakes and I fell to the floor." Kagome paused to glare at a laughing Inuyasha.
"Anyway, we started arguing, when the damn truck drove up next to us and blew out our front tire. Then it stopped in the road in front of us and a guy got out. I remember his physique, but not his face. Anyway, he pulled out a semiautomatic and started blasting the hell out of our car. That's how I got these." Kagome said, indicating her bandages.
"That's how my mom ended up dead. That dirty bastard blew her to bits." She growled, her eyes stinging with unshed tears, but she wasn't about to cry in front of big shot FBI agents.
"Hmm...Black truck, deserted road, car turned into Swiss cheese. Yep, sounds like Naraku, or one of his goons." Miroku hummed, scratching his chin in thought.
"You said you remembered what he looked like? Can you describe him?" Sango asked, leaning forward on the table.
"Oh, I can do better than that." Kagome said, a bitter grin spreading across her face. She reached into her bag and pulled out her sketchbook.
"Never go anywhere without it." She said, flipping to a clean page. As she sketched, she would mumble to herself, erasing or adding a detail.
"Oi, why don't you just tell us what her looked like?" Inuyasha complained, antsy for her to finish.
"Because I describe things better visually, rather than verbally." Kagome answered dryly, not even glancing up from her picture. Closing her eyes and chewing on her pencil in concentration, she double-checked her sketch. Satisfied with it, she flipped the book around and handed it over to Sango, who studied it closely.
"The dude looks familiar." Sango mumbled, handing the book back to its owner.
"Hey! Let me see it!" Inuyasha complained, trying to grab it out of Kagome's hands. She yanked it out of his reach.
"No."
"Why not? I'm in charge of this case!" He growled. This girl was really beginning to piss him off.
"Because I don't like you." She retaliated and glared pointedly at Miroku. "I don't like you either. And I sure as hell don't trust you."
Sango laughed, as Inuyasha made another dive for the sketchbook. Kagome pulled it away again. "Watch out, Inu. She might bite."
"I will, too." Kagome growled, baring her teeth at him and snapping at his reaching hand. Sango laughed harder.
Inuyasha pulled his hand back just in time. "Damn, you're a violent bitch."
"Damn right! And excuse me if this book happens to contain my favorite sketch of my mom, drawn by my dad. I don't want your greasy hands all over it!" Kagome yelled and stood up suddenly, grabbing her bag and storming off, knocking over Inuyasha's Coke, which spilled into his lap, in the process.
Inuyasha jumped up, fanning himself, and glared at the girl retreating to the bar. Sango rushed after the distressed Kagome. "It's a good thing I didn't order coffee." Inuyasha mumbled to no one in particular.
"Yes, my friend. It's definitely a good thing." Miroku chuckled, patting his friend's shoulder. "It's a shame someone so pretty is so aggressive, and suffering." Inuyasha snorted and followed Miroku over to where the girls were.
"Small beer." Kagome ordered, watching Sango approach out of the corner of her eye. "Is that Inu dude always such an ass?" She asked as Sango sat on a bar stool next to her.
"Sure. When he's not with his niece, or his own kid. Gimme what she's having." Sango ordered as the bartender passed her. She blinked in shock as a beer was placed in front of her.
"Um, Miss Higurashi..." Sango began, turning in her seat only to see Kagome down the majority of hers in one gulp. "Um, you're 19, right?"
"Yeah, so? What are you 20?" Kagome said, finishing the last of her drink and turned to face Sango.
"Actually, I'm 19 also." Sango laughed, sipping her drink.
"So what are the bozos?" Kagome asked, thumbing in the guys direction, and motioned for another beer.
"Both 20. Why?"
"Because he doesn't seem like the married, or fatherly, type. And call me Kagome." She responded, taking a sip of her fresh beer.
"I'm not married, and he's not mine. His parents were friends of mine, but they were killed by a psychopath that's still wandering around. The kid had no living relatives, so I took him in." Inuyasha said, sitting on the other side of Kagome. "You shouldn't be drinking that." He added as an after thought.
Kagome downed her beer and glared at him, daring him to say anything. When he didn't, she said, "What an oddly compassionate thing for an egotistical ass to do."
"Can we get going, please?" Miroku whined, eager to get working.
"Good idea. We need to get started on this." Inuyasha replied, getting up.
"Can we stop at my grandfather's? I want to let him know I'm alright." Kagome asked Sango, grabbing her things and waking away.
"Sure." Sango said, leading Kagome out of the café.
"Hey!" Inuyasha yelled, sulking when he was completely ignored.
"Just give it up. They've won, and they always will..." Miroku sighed, following the girls out, leaving an annoyed Inuyasha behind to pay for the drinks.
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A.N: Well there's another chapter folks. Just be sure to review, and I'll keep updatin' daily, or close to that. Ciao, until next time! *DarkWaterAngel*