Behind a Different Door
By: Fire 0 Raven
Chapter 8
Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha.....
Authors note: Excuse why I took so long...none really. It's more of the point that I've had a really bad week. I mean got in a car accident that nearly killed me thanks to some guy on a cell phone, half the house is now needs repairs, the lock on my door STILL hasn't been fixed, and I've been hit by some unexpected midterms. Since my week has been so bad, I've decided to make the fans have a better one. As for the prank they are going to pull on him, that IS coming, don't think I forgot. I just had the sudden urge to kill something when I wrote this.
Also, my fanfiction is posted on another great site, so if Fanfiction.net goes down for awhile, or you just want to know a good InuYasha site go here:
http://trabia-garden.net/inuyasha/
InuYasha quickly stepped down the stairs weary of everyone around him, and looked around with shifting eyes. Something was certainly different. His mother was being FAR to silent, Sango's been avoiding him, Sesshoumaru has been acting NICE, and asking him about his hair. And that crazy girl, he didn't know where she disappeared to after this morning. When she was asking HIS mother to go out, she cranked her head around, and gave him this REALLY creepy smile. Naturally he gave her the weirdest look possible, and slowly stepped away.
Since last night when he played that trick on her, he was beginning to doubt that she was going to spare mercy when she got him payback. 'Yeah right.' He told himself. 'Like she could do anything that I wouldn't be able to handle.'
Once he reassured himself, he picked his chin up, and headed into the living room with proud elegance. Once arriving in the room he stopped the pose. 'No way, that's how Sesshoumaru ended up.' Once again telling himself, he looking around the room.
Speak of the devil.
Ever hear that figure of speech used, it means that the person you were just thinking, hearing, talking, etc. of is nearby you. Sesshoumaru laid back in the peach leather chair, each elbow on the arm support, and his hand folded in the middle to rest his chin on. Once InuYasha had made his arrival, Sesshoumaru's eyes shifted toward him briefly before they turned back to the person across from him. InuYasha followed his eyes, where his own narrowed almost immediately.
"InuYasha." Kagome said in a smooth voice taking the tone from Sesshoumaru's own.
He didn't understand why but it sickened him, she was spending FAR too much time with his half brother recently. 'It's just because I like neither of them.' He mentally reminded himself. 'They were probably plotting against me anyway.'
"That's my name, why did you say it?" He snorted, more then a reply anyone in his family got recently.
"My, now do I need a reason." She titled her head, gave big eyes, and a sweet smile.
InuYasha arched an eyebrow. He didn't like the way she was acting, didn't like it at all.
"Dear brother you are being mean to your new sister." Now Sesshoumaru was gaining up with her.
InuYasha took a few steps back, when one is acting so far out of character, when they were charged for being crazy, when they are possibly plotting your doom, when they are gaining up with your other enemy, and smiling SWEETLY it is FAR to creepy.
"I don't have time for this." He grumbled not showing a bit of fear in his voice.
"Oh but dear InuYasha." Kagome got up from her seat, slid over to him silently, and wrapped her arms around his neck holding him to her before he noticed a thing.
She urged his head down by his chin so she could whisper in his ear.
"Don't you want to join me tonight at the party." Her voice was seductive. "We could get drunk…." She would let his imagination take the rest.
InuYasha though didn't like the mere thought at all. The moment she whispered he burst from her arms wiping off his shirt very quickly like it had some sort of germs on it. His eyes turned to the Kagome who put on puppy dogs eyes, and to Sesshoumaru behind her who pasted a snide smile on his face. Speechless he took a few steps back. 'I knew I shouldn't have come down here.'
Kagome only took a small step forward when he swung his two hands out open to make her stop. "Don't get any closer." He growled stepping back himself. "You two are real freaks." With that he rushed up the stairs tripping a few times before jumping back to his feet.
Kagome snickered as he left.
"That didn't go just as well as planned, but it will still work." She told herself turning back to Sesshoumaru leaving nothing more then a shrug, and followed stairs to her own room.
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"I thank you all for coming to our first annual party this year with a new member to the family. I'd like to introduce you all to my daughter Kagome." Rumiko stood up holding her wine class to the air.
Kagome unsurely stood up and bowed.
People amongst the crowd muttered various greetings, before the sound died down again.
"I'm sure you all know the rest of my family, and have come to have a good time. I expect all of you will have a drink, and drink RESPONSIBLY." She pressured the last part with a wink at her Kagome's direction, and sat down.
"What great timing to have a party." Kagome commented in a one-sided conversation with Sesshoumaru.
He gave a brief nod. "Do not forget our original objective girl, getting caught will prove not good for you nor me."
Kagome decided on not replying but twisted her body to look at InuYasha. He was hanging over by the bar taking small shots of some alcohol. She stared at him for a moment before their eyes met and she quickly turned away.
'Wait until he's drunk. We can hit him with two at once.' She reminded herself.
Sesshoumaru had suggested bothering him so much he'd get drunk faster. It made her shiver though, how could anyone stand to drink that much to wash away there worries. Wouldn't that only bring more problems?
'Maybe...maybe my dad was trying to forget something when he got drunk.'
Her thoughts instantly snapped back to the subject at hand.
'Bothering InuYasha. Should be simple enough, I mean the guy was ill-tempered.'
~*~
InuYasha gulped another shot quickly whipping off his mouth with his sleeve.
"This is ridiculous. Why do they even bother to have these parties?" He slammed the cup onto the counter waiting for the bartender to give him another.
"It's no fun anyway - without Kikyou." Taking the newly filled small cup, he wrapped it in his hands and went toward the exit.
His eyes trailed along the people landing on Kagome. He snorted.
"Mother's always trying to replace Kikyou. Kikyou can't be replaced. Kikyou was to perfect, not to even be compared to this insane girl. Feh." He narrowed his eyes daringly at the door man, and marched out.
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From her seat, Kagome clearly watched InuYasha leave the party room. She frowned visibly.
'What's his problem.' She thought looking around the party to meet eyes with Rumiko.
InuYasha's mother gave a weak shrug and a shake of the head. 'She's obviously used to this. I don't care who InuYasha thinks he is, that is just plan rude. Someone's got to teach him better, it might as well be the crazy girl.'
Kagome deliberately excused herself before Sesshoumaru could even say anything to her following in InuYasha's trail.
Kagome shivered violently at the cold gusts of wind that came at her upon opening the door.
"Hey dog breath!" She shouted gaining to answer.
Kagome took a deep calming breath before taking off in the direction.
Kagome stepped down the cold sidewalk quickly. Shadows were rapidly forming as the sun faded, and all the light that was left was the dim light.
She shivered; this was really giving her the creeps. Reminding her of her old home.
'InuYasha had to have taken this path meaning he HAS to be near by.' She reassured herself. 'This family is suppose to be rich anyway. They usually do have security.'
Though no matter how quick she walked, and looked around there was a REALLY creepy feeling she couldn't shake. Like someone knew she was here, and was waiting for her.
Upon taking a turn she found herself at a dead end.
"Then how did-" She failed to finish her sentence when she felt two arms grab her and pull her back.
~ Such a cliff hanger….oh well….~
A/n: Just kidding, I couldn't leave you hanging there.
Kagome's eyes widen in fright before she recalled all the skills she'd taught herself in that past.
In a second, she squirmed from their grip landing a quick kick on the back side of their legs where their knees bend causing them to lend forward, then she smacked their neck back, and their head against the wall.
The hit groaned in protest as it slumped to the floor. Kagome took a few steps away frightfully. 'That was far to easy. What the hell??' She thought looking down at the attacker.
InuYasha?!?
Usually when something shocks someone to a point they have been pushed beyond the usual level of rational thoughts, their mind muddles, and they lose everything correct they could have done in the situation.
"Kikyou." InuYasha muttered weakly making a short grab for Kagome's ankle.
She instantly snapped back and responded by kicking him in the stomach again until he went limp, and unconscious.
Kagome blinked rapid times trying to process what just happened. She was known for bad things in the past. She was planning revenge on InuYasha. Now he looked dead. On top of it all someone would be coming down the hall in any minute.
What should one do in this situation?
Kagome couldn't answer that so she just picked up his feet taking off toward the guest rooms with InuYasha in tow.
Now what to do from here she would never know until the time came.
~Dream Sequence, InuYasha~
Snow fell slowly from the sky delicately leaving a light cover on all occupants of the ground.
The annoyed 15 year old boy shook it off revealing his pitch black hair. With a grumble he dismissed it and continued looking around.
"Kikyou's late. She said she would get a ride." He glanced impatiently at his watch, but there still was slight worry in his eyes.
"What's keeping her. I've been waiting here forever." Standing up he left the park, and started down the side walk.
"Kikyou." He called gaining no response.
"Kikyou!?!" This was more urgent, he heard a shrill scream echo through his ears.
Picking up pace he ran the best he could toward the sound but everything was just a swirl of endless white.
"Kikyou." He said again, his voice echoed sadly.
A dark figure with long black hair kneeled down in the distance. He immediately charged toward it.
"Kikyou?" His voice continued echoing. The girl looked up, Kagome.
"I'm sorry. Your to late. She didn't have time enough to escape." Kagome had her jacket covering the figures top where blood stained the snow.
InuYasha's eyes grew wide.
"No you can't be serious-" He swept down to reach out to Kikyou but she vanished as did the blood.
"Kagome." InuYasha's voice lacked the echo but he looked over at the girl who was pointing off in the distance.
He squinted his eyes to see. Kikyou, she was alive, standing and waving. The moment InuYasha went closer she dropped to her knees, hands folded together as the black figures surrounded her. They picked her arms up and started to run off. Kikyou turned around giving InuYasha a last look as he tried to keep up, but she kept walking. And soon, she disappeared in the snow.