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Assassins Three

Chapter 2: Step 1 of Mission

Sun shone into the brothel. Bright sunlight slowly found its way towards Inuyasha's bedroom. Before you know it, Inuyasha was wide awake.

"Ugh!" Inuyasha rubbed his tired eyes while yawning at the same time. Last night's tasks were exhausting him. Just then he remembered Kikyo's command—to report to her with Sesshoumaru and Miroku first thing in the morning. Inuyasha slipped out of bed quickly and pulled on his red haori, stretching a little and flexing his claws.

'Must go next doors to wake up Sesshoumaru and Miroku and tell them,' sighed Inuyasha to himself. He was way too tired to wake up his so-called brothers, but he had no choice. He had to wake them up soon before Kikyo started to have anger managements. Then Inuyasha trotted up to Sesshoumaru's door and knocked lightly, "Sesshoumaru? Sesshoumaru, get up! Kikyo-sama wants to see us!" Inuyasha hollered, loudly without knowing it was loud.

"Already up!" Sesshoumaru yelled from the back of his room. You could hear clothes shuffling and you know Sesshoumaru was ready. Inuyasha's onii-san opened the door to find Inuyasha leaning on the wall, hands crossed his chest. "Inuyasha?" Sesshoumaru looked at Inuyasha with a question. He had never seen his brother so calm before. Something must have happened to him last night.

"W-what?" Inuyasha looked around to find Sesshoumaru staring at him. "Did you say something, Sess?"

"Oh, nothing," Sesshoumaru replied, nonchalantly. "We have to go wake up the bouzo who is still busy laying in bed. He's probably—

Miroku's door opened. Miroku glared at Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha and said, "Hey, I heard you already! Too bad but I'm already up!"

"Oh?" Inuyasha quirked an eyebrow. "I thought you were still daydreaming about pretty women or something."

"Hey!" Miroku whined, "you woke me up with your hollering at Sesshoumaru's door. Inuyasha, what's gotten into you? You never seem to yell through a closed door? Did something happened last night that you would like to share with us?" Miroku grinned a lecherous grin.

"Oi! It's nothing like that! I would never lower myself like you, Miroku," Inuyasha replied defensively.

"Whatever," muttered Miroku, "didn't you say Kikyo-sama wants to see us or something of that sort?"

"Yea, let's go." Inuyasha led them the way to Kikyo's bedchamber.

There was a soft knock on Kikyo's door. "Come in," answered Kikyo, who was still fixing her hair.

Then entered the three orphaned boys she raised. Standing in front of her door were Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha, and Miroku. They were now all grown up. Sesshoumaru, now twenty-two years old and Inuyasha, now twenty and Miroku also twenty. They were three orphaned boys—a youkai and a hanyou and a boy found in the orphanage. Kikyo remembered that at that time, she was only fifteen years old. She was all alone in the world until she met eight-year-old Sesshoumaru and six-year-old Inuyasha and Miroku. She found these poor boys in the orphanage and thought she would raise them herself. Since she was poor at that time and didn't have the money to buy those boys, the only way was to sleep with the boss of the orphanage. Kikyo was able to survive and live today was credited all to her ability to seduce rich men. The feeble fifteen- year-old Kikyo was able to become a good martial artist because she bedded with all the evil martial artists. By sleeping with them, she was able to trick them into teaching her some of their techniques. After learning from them, she would, of course, kill them. Food, clothing, and money was all received by seducing men. Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha, and Miroku all knew it. They now all owe a great debt of gratitude. Kikyo gave her body to so many men just in order to raise the three of them. They owe it all to her. And Kikyo was proud of them. She trained them well—they are the best assassins in Kyoto.

"Kikyo-sama, you said you wanted to see us?" asked Sesshoumaru, interrupting Kikyo's flashback.

"Oh, yes," Kikyo started. "I wanted to tell you boys that your missions' almost complete. You've all helped me kill all the great martial artists of Kyoto. You all know that you've all killed your twenty-ninth victim, ne?"

"Yes," replied the three, nodding their heads.

"Kikyo-sama, you once told us that if we each kill thirty great martial artists, you will set us free," Miroku stated, staring at Kikyo with determined eyes.

"Yes, I did," Kikyo answered. "I did say that and now your thirtieth victims are coming up. Listen well, this time someone very rich paid me a vast amount of money to send you boys to kill them?" Kikyo was looking at her nails. She was not going to let the boys off so easily.

"Kill who?" Inuyasha asked, very excited. He just wanted to know the person he was going to kill and get it over with. He couldn't wait to be free. Free from Kikyo even though she sacrificed herself to raise him.

Miroku and Sesshoumaru both thought the same thing. They just couldn't wait to live a normal life. A life without Kikyo.

"Someone told me to send you boys to kill three women for me," Kikyo said, crossing her fingers hoping that the boys would gladly accept the mission. If they don't Kikyo would surely be killed. She needed the money. Her avarice had gotten the best of her.

"WHAT?!" Sesshoumaru, and Miroku said in unison. They couldn't believe their ears. Their ears must by deceiving them for they were so sure that they heard Kikyo said to kill three "women." Inuyasha was the only one who remained silent.

"Are you sure?" asked Miroku, a little shocked. Sure, he had killed a lot of martial artists but all of them were men!

"How can we, kill three women?" questioned Sesshoumaru. An assassin, of course, that was what he was and still is, but he refuse to kill a woman! That is against his morals and values.

Both Miroku and Sesshoumaru looked at Inuyasha for some support, but instead Inuyasha asked, "who are they? What are their weaknesses?"

'Eh?' thought Sesshoumaru, 'what is wrong with my brother?' He was sure that Inuyasha would refuse this mission.

"Kikyo-sama..." continued Inuyasha. "We would like to know who our thirtieth victims, don't we?" Inuyasha eyed the other two.

"Uh, sure," replied the two, remaining silent.

"Oh, good," smiled Kikyo. She was satisfied that her three boys agreed to this issue. "These three women are considered the three phoenixes. They...I'll have to say...have no weaknesses. They are a little different from your other victims. These three phoenixes... you will have to find a way to get rid of them for they are our greatest enemy. I've did some research on them and I found out something that might interest you boys."

"What did you find out, Kikyo-sama," Sesshoumaru replied, calmly and bored at the same time..

"I found out that their parents were the ones who murdered all your parents at birth, therefore, resulting you boys to be in an orphanage. So you must vanquish them for sure." Kikyo grinned when she saw those pairs of innocent eyes replaced by dark and eerie eyes that were full of anger and hatred. There was a sudden change in mood and atmosphere. Anger filled the air. And Kikyo was pleased. Very pleased. She found out their weak points.

The three boys now focus all their minds on Kikyo. All three wanted to know more about the three phoenixes for if these girls' parents killed were already dead, they will avenge their parents by killing them—the precious phoenixes.

"Alright then, it's all settled, boys," Kikyo clapped her hands to get the boys' attention. "I will tell you that these girls possess weapons that are totally different from the weapons your previous victims used. The oldest among the three phoenixes, her name is Kagome. She wields a katana and as well as a bow and arrows. You have to watch out for her arrows because they can purify anyone of you to dust, if not careful. The second phoenix is called Sango, her specialty is with a boomerang. "This is not a small boomerang, Miroku..." said Kikyo when she saw Miroku chortling. "If not careful, this boomerang can split your head in half! And the last but least, the youngest of the baby phoenixes is Rin. She is specialized in using daggers. Her flying daggers are as swift as your agility, Sesshoumaru. And...if you want to know their ages, I'll tell you. Kagome is nineteen, Sango is also nineteen, and Rin is eighteen. Just to let you boys know that these girls are not biologically related. They are all cousins. So you boys now can take your pick. I'm not going to choose for you. Choose your victim wisely, for the one you choose is the one you will have to kill." Kikyo darted her eyes back and forth at her boys. 'Now this will prove how good they are!' They better kill those filthy girls for me, or else!

"Kikyo-sama, we have decided," answered Inuyasha with a grin on his face. He turned to let Sesshoumaru speak first. Sesshoumaru stepped foreward and said with much bitterness, "Rin is my victim. I'm going to kill the baby of the family fast and easy."Miroku laughed at that remark. He couldn't believe that the great Sesshoumaru was getting the youngest victim.Mighty Sesshoumaru was going to kill the youngest phoenix among them all.That was something different. He was so sure that Sesshoumaru would go for the oldest phoenix. He wanted to see Sesshoumaru get fried by Kagome's arrows.

Next, Inuyasha took his turn. "I'm going to have some fun with Kagome. I wanna see how her arrows are powerful against a hanyou like me," smirked Inuyasha. Sesshoumaru took one glance at his brother and rolled his eyes at him. Inuyasha was sure going to have fun with his prey.

Last to report was Miroku. Guess who he chose? Sango, of course. "Sango's my last victim," smiled Miroku. "I'm gonna challenge her so-called boomerang. I bet it's no match for my sword and staff." There goes Miroku's blabbing again. He's going to blab on and on and on, but fortunately, Inuyasha interrupted.

"Kikyo-sama, what's your plan? How do we get into their palace?" interrogated Inuyasha. There was no waythey could get into the palace without any plan.

"Easy. These pixies live in that palace on their own with no guards and no tight security. It's all themselves and some maids and servants. Since now that I've heard they want to hire some male servants to serve as body guards. Aren't we lucky?" Kikyo giggled behind her fan. "Just what they needed, body guards, and you boys are going to enter the palace asking to serve as body guards. That way you can get close to them and when you find the time, kill them. Hear this, you boys are only given two months, understood? I give you only two months and don't you fail me."

"Yes, Kikyo-sama. We will not fail you," answered Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha, and Miroku as they bowed to leave. They were going to prepare right now and go into their so-called palace.

"Just be careful, Inuyasah," Kikyo called out on her way. Inuyasha mustn't get hurt. It's not she didn't care for Sesshoumaru and Miroku, but they're just not her type.

"..." Inuyasha remained silent when the other two gave him a queer look. Both Sesshoumaru and Miroku knew from the beginning that Kikyo fell in love with Inuyasha. Ever since Inuyasha reached adolescence at age sixteen. At age sixteen, Inuyasha was very handsome and Kikyo was always drooling at the sight of him! Inuyasha now at age twenty, was of course the age to get married. Now Kikyo was thirty, a little bit too old for Inuyasha. Sometimes, Miroku even wonder 'what didKikyo see in Inuyasha?'

All three walked in silence until they reached their individual bedchambers. They walked in and got dressed in commoner's clothing and prepared their weapons and anything else they would need on this mission. Finally. Their last mission. If they complete it early, they will get to depart from this brothel forever. Because after killing thirty people, their debt was paid. Their debt is paid by killing powerful martial artists. After this, they will earn their freedom. Freedom at last. Then will they be able to get away from Kikyo. But what they don't know is that Kikyo won't let them off the hook so easily. (A/N: Surprises! Surprises! You never know what Kikyo's up to.)

Back in Inuyasha's room, we see Inuyasha packing his small dagger and along with Tetsuaiga. He packed his garb—his fire-rat haori, the one Kikyo once stole from a very powerful inu-youkai while spending some time in the palace. She fled before he could ever catch her. Inuyasha was sure to get rid of Kagome, no matter how hard it is.

In Sesshoumaru's room, silent Sesshoumaru is also packing his belongings, very carefully. He dropped in his Toujikin, a blade that Kikyo also stole from the palace of an inu-youkai. She almost got herself killed just getting that blade. This was something Sesshoumaru could never forget. He will kill Rin if it is the last thing he do.

While in Miroku's room, well, what do we see? Miroku...well...he is daydreaming about getting Sango to sleep with him before killing her. That's one weird assassin, thinking about something like that before the mission even started. 'Boink!' Something flew at his head. Miroku looked up from his daydream. It was a shoe. It had belonged to Inuyasha. In fact, Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru were standing out in front of his door with their hands on their hips. They were glaring coldly at him. They were tired of Miroku's hentai thoughts. Just by looking at this bouzo's face, you can tell what the hell his is thinking!

"Oi! Miroku, get that disgusting grin off your face before I claw it out," Inuyasha glared, flexing his sharp claws at Miroku for emphasis. Then Inuyasha walked over to Miroku to grab back his shoe. After he put back on his shoe, Sesshoumaru intervened.

"Children," Sesshoumaru began slowly as if talking to two-year-olds, "if you both are done with your silly staring contest, we can leave!" Sesshoumaru sighed to himself. Kids these days! If they weren't going to get on the move, he was going to leave without them. And they have to get the palace before dusk.

"Oi!"

"Hey!"

"Sesshoumaru! You're just as old as us, you know!" Inuyasha bellowed. "Well... maybe not, I think you've turned into an old man or something!" Laughter could be heard in the background.

"You're only twenty-two. In case you haven't noticed, you are only two years older than us!" added Miroku, putting two fingers up in front of Sesshoumaru's face. "Two years!

Sesshoumaru said nothing but growled. Little kids! "LET'S GO!" Sesshoumaru hollered at the two as he flung his hands in the air. Man, were they slow today. And it's nearly dusk!

"We're out! We're out!" Inuyasha fled from the doors followed by Miroku. They both were speedy-gonzales! Now it was Sesshoumaru who lagged behind.

A/N: Hihi! How did you guys like this chapter? Please review! I know this chapter was short and I'm sorry. Gomen! But if you review enough, I'll make sure the next chapter is extra long. So stay tuned. And review! Arigatou!