Guardian Demon

by Outlaw024

Ok, I wrote this story at 3 a.m last week when I had insomnia. This will also include some romance and mystery. Read and review. P.S. I suck at summaries so I'm not writing one.

8. Here Comes the Boom

Guardian Demon by Outlaw024

Authors Notes: Well, well, well. I'm back in black with another chapter that hopefully won't suck like the last one. This chapter will start the ball rolling on the ending. Umm...nothing else to say right now. So...on with the story.

Chapter 8

1200 Hours

Just then, InuYasha walked out of the kitchen and stopped dead in his tracks; his eyes were as wide as dinner plates. "Kagome?! What are you doing down here?"

Kagome almost fell backwards. "InuYasha? Umm, I was...I was just getting a glass of milk because I couldn't sleep." There was an awkward pause.

"Umm, how long have you been standing there?" InuYasha asked nervously as he glanced around.

"I just got down here as you were leaving the kitchen."

InuYasha breathed a sigh of relief. "Oh, ok. Well, I'd...I'd better be going to bed now. See you in the morning." And with that, InuYasha bolted up the stairs.

Kagome walked into the kitchen and sat down at the table; she didn't bother to get any milk. "Did InuYasha really say that?" she wondered aloud, "Did he mean it?" She sat in silence for a few minutes while these questions floated in her mind. Then an even bigger question entered her mind. "Do I love him?" Kagome was confused. Nothing like this had ever happened to her before. She didn't know what to think. After a few moments of thinking that seemed like an eternity of deliberating, she stood up and went back up to her room. She got back into her bed and wrapped the sheets around herself. "Yes." And then she drifted to sleep.

Down in the kitchen, Death pried open the liquor cabinet once again and took out a bottle of scotch. "Love is in the air." And with that he disappeared.

Friday 0700 Hours

InuYasha sat at the kitchen table with another cup of coffee in front of him, but today he wasn't tired. He had slept like a baby last night and was feeling refreshed. Today he had chosen to wear a pair of faded blue jeans with a dark gray t-shirt. Since the temperature today was about 68 degrees, he wore a black pea coat. [A.N: this outfit is a shout out to "The Boondock Saints" which is a kickass movie.] Kagome had also slept soundly. But as they sat next to each other at the table, there was an awkward silence. Deep down they both knew that the other knew that they loved each other; they were just too nervous to say anything. The car ride was the same story; they just sat in silence the entire time.

After school 1430 Hours

InuYasha was waiting for Kagome outside the science lab; Kagome was waiting for the results of her test. As he leaned against the beige tiles that covered the walls, Miroku and Sango walked up to him. Mirokus' black eye was starting to turn a sickening, pale green.

"Hi InuYasha," Sango greeted him.

"Hey."

Miroku cut to the chase. "InuYasha, Kagome has been acting really quiet today. You know why? It's really bothering us."

"Well for one thing, the deadline for the ransom is two days away."

"Duh," Sango replied, "but there's something else."

InuYasha was beginning to get a little annoyed. "I don't know. I'm a bodyguard, not a psychologist." He knew the reason, but he didn't want to tell them.

Just then, Kagome walked out of the science room with a paper clutched in her hand. The door shut behind her and there was a moment of silence. Then Kagome smiled and proudly held the paper up. "I got a B!"

"That's great Kagome," InuYasha replied happily as a smile spread across his face, "all you had to do was study and you did great!"

Kagome suddenly leaned against InuYasha. "Thank you so much for helping me study last night."

This sudden embrace stunned InuYasha, but then he wrapped his arms tightly around Kagome. "Glad to help."

The smile on Kagomes' face suddenly changed. It was no longer a proud smile. Now it was a smile of peacefulness, security. She closed her eyes and nuzzled into InuYashas' warm chest.

Meanwhile, Sango and Miroku stood in the middle of the hallway, slightly dumbfounded. Miroku looked over at Sango and raised an eyebrow. Sango nodded. Then she motioned for Miroku to follow her. They slowly walked down the hallway so as not to disturb the romantic scene. They passed through a pair of double doors into the gym. Miroku slowly shut them to prevent a banging. Then he turned to Sango.

"So THAT'S why she's been acting quiet all day." Mirokus' voice echoed around the empty gym.

"Yeah. They make a perfect couple too," Sango observed.

"Yes. Reminds me of another perfect couple." Miroku wrapped an arm around Sangos' waist and leaned against her shoulder.

Sango smiled. Suddenly there was an awkward silence. "Miroku, what have a told you about grabbing my ass?" her voice seemed relatively calm.

Miroku winced and took his hand off of her ass as he prepared to be slapped. "Don't do it?" he replied nervously.

"Don't stop."

A look of utter surprise crossed Mirokus' face and was soon replaced by a sly grin.

-Back with InuYasha and Kagome-

InuYasha and Kagome were still sharing their tender embrace; neither of them wanted to let go. The door to the science lab slammed shut.

"What the hell is going on here?" Mr. Otaku demanded. The lights reflected off the bald spot in the middle of his head. The black hair on the sides of his head seemed to be thinning rapidly. His thick rimmed glasses made him look even older. The white button down shirt and navy blue khakis he wore were stereotypical teacher fashions.

Kagome spun around while still clutched in InuYashas' arms; InuYasha slid his arms down around Kagomes' waist to comfortably adjust to this change in position.

"Mr. Otaku!" Kagome blurted out, "we were just..."

"I was just congratulating Kagome on an excellent test score," InuYasha replied quickly.

"It looked like you two were ready to make out. I don't want to see that kind of behavior again or I'll be calling your mother Miss. Higurashi. And I'll...file a report with the police department Mr....whatever. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm leaving." And with that, Mr. Otaku turned and walked down the hallway with his battered, brown leather suitcase in his left hand and his coat tucked under his right arm. He stopped to tie his shoe at the end of the hallway.

"Wow that was close," Kagome whispered.

"Yeah, but don't do it again you naughty girl," InuYasha teased.

Kagome giggled. "Oh shut up or I'll file a report to the police."

Down at then end of the hall, Mr. Otaku finished tying his shoe and proceeded into the gym since it was the fastest way to the parking lot. Suddenly there was a ruckus. "WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TWO DOING UNDER THE BLEACHERS?!" [A.N: This entire scene came about after watching the original American Pie, but after I wrote it I realized I put way to much sexual humor into it and rewrote it to be fluffier. But the ending is still the original.]

Saturday 0900 Hours

"What?! Why not?!" Moments before this outburst, Kagome had shuffled into the kitchen wearing her pink bathrobe and matching fuzzy slippers and she was feeling fine. Saturday was the best day of the week. When she younger, Saturday was just another day. Now Saturdays meant an entire day to hang out with your friends, go to the mall, or see a movie, all without having to worry about school the next day. She had sat down next to InuYasha with a warm cup of tea and a smile. Now all she had was a warm cup of tea; an irritated frown had replaced the smile.

"You can't leave the house because we're 48 hours away from the deadline and they don't want to take any risks," InuYasha explained. He was still wearing his jeans, t-shirt, and coat from yesterday.

"Who's 'they'?" Kagome demanded.

"My superior officers, whom I argued with for 20 minutes to let you go to the mall or something today. This wasn't my decision."

"So now I'm a prisoner in my own house for 48 hours just because some psycho wants money? Money, money, money. Bah! Why do people do such crazy things for it? It doesn't make anyone happy." A single tear rolled down her cheek.

"Hey, don't worry," InuYasha wiped the tear away with his hand, "this will all be over in 48 hours." His voice was smooth and gentle. "I'll tell you what; when we catch the guy who's doing this, I'll let you take a few swings at him in the interrogation room."

Kagome laughed. "I'll kick his ass."

"Damn right you will."

1600 Hours

Sesshomaru knocked on InuYashas' door and waited for a response. Nothing. Then he heard muffled voices and laughing coming from Kagomes' room.

"Oh my God. So you two were doing it under the bleachers when he caught you?" Kagome asked in amazement.

InuYasha laughed. "What base were they on?"

Sesshomaru opened the door without bothering to knock. He saw Kagome lying on her bed with a phone up to her ear. Then he saw that InuYasha was lying next to her.

Kagome listened for a minute and then looked over at InuYasha. "Sango says that they were rounding to second. She had her shirt off and Miroku was trying to undo her bra."

InuYasha roared with laughter. "This is fucking hilarious!"

"Miroku says that they weren't planning to go to third...oh. They weren't planning to go to third in the gym."

"Ahem," Sesshomarus' voice caught both of them by surprise. InuYasha turned to look up too quickly and ended up falling off the bed. "InuYasha, I need to see you, outside."

InuYasha had gotten up from the floor and brushed himself off. "Sure. I'll be right back." The last comment was directed at Kagome. He made his way around the bed and stepped out into the hallway; Sesshomaru shut the door.

"Someone posted Jakens' bail ten minutes ago. It's going to take about an hour for the whole thing to be processed so we have an hour to try and get more information from him. This time, Ryoku and I are going to interrogate him too."

"Do I have to go?" InuYasha pleaded, "Sango and Miroku were just telling us what happened yesterday in the gym and..."

"InuYasha!" Sesshomaru shouted him down, "we are going to the station now."

InuYasha sighed; he was defeated. "Ok, but let me say goodbye first." He opened the door and went back inside. Kagome looked up at him and put her hand over the mouthpiece.

"What's up?" she asked curiously.

"Y'know that guy we've got down in the station? Well someone posted his bail and we need to try and get any information we can before they let him go. I'll be gone an hour and a half at most."

"Oh, ok. When you get back I'll tell you what happened to Sango and Miroku." She put the phone down and stood up. She wrapped her arms around InuYashas' waist and squeezed tightly. "Bye."

InuYasha returned the hug. "Bye."

Police Station 1700 Hours

InuYasha, Sesshomaru, and Ryoku had been sitting in InuYashas' office with Jaken for the past hour or so. They had been pestering him for any information at all. So far he hadn't talked.

InuYashas' office was lined with WANTED posters and information such as how to handle a suspected bomb. Mail had been piling up on his desk since he had been staying at the Higurashi house for the last week. This was also the case for Sesshomaru and Ryoku.

Outside the police station 1610 Hours

Three squad cars were parked out front of the police station. Two of them began to pull away while a cop and his rookie partner stood off to the side.

"I thought I had the keys in my pocket the entire time," the rookie cop insisted as he patted himself down.

"Damn rookie," his partner muttered under his breath.

Squad Cars 101 and 102

Squad cars 101 and 102 drove down the street. There was supposed to be three cars, but Yutays' new partner couldn't find the keys. He'd catch up in a minute. The officer riding shotgun in car 101 typed "Higurashi" into the cars' computer and waited for directions to the Higurashi mansion. Suddenly the orange LED monitor lit up –TURN LEFT AT FORK IN ROAD. KEEP GOING FOUR MILES AND TURN LEFT ONTO CHERRY STREET- At the end of the busy street, both cars took the left.

A van 30 seconds earlier

A white box van sat parked in an ally across from the police station. Inside, the only light came from a laptop held by a pale, skinny 19-year-old hacker who had dropped out of college to earn money the easy way.

–TRANSMISSION RECIEVED: HIGURASHI-/TRANSMISSION TO T.P.D. DATABASE CANCELLED-

The hacker typed in a few minor alterations and hit enter.

-TRANSMISSION SENT: –TURN LEFT AT FORK IN ROAD. KEEP GOING FOUR MILES AND TURN LEFT ONTO CHERRY STREET-

The hacker shut the laptop down and turned his swivel chair around to face the man who had hired him. "So when are you going to pay me?"

The man did not reply. He reached into his brown trench coat and pulled out a Magnum .44. He brought the gun up and aimed right between the hackers' eyes.

"What the hell?!" The hacker tried to get up, but there was a deafening gunshot and blood and brains splattered all over the inside the van.

"What a mess." The man replaced the .44 into his trench coat and slid the side door open. He stepped out into the sunlight and slammed the door shut. He made his way to a parking garage that was two building over.

Squad Car 42

Yutay put the car in 'drive' and drove down to the end of the street. "Hey kid, get the directions to the Higurashi place.

Conner typed in –HIGURASHI- on the computer and moments later the screen lit up. - TURN RIGHT AT FORK IN ROAD. KEEP GOING FOUR MILES AND TURN LEFT ONTO OCEAN AVENUE- Conner had been born in Boston, Massachusetts, but his mother had decided to move back to Tokyo.

InuYashas' Office 1700 Hours

Jaken still wasn't talking. He sat in a chair facing InuYashas' desk and hadn't moved since the entire thing began. Sesshomaru was leaning in one corner of the room, Ryoku was sitting on InuYashas' desk, and InuYasha was sitting in his chair; none of them were happy.

"I'm leaving in less than five minutes. I have nothing to say," Jaken informed them as he glanced up at the clock.

Ryoku slapped his forehead, Sesshomaru sighed, and InuYasha snapped. He opened his top desk drawer and removed an eight-inch Bowie knife. He slowly, menacingly got out of his chair and stalked across the room to Jaken. He proceeded to grab the now terrified man by the collar of his shirt and slammed him into the wall; the Bowies' chrome blade pressed against Jakens' green throat. Ryoku stood up to stop InuYasha, but Sesshomaru grabbed his shoulder to hold him back.

"Now listen to me you worthless piece of green shit," InuYasha growled, "you think you're getting out of here, but I won't let you leave in one piece. Right now there is a 16 year old girl named Kagome Higurashi and I've been assigned to protect her at just about any costs. And if I need to get information from you to do it, I'll get that information from you one way or the other. I swear Jaken," InuYashas' eyes narrowed and became evil, "if ANY harm comes to that girl, I will burn you Jaken, I will make sure you suffer."

Jaken saw it in InuYashas' eyes; he knew that if he didn't say something he would die right here, right now. "Sujey....Sujey Mirimo." Jaken stuttered. "His house is on 231 Oni Street."

Suddenly InuYashas' eyes lost their evilness and he took the blade away from Jakens' throat. InuYasha tossed the helpless man to the floor. "Leave, now."

Jaken quickly stood up and ran out the office door. InuYasha walked back over to his chair and collapsed into it. After several moments of silence he spoke up. "Well, we got the name, let's nail the scum bag." InuYasha swiveled around in his chair and stood up. He glanced up at the clock, and then at a wanted poster and a notice. His jaw dropped in disbelief. "Sess...Sesshomaru? What was that name again?"

Sesshomaru looked at the piece of paper he had scribbled the name and address on. "Sujey Mirimo..."

==== WANTED: Sujey Mirimo for petty con jobs in and around the Tokyo area. ====

"And the address was 231 Oni Avenue."

==== ATTENTION: All S.W.A.T officers will be required to attend training on how to handle bomb threats this Thursday at 8:00 at the Conference Center on 231 Oni Avenue. ====

InuYasha started backing up towards the door. "He lied....HE LIED!" InuYasha spun around and sprinted out of the office. Sesshomaru and Ryoku followed, not exactly sure what was going on.

Outside the police station, Jaken was quickly trying to hail a taxi.

Parking Garage

The parking garage was two buildings over from the police station on the other side of the street. A man approached the edge of the roof with a suitcase in his hands. He stopped at the edge and set the suitcase down on the ground. Inside there were the components for assembling a PSG-1 sniper rifle. When all the parts were together, the man opened up the rifles' bi-pod and rested it on the concrete wall.

A man driving in a silver BMW took out his cell phone and dialed a number.

The sniper answered his phone. "Yes?"

"When you see Jaken come out, kill him." The man hung up and put the cell phone back into his brown trench coat. Behind him were two white box vans. They took a right at the fork in the road...

Jaken saw a taxi approaching and waved it down. InuYasha came charging out of the police station. There was a gunshot. Jaken fell. People in the area began to panic and scream in terror. InuYasha bent over Jaken; he didn't care about the gun shot, he just wanted the name. "WHO IS IT JAKEN?!"

Jaken coughed up some blood. His Armani suit was now stained with blood around the heart. "He...he...wrote that note...last Saturday..." And Jaken breathed his last breath.

Sesshomaru rushed next to InuYasha. "WHY DID HE SAY?" They were all frantic.

"He said the note was written last Saturday...the note? The note! It said that he would come seven days from then..."

"So?"

InuYashas' eyes grew wide with terror. "He's coming today."

End of Chapter 8

Damn that is a long ass chapter. Well, I wrote it in two days so it will suck. Oh, almost forgot...BUWAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Cliffhanger. Don't know when the next chapter will be up, but it will be less than a week. See ya next time.