CHAPTER THIRTEEN

Kicking ass and taking names.

Kagome giggled happily as Kouga twirled her around the music pounding in their ears. She smiled up at him, her smile burning into his eyes; Kagome looked beautiful tonight. He's heart began pounding wildly; he knew Kagome may be his girlfriend but she could never truly be his, damn it. Kouga wanted nothing more than to just sweep her into his arms and make this moment last forever, but he knew deep down in his soul what was to come.

Kagome laughed happily as she wrapped her arms around her vampire's neck. But Kouga couldn't take it any longer, "Kagome I've got to go get something out of my car…I'll be right back." He quickly took off up the stairs, leaving Kagome standing in the middle of the dance floor alone. He had to get away from her, now. He knew about Inuyasha's and the others plan, and even though they were only trying to help, he knew how upset Kagome was going to be.

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Yusuke sneered proudly as he glanced around at all the girls in the crowd. He glimpsed from face to face; sticking his hands in the pockets of his bright orange jailbird costume; he spotted her, Kagome. There she was standing in the middle of the room all alone just begging for him to come to her.

Yusuke licked his lips as he arrogantly strode over to her, elbowing his way through the crowd.

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"Oh shit!" Inuyasha growled, as he watched Yusuke slowly make his way towards Kagome. "Who left her unattended." He snapped glaring at Miroku.

Miroku panicked. "I don't know. I told Kouga to stay with her at all costs, but…."

"Then where the hell is he?" Inuyasha growled.

Spike screamed, "I'm 'gonna' kill 'em'!" He tried to take off after the jailbird, but Miroku and Inuyasha stopped him, each one grabbing one of Spike's arms.

"Not now…not if you want to stick to the plan."

"What do you mean stick to the plan?" Spike shot back, still trying to jerk away from his captors. "What do you want me to do just let him at her?"

"No." Inuyasha growled, "but we should just let it play out."

"Play out my ass. I don't give a shit about the damn plan let me go…or I'll take you down too."

Inuyasha snorted as he threw Spike down into a chair and held him down. "Do you really think you can take me Nobunaga?"

Silence.

"Didn't think so…now I don't care how badly you want to beat the shit out of him; so do I. But if you take one step near Yusuke or Kagome I'll personally make sure you won't be able to move for months. Got it?"

Spike glared at Inuyasha loathingly for a moment, and nodded. "Fine! But if anything happens to her."

"Yeah, yeah. You'll kick my ass. Whatever you say…Black Beard."

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Kagome gazed down at the floor, suddenly finding her black flip-flops incredibly entertaining. She didn't like being surrounded by all these people alone.

"Well, well, well."

Kagome lifted her head, hoping to see Kouga; but when she saw the face of the man before her, she let out a small gasp. "What the hell do you want." She snapped; clenching her fists tightly, her nails digging into her palms.

"Why aren't we the feisty one?" He reached out and traced a finger down her cheek, "such a pretty face."

Kagome glared at him seethingly. How dare he even touch me…I'm 'gonna' break his neck.

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"He's touching her damn it." Spike screamed.

"I'm 'gonna' kill him, come on Spike you hold him down and I'll beat the shit out of him till blood pours out his ears." Inuyasha ordered.

"Finally!" Spike jumped out of his seat and followed Inuyasha. They didn't make it ten steps when they heard Kagome scream.

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"THAT'S IT!" Kagome shrieked as she coiled her fist back and then released, smashing into Yusuke's face, breaking his nose.

"My nose!" he shrieked as he humped his back over cupping his face with his hands. "My nose."

"I've had it with you and your dumb ass sister." She rammed her foot into his stomach, forcing him to hunch over more.

"I swear to God if you come near me again..." She grabbed him by the hair and pulled, making him look up at her with his blood covered face and busted nose. She punched him again. "That's for starting my rumors." She then side kicked him in the chest. "And that's for spitting on me." And then for her finale she kicked him in the shin, then in the groin, then elbowed him in the face, and then pulling her hand back, and let it go thrusting her palm into his jaw, knocking him to the floor. "And that's just cause I felt like it. Jackass!"

She dusted herself off and then stepped over him, and headed towards the door, when she heard a shrill girlish voice call out her name. "Kagome." Kagome turned around to see Sakuya kneeling beside her brother. A small smirk spread across the goddess's face.

But I'm just here to let you know

You'd better watch your back

Cause I'm gonna even up our score…

"Well, well, well." Kagome sneered maliciously, "If it isn't my favorite cheerleader."

Sakuya shakily stood to her feet in her witch costume. "How…ho…how, dare you hurt…hurt my broth…." She stuttered.

But Kagome didn't even let her finish before she punched Sakuya right between the eyes. The witch staggered backwards before Kagome leapt out and kicked her in the head with a crescent kick, knocking Sakuya to the floor.

"Oh I'm sorry dear, did you say something." Yes. Kagome turned back around on her heals and headed for the stairs, tears trickling down her cheeks, she'd done it, oh how she'd done it. But the bad thing was she felt good about it.

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Spike and Inuyasha both turned to look at each other in shock. Before…

"Yes, hell yes." Spike cheered. "That's my girl. That's the Kagome I know and love!" He turned to look at a complete stranger, and grinned, "I taught her every thing she knows."

Inuyasha just stood there in a frozen shock, he didn't know Kagome had the balls to do that…that was 'freakin' awesome. That was way better than their 'shank 'em' in front of everybody' plan.

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Kagome stumbled up the stairs and into the living room, blindly running into someone.

"Oh dear, are you alright?" The kind voice of an older woman swept over Kagome. She recognized that voice as Kouga's mother, Misao Sumi.

"I…I'm fine, Mrs. Misao." Kagome sniffed. "Where's you're bathroom."

"It's right up stairs. Kagome dear, are you alright."

Kagome shook her head violently "No." She took off up the flight of stairs towards the bathroom. Unable to see well, she slowly staggered down the hall winding in and out of the large house until she opened an anonymous door; not caring exactly where it lead; just as long as she could be alone.

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Inuyasha took off after Kagome leaving behind a proud Spike, who at the moment was jumping around telling everyone 'that's my girl,' and an astound Miroku who was just standing there with his mouth hanging gaping open. Inuyasha ran up the stairs, accidentally colliding with his aunt at the top. "Which way did she go?" he asked frantically as he helped his aunt to her feet.

The frightened woman just pointed up the stairs, before Inuyasha took off in the directed direction.

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Kagome fell to the floor as she rolled up into a ball, crying into her knees. She felt something under her on the floor; she slowly teetered to the side as she pulled out a crumpled piece of paper.

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Inuyasha growled as he ran around the halls opening every door in his path, calling out Kagome's name.

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Kagome sniffled, whipping the tears out of her eyes as curiosity caught the better of her and she began to uncrumple the paper. She slowly began to read it aloud, line for line: "I sit alone in my room at night…."

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Inuyasha growled impatiently as he turned a corner and pursued down another hall checking every door, until he came to his bedroom door. Something inside of him told him that right now he should turn back and run like hell.

Inuyasha slowly turned the handle and pushed the door open, making it creak at the hinges. He stepped into the black room and glanced around with his keen eyes. There she was, sitting on the floor, crying her eyes out…with his poem.

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Kagome's heart stopped when she heard the door knob turn, she clenched her eyelids down tight as she pressed herself against the wall, praying not to be seen. When she heard the door open, she cursed herself as she held the crumpled paper up in front of her, hiding behind it, pointless it sounds now, but at the time it seemed like the thing to do. Kagome heard footsteps ricocheting against the poster covered walls. She slowly glanced up to see the face of her intruder. Inuyasha, her sudden fear washed away immediately as she on impulse leapt to her feet and ran to him; wrapping her arms around his middle, sinking her tear stained face into his shirt. "Inuyasha." She whimpered.

"It's okay, calm down. You just kicked major ass you should be happy."

Kagome looked up into Inuyasha's eyes as she held up the poem. "Who wrote this?"

Inuyasha looked at her in silence, mentally kicking himself for not cleaning his room for the past two months. Damn it, why does this shit always happen to me.

"Inuyasha." She asked again, "who wrote this?"

"I don't know." He growled returning to his old self. "Probably your stupid boyfriend, Kouga…this is his room." Inuyasha added, lying like a dog.

"Oh." Was all she could say before she wrapped her arms around him again, she didn't know why but she wanted to be alone, and yet she wanted to be held.

Inuyasha sighed knowing all too well how he could stay like this forever, "you 'gonna' let go of me some time tonight?" he barked.

Kagome sighed, as she slowly released him, "sorry." She whispered as another silent tear trickled down her cheek.

"Sorry, for what?"

"For this." Kagome growled before she stomped down on his shoe smashing his toes as hard as she could.

"Ouch!" Inuyasha growled as he grabbed his foot and began hopping up and down in pain, "what the hell was that for, wench?"

"That was for being an ass, and what did I tell you about calling me names." She roared before she smacked him across the face.

Inuyasha glared at her angrily; well things are back to normal. "You didn't have to hit me." He growled.

"You deserved it." She spat, pulling back her hand; threatening to do it again. "Why did you come up here in the first place, I want to be left alone."

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, I think you've had enough violence for one night." He reached out and grabbed her wrist, "settle down, Kag."

Kagome glared at him, "settle this, asshole." She smacked him across the face with her other free hand. "Just go away and leave me alone."

Inuyasha groaned and rolled his eyes as he grabbed her other wrist with his other hand, "this is my house you know. Come on, let's go back downstairs…where I'm safe…from you."

Kagome glared up into his eyes for a moment before a small smile spread across her lips; "this is your room isn't it?"

Sweat drop, "no."

"It has to be." She pointed over to a poster on the wall that had Inuyasha's name on it. "Besides Kouga's house is next door."

Inuyasha moaned as he hung his head in embarrassment, "yeah, it's my room."

Kagome looked up at him puzzled, "but how did you get Kouga's poem."

Sweat drop. "Um…he left it…"

Kagome's smile widened, "it's the sweetest thing I've ever read."

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Okay I know that the person that reviewed my story asked if I would have her kick Sakuya's ass (which she did) but I thought it would be cooler if she kicked Yusuke's too. Well just review and tell me what you think. Oh and the lyrics to the song in chapter nine are mine, I wrote them for my friends band, and I got lazy, so instead of writing a new song for the fanfic I just used it.