Standard disclaimer, I don't own Inuyasha, blah blah blah…
I'm Back! Sorry that it's been so long but school has been a bitch lately, I'm so stressed it's not even funny. Finally, I HAVE A CONFESSION TO MAKE… I'M A MALE; MY NAME IS ELOIN DRAGONETTI, NICE TO MEET YOU. THE REASON WHY I KEEP THANKING NELIA IS BECAUSE SHE IS MY GIRLFRIEND. NO STALKING PLEASE…(J/K) CONFESSION OVER. Thanks to you all for listening and reviewing and now on with the fic.
Thanks for the push to write again dear readers, and thanks to my love Nelia.
She quickened her pace just a step more, but just as she was about the cover the final yards to the exit, a large, cold hand descended on her shoulder, while another muffled her terrified scream.
Kagome's mind went into a spiral of panic as the cold appendages held onto her. It's Naraku, is all that her mind screamed nonstop. Suddenly the fog in her mind broke for a second and she responded in the only way that came to mind, she lashed out. In a swift movement she jerked loose, swung her elbow and made contact with her assailant's abdomen. He grunted and released her, just as she was about to sprint away however, her assailant's voice froze her where she was.
"Kagome! What the hell?! That's the last time I try to help you ungrateful ass!" The rest of the rant was cut off as Kagome whirled and stared wide eyed at an irritated Inuyasha. The white haired boy was currently doubled over and having a little trouble breathing. "I-" Kagome stopped when Inuyasha began to rant about how she didn't half bad but that she had no right to hit him. His words penetrated her shocked state and she snapped, "Well I wouldn't have hit you if you hadn't grabbed like that in the dark of a park! Do you know what that feels like?!" "I wouldn't know I'm not paranoid," Inuyasha replied a little peeved, however, he straightened a bit and approached her with something akin to concern in his golden eyes.
Kagome backed up a little freaked out by his current state but she decided to boldly press on, "So what are you doing here?" The warm emotion evaporated form his eyes before he scowled and grunted, "Sango sent me." Kagome blinked in confusion the cocked her head to the side, prompting Inuyasha to explain. "I live close to Sango, so she called and asked me to follow you and make sure that you got home alright. Something about you not acting like yourself at her house, so she got worried and asked me to escort you, albeit unknown to you," Inuyasha concluded and looked away still scowling.
His eyes slid to the side to see what was the matter as his speech had been met with silence. He had turned just in time to see Kagome begin to collapse. "Shit!" he exclaimed and with fast reflexes he found himself with Kagome in his arms. "Kagome! Kagome what's wrong?!" he asked frantically as she seemed completely knocked out. He shook her a little and continued to call her name, worried at her fainted form. "Hey you!" A voice yelled from behind him. 'CRAP!' Inuyasha though as he was grabbed and nearly dropped Kagome. He tightened his grip and a gasp was heard form above before the policeman boomed out, "what have you done to that girl?!" 'Today is just not my day' Inuyasha thought bitterly as within seconds, Kagome was taken form his arms and he was pinned to the floor and handcuffed by another policeman.
Kagome stirred distinctly aware of the fact that she was laying down and that many voices were murmuring above and around her. She tried to open her eyes but found it difficult as she felt that something was holding her eyelids down. Finally, after a small war she was able to open her eyes only to find the worried faces of her Aunt Kaede and Shippo hovering around her. "Kagome!" Shippo exclaimed in a whisper before hugging her to the best of his abilities as Kaede was holding him up to allow him view over the bed.
Kagome smiled and asked a little groggily, "what happened?" "You were found by some policemen at the park but you were unconscious and in the grasp of a dangerous looking man." The event of earlier came crashing back to Kagome and she bolted up on the bed, much top her head's dismay, and began to struggle out of the hospital bed. "Kagome where are you going?!" Kaede asked alarmed at the urgency in her niece's movements. "I have to get to the police station!" Kagome exclaimed as she managed to get out of the bed. Shippo ran out of the room and began calling for help in a panicked tone while Kaede tried to restrain the frantic teen.
Doctors rushed in and managed to wrestle Kagome into sitting on the bed before questioning her actions. "It was a misunderstanding! He wasn't trying to attack me, I fainted due to other reasons but he didn't do anything!" Kagome cried out. The doctors turned to look to Kaede who quietly asked, "May I have a few moments alone with my niece?" The docs complied, albeit reluctantly, and left the three alone in the room. Kagome lifted a frightened Shippo in her arms and apologized for her panic attack before turning to look at her aunt and answering the question in her eyes. "I thought that the one that grabbed me was…him, however, when I realized that it wasn't the adrenaline drained out and I collapsed. But I swear Aunt Kaede, Inuyasha didn't attack me." "Is that his name? Is he a classmate of yours?" Kagome only nodded while stroking the auburn locks of a now dozing Shippo.
Kaede regarded her for a few silent seconds then nodded and left the room in search of the doctors. A few minutes later they exited the hospital where an unmarked police car was waiting as Detectives Marcus and Beckford had learned of Kagome's situation and had reinforced the security for them. They were driven to the police station where, after much pleading and reassurances, Kagome managed to send her aunt and Shippo home. She walked to the front desk and attempted to get the attention of one of the many working policemen, to no avail. Finally, a cop with black hair sprinkled with gray and warm brown eyes walked up to her 1 and asked, "May I help you miss?" Kagome sighed with relief and nodded, he led her to an office and left her with two of his companions while he went off to retrieve the file of the delinquent in question. "Okay what can we do for you?" asked one who didn't sound particularly thrilled to have her there.
She rose in eyebrow before composing herself and explaining the problem. They looked at her silently for a second before bursting out in laughter. Kagome blinked and asked tentatively, "Excuse me but what is so funny?" "You miss," one replied as he tried to stop laughing. She blinked again and opened her mouth to retort when the other responded, "listen miss just because you're lonely and miss your boyfriend is no reason for us to release a dangerous criminal onto the streets." Kagome's mouth snapped shut and her face flamed at the implications of his statement. Her eyes narrowed in anger and she snapped, "He is NOT my boyfriend!"
They only laughed some more and caused Kagome to clench her fists as they mocked her while she tried to free Inuyasha. 'You better be grateful after what I'm going through for you Inuyasha!' she screamed in her mind while the cops continued to ridicule her. She spent the next two hours reasoning and clenching her teeth as the cops refused to release Inuyasha and take her pleas seriously. Just as she was about to explode with frustration a voice said from the doorway, "leave her alone guys." Kagome's head snapped back and she smiled as the cop she met when she first arrived entered the room with a folder in his hands. "Sorry I took so long miss, but I had some other things to do before I could get around to your case. Now you are here to release an…Inuyasha correct?" Kagome nodded and looked at him a little anxiously
"Well as a matter of fact he has been screaming that he is innocent since he arrived, can you vouch for that?" "Yes, I fainted and he was only helping. He is a classmate and I trust him," Kagome replied with more conviction than she actually felt. The cop at the door nodded, satisfied, then graced her with a smile and motioned for her to follow him. As she exited the room, Kagome looked back to the two stunned cops and graced them with a smug look. Ten minutes later Inuyasha and Kagome walked out of the police station and with Kagome's hidden pleading the cops that were supposed to guard her from Naraku stayed out of sight so she could be alone with Inuyasha. But make no mistake that they followed the pair in case of a problem.
After a long time of moody silence and dirty glares from Inuyasha, Kagome had taken to toying with her silver locket. Kagome lead the way to her apartment without complaint or compliance from Inuyasha. Finally, they arrived at her apartment and she turned to look at a still pissed off Inuyasha to apologize for his incarceration. "I-" she began only to be cut off by him yelling, "what the hell Kagome! I try to help then you hit me, faint on me, and I get arrested?!" However, even as he yelled at her he couldn't help but feel a tinge of guilt for yelling at this girl that so resembled his Kikyo. And yet, a part of his mind was interjecting with the interesting new bit of information that it wasn't only her resemblance to Kikyo that had him warring with his emotions. 'You look like Kikyo but you're not her and yet you worried me greatly when you passed out and felt so cold in my arms. I think that I care-' his train of though was cut off when Kagome asked a question that shattered his world, "Inuyasha, how do you know Kikyo?"
TBC
1-based on my Neli's dad, he kicks ass and is a former cop, plus he has a few sweet guns and silver bullets (grin)