Kazix's AN: Yeah, I know I haven't updated in forever, but I've had a bit of writer's block and I don't know if any of you know about Hurricane Charley that ripped straight through Florida and right into Orlando, but that's where I live, so we prepared for the storm and all that, but we still have more to do coz there's trees down everywhere, stoplights, my windows blew out, all this stuff, so I'm gonna try to convince my coauthor to finish writing this, and if I can, it'd be a lifesaver, but if I can't, this probably won't be updated for another week. So wish me luck with that. So yeah, I'm going to be really busy this week coz of the storm and coz future ones coming up that might hit us and school...::sigh:: so stressful...
And if you hadn't noticed, I am now known as Kazix!! instead of kyuuka-kitsune! WOO-HOO!!!
Disclaimer: Oh yeah...I gotta put in one of these thingies don't I? Hmmm...I really don't feel like putting something funny or stupid or something. Well, I don't own Inu and friends, k?
Last Chapter:
"Wow, it is late," Sango replied looking at her wall clock. "I'll see ya tomorrow, Kagome."
"See ya!" Kagome replied before hanging up the phone and crawling into bed. She thought about what that thing on the roof could have been before drifting into a blissful slumber.
The Hospital
Chapter 3: Rented Out
Panting and gasping for air, Kagome slammed open the double doors to the hospital. Glancing at her watch, she noted she was on time with 7 seconds to spare. Sighing, she mentally cursed all men. They could just be so thickheaded sometimes...especially Hojo. That boy wouldn't comprehend a 'no' if it smacked him in the face! Pushing herself off the doorframe she sauntered up to Dr. Kaede.
"Hey Dr. Kaede," she greeted, plastering on a smile, unaware of Dr. Kaede's grim expression.
"Kagome, I'm afraid Inuyasha has...left the premises," she began, "He's left the hospital and we believe he's gone back to his apartment."
"That idiot! He's going to reopen his wound if he moves around too much!" Kagome sighed in exasperation.
"I know, that's why I want you to go and retrieve him," Dr. Kaede said, pulling out a folded piece of paper from her pocket. "This is his address, if he's not there, come back," she instructed, unfolding the piece of paper and handing it to Kagome. Kagome grabbed it and studied the address for a minute before looking back up.
"Ok, you can count on me! I'll get him back, even if I have to drag him!" she said with resolve as she turned to head out the front doors.
"Good luck," she heard Dr. Kaede call as she left the building. She looked at the directions again and saw that it was pretty close by. She planned out the route she would take before taking off down the street in a slow jog. After passing a few blocks, she turned on a corner and continued down the street. Another ten minutes and Kagome was standing outside of Inuyasha's apartment building. Looking down at the number, she realized his room was on the top floor. Grumbling, she entered the building and began trudging up the stairs since there were no elevators. After what seemed an eternity, Kagome finally reached his door and knocked. She heard scuffling inside and a crash or two before the door finally opened.
"What do you want, wench?" the hanyou asked irritably when he saw that his "nurse" was at the door.
"I came to take you back to the hospital," she said as if he should know that.
"Feh, I'm not going back!" he replied, crossing his arms.
"Oh yes you are!" Kagome retorted, grabbing one of his dog ears and dragging him down the stairs.
"Let go of me!" he said, trying desperately to wrench her hand off his ear without ripping it out of his head.
"No, I'll let go when we get back to the hospital," she replied, happy that she didn't have to climb anymore stairs. They reached the bottom and Kagome led him down a street, ignoring his consistent grumbling. But when the hanyou stopped dead in his tracks and became silent, she turned around to see what the problem was. Inuyasha put a finger up to his mouth to signal her to be quiet as he sniffed and twitched his ears. He quickly grabbed Kagome and jumped back a couple feet as a demon landed hard right where they were standing.
"What do you want?" the hanyou questioned the demon.
"I see they released you from the hospital, little brother," answered the full dog youkai. Inuyasha growled in response.
"They didn't, I got out myself," he replied.
"So that must mean you're not healed yet," surmised the older youkai.
"Even if I am injured, I could still kick your ass, Sesshomaru!" Inuyasha retorted.
"We shall see about that," said Sesshomaru as he got in a fighting stance. Inuyasha followed suit and looked behind him.
"Stay back, wench, or you'll get hurt." Kagome complied grudgingly.
The demons began growling and Inuyasha attacked first, swiping his claws as he jumped high in the air above Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru easily dodged the first attack and the next attacks Inuyasha sent his way.
"Pathetic," he said as he effortlessly swiped at Inuyasha, leaving four long gashes on his chest. Inuyasha winced in pain, but kept attacking anyway while Sesshomaru dodged. Soon, though, Sesshomaru got bored and quickly punched Inuyasha in the stomach, reopening his wound. Inuyasha stumbled and landed on his knee, gasping for breath. Smirking, Sesshomaru then made a light whip appear and whipped Inuyasha's leg with such force that it caused a loud crack and broke the bone. Inuyasha let out a cry of pain, but wasn't about to give up. He was about to attack again when Kagome jumped between him and Sesshomaru.
"Move out of the way, human," Sesshomaru ordered with malice in his voice.
"No, you've proven you can beat him, just let me take him to the hospital again," she replied calmly.
"He has not beaten me!!" Inuyasha argued in the background. His comment went ignored as Sesshomaru's light whip disappeared.
"Fine, for now, but I will kill you one day, Inuyasha," he said before walking away. Kagome then turned back to Inuyasha.
"Well I think your leg is broken, so I'm going to have to help you walk there," she said as she walked toward him.
"Feh, I don't need your help," he said as he tried to stand. He immediately came crashing back to the ground though, grumbling a string of curses which made Kagome roll her eyes.
"Come on," she said, putting his arm around her shoulders and leaning his weight against her. "If you cooperate, we'll get there faster." Inuyasha grumbled, but complied as they made their way down the last few blocks back to the hospital. Kagome used her free hand to open the door and as she entered, Dr. Kaede came over.
"Well, it seems you found him, but he looks to be in a worse state than when he left," she noticed.
"We had a little run in with his brother," Kagome explained as Dr. Kaede also helped carry Inuyasha's weight to his room.
"And I would've beaten him if you hadn't interfered," Inuyasha accused as he was set on his bed.
"It seems your leg is broken, Inuyasha," Dr. Kaede said, "We'll have to get an x-ray."
Inuyasha 'Feh'd' as she turned back to Kagome. "There's not much you can do today," she said, "How many more hours of community service do you need?"
"Well I'm not sure," Kagome admitted, trying to remember exactly how many hours they needed to graduate. "I'm sure if I work here for another month I'll have more than enough hours, though."
"I agree, but for now, go on home, I'll take care of this nuisance," she said, as Kagome left the room.
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"At least you won't be able to escape now, Inuyasha," commented Dr. Kaede as she finished putting the cast on his leg.
"Feh!" Inuyasha replied while crossing his arms.
"Now remember not to move around too much, or you'll reopen that wound," she warned as she left the room. Inuyasha took a minute to observe his surroundings. He was in a small room in a bed with pretty much nothing to do.
"ARGH! Now I'm bored!" he complained as he tried to think of something to do. He didn't think very long because at that moment, he heard a creaking sound. He looked in that direction to see his door slowly, ever so slowly, opening. After about a minute, Inuyasha couldn't take it anymore.
"If you're going to come in, then come in! That creaking is annoying!" At this, the door fully opened and a boy with bandages covering his black hair came in.
"Who are you?" Inuyasha demanded to know.
"My name is Miroku! I was wondering if you had seen the lovely nurse Sango. I don't believe I saw her with Kagome today," Miroku introduced, looking around the room as if he thought Inuyasha was hiding her in a cabinet. Inuyasha rolled his eyes.
"No, I haven't seen this Sango you're looking for. But I've seen Kagome, that stupid wench," he muttered more to himself than to Miroku.
"Hmmm...Well if you happen to see Sango, could you tell her I need to see her? Tell her my hands are broken," he said.
"What are you doing her anyway," Inuyasha asked before he could leave, "You don't look injured."
"Ah, but I am! My poor heart is broken and needs-"
"Save it for the girls," Inuyasha said with a deadpan face.
"I shall," Miroku agreed. At that point, the door opened again, and a nurse stepped in.
"You're supposed to be in your room, Miroku," she scolded as she pushed him out the door. She then caught sight of Inuyasha and grinned.
"Hi, I'm Kikyou, I work as a nurse here," she said.
"I couldn't tell," Inuyasha said, allowing the sarcasm to seep into his voice.
"Well," she paused before looking at the clipboard at the foot of his bed, "Inuyasha, if you need anything, here's my home number," she said, handing him a small piece of paper.
"Not interested," Inuyasha said, making no move to take the offered paper.
"Are you sure?" she questioned.
"Yes," Inuyasha said firmly, waiting for her to leave. He'd rather be bored than talk to a sleazy nurse.
"Do you go to school her?" she asked, attempting to make conversation.
"No, I graduated last year," he answered.
"Well I'm a senior this year, and you seem like an interesting person," she said.
Inuyasha groaned.
"So maybe we could go out sometime?" she finished as if she hadn't heard him groan.
"I don't date," he said. He then closed his eyes, hoping she would get the point and leave him so he could rest. Kikyou was about to continue, but luckily Miroku decided to pop back in.
"Kikyou, I believe it's time for my sponge bath," he said, wiggling his eyes suggestively. She narrowed her eyes and swung at the pervert, leaving him crumpled in a heap on Inuyasha's floor. Inuyasha rolled his eyes and went to sleep.
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Walking past Inuyasha's apartment building to get home, Naraku noticed a sign on the building.
ROOM FOR RENT
DELUXE ONE-BEDROOM, ONE BATHROOM APARTMENT FOR RENT
CONTACT EARL FOR MORE INFO: 123-4567
Naraku grinned evilly at the sign and emitted an evil chuckle, scaring innocent bystanders. He then pulled out his cell phone and dialed the number.
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"What do you mean my apartment's been rented out!?" Inuyasha screamed at the man who had brought the message. He was sitting uncomfortably in his bed at the hospital and in comes this man, claiming all his stuff had been sold at an auction and his apartment had been rented out.
"I'm afraid so. Earl thought you had died since you hadn't come back in a few weeks. So he didn't think you'd mind," the man tried to explain.
"I DON'T GIVE A SHIT WHAT HE THOUGHT, WHERE THE HELL AM I GONNA LIVE!?" Inuyasha bellowed. The door suddenly opened and in stepped Kagome.
"Inuyasha, quit yelling, I could hear you all the way out in the waiting room," Kagome complained as she opened a cabinet and pulled out the bandages. The man quickly escaped the wrath of Inuyasha, leaving the two alone.
"What were you yelling about, anyway?" she asked as she began to unwrap his old bandage.
"Some fucker rented out my apartment," he complained as Kagome shot him a dirty look.
"Watch your language, you never know who's eavesdropping," she said. The door opened yet again, and Dr. Kaede came in.
"I heard about your apartment, Inuyasha," she said as she took notes on a clipboard.
"Yeah, well, good for you," Inuyasha growled.
"What will you do about living arrangements?" she questioned as Kagome diligently worked on rebandaging him.
"Well I'm gonna have to stay at this hospital, aren't I?" he asked confused. Dr. Kaede suddenly looked nervous.
"Well, actually, we need you to leave at the end of the week," she admitted.
"But that's only 3 days away!" Inuyasha complained.
"I know, but the elementary students are taking a field trip to the marshmallow factory," she explained.
"So...why do I have to leave?" he asked, thoroughly confused.
Dr. Kaede sighed before explaining, "We're gonna need as much room in this hospital as we can get." At the blank looks from Inuyasha and Kagome who had been listening in, she continued, "It's a long story, trust me, it is. Those kids get in trouble in the strangest places."
The two continued giving their looks, but when Dr. Kaede gave no motion to further her explanation, Kagome continued her work.
"So where am I gonna go?" Inuyasha finally asked.
"Do you have any family members?" Dr. Kaede questioned.
"Yeah, but he's the reason I'm here in the first place."
"Any friends?"
"No," Inuyasha said. Dr. Kaede glanced at Kagome before a wicked smile came across her features.
"Inuyasha, since Kagome is probably the closest you'll get to a friend, why don't you stay with her?" she suggested.
"NO!" the two teens shouted in unison.
"I'm not staying with that wench!" Inuyasha yelled, pointing an accusing finger at Kagome, "She'll...she'll...FEH!"
"I'm not letting his stay with me! All he does is insult me!" Kagome retorted.
"Well then, it'll help you two get along," she admonished. At their glares, she decided for another approach, "Fine, Inuyasha, then you can stay with Kikyou, I'm sure she'd love your company," she said, recalling Kikyou's story about how she met Inuyasha.
"I'll stay with Kagome!" Inuyasha said quickly, his face paling. Kagome sighed. She knew she'd never let anyone stay on the streets or with someone they didn't want to, but where else was Inuyasha to go?
"Alright, he can stay," Kagome agreed, "But him staying at my house counts for community service hours!"
"How would letting me stay with you help the community?" Inuyasha asked.
"Well, it's like taking in a stray dog," she said, "You don't want them biting people and giving them rabies."
"I don't have rabies!" Inuyasha retorted.
"Well, then at least people won't be afraid to come out of their homes if you're not on the streets," Kagome said.
Inuyasha scoffed, but remained silent.
"I see things will work out immensely between you two," Dr. Kaede said gleefully as she left the room.
"So when am I moving in?" Inuyasha asked quietly.
"At the end of the week. We'll need to time to get a room ready for you and stuff, so you'll have to wait 3 days," she said as she too left.
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"So he's moving into your house!?" Sango exclaimed from the other side of the couch in between bites of potato chips.
"Yeah, unfortunately. Mom jumped at the idea of having a guest, though," Kagome mumbled as she took another bite of pizza and clicked the buttons on the remote.
"Man, that sucks!" Sango said as she reached her hand into the potato chip bag. At feeling nothing but crumbs, she sighed and crumpled up the bag, throwing it on the ground like all the others.
"This is going to be a nightmare!" Kagome said as she buried her face in a pillow. "I'm just glad he doesn't have to go to school since he graduated," Kagome mumbled into the pillow.
"Uh-huh," Sango agreed as she stole the remote that had fallen on the floor. She then turned to Spike TV and grinned evilly. "Kagome, I know how to make you feel better."
"And how's that?" Kagome's muffled voice asked.
"Crazy Asian people competing for nothing at violent and physical games," Sango answered, turning the volume up. Kagome shot her head up from the pillow and looked at the TV. Sure enough, her favorite game show MXC was on. The game show, called Most Extreme Elimination Challenge, showed Asian people competing for absolutely nothing. Score was kept, but no prize was ever given. It was really only for entertainment purposes, and boy did Kagome love entertainment. She blanked her mind in order to fully understand the mindless hypnotic trance the hosts Kenny Blankenship and Vic Romano put her in and soon began to relax.
Kazix's AN: Well, not as long as I wanted, but I think it's a miracle I even got that much done! So far school sucks (even if I've only gone for one day) and I'm really bored. But anyway, I'm just glad my muses, Hinote and Kasai, showed up to help me with that last bit. hehe, and if you're wondering if MXC is real, it is, it's a hilarious show and you should all watch it! Now onto Reviewer Responses!
fantasy-seal- Well, here's the update, sorry it took so long! hope you enjoy!
Kitaira- Yay! You reviewed! Tank ya! And...And...Hmmm...Well I hope you like this chapter!
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Super Ceech- Hey, I forgot you reviewed! Well, anyway, thanks for helping me with some of the insults!
purity=starz- Yeah I guess it WAS kinda unrealistic how Kag knocked Inu out...but oh well, it's my story, I can do what I want. And if you really want my coauthor to write a whole chapter by himself, you'll have to beg him, coz...he doesn't like writing. -.-;
Inuyasha's Priestess- Yes, I know there's not a lot of romance going on, but they barely just met, they wouldn't fall for each other that fast. And I'm tryin to add some conflict between them so the story doesn't end too quick, but don't worry, this is a InuKag fic, so they'll be together and there will be tons of fluff I swear!!
Well, that's it. Thank you to all my reviewers! If you hadn't have reviewed, I'd probably never have updated this story, so thank you! I will try to update more frequently, I had every intention of updating each of my story's once a week, but it's getting hard with school and writer's block, so yeah. But I'll update whenever possible k? Thanks! PLEASE REVIEW!?
And cheesecake didn't wanna put an AN, so he just told me to say "hi" to his adoring fans...so..."hi"