Let me start off by saying I'm sorry for not updating sooner. I got
grounded. Therefore, I could not go on the computer and update for you
guys. But here's a new chapter! Enjoy! ^_~
Rumors And Love
Chapter 11: You Are Under Arrest
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"Are you sure?" questioned a deep masculine voice.
"Yes, that's exactly what I saw Naraku. He's not human, and he's with my Kagome." Kouga clenched his fist. "I'll kill him."
"Hold on there, Kouga. I'd say from the way you went running with your tail between your legs, you don't stand a chance against him."
Kouga narrowed his eyes. "Don't compare me to a dog." He paused. "And I'm fully aware that I can't win in hand to hand combat. But when it comes to firearms, that's a completely different story," he smirked.
"You play dirty, Kouga," Naraku laughed.
"Yes well, I'm going to put an end to that creature. And after that, I'm going to teach that girl a lesson."
"Well," Naraku started. "I think I have a much safer away around this mess. One that would not deal with you spending the rest of your life behind bars."
"And what's that?"
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Kagome pulled into the driveway of a small house. She looked to her side to see Inuyasha sleeping peacefully. His hand however, was clutching his side. Kagome unbuckled her seatbelt, and slowly shook Inuyasha's shoulder to wake him from his slumber. He slowly opened his eyes, and turned his head to look at her.
"I'm sorry to wake you, but we're here." She got up and walked to the other side of the car. She opened the door for him, and helped him stand up.
Inuyasha winced as he came to his feet..
"Are you alright?"
"Yeah, it's just a scratch."
"Now is not the time to act like Mr. tough guy. Now come on." She placed his arm over her shoulders, and made her way over to the door. She lightly tapped on it with her knuckles.
Footsteps could be heard from within as they approached the door. It slid open to reveal and old face.
"Kaede?"
The door swung open all the way as they eyes of the old woman grew. "Kagome! It's been so long! How are ye?"
"I'm doing fine but," she turned her face toward the boy resting on her. "He's a different story." She turned back to Kaede. "Please, he needs your help."
"Well bring him in, and let me have a look at him." She waved her to follow her inside.
Kagome walked again with his almost limp body hanging off of her.
"Ye can put him here, child." Kagome carefully laid him down on an old couch. Kaede bent down to where his hand had a firm grip on his side. She lifted his hand and shirt to find a deep gash in his side. "Here," she signaled for Kagome.
Kagome ran over. "Yes?"
She held a towel and placed it on his wound. "Press this on his side hard, so we can slow the bleeding." She did as she was told to do.
"And how did this happen?" she asked as she went into the next room to gather some medical supplies.
"Well, do you remember Kouga?"
"Mmmhmm."
"Well, he and Inuyasha got into a fight. Inuyasha was winning, but Kouga pulled out a dagger and...." A crash was heard from the other room, and Kaede ran into the room where Kagome and Inuyasha were.
"What did ye say his name was?"
"Inuyasha," she replied.
"Inuyasha Shikon?"
"Yes," she answered slowly.
"But how? He died many years ago. This can't be Inuyasha."
"Kaede, I'll explain it later. But for now, he needs some medical attention."
"Yes, of course." She swiftly picked up her things that had fallen on the floor, and ran back over to the two. She removed the cloth as she pushed Kagome aside to get to Inuyasha.
"Is he going to be alright?"
It had been a couple hours, and Inuyasha was fast asleep on the couch. He had been stitched up, and now had bandages rapped around his torso to prove it.
"Yes, he'll be fine." Kaede closed her eyes as she laid her head back on her seat. "He just needs plenty of rest. Oh, and no more fighting."
Kagome laughed. "Well, that's a given."
"Yes well, I think he was lucky to get away with what he got. It could have been a lot worse."
"That may be true," Kagome responded. "But still..." she glanced at the sleeping form. "I wish none of it had ever happened. It was all my fault."
"Nonsense, child. And there's no use at looking whose fault it was. What's done is done."
"I guess."
Kaede sat up straight as she looked Kagome in the eye. "Now tell me how it's possible for Inuyasha to even be alive. He supposedly died ten years ago."
Kagome's eyes drifted toward the floor. "Well, actually he wasn't in the house when everything happened. He came home to find his parents brutally murdered."
"I see." Kaede furrowed her eyebrows. "Well, what else? Why didn't Inuyasha let anyone know he was still living?"
"To be honest, I'm not sure." She looked over at him again. "He hasn't told me yet. From the way he reacts to others, I think he's scared. He had bad experiences with people when he was younger, and the only comfort he really had was his family. Once they were gone, he probably wanted to disappear as well."
Kaede nodded her head. She watched as Kagome looked over the young man. "Ye care deeply for him."
Kagome turned to Kaede with a red face. "I barely know him. You shouldn't make assumptions like that."
"Ye may try and hide it from yourself, but one day ye are going to realize how deeply ye really do care. He may not be here one day."
"That's right..." Kagome said slowly. "He said he was going to leave in a little while." Her gaze drifted toward him again. "Inuyasha."
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"Yes, I saw it all by the large oak tree, at the pond, in the city park. He was shot three times. Then the body was carried away by him."
The sheriff nodded his head. "And do you know the killer's whereabouts? Do you have a name? Anything that can help us track him down?"
"Yes, I have his name. It may sound a little strange but..."
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Inuyasha blinked a few times as he opened his eyes. He looked around the room as if to see where he was.
"Inuyasha, you're awake," came a happy voice.
He turned his head to see Kagome, whose eyes were filled with tears.
"I was so worried about you, but you're alright now."
"Kagome, I'm so happy."
"About what?" she asked shakily.
"I'm so happy to see your face again." His golden eyes captivated her. She couldn't look away from his now soft gaze. She smiled and as she was about to say something, a knock came from the door.
"I'll be right back."
Inuyasha nodded as he put his head back down to rest.
Kagome came to the door, and opened it to find two policemen in the door way.
"May I help you?"
"Yes, we are here for the arrest of Inuyasha Shikon, who is wanted for the murder of Koga Kamiya."
Kagome's eyes grew in shock. "What?!"
"Please step aside, ma'am."
"Inuyasha never killed anyone, because he's been here the whole time. Koga stabbed him, and ran away." She looked pleadingly toward the two men. "Please don't disturb him. And if anyone killed..." she gulped hard. "Koga. It wasn't Inuyasha." As disturbing as it was to hear of Inuyasha being accused of murder, she also felt a pain knowing Koga was dead.
"I'll say it again. Please step aside, ma'am."
"But..."
One of the cops removed their sunglasses, and rolled their eyes. "You need to move, or else charges will be brought upon yourself. So this is the last time I'll say it. Please step aside."
She sighed in defeat as she moved out of their way. They stomped into the house. "Where is he?"
Kagome silently lifted her arm to point to the couch.
They went over and roughly lifted him from the couch to stand. "Get up!" Inuyasha yelped in pain.
"Stop it!" Kagome yelled.
They ignored her as they tightly clasped cuffs around his wrists. "Now get moving, freak." They pushed him forward, and he almost fell forward. He clenched his teeth together as if to take away the pain.
"Stop it!" she yelled again. "Can't you see he's hurt?!"
"Stay out of this, little miss."
"I can't believe that Inuyasha Shikon was really alive after all of this time," the other laughed.
"I know." He turned toward Kagome. He walked up to her, and lifted her chin in his hand. "You know, you ain't half bad for an annoying bitch." He looked back at the other cop. "Maybe we should take her along with us." Kagome made an attempt to bite his hand. However, he drew it back just in time.
"She's a fiery one." He grabbed her by her shoulders, and forced her to look him in the eye.
Inuyasha lifted his head weakly. "Keep your filthy hands off of her."
He let go of Kagome as waltzed over to Inuyasha. "So is this your woman, dog boy?" He pulled one of his ears to get the point across. Inuyasha refused to answer, and kept his gaze on anything but the cop standing in front of him. "Well, it doesn't matter anyway. Because soon you'll be behind bars, and you will rarely see her. Then maybe I can have my turn with her," he smirked.
"Like hell you will," Inuyasha returned coldly. "And I don't know what I'm in custody for, but I know it doesn't involve her. So keep your slimy hands to yourself."
"Why you.." he lifted his hand to strike Inuyasha. Inuyasha closed his eyes waiting for the impact. The cop let his hand fall. "No, I don't think I will." He signaled for the other cop. "Let's get going."
He nodded in response. "Right." He roughly pushed Inuyasha ahead. "Get going."
Kagome followed them to the door. "Inuyasha..."
He turned his head to look at back at her. "Don't worry about me. Just promise me to take care of yourself, and I'll be back soon."
"But Inuyasha."
"Promise me."
She nodded as tears dripped onto her shirt. "I promise."
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Your reviews are greatly appreciated, guys. Your opinions and complements give me the strength to keep writing. So keep up your half, and I'll keep up mine. Thanks very much! ~InuLimbo~
Rumors And Love
Chapter 11: You Are Under Arrest
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Are you sure?" questioned a deep masculine voice.
"Yes, that's exactly what I saw Naraku. He's not human, and he's with my Kagome." Kouga clenched his fist. "I'll kill him."
"Hold on there, Kouga. I'd say from the way you went running with your tail between your legs, you don't stand a chance against him."
Kouga narrowed his eyes. "Don't compare me to a dog." He paused. "And I'm fully aware that I can't win in hand to hand combat. But when it comes to firearms, that's a completely different story," he smirked.
"You play dirty, Kouga," Naraku laughed.
"Yes well, I'm going to put an end to that creature. And after that, I'm going to teach that girl a lesson."
"Well," Naraku started. "I think I have a much safer away around this mess. One that would not deal with you spending the rest of your life behind bars."
"And what's that?"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Kagome pulled into the driveway of a small house. She looked to her side to see Inuyasha sleeping peacefully. His hand however, was clutching his side. Kagome unbuckled her seatbelt, and slowly shook Inuyasha's shoulder to wake him from his slumber. He slowly opened his eyes, and turned his head to look at her.
"I'm sorry to wake you, but we're here." She got up and walked to the other side of the car. She opened the door for him, and helped him stand up.
Inuyasha winced as he came to his feet..
"Are you alright?"
"Yeah, it's just a scratch."
"Now is not the time to act like Mr. tough guy. Now come on." She placed his arm over her shoulders, and made her way over to the door. She lightly tapped on it with her knuckles.
Footsteps could be heard from within as they approached the door. It slid open to reveal and old face.
"Kaede?"
The door swung open all the way as they eyes of the old woman grew. "Kagome! It's been so long! How are ye?"
"I'm doing fine but," she turned her face toward the boy resting on her. "He's a different story." She turned back to Kaede. "Please, he needs your help."
"Well bring him in, and let me have a look at him." She waved her to follow her inside.
Kagome walked again with his almost limp body hanging off of her.
"Ye can put him here, child." Kagome carefully laid him down on an old couch. Kaede bent down to where his hand had a firm grip on his side. She lifted his hand and shirt to find a deep gash in his side. "Here," she signaled for Kagome.
Kagome ran over. "Yes?"
She held a towel and placed it on his wound. "Press this on his side hard, so we can slow the bleeding." She did as she was told to do.
"And how did this happen?" she asked as she went into the next room to gather some medical supplies.
"Well, do you remember Kouga?"
"Mmmhmm."
"Well, he and Inuyasha got into a fight. Inuyasha was winning, but Kouga pulled out a dagger and...." A crash was heard from the other room, and Kaede ran into the room where Kagome and Inuyasha were.
"What did ye say his name was?"
"Inuyasha," she replied.
"Inuyasha Shikon?"
"Yes," she answered slowly.
"But how? He died many years ago. This can't be Inuyasha."
"Kaede, I'll explain it later. But for now, he needs some medical attention."
"Yes, of course." She swiftly picked up her things that had fallen on the floor, and ran back over to the two. She removed the cloth as she pushed Kagome aside to get to Inuyasha.
"Is he going to be alright?"
It had been a couple hours, and Inuyasha was fast asleep on the couch. He had been stitched up, and now had bandages rapped around his torso to prove it.
"Yes, he'll be fine." Kaede closed her eyes as she laid her head back on her seat. "He just needs plenty of rest. Oh, and no more fighting."
Kagome laughed. "Well, that's a given."
"Yes well, I think he was lucky to get away with what he got. It could have been a lot worse."
"That may be true," Kagome responded. "But still..." she glanced at the sleeping form. "I wish none of it had ever happened. It was all my fault."
"Nonsense, child. And there's no use at looking whose fault it was. What's done is done."
"I guess."
Kaede sat up straight as she looked Kagome in the eye. "Now tell me how it's possible for Inuyasha to even be alive. He supposedly died ten years ago."
Kagome's eyes drifted toward the floor. "Well, actually he wasn't in the house when everything happened. He came home to find his parents brutally murdered."
"I see." Kaede furrowed her eyebrows. "Well, what else? Why didn't Inuyasha let anyone know he was still living?"
"To be honest, I'm not sure." She looked over at him again. "He hasn't told me yet. From the way he reacts to others, I think he's scared. He had bad experiences with people when he was younger, and the only comfort he really had was his family. Once they were gone, he probably wanted to disappear as well."
Kaede nodded her head. She watched as Kagome looked over the young man. "Ye care deeply for him."
Kagome turned to Kaede with a red face. "I barely know him. You shouldn't make assumptions like that."
"Ye may try and hide it from yourself, but one day ye are going to realize how deeply ye really do care. He may not be here one day."
"That's right..." Kagome said slowly. "He said he was going to leave in a little while." Her gaze drifted toward him again. "Inuyasha."
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"Yes, I saw it all by the large oak tree, at the pond, in the city park. He was shot three times. Then the body was carried away by him."
The sheriff nodded his head. "And do you know the killer's whereabouts? Do you have a name? Anything that can help us track him down?"
"Yes, I have his name. It may sound a little strange but..."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Inuyasha blinked a few times as he opened his eyes. He looked around the room as if to see where he was.
"Inuyasha, you're awake," came a happy voice.
He turned his head to see Kagome, whose eyes were filled with tears.
"I was so worried about you, but you're alright now."
"Kagome, I'm so happy."
"About what?" she asked shakily.
"I'm so happy to see your face again." His golden eyes captivated her. She couldn't look away from his now soft gaze. She smiled and as she was about to say something, a knock came from the door.
"I'll be right back."
Inuyasha nodded as he put his head back down to rest.
Kagome came to the door, and opened it to find two policemen in the door way.
"May I help you?"
"Yes, we are here for the arrest of Inuyasha Shikon, who is wanted for the murder of Koga Kamiya."
Kagome's eyes grew in shock. "What?!"
"Please step aside, ma'am."
"Inuyasha never killed anyone, because he's been here the whole time. Koga stabbed him, and ran away." She looked pleadingly toward the two men. "Please don't disturb him. And if anyone killed..." she gulped hard. "Koga. It wasn't Inuyasha." As disturbing as it was to hear of Inuyasha being accused of murder, she also felt a pain knowing Koga was dead.
"I'll say it again. Please step aside, ma'am."
"But..."
One of the cops removed their sunglasses, and rolled their eyes. "You need to move, or else charges will be brought upon yourself. So this is the last time I'll say it. Please step aside."
She sighed in defeat as she moved out of their way. They stomped into the house. "Where is he?"
Kagome silently lifted her arm to point to the couch.
They went over and roughly lifted him from the couch to stand. "Get up!" Inuyasha yelped in pain.
"Stop it!" Kagome yelled.
They ignored her as they tightly clasped cuffs around his wrists. "Now get moving, freak." They pushed him forward, and he almost fell forward. He clenched his teeth together as if to take away the pain.
"Stop it!" she yelled again. "Can't you see he's hurt?!"
"Stay out of this, little miss."
"I can't believe that Inuyasha Shikon was really alive after all of this time," the other laughed.
"I know." He turned toward Kagome. He walked up to her, and lifted her chin in his hand. "You know, you ain't half bad for an annoying bitch." He looked back at the other cop. "Maybe we should take her along with us." Kagome made an attempt to bite his hand. However, he drew it back just in time.
"She's a fiery one." He grabbed her by her shoulders, and forced her to look him in the eye.
Inuyasha lifted his head weakly. "Keep your filthy hands off of her."
He let go of Kagome as waltzed over to Inuyasha. "So is this your woman, dog boy?" He pulled one of his ears to get the point across. Inuyasha refused to answer, and kept his gaze on anything but the cop standing in front of him. "Well, it doesn't matter anyway. Because soon you'll be behind bars, and you will rarely see her. Then maybe I can have my turn with her," he smirked.
"Like hell you will," Inuyasha returned coldly. "And I don't know what I'm in custody for, but I know it doesn't involve her. So keep your slimy hands to yourself."
"Why you.." he lifted his hand to strike Inuyasha. Inuyasha closed his eyes waiting for the impact. The cop let his hand fall. "No, I don't think I will." He signaled for the other cop. "Let's get going."
He nodded in response. "Right." He roughly pushed Inuyasha ahead. "Get going."
Kagome followed them to the door. "Inuyasha..."
He turned his head to look at back at her. "Don't worry about me. Just promise me to take care of yourself, and I'll be back soon."
"But Inuyasha."
"Promise me."
She nodded as tears dripped onto her shirt. "I promise."
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Your reviews are greatly appreciated, guys. Your opinions and complements give me the strength to keep writing. So keep up your half, and I'll keep up mine. Thanks very much! ~InuLimbo~