Agent of Silence

Kagome stepped back out of momentary shock as she watched the two men start fighting. What was going on?

Kagome stared at them a little longer.

'Wait a minute . . .'

"You two know each other?" Kagome said, still not aware that they all happened to be having a mini drama in the middle of the agency's café.

Kouga ducked another punch and aimed a kick at Inuyasha's stomach. They weren't paying the least bit of attention to her.

Kagome didn't like that.

'It's now and answers,' Kagome thought.

Kagome rushed into the middle of the two just as Inuyasha was coming down from the air in the middle of a roundhouse kick. Instead of ducking she reached out and, lightning fast, caught his foot.

"Playtime's over boys. How about some explaining?" Kagome looked from one to the other. Inuyasha's face held surprise, and Kouga's held fury.

Inuyasha tugged his foot out of Kagome's grip with a 'feh' just in time for Kagome to twirl around and place a punch in Kouga's gut.

"I said enough!" Kagome hissed with finality. "Now is not the time nor the place for a fight, so just drop it!" She said as she glanced around the captivated cafeteria.

Both looked a little stunned for a moment. She knew that she hadn't really hurt either of them, mentally or physically, she hadn't tried.

"I said," Kagome stated indignantly, composing herself, "You two know each other?"

"Kagome, babe, this is Inuyasha!" Kouga stated like that should explain everything.

"Yeah! I'm Inuyasha!" Inuyasha said, his ego on a high. Kouga said his name like everyone should know it.

Kagome winced at the 'babe', but knew that if she said anything they would get off topic.

"Kouga, I know this is Inuyasha, the world's biggest jerk. That wasn't my question. How do you guys know each other?" Kagome said in an 'I'm superior to you' tone.

This was actually quite confusing. The fact that Miroku and Sango knew Inuyasha hadn't gone unnoticed to her. Now Kouga knew him too? This was her science teacher for Christ's sake! Nobody was supposed to know him!

Kouga wasn't about to step in and say, 'Well because he's the best, duh!'

But some one else would. He hated that.

"Kagome, this is the Legend. The best of the best. That was-is- Inuyasha," Miroku stepped up. Somebody had to say it.

"What? Everyone knows the Legend is just that, a legend. There is no Legend!" Kagome looked at Miroku like he was crazy.

She knew about the Legend, everyone knew. He was the best, he could beat anyone. As cliché as that sounded, it's what was told to anyone who joined the agency. You learned the story as part of the curriculum. Kagome guessed it was just a way to make them try harder, to attain the title or something like that. But she had also thought it was just a story.

It didn't take a lot to notice his superior style in fighting hand to hand, sure. But, come on! He could have taken karate for years or something! Her science teacher was not the Legend of a top secret government agency!

Even she hadn't been given the title, and she could fight like that. "Come off it Miroku. There is no Legend," Kagome looked at his eyes, then took a glance at Inuyasha.

He wasn't even breathing hard! 'Gee, he's in good shape.' Kagome thought.

'But that doesn't mean anything!' She reminded herself.

"He is . . .," Sango said tentatively stepping forward. She didn't want anyone getting hurt here. She knew how much Kagome worked towards becoming the best in this agency, and anywhere else. But she had to believe. This was Inuyasha, the best, and now he was back.

Kagome turned her eyes to Miroku's again. All she saw was sincerity.

"Yeah Kagome. How about that, huh? I'm the best! How do you like that?" Inuyasha stepped in front of her smugly. This was better than her saying sorry. He could feel the emotions run off of her in waves, but he couldn't read them.

He could see it in her eyes, though. This was what she couldn't stand. 'So the little one has a weakness eh? How fun.' Inuyasha smiled slyly.

Kagome looked at him, her eyes going down to up, searching his whole body for any reason why this couldn't be real.

'But it is . . . .'

Kagome held out her hand slowly.

Inuyasha looked her in the eyes before reaching out his own, and clasping it in his larger one.

"Congratulations . . . Inuyasha," Kagome put on a sad smile, pivoted on her heal . . . and walked away.

Inuyasha dropped his hand to his side. That certainly wasn't what he had expected. Was that Kagome . . . giving in?

It was then that Inuyasha felt the jolt, and dropped to his knees.

A/N: There you all go! Chapter . . . 10! Tell me what you think.

A lot of things are going to be explained in the next couple chapters, okay! So don't die on me here or anything because this isn't going to the right place. Give me a little more time, maybe it will go where you want.

I'm sorry I've been taking so long to update. I'm trying but my schedule has been very busy lately. Here you go! And review!