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Chapter: Thank God

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Inuyasha's eyes widened. Kouga never said there was a time limit. Inuyasha felt guilt over take him. Questions buzzed through his head. Who was hurt? How they were hurt? Who was the girl? Was the girl okay? Who found the girl? And most importantly, where was Kouga?

Inuyasha had to find out, but how? All he knew was that he had to find Kagome, and if she was truely okay. Where ever she was..

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He didn't like being left in the dark. Half the idiots at the party knew more then he did, and he wasn't enjoying that. He just wanted to go to the hospital and find out who the hell was injured. But like everyone else, he had to wait and take a statement.

"Mr. Masaharu? May we speak with you?" Inuyasha looked up from his spot alone next to a tree. Like he had a choice if he wanted to speak with the police or not. He just watched them up come slowly, almost hesitantly.

"Did you see anything that happened?" The male officer named Greg asked.

"No."

"Do you know if anyone else was hurt?"

"No," Inuyasha looked the other officer over and saw he was shaking. He quirked an eye brow. "Something wrong?"

"N..n..no." The man answered quickly, taking a step back.

"Ignore him, Tim isn't used to being near half demons." Greg said, shaking his head.

"Whatever. Can I go?"

"Just a few more questions." Greg flipped the note book in his hands, and began writing something. "Did you know anyone close?"

"Not as close as you may think, but friends with Sango, Miroku, Kagura, Kagome, and alittle bit with Yura and Kanna. Why? Who was attacked?"

"We can't tell you that."

Inuyasha was loosing all of his nerves. Not knowing a thing was getting him more frustrated then getting asked stupid questions. If he didn't get somewhere soon, he was gonna flip. And Inuyasha was never or is a flipping out person. Always calm and collect, but not now. "Can you tell me anything?"

"Uh.. no. But a few people you know are at the police station. But you can't..."

Not needing to hear anything more, Inuyasha ran past the two, waving a good bye and leaping over the fence. 'Wait, where the hell is the police station here?' Suddenly the wind blew hard, causing scents of people to get to him. 'Is that.. Kagura's scent?' Inuyasha knew he should be stopping, taking deep breaths and trying to calm down, but he was way too into a panick right at the moment.

Inuyasha decided to follow Kagura's scent, either if it ended him at the hospital or the station. Inuyasha lept onto the large mansion roofs, leaping quickly over them. Inuyasha looked down at his pocket and felt the necklace hit against his leg. 'Now what am I to do with this? I was supposed to give it to Kouga, but now it's too late.' "Aw, man! Where the hell is Kouga!" Inuyasha nearly tripped over his feet, but landed on his feet infront of a large building. 'The police station? Kagura must be in there.'

Inuyasha pushed through the doors, no one bothered to stop what they were doing. Many people must usually barge into the station. Inuyasha stomped past people, wanting answers and hoping Kagura could give him some. He turned a few corners and was happy to see the back of Kagura's head.

"Kagura!" Kagura turned around and looked at Inuyasha. Inuyasha noticed her masscara was running, and her eyes were puffy. It was obvious she had been crying before, but wasn't now.

"Inuyasha, there you are." Kagura walked up to the half demon, rubbing her eyes. "You are okay?" She asked.

"I should be asking you that. What happened? Where Kagome and the others? Are they alright? Please tell me you have answers Kagura!" Kagura bit her lip, trying to stop her crying.

"Kagome's fine. So's Miroku, Yura and Kanna. Kagome's in the next room. You should talk to her, atleast try. Kagome wont talk to anyone, not even me. I'm not sure how she is, can you please go talk to her?" Kagura let a few tears spill from her eyes.

Inuyasha nodded. "You will be okay?" He asked. Kagura nodded and pointed to the door to her right. Inuyasha smiled little at Kagura, who tried to smile in return.

Inuyasha turned to knob of the door and began to walk in. The room was smaller then the one Kagura had been in. There was a couch and a chair, a table and that was about it. Yet Kagome was sitting on the floor, against the cold wall.

"Kagome?" Kagome's eyes were puffy and red like Kagura's, but unlike Kagura, she was still crying. She had brought her knees to her face and was crying in her knee's. Inuyasha could only see her eyes, not the rest of her face. Inuyasha couldn't surpress the relieved sigh he let out. She was fine, that was good.

"It's all my fault." Kagome whispered. Inuyasha's dog eared caught the soft sound of her voice. Inuyasha's heart felt like it was being squished. Her voice sounded so broken, so distant. Worse, way worse then when he had found her after she broke up with Kouga. Kouga. It seemed Kouga was the cause of her pain once again. Inuyasha clentched his fists to his sides. Kouga had no right to harm Kagome the way he did. Now, Inuyasha felt he had to protect Kagome. Before all her walls were put up.

"Kagome.." Inuyasha slowly began to take steady steps towards the girl. She didn't look up or seem to acknowledge his exsistence. Like she couldn't hear his voice.

"If it wasn't for me... Sango.. Sango would be fine right now.." So Sango was the harmed one. Inuyasha was thankful Kagome wasn't hurt, yet could feel rage start to boil up inside of him.

"Kagome, what happened?" Inuyasha stopped once he was infront of her Kagome. He got down on one knee so he could hear her better.

"He was after me.. and Sango.. being the girl she is.. pushed me out of the way. Like it was nothing. She took the bullet... Sango took the stab she.. she was bleeding so bad and.. and.." Kagome choked on the knot in her throat and began crying harder.

Inuyasha didn't know what to say. Then again, there was nothing he could say to help her feel better, atleast that's what he thought. So instead, Inuyasha reached out and pulled the broken girl into his arms. She cried harder, but accepted the hug. Inuyasha sighed, stroking Kagome's hair. "Oh Kagome.."

"He laughed.. laughed so hard.. he said it was too late. Does.. does Kouga hate me this much?" Kagome gripped Inuyasha's arms tight, buried her head in his chest.

"Kagome.. It's all my fault this happened, not yours." Kagome shook her head but Inuyasha continued. "When I went to clean my shirt, Kouga and some guys jumped me. He told me to go steal a necklace that you wanted. He said he would have gotten it for you but you hated him. I have the necklace, but it took too long to get. My half brother's ward gave me the necklace, but I had to read to her for forty five minutes. I took to long, it's my fault okay? Not yours, never yours."

Kagome turned her cerulean eyes up to Inuyasha's softening gold ones. "But.. but I was the target. I should have got Sango out of there... saved her.. not put her in more danger.." More tears fell from her eyes. Inuyasha reached out and caressed them away.

"It feels like we are the problem. It seems like we are the ones who did this because of things were said.. or things we didn't say. Or things we did or things were didn't do. We can't explain the way we feel, we can't explain how we felt when it happened. And this moment may haunt you for the rest of your life," Inuyasha took a deep shaking breath, trying to continue. "But as long as we have loved ones beside us the whole way, life might just get alittle bit easier."

Kagome leaned her head against Inuyasha's chest. "How.. how do you do it?"

"Do what?" He asked softly.

"Know excactly what to say, and when to say it. How can you be so nice and caring, when before no one would share that with you. No one paid attention to you, besides Ayame. How come you aren't cold hearted, or mean?" Kagome asked.

Inuyasha shrugged alittle. "I'm.. I'm not sure. I'm.. just the way I am. Just as you are the way you are.."

"I wish I had been going out with you instead of Kouga." It seemed Kagome was calming down. "I wish.. we could be together.. right now.."

Inuyasha looked down at Kagome surprised. "Wha..what?"

"Until I gave you the make over, I never even bothered with you. If it wasn't for Mrs.Philli, I probably wouldn't have ever got the chance to get to know the real, kind, you. And when you comforted me that night.. I felt something. Something I don't think I wanted to feel.." Kagome faught with herself to continue or not. "I.. I don't know if you want to.. I don't know if I'm good enough for you.. or if were moving to fast.. but I.."

Inuyasha stroked Kagome's cheek, causing her to look up at him. "Moving too fast, probably, not knowing each other as much as we should, yes," Kagome's eyes sank alittle, along with her heart. "But like I said before, I'm always up for trying new things."

Kagome's eyes widened. 'He.. He said yes..?' Her heat beat wildly in her chest. Inuyasha smiled at her. "You are up to it, aren't you?"

Kagome nodded quickly. "Hai, I am." Inuyasha began to lean in towards Kagome, who leaned up. Inuyasha took his hand and placed it on Kagome's cheek and captured his lips with hers. It was different from how Kouga used to kiss her. His was more demanding, loss of love, but Inuyasha, Inuyasha's kiss was full of passion and love. Kagome had never felt like this before.

Inuyasha pulled away, feeling much better then he did before. Kagome smiled also. She pushed herself up along with Inuyasha. "What now?"

"Sango's at the hospital isn't she?" Inuyasha questioned.

"Yes but, I can't leave. I have to talk to the police first." Kagome rubbed her arm nervously.

"Forget about that."

"What? But.." Inuyasha shook his head and got on his knees. "Get on my back, and I'll bust through here. Demons are faster then humans you know." Kagome was hesitant, but got on anyway. "Just hold on, and make sure to have some fun!" Inuyasha then blasted out of the room and past the people without compliants.

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Miroku was presently seated in a small blue couch. His eyes were drooping, trying to stay awake. He looked over the unconsious Sango. Besids the tubes and bandages, Sango looked fine. The doctor explained that Sango would be fine. She had been shot in the shoulder, and stabbed in the upper leg. No arteries were hit, and yes she lost alot of blood, but in a few weeks, she would be fine.

But seeing one of his best friends, and lover like that on the bed pained Miroku more then he could stand. Who had done this to his perfect Sango? Why? Was Kagome and the others fine?

'I'm thinking too much. I should rest. Sango wouldn't want me to worry myself to death.' Miroku closed his eyes, lost in his thoughts. When he had heard the gun go off, when he saw all the blood once he found Sango, he couldn't breathe. He didn't know if she was alive or dead. His whole life flashed before his eyes. 'Imagine what went through her mind.' He thought to himself.

Miroku opened his blue eyes to see Sango twisting alittle on her sleep. He prayed she wouldn't have any brain damage, and she wouldn't, but she might not be able to walk for awhile. 'Atleast she's alive.'

Suddenly, the door barged open, causing Miroku to jump five feet in the air. He calmed when he realised it was only Kagome and Inuyasha who entered. "Sango! Is she.."

"She's fine Kagome. No arteries were hit, she may have to learn how to walk again but she's not paralized or brain dead. Promise." Kagome rushed over and gave Miroku a long hug. "She'll be fine in a few weeks."

"If Sango hadn't pushed me out of the way, I would be the one on the bed right now.. maybe even worse off." Kagome bit back the tears threatening to fall.

"No need to think about that again. We should just thank god were okay, and Sango's still with us." Inuyasha said as he sat down on the arm of the chair.

The other two nodded. "Who did this Kagome?" Miroku asked.

"Kouga. He made Inuyasha go get a necklace supposedly for me, but he said Inuyasha was too late and went to shoot me, but Sango pushed me away just in time." Kagome sighed.

"It's simple," Inuyasha looked over at Sango. "We have to find Kouga, and make sure he pays for what he did." Miroku and Kagome nodded in agreement.

"But that wont be easy, not even with a demon nose. There's more to Kouga then meets the eye. Kouga most likely isn't the boss of this operation." Miroku said thoughtfully.

"Then who's incharge of Kouga? It seems Kouga wouldn't work for anyone." Inuyasha turned his full attention to Miroku.

"He doesn't have a choice. It's black mail, that's why he has a boss." Kagome answered. "He didn't want anyone to know."

"Then who's incharge?"

"Uichi Naraku, the leader of the Yakuza. The most powerful and dangerous gang in all of Japan. Murder is his number one hobbie, squealers are his number one pet peeve. Do you know where Kouga stands in this?"

"A murderer?"

"A follower. And the next man to be found dead if we don't hurry."

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A/N: It's a whole new ball game now. I hope everyone enjoyed this chapter! I already have a plan for a next story after I finish this one. Don't know if it will be so good, but I guess I'll just give it a try, right? Anyway, on to the people who reviewed!

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