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Chapter Thirteen: Defeat

She rocked slowly as she kneeled in the corner of the large warehouse. She didn't know why, but they hadn't killed her yet. They said they would, but apparently they lied. It puzzled her. Were they waiting for something to happen? Were they scared to kill her? Were they planning to rape her? 'I'm doomed! No matter what they do, it's not looking good for me.' She thought, scared now. She had been worried since she'd seen Naraku at the Ball. But then again it figured, nothing could go right for her. She was just about to...kiss...Inuyasha. She didn't know if she loved him, but right now that's all she wanted. She had begun to think that he didn't like her anymore. Not long after he had introduced her to Miroku, he had practically stopped talking to her. 'I thought he just wanted me off of his back. I thought that was why he wanted Miroku and me to be friends, so he could dump me on Miroku as if I was trash he needed to get rid of...but he would never do that kind of thing to me. I'm not even sure why I thought that.' She smiled, a little happier now.

"Get up." She jerked her head up, her eyes meeting the cold ones of Bankotsu. She looked up at him questioningly. Where did he want her to go? Was she going to walk straight into her death? "Look, if you want to get out of this hell hole, you'll have to get up. I'm not carrying you. Get up now, or you'll be left here, tied up, for the rest of your short little life." He said, slightly frustrated.

She looked down, considering her two options. Not much to look forward to either way. She sighed, though it was difficult to do through the cloth covering her mouth. She struggled getting up; she couldn't make much use of her hands, which were tied together at the moment. 'I'm going to die. I'm going to die. I just know I'm going to die...' She looked down, tears forming in her eyes. She wasn't ready for death yet. Not many people ever were. She always thought she'd go out strong, but at that minute she changed her mind. 'I can't do this!' She fell to her knees and began to cry, sobbing loudly.

"For Christ's sake! We aren't going to kill you." Bankotsu yelled. She looked up at him with hopeful eyes. "Yet." He said curtly as he pulled her arms with him, to wherever he was going.

He made a left turn at the corner, driving slowly as he was on the look out. He'd received a call about some foul play in the area. It figured. Some high school was having a dance, and of course there would be some kind of problem. But he didn't blame the students one bit. He was barely twenty himself, and he knew what young love was about. It was one big competition. Sure, sometimes you fell in love with some of the girls you dated, but if your friends decided something was messed up, or that there was something to be made fun of, you'd drop her in a second. High school was tough. What was the real priority? Finding love and long lasting relationships? Getting a good education to prepare you for life? Or was it popularity? He wouldn't deny that he's dropped a couple of girls for his popularity's sake, but now he was beginning to regret it.

It was strange how much he'd changed after college. After he finally got a steady job, he'd really wanted to start a stable life. A home, a car hell, if he was lucky: he'd even find a wife. But that wasn't his concern now. His sources said that some girl was brought to a warehouse on the corner of the street and he was ready to stop whatever was going on. Sure, they might have been playing around. But it could be something worse, and that was why he was there now.

He parked on the curb and took a slow step out. He stood tall. He placed his hands on his hips as he looked up at the large building. His long hair swept across his face as he sized up the building. 'This is my first major job and I, Kouga Ookami, will not screw this up!' He began to make his way towards the building.

"Ka-" was what Miroku was able to get out. There they were, in the warehouse, Kagome right in front of him, and Dogman was restraining him. "What's your problem?" He whispered angrily to the other man. "She's right there, we have to save her." He pointed across the large, open room to Kagome.

"Look Miroku, I know where she is, I'm not blind!" Dogman replied hastily. "But unlike you, I can smell three other people in the room."

"Three more people?" Miroku repeated as he searched the room with his eyes.

"Yea. I can't see them, but I can smell them from here. They could be a danger to Kagome or us. Either way, it isn't any good."

Miroku nodded in understanding. "But how will we save her then?" He asked as he turned to face Dogman.

"When you finally beat us." He felt a strong arm tightly encircle his throat. After talking to him so much this night, Miroku recognized that voice to belong to someone other than Dogman.

'Oh shit, we're going to die!' He panicked as he tried to see the hands that were roughly clenching his throat and beginning to choke him.

"Let him go!" Dogman yelled. "He's just a kid!" He stood in a defensive stance, ready to protect his friend.

"So are you, 'Dogman.'" The man said in a sarcastic way. He looked up at Inuyasha and smiled. "You see that girl?" He nodded his head back in Kagome's general direction. Dogman glared at the man and nodded. "Our boss has special plans for her." He smirked evilly.

"She's just a kid!" Dogman argued. "Who the hell is your boss? Why would he order you to do this? And why would you hurt an innocent person like this?" He was quick to question the man.

"My boss's name, if you must know, is Naraku. He needs something that she's got. And to answer your last question," The man's smile grew wider. " We told you we'd get back at you Dogman, and this time we brought some friends, as promised. If you hadn't been connected, Jakoutsu and I might not have agreed."

Inuyasha gave him a dull look.

"Oh...so you don't remember do you?" The man spoke up. "The time you humiliated Jakoutsu and I! Well then, I guess we'll have to refresh your memory." He pushed Miroku aside and walked forward. Jakoutsu came out from a corner, smiling widely. The two lunged at Dogman simultaneously. "Heeeahh!"

He slowly found his way into the building and searched the outer halls. All signs were clear, no human to be seen. If anyone was in the building, they had to be in the large, open room in the center of the huge building. He walked down the long, dark hall. He was hoping to find a door soon so that he wouldn't have to walk around the whole building. Naturally, with him being a demon, he could easily rip open the wall at any area, but that would be an obstruction of property, and not to mention the fact that there might be nothing at all on the other side of the wall.

He sniffed the air. He could smell several people, but that didn't mean much. Many people came to this building every day; it wasn't an abandoned warehouse. But still, the scent of people was strong, and that could be a good sign, well, if he was really up to this job. He was kind of bored today, so he was kind of excited that he finally had a job. But then again...he was feeling a little lazy, and a little underestimated. He was young, he was fast, and he was good. It's not that he was being cocky, but he was.

He'd been a top athlete at high school, and now he had the potential to be a top officer. Only problem: the newbies had it rough. He understood that the department didn't want to take chances with a new guy like him, but it was still frustrating. He almost hoped this case would become a big deal.

As he turned yet another corner, he could hear sounds from the inside. "Hmmm?" He asked lightly as he stopped. "What could that be?" He started to walk again, picking up speed. The noises he was hearing weren't gentle, but they were loud. They were voices. And they were angry. He began to run quickly, searching for that door...wherever it was...

Kagome watched in horror as her hero, Dogman was fighting her captors. With each punch he threw, they would give him a swing of their blades. The fight obviously wasn't fair, blades against claws, even she knew it.

And it confused her…how had Dogman managed to be there and save her? She really didn't have a chance to scream, and the only people that would have seen her at this time of night would have been the students at the dance. No one was outside at this time of night.

But what really puzzled her… 'Why is Miroku here?' She looked at her friend. He helplessly stared at the three fighters, not knowing what to do.

Inuyasha lunged at the leader of the two, Bankotsu. He was going to land right on top of him. He was so close. But then Bankotsu dodged, and Inuyasha landed on the ground. "Would you stop being pussies and fight? Stop dodging me!" He spun around and clawed the air in front of him, expecting one of the pair to be there.

"What's a matter Dogman? Feeling a little pressure?" Jakoutsu's feminine voice teased. Inuyasha looked to his left to see the two of them standing proudly beside each other. "What's a mater now? Why can't you beat us this time?" They jumped at him simultaneously and he couldn't dodge in time. He felt this back come in contact with the sturdy wall. 'Shit…why do they have the advantage?'

He gritted his teeth as a fist came in contact with his jaw. "Why so slow Dog boy?" Came Bankotsu's voice as he swung his sword at Inuyasha's abdomen. Inuyasha jumped quickly, landing behind the leader, and ran his sharp claws through the skin on his attacker's back. "Shhit!" He yelled through gritted teeth.

"What were you saying?" Inuyasha taunted him as he swung at the man's face.

"Not so fast!" Bankotsu yelled as he positioned his sword in front of his face in order to block the hit. "I'll be keeping my eyes." He smiled and swung the blade towards the hanyou's chest.

"Fuck!" Inuyasha yelled in pain as he felt the blade cut through his skin. He fell backwards, and from the corner of his eye he saw Miroku.

"Miroku!" He croaked through the blood in his mouth. "Get the girl!" He yelled as he pushed himself up with his elbows and pushed Bankotsu to the wall, forcing the man's sword to his throat. "Just try to move and you'll cut your own throat off!" He yelled angrily as he pushed the man harder, keeping him pinned to the wall. He turned around to call on Miroku and found his vision blocked by Jakoutsu.

"You won't kill my master that easily!" He hissed as he kicked Inuyasha off of his feet.

"What the hell's happening in there?" Kouga yelled, frustrated. He kept hearing the walls behind him being banged. Whoever was fighting was a lot stronger than your average human teenagers. 'I thought the people seen coming here were human! A smell a hanyou, and those noises! This must be serious!' He turned another corner in the maze-like building and continued his search for the door.

He skidded to a halt when he saw a large, garage sized, door leading to the center of the warehouse. He stood in the doorframe and checked out the commotion. There appeared to be two fights going on in spacious area. Four man, one hanyou, and one woman by the smell. He sized up the action in order to decide his first move. 'Who needs the most help? And who's the bad guy?'

(Two fights? And you thought there was only one? Did I forget something? No…just keep reading…)

"Miroku!" He croaked through the blood in his mouth. "Get the girl!"

Miroku had been in a state of shock. He'd only seen a small number of fights in his life, and he never did get used to the live ones that took place right in front of him. And the fact that Dogman was being beaten was not helping his state of mind. And hearing that name…Naraku…Kagome's own father hurting her…that was just wrong.

But he had to save Kagome, because at this rate saving her may be Dogman's dying wish. The hero was still fighting strong…well stronger then most humans…but then again, his opponents were barely breaking a sweat. Dogman could probably beat them individually, but it was two on one and he was obviously losing. No one, not even a hanyou could win with a huge gash in his chest…or at least that's what Miroku thought. Dogman did seem to prove a lot of people wrong. Miroku was hoping that was the case this time. He hoped the hero was just saving his best for last.

He slowly got up on his feet and made a dash towards Kagome. She was weakly shouting at him through the cloth tied over her mouth. She probably wasn't getting enough air, breathing through her covered mouth instead of her nose.

He ran quickly towards her, Dogman still on his mind. And then some strange guy jumped in front of him. "What the?" He skidded across the floor, almost sliding into the man as he made an attempt to stop. "Get out of my way! I'm trying to save the girl, this is none of your business!" He pushed through the tall man clad in dark clothes. But to his surprise, the man grabbed his wrist and pulled Miroku into a headlock.

"I'm afraid this is all of my business and none of yours. Dogman has caused my friends some trouble in the past and I've come to help them with their revenge."

"Look!" Miroku yelled angrily. "I don't know what Dogman did, but you better get over it! They were probably causing trouble for innocent people anyways! And this is ALL of my business because you're blocking me from my friend!" He swung a punch at the man's jaw, however, he soon found himself a little too slow for his newfound enemy.

His arm was caught, he was lifted above the stranger's head, and he then found himself flying towards the wall. He painfully crashed against the wall and fell roughly down to the ground. He groaned in pain and tried to pull himself up, unfortunately he found it hard to get up speaking as his left arm was now broken. 'This…this guy is serious…' He understood through his muddled thoughts. The pain shot through his arms and he pulled it close to his chest, causing the pain to shoot through him even more than before.

He looked up with wide eyes as he saw his attacker quickly approach him. "Shit, shit, shit! What am I going to do! There's no way I can fight him…he's too strong for me. He's too fast for me! And now I have a broken arm!' He panicked, trying to think up a strategic plan in his mind. Despite Dogman's angry attitude, Miroku really wanted him here right about now. He knew this wouldn't end well for him…

The man pulled out his long blade form its sheath. 'What's with all these people carrying swords nowadays anyway?' Miroku thought trough his panic. The man brought the sharp blade up in the air. The light danced down the long blade, joking with Miroku. IT looked so beautiful, so artistic, but it would be the same horrible, vile object used to take his life away.

He helplessly watched it glide through the air silently. The second seemed to last for hours in front of his eyes. 'I'm going to die.' He thought pessimistically as he dropped his head down, the blade mere centimeters from his head.

And then…a loud grunt sounded. The sword clattered on the ground next to him. He could hear struggling and pulled up his head. Some odd looking man was now wrestling with his attacker.

He stared blankly at the fighting two, and then at his right hand. 'The wind tunnel! I can use this!' He thought happily. He slowly raised his bruised arm and directed at the two fighting men. 'I don't want to kill the guy who saved me, but if he doesn't get off…' Miroku foolishly reached for the invisible prayer beads when his savior began to speak.

"Fool!" Miroku's mind came back to reality as he stared at the angry man wrestling the strange attacker. "Go!"

Miroku shook his head. 'What was I thinking? Was I about to use the wind tunnel? I almost killed everyone in this room. I've never used it before! I could have killed Dogman and Kagome!' He mentally slapped himself and then directed his attention to the two fighters in front of him.

"Go DAMMIT!" The man yelled through gritted teeth. Miroku quickly got onto the balls of his feet and ran off, heading towards Kagome.

She had wide eyes, and by the look on her face, he could tell that she was scared. "Don't worry Kagome. I'm alright and I'm going to save you!" He yelled as he fell to his knees and began pulling at her binds. He then realized his left arm was completely useless to him right now.

"FOOL! RUN! I"LL SAVE THE GIRL! YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH YOUR ARM LIKE THAT! GO THROUGH THE LARGE DOOR AND LEAVE!"

Miroku quickly turned to his savior who was still struggling. He nodded at the man and turned to Kagome. "I can't save you, but he can. I can tell he's strong. Please hold on for me!" He shouted to his friend, though she was right in front of him. She nodded through her tears and he ran off into the maze like halls.

Inuyasha was breathing hard against the wall. His cheek was pressed unto the metal surface and Bankotsu's blade was slicing up his back. Jakoutsu was cursing madly as he made a tourniquet for a gash in his thigh.

The fight was over. Right now, Inuyasha didn't mind the thought of death, nor did he regret loosing such an unfair fight. All that he regretted was not being able to save Kagome.

Since the moment he sent Miroku after her, he was losing. More like the moment he started fighting…

And by the sounds he could hear, Miroku had lost. He had remembered who the two men were by now, and assumed they'd brought more people with them this time as promised.

Miroku was probably dead by now…and Inuyasha was starting to smell Sesshoumaru? No…starting to smell demon. There weren't many of those around so he quickly recognized the scent. But something told him that the guy claiming to save Miroku was really a traitor.

But Inuyasha didn't know. He hadn't actually seen Kouga, nor did he know that he was a policeman. But what really would have surprised him, had he known, that Kouga had not only saved Miroku, but defeated his attacker as well.

And because Inuyasha didn't know this, he was exceptionally surprised to feel Bankotsu fall to his feat and see him grab his, now, bleeding head in pain.

Inuyasha looked at his fallen attacker, confusion written on his face and then he turned to Jakoutsu who was currently being beaten by the newcomer smelling of demon blood.

"Who are you?" He asked suspiciously as the man let an unconscious Jakoutsu fall to the ground.

The man turned around smirking. "I am Kouga." He said proudly.

Inuyasha was angry now. "Who said you could help?" He tried to seem tough, but he had to grab at his stomach because of the burning pain. "Ahh…" He groaned pitifully as he hunched over in pain.

"Hold it." The other youkai said paternally as he went to help Inuyasha. " It just looked like you were having trouble Dogman." He answered as he went to reach out to Inuyasha.

The hanyou pushed his hand aside. 'So he knows who Dogman is…' "Look, thanks for the help, but I have to help the girl, and you can leave now." He said through clenched teeth, his side hurt an awful lot.

"What? No thank you or nothing?" Kouga asked cockily. "Who do you think you are, hanyou." He said, slightly menacingly. "You needed help, and I provided. Besides, you're just a weak half-breed. You sure did a good job impressing the press though." He laughed. "But any demon could have done the job."

"Look you, this is none of your business!" Inuyasha snapped as he limped towards Kagome.

"Oh save yourself will ya?" Kouga pled. "You can't save her in your condition." Inuyasha shot the demon a fierce look. "You're hurt!" He shouted again. "Don't be stupid, you'll only get beat up more if you try to carry her now!" Kouga stared at the pitiful hanyou; Inuyasha was really beaten up now. "Look, if you just leave now, I'll promise to put in good word for you." Kouga bargained. "I'll return the girl safely." He motioned across the room to Kagome who was waiting patiently to be untied. "Save yourself, you have to be worn out."

Inuyasha stopped for a moment and weighed his choices. 'I hate to admit it…but I am a little beaten up.' He was angry at himself for being so weak. 'I might hurt Kagome if I try to carry her to safety.' He looked down for a moment. 'And if I let this dick take her…sure he might get the credit for saving her, but she will be safe. I don't really like this, but I don't have much of a choice.' Inuyasha decided, using his brain for once. "She better be safe when I see her again." He stared at Kagome's face and then slowly made his way to the door.

"She will be." Kouga yelled after him and started to walk towards the girl.

He was just about to untie her arms when he felt something cold and sharp under his neck. He gulped and looked up. There was a large man standing by his side, blade to his throat and he was wearing an evil smirk. "You thought there were only three of us?" he asked cryptically and licked his lips. "You can't save yourself now."

The man pulled his arm up, bringing the blade into Kouga's throat. But Kouga was quick to react and jumped up before any permanent damage was done. He quickly jumped back, hoping to lure the man away from Kagome before she got hurt.

Despite the man's size he was surprisingly fast and was in front of Kouga in a few short seconds. "You're not getting away from me so easily!" He swung his sword into Kouga's side.

The youkai felt the blade dig into his stomach and yelped loudly. "Shit!" He cursed as he felt the blood quickly rush into his mouth. He wasn't expecting so much speed, and he wasn't prepared to dodge. "I…I'll be back for you, girl." He sputtered through the blood as he spoke to Kagome. "And you…." He shot an accusing finger to the large man. "I…I'll kill you next time we meet!" He yelled as he shot through the back entrance. He couldn't believe he was leaving the fight so early, but he couldn't be of any help with his insides torn apart by the blade. That man was no ordinary man, not with that strength to strike Kouga like that…no normal human could do that. Kouga would be back, as soon as his side healed…and that wouldn't take too long!

Inuyasha limped weakly as he made his way through the corridors. His blood was probably dripping on the ground, but that didn't matter. The second he turned human his blood would change as well. He was worried about being caught. And fortunately for him, Kouga was there to save the day.

He didn't like the looks of the youkai, but because of him, Miroku, Kagome, and Inuyasha were still alive. That definitely counted for something.

And his wounds! They were already beginning to heal. Besides the tears in his clothes, he looked perfectly fine from the front, but his back still burned. Those cuts would take a long time to heal. They were deep. The pain shot through him with each step and he could only walk. There was no way he had the strength to get home any faster.

He opened the door as he approached the front of the building. But he did not expect to find the news crew in the front of the building. As soon as he had opened the door the camera flashes blinded him. 'What? Why are they here?' He panicked.

The bright lights blinded him as he tried to see what was going on. 'What the hell?" He asked himself. He quickly leaped to the rooftop across the street. His usual routine he had developed. Jumping high and away was the only way he could avoid being in close up pictures ever since he became the town's hero.

But when he landed he suddenly remembered why he had left alone, without Kagome over his shoulder. The pain in his back singed and it felt as if he had been shocked. He jumped slightly and fainted onto the rooftop. He couldn't go any farther, not in his condition. He could only hope that he would stay alive through the night….

"Hello, good evening Dayship!" Greeted the dolled up newscaster. "We have some breaking news tonight." She smiled goofily as she read off of the teleprompter. "In a downtown neighborhood, some residents witnessed some foul play with high school students in the area. A girl was seen running through the neighborhood. The locals called the police around 10 PM tonight. It appears Dogman was seen in action as well." She smiled. "For more on this segment, here's Yumi." The woman smiled sweetly as the scene switched.

A large camera crew was visible along with a woman holding a microphone. "Hi, I'm Yumi." She smiled brightly at the camera. 'We're coming to you live from downtown Dayship. We're in front of a large warehouse as you can see." She motioned to the large building behind her. "News is that Dogman was seen entering this building. We're here, waiting for him to exit the building. It appears that he went to save a girl who was running from strange, mysterious persecutors." The woman smiled.

The camera then focused on the steal door of the warehouse, and as if on cue, Dogman walked out of the door.

"Look there he is!" The newswoman squealed. "It appears as id his clothes have been torn a bit…" She trailed off. "Wait a second…where's the girl?" She asked curiously. She frowned for a moment, and then began to speak again. "It seems as if…Dogman has come out empty handed. Oh my, I think….I think he's failed to save that girl! Wait, he's jumping away! Where are the police!" She quickly turned frantic. "There's a girl in there and Dogman just left! What could have possibly hap-!"

Sango shot off her Television. 'So he really has been nothing but a fraud. I saw it right there on the news! Some girl is being abducted and he just ran off! He's a bastard! How could I have ever supported him!' She thought angrily as she threw her steak knife at the wall. And there on that wall was Dogman, cover page, with a steak knife in his neck…

'That lying son of a bitch! That poser! I will kill him if the criminals can't!' She thought darkly.

And there you go. chapter thirteen or whatever it is. Please review, I'm begging you. Oh, and if you have any questions, be sure to ask!

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