"Fuck!" He looked around frantically, there was the can of gas.. He stared toward it. As he moved, he noticed the Mustang from earlier was across the street. And someone one was running toward it screaming. Someone with keys.
You just don't pass up a chance to get involved in a high speed chase while driving a '71 'Stang.
InuYasha leapt straight over the Ford's hood and slammed a fist into the driver's head. Everyone was still running around in the chaos, no one seemed to notice. InuYasha grabbed the keys and sprinted back to the bike. He grabbed the revolvers and his jacket and tossed them on the passenger's seat and jumped in.
InuYasha sped out of the town after the cloud. Thankfully the cloud traveled more or less along the road. InuYasha stayed just enough behind to keep it in view.
The cloud moved down the deserted road for about five minutes. The wreckage of the cars he had seen last night came up ahead of InuYasha.
"Fuck!" InuYasha veered off the road and onto the grass. The Ford bounced unevenly. InuYasha got back on the road, clutching his head.
The cloud veered right. InuYasha kept on the road. He followed it with his eyes until it stopped at a group of buildings in the distance.
A large bump alerted InuYasha to the fact he was no longer on the road. Blinding pain shot through his head. There was an extra bad bump and InuYasha had time to yell "SHIT!" before his head hit the steering wheel.
Kagome had no idea what had happened. One minute she was standing around, then things started exploding around her. She caught a glimpse of InuYasha through the smoke.
Then an arm grabbed her, and the next thing she knew she was flying through the air. "What the hell?" She exclaimed looking around.
She the first thing she noticed was that the ground was a long way below her. In shock, Kagome realized she was sitting on a could, which felt disturbingly like you would imagine it would. And she wasn't alone.
The cloud was also occupied by two men. One of them was normal looking, except for the small detail of shooting lighting out of a rifle on his shoulder. The other was defidently not human, looking like a colorless lizard that somehow stood upright. Both had jewel shards in their heads.
The non human looking one stared at her. Human looking one shoot a blast of lighting down and worked the rifle's lever. "What did you pick up?" He asked grinning. Kagome caught sight of a fang.
"Just a lass for us." "Oh?" The human one turned to face Kagome. "Just a human?" "They taste the best.." Non human licked it's lips. Kagome didn't like that either way you took it. If it wouldn't of resulted in her plummeting to her death, she would of backed up.
They flew away from the town. Kagome glanced back. She just happened to catch sight of a black car speeding out after her. Cautious not to alert her captors to it's presence, she watched it out of the corner of her eye.
The car swerved violently to avoid some wreckage on the highway. The driver did not slow down on the grass and swerved back on the road at full speed. 'Only one person drives that bad and would follow me.' Kagome moved to block the car from the sight of the two demons and was reassured a little.
The cloud turned toward a cluster of buildings. As they descended, Kagome risked a glance back. The car was stalled out on the side of the road. 'What the hell is he doing? Maybe it's not him, I mean since when does InuYasha drive?' Her future seemed a lot less certain at that moment.
The two demons dumped Kagome in a cell like room. The only window was barred. The floor was concrete. Kagome scrambled to her feet. "Who are you?" She cried. The human looking one slung his rifle over his shoulders and smiled cockily. "Spirited ain't ya? You aren't in the position to ask questions, but if you are that curious, my name is Hiten, and this" He swung the rifle off his shoulder and pointed to the lizard looking one, "Is my brother, Manten"
"And what do you want with me?" "What did we say about questions lass?" Manten took a step forward. "Don't worry, your pretty head off. It'll take me a while to find all the ingredients for dinner." "Fuck off pal! I will not be dinner"
Hiten laughed. "Damn this one has spirit. I may over look the fact that you're human and have some fun with you.." He smiled.
"What... what do you mean?" Now Kagome was scared. "Oh, you know damn well what I mean." He started walking toward her. Kagome backed up. Her back hit the wall. "Scared, lass?" "Don't.." "What are you gonna do about it"
Kagome thought fast. "Not me, what InuYasha will do." Hiten paused. "What's that?" "When InuYasha gets here, he'll kill the both of you for messing with me." "And who exactly is this InuYasha"
'Well, I'm about to be either eaten or raped. I'm sure InuYasha will understand.' "When my love finds me, he'll destroy anyone who dared touch me." "Oh?" Hiten seemed interested. "Is that right? Is he strong?" "The strongest, he's killed more demons than I can count, and he won't think twice about killing the two of you." Hiten grinned in excitement. "No shit? And where is he now?" "Probably on his way here from town as we speak." "Hot damn! Manten mind the girl! I'm going to find this guy!" He yelled sprinting out of the room.
'He's just like InuYasha. Except InuYasha doesn't kill people. We'll, innocent people. Actually, he was a bit more polite than InuYasha'
'Well, that takes care of him. Now all I'm left with is Ugly. InuYasha, now's the time to show up. Where are you?'
"Oh fuck..." InuYasha came too. "I forgot why I hate these damn things.." He muttered straightening out. The buildings were still in sight. 'Well, only one thing to do now."
He reached over to the passenger seat and grabbed hold of the pistol belt, ammo and his jacket.
InuYasha threw his shit on the on hood and sat down. He slid the revolvers out of the holsters and grabbed the ammo. He lit up and started loading the SAAs. With both Peacemaker's loaded, he tried to figure out how to get the pistol belt on. He finally managed to get it to stay put, even if the holster on the right dipped lower than the left. He preferred his knife, but for the old man's sake he'd carry them with.
InuYasha threw on his jacket and set out toward the buildings.
InuYasha wandered up to a gate in front of the buildings. The sky had darkened and a harsh wind blew. InuYasha took one last drag. He flicked the butt away. "Alright." He leapt over the gate.
InuYasha landed three feet in front of a man with a hand gun. A sentry or something. InuYasha didn't care. A thrust of the knife and he went down.
InuYasha headed for the first building. He stopped in front of it. He drew one of the revolvers and pulled back the hammer.
InuYasha kicked the door open. Another henchman looked at him in surprise. InuYasha leveled the sights on his chest.
The gunshot was close. Kagome turned to look in that direction. So did Manten. "It appears you were telling the truth." Was all he said before leaving the room and locking her in. Kagome scrambled to the window.
The gun kicked slightly more than InuYasha expected. The man went down. InuYasha lazily pulled the hammer back again. There were footsteps from farther inside the building. InuYasha swore and took cover behind a nearby desk. A door to the left of the dead man opened. Someone wandered in. InuYasha shot him.
Kagome watched Manten aim a sawed off coach gun at the building. There was a thunderous boom as a blast of lighting ripped the building apart.
Smoke and dust filled the air. There was a gleam of a metal in the black smoke that used to be a building. With a cry InuYasha sped out of the wreckage, knife in hand. He slammed into Manten. There was a flash of yellow light as the switch drew a line of blood on the demon's chest.
Manten fell backward, InuYasha leapt off. The demon aimed the coach gun at InuYasha. The half demon leapt into the air as the lighting slammed into the building Kagome was in.
Kagome was thrown to the ground by the explosion. The whole world was filled with smoke now. Kagome stumbled out of what was left of the door. The scent of burning would and something else assaulted her nose. The world was shaking too much for her to walk right.
She stumbled to the ground. In front of her lay an arm and pistol. She was unnerved by the sight, but picked up the gun anyway.
There was the sound of something coming through the smoke ahead of her. The unmistakable figure of Manten was headed for her.
Kagome scrambled to her feet quickly. The demon would see her any second now. Kagome brought up the gun.
A gust of wind blew. The smoke shifted and Kagome was left staring at the lizard.
Kagome pulled the trigger. The bullet bounced harmlessly off the demon's head. Kagome's eyes widened in fear. 'Oh God..' She fired again to the same effect.
The demon smiled as he kept coming. Kagome dropped the gun. Manten was only feet away. Kagome closed her eyes and tensed up. "InuYasha.." She whispered. Something whistled through the smoke.
She opened her eyes. The summoned half demon was in front of her, grinning crazily as if he was having the time of his life and fully expected her to be too.
His right arm was blocking the demon's swing. With out a word he jumped and spun at the same time, bringing his foot crashing into the demon.
Manten went flying and InuYasha flew after him into the smoke. Arcs of lighting shot out toward the half demon. InuYasha twisted, avoiding the lighting.
InuYasha punched the demon hard, sending him flying into the smoke. InuYasha lost track of him. The smell of burning wood and flesh was too thick to find the demon.
InuYasha drew a revolver again. His ears twitched as searched for any sign of Manten. There was the crackling of wood, shifting of beams in ash.
There was a different type of crackling. InuYasha turned. In the smoke, a blue light was gathering. The light in the air seemed to be sucked in toward it.
With out thought, InuYasha fired right above it.
Lighting arced out in a circle from the glowing point, before it shot backwards. Manten was illuminated by the blue streaks of electricity coursing through his body. The harsh blue light revealed InuYasha's smile. With out a word he dropped the SAA back into the holster and headed for the girl.
Kagome jumped when InuYasha appeared behind her. "Well, that guy's taken care of." He said reaching down and picking up the gun Kagome has discarded. An old Walther PPK, James Bond's gun. He handed it to her. "Here, keep it with you from now on. Can't have ya running around unarmed." Kagome accepted it suspically, and looked for the safety before slipping it into a pocket.
InuYasha chuckled to him self as he replayed the image of Kagome getting Lizard Lips right in the head twice. 'I'll be damned. Girl's got rhythm'
"Nice car." "Thanks. Found it laying around. Abandoned prolly." "I saw the guy drive in with it last night." "The point is I saved you okay?" The pair drove off, leaving the charred remains of Manten for his brother to discover.
The demon stared at the blacked corpse. Rage built up inside him. His hand began to quake. He knew who. His sense of smell wasn't as good as some, but he knew the route of the word "Inu" and knew it smelt like a dog. He grabbed the shards out of his brother's head and swallowed them.
Hiten's eyes glow red. The wind picked up. The sky darkened.
In the middle of no where, InuYasha slammed the car to a dead stop. They were in front of the destroyed cars. Kagome looked at the half demon. "What's wrong"
The half demon's hair was standing on end. "Get out of the car." He said quietly, exiting the Ford.
"There." He said, pointing toward a ditch on the side of the road. "Hide there." "InuYasha, what are you talking about?" "Hide dammit!" "What's going on!" InuYasha looked at her seriously. "You're young, and if you don't want to die young, fucking hide, right fucking now"
With out a word Kagome back pedaled, turned and ducked into the ditch.
InuYasha wandered into the middle of the still flaming wrecks. In the distance he could hear the church bells toll for those who died in the attack earlier.
The sky had grown pitch black. The wind blew with the force of a hurricane. InuYasha was barely able to stand up, even with the increased protection of the wrecks.
The howling wind died instantly. In the silence, InuYasha growled. White lighting spilt the night silently. The sky seemed to glow a blood red behind the clouds.
InuYasha barely dodged the first blast of lighting. He landed and spun to face Hiten. The demon's eyes glowed in rage. InuYasha reached for his knife. He'd stick to what he knew best for this.
The demon's face twisted in anger. "HALF DEMON! My brother was killed by A HALF DEMON!" He roared, the last word dragged out as he rushed InuYasha.
The demon slammed into InuYasha and pushed him to the ground. InuYasha was left on his back, bracing the demon's rifle with his hands and staring into those red eyes as Hiten tried to crush him.
"That's right.." InuYasha smirked. "Half demon. Scum of the Earth. And Ugly didn't even put up a fight." The rifle pushed down harder on InuYasha.
The half demon twisted the rifle, knocking the demon off him. InuYasha jumped to his feet. Another blast of lighting shot by him, hitting a burning wreck. What was left of the car was thrown into the air.
The demon rushed InuYasha again. This time the half demon was ready and side stepped, dragging the knife across Hiten's side.
The demon stopped and turned, seeming to ignore the blood running down his side. In town, the bells continued to toll. Hiten smirked. "Satan's calling for you.. I can hear him." He taunted. "He's been calling for me a long time, he can wait." "Not for long"
The wind returned. It started to pour. InuYasha spat. "So you can make it rain. I'll let you know when I start drowning"
Hiten raised the rifle again. InuYasha leapt to the side. The lighting shot out toward him. This time the electricity flowed through the rain.
InuYasha screamed as the lighting hit him. He vaguely smelt smoke as he was propelled through the air.
InuYasha stood up panting. His hair stood on end. Another blast of lighting followed, InuYasha barely managed to dodge the main blast, but it still got him.
Once again Hiten fired and once more InuYasha caught some of the blast. The half demon knew he had to do something soon.
Hiten charged the rifle, and InuYasha saw his chance. In the split second where the demon couldn't fire, InuYasha whipped the switch blade into the rifle's barrel.
Lighting shot from the hole in the barrel. Hiten yelled as the whole rifle was encased in lightning. The demon tossed the rifle away.
Into the ditch where Kagome was hiding.
There was a slightly larger burst of lightning when the rifle disappeared into the ditch. "Fuck.." InuYasha managed. The half demon sprinted toward Kagome. Hiten was faster though.
"What do we have here?" The demon said, looking down at the stunned and only slightly shocked human. Kagome jumped back in shock. The demon reached for her throat.
"GET AWAY FROM HER!" InuYasha roared, punching the demon as hard as he could. Hiten flew back, sliding along the ground.
Kagome looked up at the half demon. His face was charred and dirty. Blood trickled out of the corner of his mouth. His eyes were wild.
Hiten got to his feet. InuYasha made sure to stay between the demon and Kagome. "Fool." The demon muttered. "Letting your lover distract you." InuYasha was in no mood to correct him.
The half demon wiped some blood from his mouth. He was running low on options. He didn't have his knife, and he doubted a fist fight would end well for him. His hand reached for a gun.
Too late. Hiten rushed him and the fight was back on. InuYasha ducked a right hand only to get hit in the gut by the demon's left.
The rain came down harder. The wind shrieked. InuYasha brought his arm down, trapping the demon's arm. The half demon smashed an elbow into Hiten's face.
As the demon went down, he brought his foot up into InuYasha's jaw. The half demon tasted more blood. InuYasha stumbled back as Hiten leapt into the air and back on his feet.
InuYasha attacked first this time. He caught Hiten with a right to the jaw. The demon slugged back. InuYasha balled up his left and brought it slamming to the demon's gut, and immediately followed his another right hook.
Hiten collapsed to the ground. InuYasha fell on top of the demon and began pummeling him. Hiten shoved him off and rolled to his feet. InuYasha pushed him self up to find the demon between him self and Kagome.
The two demons stared at each other for a split second. Then Hiten turned and ran toward the human. InuYasha instinctively drew a Peacemaker and rushed after him, thumbing the hammer back as he ran.
Hiten reached to his belt and drew a knife as he closed in on Kagome. InuYasha pushed his legs to move faster.
The demon reached Kagome. He raised the knife.
InuYasha slammed into the demon. He stumbled, grabbing the demon's collar as he fell. InuYasha landed on his back. Hiten raised the knife and prepared to strike. Someone yelled. A gun shot rang out.
Hiten's head snapped back. The demon stared forward. Then he slumped to the side, dead, a small hole in his forehead. InuYasha shoved the demon's body off him. The half demon lay panting, revolver resting on his chest.
The storm faded away. The wind and rain died away and the sun crept out. InuYasha opened his eyes when he felt the sun on his face. It was bright, too bright to see. He was looking directly into the eyes of the sun. For a moment he lied on his back and stared at the sky he knew was there. 'Sky of glory and mercy. Sky of love, sky of fullness, sky of blessed life'
He realized there was something in front of him. He concentrated on it and it turned into a hand. InuYasha looked slightly beyond that and saw Kagome sliming down at him. He reached up, took her hand and rose up.
They decided to walk back into town. The rain had formed puddles on the concrete. Bells were ringing. No longer for the dead, but to call the living to church.
The two companions stopped at the bike to let InuYasha pour in the rest of the gas. "So, still wanna check out the city?" InuYasha asked. "Yeah." "Alright, let's go."
As InuYasha pulled out of the alley way, Kagome glanced toward where InuYasha had draped his jacket that morning. The body of the Telecaster stuck out from under a collapsed cardboard box. Kagome smiled.
The way to the city took them along the coast. As Kagome stared out to sea, she leaned against the half demon's back. "So, why exactly did he call you my lover?" "Er.. well.. long story.."