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Book the Second- Fateful Meeting

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Inuyasha wasn't the only one to see the two people turn around and begin looking for someone, Miroku also saw the young boy, whose face was mostly hidden by a woolen cap, turn around and decided that must be Swaran.

"You there! What do youthink you were doing flirting with my wife!"

"Excuse me sir, I do believe you are mistaken."

"How dare you talk to her, and don't deny that you did, Swaran, there are witnesses!"

Miroku proceeded with his accusations and lifted Kagome into the air by the front of her shirt, yelling about dishonoring his new bride.

"Miroku, you may want to stop that."

"And why the devil would I want to do that Inuyasha! This boy has insulted me!"

"First of all you have the wrong person, second if you took a look around you are drawing lots of attention to us and since we are in a tavern a single punch will send the entire room into a brawl."

Miroku looked closer at the person he was holding up and discover that in grabbing her shirt to lift her off the ground he had grabbed something else not generally found on young boys. Heset her downimmediatly andas gently as he could before appologising profusly. And both he and Inuyahsa noticed that if a fight started there was no way that she or the old man would fare very well.

"Miroku, I think it would be best if we left now."

"Perhaps you are right" Then to Kagome and her grandfather, "Sorry for the inconvenience, but I think it would be in your best interests to leave with us."

Kagome was still mad at begin yelled at so harshly, so she absolutely refused to go anywhere with these two "gentlemen". Upon hearing this Inuyasha promptly picked her up and hoisted her over his shoulder and headed for the door. Miroku and her grandfather walked behind them at close distance as Inuyasha cut his way across the room, with Kagome kicking and screaming. The one barmaid that had her eye on the two men wasn't about to let them just leave, she could tell they would be able to pay well for her "services" and she wasn't going to let that opportunity pass her by.

"Leaving so soon gentlemen, are you sure you wouldn't love to take me with you, I can make it worth your while to bring me along..."

"As lovely as that sounds, tonight is not a good night, and as you can see we are trying to leave."

"Am I not good enough for you!" She asked with indignation.

"It's not that lady, we just happen to be busy at the moment."

"I never did anything to you, why do you treat me so poorly!"

Her loud remark caught the attention of half the room; all of the men present were seeing their fight opportunity resurfacing.

"Are these men botherin' you missy?"

"They think I'm hideous!"

"We can't have that now," he turned to face Inuyasha cracking his knuckles with a sly grin on his face. "We'll just have to teach these boys here how to treat a dame properly…"

Inuyasha dogged the punch with ease and hurried for the door as the room erupted in retaliation. He didn't bother to look and see if Miroku and the old man were behind him, his main priority was the young girl still struggling in his arms, proving just how right he was about her. As soon as they were a safe enough distance away he dropped her on the ground, but stopped her as she got up to run away.

"So who are you really, and why did you turn when my companion yelled Swaran?"

"Who I am is none of your business and you would do kindly sir as to release me."

"That's quite elegant speech for a barmaid. Let alone one that wears men's clothes."

"And yet the only barbaric one here you is your 'sir'. You cannot see fit to free me from your grasp."

"Why would I want to let go of such a spirited prize?"

With that last remark Kagome kicked him as hard as she could muster, and he let go out of surprise. The second he let go of her she took off down the alleyway, to hide down a staircase until she heard her grandfather calling for her.

"Who was that girl Inuyasha?"

"I have no idea, but I would sorely like to see her again."

"Perhaps she'll turn up in another tavern while we look for Swaran, he is not going to get away with insulting Sango."

"Perhaps.."