Author's Note: I know I know I took a long time getting this chapter up… Yuna started getting at me to start writing again so here's chapter five.

Chapter 5: Down in Flames

"Excuse me," Kagome said, standing up. "I have to go to the washroom."

Kagome walked away from the table towards the lady's room. Kagura snatched the sudden opportunity to execute her plan. She wandered aimlessly to InuYasha's table and leaned up against it. She positioned herself so the slit in the skirt of her long red dress showed far too much of her leg and you could way to far down the front.

"Hello InuYasha, fancy meeting you here." Anyone else would have fallen straight into Kagura's trap in a flash.

"Kagura, you always know the wrong moment to show up." InuYasha replied leaning back in his chair.

"Oh, am I intruding? I had no idea you were on a date." Kagura's voice dripped with sarcasm.

"Kagura how many times do I have to tell you we are through, we've been through since before Kikyo, but you didn't seem to understand then either." InuYasha glared at her angrily.

Kagura leaned towards him; she touched his face bringing her hand down onto his neck. She pulled him close and whispered in ear.

"You and I both know there is something between us, and what ever you saw in that girl and Kikyo is a lie. Nothing will ever change between us."

InuYasha looked away. Before he could say anything, Kagura had begun kissing his neck. She was practically in his lap now. She took his hand and put it on her waist, then kissed his lips. As if in a dream he wrapped his arms around her, not wanting to run anymore.

InuYasha suddenly pulled away. "No, I can't do this. I just can't. Kagura I can't be with you anymore, I'm not like that, I've changed. I can't hurt Kagome the same way you made me hurt Kikyo."

It was too late, Kagura turned to leave. InuYasha saw Kagome standing a few feet away, tears streaming down her face.

"How could you?" she whispered and turned and ran towards apartments.
"Kagome wait…" InuYasha started but she had turned the corner toward the door to the apartments. InuYasha stood to follow her when a scream reached his ears. He took off running towards it.

InuYasha skidded to a stop. A man in a dark suit and sunglasses, with long silver hair, held Kagome's arm twisted behind her back. A gun was held to the back of her head.

"I should have known he'd send you first, Sesshomaru." InuYasha muttered.

"Of course he sent me first, my dear brother, I'm the only one who can kick you ass back to its proper place."

"And where exactly is my proper place?" InuYasha glared at Sesshomaru.

A gun was cocked behind him. "Your proper place is with us, in the gang, where you belong. Did you really think you could leave your life behind?" Kagura held the gun to the back of InuYasha's head.

Kagome was panicking, she was being held at gun point by her boyfriend's brother, her boyfriend was being held at gun point by his ex-girlfriend, and she had no clue about anything they were talking about.

"InuYasha do you really want to hurt her the same way you hurt Kikyo?" Sesshomaru asked.

"Don't you mean the same way you hurt Kikyo?" InuYasha retorted.

Kagome finally lost it. "Will someone please tell me what the hell is going on? Who the hell is Kikyo? And what the heck does that have to do with me?"

"Go ahead brother tell her what a wonderful person you are, tell her who you really are, tell her everything."

"Kagome I… I didn't want to hurt you. I'm sorry. Sesshomaru I'll go with you just don't hurt her, leave her out of it." InuYasha sighed.

"No…" Kagome whispered.

"Sounds good to me." Sesshomaru said pulling the gun away from Kagome's head. She chose that moment to act; she kicked backwards, hard, her foot made contact right where she wanted it to. InuYasha moved at top speed as he spun around and knock the gun out of Kagura's hands. Grabbing her wrist he twisted her arm behind her back.

Not looking up InuYasha said "Kagome get out of here now, Go to Miroku's please just get out."

"But…" Kagome stumbled.

"Kagome, go, I'll be fine. I'll come for you… I promise."

Kagome turned and ran past them out of the restaurant. As soon as she was gone InuYasha pulled the gun away from Kagura's head. He walked over to where Sesshomaru was lying.

He bent down picked up Sesshomaru's gun, and turning to his brother he said "I'm not going to kill you, I'm not like that. But I must take certain measures to get my message across to Naraku." With that he hit Sesshomaru on the back of the head with the butt of the gun, knocking him unconscious. InuYasha turned back to Kagura who was kneeling on the floor holding her wrist.

"Are you going to shoot my InuYasha?" She said, not looking up.

"No, I'm not going to shoot you, but I say again I must take certain measures. So you can tell Naraku that his plan isn't working. I'm never going back. Also tell him if he ever tries to go anywhere near Kagome I will personally see to his demise."

InuYasha proceeded in tying Kagura's hands behind her back, and knocking her unconscious.

Kagome ran like she had never run before, stumbling blindly down the street. She turned and tripped up the stairs to a run down apartment building. Yanking open the door her eyes flooded with tears. She ran right into Miroku as he was on his way out and collapsed in his arms.

AN: That's all you get for now! . . . . shifty eyes Muahahaha… R&R.