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"Are you done yet?!" Inuyasha grunted annoyingly, his glare trying to pierce through the door.
"Of course not!" a feminine voice answered, accompanied with the rustling of another dress.
I thought she wasn't the kind to try on every damn thing she saw, he thought angrily, sinking even farther into the cushioned seat.
After they left Seiji's office, Kagome had directed him towards a small boutique in the center of downtown Tokyo. Inuyasha wondered why a high-class person as herself shopped in a place so discret, but soon realized that this little shop was a designer store, only for the elite.
The hanyou was directed towards the men section, while Kagome was led into the formal gowns. He protested that he had to be with the girl at all times, but the miko assured him that she would be right across the store. He submitted grudgingly, and in a matter of twenty minutes had picked out his tuxedo and shoes.
Kagome on the other hand, had been in the same dressing room for the past half hour trying on the dresses she pulled off the rack an hour ago. Inuyasha, being the sensible buyer he was, knew what he wanted, while the heiress picked her way through the mountain of colors.
"This is perfect," the voice inside the dressing room whispered, Inuyasha's ear twitching. Finally! We can leave! he glanced at his watch, which blinked 3:30. "Well, c'mon then, let me see it."
"No!" she exclaimed, the sound of cloth being moved audible to his sensitive hearing.
Inuyasha growled in impatience. "Women . . ."
"I heard that!" Kagome snapped. Her body guard didn't retort back to her, as she expected. Instead, the whole store was dead quiet. She waited for a couple seconds, before opening the door a crack, she only being in her underwear. "Inuyasha?"
He was standing, his eyes darting back and forth, his ears twitching. "Get back in the dressing room," he ordered, moving in front of the door. Not arguing, Kagome quickly shut the door behind her and moved to get dressed as quickly as she could manage.
Just as she buttoned her pants, a loud crack was heard in the air, and Inuyasha grunted in pain. Fearing for her body guard more than her, she opened the door again, forgetting she had no shirt on. "What's going on?" she asked worriedly.
Inuyasha was slightly bent at the waist, clutching his arm. "Get back!" he barked, his eyes focused to the front. Kagome followed his gaze, and saw a figure in all black pointing a gun at Inuyasha. Seeing the heiress, the attacker pointed it at her before taking another shot.
Kagome was too terrified to run, or even scream for that matter. She watched as the bullet approached her, closing her eyes hoping it wouldn't hit.
It didn't.
The dog demon had thrown himself on top of her, pulling her as well as the small door down with him. The bullet barely missed the top of Inuyasha's head.
He shook the plaster from the door off his head, before looking down at the miko beneath him. "You alright?" he asked, his eyes roaming her body.
Kagome nodded, before taking in a sharp breath when she noticed the position they were in. Inuyasha directly on top of her, and she had only a bra on.
Inuyasha must have noticed the predicatment as well, for he turned a faint red before pushing himself off of her to face the attacker.
He was gone.
The miko sat up, grabbing her shirt that laid on the floor to cover her chest. "Wh-who was it?" she asked shakily, her eyes wide with fear.
Shaking his head, the body guard said, "I don't know." He glanced behind him, and noticing the woman still half-dressed, made his way to the front of the store. "I'm going to go talk to the manager," he grumbled, wincing as he felt pain shoot through his arm.
The miko nodded, before noticing him grab his arm self-consciously. "You're bleeding!" she cried, rushing over to him. Apparently the loud crack she heard earlier was the a shot aimed at Inuyasha, which caught him in the arm, shattering his femur. "We've got to get you to a hospital!"
Inuyasha tried to argue that he was fine, but Kagome had already pulled her black top on her and was calling the manager. "Call an ambulance!" she ordered, taking another good look at his arm. Her face was the last thing Inuyasha saw before he passed out.
Kagome paced back and forth nervously in the waiting room, anxious to hear any news from the doctor. Seiji had arrived minutes earlier, out of breath as he raced out of a meeting. Hearing the hanyou's heroic efforts, he insisted that he stay.
The manager of the boutique was currently being questioned by the police on the identity of the attacker. The miko glanced near the door as the small, pudgy man nervously explained that he had been in the back room and had not seen the figure dressed in black enter the store. The policeman was jotting his notes down, nodding as he listened to the man.
"Kagome!"
The heiress turned at the sound of Sango rushing towards her, Miroku tagging not far behind. "Are you alright?" She panted, her windtossed hair flying messily behind her. "Higuarashi-sama called and told us what happened."
"I'm fine, but I'm not so sure about Inuyasha; he took a bullet in the arm," Kagome said worriedly, glancing back at the examining room where the hanyou was being checked.
"He'll be fine, he's a hanyou after all," Miroku assured, patting the miko on the back. "Demon's heal fast; it takes more than a mere bullet to put Inuyasha out of order."
Kagome nodded, her face still etched with worry. Just then the door to the examnining room swung open, an elderly man stepping out. "Kagome Higurashi?" he asked, spotting the young woman.
"Yes?" she waited nervously as he rubbed his hands together.
"He'll be fine; he's suffered a shattered bone, but I expect he'll be up and running in a matter of days."
"Days?" Seiji echoed. "That soon?"
The doctor nodded. "He is a hanyou, after all." He pointed to the room he recently exited. "You can go in."
Kagome shakily walked over to the room, peering inside. Inuyasha was seated at the table, his shirt off, a cast and sling covering his left arm.
"Inuyasha?"
The hanyou turned, his silver hair swaying with the motion. "Hey," he greeted.
"You alright?" she asked, stepping closer.
"Feh, I'm fine," he snorted, turning his nose up.
"Glad to hear that." she stood in front of him, fiddling with her shirt.
"Stop fidgeting!" he snapped for the third time that day, though not with as much malice.
Kagome didn't respond, but clasped her fingers behind her back. "Um . . ."
Inuyasha raised an eyebrow. "What is it?"
"I just wanted to say . . . Arigatou, Inuyasha," she mumbled, looking up, her eyes filled with gratitude. "If it wasn't for you, I'd probably be . . ."
"Yeah, I know, you don't have to say it," the hanyou cut off, sparing the woman. He stared grimly at his arm, before said jokingly, "we never even bought our stuff for tonight." Maybe we won't have to go tonight . . .
Kagome's mood instantly brightened, when she announced, "Actually, the manager felt so bad that he let us have the clothes for free."
The body guard bit back the urge to groan, noticing the light mood surrounding his charge. "Oh, yay . . ." he grunted, looking up as three more people entered the room.
"Inuyasha!" Miroku exclaimed, taking in his former's partner state. "Looks like that hurts, man."
"Feh, for you maybe, you bouzou," Inuyasha retorted.
"Well, young man, you continue to prove yourself to be more and more valiant," Seiji smiled, "A knight in shining armor, if I may add."
Three pairs of eyes stared at him, before Kagome shook her head in embarrassment, "Jii-san . . ."
"What?" he asked innocently, his eyes twinkling. "Though I must say, Inuyasha, I'm sorry you had to go through this."
"It's nothing," the hanyou grumbled, "Though I may have put a damper on your ball tonight. I won't be able to protect Kagome."
"Nonsense!" Mr. Higuarshi exclaimed, slapping the him lightly on the back. "You've still got one good arm, right?"
Inuyasha frowned, before nodding. What are you up to, Old man?
You're going to have fun tonight, my boy. "Don't worry, my own security will be swarming around. You can go as Kagome's escort, and not her body guard."
Kagome began to protest, but Sango cut in. "That's a great idea, Higurashi-sama. Kagome needs to loosen up tonight."
The miko turned to her best friend, confused at what they were saying.
"As do you," Seiji continued, his gaze falling on his friend's granddaughter. He pointed to Miroku, "It would please me to have this young man escort you."
Sango's jaw dropped, Kagome's eyes bulged, Miroku smiled, and Inuyasha fell over laughing. "This bouzou? Escort!?!"
"Now, now, my friend, I'll assure you, I am a true gentlemen," the monk smirked, the idea of escorting the demon slayer appealing.
"If you so much as touch me below my shoulders, I swear . . ." Sango hissed, her eyes burning red.
"Yes, well, I'll expect to see all of you tonight then," Seiji smiled, and turned to leave.
He left the four young adults in the examning room, looking at each other.
This is going to be one hell of a night . . .
AU: OoOO! yet another attempt to kill Kagome! now its getting juicy . ..
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