DISCLAIMER: I do not, repeat, I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters. They belong to Rumiko Takahashi. The story line is not solely mine either. It belongs to the writers of My Sassy Girl.
They even took my dog!
The soldier pushed the gun hard into Inuyasha's back and shoved him into the haunted house down a few twisted hallways. When they finally stopped they were told to sit down up against a wall of morbid looking masks. Inuyasha shuddered – he'd always hated this room. Kagome just shrugged and sighed wearily at their captor. He glared at her and trained the gun on her head as he slid down the other side of the hallway. Kagome rolled her eyes.
"Listen," Inuyasha started in a crisp, clear voice. The gun moved to his chest, the soldier flicking a small switch making a red dot appear right over his heart. He swallowed and with a little more fear continued. "Just take me. Let her go. She's not here because she wanted to be, she won't tell anyone… and besides you don't really need two hostages do you?" By the time he was done the shaking had gone form his voice and he seemed rather authoritative about the whole thing. The soldier just glared at him and pressed his finger lightly against the trigger. Inuyasha swallowed.
"No, she can't go." The soldier said simply moving so that he was kneeling and he shuffled toward Kagome. He maneuvered the tip of his gun under her chin and moved her head from side to side nodding approvingly. "Yes, I could have some fun with her. She's good looking, too." Inuyasha let out a soft but audible growl at his comments but then shook himself. What the hell was he thinking? This guy had a gun!
"Well, all right then… can I go?" He asked, only half serious. Kagome smacked him even with the gun still under her chin. She reached up and grabbed it shoving it into the soldier's chest and pushing him to the floor. Turning to glare at Inuyasha. His ears flattened to his head.
"Let me go, huh? Just take me, let the girl go, she deserves to leave!" She smacked him again and he flinched. "Were you just kidding? You are pathetic! Trying to save yourself? Sick." He knew she was right but it was only a joke. As far as he was concerned she would get out of here, dead or alive, wait, no, definitely alive.
The soldier had recovered from the shock and shot a bullet off into the roof of the haunted house. "Shut up! Neither of you is going anywhere!" Kagome made a face at him and sat back down. Inuyasha sighed, if they ever got out of this alive, Kagome would kill him.
"So, Inuyasha, why do you think he's dishonoring his country and running away from the military?" her town was light and he could tell she was in the mood to play a game. Having nothing better to do, and wanting only to make her as happy as possible played along.
"Probably couldn't take all the pressure. It's hard work after all. I served my mandatory two years and it was hell enough. But at least I stuck it out." Kagome nodded sagely at his words and looked at the soldier.
"Maybe he missed his mommy; he looks like a thumb sucker to me." Inuyasha snorted and nodded in agreement. They continued on in this fashion, making fun and giggling until the soldier slammed the butt of his gun on the floor.
"Shut up!" They both laughed. Kagome smiled mischievously.
"Yeah, probably a mama's boy." Inuyasha almost laughed at the other guy's expression as she started to make soft cooing sounds at him.
"If you must know, I ran because I'm depressed." Kagome couldn't stop herself before she said a soft aww in the background. He ignored her. "I had this girlfriend before I joined up, she was a real beauty. We were living together when I joined up with the army as is required. Things were doing great, she would come and visit me, bring in some cookies and a lunch every other day or so. Then suddenly she dumped me, just for no reason. I still love her. " He wailed lightly as Kagome rolled her eyes. "She had hooked up wit ha sergeant of mine who was being released and going back to his business in the "real world". She said he could provide for her all the things that she needed. That slimy bastard Kouga!" Kagome actually looked like she felt a little sad for him. "I hate this place – I have to die. They shoot deserters anyway." Kagoem opened her mouth to say something and he brought the gun up to his head. "They even took my dog! They took my dog!" He wailed and shoved the gun tip in his mouth. Kagome yelped and Inuyasha covered her eyes. The man was sobbing.
"Hey, hey now." She soothed gently as she pried Inuyasha's hands from her eyes. She knelt before him and looked at him softly. "This won't solve anything; just imagine the things you can do after you're out of the army? You'll be able to have a good life- if only you would just try. Forget about this girl, she's obviously not worth it." The man pulled the gun from his mouth as Kagome gently nudged him. He sniffled and Inuyasha swallowed moving closer.
"They'll kill me anyway if they catch me." He whispered. The gun was almost on the ground and Kagome moved her hands back. It shot right for his mouth again knocking some of his teeth. "They will kill me anyway!" He shouted. Inuyasha held up his hands pleadingly.
"No, we can sneak out of here; there is still time to get you out and into hiding." He offered, the soldier looked as if he was coming around. Suddenly a high pitched squealing sound poured throughout the haunted house.
"Give up and come out with your hands up! We know you are in there, you might as well just give up!" He screamed and pulled the trigger. Nothing happened. He was out of bullets. Kagome sighed and Inuyasha growled at the man's stupidity.
"They are going to kill me!"
"No, no, calm down. We'll take you out a back way. I used to work here there's a hidden door. Kagome can go out front and say she was the only one here, got locked in after closing and then we will slip away." Inuyasha stood and looked at Kagome. She nodded and started back the way they came as Inuyasha pulled the soldier onto his feet forcing him to follow.
The pair snuck out the side door that no one had known about and could hear the loudspeakers and see the lights burning brightly around the corner. They had hauled almost the whole army out for this guy. Not something Inuyasha had been expecting and was unhappy to see there were snipers positioned and looking right at them. He saw them taking aim and winced.
Suddenly Kagome's voice flooded his ears; she was going through with their original plan. They'd arrest her for trying to help the man escape. He growled and hit his forehead. What the hell was he thinking! He should have known better. She seemed to be doing well but he kept a wary eye on the snipers on top of the fence. The solider had already seen them and sighed. He swallowed whatever he was going to say to Inuyasha and marched into the circle. He held up his hands to Kagome and she stopped talking. Inuyasha was surprised.
"Don't take them, I made them my hostages. I'm ready to come back. I will accept my punishment without any more delays." The solider raised his hands after dropping his empty gun and Kagome swallowed. Inuyasha ran to her and hugged her pulling her toward the gate. The men waved them off and the soldier was cuffed as they all marched out behind Kagome and Inuyasha.
"Happy Birthday," he sheepishly offered and she glared at him but it soon gave way into a smile.
"You owe me for this." She grinned and grabbed his hand. They went and had dinner – like any other normal couple.