The Hybrid

By: The Guardian of the Hell Gate

Chapter 7: Explanations and a Fight to the Death

Disclaimer: I've said it before and I'll say it again (so I won't get sued) I don't own Inuyasha & co.

(Kag's Pov)

We had gotten back to the hotel around 1:00 a.m. I was at the moment in the bathroom, giving Shippou a bath.

Of course Inuyasha didn't like that, just another way to annoy him. I quickly finished cleaning up Shippou and gave him one of Inu's old shirts. He could wear it like a nightshirt, and it was still big enough to double as a small blanket, he was that small. It's hard to believe he could change into that semi large fox, which was a bit larger than a fully grown wolf.

He fell asleep as soon as I picked him up. Poor thing he must have been on the look out for those… Bastards! I pulled Shippou closer to me as if I was unconsciously protecting him from those two.

I quickly walked out into the main suite and set him on my bed to sleep, Glace beside him. The two little ones curled into the others warmth as soon as I released Shippou. I smiled slightly at their cuteness.

Once again I felt two arms wrap around my slender waist from behind me, Inuyasha.

He buried his face in my neck for a moment before he took my wrist and gently tugged me onto the balcony to talk; as soon as we got there he released me. And I quickly closed the glass doors so we wouldn't wake up Shippou, and Glace. My fingers lingered on the glass as I watched them sleep, temporarily oblivious to the world around them until Inuyasha's voice broke me from my thoughts.

"How do you know that kid?"

(Inu's Pov)

"I don't really know him…" she trailed off.

"WHAT! You don't even know that little twerp and you confronted him in his demon form, are you stupid or something!" I cried.

She could've gotten hurt and I wouldn't have been able to save her.

"No!" she yelled exasperated.

"Than why did you do something so stupid?"

"Because on the plane I saw him in my dream, his parents were brutally killed right before his eyes. I thought that was it, Shippou was just a dream, a dream my mind had imagined but when I saw him tonight and called his name he recognized me, and I knew he was the same angry, sad little boy who lost his parents and was forced to live without anyone else to help him," her voice became soft and thick with emotion as her head tilted upwards to stare at the stars, "just like me."

All those years she was gone was she really all by herself. And suddenly I remembered…

Flashback

It was a bright day, July 3rd. I was sitting in the shade of a large oak tree. I was wearing blue jean shorts and a red t-shirt and bare foot.

"Hey Inuyasha!" cried an extremely hyper four year old Kagome.

She ran to me across a nearby meadow a happy smile on her face. I wonder why she's almost always happy to see me.

She wore a blue t-shirt and blue shorts, she was also barefoot.

"Feh!"

She plopped down next to me under the tree.

"Hey what's wrong Inu?" she asked blinking cutely.

"Nuthin'."

"You sure?" she asked once more.

"Yeah!"

"Ok, ok. Hey, why don't you talk more?" she asked.

"I'm not used to talkin' to people. I'm usually alone."

"But you're not alone anymore, 'cause no matter where we are you'll always have me!" she cried with a smile. I smiled at her, and she smiled back as she tapped me on the shoulder and sped away across the field as she cried 'Yer it!'

I blinked but quickly sped after her as I said, "But not for long!"

End Flashback

I looked at her. She looked beautifully sad, a melancholy island in a sea of tranquility. My heart ached as I saw my friend in so much pain.

I stepped closer and gently wrapped my arms around her, "But you're not alone anymore, Kagome."

I felt her smile slightly against my chest, and nodded.

I could've stayed that way forever, but unfortunately…

Someone was coming, no they were almost here!

How could I have left my guard down and not have noticed them.

The two smelled of thunder and another of lightning.

"Kagome someone's coming."

She stepped back from me slightly, as she sniffed the air. She barely got a whiff before she growled, her eyes flashing red.

"Kagome?" I reached out and gently touched her shoulder.

That seemed to snap her out of it. But I had seen the anger of her beast, and I knew that it was still there lurking beneath the surface.

But this was bad. I mean when a half demon loses control of their demon blood, they usually don't feel anything just a need to kill. But her beast was angry, no it was furious.

So unless Kagome can control her demon blood, their's something really weird going on…

"It's the two that killed his parents," she replied quietly.

Oh man. Now I remember this. Whenever Kagome gets mad she gets really quiet and then she pretty much explodes, fortunately I had never been on the receiving end of her more violent side. She did this kind of thing when she was a kid, but everyone just thought they were temper tantrums, until that is she put a kid in traction for killing a puppy.

If she did that when she was a kid I wonder what she'll do now.

Note to self: never severely piss off Kagome.

Kagome however was turning to go inside.

"Hey what are you doing?"

"Well those two probably came for a fight or to get Shippou…" she trailed off.

She didn't even have to finish, I knew that even if those two weren't coming for a fight they were going to get one. And it wouldn't be wise to fight them in our night clothes.

I quickly followed her before we went our separate ways. She stopped by her suitcase grabbed her clothes and headed into the bathroom.

I just slipped on my fire rat kimono. It's supposed to be a family heirloom and have lasted for at least 500 years… I decided to go barefoot.

Now that I'm not so sure of, but it's still pretty strong armor.

I slipped my sword into my sash and I was ready.

"Hey Inuyasha you decent?" asked Kagome.

"Yeah."

And with that out she came. I glanced at her for a second before I did a double take.

She was wearing a black trench coat, and a black halter top that just barely showed the top of her breasts, but showed all of her tanned stomach, her pants were also black and a little tight at the top before they flared out at the bottom. on her feet were black combat boots.

She looked like a fucking vixen!

Fucking… That was some bad terminology…

VERY bad terminology.

I snapped my head away from her and blushed, I had been staring again. Out of the corner of my eye I could see her smirk.

"Hey what's happenin'?" asked Shippou.

"The two who killed your parents are coming," Shippou growled, "but you're not fighting them me and Inuyasha will."

"WHAT!" cried Shippou,"No way!"

"Yes way, you're still to tired too fight, don't worry we'll handle it," said Kagome as she smiled softly.

"Ok," muttered Shippou in defeat.

Kagome froze; there on the balcony were two demons.

(Normal Pov)

The shorter of the two had a full head of black hair braided into a short pony tail, his eyes were gray and filled with malice and lust, he wore a dark blue shirt and black jeans on his feet were black sneakers. His lips were curled into a sly smirk. On his back was a wooden staff with a lightning shaped piece of metal on the end.

The taller demon was almost bald with only three hairs; his nose seemed to meld into a long flat face making his head seem kind of flat. His eyes were beady and black; he wore a really big gray t-shirt, with black pants he also wore black sneakers.

Wait…

They weren't exactly on the balcony.

The shorter demon was hovering over it, as what seemed to be fiery wooden wheels circled next to his feet. The larger demon wasn't even trying to hide the fact that he wasn't on the floor, for he was sitting on what appeared to be a large rain cloud.

"Who are you?" Inuyasha asked.

"I am Maten," said the, lets face it, the ugly demon.

"And I am Hiten, and if you would be so kind as to hand over the woman and the fox we will spare your life."

"Like I would go anywhere with someone as ugly as the two of you," came Kagome's quiet reply. She had moved to sit next to Shippou hand on his keeping him from doing anything. By now even Glace had woken up and was growling softly. But he couldn't do much since he was after all a water dog demon. Unknown to them her free hand was slowly snaking its way towards her sword.

It's the calm before the storm…

"What did you say bitch?" said Hiten his eyes narrowing so they were almost closed.

"Why, thank you. I do try." said Kagome rolling her eyes sarcastically as she smirked at his stupidity.

It seems he didn't see her dog ears.

"Oh. I like 'em feisty,"

Her hand gripped the hilt of the Ki.

The explosion…

"How 'bout the kind that can kick your ass!" her voice had been rising with each word as she pounced her sword drawn and transformed into a large fang its true form.

Has started!

He jumped backwards but was to slow as she gave him a nice long gash along the side of his right arm.

She landed neatly on the rail of the balcony, as Maten hovered a few feet away, gripping his arm.

His eyes clouded over with rage.

But that was nothing compared to Kagome's rage filled eyes and hateful smirk.

"Wench," he began as he grabbed his lightning rod off his back, "you're dead!"

"Like you could kill me," she replied mockingly.

He lunged at her and struck at the spot where she last stood, but alas Kagome saw his reckless strike and jumped effortlessly over him and into the dark forest below, while shouting to Inuyasha, "You take care of the other one."

"Oh, sure give me the small fry," Inuyasha gave him a quick once over, "so to speak."

Shippou giggled slightly, Inuyasha looked at him and winked slightly before he lunged, blade drawn and transformed.

"Hey Glace be sure to watch over Shippou," shouted Inuyasha as he too disappeared off the balcony. As Hiten soared into the sky after him.

"They didn't say we had to stay here, now did they?" asked Shippou with a devilish gleam in his eyes.

Glace barked as if saying, "Nope" and transformed into his larger form and with Shippou on his back leapt into the sky after the two fighters.

With Kag and Hiten

"Is that the best you can do?" shouted Kagome. She had once again dodged the rage fueled demon and landed on another doomed tree.

"No way I'm just getting warmed up," said Hiten hovering near the open space that had once been home to a tree.

He clenched his staff and raised it above his head, and at his call the sky became cloudy as lightning flashed, jumping from one cloud to another before streaking downwards into his staff.

"Now DIE!" he cried as he pointed the lightning charged staff at Kagome, and almost instantaneously a large stream of electricity surged towards her.

It hit the tree with force causing it to split into tiny pieces, but it also raised a large cloud of dust.

With Inu and Maten

"I thought you were supposed to 'take care of me'," mocked Maten. He had Inuyasha on the run with the thunder balls that emerged from his mouth.

Suddenly he let lose a barrage of thunder balls. Thinking it would finish Inuyasha off.

Oh how wrong he was.

For you see Inuyasha had been leading the oaf into a false sense security, waiting for the perfect chance. His patience was rewarded.

As Maten's attacks hit the ground they tore away trees and kicked up dust. A perfect cover for a sneak attack.

For Maten, thinking he had killed Inuyasha, turned away and was heading towards his brother.

'Maybe he'll let me have a turn with that sexy bitch,' he thought as he smiled lustfully.

That however was his mistake, he had underestimated Inuyasha and it would cost him…

Dearly.

As Inuyasha leapt from the dust and onto Maten's cloud.

"Hey jackass, turn around."

"Wha-," he never got to finish that sentence for as he turned there was a flash of metal and off came Maten's head.

It tumbled from his shoulders and as it did the cloud evaporated and Inuyasha and the rest of Hiten fell to the ground.

"Stupid oaf thinking he could kill me," said Inuyasha as he dusted off the access dust from his hair and clothes.

"Wait to go, Inuyasha!"

"Huh?" he turned and there was Glace with Shippou on his head smiling ear to ear.

"Thanks," he smirked slightly.

"Hey where's… Wow," he trailed off.

The sky was darkening as lightning danced across the sky, before suddenly shooting downwards then exploding in a large burst of power.

Their was only one other person who could do something like that.

The two were off, running as fast as they could. Dodging roots and cutting away branches until they got to the battle made clearing that held a laughing Hiten.

But Kagome wasn't there…

Until that is she came shooting downwards like a rocket.

Hiten's eye widened in disbelief, as Kagome's narrowed in satisfaction a smirk playing across her lips.

The two clashed the Ki against the staff.

"No… How can you be alive!" cried Hiten, furious.

"It's called jumping," she said as she jumped backwards and landed neatly by the trunk of a tree.

The two clashed once again.

"Why did you kill Shippou's parents?" she asked.

Before the two separated.

"I did was necessary."

"What?"

"That runt's parents were working on a project Code Name: Hybrid."

Kagome tensed slightly. Hiten didn't seem to notice.

"They developed the fire aspect of the project, but when they found out their research was being made into a weapon they bailed, but they knew to much so me and my brother were sent to kill them. It's as simple as that."

Kagome was silent after the explanation. Her bangs shadowing her eyes.

'So many killed, because of me.'

She clenched her sword tightly, as she raised it above her head, and almost immediately lightning came to it. But it was much stronger than Hiten's and it was being overwhelmed by her aura, changing to a strange bluish-greenish color, before shooting out to hit Hiten head on.

Kagome not far behind plunged her hand into his heart and whispered, "Eat your heart out Hiten."

He coughed, "That was you in the forest that day your…" he trailed off as Kagome plunged her hand through his heart and out his back.

He fell limp, standing upright only because of Kagome's arm. Until she ripped it out of his body and he fell onto the cold, unforgiving, ground.

Thunder boomed as it began to rain washing away the blood on her arm. She lifted her head to the rain, as two tears slid slowly down her cheeks, before they too were washed away.

To Be Continued…