XVII.
Inuyasha hid behind the clothes in the cramped closet. He had a gun in his right hand. In his left, a necklace he was instructed to find. It was silver, with the name 'Kikyo' engraved on a little sphere.
"Be sure to find that necklace, Inuyasha."
"Why is the damn thing so important, anyway?"
The woman came closer. "Because, my dear friend. I lost it twelve years ago."
He remembered the little conversation well. Although it had only happened that morning, it was like he had known it all his life. All of my new life... The thought stuck.
He heard a door open and laughter; not just one person, but two, a woman, and a man. He gripped the gun tighter. He was also ordered to kill anyone who might interfere...
Kagome and Koga slowly made their way upstairs. They went into her room, and he pushed her on the bed. She giggled, and they started to kiss. Koga lifted his head. He looked around. "Something doesn't seem right..."
Inuyasha silently moved a little closer the opening in the door. He saw Kagome and his eyes opened wider. She looks just like that Kikyo lady! He kept quiet.
"What do you mean, something seems wrong?" She giggled some more and took off her shirt. "Come on..."
"No!" He got off the bed and looked toward the closet.
Oh shit. There's no time like now...
Inuyasha jumped from the closet, gun in hand. Kagome screamed and hid in the corner, just behind her bed. Koga didn't have time to say anything.
She watched the whole thing. She was already in tears, and everything happened in slow motion. Koga was getting closer to the man with the gun...Hurry up before he kills me! Koga trying to punch him in the stomach...Come on, try again! Hurt him! Take the gun from him! Koga being shot in the chest...You're okay! You're okay! Please, try to stop him... Koga falling to the ground...Get up! Get up you bastard! Koga, dying. She crawled under the bed, hoping that it was just a dream, that it was all just a dream. The eyes hidden by the tears were closed, the the mid behind the eyes kept praying to whatever was out there that if she hid under here, he would go away, and Koga would be okay...
Inuyasha looked at the body on the floor. He hadn't wanted to kill him. He usually never wanted to kill anyone. But it was always kill or be killed.
"But, Inuyasha, you have to promise me: If I am going to let you live, after you do what I ask, you are never to harm another person, human or demon or Vampire, ever again. You are not to go back to your illegal ways."
"I...I promise."
And somehow, he did want to do what she had asked. Now, looking at the body, bloody, he felt sick. No...need to get the girl...need to get Kagome... His mind instructed him.
He looked toward the bed. He saw her hide behind it, and he knew she hadn't left. He jumped on top.
Kagome felt him on the bed. All his weight pressed down on her body, and she uttered a slight cry of pain when it all came down on her at once. She stopped herself, hoping he didn't hear it. She looked out under the blankets covering the bed and saw Koga's eyes staring at her. This brought more tears, but she was quiet about it.
Inuyasha crawled over to one side and poked his head under. She saw it, and screamed, crawling to the other side. He reached his hand under, pulling her out by the ankle. She kicked and screamed.
"No! No! Oh God, please don't hurt me! I didn't do anything wrong! Oh, please..." She cried more openly, assuming that this would be her death.
Instead of killing her, Inuyasha covered her mouth with one hand and pulled her closer to him; her face was only two inches away from his. "Look, my name is Inuyasha." He pointed to Koga's corpse. "I didn't want to kill him, but I had to, okay?"
She nodded pathetically, tears leaking though his hand and running down her lips. She liked the salty taste.
"Okay, I'm not going to hurt you. No one is going to hurt you." He corrected. "I'm going to take you somewhere, and I want you to be quiet about it. Don't scream."
She nodded again, and he removed his hand.
She didn't scream.
"Good. Come on." He took her outside, to a car. He opened the passenger door for her, and she slid in.
It's a dream that's all it is just a dream justadreamjustadreamjustadream... She waited for him to get in. He locked the doors and started to drive. "Where are you taking me?"
"South." Was all he told her.
"Where to?" When he didn't answer, and leaned her head against the window. Her heart mourned for Koga, her mind told her it was a dream, but her soul told her this wasn't over.
XVIII.
Sango looked at the sign just before she left the city. It first read 'You are now entering Paterin County', but some kid had some red spray paint handy and crossed out 'Paterin' and replaced it with 'Vampire'. She rolled her eyes and kept going. When she got home, Miroku nearly jumped for joy when she told him about the $25,000. It was more than what they needed to get by. Sure, VIH paid plenty, but half of it was taken away for 'funds'. What those where, she never had, and never will, know.
Beyond the sign the sky was darker, but no rain. She could see nothing but countryside on both sides of the road; not something you'd see back in their rainy city. Something told her there was something not quite right about all of this, but she didn't know what. She turned the radio to a heavy metal station and kept driving.
XIX.
Rin sat in the same leather chair Sango sat in earlier that day. Her legs were crossed, and her eyes were focused on the back of Sesshomaru's chair. Why doesn't he ever say nice things to me? She thought. Ever since she started to work for him, she had tried her best to please him, to make him happy. At the same time, he ignored her, didn't pay any mind to her obvious beg for his love.
"Rin..."
Her eyes brightened. He called her in five minutes ago, but he hadn't said a word until now. "Yes, Lord Sesshomaru?"
"I want to...I want...I want to thank you for what you did. She is really just what we need."
She was stunned. In all the time she knew him,(six years, to be exact) she had never heard him say thank you. Better not let this get to your head... "Oh, um, you are very welcome, sir..."
He chuckled. "Don't act like you are scared, Rin. Every day you try to make me happy, some way or another. I've just never been able to tell you that I'm grateful." He turned to her, and their eyes met.
She felt herself blush, and lowered her head. "Um, okay, Lor-"
"Don't call me that. Just Sesshomaru..." He pulled her over the desk and kissed her. Inside she danced and sang and celebrated. He pulled her on the desk, knocking everything over. She smiled and kissed him again, and he pulled her shirt off. His mouth went from her lips to her neck to her breasts, and she moaned from the pleasure...
Rin opened her eyes and saw drool all over her small cluttered desk. She looked down and noticed her clothes were still on and she was sitting in her chair. "God Dammit..." She muttered and wrote Invent Anti-dream medicine on her to-do list.
XX.
Naraku sat with his back toward the open door. He was deep in thought. This could be bad... He thought. very bad. Just earlier he had received the news that his top man, Bankotsu, had disappeared. The first thought that came to his mind was one person: Sesshomaru.
A man walked in. "I am back..."
Naraku grinned. "So I see. How was it?"
"Painful." The man sat down. "But the revival was like a breath of fresh air for me."
"And the girl?"
"Taken. Some jackass came in and took her. Just about had her, too. I knew something was wrong, but I couldn't put my finger on it...then BAM! He shot me, and here I am, newly revived."
"You still failed, revived or not. He could take her to see...Her, and we don't want that to happen. She'll make her join them, and they'll kill us before we can get them."
"Damn, Naraku, just send me there. I'll convince her to come back with me, and then..." He grinned.
Naraku thought. "It could be arranged. But don't kill her. I want to do it."
"Has it really been that long since you've killed a person?"
"I suppose. But I want you to get her, and I want you to bring her to me. Not too soon, though. The whole process with her and...well, it will take a few days. I'll send for you when we are ready."
"Okay." The man stood up and was about to leave when Naraku interrupted again.
"What about the necklace?"
"Didn't find one."
"Hmm..."
"Do you want me to go back and check?"
"No, no. I have a feeling the man who took the girl from us has it..."
