Disclaimer: I hate whoever came up with the idea of disclaimers…but Inuyasha is hiding in my closet…
The Assassins
By: darkangelprincess24
Chapter Eleven: Rain
IMPORTANT! READ!
MAKE SURE TO READ THE AUTHOR'S NOTE AT THE END! IT IS VERY IMPORTANT! IT'S FOR YOUR OWN GOOD!
This chapter has a lot of flashbacks, but only because I had to make sure people understood the past.
I ADVISE EVERYONE TO REREAD CHAPTER FOUR TO ELEVEN! I REDID SOME THINGS!
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Last Time:
"We…can't do this, Kagome." Kagome looked up at him sadly.
"I know."
"If we do…you know what will happen." Inuyasha sat back down on her chair. "You could get hurt."
Kagome looked down. "I don't care."
"Kagome…"
"No!" She stood up and looked out her window, which was open. She closed it and shut the blinds. She turned back to Inuyasha with tears in her eyes. "I don't care!"
This Time:
Ring. Ring. Ring. Ri-
"Hello?"
"Hello, Koga, this is your boss, Naraku." A voice answered, sounding like it was talking to a five year old. "Tell the assassins of the Higurashi Shrine to meet me in my office immediately."
"Alright…" Koga answered, shifting uncomfortably. It seemed like Naraku was…watching him, like he wasn't just talking on the phone with him. "Um, how do you know me?"
Silence came from the other end, then a clicking sound and a dial tone. Koga put the phone back onto its hook. "Creepy." He mumbled.
He ran up the stairs and into Kagome's room without knocking. He straightened his brown corduroys and white t-shirt while strutting over to her bed, where Kagome was currently sleeping soundly in. He knelt down next to her and shook her slightly.
"Kagome? Kagome wake up," Koga continued to shake her, but nothing was working. She wasn't dead, he thought as he sniffed her scent, just a heavy sleeper. Finally, he got an idea.
"Kagome!" He yelled in her ear. "There's doughnuts and coffee downstairs!"
Outside, in the hallway, Koga heard the occupants of the shrine sprint downstairs("I am the coffee monster!" "Miroku, shut up!"). He smirked.
Kagome sat up quickly with her eyes wide open. "Where!" She yelled instantly.
"Hey!" Miroku pouted, walking into Kagome's room with Sango a moment later. "There's no doughnuts down there."
Inuyasha walked in next, also pouting. He glared at Koga. "You mean, son of a-Hey! What're you doing in Kagome's room!"
Koga shrugged and glared back. "Are you just jealous, Inuyasha, because you didn't get here first?" He said, smirking arrogantly.
"No way!" Inuyasha yelled. "Why would I want to be around a creepy wench like her?"
"Hey!" Kagome protested, glaring at Inuyasha. "I am not creepy!"
"You wanna make a bet on that?" Inuyasha argued back.
"You bet your-"
"Okay!" Sango interrupted. "Enough!"
Koga stood and suddenly remembered something. "Oh!" All eyes turned towards him. "Naraku called about ten minutes ago. He said that he needs us at his office immediately."
"IMMEDIATELY!" Everyone yelled in unison.
The next five minutes were hectic, with everyone trying to grab the hair-dryer, get in the shower-alone ("Miroku, you pervert!"), and finding things to wear. Since Koga had already been dressed and ready, he waited downstairs, right by the stairs.
Miroku came down next, wearing black jeans and a dark purple t-shirt. He stood next to Koga and waited. After him came Inuyasha, mumbling to himself ("Stupid girls- I just needed to dry my hair."), and dressed in blue jeans and a black muscle shirt. (Sigh). He put on a light red coat and leaned against the staircase's banister, facing the opposite wall of the stairs. They waited…and waited.
"Why do women always take so long?" Inuyasha groaned, glancing at his watch.
Miroku shrugged. "To look good for us, I guess."
The men heard giggles as the two girls came down the stairs. "Yeah, you wish." Kagome said. "We just take a long time because…well, it's in our nature."
Kagome wore blue low-rise Mudd jeans and a green tank top with light green lace at the top, matched with green converse. Her hair was pulled into a messy bun, letting a few strands of slightly curled hair fall to frame her face.
Sango wore black cargo pants and a dark pink t-shirt that said, "Back away slowly" in black lettering. Her hair was down and curled. Her vans were black and pink.
Even Inuyasha had to admit- to himself, of course- that it was worth the wait.
"L-let's go." Inuyasha said quickly, walking out the door. Kagome ran until she stood side-by-side with him. The rest of the group followed. Miroku smiled.
"I think that he likes her."
Sango smiled also. "Me, t-MIROKU, YOU PERVERT!"
SLAP!
Inuyasha and Kagome stopped walking and looked back at the same time to see a blushing Sango, Miroku cradling his cheek, and Koga glaring straight at Inuyasha. Inuyasha growled slightly and bared his teeth, showing his fangs, but stopped when Kagome turned him back forward and started to walk again.
"Wench."
Kagome looked at him oddly. "What did you call me?"
"I said, Wench." Inuyasha sighed. "I could've beat that wolf to a pulp, but you had to get in the middle of it."
"Do it when we're not in a public place, okay?" Kagome let go of his arms and rubbed her arms, feeling a bit cold. She looked up to the sky, expecting to find what she saw ten minutes ago, which was a clear blue sky. Instead, she saw dark clouds and slight thunder booming in the distance. She stopped walking. Inuyasha stopped also and followed her gaze towards the sky.
Plip…Plop…plip, plop…
The cold rain came down harder with every drop. Inuyasha sat on a bench under a tree, and everyone except Kagome joined him. He hated the rain.
Flashback
It was raining so hard. It was like a horror movie. The booming clouds, the cold rain, the lightning. And fifteen-year-old Inuyasha hated it. Worse, he had to stand out there while waiting for Naraku's enemy to show up.
On the monkey bars of the elementary school on the corner of Leo St. and Garland Ave. (If you don't get the connection, go back and read chapter six carefully.)
End Flashback
Inuyasha swallowed hard at the memory. He missed them so much, though he would never tell.
He looked to the center of the sidewalk. People were scurrying into their cars or onto their bikes, hopeful to get home to their loved ones. The rain was coming down as hard anyone thought possible, but when you caught a raindrop, they were as soft as rose petals.
Oh, some scholar!
Oh, some sailor!
Kagome twirled around in the rain, letting herself get drenched. She had always loved the rain, and it rarely happened this time of year. She stopped spinning when she saw her friends staring at her. She smiled and walked slowly to them. Oh, some wise man from the skies.
(From the ski-ies)
In a flash, a brown coat was placed over her shoulders. She turned around, half hoping that Inuyasha had put it on. She smiled, nonetheless, when she saw Koga staring back at her intensely.
"You'll catch a cold." He said.
Kagome nodded, pulling his coat tighter around her. The after affects of dancing in the rain had started to take place. Before she had realized it, Koga had his arm draped across her shoulders. Kagome closed her eyes and imagined Koga's arm as Inuyasha's. When she opened them again, she found that Sango and Miroku had started walking again, Miroku giving Sango his jacket. Sango looked back at her best friend sadly. Kagome didn't know quite what she had meant until she looked to the bench again.
Inuyasha stared up at Koga and her, swallowing and clenching his jaw slightly. His golden eyes locked with Kagome's for a moment, before he tore his away and stood.
"Finish your love scene later. Right now we've got work to do." Inuyasha's voice cracked a little bit. His eyes wandered to Kagome's for a moment before he turned, stuffed his hands into his jean pockets and pulled up his coat's hood, walking away quickly.
Please, to tell a little pilgrim
Where the place called morning lies.
After he was out of earshot, Koga snorted. "As if you would ever be interested in a half-breed like him."
Kagome turned sharply. "Shut. Up. Before I hurt you." She took off his jacket, biting her lip at the sudden coldness of the air, and threw it into Koga's hands.
Inuyasha walked quickly towards Naraku's office, hardly noticing when he passed Sango and Miroku. Did she…like Koga? Who would like him? Did he do something wrong?
"Inuyasha!" A young woman's voice called. He looked behind him. Kagome was running up to him without Koga's jacket. This caused him to smirk slightly. She pushed through Sango and Miroku. When she got to him, he noticed she was shivering and took off his red coat and put it on her shoulders. It was so long it went down to her mid-thighs. Kagome looked up at him, smiling and pulling the coat tight around her body. "Thanks."
Inuyasha nodded and started walking again; Kagome did the same. After a few minutes, Kagome sighed.
"Are you mad at me?"
Inuyasha looked over at her. The weather had dropped very suddenly, though it was still raining hard, causing Kagome's cheeks to blush a rosy red. He tore his eyes from her and stared straight ahead.
"I'm not." He answered emotionlessly.
Kagome tangled her hands into the cuffs of Inuyasha's jacket and put her left hand to her temple. "Yes, you are. Just tell me already!"
When he didn't answer her, Kagome sighed and turned her head the opposite way. Suddenly, he spoke so quietly that she barely heard him.
"Why do you let him do that?"
"Who? Koga?" Inuyasha nodded slightly, still looking ahead. "I don't. He just… does."
"But that's the thing Kagome!" Inuyasha exploded, stopping and facing her angrily. "He does that! And you…you don't stop him!" He lowered his voice to a normal speaking voice. "What, you like being flattered like that?"
Kagome cocked her head. "No…I hate being flattered. It makes me uncomfortable…unless someone I want to flatter me flatters me." She looked him straight in the eyes.
I hate this! Kagome thought sadly. I can't even hold his hand, or hug him, or…I hate this!
"I can't even protect you with it being suspicious." Inuyasha whispered, as if reading her thoughts.
Will there really be a morning?
Is there such a thing as day?
Could I see it from the mountains
If I was as tall as they?
They stared at each other's faces while they got soaked in the rain. Inuyasha couldn't help it, but he started comparing Kagome to his former love. A memory he kept close to him filled his mind with her.
Flashback
A young girl of about thirteen ran through the fields of the meadow, laughing. "Come on, Inuyasha! Can you catch me?" She called. She turned around and smiled, running straight into her boyfriend.
"What're you rambling on about?" He smirked. At the time, he was almost fourteen. "I can catch you anytime I want! You're slow!"
Kikyo stuck out her tongue at Inuyasha childishly and started running again. Inuyasha ran after her and caught her a few seconds later. He pulled her into a light kiss on the lips. When they pulled away, Kikyo smiled slightly and started running again. She laughed loudly and sprinted into the woods.
"Bet you can't catch me!"
End Flashback
Kikyo…
Inuyasha looked away from Kagome. She looks…just like Kikyo. Kagome scrunched up her forehead.
"What?"
Inuyasha shook his head and looked at her again, trying to look like he was happy. "Nothing."
As he started to walk again, he closed his eyes and shook his head slightly. Stop thinking about Kikyo…she's dead and she's not coming back. I killed her. He clenched his fist but walked faster still.
Has it feet like water lilies?
Has it feathers like a bird?
Is it brought from famous countries of which I have never heard?
Kagome decided it was best to leave him be for now, and dropped back to walk with her other friends. Who was he thinking about? She wondered, cocking her slightly.
(You might think its taking them a long time to get to Naraku, and their wasting time…but it's only been about ten minutes since they left the house!)
Eventually, the group got to a tall building most of them recognized as Naraku's office, and walked in. The front desk secretary waved them on, and on they went. Squeezing into one elevator, the assassins of the Higurashi Shrine didn't make eye contact with anyone or spoke.
When the bell chimed for the thirty-first floor, they awkwardly tried to get out at the same time. What is with our group lately? Sango thought when she saw Kagome turn away from Inuyasha, not looking him in the eye.
When they walked into Naraku's office, everyone took a seat in one of the six chairs set out in front of his desk.
Naraku sat in his black swivel chair and leaned back into it comfortably. "I have a mission for you." He eyed the men and women in front of him, starting from his left to his right.
Kagome was at the very end of his left. She had her head propped up by her hand. She looked like she was thinking of something important, or just daydreaming, because she was biting her lip. Sango sat next to her. She was eyeing her friend suspiciously, as if trying to read her mind.
Koga sat next to Sango. He just looked confused about something. Naraku raised an eyebrow. Maybe that's just how he always looks. Next to him sat Miroku, who was looking in a subtle way at Inuyasha, while biting his thumb's fingernail.
Inuyasha puzzled Naraku. His arm rested on the arm of his chair, and he was running his fingers through his hair absentmindedly. Naraku couldn't figure out what Inuyasha was thinking; there was too many motions written across his face. Resentment, hate, sadness, loneliness, love, emptiness and a mix of other emotions Naraku didn't even know existed.
He cleared his throat and continued his mini-speech. "I need you to do a terrorist attack on a train. One or two of you will do." Inuyasha's ears twitched to indicate that he was listening. The rest just lolled their eyes towards Naraku. "In three days, a man named Nakitao will be on a train, heading towards Kyoto. You are to blow the train up, with him on it. We don't want you to be killed, so get off before the deed is done. Alright?" He snapped loudly. Everyone jumped and nodded. "Let's see…" He looked at the people in front of him. "Inuyasha and Sango, you pair up for this one." When no one reacted except nodding slightly, Naraku sighed and waved his right hand toward the door. "You may leave."
Sango, Miroku, Kagome, Koga, and Inuyasha stood and walked out the door silently. They headed to the shrine quietly. It was still raining hard. Inuyasha barely noticed, and neither did anyone else.
Will there really be a morning?
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Author's note: I know I haven't updated in a LONG time, but I have a life too!So you finally found out who "her" was: Kikyo. If you didn't read the Author's Note in the beginning of the chapter, then I will repeat it again:
I ADVISE EVERYONE TO REREAD CHAPTER FOUR TO ELEVEN! I REDID SOME THINGS!
For example, Kikyo is no longer a bad guy…as you read in this chapter, she is dead. Yura is replacing the character I made Kikyo. You will BARELY see Yura in the rest of the story!
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Cyas!
