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The Assassins

By: darkangelprincess24

Chapter twelve: Confrontations

Last time:

"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?"

"Inuyasha and Sango, you pair up for this one."

This time:

The next day was awkward, with dinners of takeout food being eaten in silence, only speaking to say "pass the soy sauce". Sometimes, Inuyasha took his noodles, poured some sauce on it, and took it to his room without saying a word. It broke Sango's heart to see her best friend handing Inuyasha takeout, only to be on the verge of tears when he grabbed it and took it upstairs.

The next night Inuyasha snatched his takeout pizza and shoved past Kagome, hitting her shoulder enough to make her loose balance, even though he caught her hand before she fell. That was the last and final straw for Sango. After Kagome took her food, she ran upstairs and slammed her door. When Miroku and Sango walked past her room they heard soft sobs.

"That is it!" Sango hissed, making a beeline past Miroku and to Inuyasha's room.

"Sango…" Miroku warned, heading after her. "You know what will-"

"No!" She interrupted, turning around to face him. "That hanyou has a lot of explaining to do."

With those words, she opened Inuyasha's door without knocking and slammed the door behind her, leaving Miroku in the hallway, staring at the spot Sango had gone.

"Take me/and let me in/Don't break me/ and shut me out…" --Take Me, by Papa Roach

Why…does it have to be this way? Kagome asked herself, sobbing into her pillow. She lifted her head and stared at her pink-laced pillow. I hate…this stupid pillow. I hate everything!

She stood abruptly and, glancing idly at her closed window and blinds, went to her stereo. She pressed play, wondering what CD she had left in there. She smiled wryly when she realized what it was, and turned the volume up so she could drown out the rest of the world.

Now I will tell you what I've done for you/ 50 thousand tears I've cried

Screaming, deceiving, and bleeding for you/ and you still won't hear me

Scene Change

Inuyasha grabbed his takeout and pushed past Kagome. Apparently, he pushed her too hard, for she lost balance. He caught her wrist and steadied her before he ran up the steps two at a time and into his room. His head screamed, You jerk! She was just being nice to you! He ignored it and shut his door.

He heard light footsteps run up the stairs and to what seemed like Kagome's room, its door slammed. He cursed himself for getting the room next to hers. He sat on his bed and was about to put his pizza in his mouth, but, inches from his lips, set the pizza back on its paper plate ad stood up, about to go to Kagome's room. He reached his door before his ears picked up crying from the woman next door. His ears flattened against his head. Did he make her cry again?

He shook his head and went to his stereo- or, better yet, Sota's old stereo- and placed a CD into it. Inuyasha faintly heard music from Kagome's room and swallowed. He clicked to track number two and turned it up as loud as it could go. Who cared if anyone complained?

I'm not listening/ not anymore

The more I learn/ the more I ignore

I'm not listening/ not anymore

The more I hear the more I ignore

His door swung open and slammed shut; he looked up to see Sango, looking furious. "What did you-"

"Get out of my room." Inuyasha said.

Sango snorted. "As if. I can't believe you-"

"I said, get out!" Inuyasha bellowed over his music. His eyes were outlined in red. Sango didn't know what that meant, but she figured it wasn't time to talk. She turned on her heal and stomped out the door and into her room.

Inuyasha took a deep breath, pleased when he felt the red vanishing from his eyes; it would not take over, not again.

Scene change

Miroku heard shouting coming from the other side of the door. He swallowed; why couldn't everyone just stay out of everyone else's business? If Inuyasha was too stubborn to admit his feelings, that's his and Kagome's problem, not Sango's and the rest of the world's.

"Get out!" Inuyasha screamed. Miroku shook his head and trudged slowly to his room. Once he closed his bedroom door, he leaned heavily against it and sank to the floor with his head buried in his hands. Go away! He screamed to memories that had arisen when he heard Inuyasha yell again.

Flashback

His mother turned around hurriedly, her ebony hair whipping at her face beautifully. "'Roku, honey, stay under your bed and don't come out."

"But mommy-" Eleven-year-old Miroku interrupted.

"No, sweetie. Stay under your bed and don't come out. Understand, darling?" She tucked his growing black hair behind his ear and smiled when he nodded. She made a mental note to get his hair trimmed after this was done; that is, if she lived through this.

"Kaoru!"

She glanced over her shoulder worriedly, and turned back to her son. She smiled the best she could with tears threatening to spill from her violet eyes. She lifted the comforter that dragged slightly to the ground and pushed Miroku under the bed gently. She kissed him on the forehead softly.

"I love you, honey."

"Mom-"

"Shh…Miroku, I wanted to tell you something very quickly, honey. This man is a bad man-"

"Dad?" The boy asked.

She swallowed. How does she tell her eleven-year-old son that the man he had lived with wasn't even related to them? "Yes, sweetie, dad. Just…stay here, and don't come out."

"Mommy?" He asked, using a name he only whispered on lonely nights.

"Kaoru, get the hell out here now!" A man's voice bellowed, sounding closer then before.

Kaoru bit her lip and smiled to her darling son. "I love you, honey." She whispered before pulling the comforter in front of his eyes. Miroku felt heavy footsteps walking into the room.

Kaoru faced the evil monster who had been abusing her for the past month. "Yes?"

The man growled, "I am going to kill you, woman." He took a step towards her; she stepped back. "Divorce? Divorce?" He chuckled menacingly. "Woman, we had a deal. Remember the whorehouse, Kaoru?"

Every muscle in her body tensed. His hand was at her throat before she could even react. She was lifted off the ground a few inches before she was thrown the opposite way of the bed and slammed into the door frame. In the process, her silver necklace was broken off her neck and dropped to the floor.

Her 'monster' grabbed her hair and dragged her out of the room and threw her down the stairs. She rolled down them like a rag doll. Miroku knew he couldn't stay there anymore. He had to get away. That's what mom would want, he thought as he peeked from under the bed for anybody in the room. He scrambled out and grabbed his mother's necklace before opening the window and climbing down the side of the house, thankful he hadn't taken off his shoes from when he had gotten home from school. He passed the mailbox, tears streaming down his face, as he heard his mother's last scream.

End Flashback

Scene Change

I'm going under/ drowning in you/ I'm falling forever

I've got to break through/ I'm going under

Kagome sat on her bed, unsure of what to do. She heard music from the other room- Inuyasha's room. Then she heard yelling and a door slamming. She got up and turned her music off before she opened her door and walked nervously towards Inuyasha's room. She knocked. When nobody answered, she opened the door and walked in, closing it behind her.

Kagome screamed; standing there, staring at her, was a shirtless Inuyasha. Her eyes went wide and she turned to run out the door but rammed into it, since she had shut it just a moment ago. She held her nose. Inuyasha quickly pulled on his t-shirt.

"What is it with no knocking around here?" He muttered, mostly to himself. Kagome turned around and leaned on the door.

"I did knock. Maybe you didn't hear me."

"Yeah, maybe."

An awkward silence spread for a moment before Kagome broke it. "So, um, want to tell me what you're hung up on?"

"I'm not hung up on anything, Kagome." She shivered slightly, some of it because she was cold, and the rest because Inuyasha had said her name that way.

She sighed and lied back on his bed comfortably. "Yeah, you are. When you look at me now, you look like you're comparing or something." She propped herself up on her elbows and met his eyes. "Who are you comparing me to, Inuyasha?"

"No one!" Inuyasha yelled.

"Then why are you yelling?" Kagome screamed back. Inuyasha closed his mouth and crossed his arms.

"Whatever, bitch."

"What did you call me?" Kagome hissed, clenching her fists. Inuyasha rolled his eyes and turned away.

"I said, bitch."

"You…" Kagome tried to think of a word to describe him. "moron!"

He scoffed. Kagome smirked. "Inuyasha…" He turned, his eyes slightly softer. She smiled and walked to him, grabbing his arm lightly. She leaned in as if to kiss him, and when he got close enough, Kagome wound up and kicked. Inuyasha doubled over on pain. He cursed loudly.

"Toodles!" Kagome said cheerfully, shutting the door on her way out.

I am an alien! Really!

Inuyasha and Sango met up in the train station's McDonalds to eliminate all suspicions. They both wore gloves. When their characters they played decided to travel together, Sango and Inuyasha, a.k.a. Awashima and Yoshiro, started talking code.

"So, Awashima, where are you traveling to?" Inuyasha asked. In code, he meant, We'll get off the train the stop before Nakitao.

"Kyoto." All right.

"Me too." Let's go.

They got up from their seats and threw out their fries and hamburgers, walking to the train. Inuyasha carried the bomb in his black bag, which he planned to leave in an unnoticeable place, under a seat on the train.

"The doors are now closing, departing from Tokyo to Kyoto. Hold on tight folks." The announcer boomed over the microphone.

Inuyasha and Sango sat in the corner in the back, looking for the man named Nakitao.

From the side of her mouth, Sango said quietly, "Ever feel bad after you kill people?"

Inuyasha clenched his jaw slightly and raised his head a little higher. "Never."

"Me, neither." Sango lied. She spotted a man to fit Naraku's descriptions of tall, handsome, blond haired, black eyed man. "Here's our mystery man."

Inuyasha stared subtly at the man. He was dressed in a dark blue suit and black shiny shoes. Setting the black bag on the floor, Inuyasha slid it under the seat with his foot. For some reason, the act reminded him of Kagome.

"Kagome…" He whispered, not realizing he had said it aloud until he saw Sango staring at him. "What?"

"What is going on?" Sango demanded, staring Inuyasha down. "What did you do to my best friend, who is normally so cheery and sickeningly hyper? She's in love with you, can't you see that?"

I do too. Inuyasha, still not looking at her, muttered, "The train's gonna leave soon and we can't afford to be suspicious."

"Forget about the stupid train for one second!" Sango hissed, clenching her fists tightly. Inuyasha looked to her and shook his head before turning back to face front. He couldn't tell Sango- or anyone, for that matter- his secrets. Not even Kagome. Sango sighed and turned back. He would talk eventually, even if she had to choke it out of him.

The passengers boarded the train, unaware of the outcome of this simple train ride. Inuyasha couldn't help but feel pity for them. They never even had a chance to say goodbye to their families and friends. All because someone's boss wanted someone who happened to be on the same train as them to be blown up. He choked back some mucus in the back of his throat. These type of missions were the ones he dreaded the most; taking away the lives of innocent bystanders.

"You don't even trust her, do you?" Sango asked quietly.

Inuyasha looked down and rolled his shoulders a little bit to relieve the tension.

"I'm not allowed."

"What's that supposed to-" Sango was cut off when the train jerked to a stop, announcing their arrival to a town close to Tokyo. They stood and walked calmly off the train. They were out of the building, back to the Higurashi Shrine, and watching television by the time the urgent news of a train bombing had reached reporter's ears.

(END CHAPTER)

Author's note: I know I haven't updated since…late September, but you'll all forgive me because you love me, right? Right? This chapter wasn't what you called "action", but it was something other than all the mushy Inuyasha and Kagome stuff, so guys, you'll be happy right?

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