Disclaimer: I don't own Inu-Yasha, Kagome, or any of the other fine inhabitants of that certain Feudal Fairy Tale we all love so much. This is definitely an AU of some sort. I also don't own Vincent Kennedy McMahon or any of his crew, no matter how amusing they can be. ' ' is for text messages, I hadn't noted that before but that's what it is.
It was the last pay-per view until Wrestlemania, space filler as it were yet it served its purpose to drum up excitement for the ultimate to come. No Way Out, where the undecided matches were firmed up, rivalries ended or started fresh. No Way Out. It was such an ominous name for a Pay Per View, but fitting in many ways. Most of the matches for Wrestlemania would be decided in this event, save one. It was clear that unless something catastrophic happened between now and then, it would be John Cena vs. Yasha for the World Heavyweight Title. What irritated both men was the wait of course. Cena did not like being the semi-heel that it took to push this angle, he still got the cheers of the crowd and they loved him, unless of course it were he and Yasha facing off and Yasha got the underdog cheers.
Cena wanted that to stop. He'd much rather meet Yasha as equals, as two proud competitors who both strove for the same thing in the squared circle, and he had a plan to make that happen. Unfortunately for Cena, Vince McMahon had other ideas of his own. Cena would be very busy for No Way Out, his 'Chain Gang Crew' were all in matches, including his "advisor" Sesshoumaru and Cena would be expected to be at ringside for them all. He knew that more was going on behind the scenes for this and he wondered if perhaps someone had caught wind that the TNA: NWA guys were trying to woo Sesshoumaru to their program.
He hoped not. Proof or no proof that was a good way to get the ire of the McMahon's on your back and things could happen. He'd just today gotten his cast off and was cleared for action yet here he was a last minute entrant into No Way Out. It was just very suspicious in John's opinion and as he came in with his bags and was greeted by Shane McMahon himself he realized that his suspicions were correct. Tonight they wanted punish Sesshoumaru and they wanted Cena to have a hand in it. Of course he agreed, he had no choice and had far more to lose than just a creepy advisor.
He wanted to tell him though, as he watched the quiet tall man sitting in the corner of the dressing room engaged in one of his favorite pass times, text messaging. They'd traveled together for most of the year after all and he hadn't been a pain in the ass like many would have been under the circumstances. But Shane had warned him not to say a word to Sesshoumaru about this or else … but John Cena was no pussy so he did the next best thing.
The last thing Yasha had expected when he opened the dressing room door was Cena on the other side of it. That heavy knock had made him think it was Kouga bringing back the food they'd ordered and his surprise showed on his face a moment, golden eyes widening just a touch.
"What the hell do you want?"
No one said that Yasha ever beat around the bush now, did they? Kagome had squeaked a little at his strong reaction to their visitor and come up to put her arm around Yasha's waist as she looked up at Cena. There had been a few people in Cena's camp that had made disparaging remarks about Kagome. Saying that she looked like Kikyou except not quite so polished and pretty, among other things. But there she was before him, dressed in sweats and one of Yasha's old t-shirts and she looked like a little earthbound goddess. Not a lick of makeup on her and her dark hair back in a ponytail and Cena's mouth went dry. Damn, Yasha was … pissed off now and knew he'd been staring at his girl. Great.
"Look man, I don't mean no disrespect but I came to warn you. I want you to know it ain't my idea but tonight your brother's getting jumped out of the Chain Gang. I was told not to tell him, but they didn't say I couldn't tell you."
Kagome's lips parted in shock, and she looked up at Yasha. His expression was flat, unreadable but his golden eyes were nearly luminescent in anger. He'd pushed past Cena and moved down the hallway towards catering to fetch Kouga and Miroku, leaving Kagome to thank Cena for his warning and watch him go back towards his own dressing room. She sat back down again and immediately resumed her text messaging with the subject of all the intrigue and warned him herself. She'd grown close to him as she stayed with Yasha, and in her heart he was like the older brother she'd never had and she wasn't about to let him go in unwarned or unprepared.
Needless to say she was pleased with his response. He had a feeling something was up and was on guard and it was all Kagome could ask for. With a sigh she shut off her phone and went to get ready for her own match. Somehow she had gotten involved in a fatal four way match for the Women's World Title and she was nervous about it. Kagome wasn't a wrestler despite her few small wins against Kikyou yet here she was getting ready for a title shot. Trish had lost the title in controversial fashion to said Kikyou and Cena's crew had been trumpeting the fact that they held so much gold. Among them they had the Heavyweight Title, the Women's Title, the United States Championship, and the Intercontinental Title.
Well it was a bit much and Team Akita was determined to change that. As well as Kagome's Fatal Four Way, Miroku and Kouga had a tag team title match, and they were determined to come out of it with the gold. Yasha had a match with Edge, a Street Fight match that was right up Yasha's alley and he was looking forward to it. He found out that Sesshoumaru was facing Snitsky tonight and wondered if Snitsky had any idea what he was up against. He was rather new to the business and had no idea that Sesshoumaru had ever been more than a manager or advisor to wrestlers. He had no idea of the reputation that Sesshoumaru had overseas or he might have been a bit more worried than he was. The only reason he was even a little worried was because Matt Hardy had gone by and told him that he wouldn't want to be in his shoes for any amount of money.
Maybe if he'd had more time he could have done more research. It was doubtful that he would have taken advantage of such time but who knew. As it was all he had were some vague misgivings to ponder over while he got ready for the match later in the pay per view.
Kagome's match was first, and she was the first of the four women to come down to the ring. Dressed proudly in her Team Akita gear and entering to their music while escorted by Yasha she was smiling and waving at the crowd, her buoyant demeanor and her looks capturing hearts. Next came Trish. Many felt that she had been railroaded a bit, that her contractual rematch should have been a single competition and not a match such as this in which anyone that made a pin on anyone won the title. The third competitor was fairly new as well, Candice Michelle, who was if anything even less of a wrestler than Kikyou. Pretty face, nice rack and that was about all she had going for her. Kikyou came in flanked by Cena and Sesshoumaru and flirting with both, showing off her belt and her legs before jumping Kagome before the bell even rang.
It turned out to be a surprisingly brutal match. Candice had been knocked out by a chair shot meant for Trish, the chair wielded by Kikyou. Kagome had recovered well, taking the things she had learned and defending herself admirably against both Kikyou and Trish, even getting a two count on Kikyou before Cena had reached into the ring and yanked her by the ankles right out onto the concrete. She'd landed roughly in a heap and then … things got interesting. As Cena had stood menacingly over her something slammed into his chest with the force of a freight train and throwing him back into the wooden security railing. Yasha, must be Yasha … he had time to think before he rolled to his knees and struggled to stand.
It hadn't been Yasha at all, Yasha was struggling with the tag team champions Carlito and Chris who had come down to interfere. If not Yasha, who? The snarl alerted him to the fact he was not out of the woods just yet, and amazed he watched Sesshoumaru scoop Kagome up and set her on her feet, making sure she was fine before turning on Cena once more. Well, it wasn't supposed to happen until later tonight, but hey why not do it now when he had an excuse? So he jumped up and swung a fist at Sesshoumaru's temple to the gasps of the watching ringside crowd, but the heavy shot was easily dodged by Sesshoumaru. The lightning fast punches that he threw at Cena however weren't so easily escaped and he reeled back, missing the final moves of the title match in the ring.
Kagome had gotten a sunset flip on Kikyou as Trish struggled to rise and break it up, but the referee got in the three count before her dive was complete. Kagome rolled out of the way letting Trish crash heavily into Kikyou, and the music of Team Akita swelled in the arena. Security had managed to herd Carlito and Chris back to the back and so it was Yasha who was there to raise her hand in victory along with the ref. Team Akita had promised to come away with gold after this event was done, and they had started with Kagome!
The fight with Cena and Sesshoumaru was finally broken up, Cena looked rough and Sesshoumaru didn't look like he had a hair out of place. Yasha had held a hand out to him and while it seemed for a moment he would take it, he shook his head no. He knew the wrath was coming down on him tonight and didn't want Yasha to pay for it if he could help it. But then Yasha was there embracing him like he would drown without him, Kagome there with her arms too and tears on her face from the emotion of her surprise win. His head bowed a bit, Sesshoumaru allowed them to welcome him back into the fold, and he left with them under the fanfare of the music.
A few matches later and it was time for Miroku and Kouga to shine, and they did. Miroku dazzled the crowd with his daredevil highflying moves and Kouga surprised them all with his own death defying leap from the cage that was suspended overhead for the next match, the screams and cheers of the crowd wild. In the end Miroku had gotten the pin on Chris after Kouga had kicked him in the face and brought him down. The crowd gave them a standing ovation as once more the music of Team Akita swelled and filled the air. When the night had started the Chain Gang held all the gold. As it wound down, Team Akita had taken some of it for themselves.
In the back, Cena was uneasy. The last match was coming up, Snitsky vs. Sesshoumaru and while Sesshoumaru had already been brought back into the arms of Team Akita Shane had come to Cena to upbraid him for the circumstances in which it had happened. He'd tried to soothe the son of the man that wrote his paychecks but then Shane had told him in no uncertain terms that Sesshoumaru was to be beaten down by the end of the Event or there would be consequences that Cena would not want to even think about. This just smacked of a mistake to him, but he had his orders.
Snitsky never stood a chance, despite his size and power. Sesshoumaru was too fast, too skilled, too … Sesshoumaru. He had the perfect build, strong but not bulky and he proved his strength lifting Snitsky over his head and holding him there before moving him into the perfect sit down power bomb. The dazed wrestler was easy to pin and Sesshoumaru had his moment of triumph. That moment lasted long enough for the crowd to actually see him smile, and then hell was unleashed in the ring. The entire Chain Gang came down for the fight and scarily enough for long moments Sesshoumaru held his own, making all of them rethink their opinions of him. Creepy yes, weak and soft … no damn way.
But finally like ants pulling down a lion beetle the numbers took their toll and he wavered. But in the moment they were holding him so Cena could hit him with the belt Yasha exploded into the ring with Miroku and Kouga hot on his heels, Matt Hardy and Kagome near flying down the ramp in their wake to help out. The ring was cleared and Team Akita's music rose as Yasha and Kouga helped Sesshoumaru stand and then lifted both his hands in victory. Yasha grinned ferally as Kagome kissed his brother on the cheek and then kissed him and the images on the screens around the arena told the tale of their victory. All in all it had been an excellent show.
AN:
One more chapter to go!