If I Could Say What I Want To Say....
Chapter 3
I don't own Inuyasha
"Kagome get down!" Inuyasha yelled shoving her under the bed to safety.
Inuyasha and Miroku both dove to the floor as the person pulled the trigger. Kagome screamed as the window behind where Inuyasha had been only seconds before shattered. Jumping up Inuyasha knocked the gun out of the intruder's hand and tackled him to the floor where they began to roll around both furiously trying to regain possession of the weapon. Another shot rang out and he heard Kagome screamed again. This time Miroku also groaned and out of the corner of his eye, Inuyasha saw him sink to the floor beside Kagome. "Oh my gosh Miroku!" Kagome yelled and dashed out of the safety from underneath the bed to his side. "Are you alright!?!"
Grimacing at the pain Miroku let go of the shoulder he was clasping which blood was seeping through. "He got me in the shoulder," he said and sank to the floor unconscious. Suddenly Inuyasha found himself being flung against the wall and realized he was unable to breathe. He saw the man scurry over to the gun and then stood up and pointed the gun at him. For a second Inuyasha felt pure fear. This was it. He was a goner. But as the man's finger moved to pull the trigger he cursed the fact that he had never gotten his revenge on Naraku. Suddenly out of nowhere the coat hook slammed into the man's arms knocking the gun once more from his hand deflecting the bullet's path.
Still unable to move he watched in horror as the man said "You," and turned around and advanced towards Kagome. So it had been Kagome who had hit the guy with the coat hanger. He grimaced as he saw her start waving the coat rack - which could be a very formidable weapon if she had used it properly- widely. Inuyasha wasn't sure who was more surprised himself, Kagome or her attacker, when she actually hit the man on his collar bone. Grunting the man held what had to be at least a fracture from the force Kagome had been swinging the coat rack around with, and as he did Kagome heard the police officer's rushing their way. Swearing the man turned to her and said in a menacing voice. "I'll make you pay for that bitch. I'm gonna kill you. Dashing out the door before the police could arrive the man took off at a sprint.
Rushing to Inuyasha's side Kagome asked, "are you alright?"
Groaning and putting a hand to his head to stop the splitting headache, Inuyasha forced himself to sit up. The pain was nearly unbearable; the man had managed to grab him arm during the fight and now that to hurt like hell. "Yeah I'm fine," he said finally finding himself able to breathe. "How's Miroku?"
"He got shot, the guy got him in the shoulder. He's unconscious, now" Kagome began but she was interrupted as an entire troop of police burst into the room.
"Is every one alright?" Sesshomaru asked.
"No, Miroku was shot in the shoulder and Inuyasha is-" Kagome began but Inuyasha cut her off.
"Fine."
"What!" Kagome exclaimed angrily. "You are anything but fine!"
"Good," Sesshomaru said and Kagome wasn't sure whether he was replying to her or Inuyasha.d. "What did the man look like?"
"Tall, dark hair, clean shaven, dressed all in black, muscular, about 6"2"," Inuyasha said walking over to the drawer and pulling out more bandages which he began to wrap tightly around his arm.
"Is that all?" Sesshomaru asked.
"Yes sir," Inuyasha replied through the bandage he was attempting to tie using his teeth.
"He was also wearing a Calvin Klein's scent," Kagome said. "I think it was Escape."
Inuyasha and Sesshomaru turned to her, Sesshomaru with one eyebrow elegantly raised and Inuyasha with an expression of disbelief.
Sesshomaru blinked twice and then turned to his men. "Move out!" he yelled. Within seconds the room was empty again, because during al the commotion Inuyasha noticed that Miroku had been put on a stretcher and taken to emergency care. He swore violently as the bandage failed once again to tie. Before he could blink, Kagome was at his side tying the bandage.
"I didn't ask you to help me."
Kagome just raised an eyebrow that for some reason only infuriated him more. "Well," she said, "you needed help. It was easier for me to help you than to watch you struggle. Plus you shouldn't be doing anything. You should be lying down."
"But I didn't want your help. I could have done it myself," he went on.
"Of course," Kagome reassured him.
"You can go now," Inuyasha grumbled. "No need to stay and mother me."
Tilting her head slightly to the side Kagome looked closely at him then said softly, "thank you."
Looking up at her sharply Inuyasha demand, "why?"
"You saved me by pushing me under the bed, I would have probably been shot if you hadn't. I wouldn't have reacted fast enough."
Shrugging it off Inuyasha looked out the window. "It was nothing. My training just kicked in."
"Oh," Kagome said blushing slightly. Standing up and smoothing her skirt, she said briskly, "well I guess I should go now. Goodbye Inuyasha."
"Uhh Kagome," Inuyasha said as she opened the door.
Turning around Kagome said "yes?"
"Thank you too."
"What!"
"I said thank you."
"For what?"
"You saved me too. Nice job with that coat hanger."
Blushing furiously at the comment Kagome mumbled something inaudible.
"So I'll pick your car up in the morning from the workshop and drive it over to your house," Inuyasha said offhandedly. As Kagome opened her mouth to protest he went on, "now no saying that you won't let me cuz I'm gonna one way or another."
"Do you ALWAYS have to get your way!" Kagome exclaimed frustrated.
"Yes," Inuyasha said smugly.
Throwing her hands up in the air Kagome yelled "FINE!" and stormed out.
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Early the next morning Inuyasha walked leisurely into the car repair shop. Ha there was no way that girl would have gotten up this early. No girl he had ever known had gotten up before 6:00am. Glancing at his watch Inuyasha let out a whistle; he was surprised that even he was up at 4:30 in the morning. Normally he would be except he suspected that the girl Kagome might try to double cross him and pick her car up even though she had said she would let him. Oh well, the look on her face and the thank you she give him, grateful or not, would be worth it. Humming cheerfully to a song on the radio Inuyasha pushed the door to the front office open and nearly fell in shock. There in front of him was Kagome, looking flawless, and chatting cheerfully with the man behind the desk. Flashing a smile that left Inuyasha dumbfounded even though it hadn't been aimed at him, Kagome signed a bill with an elegant flourish and passed both it and the pen back to the man. As she turned around smiling Inuyasha yelled, "What the hell are you doing here at THIS time!!!!! You said that you'd let me get the bill!!!!!!"
"Oh good morning," Kagome with a dazzling smile.
"Don't you 'good morning' me you- you- you wench!!!!" Inuyasha retorted.
Instantly the smile vanished and fire danced in Kagome's eyes, "what did you call me Inuyasha?"
"How dare you come here at this time and go behind my back when getting your car!" Inuyasha roared furious.
"I have every right to pay for my own car, there is absolutely no law saying that I have to let you pay. I figured that I'd avoid an argument and come early," Kagome replied simply.
"So basically you're saying that you just let me think I was going to get to pay for your car when you had every intention of paying for your stupid car!"
"Well basically……yes, I guess I did," Kagome said smoothly walking past him out the door.
"Get back here," Inuyasha growled walking out the door after her. "I'm not finished yet. Now you listen here you I am-"
"My name is Kagome," Kagome said rounding on him and glaring at him. "KA – GO – ME! Not wench or hey you, Kagome! Can you remember that!? Or is your brain not bi enough?"
Glaring down at her Inuyasha had to smile, she had spunk that was for sure. Not many girls he had known would ever say something like that to a guy who was easily a foot taller than her.
"Now can you just accept the fact that I'm going to pay for my car or are we going to argue all morning about it?" Kagome said crossing her arms.
"We're going to argue, tell me why do you NEED to pay for this car. Quite frankly you're being stupid, why won't you let me pay for it!?!" Inuyasha said with a grin.
"Well quite frankly you're being a jerk!" Kagome snapped back. "I don't suppose you could comprehend the fact that the car is mine! I paid for it, I worked to earn it rather than letting my father buy it for me! So does it make sense that after all that work I did to show my father I can be independent I would let someone else pay for it!!"
Inuyasha opened his mouth to say that what she said was stupid but then he closed his mouth. Now that she said that maybe he could understand, it was obvious she liked to be independent. It must get boring, he thought looking down at the woman in front of him, to have everything you want handed to you on a silver platter. Maybe that saying, what was it, the true worth of something is how much effort you put in to get it, was that it. Oh well it was something like that.
Suddenly Kagome slapped a hand to her forehead. "Now look what you made me do," she said and turned around to walk back to the front office. "I forgot my purse inside." Walking over to the counter she snatched her purse up and walked back outside. Putting a hand to her temple Kagome sighed and said, "can you please just drop this. I now have a headache and I only got about 6 hours of sleep last night."
"Fine," he said grumpily.
"What!" Kagome exclaimed taking a step back. It was obvious from the look on her face she had expected him to fight. "You mean you're letting me pay for my car!"
"Yeah I guess so but only on one condition."
"What?" Kagome asked suspiciously.
"You let me take you out for supper," Inuyasha fished for something to say. If she wasn't going to let him pay for the car he would just take her out to a really expensive restaurant.
Stopping Kagome looked up at him her eyes shining with happiness. Seeing the hope and excitement shinning in her eyes Inuyasha was surprised to find that his stumbled squirmed a little….odd.
"Really!" she exclaimed. "You mean we could go eat out wherever I wanted? And do what ever I wanted for a night?"
Poor kid he thought, she really must not have much freedom around her dad. "Sure," he said. "Where to you choose."
A smile lit up Kagome face and her eyes reflected their delight. "You really mean it?!"
"I already said yes," Inuyasha said awkwardly starting to walk again. "Do I need to say it again?"
"No," Kagome said falling into pace beside him. Why did the fact that she did that make him feel uncomfortable? "It's just that," she said quietly, "at home I almost never get to choose what I get to do. Can we go to a movie and maybe go shopping and eat at somewhere really greasy, like Pizza Hut?"
At the last comment Inuyasha had to laugh, "you mean you want to eat someplace really fattening! I think you're the first girl I've ever heard of that's not obsessed with her weight!"
"But you see," Kagome said excitedly. "That the point! For tonight at least I won't have someone nagging me to eat only healthy stuff and to watch my weight and well since you're a police officer my father won't have to send any security with me! I can't wait and it won't be a date so we can just talk there won't be those awkward silences and stuff!"
Rolling his eyes Inuyasha just kept walking. Suddenly Inuyasha's ears perked up, was that a ticking he just heard? Yes he definitely heard a ticking, but from where. "Kagome, are you wearing a watch?"
"No," Kagome said pausing from her train of thought. "Why?"
"Can I see your purse a second?" Inuyasha asked not looking directly at her but around searching for the ticking sound.
"No you most certainly can not!" Kagome exclaimed indignantly.
Snatching her purse Inuyasha opened it, now was not the time for feminine insecurities. Tearing the latch open he swore: inside was a bomb!
The numbers ten! Nine! Eight! Read from the tiny device and Inuyasha swore tossing the purse as far away as he could.
"Inuyasha what are you doing!" Kagome shrieked but Inuyasha just grabbed her hand and began to run away in the opposite direct as fast as possible.
"RUN!" he yelled pulling her after him.
Suddenly there was a huge explosion, and both he and Kagome were flung off their feet. Inuyasha pulled Kagome to his chest and protectively wrapped his arms around her taking the majority of the impact as they collided with the pavement.
Struggling to breathe Inuyasha groaned and sat up putting his hand to his forehead. "Kagome?" he asked and looked over to where she lay next to him her neck to the side and her body limp. "Kagome?!" Inuyasha asked again touching a hand to her cheek. It was warm she was just unconscious.
Hearing the fire engines speeding towards the explosion, Inuyasha's last conscious thought was the fact that Kagome was alright. Good thing, he would have been in trouble if she died. After that he passed into blessed darkness and escaped the pounding of his head. Had he stayed awake a moment longer he would have seen the piece of paper that fluttered down from above to land on Kagome's chest. A piece of paper with the image of a spider…
Author's Note: well I considered not continuing this story after the poor response it got but I figured might as well give it another shot…..so if anyone is reading this and wants it to be continued then I would advise you to speak up because unless I get more reviews this story is being cut.