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Slay The Music
Scene Twenty-Nine: Bad News Always Ruins
"You're not going to believe this," Kôga laughed sarcastically to himself as he sat down on a nearby chair. "I hate being the bearer of bad news, especially around you, Dog-Face, I really do…"
"Spit it out already!" the impatient hanyôu barked.
"It was Kikyô... she said... that... well—" Kôga stumbled over his words, "there was a situation and uh—basically, Sesshômaru's um... missing?"
"What!" Inuyasha roared as Kagura stood back in shock.
"What do you mean missing?" Aya asked.
"The cops are all over it but they found traces of inu-youkai blood and others—"
"Others?" Kagome inquired.
"Look, we all know good and well that Sesshômaru can take care of himself, he probably is just luring the bad guys away and all," Koga shrugged.
"Sesshômaru's blood has never been spilt before though, Kôga," Bankotsu said.
"Then what do we do?" Kôga asked looking towards the group in an uncommon grave expression.
"He's... probably—You're probably right, Kôga," Inuyasha tried to say.
"Just because you and your brother don't get along well doesn't mean you're not concerned," Kagome said.
"You're worried about him as much as we are," Kôga added.
"Well then, Wolf, what do you suggest we do, eh?"
Kôga glanced around to the others.
"I don't know," he sighed finally.
"Never thought the day would come when someone could take on Sesshômaru," Ginta said.
"You think its Naraku?" Hakkaku asked.
"Most likely," Inuyasha nodded.
"Let's go to the site then," Bankotsu suggested, "Inuyasha could track down the guys and we could take him on."
"What are you crazy?" Kagome asked.
"No, I think it will work," Kôga nodded, "We've all had battle experience and you've got priestess magic so we should hold up."
"And end up like you before?" Kagome turned to Bankotsu, "I don't think I could handle it."
"We've got five youkai, a higher class hanyô, two human should be warriors, and a priestess! If we get Miroku that's another fighter and Kikyô's got priestess powers too, we'd be invincible," Kôga said.
"That's why we became rock stars and not army generals, right?" Kagome said.
"Music is more important but that's beside the point—!"
"What are you so afraid of, Kagome?" Bankotsu asked.
"I dunno, I kinda just always had a normal life until now," Kagome said.
"Normal? Forget it," Jakotsu said, "And besides, puppy boy will protect you! Isn't that right, Inu-chan?"
"Call me another pet name and you die."
"But we're all on the same team here!" Jakotsu pouted. "Inu-chan's no fun."
"Let's hurry," Kagura said as she left the room.
The rest of the looked towards Kagome, "It's your choice to come or not, but we're going now," Inuyasha said.
X-X-X
The eight of them arrived without Kagome but with Miroku (who was forced away from Sango's bed). Cops, blinking lights, and people were everywhere.
"Sorry sir you can't go in there," an officer said as he tried to stop Inuyasha.
"Don't mess with me, especially when my brother is involved," Inuyasha growled.
The officer just kind of stared as the rest of them passed by.
"Get anything, Inuyasha, Kôga?"
"It's definitely Naraku and Sesshômaru," Kôga said.
"And others that smell of Naraku, possibly minions of some type."
"There's a body over there," Miroku pointed out as he walked towards it.
Using a latex glove he uncovered a strange tattoo on the deceased's back.
"A spider scar," Jakotsu examined it, "I have most definitely seen that one before." He took out his wallet and began to flip through photos as Miroku flipped the body over.
"Recognize him?" he asked.
"No but look at this," Jakotsu handed him a picture of Naraku's naked back and smirking profile.
"That's the same scar," Miroku nodded as he wondered why Jakotsu had a picture of that in his wallet.
"How'd you recognize it?" Ayame asked.
"I screwed him one time," Jakotsu said bluntly.
"Wow, you're special," Ayame giggled at his directness.
"Anyway," Miroku coughed, "What do you think is going on?"
"Look at this, big brother was nice enough to leave me a note," Inuyasha said tossing the note to Miroku.
"Inuyasha, I'm following Naraku, don't go after me. We might have to cancel the tour. I'll call later... maybe. Sesshômaru," Miroku read.
"So what do we do?" Kagura asked as the group walked back together to the car.
"Keep going with the tour until he calls and fills us in," Ayame said.
"Ayame watch out!" Kôga sped towards her, grabbed her, and jumped away in an instant.
A bullet lodged itself in the bus.
"Wha—" Everyone's eyes dashed in attempts to spot the shooter.
"Catch anything, hanyôu?" Kôga yelled out to me.
"None," Inuyasha admitted, his eyes still darting.
"Are you okay, Ayame?" Kôga looked down at the frightened girl in his arms.
"I—I hope so..."
Kôga hugged her tighter, "Let's go... follow Sesshômaru's orders."
The tour bus was quiet that night as they rode across the countryside to get to the concert site. Increased security was a must and Kikyô and Kagura were busy getting everything working and safe in another car.
"Kôga..." Ayame's frightened voice came through the dark to Kôga, who sat on the couch.
"What is it? Why are you awake?"
"Thank you for today," she whispered as she sat down next to him and gazed at the laptop screen.
"It was no trouble," Kôga replied, taking one hand off the keyboard to wrap his arm around Ayame.
"Yes it was, your heart was beating so fast."
"...That's because I was scared that you might have gotten hit."
"What are you joking?"
"Can you sense my lies?" he looked at her seriously.
"But you don't even like me," she got quiet.
"If I didn't like you then why the hell you I let you sit like this with me?"
"...You have a point."
There was silence as Ayame just watch him type in lyrics with one hand.
Only the tapping of the keyboard and the piercing sound of silence met their ears.
"Then does that mean you like me?" she asked afterwards.
Kôga finished typing a verse.
"No," he said, removing his reading glasses, "I think it's gotten a little more worse than that."
She looked up at him with shocked green eyes, "You—"
"Need proof?"
"You have any?"
"Not any solid evidence..."
"Then what can you give me?"
He lowered his head to hers, slowly pressing his lips to hers in a small informal kiss. Ayame lingered there, capturing the moment, but yet not knowing how to move. Kôga removed his lips and looked to his companion.
"I can't believe you just did that," Ayame gasped.
"I can give you all that money could buy."
"I can give myself all that money could buy, but I can't kiss myself."
"Are you saying that you would like me to kiss you again?"
"I might be."
Again their lips met in a more passionate meeting. Slowly he maneuvered himself into a position in which he could dominate their romance, allowing his hands to roam her body. His touch was light but possessive and sent goose bumps down her spine. She tried to follow his every move, but in turn she was left behind as his skillful movements took her by surprise. He allowed his warm breath to tickle her lower lip as he finally broke off the kiss and looked down at her.
"You are mine," he whispered.
"Not now, we're on a tour bus," Ayame smirked, "Inuyasha wouldn't be so happy if he were to wake up."
"Damn, I forgot we were all on the same bus this time."
"You should finish your song, I'm going to bed."
"I'm going with you," Kôga said, about to follow her.
"What about your song? Isn't the deadline soon?"
"Ah, shit, I'll be there in a second."
Wow! I got another chapter done! This is a miracle! ISUCK at fluff! Yay! Well, my computer is still unfixed, but it's interesting how I get bursts of inspiration from writing other stories. I wrote four chapters of my new fic in two days! Then I started feeling guilty about this story so I opened it up and worked on it thinking to myself "Readers would slaughter, massacre, and assassinate your half-bred butt if they found out you could finish four chapters in two days and not have enough time to update this one!" You guys keep me going, what can I say? Unfortunately for you guys, I go home to Philippines in a month so I probably won't update again till August. Unless...
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