Chapter 4
Kagome groaned as she read the next test question. She hated story math problems. Just as she began working it out a noise came to her ear. She looked out the window next to her down at the street. The noise was in fact from the two police cars pulling up to the school. Four cops ran into the building.
"Higurashi! Continue your test." She glanced up at the teacher before finishing her problem. A few more and she was done. She turned it over and leaned toward the window. Student's looked up when the sound of barking dogs faintly filled the hall outside. Soon the sound of running began to near. Students began whispering to one another as the teacher went to the doorway. She looked down the hall.
"Damn that Taiyo!" A gruff voice said as the running feet turned into their hall. The teacher gasped and ducked into her room. Kagome got a glimpse of the runner as he passed. She gasped.
Kagome bolted from her seat and past the teacher. "Koga!" She sprinted after the track runner down the hall. Soon the barking dogs turned the corner and chased after. Kagome yelped as she glanced over her shoulder. "Koga! Dogs!" She called. He glanced over his shoulder as he ran and his blue eyes widened. He skidded to a stop as she neared him. He grabbed her hand and they turned into the gym.
Koga tugged the girl along as they sprinted down the bleachers and across the gym floor. Kagome glanced back to see the dogs following. Kagome's chest heaved as they ran. Koga wasn't as tired and he had been running for some time now. They stopped again when they came to a staircase. On the top were two police men. They yelled out and Koga took the hall toward the cafeteria.
Kagome tried her hardest not to trip over her own feet. She wasn't used to running in these shoes or across so many kinds of flooring. Kagome cried out when her knee slammed into a chair. Koga stopped when she fell. Kagome whimpered when she tried to move her leg. "Kagome. Are you all right?"
"It hurts like hell." She groaned as she grinded her teeth together. "Koga, what's going on?" He growled as he heard the sound of police and dogs. "Never mind. Tell me later. Just get going. The pool isn't far. The weight room is on the other side of the locker room. There is an exit there. Hurry. This should stop the men at least." She bit out against her pain.
Koga hesitated for a moment. Kagome smacked his arm and waved for him to get going. He quickly kissed her forehead and sprinted through the doorway toward the indoor pool. Kagome groaned as she held her knee. Blood dripped from the scrap onto the tile flooring. The dogs ran past her and soon the police caught up. One kneeled next to her after he waved for his partner to continue.
Kagome struggled to catch her breath as he observed the injury. She cried out when he tried to move it. "Gah! Don't do that you idiot!" She yelled. He scowled but ignored her outburst. He grabbed his radio and reported he needed medical attention on the base floor cafeteria.
Kagome stared out the hospital window. Her leg was propped up by pillows under her broken knee. They said she had cracked her patella right down the center and would take months to heal. She hadn't heard anything about Koga or why the police were after him. The police hadn't said anything to her since the incident and only asked questions on where Koga would go. Obviously he had gotten away. She was glad though that her uncle or cousin hadn't come to visit. She wasn't allowed on her feet for a while yet, even with crutches.
The Wolfs were tied up with police to visit now and Kagome had no other friends. She didn't expect anyone to visit. She was wrong. Kagome glanced from the clouds when she heard the door open. She expected a nurse but she knew it was too early for one to come. Instead it was someone she least expected. Hojo and Rin smiled as they enter. The three girls behind them glanced around but smiled politely. In Rin's hand were a small bouquet of pink lilies. She smiled at the wounded girl.
"Hey Kagome. We were around so I thought we'd come see how you were." She said. She set the flowers on the table next to her bed. Kagome smiled politely to them.
"Thank you Rin. But you didn't have to force your friends to come." Rin looked back at her friends who were staring at the floor or walls, avoiding eye contact. They obviously didn't want to be here. "I appreciate the courtesy."
"Courtesy? Kagome." She laughed. "We're friends. Or I hoped we could be. Can you really go on with only guy friends? You need someone to talk to personally. Like girl personal. Please just try." Rin said. Kagome smiled kindly and nodded. Rin grinned. Time passed and soon they departed.
Kagome smiled as she stroked one of the flowers. Rin was a sweet girl. But why would she want to be friends with her? She hung out with Koga. No one liked Koga but her. So why? She sighed and looked out at the sky. It confused her. What ever she thought about, it always involved Koga now. Like he was a natural part of her life. Sure they were friends, but this? This was something a girlfriend would- no! She shouted to herself. Koga and I aren't like that. We're friends. Koga would never want to really do that. Would he?
"My. And I thought boarding school prevented reckless behavior." A female voice sneered. Kagome's blue eyes iced over as they narrowed. The problem was, the woman had said it in German, not English.
"Aunt Maria." She said calmly. "What brings you here? I'm out of your hair so why come see me?" The snipped woman snorted and made her way to her bed. She was a well-kept woman, not a strand out of place. She always wanted perfection and she believed children were anything but.
"I'm here on business. You see, my husband runs a company in France. There is a matter of business. And seeing as we have no children, you are the best we can do."
"Quit jumping around woman and spit it out." Kagome growled. The woman gave an offended snort as she returned Kagome glare.
"My girl, you are to be married to the son of a business partner in France. It will seal the partnership for my husband. Your uncle has-"
"No." The woman stammered from her cut off. She was never cut off.
"What?"
"I said no. I'm not marrying anyone for you. I came here to get away from you and you should be grateful. Now go away." Her face turned red in anger as the girl turned her shadowed eyes back to the window.
"You ungrateful, impertinent child! After everything I've done to raise you-!"
"You sent me to a fucking boarding school where I grew up, not knowing my real family. You didn't even allow me home for summer, you old crown. I would have gladly stayed out of your way and slept in the loft if that's what it took to get away from that place and you. I've paid my debt for your poor care. I don't give a shit if my uncle gave consent to allowing you to taking me back. I don't belong to you or anyone else and I won't be sold off for money. Now get out before I force you out." She growled.
The woman growled in anger. She lifted her gloved hand. Kagome didn't even flinch when it came down on her face. "You will respect your superiores, brat! I am a woman of pride. You wouldn't understand what a disgrace you urchins are to good people. They get married and have children and their lives run down the toilet and they go bankrupt. There is no pride or happiness in raising devils like you. They were smart to created boarding schools to train you hooligans. And I will not stand to be mouthed at. I should have kept you there until you were twenty and then married you away where you would learn proper manners."
"What? To be a stupid pet? To be a prick rich ass like you who's only purpose is sex and pleasure? I don't think so!"Kagome yelled.
"That's all whore brats like you are for. You have no manners or pride like a cow. And that's what you are. Cattle!" Kagome snarled in anger as they glared at one another.
"And what? You're any better? Your husband beats you for having dinner late when he's not even home half the time you idiot! You think I want that? You think any girl wants that? To be treated like property to be sold out so men can defile our body and soul? Did you want that when you were married off? Did you enjoy the thought of being cattle too, Aunt Maria?"
The woman's ears burned red in anger as she lifted her hand again. This time another caught it just as it was being brought down. She glared over her shoulder into blue eyes. "I think that's enough ma'am. I think it best if you stepped outside." She growled as he released her hand. "Brother. Please take her to the hall." The man behind him took her arm and dragged her from the room.
Kagome sighed and scratched heras she spoke in German. "So many guests this morning." His grin returned to his face. "What brings everyone over seas just because I broke my knee?" He stuffed his hand in his pockets as his brother returned.
"I called long distance to your new place to find out you were in the hospital. Then I heard around the neighborhood you were being married off. Jakotsu and I hurried to get tickets here. A good thing huh."
"Thank you for your concern Bankotsu. But you didn't really have to come all this way to see me. And why in heaven's name did you bring Jakotsu?" The other boy stuck his tongue out at her as his brother laughed.
"Brother Jakotsu wanted to see if America really had hotter guys here then in Germany. He hasn't been satisfied yet."
"Still haven't found the right guy huh Jakotsu?" He shook his head sadly.
"Not a one." He grumbled. Kagome giggled at her friend. In Germany, the seven brothers ran a bakery with their father. It was close to the school and Kagome loved all the sweet scents coming from the chimneys. There she had met Jakotsu and in turn all his brothers. They were the only real boys she had known when she was young. They had grown up together as friends. She had befriended the entire family.
"Well I might know a guy you'd find appealing Jakotsu." He perked up. "His name's Inuyasha. Plus I hear my cousin Miroku is hot too. I'll give you their address and everything." The boy beamed in joy as Kagome wrote down the information. She winked at him as he took the paper. Jakotsu cheered happily as he cuddled the paper. Kagome and Bankotsu laughed at the girlish boy.
"So how did you get hurt Kagome?" She turned back to the blue-eyed boy.
"My friend got involved with the police a while back. I went to find out what and we ended up running from the cops through the school and dogs. As we were running through the cafeteria, I slammed it into a chair. He ran after I told him to and I haven't heard anything since." He huffed in thought.
"You have any idea where he would go?" She shook her head. "Huh. And you don't know what happened?" She shook her head.
"Koga was a lone wolf at school. I was like his only real friend. He has a few farmer buddies and his younger brothers but that's it." Bankotsu nodded. Suddenly the door was thrown open then slammed shut behind a body. The three stared curiously at the man leaning against the door. Sky blue eyes met azure blue. Kagome gasped. "Koga! What's going on?"
"Oh shit." Jakotsu murmured from his place at the window. Bankotsu joined him and also cursed in German. Koga glanced between the boys and Kagome as they spoke in the other language.
"Kagome. Who are these guys?" He asked.
"They're friends from Germany. Koga, there are police outside. Lots. What's going on?"
"I heard you were in the hospital. I kept a low profile as came in and asked where you were. But my hat couldn't cover me from the clerk. She recognized me and hit the security button. After she gave me the room number though." Kagome slapped her forehead. The boy with the braid said something in German and Kagome replied. "What is it Kagome?"
"He said they're doing something odd. It sounds like they're preparing for a hostage situation." Koga cursed as he growled. He struggled to push the bed toward the door. When the other end lifted Koga looked up to see braid lifting it up. They set the stationary bed in front of the door.
They then went to the windows. Koga plopped into the chair next to Kagome. "Koga. Why are they after you?" He glanced up toward the window then glared at the floor. Kagome gently rested her hand on his shoulder. "Koga." He turned his head away. She gripped his shoulder. "Koga. Tell me."
"I..." He groaned. He didn't want her involved in this but he had wanted to see her so bad. He scolded himself for ever trying to see her in a public hospital. But he couldn't stand it. He opened his mouth to speck but he was interrupted.
"They're making demands, Kagome." Bankotsu said. She ignored her friend as she squeezed Koga's shoulder in reassurance.
"Tell me Koga." His stomach lurched as he glanced into her eyes. His fingers tightened around the shirt hem he had been fingering.
"I... Me and that mutt got into a fight again in the hall. Someone had dropped their pocket knife. I stabbed him in the shoulder. That's when it got serious. The nearest teacher went to call the cops while he attacked me again. He was on top of me and I got him in the gut. We were covered in his blood. I ran when I heard the dogs. I didn't want you involved." He said.
Koga refused to look up at her. "Kagome, I can't understand the Americans." Jakotsu said. Kagome looked up at them. Then a thought came to her mind.
"Jakotsu, Bankotsu, I need your help. We got to get Koga out of here." They looked back at her in curiosity. Kagome smirked. Bankotsu grinned while Jakotsu squealed. He loved Kagome's clever ideas.
Jakotsu glanced around the corner. The halls were empty. He waved and the boys hurried toward the exit. Jakotsu was enjoying himself as he wore the female uniform. Bankotsu shook his head at his brother as they snuck to the spare ambulance. "This is it. Now, you find the wheel chair and crutches. I'll get this in place." Jakotsu nodded and sprinted back toward the building.
Jakotsu whimpered as he stared out at all of the many police out front. "You can do it Jakotsu." Kagome said. He nodded and took a deep breath. Koga gently hurried Kagome to the back where Bankotsu was waiting. Guns clicked as the doors were thrown open. A man came running out shouting in a panic that no one could understand. They failed to notice the vehicle driving away.
I am so sorry! This is chapter 4! Thank you sykoskullbasher for correcting me! Thank you! Thank you! This should be right now! I own nothing!
Jo Manta
(I am such an idiot)