Code Name: Dark Angel
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7- Hero Turned Thief
Kagome was extremely tense. Her shoulders ached from having punched her punching bag so hard for almost the entire night after receiving that note from Naraku, telling her to go steal a sword for him from another museum or she would never see Sango alive again.
Now she sat on the couch in the Personnel lounge. She was nervous and her palms were sweaty. She had been pacing for an hour, contemplating over all she had to do that day. Not only was she operating on zero sleep but she still had no plan.
Impetuously, Inuyasha entered the room. Kagome jumped. He tossed his hands up instantly, palms toward her, signaling that he was harmless, "Whoa. Easy girl. What's with you? Why are you so jumpy?"
Kagome breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed against the wall behind her. "Nothing. Just nervous is all."
"Nervous?" Inuyasha pulled up a chair across from her, "I never knew you could be nervous. What's bothering you?"
"I'm supposed to be the hero, Inuyasha," Kagome said, a little harshly. "But I'm stealing! What kind of hero is that?"
"You're just trying to save someone." Inuyasha replied, "Someone that you really care about. And I'm going to help you. Don't worry, ok?"
Kagome rubbed her moist hands together in nervous tension. She gulped, which was visibly noticeable to Inuyasha as he examined her scared form. "Look," she said, her voice shaky as she struggled to get the words out, "I'm just worried. I've never had to do anything like this before."
"Neither have I," Inuyasha said in a semi-bored voice. "And I'm not worried."
Kagome raised her left eyebrow and halfway glared at him. "I can't help it if I'm nervous, all right?"
Inuyasha rolled his eyes. "Whatever. I was just trying to help."
"Well," she said, turning away from him. "Your help is appreciated, but not needed."
Inuyasha did not reply. He just thought about how she had not slept the entire night. And while the subject of Kagome's sleeping was in his mind, he realized that she slept in the same chair that she was currently occupying. He knew that it must have been uncomfortable and grew angry with himself for not thinking of that sooner. Here he was, taking up a couch that she could have slept on during the night and she never once complained. And yet, he was the one complaining whenever she came up with a new plan to try and rescue her best friend.
Not only that, but she had lost her house, too and only recovered a picture of her parents. No clothes, shoes, or other pictures. Nothing else. Just that one fragment of her past.
He wanted to say something to her. Apologize for being such a jerk, something. But the words didn't seem to come to mind. When they did, they did not seem right. He decided that, after tonight, when they got Sango back or whatever, he'd let her have the couch and would surprise her with a new bed or something. He'd have to sort it all out afterward.
He heard her breathing just a few feet away from him. He glanced at her out of the corner of his golden eyes and seen that she was trembling. Sighing, he said, in a soft voice he never used, "Kagome, everything is going to be all right. We'll get Sango back and deal with Naraku. I promise. I'm here to help you."
Kagome turned to look at him and inhaled deeply before exhaling, calming herself down. She smiled at him, one of the first smiles he had seen on her face in a long time. "Thanks. I really appreciate this."
He turned away, "Don't mention it."
"Kagome! Inuyasha!" Miroku shouted, walking into the personnel lounge. "It's time for you guys to leave. It's after sunset."
Kagome stood up and put the mask over her eyes and made sure that all of her guns were loaded and in place. "Let's go, Inuyasha."
Inuyasha stared at her for a moment. No one else would ever know it except for him. Under that mask was a terrified, caring person. If she came face to face with Naraku, her mouth would instantly start running with smart-ass words, but deep down, she would be shaking out of sheer terror.
Inuyasha stood up and followed after Kagome, who climbed on her motorcycle. Inuyasha crossed his arms over his chest, "What am I supposed to ride?"
Kagome laughed a little and motioned behind him to a sleek, black motorcycle that resembled hers. "That." She said simply.
"Oh." Inuyasha said sheepishly, going over to it and getting on it.
"Do you know how to ride one?" Kagome asked, smiling.
"Of course I do!" He said. "What do you think I did all my life after my parents died?"
"Um…robbed stores?" Kagome joked, meaning the store he had attempted to rob before she had arrived on the scene and fought him, sending him to prison for a full two years.
"Shut up." He commanded irritably, putting a helmet on his head. Kagome did the same and they cranked their bikes up and revved the engines before spinning out and racing down the road.
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The stars and moon were out and shining beautifully when Kagome and Inuyasha made it to the museum that Naraku instructed them to rob. Inuyasha was about to climb off of his bike, but Kagome stopped him, "No," she said, removing her helmet. "You stay and keep watch. This won't take long."
Inuyasha was about to protest, but decided against it. He needed to protect her and make sure everything went smoothly. And on the inside of the museum there was nothing that could interfere that he knew of. She could handle herself quite well and he knew it. He knew it only too well since she had proved herself on more than one occasion.
"All right. But hurry up." Inuyasha said.
"Inuyasha…"
"What?"
"Shut up." Kagome said, laughing.
Inuyasha glared at her, but turned away and watched another direction. Kagome stared at him for a moment before turning and heading toward the museum. Luckily for her, they had left a window partially open on the second floor. She went back over to her bike and grabbed a rope out of a small compartment. "What's that for?" Inuyasha wanted to know, having seen the rope.
"They left a window open and I need something to get me in there, all right?" Kagome tied a hook to one end of the rope and headed back toward the window. She tossed the hook into the window and felt it hook over the windowsill. She jerked it a few good times to make sure that it was secure before climbing up.
Once she had pulled herself through the half open window, she looked around and saw that she was in an office of someone that worked there. She needed to get down to ancient artifacts and things fabled to be powerful.
She silently made her way out of the room and crept around the museum before suddenly stumbling upon the room. She saw the sword, simply sitting on a stand. There was no display box around it, which made her job much easier. She reached down and lifted it up gently and turned and began walking out of the room.
As she was coming out of the room, she saw a security guard roaming the floor downstairs with a flashlight. The beam was shining around in different rooms around him. She kept her eyes on him as she continued to walk, but she bumped into a small table that was set up next to the banister on the stairs.
The table began to teeter and she thrust her hands out and caught it just before it tipped over. She remained still; just to make sure that the guard had no heard the scuffle. When she was sure he hand not, she walked back toward the room, her boots barely clicking on the tile floor.
She climbed over the windowsill and down the rope. When she touched the ground, she pulled the rope over the edge and put it back into the compartment on her motorcycle. "There," she said to Inuyasha. She showed him the sword. "Got it."
Inuyasha smirked. "Not bad. It only took you about seven minutes."
Kagome smiled. "Yeah, I guess I am getting better."
Inuyasha scoffed, "But you'll never be better than me."
"I was the one who sent you to prison, remember?" Kagome said, regretting what she said a second too late. She saw his expression change to one of anger. "Inuyasha, I-"
"Let's just go and get this over with." Inuyasha interrupted, starting his bike up and getting on it before spinning out and leaving Kagome behind in his dust.
Kagome stared after him before sighing and starting her bike up and following him. They had a job to finish and there was no way in hell she was going to let Sango die. She was going to save her best friend, just like she had promised she would.
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Sorry it was short and sorry it took me so long to update! Anyway, here's the new chapter. Please review and send in any ideas if you have any!
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