Code Name: Dark Angel
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8- A Deadly Game
Previously
"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.
Now
Kagome placed her right foot on the ground firmly to keep herself and the motorcycle she was currently sitting on from toppling over into the gravel. She gazed up at the rusty walled building that towered before her. She then glanced down at a thin piece of paper in her hands. The writing was smudged a bit due to unexpected rain, but she could still make out the sloppy handwriting as that of Naraku's.
She had found the note taped to an abandoned apartment complex half a mile from the museum she had just stolen from. It provided directions to Naraku's hiding place, as well as the whereabouts of her friend, Sango.
"Kagome," a male voice spoke up. "Let's go. We can't waste time."
Kagome looked up at Inuyasha. He had already rested his motorcycle on the kickstand and was standing a couple feet away with an earnest expression on his face. She couldn't help but notice how the rain caused his shirt to become see-through. She stared at perfect abs and a strange feeling rose in the pit of her stomach. She barely managed to brush it off.
She propped her bike on its kickstand and stepped up next to Inuyasha. She brandished the stolen sword in her left hand and the note in her right as they stood there in the cold rain, both mentally preparing for the deadly adventure into Naraku's lair.
"You scared?" Inuyasha asked with a smirk, breaking the uneasy silence.
"Only in your wildest dreams." Came Kagome's reply. She smirked right back and their eyes locked.
"Well," he began, taking a step forward. "You better pray that I don't start having any wild dreams any time soon."
"I'll do that." Kagome said. The feeling reemerged in the pit of her stomach and she felt her legs shake. Once, twice. She gulped and decided to say something to try and eliminate the perturbed feeling in her gut. "What about you? Are you scared?"
Inuyasha shook his head, his silver hair falling over his broad shoulders. It was soaking wet now. And she was sure that hers was as well. "Nope. I'm never scared."
Kagome quirked an eyebrow despite her discomfort. "Is that so?"
"Yeah." He said. Then he shifted his gaze from her to the building. "Ready to go in?"
Kagome stared at the building momentarily before examining the note in her hand once more. Her anger rose as she thought about her current situation and she clenched the fist that held the note, crushing the paper easily. She tossed it on the ground nonchalantly and looked up at Inuyasha with determination in her eyes. "Yeah, let's go."
They both drew their pistols and stood near the door. Inuyasha nodded to Kagome and she lifted her leg and gave a swift, violent kick, tearing the door from its hinges. She watched as it collapsed onto the dirty floor, causing dust to fly everywhere. She kept herself from coughing, however, so she would alert anyone about their arrival. Even though the noise from where she knocked the door down was probably more of an indication and had -- more than likely -- alerted someone. Either way, Inuyasha would not have been pleased if she had done such a foolish thing.
She stepped inside first, glaring into perpetual darkness. She heard the scuffing of Inuyasha coming in behind her and it comforted her in a strange way. She proceeded to walk stealthily, moving deeper into the building. Pretty soon, she was surrounded by nothing but blackness. It was so thick that she felt as if she could cut it with the knife that was currently strapped to her thigh.
It became quite so suddenly that Kagome wanted to turn around and start feeling for Inuyasha's hand in order to see if he was still trailing behind her. She couldn't, however, simply turn her back. That kind of reckless and rash move would get her killed. And she couldn't call out his name, or even whisper it. That, too, was foolhardy indeed.
She stepped on some glass and it crunched. Since it had been so calm, the new sound seemed out of control and Kagome froze, unsure of what to do. Had someone heard her? After sucking in a slow breath, she moved on.
'Where the hell are the lights?' She wondered as she reached out with her left hand to see what lurked in the darkness ahead. She felt the corner of a table and managed to avoid it. She kept moving and sighed in relief when she heard Inuyasha following after her once again. 'Stay with me, Inuyasha.' She mentally said. 'Hang in there. We are so close.'
Without warning, something collided with the back of her skull and she collapsed. She instinctively thrust a hand behind her head and held it there as pain seared throughout her entire body. After a few moments, however, it subsided and she felt warm liquid oozing through her fingers. Blood.
Impetuously, she leapt up, gun in hand, and kicked in the direction the blow had come from. "Bastard!" She screeched. She felt her foot connect with something hard. The object collapsed and she landed gracefully on her feet. Without warning, something punched her in the face. She spun, but caught herself and stood, panting. That jackass Naraku had people waiting for her. It was a freaking ambush!
Sighing, she figured that since she had been attacked that it was all right to scream. "Inuyasha!"
Nothing. Only silence answered her call. She felt her heart drop down to her ankles. Her breath hitched in her throat and she felt queasy. "Inuyasha?" Her voice was more of a panicked whisper now. She gasped as she realized something. Without Inuyasha, she was afraid. She needed him there with her to help her through. She realized then that she had grown attached to him in their short time together. He was gone. And she was scared.
Laughter erupted from somewhere in front of her. Hysterical laughter that eventually died down. "Ah, poor 'Dark Angel.'" The voice snickered. "Missing your little Inuyasha?"
Kagome felt the tears brim her eyes. "You bastard!" She cried. "Where is he?"
Some chuckling answered her.
"Answer me!" She was immobilized by her fear and was getting ready to be blinded by tears, even though the darkness was blinding enough.
"Fear not." Naraku responded. "He still lives. As does your precious Sango."
Kagome involuntarily let out a relieved sigh. Thank God, they were both all right.
"However," Naraku mused. "I have a little game to play."
Kagome felt her heart skip. "What kind of game?" She demanded.
"You must fight all of my men until no one is left standing but yourself." He explained. "Knives are allowed. Guns, however, are not."
Kagome smirked. "Fine then. If I win?"
"You will get your friends back and I keep the artifacts." Naraku answered.
Kagome nodded, despite the fact that he probably couldn't see her. "And if I lose? Which, is very unlikely."
"Lose the arrogance." Naraku said. By the tone of his voice, she could tell he was grinning. "If you lose, which is likely, I will kill you, your friends, and keep the artifacts."
Kagome sighed. "Fine. You have a deal."
It grew eerily silent and Kagome felt her hands grow moist. She sat the gun on the ground and wiped her palms on her pants, preparing for her fight.
The lights suddenly came on, so harshly that she had to thrust up and hand to cover her eyes from the brightness. Before her eyes could adjust, however, someone struck her and she fell down to the floor roughly. She was about to get up, only to have someone kick her back down.
"Not off to a good start, are you?" Naraku laughed.
Kagome lifted herself up slightly and spun her legs around, hooking the guy behind the knee and pulling him down beside her. She then punched him in the face before jumping up to her feet. Now that her eyes were fully adjusted to the light, she saw that she was surrounded by eight guys total. This was going to be a snap. Naraku had totally underestimated her.
A guy tried to sneak behind her and grab her shoulder. When he did, however, she grabbed his arm and pulled him over her onto the floor. She then stomped her boot onto his face, crushing his nose. When she removed her foot, he instantly reached up and grabbed his nose in pain as blood poured through his hands. She smirked arrogantly.
Suddenly, a sharp object was plunged into her back and she shrieked in pain. Instinctively, she gave a spinning kick to the man behind her and he fell, jerking the knife free from her body. She then brandished her own knife and stabbed him in the heart, ending his life. She pulled the knife from his lifeless body and stood in a battle stance, daring the others to attack, and also share the same fate as their friend.
One fool was brave enough and he charged for her, holding a large metal pole in his hands. She ducked as he swung at her and she kicked him in the abdomen. He stumbled backwards but regained his footing with lighting speed. The others, having saw someone with enough guts to attack, decided to join in and lunged for Kagome.
She dodged a couple of punches and a few swings of someone's knife, but was knocked to her stomach when she was struck across the back with the metal pole. She cursed under her breath and rolled over, only to have everyone start stomping on her. Someone kicked the knife from her hand and it went sliding across the cement floor. She managed to roll onto her stomach, reaching for the knife that was lying a few feet away.
She fought off all of the pain that was coursing through her body as all seven men kicked her and she looked up. Naraku smirked down at her from where he sat, higher up, in a chair. A woman was by his side, her long hair pulled back into a loose ponytail. Some locks of hair hung down in a loop beside her face.
Kagome shifted her gaze and saw Sango, watching in fear. She was tied to a chair. Inuyasha, who Kagome assumed was unconscious, was now awake, watching her. She remembered that if she didn't win, they would die. She would die along with them.
Anger pushed her tired body up and helped her stave off the blows. She ran out of the cluster of people and grabbed the knife. As a guy ran at her, she plunged it into his chest. The next man received a stab in the throat. Five to go.
They decided to surround her, encircling her in a circle of danger. She took on a battle position and waited. One man attacked, attempting to punch her. She blocked off his continuous punches, backing up slowly. Another man attacked, bringing his knife around her and into her stomach. She cringed in pain and dropped, causing the man in front of her to slug the one behind her. She then stabbed both of them in the thighs before slicing their throats. Three more left.
The one with the metal pole decided that it was his turn and he brought his pole down towards her. She caught it and overpowered him, swinging the pole around to hit him in the face before ending his life with her knife. "Bastard." She spat.
The next guy to challenge her stood in front of her with a knife. He bent over as if waiting for her to attack. She was about to, but the second man came up behind her and slapped the knife from her hand and held her hands behind her back. The first man approached her ever so slowly and placed the knife up to her throat. "It will be a pleasure to kill you," he growled. "You are such a well known do-gooder that it sickens me."
Kagome stiffened as the knife trailed downward and rested on her already injured stomach.
"Should I gut her?" He asked the man who restrained her. The man simply nodded, and the first man responded by puncturing the skin. Kagome winced in pain, sucking in a quick breath. She gulped and thrust her head back hard, knocking the man behind her out and giving herself a major headache.
The first man became angry and he tackled her down, slicing her skin a bit with the knife. She punched him and he fell back off of her momentarily before diving on her again. This time, he held the knife over her throat and tried to stab her there. She, however, grabbed his hand and kept him from doing so.
They struggled for a few minutes before Kagome kicked him in between the legs and shoved him off. She jumped to her feet, panting roughly, and waited for a moment. She needed to rest.
He eventually staggered to his feet and glared at her. Without warning, he jerked out a gun. Kagome gasped and ducked as he shot. She pulled out her gun and aimed it at his head. Her hands were trembling and her heart was thundering like a stampede of rhinos. She had broken the rules.
"That is enough!" Naraku commanded, standing up. "Dark Angel, you broke the rules."
Kagome turned to him, tears in her eyes. "He took his gun out first!"
Naraku looked at his only henchman standing who was not unconscious or dead. "Hiten, she has a point."
Hiten slumped his shoulders. "I'm sorry, sir. I will leave you now."
"Take your brother. He still lives." Naraku growled. Hiten did as he was told and went to the back of the building, disappearing from sight.
Naraku stared at Kagome for a while, obviously pondering her fate. Kagome, however, struggled to stand. Blood was dripping from her wounds and she felt weak. She wouldn't let anyone know that, however.
"You only get one back." Naraku spoke up, snapping Kagome out of her reverie.
Kagome felt a tear slid down her cheek. She didn't want to part with either of them. She had worked too hard to get Sango back and she was attached to Inuyasha. And she couldn't stand the thought of betraying him once again.
Naraku turned his back.
"No," she called out weakly.
He stopped and turned around. "What is it? You don't want your friend back?"
Kagome bit her lower lip. She stood up tall, despite the pain. "Take me instead. Let them go free."
Inuyasha shouted, "No!"
Sango only managed a slight sob.
Naraku considered. "Very well then. Hiten!"
Hiten emerged. "Sir?"
"Take Dark Angel to the cell." Naraku smirked and grabbed Sango, causing her to shriek. Kagome took a step forward out of instinct and Naraku tisk-tisked her.
"You better not hurt them." She snarled before Hiten grabbed her. She jerked away once, only to have him strike her across the face. He then grabbed her again and drug her to the back and tossed her into the cell.
Naraku called forth some more guards and they grabbed Inuyasha and Sango. Inuyasha was jerking ferociously, trying to reach Naraku. He only managed to get into his face and growl, "Bastard! You'll pay for this."
Naraku chuckled nonchalantly. "No one will know about it." He turned to his guards. "Throw them in the ocean." He then turned and went towards the back, the girl trailing behind him.
Inuyasha realized that they were at a pier. And he and Sango were about to be thrown off the docks.
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There you have it. I am so sorry that it took me so long to update this story. I was having difficulties with it. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed it and please review!