"Lockdown"
Chapter Three
Chapter by: Unique Love
Disclaimer: Don't own Inuyasha or any of its characters
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"Well... what's the hold up?" Sesshomaru asked.
After fifteen minutes of doing everything known to man or any other being, Kagome could not get her cell phone to work. Why? A dead battery of course…
For a person that works with all types of computers and computer programs, Kagome should have known this would happen; but the thought never really crossed her mind.
Apparently the thought didn't cross Sesshomaru's mind either, but he decided not to say anything. It was quite funny to watch Kagome beg, pled, beat and even will her phone to turn on.
Finally, by some miracle of the heavens, Kagome's phone came to life. "Okay!" She shouted while doing a victory dance. "We're not doomed!"
"We will be if you don't hurry." Sesshomaru added with amusement shining through his eyes.
Suddenly the phone beeped several times and turned off once again.
Kagome's shoulders slumped in defeat and Sesshomaru shook his head. "Come on. Let's head back, it's starting to get late and I have a better idea."
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"Here."
Kagome looked forlornly at the cereal bar and water that Sesshomaru just handed her. "Man… what I wouldn't do for a home cooked meal right now or some money so I could get some more of this crummy stuff!" She wailed, pointing at the food before her. "Say, how much money do you have on you?"
Sesshomaru, who had been ignoring Kagome's incessant complaints for the past two hours, suddenly gave her his undivided attention. "Just WHAT are you implying?" He replied; sounding serious for the first time in hours.
"Wh…" The implications of her earlier statement and all of the possibilities that it might have entailed made Kagome madly blush. "I…I… I'm not offering to be your Crotch Jockey!" She screamed, "The products in the vending machine cost a lot of money and I figured that you either broke into the machine or you have a lot of money on you AND if you have a lot of money on you then I want to borrow some, you PERVERT!"
He smirked and then he laughed, "I see. I guess that I was right in assuming that you don't sensor anything that comes out of your mouth. Just the thought of you acting as anyone's crotch jockey, as you put it, is enough to entertain me for a lifetime." With that Sesshomaru disappeared down the hall one again only to return with a few more snacks. Kagome's performance earned her the food that she wanted, "Here, you better eat up."
He looked down at Kagome once again and an evil smile graced his features, "What's the saying, again? Ah…well... I can't have you acting strange for some change, now can I? I might actually agree to the next offer…" He said slyly. Sesshomaru walked away chuckling.
Kagome opened her mouth to retort, but changed her mind. She got what she wanted and refused to be baited further. Now they need to figure out how to get out of here. "Wait!" Seeing that she had Sesshomaru's attention, Kagome continued. "We still need to talk about your better idea."
Sesshomaru sighed and walked back across the office to where Kagome sat. Earlier, he wanted to put space between them; to keep from throttling her but Kagome started to make it rather difficult. Not only that, but he had criticized earlier about having a phone and not using it. So how could he tell her that he has one as well, and that they will be going to get it in the morning? "We'll be going to my department in the morning." He said as he sat down bedside her.
"Really, and what's there to help us get out of here?"
"You'll see." Sesshomaru shrugged his shoulders. He didn't feel like getting yelled at, yet. Looking down at his watch and then at Kagome he announced bed time. "We better get some rest. A delicate body such as yours will have a difficult time going trough the maze of offices and stairs." He derided.
"It's only the fourth floor…" Kagome scoffed. Nevertheless, she complied with Sesshomaru's wishes and stretched out on the hard carpet. Whoever designed their building needs to be shot. It's almost impossible to get to one floor without backtracking through another!
"Indeed… now rest." Sesshoumaru followed Kagome's example, but he felt a little uneasy. Something told him that tonight would be different from the last.
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Kagome awoke some time during the night the find herself covered with Sesshomaru's body again. She sighed; she liked the warmth that his body provided her with, but he is invading too much of her personal space! So at who-knows-what in the morning, Kagome decided to tell him so, only she found this task rather difficult. Sesshomaru's hand suddenly covered her mouth preventing her from saying anything.
Following her companion's line of sight, Kagome saw shadows moving in the dark… and they were moving toward them! In an instant, Sesshomaru flew into action; cracking ribs and busting sculls. Kagome didn't even realize that they were running until she ran into the back of Sesshomaru.
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The woman's blood pressure must be low, Sesshomaru thought as he looked down at a shivering Kagome. Again, for the second night in a row, he gave her the warmth of his body heat. Secretly, though, he didn't mind. In any case, tonight, Sesshomaru decided to forgo sleep in order to keep watch instead. That turned out to advantageous to their cause in the end.
Around three in the morning, he heard a loud banging noise about two offices over. Normally this would not have alarmed Sesshomaru, but there were voices amongst the commotion. Shifting Kagome under him slightly, he feigned sleep. They needed the element of surprise in order to get out of this.
Twelve minutes, seven seconds later, Kagome woke up. She seems dazed but stayed in the position that he put her in. Still, the stubborn woman could only last so long. As the intruders drew closer, Kagome looked as if she were about to speak. Sesshomaru quickly placed a hand over her mouth and continued to discretely watch his prey. While they were preoccupied searching the desks, he sprang to life and dispatched all three.
Sesshomaru quickly returned to a stunned Kagome and grabbed her by the hand, "We need to leave…" But he stopped in front of the desk with her name on it first.
He had noticed one of the intruders looking through it while he faked sleep. "You said that the terrorist might want your ionizer, correct?" Kagome nodded and he continued, "But it was lost with the power shortage yesterday, right?" She nodded once again, "Then do you have a backup or notes?"
A very confused Kagome nodded and place a hand over her chest. She's still not able to use her voice yet.
Not bothering to ask what she meant, Sesshomaru took Kagome's shirt and popped the first few buttons. Laying the valley of her breast, supported by a chain, lay a junk drive. Without further adieu, he grabbed her by the hand and took off towards the stairs once again.
They didn't come to a stop again, until they made it to the emergency stairs.
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Kagome knocked herself out her stupor by running right into Sesshomaru's back, "What in the hell is going on! Where are we going?" She demanded.
Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes at Kagome but otherwise ignored her. Instead he jiggled the handle to the door and found it to be locked. Damn. "We are going to get my phone from my department." He moved to Kagome to the side and prepared to break the door down.
"You have a phone!"
"Yes…" He panted, "After we rest, we will make our way back up to the chemistry department and then to the security mainframe."
Sesshoumaru pulled Kagome through the broken metal and started down the stairs, "This is serious. I don't know what those people were after, but they were searching through your desk. From this point on, you will need to do exactly what I tell you to do."
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Considering the fact that they had to go through a maze of offices and many flights of stairs, Sesshomaru and Kagome reached the Black Science Department rather quickly.
Sesshomaru reached for the security pad, but turned back to look at Kagome before entering his code, "Under no circumstance are you to scream. Understand?"
"And why not? I may need to let out some frustration about the past few hours or you just might try and scare the hell out of me?" Kagome retorted.
"I warned you." Sesshomaru smirked; knowing full well that Kagome is going to let out one hell of a scream as soon as she sees what's on the desk at the front.
"Humph… let's just get this over with. The thought of people trying to kill me is more frightening than anything in your department."
"Fine." Sesshomaru entered the code and walked in. Just as expected, Kagome let out a howl of a scream as soon as the door slammed shut. Why… the brain hooked up to the computer at the front desk decided to say hello.
"What is THAT!" Kagome asked while franticly trying to collect herself.
Sesshomaru looked rather amused. He walked over to the computer and turned it off. The brain the jar suddenly looked …what… lifeless? "One does not always need a whole body to get the information that one is after, Kagome."
"You mean you guys use body parts?" Kagome asked hesitantly. Her fatigue along with the weight of this information is making her dizzy.
"No, just the brains…" Sesshomaru noticed Kagome wobbling and caught her just before she hit the ground. Good thing too… someone dropped a tack!
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Sango sat on her couch beside herself with worry; she hasn't talked to Kagome since the lockdown began. To make matter worse, her superiors told her that nothing could be done.
As soon as Sango decided that Kagome would NEVER get out on her own. She went to the higher-up's and told them the situation. They, in turn, told her not to worry. That they have a MAN on the inside who will FIX all of the slip-up's and take care of the security breach. They also insisted that he would find Kagome as well.
Sango could only sit back and hope that things worked out for the best. So far there has been no word about the problem. No one is even sure if there are terrorist!
Deciding not to think on it further, Sango went to bed; leaving her phone incase Kagome decided to call during the night.
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Knowing that they were safe for the time being, Sesshomaru let his eyes shut. Now that there has been an attack, he needs to figure out the who, why, and how.
When morning came, Kagome still felt tired and her head is pounding like someone kicked her.
"Good morning. Do you want to call your friend now, or do you want to try later?"
"….."
"We have food down here so, if you want to try later, that won't be an issue for now." Sesshomaru said as he stepped closer to a groggy Kagome, "Do you even feel well?"
"No, not really, I'm still tired." Kagome replied. Then she remembered to ask a question that had been eating at her since last night… well the part she stayed awake for. "Why is there still power in here? I… mean… it doesn't look like you guys had the same power outage as everyone else did."
Sesshoumaru put his hand to Kagome's forehead and pulled it back. A fever, just as he suspected. She won't be going anywhere for at least a few hours, a day at the most. "You're right. Like the Chemistry and Biology Departments, the Black Science Department has a generator or an alternate power source other than the main building. People sometimes have to say here for days at a time and the work that we do, is sometimes considered living. So power is needed at all times."
"…oh…" Kagome shut her tired eyes, "Where are we now?"
"Do you ever stop asking questions?" Sesshomaru covered Kagome up with a spare blanket, "Just rest and I'll find us something to eat and you some medicine."
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Day soon gave way to evening and Sesshoumaru became restless. The inactivity of the whole situation is doing him no favors. Kagome had yet to rise and that, as odd as it may seem, made him uneasy. So he did what any man would do.
Sesshoumaru shook Kagome like crazy. "Get up. I am aware that you have diarrhea at the mouth, but I had no idea that you are lazy as well." He taunted.
"Fuck off…" Kagome slapped his hands away and then caught her mistake… "..er… I.. uhh… Shut up… I mean don't do that! There is a way to wake someone up and that's not it!" She yelled.
"Hn… lacking in manners too, Kagome? You must live alone." Sesshomaru commented.
"And I take it that you don't? That you have wonderful manners all of the time!" Kagome countered hotly.
"No, I live alone. I'm just as single as you are. Sociopaths, like me, don't date often." Sesshomaru joked, "Tell me, why are you single, Kagome. You look good enough… aside from your mouth and good humor, there shouldn't be much of a problem?"
Kagome looked utterly scandalized. How dare he try to figure out her social life! Even if she is just beginning to get one! "That… is… none… of… you're… business!" After a moment she managed to clam down and a pretty blush covering her face, "Some things are just private. My humor is just fine and I don't talk too much. I'm just inquisitive by nature! Plus I don't see you volunteering any information about yourself to me." Kagome said in defense while pointing an accusatory finger at Sesshomaru.
"I have told you plenty about me, but just so you know… I like women that can amuse me as well as arouse me." Sesshomaru said with a knowing smile, "Well… enough about ourselves." He said, completely ignoring the confused look on Kagome's face. "Since someone attacked this building last night and now our situation has changed. We need to concentrate on getting out of here alive. So you will need to answer a few questions and then call your friend."
"Questions like what?"
Sesshomaru placed his left hand on Kagome's bare chest and grabbed the chain that held the junk drive, "Like, why you carry such important information on your person and not in your desk."
Kagome turned about ten shades of red. She fixed her mouth to yell at Sesshomaru about touching her but he cut her off.
"Like, why, of all of the inventions in this building, would the terrorists be after your ionizer." Sesshomaru continued asking as his hand continued to the tops of her breast and traced the outline of the black junk drive.
Gathering her wits, Kagome attempted to remove Sesshomaru's hand, "Do you mind?"
"No, I don't." Sesshomaru stopped tracing the object, but held it firmly in his hand, much to Kagome's chagrin, "Hn…I think the most important question of all, is who? Who would want such a product and who would have the means to get into this heavily guarded building."
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Next: Chapter Four- by Kags21
