AN: very important chapter. Ja !

Chapter 5

Meaningless Lives

Inuyasha and Kagome were now walking soundlessly through the alley ways. They both hid all their equipment and put a metal detector shield around it before they left, so incase they were found and anyone went looking, none of their equipment would be detected. Although they both knew that the chances of that were like … nil. Hmmm… still, safety procedures were procedures, and Kagome always followed procedures… most of the time. Both of them were extremely quite, had their ears open and their hands on the closest weapons with their eyes searching.

"This is going to be a long night" Kagome said with a sigh.

Sango and Miroku sat on a couch together with plates in their hands filled with pasta and mashed potatoes with the feet resting on the glass coffee table that was before them in front of the huge entertainment system, stereos, and 50 inch TV. (A/N: for those of you who don't know how big that is, just know it's huge)

Sango starts to cry.

"Why oh why did Nemo have to leave? Why did Carol…have to …..diiiieeeee? waeeeeee….hehhehhhhiiiii" she cried.

Sango was a very strong woman, and had more guts than anything imaginable. But when it came to sad stories, your going to want to stop right there before you even start. That was a different issue all together. Thank god Miroku was there to comfort her…..hehe.

"There there Sango, its okay, the little fishy will be okay." Miroku turned around to hug Sang-

WHACK

"oooo-uch" he whispered

THUD

Miroku fell back onto the floor. Sango got her drink and returned to watching the movie, (its Finding Nemo, if you haven't figured it out yet). Miroku and Sango have a unique bond and they have accepted it. Miroku is a pervert. Sango WACKS him. Isn't life grand?

"Popcorn?" Sango asked a disoriented Miroku on the floor.

"Sure"

Inuyasha and Kagome walked through the empty allies in the dead of the night. It smelled like rotten trash, and Kagome could smell traces of blood. Things like this always unnerved her, even though murder and blood lost their meaning to her long ago. She has seen to many people die. What good is it to get emotional every time? No. What's important is to stay strong and move on to the next target. Its how she was trained.

The lamppost on the right side was slightly flickering and the walls were full of swear words and graffiti. She saw on the highest floor a little boy cowering on a balcony. How could parents even think it's possible to raise their children in place full of violence and blood shed? How many deaths has he seen? How many people have been beaten to the ground in front of his eyes on his way back to school? Kagome looked at him again, he looked no more than 8 years old.

'Damn' she thought. Little children have delicate frame of minds. They need to know they're loved. They need to know that someone is always there for them. When children are alone they feel rejected. They might pull a façade to show the world that they can face everything alone. But she of all people knows the absolute of that statement. While the world goes on living in a life full of happy smiles, bright sunny days, and perfect families, this kid is going to battle through hell to survive. Probably join a gang in the next year, get hooked on drugs, and then shot in heist by the time he's twelve.

Poor kid. I wish there was something I could do to make it better. Kagome gave a sigh before she looked back at where she was heading when she suddenly felt a nudge in her arm. She looked at the side to see Inuyasha looking ahead before she nudged him back. He turned to face her wish a scowl and pushed her to the wall, not hard but slightly.

"What's your problem?" She said.

" My problem? What's your problem?" he responded taken aback.

"Hey you started it and you know it."

"I did not. Your just looking for a fight."

"Am not."

"Are too"

"Am not!"

"Are too!"

"Why you-"

Both of them suddenly heard a metal garbage tin can hit the alley wall off into the distance. Things didn't have to be spelled out in order for them to know what position they were in. They scanned the area and noticed no where to escape. After a second of quick thinking, Inuyasha pushed Kagome forcefully to wall behind her and placed his lips on hers harshly. Kagome automatically placed her arms around Inuyasha's neck while Inuyasha placed his left hand on the silent bullet gun buckled on her waist with his right hand on the wall by her head. Behind Inuyasha Kagome could see a black clad figure who seemed about 5'9" in his early twenties, with three guns, and a sharpshooter in his left boot.

"HEY! What are you two doing here? Put you hands above your heads and turn around!" Kagome raised her eyes and met them with Inuyasha. Inuyasha in turn deepened the kiss and started pulling at her lower lip. Kagome closed her eyes Inuyasha came closer so that their bodies were touching each other. For some reason an image of Kouga flashed in her for second before quickly disappearing.

"I SAID PUT YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR HEAD!" he screamed at the two who didn't pay attention and acted as if they didn't here it. Inuyasha gripped the gun on Kagome's waist tighter while he squeezed Kagome towards the wall, and put his tongue at the edge of her lip so she could comply and deepen the kiss more. Kagome opened her mouth, and Inuyasha slipped his tongue in to make it look like a boyfriend giving his girlfriend a passionate kiss and nothing more. All the while Kagome had her eyes closed so she could here the footsteps of the criminal.

'Come on move….move already…..' Kagome took a deep breath. She felt her heart quicken and a little tingling in her heart when Inuyasha slipped his tongue in real deep and decided to push it away. Now was not a good time to feel silly things. She once again put all her attention to her ears and the movements of the enemy while looking completely different on the outside.

'Calm down Kagome… you haven't heard any signs motioning towards the trigger…if he doesn't move in ten seconds then …say adios amigos' she told her self and mentally calmed down with the thought.

She heard a step and another. She opened her eyes to see the targets back faced against them and he was walking in the opposite direction. 'Good boy. The guy decided to keep his life after all'. Right before Inuyasha was about to calm down, the gun that was placed on Kagome's waist accidentally got released from its latch. In slow motion Kagome saw what was enrolling before her eyes. As the gun fell, Kagome put her left hand up and around Inuyasha's right arm that was on the wall and knocked it down. She bent down took out the silent gun from her ankle when the gun thudded against floor. From the corner of her eye she saw the black claded figure slowly turn around knowing the reason of the sound. He might be stupid, but was still trained professionally, so there was no way in hell he didn't recognize what the sound was emanating from. The targets hand started reaching for his gun when Kagome used her elbow and thrust it upward to the left in slant towards Inuyasha's face, it was the fastest way for him to fall, and shot three silent shots in three specific places that would take him out immediately, all in a matter of seconds at her opponent a few yards away.

She closed her eyes gripping the gun as she heard the man fall. She took in ragged breaths, and ended with a sigh.

'One more down….' She thought in her head as anger flashed.

AN: hi guys…… it's short but I thought it would be better this way. I liked this action bit a lot. It was important because, it shows how this spy business does take a toll on kagome but it doesn't affect her duty, her actions, her job! It's not an ideal Inuyasha story that's for sure. Even if someone came up with a similar story line, they would make Inuyasha lead, you know with the whole disturbed male mentality drama. Not that it's a bad thing. But I decided that a girl like Kagome has a lot of potential to be a strong character (yay! Girl power!) and not just a jealous dramatic sidekick, or a character with an attitude. So yeah. This is MY story. …..I hope you like it ; )

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