Suddenly it seemed that every street fight was over her. Any low life punk that dared to so much as look her direction was an enemy. The hanyou would never take it to a physical level unless someone was to touch her.
Kagome never had a problem with it. The hanyou knew exactly how to handle each situation and to her suprise and delight they didn't all end in a bloody scrap. Just some yells and intimidating glares.
The most important thing to her though was the fact that she wasn't afraid to go out anymore. Knowing that Inuyasha was by her side gave her a sense of safety and invincibility. The way she had started out in this town had completely changed. She wasn't targeted by everyone nor was she an outcast. This was the life that she could get used too.
A life with him.
Kagome didn't know when she had first fallen for the silver haired half demon but somewhere along the way it had happened. Those beautiful amber eyes had drawn her in before she even knew what was happening. He was protective of her. Wanted to protect her even. The presence of him alone brought her pure happiness.
Despite all the times he would call her a 'wench'. She loved him. They weren't official. They had no label. She had grown to accept that, because as long as they were together it didn't really matter.
Until it did.
There was this one night.
The two of them had been hanging out and lost track of time. It was nearly one in the morning and they had to walk through the rough part of town. All because Inuyasha had decided to get his bike repainted that week.
Damn it all.
The hanyou cursed to himself as he realized he had lead them straight into gang territory.
The Thunder Brothers.
He had got them into some deep shit this time.
"Kagome?" He spoke up as he held her hand a little tighter. He knew her chocolate eyes were staring at him.
He took in a deep breath before turning to her seriously, "If something happens I need you to run. Don't think about me or anything else you run away and don't look back. Do you understand?"
His amber eyes were practically piercing through her. Kagome bit her lip as if holding something back. She eventually nodded as they continued to walk through the shady street.
The only sound around them was their own footsteps echoing. Inuyasha's silver dog ear twitched.
Someone's following.
He sped up and tried to walk faster without dragging Kagome behind him. He had to get her as far away as possible. If things got physical he knew it would be bloody. His ears twitched again.
Damn.
Both of them were somewhere around them. Lerking in the shadows with smug looks on their faces. Probably thinking they had the element of suprise.
Bastards.
Then they both heard it. The clear sound of footsteps. Inuyasha didn't need his enhanced sense of hearing to know they were practically right behind them.
"Remember what I told you." Inu growled lowly and Kagome gulped.
Was he serious? Did he really expect her to leave him alone? He was going to be pissed if she stayed with him but that didn't matter.
She was going to stay by his side.
No matter what.
"Well," A low voice caught their attention, "What do we have here? Trespassers?"
They were faced with one of the brothers. Miten. He was practically bald with slits for eyes. His face plain yet reptilian looking at the same time. Basically too gross to explain.
Inuyasha was standing protectively before Kagome. He wouldn't allow her to get hurt. Not on his watch.
"Just let us go alright? We weren't bothering anyone so just piss off." Inuyasha growled lowly.
As he glared at the reptilian like man before them another voice entered their conversation.
"You better watch your tongue half breed."
Without any thought Kagome turned to glare at the person who dared to say those words.
It was Hiten. His demonic red eyes and long jet black braid were rather intimidating. Especially in the moonlight.
Damnit.
Where the hell could Kagome run to now? Both exits were blocked. The hanyou mentally cursed himself for getting them in this position. He knew Miten wasn't as big a threat but Hiten wasn't one to be taken lightly.
But he couldn't show any sign of weakness. Not now. Not in front of her.
There was a promise he had made, one he didn't intend on breaking.
He had to protect Kagome.
"Tag teaming? Isn't this a bit unfair?" Inuyasha said causally which only caused Hiten to laugh.
"Don't take me for a fool. That young woman right there is clearly a priestess. I could sense her magical energy when you first entered our territory."
God fucking damnit.
"I thought Kaeade taught you how to mask your damn energy?!" He whispered harshly to her.
"I didn't think I'd need to use that spell tonight!" She whisper yelled back.
The Inu growled lowly cursing her for not being more prepared. But she had a fair point.
"I don't suppose you have any weapons on you..."
"Again, I didn't think I'd need any of that tonight!" She yelled a bit more frantically.
He watched as Hiten and Miten made their way closer to them. Inuyasha instinctly flexed his claws, his eyes narrowing on his targets.
Now it was a matter of who he had to take out first.
He pounced forward towards the reptilian look alike brother. His claws slashing across his chest, not causing as much damage as he wanted but just enough.
"Go now Kagome!"Inuyasha roared as he turned to face Hiten.
The older thunder brother was not at all amused by the half breeds behavior.
"Capture her Miten!" His red eyes pierced through his brothers causing him to tremble with fear.
Just as that was said Inuyasha began throwing punches mindlessly at Hiten, of course he missed every time. He was too fast. That put Inuyasha at a huge disadvantage.
As for Kagome she was stuck watching in horror. She now felt completely unsure on what to do. Staying here without any of her own weapons left her vulnerable. Heak she just learned about her miko powers! Using them at all was still a stretch for her. But leaving Inuyasha alone while she ran away?! It just felt wrong. After everything he had done for her leaving now seemed like betrayal.
She wasn't having any of it.
"What the hell are you waiting for Miten?!" The elder brother roared.
"Eh nothing! S-sorry brother!" The reptilian like man stuttered before running after Kagome.
Inuyasha watched in anger and fear as the young woman stood her ground.
What the fuck is she doing?! He mentally cursed.
A sharp pain to his stomach brought his attention back towards his current enemy.
Damnit.
The raven haired priestess watched without fear as her enemy approached. Sure she was being wreckless and insane and she knew she would get an earful from her hanyou as soon as this was over.
But until then, she decided her physical combat skills would be enough. Even if she could stop him for a moment it would spare time for both her and Inuyasha to get away.
She grabbed a street lamp beside her and lunge her body on it just as Miten approached. Kagome held onto the lamp pole tightly as she held her legs together to land a somewhat powerful kick onto the reptilian like face. The impact caused him to fall backwards but as for the pain it was like a slight sting.
"Get out of here now Kagome!" The hanyou roared starting to get pissed off at her rebellious behavior.
Such a hypocrite.
"Shut up and finish him already! I can handle this." She stated clearly as she tried her best to channel her miko energy.
It was going to take out a lot of her energy if she just blasted the magical power straight out of her body but it was worth a shot.
The Inu noticed the familiar stance the young woman was in.
Damnit all.
He knew damn well she was new to using magic and he wasn't about to let her over exert herself for these low life ass brothers.
A crimson red flashed across his eyes as his claws extended and slashed across Hiten's chest.
The youkai fell back and began cursing incoherently at the pain of the bloodied claw marks across his chest.
Inuyasha didn't even bother to look back at him. His eyes still flickering red as he launched forward to then attack Miten. It took a few more scratches across his face and chest for him to stay down but the hanyou has accomplished his task.
Kagome stood speechless at the sudden brute strength and fatal attacks Inuyasha had just used on the two thugs. Before she could blink again the hanyou had picked her up and began running as fast as he could away from the shady area.
When they finally stopped she noticed they were in their neighborhood park.
"Are you okay?" His voice came out deep and a little hoarse.
"Y-yea I think so." She stuttered a bit as she came back from her shock.
"What the hell were you thinking?! I told you to run didn't I?!" The hanyou shouted at the young woman.
Her chocolate brown eyes turned a dangerously darker shade as she glared up at her hanyou companion.
"I could just leave you there alone! Two against one isn't fair! And besides I distracted one of them for you! A thank you would be nice!"
The angry look across Inuyasha's face suddenly dissipated and turned into something else. Kagome felt him gently place his warm hand under her chin. Her chocolate eyes gazing into sharp gold.
"Inuyasha?" She spoke softly as she took in his flawless features. His face was so close to hers. Those lips were so close. The warmth between them was sending goosebumps across her entire body.
"I thought I was going to lose you."
For a moment everything around them seemed to disappear. Kagome's eyes were glossed over with tears of pure joy. She had just heard the words that her heart had hoped for and it felt just as great as she thought it would.
Amber eyes widened as the young woman wrapped her arms tightly around the hanyou. Maybe it didn't matter to her that he was half human and half demon but all his life Inuyasha had only been shown cruelty by demons and humans alike. Aside from his parents he had never known anyone who truly loved him.
Yet here she was.
A young woman who had just casually stepped into his life and began to change everything he thought he knew about the world.
Kagome.
As he finally began to gather up the courage to wrap his arms back around her he felt her body shaking slightly. The scent of salt lingered around him and he could feel his shoulder dampening. She was crying.
He held her tightly while resting his chin on top of her head. Before he could ask why she was showing such affections her sweet voice filled his ears.
"Thank you Inuyasha."
His silver dog ears twitched, her voice still echoing around him. He just held her tighter to his chest. Somehow the hanyou just knew what she was saying thank you for and maybe Kagome just knew that he would understand. She finally understood that she meant something more to him.
The wild night had finally come to its conclusion, but something much bigger was coming for them both.
After tonight their lives would change yet again, but for the worse this time.