A/N: Hi, chapter three here. PD wants to be difficult... *sigh* It's gonna be another while for that story, sorry.


Chapter 3

"You're such a loser, you know that?"

"Oh quit yappin' Kazuo. If I chose to tell you now, it's obviously important. He's a pureblood's lover. We have to be very careful where we tread." Kagome replied seriously, all joking leaving when the wind brought a foreign scent to her nose.

"Do you smell that?" She asked Kazuo with a slight frown, "Sakura blossoms."

Kazuo brought lilac eyes to rest on Kagome's tensed form. "Yeah…" He contemplated telling her, then threw caution to the wind, "Lena and I were hired to kill him. The report said he'd fallen to level E."

Her cerulean eyes narrowed a fraction and she muttered. "So you were told that too? Doesn't it sound a little suspicious to you?"

"It's not our place to question orders you know."

Kagome rolled her eyes and snorted, stupid hypocrite. Before she could get a word in the leaves rustled and out shot a vampire with razor claws. The two of them dodged and the ex-human landed in a crouch in front of them. He stood slowly and appeared normal enough but one could never tell. Although, level E's usually didn't act so calm.

Kagome pulled two daggers out of her belt and cautiously made her way toward him. "You, are you Hio Shizuka's lover?"

The man snorted and glared at Kagome with a burning hatred she'd only seen in one other person. "I am no lover of that vampire's."

Both hunters' brows shot into their hairline and it was Kazuo's turn to snort. "Yeah, you're not a lover and I'm not a hunter. Can't you think of a better excuse?"

"Kazuo!" Kagome scolded and punched him in the shoulder, "Not a way to get him on our side."

"Why do we want him on our side?"

Kagome just rolled her eyes and sighed. People never learn do they? She turned her attention back to the vampire and smiled. "Look, if you just come with us willingly we can go to the association and explain this misunderstanding, then you can be free and off the list."

"You don't know anything, do you girl?" He said with a sneer, "The association is just using you to get rid of undesirables. I know you're here to kill me, and I won't let you."

He suddenly charged at them but before he even got close, wires closed around his neck and sliced his head clean off. Blood splattered onto the earthen floor and his body turned to dust. Kagome blinked in surprise and then a frown settled over her features. A woman with dark blonde hair dropped down in front of the two with a disapproving look on her face and Kazuo gulped quickly putting the blame on Kagome.

"It was all her, I swear!"

Kagome blinked out of her stupor and shouted. "Hey! Don't put the blame on me!"

"You were the one who wanted to talk!" He shouted back.

"You two are so childish." Lena said with a roll of her eyes, but a fond smile played at her lips.

""Hey!" They cried in unison.

She changed the subject and stared off into the woods behind them. "You both know that he had traps laid out behind you and was about to spring them when I showed up right?"

Kazuo blinked and Kagome laughed awkwardly while rubbing her shoulder. They both shook their heads and Lena sighed. These two… And the three of them were supposedly the best hunters in the world.


A/N: I have a question... how do you explain to your parents/family/friends that you have extreme anxiety when talking to people over the phone? I know it sounds ridiculous but it's teetering on the edge of being a big problem, and it seriously frustrates me that they (my mom especially) don't understand. I mean, I hate to admit this, but it's prevented me from getting my driver's license. She thinks I'm not getting it because I'm trying to spite her. It gets me so upset that she accuses me of not wanting to help her because I'm not getting it. I'd seriously prefer talking to someone upfront than over the phone. I'm weird like that... sorry, rant end.

ANYWAY, special thanks to my reviewers!

Alice: No need to worry, here is the next chapter. *thumbs up*

Guest 1: Thanks! :)