Okay so here's the next installment of my fantastically fun fic…or maybe not, but since you're here reading it you may as well admit its good, or not. I'm so happy to finally get this posted sorry it took so long, I'm not going to waste time telling you why it took so long to get this posted so just ignore me and enjoy.
Disclaimer: don't own Inuyasha and co.
Chapter 19 (No chapter title available at the moment cause I'm lacking in creativity! Lol!)
Kagome concentrated on the pain radiating through her body. She'd left Inuyasha and Hojo in the living room so she could take a quick shower. She'd also refused to listen to any objections made by either of them. If she was going to get her friends back she needed a few minutes to relax and get her plan together and pull herself together. She sighed as the stress flowed from her body. She was giving herself a pep talk to get her anger going. She thought of all the pain and suffering she'd been through because of Naraku. He'd been the cause of everything bad in her life since as long as she could remember.
She'd found out a few years back some information on her father. She'd had hopes that he was still alive out there somewhere but she was never able to find him. Naraku had also said something that had puzzled her a few years ago when she was on the verge of discovering the truth about her father. He'd said that her father was still around but didn't care to meet with her. She tried to think of a good reason for her father to not want her back in his life. What had he done that had been so bad that they could no longer be together? Or was it not something that he'd done but Naraku was forcing him to do? Had he gotten her father too? Or maybe her father was the reason Naraku was so interested in her.
She pounded her fists against the shower wall. She was tired of thinking. All she wanted where her two friends back and to get out of here. She felt weak as tears silently rolled down her cheeks. She wiped them away until they blended in with the water coming down on her. She also thought about Inuyasha. Why was he helping her? They'd known each other an equivalence of three days and he was already willing to risk his life to save her and her friends. Was he insane? Of course there was the fact that he didn't exactly know he was putting himself in moral danger, so maybe when she broke that news to him he'd leave. Then she wouldn't have another person to worry about at all times. She had enough stress the way it was!
She snapped out of her thoughts when someone had abruptly started pounding on the door. She held completely still, had someone come for her? Had they already killed Inuyasha and Hojo? She shook off the feeling when she heard Inuyasha's voice call out asking if she was okay. She said she was fine and she listened until he left. She calmed herself knowing she was just being paranoid. She quickly washed her hair and scrubbed her dirty body till she was positive all the brown was from bruises and not mud or dirt.
She shut off the water and her thoughts she couldn't let them get in the way and cause trouble. She stepped out of the shower and wrapped a fuzzy white towel around her small body. She dried off and then went to the door. She peeked out to make sure no one was standing there and then scampered across the hallway to her small room. She glanced around feeling a tug of violation. Someone had gone through her stuff.
Nothing was out of place but Kagome could tell someone had been in her room and through her stuff. She didn't need proof, the feeling in her gut was enough to tell her something was off. She quickly changed into a pair of black workout pants and a yellow tank top. She brushed through her hair and then pulled it up into a high pony tail.
She left her room and made her way to the now crowded living room. Inuyasha had brought in some of his equipment, and she'd pulled out some of hers. He'd set up a neat work station that he was now sitting behind. She glanced at Hojo who was still tied to the chair but it appeared that he'd gained a few bruises while she was away. She made her way towards Inuyasha, as much as she didn't want it to be him she knew it was. He'd went through her stuff, and that was not acceptable.
He looked up at her and smiled, "Enjoy your shower?"
She almost lashed out at him but kept her cool remembering her need for him. She would definitely need his help if she really wanted to completely get rid of Naraku.
"Did you go through my stuff?" She said it and was surprised by how even her tone was.
He looked up at her and caught her eye. "Yes I did, I needed to know I could trust you, after all I don't really know who you are."
She almost literally growled at him, she kept her face straight knowing that his excuse was legit. "So what did you learn about me?" she wanted to know what his personal opinion about her was.
"Well I actually learned quite a bit." He paused waiting for a reaction but her expression was solid, so he turned his attention back to the screen, "I know that you have no sense of humor, very bad taste in music, and no sense of style, but other than that you're pretty-much normal."
"That depends on what you consider normal, I mean an eighteen year old girl and her two friends committing crimes for a living is hardly what I'd call normal." She was careful not to say to much just incase he caught on.
"What kind of crimes?" Inuyasha looked up at her again. Man was he good.
"I could answer that!" Hojo said from his seat, but when Kagome glared at him he closed his mouth and didn't say anything else.
"Well Inuyasha, look at it this way, if I told you I'd have to kill you." Kagome smirked.
"That bad, eh?" he pushed her comment aside not wanting to push her into telling him. He didn't know if he was ready to hear about the things she did.
Kagome glanced at all of the technical equipment in her living room, "So what's all this junk? And how did you get it here?" She swiftly changed the subject, she couldn't tell him and she wouldn't tell him about her past. She planned on using him to get Sango and Miroku back and then to just leave. That was the plan and it was going to work.
"Well this is all of the other random stuff that I always keep in my car." He winked; he did a quick once-over of all of the equipment and what each thing did.
"So what are you doing on that?" She pointed to the laptop which was sitting in front of him.
"Oh I'm just using this to get all the information I can on Naraku, as you must have noticed I took the liberty to beat on your friend over there until he told me every thing I needed to know. Also he told me about yesterday, when he used some kind of medicine to cause me, Sango, Miroku, and anyone else who might talk to you to become zombies. Personally I'd like to know how he did it, I could sure use that when it came time for family reunions, but he won't tell." He tapped a few keys on the keyboard and then continued to talk. "What where your friends doing in my house tonight?"
The question was so sudden Kagome didn't know whether she should be shocked or angry. She decided to keep it cool. She acted as though she was confused.
"What do you mean?"
"Kagome stop playing games with me, I know that they were at my house last night, the maid was there and she said they just walked right in, and plus even you heard Rin. She described them perfectly." He almost looked angry at her but she couldn't tell behind the sleep in his eyes.
"I-Look, Inuyasha I know you want to know wha-" Kagome was cut off by the muffled ringing of her cell phone. She looked around the room and couldn't remember where she had it last. Inuyasha pulled it out of his pocket with a look of realization on his face.
"I forgot to tell you someone called, and I thought I heard Sango in the background." She snatched the phone and quickly answered, she knew who it would be, and if he'd already called once then she knew he'd be pissed.
"Hello?" she tried to answer as if she didn't know who it was, though she wasn't sure if it was that believable.
"Hello my dear, are you getting help from that boy of yours?" Kagome glanced at Inuyasha but decided to play it cool yet again; it seemed to be the only thing she was good at.
"Which one Naraku?" She smirked at her intelligence.
"Oh there are two? You must be a snake charmer Kagome to have two willing to risk their lives for you."
"No not really, one's just pissed at you, probably for a good reason, and the other doesn't know what he's getting into, which will probably cause him to leave. So no I've only got one." Kagome took a deep breath surprised that she still had enough energy to be so cynical.
"Well then maybe I can give you some motive to make that second one leave your place immediately." His words made Kagome run to her door and dead bolt it shut. When she turned back around and leaned against the tightly locked door she heard Naraku's mocking voice. "That won't help you Kagome." She hit the end button and threw her cell phone across the room. Inuyasha looked shocked, but Hojo was sweating, badly.
"You little snake, I can't believe you'd set me up twice and think you can get away with it!" Kagome moved over to Hojo. "Where is it? Huh? Tell me or I'll kill you and leave you outside to rot." Kagome was seething now and was unable to control herself. She'd ignored Inuyasha as he slowly, cautiously made his way over to her. Hojo still wasn't spilling his guts and Kagome was ready to pounce.
"Kagome it's not my fault, I didn't know!" Hojo's only defense didn't sound logical to Kagome so she ignored it and instead unleashed her anger by giving him a good, hard punch in the face. It didn't do much for Kagome's pride so she hit him again, and then again, and as she was going in for another attack Inuyasha grabbed her and pulled her away.
She yanked against him and tried to get free so he pinned her to a wall. "Calm down," the words barely left his mouth before she was loose. She ran back over to Hojo and stared down at him. "Tell me where it is."
"Where what is?" Hojo tried looking innocent and almost thought he'd achieved it until Kagome punched him yet again. That was one of the things he like and hated about Kagome, she'd never slap or bite or pull hair or even scratch, no far worse she punched and man did she punch hard. "I don't know what you're talking about." At his last words Kagome did the only other thing she thought she could get away with. She pulled a pocket knife out of her only pocket and pointed it at Hojo.
"Don't make me find it on my own cause I'm not going to guarantee that you'll live through it." She had the knife pointed at Hojo and was listening for Inuyasha behind her. She could feel the heat from his body nearby but didn't know his exact position. She advanced on him figuring Inuyasha was waiting for her to decide how the game was going to be played from now and on. She held the sharp blade to his pinky and applied slight pressure.
"Okay I give, just get her away from me." Kagome was almost shocked at how quickly he gave up; she must have been acting pretty well. Then she felt Inuyasha grab her from behind and pulled her away. She felt him dragging her and then realized that they weren't in the living room anymore. He'd dragged her all the way back to her bedroom and now they were standing beside her bed.
"Please promise me you'll never be that psycho if I piss you off." Inuyasha looked at her with a smile, hoping his comment would supply a distraction. She put the knife away not wanting to scare him anymore. She liked him to much for him to fear her.
"I can't promise that Inuyasha, besides I'm not intending to stay here that much longer." Her words left her sad momentarily, and she could also see the same pathetic sadness etched on his face too.
"Where will you go?" He had to know otherwise he'd never know if she'd be in trouble. Maybe he could keep tabs on her through the internet. He sure as hell couldn't just forget about her and go back to normal everyday school life. Not after everything he'd learned about her and his feelings for her. Still he couldn't tell her that would scare her off faster. No, first he'd have to get to know her which would mean staying with her longer. Then they could be together.
"I'm not sure Inuyasha; I mean what if we don't even make it through this?" She felt bad about saying it but it was the truth. She couldn't very well hope he'd want to be with her and stay with her to the end of it all.
"What do you mean not make it? I'll protect you." Inuyasha's defenses were up and he was ready to protect his girl with his life.
"No Inuyasha I mean you, you may not live," She poked him in the chest for emphases, "Naraku needs me for some reason and I have grounds to believe it has something to do with my father, but he sees you as a threat and will dispose of you if we're caught. That just the way it is."
"Kagome I can't just stand around and let you do all of the fighting, and besides if Naraku sees me as a threat then that probably means I have some power to stop him. He's afraid of me, let me help." Kagome tried to find some loop hole that would remove Inuyasha from this problem but she could see any. Maybe if she hadn't been so stubborn about getting his money then he could have been spared, and now there was no way he was going to leave and be free. He'd be watched for the rest of his life.
"Fine you can help, but I'm going to see Naraku alone. He has a mission for me and that's why Miroku and Sango are still alive." Kagome stood firm so to tell him not to argue.
"Yeah, sure, whatever, that's not why I brought you back here though, if Hojo does have a tracking device or a radio or something then who's to say Naraku and his gang aren't here right now? Maybe they're outside waiting for him to give the word so they can enter."
"I thought about that already, Naraku acted like he could see everything I did, when I went over to the door he told me that that wouldn't help. So I freaked out and hung up." She wiped her palms down her pants, "But I'm almost positive that Hojo just has a tracker on him, is there any possible way that Naraku can trace you from the computer?"
"No I'm too good, way too good." His cocky smirk said it all, he wasn't lying, he really was good.
"Okay then I'll call him back and tell him to wait till morning, and then we need to get some rest and get ready for a day of fun."
"What if he attacks while we're sleeping?" Inuyasha's question came out more as a joke than him acting serious.
"Don't worry I'll protect you," Kagome said in an all to sweet voice, "besides Naraku's not known for going back on his word so all I have to do is make him swear to wait till tomorrow morning otherwise I'll just kill myself and then he's totally screwed."
"And what should we do with Hobo?" Inuyasha joked again.
"Well there is a giant red dumpster outside the door," The wicked smile on Kagome's face made her idea obvious, "but that would be considered cruel now wouldn't it?"
"Yeah I think that would fall under cruel, or maybe unusual." Inuyasha smirked at her clever idea, "But first let's see what other useful information we can get out of him."
"Sound's good." Kagome and Inuyasha made there way back into the living room.
AN: so I cut it short so the next chappie will be longer I wanted to make this one longer but it just seemed like I was dragging it out and I don't want you to loose interest so the next chapter is going to move slightly faster, and if your wondering this is taking place at sometime around two to three in the morning! Lol! So the next chapter may have some sleeping! Lol! See ya, don't forget to review!