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Chapter 3: Clash

Kagome ground her teeth in frustration. Something was up with her brother and she knew it wasn't good.

"Come on Souta, tell me what's wrong!" she whined encouragingly.

"No, Kagome. It's too dangerous."

"What is it?" demanded Kagome, her hands on her hips.

"Wait 'til he gets here."

"Who? Whowhowho!"

"Hey Souta! Long time no see." Interjected a cocky voice. Kagome stiffened, she knew that voice. A voice from her past that she did not want to ever hear again. Inuyasha stood in the doorway, leaning against it, his suitcase at his feet. Kagome turned slowly back to Souta.

"Is this the "he" you were talking about?" she asked in a honey-sweet voice. Souta gulped,"Yes."

"You….are….SO DEAD!" she screeched, launching over the table that stood in between them. Souta yelped, trying to run away from her. She grabbed the collar of his robe. She noogied his head, telling him in a dangerous voice all the things she was going to do to him as punishment. Inuyasha watched impassively. Sesshomaru came to the door.

"Kagome, you shouldn't try to kill him." She looked up,

"Sesshomaru! How are you?" she smiled happily, dropping Souta.

"Ow." Souta winced, rubbing the sides of his head. Kagome stuck her tongue out at him before returning her attention back to Sesshomaru.

"So what brings you to this place?" she asked, completely ignoring Inuyasha.

"You, actually."

Kagome gave him an unreadable look. "Yeah, right." She scoffed, "Who is it this time?"

"No really it's you, wench." She whirled around, slapping him hard enough for his head to snap to the side.

"Do not call me that." She growled, her voice low. Inuyasha's eyes were wide in disbelief. Sesshomaru cleared his throat, choosing to ignore what had just happened, "As I was saying, the reason we're here is because of you."

"Uh huh, and the reason is…?" prodded Kagome.

"Well, why don't you sit down?"

Kagome's eyes narrowed, "Why?" she demanded in a soft, dangerous voice. She obeyed, reluctantly.

"We believe that someone is going to kill you."

Kagome stared at them for a minute, "What…?" she whispered, shock rippling through her. She dealt with it like she did many other things, she rounded on her brother.

"SOUTA!" she tackled him, sitting on top of him as he lay on his stomach noogieing the life out of him, "YOU KNEW ABOUT THIS DIDN'T YOU! YOU KNEW AND YOU DIDN'T TELL ME!" She screeched noogieing him harder.

"Owowowowowowowowowow! I'm sorry!"

"THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH! YOU HAD TO CALL MY WORST ENEMY IN TO HELP! HOW DO YOU KNOW HE ISN'T THE ONE RESPONSIBLE IN THE FIRST PLACE!"

"Hey."

"YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT YOU CALLED IN THE WORST S.O.B. IN HISTORY IS GOING TO HELP ME! I'LL DEAL WITH IT ON MY OWN IF I HAVE TOO! I WILL NOT ALLOW THAT BASTARD-"

"HEY."

"TO COME WITHIN FIFTY FEET OF ME! NO WAY NO HOW!"

"I SAID HEY!"

Kagome stopped, glaring at him with piercing blue-gray orbs,

"What the hell do you want, bastard?"

"First off, don't call me that." Kagome glared at him, her lips curling into a snarl. He ignored her,"And second off, I'm not exactly happy about this arrangement either."

"What arrangement?"

"You and Inuyasha will have to pretend to be engaged." Answered Sesshomaru calmly. Kagome stared at him for a minute. Then she smiled, "Really." She said sweetly, getting off Souta, "What did you say?" She advanced on the two men. The look in her eyes made them both have to resist gulping. She lunged at Inuyasha, who barely dodged. She was fast, much faster then the last time they'd met. Sesshomaru restrained her as she tried to punch him.

"Kagome, calm down."

"No!" she growled, fighting against his hold. Sesshomaru increased his hold, trying to calm her. Kagome glared angrily at Inuyasha, as she stopped struggling.

"Promise you won't hurt him?" he asked. Kagome growled,

"I promise I won't hurt him." Sesshomaru relaxed slightly, "I'll just kill him."

"Oh no you won't!" chuckled Inuyasha, "If you haven't forgotten I'm not all human."

Kagome smirked,

"So what? I can still kill you."

"How's that?" Her smirk widened,

"It's my little secret." She spat, "Now will you let me go? I promise I won't hurt him for now." Sesshomaru released her, reluctantly.

"Humph."

"Are you sure this is Kagome? The Kagome I knew was never like this." Asked Inuyasha to Souta.

"The Kagome you knew died when her parents did." Snapped Kagome staring off into space.

"They're dead?" asked Inuyasha in disbelief.

"Yeah. I was shocked too. Apparently, they died a few months after we left, of course they 'forgot' to inform us." Replied Souta, "I found when she came back to America."

Kagome 'humphed' again, "Car crash."

"Huh?"

"They were killed in a car crash. It's your own fault, the crash was on the news world-wide you should've heard about it." She sneered. Inuyasha glared at her, she stuck her tongue out at him, "Bite me." She spat.

"Is that request?"

"As if!" she snapped, growling at him.

"Kagome, please calm down." Soothed Souta softly. She rounded on him,"Don't you tell me to calm down little brother. I am calm, you have not seen me angry." She hissed, walking slowly toward him.

"Hurting priests won't save your soul from God's wrath." He said desperately. Kagome started laughing, "I stopped believing in God, long ago." She turned away from them, walking toward the door.

"Wait, Kagome." She didn't stop, stalking off toward the parking lot. Inuyasha caught up halfway down the hall.

"You can't leave without me."

"Watch me."

"I can't."

"Oh, that horrible code of honor you FBI agents have." She muttered under her breath.

"I heard that."

"You were supposed too."

"You know you can be a real bitch sometimes you know that?"

She shrugged, "I've been called worse." She opened the door to the parking lot. He blocked her path,"We have to talk about this."

"I don't see anything to talk about." She replied coldly.

"Let's go back to the room." He suggested, trying to steer her back.

"Back off, dog boy."

"Dog boy?" his lips twitched.

"Yes."

"Since when am I 'dog boy'?" he asked, amused.

"Since I saw your dog ears."

"Feh."

"Feh, yourself."

"Come on." He steered her back into the room.

"So, you two get lovey dovey?" asked Souta mischievously. Kagome whacked him hard on the back of the head.

"Haven't I endured enough pain already today?" he wailed, holding his head.

"You deserved everything you got." Snorted Kagome, not amused. He sniffed dramatically.

"We need to make some plans on what you will do until this person is caught." Interrupted Sesshomaru. Kagome growled but otherwise remained silent.

"You and he will have to stay in the same house." Kagome made a strangled sound.

"When in public, you two will have to pretend to be a couple." Inuyasha wheezed.

"BOTH of you will have to pretend this. I don't care if it makes you want to vomit from what you do. You WILL do it."

Kagome made a choking sound, eyes holding an indescribable fury.

"This is for your safety, Kagome."

"Right. Remind me to never get you a Christmas present ever again."

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TMK: Just some minor changes, some grammar mistakes I didn't see at first. By the way,does anyone want to be my editor? I usually don't see my mistakes until I haven't looked at it for a while and it would be veryhelpful if someone wouldlook at mychapters and edit them soI don't in convienence you readers.