Chapter Eight

Okay, what's up people? I would have had this updated sooner but I'm in Pennsylvania visiting my grandparents. I had this all written out on my computer at my house but as I was about to post it we had to leave. My parents could have waited five fucking minuets but nnoooooo, why would they? Anyway I'll just write it here…again. I just updated one of my other stories Assassinations so if you read that I finally updated…after two months. Anywho here is chapter Eight.

Inuyasha was having one of those dreams where you are falling…falling…still falling. Usually he would wake up right before he hit the ground…but not this time. Thud! Inuyasha woke with a start after he hit the ground, more specifically the carpet. Looking up expecting to see his dark blue walls he was surprised to see a white wall. Having no clue as to why his walls were white he sat up looking at the bed that still had Kagome on it. What the hell? Then he remembered that he had come here to kill her last night, but didn't. Odd, he was one of the most feared and respected assassin in Japan. But he couldn't kill Kagome. Why you ask. He had no fucking clue. Granted he had grown fond of her these past few months but, was losing his reputation as a assassin by keeping her alive and clearly not following through with his orders? He hadn't decided that yet. Wait…yes he did, last night. He said he would protect her. Dammit! He hadn't realized that it was going to be a hell of a lot harder than he thought.

Groaning, he stood up and walked out of the room. Finding the stairs in a hurry he walked down them also. Heading straight for the door so he could use his cell phone in private, but there was a problem. Mrs. H had stepped in his way.

"What do you want?" He asked rather rudely but didn't really give a damn at the moment,

"I heard what was going on last night, the whole cell phone thing, and the fact that you were indeed sent to kill my daughter. I have a question for you. Why?"

"Why? I have no clue why. Here sit." He said motioning to the table. "I tell you why I do what I do…"

"Okay now I'll start with the most obvious part. I'm an assassin, or a mercenary depending on how you look at it. I was sent to befriend your daughter and kill in the most inconspicuous way possible. My employer preferred me to make it look like an accident, like falling off of something or getting hit by a truck. Whatever way I saw fit to do it. Now before I keep at it, any questions?" Damn he felt like a schoolteacher…he hated school with a passion.

"Yes how much were they paying you for this?"

"Depending on the kind of job I did, around Eighty Grand or so."

"Okay let me get this straight for eighty grand you were willing to kill another person. Not to mention screw up my family life. Is that right?" She was starting to scare him.

"Yes… that's the size of it." He was trying to keep his cool but it was getting hard.

"Why? Any motivation besides the money?"

"…No not really"

"You hesitated there is something else. Isn't there?" Damn she read him like a book.

"Yeah there is. If you had let me continue I would have gotten here eventually. I started the assassin thing for the simple fact that killing is all that I'm really good at. See the claws and everything else?" He said motioning to his hands. " Demons are really only efficient at killing things. I mean really good at it. Granted they can do other thing well, but that is the one thing that they are really good at."

"You keep saying they. Aren't you one of them?" She was acting like a councilor more by the minute.

"Not technically I'm a hanyou, a half demon. Everyone hates me demons and humans alike. It's just by the simple fact that I could rip them limb from limb that the kids at school don't mess with me."

"Not everyone is like that you know."

"I know Kagome is one of those people. That's one of the reasons that I didn't kill her. You see people like that are hard to find. Mainly in this modern world. I've been alive a lot longer than I thought I would.

"How old are you?"

"In human years, around 17 but as a grand total I've been alive for 67 years."

"You don't look very old."

"Demons grow at the same rate humans do until the reach my size. Regardless of age the virtually stop growing physically. Anyway enough about me, Back to what we were talking about."

"No, I can tell that this is a touchy subject for you. I'll go wake Kagome and you guys can sort this mess out." She rose from her chair.

"Don't bother, she's already here. Hell she's been here the entire time. I just thought she should here it also." With that he walked out of the kitchen and through the door of the house.

"He seems troubled." Mrs. H said to her daughter. "But if things are going the way I think they are you'll help him out of his hole that he has been stuck in for some time now."

"I know, I'll do it. After all he has to help me so why shouldn't I help him also?" Kagome said leaning against the doorframe.

"How is he helping you?"

"First off he didn't kill me. From what I've guessed he was one of the best around, never failed. But to succumb and not kill someone like me. That has to be a serious blow to the pride."

"No, he doesn't care bout his pride or reputation or whatever. He just wants to keep you alive."

"Yes, its odd isn't it? I know he wouldn't have hesitated to kill anyone else. Oh, One more thing. Be on the look out. Inuyasha said that another assassin might come to kill me once his boss finds out he failed to kill me. So watch out." Kagome said that rather nonchalantly but her mother knew why she did. With someone like Inuyasha watching after her daughter…she almost felt sorry for anyone stupid enough to try to hurt her. Keyword being: almost.

Okay then there is chapter eight as always please review! I still want to know what you people think. So hit the little button under these words. Before I forget HAPPY HOLIDAYS PEOPLE