Thank's for all the reviews, I'll try to update more often. And don't worry, Kai and Kagome will begin their relationships in the next few chapters
Disclaimers: I do not own Inuyasha or Beyblade
Chapter 4: The Market Place and the Dark Blader Attack
" Kagome!...Kagome get up or I'll come in!" Yelled Kai, Kagome's door. It had been a week since that fateful day when he had rushed into her room, and since then he had learned that Kagome did not like to be disturbed...But nevertheless she was a member of the team, and as the captain, it was his job to make sure everyone was up.
"Alright! Alright, I'm up! Haven't you heard of 'sleeping in'? It's Saturday for goodness sakes!" Kagome complained, grabbing a black skirt with pleats and looking around for a shirt.
Kai stood, by her door, waiting on her to emerge from the room. He crossed his arms, set a frown on his face and patted his foot upon the ground impatiently. "Hurry it up!"
"I can't find a shirt to go with my skirt!"
Kai growled and rolled his eyes. "I don't care about your shirt, or your skirt, just hurry up and get your butt out here!"
Max walked up to the door. "I'd where pants if I were you, preferably some jeans. Kai always trains us hard on Saturdays." He said, ignoring Kai's irritated look.
Kagome grinned. "Alright then, I'll wear the jeans, thanks Max!" She yelled, retreiving a pair of blue jeans that she had bought just in case something like this ever happened.
She emerged from her room moments later in a pair of blue jeans and a fitted t-shirt with the word 'Scruffy' emblazoned over the front. Grinning she walked up to Kai, who was just slamming Tyson's door after waking him up for the third time.
Kagome grinned. "Get your butt up Tyson or you'll miss out on breakfast!" She said, heard a loud thump from inside, and then some hurried footsteps. The door swung open quickly and Kagome forced herself not to laugh at his expense.
Kai glared at them both as they walked to the kitchen, crossing his arms and frowning as he saw that Max and Rei had already begun the first course, an extra large bowl of cereal, a fruit of their choice, and a piece of toast. Tyson Kai and Kagome joined in, but as usual, Kai was quick to leave the table as the ketchup bottle was set upon the table.
"I've got to pick up some things from the store, but don't thik that gives you an excuse not to train, I'll get somebody to make sure you do if you don't" He said, walking out of the kitchen door and towards the front door.
Kagome grabbed an apple from the table and abandoned her breakfast, pushing through the kitchen door and into the living room. "Hey! Kai wait up!" She said, pushing her legs a little faster to catch up with him. She groaned as he continued walking out of the door and towards the sidewalk that lead them up to town.
"Hold on! I said wait up!" She said, getting a lot louder. She sihed and sped up a bit when he stopped.
He turned around to her, eyes slightly cold as he looked down at her. "If you came to request an item from the store then you'll be disappointed to know that I'm not going to run errands for you." He said, watching as Kagome's face flashed in brief shock, and then confusion.
"I never asked for anything from the store, I wanna go to, I've got some things to get. " She said, walking beside him as he resumed his pace.
"Why didn't you go at a different time, you're supposed to be training with the others. "
Kagome rolled her eyes. "Yeah right, anyway I don't know my way there. Besides, Ithought you could use the company anyway." She said, grinning as his frown widened.
" I decline your offer, go back and train with the others."
Kagome shook her head. "Didn't you hear me, I said I have something to get." She said as they neared the bottom of a high hill.
Kai frowned, and said nothing else, ignoring her for the moment as he let his thoughts fly.
"So, where are you from, Kai?" Kagome asked, hoping to have a little small talk on the way.
"None of your buisness."
"Well...how long have you known Tyson and the gang?"
"It doesn't matter."
Kagome sighed. "Who's your favorite band?" She asked, hoping a less personal question would be deemed worthy of an answer.
"I don't have one." He said, just now realizing that he never really did listen to much music, even when he was alone.
"You don't have one? Well...my favorite band is Linkin Park, have you ever heard any of their music?" She asked.
"No."
"Have you ever heard any music?" She asked, joking around a bit.
"That's a stupid question." He said, growing more than a little irritated at being questioned.
"Hmmm...What's your favorite, chocolate, or vanilla?" She asked.
" Be quiet, you're really starting to get on my nerves." He growled, tired of her game. His growl grew when she laughed.
"Then I guess I've reached my goal." She said.
Kai frowned. "Why would try to irritate me?" He asked, a bit of anger in his voice now.
"Cause it's the only way to see any emotion on your face...For someone who is usually so quiet, you sure do get mad easy." She said.
"You know nothing about me, watch your mouth girl." He said, frowning deeply and retreating to a cavern in his mind that he normally kept lock a way.
Kagome blinked, shocked for a moment as a tingle in the back of her mind warned her of a demon near, a sensory tactic learned from the western taiyoukai himself. She narrowed her eyes at Kai. 'Is he even human?...I'll have to ask Sesshoumaru, I can't sense anything strange really... I wonder if he's-'
"What do you want!" Kai said, obviously angered by her stare.
Kagome looked taken aback and shook her head, walking past him. "You really need to work on your people skills, Kai. You'll never find a good friendship that way." She said, holding up a finger matter of factly.
Kai growled at her and was slightly satisfied when her back stiffened at the sound. "Friendships are for those who cannot survive on their own. "
Kagome snorted. It was funny how much he sounded like Sesshoumaru at times, and then like Inuyasha at the others. "How could you know unless you experiment? I find that my friends make me stronger, not weaker." She said, watching as he easily caught up with her.
He didn't say anything, but Kagome got the idea that he wanted her to continue even though he was wearing a mask of indifference.
" When I was with my friends back in the...um...I mean.. back in my old school " Kagome paused to let out a sigh 'Whew, close!', "We were always getting into fights with everyone. But when we started losing, we'd remember that we were fighting to protect the others, and if we lost then the others would get hurt..." She paused again as she remembered countless battles, a small smile lingered on her face.
Kai took a glance over at her, slightly confused as to why she had stopped speaking. He frowned 'How confusing, one minute I can't get her to shut up and then the next minute she won't talk at all...'
Soon the hustle and bustle of the city reached their ears and Kagome's eyes lit up, "Wow, this place is huge! You would have never thought such a big city would be right around the corner!" She said, speeding up her step.
Kai watched as she childishly ran to the city, almost rolling his eyes. She was so...carefree...Normally he'd call it naive but with Kagome, the word carefree fit to a T. She was a beautiful girl...no she was a beautiful woman, but he'd never seen her use it to her advantage. In a nice kimono and with her hair done she'd probably look like a hime, but she wore sporty clothes and left her hair down or in a ponytail. She was...pure...
"Kai, helllooooo?" Kagome said, waving a hand in his face. His eyes snapped to her and a frown developed over his handsome face.
"What?" He asked simply, a little annoyed.
"Well, we're here, where are you going first?" She asked.
Kai raised a brow. "I thought you had buisness to attend to?" He asked.
"I do, but I wanna know where I can find you when I'm done, otherwise I know you'd just leave me. " She said, placing her hands on her...rather rounded hips.
"Afraid of walking home by yourself?" He asked, a sneer on his lips.
"No! I just don't want to, can you just meet me back here once you're done?" She asked, poking out her bottom lip and clasping her hands.
'Damn her...' He sighed, "Sure whatever just don't take too long." He said, walking the opposite direction.
He frowned a bit when he was a good distance away. If he hadn't had as much control over himself he would have put her lip to far better use. Never the less he was due for a very cold shower later on.
Kagome walked back towards the large fountain where she was supposed to meet Kai with a few bags in her hands containing some female products that she had neglected when she was with Shippou and Sesshoumaru.
Setting her bags down she looked around, absent-mindedly patting down the hairs that had stood up on the back of her neck. "Where did everyone go...I'm pretty sure that I wasn't gone for too long, and this is the right place...right?" She asked as the golden light from the setting sun filtered over the lands.
"Okay now I'm officially freaked out...where is everybody?" She asked, turning around sharply at a noise...just a cat...
"What are you doing out so late, child?" Asked a voice, directly behind Kagome.
She whirled around and jumped back away from the man with obvious demon blood in his veins. "What's it to you?" She asked, glaring at the man.
The man lifted his eys revealing golden eyes...She would have thought it was Sesshoumaru if not for the midnight black locks the fell from his hood. "Interesting, you wish to fight me, little one?" He asked, gold eyes glinting as hebreathed in her beautiful scent and traveled his golden eyes up her legs.
Kagome felt a shiver fall down her spine and itched to pat down the hairs on her neck. "What the hell do you want?" She asked, feeling her miko energies crackle beneath her skin at the youki from the man.
He smirked, she was a miko...and a strong one too...how delightful. "I have everything I desire now, miko...you are standing in my lands, you know that right?" He asked in a dark, seductive voice.
Kagome flinched. 'Oh shit...where the hell is Kai!' She asked herself as she fought down the fear that threatened to spill down her mind.
He breathed in the scent of her fear and felt his body stirring at the look of determination set on her beautiful face. "How delectable...I can taste your fear...What is your name?" He asked, as if making small talk.
Kagome felt a shiver run down her spine as her mind urged her towards him. 'Damn it, he's got that freaky mind power thing! I'd better get out of here now and find Kai!' She thought, trying to think up a good escape route without letting on to her plan. "My name is none of your concern." She said giving him a glare that would have sent most running for cover.
His smirk grew and he took a step...or what seemed like a single step, suddenly right infront of Kagome so that she could feel the youki radiating from his body more clearly.
Frightened by the sudden move Kagome backstepped angain only to find that he was still infront of her.
"I asked you a question, miko."
"And I didn't answer demon!" She said, figuring out a nice escape route, but waiting for the opportune moment.
"Tsk, tsk, such a lovely spirit, Maybe I will lessen your punishment for defying me if you give in." He said, sending a wave of his youki at her and delighting in the way her miko energy sparked in her eyes, begging to be released. He reached a clawed hand up and brushed her cheek and watched how she flinched and took a large step back.
"Don't touch me you fucking batsard!" She growled, eyes narrowing as she felt her miko energy rising to her finger tips. If you can't find an opportune moment, then make one.
Suddenly she felt herself being slammed into the wall, breaking her concentration. She struggled against the hand that held her hands behind her back and against the one holding the back of her neck. She growled as she felt that hand slide around to cup her cheek.
He leaned his head in when she growled at him and sniffed the juncture between her neck and shoulder. "Finding such a beauty to be unmarked is a rare thing, little miko, especially one with such power."
Kagome struggled harder, pushing against him. "Let... go of me!" She said, becoming fatigued slowly as he did nothing but hold her against a wall. She gathered her miko power in her hands, concentrating despite his distraction.
He grinned and sunk his long fangs into her slender neck, pleased to feel her shudder in pain. He lapped the blood from the wound. "Unmarked and virgin, what luck!" He said sounding like he was speaking more of a hunted deer than the wild girl struggling against him.
'If I can't aim it then I'll just le it out!' She thought, letting her miko energy pour from her every pore. She heard the pained grunt and felt the demon let go of her, stumbling far back and then jumping back further as she turned with a growing ball of energy in her hands.
"I will have you miko." He said calmly, though there was an edge to her voice that told her he was a bit angry.
"Not on my life!" She screamed as she left her energy burst from her hand spreading wide. She saw with great satisfaction as his pained voice met her ears, but her frown came from the words that carried with that voice.
"This is not over."
Kagome grinned and sank to the ground, celebrating her victory with a little sigh, "I'm gonna kill Kai..." She mumbled as the last of her strength left her.
"Hey! Did you see that burst of light? It came from the square."
"Must be ol' Tatsumaru again, he's the reason we never go out at night."
"Tatsumaru, you mean that fellow who lives atop the mountain? I thought he never left his home."
"He doesn't leave often..but there have been rumors that he's the one to blame for the body of that dead girl we found way back."
Kai's eyes turned toward the two men for a moment, rolling his eyes at their superstitions. He came here because this place specialized in information on beybladers, but he wasn't finding anything out today. He began to walk to the front door to leave. 'Kagome's probably already there'
Another man ran into the door of the run down shop, almost knocking into Kai, he turned to the two men at the table. "Man! You'll never believe what I just saw!"
The other two looked up, intrested.
"This girl and some big man with a dark cloak on just battled it out, but just when I thought he was gonna win a light shot out of her and scared him away. It was like some kinda cartoon or somethin' but it was real, the girl is still there, probably passed out or something. Who da ever thought a little girl like that would scare away such a big guy...she was a cutie too."
Kai turned around, a little more than curious now. "What'd the girl look like?" He asked in a civil voice.
The three turned to him. "She was a kinda short lookin' girl with black hair...hmm... just looked like an ordinary girl, with blue jeans on and a t-shirt." He said.
Kai felt a bit of panic rush into his chest. His mind screamed at him to run and go find Kagome.
"Hey lad, you all right?" Asked one of them as they watched panic cross his features.
"I have to go." He said, turning and bolting out of the door.
"Hmm...wonder if the lad knew the girl?"
Kai ran down the streets, his body ignored his reasoning that many girls have black hair and were wearing blue jeans and a t-shirt.
It could be anybody!
'Exactly, Kagome included'
She's probably still at the store
'She could be hurt...'
So what? Why should we care?
Kai pushed his legs harder, ignoring reason. "I don't know..."
He rounded the corner and looked around wildly for Kagome, spotting a few bags on the lip of the fountain. He turned his head and his body froze when he saw Kagome laying against the wall with a trail of blood running down from her neck.
His legs pushed him even before his mind caught up. He was by her side and had his fingers pressed against her nec to check her pulse.
'Still beating...good...'
He lifted her up, and collected her bags, turning back to the road that would lead them home.
Kagome grumbled and cracked open an eye, suprised to find herself in her room at the mansion. She sat up slowly, raising a hand to her neck and finding bandages. She pulled the cover back and turned to get out of her bead only to spot Kai sitting in a chair against the wall and watching her with a look of...relief!
"Are you alright? She heard him call, his voice filling her room easily.
Kagome smiled at him, nodding her head. "Yeah, my neck is a little sore though...did you bring me home?" She asked.
Kai raised an eyebrow. "I was the only one there, take a guess.." He said, though his voice wasn't as harsh as his words.
Kagome shrugged finding that the motion hurt her neck more than she figure it would. "I guess it was a dumb question...What happened to my things?" She asked, feeling a bit guilty for having caused such trouble.
Kai motioned to her bags sitting upon the table. He leaned forward in his chair, placing his elbows upon his thighs and his chin upon his knitted fingers. "What happened?" He asked.
Kagome looked up in thought and smoothed back her hair, somewhat suprised to find it in a neat ponytail. "Do you believe in demons, Kai?" She asked, turning to look at the moon outside her window.
Kai raised a brow at her question. "Not really...Why?"
Kagome frowned slightly...He had no idea..."No reason..."
"What happened Kagome?" He asked again, though his voice was a bit louder.
Kagome sighed. "I got into a fight with someone...He...cut me." She lied. No use telling the truth when he wouldn't believe her anyway.
Kai's frown deepened and he stood up, walking to her and knealing down with a glare. "Do not lie to me Kagome."
Kagome averted her eyes. 'Damnit...why didn't I turn my face!' she thought as she thought a more plausible lie. "Okay, he bit me...He was probably one of those vampire lovers or something..." She said, keeping her eys on the moon.
Kai frowned. ' She's not telling me everything..' "Get some sleep, it's 4-o-clock in the morning." He said, raising up and walking towards the door.
Kagome turned to look at him while he left and immediatly remembered that she had forgotten something. "Kai, wait." She said getting out of her bed and walking to him. She gave him a grin when he turned around and gave him a big hug, kissing his cheek. "Thanks." She said, letting go and smiling at him as he stood there rather stunned with a pinkish tint to his cheeks. He blinked and calmed himself, nodding and leaving her room in a bit of a hurry.
Kagome giggled a bit and turned back to go to sleep. "At least we didn't have to practice all day."
"Wyndel...here now." mumbled a voice.
A shadow emerged from the walls, cold gray eyes falling upon his wounded master. He would have sneered if he hadn't known that the action would end his life. "Yes, Tatsumaru-sama."
"Bring me food, preferably a virgin." He said, feeling his fangs tingle at the memory of the girls blood.
"Hai, m'lord..." He mumbled, melding back into the shadows...
Tatsumaru frowned at the demon as it left and smirked as a memory entered his mind. "Where are you...little miko..."
End
Kasuga: Sorry for taking so long, I really needed some inspiration (I watched Berserk and got an idea)
Ryuichi: rolls his eyes If you had something better to do you wouldn't need to apologize to them...
Kasuga: Hey you shut up! Writing is a very...um...important thing! Besides, not everyone likes to run around being a big shit head!
Ryuichi: Why you insolent litte jumps and engages a dustcloud fight
Kagome: o.o Thanks for reading the story, make sure you review or I'll unleash those two on you grins