I decided to post another chapter today, just because. So here it is. (:
Chapter Two,
Old Food, Koga, and Kidnapping
"You're out early," the female voice was surprised as Inuyasha slouched through the front door, tossing his jacket to the side. "Old Kaede actually let you out so soon?"
"Keh, yeah right. You know better than that, Sango." Falling back on the couch, he rubbed his arm in irritation. His arm had healed, but it still twitched a bit. It seemed the knife or claws or whatever had touched a nerve or something. "Damn Kouga. Nah, but the old woman wasn't assigned to me anyway, or I'd be about ten minutes later. It was some new girl." A smirk played the lips as the meeting was reminisced- it had been way too easy to get out of that place. Damn, he hated the way it smelled, and now it was all over him. He'd have to shower.
"Was she hot?" Another figure made his entrance, a male. Tossing a beer to his friend, he sat on the arm of the chair facing him- he had obviously heard Inuyasha coming in. "Maybe I should attempt and make Kouga stab at me…" He grinned and sat down on the arm of the chair that Sango was sitting in, leaning back against it.
Inuyasha grunted and cracked the can open, taking a swig before lowering it. "She's alright. Innocent looking, definitely not like the women we have hanging around here. A virgin. Looks like a little like Kikyou."
A smirk slid over Miroku's face, tugging at his lips. "Intriguing."
Rolling her eyes, Sango got up from her perch in the chair that Miroku had settled on and shoved him, making his drink spill all over his chest. "C'mon, you two. We've got to be somewhere."
Getting up, Inuyasha frowned. "Where the hell to? I just got home, damnit. Speaking of home, how the hell did you get in?"
Ignoring his second question, Sango's face turned grim. "The hospital. Apparently, one of Koga's cronies- Ginta, I think- is in there. He's the one that jumped in to keep you from swiping Kouga. We need to get him as he comes out, Sesshomaru's orders. And we need to see Kohaku, he was hurt." Pulling on her jacket, she shrugged- she knew her brother was okay, she had received a phone call from the hospital that morning after worrying half the night. She just hoped that he would take the news of having to stay two days well; he tended to have a temper, despite how calm he was most the time. He was generally a good boy, but he hated being told he where he had to be for the next couple days, especially by someone he didn't know. He was tough, Kohaku was. "And for Ginta we have to, you know, persuade him to talk. The head wolf is up to something."
"As for your house," Miroku commented from the floor, "you left the door unlocked." Staying on the floor and not making a move to get up, he drained what was left of his beer. Not much, considering half of it was on his clothes.
Smirking, Inuyasha drained his own drink and pulled Miroku up from the floor by his sleeve. "This should be easy enough. All you have to do is flash him, Sango, and we'll have him."
Sango snorted and opened the door. "Sure. If Ginta's anything like Miroku, who would probably enjoy it as much as him. But then I doubt he would be able to talk."
"Not denying that I'd enjoy it," the light airy voice came from behind them, causing Inuyasha to roll his eyes and walk faster and Sango to growl as warningly as a human could, "but I'd rather not a wolf get the very nice view that is reserved for me- that would be traitorous to the affair that we know will happen, dear Sango..." A hand reached from the man, gliding forward to give a nice squeeze to the ass in front of him.
After that, a resounding smack was heard down the street as the three made their way a couple blocks- a very red-faced Miroku (and the coloration wasn't from blushing) was trailing behind, an annoyed Sango half a step behind a Hanyou who was trying not to laugh.
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"At least this one was human," said Rin sympathetically, patting Kagome on her shoulder. "He couldn't have snapped your neck if he wanted to." She bit her lip to keep from laughing, but it was a little difficult.
A light sigh escaped the lips of the young nurse. "Thanks, Rin," she said dryly, taking a sip of the water she had gotten before her shift ended. "That helps so much." Looking down at her clothes, she made a face at the mess. "A human with a temper from hell. Disgusting- hospital mashed potatoes are like cement. They'll never come off, I'll need new scrubs."
A suppressed giggle was turned into a cough and a glare was shot at Rin- this was not a laughing matter, she had flood plastered on her clothes. "I'm sorry, Kags, but its kind of funny. I mean…" At the look on Kagome's face, she changed her view quickly. A mad Kagome was worse than the old temperamental demon lecher Rin was currently feeding. "I mean, bad, mean, rude, nasty patient?"
"Better." Kagome rolled her eyes and brushed hair from her face, twitching the hem of her shirt. "I'll have to go home and change before I go to class. I can't sit there, smelling of bad ham and mushy apples." Standing straight, she grabbed her purse and smiled, though it looked forced. It had been a very long day, and she was glad she was leaving. "I'll see you tomorrow, Rin."
"Alright, Kagome- later. I've got to go give a sponge bath…" Making a face at the prospect, the girl waved and exited the staff room, stepping around and greeting Kaede as she came in. Kagome would have normally called a sympathetic good-bye to Rin, but she wasn't exactly in a sympathetic mood. Besides, Rin had laughed.
Kaede looked at Kagome's state and stopped herself from smiling, knowing that it would only anger the young nurse. "Did you have some trouble with your new patient?" she asked in monotone, going and getting herself some coffee.
"I would have preferred the Hanyou," Kagome said lightly, closing the cap of the water and heading towards the door- she did not take it back, even though she knew her last statement was false. "I've got to go to class- I'll see you tomorrow."
"Good-bye, child. And you might want to wash your hair- it smells of warm milk…"
Making a face at her older friend, who she knew wanted to laugh, she left the hospital and headed towards the entrance, zipping her jacket over her uniform. This was embarrassing. He had just gotten so mad that she wouldn't let him go that he had dumped his lunch tray on her! Or rather... he slammed his fist, making everything flip, food and tray and milk and all, all over her. He had been fine before; very calm and even grateful- she had thought him a good change from the Hanyou that had been assigned to her earlier, before his lunch was on her head. It was when she told him he would be here a couple days he had lost it.
'Well,' she thought, checking herself out at the front desk, 'he is a teenager. Like Souta- they both have mood swings. Stupid hormones…' Walking out the front door and ranting about teenage boys in her head, she stopped when she saw three figures approach the hospital grounds. She didn't know two, but the third was unmistakably--
"Inuyasha?"
The half-demon's head snapped up and he glared at the nurse that was watching him. "Oh, nurse girl." He saw Miroku stand straighter and look from around his back from the corner of his eye. "Carry on, leave."
"What are you doing? You were signed out over three hours ago," Kagome replied, crossing her arms and not moving. "If I remember, you simply walked out." They were still about six feet apart, neither wanting to step towards the other.
"Yeah? Well, I have some business."
"Like what?"
Inuyasha's eyes narrowed; this girl was too nosy.
"We are here to see my brother." Sango stepped in, giving Kagome a polite smile. "Kohaku? Maybe that rings a bell…"
"Kohaku is asleep," she said, giving one nod. "He was under my care. He shouldn't wake up until tomorrow morning." Then something clicked- one of Kaede's patients was a wolf demon, coming from the fight yesterday as well. He was in pretty bad shape, Kagome was surprised he wasn't dead. "If you are looking for a wolf demon, he is also asleep. You'll be happy to know that you pounded him up pretty bad."
Miroku smiled a charming smile and stepped forward, thinking he could charm is way around her. "What makes you think we are here for the demon?" he asked. "If you wouldn't mind, however, we will make our way in to see Kohaku. So if you would just be on your way-"
"Even if I go, you don't know his room," Kagome pointed out, still speaking about Ginta. She felt bad for him- from what she heard he wasn't strong at all, just loyal. "So you go and come back tomorrow, during visitor hours."
A laugh sounded through their ears and they turned, watching as a young man glided towards the earth from the wall he had apparently been standing on. "You told them," he said, stepping forward. Inuyasha's fangs were immediately bared, and his two companions grabbed his arms to hold him back.
"Who are you?" Kagome asked, noticing the Hanyou's reaction. "If you are here to fight, take it somewhere else. Then I won't be forced to call the authorities." Again, that dominating tone came out; she didn't really notice it didn't work on demons.
"I am Koga, here to see Ginta. I, however, don't plan on killing him. And who are you, lovely?" Koga stepped forward, closing in on the girl in question.
"Kagome. A nurse at the hospital," was the small reply as Koga came forward and grabbed both her hands, pulling them towards his chest. Her mouth was opened again to say something, but Inuyasha, who had stomped over towards the pair after escaping from Sango and Miroku, drowned her words out.
"What the hell do you want, wolf?" he asked, glaring into the blue eyes. "Go away, and come back during visitor hours." He gave Kagome an annoyed look, to which she only shrugged and nodded.
"That would make my life easier," she replied lightly, stepping between the two feuding demons and pulling her hands from Koga's. Again, her speech was interrupted when Miroku's voice sounded out.
"Inuyasha!"
The half demon looked up and saw something bright flying towards where he was standing, heading towards Koga and Kagome and himself. Grabbing Kagome around the waist before Kouga registered what was going on, Inuyasha jumped back as the light hit, scattering bits of the sidewalk and dust.
"Come on, let's get outta here," Inuyasha called to Miroku and Sango, who took off running after him. He ignored the protests of the nurse in his arms, and instead, to make things easier, he quickly moved her around and carried her bridal style, for a better grip. None of them dared to stop until they were safely closed in his house, where he deposited his load on the couch. "Ugh. Bitch, you smell like old food." He watched her swell up, and as soon as she was about to explode the front door was slammed shut.
"Who the hell?" Sango demanded, falling beside Kagome. "Couldn't have been Koga, it was headed for him too- did he escape?"
"Yes," Miroku said tightly, sitting on the chair as Inuyasha gave a snort in annoyance. "He jumped away, and he looked surprised at the attack himself. I believe the attack was from Naraku. He never lets himself be seen."
"Yeah. The bastard has been giving Sesshomaru a lot of problems. Challenging him and shit. He never has the guts to do it himself, though, but he has a hell load of cronies." Inuyasha crossed his arms and leaned against the wall, thinking.
As it fell silent, Kagome stood. "Whoever this Naraku is, I doubt he is after me. I'm going to go-"
"No, you aren't. You were with us." Inuyasha stood from the wall and stopped her, grabbing her arm and pulling her from the doorway.
"So?"
"So, he'll be after you too, stupid. You were with us."
Standing, Miroku cleared his throat. "What Inuyasha means to say is that you have to lay low. Stay the night here, you can go tomorrow. After you were seen with us, we don't know what will happen next. Naraku might somehow connect you with us."
Kagome scoffed and shook her head. "I'm not even in your stupid gang," she replied. "So what does it matter?"
"It matters because you were there. Naraku will think you have some ties with us, so he'll do something to you to get to us. Then we'll have to do something to get you out of it, then you will have ties." Sango nodded from her seat. "Miroku's right. Just stay here tonight, we'll drop you off at work tomorrow, then everything will be normal. Hopefully."
"Yeah. So go shower, wench, you reek."
Kagome turned to glare at Inuyasha. "You jerk. Where's the bathroom?" She wasn't going to decline a shower; she would argue her case later- she had class. Inuyasha motioned her to follow, leading her to the small hallway and pointing at a door on the right.
"Oh, and wench? Try not to remember that's where I shower." Smirking at the blush that arose on her cheeks, he turned away. She doubted his words were only supposed to be territorial; they worked another way, for the picture of him shirtless popped up- exactly what that Hanyou wanted. Fighting the blush, she looked at him.
"Inuyasha?"
He turned, giving her a very slightly irritated, but mostly arrogant, look.
"Don't forget. I'll be naked. And this uniform? Let's just say it hides a lot, and there is a lot of room for imagination." Her voice was soft, and as she spoke, she got closer and closer until she was just a breaths width away. He could feel the tingle of her very warm breath on his face as he looked down at her, watching her lips. "Oh, and one last thing." Her hand snaked to his neck and fiddling with his shirt collar, making him grin and his fangs to poke over his lips. "Don't." Her voice rose with each syllable. "Call. Me. Wench!"
Shoving him back, she turned into the bathroom and slammed the door. He could kidnap her, but he wasn't going to degrade her. He could make her miss class- it was far too late to attempt to get ready in time now- but he couldn't seduce her. So she left a very confused-looking Hanyou in the hallway- he obviously wasn't used to being teased like that, and she felt somewhat accomplished. She'd show him.
Inuyasha blinked, staring at the closed door. He had just been teased. He was the one doing the teasing. Stupid ass wench. She would learn not to mess with him. No one messed with Inuyasha Takashi, except maybe in bed. He'd show her. He always did.
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