Author's Note: Major thanks to 3lue 3utterfly for editing. Hope you enjoy.
Dedicated To: The Ever Amazing, Never Dull, Incredibly Awesome fmafan014, 3lue 3utterfly (she beta-ed for me, thanks so much!), Blondiee, Adam, Kag-1066, and Lionsheart13771.
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Soul to the Slayer
Chapter Two: Fated Reunion
"Hey fuckers we're home!" Inuyasha shouted into the lone building, and as expected, the only response he was given was a groan as Kouga exited the kitchen, a slightly munched on sandwich in one hand and a beer in the other. He didn't look very happy to see them.
"Glad to see you too, wolf shit." Inuyasha smirked walking past him and into the previously occupied kitchen. He snatched a beer out of the fridge, intending to relax and preoccupy his thoughts with anything other than the dark haired girl he left behind.
"Hold up." Kouga admonished, suddenly snatching the beer out of his hand. He ignored the growl Inuyasha let lose as he tossed the beer to a smiling Miroku. "You're not done yet. Sesshomaru wants you to check out an abandoned warehouse next to 3rd. You can have a beer when you're done."
Well, there went his plans.
"What the hell? Why didn't he tell me this when we were in the fucking car?" Inuyasha snapped, enraged at his brothers antics.
Kouga only shrugged. "I dunno. Maybe he wanted to piss you off more?"
Grumbling, Inuyasha shoved his way past a snickering Shippo, mumbling something along the lines of Sessh succeeding. Before he reached the door he stopped with a devious glint in his eyes that the others didn't seem to notice.
"I demand a partner." He said, arms crossed and eyeing Kouga with his infamous smirk.
Kouga snorted. "Do it yourself. No one wants to deal with your sorry ass." Kouga shoved more of the sandwich into his mouth, making shooing motions with his hands towards the door.
"Sorry Kouga," Inuyasha said in a false apologetic tone. "You know the rules, gotta be safe and take a buddy at all times."
"Like hell I'm gonna-"
"Kouga, assist Inuyasha in his mission." Sesshomaru interrupted as he entered the room, not even giving the two a glance as he poured himself a glass of wine.
Kouga looked like he was going to object, but one look from the stoic man and he shut his mouth with an obvious frown. Inuyasha's smirk only widened.
"We both know he'll need it." Sesshomaru said, and with that left the room with his glass of wine.
Inuyasha's smirk disappeared as he glared daggers at the white haired man, then turned his attention back to the highly irritated Slayer currently munching on his sandwich with a vengeance.
"C'mon battle buddy," he said tugging on Kouga's arm, "You heard Fluffy. You can have this back when you're done." He snatched the half eaten sandwich out of the Slayer's hands and took a bite.
Kouga glared at him. "Fuck you Yash."
His only response was a chuckle from said person.
Making sure to grab the rosaries hanging next to the door, they headed out leaving a chuckling Miroku and Shippo in their wake. Grabbing a soda, Shippo looked around a bit before speaking. "So about getting the two girls'-"
"I'm still not giving you their numbers." There wasn't the slightest bit of hesitation in Miroku's answer.
"Play you in Hang Man for them." Shippo challenged. Miroku only raised an eyebrow before he turned and walked out of the room without a second glance.
"Wait, does that mean I win?"
*Inuyasha*
"So, whose the girl?" Kouga asked, breaking the silence that had existed for the much of the short ride to the warehouse.
Inuyasha didn't respond, opting instead to act clueless. He knew her scent still lingered on his clothes, hell he'd been reveling in it since she left, and it was obvious that Kouga could smell it too.
He just wasn't sure how to respond to the question.
This wasn't the first time tonight he thought of the mysterious girl. Who exactly was the girl, and what was she to him? Saying she was nothing felt wrong for some strange reason, but in reality that should be all she was to him. Nothing. Just some girl he met, saved, and then proceeded to defy his family's rules and allow her to remember.
Then there was her scent.
Her fucking scent that drove him insane and calmed his very being all at the same time. He cursed himself for already becoming addicted to it. 'Shit, this all should mean something, shouldn't it? He was half tempted to bang his head on the steering wheel in confusion. Wouldn't be the first time that night he considered doing it.
"She mean something to you?" When Inuyasha didn't respond, the dark haired man didn't bother hiding his grin. "She does, doesn't she?" Inuyasha kept his silence, but his companion didn't seem to mind.
"Some girl you randomly meet, you only see her once, yet everything changes." Kouga reminisced. No doubt thinking about his own mate, Ayame.
Inuyasha kept his mouth shut, letting the guy continue his monologue, if only for the sake he might drop the subject about the girl.
"Just one glimpse of her and she steals your heart, and you know you'd do anything for her. A feeling so indescribable, so consuming, you welcome it without a second thought, if only for her." Casting a glance at the man, Inuyasha was shocked to see how sincere Kouga looked. Almost like he was in the middle of falling in love again or something like that. All in all it was a little creepy, so he did the only he could think of: ruin the moment.
"Pussy."
That snapped Kouga out of his daydream. "What did you say mutt face?"
"Not hear me wolf shit? That was so fucking gay. I'm already questioning Miroku's sexuality, don't make me start questioning yours too." Inuyasha threatened.
"This coming from the man who throws a fit when Myoga buys the wrong kind of conditioner." Kouga shot back.
"Hey, my hair gets grease in it and it's hard to get it out without the right conditioner!" He instantly regretted the words once they left his mouth.
He saw his companion smirk and open his mouth, no doubt to tell him something along the lines of Inuyasha being the gay one, but Inuyasha cut him off.
"Get out we're here." He swiftly pulled over to the curb before Kouga could say anything.
The dark haired man only looked around the area with a puzzled expression. "I said on 3rd. We still got another couple miles dumbass."
"Like hell I'm parking my car next to where we're gonna be fighting. It might get scratched or something." Ignoring Kouga's comment about him being a pussy as he checked the silencer on his Glock, watching Kouga do the same.
"Start walking, dawn's gonna break soon."
"As if I don't know that, dip-shit. And f.y.i, I checked out the area. It's pretty clear, mostly abandoned buildings and storehouses. No need to hold back." Catching the glint in Inuyasha's eye, they both hurried toward their destination.
*Inuyasha*
The alarm clock did nothing to wake Kagome, seeing as she was already up after an unsuccessful night of trying to sleep.
Thoughts of the previous night had kept her from gaining anything other than restlessness and several times a headache. By the time dawn broke the girl gave up and opted to forget it all, choosing to go for an early morning jog to clear her mind of the past days events.
She seriously doubted she'd ever see anything like them again, and ignoring the way her heart clenched at the thought she quickly changed into some shorts and a tank top, grabbing her keys on the way and left outside.
The plan was simple- run until she could hardly move. Then run some more and finally pass out on her couch and sleep the rest of the day away.
And not think about the silver haired God whose face appeared before her more times than she wished.
The plan remained unsuccessful, it seemed, as not even half an hour in she swore she saw his car parked on the opposite side of the street. She mentally scolded herself, after all what are the odds of seeing the guy who doesn't even look human again in a city this size?
'The odds are zero and you really got to get over this guy and this whole ordeal Kagome!' She gave the car one last glance and continued jogging deciding right then and there that whether it was just a dream or not, it was over with. The guy was officially fictional in her mind.
Fictional and dead.
Smiling at her decision and mentally congratulating herself on her achievement to forget about the hottest guy she'd ever met, she failed to notice the person standing right before her, and because of it ran smack straight into the person landing on her butt with an 'oomph.'
The man to blame didn't seem the slightest bit affected. Kagome stood up rubbing her backside and grumbling about how it would probably bruise. He spared her no glance, instead he looked at some flat object that Kagome could only guess was a mirror.
'Guy's probably in love with himself, the self centered prick.' Kagome thought coldly, before sighing and letting it go if only for the reason that she ran into him. 'Doesn't mean he couldn't help me up or something.'
She grumbled to herself, finished dusting herself off and mumbled a small sorry to the guy as she continued on her jog. She thought she heard him mumble something, but all she could make out of it was something like 'so you've returned.' Though knowing that she most likely hadn't met the guy before, she guessed she misunderstood his words and jogged away.
The vibe she got from the guy kind of freaked her out and she wasn't one to hang around with people who looked like they could easily make her disappear. Catching her thoughts, she couldn't help but groan when she realized she was such a hypocrite.
Before her train of thought could wander back to a forbidden subject, she quickly sped up her jog into a full blown run and soon got lost in the pounding of the pavement. Minutes passed and the dark haired girl soon lost track of time.
The rumbling of her stomach reminded the girl of her nonexistent breakfast and lack of wallet. Grumbling, she turned to head back home only to stop not a moment later.
Where the hell was she?
She could NOT be lost. She'd lived in the city for a couple of years now and you don't get lost in your hometown! She cursed herself for forgetting her cell phone. 'This isn't how I wanted to spend my Saturday!' She thought with a vengeance, wondering if the creepy guy she passed not too long ago would be willing to let her borrow his cell phone.
She seriously doubted it.
She was at a loss on what to do. She took a glance towards the buildings that surrounded her and she crossed off asking for help. She must've entered the older area of the city, if the crumbling buildings and empty lots were any clue.
Wondering how she missed such an obvious change in scenery, she began to walk to what she hoped was the direction of home. She figured she would just waste time and walk around until she found someone who might be able to help her. Though figuring how it was roughly five o'clock on a Saturday morning in summer, she didn't bother holding her breath.
Not even five seconds had passed before she heard her stomach rumble again. She glared at it in hopes that it would remain silent. She continued walking until she heard a loud crash. Ever the curious person, Kagome -of course- ran in the direction she had heard the noise. Though what greeted her could only make her gasp.
*Inuyasha*
"Kouga, I'd fucking appreciate it if you stop fucking destroying the fucking building we're in!" Inuyasha shouted, dodging a swipe from a rather strong DheathLess as he swiped at it in return with his knife.
A resounding crash could be heard from the other Slayer and Inuyasha managed to catch Kouga being tossed into an old wooden pillar, easily snapping the thing in half.
"Wolf shit, if we bring down the building we're fucking screwed! Stop fucking getting hit!" He snapped, hissing when the DheathLess's claws managed to slice his left arm as he tried to stab it with his right.
"Think you can do better? I'm taking on more than your pansy ass!" Kouga shouted back, blocking the hit from a DheathLess on his left and attempting a kick in return.
It jumped back before he could hit it, and he barely has time to duck before another charged him from the other side. He hit the creature low and then punched up, hearing a sick 'crunch' when his fist connected with it's jaw. He leapt a couple feet, quickly grabbing for his fallen gun and shot the creature before it could charge him again.
Checking on Inuyasha and seeing that the other Slayer was fairing well against the last DheathLess he had, Kouga turned his attention back to the last two he had remaining, only to find them missing. "Aw c'mon," he mumbled, not really in the mood to play Hide-n-Seek.
It was already past dawn and the DheathLess here weren't that much a challenge, just more of an annoyance. It didn't help that their guy already fled, using the seven DheathLess he left behind as a distraction. 'Damn that fucking Byakuya!' He punched a wall next to him in anger, only to be thumped in the head immediately after.
"What the hell was that for Yash?"
"Stop fucking destroying the fucking building!" Inuyasha snapped at him.
Kouga glowered at him, but the issue was instantly dropped when they heard the sound of swooshing air. The dark haired Slayer managed to dodge the bullet that whizzed past them, though Inuyasha was not so lucky.
Inuyasha hissed in pain, clutching his left arm and applying pressure to the newly acquainted nuisance before quickly leaping behind one of the leftover crates that littered the room.
"When the fuck did they get guns?" He shouted, only to get a snicker from his companion crouched beside him.
Pulling out his gun and checking the bullets, he thanked the Gods that they shot his bad arm and fired toward the two. Kouga followed suit. Ignoring the bullets that whizzed past his head he snuck around the corner, signaling to the other guy to cover him. He managed to get closer, and taking another shot he watched one of them fall, the acid laced bullets making the creature disintegrate into ashes on the spot.
The remaining creature didn't seem the slightest bit concerned, and before Inuyasha could fire again Kouga leapt past his crate and tackled the last DheathLess, smashing through several walls before landing on the hard ground and stabbing the creature with his knife in the chest.
Inuyasha managed to catch up to him just as it was gasping for air past its blood stained lips before it ceased all actions. Kouga kicked it with his foot a couple times to make sure it was dead. When it stopped twitching they figured they were good.
Looking around and cringing at the amount of damage they left in their wake to the already fragile and broken down building. 'All that damn wolf's fault!' Inuyasha thought, thanking the gods that the building hadn't come crashing down on them.
The broken beams and gaping holes in the wall made him hope that the building would last until they left the vicinity. It wasn't like it would hurt them, but crashing buildings and people fleeing the scene always looked suspicious, and the whole white hair and dog ears thing didn't help either.
The concealment charms they had brought with them were suppose to do what the title implied- conceal them, the charms containing a spell that turned them into humans by concealing any of their Slayer blood and altering it into human DNA. The only problem was that they not only looked like a human, but actually were human: average go-to-work-at-eight humans, no extra strength other than that of a man in decent shape.
As expected, both Kouga and Inuyasha hated them with a passion because of the helplessness they felt because of the loss of their strength and refused to wear them unless necessary.
And by necessary he meant never.
Kouga had already taken care of the body, and the throbbing in his arm made the Slayer remember he'd been shot, the adrenaline in his body quickly left leaving behind only searing pain that had him hissing. Kouga only chuckled at his predicament, earning himself a swift kick from the other man that had him plummeting backwards a couple of feet. Inuyasha smirked at his victory.
Using his shirt as best he could he tied it around the wound and somewhat stopped the bleeding. He figured it was good enough and headed towards a hole that no doubt once held a window. The three story drop meant nothing to either of them and they both landed gracefully on the floor, freezing as they heard a gasp.
*Inuyasha*
Kagome clutched the corner of the old crate she was peering around, unable to believe her eyes as she stared in disbelief as she watched two men drop from out of nowhere. She gasped when they landed with ease.
What shocked her the most was seeing him, the fictional guy from yesterday. He was currently standing in front of her shirtless with red cloth wrapped around one of his arms. 'Nice bod.' She almost drooled. Even from her distance she was able to see his defined abs and chiseled chest.
She stopped her ogling when he and the other guy began to move. The white haired man from last night walked towards her with an unreadable expression on his face. She still hadn't moved from her spot behind an old crate that had been tossed outside, but she figured she should run. Running was always a good choice. Her decision was confirmed when the other man began to move towards her too, her eyes widened at the gun strapped to his waist.
She spun around to sprint for her life only to run into something painfully hard, dots of blackness danced around in her line of vision as she stumbled. The last thing she heard was someone cursing in the background before everything went black.
*Author's Note Time.*
Author's Note: I know, OOC. Bite Me. Sorry It Took So Long. And seriously, thanks so much 3lue 3utterfly for editing! She made it epic.