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At last! I Finish the chapter! God took forever! Well, here you go. I hope you all enjoy it and have good summer.

Chapter Three

~ Help ~

Kagome laugh along with Lady at the comfort of the Bull's Eye's Bar. She had got off of work not to long along so she was still wearing her usual business outfit with her achy high heels. It had been two months since Dante had introduced Lady to her. Well more like Dante ditch her and left Lady to give her some company. When Dante came back from England and came to meet her at the bar she wacked him on the head for it, but she couldn't help but be thankful for what he did. Lady had become a great friend to her and couldn't help but admire her. Like her Lady was also thrown into the life of demons thanks to her dumbass of a father trying to become an ultimate demon. Just Lady had suffered the loss of her mother from such a betrayal. How people could put so much want into power to the point of killing some who loves and trusts you was beyond her. She hope he was getting a pitchfork up his ass in hell right now.

Kagome had felt ultimately alone that there were no humans to understand what she went through. She had no idea that all this time there was still demon slayer fighting demons and demons still out terrorizing the world. She just kind of assumed they all just settled down in the world like Sesshomaru had. Now she felt that she was more ignorant of the world then she thought she was. She wondered what would have happen if she had chosen to be a demon slayer like Lady was. Though she seriously doubt she could have been. Chances are with her she would end up being a lousily demon slayer since she would most likely end up making friends with all the demons she met. She seriously doubted anyone would hire her if that was the case. She had even made friends with Dante and that was completely an accident since she had been trying to avoid talking to him that night when they first met.

She had met some of the other girls that the half demon knew too. Lucia was the possibly most considerate person she ever met. Heck half the time she made Kagome feel selfish. Like once when they were ordering drinks and she got plaster pretty bad, so bad she hadn't even realized they left the bar… a matter a fact she didn't even realize she was home until she work up the next day with the world biggest hangover. She was surprise to see Lucia sitting asleep in a chair next to her bed. Lucia and told her that she was a bit worry by how much she had drank and decided to stay with her the night to make sure she would be alright. Kagome was thankful for this since she was told she threw up five times that night and once in flowerpot too since she couldn't make it to a toilet in time. Kagome had a look in that pot too it had some kind of green slime in it… She had no idea what she ate to get that. Lucia had even stayed and made some coffee for her to help get rid of the hangover. In other worlds Lucia was the best.

Kagome had even met Trish too. There were so many things to say about her. Trish did bug her, but over all she liked her. Trish was just fun to around, she usually went and took her to night clubs for dancing and stuff. Though sometimes the sandy hair demon let things gets out of control. For an example… like when some smelling drunks were trying to hit on them. Trish gave them one warning to leave them alone. Kagome learned when Trish said one warning she really meant it. Trish ended up socking the guy in the face and started a bar fight. Happily it wasn't at the same bar she usually went to and Kagome learned she could kick ass even in high heels. She could easily say she and Trish won!

Really the only problem that she had with Trish was that she came in to Kagome's apartment at random times without permission. Like the first time it happen Lady was with her…

XxXxX

Three weeks earlier…

Kagome and Lady were sitting sit comfortably on the black leather couch watching the plasma TV. They were watching the horror movie 'Urban Legends'. To be honest they weren't even sure if was a horror or a comedy.

"Is it just me or are horror films more about blood then actual horror?" Lady said tossing a few popcorns into her mouth.

"Yeah… Maybe just blood freaks people out more now days." Kagome commented right before taking a sip of her root beer.

"You would think after the first killing they would get out of there huh? It's not like it's a demon in there. It's a human. It's possible to escape."

"Yeah it's weird how…" Kagome stopped in mid-sentence when she heard the door open and then close. She looked over from where she was sitting and saw Trish in her house heading for the kitchen. "Trish, haven't you ever heard of knocking?" She asked a little annoyed at the demoness intrusion.

Trish shrugged as if she didn't know what Kagome was talking about, "But you already invited me in."

Kagome gave the demon a weird look knowing she did no such thing.

Lady seeing this said "Let me explain." Kagome turned to her and Trish proceeded for kitchen. "You have to remember, Trish is a demon that has turned from her dark side of existed to help humans." Kagome nod already knowing that. "Well you have to remember that old habits die hard."

"So…She used to walk into homes without knocking?" She said hearing Trish rummage through her fridge.

"No, not exactly," Lady said taking a sip of her cranberry juice. "You see…Well when did you invite her into your home last?"

"I only invited her once and it was last week because we were waiting for you and Lucia"

"Well you see when you invite a demon into your home they stay there whether you like it or not. A lot like when a demon haunts a house. It's the same with Trish except she won't try scare or hurt you. Old habits are hard break I suppose. Really the only way to stop a demon from coming into your home is to destroy it."

"Well I don't want Trish to die." Kagome said a bit worry her privacy would be a thing of the past thanks to the demoness. "I just don't want her to enter my home without permission that's all."

"You shouldn't worry too much about it. What she is doing now she does to all of us." Lady shrug already use to it. "She just not bad as other demons are about it. She'll just come into your house at random times she won't stay forever."

"You know that doesn't really make things any better…" Kagome commented.

Lady sighed a little, "Well it might help you feel better to know that all you have to do is to keep reminding her that she isn't allow to do that anymore she'll eventually stop. Like I said before it's just an old habit she is trying to break."

Just then Trish came walking into the room and plop down on the other leather sofa that was in the room. "So what are we watching?" Trish asked taking a sip of her beer she found in the fridge.

"Trish try and not to go into Kagome's home without permission." Lady said ignoring Trish question. It wasn't that Lady was trying to be rude but more that she knew she had to remind Trish right away what she can and can't do.

Trish looked over at Kagome, "Oh right… sorry." She then turned her attention back to the screen. "Now what are we watching?" Trish said again watching the security cop shoot the villain.

"Urban Legend" Kagome answered feeling a bit odd of the demon girl's presents.

"Is it any good?" Trish asked.

"No it sucks." Lady said truthfully. The only reason they were watching it was because there was nothing else on and Kagome and Lady didn't want to do anything else but lie around.

So they sat and watch the movie. Just as the hero and main girl left the campus (They should have stayed behind to file the police report of what happen) leaving the injured security cop there alone. The villain popped out from the back of the car to try and kill them!

"Lame" All three girls said in unison.

XxXxX

Her favorite to hang out with was Lady, she was usually up for anything but much preferred to use her time more wisely. It was actually once that when Lady didn't want out she stayed at her place and clean out her guns, which caught Kagome attention. The miko helped Lady out with her cleaning and she learned quite a bit about them from the brunette. Lady had even token her to a gun course since she didn't think Kagome was ready to go off and shoot demons.

Kagome had eventually been able to recognize what kind of guns Dante used, Ivory was gun used for rapid fire while Ebony was used for longer range shots. She was actually pretty proud of her self being able to tell the difference now and she had been able to range her discussions with Dante even more without even trying.

Dante had asked if she was going to get herself pair since there were some pretty nasty demons starting to appear in town. She wasn't sure since she was pretty sure she was going to accidently shoot something. She just didn't feel it was wise to get a gun if you don't fully know how to use or what damage it could truly do. She honesty didn't want to hurt anything and if the bullet absorb her purify powers she was afraid of them accidently hurting Dante, Trish, or Lucia. Dante just laugh off and said it wouldn't be the first time a pretty girl shot him.

Kagome always left Fridays open for Dante. That was just their time together no matter how much she hung around with the other girls. They always had fun together and if it wasn't for him she wouldn't have a life she would have only existed, lonely existed. Because of him she had friends, she had fun, and she was just living now instead of being locked away in her apartment all day or working. Though what Trish had said last night did bring reality to smack her right in the forehead.

XxXxX

Last night…

Kagome woke up to the sound of the TV playing in the living room. Kagome stumble over to the stairs she could have sworn she turn it off. It was midnight she had to go to work in morning so this wasn't anything pleasant to wake up too. She took a few steps downstairs to find her demon friend Trish watching TV on the couch.

"Trish…" She growled. This is the thing that bugged Kagome about her. When Lady told Trish was going to come into her home a random times she really meant. Once she found Trish in the morning in her work out room on the treadmill, another time after work she was eating potato chips on her counter, and then Trish's final the one, the one that Kagome was still angry about was when the miko found the demoness putting make up on in her bathroom which wouldn't have been so bad if Kagome wasn't in the middle of a shower when she discovered her there! She had yelled at her why she was in there, Trish just told her this bathroom had the best lighting…Kagome threw a bar soap at her told 'GET OUT'.

"Don't you have another place to go?" Kagome said quite grouching.

"Hey you're up late." Trish said eating what Kagome was suspected was her black cherry ice cream.

"Thanks to you!"

She just shrugged and continued with what she was doing.

Kagome huffed and went to try and grab the remote which she failed miserably at when Trish moved it out of her grasps.

"So you like Dante?" Trish said as she kept the remote from her.

Kagome fell unto the couch not believing what she had just said. "Excuse me how did this start from you in my living room to Dante? Plus why should it matter?"

"I've just been curious for awhile, besides that I think he likes you too." Trish said place the remote back on couch.

"Really?" Kagome sat up on her knees looking a bit too excited before she realized it. Her face then dropped with embarrassment.

"So you do like him?" Trish said with an amused smile on her face.

"Yeah…" Kagome said hiding her pink face behind a curtain of her ebony hair. She kind of realized it that night when he was over. When she had frozen at his eyes at first she had thought it was some kind of spell he had accidently put on her. She did some research on his species of demons and found out he father's blood had no such power. She then thought about it and she realize she was just plane attracted to him, it was nothing like with Inuyasha. She was so drawn to him because he was so different. Then when she got to know Inuyasha she felt they could be happy together, boy was she wrong.

For Inuyasha it was like she was buried. She was useful at times and sometimes she was the greatest thing that he enjoyed having around, but when Kikyou showed up. She was always case aside. She wasn't useful she wasn't the greatest thing. She was just a buried. She wonder at times that if Miroku, Sango, or Shippo hadn't shown up if he would of left her alone with just the camp fire to keep her company.

Inuyasha was brave and strong and all it was every girl dream to have someone like that, so was Dante. The difference was Dante didn't make her feel like a burden or useless. He screwed up once and learned from it after he saw how badly it hurt her. Inuyasha keep going even after seeing how hurt she was. Dante didn't tow her along like Inuyasha seem to do. At times she felt maybe he wanted that kind of relationship with her, but she didn't want to read too much into it. She didn't want to make the dumb mistake like she didn't when she was teenager. Now she felt so stupid for ever waiting for Inuyasha to come to her. Thinking that if she was just patience he will eventually realize she was there for him. That isn't how a relationship should work. It was sick to think a relationship will ever be fine and dandy as she was hoping it was going to be. For some guy to get over his girlfriend that he apparently was still in love with. She was an idiot.

"So any reason why you haven't asked him out?" Trish said scooping up some ice cream and putting in her mouth.

"I… I don't think he like me like that." Kagome said embarrassed at the fact she wasn't even sure of.

Trish raised an eyebrow surprise at such a claim. She had always thought it was pretty clear that Dante had show an interest to her. At least that was what her, Lady and Lucia thought. "May I ask why you think this?"

Kagome peek through an opening in her hair at the demon with sandy blonde hair. "Because I barley even like me."

Trish lips formed into a thin line. This wasn't the first time she had ever seen Kagome sad, at least this kind of sad. Usually they were at a club or something and Trish was able to get her dance or drink to at the very least to get her to forget about her sorrow for the time being, but tonight they were in no such position. Sadly Trish terrible at comforting people, she was a demon her job use to be the exacted opposite.

"Plus why should it matter?" Kagome said see Trish wasn't going to say anything, "You like him too don't you. Aren't you upset or something about it?"

Trish sighed not really wanting get into this, "Yes, I do like Dante, but it as plain as day that he has no interest in me."

"But I see you guys all the time laughing and having drinking contests." Kagome said.

"You're mistaken, what you see is a brotherly affection towards me, not a romantic and just because I can keep in pace with him in drinking doesn't mean we're a match made in heaven either." Trish said, hating that she had to explain her flaws between her and red clad demon. "We… I know I won't ever stand a chance with him. My face…" She said pointing features "is that of his mother. I was made for the soul propose to destroy him by getting close him, because of him I am free now to make my own decisions of what I want to do. Because of that I fell for him. The first man to ever make me feel any feeling of any sort, he was my hero. I feel… I feel I could be very happy with him. But Dante on the other hand he still sees the face of his mother. My appearance gave me what I need to get very close to him, but it has also limited me be being the daughter that his mother she never had. To him I'm his sister, nothing more and nothing less. I guessed I hope that someday he would just see me, but I suppose, I now, I just want him to be happy."

Kagome brushed her from her face surprise how she and Trish were so similar with loving guys they could never have. She had hope to that someday Inuyasha would see her for her rather than Kikyou. Both of she and Trish did have the faces of the people the two demons had loved in the past. At least Dante made it perfectly clear for Trish to know exactly where they stood. "Trish just out of curiosity… would you really want to be in a relationship where he will only see someone else?" Kagome said remembering her own experiences.

Trish was quiet for a few seconds then said, "No I guess that's why I feel perfectly fine with you going out with him. You make him happy and I like you too much then to want to kick your ass."

"Well, I guess that just a plus up." Kagome said happy to see Trish was okay with it.

To be honest she actually thought she had left that sixteen year old shy girl she use to be in the past, but perhaps she was still more like her then she wanted to believe.

XxXxX

"So that was how you met?" Lady said laughing at how Dante and Kagome met. Even though Dante had ask her to look after the girl while he was gone as a favor, she honestly liked Kagome. "Well I have to admit it a whole lot better than when we met."

"Please a guy staring at your legs isn't exactly the proper way to met people." Kagome said trying to take a drink of screwdriver without spilling out of laughter. To be honest trying met a guy in a bar is the last place you should probably go make a friend or met a guy. "I'm sure your experience with him was more appropriate." Kagome had stop drinking hard stuff after she had that huge hanger. She still did drink but just lighter stuff now and it was only two or three.

"I wouldn't say that… I met Dante after I launch a missile at him…" Lady said gentle scratching her cheek with her index finger "and then it doesn't help too much that after he caught me from falling ten level stories I shot him right in the forehead." She closed up all her fingers expect for her index she her hand look like a gun and pointed to middle of her head to show exactly where she shot him.

Kagome face turned to surprise, "Really? Why would you do that?"

Lady smile thinned, "Well at the time I had consider all demons evil and they should be exterminated even the half demons." She then turned her drink and look down at her reflection. "I believe that they all were murders that would kill all innocent lives. At the time I saw Dante no different. I regret it now I know it's not true."

Kagome smiled, "It's okay. Your father tricked you to believe that so you could go into the tower so he could get your, Dante's and his brother's blood." She said remember what Dante had told her. "My friend Sango was trick similar to you so she would kill Inuyasha."

Lady gave off a small laugh, "It's strange sometimes I find it hard to believe that you're the Strange Priestess from the stories then you will say something like this and I have to remind myself that at one point you probably saved the world."

"Hey you did too." Kagome said, "And at least you did it with a cool gun. All I had to use was a bow and my school uniform."

"You know, I have to admire you sometimes." Lady said, "Being fifth teen being drag down a well by a demon and to the past you weren't scared."

"Well you were either." Kagome commented, "You saw your own mother killed and you went off to go fight. I just stayed because I felt I had fixed the mistake I made when I scatter the jewel. I don't feel like the hero of the story everyone tells me about."

"Kagome seriously think about it. If I had been sixteen years old grabbed by a demon and token to another place full of monster and then have one of them rip through me to get a jewel you want to know what I would have done? I would jump right back down the well. If they had wanted that jewel so bad they could have it." Lady said downing her drink, "Not a lot of people would have done what you did unless there was something in it for them. For me, I wanted revenge. Not the noblest thing on Earth, you on the other hand took on a responsibility you never asked for."

"I suppose, but you did too. You still went after your father even after he was going to obtain the power of Sparda gotta give you props for that. Plus you got to meet Dante. I would give my left arm if I could have had someone like him in my group."

Lady huff, "You know what you can have him. He annoying enough as it is and if I were you wouldn't tell him about giving your left arm his ego is big enough as it is."

"Yeah… Best to keep that between us girls."

"Keep what exactly?" A voice that both of them knew all too well.

They both turned see Dante looking at them smirking with his arms folded into his chest. He was just a foot away from giving them relatively enough room for personal space.

Kagome smiled, "Hey your back early. Couldn't stay away?" She winked at him giving him a taste of his own cocky personality.

Dante grinned as he took a step closer to her breaking into that personal space she had. She tense up at how close he was at was. She could feel the heat from her face rise up as he stared into her eyes. "Exactly, I couldn't resist pull of your eyes." He said quiet cheesy.

Kagome rolled her 'Dante pulling' eyes and pushed him back giving her back some space, "You really need to work on your pick up lines. You're definitely not going home with anyone tonight."

"Are you saying you interested?" Dante said smirking knowing how to push her buttons.

"I'm saying you need to work on lines." Kagome claimed knowing too well Dante was trying to get her to blush.

"I'm not hearing a 'no'…" He said still with the same smirk.

Lady watched as the two talk. To be honest she never seen Dante so comfortable around anyone like he was with the priestess. Both of them… they just seem so natural. They were both just themselves with each other. Despite the fact, Kagome trying to hide her feeling for him they seem happy to be around one another. In truth she would have never thought Dante would fall for someone as gentle and loving as Kagome same went for the priestess. If Lady would have met Kagome she wouldn't guess that she would of fallen for a gun wielding flirt like him. She probably wouldn't have believed if she hadn't seen. Kagome was special to Dante, she was a bit surprise when Dante called her and asked her to hang out with Kagome. She had almost thought he was trying to pull a prank on her. Dante was a caring guy though sometimes he tried to hide it, but he failed miserably at. Besides that it was getting easy to see that Dante and Kagome were starting to flirt with each other, but for some odd reason they didn't seem to realize it. Trish told her that Kagome was probably in denial about the idea of Dante like her. Really, that girl really needs to get a boyfriend or something. In Lady's own opinion this actually seems like a relationship they could both use. Kagome wasn't being used as a jewel detector and Dante actually respected her unlike all the idiots he has dated in the past. There was just something between those two. As if it was written that they should be together.

"Like a fox." Dante's voice broke through Lady's train of thought.

"Like a fox my ass." Kagome said.

"And a very nice ass you have."

Lady figuring she had just missed a whole part of a conversation decided it was best not to figure out what the hell they were talking about."Anyway Dante, you're back early. What's up?" She asked

"It wasn't anything big after all, just some kids messing around with magic they didn't understand. So I finish early. Just thought I would grab something to eat." Dante shrugged, "Didn't think you guys were having girl time."

Lady made a large gasps sound and covered her mouth. "Dante how could you!" she said decide she need to mess with the half demon and priestess.

Dante arched an eyebrow "How could I what?"

"Found out about what?"

"You found out about it." He asked

"About it!" Lady could see that Kagome was a bit confused about what she was talking about too.

"About what?" he said really wanting to know.

"You found about our lesbian love affair!" the demon slayer said.

Kagome jaw drop "Our lesbian what!" she yelled. Thank God, that it was a Thursday there was no one else in the bar but them.

Lady did her best to ignore Kagome reaction by trying to keep herself from laughing, "Thanks a lot Dante now we can't have it anymore because you…" pointed at the half demon "found out!" she said ignoring Kagome's glares.

Dante face was blank for a second before a smirk emerges on his face. "Oh hell, you guys can still have it, just let me watch once in awhile."

Kagome turned to Dante her face flushed red that he actually seem to believe this. "There is no lesbian love affair here! There isn't a love affair of any sort!" She looked as if she was ready to strangle him right there.

"Oh Damn…" Dante said sounding rather disappointed. "And I thought you were cool for a second Gomes."

Kagome slapped him on the chest playfully, "Cut out it out. You know you would be sad if you couldn't have me."

Dante smile back at her, which Lady had to do a take a double check. Dante didn't smile! Dante smirk, Dante grind, Dante laughed, Dante taught, but Dante never smiled and was actually sincere too!

The miko looked down at her wristwatch and said, "Well, it been great and all." She stretched her arms out and slipped herself off the bar stool. "But I got to work tomorrow. Because unlike you two,' She pointed at the demon slayer and half demon, "I actually have a life in the normal world."

"Are you saying you would rather do paper work then hang around with someone as great as me? What can paper work do that I can't?" Dante said.

"Pay my bills on time and stay out of debt." She said smirking at him.

"Hey that isn't my fault. I would be caught up if wasn't for Enzo, right Lady."

"No… you probably would be broke by the end of the month again anyway." She said taking a peanut from a bowl.

"Some friend you are." He murmured. He turned to Kagome, "You sure Gomes? You know you love my company."

"Yes, if only I could have twenty-four hours of Dante time, my life would be complete." Kagome said hands on her hips with her purse over her shoulder wait for him to say something to she could leave.

"You know Gomes that could be possible. You could move in with me and pay rent." He said.

"Let's see here…" Kagome said place her finger on her chin and looking up at the ceiling as if she really was thinking about. "I could move in with you and pay rent or I can stay in my exclusive apartment where I pay nothing have the best view in the city. Hmm… Choices… choices…"

"Stay in your apartment, his home is a dump." Lady said in background watching everything in amusement.

"It's not a dump." Dante said feeling like he defend the place lived. "It just has personality."

"That isn't what the two week old pizza said."

Kagome covered up her mouth to suppress a giggle, "You know what, I'll get back you on your offer." She headed for the door, "I'll see you tomorrow." She waved Dante and Lady good bye and headed out.

"So inviting her to live with you…" Lady said once she and the half demon was all alone. "I sure don't remember that offer when me and the girls need a place to stay."

"Well, you guys just shoved your way into my house I just thought there was no point." Dante said taking a seat next to her. "So you girls are getting along well." he said slyly.

"We're not lesbians." Lady said feeling she need to make sure Dante got the message. "Anyway you've taken a shine to her haven't you?"

He shrugged, "What can I say. I like a girl with nice legs."

"Please, you know you don't care how nice of legs a girl has you still wouldn't invite her to stay with you or ask me to look over her while you're gone." She could see Dante look bored as he rest his head on his hand lazily looking over that the TV. "Can you at least tell me why you ask her?"

"I don't know…" Dante said, "Still trying to figure that out myself."

XxXxX

Kagome walked down the hall to her apartment with her mail in her hand. She honest actually wish right now that she didn't have a normal life to have to go back too. She would have loved to hang out with Dante a bit more. Living with someone actually sounded pretty good. She actually didn't like living alone, a home was someplace you looked forward to where you can relax, but in all honesty she actually dread to go back to her apartment because she knew it was empty and no one was waiting for her. Though she knew, she probably would not be able to handle it well if Dante would ever bring a girl over.

She unlocked the door went inside and just decided to forget what Dante had said. It wasn't like he was serious anyway. She walked into her apartment and closed the door she didn't bother turning on the lights as usual. She walked about half way over to the coffee table when she realize she wasn't alone. She allowed the mail to drop to the ground and put herself into a fighting stance. Her eyes slowing scan the unlit room and as her senses tried to pin point what was here. She knew it was a demon and it definitely wasn't Trish. Trish was incredibly strong, but her aura was never threatening to her.

Her eyes glanced over a wall nearest to her where she could have of sworn she saw that shadow ripple much like water would move when one hits it. She lean in forward hoping that what she saw wasn't really real. A claw like hand jumped from the shadows across her face. She leaned back time to avoid the attack it was there where she got a good look at the creature. It was a humanoid like demon with pale skin with smoky colored scales scatter everywhere on its face. Its eyes were glowing read while canines snared at her. She then rust back forward and slammed her palm straight into the monsters nose breaking it causing blood to spatter on her hand. Seeing this she quickly injected her holy power into the creature's blood stream. The creature disappeared into a ray of white like. Though this creature attack her she was not without mercy. It was quick and hopefully painless death. It was better to for a demon to die with the open wound and get a quick injection rather than have having her powers slowing burning into the demons flesh.

She then turned fully around and jumped back as another demon of the same kind try to attack her from behind. She rushed forward landed a powerful kick into the monsters thigh and she dug her high heel into the soft meaty flesh. She then used its legs as a boost and jumped in the air high enough to kick the monster across the head. This move caused them both to fall to the ground. Kagome then quickly rolled away as another demons fist came crashing down on the spot she had land. She rolled herself into a crouching position and looked up at the two intruders as she kicked off her shoes.

As much as she hated to admit it she was out of practice. She had not fought something like these creatures for a good three years. Despite the fact that she kept her body in shape for all these years did not mean much if she didn't practice her skills. She then charge forward and preparing to form a shield around her she will just plow through these creatures if she has too. As she got closer, something hit her in the back of her head. It did not hurt much; it was like getting hit with a beanbag, but what got her was the powder that burst into the air around. It made her vision blurry and her legs became numb and heavy. The last thing she remember was a dark figure looming over her.

XxXxX

Dante sat down at his desk it was a tiring week he deserved this rest. He too lazy at the moment to get to his bed but the chair did just as nicely. He slipped off his leather gloves from his hand and marvel for a second how they felt with the cold air making them almost feel soft and fresh. Life was getting pretty good and seems to get better when Kagome join in. Strange though he was expecting something crazy to happen like demons busting in. That usually did happen when a new girl came into his life then again it had only been three months. In all honestly he really hoped that nothing like that would happen to her. It just seem like it would from experience though.

He prop up his feet on his desk as he closed his eyes for now was his time rest…

XxXxX

Kagome eyes struggled with her arms and legs to get free but found it near to impossible. Her eyes mange to break open slightly but found that that her bare feet wear tied together her hands tied up in back of her. The room she was in was dark to the point she couldn't really make out anything aside from shadows of objects, but she knew she was still in her apartment. Her nose may not be as sensitive as Inuyasha's but she recognize the peach blossom perfume she dropped on the rug not to long ago. 'Sesshomaru is so going to kick my ass…' Was her first thoughts. She looked around her to see the demons that had been there right before she was knocked out. How on earth did she allow herself to get into this mess? She try to struggle out of her bonds buts saw her human strength was going to rip apart the ropes. Damn it…

"I see that you're a wake now Strange Priestess." A leering voice said.

Kagome did her best look confuse over at the spot where the voice came from, "Priestess? Who are you? Why are you doing this to me?"

"Don't play dumb Strange Priestess where is the jewel?"

"Jewel?" She said stilling playing the part of the stupid girl.

"Yes the jewel of Four Souls. It disappeared after you left."

'Of course it left! It was use to revive Kikyou, you dumbass!' Her thoughts screamed. After four hundred year! Four hundred years and that damn jewel was still causing problems for her! She thought she was free from it, but apparently it demons with obsessions with it will never let go. Not when there was the promise of power to those how got a hold of it. All of a sudden she felt hate, true unhindered hatred. That jewel that thing that took her teenage hood away, the cause of her broken heart, depression, and the thing that cause so much pain in the past.

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?" She shouted in angry at the jewel that was just mention.

The speaking demon slapped her across the face with such force that knocked her head back to the ground. Her face became shrouded by the locks of her ebony hair hiding her emotions. It was sad if this was truly the legendary miko he heard some much about, but master had told him that the girl on the ground was and he would never question his almighty master. The demon grabbed her by throat off of the ground still enough to allow her the breath, because it wouldn't be wise to harm seriously harm her with achieving the information his master so desired, but the feel and see the fear inside eyes of someone so innocent was just something he couldn't pass up.

"Now little girl tell me where you hide the jewel…" A flash of light interrupted him and in the next second the former priestess was drop into the ground with the demon screaming in agony.

The demon looked at his right arm and saw it had been almost charcoal up to the bone and even though the monster couldn't see he could feel half of his face was scorn by the attack along with the half of his torso. He pant in pain and looked over at the not so harmless women was lying on her side glaring at him menacing. There wasn't a doubt now, very few people in this time had that kind of power and knew how to wield it as she could. The pain was practically unbearable but he wasn't about to let her know that. He must accomplish this mission there was no room for failure for his master. He wonder if this was face she gave to her enemies back in the past.

"That's just a warning." She said still glaring at the demon. "Now get out of my apartment!"

The demon not like the priestess response glared at her. These wounds would take months to heal, how dare this human do this to him. As if binding to his anger one of the demons he had brought with him flew it claw towards the women and instantly a bubble of white light surrounded her as a shield and cut through the monsters are turning into ashes. The light sparkle throughout the room and could be seen from outside as a box of white light. When the light faded the miko still looked angry at him.

"Why you little whore, if it wasn't for my master…"

"Careful with your words." She snapped back, "and who is your master!" She demanded to know who was the one that was doing this to her.

He gave a weak laugh, "I said too much, but then again it's not like you live long enough anyway."

This time the miko laugh mocking the demon, "Ha, you can't even get within three feet of me without getting barbeque and you still have the nerve to threaten me?"

The demon went over someplace in her apartment but she still couldn't see. She took a deep breath still telling herself that she was going to be okay. Though in the back of her mind she couldn't help but be angry at Trish, because the one time she could actually use her, one time she need her here the demoness wasn't. If she didn't make out of this alive she was going haunt the blond demoness in her home like she did to her house. She still could purify them if they came anywhere close to her. If anything they were probably more afraid if her. Unlike them her wounds would heal ten times faster than if she would hurt them. She reassured herself she should be fine, right?

Her confidence that she was building was cut off when she realize heard the demon spatter something all around the carpet covered ground a few feet away from her out of her hitting range. The scent of gasoline hit her nostrils she watch as the shadow of demon kept pouring the petrol around her just far enough that wasn't able to attack him.

Her eyes widen as she a flicker of fire then a match lit up. She felt her muscles tense up as she saw the madmen look the demon was giving her. Her eyes flicker back to the match and the demon in her mind she was trying to convince herself the demon wasn't going to kill her before it made more of an effort to get information out of her. Then again most demons didn't have the since of intelligences when the make suffering.

"No one more time Strange Priestess, where is the jewel?" The demon taunted her with the small it little flame.

There was no answer either way. The jewel no longer existed there was no place to tell him, if she had the jewel or new it's where about she still wouldn't tell him anything. So she gave him the answer she knew he didn't want to hear. "Fuck you."

Without an answer and only a sinister smile to his face he drop the match in the soak gas. The flame dance slowly as it made its way to the gas. As the flame claim the gas as race around her the fames flicker in the reflection within her brown eyes. Her thoughts scream out one thing…

XxXxX

'Dante Help!'

XxXxX

Dante gasped out of his sleep when he heard her cry. His feet slammed into the ground as they lost balance over what just woke him up. He stood up everything in his gut telling him something terrible has just happen. He grabbed his coat and Rebellion and took off out of the door. The moment he was outside he jumped up to one of the building and looked out to the direction where Kagome's apartment was. It wasn't hard to spot it. It was one of the biggest buildings in town.

"No…" He whispered at what he saw.

He saw the building in flames at least the top levels of it the levels where Kagome lived. He ran, he ran as fast as his demon strength would possibly let him go. The closer he go the closer he closer the sounds of sirens got, out of the corner of his eye he could see people being hectically and shocked at what had happen, the police and firemen telling people to get away from the building before it collaps, but he paid no mind he feel Kagome wasn't there. He knew she was still in her apartment.

He got up onto the tallest and closest building went to the opposite end facing Kagome's apartment. He then ran to the building and jumped as high as he could which was just enough to him up to Kagome's apartment. He scatter through the window as he flames swept out at him. He shield his eyes away from the ember with his red clad arm they didn't him, but it was like getting dust in your eyes if they got there.

"Kagome!" He called out.

He couldn't see her because of the raging fire in his way but he could sense her. He knew she was here somewhere. He walked in carefully making sure he wouldn't step on a weak floorboard. He could feel he was getting closer to her she was still here she was still alive. Every step he took the closer he could feel her. "Kagome!" Damn it why wasn't she answering.

He soon found her lying on the ground unawake he hurried over to her. He stopped in front of her. "Gomes!" She looked unharmed and seemed to be in the only circle area that hadn't seemed to go up in flames. The smoke must of gotten to her, he had to get her out of her before she suffocated to death. He bent down and reach out to her and instantly felt a pain burn into the flesh of his bare hands. He quickly withdrew biting his tongue before he could cry out. He looked at his hands and saw them burnt and red flesh throbbing right before his eyes.

He looked over at the sleepy miko and saw what he fade to see before. She had a set up a small shield to her protect her from the inferno around her. It was her last defense to save herself before she went unconscious. It fine and dandy but know he couldn't get her. Her powers that she use to save herself was now the one that was keeping him from taking her to safety.

A huge crake could be heard above them. The half demon looked up and saw the ceiling above the was going to come down on them. Dante could easily get out of the way, but not Kagome. She was going to die by being crush to death! When he saw the upper level break down over them and without a second thought the half breed scoped up the girl in his arms pushed him and her backwards from the avalanche of destructions.

Dante held the girl closing to him no longer being purified by her power. Thought it happen fast he knew everything that had just happen when he had made the attempt to touch her purify hit him again but once he had made contact with her it was almost as if she knew it was him. That he was there to help at that instant she had dispelled her shield. He then jolted straight to the broken window and jumped out of the hellhole and into the cool nighttime air.

He land on the building he jump off of earlier and lied Kagome down. "Gomes say something, come do something!" She stayed unreceptive. He looked over down at everyone else and could see everyone else had their handful with other people who were victims in the fire as well. He turned back to her. He bent down and tiled her head and check for breathing she wasn't anymore. His eyes widen he lied her back down and pitch her nose. 'I won't lose someone else.' He thought as he covered her mouth his.

He then breath in a breath into her waited a second to do another one. When he saw she wasn't responding he put his brunt hands her chest and position it the way Lady and Lucia told him to if he ever had to do CPR. He pumped his and as gently as his demon strength will allow him without hurting her. Even if he was a normal human there was a chance to break her rips if he didn't do it right. He was just happy now that Lady and Lucia though he thought it was the most stupid idea since he was only planning on kill demons and not save lives. He pumped her chest 30 times to get her heart moving again. When he saw that she wasn't responding he did it all over again. After the sixth time he was getting worry it should of work by now right?

After he gave her one last pump bent down to her mouth to give her another breath. All of sudden she gasp for air on her own as her lips brush Dante's. She then started coughing uncontrollably her lungs trying to get out all of the bad air out of her system. Dante sigh in relief as he sat fully down and watch her and just felt blissful to see she was alive.

"Dante…" She coughed as she weakly look at him. When he looked at her she cough and then smile, "Thank you."

His lips curved into a half smile and he nodded his head say it was okay.

The peaceful moment they were sharing was interrupted when they heard the building getting ready to collapses. They both looked over seeing the building starting to give way and collapse. Dante scoped Kagome up in his arms ready to make another dash to get away further from the building.

Kagome looked at her apartment begin to crumble, glowing embers floating away from the doom building. Everything she worked for, everything she mange to get together in the past ten years was going to fall right before her eyes.

"Umm…you know that offer to stay with me is still on the table." Dante's voice seemed to break through to her despite everything falling down in one huge firing inferno.

XxXxX

A few days later…

"I'm very sorry to hear that." A man with white hair wearing a business suit appeared to say over at his desk. "Are you sure this is what you want?" The voice on the other line said something that only someone with the phone could hear. "Very well then just get an estimate of what he wants and I'll wire you the money." After they exchange farewells the man hung up the phone.

He leaned back in his expensive leather chair, closed his golden eyes and smirk at how well everything turned out. Sesshomaru Lord of the Western Lands had never imagined things would turn out this fine. His young employ was going to live with the son of Sparda. Originally he sent the former priestess there for her own safety. There were rumors of demons wanting the jewel again though the idiots should have know the jewel was gone, he sent the Kagome to the town knowing Dante was there.

He intertwine his fingers together as he thought about how this turned out. As great of an employ as Kagome was she stubborn and would never accept idea and would him if he had assign bodyguards for her. She was far too independent to accept such an idea that she needed someone to protect her. He was going to wait another year before he promoted Kagome to a higher up position but because of the developments he had to rush his plans a little earlier than expected.

So he moved over Kagome to the city where one of his businesses needed supervision, but it wasn't just coincides that Dante was there. He made a company there just in so he would have free worker to get rid of demons that would just happen to linger around there. The demon slayer was known for taking out only demons and also the demons around his shop. It just seem like good business as long as the dog demon didn't draw negative attention, he figure Sparda's child would leave him be. He thought the same thing with when he sent Kagome there, she would be protected yet not feel like it was properly being done.

But he honestly never thought they would meet much less becomes friends. He was positive that Kagome wanted nothing to do with demons unless it had something to do with work which he did have a few clients. Other than that he was positive she would stay away from the half demon as if he was the plague. Them becoming friend honestly wasn't part of the plan. On the other hand it worked out for the best. If there was one thing know about the young Sparda was that if he care for someone he will protect them. Kagome living with Sparda's blood ensure her safety. Sesshomaur almost felt like chortle if he didn't know better he would think fate and wanted them meet.

A hand slammed down on his desk making him slowly open his gold eye and taking him out of his amusing thought. On the opposite side of his desk he found a shaggy brown hair teenage boy, with pointy ears, piecing green eyes, and canines snarly at him. "Where's my mom?" He said through his teeth.

The mighty dog lord grin knowing that this was coming, "Ay Shippo it's so nice to see you again…" Then in the corner of his eyes he spotted another figure in the room looking at him just angry, he the dog lord never lost his grin "And Inuyasha I see you came for a visit as well…."

Author's Notes:

Well it's been awhile if I remember correctly last time I update was December. Well I hope you all enjoy the chapter. I honestly like all the Devil May Cry girls from the game and I have nothing against any of them I think that they are great characters and wanted all of them have a sisterly feely when it came to Kagome being with them. I think their all strong great characters and they all have something that Kagome can learn from. So I wanted this chapter to be of her and them and how they stand with each other. I just wish I did a little more with Lucia but I haven't played Devil May Cry two for awhile so I didn't want to mess with her character too much.

Trish's weird thing for going into people's houses? Yeah I got the idea from watching a episode of 'A Haunting' on the Discovery Channel. A family found out that a demon was invited into their house before they moved in and that why they were being haunted. So I thought I would take a comical approach to the haunting. Though I highly recommend that you DON'T invite a demon into your home, because I'm pretty sure you won't get one like Trish.

Yeah Sesshomaru is finally being played into the story (Hears Sesshomaru fans cheer)… and so is Shippo (hears Shippo fans cheer)… And so is Inuyasha (Hears a bunch of boos from Dante/Kagome fans and people who just plain hate him).

Anyway… Yup Sesshomaru has a part in this story and don't think he being a jerk for not telling Shippo he had found Kagome. He actually had a very good reason why he didn't, but it's late I'm tired and I want to go to sleep. So stay tune for the next exciting chapter of 'Just in Time'.

Oh and before I forget… Review!