InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Always ❯ Chapter 4

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

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Summary: Inuyasha is a business man with no desire to run the family business, known for his mean streak and sour attitude. Inuyasha becomes the object of many people's hatred. Kagome is a mother of two, doing everything she can to give her children a better life. But when Inuyasha suffers an accident and loses all memory of the last ten years, can Kagome show him what love is or will Inuyasha's past ruin a second chance he was given at life?

A loud buzzing noise woke Miroku from his slumber as he groaned loudly and reached over, slamming his fist onto the clock. His alarm went off at the same time every morning. Seven o'clock. He pushed himself from his bed and staggered into his bathroom, looking at himself in the mirror. He rubbed his eyes a bit before running a hot shower. He gathered his uniform and boxer briefs then returned to the bathroom.

I hope something interesting happens today. My life needs some excitement. Miroku thought to himself as he slipped off his briefs and stepped into the shower. As the hot water hit his naked body, his muscles relaxed. His body was still tired from his late night activites. Matsu had called him shortly after he had gotten home, asking to come by and talk. Miroku knew what she had in mind, so obviously, he agreed. What Miroku didn't expect was for Matsu to show up with another woman. Miroku barely had time to close his front door before the two women started to attack his body hungrily.

I don't even remember the other woman's name. Miroku chuckled to himself as he began to shampoo his hair. His hair became a fluff of suds, before he began to wash his body. He whistled to himself, swinging his head around, causing suds to fly everywhere. Suddenly, his eyes began to water and burn.

"I'm dying! Oh, shit. My eyes are going to fall out!" He tried his best to rub whatever had gotten into his eyes out. He pushed his face under the stream of hot water, relaxing as the burning sensation slowly went away. Miroku sighed to himself but froze when he heard his bathroom door open. "Hello?" He called out. He didn't receive an answer, but he could see a shadow walking against the shower curtain. He moved as far back as he possibly could in the shower, trying his best to prepare himself for who ever was out there. He watched as the shower curtain pushed openly slowly, revealing to him a naked female body. It was the female that Matsu had brought with her last night. Her bright blue eyes sparkled against the dim bathroom lights and her blue hair hung loosely behind her. Instantly, his eyes dropped down to her large breasts, and he felt himself get hard.

"Well, good morning to you too, Miroku." The woman smiled at him seductively and stepped into the shower with him.

"Uh, what are you still doing here? I thought you left with Matsu?" He stammered, trying to hide the massive erection he currently had.

"You don't remember us falling asleep right after little 'session'?" She grinned at him, stepping closer to his body, "Matsu left without me, but I'm not complaining."

"I don't even remember your name." There was about eleven inches of space between them, and that's only because Miroku anatomy was at full salute and poking her in the waist.

"My name is Kurumu, and seems like someone is happy to see me." She winked at him and sunk to her knees in front of him. "May I?"

Before Miroku could answer, she began doing heavenly things to Miroku's body. Well, this is definitely a good way to start my day. He thought to himself, letting the girl take control of his body. It was going to be an interesting day indeed.

Kagome arrived at Sango's around ten in the morning. She had left her house early, after making Shiro and Sakura breakfast, and kissing them goodbye. The walk to Sango's had been completely uneventful. No rain. No gorgeous men with golden eyes and silver hair. Nothing. Sango was busy cleaning her house when Kagome showed up. Sango's hair was pulled back into a high ponytail, like always, but she only wore a thong and an apron, which didn't cover much of her chest.

"Sango? What the hell are you wearing?" Kagome asked, staring wide eyed at her friend, who was dancing merrily around the house with a broom.

"An apron? Isn't that what this is?" Sango asked tugging on the apron, giving Kagome a full view of her naked chest.

"You have issues, girl." Kagome made her way into Sango's kitchen, "Put some damn clothes on!" She called out to her, before sitting at the table. She sat there for nearly twenty minutes before Sango came stumbling into the kitchen.

"What put you in a bad mood this morning?" Sango asked, adjusting her shirt as she sat across from Kagome.

"Naraku called me last night." Kagome replied softly. Sango growled hearing Naraku's name.

"Why? Hasn't that asshole done enough damage already?"

"He wanted to know how the kids were doing. I basically told him to go screw himself after he threatened to take them away from me." Kagome buried her face in her hands, surpressing the yell of frustration that was rising in her throat.

"What an asshole. If I ever see him, I swear I'll kill him." Sango growled again.

"I doubt he'll ever come around. There's no point in him to. He doesn't care about the kids. He was in now way ready to be a father, and he's just an arrogant prick." Kagome paused and looked at her watch, "We should get going, Sango. I don't want to be late for my first day at Shikon No Tama."

Sango nodded and stood from the table, gathering her keys and purse, "Are you nervous?"

Kagome gave Sango a dumb look, "Wouldn't you be nervous? I mean, come on now. Some random lady walked into our job, told off our boss, and offered me a job that was ten times better than what I was doing. So, yeah. I'm nervous."

"Honey, you really need to get laid. Your hormones are all whacked out." Sango giggled, receiving a punch in the arm from Kagome.

"Let's just go." Kagome smirked at her friend as she led her from the house. Kagome stood beside Sango's beat up beetle. Once, Sango unlocked it and they quickly hopped inside. The drive was silent. Kagome was too busy thinking about Naraku, and where their relationship had gone wrong. They had been together six years before Shiro was born, but Kagome could never figure out when they're relationship went sour.

The senior class of Samurai High School had just completed their graduation ceremony. Cheers erupted from the class and everyone that had come to watch the event and hats flew in every direction. Students hugged their friends, their sweethearts, even people they barely knew. Kagome was talking to one of her classmates when a pair of arms wrapped around her waist from behind. Kagome squealed as the person grabbing her, lifted her from the ground and spun her in a circle. Once, she was set down, she turned and faced her boyfriend, Naraku Onigumo, with a huge smile plastered on her face.

"Congratulations, baby." He whispered to her, placing his forehead against hers, planting a passionate kiss on her lips. She wrapped her arms around his neck and giggled as he nipped at her earlobe.

"And to you as well, good sir." She hugged him tightly. She was completely happy being in his arms.

"Are you ready?" He asked her softly.

She looked at him with a raised brow, "Ready for what?"

"This is the beginning of the rest of our lives together." He gave her the most gorgeous smiled she'd ever seen, and it melted her.

"Yes." She smiled and kissed him deeply once again.

Kagome jerked herself from her memory, once she felt Sango begin to slow down. She hadn't even realized that they had already arrived at Shikon No Tama. Kagome looked around as Sango pulled the car to a stop.

"Well, we're here!" Sango said cheerfully, bouncing in her chair like a hyper child.

"Please, calm down, Sango. Don't embarrass me in there. I really want this job." Kagome pleaded with her friend.

Sango pouted, "Fine. I'll behave." Kagome smiled at Sango, and they both got out of the girl, making their way to the entrance of Shikon No Tama.

Well, here goes nothing. Kagome took a deep breath, before opening the door and walking inside.

Rin was sitting in her office, which was located beside Miroku's, running a background check on Kagome Higurashi. She was rather impressed with everything she was reading about this girl. There was only one thing that bothered her, after Kagome's twentieth birthday, all records show that she fell off the face of the planet. It was as if she never existed beyond that. It puzzled Rin, and it worried her. She could tell this girl wouldn't be an issue but something about her records still bothered her.

"Excuse me. Mrs. Takahashi?" Kusano said as she knocked on Rin's door.

"Yes, Kusano. What can I do for you?" Rin asked turning to look at the younger girl, leaning back in her chair.

"There's a Kagome Higurashi here to see you."

"Thank you." Rin smiled at the girl and stood from her desk. So, she had decided to show up after all. Rin straightened out her dress as she made her way through the kitchen and out into the dining area. She spotted Kagome and another attractive looking woman standing near the entrance. She casually walked over to them, with a smile on her face, and extended her hand once she reached them. "It's nice to see you again, Kagome."

"You as well, Rin. Thank you so much for this opportunity. It means so much to me." Kagome smiled at Rin then turned to Sango, "This is my friend, Sango. She worked with me at the diner."

Rin looked at the girl and extended her hand to her, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Sango."

"It's a pleasure to meet you as well, Rin. I have always wanted to see this place, and even work here. This place is amazing!"

Rin smiled and thought about offering her a job as well, but then she remembered what Miroku had told her. Do not hire anyone else without consulting me first. "You can apply if you want. We're always looking for help." Rin stepped behind the Hostess' podium to grab an application when a voice came from behind her.

"That won't be necessary Rin." Miroku had come out of the kitchen and saw the two girls standing with Rin.

"Ah, Miroku. Right on time." She turned to the girls, "This is Miroku Lin, the owner and Master Chef of Shikon No Tama."

Miroku greeted Kagome, but kept his eyes transfixed on Sango. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Kagome." Miroku extended his hand to her, which she shook happily, then he extended his to Sango, "And you are?"

Sango blushed beneath Miroku's gaze. "Sango."

"Such a beautiful name." Miroku brought her hand to his lips and kissed it. A jolt of electricity ran through Sango's body. Something about this man's lips on her kiss made her weak in the knees, and he had noticed it.

"Thank you." Sango blushed furiously, even after Miroku released her hand.

"So, are you ready Kagome?" Rin asked, after elbowing Miroku in the side.

"Yes. A bit nervous, but ready." She smiled at Rin.

"Did you not come here to work?" Miroku asked Sango with a raised brow.

"Oh no, I just drove Kagome here. I have a job."

"Ah, well, I'd be honored if you came to work for me." He gave Sango a smile, that completely turned her to mush. The beauty of this man was outrageous. His gorgeous hazel eyes sparkled with mischief, his extraordinarily, white smile made Sango's heart pound.

"Miroku, weren't you just telling me yesterday not to hire anyone without putting them through the application process?" Rin said, giving Miroku a funny look.

"Ah, of course." Miroku nodded his head. "Sango, my dear." He looked at her, "Work history?"

"Excuse me?" Sango asked turning to look at Rin then back at Miroku.

"Work history." He repeated.

"Uh, I've been a waitress for almost five years."

"You're hired!" He grinned at Rin, "There, application process is done. Let's get to work, shall we?" Rin rolled her eyes, but nodded. "So, I know both of you have never set foot in this place, so let me tell you now. It gets ridiculously busy around lunch time. You'll more than likely end up with twenty to thirty tables during the rush. Now, the menu is rather unique. We're the only restaurant in the city to offer cuisines from all over the world. So, even if it isn't on the menu, we probably still make it, but don't worry. It's only the usual customers that have realized that, so you won't have to deal with that often." He turned to look at the two woman, "Am I going to fast?" He asked stopping before entering the kitchen. The girls shook their heads. "Okay, good. This is the kitchen." He pushed open the doors and revealed a kitchen nearly twice the size of the dining area.

"Oh my, the kitchen is huge." Kagome looked around in awe. Even, now the kitchen was alive with movement.

"Yes, it must be. We must have a separate station for every different kind of cuisine. I've learned over the years, that even after being cleaned, the grill will leave traces of the previous cuisine and blend the flavors together, which isn't always a good taste." He walked over to Kasuke, who was currently preparing a sushi dish. "This is my assistant chef, Kasuke. He originally started off as a waiter, but I put him through Culinary school." He patted Kasuke on the shoulder, who gave him a nod in return. "With the size of this place, I need a minimum of twenty-five chefs in order to run everything smoothly and without having to overwork the other chefs, but I only have thirteen chefs, including myself. So, if you ever feel like you can handle the responsibilities of being a chef, I'd be more than happy to send you to Culinary school, or any school in fact, as long as you work here."

Miroku led them out of the kitchen, through the dining area into another large room connected by a short hallway. "This is the bar area. This room is only ever busy at night, but it's so busy that I need to hire more bartenders to keep up with the demands." He pointed to a beautiful woman, standing behind the bar. "That's Ruby, she's been the only steady bartender we've had since we've opened this place. She loves it, but even she gets overwhelmed sometimes, so Rin will come back here and help." Miroku led them to table and asked them to sit, "So, what position would you ladies like to have?"

Kagome looked at Sango, who only shrugged. "I thought I was being hired on a waitress?"

"If that's what you desire, but I always like ask after giving the tour, just in case they spot something else they may want to do." Miroku kept his gaze locked on Sango, which made her blush even more than she already had been.

"Can we switch positions later? In case we change our minds." Kagome asked, glancing between her hands, Miroku and Rin.

"Of course. Just talk to either Miroku or myself, and we'll get you set up." Rin gave Kagome a wild smile.

"I'll be a waitress for now."

Miroku nodded acknowledging that he understood, then turned to Sango, "And you?"

Sango blushed heavily beneath Miroku's gaze, "How many bartenders do you have?"

Miroku grinned, "As of right now, just Ruby." Sango was about to speak but Miroku cut her off, "But first, I want you to take a look at what she's wearing."

Kagome and Sango turned to look at the girl behind the bar. Ruby was wearing a red blouse with a deep v-cut, showing off most of her cleavage, with a black vest over it. Her black lace bra was clearly visible from where they were sitting. Sango turned back to Miroku, "Is she required to dress like that?"

Miroku chuckled and shook his head, "Oh no. She chooses to dress that way and with good reason."

"And what reason is that?"

"Men and some women will give her outrageous tips for how she looks. I've seen her make nearly four thousand in one night, and it wasn't even a busy night. So, I'm not saying you have to dress like that, but it might help get you extra money." Miroku grinned at her, "Still want to be a bartender?"

Sango nodded, "I think I can handle that."

"Awesome. Let's get you ladies started. Kagome, you'll come with me. Sango, Rin will get you all set up back here and introduce you to Ruby." Miroku stood from the table, shook Sango's hand and led Kagome back towards the dining area. "So, I see you came dressed to work. I like that."

"Rin told me I'd be working today."

"What time would you like to work until?"

"You're letting me make my own schedule?" Kagome stared at him dumbfounded.

"Why, yes. See, I usually let my waiters and waitresses pick their schedule, because I can always hire more to fill in the gaps." Miroku smiled at her, while picking up a tray and notebook.

"Wow, that's so awesome of you."

"So, what'll it be?"

Kagome thought of an answer for a minute, before answering, "I guess until close."

"Not the answer I was expecting, but I can't let you do that. That'll be a fourteen hour shift. You can stay until eleven tonight, and we'll talk about your schedule when you get off. Okay?"

Kagome nodded, and accepted the tray and notebook Miroku gave to her. Miroku called over one of the other waitresses and told her to show Kagome her section, then disappeared back into the kitchen. I think I'm really going to like this job. Kagome thought to her self as she followed the waitress to her tables. Kagome's day was off to a great start.

Inuyasha sat at his desk reviewing the files he had asked Yura to sort the previous day, which she had done a fantastic job. He was almost three quarters of the way done, but he had been sitting there all morning. He was in a pleasant mood today, after finding his painting yesterday at the market. He had brought Yura breakfast from Shikon No Tama, which she almost fell over from shock, and had offered to buy her lunch but she refused because she had a lunch date with her friend. He still had another six hours until he got to leave TGE. Right now, he was looking over reports from Shikon No Tama. Although, he left Miroku and Rin in charge of everything, he liked to keep a careful watch over everything, in case they needed help.

Takahashi, sir. Lin is on line one. Yura's voice came from the intercom.

"Thank you, Yura." He responded then answered the phone, "What's up, Miroku?"

"Hey, I wanted to ask you something. Some of the walls here are kind of plain, and could use some decorating." Miroku's voice was a bit hesitate, which surprised Inuyasha because Miroku was never scared to ask Inuyasha anything.

"Uh huh." Inuyasha mumbled, still looking at the reports.

"I was wondering if maybe, I could buy some of your paintings to hang up on the blank walls?" Miroku's voice went quite.

Inuyasha chuckled, "You were scared to ask me that?"

"Was I not supposed to be? I just know how you feel about your paintings."

Inuyasha grinnned to himself, "You can have some paintings. On one condition."

Miroku paused for a moment then said, "Name it."

"Nobody is to know who painted them, not even Rin. So, no plaque, or scripture or anything that'll say my name. Got it?" Inuyasha tossed the finished reports aside and kicked up his feet on his desk.

"You have my word." Miroku replied, who coincidentally was in the exact same position as Inuyasha.

"Okay. Are you busy?" Inuyasha asked, looking at his watch which read five in the afternoon.

"Nope, it's slow right now."

"Alright, meet me at my place in twenty, so you can pick which paintings you want." Inuyasha sat up straight and logged off from his computer.

"I'll be there." Then Miroku hung up.

Inuyasha grinned to himself then pressed the intercom button, "Yura?"

Yes, Takahashi, sir?

"Are you busy?" Inuyasha was smiling widely.

Well, of course, sir. We're always busy. Yura's voice held a sarcastic tone, which made Inuyasha snicker.

"Well, good. Tell everyone to go home. We're done for today." Inuyasha wasn't positive, but he could swear he heard Yura scream before letting go of the intercom button. Inuyasha gathered his keys and jacket, and made his way out of the building. It was starting to get cold, with winter right around the corner. Inuyasha stared across the road, and saw a hooded man. He couldn't be sure but he thought the man was staring right at him. Inuyasha moved away from the entrance of TGE, towards the parking garage for the building. He turned back slowly and saw that the man was gone. Am I seeing shit now? Inuyasha shook the feeling off and got in his car.

"Maybe I should get out more." Inuyasha sighed to himself before pulling out of the garage and pulling out into the street. The drive home was filled with honking, music, yelling and cussing. Inuyasha wasn't a calm driver. He hated driving slow and he hated people that drove like idiots. Luckily, Inuyasha managed to make it home before he murdered anyone for the fun of it. Miroku was already waiting for him outside the building.

"You sure do take a long time to get here." Miroku grinned at Inuyasha, but Inuyasha growled in response. "Geez, someone got a dog shoved up their ass."

"Whatever, Miroku." Inuyasha opened the building and led Miroku through the lobby towards the elevators. "How was work?"

"Pretty good. Hired two new girls today."

"Are they attractive?" Inuyasha glanced at Miroku curiously.

"Oh, extremely. Kagome is beautiful, but Sango. Oh dear, Sango is the most gorgeous creature I've ever laid eyes on." Miroku's smiled widened as he thought about his new bartender.

"Kagome? I recognize that name, but I can't think of where." Inuyasha stepped inside the elevator and pressed the button to the tenth floor.

"If I'm correct, it's a pretty common name. Maybe you've heard it from clients." Miroku leaned against the back of the elevator.

"It's possible." Inuyasha remained quiet, trying to think of where he heard the name Kagome from, but nothing came to his mind. The elevator rang, alerting its passengers that it had reached its destination. Once the doors slid open, Inuyasha and Miroku stepped out. "Do you have an idea of which paintings you want to display?"

Miroku shook his head and sighed, "It's been so long since I've seen any of them, that I can't really remember all of them."

They reached Inuyasha's condo and he unlocked the door and pushed it open, "Well, let's take a refresher course." Inuyasha grinned, pushing open the door. Once inside, time flew by rather quickly. Miroku went from painting to painting, picking which ones he wanted to display in Shikon No Tama. By the end of it, he had picked a total of twelve of Inuyasha's best works. Inuyasha smiled at his friend, "Think you have enough there?"

"I could always take a few more." Miroku replied with a smirk.

"Don't get ahead of yourself." Inuyasha picked up some of the paintings in his arms, "Come on. I'll help you load them up." Miroku led Inuyasha back down to his car, arranging the paintings as best he could in his car. Miroku hugged Inuyasha goodbye and got in his car.

"Hey, if you're not busy later, swing by. We can have a few drinks." Miroku said, putting his arm out of his window.

"I'll be there around eleven." Inuyasha responded turning back to the building, after Miroku gave him a nod. Inuyasha's mind wandered back to the hooded man he had seen across the street from TGE. I swear that guy was looking right at me. There's just no way he wasn't. He shook his head, trying to rid himself of the eerie feeling that had crept upon him. I'll just take a nap until I go to Shikon. He thought to himself after entering his condo, that now seemed larger with some of his paintings gone.

Sango was doing outstandingly well for her first night as a bartender and had already made well over six hundred dollars. Now, the rush was starting to hit and Rin showed up behind the bar to lend a helping hand.

"How are you holding up, Sango?" Rin asked, grabbing a man a beer.

"Oh, great! I love this!" Sango replied cheerfully, pouring a shot of jager for an older woman, who then tipped Sango another twenty dollars. "And, it's such easy money."

Rin giggled at the comment, "Sometimes it is. It can be hard work though." Rin looked over Sango. She had removed her shirt after an hour of being behind the bar, leaving only her bra, and showing off her large breasts. "I see you took to Miroku's advice."

Sango blushed, "Yeah, but it got really hot back here. So, it wasn't intentional." Rin laughed loudly, which made Sango blush harder.

"I'm sure that's why your shirt came off."

"But-" Sango was going to try to defend herself, when she caught sight of a flash of silver. Immediately, her head snapped in the direction she had seen it, and her eyes fell upon an extremely handsome man with long silver hair and golden eyes. He was tall and muscular. He walked up to the bar with a large grin on his face. He eyed Sango, then turned to Rin.

"Glass of Sake. Thanks gorgeous." He spoke to Rin in a soft, seductive voice, which Sango noticed, obviously effected Rin greatly. He turned his attention to Sango, "You're the new bartender?"

"Yes, I am." Sango said with a smile.

The man eyed her again, his grin growing wider, "I can see why Miroku hired you. Your tits are the size of watermelons."

Sango's jaw dropped. Anger rose with her and she was about to retaliate when Rin walked up, "Here you go baby." Rin said, placing the sake in fron of the man. "Sango, I'd like you to meet my husband. Doctor Sesshomaru Takahashi." Sesshomaru turned to Sango, raising his glass to her before taking a gulp.

"Your husband? You're married?" Sango's mind just exploded. She hadn't taken Rin for a marriage kind of girl.

"Well, yes. Do I look like a Takahashi to you?"

"No, but you sure act like one." Sesshomaru mumbled into his glass before taking another drink." Rin smacked his arm, gaining a snicker from him.

"I had no clue you were married." Sango quickly made five shots of Jack Daniels for a large man that had just entered the bar.

"Well, I guess I kind of did forget to mention that." Rin blushed slightly.

In the dining area, Kagome's night was going just as well as Sango's. She had made about fifty dollars less than Sango, but had been busy almost all day. Now, it was almost her scheduled time to go home per Miroku's orders. So, she went to the back to find Miroku. He was just entering his office when she called out to him.

"Miroku!" Kagome called out, walking quickly passed the kitchen area.

"Yes, Kagome?" Miroku said, taking off his chef's shirt, revealing a tight fitting purple tanktop.

"You told me to come talk to you about my schedule when I got off."

"Ah, yes. Do me a favor, and empty out the trash cans really quick, then we'll talk. Okay?" Miroku patted her shoulder and she nodded. Kagome quickly gathered the bags of trash from all the trashcans, and replacing the bags in the cans she emptied. She carried the bags out to the back alleyway where the dumpster was. As she exited the back door, she noticed three men wearing hoods standing at the end of the alleyway. She quickly tossed the bags in the dumpster and looked at the men again, who had gotten closer.

"Well, would you look at this fine piece of ass?" One of the men's gruff voice rang out in the alleyway as they grew closer to Kagome. Kagome stared at the men in fear, she was backed in a corner with no way to get back to the door she just exited.

"It looks like she's trapped." One of the other men said, she could feel them eyeing her like a pack of rabid wolves.

"Leave me alone." Kagome tried to state sternly, but her voice was shaking.

"Get her." One of the men snapped his fingers and the other two charged forward, seizing her arms. She struggled against their strength, and did her best to kick them off of her.

"GET OFF OF ME!" She screamed, trying pull her arms free as she felt hands start to roam over her body.

"Oh, damn. She has a nice set of tits." One of the men growled, trying to force Kagome's legs apart.

"HELP! SOMEONE HELP ME!" Kagome screamed as tears began to fall from her eyes. When she started her day, she wasn't expecting to end it by getting raped in an alleyway behind her new job.

Inuyasha had just parked his car at the TGE parking garage, and began walking down to Shikon No Tama. It was strangely quiet for a Saturday night, but Inuyasha didn't mind. He could hear cars and birds in the distance, but mostly he heard the sound of his own footsteps. He was about a block away from Shikon, when a scream pierced the night. The scream shocked him for a moment, but then he broke into a run. Just as he neared Shikon, another scream echoed into the night. Inuyasha dashed into the alleyway, to see three men in hoodies, attacking a girl. Her blouse had been ripped open and her breasts were out for the whole world to see.

"Leave her alone!" Inuyasha charged the three men, shocking them as they turned to see Inuyasha running at them. Inuyasha kicked one of them in the ribs, causing him to double over from loss of breath. A punch grazed Inuyasha's jaw but he quickly shook it off, attacking with a left hook, catching the man in the eye. Inuyasha quickly took the opening to stand in front of the woman, shielding her from their eyes. Inuyasha slipped off his jacket and placed it around the girl, before getting punched in the back of the head.

Inuyasha's vision went blurry, but he still managed to land another two punches on the girl's attackers. He shoved one man away from him, dodged a punch from another, before getting tangled up with the third.

"Look out!" Kagome screamed, when she spotted one of them grab something from their pocket. Before Inuyasha could react, a shot rang out in the alleyway. Inuyasha's vision went black and he crumbled to the floor. The men quickly retreated from the alleyway when the back door of Shikon slammed open and Miroku stepped out holding a glock of his own.

Kagome knelt beside the man that had rescued her, turning him over so his face wasn't in the ground. She gasped when she saw his face. It's him. It was the man that had given her the ride to the diner. His hair was soaked in blood, and so was a bit of his face.

"Kagome! Are you okay?" Miroku rushed over to her side checking on her.

"Yes, I'm fine, but-" Kagome turned to Inuyasha, with tears streaming down her face. Miroku followed her gaze and his heart stopped.

"Inuyasha! No. No. No. No. No!" Miroku dropped his glock and checked his pulse, it was there but it was faint. He turned to Kagome, "Go find Rin! Go! Hurry!" Miroku yelled at her, not caring if she noticed the tears coming from his eyes. Kagome nodded dumbly then raced inside to get Rin. Miroku gripped Inuyasha's shirt tightly, fits of sobs taking over his body, "Don't die on me you bastard." Miroku dropped his head against Inuyasha's motionless body. He cried even harder feeling Inuyasha's breaths getting shorter. He looked down the alley, hearing sirens and then the screaming of Rin. Please. Don't die on me, Inuyasha. The last thing Miroku remembered seeing was the alleyway fill with lights, and Rin pulling him away, then Miroku's vision went black as well.