InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Being Watched ❯ Being Watched: Chapter 10 ( Chapter 10 )

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Chapter 10

(Caution: this chapter contains violent content)

Koga arrived back at his office with Ginta and Hakkaku. They entered the office, Koga shut the door and turned on the light. Suddenly, a shadow moved beside the window—a yakuza member with a shotgun aimed right at Koga.

Koga stopped and stared right at the man. “You, come with me.”

“No.” Koga's expression did not change as the man moved toward him, cocking the barrel.

“I will not hesitate to shoot.”

“You just did. Go ahead and shoot, that piece of crap can kill a human, but not someone like me. Why not shoot and find out?” Koga raised his arms and smirked.

“Koga! Are you crazy?” Ginta shouted.

“Come on, I've survived a lot worse than tiny little buck-shot holes.”

The man's hands began to shake as Koga's gaze became more mischievous. “Huh, you're nothing compared to me. Your boss must be desperate to send a peon such as yourself to collect me. Tell me why I must come with you.”

“You leaked to Inuyasha that we were coming. You are in league with the dog.”

“Yeah, so?”

“You will pay!”

“With what? I got money if that's what you want.” Koga reached into his pocket for his wallet.

“Not that way, jerk. You will pay with your life!”

Just then, the door behind Koga shot open, and his hands were pulled behind him. A gun was pressed to his spine, and a needle was stabbed into his carotid artery.

Suddenly, a smooth, low voice said behind him, “Any sudden move, and I'll inject you with poison.”

Koga grit his teeth.

Ginta rushed at the man with the shotgun, distracting him. The gun went off, and metal flew everywhere. Ginta dodged save for a couple, and knocked the shooter off his feet. Hakkaku hit the man beside Koga, and ripped the needle from his neck. Koga grunted in pain, and kicked the man holding his wrists, knocking him into the bookcase against the wall. Another man grabbed at Koga's neck as he turned, squeezing tightly. Koga ripped his hands off him, and punched his face.

Just then, the man holding the syringe caught the right moment, and wacked Koga in the back of the neck. Koga fell forward onto the floor. The man punched Hakkaku away, put his foot on Koga's head and stuck the syringe in his neck again, plunging the poison into his blood.

“Koga, no!” Ginta screamed.

Koga grunted a moment, and then went limp. “I just injected you with paralysis poison. You can see and hear everything that's going on. You can breathe, you can comprehend, but you can't react.”

The man gathered Koga into his arms and left the office. The other men left behind knocked Koga's comrades out and then left as well.

~*~

Inuyasha leapt from tree to tree through Kyoto, and all the way to the bullet train heading into Tokyo. He landed on top of the train, and rode it all the way into town. Not long after, the train slowed into the main station. Inuyasha leapt off the top of the train and quickly made his way, rooftop to rooftop to Kagome's father's building. He stopped, looked up, and saw the man's eyes looking down upon the street from his tenth floor office window. Inuyasha leapt up the girders of the building, and swung himself through the window, sending Toru to the floor, covered in glass.

“Sir!” One of his office flunkies exclaimed at Inuyasha's actions.

Toru looked up to see Inuyasha standing over him, his sword drawn, pointing right at his face. “Call security,” Toru commanded.

“You know that will do you no good. I am here to negotiate.” Inuyasha's gaze was hard, angry, and demanding. He was not moving a muscle.

Fear sank away from Toru's eyes as he tipped the sword from his face. Inuyasha's gaze held Toru's eyes as the man rose from the floor. Inuyasha's sword remained pointed at him.

“Negotiate? With me? You must be kidding.”

“I assure you, I mean business here. My brother and I slaughtered your forces, so you have nothing left. You've played your pathetic hand, and now I demand this animosity stop. I don't want any more bloodshed over such a trivial situation.” Inuyasha's voice was harsh, cold.

“What are your terms, then?”

“Look, Kagome is safe with me. I will take very good care of her. I know what happened between her and Toma. I refuse to let her fall into the hands of a man who would harm or mistreat her. I would never harm, or abuse her.”

“So, this is the way you ask for my daughter's hand in marriage, is it? By threatening her father?”

“It has come to that, yes. If you had just spoken with me civilly, than I would have asked in a civil manner. But you started a war, so this is what you get.”

“You are pernicious, boy. You're a punk, and you will never be worthy of my daughter. Jumping through my window, and holding a sword at my throat does not win my approval. You want a fight? I will give it to you. But I assure you, you will not die quickly.”

Inuyasha's left ear twitched, and he ducked at the right moment as another one of his men swung a blade at his head. He turned and swung back, looking at the young man. “Bad move, entering into a fight with me.”

He grimaced and lunged again. Inuyasha parried, and grabbed his arm, throwing him into the wall. “I can sense every move you make, dumbass!”

The man stood again, and rushed him, only for his attack to be dodged, and tripped into the glass table behind Inuyasha. Inuyasha turned and put his sharp blade at his spine.

“You attack again, and I will kill you. Spare yourself, and get out of here.”

“Really. I was under the impression, according to my men who survived, that it was your brother who slaughtered my men, not you.”

Inuyasha turned his hard gaze at Toru. “I see, they were right. The look in your tender eyes says it all. You aren't here to kill; that is an empty threat. You don't want to kill, you would rather scare me into submission. Well, son, that's just not going to happen. Just accept my rejection, and cower before me, and I may spare your life.”

“Tsch, you think I will bow before you to save my life? If you think you can kill me, you've got another thing coming. You see, I've lived longer than anyone in this building, and will continue to outlive you, jackass! I am over 500 years old! So I'll be damned if you, or anyone else in your charge could kill me!”

Suddenly, out of nowhere, a pinch struck Inuyasha's neck and he lost control of his body and hit the floor. `My body…I can't move!'

“What was that you said? You'd be damned if I or anyone under me could kill you? Well, I think, in this present condition, you're out of luck, boy.”

Toru stepped over and kicked Tetsusaiga from his hand, the energy loss transforming the sword immediately back into its normal size.

“You, I have to say, are the most interesting man I've ever come across. You're somehow immortal, and you're in love with my daughter, which is a death wish, I might add. You are just some street urchin who thinks he can out whit and outlast my strong men. And here you are, on my floor, drooling on my carpet. Yeah, you are one strong son-of-a-bitch, aren't you?”

Inuyasha couldn't peel his eyes away from Toru's sinister glare. He couldn't do a thing. He'd never been in such a position, and could never have seen this coming. He fought hard to try and move a finger, a toe, his bottom lip, or even blink. Nothing. He was paralyzed, and fear began to overcome him. His heart began to race as Toru had his men gather him off the floor and drag him out of the office to somewhere. He was only able to grunt. He couldn't talk, his tongue was numb, like it wasn't there. His gaze remained on his feet as he was dragged through the office along the floor, people looked to be staring and rising out of their chairs at him.

`What's going on? What happened to me? I can't even avert my gaze! What the hell did they do to me? Where are they dragging me to? This isn't good. I am left wide open, can't defend myself, and they now have the upper hand on me. What do I do?'

They dragged him up the stairs to a few floors above. The door opened, and he was then dragged along a concrete floor. The area looked unfinished. The floor was unoccupied.

`Great, no one will know I'm here. Shit. I think I have an idea of what they're going to do to me…'

They dragged his body into a room off to the side. They grunted as they lifted his heavy, muscular body onto what looked like a dentist's chair with restraints. They locked his hands and feet into the metal straps, and left the room. Inuyasha's eyes were looking up at a camera on the ceiling. His nose caught a scent, it was Koga's. He tried again to speak, but to no use. He grunted, but got no response.

The scent of blood laced the wolves' scent. He was hurt, but he couldn't turn his head to see how badly. A tear fell from his right eye as he thought about Kagome.

`Shippo, I'm counting on you. Keep Kagome safe, no matter what it takes!'

~*~

Kagome sipped the last of the tea down her throat when Sesshomaru entered the house. Kagome began to worry. “Inuyasha left three hours ago.”

“He'll be fine, Kagome. He's probably having a meal with your father,” Shippo assured.

“Somehow I doubt that, Shippo. My father is relentless, hence the reason I moved out and left my job. He refuses to listen to others.”

“My brother is foolhardy. He should not have walked into the lion's den,” Sesshomaru stated.

“What do you mean?” Shippo asked.

“The Tokyo yakuza is a strong bunch of fighters, trained in killing, and nothing more. They had their hearts branded out of them. No one can scare them without causing them ultimate fear. That is why I slaughtered as many as I could. My brother's love for humanity will be his downfall.” Sesshomaru stepped from the room and left the mansion.

“Are you going to help him?” Kagome pleaded. No response, as usual.

“Something tells me I should go with him.” Shippo stood to leave as well.

“Wait, Shippo, Inuyasha requested you protect me. Take me with you.”

“No, Kagome. Stay here, where you're safe.”

“Shippo, you and Sesshomaru have never been to this building. You don't know it, like I do. You need me.”

Shippo eyed her for a moment. “Okay, but don't leave my side, no matter what happens. I'll do what I can to catch up to Sesshomaru, and we can help him then.” Shippo transformed into the bird form, and Kagome climbed on his back. They flew off into the sky, headed toward Tokyo.

After the trees dispersed, they found Sesshomaru, flying high above the landscape. Shippo flapped harder and caught up to him. “Sesshomaru! We've come to help!”

“Go back, you fools.”

“Kagome knows where he may be in the building. Without her, we may not find Inuyasha in time.”

“Stay out of my way, then.” They continued on to Tokyo.

~*~

Inuyasha's eyes lost focus a while ago. His eyes and mouth were drying out. He struggled to make his body respond, but it was still no use. All he had to keep him company was his inner voice, and determination to survive. His eyes were badly blurred, and he saw only light now. He retreated within himself, and fell into a state of meditation. He concentrated on his sense of smell, and sound. In the darkness within his mind, he could see everything. Koga was panting at his side, probably in a chair like he was strapped into. He concentrated on his scent.

He could finally sense how bad his injuries were. He'd been tortured. His abdomen must have been punctured, and he's been slowly bleeding out. The scent of his blood was slowly becoming more potent.

Suddenly, the door to the room opened and shut. He heard someone enter, and move around. He left his meditative state and worked hard to focus his eyes. His eyes struggled, and steadily awoke. After about a minute, his eyes began to clear, and he could see who it was. A man he didn't recognize. He wore a bloodied apron, and had surgical gloves on his hands.

“Well, now, who do we have here? You're a handsome one, aren't you? Oh, yeah, that's right, you've been poisoned. It sucks I won't get to hear your reactions, you look to be quite the strong-willed one.”

Inuyasha grunted when he turned to pull close a surgical table full of torture instruments. “Oh, so you can grunt, eh? That's good. I'll at least be able to hear your agony then. That makes this all worthwhile. That lump of a body over there couldn't even do that, so it was boring working on him. You, on the other hand, they must have lowered your dose on purpose, just for my pleasure.”

`Shit! You've got to be kidding me! I can't move!' Sweat started to drip from Inuyasha's forehead, slicking the silver bangs draping into his eyes.

The man grabbed a pair of scissors and cut his shirt open to reveal his muscular torso. Inuyasha's heart raced faster, and his breathing picked up pace. He watched as closely as he could as he set down the scissors and lifted a claw-like instrument and punctured into his skin. Inuyasha screamed out as blood pooled around the puncture wounds.

“So, tell me, why did you choose to go after Kagome? You do know her family history, don't you? Who her father is?”

Inuyasha grunted again when he used the instrument to cut an incision like a pair of scissors, ripping into the taught muscle below at each jab.

“You should have backed off, and left her alone, ya know. Her father wants you to know how much he despises those who under mind him and overstep their bounds. To him, you're worth nothing.”

Inuyasha's eyes teared more as he cut further into his flesh, his blood spilling over his sides and onto the chair. His feeling was starting to come back. He could feel the man's touch now as he unfolded his flesh to reveal his organs.

Inuyasha cried out with each painful sensation. His eyelids started to regain movement. His lips as well. He was paralyzed just to be put in this position, nothing more.

“So, how old are you again? Toru mentioned some ungodly number.”

Inuyasha fought his lips to sound out, “Ff-ffff-ive hundrrr-”

“Oh, yes, five hundred years. Well, I believe I am the one to end those years, here and now. Inuyasha, I believe I am your grim reaper. I hope you're ready for death.”

Just then, he gripped his intestines and began to remove them. Inuyasha cried out, his hands finally responding, his claws digging into his palms.

Koga's eyes slowly opened. He turned them to see Inuyasha being tortured, his cries assailing his ears. Koga grit his teeth at the sight. “Inuyasha…”

“Stop! Stop! Please!” Inuyasha cried out in agony.

The man only laughed as he kinked his intestines, causing more pain to jolt through Inuyasha's now fully feeling body. His eyes went wide, and then started to glow red. His hands unclenched; his claws growing sharper and longer. His aura began to swirl and energize around him, and his fangs grew longer.

Koga watched as Inuyasha's spirit blood began to transform him. “Inuyasha! Fight!”

His eyes fully changed, and focused on the man killing him. He raised his arms, and broke through the bonds. He thrust his right hand through the man's torso. Just then, the door burst open, and Sesshomaru cut the man's head from his shoulders with his sword. Kagome gasped at the sight of Inuyasha. She hid her eyes.

Sesshomaru smacked Inuyasha onto the bed, and forced Tetsussaiga into his hand, calming his spirit blood. “Shippo! Get him back together!”

Shippo began to piece him back together, and bonded his wounds, while Kagome knelt beside him and held his hand to comfort him. His eyes and features turned back to normal. He turned his gaze to Kagome. A small smile graced his face, and he passed out.

Sesshomaru cut Koga's bonds and helped him out of the chair. Sesshomaru asked Kagome, “Where is the leader?”

“On the tenth floor, main office. The windows to the office are clear, you'll know which office.” They then left the room and descended the floors to Toru`s office.

“Who are you?” Toru asked when Sesshomaru entered his office.

“Sir, this is the brother who slaughtered your men!” One of his lackeys stated.

“I see, so you're the strong one. What do you want? You're not after my daughter as well, are you?”

“I am not here for her.”

“Then why did you come here?” Toru stood from his desk and stopped before the tall spirit before him.

“No one kills my brother, but me.” He swung his sword at all in the office. When his sword stopped at his side, every man's head rolled freely on the floor.

When he left the office, everyone at their desks on that floor stood in shock as they looked upon the unusual being who had just committed murder in front of them. He eyed each one of them, and sheathed his sword. He said not a word as he walked through the rows to his bleeding brother, and comrades.

They got into the elevator, and went up to the top floor. They climbed the stairs up to the roof and looked about the surroundings. Sesshomaru lifted Inuyasha's broken body in his arms, and leapt off into the air. Koga and Kagome climbed onto Shippo's bird form and they flew off after Sesshomaru and Inuyasha, back to the mansion.

Sesshomaru laid his wounded, unconscious brother onto the futon in his room. He'd lost a lot of blood, and looked to be fighting for his life harder than he'd ever seen before. Kagome, Shippo and Koga stepped into the room to see Inuyasha on the futon, blood steadily staining the mattress.

“Is he-“

“He's still alive. It'll take a lot more than this to kill him,” Sesshomaru replied.

Kagome knelt onto the futon, and laid down beside him, lightly placing her hand on his torso. “Oh, Inuyasha. I had a feeling you would end up hurt. Why did you have to go? You should have stayed with me.” Her eyes teared up as she buried her eyes into his shoulder.

“He's an idiot. He should not have gone there. What was he thinking?” Koga asked.

“It's all my fault.” They looked to Shippo. “I suggested he confront Toru.”

“Shippo, it's not your fault. He could have decided not to listen to you. He did this on his own accord.” Sesshomaru said.

“But, still!”

“Shippo, blaming yourself for Inuyasha's present state is not going to solve anything. You'll only end up hurting yourself. Inuyasha was determined to win my hand. You had no hand in his actions.” Kagome assured.

“But, Kagome-“

“Shippo, it was his love for me, and the need to prove himself that caused him to make the decision he made. I doubt he could see the torture expert coming. I never expected my father to call upon him. He always hated that man—he creeps him out.”

“What are we going to do now?” Shippo asked.

“I will stay at his side. It is my fault he's like this, after all.” Kagome's lips graced Inuyasha's cheek.

“I'll help, since I'm the only doctor here,” Shippo offered.

He lifted Kagome's hand from the bandages, and lifted the tape to reveal the massive, bleeding wound. He left the room and grabbed his bag of instruments and supplies.

Kagome put her hand on Inuyasha's sweat-laden cheek, and held his sweat-slicked left hand as Shippo sterilized a needle and a spot on Inuyasha's right arm, over his artery. He started a morphine drip and I.V. He sat back and waited a few minutes, letting the medication go through his system. Kagome couldn't take her eyes off Inuyasha's as he lay motionless. His eyes were grimacing, laden with pain, but he was too exhausted to react.

“Koga, can you help slake up some of this blood?” Shippo requested.

Shippo repositioned the intestines, and closed the skin and muscles around them. He then unraveled the string and started stitching Inuyasha's torso. Once he was finished stitching, Shippo sat back, and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Kagome wet a rag Koga brought in and placed it on Inuyasha's hot forehead. The morphine drip stopped a little while ago, and Inuyasha's eyes began to open. He grunted at the discomfort from the recent surgery. He focused his eyes and looked at each set in the room, ending on Kagome's watery, brown orbs.

“Ka-go-me…” He breathed out quietly.

She lifted his hand to her lips to kiss it, and smiled warmly. “Inuyasha, you'll be just fine.”

“Where am I?”

“You're home, my love. Safe and sound.”

“Safe?”

“Yes.” Kagome's warm smile melted away, and her eyes diverted when she said, “My father is dead.”

Inuyasha's eyes opened wider. “How?”

“Sesshomaru killed him after we found you. Your state angered him, and he couldn't take it. He killed them all.”

Inuyasha grunted and diverted his eyes. “He didn't have to do that.”

“Yes, he did.”

Inuyasha's gaze returned to Kagome's. “Inuyasha, I never imagined my father would bring in the master of torture. He was a very maniacal, twisted sort of person. My father never liked him because of his creep factor. I guess you and Sesshomaru pressed him far enough to bring that evil man into this. Inuyasha, he was the most ruthless member in the yakuza, only called upon for extreme situations. I should have warned you about him, but I never imagined he would be called. Inuyasha, he was the strongest card in my father's arsenal.”

“Where is he?”

“You and Sesshomaru killed him.” Inuyasha's eyes widened further. “You lost control, and plunged your hand into him, and Sesshomaru slashed off his head. Inuyasha, you don't remember this?”

Inuyasha averted his gaze. “No. I don't remember any of that. Just the pain, and seeing his hands pulling me apart.”

“Don't blame yourself, Inuyasha. You were only protecting yourself. I'm just glad you're still alive.” She settled down beside him, and tenderly kissed his lips.

“Kagome…” Inuyasha whispered between kisses.

Shippo and Koga left the room.