InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Double or Nothing: Take the Money & Run ❯ Breaking the Law ( Chapter 4 )

 

Chapter Four: Breaking the Law

 

Koga spread his well toned arms and gave a short bow. “Babe welcome to the wonderful world of bond enforcement.” He pulled out a chair and sat in it backwards with the back between his splayed knees. “I think this will go a lot faster if you tell me what you already know.”

 

Kagome shrugged. “I'm not a complete idiot. I mean I've seen Dog Duane Chapman on A&E.” Back when I still had cable and a TV set.

 

 

Koga put his face in his hands and groaned. “This is gonna be worse than I thought.”

 

She raised a pointer finger and added helpfully. “Oh and Spike Spiegel...”

 

He tried hard not to laugh as he shook his head. “This ain't Cowboy Bebop.”

 

Koga wait for Kagome to take her seat before continuing. “First of all you are a bail enforcement agent. Second of all you're gonna need a license.”

 

Kagome protested. “Myoga gave me a license!” Damn Sesshomaru.

 

“Really, let's see it.” He held out his hand and Kagome just sat there.

 

“It met with an unfortunate fate. I was going to pick up a new one in the morning.” She tried hard to quell the self pity in her voice.

 

Koga rocked back on the chair legs. “A real license costs fifty dollars and takes thirty days to process.”

 

Kagome frowned. “I don't have thirty days. I need to start this gig now, or even yesterday would have been better. I can't wait.”

 

He leaned his chin on the chair rail; she saw her reflection in his dark brown eyes. “You're taking a huge risk here. If you are caught than it's a third degree misdemeanor in the state of Pennsylvania.” And we all know what happens to pretty little things like you in jail.

 

She nodded. “I realize that.”

 

“Okay than. Now, what is your most valuable weapon?”

 

Kagome answered without thought, “My gun.”

 

He shook his head. “No, the element of surprise. Catching a skip unawares at home, work, his girl's place whatever; it's always easier if you can sneak up on them. They should never see you coming.”

 

She pursed her lips, Hope I haven't blown that already.

 

Koga wondered why he was wasting his time with the next question. “Have you ever fired a gun before?”

 

She answered with confidence. “Yes.”

 

He added, “Duck Hunt, the Super Nintendo game doesn't count.”

 

She bit her lip and looked down at the sticky table top. “Okay then not so much.”

 

Koga tapped his fingers on the chair frame. “Most of the guys Myoga will send you after will be drunks, shiftless lay a bouts, or minor drug offenders who are just at their house too drunk or stoned to remember their court date. You pop in on them. Use some common sense, and give them a friendly reminder when they have to be in court along with a complimentary ride to the police station. There they can be rebooked and bickety bam! All done.”

 

Kagome relented, “That doesn't sound so bad. Who goes after the big bad guys?”

 

Koga grinned proudly. “I do.”

 

“How big is Inuyasha?” she asked casually.

 

“He's the biggest prize in the cracker jack box. I'd be on his ass right now if my damned license weren't suspended.” He ground his teeth. He'd really been looking forward to bring in that dog turd too.

 

Kagome asked, “How did that happen?”

 

He gave her a dark look, “I gotta concealed weapons charge in Myrtle Beach thanks to the fact my permit to carry was expired. So they suspended my bond enforcement license until my court date back in South Carolina.”

 

Ah, so this was what Myoga was apologizing for. “So if I were to let's just say, go after Inuyasha… You wouldn't be able to help me?”

 

Koga looked as though he could slam his face into the table top. “No, please tell me Myoga didn't give you that case.”

 

She raised her brows. “Sure did.”

 

“Damn it! Doesn't he care if you get killed? How did you force him to do this? What did ya do, blackmail him?”

 

Kagome sat in stony silence and he pounded his fist on the table top. “Remind me to stay on your good side. Shit!”

 

She smiled. “Consider it done.” Then something occurred to her. “Does this mean you couldn't…help me?” Not that she wasn't capable of doing this herself, but just in case.

 

“It means that if I did, I'd have to be gone before the cops arrived.” He gave a cocky grin. “But I'll still answer my cell if I see your number on the screen.”

 

_-_-_-_-_

 

Koga outfitted her for the shooting range with a 10 mm automatic Glock 29 and ear protectors. The gun was hard, shiny and surprisingly small.

 

Koga saw her expression and assured her. “That holds fifteen rounds; each squeeze of the trigger is all you need per round. That little beauty has the same firepower of some of the larger rifles.”

 

The gun felt cold and cruel in her hands and Kagome immediately decided she'd never use it.

 

Koga instructed, “Always make sure your safety is on. This way if you drop your gun, you won't accidentally shoot yourself.”

 

He showed how the safety was built into the trigger. “When the safety is on, the spring loaded pin will prevent your trigger bar from moving. This bar is part of the drop safety. The only way to deactivate these two safeties is to have the trigger pulled all the way back.” He passed her back the gun. “No show me how to use the safety.”

 

Kagome disengaged the safety and reinstated it effortlessly. Koga smiled. “Good girl. Now what is the most important rule of gun safety? After using the safety of course.”

 

Kagome blinked. “Don't drop your gun on your foot.”

 

“While that is good advice that wasn't the answer.” He put his hand on her shoulder and stuck his face in hers, nose to nose. “NEVER, I repeat, NEVER pull your gun out unless you are willing to use it. A gun isn't a scare tactic or a threat. If you pull it out then be ready to kill. Once a skip senses your reluctance, a tiny thing like you, he'll take the gun from you and use it on you.”

 

Kagome's stomach did a sickening flop. Maybe this wasn't such a good idea after all. She didn't have the fifty dollars for the license, the thirty days to wait for it or the gumption to kill someone. “Okay...”

 

He loaded the gun and she watched as he withdrew the ammo. “Here, you try.”

 

After Kagome reloaded the gun, Koga reluctantly stood. “Okay here goes nothing.”

 

_-_-_-_-_-_

 

He stood beside her showing her how to stand with her legs apart, shoulders back and spine straight. Kagome looked down a long alley at the paper target of a man. He didn't appear too threatening and with good luck he'd be the only man she'd ever have to shoot.

 

Koga was all business barking instructions. “Both hands on the handle and raise your arms, now hold steady.”

 

The tiny gun had no scope but he showed her how to aim down the barrel. “Always aim for something big. You're new at this and will want to be kind and hit and arm or leg but those are difficult targets. You will miss. Aim for the chest.”

 

Kagome's shaky hands held the gun aiming for the outline's paper chest.

 

Koga stood behind her checking her stance and rested his chin on her shoulder and his hands around her waist. If it weren't for the fact she was getting ready to shot a gun for the first time in her entire life, she might have found the contact intriguing. She felt his warm breath on her cheek as he spoke. “Okay good. I want you to count to five then shoot.” He replaced her ear protectors and stepped away after donning his own.

 

Kagome took a deep breath and squeezed the trigger. The recoil of the gun slammed her elbows into her breasts. She winced at the pain and the noise. It was so loud she didn't understand how Koga could stand it with his yokai wolf hearing.

 

He stood behind her clapping. “Bravo. If the wall behind the guy was attacking you then he'd be dead. Let's try again. This time hold your elbows steady and hold your breath. It'll help your aim and keep you from wobbling. Also no flinching, remember you are on the right side of the gun. It won't bite.”

 

Koga kept Kagome practicing her aim for a solid twenty minutes. Her chest ached from the power of the recoils and her arms were sore. She thoroughly hated the gun but out of three reloads, about forty five rounds she did get in maybe fifteen direct hits on the chest. Her ears were ringing but she was pleased with her progress.

 

As she pulled off the ear protectors she heard Koga sigh, “Thank the Gods you aren't charge of protecting the president. You couldn't hit the broad side of a barn.”

 

“But I'm getting better…right?” Her voice was hopeful.

 

He narrowed his eyes at her. “Yeah if ya say so, look I'll see you back here the same time tomorrow for more of the same.”

 

Kagome nodded. “If I must.” She handed him back the gun and he shook his head.

 

“That's all yours. Consider it a…gift.” He was serious.

 

Kagome held the gun by it's butt as if it were a dead bug. “Um thanks but I have no permit to carry this.”

 

He shrugged and dropped an arm over her shoulders. “Yeah but if you're busted that'll be the least of your problems. Come back to the break room I have something else for ya too.”

 

Great! It's weapons Christmas time. Kagome followed him back to the tiny room that reeked of stale coffee. Koga presented her with a box. She opened it and found a cell phone, a Taser gun and a bottle of grizzly bear pepper spray, all powerful enough to bring even a hanyou to his knees. Kagome was speechless, she couldn't accept this. “Koga, this is very generous but I have no way to pay for any of this.”

 

He grinned. “I wouldn't say that. Now if you find that mutt, just subdue him and call the police. He's too powerful for you to bring in on your own. Got that?”

 

Kagome nodded as she wondered what price she would pay down the road for this box of goodies. She flipped open the phone and saw his number was already programmed into it. “So you just have extra phones lying around or what?”

 

Koga looked bored. “I get a group discount. So this doesn't cost me a thing.”

 

Somehow that didn't ease her nerves one bit.

 

_-_-_-_-_-_-_

 

Kagome sat in parallel parked outside the pawnshop counting the money she'd gotten for her last coffee table. It was a piddling amount but money was still money and her tank was almost on E. Now the only furniture she owned was her old couch. The only reason it was still in her apartment was because she couldn't carry it out on her own.

 

The box of bounty hunter goodies sat on the car seat beside her. She guessed she should pocket the Taser at least but she still wasn't entirely comfortable with the idea of packing a weapon.

 

Kagome noticed the red Jeep Wrangler in front of her was running it's engine but no one was in it. This was very unusual because in Reading it was almost a guaranteed way to lose your car in one minute or less. She decided to investigate and stepped out of her car.

 

Nah, this is TOO good to be true. It can't be. But it was. There was only one person who drove a cherry red Jeep Wrangler complete with jagged black stripes down the sides. Inuyasha.

 

The door was locked but it was pointless because the plastic window coverings were missing. The Jeep sat before Kagome with it's premium sound system, leather seats and full tank of gas calling her name.

 

She decided to check the shops next to the parking meter to see if Inuyasha was in any of them. She got to the pawn shop door and low and behold who stood beside the display of electric guitars but Sesshomaru, still wearing the leather pants but with a white tee shirt.

 

Damn it! She was so close she could smell it. But Kagome was certain Sesshomaru was alone. She knew the Jeep was Inuyasha's prized possession and pondered the possibilities as she watched Sesshomaru peruse the Pawn Shop. He stopped and gave her former coffee table a solid kick and fury burned in her ears.

 

Why waste her time hunting Inuyasha down when taking his Jeep would bring him to her? Also the notion of stranding his bastard half brother had endless appeal. Sesshomaru was hardly in the position to call the cops for a stolen car and besides it was likely he'd stolen it himself. That ripped it.

 

Kagome hefted the cardboard box from her passenger seat and checked the Mazda for any other things she might miss if the car was towed. She then tossed the box into the jeep. She crossed to the driver's side door and slid in through the open window frame. It was harder than she'd first anticipated and took longer too. For a brief instant it appeared she might be stuck waiting for Sesshomaru to find her with her ass hanging out of the window but luck was on her side and she pulled through.

 

The Jeep was a stick but posed no challenge. Kagome took it out of neutral pulled into first gear, dropped the parking break and roared away. She decided to take a pass through Inuyasha's old neighborhood just so he'd know who had his beloved Jeep and where to come looking for it.