InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Double or Nothing: Take the Money & Run ❯ Calvary Call ( Chapter 7 )
[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
By: hedgehogmadhatter 
“Inuyasha’s handcuffed me to the radiator and I live here alone and have no way to get out.” She pressed a finger to her temples. “And I have no idea where the keys are.”
Koga replied “And this can’t wait until morning because…?”
Kagome sighed, “It’s really cold in here and I’m kinda naked.”
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai / Action | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 11.26.2005 | Pages: 2 | Words: 3.7K | Visits: 454 | Status: Completed
“Inuyasha’s handcuffed me to the radiator and I live here alone and have no way to get out.” She pressed a finger to her temples. “And I have no idea where the keys are.”
Koga replied “And this can’t wait until morning because…?”
Kagome sighed, “It’s really cold in here and I’m kinda naked.”
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai / Action | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 11.26.2005 | Pages: 2 | Words: 3.7K | Visits: 454 | Status: Completed
Chapter SevenCalvary Call
After a long struggle Kagome pulled the heater loose from it's bolts and was able to reach the phone with her foot. She kicked it towards her body and within her reach. She'd never been so happy to hold a phone in her life. She quickly pulled up the directory and hit the green send button.
Koga answered on the second ring. “Yo.”
Kagome swallowed and managed to squeak the words. “I kinda need your help. Can you come by my apartment?”
There was a pause then he asked in a serious tone. “Are you dead?”
Kagome winced. “No.” A police siren erupted outside and flew by on the street in front of her apartment. She bitterly hoped they were in pursuit of a certain golden eyed hanyou.
“Is any part of you on fire?”
Kagome checked just to be sure, and answered, “No.”
Koga answered on the second ring. “Yo.”
Kagome swallowed and managed to squeak the words. “I kinda need your help. Can you come by my apartment?”
There was a pause then he asked in a serious tone. “Are you dead?”
Kagome winced. “No.” A police siren erupted outside and flew by on the street in front of her apartment. She bitterly hoped they were in pursuit of a certain golden eyed hanyou.
“Is any part of you on fire?”
Kagome checked just to be sure, and answered, “No.”
Click. Then there was nothing but dial tone.
She gritted her teeth and pressed redial. Damn him! Why now?
Koga answered on ring number one. “What?”
Kagome threw away her pride and resorted to begging. “Please don't hang up; this is an emergency I swear!” She squeezed her eyes shut refusing to cry. The siren faded in the distance and she realized it was ambulance. She knew it wasn't likely rushing to Inuyasha's aide. Damn it. Getting run over in the street seemed to be the least he could do after leaving her trussed up.
Koga sighed. “Okay, what?”
“I was kinda taken hostage.”
He was skeptical. “Either you are a hostage or your not. It's kinda like being a little pregnant. There is no middle ground.”
Kagome tried to explain, “Well he's gone but …”
Koga cut her off, demanding “Who's gone?”
Kagome closed her eyes. “Inuyasha.”
Koga swore. “Damnation woman. What have you done?”
“He's handcuffed me to the radiator and I live here alone and have no way to get out.” She pressed a finger to her temples. “And I have no idea where the keys are.”
He clicked his tongue against his teeth. “And this can't wait until morning because…?”
No you just didn't say that to me. She sighed, “It's really cold in here and I'm kinda naked.”
He gave no reply and she heard the tell tale click when he disconnected.
_-_-_-_-_
Fifteen minutes later the door knob to her apartment began to rattle. She watched the deadbolt slide, and then the door swung opened. Koga was leaning in the doorway wearing black boots, green army camouflage pants and a black t shirt. His hair hung loose down his back as opposed to it's usually style pulled back high on his head in a ponytail. Apparently wolf youaki thought themselves immune to the cold.
The fact her apartment had been broken into so effortlessly twice in one night was beyond alarming. She resolved to buy a security system before having the radio in the Mazda repaired. That was assuming the Mazda was still in one piece and not in a chop shop by now.
Kagome sat facing the heater and raised her arm to cover herself. Her arm was less than adequate and her cheeks burned in embarrassment.
Koga immediately spotted her and growled. “You lied to me.”
Kagome's jaw dropped. “I did no such thing!”
He gave her an appraising look. “As long as you have underwear on, you're not naked.”
She snapped. “Shut up and get over here and unlock these.”
Koga threw back his head and laughed. “Don't worry Babe, the cavalry is here. What did you do to that poor hanyou?”
“What do you mean what did I do to him? Look what he did to me!” The handcuffs rattled as she shook them for emphasis.
Koga cocked his head. The sight of her nearly nude and chained to the heater was really extreme. He briefly wondered if Kagome had ever considered a career in porn, then decided that would be the wrong question to ask if he planned on freeing her. He explained his reasoning, “I know Inu, don't like Dog Breath, but I know him. He's not an unreasonable guy.”
Kagome couldn't believe Koga was defending him and rolled her eyes. “I...borrowed his jeep.”
“Really… Ya know I did notice it sitting across the street.” He gave her a genuine smile and tossed her a bed sheet. “Well that was actually a great idea. Too bad you pulled it on a cop and had no back up.”
Kagome wrapped her self in the sheet. “What do you mean?” Was that a compliment?
Koga pulled out his keychain and began searching through a massive key ring. “He's a cop and cops use traps like that all the time. He saw where the jeep was parked and broke in here to jump you. He's not stupid.”
Kagome mentally gave herself a good swift kick. Why hadn't she thought of that?
Koga knelt beside her and took the handcuff in his hand. “He's miles above your average skip. We're gonna have to think out side of the box on this one.” He slipped a tiny key into the slot and with one turn the cuffs popped open with a loud click.
Koga took her wrist between his palms and rubbed them together in an attempt to get the blood moving again. Kagome flexed her elbow, grateful to be free of the handcuffs. Koga watched her closely. “He didn't…hurt you did he?” He almost felt guilty about all the thoughts he'd entertained at her expense…but not that guilty.
She was surprised by the gruff concern in his voice. Was this the same man she'd spoken to on the phone twenty minutes ago? Kagome glanced away refusing to meet his eyes. “Just my pr`ide.”
Koga took her chin in his hand and turned her face towards his. His dark eyes caught and held hers. “Are you sure?”
“Yeah, I'm sure. He just wanted his keys and didn't believe me when I told him they weren't here.”
Koga tested the air. “I can smell a hint of his blood. You must've gotten your licks in.”
Kagome shook her head. “Nope but Bartles did.”
“Who the hell is Bartles?”
She snapped her fingers and a tiny prickly body shot out from under the bed. The hedgehog sat beside her leg and allowed Kagome to scoop him up.
Koga took a step back, watching the creature's tiny nose wiggle as it sniffed the air. “What is that thing?”
Why is it that the manliest of men are always afraid of little animals? “`He's a hedgehog.” Kagome scratched under Bartle's little white chin. He closed his eyes and huffed his soft approval.
Koga peered down at him with a new found respect. “That little guy took on Inuyasha?” The quills on the top of the hedgehog's head bristled at Koga. He laughed, “Hell of a buzz cut ya got there hedge.”
Koga held him close to her sheet covered chest. “Inuyasha threaten to `pop' him if I didn't give up the keys. Then he picked him up and that's when things went down hill.”
Koga commented, “Ah. That's not like Dog turd.”
Kagome asked sarcastically, “What, handcuffing nude women to heaters.”
He chuckled. “Nah, that is totally like him. But threatening someone's pet? That's just strange.”
Kagome nodded. “Well we've established that he is creative.” That was the understatement of the year.
Koga's eyes fell down her bare legs. “Yeah he sure is.” And may the Gods bless him for it. “But I meant he must be pretty desperate.”
She gave him an odd look accusing him of stating the obvious. “Well yeah, he is on the run from the cops. How much more desperate can one guy get?”
Koga shook his head. “Oh believe you me; there are many levels of desperation. I think our boy here is running from more than just the cops. In fact I don't like you staying on this case.”
Kagome narrowed her eyes. “Are you saying I should give up?” Here we go again.
“Yes, that exactly what I'm saying. “ The hard line of his jaw assured her, he wasn't kidding. “I'm sure Myoga has someone else you can trace. Leave this one alone. Let's just say I don't have a good feeling. There are much worse things then Inu that go bump in the night.”
The phrase `bump in the night' immediately brought a picture of Sesshomaru to mind and bile rose in her throat at the mere thought of giving up. Kagome refused to accept failure not when she'd already lost so much. “No, not after what he did. Now I don't care what it takes. He is coming in one way or the other.” Kagome glared at him than asked. “Hey, you never asked where I live. How did you know?”
Koga shrugged. “What can I say? I'm a crafty mother.” He gave a slow smile full of wicked insinuation.
“I can see that.” Kagome narrowed her eyes at him, feeling truly naked and exposed even though she was tightly wrapped in her green Kmart bed sheet.
He gave her a full on wolf leer and lightly punched her in the arm. “I'm starting to like ya kid; this could be the beginning of a very entertaining partnership.”
Kagome sighed as she stood by the frame of the Murphy bed. Koga retrieved the way ward mattress from the kitchen and dumped it unceremoniously onto the frame. She sat down and pulled her long dark hair back from her face. “I'm not feeling much like entertaining right now.”
Koga sat on the small broken down couch directly across from the bed. He held his hands loosely between his knees. “Have things been rough Babe?”
She sat the hedgehog on the bed beside her. “Yeah, you could say that back in school this wasn't how I envisioned my future turning out.”
He shrugged. “You just never know what the world is going to throw at you.” It was Koga's philosophy to be prepared for anything. Some days this meant having a spare pair of clean soaks and other days it was a silencer. On one occasion it was superglue, but that was one story he kept to himself.
Kagome agreed. “You can say that again. But you see why I can't give up on this…”
Koga propped his elbow up on his knee and leaned his chin on his knuckles. “Now that I can't see, why don't you enlighten me?”
Kagome gestured towards the empty apartment. “I'm on the verge of losing everything. I'm broke. I have one week before I'm evicted and I've run out of things to pawn. Also now it's just the freaking point!” She slammed her fist into the palm of her hand. “Who the hell does he think he is? He thinks I don't have what it takes…he's got another thing coming.”
Koga nodded politely as though she hadn't been yelling. “I see and sadly those are all reason I can respect. I guess I could see the way to helping you… for a price.”
Kagome saw his dark eyes flash, and combined with his pointy ears the effect was demonic. She groaned. “I'm sick of guys, you always want something.”
Koga shrugged as if to say, `Yeah so.' He didn't feel the need to deny the truth.
Kagome gave in. “Okay, what do you want?”
“Just one kiss.” His request was so simple yet ridiculously complicated at the same time. And a lie, he wanted so much and none of it could ever come with even the hint of a commitment. His life wasn't one that he could share.
She was suspicious. “That's it?” How stupid does he think I am? One kiss sounds like one potato chip. You start with just one and before you know it the bag is empty and lying on the floor at your feet.
Koga turn stretching his torso and shoulders. Kagome noted that muscles that moved nicely under the tight black shirt. He answered matter of factly, “Might as well get it out of the way, I work better when the tension's already broken.”
Kagome was outraged. “What! Are you insinuating all women want you? Gods you are just as bad as Inuyasha!” She hadn't meant to say all of that.
“I insinuate nothing. I just think we if want a working relationship than we need to get a few things out of the way.” He sounded as if he were scheduling a dental appointment or haircut.
Kagome dropped her eyes to the floor and huddled in her sheet. “Sorry but I'm not in the kissing mood.”
Koga nodded, “That's fair, just so you know that it will happen. My money's on sooner as opposed to later.”
Kagome just stared at him. How very generous of you. She wanted to tell him to go to hell, that'd she'd never lock lips with him. However the offer was comforting and appealing. In a way she did want to take him up on it. However she decided that when and if the kiss took place, it would be while she was fully dressed. “Whatever.”
Koga grinned. “That's close enough for me. So what are your plans for tomorrow?”
Kagome counted her plans off on her fingers. “I'm sure as hell not giving up the Jeep. I'm forcing Myoga to get me a license and pay for it. I'm moving my car back here. Then there's target practice and oh yeah, making Inuyasha's life a living hell. And I mean HELL, all seven levels full Dante style.”
Koga raised both brows. “Sounds like a plan.” He checked his watch. It was expensive and looked to be military issue a la James Bond. “It's three am now. Meet me at the high school track at 8. I like to jog and you need the work out.”
Kagome protested. “That's only five hours from now!”
“Yeah, if you want any sleep, then you'd better get cracking.”
Kagome sat facing the heater and raised her arm to cover herself. Her arm was less than adequate and her cheeks burned in embarrassment.
Koga immediately spotted her and growled. “You lied to me.”
Kagome's jaw dropped. “I did no such thing!”
He gave her an appraising look. “As long as you have underwear on, you're not naked.”
She snapped. “Shut up and get over here and unlock these.”
Koga threw back his head and laughed. “Don't worry Babe, the cavalry is here. What did you do to that poor hanyou?”
“What do you mean what did I do to him? Look what he did to me!” The handcuffs rattled as she shook them for emphasis.
Koga cocked his head. The sight of her nearly nude and chained to the heater was really extreme. He briefly wondered if Kagome had ever considered a career in porn, then decided that would be the wrong question to ask if he planned on freeing her. He explained his reasoning, “I know Inu, don't like Dog Breath, but I know him. He's not an unreasonable guy.”
Kagome couldn't believe Koga was defending him and rolled her eyes. “I...borrowed his jeep.”
“Really… Ya know I did notice it sitting across the street.” He gave her a genuine smile and tossed her a bed sheet. “Well that was actually a great idea. Too bad you pulled it on a cop and had no back up.”
Kagome wrapped her self in the sheet. “What do you mean?” Was that a compliment?
Koga pulled out his keychain and began searching through a massive key ring. “He's a cop and cops use traps like that all the time. He saw where the jeep was parked and broke in here to jump you. He's not stupid.”
Kagome mentally gave herself a good swift kick. Why hadn't she thought of that?
Koga knelt beside her and took the handcuff in his hand. “He's miles above your average skip. We're gonna have to think out side of the box on this one.” He slipped a tiny key into the slot and with one turn the cuffs popped open with a loud click.
Koga took her wrist between his palms and rubbed them together in an attempt to get the blood moving again. Kagome flexed her elbow, grateful to be free of the handcuffs. Koga watched her closely. “He didn't…hurt you did he?” He almost felt guilty about all the thoughts he'd entertained at her expense…but not that guilty.
She was surprised by the gruff concern in his voice. Was this the same man she'd spoken to on the phone twenty minutes ago? Kagome glanced away refusing to meet his eyes. “Just my pr`ide.”
Koga took her chin in his hand and turned her face towards his. His dark eyes caught and held hers. “Are you sure?”
“Yeah, I'm sure. He just wanted his keys and didn't believe me when I told him they weren't here.”
Koga tested the air. “I can smell a hint of his blood. You must've gotten your licks in.”
Kagome shook her head. “Nope but Bartles did.”
“Who the hell is Bartles?”
She snapped her fingers and a tiny prickly body shot out from under the bed. The hedgehog sat beside her leg and allowed Kagome to scoop him up.
Koga took a step back, watching the creature's tiny nose wiggle as it sniffed the air. “What is that thing?”
Why is it that the manliest of men are always afraid of little animals? “`He's a hedgehog.” Kagome scratched under Bartle's little white chin. He closed his eyes and huffed his soft approval.
Koga peered down at him with a new found respect. “That little guy took on Inuyasha?” The quills on the top of the hedgehog's head bristled at Koga. He laughed, “Hell of a buzz cut ya got there hedge.”
Koga held him close to her sheet covered chest. “Inuyasha threaten to `pop' him if I didn't give up the keys. Then he picked him up and that's when things went down hill.”
Koga commented, “Ah. That's not like Dog turd.”
Kagome asked sarcastically, “What, handcuffing nude women to heaters.”
He chuckled. “Nah, that is totally like him. But threatening someone's pet? That's just strange.”
Kagome nodded. “Well we've established that he is creative.” That was the understatement of the year.
Koga's eyes fell down her bare legs. “Yeah he sure is.” And may the Gods bless him for it. “But I meant he must be pretty desperate.”
She gave him an odd look accusing him of stating the obvious. “Well yeah, he is on the run from the cops. How much more desperate can one guy get?”
Koga shook his head. “Oh believe you me; there are many levels of desperation. I think our boy here is running from more than just the cops. In fact I don't like you staying on this case.”
Kagome narrowed her eyes. “Are you saying I should give up?” Here we go again.
“Yes, that exactly what I'm saying. “ The hard line of his jaw assured her, he wasn't kidding. “I'm sure Myoga has someone else you can trace. Leave this one alone. Let's just say I don't have a good feeling. There are much worse things then Inu that go bump in the night.”
The phrase `bump in the night' immediately brought a picture of Sesshomaru to mind and bile rose in her throat at the mere thought of giving up. Kagome refused to accept failure not when she'd already lost so much. “No, not after what he did. Now I don't care what it takes. He is coming in one way or the other.” Kagome glared at him than asked. “Hey, you never asked where I live. How did you know?”
Koga shrugged. “What can I say? I'm a crafty mother.” He gave a slow smile full of wicked insinuation.
“I can see that.” Kagome narrowed her eyes at him, feeling truly naked and exposed even though she was tightly wrapped in her green Kmart bed sheet.
He gave her a full on wolf leer and lightly punched her in the arm. “I'm starting to like ya kid; this could be the beginning of a very entertaining partnership.”
Kagome sighed as she stood by the frame of the Murphy bed. Koga retrieved the way ward mattress from the kitchen and dumped it unceremoniously onto the frame. She sat down and pulled her long dark hair back from her face. “I'm not feeling much like entertaining right now.”
Koga sat on the small broken down couch directly across from the bed. He held his hands loosely between his knees. “Have things been rough Babe?”
She sat the hedgehog on the bed beside her. “Yeah, you could say that back in school this wasn't how I envisioned my future turning out.”
He shrugged. “You just never know what the world is going to throw at you.” It was Koga's philosophy to be prepared for anything. Some days this meant having a spare pair of clean soaks and other days it was a silencer. On one occasion it was superglue, but that was one story he kept to himself.
Kagome agreed. “You can say that again. But you see why I can't give up on this…”
Koga propped his elbow up on his knee and leaned his chin on his knuckles. “Now that I can't see, why don't you enlighten me?”
Kagome gestured towards the empty apartment. “I'm on the verge of losing everything. I'm broke. I have one week before I'm evicted and I've run out of things to pawn. Also now it's just the freaking point!” She slammed her fist into the palm of her hand. “Who the hell does he think he is? He thinks I don't have what it takes…he's got another thing coming.”
Koga nodded politely as though she hadn't been yelling. “I see and sadly those are all reason I can respect. I guess I could see the way to helping you… for a price.”
Kagome saw his dark eyes flash, and combined with his pointy ears the effect was demonic. She groaned. “I'm sick of guys, you always want something.”
Koga shrugged as if to say, `Yeah so.' He didn't feel the need to deny the truth.
Kagome gave in. “Okay, what do you want?”
“Just one kiss.” His request was so simple yet ridiculously complicated at the same time. And a lie, he wanted so much and none of it could ever come with even the hint of a commitment. His life wasn't one that he could share.
She was suspicious. “That's it?” How stupid does he think I am? One kiss sounds like one potato chip. You start with just one and before you know it the bag is empty and lying on the floor at your feet.
Koga turn stretching his torso and shoulders. Kagome noted that muscles that moved nicely under the tight black shirt. He answered matter of factly, “Might as well get it out of the way, I work better when the tension's already broken.”
Kagome was outraged. “What! Are you insinuating all women want you? Gods you are just as bad as Inuyasha!” She hadn't meant to say all of that.
“I insinuate nothing. I just think we if want a working relationship than we need to get a few things out of the way.” He sounded as if he were scheduling a dental appointment or haircut.
Kagome dropped her eyes to the floor and huddled in her sheet. “Sorry but I'm not in the kissing mood.”
Koga nodded, “That's fair, just so you know that it will happen. My money's on sooner as opposed to later.”
Kagome just stared at him. How very generous of you. She wanted to tell him to go to hell, that'd she'd never lock lips with him. However the offer was comforting and appealing. In a way she did want to take him up on it. However she decided that when and if the kiss took place, it would be while she was fully dressed. “Whatever.”
Koga grinned. “That's close enough for me. So what are your plans for tomorrow?”
Kagome counted her plans off on her fingers. “I'm sure as hell not giving up the Jeep. I'm forcing Myoga to get me a license and pay for it. I'm moving my car back here. Then there's target practice and oh yeah, making Inuyasha's life a living hell. And I mean HELL, all seven levels full Dante style.”
Koga raised both brows. “Sounds like a plan.” He checked his watch. It was expensive and looked to be military issue a la James Bond. “It's three am now. Meet me at the high school track at 8. I like to jog and you need the work out.”
Kagome protested. “That's only five hours from now!”
“Yeah, if you want any sleep, then you'd better get cracking.”