InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ From An Alley ❯ Gun Shot ( Chapter 7 )

Chapter 7: Gun Shot

"He called last week." She said in a low voice when they were seated at a small table in a café about a week later. Kagome hadn't wanted to spoil Inuyasha's attempts of trying to make her happier, but now she felt it was a good time to tell him.

"Who called?" he asked, putting the sandwich he had in his hands back down on his plate. The girl had seemed antsy for the entire day, maybe now he could find out why.

"My father." She stated simply, looking through the glass of water placed in front of her. "He said he'd come for me."

Inuyasha sat there with an indescribable expression on his face of anger and sympathy. This man hadn't done enough; he wanted to see Kagome pay now that he had killed the rest of her family. There was no way he'd see Kagome go. "He won't touch you, I told you that."

She nodded her head slowly, giving him a small, sad smile of hope. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner."

"You should have told me when he called." He told her sternly, a little ticked off that he hadn't been told of the phone call right away. But nothing could take the time back.

"He didn't show up yet. Must still be tracking me down." She sighed, feeling a little overwhelmed of the whole situation.

"There's a business party type thing tonight, I'm forced to go. I wanted to know if you wanted to." He told her. Sesshoumaru had practically killed him when he first refused to go, the man had told Inuyasha about the possible clients they could catch or maybe get other people interested in their firm. Inuyasha had reluctantly said he would show up.

"Sure." At that moment her mind settled off of her father, and went to her closet, trying to picture what she could wear for the evening.

`Maybe that red dress…'

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Later that evening Kagome had decided to wear her long red dress. It reached her knees then spread out in waves, and it had thin, delicate straps to keep it on over her shoulders. The color made a wonderful contrast with her dark black hair, which was pulled up into a bun with curls ascending from it. She thought it was a good choice for the evening.

When Inuyasha saw her he had been speechless, and he always had something to say. Like any other male, he complimented her on her beauty and then set off to the `high and mighty' party that Sesshoumaru had made for everyone in their firm and other rivaling firms.

"Wow, who knew they'd choose such a nice place." She said in awe as they walked into the restaurant that Sesshoumaru had reserved for the evening. Everything was immaculate and white. She had never stepped into such a classy place before. Seconds later, a man with equally black hair as Inuyasha and similar face structure came to them.

"So this is the girl?" he asked, inspecting her from head to foot. He knew that Inuyasha had some kind of relationship with her, besides being his secretary. A little grin pierced the corners of his mouth at thinking that someone had fallen for his brother.

"I'm Kagome Higurashi." She added, looking up at the man. `They look so similar!'

Sesshoumaru nodded, and took her hand with grace to put a kiss on it. Inuyasha was silently growling as he stood next to Kagome and watched his brother. Sesshoumaru shot up a sly eyed expression when he was through.

"And this is my brother Sesshoumaru, owner of the firm." He said plainly. The girl nodded and Sesshoumaru left, wanting to spend his time with slightly more interesting people he could get as clients.

Inuyasha said his `hellos' as they made their way through the crowd to the back, where he had planned to meet Sango around 8 p.m. Sure enough, she was there. But what surprised him even more was that Miroku was next to her. The only way he could have come was as a guest, and he guessed Sango invited him.

"Nice to see you here Miroku." He said with a slight meaning, and Miroku understood and nodded, trying to hide his growing smile.

"You look great Kagome!" said Sango excitedly. She was happy that her friend, who kept to herself during their work hours, was doing things other than moping.

"You too." She replied. Kagome was about to say more when Inuyasha took her hand and excused them in a mannerly way, something he hadn't done in a while. When ever he felt he needed to leave, he'd just get up and people would move out of their way for him. But he wanted to behave in a way where Kagome would feel good around him.

"Where are we going?" she asked, following behind Inuyasha in what seemed like the direction of leaving the restaurant. She planned on enjoying herself this night; she didn't want to leave so soon.

"You'll see." He said, leading her out of the exit to the little pond that was near the building. It was dark out and chilly. Kagome had left her coat inside, and now she was cold. Inuyasha noticed this and draped his jacket over her uncovered shoulders.

"Thanks. But why did you want to leave?" she asked him, leaning her head on his shoulder.

"Too many people." He stated simply, putting his arms around the girl. He was silently preparing himself.

"It's been about two months." He said, almost out of the blue. Kagome was confused, two months of what. Inuyasha then continued. "Since we've known each other."

Kagome nodded. "Yea." She could barely believe how things had changed in such a short period of time, she was already in love with Inuyasha. She could never imagine leaving him now.

Inuyasha lifted up her hand, seeing the ring he had given it on her. He smiled, finding the courage. He fingered the velvet box in his right pocket, finally making up his mind. He opened it and gave it to Kagome.

"Another gift?" she asked, eyeing the small box. He urged her to open it, and when she did all she could do was gape. Inside was a delicately crafted ring. It had a row of diamonds of different sizes on a gold band.

"I know we didn't know each other too long, and we met under crappy circumstances, but I love you Kagome. Would you marry me?" a red blush was coming across his face as he tried to keep his emotions under control. What if she rejected him, he'd be heart broken.

Kagome nodded at his comment, still speechless. But she let out a sob, throwing her arms around Inuyasha's neck, his jacket falling off of her to the ground forgotten. "Yes." She managed to whisper into his ear.

He had hundreds of emotions and thoughts running through him now. But unknown to them, a man in the street across from them saw the exchange, and now he was enraged. He walked a little closer to the embracing couple, and took out a shiny, metal object from his coat pocket.

"I found you." He cried evilly, then sticking his gun out and shooting a bullet straight at Kagome. Inuyasha had to react fast, and he did, pushing Kagome out of the way, but getting himself hit in his back. Then, thinking he had shot his daughter, the man aimed the gun at his heart and pulled the trigger, instantly ending his life.

People had heard the loud sound from outside, and quickly made their way to see what happened. Sesshoumaru had managed to stay in front of everyone, meeting the scene first. His brother was on the ground, blood spilling from his back, but Kagome kept him in her arms, yelling at the people to help.

Sesshoumaru quickly called an ambulance and it came shortly. He had tried to get a response from Kagome, but she just sat their with a small velvet box in her hands, shaking ever so slightly. Inuyasha was laid on the stretcher, having machines help him. He could only imagine that the dead man in the street had something to do with it.

Out of no where, Kagome regained her voice. "My father, he tried to shoot me. Inuyasha, he got in the way. Inuyasha!" she went back to sobbing in her chair, trying to compose herself but failing. Luckily the trip to hospital was quick.

-

"Where am I?" came a raspy voice, Kagome instantly waking from her awkward position on the bed. She had fallen asleep holding Inuyasha's hand. Tears brimmed her eyes as she traced a finger down his cheek.

"You're in the hospital." She said weakly. Memories flooded back to him almost instantly. He could remember the man in the street that was Kagome's father shoot a bullet, then him shoving Kagome out of the way to get hit himself.

"Wasn't I supposed to die?" he asked quietly.

Kagome nodded her head sadly. "The bullet missed your hear by an inch, and managed not to hit any other organ. You're going to live." She smiled sadly.

That was when Inuyasha noticed the ring on her left hand. "It's still a yes?" he asked with a tired grin. The girl playfully punched him, making sure not to do it very hard.

"You think you'd get rid of me so easily?" she asked, lowering her head to graze his lips with hers. "He died." She said as she seated herself next to Inuyasha on his bed.

The man nodded. "You okay?" he asked, generally concerned.

"You're my only family now." She sighed sadly. Everyone she cared for was gone, and the man she loved almost ended up in the same way. Kagome could barely believe that so many things could be shoved in just a couple of months.

"We'll make our own family." He stated, taking her hand in his, bringing a smile back to her delicate face. This was what he wanted, and he was sure that Kagome was now happy. Who would have ever imagined he could find love from an alley?

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The end! What did you think? I know this chapter wasn't generally long, but it tied up everything up and will leave you wondering. I'm not goin to write a epilogue or sequel. And I realized that this story is lacking some things, like a long plot. I know, when I write the story it seems great, but when I re-read it after a few days it seems almost icky in my eyes. I'm a perfectionist, so I wonder if I'm the only person that feels that this story doesn't meet the `good story' requirements. Ja ne until my next story!

- Starr-chan [story finished 3.30.03]