InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ JOURNEY ❯ Chapter 9 ( Chapter 9 )

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Chapter 9

 

Sesshomaru and Kagome went into a restaurant and found a seat near the back of the room. They ordered something to eat and then waited. Kagome looked down and fidgeted with her hair, trying to avoid making eye contact with Sesshomaru.

 

“Was it your mother or father that gave you your green eyes?” Sesshomaru asked, trying to make conversation.

 

“My father,” she answered flatly, staring at a game of pool going on at a nearby table. “My mother was half Japanese/ half Lakota. My father left her when he found out that she was pregnant. My mother was a drunk. She never really cared too much about anyone except herself. She was never at home. Grandpa said that she used to leave by myself a lot. He took a care of me a lot.”

 

“I guess he did a good job. You turned out fine. He sounds like a good man.”

 

“Yeah, he is. He teaches at the grade school in Cameron. He has been there since I was five. He came and got me from Rosebud, when I was eight, after my mother died. He took me back to Arizona to live with him on the Navaho reservation where he teaches. I spent the last ten years there, but I never fit in. I was teased a lot because I'm only part Indian. I cursed my mother for that for a long time, but I can't change who I am inside, so why worry about it.”

 

“I like who you are inside.”

 

“What about you?” she countered, trying to avoid his last remark. “What about your heritage? I can tell you have mixed blood too. You haven't even told me your last name or even what tribe your from.”

 

“Yeah. I guess you're right. My grandmother was from somewhere in Northern Japan. My grandfather was Cheyenne. So my mother was half just like yours. My father was full Cheyenne. They were just two reckless teenagers who fell in love and got married.”

 

“At least your parents were married,” Kagome said sourly. “I don't even know my father's name.”

 

“Well, whatever it was, I'm sure it was not as colorful as Gray-Eagle.”

 

“What about your last name?”

 

“Parker. I go by Parker most of the time to avoid hassles, but my full name is Sesshomaru Taisho Parker. I was named after my great grandfather Stephen Parker. My mother was a proud woman. She was proud of her heritage. Like you, she was the best of both worlds.”

 

That was where the conversation ended. The waitress brought their food. They ate in silence, a very strained silence. Kagome avoided making eye contact with Sesshomaru as much as possible. Finally, Sesshomaru got up to go check on his bike outside. Kagome sat in silence and waited for him to return.

 

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Sesshomaru had been outside for a good ten minutes when and overweight, greasy looking, pig-of-a-biker walked over and sat down in Sesshomaru's seat.

 

“Hey baby,” he drawled “what's yer name?”

 

“None of your business,” she replied coldly.

 

“Ooh, you've got spunk. I hope you're like that in the sack.”

 

“Well don't think too hard about it `cause it ain't like you'll find out in this lifetime,” she retorted icily.

 

The biker reached across the table and grabbed her by the arm. He pointed to an even bigger guy standing near the back door. “I bet him that I cold get you in the sack, and I don't intend to lose. I always get what I want. Besides it ain't like yer gonna get any help around here.” Kagome looked around and to her dismay, found that most of the people were clearing the room and the few that remained were men, cheering him on. “Now, if you don't put up too much of a fight, I'll go easy on you.”

 

“Let me go,” she protested as she kicked him in the knee. The others laughed as he dragged her by her hair towards the restrooms. Somehow she knew that if she lost, the rest of them were lining up fuck her too. She flashed back to what had happened to Sango. There had only been three with Sango. She looked around and counted at least eight men standing near the restroom to watch the show. She began to go numb inside with the realization.

 

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Out front, Sesshomaru was repacking his bike so that Kagome would have a place to sit. Suddenly people started pouring out of the restaurant. “Who do you think's gonna win?” Sesshomaru heard someone say. “Well he is pretty big,” one girl said, “but I'll lay odds that she'll get him with that knife she's got tucked in her boot. I don't think he saw that.” “No way. Buster always gets his way.” “Yeah well, we'll see.” Sesshomaru went back inside just as the last of them were leaving.

 

Buster was holding Kagome by the hair. Sesshomaru surveyed the situation. Buster was a behemoth, and if they were going to fight, he might break Sesshomaru in half. Sesshomaru watched as Kagome fought him with all her might, but it was a losing battle. She didn't stand a chance against him. Sesshomaru watched as Buster pulled Kagome's hair and pulled her closer. He licked his lips as he prepared to kiss her. Sesshomaru watched as Kagome pulled the knife from her boot and flipped it in her hand. Sesshomaru realized that if he didn't help her right then, she would kill him, just like she had done to that Navajo man in Colorado. Buster pressed his lips to hers. Kagome's eyes watered as she brought the knife closer to the man's belly.

 

“She is mine” Sesshomaru growled as he lunged across several tables at Buster. Buster threw Kagome to the floor as Sesshomaru bowled him over. Kagome scrambled to get out of the way as a rowdy fight ensued. Sesshomaru was hell bent on beating the shit out of Buster. Kagome had never seen anyone so mad in her entire life.

 

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The police showed up abruptly and put an end to the fighting. Both Sesshomaru and Buster went to jail. The cops were very rude to both of them and very mean. They threw Sesshomaru against the side of the car, hard. But Sesshomaru held his head up and would not give them the satisfaction of putting up a struggle. He went along peacefully, which is more than can be said for Buster. It took four officers to get him in the squad car.

 

Kagome knew what she had to do. She ran back inside and grabbed his jacket. She paid the bill and gave the owner some money for the damages. Then she ran back to camp to get Kouga and Miroku, who were sitting around talking to some other people. Kagome ran into camp out of breath and explained what had happened.

 

Miroku went to get Sesshomaru's bike while Kagome explained everything to Kouga. Kagome was extremely upset that Sesshomaru was in jail because of her. Miroku and Kouga went with her to the city jail. Knowing that she was wanted in Arizona, she could not go in, so she had them find out about the charges and the fine. Well, to make a long story short, the judge was a friend of Buster's, so he took his own sweet time, the rest of the day, to decide on a fine and when he did, it was way more than they expected. It was more than all the guys had - put together. Kagome took a thousand dollars from her backpack and handed it to Kouga to pay the fine.

 

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Kagome decided that it would be best for everyone, including Sesshomaru, if she were to leave while he was still in jail. Trouble seemed to be attracted to her like bears to honey. She didn't want to cause trouble for anyone, least of all Sesshomaru. He had been so nice to her from the very beginning. That's why it hurt her so badly to know that he was sitting in jail because of her. She found the highway and headed south into the darkness. Tears stung her eyes as she walked into the cool night wind, leaving her heart behind.

 

 

TBC...

 

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