InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Shades of Gray ❯ Battle of the Sexes- Part 1 ( Chapter 17 )

Sorry for the wait! Next chapter is here finally!

Alright so I had a baseball practice the other morning...at 8:30 A.M....in the cold...and I wasn't feeling too well. My fingers were numb and I was basically a popsicle. So I go home, have a hot bath with bubbles ( teehee! ^_^; ) and finally get relaxed. Only to slip on the top step of my stairs to slide all the way down to the landing.

Ouch is an understatement.

I am now in severe pain and can't move. Oh yeah. That was the icing on the cake!

Anyway, since I might not be able to write another chapter soon, partially due to the fact that it takes me 30 minutes to get to my room now...--_--;;....I want to say thank you to everybody who has supported me and showed me how much my writing means and how well my efforts have begun to pay off, especially my cousin Beenie ^_^

Here's the next chapter!

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Shades of Gray

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"Speaking"

`Thoughts'

*Emphasis*

Chapter 17: Battle of the Sexes- Part 1

[Kagome's World]

The first thing she was aware of was the not so dull throbbing in the sides of her head. Oh yeah. That was gonna hurt tomorrow.

Sounds of traffic and horns resounded through her head, not helping at all. A faint engine of a plane echoed over her head, and she began to wonder where she was. In fact...she couldn't remember what exactly happened to her in the first place.

Here eyes fluttered as she tried to open them, only to come in contact with the sun's setting rays. She tried to move a hand to shield them, only to find a searing pain shoot up her side. She froze her movements, and carefully, slowly, returned her hand to the position, despite the pain telling her to put it back rapidly.

It was probably when she heard a helicopter, fairly close mind you, fly over her head that her eyes shot open faster than she thought they were able to. Over her head was indeed a red helicopter, oblivious to her beneath it. It wasn't exactly close; a couple hundred metres above her at best. But it was way too close for her liking. She had never really liked airplanes or helicopters, let alone the whole prospect of flying.

She tried to sit up, but winced as her stomach churned, causing her to throw a hand around it and squeeze tightly, as the other cradled her head, now swirling from the blood rush. She let out a small moan, and drooped backwards as fast as she had shot up to find herself land in a pair of strong arms.

A familiar scent filled her nose, as she relaxed into the arms of the man who held her. A clawed hand in disguise raked through her hair gently as the throbbing began to decrease. How was it exactly that he could do that to her?

"You should rest," he spoke, "You tired yourself out pretty badly out there."

She mumbled an incomprehensible response, lost in his touch. The hand left her hand to rest on the side of her face. Soft lips caressed her forehead as she felt herself relax into a state she had never been in before. Nothing mattered, all of her senses dulled except for touch. She leaned her head into his hand as he cradled it gently.

"Mm, InuYasha," she inquired, "Where exactly are we?"

"I'm not sure...one of those tall buildings you're always talking about. Don't worry about it," was his hesitant answer.

"Alright", she mumbled enjoying his touch.

Wait a second.

Building?

Tall?

DON'T WORRY?!

Her eyes flew open as she crawled out of his lap, getting the first real view of where she actually was. Gravel stones shuffled under her hands and knees, steam pipes protruding every here and there. A door was off in the distance, and she barely noticed it, as she made her way towards the edge of the building, her speed decreasing with every movement.

`Oh please God,' she silently prayed, `*Please* let it be a small little four story building.'

She winced as she prepared herself for the view. But what she saw was no little business office. She was sitting on one of the tallest buildings of the city. Below her, traffic raced in different directions, sounds of horns radiating through the air every minute or so. She vaguely noticed and intersection further on surrounded in orange tape as her head began to spin, and she lurched forward almost automatically. A pair of hands locked around her waist, and she was pulled away from the edge, her back landing on a firm chest.

"Of all the places," she groaned, as she calmed her racing heart, "You just *had* to choose one of the tallest industrial buildings around."

When she thought about it, it shouldn't really have affected her. I mean, she had flown higher without any solid ground under her feet at all, so why would this matter, right? It didn't make sense to her. She had always had a fear of heights. I guess without being able to control where she went, the height she was at still pulled the trigger, bringing the fear back full-force.

"Ne, InuYasha...why are we here in the first place...?"

He looked at her with an emotion in his eyes that she couldn't decipher. Was it...concern? Love, maybe? Or...pride? Why would there be pride? That didn't make sense. Her brow furrowed in concentration, as she tried to remember what had happened. She remembered...a car...and a boy. A woman was crying, and people were screaming...and there was wind...

Then it hit her. Her eyes opened with realization as the previous hours returned to her mind.

"The boy! Is the boy alright?" she started, panic shining through her own, now brown, orbs.

InuYasha merely smiled at her as he lifted her chin with a finger to give her a deep kiss. Kagome, although stunned, couldn't help but feel a bit sad when he broke the kiss.

"Alright...well I admit that was nice, but it didn't exactly answer my question," she stated with a slight smirk on her face.

"He's fine. You saved him Kagome. The mother says thanks...her face...was one of true gratitude. I've never seen such a thankful person. Gods, Kagome...what you did back there was amazing," he whispered as he gently brushed a lock of ebony hair out of her eyes. "You *saved* him Kagome. You saved a child's life today. Did I ever tell you just how great I think you are?"

Kagome smiled weakly, "No, I don't think so."

"Then remind me to say it more often."

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Soon after she had felt well enough to stand, so she had climbed onto InuYasha's back and they had set off for her home. InuYasha, being the stubborn person he was, refused to let her get up and do anything at all.

So, here she was sitting on the couch in the living room, flipping absently through the programs on TV.

"InuYasha," she whined, "I feel fine, I wanna get up and do something." she called to him. He was currently helping her mom with some chores around the house. He had refused to let Kagome do them, so in turn he had been the one to take the blame. Well, at least something good had come out of it, she thought.

"Not a chance," was his now expected reply.

"But I'm bored!" she huffed, "And I wanna do something!"

"So watch that box of yours, and don't move!"

She mumbled under her breath about stupid dog demons before resuming her vigorous finger exercises with the remote control. She knew there was no point in moving. She had tried to sneak out before, but he had heard her moving and had been there before she could blink, ushering her back to the couch.

~ "Oh Bill, I can't! I'd rather abandon my long-lost daughter, than--" ~

*Click*

~ "Buy our new cheese today! Guaranteed to provide you with--" ~

*Click*

~ "Heartburn! It's a pain! Try our new formula today!" ~

*Click*

She growled in a way that resembled InuYasha, before changing the channel and finally landing on a documentary on the Animal Planet.

~ "The mice escape the predator and rest in the brush. The female, although seemingly healthy, is refused passage by the male, who dominates and keeps the female down, and out of site."~

"You're not the only one," she sighed as she watched with mild interest, the two rodents fight.

~ "The female becomes increasingly frustrated, resulting to violence. But, in the end, the male prevails and the female is overrun." ~

"You're *kidding*."

~ "But the calm is not restored for long. Another male stumbled upon the scene. He spots the female and tries to persuade her away from her partner. The mate charges the intruder, staking his claim." ~

"Wow. Animal Soaps." she snickered under her breath at her lame joke, more out of boredom than laughter.

~ "The males begin a fight to the death in order to win the female over. She--" ~

The male voice was cut off as she punched the button on the TV, changing the channel. There's only so much a girl can take.

What ensued was a preview full of flashing lights and upbeat music. She found herself absently tapping her foot to the beat as she watched the commercial with slight interest. People were dancing, with some guy talking about all the advantages, bars, blah blah blah. She didn't really recognize his voice. All she could think about was being there. God, she wanted to dance. It had been so long, *too* long. The thought of taking her, InuYasha, Sango and Miroku with her was actually quite entertaining. If you got past the stressful parts, they might actually have fun. And, it would be great for Sango and Miroku, not to mention her and InuYasha. The more she thought about it, the more she wanted to go.

The commercial ended in the address and phone numbers flashing up across the screen, along with the name of the club in neon lights. Her eyes glued to the tube, she called out, "InuYasha?"

"Huh?"

"I wanna go to the new club that just opened up." she stated like it was as normal as day and night.

Of course, that started something.

"Are you crazy?!" Came the reply, as an angry hanyou came stomping into the living room. Kagome blinked at him innocently through her now emerald eyes. Keeping the spell on for too long was tiring, so they had let it down.

"You're not going out anywhere!"

Kagome scowled, "Why not? I'm feeling fine! One hundred percent! Why are you worrying so much?"

"Because you're a weak female!"

Mistake. As soon as it left his mouth he regretted it. Or at least he should have.

Kagome was glaring daggers at him, and he suddenly felt extremely small...

"Ohhh really," she drawled, "We'll see about that. I'm gonna get you *so* bad...wait, make that you and MIROKU so bad, that you won't know what hit you!"

Her voice had steadily begun to rise and he found himself unconsciously flattening his ears to his skull.

"I'm going to get Sango and Miroku. They're going to be staying with us for a few days in the present, and tomorrow we ARE going to that club!" She said over her shoulder as she left in favor of the front door.

"Wait! Where do you think--"

He was cut off as she threw a "Sit" over her shoulder as she casually walked out the door. Muttering was heard as she smirked and headed towards the well house. Jumping in, she relished in the familiar blue light that surrounded her. It always felt good, in a weird sort of way.

Jumping out of the well in the past version of Japan, she slowly mulled over her plan in her head, smiling to herself every once in awhile as she walked through the trees towards the hut.

Ohh yes...this is gonna be fun.

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Teehee! With "Part 1" in the chapter, you know another one's coming soon! So don't worry! ^_^

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