InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Smokes and Mirrors ❯ Terror Strikes Again ( Chapter 22 )

Smokes and Mirrors

 

Chapter 22: Terror Strikes Again

 

Sota had never felt so shocked in his entire life, not that he remembered anyway. He still wasn't sure what exactly happened. One minute his cheek was on fire, and the next Amara was sprawled out on the grass glaring daggers at him. He knew Kagome and Amara were on friendly terms with one another. What he didn't imagine was for his sister to deck their nineteen year old cousin!

 

The teachers were approaching fast, but they were too late. The damage was done. The other students were dissipating, not wanting to be caught on the scene of the crime. The boys from the Band of Seven were busy taking care of each other. Amara never moved, his eyes trained on the little teen with pure loathing shining in their depths as he rubbed his very sore, very red jaw. Sota was more or less paralyzed to his spot, his own brown eyes following after her long gone sister.

 

“Sota!” Sango came rushing at him. Following her closely was Miroku. “Are you alright?” She fussed over him, testing for any bruised spots and broken bones.

 

A gasp was heard behind them. Several teachers, a couple of school `security guards', and a few nurses finally joined the group of teenagers. Suikotsu and Mukotsu were helping as much as they thought possible. The taller of the two quickly explain as much as he could while the shortest added in his own penny for thought.

 

A teacher was helping Amara into a sitting position before the later pushed the adult away. Roughly climbing to his feet, Amara narrowed his eyes upon his prey. He advanced on the boy fully ignoring the other two adolescents. Spitting out a mouthful of blood, he towered over the group of three. “This ain't over yet, bastard.” Amara pushed his way past the trio, his threat obvious to even the surrounding adults.

 

Sota's eyes widened. Those words… That tone of voice… That look… They were things he had locked away somewhere in the deepest part of him mind. They triggered a memory of long ago, one he willed himself to forget for it could not be true.

 

The young teen started shaking as disbelief flowed through him. Fear settled in his mind and body, drawing him in, detaching him from the outside world.

 

Miroku noticed the sudden change as he looked at the boy, while Sango more like felt it with both her hands holding the boy's shoulder.

 

“Sota.” Miroku started. “Sota, you're shaking.”

 

“What's wrong?” Sango bent a little to look him in the eye. She tried to calm him down by rubbing his arms and hugging him as best she could. “It's alright.” she cooed, patting his back. But the teenager wouldn't calm down. He started sniffling and Sango pulled back to have a better view of him. Worry etched across her face, she called out to him. “Sota?”

 

He was crying and he felt utterly terrified.

 

Miroku placed a supporting hand on his shoulder. “He won't hurt you.” He tried to reassure the boy's fear. “It was nothing but an empty threat. Don't worry about it. He's just -”

 

“It was him.” The voice was so low it was barely audible. The two friends looked at each other in concern and concentrated on the boy again as he spoke a little louder. Eyes wide, burning holes in the green grass, he repeated, “It was him.” Sota looked up from the ground, pain and terror shined through his eyes.

 

“It's Him!”

 

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He saw it all. He saw that Kikyo girl fall to the ground. He saw all the blood that was slowly staining their homeroom floor. Kagome didn't even wince as they all heard the other girl's head crack upon impart. He saw Kagome walk away without an ounce of remorse or even look back once. He saw the concerned faces of his friends and the frightened ones of his classmate and teacher.

 

During break, he witnessed the fight that was sure to happen, but was too far to prevent it from beginning. He saw the teens from the Band of Seven fall one by one. He saw her take hits after hits, but never once falter or miss a beat. He saw it all, amazed by how fast she moved, how skill full she was.

 

What enraged him the most was seeing her backhand her own brother. It pissed him off.

 

How could she even do that?

 

To add salt to the wound, Amara kept toying with them, pushing Sota more towards the danger zone. He saw Kagome grab her brother and prepare to send him flying. What surprised him was seeing Amara fall to the floor. Once more, she ignored her surrounding as though nothing happened. He saw her turn away from away, pick her bag, mutter an apology not even suitable for the situation and walk away.

 

He saw the resignation on her facade despite her efforts to keep a straight face. He noticed the hopelessness as it partially made its way out. Glimpsing back at the dissipating crowd, he realized nobody was paying neither him nor her any attention. Throwing caution into wind, Inuyasha followed Kagome.

 

He followed her away from the crowd, away from the school, away from her problem.

 

He made sure to keep his distance, not ready to face her just yet. He simply kept a close eye on her, watching her from far, never loosing sight of her for long. She would turn a corner; he would run to catch-up, then stall to put some distance between each other. He didn't want her to think he was stalking her or something.

 

This little plan of his was working fine for a good five minutes or so. They would go through the same routine over and over again. She would turn corner and he would catch-up, but stall until he could follow again.

 

However, his plan was too good to last. She turned another corner; he ran to catch-up like usual. This time though, he wasn't expecting the fisted hand that shot out towards his face. Quick reflexes had him bend backwards to avoid the hit, causing him to lose his balance and fall on his behind. Blinking away his surprise, Inuyasha saw her. Standing in all her frustrated glory, arms crossed at chest level, staring down at him with dagger filled eyes, she looked just about ready to kill.

 

“Are you stalking me?” Kagome asked none too gently. She strictly wasn't in the mood for this and she just knew she'd blow another fuse if he kept pushing the wrong buttons. From the moment he stepped foot out of school property, she knew if was following her, but she was hopeful in loosing him along the way. Much to her chagrin, that didn't occur.

 

Inuyasha might not be the sharpest tool in the shack when it came to being subtle; however he was one stubborn and persistent young man. He'd go to any length to reach his goals. This time was no different.

 

Gathering his resolve, the teen stood up to face the girl. “Do you realize what you did?”

 

Narrowing her gaze, Kagome glared some more before turning around, fully intent on ignoring the other teen. Inuyasha wouldn't have it, though. He caught her arm by the elbow and turned her around.

 

“You hit your brother!” he barked at her. She refused to look at him, at the accusing look in his eyes. “Your own flesh and blood!” he continued, relentless.

 

But Kagome couldn't take it anymore. She turned on him. Her left fist came flying out of nowhere, aiming for his head. Inuyasha easily dodged, but he lost his grip on her arm. Seeing her window of opportunity, Kagome took full advantage of it.

 

She made a run for it.

 

She ran down the block, crossed the street; she ran down the next block, cross another street and straight into a park. Her best bet was to lose him in the small forest occupying half of the park. To her surprise, it actually worked.

 

Kagome looked around trying to place her whereabouts. Not recognizing the area, she made a u-turn back to her original place. `Must have run too far in.' she absently thought. It has been over four years she hasn't passed through this part of town anyway. She didn't get further than simply turning in one spot.

 

Beyond her belief, there stood before her the most annoying teenager she has ever met in her entire lifetime. `I don't even know his name…' Her realization didn't come at a better moment. Now wasn't the time to think about names, nor to ask for some. She was in an unknown part of town, in some overly grown wooden area, with some- some jerk blocking her way home. She was trapped; she had nowhere to go besides mindlessly walking around, hoping to find an exit along the way.

 

Eyes filled with worry and exasperation, Kagome did the next best thing to an actual fight. She yelled, “What do you want from me?!?”

 

Inuyasha didn't back down, nor did he flinch at her outburst. It was to be expected. Back on the street, although he did await some form of retaliation with an end result of someone getting hurt, he didn't anticipate her sudden escape. Following her wasn't an easy task either. For a minute he was positive he lost her until a spot of white contrasted brightly again the dark green foliage.

 

Now, here they stood, face to face, one trembling in obvious rage while the other stood calmly and collectively. Inuyasha's face was set in a scold as he stood his ground, his hands firmly tucked away into his pant pockets.

 

“Are you deaf?” Kagome ground out, unnerved by his simple presence. Her body was held stiff, yet the entire figure seemed to shake as she seethed through her teeth. He wouldn't answer her and seemed unwilling to do so anytime in the near future. Before she could sputter another word, movement behind the young man caught her eye. Annoyed beyond understanding, she was just about ready to chew the intruder out.

 

He eyes widened in silent warning as she saw Amara slowly approach Inuyasha. The cousin had a scold of his own, his eyes filled with irritation mingled in pure hatred and evil thoughts. Held securely in his hands was a wooden baseball bat, raised at skull level and ready to swing.

 

Inuyasha noticed none of this as he too was busy spying on someone else. His eyes focused on the innocent looking figure a couple of feet behind Kagome. The teen's frown deepened in concentration as he tried to put a name to the face. He knew the man from somewhere; he's seen him, but where? A knowing smile lit upon the stranger's face and it click in place.

 

It all happened so fast, Inuyasha had a hard time recalling the event.

 

The man's smile turned into a predatory grin. Inuyasha took a step forward, hand outstretch and ready to issue a warning. He opened his mouth to yell, but nothing came out. Instead, the ground rushed up to meet him, his head pounding like crazy before black nothingness consumed his vision, his mind.

 

A gasp of shock made its way past Kagome's mouth as she saw the teen fall into an unconscious heap at her feet. Her wide eyes met with Amara as her cousin held the bat at a ready for round two. It took her a second to realize she was going to be round two if she didn't get the hell out of there. She took a step back, ready to make a run for it. But little did she know that wouldn't be the case.

 

She walked right into the arms of another. The left hand snuck around her, grabbing her left wrist, passing it over her stomach only to grab hold of her right arm, thus limiting her upper body movements. The right hand pressed a wet cloth over her mouth and nose. She fought back as much as she could, but it was all futile as the anesthetic liquid worked its wonders on her. Her limbs weren't responding as they should. She understood she was loosing this battle quickly, far too quickly.

 

“Relax, Princess…” a very familiar voice chuckled behind her.

 

Through half lidded, Kagome saw her cousin advance upon the fallen boy, his bat held at the ready again.

 

`Relax, Princess…'

 

The voice of her uncle kept resonating through her mind.

 

`Relax…'

 

The last thing she saw was the wooden bat being swung at full speed towards the unconscious lump on the floor, the end result being a fatal blow.

 

 

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A.N.

 

Hey people! Guess what! It's Christmas! Merry Christmas! And the week after? It's January 1st! So Happy New Year too!!

 

Consider this your gift. As I'm writing this, I'm stuck in transit, in Europe, and I will have to pay 6 freaking Euros for only 30 freaking minutes of internet connection. I don't know about you, but that's pretty damn expensive! So yeah, my gift to you. Since most of you wanted the update, you got it. For those who didn't, you just had to not read, lol!

 

Like I warned before, this is a crucial chapter. Now you have to wait four weeks minimum before the next update. Sorry bout that folks, but that's the best I can do.

 

Thanks to all those who reviewed. I can't name all of ye since I have no connection as I'm typing this up. You're quite a bunch, though if my memory serves me right, and I thank each and every one of you.

 

No quotes this time. Simply wishing you very happy holidays with your family and friends! Take care, c-ya ^-^