InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Perfect Standoff ❯ Chapter 9

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Chapter 9:

 

It had been several weeks since the incidents between the couples and Shippo had had his eyes burned.

 

The evening after the wedding Miroku and Sango had taken Kaede's hut to themselves. Kagome didn't catch the hints Inuyasha, Miroku, and Sango had given her about sleeping on the other end of the village.

 

Flashback

 

Inuyasha had is nose tucked under a part of his robe and his hands over his ears. Kagome had decided to sleep under a tree that was down wind and relatively close to the cabin.

 

“Come on Inuyasha,” Kagome giggled at Inuyasha's appearance as he tried to block some unheard sound and not sniff some nonexistent smell from his ears and nose.

 

Inuyasha kept his posture in response. Kagome sighed and lay down, sleep quickly claiming her.

 

Inuyasha noticed this and took his chance, taking Kagome to the hut where Kaede and Shippo were staying. He laid her down in the hut and went to fetch Kagome's stuff from its place near the hut where Miroku and Sango were spending the night, doing anything but sleeping.

 

Inuyasha covered his ears and nose again. The sounds and smells of Miroku and Sango were overwhelming. He felt like puking his guts out. He grabbed Kagome's bag, blandest and such before he hurried back to the hut on the far end of the village, the sounds of Miroku and Sango speeding his departure.

 

End Flashback

 

Inuyasha leaned back against the trunk of a tree, doing his best to ignore the kissy-kissy-graby-graby Miroku and Sango as they went by. Sango and Miroku appeared to be having a groping contest while they were on their way to where ever it is that they were going.

 

Miroku and Sango had started sneaking out of the hut every night after they had thought everyone else was asleep. At least they have the sense enough to go find some place that is private. The musky smell of sex caught the breeze, left Miroku and Sango and assaulted Inuyasha's nose, again.

 

Inuyasha wished Kagome had let him go with her to her time, but she said that she needed to study for her finals that were only a few days away. Shippo ran by, closely pursued by Kirara. Inuyasha smirked to himself amused and grateful for something to distract him from the smell of sex and for something to watch.

 

Kirara caught up with Shippo, and pawed him in the back. Shippo stumbled when the paw made contact. Kirara wheeled around while Shippo was regaining his balance and sprinted away from Shippo.

 

Inuyasha completely forgot about Miroku and Sango for the time being. Shippo `flew' off after Kirara. He got on her tail quickly enough but actually catching her was much more difficult. Inuyasha laughed when Shippo landed on his face after diving at Kirara only to have her change direction mid step and dodge him.

 

Shippo was back on his feet and after Kirara before the dust had settled, his determination to catch her growing. Shippo began to imply actual hunting tactics after several minutes of almost catching Kirara time and time again.

 

Shippo threw a couple of pebbles off to Kirara's right and going left. Kirara, thinking Shippo was coming up on her right and turned left, right into Shippo's waiting hands.

 

Shippo patted her on the back and tore off away from the surprised Kirara. Shippo ran in a straight line for a group of trees where he would be able to change directions quickly and force his poseur to change directions even more quickly or take a longer route.

 

Kirara came after Shippo with a vengeance, determined to catch him before he got to far ahead. It was proving more difficult than she had thought it would. Kirara couldn't change directions as fast as Shippo could even though she was faster going in a straight line.

 

Inuyasha couldn't see either Shippo or Kirara anymore and decided to go wait by the well. Kagome had said that she would be back when school got out. She had also mentioned that there were only 7 or 8 more days left in school.

 

Inuyasha arrived at the well and looked down into the well, no Kagome. He turned and started walking toward the Gonshiboku. He spotted a dust devil headed toward him, Koga.

 

Koga skidded to halt in front of Inuyasha. “What did you do to Kagome Mutt?” He yelled, getting right in Inuyasha's face.

 

“I didn't do anything.” Inuyasha snapped, sidestepping around Koga.

 

Koga didn't believe him and blocked Inuyasha's way again, “what do you mean? This whole region smells like recent sex!”

 

Inuyasha decided to just tell the truth to Koga, after a fashion, “Do I smell like sex?”

 

Koga sniffed, “uh…no. Wait a sec…WHO THE HELL FUCKED KAGOME?”

 

“No one, can't you tell she hasn't been around for days? And does the sex even smell like Kagome?” Inuyasha was starting to lose his temper with Koga; he could be just one less dumb wolf in the world.

 

“I…um…well.” Koga was starting to see his error. “Sorry about that.”

 

Inuyasha watched the back of the wolf demon disappear into the distance. “Cowardly wolf…”

 

Inuyasha took off after Koga. Koga was not going to get off with a simple Half hearted apology, oh no…he'll give up his shards for that.

 

Inuyasha took his time while he was on his way to take the shards; he only had to be back by late tomorrow.

 

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Koga's den

 

Koga skittered over the loose gravel and rocks before stopping in front of his pack's den. Ever since he and Ayame had mated he had been unable to effectively lead the pack, many members had started to look to Ginta for guidance, rather than Koga.

 

Ginta hailed Koga with a greeting because pack law obligated him to. Ginta was once a very admirable follower; he was now an unofficial leader and a popular one at that. Koga knew that Ginta knew that he (Koga) was able to kill any and all in the pack because of his jewel shards.

 

Koga had become the leader of the pack by blood and was proving to be a poor worrier when he wasn't using the shards and an ineffective leader. Many who looked at Ginta for leadership felt it was time for change, but knew they would just be beat back into line and punished.

 

Koga walked into the den where Ayame sat, she was starting to show her first litter (a/n: wolves have litters right?). She smiled, happy he had left and come back in the same day. Koga smiled back, he crossed the cave and sat down next to her, wrapping his arms around her. But their peace and happiness didn't last as long as it usually did.

 

“Intruder! Sounded the guard, “To arms!”

 

Koga got up quickly; he dashed back and forth across the cave, grabbing his armor and sword before he sprinted out side to meet the threat.

 

“Koga! Get your skinny wolf ass out here.” Inuyasha shouted, he was already surrounded by armed wolves.

 

Inuyasha glanced around the guards that encircled him, “Fuck off, I'm not here for you or your pack, I'm here for Koga.

 

Koga froze, Inuyasha was here. Damnit, this is not good, thought Koga. He stepped out into the open, “Stand down.” He ordered the guards, he faced Inuyasha. “What do you want, Mutt?”

 

“You think that you could actually get off with an apology for that?” Inuyasha drew Tetsiga (sp).

 

“Get off with what?” Koga lied, his pack was looking at him, curious as to what he had done.

 

“Maybe you already know,” Inuyasha pressed, “Maybe you disgraced or insulted some one in a way that you aren't supposed to, by Wolf Law.” Koga's pack stared at Koga, but weren't surprised.

 

Koga was rattled, “Can we talk about this in private?” Koga was cornered; he was in a bit of a pickle.

 

“No,” Inuyasha stated, “but give me the shards and I'll drop it.”

 

“Like hell,” Koga said rushing, he was being given a chance to redeem himself.

 

Inuyasha whipped tetsiga around, batting Koga away. Koga slammed into a boulder. His pack grouped between the fight and the den, showing their support of Koga.

 

Inuyasha charged at Koga, tetsiga drawn back for a swing. Koga dodged the attack and planted his foot in Inuyasha's back. Inuyasha lurched forward, and sprang away, using tetsusaiga as a pole vault.

 

“Wind scar!” Inuyasha sent a mass of five jets of energy flying out toward Koga. Koga almost dodged but one jet clipped his armor, leaving a deep gouge.

 

Koga regained his footing and shot toward Inuyasha before Inuyasha could attack again. Inuyasha brought tetsiga up to protect himself, but Koga's katana gored him.

 

Inuyasha shoved off Koga and wrenched out the katana.

 

“I guess I can't go easy on you can I?” Inuyasha said, distancing himself from Koga and moving laterally to get the pack out of the line of fire.

 

What is he up to? Wondered Koga, also circling, looking for a weak spot in Inuyasha's defenses. He found one on the left side, on the opposite side from the sword. He rushed.

 

Inuyasha countered the attack, “Adamant Barrage!” Spears of diamond flew toward Koga, shredding his flesh, where they connected. Fortunately Inuyasha was not in the mood to kill Koga, besides he could smell the pregnant Ayame in Koga's cave.

 

Inuyasha crossed over to Koga and placed a foot on Koga's chest, pinning him down, “Your lucky I only came for the shards.” Inuyasha pulled them out from Koga's legs and wipe the blood off of them. He put them in his robe before he turned and left Koga in a pool of blood, he'd live.

 

Ginta walked over to Koga and said, “Are you going to die or surrender the pack?”

 

Koga just opened his palms, too weak from blood loss to speak. Ginta recognized it as surrender, and pulled the pack leaders necklace off and pulled it over his own neck. “Some one clean him up.” Ginta ordered, then every one meet back here at sun set.”

 

There was a cheer for the new alpha male and the pack dispersed, the few that had remained loyal to Koga hurried over to him and carried him up to his cave to clean and bandage his wounds

 

Ayame watched the whole proceeding from above, she had expected this to happen but she cried anyway.

 

Koga the Wolf prince had fallen and Ginta had taken his place. It is probably for the best that it is this way. Ayame got up and dried her tears, allowing those carrying Koga in.

 

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Kagome

 

Kagome had come through the well several days ago and school had been as confusing as ever. Math was a complex matrix; in history Kagome was from the dark ages, language arts was a foreign language, literally.

 

Kagome was fortunate enough to have friends who would lend her their notes. Eri, Ayumi, and Yuka lent her there notes in rotation until she copied them down. Hojo was as hopeful as ever; he even mentioned that Eri, Ayumi, and Yuka had told him that she already had a boyfriend. Kagome didn't have the heart to shoot him down, at least, not until Eri gave her a look that said “Tell him soon.”

 

Gritting her teeth, Kagome shot him out of the sky. He looked hurt, but only for an instant. “Ok,” he had said, “I catch you later.” He had gone off to do what ever it was that he did with the guys (a/n stand around jawing' about chicks just like the rest of us)

 

Kagome walked out of her math class, joining Yuka, Eri, and Ayumi in the hall for passing. “So, how'd it feel?” Ayumi asked the group.

 

“Ugh…” The others replied, wondering how Ayumi could feel so good about it.

 

The next few seconds passed in silence before Eri dropped the hourly bomb, “So when is your boyfriend going to be back in town?”

 

“Oh…I don't know.” Kagome wondered how things were back with Inuyasha and the others, Miroku and Sango are probably getting ready to move to the demon slayer village, and Shippo and Kirara probably will go too. I wonder what Inuyasha will do? Maybe I could talk him into coming here…

 

“Earth to Kagome, Tokyo to Kagome…”

 

“Huh? What?” Kagome had zoned out.

 

“Well are we going to go to class or not?” Eri asked, “We'll be late for class if we don't hurry up.”

 

“Oh yeah…wouldn't want to sluff any classes two days before school gets out do we.” Kagome giggled and Yuka and Eri laughed openly, Ayumi didn't look to pleased.

 

“Well…come on.” Kagome kept giggling, “It was just a joke Ayumi.”

 

The rest of the day passed with out much incident, Hojo was nowhere to be found, and Kagome went home without a worry in the world.

 

“Hey, Kagome,” Yuka called just after Kagome had turned for the shrine, “Who are gonna take to the end of the year dance on the last day?”

 

“I'll talk to Inuyasha about it.” Kagome said, not realizing what she had said until it was too late. She blushed deep red and sprinted off to her house.

 

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Inuyasha

 

Inuyasha arrived back at the village to find Miroku and Sango discussing the rest of their lives, “Well why don't we go back to the slayer's village?” suggested Miroku.

 

“I've just been waiting for you to ask,” Sango said gleefully. She grabbed Miroku and pulled him in.

 

Inuyasha didn't need to watch to know what happened next. He started for the well, no sense in hanging around here. He started trudging toward the well; he had a present for Kagome. Maybe I'll get some peace and quiet with her there.

 

Inuyasha jumped into the well, the familiar blue, liquid feeling engulfing him. He remembered the first time he had come through, he had been so wrapped up in him self that he never appreciated it.

 

Emerging on the other side, he jumped out of the well. The sounds and sights of the city hammering on his senses.

 

He crossed over to the house from the well house, and went inside to wait for Kagome to get home.

 

The clock read 4:00 straight up; she should be getting home any minute now. And sure enough she got home in the next couple of minutes.

 

“I'm home,” Kagome yelled when she walked into the kitchen, “hey Inuyasha”

 

“Yeah, good to see you to.” Inuyasha said, rubbing his ears.

 

“There is a dance before school gets out for the summer.” Kagome looked at Inuyasha, “Do you want to go?”

 

“What is a Da-nce?” Asked Inuyasha, completely forgetting about the jewel shards.

 

“It's a big party type thing,” Explained Kagome, “People go there to have fun.”

 

“Can I even get in?” Inuyasha seemed skeptical of the whole thing.

 

“Sure you can, you can wear a hat and I'll go with you,” Kagome said happily, “You don't even have wear anything Nicer than what your wearing now.”

 

“Ok, I'll go.” Inuyasha was still a `bit' confused and decided to get some advise from Kagome's mom. “So when is it?”

 

“Day after tomorrow at 7:30.” Kagome blushed again and ran into the house.

 

“What's her problem?” wondered Inuyasha aloud. He followed after her and into the kitchen to find Kagome's mother fixing diner. It smelled like chicken, potatoes, and fried vegetables.

 

“Hello Inuyasha.” She said, not looking up from her cooking. “How has it been, Kagome usually only comes home if you two had another fight.”

 

“Yeah I know,” said Inuyasha, sitting down at the table, “So how does this school thing work, I heard her mention to her friend that it was almost the last day.” Inuyasha sniffed at the air savoring the smell of the food. “And what's the deal with this dance thing and dates and all that stuff.”

 

“I'll start with the simple one.” Said Mrs. Higaroshi, “School is a center of education where Kagome and other people go to learn things,” she glances at Inuyasha and saw his confused expression, “think of it as where they go to train their brains.”

 

“Oh…” Inuyasha said, comprehension dawning on his face. “What else happens there?”

 

“Hmm… social events, like dances, festivals, that kind of thing.” Mrs. Higaroshi said, placing the stir-fry on the back burner to keep it warm before placing a water filled pot on the front burner to boil water.

 

“And what is a dance?” Inuyasha said standing up and looking out the window at the shrine grounds.

 

“It is a big social event there people go and dance, as the name implies, eat, and hang out.” Mrs. Higaroshi told Inuyasha.

 

Inuyasha looked a little worried, “Are there a lot of people there?”

 

“Yes, but many students don't go, many of the people go do some thing else.” Inuyasha tensed, Mrs. Higaroshi continued, “Most of the students that go go because they have a date, or want a date or girlfriend, or boyfriend in a girl's case.”

 

“How many people go?” Asked Inuyasha.

 

“Oh…maybe 100 to 500 students, it is crowded but there aren't as many people there as there are at school.” Mrs. Higaroshi said without much concern.

 

Inuyasha on the other hand was terrified; “She is surrounded by hundreds of people every day!?!”

 

“Yeah, so what.” Mrs. Higaroshi was taken aback by Inuyasha's sudden panic. “I AM going with her tomorrow.” She gets surrounded by a bunch of people every day and I didn't even know! There is no way she is going back with out me.” Inuyasha glared at Mrs. Higaroshi, “You can get me in, right?”

 

Mrs. Higaroshi smiled at him, shocking the grin right off his face, “ I thought you'd never ask, We'll go get you some cloths after diner.”

 

Dumb founded, Inuyasha went into the living room and sat down on the couch. That was easy.

 

Twenty minutes later Inuyasha and the others walked into the kitchen for diner, Kagome blushed every time she looked at Inuyasha, or at least every time he caught her. The antics continued after diner two, Inuyasha had hidden his tetsusaiga some where in Kagome's room, before he had headed out to the car with a hat and sandals on.

 

Inuyasha had been looking out the window when he felt like he was being watched. Turning around, Kagome was staring at him. She blushed and looked away. “What is with you?” He half shouted.

 

“Hmm…nothing.” Kagome lied, looking away and blushing even more.

 

“Don't lie.” Inuyasha said sternly, “now what is it, tell me.”

 

“No.”

 

“Tell me.”

 

“No.”

 

“TELL ME!”

 

Mrs. Higaroshi interrupted, “Inuyasha why don't you let me explain it later.” A somewhat evil look flashed across her face when she glanced at Kagome.

 

“MOM!”

 

Mrs. Higaroshi ignored her and continued driving, Inuyasha when back to looking out the window. I really like you Kagome, no, that's not it…I love you. I just can't quite put my finger on how to tell you.

 

I love you Inuyasha, but I'm afraid to tell you. Thought Kagome, continuing to stare at him.

 

After a long car ride across town (a/n the kind that last about 45 min but feel like days) The group arrived at the mall, your shopping center for every thing guys think that they could do with out. Inuyasha was more than a bit uncertain about the elevators, escaladers, and automatic doors, but Kagome dragged him into, up, and through. Inuyasha was almost instantly at the food court, and was not showing signs of leaving until he got food. Mrs. Higaroshi promised to buy him some food when they were done and he agreed, somewhat grudgingly.

 

Kagome was somewhat uneasy while looked around for some thing that he liked, He grabbed a pair of red t-shirts that read “Take My Advise, I Don't Use It Anyway” on one and “SARGE 51” on the back of the other. Mrs. Higaroshi insisted that he also get a pair of pants, one pair of blue jeans, and a pair of knee length athletic shorts that were black with a red slash down the side of each leg.

 

Inuyasha was, to say the least, very uncomfortable in the blue jeans. He opted for a belt to keep them up, because they slipped down when ever he moved.

 

After a grueling 8 minutes finding, fitting, and buying the cloths Inuyasha was ready to leave. Kagome, on the other hand had other ideas.

 

“No, we aren't going to stay here. We need to go home and get Inuyasha cleaned up!” Mrs. Higaroshi scolded, “How else is he going to going to go with you to school tomorrow.”

 

“He's what!?!” Kagome screamed, hearing but not believing.

 

“I'm going with you to this skool place tomorrow, how else am I going to protect you.” Inuyasha grabbed her arm and started walking to the car, “Your mom explained the whole thing about skool to me and you are not going back there unless I go too.”

 

Inuyasha pulled her along faster toward the car, Mrs. Higaroshi was walking very fast in order to keep up and Inuyasha was practically carrying Kagome out of the mall.

 

Mrs. Higaroshi unlocked the car from a distance using the power locks and remote so that Inuyasha could put Kagome in the car. He opened the passenger door and locked it. He got in and pulled Kagome in with him. He locked the passenger door that he was sitting next to and let Mrs. Higaroshi close the still open passenger door once Kagome was inside.

 

Mrs. Higaroshi opened the trunk and put the bag of cloths for Inuyasha in the trunk, shuffling the bags of stuff already inside around to make room (its like my mom's trunk and have a bunch of good will stuff in it all the time). This took her the better part of a minute.

 

In the car Kagome was half-heartedly truing to escape and go shopping, but Inuyasha had better ideas. “I wanna go shopping!” Kagome wined loudly, squirming in Inuyasha's arms.

 

“Please be quiet, you're hurting my ears.” He hissed in her ear.

 

Kagome continued whining, so Inuyasha took a page from Miroku's book, after a fashion. “Kagome look at me.” He said, commanding her like he was very angry.

 

Kagome stopped struggling for a second or so, long enough for Inuyasha to grasp her lips with his own. Kagome responded briefly before pulling away.

 

“If that or shopping I'll stay here.” She said, wrapping her arms around Inuyasha. Kagome pulled herself up to him, kissing him, her tongue ventured slowly out of her mouth, probing his lips.

 

Shocked, Inuyasha took several moments to respond, allowing her tongue entrance. He lowered himself, covering her body with his own as much as the tiny back seat of the Mazda allowed.

 

Kagome explored as much of her mouth as she could before she tickled his tongue with her own, starting from the base and working her way up, lapping at the sensitive under side, thouroly (sp) enjoying herself.

 

Inuyasha felt Kagome tickle the underside of his tongue, he snaked his previously idol tongue around hers, taking the offensive. Roughly pushing her tongue back into her own mouth, Inuyasha plundered the mouth, his tongue leaving nothing it could reach unexplored, untasted, or unmemorized.

 

Inuyasha Proceeded to attack Kagome's tongue, encircling it, toying with it. Kagome moaned into the kiss, He hands gripping Inuyasha tighter, pulling him closer.

 

They remained like that for the better part of a minute, before Kagome pulled away. “Wait! Not here, what if my mom sees us. Inuyasha quickly distanced himself for fear of being caught.

 

Mrs. Higaroshi opened the driver's door, and got in. Something happened, I just know it.

 

The drive home was largely uneventful; Inuyasha and Kagome kept stealing looks at each other, but never caught each other's eyes. This Behavior did not go unnoticed by Mrs. Higaroshi. She was not so thick as to not notice it.

 

After arriving home Mrs. Higaroshi left the two alone, taking the bags up to Kagome's room and leaving Inuyasha and Kagome alone in the car.

 

“Come on, Kagome.” Inuyasha said, pulling her out of the car and into the house.

 

“ I have two legs that work, I can do it” Kagome snapped, breaking free, “Jerk!”

 

“I am not!” Inuyasha countered, his temper getting the better of him.

 

“SIT!” Kagome shouted.

 

WHAM! Inuyasha plowed nose first into the concrete drive way. “What was that for?!?”

 

Kagome was also losing it, “For being a JERK!”

 

“How?”

 

“For the car!”

 

“How the hell else was I supposed to get you to stop whining!”

 

“I don't know,” yelled Kagome, blushing furiously, “but not like that!”

 

“Feh.” Inuyasha turned around and leapt up to Kagome's bedroom window, he opened it and went inside to get tetsusaiga.

 

Mrs. Higaroshi was inside tidying up. “Hello Inuyasha,” She said cheerfully, then catching sight of his face her's fell, “Another Fight?”

 

“Yeah.” Inuyasha said, retrieving tetsusaiga.

 

Kagome couldn't believe him, going up to HER room. She stormed off to the well house, crying. Why do I always do this to us? She could hear her mom and Inuyasha talking. Wait a sec…why does Inuyasha have jewel shards?

 

“Why can't we just stop fighting,” Inuyasha was saying, “I hate it. It hurts so much.”

 

“It'll be alright, Inuyasha,” her mom said, “Are you sure you want to go with her to school tomorrow?”

 

“Its not like I have a choice.” Inuyasha said, “How else am I going to keep her safe.”

 

“Its fine if you don't go.” Offered Mrs. Higaroshi, “nothing bad has happened yet.”

 

“That's not to say it won't,” Inuyasha cut her off, “Demons still exist in this era.”

 

“Very well, Inuyasha. If you really feel you must go…I go get a visitors pass for you tonight.”

 

“Thanks.”

 

“Oh…and Inuyasha, one more thing.”

 

“Yeah?”

 

“You can't take Tetsusaiga with you tomorrow, people will get suspicious.”

 

“I probably won't meet anything strong enough to need to use it anyway.” Inuyasha said, bristling, nothing bad will happen, which means that I won't need it to control my demon blood. I hope…

 

A/N: Sorry about the long waits for the up dates, I have been having a rough time of coming up with ideas of late…More Inu Kag to come. I ended up breaking down and updating even thou I didn't meet my quota. Lets take a step back ward and go for 3 reviews this chapter.

 

-Jarvis