InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Wild West and the Gang of Four Souls ❯ Black Tattoos ( Chapter 6 )

(I've forgotten to do the disclaimer for a few chapters so here it goes)

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Sango sat in her room gazing out the window but looking at nothing at all. Her mind was in another world completely.

She had been in a daze for about a week now, only leaving her room to visit Kirara and to eat meals when no one else, but Kagome, was in the inn.

Sango didn't really need to be crammed up in her room, she was strong enough to get out, and even probably to leave the inn, but she didn't feel up to dealing with people quite yet.

While Sango was zoned out at the window, a commotion on the street finally caught her eye and dragged her from her conscious comatose state.

Walking down the street was Inuyasha, with a kicking man over his shoulder, and Kagome, dragging Miroku by the ear, looking very pissed off while doing it.

Sango, curious about what was going on, decided to go down stairs and listen to them.

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Kagome huffed up to the door of the inn, walked in, and threw Miroku down in a chair, as Inuyasha was tying their prisoner to another chair near by.

Kagome walked a few steps away from Miroku before turning heel and glaring at him with all the power of the sun.

"We need to tie you to a tree Miroku. Then when we need you we'll be able actually find you."

"It isn't that hard to find him, really. All you half to do is go to the nearest group of women or the nearest whore house." Said an amused Inuyasha, while concentrating on the ropes he was working with.

"That's not the point, and you know it Inuyasha. Don't tell me you aren't annoyed with him by now."

"By now? I have known him half my life, and I was annoyed with him the first day we met."

Miroku looked up sheepishly from the floor, and then with his `o so smooth get me out of trouble voice' he spoke up to interrupt the already bickering pair in front of him.

"Now Miss. Kagome you know that I would never try to inconvenience you in any way. I am sorry if I am drawn to beautiful women like a moth to a flame, but let me assure you that this weakness is such that I can not fight it."

Kagome raised her eyebrows at this. Then deciding that the comment was better left ignored, she rolled her eyes, and moved her attention instead to the prisoner in the corner.

"Inuyasha do you want to start getting information out of this guy, or should we let the want-a-be ladies man take the first crack."

Inuyasha looked back at the man in the chair and gave him a look that said `I am going to make you wish you were never born'. This was his favorite part of the sheriff job, scaring the crap out of prisoners.

Kagome saw that look in Inuyasha's eye and sighed again. "On second thought, Miroku you go first. I trust you to not kill the guy before we are done talking to him."

Miroku grinned and stood up, dusting off his clothes with utmost grace. He then looked at Inuyasha and winked, Time to get the good cop bad cop routine going.

"My name is Miroku. I'm the deputy in Mercy. Excuse me sir but if you wouldn't mind telling me, I would like to know why you are here and who you are working for?" Miroku thought it was good to start off with manners and introductions of the business one was conducting. If the man didn't want to play his way then he would let his, not polite, partner at the prisoner.

The man spat at Miroku and scowled. "I am never going to give you anything."

Miroku shook his head. Why did everyone want to do it the hard way? "I'm afraid that isn't going to work for us, but if you don't want to tell me anything, I'm sure my partner would love to get it from you. Though, his methods aren't as painless as mine, they seem to be just as effective."

Inuyasha at that moment was sitting on a table a little ways away cracking his knuckles to give the ultimate effect. He loved playing the bad partner and he was damned good at the role.

The prisoner's constitution was starting to weaken, but he still had more fear of his boss than anyone else on the world. Hell, no one even knew his name, but there was one thing everyone did know about his boss. No man ever crossed his boss and lived to tell about it.

Inuyasha took the man's silence as an invitation to begin his sort of interrogation, the hands on kind.

"Yes Miroku, I would love to talk to our prisoner, well not so much talk. I'm sure our prisoner will enjoy my type interrogation much more anyways."

As Inuyasha approached the prisoner with an evil stare in his eyes, the man started struggling, in vain, to get free from his ropes. He looked, or so Miroku thought, remarkably like a fish as he was stretching his neck this way and that in an attempt to get as far away from the approaching sheriff as possible. Wait a second, what's that on the guy's neck?

Getting up Miroku moved in front of Inuyasha and hit a pressure point on the back of the guy's neck, knocking him out. Miroku then moved the collar out of the way to reveal an inch wide spider tattoo on the backside of the prisoner's neckline. Miroku's eyes went wide at the sight of the tattoo and let out a low whistle.

Inuyasha, slightly annoyed by the interruption, He just had to interrupt the best part, tried to see what Miroku had found. It took a lot to interest Miroku enough to get a whistle.

"Hey not-so-holy-boy, what you got there?"

When Miroku moved his hand away so that Inuyasha could see the tattoo also, Inuyasha let out a lot more than a whistle. If it had been a decent town they were in, some huffy Matron would have probably cuffed his ears for the display of language he used to express his point of surprise.

"Fuck, it can't mean that they are back." Inuyasha walked to the window then turned around addressing Miroku again, "Damn it, I mean the Black Spiders were wiped out years ago."

Miroku gave a shrug that wasn't all that encouraging, "Well, they never were wiped out definitely. They just kind of disappeared. No one knows what happened."

"Damn it Miroku, the last thing we need is to have that psychopath gang back. I don't want them coming around and pissing me off."

Miroku looked at the prisoner with concern, "Inuyasha if they are back, I think we'll have a lot more problems than them just pissing you off."

Miroku and Inuyasha were too absorbed with the idea of a long thought dead gang being back, to notice the look on Kagome's face at the mention of the Black Spider gang; but the woman hiding behind the door, could not help but notice the petrified and deathly looking shock that seemed to hit Kagome. What is that about?

Sango walked into the room and straight to Kagome, whom she thought was going to faint.

"Hey Kagome, are you alright?" Sango asked as she laid a hand on the other woman's arm.

Kagome seemed to come out of a daze as she managed to squeak back an affirmative, "Ya, I'm fine. Just a little shocked that's all."

Sango nodded but still something nagged at her mind. She was shocked too, but that look of petrified terror was not a normal reaction you would get, even if it was after hearing something about the Black Spider gang. Hmmm, I wonder if Kagome has a connection to them.

Kagome noticed the still incredulous eyes of Sango on her, and so to avoid any further inquiry she said, "You know what it is getting late. I think I'll go make some dinner in the kitchen."

With that Kagome slipped through the door to the kitchen. Sango was about to follow her when Miroku, who realized the mysterious woman from upstairs was in his presence, put a hand on her shoulder to stop her.

"My lovely Sango, Kagome informed us that you were a Ranger. If this is true you must know more than Inuyasha or me about the Black Spider Gang, since it was the Rangers that investigated their disappearance."

Sango sighed at the door. It was probably better to leave Kagome alone for awhile, but she was going to figure out what all of that was about later. Kagome wasn't going to be able to run into her kitchen sanctuary then. O know Sango was on a mission about the truth and she was one woman that never gave up on missions.

Directing her attention to the purple clad man, who was getting too close to her for comfort, Sango asked, "Do you want the long story or the short one?"

Miroku gave his patented make-girls-swoon-at-the-knees smiles, and answered in his usual suave voice, "If it is you speaking, my lovely Sango, I want to hear the longest story known to man."

Inuyasha snorted at that, Wow that ex-priest doesn't waste his time with women does he?

Sango wasn't all that sure how to react to the man in front of her. She wasn't used to guys showing the least bit of interest in her, and he had a beautiful smile…her train of thought ended there, however as she felt a hand gently rubbing her posterior.

WHAM!!!! Down went the ex-priest, now with a lovely hand print on his face.

Sango was bright red and furious. Why I ought to. How could a man like that still be alive? I bet he does that to everywoman he meets. Why hasn't anyone killed him yet?

Inuyasha was bowled over in laughter. HAHAHAHA!!! That bastard finally got what he deserved.

"That...haha… was….gasp…great." Inuyasha was actually starting to like the woman in front of him. Despite the whole trying to kill him thing, she was alright.

"Sango could you ignore that idiot on the ground and tell me all you know about the end of the Spider Gang, and why they might be after Kagome?" Inuyasha might have returned to the matter at hand, but he was still laughing a little at his squirming colleague, who was still examining the floor.

"If you want to know about the Black Spider Gang's supposed end, I'll have to tell you about a lot more than just that. Here's all that I know about them."

Sango took a deep breath. It was a long story but thinking about this current problem kept her mind off other things so what the hell.

"When I was very young, learning about the Black Spider Gang, and its two major rivals, was like learning how to read or how to fight, they were that big of a part in the Rangers' lives…."

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This chapter goes with another, but since the next one is completely filled with history I decided to split them. Don't worry I'm posting the 7th chapter tomorrow.

And now for my long over due thank you list for my reviewers.

To the Readers of FF.net-

HellKeeper- Thank you for being my first review ever. I'm glad you like it and that you review for each chapter. Your reviews are funny.

Squeekers- Also one of my most frequent reviewers. I really appreciate it. Next chapter, like I said, will be faster than this one.

Lindy*girl and inukag4Life- Thank you, also, for reviewing.

Someone Just as Intelligent as You- Of course I know who you are, and if you ever get your lazy butt back to finish the story, and read this, you could help me edit.

To Readers of MM.org-

Wrath and Zephor- You were the first two at MM.org to review. You guys showing interest meant a lot.

Skne- I'm glad you like the thing with Inuyasha and Sango.

Ralie- Again, thanks for showing interest

Rootbear- Still high marks for a pissy mood.

Aurora_thorn- First off, I love it you liked one of my favorite lines too. It does make you mad when people make Kagome that opposed to killing and violence. Come on how many demons has she killed or watched being killed. Secondly, thanks for the nice long review, can't hate those. Thirdly, I LOVE YOUR STORY and on that note its cool you mentioned liking mine at the end of yours. I was touched.

Y- (I'm sure that you were just wondering y the hell you had to put your name down) Nice ratings and I'm glad you agree with the slow thing it was. I'm going to try to pick it up, at least after next chapter.

Thank you every one- FeFe aka eef