InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ This Wasn't In The Job Description ❯ Kagome is Sent on a Mission ( Chapter 37 )

Chapter 37

 

Kagome is Sent on a Mission

 

The next day, Kagome and InuYasha got to work in InuYasha's office. There was the mail and all the phone messages to deal with and Kagome dug right in, in a quick, yet methodical manner. It made InuYasha relax to see her so hard at work, always with a smile for him every time he looked her way. By lunch time, things in the office were pretty much under control, and just in time. The band was due to come over for rehearsal.

 

As Kagome and InuYasha sat in the kitchen eating lunch and discussing the work Kagome had been doing, the intercom for the gate buzzed. They stopped talking and looked up.

 

“I'll get it,” said Kaede, wiping her hands on her apron. “We all know who it is.”

 

“Hey, I hear he's back!” said Daisuke in his usual boisterous manner.

 

They came by the kitchen, Chiyoko bumping into Daisuke's back as he stopped in the doorway and giving him an annoyed shove. He turned and grinned down at her exasperated expression. Behind them came Yamato, who saw Kagome sitting next to InuYasha and gave her a seductive smile.

 

“Come on, guys, you're blocking the hall!” whined Kaito.

 

“I've got to get this crew of perverts downstairs and practice,” said InuYasha to Kagome.

 

“Hey, I'm no pervert!” said Chiyoko in an offended tone.

 

“You're screwing Daisuke so you must at least have a screw loose,” growled InuYasha.

 

The keyboard player crossed her arms, blushing furiously while Yamato and Kaito laughed. Daisuke put an arm over her shoulders and guided her away from the doorway. That gave Kaito a chance to look in the kitchen.

 

“Oh, hi Kagome,” said Kaito. “Nice to see you again.”

 

“Flattery and politeness will get you no where,” said Yamato. “Unless you're InuYasha - he gets all the pretty girls.”

 

InuYasha flushed, glancing at Kagome who sat quiet and round-eyed at his side.

 

“Shut your fucking mouth, Yamato, and get downstairs,” said InuYasha, and got up, shoving the guitar player and drummer down the hall in front of him.

 

Kagome sighed, absently pushing her hair out of her face. Then she got up and helped Kaede clear the dishes before going back to the office.

Each day was pretty much the same for a while. In the mornings, InuYasha and Kagome worked in his office, and in the afternoons, he practiced with his band. A few afternoons he sent Kagome into Tokyo to Miroku and Sango's offices. The concerts were publicized, and tickets went on sale. And at least there were no calls from Kikyo, and no new leads on the Shikon no Tama formula to follow up on.

 

One day a week, Kagome returned to her mother's house, where she fended off her mother's concerns and her brother's inquisitiveness.

 

At night, at InuYasha's house, Kagome heard InuYasha working on a new melody, and sometimes, she would stand out side his door listening. She just loved the way he played, and hummed to the sound of the guitar. It was obviously a new song he was working on, but she did not pry, only listened a moment, enthralled before going to bed.

 

Two weeks before the concert, Kagome picked up the phone while InuYasha and the band practiced downstairs.

 

“Can I speak to InuYasha?” said a male voice Kagome didn't recognize.

 

“I'm sorry, he is in rehearsal,” replied Kagome. “Can I take a message for him?”

 

“I think he will want to talk to me,” said the strange man. “I'm one of his informants.”

 

`Oh, my goodness,' thought Kagome. `It must be a lead on the Shikon no Tama formula.'

 

“Okay, can you hold on a moment?” said Kagome,

 

`Yeah, but make it fast,' was his reply.

 

Quickly, Kagome put the informant on hold and bit her lip as she went downstairs. What would InuYasha do? He would not want to not follow up on a lead, but how could he forgo band rehearsal so close to the concert?

 

The music downstairs had stopped a moment before Kagome got to the door to the basement studio. She knocked loudly on the door, and waited.

 

“What's up?” said InuYasha, sticking his head out the door.

 

“You have a phone call,” said Kagome. “It's one of your informants.”

 

“Fuck!” said InuYasha. “Come back upstairs to the office with me.”

 

Kagome nodded and followed him as he rushed up the stairs. By the time she got to the office, InuYasha was already on the phone.

 

“Where are you?” InuYasha was saying. “Yeah, I know where that is. Stay put, I'll send Kagome to meet you…no, I can't come myself - just be there!”

 

Had InuYasha just said he was sending her to meet his informant? Kagome gulped as he hung up the phone.

 

“You have to go meet Itaro,” said InuYasha. “He will be at this address, and under this sign. It's on this paper, along with a description of what he looks like and is wearing. He may have a piece of the formula, and I don't want to risk it getting lost in the mail or possibly have him tracked coming back here.”

 

“Okay,” said Kagome slowly.

 

Well, she was only meeting him, right? What could happen at just a meeting? InuYasha would not send her if he felt it was dangerous. She took the slip of paper from him. The address was in the business district in downtown Tokyo, near Shinjuku station.

 

“I'll call you a taxi to take you to the station,” said InuYasha, picking up the phone again. “Make sure you have your train pass and cell phone.”

 

“Right,” said Kagome, going to get her purse from her work station, as InuYasha spoke to the taxi service.

 

“Good, come get me as soon as you get back,” said InuYasha and gave her a quick smile, and left.

 

The taxi service buzzed at the gate ten minutes later, and Kagome grabbed her purse, jacket and made sure she had the directions. She said a quick goodbye to Kaede in the kitchen, saying she was going on an errand for InuYasha before she left.

 

The train ride was uneventful. Kagome gazed out the window, wondering about what the informant may have found. Naraku had said he had most of the formula. Would this be a piece he did not have? Just how many pieces of the missing formula did InuYasha have, if he had any? He had never told her. Just the thought of what he may do with that formula once he had it made Kagome's heart ache. She loved InuYasha just as he was, and only wished he could accept himself as a hanyou.

 

After leaving the train, Kagome made her way through the busy crowds of downtown Tokyo, glancing at the address and the description of Itaro. On a street corner under a sign advertising Nissan cars, a nervous-looking man in a beige trench coat matched the description.

 

“Itaro?” said Kagome as she approached him.

 

“Here, quickly,” said Itaro, shoving an envelope in her hand. “I think I was followed.”

 

Itaro looked down the street, and clutched her hand. Looking up to see what he was looking at, she saw a group of three men shouldering their way purposely towards then thru the crowds.

 

“Run!” said Itaro in a panic, and pulled her out into the street after him - right into oncoming traffic.

 

They tried to dodge the cars as the screeched and laid on their horns. The three thugs had begun to run, catching up to them fast, but deterred by the cars.

 

“Get out of here!” said Itaro, pushing Kagome out of the way of an oncoming car to the other side of the street.

 

As Kagome stumbled on to the sidewalk, she heard a loud screech and a thud behind her. Spinning around she saw Itaro lying on the ground, and the thugs were upon him. One of them looked up and saw her gaping at them in horror.

 

“Get that girl!” he yelled, pointing at Kagome.

 

Frantically, Kagome turned and ran, pushing through the crowds. As she ran, she pulled out her cell phone. She dialed the house phone, the one for the phone Kaede would answer.

 

“Kaede,” Kagome panted into the phone, “tell InuYasha I'm in trouble! Fast!”

 

InuYasha was in the studio, taking a break, when Kaede burst in.

 

“Kagome is in trouble,” said the housekeeper, wringing her hands anxiously.

 

“What?!” exploded InuYasha, “FUCK!”

 

The hanyou dropped everything and leapt out of the room, his band mates watching him in stunned silence. He had to get to her - as fast as possible. Moving in a blur, he got his helmet and nearly tore the doors off there hinges getting to his motorcycle.

 

The bike roared out of the garage, as InuYasha growled angrily, running red lights at 150 miles an hour on the high performance motorcycle on the way to the highway. He was so fucking stupid to have put her in jeopardy! No matter what, he would find her, and destroy anyone who got in his way.

 

Back in Tokyo, Kagome took the envelope out of her purse as she ran. The traffic had bought her some time. She dodged into an alley and shoved the envelope in the trash, and kept running. As she got to the end of the alley, she heard her pursuers enter at the other end. Where could she go? How could she keep them at bay until InuYasha came and saved her? For the first time, Kagome was grateful that downtown Tokyo was so busy, maybe she could lose them in the crowds.

When InuYasha got to Tokyo, he ditched the bike and headed for the rooftops of the buildings. He could travel faster that way, jumping from building to building and avoid the hustle and bustle of the city below. As he bounded high over the city, he scented the air for Kagome. Even in Tokyo, he knew he could track her down.

 

Things were not looking good for Kagome. She was getting exhausted, and they were gaining on her. Frantically, she dodged into another alley, only to find it was a dead end.

 

`Oh, InuYasha where are you?' she thought.

 

A hand reached around and grabbed Kagome, covering her mouth. Then they slammed her against the alley wall, and she sunk to the ground.

 

“Give it to us, bitch!” the thug cried, and grabbed her purse.

 

Suddenly, they heard a loud roar. Leaping down from the rooftops, InuYasha landed between Kagome and the thugs, growling and his fangs bared. They drew back in shock, but it was too late. InuYasha punched the first one in the face so hard that blood and teeth went flying everywhere before he hit the opposite wall of the alley. The other two thugs tried to turn and flee, but InuYasha grabbed each of them in a clawed hand, smashed them into each other and then tossed them against the alley wall where their comrade lay bleeding and groaning.

 

Satisfied with his work, InuYasha bent down, his brow furrowed in anxiety to see how Kagome was. She looked up at him, her vision blurring from the blow to her head when she hit the wall, and gave him a weak smile.

 

“I knew you would save me,” she said softly. “You are my hero…I love you, InuYasha.”

 

And Kagome passed out, sliding towards the ground but caught quickly by InuYasha. He gathered her to him, shaking and upset, and held her firmly to his chest. A lump had formed in his throat, and he could not fight the tears coming to his eyes.

 

“I'm so sorry Kagome,” he whispered. “I'll make it up to you, I swear. I…I love you too.”