InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ This Wasn't In The Job Description ❯ Invasion of Privacy ( Chapter 54 )

Chapter 54

 

Invasion of Privacy

 

The long ebony hair of Naraku began to writhe angrily on his head, and a snarl curled his lips as he watched in Kanna's mirror while InuYasha destroyed the Ushi-Oni he had sent against him. As the Ushi-Oni exploded from the force of InuYasha's kaze no kizu, the mirror went dark. He had an urge to reach out and smash it, his hands balling into fists at his side. But instead, he carefully reeled in his emotions, and let them simmer under the surface, making his red eyes glow.

 

`Stupid hanyou and his insipid human mate,' Naraku thought contemptuously. `I will have the knowledge they possess - but no more of these worthless, brainless lower youkai and weak humans.'

 

The evil hanyou's head snapped up, and his eyes rested on Kagura, where she slouched against a wall. She had recently returned from an infiltration campaign against Sesshomaru - where she had failed miserably again…

 

“Kagura,” Naraku said. “I will give you another chance to redeem yourself, but I warn you this may be the last.”

 

“What do you want me to do?” Kagura said, barely able to hide her disgust and contempt for her creator.

 

“You are to take Kanna, and go through the next portal that is due to appear,” Naraku said. “I want you to track down InuYasha and kill him, and bring me back his human mate so I may interrogate her.”

 

`So it has come to this,' Kagura thought, closing her eyes a moment. `Damn him forever for finding out how to time the appearances of the portals!'

 

“Very well,” said Kagura, and looked at Kanna, who silently came to her side. “But just how do you think we will go unnoticed in the human realm? You've told us that the humans have over-run the land, and have formidable weapons.”

 

“Kanna will use her mirror to reflect the sun,” Naraku replied. “And when the humans see you, all they will see is a ball of light - they call it a UFO.”

 

“A what?” Kagura replied, raising one eyebrow quizzically.

 

“Never mind!” Naraku fumed. “Just get ready to find the portal - it should appear on the front porch somewhere in about an hour!”

 

`Damn him again,' Kagura thought, as she gave Kanna a gentle push towards the door in front of them. `I should just stay in the human realm and never return…'

 

~*~

 

The wall separating the bedroom from the beach was mostly gone. As Kagome and InuYasha looked over the wreckage, splinters of wood continued to come loose and fall, as well as gobs of youkai flesh that had landed on the house's roof. Kagome looked at InuYasha grimly, folding her arms, and he wilted, his ears flattening to his head.

 

“Well, I'll just have to seal this room off,” InuYasha grumbled. “The house has three bedrooms - we'll sleep in one of the others.”

 

“I'm going to take a bath,” Kagome said, turning away. “And then I'm calling the realtors to see about getting this room repaired.”

 

`Too bad Miroku isn't still here,' she thought as she turned the faucet on in the bath tub. `I don't know what we are going to do about that dead youkai blown to bits all over the beach and house.'

 

While Kagome bathed and got dressed, InuYasha moved their belongings into another bedroom. He took a bath while she called the realtors. Arrangements were made to send out a cleaning crew and contractors to get an estimate of the damage. Luckily, they asked no questions of Kagome, and she wondered if they knew better than to ask. Probably, knowing InuYasha's careful guard of his privacy, he had hired them because they kept their noses out of his business. As she hung up the phone, InuYasha walked into the living room, toweling his hair.

 

“I'm hungry,” InuYasha said. “You done with your phone calls?”

 

“Yes,” Kagome replied. “Why don't I go to the market and bring us back some food.”

 

“Alright,” InuYasha said. “I'll see what I can do about securing the, um, bedroom.”

 

With a smile, Kagome got her purse and jacket, and then took a metal cart with a basket out of the utility closet in the kitchen and left. It was a pleasant walk into town, and she made her way in out of the local markets, picking up food and other items for the house that she thought they might need. As she was leaving the last market, a newspaper headline at the door caught her eye.

 

Fishermen Warn of Ushi-Oni Heading Our Way

 

Kamakura - Out at sea, a strange wake, shredded fishing nets, and peculiarly mangled fish have been spotted. The captain of the fishing vessel, the Nare-Onna, sent a report to the mainland that a Ushi-Oni was on it's way to the sand beaches of Kamakura.

 

`The people of Kamakura must stay away from the beaches,' Captain Yugi Omagi said. `Ushi-Oni are vicious, and will devour anyone they find.'

 

The legendary Ushi-Oni has not been spotted in modern times, but the fishermen of Japan still maintain they exist.

 

`Oh no!' Kagome thought in horror. `What if someone takes this article seriously, or combs the beaches out of curiosity to see if they can find it! I have to warn InuYasha!'

 

Hurrying quickly out of the store, Kagome headed back to the house at a trot. The cart bumped along behind her, and she was forced to slow down so as not to over turn it. Her heart raced as scenarios of what might happen went through her mind. Oh, InuYasha was going to be so pissed!

 

~*~

 

Standing on the beach in only his jeans and a bandana, InuYasha put his hands on his hips and surveyed the mess with a disgusted look. The Ushi-Oni had been a huge monster, and the mess it left was now being added to as more gobs of flesh washed up on the beach. What the fuck was he going to use to clean this up? A slimy mass washed onto his bare feet, and he snarled, kicking it off.

 

“Look, what's that!”

 

Startled, InuYasha spun around at the exclamation. Two young men and a young woman were walking through the surf, around the end of one the walls that jutted out on either side of the property and into the water. They gasped at the mess, and pointed.

 

“Did someone get eaten?”

 

“Nah, that is too much flesh for one person.”

 

“Did you kill the monster?”

 

“What the fuck do you think you are doing on my property!” InuYasha roared.

 

But it was no use. More people began to come around both sides of the walls, murmuring and looking questioningly at the hanyou. It was a fucking invasion!

 

“Hey, aren't you the rock star, InuYasha?”

 

“Yeah, can we have your autograph?”

 

“I just loved that new song of yours - I saw you in concert!”

 

InuYasha's blood was reaching the boiling point. He snarled and flexed his claws. This was just too much to bear!

 

“I said -” InuYasha began.

 

“InuYasha, InuYasha!” Kagome gasped out, suddenly bursting upon the scene from the house.

 

She came up short when she saw the crowd that had gathered. Oh no, she was too late!

 

“GET THE FUCK OFF MY PROPERTY NOW BEFORE I HAVE YOU ALL ARRESTED FOR TRESPASSING!!!”

 

The crowd quieted down in an instant, and stopped milling about. Bowing in apology, they backed off the property and were gone. InuYasha stood heaving, the red flush from his angry exhortation beginning to leave his face. Kagome came up to his side, and put a hand gently on his arm. He looked down into her concerned face and sighed.

 

“Sorry,” Kagome said. “There was an article in this mornings paper, and I came back to warn you - but I was too late.”

 

“Not your fault,” said InuYasha, putting an arm around her shoulders. “Let's go back in the house.”

 

~*~

 

In the demon realm, a portal winked into existence. They could not see it, but Naraku commanded Kagura and Kanna to walk slowly down the length of the porch. The wind sorceress moved with some trepidation in her heart, Kanna was as blank and inscrutable as ever. Then suddenly light flared and the portal sucked them in.

 

`If those two fail me,' Naraku thought. `I'll just have to create more minions…and Kagura and Kanna will get a punishment they will never forget.'