Chapter 14 - Blind Rage
Kagome was training in her mini dojo. She now let her mask slip and was working out all her frustrations out on poor Kouga. The meeting with Hojo grated on her last ounce of reserve. Now she was mad. All Kouga could do was block, and hope she didn't hurt him too badly.
It was two lonely years since she last saw her best friend. They did everything together, and now he just walked in like nothing happened. He was still the person she knew, the only thing that changed about him was his ruthlessness.
Kagome yelled out her frustrations, and clanged the training bokkens not caring if they got broken, she just wanted to do damage. It seemed that Kouga was her victim for the moment, until the entity of her anger appeared before her.
She didn't see or hear Kouga call out for mercy, until Inuyasha and Sesshomaru both came into the room. Inuyasha had grabbed a bokken off her wall and blocked the attack that would have surely killed Kouga.
Kouga made a move to leave, but Kagome blocked him and struck him informing him that she was not done with him yet. She then attacked Inuyasha. The fight turned to a two on one. Caught up in her rage, she didn't hear Inuyasha or Kouga call out to her and plead with her to stop. She saw nothing. Nothing but blind fury.
She didn't know when, but it turned soon into a three on one. Sesshomaru had joined the fight to regain the former Kagome. Kagome simply gave a dark smirk and attacked them all. She had barely broken into a sweat, and the three warriors were slightly panting.
Again she attacked. In a bold round house swoop, she knocked out all of her opponents. They flew back into the wall, after that the three boys were hesitant to get up. She was ready for more. Her craving for blood had not yet disappeared. She wanted a more worthy opponent, and thinking about who would be perfect sent her back into her rage.
Of course the only person that was really worthy to be her partner was Hojo. He had trained with her; they had been sparing partners since she started her training back when life was simple. She was about to attack the three guys, but Miroku opened the door.
"Kag, you have a visitor." Miroku's face held shock and slight amusement at the sight before him. Kagome looked unfulfilled and the three guys groaning in their attempt to get up.
"I knew you missed me, I can tell. Who else would leave a wake of bodies in her path if you didn't feel anything." He entered the room. "Wow, I like the dojo." He looked around as if this was an every day occurrence.
"Hojo, what the hell are you doing here?" She turned and faced him.
"So you did miss me! I was worried there for a moment that you might be mad. I'm glad you forgive and forget." A silly smile was pasted onto his face and Kagome wanted nothing but to slap it off of him.
Powered by anger, she glared at him. "There is one way to make me feel better. Fight me."
The four boys tried to talk Kagome out of this but she waved them off. She wanted to spill his blood. The warrior spirit inside her was screaming for release. She dropped her bokken, she didn't want to fight with a child's stick, she wanted to see his blood glide down the silver shaft of the sharpened blade. Only then would her appetite be satiated.
She grabbed a katana off her wall and threw it at him. If she killed him because he failed to catch it, that was his own damn fault. To her dismay, he caught it. She grabbed one for herself. "Seems today we shall find out who has improved. You know I won't stop till I have your blood tainted upon my blade. Call it a welcome home present." She looked like an angel possessed. She turned her full hatred on him. "Outside. No rules. First one to bleed or dies loses." She was curt and abrupt.
Hojo simply kept his silly smile on his face and nodded. "Seems that you really have missed me." His joking tone did nothing to soothe Kagome. If it did anything at all, it empowered her more to wipe that smile off his face.
Both walked out to the backyard. Miroku was trying, and failing, to get Kagome to back down. No one had ever seen her like this, and didn't know how to properly defuse the situation.
As Kagome and Hojo took their positions, everyone in the house made their way outside. Shippo and Miroku looked worried, both and never seen Kagome in a battle, and the other three were worried because they knew too well what she was capable of. The steel sword was no reassurance to them either. That brought nothing but a dark cloud of impending doom upon their heads.
"So when should we call for the ambulance?" Inuyasha asked nursing his arm. Knowing his luck it would be broken, but he wasn't about to leave Kagome like this so he could look after himself.
His question went unanswered as the five watched Kagome and Hojo spar. Sesshomaru shook his head in disbelief. The pair were truly trying to kill each other. Although the guy looked very familiar. It was his brother that confirmed his suspicion.
"Hey wasn't that guy at finals?"
Sesshomaru thought about his brother's statement, and then it clicked. A picture that no longer blurry, but crystal clear, everything visible. "Yes. He came in third place. His style was a little erratic and wild, and he seemed weak. After that I paid him no attention. I knew he would be no challenge. Now is a different story."
Everyone listened to Sesshomaru with half an ear, but kept their eyes on the pair. The sound of steel clashing rang through the air. The group cowered in fear as Kagome slipped a smirk that no one ever wanted to see again on her face. It was a look of pure evil.
Kagome saw her opening and took it. The katana flowed as if it was an extension of her arm and sliced Hojo on the side of his body. The crimson red blood flowed down his shirt, marking the end and victor of the battle.
She took her position and bowed to her opponent. Walking away from him, she walked past the horrified looks of her company and started to clean the blade. No one uttered a word as she hummed a song merrily cleaning off Hojo's blood from her blade. By the time she was done, she calmly took the katana from Hojo's hands and returned to the dojo. Placing the swords back in their proper position, she went and gathered up the discarded bokkens and placed them too in their resting houses.
She felt tired, but instead of resting like her body was screaming, she walked into the bathroom and gathered her first aid kit. She motioned Hojo to sit, and started to patch him up. The house, despite the large number of males, was quieter than a cemetery. She diligently patched him up, smiling to her satisfaction about the fact that he would heal nicely.
"There, all done." Kagome sat back on the balls of her feet and looked at him.
"What no kiss to make it better?" His silly smile placed back on his lips. The rest of the males in the house almost face vaulted at his statement. Kagome gave him a sadistic smile, and he quickly protested. "I get it, I'm pushing my luck." He laughed, and Kagome smiled back shaking her head.
Kagome took a look to the rest of her guests, and the look that mimicked all their faces was priceless. She couldn't help but laugh. Their looks of confusion and horror soon turned into disbelief and confusion. Kagome got up, and opened the fridge. Seeing nothing that would feed all these people she picked up a flyer for some new pizza joint that was opening up. "So who wants pizza, I'm starved?"
No one said anything, the silence continued. Hojo was the first one to speak. "I want ham and pineapple and extra cheese."
Shippo was brave enough to speak up. "What the hell was that? I mean that was freaking awesome, but shit you almost slaughtered the guy, and man I wish I would have seen you kick Inuyasha's ass, cause that would be so funny! Hey Kag, can you show me how you did that. I think you broke the guy's arm! You're the frea-"
Inuyasha grabbed Shippo and cut him off. The look of murder was in Inuyasha's eyes. Kagome walked up to Inuyasha and grabbed the arm that he was nursing and looked at it. "Not broken, he only slipped the shoulder out of its socket." Before he could do anything Kagome popped it back into place.
Inuyasha howled in pain. He was about to attack her, but then he realized that she had just finished kicking his ass, and could very well do it again in a heartbeat. He rotated his shoulder and realized that the pain was only becoming a dull throb.
"Sorry Shippo, but that was a one time deal." She looked to the others and with a pleading look in her eyes she said, "I hope that you can forgive me. I acted brash and with anger. I should have had better reign on my emotions."
Seeing the puppy dog look in her eyes it was hard not to forgive her. They all nodded. "I guess that means you forgive me?" Hojo held onto his side as he tried not to laugh.
"Like you didn't know you had that coming." Kagome sat down next to him, and playfully punched him in the arm. "Besides after no contact for two years, and now you pop out of the blue, you think I was going to welcome you with open arms?"
"A guy could hope. Besides, I remember a young girl that would have been only too pleased to run into my warm embrace." Hojo shrugged. "I guess that's not gonna happen for a while, isn't it?"
Kagome snorted and shook her head. "You have some nerve. Besides, you didn't come to see me, you knew I was here; you were just waiting, planning your next move before you would show yourself. Sometimes I wonder what I saw in you in the first place?"
"My charismatic charm and dashing good looks?" He had to stop laughing as he felt the wound crying to open and flow.
Kagome was going to retort something nasty, but Sesshomaru beat her to it. "How was it that you only came in third place? Your skill with a katana has improved since then. I cannot see how you have advanced to such a high level in such a short matter of time."
"Oh," Hojo's face turned a little pink. "A week before the competition, I was in a car accident and I had a broken leg and several cracked ribs."
"Then why did you fight?" Shippo was in more awe than anyone.
"Well I made a promise to Kagome that I would bring home a title and honor to the school." Hojo said staring into her eyes. He knew what was coming.
Kagome's eyes flashed with disgust. "So? That was no reason to simply bring home third place. You brought nothing but dishonor back. No offence guys," She sent them a pleading look, "But Hojo, you could have easily kicked their ass blindfolded. I know I could with both arms cut off, blindfolded, bound and gagged."
The mirrored expression on their three faces were just too priceless. Hurt, anger, confusion, hate, more hurt, and rage. Miroku made a tsking sound to try and cut the tension that filled the room, but in the end failed miserably.
"Hey, it's not like that Kag I swear. Besides the stupid hospital gave me some narceine, and I was still swooning from its effects."
Kagome nodded her head in sympathy. "Then you are excused." She stated as if her word were final.
"Hey!" Inuyasha was getting offended, and so were Sesshomaru and Kouga. "So what if some fucking doctors gave him a cigarette, it's not gonna kill him!" But in the end Sesshomaru and Kouga shook their heads at his stupidity.
"Well Inuyasha, the Surgeon General did state the smoking would kill you." Miroku thought pensively.
"Morons!" Kagome place her fingers on the bridge of her nose. She felt the tension start to seep away. "Not nicotine, narceine. Narceine is a substitute for morphine. It's part of the opium family." She shook her head when she was blank faces staring back at her. "What have they been teaching you in school? As it turns out Hojo is highly allergic to opium and all drugs in its family. Narceine is part of the opium family. I'm surprised he still entered. Considering Hojo would have been close to comatose while fighting he fared not too bad."
Inuyasha was a little taken aback. Sesshomaru was impressed, but through his stoic features, he showed nothing. While Kouga and Miroku looked in awe at the man sitting at Kagome's kitchen table.
"Now about that pizza."
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A/N: okay here's another chapter for you guys. Sorry I was in a sadistic mood. It seems as if my muse (who was on loan to EEevee) can back with some great ideas. It didn't help her, but I wrote this chapter in one evening. I'm happy with it X_X which is scary..I'm never happy! Oh and this is a my stab back to E's RK story addiction. As for the pairings, mwahahaha the more you ask the less I tell! *sigh* not that many reviews this time around, *fake wail* not even my beta reader reviewed. How sad is that? What does that tell you? She has like 4 stories going (but that's beside the point) and I make time to review every single one of them!!! I have ONE story, and I get nothing! Look where loyalities lie...okay E you suck, oh and welcome to hell! (she *just* started school)
Thank you to all the people that have me on their favs list and author alert and fav author! I love you people!
Thanks you to everyone that reviewed!
Hinoke - you were the *inspiration* for this chapter. Yes I hope you were laughing, I know I was when I found a way to drag him in. So here's another addition with the big bad, I hope you find it amusing, I know I did!
Dark Angel - I know don't you just love suspense? The reason I'm not telling is because one of many things....if I tell then my muses won't be happy, and they MUST be appeased, otherwise I will be hearing about it. Another reason I love to see reviewers squirm to see what I'm plotting out next. Hey no one can know, cause I don't know! I'm glad you like it
EEevee - Oh no, you don't get away that easily from my grasp! I know I just finished bitching about you, but Eris and Raven *looks at growling sound from behind* oh crap even Keaira's pissed...that's not good! You've made them mad. Oh Keaira says I should disclipine you how g-ma would Shadow...she's scaring me you know. She's been so quiet, the good little demon, but *sigh* your lack of reviews has pissed her off. Eris and Raven are both laughing at you, to see how you'll respond. Oh and Eris says to tread lightly, you're on thin ice. I know already enough with the winter metaphore...I want spring to come, but that's beside the point. I hope you take their warnings to heart.
Oh and for the people that read the reviewers comments, no I'm not insane (although some would say differently *cough* E *cough* I say that I have a firm grasp on reality and now I strangle it! (sorry don't know who I'm riping that one off of)
Kagome was training in her mini dojo. She now let her mask slip and was working out all her frustrations out on poor Kouga. The meeting with Hojo grated on her last ounce of reserve. Now she was mad. All Kouga could do was block, and hope she didn't hurt him too badly.
It was two lonely years since she last saw her best friend. They did everything together, and now he just walked in like nothing happened. He was still the person she knew, the only thing that changed about him was his ruthlessness.
Kagome yelled out her frustrations, and clanged the training bokkens not caring if they got broken, she just wanted to do damage. It seemed that Kouga was her victim for the moment, until the entity of her anger appeared before her.
She didn't see or hear Kouga call out for mercy, until Inuyasha and Sesshomaru both came into the room. Inuyasha had grabbed a bokken off her wall and blocked the attack that would have surely killed Kouga.
Kouga made a move to leave, but Kagome blocked him and struck him informing him that she was not done with him yet. She then attacked Inuyasha. The fight turned to a two on one. Caught up in her rage, she didn't hear Inuyasha or Kouga call out to her and plead with her to stop. She saw nothing. Nothing but blind fury.
She didn't know when, but it turned soon into a three on one. Sesshomaru had joined the fight to regain the former Kagome. Kagome simply gave a dark smirk and attacked them all. She had barely broken into a sweat, and the three warriors were slightly panting.
Again she attacked. In a bold round house swoop, she knocked out all of her opponents. They flew back into the wall, after that the three boys were hesitant to get up. She was ready for more. Her craving for blood had not yet disappeared. She wanted a more worthy opponent, and thinking about who would be perfect sent her back into her rage.
Of course the only person that was really worthy to be her partner was Hojo. He had trained with her; they had been sparing partners since she started her training back when life was simple. She was about to attack the three guys, but Miroku opened the door.
"Kag, you have a visitor." Miroku's face held shock and slight amusement at the sight before him. Kagome looked unfulfilled and the three guys groaning in their attempt to get up.
"I knew you missed me, I can tell. Who else would leave a wake of bodies in her path if you didn't feel anything." He entered the room. "Wow, I like the dojo." He looked around as if this was an every day occurrence.
"Hojo, what the hell are you doing here?" She turned and faced him.
"So you did miss me! I was worried there for a moment that you might be mad. I'm glad you forgive and forget." A silly smile was pasted onto his face and Kagome wanted nothing but to slap it off of him.
Powered by anger, she glared at him. "There is one way to make me feel better. Fight me."
The four boys tried to talk Kagome out of this but she waved them off. She wanted to spill his blood. The warrior spirit inside her was screaming for release. She dropped her bokken, she didn't want to fight with a child's stick, she wanted to see his blood glide down the silver shaft of the sharpened blade. Only then would her appetite be satiated.
She grabbed a katana off her wall and threw it at him. If she killed him because he failed to catch it, that was his own damn fault. To her dismay, he caught it. She grabbed one for herself. "Seems today we shall find out who has improved. You know I won't stop till I have your blood tainted upon my blade. Call it a welcome home present." She looked like an angel possessed. She turned her full hatred on him. "Outside. No rules. First one to bleed or dies loses." She was curt and abrupt.
Hojo simply kept his silly smile on his face and nodded. "Seems that you really have missed me." His joking tone did nothing to soothe Kagome. If it did anything at all, it empowered her more to wipe that smile off his face.
Both walked out to the backyard. Miroku was trying, and failing, to get Kagome to back down. No one had ever seen her like this, and didn't know how to properly defuse the situation.
As Kagome and Hojo took their positions, everyone in the house made their way outside. Shippo and Miroku looked worried, both and never seen Kagome in a battle, and the other three were worried because they knew too well what she was capable of. The steel sword was no reassurance to them either. That brought nothing but a dark cloud of impending doom upon their heads.
"So when should we call for the ambulance?" Inuyasha asked nursing his arm. Knowing his luck it would be broken, but he wasn't about to leave Kagome like this so he could look after himself.
His question went unanswered as the five watched Kagome and Hojo spar. Sesshomaru shook his head in disbelief. The pair were truly trying to kill each other. Although the guy looked very familiar. It was his brother that confirmed his suspicion.
"Hey wasn't that guy at finals?"
Sesshomaru thought about his brother's statement, and then it clicked. A picture that no longer blurry, but crystal clear, everything visible. "Yes. He came in third place. His style was a little erratic and wild, and he seemed weak. After that I paid him no attention. I knew he would be no challenge. Now is a different story."
Everyone listened to Sesshomaru with half an ear, but kept their eyes on the pair. The sound of steel clashing rang through the air. The group cowered in fear as Kagome slipped a smirk that no one ever wanted to see again on her face. It was a look of pure evil.
Kagome saw her opening and took it. The katana flowed as if it was an extension of her arm and sliced Hojo on the side of his body. The crimson red blood flowed down his shirt, marking the end and victor of the battle.
She took her position and bowed to her opponent. Walking away from him, she walked past the horrified looks of her company and started to clean the blade. No one uttered a word as she hummed a song merrily cleaning off Hojo's blood from her blade. By the time she was done, she calmly took the katana from Hojo's hands and returned to the dojo. Placing the swords back in their proper position, she went and gathered up the discarded bokkens and placed them too in their resting houses.
She felt tired, but instead of resting like her body was screaming, she walked into the bathroom and gathered her first aid kit. She motioned Hojo to sit, and started to patch him up. The house, despite the large number of males, was quieter than a cemetery. She diligently patched him up, smiling to her satisfaction about the fact that he would heal nicely.
"There, all done." Kagome sat back on the balls of her feet and looked at him.
"What no kiss to make it better?" His silly smile placed back on his lips. The rest of the males in the house almost face vaulted at his statement. Kagome gave him a sadistic smile, and he quickly protested. "I get it, I'm pushing my luck." He laughed, and Kagome smiled back shaking her head.
Kagome took a look to the rest of her guests, and the look that mimicked all their faces was priceless. She couldn't help but laugh. Their looks of confusion and horror soon turned into disbelief and confusion. Kagome got up, and opened the fridge. Seeing nothing that would feed all these people she picked up a flyer for some new pizza joint that was opening up. "So who wants pizza, I'm starved?"
No one said anything, the silence continued. Hojo was the first one to speak. "I want ham and pineapple and extra cheese."
Shippo was brave enough to speak up. "What the hell was that? I mean that was freaking awesome, but shit you almost slaughtered the guy, and man I wish I would have seen you kick Inuyasha's ass, cause that would be so funny! Hey Kag, can you show me how you did that. I think you broke the guy's arm! You're the frea-"
Inuyasha grabbed Shippo and cut him off. The look of murder was in Inuyasha's eyes. Kagome walked up to Inuyasha and grabbed the arm that he was nursing and looked at it. "Not broken, he only slipped the shoulder out of its socket." Before he could do anything Kagome popped it back into place.
Inuyasha howled in pain. He was about to attack her, but then he realized that she had just finished kicking his ass, and could very well do it again in a heartbeat. He rotated his shoulder and realized that the pain was only becoming a dull throb.
"Sorry Shippo, but that was a one time deal." She looked to the others and with a pleading look in her eyes she said, "I hope that you can forgive me. I acted brash and with anger. I should have had better reign on my emotions."
Seeing the puppy dog look in her eyes it was hard not to forgive her. They all nodded. "I guess that means you forgive me?" Hojo held onto his side as he tried not to laugh.
"Like you didn't know you had that coming." Kagome sat down next to him, and playfully punched him in the arm. "Besides after no contact for two years, and now you pop out of the blue, you think I was going to welcome you with open arms?"
"A guy could hope. Besides, I remember a young girl that would have been only too pleased to run into my warm embrace." Hojo shrugged. "I guess that's not gonna happen for a while, isn't it?"
Kagome snorted and shook her head. "You have some nerve. Besides, you didn't come to see me, you knew I was here; you were just waiting, planning your next move before you would show yourself. Sometimes I wonder what I saw in you in the first place?"
"My charismatic charm and dashing good looks?" He had to stop laughing as he felt the wound crying to open and flow.
Kagome was going to retort something nasty, but Sesshomaru beat her to it. "How was it that you only came in third place? Your skill with a katana has improved since then. I cannot see how you have advanced to such a high level in such a short matter of time."
"Oh," Hojo's face turned a little pink. "A week before the competition, I was in a car accident and I had a broken leg and several cracked ribs."
"Then why did you fight?" Shippo was in more awe than anyone.
"Well I made a promise to Kagome that I would bring home a title and honor to the school." Hojo said staring into her eyes. He knew what was coming.
Kagome's eyes flashed with disgust. "So? That was no reason to simply bring home third place. You brought nothing but dishonor back. No offence guys," She sent them a pleading look, "But Hojo, you could have easily kicked their ass blindfolded. I know I could with both arms cut off, blindfolded, bound and gagged."
The mirrored expression on their three faces were just too priceless. Hurt, anger, confusion, hate, more hurt, and rage. Miroku made a tsking sound to try and cut the tension that filled the room, but in the end failed miserably.
"Hey, it's not like that Kag I swear. Besides the stupid hospital gave me some narceine, and I was still swooning from its effects."
Kagome nodded her head in sympathy. "Then you are excused." She stated as if her word were final.
"Hey!" Inuyasha was getting offended, and so were Sesshomaru and Kouga. "So what if some fucking doctors gave him a cigarette, it's not gonna kill him!" But in the end Sesshomaru and Kouga shook their heads at his stupidity.
"Well Inuyasha, the Surgeon General did state the smoking would kill you." Miroku thought pensively.
"Morons!" Kagome place her fingers on the bridge of her nose. She felt the tension start to seep away. "Not nicotine, narceine. Narceine is a substitute for morphine. It's part of the opium family." She shook her head when she was blank faces staring back at her. "What have they been teaching you in school? As it turns out Hojo is highly allergic to opium and all drugs in its family. Narceine is part of the opium family. I'm surprised he still entered. Considering Hojo would have been close to comatose while fighting he fared not too bad."
Inuyasha was a little taken aback. Sesshomaru was impressed, but through his stoic features, he showed nothing. While Kouga and Miroku looked in awe at the man sitting at Kagome's kitchen table.
"Now about that pizza."
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A/N: okay here's another chapter for you guys. Sorry I was in a sadistic mood. It seems as if my muse (who was on loan to EEevee) can back with some great ideas. It didn't help her, but I wrote this chapter in one evening. I'm happy with it X_X which is scary..I'm never happy! Oh and this is a my stab back to E's RK story addiction. As for the pairings, mwahahaha the more you ask the less I tell! *sigh* not that many reviews this time around, *fake wail* not even my beta reader reviewed. How sad is that? What does that tell you? She has like 4 stories going (but that's beside the point) and I make time to review every single one of them!!! I have ONE story, and I get nothing! Look where loyalities lie...okay E you suck, oh and welcome to hell! (she *just* started school)
Thank you to all the people that have me on their favs list and author alert and fav author! I love you people!
Thanks you to everyone that reviewed!
Hinoke - you were the *inspiration* for this chapter. Yes I hope you were laughing, I know I was when I found a way to drag him in. So here's another addition with the big bad, I hope you find it amusing, I know I did!
Dark Angel - I know don't you just love suspense? The reason I'm not telling is because one of many things....if I tell then my muses won't be happy, and they MUST be appeased, otherwise I will be hearing about it. Another reason I love to see reviewers squirm to see what I'm plotting out next. Hey no one can know, cause I don't know! I'm glad you like it
EEevee - Oh no, you don't get away that easily from my grasp! I know I just finished bitching about you, but Eris and Raven *looks at growling sound from behind* oh crap even Keaira's pissed...that's not good! You've made them mad. Oh Keaira says I should disclipine you how g-ma would Shadow...she's scaring me you know. She's been so quiet, the good little demon, but *sigh* your lack of reviews has pissed her off. Eris and Raven are both laughing at you, to see how you'll respond. Oh and Eris says to tread lightly, you're on thin ice. I know already enough with the winter metaphore...I want spring to come, but that's beside the point. I hope you take their warnings to heart.
Oh and for the people that read the reviewers comments, no I'm not insane (although some would say differently *cough* E *cough* I say that I have a firm grasp on reality and now I strangle it! (sorry don't know who I'm riping that one off of)