Running out of Time

Chapter Six

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Kagome did what most women would do if they were confronted by a man wanting to kill her: she screamed, and got to her feet and looked around. Panic had a grip on her and she turned around as the Huter aimed his gun at the back of her head and Kagome lunged against the front of the vehicle. It gave way without much effort.

The driver was slumped over the steering wheel, dead. His body was filled with the bullet holes and blood was dripping off him. Kagome took a quick glance at him, then at the door. Her wings ripped out of her clothing and body as she jumped at the windsheld. She folded her arms over her head as her head hit the glass and shattered. She rolled on the ground and lept to her feet. Just in front of was a drop off. The vehicle was lucky. It slammed into a tall sampling that the humans haven't cut down yet.

The Hunter wasn't far behind. Kagome reached the edge and lept forward, spreading her wings high. Arms closed around her body, pinning one of her wings to the side. Kagome started flapping her free wing franticly as her and the hunter fell into the trees. Tumbleing on branches, Kagome cried out as she landed in a thorn bush. She struggled against the thorns digging into her flesh and started to kick her legs to crawl away from the Hunter as he stood up and shook his head.

He walked over to her and took out a smaller gun and aimmed it directly between her eyes. She froze, sweat formed on her brow as she took in his tall figure. He reached up and pulled the hat off his head and pulled the mask down off his face. Burgany eyes clashed with bright blue eyes, eyes narrowed in rage. His long black hair was pulled up into a pony tail and his bangs fluttered in the soft breeze.

His finger tightened on the tigger. Kagome heard the bullet leave the barrel and she rolled to the side as it dug into the ground, where her head once was a second ago. Kagome lept to her feet, ignoreing the throns as they ripped out of her flesh. Vines dangled on her shoulders. She bared her razor sharp fangs and hissed at him. He pulled the trigger and before the bullet left the muzzle, she had her claws digging into his arm and her fangs in his throat. His arm was pointing upwards and the bullet discharged into the air.

He was stunned for a few short moments, then like he was waking up, his free hand brought up a lng blade. Kagome didn't notice it at all, as she concentrated on drinking him dry. The Hunter pushed against her and aimmed the knife at her heart. She realized what he had at the last second and tried to dodge the blade, but it sunk deep into her chest. Kagome gasped and released him and stumbled away from the hunter as he slumped to the ground.

She got a good grip on the hilt and started to inch it out of her chest. When it was free, she threw it to the side and landed on her hands and knees as she took a slow and steady breath. Luckily, it didn't hit her heart, instead, it hit a lung. She could fell the grigleing in her chest as she took a breath. She started to cough up blood and after a few minutes, she took a deep breath and let it out slowly.

Her forehead was resting on the ground and she looked up. The Hunter was starting to come around. Kagome struggled to her feet and turned and ran into the woods.

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Kagome didn't falter nor did she fall, she was fast and she was sure, but she could still hear the Hunter behind her. And no matter how hard she ran, nor how fast, he kept on getting closer and closer. She threw a look over her shoulder and he wasn't no more then ten feet behind her. Kagome looked up at the trees and jumped up and grabbed the highest branch she could reach. She pulled her body up and climbed up the tree as fast as she could.

A wire wrapped around her ankle and she was jerked out of the tree and she landed on her back with a shudder. The Hunter lept on her. Kagome raked her claws across his stomach and the Hunter punched her in the face. Kagome saw stars for a few seconds and the two, Vampire and Vampire Hunter, started to roll on the ground like a couple of idiots. Exchanging blow after blow.

With a good left hook, she nailed him in the chin and that caused him to lift up off her body for a second. Kagome scrambled out from under him and onto her feet. She started to run again, and like before, the Hunter took a diveing leap at her that bought her a date with the ground. With a mouth full of leaves, she gasped as something hit her shoulder, through her trench coat. She jerked up and the hunter fell onto his backside as Kagome jumped up to her feet and ran for it.

She threw a glance over her shoulder and saw that the Hunter was standing on his feet, but he wasn't running after her. His eyes bore into her back as Kagome fled. Another shot of pain hit her in the thigh, the next in her shoulder. Her legs slowed and her feet became giant like large flippers. Drowsiness seeped into her bones and traveled throughout her body. She started to weave on her feet until she fell into the dirt.

Damnit...I've...been...drugged...a...gain...

Kagome struggled to get back up to her feet. No more running, she was going to fight this slayer. It was either kill or be killed. It sounded far away, but she could hear footsteps gently falling and the crumble of the dead leaves and the snapping of twigs under his feet as he walked.

He grabbed her shoulder and turned her onto her back, and the fighting urge came up strong in her and she hauled off and smashed the hunter in the face with her closed fist. He was momentarily stunned, and Kagome used the spilt second and, with her other hand, she slashed her claws at his throat. Warm blood rained down on her, into her face, in her eyes and her hair as she watched him stumble backwards and fell onto the ground.

She knew she missed his throat, judging from the very little blood that landed on her, but she was still close enough to incapacitate him for a good many days. She lifted her head and met his gaze, his shocked blue eyes stared back at her as he tried to keep from bleeding out. When it was too her much, her head fell back on the ground and she blacked out.