Inuyasha, "Some Dreams Fade Anew" part five
Fandom: Inuyasha
Title: Some Dreams Fade Anew
Chapter Title: The Chase
Author: Paynesgrey
Rated: PG-13
Word Count: 1355
Genre: Drama/Romance
Universe: AU
Prompt: "Weapon" theme at ebony_silks
Warnings: violence
Notes: Part five of my "Some Dreams" serialization. You may need to read previous installments to understand what's going on.
Summary: After they meet again for the anniversary of her husband's death, Kagome can no longer deny Sesshoumaru's offer to take care of her, especially when someone starts to threaten her life. AU. Serialization. Kagome x Sesshoumaru.
Dokuga | FFnet
Previous Chapter
Some Dreams Fade Anew
Chapter Five: The Chase
Kagome didn’t have time to think clearly as Sesshoumaru’s car sped down the freeway to evade the black van following their every move.
“I think they have a problem with us,” Kagome said, feeling instantly gob smacked. Sesshoumaru sighed, and they both jerked forward when the black van smashed their bumper.
“I think that is an understatement,” he retorted, and Kagome braced herself as Sesshoumaru swerved in and out of the four-lane traffic. Despite his best efforts, he still couldn’t shake their pursuers, and Kagome’s fear heightened as she wondered why someone would be after them.
They couldn’t be after her; it was unthinkable, so what did Sesshoumaru do that someone would want to kill him?
“I’m so confused,” she mumbled, as she threw a nervous glance toward the van. The windows were tinted, so she couldn’t make out the driver. “Why are they doing this?”
Sesshoumaru put a firm hand on her head and pushed her down into his lap. “Get down!” he called, and Kagome heard shots ding the frame of the car. The back window blossomed into a glass spider web when a bullet shot through. Kagome screamed.
“Now they’re shooting at us!” she yelled hysterically, yet she couldn’t deny the thoughts springing in her mind as her face settled above Sesshoumaru’s lap. If this hadn’t been for the life or death scenario, she would have blushed at being face down in this part of Sesshoumaru’s anatomy.
“Kagome, you are a champion of the obvious,” Sesshoumaru drawled. He swerved to the right again, and Kagome poked her head up and noticed he took an exit ramp. The van obviously followed, and a horrible feeling swelled in her belly. Crap. Sesshoumaru was taking them out of dangerous traffic to a secluded road, most likely to confront their attackers.
Bullets flew sporadically, clanging against the car and beating the back window into a fragmented pulp. Kagome cringed each time a shot careened the car, and she felt sick as Sesshoumaru looped the Crown Victoria around and kept them as a near impossible target.
In a hurried huff, Sesshoumaru took his hand off her head and asked, “I assume you can shoot a gun? My brother taught you, is that correct?”
Kagome gaped, not liking where his mind was going. Of course she could shoot a gun. She’d been a military wife. She closed her mouth and said, “Yeah, but I’m not that good.” Just like her pitching skills in gym softball or archery skills in archery club, she just hadn’t time to master it. She hoped he didn’t expect her to shoot at the people in the van.
“There’s a .38 in the glove compartment. Bring it out and unlock the safety. Keep the passenger chair as your cover,” he said, and Kagome felt even more nauseous.
“But the back window…”
A stray bullet solved that problem for her, and she ducked down again as the back window finally shattered completely and left them exposed.
“I’ll continue to drive and dodge them as much as possible. You try to shoot out their tires,” Sesshoumaru said smoothly. “Take your time and be careful. Do not aim wildly and shoot scared. Do you understand?”
“Okay,” she said but hesitated.
“Do not be afraid and trust me. I have a plan to gain the upper hand.”
By ‘upper hand’ Kagome knew he meant that he’d handicap their ride and then turn around and attack them while they were incapacitated. She could already feel his youki spiking, and she was sure his rising levels were well above the legal limit for human-youkai law. In a stressed situation, however, some instances could be excused, and she supposed Sesshoumaru was counting on that.
“Now, Kagome,” he commanded, and she fumbled with the glove compartment and picked up the gun as it shook in her hands.
“Calm yourself,” he said, and she shot him a crazed look.
“Easy for you to say! I’ve never shot at moving vehicle with people in it before! This is nothing like shooting at beer cans,” she said hysterically. She felt Sesshoumaru grip her thigh and look at her coolly.
“Trust me,” he said, and Kagome exhaled a heavy breath as she straightened slightly behind the chair. She gritted her teeth when she heard another bullet fly by, and she closed her eyes and tried to think of her happy place for just a second - a warm bubble bath shared by a tall, handsome and naked inu youkai. Ah, that would be nice; not here shooting at thugs who were out to kill said handsome youkai.
Suddenly, their rip-roaring ride had steadied, and Sesshoumaru drove with more control, and though bullets still buzzed at them, Sesshoumaru was taking a huge risk by giving her fewer distractions as she took her shot.
She peeked from behind the seat and eyed the sliver of tire from the van as they sped just behind them. She took another heavy breath and aimed, her eyes mirroring the point of the gun as she fired. She closed her eyes and grimaced as the bullet ate pavement, but it ricocheted off the ground and clanked against the metal frame. The car backed off for a second, only to speed up even closer.
Irritated, Kagome aimed and fired again, and she zoned into a dead lock at the spinning tire just visible enough above their car’s shattered window and battered bumper. Kagome felt confident and isolated enough from the outside world to take subsequent shots, and as everything else blurred around her aim, she shot again only to be slammed back against the dash as the black van rammed them.
“Crap!” she screeched, and her shot careened farther into the front of the car. Her eyes widened when she realized the car was smoking. Sesshoumaru saw it in the rearview and he spoke as she took aim again.
“Keep trying,” he said.
“There are only two bullets left in this round,” Kagome said, inspecting the gun. “Got any more?”
“There’s a box of ammo underneath your seat,” he said, and he turned to look ahead and she felt the car slow down. “I have a feeling though, we won’t have a chance to use it.”
“What?” she looked ahead and saw nothing but wide open space. When she caught his eyes in the rearview mirror, she felt her body go cold. She heard a click as Sesshoumaru started to open his door. He turned to her and nodded.
“Be prepared to jump out this car,” he said warningly.
“That’s… an M80,” she said, and she hated how much she knew about weapons.
“Now!” he snarled, and simultaneously they opened their doors and dove out onto the moving ground. Kagome whined as she felt the pavement skid across her forearm, and she broke into a roll as the car kept moving, stopped only when a rocket made contact and it burst into flames.
She hoped Sesshoumaru was okay. She hoped that the black van behind them had somehow got caught in the debris of Sesshoumaru’s Crown Victoria and was paying a heavy karmic price.
No such luck as she heard the breaks squeal from the van. She groaned at the heavy throbbing in her head. She felt a heavy spike in youki coupled with something else, another power that was brighter and purer than sunlight on a clear summer day.
“Kagome!” She heard Sesshoumaru calling for her, and she was relieved he was safe. She smiled as her vision blurred and the light consumed her surroundings. Suddenly, the soft yellow light turned pink and then faded into black.
She heard men shouting all around her, and she wanted to wake up but her body was too sore.
However, she heard something curious just before her senses dulled.
“Holy power!” a strange man yelled, and though the voice was not Sesshoumaru, she could feel his energy touching at her senses, stronger than she’d ever felt with another youkai before, even with her husband.
It surprised her again how much Sesshoumaru affected her. With that last thought, she felt too tired to contemplate any reasoning beyond that.
Part Six
Title: Some Dreams Fade Anew
Chapter Title: The Chase
Author: Paynesgrey
Rated: PG-13
Word Count: 1355
Genre: Drama/Romance
Universe: AU
Prompt: "Weapon" theme at ebony_silks
Warnings: violence
Notes: Part five of my "Some Dreams" serialization. You may need to read previous installments to understand what's going on.
Summary: After they meet again for the anniversary of her husband's death, Kagome can no longer deny Sesshoumaru's offer to take care of her, especially when someone starts to threaten her life. AU. Serialization. Kagome x Sesshoumaru.
Dokuga | FFnet
Previous Chapter
Some Dreams Fade Anew
Chapter Five: The Chase
Kagome didn’t have time to think clearly as Sesshoumaru’s car sped down the freeway to evade the black van following their every move.
“I think they have a problem with us,” Kagome said, feeling instantly gob smacked. Sesshoumaru sighed, and they both jerked forward when the black van smashed their bumper.
“I think that is an understatement,” he retorted, and Kagome braced herself as Sesshoumaru swerved in and out of the four-lane traffic. Despite his best efforts, he still couldn’t shake their pursuers, and Kagome’s fear heightened as she wondered why someone would be after them.
They couldn’t be after her; it was unthinkable, so what did Sesshoumaru do that someone would want to kill him?
“I’m so confused,” she mumbled, as she threw a nervous glance toward the van. The windows were tinted, so she couldn’t make out the driver. “Why are they doing this?”
Sesshoumaru put a firm hand on her head and pushed her down into his lap. “Get down!” he called, and Kagome heard shots ding the frame of the car. The back window blossomed into a glass spider web when a bullet shot through. Kagome screamed.
“Now they’re shooting at us!” she yelled hysterically, yet she couldn’t deny the thoughts springing in her mind as her face settled above Sesshoumaru’s lap. If this hadn’t been for the life or death scenario, she would have blushed at being face down in this part of Sesshoumaru’s anatomy.
“Kagome, you are a champion of the obvious,” Sesshoumaru drawled. He swerved to the right again, and Kagome poked her head up and noticed he took an exit ramp. The van obviously followed, and a horrible feeling swelled in her belly. Crap. Sesshoumaru was taking them out of dangerous traffic to a secluded road, most likely to confront their attackers.
Bullets flew sporadically, clanging against the car and beating the back window into a fragmented pulp. Kagome cringed each time a shot careened the car, and she felt sick as Sesshoumaru looped the Crown Victoria around and kept them as a near impossible target.
In a hurried huff, Sesshoumaru took his hand off her head and asked, “I assume you can shoot a gun? My brother taught you, is that correct?”
Kagome gaped, not liking where his mind was going. Of course she could shoot a gun. She’d been a military wife. She closed her mouth and said, “Yeah, but I’m not that good.” Just like her pitching skills in gym softball or archery skills in archery club, she just hadn’t time to master it. She hoped he didn’t expect her to shoot at the people in the van.
“There’s a .38 in the glove compartment. Bring it out and unlock the safety. Keep the passenger chair as your cover,” he said, and Kagome felt even more nauseous.
“But the back window…”
A stray bullet solved that problem for her, and she ducked down again as the back window finally shattered completely and left them exposed.
“I’ll continue to drive and dodge them as much as possible. You try to shoot out their tires,” Sesshoumaru said smoothly. “Take your time and be careful. Do not aim wildly and shoot scared. Do you understand?”
“Okay,” she said but hesitated.
“Do not be afraid and trust me. I have a plan to gain the upper hand.”
By ‘upper hand’ Kagome knew he meant that he’d handicap their ride and then turn around and attack them while they were incapacitated. She could already feel his youki spiking, and she was sure his rising levels were well above the legal limit for human-youkai law. In a stressed situation, however, some instances could be excused, and she supposed Sesshoumaru was counting on that.
“Now, Kagome,” he commanded, and she fumbled with the glove compartment and picked up the gun as it shook in her hands.
“Calm yourself,” he said, and she shot him a crazed look.
“Easy for you to say! I’ve never shot at moving vehicle with people in it before! This is nothing like shooting at beer cans,” she said hysterically. She felt Sesshoumaru grip her thigh and look at her coolly.
“Trust me,” he said, and Kagome exhaled a heavy breath as she straightened slightly behind the chair. She gritted her teeth when she heard another bullet fly by, and she closed her eyes and tried to think of her happy place for just a second - a warm bubble bath shared by a tall, handsome and naked inu youkai. Ah, that would be nice; not here shooting at thugs who were out to kill said handsome youkai.
Suddenly, their rip-roaring ride had steadied, and Sesshoumaru drove with more control, and though bullets still buzzed at them, Sesshoumaru was taking a huge risk by giving her fewer distractions as she took her shot.
She peeked from behind the seat and eyed the sliver of tire from the van as they sped just behind them. She took another heavy breath and aimed, her eyes mirroring the point of the gun as she fired. She closed her eyes and grimaced as the bullet ate pavement, but it ricocheted off the ground and clanked against the metal frame. The car backed off for a second, only to speed up even closer.
Irritated, Kagome aimed and fired again, and she zoned into a dead lock at the spinning tire just visible enough above their car’s shattered window and battered bumper. Kagome felt confident and isolated enough from the outside world to take subsequent shots, and as everything else blurred around her aim, she shot again only to be slammed back against the dash as the black van rammed them.
“Crap!” she screeched, and her shot careened farther into the front of the car. Her eyes widened when she realized the car was smoking. Sesshoumaru saw it in the rearview and he spoke as she took aim again.
“Keep trying,” he said.
“There are only two bullets left in this round,” Kagome said, inspecting the gun. “Got any more?”
“There’s a box of ammo underneath your seat,” he said, and he turned to look ahead and she felt the car slow down. “I have a feeling though, we won’t have a chance to use it.”
“What?” she looked ahead and saw nothing but wide open space. When she caught his eyes in the rearview mirror, she felt her body go cold. She heard a click as Sesshoumaru started to open his door. He turned to her and nodded.
“Be prepared to jump out this car,” he said warningly.
“That’s… an M80,” she said, and she hated how much she knew about weapons.
“Now!” he snarled, and simultaneously they opened their doors and dove out onto the moving ground. Kagome whined as she felt the pavement skid across her forearm, and she broke into a roll as the car kept moving, stopped only when a rocket made contact and it burst into flames.
She hoped Sesshoumaru was okay. She hoped that the black van behind them had somehow got caught in the debris of Sesshoumaru’s Crown Victoria and was paying a heavy karmic price.
No such luck as she heard the breaks squeal from the van. She groaned at the heavy throbbing in her head. She felt a heavy spike in youki coupled with something else, another power that was brighter and purer than sunlight on a clear summer day.
“Kagome!” She heard Sesshoumaru calling for her, and she was relieved he was safe. She smiled as her vision blurred and the light consumed her surroundings. Suddenly, the soft yellow light turned pink and then faded into black.
She heard men shouting all around her, and she wanted to wake up but her body was too sore.
However, she heard something curious just before her senses dulled.
“Holy power!” a strange man yelled, and though the voice was not Sesshoumaru, she could feel his energy touching at her senses, stronger than she’d ever felt with another youkai before, even with her husband.
It surprised her again how much Sesshoumaru affected her. With that last thought, she felt too tired to contemplate any reasoning beyond that.
Part Six