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Consanguinity
By : bebejinx
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Chapter List
- 1-Prologue
- 2-Violent
- 1
- 2
Disclaimer: Inuyasha and Ceres ain�t mine.

A.N.-
There�s a lot of violence in this chapter, nothing too
graphic� I hope. Thanks for reading and the reviews.

Consanguinity

Chapter
One:

Violent

On the day Kagome Higurashi lost her
family the sky was as gray as soapstone. Mothers cooked hot miso for breakfast
and reminded their children to wear their heaviest coats and mittens. It wasn�t
a day to leave the house but instead to lay in bed and watch the hours pass
idly by. But instead of looking outside and wondering who would chance going
out to such dangerous weather, Kagome and Sango Nakumoto stood outside waiting
for the driver to pull up beside them.

They were standing
outside the library because Kagome had decided to wait till the last moment to
do homework she had been assigned two weeks ago for her creative writing class.
Of course the assignment had called for outside research, but Kagome just
didn�t find the will in herself to have a driver take her to the library. When
Sango had finally discovered the assignment was due in two days, she had
accompanied Kagome to the library just to make sure she didn�t try to sneak
away.

Normally Kagome would be
very grateful for Sango�s insistence to focus on schoolwork, but Kagome was
turning twenty tomorrow and to her, at the moment, her birthday bash was a
priority not some paper.

"Mou�Sango do you
know how much other stuff I have to do for tomorrow?" Kagome whined as she
glanced at her watch again. The driver was taking a bit long to pick them up
this time. She tightened her hold around herself, trying to save herself from
the consistent wind that wouldn�t let up.

She turned her attention
to Sango and realized the woman was staring at her looking a bit, well, pissed
off. For some strange reason Kagome had no idea why. "We wouldn�t be here
Kagome if you would have done your homework two weeks ago." Her voice was
tight as she also hugged herself from the gray and wind. "Why go to class
if you�re not gonna do the work?" she asked also glancing at her own
watch.

Kagome frowned at that.
"That�s not fair Sango. You know I just want to make sure everything goes
right tomorrow." She glanced up at the sky. It had been gray for the past
two days and didn�t look like it would be letting up anytime soon.

"I realize that
Kagome but you know your grandfather wants you to keep up your grades."
Sango said looking around at the people passing them by, using umbrellas and
scarves as protective gear against the wind.

Kagome just nodded as a
sleek black car pulled up beside her and Sango. The driver quickly got out and
skittered to the other side of the car to open the door for both women. As they
got in, he smiled and tipped his hat and gave an excuse of bad traffic for
taking so long.

They both climbed in and
sat in silence, letting the quiet be their blanket against the snow outside
their doors. Kagome only half-listened to the radio as she thought of the RSVP
list for her birthday. She was turning twenty tomorrow and although normally it
wasn�t a milestone for any person it was for her.

Sango leaned forward and
let her fingers graced over the dials of the radio before finding a news
station.

"How can you listen
to the news stations all the time? All the horrible things they say about
Grandpa." Kagome said indignantly while giving a face.

"Your grandfather
is very used to the things said about him. Why don�t you get used it? You know
they�ll say the same exact things about you when you take over the
company."

Kagome shrugged,
"It�s still not right. They don�t know half the things that go on in the
company."

It was true that many of
the things said were somewhat correct. But the way they portrayed her
Grandfather were just not right. Like he was some moneygrubber who would as
soon sell his soul if it meant gaining some type of profit. The thought that
these people would be after her also when the time came was daunting.
Fortunately that wouldn�t be happening until her father died and that, she
hoped, wouldn�t be for a very long time.

Kagome sat looking at
the people walking on the streets and thinking of what exactly her birthday
meant. Being twenty meant she would be able to look in on business transactions
and give her opinion on contracts�although she doubted anyone would listen to
her. At twenty she would be allowed to go to all the business functions she
wanted to go to and not just the boring annual company holiday parties.

Kagome finally let her
thoughts wander and began listening to what the radio was saying.

"�gets to slice
another piece from their empire. Kagome Higurashi, the adopted daughter of Kai
and Kyomi Higurashi, and real granddaughter of Yami Higurashi owner of
Higurashi Enterprises, will be able to touch a portion of what many experts are
calling a very generous trust fund. Many estimate the trust to be closing in on
the hundred thousand mark and calculate that by the time Higurashi is able to
get soul-ownership of the trust it will be well past the million yen
mark�"

"Ugh how can you
listen to this!" Kagome said almost disgusted with the talk of so much
money. She quickly stretched and turned off the radio, plunging the car into
silence albeit for the occasional car honk from traffic.

She wasn�t that
comfortable thinking of money in such a casual way. She was well aware that not
many nineteen-year olds had so much money at their fingertips but then again
neither did she. She had to ask for money just like everyone else; except
tomorrow that would somewhat end. She would be able to take out money whenever
she wanted just not that much.

Sango had already said
that this would be test on her responsibility with money. If she squandered
money on useless items her grandfather and her father would be less incline to
listen to anything she had to say concerning the company.

"No driver take us
to the company." Sango suddenly said. Kagome looked over to her
suspiciously.

"I�m not gonna tell
your grandfather you didn�t do your homework." She said in a dopey voice.
"He told me he wanted to speak to you after we left the library."

"Oh okay." The
young girl breathed some relief. Her grandfather could be a very imposing
person when the situation called for it. on more than one occasion she had been
truly terrified at the prospect of bringing home a less than stellar report
card because of him.

Twenty minutes later
they were parked in front of the Higurashi Enterprises building. Built in the
heart of the Akihabara district, the building could sometimes be called an
architecture wonder. Her family had spared no expense after the devastating
earthquake of 1990*. 40 stories dedicated to technology and science, with over
600 employees, Higurashi Enterprises was easily one of the largest companies on
Japanese shores, not to mention the over-seas holdings in America and Europe.

Because of such vast
holdings and the power it takes to acquire and keep such holdings, security at
Higurashi Enterprise was hell to get through. Normally, Kagome didn�t have any
trouble because all guards knew her on site. But today just wasn�t the case as
she starred blankly at a new recruit as he tried to look very mean and imposing
on her and Sango. He had to be new, Kagome knew almost all the guards for the
company. Kagome waited by Sango�s side as her friend told the new guard her
station and security number.

"Sango
Nakumoto�security; badge number�."

Kagome always forgot
that Sango worked for her�well for her grandfather. It was an easy thing to
look over considering the fact that Sango didn�t look that much older than
Kagome. But where Kagome lacked any defense skills whatsoever, her friend was a
gun expert and trained in martial arts.

It was Sango that was
with her practically 24 hours a day. Kagome saw her as more of a sister who was
far too logical sometimes. But that was what was so great about Sango, she
spoke her mind and usually it was sound advice. It was just Kagome�s annoying
habit to not listen to that advice enough.

After hearing the guard
give a stammering apology for not recognizing Kagome and being buzzed through,
the two women walked through the lobby smiling and waving to any employees that
happened by.

Sango is far too
friendly to be a killer.

That was the thought
that prevailed in Kagome�s mind when thinking of her friend�s work. Sango could
barely slice the head off a live fish�how could she kill a person? Yes Kagome
had seen more than once Sango beat a boy upside the head that got too friendly
with Kagome but never hard enough to truly hurt. Sometimes Kagome thought her
grandfather had employed Sango to ward off boys from her and not to protect her
from actual danger.

As the two stood in the
elevator waiting to get to the fifteenth floor; the board floor, Kagome
couldn�t help the small mixture of butterflies she felt. She turned to Sango,
"Please explain to me why I get nervous seeing my grandfather."

Without even a pause her
friend answered with a small smile, "Because you always feel as if he is
judging you and you never feel good enough."

Kagome nodded,
"That�s what it is�thanks for reminding me," A small frown gracing
her lips.

"Your grandfather
loves you Kagome. Just realize this company is the bloodline for your family.
You get this company; you are carrying the family."

Just like Sango to put
it in terms she wouldn�t want to think of.

The double doors slid
open showing a wide sweeping view of the Akihabara district and it�s overuse of
bright colors and neon lights. Turning a small corner led to a waiting room
with chairs and front desk that was situated to the side and front of many
doors that all held meeting rooms. Each one was identical to the other�a large
mahogany desk, soft black leather chairs and a wide screen projector for
presentations.

"He�s in room
four," Sango said not even waiting for Kagome to ask.

Kagome was expecting
Sango to go in and sit with her but instead her friend sat in the waiting room
and began scanning the magazines lining the small wooden table in front of her.
Kagome just looked at her confused.

"It�s a family
thing. Some of the other agents were telling me about bringing your mom and dad
in." she said before turning back to a magazine that had a girl with a
great haircut on the cover.

Kagome�s smile
immediately spread on her face, "They�re back?" she asked. Her mother
and father had gone to America to speak about some mergers. They weren�t
expected back for another three days. She had been slightly saddened about the
thought her parents wouldn�t be there for her birthday.

A small smile broke
Sango�s usual tough exterior, "It�s supposed to be a secret. So act
surprised when you go in."

Walking inside, Kagome
was greeted with the smiles of her grandfather and her parents. Kai and Kyomi
Higurashi had been the adopted parents of Kagome almost since the day she was
born. Her real mother, Kai�s sister had died at birth and although at times
Kagome wondered what the woman was like she had never felt any deep need to
know her. Kyomi was more than anything could have wanted in a mother.

"Kagome there�s
something that must be talked about. It has to do with your birthday
tomorrow." Kagome�s grandfather finally said after talking with her and
her parents about school and other mundane topics. There was a slight change in
his tone to something more tired and cautious.

"Okay Grandpa"
Kagome said confused from her seat beside him. She glanced around the room and
realized that many more of her grandfather�s agents were present than usual.
And Kagome wondered if maybe someone had threatened her grandfather or someone
else in the family. It wasn�t unusual for rival companies to go after someone
in the family with blackmail, undercover workers or even violence. She looked
at her mom and dad, wondering if they knew what was going on but there faces
revealed nothing.

"Kagome let me ask
you something." The elderly man began while taking hold of Kagome�s hand.
"If there was someone who wanted to destroy everything this family has
worked so hard for you would want to do smoothing about them right?" his
thick peppered colored eyebrow cocked curiously.

Kagome was taken a back
and instantly remembered of her father�s motto: Family first; thrumming through
her thoughts. "Is someone threatening us again? We can�t stand by and let
them. We need to make sure�"

Her grandfather put up
his wrinkly, paper-thin hands and said calmly; "So you would want to
protect the family?"

Kagome nodded earnestly;
"Of course Grandpa. This company has been in the family for
generations." She bent forward and said in almost a whisper; "Who�s
after us?"

The old man simply shook
his head and smiled; "Now don�t worry just yet Kagome. I just wanted to
see what you would say. To make sure everyone here is on the same page."

The young girl glanced
over to her parents and then just cocked her eyebrow before saying confused;
"Okay. So what�s going on?"

"I think it�s time
you know about your mother."

My mother?

Her grandfather�s
expression changed to something withered and solemn. "You see your mother
didn�t die at your birth. She was� killed because of what she had."

That got Kagome�s
attention.

"What did she
have?" Kagome asked cautiously. She wasn�t quite sure she wanted to know.
How bad must it have been if no one said anything?

Kagome peered closely at
her grandfather before he spoke. She had always seen him as a lively and strong
man. A person who remembered everything and fiercely protective of her at
times. She remembered the times she had brought home a boyfriend. But now he
seemed almost frail and he looked his age something Kagome would have never
thought she would have seen. He took a breath before speaking clearly and
sternly; "Kagome she was the cause of own destruction."

"I don�t
understand�" That answer had given anything clear but had made things more
confusing.

"She had to be
stopped�by us." He ignored the drop of astonishment in Kagome�s features
and plowed straight through his explanation. "Inside of your mother and
�you are powers that won�t quiet until this family is destroyed. Kagome miko
blood was inside your mother; these powers, the blood it took your mother over.
Her only goal became to take away something that this family needs to
survive.�

"What?"
Kagome said stupidly not believing what she was hearing. She swiveled her head
towards her parents. Her mother�s kind eyes greeted her but they looked so
hopeless and empty.

�Kagome we weren�t sure at first if those powers were
given to you by your mother, but we just can�t take the chance.� Her father
said hesitating, showing his indecision about the current situation.

Her grandfather broke in and continued;
"The Shikon no Tama is not something this family can give up. It is much
easier to get rid of the one with tainted blood. I�m sorry but you are now a
liability to the company and this family."

"What are
you�"

"You must be gotten
rid of Kagome." Said her grandfather his expression hardening to
determination.

Kagome stood from her
seat shocked making the chair topple back and crash to the floor. Her eyes
darted around to the people who she trusted and never questioned. They have
to be kidding.

Kagome backed away
slowly but stopped short when she felt herself back into a meaty wall. She felt
grubby, callused hands grab her harshly trying to restrain her. Kagome wrenched
her arm away from him and ignored the scratches now itched into her pale skin.
She stared in shock at him then at her parents who were not looking at her but
at her grandfather.

She turned her attention
to the old man who was staring at her with a blank expression "Grandpa.
What is going on?" she said stepping towards him but someone else
restrained her wrapping an arm around her middle.

She tried to scream but
a thick hand covered her mouth. So Kagome did the only thing she could think of
�she bit him. If she wasn�t struggling so hard to get out of his grip she would
have been somewhat satisfied by his grunt of pain, unfortunately that didn�t
last long and Kagome was knocked dizzy by a very hard slap across her face.

"Don�t struggle
Kagome. This will be easier if you don�t." said her grandfather calmly.

Kagome blinked rapidly
trying to orient herself. She could feel the blood in her mouth and wouldn�t be
surprised if some was dribbling down her lips.

She tried to regain her
breathe as she yelled, "Have you all lost your minds?!"

But that obviously
didn�t have any effect as she was thrown to the floor and she felt more hands
grabbing at her and pulling her up to kneel on her knees. She looked up and
realized it was Kenji holding on to her. He was staring at her but then turned
his attention to her grandfather.

"Wh-What are you
doing? KENJI?!" Kagome screamed staring at the man who had always done his
best to protect her family. She had grownup in the eyes of the man who was now
making her kneel down like some criminal. She struggled to push herself away
from him but he tightened his grip on her arm. Already Kagome could feel the
bruises that would be forming.

"I�m sorry Kagome but this must be
done." Kagome stared in disbelief at her grandfather but that turned to
horror when she realized her father was holding a gun.

"What are you
doing!?" Kagome couldn�t believe that this was happening. She stared at
the ground, trying to shake the dizziness from her mind and think of something
that would make them see what they were doing. Has everyone lost their
minds?

"Your wrong! I
won�t hurt the family!" she yelled in desperation hoping someone would
believe her. She believed herself. She would never hurt her family. She was
taught better than to double cross relatives. "Why are you doing
this?!" she looked to her mother but the woman wasn�t looking at her but
covering her eyes and looking to the floor. The shaking of her mother�s frail
shoulders, told Kagome that she was crying.

"Mom WHY ARE YOU
LETTING THEM DO�" Kagome was screaming but her voice was cut short by
another slap to the face.

She panted trying to
catch her breath she shook her head trying to calm herself. The metallic flavor
was sickening as it gathered in her mouth and she couldn�t help but spit it out
unto the polished hardwood floors with a small groan.

She lifted her head and
realized that a gun was pointed at her. Looking at it now in this way, she
couldn�t understand why she had wanted to touch one as a child. She didn�t
understand how Sango could work with something so cold and black. Staring down
the barrel of a gun could change someone�s out look in life very quickly and
Kagome couldn�t help but feel a strong flare inside herself to keep her life.

But what could she do?

She was just a 19-year
old girl who knew how to use a credit card better than anyone in Ginza. Kagome
couldn�t help but feel as if she was being ripped off. How could she be alive
so long and not realize that things were more than they seemed. That age was
nothing more than a number and money nothing more than paper and metal? Her
father wouldn�t miss. Her father was a master marksman. She should know, he had
told her to polish his trophies more than once when she was growing up.

As she squeezed her eyes
shut waiting for a pain and then silence, she couldn�t help but think in her
heart that there was something more that she could do. But what was there to
do? She was surrounded by trained professionals. Men who knew nothing but to
follow the orders of the man who owned them.

Out of nowhere Kagome
couldn�t help but feel some stubborn flare inside of her to not die like some
coward. They were probably expecting it, the way her grandfather had always told
her to come to him or her father when she needed to be protected. She wouldn�t
cry. She wouldn�t scream. She wouldn�t die begging. If things were to be this
way, then she would leave more than a stain on the floor ready to be mopped
aside. She would leave with some type of dignity and not pathetic. Taking that
thought Kagome forced her eyes open.

She stared at the man
she had called Daddy for as long as she could remember. He had changed now and
instead of the cool, confident man who was her rescuer he had become a coward.
He blinked wildly at her as if he couldn�t recognize her either. The sweat
beading down his forehead as his eyes twitched from her to her grandfather.

"I�m sorry" he
said his eyes narrowing on her. "I love you Kagome." He solemnly said
as the hand holding the gun suddenly strengthened.

Kagome didn�t close her
eyes. She would stare this man down. She refused to be taken down cowering. She
wouldn�t be like this man about to kill her.

Her own eyes quickly
jumped from the gun to her father�s eyes. Eyes that were nothing like hers. She
had always thought that a person was like the people who cared for them. That
biology didn�t play as a big a role as science tried to prove. She was a living
example that a person wasn�t like their biological parents just because of some
genes. She was an example that whomever was the care-taker had the bigger
influence.

But maybe now she had
been wrong. Maybe this defiance she was feeling was her mother�s. Because this
man in front of her wasn�t about to stand up against some prophecy; against his
family. Maybe this defiance was the most valuable thing that her mother had
left for her. Maybe everything that her parents had taught her had been lie.
Something that all parents tell their children because it was the thing to do.

Because this man had
taught her about honor.

And here he was about
shoot a young girl.

He had taught her about
caring for someone.

And he was about to kill
someone he had taken care of for 20 years.

He had told her the importance
of family.

He was about to shoot
his niece for some �prophecy.

"Do it Kai!"
said her grandfather�s voice from a distance. Everything had faded and slowed
down like molasses. Her grandfather�s voice had changed from something so warm
and comforting to the voice of an executioner.

This man she had once
called her father nodded his head. And Kagome could hear the click of the gun.
It hurt her ears and stopped her heartbeat.

"I�m sorry,"
he said once again. His voice changing to something more defeated and
accepting.

He then quickly turned
his gun on Kenji and pulled the trigger.

Kagome never thought a
gunshot could be so deafening. She never thought she would feel the force of
the bullet as it hit the man she had always thought of as a friend beside her.
Kenji was still alive as he turned his eyes to her and fell to the floor with a
resounding thud. His life quickly draining onto the wooden floors.

Who knew so much blood
could so quickly turn black?

"I won�t let you
kill her!" her father�s enraged voice screamed as he began pointing the
gun wildly at everyone in the room. He edged closer to Kagome who was still
numbly looking at Kenji dying by her feet. His blood was staining her white
tennis shoes and Kagome couldn�t help but realize that after this they would be
permanently dyed a disgusting pink. And that no matter how many times they were
washed they would be marked with the evidence of someone�s existence.

"She doesn�t have
to die!" her father screamed at his own father. "Kyomi!" he yelled
to his wife as he zeroed his gun at the man he blamed for putting him in such a
situation.

Kagome felt her father
push at her with the hand that wasn�t holding the gun. She was still staring at
the man who was blankly staring at her. He had stopped being Kenji. His life
gone and all that was left was a shell. The sound had left the room and all
that was left was a silent movie with only the sounds of some words coming
through to her.

Her father was yelling
about leaving and living.

Her grandfather was
calling him a fool an angry look on his lips but his eyes were filled with some
type of regret.

Her father was saying
something about another way.

Her grandfather said it
was the only way.

A shriek rang through to
Kagome was she turned her head and watched as her mother was held by another
agent who had always protected her. He cocked a gun to her mother�s temple.

And all of a sudden
things were the way there supposed to be and Kagome was running to her mother
but was pulled back by her father. She turned to him and saw his eyes going
between his own father and his wife.

Kagome struggled against
him, "LET ME GO! MOM!" she screamed at the woman who had been there
for her since she was a baby. She remembered the cool hands that always held
her and the warm smile that was now mutated to a terrified scar across her
lips. Kagome struggled again trying to pull away but the hold tightened.

"Kagome NO!"
shouted her mother. Kagome looked at her in amazement. She didn�t want any
help? Didn�t she realize that there was a gun pointed at her head? "We
knew this would happen�" was the only thing she said as reasoning.

"You kill her now
Kai. She�s the one who will destroy our family. The one you worked so hard
for." His voice was grim and determined. Kagome knew that voice it was
what he used on business deals to get his way.

He would get his way.
She would die.

Her father just shook
his head. And Kagome could almost see the tear running down his cheek. "I
can�t let you do that. I realize that now." he simply said as he cocked
his own gun still pointed at his father.

"Then I�m sorry too
Kai." The old man said before nodding his head to the agent holding
Kagome�s mother.

"MOM!"

Her mother hadn't said a
word as the trigger was pulled and she was shot in the head. The silence was
surreal just before the gun broke it and afterward Kagome felt as if nothing
was real. Kagome had never thought her mother would die. She was too full of
life and giving for anything to strike her down to stop the heart beat within
someone who had so much love and kindness for everyone. But there was her
mother lying on the floor her head making its own design upon the floor. It was
sickening seeing those eyes stare back at her with no feeling in them. Her
mother was just a shell now; her mother was gone.

The only thing Kagome
wanted to do was crawl to her mother�s body. She had to make sure that she was
really gone. But she couldn�t go; her father was still holding her. She could
feel the shaking in his body as he watched his wife fall to the floor.

He let go of Kagome then
when her body hit with another thud, just like the life he had taken before.
Kagome�s father promptly spun his attention to the agent that had shot the gun
and pulled the trigger. That man fell down in a heap, holding his neck and
gargling blood that spurted from his mouth and ran down his suit creating thick
lines of dark pinstripes.

Kagome crawled to her
mother�s body; ignoring the man who had taken it.

"Mommy�" she softly said
staring at her lips that were still carved into a terrified scar. Her eyes
weren�t peaceful and calming as they always were when she growing up. Instead
they were empty and Kagome couldn�t help but the same.

She looked up to her
father as he turned his gun again and shot another man. He was backing up
towards her and �this carcass that used to be her mother. He shot another man
in between the eyes as he neared them. His head didn�t explode but seemed to
implode and absorb the impact of the bullet before he too fell to the ground.

Shots rang through the
room and Kagome�s father fell to the ground but he was still alive. He quickly
sat up in front of Kagome and held his shooting arm that was now dripping blood
as much as his leg. He didn�t stop though and let go another bullet into
someone�s gut. He let go another shot into the same man�s arm and he finally
fell too to the ground. Because all Kagome could see was the back of her
father�s head, she missed the sick look in his eyes. The wild abandonment of
his own life for the revenge of his wife and daughter.

The last look Kagome had
of her father was the silent tear falling from his eyes at the refusal to kill
his daughter. That�s all that she could remember. Even when his blood suddenly
erupted onto her face after he was shot in the side of the face by an agent
before falling in to an empty heap.

Kagome kept her mouth
closed as not to taste the blood that was dripping from her lips and brow.

She quickly turned her
look to the one that shot him.

And Sango just looked
back her own eyes almost as shocked as Kagome�s. Without looking at her friend
but at the bodies surrounding her Sango shouted, "Kagome RUN!!"

Kagome starred baffled
until Sango was knocked unconscious by the butt of an agent�s gun and was sent
crumpling to the ground. The young girl watched her friend fall to the ground
and be stepped over by a very angry agent who had his gun pointed to her.

Kagome scrambled to her
feet and ran avoiding the spray of bullets leaping after her.

Her feet carried her and
her body numbly followed. She wasn�t seeing anything but the bullets and the
blood and the sound of her shoes were drowned out by the men yelling after her
and the remembrance of gunshots. Her hearing wasn�t working right everything
sounded like it was underwater. She pushed by employees and ran not looking
behind her. She didn�t want to know how close they were to catching her.

Kagome ran straight
towards the emergency exit and slammed it open, causing the alarms to sound and
forcing people from their labs and cubicles to begin exiting the building. In
the tiny spiral staircase, Kagome ran upstairs not thinking and only wondering
where an exit from the men after her was.

They were behind her she
could hear their footfalls as they pounded after her on the metal stairs.
Kagome could fell the panic start to rise. It seemed as if she was getting
slower while they were speeding up. She could feel her legs weakening on her.

She bit her lip as she
tripped on a step and felt her knee crash against the unyielding metal.
Grappling for the handrail, Kagome forced herself to go up another flight of
stairs before falling into a door. She skidded to a stop and looked at where
exactly she was, her eyes darting around for anyone to help her and her ears
concentrating on the men still running after her. She was on the lab floor. An
endless tunnel of white hallways that lead to rooms Kagome had never been in.

Not wanting to wait
another moment, she began running down the white hallways and about five meters
later she quickly turned around a corner and stopped. She tried desperately to
quiet her panting as she heard the men�s footsteps end on the same floor as
her. She leaned against the wall letting it cool down her sweaty skin.

"Kagome?" a
voice rang through the silent halls causing the girl to shrink even farther
against the wall.

"You should just
come out,� he said calmly. They sounded closer but they couldn�t be. They would
have had to run to get so close to her so quickly.

"Yea." Said a
second man. "We won�t hurt you." Even Kagome could hear the smirk he
was wearing.

Turning her attention
away from them, Kagome ran as silently as possible to the end of the hallway.
There were only two doors, one on each side saying AUTHORIZED PERSONAL ONLY.
Holding her breath, Kagome reached a trembling hand to the door on her right.
She turned the handle slowly hoping the men hunting her could hear nothing.
Unfortunately, the door wouldn�t open so Kagome tried the other one. If it
didn�t open she would have to run to another hallway and she didn�t know where
those men where, they had suddenly gotten eerily quiet.

She turned the handle
and it clicked open.

She slipped inside and
silently closed the door tightly. Her eyes darted around the door handle hoping
to find something that would lock it. There were no locks on the door, so
instead Kagome opted to push a desk in front of the door. She knew it wouldn�t
stop them but it would give her time to figure something out.

Turning around, Kagome
nearly gasped at what she saw.

She knew that there were
labs on the floor but this lab was very big. As in big enough to house a clear
dome that she could easily have fit her tiny apartment in.

She slowly walked closer
not knowing what to expect after what today had given her. but it looked to be
empty, except for all the stuff in it like the overused and worn futon and
scraggly blankets that probably couldn�t have kept her warm on cool spring
night. There seemed to be a desk or at least a pile of wood that was a desk on
the side opposite from the makeshift bed. A smashed in TV lay in a heap by the
pile of wood and �

She pressed her face
closer to the plexi-glass like wall that was reinforced with some type of
metal. There were lights coming from the bottom of the steel grated floor, causing
everything to be given ghastly shadows. Kagome squinted her eyes to get a
slower look.

Is that a hole?

There was a hole in the
wall, but it didn�t look like someone forced their way through but like they
were cut open. It wasn�t very big, and Kagome realized why their things smashed
up; to distract from the hole in the wall.

Instantly Kagome�s heart
started racing. She stepped away from the dome, her eyes darting around in the
shadows. What was in there? Kagome tried to listen for anything but all she
could hear was the pounding of her heart.

Do I leave and face
the men with guns or whatever �

Arms wrapped around
Kagome and a hand slid to her mouth that was about to scream. She struggled
trying to buck herself away from his grasp but it was as if his grip was made
of steel. Raising her right foot high, Kagome slammed her foot down on his.

With a yelp he let go
and Kagome veered around ready to start screaming for her life. Instead she
stood motionless mouth a gap, a scream choking her.

Her attacker had the
most beautiful hair, Kagome had ever seen. It was color of silver and cascaded
down his back. Eyebrows the same color capped his eyes, making Kagome realize
that it was his natural color. Ears. His ears were �pointy like a dog
and twitched every once and a while with the A/C made breeze in the room. But
his eyes were the feature that made Kagome stop. They were the color of the
sun, blazing with an intensity to hurt.

They were staring at her
now a look of anger riding in them.

"W-who are
you?" Kagome blurted out to break the cold silence.

He seemed to be sniffing
the air before speaking, "You�re one of them." He simply said in a
menacing voice taking a step closer to her.

"What? Who?"
she asked startled by what he just did.

BANG

BANG

The door started
rattling and trying to move the desk causing it to screech against the metal
floor. Kagome backed away from the strange boy, a look of fear sprang across
her face.

Taking in her reaction
the boy suddenly asked, "Who�s that?" and turned his head to look at
the men struggling with the door.

Clutching herself Kagome
said in a desperate tone. "They�re after me�the want to kill me."

The boy�s snowy eyebrow
rose at that and he seemed to be taking in her appearance before saying with a
smirk on his lips. "You don�t look that dangerous." His tone sounded
far too amused at the moment for Kagome.

"I�m not dangerous
but they�ll kill me." Her eyes darted to the door as the desk moved
another inch away. Taking in the claws at the tips of his fingers Kagome said,
"Help me please."

"How do you know I
won�t kill you myself?" His claws got sharper in Kagome�s eyes.

That�s a good
question. Kagome spoke quickly. "Because you would have done it already."
Right now was not the time to think of what may happen after the agents were
gone, it was time to think of what would happen once the door opened.

"Why should I help
you?"

"They�ll kill
you�" she began but he stopped her.

"No. They won�t. I
can protect myself." He seemed very satisfied with his self with admitting
that answer.

Kagome�s eyebrows knit
together in confusion. "But they have guns�"

"I can protect
myself." He said more determined to get the idea through her head.

"Well� I can give
you something if you help me." She said quickly not thinking about what
exactly she was saying.

He cocked his head and
gave her a thoughtful look, "Like?"

"Money! A bike! A
house! ANYTHING! Just HELP ME PLEASE!" she nearly screamed. The desk
wouldn�t hold much longer. Her eyes darted back to him with a plea in her eyes.

"Fine." He
said almost as if it was too much trouble to help her.

An arrogant smirk
crossed the boy�s face at the agreement, like he was extremely proud of himself
for being able to get something out of Kagome. The young girl backed away from
him, putting more distance between her and the door. The desk finally toppled
over and the door flew open. But the boy was right; he could protect himself
and her as well. As she watched the two men beg for their lives and the life slowly
bled from their wounds, Kagome couldn�t help but wonder if maybe she should
have just let the men shoot her.
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Consanguinity

Disclaimer: Inuyasha and Ceres ain�t mine.

A.N.-There�s a lot of violence in this chapter, nothing toographic� I hope. Thanks for reading and the reviews.

Consanguinity

ChapterOne:

Violent

A.N.-
There�s a lot of violence in this chapter, nothing too
graphic� I hope. Thanks for reading and the reviews.

Chapter
One: