Save Me From Myself by kori
Chapter 1
I do not own Inuyasha, and make no profit off this story.
Chapter one
“Hey, I’m bored lets ditch class today and head to the mall to shop, and maybe catch a movie?” looking up Kagome see’s one of her friends lean down over the back of the bench. Thinking it over a moment weighing her grades and responsibilities she decides” What the hell, why not my grades are good and I feel the need for some mindless entertainment.” jumping to her feet and linking arms with her friend they head to Sango’s car. Once in the car Sango turns to Kagome, “ I know this guy I bet he would like to go, he never gets out that much, he is older than us but he works hard. Do you mind if we swing by and pick him up?”
“ Sure, the more the merrier, let’s see how he handles us on a sugar high at the mall.” she answers with a giggle. Sitting back and looking out the window, she can’t help but be curious as to who this person is, they pull up to a apartment building and park. Getting out and following Sango up the stairs to apartment 56, she stands behind Sango as she rings the bell. Hearing a giggle and some shouts in the background, the door is pulled open, looking down Kagome is in shock,” Rin? What are you doing here hunnybee?” bending down and scooping us a now giggling three year old into her arms.
“ Rin, you don’t answer the door alone.” says a deep voice throwing open the door.” Hey, you put Rin, down, Rin you know better than to go to strangers.”
“ Kagome no stwanger silly, she is aunt, and takes Rin to pawk, and gets us ith kwem.” shaking her head at the man.
“I’m Kagome, Kikyo is my sister, you must be Inuyasha’s brother, it is a pleasure to finally meet you.”
“Sesshoumaru, now that you mention it I think I remember you being at the wedding and reception but leaving early.”
“Wow, so who could have guessed that you two would end up knowing each other, see aren’t you glad I said to skip class today?” Sango says with a laugh. Nodding her head she looks to the handsome man standing before her, with long silver hair, beautiful gold eyes, and the demon markings had her in a kind of daze. Inviting them in Sesshoumaru leads them into the living room where Kagome’s sister was sitting with a huge grin on her face. “Hey little sister, how are you? Did you track me down here or what?”
“Or what, I’m skipping class and we are going to the mall and maybe a movie. Sango came here to invite her friend to go with us, and I was surprised to see my Rinny here.”
“You skip school, you must be sick, or Sango is a bad influence on you.” letting out a laugh, she looks up at her sister. “So are you going to be at the firehouse tonight? Inuyasha is looking forward to the rematch with you and Naraku, him and Hiten are convinced that they can beat you guys tonight.”
“ Ha, as if the puppy and lightening boy have a chance, it’s basketball and they insist that demon powers are allowed and hello Raku has like a dozen tentacles, so who do you think is going to win.” she informs her sister with a laugh. “Yeah I will be there, I have duty tonight from nine to 6 then classes at 10 hopefully we aren’t that busy and I can get at least some sleep.”
“ Well I need to be leaving Rin has a D.O.C.T.O.R. apt in an hour and you know how she is.” Kikyo says as she gets up and takes her daughter from her and heads out the door after giving a kisson the cheek to Sesshoumaru.
“ I guess I can go with you two to the mall today, let me change real quick I will meet you two at your car Sango”
The two girls head downstairs, as they reach Sango’s car, Kagome hops into the front seat and then once Sesshoumaru arrives they head to the mall. Things are pretty quiet in the car no one really talking just listening to music, when Sango’s phone rings and she answers it.” Hey babe, what’s up? Nothing just Kags and I going to the mall. No, I can swing by later though and we can do something. Ok, sure thing, bye.”
Once getting to the mall, Kagome is dragged into the nearest candy store by Sango, much to the amusement of Sesshoumaru. Watching through the widow as the girls are picking out different candies, and then deciding to get a soda to share they start to window shop. Following in the wake of the girls as they go from store to store, or more as Sango drags Kagome from clothes store to clothes store and uses her as her own personal dress up doll. Shaking his head in amusement, he realizes there is more to this Kagome than appearance, remembering Kikyo saying something about the girl going to his brothers firehouse, he wonders if she is a pumper groupie. Kagome comes running out of the last store, hides behind him, and when Sango comes out he hear’s her whisper,” Protect me, no more clothes, if I have to try on one more micro mini or half shirt I am going to go crazy.”
“ Aw its not that bad Kags, I promise no more clothes lets go pick out a movie huh.?” Sango promises her friend with a laugh. Looking down at her watch she see’s that she is going to have be dropped off at her home soon, she has to grab her gear and head to the firehouse for her duty night. “ No can do the movie, I have duty tonight, and I need to swing by the house and pick up my gear and jump bag hun.”
“Oh man, do you really need to go, it’s not like it is your job, I mean your just a volunteer not like Sesshoumaru here, he is paid.”
“Sango, I have explained this many times before, volunteer crews are just as important as paid crews, we take up the slack in areas that don’t have paid crews. Besides I took an oath, and I have dive class this evening for part of my duty night. So no I am not giving up a chance to get in some dive time while the other guys finish up their classes.” Kagome says with a sad shake of her head, she had been trying to explain to the dense girl for years but finally thinks to give up.
’Hmm, she is a volunteer at Company 10, I wonder how serious she is about it, or is she one of those girls who just do it to look cool. I just might have to swing by little brothers station tonight and see what’s up with this chick.’ Sesshoumaru takes in the information about the girl before looking back at Sango, “ Well at least this means Sango and I can be alone for the movie tonight, finally some alone time.’
Walking back to the car the girls on a major sugar high start to sing really stupid songs, Kagome looks to the stuffy silent demon that is walking behind them and gets an idea,” Sango, you get one arm, I will get the other, and lets sing oh, high on a hill, what do you think? The stuffy demon needs to relax.” Sango nods and then separates, falling back on either side the girls slip their arms through his and start to sing the song from The Sound of Music. Unable to sing long due to the look of abject horror on Sesshoumaru’s face Kagome finally snickering takes pity on the demon, and stops Sango. Once they reach the car Sesshoumaru opens the door for Sango, after she gets in, he goes to open the door for Kagome but she already has the door open and the back seat leaned up for him to climb in the back. “ I would have opened the door for you as well, you didn’t need to, I do have manners unlike that uncouth moron I call a younger brother.”
“ Don’t worry about it, and that ‘moron’ happens to be my best friend and brother in law you jerk.” Kagome seethes as she hops in the car hoping to hurry home and leave the suffocating presence of the arrogant demon.
“I don’t understand why he wastes his time volunteering, he is already a paid firefighter, he doesn’t need to do our work for free with a bunch of want to be’s.” he states not realizing he just insulted the girl in front of him. Sango sensing that things are gonna get ugly decides to distract them, “ So when are we gonna make it to a movie hun? You are always crying off, I think you love the firehouse more than me.”
“ Well I think you are more important than playing firefighter, so why don’t we go to the movies tonight?” Sesshoumaru seeing his chance to get her on a date finally. He has had a major crush on this girl for almost a year since he met her through one of his comrades at Station 8, but she was off limits to him then as she was spoken for, now was another story.
“ Uh, I can’t tonight I have to go with my little sister to some thing she has with her high school. Why don’t we go out tomorrow though movie and dinner sound good?” Sango scrambles for a reason to get out of going out with him tonight but not wanting to lose his interest completely.
Sighing in disappointment he agrees to pick her up tomorrow at six and they could go out then, wondering why she always seems to have an excuse on why she can’t go out with him, he at least can take heart in the fact he gets his date tomorrow night. ‘That leaves me with nothing to do tonight however and I don’t want to spend it home alone again.’ Looking at the Kagome in the front seat as she gathers her things ready to get out he thinks that it may be time to pay his brothers firehouse a surprise visit.
“ Kagome I will meet you in the morning at the café before class so we can talk ok sweetie?” Sango calls to her friend as she gets out of the car at her small house. Looking back Kagome nods and heads up her sidewalk to her front door. Sango waiting for Sesshoumaru to climb into the front seat watches her friend walk into her house safely. Then backing out and heading to drop him off before she meets up with her ex Menoumaru, to talk.
Kagome grabs her bag and heads to 10 to meet up with her brother in law for their rematch, strapping her gear on the back of her motorcycle, she backs up out her drive and takes off to the firehouse. Inuyasha hearing the bike in the distance walks out the open bay doors and stands with Naraku and Hiten, to wait for her. “ How much you want to be she isn’t wearing a helmet again?” Hiten states.
“I am not stupid enough to take that bet, that girl never wears a helmet, you’d think with as many people she has scraped off the concrete she would wear one but nooo not her, she has to be different, a daredevil, Man if anything happens to her Kiks is going to kill me.” Inuyasha whines just thinking on what his loving wife will do to him if he has to tell her , that her only living relative got busted up on that bike of hers.
“ That is just how she is, besides she looks damn hot on that bike, and we all know it. So Inu when you gonna allow me to date her?” Hiten asks as he throws his arm over his friends shoulder.
“Never, over my dead body , better yet over your dead body. She has a future, she can be somebody and I know none of you want more than a night or two. She is the marrying kind like her sister, and I will be dead before I allow anyone to hurt her.” Inuyasha snarls out at his fellow firefighters.
“Calm down dog boy, I agree she is something special and is deserving of so much more than what any of us can give her. That said you can’t protect her forever Inu, no one can.” Naraku says looking at the girl they all love, as she roars into her spot.
Seeing everyone gathered outside the bays she waves, “ Give me a minute to drop off my stuff and we can go ahead and play. Get ready to get your butts handed to you, wanna make it a bit sweeter?”
“What you got in mind brat?” Inuysha asks a little leery, the last time she bet them anything they had to dress up as Santa’s elves for the Christmas Parade on the Marine Corps Base. Suppressing a shiver at that memory, he looks at her with narrowed eyes. “ Nothing involving costumes or anything like that Kags.”
“ No, I was thinking more alone the lines of loser has to re-rack the hose on Wagon 10, and wash down the brush truck, so what you think you guys up for it, or are you too scared?” she asks with a laugh.
“Your on, hey are you cooking tonight? Your homemade spaghetti and all please, Kagome, it has been along time since you cooked for us.” he begs with his patented puppy eyes.
With a laugh she agrees to cook dinner and heads inside hang up her uniform for tonight, and to make sure her dive gear is in the utility truck that they will be taking to dive class later tonight. Looking into the office as she walks past, she calls out a hello to Manten, and her Chief Byakuya. As she walks back out to the others to get their game going, she see’s that the two new rookies are in the bays sitting on the front of the squirt, and with a wave jumps on Naraku’s back.” Ready to whoop some butt Nara?”
“Always little bit, lets show em who is boss, and then you can start cooking , oh my little brother wants to know if you will be his partner for dive class, something about not trusting Inuyasha to not drown him.”
“Hey I resent that, you tell Hakudoshi, that if I wanted to drown him I would have before now, Nara. Smartass little punk, needs his ass kicked I think.”
“Language Inu, now lets get this game going boys.” Kagome calls out “Chief toss a coin for us will you please.”
“Sure thing Kags, ok boys call it in the air.” Byakuya says as he tosses a quarter in the air.
“Heads!”
“Tails!”
“Heads it is, Nara gets the ball.” the chief says as he holds the ball. Once everyone is ready he tosses the ball out and the game is on. Kagome gets the ball and manages to dart around Hiten and score a basket in less than twenty seconds. That sets the tone for the rest of the game, they had decided to only play to 50, so they would have time to clean up for dinner and rest before they had to go to dive class. No one noticing that Sesshoumaru had arrived as they were playing, so he stands back at his car and watches Kagome and Naraku beat his brother and partner. Rather impressed with her skills, he watches as she interacts with all those present and sees the easy going and close relationship they seemed to have together. Realizing that his own station the people are no where near as close as this group of volunteers are, he decides to make himself known to his brother.” Inuyasha, I see you can’t even beat a human girl at a simple a game as Basketball no surprise there I suppose.”
“ I have two words for you Fu- “ Yasha, watch your mouth-,’” Feh, you know what your not worth it, so what do we owe the honor of your presence here this evening?”
“This Seshoumaru decided to come down here and see just how you waste your time, time that could be spent with your wife and child.”
“ Screw you, I spend plenty of time with them, and Kiks brings Rin down here all the time, so she can see me, and her aunt.” Turning his back to his older brother he goes in to grab a quick shower. “If that is all then please leave, I promised Kagome I would help her cook tonight, and since I lost I have to do dishes and clean the stupid trucks tonight.” stomping inside past his chief and assistant chief.
“ Hello Sesshoumaru, what a surprise it is to see you here, so tell me what brings you here?” Byakuya inquires of the unexpected visitor, not really wanting to deal with the two brothers. Sharing a look with Manten, he signal for him to follow him into his office. Taking a seat Sesshoumaru shares some small talk with the two demons and inquires how his brother is really doing. Hearing a knock at the door the rescue chief Suikotsu sticks his head in,” Hey who is the duty officer tonight for you guys, I am pulling rescue tonight so I would like to know if I need to be a hard ass or I can actually expect someone with manners. “ Shaking his head and answering him on a laugh,” Manner’s is on the menu for tonight, as well dinner being cooked for both duty crews upstairs in the kitchen.”
“ Ah, that means Kagome is Duty officer tonight, wonderful and I shall head up and see if Lil Bit, needs a hand with dinner. “ Suikotsu backs out of the office with a huge grin on his face showing his delight at the other chief’s answer.
“ Surely you aren’t serious about that girl being the officer in charge tonight, she can’t be qualified.” Sesshoumaru states in shock at what he has heard.
“ That girl is one of my line officers and on the fast track to be the first female Chief in this county if she continues to do as well as she has, hell I think she has more certifications than I do.” Byakuya snaps out rather chilly.” You would do well to remember that this is not your station but ours, and if we think she has earned her position then she has and that is the end of the story.”
“ I can pretty much guarantee that she would not be an officer at my station, women do not have what it takes to be a good firefighter. I think you just allow her to be an officer to go along with status quo.”
“Then I suppose it is a good thing I am not apart of your crew, and I am member here instead, and I would suggest that unless you can keep a civil tongue in your mouth then leave, after all we wouldn’t want to offend you.” Kagome bites out icily at the arrogant demon she thought she had seen the last of this afternoon. “ To bad your packaging doesn’t match your interior, what a waste of a Demon.”
Coming to his feet to chase the infuriating woman and inform her of her shortcomings, he pulls up short at the hall full of pissed off firefighters facing off with him. Inuyasha walks up to him and snarls into his face, “Get the hell out of here, you asshole, no one talks to her like that if we can stop it, count yourself lucky she is here so we can’t do more than threaten you right now.”
“ Hn, if she is so weak as to need your protection then she is too weak to do what we do and it better she learns that now.” Sesshoumaru says with his superior nose in the air.
“ For your information, that weak woman, has saved nearly everyone of us in this room at one time or another. Do you remember when I was caught in that flashover last year, she is the only reason I made it through alive. She does this because she wants to, she does this out of love, and the desire to help others. This isn’t just a job like it is to you and those idiots you call comrades over at Company 8. Do not come back here, and stay the hell away from her or you deal with the rest of us.”
Turning his back to them he makes his way outside to his car, once he gets outside he see’s her standing talking to a demon with long lavender hair, and as he watches he can’t figure out the feeling in his chest as he see’s the other demon pick her up and swing her around in a circle and then hugging her tight. Throwing his car into gear he speeds off to his apartment.
Later that night as Kagome sits in the hose bed of one of the engines and thinks about the infuriating man she met that day. ‘What an ass, I wonder how Sango met him, he doesn’t seem like the type to spark her interest, not like Menomaru who though paid was also a volunteer at one their sister stations. Menomaru was a good friend of hers, and they talk regularly.’ Feeling a vibration in her shirt pocket, she takes out her cell and see’s that it is Sango” Speak of the devil, I was just thinking about you girl what you up too? How did things go with Kira’s thing she had tonight?”
“ Oh , I didn’t have anything with Kira, I actually went out with Menomaru , he wants to go out tomorrow night as well I can’t wait I think that we might actually be able to work things out this time.” Sango gushes to her over the phone. Pulling the phone away from her ear and giving it a look of disbelief, not believing what she is hearing. “ Uh, Sango, I hate to be the one to bring this up, but you do remember that you made a date with Sesshoumaru tomorrow night. “
“ I didn’t forget, I thought that you being the very best friend I have in the world, that you would go out with him instead for me. He won’t mind I don’t think, its not like he has girls beating down his door, not that I understand why he is a really hot fireman after all.” she goes on without a thought, not even taking in the stunned silence on the other end. Pinching herself to make sure she was indeed awake and not dreaming, Kagome stutters out.” WHHAATT, I can’t go out with him in your place are you nuts, he doesn’t even like me, and I sure as heck don’t like him.”
“ Oh don’t be silly, I don’t want to upset him to much, please do this for me, just this once pretty please.” Sango begs her friend.
Closing her eyes in resignation Kagome knows she is going to regret this in the future, but she has always had a hard time telling her friends no.” Ok, I will agree to this if he does too, but don’t be surprised if he turns you down.”
“Oh come on Kags, your hot why would he turn you down, most of the guys at school are hot for you too so lets see what will it hurt.”
“Ok, I am gonna go, I have to get some sleep I have classes in the morning and so do you . Talk to you at lunch Blondie.” Kagome hangs up with her friend still not quite believing that she actually agreed to this date thing.
Across town in his apartment Sesshoumaru was wondering why that girl was on his thoughts so much when he finally had a date with the girl he has wanted for over 7 months. Deciding that he will sleep on it, he rolls over not realizing that Kagome would haunt his dreams for the night.
. My hubby thought that it would be interesting to write this, because as he said, “Our getting together was like a soap opera, lol.” I tend to agree with that opinion, the fire stations mentioned in this are our stations from when we met, we were members at rival firehouses. I grew in a firefighter family, cousins, uncles, you name it so no one was surprised when I decided I wanted to do it as well. If its one thing I miss is being on a firetruck, the adrenalin rush is killer. However due to an unknown heart condition, my firefighting career was cut short. Oh well, that’s life and I just found other way to help out my community. If anyone wants me to explain a term they don’t understand by all means let me know and I will include them from now on.