The Skaters Edge

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I am trying to keep this updated for my fan... Yes, my one and only fan, ShouraiChan... If I don't get reviews, I just don't know if anyone likes my fic... There is a little bit of lime in this one and Kagome decides to let her temper out to play..











Sango and I started perusing the board with all the competitors on it and we both noticed right away that we were not in the preliminary bracket. I could feel my ire rising and I quickly starting my breathing exercises to try to calm myself.



“Do you see what I am seeing? I mean, I am not missing something here right? We are not on the prelim board?” I look over to Sango still taking deep breaths.



“No we’re not on here. I see that the guys will be up in the 3rd bracket though… I wonder what’s up with that? I don’t think I have ever not seen anyone just pass up the prelims.” She looks at me thoughtfully.



“Let’s go find Kaede and see what the hell is going on. I know there is just no way that they would just forget about us.” I start to skate off to where I see the sisters standing talking to what have to be a few of the judges for tonight. I also see a tall man with a dark suit with them. He doesn’t look like the typical judge and I have to wonder to myself if this is the guy who is the scout for the National Team.



I unbuckle my helmet and start to remove it as I roll up next to Kaede and Kikyo. I see Kikyo give me a look that would kill and I smile sweetly at her. There is no way that I am going to let her think for one second that her little display earlier with InuYasha bothered me at all. This, if truth be told, shattered my heart into a million pieces at that very moment.



I put my helmet under my arm and clear my throat to get everyone’s attention.



“Excuse me Kaede, I really am sorry to bother you, but Sango and I noticed that we are not listed on the board in the prelims. We were wondering if we were accidentally overlooked?” I ask in the sweetest little girl voice I had. I didn’t want the judges to get the impression that I was at all rough around the edges but that I was just your average girl out for a little friendly competition…. Yeah right, as if I wouldn’t kick everyone’s ass on the floor if the opportunity arose.



“Nay child. You have not been overlooked. We are just discussing this now actually.” She looks around at the small group of adults and says, “This is Higurashi Kagome and Tamaka Sango, these are the prize skaters I was telling you about.” There was a small murmur from the group as they talked to each other in hushed whispers. I look to Sango with a questioning look and she shrugs in my direction.



“We are waiting to put you in until the 3rd round tonight.” Kaede looks to me as I gasp slightly.



“But, why?” I ask, already knowing the answer but playing dumb. I am smiling on the inside knowing that Kaede is doing this to keep us both rested.



“There is no reason for you to do the prelims with the rest since you have proven time and time again that you are up for the challenge and it wouldn’t be fair to the rest of the competitors to get wiped out right away with the 2 of you on the bracket.” She smiles at me.



“OHHHHH…. I understand now.” I look over to Sango and wink at her since she knew as well as I did the answer to the question.



“I also noticed there are a few young men that are listed in the 3rd bracket as well, is that for the same reason?” I ask sweetly keeping the naivety in my voice.



“Aye child, those 2 have come very highly recommended as well. I was surprised that ye did not seem to know each other before this evening.” She says looking at her sister with a disdainful glance. Kikyo just huffed and turned her head away from us.



Kaede must have known that she was up to something and she also must have seen most of my interactions with the hanyou this evening. Kaede was much like an aunt to me and I appreciate her always looking out for me. She knows how Kikyo can be devious at times and this is really not the 1st time this has happened when it comes to me. There have been prior instances when mysterious things happen and only Kikyo is around and somehow the blame falls to me. Kaede knows better though.



Kaede mentioned to me once that she thought Kikyo must be slightly jealous of me. She was pretty sure it had to do with the early retirement due to her injury and she was resentful of my continued success since she knew she could no longer do what I was doing.



“Thank you for letting us know, I am assuming we will be added to the roster once the 1st two rounds of prelims are done then?”



“Yes, that is correct.” The man in the suit says to us. “I am Nakimishi Yuu; it is a pleasure to meet you both.” He bows his head slightly in our direction. He didn’t go into any further detail on who he actually was but we were pretty sure we knew who he was and if he wanted to keep it a secret, then so be it.



“It is a pleasure to meet you too.” Sango says as we both give a deep bow of respect to the gentleman. It doesn’t hurt to grease the wheels a little. If this is the guy who can determine my future, I am all about kissing his ass a little bit.



“We will leave you then and continue to keep ourselves warmed up.” We start to skate off and notice that the floor is all but empty now since the 15 minutes is definitely up. I think it’s been closer to half an hour now.



I can’t believe how excited I am now; I just met the man who may have my future in the palm of his hand. I know I was thinking earlier tonight that it was Sango’s night, but I don’t think I am quite ready to just hand it over. My future is at stake too and if I can get my ass out of the shrine, even if it is just for 4 years of college, I am going to do my very best.



“Let’s get our suits out and stay warm.” I say to Sango as we roll off to the lockers. I see that the guys are hanging out by the board with a mixture of confidence and confusion on their faces. They moved over to talk to Kaede, I am only assuming about the bracket issue we just had. I saw Miroku nod his head in the affirmative as InuYasha stood by with his arms crossed. They start to make their way over to us. I move to Betty and grab my purple track suit and start to robe up.



I see Miroku slide up behind Sango as she finishes putting on her blue track suit and wrap his arms around her waist, whispering something that must be perverted in her ear. I turn my head and open my locker and grab my CD Walkman. I kind of expect InuYasha to show me a little bit of attention but notice that he isn’t anywhere to be seen, like he vanished into thin air. I let out a sigh and drop my CD into the player.



My friend had just gotten into MIT and had the most up to date computer; he called it a PC, and was able to put some of my favorite songs on a compilation for me. The 1st song to reach my headphones was Crazy by Seal. This song relaxes me as I move to sit on the floor with my walkman at my hip.



I look over and Sango has her lips crushing into Miroku’s. I look away from the embracing couple and start to do the splits to stay warm. I am relaxing and trying to stay warm as the music changes to Still of the Night by Whitesnake. I feel a little blush starting to cross my cheeks as I remember the searing kiss InuYasha had given me a few minutes ago. I feel myself not only staying warm but actually getting hot, for other reasons that have nothing to do with stretching.



I decide it should be ok for me to take a look around to see if I can spot that handsome piece of ass InuYasha… And wouldn’t you know it that I see Kikyo attached to him, hugging him from behind.



All pretenses of arousal now instantaneously gone from my system, I look away and stand quickly to move as far away as possible, a stray tear leaves my eye before I can control myself.



This seriously can not be happening again, can it? Didn’t I just discuss this with him? What the hell is happening? I decide at that very moment that I truly don’t want to talk to him or even see him at all, ever again. This asshole is playing with me and I am sick of it.



His pretty words to try to keep me under thumb worked once, but not again. I am really fucking sick of looking at him with her. I will not put up with this stupid shit anymore. He said he made a choice but apparently he can’t stick to it. Stupid motherfucker…



I move quickly away from the scene without looking back. Sango and Miroku didn’t seem to notice that I was gone so it is not a problem. I notice Hojo again and I see him talking to Kouga.



‘Hey, there’s an idea. I can go and talk to Kouga.’ He’s a good friend and it might just get my mind off of the asshole. I had actually forgotten that Kouga was going to be here tonight. I know he mentioned it to me at school a couple of days ago but sometimes I just block his inane babble out of my head while he is spewing it.



I don’t mean to but it’s always, ‘You’re my woman’ this and ‘Don’t touch her’ that whenever I am anywhere near him. He is an endearing friend but has a bit of a touchy feely thing going on. That’s ok with me at the moment, maybe I can get a little of InuYasha’s scent off of me and replace it with someone else’s. I really don’t care what the fuck he thinks, if he is going to treat me like this, I don’t want anything to do with him.



Jet City Woman starts playing in my ears and I decide to hold off on seeing Kouga for just a few minutes. This song will pump me up and give me a little courage for what I am about to do. I am pretty sure that Kouga is going to grab me and start touching me in slightly inappropriate ways once I show any interest in him. I have known this guy for a long time and that is just how he is.



I move to the benches on the other side of the exit, away from almost all prying eyes. I slip off my skates deftly and stand there in my socks, curling my toes on the carpet. My ‘Die Hard’ technique never fails to relax me a bit. I move to the wall as I secure my walkman and do another handstand. I need to keep myself in check and this should really do the trick. I love this song… I am totally relaxed in a way that helps my courage level soar.



Once my count is to 50, I do my twist flip and land on my feet steadily. I put my skates back on and start to move over to Kouga. I see that the 1st round of prelims are done and they are moving all of the people for the 2nd prelims into position on the line. I see Sango and Miroku watching on from their spot just past the DJ booth. Sango has to be sizing up the competition now; she has always been the smart one that way. I am more of a fly by the seat of my pants type when it comes to the competition. I figure, what good is it to analyze these people, I am going to win anyway.



I take a deep breath and move closer to my target, and as I approach I see a smile cross Hojo’s face as he peers around nervously.



“Hey guys!! How’s it going?” I ask the group standing there. Kouga’s crony’s are there too, Ginta and Hakkaku.



“That crazy ass guy isn’t around is he?” Hojo asks as he continues to look for InuYasha. He must have really scared the shit out of him with the little stunt he pulled during the couples skate.



“Don’t worry about him Hojo, he is indisposed at the moment and shouldn’t give us any trouble.” I say to him slyly, knowing full well that even though he is with Kikyo he would bust a nut if he saw me with Hojo again. If he sees me with Kouga, he is likely to go absolutely ballistic. I really don’t care though, Kouga is a full demon and I am not at all worried that he could take care of InuYasha. I had seen him in a few street fights and he can take care of his own.



“Kouga… I am so happy to see you.” I put on my best seductive face for him as I purr at him. He does exactly as I thought he would and he grabs my hands in his, pulling me to his hard body. He looks down at me with the bright baby blues that any woman could get lost in. Kouga is swathed in the same uni tard as I am but his is brown and stops mid thigh. His hair is pulled into a high pony tail and he towers over me. He is very handsome, just kind of obnoxious. If it weren’t for that, I would have dated him a long time ago.



“Kagome….My woman…” He nuzzles my neck on the opposite side of where InuYasha’s initial mark is and abruptly stops and looks up.



“What is this scent on you?!?! You smell like wet dog!” He nearly yells in my ear, still not releasing me as he searches my eyes for the truth of the matter.



“Oh that… This guy from Hokkaido showed up tonight and decided I would be his flavor of the week and must have figured I wouldn’t mind his ex bitch hanging all over him all night. I am done with him though. I have come in search of the man I know won’t treat me like 2nd best though… That is why I am in your arms Kouga, not his.” I look up to him as his eyes soften. I can feel him starting to lower his head to mine as his lips capture mine in a loving kiss. It felt nice but… there was something missing… there was no spark in this kiss. I just go with it as he starts to deepen the kiss and I can feel his hunger for me grow, along with what’s happening south of the border, if you know what I mean.



“Um…. Kags????” I hear Hojo as Kouga continues to plunder my mouth with his. I am not really paying attention to him. “Kags!! You should probably… look up now… PLEASE?!?!?!” I can hear the sheer terror in Hojo’s pleas as I reluctantly pull my mouth away from Kouga. He does not let me go as his arms stay wrapped around my waist. I can feel his hands move to clutch my waist as I try to steady myself.



I don’t know that I have ever been as scared in my life as I was in that very moment. As I look up, I instantaneously hear a low growl. It sounded very dangerous. I hear a 2nd growl coming from my other side as I turn my head and I see Sesshomouru with blazing red eyes. It makes me catch my breath that he is in racing gear just like InuYasha. His ultra long braid wrapped around his forearm and his hands both clenched into tight fists. I swear I can see blood dripping from between the knuckles too.



I turn my head to the other side and I see InuYasha with the same blazing red eyes and his irises are bright blue. He now has one single jagged purple stripe running down each of his cheeks and looks absolutely feral. I truly am scared for my life. I didn’t expect him to act like this. I mean look at how he was just with Kikyo, did he think he could just get all clingy and shit and that I wouldn’t take that as a sign to move on? He must truly be an arrogant ass.



“Let go of my mate.” I hear him say in a raspy voice. It is barely recognizable to me but I feel Kouga start to remove his hands from me. I gasp slightly that he would do this since I know Kouga has never stepped down from a fight in his life.



“You didn’t tell me it was the Inu No Taisho’s son that had marked you Kagome.” He whispers to me with what I can only imagine is genuine fear laced into his voice.



“Yes mongrel and you would do well to step away from the miko before you find yourself in several unidentifiable pieces.” I hear Sesshomarou’s regal voice command the wolf next to me. I look over to him and see that he may look a little bit more calm but from the tone of his voice, I can feel the almost unrestrained anger welling inside him.



“I’m really sorry Kouga; I didn’t really think it mattered. This asshole over here claims to have marked me to initiate mating rituals that he apparently can’t keep his hands off of Kikyo.” I turn my now burning gaze onto the hanyou to my left.



“Yes InuYasha, I saw you in Kikyo’s embrace for the 4th time tonight!!! How dare you claim that I am your mate while you are constantly in the clutches of another woman?!?!?! I am sick of your stupid holier than thou bullshit with all your claims upon me!!!You have never even asked me what I wanted! On top of that, you marked me without even discussing it with me! What if I didn’t want you to do that?!?!? Yeah, my body may have been throwing out the singles but did you ever once think maybe I had something called free will?!?!?!” I am now yelling at the top of my lungs and my whole body is glowing in a rich amber hue. Kouga has long since moved away from me to stand behind a very frightened Hojo with Ginta and Hakkaku just behind him.





“Keep your hands and every other part of your fucking body away from me!!! I really think you need to leave me alone before I do something you might not like even more. I am a miko and whether or not you think I can hurt you or not, I am willing to bet you don’t want to test that theory!!!!” I yell in his face. I am beyond the point of pissed off now and I know I better get myself away from InuYasha and the rest of them. I see Sesshomarou out of the corner of my eye with a smug look on his face as he looks at his brother shaking his head. InuYasha’s eyes are back to molten gold and the jagged stripes are dissipating.



His ears are flattened to his head and I can see his shoulders slumped. Sango and Miroku roll over as they call for the 3rd round group to step up. I have tears streaming down my cheeks, not on my own logical sense, as I turn to Sango, “Lets finish warm ups. It’s time to race and I really feel like kicking some ass right now.”



Sango follows me as I race off away from the group of stunned men as I start ripping my warm up suit off.



“Stupid asshole…. Arrogant fucking bastard… He should be so lucky…He’s lucky I didn’t purify his stupid ass…. Should have taken my skate and shoved it up his ass… Motherfucker… ” Sango hears me as I grab my helmet and thrust it onto my head. I don’t even wait for her as I hit the floor to meet up with the judge on the line. It’s time to race…