Who Would Have Thought by FallenTenchi

Red & Raw

Disclaimer: Inuyasha's characters are the property of Rumiko Takashi - The idea is all mine! 

The call had came at his work place. The instant the soft voice on the other end of the phone spoke, he knew something terribly wrong must have happened. This young woman wouldn’t be calling him… especially not at his work place.

Actually if he thought about it, the butcher’s shop was not the place where anyone would call him specifically.  Of course the customer of the shop called in, some of them, daily, but family or friends usually waited till he was home to call him.  To hear her melodious voice on the other side of the line felt like an electric shock to his system.

Dropping the bloody knife to the table where he had been cutting the blood red, raw meat, he walked from the refrigerator to the front of the store with the cordless phone glued to his ear as he listen to the young miko speak.

“I hope you don’t mind… I decided to do a surprise visit. … Surprise!” the voice of his brother’s girlfriend said as he heard the tremble in her voice as if she was scared out of her wits about something or someone. He knew a plea for help when he heard one.

“Where are you?” he rapidly asked as a sudden need to protect her irk him.

“The airport.” The young women answered simply.

“Stay where you are. I’m coming to get you.” He replied before hanging up.

The abnormality of the situation left a sour taste in his mouth. Going to his boss’s office he explained the situation to her, making sure she understood that this was a one time deal and that it wouldn’t and shouldn’t happen again.

After a quick conversation as to when or if Sesshomaru should be back to the shop and a nod of agreement from his boss, he left the shop and ran home to pick up the place quickly before making his way to the airport that was about a ten minutes ride from his place.

As he thought about it he could easily answer his own questions … but two questions plagued him thought his drive to the airport: Why would Kagome unexpectedly jump on a plane from Tokyo, Japan to Moncton, Canada?  And what had given him the sudden sensation that she was in danger?

Taking exit 17, he got to the airports in a matter of minutes.  Parking in the short term parking space after paying his due, he swiftly made his way to the airport entry where he found the answer to all his plaguing questions.

There stood an emotionally raw young woman with a look of utter distress on her bruised face. As he got closer to her, he let his eyes surveyed her face.  An urge to take her in his arms overcame him. “You’re safe now.” He told her as his arms wrapped around her small shoulders. He felt her head rest on his chest as a sigh of great relief left her throat.

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Knight in shining Armour!

Written for the Spectrum Challenge on Dokuga Contest - prompt: Red

Word count: 500

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