InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Being Watched ❯ Being Watched: Chapter 6 ( Chapter 6 )

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Chapter 6

Inuyasha ran through the forest. Trees flew by, branches nicked his shirt as he blew through, on a mission. He continued on for a while until he came upon a clearing, and a hut in the middle of it. He casually walked to the hut and knocked on the wood beside the door. A face appeared behind the wood slats at the top of the door. The door then slid open and a young man flew out and excitedly embraced Inuyasha with a smile.

"You came out! Wow! How many years has it been?"

"Too long, Shippo, too long. How're the kids and the wife?"

"Oh, crazy as usual. And you? You still in construction?"

"Naw, I gave that up a long time ago. I'm in art now—drawing and writing characters—scripts for anime's, actually."

"You? Drawing?! Don't lie."

"Nope, it's true, I'm now an animator for Shibuya Studios."

"What's that?" This little voice came from behind him.

He turned around and saw a young fox spirit who was just about the size and age Shippo was when he happened upon him centuries ago.

"Hey, Taro. How've you been, you little terror?" Inuyasha replied while giving the fox kit a noogie.

"Hey! Stop messing up my hair!" Shippo turned and laughed. He sat down beside Inuyasha and the kit and set a cup of tea before him.

"So, I smell a different scent on you. Who is it?" the Shippo inquired.

"Oh, a woman I met recently." He replied and took a sip of the tea.

"Yeah? Who is she?"

“Her name is Kagome, and she sorta fell into my lap, so to speak."

"How so? Is she clumsy?"

"No, some guy pushed her on the train, and she fell into my lap. I gave her my seat, and it's been onward from there."

"What's her story? What relationship do you have with her?"

"Well, she's got family issues, and was originally living alone in some run-down apartment building on the bad side of town."

"Oh, my. What happened?"

Inuyasha sipped at his tea and ate the crackers offered while he told Shippo all about Kagome. All the while, the other three kids, and Shippo's wife, joined the visit. Inuyasha was happy he had the chance to visit with his friend Shippo; the only member of the group who is still alive today.

Shippo met his wife about a hundred years after Naraku was destroyed. He met her during the Fox Trials he'd been going through to gain recognition among the fox spirit society. Even though Shippo practiced on him quite a bit back when he was a kit, which annoyed him a great deal, Inuyasha was really proud of Shippo for being involved in the Fox Spirit Society. No matter how much the fox kit drove him crazy, Inuyasha saw the little spirit as his own son, and treated him as such.

He visited as often as he could over the centuries, and felt as if seeing the Shippo catapulted him back into the past. Now that Shippo is all grown up, and finally an adult spirit, Inuyasha felt the connection with him became more tolerable and adult. Nowadays, he treats Shippo as an equal.

"Listen, I was wondering. Since I'm out here visiting, and introducing Kagome to my past and my world, did you want to meet her?"

"Would it be safe?" Shippo's wife asked.

"I think so. She knows about my eyes, my ears, my heritage, and she didn't show any fear. I'm sure she'll be thrilled. You should've seen her excitement over the wind scar."

"Really! She enjoyed watching you destroy the forest?"

"Yeah, you shoulda seen the look on her face! It was precious."

"Hmm... Well, how about I go with you, since I was there back in the old group. I bet she'll be thrilled to see a full-fledged spirit from those times."

"Well, be prepared to answer tons of questions." Inuyasha chuckled as he finished his second cup of tea.

"No problem, I love telling stories about those times, its fun!"

"Well, then, let's head back before she shrivels up in that hot spring I left her in." The two spirits left and raced toward the Ryokan.

A bit later, while Kagome had had enough of the heat in the hot spring, she was climbing out when the bush a few feet away rustled. She gasped and fell back into the hot spring. "Who's there?"

"It's just me." Inuyasha suddenly appeared from the tree-line.

"Oh, Inu. You scared me. Where've you been?"

"I was visiting a close friend of mine. He came along with me. Would you like to meet him?"

"Oh, Inu... Um, I'm not decent yet. Let me get dressed, okay?"

"Alright, I'll come back in ten minutes." He walked back into the trees and disappeared.

"You're right, Inu, she's gorgeous." Shippo whispered.

"Yeah, she's amazing."

"So, how does she compare to Kikyo?"

"She doesn't."

"So, Kikyo's still number one in your heart?"

"No, I meant that it's the other way around—Kikyo doesn't compare to her."

"Oh..." He then continued silently watching the woman dress and primp herself alongside Inuyasha, who had a large smile across his face.

Once Kagome was finished getting ready, she called out to Inuyasha, and the two spirits appeared from the tree-line and leapt over the hot spring into the room. Kagome's eyes opened wide when she saw Shippo. She asked who he was and how he came to know Inuyasha. Shippo told how Inuyasha helped him fight the Thunder Brothers, avenged his father and how his tricks helped Inuyasha and the group throughout the years. The two enjoyed talking about the past and Kagome learned a lot from the fox spirit.

She asked him about the other spirits in the forest and he talked about how they're in hiding, and where a lot of them are located. He talked to her about how old he was and how long he'd known Inuyasha.

Kagome was so enthusiastic to know Inuyasha's fellow comrade, and felt even closer to him than when they'd first met. She loved how a man of such history could place such importance on her in his life. And to be royalty on top of it all, with his mother being a human princess of the feudal era and his father being the leader of the dog spirits was rather amazing in itself.

After learning of Inuyasha's life and history, she felt like she was a part of something bigger than her own little reality. She felt accepted and loved by a family.

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Back in the city, Kagome's father followed a guard as he walked down a secure hallway, and turned into a room to his left. The guard closed the door behind them, and gestured to the chair before the glass and a phone receiver. He sat down and waited a moment.

Soon after, a man clad in a prison jump suit appeared from another room and sat in the chair on the other side of the glass. They each grabbed the receivers and held them to their ears.

“Hey, boss. You finally came.”

“Muso, cut to the chase. What happened? What did you see?”

“Well, he lives in a flat on the west side of the city. She's living with him.”

“Yeah? Who is this guy? What can you tell me about him?”

“Well, I don't know where he's from, his records don't really produce much, but he works for Shibuya Studios and he's some sort of animator, or something like that. He's rich, he's got tons of cash stashed in a few bank accounts, and he lives like a hermit, and a vagrant on the street. His flat is nothing special- simple, basically what one human would need to live. He's a workaholic, and he has no history of marriage.”

“What about my daughter?”

“Well, I was about to kidnap her for you as you instructed, but he clocked me over the head with something, and the next thing I knew I ended up here.”

“Damn it. I thought you said they were both asleep when you decided to move in.”

“Yeah, he was snoring when I broke in, but I guess he was faking because he clocked me something terrible. They said I actually needed stitches, and had a concussion.”

“Damn it. Well, thank you for all you've done.” Her father stood from his chair.

“Wait! What about my pay?”

“What pay? You failed! You didn't acquire my daughter as you promised.”

“Wait, so you're going to just let me rot here in jail?!”

“Yep, I am.”

“No!” The executive hung up the receiver and calmly walked away as if the jailbird hitting the glass behind him was never there.

“I'm finished, lead me out.” The guard led the suit out of the room, and out of the precinct. He descended the steps in front of the police station and slipped into the limo waiting for him.

“So, where to now?” The limo driver asked him.

“I need a private investigator. This Inuyasha has no history, and I need to find out why.” The limo then drove off down the street.

“No history? So, wait... You thinking this Inuyasha Kagome's involved with is a fake?” Tanaka asked.

“Well, what Muso had to say sounded fishy—like he's covering up something. I have a feeling being fake wouldn't be too far off the trail.”

“So, then, what's the next step? Are you going to keep tailing her? What's going on between them? They haven't slept together, have they?”

“I don't know the answer to that, son. Muso didn't mention that. He said he broke in to kidnap her, and the man clocked him, so he doesn't know much.”

“Well, if I find out he's been tainting my Kagome, I will wring his neck and dispose of his body in a not-so-nice way.”

“Calm down, Tanaka. I don't think Kagome is that cavalier in her actions with this man. However, I do understand how you feel if that were to be the case.”