InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Feelings Unresolved ❯ Chapter 6 ( Chapter 6 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

Chapter 6

“Thanks for dropping me off at home Mr. Taisho.” He looked to the female, who because of him, had to witness a dead body this afternoon. She was still a little shaken, which is why he didn't want her driving. Apologizing was always one of the hardest things for him, which was why he didn't.

“Hn,” was all he gave her in acknowledgment. She stayed put in her seat beside him. Was she expecting him to say something or was she too afraid to go into her home alone? It had grown dark. He lingered at Kanna's house for a long while, but she never complained.

“Are you going to be alright?” she asked. Her gaze lifted to meet his eyes, and he saw what he didn't want to see from her, care, compassion, and something else.

“You need not worry about this Sesshomaru, and your car will be here tomorrow morning as I promised,” he answered, but she still did not budge.

“You can come in if you'd like. I could cook something.”

“I'm fine.” She gave him a tired smile, but the moment she was about to leave he stopped her.

“Why do you care?” She looked to him confused, “She was nothing to you yet you feel sadness.” He was surprised when her confused expression turned into a glare. She's angry?

“Because you're hurting Mr. Taisho! No matter how much you try to hide it I know you're hurting! She was the sister to your girlfriend that you lost only a few months ago. I know that I've only worked for you for one day, but that doesn't mean I don't realize or care when someone is mourning. I may act like a complete and total ass sometimes, but I still care for others. And now that your stuck here in my life and with me, I care about you!” He eyes stayed glued to her as he listened to her confess her strange feelings. “That's what kindness is, and today you showed that, I saw it with my very own eyes. And as much as you like to act like you hate humans, some of those kids in that orphanage were humans, and you embraced them just the same.” He looked away from her, to gaze out his window.

“None of those children deserve to suffer in there.”

“And that is the kindness of you heart speaking. Nami is lucky to have a man like you trying to adopt her.” He snapped his eyes to her, wondering how the hell she knew that. She smiled. Has she been snooping through files again?

“Kids talk when you give them chocolate.” He fought the urge not to smile. With Nami that very well would do it. “I'll help you.” He stared, confused. “I'll help you find out who murdered Kagura and what I assume Kanna as well.” What the hell was this human talking about? That was just absurd! Him getting help from a human! Not even if he was the last demon on the planet with no other demon to turn to!

“I don't need help from a human.” She sighed.

“I'll help when you get over your racism against humans, but I'll warn you, I can be very persuasive.” She finally opened the car door and exited. She offered her hand through the opened window. “Goodnight Mr. Taisho.” He took her hand and shook it, but when she released there was apiece of paper in his hand. He opened it to find that it was her cell and house phone number. He had never met a human so brave and demanding. He also never met anyone who could get Nami to talk like she had. She is something.

He drove off to meet Koga at his office. He was grateful that the wolf was putting in all his time to solve this case, he was a good man, though he'd never tell him that. Koga was the Head Director of his FBI agents, but still was out on the field. Which meant Sesshomaru still had to pay a costly price. It's worth it.

“Koga it's Sesshomaru, did you get the address.”

“Sure did. Swipe me up at my office and we'll head there.”

They pulled up to a four story mansion, but had to get past security first. “Name please.” A huge fiery orange headed man asked. The man turned to look at them and gasped. “Y-you're Sesshomaru Taisho.”

“In the flesh, now if you would,” he said gesturing toward the gate. The man looked as though he was about to do something he didn't want.

“Well um sir do you have an appointment to meet with Mr. Onigumo?”

“I'm Sesshomaru Taisho, does it look like I need an appointment?” The man examined his car and  Sesshomaru himself, actually looking confused. Oh yeah he was getting in. This man is a fool.

“I guess you're right. Straight ahead sir.” He rode on with a grin on his face. He heard Koga whistle his amazement at the size of the mansion. He was not impressed. He lived in a mansion far bigger in stories and acres.

“It's a freaking four story house. Excuse my language, mansion,” he sarcastically corrected. Sesshomaru quickly parked and practically raced to the front door, with Koga racing behind him. When he reached the front door, he put on his black leather gloves and rang the doorbell. The door was suddenly opened and right before him was a demon man with long wavy brown hair and crimson red eyes. Nami's complete look alike. Oh please no.

The man smiled at them and instantly stretched his hand out, “Never did I think the famous Sesshomaru Taisho would be at my door. Naraku Onigumo,” he introduced. Sesshomaru shook his hand for pleasantries. He introduced himself to Koga as well. “What brings you gentlemen here?”

Koga finally took the lead, “Sir we're here to talk about the death of Miss Kanna Takaba.” Sesshomaru noticed how Naraku's face blanched. They had to be onto something.

“No, no this can't happen, not now, she's suppose to be in the U.S by now! She couldn't have died, is Nami alright?” He knows about Nami? Sesshomaru and Koga both looked to each other and frowned.

“Maybe it would be better if we spoke about this inside.” Koga said. He quickly obliged.

“Of course, come in please.” Sesshomaru would go no further into the home of this disgusting man, so he settled for the first room he saw in the mansion, the den.

“Would you gentlemen like any refreshments?” They both shook their heads no. “Please tell me what happened?”

“Well, she was found dead in her apartment this afternoon, talk is that it was suicide, but we have reasons to think otherwise. You were the last number Miss Takaba called that night, it was the University number, your office, would you like to tell us what you two talked about.” Naraku looked surprisingly at the both of them.

“You think I had something to do with her death?” he asked.

“We never said that sir, we just wanted to know what you two talked about.”

“Well we talked about the one thing that no one bothered to tell me about,” he answered.

“And what was that?” Sesshomaru asked.

“It was the fact that I have a daughter. Kanna said that she had reasons to believe that she was being hunted down by someone, and she called me to tell me that they were going to go after Nami as well. The fact that I had a daughter was what really caught me. I mean don't get me wrong, I cared for Kanna, but that was my baby, my last piece of Kagura. So I had her purchase two plane tickets with my card, and wanted her to run to the U.S with Nami.” Koga and Sesshomaru glanced at each other. He knew that the plane ticket part had to be true because Kanna had been searching for plane tickets, but using his card was another mystery. “I'll give you my account number if you want.”

“That's not necessary Mr. Onigumo, because I already checked your credit card records, you did buy tickets.” When did he do this? “We also think this death is connected to Miss Kagura Takaba's death, her sister who died a few months before, and you just so happen to be the last number she called as well.”

“Oh now this is just ridiculous, someone is obviously trying to make it seem like I killed the two, and I have an alibi for Kanna's death, because if you noticed the third purchased ticket, before I purchased Kanna's and Nami's ticket, I purchased a ticket of my own to the U.S for a business trip for a week, I just got back today, and as for the phone call, my University office phone is connected to my phone in the U.S, all my assistant has to do is transfer the caller.” Sesshomaru noticed Koga glance at him, he knew that meant that story was legit.

“Do you have someone who witnessed you being in the U.S?” Koga asked, the demon nodded.

“Yes, my two body guards Bankotsu and Suikotsu, and every staff member in my U.S office.”

“What did you and Kagura talk about ,” Sesshomaru asked.

“Oh here we go again with the past,” Naraku sighed. He looked ashamed for some reason. “We talked about us. We dated in the past. I called her to tell her that I missed  her and I was changing.” Sesshomaru frowned.

“What do you mean by changing?”

“Well, I wasn't one to be able to control my temper in the past, but now I'm in therapy for it. Have been ever since she left me, and that's what I meant by change.” This man laid his hands on Kagura? I wish I could rip your throat out right now!

“If that's all you two talked about, then why erase the call?” Koga asked. Naraku sighed.

“Because it violated the restraining order she had against me. I wasn't allowed to contact her, but I just wanted to check up on her. I truly did love her. As a matter of fact I still do.” Sesshomaru watched as a genuine type of sadness appeared on his face. Shit, Koga would surely fall for this! “And my alibi for that night was I threw a banquet. I'll give you all the names of the guest. I just called her that night, because I knew she loved a good party, she was always a big party-goer, but she wasn't there, she wasn't with me. I wanted to hear her voice. I did, and that was the last time I would hear it.”

“Or wanted,” Sesshomaru slipped in. Naraku glared at him.

“I loved that woman with all my heart Mr. Taisho!”

“So much that you would smack her to stay.” That got a cold look out of the sweet Naraku.

“Kanna told me you two were dating and how you are trying to adopt Nami, but I'm going to say stay away from her, she is my child, my baby girl. And who do you think they will give her up to? Her biological father or some imposter?” Who the hell wan this man to tell him to stay away from Nami? It was he she knew not this nonsensical fool!

“And who do you think they will give her up to? A wealthy stable man or an abusive biological father.”

“I have taken therapy for that!”

“Yeah that is all just great until you relapse.” They held each others gaze for a moment. “And Rin is still alive and kicking.” Sesshomaru added just to see the mans reaction. He had to find out if she was in cahoots with this man once and for all. He was shocked to see a sudden smile on Naraku's face.

“So she did it huh, she made it to working as your assistant?” Naraku looked as though he were remembering something from the past. “You know she kept asking me to get her that job ever since she attended my school, but I told her that was something that she had to earn on her own, resulting in her being at the head of her class. In a demon school at that! I was so proud, still am. Our deal was if she stayed at the top of her class I would continue to pay her schooling. She's a tough girl.” Naraku brought his eyes back to Sesshomaru, “and I'm glad she is still alive, although if she did die even as I sat right before you this very moment, I think you would still blame me.”

“You are happy she's alive until you want her gone as well,” Sesshomaru added. Naraku shook his head, leaning forward in his seat, resting his elbows on his knees.

“Tell me Sesshomaru, how would you feel if the woman you loved left you, pregnant at that, and never told, or at least never had the chance to tell you because she died in a house of burning flames? She suffered! I couldn't save her. I might have been a horrible man in the past, but all I can do now is be a sad man.”

“To answer your question, I would be pissed, pissed enough to kill.” Naraku let out an exasperated sigh and stood.

“You know what, I don't even know why you are here questioning me when you are not even an officer, but I cooperated even without a lawyer present, so I think I have the right to say I want you both to leave now.”

“You're right Mr. Onigumo, we'll be going now,” Koga said. Sesshomaru stood, his eyes still locked on Naraku.

“Have a nice evening,” Sesshomaru said. They turned to leave, but once they reached the door Naraku stopped them.

“Wait!” They turned to him, “I would like to take care of Kanna's funeral, it is the least I can do.” Sesshomaru snorted.

“Do not worry yourself about it, I will take care of her funeral just like I did for Kagura.” He turned to walk out.

“Sesshomaru please.” He smiled, happy that this man was begging him,  but his smile dropped when he was about to ask this next question.

“Where were you for Kagura's funeral? I knew nothing about you, your name never even slipped out of her mouth. It was like you never existed.”

“Because that is the way she wanted it, and to keep her last wishes before she died I went to the funeral that day, but kept my distance. I am not as bad a man as you think.” That isn't enough.

“I will take care of Kanna's funeral,” he said, walking out.

“You are a stubborn man!” Naraku called. Koga shut the door behind them releasing another whistle.

“Well that was a waist of time.”

“What do you mean? Sesshomaru asked, as they hopped into his Maybach. Man I love this car.

“Come on Sesshomaru, even I'm a skeptical person, I'm a wolf for Pete's sake, but I can tell that that man is innocent. He's just a crazy lovesick ex, with a child from his dead ex. I want so bad for the villain to be him, but our killer is someone else completely.” Sesshomaru pulled out, but could see on the wolf's face that he was hiding something.

“What are you not telling me Koga?” The wolf sighed.

“I wanted to question Mr. Onigumo before I told you this, so here it goes. Through our search of Kanna's apartment, we found a  hair.”

“Naraku's hair?”

“No it was female Sesshomaru.” Sesshomaru took a moment to think about this, “Sesshomaru our perpetrator is not Naraku.”

“So did you test it?”

“Thing is, before we could got the DNA scan, the evidence was destroyed in the lab. Coincidence? I think not.” Sesshomaru glared at the wolf.

“Koga how the hell did you let that happen?” Sesshomaru exclaimed, stepping on the brakes. Koga raised his arms up before him.

“Sesshomaru your eyes are red, don't kill me now. Trust me, we'll find out who did it.”

“We better, for your sake,” he warned, driving off.