InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Remembering You ❯ Discrepancies ( Chapter 14 )

Author Notes: How do you ask to be excused for a three month absence? My God, I have been gone for a while haven't I? Well, now I really don't have an excuse if my next chapter comes out really late. High school is over and college is set. No more exams, no more insane grad parties, and no more last minute senior year preparations. But even after all the business of the past few months what kept me from updating was definitely the writers' block. Here comes the sequence of events that will set off the story. . . but I couldn't bring myself to write it. Finally I did, and honestly I'm not all that happy with it. Will I fix it? I say I will, but I know I won't. Hopefull the rest of the story will make up for that. Anyways, enjoy the chapter. Until next time, see ya.

 

Disclaimer: I'm hoping that after 14 chapters you know the drill already.

 

“. . .” dialogue

`. . .' thoughts

 

 

Discrepancies

By Hoshi-ni-Onegai

 

“. . . and your ten o'clock canceled so you have the next hour free, which should make you happy. . . Mr. Touken? Are you listening?” When the middle aged Miss Imai didn't get an immediate response, or any response for that matter, she decided that flinging the pencil that she had been tapping on her legal pad was the best form of action. With a well aimed pencil stabbing Inuyasha square between the eyes she grinned.

 

Rubbing his abused forehead the ticked off hanyou growled, “Would you stop doing that?!”

 

Sighing she deftly caught the pencil that Inuyasha had childishly thrown back at her, “You have the attention span of a three year old sir. Do you even remember the last thing I said?”

 

He froze for a moment contemplating over anything his sensitive ears might have caught and his mind might have registered. “Uh. . . something about ten free drinks canceled at the next happy hour?”

 

Giving him a deadpan look she gave up, “That's exactly right. Now I'll be going back to my desk, you know what to do if you need me sir.”

 

Just as the door was closing Inuyasha scratched his head and called out, “Hey, where's my ten o'clock?”

 

With a resounding click the door closed with a puzzled dog demon on the other side. Shrugging Inuyasha went about going through the piled up paper work, work he had been too distracted to really tackle because of the sudden appearance of Kagome in his life. Not that he wasn't ecstatically elated that the girl was back in his life, but she did make him get backed up on work.

 

Fifteen minutes later, and still no where near done, the intercom beeped on to distract Inuyasha further.

 

“Mr. Touken?”

 

“Yes Miss Imai?” He let out an exaggerated breath.

 

“The head of the Tokyo Police Department is here to see you sir.” There was a shuffling of noise then a whispered, “Did you do something illegal sir?”

 

“Just send the person in Miss Imai and don't worry about it.”

 

“He'll be right in sir.” And with that, the intercom beeped off.

 

The door swung open and an overly cheerful Guy Donohue stepped through. Swing the door shut he sauntered up to Inuyasha's desk and sat down comfortably in the chair provided.

 

Right eyebrow twitching at the tiger demon's sheer audacity in making an entrance such as that. Inuyasha grinded out through clenched teeth. “The fuck are you doing in my office?”

 

Guy shrugged amiably, “You're the one that told me to contact you. And what better way to get a hold of someone than barging in on their work day.”

 

“I didn't tell you to contact me. I told you Kagome and I'd swing by the station this afternoon.”

 

Shaking his head leaned forward with his elbows resting on the edge of the arm rests. “I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about how you scared the shit out of the Underground phone connection operator for the Tokyo Police Department to death. That kid practically pissed his pants while telling me that one of the Touken brothers called about a case. Usually I'd just assign a detective from the station for the case, but being that the file had Kagome's name on it, it came straight to me. So, in other words Inuyasha: I'm Guy Donohue and I'll be heading the Hojo Akitoki case.”

 

“. . . Akitoki?”

 

“You probably know him just as Hojo, Akitoki is the guy's first name.”

 

“Oh. . . Akitoki. . . I've never really met him.”

 

Guy nodded, “Me neither. Sure, I've met him a couple times but nothing really beyond casual greetings.”

 

“To think we claim to know so much about Kagome, but we never got to know her ex-fiancé.”

 

“Considering the situation maybe it was better that you didn't.”

 

“Maybe.”

 

Silence fell upon them as they both contemplated over the recent death. After a moment Guy spoke up, “We can't really help it, but we can find the piece of shit that was behind it.” Tossing the file that he had carried along with him Guy continued as Inuyasha expertly caught it. “That's the file on the case. Everything that the department found out is in there. When the case got called I wasn't in the station so the field officers were there to take record of the scene. I didn't see anything first hand, which was a disadvantage.”

 

“I was there. . . well, not when Hojo got killed, but I was the one with Kagome when she found the body.”

 

Nodding he learned back, “I figured you were. They said it was a Touken brother, and I doubt Kagome is that tightly knit with Seshoumaru.”

 

Flipping through the file Inuyasha raised an eyebrow and looked up at the lounging Tiger demon, “There's something wrong with these pictures.”

 

His attention immediately grabbed, Guy sat up, “What do you mean? The field officers assured me that nothing was tampered with before they got there.”

 

“I'm sure your flunkey officers followed protocol and all that crap but these pictures are weird.” Suddenly he was rummaging through the top drawer of his desk, “Here, hold on. I have just the thing to settle this.”

 

“A time machine?”

 

“You give being a moron a new meaning.”

 

“I was kidding.”

 

“And I'm the Queen's dead mother.” Pulling out the envelope that the delivery boy brought in the other day Inuyasha tossed that to Guy in the same manner he was thrown the file. “After Kagome fainted I took pictures of the crime scene. From past experiences I know that a dead demon carcass can dissolve into acid.”

 

“So you think that the demon you killed melted away some of the evidence?” Guy ripped open the still unopened envelope.

 

“Not melted away, but the scene was tampered with.”

 

Laying the pictures out on the desk Guy gestured for Inuyasha to come around the desk. “So what's wrong with the department pictures.”

 

With the dozen pictures from the police and the six pictures that Inuyasha took with Kagome's disposable camera, they lined them up to see the difference.

 

“I really don't see a difference Inuyasha. Look, there's that scorpian lizard demon thing you killed. There's Hojo's decapitated head on the wall and the writing on the wall is the same.”

 

After a moment Inuyasha pointed with a clawed finger toward the police department's close up of Hojo head. “There.”

 

Taking a closer look at the picture Guy questioned, “What am I looking at exactly.”

 

Inuyasha shook his head, “For a cop you're a bit slow in the head. Look at his neck. The mole on the right side of the neck.”

 

The police academy trained mind of Guy clicked immediately and he grabbed the picture Inuyasha had been pointing to and one of the pictures Inuyasha had taken. “The body we sent to the coroner. . . it wasn't Hojo. The Hojo in your pictures doesn't have a mole. But we had his parents come in and identify the body.”

 

“That can easily be done with a concealing spell. Except they were sloppy and only did it with the face and hair.”

 

“Why the hell would someone take a human body?”

 

“Resurrection.”

 

Eyes widened Guy stared, “Resurrection? That's not possible.”

 

“Believe me, it's possible.”

 

“But the soul. . . they say that the soul leaves the body immediately, and goes on to wherever souls go.”

 

Remembering the resurrection of Kikyou, Inuyasha leaned on the desk. “Bodies can come back, not exactly like zombies but not that far from it. They come back with memories of what the body went through in life, their last memories being the strongest. But it's a creature without a soul.”

 

“But why would someone go out of their way to kill a human, then bring them back?”

 

“If they have a necromancer on their team they've got their bases covered.”

 

“A necromancer. . . someone that can control the dead.”

 

“And probably a demon. I met one before, and a pain in the ass she was.”

 

“If they plan to resurrect Hojo.”

 

Inuyasha nodded, “They're probably going to use him to get to Kagome.”

 

 

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“We have an accessible roof?”

 

Kagome looked over the edge of the Touken Bank Corporation Headquarters in the heart of the financial district in Tokyo. Leaning over the railing she teetered over it. If anyone else had come up with her to the roof they would have died from a heart attack at the way she precariously balanced herself. She quickly pulled herself back to level footing when she felt someone approaching from behind her. Swinging around with a surprising amount of force, she gave a jab with her right arm. Her arm easily blocked and grasped, her gaze followed the arm to the head to find out the owner of the arm. Her gray-blue eyes met with piercing ice blue ones.

 

“Kouga-kun?”

 

“What are you doing up here Kagome?”

 

Shrugging she smiled, “I guess catching my breath.”

 

Letting go of her hand he walked over to the railing to sit on it with the ledge of the building to his back.

 

“That's impressive balance.”

 

Kouga smirked, “It's a youkai thing.”

 

“Huh.” She walked over the railing next to him to lean her elbows on it as she looked at the stretched out scenery of the city. “It's like a forest of buildings.”

 

“Yeah, but I miss the real thing. The trees and the smell of dirt.” He let out a sigh of nostaligia, “It's the little things that you miss the most.”

 

“I know what you mean. I recently got my memory of the feudal era back and its more or less clearing up completely. No more haziness for this girl. I just can't remember the little things like Shippou's favorite color or Kaede's favorite story she told the young children of the village. I wish I could remember it all.”

 

“You could easily just ask them about that stuff you know.”

 

“I guess I could. . . But it's like being part of an inside joke but forgetting why it was funny. You don't want someone to explain it to you when you were there.”

 

He smiled down at her, “You're one complicated girl Kagome.”

 

“That's me, Miss Complicates-people's-lives-a-lot.”

 

He frowned at that, “You know that's not what I meant.”

 

Nodding she smiled, “I know.”

 

There was a silence between them. The wind rustled both their long hairs as they basked in the sunlight. “God, I love being outside.”

 

Kagome nodded in agreement, “I didn't used to care, but since I got my memory back I've been itching to just stay outside. With the sudden memory gain it's as if I relived my feudal adventure in one huge spurt, and it all happened a couple days ago.”

 

“So while we've lived through five centuries without seeing you, you feel as if you haven't seen us for less than a week?”

 

“Kind of. It's weird. Everything that happened seems so recent, but it also feels like it happened long ago too. Wait, that didn't make sense. How can I describe it? It's. . . well. . . It's kind of like a dream that you wake up from. You remember every detail of it, but the more you think about it after you had woken up the more you doubt what you remember, the more distant it feels.”

 

“That has to suck.”

 

She shrugged, “Oh well. It'll probably clear up completely and I'll live life joyously and happily with nothing to complain about.”

 

“Good luck with that.”

 

“Thanks.” Kagome turned and stepped away from the railing to look at Kouga, “I have a question for you. Something that had been bugging me since the first time that I met you. . . but you don't have to answer it if you don't want to.”

 

“Well, if the lady wants an answer I'm willing to provide one.” He gave a cheesy and exaggerated bow from his perch on the railing.

 

“What happened to all the wolves of Japan?”

 

Hearing the question a sad smile adorned Kouga's face as he turned his head toward the sky. “You're wondering how they all go extinct in Japan right?” Letting out a sigh he continued, “God, I hated you for decades after the wolves died off in Japan.”

 

She winced at that comment, “I thought you might. I'm so sorry. I would have told you about how wolves became extinct in Japan but I didn't want to change history more than it was already being changed because of me being the feudal era. Also, how do you break it to the prince of the wolf clan that the wolves aren't always going to roam the Japanese country side?”

 

“It took me a good seventy years to realize that. I hated you for so long. I kept on thinking `They would all still be alive in Kagome had warned me. It's her fault.' But I came to terms with it. I understand why you didn't tell me, and I respect the fact that you did. Knowing you, you probably were itching to tell me every time you saw me. Maybe it was for the best.”

 

“How did it happen? The history books say that it was the hunters that killed off the wolves. I can't believe that would be the only reason.”

 

“It wasn't. There were so many factors. There were hunters, but that was only part of it. After the many that died during the whole journey to fight Naraku, there was a great war.”

 

“A war?”

 

“Not of the human kind, but one of youkai. Wolf youkai and cat youkai went head to head. It was insane, so much blood was shed, and all over a stupid dispute about territory. After the war the territory was won by us, but it cost the lives of so many of us. Not too many were left after that, and the hunters finished them off. Only a couple of wolf youkai remain, and the worst part is that for every female wolf demon born there are nine males born. Our hopes of procreating back to a stable number are dwindling quickly.”

 

“Do you ever plan on taking a female wolf demon for a bride?”

 

Kouga smirked, “I already have, three times. My first bride's name was Ayame and we were betrothed when she was young. We had seven pups. All of my children fought in the war against the cats, as did Ayame. Only Ayame, two pups, and I survived. After about a century I outlived Ayame and my two pups, although I did have many grandchildren. Fifties years after Ayame I met Maki, my second wife. She never became a mother because she died young of illness.”

 

“Youkai get ill?”

 

“Certain diseases can do us in, and Maki fell victim to such a disease. A century and a half later I met Shiori. She gave me eight pups and we lived a long and happy life together. Again, I outlived her and my children. My decedent lines slowly died out or stopped due to the lack of females amongst our people. Two of the eleven Japanese wolf demons left are my great to the umpteenth power grandchildren.”

 

“You had an entire life, actually more like three lives during the five centuries.” She smiled up at him cheerfully, “You're not the same over-proud wolf prince I met.”

 

“Not too different I hope.”

 

“You're right. No matter how much you try to clean yourself up and put on a suit and tie, you're still Kouga-kun.” She casually leaned against the railing and peeked up at Kouga shyly, “So. . . uh. . . has Inuyasha. . . you know. . . married?”

 

Letting out a loud laugh Kouga doubled over, “Not likely! My God, that guy has barely even looked at another woman after you left. From what I know he was celibate for all the years he waited for you.”

 

Her eyes widened, “That's five hundred years. That's. . . unrealistic, you're lying.”

 

Kouga shook his head, “To my knowledge he's been saving himself for you. And by the way, that is one mighty feat for a guy and for that long time.” He walked toward the entrance back into the building and called over his shoulder, “Maybe you should give him a reward for his patience.”

 

Blushing red Kagome yelled back, “Kouga-kun! God! Men are such perverts!”

 

 

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Playing with the straw in her ice tea , Sango waited for Kagome for the lunch date. Looking at her watch she noticed it was 11:40, ten minutes passed their promised time. Where is that girl?

 

The waiter came by another time asking if she was ready to order, again, she told him that she was waiting for someone.

 

Ten more minutes.

 

Sango sighed, there was only twenty minutes left until she had to be at her next gig. Kind of like how a doctor that was constantly on call, she was a taijiya on call. But now, instead of killing the youkai she went to control them. She was a sort of private eye/body guard/cop from the underground.

 

Two minutes.

 

She had to head out, rat terrorizing Shibuya don't control themselves you know.

 

A minute later

 

Standing up form her seat, Sango picked up her coat and made her way out of the modest restaurant. Stepping out she was suddenly plowed over by a young woman in her twenties racing into the restaurant.

 

The girl quickly got up and bowed over and over in apology, “I'm sorry! It's just my friend. . .” Finaly meeting eyes with Sango the girl, revealing herself to be Kagome, blushed. “Happens to be you.”

 

Sango shook her head laughing, “You're late.”

 

Kagome sported a blush as she cringed, “Sorry. I didn't realize my watch stopped. But I'm all yours until one o'clock.”

 

“Sorry Kag but I've got to head off to do some control work. I guess we'll have to postpone our long overdue girlfest.”

 

Kagome frowned at that but brightened quickly, “What don't I go with you?!”

 

Sango shook her head vehemently, “No! No and no!”

 

“Why not? Come on! I won't get in your way. I've done this kind of stuff before you know. Two years in the Sengoku Jidai remember?”

 

“I don't doubt you have credentials Kagome, but a certain hanyou would kill me slowly if he finds out you went on a gig with me.”

 

Kagome rolled her eyes and pushed Sango along down the street, “It's not like the guy owns me.”

 

“He's a dog demon Kagome, protective and possessiveness are his second and third nature.”

 

“Whatever, if he comes after you just send him to me. I got used to his yelling.” Smiling up at the slightly taller girl Kagome tugged her toward the downtown Tokyo area.

 

 

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“Where is she?”

 

Mr. Williams looked up from his pile of papers to his boss, “Kagome-kun?”

 

Inuyasha made his way toward the desk, “Yeah, where is she? I. . . have something important to discuss with her.”

 

Mr. Williams nodded as he looked back down at document in his hands, “She said she had a lunch date with an old female friend of hers.” When he looked back up Inuyasha had already left.

 

 

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“I can't believe you're doing this in a skirt.” Sango shook her head as she discreetly uncovered a manhole hidden away in an alley.

 

“You're right, it's insane. Being that I ran around in demon fighting wear when I traveled back in time. Sango, I think two years running around in my miniskirt school uniform gave me enough experience with skirt handling.”

 

“Fine, careful on the way down.” Sango deftly jumped down the manhole.

 

Kagome shrugged and climbed down the metal ladder built into the water main wall. Finding her footing she clicked on the flashlight Sango provided for her. “Are you sure it's a good idea I use a flashlight? I mean, wouldn't that give us away to the rat demons?”

 

Sango walked calmly along the edge of the water main with her own flashlight at hand, “We're not here on a search and destroy mission Kagome.”

 

“We're not? What happened to the way we used to do things? Kill the troublemaker without mercy?”

 

Sango sighed, “Being that a lot of the youkai species are endangered, all measures are taken to try to avoid killing them. Let's just say that the youkai society sees it as a good thing to negociate with terrorists.”

 

Rustling could be heard from a few tunnel turns down. Scraping of metal could be heard echoing down the tunnel along with the clanging of bottles. A few minutes later they were at the mouth of the tunnel where all the noise was coming from. Kagome completely convinced Sango was taking precaution in confronting these youkai was taken aback when the demon terminator marched right in without hesitation.

 

“S-sango!” But before Kagome could catch her, Sango stood before the a little over a dozen rat demons that seemed to have nested in the city water tunnel.

 

“I've been hearing about disturbances in Shibuya again, Yuuske. I told you guys not appear in front of civilians anymore.”

 

A humanoid rat demons came forward to speak to Sango. Whiskers adorned his face along with rat like ears at the top of his head and a rat tail protruding from behind him. “Do you really expect us to sit around banished down here? We may be rat demons, but we're not about to stand for being stuck down in the sewer forever.”

 

Sango sighed, “Don't be dramatic Yuuske. None of you are banished and it's a water main, not a sewer.”

 

The Rat demon brushed Sango off as he sat back down on the beat-up couch they seemed to have dragged in from the junkyard. “That doesn't matter! We can't go up to the city!”

 

“You could if you would just master your concealing spells. Rodents are known for being fast learners! You and your pack just completely defy that rule!”

 

“The damn spell you showed us doesn't work! It stays up for half an hour then it just wears off!”

 

“You just need to practice at it. After a while the spell will last longer, days at a time even.”

 

“So until then we're banished?”

 

Sango growled, “Stop using that word!”

 

“Uh. . .” The rat demons and the demon exterminator turned around to Kagome that had spoken up. “I have time until my very long lunch break is over. I can help train you guys in using a concealing spell.”

 

“Really?” Yuuske seemed pleased as he gave Kagome a slow once over.

 

Sango stepped in, “No! Inuyasha's going to kill me already! I can't have you interacting with other demons without him around.”

 

Yuuske put a halt to admiring Kagome when he heard the notoriously short-tempered dog demon's name. “Wait, the Inuyasha? The second in line to be the heir to the western lands? As in these lands?!”

 

“That'd be him, so I recommend you back off from Kagome right now if you don't want your tail ripped off.”

 

The rat demons nodded, “Yeah, uh. . . you won't be seeing us in the city until we have that concealing spell down. Nice seeing you Sango, Mrs. Touken.”

 

With that Sango dragged a blushing Kagome out of the tunnel.

 

“Mrs. Touken? My God, now the people in the underground are going to think I'm married to Inuyasha.”

 

Sango shrugged as they made their way back to manhole they came in from. “Might as well be. It's not like Inuyasha's letting you go anytime soon.” She gestured for Kagome to climb up the ladder up to the alley. “Come on Mrs. Touken.”

 

Kagome rolled her eyes as she climbed up, but abruptly stopped. “Oh shit.”

 

“What's wrong Kagome?”

 

“My husband's here.”

 

Sango's eyes widened, “Oh shit.”

 

 

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“Where the hell did you get the fucking idea of joining Sango on a gig?!”

 

Kagome sighed and leaned back on the couch that was in Inuyasha's office. Coming up from the manhole Kagome had met up with a ticked off Inuyasha that had followed her sent all over town to find her. Knowing he wouldn't just let this go, Kagome was able to get Sango to escape saying she had another gig. After yelling at the demon exterminator for a good few minutes Inuyasha dragged an annoyed Kagome back to his office all the way uptown.

 

“Are you trying to get yourself killed?!”

 

“Don't be an ass Inuyasha. It wasn't that bad. We were taking care of a problem with rat demons. All we did was give them a stern warning!”

 

Inuyasha growled, “Did you know it was going to be that easy of a job?”

 

She avoided eye contact with him. “Well. . .no, but I've handled a lot worse in the feudal era.”

 

“You were always with me.”

 

“There were times. Distinct times, when you weren't there.”

 

He rolled his eyes, “Yeah, and who was it that came in the nick of time to save your ass?”

 

“Whatever.” Kagome got up and headed for the door. “My lunch break is over, I don't have time for this.”

 

As she pulled the door open a hand from behind slammed it shut. Whirled around by another clawed hand Kagome was now staring into molten gold eyes. “I know you think you can get away with anything with me Kagome, but get this straight.” He gave her a menacing glare that would have had the strongest demon running for cover. “I will never tolerate you putting yourself in dangerous situations. If there ever is a time when there is even the slightest bit of possible danger, I will be with you.”

 

She defiantly looked back at him, “I can take care of myself.”

 

“I know you can, but I want to. So do me the favor of humoring me.”

 

There was a long moment of continuous glaring on Kagome's part, then she let out a sigh and nodded. “Fine.”

 

Inuyasha smiled and kissed her on the forehead, “That's my girl.” Opening the door he ushered her out. “Now go do the job I'm paying you for. Oh, and don't forget we're heading down to the police station later.”

 

Again she nodded and slipped around the corner out of his view.

 

 

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“Okay Kagome, I need you to tell the truth the best you can.” Guy reached across the table in the interrogation room, turned testimony recording room, and pressed record on the tape player.

 

Kagome fidgeted in her seat. She was alone in the room with Guy, Inuyasha begrudgingly waiting outside due to regulation. Glancing over at the tape recorder that was steadily churning away rounds of magnetic tape she felt the silence of the room scream out at her. The walls, chairs, and table seemed to sweat in anticipation of what she was ready to spill. Losing her nerve Kagome reached over to push the stop button on the tape recorder.

 

Shaking her head she shouldered her purse and stood up. “I can't do this Guy.”

 

Guy rolled his eyes and propped his legs up on the table. After Kagome doing this seven times since they entered the room Guy was getting tired. “Sit your ass down.”

 

“But. . .”

 

“Sit down and telling the nice tape recorder what happened.”

 

Kagome sat back down, “I don't see what the big deal is. I mean, I don't think Hizuki Matsuhito has done this to anyone else. All women I've met say he's a complete gentlemen. I testify, no one believes me and there would be a huge controversy And it's not just me anymore! I work for Inuyasha now, and the moment this gets out into the open the press is going to do some digging and find out Inuyasha and I are together. The press is going to have a field day with it! They'll accuse me of trying to bring down my lover's rival! If it was just me I might be blabbing about everything at this very moment, but now it involves Inuyasha! I can't do this!”

 

When Kagome got up to head toward the door Guy reached over and pulled her back down on the seat, “Don't be a moron Kagome.”

 

Glaring at him angrily she tugged her arm out of his grasp but remained seated. “What the hell is that supposed to mean?”

 

“You know Inuyasha doesn't give jack shit about his bank if it means choosing between it and you.”

 

Sighing Kagome nodded, “That's my problem exactly. If he found out why I was hesitating he would sell his company in a blink of an eye. He doesn't care enough about money to choose it over me, heck he would choose Myouga over it any day. So, if I don't watch out for him who will?”

 

“I can't believe this. . . so you're not going to testify right?”

 

She gave him a small smile, “Sorry.”

 

Guy shook his head and picked up the tape recorder and gestured for her to stand up. “You're too good for him, you know that?”

 

“I think the root of the problem is that he's too good for me.”

 

 

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“What do you mean her testimony won't effect anything!?” Inuyasha yelled at the tiger youkai when they returned back to his office.

 

Guy sighed and gave a knowing look to Kagome but directed his attention back to the hanyou. “Look, I'm frustrated as much as you are but you have to take the system into account. Kagome can testify and the press catch wind of it and blow this up into the biggest story since O.J. Simpson trial, but she'll just be made a fool of. There isn't enough substantial evidence for a jury to believe her over Matsuhito, a man known as a respectful business man. I thought there was more to the sexual assault against Kagome, there is no physical evidence of anything ever happening. I'm sorry Inuyasha.”

Inuyasha's grip on the chair went to a point where his claws crushed the wood of the armrest. “So I guess we're just going to have to wait till someone gets raped.” The hanyou stood up and stormed out of the office leaving Guy and Kagome in his wake.

 

“You knew he would get pissed Kagome.”

 

“I saw it coming. . . but it's better this way, right?”

 

Guy shrugged, “From your reasoning it might just be, but letting a sex offender go without even a citation just bothers me being a cop and all.”

 

“Forget about him. Just do your job and look for the other perpetrators of the law.”

 

“What if Matsuhito does this to some other girl in his office?”

 

Kagome shook her head as she headed toward the door, “I really doubt it. He kept on mentioning that I reminded him of an ex-girlfriend. . . a Sayuri something. I think it's the only reason why he kept on harassing me and not the busty blond from human resources.”

 

Guy smiled, “So, I'll see you later on for questioning right?”

 

“Questioning?”

 

“Hojo's murder? You and Inuyasha were the first people to find him after he was killed. I'll see both of you for questioning.”

 

“Should I come down to the station again?”

 

“Nah, I'll go bug you during a lunch break some time this week.” He followed her to the door and gave her a hug, “Take care of yourself Kags.”

 

She nodded and smiled. “Will do.”

 

With that she opened the door and Guy leaned on the door as she left. “Hey Kagome?”

 

She turned around and raised an eyebrow in question.

 

“Watch your back okay?”

 

Nodding she turned back around looking for Inuyasha.

 

 

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“I can't believe that guy!”

 

Kagome shook her head as she was rummaging through the freezer for the ice cream that Inuyasha claimed was stored away in there. “You've been saying that since we left the station three hours ago.”

 

Inuyasha growled, “But can you believe what he said?! Isn't he your friend?! Shouldn't he do everything possible to make your life better?!”

 

She sighed, “Calm down Inuyasha. He did everything in his power, but Guy's right, there is no evidence of any harassment.”

 

He slammed his hand down on the counter top rattling the spoons and bowls that Kagome had told him to take out. “So you're just letting the guy go?!”

 

Scooping up ice cream into the bowls Kagome sighed, “Stop yelling. And yeah, maybe I am just letting Matsuhito off the hook but there is so much more to this than that. . . Anyways it's not like he won't be pinned with something else later on. Trust me, he's going to get pinned one day and I'll be there to laugh and point.” She slid his bowl over to him and tossed him a spoon. “Don't stress yourself, you'll turn your hair white. . . er.”

 

Giving her a deadpan look Inuyasha spooned up his share of the ice cream. “So, is the arrow shooting ceremony tomorrow?”

 

“Yeah, I have to call in sick and shoot the arrow.”

 

“Are you going to use any old hamaya or do you have one set aside for your contact to the celestial world?”

 

“I'm using one of the sacred arrows from my family shrine. I already have the message tied to the hamaya that's ready to go.”

 

“So when are we doing this? Morning? Afternoon?”

 

Kagome raised an eyebrow at him, “What are you talking about? `We' are not doing anything. I'll be shooting an arrow in the clouds tomorrow midmorning while you're at work.”

 

“Work? Yeah right. Did you actually think that I'll let you do this without me? Sure, Amaterasu might be your sister but something could happen. I'm not letting you do this alone.”

 

“Letting me?” She stared at him incredulously, “You have got to be kidding me! I can purify your ass at the drop of a hat and you think you're letting me do something?! Who are you try to be? Ricky Ricardo? I refuse to be your Lucy as you dictate my life.”

 

“Riki Ricar- who? Look, I have no idea what you're talking about but this isn't anything about who dictates who! I'm trying to watch out for you and protect you! There is a possible necromancer out there that's trying to use Hojo's body to mess with you!”

 

Kagome stepped back wide-eyed. “W-what?”

 

Inuyasha sighed, “A necromancer. . . it's someone that has the ability to manipulate the dead. Remember Kagura? She's the best necromancer I have ever met, even after all these years. Well, it seems that one of these guys stole Hojo's body between us leaving and the Underground control team arriving. A simple disguise spell on someone else's corps and the police identified Hojo by his face.”

 

She grabbed a hold of the counter trying to steady herself from the shocking news. “Y-you're lying.”

Shaking his head he walked around the kitchen island to stand next Kagome, slightly leaning over her. “We're not sure Kagome. It's a theory that Guy and I came up with, but it's the most likely theory. Someone went out of their way to make us think that Hojo is dead. And no offence to him, but he was just an ordinary guy, nothing special enough for a demon to deliberately kill him and take his body. I'm not telling you this to depress the hell out of you Kagome, I'm telling you this so you watch out.”

 

Bringing trembling hands up to her face she stared at her fingers, “O-oh God. . .” She fisted fingers in her hair as her entire body now trembled.

 

Inuyasha reached for her hands, trying to coax them away from her hair. Feeling his hands tugging at her wrists gently she glanced up at him. He gave a sad smile, “Kagome.”

 

A tear slid down her left cheek, “It's my fault isn't it?”

 

He shook his head, “No, it's not your fault. To you, it may seem like it, but you've always had a bit of twisted logic.” He smiled sadly down at her and pulled her into his arms. “There is someone out there trying to get you to break and I'm not going to allow it. And you sure as hell aren't going to allow it.”

 

Nodding in his embrace, he heard as she sobbed a little bit harder, mourning for the loss of her friend. He held her and gave a small sigh of relief. He was secretly starting to get worried about her, although she had cried over Hojo right after his death, Kagome hadn't really mourned. She had quickly picked herself up and comported as if nothing had happened. He knew it was only a front, but he didn't push it because Inuyasha knew that she eventually would let herself go. And like always, he was there to catch her.

 

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A/N: For Hojo's full name I am using his ancestor's full name that came up in the Second Inuyasha Movie, being that we never find out Hojo's first name. I'm sorry for the short chapter but with the next event the chapter had to end there. I know, I know. . . LONG wait short chapter. Hopefully the next one won't take so long. Many IMPORTANT things will be revealed in the next chapter. I mean, Kag is going to contact the goddess of the Sun. . . things have to happen. More about the legend will be revealed and Kagome's fate after the second calling. Also, who the hell is Matsuhito?! Where did Miss Imai find the patience to stand Inuyasha?! What sick parents named a kid Guy?! Who's after Kagome's life?! This time?! Is it even possible for Kagome, with only a B.A. in business management to be give such a high position?! Celibacy for 500 years?! Cameo of a dead Ayame?! What is up with all the ?!s ?!

 

Till next time ppl.

 

Hey, review please. Tells me ppl out there still care. . . oh God, how pathetic am I?

 

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