InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ That's Just The Way It Is ❯ Simple Questions ( Chapter 10 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

: Do you think I own it?

AN: Thanks to all who reviewed the last chapter, I would have had this a bit sooner out, but my sister had at first a false labor over the weekend and then had her baby on Tuesday, so I was watching my nephew (her 4 year old) all this weekend and on Monday and Tuesday. ^__^ Ok enough babble, here is chapter 10 for ya!

“So your really the head? I mean how old are you, 13?” I said starting to sit down in one of the table chairs when the “head” motioned for me to sit back on the couch. I quickly sat.

“Seeing how you like the couch we might as well sit here. And to answer your question, I am in fact 13, and well my father was the head before he died two years ago.” I instantly felt bad as his face turned sad for a sec before going back to cheerful.

“What about your mother?” I blurted out without thinking.

“She also died, with him.” I noticed his voice went down a volume and I decided to change the subject.

“I’m sure that you know this my first, how would call this, “mission”” I said with little finger quotation marks. The kitsune smiled.

“Yes I was informed. And don’t worry about it, I won’t go that hard on you.” He said. I arched my brow. “Alright now that the chit chat is over lets get down to business. You were to deliver a small amount, do you have the package?” I was really stunned, his voice had changed completely from a cute little boy to a mature adult.

“Um…I mean, yes.” I quickly corrected myself. Swift fully I took the small package out and handing it to him. He grabbed it, sniffing it once, he nodded.

“Very good, but, you made a mistake. When delivering you never give up the package before getting the payment. Right now I could have gotten want I wanted and killed you in the process.” Ok so I was a bit peeved, you could tell by my twitching eye. I mean who wouldn’t be after having a little kid chew you out like that, but what ever. I took this time to think of ways to burn my father and Inuyasha.

“Yeah slight mistake. How could I be so careless?”

“No worries, just don’t let it happen again. Now here is your payment.” He handed me a white envelope that felt a tad heavy, so I figured the money was in there so I got up and started for the door, when I felt the him tsk behind me. “Yet another mistake. Never leave without counting the money in front of the buyer. You never know what could be in there.” He said with a nod to the head. I looked down to the envelope and opened the flap, inside was no money, but a long flat book. My eyes nearly bugged out of their sockets.

“So I guess I’m not really ready for this then?” I asked sadly, no wonder they put me for a test first, I would be a disgrace if I had went home with this.

“Hey to make you feel better, I went through the same thing a year ago, but I learned from my mistakes and look, I’m still the head. And believe me their was a lot of drama about that at the beginning.”

“I wouldn’t doubt it, I mean I was even thinking about my father’s business until now. That must have been a lot on you, you poor thing.” I couldn’t help myself he was just so cute with his bushy tail that I some how just noticed now. I walked across the room to him and brought him in for a big bear hug. “You are so cute.” I said petting his tail. He laughed and hugged me back.

“You’re the first person I’ve hugged since my parents died. Thanks.” He said. For that I hugged him tighter. Slowly I released him and gave him a harmless peck on the cheek. I almost laughed when his face turned a bright red and he pressed his finger tips to his cheek. “Umm…thanks.”

“No problem.” I said sticking out my hand. “I’m Kagome Higurashi.” He smiled and shook my hand.

“I know, and I’m Shippou, Shippou Kaisho.” I almost did a happy dance right there. I smiled brightly and I think he caught on to why I was so happy because he busted out laughing. “Yes you’re a lucky one, my father had never told his name during business, and well it was passed down to me. So you’re the first person, again. Make sure it stays our secret.” He said with a cute boyish grin.

“No problem. I’m glad you could trust me enough to tell me. I feel honored.” He grinned and nodded.

“Well Kagome, I think we’re done here, so your free to go.” My eyes widen a bit.

“Really that’s all? I figured it would be more nerve racking then that.”

“Oh it will be but you’ll learn, I have a feeling you’ll be as good as your father.” I smiled sadly.

“Sometimes, I wonder what it would be like to have another life then this.” I felt Shippou’s hand on my shoulder and I looked slightly.

“We all do Kagome, we can change it if we wanted to you know, but some of us don’t know how to. You know?” I stared at him for a while, wondering if he truly was just a teen and not some old wise man. He only smiled at me and pushed me to the door. “Go, your friends are waiting for you.” And with one final tug, I was out the door. The same guy who ushered me here was there waiting for me at the elevator. He went back to the first floor and as silently as we came, I left. The door shut loudly behind and I couldn’t help but glare at it. I heard as the car pulled next to me and the door opened. I quickly jumped in.

“You know you guys that was sort of-” I didn’t finish my sentence as I looked to my supposed friends, to bad they weren’t my friends at all. “What the-” Before I could say more, an arm rapped around my face and put a cloth to my nose, stupid me breathed in the weird stench and in an instant I blacked out.

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NORMAL POV

The car’s occupants quickly caught Kagome as she bent forward. The man next to her gently positioned her so that her head lay on the window.

“Please do be gentle with her, I don’t want her hurt.” Said a woman’s voice from across Kagome. The man that had gagged her smiled slightly.

“Don’t worry we have no need to hurt her, we aren’t like that, I don’t know how they do it in the US, but here in Japan we don’t use brut force on everybody.” the girl rolled her eyes at the man as he chuckled slightly.

“You forget that I was born here, and know your ways very much.”

“Ah yes, how I could forget.”

“Will you two shut up!” Said a bulky looking man from the woman’s right side. The two instantly shut their mouths and listened to what the older man had to say. “We are going to take her downtown and when she awakens we can begin asking her question. I’m just hoping that we can have her back before her father’s people find out that she is missing, we don’t need ourselves being found out just yet.” the two nodded there heads. The woman asked to change seats with man across from her and he agreed. Once on the other side she took Kagome’s form and leaned her to her side, so that her head was in the woman’s lap. Gently the woman stroked Kagome bangs.

“I’m sorry Kagome, I promise this won’t take long.”

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KAGOME’S POV

My head felt like a ton of bricks were dropped on it as I slowly lifted it from the bed I was on…whoa wait…bed?! As quickly as I could, I sat up instantly regretting it as more pain shout through my aching head. Rubbing it, I calmed the pain and was able to open my eyes. The first thing I noticed that I was not alone and a man sat at the other side of the room, a coffee mug in one hand and a newspaper in the other. He sensed my gaze on him because his head lifted from the newspaper to look at me. He held a small grin.

“Good your awake, now we can begin.” He said and I wondered what the hell he was talking about. He got up and went to the door. Before it closed completely his head popped back into the room. “Be back in a second.” he said cheerfully, maybe too cheerfully. I groaned a bit as I fully sat up. My legs felt like jelly for a few seconds and when I jumped down the bed, it felt like little needles were being stuck into my poor feet. I gasped at the pain and was about to fall when slightly strong arms wrapped around my shoulders and held me up.

“Kagome are you okay?” My eyes widen as I recognized the voice instantly. My head shot up as I looked into the smiling face f someone I would never have expected to be there, well maybe a little bit.

“But-” I started, but she shook her head, to silence me.

“Don’t worry about it, you’ll figure it out at the end of all this mess, trust me.” She said in a gently voice and I couldn’t help but trust her. She helped me up and back onto the bed. “Ok Kagome what we need is for you to answer just a few questions and then you can go home. And please know now that this won’t be the first time we do this, though I don’t think you’ll remember.” She said the last part in a whisper, I guess I wasn’t meant to hear that part. I saw as the man who was here before, pulled up three chairs in front of me. She sat in one while he sat in another and a man that looked to be the same age as my father sat in the middle of the two. He looked like a man that most people would not want to mess with.

“Hello Kagome Higurashi, we have brought you here to ask a few question’s regarding your father and his business. For your first question, do you know where you are?” I looked around the room for a quick moment, it was bleak and bare, so that basically narrowed it down for me.

“No.” I said, my voice sounding more like a squeak. I cursed myself inwardly for showing fear in front of these people.

“Good, now do you know who we are?” I glanced over to her and she smiled slightly. The man also looked over to the woman next to him and coughed. “Other then her.” He said with a nod in her direction. I looked at both men instead and shook my.

“No.” Actually that was a lie, I had a guess of who they were but I wanted to make this as quick and painless as possible.

“Alright, now are you in your father’s business and did you know that just moments ago you were in the second largest drug lords house?” I racked brain for what to say and instinct took over.

“No I am not in my father’s business, which I wouldn’t want to be. The life of a corporate head is not for me.” I mustered up with an innocent smile. She looked at me a twinkle in her eyes. “And I did not know that, one of my good friends live there, you don’t know how devastated I am right now at hearing that he lives amongst drug dealers.” The two men looked at each other before turning to the woman. She shrugged and looked back at me.

“Are you sure Ms. Higurashi that you know nothing of your father’s business?” My felt like rolling my eyes but controlled myself.

“Of course I know my father’s business, he is the CEO of the Hamaki Paper factory.” Geez was this lying thing just rolling off my tongue. And I always figured that I sucked at lying.

“Err…yes the HP factory. Well that seems like all the questions we need answers for, we’ll take you back now.” I smirked inwardly as the two men left the room, leaving me alone with her.

“Your getting good at lying Kagome.” I shrugged.

“Why didn’t you say anything?” She looked to the ground for a bit before answering.

“Kagome I don’t you want you mixed up in what’s going to going down in a few months, maybe even less. I know that your in the business already but your not so deep like your father and his people are in.”

“So how long have you been one of them?” I asked, she laughed out and I raised a brow at her.

“I thought you didn’t know who we really were.” I smirked. “Well since I moved to the US.”

“Why?” I asked almost in a whisper. “I mean you know who my father is, why would you-”

“Kagome there are just some things you don’t understand and will never at least not until you about 30.” she said with a grin when I glared at her. “Don’t take it the wrong way Kag, you were born with a silver, no more like gold spoon in your mouth, not all of us have had the glam life like you, so you need to understand that I have my reasons for doing what I needed to do.” I nodded, she was right I had no idea what she was talking about, but I’m sure that if I took the time to really think about it, I would get her and maybe forgive her.

“So what happens now?”

“Not much, its quiet now, but soon enough things will start-” I cut her off before she could finish.

“No I mean what happens with you now?” She looked at me surprised.

“Well we go back to the way it was, after this you won’t remember what happened right now.”

“What! What do you mean.”

“This will only be for a couple of minutes.” I looked at her strangely before I felt the cloth go over my nose again, at first I struggled, but couldn’t hold my breath any longer as I took a huge whiff of the substance and again I was knocked out cold.






AN: SO what did ya think? Tell me in your reviews!!!

Short Review Response:

To TriGemini

Your review said:
Is Kikyo really working for Naraku? That can certainly make things a bit difficult. Wonder what Kagome will do with this tid bit of information. Is she going to tell somebody? And if she tells who would she trust...Inuyasha...maybe? Or will she hold on to it until she knows for certain what's going on? So many things are probably going through Kagome's mind. The way that Kagome and Inuyasha were acting there for a moment. Made it sound as if they were closer until they both admitted that they were kidding, and all. It sounded near the end that Kagome was having doubts when concerning Inuyasha. In truth by the way they're always acting towards each other. One would thing they were really close and an actual couple. But other times it's like "they" doesn't even exist. So what's up with the relationship between Kagome and Inuyasha? Are they together? Or no? Because at times it's hard to define what exactly it is they are. As for, the mission they're going on. It sounded as if it was a practical joke that was being played on Kagome. Because near the end she didn't sound so very happy. Again makes one wonder what's going on. Anyway, looking forward to more. So, until then.

My Response:

Ok First…thanks a bunch for the long review, I enjoyed reading it and I’m glad that you are insightful. Ok about the Kikyo thing I can’t really answer your question without giving something away so that one your going to have to figure on your own. As for Kagome telling anyone, for now she isn’t, she wants to figure it out on her own.

Ok now for the relationship between Inu and Kag, I did say that it wasn’t going to be all peachy, I mean I want this story to go far and can’t have them be a lovey dovey couple just yet, also you have to remember that they think her father doesn’t know…oops, you see already gave something small out…hehe but no more then that. Let’s just say that their relationship won’t be so easy from now on. You’ll see in future chapters what I mean ^^

And about the mission, I think this chapter answered that for ya! ^___^

Thanks again for the review!!