Fleeced Innocence ("Face on the Milk Carton)

In reponse to the post about my title and idea being that of another writier's:

I was unaware of the title mishap. Please excuse me. No need to get testy about it. I will change it. Never would I want to "steal" from another writer. I shall rename it "Fleeced Innocence."

It is impossible for a person to "own" an idea. If the story lines are similar, such is life. Look at the movies, "Ants" vs "A Bug's Life"; "Big" vs "Vice Versa"; "Madagascar" vs "The Wild"; I could go on and on. My point is similar storylines do not constitute plagiarism. I suggest you get your understanding of a word (plaigerized)correct before you pounce on someone else.

Oh my goodness!! you guy's rock!! thank you for all the wonderful review's thank you for your support. Anyways here's Ch. 2

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Ch.2 (New Identity)

Startled blue eyes opened up to reveal… nothing. All she could see was black, and it was something she did not like in the least. She moved her body to make sure she did not have any broken bones. Okay so all her parts were not broken… just sore for some reason. Panic began to set in, why was her body sore? She moved her hand’s under what seemed to be a blanket and could feel silk. She began to rack her brain for anything; the sad thing is she didn’t know who she was, or what she looked like.

“I see you are awake?” came a soothing voice.

Suddenly she heard a click and a small lamp was turned on. She squinted her eyes to see the man that spoke, atleast it sounded like a man to her.

He could smell her fear, and it was intoxicating, he wanted more of it. But he knew that was not part of his plan. So with that in mind he slowly made his way to her bed. He smirked inwardly as he saw her flinch.

“Do you not recognize your own father?”

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Noriko walked back in forth in the living room while chewing on her nails, something even her daughter did when she was nervous. Both her father and son watched her from the couch. They two were scared. You just don’t realize how scary it is until it happens to someone in your house.

Noriko held back the tears, she has only been missing for a few hours, she could be playing a trick? No, Kagome would do that. Her daughter was not like that at all. She hated having tricks put on her, let alone do something like this to someone else.

Souta sighed as he watched his mother pacing back and forth. It just seemed like yesterday when Kagome had taught him how to ride a bike. He smiled sadly at the memory. He had not wanted to ride a bike without his training wheels, but big sister Kagome told him that he would be even cooler with the ladies. Souta at that age had just stuck his tongue out and said no way girls have cooties.

He forced the memory out not wanting to make it seem like she was dead, just like his mother he made his mind up that she was ok, and that she would return to them safely.

Kenji Higurashi sighed as his daughter began to pace yet again while chewing on her nails.

“Noriko dear, the authorities will be here soon. Why don’t you sit down and relax?”

He let out a breathe of air when his daughter, his own daughter ignored him. He couldn’t say he knew how she felt for she was his only daughter, and she was still here. Yet he still knew how scary this could be. He wanted his granddaughter home as well.

He like the rest of the Higurashi’s began to remember times with Kagome. He could remember when Noriko told him and his wife that she was pregnant with Kagome.

He and his wife were so surprised and happy at the same time. They had immediately gone out and celebrated.

He was there when Akihito Higurashi was killed by that drunk driver. He held his daughter and granddaughter, while his wife took care of two month old Souta. He, along with Kagome and Noriko always answer any question’s Souta may have about his father.

The Higurashi’s were brought out of their memories at the sound of the doorbell. Noriko looked to her family and then turned to open the door.

“Hai, can I help you?” she asked.

“I am Agent Taisho, and this is my partner Agent Arishima.”

Noriko took the time to look at both gentlemen. Agent Taisho was a very tall man with the most beautiful silver, dare she say it almost white, looking hair. She had never seen such hair coloring before, but she could tell that he was a unique character all the same. She looked confused at first at all the markings on his face until it registered with her that he was a demon. She cringed, she had not even told Kagome she was a miko, let alone that there were Demon’s in the world.

She shook the thought off as she smiled politely and allowed them into her home. At that she began to look at Agent Arishima. He was tall, not as tall as Agent Taisho. He had long black hair that was pulled in a low pony tail. He had no markings, but for some reason she could tell they were demons.

“DEMONS!! BE GONE” Noriko sighed as she heard her father began to yell and chant. She quickly got in between the agents and her father when she also noticed that her father had taken Souta and pushed him behind him. Oh her poor baby boy, he too did not know of demon’s existence this must of come to a shock to him.

Putting the thought behind her she raised her hands up in front of father. She had to admit for these two demon’s they didn’t seem to be scared at all of her father. They were either really use to it, or they knew he couldn’t harm them.

“Father, please stop this. These are the agent’s that are going to help us get our Kagome back.”

“Feh! Demon’s don’t belong in our ways of life.” Noriko narrowed her eyes.

“I don’t care who they are. They could be pixies for all I care as long as they bring me back my baby girl.’

Agent Taisho and Arishima smirked at the woman’s statement.

“I assure you ma’am. There are no pixies here. I am in fact a Dog Demon. And Agent Arishima is a wolf Demon.”

Noriko narrowed her eyes once more at her father and shooed him and her son out before turning back to the two men in her living room.

“I’m very sorry for my father; he has a hard time accepting Demons.”

They nodded their understandings. “It is no trouble to us Higurashi-san.” Noriko smiled.

“So you do talk. I was wondering if you were mute.” She said as the three adults chuckled softly.

“Hai, I do talk but Taisho here is well… if you can’t sense him with your Miko powers then I don’t know what to tell ya.”

Noriko smiled as she offered them a place to sit. “Hai, I did sense your power both of your powers.”

“Koga is merely a pup, so his power is not that great compared to mine.”

“Oh Sesshoumaru lay off it” After an awkward pause Koga began to speak again.

“Now, let’s get down to business. Tell us when the last time you saw your daughter was?”
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“My Father?” the girl asked quietly. By this time the man had made himself comfortable on the side of the bed. He sighed sadly.

“Oh dear, It seems your fall has taken your memories away.”

The girl looked up at him with unshed tears. “M-maybe if you tell me your name… it might help.” She offered.

“Hai, that might work.” He took her hand and smiled inwardly when she did not flinch or make a move to remove her hand. “My name is Onigumo Hisa.”

Onigumo waited a while looking at the girl. He knew after he convinced her that she was his daughter he would have to change her appreance. Thankfully while she was out he had his dark Witch Urasue change her eye color from brown to blue. And she was already working on a spell to rid her of any birthmarks. He would have to do something with her short hair.

The girl frowned and shook her head sadly. “No… it doesn’t help I don’t recognize the name.”

Onigumo sighed as he ran his hand through her hair. “It’s alright my daughter. These things happened.”

“W-what is my name F-father.” She tested the word on her lips. And Onigumo had to hold back the evil smirk that she was already buying the lie.

“Well that my dear is easy.” He smiled as he caressed her cheek. “Your name is Saya Hisa.”

“Saya Hisa.” She tested the name and liked the sound of it. “Ano… Father where is my mother?”

Onigumo took his hand away from her face and frowned. “I was really waiting on this question. Well you see my dear, your mother and I and you lived in Tokyo until recently. You see, I own my own company and have moved it here in Kyoto. We were getting ready for the move when.” He faltered and he again held back a smirk when he felt her hand on her cheek. “When there was a fire in our old house.”

He stopped as he heard her gasp. “N-no.”

He had to hand it to himself. He should have been an actor. He forced tears to come down his eyes as he finished the story. “I thought I lost you both. But I had found you underneath her dead body. She had protected you with her dying breath.”

“Oh... Oh no.” She cried out and didn’t think twice as she felt the tears coming down her face. She did the only thing she could and pushed herself into her father’s lap.

She relaxed when she felt his strong arms wrap around her.

“Shhh my darling. I still have you, and we will never forget your mother.”

He held her and rocked her until her breathing had slowed down. He gently pulled her back and kissed her softly on the forehead and laid her gently back down on the bed.
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“Again we are sorry for this to happen. We will start searching for your daughter as soon as possible.” Sesshoumaru reassured Higurashi-san. They said their goodbyes and the two men headed back towards their car.

“So what do you think?”

Sesshoumaru looked at his partner and suppressed the need to roll his eyes.

“I don’t know. But I’d like to start on this tomorrow morning. Maybe talk to her classmates, and even teachers at her school.”

“Why tomorrow?” Koga asked as he closed the passenger car door and buckled his safety belt.

He sighed as his partner seemed to ignore his question.

“Kaguya say’s she has some big news for me tonight.”

Koga eyes widened as his head snapped back to Sesshoumaru.

“What do you think it is?”

“She is pupped.” Came his simple answer. He sighed at Koga’s confused look. “No she didn’t tell me but she keeps forgetting that I’m an InuYoukai. I can smell it.”

“Well congratulations old man.”

“Hn.”
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He closed his study door and allowed his mask to lift and allow his Hanyou aura to come out. He knew the girl had no clue about Youkai’s. Suddenly his door was busted open and in walked one of his workers.

“Naraku… “Before he could finish the worker found himself against the wall and unable to talk or breathe.

“What have I said filth. You can not call me by that name. You may only call me Onigumo. No one knows my hanyou name”

“H-hai milord.” The worker wheezed out.

Naraku let go of his worker and went back to his study. After a while he spoke again without looking at worker.

“Get me my Dark Witch. I am in need of her services.”

“Hai Milord.”
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So there we go Ch. 2.. if there is anything you don't understand.. just e-mail me and i'll try to let you know.. other than that R and R