To Find You Again

Chapter 7



*thought

/ memory

< > dream





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Sesshoumaru sat back comfortably in the conference room chair as he shuffled through grotesque picture after grotesque picture of the victims that had been attacked before he had gotten onto the case. Each little girl had the same features, but what perturbed him the most was that he couldn’t help but think each girl looked like Rin had as a child. Same build, same hair color and same eye color.



Each of the victims was also in a specific age group, all little girls from eight to twelve years of age. It was obvious the psycho liked them young, but the fascinating part was that the victims’ wounds were not all fresh; some of them even looked as if they had been dressed and cleaned. The killer had been very careful in that aspect, making sure not to leave any distinct markings that could identify him. Even the bite marks on the victims were too old to be able to use dental records to identify the killer. They had successfully healed over and the marks were either half missing or had migrated so much that it wouldn’t be a successful match to anything.



Each of the killings was well thought out and planned, and the fact that many of the wounds were old and semi-healed meant that the killer had them in his possession for a long period of time. Was he capturing new victims before he was disposing of the old one’s? It seemed almost as if the killer knew exactly how long it would take for certain wounds to heal so they couldn’t be used to ID him.



All of the victims had been found shortly after they had been dropped off at whatever scene the killer had chosen which meant he was still in the area wasn’t he? So this guy got his jollies from toying with children and the PD. But there was something strange about all of the victims, something he couldn’t quite put his finger on. Each of the corpses had been surprisingly fresh when they were found, none of them having been deceased for longer than a few hours. So why was it that he had never seen or even felt the presence of the Soul Piper to guide the children’s souls to heaven?



Something was definitely off on this case in more ways than one.



Pausing at one particular picture that caught his eye he noticed that there was something different about the victim. She was wearing some sort of necklace. He looked at it carefully. It was really familiar, like he had seen it before. But where? The thought gnawed at the back of his mind. Had he seen this little girl before? Did he know her? Sesshoumaru made a mental note to bring this file with him and look over it more thoroughly later.



Looking out of the corner of his eye he watched Rin and Kouga as they worked diligently together, standing a little to close for his liking.



He couldn’t stand the way Kouga’s scent almost seemed to be rubbed permanently onto Rin’s skin as if she was his mate. Nothing was going on between the two of them, or so Kouga had pretty much told Totosai, so was it necessary for them to be so close? What was with the seemingly innocent touches and gestures anyway?



It bothered him to no end that they would be living together during their stay in the U.S. While it was originally supposed to just be Rin staying, it had been arranged that she have an apartment set up, fully furnished of course, for however long the case took. Since it was ONLY supposed to be Rin it was also a one bedroom apartment, which she had assured to them was not a problem.



So what? Did that mean she was sharing the same bed with that ookami? The very thought sparked his anger and made the hair on the back of his neck stand on end.



He listened to them whisper softly back and forth to each other and growled.



“Is there something the two of you would like to share?” He barked, only to immediately regret it. It wasn’t Rin’s fault he was in a shitty mood.



She looked up at him with a raised brow.



“What crawled up your ass and died?” Kouga growled out, none to happy with Sesshoumaru’s presence or how it might affect he and Rin’s relationship.



Sesshoumaru rose from the chair, tossing down the stack of photo’s and victim information.



“Not a thing, but I know your about to have a foot shoved up yours ookami.” Sesshoumaru stated threateningly.



“You think you can threaten me you stupid dog!” Kouga barked out.



Sesshoumaru lunged forward, grabbing Kouga by the throat and slamming him into the wall growling viciously.



His eyes flashed red and he felt his fangs elongate just a little. This fucking ookami had it coming.



“That’s Enough!” Rin shouted, yanking on Sesshoumaru’s arm, knowing that she couldn’t really stop him if he and Kouga decided to make it turn into a full out brawl.



Sesshoumaru released Kouga reluctantly and took a step back, glaring daggers at him.



Kouga did nothing but glare back, not willing to reach up and finger his throat or the gashes that were beginning to bleed from the puncture wounds left by Sesshoumaru’s claws digging into his throat. Kouga refused to show that sort of weakness, not in front of him.



Rin glared at Sesshoumaru and pushed him back before turning to Kouga. Yanking him down to her level she inspected the gorge marks closely. They weren’t too bad, they would heal shortly. The issue was that it shouldn’t have happened in the first place.



She ran her finger lightly across one, wincing at the hiss of pain that came from his mouth. She could see them already beginning to heal, but the blood needed to be wiped away and it wouldn’t hurt to throw some Neosporin on the cuts either.



Looking up at his face she saw him still glaring across the room at Sesshoumaru who stood there, daring Kouga to say something.



Growling Rin grabbed his chin and forced him to look at her.



“Kouga you need to go to the bathroom and clean these up, I’m sure they have some Neosporin in the lobby to.”



Looking down at her with a frown Kouga said nothing and stomped away, slamming the door to the conference room behind him.



The second Rin heard the door slam shut she wheeled on Sesshoumaru.



“What the fuck is your problem!! What makes you think you have the right to do that to him?!” she screamed, stomping forward and completely livid.



Sesshoumaru squared his eyes on her.



“What’s it to you? It was between him and me.” He answered indignantly.



Rin felt her blood pressure slam through the roof as she glared at Sesshoumaru.



“Of course I fucking care! Kouga is my partner and has been for the past six years! He’s got my back and I have his! So if you suddenly attack my partner yes Sesshoumaru! Yes! I do have a problem with it!”



Sesshoumaru remained quite, watching her scream at him. Loving the flushed look of her skin and the passion in her eyes, even if it wasn’t the kind of passion she had been looking at him with the other day.



“Is that the only reason?” He asked, watching her face carefully for any reaction.



Rin froze and looked at him in disbelief at what he was insinuating.



“Excuse me?”



Sesshoumaru took a step forward, gaining distance to her and stopped right in front of her as she glared up at him.



“Are you sleeping with him?”



Rin glared up at him defiantly.



“And what if I was? I doubt that would be any of your business.” She said coldly, clenching her jaw tightly as she glared at him.



Sesshoumaru’s eyes flashed red and she immediately wished she could have taken back that statement. Rin knew she was in trouble.



Sesshoumaru advanced on her, growling viciously, stalking her like a predator.



“None of my business?” He barked, leaning in for the kill.



“You are my business! You are mine and you have been since the first time we met. If that fucking wolf insists on getting in the way I am going to kill him without mercy.”



Grabbing onto her shoulders he slammed her none to gently against the wall, pinning her there with no chance of escape.



Rin froze as she felt his mouth descend viciously on hers in a punishing kiss. She felt all the anger melt out of her body as his tongue forced its way between her lips and into her mouth to slide against hers.



Wrapping her hands around his neck she kissed him back with equal abandon, clinging to him like a vice.



She moaned loudly as she felt his hands run up her sides possessively, touching her everywhere and anywhere he could reach.



He had fierce control over the kiss, dominating her, possessing her. She knew there was no way she could fight him even if she wanted to, the feel of him pressed up against her body, his hard one against her soft. The way his mouth possessed her, she knew he would do what he pleased and there was no way in hell she was going to even try to argue.



She shuddered against him as she felt his hands grip her ass over her jeans and hoist her up against him, wringing a loud moan out of her mouth as she felt him grind up against her. She could feel the length of him through his pants and groaned at the feel of him surging continually against her hot core.



Sesshoumaru kept her body pinned to the wall with his to free his hands before he trailed them up to the front of her shirt and tugged it open. Reaching inside her blouse he cupped her firm breast in his hand and groaned into her mouth at the feel of its weight in his palm.



Wrenching his mouth free from hers he buried his face in her cleavage, biting, kissing and licking the tops of her breasts. He hadn’t meant to go quite this far, only to show her that he was the alpha, he was the one with a claim on her and nobody was going to take her away.



The sounds of her soft moans only proceeded to spur him on, making him want her even more. He had just intended on teaching her a lesson but now he didn’t know if he was going to be able to contain himself. Every fiber of his being wanted him to throw her down onto the conference room table, scatter the stacks of papers and claim her right then and there. His youki demanded it of him, to bury himself deeply inside her body over and over again, claiming her as his while she came screaming his name to the heavens.



Mine mine mine! Was the silent mantra that kept running through his head as he yanked her bra down and latched onto her right nipple, taking it gently between his teeth and nipping it lightly only to then sooth it with his tongue. His other hand came up and stimulated Rin’s other breast, rubbing her nipple deftly between his fingers.



That’s when he heard it, the heavy footsteps heading towards the door, coming closer and closer. He growled low in his throat and relinquished his hold on Rin’s breasts, gazing at them one last time before trailing his eyes up to her face, flushed with excitement. She looked back at him gasping, her eyes were misted over with lust and desire as she gazed back at him in longing. The harsh puffs of breath escaping her kiss swollen lips caused her breasts to bounce lightly, teasing him.



It took all his will power to keep from latching back onto her. God she was his addiction.



His eye’s flickered down briefly to look at the nips and hickeys on her breasts, the possessive side of him wanting to show that she was his even if he hadn’t fully claimed her yet.



The sound of the footsteps were becoming louder and he knew if he didn’t release her soon Kouga was going to barge in, and he certainly as hell wasn’t going to allow that mangy ookami the chance to look at Rin like this, not his Rin, not ever.



Leaning in close to her he gazed straight into her eyes.



“You are mine. Don’t ever forget that.” He whispered to her before letting her slide down to the ground and taking a step back, his chest heaving from lust and the effort to control himself.



Rin looked at him surprised and startled by his sudden retreat. She suddenly heard the door handle to the conference room begin to turn and yanked her blouse closed, quickly tying the wrap around into place as she felt her face turn beat red. There was no way Kouga wasn’t going to notice that something had transpired between herself and Sesshoumaru, no amount of praying could make Kouga that clueless.



Rin jumped, startled as Sesshoumaru’s cell phone began to ring insistently, he turned around and answered it just as Kouga barged in.



Kouga could feel the tension in the air as his gaze drifted from Sesshoumaru on his cell phone and then over to Rin who stood there trying not to look guilty.



He could smell their arousal in the air and growled lowly before stalking over to the stack of papers he had been previously looking at.



Rin turned to him sadly. She wished to god she wasn’t going to end up hurting him but she knew it was far too late for that now.



“Kouga I-“



“Save it.” He stated coldly, not even bothering to look at her. “We have work to do.”



* * * * * *



Kagome Takahashi giggled as she tried to shy away from her husband and mate. She watched as he grabbed for her feet again in an attempt to tickle her, his long silver hair getting in his face, his soft puppy ears laying back in concentration, preparing to strike.



He lunged at her, landing right on top of her and began furiously tickling her. Even now it sometimes surprised her how much control he had over himself, in some ways anyway. She laughed loudly and squirmed in his embrace as his razor sharp claws continued to torment her sides. She had never really been too concerned about him accidentally hurting her. Even though those very same claws could very easily tear her to shreds she knew he never would.



She sighed as he suddenly collapsed on top of her, obviously bored of the tickle torture he had been inflicting upon her. The entire feel of his weight pressed down on her was comforting and she began to gently rub his soft dog ears, earning a low moan from him. She giggled lightly at the sound.



She had never believed in love at first sight before, at least until she met Inuyasha that is. When she first laid eyes on him her freshmen year in college she knew she would end up with him for the rest of her life, although at the time she hadn’t realized that the rest of her life was going to be for thousands of years.



Being married or, mated rather to a youkai, hanyou or not had many perks. During the mating ritual the human in a human-youkai relationship gained many of the benefits that youkai had. One of which was to share their youkai lovers lifespan. While youkai weren’t condemned to only having one lover their entire lives, once they met the one that was destined to be their mate they became totally monogamous.



The relationship was extremely different than a marriage between two humans by far. Not only would she share his life-span, but her sense of smell and sight had increased drastically. While her strength also increased it wasn’t by any severe amount, it wasn’t like she could lift a car or anything, but she was definitely strong enough to hold her own lest she be attacked by another person.



The mating process between youkai was extremely important, and that didn’t change whether it was human and youkai mating, or just simply two youkai. When youkai mated, permanently that is, they bonded their souls together. They became one, in a sense. While both individuals remained just that, individuals, they also became completely dependent on one another. It was not uncommon that if one youkai’s mate died, the youkai that lived would often die shortly after that. Not from any type of illness, but because of the sadness of loosing its mate. It was as if you lost a part of your soul that you could never get back. That’s why choosing your mate carefully was so important.



Smiling down at her mate Kagome couldn’t help but be thankful. She knew that she had given up her mortality to be with him and that when her friends and family would grow old and die, she would continue to live. While it was sad to think about and she wasn’t looking forward to that day she knew she had made the right choice, she couldn’t imagine living the rest of her life without waking up in his arms every day.



“Inuyasha.” She whispered softly, blowing gently into his ear.



She giggled as she watched it flick away from the gentle gust.



“Inuyasha we have to go. Your parents are expecting us, we can’t be late AGAIN.” She stressed, tugging lightly on his hair.



Inuyasha grumbled and rolled his head to the side letting out a mighty yawn, his longer than normal tongue stretching out and curling slightly at the end. It was one of the characteristics of an inu youkai. Despite the fact that he was half human, his dog ears, silver hair, golden eyes, claws and fangs gave him the distinct markings of a youkai. And that tongue, oh that tongue. His tongue could do amazing things. She wondered briefly if it was an Inuyasha thing or if all inu youkai were blessed with such glorious tongues. Much like a dog, Inuyasha’s tongue was longer than normal humans and slightly rougher, not that she minded of course. Oh no, that tongue had brought her pleasure on many separate occasions.



She tried to think back if she had ever seen his father or brother yawn, and wasn’t really to surprised to say she had never witnessed it.



His father Taisho, while kind, was also still very rigid and strict. His very presence demanded authority and she wondered if he meant to be that way or if he didn’t have a childish bone in his body.



Inuyasha’s brother on the other hand was a completely different story. His older brother Sesshoumaru was always stone faced and unreadable. While she had worked with him on many occasions he always unnerved her. Perhaps it was the fact that he was completely uncaring about everything and she had never scene so much as a hint of a smile on his face. He was always serious and very no nonsense.



It wasn’t necessarily that he scared her, she knew that Sesshoumaru wouldn’t hurt her, but there was just something about him that always made her nervous and jittery. He had never been rude or violent towards her in anyway but he had never really been nice to her either. He said what he had to say and that was it, nothing more. She had tried to spark up a conversation with him numerous times and he usually just answered her with a simple yes or no.



She had been pretty offended by it at first, but Inuyasha had told her not to worry about it because his brother was emotionally constipated. Sometimes she wondered if that was really the case.



He must have some type of emotion. She had to admit, he was an incredibly attractive man, and there was no way that he had never engaged in some sort of intimacy physical or otherwise.



She jumped, startled and was completely shaken out of her thought process at the feel of her mate stroking his mark on her neck lightly with his tongue.



Her body shuddered under his minstrations and she could feel him smirk against her neck as her head lulled to the side involuntarily.



“Inu-Yasha.” She moaned out softly. “Stop it we have to go.”



She heard him grumble against her neck and pull back, for the first time in his life conceding.



“All right fine! But only because I’m curious about actually meeting this Rin girl.” He muttered, getting up and yanking a t-shirt on over his head. “I didn’t get to meet her last time.”



Kagome made a face as she watched him finishing dressing.



“What Rin girl?” She asked curiously.



Inuyasha grimaced as the t-shirt caught and yanked on his ear before finally falling down and settling on his body.



“Sesshoumaru’s mate. Well, she’s gonna be I think.” He said, rubbing his ear gently between two fingers inspecting for damage.



Kagome’s jaw dropped in complete and utter shock as she stared at him bewildered.



“Sesshoumaru’s what?” she asked in disbelief. She didn’t think Sesshoumaru was capable of getting along well with anybody, let alone care enough about someone to actually make them his mate.



Inuyasha laughed loudly at the look on her face and reached out a hand to help her up off of the bed so they could leave.



“Yeah, apparently they were best friends when they were pups, before mom, dad and Sesshoumaru moved to America I mean. They haven’t seen each other for like, I dunno a hundred years or something.”



Kagome scowled at him and flicked him lightly in the ear.



“Inuyasha that’s mean don’t be an asshole.”



Inuyasha rolled his eyes as he finished yanking on his sneakers.



“Yeah well, apparently she’s over here and their working on some murder case together. I’m actually surprised she’s even talking to the bastard anyway. From what I understand when I went over there with him to look for her she cussed him out and sent him packing with his tail between his legs.”



Kagome looked at him in disbelief, following him out of their apartment.



“No way. I don’t believe it. I can’t picture anybody doing that to your brother. Let alone some demoness.”



Inuyasha looked at her strangely as he locked the door behind them.



“What are you talking about? Rin’s not a youkai, she’s a human.”



For the first time in her twenty four years Kagome was speechless.



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Rin sat nervously in the car beside Sesshoumaru as he drove them to his parents’ house for dinner. When they had talked to him on the phone earlier and found out she was there they had insisted on her coming over for dinner that night. Rin couldn’t help but feel a little apprehensive about the visit.



Sesshoumaru watched Rin squirm in the seat next to him and bit back a laugh.

*Same old Rin*



Raising a brow he looked at her trying not to smirk.



“Rin, what is the problem?”



She immediately stopped squirming and turned to look at him, twiddling her thumbs together.



“Well its just that….I dunno I just. I haven’t seen your parents in a really long time. I’m not sure how I’m supposed to act.”



She sighed, rubbing her arm.



“You think its stupid don’t you?” She asked.



Sesshoumaru pulled into the driveway and parked his black BMW. Turning to Rin he smiled gently at her.



“No Rin, I don’t think it’s stupid. Just remember my family has always loved you. You don’t have to be anything other than yourself.” He said softly, reaching over and kissing her gently on the forehead. He let his hand linger on her cheek a moment longer before pulling it back.



*and so do I*



Stepping out of the car he waited patiently for her to gather her nerve and get out and follow him into the house.



Rin followed him inside the house with growing apprehension. Maybe this wasn’t the brightest idea. It had been such a long time, would they even remember her?



Stepping inside the foyer, she followed closely behind him until they reached the living room. All around the house were pictures, dozens of pictures of the family framed on the walls. There were paintings and statues all over, it almost looked like a museum, but despite all that, she could immediately feel the warm, loving presence that resided in the house where Sesshoumaru had grown up. It was so much different than her own childhood.



Rin nearly jumped out of her skin when she heard her name being called but failed to see the person whom the voice belonged to. Stepping in front of Sesshoumaru she gasped.



Izayoi Takahashi stood there with her hands to her mouth fighting back tears as she gazed at Rin. Her jet black hair hung down in gentle waves that seemed to frame her slim body, and the happiness in her eyes shown through like a beacon.



She was exactly as Rin remembered her.



Izayoi ran forward trying desperately not to cry and hugged Rin as tightly as she could.



Startled, Rin stiffened up before relaxing in Izayoi’s motherly embrace. It was still the same as it had been all those years ago, she still felt the same warmth and love radiating off of the woman as she had when she was a child.



“Oh my god Rin, it’s so good to see you!”



Pulling back and wiping the tears from her eyes Izayoi looked her up and down.



“Goodness what a beautiful woman you’ve become! You sweet girl! I’ve missed you so much!”



Latching on to Rin for another hug Rin felt tears prickling at the back of her eyelids. It had been so long since she was embraced like this, like a loving mother would embrace her daughter.



“I’ve missed you to.” Rin whispered back, hugging Izayoi tightly.



Both women ignored the throat being cleared behind them as they continued to hug.



“You know, it’s really not fare that after all this time I finally get to see my daughter again and you’re hogging her Izayoi.”



Both women turned and looked and Rin broke out into a grin when she saw Taisho, all feelings of nervousness and apprehension completely gone.



He hadn’t changed a bit either. His features, his attitude, everything about Taisho were the same as it had been when she was a little girl. His long silver hair was still being held back in a high pony tail and he still seemed just as big and loving as he had been.



“What are you staring at? Come give your old man a hug.” Taisho said, a big grin having broken out on his face.



Rushing forward, Rin slammed into his embrace. This, this is what it felt like to have parents who cared. Parents who loved and wanted the best for you. This was a part of her childhood she didn’t think she would ever be willing to forget, not anymore.



“All right all right, stand back and let me take a look at you.” Taisho said, setting Rin down and leading her around in a circle like a ballerina much like he used to do when she was younger.



“Yep, I must say. You have grown into an exquisite beauty.”



Rin blushed brightly at his words. “Don’t be ridiculous. I mean I know I’m not ugly but you’re going a little over board.”



Taisho laughed loudly.



“Don’t be ridiculous Rin my father is absolutely right for once. You have grown into a beautiful woman.” Sesshoumaru said softly from behind her making her blush even more fiercely.



“Hah, for once words coming from Sesshoumaru’s mouth aren’t dripping with venom but with honey, I never thought I would see the day.”



The two youkai men and two human women turned to see Inuyasha sitting on the smooth leather couch comfortably, smirking at Sesshoumaru. Turning his head he looked at his mate as she walked back into the room with a drink in her hand.



“Don’t you think so Kagome?” Inuyasha asked.



Kagome ducked her head down slightly, not at all wanting to be in the middle of a possible fist fight.



Sighing she replied. “No offense Sesshoumaru but it is a little weird.”



Before Sesshoumaru could retort Rin laughed loudly, brushing past Taisho she walked over to stand in front of Inuyasha.



“Let me guess, you must be the unborn baby huh? I remember when you didn’t exist, this isn’t an improvement, in fact I’d say it was a step backwards. Mom what were you thinking?”



Taisho burst out laughing as Kagome stared at him in shock.



She had never in her life seen Inu Taisho laugh like that, let alone have a constant grin on his face.



Inuyasha looked at Rin shocked. He didn’t have the faintest idea what type of women his brother was into and he had only heard little bits about Rin from his parents here and there. He didn’t expect Sesshoumaru to like a firecracker, a woman that followed his every command he could see. A woman the defied his every command, that had never seemed plausible.



Perhaps that was the very reason Inuyasha decided at that moment that he liked her. Any woman who could dish it out as well as she could take it was alright in his book. Besides, he knew how deeply Sesshoumaru cared about the woman in front of him and Sesshoumaru didn’t care about anyone. There was obviously something special about her.



“Keh.” Was Inuyasha’s only reply.



“Looks like you’ve been silenced by a woman little brother. Now THAT, is something I never thought possible.” Sesshoumaru said loudly with just a hint of smile on his face.



Seeing this, Inuyasha knew that this Rin girl was going to bring a whole nother Sesshoumaru out into the open, a Sesshoumaru that was happy.



Inuyasha smiled to himself, happiness was something he knew Sesshoumaru deserved and he hoped Rin did just that.



* * * * * * *



Inuyasha grumbled as he marched down the street on an emergency run of Hagen Daaz for his mother.



During his parents little reunion with Rin they found that while Izayoi did make a cake she had completely forgotten to pick up ice cream in her excitement.



“Oh yeah, they have a party and when they forget something who’s gotta go get it? I do! Inuyasha has to pick it up! What am I a pack mule?!” He complained out loud to himself.



In his desire to avoid traffic he had decided to walk to the store and get some fresh air and silence away from the bantering of all the estrogen in his parents house. Grumbling to himself he leapt up and began to run from roof to roof, ignoring the little voice in his head that said he shouldn’t really be running on top of the neighbors roofs lest one of them be in desperate need of being redone. He did not want to relive the experience of falling through the Henderson’s roof and landing on top of their dinning room table, and while they were eating no less! He didn’t think he would ever really be able to forget that little incident. He ended up spending two months rent on fixing and re-shingling their roof.



Hoping down from the roof tops as he neared the “Quick Stop and Shop” he slowed to a walk not wishing to startle anyone.



Inuyasha froze as the rancid scent of death hit his nose as he passed an alleyway that trailed behind a bunch of abandoned factories and run down houses.



After years of harsh training he knew not to just run into the darkness after someone no matter how good his youkai vision was.



Pulling his gun out of the holster at his hip he approached slowly, making sure to stay completely silent. He could feel his heart beating steadily in his chest and he listened intently, waiting for any sound of movement or hushed whisper.



Backing up against the wall of the alley he brought his gun up to his chest letting his nose lead the way. He could smell death and something else, something he couldn’t quite put his finger on.



“Hello? Is anyone there!?” Inuyasha asked loud and clear in case there was someone who was in need of assistance and not just a corpse.



“My name is Takahashi I’m with the CIA! If there is anyone there come out with your hands up!”



That’s when he heard it, a wheezing sound and a harsh coughing.



There was definitely someone alive back there and from the sounds of it they were on the brink of death.



He heard the coughing again and could very clearly make out the sound of their struggled gasping breath, almost as if their lungs were filling themselves up with liquid.



Taking the safety off of his gun he approached at a quicker pace.



“Hello!” he shouted one last time, and that’s when he heard the voice of a woman, her soft voice struggling to form words.



“Help.”



Shoving his gun back into his holster he surged forward, he had to find this woman and soon. If he found her he could at least call the ambulance and try and save her life, if she wasn’t to far gone now anyway.



About halfway down the alleyway he could begin to make out the form of a woman, hunched over on the ground leaning against a dumpster.



Grabbing a hold of the woman he could feel how cold her skin was and knew she wasn’t going to last much longer. He could see how bruised and battered her body was, he could feel the blood that had long since dried on her skin but what confused him was that it didn’t smell like blood, it smelled like…..



“Jesus Christ!”



Yanking out his cell phone he quickly dialed 911.



“I need an ambulance unit to the alley in front of the Quick Stop and Shop on 41st and 3rd immediately, I’ve got a rape victim here, severely injured, female. Looks to be around the age of-“



“Pp…please” The woman choked out, grabbing onto Inuyasha’s wrist with more strength than he thought she could have at the moment.



“Hold on, hold on a minute the ambulance will be here in a minute.” He told her quickly, trying to get back to speaking with the police operator.



“No!” The woman whispered desperately, tugging on his arm.



“You’ve got to- you’ve got to listen to me.” She whimpered, struggling to speak.



Putting down the phone Inuyasha looked at the woman closely for the first time and really looked.



His heart stopped for a moment when he saw her face. Her black hair and deep brown eyes, Jesus Christ she looked just like Kagome. Her facial features and bone structure was so similar it left him with a cold, eerie feeling.



“He’s, he’s got it.” She stuttered. “He’s got it and he’s going, he’s going to-“ She gasped, wheezing out a painful breath.



“What? Who is he? What does he have?” Inuyasha asked, concentrating on her intently, clinging to her.



“Tell me what happened.” He whispered, locking his eyes with her’s, eyes that looked identical to his wife’s.



“The Jewel,” She panted out desperately.



“He’s going to use it, he, he already has it but father doesn’t know, he doesn’t.” The woman gasped again before breaking into a coughing fit.



“What Jewel? What are you trying to tell me?” Inuyasha asked desperately as he watched the woman in his arms start to fade.



“He wants the miko, the other me….he wants….”



*I don’t understand! Who is he?*



Inuyasha could see her eyes starting to glaze over and he shook the young woman in his arms.



“No, no, stay with me! Please stay with me come on!”



She blinked a couple times, trying to concentrate on him.



“You look just like him, like my…”



Inuyasha felt dread clamp down hard on him as she struggled to keep her eyes open.



“Come on! Stay with me, come on!” Inuyasha shouted at her.



“The man with the girls, the little girls he doesn’t have it’s his older, his little girls…….its not them….its the other one….his girl, his little one. He has to do it….to keep me…..he likes it, he likes them, he did it to his girl, he’s…..”



With one last struggling breath the woman finally faded into death, her eyes closing one final time before her body gave out.



“No!” Inuyasha shouted. “Come back NO!”



He laid her down and stood up pacing desperately.



“NO NO NO! Fuck! Where is that fucking ambulance!!” He screamed, kicking the dumpster next to the dead woman with all his strength, needing to take his anger out on something.



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Authors note:





Alright everyone! I just wanted to say Happy Holidays! Hope you all enjoy this new chapter. I really appreciate the reviews and if you have any questions about the fic (that won’t give away the rest of the story) I will begin to answer those in the beginning of each chapter before the chap Starts. I was really happy with the turnout of reviews so this time I ask for ten! Ten whole reviews before I update again and I promise after that I won’t demand reviews but they are greatly appreciated. Hope you all enjoy this chapter and I should be updating soon!



Thanks a lot for the people who do update, and those of you that don’t you should start! And if anyone has any requests of something they would like to see or be included in the fic or any idea’s they would like to toss at me I would be glad to try and accommodate you. After all, this is a fanfiction by the fans for the fans.



Much love!

-Elspiegelo.