Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha
To achive justice or fall in love?
Chapter 1: First Impressions
"Stupid shoe… where the fuck are you!?" Kagome Higurashi chanted to herself as she desperately emptied the bottom of her closet.
She a 23 year old girl, who just graduated from law school, who had bought a perfect black skirt suit, was going to be late for her first day at work because of a missing shoe!
"There you are you little…" Knock on the door
"Kagome get your lazy ass out of this apartment or so help me God I will…"
Kagome grabbed the high heel shoe from a dark corner of her closet, skipped as she put it on, grabbed her briefcase and dashed out the door to meet a very pissed Sango.
"Why is it so difficult for you to be out the door by 7:30!" Sango whined
"I have some closet arrangement issues!"
"Yeah right you messy girl, come on let's get out of here before we get fired on our first day for being late!"
They arrived at an enormous building in the middle of Tokyo. Lots of other people were coming in and out the revolving doors with coffee, newspapers, briefcases and pastry.
Kagome was in awe, she had been coming to this place since she was a little girl. It is her mother's defense attorney law firm and today she was coming to work, not to play, not to serve coffee and definitely not to take messages, she was actually going to work as an attorney and hopefully defend an innocent person, or so she thought.
She believes in justice, and in doing what's right. Her mother told her that after being a prosecutor for so long she realized that the Japanese Government gave their suspects no legal aid before they were charged and after they were, they get a lousy defense attorney who doesn't really care for his/her client and therefore trials were not fair. So she decided to create the Higurashi & Associates Defense Attorney Law Firm.
"Earth to Kagome"
She heard Sango say to pull her out of her revere, but she didn't move so Sango grabbed her arm forcing her to walk.
"What part of ´we are late´ don't you realize!"
Kagome chuckled. Sango the disciplined one, if it weren't for her Kagome was sure she wouldn't have survived college.
"Thank you Sango, you're always looking out for me"
Sango stared at her with a confused expression and then felt Kagome's forehead.
"No, no fever, I'm guessing butterflies?"
"Shut up" Kagome said stepping away from Sango.
"Ah come on! Admit it you're ´pee in you're pants´ kind of nervous"
"It's my first day I don't want to mess it up!"
"OUR first day my dear and you'll be fine. Just chill out. SHIT the elevator MOVE!" Kagome had no time to speak because Sango grabbed her again and dashed with her towards the elevator.
"HOLD IT!!!" Sango yelled.
A tall young man moved his hand in front of the sensors in order to re-open the doors. Sadly Sango and Kagome couldn't stop in time as they jumped in Kagome grabbed the rail of the elevator and stopped herself. Sango on the other hand wasn't so lucky, she went straight in hitting something warm and firm. Just then the elevator doors closed.
"Are you alright miss?" The guy said. Sango looked up to see her cushion's face, and boy was he handsome. At that precise moment Kagome saw Sango's cheeks turn light pink.
"Yeah… I'm fine" she stuttered while stepping away from the guy's personal space very slowly.
"Thank you" she said with a bashful smile. She hadn't left his space in time for a curios hand groped her ass.
"Ah you are most welcome my beautiful lady…"
SLAP
"YOU PERVERT!" Sango pressed button's 7 and 9
Kagome almost chocked while trying to suppress her laughter. That's what happens when you jump in front of a guy, let him have a free fell of your boobs, blush, and the move away slowly. She should have known better.
"What the hell are you smiling about?!"
"Easy Sango, I wasn't ..." Doors opened
"Saved by the bell" Sango hissed at her friend.
"See you for lunch!" Kagome merrily said as if she hadn't been warned
"Yeah, yeah" Sango waved her hand as dismissing her.
They work together in the same building but Sango majored in forensic science so she works in the labs of the firm examining the evidence on floor 7.
Mean while our beautiful Kagome was left alone inside the elevator with the perv. Though her thoughts and worries of her first day took control of her mind and she forgot were she was. She started fidgeting, he noticed and said
"It'll be alright"
"What?" he definitely caught her off guard.
"What ever it is you're nervous about, it'll be alright" he reassured
Kagome eyed him suspiciously, his eyes were sad yet he has a smile on his lips.
"Thanks... um.."
"Miroku" he stated
"Thank you Miroku"
The doors of the elevator flew open and then he slipped her a card.
"Please give this to your friend"
Kagome laughed. " Are you sure?"
"Why not!" and then the doors closed
Kagome kept laughing until…
"Miss Higurashi!" She froze. She turned to see the owner of that angry /cocky voice, she met a pair of blue glaring eyes.
"The meeting is about to start, get a move on!"
"Yes Kouga, nice to see you too…" She hissed
"Hey! It's not.."
"Kagome, come" Mrs. Higurashi said as she led Kagome and Kouga into the conference room.
The room was very large, there was a gigantic round table and about 11 other people staring at her all in black business suits, it almost looked like a funeral. Well it could be her funeral if she spoke out of line.
Her mother stepped in first, Kagome and Kouga followed.
"So everyone, this is our new defense attorney, my daughter Kagome" Mrs. Higurashi said as she tilted her head so Kagome will step forward.
"Hello, nice to meet you all" Now the butterflies and nervousness in general were unbearable.
"Ok let's all take our places and discuss the new assignments."
At that moment a petite girl came running with a very thick folder and said: "Mrs. Higurashi pardon the intrusion this just arrived" she panted and handed the folder to her boss.
"I see…" Mrs. Higurashi said as she flipped the pages inside.
"Thank you Rin." Rin took this as her cue to leave, she bowed and left with the same speed as she entered the room.
Every person in the conference room was curios to see what case was inside that folder. It all stayed quiet until
"Ok, now. I decided to this pro bono work" Mrs. Higurashi stated "I have a really big case right now so will anyone be interested in working this one?"
"Excuse me Mrs. Higurashi" One of the lawyers spoke "What is this person being charged of?"
"First Degree Murder, seven victims" she stated as if it were nothing.
Everyone stayed quiet, murder cases, especially first degree murder charges were really a handful since if proven guilty the out come will be the death penalty or life imprisonment. And besides this was pro bono so you couldn't expect them to volunteer right away.
"Why is it pro bono?" another lawyer asked
"Well... a young man came to my office yesterday desperate because his best friend is being charged with the murder of seven persons and he is innocent, though he told me he is no saint it was definitely not him. It appears he is being framed by some powerful mob leader named Naraku. Then he told me they had no money and therefore his friend will end up executed if I didn't help." The other attorneys kept quiet, Kagome on the other hand was restless.
How can this be! An innocent person is going to get hanged if we don't help him and everyone is so quiet and calm! I can't take this…
"Excuse me mother" everyone eyed her suspiciously, she froze for a second ´someone is going to die and he may be innocent´ she gathered courage again and spoke: "I will take it" silence
´Why isn't anyone talking…' Kagome was now very nervous, that was it, it had become her funeral as expected.
Mrs. Higurashi stared at her daughter in shock "Kagome this is not easy, I believe that it is too much for you to handle as your first solo case, after all you just got out of college" That struck Kagome's pride. She never accepted other people to tell her what she was able or unable to do.
"But I've done lots of trials, though I was just a student I got a lot of experience and I believe I'm capable of handling this one, please let me do it"
Mrs. Higurashi kept quiet, she just opened the folder and read out loud.
"Takahashi, Inuyasha
Criminal record:
Age 14: Shoplifting
Age 15: Street fight, victim hospitalized for 4 months
Age 17: Violent acts
Age 22: Violent acts, public exposure
Age 25: First degree murder charge, victims apparently slashed with his claws"
Kagome gasped 'what the hell is wrong with this guy?'
"Now do you still want to defend him?"
"This may sound silly mother, but his first offenses weren't that serious, but his last offense is way out of proportion, I feel something is off"
"That's why I accepted to help, his friend forgot this file yesterday so he came over today and delivered it in hope one of our members decided to take it, I believe his name is Miroku.."
Kagome smirked at the memory of Sango's incident with Miroku. Then she remembered his eyes. 'That's why he looked sad!'
"Well then Kagome if you want to have this case you can take it, though not alone, Kouga will be your helper."
Kouga jumped at this and stuttered "Bu… but.."
"No 'Buts', this is final you may have another case of your own, but if Kagome needs help I want you to be there for her."
Kouga just nodded defeated.
Kagome was at her office when she saw that petite girl rush inside
"Hello Miss Higurashi, my name is Rin , I heard you were going to defend Mr. Takahashi"
"Yes and please call me Kagome" she wondered why the girl looked so agitated
"I must tell you that for your own safety don't do it, it's dangerous he is involved with very powerful and heartless men!"
"Where did you get this information…" a knock on the door interrupted her. She looked up to see Sango with a smile on her face
"12:30!! Food Time!! Sango chirped
"Sango wait just a second .." she turned to Rin who was no longer there. Kagome looked confused
"What's the matter Kagome?"
"Did you see where that girl went?"
"What girl?" Now it was Sango's turn to look confused
"Never mind, where do you want to go?"
"Anywhere I'm starving!"
"Jajajajaja , Chinese?"
"Excellent!"
Kagome knew the procedure to meet with her client, he or she will be waiting in the interrogation room, she would enter, discuss the case, hear the client's version, leave. Simple. Too simple to be true.
There she stood in front of the interrogation room door 'focus, breathe, yeah breathing is good'
"Are you alright miss? A guard asked
"Yeah I'm fine, thank you" with that she turned the knob on the door, entered the room and stoped in her tracks as a pair of piercing amber eyes examined her every move. 'Oh my God he's gorgeous! Ok Kagome he IS your CLIENT, a possible murderer too, focus get a grip or…'
"Who the fuck are you?" he demanded removing her form her thoughts. His voice was filled with annoyance.
"I'm Kagome Higurashi, you're defense attorney" She struck her hand in front of his face inches away from his nose. He glared at the hand and once again examined her from head to toe.
"keh, this is not funny, I have no time for jokes"
"What do you mean?" Kagome stated a little hurt form his tone and words.
"I mean…" he sighed " look at the incompetent little girl I get to save my neck" he said in a bored tone.
"HEY WAIT A MINUTE WHO ARE YOU CALLING INCOMPETENT?!"
"Someone who can't even wear the same pair of shoes, didn't you notice? One is blue" he stated as a smirk appeared on his face.
Kagome turned tomato red remembering her quest in the morning for her BLACK shoe, stupid dark closets and silly me buying 2x1 shoes the same style one pair for this suit in black and the exact copy in navy blue! 'ok Earth open un and swallow me! Please! Please!'
"Are you still here? The exit is over there you know" he said again in his bored tone though with a smirk on his face.
"What are you talking about? I'm your defense attorney like it or not I'm going to help you, but you must work with me" Kagome said still blushing from her previous embarrassment.
Silence
Kagome took it as acceptance an sat across the silvered-haired hanyou. Poor innocent girl.
She opened the file and started flipping the pages when a strong clawed hand grabbed her wrist. She gasped and looked directly into the hanyou's eyes
"So… what does 'work with me' imply?" he said in a husky sexy voice.
"WHAT ARE YOU THINKING THAT´S SEXUAL HARASSMENT" Kagome shouted while blushing madly.
"What's another felony anyway I already face the death penalty might as well enjoy my remaining time, don't you agree?"
"LET GO! YOU SICK PRICK!" Kagome stood up
"See, I know you fear me I can smell it. And if you are afraid of me you can't trust me, if you don't trust me how on earth are you planning to defend me you clueless girl!"
He was testing her, how silly of her to fall in his trap.
"Well I…" Kagome looked down at her mismatched shoes trying to find the right words
"Just get out" he hissed turning his back on her
She looked up "But…"
"GET OUT!" He screamed exasperated. At that moment the guards came in and tackled him to the floor though he kept screaming since Kagome didn't move
"GET THE FUCK OUT!!!"
Kagome ran out of the interrogation room and out of the precinct
She arrived home, what a terrible way to start her first case. Her client didn't trust her, sure how could he, she was afraid of him.
She dropped the briefcase right beside the door, she closed it and looked inside her apartment and there it was. The little ass shoe on top of a pile of other shoes. She laughed. Who would not consider her incompetent, maybe her mother was right, this case was far from easy. Too many thoughts crossed her mind, so she decided a nice hot bath will ease her stress, it always did.
As she lay in her tub, water beneath her chin she remembered his amber eyes and his words
"See, I know you fear me I can smell it. And if you are afraid of me you can't trust me, if you don't trust me how on earth are you planning to defend me you clueless girl!" his eyes, she now remembered seeing their desperation, fear, and hurt. A cold blooded murderer couldn't have those eyes right??
He woke up to the smell of blood invading his sensible nose.
Where was he?
What's this? Water? No it's to thick, this is blood. Fuck his head hurt. Sirens.
'Ok get up! Shit nothing is responding
Get up! Useless
"HANDS IN THE AIR" an officer shouted
What? What did I do?
"GET UP YOU SAVAGE!"
I'm being dragged….. what the fuck happened?
His blurry vision focused on the seven bodies that laid in pools of blood. He looked down his hands. His claws were stained with blood, though it was not his.
TO BE CONTINUED…..
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Author's Notes: Please forgive my grammar and spelling. English is not my first language
Oh yeah and in Japan they do have the death penalty, 'hanged by the neck until dead' if anyone is wondering.