By: Estevan Rios
E-Mail: EVL5011@yahoo.com
The Characters from the InuYasha series are property of Rumiko Takahashi. I did not create those characters, and I in no way make any profit from writing this fan fiction.
Note! I got the idea for this story from watching episode 11, and I thought to myself "Why didn't anybody investigate the disappearance of all those people…" I then wrote this. It's original, because nobody has written anything like it.
Chapter 1: The Agency
InuYasha and Kagome both looked at the Shikkon shard that the Noh mask possessed. Kagome picked up the shard and put it into the small glass vial and put it away. Kagome jumped onto InuYasha's back and the two left the construction site. Unknown to the two, a dark clothed male stood on the roof of a nearby building. The male quickly snapped some pictures with a powerful Government Issue camera. The mans face remained concealed with a dark mask; he quietly muttered…
"Now I got you." He put the camera into a small metallic case on his back. He then pressed a small button on his wristwatch and disappeared; the door on the roof of the building opened and closed.
Night quickly turned into day and a man sat in front of laptop. The screen read: B.P.P", the shadowy figure was from the Bureau of Paranormal Phenomenon. The agency investigated the various occurrences and phenomenon; the man uploaded his pictures in the computer. Kagomes face was scanned and recognized; yet InuYasha's wasn't. The lights remained off in the room and hid his face. He wrote Kagomes address on a sheet of paper and quietly said to himself…
"I'll see you in a few hours…" he muttered the rest of what he said and stood up from his chair. He walked over to the wall of his dark apartment and moved a picture frame. Behind the frame was a keypad; he entered a six number code and turned around. The floor shook for a second and rose a few feet into the air. He approached the large square case and opened a panel in front of him. He reached in and pulled out a .45 semi-automatic weapon, many clips of ammunition, a pair of heat/night vision goggles, some flash/bang grenades, and a retractable baton. He put the items in his metallic backpack and closed it; he then heard his computer make a sound alerting him of something. He quickly ran over to and saw InuYasha's face; the computer gave him detailed information about the legend of InuYasha. He sat back down and researched a large amount of information on both InuYasha and Kagome. The computer screen showed strange energy emitting from somewhere on Kagome's property. He laughed in disbelief and closed the laptop, and left the apartment, but not before using his watch to cloak him again. The mysterious man disappeared again, this time though he headed to Kagome's residence.
Kagome got out of bed and noticed that the time was 7:30 in the morning. She took a quick shower, relieved that the Noh mask had been destroyed. She had no clue that the mysterious man was approaching her home. She finished her bath and got dressed. She immediately went down stairs, and walked into the kitchen. Kagome sat down at the kitchen table ready to eat breakfast. Sota then appeared and asked if she retrieved the shikkon jewel from the Noh mask. She nodded and then turned her head to her mother, which started serving breakfast. They quickly devoured the food, and once Kagome finished she grabbed some instant noodles and candy bars for Shippo and InuYasha. She was about to make her way to the well, when the front doorbell rang. She set her backpack on the floor and went to answer the door. She walked over to the door and asked who it was…
"Police" replied the person on the other side of the door. Kagome wondered what could be wrong and opened the door. The officer stood in front of her; he was dressed in a dark blue uniform. He immediately recognized her from the pictures he had taken that night. He pretended not to know her, and asked her for her name.
"My name is Kagome, did I do something wrong?" she asked.
"I'm not sure…Oh, I'm sorry, my name is Kenshi. I'm investigating the disappearance of many people last night. Some witnesses saw you and another person last night." Kagome grew a bit nervous when he said this, and wondered how anybody could've seen her last night. She and InuYasha both got home by jumping from roof to roof. He noticed the concerned look she gave when he asked her this and asked her another series of questions.
"Many good officers disappeared last night when some strange "creature" appeared, and all the evidence I've gathered leads me here. Would you happen to know anything about this?" he asked.
Kagome denied knowing anything and felt quite guilty, since it was the shikkon jewel shard that awakened the mask.
"No, I'm sorry I don't know anything. Sorry I can't help, you must have the wrong person." Answered Kagome. Kenshi knew he had the right person. "What could she be hiding?" he wondered. "I have one more question…" the officer pulled out the photograph he had taken and handed it to Kagome. She looked at the photo and saw her and InuYasha in it; she felt her heart stop upon seeing the picture.
"That's not me." She quickly replied. Kagome handed the picture back and told the officer that she had to go. He nodded his head and let her go; he now knew that he had the right person. He quickly ran to behind the house and scaled the wall. Once he landed on the ground he saw her look around and quickly ran into a small building. He hid in the shadows and once again pressed the button on his wristwatch. His police uniform disappeared and his black clothing reappeared; he had some advanced camouflage technology. He pressed the small button again and disappeared; he then ran towards the small house that Kagome entered. Kagome was oblivious that the man was following behind her, and was watching her every move. He thought it strange when she looked down the well and jumped in. He ran towards the well and looked inside, and noticed a strange white light appear as she approached the bottom. He grew intrigued by this and also jumped in. He approached the light and noticed himself entering into a strange light. He had no idea that he was now headed towards the feudal era.
InuYasha stood over the well and instantly smelled Kagomes scent. He eagerly waited for her to climb out; once she climbed out he greeted her and they both walked towards the village. Kagome stopped and turned back to the well and walked over to it. InuYasha rolled his eyes and followed her back to the well.
"What's wrong Kagome?" asked an impatient InuYasha. Kagome looked down the well and noticed the white light reappear again. "That's strange." She thought to herself. InuYasha looked into the well and noticed the light too. The two looked inside, but saw nothing.
"Something's strange…" muttered InuYasha." There's nothing down there, but I smell someone nearby.
The B.P.P. agent emerged from the well and noticed light coming from above. He also caught two people looking down the well. He knew that they couldn't see him, but felt nervous that the two were looking down. InuYasha and Kagome ignored the gut reaction and continued on to the Kaede's village.
The agent waited five-minutes before climbing out of the well. Once out, he noticed that the house was gone, and so was the entire neighborhood. He reached for a radio and called his H.Q., but got static on the device.
"Sh**! where the hell am I?" he thought to himself. He looked at the ground and caught two sets of footprints. The agent looked around and made sure that nobody was around. He then proceeded to follow the tracks, not knowing what was in store for him. He checked the device on his wrist and made sure that its power was still full. He kneeled down and uncloaked himself; he immediately rechecked his supplies. Once he did this he continued tracking the two people, he was certain one was Kagome. The other though, he wasn't so sure about. The male reactivated the cloak, and walked into the forest and resumed his investigation.
3-10-2004
That concludes the first chapter of After the Noh Mask.
I hope that you enjoyed reading it, as much as I enjoyed writing it. As always feel free to write to me with any comments or questions that you may have.