A/N: I am so sorry! It was really hectic at the end of the school year, but I'm on vacation now! I should be updating on the normal schedule. Exactly five reviews. You guys are good!

When Becca got back to the shrine, she was attacked by Souta. "Can I go with you? Please?" He begged.

"Sorry Souta. You have to stay here and keep Jii-chan in line. Maybe during summer vacation." Becca allowed.

"Okay…Do you think Kagome is gonna be okay?" Souta asked.

"I don't know Souta. I haven't even fully grasped it. I don't know how long it's going to take for your sister to let it sink in. Your Mom and I are hoping she'll feel better in a different place. Hey, I've got to make a couple of phone calls that I want to get over with. Can you give me a yell when everyone else gets here?" Becca asked. Souta nodded and Becca walked into the house to call up the school department to tell them everyone was coming back and that the records for them plus Kagome would be sent today. She dialed the number and waited for someone to pick up. "Hey Ms. Allard, It's Becca Frueh." It was a good thing that her mom had been a secretary for the school department because Becca still had connections.

Kagome sat on her bed amidst her luggage, looking at a picture of the Inu-gumi. It was taken a week after the defeat of Naraku. Yeah, they were all banged up and bruised, but they were happy. Kagome had wondered why Kouga had known how to use the camera. It seemed so long ago.

Kagome didn't know she was crying until a pair of arms wrapped around her. "Shhhh…Kagome-chan…It's okay. You're okay." Becca said, hugging Kagome tightly. With one hand, she gently took the picture from Kagome. The miko started to sob. "Kagome, honey, Inuyasha wouldn't want you to fall apart like this. You're going to see him again, I promise. I swear I'll pull whatever strings I need to in order to find him." Becca assured her, hugging her tightly. "Then, we'll kick Inuyasha's ass, just to make you feel better." That earned a small laugh. "Do you think you can leave? Maybe we can hold off for an hour or so." Becca offered.

"No! I couldn't stop you guys from going back! We should leave!" Kagome exclaimed, getting up and picking up her overnight bag.

"Okay then. Let's go downstairs and open the portal!" Becca trumpeted, grabbing Kagome's hand and leading her downstairs. There, all magickal beings, including Kagome, joined hands while three of them recited the spell to open the portal.

"Gatekeeper that rules from space and time

Open the portal while the bells still chime

So I can return to the home that is mine."

A nexus of blue energy appeared before them, getting steadily larger. When it finally stopped, they were looking at a room, a kitchen. "All right, one at a time guys. Make it quick!" Becca ordered, snapping the others out of their awe. Chris went first, followed by Ashley.

An hour later….

They had given the tour, unpacked, and then Kagome had crashed. Now she was sound asleep, and mostly everyone had gone to visit their parents. Becca was the only one to stay behind. So, while Kagome slept, Becca decided she had to set something straight. She wrote a note to Kagome, telling her she would be home soon and to stay in the building. She had then gotten into her car and headed to the office building that she thought of as work.

Parking her car, she walked into the building and up to the second floor. "Is Carl in the board room?" Becca asked the secretary sitting at the front desk.

"Yes, but he's not to be disturbed!" the small woman called after Becca as she kept walking.

"Newbie." Becca scoffed, striding down the hallway and bursting into the board room where a brown-haired man, appearing to be in his late thirties looked up. Upon seeing Becca, his face broke into a wide smile.

"Becca! How's my favorite hunter?"

"Carl, cut the crap. I'm not doing another case for at least another week. I just got back from doing that in Japan." Becca said firmly, crossing her arms over her chest.

"Ah yes, I must compliment you on a fine job defeating Akagi, even though I'm a bout five hundred years too late." Came an oddly calm male voice from behind her. Becca whirled around to find none other than Sesshoumaru sitting in one of the chairs in front of Carl's desk.

"Great! Now I can pester the both of you about where to find Inuyasha and Kyoinu." Becca spat, leaning against the desk.

"I assure you that I have not seen my baka brothers in at least two centuries." Sesshoumaru calmly replied.

"Now I know that's a crock, Fluffy, because you wouldn't have given Kouga orders to stay away from us. You know as well as I do that he can't keep his mouth shut. How he hadn't found me before, I have no clue. WHERE ARE THEY?" Becca screamed at him, pinning both men with a formidable glare. They both refused to answer, deftly meeting her eyes. "Damn youkai lords. Okay, you won't talk? Fine! I want a new case on my desk by next Monday night. I'll probably be late because I have this history class sit-in for college for next year. They want me to check it out so I can see if I want to go there for my major. And what's up with the new secretary?" Becca asked suddenly.

"Sandra? Maggie switched shifts, so now we have Sandra." Carl explained.

"Great. So now I have to train her, am I right?" Becca demanded.

"'Fraid so." Carl said. Becca heaved a sigh.

"Great. Schedule it for next weekend. I'll see if I can fit in between hunting, high school, and consoling a certain miko." Becca snapped, pinning Sesshoumaru with another glare. Carl nodded while Sesshoumaru glared right back with those golden orbs.

"Fine. I'm going to go and see if Paul hasn't completely destroyed my office. I swear, the guy's a walking time-bomb." Becca said, rolling her eyes and walking out of the door.

"Bye Carl, Lord Fluffy." She called over her shoulder. She missed the knowing glance the two shared, along with a grin.

'This is what happens when I kill a youkai for revenge. Word gets out that I killed a youkai that had been wanted for months single-handedly, and BOOM! Now I have a job for one of the richest youkai in America, hunting youkai as a detective. What a wonderful job for an eighteen year old high school student.' Becca thought bitterly as she neared Sandra's desk. The poor woman looked like she was about ready to burst into tears.

Becca heaved a sigh and walked up to the desk, leaning on it and looking straight at the timid woman. "Hey, I'm Becca Frueh. I'm sorry about that. I've had a crappy week, and Carl should have been expecting me and given you fair warning. I'm just straight up bitchy today." Becca said apologetically.

"Sandra D-D-Davis." The small woman stuttered out.

"Nice to meet you, Sandra. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go and check if my office hasn't been blown to bits yet." Becca said, walking down another hallway to her office.

Cracking the door open slightly, she found Paul, a black-haired man appearing in his early twenties, with his expensive dress shoes on her desk, munching on a bag of potato chips. "Y'know, I feel so underdressed working with a bunch of youkai wearing skirts and suits. Here I am wearing jeans and a sweatshirt." Becca said as she opened the door all the way, letting herself in. Paul quickly jumped up and hid the bag of chips behind his back.

"Becca, back so soon?" Paul questioned nervously as he straightened his tie.

"What?" Are you that anxious to get rid of me?" Becca asked, walking over to her desk chair. "If you insist on eating chips in my chair while I'm gone, at least eat a good brand of chips and not this generic crap." Becca said, scowling, brushing off the crumbs on her seat before collapsing in her chair.

Becca opened her bottom drawer and dug out a bag of Smartfood Popcorn. "Just throw that shit away. This is way better." Becca said with a grin, throwing the snack-sized bag at Paul. "Alrighty then, my hunting partner. Fill me in with the short version. I have to cook dinner." Becca said, grabbing a bag of Smartfood for herself.

"Well, we busted a ring of demons kidnapping women for one. Then the small idiots who thought they were macho." Paul said, munching on his popcorn.

"Typical…Well, I just came to check up on things. I'm not coming back until next Monday. I had to ask Carl something. I'll see you in a week. Call me if there's an emergency. See ya Hachie." Becca said, getting up and walking out of her office.

"Later Frueh!" Paul called after her.

She bid goodbye to Sandra and descended down the steps and out the door. She unlocked her car and climbed in, shutting the door and resting her forehead on the steering wheel. "Damn it." She cursed. "I've got to find them. If not, Kagome and I will probably lose it. Inuyasha, you'd better not be planning something stupid. Don't do something the Monk would do." Becca said softly into nothing.

A/N: So what do you guys think? I'm up for guesses! Remember, five reviews, or nothing!! I missed you guys!

Bec