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"Koharu, Mizaki. 16, dead from stabbing. Living by herself currently, both parents are overseas."

"Suicide." The last word hollowly echoed in the silent office. The policeman slammed the report on the table, angrily searching the office, as if looking for some clue. Inuyasha sat on the seat, his expression a mixture of shock and disbelief. Kagome stood behind him, no expression evident on her face.

"Any clues to why she killed herself?" Kagome asked, and Inuyasha visibly flinched. Kagome scoffed at him.

"You're pathetic. She's dead. Get over it."

Kagome's blunt words stunned both Inuyasha and the policeman, who sat at his desk, mouth hanging open. Kagome turned her piercing gaze on him.

"Well?!" She snapped. The policeman snapped out of his initial shock, regained his composure and shuffled through his files importantly.

"Unfortunately, no. Her friends say that she was a perfectly normal teen. No signs of depression at all." The policeman's eyebrows furrowed, looking up at Kagome. "That's what's so strange. Why did she commit suicide if she was perfectly normal?"

Kagome nodded, as if in agreement. "Any other information?"

The policeman hesitated. Wilting under Kagome's burning stare, he nodded his head.

"There was a… message. Written next to her body." The policeman said, avoiding eye contact. He fidgeted some more with the pile of notes on his desk, then hesitantly withdrew a photograph. "The message was written with the same pen in her hand."

Inuyasha was first to snatch the picture. He soon thrust it towards Kagome, looking away, as if disgusted. Kagome stared at the picture, her eyes widening.

Koharu was sprawled on the floor. Her unseeing eyes stared at the camera mouth slightly open. A silver knife, coated in metallic blood was embedded in her chest, one limp hand holding a black marker. As told, a message was scrawled next to her.

"I'm sorry. It's my fault. "I'm sorry. It's my fault. "I'm sorry. It's my fault."

The horrifying message was scribbled countless times, continuing out of the picture. Kagome was struck dumb. She carefully placed the picture back on the desk, not once taking her eyes off it.

"Have you informed her parents?" The policeman nodded, his expression turning graver.

"They're coming back as soon as possible."

A dull silence followed, until the policeman cleared his throat, turning the attention back on himself. "You two should go now. It's almost dark." Inuyasha nodded, stood up and turned towards the door. Kagome hesitated, still standing uncertainly in the office. The policeman looked at her quizzically.

"Miss…?" He asked.

Kagome opened her mouth, and then closed it again. She turned to leave, but at the last second turned around.

"Sir, can I have that photo of Koharu?" Kagome asked uncertainly.

The policeman looked surprised, but held the photograph over to Kagome. "Sure. I have a spare." He said. Kagome walked over to take the picture, muttering a quiet 'thank-you'. She then turned to leave. The two silently left, the only sound from either of them being a quiet tapping of shoes along the corridor.

Once they had reached outside, Inuyasha flopped down onto the ground, and let out a slow breath.

"Jesus Christ. Jesus fucking Christ." He swore, and ran a hand through his hair. Kagome looked at him.

"I thought you would be used to death. You're the leader of the most feared gang, for Christ-sakes."

"True, but it's not like we actually beat people up enough to kill them." He retorted. Kagome seemed to accept this response as passable. She then released her own feelings, her heart still hammering. She shuddered.

"Poor Koharu. I wonder what got into her…" She trailed off. Inuyasha looked up in surprise.

"Holy shit. You actually have feelings? What was all that bullshit in the office about, then? You sounded like you didn't care."

Kagome threw a glare in his direction. "Of course I have feelings. I only let them show with friends, though. I've learnt that the only way to let anyone actually get to you is by showing emotion." She answered.

"So you're not some freak ice-queen then?" Inuyasha said, sounding generally surprised. Kagome sighed.

"No. No I'm not."

Inuyasha stared at her for a few seconds, and then gradually picked himself off the ground.

"Come on, you need to get home. I'll walk you."

Kagome flashed a rare smile at him. "Alright, I'll take that offer." She said, much to Inuyasha's surprise.

"Oh wow, I thought I was gonna get my ass kicked." He teased. Kagome mock-glared at him.

"Shut up. Hurry up before I leave you behind." She said, already starting to leave. Inuyasha hurriedly caught up to her.

"Whoa, who died and made you boss?" He grumbled. Kagome smiled.

"I did. Shut up and walk."

With that, the two set off in the direction of Kagome's house.


"Thanks for walking me home." Kagome smiled at Inuyasha gratefully, as they reached her front door. Inuyasha grinned cockily.

"Anytime. I would never turn you down." He added with a wink. Kagome raised an eyebrow.

"Oh? I think you misunderstand, I'm merely surprised that someone with an ego and a libido the size of Jupiter can manage to walk me home, without thinking about sex."

Inuyasha scowled, and raised his hands in defence. "Hey, I'm no womanizer. It's not like I fuck anyone on the street.

Sure sureThought Kagome to herself, but she decided to play along with it. "Oh?" Kagome said once again, this time leaning close to Inuyasha. She slid one finger over his face, lingering at his lips for a few moments. Inuyasha, seemingly lost for words, stared at her while she continued to speak.

"I was under the impression that you liked girls drooling all over you." She said as she started to trace the muscles on his chest. "Don't you?" She added huskily, as Inuyasha looked at her, with a hungry look forming in his eyes, his breathing becoming slightly erratic.

"But then again, you've got Kikyo for that." She said abruptly, and turned to open the door. Once it swung inwards, Kagome turned around and grinned at the expression on Inuyasha's face.

"See you tomorrow. Oh, why don't you bring a condom? I'm sure Kikyo you appreciate it."

With a laugh, Kagome shut the door in Inuyasha's face, leaving a stunned hanyou behind. Inuyasha stared at the door for a few seconds, before his face broke into a grin.

"Fucking tease." He muttered to himself as he turned to leave.


"I'm home!" Kagome yelled as she kicked off her boots. Sana poked her head out of the kitchen, smiling.

"Brilliant! We can start to eat now." She said as she returned to the kitchen. Kagome threw down her school belongings, and walked to the dining table, where Souta sat, cross legged on his seat, grinning like a madman.

"Who was that boy you were with, Kags?" He jeered. Kagome simply glared at him, and sat down. Souta, encouraged by the fact that it irritated her, tried again.

"Ooh… is he your BOYFRIEND?" He mocked, pretending to swoon in the air, clutching his heart. Kagome shot him another death stare and flipped him off, saying "Don't. That's just embarrassing." Not ready to give up, her irritating younger brother took another swipe.

"Don't get all defensive just because you haven't screwed him yet…"

BANG.

When Sana came in to serve dinner, she found an unconscious Souta, with a really, REALLY pissed off Kagome.


"Son of a bitch…" Kagome muttered as she slammed her bedroom door shut. Flopping onto her bed, the irritated theen continued to rave on.

"I swear, I'm gonna kill…" the rest of the sentence lay unfinished, as the events of the day hit Kagome with a mental blow.

Koharu was dead. Kagome didn't even know the girl, but the shock of suicide still got to her. Why had she stabbed herself? Why didn't she want to live anymore?

Kagome stared at the celing, brows furrowed. The more she thought about it, the stranger it seemed. The policeman had stated that Koharu had been perfectly normal. So why did she die, so suddenly?

With a jolt, Kagome remembered that she still had the photograph in her pocket. She immediately pulled it out. It caused her no pleasure to see the corpse again, but something about the picture was strange, out of the ordinary.

Kagome gave up staring after scrutinising the picture for half an hour, before deciding that she couldn't see anything weird. She flicked the photo over onto her desk, where it landed, facing up, with a light 'tap'.

Kagome wasn't friends with Koharu. As a matter of fact, Kagome didn't even know Koharu. The only picture she had seen of Koharu was the one on her desk, the one of her dead. Even though she had no connection whatsoever to the death, and it was really none of her business, a little voice inside Kagome 's head tugged at her, screaming for her to find out more. Eventually, the voice won.

Kagome would do some research tomorrow. Research based on the death of Koharu Mizaki, and the reason why she killed herself.

Her first witness? The girl who had interrupted Kagome's class today, the one who informed them of Koharu's death. Kagome remembered her name.

Yura. Yura Saeki.