Sorry for the late update, but here is the third chapter. I hope you enjoy it.
Disclaimer:I do not own Inuyasha and friends. Wish I did but I don't.
Chapter three: Not another one
Inuyasha turned over in the bed. His head was throbbing and whoever was banging on the door was not helping. He moaned and kicked Hiten in the leg. "Go get the door."
Before Hiten was up and out of bed the door slammed open and Kagome rushed in along with Sango. Kagome went over to Inuyasha and started to shake him. "Get up Inuyasha!"
Inuyasha shot his eyes open and starred into the eyes of Kagome. "What the hell is your problem?"
"Another girl has gone missing! We can't find her." Kagome cried out.
Inuyasha shot up fully awake. He swung his feet over the bed and started putting his shoes on. Hiten was already dressed and ready for the new day. Inuyasha looked at Sango; she looked like she was part of the town. She was wearing one of Kagome's dresses and sandals. Her hair was braided and out of her face.
"You are wearing that why?" he asked her.
"My clothes have to be washed. Unlike you I care about personal hygiene." Sango said looking Inuyasha's clothing over.
"Well excuse me."
"Can you not argue? Who has gone missing?" Hiten asked.
"Her name is Mayu Clark. She lives with her mother and grandmother." Kagome answered. "Her mother told us that she sent Mayu out last night to fetch some water from the river and never returned."
"Did you check the river?"
"Yes we did." Sango said. "We didn't find a body. I think she was chased into the forest."
"So we came back to get you two." Kagome said. "Come on. You can eat when we get back."
Inuyasha and Hiten followed Sango and Kagome to the river. It looked peaceful and serene. A pale was sitting on the ground. It had a dent in it like it was used to hit something. Kagome walked to the river and walked into it up to her calves.
"This is the river were Midoriko spotted the god. I feel like the river is trying to tell us what happened." Kagome said as she starred at her reflection in the water.
Inuyasha looked around. "What is this place used for?"
Kagome looked at him. "We use this water for drinking and the spring that it flows to is where we bathe."
He nodded and crouched next to the river and looked into it. A woman's face appeared in the water next to his. He jumped back but something pushed him forward. He landed face first in the water. Kagome jerked her head to look at him. "What are you doing?"
"I was pushed!" Inuyasha said sitting up and running his hand through his hair to get it out of his eyes.
Kagome looked up at Sango and Hiten, "But no one was around you." She said walking over to him. She placed her hand on his arm and her vision blurred. She stood straight up and the skies were dark. She looked around. Sango, Hiten and Inuyasha weren't there.
She heard metal hit water and looked in the direction. A little girl was filling a pale with the river water. Kagome walked over to her. "What are you doing here?"
The girl didn't move and didn't answer. Kagome squatted and looked at her face. She was shocked when she saw who it was. "Mayu what are you doing here?"
Mayu's head snapped to behind her. She stood and started to run.
"I don't think so." The person said. They took off running after her.
She looked back. The person was gaining on her. "No! Leave me alone!" she yelled back. She wasn't paying attention to where she was going and tripped over a tree root. She face planted the ground and didn't move for a while. She shook her head after a while and looked back at the person. She turned to her back and started crawling backwards. The person stood over her.
Kagome ran out of the water, or at least she tried to. There was an invisible wall around the river that wouldn't let her out. She watched as Mayu lay on the ground helpless.
Mayu made out the object they were holding. It was pointed and sharp. It glinted in the moon light. She looked back at the person; their hair was flying in the wind. "Please don't do this." She begged.
"No can do." They said. The person fell to their knees and raised their hand and brought it down quickly.
Mayu screamed and tried to escape. She was only stabbed in the stomach she would be able to get away.
"I don't think so." The person said and grabbed her legs and pulled her back. Mayu gripped her pale and swung it up. The pail hit the person on the head. The person touched their head then looked at Mayu. Mayu visibly tensed up and was unable to move. The person took this as an opening and stabbed her over and over.
Kagome fell to the ground. She saw it. She saw the murder of the little girl. The person dragged the body into the forest and dropped something onto it. She slammed her hand against the invisible wall but it had disappeared and she fell onto the river bank. She looked up; Inuyasha was still in the water looking at her. Sango and Hiten were by her side.
"Are you alright?" Sango asked. "You fell to your knees then hit the ground."
"I saw it." Kagome said getting up and walking towards the forest.
"Saw what?" Sango asked following her. When she got to Kagome she looked at the ground.
"I saw the murder of Mayu." Kagome said. On the ground a little body was covered in blood with a note pinned to her face.
"Oh my word." Sango said. She turned and went to get Inuyasha and Hiten.
Kagome sat down next to the girl and starred at her. "I'm sorry I couldn't do anything for you."
Inuyasha was the first one there and looked at the body. He knelt down next to her head and went to take the pin out but Kagome stopped him. He looked up at her, "What?"
"You should wear gloves. The fingerprint of the murder could be on the head of the pin." She said.
He nodded. He stood up and went and got gloves from Sango. He came back after putting them on. Sango had two bags ready and tagged. Inuyasha pulled the pin out of Mayu's head and put it into the little bag and picked up the paper and put it into the bigger bag. He took the bag with the letter and read it. "'Two down, five to go'. How many girls do you have in this village?"
"It's a town. And we have about fifteen females remaining. We need to get her back to my house so my sister can look her over." Kagome said.
"I'll carry her." Hiten said. "When we get there, Inuyasha go question her family. Sango go talk to the priest again and take Kagome with you."
When they got back to Kagome's hut Kikyo had just put Kirara into a cooler they had. "Who is it this time?"
"Mayu Clark, found her in the forest." Hiten said laying her on the table. Hiten looked at Kikyo. "Did you hit your head on something?"
Kikyo touched her forehead. A bruise could be seen just beyond her hairline. "I was getting some pots down for breakfast and they fell on me." She said showing the other bruises.
"You even got them on your legs?" Hiten asked looking at her legs. "It looks like you were kicked by something."
"No, just hit by falling pots." Kikyo said as she scrubbed her arms to begin the cleanup for Mayu.
Inuyasha walked about 5 huts till he reached the Clarks hut. He knocked twice then waited. The door opened to reveal a little boy. The door then swung open and a woman appeared.
"You must be Inuyasha. Kikyo told me you were going to ask me questions. Sotaru go play with the other children." The woman said and pushed the little boy out. "Well come in, no sense in leaving you outside." She said and let him in. She closed the door and led him to a chair and table. "Did you find my Mayu?"
"Ms. Clark, I'm sorry." Inuyasha said.
The woman's eyes became watery. Tears slid down her cheeks and fell onto the table. "So my baby was the second one?"
"Yes ma'am." Inuyasha said. He took out his notepad. "I know this is a hard time but I need to ask you questions."
"Of course." She choked. "Anything."
"Why was Mayu out last night?"
"I sent her out to get a pale of water. My mother is sick and she needed more water."
"How long does it usually take for her to get back?"
"About fifteen minutes."
"When did you notice that she had not returned?"
"About thirty minutes after I sent her."
"Did you tell anyone that she had not returned?"
"Yes, I went to the priest and told him."
"What did he say?"
"He told me to return home and wait till the sun came up."
"Did you do that?"
"Yes. When the sun came up I went and notified Kagome. I knew you three outsiders were staying with them and thought it wise."
"Do you know anyone who would want to kill Mayu?" Inuyasha asked.
"A girl named Yura always wanted to cut her head off. But that's because Yura is obsessed with hair. Mayu had beautiful hair and she wanted it." Ms. Clark said.
"Thank you, if I have any other questions I will return." Inuyasha said standing.
"Another thing before you leave," She said. Inuyasha looked at her, "My daughter, Mayu, was close to Kagome. I don't know how she will take to the death. Just keep an eye on her for me." Inuyasha nodded his head.
Ms. Clark led him to the door. Before closing it she looked at him. "Find the sick person who is killing our little girls."
"I will." Inuyasha said sticking a cigarette in his mouth.
She nodded and closed the door.
Hope you liked it, I will post the next chapter soon. Tootles^^