Kagome's resolve dripped away with every slight patter of rain. Before her adrenaline had kept her pumped but now sitting in the shadows of Maoru's office building the cold was seeping into her every pore.

Making her Afraid

'I can't be such a baby' Kagome scolded herself still the urge to run all the way home was still in her heart. Kagome heard a rustling behind her, that made her jump. Kagome was almost into the upright position before a hand slipped over her mouth, silencing her scream

" I'm glad your here, Princess" the voice said behind her before letting its grip go.

"You thought I wouldn't show?" Kagome tried to sound brave, turning to face the one mocking her, but she appeared less than okay as she let out a long held breath.

"You should of stayed home instead of looking like a ghost jumped out at you!" He accused, his eyes flashing with disgust. Kagome felt small under his gaze

'Those crazy eyes again'

"So are you ready or not? And can you stop looking at me like I'm some sort of animal?" He quipped, making Kagome turned away, her face burning hot.

"What is your name anyway?" Kagome asked

"None of your business! Didn't I tell you before not ask about unimportant stuff"

"I'm not going anywhere with you unless you tell me your name!"

"You're kidding right? Fine my name is….uh…Kyo"

"You're lying to me aren't you? Your name isn't Kyo and unless you start explaining I'm not going anywhere with you" Kagome sat back down on the bench she occupied before he showed up.

Kagome was a great read of character and she knew he wasn't a threat, she just didn't like the fact that he knew her name, her home phone number, and the last thirty texts she had sent and all she knew was he had haunting amber eyes and didn't work for the police.

"How about I give you every little detail after we finish this?" He glanced at his watch." The Police guard change just happened. We have about forty-five seconds to get in there without being noticed"

"So how do you suppose we do that in forty….three seconds and counting" Kagome said giving him a hard glance. Her annoyance with him took a back seat as her detective mode was in full effect. She was once again a slave to the unknown and the possibility that it could become known to her.

"First you shut your mouth, second, you take that fake badge and swipe it in the back door there," He nodded his head to a door to the right of them that looked unused in the recent years." Third you get ready to run like hell around the back there, and then we'll start over"

"O…Okay" Kagome walked over to the door like he said, glancing over her shoulder she saw him impatiently flagging her to go, while edging toward the back of the building.

'What if this is a set-up' Kagome thought darkly, making her pause at the swipe. She closed her eyes and swallowed hard. It wouldn't take much after she was caught to connect her to Ayumi and then to her dead sister's apartment break-in.

She could do hard time

"Give it to me and I'll do it! We only have twenty-three seconds left or it won't work!" Kagome heard his gruff answer in the background. It gave her the resolve to do it. She gritted her teeth before, in one harsh movement, pulling the card through the detector.

Sirens blared into the night.

Kagome stood, stunned by the effects of her actions. She was breathing hard, although what she did took no real physical activity. It wasn't until she felt a sharp tug on her elbow that her brain started moving again. She grabbed her bag she had brought along from the side and dashed around the corner with lighting speed.

"What now!" She sighed to the form next to her, who promptly signaled for her to shut-up.

"It came from over here!" The sound of heavy boots and even heavier guns filled the small alley the pair had occupied mere seconds before.

The boy gave a curt nod and took off around the back of the building to the other side. He motioned for Kagome to follow. The trekked to a small ladder that had extended from the building, it was small and hadn't been used since it was placed but it led to a third floor open window.

"When the building was made it came with alternative escape routes, when an alarm is tripped this ladder deploys…those goons probably don't even know about it" The boy sounded smug and turned toward Kagome, waiting for his praise.

"Hmm, good to know…I think we should get in there before they notice it" Kagome said throwing her bag onto her back and climbing aboard. It took her a few seconds to get a good grip but in no time she was scaling the building.

With a final heave she tumbled into the building, the boy not far behind. She dusted her dark capris off and took out a pair of gloves.

"Maybe you should have but them on before you started climbing? Your prints are all over the ladder" He said wiggling his gloved hands at her. Kagome looked mortified for a moment before he waved a handkerchief in front of her face.

"I'm the best, remember that" He said before stalking out of the hallway they had entered into the stairwell. The building was quiet, there was no need to put officers inside since all (almost all) entrances were covered with guards.

They had free run of the building

" I'm sure they have wiped the Maoru's office dry of any evidence since other crime scenes have been compromised and evidence taken" He stared at Kagome with a knowing glance, " So the best bet is looking for things in unconventional places"

"Like what?"

"Maoru had an assistant…and I'm sure that they weren't as careful with taking everything in her office as they were in Maoru's office."

" I think your on to something, boy with no name" Kagome quipped flashing her daredevil smile.

"Feh" He scoffed before heading toward the assistant's room. Earlier he had memorized the floor plan and made sure to wedge the door open in preparation for their break-in.

'It seems everyday I'm breaking into something' Kagome thought dryly. As she followed him into the dark room. She pulled a flashlight out and shone it onto the plain desk.

"Hold the light steady...I'm gonna check her bottom drawers" The boy said taking a lock pick from his bag.

"So why did you need me to come?" Kagome asked after a moment.

"Cuz you're the only one with the card with a fake barcode"

" I'm sure you could have made one, I mean you came up with the plan"

" Why make one when there is a perfectly willing idiot to come along all late to do it for you" He looked up from his work with a large smirk on his face. Kagome matched it with a scowl.

After a moment of working the drawer slid open and the contents was out for everyone to see.

"Bingo"

They sifted through the contents, old receipts, long forgotten sticky notes and a small black notebook

" What is this?" Kagome grabbed it and slowly opened the cover before the boy slapped it down and placed a finger over his lips.

A shadow was moving over the door, it look like a heavy duty NPA officer. moving past the paper thin door.

After a pause the officer walked back into the darkness from whence he came.

"We need to leave, now" Kagome mouthed to the boy tucking the book inside her bag and slowly opening the door, after a quick check she dashed back into the room where the ladder was. She hoisted the window up and quickly climbed down. She didn't look back until she was safely on the ground.

The boy was nowhere to be found.

Kagome panicked for a moment. If he was caught how could she know that he wouldn't rat her out for amnesty. However she knew she couldn't waste any time sitting like a bump on a log. She dashed down the back alley and away from the building.

Only until she was at least 5 blocks away from the building did Kagome let herself slow down.

It seemed all she did was run lately.

She stopped. Leaning heavily on the brick wall behind her she caught her breath, removed her gloves and tried to seem like a normal high school girl.

When she removed her right glove a small piece of paper floated out.

She picked it up and read it

Wait for the next call, by the way, the name's Inuyasha

"Inuyasha" Kagome said outloud. The name sounded foreign on her lips.

This boy had waltzed into her life and connected with her detective mind in every way.

He scared her, he excited her, and Kagome knew deep down that Inuyasha was about to change everything.