A/N: Here's the fourth installment! An important case is coming up, one where some things come to light and others get even darker! Sesshomaru and Kagome's face down is coming soon as well! Enjoy reading!

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or the Ace Attorney series nor am I affiliated with them. This is purely for fun and is non-profit.

Previously, on Ace Attorney: Kagome Higurashi

Kikyo's cousin, Rin, was arrested on the spot. I was taken in for questioning and didn't get out until the next morning. My eyes were heavy…but I couldn't sleep. I sat around, waiting for visiting hours to begin at the detention center. I had to talk to Rin as soon as possible.

SECOND TURNABOUT: Investigation

September 6, 2006 9:07 AM

Detention Center

Visitor's Room

Kagome entered the visitor's room, squinting a bit at all the bright lights and video cameras. She nodded to the guard at the door and looked at Rin. Wow, they have her locked up like a criminal… She waited for Rin to finally notice her.

"Oh! It's you! The lawyer…G-good morning." Rin looked extremely pale, her chestnut hair being held by a bow while her bangs covered her eyes. Rin wasn't even close to being the young schoolgirl Kagome saw in Terra's Delight. She looked frightful, like a ghost. She probably couldn't catch a wink of sleep either…

"Morning Rin."

"Um…" Rin started, "Are you going to be my attorney?" Kagome stood stunned. Her…lawyer? B-but… I'm just a rookie…

"Well, honestly…It's up to you." Kagome shrugged at her and gave her a reassuring smile.

"Up to…me?"

"Yes." Kagome nodded at her. "I don't think this is something I should decide." She sighed and grabbed Rin's hands through the prison bars. "After all, you're the one in trouble here."

"I…They're never going to believe me…are they? Even you, when you found me in the office. You looked at me like I had done it!" Kagome felt guilty; it was true. When she had seen Kikyo's body like that… Kagome released Rin's hands. She didn't want to remember that anymore.

"I-It's ok. I understand…and…I've also heard about you." Rin gave her a small smile.

"Heard…? Heard what about me?"

"Well… when Kiki called me she talked to me about your first time in court." Rin giggled slightly, remembering her cousin's words. "She said it was quite the scene; that she was on edge the entire time!" Kagome frowned.

"W-what?"

"Haha, I asked her if you had crashed and burned…she said you were a genius."

Kagome didn't know what to say, she was humbled. Chief…

"Kind of like a superhero, she said. 'Strike fear into the hearts of evil' type. The only thing you needed was…experience." Rin reminisced.

Kagome smiled at her, feeling as if it was Kikyo who spoke through Rin.

"I did ask her if I should trust you if I was ever in trouble…"

"Oh? What'd she say?"

"She said I might want to give you three years before that, unless I want a guilty verdict." Kagome sweat dropped. Yep. Sounds like the chief.

"Oh! I'm sorry! I didn't mean to trouble you…" Rin once again returned to her somber expression, causing Kagome to interrupt her.

"No, it's fine. Heh…it's the truth though. I do need experience… Even if you choose someone else…I'd like to help. Just thinking of the guy who did this to Kikyo…" Kagome tightened her lips, dodging Rin's curious gaze.

Might as well ask Rin about herself. She's not wearing her usual schoolgirl outfit…

"Hey…Rin? There's something I've wanted to ask you…"

"Hm?" Kagome pointed at her attire.

"Those robes…those are priestess robes. Acolyte robes, to be exact. Are you a spirit medium?" Rin looked shocked at Kagome's correct assertion of her clothing. 'How could she know? Is she also…'

"Well…yes. I'm, um, a spirit medium in training I suppose. I graduated already, though. Are you also…?" Kagome nodded solemnly.

"Ah… then you know of the Kurain technique? Can't you…channel Kiki's-" Kagome interrupted Rin's question with a shake of her head.

"Unfortunately, no. My shrine was taught the technique, yes, but we can only communicate with them. I'm aware of another clan who can channel them, though." Rin nodded at her.

"Y-yes…my clan can. Kikyo could, actually. The thing is…I'm still in training. If I were to do a channeling…" Rin paused for a second. "The results would be disastrous." Rin bit her lip, disappointed in herself.

"Hey, relax. It's definitely not your fault; you're very young and like you said, you're in training." Kagome sighed and almost cursed at her situation. "If only you weren't trapped here…I would've channeled her into you. It's how we communicate with the dead. We guide them into a willing spiritual body in order to communicate with them. Your clan, however, can automatically guide the souls into your bodies in order to channel them." Rin was amazed; Kagome was very knowledgeable of the channeling techniques.

"I…have you been in training long?" Rin asked curiously, her previously somber face exchanged for a more agreeable expression.

"Haha, I finished training years ago. With the death of my parents…my grandfather was very strict with my training. My power was powerful but also very dangerous; I had too much raw and uncontrolled power. I underwent training during my years in school and learned to control them. Once I decided to learn law though…" Kagome trailed off for a moment and later smiled inwardly at Rin.

"Well I guess it doesn't matter now. We'll talk later once you're out of here." Kagome sobered up and noticed Rin take in the reality of her situation. Quickly, her expression went somber.

"Y-yeah…what do you need?"

"I need you to tell me about the day of the murder."

"Oh…sure!" Rin thought for a moment, recalling the events previous to her cousin's death. "Well, that morning, I got a call from my cousin. She uh, wanted to hold on to a piece of evidence for an upcoming trial."

"Evidence? I'm sure I've asked you this… you mean some papers stored in the clock? There wasn't anything in them I think…" The killer was probably looking for that.

"Oh! Actually, I think I recorded that information."

"You…you did?! Where?!" Kagome asked Rin urgently. Rin chewed on her lip and answered her.

"Well…on my phone, but that hotshot detective has it." She puffed up and continued "Humph. Called me a criminal and said I had shady dealings on my phone that he just had to check out. Meanie!" Kagome sweat dropped at her childishness. I guess all in all, Rin's still a kid.

"It's fine. I'll just ask Detective Fox for your phone once I bump into him. I'm sure he'll have no qualms giving it to me." Kagome stuffed her hands into her navy blue suit's pockets.

"Thanks for the information, Rin. About your lawyer…" Rin looked at Kagome for a second, thinking on it.

"Kikyo recommended a lawyer…she said to go look for him at this address if anything ever happened. Said he owed her." Kagome took the note Rin gave her, and read it carefully. Mo-Mo…huh. I've heard of that lawyer.

"When's the trial?"

"Oh! Um…10:00 AM tomorrow." Kagome's eyes widened.

"Tomorrow?! B-but what if this guy refuses?!" Rin looked up for a moment, thinking on it. Once she was done, she smiled lightly at Kagome.

"Well… the state will pick one for me if I don't have one…right? It's fine." Kagome was nervous, a state's attorney? They didn't have the best reputation for actually winning cases.

"Alright, I'll take care of it. No worries, I'll be right back!" With that, Kagome gathered her things and waved at Rin. She was let out of the visitor's room by the guard; she decided to call him Jeff. She nodded as she passed him by. Kagome decided on going back to the crime scene. With my luck, Detective Carrothead's there too.

She left the detention center en route to Soul & Co. Law Offices.

September 6, 2006 10:05 AM

Soul & Co. Law Offices

As she entered, the first thing she noticed was the amount of police officers in the office. They're all busily searching for clues. In the midst of blue uniforms, she found the familiar oversized green trench coat and fiery hair tied in a small tie.

"Hey! This is a crime scene, pal! No trespassing!" Fox Shippo, Hotshot Detective was right in the middle of the crime scene. Oh, I guess he's talking to me.

"Oh hm…you look familiar, babe. Who are you?" He had an arrogant smirk plastered on his face, and his stance changed a little. Was he…flirting? Wasn't he just a kid still?

"How old are you anyway, carrot boy?" Kagome crossed her arms and smirked back at him. His face turned red, matching his hair slightly.

"H-hey! I may be young, pal, but I'm GOOD at what I do! I'm 21, thank you very much!" Kagome sweat dropped. He was 21, alright. He still acted like a kid. Reminds me of Rin…

"Y-yeah ok, detective…I'm Higurashi Kagome? The lawyer-" Shippo interrupted her with a finger pressed to her lips.

"Yeah, yeah. Now I know who you are, pal. You must be that girl's defense attorney. I wouldn't be so happy to defend her though; you're against some pretty tough competition." Shippo stopped flirting with her and crossed his arms, his boyish smirk in place, like always.

"Well I'm not actually-" Once again Shippo interrupted her with a finger pressed to her lips.

"Listen, lady. If you got business here, just make it quick." Sigh. Might as well pass as her lawyer. Might get more info this way.

"Uh…Detective. I was wondering; did you see Rin Nakamura's cell phone?"

"Oh, that? I have that." In his hands was a bright yellow phone with a flower theme.

"Uh…do you think you could give it back? I doubt there's anything shady there." Kagome sweat dropped, thinking of all the conversations she would've had in the phone. Probably things having to do with high school drama and flowers, if I'm judging correctly from her phone theme.

"Uhhh, alright lady, sure. I wrote down all the numbers she called anyway. Here you go." With that, Shippo loosely handed Kagome Rin's cellphone. Nothing about a recorded conversation, huh? He might be good for his age…but he's still a kid. Kagome smiled inwardly, shaking her head a bit.

"Right, thanks! Now…about Ms. Soul…did you do an autopsy?" Kagome raised an eyebrow at Shippo once she saw that his lips had widened.

"So you wanna know the results, eh?" He leaned into her and winked. "Don't you think it's gonna take a little bit more than that to convince me to give you that information?" Kagome was annoyed. Who did that kid think he was? With a well-placed glare, Kagome crossed her arms and tensed her stance.

"Aw, c'mon don't look at me like that, lady." Shippo felt chastised, as if he was a small boy again. "Fine, you can see the report, but that's all you're getting from me!" Shippo returned to his usual roguish expression and gave her the autopsy report. Kagome snatched it from his hands quickly and briefly read it.

Time of death… 9/5 at 9:00 PM. Cause: Single blunt force trauma. Death was instantaneous. Chief…

Kagome clenched her fists. She breathed in and out, trying not to let her anger get the best of her. Need to stay calm if I want to help Rin out of this…I know the Chief would appreciate it.

"So Detective Fox…about Rin-" Alright, she was really getting annoyed at this kid shutting her up with a FINGER pressed to her lips. She slit her eyes and glared fiercely at Shippo. Shippo began to sweat and immediately dropped his finger.

"Y-yeah! I'm looking forward to that trial! Sorry, pal, but this is one trial you aren't going to win!" Shippo relaxed into his usual pose, this time with a boastful smile.

"Oh?" Kagome inquired, and tentatively asked, "So… who's the prosecutor in charge of the case?" Shippo's smile grew wider at her interrogative.

"Heh, the city's put Prosecutor Taisho on the prosecution!" The name alone caused goosebumps along her back. Taisho Sesshomaru… guess we're gonna meet earlier than you and I expected, huh?

"Yeah…I know him. He's a feared prosecutor. He doesn't feel pain, he doesn't feel remorse. He won't stop until he gets his "guilty" verdict." Kagome clenched her fists and turned her head from the Detective. You're all that… but you weren't like this before.

Kagome's words affected Shippo. "Hey, don't talk about him like that! You make him barely sound human!" Is he even human anymore? Kagome remembered his flashing eyes, the coldness in his tone as he dismissed her…the way he sneered once he saw what she had become.

Sesshomaru Taisho became a prosecutor at the tender age of 20. Both Kagome and Sesshomaru were the same age, 25. While she had only recently started her career, Sesshomaru had years of practice on his. Of course, there are rumors of back-alley deals and forged evidence…All I know for sure is that Sesshomaru hates crime with an almost abnormal passion. Kagome sighed, mentally preparing herself for the case to come. I hope that lawyer Rin wants me to contact comes through for her…Sesshomaru Taisho is as fearful as it gets.

"Hey, lady, you there?" Shippo waved a hand in front of her face, drawing her back to reality.

"Ah, yes. Sorry, I think I dozed off."

"Err yeah. You done with your questions, pal?" Shippo hid his hands in his trench coat pockets and looked at her curiously.

"Ah, yeah. I'm all done here."

"Good! Now, you better not influence the witness with your lawyerly ways, pal!" Shippo winked at her and smirked for good measure.

Right, that hysterical lady who was shouting from the other building…so she's the witness, huh. "What was her name, coincidentally?" Kagome asked casually, hoping Shippo would fall for the bait.

"Heh, Her name is Hair Yura. Kinda strange, she was super obsessed with Mr. Taisho's hair. Can't tell you anything about her, though!" Kagome sighed and tried not to laugh. Yeah, sure. But you just told me her name. Ms. Hair, huh. "So…you've sent her home already?"

"Heh, you think I don't see what you're doing, pal? She can't leave her room till trial starts!" Shippo smirked at her; oblivious of all the answers he was giving Kagome.

She couldn't help but let a small laugh out after his last statement. This kid…I wonder how Sesshomaru's taking him in. He's a bit…eccentric. If I recall correctly, Taisho has zero to no patience with errors. Kagome smiled at Shippo. Better for me, though. She kept a low profile around Shippo and bowed to him.

"Guess I should know better than try to get a detective to leak information."

"You got that right, pal!"

"See ya, Carrothead." This time Kagome was the one who winked at the kid and left the law office, leaving Shippo gloating at himself, not realizing all the information he willingly gave the defense attorney. I guess I'll visit Ms. Hair after talking to the lawyer who's supposed to represent Rin.

TO BE CONTINUED.