== CHAPTER FOURTEEN ==

SEEKING THE DEMONS (Part 1)

Rin finishing telling Sesshomaru what happened between her and Naraku. Sesshomaru frowns at her when she finishes. He notices the quickened pace of her hair, the fear in her eyes. She was truly unsettled. She had encountered the real Naraku.

"I don't understand…" Rin says. "How did seeing Naraku help with the Yura case?"

Sesshomaru crosses his legs and leans back in his seat. She doesn't deserve an explanation but seeing that fear in her eyes made Sesshomaru want to answer her questions. "We were tracing where the traitor was sending our information. I had a feeling it was Naraku, but I wasn't sure… until now."

"So my mission was successful?" Rin smiles.

Sesshomaru nods. "Yes, it was. Good job, Rin-san."

She beams at him, all traces of fear gone. He bites his lower lip when she bows to him and walks to the door. He opens his mouth, not sure if he should speak up. He wants to, he hates that he wants to, but he does. He wants to ask her to stay.

He hates that he wants her to stay.

"Rin?"

She pauses at the doorway. "Yes, Sesshomaru-sama?"

Sesshomaru sighs softly. "Never mind. You're dismissed."

"Yes, Sesshomaru-sama," Rin says, and she walks out of the room, the door closing behind her. Sesshomaru frowns down at her desk. If she had stayed he didn't know what he would have done.

Scratch that – he knew exactly what he would have done.

==MEANWHILE

Kagome walks into the slayer's department, glancing around. She frowns when she sees Sango's desk is still completely empty. It had been a week since Sango left. Kagome was beginning to think Sango wasn't planning on coming back. To make matters worse she was dodging Kagome's calls and texts.

Almost being killed by her boss really rattled her.

"Can I help you?"

Kagome turns around and she's face to face with Takemaru, the head of the slayer department. He folds his arms over his buff chest, looking down at Kagome. He wasn't very nice, but he seems to practically hate Inuyasha. Kagome got a taste of his hatred because she was Inuyasha's partner.

"No," Kagome says quickly.

"Then leave," Takemaru says.

"Right away," Kagome mutters, walking out of the office. She makes it to the elevator, sticking her tongue out at Takemaru's back when the doors open. Inuyasha steps out with a black folder.

"I was looking for you," he says. "We've found Yura."

"Really?" Kagome says, taking the folder. She scans over the text briefly, her face turning bright red as she closes the folder. "You're kidding, right?"

Inuyasha shakes his head.

"She's really working as a stripper?" Kagome cries.

Inuyasha nods.

"Alright, I'll go get my gun… let's make this one quick, I hate strip clubs."

Inuyasha grabs Kagome by the arm. She flushes before she sees Inuyasha's expression. He wasn't being seductive. He had an amused expression on his face. Kagome sighs, folding her arms.

"What is it?" she asks.

"We're going undercover," Inuyasha says.

Kagome slowly shakes her head. "You don't want to finish that sentence…"

"As strippers," Inuyasha concludes. Then he sneers at her disgusted expression.

"No way!" she cries. "Let Bankotsu have this one! I'm not doing that shit!"

"Kagome…" Inuyasha growls.

"Do it yourself then," Kagome says, walking over to the elevator. "There's no way in hell I'm stripping."

He steps into the elevator with her. "You've always wanted a car, haven't you?"

Kagome glares at him. "Why?"

"Do you know how much money strippers make?"

==MEANWHILE

Kagome walks out of the office, her face completely red. She had her stripper license in her bag along with her weapons and the files on Yuri and information on the strip club they'd be working at, the Shikon Shake. She also had a bunch of information about strippers because she didn't know much about it.

"So it's true then."

Kagome rolls her eyes when she hears the voice. Jakotsu walks up to her in his black hunter's outfit. He glares at her like he glares at any woman. His sword was strapped to his back. As a monk he works with Kagome, but they rarely speak to each other.

"You're going to shake your tits and ass for Inuyasha."

"We're going undercover to find and kill Yura," Kagome says. "It's not for Inuyasha."

"Well, Bankotsu wants in, so he'll also be there," Jakotsu says. "Don't think Inuyasha will be the one to kill Yura."

"Why is Bankotsu obsessed with Yura?" Kagome asks.

"Why is Inuyasha?" Jakotsu asks.

Kagome glares at him before answering. "Inuyasha never lets an enemy escape. Never. He won't rest until he's hunted her down and killed her himself. That's just his way."

Jakotsu smiles. "Oh. For Bankotsu, it's personal. Yura and him were dating, you see. Well, if you can call being fuck buddies dating, that is."

"What?" Kagome cries.

Jakotsu nods, a cruel smile on his face. "He won't let Yura go because he actually has feelings for her."

"Wouldn't killing her hurt him?" Kagome asks.

Jakotsu shakes his head. "I'll let you in on a little secret: Bankotsu and I are the same. We like to make our lovers suffer."

Kagome shivers, taking a step away from Jakotsu. That wasn't what a monk should say. That wasn't what a good guy should say. Jakotsu straights up and smiles at her, but Kagome has already seen the darkness inside of him.

"So it looks like we're rivals too now," Jakotsu says. "Stay out of my way. Because I'll do anything to get Bankotsu what he wants."

Jakotsu begins to walk off.

Kagome calls out, "I'd die for Inuyasha! Don't you forget that."

Jakotsu glances back at her, winks, and continues on his way. He wouldn't forget that, Kagome realizes. He'd remember that. Kagome starts walking away from the office.

She wasn't ready before, but now she was going to be the best damn stripper ever. And with Inuyasha they'd be the ones to kill Yura.

==TO BE CONTINUED