("Our Lawyers Made Us Change The Title Of This Song So We Wouldn't Get Sued", Fall Out Boy. Yeah, you try fitting that in.)

The air was more charged then normal.

Well, normal hadn't been quite established yet, but she hadn't seen anything like this.

'What're you lookin' at?'

That simple sentence seemed to be the spark that ignited everything.

Kagome was walking back from the weaponry place, looking very pleased with herself, her aim had improved dramatically.

'Just something irritating.'

InuYasha was walking her back to Sango's, and that was when they had bumped into a familiar character on a dark and gloomy corner.

'Shut your face, Sesshomaru.'

'InuYasha!' Kagome said warningly, almost placing an restraining hand on his shoulder, but paused.

'I had heard about a wedding recently, I'm hoping for her sake it wasn't yours.'

'No, it wasn't, smart-ass. You only heard that from that little assistant of yours.'

Sesshomaru gave him one of the most evil death glares, one that would have sent stronger men running.

Luckily, InuYasha seemed to be used to it. 'She acts like a four-year-old. Does that make you a pedophile?'

Sesshomaru's glare turned completely and utterly terrifying. He remained focused on him, but then addressed her. 'You would be much better off without him. He is undeserving of you.' It was not meant as a compliment, rather, demeaning InuYasha.

'Leave her alone. She's the one stopping me from kicking your ass into next week.'

'You?' Sesshomaru said, addressing him like something he had stepped in. 'The last time you did something so senseless, you should've been put away for life.'

She really did put a gripping hand on his shoulder then, glancing sideways to see him almost leaning foreword in anticipation.

'Don't you dare even talk about that, you bastard.'

'Still touchy?' He smiled a tiny smile that gave Kagome goosebumps. 'Pity.'

'That's it!' InuYasha exclaimed, lunging at him. 'Now, you die!' He swung a fist, which Sesshomaru caught neatly.

'Ah, I see your strength has improved greatly.' Sesshomaru said. 'Fortunately, so has mine.'

He crushed the fist in his own, causing InuYasha to snatch his away.

InuYasha looked confused for a second, but then simply swung around again, to have the process repeated.

He flexed his fingers quickly, hiding them for a beat.

'You always were weak, InuYasha.'

'Weak? Ha!' He spat. 'You were the one who was weak.'

'Yet I am not the one too scared to leave home without a sword.'

'Keh. I was using it today, that's all.'

'Hn.' Sesshomaru looked at him disdainfully.

'I could beat you senseless without it!' He again exclaimed, lunging at him, but somehow ending up that he had his arm twisted painfully behind his back.

It was at this point that the sword's handle was almost getting shoved up Sesshomaru's nose.

He looked at it interestedly, almost not noticing his brothers struggles, before growling colder.

'That sword does not belong to you.'

Sesshomaru released him, allowing InuYasha to twist away, looking annoyed. 'Course it does.'

'No. Where did you get it?'

'Yes. I got it from a weaponry place, where I was today. They had it like a King Arthur thing. Whoever could hold it kept it.'

Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow. 'Whoever could hold it? How ludicrous. That sword was Fathers, along with its brother.'

'Yeah?' InuYasha drew it, and flipped it so he presented the handle to his brother. 'How about you try, Your Asshole-edness?' Doubt suddenly clouded his mind for an instant as Sesshomaru reached for it.

He grasped the handle, and for the smallest part of a second, nothing happened.

Then, suddenly, Sesshomaru's hand looked like had stuck it in an oven, bright red blisters covered his palm painfully, causing him to drop it.

The tips of his hair seemed to be crackling slightly, and he gave off the distinct look like he had been electrocuted.

'HA!' InuYasha laughed, sheathing the sword and pointing. 'That'll be fun to explain!'

Sesshomaru, looking incredibly cold and yet ever so slightly miffed, despite the obvious third degree burns to his hand, turned and vanished into the creeping darkness.

InuYasha turned back to the forgotten Kagome, who was looking startled, giving off a smug grin.

'I wish I could see it now,' he put on a pretty good impersonation of his brother. 'I was scratching an itch, and went at it too hard.' He exploded into snorts of laughter.

'Will he be alright?'

He glanced over his shoulder, then shrugged.

'Keh. That bastard will be fine.'

He laughed for a few more minutes, starting to walk again in the direction they had been previously heading, before pausing. 'Speaking of strange things and that prick, what did he mean, his strength has increased greatly?'

'Well…' She gave him a quick recount of back then, before exams.

'Oh. Right. That's not too bad then.' He paused. 'But did he do anything weird?'

'Like what?'

His wordless gaze clearly said, like me.

'Uh, yeah, his, eyes turned red, and he got some weird looking markings for a second there.' She thought back to the two times, and compared the two.

'Keh. Would have been funny if he got something stupid like an 'L' shape or a moon on his forehead.'

She was quiet for a beat, and he turned and looked at her. 'Please tell me it was the 'L' shape.'

'No.'

'Damn it. Oh well, least I didn't get anything so stupid.'

Again, she was quiet.

'What, I got a stupid moon too?'

'No, you got purple things that looked like bruises, just here.' She illustrated with her fingers on her own face.

It was his turn to be quiet. 'Did he get them?'

'Kinda. He got two red lines in the same spots.'

'And he got all that so quickly from that jewel thing?'

She nodded.

'Huh.' He said, thinking back how long it took for him to get, whatever it was, from the sword. 'He always was a weirdo.'

'Hey.'

InuYasha didn't even have to turn, recognising the voice by her greeting.

'Hi.'

Kikyou walked around him, tugging at the sleeve of her now-almost-trademark long-sleeved, high-collared top, today it was a soft blue.

'Do you ever vary that top?' He asked her, eyeing the collar.

'The colour? Yes. The style, no.'

'Why is- oh, right.'

'The scars.'

He was quiet for a few beats. 'How bad?'

She shrugged her wonky shrug, and glanced down at her left shoulder, then at him with a significant look. 'That should explain itself.'

He was silent, continuing to walk alongside her again.

'Can I ask you something?' He eventually asked.

'What is it?'

'Do you…' He cut himself off, then, 'Nah, forget it.'

'What?'

'Well, I had just remembered that someone said something to me that made me think of back then.'

'What do you mean?'

'Do you remember the DLA Pipers?'

'Yes, that was where I got my lawyers from.'

'Sure, but do you know their head of, Mr Akuma Naraku?'

She paused. 'I never met him personally. Why?'

'I've been bumping into him a lot lately.'

'I'm assuming he's the one that said something?'

'Yeah. He told me that I should have never left.'

She slowed to a stop.

'Are you certain?'

He looked at her carefully, before responding. 'Yes.'

She was quiet for a beat.

'What is it?'

'I was unaware he was the head of that company.'

'Then how did you know him?'

Again, she was quiet, before turning her gaze to him. 'You do know my last name, right?'

'Uso, of course.'

'Then I suggest you do some research into him.'

He paused thinking hard. 'I think Sango did that, she said something about, an older business?'

He turned back, to see she had gone.

Quickly, he pulled out his phone and started dialling.

Ring ring,

Ring ring,

Ring ring,

On the last ring, she finally picked up.

'Hello?'

'Hey, Sango.'

'InuYasha? What's up?'

'Remember when you did a bit of background research into that Akuma guy's file?'

'Yeah, what about it?'

'You said something about an old business he helped start or something.'

'I did. So?'

'Was it with partnership with someone?'

'I think so. Hang on,' There was the sounds of typing down the phone. 'Here. It's just a quick mention, about a business with a Mr Uso Akako. Why?'

He felt the blood slide from his face. 'I know the business.'

And he hung up, shutting his phone with a snap.

He also knew the partner.

'So what you're saying is, Akuma was in partnership with this Uso guy, who is Kikyou's father and is therefore the guy who owned that correctional facility you went to?'

Kagome was seated next to him on Sango's couch that afternoon.

'Yes, that is exactly what I finished telling you.'He said dryly.

'You went to a correctional facility?' Sango asked, and Miroku looked up from his coffee.

'That's beside the point.' Kagome said when InuYasha didn't answer.

'What did you do to get in there?' Sango questioned.

Kagome paused. 'Stuff. Anyway, the point is we've found the connection, but why does he want InuYasha back?'

'No way in hell am I going back there. I spent four years stuck in that hell hole, and let me tell you something. You wanna know how many of my room mates knocked themselves off? Five.'

'Does that say something about you?'

'No! It was like that all over the place.'

'Must have been pretty bad then.' Sango commented.

InuYasha shrugged.

The truth was, he couldn't remember much of the first year or so, before he had met Kikyou.

Suddenly, a thought struck him.

'Hey, Sango,'

'What?'

'Where does your accused get their lawyers from?'

'The DLA Pipers, why?'

'No reason.' If that's true, then it's possible that Akuma's been in contact with Kouga, which his how that bastard knew so much. But then, why would Akuma go after Kagome? He paused, but then he realised. If one gave her the right push in the right direction, then she would go back to the bridge. If she actually did kill herself, then- a wave of horror washed over him for the smallest part of a second. I wouldn't be able to handle it if she died. If she did, well, he hated to think it, I might have to go back there.

He shook himself slightly, where the girl in question glanced sideways at him, and her hand gave an involuntary twitch, like she managed to stop herself in time.

Hey guys, long chapter and I might not be updating for a while, because I might not have access to the internet.

We're moving on with the main plot!

Anyway, Reviews.

Little25victor, I realise you're not strange. And yes, InuYasha's pretty selfish over the benefiting of the doubt, (doesn't like giving it to people, get it? :P) You watch how Kagome makes him squirm, she's no bella swan. Thanks! Rite4fun, thanks! Does this make you feel a little better, we're hearing about Naraku, is that close enough? Unknown (seriously,) thanks! No, it's actually a surprisingly low chance of getting pregnant under any circumstances, despite what fanfiction says, so no she's not pregnant (thank god). But thanks! Kirt, great! You're right though... it's back to square one... NaLu SeiRei, you can be pissed at InuYasha, I know I was two chapters ago. Hi Lana, Hi Luci. Lana, I agree. Then, the latest review, thanks for doing both chapters! Right. *walks calmly over to the cake in the middle of the reception and promptly dumps it all over NaLu SeiRei*. Here ya go :). Anonymous Reviewer-T, I absolutely agree. At least some people share my sentiments. InuYasha's confidence issues aren't as bad as they are in the anime/manga, in this fic he's sure as to who he his, just, oh I don't know how to explain it. You'll hear more about this in a couple of chapter's time :P . "I thought you would understand!" I had to really carefully write this argument so that we all know what's going on and what both Kagome and InuYasha say in this context (the "Kagome was raped by Kouga again and InuYasha thoroughly blames her for it" context), but they also makes sense in the context that "Kagome betrayed InuYasha by sleeping with another random", which is what InuYasha believes. Yeah, the "I thought you would understand" bit was pushing the making-sense part, but I needed her to say something along those lines. Good to hear that you'll start thinking up punishments, start with Kouga :P, then InuYasha (Possibly Naraku, but we don't know enough about him yet). Kaede doesn't really show up much in this fic in person, but she is mentioned a lot, especially when InuYasha is complaining about her. You'll have to find out what "Mr Akuma" (keep in mind his first names' Naraku. Cool translation; Naraku Akuma. "Hell Demon"). Naraku's come up :P have fun. Yeah, I hate fanfiction in that retrospect.

See you all, :)

Ps, even if I do update, I might not be able to respond to your reviews, so it's not that I hate you all, it's just that my own computer is the only place that can get my emails (coz my internetz access to mail is brooookeeeen).

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