Hey guys!^_^ Well, I can no longer tell when I'm going to update anymore.~_~ Don't worry, it'll be AT LEAST once a week, usually two or three times, but I have too many essays and projects and storybooks and who knows what else to have a good schedule for updating. Sorry.~_~ Man, I'm three days behind on work too... shit.
Anyway, yes they do read him his rights, though we don't see it, and the officer does say his name, but Sesshoumaru is too blinded to care. See, the cop isn't that bad in the end... right?^_^
Man is it just me or did I make Kagome a little vixen last chapter? 0.o; *shrugs* aww well, my weird mind at work.^_^
*giggles* Okay, review replies! You guys are the greatest!^_^
Venus Aeternus- Gha! The site won't let me log into comment on your fic, but you know what? Smooorrreesss!!!!^_^ *giggles* I love smores! Heh, fluffy is so sweet and you know what? I think pretty much everyone loves a good Jaken bashing!^_^ *giggles* Yay, bashing! You know, I should really bludgeon him sometime. Hmmm... *cackles evily*
Dannigurl9488- Yeah, it is kind of ironic isn't it? ^_^; To be honest, this is just a filler chapter I thought would be nifty.^_^ You know, to explain how infiltrated demons are into the syste... oops, said too much! Lol
Goku's Daughter- Awww, you're so sweet!^_^ thanks sooo much for having me on your favs list!=^-^= --- feels all honored.^-^
Monkeysme- Love cliffhangers in my fics? Damned straight!^_^ lol
HanyouInuyasha- Sorry, but the past Inu had to learn it the hard way.^_^; Heh, so did the future Inu I suppose, but that's in a toooootally different context! =^-^;=
Somebody- Welcome!^_^ Actually, yeah, but this could really happen almost any time in the series after meeting Kouga, so I wasn't exactly sure what age to make her.^_^; I decided to leave it up to you guys to decide.^_^
Ame Tenshi- No problem, I know how that goes.^_^ and yeah, it was sad that Kouga died, but I couldn't think of anything else he could do this late in the series... unless he was the police officer that called them to bust Inu and Kagome. Damn, I should've done that! Lol oh well, too late now!^_^;
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or any of the characters in it. If I did I'd be rich, but I'm not... and if I had lots of money I'd probably spend it on anime anyway so pleeaasseee, don't sue me.^_^ lol
Oh, and as always,
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Memories of the Present
Chapter 30: The Chatter and the Jail
"WHAT THE FUCK?!"
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As the dawn arose filling the sky with a delicate mix of blues and pinks, a powerful demon and his mate had been sound asleep, spooned against one another on the floor of their suite. The morning had been unusually chilly, but neither noticed as they pooled warmth, basking in their love for one another. Only one sound came through their window that morning, disturbing both the birds in the trees and the youkai from his sleep. Upon sensing intruders in the vicinity, Sesshoumaru stood, carefully unwrapping his fluffy tail which was, at the moment, wrapped securely around Rin, keeping her warm where they had lain the night before. It seemed that the small fire he had built had died during the night, leaving nothing but a small, smoldering pile of ashes and paper bits littering the stone masterpiece. Sesshoumaru stood, surveying the richly furnished room for anything out of the ordinary.
The room itself was quite large in size, possibly large enough to fit at least three of the others. Their room, too, had a canopy bed and a hardwood floor, though more intricate than any of the others. The walls had been covered; hung on them were not only paintings, but ancient tapestries, which the youkai had paid handsomely for, buying them from the museums and all. The windows on all sides were veiled, valiantly resisting the sunlight that fought to invade the room and awaken his mate from her slumber. The tall, ivory doors had been left ajar, something Jaken would pay dearly for later in the morning; Sesshoumaru did not like anyone witnessing him with Rin, not even the toad youkai himself.
As not to wake his mate, Sesshoumaru had scooped up the woman, one arm below her knees and the other against her back (yes, he healed himself with Tenssaiga and his arm came back). He gently placed her in their double king-sized bed, pulling the immaculate, white silk covers over her so that she would stay warm through the morning even without his presence.
Getting Rin from the floor to the bed without waking her had taken an infinite amount of patience and strategy, not to mention at least ten minutes; she tossed and turned when he wasn't there, and even more so when it was cold. By the time his plan had been executed, there came a faint rapping at the estate door. As the banging increased, Sesshoumaru became more and more agitated. Seeing Rin stir, the dog demon snarled softly at the prospect of this, this HUMAN intruder waking his mate after he had gone through so much trouble to let her sleep. That irritation reached its peak when Rin woke, mumbling something about stupid people banging at all hours of the night. Now, to get on Sesshoumaru's bad side was one thing, but to bother his mate, these people had a death wish.
Sesshoumaru growled, practically strangling his midnight-blue robe as he pulled it on, and stormed, as much as Sesshoumaru could, down the elegant hallway, pushing past any servant he had come across so that he could be the first to meet his...ahem, "guest". The very word sickened him; that some person as rude as they would have the honor of being his guest was an outrage. Putting his usual, emotionless mask back in place, the youkai lord gracefully pulled open the gigantic oak double doors and narrowed his eyes, the amber now orange with fury. You'd think police officers would have more respect. (sorry to cops, but they had to be like this for the purpose of the story! I don't mean it, really!)
The gentleman before him, pale and large in stature, pulled a small booklet from within the pocket of his pants. He, as well as the other ten policemen with him, were all wearing blue suits, some with hats and some without, but he had been the only one to step, or should we say waddle up, to the door. Quickly, well, not really, but he pulled out a small wallet sized case anyway, and flashed his badge. Now, normally this wouldn't have meant much of anything or been a big deal to Sesshoumaru. However, that morning had been unusually bright and the sunlight glinting off of the badge had hit the already pissed inu youkai right in the center of his sensitive eyes.
To make it worse, this officer had stood a head short of Sesshoumaru, though when greeted, had attempted to 'look down' upon him, thoroughly pissing off the demon lord that much more. How insolent! The foolish human whelp thought himself better than Sesshoumaru, the Great Lord of the Western Lands?! Of course, most humans didn't know anything of that claim anymore, but the demons had still remembered it as a title to not only be respected, but to live by. If you angered this Sesshoumaru, you would surely die a very painful death. And now, a mere, weak human had the gall to insult him, a great youkai, in his own home?! The very nerve! If he were a head shorter then, he would be seven shorter when Sesshoumaru was done with him! (the body is anatomically about 7 heads tall.^_^)
"Um, yeah, we're looking for a..." the hefty man flipped through a few pages in his booklet, "a Mr. Yasha. (sorry, it's pathetic, I know.^_^; lol) We have reason to believe that he is in this vicinity."
The youkai subtly scrunched his nose and snorted at the human, "What business do you have with him?"
"That is none of your concern. We have a warrant to search the premises. Please, step aside." Sesshoumaru just stood tall, well above most of the men, and allowed the officer but a small crack with which to peek into his abode. He was about to block the entryway completely, but Rin beat him to it as she came up behind him, curious as to why she had been so rudely awaken.
"What is he being charged with?"
"Mam," the man tipped his hat towards Rin and glared towards them both, "if you and your... husband do not move aside, I'm afraid we will have to arrest you too." With that, the officer turned, nodding to a group of policemen behind him, and waddled towards his car. Sending the squad straight into the house, the officers engaged in a wide sweep before meeting up with Rin who was already making a break for the room Inu Yasha and Kagome were sleeping in. Oblivious to the demon glaring at them, the men pushed past Rin, though all but the first did so carefully, and with polite "excuse me Mam"s, and thus saving themselves from a slight fraction of the wrath which soon was sure to come.
They had reached the top floor with Sesshoumaru and Rin hot on their heels, ready for battle. No one expected what happened next. Within an instant the door to Inu Yasha's room was sent flying into the chamber, shards of wood and splinters EVERYWHERE, blanketing the floor and making it a war zone to even enter the room.
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(continuation from first section)
"Okay Louis, add 'resisting arrest' to the charges." The portly cop nodded towards one of the others and they began to frantically scribble on a small pad of paper.
"Excuse me?!" Okay, now they were scared; hell, even Sesshoumaru was scared, not like he'd ever admit it of course, but still. Rin had pushed past him into the room, smacking the pudgy officer square across the cheek, an act that had never before come from her kind heart. The action had left a mark Sango would've been proud of, and had engaged the room in complete and utter silence; not even the crickets dared to chirp. "You storm into MY house with NO explanation, tell US what to do in OUR own home, and then BREAK the door down! And now, NOW you're telling us that being surprised to be caught like... like...," she gestured frantically towards the naked and gaping couple in the bed, "like THAT IS AGAINST THE LAW?!!!!"
The man simply turned to Louis once again; "Add assaulting a police officer to tha..." He was quickly silenced by a glare from Sesshoumaru, promising not death, but far worse. It promised that Rin would have her shot at him; in other words, a glance that would've made Naraku hide in shame. The officer backed off slightly and gulped, mumbling to Louis about something along the lines of dismissing the last two charges before turning back to the hanyou and his new mate, and wiping his brow on his sleeve. He had been sweating profusely.
"Ahem, right. Are you Inu Yasha?" *chirp chirp* Taking the silence as a yes, he continued, "Mr. Yasha, you have been accused of having sexual relations with a minor, something I see to be correct." Finally coming out of his daze, Inu Yasha wrapped his arm around Kagome's waist and pulled her closer to him. Kagome tried her best to hide, to completely disappear into him and avoid this, not only embarrassing, but also frightening situation, but seemed to fail miserably as the officer looked to be concentrating on just one thing.
"Sir!" The officer broke his gaze and watched realization dawn on Inu Yasha as the hanyou pulled the blankets higher around his mate's chest.
"How," Kagome whimpered, "and why? Why would you go through so much trouble over something as small as this? And why all of the manpower? It doesn't make sense!"
The man's gaze softened as he looked into her eyes, filled with a soft, caring luster that shone from beneath her surface. It was a shame, she was obviously an innocent and they really did seem to be in love, but if he failed to accomplish that task, he probably would've been demoted. A guy's got to do what a guy's got to do. "Sorry Mam, the station has some highly influential snitches." He sighed, "Though I don't understand why this would be such an important case." Righting himself, the officer stood tall, "But I am afraid that we'll have to escort Mr. Yasha down to the precinct either way. I'm sorry Mam." And with that, they all left the room so that the two could get changed, Rin sending a worried, yet comforting glance back to the couple.
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It's all my fault. Kagome sniffled.
"Don't worry Kagome, it'll be okay." Rin lay a comforting hand on Kagome's shoulder. The girls were sitting in an office with Sesshoumaru, waiting for someone to arrive. The office itself was nothing special, just a few chestnut chairs with royal blue padded backs and seats, and an oak desk with a black swivel chair behind it. The walls were a boring tan-ish color, and a bulletin board hung on the right wall full of pictures and notes for various cases. The room, only being barely large enough for two, let alone three, had no windows, leaving little room for escape as the door was behind them. Some may have called it "cozy", others "cramped", and to be honest, Kagome had begun to feel a little claustrophobic.
Earlier that morning, they had all decided that it would be better if Inu Yasha didn't put up a fight. Sesshoumaru suggested that he go down and talk with the chief of police personally. At the miko's untrusting glance, he then explained that he had known him at one point and that he could probably explain the situation. Of course, Kagome couldn't see how you'd explain that she'd fallen in love with him after jumping through a well which transported her to another time, nor could she understand how telling them that he had waited five hundred for her would help the age difference. Still, Sesshoumaru insisted and who had a better plan anyway? Actually, no one else really had a plan at all, well, none that involved anything legal. Inu Yasha had been FULL of ideas on the other scenarios.
Kagome had borrowed some clothes to wear until she could get to her house. After stopping off to change and gather supplies, they had headed down to the station where they now sat, waiting for the chief in his office. Kagome's mind had been plagued with worry and doubts, all telling her that this was all her fault. She had been waiting for this for so long, but... maybe they shouldn't have; if they hadn't he wouldn't be in this mess. Frankly, she wouldn't be surprised if he never talked to her again. What if after last night, she was... no, can't think about the possibility of being pregnant. Why hadn't she thought of that last night?! How could she live with herself if he wouldn't speak to her, especially then? That thought alone brought tears to her eyes, instantly causing Rin to hug her more tightly.
Kagome had tried her best to avoid all eye contact that day, but Rin didn't mind; she understood. Though she couldn't imagine how badly Kagome must've felt, she could understand her plight, and tried her best to cheer the girl up. She knew that Kagome was probably blaming herself, though it couldn't possibly have been her fault, but who would've cared so much as to do this? It wasn't like it was all that big of a matter, especially in today's society where you saw it all of the time. Who ever had called this in had better watch out when Inu Yasha...
Rin's jumped slightly, startled from her thoughts as the door opened to reveal a tall man with black hair, and a... *tail*?!
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"And now we're here." Kagome shifted nervously in her seat, gripping the hem of her shirt and staring at it as if it were the most fascinating thing in the world. Deep down she was really scared. Would this cause a problem in Inu Yasha's life? Would he be mad? Would they be able to get him out at all? I mean, Sesshoumaru is powerful, but who knows the extent of his power in this day and age; he could have less pull than one might think.
"Ahhh, I see. So, Sesshoumaru, this man is your brother?"
I hope this doesn't get Sesshoumaru in trouble too. The miko abandoned her shirt to begin nibbling on her fingernails. If she involved both of them in this, she'd feel so horrible!
"Half-brother." Rin pushed the girl's hands away from her mouth and held them comfortingly. She mouthed 'don't worry' and smiled, earning a slight smile from Kagome in return.
"Hmmm... well, there's very little I can do," two golden eyes narrowed into a very dangerous slits, "but maybe I can find something." The smaller youkai pulled at his collar uncomfortably before getting up. He seemed to be having the same reaction to Sesshoumaru that the police officer had had to Rin's outburst, but then again, who could blame him?
The chief, as was said before, did indeed have black hair, but upon further inspection, small bits of gray could be seen peeking through the tresses. Though relatively young in demon years, he did not have the advantage that Sesshoumaru did, and could not pass himself as aging by leaving that color the same. His blue stripped shirt bunched around his arms as he reached into his file cabinet, lifting the shirt at the bottom from his pants, and forcing the others to look away before he noticed his "plumber's syndrome". As he pulled out a file and returned to his desk, the signal to pay attention was wrought by the slight squeak of his rolling chair as he scooted in, trying to get comfortable. His eyes, black in the center, and fading to forest green on the outer edges, looked over each member individually. He had often heard the stories of the strange girl and the hanyou when he was a child; his mother had sat by his bedside every night and told him of the legends. Yes, legends, over the years that much had been ensured, though no one thought them real anymore, not even the demons that had lived through the period. It was strange really; of course, he believed Sesshoumaru. Why wouldn't he? But if what they claimed was the truth, then he would have living legends, literally, in his police station, something the average youkai wasn't exactly used to on a day to day basis. But he did have a reputation to keep, so none of this could account for any action taken... consciously. He wouldn't let them know that he knew of them, "of" being the key word, and for all he knew they could be lying anyway, a thought that seemed to go against everything his gut was telling him. If there is one thing you learned in his job, it was to listen to your instincts, and right now, they were screaming at him.
"Well, it will be difficult, but I'll se what I can do." Allowing a small smile to graze his features, he picked up his phone and dialed a number. A ringing could be heard outside of the office, somewhere in the next room. One of the other officers in the building picked it up, and hurriedly left on their newest task, to bring Inu Yasha with them.
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"DAMNIT, LET ME GO! WHERE'S KAGOME! IF YOU'VE HURT HER I SWEAR I'LL...!!!"
Did he really HAVE to come kicking and screaming? Wait, this was Inu Yasha right? Nevermind.
"Inu Yasha!" At the sound of Kagome's voice the hanyou stopped struggling and pulled himself free of the guards. He raced through the building, following her scent, and, as soon as she came into sight, leapt at her, almost knocking them both down in the process.
"Kagome!" Inu Yasha scanned every part of her and put a finger under her chin, lifting her face to look, albeit worriedly, into her eyes, "Kagome, are you okay?"
When Inu Yasha had been yelling like that, she had been so ready to 'sit' him, but that feeling easily melted away when she noticed how worried he sounded. Kagome giggled softly and threw her arms around him. "I'm fine... but...I'm sorry. If it wasn't for me then..."
"No Kagome," he lowered his head and nuzzled the mark on her neck, "don't, please. I'm glad it happened and I hope it will again. There is no blame to be placed, so just stop it, okay?" Worry subsiding, the hanyou kissed her temple and sat down in the chair she had previously occupied, pulling her into his lap, and snarling at the police chief when he was sure that Kagome was comfortable.
"What's the meaning of this?"