A/N-Thanks for the reviews, and I'd like to point out that I've still got a ways to go with this story. I can't end this in just a few chapters, so for those of you who absolutely love long stories, you couldn't have picked a better one. And you have to stick with me, I know Sango and Miroku weren't there for them last chapter, and Inuyasha and Kagome are just as surprised. While I'm doing this I'd also like to point out that I will be revising the whole story in my spare time (meaning I'll change any errors and fix parts that I don't like, etc…) I won't change the story completely, though, I'm not that mean :D

Disclaimer-Nope, don't own him. But I can dream, can't I?

Chapter 19-The Tension Builds

Inuyasha had spent the night in the slammer, not once moving from his spot. He didn't feel the need to do anything except ponder over his current situation. What was the point of doing anything else, anyway? The rest of the cells in the area consisted of people that were shocked out of their minds to find Inuyasha the Shadow Lurker in jail, and every set of eyes were on him all throughout the night. Keeping out is one thing that made him famous, apparently. Almost as if they believed a cell couldn't hold him.

He had no doubt in his mind about that, either. If he really wanted to, he could snap the bars in half and kill everyone that had so much as looked at him or Kagome.

He leaned against the wall, eyeing his handcuffs carefully. The police had refused to let him out of them, and he found it hilarious because they seemed oblivious to the fact that he could simply snap the chain. They didn't try to take anything else off of him, though, but they were starting to be bolder with him in their threats, and it was driving him crazy.

He was used to everyone doing everything his way, barking orders and having them immediately obeyed or having the pleasure of killing ones that disobeyed him. At the moment he felt trapped, like Kagome always claimed to be, and normally when he felt trapped or cornered, his demon immediately went into defense mode.

Of course, if that had happened, then obviously everyone in the area would be dead.

Why did he feel that holding his ground was the best thing to do at the moment? He refused to be as heartless as he normally had been, refused to just grab any random guard and attempt to pull him through the impossibly tiny bars like a beast. He had to admit, that's all he wanted to do, since his cell was the only one guarded by three men constantly staring at him with shock guns perched protectively in their hands like he was due at any minute to be labeled 'rabid'.

But then again, taking such action would possibly give him the death sentence, and he was trying to hold out on that for a while. He would get one, no doubt for all the stuff he'd done over the years, but he knew that if he were "good" then they would take forever to have it fall through.

Not like an electric chair would kill him…it would only succeed in pissing him off. But if that didn't work, they'd gun him down, and even though he was partially immune to the damage of a bullet, he could be killed if he received enough.

His darn instincts though…they were refusing to let him take action. Even when he really wanted to destroy the bastards outside his cell, he couldn't do it. His demon instincts were telling him not to, and that they should take caution to the shock guns.

Hmm…maybe my instincts don't want to be stunned. As unappealing as the thought was, it wouldn't have stopped him in the past. He would have done all that was humanly possible to rip some arms out of their sockets. He was surprised that they didn't have a muzzle over his mouth, although with his language that was promised to him in the future.

He was surprisingly calm, especially since Kagome was nowhere around him. She was somewhere in this building, being interrogated or held back, he wasn't sure which. It didn't matter, though; the thought made his blood boil. She was being insulted and he was powerless to stop it. He knew that she would try as hard as she could to see him, and the police would think she was completely out of her mind.

They did, as a matter of fact, and they accused Inuyasha for it, convinced that he had a part in her way of thinking (which he did, but that wasn't the point). They wouldn't leave him alone about it.

Speaking of which…

A detective walked down the hall and stood in front of his cell, just out of arm's length from the bars in case Inuyasha decided to make a grab for him. "Ready to talk yet, Inuyasha?"

"Fuck you, detective." He stated calmly, sounding more human than he had thought possible. He seemed tired, but never looked up from his view with the handcuffs like they were the most interesting thing in the world.

"I thought that you were a lot more hostile than that."

"Come on in and you can see how hostile I get." He growled, making sure to never glance up at the detective.

"What did you do to Higurashi?"

Inuyasha finally eyed him carefully. "I didn't do anything to Kagome. What are YOU doing to her?"

"That's none of your concern. You've apparently brainwashed her. She's so convinced that she wasn't kidnapped that she's gotten a cop down in a headlock and had to be pried off by four men."

"Did she kill him?" He asked with a hint of amusement.

"Of course not, our police force can handle a nutcase like Kagome."

He growled so deeply, he thought he would cough up his voice box. "DON'T you DARE call her a nutcase! She's more intelligent than anyone else in the city, and certainly more intelligent than you."

"Which is why I wonder how she ended up with you, Inuyasha.

He spat at him childishly to resist the urge of grabbing him and pulling him through. "You fucking bastard…"

"Inuyasha, for the last time, what did you do to Kagome Higurashi?"

Inuyasha growled, staring at his handcuffs carefully, then narrowing his eyes at the detective. "If I wouldn't talk to you an hour ago, what the hell makes you think I'll talk now?"

The detective sighed, slowly pacing in front of his cell. "I must admit, Inuyasha, I feared you for a great period of my life. Everyone feared you, even your own friends." He walked forward and gripped the bars, daring to lean forward so that he could mock like a naïve child. "But you are nothing more than a coward who hid behind what you are. Your demon heritage and your brother's reputation kept you on top and feared by everyone in the country."

Inuyasha bared his fangs and started pulling on the handcuffs, causing the chains to clink together in protest. He was loosing it, but he couldn't help it. This man would pay for what he said. "You wanna know why I'm feared, detective? You wanna know what earned me my reputation?"

The detective smirked. "You couldn't do anything, Inuyasha. There are stun guns right behind me, prepared to shock if needed."

"You think I care?" Inuyasha broke the chain off the cuffs and jumped forward with lightning speed, grabbing the detective's collar and attempting to pull him through the bar like he had previously fantasized. The man's head was being beat into the bar with every hard pull, and the men with guns had them shot out and all at once they started the painful burning shock on his arms.

With a growl he jumped back and knelt down, panting heavily and snarling while the pain of the burns on his arms subsided. Everyone else in the other cells seemed to be either shocked out of their minds or strongly enjoying the sight of a cop getting pounded into a bar.

The detective was semi-conscious as he stood on his feet, holding his now bruised head. "You deserve death!" He spat. "A filthy half-demon like yourself doesn't deserve to survive in a world like this."

Inuyasha pulled up one hand and showed the man his claws. "You see these, detective? If I really wanted to I could bend the bars and rip you to shreds."

"Then why don't you, Inuyasha? Why not kill me and escape from your charges?"

He continued to growl as he stood and ventured closer to the bars. The men jabbed their guns in warning so that he didn't get to close, but he just grabbed the one closest to him and ripped it out of the officer's hands. He brought it back into his cell and pointed the end at the detective. "Because I choose not to. You're not the one I'm after."

The doors burst open to the room and Kagome could be seen making an urgent entrance in with several people following her. One seemed desperate to stop her. "Miss. Higurashi, please listen to me…"

"No, you listen to me! I'm SICK of hearing you people talking to me! I'm a grown woman, I'll do whatever the hell I desire, so BACK OFF!"

Inuyasha seemed dazed at that moment, dropping the gun on the ground and leaning forward in the cell. His anger began to calm just seeing her approach. "Kagome..."

She walked closer, but the detective grabbed her arm. "Kagome, he's a dangerous beast. You need to stay back."

She jerked her hands out of the officer's grip and snorted. "I'll be the judge of that. I'm sick of you people giving me advice like you know him and know me. Let me in the cell."

One of the guards snorted. "She is insane. She wants to get herself killed."

Kagome ignored them and walked closer to Inuyasha, watching him lightly reach his hand out so that he could hold her. As she prepared to give him her hand, however, an officer proceeded to stun his hand, making him rip it back and growl very deeply. "You son of a fucking bitch…"

Kagome reached back and slapped the guard hard across the cheek. "You fucking bastard, he didn't do anything to me and he never will! Now let me in that cell or I'll find my own way in!"

The detective proceeded to rub his eyes and glanced at her. "Why do you need to be near your attacker, Kagome?"

She snorted. "He's not my enemy. Now let me in."

"Why should I?"

"I'll be Inuyasha's lawyer, and if you don't I'll take you to court, sir. I have every right to join my client in the cell for discussion." She stated quietly and professionally. Kagome was completely sick of people interrogating her and attempting to run tests on her. They thought she was insane now…well fine let them think what they want. All that mattered was getting Inuyasha out, like she knew he badly needed.

The detective glanced at Inuyasha carefully and seemed to think his decision over carefully. "Very well, Higurashi, he hasn't hurt you yet and I don't think he will. But two guards must go in with you for safety reasons."

"Detective…"

"That's the only way, Kagome. You take it or leave it."

She sighed and Inuyasha growled. "I don't care which one of you people join's her, just as long as she can come in."

"Eager, aren't we Inuyasha?"

He scowled and Kagome childishly rolled her eyes. "I'm warning you, detective, you let me in and leave him alone if you know what's good for you."

"Is that a threat, Miss Higurashi?"

"No. You'd know it if it was a threat." With that, the guards shrugged and unlocked the door, demanding that Inuyasha back away from it. He rolled his eyes and actually listened, holding his hands by the sides of his face while Kagome followed the two guards in. After they lined up against the wall with their guns poised and ready, Kagome glared at them and approached him without any hesitation.

The guards were shocked out of their mind when he pulled her into a tight embrace. They were tempted to use the stun guns on him out of fear and surprise, but she was not afraid of him at all and so they didn't take any action.

She closed her eyes tightly and squeezed for all she was worth. "I'm sorry, Inuyasha." She said quietly. Not like it would matter; everyone in the area could hear what they said.

"What are you sorry for? It's not your fault."

"I feel responsible, and horrible. These bastard freaks have been interrogating me ever since I got here, and I can't take it anymore."

He held her tighter, slightly stroking her hair and glaring at the confused people behind her. "Just don't talk to them, Kagome, they're too damn stupid to listen to anything."
"You're telling me. I've worked for them in the past." She inhaled and exhaled deeply, relishing in the feel of his leather coat against her cheek. After a whole night of not being around Inuyasha, she had learned to greatly appreciate the little things in life with him, especially the arguing. She missed the feel of him molded against her more than anything in the world.

He lightly ran his claws over her scalp, drawing a content sigh out of her. She decided to whisper as if she had forgotten about her telekinetic abilities. "I promise I'll get you out of here."

"You can try if you'd like, but I'll do it on my own eventually."

"Inuyasha, you're not immortal. You can't do everything on your own."

"I did for two hundred years before you came along, sweetie. I'm sure I can manage."

She sighed deeply. That could have very well become a long argument that they couldn't afford having, so she decided to drop it. "Just don't get yourself killed."

"Fine, try not to kill any cops."

She snorted softly and clutched him tighter. "Do you think I can stay here with you? I really don't want to leave."

The detective cocked an eyebrow. "Well this is certainly surprising…I'm sorry, Higurashi, but Inuyasha shall be spending his time alone in the cells."
"No one asked you." She bit out sharply. If possible, she squeezed him even tighter. It was then that he took the time to notice that she wasn't wearing her leather coat. His ears began to twitch madly.

"Kagome, where's your coat?"

"They took it off me."

He flinched. "Why?"

"I don't know, when they apprehended me the second time they pulled it off and wouldn't give it back. They couldn't get anything else off me, though."

He bent down and whispered in her ear, the one that wasn't in view of the officers. "Where's your cell phone?"

She reached into his coat and hooked a finger on his pocket, tugging on it several times. He nodded in understanding and kissed her cheek, once again finding that ear to whisper to. "If you get the chance, call Sango and Miroku and tell them what's going on. Don't let anyone see you do it. I would, but these people seem to have to watch me even when I take a piss."

She nodded. She pulled back to look directly into his eyes. "You know you're on thin ice with these bastards as it is, so do me a favor and behave yourself."

He smirked and chuckled softly. "Behave? You know me better than that."

"Inuyasha…"
"Alright, alright…I'll try to stay out of trouble."

"While you're in here, you have to be calm, because if you're not then I'm not and if I'm not then I'll end up castrating a few of the cop bastards and…"

He kissed her quickly to end her chattering. "Kagome, I'll be good. I promise."

The detective tapped on the bars. "Miss Higurashi, it's time to go. We have talking to do with Mr. Inuyasha."

Kagome gave him a piercing glare. "I'm not done yet."

"I don't care, I want you out of there. It seems to me that if you stay in there any longer I'll end up watching a very disgusting dance."

Kagome flipped him off and turned back to Inuyasha, letting him hold her again. She buried her face as far as she could into his shoulder and while she talked, her voice muffled against leather. "I don't want to leave. I want to stay here with you and rot in the jail cell."

He chuckled softly. "Same here." He placed his hand back on her head, clutching her to him like a mother while protecting her child. Tempting as the thought was to just kill everyone and get them out, he knew that staying put for the time being was the best thing.

However, that didn't mean that he couldn't be childishly possessive and not give Kagome back to them…

The detective again sighed, clearly getting aggravated. "Higurashi, lets go."

"No."

The guards moved forward and proceeded to tap Inuyasha on the shoulder with their guns. "Come on, Inuyasha, let her go. She has to leave."

"There ain't no fucking time limit, you people are asking for it so back off."

"You wouldn't know if there was a time limit or not because this is your first time in a jail, and as far as I can see she'd be the only one to visit you. Now let go."

He bent down to whisper to her again before they shocked him. "Remember to call Sango and Miroku, and make sure that there's no camera's around. Come back in here when you get the chance."

She snorted. "No duh, Inuyasha, that's all I spend my time doing."

He smirked and continued. "Make sure to be as uncooperative as possible and don't talk to them."

She grinned while she felt the police pulling her out of his arms. "Maybe I could earn myself a jail cell and join you."

"That'd be humorous." They stunned his shoulder and he released her, pulled his hand back and punching a guard in the face. Of course, all the other guns were shocking him by then and he backed up with a menacing growl until he hit the opposite bars. Ah, damn it to hell, I'm not a fucking animal but they're certainly treating me like one. After the other officers managed to drag Kagome out, the ones that had shocked him soon followed, slamming the bar door into place.

After they hauled her out of the room, the detective dismissed the other guards. Inuyasha rolled his eyes, for even if he hadn't spent time in a jail before he knew what this meant. The stupid man was about to tell him something that he didn't want everyone else in the jail to know. It wasn't a promising thought.

He slowly began pacing again, only this time as far as humanly possible from the bars. "You wanna know what's in store for the two of you?"

"You're going to tell me whether I want to hear it or not." He moved closer to the edge of the bars, standing arm's length away from them. He wanted the man to see him if he got angry. Intimidation was a wonderful thing.

The man sighed deeply. "Tell me something first, Inuyasha. I know you kidnapped Kagome, I'm not stupid. She had no plans whatsoever to leave. I even know now after the little show you two put on that you have an intimate relationship with her. What I want to know is how you managed to get her mind to this point, and why her eyes are now that unique blue."

Inuyasha crossed his arms over his chest again. His ears twitched, alerting him to the fact that he once again had the attention of every man in the surrounding cells. "Why should I make it easy on you?"
"Because if you don't tell me a good reason that proves she's not insane, then she'll be sent to the mental home tonight. Wrapped in a straight jacket and everything."

Inuyasha growled. "She's not insane, she's just gotten her taste of the real world and had a chance to choose between the old reality and the new one. She's the way she is because she's always wanted to be like that, and as for her eyes I think that's none of your damn business."

He nodded once and looked down. "Very well. I'll continue…your future doesn't look very bright, in fact the courts have initialized a death sentence immediately. You have killed so many innocent people over the years and robbed so many stores that it's a wonder you haven't been caught before."

Inuyasha looked away. "Keh." Was all he could respond. This was ridiculous…what the hell was this man trying to prove? He wasn't caught before because he was heartless. Now with a heart that beat only for his mate, he had to admit that it was a lot harder to look out for both of them instead of just himself.

"Kagome Higurashi, however, well that's a different story. It's clear that in the death of the demon Naraku, she had been somewhat involved. The blood samples that we took from her match the stains in the limo perfectly. We also found this…" He held up the black leather coat that Naraku had ripped from her and Inuyasha raised his eyebrow in response. "This is Kagome's size, and it even has Kagome's name on the tag. Why, if Kagome was involved so deeply in that, does she not have any wounds on her now? That incident was merely a week ago, and she's up to full health."

Inuyasha sighed. "I don't know, you tell me, you're the expert."

"Inuyasha, if she had something to do with this murder, Kagome Higurashi could very well earn herself a death sentence."

"WHAT? She had nothing to do with it, if there's no wounds on her body or fingerprints on Naraku's then you've got no proof of anything, pal."

"How'd you know if there were even fingerprints, Inuyasha?"

He grunted and shoved his face in his hands out of frustration. "Son of a…I know everything, ok? I'm just a fucking psychic."

"These games of yours are getting foolish Inuyasha, and I will not wait much longer for the answers. I'll leave you time to ponder, but you can't try anything because our guards have guns that were specially made for you. You will regret ever laying your hands on Kagome Higurashi." Then he turned and left, for once leaving him alone, or as alone as he could get. There were still many people in the other cells staring at him.

He didn't care. That man had just told him that he would die very soon, and that Kagome was probably going to die as well with charges that he couldn't prove.

Kagome wouldn't die, of course…they'd find a way out of this before that happened.

The first order of business upon escaping jail would be to obliterate the final threats to their existence; Kouga and that stupid brother of his. Inuyasha swore up and down that he would torture his baka brother for days on end for what he had done to Kagome and himself. Yes, and Kouga would be found mysteriously pinned against a tree with knives somewhere outside the city...

The last thing that man had told him is what really made him laugh. He couldn't have grinned bigger if the man was still there to taunt. Regret, huh? There were few things in his life that he would ever regret, and laying his hands, feet, body, etc on Kagome wasn't one of them.

No, no matter what happened, he would never regret that…

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Hours later, Kagome burst into the bathroom and sighed with relief. "Ugh, finally!" All that ignorance was really making her tired. She'd been in the rooms again for hours, pretending not to hear a word that was said to her. She'd just turn her head and pretend that the man simply didn't exist.

The best part was knowing that they couldn't do anything to her for it. She had the right to remain silent. She didn't have to say shit if she didn't want to.

But she had to admit that being ignorant was fun. They'd get angry with her for not saying a word, and she'd simply smirk back at them without a care in the world. It was always fun to watch them try to figure out a way to get her to talk.

She checked every stall for occupants and then chose the one at the end, locking it carefully. Sitting down on the freezing stool, she brought her knees up to her chest and pulled out her phone to start the delicate operation.

After dialing Sango's number, she rocked slightly in the stall. No names, there's eyes and ears everywhere, don't say their names…

Sango answered on the third ring. "Hello?"

"Hey, it's me."

"Kagome-chan? Where are you, what happened, is everything alright? Oh Kami, I'm so sorry, Miroku and I waited outside the alley and we didn't hear anything, and so we snuck up the alley to see what had happened but all that we saw was a couple of cop cars driving away from the other end…and…"

"Shut up and listen carefully. I've been instructed to only tell you our whereabouts and our current situation, but I can't tell you anything more right now." She cleared her throat and began. "It was indeed a trap, hundreds of cops apprehended us and took us to the prison. Inuyasha's been thrown in the slammer and I've been under interrogation for the past twenty four hours."

Sango gasped. "Shit, what can we do to help?"

"Nothing as of now, I told you that my instructions are to tell you of the situation and nothing more."

"Kagome, the club's been going nuts, and I might add that Rin had paid us a visit to 'see how things were going' before we kicked her out. Miroku and I have no orders to run the club, and we are completely clueless. You've got to help us out here…"

"Look, I'm doing the best I can…" She laughed nervously. "I've only gotten to see Inuyasha once for five minutes in the past twenty four hours, and he told me to tell you this much until I see you again. My advice to you is to pretend that we gave you orders and run the club based on that. That's all I can do for now."

"Yes, Kagome-chan."

She heard a door open and flinched. "I've gotta go, bye." She whispered before shutting her phone and putting it in her pocket. Someone knocked on her stall and she flushed the toilet, jerking open the door to glare at the female officer who had come to retrieve her.

However, she was shocked to find that she was looking directly into the face of Kira.

The she demon gave her quite the cocky smirk. "Boss, you should relax a little. I haven't come for your head or anything."

Kagome resisted the urge to wipe her eyes, like a child seeing the real Santa Claus. "How did you get in here?"

She flashed her claws with a toothy grin and all the arrogance that any demon possessed. "Let's just say that Shippo and I have our ways around."
"Shippo's here too?"

She nodded but sighed deeply. "I have to perform a few tricks though before I can bust you out of here. I'll need your help, boss."

Kagome nodded. She couldn't believe her luck. "Anything, if you can get us out of here."

Kira began putting her hair up in a bun, wrapping delicately with experience that only hours alone in a police station could give her. "Now Kagome, I need you to do me a favor." She motioned to a black bag against a wall. "I paid a visit to the wardrobe in this forsaken dump and got myself a uniform. The only problem is I can't button everything up without getting frustrated and ripping it apart, so I'll need your help."

"What about ID, Kira? Everyone in the facility has one." Kagome stated as she rummaged through the bag.

"You know Shippo had said something about that too." She pulled a card out of her skintight black pants and showed it to Kagome. It had her picture with a lot of changes that could easily be made by makeup and contacts, and a fake name that read 'Officer Rave'. Everything else was completely accurate, and by the sounds of it Shippo had everything taken care of.

"Boy, he does know what he's doing, doesn't he?"

"That's what I love about him. He's not a tough demon, but he's very intelligent. He probably beating up a cop right now for a guard uniform so he can meet us in the prison complex."

Kagome glanced around. "Kira, I'm not sure that this is the time or place to talk about that…"
"Listen, I've already checked the place out. Stupidly, there are no cameras in private areas like this one. Trust me." She began dressing as she talked. "He'll wait until we get in there before he makes the move. What I'll do is I'll unlock the door so you can go in, and as soon as it's unlocked Shippo will start randomly knocking out the guards, and with Inuyasha's help we'll all escape according to plan."

Kagome smirked. "Wow, how long have you been planning this?"

"We had you're wallets traced, although Sango and Miroku didn't know it at the time; Sango was too busy freaking out and Miroku was trying to comfort her while running the club…But I take it that they know now because of your phone conversation?" With Kagome's nod, she continued. "We knew what was happening and went on from there. Help me button this thing."

Kagome sighed as she assisted Kira. "You and Shippo make a great team."

"Well I don't mean to brag, but every plan I have ever plotted has come out to my expectations. It never fails, and this one shouldn't either, especially since Shippo helped."

Kagome looked down with a sudden feeling in her stomach. Inuyasha was worried about something, and she needed to talk to him. "Kira…how long do you think this will take?"

Kira glanced at her with sad eyes. "I honestly don't know, Kagome-chan. By the sounds of it, you usually fight for the right to visit him, and I was going to be the one to 'watch over you' while you went in. I heard the cops talking and it seems to me that they don't think Inuyasha will do you any harm. They'll still have one guard following you around, but other than that they're sure he won't hurt you."

"They finally believe me, ne? Those people are the darkest crayons in the damn box." She helped Kira adjust a hat on her head so that her bun was perfectly hidden. "Kira, please tell me you have make-up to cover those pretty markings. They'd never let a Youkai be in the police force if they knew about it."

"Kagome, sweetie, I have everything under control." She winked when Kagome gave her an irritated look before returning back to her clothing. She continued to make Kira look as much like the cops outside as she could while the woman started applying plenty of make-up to hide her markings.

After a minute of watching her, Kagome assisted her with her make-up, trying to hurry things along before one last thought crossed her mind. "I thought that Kitsune's weren't that dangerous."

"I'm a fire cat, of course I'm dangerous. Shippo, however, he's a fox, which means that he's more intelligent than he is dangerous. Of course, I wouldn't worry about Shippo; he's plenty dangerous enough with his new toy that he just can't do without." She rolled her eyes while taking beautiful gold hoops out of her ears and putting them in her pocket.

"You mean that strange sword of Naraku's?"

"Yea, he's played with it for a while now, even when he's supposed to be watching the security. He can run it pretty well, so I think that he'll be all right. I mean, he helped come up with this plan, so he knows what he's doing."

A loud pounding occurred on the door and Kagome sighed. "What the hell is it?"

"Miss Higurashi, what's taking you so long?"

"Look, I'll come out when I'm damn good and ready! Can't I have a LITTLE privacy!"

The guard seemed to think it over or ask another person before he replied. "Very well, but don't take all day. I have more questions to ask you." His footsteps became distant memories as he walked away, and Kagome sighed with relief.

"I swear it would just be easier to burn them all with Miko energy and just get the hell out of here."

"By order of Inuyasha, you are not allowed to use your Miko powers like that unless instructed. He worries that you will end up exposing yourself and having the whole world after your head."

"He's the one who should be worried. The court has already decided that he needs the death sentence."

"We'll get him out before then, I promise." Just as she finished with her uniform, she strapped on a belt that had her handcuffs, gun, etc. She tightened it and smirked at Kagome.

"I need you to cooperate. This is a large station, so they won't know that I've never been here before. I'm going to haul you out like I caught you doing something and then I'll sit with you through the conversation. I need you to continue asking to see Inuyasha again, too. That's a must, and I'll be the one to take you. It'll all work out well, I promise."

Kagome sighed. "Well if you want me to throw a fit and make a show out of it, then I'll do it. Tell me when you're ready."

Kira made her last minute adjustments and walked over to the bathroom door, glancing out to make sure that no one was around. She came back in and grabbed Kagome's arm. "Alright boss, start throwing a fit. I want to see you in action."

Kagome grinned and let out a long breath before bringing it in and…"Get your hands off me, you fucking bitch! I can spend as much time as I want in the bathroom!"

Kira was impressed, but continued in an equally loud voice. "Miss Higurashi, trying to climb out the bathroom window is enough to tell me that you're through." She gripped her arm tightly and started pulling her outside of the bathroom, Kagome resisting the whole way.

Kagome smirked before leaving the room. She had to be a real good actor to pull this off, and she was passing with flying colors.

The detective and a few other men came to see what was going on, and just as Kira had predicted the man didn't know she wasn't a cop. "Officer, what's going on here?"

She kept her hold on Kagome's arm and sighed. "Sir, I caught her trying to escape through the bathroom window. I thought I'd bring her out here and help you keep an eye on her."

Kagome snorted. "I don't need another babysitter, I need Inuyasha! I want to see him, NOW!"

The detective shook his head. "Well you're not going to see him unless you can answer some questions." He eyed Kira carefully and her grip on Kagome's arm tightened slightly. "Officer…I don't believe we've met."

Kira nodded once in respect. "Officer Rave, at your service, sir. May I request to stay with Higurashi?"
"What's your reason?"

"I've met her before. I feel that she'd be more comfortable if someone she's at least seen before was around with her."
He nodded. "That's understandable. I agree." He looked at Kagome. "As for you, Miss Higurashi, climbing up the wall to escape out a small window is truly insane. I should send you to the brig for that."

"Anything's better than getting the hell interrogated by a couple of dipshits who don't know what they're doing."

He snorted, rubbing his forehead. "I don't like it either, Higurashi. I would like to sleep sometime today. Now come on back to the interrogation room for a while. Answer a few of our questions and we may consider allowing you a short visit with Inuyasha."

"Can I visit him alone?"

"No, I can't allow anyone to be alone with him at any time. You have to have at least one officer in there with you."

Kira sighed. "Can I be the one who followers her around?"

"I suppose so. Just watch yourself, Inuyasha can be ruthless." He turned and led everyone back into the interrogation rooms. Kagome had to suppress her happiness so that she didn't end up grinning like she enjoyed the interrogation.

Things so far were going very well, as long as Inuyasha managed to stay out of trouble then everything would be fine…

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"No."

"Please?"

"I said no." Inuyasha continued to stare straight ahead of himself, trying his best to ignore the pesky man in the cell next to him. He could feel his anger rising with each passing second because the man would not stop asking to escape with him when he did. He even insisted that he could be in Inuyasha's gang and kill any opposing threats. Inuyasha had just snorted when he said that.

The thought was ridiculous…the man reeked as if he hadn't bathed in weeks, and he was the scrawniest little thing he had ever seen. What good would it do him to let him out? He'd find more use for him in the entertainment department if he could just simply twist that head off his shoulders…

His anger boiled in the pit of his stomach, making him even more aware of its presence. He really needed Kagome right now…

"Come on, now, surely the Great Inuyasha has some compassion if he is dating New York's toughest lawyer?"

"Shut the hell up before I kill you, do you hear me?" He finally turned his gaze toward the man and shot him a cold stare. The man visibly stiffened and took a step back.

"But…but it's true. And that's a threat."

"I love threats, and I usually follow through with them." He smirked at the man when he shivered. He could smell fear a mile away, but still the man continued stupidly on. Like Inuyasha was going to hear his point of view…

"Why date that lawyer? If she's with you then she must be good for more than just a piece of ass."

The next thing he knew, Inuyasha had a hold of his collar through the bar and brought his face hard against the bars. He growled very deeply, bringing his claws up to touching his throat as every man in the other cells got as close to the scene as they could to watch. "Now you hear me, you little SHIT. That woman is my mate and I will not hear anything about getting ass from her without breaking your neck. That's none of your fucking business, and I won't remind you again." He inhaled to calm down. He didn't want the death sentence to follow through sooner than he needed. "Besides, I'm sure it's degrading for you to talk about ass because you've probably never gotten any." Then he threw the man to the ground and turned his back to lean against the wall again, panting heavily as he tried to relax. "And if you say a another word to me, bars or no bars, I'll kill you."

The man nodded and kept his mouth shut, backing up to go to the nearest wall out of arms reach. He heard the faint chuckle of men in the other cells, but chose to ignore them as he pondered ways to escape. He'd probably need it sooner than he thought; he had already beaten up two men and if he ended up killing someone, he would be in big trouble.

He leaned his head back and sighed deeply. Kagome, I need you.

SHHH! I'll get to you soon enough! I'm busy, I'll be right there.

His ears perked up at that. He had forgotten about the telepathy. Of all the things in the world to forget about, he forgot about their only gift to communicate…that was an incredibly stupid move. Kagome, what are they asking you?

Just a bunch of stuff I'm not answering. Look, I'm going to bring you a surprise when I come and see you, so hold on, please?

Inuyasha smiled warmly at nothing in particular. Just as long as you don't keep me waiting forever.

Great, thanks. Now I'll be there soon.

He slowly slid down the wall to sit and glanced straight down. He suddenly felt strange…almost queasy, like after having too much to eat only a little more painful. His head was slightly lighter than normal, and for a few seconds he could have sworn he was seeing dots. After a moment of wonder, he shook his head and brought his hands up to cradle it between them.

Inuyasha would ask what was happening, but he knew all too well. Because he and his demon had been locked up in a cage for so long, the tension was rapidly building. People were around him that reeked of assortments of smells, he almost killed twice, and he was fed up with the food he was being served. It wasn't something that Inuyasha could eat, not because he didn't want to but because it was something made specifically for humans. Meat and other things he could eat, but whatever that slop was that they attempted to give to him was intolerable. He wouldn't even let Kagome eat that shit…

And without Kagome here, it wasn't making things any better. He could hear the demon voice demanding him to find her and kill anyone that gets in his way. Technically, if his mate had been taken from him like this, then by the demon laws he was right to kill anyone who would interfere. Kagome was his to talk to, his to handle in any way, and she was only his to make uncomfortable with arguments and unwanted flattery. No one should be allowed to even think about touching what was his.

That made his blood boil. He needed her in here with him, to hold and hug close. Only that could calm his raging blood and decrease his rising temperature. He didn't want it to end up setting loose the demon that he worked so hard to keep in check.

He almost chuckled at his own little joke. Whoever comes in here next had better have a death wish. His eyes fluttered shut and he almost made a hissing sound as the cold drops of sweat fell down his forehead.

"Hey man, you ok?" Asked the other guy in the next cell. Inuyasha growled and continued to look down without answering. He didn't know if he could form words, anyway.

Apparently the man had motioned to someone because his ears picked up the pounding of a cop's stick on the bars. "Inuyasha." The voice demanded. There was something about that voice, too…

He glanced up and saw Shippo, dressed in the guard's uniform. Even through his blurry eyes, Inuyasha knew that he looked incredibly like another officer he had noticed earlier, but no doubt by the scent and the sound of his voice that only belonged to him. "Inuyasha, what's the matter with you?" He asked like a guard. Inuyasha couldn't help but be proud of him for acting so well.

And for somehow sneaking in here without him noticing a thing…which meant that his gang was recruiting to get their boss's back. He would have been happier if he didn't feel this way.

"I need Kagome." He stated harshly. "If she doesn't come in here, I'll pass out and die before the law gets a chance to serve me justice. Go tell that to the stupid detective." He slouched even more down until it appeared he was almost lying on the floor. He brought one knee up in the air as he closed his eyes carefully. The pain in his stomach and head was increasing, throbbing at the same time as if the same force caused it.

Shippo had a radio that he happened to borrow from the guard on the ground. He radioed in quickly, telling them that Inuyasha is ill and that Kagome needs to be here. With hesitation, the guard that had replied told him briefly that he would tell the detective, but he wouldn't guarantee anything because Kagome was harder to handle than she looked.

Inuyasha growled when knowledge of what was happening suddenly popped into his mind. If Kagome didn't stay with him for a while so that he could hold her and calm himself, he would end up in a horrible situation. He didn't really know if he would die or not, but hell it sure felt like it. The pain that consumed him was almost unbearable as it continued to grow in both size and intensity.

In a matter of minutes the detective, followed by Kagome and two guards holding her arms tightly to her sides had entered the room with urgency. Kagome was shocked by the way he felt; the way those pain waves came from his aura in huge blasts. She almost cried because it hurt her to see him that way.

"Let me in." She demanded. "I have to go to him."

The man sighed. "What if it's contagious, Higurashi? We don't want to be held responsible for you getting ill."

"I don't care about anything like that. Besides…" She stared at him in the cage and reached for the bars. "It's not contagious."

"You know this for sure, do you? If he dies at all, we want him to die by the hands of the law so that he can be paid back for everything he's done."

Kagome flinched and clenched the bar tighter. "LET me IN."

He sighed and slowly complied, allowing her to approach him and shutting the door behind her without guards having to follow her in.

She sat down beside him and pushed the bangs out of his eyes. "Inuyasha?" She asked quietly. She had to hold back from crying because of how horrible he looked. There was something very wrong with him.

He opened his eyes, noting how he instantly felt a little better when her skin touched his. "Kagome…" He forced himself to sit up, and with Kagome's help he managed. Of course, he appeared to be in constant pain, so no matter what Kagome did she felt like she was hurting him.

And naturally, that was making her feel worse.

Inuyasha pulled her into his lap and hugged her tightly. She had been startled, but she quickly wrapped her arms around him to soothingly rub his scalp. "What happened, Inuyasha?" She asked quietly.

He was feeling slowly better, and so he knew it was working. "Kagome, just let me hold you for a while, ok?"

"Sure." I don't know if the guards will let us, though.

They'll do it, trust me. It's a good thing they let you in, just in time too.

They were hesitant about it because they think whatever's wrong with you is contagious.

They won't let me die by some illness; they want the pleasure to kill me.

Those bastards won't get the chance.

I know. Shippo's here, and I take it Kira is, too?

Yes. They have a plan to get us out, but you can't be like this. If you're not well, then things won't work the way they've been planed.

"Miss Higurashi, what's the matter with him?"

She glared back at the guard. "He needs me. I'm not leaving this time."

He snorted. "That almost seems like an excuse to stay in here and get out of your interrogation."

"He's sick, you bastard, and no doctors can help him. Only I can help him. I have to stay in here with him."

Kira gripped the man's arm before he could object and directed his attention to her. "Sir, let her stay. I'll stay in here and keep an eye on them, along with the guards at the door."

"We can't trust either of them, Officer. He could be faking it."

"Sir, how can anyone, including a demon, fake an illness that makes him both pale and clammy?"

"He could be thinking of something that scares him."

"Inuyasha is not afraid of anything, sir. Besides, she wishes to spend time with him, and sooner or later he'll be sent to death anyway. Let her be with him for a while."

The man sighed even deeper, thinking that perhaps this would be a good opportunity to get some much-needed sleep. "Very well, Officer Rave, you stay here with them. I want to know if something happens." He turned and the two other guards followed him out the door, both with many questions in their eyes about why he was being so generous.

And they stupidly left Shippo and Kira, grinning like crazy outside the cell.

Kagome could feel Inuyasha chuckling as soon as they left the room. She turned to glance at him and faces his glazed eyes that were sparkling with laughter. She put a hand on his forehead. "You still have a fever. What the hell are you laughing about?"

He ran his hands through her hair and kissed her quickly. "They just made a huge mistake, let me tell you. I'm already feeling much better because you're with me. My demon is subsiding."

"So what does that mean?"
"As soon as I feel perfect again, we're busting out of here and showing no fucking mercy. And then I plan on finding out where the hell Sango and Miroku were when we were arrested…"

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A/N-Thanks again, I hoped you like it! Please review, and feel free to ask me questions, cause I'll answer them when I get the chance!