Black & White

Chapter 32 : Surprising Identities

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Inside everything was neat and high tech, a complete change from the outside appearance. He watched as the woman joined some men that were at computers working out programs at incredible speeds. Footsteps resounded on the floor above his head and everybody stopped what they were doing and stood up to greet whomever was arriving. The commanding presence of a man in a black suit had InuYasha frozen with shock.

~*~

He laughed maniacly as one of his loyal servants pressed the play button on the CD player. He twirled her limp body around the ball floor. Seeing his guards standing there stoicly he quickly ordered them to dance. They quickly joined him dancing with each other, whispering to each other of how strange their boss was. The dance ended rather abruptly as the lights dimmed and turned off completely. The torches were lit and Derrick growled.

~*~

"So you're Derrick's newest obsession?"

~*~

When Kagome awoke she found the earlier stuffy dress had been replaced with a more comfortable silk robe. She stepped off the bed and tiptoed surveying the space around her.

"Always that careful Miss Higurashi?"

She whipped around to be faced with a young sinuous woman. Her battle attire was fashionable and held countless weapons undoubtedly.

"Of course. I'm not in a familiar place now am I?"

"Well, if you are always this careful how, dare I ask, did you get kidnapped?"

Kagome huffed and didn't answer her question. Instead she turned back to her earlier ministrations of the room and ignored the woman. Hurried footsteps passed in the hallway, seemingly endless. Both women whipped around to the closed door. There were hundreds upon hundreds of, not footsteps but, the sound of men running.

"What in the world…?"

The woman walked towards the door and opened it slightly. The dim light in both the hallway and the room hardly let Kagome see what was going on. All she was aware of was that the sound of men breathing heavily and their stomping shoes hitting upon the stone ground were louder. The door closed abruptly. A body leaned against the door frame next to the woman from before.

"Suka…iza…"

"D-Derrick! What happened? Why are the men running through the halls? Where are they going?"

"You ask many questions don't you. Curiosity killed the cat Sukaiza. Anyways, apparently," he said more calmly, "we bust in on an important man's business by kidnapping his brother's fiancée. So all my men are fighting the large army of police officers and mercenaries off."

"Derrick," said Sukaiza, "what happened earlier? Power outage?"

"It was a bit more complicated than that, but we thankfully had the generator to keep up the radars and torches lit and running."

Sukaiza sighed and turned to Kagome's still figure in the dark shadows.

"Miss Higurashi," she said in a dangerously low voice while approaching her, "I dare say you are more trouble than you are worth."

Kagome stepped back insecurely, knowing that this woman was no push-over.

"Sukaiza," Derrick growled, "only I will have the pleasure of killing her. She did kill Naraku after all."

Kagome gasped and her wide eyes looked from Derrick to Sukaiza. Of course! How could she have missed the awful similarity between Derrick and Naraku. He looked so much like the evil bastard too!

"Woah, woah, woah! I do not remember killing anybody!!!"

Derrick frowned at her. He motioned to Sukaiza and she in turn grabbed Kagome by the arm. Meanwhile Derrick was silently frowning to himself. ~Naraku isn't exactly why you're here…~

Kagome was led out of the room and down my darkened hallways. Sometimes she could hear the faint scratching of the rabid rats that crawled in the walls. She shuddered at the memory of the cell. Of the rats biting at her tender flesh and squeaking in her ear, knawing at her. Her bare feet padded through the damp hallways and hard cold floors. ~InuYasha… The troubles we go through…~ Kagome looked up and noticed they were walking towards a dead end. Derrick kept walking and Kagome opened her mouth to warn him. She shut up at once when she saw him walk through the wall. She gaped and followed after Sukaiza dumbly. The room they entered was nicely furnished. She was pushed down on a couch and watched as Derrick left to an adjacent room. Sukaiza stared at Kagome.

"Is it true?"

"Is what true?"
"Miss Higurashi, is it true Naraku was killed?"

"Yes. He was a truly evil and ambitious man. He… He almost…"

"Well? Out with it!"

"He almost raped me and," she raised her shirt slightly, "left me this scar."

Sukaiza raised her eyebrow at Kagome.

"It doesn't seem that was your reason for killing him."

"I didn't."

"Y-You didn't?"

Kagome looked away. Whatever had possessed her to tell this woman her history with Naraku?

"I'd like to know what happened to my brother."

Kagome turned abruptly.

"B-Brother?"

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InuYasha stared into the cynical eyes of his father.

"Long time no see son."

"And that's a bad thing?"

The man sighed. He looked around and saw everybody looking at him.

"Don't you have have jobs?!"

They all quickly turned and typed away. The hubbub of the workers and computers eased the tension in the room, between father and son.

"I have no idea what you're up to but I want the fuck out."

Morisato looked at his younger son. ~He's not as "submissive" as I thought.~ He grinned at his son.

"I am proud of you son. You grew up to be just like your father."

He chuckled and patted InuYasha on the back and looked to the workers and beamed at them.

"Look and behold! My youngest son InuYasha. Just like his father."

InuYasha growled, furious at being compared to him. ~Never! I am not like him!!!~

"Don't touch me," he said darkly.

His father turned to look at him and noticed the darkening aura and stepped away slightly. He flinched when InuYasha's red eyes met his.

"I am not like you. You son of a bitch! You beat your wife! You forced people to give up their lives everyday, and you probably still do! Why the fuck would I want to be like you? It would be a SHAME!!!"

The man that had so been proudly been standing and yelling out his thoughts a minute ago was now wide-eyed staring at his son that stood enraged before him. All the workers that had been any where near them had back up into a small crowd at the foot of the stairs.

"W-What? B-But you are my son! I thought you would understand!"

"You beat my mother! What is there to understand!?"

"She deserved that! The bitch was starting to oppose me. That is no proper behavior of a mate, for all I know she could've been cheating on me. Or planning to! I don't know how I set my sights on her, she's such a who-"

InuYasha punched him, cutting his sentence short.

"Don't talk about my mother that way. Ever."

InuYasha glared at them all one last time before turning to walk out of the building.

"Seize him," said a female voice behind him.

Instantly strong arms were wrapped around his arms. They held him still and as much as he struggled he couldn't move. Maybe the fact that their scent screamed out inu youkai had something to do with it…

"Take him up to the guest bedroom. Or better yet. Mine."

He was pulled up the stairs and he only got a chance to see the back of the woman that had ordered his "arrest." She was talking ardently with his father and he seemed to cave into her demands. He never did that with his mother. ~He never did do much for my mother…~

He was shoved into a dark room with no windows. It had a slight fragrance of honey dew. A bed was in the middle with an armoire to it's right. The bed and just about everything else was red. The silk sheets glistened in the candle light, because that's all there was to give light. There were no light switches. ~Weird… Everywhere else in this place so far is filled with plugs, computers, and stuff. All sorts of technology.~ Two doors were behind him. ~One must be the closet and the other the bathroom.~ Two chairs were at the far side of the room. He walked there and sat down on one. He slouched and leaned his head back. ~Kagome… What's going on?~ He pretty soon was completely knocked out on the chair. The door opened and closed silently. A dark figure approached him. It stepped into the light and revealed a sinuous female. Her hair was down on small curls and her battle armor was set tight in place.

"I know you're awake."

"And?"

His automatic response surprised her. He sounded cold, almost malignant. She shrugged off her wariness.

"My name is Sukaiza."

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Kagome was in a room. Locked in with no way out. They were deep underground and they had walked for what seemed like miles. She couldn't escape, as much as she wanted to. Sukaiza had left some time ago at Derrick's sudden appearance and bidding. This room was the best she had seen so far. She couldn't hear any rats and had food everywhere. She hungrily stared at it but her resolve was not to eat until she was rescued, if she was rescued. What with her arguing with InuYasha… Her thoughts started to process the scene and she remembered the note that had been written for her.

…::Flashback::…

…::By the time you find this you will also find your mother heavily bleeding to death. At least I suspect it, hope it. Harsh words, but in reality they aren't. Much harsher was the way you "dealed" with my brother, my friends. We shall meet again don't for at least one moment doubt it. I am watching your every movement. I will kill you slowly by killing those who you love, as he did at some point. ::…

…::Flashback::…

It said 'brother' so then whomever had written the note was related to Naraku. And the only person that had confessed to such a thing was… Sukaiza! Sukaiza had injured her mother! She had gone after her friends and family to get to her because of Naraku! ~It's so hard to believe… Sukaiza doesn't look much more than a puppet controlled by Derrick…~ She looked down pensively and sighed. Everything was confusing. Slow footsteps sounded in the hallway. A sharp knock to her door took her from her muffled thoughts.

"Come in."

The door opened and the person was veiled in darkness. Slowly the person approached and revealed a silver tray with a steaming bowl of soup. Soon the hands, the chest, and last but not least the face of the person was uncovered.

"Bikuru!"

~*I do NOT own InuYasha… Unfortunately… *sigh* Anyways. I updated. Lots of twists and turns. Sukaiza with InuYasha? I thought she was with Kagome? o.O Bikuru? Under Derrick? Holy crap~!*~