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Chapter nine~! It's about time~! I got up chapter nine~! Hey, I can rhyme~! XD

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Hojou was the third to arrive at the scene of the crime. They all came to see what was going on, and they all looked shocked, and scared for that matter. Hojou locked the door, and turned to the rest of them. Ranma grabbed his collar angrily. "She's not dead! She can't be dead!" He yelled, desperately. Hojou looked down sadly didn't say anything.

Ranma released him. "Who..." He said, glaring at everyone else, "Who did this?!" He demanded. "Ranma, calm--" "Don't you tell me to calm down, Kouga!" He yelled at him. He then glared at Sesshomaru. "It was you, wasn't it?! You murderer! I'll kill you!" He said, but as he tried to lunge himself at Sesshomaru both Vash and Inuyasha grabbed Ranma's arms. "Let go of me! He did it! He killed Akane!" He shouted.

Sesshomaru just stared at him. "I would never kill anybody." He told him. "Liar! She loved you, and you killed her!" He shouted. "How DARE you! Just because she's a bad cook! You bastard!" "You stop that!" Kagura shouted, stepping in front of Sesshomaru. This only made Ranma madder. "How dare you defend that fiend! You helped him do it, didn't you?! You--" Kagura slapped him.

He glared at her, breathing hard. She glared back. "We know that you lost someone, but that's no reason to falsely accuse Sesshomaru! You ought to be ashamed of yourself!" Kagura scolded him. Ranma looked up at her, eyes full of tears. "I... I'm sorry..." He said, "You're right..."

"We're going to find out who did this." Vash told him, and he and Inuyasha let go of him. Hojou looked over them all. "I was in my room, and had nothing to do with this. Akane did not commit suicide, she was murdered." He said. "Ranma, when did you find her? And when did she come in the room?" He asked. Ranma was still shaking in fear. "I found her like this just five minutes ago... and at 4:00 she left the kitchen and said that she was going to go take a shower... It could've happened anywhere between there..."

"It happened after 4:30." Sango stated, that startled all of them and they looked at her. "How do you know?" Inuyasha asked. "Because..." Sango said, "I was walking to the library around that time when I heard the running water from the shower stop. And that's where I was until I heard Ranma yell." She finished. "You seem to be pretty sure of yourself..." Inuyasha said, slowly. Sango glared at him. "I'm just trying to help find out who actually did it!" She proclaimed.

Inuyasha rolled his eyes, but Miroku put a hand on Inuyasha's shoulder to stop him from getting worked up. "I do not believe that Sango did this." He said. "How would you know, monk?" Kouga asked, glaring at him. "It's obvious that you would never do or say anything against a pretty woman like Sango, but you don't know for sure that it wasn't her!" He said. Miroku sighed, and was about to say something but Inuyasha spoke instead, "Of course he doesn't know for sure."

Kagome decided to ask her little brother. "Souta, where were you about 15 minutes ago?" She acted as politely as she could. "I was swimming." He said. "Was anyone swimming with you, or did you see anyone as you came upstairs?" Kagome asked. "I'm bored. let's play twister!" "No, Souta--" "Kagome, I'm hungry." "Souta, listen to!--" "Look, I'm a plane! weeeee!" Souta exclaimed, holding out his arms and 'flying' around in circles. Then, he 'flew' down the stairs, and about halfway down he tripped. He fell the rest of the way down the stairs.

Kagome sighed. "He'll be fine." She hesitantly told herself, not exactly wanting to leave and aid him at a time like this.

Hojou asked everyone where they were during the murder. Their claims:

Inuyasha said that he had been in the hallway, and walked up to the hallway when he saw Ranma. He did walk upstairs, but There is no evidence that he was in the hallway.

Miroku said that he was alone in the billiard room, practicing pool. There were balls scattered out on the pool table, and a stick leaning against it. Kohaku, Shippou, and Souta said they saw him just leaving the billiard room, and all four of them left to see why Ranma had yelled.

Kohaku, Shippou, and Souta said they were playing together in the pool. Sesshomaru said he was in the sauna. They witnessed each other's positions, and Sesshomaru had a cat on his shoulder.

Kouga said he was upstairs in his room. He left his room when he heard Ranma's yell.

Kagome and Kikyou said they were together in the study. Ranma saw them as he left the kitchen before going to the scene of the crime.

Sango said she was in the library. She had walked past Akane's room at around 4:30.

Kagura said she was watching TV in the living room upstairs. Those who were already at the scene of the crime saw her leave the room.

Kanna said that she was in the living room on the first floor, sitting on a couch and thinking. There is no evidence that this is true, and nobody saw her leave the living room.

Vash said that he was outside, patrolling the area. Since he was the last to arrive at the scene of the crime, everyone saw him come in the door from the deck upstairs. It could be anybody.

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They all decided that they needed to investigate it more to figure out these crimes. Inuyasha, Miroku, and Kouga were the only ones still investigating after everyone made their claims. Akane's body was taken outside, and Vash was digging a hole as Kohaku and Sango were building a wooden coffin.

Inuyasha, Miroku, and Kouga were in Ranma and Akane's room, where this had taken place. The blood spot was still on the ground, and they all inspected the area. Nothing looked too suspicious. Nothing in the eyes of Inuyasha and Kouga, anyway. Miroku was inspecting the TV. He straightened up, and turned to the other two. "This TV is possessed." He said, clearly. Inuyasha and Kouga stared at him in disbelief.

"Come on!" Inuyasha yelled, angrily. he went up to the TV, turned it on, and then turned it back off again. "It's not possessed!" He said. Miroku narrowed his eyes at the TV. "Are you sure?" He asked. "Perhaps something came out of it, and that's how she died. Think about it, guys. It could happen." He said. Inuyasha rolled his eyes. "You've seen The Ring way too many times, Miro--" At that very moment, the TV turned on and made that terrible crackling noise as it crackled the colors black and white, as though it lost it's reception.

They all froze. Kouga slowly picked up the remote, and turned it off. It turned on again, doing the same thing. Inuyasha walked slowly behind it, and pulled out the cord. There was silence, but then it turned on again. A moment later, then phone began to ring. They all stared at the phone, then at the TV, then at each other. In an instant, they all darted out of the room screaming about a possessed TV.

Meanwhile, Kagura was watching TV in her room when she heard Inuyasha yell, "Turn off all of the TVs! They're possessed!" and Miroku and Kouga repeating that message. She rolled her eyes. "Possessed TVs. Right." She murmured to herself. There was a knock on her door. She sighed. "What is it now?" She mumbled, and turned off the TV. When she opened the door, she saw Sesshomaru.

They looked at each other. "Did you want something?" Kagura asked, and Sesshomaru nodded. "Come on in." Kagura said, and held open the door for him as he walked in. "I wanted to thank you for standing up for me." He said. "Well, Ranma was out of line, and..." Kagura paused, and gave him a blank stare. "What is that... thing on your head?!" She asked, seeing the cat, who hissed at her. "It's a cat. It doesn't seem to want to leave me alone." He said. Kagura blinked.

"So, are you still planning to repay me?" Kagura joked, and Sesshomaru smiled. "Yes, actually." He said, "Would you care to join me on the deck tomorrow night, at around 10:00?" He asked, and Kagura blushed slightly. "S-Sure." She replied. For some strange reason, the cat on Sesshomaru's head hissed. Sesshomaru ignored it, and smiled again. "Great. I must be off now, so take care." He said, and left. Kagura was still blushing. Besides the fact that they were living here now, that could be considered a date.

Sesshomaru went downstairs and saw Kouga, Inuyasha, and Miroku chatting in the hallway. Inuyasha was the first one to notice him. "Hey, Sesshomaru. We were just about to inspect the living room TV to see if it's possessed too. Wanna come along?" He asked. "Um... sure..." He said, confused. The group walked into the living room, and what they saw stunned them all.

It was Kagome lying down on the couch with her eyes closed. There were no cuts or marks on her body that they could see from that point of view, but she was lying on a fairly large spot of blood.

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Tsuki: HAHAHAHA! I gave you a cliffy!
Sesshomaru: You may want to run, you know. If there's one thing readers hate, it's cliffhangers. And a cliffhanger like this...
Tsuki: My favorite part is that I know what's gonna happen and all of you have no clue whatsoever!
Sesshomaru: Mocking the readers. Definatly not a smart thing to do.
Tsuki: Nope.
Sesshomaru: And you're proud of that?
Tsuki: Yep.
Sesshomaru: Do you plan on telling them what happens now?
Tsuki: Nope.
Sesshomaru: Will you at least leave a preview?
Tsuki: Yep.

Chapter 10: There has been another murder. The guys decide to do some investigating on their own, but sometimes a little curiousity can get you in a lot of trouble. And, what's this? Sesshomaru and Kouga, breaking the law?