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Disclaimer: No, I do not own Inuyasha, and no, I have nothing witty to say.

Previously, on To Be Announced: All four sat in an interrogation room, waiting for the detective. She was apparently a specialist in youkai murders.

The door opened and all turned. Four pairs of eyes grew big and four sets of mouths fell open.

Inuyasha spoke first.

"Nika?"

A Shot In The Dark

Chapter Four

An Old Friend

"That's 'Detective Nishimura' to you."

Inuyasha couldn't speak. He blinked, trying to clear his mind.

"Y-you're our detective?!?! Since when did you be-waitaminute!!!" Inuyasha's eyes got really big, to the perplexity of his friends. "Did you say Nishimura?!?!"

Nika grinned. "Yep."

"Why didn't you tell me?" asked Inuyasha looking aggrieved.

"Because I asked him not too. Gomen nasai. He wanted to tell you first, you know. And you could've used your nose."

Inuyasha chose to ignore that last comment. "Really?"

"Uh huh."

Miroku, Sango and Kagome sat dumbly in their chairs, wondering what the heck was going on. Nishimura? Realization dawned slowly on Sango's face. A big grin broke out and she squealed, making Inuyasha cover his ears, before jumping up and squeezing the life out of Nika.

"Um, Sango, air?" Nika choked out, her face paling.

"Oh, gomen. But Nika! This is great news! When?!? Tell!"

Kagome cleared her throat. "Um, could someone please tell us what's going on so we can all piss our pants too?"

Inuyasha turned his head to face his girlfriend. "Nika's mated to my brother."

"Oh. Wazzat mean?"

"You haven't told her, Inu-chan?" said Nika in a sweet voice.

"Shut up. No, I haven't. and don't call me that." He turned back to Kagome. "Basically, they're married. For life."

"Oh! Awesome! Congrats!"

Nika was kind enough to sit through more congratulations before she got down to business.

"Now, Kagome, what did you see? Explain it to me in detail."

Kagome shifted in her chair.

"I was having a nightmare. The night of the murder. I have them nearly every night, but this time, when I woke up, I remembered the killer's eyes were silver.

I turned my head towards the window, like ya do, and there, on the tree outside my room, was this youkai. Once again, the only feature I caught of him was his eyes. Silver. And I can tell you, my hair practically stood on end. I nearly thought I was still dreaming.

A second after I had seen him, he was gone."

Nika nodded. "Are you sure it was a male?"

"Positive. This guy was obviously male. No girl I have ever seen, besides the WW girls, has a build like that."

Nika had to stifle a smile. "Right. Well, we got something. Only a few species of youkai have silver eyes. I'll contact some of my people and see if they have heard of any disturbances in the Underground lately. If I get any information, I'll call."

"Underground?"

"Youkai organized crime. Lovely, ne?"

"Lovely." Kagome said, her voice dripping with sarcasm. Inuyasha grinned and put his arm around her shoulders. Nika looked at him, a smug look on her face and sent a pointed look at his arm. He growled at her, which she returned in kind.

The three humans in the room had identical expressions of confusion on their faces, listening to the short barks and yips Nika and her brother-in-law were exchanging.

"Right then. Inuyasha, if you could translate?" Sango asked. Inuyasha looked at her and barked, grinning.

"I'm sorry, we don't speak dog. English please." Miroku joined in, an eyebrow raised.

"Well, we were talking abou-"

"Nothing!"

Inuyasha cut Nika off, his face going red. This only peaked Miroku and Sango's interest. Kagome had stopped following the conversation and was examining her chipped nail polish.

"Inuyasha."

"Miroku."

"You know your going to tell us right? Or else those pictures just might make it to the school paper-"

"Those pictures go anywhere and your dead, friend or not."

Miroku smiled innocently. Inuyasha narrowed his eyes.

"Fine. Later. But only you."

Sango huffed.

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*Ring*

"What have you got for me, love?"

"It's an arctic fox youkai."

"Who's it working for?"

"I don't have any proof, but I belive it was Kuroko. She has become restless of late, her people being seen more and more often. I think she's up to something."

"Call when something new comes."

"Hai."

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Nika was on edge. If that youkai really did work for Kuroko, this was not good. Kuroko hadn't reared her head in years, lying low after most of her operations had been killed.

She must've been slowly gathering forces again, Nika mused, biding her time, waiting for the right moment. Only, something had gone wrong. A murder was witnessed. Now Kuroko was trying to eliminate the girl who could bring her down again.

Nika's mouth twitched. She was looking forward to seeing her old friend Kuroko again.

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A/N: Well, here's an update. I can't tell you how hard it was for me to write this. I've been so busy, it's so not funny. But, I made time. I hope you like it, even if it's short, and I am praying that I can update again before the weekend.

Now, since I haven't done this yet, I'd like to thank the reviewers.

Cat Silver- Thanks, girl, you gave me my title. Is there a one shot you'd like or something? Maybe I can fit the character of your choice into one of my stories

Takini-chan- A spork is a cross between a spoon and a fork. It's really weird

Kaye- Do you mean Kagome's pants? Or are you referring to Sango's pants in another chapter?

Mistress Nika- Gah! I hope this a good enough you. If not, make some notes or something and send it to me. Maybe I can send you the chapters that have you in them before I post them so you can see if they're ok.

CissboX- Thanks for your review! Yeah, I've been thinking about an editor

mili- Kagome's still a pink, but Inuyasha is just a normal guy now. No preppiness.

puffmuffin- I love your penname!! Cowboy Bebop is great. If I had the inspiration, I'd update my fic, butwell, it'll have to wait a while. Do you have red hair too?

sama- Hallo, love. I just love your long reviews. Make me feel so loved. JK!!! You know I love you

(for all those who think I was mean, I know this girl, and she understands me)

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