Brotherly Love
Chapter Six
A Mind Puzzling Mystery
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Miroku: Was the last chapter how I really found how to..
Sango: Hentai! (hist Miroku on the head)
Miroku: I guess so.
Me: o.o I don't know I made it up. But it makes sense.
Inuyasha: That he mistaked her butt for a frog?
Sango: NANI? (hits Inuyasha on the head)
Me: NO!! My Inu-gami-sama! (hops in Inuyasha's arm)
Miroku: Oh Sango, we must go looking frogs more often.
Sango: Yeah right.
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Sesshomaru squeezed his eyes shut and clamped a hand over his ears. Inuyasha was making such a commotion! Him and his new friends Miroku and Sango.
I think father said they were having a sleepover tonight. Fuck! They'll make a racket throughout the whole night! And I doubt Inuyasha will sleep at all. I need the most concentration that I can get....
The youkai stared down at his notebook. He gazed at the smooth blank pages. He groaned. Solving this mystery was going to be hard.
He thought for a moment, balencing his pencil between his top lip and nose. His eyes rolled around his head. Then he thought of something, and immediently started scribbling down his thoughts.
Day One:
Mother didn't have any known enemies. There wasn't a large motive for anyone to kill her. The only kind of person who could was someone who wouldn't appove to mother's stubborness, or secretly despised her.
So was there any connection in the actual day she was murdered on? Or was it random?
Did mother know any deadly secrets? Or could it have been suicide?
Sesshomaru crossed out the suicide part. Of course it wasn't. His mother was happy being with Inuyasha and Sesshomaru. Especially happy to be with her husband, Inutaisho. It wasn't suicide. It was pure murder.
Lists of reasons on why anyone would kill mother:
1. A hidden hatred
2. Some sort of past betrayel
3. Someone who didn't get along with mother.
4. Someone was jealous of her.
5. Mother knew a secret.
Sesshomaru looked over at the last part. What kind of secret would his mother know? He was about to cross out the last part, but held himself back. He chuckled to himself.
Since when was Sesshomaru a detective? But he narrowed his eyes.
There is some weird connection to mother's murder. It wasn't an average assisnation. He could feel it. Something abnormal. Something that needed to be solved.
He ruffled his hair. But it was so hard. Whoever really did kill her, obvoiusly didn't want to be known and kept himself in hiding.
Lists of suspeects:
1. Hirotaka Ogata: Everyone knew mother was a subborn mule. Especially Ogata. Mother usually got her way, and the time for him to request the wedding would have to be announced sometime soon. Mother wouldn't approve of the girl and suddenly being forced to wed - just because an old hag told him it was to be told. The queen has power, she's not just a companion to the king. She could stop it from being happened. But father on the other hand would have to go by it. He has a reputation as a man. And a man always sticks to his word. Ogata would have to kill Sakuma, so her opinion would not be voiced. Hirotaka is definally a suspect.
2...........
Sesshomaru scratched his head. Who else could have been a suspect. Ogata had been the strong one. He sighed as he unsurely of himself wrote the next thing down.
2. A stranger of the kingdom
Now the youkai knew it sounded stupid, but he wrote his next thoughts down.
2. A stranger of the kingdom: Sounds unlikly, but if that's the case, that's what that person would want us to think. They would want us to think: Why would someone of the kingdom Sakuma ruled turn their back against her and go and kill her? In the end, it sounds very likly. Could it be jealously? Desire for riches? It could have been a kidnapping at first, but Sakuma, as stubborn as she is could have been bothersome to the kidnapper, and they could have killed her from there. But if it was a kidnapping with a wanting for money and gold, wouldn't there be a ransom note left behind?
Sesshomaru sighed. This was hard. Another thought popped into his head and he quickly wrote it down before forgetting it.
Side Note: It might have been an acciendet, the whole stabbing thing. But the chances of that are very slim. How could it have been an accident for mother to get stabbed eight times? Mother's body looked very mangled after that. I hardly reconized her. Could someone have mistaken her after the first few stabs and finished it off? Or could someone have killed the wrong person? How could they mistake someone else for a queen? It seeming like an accident it very unlikely.
The 14 year old boy looked over his notes and was quite proud of himself. But if he was going to solve this mystery, then his hand would be dead by the time all the evidence was covered. He sighed.
3. Someone of the castle crew: Someone could have been staying at the castle the whole time, pretending to protect and serve the king and queen, when all this time he had been plotting behind their backs. This seems likely. But why now? Why after all of these years? All of the castle guards, etc, were people the queen and king had known for years, as well as Sesshomaru. So why now? Were they planning to wait a few years to gain trust? The castle hasn't had any new applicants for many years now. Even people new to the team - such as the little girl Sango's dad - the taijiya - and Miroku's father - the houshi - have known father for years, and he had just hired them now for jobs. The children seem too innocent to be raised by murderers. But it's possible someone else in the castle had killed Sakuma. If that is so, then Inutaisho is next....
Sesshomaru's spine snapped up as he heard the door knock.
Holy shit. He thought. That scared him half to death.
"Come in." he said in a shaky voice. He turned his head towards the door as slowly creaked open and Inutaisho stood at the door way. The king smiled as he walked over to Sesshomaru, but before sitting down beside him at his desk, he awkwardly looked at the note book full of words that were too far from a distance for him to see.
"Oh Sesshomaru, what's that?" he asked, pointing towards the book.
Sesshomaur widened his eyes and he shut the book quickly. He didn't want his father to know that he was trying to figure out the mystery. He knew that he wouldn't be allowed. Inutaisho would say that whoever killed Sakuma would come after himself if he had ever come close to the truth.
I can't tell anyone. He decided. Not even Inuyasha. Not even my father.
Inutaisho had a puzzle look on his face. Sesshomaru blushed. "It's my....diary." he said thinking to himself.
"I didn't know you kept a diary." the King said, pulling up a chair beside his son.
"I just started it." Sesshomaru said blushing. The pink cirlces on his cheek faded. "So father, what did you come here for?"
Inutaisho cleared his throat. "You know Sesshomaru, I feel that I haven't seen you in the longest time."
"I've been here all along father."
"That's not what I meant." said the king. "I haven't been spending time with you a lot for a few monthes now. I want to spend more time with you now that you mother has....departed from us."
Sesshomaru stroked the spine of the notebook.. "We spend time together."
Inutaisho shrugged."I just thought if you wanted we could go fishing. You, me and Naraku. It will be fun. He wants to spend some time with you too. And I figure you need some fresh air, always being cooped up in your room everyday."
The fourteen year old youkai nodded slightly, then widened his eyes.
Naraku.
"Is something wrong, Sesshomaru?"
Sesshomaru shook his head quickly. "That sounds great dad, but I just want you and me. A father son activity right? Just you and me, fishing, ..without..Naraku? Maybe someother time with him."
Inutaisho gave a weak smile and nodded. "Great Sesshomaru. How about tomorrow? I hear the weather should be very nice. And early, so you can see the fish jumping out of the water."
"Hai father. It will be great."
"That's good." Inutaisho waved his son goodbye and left the room.
Sesshomaru immediently opened his note book and right away wrote down:
4. Naraku:
Sesshomaru banged his head on the desk. Now how could Naraku be a suspect? He tugged at his hair. The sounds Inuyasha was making in the room beside him were driving him crazy. He could hear Sango screaming. The boys were probably teasing her.
Back to buisness. He thought.
Naraku. Naraku, Naraku, Naraku.
Did he only think of him as a suspect because he didn't like him personally?
Yes. Sesshomaru thought bitterly. As much as he hated to admit it, that was the reason. How would Naraku relate to Sakuma's death, and why? But Naraku seemed so damned! He just wished that he was the one who killed their mother. That way he would never be able to see his ugly face ever again, and never hear from him again.
He looked over his notes again, then gasped.
If that is so, then Inutaisho is next.
Sesshomaru widened his eyes.
Someone wants both the king and queen gone. But why? It doesn't make sense. If father is murdered, Inuyasha and I will be protected 24/7. No baka would dare to come and kill us. So why then? They know that I'll just take the next place as king. They know that I don't need to be wed in order for me to rule. This is more confusing than I thought.
He quickly wrote his thoughts down from there.
Sakuma's assin wants Inutaisho dead too. But that's where is complicates. For instance, I will take over the king's position, and Inuyasha and I will be overwatched day to day. Unless it's just a plan to make us suffer. Inutaisho must be protected from this point forward.
But how can I explain this to dad and the castle crew? Dad wouldn't want me thinking such nonsense. He would be so mad. So what? What I can do to protect my father?
The youkai gulped as he answered his own question.
Nothing.
He heared Sango scream again.
Jebus, why does Inuyasha always have to pick on girls?
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"Get away from me!" shrieked Sango as she threw a pillow in Miroku's face.
"One touch!" Miroku whined. "Please?!"
Sango shook her head vigerously. "You already had 28 touches!"
"One more?" Miroku asked, giving her puppy eyes.
"Nuh uh!" Sango screamed as she hid behind Inuyasha. "He's a gross man!" Inuyasha tossed his head back and laughed.
"Miroku!! Why are you touching girl's? They have cooties!"
"But I like touching her!" Miroku protested. Inuyasha's face twisted.
"He's giving me cooties!" Sango screamed as she chucked a flower pot at Miroku's head, knocking him unconcious. Sango and Inuyasha both looked over at the unconcious Miroku. Sango turned to Inuyasha. "Let's draw on his face!"
Inuyasha giggled and nodded furiously. "Yeah! I have some magic markers in my drawer!" he skipped towards his drawers and pulled about 20 different colours out of it and slammed it shut and went over to Sango. He passed her ten of the markers and they immediently started scribbling on Miroku's face.
"This one smells like oranges!" Sango yelped as she drew a small orange on Miroku's nose. Inuyasha laughed.
"Let's make him be a clown!" he suggested. Sango nodded happily as she coloured his eyes and Inuyasha started on his lips.
About five minutes later, they were done and both gathered around Miroku to look at their master piece.
It was one second. Two seconds. Three seconds....
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!" Inuyasha and Sango burst out laughing while tears spilled out of their eyes and they both started rolling on the floor, clutching their stomachs.
"Ho-hold o-on, hold on!" Inuyasha said, still wiping a tear from his eye. Sango didn't pay attention. She was still too busy laughing at Miroku's face.
Inuyasha finally managed to stop laughing and tried to put on a serious face for his father.
"Father?" he asked softly. Inutaisho gazed down at his son.
"Hai Inuyasha? Is there a problem?"
Inuyasha shook his head, trying not to burst into laughter again. "C-can I use the camera?"
Inutaisho bit his bottom lip. "Inuyasha, you know that the camera is a big and expensive thing. It will take hours before your photos come out."
Inuyasha nodded. "I'll only take a few pictures!"
Inutaisho sighed. "Alright Inuyasha." he called for a servent to bring Inuyasha the camera. It felt heavy in Inuyasha's hands as he make his way back up the stairs - crooked as he walked - and went back into his room.
"I got it! I got it!" Inuyasha yelled to Sango, who was still particllay laughing. She looked at Inuyasha and smiled. They both set up the camera which took a few minutes, but they were so eger to do it, they did it correct and fast.
"I wanna take it!" Sango said, stepping up behind the lens. She held onto the string fast and looked through the lens to see Miroku's painted on face. But before she pulled the string, she looked back at Inuyasha. "We should be in the picture too!" Inuyasha nodded smirking a little. He looked over at the dials and turned on one of them.
"Okay! Hurry! Hurry!" Inuyasha urged as he shoved Sango behind Miroku. Inuyasha held Miroku's body up while Sango gave him bunny ears.
"CHEESE!" They both shouted, giving off a big grin. THe flash came on, which caused the young monk to stir, but didn't wake up.
"What now?" asked Sango. Both the future taijiya and the hanyou thought for a second. Then Sango's head snapped up. "I know! Let's make him a girl now!'
Inuyasha giggled at the idea. "Yeah!" he said as Sango pulled out his pony tail band and put his hair into pigtails. Mean while, Inuyasha was cleaning Miroku's face.
After a few minutes, they started with Sango again doing the eyes, and Inuyahsa doing the lips. When they were finished, they did as so to keep their laughter in, not wanting to wake everybody up. Sango adjusted the camera again, then they took the picture. The flash woke the boy up. He looked over at his two companions. They're faces were scunched up with their hands slapped over their mouths.
"Is it morning already?" the eight year old boy asked, yawning. Sango and Inuyasha quickly shook their heads.
"You-took a nap." Sango said happily trying to cover up her giggles.
Miroku nodded and yawned again as he rubbed the large bump on his head and headed out of Inuyasha's room, through the hall way, and down the staircase to where Inutaisho was reading a book quietly to himself.
And that's when they heard the king scream.
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A dark shadowy figure looked around the room. The grand living room of the castle. He saw Inutaisho scream in surprise as he saw the little cross dresser monk. He saw him swing Miroku over the shoulder, and furiously carry him back to Inuyasha's room.
Then he smirked.
Only a surprised to you my king. But the next scream will be of fear, and pain. It's something I like to call betrayel. But once it's over, you can tell me how it feels, I never know. Because I don't trust anyone. You got that? Not like you, who thinks everyone that surrounds you is your friend. No, I'm not like that.
But being like this will be your undoing. It's funny, you might as well call me a fortune teller. Because I predict a death. A tragic, painful, horrible death.
Your death.
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Me: NEVER MODEL!! I swear, it was horrible! Not really modeling, but the picture taking!! Geez, the make-up was okay, but then again, it took like an hour, but it was way relaxing than the picture taking. My photographer kept us there for about 4 hours. He make me put on this long white shirt, just above my knees, and made me take the sleeve off to show my bare shoulder. AFTER that, he made me take the shirt off! And then lie on my stomach as the shirt was on my back!
Me; EWWW!! my photographer was a gay lord!! Both gay AND a hentai! Or bientai! Dude, I swear, I'm never going for another photo shoot - unless I meet the photographer first. Oh! And it's almost my birthday! YAyy!! August 18th's the day!! YAYY!! I'm 13! Too bad fanfiction deleted my fucking birthday fic, as well as my friends' other stories. ;.; Anyway, hope you enjoyed the chapter, even though its a little short, but kinda funny if you saw Miroku in pigtails huh? please R&R!!