A Perfect Murder and a Perfect Framing
A/N: Yet another story. This time I go with mystery. I've always admired the Sherlock Holmes stories. So heres a good mystery for you all! (At least I hope it's good!)
Ch1: To kill an ookami.
Prologue
We live in a time of both humans and demons. The year is 2004 and my life was at peace. Until yesterday. Now I have to redeem my name in the eyes of humans and demons alike.
BEGIN CHAPTER 1
FLASHBACK
"M-murdered?" I asked not believing my demon ears. "Murdered." Reassured our sheriff Myoga. "Are there any suspects?" I asked hopefully. "Only one." He said sounding odd. "WHO! Tell me please." I begged of him. "Please Kanna was my friend." "You."
END FLASHBACK
That that was last night. That is why I have to redeem the name Ayame Verdi. But who am I?
I am Ayame Verdi age 19. I am the soul suspect in the murder of my friend Kanna. And I have to find the real crook. The real murderer.
I was the last person to see Kanna on the way home from the club Miasma. We met all our friends.
I didn't drink much so I decided to take her home. She assured me I didn't need to go any farther than the movie theater. I hesitated to accept. "Ayame you can SEE my apartment building. No go home your tired." She told me.
Maybe I shouldn't have let her talk me into leaving her there but I was tired. That was the last time anyone saw Kanna alive.
So now it's up to me! I get to play detective with my best friends. Sango, Kagome, and Rin. Also my brother Inu-Yasha and half brother Sessho-maru have promised to help me. Maybe some of their friends will help too. Lord knows I need all the help I can get.
.:::. (Scene change)
I was sitting at my desk when the phone rang. "Ayame Verdi here." I said. "Ayame this is Sango meet me and the girls in the alley. No telling the boys. Time to do this girl style." Sango told me before hanging up.
I knew what alley she meant. The one where Kanna was murdered. I put on a trench coat and a hat. We all decided. If we were gonna play detective, we were gonna look detective.
I had a gun in my belt. So did the others. You can't be too safe in this town. Especially after what went down not but 2 days ago.
"Go over it one more time." Kagome asked yet again. I explained the whole story as we walked to the exact spot where I left Kanna. We traced the steps to the alley we always took to get to Kanna's.
The chalk marks were still there from where her body layed. And there was still blood which no one cared to wash away. Kanna had been strangled and beaten forcefully. Guess it didn't help I had a martial arts background.
We dusted for finger prints. "Nothing." Said Rin exasperation. I walked over to a nearby garbage can with a pair of tweezers. "I think I just found a clue." I told my friends. It was a glove. With blood stains on it.
We took it to the fashion store nearby. "Oh oui! This is the glove we especially make for one...Kikyo Tama" said the clerk checking his register. We gave him our thanks and left.
"Your cousin?" asked Sango. Kagome nodded. I decided to have Kagome call Kikyo and tell her to meet us for lunch. Kikyo met us. "Kikyo where were you the night Kanna was murdered?" I asked. "I-I-I can't tell you!" Kikyo exclaimed blushing furiously.
"Kikyo if you don't we'll take this to the police." Said Rin holding up the glove. "FINE! I was trying to get Inu-Yasha to leave Kagome! Sorry Cuz' no hard feelings. Ask him if you want. I don't really LIKE him Kags I just wanted to be sure he was loyal for your sake." Kikyo told us.
After that we went home. "INUYASHA!" I screamed. He came running down the stairs. "Whats wrong?" he asked. "Why were you with Kikyo the night Kanna was murdered?" I demanded. "I-I-I OH SHIT! She was coming on to me! Apparently it was just to make sure I was loyal to Kagome but you know how Kags gets over things so please don't tell her sis!" Inu-Yasha practically begged me.
"She already knows. Don't worry she's not mad. But we found one of Kikyo's specially made gloves at the crime scene covered in blood." I told him. "You did- WAIT! Why did you girls go with out us!" he exclaimed.
"Oh don't ask. Why don't you and I go now? Just us brother- sister snooping Kay?" I asked attempting to cheer him up. When we arrived at the ally a man was there. "What are you doing here?" I demanded.
The man jumped seeming somewhat startled. "Oh I'm a private detective." He said showing us the badge. "I'm Hiten Mai I was just leaving best not linger after what happened." He said and left.
Inu-Yasha seemed to believe him. I didn't. "Inu-Yasha you dolt! You believed him!" I exclaimed playfully hitting him. "Why don't you?" he asked. "He had an Armani suit a gold and onyx Rolex. Bruno Magli shoes and a leather belt." Ayame said in exasperation. "How do you know if that's right?" demanded her brother.
"I can spot Magli's a mile away I'm wearing them now!" she told him. Inu-Yasha stuck out his tongue childishly. We headed home. I went to check the name Hiten Mai on the web.
Inu-Yasha made ramen. I was scrolling down trying to find a promising site when the phone rang.
I heard Inu-Yasha talking to someone though I couldn't make out what they were saying.
"Yo sis we just got a lead!" He called. I jumped up and found him in the kitchen. "Make that two leads." I said. "Ladies first." "The last person named Hiten Mai died in a drive by shooting 3 months ago. No suspects either." I told him taking a bite out of an apple.
"Sounds fishy. Okay Miroku and Koga some friends of mine went snooping. And they found something weird." He told me. "What is it?" I asked. "Some sorta list" he said.
So we met at that local pizza place. When we were there I asked to see Kagura the owner. "You don't know?" asked the guy amazed. "Kagura's dead. She was killed earlier today." My face dropped as Inu-Yasha's friends came in.
We sat and ordered. "Can I see the list?" I asked finding my voice. "Sure it's pretty short." Said the hot one. "Oh A-Chan! This is Miroku and Koga. Sorry guys this is Ayame." Inu-Yasha said. (Out of character I know...but don't care). SO Koga's the hot one!
Miroku handed me the list as the food came. It had three names on it. KannaGlass (There was a check mark by her name too), Kagura Lind, Hiten Mai (his name had a check mark too) , and Ayame Verdi. My hand froze on it's way to the pizza.
"What?" asked Koga. "It's a hit list." I said. "Ya so? Whats it say we didn't dare read it with out you we just know Kanna's name is on it." Said Miroku. "The hit list also has me, Hiten, and Kagura. There both dead." I told them.
"S-so you mean?" stuttered Inu-Yasha. "I'm next."
A/N: HAHAHA I'm sorry but that was such a perfect place to leave a cliff hanger. Oh and for anyone thinking why isn't she on trial or anything. There wasn't sufficent evidence for a trial.