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Miracle Worker

Chapter 4: "A Favor for a Friend"

Two months; she had only two months to somehow prove that Inuyasha is innocent. Two months to prove that all the evidence that took six months or more to collect is all wrong; that they have the wrong person.

Kagome did not even know where to start.

She read the police report over and over until she knew each word, letter for letter, vowel for vowel. Something kept telling Kagome that the police report had a very important hole in it, but she could not figure out what it is for the life of her.

So, in a desperate attempt, Kagome turned to Inuyasha for help.

"How do you need my help?" he asked.

Kagome took out a tape recorder, put in a blank tape, and set it on the table. It was not on record, but the doctor kept it close to her.

"If it is not too much to ask of you, I need you to tell me exactly what you remember that night; even what you don't remember, and when you finally could remember."

Inuyasha looked at Kagome, and then his eyes went to the tape recorder, and back to Kagome. He slowly nodded.

Kagome picked up the tape recorder, pressed the record button, and spoke into the speaker.

"Today is June 13th 2001; this is Doctor Kagome Higurashi talking to Inuyasha. He has agreed to say his part on what happened the night of November 11th 2000. Okay, Inuyasha, just start talking."

Kagome put the tape recorder in the middle of the table. Inuyasha was silent for a little while as he gazed at the tape's wheels going around in circles.

"The day was November 11th 2000, at 2:00 pm. My regular day ends at 6:00 pm, but it was my boss' birthday, so he let us all go home early. I went got home at 2:47 pm, and was expecting Kikyo Yahame to be in the living room, surprised at my sudden, early arrival, but happy just the same.

"Kikyo was not there to greet me, however, so I thought that something was wrong. Then I just thought that maybe she went shopping. So, I went straight to the bedroom to change out of my work clothes…."

(Inuyasha's memory)

A moan suddenly sounded from the bedroom, and Inuyasha stopped; he stood as still as he could so he could hear it better. There was another moan that sounded, this time deeper, like it was a male's voice.

Thinking Kikyo was in some kind of danger, Inuyasha quickly and quietly slipped to the bedroom door. It was cracked, and he opened it without disturbing the two people inside. Inuyasha's breath caught in his throat when he saw what was going on in the bed.

There was some guy Inuyasha did not know; he had long black hair that was in messy, half curls, and red colored eyes. Inuyasha could see that both the guy and his Kikyo were naked; the guy's hand rested between her legs, fingers working in and out. Kikyo gave a small moan, and her lips and the other guy's lips met.

"What the hell are you doing?" Inuyasha asked the guy in a very dangerous voice.

Kikyo shot straight up, looking at Inuyasha with wide eyes, fearful and in horror.

"I-Inuyasha, i-it's not what it looks like!"

Inuyasha's eyes were still on the other guy, yet the other guy met his gaze with cool, uncaring red eyes. Kikyo was still desperately trying to talk to the hanyou standing in the doorway, but he was not listening to her.

Then, the guy placed his hands on Kikyo's waist. Inuyasha growled low in his throat, and his eyes narrowed at the male's hands.

"Get your hands off her." Inuyasha commanded in a low voice.

The person still did not listen; instead, he wrapped his arms around Kikyo's waist, drawing her closer to himself.

"Only I am allowed to touch her like that!" the hanyou yelled.

"Fuck off." The guy said, and then kissed Kikyo, which she did not protest….

(end of Inuyasha's memory)

"I do not remember anything after that… all I remember was waking up, and seeing Kikyo's naked body next to mine; she was all torn, broken, and her blood was everywhere. I don't know why she was like that. I meant to kill that guy, not her. Anyone but Kikyo."

Kagome was silent, giving Inuyasha a moment to recover himself. When he did, she slowly and carefully asked, "What happened to the other guy?"

"The police never found his body."

"Did anyone see you leave the house?"

A pause.

"I don't know."

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, and Kagome quickly grabbed the tape recorder, pressed the stop button, and then quickly shoved it in her purse. The door opened and Ron came into the room.

"Doctor, Inuyasha has a visitor." He informed.

Kagome nodded, getting her purse and folders.

"I'll see you soon, Inuyasha."

The hanyou nodded and watched her leave.

When Kagome left the room, she accidentally bumped into a very hard chest, causing her to almost knock her off her feet.

"I'm sorry." She said with a nervous smile.

Kagome then saw a tall, muscular demon with golden-yellow eyes, silver hair, and a blue moon crescent on his forehead.

"Are you Doctor Higurashi?" the demon asked in a low, sexy voice.

(AN: Can you tell I really love Sesshoumaru?)

"Yes, yes I am."

"I am Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha's older brother."

Kagome nodded, noting the similarities, as well as differences, between the two brothers.

"Has he been any trouble for you?" Sesshoumaru asked.

"What? Oh, no trouble at all."

Sesshoumaru gave Kagome a look that said other wise.

"Oh, and the time he almost choked you to death doesn't fall under that category?"

Kagome's cheeks suddenly got hotter.

"Well… that…. Wasn't his fault. I asked him a question that really upset him."

"Uh-huh. Well, I will just be visiting my brother."

Kagome nodded.

"Good day to you." She said which she did not get a reply back.

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For the one hundredth time, Kagome berated herself for not knowing what the flaw in the police report was. Inuyasha listened to the tape with his story on it until she knew everything on it; every word. The Doctor knew Inuyasha's voice by the time she played the tape for the third time.

Kagome sighed, looking over her paper work, and then she started to play with a Chinese Finger Trap. How can she have a doctor's degree, yet be so stupid at the same time? How could she let poor Inuyasha live in a place of isolation like he is right now? It is very well known that isolation from any human contact, except for when it is necessary, is strictly cruel and unusual punishment.

There was one case of extreme isolation in America, 1970, and is called the "Genie Case." Her parents kept their daughter in severe isolation from the day she was born, until she was thirteen. Is Inuyasha's case the same? The people just throw him in a room with white walls and a bed, and then leave him there for hours and hours nonstop. The only time he has human contact is when the people bring him his food, and when she comes to talk to him.

"Mommy?"

A small voice breaks Kagome out of her thoughts. She looked down at her cute, adopted five year old son.

"Yes, Shippou?" Kagome asked.

"I'm hungry. What is there to eat?"

Kagome's eyes widened. She once again began to berate and scold herself. It was dinner time and she did not cook anything for Shippou; what kind of a mother is she?!

"I'm sorry, Shippou." Kagome apologized. "Tell you what, how about we go out to eat tonight?"

Shippou's eyes widened with glee.

"Yay! Can we go to the hamburger place?" he asked.

"Whatever you want, sweetie."

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Shippou played with the toy car that came with his little kid's meal. Kagome was deep in thought once again, silently drinking her soda.

"Are you thinking hard again, Mommy?"

Kagome snapped out of her thoughts and looked at her son.

"What makes you think that?" she asked.

"I have been blowing bubbles in my drink for a long time, and you never said to stop it, or to say that is rude."

"Oh, okay. Stop that this instant, Shippou, that is very rude! How's that?"

Kagome laughed when she saw Shippou make a face of disapproval.

"I'll allow it this one time, okay?" Kagome said.

"Okay!"

Shippou was playing with his toy car again, and then stopped.

"Are you going to help the person you are seeing?" he asked.

Kagome considered the question before she answered.

"Yes, I am trying to help him."

"Why?"

"Because he was not treated fairly, and he was accused—I mean, he was tattled on and he did not do anything bad." Kagome said, trying to explain the situation to a five year old.

"But you won't get hurt, right, Mommy?"

Kagome hesitated; she did not know what the outcome of this whole situation would be. Yet, she did not want to frighten her son.

"No, Shippou, I won't get hurt."

"Promise to Chocolate?" Shippou begged.

A "Promise to Chocolate" started in Kagome's office, when Shippou was her patient. Both of them have a great love for chocolate. So to make a very solemn, serious promise, they make their promise based on chocolate. It seems very silly, but it is a very important promise to the two of them.

"I Promise to Chocolate." Kagome finally answered.

A few hours passed, and Kagome cleaned off their table.

"Let's go home, sweetie."

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Doctor Kagome dialed the numbers on the phone. Her son was finally asleep after hours of reading to him. Kagome drummed her fingers on the table, waiting for someone to answer the phone while it rang. Finally, a recording message came on:

"Hello, this is Ms. Sango Taijia, and I am afraid I am unavailable right now because you called after my usual hours. If you are a client, you should know better. If you are a rapist, and need my assistance in defending you in the Court of Law, don't bother, don't waist your time and just hang up. Other than that, you can leave a message, and I will try to get back to you. Although with my schedule is very full right now, so it might take some time. I am a lawyer, after all, and you are not the only person on this planet, nor does the world revolve around you. Thank you."

There was a 'beep' noise, and Kagome was silent for a minute, not believing what she just heard.

"Hello, Sango." Kagome finally started to talk. "This is Kagome, and I really need to talk to you, so if you can call me back whenever you can I would greatly—"

There was clicking noises like someone was picking up a phone.

"Hey, Kagome! It's been a while since you called!"

Kagome was silent once again, yet she knew the person on the other end was Sango.

"Hey, Sango… I thought it was after hours."

"It is, but I heard your voice so I decided to pick up for a friend."

"….Right…. Nice answering machine, by the way."

"Thank you!"

"Were you on a PMS trip when you recorded that?"

"Yes I was!"

"… Right…"

Sango laughed.

"Oh Kagome, you always were the serious one."

"Well, you know me. Does your fiancée, Miroku, listen to that each time he calls that office phone?"

"No, I have a special one for him. He loves to call just to listen to it, even though he knows no one is there to pick up the phone." Kagome knew Sango was blushing. "So how have you been, Kagome-chan?"

"Um… good, I guess. Well, in a matter of speaking."

"Okay, who was the fool who dumped you?" Sango asked, her voice threatening. Kagome had a feeling she was about to reach for Hiraikotsu, a huge boomerang, rumored to have been made from the bone of a demon. Sango has been dying to use it since she bought it.

"No one, Sango-chan. I haven't been going out with anyone lately."

"Oh." Sango said her voice filled with disappointment.

"I just need help. See, my patient is wrongfully accused for a murder."

There was a pause.

"Oh dear." Sango exclaimed. "Do you have hard evidence to prove this?"

"That's the problem! All the evidence points to him that he did it!"

Sango thought about that, all of her knowledge on Law and Justice came up in her brain.

"But, how do you know that he did not do it?"

"I don't know. There is just something not right about this whole business, Sango. You know that feeling…"

Of course Sango knew that feeling. Her brother was murdered by someone they accused, and Sango had the same feeling that the person was innocent; he was not the one who murdered her brother.

"Yes, I know." Sango finally answered.

"Sango-chan, I know this is asking for a lot, but… will you please be his lawyer for the thirteenth of August?"

Sango looked at her calendar. The thirteenth of August landed on a Friday.

"Whoa, hold on now, Kagome-chan! Friday the thirteenth?!"

Kagome sighed. Sometimes Sango was just a little bit superstitious. Yet she was a very good friend.

"Please, I'm begging you, Sango! Do this as a favor to your best, best friend!"

Sango paused to think about that; she sighed.

"That would depend on if his current lawyer is willing to give me his case, and if the defendant is willing to switch lawyers."

"I will talk to him about it."

"Okay. By the way, what is his name?"

Kagome hesitated, and then finally said, "Inuyasha."

"WHAAAAAAAAAT?!"

Kagome held the phone away from her ear as the vibrated from the shrill screech of Sango's voice.

"Kagome! You have GOT to be JOKING! He's a freak'n psycho!"

"Says the news media!" Kagome defended Inuyasha.

"Kagome—"

"Please Sango! What is more right? Letting the Jury convict someone who everyone says is guilty, or trying to prove that he is not?! What is more important? Standing up for what you believe is right, or just let the Justice of the world beat and massacre our faith in it?!"

Sango scratched her head. Kagome knows that Sango means well. For a lawyer, it is hard to stand up for what you believe in because you get clients based on reputation; if you win most cases, you are more valuable. If you loose most cases, then you are not valuable. And a lawyer's salary is based mostly on what the clients, or government, pays you.

Sango Taijia is a very well known lawyer. She has a reputation for fighting for her clients with a fiery passion, as well as a fiery temper, as long as she knows without a doubt in her mind and heart that the person is innocent. As soon as judges and people of the jury hear Sango's name, they cringe and fall to the floor (not literally). They are in awe at her famous fiery passion and temper.

If Sango Taijia takes Inuyasha's case, and does not win, as everyone thinks he will not, her reputation will be blown, and her value as a lawyer will be shot. Sango heaved a sigh.

"I will think about it, Kagome-chan."

"Maybe it will help you to think if you visit him." Kagome offered.

"It might…"

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"Good afternoon, Inuyasha! Would you be willing to change lawyers for another one?" Kagome blurted out.

Inuyasha blinked up at Kagome.

"Um, what is wrong with my lawyer now?"

"Well, I have a friend who is willing to help you." Then Kagome muttered, "Although it took some extra persuasion."

Inuyasha blinked again.

"My lawyer was appointed to me, Kagome."

"But you do not have to stick with him. What is his name, anyway?"

"Mr. Jenomaru."

Kagome raised one eyebrow.

"Ah, well, I think I have someone with more credits on her record."

Then, Sango walked into the room. Her eyes locked with Inuyasha's violet eyes that contrasted greatly to his silver hair. The dog ears on the top of his head twitched a little.

"Inuyasha?" Sango finally spoke. "I am—"

"Miss Sango Taijia?"

"Yes, I am."

Inuyasha looked from Sango, to the nervously smiling Doctor Kagome, and then back to Sango.

"I only know you by reputation, Miss Taijia." Inuyasha said.

"As do I, Mr. Inuyasha."

Inuyasha looked down at his bare feet. Yes, everyone knew him by reputation. With the whole media, how could they not?

"Do you believe in miracles, Miss Taijia?" Inuyasha asked.

Sango was taken back by his sudden question that was irrelevant to the subject.

"Sometimes I do. Why do you ask?"

"Because I want to know if you can perform another miracle."

Sango looked at Kagome. The Doctor just shrugged, honestly not knowing what her patient was talking about. Inuyasha noticed the confused interaction between the two women, so he decided to explain himself.

"Doctor Kagome has not only been a great doctor to me, but also a great friend. I have not had many friends in my past. That, right there is a miracle. So, I was wondering if you could perform another miracle, proving that I am innocent to the charges brought against me."

Sango unfolded her crossed arms. She went over to where Inuyasha was sitting, and she looked deep into his eyes. His violet eyes pierced her soul, just like it had with Kagome, and her chocolate-brown eyes bore deep into his heart, searching for answers; some kind of help to point her in the right direction.

"I have reviewed the evidence and the police story, verses your story." Sango finally spoke. "If you say you are innocent, then I will believe you. But if I find out you are not, that you are just blowing smoke up my ass, then I swear I will come back to haunt you so bad that you will be begging for mercy. Wakatta wa?"

"Hai, Taijia-san, wakatta."

Kagome and Sango left the asylum in deep thought. Sango had agreed to take his case, and to defend him in the Court of Law. Inuyasha's signature saying that he has agreed had been turned in to the Justice Court.

"What do we do now, Sango-chan?" Kagome asked.

"Well, first, I have to do a whole lot of nasty paperwork. Second, I will leave that up to you."

"What do I do?"

"You keep seeing Inuyasha as your patient on a regular basis, and don't let the people on the prosecuting team know what you are up to."

Kagome nodded.

"And another thing…" Sango added. "Go to the DNA department tomorrow, and get a second opinion of that blood they took from Inuyasha's fingernails. As well as the… flesh they found under those claws. Here is a signature stating that we have permission for those tests to be performed."

Sango handed Kagome a legal document with the signature.

"Okay, I'll get busy tomorrow. Say hello to Miroku for me." Kagome winked at Sango, and her friend promptly blushed. Sango cleared her throat and they walked in opposite directions.

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A feeling filled Inuyasha in his stomach. It was not a feeling of excitement, or hope; it was a feeling of dread. Inuyasha sat up on his bed, the feeling was intensifying as it seemed to pool into his gut. Instinct came alive in his senses, and the feeling increased that much more.

A color of blood-red filled the white portions of Inuyasha's eyes; the irises became a musical blue, and his pupils all but disappeared.

Inuyasha growled as he jumped off the bed, trying to tear at the window; his long, sharp claws making an awful screeching noise as they tore at the glass. He must get to her! He must get to her!

Ron came into the room, noticing Inuyasha tearing at the window.

"Hey! What are you doing?!" Ron demanded.

Inuyasha turned to the man. His eyes gleamed as he snarled and growled at Ron. The worker was obviously terrified, and he tried to close the door as quickly as possible. Yet Inuyasha jumped to the door, effortlessly pulling the door open as Ron struggled with all his might.

Inuyasha's horribly sharp fangs showed in Ron's face. That was enough to force Ron to let go of the door as the blood left his face. When the man let go of the door, he was forced forward, and he hit his head, knocking him completely out.

He must get to her! He must get to her!

Inuyasha seemed to be in a desperate rage as he plunged down the hallways, out the doors of the asylum, and into the starless night.

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AN: Whew, this chapter took a while to write! I hope you readers enjoyed the little cliffie!!!! () Thank you to all who read and reviewed!!!!!! ALL OF YOU ROCK!!!!!!

Foamyfun: Thank you so much for reviewing. Yes, I do research some of the information. The rest comes from my psychology classes, and my best friend, who is learning to be a lawyer. So, I guess you can say that we are like Kagome and Sango; I'm training to be a psychologist, and she is training to be a lawyer. Sorry for the rambling! () Thank you once again!!!

Kagome M.K: I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Thank you for reviewing!

CrimsonShadow: Thank you for liking my little fic. I thought Inuyasha was a bit OOC cause anime Inuyasha is always calling Kagome names, and this fan fic Inuyasha is more laid back and quiet. Well, with all that happened to him, we really can't blame him for that. Thank you for reviewing!!