Sins of a Father

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Chapter Six: Unfolding the Secret

The next song came on as Kagome sprawled back on the bed, face down. She was about to fall asleep when a knock came at her door. Groaning, she got up and answered the door.

"Wh-what are you doing here?"

(Cont'd from last chapter)

"I need to talk to you," one said stiffly.

"And we need to do our assignment," the other spoke impatiently.

"Inuyasha, give us a moment,"

"Fine," he brushed passed Kagome into the room. She closed the door after him and turned to the other person with her in the hall,

"What can I do for you, Sesshomaru?"

"Ka-err…Mei, I just wanted to check on you,"

"Yeah well, everything's find and dandy thanks. Still no word from my dear mother or anyone else," Kagome sneered with sarcasm.

"How did you know that? You've got people watching me again, haven't you? Yeah well, you know what? I don't need your help, so back off! I don't care if the bad guys come after me…my life is no longer of any importance anyway. So if you'll excuse me I have an assignment to do and I need to find out what's going on with school. You can see your way out right? You did see your way in after all."

"Fine, but you know where to contact me,"

"Whatever," Kagome scoffed, and went into her room, slamming the door behind her.

"So I take it you don't need to ask who he was," Inuyasha was sitting at the semi-circular oak office desk.

"I know who he was…but what I'm wondering is his connection to you…you two did come together did you not?"

"No, we've just met before…he worked for my father."

"I see…so what's with this assignment?"

"We've been bumped up to Senior…"

"At this rate we'll be in University by November…" sarcasm coated her words.

"This assignment seems pretty stupid…we have to fill out this sheet of questions…about each other. Apparently it's a bond strengthening between peers…and yes, we've been paired together in every subject again."

"Kami, could there be any lamer excuse for an assignment?"

"Hope not,"

"Okay well, may as well get this done…" Kagome sat in the other computer chair next to Inuyasha. He handed her the package the principal told him to give her just as Linkin Park's 'Numb' came on.

"Linkin Park? You really did come from Chicago."

Kagome shrugged in response as she pulled pens out from a desk drawer. After handing Inuyasha a pane she shifted through the paper stack and observed the contents. 'Schedule, course outlines, transfer forms to be signed by Kaede, and…the assignment.' "Okay, let's just relay the answers to each other…"

"Fine by me,"

"Ka…Mei Akako Hirashi," 'Kami, I almost let my true name out,'

"Inuyasha Shiro Takahashi,"

"September 5,"

"That's today,"

"Yeah so?"

"Nothing…Happy Birthday then…"

"Thanks,"

"Okay well…June 30,"

"Tokyo,"

"Same here,"

"Physics,"

"Chem. Lab,"

"Writing, reading,"

"Dirt biking,"

"Undecided,"

"Me neither,"

"That's it? How lame…"

"Yeah well…so out of the assignment…what are you really like? You the neglected one? Or do you just act all tough?"

"I guess I'm neglected…"

"Does it have anything to do with what Sesshomaru was talking to you about? What was that about not hearing from your mom?"

"You have no right to know about that…how did you hear that."

"I'm a hanyou," he pulled off the bandana and triangular dog ears sprang up from his head.

"Yeah, but that still doesn't give you the license to know what's going on in my life."

"Fine…I was just curious,"

"Yeah? Just take your curiosity else where, out of my life, because it's no one's business but my own about my past." She stood up abruptly, stalked to the door and swung it open. "Get out," she finished bitterly. "I'll talk to you tomorrow. Hopefully then you'll have your money where your mouth is because I'd rather you not ask about my past again."

Inuyasha gathered his papers and left without saying anything more.

Kagome shut the door behind him and sighed. Slowly she walked back to her bed and collapsed onto it.

Inuyasha ran down the dual stairs into the foyer and let himself out. What did Mei have to hide? And what did his half-brother Sesshomaru have to do with it? A flash back entered his mind about the trip to Mei's home.


"So you mind telling me what you were doing at school?"

"I'm just here to tell you to watch over Mei Hirashi,"

"Why?"

"She's an important part of an investigation that's been going on for nearly three years. I've had a few of my people watching her but I think it's better if you do it, because it's less noticeable. Also the fact that you've been upgraded gives me extra eyes, hence Sango and Miroku."

"Okay…so is she some criminal or something I should be worried about?"

"No, but her identity isn't who you think,"

"So her name's not Mei?"

"I'm not at liberty to tell you that until the case is nearly through, and Mei has given her consent."


Inuyasha sighed. The rest of their conversation had been about Naraku…Then he remembered what happened as he waited for Mei in her room while she spoke to Sesshomaru.

He entered the large rectangular penthouse suite and took in its features. The walls were scarlet, the floor a black tiles except for the far right hand corner which was a crimson carpet under the black and red dressed bed. The left wall was lined with black doors, numbering in about five or six. The right was lined with five windows curtained with crimson silk. A semi-circular oak desk sat in the right hand corner, nearest the main exit/entry door.

He went over to the desk and looked through the drawers and cabinets. Upon opening a drawer, a paper caught his eye. Slowly he tugged at it, a date appeared: September 5, 1988; a signature also appeared, more upward two more signatures reading 'mother' and 'father' under each. It was a birth certificate. Inuyasha was about to pull it out more when he heard the door knob turn…


He sighed again, what was Mei's real name? As he entered more thought a pair of footsteps approached.

"I see you've found Ms. Mei's home, Inuyasha."


A/N: Sorry! Another cliffy…I've just been so busy with college applications and so on…anyway I hope you liked this chapter…ten reviews will get you the next update because I know more people are reading this story than are reviewing. So until next time! Claire…a.k.a. inuyashas-dark-angel.