Inutori: Hey there, minna-san!

Sagi: We're finally back with a new chapter!

Gem: What's with the 'we'?  You didn't help write the chapter.

Sagi: So?

Gem: Baka.

Inuyasha: Will you just get on with the introductions already?

Inutori: Don't get your panties in a bunch, Inu-chan.

Sagi: Inutori does not own Inuyasha nor his crew, so tell your lawyers to back off, please.

Gem: I'm the only one who has the right to sick lawyers on people.

Inuyasha: Why's that?

Gem:

Chapter 11

Caught In The Act

The tension was thick in the air, all but one of the members of Sengotsu angry with another one.  Kagura didn't show any inclination of caring about what was happening, that, or she just didn't know: since the breakup hadn't been announced.

Ami had told Sango what Ayame had said about quitting while they were pulling out instruments to practice in the train, and when they found Kagome with tear stains on her cheeks cuddled in Inuyasha's lap, they only could guess what had happened.

Sango found her hands clenching and unclenching in her anger, her eyes focused on Ayame and never straying from her target.  The little twit was attempting to flirt with Kouga and was acting like there was absolutely nothing wrong.

"Chill, Sango.  You don't need to make a scene."  Ami was hanging back with Sango behind the group, her eyes following Sango's to the wolf youkai ahead. 

"I'm going to wring her pretty neck."  Sango had obvious venom in her voice and her nails digging into her palms were beginning to draw blood.

Ami sighed in misery.  None of this would have ever happened if they had stayed in Japan.  She turned her head to whisper something to Sango, only to find that she was no longer beside her.

Looking ahead, Ami saw the drummer tapping Ayame's shoulder calmly and saying something to her.

*

The two girls made their way to the bathroom calmly, Sango leading.  Ayame was smiling contently from the attention she had been getting since the train ride, and was oblivious to Sango's tense muscles.

Once in the bathroom and out of sight of the others, Sango turned angrily to face Ayame. 

"What do you hope to accomplish?!"

Ayame stepped back slightly in surprise at Sango's outburst, not expecting to be yelled at.

"You're an idiot!  Do you know how much I want to punch you right now?!"  Sango didn't have a relaxed muscle in her body at that moment, and her clenched teeth could've bitten through iron.

"What are you talking about, Sango-chan?"

"Don't Sango-chan me!  You think I don't know that you're breaking up the band over some petty crush??  I'm not an idiot!"  Sango stepped forward slightly, forcing Ayame to back up into the concrete wall.

"It's not a petty crush!"  Ayame had true fear written on her face and her heart beat at an abnormal rate.

"Oh really?  Then what is it?  A mild attraction?  Is that what you're breaking us up for?  An puny draw to a guy who's out of your league anyway??"  Sango flared up, her magenta eyes seeming to darken in her anger, giving off the feeling of a devil of some sort.

"I- I love him!"  Ayame screamed it, tears pooling in her eyes.

"How can you love a man you've known for half a month?"  Sango growled; her head tilting back slightly, anger still flowing from her body in tsunamis.

"I don't know.  I just…do."  Ayame quieted down considerably, sounding like a small mouse subjecting herself to the hungry lion.

*

The visit to the Taj Mahal ended and the musicians were on their way to the closest airport to get on their way.

"Have you found anything in her medical records yet?"  Inuyasha sat in a private room with his half-brother, a scowl written plainly across his face.

Sesshoumaru waited a moment to answer, allowing his useless excuse for a brother to linger in suspense.  "Possibly."

"What that's supposed to mean?  It was a yes or no question."  Inuyasha leaned forward angrily, his scowl growing by the second.

"It means that something suspicious was found, but it isn't necessarily what you wanted."

"Well, spit it out already."  Inuyasha scooted to the edge of his seat, anticipating what Sesshoumaru had to say.

With a deep breath, Sesshoumaru continued.  "She was delivered premature and was taken care of by a doctor Onigumo Naraku."  He paused, opening the briefcase that lay on the seat next to him.

"And what's so suspicious about that?  Babies are born premature all the time."

"I was getting to that."  Sesshoumaru handed Inuyasha some papers that had been extracted from his bag.  "Naraku was arrested within a month of the birth and put on trial for human experimentation.  Apparently he was using infant test subjects for his research."

"And she was an infant under his supervision…"

"Exactly.  He may have used her for his experimentation, if that explains anything to you."  Sesshoumaru grabbed his briefcase and stood up, preparing to leave them compartment.

"This Naraku.  Where is he now?"

"I'll have that looked into."  And with that, Sesshoumaru left the room and headed towards the dining car to get a bite to eat.

*

They flew out of Delhi without incidence and continued on their journey around the world.  Sesshoumaru hadn't told them where they were going next, so they were all left to ponder their unknown fate.

Out of all of Sengotsu's members, Ami was the only one that showed any inclination towards socializing during the flight out of India.

The Indian man serving them noticed the contention and silently wondered what the problem was.

"Begum Sahib, may I get you something to drink?"  The man looked at Kagome quizzically, gaining him a growl from a certain hanyou.

"Her name ain't Begum, so bug off."  Inuyasha's teeth were bared slightly at the man and his golden eyes flashed with malice.

"Ugh, Inuyasha no baka."  Ami rolled her eyes and approached the three in the midst of a conflict.  "Begum Sahib is a formal way of addressing a lady to be considered above you.  Kind of like in ancient Japan they used -sama."

"Keh."  Inuyasha sat back down in his seat between Kagome and the Indian server.

Ami just shook her head, smiling slightly at the singer's obliviousness to the world outside his head.  With that thought in mind, she honed in on Miroku to be her next victim for torture.

"Ah, Ami!  Whatever brings you to sit by this humble monk?"  Miroku smiled at her in a seemingly innocent manner, but his wiggling eyebrows detracted from that innocence. 

"Humble monk my foot.  You conceited dork." Ami rolled her eyes for what seemed the thousandth time that day and yawned tiredly.

"I'm appalled that you think so lowly of me!"  Miroku leaned back, his expression forming into a pout.

"Don't be."  Ami slumped down next to the man with the miniscule pigtail at the base of his neck with a sigh.

A silence fell between them and nowhere in the cabin was a noise made, not even any sniffle or cough.  It seemed as if a spell had been cast over the group without warning.

*

Kouga smiled at Kagome and Ayame as he stepped onto the stage with Inuyasha and Miroku.  They still weren't sure where they were, since everything was written in a language none of them knew.  Amazingly, not even Ami could tell them their location.

Inuyasha wasn't quite sure what to do given the crowd made up of people who didn't speak a word of English, so, with a shrug, Inuyasha signaled for Kouga to start the music.

When I was young

Tired and restless

I did things that I shouldn't

Things that were stupid yet funny

And as I grow older

I've moved 'round more

Did the things parents warned about

Getting into all sorts of mischief

I've been caught in the act

Of staring at you

Put behind bars

Just for hearing you coo

I've tried to impress

By doing strange things

But it gets me nowhere

'Cept landed in the hospital

Suspicious to police

Are my curious looks

So that whenever I go out

An officer follows me

Kagome was smiling lightly, shooting glances at Ayame who stood next to her.

I try to get your attention

If you'd only look this way

Let's try to work it out

Before the end of the day

When I'm caught in the act

Of staring at you

Put behind bars

Just for hearing you coo

Baby, just get over here
Before I'm caught in the act

Of staring at you

I've been caught in the act

Cuz' baby I love you

*

After Enchanted exited the stage, Kagome took in a deep breath and walked out onto the stage alone.  She stepped up to the microphone and looked at all of the people.

"I don't know how many of you understand English, but here goes:  I apologize to anyone who was looking forward to listening to Sengotsu.  Unfortunately, they will be unable to perform tonight and it is unknown when they will be able to step on stage again."

Kagome swallowed nervously, bowed slightly, and then walked off stage as quickly as she could.

"What was that all about?"  Inuyasha roughly grabbed her upper arm and forced her to stop while she was still just off stage.

"Don't worry about it."  Kagome tried to pull herself out of Inuyasha's grasp, but he had a firm hold on her.

"Does this have something to do with your crying on the train?"

Kagome didn't say anything; just ripping her arm out from Inuyasha's hand and stalking off.

*

Kagura groaned slightly as the phone in her suitcase rang.  She had just gotten out of the shower and was ready for bed, not a conversation.

Sneering slightly, the red-eyed youkai threw open her bag and dug through it to retrieve her cell phone.  With a grunt, she flipped it open and put it up to her ear.

"Hello, Kagura."

The wind youkai sat straight up, pulled out of her tired state in the blink of an eye.  It was him.

"You know what I want."  His dark, smooth voice sent chills up her spine and Kagura found herself beginning to sweat.

"Hai."  She made her voice sound as bored as she could.  No need to let him know that she was scared.

"I'll be awaiting your arrival in London."

Kagura could just feel the clump in her throat growing with every passing second.  The fear she was experiencing was more now than it had been when she first spoke to him since…then.

He hung up, and Kagura just sat there with the phone hanging limply from her frozen hand.  What had she ever done to deserve him haunting her like this?

She fell back onto the bed, her heart pounding uncontrollably.  With a barely audible hiccup, Kagura closed her eyes and forced herself to go to sleep.

~

Inutori: I'm sorry the chapter is so short, and that it took so long to update, but as most of you know, I've been having troubles with my laptop in recent weeks, so my updates will take longer and may be shorter…unfortunately.

Gem: But no worries, I haven't died…yet

Sagi: In other words saying she might die in the near future.

Inutori: Whatever.  Anyway, minna-san, please review for me, and thank you for the spamming, my faithful reviewer…you know who you are…

Gem: I still don't have my 100 reviews, although I am close…thanks to my spammer.  Now I'd like to get at least 110 reviews since this is chapter 11.  Well, until next chapter, ja!