A/N: Yay for reviewers! I'm really happy you guys decided to review. Here's some information: Ever since I started writing fanfics (which wasn't too long ago) I always wanted a story that would reach 100 reviews. And you guys have almost made that happen! Stupid I know, but hey, I like to shoot for the stars. Anyhoo, enough of my rambling and carry on with the story.

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Chapter: My apologies

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Inuyasha's eyes had been to the ground. He could see black clean shoes out of the corner of his eyes. He took another breath before he rose his eyes to a set of golden ones that matched his own, only the one he was looking into were more cruel like his father's. "Inuyasha," The demon spoke. "Long time, never wanted to see again."

"Hello to you too, Sesshoumaru."

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He knew this is what his mother had been afraid of ever since Sesshoumaru had made a career for himself. A wealthy, top of the market, number one company known as Triex. Money and power mattered much to Sesshoumaru, as it did Inutaisho.

Inuyasha wasn't sure what to do. He felt like a dear caught in cold amber headlights. There was no way he could pull the stealing off now. Sesshoumaru wouldn't care if Inuyasha's legs were gone and he had a knife through his head. Sesshoumaru would have left him for dead while he ate a fancy dinner.

"May I ask what you are doing on my property?" Sesshoumaru didn't seemed to fazed to see his younger half brother, but wasn't at all thrilled he was standing right infront of him either.

"I um.." Inuyasha looked down at his feet again, unable to look his elder brother in the eye for more then five seconds.

"That's not the answer I was looking for."

Inuyasha sighed alittle. What did he expect? The cold wise Sesshoumaru to pull him into a hug? That wasn't how he worked. That was never how he worked. Not since the day Inuyasha had be born.

Flash Back

Alittle Inuyasha was sitting in the large living room of his home. For the past three days he had been desperatly trying to get the hang on walking, but each time he stood up, he fell right down. It seemed Inuyasha didn't understand the meaning of gravity yet.

It seemed learning how to speak was coming as slowly as learning how to walk. But he could say 'Up' and 'You.' A big improvement. Inuyasha pushed himself up once again but failed also. He seemed to get frustrated.

Then, the little dog eared boy heard familiar small foot steps approching. Inuyasha smiled and cried in delight when a eight year old Sesshoumaru came walking in the room. Inuyasha smiled and put his hands up. "Up!" He demanded his brother.

Sesshoumaru's eyes narrowed. He walked over to his brother and leaned down. "Do you believe that I would waste my time to pick you up?" Inuyasha didn't seemed fazed from the cold voice of the other silver haired man. Inuyasha continued to smile and giggle. "Up!" He demanded again.

Sesshoumaru growled in his throat. "You're cuddled and loved by your mother and my father. It sickens me. Yet is it amusing how much love they give you, yet when you become my age, every demon and human will look at you in disgust, as I do. Enjoy your illusion, it wont go on more then it has to, believe me little hanyou." Sesshoumaru straightened up. The look of happiness was still in place in the young boys face. Sesshoumaru smirked to himself. "Wait until your parents come home. Stay here until you learn how to walk. And if you get hungry, get your own food. I'm not your supplier." Without another word, Sesshoumaru turned on his heal and walked out of the room, leaving Inuyasha by himself, to sit, to get bored, and to cry his eyes out.

End Flash Back

"Sesshoumaru sama!" Inuyasha rose his head to see a young girl with black hair and a small pony tail at the top of her head racing over to his brother. She clamped on to his leg and giggled. "Who's at the door?" Rin turned her big brown eyes and gasped when she saw Inuyasha. "Inu-kun!" The girl raced over and hugged the dog eared boys leg like she had Sesshoumaru's. "Hey there Rin."

Rin giggled. "What are you being here? How come you never visted Rin?" Inuyasha saw the slight sad look in the bright childs eyes.

"I was.. busy. Sorry Rin-chan." Inuyasha got down on his knees and hugged the girl.

"Can Inuyasha come in for awhile? Please Sesshoumaru sama! Onegai?" Rin turned her eyes up Sesshoumaru's. Inuyasha knew he had to be seeing things, because he could have sworn the corners of the twenty seven year olds eyes had softened alittle. Sesshoumaru was silent, but after a few moment he walked inside the house, leaving the door open for the two. 'Guess that's a yes?'

"Come on Inu!" Rin grabbed Inuyasha's hand and pulled him through the massive hall way. Inuyasha looked around the house. It appeared to be designed in a 1600-1800 year old theme. Things from fuedal Japan were everywhere. But then, it didn't surprise Inuyasha since Sesshoumaru had been fasionated with those years his whole life.

"So how's life Inu-kun? You look different from when I last saw you!" Rin stopped infront of some black spiral stair cases. Sesshoumaru was leaning against a door frame to the left of Inuyasha, watching him intently.

"Lifes better actually, and yes I have changed. Old age does that to people." Rin giggled alittle. She knew that demons aged way slower then humans did. Inuyasha would be young for a very long time.

"Wanna come up and see Rin's room? Rin's room changed over the years also!" Rin began pulling Inuyasha up the stairs, but Sesshoumaru's stern stopped her. "I wish to speak with my brother first Rin." Rin looked over at Sesshoumaru and nodded racing up tha stairs. "Come up soon!"

Inuyasha gulped alittle. He couldn't remember the last time he was alone in a room with Sesshoumaru. Well, he couldn't remember a time when he could say whole sentences to his elder brother while being in the same room. He never thought he would have to see Sesshoumaru again after he moved out. To bad fate hates the young man.

"I was quite surprised when your scent caught my attention. I'm even more surprised you decided to disgrace my property with your self." Inuyasha winced at the insult. It was no secret Sesshoumaru hated Inuyasha, more like half demons in general. Even more, he hated that their father married a human women and had a half demon of their own. And even more then that, that the half demon was related to him.

Inuyasha thought it would be a good idea to just stay quiet infront of his brother. "And so I am forced to ask the question, what may I ask, are you doing here?" Inuyasha stared at his brother. Should he tell the truth? What would it matter? Sesshoumaru could smell if he told a lie or not. The truth didn't have a choice if it wanted to come out or not. "It's about a necklace." He mumbled out.

"You mean, the ruby and diamand one in this house?" Sesshoumaru asked after a pause. Inuyasha nodded. "And what did you want with the necklace?" Inuyasha searched for the words to say. He didn't want to talk long sentences, hell he didn't want to talk at all. But he didn't want to anger his brother neither. "A.. friend of mine wanted me to give it to his ex girlfriend."

Sesshoumaru quirked an eye brow. "Why doesn't the man just buy it for the girl?"

"They just broke up," Inuyasha said quickly. "She hates him and wont accept anything from him."

"And knowing Izayoi, you don't have enough money for the necklace. And you came here to steal it, am I right?" Inuyasha didn't have to give an answer. It seemed Sesshoumaru had figured everything out on his own. Forget detectives, just get Sesshoumaru, private eye, on the case.

"And what in your half breed mind, made you think you could steal a necklace out of a home I live in?"

"I..I don't know.." Inuyasha whispered. Was Sesshoumaru going to call his mother? If she found out, he would be grounded for life!

Sesshoumaru kept his stare on his brother for several minutes, then turned around and began walking out of the room. "The necklace does not belong to me. It belongs to Rin. Ask her if she wants to give you the necklace, if she says no you better not spend more then your share in this house, O-wakari desu ka?" (Do you understand?)

"Wakarimashita." (I understand.) Inuyasha whispered. He watched his brother leave the room. Inuyasha had expected a whole different out come. Sesshoumaru to throw him out, call his mother, even kill him, but not to leave him alone in the house. Either way, Inuyasha was grateful and quickly headed up the stairs and followed Rin's scent to her bed room.

"Rin-chan? Can I come in?" Inuyasha tapped on the door. He heard foot steps race to the door and Rin threw the door open, practicly dragging Inuyasha in the room. "Hai!" Rin shut the door behind her and glanced at Inuyasha. "Do you like Rin's room?"

Inuyasha looked around the room. It wasn't like the 1600 deisgn like the house looked, but it wasn't girly like Inuyasha thought the ten year olds room would look either. The walls were navy blue and purple, what he guessed were her favourite colours. Her bed sheets were blue with purple pillows. The fan she had on her ceiling was also purple and blue. Stuffed animals were lined up on one wall. Rin had a large shelf with different books on it, and a door to the right of her bed that probably was the bathroom. The floor was carpeted black. Right next to Inuyasha was a small vanity and next to the vanity was another door that was probably her walk in closet. "It's very pretty Rin."

Rin smiled. "Thank you! So what do you want to do?" Rin began to twirl around the room smiling.

Inuyasha stared at the girl, feeling small bits of guilt pull at his heart. He needed the necklace. If he didn't get it, Kouga would harm someone, and he wouldn't be able to live with himself if he let that happen. "Rin-chan, I have to ask you something."

Rin stopped twirling and walked up to Inuyasha smiling. "Sesshoumaru told me you have a necklace that belongs to you, do you?"

Rin nodded quickly. "Yes, do you want to see it?" Without waiting for a answer, Rin ran over to her vanity and pulled the the necklace Kouga had discribed to Inuyasha. She ran over and showed it to him. "Isn't it pretty?"

Inuyasha nodded. "Hai, it is." Inuyasha gazed at all the diamonds and smiled. "Who gave you that?"

Rin's eyes turned sad for a moment. "My..mother.. before she passed away." Now the guilt was pulling even harder at his heart. How could he take away something so precious to a child? It wouldn't be right. Is that why Sesshoumaru left him to ask? Because of this?

Rin smiled. "This is the last thing she left Rin. Rin loves it." Rin said talking in a third person. "But.. it hurts Rins heart too look at it. It hurts Rin's head. That's why I keep it away." Rin whispered.

Inuyasha got down on his knees and stroked the girls hair. "But it's precious to you. You love it, maybe even need it."

Rin shook her head. "Rin doesn't need it. What Rin's mother told her before she passed on was that items could always have a price, but memories are forever priceless. Rin doesn't need it. Rin has memories."

Inuyasha smiled. It was true, what her mother had told her. Items weren't everything, but in this case it was. Inuyasha wasn't sure if he should ask or leave it be. "Have it." Inuyasha looked at Rin who had the necklace out in her hands, towards Inuyasha to take it. "Nani?"

"Rin can see it in your eyes. You need the necklace for something. Your just to nice to ask for it. Rin knows you, you know. Rins known you since Rin was six. Remember that." Rin put the necklace in Inuyasha's hands. Inuyasha looked at Rin surprised. "But I.." Rin shook her head. "Take it. Please? Your the nicest person I know, besides Sesshoumaru sama. Other people would sell the necklace or something. But Rin knows you wont do that. You can't give it back, and that's final."

Inuyasha wasn't expecting getting the necklace to be so easy. Before he prayed it would be so easy, and now he wished it hadn't been. He sighed, atleast he would be able to help someone in need, even if they didn't know they needed it. "Well... I have to atleast do something to pay you back."

"That's a simple one!" Rin ran over to her book shelf and picked out a large book. "You can read Rin-chan books!" Inuyasha laughed. Rin had always loved when Inuyasha read to her. "Sure thing Rin, whatever you want."

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After forty-five minutes of reading, Inuyasha was out the door of his elder brother's house, feeling better with a necklace in hand. Inuyasha wasn't surprised to see Kouga wasn't waiting for him. But he was surprised when he heard sirens from ambulances.

'Are they... coming from Kagome's house?' Inuyasha, using his demon speed, raced down the street, unhappy that he was correct on where the ambulances were. People from the party were crowded around a yellow caution tape. There was about three ambulances and two cop cars around the house.

Inuyasha couldn't get through the crowd, or see what had happened. Kagome or the others were no where to be seen. Inuyasha walked up to one sober looking man. "What happened?" He was trying to stay calm.

"Someone was attacked here." The man said, trying to get a better look.

"Who?" Inuyasha asked. He gripped the necklace tight in his hands.

"No one knows. But it was a female. We don't know how the girl got attacked, but some letter was left next to the girls body," The man paused. "It said 'Took to long.'" The man turned away from Inuyasha and back to the ambitious crowd.

Inuyasha's eyes widened. Kouga never said there was a time limit. Inuyasha felt guilt over take him. Questions buzzed through his head. Who was hurt? How they were hurt? Who was the girl? Was the girl okay? Who found the girl? And most importantly, where was Kouga?

Inuyasha had to find out, but how? All he knew was that he had to find Kagome, and if she was truely okay. Where ever she was..

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A/N: Chapter end! Another cliffie, I know. Hate reading them, love writing them, you know? The story is so close to getting 100 reviews! Just need three more! Anyway, thank you for reading, and on to the people who reviewed!

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