A/N: So you wanted it? So you got it. Been planning this one from the beginning.

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"So why don't you tell me Bryan when these, nightmares began."

The therapist switched her crossed legs and played with her glasses for a moment before staring him directly in the eyes. Bryan found it unnerving how she managed to stare right through him.

"Not too long ago. Maybe two weeks ago?"

"And they seem to be getting worse?"

"Yah. More graphic each time, the faces are getting clearer…"

"I see. Why don't we step back. What was your childhood like?"

Bryan blinked. "Uh… what would my childhood have to do with this?"

"Well, if you had a bad childhood it could amplify the dreams. That combined with stress could even be what is causing them…"

Bryan nodded.

"Well, I grew up pretty much alone. Didn't have many friends in school… didn't really want them to be honest. My parents… well, they seemed to try hard, but always fell short when it came to me. They just didn't understand me that well. Now my grandmother, she was a woman. She completely understood me. New what I did, why I did it, hell, she could even predict when I was going to do it. But when," Bryan took a deep breath. "when she passed, I was left alone again. And I'll admit, I hurt for a while. Every year around Christmas I would be reminded of what I wanted the most. But… do we really need to talk about this?"

"If you're uncomfortable, we can move on. What about your recent life? What has happened to you in the past few years?"

Bryan nodded. It was still a tough topic, but he was able to better put it out there.

"Well, when I used to live in Hartford, Connecticut 0 back in America 0 I was the leader of STF. Built it with these two hands here. And I was damn good at it too. But there was this one fight… man, I still remember it like it was yesterday, this one fight… they we're organized, heavily armed… hell, they had bombs being dropped from planes. Those bastards," Bryan's fists began to shake. His body trembled a little. "they wiped out half of my entire team. In cold blood. Those men and women," another breath "all they wanted was to get in, get out, and go home. And… and I was the one who knocked on their family's doors to tell that… daddy wouldn't be returning…"

"I see we've struck a nerve, Bryan. Maybe these are causing your dreams? What about your private life?"

"Well… up until recently I never really had one…"

"And why is that?"

"Well… growing up… and with everything I've been through, I've just seen so much that I hardened to it. Nothing really fazed me anymore… and plus, with the betrayal and all… I just didn't really trust people anymore."

"Why don't you explain that to me a little more. All the "what" you've seen, exactly."

"Well… all the death." (Flash: Gun being fired.) "All the pain." (Flash: Random people crying.) "Hell, even most of my family. After a while, it just kind of crumbled for me. I shut down. Ask anyone: you push a man too far, and he'll either push back, or he'll slowly build it up until he shuts down, or kills the problem."

"And you shut down?"

"Well… you could say that. I had one outburst a while back. Haven't really had one since."

"Ok, what about recently? Lets say… within the past year?"

"Well… obviously I moved here to Japan… and up to a month ago I was the leader of this STF branch. My team here… they were 0 are 0 the best."

"You seem to mention a lot about work. What about your personal life?"

"Well… there is one person. Granted my team… we're like family. Kagome is like a sister and Inuyasha is like a big bro. Miroku, Sango, Shippo… all like brother's and sister's and I would give my life for them. But there is one person I love."

Bryan folded his hands in front of him before rolling them out as he went further back in the chair. "Well… she's not human. Wolf demon actually. Her name is Ayame and… we used to work together. Way back when. I had fallen in love with her then, but, it just wouldn't work out at the time. Imagine my surprise when I go to InuYama castle on my day off and find her working maintenance there. Grounds keep actually. God I love her. She's really nice to me. Love me for who I am, don't want me to change a thing."

"She sounds really good for you. Well, this is the end of our hour together. Shall I see you next week?"

Bryan nodded as he picked his coat up off the hanger. "Thank you doctor. Till next week then."

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Late Night

Across Town

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A women stuck her keys in the door after jamming the doughnut in her mouth. Opening the door she dropped her bags onto the floor and took the doughnut out of her mouth. She flipped through the mail on the table before finishing her snack.

She slowly made her way up the steps.

"Honey? You still awake?"

Getting no reply she smiled. Must of fallen asleep in front of that damn TV again.

She went into the bathroom and let her hair fall down, she changed into some pajama pants and stuck the toothbrush into her mouth. She walked out of the bathroom with it still in her mouth and opened the door to the TV room.

The brush and the cup in her hand met the floor with a crash as a blood curdling scream went into the air.

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Inuyasha's House

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Inuyasha rolled over with a groan as both his and Kagome's cell phones went off. He tossed her her's and she fumbled with it for a second, opening it up backwards before turning it around.

"Hello?" Inuyasha said into his groggily, as Kagome did the same.

They both shot up strait in bed as they heard the news. "I'll be right there!"

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Bryan's House

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Bryan slowly slid into bed next to Ayame. Another long shift had been followed by a doctor's visit and he wanted nothing more than to get into bed and have a good nights rest.

He slipped his arms slowly around Ayame and heard her sigh. He smiled, hoping he was home free.

"Home late again?" She asked him as she turned a little in his grasp. Her eyes peering back at him. "I suppose a kiss on the lips won't work, huh?" He asked her.

"I dunno. Depends on how good the kiss is."

Bryan leaned in and gave it his best. The pulled away five minutes later.

"Alright, all better." She said, snuggling close into his chest.

Bryan sighed. "Tell you what, I'll take the day after tomorrow off. Hell, I'll take the entire week off."

Ayame smiled into his chest. "Alright."

"We can spend the entire week in bed just resting."

"I can't fight that."

"That's good." Bryan said, just as his cell phone rang.

Ayame groaned as he picked it up.

"This better be good." There was a pause. "You called me for that?" … "Alright. I'll be there."

He gave Ayame a sympathetic look. "I'll make it up to yah, swear."

"You better."

"An entire week!" Bryan called as he quickly made his way out the door.

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Bryan put the parking break in place as he shut down his siren. He placed his hat over his messy hair as he stepped out of the car.

"They snagged you too, huh?" Inuyasha asked as he leaned with his arms folded, on the hood of his car.

"Yah. Ayame isn't too happy about it either."

Inuyasha chuckled.

"So what happened? The details were a little sketchy. All I know is that there was an apparent suicide."

"Recognize the house?" He asked, pointing to the one with all the yellow police tape around it.

"No freaking way. Robin committed suicide?"

"Nope." Inuyasha shook his head. "Not her, her husband. You remember Matt, don't you?"

"Only from last years party. But what does this have to do with the rest of us?"

"Well, STF was called because of suspicious certs."

"Fine." Bryan huffed.

They made our way in the house and found Kagome standing over the body, shaking her head. "They just cut him down. Hung himself from the support beam. Looks like he just jumped up there and got caught."

Bryan shook his head. This was going to be long night.

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6 Hours Later

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"I'm in so much fucking trouble." Bryan moaned as he shifted the gear shift into park.

"Huh?" Inuyasha asked, placing a hat firmly on his head.

"I was supposed to be home four hours ago. Ayame's gonna have my head."

Inuyasha laughed. "Good luck."

"This can't be coincidence, I mean come on, five hangings in less then a day of each other. This reeks of something foul." Inuyasha continued as Kagome waved them over to a house.

Bryan stopped for a moment spotting a blue mini0tank off to the side. He stopped Inuyasha with a hand on his shoulder.

"Wait. Recognize that tank?"

"What tank?"

"That one, right there, behind the van. Well, on the van actually."

"Yah… what about it?"

"You really are dense." Bryan huffed, giving Kagome a smile.

"Most of your species are." She added.

"The male species? Or the dog demon species?" Bryan questioned.

"Take your pick. Doesn't matter."

Inuyasha crossed his arms and stuck his nose in the air. "Feh."

Bryan rolled his eyes. "Anyway, what is Section 9 doing here?"

"So you noticed, huh?"

"Well it's not every day you see a Tachikoma sitting on top of a van for no apparent reason."

"Well, this house, belongs to Section 9 Agent Togusa."

"Okay." Inuyasha prodded. "And?"

"Well, lets just say this family home got torn apart." She sighed.

They followed her into the house. The first room was the living room. Bryan eyed Togusa hugging one of his kids.

Innocent. What the hell is going on lately? There has to be some sort of connection.

Entering the kitchen, a single female hung from the banister. Scanning the room Bryan spotted various Section 9 agents. He nearly jumped when a hand landed on his shoulder.

Bryan turned and was face to face with none other than, "Major! Scared the shit out of me."

While it was nice, Major's smile was a slight bit scary. It wasn't something you see every day after all.

"Hmm. What is STF doing here? This falls within Section 9's jurisdiction."

"Well, we've had a few similar cases today… four actually… all within the last six hours. All four were my men or women. When you guys received the call, your boss decided to call us because of the MO."

"I see. Well, there really isn't much for you guys to do here. We'll cover it."

It was almost like she was trying to dismiss him.

"Major, while I do understand the fact that now a family with Section 9 is involved. However, some families with STF are involved as well. Now, technically, STF would completely take this over at first glace," The major's stare clearly stated she didn't like where she thought this was going. "however, you guys did save our asses in the past and I'm not one to look away. So, I propose that we share the case. Section 9 get's half and we get half. What one side knows, the other will know within an hour."

Major's gaze lightened a little.

"Well… it wouldn't be my first choice, but… if you guys take the case completely over then we'll be out of the loop. So, I'll accept. With a single condition." She said, holding up one finger. "What you guys find out, I want to know within half and hour. I'll set up a server. Any case information will be put on it. I'll give you and address when it's set. Sound good?"

"I hear that."

Bryan looked out the doorway to find Kagome holding one of the kids up with one arm, looking at her like she was one of her own. "Yah? You going to behave for daddy? That's good. He's really going to need you right now." She said, tweaking the little kid's nose.

"I'll be really nice for him! I'll bake him cookies!" The little girl said with a big smile. Kagome giggled. "That's good."

Bryan shook his head. Poor thing. She doesn't realize that her mother is gone.

"I don't get it… they all match completely. Everything." Inuyasha said.

"You're the half demon. Any scents in common with all the scenes?"

"Not a one."

"This is really fucked up."

"What's the connection?" Major wondered to herself.

"Well… the only thing I can think of is that each was, or had close person contact, with some sort of federal agent. Such as a girlfriend , husband, sibling."

"Hmm… I still don't get it. But, time will tell."

"Yah, I'll say. I'll have my intel get right on it."

"Have whatever the find shared with Bateau. And vice0versa."

"Seems fair."

"I don't like this at all. It's almost like someone is toying with us."

Major nodded her agreement.

"But, what is their motive?" Bryan wondered aloud.

"To terrorize government agencies?" Inuyasha asked.

"Could be… a grudge maybe?"

"It's worth a shot checking out." Major nodded, turning on her heals.

"Let's go Bateau. I'll call if I find anything." Major said. Bryan watched her as she walked into the other room, kneeling one on leg next to Togusa and whispering something to him before standing up.

"All right. Thanks Major."

"Don't mention it. I trust you know how to get there?"

"I think so. But leave your phone on incase I forget."

Major shook her head. "It got shot remember?" She looked at her watch. "I really have to get back to Section 9…" She handed him a key card. "Take this." She turned in Bryan's direction. "Bryan?"

He nodded to Inuyasha before walking up to her. "What can I do for you Major?"

"I'd really prefer it if Togusa didn't drive right now. Think you guys can give him a ride? I would, but I'm scheduled for cyber comm. upgrades in thirty minutes along with Bateau."

"Okay… destination?"

"A medium sized boat house. My place, actually."

Inuyasha cocked an eyebrow, but said nothing.

"Alright. What's the address?"

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"This is why I don't have kids." Inuyasha huffed quietly as Togusa's two kids kept reaching for his ears. Kagome giggled silently right next to him as the two sat in the back.

"Aw, come on, Inuyasha."

"Are you sure this isn't too much trouble?" Togusa asked.

Bryan leaned forward a little in his seat, sliding the window down a little and sunning a sleeve of his jacket over the windshield.

Rain had since began pounding anything it could find, and even with the defroster's on full blast the windows fogged up.

Red and blue flashers pierced the rain's darkness that had formed an alliance with the night's own. Headlights on high, Bryan sat back into his seat again and stepped on the pedal.

"Stop asking that question. It's no problem." Bryan looked in the rear view mirror to see Inuyasha looking disgruntled. "Right, Inuyasha?"

Inuyasha's eyes narrowed with a look that clearly read. 'I'm going to kill you.'

But his mouth betrayed him. "Yes sir, no problem at all."

"See? If you can get Inuyasha to say it's no problem, then really, it's no problem."

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4 Hours Later

STF HQ

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Miroku looked up at Bryan as he entered the intel labs.

"Make it good. Ayame's gonna have my ass, I'm late again."

Miroku sighed and set his pen down. His eyes seemed distant as if he was just told he had four minutes to live.

"I know what it is." He said. Bryan nodded for him to continue.

Miroku's eyes darkened as he looked back up at the commander. "We are within the grip of a terrorist. A professional at that. All those suicides, are murders. And there are more to come."

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A/N: Sorry, I started to write this a while ago and I got impatient when it came to posting it. I have other chapters done right now and when I can find some more free time I'll post them.

For those of you who asked me to R&R some of your stories. But due to a busy schedule, I have had to print them out and read them at a later time. I have a giant pile of stories on my desk right now. When I get the chance I'll go back and review them.