Wow... Thanks for all the reviews everyone! I so happy heh heh! Well... I know the last chapter left you hanging, somewhat, I mean... I know like 99.9 percent of ya out there can guess what happened, well mostly hee hee hee... I tend to mess with my readers minds. But anyways, let's get this started, right!
Disclaimer- I wonder what would happen if I actually did own Inuyasha? Hmm...
The Chase
Blood... it's everywhere. On his hands, on his chest, there's even blood dripping down his face. It seems like it's covering every part of him. That's all that registers through Inuyasha's mind, the blood. Even before the sound of the gunshot registered in his mind, he had blood all over his upper body. After what seemed like an eternity passes by, a question runs through his head. Is he dead? No, he can't be, he didn't feel any sort of pain, but then again, the shot could of killed him instantly.
Inuyasha's gaze slowly drops to the ground where the lifeless man that he was fighting just a moment ago, lays dead at his feet. His violet eyes take in the sight of the puddle of blood forming underneath Koga's body, as it slowly forms underneath Inuyasha's feet. 'What happened?' Inuyasha thinks to himself. He killed Koga? But that can't be, he had his hand over the hammer of the gun to prevent a from being fired. The gun...
Inuyasha gaze goes down to the pistol in his right hand. Thoughts seem to race a million miles a second through his head as he tries to come up with an explanation to what happened. He heard someone call his name from behind. He turned Koga and himself around so he could look down the other end of the alley. But the moment he turned, he heard the gunshot. Did the gun go off when he twisted around? Did he let his hand leave the hammer of the gun for that small instant, causing it to fire? That has to be it, there's no other explanation.
Then suddenly, realization dawns down on him. Someone called out to him, but who? Lifting his gaze from the gun, he stares straight ahead at the shocked police officer, her mouth parted in surprise, her eyes wide. Recognition flows through the pickpocket's head, 'It's her. She's the one who ran me over.' Funny how the thought of her being a cop doesn't really dawn on him, only that she's the same person who ran him over with a car.
Sango just stands there, shocked. What just happened? One moment she sees the two men in front of her, one being the man who stole her necklace, wrestling around for control of the gun. Then she calls out to the thief and they turn around, instantly she hears a shot go off, followed by the man Inuyasha is fighting dropping to the ground. Now all she's staring at is a blood covered thief who looks as confused as she feels.
The sight of the blood finally brings the police officer out of her thoughts. Slowly her gaze goes down to the form of the dead man laying at Inuyasha's feet. Glancing back to Inuyasha, who's now staring at her with wide eyes, she immediately pulls the gun that's holstered at her side. "Drop the gun!" She immediately commands.
Inuyasha immediately drops the gun, letting it fall at his side. He keeps his eyes locked with Sango's as she slowly takes cautious steps towards him, her gun remaining trained on him. Blinking a few times, Inuyasha finally gets out of the his shock, 'Damnit... She's a cop.' Perhaps stealing that necklace from her wasn't such a bright idea, or coming out tonight.
Sango stops three feet in front of Inuyasha and glances back down at the body laying at his feet. She stares down at the blood slowly making its way out from the back of the victim's head, 'Shot in the head.' Sango thinks to herself. Her brows lower in thought as she examines the point of impact. 'Something doesn't seem right...'
Inuyasha's bottom lip trembles as he makes up his mind. It's a risk, a huge one, but he doesn't want to be sent to jail for life for killing some worthless scumbag, after all, it was self defense. Koga struck first, but he doesn't have witnesses and the court wouldn't care if they sent a mere street-rat to jail for life. Inuyasha gets the opportunity he's waiting for when Sango stares down at Koga's body. Quick as lightening, Inuyasha's right hand strikes, knocking the gun out of the cop's hands. Inuyasha immediately turns around and takes off down the alley.
'Damn!' Sango curses as she quickly jumps to her gun. She's about to take off after the thief when she remembers something. Turning around, she quickly sprints to her patrol care and gets the dispatcher on the radio, "This is Sango. A man was shot and killed. Requesting backup, suspect is running westward down the alley on Third Street." Without waiting for a reply, she immediately takes off down the alley, in hopes of catching up with Inuyasha.
Inuyasha's breath comes out in short gasps as he continues to sprint through the many alleys. The pain in his legs, and his chest becomes too much for him to bare. Stopping in his tracks, he leans against the side of the building as he tries to catch his breath. 'Did I get rid of her?' He asks himself before turning around to look down the alley. Seeing that no one is following him, he lets out a sigh of relief. Inuyasha leans his back against the building and rubs his temples as a headache forms from running so much.
The moment he fled, he knew his life will change. Most definitely not for the better. Inuyasha can just imagine Koga laughing at him from hell, even though he's dead, Koga seems to get the last laugh. A life on the run is worse then death, always having to watch your back, knowing at any moment someone could be there, ready to kill you.
Inuyasha stop breathing when his ears pick up the faint sounds of feet stomping on the hard ground of the alley. Inuyasha gulps nervously before turning his head slowly down the alley once again. Almost immediately he sees Sango come around the corner and make her way towards him. 'Shit!' Inuyasha pushes himself of the wall and begins running again, trying to will his legs to carrying him faster. As he runs, his ears catch the sounds of police sirens drawing closer, warning him that Sango, had in fact, called for backup before going after him.
Inuyasha reaches the end of the alley, and sprints across the street without hesitation, causing two police cars to slam on their breaks. Looking over his shoulder he sees Sango slide across the hood of one of the cars and continue after him. He turns his gaze back forward and narrows his violet eyes as he concentrates, solely on running.
Taking a left, he begins down another narrow alley. His eyes widen as he sees it's a dead end ahead. As he draws closer to the end of the alley. Catching site of a green metal door at the end, Inuyasha rams into it, breaking it open. He begins running up the flight of stairs, skipping a step each time to get faster. Halfway up the stairs he stops and looks down over the railing, he grits his teeth as he sees Sango still coming after him, 'Stubborn wench.' He thinks to himself before continuing up the stairs.
Reaching the top, he kicks the door open and runs out onto the roof of the building. He runs to the edge and stops to glance down. "Freeze!" Inuyasha hears from behind him. Inuyasha turns around, his breath still coming out in gasps. He stares at Sango her face flushed from all the running, her gun pointed at him, as she breathes just as heavily as him, if not more. "This is the end of the line. You have no where to go."
Inuyasha glances over his shoulder to the edge of the building again. Glancing back at Sango, he can't help but smirk at her, "That's where you're wrong wench. I have three options here." He begins, "One, I can surrender, but since I don't feel like going to jail, I don't think I'll pick that one. The second choice would be to rush you, in hopes to reach you before you have a chance to shoot." Inuyasha takes a step back, getting up on the edge of the building. "Since I don't feel like getting shot. I'll have to go with choice number three."
"And what's choice number three?" Sango asks a little uncertain. Inuyasha extends his hands out to his side, the smirk never leaving his face. Before Sango can react, Inuyasha jumps back, off the edge of the building. Sango's eyes widen in surprise as she quickly dashes to the edge, knowing it's too late to stop his fall.
When she reaches the edge, she glances down to see Inuyasha making his way down the fire escape that's right below her. Sango aims her gun down at Inuyasha, "Stop, or I'll shoot!" She shouts from the top of the building.
Inuyasha doesn't listen, he continues down the fire escape, knowing that she wouldn't shoot him, or at least he believes. His belief changes when he hears a gunshot ring throughout the area, then the searing pain in his shoulder. Shouting in pain, Inuyasha clutches his injured shoulder, trying to stop the bleeding. Stepping backwards, he falls over the railing of the fire escape, landing onto a few garbage cans, making them clatter and the garbage scatter about the ground.
Staggering to his feet, Inuyasha glances up to see Sango quickly making her way down the fire escape. 'She actually shot me! That bitch!' Inuyasha quickly gets up and runs away from the building, disappearing around the corner, his blood leaving small drops on the ground as he runs. Making his way out onto the street, police cars immediately show up from around the corner, making their way towards him. Inuyasha grinds his teeth and runs around a large white building, trying to find a place to hide.
Passing by some bushes, he runs up the few steps to the wooden doors and tries to open them, only to find them locked. Inuyasha slams a fist on the door in aggravation. Feeling defeated, Inuyasha slides to the ground, his back against the door. His eyes begin to close as the blood loss begins to take its toll on him. The sounds of various clicking noises don't even register in his mind until the door behind him opens, causing him to fall backwards. Looking up at the person who opened the door, his eyes fall on a pair of familiar brown ones. The last thing he sees before passing out is the man reaching down towards him.
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'Where'd he go?' Sango thinks to herself once she reaches the bottom of the fire escape. Glancing around in the dark night she notices something dark on the ground. Crouching down, she touches it with her fingers, feeling the fluid substance on the tip of her fingers. Sango's eyes widen in surprise as she realizes it's blood. She didn't mean to actually hit him, she only wanted to scare him. Evidently, she did so and then some.
Keeping her eyes on the ground, she follows the blood trail. She hears the sounds of police cars driving around on the streets. She follows the trail across the street and around the building. Slowly she walks up the steps and stares at the wooden doors a where a large smear of blood is where Inuyasha slid down to the ground. Placing her gun in its holster, Sango knocks on the door and waits. As she waits for a response, Sango examines the building, realizing that she is, in fact, standing in front of a church.
Growing impatient, Sango knocks on the large doors again. This time however, a young priest opens up the door, a friendly smile across his face, "Good evening officer, how may I help you?" He asks.
"I was chasing a suspect involved in a murder. I tracked him down here, have you seen anyone?" Sango asks cutting straight to the point.
"I see a lot of people come to this church." The young priest responds.
Sango's brows lower in annoyance at the priest's answer, "Have you seen anyone in the last few minutes?"
The young priest scratches his chin as he thinks, "My teacher left a few minutes ago." He says thoughtfully.
"Did you realize you have blood on your door?" Sango asks, feeling that something is suspicious about the young priest.
"Blood?" The young priest looka at the outside of the door, his brows immediately raise in surprise, "Well, would you look at that. I'll have to clean that up tomorrow morning."
Giving a tired sigh, Sango tries asking another question, "Has anyone entered within the past fifteen minutes?"
"The church is locked this late at night. No one can enter unless I unlock it." The young priest answers.
"May I have your name please?" Sango asks, getting a pen and a piece of paper out.
The young priest nods his head, a small smile spreading across his face, "Of course! My name is Miroku, Miroku Monk." Sango quickly jots the name down on her pad, "And may I have the privilege of having the name of someone that possesses such beauty as yourself?" Miroku asks, trying to charm his way with the officer.
Sango raises an eyebrow at Miroku. "Sango Slayer." She replies while putting her small notepad away.
"Aah... such a beautiful name to match such a beautiful face."
"Right..." Sango replies stepping away from Miroku, feeling a sudden discomfort around the young priest. "Well I most continue my search. I apologize for the disturbance."
Miroku shakes his head, "No disturbance at all officer. I hope you catch who you're looking for." Sango gives Miroku one last look before turning around and running off, retracing her steps back towards her patrol car. Once she's out of sight, Miroku turns around and enters the church, closing the door behind him. After locking the doors, he walks across the red carpet, all the way to the other side of the church. He enters the back room, and stares at the pickpocket sprawled across his table, "Well that was certainly close. It's tough not being able to lie, but I managed to get by that without fault." Miroku crosses his arms, his gaze never leaving the unconscious man, "Now my friend, the only question is what to do with you."
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'Where the hell am I?' Is the first thing that goes through Inuyasha's mind as he leisurely opens his eyes. He waits for his vision to come back into focus. Upon seeing the ceiling with various pictures of angels and such painted on it, he immediately realizes that he's not in jail or any sort of prison for that matter. He turns his head to the right side of him where a small nightstand sits. He stares at the bowl sitting on the nightstand that's filled with bloody water.
Inuyasha pushing himself into a sitting position, wincing in pain as he does so. His left hand goes to his bandaged up shoulder. He touches it cautiously and questionably, as he tries to figure out who patched him up. "Aah.. so you're up."
Inuyasha turns his head sharply to the left, upon hearing the young priests voice. His brows raise as recognition flashes through his violet eyes. Mioku stands at the door way to the room, staring at Inuyasha, waiting for some sort of response. Of course, the response he receives, isn't quite the one he was expecting, "What the hell are you doing here?" Inuyasha questions.
"As I said when we first met, I'm always here." Miroku answers. He walks over to the sofa Inuyasha is sitting on and grabs the bowl off the nightstand, "I'll just dispose of this."
Inuyasha blinks a bit in confusion before realization dawns on him, "I'm in a church?"
Miroku gives a small chuckle as he walks towards the door, "Yes shocking, I know."
"......." Inuyasha watches Miroku with his eyes as he walks out of the room. When the young priest is gone, Inuyasha reaches down to his shirt that he noticed a few moments ago laying on the floor next to the sofa. Painstakingly, he puts his shirt on, "What a great week this has been.." He mumbles to himself, "First I get stabbed, then I get hit by a car, then finally, I get fucking shot by that wench!"
"I assume you are talking about the police officer, Sango." Miroku's says, startling the pickpocket. He scratches the back of his head while giving an apologetic grin, "I heard you talking to yourself." He explains.
"How do you about that wench?" Inuyasha asks, his voice dripping with venom.
"Well, she showed up a few minutes after I found you outside the church doors." Noticing the confused look expressed across Inuyasha's face, Miroku decides to explain everything. "She came by saying she chased a suspect down here that's involved in a murder. After a few questions, she left to go find him."
"I'm the one she's searching for you idiot!" Inuyasha shouts in disbelief.
Miroku rolls his eyes at Inuyasha, "Yes, I'm well aware of that."
Inuyasha's face becomes a mask of confusion, "If you knew that I was the one she was searching for..... then why didn't you turn me in?"
"Innocent until proven guilty my friend." Miroku states simply.
"But I am guilty!" Inuyasha says, throwing his arms up in exasperation.
"The lord holds forgiveness for those who wish to repent their sins. I am a holy man, it is not my right to decide the fate of others. I am here merely to help those who are willing to listen."
"Feh.." Inuyasha crosses his arms and turns his head, "Don't give me that 'repent for one's sins' bullshit. I just killed someone. I'm no longer a thief, I've become a murderer. His blood is on my hands, and always will be."
Miroku rubs his chin, as he becomes deep in thought, "So you admit to killing someone in cold-blooded."
"No! It was self defense!" Inuyasha says defensively, "Damn jackass sneaks up on me with his little group and wants to fight." A smirk plays across Inuyasha's face as he remembers the fight between him and Koga, "I was clearly winning that fight. But then he pulls out his damn pistol and we ended up fighting for it." Inuyasha uncrosses his arms as he raises his right hand, clenching it into a fist in anger, "Then that damn wench shows up, startling me. Then I hear the gunshot, followed by the bastard's brains being blown apart and his blood splattering all over my face."
Miroku doesn't say anything, he just stands in his place, seemingly lost in thought. "So uh..." Inuyasha begins, breaking the silence in the room, "How long have I been out anyway?"
"Hmm..." Inuyasha raises an eyebrow as he waits for the young priest's reply. Miroku shakes his head, getting out of his thoughts. "You've been unconscious for a good three hours. You best stay put for now."
Inuyasha pushes himself to his feet, wincing in pain as he does so, "Like hell I will. I've got better places to be then this dump."
"The police are bound to be scanning the surrounding area still." Miroku warns.
Inuyasha begins making his way towards the door, "I'll just outrun them again." Putting his hand on the doorknob, Inuyasha doesn't even notice Miroku picking up a staff from the wall, or the fact Miroku is holding it up over his head. As he opens the door, the whole world goes black around him as he falls to the ground unconscious.
Miroku places the now broken staff off to the side as he bows his head while closing his eyes, "May the lord forgive me for striking him, but it was for his own good." Kneeling down beside the unconscious pickpocket, Miroku picks him up and carries him back to the sofa. "I apologize for that my friend, however, even if you don't believe it yourself, I think you are innocent. Therefore, I won't let you get put up into an unfair trial"
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The anger inside of her just keeps building up, anger at the thief and murder who got manage to get away. Anger at herself for not being able to capture him. And Anger at her superiors for not listening to her. Having no other way to vent the anger out at the moment, she does it the only way possible, glaring at the ground as she analyzes every inch of the alley and picking up anything that's considered evidence. At her right, three men carry away the victim in a body bag, tossing him into the back of the ambulance.
Around her, several other police officers are studying the area, taking blood samples from the spots of blood besides the large one that was forming underneath the victim. With her latex gloves on, Sango picks up the weapon used, the six shooter that Inuyasha dropped before running off. Looking into the chamber, Sango counts five bullets in the gun, telling her that only one shot was fired, the one that led to the victim's demise.
Standing up, Sango turns around and places the gun into the plastic bag that another officer is holding next to her. Sango begins taking her rubber gloves off, "I'm off." She states. The officer nods his head, telling her that it's alright. Giving one last glance around the alley, Sango turns around and heads towards her car. Getting in her car, Sango drives off.
The entire ride home, her mind was filled with annoyance and frustration. Things just didn't make sense to her. It hasn't even been three hours and yet the whole case is wrong. The moment she had gotten back to the scene of the murder, she examined the body, immediately she knew something was... off, to say the least. The bullet's point of impact is the back of the victim's head, which immediately told Sango that Inuyasha couldn't have shot him. How could he if they were facing each other, wrestling for possession of the gun? She told her thoughts to her superiors, but they brushed her off, saying that she couldn't see in the dark.
Sango's grip on the steering wheel tightens as she grinds her teeth together, 'Couldn't see in the dark! I had a flashlight shined on them!' She thinks angrily. She knows what she saw, she called out to Inuyasha, and he turned himself and Koga around, at that moment, a shot rang out and Koga was shot. Sango's thoughts went to the gun she examined, a bullet was missing from it, which means that there was indeed a shot fired.
Resting the side of her head on her left hand, Sango stares out the windshield of her patrol car, frowning a bit. 'If he wasn't the one who shot Koga Wolf.' Sango pauses for a moment, 'Then who did? And why would they want him dead?' Her questions will have to be unanswered for now, but she plans on getting the answers she wants. Someone was obviously out to kill Koga, so now all she has to find out is who and why.
Well everyone, that's it for now! I was going to stop the chapter all the way back when Inuyasha passed out in front of the church, but I decided to write a little bit more. You should all be very grateful lol. Well anyways, don't have much else to say except, review y'all! TTNC!