Sorry 'bout the rushed chapter last time. It kind of made it somewhat bad. This one however, will be much better. And some questions will be answered. I know y'all are wondering about a few people, and I know some of ya have hopes that some people are alive. Well this chapter shall give you answers, along with a few more questions, heeheehee!

Disclaimer- OI, I dun know 'bout y'all. But this chum dun own anythin'

Don't Give Up

Four days... It's been four days since Sango was dragged into all this. Becoming Inuyasha's personal bodyguard was hell. No, she's not a bodyguard... She's a slave! 'Get me this, get me that! Go do this or that.' It's beginning to rack on her nerves. She's not even suppose to be here, she's a cop, not a bodyguard. While stuck here, there's crime out on the streets she could be stopping.

Besides, it's not like she's needed here. For the past four days, she's seen this place's security. Guards patrol outside and inside, there's security cameras at every corner of the mansion. How much help is she? She's suppose to protect Inuyasha from the person after him, but with all the security already here, she doesn't think she's needed, he has all the protection he needs.

Okay, so maybe she feels a bit useless. And maybe not being able to get any closer to solving this mystery is getting on her nerves. And maybe, just maybe, she's been thinking about a certain thief a lot in the last two or three days. But that's because she's stuck with him twenty-four hours a day. The fact that once he cleans up, he isn't a bad sight to stare at doesn't help matters either. If he could just do something about that attitude of his, she might actually be interested.

Actually, it's not the matter of being interested or not. It's the job. She has a job to do, she's suppose to protect him. Even if he wasn't her job, she isn't so sure anything would come out of it. She's never actually tried the whole 'dating thing'. She never had time to. When she was younger she concentrated on schooling, wanting to be able to get into college. Then her parents died and she had to take care of Kohaku. Once Kohaku disappeared, most of her time went to searching for him, trying to find out whether or not he's alive. It's a bit embarrassing really. A women her age and she's never gone out with a guy, all because she never had the time.

Sango stops walking in the hall and shakes her head, 'Why the hell am I thinking about it?' If Kirara knew what she was thinking of, her friend would be laughing her ass off. Sango, the workaholic, the one who doesn't give guys the time of day, taking an interest in one. One that happens to be her job right now.

Sango looks out the window in the hallway, her gaze settling near the ground. Her brows knit together in question when she spots Inuyasha's brother standing outside standing near a large pine tree. He seems to be speaking to someone, but Sango can't see anyone because of the tree. 'Odd... I didn't think he ever left the mansion.' Sango thinks to herself. And it's true, she never once saw him leave the mansion, than again, she never saw him again after the first day she arrived. 'Wonder who he's talking to.'

Surprisingly, the elder brother turned away from whoever he's speaking to and looked his gaze with Sango's, giving the officer quite a surprise. 'How'd he know I was here?' Sango thinks to herself before ducking away from the window. Shaking her head, Sango continues down the long hallway to fetch Inuyasha his meal.

Sesshomaru grins amusedly at the officer's surprised expression in the window. He watches her until she disappears again, "Is she gone, Sesshomaru?"

Sesshomaru turns back to one of his servant. A short old man, one would think the man is actually some sort of troll or something. His entire body is covered with wrinkles, and the dark robes he's wearing is covered with dirt and leaves. "Yes." Sesshomaru answers, "Now as I was saying. I want you to keep an eye on him and report back to me."

The short old man nods his head, "Yes, Yes. As you wish Sesshomaru." The man replies, his voice high pitched and squeaky. "I'll do this job for Sesshomaru as best as I can."

Sesshomaru nods his head and turns back towards the mansion with one final comment thrown over his shoulder, "Don't screw up Jaken."

Sango stands outside the kitchen door, leaning against the wall as she waits for the cook to finish cooking the meal. Why she follows almost every command Inuyasha gives her, she'll never know. He seemed to have forgotten that there's someone out there who's trying to kill him. He also seems to have forgotten that there's still a chance his son could be alive. After all, his son's body was never found.

"What are you doing here?"

Sango nearly jumps out of her skin by the sudden voice in the room. The familiar chill runs down her spine when she notices Inuyasha's brother, Sesshomaru, in the room with her. Sango glances off to the side, trying to ignore the man's questioning stare. "Getting your brother's meal."

Sesshomaru rolls his eyes at her answer, "You're suppose to be his bodyguard, not his servant."

The corners of Sango's lips lift slightly at the comment, "Well, glad to see someone else knows that."

"Use the servants in the mansion to get his meals. You're suppose to be watching him." Sesshomaru reminds.

"Well he asked me to get it. Besides, you seem to have enough security here to protect him. I'm not really needed." Sango replies casually.

Sesshomaru seemingly ignores her comment and says, "I need to speak to you."

"You are." Sango decides to be smart and point it out.

Sesshomaru graces her with a cold glare, not amused with her joke, "Not here. Somewhere, where others can't listen." Sango blinks in confusion and looks around the room. No one else is in the room at the moment, just the two of them. Before she can point this fact out, Sesshomaru explains all he needs to, "The walls have ears."

Inuyasha yawns bored as he sits on the couch in his room, watching an old episode of the Simpsons. Although it may technically be old, it's new to someone who hasn't had television for the longest time. His stomach occasionally rumbles, reminding him each time that food is on it's way.

For the last four days he's been stuck in his room. He hasn't been asked to do anything, or really told anything. Kagura had said his father's business would be explained to him. But no one has done so yet. Since no one seems to need him, he hasn't found any reason to leave his room, except to occasionally walk around. His so-called 'brother' doesn't seem to be anxious to spend any time with him either. Not that Inuyasha cares, he isn't looking forward to seeing that asshole again.

It didn't take him long to decide he hates him. As a matter of fact, it only took the five minutes that he actually did see him when he first arrived at the mansion. He's suppose to work with him? He can't even stand the guy. he can't really stand anyone in the mansion actually. Naraku, Sesshomaru's top executive, isn't the most likable person either. Kagura is practically the only one Inuyasha can see himself tolerating, and that's because she had the decency to explain a few things to him at least.

Other than the people residing in the mansion, Inuyasha wouldn't mind living in the place. It's actually quite funny. He went from the very bottom to the top in little less than a day. All thanks to his dear jackass of a brother bailing him out of jail. Or maybe he should thank his late father for including him in his Will. Well, whoever's to thank, Inuyasha is comfortable for once. It's nice knowing he has a roof over his head for the time being, and the fact he doesn't have to risk a limb for some food is a comforting thought as well.

He can't remember ever being this at ease. Inuyasha smirks to himself as he leans his head back against the couch, starring up at the ceiling, 'Heh... Who knew money could make everyday seem like paradise? No more worrying about cops. No more worrying about money, or being shot. No more worrying about finding food, or a new place to stay after a month. No more worrying about being hunted by some psychopath. And no more worrying about finding Ship'

Inuyasha blinks up at the ceiling in shock. Had he really just forgotten about Shippo? Had he really given up on him? Inuyasha's brows knit together tightly in anger. He crosses his arms over his chest and returns his gaze to the television in front of him, a scowl painted on his face.

'Don't I feel like a jackass now.' Inuyasha thinks angrily to himself. Here he is, enjoying what money has to offer. Food, a home, personal bodyguards, and servants awaiting his every command. All the while Shippo, his son, could very well be alive out there somewhere, waiting for someone to save him. Than again, he could always be dead too. The thought makes the ex-thief growl in irritation. He isn't going to believe he's dead until he sees a body.

Inuyasha lets out a sigh before turning the television off. He stands up and stretches, his stomach growling in the process. 'Damnit... where the hell is my dinner?' Inuaysha thinks annoyed. He glances around the bedroom; his gaze settles on the dresser at the wall near the couch. He walks over to it and stops in front of it so he may look at his reflecting in the mirror attached to it. Minutes seem to tick by as Inuyasha starred into his own violet eyes, trying to see into his own soul, searching for answers. What is he going to do? How will he find Shippo? Is he alive?

Movement in the mirror caught Inuyasha's attention. Movement that wasn't caused by him. It came from outside his window. Turning around quickly, Inuyasha drew back in surprise at what he saw. Someone is standing outside his window, taping an envelope to the glass. Inuyasha did not dare to move as he watched the person tape it. Then the person gave him a wave, their features hidden in the night.

Inuyasha snaps out of his trance as the person outside his window leaves. The ex-thief doesn't waste any time in running over to the window and opening it up. Walking out onto the roof, he closes the window behind him and grabs the envelope, reading the words on it. 'Hello Friend.'

Inuyasha's eyes widen in surprise. It's him! There's no doubt about it. It's the same man who's been helping him, or messing with him. Inuyasha is still questioning that. The violet eyed boy quickly looks around, and spots the same person running away from the mansion, having climbed down the side of the mansion using a ladder. Without any hesitation, Inuyasha leaps off the roof of the mansion, landing on the hood of a car. He takes off after the man, leaving a large dent in hood, hell bent on finding out who this man is. "STOP!" Inuyasha shouts. The man stops and looks back at Inuyasha, obviously surprised that he's following him. The man begins taking off again, quicker this time. 'Damnit! I hate chases.'

"No on will hear us in here."

Sango hears Sesshomaru say as she follows him into what appears to be an office of some sorts. She stands in the middle of the room, watching Inuyasha's elder half-brother walk around a desk to sit down in a computer chair. He beckons her to take the seat in front of his desk. Uncomfortably, Sango obliges. "What is it you want to talk to me about?" Sango asks immediately, getting straight to the point.

"How long have you been on Inuyasha's case?" Sesshomaru's voice is monotone, as if he were in a business meeting. "How long have you been searching for his... stalker?"

Sango doesn't answer right away, the question taking awhile to sink in. "Oh uh... Well... Not too long. Longer than the rest of the force though."

"I spoke to you're captain. He mentioned you were doing the case without authorization. As a matter of fact, there was never really a case to begin with. How is it you knew something was happening?" Sesshomaru interrogates.

"Well, he came to for help." Sango explains.

"He?" Sesshomaru repeats, slightly confused.

"Your brother."

"You mean Inuyasha."

"Yeah."

"Why didn't you just say that to begin with?" Sesshomaru's annoyance is easy to pick up in his tone.

"Say what?" Now Sango is the one who's confused.

"Inuyasha."

"Well... who else would I be talking about besides your brother?" Sango crosses her arms, her brows furrow in annoyance.

Sesshomaru raises a questioning eyebrow. He looks like he wants to ask something but he shakes his head, deciding against it. After a moment, he decides to get back on subject, "How well are you with detective work officer?"

Sango tilts her head to the side, confused by the question, "Um... Well.. Detective work and police work are kind of like the same thing I guess."

"Do you know why I asked to speak to you somewhere private?"

"No. All you said was that the walls have ears."

Sesshomaru nods his head once, "Do you know why I asked the captain to have one of his officer's accompany Inuyasha here? And to watch him?"

"Yeah. Because someone out there is trying to kill him. So you wanted someone to protect him. Although, once I've seen this place, it seems you got that handled pretty well." After a moment, Sango asks, "What's with all the questions?"

"Do you know how my father died?" Sesshomaru asks, ignoring Sango's question.

Sango lets out an annoyed breath, growing more and more irritated with all the questions, "Yeah. He died from an illness. It was on the news."

A small cold smile graces Sesshomaru's lips, "Do you honestly believe what you hear in the news officer?"

Sango raises an eyebrow, "What do you mean?"

"I mean that my father was the healthiest man around. He ran miles each morning, kept a well balanced diet, didn't smoke or drink. He was in the best shape of his life when he died. Haven't you ever wondered what illness my father died from? It was never mentioned in the news." Sango isn't sure she likes where this is going, and she's pretty sure she knows exactly where it's going, "My father was never sick officer. He was poisoned. Or in better words for you to understand. He was murdered."

"But.. Why say he was ill?" Sango felt confused more than ever before.

Sesshomaru looked at her coldly, "As I said, the walls have ears. If I were to say he was murdered. I would probably end up like father. That's why I asked your captain to send one of his best here to protect my 'dear' little brother."

"Wait.. you mean.."

Sesshomaru nods his head and answers before Sango can finish her question, "That's right. The person who killed my father is someone working for me. I can't trust anyone in this mansion except a select few. I have reason to believe Inuyasha's stalker is the very same who killed father. I want you to find out who this person is, while protecting Inuyasha as well."

"What about you?"

Sesshomaru laughs in spite of himself, "I can protect myself officer. I have more than just the security around here. Plenty of outside sources."

Sango goes silent for a moment as she thinks to herself, taking all this new information in, "Do you know why someone would want your father dead? Do you have any ideas who this person could be?"

Sesshomaru is about to reply, but he's cut off as the mansion's alarm system goes off, causing Sango to give a surprised jump, "What that?"

"Seems someone is walking about my property."

"Get back here!" Inuyasha shouts as he continues to chase the person ahead of him. Behind him he can hear alarms going off. Evidently either him or the person he's chasing accidentally tripped something. No matter, as long as he's able to catch the person. Inuyasha can see the fencing up ahead, as the near the end of the property. He's slowly gaining on the person. Once he gets his hands on him, he'll be able to get some answers. Answers for questions like, how he knows so much, or how he knows him, or better yet, why he's trying to help him.

Inuyasha smirks as he sees the fence up ahead. It's fifteen feet tall, nothing to grab onto. The fence is like jail bars. The bars are close together, making it impossible for someone to squeeze through them. 'Heh... No where to go now.' Inuyasha smirks to himself. His eyes widen a bit as the man he's chasing manages to squeeze through the bars, evidently, the man is more slimmer than he originally thought. Inuyasha grinds his teeth and attempts to squeeze through as well, only to fail miserably. His chest is to large to fit through. Inuyasha kicks the fence as he watches the man leap into a beaten old station wagon.

'Damnit! I almost had him!' Inuyasha thinks to himself as he watches the station wagon drive off. He scowls as he turns away from the fence, and becomes immediately blinded by a pair of lights from a car. The car stops at the gate, where Inuyasha is standing. The window in the backseats roll down and Inuyasha spots Sesshomaru in the car, "What the hell are you doing here?" Inuyasha asks in annoyance.

"I should be asking you that." Sesshomaru replies coldly. "Get in, we'll head back to the mansion."

Inuyasha crosses his arms, "Feh.. I can walk."

Sesshomaru shrugs his shoulders, "Have it your way. The officer is looking at the security tapes to see if we have a shot of this person. It could be the person after you."

"Feh.. You're wasting your time. This person isn't after me."

"Oh?"

"He's been helping me."

"... Well even so. We'll need to know who this person is and why he was here." His window rolls up and the car turns around, heading back towards the mansion.

Inuyasha stands there for a moment, watching the car head back to the mansion. Security lights brighten up the entire area in case there might still be someone out there. Inuyasha glances down at the envelope in his hand, suddenly remembering it. With all the security lights on, it gives him enough light to read. Deciding this will be the most private place he'll get, Inuyasha tears open the envelope and reads the letter inside.

Hello again my friend. I heard of your bad luck and your good luck. I was heading over to the jail you were being kept at to check up on you. But by the time I got there, you were already gone. Heard you got a brother who bailed you out. Well good for you. You have family out there. Family is something you should always cherish, no matter how bad it seems. You and I are more alike than you may think. Both of us have no parents, yet we still have some of are family. And that's why I dropped by to see you here. I came to tell you something you'll want to know. Brace yourself. Your son, is alive. I know this for a fact. I don't know where he's being held, but I still know he's alive/ So don't give up on him. He's waiting for you.

Inuyasha dropped the letter to the ground in shock, 'He's alive?'

In his windowless room he sits at the edge of his bed. Locks and latches click from outside his door. The thick wooden door opens up and a breeze of cold air rushes in as a man in black walks in, carrying a tray of food. While the man sets the tray on the table in the middle of the room, he keeps his head bowed to discourage any conversation and to prevent eye contact. Every question he asks, goes unanswered.

Just as silently as the man had arrived, did he leave. The small boy jumps off his bed and hesitantly walks over to his tray of food, looking at the vegetables. 'I hate broccoli.' The little boy thinks to himself. He sniffles as tears gather up in his eyes like most nights do, 'Why did they kill mom.' He takes a seat at the table and begins eating his meal.

Shippo sat, alone in this harsh world.

"There. That one." Sango points to the screen on the computer as a her gaze settles on a one of the many pictures in the surveillance cameras. "Can you enlarge this one, please?" Sango asks the security man sitting at the camera.

"Sure.. just let me adjust the focus and the brightness and...there... How's that?" The security man looks over his shoulder when Sango doesn't reply, "Miss?"

Sango stood there standing at the screen in disbelief. 'It can't be, it's impossible. How? Why? When? What's going on." She stared at the screen, at the picture of the man in the picture, no the teenage boy. There's no doubt in her mind. The boy in the picture can only be one person.

Sango's eyes tear up, "Kohaku..."

Oh crap! That's it! Damn! Sorry y'all! Dodges tomatoes and other various vegetables being thrown at him Aw.. come on! Be nice! Look at what I gave ya guys! Okay... So how many of ya guessed that the guy helping Inuyasha is Kohaku. I know RavensFirefly believed Kohaku was the one, hoping that Sango's brother is alive. Well Kudos to you. And this answers that one question that's been racking your mind. Yes Kohaku is alive! And lookie! So is Shippo, so far at least. I must say, it took me awhile. But I'm finally progressing with this fic. Well, leave a review all! TTNC!

P.S.- Due to popular demand. I have also decided to make my one-shot Inu/San fic. I'll Hold You into a story. So look for updates on that too if you liked the one-shot. C-ya!