Chapter 13

"I must have passed out because the next thing I remember was trying to climb out of the well and Inuyasha helping me out," the young girl was finishing her story with tears in her eyes as she relived and revealed the entire horrible experience. She left out the parts about being able to travel back in time, telling the captain she jumped into the well to hide, not to travel 500 years back in time to find Inuyasha. Both Captain Jim Brass and Inuyasha had expressions of utter shock and worry etched on their faces.

"I should have been there to protect you," the half demon stated, angry with himself for not being there to protect her. He was also extremely pissed of that someone would and could do that to her, especially her father, the one that was supposed to love and protect her.

"Inuyasha, there was no way you could have known that was going to happen. There was nothing you could have done," Kagome told him, hoping he wouldn't beat himself up for it.

"We have patrol cars out searching Tokyo, his picture has been broadcasted on all the news channels, and we have an amber alert out for his arrest. We are doing our best to find him," Brass told the couple in hopes it would ease their worry. "Do you know if he has any family or where he would stay while he is in town? Or possibly he has a house?"

"No, I can't think of any place he would go."

"Well, maybe your best isn't good enough! You better hope you find him before I do," the hanyou yelled, unable to contain the rage inside him any longer. He felt the need to do the job himself and seek revenge for Kagome.

"Inuyasha… it's okay. The police will find him," the girl told him, trying to calm him down. "Lets just go get Souta and go home, okay?" she said, not wanting to make a scene and desperately needing to see her younger brother. Kagome gently took his hand and began to pull him from the cluttered office, "Thank you Captain for all your help, we appreciate it."

"If he appears at your house again call us, do not take matters into your own hands," Brass told them, looking directly at Inuyasha. "If you do, it would be considered a crime and you will be sentenced and punished." If Inuyasha did in fact murder Daisuke, he would be charged for murder.

"Thank you again Captain," Kagome pulled Inuyasha toward the door.

Once outside of the old building, Kagome looked at the piece of paper in her hand, she recognized the address written on it; she knew it was the house of Souta's best friend, Toru.

"Is that where Souta is?" Inuyasha asked tentatively, hoping she was not mad at him for threatening to seek revenge for her.

"Yeah," she responded shortly, knowing he thought she was angry about his outburst. But feeling she needed to tell him how the modern justice system worked, she said, "Inuyasha, please let the police do their job. If you see him don't hurt him, please, unless it's self-defense you will be charged and be put in jail. I can't lose you too."

"But–"

"Please…" she interrupted with a pleading look in her eyes.

"Okay, the pooleece can catch him." He gave in, unable to argue against her when she had such a sad expression in her eyes.

"Thank you, just don't let him get away if you do see him," she said, taking a step toward him and giving him a grateful kiss on the cheek.

Surprised at her action, he could only nod in response, his cheeks flushing instantly. Once he found his voice again, he said, "Shall we go get your brother?" not being able to think of anything, that didn't sound totally stupid, to say. Taking a few steps toward the back of the gigantic building and away from the busy street and police station he asked, "Do you know where that house is?"

Kagome followed, smiling, she answered, "Yeah, mom's picked him up there before. Toru is Souta's best friend, they've been friends since kindergarten."

Behind the police station, Kagome climbed onto Inuyasha's back, before he leapt into the air; within seconds they were bounding across Tokyo on rooftops toward Toru's house.

Kagome, exhausted from the recent events, was almost asleep when the half demon began to slow his pace. Now being able to smell Souta he asked, "Are we close to Toru's house?"

The girl gave him a questioning look and was about to ask him how he knew when he answered her unasked question, "I can smell Souta. He's been here recently."

"Yes. Toru's house is a few blocks from here," she told him as he landed on a deserted side street because there were not any more tall buildings to jump on. They could walk a few blocks anyways. Kagome led the way to Toru's house; weaving in amongst the houses until she finally reached the familiar house. It was a fairly large two story, white house with royal blue trim and shutters. The lawn nicely manicured and the weedless flower garden bright with red and yellow tulips. Red and white rosebushes surrounded the front door. Both Kagome and Inuyasha walked up the stepping stone path that lead to the house; the half demon sneezing because his sensitive nose was picking up the strong scent of the surrounding flowers.

Unable to find the doorbell, Kagome knocked on the front door once they reached the house. She didn't need Inuyasha's ears to be able to hear the two boys rushing down the stairs, racing to answer the front door first. Suddenly, but not unexpected, the door swung open revealing a young boy, as he realized who his visitors were an expression of shock flooded his face. He had semi-long hair, which was pulled back in a messy ponytail, and dark brown eyes, which had changed from shock to excitement faster than a blink of an eye.

"Souta!" the young boy yelled, even though it was unnecessary because Souta had been standing right beside him all along, somewhat hidden by the open door.

Expressionless, Souta looked at his visitors, "Kagome?" he asked as if he didn't believe his eyes. Then, in a matter of half a millisecond his expressionless face became a mirror of what he was feeling inside; his face showed his happiness, his sadness, his fear, and his relief. Before anyone, including Kagome, could do anything or answer any questions that may have been unverbally asked, Souta ran into Kagome's body, buried his face in her chest, and wrapped his arms around her body. He seemed afraid that if he let her go, or even loosed his grip on her she would disappear.

Finally, the young boy realized that his sister wasn't just a dream or a fragment of his imagination. He carefully began to loosen his hold on her, as if expecting her to disappear if he let her go too suddenly.