Chapter 20/ Kikyo's place

A/N: Now it gets interesting. I finally got my learners! Can I get a Woot? (Sees everyone run for cover) No? Losers. Ok well….I've gotten the writers block! Dum Dum DUUUUUUMMMMMM! But now I'm over it! Aren't ya'll so lucky? So….on with the story!

Disclaimer: don't own him….or kirara…or that nickel….stupid lawyers.

O.O

BOOM

"Eek!" Ayame pulled the covers over her head while sitting on the couch in the living room. "It's bad enough that it's a creepy place but a thunder storm really makes it all the more scary!"

Koga sniffled a laugh but Ayame still heard it. She glared at him while the covers dangled off of her head causing him to burst out laughing. "I can't believe that your afraid of a thunder storm." He managed to get out.

BOOM

"Eek! Well I didn't ask for it!" She yelled from under the covers. Koga glanced over at Sango who just sighed and went back to reading. Just out side the kitchen was a small living room. It had a huge fire place that was bigger than a plasma screen TV. Huge bookcases lined the walls and on the floor was a huge fuzzy red carpet. Couches were placed around the walls and the fire place. Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku, and Shippo went to find Kagura or Kanna to have some flashlights.

"I just hope the lights don't go out or something…then we will be in trouble." Koga commented. Suddenly lighting flashed and the lights flickered off. Ayame screamed and leeched onto Koga's arm sinking her nails into his skin.

"You just HAD to say that didn't you?" Sango glared at him from across the room, to bad he couldn't see the glare. "I hope the others are ok-"

Bam

Boom

Thud

"Damn it!"

"Ow…"

"Are we alive?"

"…Oh Hell! We are in Hell!"

"And how do you think that?"

"Because it's dark!"

"Wahhhhh! Kagome! I'm scared!"

"Shippo don't start crying…hic…you'll get me crying…"

"Wha!"

"M-Miroku!"

"OW!"

"What!"

"That was my back you stood on!"

"Sorry…"

"Shippo?"

"Kagome is that you?"

"Hey, watch the hands runt!"

Bam

"Wahhhhh! Inuyasha hit me!"

"Sit boy!"

"OW!"

"Sorry Miroku"

"I can't feel my legs!"

"Well…I can't feel my arms!"

"I can't feel my…nose!"

"Oh Yeah? Well I can't feel my eye balls!"

"…"

"What?"

"Some one get me out of this!"

"Kagome are you ok?" Sango called out.

"Sango?"

"Hey…how can you not feel your eyes?"

"Well how can you not feel your nose?"

"Cause I landed on it stupid!"

"Please stop fighting…hic…"

"Miroku? Are you crying?"

"Sniff…no…"

"You Are!"

"Am Not! Men do not show their tears!"

"Pff…You so are, I can smell it from here."

"If you can smell so well then you could have smelt the stairs!"

"…shut it!"

"Guys!" With out them knowing the lights had come on and Kagome, Ayame, Sango, and Koga were watching with suppressed giggles. Miroku had Shippo sitting on his head while he had silent tears falling down his cheeks. Inuyasha was underneath both of them.

"Get off me!" Inuyasha yelled. A fierce blush graced his cheeks as he pushed the other two off. He stalked over to the couches and sat pouting. Sango helped the crying Miroku and Ayame helped up Shippo.

"OW!" Miroku yelped when he put pressure on his foot.

"Miroku? Are you ok?" Sango asked looking concerned.

"My foot's killing me…" He said with a groan. Sango helped Miroku to the couches looking worried.

Kagome sighed as she sat next to Inuyasha and Ayame and Koga hovered over Miroku along with Shippo as Sango fussed over him.

"Wimp." Inuyasha grunted. Kagome smacked him on the arm at his remark. "What did I say!"

"His foot may be broken and you're calling him a wimp?" Kagome asked. Inuyasha snorted.

"Well my back hurts…" He mumbled "And no one's worrying over that…" He meant for her to not hear but fate has a funny way of embarrassing us. Kagome gave a funny look before giggling.

"Aw…poor Inu-chan, here…" Kagome gave Inuyasha a hug causing him to go ridged and blush like crazy giving Kagome another excuse to laugh.

"Shut up."

"Looks bad Miroku…" Shippo said causing the two to look over at them. Miroku gasped as Sango pulled off his shoe to see if it was swelling. Kagome got up to see how bad it really is. Inuyasha followed looking a little put out.

Miroku's left ankle was normal looking but the right had a sickly yellow color to it. A small lump was forming just above the talus (A/N: It's that lump on the outside of a foot…it's the boney lump).

"Looks more like a bad sprain." Ayame said.

"Tis a sprain and nothing more…"

"Eep!" Everyone turned to see Kanna standing in the middle of everyone. One thought passed threw everyone's head: How the hell did she get their!

"I will inform Naraku about this…" Gazing down at her mirror she smiled a ghostly smile. "Yes…he shall be informed…" With that she walked without sound to the stairs and glided up again without noise. Everyone gave a sigh of relief that she was gone.

"Man that girl is creepy!" Koga said. Shippo nodded his head in agreement.

"But I wonder…why haven't we ever seen Naraku before? It is his house." Sango said. Everyone agreed again and Kagome and Inuyasha exchanged glances.

DING DONG

They all jumped at the sudden sound and witnessed Kagura rushing to the door in the next room. Without a word Kagome silently followed along with Inuyasha leaving the other puzzled.

Looking around the corner Kagome and Inuyasha saw Kagura open a door to a heavily plump man with a wiry beard and receding hair line. His wore a black pinstriped jacket with black polished shoes. His hand was adorned with rings of gold and silver so money for him wasn't a problem. They bowed to each other and Kagura led him to another sat of stairs on the other side of the door that none of them have ever been to. Sighing they made their way back to the others.

"Well?" Ayame asked.

"We couldn't hear anything. But he looks rich and seemed to have some business with Naraku." Inuyasha said. Kagome sighed.

"I had this idea that I think we should do." Kagome announced. Everyone looked at her expectably. "Well, since we have never seen Naraku I was wondering if two of you can look something about him up. Another two is going to find some info about Kikyo, ya know like what her weakness are and-"

"Why that?" Shippo asked. Inuyasha glared at him.

"Because twerp, we have to find out that so we con stop her." He growled. Kagome smacked him behind the head.

"Be nice. Anyhow Inuyasha and I are going to find what caused her to act this way at her house." Kagome said. Inuyasha glanced at her wondering why she didn't tell them what Kikyo wrote but figured that they would stop her if she told. "I think it would be best if Miroku would stay here cause of his ankle. Sango will you say with him?"

"Why me?" She asked.

"So he won't hit on anyone and actual focus on the task and not ass." Inuyasha said with a smirk. Miroku faked hurt and fell against the back.

"Oh Inuyasha I'm wounded."

"So that would leave me and Ayame to find out about Kikyo herself?" Koga asked. Kagome nodded.

"Is that ok with everyone?" She asked. Everyone nodded.

"Kagome what am I going to do?" Shippo asked innocently.

"Well-" Kagome started but was interrupted by Sango.

"You remember when a certain someone handcuffed me? Well when I woke up a twin tailed cat was their so I was wondering if you could find it Shippo?" Sango asked. "I mean if it's ok with you Kagome?"

"I don't mind if he does. I would actually wish he did." Kagome smiled. "Shippo, think you can find it?" She asked. Shippo gave an enthusiastic nod and scampered off showing the he can be useful even more then Inuyasha.

BOOM

"But ya'll can't go anywhere until the storms over." Sango pointed out. Koga and Inuyasha gave off identical smirks.

"Who says?" They said. Behind them two girls paled.

XD

BOOM

Ayame shrieked and clung onto Koga for dear life in the middle of the street.

"Ayame, its just thunder, sound that's created when two lighting bolts collided millions of miles above us. Theirs nothing to worry about." He pointed out. Ayame glared at him.

"So? I'm still scared!" She whimpered and clung harder. They had left Kagome and Inuyasha at the last bus stop. They had wished them luck and hoped that everything will turn out fine. Koga sighed and walked into a nearby rest rant.

"What are we doing here Koga?" Ayame asked.

"Looking for someone." Was his reply as he took a booth near the back. Ayame followed thinking back to before they left to mansion.

Flash back!

Ayame looked around the mansion. They were about to leave and Koga ends up disappearing! Men.

"…Giten. It's just a simple request…I know that it will be almost impossible-…I don't care! …yes…yes…alright. I'll meet you their. …I'll bring the payment. Bye."

Ayame rounded the corner to see Koga place the phone back onto the cradle.

"What was that about?" She asked. Koga shrugged and walked past her.

"Just phoning a friend. Let's go before Inuyasha has a hernia."

End Flash back!

'So that's who were meeting! Giten or whatever.' Ayame thought as she reclined in the red leather seat. Koga ordered two cokes and was currently looking around for whoever. 'Wonder if Giten will know anything about Kikyo?'

Over the intercom a song started to play. Ayame's ears perked as she recognized the tune.

"Ooooo…this is one of my favorite songs!" She squealed. Koga gave her a funny look as she hummed the tune. Koga recognized it too. It was from a movie A Walk To Remember. It was suppose to be a tear jerker. Koga's ears perked as Ayame took up the words.

90 miles outside Chicago (Ayame)
Can't stop driving
I don't know why
So many questions
I need an answer
Two years later
you're still on my mind

Koga laughed to himself. Damn that girl can sing. No way was she going to show him up! Not while people are starting to stare!


Whatever happened to Amelia Earhart? (Koga)
Who holds the stars up in the sky?
Is true love just once in a lifetime?
Did the captain of the titanic cry? (Both)

Ayame was so happy that she wasn't singing alone now! She was getting kinda freaked out with all the people staring at her like she was some sort of a lunatic. Well now Koga and she are the lunatics!

Someday we'll know (Both)
If love can move a mountain (Ayame)
Someday we'll know (Both)
Why the sky is blue (Koga)
Someday we'll know (Both)
Why I wasn't meant for you...

A crowed gathered and tried to look inconspicuous. Well everyone knows how that works out. Their stared open mouthed like fish at the two as they belted out the words. Heck even the manager was listening and had turned up the music for everyone to listen to.

Does anybody know the way to Atlantis? (Ayame)
Or what the wind says when she cries? (Koga)
I'm speeding by the place that I met you (Ayame)
For the 97th time... tonight (Both)

Someday we'll know (Both)
If love can move a mountain (Ayame)
Someday we'll know (Both)
Why the sky is blue (Koga)
Someday we'll know (Both)
Why I wasn't meant for you...

There was a slight chant of 'dance' riding threw the crowed. Koga turned to Ayame and held out his hand, silently asking for a dance. Ayame blushed but took the hand and they both got up from their place in the booth and out into the center of everyone, since they were so kind as to make a space for them.

Someday we'll know (Both)
Why Samson loved Delilah? (Koga)
One day I'll go (Both)
Dancing on the moon (Ayame)
Someday you'll know (Both)
That I was the one for you...

Koga twirled Ayame around and brought her into a low dip. Giving her a toothy grin he brought her back up and started to do a tango move. Ayame couldn't stop laughing. His dancing was horrible! A Tango wasn't really a great dance move for this song.


I bought a ticket to the end of the rainbow (Ayame)
I watched the stars crash in the sea (Koga)
If I could ask God just one question (Ayame)
Why aren't you here with me, tonight? (Both)
Someday we'll know (Both)
If love can move a mountain (Koga)
Someday we'll know (Both)
Why the sky is blue (Ayame)
Someday we'll know (Both)
Why I wasn't meant for you...

Someday we'll know (Both)
Why Samson loved Delilah? (Koga)
One day I'll go (Both) Dancing on the moon (Ayame)
Someday you'll know (Both)
That I was the one for you...

Koga dipped her one last time as the song ended. The crowed gave them a standing ovation and some even threw money. Laughing all the way back to the seat they watched a police officer as she tried to get people to stop asking for autographs. During their song it seemed that their drinks had arrived.

"Excuse, coming threw!" A voice yelled at the back of the dispersing crowed. Koga stood to wave him over. A young man with blond and black hair pushed threw the crowed. Ayame was reminded of a skunk.

"Hey Giten! How are you?" Koga asked shaking hands with him.

"Fine, fine. You would never believe all the trouble it was trying to find this information." He commented taking Koga's seat as Koga sat next to Ayame. Coarse she didn't mind to much. "Who's this Koga?" Giten asked gesturing to Ayame.

"Oh right! Giten this is Ayame, Ayame this is an old pal of mine Giten. He's going to help up with the information about Kikyo." He explained. Ayame smiled and shook hands with him as he and Koga got down to business.

"Basically…I started with the basics. Kikyo was born in Osaka on July 14th, 1990. Her Father died shortly after she turned three and her and her mother moved into Tokyo where she was later found dead. Kikyo's friends were slim due to that fact that she was a very quiet girl."

"Do you know her friends names?" Ayame asked. "It could really come in handy."

"That would be…" He flipped threw the papers in a folder, "Yura Sitakami, Kaguya Nokomani, and Kagura Onigumo."

"Kagura!" Koga and Ayame yelled.

"What? You know her or something?" Giten asked. Koga snorted.

"More then we would like. She and Kanna scare the hell out of us." Koga said. Ayame nodded before adding, "They just pop out of no where."

"Was that all the information?" Koga asked.

"I also got the addresses to her friend so you could talk to them."

"Good, Ayame lets go."

XII

"Ok, first house: Yura Sitakami." Koga said looking at a piece of paper with an address on it. Looking up at the mailbox he saw that he got the right number. He looked over to Ayame and smiled enjoying her blush as she smiled back.

"Let's get this over with." She said and brushed passed Koga to go threw the gate. Their stood a two story red house. The grass looked like hair combed out and planted every where. A tall tree stood in the corner also looking like hair was covering it. A patch of concrete led from the gate to the house. Koga and Ayame walked down the path to the front door which was also red. Ayame looked over at Koga.

"Well it's now or never." She commented and knocked on the door. Almost immediately the door opened giving way to a girl of around 18. She wore a very short black leather skirt and a red tank top that accented her blood red eyes. Her black hair was cut short and she wore engine red lipstick. She glared down at them sending a whole lot of chills in the air making the two of them uncomfortable. Ayame gave a nervous chuckle and pushed Koga forward. Koga glared at her before clearing his throat.

"Uh…Yura Sitakami?" Koga asked. Her glare intensified.

"Who wants to know?" She said in a cold voice. Behind her another girl came into view.

"Yura, don't be so rude. There not trying to kill you." She was taller then Yura and more conservative of herself. Her hair was also black but much longer and ended at her knees. Two blue hair clips kept two locks of hair at the side of her head. She wore a pair of blue jeans and a blue halter top. "Good evening. I'm Kaguya and this is Yura. What can we help you with?"

Ayame took up the stage as Koga was at a loss for word at Yura's glare. "We came to ask a few questions…about Kikyo."

The air suddenly turned even colder. Kaguya and Yura froze in their place as they remembered their dead friend.

"Why do you need to know about her?" Yura asked coldly. It was Ayame's turn to freeze up as Koga took over.

"We are finding some info on her…as…as…" He made a silent gesture to Ayame asking for help as Yura's glare intensified.

"Privet detectives." Ayame finished.

"Detectives?" Kaguya asked suspiciously. Koga and Ayame nodded their heads enthusiastically. The watched as Yura and Kaguya looked at each other thinking.

Kaguya finally turned to them with a smile. "Well, come in then. I'll make some coffee."

XD

Shippo ran and ran and ran…and ran. Now he was completely lost. Down one hallway, up another, left, right, up, down, back track, front track, and he was sure that he had past that wall paint 15 times! Shippo slumped against the wall panting heavily.

In a few minuets he'll be at it again…or maybe an hour…or never…no! He had to do this for his mother…but in a minuet…

With out his knowing Shippo drifted off to sleep and completely did not notice the two tailed feline make its way over to him with its red eye gleaming.

XD

Ayame sipped her tea as they waited for Kaguya to come back with some pastries. Koga felt a little out of place. The floor was a deep red with a china cabinet with porcelain dolls and cups and dishes everywhere. It was like a very expensive tea party. Koga inwardly gagged. He hated all this girly stuff. Looking over at Ayame he saw that she liked all this…stuff. He groaned, just what he needed. Yura sat across from them in a love seat while they sat in a small couch. Kaguya came back holding a tray of lemon squares. Placing them on the table in between them she took the remaining seat next to Yura.

"So what do you want to know?" Kagura started.

"How close were you with her?" Ayame asked first.

"We were the close thing she had. She moved so much in her life that she closed off herself. She didn't want to be hurt again if she had made so good friends. In the end she didn't really want to get close." Yura answered. Kaguya look down sadly and took over the next half. "When it came to us, she didn't have a choice in our opinion and basically forced our friendship on her. In the very end she accepted us and we became tight."

"What about Kagura?" Koga asked.

"Kagura was cool with us at first. She accepted Kikyo just as we had." Kaguya said. "But something happened."

"She changed over night." Yura took over. "She was distant and clod to Kikyo but Kikyo was cold to her too so we just figured it was due to a friendly feud. In the end Kagura didn't come to school at all. We tried to call but she wouldn't answer. We then talked to Kikyo about what happened and she said…" She trailed off and looked at Kaguya for support.

"She said that Kagura was sticking her nose in her own business and should leave her alone. We finally found out that Kikyo was having and online relationship with someone named: Black Spider. Kagura apparently knew who it was and wanted her to stop. Kikyo didn't heed her warning and was suppose to meet Dark Spider the night she died at the coffee shop near the subway. We called later and invited her to McDonalds to see what happened and found out that he stood her up but that she did meet an odd character."

"Do you know who it is?" Ayame asked. Both she and Koga were on the edge of their seats.

"His name was…Naraku."

The silence was thick as the two digested this bit of information.

"What do you mean by odd?" Koga asked thickly.

"He kept leering over her with his eyes she said." Yura said. "She felt uncomfortable and acting all buddies like, like he knew her personally. She also showed us this CD she found after he talked to her-"

Koga and Ayame shot to their feet. CD! After Talking to Naraku! They were in trouble.

A/N: Sorry! I've been busy and am not really a big fan of Ayame and Koga so it was hard. If they seem a little OOC well…get over it.

To also make up for the long update this chapter is much longer and more into the plot! And by the way…We are coming to a close of this story. Sorry ya'll. JA!