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Recap:

"Hojo, did the cops get the ransom note yet?" asked the groggy voice from the other side of the line…it had a sleepy tint to it but still extremely vicious.

"No, but they did find her dead uncles. If they inspect the bodies right, they'll find it," Hojo said with glee.

"They'd better or your ass is on my wall!" With that last truthful threat, the phone was once again hung up on him.

'Great, so now they're after my butt and balls,' Hojo thought miserably.

Broken Wings

Chapter 19

A Mother's Ransom

"So InuYasha, how far have you gone with Kagome?" Miroku asked casually. InuYasha almost choked on his food at the question…though it didn't keep the hanyou from continuously playing footsie with her.

"None of your damn business," he snapped, hoping no one would notice the blush that formed on his face.

Kagome was blushing more vibrantly behind her calm composer. She really did want to have a family with InuYasha…someday. But that question was too soon for her. She just wanted to enjoy what little of her teen years she had left without getting depressed…that, and making out with InuYasha whenever she had the chance.

"So does that mean there won't be any little InuYashas running about for the next generation of the Takashi name?" the pervert asked smugly, now looking at Kagome.

"Oh yes, Miroku. Kagome's delivering in May. We thought about having the wedding in July, though," InuYasha said in all seriousness, rubbing Kagome's abdomen thoughtfully.

"InuYasha," Kagome said in her sincerity, making the act complete. "I thought we weren't going to tell them until the end of the year," Kagome pouted out, giving him a playful shove.

Sango choked on her beverage while Miroku stared in awe with big eyes.

"I'm sorry my sweet, I just couldn't resist telling them the great news," the hanyou said, pulling her closer to him.

"He's such a horny little hanyou," Kagome said while a smile graced her lips. The two lovers looked over at their friends, trying to suppress the laughter from seeing their astounded expressions.

Sango was white as a sheet and Miroku stared blankly, just gawking at the two.

"Well then, is it a boy or a girl?" Sango asked nonchalantly, trying not to seem disapproving of their love child on the way.

Kagome and InuYasha burst out laughing in the heat of the joke.

"Lighten up guys, it's a joke!" InuYasha sniggered out. Odd silence met them for a moment before they all busted out laughing at their little act.

The phone interrupted the entertained teens and their little laughing fest. Kagome stood up and answered the chiming device.

"Higurashi residence, this is Kagome speaking," she greeted into the receiver, regaining her calmer composer.

"Hello Kagome, this is Officer Shin."

"Oh, I already received your message about my uncles," Kagome spoke slowly into the phone.

"That's good...uhg! Well I mean I am sorry for your loss but I'm afraid we have some more bad news," he explained, feeling very guilty he had to be the one to tell the poor girl. She had suffered through so much already.

"Did you find my mother dead?" Kagome inquired with some fear. She could feel that painful drowning sensation overcome her again. Some tears were fighting their way to the surface of her eyes.

"No, we haven't found her yet. We did find a ransom note though. It was very strange…it was apparently left for us police to find in regards to you. It reads, 'Have Kagome Higurashi come to Kyoto in a week after the discovery of this note if she ever wants to see her mother alive again,'" Shin recited.

"Okay…" Kagome said slowly, trying to take in the troublesome information she had just heard.

"That was all we found. We're setting something up to catch this person. We assume it is the murderer of your uncles and we would like you to come to Kyoto to help us out," the officer requested.

"Um…I don't have any money to travel officer. I've been relying on my boyfriend for everything," Kagome sputtered out, feeling a little guilty that she was burdening him for so long.

InuYasha stood up when he heard the word 'boyfriend' slip from Kagome's lips.

"What's up?" the hanyou whispered to her in question. She looked at him with glazed eyes.

"My mom is being held captive and I need to get to Kyoto. But I don't know how I can get there; I haven't got the money," she whispered back, her brow curved in worry.

"I can get you to Kyoto," InuYasha said calmly with an easy smile. Kagome looked a bit confused at how he could manage that but was very grateful he was trying to help.

"Officer Shin? I'll need to call you back," Kagome said as she put the receiver down on the hook without waiting for him to reply. "How would you do that?" she asked her friendly hanyou.

"I may not look it but I've got a lot of cash to spare," InuYasha smirked widely with glee. Kagome grinned back at him.

"Well I never would a guessed," she beamed. "And I'll pay you back as soon as I get a job and can get the money," she assured him.

"No need! Take it as a gift," he smiled back.

"Are you sure?" she questioned, her eyes already welling up with tears of happiness for having found such a generous and caring boyfriend.

"I'm positive. Just go back and eat, alright?"

"Okay," she answered. She felt a hint of annoyance in his words about the eating part. He really wanted her to start eating more and she wasn't about to disappoint her love now.

Kagome was becoming very worried about the ransom note she heard about. She might actually find her mother…but in what condition? Her mind became very troubled at all the possible scenarios that may have happened to her beloved mother. Would they have tortured her? Raped her? Or worse?

All the questions buzzed around in her head as if it were a swarm of angry wasps. She sat down at the table, greeting Sango and Miroku with a forced yet sincere smile. InuYasha was right; she still had her friends to give her comfort.

"Who called over the phone?" Sango asked, suspense churning her insides.

"It was that officer from Kyoto; he was giving me some news about my mom," she said sadly. "I need to get to Kyoto and help the officers catch the kidnapper. They probably want to use me as bait or something."

Her greeting smile had quickly faded away into a frown. Her emotions were becoming unbalanced again.

"That is an expensive travel…is InuYasha going to bring you there?" Miroku asked, noticing the hanyou steeping into the kitchen and taking his seat next to Kagome.

"He says he will," she said and flashed her hanyou a genuine smile. "I appreciate your offer InuYasha but I don't want you to waste your time or money on my cause."

"I said don't worry about it. I inherited all of my mom's assets when she died so I'm kinda wealthy…" InuYasha trailed off, looking away from the group. The only other person, aside from the told group, that knew he was wealthy would have been his half brother.

InuYasha and his brother preferred not to speak to each other if they could help it…Sesshomaru had never cared for InuYasha's mother and had rejected his monetary inheritance from her because he was so proud.

"Well, you don't really seem all that rich," Miroku said skeptically, giving Inu a look-over. "No offence intended," he added as an afterthought.

"I don't like to look rich Miroku; it would attract the wrong people," he said huffily. Kagome and Sango looked at him…his baggy black pants and non-fashionable black shirt showed that he was not among the wealthy. He never seemed to be cheap but he never seemed to have a lot of money on him either.

InuYasha didn't even keep up with the latest trends, which was uncharacteristic of the rich people the group was familiar with. As an after note, InuYasha was always hanging with them; the not-so-wealthy-people.

"Well, whatever floats your boat," Sango said with a shrug, a little confused by all this.

Sango and Miroku left after lunch to attend to their own matters, while Kagome and InuYasha packed for their trip to Kyoto. They had called Officer Shin to inform him of how they were going to get there.

"InuYasha?' Kagome asked quietly.

"Yeah?" he piped up, looking around her closet for any other clothes that she might want to bring.

"I'm really glad that you're helping me with all of this," she said gratefully. She was mentally tired form all the information she had soaked in before but now the chance of finding her mother increased her spirits. Through the happiness feelings, there was something nagging her…something felt wrong about all of this.

Kagome pushed the feelings away to the back of her head, dismissing them quickly.

InuYasha looked up at her with worry crossing his features. He was receiving an uncomfortable feeling from Kagome's small figure.

"Something wrong, Kagz?" he asked gently. He strolled over to her on the bed, wrapping an arm around her body. She looked up at him, lust crossing her eyes. His face became flustered when he saw that passionate look in her eyes. That desire soon left her, replaced with a sad, yet happy, expression. She rested her head on his shoulder.

Even in the middle of all this painful news, she still couldn't hold back the passionate feeling she had. Kagome just wanted to wrap her hands around him and dominate a fierce kiss and make out session. The sadness of her mother got the better of her and sent her hormones back in place.

"Do you think my mom is okay?" she asked sadly.

"Do you think she's okay?" he countered, stroking her arm in comfort.

The answer was a definite 'no'. She didn't feel like her mother was still alive at all but then this whole ransom thing comes up. Did she really want to go to Kyoto on the stranger's bargain to see her? She feared she'd find out that it was all a trap and that her mother wasn't actually alive…

"No" she breathed out. "I don't think she is." InuYasha looked down at her. She was so small but was very strong.

"Then why are you going?" he asked, the curiosity getting the best of him. She looked up at him. She had to think about that too.

"I really don't know…maybe my gut feeling is wrong? I just need to make sure if my mom's alive or not," she finished.

"We'll get on the plane tomorrow morning," InuYasha said, handing her a bright pink top that he fished out from the closet. She held it in her hand, looking down on it in disgust…pink…her least favorite color. To make it even more displeasing to the eye, it had been a gift from Hojo.

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