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Recap:

InuYasha smirked as he saw his beloved's curious look as she took in the surroundings. He yawned loudly, shaking away the sleepiness from his eyes…it had been a great night; but not for sleeping. That night was definitely something that would replay in his mind many times.

Broken Wings

Chapter 22

A New Bodyguard

"What you looking for sweetie?" he asked in a peaceful daze.

"Nothing; just examining the damages," she replied happily. She attempted to move his leg that was wrapped around her hip so she could get up. However, he was stubbornly clinging to her waist, pressing his cheek against hers affectionately.

"Can't we stay like this 'til noon?" he asked with a mock pout, never wanted to let her go.

"I'm sorry Inu but we have to get to the Kyoto Police station," she said, a small gliding past her lips as she giggled at his disapproving face.

"Then how 'bout ten more minutes?" he questioned, moving his hand up her chest. He gave her body a good tug, pressing her body against his. He nuzzled into her neck, letting her soft aroma enter his nostrils.

"Please…?" he begged into her ear, his hot breath sending shivers down her spine. She could feel her control of the situation slip as he stroked at her sides.

"Later tonight…we gotta check in to see if they found any news on my mom," she said simply, not really wanting to let go of him herself. Giving in, InuYasha stopped rubbing her and picked her up off the bed.

"Okay," he whined as he walked to the restroom and placed her giggling form in the shower. "You go ahead and get ready. I'm ordering breakfast," he concluded as he turned around to find the phone that may have been misplaced during their playtime last night.

"Thank you Sir Goth!" she called out as she removed the only article of clothing that still resided on her body. The shower started up, coming out hot against her skin. The steam rose up nicely, putting little perspiration droplets down her adorable nose. She sighed as the water forced her muscles into relaxation.

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Kagome and InuYasha walked into the Kyoto police office. All the while the girl had a cobra-like clutch on the hanyou's arm for comfort. He looked down at her sympathetically; the grip on his hand hadn't fazed him but the expression on her face did.

It was horrifying to see that there was something wrong in her life that he couldn't fix. He would do anything to make her feel better but this event was out of his hands…what could he say, what could he do, to make her not feel so sad about her mother's predicament?

He released her hand and wrapped it gently around her waist. Glancing up to meet his eyes, she could only muster a fake smile. She knew it wouldn't fool him but tried nonetheless. She didn't want to look completely lifeless, though that was how she was beginning to feel.

InuYasha kept the look of concern stuck to his face but turned his gaze back to the hallway.

'This must be very difficult for Kagz. When my mom passed away I didn't have to wait for weeks on end to know about it…poor Kagome; she has to keep waiting in fear, not knowing if her mother is still alive or not and there isn't anything I can do to make the pain go away,' he thought troubled.

As Inu worried away in his own thoughts, Kagome was becoming more panicked.

'Why am I even here? Why do I keep fooling myself…I already know she must be dead. Do I really need officer Shin to tell me what I already know? I can't believe I am that selfish enough to put Inu through my troubled life…he is so kind to stay with me. Okay Kagome, just breathe…breathe…I'm starting to have a melt down here! I can't faint or go insane here'.

To make matters worse, she looked down at her healed wrist. She felt a little self conscious all of a sudden as she pulled the cloth of her long sleeved shirt down over her problem area.

It made her thumb and index finger raw to keep the cloth pinched down to hide the cuts; her fingers went numb after a while. Luckily, her lifeless fingers were distracting her from the problem at hand…that is, until they reached their destination.

"We're here," InuYasha stated solemnly.

Kagome looked up at him with worry filling her small frame. That did not sound like the overconfident InuYasha speaking; what was wrong?

"InuYasha, what's up?" she asked meekly, wanting to solve the problem before she entered the officer's room. He looked down at her, his features becoming loving. It was as if he wanted to hold her for all eternity.

She swallowed hard as the want for 'relief' dug itself out from the corner of her mind. Like the airplane ride here, this was not the proper place to start a making-out session with her hanyou.

"I love you and I want you to be happy," he said with a small smile forming on his face. His hand caressed her cheeks lovingly, rubbing them ever so lightly. She looked like a porcelain doll; something very fragile yet stunningly beautiful.

She looked up at him uncertainly, confused why he was telling her all this now…perhaps he was trying to console her before she spoke to the officer?

"I love you too, InuYasha. And you do make me happy," she confirmed, not really knowing how he wanted her to respond. He continued to smile down at her, letting go of her kind face and reaching for her hand.

"Come on. We don't want to keep 'em all waiting," he said as they walked through the door. She nodded her head and followed him in.

A man with caramel colored hair was sitting behind a large wooden desk, filing a rather large stack of important documents. His white shirt was undone at the top button and the outfit was very wrinkled. He looked up at the two with his black eyes. His eyes were hollow and very sleep deprived.

"I'm Kagome Higurashi; you told me to come to Kyoto," Kagome introduced. She felt very nervous around officer Shin; she had only been speaking to him over the phone and seeing him in person was sort of nerve racking.

The officer smiled kindly at the girl in front of him.

"Hello Ms. Higurashi. And this must be InuYasha Takashi? It's nice to finally meet you in person," he greeted as he lifted himself from the chair and over to them. He bowed respectfully; Kagome and InuYasha doing the same.

"Same here, officer. I'd like to get right down to business if you don't mind. I just want to get this done and then go right back home," Kagome politely requested, though her tone seemed foreign, as if she didn't realized she had just been talking…this was beyond nerve wracking. He looked very kind but it was still intimidating to know she was going to be used as bait for her mother's possible killer.

"Of course, of course. Well, as you may have guessed, we are planning on using you to lure the killer out so we can make a successful ambush. The word 'bait' would be an accurate description for you on how we plan to do this, if you don't mind. We were planning on having one of our security guards follow you around for the rest of the week. Don't worry though; just try to enjoy your visit to Kyoto and we will worry about the bad guy, okay?" officer Shin stated with a smile.

Kagome nodded her head. She couldn't wait for this week to pass.

"Could we meet the security guard?" Kagome asked, wanting to know who was going to be watching them cautiously for the next week.

InuYasha stood very still in the whole conversation. He mainly wanted to know who had the gull to volunteer for this position of spying on them. The hanyou knew he was the only guy who could protect Kagome and coming all this way to Kyoto to have a simple human bodyguard follow them was a waste of time. Being half-demon, InuYasha knew he had more than enough skill to protect Kagome from any danger.

Jealousy forced him to coil his hand into a tight fist. Kagome could feel her InuYasha becoming angry for no apparent reason. She nudged him lightly with the side of her shoulder as officer Shin left momentarily to retrieve their mystery protector.

"What's up Inu?" she asked in a whisper as he was starting to act unnaturally weird.

"Nothing," he mumbled out stubbornly. She looked up at her love and his childish antics. She was getting confused.

"Right," she stated nonchalantly. Kagome noticed that InuYasha's ears perked up and twitched cutely. Those furry little ears began to shift around lightly as if they were trying to hone in on some certain sound in the room.

At this sight, Kagome was trying her hardest not to laugh out loud.

"Here he is," officer Shin announced from the other room. As he walked in, a young man with gleaming midnight black hair walked in. His eyes shone like that of the blue ocean. He had pointed ears on the side of his tanned face. He wore a skintight black shirt and loose blue jeans. His navy blue police jacket hung loosely from his shoulders.

Kagome's new bodyguard was obviously not human.

InuYasha growled lightly to himself when he saw this wolf-demon. The sheer cockiness of this guy strutting about and knowing that he was going to be around Kagome…well, needless to say, it put the hanyou in a bad mood.

"Hey," the new guy introduced coolly. "I'm Koga Ichi, you're bodyguard."

Kagome noticed Koga's facial expressions. When his attention was fixated on InuYasha, the guy had a disgusted look on his face, as if something about the hanyou was displeasing to the young officer.

Koga could smell the human blood of the half-breed perspiring from him like a rancid stench. His gaze soon left InuYasha and went back to Kagome again…she was beautiful…no, make that gorgeous!

The light from the small room hit her perfectly; her pale skin shone like the moon and her hair was absolutely faultless…her features were perfect, like some kind of tender young goddess hidden behind a dark gown of exquisiteness.

"And might I say that it is an honor to be protecting you Ms. Higurashi," Koga said wholeheartedly, knelling down and gently placing his lips on the back of her hand in a gentleman's kiss.

Kagome blushed at his sudden show of affection. She pulled her hand back hesitantly, more than weirded out about Koga's less-than-bashful expression of affection for her.

"Um…yeah," she stuttered unsurely. "Koga, I would like you to meet my boyfriend InuYasha," she stated with pride, pulling her hanyou close.

'We'll just see about that,' Koga thought to himself cockily as the stab of jealousy pricked his mind and lustful heart.

"Yup, I'm her boyfriend wolf-boy," InuYasha stated with glee, rubbing Kagome's thigh warmly as he smirked heavily. This made the wolf-demon very angry at the pathetic half-blood of a dog…he wouldn't get away with this gloating.

"Well, Ms. Higurashi, you can go now. Koga will be following you closely for the rest of the week. And, please try to act casual…we don't want to attract any unwanted attention," Shin practically begged as the three left.

The hidden spy outside the police station window chuckled evilly at what he had just heard.

'Don't want to attract attention, huh? Well I'll have to see what I can do about that,' Hojo thought in a snigger as he pulled out his cell phone to inform the boss that Kagome was finally in Kyoto.

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