A/N: For the 'Tuck' theme on Dokuga's LJ comm - 400 words, no more no less. Originally posted on October 18, 2010. This won third place!

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Sango pulled a red folder marked 'Case 2852 - Threat Assessment' from her bag, placed it in front of Kagome and went to fetch the takeout from the kitchen. "Your captain would have your head if she found out that you read me into your assignment," she observed, unpacking the food.

"I know," mumbled Kagome, pulling a cup of noodles towards her. "Who is 'case 2852'?"

The older woman gave her a cool look. "You know better than that. Suffice it to say, it's not a client that actually needs a threat assessment," she said, curling into the chair across from Kagome.

"So secretive," teased the policewoman.

"I wouldn't be much of a security contractor if I weren't," said Sango. "At least you know that I'll keep my mouth shut about this."

Kagome smiled. "I appreciate it, Sango. Your company and your family just have so many more resources than the department, and I needed everything I could get on Naraku."

"This fighter of yours must be gorgeous for you to take this sort of risk," said her friend, digging into her own meal.

She shook her head. "That's not the reason for it," Kagome replied. "I mean, he is, but I refuse to let someone else get dragged down by Naraku's scheming. Especially someone that's as honorable as him."

Sango arched an eyebrow. "You might want to take a look at the report before you say that," she said, reaching across to flip the folder open. "You know that demons often have a past that goes beyond any available, written record. Sesshoumaru Taisho is no exception."

"He's a warrior. I can see that on my own." She gave her friend a searching look. "And I didn't ask you to dig up Sesshoumaru's past."

"I'm thorough," replied Sango. "Besides, if I hadn't, I might not have found out that he has a half-brother."

Kagome frowned. "That should have come up in my research."

"Different names. Inuyasha is a hanyou. Sesshoumaru's father left his mother for a human."

The policewoman tucked the report back into the folder with a quick shove. "That doesn't necessarily mean anything."

"No, but he did go through a lot of trouble to hide that fact," said Sango. She took a breath. "You need to consider what I couldn't find. The only thing that I can say about Sesshoumaru is that no one truly knows who he is."

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