hapter 9

The waiting was starting to get to him. Naraku sat there hidden in a tree not to far from the home,waiting to see if the demon and the agent found anything important. He made a mental not to put some cameras and microphones in the house so he could keep an eye on the home. After about three hours they walked out of the home with satisfied looks on their faces.

'hmm what did you find in there i thought we cleaned everything up.' Naraku thought to himself.

He followed them at a safe distance he didn't want the demon to spot him even though his scent was masked his hearing was good. He follow them to what looked like a normal looking home. The agent and the demon got of the car together and spoke to each other for a few minutes. He couldn't make out what was being said even with his sensitive hearing. The only words he was able to pick up was 'the girl'. He watched as the tall demon got in the car and started driving off. He decided then he would follow the demon and see where that got him.

As sesshomaru drove the dial a number and waited for the person on the other end to pick up. After about three rings Inuyasha picked up the phone,

"Did you find anything?"he asked.

"We found some fibers under the table and in a few floor borders along with a partial foot print. We are a step closer i'll explain when i get back i also have some other knews that you guys aren't going to like hearing." he said.

"I see when are you coming back?" Inuyasha asked.

"I'm on my way back now. How is the girl.?"

"She's fine she dragged me away from the wolf to the entrance of the dorm rooms and then went her own way." he explained. "I'll ask the fox or the small girl of she's okay after we hang up."

Inuyasha didn't get a respond after that just the sound of the line disconnecting as sesshomaru hung up the phone.

'He is such an ass, no thanks nothing.' he thought to himself.

He leaned against the wall of the building closed his eyes. What is it about her he can't stop thinking about her. The look of fear that crossed her eyes bothered him. He pondered on that for a few more minutes till he heard someone walking up to him.

"Hey im curious why did you follow after Kagome?" asked the small girl.

He stood there for a moment not knowing how to respond to such a question.

"She looked scared she normally doesn't look like that so i thought i would see if she was okay." he told the girl. Part of that statement was the truth she did look scared and that bothered him, but it was also his job to make sure she was alright.

" i see so you have been watching her." said the girl with a giggle.

"N….no that's not what i meant." he sighed. "Is she okay?"

"She's sleeping right now. You know i think it's sweet what you did. Looking for her and trying to make her feel better. You know she's been here for a few months i still know nothing about her. She's never spoken a word to me. As much as it bothers me that she has taken a liking to you maybe you could get her to open up more. Or at least talk to you." the girl rambled on for a few more minutes apologizing for the wolf and how he acted. She then walked away after waving goodbye. I couldn't help but wave back with a small smile on my face.

So kagome has taken a liking to me. I stored that information away for later but for now it was time to meet up with the others and find out what our next move is and what happens next for all of us.

About five minutes later we had gathered in the empty courtyard,

"Alright listen up the goal is to keep the girl safe and find who did this. So far that is going fine. Yamanaka and I went to the home and looked around and found some new evidence that was missed. This looks promising we will be going back to look for more and to search the home full"

Sesshomaru paused letting that soak up and let them ask their questions.

"Whats this about a fifth agent located here?" sango asked the demon.

"There is a fifth agent here they don't know who we are and their identity was not revealed to me. Now with that being said don't slip with your cover no getting caught." sesshomaru was about to proceed with his explanation when he was interrupted.

"what do you mean you don't know who it is why the hell are they even here i think we are more then able to take care of the girl ourselves." inuyasha rushed.

"Shut up and let me finish damn it. The other agent is here shadowing someone else. The young fox demon is the one the agent is shadowing his parents were killed in a similar fashion and the have an agent looking out for him and brought the four of us in just in case his and her location was compromised." sesshomaru said. The group nodded their heads. They weren't prepared for the next part that was revealed.

"I will also be leaving the three of you here to watch after Kagome i will be making sure that all possible angles of the investigation are looked into i will need daily Intel from you and changes."

He said taking in a breath thinking he was about to get all kinds of backlash from them besides they were to start school soon he barely passed for young enough to be here there was no way a school would let him in. inuyasha and the others looked younger and was younger then him by some years now.

"We are to meet every other day so that i can brief you on anything new that has developed with the case. Also when you get to the mall stay with her at all times i don't care how awkward or annoying it gets stay at her side." he told them before turning around to take his leave.

i can't believe i lost the damn demon. i was so close to finding the girl now what am i going to do.' nataku thought.

he walked back to his small apartment and sighed. i have got to finish this job soon or my life may end. i'm not willing to die by that bastards hands.

Kagome laid there motionless on the bed.

'why did i stop Koga from hurting him? why did he come looking for me?' hes all she could think about. she sighed turning over she pulled the covers over her head to block out what little light there was in the small room. she felt drained and was even more uneasy about the trip they would be taking tomorrow to the mall. she hated crowds the mall was always packed. Sighing again she tried to keep in mind that Rin and the others would be there for her.she drifted off to the thought of her friend helping her. That was before the nightmares began tormenting her.

(I want to say thank you for hanging in there for me during this tough time i hope you like the chapter i have part of the next chapter ready and will be posting it very soon. thank you again please feel free to review. posotive and negative are welcomed.)