"Are you sure this is the place?" InuYasha asked with uncertainty as he and Kagome stared up at the blaring lights of a digital banner atop one of the fancier looking buildings in Tokyo. Kagome smacked her lips together, looking down at the address written on the card the little girl had given her earlier that day. It was definitely the right place. Kagome nonchalantly made her way to the front doors only to be halted by the bouncer that her vision had somehow ignored.

"Are you two on the guest list?" He muttered, obviously having said this multiple times in one night. His biceps were nearly ripping through his much too small shirt and had a very intimidating stance. Kagome held out the notecard to show him; not sure if it would help.

"We were invited by the little girl-"Kagome paused trying to remember her name.

"Rin." InuYasha finished with a raised brow at Kagome. It really wasn't that hard of a name to finish so he figured she was nervous.

The bouncer stared down the two as if trying to catch them in a white lie. Without breaking the awkward eye contact, he reached for the walkie-talkie clipped to his uniform.

"Yo Rin, you invite two yahoos to the show tonight?" The bouncer asked into the speaker. Kagome narrowed her eyes when he wasn't looking.

The walkie-talkie lit up with a familiar voice from earlier. "Yep, let 'em in, Suikotsu."

The second the bouncer opened up the doors for Kagome and InuYasha, they felt the subtle yet strong vibrations coming from inside the building.

Rin bounced down the stairs carefully before their eyes could wander too long in the building.

"Hi, hi!" She greeted, "follow me!"

Rin couldn't have been more than eight or nine years old, so her independency caught Kagome off guard as they followed her up the stairs. Kagome caught a glimpse of the room they were just outside of that seemed to be where the action was. She gasped in excitement.

"So that's what your driver meant by show—a fashion show!?"

InuYasha gave Kagome a look, not quite understanding the appeal. Rin simply nodded as she padded lightly onward down the corridor barefoot.

"Sesshy owns a fashion line in the youkai district, this is his debut in the human district to display his work to potential buyers." Once Rin reached the end of the corridor with her two companions, she heaved open a door that towered over her, her heels digging into the ground for extra support.

A comfortable sized room was revealed, speckled with décor of shades of red and white. There was a mini bar on the side, accented with a water stream beside it. The opposing wall was a glass window that overlooked the fashion show stage from below. At the center was a sofa with a beautiful white fur rug in front of it. Once again, Kagome felt underdressed for the occasion and wished she had bought InuYasha some nicer clothes. At least he was wearing all black. Kagome gazed at the portraits around the viewing room. They encompassed Sesshomaru in various poses and an array of daring outfits.

"Sesshomaru is a model?" Kagome asked in awe, never thinking she would come across one in person.

"Was. Sesshy retired and now watches his work on the runway." Rin filled in, shuffling about at the minibar. Her petite hand peaked over slightly to slide a juice box on the counter.

InuYasha watched from below, the man with the same silver hair like his own directing orders at the supermodels. He tried his best to remember anything, but the only thing that flashed in his mind was the names he had written down.

It was only moments later that the man of the hour walked into the viewing room, he didn't say a word. He simply narrowed his eyes down at Rin as she and Kagome innocently drank from their juice boxes.

"Rin, what is the meaning of this, why are they here?"

Rin fished into the front pocket of her dress and padded lightly to Sesshomaru, who made her look nothing more than a dainty lady bug in comparison.

"I'd like to use my last No-Objection card from my birthday please." She outstretched her hand to displace the crumbled-up paper. It was obvious to Kagome how long she must have been holding onto it considering how frayed it was.

"Rin-" he began to object, his fang poking through his lip as he snarled. He looked into her captivating brown eyes, his first mistake, and sighed.

"Very well." He elegantly made his way to the adjacent sofa to halfway pay attention to what was going on down at the runway.

"I can tell you're a busy man, Mr. Sesshomaru, but I feel like InuYasha is in danger if I don't figure out what is going on soon." Kagome pleaded.

"Why would that concern me?" He rested his elbow against the back of the sofa with a challenging look.

"Sesshy I know I'm little, but you thought that he was uncle too! It has to be him."

Sesshomaru caught eyes with InuYasha again.

"Inmate 2417. That's what the family knew him as. My lineage is of inu-youkai and what my brother did was unforgivable."

InuYasha held a solemn look, being accused of being someone that did something worthy of jail was unsettling. Kagome instinctively grabbed his hand for comfort and he relaxed.

"But you've wasted your time coming here." Sesshomaru continued. "You couldn't be him. He's—" He stopped midsentence and glanced over to where Rin was, deciding not to finish that sentence.

Suddenly, persistent knocking came to the viewing room. Sesshomaru sprang up, appreciative for the escape and answered the door. On the other side a smaller lizard demon held up a bouquet of flowers.

"For you milord!" His scratchy high-pitched voice chirped. "Your designs get better and better each year I swear it! Oh if only I could see you walk the runway once more—Swoooooon!"

"Jaken, that's enough." Sesshoumaru growled low in his chest.

From across the room, Kagome leaned over to Rin "Who's that?" She asked aloud.

"His name's Jaken, he wishes he was a groupie of lord Sesshomaru. He always comes to bring him a gift." She whispered.

Kagome chuckled lightly, he and InuYasha were quite beautiful specimens compared to the people she's encountered in life thus far.

Sesshomaru cleared his throat and instinctively Rin bounced up for assistance to show Jaken his way out. He shut the door once more, took a deep breath and rejoined his unexpected guests back on the sofa.

"Like I was trying to say. He's dead. I apologize Rin coaxed you here without my knowledge."

Kagome narrowed her brows in thought, how on Earth was this happening twice. It was becoming more frightening, she felt like she was figuring things out too slowly and wouldn't be able to save him in time.

"You found out after meeting us, didn't you?" Kagome asked sadly. "You didn't know?"

"He was on death row and the only reason he's ever brought up is Rin. The last I heard he was in jail and nothing more."

Kagome wanted to cry before the great youkai, she had no idea what she had gotten herself into. She needed help and she didn't know how to ask for it.

"Do you know, Izayoi?" InuYasha chimed in, reverting Sesshomaru's attention back to them from his show.

"Can't say I do, why?" They could tell that they were losing his interest with their presence.

InuYasha and Kagome shared a look once more, trying to figure out how to proceed. That wasn't the answer they had hoped for. It made no sense.

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InuYasha and Kagome eventually excused themselves from the quarters of Sesshomaru, once again, Kagome failed to spew all the details to one individual in fear of being accused of being senile. They were together upright on her bed, the lamp on her bedside cascading the perfect silhouettes of them.

"I can't be modeled after two people, can I?" InuYasha wondered.

"Two people that are supposedly dead? InuYasha, there's something very wrong about all of this."

"I got it!" He said excitedly, his nose inches from her. "You buy me!"

"E-excuse me?" Kagome gulped, his excited expression was adorable.

"You outbid the other lady, so I can stay here with you!"

Their hands were clasped together now. She was overjoyed that he seemed to have wanted to stay with her as much as she wanted him to stay.

"InuYasha, it's not that simple. Do you know how much Shikons are going for? I'd never be able—"

"Steal me." He suggested. Kagome's eyes widened. "I wanna be your Shikon, nobody else's. If I'm modeled after those people oh well, as long as I get to be with you, I'll be happy."

Kagome's eyes started to well up with tears and she tried to look away as if that had any hopes of helping.

"Kagome, what's the matter?"

"I'm just scared. I don't know what's going to happen, and I'm not good at dealing with stuff like that. My heart aches for Izayoi and Rin-"

She contemplated it, perhaps they could both run for the hills in the youaki district where Urasue wouldn't find her. She could get a new phone and everything. She had no relatives holding her back. But InuYasha was simply one Shikon, what about the rest that were being manufactured? There was still something malicious going on and she had to find a way to stop it. She loved him. Despite all reasoning not to, she fell in love with him and it was making the situation that much harder. With hands still clasped in her Shikon's, she leaned forward and planted her lips on his. They stayed together for a few tender moments before pulling away. When she opened her eyes again, InuYasha started to tremor. His hair had traces of black in several regions of his hair beginning to form and his eyes a mixture of red and brown.

"InuYasha, what's happening to you?!" Kagome cried.

His face relaxed and he completely powered down back to his peaceful sleeping expression.

"InuYasha!" Nothing happened. "InuYasha!"

Kagome hurriedly grabbed her phone in the midst of her panic attack.

"Hello? Sango? Your husband's a cop, right? I need help." She said into the phone nervously.

Next Update: 12/21/18