Chapter 12 - Police Station

I was sound asleep until I heard, Sesshomaru's voice.

"What the hell are you doing here?"

I opened my eyes blinking a couple times, clearing my blurry vision. I grabbed the sheets, covering our naked bodies.

"What the hell is she doing here?!"

"I found her standing over you with this." He held up a needle. I grabbed a towel wrapping it around his waist l. He bent her hand behind her back pinning her against the wall.

"Hey! Take it easy. I'm fragile." She said.

"Fragile enough to break into someone's home and try to kill someone. Kagome call the police."

I darted to the phone, calling 911.

"Hello, 911 what's your emergency."

I told them what happened." They'll be here in ten minutes."

Sesshomaru twisted her arm even more. "Why are you here Midoriko?"

"Ahhh, lay off."

He bent it farther. "Tell me."

"Ahhh! Fuck off. I'd never tell you."

"He sent her here.. Kouga sent her here... she's here to kill me. He was smart enough not to do it him self."

"You deserve what's coming to you. " She laughed.

"Shut your mouth." Sesshomaru pushed her out the door, and down the stairs. I followed them, the police were waiting outside. Sesshomaru handed Midoriko over to the police.

"Mr. Taisho, Ms. Higarashi."

I wrapped the sheet tightly around me. "Detective Hojo."

"I know it's late, but would you two mind coming down to the police station, to answer some questions?"

"Not in the least, just let us get dressed." Sesshomaru told him.

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I had been sitting in the interrogation room for god knows how long. Moments later Hojo came walking in.

"Ms. Higarashi." He sat down across from me. "How are you doing? Mind telling me what happened tonight?"

"I can't tell you much. When I woke up she was standing over me with a syringe, Sesshomaru pinned her against the wall. I called the police and now.. we're here."

"Do you know why she showed up at the Taisho's' home tonight?"

"I assumed. .. no, I know it was Kouga who sent her. He would never come on his own, he has more sense than that."

He scribbled down a last few notes. "Okay. Please come with me, Sesshomaru is waiting for you in the other room."

I followed him out of the room down a long hallway. Into another room, on the other side of the glass Midoriko sat in another room.

"A two-way mirror?" I asked,

Hojo nodded. "Yes. I wanted you to be here to hear what she says. Excuse me."

Hojo left the room, entering the other. He sat across from Midoriko. He stared at her for a long while.

"Why?"

She scoffed. "Why what? "

"Cut the crap Midoriko, you know why you're here."

"I'm not saying anything until my lawyer gets here."

Hojo stood up, locking the door.

"You're lawyer isn't coming."

She glared at him. "Isn't that against the law."

"Here I am the law. What I say goes. So you can either sit here for as long as you'd like, or you can answer my questions."

She stayed silent. "He sent you, because he knew you'd get caught. He was sending a message he knew Kagome wouldn't die tonight. He wanted it to be known that he's coming for her. He used you Midoriko."

"Shut up, you don't know what you're talking about!"

"Just face the facts, you were used. You're just to smitten with him to realize it."

"He loves me. As long as she's in the way, we can never be together!"

"He's your brother."

"Only by adoption!"

How disgusting.

"If he loved you the way you said he does. Why would he make you do this hmm?"

Her eyes became glossy, she was doing her best to hold in the tears. Hojo pulled out a yellow envelope, sliding it over to her.

She hesitated. "Open it."

She ripped it open, spilling out its contents. They were pictures.. or Rin, Bankotsu and Miroku laid out on slabs. She cringed at Miroku and Rin's mangled bodies.

"W-What is this, some kind of joke?"

"This is anything but. These are the three people who Kouga has killed."

"B-But she's just a baby.. he would never."

"He has, and do you know what all of these people have in common?"

She shook her head. "Kagome, these three people, are Kagome's family."

"Do you still think he loves you. If he's done this to three people. To a child, what makes you think he won't do it to you ?"

"B-But he said..."

"Whatever he has told you is a lie Midoriko... tell me where he is."

She gulped. "He's... at my house."

Hojo sighed. "Thank you."

He unlocked the door, leaving the room sending two other police officers in.

"Wait! No what's going on, I helped you. I told you where he was."

"Yeah you did. But it seems like you've forgotten you committed attempted murder. You're going away for a long time."

I watched them drag her out her out the room screaming. I couldn't help but feel sorry for her.

I listened to Sesshomaru make a phone calls, first to his father and Inuyasha. He told them not to come home until he knew it was safe. The second was to Hiten, he told them to have all of security sent to the house. Hojo came back into the room about two hours later.

"We searched Midoriko's home. He's gone, but don't worry. We'll continue the search. We won't stop until we've found them. Oh and here."

He handed me a pen and a paper to sign. "What's this for?"

"If you sign it you're marriage to Kouga will be annulled."

"B-But don't you need his signature too?"

He smiled. "The judge made a special exception this time."

I quickly signed. "Thank you so much." It felt like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders.

"Don't thank me, thank Sesshomaru l. He's the one who made the calls. You two are free to go."

"When did you...?"

He held put his hand to me. "That's my little secret. Come, let's go home." I gladly took it.

So this is what turns love feels like huh...

It's nice.