Chapter 18 - "Here I come."

I sat outside of Kim's hospital room, with Inuyasha waiting for Sesshomaru to come out. She didn't want either of us inside, the door was left slightly ajar. I tried my best not to look.. but I couldn't help myself. I peeked through the crack. Sesshomaru was hunched over in a chair, with his face buried in his hands. His hair disheveled. Inu-Taisho sat next to him, a distressed look played out on his face. My eyes darted over to Kim... she was battered and bruised. Her beautiful white hair had been chopped off. Her lip was busted, bruises covered her arms and legs. A splint rested on her index finger, a cast covered her left leg... her cheek. The letter K carved onto her left cheek.. jagged and bloody... this was my fault. What have I done. I accidentally leaned in to far, falling forward.

I landed on my hands and knees. "Oh my god. I-I'm so sorry."

Kim couldn't even look at me. She hid her face in her hands quietly sobbing. Sesshomaru shot up to his feet. His eyes wide and bloodshot.

"OUT!" He screamed at me.

"I-I'm sorry?"

"This!" He pointed towards Kim. "Is all your fault. So.. GET OUT!"

Inu-Taisho stared at Sesshomaru in shock. I slowly back out the room.. I ran down the hallway dodging hospital attendants. Running straight out of the hospital. My lungs burned, I sucked in as much air as I could. This was all my fault.. I had to make it right. But where.. I walked to the police station, all twelve blocks. My feet burned, I pushed up open the double doors. Walking up the front desk.

"Hello, how may I help you?" She asked me.

I tucked my hair behind my ears, trying to calm my nerves. "Yes, I'd like to speak to detective Hojo."

"Of course. Have a seat and he'll be with you shortly."

I took a seat, moments later Hojo came.

"Ms. . Higarashi? Is there something I can help you with?"

"Is there somewhere we could speak in private?"

"Of course. Follow me."

I followed him into an empty integration room. We both took our seats.

"So what is it that you need Ms. Higarashi?"

"When you found.. Kim.. Ms. Taisho, was there anything at the scene."

"Those files are classified."

"Please... I'm begging you."

He sighed. "I'll be right back."

He returned moments later with a large box. "Well, this is all we have on the incident. Call me back if you need anything." He said leaving the room, closing the door behind him.

I tore the lid off of the box, dumping the contents onto the metal table. I casted all the pieces I already knew about from Sesshomaru. I had found the file with Kim's name on it. I opened the large orange envelope pulling out the papers inside... there wasn't much. Just some notes on her wounds... how she was found. She was found face down in urine.. that wasn't her own. It says she was naked.. there was vaginally trauma.. oh god. There were pictures.. a larger K was cut into her back. Lacerations on her thighs. There were also pictures of her apartment, it was ransacked. The tables were flipped, walls smashed in. The things he put her through... and it was all my fault.

That was it there was nothing else. I slumped onto the table... there had to be something. Something that could help me find him. I stared packing the papers back into box. I accidentally knocked Kim's envelope onto the floor. An object slid across the floor . It was a phone... Kouga's phone. I turned it on, the screen was slightly cracked but it was fine. There was a password... there was never a password. I tapped the screen, clicking on the hint button. A riddle popped up.

"Roses are red, violets are blue. I beat on you because I love you."

What the hell... I beat on you because I love you? What the hell could that mean? Then it hit me. I punched in tough love, and it worked it unlocked. A single folder sat on the home screen. I clicked on it, a video started playing. It was him, he smiled. The smug bastard, he was happy about what he'd done. It gave him pleasure to cause pain to those around me. I had to make a note to rip out his other eye... for Kim. His lip still liked like crap though. That made me feel better.

"Hey babe. I think we've played cat and mouse long enough. What do you say we need this hmm? Go out with a bang? I've got to pay you back for this. " He tapped his eyepatch . "You could've avoided all of this. You brought this all on yourself. So here's the address and I'll meet you there." He held up a piece of paper, a phone number sat at the bottom.

I paused the video, grabbing a pen out of my heart and scribbling the address and the phone number on the palm of my hand. I shoved the phone in my bra. I couldn't just walk out of here with stolen evidence in my back pocket.

I pressed the intercom button. "Could you send Detective Hojo back in here please.?"

Moments later he entered the room. "Found what you were looking for?"

"Uhh, no. Dead end." I lied.

"To bad."

"Yeah, but thank you anyways." I said running out of the room.

I passed an open door, it was Hojo's office. His car keys sat on his desk.. I snuck in snatching them while he was in the other room. I walked out into the parking lot, clicking the button I heard a loud beep. I ran in its direction. I unlocked it, slipping inside. This place was far and I was going to need a quick way to get there.

I revved up the engine. "Here I come."