Chapter Three
A/N: I believe I forgot to say that I obviously don't own Inuyasha or the Character. I only own the story. So enjoy my lovely reviewers.
I was dreading for the lunch date with Toga. I knew he was just going to ask questions and I knew somehow that Sesshomaru will try to get the answers out of him. Absently my hand went to my face and traced over the scar that was on my face as I remembered the night I always had nightmares about. But as I noticed that the time was closing in I had no choice but to put up the note that said 'lunch break' and call to another person to take care of the desk for a good 15 minutes.
"Kagome, thanks for meeting me here." Toga told me as I entered the café and sat down in front of him. I smiled at him, "Well I haven't seen you in so long. I wanted to see you." I said as I ordered three blueberry muffins.
"You always did love blueberry muffins." Toga laughed a sound that made me smile.
"Well I suppose there was a reason you wanted to meet with me?" I asked curiously. My mouth watering at the sight of the blueberry muffins, they were bigger than normal muffins and the blueberries made it look even more divine. I picked one up and bit into it as Toga bit into a cinnamon roll.
"Kagome, I think we both know why I asked you here," Toga whispered to me with soft eyes. I lowered my eyes in embarrassment.
"Yeah I know," I whispered sadly. Toga smiled sadly and reached over to grab my small hand in his.
"How have you been? What happened after you the trial?" I squeezed his hand, needing and wanting comfort while telling the story.
"After the trial I went home. There was a note on my bed and said that it wasn't over. That he wouldn't be held in the walls of jail and when he finds me I will be his," I paused and took a large bite out of my muffin. I was always an eater when I was sad.
"I stayed in my apartment, paranoid. I had this crazy idea that he had spies all over the city to watch me and never had the curtains open and told Sango to watch her back. But then these letters began to come." I sniffled and shook my head.
"Can you guess what they were Toga?" I asked him while looking up and saw him with a frown. I laughed humorlessly.
"They were love letters and they came every two days. They said that he loved me and that I had his heart in the palm of my hand and that no matter how hard I tried I would never get rid of him. I was his and he was mine," I took another gigantic bite of my muffins and swallowed before continuing.
"The letters began to come almost every 5 hours. I knew I had to leave. So when Sango came home that day I told her we needed to move. She asked no questions and we packed, we had everything set. But the day before we left I was attacked and Sango managed to knock him out before the cops arrived, the neighbor heard my screams and called the cops lucky huh?" I asked biting another large bite of muffin before finishing it off.
"We didn't wait after the cops left. We left immediately, leaving our parent's house but still kept up our payments on it. I slowly began to get out more thanks to Sango encouraging me to go to therapy which I still do and by time I met Sesshomaru I had completely stopped being paranoid and kept whispering to myself that he was in jail and he couldn't get me. So that's it." I finished with a small strong smile as I started to eat my second muffin.
"You were always so brave Kagome," he paused for a second and I saw a small confusion in his eyes.
"Does Sesshomaru know?" I shook my head vigorously. He looked relieved before he finished his first cinnamon roll and started his second and last one. I smiled.
"I missed you Ota-san." I said softly tears finally reaching my eyes and he smiled.
"And I you, my sweet daughter." He said back with his golden eyes boring into mine.
"Sadly I have to get back. Thank you for the lunch Toga." I told him as he put a 20 dollar bill on the table and led me out of the café. We walked back in a comfortable silence and when we got there he hugged me tightly.
"You should talk to Sesshomaru about this, you trust him don't you?" he told me with a fatherly look before planting a small kiss to my forehead before getting into nearby limo that pulled up for him. I watched as he went before heading into the hospital and got back to work, even though I was a good ten minutes early.
I picked up my cell phone and pressed the number three and pressed the green button and pressed the phone to my ear. It rung three times before he picked up with a, "Hello Kagome."
"I need to talk to you about something." I said quickly and I could tell he had a raised brow, he did it quite often.
"About what?" he questioned and I rolled my eyes and sighed.
"Just come over tonight and I'll explain then." I told him and hung up, not wanting to say anymore because I would have told him then and this is no place to have a conversation like that on the phone in public.
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Sesshomaru was confused. What exactly did Kagome want to talk about? But he couldn't focus on that since he was in the courthouse about to get ready for a case. His name was Hariku Shirai and he knew he was guilty so why on earth would this stupid woman try to convince the jury otherwise. So I stood in front of the table with my briefcase and some papers on top of a manila folder on the wooden table.
"I would like to call Mr. Shirai to the stand." I said into the quiet courtroom and we all watched the vermin walk to the stands and swore to tell the truth before sitting down.
"Mr. Shirai isn't it true that you have repeatedly offended the victim numerous times by stalking her, before you got to the point of attacking her?" I questioned with no emotions. Hariku smiled a devious smile before nodding, "Actually you missed something, quite a few things actually." He started with his grin widening.
"You forgot that she willingly went out on a date with me before inviting me into her house, which I declined. You also forgot to say that she agreed to two more dates before this accusing attack happened." I scowled at his smug voice.
"Of course but did she or did she not say that she wasn't ready to be your girlfriend? And didn't you state yourself that you fumed and "wanted to rip the filthy whore's throat out" in the interviewing room," His face darkened and his eyes bore into mine and he had this deadly look in his eyes.
"She did say that and I do remember saying those harsh words." He confirmed and I smirked before turning my back on him.
"That is all." I said confidently before sitting down at the table and watched as my component got up and stood in front of her client. She had her own confident smile and that worried me even though I didn't show it. She must know something that I don't.
"Well Mr. Shirai isn't it true that the victim herself invited you over her house the night of the attack and gave you a glass of wine and she had quite enough herself to make her a little drunk?" She asked her client and he smirked.
"Yes she did." He answered and he threw a smug smile at me before turning back to his lawyer.
"And didn't she kiss you?" the lawyer continued and I fumed.
"Yes she did. She even offered to show me to her bedroom but I told her that I didn't want to do it with her while she was intoxicated but she insisted and well I gave in since she wasn't that drunk." Hariku clarified. I groaned inwardly. He threw another smile at me, "and of course she told me to leave before her sister came home and I did just that. I left her house at 9:45pm." He finished politely.
"That is all." The woman said before sitting down at her desk. It was a long ten minutes as the jury went into the back room, that was covered by a barrier that prevented demons from being able to hear the decision, and went to make their choice.
I looked over to my component and her client with a glare. I could see their smug face from their table. Everyone stood when the jury piled into their seats. The first jury stood with the paper and handed it to the office and brought it to the judge. I kept my face straight but I was nervous as hell.
"On the account of stalking how do you find the defendant?" The judge asked and the first judge stood up looking at a paper.
"On the account of stalking we find the defendant guilty." I smirked but quickly went back to a blank expression. Now I was really nervous about the next sentencing.
The judge nodded, "and on the account of rape how do you find the defendant?" the jury looked up from his paper with no expression, "We find the defendant not guilty." My jaw literally dropped at hearing that.
"Ok, you are dismissed," the judge said to the jury before they walked down the stands they were in and into the door they went through to make the horrible decision. The judge had a frown on her face, obviously displeased with the sentencing too, but she faced the defendant.
"On the account of stalking you are not allowed to come within 50 feet of the victim. She will be getting the restraining order immediately and you will be getting one on your way out. Do not break it; I would hate to see you again." She said with a dark frown and shooting daggers his way. "Do you understand me, Mr. Shirai?" she asked and Hariku nodded and I knew he didn't mean it at all.
"And on the account of rape you are dismissed. Get out of my courtroom." She said furiously before banging her gavel and getting out her chair and walked out the room.
"Thank you, Ms. Wind." Hariku said and I heard say a soft, "No prob." Before her heels clicking away and the door close after her. People slowly started to leave the courtroom.
"Maybe next time." He whispered as I walked down the aisle and out of the courtroom. I fumed as I walked by the press saying "No comment" and hopped into my car and drove off.
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I stared at the channel with shock. He was out, he was released, and he was found innocent. How? Why? NO!
I sat on the couch with a slightly agape mouth and eyes widened. The door to the apartment opened and Sango came in with a smile on her face but it dropped seeing my shocked face.
"What. Happened?" She questioned, rushing over to the couch and sat down and placed her arms around me. I began to cry and I hid my face in her shoulder. She patted and rubbed my back.
"They released him. He was found innocent on the rape charge but guilty on the stalking charge. He's not allowed 50 feet within me Sango." I cried and cried harder hearing Sango's breath stop for a moment.
"They. Let. Him. Go?!" Sango roared angrily and I pulled back and nodded.
"It's on every news channel and the police called a little while ago. I-Sango I think its best I go and move somewhere else." I suggested softly and she looked at me with bewilderment, she stood up quickly and from the look on her face she wasn't amused with my statement.
"Absolutely NOT! How could you possibly even think that?!"She roared and covered my ears with my hands and stood in front of her.
"Okay! I get it, it was a horrible idea. But he will find me and I couldn't take it if you was hurt in any kind of way." I told her and her eyes softened.
"I'm the older sister so don't worry Kags. Plus there is no way he could know where you lived." She told me and I nodded softly.
"So," I said after an awkward silence. I saw her glance at me and saw her eyebrow raised as I smiled.
"What had you all smiling so brightly? Miroku asked you out tonight?" I questioned and laughed as she blushed. She stood and shot a glare at me and marched into her room. I grinned, she didn't deny it. I grabbed my phone just as it rung. I always had a gift for knowing when my phone was gonna ring.
"Hey Sessh," I greeted into the phone and I heard him sigh.
"Need me to come over?" I questioned and heard him mumble a small 'yes' and I smiled.
"Be over in ten." I told him simply as I hung up the phone. I stretched as I walked to my room and looked for something to wear. I pulled out some black capris and a red plaid button up shirt and some black vans on my small feet. I was walking out of my room while putting my hair in a ponytail.
"Bye Sango! I'm heading over to Sesshomaru's!" I informed her and walked out the door with my phone, wallet, and keys in my pockets.
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I waited patiently in my house; it had three bedrooms, one bathroom, one bathroom, kitchen, and living room, with a den near the living room. I was sitting in the den when Kagome walked in, using her key, and headed towards the den. She entered silently and sat on a chair in front of me.
"Hey Sessh," She greeted and I nodded at her. She tilted her head in a confused manner.
"Kagome, I need to tell you something." Her face fell and her eyes averted somewhere else before she forced them back on me.
"I lost the case. That bastard slipped through my hand!" I roared and threw a couch pillow at a nearby lamp. She remained unfazed.
"Really?" She asked and I swore I heard her gulp nervously.
"Yes. Hariku got out innocent because the stupid girl had invited him into her house and offered to "show him her bedroom" which led the jury to think that she wanted it. Little twit." Kagome gasped and stood up quickly.
"First off we were friends! Second he was very polite on the date and third I did offer to show him my room NOT to have sex with him! I was only 16!" Kagome screeched, her eyes blazing and I widened my eyes.
"W-what did you say?" I asked her and I saw her red face and narrowed eyes before she huffed and sat down in her chair. The red began to fade from her cheeks before she put her face in her hands and her elbows on her knees.
"Crap." She mumbled under her breath as I stared at her in shock.
A/N: How am I doing so far? Tell me what you think in the reviews. Also tell what you think about the court scene, did I do it okay? And lastly this is a reminder that I do NOT own Inuyasha or the characters.