Inutori: I'M BACK! Hope you guys were able to fare okay while I was away!
Inuyasha: ::rolls eyes:: Of course they were, you don't write the only fanfictions out there.
Inutori: Shut it, Inuyasha!
Inuyasha: No.
Inutori: Be glad I don't own you Inuyasha, or I would cut you to pieces right now and sell your remains on ebay.
Sagi: Sounds good to me! I want his clothes!

Chapter 6
Kikyou's Secrets

"Duh, Einstein. Felony is a family business; only Kikyou took it up a level or two more. When she got pregnant she disappeared entirely, I haven't seen or heard from her since." Kagome looked back at Inuyasha, her eyes slightly watering for some unknown reason.

"But…"

Kagome found herself sighing again and rolling her eyes. "I'm going to go lie down, I have a headache. Later."

Inuyasha gritted his teeth, thinking about Kikyou and the time they had spent together.

At the time, nothing seemed out of the ordinary, but now that he thought about it, she was always alluding to something more.

Flashback

"I'm not working with a woman! They're weak!" Inuyasha huffed at his boss, angry with his first female partner just because of her gender. "And on top of that, I don't need to be stuck babysitting some amateur!"

His boss didn't say anything, just watched the door behind the agent open quietly.

"If I read your stats correctly, you're not exactly a senior agent yourself. So if I were you, I'd shut up."

Inuyasha jerked around and met with the cold dark eyes of his new partner. She was obviously Asian, and her pale skin accented her darker features.

"Keh. What would a woman know?" Inuyasha folded his arms and leaned back in his chair, avoiding the raven-haired female's gaze.

"You'd be surprised how much a woman is capable of."

Scene Change

Inuyasha growled at Kikyou, frustrated that she wouldn't tell him where she'd been. "Don't you trust your own partner, woman?"

"I don't trust anyone. Trusting people only sets you up for betrayal." Kikyou picked up her bag to leave, signaling to Inuyasha that the conversation was over.

The hanyou fisted his hand, angry at everything. "You're right. I guess I don't trust you either." Letting out a sigh, he stood up. "This is why I'm never getting married."

Scene Change Again...

"Inuyasha, will you…do you want to…be with me?" Kikyou looked away from Inuyasha in fear; apparently not sure she wanted an answer just yet.

He pulled Kikyou into a strong embrace, allowing her to relax in his arms. "Of course, Kikyou. I already told you."

"It's just…who I am…could come between us." Kikyou took in a hesitant, deep breath, letting Inuyasha's scent fill her nostrils.

Inuyasha pulled away from her slightly, smiling warmly down at her. "And my profession won't? Kikyou, we're in this together. You're not the only one who works for the government, you know."

Suddenly, Kikyou became very distant from Inuyasha, almost like she was looking right through him. "I…I know." She pulled away from Inuyasha and plopped herself on the couch, not looking back at her hanyou partner.

Inuyasha slammed his fist into the nearest wall, frustrated with everything. It had been about half an hour since they had gotten back from headquarters and Kagome was probably already asleep.

The hole his punch left led to the bedroom where Kagome was changing. Well, she obviously was awake.

"HENTAI!" Kagome jumped and covered herself with the blanket, staring wide-eyed at Inuyasha.

His head was bent down and he was looking at the floor, his entire face covered in shadows. "What are you doing, woman?"

"I'm going out shopping, what do you think?" Kagome looked at him curiously. Inuyasha still hadn't looked up to meet her gaze. There was definitely something amiss.

"What for?" Inuyasha hadn't moved at all either. His fist was still held out where he had punched the wall, and his head hung in a menacing threat that remained unspoken.

"Well, as far as I can tell, all you have to eat around here is ramen, the décor is tasteless, and you didn't give me much time to pack. I'll be gone all day."

Inuyasha looked up, but not at her. He still was off in what seemed to be another dimension. "No. We have work to do."

The Japanese criminal merely grunted. "Yeah, I know that. But I'll be getting around to that tonight. Until then, there are other things that need to be done."

The fist dropped to the hanyou's side, but it remained clenched. "We work now."

"No, you work now. I work later." Kagome picked up the clothes she was attempting to change into and headed for the bathroom still wrapped in the blanket.

Kagome sifted through the clothes racks, trying to find something decent to wear in the future. "And thanks to that jerk I have to get practically an entirely new wardrobe." Not that two weeks wasn't plenty of time to pack, it's just that she hadn't done it because she hadn't wanted to go.

She picked out some clothes to try on and went to the changing rooms. After trying on all assortments of material, she went to the checkout and paid for her things. In her mind, she was thinking about how it was a good thing she had her mom open a checking account for her.

After spending the entire day grocery, clothes, and furniture shopping, Kagome went to the local club.

"I'd like to see some I.D., please." The security man at the door looked her up and down, making note of how young she looked.

"You're asking me for identification when you have a fourteen-year-old boy sitting on a bar stool over there?" Kagome pointed inside the building, causing the man to turn and let his eyes follow the line of her pointed finger.

By the time he turned back around, she was gone. He shrugged, figuring she had left.

Kagome went and sat next to a redheaded boy that had a bottle of Pepsi in his hand. "Hey there, kit."

The boy turned to look at her in something akin to surprise.

"I was told that I could find you here."

He continued staring at her in amazement.

"You are Shippou, aren't you?" Kagome leaned forward, looking closer at the kitsune youkai sitting beside her.

"Uh…yeah, I am. Aren't you a little young to be in this club?" Shippou narrowed his eyes at Kagome suspiciously. "How'd you get in?"

"What does it matter? You're in here too, and I know you're younger than me. That illusion you use doesn't fool me."

"N-nande?" Shippou leaned back slightly, scared of this newcomer. He was Japanese. Kagome quietly made note of that.

"Look, Kouga-kun said he'd get a hold of you for me."

"Oh! You're the girl the wolf told me about!" Shippou smiled brightly, his composure changing drastically from what it was before. In a lower whisper, he added, "So you're the infamous Snake, huh?"

Kagome glanced around them to make sure no one was listening before she nodded her confirmation. "Kouga-kun said you were the best computer hacker around and you could access anything. I need your help."

I
Do
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Sleep

Inutori: Sorry it took so long to update, I just changed computers, and I have to do lots of school work, plus dancing every night, and I have a job. So my life has been pretty hectic lately.
Sagi: No it hasn't, you little liar.
Inutori: Yes it has, I've barely been able to get together with Saggy at all because of my schedule.
Kagome: Stop whining and get on with your life.
Inutori: ::sticks out tongue:: Never!
Kagome: Then you can't complain with how your life is going, you're not making any effort to change it.
Sagi: Don't forget to leave a review, minna-san!