Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or it's characters. Only Moriko, Night stalker, Leilani and Luki.
Chapter 10: Crime Sheen Investigation
Kagome was deaf to the alarm clock the next morning and they drew straws on who would wake her up. Inuyasha lost.
"Kagome." He opened the door the alarm clock humming barely loud enough for him to hear let alone Kagome.
"Hey Kagome." He poked her and she muttered something.
"Kagome!"
"DIE EVIL MUSICAL SPAWN!" she shouted at the top of her lungs sitting up. Inuyasha was flat against the wall, Kagome's sudden movement freaking him out.
"……Kagome?" he squeaked hating himself for the shaky way his voice was.
"Mmph?" she said, turning her entire upper body toward him giving him a good look at her pajamas. From her position on the bed her pajamas were pulled skin-tight revealing large breasts covered with only a thin layer of silk. His face was painted bright red. "Oh it's you Inuyasha." She mumbled dismissively and then realized what her pajamas were doing for her. She became a new shade of magenta, "Get out!" Inuyasha was only too happy to oblige. The doorbell rang just as he left and he quickly went to answer it ignoring the curious looks.
"Hello?" he asked gruffly, opening the door, "Miroku? I thought you were on leave!" he exclaimed in shock. Miroku grinned wickedly at him, "I got a call." He explained, "Now where is my delightful lady Kagome?" he asked looking over his friends shoulder.
"Miroku!" laughed Kagome rushing over and hugging her friend. He grinned wickedly; as his hand began traveling to somewhere it had no right to be. A church appeared in his vision and he jerked his had away in shock. Kagome cocked her head looking curiously at him. He shook his head to clear it, "Never mind my dear. I have a gift for you from Moriko." He told Kagome, "It's in the back. Come on." She came over to the car, Inuyasha watching warily. Miroku unlocked the door and opened it with a flourish. A gray form leapt into her arms, licking her face.
"Eh?" She gasped. The form leapt to the ground, wagging its tail. It soon became apparent, that this creature was a puppy or close to one. It grinned at her.
"Who are you, little guy?" she asked crouching down next to the puppy. He licked her face again taking in her scent, making sure he could tell her scent from anything. And who wouldn't? She smelled wonderful, a mixture of coconut and vanilla. He gave her a doggy grin. Miroku scratched behind the dog's ears.
"Moriko said and I quote, 'Give him to Kagome, Miroku. He's for protection. I won't trust anyone else with my aunts safety.' End quote. Oh and his name's Sohi." He explained nonchalantly.
"Blue Ice?" she cocked her head, " Why?" Miroku shook his head, "Not out here. Why don't we go inside and I'll show you?" Sohi stayed around Kagome, running in circles around them. The re-entered the house and Sohi caught sight of Inuyasha 'Beware of the half-demon, Sohi. What he does could jeopardize the very survival of this world.' He growled softly, naturally thinking that what she meant was he would destroy it. Inuyasha's eyes slipped down to the puppy, radiating amusement. Sohi looked up at Kagome and whined. She picked him up without a second thought. If the dog could've smirked he would have. Inuyasha glared at him, "Why you little-!" Kagome glared at him, "Do not insult Sohi, Inuyasha! Or you will soon find yourself out of a house to live in." she warned darkly. Inuyasha averted his eyes away from them. Kagome led the two into the kitchen where everyone else was eating pre-prepared food.
"Who's the puppy?" Asked Sango in amusement. Sohi leapt out of Kagome's arms and ran up to Sango wagging his tail. She bent down slightly, and he licked the crumbs of a muffin of her chin.
"He's so cute!" she picked him up, cuddling him to her chest. He gave them a doggy grin. Ayame pouted slightly, "Hey!" she grumbled. He snuggled deeper into Sango. Kagome sniffed, "I feel so unloved." She mock-sobbed. Sohi wagged his tail squirming out of Sango's arms and into Kagome's. The guys shook their head, five minutes in the house and the dog had already wormed his way into the girl's hearts. Sesshomaru's pager beeped impatiently, "My apologies, but I must take this." He said hurriedly after looking at it. He retreated to the front hall before dialing the number on the pager. This did not bode well.
"This is Sesshomaru." He spoke into the receiver.
"Ah! Sesshomaru-sama! You need to come right away!" The voice was on the brink of hysterics.
"Calm down, Jaken. Tell me what's wrong." He ordered sharply.
"Of course, Sesshomaru-sama." The speaker took a deep breath, "Some hikers found a body." Sesshomaru raised his eyebrows, "Why call me? This is, however tragic, not new. Why would you call me?" he demanded, beginning to pace around the hall. Jaken's breath was rapid and uneven "Because…it may have something to do with your current case." Sesshomaru stopped mid-step, "How so?"
"Sesshomaru?" a new voice interrupted, the phone was snatched out of Jaken's hand. "Get your ass down here! There's something you have to see." Despite himself, he smiled, "As you wish, Kagura." The woman snorted, "Just get down here. Oh, and bring your brother with you." She hung up before he could reply. He sighed returning to the kitchen, "I have to go." He explained and turned to Inuyasha, "You too." He stabbed his brother with a look when he tried to protest. "This involves the case." He turned to Kagome, "I am sorry to leave you like this but we will be returning shortly." She nodded absently, "I'll leave Miroku here to watch out for you." Kagome chuckled, "I will not be held responsible for any damage he acquires." She warned him. Sesshomaru smirked, "I wouldn't expect you to." Miroku grinned mischievously as he stood behind Sango's chair. His hand slipped downward, unnoticed. Then he gave Sango's butt a squeeze. She sat straight up for a full minute before…
"PERVERT!" she slapped him hard enough to knock him unconscious. She breathed heavily, glaring down at his twitching form. The three veterans of this behavior sighed in disgust.
"If he lives through this I will truly be amazed." Commented Inuyasha dryly. Kagome nodded, "Sango…killing him won't help him change his ways." She called. Sango shook her head; "I'm not going to kill him…if he doesn't do it again." She resumed her meal as if nothing had happened and Miroku came back to the world a few minutes later. The two brothers left soon after.
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"Sesshomaru-sama!" cried Jaken joyfully then saw Inuyasha, "Half-breed." He grumbled quietly. Inuyasha rolled his eyes, "At least I'm not a frog thing." He retorted smoothly. Jaken puffed himself up in defiance. Sesshomaru turned the frog-thing, "Why are we here again?" Instant transformation, "Of course, Sesshomaru-sama! You see-"
"Ah Sesshomaru. Just in time. We would like for you to help identify the body, just to confirm that it is not the girl from your current case." Interrupted Kagura smoothly, pecking her husband on the cheek.
"I would say 'good morning' Inuyasha, but this is hardly that." She greeted him, also giving him a kiss on the cheek.
"Follow me." She led them to a black bag on a gurney, "Please tell me if you know who this person is." She unzipped the bag, opening the front and exposing a slightly decomposing face. The two brothers stepped back slightly both from the stench, which was enhanced to their senses and from the similarities to Kagome she bore. Ignoring the stench, Inuyasha leaned in and carefully gazed at the girl, "Her hair is bleached." He observed coldly, "Fake tanning. Other then that, she looks a little like Kagome."
Kagura nodded, "We'll wait 'til the autopsy but it doesn't look like she was sexually assaulted. She doesn't have any underwear though." She commented dryly.
Sesshomaru studied the outfit the girl was wearing, "She is wearing very revealing clothes." He said finally.
Inuyasha rolled his eyes, "That is traditional slut/prostitute attire. My guess, she was on her way to a customer."
Kagura nodded absently, "We found her ID. Her name's Gina Shino. Twenty. She's from Connecticut. The M.E. says she died a week or so ago, no conformation yet." She re-covered the body. "You two better get back to Kagome. Tighten your guard." Inuyasha nodded, "If we can. She might not let us." They turned to leave.
"Oh, Sesshomaru? Honey?" He turned back to her, "Be sure to get back on Kagome's good side, okay?"
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TMK: Just some minor changes, some grammar mistakes I didn't see at first. By the way,does anyone want to be my editor? I usually don't see my mistakes until I haven't looked at it for a while and I would be very appreciative if someone would help me out. Hope you enjoy the story!