THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE
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Oh,and the SVU characters belong to Dick Wolf's company!
I do however own my own creations.
Chapter 5
Inuyasha stood looking out the window that overlooked Central Park. His thoughts travelled to the murders,
'Zachary. You'd be ten years old now. Is it really you that is causing all these murders? No! It's not you. You may be doing it but Soussoun-Pannan is pulling your strings. You're nothing but a puppet to that ... that thing that is on the loose amongst us.'
His thoughts then travelled to when he broke the news to Yasha that his youngest brother was, in fact, alive,
' "Dad. Soussoun-Pannan is what or who is behind these murders. I know you've been talking to Fushikenwa from the USDS. What I don't know is why. Unless it does have something to do with one of your pups.", said Yasha, "If that's the case, I want to know everything. You've never kept secrets from me before!"
"It does have to do with one of the pups, son, I'm sorry to say.", Inuyasha said, sadly, while staring at the bare wall of Kentaro's new office in the new building.
"I knew it. Which one? Which one of us has gone totally loco? I'll take care of him!", threatened Yasha.
"No you won't. I will. This doesn't involve you. We have a grand opening of this new office building in four weeks. This is where your responsibility lies."
"But dad, if it's one of the pups, he's going to have to face jail ... and ...", started Yasha.
"It's Zachary, son.", said Inuyasha.
"Dad? Have you lost it? Zachary died ten years ago. I know you believed mama was alive all that time, but ...", said Yasha.
"No, Yasha, it IS Zachary. He didn't die ten years ago. You, your mother, and all the other pups agreed to a memory spell from Rin that left you believing he had died. I refused the spell and now I'm glad I did."
Yasha looked at his father, stunned, "Zachary's alive? But..."
"Yes. The last thing Soussoun-Pannan did before leaving Bunza's body was rip your brother from your mother's womb. He was stolen from us and now is being controlled by Soussoun-Pannan. Zachary is behind the murders but it's that entity that's behind it all."
Yasha just stared. Stunned beyond belief. His little brother was alive and behind these heinous murders. And the fact that this entity was controlling a child to do his dirty work. Yasha's fist curled up into a ball so tightly he drew blood from his claws as he trembled in anger.
"Son. Yasha.", his father said, trying to get his attention, "Right now, our problem is getting these human detectives off the case."
"Dad, they have no reason to be off the case. Maybe we should reveal ourselves to them and then use a memory spell.", said Yasha.
"I'd rather not use anymore memory spells than I have to. You know how Sesshoumaru feels about bring Rin into our situations."
"Talk to Uncle then. He should be able to do something.", said Yasha.
"Yea. I think I will." '
Inuyasha's thoughts riveted back to the present. What was that sound he heard? The front door shutting? He walked to the front room and saw Maria, the youkai maid,
"Maria? Did someone just leave?", he asked.
"Si, Senor. The Senora left with Senorita Juliet for some shopping."
"What? I didn't want my wife walking about New York City.", Inuyasha said, as he started to open the door.
"Senor, Bruno, your bodyguard, left with them. She said she wasn't going to take any chances.", replied Maria.
"Well, at least she's got some sense to think of that.", said Inuyasha, "I guess I can relax.", then thought, 'Bruno is a dragon youkai after all. But would he be a match for a Haitian diety?'
A FEW HOURS LATER:
Stabler and Benson hurry into the hospital emergency room,
"What do you have?", asked Benson.
"Another victim. Same MO but, this will make it a bit easier.", said Dr. Warner.
"Oh? How's that?", asked Stabler.
"This one survived. And it left her uterus intact. It just ripped her open, nothing else. All her organs are intact as well.", said the doctor, as they walked further into the emergency room.
Opening up the door to the room, Benson and Stabler stared shocked at the victim. Covered in bruises, scratches and cuts, she was still recognizable.
"Mrs. Kateitenma.", said Benson