THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or Kagome. These characters belong solely to Rumiko Takahashi and Viz.
Oh,and the SVU characters belong to Dick Wolf's company!
I do however own my own creations.
Chapter 11
The next day, Kohana left bright and early to fly to Haiti. After breakfast, Kagome and Azarni sat down in the living room. Clearing their minds, the clasped hands together and searched for Juliet's aura. They remained this way for what seemed like an eternity to Inuyasha, but, was actually, only half an hour. As the women concentrated, a blue, swirling aura surrounded them. Suddenly, a bright flash of light appeared, like a lightening bolt, sending sparks around the room and breaking the two women apart, then disappeared,
"What was that?", ask Kagome, shaking.
"Are you two alright?", asked Inuyasha, who had watched the whole thing.
"Yea, I'm alright.", said Azarni.
"Me too.", said Kagome.
"What happened ... do you know?", asked Inuyasha.
"Something is keeping us away from her. It's surrounding her.", said Azarni.
"It ... being ... the entity?", asked Inuyasha.
"I would guess so.", said Kagome, "It's very strong and when we got close to the aura ... it attacked. But, I also sensed a second aura ... a different aura."
"I did as well, mama.", said Azarni.
"A second mystic aura?", asked Inuyasha, "Zachary is a mystic too?"
"Yea ... it looks that way ... but I can see why mama was having so many problems reading it on her own. The baby inside her ...her aura is so strong ... I can almost read her thoughts ... I was focusing in on a void ... a black void filled with water...", said Azarni.
"And when the baby was filling Spice with it's aura - I was able to clear my head and look for Juliet.", said Kagome, "She's in a warehouse somewhere ... near the water, I think, I could smell fish. That's when we were zapped."
"I'll call the pups and have them search the waterfront. And the fish market. Maybe they'll have some luck .", said Inuyasha, as he pulled out his cell and started dialing.
Later that night, at 7 pm, Kentaro waited anxiously at the corner of 10th and Greenway. Would she come? Would she show up or stand him up? Then a cab pulled up and Olivia got out. Kentaro quickly walked over and paid the fare and thanked the driver,
"You didn't have to do that.", said Olivia.
The cab left and Kentaro said, "What good is having all this money if I can't spend it on a lovely lady?"
Olivia blushed and thought that the night covered it. She was wrong,
"I told you this was nothing. It's an old boarded up building.", said Olivia.
"Ahh. We demons love boarded up old buildings. See ... what's one thing to you ... hides our world. Do you have your piece on you?", he asked, refering to her weapon.
"Yes. In my purse."
"You're gonna have to leave it at the door. They'll be able to smell it on you. Guns make them nervous."
"They can smell my gun?"
"Yup. C'mon.", he took her arm and led her around the side.
Knocking on the door, they heard footsteps. The door opened and she heard a voice say,
"Yea?"
"Kateitenma."
"C'mon in."
They walked in and the creature said to him,
"Hey, she's a human."
"S'alright, she's with me"
"She's got a weapon on her."
"Olivia, give the babboon your piece. You'll get it back when we leave."
"Are you sure?", she asked, pulling out her revolver.
"I promise. Have I lied to you so far?"
"Hmmm. I don't know. But, here.", said Olivia, handing the weapon over to the babboon, who put it away in a safe,
"Let's go.", said the babboon.
She could hear the sounds of smooth East Coast Jazz wafting through the hall and smell the scent of food on a grill. The babboon seated them at a perfect table near the dance floor where they could view the acts on the stage. The place was filled with weird looking creatures,
"Are they wearing costumes?", asked Olivia.
"No. This is their true forms.", said Kentaro.
"But, you look human. They ... they look like a scene out of the Star Wars bar."
"Good observation. Actually, I'm only half-demon so I look more human. Alot of these demons are full-fledged demons. So this is there true form. Actually, very few people know that the Star Wars bar scenes as well as Jabba the Hut and all are real demons."
"Real demons? Not people in makeup or suits?"
"Nope. George Lucas is a top demon amongst us ..."
"He is?", she asked surprised.
"Yup! Most of Hollywood is. But George really blew it when he cast Jar Jar Binks in the Phantom Menace. Ruined it for alot of demons. Had to start using computers after that."
Olivia just stared at him. He breezed off these stories like normal folks talk about their families. Was everything he was saying true?
"So, do you like dry, sweet or semi-sweet?"
"Huh?", she asked, coming back to her senses.
"Wine. Dry, sweet or semi-sweet?"
"Oh, uh dry.", she hadn't realized their waiter was there,
"Bring us your best bottle of white wine and two glasses of water with lemon, please."
"Got it. I'll be back with your drinks."
Soon, the waiter returned with the wine and water. He uncorked the bottle and poured a small amount into Kentaro's glass. Kentaro took a swig and swished it around in his mouth before swallowing,
"Ahhh. Delicious. Please pour."
The waiter did as told then asked,
"Are you ready to order?"
"Do you trust me Olivia?"
"What?"
"Do you trust me? To order?"
"Sure."
"Ok. Two t-bone steaks, medium rare, red bliss parsley potatoes, and your California vegetable medley."
"Oh, fine choices, Sir. You do have good taste.", said the waiter as he collected the menus and went into the kitchen.
The night went smoothly, as they chatted, ate and even danced. It was 1 am when they finally left. He offered to walk her home and she accepted,
"So, your father was a wolf and your mother was human?", she asked.
"Yes."
"I didn't know that was possible. And I thought beastiality was forbidden in cultures."
"Well, my father could look human. He wasn't a wolf when they mated. In all appearances he was human. Inuyasha, my father now, is the same way. A half-demon. His mother was human and his father was a dog that could take on the appearance of a human. Only the strongest of demons can do that. Today, your average demon relies on magic spells to appear human."
"And Kagome, your mother, she's human?"
"A mystic, but yes, human. Mystics are magical humans that are semi-immortal. She'll live about as long as the average half-demon."
"Which is...?"
"1000 years approximately."
"Wow."
Suddenly, out of nowhere, a group of thugs appeared in front of them and started attacking. Olivia started to reach for her gun when Kentaro said,
"No, Olivia, these are demons, not humans. Let me handle them."
As Kentaro began fighting them and destroying them, one grabbed Olivia. As she struggled to get away, he tore her coat and scratched her arm with a deep gash. As Kentaro finished fighting he ran over to Olivia, who was holding her arm, in obvious pain,
"One of them go to you.", he said.
"I'll be fine.", she said.
"No you won't. That's demon poison in your bloodstream now. If it reaches your heart it will kill you. Climb on my back..."
"What?", she asked incredulously.
"Climb on my back. I'll take you to the hospital. It'll be faster."
She did as instructed and held on for dear life as he took to the rooftops, finally landing in front of a small, non-descript building,
"This isn't a hospital. It's an orphanage."
"Come inside."
They walked through the doors and to her surprise, it turned into a bustling emergency room, with all sorts of creatures walking around, some human looking but most not. Kentaro walked up to the nurse and told her what happened. The nurse gave Olivia a form to fill out. She did so and turned it in. They immediately took her into the back to receive a couple doses of antivenin. As they waited for the medicine to take effect, they talked some more,
"So, this thing doing the murders is a Haitian deity controlling your younger brother? How are we supposed to prosecute that?', she asked.
"That's why we needed you off the case."
"But the families of those dead women will want justice.", said Olivia.
"And they will get it. When this is over, the USDS will get a demon who's been in a demon jail and set him up with the crimes. He'll be forced to look human and will go to a human prison."
"That's not fair."
"We do it all the time. It's the price we pay for humankind. We don't have an ACLU or civil rights attorneys. And besides, demons live for centuries. Human life in a human prison is a break for them. After a "lifetime", demon officials have the "human" die and the demon gets to go free, his sentence served. It's better than life in a demon prison. If the "human" is sentenced to death, even better because in some states that sentence will come first and the demon goes free again."
Olivia was treated and released. Kentaro finished walking her home. On the steps to her apartment, he kissed her goodnight and he said,
"See you later, Cat!"
"What?", she asked, laughing.
"Curiousity killed the cat ... did satisfaction bring her back?"
Olivia laughed and said, "Yes, it did."
"Ok then. Bye Cat."
He watched as she disappeared into the building before he took off from home, smiling a big smile and whistling a happy tune.