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 13
Kohana stood stock still, her heart pounding, her pulse racing. Unlike her parents, Kohana was unused to dealing with the occult. Although her family was supernatural, she had grown up relatively normal - as normal as one can when they are a half-demon.
"Enter, Kohana. Do not be afraid.", the disembodied voice called out to her.
Kohana reached the entrance of the hovel and pushed the reed door aside. The fragrance of incense hit her sensitive nose like a ton of bricks. Wrinkling up her nose, she ventured further inside. The hovel was dark and damp and Kohana had to allow her eyes to adjust to the dimness. As her eyes adjusted she was greeted by an ominous sight. The walls of the hovel were lined with jars interspersed with human skulls. Knives covered in blood lined the counters. The picture presented itself like something out of a horror movie,
"MEROW!"
"AAAAHHHHH"
Kohana jumped and screamed at the sound as some jars rocked on the counter. A skinny black cat ran past her and out the door. Kohana then heard a raucous chuckle,
"Hehehehe. What's the matter my dear? Are you scared?"
Kohana searched for the owner of the voice. The same voice that had called her inside. Her eyes spied an elderly black woman dressed in brightly colored clothes with a multi-colored bandana wrapped around her head. She carried a candle in one hand and a set of bells in the other. Kohana found her voice,
"Are you the Voodoo High Priestess?", she spoke.
"I am called Lucita.", the old woman responded.
Back in New York,
Kentaro reached inside his pants pocket when he felt the small cell phone vibrate,
"Kentaro.", he answered.
"I'm glad I reached you. Can we meet somewhere?", came a female voice on the other end.
"CAT!", Kentaro's voice cheerfully called out his pet name for Olivia, "Sure we can. Pick your poison, my dear."
"Do you mind if we do a human place?", Olivia queried.
"Not at all. Where do you want me to meet you?", he asked, his voice piqued with interest.
"Pacino's on 5th. Do you know where that is?", Olivia asked.
"Sure do. What time?"
"7."
"Will do. See you then. Bye, Cat.", Kentaro clicked his phone shut, then realized he had an audience,
"Cat?", came a voice from behind him. Kentaro turned to face the voice, a huge smile on his face.
"Judging from that smile on your face, brother, I'd say you snatched yourself a lady.", said Yasha, with a devious smile and twinkle in his eye.
Kentaro's smile grew broader, "You guessed right, Aniki."
"May I ask who?"
"The lady detective from the SVU."
Yasha stared at his brother open-mouthed, unsure if he heard correctly. Kentaro reached over and gently pushed Yasha's mouth shut,
"You're catching flies, brother."
"Y-y-you ... you are wooing the human detective on this CASE??!!!", Yasha asked, still not believing what he was saying or hearing.
Kentaro shook his head at his brother and chuckled,
"And what does the old man have to say about this?", asked Yasha.
"He's not happy but he acknowledges it's my life. As long as I don't jeopardize Juliet and Zachary. Mom, on the other hand ..."
"HMPH! Mom is famous for interfering. I can imagine she has ALOT to say.", Yasha smiled.
"Yea ... she nearly blew a gasket when dad told her.", said Kentaro.
"Dad told her? Not you? Oh boy!", Yasha said thoughtfully, "So how did he break it to her?"
"Oh, you know, in dad's usual way. They were sitting down to breakfast talking about Juliet and Zachary when dad announced, "And Kentaro is banging the lady detective." "
Yasha spit out his drink that he had been downing, at the story. His look of shock changed to a snortle of laughter, "Sounds just like dad. So, are you banging her?"
"NO! Not yet anyway.", Kentaro said with a devious smile.
"You lecher. Are wolves always like this?"
"Dunno. Haven't been around one of my kind for a while. Kouga doesn't count. He's a halfwit.", Kentaro said with a smile, "Well, gotta go. Gotta meet Cat!"
And with that Kentaro turned and walked out the door, leaving his brother alone in the high rise office. Yasha turned and looked out the window that overlooked the East River,
"You're braver than me, brother.", he said as he took another sip of his soda.
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Kentaro walked briskly down to 5th Avenue, a spring in his step. Never before in his life had he felt this happy. Arriving at the restaurant, he found Olivia waiting. His smile grew as he took her hand and leaned in to kiss her cheek,
"Hello Cat!", he whispered.
"Hello yourself.", she smiled at him. He felt his heart leap for joy,
"I'm glad to see you.", Kentaro told her.
"Me too. I made a reservation. Let's go.", Olivia said, taking his hand.
Sitting down at their table, the two shared niceties for a while. Finally, Olivia said,
"I want to help you. How can I do that?"
"We need your team off the case. It's as simple as that. This is a supernatural deity doing this. Let the people who are used to dealing with the supernatural handle it."
"We need a perp before we can do that. Can you provide a perp ... and then will you know for sure this ... this THING ... won't attack human women again?", Olivia asked.
"Yes. My uncle can arrange that. But since we can't guarantee this won't occur again, we'll just set up something so that your team has somebody to investigate. Throw them off track. But, I need you to let me know how it is going ... can you do that?"
Olivia thought for a moment, then nodded,
"Yes, I can do that. But, I want to help you. Will you let me assist in the search for your sister?"
Kentaro nodded solemnly. He knew that this would involve ultimate trust,
"You must never mention me or our search to your partner, ok?"
Olivia took his hand and looked into his eyes, "I never will."
Back in Haiti,
Kohana leveled her gaze at the old woman,
"Lucita ...", she started.
"You are from the half-dog family from Japan. Formed because of a time-traveling young girl.", the old woman said.
"Y-you know of my family?", Kohana asked, surprised that someone from so far would know of her family.
"All who are part of the occult know of the demons of this world. And the legend of the time-traveling child and the half-dog have been passed down through generations.", said the old woman.
"Lucita, can you help my family destroy Soussan-Pannan ... he holds my sister and brother captive and is after my mother's unborn.", Kohana spat out.
"Your brother and sister are mystics like your mother, are they not?", Lucita queried and Kohana nodded, "Soussan-Pannan is a dangerous deity. He has been looking for followers for the longest time. The only way to defeat him is to follow him to his realm."
"His ... realm?", Kohana looked at her suspiciously.
"Yes. The border between this world and the netherworld. That is where he exists.", Lucita said calmly.
"Is that possible?", Kohana asked.
"Yes. But this is not as simple as it may seem."
'Simple?', Kohana thought.
"The easist way to destroy Soussan-Pannan today is to meet with him when he first discovered the Mystics. The border between this world and the netherworld in Ancient Japan."