Chapter 4

Inuyasha was sitting in the hot tub when Bunza joined him.

"Hey old man, what's happening?"

"Nothing. Why?"

"No reason. Just thought I'd join you."

"Sure. Come on in.", Inuyasha invited his son into the hot tub. As Bunza got comfortable, Inuyasha asked,

"So, did you meet Izayoi's new guy while you were in Tokyo?"

"Yea. He's ok, I guess. I'm not into guys so I wouldn't know."

"I was just wondering if I needed to kill him. I don't like guys messing with my girls."

"You're too overprotective. Remember, this is Izayoi we're talking about. She's a maneater. She chews guys up and spits them out before they know what's hit them."

"Yea, well still, I may have to take a quick trip over there and check this guy out. When Izayoi tells her mother about a guy it must be serious."

"That's true. But you know what mother will say."

"So don't tell her."

"Ok, but you're asking for trouble."

"I'll handle your mother.", Inuyasha said with a wave of his hand.

Kagome was in the bedroom reading when Kellen came in, excited and upset.

"Mama! I can't get Shane to come home. He's fascinated by this strange woman down the beach."

"What? What woman?"

"This strange woman who lives a little way down the beach. She gets out to a rock in the water without a boat. Shane wants to figure out how she does it."

"LIZA!"

"Yes, Lady Leilani."

"Liza, I need to go check on my son. Please care for Tia while I'm gone. There's milk in the fridge that I pumped this morning."

"Certainly, my lady."

"Come, Kellen, show me where he is."

The two headed down the path to the beach as Kellen lead her mother to where you could see the rock from the beach. But there was no sign of Shane.

"SHANE! SHANE!", Kagome called, looking desperately for her son, to no avail. She and Kellen looked up and down the beach, calling him. Kellen used her nose to try to sniff out where Shane disappeared to.

"Mama, his scent heads up to the old house where I think that woman lives."

"Oh great. Just what I need. Your brother to trespass."

Up at the house, Shane discovered a fence surrounding the property. Walking along the fence, he discovered a hole in the fence. Climbing through the hole, Shane walked around the house, observing everything he could. Sniffing the air, it seemed that the house was empty. As he continued to investigate, he heard music coming from the house.

"A pipe organ?", he questioned no one. He recognized the sound from the local church in the town they visited at home.

He sniffed the air again. He could smell nothing in the way of human or demon.

"What's playing that music?", he wondered to himself. He looked in a window but could see nothing. As he continued to search, he found a window that was partially opened.

Knowing it was wrong, he crawled in, anxious to find the source of the music. He followed the music until he came to a huge room. In the room was a large pipe organ, where the music was coming from. But, there was no one at the organ! The hair on Shane's neck stood up on end. Was it a ghost?

"What are you doing here?", came a voice.

"Wha ... Wha...", Shane stammered.

The man repeated, "I said, what are you doing here?"

The man was tall, skinny and very pale. Shane was very nervous.

"I'm s-s-s-orry. I thought the house was empty."

"Does that give you the right to enter?"

"No. I said I was sorry.", Shane reitereated, finding his voice.

A knock came on the front door. Shane followed the man to the door and was thrilled to smell his mother's scent on the other side. The man opened the door,

"Excuse me, sir, I'm sorry to disturb you, but is my son ... OH, there you are ..."

The man pushed Shane out the door.

"Keep him away from here, you hear me, or I'll call the police.", and he slammed the door in their faces.

As they walked away, Shane commented, "That guy was sure weird."

Kagome glared at her son, and she saw the ears flattened to the head. Deciding not to chastise him there, she commented,

"I'll let your father deal with you. And as for that man ... didn't you smell it?"

"Smell what?"

"Two things. One, he's a demon."

"He is?", Shane asked, shocked, "What's the other thing?"

"He's dead."