MissTuffcy: Sorry for the lack of updates, I have been really sick. Next chapter will be up sooner. Maybe even the same day if I can squeeze it in.
Summary: "You don't understand….I loved her….a lot….And he took that from me….so I've decided to take something he loves away from him to show him how I felt! It's nothing personal against you," A sigh "I had a feeling that not cutting ties with that idiot would cost me dearly…I should have listened to Jaken…."
Warning: Yaoi, Language, Violence, Character Death, OOC
Note: Quotes by me won't have a "by" dash (–). It'll just be plain. Like the one in this chapter and chapter 2. Quotes by other people will have the "by" dash (–).
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"You know that when I hate you, it is because I love you to a point of passion that unhinges my soul."
-Julie de Lespinasse
Sesshomaru was startled awake from a sharp pain in his foot. He opened his eyes groggily, as someone whispered a soft 'sorry'. Sesshomaru was getting ready to fall back to slumber when something clicked in his mind. Why was he in the air? Why did something hit his foot? What hit his foot? Why was someone whispering to him? His groggy mind pulled itself from the lull of sleep to put up a half struggle to make whatever it or whomever it was to put him down. "Calm down, hunny. I'm just bringing you to bed," Sesshomaru stopped his half-hearted struggles at the whisper.
'Hunny...That's what Kai sometimes called me...Maybe I'm dreaming?' Deciding that thinking in this state of mind was too much for him right now, Sesshomaru let himself drift back off to sleep. 'Why does my foot hurt then?' was Sesshomaru's last coherent thought before he let sleep take him.
Sesshomaru suddenly lurched upward and regretted it only a second later. His breathing hitched as he let his body drop back to the bed limply – bed? His breath hitched again, his throat closing trying to keep his stomach from lurching out his mouth. His breath hitched again, his mouth dry and watery at the same time – he was going to puke. He needed to get up – he needed to move. He felt something strong wrap around his waist and he was pulled up.
That same something guided him through the darkness until a light was cut on to revel a bathroom. As he leaned over the toilet puking his brains out, he felt his hair being held away from the nap of his neck, a firm but gentle hand caressing circles on his back, and a smooth, deep voice whispering sweet nothings in his ear. Who was touching him? Who was whispering to him? Sesshomaru made to turn to look at the person behind him but was instead coaxed to rinse his mouth out then drink the cold liquid from the cup.
"Let's get you back to bed," the voice was so familiar, but Sesshomaru's exhausted mind couldn't piece together why it was familiar. Instead of dwelling on it, he allowed himself to be pulled up from the bathroom floor and led back to the bedroom – bed?
Taisho Compound
"Gone?! What do you mean gone!" Inuyasha hollered. The man sitting across from him – Jade – calmly sipped his tea.
"Eh...How I do hate the taste of chrysanthemum tea prepared by those who know nothing of proper tea preparations..." Jadiyah grumbled as he sat the tea cup down. "Mint is more flavorable...Easier to make too...You should have mint tea prepared,"
"What did you mean by he's gone!" Inuyasha hissed. Jadiyah sat back in the chair staring at the fuming ravenet across from him.
"Exactly as I have stated it. I do not see the reason for you shouting at me just because the ears attached to your head are just there for decorations!" Jadiyah crossed his arms. "He was once there," Jadiyah waved his hands in a flourish. "And then vanished! Gone!"
"How?" Inuyasha demanded harshly. The man sitting across from him was grating on his last nerve. He still failed to understand how the man even knew where he lived. He'd come to bring him news of Sesshomaru's apparent disappearance but had been aggravating Inuyasha's last nerve since he introduced himself.
"He was kidnapped,"
"By who?" Inuyasha grid his teeth as the infuriating man just gave him a wide cheeky grin.
"I do believe my memory escapes me...perhaps some mint tea would bring it back?"
"Listen here, you son of a bitch," Inuyasha seethed as he sat forward. "You get nothing from me until you tell me what the fuck happened to my brother," Both of Jade's eyebrows rose sharply at that.
"Do I detect an insinuated threat in that tone of voice you're using?" Jade asked, clearly amused. "Because, Mr. Taisho, I do implore you to be careful in the way you speak. You misjudge me." Jade suddenly smiled. "Unlike you, my good sir, I do not make empty threats," Jade's sunny expression suddenly darkened. Inuyasha, alarmed by the sudden shift in expression, sat back. "I make promises," His sunny expression returned. "Now, about that tea..." Inuyasha stared warily at the man before he called for one of the help.
A few hours later brought mint tea, Kagome, Miroku, and Izayoi. Inuyasha's mood hadn't lightened at all. If anything, it got worse as the time ticked on. The man had said nothing after demanding tea. Kagome broke the silence.
"So," She started slowly. She gave a small uncertain smile as she bowed her head slightly. "I'm Inuyasha's wife-"
"Kagome Taisho," Jade nodded. Jade nodded a Izayoi. "And his mother Izayoi Taisho,"
"How did you-"
"I already knew your names, I just never cared to paint a picture with the descriptions given to me," Jade murmured, closing his eyes and sipping his tea.
"What do you mean?" Kagome asked with a frown.
"I talked to Sesshomaru a lot. He has told me many things," Jade opened one eye and looked at Inuyasha. Inuyasha caught the gaze as a wide and slow grin spread across Jade's face. "Many interesting things,"
"What kind of interesting things?" Inuyasha's eyes narrowed.
"Doctor-patient confidentiality my good friend," Jade answered airily.
"What?" Inuyasha eyebrows rose.
"What, what?" Jade sat his cup down and crossed his leg. He folded his hands ontop his leg and grinned at the baffled 3 that sat across from him. "Isn't that what you wanted? Him to seek help? For he was the one that needed a therapist and not he who should have been the therapist?" Jadiyah chuckled and Inuyasha's eyes narrowed.
"Are you going to tell me what happened to Sesshomaru?"
"Are you daft? I told you already," Jade sat back to get comfortable.
"What happened to him?" Kagome asked with a frown.
"This guy says he got kidnapped," Inuyasha growled.
"This guy he says," Jade huffed. "I am hurt you can't even remember my name. To think we go to the same business parties every year,"
"What?" Inuyasha's eyes narrowed. "I've never seen you there,"
"You probably haven't," Jade waved his hand. "I usually let So'unga do with all of that. I let myself be seen by the host or hostess and then take my leave," Jade shrugged. "But anyway, your brother was kidnapped."
"By who!" Inuyasha thundered, which startled Jade only slightly. He hadn't expected the loud outburst so abruptly. Sesshomaru had been right. His brother was explosive and unpredictable at times.
"I do not know," Jade simply shrugged.
"Why the fuck have you been bullshitting around then, huh?" Inuyasha yelled. "How do you even know he is gone?!"
"Because it is simple. I've taken to visit Sesshomaru for the past couple of days since the incident. When I got to the house, the door was slightly ajar. When I walked in I heard whimpering and when I got tot he kitchen which was the source of the noise, I saw my cook sitting there in a puddle of her own blood skewered on a cutting knife," Jade frowned. "She is one of my best cooks, so that really pissed me off,"
"AND?" Jade gave Inuyasha a disapproving look.
"Didn't anyone ever tell you it was rude to interrupt people who are talking?" At this, he gave Izayoi a pointed look which she returned with a glare. "As I was saying, when I got to my cook I had asked her what had happened. All she said was that a man with a mask had attacked her and taken off with Sesshomaru. Thankfully my cook is going to be okay, but I'm not sure your brother shares the same fate as she,"
"WHAT?" Inuyasha screeched.
"Interrupt me again and I will rip your tongue from your maw and jam it up your ass until it bleeds from your nose!" Jade growled. With that gruesome threat hanging in the air, the room was deathly silent. "I contacted the authorities, as anyone would, and they had this crime labby thing going on," Jade made a flourishing motion with his hand as he sat back. "And here I am to tell you about it all."
"When did all this happen?" Kagome asked urgently.
"Meh...Yesterday,"
"WHAT? AND YOU'RE JUST TELLING ME ABOUT IT?!" Inuyasha jumped up yelling.
"Have I not informed you earlier that your yelling at me will not cover for your defective body parts. The fact that this is on every news station on the television leads me to believe that not only are you hard of hearing but you only see what you wish to see," Jade commented dryly.
"That was Sesshomaru?" Miroku asked with a frown. "In the news, they do not release any information," Jade just shrugged.
"Sir Taisho," Everyone in the room turned their attention to the maid in the doorway who had bowed. "There is a man wanting to seek audience with the family. He says he is a detective from the Kyoaka branch of KikkuKikku Detective Agency," Inuyasha turned his gaze sharply to Jade whose arrogant grin had melted away for an unreadable expression. "He said his name was Detective Kurokawa," a tick in Jade's eye did not go unnoticed by Inuyasha. Inuyasha turned his attention to the maid.
"Let him,"
"Right away, sir," The made returned several minutes later with the detectives.
"My apologies on intruding on anything important being discussed," The detective bowed before surveying who was in the room. "Ah, Jadiyah. What a pleasant surprise," The detective smiled politely. Jade snorted.
"I, too, am surprised to see you. A pity you still breathe," Jade mumbled. "I should fire that assassin,"
"Mayhaps you should try harder? I only wish I could also harbor such dark musings against you, but for some odd reason I cannot,"
"I'll hold you to your musings and take my leave," Jadiyah grunted, standing up.
"By all means, don't let my presence run you off," The detective smiled again. Jadiyah glared. He stomped over to the man and shoved his slim finger into the man's chest.
"I'm not running away! I was getting ready to leave anyway! I only came here to inform this half-wit git that his brother was missing. Kami only knows he'd probably lose his ass if it weren't attached to him," Without sparing anyone a glance, Jade stormed past the detective.
"Farewell, Tuerrie!" The detective raised a hand in farewell. The short man spun on his heels, pointed and glared at Kurokawa.
"Do not utter my name you cretin!" with that said, Jade left the house.
"Interesting..." Kurokawa turned his attention back to 3 staring at him. "Yes...now on to more pressing matters..."
Somewhere not the compound
Sesshomaru groggily woke to the sound of quiet sniffling. He rolled over onto his side to see a large shadowy figure sitting on the edge of the bed. There would be a shudder that ran through the figure from time to time. "Kai?" Sesshomaru asked uncertainly. He still didn't know if he was dreaming or not.
"What did I do?" it was whispered. "What did I do wrong? I didn't do anything wrong...Why do they hate me? I gave up everything!" The whispers grew in volume as hysteria creeped into their voice. Sesshomaru, now fully awoke, assessed the situation at hand. This was not Kai. This was not a dream. This was not his bed and this could not be his house. Even in the darkness, Sesshomaru could tell how much smaller the room was compared to his at home. Even though the sleep haze hadn't cleared completely from his mind, Sesshomaru was alert as his tired muddled brain would allow him.
The man's whispering only grew louder in volume and in hysterics. Sesshomaru sat up slowly, ignoring how his head protested the movement. "Hey..."
"What did I do wrong?!" The man suddenly snapped in a shout. Sesshomaru gasped as his shoulders were grasped roughly. "What did I do to you?! Why do you hate me?! Why?! WHY?! WHY?!" With each word, the man had roughly shaken Sesshomaru. He let go of Sesshomaru and the silver haired male let his body fall limply to the mattress as his tried to get his head to stop throbbing. He let off a low moan as he held a hand to his head. "I'm sorry!" The whispering was back. "I didn't mean to hurt you...are you okay? I'm sorry!" Sesshomaru said nothing as the man spooned against his body. Something finally clicked in Sesshomaru's mind that made his entire body run cold. Now he remembered.
That voice.
This man.
It was the voice from the phone.
The shadowy outline...The day he had met Jadiyah, there had been someone outside watching him. Sesshomaru's gaze flitted blindly in the darkness to his side where the man lay breathing evenly.
It was this man...
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