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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"All extremes of feeling are allied with madness." - Virginia Woolf
Taisho Compound
"Do not utter my name, you cretin!" with that said, Jade left the house.
"Interesting..." Kurokawa turned his attention back to the 3 staring at him. "Yes...now on to more pressing matters..."
"This is about Sesshomaru's disappearance, right?" Kagome asked as the detective walked into the room and took up Jade's previous seat.
"Yes -" Kurokawa started but stopped mid sentence and looked at the doorway. The other three followed his gaze to see Jadiyah walking into the room with his arms crossed. "Welcome back,"
"Shut up," Jadiyah grumbled.
"What are you doing back in here?" Inuyasha asked with narrowed eyes as Jade gracefully sat down next to Kurokawa.
"The detective came to ask you questions pertaining to Sesshomaru's life that would give them ideas on who took him and where they might have taken him – if he is still even alive. The fact you know nothing about Sesshomaru will get the detective nowhere. Since I am in a position where I know more about him then you, it would be in Sesshomaru's best interest if I were to stay and help the detective find who is responsible," Jadiyah mumbled monotonously.
"I see," Kurokawa nodded his head. "Alright, let's start with who you suspect would have a motive to do this,"
"I bet it was Koga," Inuyasha hissed. "Or that lunatic Naraku. They both fucking hate me-" Jadiyah interrupted him with a chuckle causing everyone to look at him.
"Are you really that self-centered?" Inuyasha's eyes narrowed at him. "And you wonder why Sesshomaru despises you- why everyone does,"
"What? Sesshomaru doesn't-"
"He tolerated you," Jadiyah said.
"How are you going to come to a conclusion like that when you've only known him for a couple of days?" Kagome asked with a frown. "From what I gathered of what you said, you only started talking to Sesshomaru after the accident,"
"The one with Kai?" Kurokawa asked. The room's attention was drawn to him.
"You know about it?"
"Yes," Kurokawa nodded. "I was an acting detective in that case for just a bit before they took it into their own hands when the man disappeared,"
"Disappeared? I thought he died. Sesshomaru said he was dead,"
"He is dead," Jadiyah turned his head to look at Kurokawa with a frown. "The reason his body was gone was because I sent it to be prepared so he could have a proper burial in his homeland,"
"I didn't hear about any bodies being sent to Japan," both Inuyasha and Kurokawa stated.
"Of course not," Jade glared at the two. "Kai wasn't born in Japan. He was born in China,"
"Really?" Inuyasha's eyes widened.
"Yes," Jadiyah said. "His name is originally Fang but he changed it to Kiyomizu when he left China," Jadiyah shook his head. "Why are we discussing Kai? We're supposed to be talking about Sesshomaru,"
"Who did Sesshomaru come in contact with the past few days,"
"It was the cook, the gardener, and I," Jade said with a nod.
"Their names?"
"I don't know," Jade shrugged. "I think the cook's name was Ran something,"
"Didn't you say the cook was your best cook? How are you not going to know your best cook's name?" Inuyasha narrowed his eyes.
"I have a lot of best cooks," Jade gave Inuyasha a level stare. "Do you know the names of every single employee in your business? I bet you don't even know 2% of them," Jade snorted. He looked at Kurokawa when the man cleared his throat.
"The gardener, you say? How generous was Sesshomaru in his payment towards these two?"
"The cook was stabbed so I highly doubt she was the one to kidnap him," Jade grumbled. "She did not work for pay, as far as I understood. She cooked because Sesshomaru was a close friend of hers and a past employer."
"You mean Rin?" Inuyasha asked with a frown. Jade nodded.
"That was her name," Jade crossed his leg and let out a sigh. "The gardener was probably the same," Jade looked at Kagome. "And for your information, I was talking with Sesshomaru before all this happened," Jade took a sharp intake of breath. They all stared at him expectantly.
"Jadiyah?" Kurokawa asked. "What is it?"
"Sesshomaru said he had been receiving strange phone calls and voice messages," Jadiyah mumbled. He looked at Kurokawa. "Do you think they can extract the messages from the machine and run it through voice recognition and maybe figure out from what locations the calls were made from?"
"Yes...Yes this can be done," Kurokawa mumbled. "Anything else you know, Jadiyah?" Kurokawa asked. Jadiyah looked between the 3 staring at him.
"...No..." Jadiyah mumbled. A phone rang, piercing the sudden silence everyone fell into. "Excuse me," Jadiyah mumbled as he pulled his phone from his pocket. The phone stopped ringing. Jadiyah froze, a cold dread crawling up and down his spine. The other room occupants noticed his paled expression.
"Jadiyah, what is wrong?" Kurokawa asked urgently.
"It was Sō'unga calling me,"
"Yeah, what of it?" Inuyasha asked with a frown. "Business partners call each other all the time,"
"No, you git," Jadiyah growled, standing up. Kurokawa stood up along with him.
"Jadiyah-"
"Sō'unga never calls me from home," Jadiyah started for the doorway. "Something must be wrong,"
"Jadiyah, it would be unwise for you to go if there is something up," Kurokawa stated.
"What? Should I bring the entire police force along for the ride for my suspected trouble? Yeah. Like they would do that," Jadiyah grumbled as he made his way out. "You have my number, I have yours. If I need you, I'll think about calling you. If you need me, don't." Kurokawa frowned after him. Kurokawa made to follow after him but Inuyasha spoke.
"Where are you going? What about Sesshomaru?"
"The one person who would be able to answer my questions just left. Jadiyah did have a point – he is the only one that has been in contact with Sesshomaru last besides the gardener that we have no information about and the cook who is in the hospital," Kurokawa said. "Though, I must ask one thing before I go. What is the family name of Rin the cook?"
"Uh. Suzuki," Inuyasha said with a nod. "Why is that?"
"Jadiyah mentioned she had been stabbed. She must be in the hospital right now so I will ask him if he knows which hospital to ask her a few questions about what happened that day," Kurokawa explained. "Thank you for your time," He bowed and left.
Somewhere not the compound
Sesshomaru awoke to the smell of something delicious cooking. He moaned softly before pulling himself up and running a hand through his hair. "I wonder what Rin is fixing today," Sesshomaru mumbled before he threw his feet over the edge of the bed. He froze as he stared down at the floor. Bringing his gaze up, he stared at the wall. 'Oh. Right. This isn't my house.' Sesshomaru sighed softly.
"You're awake," Sesshomaru jumped out of his skin at the sudden voice sounding behind him. He nodded his head, not daring to turn. "The water is still hot. I left your clothes out for you and just put out the clean towels. Nice, fluffy, warm, and clean just like you like it. Breakfast should be ready when you're done," Once again, Sesshomaru nodded. He heard the man's footsteps as he walked away before he relaxed a little.
"Just like I like it?" Sesshomaru repeated with a frown. "..." Sesshomaru shuddered slightly. "He really must have been watching me..."
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Sesshomaru gave himself a look over with distaste. The clothing the man had left out for him was one of those short hanging sleeve 'sexy kimonos' with a blue and pink floral pattern. The sash around his waist was pink too. The kimono stopped well above mid thigh but the blue skin tight shorts he was given stopped mid thigh. He left his hair alone hanging down his back. He ran a hand through his hair with a frown. He gave a sigh and turned to leave the bathroom, but the man was standing there. Sesshomaru froze as he stood there.
It seemed the man had been looking over him silently but now that Sesshomaru had faced him, he let his head hang down, his bangs covering his face. "...I...can help you with your hair," Sesshomaru let his eyes look over the man before him. This couldn't be the man who had taken him from his house. 'Maybe someone else has and he's just here to look after me? …Probable but highly unlikely...maybe this isn't the man I saw outside my window. I mean...it was pretty dark and storming out that night...'
"Okay," Sesshomaru said lightly. Sesshomaru heard the man let out a heavy exhale as if he were expecting to be rejected. Sesshomaru furrowed his brows.
Outside Taisho Compound
Kurokawa caught up to Jadiyah as the man reached the curb where his car was waiting. His driver had stood up from leaning against the door to open the backdoor for Jadiyah. "Mingyu," Kurokawa caught the shorter man's wrist, stopping him in his tracks. Jadiyah turned to frown at Kurokawa.
"What did you just call me?" Jade snatched his wrist from Kurokawa's grip. "Don't you ever utter that name around me again!" Jadiyah hissed dangerously. "You have 5 seconds to tell me what the fuck you want before I run you the fuck over until you're nothing but a smudge on the road,"
"That is what this call has something to do with, isn't it Mingyu," Kurokawa smirked lightly as he heard the clicking of a gun. He glanced at the driver who had pointed the gun at him. Jadiyah put a hand on the gun and pushed it down gently. The man took the hint and put his gun away.
"What are you getting at, detective?" Jadiyah's eyes narrowed. Kurokawa frowned. He reached out to touch Jadiyah's face but the shorter smacked his hand away. "Are you going anywhere with this or are you purposely grating my last fucking nerve just to keep me from going to see what's wrong with Sō'unga?"
"Both," Kurokawa said with a small smirk before it was replaced with a frown. "You know what happened to Sesshomaru, don't you?"
"Maybe, maybe not." Jadiyah turned to get in the car. "Maybe you should come and find out, ne?"
Somewhere not the compound
Sesshomaru frowned as he looked at himself in the mirror. The man had long since left after fixing his hair and Sesshomaru couldn't help but feel this style was really familiar. His hair was up in two high tails towards the back part of his head while to long forelocks of his hair rested over his shoulders. Now that he thought about it, he kind of looked like- Shock and dread settled in the pit of his stomach.
Her.
Her.
She.
The man had been referring to his mother.
Was he supposed to be a substitute for her?
"Breakfast is ready," Sesshomaru turned sharply to watch the man walk off again. Sesshomaru took one last look in the mirror before walking after him. He looked around as he followed after him. It was a small apartment. Walking out of the bathroom, turning his head to the left would be the bedroom. As they made their way into the living room, an open kitchen was revealed. In the middle of the kitchen was an island where the food was sitting. Next to the open kitchen was two doors. One, Sesshomaru suspected lead outside, but the other one could have been a closet or a pantry. Turning his eyes back towards the island, he looked at the simple breakfast laid out before him.
The breakfast consisted of steamed rice and broiled fish. "I know you don't like a big breakfast so I only cooked your favorite," The man said.
Outside Sō'unga's Manor
Jade hadn't even waited for the driver to open the door for him. He slammed the car door open as he marched with quick steps up towards the house. He was stopped again by a tight grip on his wrist. He turned to look up at Kurokawa who had driven with him. "Why are you still doing this? I gave you an out years ago,"
"I don't know what you're talking about," Jadiyah frowned as he pulled his wrist from the other man's grip.
"You know what I'm talking about Ming-"
"What did I say," Jade hissed. "Shut the fuck up. If you're coming, then come. If not, get out of my fucking way," Kurokawa sighed as he followed after Jade.
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Sō'unga's Manor
Jade open the door slowly with a frown. Sō'unga didn't seem like the person to leave doors unlocked. He pulled his gun from his jean jacket with narrowed eyes. He heard 2 clicks behind him as both Kurokawa and the driver he didn't even know was behind him, followed his example. "Sō'unga!" Jadiyah slowly stalked his way across the foyer.
The direction he was headed for was the case of spiral stairs. To the right of the stairs was a closed double door and to the left of the stairs was an open archway. He was headed for the archway. Before he could walk through; however, Kurokawa stopped him by grabbing his arm. Jadiyah looked at him in confusion. He watched Kurokawa walk through the archway but gasped when he heard a gun shot and Kurokawa dropped to the ground. "Kohaku!" Jadiyah jumped up and ran to the man's side. Jadiyah looked up to see a man lounged on the couch with a cigarette in his mouth. Next to him on the ground was Sō'unga and his wife tied up and gagged. Jadiyah glared at the man. The man in questioned grinned. The man was half wearing a mask that concealed most of his face. It was of a purple demon.
"He'll be fine," The man snickered. "I only shot him in the side," the man pulled the cigarette from his mouth and exhaled before tapping the ashes on the ground and replacing the cigarette in his mouth.
"What the hell do you want?"
"Why does it always have to be something I want?" The man snickered.
"Goshinki, quick playing fucking games!" Jadiyah hissed and stood.
"But I thought you liked playing games," Goshinki grinned viciously. "Are you still upset about that petty little blue toy of yours?" Goshinki laughed as Jadiyah's glower got darker. "Oh, Mingyu, you're so much fun!" Goshinki leaned over with the cigarette in hand. Jadiyah frowned in confusion before he heard Sō'unga give a muffled cry of pain. Jadiyah gritted his teeth.
"Goshinki!" Jadiyah growled. Goshinki hummed as he looked up at Jadiyah. "Why are you here? If you wanted me,why didn't you come directly to me?"
"Because," Goshinki smirked. He walked towards Jadiyah, even as the driver pointed his gun at him. "I knew if I came to you directly, I wouldn't get what I wanted. I needed something that would make you talk," Goshinki reached his hand out and grasped Jade's chin. "And we know how stubborn you are, so..." Goshinki turned to look at Sō'unga. "He's here to help me get that stubborn mouth of yours to move," Goshinki looked at the driver with a raised eyebrow. "If you're going to use that, you might as well do it now. I can't guarantee you'll be leaving here alive. My men have instructions to kill anyone who leaves this house before I do," Goshinki turned back to Jade and patted his face with a grin. He walked away from him and back to Sō'unga and his wife. He yanked the two up off the floor and threw them on the couch before ripping the gags off. "You wouldn't believe how talkative these two are. They wouldn't shut up! And I don't mean yelling at me. I mean yelling at each other!" Goshinki cackled.
"This is all your fault," The woman growled, glaring at Sō'unga side ways.
"Woman, don't start with me now!"
"See~" Goshinki laughed. He turned his attention to Jade. "Now, you know why I'm here," Goshinki's expression darkened. "And you're going to tell me right now," Jadiyah was silent. Goshinki was silent. The two stared at each other before Goshinki turned and looked between Sō'unga and his wife. The two went pale.
"Ming, tell him what he wants to know!" Sō'unga's wife yelled in a panic. Goshinki grinned maliciously. He pulled a pocket knife out, twirling it around in his hand for awhile before turning to look at Jade over his shoulder.
"You heard the lady," Goshinki snickered as Jade's expression only darkened. Goshinki shrugged and turned back to the two. "Do you have children?" Goshinki suddenly asked. Sō'unga's wife's eyes widened. She nodded her head vigorously.
"Yes! We have 3 and one on the way!" Goshinki lifted an eyebrow when Sō'unga looked at his wife in shock.
"You're not pregnant," Goshinki said with a snicker. "You see," Goshinki sat beside Sō'unga's wife. "Akemi," He said referring to the woman by her name. "I have a child," Goshinki twirled the knife around as he watched Jade's expression closely. "This child is the last living memento, if you would, of my past lover. I love this child very dearly, you see, and would not like anything to happen to them. This is why I left this child with their family – their uncle," Goshinki tossed the knife up and caught it.
"I knew there were others who wanted this child as they grew," Goshinki twirled the knife around again. "So I hired someone to protect them," Goshinki smirked. "And that someone had to be disposed of and because of that, this annoying brat in an adult's body in front of us refuses to give me information about this child to save their life! And I am 5 seconds away from making everyone in this room minced meat if he doesn't start fucking opening is fucking mouth right now and telling me what the fuck it is I am out here to fucking find out!" At the last sentence, Goshinki threw the knife towards Jadiyah. Jadiyah froze as the knife whizzed past him, grazing his face, and struck the wall behind him.
"Ming, tell the man where his child is so we can get out of this alive," Akemi begged. Goshinki suddenly grabbed the gun he had placed on the coffee table and stood. He pointed the gun at Sō'unga and pulled the trigger. Both Akemi and Sō'unga cried out.
"Shit!" "Hunny!"
"Tell me who it was." Goshinki spoke levelly. As he stared blankly at the wound in Sō'unga's leg. He aimed at the man's other leg.
"Jade, please!" Sō'unga cried. Goshinki clicked the gun.
"It was Takemaru," Jadiyah said quickly. Goshinki said nothing as he stared between the two looking up at him.
"I see," Goshinki mumbled. He suddenly took aim again.
"What are you doing?" Akemi cried. "He told you what you wanted!"
"I don't like the answer," Goshinki grumbled before he shot Sō'unga and Akemi in between the eyes. Goshinki turned and before the driver could react, he was shot in the head as well. Goshinki slowly made his way over to Jade who was staring at Sō'unga's wide unseeing eyes. Goshinki stopped directly next to Jade before leaning over. "Hows it feel," Goshinki whispered. "To be the cause of 6 deaths," Goshinki snickered as tears welled up in Jade's eyes before falling. Jade turned when he heard another click. Goshinki was standing over Kurokawa.
"Don't...please..." Goshinki turned to look at him with a thoughtful expression.
"I guess I do need to keep someone over your head. I'll let him live – this time," Goshinki snickered as he put the gun away "Goodbye for now, Mingyu," and exited the room. Jadiyah dropped to the ground as his legs buckled under him. He turned his gaze back to Sō'unga.
"...I'm sorry..."
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