Author's Note at the bottom.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha.

Ordinary

Chapter Five: Fury

"Who the hell are you? You have no right to walk in here while I'm–"

"Interrogating someone? I thought you were only talking. Well then, if you are interrogating, what do we have on him?" Sesshomaru Taisho's voice filled the room and Miroku leaned back in his chair, feeling almost smug.

Menomaru glowered at Sesshomaru. "You didn't answer my question."

"I'm Sesshomaru Taisho, FBI. You requested assistance and I was put on the case. My co-worker Kagura is in the lobby, I presume. Talking to your sergeants. They were updating us on the case so far until they mentioned this little predicament."

"Predicament?" Menomaru almost choked, his fury unleashed.

Sesshomaru sighed and looked at Miroku. "How's Kagome?"

Miroku shrugged, relaxing in his chair. First, he was prepared to go to jail for covering up for her. Now, with Sesshomaru here, he wasn't afraid. Sesshomaru knew about Kagome and her past; he had been there on the first series of murders, tracking Tsubaki down from her first set of killings to her last.

"She's…managing," Miroku said at last, breaking free of the past. "She feels more useless than usual. And Inuyasha–"

Sesshomaru rolled his eyes. "I should have known. Half-breed can't stay away. And I assume he feels useless too?"

"Almost more so," Miroku replied.

"Excuse me," Menomaru cut in, seething. "But what the fuck is going on here?"

"I already told you," Sesshomaru said tediously. "He's not your bad guy. In fact, you met the exact opposite. Miroku, go and get Kagome and Inuyasha while I handle things here. I'm sure you'd all like to voluntarily help the FBI, as well as the good cops of Briscoe."

Miroku pushed himself up from the chair and looked at Menomaru. "See you around then," he said with the biggest smile on his face. He noted, as he left the room two things: first, Menomaru had the angriest, dumbest look on his face and second, Miroku's last comment had been one purely inspired by Inuyasha.

Which wasn't entirely a good thing.

Miroku smiled and waved at the sergeants, again acting like a certain half-breed. At the current moment, Miroku didn't care. He was free and no crime was put against him. Thank God for Sesshomaru, that icy bastard.

Miroku pulled out his cell phone and dialled Kagome's number.

"Hello? Miroku? Miroku what happened?" Kagome yelled into the phone, clearly panicked.

Miroku could hear a lot of shuffling over the line and Kagome's cries. Inuyasha's voice was caught on the speaker. He was telling her to go back to sleep, to relax… Had she had another episode?

"Miroku?" Inuyasha's voice sounded.

"You won't believe who's here," Miroku said smugly.

"Sesshomaru, I know. I called him earlier, wondering what I could do legally to help you. And then he told me that he was going to be there shortly, since he was on the case. Are you okay?"

"I'm fine. But I think our Captain of Briscoe is having a little trouble with your brother."

"Half-brother," Inuyasha corrected. "Do you need me to come and get you? Kagome's practically clawing my face off, she wants to talk to you so bad."

"Well come here, but Sesshomaru has assigned us roles in the murder case, much to Menomaru's displeasure, I'm sure."

"We'll be there in twenty," Inuyasha said.

"Oh, and Inuyasha," Miroku started, cutting Inuyasha off. "Did it…?"

There was a momentary pause, which was all the answer Miroku needed. "Yeah, we'll see you soon. Here's Kagome."

The 'yeah' was further proof to Miroku's guess and when Kagome melodic voice came on the phone, Miroku wished more than ever that he could save her from the voices that haunted her everyday.

Sesshomaru watched as Miroku left the room. Menomaru, sitting down on the chair ahead of him glowered.

"I hope you know what you're doing Agent Taisho."

"Special Agent," Sesshomaru corrected him, pointing his amber eyes towards the other demon. "I have one question for you."

"And what's that?"

"What's your take on the paranormal?"

Menomaru stared at Sesshomaru blankly for a long while. His mouth opened once or twice, before finally he spoke. "Is this a joke?"

Sesshomaru just looked at him.

Menomaru blew out a long breath. "I should have listened to Ruri and Hari," he muttered. "I guess I'm…open-minded," he finally replied at last to the demon. "I've never had to deal with it. Why?"

"Because you're going to now."

Sesshomaru turned to exit the interrogation room. As his cold pale fingers touched the doorknob, he stopped.

"Cursing at me isn't going to do you any good Captain Seki. I'm here to help you and solve this case. Trust me when I say that things are going to make a lot more sense in the long run."

"And the near future?" Menomaru asked. He couldn't read the expression the FBI agent's face, but Menomaru thought it hardly mattered since he hadn't seen an ounce of expression since the man walked in.

"You might want to stock up on the Vodka."

Sesshomaru left the room with no further comment and easily found his partner Kagura with the two sergeants. Kagome gave him a coy look as he approached and he could tell that she was more than amused by the two women in front of her.

"What's next to do?"

"For you or Captain Seki?" one of the sergeants said.

"Sesshomaru, this is Sergeant Hari Kawakami. Beside her is Sergeant Ruri Shima," Kagome introduced.

"For Captain Seki," Sesshomaru responded.

"Shinta Ren is in interrogation. He was a bellboy that had interaction with the victim before she died. He goes by the name of Kai Reiko. However, his real name brings a lot of warrants and charges." Ruri handed Sesshomaru the folder, realizing she had no choice in the matter. The two sergeants looked at each other ruefully.

"Thank you," Sesshomaru said, putting the folder between his arm and his chest. "Kagura, follow me."

Sesshomaru and Kagura walked back into the direction that Sesshomaru came out of. Ruri and Hari were shouting at him from behind, but neither Sesshomaru nor Kagura paid any attention. Menomaru passed them in the hall leading to the only two interrogation rooms the station had.

"This way," Sesshomaru pointed, eyeing the door that read Interrogation 2.

"There is no way you are going to be interrogating my arrest," Menomaru bit. His eyes seemed to have turned to a dark red and his face was flushed from the heat.

Sesshomaru stopped, glaring at the captain. "Listen. I don't have time for your bullshit. You will do as I say. I have power over you since you handed it over to the FBI."

Menomaru stared but said nothing more.

Sesshomaru shoved the folder in the captain's hands. "Kagura and I will be in the back. Interrogate the kid and get out of there. We have more important things to do."

"Discussing the past murders," Menomaru muttered. "Got it."

"You've got fifteen minutes," Sesshomaru ordered.

As Menomaru walked into the interrogation room and Kagura and Sesshomaru walked into the office behind it, Kagura placed her hand on Sesshomaru's shoulder. "You're being difficult," she murmured, her eyes on Menomaru and the kid.

"I disagree," Sesshomaru retorted blandly. It wasn't cruel or defensive – merely fact. "He's disobeying and having difficulty being overridden. I had to put him in his place."

There were a few minutes of silence as the two special agents watched as the interrogation unfolded. The window ahead of them was one-sided and while they could see and hear everything occurring in the interrogation room, those occupying the interrogation room knew nothing of their existence.

"The kid's innocent," Kagura commented after a long while. "He's terrified. I bet he pissed his pants. But he's not overreacting. He's not trying to be something he's not. There's no lying or trademarks of any secrets. He genuinely doesn't know what happened to Sasara Fumito."

"That's all I needed," Sesshomaru murmured. He looked over at Kagura, watching her deep red eyes flicker. He opened his mouth but Kagura caught his words in her hand.

She smiled wickedly. "You can thank me later," she whispered.

Miroku waited outside of the police station patiently, breathing in the air around him, more than pleased with himself and his life. He had a loving girlfriend at home (who he missed dearly), he was well-off, had great friends, a house…and was most definitely not in jail.

Yes, today was a good, beautiful day.

"You fucking bastard. I'll kill you!"

Miroku whipped his body around, barely having enough time to blink, never mind run before being knocked over. His head smashed against the pavement. Miroku tried to open his eyes, but he couldn't really see. Black dots lined his vision, blocking out nearly everything that was vital. All he saw was a man with…brown hair?

And that was all he saw. Next thing Miroku knew, throbbing pain shocked through his system, starting at his jaw and flowing to the very tips of his toes. He could feel his body unwillingly relax, remaining subject to the violent blows.

He could hear shouting, screaming… Cries for help. The weight of the man was lifted off of his chest, but then again, with all of the pain it was hard to tell. The screams were no longer, but loud talking ensued.

"Miroku? Are you okay? Miroku, do something!"

Hands felt along his chest, shaking him gently. His body felt like it was spinning, his muscles melting, his brain fogging. How many times had he been hit?

"Miroku!"

I have a name? he thought to himself wearily, before blacking out and losing all feeling and consciousness.

"Miroku!" Kagome called, her hands searching his neck for a pulse. His body had completely gone slack. She felt a strong beat on her fingers and relaxed, searching his head for any gashes or cuts.

"Kagome, is he okay?" Inuyasha's strained voice asked from behind. She could see him in the very edge of her peripherals, holding back a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes. With him, several officers including the two sergeants they had seen from earlier were restraining the man.

"Relax!" the female with blue hair hissed in the man's ear. "Stop resisting."

Another officer snuck around behind, and after a few attempts and threats, the man was finally put in handcuffs.

"We need to call 911," Kagome said frantically. "He's bleeding out the back of his head." Immediately, Kagome stripped herself of the top she was wearing and scrunched it into a ball, placing it behind his head.

A call was made on one of the officer's radios. Within minutes, an ambulance arrived and placed Miroku in their care. Kagome was about to go into the ambulance when a deep familiar voice stopped her.

"I need you here, Kagome," Sesshomaru said, forcing Kagome to turn.

"But I need to be with him," Kagome argued, shaking her head. "He was always there for me…when I was in the hospital. I have to wait for him to wake up."

"This is important. If you're as a part of this as Miroku led me to believe earlier on… You have to be here."

Kagome looked at the pavement, her mind whirling. She needed to go with Miroku. He needed to have someone there for when he woke up. However, she knew she was vital to the investigation that the Briscoe police and the FBI were looking into. She stared at the ambulance again, watching helplessly as one of the workers beckoned for her to join them.

"I'll go with him," a female voice said from behind. Kagome turned and smiled to see Kagura, her glistening red eyes shining. "I'll call you as soon as he wakes up."

"Promise?" Kagome begged. "This is entirely my fault."

"I promise," Kagura vowed. She gave Kagome's shoulder a squeeze, nodded at Sesshomaru and then stepped into the ambulance that left seconds later.

"Here," Inuyasha said, placing a blanket of warmth around her.

Without thinking, she grabbed it and put on the shirt that he had wrapped around her. Currently, she was wearing only a bra and knowing Inuyasha, he wouldn't accept other men staring at her. When she turned around to look at the officers restraining the violator, she realized she had obtained many fans.

"I'll kill them all," Inuyasha whispered in her ear. He didn't look angry, but Kagome could tell from his white-knuckled fists that he wasn't a happy camper.

Putting the shirt on quickly and giving Inuyasha a kiss on the cheek, she thanked him and grabbed his clenched hand, dragging him to meet Sesshomaru.

"I knew you couldn't turn away from an investigation," Sesshomaru said curtly to Inuyasha.

"I'm surprised you're even here," Inuyasha remarked.

"Kagura and I were assigned this case because it matches the description of a cold case we were on years ago."

"How long ago?" Kagome asked, intrigued.

"Twelve years ago," Sesshomaru answered, his amber orbs on Kagome's. It wasn't supposed to be a huge case. I had just started my own individual work in the FBI. I had finally finished my 21 week schooling, and I had finished all of my scheduled work with my trainer. It was my first case, merely a case of terrorism, or so it was thought. It turned out that it had nothing to do with terrorism and all about serial killings. I had found not one body with the same C.O.D., but five."

"And how come they were never tied before you came along? Were all of the others just…insignificant?" Inuyasha asked snarky.

"No actually," Sesshomaru smirked. "But it's a nice idea."

"You were saying?" Kagome pressed.

"The killer made a mistake with the last body. The weapon was left behind. And on it was all the blood and DNA of those victims. He killed every single one of them with the same knife, and never once cleaned it."

"Sasara was stabbed," Kagome agreed. "Seven times."

"Let's talk inside," Sesshomaru ushered, looking at the man in handcuffs. He lowered his voice until it was barely audible. "That's Takeda Kuranosuke. Sasara's boyfriend."

"That makes sense," Inuyasha muttered under his breath, watching as the two sergeants took the man in. "He saw Miroku being taken in and automatically jumped to conclusions."

"Seeing the man who might have killed your girlfriend walk free could stir some sick feelings," Kagome agreed.

The three of them walked back into the police station, where they came face-to-face with Captain Menomaru Seki.

"Our room?" Sesshomaru asked curtly.

"Third on the right," Menomaru said quickly, pointing it out. "Are we going in for discussion?"

"We might as well," Sesshomaru concluded, his amber eyes lingering towards the door. "I'll update Kagura later."

"So we're discussing all of the murders?" Inuyasha asked.

"And Kagome's interpretations," Sesshomaru finished. "We need everything that we can get to catch this bastard. I've lost him once. I'm not going to lose him again."

They entered the mediocre-sized room that contained one long table and a large cork board that covered an entire wall. On the table, several boxes were stacked, all of them labelled with a name and serial number.

"This is all the information on the past murders."

Inuyasha stopped just short of the table and whistled. "That's a lot of information."

"There was a lot of detail," Sesshomaru pointed out. "The murders are incredibly well set up. There're plenty of tiny details that surround the body. Little tidbits of DNA that forensics can't pull anything off of. Tons of information and all of it is worthless."

"There has to be something," Menomaru murmured, looking at the boxes. "No one is perfect. There must be something on him."

"Regardless, we have that now," Sesshomaru said, looking at Kagome.

Kagome lowered her head, her dark raven bangs covering her face. "I…don't know what I can give you. The voices and I haven't been close for the past few years."

Inuyasha turned around, reaching his hand to her waist. "You're fine. You'll do fine," he murmured soothingly. "You've done this before, remember? And we caught her. Sesshomaru's just going to ask you a few questions, alright?"

Kagome watched Inuyasha's amber eyes flicker. They were trained on her, watching her intently. She sighed, relaxing at his touch and letting down her psychic wall. Inuyasha was there anyways. He was her lifeline, her saviour. He wouldn't let anything happen to her. She lowered her eyes to the floor again, knowing that even if she didn't want to hear the voices, to feel their pain… She would to help.

You're safe, Kagome.

"I know," she whispered.

Inuyasha frowned, his head tilting. "How does that answer…?" He trailed off, unable to understand. "I asked if it was alright if Sesshomaru asked you questions."

"But then you told me I was safe," Kagome added.

"No."

"Yes," Kagome argued, confused.

Menomaru was beside them, shifting uncomfortably. "What's going on?"

"She's psychic," Sesshomaru said simply. "Kagome, this is Captain Menomaru Seki. Captain, this is Kagome Higurashi."

Menomaru realized that this was the open-minded part of his job. His bronze eyes focused on the small girl in front of him. "You're staying at the Palace," he said finally.

Kagome nodded. "It wasn't Miroku who heard Sasara. It was me. He was protecting me."

"But how?" Menomaru asked. "What room number?"

Kagome paused momentarily. "9E."

"That's still two floors difference," Menomaru said. "People on floor D heard nothing. How could you hear?"

"She hears…differently," Inuyasha intervened, watching Kagome as she seemed to grow smaller. The voices had left her for so long… Her psychic shield was down; he felt it. She was slowly draining.

Menomaru waited patiently.

"Sit down," Kagome gestured, looking at the seats. Her legs felt weak, but she didn't want anyone to know. "And I'll explain everything."

Everyone but Sesshomaru sat down, since the demon was pulling out pictures and information to put on the corkboard. He had heard the story anyways.

"I'm a medium with an extra ability," Kagome started. "A medium is someone who sees the dead. At first, I could only hear them in my head but after Sasara's death, I could…see. The spirits, I mean."

Sesshomaru stopped dead at that. "See? You mean you've seen ghosts?"

"Spirits," Kagome corrected. "And only one."

Sesshomaru looked at Menomaru, who looked at Kagome. "Sasara Fumito."

Kagome nodded. "Yeah, Sasara. Anyways, the night she was murdered, I...heard her."

"You still didn't answer my question," Menomaru pointed out quietly. "How did you hear?"

Kagome sighed, tracing patterns on the clothes she wore mindlessly. Memories of three years past haunted her. She remembered how she had lied to Inuyasha, not telling him about the stories. This time would be different.

"I'm a novelist," Kagome started, slowly. "As the…murder occurs, I write their life story including their death. But it's not all that helpful."

She glanced up finally at the captain. "There are only vague details, all of which I'll give. I could give you the story but it's over three-hundred pages of Word."

Inuyasha smirked slightly. "It's not worth your time," he told Menomaru. "Take it from someone who knows."

Menomaru nodded. "So let's go over the past and work our way to the present. Who are the six past victims and why do they match?"

Sesshomaru finished placing the last bit of information under a post-mortem picture of the sixth victim. "All victims are female. The first, Mari Kan, died in her suburban home, in her bedroom, with a single stab wound to the heart. The other victims are similar. They died in bed, either at a hotel, home or apartment. There are no ties to hair, eye or skin colour. Height is between five-foot-two and five-foot-nine. Weight varies from victim to victim. It would appear to be random to most–"

"Without the connection of the murder weapon," Inuyasha finished. "But what are the other connections? They die in bed, all have stab wounds but the number increases as the victim pile does…"

"Love."

All eyes turned towards Kagome. Menomaru, Sesshomaru and Inuyasha watched her; amber and bronze as one. Kagome took a deep breath and sighed, allowing Inuyasha to go through her mind. She mentally read to him her story, going through the telephone conversation that Sasara had before her death. That every victim had before their death.

The voices sang to her their songs of death.

"Fuck," Inuyasha muttered, pulling back out. His eyes hadn't returned to normal when he stared at Menomaru and said, "This just got a lot more complicated."

Author's Note: I haven't updated this story in a long while because I haven't felt the need to rush. I do have a busy life (but so does everyone, I assume) and the biggest reason I update is because people want me to. Everyone wanted this story to come out but I got more reviews for the one Sneak Peek chapter in Imaginary than I do for just one of these chapters. I know it's a bit slow now, but it takes time to incorporate Kagome and Inuyasha into the police investigation. If I did it in the first few chapters, it wouldn't have been as realistic. For those of you that continuously review this story and all of my other stories, I give you tons of love and hugs. You're the reason I continue writing and I can't thank you all enough for it.

Please review. I am continuing this story (no worries) and check out my new story Beauty Killed the Beast. No murders but definitely action after the first chapter. There has to be some sort of introduction unfortunately.

Thank you!