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A.N. Ooh. Favs and alerts now. So happy. n-n Anyways thanks for the reviews and such. This next chapter doesn't involve Inuyasha, Kagome, Sango and Miroku. It's a simple chapter between a few characters, and the 6th chapter will resume their conversation, I hope. As I am now experiencing writer's block for it. n-n;; So please just bare with me through this, and I'll do what I can to get the conversation going again.
This chapter was going to be added here because it has some sort of importance for the fic, though I'm not entirely sure what, and the characters needed to be introduced anyways. n-n But anyways, please be sure to review more. Reviews help me write faster when more people want to see more. Now please read the chapter. n-n
Oh yeah. Don't mind the fact that Sesshomaru's personality is like... different. It had to change or else this chapter just would not have worked.
Italics - Thoughts
Bold - Yelling or emphasis.
"So tell me. What exactly are we doing here again?" asked a tall, white haired man who went by the name of Sesshomaru Takahashi. He happened to be one of the most powerful men in Japan, and had great influence even in the U.S.
The woman he spoke to sighed and shook her head. "I've told you at least three times now," she replied. She lifted the gun in her hand and aimed it at the target that was about fifty-seven meters form her current position.
"One. I need to practice my aim on long distances," she said as she pulled her finger back on the trigger. The bullet flew from the barrel and went directly through the center of the small target she'd been aiming at.
"Two. You and I needed to get away form the kids and your brother for awhile. Don't give me that look," she laughed not looking at him. He'd been scowling at her behind her back. "We've needed this for the longest time and you know it," she said aiming the gun at the target once more. She pulled back her finger and sent another bullet through the target. She set the gun down and turned to look at Sesshomaru.
"Three. We haven't had any time to ourselves since the boys were born. There's never been any us time. We've been working so hard to provide for them, and I never get the chance to just be with you," she said.
Sesshomaru smiled softly and approached her. "I know," he replied. "It's my fault. I've been doing all I can to keep the boys happy. Yet I never leave any time for you. You're right. This is us time." He grabbed the woman and wrapped her in his arms. "Just you and me," he smiled.
"Ehem. Mr. Takahashi. I have a message for you from your brother," said a young man whom appeared to be about twenty or so. He walked forward and handed the note to Sesshomaru, then left the two alone.
Sesshomaru moved back and unfolded the paper he'd been handed. His eyes skimmed over the paper as he read. "So he found her," he murmured.
"So Inuyasha isn't as useless as I thought. Let me see it," she said taking the note from his hands.
'Sesshomaru. I managed to find the young woman named Kagome Higurahsi and her daughter Amiyira. She was as you said living in an alley with several other young women and children. She seemed almost to willing to come with me. On a side note, she's currently telling us everything. About why she ditched Hojo and other things that seem to all involve Hojo in some way or another. Also, if there is anything else you need me to do, just let me know and I'll get it done. The boys both miss you both a lot and are wondering when you're coming to see them. That's all for now. See ya brother.'
"That's good then," the woman said softly.
"Indeed it is. We just might have to get her to tell us everything so we can record it all. It'll make what we're currently doing a lot easier. We'll just speak to her when we go back," Sesshomaru replied. He took the note form her and stuffed it into his pocket. He wrapped the woman in his arms once more and kissed her.
They broke apart and he looked into her eyes. "So my love," he said. "What will we be doing today?"
"Go swimming," she grinned. She pulled away and ran off to change.
Sesshomaru followed shortly. When he got to their room, she was already gone. He grinned and changed. Grabbing a few towels he followed her to the pool. He watched her as she stood by the edge of the pool looking down into the clear water. He dropped the towels onto a table and came up behind her. He grinned, wrapped his arms around her, and threw himself into the water with her in his arms. They came up gasping for air.
"So. What's our plan now?" she asked turning in the water to face him.
"Well when we get there, we will see if we can get Kagome to tell us everything. Everything she knows will really help in the end if we're going to make this thing happen. She's the main part of it. She will know everything we can use against him and his associates."
"Well I know you're right there. My inside sources have been sending in better reports, and apparently it seems the business is doing extremely well. As of yet they haven't been able to gather any hard evidence. They dispose of everything completely. Everything is either burned in a large furnace, or disposed of some other way; and it's never seen again. So we may have a problem there unless someone can get us something. Which I'm hoping they can."
"Well I'm sure they will. You always say how much you trust them all."
"Excuse my interruption Mr. Takahashi. But there is something on the news I think you should see," said the same young man from before.
Sesshomaru looked at him and nodded. He waded out of the pool, grabbed a towel and followed the man. He was wrapping the towel around his waist when what was on the news caught his attention. He immediately grabbed the phone and dialed his brother's number. "Turn on the news," he said tersely and hung up.
"For those of you just tuning in, late last night, a body was discovered somewhere outside of Tokyo. Police have yet to identify the body, but we can be sure the body was female and around the age of about fifteen. They've released to us that she was not poisoned nor was she either shot or stabbed. Her death, as they explain it, was natural more or less. She may have experienced some complications with any difficulties she faced while missing. On a side note, the girl was found practically naked. What she was wearing could easily be described as rags as they were so torn beyond recognition, it was impossible to tell what she was even wearing. Several long vertical scars were also found on her back, possibly due to a lashing of some sort." The man reporting this paused briefly. "This just in. The girl has been identified as one Yumika Hakomi. Age fifteen. This is all we have for now, and as more information is released to us, we'll be letting you know."
"Well. It would seem they came through for me. I'll have Alex look into more of the autopsy. He can easily get in," said a voice behind Sesshomaru.
"See that he does. The more we have against Hojo, the better chances we'll have at putting him away forever," Sesshomaru replied.
Whee! That took me like 3-4 days to write. o-O Kami that was a weird chapter. You might not think so, but I did. And in case you were wondering, the woman is his wife of course. I just haven't come up with a name for her yet. Any name suggestions you can give me will really help. Please review. n-n
Ciao,
Illuma
