Title A Study in Scarlet
Author landofthekwt
Rating PG-13
Prompt w-prompt 1 LOL
Word Count 475
Characters Sesshoumaru/Jaken
Warning Character deaths
Summary Sesshoumaru and Jaken as Holmes and Watson
A/N My apologies to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle whose quotes are sprinkled throughout this story
Sesshoumaru puffed on his pipe. The seven percent solution was not working today. Normally, by this time it would have kicked it and his brain would have been reeling as it followed each clue to the only possible answer. As it was he did not have a clue about this mystery.
He preferred the pipe to the needle even though the needle allowed the drug to enter his system faster. It helped him think and made him look more thoughtful and erudite. Perhaps he would have increased the dosage if the seven percent solution had become ineffective.
He turned to his faithful retainer " Review the facts. What do we know about Inuyasha's murder?"
Jaken stared at him incredulously. Just how far gone was Lord Sesshoumaru? A doctor could only do so much
"We know that Inuyasha was killed by a miko's arrow earlier today."
"How do we know that?"
" Because there is a miko's arrow piercing his heart and pinning him to the tree"
"Continue"
"There is a dead miko who was killed by claw marks which fit the pattern of Inuyasha's claws is lying not two feet from the tree where Inuyasha is pinned. The word 'Fukushuu' is written on the ground in the miko's blood."
"Fukushuu. What does that mean?"
"Revenge. My lord."
"And what do these clues suggest to you, Jaken?"
" That the miko was fatally wounded by Inuyasha and she killed him before she died?"
"And her motive?"
"Revenge?"
"Jaken. Have you learned nothing from me? When impossible is eliminated, whatever remains however improbable is the truth."
"And what is that truth, Lord Sesshoumaru?"
"The miko was too near death to fire the arrow that killed Inuyasha. Inuyasha must have been killed by another miko."
"And the claw marks on the miko's body?"
"The trail of blood suggests that miko was killed somewhere else. Inuyasha's scent trail shows that he did not encounter the miko until they arrived here. The miko must have been killed by another demon with claws identical to Inuyasha's elsewhere and dragged here."
" What about the word 'Fukushuu'?"
"The rumor has it that Inuyasha was having a tryst with this miko. Obviously, some unknown miko and demon killed the lovers out of revenge for their betrayal. Until we find them, we will not have all the evidence. It is dangerous to theorize without all of the evidence."
"How do you do it, Lord Sesshoumaru?"
"Elementary, my dear Jaken, but a conjurer receives no credit once he has revealed his trick."
"What now,Lord Sesshoumaur?"
"The game is afoot. Jaken. I will not rest until that unknown miko is brought to justice for killing my brother. Only I am allowed to kill my brother."