I Do Not Own Inuyasha

Chapter 45

Shippo arrived second on the scene because of a call he had had from his commander; he was supposed to be on 'vacation' but since he hadn't severed all ties to his previous life he found himself driving into the city curious about what was going on. Pulling up to the station he had instructed Rin and Kagome to use he felt himself tensing; fearing the worst had happened to Rin or Kagome as he got out of his warm car to walk into the icy rain which pelted him mercilessly. Hurrying into the station he was startled to see it empty with but a few officers standing about taking notes from witnesses. Though what had happened was something he didn't know as he walked over to his commander.

"Royakan," he greeted his commander as he shook off the cold.

"I think you might need to see this," Royakan motioned for him to follow and Shippo tilted his head a bit as he followed Royakan into the dark, consctruction labled tunnel.

"We found this mess; careful where you step; it's acidic and kills just anything which touches it. I haven't seen a full out yōkai battle in years; but this, this was pretty interesting, and more interesting is who's involved." Royakan said absently. Shippo said nothing as his heavy wet tail swished about while he carefully followed his boss through the tunnel.

Sesshomaru was sitting there calm as could be as an EMT looked him over, but it appeared the inu daiyōkai was fine. Though he appeared to be making the EMT nervous.

"Sesshomaru is claiming self-defense though it appears as if he obliterated them, here's what's left of the Onigumo crime family," Royakan informed him and Shippo's eyes widened before he slid a glance to Sesshomaru who appeared indifferent to this entire mess.

Now, he was no greeny, he had been working organized crime for about five years and the Onigumos had been the most sadistic he had ever come across with how they killed and disposed of the bodies of their prey. However, what Shippo was looking at made his stomach churn unpleasantly so; even if they had once been Onigumos, they weren't now. What he was looking at was a literal blood bath and it had his stomach churning at the mere sight of it. There were bits and pieces of the victims everywhere; and the smell alone had his nose twitching with disgust.

But he wasn't surprised this was the work of Sesshomaru; Shippo knew plenty about that inuyōkai to know that if he were going to kill, it was going to be so the victim could not get back up. And as his emerald eyes traveled over the carnage they settled on a body which he hadn't thought would be here.

Kohaku.

His once living partner was strewn about in green and red liquids, his lifeless brown eyes attesting to agony Sesshomaru's claws had inflicted upon him. There had been no mercy and Shippo only felt…

Relieved.

"I.A. had been investigating him as a dirty cop for a while, however I did not actually think he worked for the Onigumos; but Sesshomaru has the bullet scars to prove Kohaku shot him; and the bloodied bullets are proof enough. What do you want to do about this, Shippo; it's your call," Royakan said firmly and Shippo frowned as he looked over to Sesshomaru who was remaining indifferent to the circus around him. There was a reason the Aristocratic Assassin would never be captured; and that was because he never harmed those innocent in a fight. Shippo's only concern was to know where Rin and Kagome were.

"Kohaku was dirty Royakan, plan and simple; I'm relatively certain he was planning on killing me because I suspected he was dirty. I didn't turn him over to I.A. though; I'd never help the rat squad; but I was investigating him on the down low and tailing him. I saw him have many meeting with the Onigumos, and I even saw the exchange of what I assumed was money and information. I did not like working with Kohaku and he did not like me in turn, I have no qualms with whatever you decide is to be done. But I should tell you I know and trust Sesshomaru over there.

"He's a fucking war hero and though that doesn't mean much in your book you should know I'll back him a hundred percent. If he's claiming self-defense then I'd believe him. Sesshomaru is not a crazed lunatic with a gun who inflicts the fear of Kami into innocent civilians. I've never seen him act out so you can't say he had a PTSD break down or something, and he doesn't appear to be claiming temporary insanity. If he says he did this he did this, and if he says it was in self-defense then it was in self-defense. And I know this looks like a bad scene but I'm certain C.S.U. will be able to back Sesshomaru's claim to self-defence. I'd say cut him loose for now commander; I know where he lives if we should need him."

Sesshomaru listened to Shippo's casual tone as he stood there awaiting his fate and all he could think about was how scared Rin had appeared when he had shoved her into his brother's arms and given Inuyasha the women and ordered him to go to father's. She had looked so betrayed and scared and hurt that it was a look which wouldn't ever leave his mind

"Fine, cut him loose but stay avalible," Royakan ordered. Sesshomaru gave a cut nod before walking out with Shippo.

"Rin and Kagome?" Shippo asked in a hushed tone.

"Father's with Inuyasha," Sesshomaru answered as he walked out of the tunnel into the main station.

"That's good, I think this'll blow over, and if we can keep Rin and Kagome out of it that'll be good." Sesshomaru didn't reply but he agreed with the kitsune.

"I'll call, perhaps there's no need to disappear!" Shippo said once they were outside, Sesshomaru nodded again and then he enveloped himself in light streaking off for his father's to be with Rin again.

I am SO Ahead of Schedule that I'm celebrating! Who knows I might have everything and then some wrapped up before December 23! At least, this is the hope.

Oh, and I'm hoping to create another special for Forever on December 27, 2015 to celebrate a year of officially writing on fanfiction! I have a good little story in mind, and I'm hoping it'll turn out as I plan! ;) Lots of stuff to be finished though! I'm happy with this though! I'm Ahead of Schedule! Woo-Hoo! =D

That's all for now folks!

Enjoy Rain for Tears! =)