Declaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or any of the characters there own by Rumiko Takahashi (bows)

Note: I would like to thank everyone who reviewed the last chapter; a big thank you too Yuti-Chan for pointing out a loose end regarding where the band of seven could be which accidentally feed my muse (bows) and for all of you who have put this story on their alerts list thank you so much (hugs everyone) anyways a very much deserved thank you to RiaChan for beta reading this chapter for me (bows) and for putting up with over active imagination. Enjoy CloudsLover

Summary: The Higurashi clan was known to be the most feared gang in the region rightly so for their leader was rumored to be able to take down an enemy signal handedly… Not that Sesshomaru Taisho was intimidated by such a show of power for he was the number one prosecutor of sector 305 and had a reputation of his own but what would happen when their two different worlds collide... read to find out!

'Thoughts'

"Mouths moving"

Flash backs or a dream

Marrying the Mafia

By: CloudsLover

Chapter Five

The Unidentified

Amongst the whispers there was always a hit of truth "This information is of no use to us" regardless of its value in the hands of your enemy it could bring unmistakable damage "They have nothing to do with our current investigations" another file was stacked amongst the rest as they continued with their latest report "the band of seven are no longer a threat… their numbers have decreased since Sector 305 last investigation" the room remain silent no one daring to speak except one bold enough to point the obvious fact.

"That may be true" all eyes turned to settle on Sector 305 top prosecutor who had been reinstated just a few weeks ago "that the band are no longer considered a threat" murmurs began to spread amongst each other causing Sesshomaru to smirk as he continued "but as stated by my teams report… their leader was not among those that we had captured" their voices grow louder but were ignored as he turned to face his second in command "Sango"

"Understood…" she stood as she started with their report "The band of seven are just one of four mob groups in Tokyo" she voiced as she handed each person present a summarize file "The clan, the tribe and Naraku conclude the rest" once she was done she retook her seat "The band… only had a small but decent area to call their own in Tokyo's west district… their leader Bankotsu had overthrown their previous leader just a couple a months after our take down of their base and as of yet has not been seen or heard of since his groups capture… we predict two possibilities the first being that he has fled to the country side and the second being he could still be still in the city"

"If he still here; how has he still gone unnoticed?" Sango settling down once more beside Sesshomaru as she answered their colleague's question

"That is a very simple… when the band of seven was captured their loyalty to their leader had shattered with it" She glanced towards Sesshomaru and wondered what was on his mind "giving us their leader's name in hopes to lessening their sentence" one of the men present was bold enough to interrupt

"And yet you are still unable to capture…" Sesshomaru glared causing the man to waver in self-confidence "Why hasn't he been captured" Sango was about to answer but stopped when Sesshomaru answered for her

"I will not have my partner repeat herself… this meeting isn't to evaluate the ability of my team but to report on all finding we have gathered during this investigation" their coworker blushed in absolute humiliation "review the file provided to you before speaking" Sesshomaru had harshly causing his second in command to shake her head.

'Inuyasha most of done something again' she would of giggled but her thoughts were called else were seeing that her team leader was not in the best of mood.

"Now let us continue on with the report" the group of men waited for her to continue not daring to speak.

"Of course sir" she glanced towards the man that still had a hit of a blush "some of the band had only known their leader by name none that were captured had personally meet Bankotsu… if they were some that did, they are far more loyal and have kept their leaders identity to themselves…" Sango sighed as she continued "with the bands raid we had also captured former wolf tribe members… and as expected they had no new information to provide us with"

"What of the Higurashi Clan" Sesshomaru glanced to the man beside him as he looked very interested in the file provided "what finding to we have other than that they are the strongest gang in our district" he smirked very much pleased that at least one was smart enough to heed his previous advice.

"The Higurashi Clan… are far more secretive than the wolf tribe" she sighed seeing that she that it was going to be a long meeting "All we know is that they have the majority control over this region which we believe is Tokyo's North district and the rest of west district" pouring herself a glass of water from the pitcher provided she continued "But we also come to believe that The Blue Raven is without doubt associated with the clan" which had been confirmed by Sesshomaru's own report.

"Have there been any links of illegal dealings involving the night club" asked one of the men present catching Sesshomaru's gaze

"None that have yet to be determined" Sesshomaru finally stated seeing that that question was directed towards him after a moment's pause he continued since his comrades didn't seem satisfied by his previous explanation "All dealings that we have come cross in our ongoing investigation against the clan have been to protocol; deeming them legal" he was about to order Sango to continue but had been rudely interrupted

"Then why are we still continuing to investigate…" voiced a new member of sector 305 who had been hired from a different district the same time Sesshomaru had been reinstated "aren't we just wasting our time" asked another avoiding Sesshomaru's stare entirely "what liability to we have to secure an arrest against the clan without sufficient evidence against them" continued the first; this statement caused Sesshomaru to frown which caused his second in command to sigh because she sense that the meeting wasn't going as smoothly as she had hoped for.

"If you look at one of the pictures provided… you can surely see that the clan is a matter of fact associated with the wolf tribe" and sure enough there clearly stated on the picture provided was Kouga Wolf well know leader of the wolf tribe; Sango continued "we know not the dealing of that meeting… but we are all well aware that the wolf tribe mostly deals in Tokyo's east district" Sango felt a headache starting to develop having a feeling on what was to be asked next

"This shows no proof that Kouga even meet with any clan members that night" she held back her frustration as she motion for the other pictures provided

"If you take the time to look at the pictures provided before you gentlemen; you can see that the Higurashi clan symbol is clearly visible" she voiced as she stood for she no longer wanted to remain seated; she ignored some of the attempts to gain her attention as she continued on with the information that they had miraculously gathered. The only thing they were successfully able to accomplish was that they finally filtered all information that was contained in case file 2106 plus any other information they had gather for the past three months "The man is yet to be identified… Ginta is currently looking to any leads regarding our current individual but we have verified by the placement of the symbol on his left shoulder that he is very much part of the clans inner circle"

"What of the woman" Sango continued to passé the room confident that she had hidden her sigh well for she had been somewhat hesitant in using the said picture but Ginta had insisted that that was the best picture they had of the unknown male "What a terrible picture" voiced another seeing that the male individual was clearly seen but not of the woman's profile "are you sure it's even a woman" Sango stopped her passing as she looked towards her team captain and sighed seeing that he was very much annoyed "Perhaps she is of no value" fearing that Sesshomaru was going to do something rash she interrupted their ranting of the said photo

"Please gentleman… As I was saying" she continued thankful that Sesshomaru was able to keep his cool "Once we finally identify the man we will know more about the clan… and his role within it"

"Are you trying to tell us that this man can possibly be the leader of the Higurashi clan" questioned one of the men present catching Sesshomaru's attention once more "the symbol alone can be confirmation enough" voiced another finding their current conversation far more interesting than moments before "to flash the symbol just after the official confirmation of the band of seven capture it shows how much power they have" murmurs began once more "no… that's not proof enough" stated another causing Sesshomaru to finally settle the matter altogether.

"As we have indicated before the placement of the symbol on the left shoulder shows his complete loyalty to the clan…" he gesture for Sango to retake her seat as he continued "not all carry the symbol… for only those close to the inner circle are able" glaring at one of the men who was about to interrupt him he continued pleased at his reaction; without a second glance he tossed one of Kouga's earlier pictures for all to see "Kouga is a perfect example… as he is leader of the wolf tribe" Sango looked at some of the pictures of Kouga and noticed what Sesshomaru was trying to point out "relating to other appearance of Kouga; he clearly shows the wolf tribes symbol in the middle of his back which clearly indication his position as leader… Sango, if you please" Sango smiled as she continued were Sesshomaru left off.

"As we all have come to be aware from the capture of some of Naraku's men that not all follow this trend" she then placed a new set of pictures on the center of the table as she continued "for Naraku has no ranking among his followers but that of his own… as clearly shown by the pictures before you" Sesshomaru closed his eyes because he was starting to wish this meeting to be over soon.

"They all have a spider tattoo located in the right side of their necks" stated one of the men "none seem different in size" voiced another

"Naraku currently hold full rain of Tokyo's south district; the worst in Tokyo by far and by his actions a few weeks ago it is easily to state that he has plans to take over the west… which had been currently govern by the band of seven" Sango stood once more and began to gather the files once more sensing the meeting finally coming to an end "Thanks to the anonymous call we were able to charge the group of illegal trafficking and destruction of private property"

"That is still not enough… this investigation should be lead by my team" Sesshomaru stood up to this statement motion Sango to do the same just as she was about to retake her previous seat.

"You should count your blessing… for wasn't your team that had over looked their area in the first place" Sango smiled as Sesshomaru continued with his lecture "my team isn't the one under investigation here, so I would advise you to first do your own job before trying in taking on any more responsibly in the future" with that being said Sesshomaru exited the room.

"Good day gentlemen" Sango happily voiced smiling at a group of stunned men "Ginta's going to flip when he hears about this" she giggled feeling very proud about the outcome of their meeting.

The storm began to clear leaving in its wake the hint of a fresh breeze passing calmly throughout the trees not that the leader of the Higurashi clan seemed to noticed for she was currently pushing herself to the edge of unconsciousness "Once more" lifting her tired body up off the floor covered in sweat she stood once more facing her opponent with absolute determination fixed on her face "again" her body was protesting as her breathing increase causing her mind to wandering off point causing her to falter slightly.

"Now, now Kagome perhaps it's time to take a break" voiced her concern instructor causing her to frown because she knew that she was capable to do much better.

"Come at me" she swayed slightly once more as she fought against her own body demanding it to remain standing; willing her muscles to stop shacking for she had something to prove.

"You're being stubborn" voiced her teacher causing her frown to deepen to a full on glare.

"Once more" her voice was nothing but a whisper since her energy was indeed decreasing; her instructor sighed seeing there was nothing for him to do but give in to her demand.

"Understood… Focus… clear your mind of any warding thoughts… away from the pain… focus solely on your breathing" she did as her teacher instructed; she focusing exclusively on what he asked of her.

'Clear your mind he says' Her lungs felt like there were on fire and yet she didn't feel like stopping.

"Concentrate" She closed her eyes as she centered her thought only in her breathing "breath deep…" he offered as her mind began to clear "exhale" her body began to relax as her heartbeat slowed to the tempo of her breathing "now" movements were soon heard as they caused her to open her eyes instantly allowing her the possibility to block her attackers assault "excellent" she smiled as she prepared an attack of her own "that will be all for today" her smile wavered slightly as she stood before her tutor in mid motion of her own assault.

"Why… Grandfather" sweat ran down the side of her face to the back of her neck as her cheeks were slightly tinted from the vigorous training "It seems we just got started" she voiced causing her grandfather to laugh at her protest.

"Your body can't take much more… we been at this for at least four hours" and as predicted Kagome's stomach grumbled in protest causing her to blush in embarrassment "Go wash up for it will be diner soon" placing his hand on her shoulder he offered "I'm proud of you… your fighting ability has improved greatly" she smiled at her grandfathers praise.

"Thank you, Grandfather" bowing slightly in respect she left the training room for a much deserved shower.

"You can come out now Souta" the door opened once more as the youngest Higurashi entered the training room "What is on your mind" the eldest Higurashi asked very much concerned seeing both his grandchildren were acting very peculiar.

"Sis" Souta sighed unsure how to voice his concern after a few moments he continued "Sis has a lot on her mind lately" the eldest Higurashi frowned because he wasn't expecting his grandson to question his sister's ability to lead "I'm worried" since Souta had always worshiped the very ground Kagome walked on "Grandfather…" the eldest Higurashi interrupted what his grandson was about to say

"You more than anyone know that it was her own decision in taking on the task and responsibility of leading this clan" his grandsons' expression showed the hurt he was trying to hide; the eldest Higurashi sighed somewhat reluctant of voicing the following "She… your sister is the only one prepared… no… she is the only qualified…" Souta interrupted his grandfather because he was a shamed at not able to speak clearly.

"I know that…" Souta looked away from his grandfather's concerned expression since he was more than flustered at his own reaction "I know that… she is best qualified to lead" Souta frowned because he didn't know how to explain himself; he didn't know what he was currently feeling. Since the feelings he had was something he couldn't describe and it truly began to weight heavy on his shoulders 'I'm not jealous' far from it he was very much proud and knew that his sister was far more capable than himself "and yet my heart is torn" because he was forever destined to trail in his sisters shadow.

"You are her brother" there was no need to be remained. He was well aware of that matter "and my grandson…" Souta smiled feeling that he was making things far more confusion that he had intended too.

"Grandfather…" his voice was low since he was embarrassed for what he was about to say next "I'm unable to protect her…" the eldest Higurashi had not predicted his outburst "grandfather… I'm… I'm truly useless… aren't I" the vulnerability of a young man's heart and pride was very much present causing the eldest to smile finally understanding his grandsons' anxiety.

"That… my grandson is for you to determine" Souta tried to protest but was stopped once his grandfather continued with "As your sister had to figure out her own path… it seems it is time for you to choose your own" smiling sadly he added "but be warn… for chosen one path will ultimately eliminate the another" the confusion on his grandson face was apparent causing him to voice one final thought "Think of what your sister has scarified… for you and this clan"

'Sacrifice' echoed in the youngest Higurashi's mind "what has she sacrificed" escaped past his lips as he was left alone to absorb what his grandfather was trying to tell him.

The morning meeting had been a waste a time according to more than one person and yet it had been essential to their investigation "Those morons have no idea how long it took us to go throughout that stupid file" Ginta wasn't done yet when it concerned their so call chief "the majority of the information that were in those files were pretty much useless to being with" Sango sat next to him smiling as he continued his rant "and another thing" but was quickly stopped by his team captain.

"We are well aware Ginta" Sesshomaru stood in front of his office window looking at the view before him "the capture of some of Naraku's men has caused unnecessary damage to this department seeing that their location was deliberately over looked for far too long" Sango smiled disappeared and formed into a frown.

"But… by who's orders" asked Sango knowing to well that she wasn't the only one wondering the same thing since their department was still under investigation "and why"

"Who knows… but as of the why… it could be many possibilities" Ginta offered seeing that Sesshomaru was to lost in his own thoughts to answer their comrades question "money could play a big part in it"

"The fact is that we have a spy among our department… and very much an alliance with Naraku" Sesshomaru voiced as he took his seat behind his desk "but to tell you the truth that's not what disturbs me" Sango and Ginta looked at him confused.

"What do you mean… what could be worse than having a spy among us" asked Ginta as he ran a hand throughout his hair perplexed at what Sesshomaru was trying to tell them.

"All jests a side… I have to agree with Ginta there's nothing worse than that scenario" Sango looked towards Ginta and then back towards Sesshomaru who looked far too happy for her liking.

"What disturbs me… is why haven't we thought of this sooner" looking at both his team mates he smiled "Both of you are going undercover"

"What" both of his colleagues shouted causing his smile to fade slightly somewhat surprised at their reaction.

"Calm down… the both of you" Sesshomaru grow serious instantly causing Ginta and Sango to cool down seeing that their captain was not messing around "Now hear me out" as he watched them retake their seats he continued "With one of our men in their inner circle will easily help out our investigation… which you both know we desperately need"

"But that far too dangerous Sesshomaru… too risky… aren't we more valuable here" Ginta remained silence as Sango continued "I know it's very much a part of our job but we are no use to you if we are dead" finally Ginta sighed as she finished voicing her thoughts

"No…" Sango glanced at her partner somewhat defeated "Sesshomaru's right" Sesshomaru looked on as both of his colleagues debating how long their arguing will last.

"Ginta you can't possibly agree with him on this" Sango tried once more "We are more useful as a team" Sesshomaru would have agreed with Sango if it involved a different situation but not this; his new plan seemed to be their best bet in obtaining any helpful information which as of lately wasn't much to show for "If it comes to sending in a spy perhaps someone else can be of some use to us while we still remain by your side"

"No… that's not possible" voiced Sesshomaru as he leaned back on his chair debating how he was going to voice his motive "You two are my best bet; for only you two can succeed in joining in their ranks" it was a double edge sword; a bitter sweet attack and he was well aware of it.

'Sesshomaru… you son of a…' Sango smiled as she looked at her team captain "Well then… why don't you explain you're reasoning fully Sesshomaru…" Ginta couldn't help but chuckle having a feeling that his partner was cursing their team captain to the fire deeps of hell in her mind.

"Now Sango… don't involve Sesshomaru's soul into this matter" Sango blushed at her friends statement causing their captain to rub his temple for it was starting to develop a headache "it's a matter of trust… isn't Sesshomaru" Ginta finally stated catching Sango's attention.

"Sharp as ever Ginta… but yes that is part of my reasoning" sitting slightly forward he voiced calmly "because we have a spy among our department it is too much of a high risk to involve anyone else for this investigation to succeed" Sango sighed seeing that there was nothing but to give in to Sesshomaru's plan as always.

'Some times I wonder why I even bother' glancing towards Ginta she noticed that he still looked somewhat hesitate to fully agree with Sesshomaru's plan but after a few more moments contemplating his decision he said

"Well dam…" he was silent for a few moments before asking "well Sango… you in" sighing one final time she smiled.

"Of course" she turned to face Sesshomaru once more before saying "alright Sesshomaru lets hear this plan of yours" both were well aware of the dangerous outcome if they were to be discovered; and yet Sango and Ginta both had faith in their captain and trusted him with their lives which were very much now on the line more than ever.

The beat of her footsteps could be heard as she made her way towards her own private bathroom "Perhaps I did over do it" she whispered to herself as she felt her tired muscles flex at the action of her moments "just a little" closing the door to the bathroom she turned to face the mirror above the sink and smiled "okay maybe more than a little" her face was flushed as her hair was still damped with sweat causing her to sigh very much looking forwards to a nice warm shower.

"Miss Shinto" echoed in her mind feeling her body give causing her to sit in the middle of the bathroom floor; her body had finally given out "Miss Shinto" causing her mind to wonder off failing to hold the memory of the conversation she had just a few days ago had with her counselor.

"Pull your-self together" she told herself as she tried to stand and make her way towards the shower turning it on to the perfect temperature "A few more months and it should be over" it was her personal hymn to remind her that it was almost over.

"Miss Shinto" the name alone caused a sharp pain in her chest "I am certain that you are aware why I have called you today" for the first time she had been caught off guard because she had not predicted the subject to be brought up to her attention so soon.

"Don't think about it … just a few more months to go" she tested the water once more before she began to undress "plus he is just doing his job" she sighed as she finally stepped into the warm water as it trailed down her body mixing with sweat before finally washing away "And I have to do my own" feeling her muscles being to relax at the cause of the heat of the water she sighed once more "I have my own responsibilities to take care of as well" she told herself not that her teachers were aware of that.

"Miss Shinto… it's your future we are speaking of here" she reached for the shampoo contemplating her counselors words "please think about this more clearly" rinsing her hair one final time she stood under the water letting it cascaded down her back "don't let your potential go to waste…"

"But there is nothing to think about" she laughed slightly demanding her tears to stop from falling as they trailed along with the descending water "it has already been decided" because she had already made her chose.

"Please Miss Shinto be sure to think this over more… before you make your final decision" she sighed as she turned off the water trying to forget her counselors statement.

"My future has already been decided" stepping out she reached for a towel and began to dry off and was glad to see that her previous tears had stopped "A few more months and it should all be over" she smiled at her relaxation one final time "in a few months the existence of Kagome Shinto… shall be no more" once dressed in her formal kimono and comb her hair in a loose bun she made her way towards the dining room but stopped when she noticed her younger brother standing in the middle of the training room lost in his own thoughts "Souta"

"Huh" he didn't know how long he had been standing there lost in his thoughts.

"Diner time" She watched her brother stand there a few more moments before he finally spoke

"Sis" he didn't know what to say "I…"

"Souta" she was a bit concern since he wasn't acting like his happy go lucky self "stop messing around" she playfully pushed her younger brother towards the doorway not wanting to duel on her brothers current expressions.

"I'm going, I'm going" Souta playfully pushed his sister hands aside as they made their way out of the training room "Sis" as he stared at her and couldn't help but remember his earlier conversation with his grandfather

"But be warn… for chosen one path will ultimately eliminate the another" echoed in his mind as he stared off wondering what path his sister eliminated by choosing to lead the clan "As your sister had to figure out her own path…" he looked away not wanting her to see his concern "it seems it is time for you to choose your own"

"Souta" she knew she had startled him out of his thoughts "something wrong" she quietly watched as her baby brother struggled with something she was unaware of "Souta" it seemed like he was growing up and was slowly drifting away from her 'what aren't you telling me' she contemplated if he was going to be truthful with her or not.

'Sorry sis… I don't want you to worry' he smiled at her shyly knowing that she was going to worry about him anyway 'I have to do this myself' once he thought he had fully controlled his emotions he continued "I'll do my best… I promise" he offered with a determined smile.

"Oh…" looking at her brother smile was a hard thing to endure seeing that he was desperately trying to hide something from her 'Whatever is bothering him…' she smiled 'he'll tell me soon enough' she couldn't help herself and ended up attacking her younger brother with a hug "My baby brother is the cutest" which caused the reaction she was expecting; he blushed in utter horror.

"There you are" both siblings turned to face a very much amused Miroku "I've been looking for you" Kagome glanced towards her brother who had a sly smirk on his face "Kagome" Miroku smiled as he crossed his arms around his chest glancing towards the youngest Higurashi who took it as a signal of dismissal.

"Behave yourself sis" Kagome was about to reply to her brothers teasing but was stopped when she heard Miroku chuckle

"You pervert… you are such, a bad influence to my poor innocent brother… I should break up with you" Miroku faked a hurt look at her teasing which caused her to chuckle "what news to you have for me" it was straight to business as a yawn passed her lips.

"Is there somewhere else we can talk?" she was in full alert for Miroku velvet eyes had harden "I rather not say this while standing in the middle of your hallway" Kagome sighed seeing that he did have a point "I rather it say it in private" not that Miroku didn't trust her men; it was more in the lines that sometimes it was best to keep some information until absolutely necessary.

"We can speak freely in Grandfathers study" Miroku nodded as he followed her down another set of hallways leading them towards the garden before arriving to her grandfathers study "It's not serious I hope" she noticed that he was staring at the middle of her back and she couldn't help but smile "Miroku"

"Sorry… it's just been awhile sense I last seen you" Kagome blushed for he had voiced it so loud it had gotten the attention of some of the men working in the garden.

"Don't tease our boss so much Miroku" shouted one of the men who stopped to tease them as they passed them by; Kagome quickened her passé while Miroku just laughed as he easy kept up with her as she desperately wished for her blush to go away.

"Is that a blush I see" Miroku teased her as they made their way into her grandfathers study.

"So what's going on" she smiled sweetly as he sighed for she had acted as if he had not spoken.

"Akemi called me a few moments ago" many scenarios quickly came to mind but she remained silent and let Miroku continue "It looks like someone broke into your office… she had no choose but to call the authorities" Kagome sighed seeing why Miroku had chosen to tell her in private for it was something that the clan couldn't get involve with as much as she wanted to find out the cuprites on her own "What are your orders Kagome" he still had to ask

"There is nothing we can do… as much as I want to look into this personally its all in the hands of the authorities now" regardless of her displeasure she was quick to take immediate precaution "contact the consul… and let Akemi now that our representatives are on their way" Kagome glanced at clock and sighed for she was hungry and tired at really didn't need this type of trouble and yet "There's no way around it… Miroku after you're done with that call a taxi…" she was determined and with such determination always came with unknown consequences; regardless of the outcome Kagome Higurashi was prepared to hideout in the open "I most attend"

To Be Continue!