Week 97 // Overlook
Title: Familiar Faces
Author: Paynesgrey
Rated: PG
Word Count: 1,561
Genre: Drama/Romance
Universe: AU
Prompt: "Overlook" theme at ebony_silks
Warnings: violence in earlier chapters
Notes: Part seven of my "Some Dreams" serialization. You may need to read previous installments to understand what's going on.
Summary: As Kagome and Sesshoumaru are taken in for questioning, both of them come in contact with a woman from the past.
When the authorities showed up, he and Kagome were both taken into a separate squad car than their assailants to the police station. After the officers collected the onsite data from the EMF alarms, they read them their rights and took them to the station. Sesshoumaru was unusually calm, and he cooperated with the authorities and planned to tell them their story once they got everybody downtown.
Kagome began to shudder in anxiety, and when he took her hand in his she started to calm down. Though she still felt cold and clammy, she dreaded the worst to come out this dilemma.
Sesshoumaru said nothing about the guys intending to kill him. Kagome assumed it had something to do with one of his cases, and she idly thought back to the time when Sango warned her about him and his bad reputation. However, she wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt. She knew how some people could be, vengeful and delusional, and whoever hired these men was rich enough to try to get his own way.
Moreover, she was worried about Sesshoumaru, and she was sure by the look on his face that he was worried about her instead.
She was concerned too, obviously. If they found out she had latent spiritual powers, she could get fined, and it could even affect her job. However, she had no prior knowledge, and she had no idea what her father’s history was. She would probably have to ask her grandfather to clear this up, and she was sure she’d have to talk to her mother about it too.
Kagome bit her lip, and she felt Sesshoumaru squeeze her hand. She leaned against the seat of the squad car and closed her eyes.
What would that mean if she did have latent powers? Would she have to go into mandatory government training? She couldn’t even think about how that would affect her job and her personal life either. When her husband Inuyasha had training to keep his unpredictable youki under control, he was late some nights when he was supposed to spend them with her while on reserve duty.
When her husband returned from these training sessions, he was always grumpy and tired, well grumpier than usual anyway. She felt an ache in her heart when she thought about him, but she smiled as she remembered his temper. It was Inuyasha’s explosive temper that marked his difference from Sesshoumaru, where his older brother usually kept his anger under cold reserve.
Kagome’s thoughts trailed off, and her fear increased for using these powers as she and Sesshoumaru rode closer to the station. Soon, they were directed out of the squad car and each one of them were put in separate rooms to be questioned by different detectives. As they were split up, Kagome sent Sesshoumaru a worried glance, and he nodded at her with confidence.
“You will be fine. I will call for counsel if we need it,” he told her. The officer with him nodded, and then he clamped a hand on Sesshoumaru’s shoulder as if he knew him. They disappeared into the interrogation room next to hers, and Kagome was quickly directed inside. The officer that showed her the way left, telling her that someone would be in to see her shortly.
Until then, she waited, and thoughts about getting in trouble for using unknown powers came back to her. She stared at the ceiling and languidly sighed.
--
In the next room, Sesshoumaru told Detective Coolidge what happened. Detective Coolidge was an old friend of his from the army. It was fortunate that Sesshoumaru had once been assigned Coolidge’s case about five years ago when Coolidge and a couple of his fellow soldiers got in a sticky situation with the Iraqi police force. And to Sesshoumaru’s credit, he had prevented Coolidge and his men from getting sentenced, as well as stopped an even worse story from leaking to the media.
Working with Detective Coolidge on this matter was definitely fortuitous.
“So what happened out there?” he asked, sighing as he sat comfortably in the chair opposite from Sesshoumaru.
“Some men were following me and my companion on the highway, and they began bumping into us and forced us off the road. We had to escape from my car when they launched a rocket at us,” Sesshoumaru said in a controlled, yet icy voice. “Surely the evidence is there.”
“Yeah, we found the debris.” He whistled. “What was the youki influx for? Fear?” He grinned at Sesshoumaru. “You old dog, I thought you didn’t get scared.”
“I was upset for Kagome’s safety. Instincts kicked in,” Sesshoumaru said, and Detective Coolidge raised an eyebrow.
“You must be serious about her,” he said, and he looked down at his paper work. “Kagome Higurashi, or with her married name, Kagome Inukai.” He blew out a breath. “Let me get this straight; you’re dating your sister-in-law?”
Sesshoumaru’s stare was cold and hard. “It’s been some time since my brother died. She needs someone.”
“Well, not my business obviously,” he said, avoiding Sesshoumaru’s stony gaze. “What IS our business is that Kagome Inukai displayed spiritual power back there, according to the data gathered.”
“It seems she’s latent,” Sesshoumaru said seriously, tapping his chin and looking away. “I had no idea. I didn’t sense anything.”
“Is her mother a priestess?” the detective asked.
“Not that I’m aware of, and the only other living relatives I know she has are her brother and grandfather. Her brother goes to Brown, and her grandfather used to have a shrine in Japan, but immigrated here some time ago. I have no idea who her father is, and my brother never mentioned him either. Her mother is a widow.”
“Huh,” the detective said. “Well, we’ll talk to her about it. It seems like she had no idea either, and we’ll just have to hand this over to Homeland Security. They’re sending someone into her room now. She’ll find out about Kagome’s parentage and see if something was overlooked in her grandfather’s immigration records.”
“Good.” Sesshoumaru eyed him sternly. “She won’t be in any trouble for this, will she?”
“Normally I would say no,” Coolidge answered quickly, “but it’s an HMS issue now. I don’t think they’ll give her any trouble. If they find out anything left out purposely by the mother or grandfather then, yes, there might be.” He looked at Sesshoumaru sympathetically. “Sorry, I can’t be more help.”
He rose from the seat, and Sesshoumaru followed his lead. As the men walked toward the door, Coolidge stopped him. “Listen, I can’t thank you enough for what you did for me a few years ago. I still have nightmares about that hellhole, but at least I’m not rotting away in one of their prisons. I owe my freedom to you, Captain.”
Sesshoumaru nodded and squeezed his shoulder. “I will wait for Kagome until they are done with her. I need you to get my phone back from evidence.”
“You can use the phone here; they might not release your things until they’re done with Mrs. Inukai.”
“Understood. I just need to call in and cancel my appointments for tomorrow,” he said. “I have a feeling we are going to be here for awhile.”
“You would be correct,” a female voice said behind him as they stood in the hall. He recognized the voice, so much that he wished he didn’t.
“So they sent you,” Sesshoumaru said, looking down at her. He frowned. He hadn’t seen her in years, even before he met Kagome. He should have known HMS would have sent her.
“Don’t look so surprised to see me,” she said placidly. “So, Inuyasha’s widow is being questioned for having spiritual powers? I never would have guessed such power to come from her.”
“Nor I; however, I hope when you test her, you only find out that her powers are low enough to be insignificant so we can end this matter.” Sesshoumaru stared hard at the black-haired woman who shared his Japanese nationality. “Please be so kind and try to remain professional with her.”
The woman glared at him and clenched her jaw. She turned around without another word and opened the door to Kagome’s room.
--
She felt like she was waiting forever. She almost cursed the room for not having a clock, but Kagome doubted staring at the time would do her any good.
Suddenly, Kagome heard movement beyond the door, and the knob turned as someone stepped inside. She stood up from her chair, relieved that she wouldn’t have to wait alone in this tedious room another minute longer.
“Please, sit down Mrs. Inukai,” the woman said formally, and when Kagome looked up, she seemed familiar. When she spoke again, it finally dawned on her who it was. Kagome gasped; she hadn’t seen her in years. Not since her wedding…
The woman smiled lightly. “We meet again, Kagome.” She set her papers down on the counter and slid into her chair.
Kagome gaped and slowly, she plopped into her own seat. She already dreaded where this was going now that she knew who was handling her case. She swallowed hard. “Kikyou…so they sent you.”
“Yes, now… shall we get started?” Kagome didn’t like this. Kikyou’s mood was far too pleasant, and the look in her eyes was oddly mysterious.
To be continued...
Author: Paynesgrey
Rated: PG
Word Count: 1,561
Genre: Drama/Romance
Universe: AU
Prompt: "Overlook" theme at ebony_silks
Warnings: violence in earlier chapters
Notes: Part seven of my "Some Dreams" serialization. You may need to read previous installments to understand what's going on.
Summary: As Kagome and Sesshoumaru are taken in for questioning, both of them come in contact with a woman from the past.
When the authorities showed up, he and Kagome were both taken into a separate squad car than their assailants to the police station. After the officers collected the onsite data from the EMF alarms, they read them their rights and took them to the station. Sesshoumaru was unusually calm, and he cooperated with the authorities and planned to tell them their story once they got everybody downtown.
Kagome began to shudder in anxiety, and when he took her hand in his she started to calm down. Though she still felt cold and clammy, she dreaded the worst to come out this dilemma.
Sesshoumaru said nothing about the guys intending to kill him. Kagome assumed it had something to do with one of his cases, and she idly thought back to the time when Sango warned her about him and his bad reputation. However, she wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt. She knew how some people could be, vengeful and delusional, and whoever hired these men was rich enough to try to get his own way.
Moreover, she was worried about Sesshoumaru, and she was sure by the look on his face that he was worried about her instead.
She was concerned too, obviously. If they found out she had latent spiritual powers, she could get fined, and it could even affect her job. However, she had no prior knowledge, and she had no idea what her father’s history was. She would probably have to ask her grandfather to clear this up, and she was sure she’d have to talk to her mother about it too.
Kagome bit her lip, and she felt Sesshoumaru squeeze her hand. She leaned against the seat of the squad car and closed her eyes.
What would that mean if she did have latent powers? Would she have to go into mandatory government training? She couldn’t even think about how that would affect her job and her personal life either. When her husband Inuyasha had training to keep his unpredictable youki under control, he was late some nights when he was supposed to spend them with her while on reserve duty.
When her husband returned from these training sessions, he was always grumpy and tired, well grumpier than usual anyway. She felt an ache in her heart when she thought about him, but she smiled as she remembered his temper. It was Inuyasha’s explosive temper that marked his difference from Sesshoumaru, where his older brother usually kept his anger under cold reserve.
Kagome’s thoughts trailed off, and her fear increased for using these powers as she and Sesshoumaru rode closer to the station. Soon, they were directed out of the squad car and each one of them were put in separate rooms to be questioned by different detectives. As they were split up, Kagome sent Sesshoumaru a worried glance, and he nodded at her with confidence.
“You will be fine. I will call for counsel if we need it,” he told her. The officer with him nodded, and then he clamped a hand on Sesshoumaru’s shoulder as if he knew him. They disappeared into the interrogation room next to hers, and Kagome was quickly directed inside. The officer that showed her the way left, telling her that someone would be in to see her shortly.
Until then, she waited, and thoughts about getting in trouble for using unknown powers came back to her. She stared at the ceiling and languidly sighed.
--
In the next room, Sesshoumaru told Detective Coolidge what happened. Detective Coolidge was an old friend of his from the army. It was fortunate that Sesshoumaru had once been assigned Coolidge’s case about five years ago when Coolidge and a couple of his fellow soldiers got in a sticky situation with the Iraqi police force. And to Sesshoumaru’s credit, he had prevented Coolidge and his men from getting sentenced, as well as stopped an even worse story from leaking to the media.
Working with Detective Coolidge on this matter was definitely fortuitous.
“So what happened out there?” he asked, sighing as he sat comfortably in the chair opposite from Sesshoumaru.
“Some men were following me and my companion on the highway, and they began bumping into us and forced us off the road. We had to escape from my car when they launched a rocket at us,” Sesshoumaru said in a controlled, yet icy voice. “Surely the evidence is there.”
“Yeah, we found the debris.” He whistled. “What was the youki influx for? Fear?” He grinned at Sesshoumaru. “You old dog, I thought you didn’t get scared.”
“I was upset for Kagome’s safety. Instincts kicked in,” Sesshoumaru said, and Detective Coolidge raised an eyebrow.
“You must be serious about her,” he said, and he looked down at his paper work. “Kagome Higurashi, or with her married name, Kagome Inukai.” He blew out a breath. “Let me get this straight; you’re dating your sister-in-law?”
Sesshoumaru’s stare was cold and hard. “It’s been some time since my brother died. She needs someone.”
“Well, not my business obviously,” he said, avoiding Sesshoumaru’s stony gaze. “What IS our business is that Kagome Inukai displayed spiritual power back there, according to the data gathered.”
“It seems she’s latent,” Sesshoumaru said seriously, tapping his chin and looking away. “I had no idea. I didn’t sense anything.”
“Is her mother a priestess?” the detective asked.
“Not that I’m aware of, and the only other living relatives I know she has are her brother and grandfather. Her brother goes to Brown, and her grandfather used to have a shrine in Japan, but immigrated here some time ago. I have no idea who her father is, and my brother never mentioned him either. Her mother is a widow.”
“Huh,” the detective said. “Well, we’ll talk to her about it. It seems like she had no idea either, and we’ll just have to hand this over to Homeland Security. They’re sending someone into her room now. She’ll find out about Kagome’s parentage and see if something was overlooked in her grandfather’s immigration records.”
“Good.” Sesshoumaru eyed him sternly. “She won’t be in any trouble for this, will she?”
“Normally I would say no,” Coolidge answered quickly, “but it’s an HMS issue now. I don’t think they’ll give her any trouble. If they find out anything left out purposely by the mother or grandfather then, yes, there might be.” He looked at Sesshoumaru sympathetically. “Sorry, I can’t be more help.”
He rose from the seat, and Sesshoumaru followed his lead. As the men walked toward the door, Coolidge stopped him. “Listen, I can’t thank you enough for what you did for me a few years ago. I still have nightmares about that hellhole, but at least I’m not rotting away in one of their prisons. I owe my freedom to you, Captain.”
Sesshoumaru nodded and squeezed his shoulder. “I will wait for Kagome until they are done with her. I need you to get my phone back from evidence.”
“You can use the phone here; they might not release your things until they’re done with Mrs. Inukai.”
“Understood. I just need to call in and cancel my appointments for tomorrow,” he said. “I have a feeling we are going to be here for awhile.”
“You would be correct,” a female voice said behind him as they stood in the hall. He recognized the voice, so much that he wished he didn’t.
“So they sent you,” Sesshoumaru said, looking down at her. He frowned. He hadn’t seen her in years, even before he met Kagome. He should have known HMS would have sent her.
“Don’t look so surprised to see me,” she said placidly. “So, Inuyasha’s widow is being questioned for having spiritual powers? I never would have guessed such power to come from her.”
“Nor I; however, I hope when you test her, you only find out that her powers are low enough to be insignificant so we can end this matter.” Sesshoumaru stared hard at the black-haired woman who shared his Japanese nationality. “Please be so kind and try to remain professional with her.”
The woman glared at him and clenched her jaw. She turned around without another word and opened the door to Kagome’s room.
--
She felt like she was waiting forever. She almost cursed the room for not having a clock, but Kagome doubted staring at the time would do her any good.
Suddenly, Kagome heard movement beyond the door, and the knob turned as someone stepped inside. She stood up from her chair, relieved that she wouldn’t have to wait alone in this tedious room another minute longer.
“Please, sit down Mrs. Inukai,” the woman said formally, and when Kagome looked up, she seemed familiar. When she spoke again, it finally dawned on her who it was. Kagome gasped; she hadn’t seen her in years. Not since her wedding…
The woman smiled lightly. “We meet again, Kagome.” She set her papers down on the counter and slid into her chair.
Kagome gaped and slowly, she plopped into her own seat. She already dreaded where this was going now that she knew who was handling her case. She swallowed hard. “Kikyou…so they sent you.”
“Yes, now… shall we get started?” Kagome didn’t like this. Kikyou’s mood was far too pleasant, and the look in her eyes was oddly mysterious.
To be continued...