A/N: Oh, ho hum… this stupid idea wouldn't leave me alone!! Fans of 'An Emotional Wedding' never fear; I'll still work on it. It's just that this idea will NOT leave me alone, so I have to play with it.
This is not exactly a crossover with CSI, but that's where most of my forensic information came from. I just thought that I'd have fun with this idea, especially when all the inspiration I had for this story was a scene that popped into my head in a dream. Then the story unraveled like this.
So, have fun with what my mind concocted!!
This Wasn't In The Job DescriptionChapter 1: Why Did I Come To Work Today?
Moving swiftly, a young brown-haired woman ducked under the crime scene tape, case in hand. She stood still for a moment, placing her badge back on the belt of her dress slacks, placed so her turquoise blouse wouldn't cover it completely. She walked into the large mansion house, police officers all over, talking to the many witnesses in the house.
"Sango!" a male voice boomed above the hubbub in the large foyer.
The woman in question turned her head, to see a dark-haired police officer dressed in a tailored suit come to her side. She smiled at him. "Hey Koga. Looks like this case will be so much fun with all these interviews."
Koga smirked. "Not really. Most claim to have not heard a thing."
"Where's the body?" Sango asked, reverting to business mode.
"Upstairs in the master bedroom," Koga answered. "Your team actually beat you to the crime scene. No surprise either, considering how you're dressed." He glanced at her form appraisingly. "Interrupt a hot date?"
"You sure did," Sango replied, keeping a cool exterior. "A hot date with my pillow and a pint of Cookies and Cream."
"Why so dressed up then?" Koga asked.
"Come on here, we're in high-class society here," Sango said sarcastically. "Even if they're dead, we've got to look the part!" She smirked back at the detective. "Besides, this looks like I won't be going home for awhile; may as well dress for the day." She finally reverted back to her working attitude. "Now detective, lead me to my crime scene please!"
"Right away ma'am!" Koga mocked saluted her, then lead her to the staircase.
Sango Minamoto was the hard-working and dedicated team leader of the best CSI team in all of Tokyo. With her keen instincts, eye for detail, and take-no-prisoners attitude, she was very adept to solving any murder that her team comes across. She wore her long honey-brown hair in an upsweep, with a clip securing it in place, keeping the length to her mid-back. Her chocolate-hued eyes glanced at the corridor as Koga led her up the stairs.
"So what do we have here?" Sango asked.
"Young heiress deceased," Koga said, glancing at the notebook in his hand. "Koharu Anadori. Her family owns a multibillion dollar electronics company. This is her own personal residence."
"What's with the mob downstairs?" Sango asked.
"Pre-wedding party," Koga answered.
"So where's the happy couple?" Sango snorted, with a hint of attitude.
Koga shot her an amused look. "Well, half is currently deceased."
"Killed at her own wedding party?" Sango said. "Now that's just cold. So where's her fiancé?"
"Haven't seen him yet," Koga responded. Seeing Sango's confused glance, he continued, "He is apparently, not here according to most of the guests. I'll tell patrol to send him up if he comes."
The two had come to arrive at the door of an extravagant master suite. "Thanks Koga," Sango replied. "Do your best."
"You too Sango," he replied. "No biting any suspects heads off!"
"Not making any promises!" she called back over her shoulder. She walked across the suite to the large bed in the center of the room. On it, lay what Sango could only assume, was the deceased, because of her state of semi-undress. Around the body, another brown-haired woman was examining the body. Her hair was pulled up in a small bun and she slightly mumbled to herself. Sango smirked, "So Kagura, what's our lovely heiress telling you?"
Kagura glanced up from the body and fixed her bright red eyes on Sango, a slight smile on her face. "Not much, I'm afraid," the ME answered. (A/N: I just thought Kagura would be a perfect choice for a medical examiner. ;))
Sango nodded and glanced at the dead woman herself. The girl's young brown eyes were widened in fear and her mouth was opened. The tiny bathrobe barely reached her mid-thigh and was rumpled horribly. "Looks like a re-dress," Sango said. She turned and saw another one of her team members taking photos around the room. "Rin! Come here!" Sango called.
A younger girl with black hair stood up and came to Sango's side. "What's up?" she asked her boss.
"Photograph the body," Sango instructed. "Especially the robe. Looks like a re-dress to me." Sango continued her visual examination.
Kagura sighed. "It's such a shame. She was so young, just looking for a good time, and someone took it from her," she trailed off, taking a glance at Sango's attire. "But our victim doesn't look like the only one who was going to have a good night." She smirked.
Sango sighed loudly. "Why does everyone think that?!" she exclaimed. "I just dressed for the day, not a night out!" Both women looked at her. "What?!" she asked in annoyance.
"Sango, how long has it been since your last date?" Rin asked, taking a picture of the deceased's robe.
Sango thought hard. "Four… maybe five months I think…" she trailed off.
Kagura's jaw dropped. "How do you live without sex for that long?!"
"Now now…" Sango pointed out. "That was my last date. I went a little overboard at a bar a month ago. Got a pretty good lay out of it." At the quizzical glances of the two other women, Sango snapped out of her gossip mode. "But we're not here to talk about my lack of a social life or how happy the two of you are with your significant others. We're here to give Miss Anadori a little justice. So…Kagura, time of death?"
Kagura glanced at the thermometer in her hand. "Well, judging by liver temperature looks like at the time you were sitting down to watch late night reruns Sango, our lovely victim was taking her last breath."
Sango groaned. 'Why are you all taking shots at me today?!"
"It's so much fun though!" Rin exclaimed.
Sango gave Rin an evil glance. "You're lucky you're my sister-in-law, Rin. Otherwise, I'd call that insulting your superior."
It was true though. Sango was the only member of her team that was single. Rin and Sango's younger brother Kohaku had gotten married right out of high school, while two other members of the team, Kagome and Inuyasha were engaged to one another. Koga had a wife at home, while Kagura had a live-in boyfriend. And they all ganged up on Sango for her lack of a partner.
"So…" Sango thought out loud. "Our vic's been dead for about two hours, killed at her own wedding party. Cause of death Kagura?"
Kagura glanced at the body once more. "That's where things get tricky," the older women said. "There's peticial (sp?) hemorrhaging, indicating asphyxiation, but I can't find any bruising showing that she was strangled."
Both Sango and Rin leaned close to the victim's neck, a neck that was blemish-free. "Hmm… that's odd…" Rin explained. "Could she have been smothered maybe?"
"That could be it," Sango replied, looking at the pillows behind the deceased. "We're going to need to see if any of these pillows are the murder weapon."
"One more thing here," Kagura said. Sango looked over at her. "Signs of sexual activity. I'll probably figure out more after autopsy."
"Alright," Sango breathed. "Do a sex kit on Miss Anadori here. See what else she can tell you." Kagura nodded and Sango walked off, urging Rin to follow her. Once alone, Sango turned to the young girl. "So, who's working what?"
"Well," Rin explained. "I'm in here and with the body. Kagome's got the perimeter, Inuyasha's helping with interviews, and Kohaku's working on getting the video footage. It's all over the grounds, so it'll take a bit."
"That's fine," Sango replied. "I'll have to talk to the fiancé when Koga can find him."
"Sango!"
"Well, speak of the devil…" Sango turned to see the detective walking up to her. "Did you find him?"
"Yep, that's him over there," Koga said, pointing to a man standing in the door way. "Name's Miroku Akamora. Comes from a loaded family as well."
"I know," Sango said. "The huge electronics firm. Kids are addicted to the little things they come up with."
"Yeah, well… he's finally here, so he's all yours," Koga replied.
Sango grabbed her case and walked over to the man. His dark hair had a bluish tint to it, and his bright violet eyes caught her attention. He was tall and well-built, in a white t-shirt and jeans. She walked up to him, her head held high. "Mr. Akamora?"
"Yes?" the young man answered, in a suave voice.
"Sango Minamoto, lead CSI here," she held out her hand for him to shake. "I'm sorry for your loss."
"Very nice to meet you," he answered cheerfully, taking her hand. "They let beautiful women like you work in a job like this."
"It's what I do," Sango said, slightly perturbed at his flirtatious attitude. 'This guy's fiancé is lying fifteen feet away from us and he's flirting with me?!'
"Well, then I should be honored," he said, reaching her hand to his lips, kissing her on the knuckles.
"Anyway…" Sango said, snatching her hand from his grasp. "Where were you when Miss Anadori was killed?"
"I spilled wine on my shirt, so I went home to change," he answered smoothly.
"And where do you live?" Sango asked.
"You want to know where I live? Now, Miss Sango… I'm not that easy…" He smirked.
"This is strictly professional," Sango spat out. 'What is with him? It's like he doesn't care that his fiancé is dead!'
"I live across town actually. I was gone for most of the party," he answered. "That's why I wasn't here until just now."
Sango glanced at him, trying to gauge his answer. On his right sleeve she noticed, red discoloration. "What is this?" she asked, pointing to the spot, dotting his entire sleeve.
"I… don't … know…" he trailed off as she gathered something from her kit. "What is that?" he asked, as Sango swabbed his shirt.
"A test," she said simply.
"For what?" he asked.
She placed a drop of a chemical on her swab, causing it to turn pink. "Blood," she answered. "I was testing for blood, and your shirt tests positive. I'm going to need that for evidence."
"If you wanted me shirtless, you could have just said so," he teased. He pulled off the shirt, revealing his toned chest, and Sang had to bite her tongue, so to not smirk. He had a really nice chest. He handed it over to her. "Anything else?"
"I'm going to need a sample of your DNA," she said, pulling out another swab. "Open up." He did so, and she swabbed the inside of his cheek. "Thank you," she said, placing the sample in her case. She pulled a business card out of her pocket. "We'll be in touch again soon."
"Oh, I certainly hope so," Miroku replied, taking the card from her, giving her a flirtatious smile. "So long Miss Sango."
Sango shrugged it off, then walked back out of the room to help process the perimeter. 'I don't like that guy,' she thought. 'He was way too happy that his fiancé is dead. Flirting with me, after all! I have a feeling that he's not telling me something here, and I'm going to find out what it is.'
End Chapter 1
A/N: Oh boy… this is going to be a fun story here. A bit of mystery and a bit of romance to keep many satisfied. Hope you all like the first chapter! It's pure forensics for a little bit, that is, until we see Miroku again. Believe me, he drives Sango up the wall!!
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