The Gatekeeper

Summary: Years...so many...years. She had fought against the Keeper of the Gate before her, and accidently consumed the blood of her, now...she is the Keeper, and she must wait for the Grandson of Count D...to come free her, like his grandfather calculated. His only request...she show his grandson the same 'hospitality' that she showed him.

Anime: InuYasha/Pet Shop of Horror's

Couple: D/Kagome

Rated: M

Genre: Romance/Adventure

NOTE: Hoshi ga Kanaderu Monogatari is the name of the song I used, search Fairies Lullaby on YouTube and velchat is the one who uploaded it.

And on a side note, I CLAIM ALL SINGLE LETTER NAMED CHARACTERS! L and D are MINE!

Not really, but you get the idea, I ADORE THEM! ^_^''

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Precious

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'Precious...' An ivory toned hand moved gracefully in the air, a small Blue Throated Barbet flew down gracefully; landing gently on the delicate finger.

"Mezame wo matsu kuni no...mukashi no hanashi

sasagemashou mune ni...yadoru hikari

hoshi ni harukibou...ashita ga mieru

ai suru hito yo...mattete okure."

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"Have a nice day,"

"You too D, I promise to take good care of her."

"Please do."

D watched as the little brunette took off up the steps of his shop with a small kitten in hand.

"There haven't been any animal connected murders lately, you feeling okay Count?"

D looked back at the blond sitting on his couch with a deadpanned expression. "Why ask me? It's not like I send animals out with a hit list."

"I ask you because with every killing that involves an animal, that animal is always bought at your pet shop. It never fails. Actually, now I don't even wait for evidence. If they mention an animal I'm already halfway out the door."

"Your faith in me...is either amazing in its own or insulting by itself."

"I aim to please Count."

"I see no pleasure in being investigated by a halfwit detective who can't tell the difference between his left foot and his right."

"I know which foot is which!"

"Not what I meant Detective."

-Beep- -Beep- -Beep-

"It's Jill." He called the number on his beeper and listened to the ring.

"Hey, what's up?"

"We got a phone call from a woman who heard screaming, the streets closer to you then us, get there! It's on Sunset Boulevard, 2231."

"Got it, should I be expecting anything?"

"You should be expecting the worse."

"Right." He snapped his phone shut and turned to D who was pouring Tea for his raccoon.

"Hey, get up, we're leaving!"

"But I just made Tea."

"I don't care." Leon grabbed him by the cuff of his robe and dragged him from the shop.

"Wha! Wait, my shop! At least let me, Ah― T-Chan! Close down the shop for me!"

"Get in!"

"So violent Detective, so violent!" D glared at him, crossing his arms in a pout.

They were silent during the quick drive to the house of the unlucky victim.

"Come on."

"..." D followed unhappily up to the house, he watched with a raised brow as Leon placed his ear near the door.

"The house is empty of any living human being, Detective. Just walk in."

"How do you know, oh wait, that cat told you." He pointed at the cat on the porch.

D pointed to the window, perched on the windowsill was Q-Chan who had followed. "...really Detective."

Leon growled as D walked into the house in front of him. He followed and frowned at the horror stricken look on D's face as he stopped in front of the kitchen.

"D?" He moved around and saw what looked to be a mutilated, it was still alive, whimpering in pain. The woman and child next to it however, were dead. Not by claws either.

"Horrible!" D ran to the side of the Lion, he pulled off the silk robe, leaving him in black silk pants, a white silk button up top and his silk shoes.

"D! Don't touch anything!"

"If I don't do something, he'll die!"

"..." Leon looked to the mother and child, closing his eyes he pulled his phone out and called Jill.

"You get there?"

'Didn't even ring...'

"Yeah, the mom and child are dead and the Lion is...torn up pretty badly too."

"LION! Get D there!"

"He's here, I brought him."

"Good, we just pulled up."

She hung up after that; they came walking in only seconds later.

"Marco..." Jill called.

"In here Polo." Leon called from his spot next to D who was having him cut up the silk robe to tie up the wounds of the Lion.

"Was the attack by the Lion?" Jill asked.

"No, I sold this Lion as a cub to this family 6 years back. It was a gift for the little girl on her day of birth. Completely tamed. I came here once a month to check on its behavior and Toko never once showed aggression or hostility towards anyone, especially these two."

"...Alright, this guy or girl couldn't have gotten far―"

-Grrr-

"Ah, what's that?"

-Rrrr, ROWR- Leon sat stork still, Jill's hand on her hip by her gun.

"A male, black hair, brown eyes."

"Eh?" Jill looked at the Lion. "Anything else?"

"..."

-Grrrrowl, Rrrr-

"Dressed in blood; cobra on his arm."

"That should work." Jill said, "I'll start a search immediately."

"Right, get a vet here―"

"No need chief, I will take him back and clean his wounds."

"Fine, Leon, go with him while forensics pats this place down."

"Yeah, I know."

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D settled on the couch, a few women lying on the couch with their hides on his shoulder, lap and knees.

"Well, the Lions asleep; hey, move it kitty." Leon picked up a cat that was in his spot and put her on his lap.

"Shell I make some more Tea?"

"It'd be nice."

D stood and the girls flocked to Leon. He pat the heads of the different breeds of cats while D smiled at the unawareness of the Detective.

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'Hm,' Azure blue eyes stared at the ghostly orbs that floated before them, they slowly formed two figures.

"Mommy...mommy, where are we?"

"Oh sweetie, I don't know."

"Tell me, your names."

"Oh, Melony, Melony Tailor. This is my daughter Morgan."

"You aren't aloud here. You do not go through here."

"Where is here?"

"You are at the entrance of Di Yu."

"Di Yu?"

"Hell, you must turn away and continue the path you see. Tian awaits you."

"Tian?"

"Heaven."

"Heaven..."

"Go..."

The two figures turned around and faded into orbs before floating off and vanishing.

'Hm, precious...life is...precious.'

"Don't you agree, Yun?"

A young man laid his hand on the shoulder clad in black and white silk.

"What is life?"

"It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset."

"Life is many things...yes...it is precious."

Azure eyes looked up at another orb, this one faded into a man.

"Tell me, your name."

"Eric Tailor."

"There are eighteen chambers behind this door. Your name will appear before you...above the chambers of those that suit you. Remember your crimes for all of eternity."

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"―caught the man lying dead in an alley way. He took his own life."

"Eric was the brother on Melony's deceased husband's side. He took their lives...out of envy...perhaps?"

"...Envy?"

"Yes, you could say that his brothers' spirit haunted him."

"Ghost stories again D?"

"Sorry, his brothers' many achievements haunted him, one such achievement being Melony."

"Let me guess, he loved her too."

"Yes, the three went to the same high school."

"How do you know?"

"Why Detective, I make it a habit to know everything about my customers."

"Right, so what did you do with the Lion?"

"Put him in a place he could roam about freely and heal his heart."

"...I'm watching you D...something about you...just seems...off."

"Would you like some more tea, Detective?"

"..."

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Me: Hope you enjoy! Please read and review! Sankyu! ^_^''