Torture
By: Jillian
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or his friends. If I did, I would've kept Kikyo dead. I don't really
hate her, she's just really annoying. Every time Inuyasha and Kagome
are just about
to tell each other how they feel about each other, she pops up out of
nowhere. (Sorry,
Kikyo fans!) It just really annoys me. But whatever, on with the
story!
Inuyasha's Point of View
"Inuyasha?" Kagome's voice called softly.
I couldn't answer her. I couldn't even move a muscle to yell back. Of all nights, why did the new moon have to be tonight? No, it wasn't Sango, Miroku, or Shippo who was in trouble. Hell, it wasn't even Kagome this time.
The monk, demon exterminator, her demon cat Kirara, and the Kitsune were all asleep by the fire. They were supposed to be on watch while I was in my weak human form. Nope, they were all asleep.
No, they weren't in trouble, I was.
"Inuyasha, where are you?" she yelled again.
Feh, where was I? I was laying on the cold, hard ground, deep in the woods with a razor-sharp knife pressed against my throat. And to add insult to injury, I was human.
*~*~*Flashback*~*~*
"I'm gonna go get some more firewood," I said, standing up.
As I stood, the wind caught my hair, blowing black strands into my face as a taunting reminder of the new moon.
I walked out of the clearing and into the woods, gathering dry branches as I went. When I finally had enough, I turned and started back towards camp. I didn't realize how far I treaded until I was on my way back.
A twig suddenly snapped behind me and I spun around, dropping my load. My hands automatically balled into fists and were up. I was ready for a fight by instinct.
"Who's there?" I hissed.
My eyes darted back and forth, looking for some form of danger. Human senses were utterly useless in the dense trees, especially at night.
Something whizzed past my ear and I circled around again. This time, my eyes caught sight of a figure wrapped in a dark cloak of some sort.
I started after it, when suddenly a cloth was clamped over my nose and mouth. It smelled suspiciously like that paint Kagome used on her nails.
I grabbed at the hands over my face, but it was no use, I was weakening. Whatever was on the cloth was paralyzing my muscles. I slumped to the ground, fully conscious and alert, but unable to do anything to defend myself.
Then a cold knife was pressed against my throat.
*~*~*End of Flashback*~*~*
"Don't even try to move," a raspy voice hissed.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome's voice was louder now, as if she was getting closer.
I just lay there, unable to move. I couldn't fight whoever did this if I wanted. The only time I'm ever weak and look what happens.
I struggled to move my body, succeeding only in twitching my little finger.
"Inuyasha?" Kagome seemed farther away now, like she was leaving.
'Go get the others,' I thought.
"It's about time that little nuisance left," said the figure above me.
He took the knife away from my neck and put it away. He then he let out a call that sounded just like an owl. It had to have been a signal, because twenty or so little imp-like creatures came from out of nowhere and began to carry me off.
I let out a hiss of air between my teeth, hoping to catch my 'friend's' attention. It was the only thing I could do since the rest of me was still partially paralyzed. I could only control my breathing.
He looked down at me; shadows were cast over his face from the hood of his cloak.
"Yes?" he asked.
"Where are you taking me?" I managed to get out. I was slowly beginning to get a little more feeling into my immobile body.
"There is someone who wants to see you," was his reply.
"Who?"
"Someone you know, but are not exactly friends with," he said.
"Tell me!"
"I mustn't. If I said, I would be killed on the spot without a spot." his voice seemed a bit thoughtful as he said it
I was about to open my mouth and say something else, but an imp carrying me looked me in the eyes and pulled another cloth out of a hidden pocket. It looked at the cloaked man and he nodded.
The cloth was pressed gently over my nose and mouth. Thankfully, it was much more softly this time. It smelled like that spray Kagome used on her hair. The chemical slowly made me groggy. It didn't paralyze me. My mind seemed to shut down and everything went dark. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~**********~~~~~*~*~*~~~~~**********~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (A/N: Okay, now I'm gonna try something new for me. I'm switching viewpoints for all the characters. I mean everyone, not just Inuyasha and Kagome's. That's what I normally do. I'm never the bad guy. Oh well, this could be fun. ::Smiles evilly:: Mwa ha ha ha ha ha! I'm just kidding, I could never do anything too bad to the poor half demon. Okay, anyway, sorry about that. On with the story.)
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Naraku's Point of View
I waited quite impatiently for my minions to return with Inuyasha. I wasn't exactly planning on having him brought here. It just worked at the last minute that I recalled that he turned human tonight. I looked around my room from where I was. I was sitting in my usual spot by my window. That was where my servants would normally find me. There was a knock on the door to my quarters. It had to have been my incarnation Hiyaku with the hanyou. "Enter," I said, without turning to look seeing who it was. The door opened and Hiyaku stepped through it. He was followed by twenty or so imps carrying an unconcious form with them. "I have brought the half demon, Inuyasha," he said. I looked up from the window; a small smile lit up my face as I looked upon the hanyou. "Well done," I said. "Take him to the underground chambers, bind him with the chains Kikyo blessed. I will be down momentarily." Hiyaku left the room, his demons followed. I stood and retrieved my baboon pelt. Then, draping it around my shoulders, I started the trek to the sublevels.
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Kagome's Point of View
"Miroku, Sango, wake up," I said, shaking the pair.
They opened their eyes slowly, blinking sleep from them.
"Lady Kagome, what is it?" asked Miroku, yawning behind his hand.
Sango also looked at me with curiosity.
"It's Inuyasha. I think he's in trouble." I said, " He was supposed to be back a while ago."
I looked at their faces, reflecting the flames. The fire danced across their cheeks, making them look a bit like ghosts.
"Why do you think he's in trouble?" Sango wondered, shaking Shippo and Kirara awake gently.
"I was out looking for him, and I heard something in the forest. It sounded like someone was struggling against something," I explained. " I called for him, but he didn't answer."
"Eww.something smells funny," Shippo waved his hand in front of his face and wrinkled his nose. "Like the paint you use on your nails, Kagome," the fox child yawned. "There's another scent too. It makes me sleepy. It's sweet, but not like flowers. It's like.um.like.it's like gross sweet."
"Can you smell anything else, Shippo?" the monk asked.
He sniffed the air again, looked at me, and nodded.
"I smell Inuyasha, Jaken, and scorched hair and skin," he said.
Miroku scratched the back of his head, the rosary beads on his wrist clattered as they moved.
"Do you think Sesshomaru has something to do with this?" the monk asked. "If Jaken is nearby, Sesshomaru can't be far beind."
"Well, it's not Jaken, it just smells like him. It's..toady."
"We need to find him!" I said, "Can you follow the scent?"
The Kitsune nodded.
"Then we need to go after him," Sango stood up and stretched.
"Right," the monk agreed.
We all started picking up various items on the ground. I started rolling the sleeping bags when I heard a loud SMACK!
"Pervert! Keep your damn hands to yourself!" Sango hissed.
When everything was gathered and put away, Shippo locked onto the scents in the air and we set out.
"It's getting stronger," Shippo reported.
It seemed like forever since we started. It was dark and I've always had a thing about being in a forest at night. It was sort of a phobia. I've always had it. Anything could jump out and carry someone off. My mother always told me about the boogey man and how he takes away children. I shuddered at the thought and checked the glowing hands on my watch, it was 2:45 in the morning. There was still a long time until morning. I shivered again.
Something rustled behind me and I let out a startled 'eep!' A squeal of fright escaped from me as something wrapped around my shoulders.
"Lady Kagome, please, it is only me," it was Miroku.
I let out a sigh of relief.
"Sorry, I guess I'm a little on edge. I've always been scared of the woods at night," I said.
I was surprised there was nothing lecherous about his kind gesture, but I was also a little nervous. Wouldn't Sango be a bit upset about him doing this? After all she loved him, not me. Miroku was just a friend to me. A good perverted friend.
"Everyone has fears," the monk whispered, "Mine for instance is this accursed wind tunnel. I'm afraid it will devour me before I can tell a certain someone how I feel about her."
"Why are you doing this? Aren't you a little afraid a certain someone will get a bit jealous?"
"Yes, but she wasn't shivering," he said.
"I'm just cold. I'm gonna get my coat out of my bag in a little while." I lied. I wasn't cold, I was scared out of my mind. "If you want to tell her how you feel, just do what you're doing now. Don't ruin the moment with something perverted. Just take her by the shoulders like you're doing now. It's perfect. As long as you don't do something stupid, she won't pull away."
He thought about that for a while before nodding.
"I think that might work," Miroku replied, then added with a wink, "I hope I can control myself."
His arm left my shoulders and I was alone again. I hadn't wanted to admit it, but the monk's presence was oddly comforting.
I heard a startled gasp from the left of me and I smiled, knowing it was Sango. "The scent is fading," Shippo reported, Kirara growled in agreement. "There's not much to go on anymore."
'Please be alright, Inuyasha.' I pleaded silently.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~** End of Kagome's Point of View **~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Author's Note: Okay that's it for now. I think I bit off more than I can chew. This is gonna be a lot harder than I originally thought. By the way,
sorry about that little itty- bitty tidbit of fluff between Miroku and
Kagome. That just wrote itself out and I couldn't stop it. Don't be surprised if some of the characters pop up from out of nowhere. They might
be a bit OOC.
(Y)
(~.~) ~~~~~ It's a bunny!
("')('")o
By: Jillian
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or his friends. If I did, I would've kept Kikyo dead. I don't really
hate her, she's just really annoying. Every time Inuyasha and Kagome
are just about
to tell each other how they feel about each other, she pops up out of
nowhere. (Sorry,
Kikyo fans!) It just really annoys me. But whatever, on with the
story!
Inuyasha's Point of View
"Inuyasha?" Kagome's voice called softly.
I couldn't answer her. I couldn't even move a muscle to yell back. Of all nights, why did the new moon have to be tonight? No, it wasn't Sango, Miroku, or Shippo who was in trouble. Hell, it wasn't even Kagome this time.
The monk, demon exterminator, her demon cat Kirara, and the Kitsune were all asleep by the fire. They were supposed to be on watch while I was in my weak human form. Nope, they were all asleep.
No, they weren't in trouble, I was.
"Inuyasha, where are you?" she yelled again.
Feh, where was I? I was laying on the cold, hard ground, deep in the woods with a razor-sharp knife pressed against my throat. And to add insult to injury, I was human.
*~*~*Flashback*~*~*
"I'm gonna go get some more firewood," I said, standing up.
As I stood, the wind caught my hair, blowing black strands into my face as a taunting reminder of the new moon.
I walked out of the clearing and into the woods, gathering dry branches as I went. When I finally had enough, I turned and started back towards camp. I didn't realize how far I treaded until I was on my way back.
A twig suddenly snapped behind me and I spun around, dropping my load. My hands automatically balled into fists and were up. I was ready for a fight by instinct.
"Who's there?" I hissed.
My eyes darted back and forth, looking for some form of danger. Human senses were utterly useless in the dense trees, especially at night.
Something whizzed past my ear and I circled around again. This time, my eyes caught sight of a figure wrapped in a dark cloak of some sort.
I started after it, when suddenly a cloth was clamped over my nose and mouth. It smelled suspiciously like that paint Kagome used on her nails.
I grabbed at the hands over my face, but it was no use, I was weakening. Whatever was on the cloth was paralyzing my muscles. I slumped to the ground, fully conscious and alert, but unable to do anything to defend myself.
Then a cold knife was pressed against my throat.
*~*~*End of Flashback*~*~*
"Don't even try to move," a raspy voice hissed.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome's voice was louder now, as if she was getting closer.
I just lay there, unable to move. I couldn't fight whoever did this if I wanted. The only time I'm ever weak and look what happens.
I struggled to move my body, succeeding only in twitching my little finger.
"Inuyasha?" Kagome seemed farther away now, like she was leaving.
'Go get the others,' I thought.
"It's about time that little nuisance left," said the figure above me.
He took the knife away from my neck and put it away. He then he let out a call that sounded just like an owl. It had to have been a signal, because twenty or so little imp-like creatures came from out of nowhere and began to carry me off.
I let out a hiss of air between my teeth, hoping to catch my 'friend's' attention. It was the only thing I could do since the rest of me was still partially paralyzed. I could only control my breathing.
He looked down at me; shadows were cast over his face from the hood of his cloak.
"Yes?" he asked.
"Where are you taking me?" I managed to get out. I was slowly beginning to get a little more feeling into my immobile body.
"There is someone who wants to see you," was his reply.
"Who?"
"Someone you know, but are not exactly friends with," he said.
"Tell me!"
"I mustn't. If I said, I would be killed on the spot without a spot." his voice seemed a bit thoughtful as he said it
I was about to open my mouth and say something else, but an imp carrying me looked me in the eyes and pulled another cloth out of a hidden pocket. It looked at the cloaked man and he nodded.
The cloth was pressed gently over my nose and mouth. Thankfully, it was much more softly this time. It smelled like that spray Kagome used on her hair. The chemical slowly made me groggy. It didn't paralyze me. My mind seemed to shut down and everything went dark. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~**********~~~~~*~*~*~~~~~**********~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (A/N: Okay, now I'm gonna try something new for me. I'm switching viewpoints for all the characters. I mean everyone, not just Inuyasha and Kagome's. That's what I normally do. I'm never the bad guy. Oh well, this could be fun. ::Smiles evilly:: Mwa ha ha ha ha ha! I'm just kidding, I could never do anything too bad to the poor half demon. Okay, anyway, sorry about that. On with the story.)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~**********~~~~~*~*~*~~~~~**********~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Naraku's Point of View
I waited quite impatiently for my minions to return with Inuyasha. I wasn't exactly planning on having him brought here. It just worked at the last minute that I recalled that he turned human tonight. I looked around my room from where I was. I was sitting in my usual spot by my window. That was where my servants would normally find me. There was a knock on the door to my quarters. It had to have been my incarnation Hiyaku with the hanyou. "Enter," I said, without turning to look seeing who it was. The door opened and Hiyaku stepped through it. He was followed by twenty or so imps carrying an unconcious form with them. "I have brought the half demon, Inuyasha," he said. I looked up from the window; a small smile lit up my face as I looked upon the hanyou. "Well done," I said. "Take him to the underground chambers, bind him with the chains Kikyo blessed. I will be down momentarily." Hiyaku left the room, his demons followed. I stood and retrieved my baboon pelt. Then, draping it around my shoulders, I started the trek to the sublevels.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~**********~~~~~*~*~*~~~~~**********~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Kagome's Point of View
"Miroku, Sango, wake up," I said, shaking the pair.
They opened their eyes slowly, blinking sleep from them.
"Lady Kagome, what is it?" asked Miroku, yawning behind his hand.
Sango also looked at me with curiosity.
"It's Inuyasha. I think he's in trouble." I said, " He was supposed to be back a while ago."
I looked at their faces, reflecting the flames. The fire danced across their cheeks, making them look a bit like ghosts.
"Why do you think he's in trouble?" Sango wondered, shaking Shippo and Kirara awake gently.
"I was out looking for him, and I heard something in the forest. It sounded like someone was struggling against something," I explained. " I called for him, but he didn't answer."
"Eww.something smells funny," Shippo waved his hand in front of his face and wrinkled his nose. "Like the paint you use on your nails, Kagome," the fox child yawned. "There's another scent too. It makes me sleepy. It's sweet, but not like flowers. It's like.um.like.it's like gross sweet."
"Can you smell anything else, Shippo?" the monk asked.
He sniffed the air again, looked at me, and nodded.
"I smell Inuyasha, Jaken, and scorched hair and skin," he said.
Miroku scratched the back of his head, the rosary beads on his wrist clattered as they moved.
"Do you think Sesshomaru has something to do with this?" the monk asked. "If Jaken is nearby, Sesshomaru can't be far beind."
"Well, it's not Jaken, it just smells like him. It's..toady."
"We need to find him!" I said, "Can you follow the scent?"
The Kitsune nodded.
"Then we need to go after him," Sango stood up and stretched.
"Right," the monk agreed.
We all started picking up various items on the ground. I started rolling the sleeping bags when I heard a loud SMACK!
"Pervert! Keep your damn hands to yourself!" Sango hissed.
When everything was gathered and put away, Shippo locked onto the scents in the air and we set out.
"It's getting stronger," Shippo reported.
It seemed like forever since we started. It was dark and I've always had a thing about being in a forest at night. It was sort of a phobia. I've always had it. Anything could jump out and carry someone off. My mother always told me about the boogey man and how he takes away children. I shuddered at the thought and checked the glowing hands on my watch, it was 2:45 in the morning. There was still a long time until morning. I shivered again.
Something rustled behind me and I let out a startled 'eep!' A squeal of fright escaped from me as something wrapped around my shoulders.
"Lady Kagome, please, it is only me," it was Miroku.
I let out a sigh of relief.
"Sorry, I guess I'm a little on edge. I've always been scared of the woods at night," I said.
I was surprised there was nothing lecherous about his kind gesture, but I was also a little nervous. Wouldn't Sango be a bit upset about him doing this? After all she loved him, not me. Miroku was just a friend to me. A good perverted friend.
"Everyone has fears," the monk whispered, "Mine for instance is this accursed wind tunnel. I'm afraid it will devour me before I can tell a certain someone how I feel about her."
"Why are you doing this? Aren't you a little afraid a certain someone will get a bit jealous?"
"Yes, but she wasn't shivering," he said.
"I'm just cold. I'm gonna get my coat out of my bag in a little while." I lied. I wasn't cold, I was scared out of my mind. "If you want to tell her how you feel, just do what you're doing now. Don't ruin the moment with something perverted. Just take her by the shoulders like you're doing now. It's perfect. As long as you don't do something stupid, she won't pull away."
He thought about that for a while before nodding.
"I think that might work," Miroku replied, then added with a wink, "I hope I can control myself."
His arm left my shoulders and I was alone again. I hadn't wanted to admit it, but the monk's presence was oddly comforting.
I heard a startled gasp from the left of me and I smiled, knowing it was Sango. "The scent is fading," Shippo reported, Kirara growled in agreement. "There's not much to go on anymore."
'Please be alright, Inuyasha.' I pleaded silently.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~** End of Kagome's Point of View **~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Author's Note: Okay that's it for now. I think I bit off more than I can chew. This is gonna be a lot harder than I originally thought. By the way,
sorry about that little itty- bitty tidbit of fluff between Miroku and
Kagome. That just wrote itself out and I couldn't stop it. Don't be surprised if some of the characters pop up from out of nowhere. They might
be a bit OOC.
(Y)
(~.~) ~~~~~ It's a bunny!
("')('")o