Chapter 1

Leashed

The day, had been pretty normal…

Strange how things could be classified as normal when normalcy consisted of fighting demons and collecting pieces of a magical jewel, but that's how Kagome Higurashi saw it after another day of fighting with Inuyasha over something she couldn't remember and Miroku getting smacked in the face for groping Sango. Monks, demon slayers, hanyous, and risking her life had all become second nature, and it was becoming hard to remember life before falling through the well.

She had finally done the best thing for everyone and dropped out of school. She could always go back when the journey ended and it saved her grandpa time from making up excuses and it was one less thing Inuyasha could complain about, and she had to admit sitting by the fire eating grilled fish was much more relaxing after a hard day's work without a text book in her lap.

"Having fun?" Inuyasha gruffly asked dumping firewood next to her while she looked over some magazine, "I thought no more school meant less shit in your bag, now you have that crap."

"Just a few magazines Inuyasha!" she argued closing it knowing that she wouldn't get any reading done.

"Just a few! Your backpack has more skinny skimpy women in it than one of those whore houses we've stumbled upon."

Before she could defend the super models that she didn't even know it was yanked out of her hand, "Hey give that back!"

He quickly opened it up and stared only at the pictures, which reminded Kagome to ask at a more appropriate time if Inuyasha knew how to read or not, "Can clothes in your time get any shorter?"

"What do you mean?"

"Well look at what you're wearing? You don't have to wear the stupid thing, but you do anyways and then you wonder why Kouga obsesses over you and damn pig demons take you wanting a wife."

"That's all because of my skirt?"

"Because you like showing your legs off, yeah."

She stood up quickly, "Sit boy!"

"What?"

SLAM!

"If it wasn't for you always dragging us into danger I wouldn't have to wear it. It's a lot easier to run in a short skirt than pants that could get caught in a thorn bush or something I could trip over."

"Dragging you into danger? Bitch, it's always me saving you!"

"Sit!"

SLAM!

"Knock it the hell off Kagome!"

She scoffed, "I was having a nice time until you decided to barge in with your mouth, Inuyasha can't you tell when your not wanted?"

The hurt that played on the hanyou's face quickly made her regret saying that. Even though he deserved it from all those times she claimed her to be a shard detector and ran off to find Kikyo she made it as though his only purpose was saving her. That wasn't true, she loved him, she just couldn't find the right words or time to say it.

"So any time I'm not around is nice, huh?"

"Inuyasha I didn't-

"No, you did."

"Will you just listen and-

"No you listen! This yelling and sitting crap is wearing on my nerves fast and is getting old. I am always saving your asses, and don't bring Miroku and Sango into this because if it wasn't for me they would have all been killed off long ago, and then I'm forced to rest when I don't want to because of you pathetic humans where I can't rest because I'm being screamed at about stupid shit. Do and read whatever you want, because starting now I'm ignoring your ass."

Kagome wanted to say something, but he was taking this cold shoulder treatment seriously. It wasn't wrong before he was sitting on a tree limb facing away from her dead to the world. A simple sit command could fix that, but she decided there was a time and a place for physically punishing Inuyasha.

"Come on Inuyasha," she said for the fourth time that night, "we've had some fun times together, you just have a habit of ruining a few quiet moments, that's all."

Nothing.

"Is he sulking?" Sango asked curiously as she approached after catching some more food with the monk and kitsune.

"His ignoring me," Kagome sighed.

"What'd he do this time?"

"Miroku," Inuyasha's voice came from the tree, "can you please tell Kagome and Sango that she ain't so perfect and everything that goes wrong is not automatically my fault."

Like a three-year-old Inuyasha was, but if that's the game he wanted to play, than that's the game they would play.

"Miroku can you tell Inuyasha that I was just going to apologize, but if he wants to ignore me than I'll gladly accept his offer."

"Miroku will you tell Kagome that I gladly accept, and I'll be happy not listening to her as her voice annoys me and I can't stand her smell. Wish I could go back in time, dodge this stupid necklace, and kick her ass before taking my jewel."

Tears. That's what Inuyasha smelled.

"Wait Kagome," he called out.

It was too late. She was already heading out into the darkness of the woods.

"Kagome come back!" he jumped out of the tree, "it isn't safe."

"What does it matter if I get killed? You would have done it yourself all that time ago, and I bet if I removed the necklace nothing would stop you from doing it now and taking the shards. It's nice to know that all this time together meant nothing and the only reason you've kept me around is because of the stupid jewel shards."

Speaking of the shards…

Inuyasha's eyes narrowed to the bottle that hung around Kagome's neck. Thanks to that bastard Naraku always stealing their shards by using Kikyo and the confusion caused in the battle with the band of seven they only had two. After a long journey of not picking up the trace of shards anywhere he suspected that they'd all been found and the only ones left were the two in Kouga's legs and the one in Kohaku's back.

"Where is our other shard at?"

Kagome's sadness and anger heightened at that question. How dare he bring up the location of the shards when that was the subject of why she was angry with him? Why was he so stupid?

"None of your business!"

"It is so my business stupid! Yell at me for calling you a shard detector or whatever, but it's your job to look for and after the stupid things and I'm leader so you will answer me when I ask you a question."

She turned around and screamed, "I didn't ask to meet you or do any of this in the first place! Just leave me alone…"

He was about to chase after her when Miroku and Sango stopped him. They were mumbling about how she needed some alone time, but he already knew that and thought that maybe it would be best. Did she really regret all their time together?

So a shard was missing? No matter how powerful he became or how many he slaughtered there was always a minor detail like this getting in his way.

He had acquired all the shards now except the ones in the ookami's legs and in his servant's back, and these two shouldn't have been an issue. Tonight had been the night he planned on killing Inuyasha and his friends for good, but a shard was not present.

"So much for spilling the hanyou's blood," Naraku muttered after spying on their camp now able to move unnoticed, "my fight will be with the miko."

With this new body he was much powerful than before, but still he wouldn't pick a fight when it was unnecessary. Fools like that Sesshoumaru could call it cowardly if they wanted too, but to him it was smart. Now instead of having to exchange words and attacks with the humans and dirty half-breed he would just have to question and eliminate Kagome. Perhaps this would be very simple or a crick in his neck depending on the location of the other shard.

The girl was sitting under a tree and crying, probably about the fight that her and Inuyasha had.

Why was he stopping to notice such a thing? He was wasting valuable night and time. Every second that went by was another second he didn't have the shikon no tama.

She was so much like Kikyo though. The miko he'd killed twice and managed to abandon all feelings for. He had no mercy for that woman. Despite the woman's ability to once again join the world of the living he felt a bit relieved when he thought about being able to kill her again without a second thought.

Kikyo never cried though. Even when her life was finished. Even when she felt betrayed by her lover. Even when past thoughts brushed over her. Nothing was worth her tears.

Kagome cried when she was hurt, maybe that was why he noticed her. Crying over something so little was a very un-Kikyo like trait.

Honestly, where had Kagome been when he had more free time? Instead of cold fish like Kikyo and arrogant asses like Inuyasha who had already lived a life of pain prior to love affair with the miko a girl like Kagome would be more interesting to toy with. Such innocence and emotion. The kind you could break and not put back together again…

There was still a little fun he could have with the girl. Like how to approach her?

Kagome couldn't believe it. How could Inuyasha say such things? She knew he would never lay a claw on her after everything they've been through, but still for him to say it just for the purpose of hurting her? How could she tell him how she felt when he was hell bent on pushing her away? Maybe he really had no feelings for her…

Maybe he could never move on from Kikyo…

"Kagome."

Kagome turned around teary eyed and turned away in disgust, "Go away Inuyasha."

He didn't, and instead sat down next to her, "Kagome will you just come back. I don't want you out here where you could get hurt."

"I'm a big girl Inuyasha, I can handle myself."

"I know that, and I could care less what you do on your own time, but we need to find Naraku. That bastard has the power to cloak his aura now, but there's the chance that his power might weaken, and if that happens you should be able to sense his piece of the jewel."

Like predicted Kagome angrily stood up, "Find Naraku yourself!"

Inuyasha growled before grabbing her roughly by the arm and pulling her back down to his level, "I will once we run into Kikyo again. She can sense the shards, so once I talk some sense into her you can be on your way."

"Ki-kikyo," she stuttered.

Fear, that's what Naraku was bathed in from this girl, and it was so pleasant. Her worst fears were being realized.

It was nice to know that the spell he cast over Inuyasha's party in the woods that day had been a great success on his part. That was the day Kikyo turned over a big chunk of the jewel and now he knew what everyone's worst fear was.

"I will always love Kikyo," Inuyasha's fangs were showing as he smiled, "shard detector."

"Inuyasha," her eyes widened with tears, "why are you saying this? What's wrong with you?"

"Why can't you just accept the truth? Oh I see, have feelings for me? Well I guess I have no problems about you being my whore, that's as close as you're going to get."

Before she could react she was pushed on to the ground with his body pressing against hers. His fangs grazed her neck as his knee tried to force her legs apart.

This wasn't Inuyasha, that much she knew. It could be some kind of new demon that just wanted to take advantage of her, but even though she'd never seen his shape shifting abilities first hand he came to mind being the enemy she hated most and had fruitlessly been pursuing.

"Naraku," she gasped as the fangs broke her skin.

Her realization of who he was snapped him back to reality. This was a bit too much and was wasting time, but thoughts of how it would have felt made him have no regrets. Her free had been like an aphrodisiac enticing him to consume all of her in everywhere possible. Yes, if only she would have been the shrine maiden that catered to Onigumo all those years ago, than he would have much more pleasant memories.

He changed back into his true self as he sat up, but still had Kagome under him from the waist down so she wouldn't think of going anywhere. The weight of his whole body resting there was crushing her a bit, and it would be hard to get any information out of a dead specimen though.

A tendril formed from the palm of his hand and wrapped itself around her neck temporarily choking her. It was another unnecessary waste of energy, but some suffering was in order after the times her arrow had delayed his plans.

Once he had his fill from that he detached the tentacle as it started to wrap around her neck forming a strong collar. Sacrificing another replaceable appendage he created a leash that wouldn't leave his hand and would send some pain her way if she tried to exist.

Standing up he yanked the collar with him forcing her to sit up after she experienced some unwanted abuse to her neck, "If I've heard correctly miko one of the shards that should be in your possession is not, now is that correct?"

"You'll never get it Naraku!" she yelled hoping that her struggle would attract the attention of Inuyasha.

That only made him smirk as he gripped on to the leash and a jolt made her whimper, "I was really hoping for your cooperation Kagome."

The sound of her whimpering on the ground was pleasing to his ears as she muttered more defiance and he was forced to punish her again. Once that became tiring he dragged her face to his by roughly grabbing a hand full of her soft hair.

"The jewel will become complete with or without your assistance, revealing the shards location will earn you a quicker death."

Between that moment of abuse and the next she thought about one thing you could always count on Naraku for. He didn't even spare an enemy one shred of hope for mercy, even when he could have lied to give her some incentive to hand over what he desired. It was always nice to have things straight to the point, but she knew if Naraku had the chance to toy with her emotions like he did in the form of Inuyasha he would stall things as long as possible.

"You need me," she made sure to tell him, "Kikyo would rather die than help you find that other shard, and it's somewhere you'll never get it."

He made the shock last longer as he became annoyed.

She spoke the truth, and he didn't like that truth.

There was something, he Naraku, could not attain with more choices than one. The jewel wasn't had by a demon that would publicize it's ownership over it like all the others he slayed had and Kikyo would die again before locating it. He had to keep Kagome alive until he had full possession of it, and perhaps even longer since she would serve as the perfect bait to locate Kouga, and she knew it.

"It's somewhere you'll never get it."

"I am the strongest demon in these lands," he made sure to boast before harming her again after a comment about being a hanyou, "there is no place you could have hidden the shard that I won't find it."

Once he released her hair she fell into a pained crumbled state, she wouldn't last much longer, but still she dared to defy him, "Keep telling yourself that Naraku, you can't get it."

She was about to go unconscious, but he quickly smacked her in the face to keep her in the waking world where more suffering would await her. He was surprised he had been able to control himself enough to the point where it would only bruise despite what was on the line. Did this girl have the power to hide it in other dimensions. He would soon find out.

"Kanna," he spoke as his quiet incarnation appeared, "I was saving this surprise for Inuyasha's death, but I suppose it can help pursue you to stop resisting."

Kagome had no clue what Naraku was talking about. Her mind was becoming numb from the exhaustion of having her body harmed and the pain stinging on her cheek, and somehow out of all the blurred images she noticed something different about the white girl who approached, her mirror, it was different, the rim was gold instead of sliver.

"I can now control the night," the girl spoke in an eerie tone.

Naraku chuckled, "Our episode with Kaguya did earn me an advantage after all."

That was Kaguya's mirror! The demon who'd eaten immortal beings to become one and used her magical mirror to seal Kagura and Kanna before turning Inuyasha into a demon. Kanna could use it to control the night though?

That's right, it was once used to turn the moon full and keep it that way for several days. Wait- if the moon could be controlled then…

"Tonight would be the perfect night for a new moon Kanna," Naraku made Kagome realize her second worst fear, Inuyasha being killed the night he was human.

"No," she moaned painfully now grabbing at Naraku's purple kimono hoping that her motions would keep her from falling asleep and being painfully awoken again.

"It's your choice Kagome," he smirked, "reveal the location of your other shard, or Inuyasha will become human and be killed by me within seconds."

Kagome would reveal the location of the shards since Naraku having the shikon was less important than Inuyasha being killed off, but how to explain it? How could she tell Naraku that she left the other shard in her time just incase this situation happened. She thought it would be a good idea since they literally could not afford to lose another shard and she had the other one to transfer between times, but now it made her regret being so dumb. Naraku would never believe her and kill all her friends before realizing the truth.

"The well," Kagome coughed, "if I go through it I would be five hundred years into the future. I and Inuyasha are the only ones that can go through so I hid the shard there."

She flinched ready to be smacked again, but nothing. She looked up into those terrifying crimson eyes of his to discover him smirking. Her being a girl from the future was such a dumb story! How could he believe it? An intellectual like him believed in future girls?

"So that's the secret of the well," he chuckled again, "the first time I saw you was the day you came out and embraced that pathetic half-breed, and I knew it held some significance. Time travel was one thing I wasn't expecting though."

So he did believe her? That wasn't good, but wait? Could he move through the well? It accepted Inuyasha, but what about another hanyou? Shippou or the other two couldn't get through so it was either just Inuyasha that could move through or half-breeds. She didn't know which she wanted to be true. If Naraku got through the well he would have the shikon and could hurt her family, if he couldn't have the jewel he would kill Inuyasha when he was changed into a human, but then again he would probably kill Inuyasha anyways. There was no win situation with this. It was scary, there was no way out.

"Kanna you and the others shall surround the camp," Naraku began to drag Kagome even though she lay limp on the ground, "attack to kill whomever moves past this perimeter. I will return shortly."

Obviously they were heading towards Kaede's village and the bone eater's well. That was a two day walk, so Naraku would fly them there. That's what she thought, but body continued to be dragged against twigs and stones breaking and bruising her skin. She tried to stand up and follow, but her legs gave out and she fell on to the ground again.

He stopped and grinned down at her, "You will walk on all fours like the pet you are, or be dragged until all your skin is rubbed off, your choice."

"I'm no damn pet!" she quickly yelled trying to stand up again before being shocked.

"Walk on all fours or be hurt," he said before turning around and pulling on the leash.

Naraku wanted to break her, that much was obvious, and she wouldn't let him have that. He couldn't have that! He had already taken everything else from her.

She was getting hurt badly, he could tell by the smell of her blood. Her face would soon be filled with cuts and her arms were probably bad as well. The end was coming soon for all of them, and none of her friends were around, so what did her last shred of dignity have to do with anything.

It didn't matter, if she was going to be so prideful than he would get some fun out of it. At the same time though he wanted to fly and be there right now, but if he waited fifty years to get the jewel than he could wait another two days if he had to for some last minute pleasure.

Kagome didn't want too, it would break her soul, but the pain! She couldn't take any more of it, and if she remained on the ground like this she would fall asleep and her body would be harmed a lot more. Naraku seemed to have no qualms about walking at a fast pace. Oh, what did it matter? He was going to kill her anyways, and as long as Inuyasha wasn't here to see her give in to the enemy.

She got on her legs, forcing him to stop and raise his eyebrow at her. She then stretched her arms out and began to crawl, giving him what he wanted. The bastard.

"So are you my pet Kagome?" he asked as she walked past him.

"Yes," she choked on her tears.

"And whose your master?"

No answer, but he hadn't been expecting it. Honestly, Naraku didn't really want to imagine it, but if he was that girl he'd never give himself the satisfaction after already being humiliated. He'd never done anything to this girl except try to kill her on a few occasions, but he'd hurt her friends in many unforgivable ways, she would submit so easily.

He wasn't giving up though. She would address him as master before it was all sudden done, and he also looked forward to having her hate him like her friends did. Maybe she had family in her time, he could make her hate, and then make her regret not being there enough for her family before their demise. Regret and hate, two major recipes for a tainted jewel shard that would add to his beautiful jewel.

He watched her crawling on the ground with her now leading the way. Not only was this view pleasant in many ways, but also he had a nice view of her ass.

She was a pathetic human, but unlike Sesshoumaru and a few other choice taiyoukai he didn't see why humans couldn't be used in sexual fantasies. He honestly couldn't think of any humanoid female youkai he'd been across with that round of a rear, and not to mention her breast size.

Perhaps he would keep her around much longer than he at first estimated. She would serve as some pleasant entertainment indeed.

AN: It's 2 AM so I'm going to stop there and go to bed. After becoming 18 and discovering the wonder of I sort of started writing this up just for the purpose of having something cool to submit the site. I really didn't have to think much because like my high school fic this is based on a naughty rp I had with a friend.