DISCLAIMER: I own nothing but the plot and some of the names. Well, not the names. I only made up a few… but that's different.

Okay, so, the prologue basically told you how it started. Now it gets into the story. Woohoo! Enjoy!

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Chapter 1 - Prologue: Abduction

Just before she reached the window panel, the window burst open, making Kagome stumble backwards and onto the bed. Her scream didn't make it out; a slender, gloved hand covered her mouth, while another wrapped itself lithely around her waist.

She paled. Her mind was reeling, she felt dizzy. Her heart pounded in her chest, threatening it's hardest that it would leap out if this kept up. Kagome tried to scream again, but the hand clamped over her mouth tightened, almost suffocating her.

The fear and the fever apart were nothing too horrid that she couldn't bear. But together, they were impossible to stand.

With a final muffled shout, she grew limp, her body weary from the fighting. And the intruder, proud and victorious, effortlessly leaped back out the window and away from the scene.

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Chapter 2 - Introduction

"She's just a girl!"

"I can't believe Beau really wanted her."

"Not to mention she reeks of illness…"

Kagome groaned groggily as she shifted her weight on the soft mattress. There were voices. She could hear them clearly, but they weren't familiar at all.

"I think she's awake now."

"I say we give her a welcome scare."

"She's never gonna warm up to you, idiot."

Kagome stiffened, realizing that she wasn't in her room anymore; these voices were the strangers who took her from the safety of her home.

"She smells quite delicious though…"

"You think Beau got her as dinner?"

"How sweet of the bastard."

Before she had time to think more on what one of the men said about dinner, she was nudged in the side.

Her eyes fluttered open, lifting to meet the golden gaze of, who she thought, was one of the loveliest boys she had ever seen.

"Hey. You alive?"

Kagome looked at him meekly from her place on the ground.

The boy grew impatient, his eyes gleamed. "I said, are you alive?"

She cringed at the tone in his voice. "I'm… I'm alive. You don't have to yell."

It became silent, and Kagome took this time to sit up and dust herself off. She was scared to death, but she wouldn't let them know that. Be calm, Kagome

But everyone's staring wasn't really helping. She looked up at the dark figures surrounding her, noting mentally that they were all very ethereal. "What?" She snapped.

One of the men in the center of the circle laughed. "Doesn't she know that we can kill her faster than she can blink? I think we're losing our scariness."

"Yeah, you're right. And to a wench, too." Another laugh.

Kagome straightened, angry now. "Excuse me! I am not a wench! My name is Kagome. And if you don't like me so much, I don't see why you're still around me." She turned her head stubbornly, heart still pounding.

A merry laugh filled the bleak room.

Kagome bent forward so as to search for the source of the sound, but only then did she realize just how dark the room was.

It was big probably, but very dim. She could see only maybe a few meters ahead of her.

"My, I'm so glad you made it here safely, Kagome." That same voice drawled happily. "I've been waiting!" It sang.

Kagome swallowed heavily. "U-um, who are you?"

Out of the shadows appeared another man. This man had deep reddish-brown eyes and pale as snow skin. He had a sharp nose and soft, but thin lips, making him appear as though he was foreign. His hair framed his face, hanging just at his shoulders, and was as black as the night, contrasting sharply with his ghostly skin.

She felt her fingers twitch—she wanted to touch that hair of his. I looked soft.

He was tall, Kagome could see that. Taller than her by at least a foot, maybe more. He had long arms and legs and a lean torso. But what was different was his wardrobe. The man's outfit consisted of nothing but a loose, white button-up shirt and black khakis, with a dark cloak thrown over. He seemed so out of place in modern Tokyo, where jeans and t-shirts were most common.

His eyes twinkled as he spoke up. "Did you have a pleasant rest?"

Kagome thought hard. Should she answer or ignore him? He seemed nice… but maybe he wasn't. Maybe he was using his sick humor on her.

She sighed. Might as well try. "I'm fine. Thanks."

"Splendid!" He clapped his hands together and gave her one of the happiest grins she'd seen in a long time. Maybe he really was a nice guy. "Oh how rude of me, I've forgotten to introduce myself!"

Kagome almost smiled at his quickly changed expression. It went from excited to troubled in less than half a second.

"Don't roll your eyes at me, young man."

Kagome blinked, momentarily confused. He was looking at her, was he talking to her? But she saw that the boy she saw before, the one that nudged her, wave his hand in dismissal. She started when she felt a hand grab hers.

"Jumpy, aren't we?" The black-haired man said in his smooth voice, lifting her hand to his lips. She noticed how cold they were as they touched her skin.

"My name is Beau. Pleasure to meet you."

Kagome blushed.

Beau.

What a strange name. He really was foreign after all. She shook her head of her daze and smiled curtly. "Kagome."

He chuckled and released her hand from his grip. "Yes, I know."

She felt her face redden again, this time from anxiety more than from embarrassment. "Y-you do?" Were they stalkers? Murderers? Kidnappers?

Well… of course they were kidnappers. They'd just kidnapped her, hadn't they?

"Yes, we do. But don't worry, dear child, we don't mean you any harm."

Kagome took the sincerity in his voice and his eyes as truth, but she still felt wary. Why would they have taken her here if they didn't want anything from her?

"Now, lets introduce you to the rest of the family, shall we?"

The golden-eyed boy from before snorted. Apparently he didn't like the way Beau phrased his sentence.

But Beau ignored him, his smile never faltering as he called stood next to another boy.

He seemed around 16, as far as Kagome could tell. He was tall. though not nearly as tall as Beau. His hair was short and wavy, resting on the top of his head in a mahogany-red color. His skin was pale too—Kagome noticed all of the men's skin was pale—and made his bright green eyes stand out.

He gave her a lopsided smile and waved. "Yo."

Beau grinned calmly. "This man of words is Kane. He's just here for the food."

Kane laughed, making Kagome blush. He had a smooth laugh, and he was quite good looking too. "For the food and the girls." He winked at Kagome.

She smiled back awkwardly. Food, sure. But girls? What kind of place was this!? Maybe… Oh god, I'm in a whore house! She visibly paled.

Beau's happy demeanor lessened, and he looked mildly worried for a moment. "Are you alright, Kagome?"

Kagome nodded vigorously. "Y-yeah! Fine!"

Beau looked thoughtful, but smiled again, moving on to the next man in the room. "This is probably one of the most valuable assets to our little group, Nori."

The man Beau had an arm around, Nori, crossed his arms over his lean chest and snorted, as if saying 'I'm too good to be here.'

Kagome felt some of her patience snap, but bit her lip. She already didn't like this guy. But, she admitted, he, too, was good-looking. Dear god, they all were! Maybe the man who kidnapped her took her to heaven. She felt the corner of her mouth tug into a smile, but stopped herself.

Nori, who was taller than Beau by a mere two inches at most, was also dressed much like she herself was, but he held a notepad and pen in his hand. It seemed that they all were dressed casually, except Beau, that is. Nori had short, straight, smoky gray hair and a pair of dark, silver eyes. He was different than the rest, for his eyes didn't hold as much depth and emotion as the others.

He made Kagome wonder.

Beau patted Nori's shoulder. "It's okay Nori, she'll be good." With that he moved over to—Kagome gulped—the golden-eyed boy she met earlier.

She glared at him, but her glare was missed as the boy stared at Beau, obviously bored with introductions.

Kagome took the time to study him. He was fairly tall, about the same height as Kane. His hair was messy and fell over his ears. It was an amazing shade of silvery-white. Kagome had never seen such a color! And his eyes were beautiful; gold. What was he, an angel?

"This is Inuyasha. Don't let his attitude scare you, there's a kitten under all those claws." He smiled at poked Inuyasha's nose, as if he were a child.

Kagome smiled. Beau seemed so carefree…

She was somewhat surprised when she saw how his expression softened at such a degree when he came to a halt near the next person.

Beau placed one pale hand on the boy's shoulder and smiled heartwarmingly. "This here is the newest addition to our family."

That word again. Family.

"Takai." Beau leaned his head so it bumped softly against the boy, still with a smile on his face and facing her.

Takai kept his head low. He seemed shy. Was that it? Was that why Beau was being so gentle with him? The boy seemed sad. Lost. Like a child. And Kagome saw his hands tremble at his sides.

"Say hello, Takai."

Said boy, Takai, seemed to be deciding if he would or not.

Before Kagome could stop herself, she spoke out. "It's okay. He doesn't have to say anything, I don't mind."

The others looked at her, but Kagome looked at Takai.

His head lifted slightly, giving Kagome a brief glimpse of his eyes. Cerulean blue. Like an ocean on a clear day. And they matched his dark blue hair, which was tied with a small ribbon in the back.

He smiled meekly, then lowered his head again.

Kagome smiled back, not caring if he saw it. She felt good knowing she'd got him to say hi, even if it wasn't with words.

Beau, needless to say, was ecstatic with the action. In his joy, he lifted his hand and smacked Takai on the back; a motion for a job well done.

Takai stumbled forward but did not fall, turning and blinking in surprise at the ever-grinning Beau. "Well done! Next!"

Kagome moved her hand from where it previously covered her mouth. She thought Beau was going to strike him! But… maybe the man just doesn't know his own strength.

The next man made Kagome's mouth drop. He was huge! A whopping seven feet if not taller!

I feel like a bug around them…

Kagome eyed his build. He was lean, just like the rest, but he had more muscle. He may have been the oldest man out of the bunch, too. His face was hard-set, but his dark green eyes were watching her kindly. His brown hair came up in spikes and his right ear had a single earring.

Kagome studied it.

It was long, maybe two inches. The green matched his eyes, but the depth seemed never-ending. He, too, seemed foreign, but at the same time, didn't.

"This is Jun. He takes care of us." Beau nodded happily, patting Jun's chest. "Yeah, he's a big one, isn't he? If you need anything at all, just ask him."

Kagome grinned mentally. A doctor? Oh how wonderful! But she didn't ask just yet, that would be rude.

The last two were definitely twins, Kagome noted.

Beau came and stood between the two beautiful boys. "Dai-chan and Akira!"

Kagome giggled at his behavior. Just like a child.

"Daisuke." The one on the left said, eyeing Beau.

Akira, on the right, grinned and rolled his eyes. "Always with 'Dai-chan'." He ducked out of Beau's hold and walked over to Kagome.

Beau didn't seem to mind. He grinned at Daisuke and tousled his hair.

Akira continued smiling that dazzling smile when he reached Kagome. He took her hand and lifted it to his lips, just as Beau had done. "Welcome." He let her hand go and turned away from her blushing form, waving gracefully around at the room. "Make yourself at home." He smiled once again in her direction, then, with a laugh, slide Daisuke from Beau's death grip.

Kagome sighed. She needed to get home, and soon. These people all seemed nice, but they were strangers. And she'd met enough strangers in her time to know that being in a room of them is nothing more than awkward and dangerous.

"Hey Beau?" Called the silver-haired Inuyasha.

"Hm?"

"You're missing someone, ya know."

Beau smiled warmly. "I know. But let's leave your brother to himself."

Kagome's eyes widened. Brother? There were more of them? Oh, great. Now someone was going to say, 'you're forgetting about my sister and her three kids' and 'my seventeen cousins and their parents will be here soon too'. Before you know it, the number in this room's gonna multiply by a million.

Yep, if there was ever a better time to leave, this was it. "Um, Beau?"

Beau seemed surprised that she talked to him, but he grinned, happy once more. "Yes, Miss Kagome?"

"Just Kagome…" She faded. Did he have to be so polite? It'd be easier to ask if he was being rude. If he acted like he didn't want her here. But then again, she knew nothing about him but his name, so it should be easy to ask to leave period.

"Alright. Yes just Kagome?"

Kagome blushed at the charming smile. "U-uh, I was wondering..."

He nodded, waiting.

"If, um… well you see," Why was this so difficult? They weren't scary!

"She wants to know if she can leave." A deep voice came from the corner, shocking Kagome.

How did… She snapped her head toward the voice, seeing Nori scribbling something in his notepad.

Beau's voice broke through her reverie. "Thank you Nori." He smiled lightly, then turned back to Kagome. "I'm sorry, Kagome, but you can't leave here just yet."

Kagome was at a loss for words. First, how did what's-his-name know what she was about to say? And next, why couldn't she leave!? "B-but-"

"Ah, ah, ah." Beau pressed a finger to her lips. "No buts." He winked.

Okay, if she wasn't scared before, she was now. What was this place? Who were these people? Yeah, so they each seemed nice. Well so did steel. But when you put steel together, you can make a pretty mean bear trap.

She shuddered.

Bear trap.

That's what this was. All these guys in here were nice—she looked at Nori. Okay, maybe not all—but together, they might as well be a pack of wolves, and she a poor, defenseless lamb.

Beau clapped, calling everyone around. Kagome simply sunk into the mattress, pulling the covers over her sitting figure. This was a nightmare. She was in an unusual place, with unusual people, and she was sick. Who knew when she would see her brother, or grandfather, or mother again-

Her mother.

Oh no, mama will be so worried! She hid her face in the blanket. And I told her I wouldn't disappear… how ironic.

A hand on her back made her jump. She looked up to see forest green eyes staring down at her.

"Are you alright?" Jun asked, with a bit of worry in his tone.

Kagome nodded, dazed. "I'm fine… still." She looked down, afraid she might cry if she kept staring. She took a deep breath. It'll all be okay. She gasped when she felt a sudden weight on the bed, and gripped the mattress for balance. She looked up.

Kane grinned at her, his perfect white teeth glistening. "What's gotcha down, girly?"

Kagome looked back over at Beau. He was smiling too. And so was Jun.

She sighed and fiddled with the blanket. "Oh fine." She mumbled.

"'Oh fine' what?" Kane raised an eyebrow.

"She's decided to stay."

Kagome didn't even have to look up to know who said it. Either Nori was a really good guesser, or he could read her mind. The first one seemed like an easier-to-grasp idea, so she went with it.

"…for now."

Her eyes widened.

Yep. He was reading her mind.

Beau beamed. "Alright then! Now that that's settled," he cleared his throat. "Since were in a new place, we'll have to divide sleeping chambers."

Chambers? He seemed very proper. But… new? They've never been here before?

Don't tell me they came all this way just to kidnap me.

One of them spoke out, and Kagome recognized the voice.

Inuyasha.

"Hey, I ain't sharing a room with anyone!"

Beau shook his head and tapped his foot, smile still in place. "Sorry Inuyasha, but we have no choice."

Inuyasha scoffed. "Are you kidding me? Of course we have a choice!"

"In case you haven't noticed, Inuyasha, this isn't as big as our place in Germany was." Kane, next to her, added.

Germany!? So they came all that way just to… Kagome felt light-headed.

Inuyasha scowled. "So? Tokyo's big, find a bigger building!"

Beau patted Inuyasha's head. "Come now, Inuyasha. You know as well as I do that there aren't any vacancies left."

Jun grabbed Inuyasha before he took off through the door. "Let go, Jun! I'll go find one, you'll see!"

Jun seemed to look to Beau for permission.

Kagome glanced at him, Beau's façade was calm. But Jun understood. He tightened his grip.

"This isn't fair. You guys're all bastards." He mumbled.

Kane shot an arm in the air, startling Kagome. "And again! Inuyasha is defeated by Beau!"

Beau chuckled. "He put up a terrible fight, Kane, it doesn't count this time."

Inuyasha growled from his place.

Nori smirked. "I'd be upset too if I were in Inuyasha's place."

Inuyasha looked at him with scrutiny. "What're you talking about?"

With superb grace and poise that made Kagome jealous, Beau strode over to Nori, clamping his hand over his mouth. "Nothing, nothing."

Kagome raised an eyebrow.

As did Inuyasha. "I don't believe you."

Kane hooted in amusement. "Beau, you're a terrible liar. Just tell us!"

Beau shot him a look. He laughed nervously. "You see, Inuyasha. Since it was you who went and got Kagome, I was thinking no one else could take care of her as well as you might be able to. After all, you're one of the strongest-"

"Stop with the sucking up, Beau. You're not fooling anyone." Akira rolled his eyes.

Kagome gaped at Inuyasha. He did it? He took her from her room? Should've known…

Beau looked taken aback. "Akira!" His eyes darted to Daisuke. "Dai-chan, tell your brother to take it back!"

Daisuke laughed. "You're on your own, old man."

Another groan of mock hurt came from Beau. "Old man?" He turned to Kagome. "I'm not old, Kagome, am I? Be honest."

Kagome blushed, shocked that she suddenly became part of the conversation. "Um, well. H-how old are you?"

"Nine hundred and twelve." He grinned.

Kagome raised an eyebrow.

"Well, how old do I look?"

She brought a finger to her chin in thought. "Twenty, maybe?"

Kane elbowed her gently. "You're supposed to say he looks twenty three."

Kagome was confused, "Okay… twenty three?"

"On the dot." He laughed.

"Excuse me!"

Everyone hushed. Beau turned to Inuyasha.

"So I'm strong. What's that got to do with anything? And what won't you tell me?"

"Patience is a virtue, Inuyasha." Beau calmly conceded, unknowingly getting closer to broaching Inuyasha's bubble.

"Just tell him, he'll know eventually." Daisuke yawned.

Kagome felt eager to hear too. Somehow, she knew it involved her. Actually, everything pretty much involved her now, she was in this for good.

He sighed, an apologetic smile gracing his features. "You see Inuyasha, the way this is going to go is…"

Nori moved aside Beau's hand. "You'll be sleeping with the human."

Kagome first blinked. Human? Odd way to refer to her as. But then she paled. "Sleep? With…me?"

Inuyasha was shaking. "Beau you bastard, I'm gonna rip you to pieces! There's no way in hell I'm sleepin' anywhere near that wench!"

That did it.

Kagome stood and walked over to him. "You listen here. It's not my fault I'm here." She pointed an accusing finger at him. "You're the one who brought me here!"

Inuyasha leaned forward. "Yeah, but only 'cause that idiot right there told me to!" He nodded his head towards Beau, who stared in surprise at the two of them.

"Oh, so if he told you to jump off a cliff, you'd do it?" Kagome put her hands on her hips. This guy was unbelievable!

"Yeah, maybe. If there was water at the bottom!" He glared.

"In that case I hope you can't swim!"

"I don't need to swim, I'll live anyway!"

"Not if you drown!"

"Like I could!" He threw his hands in the air.

In the back Kane nudged Beau with a mischievous glint in his eye. "Look how close they're getting."

"What do you mean by that!?" Kagome shouted, ignoring everything else.

"Vampires don't drown you stupid girl!"

"Yeah, well- wait… what?" Kagome stared at him. Vampires? He actually thought he was a vampire? She smiled before she could stop herself. "A vampire." She repeated. "You think you're a vampire?" And finally, she laughed.

Inuyasha straightened his composition. He stared at her, bewildered.

Kagome continued laughing. Oh this was good. This was a riot. Inuyasha, mighty and tough, thought he was a vampire.

She half expected everyone else to laugh with her. So her laughing faded as she looked around to see that, not only was she alone in her joy, but everyone was looking at her strangely.

Kagome wiped a tear from her eye with her sleeve. "What?"

Beau smiled anxiously.

Kagome looked at Inuyasha. "Well it's funny, isn't it? He thinks he's a vampire."

Kane walked past Inuyasha, smacking him in the chest quickly. "Great going, man. You let it slip."

Kagome tilted her head to the side. "Let what slip?"

Inuyasha glowered at her. "I- You don't know what you're getting into. Okay?"

Kagome's smile was completely gone now. "What did I miss?" She asked the room of people. But no one answered what she wanted to hear.

"Um, Kagome. I think you should sit down for a little while. I fear I've got quite a bit to explain to you."

She opened her mouth to speak, but shut it and nodded, doing as he said.

Beau ran a hand through his hair. He sighed. "You see, we brought you hear to… to take care of you. You're here to be protected."

Kagome didn't understand. But she noticed the faint English accent in his tone. She nodded.

"We were supposed to do nothing more than bring you here and leave you to get the job done, but we can't seem to do even that. I'm afraid our group's gotten large." He laughed mirthlessly.

"So, instead, we'll be taking you with us and keeping watch over you every moment of every day." He winked. "To ensure your protection."

Kagome meant to cut in, but was interrupted.

"Protect you from what, you may be asking." Beau paced his spot gracefully, waving his hand around as he spoke. "There are those… like us, who wish you harm for certain… reasons."

He seemed to be stumbling over finding the right words, Kagome realized. But this didn't explain much.

"And it is my duty, as well as all of theirs," he pointed casually at his 'family'. "to make sure none of that harm comes your way."

Kagome huffed. "Look, Beau. I get that you'll be protecting me." She mocked. "But what's this got to do with anything? Just a second ago, I was laughing at-"

"Ah, yes, that. You see, Kagome dearest, I'm afraid… well, you weren't supposed to think anything of it. We were meant to simply do our jobs and have you go about it thinking we were no different that the average man. But after Inuyasha's little…"

"Slip." Added Kane with a snort.

"Yes, slip." He smiled. "After Inuyasha's slip, I think you'll be suspicious."

Now it was their turn to be surprised—Kagome snorted. "So what are you saying? He really is a vampire? Sorry guys, but I stopped believing in fairy tales when I was-"

"Vampires are not fairy tales!" Inuyasha barked, eyes swirling with darkness, like a storm brewing. "They're nightmares."

Beau cleared his throat. "It'd do you well to believe him, Kagome. He isn't the only one."

Her smile faltered as she heard this. "Beau, I'm not-"

Inuyasha snarled, revealing pearl white fangs. "How difficult does one little human girl have to get!?" His white hair fell to cover his now dark, golden eyes. "Believe it, wench!"

Kagome gasped, bringing a hand up to cover her mouth.

Oh my god…

It was real. There were no fake teeth, no food coloring as blood, no stage makeup for snow white skin. This was all real. And it was a nightmare. The only difference with this one was that there was no waking up.

Kagome fell back on the back on the bed, unconscious yet again.

Beau gripped Inuyasha's shoulder firmly. "Inuyasha! Get a hold of yourself!"

Takai stepped behind Jun. This action only further angered Inuyasha.

He growled at Takai. "Stop hiding! You're a monster too! I don't give a damn how much you don't want to be," he looked at everyone in the room now. "you're in this forever! There's no escaping it. We're what we are for good. Monsters. Nightmares…" He retracted his fangs and jerked from Beau's grip, stalking out of the room.

Beau made a movement to go after him, but Jun put an arm out in front of him. "Don't. He'll come back. He always does."

Daisuke and Akira both placed a gentle hand on each of Beau's shoulders. "Yeah, let him blow off some steam."

Akira laughed. "Won't do much, but it'll get him back."

Beau sighed. "You're right… Okay. Akira, Dai-chan. It's dinner time for you two. Take Takai out and eat. But… be careful, alright?"

The twins nodded and laughed, now standing side-by-side with their thumbs up and grins in place. "Got it. Come on Takai!" They called.

And off they went.

Beau sighed and looked down at Kagome. This would take awhile.

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There, chapter two! It came up pretty quickly, don't you think? Now, just a few things…

Kane is not pronounced "cane". It's "Ka" as in Kagome, then "ne" as in… umm… "nay". lol. And Jun is like "June".

Also, no, Beau isn't gay. It may seem that way, but trust me, he's not.

Okay, thank you for reading! Please review! It makes me very, very happy! And it gets my in a writing mood when I have fans to please. So more reviews mean faster updates.

Dragon