God: Chapter 2

A.N.: I was hoping to get WAY MORE reviews than I did. I was very disappointed. But oh well. There are some loyal reviewers out there that really want a new chapter so here it is. I'm going to have more time to write since my spring break is next week. I have a midterm to study for but I'm taking a break from that to write this chapter. Hope you enjoy it.

----When her eyes fluttered open, she found herself surrounded by darkness. The room was damp and cold and her wrists were bound with rope. She felt the rough material biting into the fragile skin of her wrists and she winced. As she attempted to wriggle free from the ropes a familiar voice broke her out of her concentration.

"Trying to get free is pointless," Kagura's careless voice informed Kagome. The wind demon stepped out of the shadows and in the dim light of the single window of the room Kagome could see the beautiful woman staring at her with bored eyes. But there was something else in Kagura's eyes, a mutual understanding; they both now knew what it was like to be bound and captured with no way to break free; with no one to free them.

---Kagome renewed her struggling, ignoring Kagura's words. There had to be some way to break free and she was determined to find it. Suddenly, the earlier events of the day came rushing back to her and she felt tears burning in her eyes. Betrayed. Kidnapped. Bound and trapped. She was all alone now with no one to comfort her and tell her it was going to be okay. She wanted Sango, even Miroku. And her mother…oh, how she wanted her mother! Kagura sighed and examined her nails with a bored expression.

----"Blubbering like an idiot won't get you anywhere," she told Kagome. "You'll only make the rope burn worse by struggling like that." Kagome raised her head to gaze at Kagura with tearful eyes. Deep down she knew that perhaps Kagura had even an ounce of kindness, that she wanted to help Kagome, but that she was afraid of the consequences should she do so. Kagura knelt down and her red eyes gazed deep into Kagome's eyes.

----"No matter where you go, if you do manage to escape, Naraku will follow. You're his little pet now. And there's no one here to save you." Kagura melted back into the shadows and left Kagome to the emptiness of her thoughts.

-----Hours later, Kagome's eyes drooped with exhaustion. Her struggling began to slow down and the once fervent wrestling with the rope was now a slow whisper of rope against skin. She was cold, hungry, and her mouth felt drier than a desert. Just as she was about to give up the ghost and allow her hands to remain bound she felt the ropes snap, setting her free. Instinctively she clutched her raw wrists and hissed at the pain that surfaced when the open rope burns came into contact with the ice cold air. Kagome felt a bit victorious after this and a bit bolder so she slowly climbed to her feet but immediately collapsed. She cursed like a sailor and felt her cheeks flush with embarrassment. Oh, Kami, she thought, I'm turning into Inuyasha. At the mention of the cursed hanyou's name Kagome felt her blood begin to boil. He had betrayed her, left her for dead. He didn't deserve her help. Her hands balled into fists held firmly at her sides and she began to tremble when she felt an inky darkness spread throughout the darkness.

------She raised her head up weakly to gaze around the room. She couldn't see anyone but she had learned from experience that just because one couldn't see anyone did not mean that someone wasn't there. She crawled forward an inch and choked back a scream when she raised her eyes to gaze into Naraku's cold, dead eyes. She crawled back away from him but he merely chuckled and was before her in a flash, his hands holding her up by her burnt wrists. She struggled and cried out in pain but it only seemed to fuel the flames. Naraku gripped tighter and held her in front of him so that he was gazing directly into her eyes.

---"Trying to escape, Kagome?" he asked her. The way he said her name sent shivers down her spine. She had never noticed how seductive his voice could be. He smirked upon seeing her visibly relax and he loosened his grip on her wrists. "I'm not letting you anywhere, pet," he informed her. "You are mine to own, mine to control, and mine to destroy." Kagome felt tears burn in her eyes and she jerked out his hold and fell to the ground.

---"Who do you think you are?" she cried. "Do you think you're a god?" He smirked at her, his sensuous lips curving up into a dark smile.

"Kagome," he replied, his voice cold. "I AM God." Dread pooled in the bottom of her stomach. She shook her head violently to get rid of the awful nausea plaguing her body.

---"You're no god," she managed to whisper before her breath left her after Naraku's knee landed hard in the center of her abdomen. Her mouth formed a perfect 'o' and she began to cough harshly.

----"I have the upper hand," he told her with a cruel smirk. "You are my pet now. And you will be the mother of the most powerful child ever born." Kagome's eyes widened in horror and then her lips curled with disgust.

---"I will never let you touch me!" she exclaimed vehemently. His cool, silky fingers traced a trail on her cheek leaving behind a burning sensation.

----"But I already have, Kagome. You are mine. Your little hanyou friend can't save you now." He began to circle Kagome. "Do you honestly think he's coming for you? Kikyo is his one true love. Where does that leave you?" Kagome tried not to think about the truth in his words but she knew that what he said was right: Inuyasha wasn't coming for her. He would never come for her.

--Naraku clapped his hands and Kanna stepped into the room holding up the mirror that seemed as if it would be way too heavy for a small girl such as her. "Kanna," he told the child demon, "it is time for us to resort to drastic measures." Kanna's hypnotizing eyes gazed at Kagome's frightened brown orbs and Kanna spoke to her, her own voice emotionless.

----"Look into the mirror, Kagome, and all will be well," she intoned. "You need no longer feel pain. You will be powerful and will be able to strike down your enemies." Kagome's eyes were transfixed by the swirling mirror. Kanna's words echoed inside her mind. No more pain? The ability to be powerful, more powerful than Kikyo? She shook her head violently trying to return to an inch of her sanity. But Kanna's voice was so alluring and the promises seemingly unattainable without Naraku's help. As much as she despised Naraku, at the moment she despised Inuyasha more. What else did she have to live for? Her eyes became blank and staring and she felt strength leave her; felt her soul leave her. Naraku leaned down and tilted her chin up so that he could gaze into her eyes.

--"What is your name?" he asked her.

--"I am Kagome," she replied in a voice devoid of all emotion.

--"Good," he said silkily. "And who am I to you?" Her voice was cold like the empty breezes of fall before winter took over the world.

--"You are my Master. I serve only you." Naraku laughed an awful laugh, a laugh full of victory and triumph. He turned to Kagura who had returned during the process of Kagome's soul being captured in the mirror. "Get her changed and place her in her room." Kagura nodded and grabbed Kagome's arm firmly before leaving the damp room. And Naraku remained, smiling.