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Secrets and Lies: Part 1

Trapped

Chapter 1: The Truth Comes Out

Kagome watched in horror as Naraku took a step toward her. She tried to run away but suddenly found herself chained to a cold, damp wall. She screamed. Metal chains clanged loudly against stone. Naraku took another step forward, stopping only a mere inch from her face. A sick smirk twisted on to his face. Tears filled her eyes.

"Back off, Naraku!" she screamed at him.

Suddenly, she was released from the manacles and her petite body crumpled to the ground. Though she tried to appear strong and brave, her body shook like a leaf.

Naraku merely laughed at Kagome. His laugh was menacing, terrifying, sickening. It sent shivers up Kagome's spine. She leaned away from Naraku, who was leaning in closer to her. He was so close that she could smell his acrid breath. She looked around frantically, desperately looking for an escape, any escape. There was nothing.

She felt Naraku press against her his body crushing her between the wall and his body. His hands were resting on the wall on either side of Kagome's head. Kagome stared into Naraku's blood red eyes, trying not to look as scared as she felt. It was obvious it wasn't working, however, because Naraku merely laughed at her feeble attempts. He leaned in close to Kagome so that his mouth was just an inch from her ear. She leaned away from him, but it was impossible.

"Are you scared, Kagome?" he whispered in her ear.

Kagome's shut her eyes tight and shook her head violently; partially hoping that this was all a bad dream and she would wake up, partially hoping to convince herself that she wasn't afraid of Naraku. Neither were true though, and try as she might to convince either of them that she wasn't terrified, they both new the truth. Kagome was practically paralyzed with fear. She could feel Naraku's hot breath on her neck. His foul breath was making her dizzy. She shuddered. She placed her hands on his chest and tried to push him off of her. He didn't budge. He just chuckled at her.

"Tell me, Kagome, will your precious mate come for you now, when Kikyo is next to him on her death bed," Naraku inquired, as he traced the new bite wound on Kagome's neck.

A shiver went up Kagome's spine at Naraku's touch. She fought against him again as he moved down her body. Silent tears streamed down her pale cheeks. She gasped when she felt Naraku's vile tongue stroked her nether-region. Kagome screamed in distress. She tried to call out for Inuyasha, but it seemed that her voice would not work. She tried again and again, but each time was the same: nothing but a choked sob came out. Then, suddenly, everything went black. She lost all senses: sight, smell, hearing, everything.

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"Kagome," Mrs. Higurashi called quietly.

She had been awoken about fifteen minutes earlier by her daughter's screams. She had jumped out of bed and ran to Kagome's room, only to find that Kagome was having a nightmare. She had watched as Kagome tossed and turned and muttered in her sleep. Every minutes she mumbled something about Naraku. It had taken a moment for the name to settle with Mrs. Higurashi, but she finally remembered the name of the evil that her daughter had helped defeat just a few weeks earlier. Suddenly, mumbles and mutters became screams calling for Inuyasha. It had been then that Mrs. Higurashi noticed the healing scar on her daughter's neck. She made a mental reminder to ask Kagome about it later.

Now, she sat next to her daughter on her bed, rubbing Kagome's back in a calming motion. Kagome's tossing and turning soon stopped and now all that could be heard from the still sleeping teen was her heavy breathing.

"Kagome, honey. Wake up, dear," Mrs. Higurashi said, giving Kagome's shoulder a little shove.

Kagome stirred slightly. Her eyes fluttered open and she stared straight up at the ceiling, almost as if in a trance.

"Kagome?"

Kagome turned her head to look at her mother. Her eyes filled with tears and she launched herself into her mother's arms. Her sobs drowned out her incoherent babbling. Mrs. Higurashi attempted to calm her by cooing quietly and stroking her hair.

"Shh, it's okay Kagome. It was only a dream," Mrs. Higurashi assured.

Kagome sobbed and pulled away from her mother, shaking her head.

"It wasn't a dream, Mama. It actually happened," she cried, the tears flowing freely from the corners of her chocolate brown eyes. "It all happened. Mama, I want Inuyasha. I have to tell him. I need to be with him."

Mrs. Higurashi hugged her daughter tight, once again trying to calm her.

"What happened, Kagome? What are you talking about?"

It was a few minutes before Kagome finally answered. And when she did, Mrs. Higurashi had to strain to hear what she had said.

"He raped me, Mame..." she muttered, just barely above a whisper.

Mrs. Higurashi gasped and looked down at her daughter. For a moment, all she did was stare. Raped?

"Inuyasha raped you?" she finally exclaimed.

Kagome sobbed out loud again and shook her head. Mrs. Higurashi was confused for a moment . Who else was there? Then it hit her; the other name Kagome had muttered in her sleep: Naraku. She gasped and hugged her daughter closer.

"Naraku..." she whispered, not like the sound of the word on her tongue at all. "That scar on your neck... is that from him?"

Kagome's hand went up to lightly touch the scarred skin on her neck. It had healed faster than she had expected it to. A shadow of a smile appeared on her face. She shook her head.

"It's Inuyasha's mark."

Seeing her mother's confused expression, she continued. "We've become sort a couple. He marked me as his, basically."

Kagome could see her mother processing it then nodding in understanding.

"I see," she said.

She hugged her daughter once again, still trying to take in everything her daughter had just told her. Kagome gradually fell asleep in her mother's arms, hand still over the mark on her neck, a small, sad smile of her lips.

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