Chapter 2
I do not own Inuyasha! Although it would be nice!
Note: Gigi is pronounced like the letter 'G', you just say it twice. I don't know how you are, but I hate not knowing how to pronounce names. Pet peeve! If you have any questions about other names or about anything, please ask! Enjoy!
Standing before him, Kagome persistently tried to squirm out of Sanorai's grasp. What the hell was she doing that close to that asshole anyway? She didn't even appear to be scared, and the look on her face displayed guiltiness. What would she be guilty of?
"Let her go!" Inuyasha flexed his fingers showing that he would not tolerate anybody that tried to get that close to his Kagome. If only she knew that he considered her his. But the last thing he needed was her to get upset with his abrasiveness and 'sit' him.
"She is fine where she is. In fact, I think that she really would like to come with me instead of staying with a flea-bag with an attitude problem. I will make her a queen. So why don't you stick your tail between your legs and run along now." Slipping his arm around Kagome's waist, he pulled her close to his hip.
"Hey!" Pulling at Sanorai's fingers, Kagome tried to peel his iron grip from her hip bone. This was getting ridiculous. All she wanted was a nice quiet evening alone and now she is going to have to deal with two big-headed youkai fighting for her attention. It was like she was dealing with Kouga all over again, except Sanorai was ten times more charming. What was the deal with youkai fighting for her anyway?
Sighing, she gave up trying to escape his embrace. Should she go limp and see if her weight would throw him off enough to drop her and then she could crawl away? This would either be a really bad idea or be insanely clever.
Buckling her knees, Kagome let her weight fall forward away from Sanorai's arm. Hoping the ground would soon become closer was a bit much to expect. Youkai tended to be very strong and Sanorai merely grinned at her efforts.
"Ahh I see you are getting tired miko. That is fine, I will just carry you." Flipping her around, Sanorai swooped her into his arms.
"Grrrrrrraahhhh! Drop her now!" Inuyasha couldn't believe the nerve of this guy. The heat began to crawl over his body as the anger churned deep in his gut. No man would ever get away with treating Kagome like she was a piece of meat.
"Actually you don't have to drop me, but setting me down gently would be nice…." Kagome had a hard time keeping the large goofy grin from covering her face. This was an awkward position indeed.
"I will do no such thing Kagome. You will come with me, I have decided for you. You will thank me in time." Sanorai nestled his face in her hair and whispered in her ear. "I'm merely saving you from your self."
Balancing Kagome in one arm, Sanorai shrugged off his haori exposing lean muscular arms and a smooth defined chest. Extending from his back were silver wings that stretched out into long arcs. The moonlight glittered off of the feathers causing his wings to glow in the darkness.
Kagome couldn't believe her eyes, was he an angel? She had never before seen a youkai with wings before unless it was just a bird youkai and they usually weren't near as attractive as Sanorai.
"If you don't give Kagome back to me right now I will kill you! You son of a bitch I will hunt you to the ends of the earth and into the afterlife to rip you apart if you harm one hair on her head!" Inuyasha was down right furious. Not only was this guy showing off his body to Kagome but he had her firmly pressed against his bare chest! Did this guy have a death wish?
Rising off the ground with Kagome in his arms, Sanorai smirked at Inuyasha.
"Give up hanyou, she will choose me in the end." Tilting Kagome's shocked face to his own, he softly blew into her eyes and she instantly went limp in his arms. "This is for your own good…" Sanorai whispered into her ear as he rose higher out of Inuyasha's reach.
Rage poured through every limp in Inuyasha's body. "Kagome!!!! I will come for you. Sanorai! You will die for this!"
Inuyasha could do nothing but watch as Sanorai carried off a limp Kagome into the night sky. How could he have not noticed that she came out here by herself? He had promised to protect her but his Tetutsaiga would not reach the distance that Sanorai had taken Kagome.
"I promise I will find you Kagome. Please don't give up on me." Inuyasha clenched his fists as he tried to keep his heart from bleeding in his chest. Wiping a tear away from his eye, he turned to walk back to camp to tell Miroku and Sango what had happened and that they would be leaving immediately to find Kagome.
"What do you mean she is gone!? Inuyasha! How the hell did Sanorai get her and why would he want her!? Do you think he wants the completed jewel?" Sango was not happy when Inuyasha gave her the bad news. It was ridiculous that it wasn't safe enough for Kagome to spend a few hours alone! How did Sanoria even find her?
"I watched him fly off with her Sango! He had fucking wings! Why didn't we know he could fly! No wonder we could never find him; he only comes out at night and the bastard is probably always air born! How do you think I feel that he got away with my Kagome!!??" Inuyasha stomped through camp trying to use anger as a way to help himself not feel horrible for losing her. If he just concentrated on hating and turning his heart cold, it would be easier to get by.
Miroku and Sango locked eyes; did he just say what we think he just said?
"Did you just call her your Kagome?" Miroku was shocked, but a little excited that Inuyasha admitted his feelings for Kagome. Well he didn't actually come out and admit them, but he definitely let it slip. How long had he thought of her as his Kagome?
"Shut up monk! I said no such thing! Are you going to help me find her or not! I don't have time to deal with your shit! Do you not understand the gravity of this situation? The demon we have been searching for has Kagome!"
"Inuyasha calm down. We will not find her if all your going to do is walk around in circles ranting. So breathe and let's get this stuff together." Sango pulled off her normal attire displaying a tight black demon slayer outfit with pink adornments. Throwing her oversized boomerang over her shoulder she stood as if annoyed that the rest of the group wasn't ready as easily as she was.
Shippo jumped into her arms and Kirara transformed beside her. "So, are you ready or am I going to rescue her without you dimwits!" Sango smirked and stuck her nose in the air. She might as well try to get Inuyasha to get mad at somebody else rather than himself. He would be very unproductive if he was busy blaming himself and throwing a pity party rather than concentrating and finding Kagome.
"It's rather convenient that you keep your exterminator attire on under your normal clothes. A little upsetting for me at times but none the less it's convenient."
"Shut up Miroku and get on Kirara unless you want to be left behind." Sango cradled Kirara's back with Shippo in her arms. It was hard to believe that she had such a soft spot for that lecherous monk. Every time she thought he was becoming a gentleman he would turn around and play grab ass with her or any cute girl that happened to be unlucky enough to cross his path.
Carefully climbing onto to Kirara, Miroku adjusted himself against Sango. He knew better than to try anything right now; otherwise he would feel a real woman's fury and Sango tended to be rather scary at times.
"Well there is nothing here we can't live without. Let's go find Kagome and beat Sanorai's ass!" Inuyasha adjusted Tetutsaiga against his hip and sprung up into the trees so that he could run faster.
Kirara flew into the sky and followed Inuyasha into the night.
Kagome's head throbbed and her eyes felt heavy. It took a few minutes just to pry her almond eyes open. Her fingers glided across fabric that felt like silk and the smell of jasmine overwhelmed her senses. Where the hell was she? The forest definitely didn't feel like this when she woke up. Normally she would have to pull a stick out of her bum and adjust her shoulder blades where she had fallen asleep on rocks.
Rolling onto her stomach, Kagome pushed herself to her knees. She was on a huge bed covered with white silk sheets and feather pillows. The canopy bed had light, see through curtains that surrounded the bed all the way around. Peeking her head out of the curtains she noticed that her room was made of stone. The floors were covered with lavish carpets and the walls were adorned with paintings of places that Kagome had never seen; but all of them were landscapes that were breath taking.
Candles were lit around the room giving it a romantic glow. The only light that was not from candles was from moon beams that danced across the only window in the room. Walking to the window, Kagome bent over the side hoping that she would be able to get a general idea of where Sanorai had brought her.
Gasping, the only thing Kagome saw was clouds below her and stars above her. She must still be dreaming! There was no way she was in a castle that floated in the clouds. These sorts of things were only in fairy tales and this was just a little over dramatic!
"I wouldn't lean over too far. It's a long way down if you fall." Sanorai had approached like the wind. He made virtually zero noise when moved around.
"Seriously, this is ridiculous. Are we really in a castle in the clouds?" Kagome pushed herself away from window. She wasn't scared of heights, but she didn't trust Sanorai enough to catch her if she did by chance fall.
"How do you think that you and your friends have never found me? There is no better place to live than in the sky." Sanorai smiled at the shocked expression on Kagome's face.
"Well it's definitely fairy tale-ish." Rolling her eyes, Kagome walked up to one of the many paintings on the wall. She didn't want Sanorai to see how impressed she was with his home; so ignoring him would be easier than giving into his whims.
"Ahhh, and now you are apart of my fairy tale. With your powers and my own, we could do anything. You will be my queen." Walking to her side he let his eyes fall on the picture of the waterfall hanging at his eye level. "Quite a beautiful painting is it not. I can show some of these places. Some don't exist anymore, but the majority I can show you. And if you wish to see a place that no longer exists, I will simply create it for you."
"Are you trying to impress me Sanorai? You can't kidnap someone and then expect them to kiss the very ground you walk on." Crossing her arms, Kagome glared in his general direction.
"You will see that I am right, in time, Kagome. You are meant to be with me. I will make you happy." Spreading his arms out, Sanorai pointed at various things around the room. "This is only the beginning of what I will give you."
"I'm not impressed by things. Please take me back to Inuyasha and my friends. They will be worried and I know that Inuyasha will kill you when he finds me." Kagome let her arms drop to her side. She was still tired from whatever he had done to her before bringing her here; keeping a hardened exterior was more tiring than it was worth.
"Inuyasha will never be able to find you here. And like I said before, you will come to see that your place is beside me. Give up on the hanyou Kagome. If he loved you, don't you think he would have told you by now?" Delicately grabbing her hand, he covered it with his own. "I will send an attendant in here to get you ready for dinner. I'm sure you're hungry."
There was no denying that her stomach had been talking to her regularly lately. They hadn't extinguished any demons for pay in quite some time now, so they were running a little low on food funds. Heated water with a few edible plants hardly constituted for soup.
Watching Sanorai leave her room, Kagome let her eyes droop. How was she going to get out of a castle that fucking floats? She would just have to watch Sanorai very closely and plan her escape well. Would Inuyasha really never be able to find her?
Tap…..tap….
"Excuse me miss, I have come to get you ready for dinner. May I come in?" A small head covered with long golden hair poked through the doorway. Smiling she bowed and walked in with her hands clasped behind her back.
"I don't understand what's wrong with what I have on? Why can't I just go to dinner like this?" Kagome looked at the young woman standing in front of the door.
Giggling, the maid walked to Kagome and pulled her to a chair sitting in front of a full length mirror.
"My name is Gigi, Miss Kagome. It will not take me long to get you ready."
Running her hands through Kagome's hair, Gigi let the flow of her ancient magic run through her finger tips. Kagome's hair grew long and straight all the way to the lower dimples of her back. Opening a drawer from a dresser that was arms length away, Gigi pulled strands of crystals from a pile. Weaving them through her didn't take long; Kagome didn't put up much of a fight because she was too busy trying to understand what was going on.
"How did you do that!?" Kagome stared at her reflection in the mirror. Her hair was now long, soft, and sparkled like stars.
"It's quite simple, I will explain it to you sometime when there isn't much to do." Scooting around to Kagome's face, Gigi applied blush and rouge to give her a little color to her skin. "Okay now all you need to do is change! Master will be really pleased!"
"Like I care what that bastard thinks. I don't even know why I have to change!"
Ignoring her whine, Gigi opened an armoire and pulled out a long white silk dress.
"Slip this on and I'll grab your sandals Miss Kagome."
Kagome undressed and threw her school girl uniform over the chair. Pulling the dress over her head, Kagome scrunched her nose as it caressed her body while falling to the floor. Looking in the mirror, the dress was stunning yet comfortable. The front drooped a little showing a tiny bit of cleavage. The small straps seemed hardly enough to hold the dress up, but they made the dress look exquisite. A long slit parted the fabric from the top of her thigh all the way down to the floor.
Clapping her hands together, Gigi let out a gasp when she saw the dress on Miss Kagome. "You are beautiful! No wonder master has been talking of you for years!"
Kagome turned slightly to lock eyes with Gigi. "What do you mean he has been talking of me for years?" Sanorai had only told her that he had watched her for one year, which was odd enough.
Covering her mouth with one hand, Gigi laid a pair of crystal sandals in front of Kagome. "I'm sorry Miss Kagome, but you must go to dinner now."
"Gigi, you and I have a bit of talking to do. Will you be helping me with things in the future?" Kagome needed to know what was going on. As much as she dreamed about being a princess when she was young, this was a bit much. What would Inuyasha say if he saw her in this get up? She pretty much sparkled; it seemed that Sanorai had a fascination with things that glitter.
"Yes, Miss. We will become good friends I'm sure! You will find that Master is a good man and he will take great care of you."
Ignoring the last bit of Gigi's statement, Kagome slipped on her sandals and took one last look at herself in the mirror. She was breath taking. Kagome could not remember a time where she had ever looked like an angel; all she needed was wings. All of this was absurd! She didn't mind looking like this, but it just wasn't her.
"Okay let's go to dinner Gigi. Thank you for your help. My hair has never looked this good."
Before Kagome followed Gigi from the room she snatched the Shikon jewel out of the pocket of her shirt and attached the chain around her neck. There was no sense in leaving it unattended.
"Inuyasha!? How will we find her at night?" Shippo was worried about Kagome and Inuyasha failed to explain why they were searching for her in the darkness. Without Kagome, it felt like the night brought with it a large void that consumed all things that caused light.
"He took her at night and that is the only time we have ever seen Sanorai! I don't understand why I can't pick up her scent anywhere. It's as if he flew off with her and then never landed back on the ground." Inuyasha hated to think that he would have to spend more than just a couple of days looking for her. Even a couple of days seemed too long. Who knew what sort of horrible things he might be doing to Kagome.
"Inuyasha, maybe we should visit Kaede and see if she has found anything else about Sanorai. She might be able to at least send us to someone that would know how to find him." Sango didn't like the thought of Kagome being kidnapped either. But they didn't need to waste time trying to find her when Kaede might be able to point them in the right direction.
"She is right Inuyasha. We have looked for Kagome almost this whole night and you have yet to catch her scent. We should ask for help before it's too late." Miroku still clung to Kirara fearing that Sango might drop him on a whim. He knew that they needed to find Kagome, but it would end up taking less time if they stopped by the village, hopefully.
"Fine! I don't like the idea, I think we should keep looking, but if you think it would be faster then we need to try." Inuyasha fumed at the thought of Sanorai's grubby hands all over Kagome. How dare he assume that Kagome would prefer to be with him instead of Inuyasha. Then again, why did Kagome look so guilt when Inuyasha showed up? It couldn't have been anything; she didn't want to go with that bastard!
It didn't take long to get to the small village and Inuyasha was in a hurry to get in and get out.
"Kaede!? Kaede!?" Running through the village, Inuyasha left the others behind.
"Inuyasha! Why are ye running around acting mad?" Kaede sat outside her small hut and appeared to be enjoying the night. She had had a hard time sleeping. "Where be Kagome?"
"That's why we are here Kaede. Sanorai has taken her and we need to know if you know anything new about that bastard?" Inuyasha crouched down in front of Kaede expecting her to pull the answers out of her ass.
"Inuyasha, ye know there is little known of Sanorai. The only thing I have heard of late is that his home is in the sky and that it hides from the sun. It seems that he be a creature of the night."
"What do you mean his home is in the sky!?" Inuyasha plopped to the ground and slammed his fists in the dirt. "He has Kagome!"
"It's as I said, he be in the sky. It was said that his ancestors created a palace in the sky using ancient magic so that they would be able to watch the happenings of the world at all time. When it was created, they cast the spell incorrectly and it caused the palace to only be visible at night to people who looked for it, or people who looked out from within. This is why the only sightings of Sanorai be at night." Kaede looked into Inuyasha's eyes. "I found out one more thing that ye should probably know about."
"What is it, I have to find her soon. I can't let that asshole have her."
"Sanorai's father and the father before him all the way back to the beginning of time has taken powerful miko's as brides. He will most likely create an unbreakable bond with Kagome where she will have to be near him or she will die. His kind need miko's to perform the duty that they feel must be done. Sanorai will not let his miko get away without a fight. Inuyasha, you must find her before the bond is created, or I'm afraid Kagome will be lost." It was hard to tell Inuyasha that he had made a grave mistake by letting Sanorai get away with Kagome. He might not get her back.
"Graaaaaaahhhhhh!" Inuyasha jumped off the ground and landed hard on the balls of his feet. "I will kill that bastard if he thinks he can take my Kagome!"
"You best be off if you want to get to her in time Inuyasha. She be a strong girl, she should be able to hold him off for a little while."
"Where do I find this castle in the sky?" Inuyasha glanced through the clouds hoping that there would be a sign of where Kagome might be.
"That I cannot tell ye. But I have heard to look north." Kaede pointed to the sky and gazed into the star studded abyss.
Okay, so there is chapter 2 for you! If you have any questions about anything please feel free to ask me. And please review, I love knowing what your opinions are! I don't get too much feedback and I'm starting to think it's a bad thing…… ☹
A special thanks to WeepingAngel15! Thank you for keeping up with my work, it means a lot!
