Chapter 7

Inuyasha was running faster than he had ever run in his life. He was worried about Kagome and nothing else. What if she's hurt? What if she was kidnapped? What if she… was killed? Inuyasha couldn't forgive himself for leaving her right that second, and he knew if that anything happened to her he'd only blame himself.

"Master Inuyasha!" Amurante called from behind, she was struggling to keep up with his pace and was wondering where in the world they were going.

"What?!" Inuyasha yelled as he kept running, he was losing his patience and wasn't going to stop just because Amurante was tired.

"I-I ... I'm very tired! I'm not able to run as fast as you-"

"Use your goddamn amulet and make yourself as fast as me!" Inuyasha barked. His patience was wearing thin and she was getting on his last nerve, if she couldn't keep up with him that was her loss, not his. Then again, Inuyasha hoped that she would come of aid if he needed it in the future, meaning the near future with helping Kagome if she was in danger.

Amurante shook her head as she seized her amulet, she closed her eyes as she ran and suddenly felt a surge of energy and was running alongside Inuyasha in a matter of seconds.

"So where exactly are we going?" She asked when she caught Inuyasha's gaze. He looked her and smirked, "Feel like an adventure?" he said hoarsely, and his voice was cracking because he was out of breath, but he still determinedly ran to Kagome's aid.

Amurante smiled and nodded, "Is Lady Kagome in need of your help?" she asked when Inuyasha looked away from her. Inuyasha smiled once more, but it was a much softer smile then the last time. He had barely visible crows feet forming on the edges of his eyes and his face softened, his eyes became slightly watery but he quickly blinked it away.

"Your psychic with that thing too aren't you?" Inuyasha said quickly, he was hoping that she couldn't see any of his personal thoughts regarding his and Kagome's little make out session the night before. Then again he hoped she did, so she would stop staring at him and get the wrong ideas.

"The female species has a sixth sense about the opposite gender; you should know that by now. I have heard stories of the great Lady Kagome and I'm aware that you accompany her to her time. It looks like you are worried about her because you think you left her during a time where there was some potential of danger, am I right?" she asked and gave a smile to Inuyasha, who was shocked at the accuracy of her words. Women! Inuyasha thought long and hard, Kagome was always able to tell when something was a matter, and he was starting to think Amurante was right. He simply nodded and kept his gaze forward after that.

While Kagome knew that Inuyasha probably would be on his way by now, she figured that she could do as much damage as possible until he came for her, even though it was minimal.

"Ah Kagome, you remind me so much of Kikyo. I wonder if you have heard that before, does it bug you?" Naraku said thickly underneath his mask, through his voice Kagome knew he was smiling at the very words he spoke.

Kagome was getting very annoyed, but she knew it was unwise to make him aware of that. Naraku was very smart, and whatever he had planned wasn't going to be very pretty for Kagome. He knew things about Kagome that even Inuyasha didn't know, he was insanely smart and resourceful and his manipulative ways could fool anyone. What really bothered Kagome is why he barely even tried with Kagome, he could have easily fooled her but he chose to play a little joke on her. She was insulted.

"I'm not even going to start Naraku, you're not worth my time. But tell me, why dress up as Inuyasha when you could have easily tricked me by other means? And why let me leave to get my bow and arrow when you could have killed me right away? Do tell Naraku, I'm very curious…" Kagome stressed the word curious; so perhaps Naraku would get the point.

"Again I must say, you are a smart girl Kagome. In front of me I have exactly what I've come for, but who doesn't play with their food before they eat it?" Naraku said and laughed, there was something about his voice that made Kagome's spine tingle, like a sudden blast of icy wind.

"I won't let you have the shards!" Kagome shrieked, she was so nervous that she almost let go of her arrow, and knew that would be the first thing to do if she wanted to die right this second.

"You won't let me have the shards… now that's not only what I want," Naraku said, Kagome began to analyze his words and started to fear for his life.

She took a step back and loosened the grip on her arrow, Naraku took a step forward and Kagome subconsciously opened her mouth to scream but felt a blow to her temple instead. She fell to the floor and went out cold in a matter of seconds but quickly prayed to God that Inuyasha was on his way.

She awoke to find herself chained to a wall with what seemed like a barrier to keep her from escaping, or from someone rescuing her. She started to wiggle around to see if the chains were loose somewhere, but to her disappointment, they were not.

"Naraku... you bastard," Kagome muttered under her breath through clenched teeth.

"Now that isn't the way to treat your master is it now Kagome? I expected a little resistance from you, but is the separation from Inuyasha really that unbearable?" Naraku said from across the room, he was sitting in a fur coated chair with armrests that looked like they were made of the heads of wolves, or demons.

"You aren't my master; you should know that I don't bow down to anyone." Kagome said, she was getting annoyed simply be the presence of Naraku around her.

"What a feisty little girl you are, I bet you have a lot of raw energy too," Naraku said and chuckled, he eyed Kagome carefully and added, "After I separated my body with Onigumo's my feelings for Kikyo diminished, but whenever I see you I remember how it was like to have a human heart."

"What's your point Naraku? Just because I look like Kikyo you felt like kidnapping me?" Kagome asked, she had a quizzical expression on her face and wasn't satisfied with Naraku's explanation.

Naraku stood from his chair and slowly walked towards Kagome, he placed his hands behind his back and stopped when he was beside Kagome's barrier.

"Though I do not have a human heart I still have human feelings one night of the month, and that so happens to be tonight Kagome. My body feels weak being parted without Onigumo's heart, and thus I have become a slightly weaker demon. Though I can act towards my selfish impulses and do exactly as I wish, I would have more potential with the influence of a human heart." Naraku said, he still kept Kagome guessing what use she was going to be for him, and then it hit her.

Her body froze and her eyes widened at the spot, Naraku noticed and merely chuckled.

"I knew it, you are too smart for your own good, and it is a pity that your intelligence can't get you out of this situation." Naraku whispered, he raised his right hand and suddenly Kagome was freed from her chains and barrier, but she was still unable to move.

He quickly summoned Kagome to the floor, she was lying straight on her back and Naraku had her pinned straight to the ground. Kagome had never been more afraid in her life, but she wouldn't let Naraku get the best of her.

"You're lucky that this will only last until the end of the night, once daybreak hits I'll be able to return to my former self, and with your heart in my body, I'll be more powerful than ever. At the moment my human emotions yearn for something that I can't ignore, the tenderness of a woman…"

Kagome used all her power to try to break away from Naraku's hold on her, but she couldn't. She looked at Naraku advancing on her body, and tears started to fall from her eyes.

Inuyasha and Amurante were in the school courtyard, and Inuyasha was using his senses to follow Kagome's scent. He knew that she had returned from somewhere back to the courtyard, and her scent didn't trail off to anywhere, it simply vanished. Inuyasha felt helpless, he felt he betrayed her, and that she could be in grave danger because he wasn't able to protect her. Inuyasha fell on his knees and started to punch the ground with his clenched fists, he then started to weep quietly.

"How could I leave her… why the FUCK did I have to leave her? I should have known that Naraku would come after her; how the fuck did I not see that? HOW THE FUCK DID I NOT KNOW? You fucking bastard… why did you have to do this to me… why did you take her away from me… I'm so sorry Kagome… I'm sorry…" Inuyasha whimpered, he was shaking violently and his fire-rat robes were flooded with tears. He used his sleeve to wipe his face and found Amurante eyeing him sympathetically.

"I see you have forgotten that I am still here, Master Inuyasha. Lady Kagome will be safe if you are still determined to save her. I believe Naraku used a portal to escape from here, and that he is still in this time." Amurante said as she gave Inuyasha a reassuring look. He was still sniffling and a bead of water was still at the corner of his left eye.

"I can open it with my amulet, but it will require some energy from you… I cannot do this task alone, the energy required is phenomenal." Amurante eyed Inuyasha, and he looked her straight in the eyes and said, "I'd do anything for Kagome, just please, get me to her."

Amurante smiled, she grabbed Inuyasha's hand and pulled him close to her. She seized her amulet and placed one of her hands on it, she grabbed Inuyasha's arm and placed his hand on the other side. She then closed her eyes and murmured an incantation under her breath.

A blue light surrounded the two, and Inuyasha felt as if he was floating in thin air, he had to close his eyes because he was being blinded by the surge of light. He started to remember when he first placed his lips on Kagome's; it was the closest he had ever felt to heaven…

Naraku had removed his former disguise and was in what seemed to be his human form, or it might have been another of his creations or disguises. He placed his hands on Kagome's sides and grabbed a hold of her hips and kissed her neck, he used his tongue to graze over her collarbone which made Kagome feel utterly disgusting.

Within seconds Naraku had his tongue inside Kagome's mouth and he was feeling his away around playfully with his fingers and slowly caressing Kagome's protruding hipbones. He seized her shirt and pulled it off, he was surprised to see her wearing a bra, because he didn't know what in God's name it was. But he didn't mind, her bra enhanced her cleavage and made her look like she had a lot underneath it, it was too bad looks were deceiving. He started to massage her breasts as soon as he displaced his tongue out of her mouth and he then put his hand underneath the wire of her bra.

Kagome had had enough, she opened her mouth to scream out for dear life, but something else came out of her mouth instead.

"INUYASHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"