The Future World

Chapter 9: Where is Kagome?

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha

A/N: Ok, this is my very sincere apology. IM SOOOOO SORRY. I had a writer's block then a lot of school stuff happened. So I hope you forgive me. I want to thank my reviewers a whole bunch. I could not have written this story if not for you guys.

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It was the day after she returned to the village and Kagome could still not get the demon lord out of her mind. 'This is stupid! Why am I still thinking about him? He left me, without a word as to why,' she thought in frustration.

Thinking that a bath in the hot springs would do her good, Kagome gathered her things and set out, not thinking to inform her companions that she was leaving. She was so absorbed in her thoughts that she didn't notice an ominous aura was hovering by the woods. Kagome walked through the woods and still was barely watching where she was going since she was still trying to forget about the demon lord. Not noticing that she had taken a wrong turn that headed toward the protected hot springs but to the middle of the forest, Kagome stopped and looked around realizing that she was not where she wanted to be.

"Dang it! He preoccupies my thoughts so much that I can't even go in the right direction!" she yelled out angrily.

With that outburst, Kagome turned around mind set to not think about Sesshoumaru and head in the correct direction. Not even taking a step, the young miko finally noticed the evil aura that was surrounding the area. Reprimanding herself for not bringing her bow, Kagome started to run as fast as she could back to the village, bath leaving her mind completely.

She had not gotten far when she heard a low sound. Listening closer she noticed it was laughing, low and evil. Panicking even more, Kagome pushed herself harder to go faster. 'This is my fault, going out alone and not paying attention to where I was even going.'

Hearing a sharp breaking sound, Kagome stopped on reflex and turned to look at the direction where the noise came from. What she saw made her stomach drop; it was the man who haunted the dreams of everyone. Naraku.

"My, My what is the little miko doing out all by herself? Are you lost?" he asked with a low evil chuckle.

"Not I'm not lost, I know exactly where I am, thank- you very much" Kagome bit out with venom.

"Are you sure? It looked like you were preoccupied with something. Is the half-breed not paying attention to you?" Naraku asked mockingly.

"It is none of your business. And don't insult Inuyasha; he is by far better than you!" Kagome screamed, irritated.

This comment seemed to not go over so well though, because Naraku's face twisted into a snarl and he lunged at her. Grabbing her neck, he pulled her close, "If he is so much better than me how come he hasn't killed me yet?" He had such a tight hold on her that she couldn't reply. Laughing once again, he applied more pressure to her neck making her vision blur and then black out.



"Kagura. Go get the little child afterwards, tell the older one that Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru shall meet me where we all met together for the first time," Naraku ordered harshly.

Releasing his hold on her neck, Naraku picked her by her collar and disappeared; all the while laughing low and venomously.

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Back at the village Sango was looking for Kagome and was getting more worried by the minute. Miroku noticed this and walked over to her, "Sango-Chan what are you looking for?"

"Kagome, I don't know where she is. I looked everywhere but I still haven't found her. Where do you think she is?" Sango replied anxiously.

Overhearing this Inuyasha came over, "What? You can't find Kagome?" He sniffed the air and found that her sent was not in the area or close to it. And he also smelled a sent that was familiar but he couldn't place where he had smelled it before.

"Well she's not anywhere around here. Let's look in the forest and see if she went on a walk or something," Inuyasha suggested.

As they entered the woods Inuyasha noticed Kagome's sent was stronger towards the middle of the forest. 'Why would she go there?' he thought curiously. The more they walked toward the middle of the forest; Inuyasha noticed the other familiar sent was also getting stronger. 'Where have I smelled that before?' Then it hit him, he knew that sent and he was angry at himself for it taking so long before he remembered.

"Naraku," Inuyasha growled.

The other two in the group looked at him in confusion, Naraku? He wasn't here.

"What Inuyasha?" Sango asked.

"Naraku was here; his sent is still here so it must have been not too long ago," Inuyasha replied tensely, "and Kagome's sent is mixed with his."

With that short omission, Sango and Miroku gaped at Inuyasha. Kagome was kidnapped? Right under their noses too. How could they not have noticed he was in the area?

"What?" Sango breathed in disbelief. No it wasn't possible, she just got back.

Inuyasha was just about to say something but right then he stopped and sniffed.

"Sesshoumaru."

Sango and Miroku looked toward the direction of where their friend was looking. And sure enough a tiny yellow light appeared and suddenly there stood the Lord of the West.

Inuyasha grabbed the hilt of his sword and growled out "What do you want?"

Ignoring the question completely Sesshoumaru looked toward Sango and asked a question of his own.

"Where is Kagome?"



The three stood shocked and in silence, since when did the brother of Inuyasha ask about Kagome and actually call her Kagome?

Sesshoumaru was growing impatient, why were they not answering? It wasn't a hard question.

"Well, Human where is the miko?" he asked once more. Hating the fact that he actually had to question someone twice, it had never happened before. Everyone was so afraid of him that he got his answers promptly and without question.

Sango didn't know what to say; how was she to tell the demon lord that they had no real idea where their friend was except for the fact that she was with Naraku.

"She has been kidnapped, Lord Sesshoumaru," Sango said bluntly since she knew other way to inform the dangerous lord.

Sesshoumaru was barely restraining his anger; Kagome was kidnapped? How had this happened? His brother was a half-breed yes and though he told him otherwise he didn't believe him completely useless. His judgment was apparently wrong in that belief. When he retrieved his mate she would not be allowed to stay with this useless pack if they were not capable to keep her safe. Not that he was really planning on letting her stay with them anyway but if she had asked him he might have relented, but not now she would not be safe at all in staying with this incompetent group.

Having got all he wanted from the mismatched pack, though it was not the answer he had been looking for. Sesshoumaru turned around and started to head toward the last known place where the evil half-breed resided. He left without word or action of harm, leaving the three to look on with awe. All thinking the same thing "What in the world just happened?"

Snapping out of his amazement, Inuyasha yelled for Sango and Miroku to snap out of it and to head back to the village to get Shippou and supplies for their journey of getting Kagome back.

A/N: Well that's the end of the chapter! I hope it was a good one and is a good enough apology for having you wait so long. I'm also going to be putting a few more stories on (for real this time. Lol) please review and give ideas for things that you would think would work in the story, I would be happy to try and add them. Till next Time!