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CHAPTER 11 - Alone

Kagome found herself tied to something. It was dark, she couldn't see. Her arms and legs were tied so she couldn't move. She was starting to lose feeling in her hands. Her feet were already numb. She felt sure that Sesshomaru was never going to come for her, that he didn't care that she was gone.

Tears stung her eyes, and she didn't bother to hide them. She let herself sob quietly in the darkness. Every fiber of her being knew no one was coming for her. She was alone, she was going to die.

"Not so strong, are you, priestess?" came a familiar voice. Kagome shut her eyes as tight as she could, hoping to wake up from this nightmare.

"What do you want with me?" Kagome demanded, anger fueling her bravery.

"No one is coming for you," Natasha said, ignoring her question. "Especially not Sesshomaru."

The words stung her heart like a thousand knives. She was wrong, right? He had stayed with her, he had come to her in the middle of the night when she needed him most. He had tried to protect her. He would come for her. Right?

"Why are you doing this?" Kagome demanded, searching in the darkness for Natasha, the source of the voice.

"You stole what is mine. This is just a little revenge. It's funny how a great demon like Sesshomaru would fall for a slow, stupid human like you," Natasha said. Kagome could hear the sneer in her voice. "He could have a great demoness like myself. I will show him that."

"He won't take you," Kagome, for a second, seemed sure of it. Hopefully she was right. Kagome may be human, but she wasn't corrupt with evil like this woman. Demons almost always seemed to be corrupt when they had power, or a chance at power. Natasha was no different. Nor were humans, but demons prided themselves on this lack of weakness.

"Oh yes, he will. In the meantime, until Sesshomaru finds you, I need to keep you alive. Then he can watch you die," That being said, Natasha exited the room.