Until We Bleed
C h a p t e r T w e n t y F i v e : D o w n
Kagome couldn't stop trembling. Once she had woken up, the familiar smell of miasma in the atmosphere threatened to choke her as she took in the dark room of Naraku's castle. She was clean, dressed in a thin, white yukata and awaiting Naraku's proper welcome back into their home.
Tears would flow at the thought of what happened to Inuyasha and what would happen to her. She hasn't even checked to see if her door was unguarded. Was Inuyasha dead? As much as she didn't want to think about it, it was highly possible. There was no way Naraku would let him live after finding her with him.
She hugged her legs close to her chest, praying to any god that was listening that Inuyasha was still alive and well. He didn't deserve anything because it was all her fault for leaving the castle in the first place. If she had just stayed... she would continue to be brainwashed into thinking she was the Kikyou that loves Naraku.
It felt like hours before her door finally opened, the soft light of the small flames lining the wall entering as she made out Naraku's features.
"I missed you, my Kikyou," Naraku crooned with a smile that unnerved her.
Play the part, her mind suggested as she slowly stood. She steeled herself. "Naraku..." she walked up to him and clung to him. "I was so scared!" she whimpered against his clothing, "I'm so sorry for disobeying you."
She felt one hand press against her back. "I know," he murmured, "But it is understandable, my lovely Kikyou. That half-breed was the problem."
Was? Kagome felt sick to her stomach. "What happened to Inuyasha?"
His one-arm embrace held tighter. "He's locked up in the dungeon. Don't worry, my love. I kept him alive for your sake."
She breathed a sigh. "May I see him?"
"In his pathetic state," Naraku chuckled, "Of course. Tomorrow, you can even witness his death."
A/N: Ahh, back to the shortened chapters. These last few chapters are required to be short to build up suspense and to fit the months. I'm going to warn you readers now, things are going to go by fast. Six more days left of October. Six more chapters.
3lue 3utterfly: Nah, I have bigger plans for Kagome. The answer will come before this story is over :)
xsachi: Never heard that insult before lol.
Sahora: Poor Inu doesn't deserve such rough treatment! X)
MamiLuckey: Me and you both :) Thank you for reviewing. This style of writing is new to me as well and as characters regain their sanity, my sentence structure improves with them. I have to feel very detached from myself to write this story. Unfortunately, there was no room for the other character's presence in this short story (which was good because if they were in here, this story would sound a whole lot like two of my other stories combined)