Sorry for the hiatus, things have been piling up lately. I hope you enjoy this chapter I made it about Kikyo so you can an insight of Inuyasha's ways and past. Enjoy!

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She had been paranoid as of late. She could sense something ominous rising and she knew that he had something to do with it. She sighed while shakily grabbing her teacup and plate. She was a plethora of nerves. She usually wasn't this anxious considering her doctor prescribed her a higher dose of Valium. She wasn't some weak slip of a woman, if anything she was constantly composed giving a facade of being collected.

Yet... her guise was becoming more and more difficult as the days passed by. She knew in a sense after escaping she would never be the same. She wasn't however expecting him to still rule her life so much so where she couldn't complete a daily task without having an anxiety attack. She clenched her fists. Curse him. I am merely surviving not living. He shall no longer direct my life in misery. I wont allow it!

She sat up and began pacing. She needed a plan of action she couldn't rest knowing her problem had yet to be dealt with. She had to contact the Satsugai girl, but doing so without alarming her "spouse" would be tricky. If he so much as sniffed something suspicious he would report to Inuyasha like the little rat he was. Perhaps she could... No it was too risky and she refused to involve her little sister in this charade.

She was desperate for a plan of action she constantly dreamed of his brutality all those years ago. She even had scars marring her backside still. She felt her eyes blur. She hissed. Typical weak girl. He isn't even here yet you cry. She suddenly heard a knock at her door, three knocks and one kick. Kaede. She sat up and peaked through the hole.

Kaede was standing by herself holding groceries. She sighed, her sister was too kind at times. Had it been her she probably would have given up by now. She opened the door and stepped aside.

"Hello sister, what brings you here?" Kaede gave her a pointed look and sighed.

"You know why I am here Kikyo." She turned back to her initial task of stocking her cabinets and fridge. Ever since her abduction she hadn't had the courage to leave her home unless it was an emergency. Kaede had taken to buying her groceries and other monthly necessities.

She had even taken a job that required her to work from her home. It wasn't a life of fulfillment, but it was one of safety. He had paranoid her to the point of keeping a pistol under her pillow while sleeping.

Kaede worried for her sister, before this tragedy Kikyo had help run their shrine and was stoic yet kind. Everyone had called her the porcelain priestess. She reminded them of a beautiful doll, which in hindsight caused many male suitors to visit the shrine. Including him... She constantly had that day replaying in her head on a constant loop.

It tortured her. She repeatedly went over what she could have done to prevent this from ever happening from the first place, but no matter what way she thought about it she knew he would have found a way to snatch her.

8 years prior...

She had just finished sweeping the shrine grounds and picking up random debris. Aside from the Sunset shrine this was one of the oldest standing shrines in Tokyo and constantly frequented visitors. With that being said she needed to have continuous upkeep of the ancient shrine.

She smiled to herself. Kaede and her had inherited the shrine after the untimely death of both her parents. With her grandparents passing a few years prior she had taken the shrine on full heartedly. It reminded her of the summers she spent here with her parents. They had gone every year to visit their grandparents and couldn't bear to part with it.

The shrine was not only a place of solace but a place of remembrance for her late parents. She belonged here. It was her safe haven. She grabbed the broom and headed to the storage room. She suddenly heard the bell ring. Someone is here. She scurried to the front and bowed her head.

"Gomen'nasai. I hope you weren't waiting too long for assistance." The man chuckled, she stood up straightly trying not to wrinkle her priestess garbs.

"So you are the porcelain priestess." She shrugged and cleared her throat.

"So what may I help you with sir?" His eyes had a glint to it, causing her intuition to kick in.

"It's fitting. It's almost as if... you're ethereal." Not being one for compliments she blushed. He smirked at her and grabbed her hand.

"Takahashi Inuyasha, but you... You can call me Inuyasha."

"Well... Takahashi-sama what may I assist you with? I have many obligations today." He rubbed her knuckles and lowered his head, intending on kissing it. She wrenched her hand and sighed irritably.

"If you are here to harass me then please leave. I am in no mood for your advances, I am a Shinto priestess and devout myself to a life of celibacy. Good day." She turned on her heel and left him standing there smiling.

"Perfect."

Present Day...

She hadn't understood his motives until he began calling her that girls name. A fantasy. That is what he seeked, she was merely a filler for his demented thought process. What she didn't understand was why he chose her of all people. Was the girl similar in looks? Perhaps she was a priestess like herself. Whatever the case may be Inuyasha had used her quite violently and she would rather die than go back to something so heinous.

She sat back to think, what could she do to stop this from happening to anyone else? Had he gotten to the girl he so frequently fantasized about? She had hoped not. She didn't wish that upon anyone not even her worse enemy. She did know there were others before herself, but she had been the only one to get away so far. Kagome. Why did the name sound so familiar?

She wasn't sure as to why she started thinking of her but something told her a tragedy was going to occur. She grabbed her laptop and went to gather information.

Kagome... Who are you?

5 years prior...

He had just finished one of his sessions with her. He sighed and looked down at her, he had been especially rough today. Something must have triggered him to be more than cruel. She had passed out from the pain. So be it, once she woke up they would go back at it. He wasn't even closed to being satisfied

He grabbed the comforter that draped over her body and proceeded to lift it. Her creamy skin was marred with hues of black and blue. Her lips had cracked to the point of bleeding. She wasn't what she was before, he was getting tired of her already.

He tapped her head lightly. She stirred and scrunched herself up into the fetal position. He snorted. Typical. He wound his hand up and slapped her. She screamed and stood up quickly, she knew what he wanted and learned the hard way if she didn't cooperate she would suffer even more.

"Kagome. I decided to let you rest up a bit, I am nowhere near done. You've been slacking lately with your responsibilities and I won't have it." She flinched. There he went again calling her Kagome. He only called her that when he was in a particularly foul mood.

"Hands out." She put her wrists forward and cast her eyes down. He hated eye contact, he had told her it was as if she was implying they were equals. She remembered that lesson rather harshly as well.

"Onward." She picked her feet up and headed to the Castigo room. Her stomach tied in dread and anguish. It was going to be especially agonizing today she could tell by the tone of his voice.

They entered the room, she bent down on her knees and cast her eyes to the floor again. He circled her nude form and glared at her.

"What is you purpose?"

"To please you master." He yanked her hair causing her to yelp.

"Don't tell me what I want to hear bitch." Mind games. He always told her this and no matter what she said he would hit her. There was no right answer. He grabbed his leather crop and smacked his palm lightly with it.

"What is your purpose? And so help me if you answer wrong it will be worse this time around." She looked to the ground and tried to calculate a formidable answer. She would give anything for him to just stop.

"I don't know sir. I have failed you." He chuckled and went on to full blown laughter.

"You got that right you stupid little cunt." He punched her in the back of the head causing her to fall forward. She fell on her stomach and tried to scurry to get up but it was too late. He slapped the cold leather crop against her back repeatedly until he grew tired of it. She was panting harshly and began to sob.

"P-please master." He grabbed her by her neck and began squeezing.

"Speak when spoken too wench." He threw her on the ground again and proceeded to walk away. Relief washed over while she rested her battered body. She suddenly felt a searing pain against the open wounds on her back.

"Don't want you to pass out again." He was pouring salt on her wounds! She screamed violently and convulsed in pain. He yanked her up by her long hair again and walked her over to the shower.

"Get in." She crawled to the shower and laid there while the cold water encased her body. The water suddenly stopped and he lifted her up tenderly. She bobbed her head on the verge of passing out. She was suddenly thrown against the wall and had her cuffs removed.

"Stand up." With wobbly knees she stood. He smirked and rubbed her face tenderly.

"Good girl now spread against the wall." She put her arms up as if she was being searched. He cuffed her arms against the railing again and cuffed her legs individually so she was spread apart.

"Stand still." He whispered in her ear. She held her breath waiting for her torture. She suddenly heard the door slam. She breathed easily. He finished! Suddenly she felt a whip crack against her back.

"KAMI!" Her wet skin caused the whip to break her skin even faster than what it would regularly. He proceeded to whip until her skin looked like a bloody, lacerated mass. She had urine and blood trailing down her legs. Not only was her torture physical but he would play little mind games. She should have learned by now his intentions were never kind, but each twists he took was different.

She truly never knew what he would do next, he wasn't a creature of habit. He let her down from her shackles and cradled her body again.

"I love you Kagome."

"I-I love y-you too mas-master." She passed out from the extreme stress of her body. He lifted her up and walked back to the master bedroom. He rested her on her palette on the floor and sighed.

"Oh Kagome, when will you learn..."

She tossed and turned throughout the night. She had a dream that angel came to her. She had told her she wouldn't suffer any longer. Suddenly she woke up and looked to her left. Inuyasha was soundly sleeping on the bed. She knew she couldn't over power him, but what else could she do to escape?

Suddenly it hit her like a ton of bricks. Inuyasha had given her a bracelet to withhold her purifying powers. All she could really do with her reiki was heal. She never attempted to try anything else out of fear he would punish her. She suddenly formulated a plan, she tested out her powers to see what she could do. She decided she would use her reiki to trick him. She waited the rest of the night for him until his alarm went off.

She rapidly closed her eyes and focused her reiki on lowering her heart rate. She felt him get out of the bed and focused even harder. He bent down and she laid there pretending to be dead. He squinted his eyes and shook her. Her head lulled to the side and he suddenly began to panic.

"Not again." She shook her and saw her body wasn't moving. Her pale skin was a ghostly white and she wasn't breathing. He put his ear to her chest to see if there was a slight heartbeat and heard nothing. He sighed and stroked her face.

"You were one of my favorites." He went to the bathroom and pulled out his cell.

"I got another one." She breathed shallowly and held on to her reiki. Just a little longer. He walked back into the room and looked to her again.

"Nah, I want a burial this time. She was a priestess. I'll give her that much." She almost breathed in relief.

No incineration, thank you Kami.