A/N: Ok, Chapter 2 finally revised! This one changed quite a bit. I think
it's a lot sweeter though ^_^ R&R!
Chapter 2: Tortured Souls
When he woke, Inu-Yasha was tied to a wall, his arms stretched out at his sides. His feet hung a good two feet above the floor, and all his weight hung by his chained wrists. He looked groggily around the room. It was dark, like a dungeon, with the only lights coming from wall torches set about twenty feet apart across each wall. The torches weren't enough to light the whole room, and the corners and center of the room sat in shadows. Directly across from him, Inu-Yasha could just see a pair of empty, hanging shackles like the ones that held him. Even from here, he could see the coppery-red sheen of dried blood on the wall where someone, perhaps another demon, had once hung and screamed in agony. The dark stains dripped from the shackles, ran in rivers all the way to the floor. The room was so silent, he could almost hear the screams and anguished cries of poor, tortured souls long passed.
Suddenly, the torches flared brightly, causing Inu-Yasha to quickly look away and close his eyes tight. When he opened them again, the lights had dimmed, although still brighter than before, and there stood the demon, 'Itoshi Kaze'. The demon's eyes flashed in the firelight as he stood watching Inu-Yasha mockingly, his arms folded in front of him.
"So, finally awake, eh?" He uncrossed his arms and sauntered over to the half dog-demon. "Do you recognize this?" He held out a small, strange device. It was a small, black box with smaller squares across the top and strange markings across the front. A thin black cord extended from the side, leading up to end in a half-circle piece of material Kagome had called "plas-tik". In fact, when telling Inu-Yasha about this strange material, this was the very same device she had showed him. She'd called it a "Walk Man", and said it played music. But, how could he have gotten it?
"I can tell by the look on your face, that you do indeed recognize it. It belongs to that 'wench', Kagome, does it not?"
"Hey!" Inu-Yasha jerked at his chains. "Don't call her that!"
"Oh, you think only you can call her that? What are you going to do about it, hanyou?"
"Oooh, I oughta..." He pulled against his bonds, struggling to get free. "Leave Kagome out of this!"
The youkai simply grinned. "Don't pull your arms out of their sockets. As for Kagome..." he grinned devilishly then vanished.
"Hey, come back, you bastard! Release me! Come back and fight me!!" he yelled into the dark, empty chamber.
*****
Five minutes later, Kaze reappeared, this time with Kagome in tow. He had the claws of one hand at her throat, and his other arm around her waist.
"Inu-Yasha!" Kagome cried, noticing his sullied clothes and bruised face.
"Be quiet, wench!" the demon spat, throwing her to the ground at the wall opposite Inu-Yasha. He turned to face the dog-demon. "Oh, that's right, you don't like anyone but you calling her that. My mistake. But, why is that I wonder?" Kagome looked at Inu-Yasha in surprise, but wisely stayed silent. Inu-Yasha, too, remained quiet, but glared at the demon with obvious disgust and contempt on his face. "Ah, so you do care for her."
"It's not...like that." Inu-Yasha didn't look Kaze fully in the face, and both he and Kagome noticed.
"Oh, well, we'll find out soon enough how you truly feel for her." He casually held out his hand, palm out, towards Kagome, and ropes appeared, pulling her hands together behind her and binding them there.
"Now, for you." The demon turned back to Inu-Yasha.
"W-What are you going to do?" Inu-Yasha stuttered, eyeing the demon's claws.
"I just want to play a little game. You know, see how strong you are, how much pain you can take. So, here's the deal. You're going to go through a hell of an amount of pain. At my hands, of course. If you faint, scream for help, or tell me to stop, then I'll stop. But if you cause me to stop, I just might have to start on her." He tilted his head towards Kagome.
"But, she's just a human. She couldn't handle that, she'd die!"
"Did you forget, hanyou? Tonight, so are you." He grinned and pointed out the door into the moonless night.
Chapter 2: Tortured Souls
When he woke, Inu-Yasha was tied to a wall, his arms stretched out at his sides. His feet hung a good two feet above the floor, and all his weight hung by his chained wrists. He looked groggily around the room. It was dark, like a dungeon, with the only lights coming from wall torches set about twenty feet apart across each wall. The torches weren't enough to light the whole room, and the corners and center of the room sat in shadows. Directly across from him, Inu-Yasha could just see a pair of empty, hanging shackles like the ones that held him. Even from here, he could see the coppery-red sheen of dried blood on the wall where someone, perhaps another demon, had once hung and screamed in agony. The dark stains dripped from the shackles, ran in rivers all the way to the floor. The room was so silent, he could almost hear the screams and anguished cries of poor, tortured souls long passed.
Suddenly, the torches flared brightly, causing Inu-Yasha to quickly look away and close his eyes tight. When he opened them again, the lights had dimmed, although still brighter than before, and there stood the demon, 'Itoshi Kaze'. The demon's eyes flashed in the firelight as he stood watching Inu-Yasha mockingly, his arms folded in front of him.
"So, finally awake, eh?" He uncrossed his arms and sauntered over to the half dog-demon. "Do you recognize this?" He held out a small, strange device. It was a small, black box with smaller squares across the top and strange markings across the front. A thin black cord extended from the side, leading up to end in a half-circle piece of material Kagome had called "plas-tik". In fact, when telling Inu-Yasha about this strange material, this was the very same device she had showed him. She'd called it a "Walk Man", and said it played music. But, how could he have gotten it?
"I can tell by the look on your face, that you do indeed recognize it. It belongs to that 'wench', Kagome, does it not?"
"Hey!" Inu-Yasha jerked at his chains. "Don't call her that!"
"Oh, you think only you can call her that? What are you going to do about it, hanyou?"
"Oooh, I oughta..." He pulled against his bonds, struggling to get free. "Leave Kagome out of this!"
The youkai simply grinned. "Don't pull your arms out of their sockets. As for Kagome..." he grinned devilishly then vanished.
"Hey, come back, you bastard! Release me! Come back and fight me!!" he yelled into the dark, empty chamber.
*****
Five minutes later, Kaze reappeared, this time with Kagome in tow. He had the claws of one hand at her throat, and his other arm around her waist.
"Inu-Yasha!" Kagome cried, noticing his sullied clothes and bruised face.
"Be quiet, wench!" the demon spat, throwing her to the ground at the wall opposite Inu-Yasha. He turned to face the dog-demon. "Oh, that's right, you don't like anyone but you calling her that. My mistake. But, why is that I wonder?" Kagome looked at Inu-Yasha in surprise, but wisely stayed silent. Inu-Yasha, too, remained quiet, but glared at the demon with obvious disgust and contempt on his face. "Ah, so you do care for her."
"It's not...like that." Inu-Yasha didn't look Kaze fully in the face, and both he and Kagome noticed.
"Oh, well, we'll find out soon enough how you truly feel for her." He casually held out his hand, palm out, towards Kagome, and ropes appeared, pulling her hands together behind her and binding them there.
"Now, for you." The demon turned back to Inu-Yasha.
"W-What are you going to do?" Inu-Yasha stuttered, eyeing the demon's claws.
"I just want to play a little game. You know, see how strong you are, how much pain you can take. So, here's the deal. You're going to go through a hell of an amount of pain. At my hands, of course. If you faint, scream for help, or tell me to stop, then I'll stop. But if you cause me to stop, I just might have to start on her." He tilted his head towards Kagome.
"But, she's just a human. She couldn't handle that, she'd die!"
"Did you forget, hanyou? Tonight, so are you." He grinned and pointed out the door into the moonless night.