A/N: Alright... You people wanted a torture scene, so I gave you a torture
scene. Don't complain to me when your shoulders twitch for the next half-
hour. (That was the result of my two friends in Algebra II.) My friend
has said before that I have a real morbid streak. What do you think? I
think it's only starting to show. *wink wink* RnR!
Chapter 3: A Demon's Confession
Inu-Yasha stared at Kaze, horrified, as it dawned on him. It was the new moon. He was human. All human. The only remnant of his demon bloodlines was his name. He knew that, as a demon, he could take anything this bastard could deal out. But could he take it as a human?
Before he could say a word, the demon stepped up and slashed him across the face. He dug one claw into Inu-Yasha's wrist and dragged it all the way to his elbow. Inu-Yasha screamed in pain.
"Remember, hanyou, yell and scream all you want. But to make me stop, you have to tell me to. Or, you can just faint, of course."
Inu-Yasha glared at him. "But then you'll start on Kagome, right?" Kaze nodded his head slightly, and Inu-Yasha clamped his mouth shut.
"Ok, your choice. But don't complain to me when you have to suffer." As he finished his sentence, he reached out and placed his claws against Inu- Yasha's temple.
Kagome gasped. "What are you going to-" She was cut off by Inu-Yasha's scream as Kaze slashed his claws down the side of his face. He floated up into the air, so that he was now within reach of the hanyou's hands. Inu- Yasha wisely balled his hands into fists. But his left arm, bleeding heavily from the demon's claws, was weaker than usual. And the chains dug into both his wrists. Kaze easily pried Inu-Yasha's fist apart, then set about breaking every one of his fingers. He then reached up and unchained Inu-Yasha's right hand in order to get to his wrist, but was almost sent flying with a blow from the hanyou's half-clenched fist. The demon staggered back a step, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, then glared at Inu-Yasha, who now hung by one arm from the wall, sneering at him.
"You will regret that bit of rebellion." He stepped up and traded punch for punch, though his was much harder. Inu-Yasha simply sneered back through a bloody smile. Kaze whipped out a dagger. "You want to play rough? Then we will." And he stabbed the dagger into the joint between Inu-Yasha's arm and shoulder. Inu-Yasha cried out, and Kagome screamed, as the youkai twisted the dagger in his shoulder, pushing it further in. "Heh. I'll bet you can't even move your arm right now, can you? Since it is out of its socket, and all." He grinned and psychically rose Inu-Yasha into the air, giving slack to his still-chained arm, then suddenly dropped him. The bind on his wrist caught him so suddenly that it pulled that arm out of socket as well. He then took Inu-Yasha's other wrist and chained it back to the wall. He grabbed the dagger in his shoulder, twisted once more, and ripped it out. He tossed it to the side, then stood before the beaten, bleeding half-demon, arms crossed.
"You're still awake, right hanyou? After all, you don't want me to start on your little human girl, now, do you?" Inu-Yasha raised his head and glared at the demon through haunted grey-violet eyes, his black hair hanging in his face. "Good. So now I can have more fun." His deep blue- green eyes lit up as he grinned. He came up to Inu-Yasha, claws extended, and swiped him down one side of his face. Inu-Yasha now had three sets of slashes across his face. Kagome struggled against her ties, but Inu-Yasha stayed silent.
"Stop!" Kagome cried out. "Inu-Yasha, don't do this! Just tell him to stop! I know you're trying to protect me, but I can handle myself!"
He raised his head to look at her, his black hair falling limply in front of his face. "Kagome... N-No. I... I won't let you get hurt... I can't... I can't let that happen." Both Kagome and Kaze stared at Inu-Yasha, stunned at his sudden show of feelings.
"Well, well, well. What have we here? Maybe the hanyou can love." He moved over next to Inu-Yasha, his claws out. "Maybe it's just his 'weak' human side. What do you think, girl, should we find out how deep his love runs?" He dug his claws deep into Inu-Yasha's stomach, causing him to cry out.
"Augh! Dammit, bastard..." He trailed off, leaving the thought to fend for itself in the heavy air.
"Heh. So, not as strong as we though, eh? He grinned, twisted his hand inside Inu-Yasha's stomach, then jerked it out. He turned to Kagome.
"Wait..." The demon whirled around, surprised to find Inu-Yasha still conscious. "You said... if I faint... or call for help, or... or ask you to stop... but... I didn't."
The demon walked over to him slowly, stunned. "I'm giving you a chance to escape this mess, before you get yourself killed. And you use your remaining energy to call me back? What's with you?"
"I will not... let Kagome... be hurt. I... care... for her... too much." His eyes were closed, his face straining as if it were hard for him to say, and not just because of his physical condition. His eyes were brimming with tears that he would not release. The demon stopped, staring at him. Kagome, too, had stopped wiggling away to look at him. The demon then surprised them both by unchaining Inu-Yasha and lifting him slowly and carefully to the ground, leaning him against the wall. "W-What are you doing?"
"I'm afraid I lied to you. I was not merely testing your strength. I was also testing your faith, your devotion to Kagome." Inu-Yasha's eyes widened. It was the first time the demon had used her name properly. "I am... well, I've been called many things, one among them being Demon of Devotion. A fitting name, I'll admit. Other names have long since been forgotten. I test the loyalty of two people to see if they are worthy of each other. And you two, luckily, passed the test with 'flying colors', as they say." He smiled, untied Kagome, and stepped back towards the door. He held one hand above his head, and with a flash of light, disappeared. The room began to spin, and Kagome crawled over to Inu-Yasha. She wrapped her arms around him, careful of his wounds, and buried her face in his chest.
After a minute, the room slowly stopped spinning, and Kagome looked up to see Kaede, Shippo, Sango, and Miroku staring at them.
"Inu-Yasha, Kagome! Where have ye been?"
"And where did you just come from?" Miroku added.
"It's a long story..." Inu-Yasha muttered. When Kagome looked at him a second later, he had fallen unconscious.
Chapter 3: A Demon's Confession
Inu-Yasha stared at Kaze, horrified, as it dawned on him. It was the new moon. He was human. All human. The only remnant of his demon bloodlines was his name. He knew that, as a demon, he could take anything this bastard could deal out. But could he take it as a human?
Before he could say a word, the demon stepped up and slashed him across the face. He dug one claw into Inu-Yasha's wrist and dragged it all the way to his elbow. Inu-Yasha screamed in pain.
"Remember, hanyou, yell and scream all you want. But to make me stop, you have to tell me to. Or, you can just faint, of course."
Inu-Yasha glared at him. "But then you'll start on Kagome, right?" Kaze nodded his head slightly, and Inu-Yasha clamped his mouth shut.
"Ok, your choice. But don't complain to me when you have to suffer." As he finished his sentence, he reached out and placed his claws against Inu- Yasha's temple.
Kagome gasped. "What are you going to-" She was cut off by Inu-Yasha's scream as Kaze slashed his claws down the side of his face. He floated up into the air, so that he was now within reach of the hanyou's hands. Inu- Yasha wisely balled his hands into fists. But his left arm, bleeding heavily from the demon's claws, was weaker than usual. And the chains dug into both his wrists. Kaze easily pried Inu-Yasha's fist apart, then set about breaking every one of his fingers. He then reached up and unchained Inu-Yasha's right hand in order to get to his wrist, but was almost sent flying with a blow from the hanyou's half-clenched fist. The demon staggered back a step, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, then glared at Inu-Yasha, who now hung by one arm from the wall, sneering at him.
"You will regret that bit of rebellion." He stepped up and traded punch for punch, though his was much harder. Inu-Yasha simply sneered back through a bloody smile. Kaze whipped out a dagger. "You want to play rough? Then we will." And he stabbed the dagger into the joint between Inu-Yasha's arm and shoulder. Inu-Yasha cried out, and Kagome screamed, as the youkai twisted the dagger in his shoulder, pushing it further in. "Heh. I'll bet you can't even move your arm right now, can you? Since it is out of its socket, and all." He grinned and psychically rose Inu-Yasha into the air, giving slack to his still-chained arm, then suddenly dropped him. The bind on his wrist caught him so suddenly that it pulled that arm out of socket as well. He then took Inu-Yasha's other wrist and chained it back to the wall. He grabbed the dagger in his shoulder, twisted once more, and ripped it out. He tossed it to the side, then stood before the beaten, bleeding half-demon, arms crossed.
"You're still awake, right hanyou? After all, you don't want me to start on your little human girl, now, do you?" Inu-Yasha raised his head and glared at the demon through haunted grey-violet eyes, his black hair hanging in his face. "Good. So now I can have more fun." His deep blue- green eyes lit up as he grinned. He came up to Inu-Yasha, claws extended, and swiped him down one side of his face. Inu-Yasha now had three sets of slashes across his face. Kagome struggled against her ties, but Inu-Yasha stayed silent.
"Stop!" Kagome cried out. "Inu-Yasha, don't do this! Just tell him to stop! I know you're trying to protect me, but I can handle myself!"
He raised his head to look at her, his black hair falling limply in front of his face. "Kagome... N-No. I... I won't let you get hurt... I can't... I can't let that happen." Both Kagome and Kaze stared at Inu-Yasha, stunned at his sudden show of feelings.
"Well, well, well. What have we here? Maybe the hanyou can love." He moved over next to Inu-Yasha, his claws out. "Maybe it's just his 'weak' human side. What do you think, girl, should we find out how deep his love runs?" He dug his claws deep into Inu-Yasha's stomach, causing him to cry out.
"Augh! Dammit, bastard..." He trailed off, leaving the thought to fend for itself in the heavy air.
"Heh. So, not as strong as we though, eh? He grinned, twisted his hand inside Inu-Yasha's stomach, then jerked it out. He turned to Kagome.
"Wait..." The demon whirled around, surprised to find Inu-Yasha still conscious. "You said... if I faint... or call for help, or... or ask you to stop... but... I didn't."
The demon walked over to him slowly, stunned. "I'm giving you a chance to escape this mess, before you get yourself killed. And you use your remaining energy to call me back? What's with you?"
"I will not... let Kagome... be hurt. I... care... for her... too much." His eyes were closed, his face straining as if it were hard for him to say, and not just because of his physical condition. His eyes were brimming with tears that he would not release. The demon stopped, staring at him. Kagome, too, had stopped wiggling away to look at him. The demon then surprised them both by unchaining Inu-Yasha and lifting him slowly and carefully to the ground, leaning him against the wall. "W-What are you doing?"
"I'm afraid I lied to you. I was not merely testing your strength. I was also testing your faith, your devotion to Kagome." Inu-Yasha's eyes widened. It was the first time the demon had used her name properly. "I am... well, I've been called many things, one among them being Demon of Devotion. A fitting name, I'll admit. Other names have long since been forgotten. I test the loyalty of two people to see if they are worthy of each other. And you two, luckily, passed the test with 'flying colors', as they say." He smiled, untied Kagome, and stepped back towards the door. He held one hand above his head, and with a flash of light, disappeared. The room began to spin, and Kagome crawled over to Inu-Yasha. She wrapped her arms around him, careful of his wounds, and buried her face in his chest.
After a minute, the room slowly stopped spinning, and Kagome looked up to see Kaede, Shippo, Sango, and Miroku staring at them.
"Inu-Yasha, Kagome! Where have ye been?"
"And where did you just come from?" Miroku added.
"It's a long story..." Inu-Yasha muttered. When Kagome looked at him a second later, he had fallen unconscious.