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Theme: Angst/Romance
Rating: R
The Whipping Girl
Chapter 4: Away
~~~~*KAG POV*~~~~
I am awaken by something cold and wet. Water. I groan. My body is so soar, my muscles feel cramped and my back......it's like someone slowly peeled off all seven layers of my skin. It throbs slowly, painfully, just like the headache I have. The pain is unbearable.
I hear someone yelling at me, telling me to get up. My eyes open to see Kikyo's face glaring at me. Her eyes shine with a malicious light and her face is twisted into the most horrible glower. She is extremely angry. Maybe one of the maids poured grape juice on one of her new dresses.
"Get up, you worthless peace of trash," she says harshly, pulling me up by my hair. I cry out, the pain to much for me. My headache is getting worse.
I slowly sit up, trying not to hurt my damaged back. I'm moving to slowly for the princess's taste so she pulls me up by my arms and pushes me into a wall.
She shoves a dress into my hands. It's a dull, dark grey dress with a square cut bodice. It is somewhat baggy and has slits that end slightly above my knees, allowing for easy movement. It is a maid suit. Even though it is only a maid's dress, it is far more beautiful and expensive than anything I have ever owned in my life.
"Stay here and don't move until I come for you, understand? Act good, do not misbehave," she hisses, little bits of spit spraying on my face. Her point is clear.
Princess Kikyo storms out of my room in a flurry of petticoats. I exhale and slowly make my way back to my bed and sit. There is a small blood stain on the wall where my back was. I am still bleeding.
By the time Kikyo was back, my dress was changed. With her was a man I have never seen before. Who is he?
~~~~*INU POV*~~~~
There's Kagome. She looks horrible. Her complexion is unhealthily sallow and she has huge, dark bags under her eyes. Her hair lays limply on her head with a greasy shine to it, and if you look closely you can see her body shaking.
Thank God I'm getting her out of here, 'cause I'm pretty sure that stain on the wall is blood. Was she beaten again?
"Thank you for the generous gift, my love," I force myself to say. I will never call that insane, sadistic woman those words ever again. Never.
"Oh, Inu-chan," Kikyo purrs, "anything for you. Though I really will miss this particular slave. She was entertaining."
Entertaining. What was it that the princess found so entertaining? The blood? The cuts? The whit hitting flesh? The girl's cries of pain?
"Yes, well. I must be going. Lots to do today, you know? Come on, girl. You're coming with me." I motion for the girl to follow.
The young woman gets up and walks slowly behind me until I stop at my carriage. I open the door and let her step in. I hope she gets used to being away from all of this. I hope I can help her. Kagome....
Theme: Angst/Romance
Rating: R
The Whipping Girl
Chapter 4: Away
~~~~*KAG POV*~~~~
I am awaken by something cold and wet. Water. I groan. My body is so soar, my muscles feel cramped and my back......it's like someone slowly peeled off all seven layers of my skin. It throbs slowly, painfully, just like the headache I have. The pain is unbearable.
I hear someone yelling at me, telling me to get up. My eyes open to see Kikyo's face glaring at me. Her eyes shine with a malicious light and her face is twisted into the most horrible glower. She is extremely angry. Maybe one of the maids poured grape juice on one of her new dresses.
"Get up, you worthless peace of trash," she says harshly, pulling me up by my hair. I cry out, the pain to much for me. My headache is getting worse.
I slowly sit up, trying not to hurt my damaged back. I'm moving to slowly for the princess's taste so she pulls me up by my arms and pushes me into a wall.
She shoves a dress into my hands. It's a dull, dark grey dress with a square cut bodice. It is somewhat baggy and has slits that end slightly above my knees, allowing for easy movement. It is a maid suit. Even though it is only a maid's dress, it is far more beautiful and expensive than anything I have ever owned in my life.
"Stay here and don't move until I come for you, understand? Act good, do not misbehave," she hisses, little bits of spit spraying on my face. Her point is clear.
Princess Kikyo storms out of my room in a flurry of petticoats. I exhale and slowly make my way back to my bed and sit. There is a small blood stain on the wall where my back was. I am still bleeding.
By the time Kikyo was back, my dress was changed. With her was a man I have never seen before. Who is he?
~~~~*INU POV*~~~~
There's Kagome. She looks horrible. Her complexion is unhealthily sallow and she has huge, dark bags under her eyes. Her hair lays limply on her head with a greasy shine to it, and if you look closely you can see her body shaking.
Thank God I'm getting her out of here, 'cause I'm pretty sure that stain on the wall is blood. Was she beaten again?
"Thank you for the generous gift, my love," I force myself to say. I will never call that insane, sadistic woman those words ever again. Never.
"Oh, Inu-chan," Kikyo purrs, "anything for you. Though I really will miss this particular slave. She was entertaining."
Entertaining. What was it that the princess found so entertaining? The blood? The cuts? The whit hitting flesh? The girl's cries of pain?
"Yes, well. I must be going. Lots to do today, you know? Come on, girl. You're coming with me." I motion for the girl to follow.
The young woman gets up and walks slowly behind me until I stop at my carriage. I open the door and let her step in. I hope she gets used to being away from all of this. I hope I can help her. Kagome....
