A/N: So so sorry for the long wait again. The fic is almost finished so please stick around!
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You Are Mine
Chapter VI: Redemption
Now that I have this miko girl, I will use her to gather the rest of the Shikon no kakkera. Once I have the Shikon no tama whole again, I will be the strongest of all and be undefeated. Not even that bastard Inuyasha can defeat me. I will kill him the instant I see him…no I will not be the one to do the deed, but someone very close to him will. Perhaps something different…
Darkness feeds all around the gloomy halls of Naraku's castle. Deep in the basement, the sound of chains and a whimper is heard. Rusted chains hold Kagome's wrists tightly and knees scabbed from the hard, rough stone floors. Her face has blotches of dirt and a red scratch on her left cheek. The cheerful shine in her eyes was now dark black and dull. Ever since she got to the castle, she has been practically beaten to a pulp because she refused to obey Naraku's orders. He kept her in the basement with no food or water until she obeys his commands. Naraku has always been her enemy and will never help him even if it means her own life.
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Inuyasha and the others are heading out to continue their search for their lost companion. Over all the time Inuyasha and Kagome has been together, he has never worried about her this much. His clothes fitted more loosely than before because he had lost much of his weight from not eating or drinking. As much as Miroku and the others tried to lift his spirits, the hanyou simply ignored them and walked away. It has been hours now since they have last rested!
"Inuyasha…can we…stop now?" said the weary kitsune.
"I agree with Shippou. We must stop for now to restore our energy Inuyasha-sama." said the almost breathless monk.
"SHUT UP! We're not stopping until we find Kagome!" said a very angry Inuyasha.
"You mustn't forget that we are humans! We can't go on forever like youkai!" replied Miroku who soon had a clawed hand on his neck that lifted him off the ground.
"Inuyasha! Control your temper! Fighting is not going to get us anywhere!" yelled Sango trying to break Inuyasha's grip.
"Keh!" was all he could say after letting go of Miroku.
Soon everyone was around a fire eating some fish from a nearby river. Inuyasha walked away from the group to think for a while and found himself in the spot where he almost kissed Kagome. He sat under that tree and closed his eyes remembering that time. He chuckled a bit when Kagome became so shocked and embarrassed that she pushed him away and blushed violently. His ears flattened against his head as all the memories started to come back to him like a slide-show in his mind. "Kagome, please be safe. I'll find you no matter what it takes."
Farther off somewhere else, Sesshoumaru is also in the search for Kagome and Naraku. He had told Jaken and Rin to stay at his palace until he finds Kagome. The youkai lord stopped for a moment and drew his Toukijin. He looked in the sword's reflection and narrowed his eyes as he pictured Naraku taking his Kagome. He was angered at himself for not killing him while he had the chance or at last tearing is arm off - he would have had Kagome with him right now. Sesshoumaru put the Toukijin back in its sheath and continued his hunt for his nemesis.
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It has been another couple of hours that Inuyasha and the others were walking. "If anyone hurts you Kagome I swear I'll…" His thoughts were interrupted as he caught a familiar scent in the air.
"What is it Inuyasha?" said Shippou looking at him with curiosity.
"Someone I know is near." Inuyasha said lifting his nose into the air and sniffing around. "It's…Sesshoumaru!!"
"But why is Sesshoumaru around these parts?" questioned the demon slayer.
"I don't know but he's up to something." With that, Inuyasha fled into his elder brother's direction.
Soon enough the youkai lord was face to face with his brother. Inuyasha drew out the Tessaiga and pointed at Sesshoumaru's face.
"Inuyasha, I have not the time to fight with you. I have other business to attend to." The demon lord simply pushed aside the huge sword and continued past the hanyou. Inuyasha quickly jumped in front of him to block his way.
"GET OUT OF MY WAY!!!" Sesshoumaru barked. He then calmed down as he saw Inuyasha's pleading eyes. He realized that his brother was obviously worried about the reincarnated miko. He glanced over at Inuyasha's companions and then back at him.
"You wish to know the whereabouts of the miko don't you?" he asked. Inuyasha lowered his sword.
"You know where she is!?" said the desperate yet relieved hanyou.
"Indeed I do, however," He began. "Naraku has taken her."
"WHAT? NARAKU TOOK HER?! HOW?!" yelled Inuyasha. Sesshoumaru remembered the time when he left her to go practice his sword skills. "It was your fault she ran away." He wanted to say.
"Are you just going to stand there and complain or are we going to find her?" he demanded. Inuyasha looked at him confused. "Did he just say that WE are going to find her? Was he with Kagome or- no, he won't even let her keep someone like him company."
"Well do you have any idea where she is?" he asked.
"If you think harder, you would know that he could be at his palace northwest from here." The taiyoukai said looking his pissed off little brother.
"Why you…I'm not even going to argue let's just go." With that everyone went straight into that direction heading toward Naraku's castle minus the bickering of the brothers. Will Kagome be alright when they get there or will their be a much greater disaster awaiting them?
