"That's Kagome's scream!" Sango said, after she and Miroku had heard the distant scream.
"Oh no! Tonight's the new moon! How could we have forgotten? I knew it was taking them too long to get wood. I just thought they were talking," Miroku said, following Sango hurriedly into the woods.
***
"Inu-Yasha!" Sango screamed as she saw the limp figure of Inu-Yasha on the ground. Miroku quickly scanned the forest around them.
"Like we expected. Kagome's not here." He sighed. Then, sensing the evil aura around them, both realized in unison.
"Naraku." ***Hey, that little phrase seems populaire! OK. OK. So, I like writing that.***
***
Kagome woke up in the same room as last time. She screamed in terror. But, after calming down as much as she could, Kagome was suddenly worried about Inu-Yasha. Was he OK? Did her scream alert Sango and Miroku like it was meant to? She turned towards the window. The sun was beginning to rise. She turned as the door creaked open to see the same female servant as last time.
"She didn't want to tell me what happened last time," Kagome thought suddenly. "Could she…have known what Naraku did? Or…was this long planned or very often in occurrence."
"What's your name," Kagome asked the startled maid.
"M-Megami."
"And, you serve Naraku?"
"Who?" Kagome suddenly realized that Sango told her Naraku took over a human lord's body when she saw the confused face of Megumi.
"Oh. No one. I meant. What did your lord instruct you to do with me?"
"Oh, Mistress, whatever you wish."
"Absolute freedom in his castle?"
"You are the Lord's Mistress, are you not? Afterall, then, you are second in this castle only to him," Megami answered, secretly laughing at the fact that this woman didn't understand her place.
"Well, then. Will you tell me what happened last time I was here?" Kagome asked. The maid suddenly looked frightened.
"No, Mistress," she answered, "The lord forbade me to tell you."
"You want your life? I won't tell the lord that you told me, but I can tell him that you displease me." Megami shuddered, realizing the real power this girl held in her hands.
"Well, I don't know all that much. I mean, I wasn't in front of your door the whole time that you slept, but I'd say nothing really, except that you slept for a long while." Kagome turned sharply at her words.
***
"Inu-Yasha?" Sango asked worriedly. It was already sunrise, but he still hadn't recovered all that well. Finally, after an hour, he stirred.
"Where's Kagome?" Shippo asked, jumping onto his head the moment he was conscious. ***Uh-oh. !_! *** Inu-Yasha's first instinct was punching Shippo's head. When Shippo got off of him, he sat up. Then, recalling what happened last night, he stood up in shock.
"Shippo, leave me with Miroku and Sango," Inu-Yasha told the young kitsune. For the first time ever, Shippo followed his order.
"What happened?" Miroku asked urgently.
"Onigumo. Remember him?"
"The human half of Naraku?" Sango asked. Inu-Yasha nodded.
"Remember the desires he had for Kikyo? Well, Naraku said he satisfied his human half's desire with Kagome," he told them. His voice cracked and he broke down, letting tears fall for the first time.
"No," Sango said in disbelief as the implied meaning sunk in.
"No wonder Kagome was so silent and different when she came back," Inu-Yasha said, remembering the fear and terror in her eyes.
"Wait a minute, Inu-Yasha. If, well, if Naraku did…well…did do that to Kagome, wouldn't he leave his scent on her?" Miroku asked slowly, thinking of the only hope left.
"Yeah, sure. But why the HELL WOULD THAT MATTER?" Inu-Yasha asked. They don't understand! Kagome getting hurt like that was all HIS fault. If he hadn't been stupid enough to choose Kikyo, then this would've never happened. He should've been there to protect her from Naraku.
As Inu-Yasha was absorbed in his own thoughts, Sango realized what Miroku thought of.
"But, you never smelt Naraku's scent after Kagome came back, or else you would've told us. Wouldn't that mean that Naraku…" Inu-Yasha looked up at Sango, who was beginning to smile at the fact that there may be a happy ending to the sad event. Inu-Yasha let the meaning of Sango's words sink in.
"…was bluffing," he finished for her, cursing himself for his own stupidity.
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I told you that I'd get the truth in there. Not for Kagome though. I need her uncertainty a little longer. SORRY!
OK. Back to the 7 more reviews thingy.
OH! READ THIS!!!!!!!! IMPORTANTE!!!!!!!!
I have a new story in my series on the Lover-Pairs in Inu-Yasha. Similar to a sequel, but not regarding this one. 'K. So the spoiler on what happens in the end, but very minimal right now. ALL FOR Sess (^_^ FLUFFY) and Rin! Called Lord and Lady! Check it out!
"Oh no! Tonight's the new moon! How could we have forgotten? I knew it was taking them too long to get wood. I just thought they were talking," Miroku said, following Sango hurriedly into the woods.
***
"Inu-Yasha!" Sango screamed as she saw the limp figure of Inu-Yasha on the ground. Miroku quickly scanned the forest around them.
"Like we expected. Kagome's not here." He sighed. Then, sensing the evil aura around them, both realized in unison.
"Naraku." ***Hey, that little phrase seems populaire! OK. OK. So, I like writing that.***
***
Kagome woke up in the same room as last time. She screamed in terror. But, after calming down as much as she could, Kagome was suddenly worried about Inu-Yasha. Was he OK? Did her scream alert Sango and Miroku like it was meant to? She turned towards the window. The sun was beginning to rise. She turned as the door creaked open to see the same female servant as last time.
"She didn't want to tell me what happened last time," Kagome thought suddenly. "Could she…have known what Naraku did? Or…was this long planned or very often in occurrence."
"What's your name," Kagome asked the startled maid.
"M-Megami."
"And, you serve Naraku?"
"Who?" Kagome suddenly realized that Sango told her Naraku took over a human lord's body when she saw the confused face of Megumi.
"Oh. No one. I meant. What did your lord instruct you to do with me?"
"Oh, Mistress, whatever you wish."
"Absolute freedom in his castle?"
"You are the Lord's Mistress, are you not? Afterall, then, you are second in this castle only to him," Megami answered, secretly laughing at the fact that this woman didn't understand her place.
"Well, then. Will you tell me what happened last time I was here?" Kagome asked. The maid suddenly looked frightened.
"No, Mistress," she answered, "The lord forbade me to tell you."
"You want your life? I won't tell the lord that you told me, but I can tell him that you displease me." Megami shuddered, realizing the real power this girl held in her hands.
"Well, I don't know all that much. I mean, I wasn't in front of your door the whole time that you slept, but I'd say nothing really, except that you slept for a long while." Kagome turned sharply at her words.
***
"Inu-Yasha?" Sango asked worriedly. It was already sunrise, but he still hadn't recovered all that well. Finally, after an hour, he stirred.
"Where's Kagome?" Shippo asked, jumping onto his head the moment he was conscious. ***Uh-oh. !_! *** Inu-Yasha's first instinct was punching Shippo's head. When Shippo got off of him, he sat up. Then, recalling what happened last night, he stood up in shock.
"Shippo, leave me with Miroku and Sango," Inu-Yasha told the young kitsune. For the first time ever, Shippo followed his order.
"What happened?" Miroku asked urgently.
"Onigumo. Remember him?"
"The human half of Naraku?" Sango asked. Inu-Yasha nodded.
"Remember the desires he had for Kikyo? Well, Naraku said he satisfied his human half's desire with Kagome," he told them. His voice cracked and he broke down, letting tears fall for the first time.
"No," Sango said in disbelief as the implied meaning sunk in.
"No wonder Kagome was so silent and different when she came back," Inu-Yasha said, remembering the fear and terror in her eyes.
"Wait a minute, Inu-Yasha. If, well, if Naraku did…well…did do that to Kagome, wouldn't he leave his scent on her?" Miroku asked slowly, thinking of the only hope left.
"Yeah, sure. But why the HELL WOULD THAT MATTER?" Inu-Yasha asked. They don't understand! Kagome getting hurt like that was all HIS fault. If he hadn't been stupid enough to choose Kikyo, then this would've never happened. He should've been there to protect her from Naraku.
As Inu-Yasha was absorbed in his own thoughts, Sango realized what Miroku thought of.
"But, you never smelt Naraku's scent after Kagome came back, or else you would've told us. Wouldn't that mean that Naraku…" Inu-Yasha looked up at Sango, who was beginning to smile at the fact that there may be a happy ending to the sad event. Inu-Yasha let the meaning of Sango's words sink in.
"…was bluffing," he finished for her, cursing himself for his own stupidity.
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I told you that I'd get the truth in there. Not for Kagome though. I need her uncertainty a little longer. SORRY!
OK. Back to the 7 more reviews thingy.
OH! READ THIS!!!!!!!! IMPORTANTE!!!!!!!!
I have a new story in my series on the Lover-Pairs in Inu-Yasha. Similar to a sequel, but not regarding this one. 'K. So the spoiler on what happens in the end, but very minimal right now. ALL FOR Sess (^_^ FLUFFY) and Rin! Called Lord and Lady! Check it out!
