Bent Reality

Captured or Not

Kagome woke up with a very dreadful feeling in the pit of her stomach. She rubbed her head and sat up. Only to realize she was in a wooden cell. A very sturdily built wooden cell. Outside her cell door was a man with a sword ready to prevent her from any means of escaping.

            "Stupid Naraku." Kagome muttered.

            "Your awake!" The guard muttered and turned around to face her.

            "No I'm still asleep." Kagome rubbed her wrists.

            "Oh okay." The guard turned his back to her and continued what he was doing before.

            What an idiot! Kagome thought.

            "Guard." Came Naraku's harsh voice.

            "Yes!"

            "Open the door and let me in." Naraku winked at Kagome who shuddered.

            The guard did as he was told and shut the door behind Naraku but did not lock it.

            "Hello there, delicate flower." Naraku smirked.

            "Inuyasha is going to kill you!" Kagome stood up and backed up against the far wall of her cell.

            "I suppose he will try. But when I have your power, I will be invincible."

            "What?"

            "Oh my dear girl, I thought you knew? You are special. You are two reincarnations combined into one. You are Midoriko, creator of the Shikon Jewel, and Kikyo, protector of it. Your power is great, and I must have it!" Naraku leaned towards Kagome on that last part, and said it a little hungrily.

            Kagome whimpered and tried to back away further but the wall behind her was blocking her.

            "When the moon is half filled, will be the night." He started to walk away and stopped at the door and turned to face her. "Tomorrow night." He walked away leaving her in there alone.

            "If I am so powerful." Kagome spoke to herself. "Then how come I cannot protect myself?"

            "Hey…You." The guard whispered to Kagome.

            "Uh yeah?"

            The guard looked left and right and then leaned on her cell door. "I don't approve of the lord capturing women and taking their so called power."

            "Yeah?"

            The guard dropped his keys on the ground beside the door and nonchalantly walked away. Kagome smiled and crawled towards the door. To the right was a small mat and the guard was sitting in it sipping what looked like tea. Kagome reached through the bars and grabbed the keys she then quickly unlocked the door and ran past the man.

            "Thanks!" She called as she ran out.

            "No biggy." The man whispered and continued to sip his tea.

****

              Ms. Higurashi's stomach grumbled and she decided to drive to the fast food restaurant just around the corner. Inuyasha assured her that he was fine and did not need anything. Ms. Higurashi didn't believe him but left none the same.

            "You know I think she's going to buy you something anyways." Koga said. He took the seat that Ms. Higurashi had been sitting in.

            Inuyasha shrugged. "I am hungry, but I didn't want to burden her."

            "You're getting soft in your old age!" Koga teased.

            "Oh shut up."

            "I was just observing."

            "Well go and observe somewhere else." Inuyasha sat on the edge of Kagome's bed.

            Koga stood up and moved the chair over a foot, "Better?"

            "Smart ass." Inuyasha mumbled and smiled.

            "Thank you."

            Both Koga and Inuyasha started laughing.

****

            Shippo picked at the grass and was trying to whistle through it. Kirara was curled up on the porch of the small hut sound asleep still. She had slept all yesterday night and into the morning. The sun was now high in the sky and Shippo's stomach was yelling at him to eat something.

            "Where are Miroku and Sango?" He asked. "I'm starving."

            "Hey." A voice came from the hut. Shippo looked up and noted it was only Petra.

            "Hey to you too." Shippo greeted.

            "Hungry?" Petra held out a small platter of fish and rice.

            "Yes!" Shippo jumped up and ran to her.

            "Here you are." Petra set the food down. "I thought you might be hungry."

            "How's that."

            "I could hear your stomach growling from all the way inside." Petra laughed.

            Shippo blushed in embarrassment before he dug into the very delicious meal. "Tank Hoo." He said with a mouth full of food.

            Petra laughed again. "Your welcome. When your friends get home tell them that there is plenty to eat and they only have to ask."

            Shippo swallowed his food. "You seem nicer than earlier."

            "That is because she loves the sun, and when you came the other day the sun was setting." Kikyo emerged from the hut.

            Petra smiled. "Yup."

            "So that's why she was nice to Sesshomaru at first and then got snappy." Miroku said. Him and Sango appeared from the small wooded area that was near the lake. They were soaking wet from washing off in clean water after their mud fight.

            Petra ran to them. "Oh we must get you a change of clothes!" She grabbed Sango's wrist. "Follow me! Hurry or you may catch a cold." Petra dragged Sango into the small hut.

            "Hey!" Miroku called. "What about me! If you want I'll let you undress me!"

            A shoe came flying from the hut and hit Miroku in-between the eyes he staggered slightly before he bent over and picked the shoe up. He recognized it. "Hey are you missing more than your shoe, cause I wanna see if you are…"

            Another shoe came flying from the hut. Miroku dodged it and smirked. He decided that he should keep his mouth closed.

****

            Inuyasha and Koga ran through the woods tracking Kagome's ever fading scent.

            "Hey!" Koga called to Inuyasha, and both stopped running. "I think she went this way."

            "It's a trick."

            "No it's not I smell her scent stronger in this direction."

            "Yes, but I do not smell Naraku in that direction." Inuyasha headed off in the direction he thought was right. Koga sighed in defeat and followed.

            Not to much time later gray clouds started to fill the sky and Inuyasha smelt a drop in temperature.

            "Rain." Koga said simply, knowing Inuyasha probably knew.

            "Yup, we have to find her." Inuyasha felt a light drop touch his nose.

****

            Kagome made it out of the mansion and started running towards the nearest forest. She ran faster when she heard buzzing coming from behind her. She entered the forest and her pace slowed considerably because of the heavy foliage. She pushed a branch away and it snapped back and cut her arm. She cringed in pain but kept a steady pace.

            'I just have to find Inuyasha.' She thought. 'Or anyone besides an insect.'

            She saw a red blur pass her and she whirled around, only making herself fall into the tree to her side. "Inuyasha!" She called.

            "Kagome?" Koga walked up to her. Kagome smiled in relief and nodded. "What happened to you?" Koga asked.

            "Inuyasha." Kagome muttered and collapsed to her knees. 'Why am I so tired?' She thought.

            "Kagome!" Inuyasha yelled and returned after dealing with the insects that had been chasing her. He ran to her side and lifted her up to her feet. Kagome leaned against him.

            "Inuyasha. I was so worried." Kagome said.

            Koga stared on in amazement as Kagome turned her body so it was facing Inuyasha and hugged him with all the strength she had left. Inuyasha was to stunned to do anything.

            "I was worried I'd never see you again." Tears started to build up in her eyes.

            "Kagome…" Inuyasha put his hand on her back.

            Koga's mouth was open in surprise and he just stared at the site of the two hugging one another. He quickly crossed his arms and drew his eyebrows together. "You're stupid Inuyasha."

            "You're not the one with a girl in your arms." Inuyasha smirked.

            Kagome smiled and wiped her tears off on the front of Inuyasha's shirt.

            Koga scoffed and turned his back to them.

****

            "I didn't know what you wanted so I just got a bunch of everything!" Ms. Higurashi dumped a bunch of bags onto Inuyasha's lap.

            "uh…" Inuyasha was sitting on the ground next to Kagome's bed. "What is all this stuff?"

            "Why food of course." Ms. Higurashi made a shooing motion towards Koga, signaling for him to get out of her chair.

            Koga did so reluctantly.

            "I got you some too Koga." Ms. Higurashi sat down and picked her book up.

            "Thanks Ma'am." Koga snatched a bag away from Inuyasha.

            Inuyasha gave Koga a rough glare before opening another bag. "WOW!" he said.

            Koga opened the bag he had taken and his eyes widened. "Where did you get all of this food?" he asked.

            Ms. Higurashi shrugged and turned the page of her book.

            Koga raised an eyebrow and looked at Inuyasha quizzically. "She's a lot like Kagome." He whispered.

            "Mmhmm." Inuyasha agreed through a mouth full of food.

****

            Naraku growled at the guard and knocked him to the ground. "Useless." He muttered and walked away. The guard sat up and gave Naraku's back an evil glare before standing up and brushing the dirt from his clothes.

            Naraku started to walk through the forest in the direction where his insects were last alive. He hid behind a branch when he heard voices in the distance.

            "SHUT UP!" Koga yelled and turned his head away from Inuyasha.

            "You're an idiot!" Inuyasha remarked.

            "Be quite you two!" Kagome was walking in-between the two boys.

            Both Koga and Inuyasha closed their mouths and turned away from each other. Kagome sighed and continued to walk along the dirt path that Koga had said led to a small village where a powerful priestess was living. Only one name popped into her mind; Kikyo.

            Naraku smiled as he watched the three walk away. "So it is Kikyo that I will need soon." A loud crack of thunder roared through out the sky. Naraku backed away into the darkness.

            "It is going to rain, here Kagome." Inuyasha took off his outer kimono and rested it on her head. Kagome looked at him and he was looking straight ahead.

            "Thank you." Kagome smiled.

            "Don't mention it." Inuyasha huffed.

            "Oh your so immature Inuyasha." Koga walked up next to Kagome and put his arm around her. "This is the right way to warm a lady."

            "Koga…" Kagome pushed his arm off her. "I am warm enough with Inuyasha's kimono." She started to walk a little faster.

            Inuyasha caught Koga's eye and stuck his tongue out at him. Koga gasped and jumped on Inuyasha. The two demons began to wrestle on the ground.

            "Inuyasha!" Kagome yelled. The two stopped fighting in mid position: Inuyasha had a hold of Koga's neck and Koga was pulling Inuyasha's hair. Kagome stomped her foot and took in a deep breath. "SIT!"

            BAM!

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            Well now how was that? I thought that was rather good. I think I have a knack for romance and comedy, wouldn't you agree?

            And just incase you were wondering the sun thing about Petra is true.

            Wasn't it sweet what the guard did for Kagome? Unfortunately his part is so irrelevant that he doesn't get a real name. Sigh. Poor guard man.

            Review! And keep reading.