Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of its characters! Ashiru belongs
to me, so please do not steal her!
Author's Note: I'm glad everyone likes my fic! I apologize if the death of Kikyo was a little gruesome, but I can't stand her! Once, again there will be some OOC. Now, on with the fic!
"Speaking"
'Thoughts'
Chapter 2
The Hellish Prison
Kagome's eyelids fluttered, then slowly opened. She focused on her surroundings. She was in a dark room, with little light. Goose bumps formed on her arms from the cold, damp air that surrounded her. Her eyes burned from the smell of rotting flesh that was all around her. She tried to move her hands, but to no avail. They were bound in chains. Something heavy surrounded her neck. Cautiously, she brought her hand up to her neck and gasped. A magic ward was clasped tightly around her neck. It looked like an expensive piece of jewelry, for its golden color, and its shining sapphires, were indeed, quite beautiful, but looks can be deceiving. Magic was no use; she would just be shocked, if she even dared to use it. Kagome sighed, and leaned against one of the grimy, damp walls of her hellish prison. A light laughter filled the cell. Kagome turned to the sound of the laughter.
"It looks like you finally decided to get your lazy ass up!" Ashiru teased, with a painful smirk.
"Ashiru? Are you all right?" Kagome asked, noticing her friend's pain.
"Me? Fine! Just some scratches, and a few bruises!"
"What?" Kagome rose from her sitting position, and made her way towards Ashiru. She gasped when she saw the condition her best friend, her only friend, was in.
Ashiru's bottom lip was split open, and was slowly starting to scab. She was clutching her stomach in painfully, and on both sides of her arm, were four long, deep, gashes, that were slowly bleeding.
"Who did this to you?" Kagome whispered.
"Those stupid guards! I woke up just as they were putting us in our cell. I tried to fight them, but, well, you can see what happened there. Anyway Kagome don't worry! One good thing about being a hanyou is that you heal rather quickly."
Kagome, although still worried, nodded in agreement. "I can't use magic, or anything of the sort to get us out. They put a magic ward around my neck! When I get my hands on them, they'll have the most painful death I can think of!" Kagome's eyes glazed over. Ashiru chuckled. Kagome was lost in her own little world now, dreaming up ways to torture the guards, and then kill them.
The sound of loud, heavy footsteps startled Kagome from her thoughts. The old, heavy wooden door to the cell opened. Sunlight filled the small cell, momentarily blinding the two thieves.
Ashiru slowly opened her eyes, letting them adjust to the new light. When she saw who had opened the door, she growled in warning. There stood the head of the demon council, the ruler of the Western Lands, the so-called great Inuyokai. His long white hair was pulled back into a tight bun that sat atop his head. He was dressed in black armor, and a blood red cape sat atop his shoulders. His face remained emotionless, even though his golden eyes were filled with a strong hate, and a deep disgust.
"You two are the ones that have been robbing the graves of the youkai? Not to mention you tried to steal the Shikon no Tama, and have killed its protector, Kikyo." Inuyokai asked them, in his monotone voice.
Ashiru laughed. Her eyes remained like ice, cold, and uncaring. "I'm SO sorry I killed your precious little human whore! If I had known you cared so much, I would have killed her much slower!" Ashiru snarled, as she tried to attack him. Inuyokai stepped forward and slapped her. Leaving four bloody slashes across her right cheek. She sat there stunned.
"Silence, you worthless hanyou! Kikyo was a well-respected member of the youkai council, even though she was a human!" He snarled.
Kagome stood. Her once warm brown eyes had now turned into raging flames. 'That bastard! How dare he lay a hand on Ashiru! I'll kill him!' Kagome thought to herself. Momentarily forgetting about the magic ward placed around her neck, she tried to summon magic, only to double over in pain as a painful shock ran through her body. Inuyokai turned to her, and smirked. His large, white canines sparkled in the dim light.
"I see you tried to use magic. From the state of pain your in at the moment, you certainly must be very powerful." Inuyokai said. He turned around and motioned for his guards to enter. They forcefully pulled the two hanyous up from the ground, and dragged them out of their hellish prison. Ashiru and Kagome fought back as best they could, kicking and biting, as they were dragged to who knows where.
The two hanyous were dragged up a long, stone stairwell that looked just like the prison cell. The smell of rotting flesh, still flooded Kagome's sense of smell, and it still, made her eyes water, but maybe it was just her that was being affected by the rancid smell. After all, who could get rid of such a disgusting scent, after it was imprinted into ones memory. Kagome looked over at Ashiru, who had stopped struggling, realizing that it was no use. Ashiru looked up, and their eyes met. Both thought the same thing. Was this the end for them? The guards stopped. They dropped the two women to the ground, and just as Ashiru and Kagome started to rise, they felt a sharp pain in the back of their skulls, as all faded to darkness.
When they finally came back to consciousness, they were in a large room, kneeling on the cold, hard floor. Kagome looked up, and saw 12 youkai glaring down at her. Their faces could not be seen, but she see their eyes glowing, as they glared at her, and her partner. The only light that filled the room was the light that surrounded her and Ashiru. Kagome turned to her friend, and for the first time in her life she saw something in Ashiru's sapphire blue eyes that she never wanted to see. Fear.
To Be Continued
Author's Note: I'm glad everyone likes my fic! I apologize if the death of Kikyo was a little gruesome, but I can't stand her! Once, again there will be some OOC. Now, on with the fic!
"Speaking"
'Thoughts'
Chapter 2
The Hellish Prison
Kagome's eyelids fluttered, then slowly opened. She focused on her surroundings. She was in a dark room, with little light. Goose bumps formed on her arms from the cold, damp air that surrounded her. Her eyes burned from the smell of rotting flesh that was all around her. She tried to move her hands, but to no avail. They were bound in chains. Something heavy surrounded her neck. Cautiously, she brought her hand up to her neck and gasped. A magic ward was clasped tightly around her neck. It looked like an expensive piece of jewelry, for its golden color, and its shining sapphires, were indeed, quite beautiful, but looks can be deceiving. Magic was no use; she would just be shocked, if she even dared to use it. Kagome sighed, and leaned against one of the grimy, damp walls of her hellish prison. A light laughter filled the cell. Kagome turned to the sound of the laughter.
"It looks like you finally decided to get your lazy ass up!" Ashiru teased, with a painful smirk.
"Ashiru? Are you all right?" Kagome asked, noticing her friend's pain.
"Me? Fine! Just some scratches, and a few bruises!"
"What?" Kagome rose from her sitting position, and made her way towards Ashiru. She gasped when she saw the condition her best friend, her only friend, was in.
Ashiru's bottom lip was split open, and was slowly starting to scab. She was clutching her stomach in painfully, and on both sides of her arm, were four long, deep, gashes, that were slowly bleeding.
"Who did this to you?" Kagome whispered.
"Those stupid guards! I woke up just as they were putting us in our cell. I tried to fight them, but, well, you can see what happened there. Anyway Kagome don't worry! One good thing about being a hanyou is that you heal rather quickly."
Kagome, although still worried, nodded in agreement. "I can't use magic, or anything of the sort to get us out. They put a magic ward around my neck! When I get my hands on them, they'll have the most painful death I can think of!" Kagome's eyes glazed over. Ashiru chuckled. Kagome was lost in her own little world now, dreaming up ways to torture the guards, and then kill them.
The sound of loud, heavy footsteps startled Kagome from her thoughts. The old, heavy wooden door to the cell opened. Sunlight filled the small cell, momentarily blinding the two thieves.
Ashiru slowly opened her eyes, letting them adjust to the new light. When she saw who had opened the door, she growled in warning. There stood the head of the demon council, the ruler of the Western Lands, the so-called great Inuyokai. His long white hair was pulled back into a tight bun that sat atop his head. He was dressed in black armor, and a blood red cape sat atop his shoulders. His face remained emotionless, even though his golden eyes were filled with a strong hate, and a deep disgust.
"You two are the ones that have been robbing the graves of the youkai? Not to mention you tried to steal the Shikon no Tama, and have killed its protector, Kikyo." Inuyokai asked them, in his monotone voice.
Ashiru laughed. Her eyes remained like ice, cold, and uncaring. "I'm SO sorry I killed your precious little human whore! If I had known you cared so much, I would have killed her much slower!" Ashiru snarled, as she tried to attack him. Inuyokai stepped forward and slapped her. Leaving four bloody slashes across her right cheek. She sat there stunned.
"Silence, you worthless hanyou! Kikyo was a well-respected member of the youkai council, even though she was a human!" He snarled.
Kagome stood. Her once warm brown eyes had now turned into raging flames. 'That bastard! How dare he lay a hand on Ashiru! I'll kill him!' Kagome thought to herself. Momentarily forgetting about the magic ward placed around her neck, she tried to summon magic, only to double over in pain as a painful shock ran through her body. Inuyokai turned to her, and smirked. His large, white canines sparkled in the dim light.
"I see you tried to use magic. From the state of pain your in at the moment, you certainly must be very powerful." Inuyokai said. He turned around and motioned for his guards to enter. They forcefully pulled the two hanyous up from the ground, and dragged them out of their hellish prison. Ashiru and Kagome fought back as best they could, kicking and biting, as they were dragged to who knows where.
The two hanyous were dragged up a long, stone stairwell that looked just like the prison cell. The smell of rotting flesh, still flooded Kagome's sense of smell, and it still, made her eyes water, but maybe it was just her that was being affected by the rancid smell. After all, who could get rid of such a disgusting scent, after it was imprinted into ones memory. Kagome looked over at Ashiru, who had stopped struggling, realizing that it was no use. Ashiru looked up, and their eyes met. Both thought the same thing. Was this the end for them? The guards stopped. They dropped the two women to the ground, and just as Ashiru and Kagome started to rise, they felt a sharp pain in the back of their skulls, as all faded to darkness.
When they finally came back to consciousness, they were in a large room, kneeling on the cold, hard floor. Kagome looked up, and saw 12 youkai glaring down at her. Their faces could not be seen, but she see their eyes glowing, as they glared at her, and her partner. The only light that filled the room was the light that surrounded her and Ashiru. Kagome turned to her friend, and for the first time in her life she saw something in Ashiru's sapphire blue eyes that she never wanted to see. Fear.
To Be Continued