Chapter 15-The brink of Insanity
Kagome fought even harder against the metal bounds she found herself in. She wasn't even quite sure what had happened to get her into this mess in the first place, and despite all she had learned and taught Miroku and Sango just then she still ended up in the car with the one person she didn't want to be around. She'd much rather be with Sesshomaru at the moment, but no, she had to get stuck with the demon that didn't want her dead.
The handcuffs that held her were solid metal, no chains or anything. It was just one piece of metal, placed so tightly around her hands that they were on the brink of numbing from loss of circulation. The only other thing that was constricting her at all was the seat belt that he had forced her to wear so that she didn't move from the seat. Boy, for a demon that really wants me he sure isn't showing it to me. Ugh…
The demon Naraku sat across from her in the limo, keeping a smirk on his face the entire time. He looked incredibly like other people; he didn't stand out like Sesshomaru and Inuyasha, or even Kouga for that matter. If he walked down the street, no one was going to turn and point him out. The only thing that was creepy was his smile, and the way he stared at her. That alone sent chills down her spine.
He had long black hair, but it was braided neatly and kept out of the way. He wore a black business suit that seemed freshly pressed, and shoes polished to perfection. But despite his neat appearance, Kagome still didn't like anything about him, and her instincts were powering so high she feared her brain was going to explode.
On both sides of her sat men in large black suits that reminded her more of the men in black then people in a gang. They didn't really move, other than once in a while putting their hands on her shoulder to make sure she didn't try to get out of her seat. She didn't like that very much.
Kagome really, really wanted to go back to the club. Naraku continued to stare at her, and it drove her nuts. She finally couldn't take it anymore. "What the fuck do you think you're doing, you bastard?"
He smirked even more. "I can now see why Inuyasha kept you in his gang. One sentence and you sound exactly like him. I shall have to break you of that habit."
That earned him a hard and fast kick to the nose, but he wasn't all that fazed by it. Kagome's foot had moved so quickly and hit his nose with all the force she could muster up, but all he did was grin at her. It also achieved the men sitting beside her to grab her shoulders and pull her more against the seat, roughly digging their nails into her shoulders.
"Let me off these handcuffs and take me back right now." She said dangerously.
"No." He said simply. "You won't be going anywhere. Your hands are quite dangerous. They will be staying in the handcuffs."
"Bastard."
"Take note Kagome, that I traded for you and that's all there is to it. You belong to me now."
"I belong to Inuyasha and Inuyasha alone. And giving Inuyasha back something that you had stolen from him hardly counts as a trade."
"Inuyasha will not find you. He will go completely insane because of that mark that you two have and he will up end killing every member of his gang."
She struggled against the arms that held her. "Yea? Well I don't care what you do to me, I'm not going to submit to you. I know what you want, I can read your mind, and your not getting any of it."
He grinned, and for a demon he had relatively normal teeth. "We shall see, my little Miko. We shall see."
"Like hell we will."
He laughed. "Relax, Kagome. I will probably not harm you." He scooted forward, and before Kagome could move the freaking men in black held her in place. Damn it to hell…
He ran a cold hand over her cheek and she twitched madly. With the arms of the men beside her still lodged uncomfortably on her arms, she couldn't move away from him. She had thought seriously about biting him, but knew she would be crushed if she did by the call of her instincts. So she could only glare at him and allow him to touch her face. She'd only react if he tried something completely out of proportion.
Naraku smiled when she didn't react and gripped her chin. "Why don't you show me some of your power, Kagome? Bring some of it out."
Kagome jerked her face out of his grip, resisting the urge to spit at him because that would have been incredibly childish and stupid. "And what? Turn you on with Miko powers? I'm not stupid, Naraku, I won't cooperate with anything, I don't care what you do to me."
"Inuyasha has poisoned your mind. He has made you witty but stupid."
"I'm not stupid, I know you won't hurt me that badly because you would have done it by now. And even if you would hurt me badly, I won't submit to you. I'm mated already, find some Miko whore on the side of the road."
He laughed. "If it were only that easy, Kagome. If it were only that easy." He leaned forward and pressed his elbows into his knees. "I don't care if you are mated or not, that won't stop me."
She growled at him, scrunching up her nose as if he reeked of danger. When I get back to the club, I'm going to have to have Inuyasha buy me some fangs.
"You see, Kagome, Miko's tend to keep their powers hidden unless greatly needed. When Kikyo had entered your mind and put that spell on you your barrier was let down enough for me to sense the little aura that shone through, and ever since then I have had my eye on you. I knew that you would destroy Kikyo, and personally I am relieved. She was a little too twisted for my tastes, although her power was great."
Kagome snorted. "You're one to talk about being twisted." One of the men on her arm tightened their grip, and she could do nothing more than glare at them.
"Kagome, you just as well not resist me. I won't do any harm to either you or Inuyasha if you cooperate."
"That's sly of you, but you won't agree on no harm to all my friends. I know all about you."
"Hmm...I suppose you know more than you seem to. I'm glad I decided to bring you here."
"Shove it, you only want me to see Inuyasha suffer, and it's not going to work. He'll find me and kill you."
"He won't risk your life." He stated blandly.
Kagome eyed him carefully, trusting that there was a threat underneath his words. "Meaning that you will tell him you will hurt me."
"If all else fails, then yes, I will."
"You bastard."
"You have said that several times. I have yet to see you do something threatening while your hands have been captured in these invincible cuffs."
She scoffed. Might as well find out some stuff. "Since we're talking about me, then tell me what you plan to do to me."
The devilish gleam in his eyes would have sent a normal person running for the hills, but Kagome's face remained emotionless. "I must have you. All of you, meaning you and your power." No emotion in those words, but the meaning stung.
She bared her teeth as if showing him fangs that she didn't have. "If you even try to touch me Inuyasha will kill you. I belong to him and him alone. You're one sick bastard, I would have been better off with Kikyo."
"I agree. Kikyo was a lot less organized with the way she did things, she didn't plan them out. I have everything planned ahead of time because I don't like to not be prepared. Besides, I have a reputation to maintain, and it has just improved with the addition of you."
She gaped. "That's repulsive. Vulgar even…"
"I've been called much worse, Kagome, much worse." He stared at her carefully, as if seeing something that she couldn't. "I strongly believe that you are being tracked."
"What?"
"You have something on you…boys, hold her still. We have to rid her of everything electronic. She is finally in my clutches and I am not going to let that dog bastard have her back."
Kagome was going to retort with something that could possibly get her killed, but she gulped as the men grabbed her hands and shoulders, pinning her back against the seat. Naraku moved uncomfortably closer to her and kneeled in front of her with a small smirk. "This won't hurt a bit if you hold still."
She looked down at her lap and hoped to God that Inuyasha was looking for her. He wasn't about to give up; of course she wondered what he would do when Sango and Miroku informed him of the problem. Her eyes widened.
Oh my…Inuyasha, please don't hurt them. Just find me and everything will be alright. She glanced up at the demon that she was learning to despise more and more and scowled at his face. Oh how I wish I had my hands right now…
*~*^_^*~*
Sango rubbed her arms for the third time that night and Miroku's grip on her hand tightened. They were riding in a limo, their own limo, to assist Inuyasha in his citywide search. EVERY member of the gang was somewhere in the city, looking urgently around, but whether it was on motorcycle or in a limo was varied by the person.
Kira and Shippo had ridden with Inuyasha to make sure that he kept himself under control. He had nearly lost it when he found out what had happened, and he couldn't afford to do that again. Now that he had his senses back, he would find his mate, and take out all the rage surging through his veins on a certain demon who kidnapped her. He had promised Kagome that she wouldn't be taken from him, and since that promise had been broken, he was going to get her back without any problems.
Miroku rubbed Sango's shoulder again. Her complexion was creamy white, and she was shaking immensely. Of course he hadn't expected less after her confrontation with Inuyasha. "Please relax, Sango, you're going to go into shock if you keep that up."
Sango laughed, and it wasn't pleasant. "You try giving the bad news to Inuyasha and then having a laptop hurled at you by the strongest person in the world along with assortments of words that I don't remember ever existing. I just barely made it out of his way until Kira and Shippo managed to hold him back long enough for him to calm down and think clearly. Then he started to make sense when he yelled at me, and even then I was near tears."
"Sango, he didn't mean to do it."
"Did you even hear what he said to me? I was supposed to be watching her, Miroku. He wanted to kill me, he really did."
"Just forget about it now." He looked down at his laptop and talked into his microphone so that Shippo could hear. "The wallet that Kagome is wearing is telling us her location. Tell Inuyasha that she is still moving down Main Street at the moment, meaning he hasn't gotten very far."
"Right."
"The color is green. Naraku hasn't harmed her, but he may."
"Oh…ok…"
Miroku put the computer down and looked almost sympathetic at absolutely nothing. "How's Inuyasha?"
"Uh…well, let's just say I don't expect anything nice to come out of that trap."
Miroku smiled slightly. Clever, Shippo, very clever. "He's sitting right there listening?"
"Affirmative."
"So how are you doing, Shippo?"
"Well, other than my throat and joints being sore, nothing's really wrong." It fuzzed slightly, but Miroku could hear the angry voice of Inuyasha saying "Get your fucking ass off the communication device! We are not going to use it for goddamn chitchat, now tell that bastard bye and give me directions!"
"Yes sir…Uh, Miroku, you said Main street?"
"Yea."
"Ok. Over and out." Then he fuzzed out, and Miroku turned off his microphone.
Sango glanced at him. "So how's Inuyasha?"
"He yelled at Shippo. It sounds to me like he's become heartless again, but then again, Kagome's not around him. When we get her back, thing's will turn back to normal."
She gasped. "Miroku, the screen…"
He glanced at the screen and noted that Kagome's tracker had stopped at what appeared to be the middle of the road. It didn't move, meaning Kagome was down, she was stuck somewhere, the car was stopped or the wallet had been removed and thrown at random. He hoped it wasn't the last one because that meant that all means of tracing her would be lost. Miroku immediately tapped into the microphone again. "We have something here."
The sound of an angry Inuyasha moving in the background was heard. It sounded like he had ripped the headphones away from Shippo. "What the fuck do you mean?"
"The censor has stopped in the middle of the road, sir. Either the car has stopped, they've dumped her out, or they are removing her special articles and dumping them out on the road."
"Shit…get down that road and find out what's going on. And if your limo's not speeding then I'll tear your throat out."
"Yes sir. Over." He turned off the microphone again and scratched his head. "Yea, he's being heartless right now." He picked up the limo's phone and told the driver what to do, and in a matter of minutes he could feel the limo speeding carefully down the road so it didn't upset Inuyasha.
"Can you blame him? I mean towards me, especially, if Kagome didn't care about me as a friend at all then he probably would have killed me."
"You're being way too hard on yourself. We have to remember that our friend is not human, and a mate to a demon is a lot more serious than a wife to a husband. They take it very, very seriously, one's all they'll ever have. They don't have more than one mate, if he lost her then he would never mate again."
"I just don't want to die, that's all. I mean, you were there, I told her I'd be there in a minute. I swear she wasn't even out there for ten seconds before we heard the first shot."
"Naraku's sly."
The phone in the limo rang and Miroku picked it up quickly. "Yea?"
"Sir, we're down main."
"Great, pull over."
"Yes sir."
The limo pulled over the side of the road at about the same area that the signal was. There were no cars around, but a series of electronics did rest in the middle of the road, and he ran out to pick everything he found up before a random car ran them over.
After he had collected every last piece of the things in the road, he brought them inside his limo and examined them. There was a lot there to collect, and none of it was relieving.
Inuyasha opened the door and stepped into the limo. There was a light pained look in his eyes, but it was hidden beneath his newly formed angry expression as he bent over the pile. "What do we got?" He asked quietly.
Miroku picked up the assortments of stuff. "We have her cell phone, he wallet, her emergency button…and her guns and two of her knives."
Inuyasha groaned and buried his face in his hands. He felt so hopeless and weak, and he just knew that Kagome was relying on him to save her. "Shit…shit, shit, shit, shit…"
Sango gasped. "That bastard!"
Miroku gave her a questioning look and she pointed at the emergency button. "Kagome always kept that in her back pocket, and the thing is so skinny he would have basically had to frisk her to have found it."
A loud sound that sounded almost like a gun had caused their attention. Inuyasha had punched a hole through the bottom of the limo and his eyes were seemed glazed over as they stared straight ahead of him, panting heavily. "If…that…stupid bastard…touches her…I am going…to loose it."
Miroku swallowed. "I may be out of line, but try to hold your demon in check, Inuyasha. The last thing Kagome needs is for you to lose control."
He put a hand on his chest. A sudden feeling of urgency and anger swept over him, and he knew it wasn't his own. I can feel her…I know what she's feeling. "I can't loose her, Miroku, I just can't. I would never be sane again." He admitted. There were more pain in his words than he had ever heard anyone use in his life, but at the moment he didn't care if his pride bore a hole in his side. They would tell everyone here that he didn't plan on giving up, and he was going to have everyone working hard on the job. Everyone would know eventually what Kagome meant to him and he'd be damned if he'd let anyone sleep on the job. No, no one rests until Kagome is safe and in his arms again.
Shippo and Kira opened the door next and ushered Inuyasha out. When he slowly walked out panting and clenching his probably sprained wrist to himself (remember he's half demon, a normal person would have a shattered hand), Sango and Miroku followed as she led them to the road. "Inuyasha, can you smell it?"
He tilted his head up and inhaled a good amount of air. "The only thing I can smell is motor oil and water." He stated puzzled.
"Precisely. There's water up here, and if you focus your nose enough on the water, you can tell that it is very fresh ocean water. The freshest smell besides Kagome's objects in the road."
He closed his eyes and inhaled. "So what you're saying is you think that Kagome's being held captive by the ocean?"
"I believe that it could mean that's a at least where Naraku came from when he took her. Naraku may even have an ocean layer somewhere. If my nose is correct, that is. But it's rarely wrong."
Inuyasha could feel another strange and unwelcome feeling flow through him. It was a feeling that she had been assaulted, touched and manhandled, and Inuyasha grew so angry that he saw white. NO ONE was allowed to manhandle Kagome, and if Naraku had touched her then Inuyasha was going to make sure that he paid very painfully. In fact, ripping the bastard's balls off sounded really good, as well as listening to him scream in agony.
"Inuyasha!" Shippo cried, pointing at his hands. Inuyasha had dug claws into his palms and now a steady rhythm of blood dripped onto the ground. He pulled his claws out of his hands and glared at the half moons on his palms as if that alone would stop the bleeding. Kira put her hand on his shoulder and watched his face. "Inuyasha, what's wrong?"
"When I get my hands on that bastard I will throttle him and dig my claws so far into his flesh that I can feel his spine before I grab it and rip it apart and…"
Miroku sighed while Inuyasha continued on with his threats. Kira and even Shippo looked slightly puzzled, so he felt an explanation was owed. "Inuyasha can feel what Kagome is feeling. Naraku must be pulling something."
"PULLING SOMETHING?" Inuyasha snorted. "That bastard is VIOLATING her!" He growled and fisted his hands so that the muscles on his arms flexed to their fullest. It was clear that he was holding on by only a thread. "My blood is boiling…"
"Keep it under control, Inuyasha!" Miroku pleaded. "You can't loose control, not here on the streets of New York city. It would draw too much attention."
Sango nodded. "Yea, attention is the last thing you need."
"But attention's all you're going to get." A familiar voice turned all heads, and there stood Sesshomaru on top of a nearby van with half of his gang scattered out either on the buildings or on other cars. Among them was Kouga, and he had a rather large machine gun pointed at Inuyasha. Everyone growled and glared at him, the biggest traitor since Kikyo had hit town.
All but Sesshomaru had a large gun in their hand, pointed directly at the leader. "Where's Higurashi?" He asked quietly, but the threat underneath the words was clearly noted.
Everyone's guns were out and pointed at the Sesshomaru's gang. The men on the trucks looked a little more menacing than his last bunch. "Where's the girl, Inuyasha? The Miko bitch that annihilated Kikyo."
"Kagome saved me a shitload of trouble, and I'm not going to tell you where she's at, so FUCK off!"
Sesshomaru's head raised in an attempt to seem more intimidating. "I now hear that I'm not the only one after her. I'd like to kill her before Naraku uses her."
Inuyasha shot at Sesshomaru once, hitting him in the side, but the blow unaffected him. "Where the hell does that bastard work, Sesshomaru? Where's he at!"
Fluffy smirked. "Even I don't know where Naraku hides out during the day. All I know is that if that bastard was after Rin with the same intentions as that Miko bitch, I would never let go of her for every waking minute that he is still breathing. However, he is after Kagome and Kagome only, and therefore before he takes her I want to kill her. So where is your bitch, Inuyasha?"
Another shot rang out. "I'm not telling you. I'm busy, so beat it!"
"Very well then." Sesshomaru looked to Kouga and nodded, who in turn smirked. "FIRE!" Then all the members began to shoot, and so Inuyasha's gang had to defend themselves and shoot back.
Miroku managed to pull out his handgun and shot Kouga in the shoulder, only accomplishing an injury to him but not stopping him completely as he directed all of his shots toward him. Miroku turned towards Inuyasha's direction. "Inuyasha, we have to go!"
He was having problems of his own as most of the gang was trying to take him down. "NO SHIT SHERLOCK! How do you propose we do that? We can't turn our backs because they'll kill us!"
"We can back into the limo!"
Inuyasha got in front of his gang and motioned for Miroku to take everyone into the limo while getting their last shots in. They couldn't sit here and fight with Fluffy anyway; they had to find Kagome before Naraku handled her any farther.
Inuyasha being the last one standing and obtaining only a few shots, he was easily able to take out five of the members and drop himself into the limo as Miroku and Sango pulled him in and slammed the door for it to drive away.
After a minute of regaining his breath, Inuyasha was back on his feet and sitting down in the limo's seats as if he hadn't been shot thrice, staring down at Kagome's things on the floor. He left her weaponless, and I know that he's been touching her. Oh he better hope that the last thing he sees involves my fists or a knife, because I am not going to take him out quickly. I'll make the pain and agony worth my while.
*~*~^_^~*~*
Kagome had now been gagged, and her legs were strapped to the limo's floor so that they didn't move. Naraku still sat across from her in the limo, but for once his attention wasn't focused on her. No, his attention was focused on her coat that he had managed to rip off her, looking for anything that could possibly be leading Inuyasha to her at the very moment.
He appeared blissfully unaware that their bond would help slightly, and that by now Inuyasha knew everything that Naraku had done to her. She knew he did, because focusing on him she could tell that he was so infuriated that nothing at all would hold him back from killing the bastard. And somehow he would more than likely see to that.
Naraku had pushed too many buttons with Kagome, however, and the result was why she ended up tied up so much she was surprised she could even think. She didn't care, though, because where she was brought up, no one, and she meant NO ONE, was aloud to fondle her without her consent…like a certain bastard demon she knew that happened to pretend to 'accidentally' do it when he removed her coat. The men in black were the only things holding her back from killing him at that moment, or at least she thought so. But she wasn't joking; she would have done anything she could if it would have killed him in the end.
Since she couldn't insult him, she was allowed plenty of time to think. She began to wonder if there was more to him than met the eye. Her instincts were screaming at her, telling her to get away from him as soon as possible or kill him with something long and sharp, but there was no way this mess could be gotten out of without her hands free. She had delivered a very hard kick to his nose, and even if she weren't demon it would have probably knocked Inuyasha out (or at least that's what she had learned in her self defense classes). Yet he smirked the whole time and acted unaffected by it, almost as if that wasn't a real body that she kicked. Almost as if he was smirking because it affected another person…
Kagome shook that thought immediately from her mind. No, that's bull. I have never heard of that happening. It was highly unlikely, and her senses told her that probably wasn't the case. So what was it? Something had to be this man's weak spot…something could give her a clue on how to turn him off.
Perhaps Naraku was immortal, and physical harm cannot come to the body he used. That his life came from only an object, or even a smaller demon. She had heard of that happening in Feudal Japan. She even thought of the possibility that he was a dead ghost walking around, but after he had touched her she doubted that death could provide any warmth at all in those hands.
She remembered a demon she had read about from ancient Japan that was called Yura of the Hair, for she had powers of the hair of the dead. And when she was battled, no one could figure out why this woman couldn't die. With every cut the hair that she lived for immediately replaced every slash that formed upon her body. It took forever for anyone to actually follow the hair with their eyes and discover that hidden in a red skull was a comb, and in essence, that was all Yura really was. Once they destroyed the comb, she was gone for good.
She glanced up at him with nothing on her face. The demon in front of her was still absorbed in searching her coat, and she was glad that he wasn't paying too much attention because she didn't want to give any hints of her thinking of how to do him in. Kagome inwardly smirked as her instincts for once brought up the fact that it seemed she was on the right track. Yes, he is immortal, it's got to be! But what is the life source?
Kagome searched him with her eyes, finding everything to be harder than wanted. Nothing that she could see proved to be a life source or a sense of immortality. Heck, nothing on him looked even remotely useful. Nothing that he had would provide her with the correct information, and thusly, she gave up and just glared at him. She'd find out sooner or later what was going on, hopefully right after Inuyasha found her.
He sat down the coat and stared at her. "You appear clean now. I'm betting that wallet had something in it."
Her eyes narrowed, clearly telling him that he was a bastard without actually saying anything.
He chuckled. "My, my, I don't think you like me anymore judging by the look in your eyes." His response was a humanly growl, but it still did not deter him. "When we get to the club, my dear Miko, I may have to keep something over your mouth the whole time so that I can hear more of that lovely sound."
She struggled against her bounds, attempting to pull her feet out of the straps. Oh…let me at him! LET ME AT THAT BASTARD!
She suddenly could feel Inuyasha's feelings again, like he was tugging on a rope from the end of her brain. He was overcome and angry, and it was that instant that Kagome realized that he could almost hear her thoughts. Perhaps…an idea formed in her head. Maybe if she focused them enough she could send direct messages to him, like a form of telepathy. She almost shrugged. Hell, it's worth a try. It might even help Inuyasha find me.
She glanced at Naraku, who was now pulling a ringing cell phone out of his pocket. She closed her eyes and relaxed slightly, focusing all her strength into her thoughts, using her Miko abilities to find and direct her thoughts to Inuyasha's aura. She had never tried this before, but perhaps she could accomplish the unknown. As far as she had known Miko's didn't date other people with auras, but she would be the first.
She kept her eyes and fists clenched shut. Oh, please let this work…
*~*~^_^~*~*
Inuyasha was slowly growling in his seat, clenching the pillow that Miroku had handed to him. Ever since the last feeling that had washed over him he had the urge to dig his claws into flesh. At the time he had thought this his hands were resting on his knees. Needless to say, the floor of the limo had obtained a few bloodstains and Miroku was generous enough to help him without saying anything. Of course he wouldn't thank the monk, but he was satisfied that the man knew what he was doing.
It was the most terrible thing he had ever felt. He knew almost what she was thinking, like it was just barely too blurry to make out, but he was helpless because he couldn't stop her from feeling those feelings. He didn't like not being with her at all times, as she would soon find out when he got her back. She'd probably get very sick of him very fast.
Inuyasha…He nearly jumped out of his skin. He heard her! He could actually hear her this time! But how was that possible? "Kagome…" He whispered.
Everyone glanced at him, but shook it off. They mistook it for him falling into the brink of insanity, and they'd let him stay there for a while as long as he wasn't screaming or angry. Sad, terribly sad, but true. Everyone feared him too much to worry about it right at the moment.
Kagome smirked, but kept her eyes closed. I take it you heard me judging by your shocked feeling? You should try it, it's fun. Ignore everything else and focus everything you've got into your thoughts.
Inuyasha widened his eyes and looked around him, noticing Miroku glancing at him. "What the hell are you staring at? MIND YOUR OWN DAMN BUSINESS!" Miroku widened his eyes, nodded but glanced away, and Inuyasha decided to give it a try. He clenched his eyes shut and did the same thing that Kagome had done, putting every last ounce of himself into his thoughts.
Kagome? Does it work?
Good, now I don't feel like I'm talking to myself. So what're you doing, Inuyasha?
What kind of stupid question is that? I'm trying to find you and that bastard that took you! What has he done to you?
Nothing much, except he's got me tightly bound by the hands and my feet are now strapped to the floor, and oh yes, how can I forget that he had fondled me when he took off my coat?
WHAT! That bastard is SO DEAD! I swear I'll kill him…
Inuyasha, just find me, ok?
He sighed, feeling slightly calmer with the sound of her voice. Where are you? Can you see where you are?
Kagome had turned to look outside but found Naraku giving her rather curious glances. Still with her thoughts channeling to Inuyasha, she felt completely hopeless. Shit…shit…shit…
What's going on? Inuyasha grew worried. He opened his eyes to make sure that he wasn't being watched or anything, and once the coast was clear he closed them again.
Naraku had been staring at Kagome for some time after she had clenched her eyes shut. The phone call he had received wasn't anything at all worth his time. He had noticed Kagome making strange faces, almost as if she was listening to something, or to someone…"Kagome, my dear, what are you doing?"
She hadn't noticed it but her gag had been removed. She growled again. "None of your damn business! Leave me alone!"
He tsked at her. "Kagome, it's not a good idea to speak that way to me. We aren't even at the hide-out yet and you believe that you've been violated."
"You keep your filthy hands off me and I won't complain." She stated quietly.
Naraku tilted his head slightly to the side. "Who are you talking to? It's clear that you are visiting with someone by the looks on your face. Either that or you're recalling a conversation you had."
"Leave me the fuck alone." She said quietly.
Naraku sighed. "Jake, code blue, please."
Please? What the hell…The next thing she knew a black bag similar to the one Inuyasha had used on her was placed over her head and tied tightly around her neck to the point of near circulation cut off. She could still breathe, thank the gods, but she started to feel slightly lightheaded. "You bastard!"
Inuyasha started growling deeply, and his claws bored their way into the side of his leg. Kagome, WHAT IN THE SEVEN HELLS IS HE DOING!
Kagome leaned back against the seat. Great, now I can't see anything…
You can't see? What's going on?
He saw that I seemed to be talking to myself and when I yelled at him for it he tied a black sack over my head.
He's not touching you is he? GOD HELP ME if he is…
He's not right now, but the undercurrent of his voice has promised me that later.
Inuyasha sighed deeply and put his head in his hands. "Damnit…" I'll deal with him when I find you. Did you have any clue as to where you are or where you are going?
Nope, before he blindfolded me all I could see was some water. Like perhaps the ocean, but that's the only information I can give you.
Well, I guess that's all we have to work with. That and this new crazy ass shit we're doing.
I kinda like it; I can talk to you without seeing you.
They've got telephones that do that. I noticed that yours was dumped out on the road.
He could feel her annoyance. Yea, that bastard rid me of almost everything and tossed them out on the road. They had to completely strap me down to keep me from attacking him. The only thing he didn't take was the knife across my chest, but I doubt that I can ever use it. He seems pretty unaffected by my attacks. I mean hell, I gave a hell of a solid kick to his nose and all he could do was smile at me!
Inuyasha had a hint that Naraku wouldn't be affected. People had tried to kill him before, but his lack of emotions for what should have been pain almost cleared it up and told them that he felt no pain. I can't believe I'm going to ask this of you, but please don't make him mad or anger him.
What? Why?
He's never been harmed by anything, you anger him and he attacks you then there's no way to stop him. He can't feel pain.
Well I was wondering if he was immortal, like Yura of the hair before they destroyed the comb?
Inuyasha hadn't thought of that. You mean that he's got some sort of object that holds his life?
Either that or his mortality. I'm hoping his mortality so that we can find it, destroy it and then kill him painfully.
Inuyasha smiled for the first time since she had been kidnapped. Yea, I'd like that too. He glanced up at Miroku. "Miroku, our hunches were right. Kagome's being held somewhere by the ocean."
He turned and raised an eyebrow. "How do you know that for sure?"
"Kagome told me."
Sango widened her eyes. "He's actually done it. He's gone insane."
He growled and reached into his pocket as if he was going to pull out a gun. "Don't you even start with me. Kagome and I have found a way to take our bond to a new level. She's discovered something and now we can talk to each other through thinking."
Miroku looked genuinely surprised. "Like telepathy? I've never heard of a bond with a Miko giving you that."
"Me neither, but I think it helps that we both have powers."
"Inuyasha…" Sango stated amazed. "You don't sound worried about this anymore."
He looked down. "I guess since I can actually talk to her I know that she's alright, yet at the same time I am saving my rage outburst for when I see that bastard."
Miroku picked up the phone and told the driver to drive around by the ocean. After he set it down he glanced at Inuyasha. "Can she tell us the exact location?"
He shook his head. "Naraku has her blindfolded now, he did it after Kagome told him to leave her alone. All she can remember is the water."
Miroku sighed. "Well if you can talk to her, ask her what Naraku has done to her."
"What the hell does that have to do with anything? The most he's done to her is fondled her, and he's already lost his family jewels for that move. NOBODY touches my Kagome and lives to tell about it."
The monk cleared his throat and exchanged a distressed look with Sango. "Inuyasha, if he has already done that much to her then he probably plans to do more. Ask her, please. We have to know how much time we have, it would definitely help us."
Inuyasha sighed and closed his eyes. Kagome, what do you know about what Naraku plans to do with you?
He could feel her sigh deeply. That repulsive creature must have me, my powers and everything. He also told me that he didn't care if I was mated or not, that you weren't going to stop him in time.
Fuck, in time for what? By now Inuyasha was fuming. He almost couldn't stand it; he just had to get her back.
I haven't the slightest clue, but if you want to know something else disgusting he told me he was going to keep a gag in my mouth when we got to the club so he could hear more of the growls that I had directed at him. Shit, he's such a bastard I can't stand it! It's unbearable…I'll KILL you if you don't find me soon, I swear it!
Trust me, I'd never forgive myself if that had happened. Just hang in there, but in the name of all that's holy don't make him angry.
And if he tries for more than I'm willing to share?
Inuyasha sighed. Normally, he would say fight like hell, but he didn't want her killed. The fact that he was sure they'd find her before it came to that is what came to mind. I don't think that it will come to that, but just don't get yourself killed, Kagome. He will pay dearly already for taking you from me. It'd help, though, if you found some stuff out for me. Try and find how you kill that guy, or where the object that's needed is, or whatever. Just try to be observant and keep that smartass mouth of yours in check, got it?
I'll try, but damn that's going to be hard.
Inuyasha glanced up at Miroku again. "She says that when he removed all her weapons he had managed to fondle her, and he's giving her plenty of fucking suggestive remarks that hints on that he plans on forcing himself on her."
Kira, whom like Shippo had been silent, glanced at Inuyasha. "I've got an idea. Ask her if he's wearing a necklace and if he is, describe it."
Inuyasha shrugged and closed his eyes again. Is he wearing a necklace?
I don't know, he's got me blindfolded!
Well…ugh…tell him to take it off!
Yea, that's really going to work, genius.
I meant, suck up to him, damn it! This is urgent, and drastic times call for drastic measures.
Kagome sighed. Boy, was this going to be fun. "Naraku, could you possibly take this thing off, I'm seeing white."
"Did one of my men tie their side too tight?"
"Why did you put it on anyway, it's got no purpose."
"The purpose is to keep you from seeing anything, my little Miko. I don't want you to somehow give away where my club is."
Kagome sighed again. He's being difficult!
Come on, Kagome, you 'are a good actress when the time calls for it', remember!
Ok, you're right…she inhaled deeply. "Please, Naraku, if you've already disabled Inuyasha from sensing me then how am I going to give him directions? Besides, I may pass out if you don't, and I'm thinking you want me awake."
"Well I must say you use that brain of yours well. What will you do for me if I let you see again?"
Uh…a little help, he wants a trade.
Shit…he took everything off you.
He probably wants a different trade, Inuyasha. I'm not willingly giving up to him like that.
Oh, and you think I want you to? Shut the hell up! You know damn well that I'm the only one allowed to touch you in any way.
Well it's not your hands that I'm worried about. He's the one right here, and he wants me to trade.
Well deary, ask him how he wants to trade. And then tell me, don't do anything. He's still a sly bastard.
She sighed again. She seemed to be doing that a lot lately. "What are you wanting to trade?"
He smirked. "Let's go for something that I can enjoy, shall we? I think I'd like for you to sit on my lap on the way. Right now I won't fondle you, how is that for a trade?"
If her mask was had been off, you could tell that she looked determined. "Could you take off my bounds, too?"
He laughed. "Not the hands, my dear, not the hands. I can't trust the hands."
She sighed and bitterly agreed. "Fine, but it's hands off pal." She couldn't believe herself. She wasn't worried at all. Some of that might have to do with the fact that she was still talking to Inuyasha, but still she was amazed. This demon was probably going to have his hands on her waist or hips the entire way up there. Even though he made her skin crawl, she decided that she could stomach a few minor things until Inuyasha figured out what to do.
The bag was taken off her head and the straps on her feet undone. The men in black basically lifted her off the seat and handed her to Naraku, who in turn pulled her until she sat sideways on his lap, making it so that the only thing that she looked at was him. She wanted to grimace or spit, but she held her ground. I have to see if he has a necklace…this isn't one of the smartest things this bastard has ever done.
Forgetting that Inuyasha could hear her, of course. What did you just do?
Just forget about it. I'm looking so keep your shirt on.
Woman, what did you do?
Don't' worry about it, damn it!
Naraku's hand now held her back and the other firmly grasped one of her calves. Kagome suddenly began to wonder how in the hell she could have ever agreed to something like this. Inuyasha would have a cow without a doubt in her mind.
One of Naraku's cold fingers lazily caressed the skin on her leg. "You are quite a package, my little Miko. Beautiful, powerful, arrogant, and extremely intelligent. Except for the arrogant part, I wonder how you ended up with Inuyasha."
Kagome glared at him. "I love Inuyasha, so back off."
His grip on her leg tightened. "Now, now, Kagome, no need to be rash."
"You're insulting him, and you shouldn't forget that he's my mate." Kagome stated. She now stared at his neck, looking hard for any sort of necklace. What she found was quite interesting. Inuyasha, I can see it! He's got a strange necklace, it's a transparent pinkish orb, and there seems to be smoke inside of it because the air's moving. Well I think we've found what we're looking for.
Good, I think you're right. He backed off and told Kira what she had said. Shippo smiled slightly. "Ah, the bastard has a secret."
"What do you think? Is it his soul or something that makes him immortal?"
"I'd say it's his mortality. When it's not in his body, he keeps it closed up and somewhere 'safe'. Maybe Kagome will grow intelligent and shatter it, then she can kill him."
Miroku snorted. "Not when she's surrounded by men that will surely kill her. Naraku will hurt her for sure if she does that. She needs to wait until we find her."
Inuyasha growled and his eyes stared directly in front of him. He could tell, Kagome was thinking about it. Kagome, don't you even think about it. You leave that thing until we get there.
When will that be? I've still got a knife.
DON'T, Kagome, I mean it!
What's he gonna do? Kagome's thoughts were starting to wonder. She was really preparing to rip it off.
Inuyasha sat forward in his seat and screamed what he thought. DON'T YOU FUCKING DARE!
But Kagome wasn't listening. It was like her common sense had gone on vacation and had no intention of coming back. She was about to do something incredibly dangerous, and she knew it. And Inuyasha was going to kill her if Naraku didn't first, but she didn't care. She wanted him DEAD.
Kagome put her hands on his chest and slowly ran her hands up and closer to her goal. He wasn't aware of what she was doing; he was too transfixed by her actions to think clearly. She continued to run her hands up until they closed in on the orb. It was like the little jewel was calling to her.
Inuyasha was fuming and nearly pulling out his hair. Fuck, KAGOME LISTEN TO ME!
No…I can make my own decisions.
WELL you're just PERFECT at making decisions that GET YOU KILLED! Keep away from him!
She smirked. Sorry, Inuyasha, for once I'm going to learn the hard way. I want this bastard dead and I mean NOW. And right now, you're not here to stop me.
Her bound hands wrapped around the jewel on his neck, and with one squeeze she shattered it to bits. His eyes flew open as a new glow enveloped him, and his mortality was brought back to him. He had just now figured out that she was too intelligent for her own good.
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(A/N-There you have it! I hoped you liked it, sorry that I left it at a cliffhanger, though. Eleven pages is enough for this chapter. Please review, and if you have any questions I'll try my best to answer them!)