Trapped in the Threads of Fate

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of the other characters that appear in the anime or magna, unless otherwise stated. sniff Although I wish I did! sniff

Author's notes: Hello everybody! I'm new to this whole fanfiction thingy, so please bear with me. I have read many other fanfictions, and finally (after a lot of struggling) decided to do one of my own. I would really appreciate it if people would tell me how I'm doing. I'm always open for suggestions and constructive criticisms. So.on with the story.
Chapter One: Curse the Forest of Despair!

Darkness covered the forest as the clock struck midnight. Kagome had woken up in a cold sweat and decided to go out for a walk. She knew it was late, but she couldn't seem to be able to get back to sleep. And maybe the fresh air would do her some good.

Kagome kept having the same disturbing dream, or maybe it was a vision. And this last one seemed a whole lot stronger than the first one she had had. But it was always the same.

.She was running through a forest. From something, but she could never make it out. And she was always running in her vision, and then she would trip in front of a massive bush. It always had that same hole in it, just big enough for her to squeeze through and get away from whatever it was she was running from. And then she would wake up, just when she emerged from the other side or the tunnel when it closed up. Kagome was always angry or upset when she woke up, mostly because she could never get a clear picture of what she was seeing in her vision or dream.

Kagome was twenty years old now, and had just been laid off at her job as a bartender. 'So, I had punched a couple of drunk girls for flashing the bar. So what, I did NOT want to see that, and I didn't think it would matter THAT much. Oh well, I guess it did matter.'

Taking a walk always seemed to calm her nerves. But it was getting really late, and her feet were a little sore from all that walking. Looking at her watch, Kagome realized that she had been wandering the forest for an hour. 'My, how time flies by when you're deep in thought!' "Damn!" Kagome exclaimed aloud. She just realized that she hadn't been paying any attention to where she was going. Now she was lost in an unfamiliar part of the forest, with no sign of human life anywhere, or so she thought.

Some guys had been out drinking in a nearby part of the woods when they heard Kagome. They decided to check it out. Coming up behind her, one stepped on a branch making a loud crack. A/N: BTW these are my characters

Spinning around, Kagome's hand went to her heart. "Oh, you scared me," she said giving out a sigh of relief. Maybe these two guys could help her find her way back home.

"Sorry Beautiful, didn't mean to scare you," said the short blonde with a grin.

Luckily, Kagome caught the devilish looks they were giving her as their eyes openly wandered over her body. These guys were obviously not the boy scout types. They were out for flesh. "Uh.well.um.I gotta go now. I just remembered that I was supposed to.um.meet my girlfriends here tomorrow. Hehe.my mistake," Kagome stammered trying to think of a good excuse as she took a few steps back. Unfortunately she was not blessed with quick wit. Heart pounding and mind racing, she mentally decided to make a run for it as soon as she got a chance.

The two strange boys slyly started to edge towards her. "Aww.don't leave yet Sweety, you can stay for our party," the red head snickered. "I'll bet you're real fun," he smiled as he nudged his friend in the ribs.

"Yeah, you wanna party with us tonight Baby?" the blonde gave her an obscene gesture with his hips and pelvis.

Kagome hadn't wanted them to see just how frightened she really was, but her eyes widened as they started to approach. Suddenly realizing that it was now or never, "It's been really nice chatting with you, but I've really gotta go now." She waved as she bolted in the opposite direction.

But just as she started to run, the red head reached out and grabbed a lock of her long raven black hair. "Don't go yet, the party hasn't even started," he yelled through clenched teeth.

Knowing what was at stake, A/N: Her virginity if you haven't figured it out by now.) she put the pain of her hair ripping out of her head aside while only faltering step. Kagome's number one goal at that moment was to high tail it out of there. She could hear their pounding footsteps and labored breaths behind her. 'Thank Kami for the gym class in high school and all those hours being nagged by her boss to stay in shape!' she thought thankfully. They were yelling out profanities that she chose to ignore.

As she rounded a corner, Kagome decided to steal a glance behind her in the direction of her pursuers. They were just rounding another corner, and unfortunately for her, they saw where she went. "Get.back.here.you Bitch!" screamed one of them through heavy panting.

That was the last thing Kagome heard before she plunged face first into a carpet of dirt.

*~~* A/N: Sorry for the cliffhanger on the first chapter. covers mouth trying to hold back a snicker as audience gapes Ok, ok, so I did it on purpose! covers face with hands as crowd throws various rotten fruit BTW, I don't usually like to swear, but I'm only doing it b/c I feel that that's just the character's personality. Oh, and before I forget.I absolutely will not write the next chapter until I get at least.let's say.7 reviews. And I WILL stop writing if nobody likes this. Well, my butt's sore, so I'm gonna go now and.and.do something else. ^_^

KrysTheAngel

May 1, 2003