Kidnapped
Lifting her eyes to the figure above her, Kagome opened her mouth to scream for help, but froze, studying the laughing figure above her and whispering, "Kikyo..."
The dead miko silenced her laughter, her dead eyes boring into Kagome's own eyes, causing goose bumps to rise over Kagome's body while the rain continued to drench her, and she numbly noted the figure in front of her was perfectly dry, her long beautiful hair floating in a wind only known to the dead, her clothes ruffled and not soggy from the rain.
A cold smile came to Kikyo's lips when she spotted the rosary beads her reincarnation clutched to her chest, and Kikyo's demons lowered her to the ground until she stood by herself, taking the rosary beads from the shaking Kagome.
"The connection is broken..." Kikyo announced, her eyes flashing in victory, but she froze, scanning the scraped and soaking girl in front of her, a small frown marring her beautiful face, "Where are the jewel shards?"
Snapping from her stumped daze as Kikyo reached forward and opened her palm, taking the one small jewel shard that she needed to get home, Kagome felt anger well inside her, burying the misery in its wrath, and she stood, shouting, "Inuyasha has the jewel shards because I'm done helping him look for them! You don't have to worry about me anymore, even though he never loved me, he loves you Kikyo! I-I..."
Laughter cut her off, coming from Kikyo with a vengeance, leaving Kagome to stand there, rain running down her cheeks like rivers of tears, and Kikyo toyed with a strand of her hair, whispering, "Worry about you? I have never worried about you... and he has the jewel shards! Just one more reason to kill him."
"Kill him?" Kagome gasped, grabbing the rosary beads from Kikyo unconsciously, clutching them in her shaking hands while she tried to stop her chaotic thoughts, "What do you mean? You love him! You couldn't hurt him... you both love each other!"
"You stupid girl, Inuyasha believes I love him... I'll admit I did once, but that was mere stupidity on my part."
"How could you say that? You..."
"The only reason I thought myself in love with that mutt was because of the freedom he represented... but my true love, Naraku, showed me that power is love..."
"Naraku? How could you love the man that killed you? Inu..."
"Inuyasha failed to protect me when he promised he always would! I shall kill him for that, and take the jewel shards back... no thanks to you Kagome."
Kikyo's demons surrounded her body, lifting her up into the air, and Kagome fought the tears that threatened to fall, her body so numb she stumbled when she moved forward, grabbing Kikyo's arm and shouting, "You won't hurt Inuyasha!"
A scream came from Kikyo's lips, pain tearing at her arm where her reincarnation was gripping her, and Kikyo slapped her across the cheek, sending her to the ground while she stared at her arm where dark black marks were deeply imprinted.
Glancing at Kikyo from the ground, Kagome realized she had created those marks when she touched her, and laying a hand on her bruised cheek, she silently wondered how she did it.
"You bitch! I shall make Inuyasha suffer thanks to you..." Kikyo shouted, giving the dazed girl on the ground one hard kick to the gut before trailing off into the sky, her expression dark.
Shaking her head to clear the haziness that shrouded her, Kagome struggled to get to her feet, stifling a cry of pain, her main focus on getting to Inuyasha and warning him of Kikyo.
She noticed the rain had nearly stopped falling, just light sprinkles now, and she stumbled into a clearing, slowly walking over to the stream that curved through the lush wet grass.
Catching her reflection in the rippling water, Kagome stared, a deep bruise already forming on her cheek from Kikyo's vicious slap, her hair dripping wet, filthy from her roll down the hill, and her ruined school uniform was ripped, torn, and dirty.
'Oh Inuyasha...what am I to do?' She asked herself, wiping away tears, and she gazed up at the sky, wondering how everything could go wrong so fast, 'Why? Why do I have to be the threat?'
She lowered her gaze back to the water, taking a deep breath to steady her turbulent emotions, but did a swift turn when she spotted someone's face in the water, the one that caused so much pain to those she cared for...
"Naraku!" She shouted, eyes widening in fear, and she followed her first impulse: scream and run, but when she started to run, her shoes silpped on the wet grass below her.
Smiling coldly, Naraku grabbed her wrist, stopping her in her tracks, and whispered, "You won't be able to deny me next time..."
Heart clenching painfully, Kagome stopped her fighting, slowly turning towards him, chin resting on her chest as she realized it was him who had been controlling her, and a raging fury ignited inside her.
"Do you have any clue what you did you bastard? Well, you won't be able to harm Inuyasha anymore because I..." Kagome started, moving forward and pounding on his chest angrily, in some part of her mind realizing he was completely dry to the touch, but he sneered, winding his hands around her throat.
"You're right... I shall not harm Inuyasha... that shall be Kikyo's pleasure. But for you..." Naraku whispered, lifting her off her feet into the air, his hands tightening their hold around her neck, stopping her from drawing in the air she so desperately needed, and Kagome stared up at the dark sky, everything hazy from the rain.
Tears ran down her cheeks as she fought for a breath, hands digging at Naraku's, but they soon fell limp to her sides, her vision blurring and a numbness settling over her.
The rosary beads dropped from her limp hand, landing without a sound on the wet grass below her, and before the darkness engulfed her completely, one last thought floated through her hazy mind.
'Inuyasha...'
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~Braisuli, SailorKagome, Lunemangelus, Ice, N Glory230~
Letz move on to the next chappie, eh?
Hugz N Kissez, Ali
Lifting her eyes to the figure above her, Kagome opened her mouth to scream for help, but froze, studying the laughing figure above her and whispering, "Kikyo..."
The dead miko silenced her laughter, her dead eyes boring into Kagome's own eyes, causing goose bumps to rise over Kagome's body while the rain continued to drench her, and she numbly noted the figure in front of her was perfectly dry, her long beautiful hair floating in a wind only known to the dead, her clothes ruffled and not soggy from the rain.
A cold smile came to Kikyo's lips when she spotted the rosary beads her reincarnation clutched to her chest, and Kikyo's demons lowered her to the ground until she stood by herself, taking the rosary beads from the shaking Kagome.
"The connection is broken..." Kikyo announced, her eyes flashing in victory, but she froze, scanning the scraped and soaking girl in front of her, a small frown marring her beautiful face, "Where are the jewel shards?"
Snapping from her stumped daze as Kikyo reached forward and opened her palm, taking the one small jewel shard that she needed to get home, Kagome felt anger well inside her, burying the misery in its wrath, and she stood, shouting, "Inuyasha has the jewel shards because I'm done helping him look for them! You don't have to worry about me anymore, even though he never loved me, he loves you Kikyo! I-I..."
Laughter cut her off, coming from Kikyo with a vengeance, leaving Kagome to stand there, rain running down her cheeks like rivers of tears, and Kikyo toyed with a strand of her hair, whispering, "Worry about you? I have never worried about you... and he has the jewel shards! Just one more reason to kill him."
"Kill him?" Kagome gasped, grabbing the rosary beads from Kikyo unconsciously, clutching them in her shaking hands while she tried to stop her chaotic thoughts, "What do you mean? You love him! You couldn't hurt him... you both love each other!"
"You stupid girl, Inuyasha believes I love him... I'll admit I did once, but that was mere stupidity on my part."
"How could you say that? You..."
"The only reason I thought myself in love with that mutt was because of the freedom he represented... but my true love, Naraku, showed me that power is love..."
"Naraku? How could you love the man that killed you? Inu..."
"Inuyasha failed to protect me when he promised he always would! I shall kill him for that, and take the jewel shards back... no thanks to you Kagome."
Kikyo's demons surrounded her body, lifting her up into the air, and Kagome fought the tears that threatened to fall, her body so numb she stumbled when she moved forward, grabbing Kikyo's arm and shouting, "You won't hurt Inuyasha!"
A scream came from Kikyo's lips, pain tearing at her arm where her reincarnation was gripping her, and Kikyo slapped her across the cheek, sending her to the ground while she stared at her arm where dark black marks were deeply imprinted.
Glancing at Kikyo from the ground, Kagome realized she had created those marks when she touched her, and laying a hand on her bruised cheek, she silently wondered how she did it.
"You bitch! I shall make Inuyasha suffer thanks to you..." Kikyo shouted, giving the dazed girl on the ground one hard kick to the gut before trailing off into the sky, her expression dark.
Shaking her head to clear the haziness that shrouded her, Kagome struggled to get to her feet, stifling a cry of pain, her main focus on getting to Inuyasha and warning him of Kikyo.
She noticed the rain had nearly stopped falling, just light sprinkles now, and she stumbled into a clearing, slowly walking over to the stream that curved through the lush wet grass.
Catching her reflection in the rippling water, Kagome stared, a deep bruise already forming on her cheek from Kikyo's vicious slap, her hair dripping wet, filthy from her roll down the hill, and her ruined school uniform was ripped, torn, and dirty.
'Oh Inuyasha...what am I to do?' She asked herself, wiping away tears, and she gazed up at the sky, wondering how everything could go wrong so fast, 'Why? Why do I have to be the threat?'
She lowered her gaze back to the water, taking a deep breath to steady her turbulent emotions, but did a swift turn when she spotted someone's face in the water, the one that caused so much pain to those she cared for...
"Naraku!" She shouted, eyes widening in fear, and she followed her first impulse: scream and run, but when she started to run, her shoes silpped on the wet grass below her.
Smiling coldly, Naraku grabbed her wrist, stopping her in her tracks, and whispered, "You won't be able to deny me next time..."
Heart clenching painfully, Kagome stopped her fighting, slowly turning towards him, chin resting on her chest as she realized it was him who had been controlling her, and a raging fury ignited inside her.
"Do you have any clue what you did you bastard? Well, you won't be able to harm Inuyasha anymore because I..." Kagome started, moving forward and pounding on his chest angrily, in some part of her mind realizing he was completely dry to the touch, but he sneered, winding his hands around her throat.
"You're right... I shall not harm Inuyasha... that shall be Kikyo's pleasure. But for you..." Naraku whispered, lifting her off her feet into the air, his hands tightening their hold around her neck, stopping her from drawing in the air she so desperately needed, and Kagome stared up at the dark sky, everything hazy from the rain.
Tears ran down her cheeks as she fought for a breath, hands digging at Naraku's, but they soon fell limp to her sides, her vision blurring and a numbness settling over her.
The rosary beads dropped from her limp hand, landing without a sound on the wet grass below her, and before the darkness engulfed her completely, one last thought floated through her hazy mind.
'Inuyasha...'
********* ********** ********* ********* ********* ********* ********* *********
To those who reviewed: Thanks!
~Braisuli, SailorKagome, Lunemangelus, Ice, N Glory230~
Letz move on to the next chappie, eh?
Hugz N Kissez, Ali
