"...Kagome, dammit, where did that girl get to?" Inu Yasha claimed,
frustration overpowering his concern. "What if she runs into a demon? She
even forgot her damn bow." He yelled, outraged, throwing her bow to the
ground. Sango sighed then continued to call Kagome. Miroku easily
reprimanded Inu-Yasha for fighting with Kagome over a simple little thing.
"She called my ears cute, for Gods sake!" Inu-Yasha complained shrilly,
more like a six year old then a half demon.
"Quit your obsessive whinnying and put your nose to good work," Miroku said. Inu-Yasha glared at him evilly, but it had no effect. Cursing mildly, he gave an experimental sniff to satisfy Miroku. As he recognized the scent his eyes widened in alarm, and he took a deeper sniff. "Well?" Miroku asked impatiently, "Did you find her scent?" He tapped his pole on the ground impatiently.
"Yes, but not only hers. This forest is starting to reek of Naroku." Inu-Yasha said venomously. Miroku backed away from his personal aura, which was burning with anger. "We have to find her, fast," he said unnecessarily. Inu-Yasha sniffed out her scent and they followed her scent until they heard a scream. "Kagome!" cried Inu-Yasha, bounding forward. He coughed as he inhaled Kagura's poison vapors. "Kagome," he cried, his voiced muffled by his sleeve, which he had raised to his nose and mouth. "INU-YASHA," Kagome screamed from far above. He sneezed continuously, but finally managed to look up at where Kagome had screamed for him. Kagura, who was escaping on her wind leaf, had ensnared Kagome. Her claws dug in to her neck, but did not puncture it. Kagome had passed out again. "KAGOME!!!" he cried as she was carried off. Miroku jumped into action unveiled the abyss in his hand. He covered it when he saw that Naroku's poison bugs were nearby, a grim view. Sango cursed, and then launched her boomerang at Kagura, but unfortunately Kagura reflected it. She was able to easily throwing it off course with her wind. She laughed at their miniscule efforts, as she easily escaped into the cloud coverings. "KAGOME!!!" came Inu-Yasha's cry, but it only fell to her deaf ears.
At Naroku's hidden castle
Kagura tossed the unconscious Kagome onto the ground before the waiting Naroku. He dismissed Kagura casually, sending her to wait for him in the courtyard of the castle. That done he sighed, and then called Kohaku forward. "Bring the girl to my room, I will be there soon," he said softly.
He went over to an impatient Kagura, and simply asked, "You are positive he saw you take her?" He was reassured immediately, and then reprimanded her for using so much poison gas on Kagome. He left promptly, leaving in his wake an infuriated Kagura. In his room Kagome awoke as Kohaku dropped her on the floor. Naroku greeted Kagome upon entering his room. She struggled to get her arms loose, but to no avail. Ordering Kohaku to hold her still, he griped her chin. He forced her to look him in his eyes, which had started to glow red. Kagome struggled, trying to look away but was unable to escape his hypnotic gaze. "No... INU-YAS..." She stopped screaming and struggling when Naroku's direct order took effect on her. She went limp as the spell was completed, and her active and alert eyes faded into a dull doll-like demeanor, like Kohaku's. Kohaku released her, and cut her bonds as she obeyed Naroku's order to stand up. Kagura came at his call, and then stared in surprise at Kagome's silent form. He started to laugh, his laughter echoing through out the castle.
"Quit your obsessive whinnying and put your nose to good work," Miroku said. Inu-Yasha glared at him evilly, but it had no effect. Cursing mildly, he gave an experimental sniff to satisfy Miroku. As he recognized the scent his eyes widened in alarm, and he took a deeper sniff. "Well?" Miroku asked impatiently, "Did you find her scent?" He tapped his pole on the ground impatiently.
"Yes, but not only hers. This forest is starting to reek of Naroku." Inu-Yasha said venomously. Miroku backed away from his personal aura, which was burning with anger. "We have to find her, fast," he said unnecessarily. Inu-Yasha sniffed out her scent and they followed her scent until they heard a scream. "Kagome!" cried Inu-Yasha, bounding forward. He coughed as he inhaled Kagura's poison vapors. "Kagome," he cried, his voiced muffled by his sleeve, which he had raised to his nose and mouth. "INU-YASHA," Kagome screamed from far above. He sneezed continuously, but finally managed to look up at where Kagome had screamed for him. Kagura, who was escaping on her wind leaf, had ensnared Kagome. Her claws dug in to her neck, but did not puncture it. Kagome had passed out again. "KAGOME!!!" he cried as she was carried off. Miroku jumped into action unveiled the abyss in his hand. He covered it when he saw that Naroku's poison bugs were nearby, a grim view. Sango cursed, and then launched her boomerang at Kagura, but unfortunately Kagura reflected it. She was able to easily throwing it off course with her wind. She laughed at their miniscule efforts, as she easily escaped into the cloud coverings. "KAGOME!!!" came Inu-Yasha's cry, but it only fell to her deaf ears.
At Naroku's hidden castle
Kagura tossed the unconscious Kagome onto the ground before the waiting Naroku. He dismissed Kagura casually, sending her to wait for him in the courtyard of the castle. That done he sighed, and then called Kohaku forward. "Bring the girl to my room, I will be there soon," he said softly.
He went over to an impatient Kagura, and simply asked, "You are positive he saw you take her?" He was reassured immediately, and then reprimanded her for using so much poison gas on Kagome. He left promptly, leaving in his wake an infuriated Kagura. In his room Kagome awoke as Kohaku dropped her on the floor. Naroku greeted Kagome upon entering his room. She struggled to get her arms loose, but to no avail. Ordering Kohaku to hold her still, he griped her chin. He forced her to look him in his eyes, which had started to glow red. Kagome struggled, trying to look away but was unable to escape his hypnotic gaze. "No... INU-YAS..." She stopped screaming and struggling when Naroku's direct order took effect on her. She went limp as the spell was completed, and her active and alert eyes faded into a dull doll-like demeanor, like Kohaku's. Kohaku released her, and cut her bonds as she obeyed Naroku's order to stand up. Kagura came at his call, and then stared in surprise at Kagome's silent form. He started to laugh, his laughter echoing through out the castle.