This is where I'm supposed to say the disclaimer, s-o-o-o-o…here it is! Sadly, I do not own Inu Yasha. Inu Yasha belongs to Rumiko Takahashi. Well, on with the second chapter!

Chapter Two

Inu Yasha awoke with a start. Something was wrong; he could smell it. Looking around in the early morning light, he saw that the others were all still asleep. They looked so content. Smiling, he reached behind him to find Kagome, but suddenly whirled around in confusion when he failed to touch her. Immediate alarm arose in his chest when he found that she wasn't there! He immediately set up a howl of anguish that woke up everyone in the camp.

"Shimmata, Inu Yasha, what the hell was that all about?" Miroku asked sullenly, as he rubbed the remaining sleep from his eyes.

"Yeah, what's wrong?" Sango asked sleepily from beside the now awakened Miroku. Inu Yasha was about out of patience. He mentally ran through all the places Kagome could have gone, but came up with nothing plausible. He noted that her backpack was still hanging from the tree limb above where she'd slept; she never left that anywhere. He felt his blood chilling; he had no idea where the damn wench was! He was brought out of his reverie by an extremely impatient Miroku.

"Hey, Inu Yasha, what the hells wrong? Why'd you have to wake us up? I was having perfectly good dream about a beautiful girl and-" Inu Yasha suddenly cut the monk off.

"Kagome's gone, baka's!" Inu Yasha growled, "We've gotta find her!" When the two humans heard him growling, they quickly decided to shut up and listen to the half demon. Suddenly a sleepy little voice filled the air around them.

"Hey, where's Kagome?" It was Shippou. He had been oblivious to everything until his subconscious had picked up on two words: Kagome, missing. Inu Yasha stared at the small kitsune in disbelief, for a moment before roughly pushing him. The kitsune fell to the ground with a thud and stayed there, looking at Inu Yasha angrily. Sango went to stand in front of the kitsune protectively. She glared at Inu Yasha for a minute, which made his ears go flat in frustration.

"Come on, Inu Yasha, lighten up. He's just a kit, for Kami's sake" Shippou peaked out from behind Sango's legs as she defended him and stuck his tongue out at Inu Yasha. Inu Yasha felt the air whirling around him for a moment, but caught himself. No, he thought, Kagome needs me right now. Who knows where she is? He turned back to the three of them and said, as calmly as he could,

"Kagome is missing. I can already tell you that she's not in the area, but I do smell something…something bad." He supplied, after taking several whiffs. It wasn't a bad smell, but it was also extremely familiar…

"Sesshoumaru." Inu Yasha growled. Miroku and Sango gasped. Shippou growled.

"Are you sure?" Miroku asked hurriedly. Inu Yasha nodded.

"Hai, I'm positive."

"But what is he doing in this area?" Sango questioned. "We shouldn't be anywhere near his holdings."

"We're not, " Inu Yasha barked, "but I can tell now, Sesshoumaru's been in this area in the past few hours! I'm sure he's got Kagome! We have to save my Kagome!" he screamed, his voice a mixture of hurt, anguish, and fright. The three of them nodded and without speaking, began to break camp and head towards Sesshoumaru's western holdings…

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Kagome awoke slowly. First she stretched. He eyes still closed, she couldn't believe how refreshed she felt, she felt like she was sleeping on a bed fit for an emperor, not on the hard ground. She opened her eyes when she heard chuckling. The room was dark, but she knew immediately that she was inside.

"Inu…Yasha?" she called out tentatively. Her fears were confirmed when she heard the chuckling again. Turning toward the sound, she saw none other than Inu Yasha's half brother (who just happened to be full demon!), Sesshoumaru!

"What do you want?" she cried in fear and anger. Sesshoumaru smile at her, and for a moment, Kagome caught herself admiring his handsome face. 'Wait a minute, what am I doing?' she thought angrily. Suddenly, she saw him moving closer to the bed. She frantically scrambled towards the headboard, as if the mound of pillows there could protect her from an angry demon. But Sesshoumaru wasn't angry.

"Stop." He said quietly. Kagome immediately stopped, all the while her subconscious was screaming at her to move away from him. She couldn't help but notice that his voice sounded like rich black velvet. It was a sensual voice, and for a moment she caught herself thinking about hat it be like to kiss him. He laughed softly again.

"Would you like to find out, little one?" he purred seductively. Kagome shivered and began to shake her head, but before she could complete the motion, Sesshoumaru had swept her in his arms and was kissing her. To Kagome's absolute astonishment, she felt herself responding to the kiss. She began to kiss him back, all the while her subconscious screaming about betraying Inu Yasha.

Sesshoumaru smiled while deepening his kiss. Little did Kagome know what was happening to her. Sesshoumaru felt her body begin to grow lax, and he gently placed her on the bed. She sighed once, before going still. Sesshoumaru walked over to the door and opened it. Jaken hobbled in and grinned wickedly at his master.

"Does she sleep, my lord Sesshoumaru-sama?" the creature croaked, peering at the sleeping girl with large, round, eyes.

"Hai, Jaken, she sleeps. Let the process begin tomorrow night. We will begin the ritual …she will become mine." He turned to see Jaken hastily bowing.

"Aye, my lord, I'll see to the preparations right away." He bowed and hastily quit the room. Sesshoumaru took another last look at Kagome before walking out of the room. He had a lot to think about before the ritual began…

I am s-o-o-o-o-o sorry for another cliffhanger! Please, I hope you people still love me for my stories, and maybe, you love me enough to review. If I got some reviews, I would have the initiative to write more for you lovely readers to read. Please review, I live for reviews. I'm done groveling now.