AN: Hey! I was inspired by the movie "Peter Pan" to write this so I hope
you like it. I changed a couple of things but the storyline is pretty much
the same. I hope you like it!
Willingly Taken
Chapter 1: The Orphanage
Kagome sat, reading her book. She loved reading. It always gave her hope, like in the stories, that, one day she would go on an adventure, find her true love, and just get out of the situation she was in now.
Kagome's parents had abandoned her and her little brother, Souta. Having no other family, they were immediately sent to the orphanage to be taken care of. Unfortunately, her brother had sadly died. He became ill; creating a high fever that never subsided, until his body all together ceased functioning. Then he just became ice cold. She missed her brother but after two years of accepting his death, she became only happy that he went on to a better place than the hell whole she was in now.
"Kagome! Stop reading that damn book and go clean!" The Mistress of the orphanage screeched.
Kagome rolled her eyes and tried to ignore her. She was getting to the good part. Suddenly, the book was wrenched from her hands. She looked up and the Mistress.
"I told you to go clean, damnit! You do what I tell you, you ungrateful child!"
Kagome glared at the women before her. "I am not a child! I'm 17 years old and I don't have to be grateful, because next year I can leave this dump!"
The Mistress became infuriated with the response. The insolent child! She lifted the library book before the young girl's eyes which widened incredibly as she tore it in half.
"No!-"
"Yes! You may be leaving next year, but now you are under my roof so you will do as I say! I say: Go clean!"
"Don't you know?! That book doesn't belong to me! It belongs to the public library! I'll have to pay for that!! Where am I going to get that kind of money?!"
The Mistress seemed to think about it, then said, "Get a job? Then maybe you'll know what being 'useful' means! Now, go clean!!"
Kagome had tears running down her face. She couldn't believe! The hag tore up a book that wasn't hers then had the nerve to order her around!
"Bitch." Kagome mumbled as she went to go wash the wooden floor. She filled a bucket full of hot steaming water. After filling it with soap and grabbing a rag she made her way to the hallway where screaming kids were less populated. She set the bucket down and began to scrub. The rough work of scrubbing wood floors caused scrapes to appear on her hands, while the soap stung her cuts. Tears silently flowed down her cheeks but she didn't cry out. She bit her tongue from making a sound as her tear drops fell to the ground where she rub the used rag against the floor.
Once she finished the hallway she made her way to all the small rooms, which was cluttered with beds. Toys and clothes lay scattered across the ground in heaps. She bent down and began to gather the clothes; folding them and placing them in the drawers. She collected the forgotten toys and placed them in the large toy chest.
She then began to scrub the floor. The blood from her hands made it only worse; having to clean the stains and droplets up.
Kagome repeated her work for every other room in the large two-story house. When she finished it was close to one in the morning. Being older than the other children, she got a 'room' to herself. The room was about half the size of the others, but it had it's own window with a window seat to go with it. She sighed. She had already washed and wrapped her once bleeding hands.
She gazed out into the night. 'One day,' she thought 'I'll go far away from here. I'll get a job and pay for myself. I will eat delicious food and dress in the most stylish clothing some day; instead of having to eat hard bread and near-to-rotting vegetables and wear rags for clothing. With the skills I have, I could become a professional writer or journalist. I love writing just as much as reading. I could write so many different stories. I want to bring the feeling of hope and joy to people like others do with writing.'
As she thought about these things, she had gotten up and settled herself in bed; covering herself with a thin, small blanket. She fell into a shallow sleep.
She was, without warning, shaken awake and hard. She jerked up; wide-awake. She stared angrily at the Mistress. The Mistress ignored the glare.
"You're going to the market place, today. I got you a job at the Sakura. It's the restaurant on the corner of 50th. You will be working as a waiter there. I suggest you try to get as many tips as possible, because I'm taking half of what you earn." She said coldly.
Kagome stared in shock. Finally, she found her voice. "What?! But that's all the way across town! How will I make it to work on time?!"
The Mistress replaced indifferently, "Run. It's simple. You move your legs very fast. Or you could get up early every morning."
Kagome growled but held back the string of insults and profanities. "Does this mean that my daily chores are forgotten?" She asked hopefully.
"No. Now go, before you're late." The Mistress said uncaringly and left.
Kagome quickly got out of bed and dressed herself in an old, long-sleeve dress. It ended at her ankles and was stitched at the top. She quickly left after brushing her hair with a comb that had a few bristles missing. She ran as fast as she could. When she made it, she walked inside and went to the front counter. The manager spotted her and waved her over.
"Are you Kagome?" He asked gruffly. He seemed to be in a bad mood.
"Yes, sir." She said a little shakily.
"You were supposed to be here half an hour ago, wench!" He growled, literally.
"I know, and I'm really sorry-" She apologized but he cut her off.
"Just shut up and follow me." The manager walked to the back room where he began searching for a uniform and apron. He found some then proceeded to a door, which led to a room full of lockers. He showed her a wooden locker.
Pointing to it he said, "This will be yours. In the morning you will dress into this." he paused to hand her the uniform and apron then, ".and put your ordinary clothes in here. In the afternoon you will change back into your clothes, but leave your uniform here, inside your locker."
Kagome nodded her head. He then went through the instructions on what her job was as a waiter. She was to take orders and requests, help the cook if he needs it, and collect the money from each costumer.
The manager put her to work almost immediately. Kagome worked hard and managed to get a very good sum in tips. She stuffed the money she got in her apron pocket while putting the payment money in the box the manager had showed her for the place the restaurant puts its earned money.
When the sun began to set, Kagome rushed home to do her chores. She finished about midnight. She was still in her daily clothes but was too exhausted to change so just laid down on her bed for rest.
Kagome was on the edge of deep slumber when a sudden loud bang was heard in her room. She sat up quickly, squinting in the little light the moon provided for what caused the noise. The window had burst open. 'Probably the wind.' She thought; getting up to close the window. Just as she was about to close it, she gasped when a hand rapped around her mouth and the other one locked her hands in its grip. She struggled but it didn't help, for she was held fast.
Kagome stopped her jerking movements when suddenly a voice spoke in her ear.
"Stop fighting, Wench. I'm not going to hurt you. I just need to ask you something." He waited for her to settle down a little more. Her heart was pounding fast. The person, now known as a man, released his hold on her.
She turned about swiftly. Kagome stumbled back a little. He was gorgeous. He had pure while hair, which seemed to have a silver tinge in the moon light. His eyes where a deep gold that held laughter and a rough kindness. This man had.wait.were those dog-ears? He wasn't a man! He's a hanyou.
Excitement coursed through Kagome. Her eyes lit up when one of his ears did a small flick movement. She couldn't stop the urge. She closed the small space between them and began to rub his ears.
This caused the young hanyou to, at first be surprised, but then his eyes began to close as her administrations continued. Kagome enjoyed the silk- like texture of his ears. Unexpectedly, he began to make a rumbling sound in his chest, which rose to his throat a moment later. Was he purring?
She held back a giggle. Kagome then noticed their closeness and stopped. Stepping away slightly, she blushed.
"What is it you need?" She asked.
He seemed to snap out of his trance and watch her for a moment.
"Well.what is it that you read all the time?" He asked.
"Oh! That! I read stories and all kinds of things." She paused in thought for a moment. "How do you know I like to read?"
"Me? Oh.um.well." Before he could really answer a small kitsune hopped onto his shoulder.
"Because he's been watching you for about a week now and you seem to always be reading." The small kit said.
Both Kagome and the young hanyou blushed.
"So.who are you?"
"I'm Shippo!" Said the kit. Kagome laughed a little at how cute he acted. He leapt onto her shoulder. His tail was almost as soft as the hanyou's ears. "You seem nice." He said. She laughed again.
Kagome turned to the still blushing stranger and said, "What about you? I'm sure you have name." She put her finger to her chin, in mock thought.
He chuckled a little, "My name is Inuyasha. I already know your name is Kagome. Can I ask you another question?"
She sat on her bed. He followed suit and sat cross legged, across from her. Shippo decided to sit in Kagome's lap. He normally didn't like strangers but this girl was interesting and her scent was so good.
"Okay. Sure." She said.
"Why do you live here? I can tell it sucks and that you practically starve on what they give you."
She looked down for a moment, in remembrance of her sad memories.
"Well, I'm an orphan. I don't have any family. They all left or died a long time ago. So I stay here to survive."
Inuyasha felt terrible he had asked the question in the first place. He too was an orphan, but he didn't have to live in a hell like this. He had come to visit the human world but when he first saw her, he couldn't take his eyes off her. He observed her for what only seemed like minutes, but really a week. She intrigued him.
He had so many questions for her. She seemed to be very smart and she was indeed extremely beautiful. Suddenly, an idea struck him.
"Would you like to leave?" He asked.
Kagome looked up with a jerk of surprise. She noticed his tone of voice. Could he take her away? Would she get the adventure she always wanted? "Really?!" She almost screamed.
Inuyasha grinned as he nodded. "You can come with up back to our world if you like?"
Shippo hearing this turned around. "Yea! You can be my new mommy! Oh please come! It will be so much fun!"
Kagome couldn't help it! Although she had just met the two young strangers she couldn't help the excitement that welled up within her. She felt that she could trust these people. They were the first people to actually care for her. She laughed a little. Inuyasha continued to grin while Shippo continued to jump up in down in her lap. All the racket had caused the Mistress to wake up. She grew angry and made her way to Kagome's room.
"Kagome! What the hell are you doing?! Stop all the noise!"
Kagome stopped laughing. Inuyasha could hear footsteps coming.
"Hurry! Get on my back!" He stood as she climbed onto his back obediently. Shippo tucked himself between Kagome and Inuyasha. They jumped out of the window and hopped roofs. As they made their escape, Kagome could hear the Mistress yelling out the window things like, "What the hell?" and "That's impossible!" She grinned.
Inuyasha slowed his pace. He came to a complete stop while on the clock tower.
"Shippo, the powder." Inuyasha commanded.
Shippo nodded as he and Kagome were let down off Inuyasha's back. Shippo took out a small pouch and began sprinkling a glittery substance on himself. He then handed it to Inuyasha who did the same. Then handing it to Kagome, she did the exact same thing. She suddenly felt lighter as she struggled to keep herself off the ground.
"What are you waiting for?" Inuyasha asked.
She looked up to see him gazing at her upside down. "Wha-?"
Inuyasha turned himself upright. "The powder makes you fly, which we need to be able to do if we want to get home. Come on, I'll show you."
He took her hands in his and began to pull her upward. "Amazing!" She breathed out in a whisper as they went higher and higher into the sky. Kagome looked up at Inuyasha. He smiled at her.
Kagome felt her heart lift from the hell she WAS in to the heaven she was now. Was it a dream she hoped not. She could see billions of stars and watched as the lights from her city became tinier and tinier. Inuyasha pulled her close as they were sucked into the portal that would lead them to the demon world.
AN: I know! It's short but I promise to lengthen the next chapter! I feel so excited about this. Oh and I have a few more fics up my sleeves so just stay tuned. (It's not like we're on TV, but I love that phrase! Hehe.)
Willingly Taken
Chapter 1: The Orphanage
Kagome sat, reading her book. She loved reading. It always gave her hope, like in the stories, that, one day she would go on an adventure, find her true love, and just get out of the situation she was in now.
Kagome's parents had abandoned her and her little brother, Souta. Having no other family, they were immediately sent to the orphanage to be taken care of. Unfortunately, her brother had sadly died. He became ill; creating a high fever that never subsided, until his body all together ceased functioning. Then he just became ice cold. She missed her brother but after two years of accepting his death, she became only happy that he went on to a better place than the hell whole she was in now.
"Kagome! Stop reading that damn book and go clean!" The Mistress of the orphanage screeched.
Kagome rolled her eyes and tried to ignore her. She was getting to the good part. Suddenly, the book was wrenched from her hands. She looked up and the Mistress.
"I told you to go clean, damnit! You do what I tell you, you ungrateful child!"
Kagome glared at the women before her. "I am not a child! I'm 17 years old and I don't have to be grateful, because next year I can leave this dump!"
The Mistress became infuriated with the response. The insolent child! She lifted the library book before the young girl's eyes which widened incredibly as she tore it in half.
"No!-"
"Yes! You may be leaving next year, but now you are under my roof so you will do as I say! I say: Go clean!"
"Don't you know?! That book doesn't belong to me! It belongs to the public library! I'll have to pay for that!! Where am I going to get that kind of money?!"
The Mistress seemed to think about it, then said, "Get a job? Then maybe you'll know what being 'useful' means! Now, go clean!!"
Kagome had tears running down her face. She couldn't believe! The hag tore up a book that wasn't hers then had the nerve to order her around!
"Bitch." Kagome mumbled as she went to go wash the wooden floor. She filled a bucket full of hot steaming water. After filling it with soap and grabbing a rag she made her way to the hallway where screaming kids were less populated. She set the bucket down and began to scrub. The rough work of scrubbing wood floors caused scrapes to appear on her hands, while the soap stung her cuts. Tears silently flowed down her cheeks but she didn't cry out. She bit her tongue from making a sound as her tear drops fell to the ground where she rub the used rag against the floor.
Once she finished the hallway she made her way to all the small rooms, which was cluttered with beds. Toys and clothes lay scattered across the ground in heaps. She bent down and began to gather the clothes; folding them and placing them in the drawers. She collected the forgotten toys and placed them in the large toy chest.
She then began to scrub the floor. The blood from her hands made it only worse; having to clean the stains and droplets up.
Kagome repeated her work for every other room in the large two-story house. When she finished it was close to one in the morning. Being older than the other children, she got a 'room' to herself. The room was about half the size of the others, but it had it's own window with a window seat to go with it. She sighed. She had already washed and wrapped her once bleeding hands.
She gazed out into the night. 'One day,' she thought 'I'll go far away from here. I'll get a job and pay for myself. I will eat delicious food and dress in the most stylish clothing some day; instead of having to eat hard bread and near-to-rotting vegetables and wear rags for clothing. With the skills I have, I could become a professional writer or journalist. I love writing just as much as reading. I could write so many different stories. I want to bring the feeling of hope and joy to people like others do with writing.'
As she thought about these things, she had gotten up and settled herself in bed; covering herself with a thin, small blanket. She fell into a shallow sleep.
She was, without warning, shaken awake and hard. She jerked up; wide-awake. She stared angrily at the Mistress. The Mistress ignored the glare.
"You're going to the market place, today. I got you a job at the Sakura. It's the restaurant on the corner of 50th. You will be working as a waiter there. I suggest you try to get as many tips as possible, because I'm taking half of what you earn." She said coldly.
Kagome stared in shock. Finally, she found her voice. "What?! But that's all the way across town! How will I make it to work on time?!"
The Mistress replaced indifferently, "Run. It's simple. You move your legs very fast. Or you could get up early every morning."
Kagome growled but held back the string of insults and profanities. "Does this mean that my daily chores are forgotten?" She asked hopefully.
"No. Now go, before you're late." The Mistress said uncaringly and left.
Kagome quickly got out of bed and dressed herself in an old, long-sleeve dress. It ended at her ankles and was stitched at the top. She quickly left after brushing her hair with a comb that had a few bristles missing. She ran as fast as she could. When she made it, she walked inside and went to the front counter. The manager spotted her and waved her over.
"Are you Kagome?" He asked gruffly. He seemed to be in a bad mood.
"Yes, sir." She said a little shakily.
"You were supposed to be here half an hour ago, wench!" He growled, literally.
"I know, and I'm really sorry-" She apologized but he cut her off.
"Just shut up and follow me." The manager walked to the back room where he began searching for a uniform and apron. He found some then proceeded to a door, which led to a room full of lockers. He showed her a wooden locker.
Pointing to it he said, "This will be yours. In the morning you will dress into this." he paused to hand her the uniform and apron then, ".and put your ordinary clothes in here. In the afternoon you will change back into your clothes, but leave your uniform here, inside your locker."
Kagome nodded her head. He then went through the instructions on what her job was as a waiter. She was to take orders and requests, help the cook if he needs it, and collect the money from each costumer.
The manager put her to work almost immediately. Kagome worked hard and managed to get a very good sum in tips. She stuffed the money she got in her apron pocket while putting the payment money in the box the manager had showed her for the place the restaurant puts its earned money.
When the sun began to set, Kagome rushed home to do her chores. She finished about midnight. She was still in her daily clothes but was too exhausted to change so just laid down on her bed for rest.
Kagome was on the edge of deep slumber when a sudden loud bang was heard in her room. She sat up quickly, squinting in the little light the moon provided for what caused the noise. The window had burst open. 'Probably the wind.' She thought; getting up to close the window. Just as she was about to close it, she gasped when a hand rapped around her mouth and the other one locked her hands in its grip. She struggled but it didn't help, for she was held fast.
Kagome stopped her jerking movements when suddenly a voice spoke in her ear.
"Stop fighting, Wench. I'm not going to hurt you. I just need to ask you something." He waited for her to settle down a little more. Her heart was pounding fast. The person, now known as a man, released his hold on her.
She turned about swiftly. Kagome stumbled back a little. He was gorgeous. He had pure while hair, which seemed to have a silver tinge in the moon light. His eyes where a deep gold that held laughter and a rough kindness. This man had.wait.were those dog-ears? He wasn't a man! He's a hanyou.
Excitement coursed through Kagome. Her eyes lit up when one of his ears did a small flick movement. She couldn't stop the urge. She closed the small space between them and began to rub his ears.
This caused the young hanyou to, at first be surprised, but then his eyes began to close as her administrations continued. Kagome enjoyed the silk- like texture of his ears. Unexpectedly, he began to make a rumbling sound in his chest, which rose to his throat a moment later. Was he purring?
She held back a giggle. Kagome then noticed their closeness and stopped. Stepping away slightly, she blushed.
"What is it you need?" She asked.
He seemed to snap out of his trance and watch her for a moment.
"Well.what is it that you read all the time?" He asked.
"Oh! That! I read stories and all kinds of things." She paused in thought for a moment. "How do you know I like to read?"
"Me? Oh.um.well." Before he could really answer a small kitsune hopped onto his shoulder.
"Because he's been watching you for about a week now and you seem to always be reading." The small kit said.
Both Kagome and the young hanyou blushed.
"So.who are you?"
"I'm Shippo!" Said the kit. Kagome laughed a little at how cute he acted. He leapt onto her shoulder. His tail was almost as soft as the hanyou's ears. "You seem nice." He said. She laughed again.
Kagome turned to the still blushing stranger and said, "What about you? I'm sure you have name." She put her finger to her chin, in mock thought.
He chuckled a little, "My name is Inuyasha. I already know your name is Kagome. Can I ask you another question?"
She sat on her bed. He followed suit and sat cross legged, across from her. Shippo decided to sit in Kagome's lap. He normally didn't like strangers but this girl was interesting and her scent was so good.
"Okay. Sure." She said.
"Why do you live here? I can tell it sucks and that you practically starve on what they give you."
She looked down for a moment, in remembrance of her sad memories.
"Well, I'm an orphan. I don't have any family. They all left or died a long time ago. So I stay here to survive."
Inuyasha felt terrible he had asked the question in the first place. He too was an orphan, but he didn't have to live in a hell like this. He had come to visit the human world but when he first saw her, he couldn't take his eyes off her. He observed her for what only seemed like minutes, but really a week. She intrigued him.
He had so many questions for her. She seemed to be very smart and she was indeed extremely beautiful. Suddenly, an idea struck him.
"Would you like to leave?" He asked.
Kagome looked up with a jerk of surprise. She noticed his tone of voice. Could he take her away? Would she get the adventure she always wanted? "Really?!" She almost screamed.
Inuyasha grinned as he nodded. "You can come with up back to our world if you like?"
Shippo hearing this turned around. "Yea! You can be my new mommy! Oh please come! It will be so much fun!"
Kagome couldn't help it! Although she had just met the two young strangers she couldn't help the excitement that welled up within her. She felt that she could trust these people. They were the first people to actually care for her. She laughed a little. Inuyasha continued to grin while Shippo continued to jump up in down in her lap. All the racket had caused the Mistress to wake up. She grew angry and made her way to Kagome's room.
"Kagome! What the hell are you doing?! Stop all the noise!"
Kagome stopped laughing. Inuyasha could hear footsteps coming.
"Hurry! Get on my back!" He stood as she climbed onto his back obediently. Shippo tucked himself between Kagome and Inuyasha. They jumped out of the window and hopped roofs. As they made their escape, Kagome could hear the Mistress yelling out the window things like, "What the hell?" and "That's impossible!" She grinned.
Inuyasha slowed his pace. He came to a complete stop while on the clock tower.
"Shippo, the powder." Inuyasha commanded.
Shippo nodded as he and Kagome were let down off Inuyasha's back. Shippo took out a small pouch and began sprinkling a glittery substance on himself. He then handed it to Inuyasha who did the same. Then handing it to Kagome, she did the exact same thing. She suddenly felt lighter as she struggled to keep herself off the ground.
"What are you waiting for?" Inuyasha asked.
She looked up to see him gazing at her upside down. "Wha-?"
Inuyasha turned himself upright. "The powder makes you fly, which we need to be able to do if we want to get home. Come on, I'll show you."
He took her hands in his and began to pull her upward. "Amazing!" She breathed out in a whisper as they went higher and higher into the sky. Kagome looked up at Inuyasha. He smiled at her.
Kagome felt her heart lift from the hell she WAS in to the heaven she was now. Was it a dream she hoped not. She could see billions of stars and watched as the lights from her city became tinier and tinier. Inuyasha pulled her close as they were sucked into the portal that would lead them to the demon world.
AN: I know! It's short but I promise to lengthen the next chapter! I feel so excited about this. Oh and I have a few more fics up my sleeves so just stay tuned. (It's not like we're on TV, but I love that phrase! Hehe.)