Sequel to slinking into sorrow:
Sadness in the depths
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha, that's Rumiko Takahashi's work.
Chapter 1: Kagome's capture
Kagome and Inuyasha had finally come to terms with their love. It had been a beautiful dream come true to the distraught Kagome and a loving endowment to Inuyasha. The utter happiness in both of their lives made all the fighting worthwhile. But they had no idea of what would happen in the future...
"Inuyasha, Look out! Behind you! No!!!" Naraku struck from behind as Kagome screamed. Inuyasha flew forward, blood dribbling from his mouth and a deep gash in his head. Kagome rushed forward and shot an arrow at Naraku as swiftly as she could.
Naraku smiled cruelly as he whipped out a tentacle to slash at Inuyasha. Kagome jumped to intercept the blow and was knocked unconscious. Inuyasha stared in horror at her limp form crashed to the ground, Naraku knocked the tetsusaiga (tessaiga) out of his grasp. Inuyasha was thrown in front of the still grinning Naraku and asked, "Are you going to bow to your master?"
Inuyasha's eyes took on a slight red tinge and his body shook with extra energy as he transformed. "Bastard!" he snarled as he lunged forward. Unknown to him, Kagura had swooped down and picked up Kagome with a sad frown. "Sorry," she murmured.
Naraku was ripped to shreds and revealed as another puppet. Inuyasha fell back and looked wildly for Kagome, still red eyed and ferociously and dangerously powered. He sniffed frantically for a trace of her, anything at all and found Kagura's and her scent intermingled. With a howl of fury he took off.
Kagome lay distractedly on the softest object she'd ever felt. She opened her eyes expecting Inuyasha to see Inuyasha beside her, but recoiled when she realized she lay in the arms of one of their most fierce enemies. Kagura looked down at her and shook er head sadly. "I'm sorry," she mouthed silently, fully aware that Naraku's saimyoushou were spying on her. Kagome looked up and huddled back down at the sight of the thousands of poisonous wasps Naraku had sent.
Kagome remained silent and forced herself to be calm. "I want to go home, right now!" she ordered Kagura. Kagura grinned at the young girl's arrogance, "'Fraid not, Kagome," she answered. Kagome gathered her miko energy in one palm and inched her hand closer to Kagura. Kagura shifted and dropped a note in Kagome lap, almost invisibly.
Kagome curled up and read it quickly than passed it back. It read, 'Kagome, if you help me kill Naraku I will take you back and help you escape, hell, I'll even give you a ride back to your hanyou.' Kagome sat still and let the energy face slowly back into her body. Kagura relaxed and passed Kagome some food and a canteen of water. "Thank you Kagura, I appreciate it," Kagome said softly.
Meanwhile---Inuyasha was rushing to Kagome's aid, her vibrant scent still fresh in the air. With a heartfelt howl he ran faster still and bumped into a very sturdy object. "Hello little brother," it said sarcastically and lifted the struggling demon to his feet. "What's your hurry?"
Sesshoumaru looked down at the dazed Inuyasha and handed him tetsusaiga emotionlessly. "It is of no use to me but you will need it to protect your human." Inuyasha eyes dilated and he sank back to his knees wearily, "Kagome..." he mumbled sadly. He got back up and rushed away, who knew what Naraku would do to poor Kagome?
Sesshoumaru followed his brother effortlessly conscious that if he destroyed the sly hanyou he wouldn't have to worry about Rin's safety as much. Every other demon knew damn well not to touch his human. HE decided to overtake his brother and follow Kagome straight out.
Kagome and Kagura reached Naraku's hideout without difficulty and Kagura had made sure to strengthen their scents with a vial of perfume. "Kagome," she whispered. "Whatever happens, I will try to protect you and I will lead Inuyasha here." Kagome shook slightly with anger and fear now, she knew Naraku was evil and did not trust him in any way. She and Kagura dropped to the ground of the small castle and walked through the entrance calmly.
Naraku slouched on a cushion almost harmlessly he stood up and smiled at Kagome; a vile smile that promised great misery. "We have work to do..." he stated maliciously. He approached her with a slight sway and then viciously backhanded her. Kagome fell to the ground; this was going to be one hell of a stay.
Inuyasha shuddered with anger, "Fuck!" Kagome's scent was starting to vanish; he picked up the pace and saw his brother ahead, easily outpacing him. He trailed ferociously, his limbs numb but his mind filled with Kagome. Sesshoumaru slowed to allow his brother to see him but kept up rapidly.
Kagome was stripped of all her clothing a pinned against a wall in heavy chains. She shook with unrestricted energy and fury. "Bastard!" she shrieked when Naraku made Kagura latch her to the wall. The walls themselves were horrendous, coated with slime and caked with layers of blood. The stench of death nearly drove Kagome to her knees if not for the chains. She let her head fall to her chest and panted for real oxygen.
To her disgust she felt Naraku close in on her and lick her face with glee. "You're mine, miko," he whispered. She shuddered and strained to hit him, hard. He pulled away after nuzzling her neck; Kagome felt bile rise in her throat and spat on him as he moved back. He wiped it off and smiled, "Charming".
Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru continued on and Sesshoumaru got bored and floated up with his youki energy. Inuyasha carried on determinedly and Sesshoumaru felt a twinge of pride for his younger half brother; any other full-demon would have keeled over from exhaustion already, but his half-demon half brother was almost keeping pace with him, Sesshoumaru.
Inuyasha was on the verge of collapsing, but he couldn't leave Kagome! He struggled to keep conscious and forced his body to over work itself. He called out, "Asshole! Take tetsusaiga!" He threw the katana to his brother and let his youkai blood take over again. He knew this was risky but the threat of Kagome's life was far more important.
Sesshoumaru was startled to say the least, but he emotionlessly grabbed the katana and wrapped it up so it could not shock him. His brother's determination astounded him slightly, but he shrugged this off and flew faster, knowing full well that his younger sibling would keep up.
Naraku advanced on Kagome, eyes bright and eager, a revolting smile playing on his pale face. He flicked out a tentacle carelessly and brushed it lightly against Kagome's face, she flinched as it radiated with a sparkling heat and burnt her. He turned her with his human arm and made her face the wall so her back was to him. "Now, little miko, before I start I will tell you why I am doing this, shall I? Do you know how useful you'd be to me as a mindless slave with a broken will? Once I break you, darling, I'm going to have you kill Inuyasha with an arrow. Classic, isn't it?"
Kagome felt the prickle of new tears starting in her eyes. "I will not break! You bastard!" she cried passionately. Then he slashed her with his fiery tentacle and she bit her lower lip until it bled. It was a relentless flow, continuing, endless. She cried out only once and then rested her head on her chest again as she began to lose consciousness. 'No! I can't! He might rape me!' she resisted the urge to fall into the deep depths of darkness. "Inuyasha..." she whimpered.
Naraku watched his new toy whimper and laughed, "My little miko, he isn't coming for you. Don't you get it? He loves Kikyo, not you. He's always loved Kikyo more than you." Kagome spat some blood out and said firmly, "Yes, he loves her, but he also loves me and she will never return your love Onigumo!" Naraku's face darkened dangerously and he snarled, "Bitch! Keep. your. damn. comments. to. your self!" He empathized each word with a inhuman blow. Kagome shrieked once than fell silent.
She could feel herself slipping into the depths of her sadness. The deep relentless depths of unnatural peace and security with fear. She saw herself with Inuyasha, resting serenely in his strong arms. She could feel his soft breath on her face and his gentle lips pressed against hers. She tangled her fingers in his soft silvery hair and sighed contentedly. "Inuyasha..." she murmured. Then she was thrown against a wall.
Wow, this is so sad! I don't know why I wrote this sad piece, it makes me wanna cry. Poor Kagome...Ciao guys, don't hate me. It'll turn out happy—I hope.