Chapter 4

Princess Kagome

Kagome awoke the next morning to footsteps outside her door. She walked cautiously up to it and peeked through a crack. From what she could tell the others were being taken to different rooms.

Then she saw that someone was standing outside her door so she ran into her corner. The door opened and Naraku threw Sango in and left. Sango started crying the minute he was gone so Kagome said, "Sango?"

Sango whipped around so fast that she cracked her neck. "Kagome? You're still alive? Inuyasha was worried sick that Naraku would kill you. Shippo started crying after awhile and Kagura just lay on the floor, doing nothing for her injuries." Sango looked at Kagome. "You did try to stop the bleeding last night, right?"
Kagome shook her head and realized that one of the cuts was still bleeding. She tore of a bit of her skirt and covered the cut with it.

For a while they said nothing. Then Naraku opened the door and said, "I will see you both tonight." He threw them a bag of food. "Eat. I'll be back."

Naraku left their room and walked into Inuyasha's. He had to chain Inuyasha to the wall because he was so violent. He unchained Inuyasha and led him to the room they had stayed in before. Naraku threw him on the ground. "I want this place as clean as it was when you got here. If there are any problems, they will be dealt with severely. Use whatever you can find."

Inuyasha started and after about ten minutes he was sick to his stomach from the smell of blood. Still he continued. Finally it was done and Naraku took Inuyasha back to his room and chained him up. "I have a meeting right now with your human girls," he said and with that he left and walked into Kagome and Sango's room.
Kagome started shaking when Naraku came in. He pointed at her. "You come over here. The other will watch."

Kagome got up and walked over to him. He threw her on the ground and started taking his clothes off. Then he did the same to her. When he was done, he got up and dressed. When Kagome reached for her clothes he ripped them into shreds. Then he left.

Kagome started crying but didn't say anything. After an hour or so she got up and walked to the door. Sango saw her. "Kagome, what are you doing?"

"I'm running away. I'll find Kaede and come back to get you guys."

"You can't run. If you get caught he'll kill you and you don't have any clothing."

"I don't care. I'm leaving." And with that Kagome headed out the door. She was alert for any sound or movement. Slowly but surely she found her way to the exit and left the castle. She walked down a pathway and was almost past the barrier when something snuck up behind and hit her on the head with something hard. She fell unconscious and remembered no more.