Chapter II: Illusions and Make-believe
By
Melissa Byrd
9/9/04
Author's Note:
KHStennis01: Okay, just so you know, yes, Kikyo IS in this, but it's not an Inuyasha/Kikyo complete pairing. I promise, if you have other favorite characters, they'll be paired off. Better yet, here's a list of the pairings, in the correct order.
Naraku/Kagura (more than likely, in this chapter-just slightly)
Naraku/Kagome (Chapter 3 and 20 corrently)
Kikyo/Inuyasha (starts in chapter 3-4, more than likely)
Inuyasha/Kagome (around 10)
Miroku/Sango (later chapters :after 10)
Koga/Ayame(later chapters: after 10)
Shippo/Rin Sesshomaru/Kagura Naraku/Kikyo
Those are all the above pairings I have so far....I'm trying to incorporate alot of characters because everyone has a favorite usually.
LoneGothic: Lol. That's how I feel, but whatever I add, just keep in mind-it's part of the plot, and good things will somehow come out of the situation...
Anyways, on with the chapter.
"Is she okay?" a gentle voice asked.
"Yes, she'll be fine. They tranquilized her so she wouldn't try to escape on the way here." Another voice replied.
"Ah, well, with her beauty…."
'Yeah….his new playmate…" another voice said disgustedly.
"I feel sorry for her…."
"Shh…she's starting to wake."
Kagome stirred slightly and yawned. Sleepily opening one eye, she gazed upon the blurred features of several people. She screamed and bolted away from them.
"Shhh!" one of them raised her hands in front of her. "Quiet! You don't want 'him' to hear you, do you?!"
Kagome sat, arms positioned over her chest. "W..what?"
"You don't want him to hear.." another girl began.
"….because, he'll make things worse on you." The first girl finished.
"Who?" she asked as her eyesight finally began to focus, revealing the faces of those around her. She was in a room of at least twenty young women. The room had the stench of sweat which she had became accustomed to, and many of the women bore scars, cuts, and bruises or other minor injuries. She noticed a few who appeared to be slightly heavy-possibly with child, but all held some beauty about them. Obviously, he only chose the most attractive.
"Master Naraku." She said his name so quietly, Kagome had to strain to hear her.
Kagome tried to stand up but wobbled slightly. Her legs were still shaky from her lying down for so long.
"Take it easy." One of the girls said as she held Kagome by the arm to steady her.
"Thank you." She said, gaining a kind smile from the other.
"My name's Sango." She said once Kagome was finally able to stand alone. "That over there is Ayame, Kagura, and this, " she said pointing to a small girl, no older than thirteen, "is Rin."
Kagome smiled down at the girl who was hiding behind Kagura. She then turned her attention back to Sango. "Mine's Kagome."
"Come this way. We'll get you washed and dressed in no time."
"You mean I get a warm bath?"
Sango laughed. "More like luke-warm, but it's still better than it is in the winter…sometimes the water's frozen."
Elsewhere
Inuyasha's golden orbs opened to reveal a dimly lit room. The smell of sweat and blood met his sensitive nostrils. He sighed as he looked at his surroundings. The inside of a slave's hut wasn't the first thing he wanted to be greeted with.
"Glad to see your alive." Came a monotone voice from beside him. The man slowly got up and dusted himself off. He was tall and slender. His hair was dark and held back loosely with a small strip of cloth. He wore a worn out pair of pants scattered with holes, and a plain white shirt with the sleeves torn off. He looked like a normal human, but his scent gave him away.
"So there are other youkai here…"
"Yep." He responded shortly. "And you're a half-breed."
"What's it to ya?"
He shrugged. "I just hope the mistress gives you easier work than she does us.…"
"Why's that?" he asked raising an eyebrow and allowing a hint of annoyance to echo in his voice.
"Because, everyone knows youkai are stronger than hanyou."
"Feh. I'll show you just how 'strong' a hanyou is! I'll beat you to a pulp!"
"Bring it on mutt face!"
The two stared and growled at one another, head to head, each waiting for the other to make the first move. Unseen by them, they were being watched the entire time. "Break it up. Koga, you don't want the mistress to come out here, do you?"
He growled and reluctantly backed away. He had been 'punished for fighting before, and he had also broken up fights.. So he knew-there wasn't much difference in rewards and punishments-both resulted in her pleasure.
"I thought so.." the man said. Just then was the first chance Inuyasha had to really get a good look of him. His copper hair shone in the sun that was beaming behind him and allowing some light to enter the hut. His face, though shadowed slightly, was a light tanned color, His eyes shown an odd color blue. He wore worn green trousers and a torn blue shirt. Like Koga, he was a youkai. He took a look at Inuyasha and smiled slightly. "I'm Shippo."
"Inuyasha."
"Hm..Well you better come on. You don't want to get caught slacking off…." He said as he motioned for the two to follow him. Elsewhere
Kagome shivered as her hair dripped with cold water. Her arms were wrapped around her to maintain some dignity and warmth while two of the girls searched for some clothes.
"Here…" Kagura said after she was finally able to find a dress.
Kagome thanked her and quickly slipped it over. It was a faded, worn pink dress that was slightly bigger than what she needed, but it didn't matter-as long as it was some sort of clothing.
"So, what kind of work does he give us?"
Kagura just stood in silence for a moment. Sango spoke up. "It all depends.." she said sort of quietly. "For some, he gives them cleaning, cooking, farming, or whatever he can think of. For others, he'll take to his chaimbers."
"You mean…" Kagome went wide-eyed as Sango nodded.
"However there's nothing we can do about it." She replied. Kagura grumbled and walked out of the building.
"Kagura…?"
"Was one of those women." Sango began. "She was in love with him, but she was only playing the fool."
"Bu-" Kagome was cut off when the door re-opened. It was another young lady, long dark brown hair and piercing eyes. "New girl." She called, "The master would like to have a word with you."
Kagome stared at Sango for a moment, wide-eyed. "You better go." Sango said. Kagome nodded slightly then stumbled towards the door.
End Chapter II
Next: Chapter III: In Reality
Hmm..I'm starting to think I need to reverse the Titles of chapters II and III….but hopefully it'll still make sense in the long run. Also, I have usernames on nfiction, and , along with my personal website which sometimes my have links to my work.
