Flamez-I'M BACK!!! Yeah! It felt weird not updating my story. I kept
writing down this chapter on the edge of my drawings and napkins so I
finally decided to just type it up. (I still don't know whether I brought
up my geom. grade so wish me luck!)
Chapter 13- Trapped
"Good." Naraku pushed Kikyou to the ground. The wind behind Kagome pushed her forward and up onto the feather and into Naraku's arms. He sniffed at her neck. "You are truly exquisite."
"Keep your slimy claws off me you creep."
He threw his head back and laughed. "You're feisty, I'll have fun breaking her won't I Kagura?"
She flinched away from him. "You will never fully break *anyone*."
He backhanded her viciously. "Insolent wench! Bring us back to the castle!" The wind picked up, sending the feather flying through the air. He stroked her face with a cold finger. "You're finally mine."
Kagome snapped her fangs at his finger which he promptly took back. "I will NEVER be yours."
Naraku smiled mysteriously. "We'll see about that." When they landed at his dark castle, he slung his arm around her shoulders. "This could be all yours if you just give the word." He pushed her inside.
"Like hell." She spat.
"Now, now don't be too hasty." Naraku opened a door to a large room. The chairs were made of solid gold, chandeliers were bejeweled in rubies and diamonds, the bed was covered in the finest indigo silk, and the scent of jasmine traveled through the air. "This could be your room."
Kagome was not impressed. She had seen much more riches at Youko's palace, not that she cared about that kind of stuff. She yawned. "Are you done yet?"
A smile played across his lips. "Quite. Since you don't like this room maybe you'd prefer smaller accommodations. Kagura."
She glared at him frostily before taking Kagome's arm to steer her away. But she wouldn't budge. "I'll escape you know, you'll never be able to keep me here."
The air around them seemed to grow cold as Naraku stepped toward her. Kagura stiffened slightly and her grip tightened. He bent and whispered in Kagome's ear. "Just the thing I'd expect you to say. But I have a good reason as to why you won't even try to leave."
"Why?" She snapped.
Naraku licked the side of Kagura's neck. "You care too much about other people's well being. Doesn't she Kagura?" He nipped at her ear before running his hand up her shirt.
Kagome turned her head in revulsion. There he was groping Kagura and she had to stand right next to them. "You're sick."
Naraku let go of her and turned to face her. "The fun hasn't even started yet." He held out his hand and suddenly a bloody beating heart appeared in it. He wrapped his fingers around the organ and squeezed. Kagura grabbed her chest and gasped in pain. Kagome's face turned green. He threw back his head and laughed sadistically. Blood ran down his fingers and pooled on the ground. "You won't leave because you'll be afraid of what I'll do to her if you do. That's your only fault, Kagome. You have morals. You won't be able to live with yourself if let something happen to her." Kagura's heart and blood disappeared from his hand. "Be a good girl and go with her, okay?"
She snarled but let her steer her down the hall. Kagura glanced down at her. "Playing the hero won't get you anywhere around here. You should only worry about yourself, that's the only thing that will get you anywhere." She shoved her into a small dark room and slid the door closed. Kagome's head hit the stone floor roughly and all she saw was darkness. }-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}- {}-{}-{
Inuyasha followed Kagome's scent until he came to a clearing. There was a dark figure lying in a reckless heap on the ground. "Kagome!"
The figure moved until it was sitting up. "She's not here."
A cold feeling of dread washed over him. "Kikyou?" He asked, not wanting to believe it.
"Correct."
He roared in outrage. "How dare he?! That bastard! He acted like he wanted to trade but he just waited until she was alone so he could kidnap her! Wait until I get my claws around his vital organs!"
"Naraku didn't kidnap her, she left willingly."
He choked. "W-w-what? Why?!?!"
She rolled her eyes and stood. "How am I supposed to know?" Kikyou rubbed her neck and stretched. "She called Naraku here and took off with him."
"He's taking her to his castle."
Inuyasha yelped in surprise. He would have usually heard or smell someone approach. "Don't sneak up on me like that!"
Kurama shrugged indifferently. "It's not my fault your hearing is substandard."
"Shut up!"
"If you're done being an idiot, we should come up with a plan."
Inuyasha glared at him. "What's with you and that pick pocket? Plans are for people who waste time."
"They're actually for people with common sense. Something you're lacking."
"Look here you bas-"
"WHERE THE FUCK IS KAGOME?!?!?!" Kouga bellowed.
Kurama waited until the dirt cloud settled around them. "She traded herself off."
"WHAT?!?!" He clenched his fists until his claws drew blood. "Why the hell would she want to do that?!"
"Why don't you tell them Inuyasha?" Kikyou said eerily. "You know it's all your fault don't you?"
"Shut up!" Inuyasha growled.
"She'll probably die or worse."
"SHUT UP!!!"
"But what did she expect with your history with women. She probably fell for you like a fool."
Kouga picked her up by her neck in a flash. "You ungrateful bitch! She fucking save your pitiful life and you dare call her a fool?! I'll make you regret the day you were born AND the day that hag dragged your pathetic ass from the bowels of hell!"
Inuyasha pressed Tetsusaiga against his throat. "Put. Her. Down."
He glared at him coldly. "Get away from me. You and I know that this filthy bitch deserves to die." Kouga turned his icy eyes up to Kikyou. She just stared down at him emotionlessly, turning red from the lack of oxygen. He hated her, she disgusted him. It would be nice to have her blood on his hands. He grinned maliciously, baring his pearly fangs.
"I can't just sit around and watch you kill her!" Inuyasha dug the blade into his flesh but Kouga didn't even flinch as the blood ran down his neck.
But surprisingly he dropped Kikyou and punched Inuyasha in the gut making him lower Tetsusaiga from his flesh. "I'm not going to kill you, I need to know where Naraku's castle is." Kurama coughed discretely in the back ground, as if to say 'at least he is smart enough to come up with a plan.'
Kikyou shook her head slightly. "No."
"WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN NO?!?!" He picked her up by her hair causing Inuyasha to growl warningly and press Tetsusaiga back into his neck.
"There should only be one of us and it's blatantly clear to me that it is her who must go." She said blandly.
Kouga shook her so hard that her legs flopped bonelessly underneath her. "Either you tell me now or I'll send your ass straight back to hell were you belong, bitch!"
She laughed but it was hollow. "If I told you you'd just kill me anyway so what difference does it make? Besides he wouldn't let you." Kikyou flicked her eyes toward Inuyasha.
His eyes narrowed but he dug his sword deeper into Kouga's flesh to back up her words. Inuyasha felt of seed of strong dislike bloom in his gut. He blinked in surprise. Never in a million years would he have thought he would come to dislike Kikyou. Perhaps, dare he say, abhor her. But a large part of him still remembered his old Kikyou, not the shell of a woman in front of him, the Kikyou before all the betrayal. He knew that he did not love her anymore and that part of him was nothing but emptiness but he would honor her memory but going to hell with her. It was her wish for his life to be hers and it was the very least. Inuyasha pressed further into Kouga's throat but looked at Kikyou with hard, cold eyes. He shook his head and sighed. This was getting them nowhere and they had to find Kagome fast. He lowered his sword. "Just tell him Kikyou."
She blinked once in mild surprise. "No."
"You owe her for saving your life."
"That was her own folly, I did not ask her to."
Kouga growled and yanked harshly on her hair. "You filthy ungrateful mother fucking bitch!"
Inuyasha said calmly. "You're right Kikyou, I won't let him kill you but that doesn't mean I won't let him rip off a few limbs."
She rolled her eyes. "Yeah right."
He shrugged indifferently and started to walk away. "Do whatever you need to get her to talk Kouga."
"You're bluffing. You wouldn't let Kagome hurt me and you won't let Kouga either."
He kept walking without looking back. "Wanna bet?"
}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}- {}-{}-{ When Kagome woke, her limbs were stretched out and shackled to the ground. The floor was gray stone that chilled her back. The walls were a dingy brown paper. She could see the outlines of the people neighboring her. She could smell a vile stench. The place reeked of feces, puke, urine, disease, and death. She desperately held back her vomit.
The person on the right of her, she assumed he was a man, started shouting incomprehensibly. Kagome tried to cover her ears but her hands were shackled. She wriggled, trying to get as far way from the racket as possible. She groaned and rocked from side to side. It was her decision to come here. She would be strong. Being here was better than living with Inuyasha who desperately wanted to be with Kikyou. It was painfully obvious, the way his eyes got misted over he thought about her. It hurt her to admit it but he would probably never love her.
Love, what a joke. Love wasn't what everyone tried to make it seem. They said it was this wonderful feeling that they hoped that she was experience one day. But she now knew the truth, love was hell. Pure hell. It felt like someone ripped out her heart and pissed on it. She wished she never laid eyes on Inuyasha. She wished she never went through that stupid well. She would NEVER EVER fall in love EVER AGAIN.
Kagome squeezed her shut. She hadn't realized it until now but Inuyasha wasn't the only person she loved. Somewhere from the time this whole mess started and now she had fallen in love with the ever mysterious Youko and the boisterous Kouga. And perhaps................perhaps someone else...... }-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}- {}-{}-{
Inuyasha kept walking and tried not to listen to what Kouga was doing. Right now all that mattered was getting Kagome back. He needed to see her again, hold her again. He needed to tell her that he loved her. When he got her back he would never let her go.
Shippou came out of nowhere and jumped on him. His eyes were flooding with tears. "Where's Kagome?! What did you do with her?!"
He shook him off. "I didn't do anything with her. She-she left."
"Where did she go?"
He was silent for a while before saying. "Naraku's castle."
The kitsune wailed. "She's gonna die!!!"
"She's not gonna die!"
Shippou jumped on him again, clawing at his face. "You jerk, what are you still doing here? We should be looking for Kagome! If she dies I'll never forgive you!"
"Since when was this my fault?!"
"You let her leave! You let her go with him!"
"No I didn't!"
"Who left?" Rin asked from her spot under the tree.
Shippou sniffed. "Kagome."
"We have to find her! We have to save her!"
Inuyasha rolled his eyes. "Yeah well there's just one problem, I don't know where the hell Naraku's castle is."
Rin kicked his shin. "You better figure it out quick! You're just as stupid as Sesshy-sama said!"
"Sesshomaru doesn't know where it is either so shut the hell up!"
"Don't go speaking for me cur." Sesshomaru said coldly.
Rin ran over to him and clutched his leg. "We have to find Kagome!"
Inuyasha crossed his arms. "I'm to believe you know where it is?"
"I know how to find it."
"And just how are we gonna do that?"
"Can't that old hag in that village detect negative energy?"
"Don't you think we tried that one already? Naraku's got that place well hidden."
"With the use of a certain book, we can get around that problem."
"What book?"
"It's a book that shows how to dismantle the most complex spells. With it that hag will be able to find the castle easily."
"Oh yeah, where is this so called book."
"In Youko's library."
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Kagura watched Kana walk down one of the dark halls of the castle. She was so young and so innocent. It was wrong that she had to see so much bloodshed at such a young age. The little youkai is her only family and she wanted a better life for her. She was the only reason why she stayed. Deep inside, Kagura knew if she escaped Naraku would crush her heart but it was better then this life.
She was disgusted with herself. Naraku had complete control over her, he had her heart. Kagura rubbed her chest absently remembering the agony she felt when he squeezed it. When he had created her, he had took her heart out of her body but somehow kept her alive. It was his way of insuring she would never rebel. If only he knew the reason why was because she didn't want Kana to have to live her life truly alone. She also felt so filthy. When he touched her she felt like she was going to hurl. But what could she do? She didn't even enjoy killing anymore. There was a time that slaughtering was an outlet for the pain but now it gave her no satisfaction.
Kagura turn down the hall and held her head high. She took every opportunity to show Naraku that he disgusted her. He wouldn't let him break her no matter what. One of these days SHE would crush HIS heart in her hands.
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Kagome tried to curl into a ball but couldn't. Tears threatened to fall from her eyes but she refused to cry. She bit her lip, she didn't want to give Naraku the satisfaction. She would rather stay here until her body was nothing but ashes then give her body to him. He was one twisted and demented bastard. She would lie in this cell until her body rotted just to spite him.
She stared at the wooden ceiling, reflecting. Everything that happened made her life so confusing. Being a hanyou, Courting Rituals, Vaniliy. Kagome shot up in shock, but immediately laid back down when the shackles yanked painfully at her wrists. How could she have forgotten?! Through all that had happened she had forgotten his strange and confusing words. Well Kagome supposed she had plenty time now to sort them out.
Now what had he said.....Some thing about being blind or was it just not being able to see? No, no it was that she had to see but must not see. Then he said she had to doubt something. And after that he said she had to kill someone to save someone. She had to hate so she could love..And something else but she couldn't remember. Kagome had a funny feeling that it was important.
Kagome's train of thought was cut off but a searing pain in her head. Another damn headache, she was getting those a lot lately. She groaned in pain, if felt like her head was splitting in two. The room felt suddenly cold, a chill went up her spine. 'You're pathetic', the wind seemed to say but the air in the room was still. At first she thought she was going insane and diagnosed herself with schizophrenia. Then she actually paid attention to what the air around her seemed to say. 'No one loves you.' 'You're friends are glad that you're gone.' 'You're weak.' 'You're going to be here for the rest of your pitiful life.' 'He will have you, you will break down and he will have you.'
She tried to ignore it but she couldn't. It got to her. All of her doubts and fears were being thrust into her face. Kagome squeezed her eyes shut, trying to block the cold words out. Then it struck her as clear as day. Vaniliy's important words that she had forgotten. In order to live she had to die.
She had to die.
Die.
Die.
Die.
Did she want to die? Just then she felt Aisaiga's hilt press up against her hip. She twisted and hit her hip against the stone floor until it clattered out of her waistband. Kagome lifted her butt off the floor and shoved it to her right hand. She groped for the sword until she got a firm grip on it. 'Do it, kill yourself.' The air around her hissed. 'Take your life.' In a trance like state, she slid the sheath off with her thumb. In order to live she had to die.
Flamez-NO KAGOME DON'T!!! Suicide is never the answer people. Find out what happens in the next chapter.
Chapter 13- Trapped
"Good." Naraku pushed Kikyou to the ground. The wind behind Kagome pushed her forward and up onto the feather and into Naraku's arms. He sniffed at her neck. "You are truly exquisite."
"Keep your slimy claws off me you creep."
He threw his head back and laughed. "You're feisty, I'll have fun breaking her won't I Kagura?"
She flinched away from him. "You will never fully break *anyone*."
He backhanded her viciously. "Insolent wench! Bring us back to the castle!" The wind picked up, sending the feather flying through the air. He stroked her face with a cold finger. "You're finally mine."
Kagome snapped her fangs at his finger which he promptly took back. "I will NEVER be yours."
Naraku smiled mysteriously. "We'll see about that." When they landed at his dark castle, he slung his arm around her shoulders. "This could be all yours if you just give the word." He pushed her inside.
"Like hell." She spat.
"Now, now don't be too hasty." Naraku opened a door to a large room. The chairs were made of solid gold, chandeliers were bejeweled in rubies and diamonds, the bed was covered in the finest indigo silk, and the scent of jasmine traveled through the air. "This could be your room."
Kagome was not impressed. She had seen much more riches at Youko's palace, not that she cared about that kind of stuff. She yawned. "Are you done yet?"
A smile played across his lips. "Quite. Since you don't like this room maybe you'd prefer smaller accommodations. Kagura."
She glared at him frostily before taking Kagome's arm to steer her away. But she wouldn't budge. "I'll escape you know, you'll never be able to keep me here."
The air around them seemed to grow cold as Naraku stepped toward her. Kagura stiffened slightly and her grip tightened. He bent and whispered in Kagome's ear. "Just the thing I'd expect you to say. But I have a good reason as to why you won't even try to leave."
"Why?" She snapped.
Naraku licked the side of Kagura's neck. "You care too much about other people's well being. Doesn't she Kagura?" He nipped at her ear before running his hand up her shirt.
Kagome turned her head in revulsion. There he was groping Kagura and she had to stand right next to them. "You're sick."
Naraku let go of her and turned to face her. "The fun hasn't even started yet." He held out his hand and suddenly a bloody beating heart appeared in it. He wrapped his fingers around the organ and squeezed. Kagura grabbed her chest and gasped in pain. Kagome's face turned green. He threw back his head and laughed sadistically. Blood ran down his fingers and pooled on the ground. "You won't leave because you'll be afraid of what I'll do to her if you do. That's your only fault, Kagome. You have morals. You won't be able to live with yourself if let something happen to her." Kagura's heart and blood disappeared from his hand. "Be a good girl and go with her, okay?"
She snarled but let her steer her down the hall. Kagura glanced down at her. "Playing the hero won't get you anywhere around here. You should only worry about yourself, that's the only thing that will get you anywhere." She shoved her into a small dark room and slid the door closed. Kagome's head hit the stone floor roughly and all she saw was darkness. }-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}- {}-{}-{
Inuyasha followed Kagome's scent until he came to a clearing. There was a dark figure lying in a reckless heap on the ground. "Kagome!"
The figure moved until it was sitting up. "She's not here."
A cold feeling of dread washed over him. "Kikyou?" He asked, not wanting to believe it.
"Correct."
He roared in outrage. "How dare he?! That bastard! He acted like he wanted to trade but he just waited until she was alone so he could kidnap her! Wait until I get my claws around his vital organs!"
"Naraku didn't kidnap her, she left willingly."
He choked. "W-w-what? Why?!?!"
She rolled her eyes and stood. "How am I supposed to know?" Kikyou rubbed her neck and stretched. "She called Naraku here and took off with him."
"He's taking her to his castle."
Inuyasha yelped in surprise. He would have usually heard or smell someone approach. "Don't sneak up on me like that!"
Kurama shrugged indifferently. "It's not my fault your hearing is substandard."
"Shut up!"
"If you're done being an idiot, we should come up with a plan."
Inuyasha glared at him. "What's with you and that pick pocket? Plans are for people who waste time."
"They're actually for people with common sense. Something you're lacking."
"Look here you bas-"
"WHERE THE FUCK IS KAGOME?!?!?!" Kouga bellowed.
Kurama waited until the dirt cloud settled around them. "She traded herself off."
"WHAT?!?!" He clenched his fists until his claws drew blood. "Why the hell would she want to do that?!"
"Why don't you tell them Inuyasha?" Kikyou said eerily. "You know it's all your fault don't you?"
"Shut up!" Inuyasha growled.
"She'll probably die or worse."
"SHUT UP!!!"
"But what did she expect with your history with women. She probably fell for you like a fool."
Kouga picked her up by her neck in a flash. "You ungrateful bitch! She fucking save your pitiful life and you dare call her a fool?! I'll make you regret the day you were born AND the day that hag dragged your pathetic ass from the bowels of hell!"
Inuyasha pressed Tetsusaiga against his throat. "Put. Her. Down."
He glared at him coldly. "Get away from me. You and I know that this filthy bitch deserves to die." Kouga turned his icy eyes up to Kikyou. She just stared down at him emotionlessly, turning red from the lack of oxygen. He hated her, she disgusted him. It would be nice to have her blood on his hands. He grinned maliciously, baring his pearly fangs.
"I can't just sit around and watch you kill her!" Inuyasha dug the blade into his flesh but Kouga didn't even flinch as the blood ran down his neck.
But surprisingly he dropped Kikyou and punched Inuyasha in the gut making him lower Tetsusaiga from his flesh. "I'm not going to kill you, I need to know where Naraku's castle is." Kurama coughed discretely in the back ground, as if to say 'at least he is smart enough to come up with a plan.'
Kikyou shook her head slightly. "No."
"WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN NO?!?!" He picked her up by her hair causing Inuyasha to growl warningly and press Tetsusaiga back into his neck.
"There should only be one of us and it's blatantly clear to me that it is her who must go." She said blandly.
Kouga shook her so hard that her legs flopped bonelessly underneath her. "Either you tell me now or I'll send your ass straight back to hell were you belong, bitch!"
She laughed but it was hollow. "If I told you you'd just kill me anyway so what difference does it make? Besides he wouldn't let you." Kikyou flicked her eyes toward Inuyasha.
His eyes narrowed but he dug his sword deeper into Kouga's flesh to back up her words. Inuyasha felt of seed of strong dislike bloom in his gut. He blinked in surprise. Never in a million years would he have thought he would come to dislike Kikyou. Perhaps, dare he say, abhor her. But a large part of him still remembered his old Kikyou, not the shell of a woman in front of him, the Kikyou before all the betrayal. He knew that he did not love her anymore and that part of him was nothing but emptiness but he would honor her memory but going to hell with her. It was her wish for his life to be hers and it was the very least. Inuyasha pressed further into Kouga's throat but looked at Kikyou with hard, cold eyes. He shook his head and sighed. This was getting them nowhere and they had to find Kagome fast. He lowered his sword. "Just tell him Kikyou."
She blinked once in mild surprise. "No."
"You owe her for saving your life."
"That was her own folly, I did not ask her to."
Kouga growled and yanked harshly on her hair. "You filthy ungrateful mother fucking bitch!"
Inuyasha said calmly. "You're right Kikyou, I won't let him kill you but that doesn't mean I won't let him rip off a few limbs."
She rolled her eyes. "Yeah right."
He shrugged indifferently and started to walk away. "Do whatever you need to get her to talk Kouga."
"You're bluffing. You wouldn't let Kagome hurt me and you won't let Kouga either."
He kept walking without looking back. "Wanna bet?"
}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}- {}-{}-{ When Kagome woke, her limbs were stretched out and shackled to the ground. The floor was gray stone that chilled her back. The walls were a dingy brown paper. She could see the outlines of the people neighboring her. She could smell a vile stench. The place reeked of feces, puke, urine, disease, and death. She desperately held back her vomit.
The person on the right of her, she assumed he was a man, started shouting incomprehensibly. Kagome tried to cover her ears but her hands were shackled. She wriggled, trying to get as far way from the racket as possible. She groaned and rocked from side to side. It was her decision to come here. She would be strong. Being here was better than living with Inuyasha who desperately wanted to be with Kikyou. It was painfully obvious, the way his eyes got misted over he thought about her. It hurt her to admit it but he would probably never love her.
Love, what a joke. Love wasn't what everyone tried to make it seem. They said it was this wonderful feeling that they hoped that she was experience one day. But she now knew the truth, love was hell. Pure hell. It felt like someone ripped out her heart and pissed on it. She wished she never laid eyes on Inuyasha. She wished she never went through that stupid well. She would NEVER EVER fall in love EVER AGAIN.
Kagome squeezed her shut. She hadn't realized it until now but Inuyasha wasn't the only person she loved. Somewhere from the time this whole mess started and now she had fallen in love with the ever mysterious Youko and the boisterous Kouga. And perhaps................perhaps someone else...... }-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}- {}-{}-{
Inuyasha kept walking and tried not to listen to what Kouga was doing. Right now all that mattered was getting Kagome back. He needed to see her again, hold her again. He needed to tell her that he loved her. When he got her back he would never let her go.
Shippou came out of nowhere and jumped on him. His eyes were flooding with tears. "Where's Kagome?! What did you do with her?!"
He shook him off. "I didn't do anything with her. She-she left."
"Where did she go?"
He was silent for a while before saying. "Naraku's castle."
The kitsune wailed. "She's gonna die!!!"
"She's not gonna die!"
Shippou jumped on him again, clawing at his face. "You jerk, what are you still doing here? We should be looking for Kagome! If she dies I'll never forgive you!"
"Since when was this my fault?!"
"You let her leave! You let her go with him!"
"No I didn't!"
"Who left?" Rin asked from her spot under the tree.
Shippou sniffed. "Kagome."
"We have to find her! We have to save her!"
Inuyasha rolled his eyes. "Yeah well there's just one problem, I don't know where the hell Naraku's castle is."
Rin kicked his shin. "You better figure it out quick! You're just as stupid as Sesshy-sama said!"
"Sesshomaru doesn't know where it is either so shut the hell up!"
"Don't go speaking for me cur." Sesshomaru said coldly.
Rin ran over to him and clutched his leg. "We have to find Kagome!"
Inuyasha crossed his arms. "I'm to believe you know where it is?"
"I know how to find it."
"And just how are we gonna do that?"
"Can't that old hag in that village detect negative energy?"
"Don't you think we tried that one already? Naraku's got that place well hidden."
"With the use of a certain book, we can get around that problem."
"What book?"
"It's a book that shows how to dismantle the most complex spells. With it that hag will be able to find the castle easily."
"Oh yeah, where is this so called book."
"In Youko's library."
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Kagura watched Kana walk down one of the dark halls of the castle. She was so young and so innocent. It was wrong that she had to see so much bloodshed at such a young age. The little youkai is her only family and she wanted a better life for her. She was the only reason why she stayed. Deep inside, Kagura knew if she escaped Naraku would crush her heart but it was better then this life.
She was disgusted with herself. Naraku had complete control over her, he had her heart. Kagura rubbed her chest absently remembering the agony she felt when he squeezed it. When he had created her, he had took her heart out of her body but somehow kept her alive. It was his way of insuring she would never rebel. If only he knew the reason why was because she didn't want Kana to have to live her life truly alone. She also felt so filthy. When he touched her she felt like she was going to hurl. But what could she do? She didn't even enjoy killing anymore. There was a time that slaughtering was an outlet for the pain but now it gave her no satisfaction.
Kagura turn down the hall and held her head high. She took every opportunity to show Naraku that he disgusted her. He wouldn't let him break her no matter what. One of these days SHE would crush HIS heart in her hands.
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Kagome tried to curl into a ball but couldn't. Tears threatened to fall from her eyes but she refused to cry. She bit her lip, she didn't want to give Naraku the satisfaction. She would rather stay here until her body was nothing but ashes then give her body to him. He was one twisted and demented bastard. She would lie in this cell until her body rotted just to spite him.
She stared at the wooden ceiling, reflecting. Everything that happened made her life so confusing. Being a hanyou, Courting Rituals, Vaniliy. Kagome shot up in shock, but immediately laid back down when the shackles yanked painfully at her wrists. How could she have forgotten?! Through all that had happened she had forgotten his strange and confusing words. Well Kagome supposed she had plenty time now to sort them out.
Now what had he said.....Some thing about being blind or was it just not being able to see? No, no it was that she had to see but must not see. Then he said she had to doubt something. And after that he said she had to kill someone to save someone. She had to hate so she could love..And something else but she couldn't remember. Kagome had a funny feeling that it was important.
Kagome's train of thought was cut off but a searing pain in her head. Another damn headache, she was getting those a lot lately. She groaned in pain, if felt like her head was splitting in two. The room felt suddenly cold, a chill went up her spine. 'You're pathetic', the wind seemed to say but the air in the room was still. At first she thought she was going insane and diagnosed herself with schizophrenia. Then she actually paid attention to what the air around her seemed to say. 'No one loves you.' 'You're friends are glad that you're gone.' 'You're weak.' 'You're going to be here for the rest of your pitiful life.' 'He will have you, you will break down and he will have you.'
She tried to ignore it but she couldn't. It got to her. All of her doubts and fears were being thrust into her face. Kagome squeezed her eyes shut, trying to block the cold words out. Then it struck her as clear as day. Vaniliy's important words that she had forgotten. In order to live she had to die.
She had to die.
Die.
Die.
Die.
Did she want to die? Just then she felt Aisaiga's hilt press up against her hip. She twisted and hit her hip against the stone floor until it clattered out of her waistband. Kagome lifted her butt off the floor and shoved it to her right hand. She groped for the sword until she got a firm grip on it. 'Do it, kill yourself.' The air around her hissed. 'Take your life.' In a trance like state, she slid the sheath off with her thumb. In order to live she had to die.
Flamez-NO KAGOME DON'T!!! Suicide is never the answer people. Find out what happens in the next chapter.
