Kagome's eyes opened slowly, almost forgetting where she was, but as soon
as she realized she was lying on a bed, in a completely unrecognizable
area, the memories of the past night flowed back. Naraku had taken her when
she was in front of the well.
Kagome slowly sat up, but soon finding it a mistake to. Her head pounded furiously. Quickly she put a hand over her forehead, and began massaging her temples. She looked around the room, she and the bed was the only thing in it. What could Naraku be planning to do with her? Kagome wondered when she was surprised he hadn't killed her.
Carefully, and quietly, she scrambled off the bed, and made way toward a wooden door. For a door in the feudal Japan, it actually looked really strong. Kagome pondered on how she was going to open it, while an inside voice kept repeating for her to just push it open. Of course, knowing Naraku she pushed the thought away.
The morning came, while Miroku, Sango, and Shippo stirred awake. Not Inuyasha, he had stayed awake all night, unable to sleep with his and Kagome's last argument hanging over his head. Should I go back and get her today? He asked himself. Of course not! His inside voice answered back stubbornly. Give the girl time to cool off, and wish she could come back!
Inuyasha smiled to himself approvingly. Yes that's it; he'll give her time to realize what a stupid decision she made. "Inuyasha? Are you awake?" Shippo called perched on Miroku's shoulder. Inuyasha just rolled his eyes, and jumped from the branch he had been sitting on.
"Yeah, yeah," he said to the small kitsune, "Come on, we have some shards to find," he added looking at the monk and Sango; who stared back with a face full of shock.
"You mean, you're not going to get Kagome first?" Sango asked, gathering up her boomerang. Inuyasha quickly got in her face, furious that they wanted her back already.
"No, I'll get her when I feel like it!" He snapped.
"Are you sure about that?" Miroku asked.
"Keh, I can deal with finding a few shards on my own." He turned from everyone else, and began leading the way.
Ten minutes went by, then twenty. Was she ever going to be able to figure out how to open this large door? Her inside voice still was crying out for Kagome to just pushed open the door.
Out of annoyance and defeat, Kagome hastily began to lean on the door, expecting it not to budge; but to her amazement, she nearly fell over from the door flying open and her not being quite balanced.
"Ah, so you're out at last," Naraku whispered quietly. Kagome turned to her right, discovering a long narrow table, with fancy chairs lined up on either side. Naraku sat at the end, in a rather large chair. "Come, you must be hungry," a slight grin tugged at his lips but he stopped it from forming.
Kagome stared at the delicious looking food placed in front of the chair Naraku had pointed at. But no, she mustn't eat it, for all she knew it was poisoned. She shook her head, "No, actually I'm fine," she said, ignoring her stomach growling in protest. Naraku nodded,
"Very well." He said, but didn't dare remove his eyes from the young girl standing in front of him. "Then, may you join me here, at this seat." He pointed to the seat on the other side of him. Feeling she had no choice, Kagome nodded, and walked steadily (but nervously) toward him.
The seat she sat in was amazingly comfortable, but Kagome made a point to look as unhappy as she could. "I hope that seat is comfortable enough for you," he whispered, grinning at her openly.
Kagome had to fight off the urge saying that it was the most comfortable seat she had ever sat in. "It's... Alright I guess," she said at last. Trying her best to keep her expression as it was, without giving away that she was actually, almost enjoying herself.
"I wouldn't doubt Inuyasha is looking for you right now," he said quietly, looking directly at her. Kagome's insides twisted, Inuyasha! He must be worried sick! A well of guilt began to rest inside of her. While Inuyasha must be searching for her desperately, she was almost enjoying herself.. with Naraku! How could she betray Inuyasha as well as Miroku and Sango, anymore then this?
"Yes, and he will find me, Naraku." She answered shakily, actually allowing herself to look up at Naraku, his grin widened. "He'll kill you for this," she answered carefully. "He is searching for me right now, I swear on my life."
"Damn, today has been really dull," Inuyasha mumbled in disgust, as the boring day went on. Miroku and Sango didn't say anything, but cast warning glances to one another. Shippo just walked next to Kirara, not really paying much attention to anyone else.
"Perhaps we could stop by Kaede's hut," Sango suggested, waiting for Inuyasha'a reply. He stopped a moment,
"I guess," he said a minute later. Sango glanced at Miroku, who nodded and added,
"And then we could wait, while you go and get Kagome." Miroku held his breath, waiting for Inuyasha's reaction. Only seconds later he was in the monks face, eyes blaring.
"I told you I'll get her when I feel like it!!" he exclaimed angrily, "Why the hell do you want her already!" Miroku didn't answer, but glanced over at Sango. "Look, I'm just going to wait a couple of days before I-!"
"A couple of days!!" Shippo wined, "Inuyasha!! Just fight back your pride and get her tomorrow!" Inuyasha was about to hit the wining kitsune, when Miroku stopped him.
"He does have a point Inuyasha," the monk said calmly, "Just get her tomorrow, we need her to help find the jewel shards, anyway." Inuyasha grumbled, he didn't want to face Kagome again, for sure she would be expecting an apology. If she wants an apology, she's just got another thing coming. He thought stubbornly.
"Fine, I'll get the wench tomorrow." He agreed finally.
Kagome slowly sat up, but soon finding it a mistake to. Her head pounded furiously. Quickly she put a hand over her forehead, and began massaging her temples. She looked around the room, she and the bed was the only thing in it. What could Naraku be planning to do with her? Kagome wondered when she was surprised he hadn't killed her.
Carefully, and quietly, she scrambled off the bed, and made way toward a wooden door. For a door in the feudal Japan, it actually looked really strong. Kagome pondered on how she was going to open it, while an inside voice kept repeating for her to just push it open. Of course, knowing Naraku she pushed the thought away.
The morning came, while Miroku, Sango, and Shippo stirred awake. Not Inuyasha, he had stayed awake all night, unable to sleep with his and Kagome's last argument hanging over his head. Should I go back and get her today? He asked himself. Of course not! His inside voice answered back stubbornly. Give the girl time to cool off, and wish she could come back!
Inuyasha smiled to himself approvingly. Yes that's it; he'll give her time to realize what a stupid decision she made. "Inuyasha? Are you awake?" Shippo called perched on Miroku's shoulder. Inuyasha just rolled his eyes, and jumped from the branch he had been sitting on.
"Yeah, yeah," he said to the small kitsune, "Come on, we have some shards to find," he added looking at the monk and Sango; who stared back with a face full of shock.
"You mean, you're not going to get Kagome first?" Sango asked, gathering up her boomerang. Inuyasha quickly got in her face, furious that they wanted her back already.
"No, I'll get her when I feel like it!" He snapped.
"Are you sure about that?" Miroku asked.
"Keh, I can deal with finding a few shards on my own." He turned from everyone else, and began leading the way.
Ten minutes went by, then twenty. Was she ever going to be able to figure out how to open this large door? Her inside voice still was crying out for Kagome to just pushed open the door.
Out of annoyance and defeat, Kagome hastily began to lean on the door, expecting it not to budge; but to her amazement, she nearly fell over from the door flying open and her not being quite balanced.
"Ah, so you're out at last," Naraku whispered quietly. Kagome turned to her right, discovering a long narrow table, with fancy chairs lined up on either side. Naraku sat at the end, in a rather large chair. "Come, you must be hungry," a slight grin tugged at his lips but he stopped it from forming.
Kagome stared at the delicious looking food placed in front of the chair Naraku had pointed at. But no, she mustn't eat it, for all she knew it was poisoned. She shook her head, "No, actually I'm fine," she said, ignoring her stomach growling in protest. Naraku nodded,
"Very well." He said, but didn't dare remove his eyes from the young girl standing in front of him. "Then, may you join me here, at this seat." He pointed to the seat on the other side of him. Feeling she had no choice, Kagome nodded, and walked steadily (but nervously) toward him.
The seat she sat in was amazingly comfortable, but Kagome made a point to look as unhappy as she could. "I hope that seat is comfortable enough for you," he whispered, grinning at her openly.
Kagome had to fight off the urge saying that it was the most comfortable seat she had ever sat in. "It's... Alright I guess," she said at last. Trying her best to keep her expression as it was, without giving away that she was actually, almost enjoying herself.
"I wouldn't doubt Inuyasha is looking for you right now," he said quietly, looking directly at her. Kagome's insides twisted, Inuyasha! He must be worried sick! A well of guilt began to rest inside of her. While Inuyasha must be searching for her desperately, she was almost enjoying herself.. with Naraku! How could she betray Inuyasha as well as Miroku and Sango, anymore then this?
"Yes, and he will find me, Naraku." She answered shakily, actually allowing herself to look up at Naraku, his grin widened. "He'll kill you for this," she answered carefully. "He is searching for me right now, I swear on my life."
"Damn, today has been really dull," Inuyasha mumbled in disgust, as the boring day went on. Miroku and Sango didn't say anything, but cast warning glances to one another. Shippo just walked next to Kirara, not really paying much attention to anyone else.
"Perhaps we could stop by Kaede's hut," Sango suggested, waiting for Inuyasha'a reply. He stopped a moment,
"I guess," he said a minute later. Sango glanced at Miroku, who nodded and added,
"And then we could wait, while you go and get Kagome." Miroku held his breath, waiting for Inuyasha's reaction. Only seconds later he was in the monks face, eyes blaring.
"I told you I'll get her when I feel like it!!" he exclaimed angrily, "Why the hell do you want her already!" Miroku didn't answer, but glanced over at Sango. "Look, I'm just going to wait a couple of days before I-!"
"A couple of days!!" Shippo wined, "Inuyasha!! Just fight back your pride and get her tomorrow!" Inuyasha was about to hit the wining kitsune, when Miroku stopped him.
"He does have a point Inuyasha," the monk said calmly, "Just get her tomorrow, we need her to help find the jewel shards, anyway." Inuyasha grumbled, he didn't want to face Kagome again, for sure she would be expecting an apology. If she wants an apology, she's just got another thing coming. He thought stubbornly.
"Fine, I'll get the wench tomorrow." He agreed finally.
