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A World Without Hope and Courage

Chapter 5: Kidnapped!

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Today was no ordinary day. Naraku and Kikyou's top guards were in a total frenzy, and people were hiding in their homes.

But today, the Rebellions were celebrating, for they had successfully captured the two heirs.

Kagome walked away from all the celebrating and into the room with the two young children. The girl had refused to give her name, and had shut up the boy to give his. Nobody but Kaede had seen them yet, but Kagome was determined to talk to these two.

She had selected only Taijiya and Hanyou to come with her. She didn't need a distraction like Monk.

When Kagome opened the door and shut it quietly, Taijiya and Hanyou on each side of her, Taijiya gasped, and stared at the boy.

"Request permission to speak to the boy." Taijiya asked quickly, her eyes focused on the boy.

"Request granted." Kagome said and immediately, Sango rushed to the boy.

"Oh, Kohaku! Is it really you, Kohaku?" Sango asked, tears in her eyes.

"Sister?" He looked up at her. "What are you doing here?"

"Oh Kohaku! I work for this side! Thank you, Eternity-sama! You have brought me back my brother." She said sobbing.

Kohaku seemed a little shocked, and was patting her back, looking up at Kagome with knowing eyes. "Sister... this is Kanna." He motioned to the girl. "We were both sent to those summer camps, then we got captured and taken to an orphanage. There, Kikyou-sama and Naraku-sama picked us up and took us into the palace."

"Kohaku... I promise no more camps!" Sango promised, hugging her brother furiously. "There are things we must talk about later. However, now is not the time."

Kohaku looked up into her eyes. "I understand." And Sango went into a new round of sobs.

Kagome sat in front of Kanna, and looked strait into emotionless eyes. "Tell me exactly what happened."

"I will never betray Kikyou-sama and Naraku-sama." Kanna said emotionlessly.

"And why is that?" Kagome prodded.

"They are my masters, and I am their servant. I obey my master, and only my master." Kanna said, unmoving.

Kohaku stared at Kanna. "Kanna... we were put through the same things. But yet you resent the fact that you could have a better life."

Kanna stared emotionlessly forward, her eyes empty. "Kohaku... we are brother and sister. You should never betray our masters."

"Kanna?" Kohaku shook his head. "This isn't like you Kanna. Why do you resent my sister and these people?"

"They are the reason for our suffering. If it weren't for them, there would be no need for heirs. Then we would have never stepped one foot into that palace." Kanna turned her head slowly to Kohaku. "You should resent them to."

"That's not true Kanna!" Kohaku said angrily. He was in front of Kanna in a second. "You're wrong!"

"Restrain him!" Kagome ordered as Kohaku plunged toward Kanna.

Inuyasha was there in a second, restraining the human boy.

"Kohaku... calm yourself. Please, guard, take him to a new room. These to are not to be together." Kagome instructed. A guard entered the room, and escorted the angry Kohaku to his new room. "Lock the doors and windows behind us." Kagome said before leaving.

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"We should kill her! She would be an endangerment to our cause!" One of the counsel members protested.

"She may have valuable information!" Another protested.

"Silence!" Kagome's voice rang through the counsel room. She hated being so pushy, and being so high and mighty, but this was her decision and hers alone. The room quieted and stared at her. Sighing, Kagome began.

"Look. I understand all of your concerns, but I would like you all to be optimistic and accept my decision even if you do not agree. This girl is going nowhere. She still has information to tell us, information she has not yet revealed. That is my decision." Kagome sat back in her chair, mentally exhausted.

"Yes, Eternity-sama." They all said at once, bowing to their leader.

Kagome sighed, and stood. She quickly excused herself, giggled slightly at Kaede's facial expression, and strode out the door.

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"No Acura! 6x6 isn't twenty six! It's THIRTY-six! Try again! Problems 1-30! Hand into me by tomorrow!" Kagome snapped at Souta. "Kit! 3x5x64x5 doesn't equal 220! Have you been paying any attention? Do all the multiplication first! It's 204!" Kagome sighed and slunk into a chair.

"Order of operations! Parentheses first! Multiplication and Division second! Addition and Subtraction last! C'mon Kit, you know this stuff. Its basic math!" Kagome scolded Shippou. Shippou shrunk back into his chair, close to tears. "Oh I'm sorry Kit... I'm sorry to you to, Acura. Kit! Wipe that silly grin off of your face! This doesn't get you out of homework! Twice as much as Acura. 1-100 due by tomorrow afternoon!"

Shippou groaned and muttered something about 'stupid trick didn't work'. The two boys were working when a man entered the room.

He bowed nervously to Kagome. "I'm Kagawa Myouga. I've been working here for so long, I don't have a codename." He explained. "Eternity-sama, I'm to be the boys' new tutor. The counsel agrees that you need more time to concentrate on the Rebellions."

"Thanks but no thanks, Myouga. I'm keeping up just fine." Kagome said, and turned to the boys. "Math is over. Next, science. Acura, is the rock cooled above surface, extrusive or intrusive?"

"Intrusive?" Souta asked.

"Extrusive. Think Intrusive as 'in' as in 'inside the earth'. Kit, chalk is made out of what?" Kagome asked.

"Chalk is made of fragments of organic, once-living sea animals and microscopic shells." Kit replied.

"Correct. One point for Kit." Kagome announced, putting a point up on the chalkboard for Kit.

"The counsel says you have no say." Myouga said a little nervously.

Inuyasha perked up. Finally, something interesting. He had been close to napping.

"Do they?" Kagome stared at Myouga. "Very well then. Acura, Kit, this is your new tutor, Kagawa-san."

"Good afternoon, Kagawa-san!" The boys chanted.

"Myouga, in math, Kit's in order of operations, geometry, and angles. Acura's in multiplication and division. In science, they're studying rocks, gems, minerals, and how they're formed. In History they're in the Shingoku Jidai, and in LA they're working on narrative writing." Kagome explained. "Textbooks are over by my desk, and the chalk and chalkboard erasers are in the cupboards." Kagome continued to explain, showing him all around the classroom.

"Kohaku and Kanna are to be joining the classes..." Kagome told Myouga. "Hanyou, could you please escort the two children here?" Inuyasha mumbled something about 'bitch' but did as he was told. Seven minutes later, he was carrying a yelling Kohaku up by his shirt, and had another clawed hand on Kanna's shoulder.

Suddenly, shots were heard. Inuyasha instinctively dropped Kohaku and left Kanna unwatched.

Kagome screamed as a bullet was hurtling toward her, she tried to move, but her body was frozen, and all she could do was look on in horror.

Instantly, Inuyasha was in front of Kagome, sheilding her from the bullet.

"Hanyou!" Kagome screamed. She saw blood staining his white shirt, and looked at it in worry.

"Let's go Eternity-sama!" Hanyou insisted.

"Acura! Kit! Follow Taijiya!" Kagome shouted over the uproar. Taijiya fled with Acura, Kohaku, and Kit.

Inuyasha leaned over and picked Kagome up bridal style. Blushing, Kagome put her arms around his neck to steady herself. Looking around, Kagome saw that Myouga had fled.

Without warning, Inuyasha raced out, and Kagome had to stop herself from screeching.

Inuyasha didn't stop until they were clear across Tokyo, at a lake in a park. Stopping, Inuyasha steadied Kagome on her feet.

"Thank you." She managed to gasp out.

"Feh. Sure, Wench." He replied.

Kagome said nothing, and approached the lake.

Inuyasha followed her, sighing.

"Hanyou, what's your real name?" Kagome asked. At Inuyasha's hesitation, she continued, "My real name is Higurashi, Higurashi Kagome. I think I'd like to be your friend."

"Feh. It's Inuyasha and I don't need any friends." Inuyasha replied.

"Oh yeah, what was I thinking." Kagome said sadly.

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Kagura looked shocked at Naraku. "You just let them steal my sister!?" Kagura asked outraged.

"Kagura!" Naraku said sharply. Instantly, Kagura regretted her words. "I didn't let them steal her."

"Of course, Your Highness. I don't know what I was thinking to be so out of line." Kagura apologized.

"Yes Kagura. You had no reason to be so out of line. Go to your room." Kikyou said strictly at her adopted daughter.

Kagura bowed. "As you wish." She left the throne room, angrily striding toward her room. "Kanna..." She whispered, slamming the door. She looked around at her blue silk canopy bed, her hand carved oak furniture, and sighed.

"Kagura-hime! Kagura-hime! Kanna-hime has returned!" A man yelled running into the room.

"Kanna!"

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"Kanna has escaped!?" Kagome yelled.

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A/N: Welcome back me. Yaaaaaaay. There's chapter five.

Next time on A World Without Hope and Courage: Allies or Foes? Kagome thinks she can't take the pressure anymore. With Kanna gone, they have to move all their operations elsewhere. Kagome was thinking of handing on the responsibility, when she has a talk with her bodyguards. They believe in her, and Kagome realizes who have been her friends the whole time. Then a mysterious man comes, and claims he can help, but is he friend or foe? Inuyasha sure doesn't like him. Plus, Kagura is reunited with Kanna. But Kanna and Kagura have different views. With that be the destruction of their friendship?