College? Yeah Right
Chapter 6
The Connection
Kagome sat soaking in all the beautiful fragrances around her. The warmth of the bath could be felt all the way to her toes and she loved it. Kagome thought back to this morning…. early this morning.
They both had been lying on the floor and in Jin's drunken state; he had tried to tell Kagome that he remembered when he was once like her: Stubborn, smart, carefree, charming, handsome, intriguing…
'I think he got a little sidetracked on the similarities.' Kagome laughed. She abruptly stopped when Jin slung his arm over her and cuddled to her back.
"Eh!" Kagome mouth twisted and her face turned bright red.
"Let me go, you fiend." Kagome hissed playfully.
Jin produced a half smile and whispered something back.
Kagome froze and the temperatures seem to raise a whole 30 degrees. The rhythm of his sleeping chest pressed against her back, and his soft snores were drugging her to sleep. Kagome whispered to herself, not understanding what he had meant, before letting it have its way.
"Never?"
Kagome felt all giddy inside every time she thought back to last night. She had awaken, disappointed, to find herself alone. Everyone had seemed to have woken up first and left. She had 3 hours 'till her classes began. Kagome ducked her spud-covered hair one more time and was about to dry herself off until she heard the dorm room's door close and then silence.
'Who?' Kagome waited for someone to call out but all she heard was soft movements.
"Sango? Is that you?" Kagome reached for the doorknob until it sprang to life on its own.
Kagome screamed as the figures jumped on her and held her down on the tiled floor. She struggled as her wrists were jarred by a pair of knees and held tightly to the ground. The other figure slapped her and quickly dug a needle into the crook of her neck. She screamed bloody murder when the pain shot through her neck, stilling all the warmth, causing the needle to crash to the ground, broken. Her vision began to fade and she felt them release her and pick her up, throwing her over their shoulder.
They had an important assembly today, one everyone had forgotten. Jin had woken up to find Kagome asleep in his arms. He nuzzled her hair and sighed. 'How could she be in so much danger?' he thought before he pulled himself away. Everyone was still sound asleep, so he quietly slipped out of the room. His father had called and wanted to update him about their competition, a company that meant bad news and played dirty. Company members had been disappearing of the last couple of months from his father's corporation. Later they were found dead in various places.
Jin was forced to move around a lot by his father. Jin knew he was a target and his father was just trying to protect him. He knew he could lose his life if they ever got their hands on him, he wasn't a fool. Nothing was safe anymore. It was a three-hour drive until he reached his destination. He was beginning to regret not leaving a note behind for Kagome. He thought it would arouse questions, Kagome needed to stay uninformed about this as she possibly could.
One of the men that had kidnapped Kagome now stood before his boss.
"I thought I told you to bring me Jin Kazewaki. You disappoint me Onigumo." The man stood and with one swift movement Onigumo was laying on the ground in pain.
"Please forgive me, Master Naraku." The man scrambled to is knees bowing to the dirt.
"Do Not Let It Happen Again." Naraku pressed each word.
He looked back at the unconscious girl and sighed. He couldn't very well just take her back and have her promise to pretend nothing happened. He picked the woman up and took her to a room, calling Kagura, another worker, over to dress her.
"Make sure she's up and ready in an hour." Naraku laid the woman down and quickly left.
Jin parked his car in the wide spanned parking lot and stepped out. He quickly stretch before he headed up to the fortieth floor. Upon arriving he knocked rhythmically on the huge oak doors.
"Come in." Was a loud gruff call.
Jin frowned and stepped in, "So what's this all about?"
"My spy has reported that Naraku has located your position, you're lucky I called before they moved. You will stay here and I will send someone to retrieve any valuables."
Jin's frown deepened, "I need to use the phone." 'Kagome needs to know, it's gone too far.'
Mr. Kazewaki's eyes became suspicious but he handed Jin his cell phone none the less.
The phone in the dorm rang eight times but Jin refused to give up. Finally, on the fifteenth ring Sango picked up.
"Hello?"
"Sango? I need to speak with Kagome." Jin tried not to sound too worried.
"Is something wrong Jin?"
"Never mind that! Where's Kagome."
"Ah, Kagome wasn't in class today, in fact I haven't seen her at all since this morning. I thought she was with you."
Jin's face twisted. How could he let this happen? Why hadn't he taken her with him? It wasn't like he didn't think about it.
"I'll be there in 3 hours. Stay where you are." Jin hung up the cell and threw it back onto the office desk. "I'm going back." And with that he rushed out of the room.
"Jin come back!" his father called.
Jin jumped into his car and jammed his key into the transmission. Before anyone knew it, he was speeding down the highway, back to campus. 'Oh Kagome.'
"Uhg. Sango, close the window, its cold." Kagome rolled on her side.
"About time." Kagura growled.
Kagome looked up, "Where am I? Who-."
"You happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time, you foolish girl."
"Excuse me! I was taking a bath when some insane people attacked me." Kagome jumped up and immediately became dizzy.
"Sit DOWN." Kagura bellowed, "If you keep moving like that, you're sure to die. That antidote is very poisonous."
Kagome quickly sat down and silence filled the room.
"Why?"
Kagura gave her a questioning look.
"Why did you kidnap me?"
Kagura snorted, "We weren't after you. What good could possibly come from you?"
"…."
"We were after Kazewaki."
"Kazewaki?"
"Kazewaki, Jin."
Kagome's eyes widened. "Jin?"
Kagura smirked, "You know him? You just might be of some help after all."
Kagura stood and gripped Kagome by the arm dragging her up.
"It's time to see Master Naraku." Kagura hissed at the name.
"Naraku?"
Kagome followed Kagura silently down the corridors. The only thing that lit their path was a small candle. 'Sure seems like this Naraku guy loves the dark.'
"I will warn you, you don't want to anger the master. " Kagura looked at her. "You're lucky."
Kagome almost snorted, "Lucky?" 'Even though I was just kidnapped and have a deadly venom coursing through my body. Oh, and lets not forget, I'm failing Trigonometry!
"Naraku is a sick man, he do anything to get what he wants."
Something clicked inside Kagome's head, "So what's keeping you here."
Kagura looked away and led Kagome to an over-sized door. Giving Kagome instructions she turned away. Kagome touched the handle and looked back at the woman.
Kagura stopped, "He enslaved my little sister in this horrible place and has promised to kill Kanna if I were to…He promises to let her go... But he's just a sick murderer." And with that she walked on.
Kagome's palms became sweaty and now more than ever, she dreaded meeting this Naraku. Kagome swallowed her fear and took a deep breath as she opened to door.
"Have a seat, Miss Higurashi."
"How did you know-." Kagome's eyes widened as a figure slipped away from the shadows.
"Kurama?" Kagome shook her head disbelievingly.
"I'm sorry." He whispered, looking at the ground.