Recap:
"Your turn, pathetic human." Kagome fired off an arrow and missed by several feet because she was shaking so hard. Then she backed up, and Sesshoumaru knocked her unconscious too. Sango, Miroku and Shippo had just managed to finish the dragon off, and just saw Inuyasha and Kagome being kidnapped by Sesshoumaru. "No! Kagome! Inuyasha!" Sango yelled. But they were already too far for them to hear them
By the time Kagome woke up, she was already inside Sesshoumaru's castle--- somewhere. She was in a room filled with darkness.... and nothing else. From the looks of it, it didn't have walls, doors, windows, nothing. Kagome was surrounded by darkness, and nothing more. Kagome gasped. For bound to a rock by a glowing rope, was Inuyasha, his eyes closed in an unconscious sleep.
Suddenly, Sesshoumaru appeared out of nowhere. "Do you like what I did to your little hanyou friend over there?" Sesshoumaru smirked. "What did you do to him???" Kagome cried. "I did nothing to him....yet. He's just tied up." Sesshoumaru laughed as he saw Kagome trying to untie the rope bounding Inuyasha to the rock. "Weak human, you'll never untie that rope with physical strength." Sesshoumaru said.
"Fine!" Kagome snapped back. Her hands started to glow white, as her miko powers were transferred into her hands. "Ah, ah, aah! If you free Inuyasha with your powers, then YOU will die!" Sesshoumaru sneered. "Nani?!" Kagome cried. "If you free Inuyasha," Sesshoumaru repeated, "I will see to it that you are killed. But if you try to escape, I will personally kill Inuyasha, and take the Testusaiga!" Kagome gasped, "So either way, one of us will die???!!!" "So, you're not as stupid as you look, human. Yes, that will happen. Which will it be? Will you spare Inuyasha's life, and pay with your own life in the process? Or will you toss away your sentimental feelings and let him die, while you escape safely?"
"I..." Kagome didn't know what to do. If she freed Inuyasha, she would get killed, and the Shikon no Tama will be left unprotected. On the other hand, if she tried to escape, Inuyasha will get killed, and Sesshoumaru will get the Tetsusaiga. "You have all the time you need for this decision," Sesshoumaru said calmly, "I will be satisfied either way. When this all ends, I will have one less person in my way." Then he left.
Kagome had never felt more miserable. She sat down and cried. She cried out her sorrows, fustrations, and her anger. She also blamed herself for what happened, and if she hadn't panicked so much, they wouldn't be in this situation. Worst of all, she blamed herself for not only getting herself in danger, but she had also dragged Inuyasha into this problem as well, which in her opinion, wasn't fair. But eventually, she'll have to make a decision. Replaying Sesshoumaru's words in her mind, she thought it over. Was she going to risk Inuyasha's life for her own safety? Hasn't Inuyasha himself risked his life many times to save Kagome's? Even when they were arguing, haven't he always came back to protect her? She was alive because of him. And not once, did she thank him. Not once did she show she was grateful, that she cared. Every time when Inuyasha save Kagome, she just ignored it like it was nothing. Did Inuyasha really deserve that? 'No,' Kagome thought, 'Nobody should deserve that. And now, I'm going to repay him for all those times he risked his own safety for mine. This will be my way of saying thank you!'
A bright light glowed around Kagome. The Shikon no Tama appeared in front of her. Kagome's eyes became blurry, and she fell into a trance. She pointed her finger at the rope binding Inuyasha to the rock. A jet of light beamed from Kagome's finger to the rope, and the rope disappeared. Before she fell, she saw Sesshoumaru and Rin enter, and heard Sesshoumaru mutter "Foolish girl." And Kagome whispered, "Good luck, Inuyasha. Thank you." Sesshoumaru summoned the messengers from hell, and everything went black.
A/N: Well? There's the second chapter. Sorry it's so short, but I just had to use that cliffhanger! Hehe. And don't worry all you Kagome lovers, I'm not killing her off, you'll see what happens! That is, if you're gonna read the next chapter And for those of you who ask, NO this will not be a Kagome/Sesshoumaru pairing. Oh and no reviews, no next chapter!