Chapter 3

Kagome woke up the next morning in a dark room. It wasn't pitch black. She could still see some things like the lamp on the bed stand. She pulled the chain to turn it on. The room turned out to be quite pleasant looking. The atmosphere was very Japanese, and she was lying on comfortable water bed with goose down pillows covered by Egyptian cotton pillowcases. She was all warm and snug under a black velvet quilt and matching satin sheets. She felt like turning off the lamp and going back to sleep but then remembered what had happened the night before.

She couldn't figure out why she wasn't tied up or dead. Maybe they had raped her. But then she realized she was still dressed in the same blouse, black knee length skirt, and pantyhose she was wearing the night before. Why had they removed her shoes? Why did they care if her feet would ache if she slept in her heels? She decided a better idea then asking why she was being treated so well was to try and find a way out of there before they stopped treating her so well.

She got out of the bed and looked around the room for a window. She would use the sheets and quilt to make a rope and climb out it. But there was not a single window there. There was just the door. She tip toed across the room to get to it. She slowly reached for the knob but before she could even touch it, it began to spin. She froze. Someone was coming in. This could be the moment before she was brutally stabbed, shot, beaten to death, or maybe worse! Kagome was positive she was about to die. She fell to her knees and began to weep. The door opened.

"What is wrong child? A bad dream or something terrible like that?" it was a woman who said this. Kagome lifted her head up to see a plump old woman with an eye patch carrying a tray. The tray contained Belgium waffles with whipped cream and strawberries, along with a cup of French Vanilla coffee. She could smell every part of the breakfast feast. It made her stomach growl. The old woman smiled as she heard the growl. "Here," She said offering Kagome the tray. "I made it especially for you."

Kagome reluctantly accepted the breakfast, said a quick prayer and dug in. If it was poison, so be it. She was hungry.

She paused from consuming the waffles. "Thank you, it's delicious." The old woman smiled again.

"Your absolutely welcome." was her answer. "My name is Kaede."

"Okay Miss Ayame, tell the sketcher what the robber looked like." said detective Inuyasha who couldn't wait to get out of work as usual.

"Well I couldn't see his eyes because he was wearing sunglasses, but he had long shiny black hair in a high ponytail," Ayame began to smile and look very bashful. "He was tall, muscular, tan, and he had very nice facial features. Such a handsome jaw line." She hugged herself and her cheeks were burning crimson. "And he was wearing this white wife beater and baggy jeans." She sighed dreamily.

Inuyasha rolled his eyes. He had gotten this same description from all sorts of bank tellers. And they all had the same attraction to this mysterious robber who the police could never catch in the act. Why did all the bank tellers who this guy robbed have to be women or gay guys? And why since they had several of his drawings minus the eyes of this robber could they not catch him? "Thank you miss we'll call you if we find this man." he said.

Inuyasha walked out of the grey office and stepped outside to get some air. That woman must have been very immature. She wore pigtails, what other proof did he need? It didn't matter. What did matter was how he was going to find this perpetrator.

Miroku sat beside Sango's hospital bed. She had been unconscious for almost a day. But he would wait forever if he had to. She looked so peaceful. He hoped she was still alive.

He was about to dose off but then he heard a faint groan come from Sango. Immediately his energy level shot up. Her eyes slowly opened. It was worth losing sleep and missing work.

"Sango thank goodness you're alright!" He grabbed her hand and squeezed it. "How do you feel?"

"Where's Kagome?" was her reply.

"Kagome? I'm not sure." Miroku squeezed her hand harder and repeated himself. "How do you feel?"

Sango shot up from her resting position. Remembering everything that had happened the night before, Sango jumped to the conclusion that the three men had taken Kagome.

"Would you please take me to the police station? I think the guys that did this to me took Kagome."

"Certainly but I think you should rest. The nurse says that you suffered a massive blood loss."

"I don't care! Right now I need to file a missing person report!" Miroku didn't try to stop her. They were off to the police station.

"Kagome my master wishes to speak with you at lunch." said Kaede. Kagome paused from her meal to look up at the old woman.

"Your master?" Kagome suddenly began to feel ill. Just when she thought she was safe there was some other hurdle to jump over. "Is he the one who's holding me hostage?" Kaede's eyes narrowed.

"Don't be judgmental child. Koga may think it is ok to take whatever or whoever he wants but he has a good heart." The name Koga sounded familiar to Kagome. Why she cared was beyond her.

"What's his last name?" she asked.

"There will be plenty of time for that when the two of you meet. Now if you'll excuse me I'll get you some nice clean clothes to wear."

A little while later Kaede returned with a charcoal colored pant suit, a white blouse and Kagome's strappy heels. Kagome was surprised at how tasteful the ensemble was. She didn't know that a clepto-maniac knew anything about dressing nicely. Kagome thanked Kaede for the clothes and put them on.

Sango and Miroku arrived at the police station to see that Detective Inuyasha was already outside.

"Hello detective, I'm afraid we'll have to Interrupt your little break." Said Sango.

"If you have to. What is it you need?" asked Inuyasha. They all went inside the station.

"Ok so my friend Kagome has gone missing and..."

"Wait, you don't mean Kagome Higurashi, do you?" asked Inuyasha who found a sudden interest in what Sango was saying.

"Yes, how did you know?" Asked Sango.

"Don't worry about it. Just continue."

"Well I have reason to believe she was kidnapped. You see the two of us were walking home from work at night and we witnessed a jewelry store being robbed. I took a picture of one of the guys stepping out through a window and he saw me. So they came over and banged my head against the wall. Then I Blacked out."

"Sango was alone when I found her lying there so they must have taken Kagome." Added Miroku.

"Do you have any Idea who they were or where they live?" Sango gave Inuyasha a 'god you're stupid' look.

"They were wearing masks and I'm pretty sure I don't know where they live."

"Was there a ransom note for Kagome?" Sango shook her head. "Well then this guy has more interest in the girl then the green. I'll track Kagome down personally. In the mean time do you have a picture of her that I could turn into a leaflet?" Sango reached into her purse and pulled out a picture of Kagome. Inuyasha looked at the beautiful girl in the picture and smiled. "That will be just fine."

Sango and Miroku left Inuyasha with his thoughts. Kagome was his girlfriend in high school. She broke up with him their junior year after he messed around with some slut named Kikyo. He had tried to get back together with her his entire junior and senior years but she just couldn't forgive him.

He wanted to look at her picture forever. She certainly had grown into a stunning young lady. Why oh why did he ever cheat on her? If he had been faithful, the two of them might have gotten married by now. He knew he could win her back if he rescued her from these thugs. But how was he going to do that with so little evidence?