Wounded

Tension filled the air as silence caused their sensitive ears to ring. The forest was still, not even a wind blew to disturb the foliage. The sky above began to cloud over as SesshoMaru and Karappo began to feel danger approach. The wind blew furiously as they drew their weapons and looked around them. Thousands upon thousands of demons surrounded them. There was no doubt in their minds that the demons were Naraku's. They fought, back to back, with all their might but there were just too many of them and they were separated.

Naraku laughed at the sight before him. His plan was going well. He had caught them off guard and they were overwhelmed by the number of demons he had sent. He watched Karappo very closely. He had ordered the demons not to harm her but he knew at least one wouldn't listen. Just as he suspected, one demon had scratched her on her arm but it wasn't a bad wound. She had also killed it, saving him the trouble. As he continued to watch, he pulled out two pairs of shackles form his baboon pelt and waited.

'There are too many of them, I don't know how many more I can take.' Though SesshoMaru as he destroyed another demon with Tokijin. He looked around him, all he could see was demons. He looked around again after he killed another demon. He couldn't see Karappo. He knew she could handle herself but he felt that she was in danger. He couldn't explain the pain he had in his gut but he just knew that something bad was going to happen to her. With that thought, he began killing every demon in sight to find her.

Karappo cut down two more demons with her Katana's but more kept coming. She continued to fight, waiting for the right moment to cast her force field around herself and SesshoMaru. Just then, she noticed that SesshoMaru was no where to be seen. They had gotten separated. She thought a moment on what to do. As she thought, another demon attacked her. They were easy to kill, it was their numbers that were the problem. She desperately looked for a way out but found no opening in the swarm of monsters. She continued to fight, even though she had a pain in her gut that told her to run away as fast as she could. The pain just made her fight harder but it was there, in the back of her mind, saying run, find SesshoMaru and run.

Karappo raised her swords in the air to kill the demon before her when she suddenly felt very weak. Her arms feel and she dropped her Katana's. She looked at her wrists to see a set of shackles upon them. Her body suddenly felt heavy and she fell to he knees. Then she saw another set of shackles upon her ankles. She felt very drowsy. She could barely keep her eyes open. She couldn't move her arms or legs, they felt like they weighed a ton. She fell face first onto the ground, her entire body going numb. Just before she slipped into unconscious, she saw a white cloaked figure approach her. Then, everything went black.

Naraku smiled underneath his baboon pelt. He picked up the now powerless and unconscious Karappo. He held her in his arms and ordered the demons to keep SesshoMaru busy while he went back to his palace with his prize. Once the demons had gone, he ran back to his palace. It was too risky to ride on his miasma cloud because SesshoMaru could track him by scent or by sight. He looked down at the sleeping woman in his arms. He couldn't wait to touch her snow white skin and to feel her cold body against his. He looked away from her just in time to see his palace. He went threw the barrier and into the court yard. He looked down at her again as she began to convulse in his arms. He dissipated the miasma around her and the convulsing stopped. He walked into the morbid structure and went straight to his room.

Once Naraku reached his room, he locked the door placed Karappo upon the floor mat and placed Karappo upon the floor mat. He took the chains that connected the shackles on her wrists and hooked them on a spike he had driven into the floor. Then he cut the chains that connected the shackles on her ankles and hooked them to two other spikes. Once he had done that, he stepped back into the shadows. His eyes traveled along her body. He could clearly see her womanly curves. Oh, how he wished he could take her then but he would wait. He wanted to hear her scream his name as he ravished her.

Karappo's head hurt, really bad. Her eyelids were heavy and her legs were still numb. She turned her head, her neck was hurting. It was then she realized that she was lying down. She tried to move her arms so she could sit up but she couldn't move them. She opened her eyes and looked up. She saw her arms hooked above her head. Before she could further her investigation, someone made themselves known.

"I'm so overjoyed that you are awake, Karappo. I didn't want you to miss all the fun."

Karappo looked up to see Naraku standing above her.

"What do you want with me Naraku?"

"The Jewel Shards, power, immortality, etcetera."

"You could have just taken the Jewel Shards and left me in the clearing."

"True but I also want the one who protects the Jewel. And I'm not talking about Kikyo."

Karappo's eyes widened as she realized what he meant. She began to struggle against her restraints as Naraku straddled her waist. They were face to face, she could feel his horrid breath on her lips. She shut her eyes, not wanting to see his demonic face. Then, she felt his evil lips against hers in a stolen, unwanted kiss. When she refused to open her mouth for him, he placed one foot on her flailing cat tail. When she opened her mouth to scream, he thrust his tongue in. as he ravished her mouth, one of his hands went for her portion of the jewel. When his hand was close to it, it burned him. He pulled himself away and growled as he slapped her and ripped off her coat, shirt and top. Then he flipped her over to gaze at the curse upon her back. He dragged his claw along the writing upon her back. Without her power to heal instantly, she bled. After he tasted her blood, he flipped her back over.

Karappo retreated into the confines of her mind, hoping to escape the pain she knew Naraku would inflict. She reached her senses out to find anyone who could save her. She found no one. Then, an image of SesshoMaru appeared within her mind. She sought him out with what little remained of her telepathic powers and sent him a plea. "SesshoMaru, save me! Hurry before it's too late." "What is he doing to you?" "Raping me! Hurry! Ahh! Help!" She prayed that her plea would help him get to her quicker. She prayed to Kami as the vile monster continued to ravish and enjoy her body. "Help."