Chapter 4: Taken
MEGAN'S POV
I woke up in the middle of the night to see Rin standing beside the bed, looking at me.
"What's wrong Rin?" I whispered.
"There are monsters in my room," she whispered, "I'm scared."
I carefully got out of bed so that I wouldn't wake up Sesshomaru. Then I went to my backpack and pulled out my duck tape
"Come on Rin" I whispered as I pulled her out into the hall, "I go get them for you."
"What is that?" she pointed to the duck tape.
"Oh…well…this is…um…it's a special demon fighting tape. You wrap it around the monster and it disappears. Its also good for patching up holes…"
Rin seemed confused, but I think she was to scared to question it.
We walked down the hall, hand in hand, to her room.
It wasn't until I got to the door that I hesitated.
What was I doing?
In my time, a child saying that there were monsters in her room meant that the child had a good imagination. But in this time it really could be a monster…
I carefully walked into her room, Rin hiding behind my legs.
"Where are they?" I whispered.
"In the corner," she pointed.
I looked to where she was pointing and saw nothing but shadows. As I approached it, I could have sworn I heard someone else breathing besides me and Rin.
"Rin stay back," I whispered.
Why the hell would I bring just duck tape? We had past a sword on display in the hall, why hadn't I taken that?
As I approached the shadow, duck tape at the ready, something darted around me.
I spun around to see my worst nightmare.
It was Naraku…
And in his grasp was Rin.
I could feel my hands begin to shake. How did he get in without Sesshomaru noticing?
"Let her go Naraku," I said, acid dripping from my voice.
He smirked as his red eyes watched me.
"I told you I'd come," he said.
I felt my heart skip a beat.
The dream had been real…
And that meant that I was in a whole lot of trouble.
"Sesshomaru!" I yelled as loud as I could.
Naraku laughed, and a cold chill went down my spine, "He's not coming my dear. Kagura will see to that."
Kagura? Who the hell was Kagura?
Naraku grabbed Rin, who was now bawling, and threw her across the room. I screamed as she hit the wall and fell to the floor, silent and motionless.
"You fucking bastard," I fumed, "How dare you hurt a child!"
"Trust me, I have done worse," he smirked.
Somehow that doesn't surprise me.
He charged at me, his red eyes filled with a malicious intent.
Before I could run, his hand shout out and grabbed me around the neck. I gasped for air and tried to claw at his arm. It was then that I remembered that I was still holding onto the duck tape.
This could be fun…
Ripping a piece off I quickly stuck it on his arm, attaching it to his arm hair.
Muhahahaha. I am just so evil…
He dropped my in surprise and looked at the strange object that I had stuck to his arm.
"What is this?" he growled.
I just smirked at him.
He grunted and then, still watching me, ripped it off.
You should have seen his face! Absolutely priceless……
His pupils went small and he clenched his teeth, trying not to cry out. Looking at the tape that now had many strands of his hair on it, he got mad.
…maybe that wasn't such a good idea after all.
Sure was funny though…
Taking the chance to run to run for the door, I picked up Rin and Ran to where I figured Sesshomaru would be.
Naraku appeared in front of me, and slapped me hard across the cheek.
Ow…what a bitch!
I went falling to the floor, making sure that didn't land on top of Rin. Naraku ripped her from my arms and tossed her aside. Then he grasped me around the neck again and hauled me off the ground. I looked on the ground and noticed my duck tape lying a few feet away from me.
Damn…
SESSHOMARU'S POV
I woke up to the sound of Megan screaming my name. Jumping out of bed, not bothering to put a shirt on I was about to rush out the door when a huge burst of wind blew me over the balcony and crashing into the garden.
When I looked up I noticed Kagura standing above me smiling. My hand immediately went to my hip for my sword, but it wasn't there.
I had left it in the room.
Wait…if Kagura was here, then that meant…
"Where is Naraku?" I hissed.
Kagura frowned, "Off dealing with that wench of yours I assume."
I growled and got to my feet.
"I will kill you first," I fumed as I charged at her.
She smiled and opened her fan, "Dance of the dragon!"
Tornadoes of wide rushed at me from all angles. My finger tips grew into a whip as I cut through the air, defeating her spell.
She frowned, "Dance of the blades!" she yelled.
Disks of energy shot from her fans in my direction. Dodging them easily I charged at her, punching her square in the jaw. She reeled back, panting and holding her now bruised cheek.
Rushing up to her, I grabbed her around the neck and lifted her off the ground. Her long nails dug deep into my arm as she struggled to get free.
"Die," I whispered as I gripped harder.
She pulled out her fan and whipped it across my face, cutting my cheek. I dropped her as I shielded myself from the wind.
When I looked up she was gone.
"Until our next Meeting Sesshomaru,"
I looked up into the sky to see her flying away on a giant feather.
I turned and burst into the castle, following the scent of fear that was flowing off of Megan.
I turned to corner to see Megan in Naraku's grasp.
MEGAN'S POV
The world around me was slowly going fuzzy as Naraku's grip tightened.
Suddenly I was on the ground and Naraku was no longer holding onto my neck.
When I lifted my head I saw Sesshomaru had tackled Naraku off of me and was now fighting him.
I looked around me and spotted Rin lying on the ground a few yards away. Crawling over to her, I leaned against the wall and pulled Rin on my lap.
"Wake up Rin," I whispered as I shook her gently, "please wake up."
I could feel tears forming in the corner of my eyes as I held her limp form. There was a small pool of blood forming under her head, probably from when she was thrown against the wall.
I leaned over her and put two fingers on her neck.
No heartbeat…
Rin wasn't breathing…
I let my tears fall as I held her small body close to mine. I knew that blood was getting all over my midnight blue kimono, but I didn't care.
"Rin," I whispered, "Please, no. please don't be dead."
Suddenly I was pulled into someone's rough embrace and I felt something prick my neck.
When I looked up I saw Naraku smiling down at me, holding something sharp into my neck. I could feel the blood in my veins begin to turn cold as my whole body went numb.
And then I fell to the floor and I felt nothing…
SESSHOMARU'S POV
I watched in horror as Naraku pressed a needle into Megan's neck, injecting a poison into her bloodstream. Her eyes grew wide with pain and shock, and then she fell limp to the floor.
Naraku stepped over her and stood between us, preventing me from getting to her.
"I did you a favor," he smirked, "she was a bother."
My eyes turned red in a white hot rage as I began to transform into my full demon form.
"Go ahead," Naraku said, "Do it. Transform. You'll destroy this whole house, killing your mate in the process and barring that dead child as well."
It was then that I noticed Rin lying on the floor, blood all around her.
Dead?
No…not Rin…
I clenched my fists. He killed her. He killed an innocent human child…
"You will die," I said, forcing my demon form back inside me.
Charging at him in a blind rage I slashed his cheek, causing him to reel back. He glared at me.
"You think you have felt pain Sesshomaru?" he said as he straightened up, "I will show you the meaning of true eternal pain."
He flung his hand at me and I felt something cold puncture my arm. When I looked down I saw a needle like the one he had stuck into Megan.
The effects were immediate.
All of my power seemed to die inside of me and my blood went cold. I sank to my knees as the poison began to paralyze me.
Smirking, Naraku bent down and gathered Megan into his arms.
I tried to move forward but my body refused to obey.
"My plan has finally been set into motion," Naraku laughed.
The last thing I saw was Naraku turning into a purple haze and floating away, taking Megan with him…