A tall figure approached the orphanage and went inside. Yakashima quickly noticed the person and grew nervous. "Remember me ?" asked the person in a harsh voice. "Yes, you're Naraku Akuhei, the one who dropped that half-breed off here 3 years ago" said Yamasaki. "Yes, I've come to get her back" said Naraku. Yamasaki shook her head. "Hmm ? Is there a problem ?" asked Naraku.
"She was adopted earlier today " said Yamasaki. Naraku's eyes narrowed. "What...did you say ?" asked Naraku. "I said, she was adopted yesterday..." said Yamasaki. "I told you not to let anyone adopt her !" shouted Naraku. "I tried to stop him, but he threatened to report me if I didn't let him adopt her !" explained Yamasaki.
"Who was it who adopted her ?" asked Naraku. "A young man named Inu-yasha Tanomoshii" said Yamasaki. "Where does he live ? Did you get his address on the adoption forms ?" asked Naraku. "Yes, but I don't know exactly where he lives, all I know is that he lives somewhere downtown" said Yamasaki. Without responding, Naraku left.
(At Inu-yasha and Serenity's home)
Serenity tossed and turned in her sleep, she was having another nightmare, as always. She felt her side being cut open all over again and something being stuffed inside of her with so much force it felt as if her insides were exploding. Being dragged to the river and thrown into it, gasping for air and screaming from the icy cold water flowing into her wounds. Serenity awoke in shock, she was sweating and breathing harshly. She felt her side and breathed in relief, she was alright.
Serenity tried to go back to sleep, but she couldn't. She got out of bed and went into the hallway. Serenity followed the sounds of Inu-yasha's snoring to his room. "Inu-yasha..." said serenity softly. Inu-yasha was still sleeping soundly. "Inu-yasha, are you asleep ?" asked serenity. This time, Inu-yasha heard her, but didn't open his eyes.
"Yes, im asleep" said Inu-yasha. Serenity sat on the floor facing him and waited a bit. "Are you still asleep ?" asked serenity. "Yes" said Inu-yasha. "What about now ?" asked serenity. Inu-yasha sighed and opened his eyes. "No, im not sleep now. What do you want at this hour ?" asked Inu-yasha. "I...had a bad dream, the one I always have. Can you make the bad dreams stop ?" asked serenity. "I can try" said Inu-yasha as he lifted serenity onto his bed and held her in his arms.
"What did you dream about ?" asked Inu-yasha. "Bad things...that happened to me a while ago" said serenity. "Tell me about them" said Inu-yasha. Serenity lowered her head and spoke up. "Do I have to ? Im trying not to remember..." said serenity softly. "Alright, I won't force you to tell me" said Inu-yasha as he hugged her tighter. "It hurts, whenever I think about it, it hurts me a lot. It makes me wanna die..." said serenity as she began to cry. Inu-yasha rubbed serenity's back to calm her down.
"Shh, calm down little one...I'm here, I won't let anything happen to you, I promise" said Inu-yasha. Inu-yasha laid serenity down on her stomach and stroked her hair to calm her down. As he did this, he felt something on her side, it wasn't abnormal, but it just felt like something was there that wasn't supposed to be there. Inu-yasha then heard a knock at the door. "Who could that be this late at night ?" he thought as he went downstairs. When he answered the door, no one was there. "Must be those human kids again..." mumbled Inu-yasha as he closed the door.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH !" screamed serenity from upstairs. "Serenity-chan ! I'm coming !" yelled Inu-yasha as he ran upstairs to his room. The sight before him was unimaginable. Serenity, his daughter, was being held in someone's arm, while another arm held a knife to her neck.
"You move, she dies" said the person. "Who the hell are you ! Put her down ! Why are you even doing this !" roared Inu-yasha. "She has something, something a really want, im trying to get it back" said the person. "You bastard, what could she have that you want !" Inu-yasha yelled as he lunged at him.
Before he could, the person lunged out the knife and stabbed him right in the shoulder and twisted the blade around. Inu-yasha fell to the floor, blood spraying out of the deep wound. "Father !" cried serenity. "You shut-up" said the person as he jumped out of the open window from which he came with serenity in his arms.
"Let me go ! I wanna be with my father !" shouted serenity. "You're coming with me, I want what I placed inside of you !" the person shouted. Serenity knew that voice, all too well. "Naraku-sama ! Why are you tak-" was all serenity could say before he covered her nose and mouth with a rag that was coated with knock-out narcotics. "The drugs are probably too deep inside of her to cut it out again, I think I know how to solve that problem" thought Naraku as he ran off into the night.
Inu-yasha got up and staggered over to the speaker phone on his nightstand and dialed a number. "Kagome, it's Serenity, some freak just took her" said Inu-yasha. "WHAT ! How ! By who !" shouted Kagome. "I don't know, but im gonna find her...I just need your help" said Inu-yasha. "How come you sound so weak ?" asked Kagome. "Shoulder wound, I'll be fine" said Inu-yasha. "I'll come over and help, we'll find serenity no matter what !" shouted Kagome. "Thanks, and hurry" said Inu-yasha.
Meanwhile...
Serenity was thrown into a room and 2 figures stood over her. They looked young enough to be in high school. "This is the girl ?" asked a boy. "Yes Hiku, shes the one" said Naraku. "What are supposed to do with her ?" asked a girl. "Miyko, we are to kill this girl, not with weapons, but with time" said Naraku. "How ?" asked Hiku. "Small amounts of poison in her food, torture, anything you can dish out" said Naraku.
"Oooh ! Sounds like fun !" said Miyko wickedly. "Just like old times, when she was younger" said Hiku with a twisted grin. "Yes, I want those drugs inside her to sell and make us rich again, so dish out every once of torture you can" said Naraku. "Can we do it when she wakes up so we can enjoy her screaming in agony ?" Miyko asked.
"That's perfect, I'd like to hear her screaming again like those 3 years ago" said Hiku. "Very well then, when she wakes up, you may do what you want with her" said Naraku. Serenity was still knocked out on the floor, if only she knew what was coming to her...oh if only she knew.
To be continued...