A/N I guess nobody really cared for chapter 1... So I hope that chapter 2 is better. Read and review for me!
Previously:
Kagome's eyes widened slightly at the sight of the weapon that could take her life in an instant... That was when it happened- the arrow tore through her flesh, embedding itself into her upper back and protruding through her chest. She didn't know whether she would die that evening, nor did she want to. Without thinking Kagome leapt at a shocked Shippo- and then the gun went off.
Now:
Kagome felt an odd shock run through her body as death missed her by mere inches. The bullet whizzed past her face and hit the lamp, which proceeded to fall to the ground and shatter. Kagome was now on Shippo's chest, breathing heavily as she struggled for control of the weapon in his hands, the weapon that she knew would be her only chance of escape- if she could just get it out of his tight grasp.
After a few minutes she gave up and reached for the nearest thing- which incidentally turned out to be the broken lamp, and- with a swift apology- brought it down upon the kitsunes surprised head. She dropped the object and pulled herself to her feet- the instincts of human survival kicking in at last.
Quickly she slid open the front door and made her way out into the yard- her only true escape was the well. It was the only way that she would be given at least a small chance at escape- and possibly meeting up with her friends once more. These hopes were shattered as- at the top of the steps- her legs were grabbed and she fell down into the wellhouse, crying out as the breath was knocked out of her. "You- thought that you could get away wench?" Inuyasha spoke again and hoisted the now dazed girl over his shoulder, "Naraku'll love you- such a feisty girl you are."
Shippo appeared in the doorway then, rubbing at a line of blood that had trickled down his face and growling, "So, you caught her, eh Inuyasha?"
"Just what the hell is that supposed to mean, Shippo?" Inuyasha growled, leaping to the top of the stairs.
"Forget it, let's just get back to Naraku." Shippo sighed and turned.
Inuyasha was fuming but instead of doing anything he merely nodded, "He will be expecting a full report of our last mission this evening."
"Endoh Taiki, 32 year old traitor to Naraku. Deceased at 6:32 this evening." Shippo said monotonously, "gun shot wound to the head."
"Just remember to say that to Naraku... and what'll we say about her?" Inuyasha said, thoughtfully jerking his head at the limp form in his arms.
"We'll think about that when we get back." Shippo said, it was apparent that he had been in command on their mission, however much Inuyasha loathed having the latter as his superior.
They walked for a small while, down the street and into the trees. Both remained silent, loathe to speak to eachother then. It wasn't long before the trees broke into a clearing that was littered with foliage.
Inuyasha moved towards what appeared to be a large rock and pressed his palm to it, Shippo did the same and a door appeared between them. It opened slowly and silently and both demons slipped inside. "Who the hell is that?" Kagura stood before them, glaring through her crimson eyes and indicating the girl with her fan.
Her eyes fell upon the necklace that the girl wore and she sighed heavily, "Take her directly to Naraku- he will be expecting your report on the traitor."
Inuyasha nodded, he had a distinct distaste for Kagura, she was always angry. They moved through the mazelike halls that they had memorized over the years and knocked on the wall of Naraku's personal quarters. "Come in." He growled as the door opened.
The demon's eyes widened slightly at the sight of the girl and he felt a strange pain in his chest- where five hundred years before an arrow had pierced his flesh and damn well nearly killed him, he had had to go into a sort ofhibernation for 300 years and he loathed the girl for that. "Leave her here." He said, indicating a spot in the corner, "and tell me, how did the mission go?"
"He is deceased, gunshot wound to the head." Shippo replied as Inuyasha dropped the girl in the corner.
"Good." Naraku pulled out a file and threw it at them, inside was an envelope- it contained 10 million yen and another target.
"Sir?" Shippo seemed rather hesitant, "This girl is merely a child-"
"She is the target." Naraku dismissively waved his hand, "You will do as you are told."
"Yes sir." Shippo and Inuyasha saluted before leaving the room- and unwittingly one of their companions of old.
Naraku stood and looked hatefully at the girl that lay before him, she had taken the Shikon Jewel from him, and damn well nearly killed him! He kicked her still form angrily and grinned as a pained expression came across her face and her eyes snapped open, "N-Naraku!" She gasped from her position on the floor, her hand snuck up to the jewel around her throat and tucked it into her shirt.
"How are you still alive?" Naraku asked suspiciously, "How is it that you did not die long ago? You are after all nothing more than a weak human."
Kagome sealed her lips and stared defiantly up at him, she would reveal nothing. Angrily he lifted the girl by her flowing raven hair and stared at her through fiery blue eyes, "Why do you ignore me fool? Do you not realize that I could kill you in an instant, wench?"
"Stop calling me wench!" Kagome exclaimed angrily, she couldn't stop herself- couldn't stop the pained sound in her voice, "Why must everybody do that!"
"Ah, so she speaks." Naraku smirked darkly at her and released the clump of hair that had been tightly held between his bony fingers, "Now tell me how you are here."
Kagome didn't care anymore, she had lost everybody dear to her- her eyes deadened quite suddenly, and shockingly before Naraku, "Does it really matter? After all, I was never truely from that era, I was dragged into the past." She said in a monotone voice.
"And where is the shikon no tama now?" He asked, crouching before her.
"You will never see the jewel again Naraku." Kagome replied darkly as she felt it livening up against her body, felt a strange hot sensation that told her that the jewel was returning to it's proper place inside the body of it's protector.
"Where is the jewel?" Naraku stared at the thin strand of gold around Kagome's throat and he yanked the necklace away from her, growling when he realized that nothing was attatched.
Kagome looked at him darkly, she raised her hand and struck him, turning to run only to feel his fingers curl around the back of her shirt. The thin fabric tore, and her creamy back was exposed, the scar from the arrow still quite visible. He laughed suddenly, madly, "So, it would seem that I was not the only one to fall to an arrow." His laughter grew louder and it was Inuyasha who ran in to see if everything was okay.
"Naraku?" He asked unsurely, staring at the creamy, quivering flesh of the girl's back, his eyes lighted upon the apparent scar and a sudden thought occured to him, Kikyo had done that to her.
"Leave." Naraku turned his icy stare upon Inuyasha whose eyes were now focused on Naraku.
Neither noticed as Kagome raced across the room and dove through the window that rested there, the only sound that was heard was the shattering of glass and then Kagome had dissappeared into the foliage beyond, racing madly for an escape as the two stared at the window in shock. "Get her!" Naraku fairly screeched, "get that wench and bring her back to me at any costs."
Inuyasha nodded and ran swiftly out into the night air, his ears perked for any sounds and his nose trying to catch her scent, she seemed to have dissappeared into thin air.
Kagome was swimming now, hoping that by leaping into the water she had masked her scent and given herself a headstart- her only chance was to get to the wellhouse, to go back and find Sango and Miroku, surely they would help her with the issues in her era.
Her clothes felt heavy against her body and the exposed flesh rose with goosebumps as she moved through the icy water, she had to get away. Kagome exited the water sometime later and raced through the unknown foliage, forever heading towards where she hoped her shrine was. Her lips were tightly sealed as she finally came out onto a street- her street- and began to run wildly up the steps to the shrine, her eyes on the top of the building that contained the wellhouse. Quite suddenly a white haired figure stood before her, his arms crossed, "Who are you?" He asked, "And why do you have Kikyo's appearance?"
"Inu-yasha." Kagome gasped, "Why don't you know who I am? And why in the hell are you working for Naraku?"
"I don't need to answer your questions human, come with me now or else."
"Or else what?" Kagome dared to ask as he leapt toward the wide-eyed girl, "SIT!" She exclaimed and ran past his angry form, into her only sanctuary and then- CRACK! There was an explosion behind her and Kagome felt something tear through her body, her last thoughts as she fell into the well were, Didn't this happen before?
She felt herself land on hard packed earth- though she didn't move, merely lay there for several minutes breathing heavily. It was an elderly voice that brought her to her senses shortly after, "Kagome?" The voice was unsure- and looking up she saw the outline of an elderly woman with an eyepatch.
"L-lady Kaede!" She gasped and crawled to her feet, inching up the sides of the well as a blue light appeared below her, "We have to get out of here!"
"Why, whatever for?" The other woman was shocked as Kagome grabbed her hand and dragged her into the trees, towards the village as an angry voice called out.
"Where the hell are you, wench?" Kagome breathed heavily as her hand clutched at her side, a dark red substance seeped through her fingers as she ran.
"Kagome!" Kaede gasped, "Ye are hurt!"
"Not now." Kagome chewed the inside of her lip, "he's right behind- isn't there anything you can do?"
"Isn't that Inuyasha?" Kaede questioned, continuing when Kagome nodded, "What is wrong with him?"
"Naraku." Kagome breathed, "The bastard never died."
Kaede sucked in her breath as they reached the outskirts of her village, "I can put up a barrier around the village, that will buy you some time Kagome, but let me bandage your wound."
Kagome nodded and was rushed into the familiar hut of Kaede, she pulled off her torn shirt, and allowed Kaede to bandage the wound in her side. Quite suddenly she felt the other woman's fingers run along her back, and heard another sharp intake of breath, "What happened?" She asked, "Why do ye have this scar?"
"Kikyo." Kagome spat, leaving it at that.
Her shirt took only a few moments to sew- it wasn't the neatest of jobs but Kagome was in a rush. "Miroku and Sango are living a ways away from here- it would take ye three days- are ye able to make it?"
Kagome nodded, "I'll get there, don't worry Kaede." With those words she strung her bow and quiver over her shoulder and made her way to the outskirts of the village. Taking in a deep breath she raced into the forest.
A familiar whirlwind raced towards her and Kagome almost smiled with relief. "Kagome!" She was suddenly wrapped in a tight embrace, "Where have you been?" He asked, pulling her away to gaze into her pale, haunted face with concern.
"I went home, Kouga." She replied numbly, "I didn't want to... come back."
Kouga growled, "That damned halfbreed hurt you, didn't he?" He sniffed at the air and looked at her, "Why are you bleeding Kagome? What happened?" Kouga stiffened suddenly as he caught another scent that seemed familiar to him- and yet not so familiar.
"Wench!" It was Inuyasha, racing towards them, a strange weapon in his hand, Kagome pressed herself closer to a surprised Kouga.
"Inuyasha." Kouga said coldly, "What did you do to my Kagome?"
"Listen here, Naraku wants the girl, so hand her over." Inuyasha said coldy, stopping before the two.
"Naraku?" Kouga growled, "What happened to him being your worst enemy, huh?"
"Just what the hell are you going on about?" Inuyasha took a threatening step closer.
"Listen here, mutt, you dare lay another finger on my Kagome and-" An insistant tugging at his shirt caused him to look down.
Kagome shook her head slowly, "he's not the same as before- Naraku did something, please, just run." She murmured, "Don't hurt him."
Kouga sighed heavily and nodded, "Of course." With that he began to run swiftly through the trees, eventually leaving a very surprised hanyou in his dust.
"Thank you." Kagome murmured when they had come to a stop.
"Kagome?" Kouga was shocked as she grew limp in his arms- what color had been in her face was gone, "Kagome!"
A/N Alright... chapter two is done and three is under way, I know that the story sucks, but review for me and let me know your thoughts.
Aka-chan