Ch. 2 Kidnapped!
They had a good meal at camp. Ramen (courtesy of Kagome) and lots of fresh berries for dessert (courtesy of Shippo).
Rosemary sat right next to Inuyasha while they ate. Rebecca made faces at Rosemary and puckered up lips. Rosemary kicked her; glad Inuyasha had been occupied with something else at the moment.
"Would you like to go for a walk?" Miroku asked Julie after dinner.
Knowing how he was, Julie was rather reluctant, but she decided she would. If he tried anything, a good slap always brought him to his senses.
Julie accepted and she followed him into the forest. Sango glared at Miroku and mouthed something at him that Miroku pretended not to see.
"Are you scared?" asked Miroku.
"Well, no." Julie looked at sky. "But I'm worried me and my friends might not be able to get back. I can't believe were even here. I guess our wish came true!"
She gave a nervous laugh as they sat down on a large rock by a lake. Miroku scooted closer to Julie who carefully scooted away.
They talked about all kinds of things as the sun went down.
"Julie?" asked Miroku. "How old are you?"
"Fifteen," she said, gazing at the water. "I'll be sixteen next January."
"Hmm," said Miroku. "Julie can I ask you something?"
"What?" she asked. Miroku took both her hands in his and squeezed them gently. Julie narrowed her eyes; she had a good idea of what was going to happen next.
"Julie, will you bear my children?" he asked seriously, gazing into her eyes.
"No," said Julie. "You're a monk, you shouldn't be thinking of such naughty things. So no, I will not be the mother your children."
Julie stood up. She should've known he would ask her that sooner or later.
"It's okay," said Miroku, standing up and hugging her. "Remember, if your ever scared or worried, you can come to me and I'll comfort you." Julie squirmed, trying to wiggle out of his arms.
He was rubbing her back and his hand slowly slid down to rub her backside. The next thing he knew, he standing away from her, rubbing his face. There was a large red handprint on his face.
"Don't even think about it," said Julie.
Later that night, Julie was awoken out of a sound sleep by Miroku. She opened her eyes and screamed. His face was only a foot away from hers. Miroku clamped his hand over her mouth to quiet her.
"I told you to wake her up," Sango spat at him, "not wake her and then give her a heart attack."
Julie sat up. Everybody was awake. Rosemary sat up and rubbed her eyes.
"What's going on?" asked Julie.
"Inuyasha got up because he had to pee and he smelled Sesshomaru!" said Shippo.
"He's very close," said Inuyasha, drawing out his sword.
Rosemary gave Julie an excited look.
Rebecca shuddered. "You guys' might think he's cute, but he could kill us!"
"But he is so handsome!" said Rosemary.
Inuyasha dropped his sword. "You gotta be kiddin'! My half-brother is not handsome! He's a cold demon!"
Suddenly Sesshomaru stepped out of the trees. Everybody got tense. Sesshomaru's servant, Jaken, was with him.
"I smelled you near," said Sesshomaru in his usual calm voice. "I see you have some new humans with you."
"What's it to you?" asked Inuyasha.
"Well, I could use one," said Sesshomaru stepping forward. He looked around the clearing and pointed at Julie. "I'll take that one."
"You're not getting anything from us except death!" snarled Inuyasha, racing forward with his sword.
They began fighting. Sango threw her bone boomer rang and Kagome shot an arrow. Sesshomaru dodged all the attacks with incredible speed.
Jaken snuck behind Julie and grabbed her arm. "M'lord requires you to come."
"Shove off!" shouted Julie. Jaken received a painful kick in the face and he fell backwards.
Suddenly Sesshomaru, with his lightening speed, zipped up to Julie and reached out to grab her.
"RUN JULIE!" bellowed Inuyasha rushing to attack his brother.
Julie bolted, trampling right over Jaken, who screeched something about his intestines probably getting smushed. Julie ignored him and ran.
Julie heard Kagome scream Inuyasha's name. Inuyasha must've been hurt.
She kept running, not knowing where she was going or what she would do later. All she knew what that she had to go. Sesshomaru wanted her for some reason and it couldn't be good. Sesshomaru didn't really like humans so she could be sure he wasn't looking for a picnic out by the lake.
She could hear noises behind her. Sesshomaru must have been using his speed to catch up. Julie could hardly breath, but she kept running.
Suddenly she felt a hand push her down. She fell on the ground. Sesshomaru got on top of her and pulled some rope out.
"Hey, what are you doing?" screamed Julie as Sesshomaru held her down and tied her hands together.
"Tying you up and taking you with me," said Sesshomaru in a cool voice as if he was merely commenting on the weather.
He picked Julie up and slung her over his back. Julie tried kicking him but he ignored her and carried her off, despite her explicit cursing and things she'd love to do to him right now.
He set her on the back of a large two-headed horse. He climbed up and got the horses going. The horses obviously knew the way to wherever they were going. Sesshomaru merely sat and gazed at Julie and if she was a mildly interesting specimen. Julie glared back at him and hoped her glare would melt him on the spot.
"No need to look so angry," said Sesshomaru coolly. "I'm not going to hurt you as long you behave and don't try anything. I just need you for a plan. It'll take a while."
"What plan are you talking about?" asked Julie.
"It's really none of your business at the moment," said Sesshomaru. "I chose you instead of that girl Kagome, because you don't appear to have any special powers. Kagome has the ability to shoot sacred arrows and she's too smart for her own good. She'd be a pain."
"What? You think I'm dumb?" snarled Julie, wishing she could kick him off the back of the two-headed horse.
"Did I say that?" asked Sesshomaru.
"How come you chose me instead of one of other my two friends?" asked Julie curiously.
"I just chose you," said Sesshomaru. "What's your name?"
"Why should I even tell you?" snapped Julie.
"Well, if you won't tell me your name, I'll just have to let Jaken come up with one," said Sesshomaru. "A nickname. He doesn't like humans so he'll probably give you a name like Burp Breath or something."
"All right, all right!" said Julie. "My name is Julie."
"There, that wasn't so hard, now was it?" asked Sesshomaru.
Julie ignored him and contemplated a way to escape. She knew trying to jump off the horses back would be fatal. She wondered if Inuyasha and the others would be able to find her.
"Where's your servant, Jaken?" asked Julie.
"Oh, he'll catch up," said Sesshomaru. "Don't worry."
"Like I really care," muttered Julie.
The horse continued flying through the air. It grew late. Julie was extremely exhausted. She felt herself drifting off, telling herself to stay awake so that she could find a way to get away.
But sleep overtook her.
She awoke up to bright sunlight. She was surrounded by something warm and fluffy.
Julie realized she was sleeping on the ground. Sesshomaru had his arm around her and was keeping her close to his body in case she decided to run off. She could feel the fluffy thing he wore on his shoulders.
She could hear Sesshomaru's rhythmic breathing. He must've been sleeping still.
Julie tried to lift his arm so she could carefully sneak away from him. She managed to move two inches before she felt his arm pull her back. Sesshomaru had felt her move.
"Going somewhere?" he asked in her ear. He was hugging her to his body extremely tight. She could still feel the soft fur thing he wore. When Julie didn't answer him, he squeezed tighter, so it hurt.
"Stop it," she gasped.
He raised his body some and rolled Julie onto her back and got on her. He lowered his face to hers, so their noses were almost touching. "I wouldn't try to get away you know. We've still got a long way to travel, so I'd be good and do everything you're told." He ran his long claws across her neck.
"Do we understand?"
Julie nodded.
He got off her and walked away to start a fire. Julie sat up. Before they went to sleep last night, he must have untied her hands. She was free to move around. She stood up, wishing she could just run.
He started a fire and motioned for her to come sit by it.
"I trust that you'll behave so that I won't need to tie you up," said Sesshomaru. "Don't try anything or you'll regret it."
Jaken suddenly came into the clearing, a big bruise on his face. He stopped and glared at Julie for a minute. He obviously hadn't forgotten the fact that she had walloped him the face with her foot.
"Jaken, get some food for the woman," said Sesshomaru.
"Yes, M'lord," said Jaken.
He went off for a while. Julie sat across from Sesshomaru, while the fire quietly crackled. The silence stretched out. Julie stared into the fire, busy thinking of away to sneak off without him finding her.
Jaken returned later with some fruit he had found and some meat from some animal he had killed. Jaken cooked it over the fire for her since she had no idea what to do. While she ate a large breakfast, Jaken went off into the forest again.
Julie ate ravenously while Sesshomaru merely watched her.
"Aren't you going to eat?" she asked him, not really caring whether or not he starved.
"I don't eat such food," said Sesshomaru. "I have no need to."
Julie finished her food. They waited a while. Julie had an idea to get away.
"I have to go to the bathroom," she said suddenly.
Sesshomaru's eyes slid over her. "Really?"
"Yes," she said. "May I be excused?"
"Fine go," said Sesshomaru.
Julie got up to into the trees.
Five minutes later, she was running through the woods, like lightening. She smiled to herself. If she kept running, she might be able to get far away from him. It would probably be a few more minutes before he became suspicious and decided to go see if she had decided to run for it. She had a good head start.
She kept running, she was out of breath, but she didn't stop.
Unfortunately, her freedom didn't last long. Sesshomaru, with his lightening speed, had caught up to her. She screamed when she saw him and tried to run again, but he was too fast for her. He held her down on the ground.
"What did I tell you about trying to escape," he said angrily to her. She could see his fangs when he opened his mouth. He growled at her. She flinched, really scared now. Damn. She had failed to escape. He was too was fast for her.
"You can't be trusted, I see," he said pulling out some rope.
The angry spot that had been hiding inside her exploded. How dare he kidnap her and tie her up like some prisoner. She was so angry; she slapped Sesshomaru right in the face. Jaken gasped.
"A human dared slap M'lord!" Sesshomaru ignored Jaken. His head was still turned to one side from when she had slapped him. She froze. She was sure to have gotten him even angrier.
Sesshomaru tightened his grip on her on other arm. His claws sunk into her skin. She flinched.
He slowly turned his face toward her. If looks could kill, she would have died on the spot. The anger in his eyes was more than you could imagine and it was unbearable to look at.
Sesshomaru's other hand dropped the rope and it slid to her throat and began to squeeze. Her air supply was cut off and she felt his claws sink into her neck. He tightened his grasp on both her neck and her arm. She tried to push him off. Instead, he tightened his grasp for a moment. Then he eased up so that she could breathe.
"Let this be a lesson, wench," snarled Sesshomaru. He slapped her, scratching her face with his claws.