Sethra: Hello everyone! I'm back with chapter two!
Kitsu: In the first chapter, baka over here *pointing to Sethra* forgot to mention a few things.
Sethra: *sniff sniff* That wasn't very nice!!
Asha: Kitsu and I would like to take this opportunity to tell you readers what Sethra did not.
Kitsu: 1) This is a Kagome/Inuyasha pairing. There will also be some Miroku/Sango, and Kouga/Okami. Okami is a dear friend of Sethra's who is OBSESSED with Kouga. She is known on FF.net as Ruby Star. There also might be some Sesshoumaru/OC. I have a friend who goes starry-eyed when Sesshy comes onto the screen. Rin will be mentioned, but it will be more of a father/daughter relationship in this story.
Asha: 2) This story is dedicated to Ruby Star. She has encouraged Sethra many times to post her stories. This one is for you, Lily-chan! (P.S. Ruby Star has many different nicknames, so please don't get confused. But, if you do, don't worry. It confuses Kitsu and me, also. Sethra is the only one who can keep up with all of Lily-chan's nicknames.)
Kitsu: 3) If you have any suggestions, please feel free to e-mail Sethra. She is always welcome to new ideas! Also, if you have a story that you would like her to write, she would be glad to write it for you.
Sethra: *sweatdrop* They've taken over.........this could be bad.
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha.....yet. *ducks as lawsuits start flying toward her direction* Alright, already! I'll never own Inuyasha! But you can't take my Inuyasha plushie! It's mine, I tell you! Mine!
Also, I can't get my intalics to show up. I'm sorry if this is a problem. I'm trying to fix it.
'....' = thinking "..." = talking ~ ~ = scene change
Help Me...Save Me Chapter 2: Living with Naraku, and Inuyasha's appearance
All of the guests said that the wedding was the most beautiful thing they had ever attended. Kagome was the Maid of Honor. Souta was the ring-bearer. They played their parts perfectly, because they knew the consequences if they didn't. The warning they had recieved from their mother and Naraku echoed in their minds throughout the ceremony. Kagome knew that they weren't bluffing.
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"This wedding had better go off without a hitch. If either of you does anything to screw it up, you'll wish you were dead."
~ ~ ~
After the wedding was over, they moved into their new home. Naraku's home. On the first night during dinner, Naraku established the rules. "You will both be attending private schools. After school is over, you will come straight home. If you need to stay after, you will call one of us. We will decide if you can stay after. When you come home, you will go straight to your room and do your homework. You will stay in your rooms until time for dinner, which we will have together as a family. After dinner, you will return to your rooms where you will stay until your bedtimes. Souta, your bedtime is at nine. Kagome, yours is at ten. Your mother and I are not to be bothered at anytime during the day. Is there any rule that you do not understand?" He glances back and froth between Kagome and Souta until they shake their heads. "Good. Now, as soon as you are finished, go back to your rooms and get ready for school tomorrow."
Kagome and Souta both ask to be excused. As soon as their mother gives them permission, they quickly head towards their rooms. They reach Kagome's room first. "Souta, do you have everything ready for tomorrow?" He nods. "Well, I guess Naraku won't mind if you watch TV until your bedtime." Both of their new rooms contained a TV, VCR/DVD player, radio, desk, and other things to keep them occupied. Since they had almost everything they needed in their room, there would be no need to bother their mother and new stepfather. Kagome shuddered. Naraku scared her. He had watched her all through dinner with a hungry look in his eyes.
"Kagome, will you tuck me in tonight? Please? This house scares me...." He gives Kagome his best puppy-dog look.
Kagome laughs. "Of course. I'll come in there later and tuck you in."
~The living room of another home~
"Inuyasha, why do you insist on terrorizing your fellow students?" Inuyasha Taisho's legal guardian, a slender woman of about forty, is standing in the middle of the living room, staring at a slip of paper in her hands. "Haven't your uncle and I done the best we could for you? We buy you the clothes you like. We send you to the very best school. We just bought you a car. We've been the best guardians that we could be." She stares at the boy with silver-white hair standing in front of her. Her eyes display the anguish she is feeling. "Sesshoumaru never gave us this kind of trouble when he was in high school."
"Sesshoumaru this, Sesshoumaru that! I'm sick and tired of hearing about how perfect my stupid brother is! And why does it matter to you anyways?! You're not my mother! You're just my aunt!" Inuyasha glares at her, his amber eyes flashing.
His aunt gasps. "I know that. I'm not trying to be. But somebody has to take care of you." Tears begin streaming down her cheeks. "I worry about you, Inuyasha, because I love you."
"Well, I don't need anyone to worry about me. I can take care of myself!" He walks out, slamming the door as he goes. His aunt collapses onto the couch, sobbing. Another door, on the opposite side of the room opens. A young man with silver-white hair just like Inuyasha's walks in.
Sesshoumaru sees the woman sitting on the couch with her head in her hands. Her shoulders are shaking from the force of her tears. He walks over to sit down beside her. "Don't worry, Aunt Keiko. Inuyasha will come around eventually. He'll realise that you and Uncle Mashu have given us the best that you could." He puts his arm around her shoulder in an attempt to comfort her.
"I do hope you're right, Sesshoumaru. My heart can't handle much more torment."
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Kagome walks into Souta's room. "All right, bro. Time for bed." She grins when he begins to pout. "Don't give me that look. It won't work. You've used it on me so much that I've become immune." Souta stares at her, sending her a doubtful look. "Honestly. I have."
Souta sighs in defeat. "All right, Kagome. I will allow you to tuck me in. I know how important it makes you feel. I will accept my fate heroically."
She giggles. "Hey. Weren't you the one who begged me to tuck you in? I do believe that I am the heroic one in this room."
Souta's look of amusement turns serious. "Yeah. You are." He walks over to her and wraps his arms around her waist, snuggling up to her. "You're my hero, Kagome."
Kagome hugs him closer to her. "And you're mine."
"How sweet." Kagome and Souta jump at the voice that comes from the doorway. Naraku stands there with and odd smile on his face. "Kagome, after you finish tucking your darling little brother in, I need to speak with you in your room. All right?" He waits for Kagome's nod of agreement before leaving.
Kagome looks down at her brother. "Come on, Souta. Let's get you settled." She walks over to his bed and pulls back the covers. He climbs in the bed and she pulls the covers over him. Leaning down, she kisses him on the forehead before whispering in his ear. "Remember Souta: Do not come in my room, no matter what you hear. Got that?" He starts to protest. "Don't argue with me. I will do anything I can to protect you from him. But that means that you have to cooperate with me. Do you understand?"
Souta nods. "Yes, I understand. But, you know, it's not right."
She looks down at him, questioningly. "What's not right?"
He frowns. "I'm your brother, so I should be the one protecting you, not the other way around. If only I were older. Then I could protect you." He studies the face of the person who has protected him from everything bad in his life. The sorrow and fear hiding in the back of his sister's eyes makes him want to weep. 'Poor Kagome-chan. I wish I was older. If I was older, I could protect her from everything. Nothing bad would ever touch her again.' He sighs in despair. "I wish I could be a Knight-In-Shining-Armor. If I was, you wouldn't have to worry."
She smiles. "Ah, but that's where you're wrong. You see, you are one. You're my Knight-In-Shining-Armor. You always will be." She laughs and kisses him on the forehead. "I bid thee sweet dreams, sir knight."
He giggles. "And the same to you, my fair lady."
Kagome grins and tickles him under the chin. "I'll see you in the morning." She gets up and walks over to the door. As she leaves, she cuts off the light and closes the door.
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Kagome pauses in front of her door. She stares at the door, willing herself to go in. 'I have to go in. If I don't, he might go after Souta. I can't let that happen. Souta is too little. He doesn't deserve to be treated like I've been treated.' Sighing, she turns the knob and opens the door.
Naraku is sitting on Kagome's bed. The only light in the room is the moonlight streaming in through her bedroom window. As soon as she walks in, he smiles. His eyes are glowing red. "Come on in, Kagome." She walks in and closes the door behind her. "Come over here and sit beside me." He pats a spot beside him.
Kagome shakes her head. "No, thanks. I'll stand up."
"Come here." Naraku's eyes glint dangerously. Kagome walks over and sits on the bed as far away as possible. "That's not close enough. I like to be right by a person when I talk to them." He waits, but Kagome stays right where she is. "If you don't do what I tell you to, like a good stepdaughter should, I'll just have to go pay a visit to Souta...."
"You will not go near him." Kagome's voice is as quiet as a whisper, but as effective as a shout. "I will not let you lay a finger on him."
"You 'won't let me'?" His hand lashes out and wraps around her upper arm. "I don't follow the instructions of a weakling girl!" He jerks her down on the bed and looms above her. His fingers dig into her upper arms. "Know this, Kagome. I do what I want to, when I want to. And if I were you, I would learn how to cooperate. You never know, your life might depend on it one day. Maybe even the life of your little brother." He releases one of her arms and runs his bony fingers down her cheek. "But there are worse things to have taken forcefully from you than your life. Remember that." He gets up and walks out.
Kagome releases the breath that she had been holding. 'For a moment, I thought that he was going to...' She shudders. 'Cold...I'm cold.' She pulls back the covers and climbs under them. 'He had such a strong grip.' Kagome reaches over and switches on the lamp, then pulls up one of her sleeves. Bruises have already begun forming in the shape of fingerprints. "Oh great. Those are going to be there for awhile." She cuts the lamp off. 'At least I kept him away from Souta.' With that thought still running through her mind, she closes her eyes and falls asleep.
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Sethra: That's is for Chapter 2! I would like to thank everyone who reviewed my story:
hiei's shadow angel: Thank you so much for reviewing! I'm glad you liked it!
Ruby Star: LILY-CHAN!!!!!!!! *tackles Ruby Star* Arigatou gozaimashita! Your review meant so much to me! I'm really glad that you liked it! I hope you don't mind that I put Okami in. I thought that you would like it, so please don't burn me to a crisp! I hope you liked this chapter, too!
Yatenmiokami: Thank you very much! I read your profile, and it said that you like Sess/Kag pairings. I'm sorry that this sorry that this story isn't one. Do you think I should write one after I'm finished with this one? Thanks again!
Kitsu: In the first chapter, baka over here *pointing to Sethra* forgot to mention a few things.
Sethra: *sniff sniff* That wasn't very nice!!
Asha: Kitsu and I would like to take this opportunity to tell you readers what Sethra did not.
Kitsu: 1) This is a Kagome/Inuyasha pairing. There will also be some Miroku/Sango, and Kouga/Okami. Okami is a dear friend of Sethra's who is OBSESSED with Kouga. She is known on FF.net as Ruby Star. There also might be some Sesshoumaru/OC. I have a friend who goes starry-eyed when Sesshy comes onto the screen. Rin will be mentioned, but it will be more of a father/daughter relationship in this story.
Asha: 2) This story is dedicated to Ruby Star. She has encouraged Sethra many times to post her stories. This one is for you, Lily-chan! (P.S. Ruby Star has many different nicknames, so please don't get confused. But, if you do, don't worry. It confuses Kitsu and me, also. Sethra is the only one who can keep up with all of Lily-chan's nicknames.)
Kitsu: 3) If you have any suggestions, please feel free to e-mail Sethra. She is always welcome to new ideas! Also, if you have a story that you would like her to write, she would be glad to write it for you.
Sethra: *sweatdrop* They've taken over.........this could be bad.
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha.....yet. *ducks as lawsuits start flying toward her direction* Alright, already! I'll never own Inuyasha! But you can't take my Inuyasha plushie! It's mine, I tell you! Mine!
Also, I can't get my intalics to show up. I'm sorry if this is a problem. I'm trying to fix it.
'....' = thinking "..." = talking ~ ~ = scene change
Help Me...Save Me Chapter 2: Living with Naraku, and Inuyasha's appearance
All of the guests said that the wedding was the most beautiful thing they had ever attended. Kagome was the Maid of Honor. Souta was the ring-bearer. They played their parts perfectly, because they knew the consequences if they didn't. The warning they had recieved from their mother and Naraku echoed in their minds throughout the ceremony. Kagome knew that they weren't bluffing.
~ ~ ~
"This wedding had better go off without a hitch. If either of you does anything to screw it up, you'll wish you were dead."
~ ~ ~
After the wedding was over, they moved into their new home. Naraku's home. On the first night during dinner, Naraku established the rules. "You will both be attending private schools. After school is over, you will come straight home. If you need to stay after, you will call one of us. We will decide if you can stay after. When you come home, you will go straight to your room and do your homework. You will stay in your rooms until time for dinner, which we will have together as a family. After dinner, you will return to your rooms where you will stay until your bedtimes. Souta, your bedtime is at nine. Kagome, yours is at ten. Your mother and I are not to be bothered at anytime during the day. Is there any rule that you do not understand?" He glances back and froth between Kagome and Souta until they shake their heads. "Good. Now, as soon as you are finished, go back to your rooms and get ready for school tomorrow."
Kagome and Souta both ask to be excused. As soon as their mother gives them permission, they quickly head towards their rooms. They reach Kagome's room first. "Souta, do you have everything ready for tomorrow?" He nods. "Well, I guess Naraku won't mind if you watch TV until your bedtime." Both of their new rooms contained a TV, VCR/DVD player, radio, desk, and other things to keep them occupied. Since they had almost everything they needed in their room, there would be no need to bother their mother and new stepfather. Kagome shuddered. Naraku scared her. He had watched her all through dinner with a hungry look in his eyes.
"Kagome, will you tuck me in tonight? Please? This house scares me...." He gives Kagome his best puppy-dog look.
Kagome laughs. "Of course. I'll come in there later and tuck you in."
~The living room of another home~
"Inuyasha, why do you insist on terrorizing your fellow students?" Inuyasha Taisho's legal guardian, a slender woman of about forty, is standing in the middle of the living room, staring at a slip of paper in her hands. "Haven't your uncle and I done the best we could for you? We buy you the clothes you like. We send you to the very best school. We just bought you a car. We've been the best guardians that we could be." She stares at the boy with silver-white hair standing in front of her. Her eyes display the anguish she is feeling. "Sesshoumaru never gave us this kind of trouble when he was in high school."
"Sesshoumaru this, Sesshoumaru that! I'm sick and tired of hearing about how perfect my stupid brother is! And why does it matter to you anyways?! You're not my mother! You're just my aunt!" Inuyasha glares at her, his amber eyes flashing.
His aunt gasps. "I know that. I'm not trying to be. But somebody has to take care of you." Tears begin streaming down her cheeks. "I worry about you, Inuyasha, because I love you."
"Well, I don't need anyone to worry about me. I can take care of myself!" He walks out, slamming the door as he goes. His aunt collapses onto the couch, sobbing. Another door, on the opposite side of the room opens. A young man with silver-white hair just like Inuyasha's walks in.
Sesshoumaru sees the woman sitting on the couch with her head in her hands. Her shoulders are shaking from the force of her tears. He walks over to sit down beside her. "Don't worry, Aunt Keiko. Inuyasha will come around eventually. He'll realise that you and Uncle Mashu have given us the best that you could." He puts his arm around her shoulder in an attempt to comfort her.
"I do hope you're right, Sesshoumaru. My heart can't handle much more torment."
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Kagome walks into Souta's room. "All right, bro. Time for bed." She grins when he begins to pout. "Don't give me that look. It won't work. You've used it on me so much that I've become immune." Souta stares at her, sending her a doubtful look. "Honestly. I have."
Souta sighs in defeat. "All right, Kagome. I will allow you to tuck me in. I know how important it makes you feel. I will accept my fate heroically."
She giggles. "Hey. Weren't you the one who begged me to tuck you in? I do believe that I am the heroic one in this room."
Souta's look of amusement turns serious. "Yeah. You are." He walks over to her and wraps his arms around her waist, snuggling up to her. "You're my hero, Kagome."
Kagome hugs him closer to her. "And you're mine."
"How sweet." Kagome and Souta jump at the voice that comes from the doorway. Naraku stands there with and odd smile on his face. "Kagome, after you finish tucking your darling little brother in, I need to speak with you in your room. All right?" He waits for Kagome's nod of agreement before leaving.
Kagome looks down at her brother. "Come on, Souta. Let's get you settled." She walks over to his bed and pulls back the covers. He climbs in the bed and she pulls the covers over him. Leaning down, she kisses him on the forehead before whispering in his ear. "Remember Souta: Do not come in my room, no matter what you hear. Got that?" He starts to protest. "Don't argue with me. I will do anything I can to protect you from him. But that means that you have to cooperate with me. Do you understand?"
Souta nods. "Yes, I understand. But, you know, it's not right."
She looks down at him, questioningly. "What's not right?"
He frowns. "I'm your brother, so I should be the one protecting you, not the other way around. If only I were older. Then I could protect you." He studies the face of the person who has protected him from everything bad in his life. The sorrow and fear hiding in the back of his sister's eyes makes him want to weep. 'Poor Kagome-chan. I wish I was older. If I was older, I could protect her from everything. Nothing bad would ever touch her again.' He sighs in despair. "I wish I could be a Knight-In-Shining-Armor. If I was, you wouldn't have to worry."
She smiles. "Ah, but that's where you're wrong. You see, you are one. You're my Knight-In-Shining-Armor. You always will be." She laughs and kisses him on the forehead. "I bid thee sweet dreams, sir knight."
He giggles. "And the same to you, my fair lady."
Kagome grins and tickles him under the chin. "I'll see you in the morning." She gets up and walks over to the door. As she leaves, she cuts off the light and closes the door.
~
Kagome pauses in front of her door. She stares at the door, willing herself to go in. 'I have to go in. If I don't, he might go after Souta. I can't let that happen. Souta is too little. He doesn't deserve to be treated like I've been treated.' Sighing, she turns the knob and opens the door.
Naraku is sitting on Kagome's bed. The only light in the room is the moonlight streaming in through her bedroom window. As soon as she walks in, he smiles. His eyes are glowing red. "Come on in, Kagome." She walks in and closes the door behind her. "Come over here and sit beside me." He pats a spot beside him.
Kagome shakes her head. "No, thanks. I'll stand up."
"Come here." Naraku's eyes glint dangerously. Kagome walks over and sits on the bed as far away as possible. "That's not close enough. I like to be right by a person when I talk to them." He waits, but Kagome stays right where she is. "If you don't do what I tell you to, like a good stepdaughter should, I'll just have to go pay a visit to Souta...."
"You will not go near him." Kagome's voice is as quiet as a whisper, but as effective as a shout. "I will not let you lay a finger on him."
"You 'won't let me'?" His hand lashes out and wraps around her upper arm. "I don't follow the instructions of a weakling girl!" He jerks her down on the bed and looms above her. His fingers dig into her upper arms. "Know this, Kagome. I do what I want to, when I want to. And if I were you, I would learn how to cooperate. You never know, your life might depend on it one day. Maybe even the life of your little brother." He releases one of her arms and runs his bony fingers down her cheek. "But there are worse things to have taken forcefully from you than your life. Remember that." He gets up and walks out.
Kagome releases the breath that she had been holding. 'For a moment, I thought that he was going to...' She shudders. 'Cold...I'm cold.' She pulls back the covers and climbs under them. 'He had such a strong grip.' Kagome reaches over and switches on the lamp, then pulls up one of her sleeves. Bruises have already begun forming in the shape of fingerprints. "Oh great. Those are going to be there for awhile." She cuts the lamp off. 'At least I kept him away from Souta.' With that thought still running through her mind, she closes her eyes and falls asleep.
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Sethra: That's is for Chapter 2! I would like to thank everyone who reviewed my story:
hiei's shadow angel: Thank you so much for reviewing! I'm glad you liked it!
Ruby Star: LILY-CHAN!!!!!!!! *tackles Ruby Star* Arigatou gozaimashita! Your review meant so much to me! I'm really glad that you liked it! I hope you don't mind that I put Okami in. I thought that you would like it, so please don't burn me to a crisp! I hope you liked this chapter, too!
Yatenmiokami: Thank you very much! I read your profile, and it said that you like Sess/Kag pairings. I'm sorry that this sorry that this story isn't one. Do you think I should write one after I'm finished with this one? Thanks again!
