What Fun Would That Be

After about an hour of walking, they had finally reached Lord Kuranosuke's Castle. Sango had forgotten how huge and elaborate it was. It was set around a hill, with his castle in the middle of it all. It looked like he had had it repaired from the damage that the spirit bear had caused. But no matter how many times she saw it, it never failed to take her breath away.

The men all looked at her when they heard her stomach growl again. It hadn't stopped since she had left her friends behind. "I'm sure our lord has some food for you to eat," the general said. She sighed and looked down. Maybe I should eat something, she thought.

"Sango!" she heard a voice yell. She looked up and saw him. Lord Kuranosuke was walking towards her. He had his best clothes on, probably to impress Sango on how rich he was. But what caught Sango's attention was his dazzling smile, as always. He always seemed to charm her with those perfectly straight and white teeth. He stopped right in front of her and grabbed her hand, kissing it politely. "Sango, it has been far too long. How have you been? Have you finished your travels with that half-demon?"

"Um, not exactly. I still have some unfinished business. But other than that, I'm getting by. Thank you for inviting me to your castle again. I hope I'm not an inconvenience." Kuranosuke just shook his head at her.

"You are never an inconvenience to me, my love. Please, you must be tired from your journey. You must have a bath and a nap." Once again, her stomach growled again. "And perhaps some food."

"That would be great," Sango said with an embarrassed smiled.

Inuyasha sat by the fire growling to himself. It was getting quite annoying, so Shippou, who was fishing, decided to step in. "Would you stop growling? You're scaring all the fish away." All that did was made Inuyasha angrier. The dog demon quickly hit the little fox demon over the head, causing a lump to grow. "What did you do that for?"

"Can it, squirt!" Inuyasha yelled. What he didn't know was that Kagome was listening to the whole thing.

"Sit, boy." Inuyasha immediately fell to the ground. "You alright, Shippou?" Shippou nodded as tears threatened to fall out of his eyes.

"What did I do?" Inuyasha yelled as he picked himself off the ground. Kagome just sighed and looked at Miroku. He hadn't said a thing since Sango left. Kagome was starting to get worried about the monk.

"Miroku, are you ok?" she asked. He just sat there and stared at the moon. "I'm sure Sango is alright. It's not like the lord is going to attack her or something."

"I'm not worried about her," Miroku said, surprising Kagome. "She has a brain. She can do whatever she wants. It's really none of our business." Kagome sighed and looked at the moon with him. Sango will be alright, she thought. But I have this strange feeling. I hope I'm wrong.

Sango was led to Kuranosuke's room to meet him. It was already night and she had made up her mind. She planned to spend the night and then go back to the others first thing in the morning. She walked in the room and saw the lord kneeling on a pillow at the front. She knelt down in front of him and bowed to him. There was something strange about him. She didn't know exactly what it was, but he wasn't flashing his bright smile as he always did, even though she gave him a gentle smile. She sensed something very wrong with the room, but she couldn't put her finger on it.

"Is there something wrong, Sango?" the lord asked.

"No, I'm fine. What is it you wanted to talk to me about?" she asked.

"As you know, Sango, the world is full of demons and untrustworthy people. I can't seem to find anyone that I can leave my life with. But then I met you. When you exterminated that demon last time you were here, you fought with such passion and grace." Sango blushed a little at his words. She knew what this was leading to, but she wouldn't interrupt him. "I have never met such a wonderful person in my life. That was when I decided that I would never give up on you. Please, Sango, you must marry me. There is no one else I would rather spend my life with. What do you say, my love?" Sango stared at the love-sick lord. How could she tell how she felt without breaking his heart?

"I'm flattered, really. I would love to marry you. But…" she stopped and thought about what words to use. "I have to do something that might be impossible to do. Then and only then would I be able to settle down. I'm sorry to disappoint you." She bowed and closed her eyes. "I plan to leave in the morning. I thank you for your hospitality." From all directions, swords and spears were pointed at her neck. When she looked up, she realized that she would not be allowed to leave so easily.

"I'm sorry, Sango," the lord said as he walked towards her. "You will not leave until I am done with you. Bind her and leave. She is a demon slayer and I don't want her trying anything." Sango growled at him as his guards tied her hands and ankles. They left right after they were done. "Make sure no one bothers us."

"What happened to you, Kuranosuke? What is the meaning of this? The Kuranosuke I know would never act this way." Sango gasped when she heard his low laugh.

"The Kuranosuke you know is dead, Sango." Sango watched in horror as Kuranosuke started to transform into the last thing she thought she would see.

"Naraku," she whispered. "But how? You're supposed to be weak and in hiding."

"What better way to hide than in a lord's castle? These people are so naive. They would never suspect that their master was a demon."

"Where is the real Kuranosuke?" Sango yelled. "What have you done with him?"

"That fool of a lord," Naraku laughed. "He was quite easy to kill. I enjoyed taking his head. But he begged me not to kill him so he could see his precious Sango one last time. It seems that all of your loved ones have a way of getting themselves killed, except for Kohaku. He serves me quite well."

"You bastard!" Sango yelled as she tried to fight her way out of the ropes, but they were tied too tightly. There was no way for her to escape. She was at the mercy of her most feared rival. Naraku laughed at her vulnerability.

"You are so weak. It would be so easy for me to kill you right now. I'm sure I would enjoy your screams and pleads for mercy."

"Then why don't you kill me? I'm not afraid of you. If you're so tough, send me to the underworld with my family." Naraku laughed at her and lifted her off the ground by her neck.

"What fun would that be if I killed you right away? The fun is about to begin." Kagura walked out of the shadows with a cup of thick purple liquid. Naraku let Sango fall to the ground after nearly strangling her to death. He then took the cup and held it up to Sango's mouth. "My Kagura has been watching you for some time. It seems that your friends have trusted you for too long." He then plugged Sango's nose and forced her mouth open.

"I'm going to erase your memories of this night so you may think that your Kuranosuke has asked you for dinner. You will remember nothing of our meeting. But I will promise this." He forced the liquid down Sango's throat and dropped her to the ground. "I will make you and your friends suffer." Sango's body started to shake violently as the liquid burned inside her. It felt like her whole body was on fire. The last thing she saw was Naraku and Kagura laughing.

That's it for this chapter. I hope you guy(s) liked it. The next chapter will be up soon.

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