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2- These Emotions

She looked up at the ceiling. Her slender neck was arching upward, the skin tightening. Her inky black hair was loosely draped around her shoulders. Her eyes drooping, they were losing their lively fire. What day was it? How long had she been in here? Would she be allowed to leave? She scoffed.

Yah right, the day he does that will be the Takashi gives up his little girl!

She was a lonely stranger now. She felt it surge through out her. She wanted to see the sun, the sky, shed never felt so far from nature in her life. Did they even notice her absence?

'No one come for somebody who doesn't exist.' That's right Naraku, she thought to herself. Besides, I wanted to disappear; I just never thought it'd end up like this. No one else was supposed to suffer, only me! Time like these made her think a lot. Kagome stopped thinking about her, and started with her family. She averted her gaze from the ceiling to right in front of her.

'How's gramps doing? Probably rambling about those stories like he always does. What about mom? Is she keeping up with her health? Oh Sota, you must be so tall, I can't wait to see you again. My friends, what about them? She's probably bared him 5 children by now! Kagome laughed at how improbable that was. Wait… she laughed. For once she laughed, and it felt good! She quieted herself before anyone could hear her. She enjoyed it, but it was too painful to do that. She focused back to the present. She wanted to end this as quickly as possible with having to do as little as possible. She had to stop these thoughts on her family and her friends. She didn't want the pain to resurface with what she'd left behind. I don't care, I don't care! I don't want to go back! I'm slowly going insane. Damn that fucking asshole! He knows! All I want is… Kagome was pulled from her thoughts by a quite yet loud voice.

'To be free, am I right?' the women said her back to Kagome. She locked up the cell once again. She stood there slowly turning to face Kagome. Her face looked had aged, not that she was old. Everyone in this mansion was having their soul sucked out oh so slowly. She'd had many restless nights, and she was haunted by another's shadow. Her eyes were the same. They were still the strong crimson red she'd remembered. Her hair was always the same length and that wasn't about to change. She wore a simple kimono with a pink obi. She gently walked over to Kagome and placed a silver tray by her side. There was some fresh sushi and steamed rice. 'Eat, you look … you look… hungry…' she said not really telling Kagome what she looked like. Personally she thought that Kagome was a train wreck at its best, from her normal self of course.

Kagome stifled a small chuckle and said, 'It shows, huh? Arigatou, for the food, I am grateful.'

'Why did you leave?' the woman blurted out. She clamped her hand to her mouth. Kagome gave the woman a weak yet reassuring smile. She'd seen her a few times before this, and they weren't on the best of terms. Kagome couldn't help but feel the need to talk a little.

'It has been a long time, hasn't it Kagura-san?' she asked hopefully. Still staring off into the distance, she didn't want Kagura to see her face. Kagome admitted it she was ashamed.

'Yes it has.' she replied hastily. 'Tell me why? You had everything, why give it up? You know as well as I do!' she yearned to know. The other still stared out.

'Like you said Kagura-san…freedom,' she said blankly. Freedom, she'd lost her belief in that a very long time ago.

'Do you call this freedom? Do you call living in a cement cell freedom Kagome-san?' why was she getting pissed. She was free, well freer than this at the least. I know what she feels.

'Maybe Kagura-san,' Kagome spoke softly. 'Maybe what we see as "freedom" is actually an illusion. People say if they could fly they would be free. Is that entirely true? Birds fly but end up losing their way. Maybe true freedom is having a home to return to, somewhere to find the right path.' Kagura smiled sadly at the girl. She had everything, but applying them was her problem.

'He told you that?' Kagura asked sincerely. Kagome assumed Naraku just told them about her life. That's so like him, she thought.

'Hai, he did,' she tried to keep her voice from cracking.

'Once in my life, Kagome-san, I had the same look of lost love in my very eyes. Everything had passed without me. You deserve better than this.' The woman watched Kagome let one tear grace her cheek. Her first tear over him, she is strong. Women wooed by the man were in the end wrecked. This woman is the only women she'd seen stand through it all. Strength maybe the key.

'Do not cry over him Kagome-san, he is not worth it,' she stated while she walked to unlock the door. Once she'd left Kagome muttered to herself:

'No, he deserves better than this.' She felt thankful that Kagura offered her words. That was more then she could ask for, even though the formalities were too much. She wasn't complaining. It was nice to have to talk to her. Kagome looked around the cell block as she sat against one of the walls. An overwhelming sensation came over her, a sad feeling. She laid her head on her bent knees.

Loneliness

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In her head she hummed a tune while walking in the dim corridors. The tan walls were darkened by the black borders. She walked mindlessly in the halls not noticing a pair of red eyes like her own staring. They were gazing at her with over-whelmed anger. She just kept on walking and humming till…

'KAGURA!' he barked at her. Her eyes immediately traced the source of the sound. She stared into his eyes. He wore his usual a black suit withwhite fur drapped around his shoulders. She opened her mouth a bit more. She fell gracefully on her knees and bowed her head down. In a small, terrified voice she said,

'Naraku-sama, gomen nasai, for not noticing your honorable presence. I am not worthy of being called servant for such disgraceful actions in your presence. Let this low one to your superiority excuse herself,' she bashed herself so he'd just leave her alone. She didn't want to feel the bruises surface again. She had wept countless nights, trying to forget the pain her father led her into, At least Kanna is safe.

'Vermin, I told everyone specifically not to bother with that wench inside that cell block! What part of don't bother do you not understand? You know nothing! Do you understand this concept? Get up, Kagura, you … you excuse for a human!' she was slowly standing up trying her best not to show her fear to her master. She ever so slowly let her eyes wander to his. He was staring at her not even blinking. She was almost straight when his hand found her throat. 'You disobeyed me! Me you master! Stupid girl! You went against me!'

Weakening her voice.

'Don't hide your fear; I can see it in your eyes. You try to show nothing but I know everything about you. You try to help her gain her impure soul, like it'd work. You loved him once; wait not him, his money right? He got rid of you and you ended up begging for the great lord of the west to take you back. By then he had himself a new whore. Should I tell Kagome who put her in this situation?' the pain was getting to be too much. There was no air.

Crushing her life.

'You should be grateful, cousin, that I took you in after your father shamed us all. That son of a bitch left his daughter in my hands. Your family is a bunch of filthy bloods! Especially that sister of yours, Kanna. You don't deserve to be part of such a linage.' He spat out.

Squeezing her soul.

All together he dropped her on the ground. She began gasping for any air available. In his eyes it was a pretty sight, in hers it was her life. She felt around her neck seeing that there were pearls of blood emerging from where his fingers had latched on. Kaugra began to cough uncontrollably. She didn't want to be Narakus' slave any longer, but what other choice did she have? 'Women get out of my sight,' the man with inky black hair and crimson eyes spat out. 'Now! I don't want you to show your hideous body in front of me.' Kagura stumbled trying to get up and out of her lords face. He began counting, '10, you don't want to see me at the end of this, 9; hurry up your time is running out, 8.' Kagura didn't need to be told twice. In a split second she was running behind him not looking back. She needed to get out as soon as she could. She had no time here any longer; her life span was growing shorter and shorter. How could you escape when your savior was trapped? She had sinned and this was karma. No more running, she stopped in the middle of the hall. If she needed others to be strong she in turn must be strong, No more running. She clenched her fists. She held her head high and walked on.

Determination

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He slouched over his mahogany desk, a volcano ready to explode. If he wasn't a fine gentleman and respected by people all over the world he just might have. He decided to take some time and look around his office. It was put in the way Yura saw it fit for a man of importance. He didn't find it too comfortable. It was plain, it was dark, it was cold, it was Sesshoumaru, or it used to be. People had a thing about him and his office. They liked to change it around make it more him. Did they even know him? What was him? They didn't understand. There was a time his room was arranged in such a manner it wasn't fit for someone like him, but it was very comfortable. It had a lot of blue and silver. Now it was black and brown with tans. It looked so… plain. Since we did Sesshoumaru want to be so off the ordinary. I never did. He answered himself.

He had a picture right near his computer where he was holding Rins' hand when she was about two –years old. They both were eating ice cream and walking down this lane with a bunch of Disney stores. Oh right the time we went to Disney Land, I remember.' He used to laugh and smile, in his own privacy, that didn't change the fact that he had once. You only come to regret it later. He snorted, happiness was only an illusion, and there was no such thing of being "happy." Sesshoumaru walked to the large window that was behind him. He saw his reflection. He was aging, he wasn't super old, like 30 wasn't bad, was it? His eyes had certainly shown the lack of sleep he'd gotten over the few weeks. His hair was getting a bit ruffled, though people couldn't tell, he could. His skin was still flawless so that was good. He wore a dark navy blue suit with a white tie.

He was still the lord of the west, or whatever they called him. It's true that his architecture company was at the top, and that all in the west of Japan and most of east he'd built the buildings and houses there. If you really looked at it technically he ruled over the west. Oh the power, the immense power of being on the top. Like they said, though, it's lonely being at the top. He inhaled a large amount of air, and exhaled through his mouth. What a nasty habit I've picked up. Just for that thought he sighed once again. Let it go. A flashing red light on his office telephone caught the eyes of Sesshoumaru. He picked up not saying a word.

'Takashi- dono,' the small voice peeped out through the phone. 'Line one phone call for you.' He beeped it through. I told her not to call. Sesshoumaru waited on the phone till he heard breathing. They weren't going to talk; Sesshoumaru knew immediately who it was. Sesshoumaru was just going to have to initiate the conversation like usual. He didn't have all day.

'Takashi, Sesshoumaru speaking,' he said politely, yet in that cool tone he was famous for.

'Takashi- sama, was today bad day for you? ' she asked emotionlessly. His golden eyes widened just a bit. Today was Thursday, right? He looked on his calendar, she wouldn't… would she? 'Looks like you just lost 250 000 thousand, how does it feel?' She did.

'Kanna- san there will be a rematch held tomorrow. I will not take no for an answer,' he slightly growled into the phone and violently smashed it on the receiver. He immediately turned back to his stoic form. He finally decided after some consideration to skip his lunch break and keep working. He sat back down at his desk and began his marathon of reading and signing.

Now isn't it annoying when you've really gotten into something only to find key ingredients missing? Sesshoumaru had gone through many cabinets, draws, and practically anything you can open. Jaken better have a copy. He raged in his mind. He picked up his phone that connected to the front desk. Now you could call Jaken a male fan-girl of Sesshoumaru. Whatever he needed Jaken provided. Jaken was a toad; well he really looked one at the least. His eyes were very, very large, with small pupils, the looked as if they popped their sockets. He was a short man with no hair what so ever. If the light hit him right you would say he looked a sick, pale green. Sesshoumaru swished his perfect long hair out of his face. The silver strands floated out of his sight as if it were a perfect dance. Why isn't he responding?He got up to walk to the door when...

'Looking for this big boy?' a voice hissed from the door way. He saw her stand in a tight black dress, which he didn't approve his women wearing, but he didn't mind too much. She walked to him snaking her arms around his waist, holding him loosely. She laid her head on his chest. He looked down at her, oh how he wanted to pry her off.

'The file, now,' he said. One hand slipped out from behind him, pushing her head off his chest to place the file there with her hand. He took it and began to read to himself as she remained like that. 'Sector 44, with lot C, metal, cement, and new dowels? To be placed under the basement levels Takashi Techture owns now from a- f.' he mumbled on further.

'Sesshou-chan, stop that, I came for a reason. I came to share the news I have,' she said to him trying to get his attention from that stupid folder.

'Hn?' was his only sound of reply.

'I'M LATE SESSHOUMARU,' she screamed out to him. In a motion that could cause whiplash, Sesshoumaru brought up his head. He let his façade escape for a second before making sure it was there. He opened and closed his mouth several times.

'How many day has it been?' he asked dumb struck.

'A week, it's been a week! I think this is it! You'll have an heir to the company! There's a future family now! Oh, you'll be an outo-san. All in good time Sesshou-chan you'll be a great parent. You'll know how to cuddle and tell stories. It's finally happening. I'm so happy.' She kept rambling about the baby and how parenting was in the near future, or something like that.

Sesshoumaru was still shocked by the "I'm late," part. There was one thing she said that caught his attention. He focused on her.

'Rin can finally get the proper family for herself.' She said closing her eyes in contentment at the thought. 'We can keep in touch if you want.' She continued into his chest. 'She'll be happy, you'll be happy, I'll be happy.'

'No,' he said in his calm voice. As long as he lived he would never do such a repulsive act. Give her up, when he gave her every this she dreamed of?

'Sesshou-chan she'd be much happier! She's not even related to you! You want something like that for your reputation. Blood relations are so important these days. Do you think I would be an heiress if daddy adopted me? It's better that way! Think about yourself. She will bring you no benefits.'

'I don't like to repeat myself. My answer is final.' He gave off coolly. 'Did you take a test?' he asked finally.

'No, next week I will! Sesshou- chan I have to go now. Say bye to the baby.' She placed his hand over her stomach.'Bye honey.' She went on the tips of her toes and kissed him on the cheek. She closed the door behind her.

Sesshoumaru sighed. This was not good for him. Sesshoumaru used to be a big believer in marriage before sex, yet that didn't work out too well. He closed his eye and shot them back open. He was still in his office. He was not very pleased.

'JAKEN!' he said harshly over the phone. My parenting is just fine.

Frustration.

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His bare feet touched the cement floor. It was as cold as his touch was. He looked at her with the same eyes he did. He'd wanted her for the longest time, but she would never succumb to him. He'd tried even forcing her, even that didn't work. She had to much honor, and he was about to break using all the power he had. She was something he could taint. Oh how he'd make her scream and beg for her death, yet he knew she would never do that. He looked at her sitting, her head bent on her knees. Her storm eyes staring at him with such intensity level, as he tried to stare back.

She knew he was coming, and personally didn't care. She would never break for someone so worthless like Naraku. If she did it would make her seem pathetic. She was a highly respected woman in today's Japan, and so was he. If you knew though, that people like him hide under several masks, you'd never lay a ten foot pole near him. He came closer to her with each step he took. Naraku bent to Kagomes level and smirked. She didn't believe him. Even when beat up, bruised, and most likely emotionally damaged she was still beautiful. It was time.

'They're suspicious now.' He said coldly. He went and softly spoke in her ear, 'Run, Kagome my koi, run' he stood straight up. Kagome carefully got up from her spot, never flinching out of pain. She pulled her kimono back onto her shoulders. She brushed past him, heading straight for the door. She paused and spoke to her captor.

'Remember our deal Naraku,' she kept walking. She was all most there… A cold hand reached out and grabbed her. There was a mischievous glint in his blood eyes.

'Not a word.' He said as she yanked her arm back from him. She vanished as he still stared out to the door still, 'Run Kagome.' It wouldn't be too long until she was under his grasp again. Not to long at all.

Freedom.

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Saiyuri-himes' little corner: I am a huge procrastinator! I took sooooo long to update, because of my sisters wedding, and my parents who don't understand privacy. Anywho, this is the second chapter and I hope you enjoy it! LOL I had one hell of a time writing this! Thank you to all the reveiwers,I was so happy you enjoyed my writing! I was overwhelmed i got a response, ha! Well anyways, I'm contemplating Shippo's role in here... so confusing anyways... if you want, feel free to make suggestions. LOL you guys have a great week, and hopefully I'll update soon... feel Saiyuri-himes luff!♥

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