Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of its characters, even Sesshoumaru. This hunky Inu Youkai and everyone else belongs to Rumiko Takahashi. *sob* Sesshi..
NOTE!!: I do not write lemons. Period. The writing in this chapter doesn't go ne where. It's only used to scare "certain" characters. Promise
Whew!!! Finally posting, after several rewrites, *groan*much love for Tewks for being my "editor"* and many requests by friends. I hope the wait hasn't killed anyone yet. ^n#n^
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Chapter 2: Hopelessness
All Kagome could feel was a dull throbbing and burning around her ankles and wrists. She was awake yes, but everything wasn't "aligned". She could see Kohaku tying up her hands and feet and Naraku sitting in the corner with a smug smirk plastered on his face, but she couldn't do anything. Whether it was the suffocating miasma surrounding her, or the excruciating headache that prevented her from moving, the young miko didn't know. All Kagome knew was that it hurt to move, so don't move. 'Ow,' Kagome thought idly. 'Damn that Naraku. What does he want from me?…oh yeah, I have the Shikon shards. Then why not just take them or sent one of his lackeys to do the job for him? I'm positive her could easily do it either way. He's got more planned, but what is it?'
Soon, everything was clear and the throbbing migraine became a dull ache. Kagome sat up from her position on the floor and looked around. She was in a long, dark room. And at the end of the shadowed room was Naraku, laughing softly at the miko's first attempts to sit up. Finally, Kagome was able to prop herself up on her forearms and knees and gave Naraku the hardest death-glare she could muster. Unfortunately, all she could muster was and agitated stare since she was still "out of it".
"What's wrong little miko? You seem aggravated," Naraku chided. "Tell me, how does it feel? To be completely helpless? I would kill you right now, but where would the fun be in that? The entertainment ends too quickly. No, I'm going to make the last days of your life a living hell," the evil hanyou ended lowly.
Kagome glared at Naraku defiantly. If she had been an Inu Youkai, she would have growled and laid her ears flat against her head.
(a/n: Kawaii visual!! ^n#n^ I just had to add that. Gomen ;-p)
Naraku chuckled. "It seems Inuyasha's woman has a sharp edge. Time to smooth out the corners," Naraku said lowly as her started crossing the room.
Kagome's eyes got wide as Naraku inched closer towards her. 'Oh Gods. Don't let him rape me. Oh God! Where are you Inuyasha?'
Naraku appeared in front of Kagome suddenly and immediately knelt down by her feet. The miko cringed and closed her eyes as Naraku's clammy hands caressed her ankles.
'Oh Gods,' Kagome screamed in her mind. 'This is actually happening! …Wait a minute…What's he doing?' She cautiously opened her eyes and saw the last thing she thought she'd see. Naraku was cutting off the binds around her feet. Kagome stared up at Naraku with big, confused, blue eyes, as if asking for an explanation.
(a/n: Yes, Kagome does have blue eyes! At least in the manga she does. Cartoonists are weird.)
Naraku chuckled and stroked Kagome's foot. The miko shivered in disgust at the "intimate" contact. "Foolish miko," Naraku chided as his hands groped Kagome's calves. "I cannot get anywhere with your legs tied together."
(a/n: I could stop there, but that would just be cruel, ne? Now, on with the rest of the story!!! Sorry, it was just too fun to taunt some certain people. Hehehe. I know, I'm evil when I write. It's my world bub!!! You just live in it! ;-p)
Kagome's eyes went wide as she kicked away from Naraku. Unfortunately, she didn't get very far because she backed up right into the wall. With panicked eyes, Kagome searched desperately for a way to escape. She found none. The miko stared up terrified as Naraku came closer. As soon as the evil hanyou knelt down in front of Kagome, she curled herself into a fetal position. A vain attempt to protect herself.
Naraku chuckled at the obvious fear radiating off of the girl and stroked her knee. At the sudden contact, Kagome shuddered and tears streamed down her face.
"You frighten easily miko. A simple touch petrifies you to no end. 'hmph' I'm going to enjoy tormenting you," Naraku stood up and walked towards the rice paper door and paused. "By the way, you might want to change your clothes. They are a little revealing," Naraku taunted. A small chuckle escaped the evil hanyou's throat as he left Kagome alone.
(a/n Naraku chuckles a lot, doesn't he? Unfortunately, I can't think of another word, so, bear with me ^n#n^* -sweatdrop)
Kagome sobbed by the wall, still trying to regain some sensibility. 'Oh Gods,' she thought miserably. 'I've never been so scared in my entire life.' A choked cry passed her lips as she tried to regain her composure. 'I feel like such trash. I don't want to be used like that. No wonder all the rape victims I've heard of have felt so dirty and used. Now I know how they feel. Oh Inuyasha, where are you. I'm so scared. Please, come find me soon.' "Inuyasha," she mumbled as she curled further into herself.
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Inuyasha slept in his usual position up in a tree. But this time, he was not as calm or collected as he usually was during sleep. No, this time the hanyou was thrashing in his sleep; sweat poured down his face and back. Small groans could be heard coming from the back of his throat. All of a sudden, Inuyasha jumped up from his troubled sleep; hand on the hilt of Tetsuiga, ready for anything to happen. Panicked golden eyes and ears scanned the surrounding area for any threat. "Gods," Inuyasha exasperated as he slowly returned to his seat on the branch. 'It was just a dream. Not a dream, a nightmare.'
*Flashback into the dream*
Inuyasha was standing at the end of a long, dark room. Outside a small window, he could see the top of a smoking volcano with lush foliage surrounding it. As his eyes adjusted to the lack of light, he spied a moving lump at the end of the room. See he could see the moving mass of clothing that sounded like it was whimpering. The Inu hanyou moved closer to the other end of the room, but couldn't move any further when he was about five feet from the pile of moving cloth.
Now he could see and hear much better, and he was furious! There only a few feet from him, was Kagome against a wall, and she was terrified. As she sat in a curled position, Naraku sat in front of her, stoking up and down her leg. Inuyasha struggled and reached his hand out to tear Naraku apart for even trying to touch what was HIS Kagome like that. Unfortunately, Inuyasha was rooted to the same spot on the floor. Yet he wanted no more than to decapitate the hanyou and comfort the weeping Kagome.
A few seconds later, Naraku pulled away, leaving Kagome to cry to herself. Inuyasha could see Naraku's mouth moving, but no words were heard. Finally, a single sentence could be heard out of the silence.
I'm going to enjoy tormenting you.
Inuyasha's sight started to bleed red as his blood boiled in anger and frustration from his weak position. All of a sudden, a weepy noise caught his attention and he spun back to where Kagome sat. His eyes softened as he saw her curl into herself further. All he wanted to do was to wrap he arms around his miko from the future and comfort her. To tell her everything was all right and that Naraku would never touch her again. Inuyasha tried to reach her, but it was as if his feet were nailed to the floor.
Kagome let out a strangled cry and Inuyasha wanted nothing more than to tear off the offending appendages from Naraku's body. "Inuyasha," he heard her mumble. The Inu hanyou had never felt so helpless or worthless in his entire life for not being able to protect his miko. The one person he cared for most was suffering and he couldn't do anything about it.
All of a sudden, Inuyasha was jerked out of his thoughts by a sickening squirming noise. He looked towards Kagome and saw writhing appendages wrap around her lithe body, pulling her backwards into the darkness of the room.
"No! Kagome!!" the hanyou yelled. Inuyasha struggled desperately, trying to move himself from his rooted spot on the floor. Yet his struggles were in vain. "Kagome!" he yelled again and stretched out his hand in a last attempt to reach his priestess.
*End Flashback*
Inuyasha stared up at the moon, worry and frustration still planted in his eyes. 'Kagome,' he thought to himself. 'Are you ok? I promised I'd get you back and I will. I swear, no one will ever hurt you again.'
"Inuyasha," Miroku called up the tree.
"What?" the hanyou replied nonchalantly, still gazing at the moon.
'He looks like he's in deep thought,' the monk observed curiously. He was surprised at this side of his friend and blinked largely. 'I'll have to ask him about that later.' "Is everything alright, Inuyasha?"
"No, everything's not alright. We need to find Kagome, fast. I'm not about to let her be taken advantage of by Naraku," Inuyasha stated simply but roughly.
Miroku was a but stunned by Inuyasha's bluntness; especially when it had to do something remotely close to his feelings. 'He must really be worried about Kagome,' the monk thought intently. 'Can't say I blame him though. If Sango was taken from us, from me, I'd be worried as well.' The houshi glanced over at his dear taigi-ya, who owned his heart for quite some time, snuggling with the kit and her fire-cat lovingly.
"It's almost dawn Inuyasha," Miroku stated. "We can start going now, but there's a problem. We have no clue where we are headed."
"I've got an idea Miroku," Inuyasha replied.
Miroku stared at his hanyou friend quizzically.
( a/n: You know those looks you give people where it's like "uh-huh, right. And
what last time when you said this?"…Get it? Got it. Good. ^n#n^)
"Don't worry, I know where I'm going. Let's just say I got a good hunch," Inuyasha said quietly. 'I'm coming for you Kagome. Just hold on a little longer.'
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Whew!!! All done! Several write-ups, and lots of searching through the thesaurus, the chapter is FINALLY FINISHED!!! Ok, I'm already half way through the 3rd chapter, so no worries. If I'm not too bz, I'll have it up during the middle of the week. Ja ne! ^n#n^