Chapter 3

Naraku carried Kagome and Sango off to where InuYasha and Miroku were. Suddenly InuYasha stood up.

"Naraku's coming." he growled as he put his hand on Tensusaiga. Miroku stood up and waited for Naraku to slow his mug ugly face.

"Seems you knew I was coming." Naraku grabbed Kagome and Sango. "I'm taking them with me, you have 7 days to get them back before I kill them." Suddenly Naraku disappeared.

"Get back here Naraku and fight like the ugly ass you are!" InuYasha yelled after him, Naraku was heading west. "Wait a second, why is he heading west?"

"Probally to hide in your brothers lands, where he can stay hidden." Miroku said. "You heard him, we have 7 days, let's get goin'!" Miroku started walking off in the direction that Naraku was heading. You will pay for this Naraku! InuYasha thought. He was sure that Miroku was thinking the same thing at the same time.

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Naraku was retreating to his base in Sesshoumaru's lands. It was a perfect place to hide because Sesshoumaru's powers strong enough to mask his own, he didn't know if Sesshoumaru knew he was there, but it was the best hiding place he could find.

"We're here." Naraku said as Kagome and Sango woke.

"Here as in where?" Kagome asked drowzily. Then she remembered that Naraku had kidnapped her and Sango. "Take me back to InuYasha Naraku!" Kagome yelled.

"I think not, taking you two presents the perfect option to kill InuYasha and that monk. Maybe even Sesshoumaru when he realizes I took something...I mean someone from him."

"You better not have touched Rin! If only I had bow, I'd purify you to hell!" Kagome yelled at him. Sango opened her eyes when she heard Kagome yelling at someone, she looked around to see where she was.

"Naraku let us go!" Sango growled.

"Look like you're awake to. You'll have to meet your friend who is also in my custody." Naraku said. We walked over to a pit in the ground, the bottom was lined with pillows so he could just drop them down, and not have to worry about them getting hurt. He let go of them and they dropped down onto the cushioned ground.

"He caught you to?" a girls voice asked, then they notice two red eyes looking at them.

"Unfortunatly." Sango said with scorn clear in her voice.

"Well, even if you were a demon you can't get out until he takes you out. I'm Aki." the girl said.

"Kagome."

"Sango."

"Ah, Kagome and Sango with InuYasha and Miroku, I heard of your endagments before I was kidnapped by that bastard." Aki said.

"Uh...can I ask you something?" Kagome asked.

"Haven't you already?" Aki asked.

"Ture. So...uh...did Naraku take you from Sesshoumaru?" she asked.

"Yes." Aki said in a dull tone. "Didn't you hear him say that he had taken someone from Sesshoumaru?" Aki asked.

"Of corse we did! We thought it was Rin that he took!" Sango said.

"No, once was enough for Sesshoumaru. Now he usually doesn't let Rin leave the castle grounds." Aki said.

"Oh..." Sango said. "Well, do we at least get fed?"

"Yes, I hope you like vegitables every day for a week..." Aki said. She stood up. "Naraku! Get your ass back here!" Aki growled. Naraku leaned over the top of the hole. Aki had dark blue hair, it was dark enough to the point that it was almost black. She was also quite tall. She could easily get away with being called a giant in her time.

"Yes?" he asked in a fake curious tone.

"Don't use that tone with me! Once I get out of here I'll kick your ass! These two are hungry. And can I please have some meat! I'm going to die if I eat another carrot or potato or something like fruits and vagitables" Aki added.

"Why, of corse. Why didn't you say so?" he asked.

"I have but you never gave me any!" Aki growled at him. Naraku fakes a wide grin. Aki growled and sat back down. "I swear, once I get out of here I'm going to kick his ass so bad, that even with those stupid regeneration powers he wont be able to heal himself!" Aki growled as she punched the wall. Once she took her fist out of it, the wall went back to how it was, there was no sign that she had punched it.

"How long have you been here?" Sango asked.

"I've been here about...3 days, living off of fruits and veggies! I can't stand them any more! Once I get home I'm going fully meat eater..." Aki said.

"Uh...ok...so hasn't Sesshoumaru tried to come and get you?" Kagome asked.

"I don't know, ya can't hear anything outside of this pit, even with your miko powers you wont be able to do anything, he's completely made this pit...uh...exit-proof." Aki said. "I can't even get out!"

"Well looks like we'll just have to live." Sango said, Kagome nodded.

"You know, I think he's going to get who ever Kouga chose to be with..." Aki said. "It wouldn't surprise me." she added.

"But why would he being doing this?" Sango asked.

"So he can kill all of who he hates at one time. Sesshoumaru, then InuYasha and Miroku, and last Kouga, if I'm guessing right." Aki said. "So how did you two get captured?"

"We were planning our weddings and Naraku suddenly showed up and knocked us out cold." Sango said. "So, how did you get kidnapped?"

"I was walking around the outside of the c astle to see what was going on and suddenly I was knocked out and woke up as I fell into this stupid exit-proof pit in the floor, oh, and I'd sit on the pillows if I were you..." Aki added.

"Why?" Kagome asked.

"Because there as like these giant worms that come out of the ground and take a bite outta ya." Aki pulled up her sleve to reveal several fading bites.

"Ouch." Kagome said as she made sure that she was sitting on a pillow. Sango did the same.

"Wait! I still have a few weapons that I always carry on me where no man would dare go!" Sango said.

"Doesn't matter, they can't leave the pit, or else I would have gotten out of here long ago." Aki said as she pulled out a small 'L' shaped thing, it suddenly grew to be taller than Kagome.

"Is that what I think it is!" Sango asked excitedly.

"Yes." Aki said simply.

"Can I see!" she asked. Aki handed over the sctyhe, but before she let go she looked Sango in the eye.

"It's heavy, and I better get it back." she added, Sango nodded and Aki let go, Sango's hand was pushed down to the ground.

"It is heavy!" Sango said.

"What's so great about a scythe?" Kagome asked.

"This scythe is a ledgend! So is it's weilder. Though it's not Aki, if I'm guessing right it was her great great grandfather?" Sango asked more than said.

"No, father, demons live much much longer then humans." Aki said, Sango nodded, she could tell that Aki didn't mean any offence.

"This sctyhe it almost like InuYasha's Tensusaiga! It can kill over 100 with a swing! Her father killed a whole army of demons with this during an aceint war! He was a hero!" Sango said, then she turned to Aki. "When did you inherit this?"

"A week before I was kidnapped, Sesshoumaru was teaching me how to use it." Aki said.

"Oh, that must mean your father had just died?" Kagome asked.

"No, he was killed." Aki growled, they could tell it was a scesitive subject for her.

"So what do we have to do in this...pillow covered...uh...hole?" Sango asked trying to think up some good pionts for it.
"Absolutly nothing. If you want something to do you have to ask Naraku, or Kagura." Aki looked up at the top of the pit and she could see Kagura looking over the edge. "Our deal still in effect or has Naraku found out about it?" Aki asked.

"No, it's still in effect but he has those damned wasps watching my every move. Is there anything I can get you for entertainment?" she asked.

"What do ya have?" Kagome asked.

"Uh...let's see." Kagura said as she walked away from the edge of the pit. "Well I could take you outside and give you some excersice, you can't go too far away from here but it's enough." she said. "Other than that I have nothing." she said.

"I'm up for some excersice...how 'bout you?" Aki asked, Sango and Kouga looked at each other.

"Yeah." they said in unison. Kagura sent down a rope.

"Just touch it, he made it so that you need to touch something outside of this pit to be able to get out." Kagura said, Aki knew that she meant to. Aki walked over to the rope and touched it, then she jumped up and out. Kagome and Sango shimmied up the rope.

"Well who's sparing against who?" Kagome asked.

"Human aginst human and demon aginst demon. I get to violent for my own good." Aki said. Kagura nodded.

"I'll have scars from where that scythe of hers touched me." Kagura said.

"Alright, but I don't have any weapons." Kagome said, Kagura threw her over a bow and a quiver full of arrows. "Thanks." Kagome and Sango walked outside and Kagome loaded her bow. Aki and Kagura followed but took defencive stances.

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InuYasha and Miroku

"Where the hell did he go?" InuYasha growled. Miroku rolled his eyes, this was his 10th times asking that question in 2 minutes.

"InuYasha, we'll find him, don't worry. Though since we don't have air transprtation we can't move much faster." Miroku explained.

"Yes we do...I'll Tensusaiga to Sesshoumaru and he can take us there! He should know where Naraku is since it's in his lands!" InuYasha said.

"No, don't give Sesshoumaru your sword, you're going to need it so you can fight Naraku, after al he wants you, me and Sesshoumaru dead, and maybe even Kouga. We need to be as strong as we can, once we find Naraku, the ultimate fight will be on." Miroku said, InuYasha sighed.

"You're right." InuYasha closed his mouth and retreated into his mind to think about what was going to happen. His mind was stuck into 'worst possible senareo'.

"Why are you so quiet InuYasha?" Shippo asked, InuYasha and Miroku jumped.

"Shippo! When did you get here?" InuYasha asked.

"I've been here, you two have been so worried about Kagome and Sango that you didn't notice! You didn't even notice my scent!" Shippo added.

"Yes, we seem to be a little occupied." Miroku agreed. "Though I didn't expect InuYasha's nose to stop working...unless." Miroku turned to InuYasha. "Tonight's the night isn't it?" he asked.

"Yes." InuYasha said. "But it's not going to stop me from getting Kagome back!"

"Well, considering that InuYasha wont be you-know-what until tomorrow morning we might as well make camp soon." Miroku said.

"Alright, I'll go find some fire wood." Shippo jumped off of InuYasha's shoulder and ran into the woods. Miroku and InuYasha followed to find a place that no one could see unless they stumbled apon it. Shippo had collected a considerable ammount of fire wood and InuYasha got the fire going.

"InuYasha, you should try to get some sleep, since you're gonig to be human after all, and we all know that humans need more sleep than demons, even half demons." Shippo said.

"I never sleep while I'm human." InuYasha said. Shippo shrugged and laid down close to the fire to keep warm. Miroku was leaning up agsint a tree, his eye were closed, but InuYasha knew better then to say he was sleeping, he was more like meditating to keep in tune with everything. But soon enough he would fall asleep sitting up. InuYasha looked around making sure that everything was how it was supposed to be before relaxing slightly. Without Sango and Kagome it was awfully quiet, usually they would sit on Kagome's sleeping bag talking until about midnight then they would go to sleep. While thinking InuYasha drifted off to sleep and was rudly woken up by Shippo pulling on his cheeks.

"InuYasha! Wake up!" Shippo said, InuYasha smacked Shippo. "Wahhh! He hit me!" Shippo whined.

"Shut up Shippo, Kagome's not here to protect you, at least until I get her back." InuYasha said. Miroku was up and putting out the fire. Shippo was on his shoulder.

"We should get going, after all we now only have 6 days." Miroku said.

"How can you be so clam?" InuYasah growled. "If we don't get Kagome and Sango back in 6 days he's going to kill them!" InuYasha added.

"I can be so clam because I know we're going to get them back. Plus Naraku wouldn't kill them after 7 days because he wants to kill us more than he wants to kill them. Also Kagome is the reincarnation of Kikyo so we know that it would be very hard for him to kill her since he had a great lust for Kikyo." Miroku said.

"Don't remind me..." InuYasha growled. He had given up on Kikyo but still he felt that her dieing was his falut.

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Naraku's Lair

After thier sparring everyone went back inside and jumped back into the pit. Aki had really wanted to wait for Naraku to realize that she wasn't in the pit and then kick his ass, but Kagura told her that he would figure everything out.

"Damn him." Aki growled. Kagome and sango had grown used to her constant swearing. They didn't know how she spoke when she was in a civilized mood, but they figured it couldn't be any worse.

"Aki, chill out. Sesshoumaru will come and get you." Kagome said.

"That's not what I'm worried about. I used to work for Sesshoumaru as his catle but then I was called away because my father died, when Sesshoumaru learned about who I was he said I was a guest and we got to know each other, there are people there who would like to see me dead, Jaken's one of them because I've kick his ass numbers of times. There is also 2 girls there who have been chosen to be Sesshoumaru's mates. I've kept them away until now but I don't know how Sesshoumaru's doing, he didn't like either of them and they're always fawning over him! He told me that once they left he'd feel much better but they're not going to leave until he chooses one of them. Though I think he's going to kill them before he chooses one." Aki explained.

"That's a very interesting piece of information you have there." Naraku said.

"Naraku! Why don't you let me out! It's obvious he's not going to come because those two stupid girls are going to make sure he doesn't come and get me." Aki said. "So let me out and I'll go on my way." Aki growled.

"Actually he is looking for you, just he hasn't been able to find you, so you're coming with me anyways." Naraku reached down with on of his tenticle thingy and grabbed her.

"Oh hell no! I'll gladly jump out!" Aki growled as she cut off the tip of his tenticle. Naraku glared at her and she glard back, both of them were locked in a stareing contest before Kagura tapped Naraku on the shoulder, he turned around.

"What!" he growled.

"Sesshoumaru is here, well not here exactly but close enough to finding the hideout." she said. Naraku nodded.

"Looks like he's come to find you." Naraku said, he grabbed Aki once again and she was dragged out if sight.

"Aki!" Kagome yelled.

"I'll be fine! It's not Sesshoumaru!" Aki yelled back. "It's an illusion." Aki added.

"Hmm, it seems that he thought an illsusion would be enough to get you back." Naraku said.

"Naraku, hand Aki over." Sesshoumaru growled. Aki knew that it was speaking for him because he was telling it where to go and what to do.

"Sorry, I can't do that, you'll have to beat me in a fight to get her back, hurry up, Lord Sesshoumaru. You only have 3 days." Naraku said. Sesshoumaru looked at Aki.

"I'll be fine! He couldn't kill me if he tried!" Aki said reassuringly. The illusion faded and Naraku dropped Aki back in the hole. Hurry up, Sesshoumaru! Aki growled in her head.

"You ok?" Sango asked, Aki nodded. She wasn't going to takl because if she did her voice was going to fail her. "You should try to get some sleep, and maybe eat something, I don't think you've slept since you got here." Sango added.

"No." Aki said. "I'm getting out of here. Tonight." Aki added.

"You can't you even said so yourself." Kagome said.

"Well I have one idea. Go to sleep, you're not going to want to see this." Aki said as she moved the pillows away from the floor.

"Aki don't you dare!" Kagome warned.

"I'm a demon, I'll be fine. Like I said go to sleep." Aki said as she hit a pressure point on both of the girls necks. They both fell onto the pillows neither of them moved. "Hopefully this doesn't kill me..." Aki thought. She laid her arm out on the ground without the pillows. The giant, flesh eating worms started eating at her arm. Aki shut her eyes and grit her teeth. She had to do this, to get back to the first friend she ever had.

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Authors Notes:

Aki: See, I told you I'd add Sesshoumaru in there...

Yoda: Does she own InuYasha not.

Aki: I'm running out of ways to make Yoda said I don't own InuYasha! Quick! To the drawing board!