Disclaimer: Nope, don't own them. Just borrowing them. The storyline however, is mine.

A/N: Thanks for all of the wonderful reviews. They really encouraged me to get this chapter out sooner.

Some questions answered: Don't worry, you'll find out how Sesshoumaru got captured and why he's blind later in the story. Also, why he is in the mood he is in will be explained later. And you'll find out if he is permanently blind or not. But I can't tell you now because that would take all the fun out of it!

Last Time: Kagome is captured and taken from Inuyasha. When she is thrown into the dungeon, she sees Sesshoumaru. But he is blind and injured. What happens next? Read on!

Prisoners

By: Wildcat

Chapter Two: Mealtime in the Dungeons

Sesshoumaru growled as a familiar scent wafted to his nose. He knew who it was the moment she entered his cell, and he did not want her here. Never did he want anyone to see him in his moment of weakness, especially not Inuyasha's wench. He could smell the fear on her and let out another growl when the girl gasped.

"Sesshoumaru?" The miko whispered softly. From what he could tell, she was as far from him as she could get.

He let out another growl in response. Kagome was confused. What was she doing in a dungeon with Sesshoumaru? And how did he get this way? She watched as his glazed, golden eyes looked straight ahead of him. Would he ever see again? Her compassion seemed to fall on deaf ears when she called his name in concern. She leaned against the door and watched the Lord of the Western Lands. He was very still, and seemed to be content just ignoring her presence.

His appearance was less than that of royalty and grace, which she was used to seeing. Sesshoumaru's flowing garments were gone. His chest was completely bare and she watched in fascination as its chiseled features rose and fell with his breath. The pants he normally wore seemed to be in descent shape, as they were still whole and completely covered his lower half. His hair was dirty, but still shown brightly in the moonlight drifting into the room from the barred window. The porcelain skin of the inuyoukai was smudged with dirt and what appeared to be dried blood.

"What happened to you?" Kagome's voice was laced with worry.

Why does this ningen worry? Sesshoumaru wondered. He had attempted to kill her and that disgusting hanyou brother of his on numerous occasions, and yet she would bother to worry about his safety.

"This Sesshoumaru does not make conversation with worthless humans." He answered in his cold voice.

"Eep!" Kagome nearly jumped out of her skin at his tone of voice. Why she had shown the arrogant ass any compassion was beyond her. "Well excuse me, almighty chained one." Kagome muttered sarcastically. A sharp clink of chains and fierce growl made her eyes widen. It seemed that Sesshoumaru had lunged at her, but the chains holding him against the wall held him firmly in place.

"I would hold your tongue miko." Sesshoumaru warned, lapsing from his usually cool and collected demeanor to display a hint of anger. "The day I break these chains is the day you die." He added in his usual calm voice, and then remained silent.

Kagome sat in silent contemplation. The chains binding the Lord of the Western Lands did not seem strong enough to hold him against his will. In fact, she was certain that he could break them. But why didn't he?

There must be a spell on them. Kagome concluded. She had heard of many mystical enchantments that she supposedly had the power to perform and break. However, her lack of experience left her almost useless in the field of miko powers. She sighed. Another reason she was useless.

Kagome pulled her knees against her chest and wrapped her arms around them. She felt very cold and alone, despite the presence of Inuyasha's brother. Inuyasha. Kagome shuddered at the thought of his name. Was he looking for her? Did he even notice she was gone? She didn't know if he would come to save her. He could always get Kikyou to find the shards for him. Kikyou. Just thinking about Inuyasha's former lover made her want to cry. In fact, she wanted to cry so much that she did. She buried her head in her arms and succumbed to the urge to shed the tears she had been holding back. Tears flowed down her cheeks as she thought about the events of the day, and let her exhausted body show its sadness.

Inuyasha raced through the forest after the trail that he knew would lead him to Kagome. He saw the green forest blur by him as he picked up speed and kept on the trail. His legs pumped harder and faster as he felt himself making up the precious time he had lost before he realized she had been taken.

I'm getting closer. Inuyasha knew that he was gaining ground on whoever or whatever took Kagome. He wouldn't let them get away with taking her from him! When he got his hands on them, he would tear them limb from limb.

A sudden noise made Inuyasha stop in his tracks. His head whipped towards the sound of the noise. His eyes widened at the sight of a black haired girl in a green skirt and white top running into the forest.

"Kagome?" Inuyasha called out to her. She kept running from him, gracefully dodging among the trees. "Kagome!" He called her name and followed. But when he reached the clearing, she wasn't there. A quick look around revealed her retreating backside disappearing deeper into the woods.

"This isn't funny!" He yelled and chased after her. After following her figure off the trail through the forest, he stopped to get a bearing on his location.

Damn. When did she get faster than me? Inuyasha growled at his own weakness. She wouldn't get the better of him. He sniffed the air, and was surprised to find no scent in the air. Kagome's familiar sweet smell did not meet his nose. In fact, only the smell of trees and dirt met him.

"Kagome, stop playing around!" Inuyasha shouted and bound off in the direction of her retreating figure again. This girl was always playing games at the wrong time. One day it was going to get her hurt. Inuyasha was mad that she was running from him and that he could not catch up, but he was glad she was alive. But when he caught her he was going to yell at her like he'd never yelled before. Leaping off again, he searched for his companion amongst the forest.

Kagome didn't realize she had been sleeping until the sound of wood scrapping against wood woke her. She looked beside her and saw that a small sliding door had been opened from outside their cell. Before she could look out, a tray of food was shoved into the cell and the wooden cubby hole slammed shut. Kagome looked down at it in confusion.

Who ever heard of treating your prisoners with kindness. She thought as she surveyed the tray of food. Freshly cooked meat still steaming from the kitchen, plump looking rice, some fruit, and a tall glass of water. The food would be irresistible if Kagome had not been in a filthy dungeon to eat it. In fact, the thought of food made her nauseous. The last thing she wanted was to make herself comfortable here. Crossing her arms in front of her in defiance, she turned her nose away from the nice meal.

When she looked up to see Sesshoumaru, she thought for a moment that he had regained his sight. He seemed to be staring straight at the plate of food, but when she waved her hand in front of it to test her theory, she found that he still could not see. A thought suddenly occurred to her.

"Are you hungry?" She asked him. No reply. Even if he wanted food his pride would probably keep him from asking for her help. Kagome figured that he would ride out the hunger pains to avoid seeming weak to a human.

Kagome was absolutely right. Sesshoumaru would rather die of starvation than ask his brother's wench to feed him as if he were a helpless pup. Demons such as himself required minimal food, but it was still nice to have something in your stomach after a week without it. He fought with his own stomach, willing it not to grumble or make any noise. It has been a week since he had been captured, and until then no food had been offered. In fact, he had not heard or smelled anyone around since his capture. Without his eyesight, he relied on his ears and nose to tell him what was going on. It was revolting to think how he had been captured. Even Inuyasha could have seen it coming, and probably would have prevented it. But Sesshoumaru, proud as he was, knew when he had made a mistake. He had made a mistake. Just a tiny mishap and he was locked up in a dungeon with this stinking miko….

A grumble pierced through Sesshoumaru's thoughts. He wanted to tear something to pieces. He wanted to escape and seek his revenge so that he could return to the western lands. He wanted food.

A shuffling noise caught his attention, and he heard the miko take hesitant footsteps towards him.

"Are you hungry?" She asked him again, barely a whisper in the silent cell. Sesshoumaru did not answer again. He knew that his body relied on food to keep going, and he knew that he would need his strength if he were to escape. Turning away her help would be foolish, but he did not want to admit that he needed her help.

Kagome sensed his turmoil. He was, no doubt, debating whether or not to stoop to her level and accept her offer. She decided to kneel next to him with the tray of food. Another grumble almost made her giggle. The almighty Sesshoumaru, the invincible force of the Western Lands, had a grumbling stomach. It was too funny for her to hold her giggle in. Sesshoumaru growled.

"If you do not keep silent, I will bite your hand off." He said coldly, and Kagome knew he would back up his threat. But did this mean he wanted her to feed him? Kagome hoped so, or else she was about to get a finger or two taken off.

She picked up a piece of the meat with the chopsticks provided and gently lifted them to Sesshoumaru's lips. Being so close to him sent shivers up her spine and made her whole aura tingle. Her body was telling her to purify, to protect itself, but her mind said no. She was afraid of the demon before her even though he was seemingly blind and helpless. She knew that the demon lord was capable of doing some terrible things, but she also knew that he needed her help. Kagome had always been a sucker for stray animals. She would feed them and play with any that wandered up to the temple. And the creature before her reminded her so much of the puppy-like hanyou she cared for that she could not betray her nature and turn something in need away.

Sesshoumaru could smell the savory meat and held his composure to devour it as quickly as possible. He may be half starving, but he would retain his dignity. If he put away his pride for a moment and accepted the food, he could regain some of his strength and find a way to escape this prison. If he refused, he would become weaker and weaker, and Sesshoumaru could not stand for that. He may be prideful, but he was too smart to allow that pride to kill him.

He opened his mouth and with as much dignity and grace as he could took the meat from the chopsticks. Kagome smiled wide as the demon took the food. She remained silent and fed him the rest of the meat. Her whole body was becoming warm. She felt her heart quicken.

I am hand feeding the Lord of the Western Lands. She squealed on the inside. I wish I had a camera to show the girls back home. They would absolutely drool over this one! In fact, Kagome had suddenly found it a little warm. Being so close to something so dangerous and yet so beautiful sent adrenaline running through her body. She didn't know if she should be scared of him or just plain worship him. When she picked up a clump of rice, she noticed him turn up his nose when it came to his lips.

"I no longer require your services." Sesshoumaru said curtly. Kagome shrugged.

"Suit yourself." She said, ignoring the annoyed sound from Sesshoumaru. She placed the food back onto the tray and returned to the other side of their cell. Kagome felt tired and let herself relax against the wall.

Sesshoumaru did not seem so unkind chained to the walls of the cell. He looked less aggressive and less frightening. Something about the demon across from her got her curiosity going. How did he get here? What had happened to him? Where were they? A thousand questions burned in her mind and she knew that the Lord of the Western Lands would not answer them. So she was content to sit across from him, contemplating if she really knew the real Sesshoumaru and why she was so comfortable in his presence.

"Inuyasha has been distracted." A monotone voice echoed in the large throne room.

"Good. I suppose you think you are clever for disguising yourself as the girl and covering your own scent." A deep, echoing voice answered.

"I am disgusted that I am pretending to be my reincarnation. It undermines me." The cool voice of Kikyou answered. A chuckled was her reply.

"Yes, but it got the job done. Inuyasha has been led in the wrong direction, and soon you can reclaim your soul from the girl's body, after I'm through with her, that is." The voice answered from the shaded throne.

"What is it you plan to do with the demon and the girl?" Kikyou's cold demeanor did not change, though she was curious to know.

"Telling you my plans was not in our agreement." The voice replied. "You do your part in distracting Inyuasha and I'll do my part in delivering you the rest of your soul." The voice answered. Kikyou's eyes narrowed at the shadowy figure.

"What are your next orders?" She asked without showing a hint of emotion.

"Do as you like, just as long as that hanyou is kept far from here. He would only mess up my plans." The man replied, giving a flick of his wrist as a signal that she was free to go.

"As you wish, Arago-sama." She replied and swept gracefully from the room. Kikyou clenched her teeth. She did not like playing the puppet for this Arago. But he has something she wanted, and she always got what she wanted.

Foolish woman. Arago's thoughts reflected the smirk on his face. She may live out her usefulness before I complete my plans. But everything is going as planned. Soon, I will be more powerful than Naruku. With those two in my possession, there are only a few more preparations left.

His shadowy figure disappeared into the rooms behind his throne and a cackling laugh resonating off the palace walls. It was all falling together perfectly, and no one suspected a thing.

WildcatYST: Well, what did you think? More questions than answers in this chapter, but I promise you will get all the info you need by the time this little ficcy is over. I know Sesshoumaru really doesn't have to eat, but it makes the story more interesting, don't you think? Okay, so I'm bending the rules a little, but you still like it right? I have some big plans for Sesshy and Kagome, so stay tuned for more! If you want more, you've got to review or I'll think no one likes the story and I won't update. And Sesshy wouldn't like that very much! So keep reviewing and I hope you enjoyed this chapter!