High Part 2 chapter 2

Well, now having the time to go and finally write onto this story. Sorry for keeping you all out there waiting!

Glancing onward, Sesshomaru glared at the incoming castle. How Naraku had toyed with him in the past made him furious. He had his power from all the fear from others, and he tries to make this Sesshomaru look cowardly? How dare he. Remembering in the past of the arm embedded with a Jewel of the Shikon no Tama that Naraku gave him, it nearly devoured him! And then this Sesshomaru had to go and remove part of his clothing to the public eye! Why does this Naraku taunt me so? He continued on walking with his thoughts as to why Naraku was doing such things to a Tai Youkai, even if Naraku is a Hanyou, Jaken and Rin were soon making it up behind him all the while Jaken shouting for Sesshomaru to slow down, and then yelling at Rin to be quiet.

"Foolish Girl! Don't you see that Lord Sesshomaru-sama is trying to get to Naraku's castle to kill him?"

"Then why are you asking him to slow down Jaken-sama?"

"Well…hmmph!" The toad demon sneered and then continued shouting to his lord, asking him to slow down. Rin however, took the time to do other things, and she hummed a little tune while riding on Ah-Uh and braiding her hair.

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Back inside the castle, on the lowest depths of the dungeon, Kagura tried breaking the chains that held her down against the stingy stones that were ice to her skin. Looking at them, all she could do is cry in agony and frustration. The chains, were flaming blue, and disabled her demon abilities of breaking free. The flames also chilled her to the bone, making her get into a cold sweat and she began to shiver. Damn that Naraku. The only time that she had finally felt free and careless to the world around her, he had to go and bring her down, back into her miniscule reality. The day seemed to last like an eternity as the sun dimly shone on her feet. The warm feeling dimly warmed her feet and for once she did not feel alone at all. A small butterfly fluttered in through the barred window and flew to her shoulder. It flapped its small, delicate wings to her as to cheer up.

"If only I could cheer up and be free from this place," she sighed. "I would do anything to be as free as you, a butterfly."

The small butterfly flapped its wings a little more at her and then begun to fly back out through the window, until the castle's thick miasma came in and chocked the butterfly. It soon fell to the cold stone ground, dead. She glanced up as the castle's miasma soon went away, only removing the innocent intruder that came by. She then looked sadly at the poor butterfly, now motionless on the ground. She tried to break free from the iron chains again, but the flames froze her still once again, resisting her power and will to break free.

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Back outside in the lively world, the grass seemed to get dimmer and dimmer as Rin watched by. By the way things seem, Rin thinks that we are getting closer to the castle, she thought. Remembering the day that she had to stay close to one of the castles was enough for her to handle. She then glanced up at Jaken, who was panting away and sweat pouring down his forehead, eagerly trying to catch up with him. She then wondered if they were going to keep walking all night to reach his castle.

"Lord Sesshomaru-sama," Rin's little voice squeaked. "Rin wonders if we will reach the castle soon, or if we'll be walking all night."

"Foolish human! Why do you ask Lord Sesshomaru-sama such questions? Does he look like he'll tell you?"

"Rin," Sesshomaru's deep voice trembled the night air. "It's now the time for this Sesshomaru to head onwards to the castle. I want you to keep an eye on Ah-Uh. And Jaken…"

"Yes! Mi Lord?" The toad demon croaked.

"Keep an eye on Rin, she's been near this Naraku's castle before, and we don't want to go and fetch her again, right?"

"Yes! I'll do my best, sire!"

And in a moments pause, Sesshomaru began to walk onward to the floating purple cloud in the sky as Rin quickly went looking for wood, before she went foraging around she quickly shouted to her lord.

"Good luck, Lord Sesshomaru-sama!" She waved back at him while Jaken sighed in relief.

Sesshomaru slowly turned around to look at the little girl, and then continued on to see what layed in the fortress of Naraku. Strange, he thought. Why does Naraku finally reveal his retched scent to this Sesshomaru and others? Is he trying to get this Sesshomaru's attention? Or has my brother gone into his unplanned attacks on him? No, this Sesshomaru would have smelled him by now, and his human friends. But…could Kagura have done something…?

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Now, the sun far into the west, Kagura began to see the shadows of the night. It's growing claws of darkness grew onto the walls of the dungeon, and the window mearly disappeared without it's small light. The flames were her only sign of light, and in a few moments time, they simply blew out, as if a small child could control them, and she couldn't. With a large thud, Kagura fell to the floor, trembling from being so cold, and glanced up as a radiating white light appeared before her. It was Kanna, her face still as stoic as ever, and her dark black eyes staring into her soul. Kagura shuddered under her gaze.

"Kagura," Kanna softly spoke. "Come, we must get you dressed."

"For what?" Kagura sternly asked her.

"For our Master," Kanna answered. "He is very angry with you, and he wishes your presence immediently."

Kagura quickly got up and glared at her sister. Why didn't Kanna have a control on her mind? She was so powerful, if she only did have control of her mind, both she and herself would be far away from this vile place. As she slowly began to walk behind her sister, Kanna asked her a question.

"Kagura, why are you dishonest to our Master?" Kanna asked her, with her monitone voice.

"Why, Kanna, don't you realize that a soul like mine isn't made to be kept like this? I have a soul which has ambitions."

"What is this feeling, ambitions?" Kanna asked her sister.

"It's a feeling of desire to accomplish something in our lives." Kagura then looked to the side of the hallway. "My ambition is to be free of Naraku, and go as I please."

"…A desire…?" Kanna thought. Why don't I get these feelings, yet why do I not have feelings of my own? It must be because I am so devoted to our Creator, Naraku. Yet, I do not mind him, he is so calm and quiet with me, that I do not worry of him…but now after what I saw him do to my sister, I fear him also, she thought. They then continued to walk through the dark hallways, Kanna and her mirror the only light until they came to a room. This must be the old Lady's quarters, Kagura thought. They both walked around the dusty and destroyed room, until Kagura came to a skeleton lying in the bed. She coughed from the smell of decaying human flesh, and cursed under her breath. I hope that your soul has gone in peace, she thought. They then came to a stop in front of an old wardrobe that was held together by long stringy pieces of cobwebs. Kanna then opened the doors to the wardrobe and found it to be very neat and clean, compared to the rest of the room. Kanna slowly pulled out a kimono, which fit Kagura perfectly. She looked at herself through a cracked mirror to her right, and thinking out loud,

"And he expects me to wear this?"

The Kimono was a regal sapphire, with the pattern of a type of flower in the area. The sash to the kimono was a pure white, which she tightly wrapped around her waist. The kimono came down to her ankles, a little longer than her regular outfit, but it didn't matter. Kanna then did her hair up with her feathers, which she always kept with her, and she took the fan that lied with the clothes. A new fan, eh? Let's try it out…

"Dance of blades!" The blades quickly flew from the fan, now much larger and faster than what she could do before, and they did much damage to the wall. Impressive, she thought. Maybe Naraku is trying to woo me to do some of his evil deeds for him. The fool.

"Well," Kagura carefully smoothed out all of the wrinkles out of her kimono. "Shall we be leaving?"

"Yes, I was wondering when you'd be finally ready." Kanna coldly said back to her. The two then slowly walked out of the room, Kagura gazing back at the skeleton lady of the palace, and then back into the winding corridors of Naraku's castle.

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Well, that's the end of Chapter 2! I'm sorry to readers that it took awhile, but I've been busy with upcoming exams (especially my math ones…XD), well hope you all like it and please review!