The Isle of Virote
Chapter Three
Three Years Later…
Fear. It was seeping through everything, filling every pore in her body. She could still feel his hands on her, traveling all over her skin; brushing her breasts, touching…touching places she never wanted him to touch!
"Where is she, old hag! Tell me or it will be your throat!"
She had to force herself to take big gulps of air. There was only one time when she remembered feeling this scared. Scared because of sensations such as these. She still couldn't fully remember what exactly had happened, but she didn't need to. The feeling was the same. She didn't want to remember! A shuddered sob escaped her throat at the same time there was crashing sound in the kitchen. She had to escape. Kaede had told her to get out of the cottage, away from him, no matter what…
Why didn't the feel of his hands go away!
"Kagome-chan." His breath was hot against her skin and her stomach clenched in revulsion. Her clothing lay on the floor in tatters.
The body of the man she had grown to know as Naraku-kun—a type of big brother that she was in awe of—was pressed flush against her own. A hard length that had tears of frustration and fear slipping down her cheeks pressed firmly against her bottom.
"Don't cry." It was a harsh demand, but she couldn't stop the silent tears. "You'll enjoy this."
He had already slapped her for the tears, but stopped when the bruises started to form.
"So beautiful. So different from your sister." He moved away from her for a moment. The relief that came from the cool air replacing the heated skin was ripped from her when he settled on top of her. He sucked hard at the juncture of her throat.
Gods! How she wanted to scream!
He kissed his way down her chest, stopping only to roughly grasp her nipples with his mouth, and his hands traveled further down. They traced over her stomach, her hips, lower, closer to the apex, to the one spot she had never wanted a man to touch.
She knew nothing of desire, and this force frightened her.
He fed off of that. It was a better elixir then Kikyou's raw lust.
She didn't want this!
She never wanted him in this way!
Never again! She never wanted to see, hear, or feel him again!
"Naraku-sama!" A voice from outside.
"What is it?" The anger that colored his voice at the interruption had her shaking even harder.
It had been a miracle that one of his guards had shown up, reporting that the Source (whoever that was) was demanding to see him in the capitol. He had locked her in the room, his eyes glittering with the promise of what was to come, before leaving.
Somehow, Kaede had managed to break down the door with an ax that looked far too heavy for a woman, never mind one of her age. That was one she told Kagome how to escape.
"He's coming. Hurry, get down there."
Kagome nodded, her entire body trembling. The old woman pushed a tiny satchel into her shaking hands.
"Kagome." Her voice was firm. "Look at me."
The young girl looked up at her guardian, her blue eyes bright with fright.
"There is a trap door that leads to the basement. You know where the silk tapestry hangs, the green one?"
She nodded.
"It's right under there. Go, and find a place to hide. I'll distract him. When I give the signal," she stopped her foot on the floor twice, "I want you to run. Get as far away from here as you can, as quickly as you can. Don't stop to take a horse. That will only give him time to find you, and it will make your trail all the more obvious. Head to the capitol. During midday I want you to go to the palace. The pouch contains the royal crest of Hishell."
Royal crest? Hishell? Why? She wasn't royalty. Besides even if she was they were the last people who would want to see her.
"I know you don't understand right now, Kagome, but you have to trust me. Do you have your ring?" Kaede glanced down at her charge's left pinky. "Good, show that to one of the guards and tell him you need to see Inuyasha-sama. Don't ask; demand to see him."
Now she stood there, crouched under the small, dug-out window of the passage trying to locate his guards. Violence continued to sound from the kitchen, directly above her. She clutched the satchel to her stomach, doing her best to calm her breathing and to clear her mind. Again, she peeked out of the window, finally locating the last of the seven men that made up Naraku's Inner Guard. It confused her that a man of his position would have a Guard; her sister had always said that he was an assassin. What did he need a guard and servants for?
The violent double stomping from the floor above tore her from her thoughts. Her grip tightened on the satchel, and she hurried towards the opening of hidden route.
Naraku's men kept to the same routine that they did on all of their other visits. Only a few of them were just starting to enter the cottage to help Naraku pump Kaede for information.
Kagome didn't even allow herself time to worry about the well fare of the women that cared for her. After all, there was nothing she could do. Whether or not Kaede survived the night there would be nothing she could do until she was safely under the protection of Inuyasha-sama. Blue eyes peered through the brush that served as the only covering for the open door way. (A door had been built further along the passage to keep animals out.) The guard was all he had brought with him tonight, and the four remaining were grouped by the front door. She watched them for a moment, wasting precious minutes, and when they continued to talk in their easy manner she bolted for the woods.
She moved quickly—she needed to get away from him as soon as possible—but she was also quiet. She was very good at moving quickly and quietly through these woods. She knew the layout of Kaede's property surprisingly well and the time she had spent playing Hide & Seek with the farm hands on their time off made her adept in moving with stealth. Even Kikyou, who had surprisingly keen senses for a human (as the youkai help would say), had difficulty in locating her during the game.
Her feet stepped lightly, carefully, as she made her way deeper into the forest that surrounded the northern edge of the farm. When she turned around to judge her distance, all she could make out was a faint light. She allowed herself to go faster, to make just a tiny bit of sound.
Naraku-kun—no, Naraku—would discover that she was no longer there any moment now.
Oh, how she hated that she could no longer think of him as she used to. He was no longer a big brother. He was…he was a monster.
A cry of rage came from the cottage.
Kagome bolted.
Well, wasn't that lovely. I swear, writing those scenes make my skin crawl. Will she make it to Inuyasha or will she encounter someone along the way? What do you think? I know right now that the citrus scenes leave you with the slightly nauseous feeling but cheer up! She'll be meeting Inu-chan very soon.
Also, sorry about no DGL update this week. I'm only halfway through the chapter. I know it's not much for compensation, but to make up for it I've posted an extra chapter for this story. Gomen ne!
