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Chapter Two: Frantic
Sesshoumaru, along with the unconscious miko, made his way back to his castle within minutes of his departure. He was very relieved, to say at the least, because the steady beat of Kagome's heart had started to unnerve Sesshoumaru. It was at the least bit pleasing.
As Sesshoumaru landed upon the area of the gate, Kagome started to stir in her sleep. Sesshoumaru, who did not want the miko to actually wake up and become frantic, had started to move quickly, setting the servants tasks and jobs to do while Kagome was around.
"You, make sure the girl gets food and drink everyday."
Sesshoumaru started giving orders as soon as he set foot in the castle, handing Kagome over to the servants.
"Don't let her out of the room when she wakes up. She is not to wander the castle. Make sure Rin doesn't see her, and do not speak of her around Rin." The servants nodded to Sesshoumaru's commands, and skidded away, to complete their tasks.
When Sesshoumaru was eventually solitary, he rubbed his temples. The wench was bothersome to his thoughts, he wished he could just kill her, and throw her body out to the rodents. But, he always stayed true to his word, it would crash his demeanor if he were to back out on anything. Now was not the time to be seen as sapless.
When Sesshoumaru had started to become bored of his thoughts, he calmly departed the primary hall, and went for his study. His little spoof with Naraku had taken his time away from his work, and he didn't want to put it away for later.
On his way to his study, he encountered his little ningen ward on the way, Rin. As soon as she saw him, she ran up to him, calling his name.
"Lord Sesshoumaru! Lord Sesshoumaru, you are back! Jaken was rude to me! He wouldn't play with me when you were away!"
Rin's squeaky voice hurt Sesshoumaru's ears, but he splayed no emotion on his face. He just stopped in his tracks, and greeted Rin with a small nod. He really didn't want to be fretted with, he just wanted to be in peace for the rest of the day.
Rin saw Sesshoumaru's face void of any emotion, and instantly knew that he did not want to be bothered. She bowed to him, but as soon as she turned to go, Jaken came from around the corner.
"Lord Sesshoumaru, Lord Sesshoumaru! I am so glad you are back! I have heard word that you have brought another ningen girl into the castle! Why do you keep on bringing back these pathetic humans, lord?"
Sesshoumaru, very irritable and irked, clenched his eyebrows together, and swiftly turned around, facing Jaken. Jaken gasped, and his eyes grew wide as he saw the rare event of an emotion being displayed on his lords face. He just wasn't happy that the emotion was being shown of being pissed.
Sesshoumaru walked slowly up to the short, ugly toad, and kicked him, very hard, making the small toad fly back into the wall behind him. Jaken squeaked as his body became embedded one inch within the wall. All was still for a few moments, and nobody seemed to breathe. Even Rin was speechless.
Jaken eventually fell out of the new stencil in the wall, and as he did, he was instantly on his knees, bowing and pleading with his lord.
"Oh, Lord Sesshoumaru! Please forgive this Jaken for his of being unintelligent! I just wished to share with you some information!"
Sesshoumaru once again clenched his eyebrows together, and walked away. He didn't have time to be messing around with the dullard toad. Had he been so stupid enough, to shout out that there was another girl in the castle, and she was human, right in front of Rin! He had hoped that his splay had distracted Rin from the small bit of information that Jaken threw out. He didn't need the miko to be interfering with anyone from his castle, with the exception of the servants.
Rin watched as Seshoumaru left, not with a single word. She had heard Jaken's big mouth say that there was another girl in the castle...and she was human? Her Lord Sesshoumaru had taken upon another human in his castle? Oh, how joyful she was! But, she knew that her lord was at the elevation of anger, and she knew not to trifle with him when he was angry.
She would just have to ask him at a later time.
But in the meantime, she would just have to amuse herself by annoying Jaken. Oh, how she loved annoying Jaken! She skipped over to the limp body on the floor, that had passed out seconds earlier, so she could shake him awake, and force him to play with her.
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Kagome awoke, to find herself in a warm and comfy bed. She instantly knew that she was at home, in her safe and comfortable bed, but it was then that she realized: she didn't own silk sheets. She flipped her eyes opened, and cried out when she realized that she was indeed not at home, but in some strange room.
Kagome had been too scared to move for a few minutes, so she just sat on the big bed, inspecting every detail of the room, and freezing when she heard noises from outside the door, but relaxed when they just went away.
After a few moments, Kagome had finally gained up enough strength to stand up, and walk around the room. She had come to the conclusion that she was indeed not taken prisoner of any sort, they would definitely not put her in a nice room like this. Why, it even had its own bathroom attached to it!
After a few minutes of walking around the room, Kagome heard shuffling noises come from outside her door. Her breath caught in her throat, she did not breathe the entire time the door was opening. Kagome's breath came back to her again as she realized that it was not somebody there to kill her, but to only bring her food, apparently.
The servant, from what it looked like, was a female lion youkai. She looked to be frail, but Kagome knew better then to judge by her cover. Kagome had decided to try and get a few of her questions answered from the lion youkai. She knew better then to be loud and demanding though, and didn't want to be ripped to shreds at the moment.
"Um, excuse me...?"
Kagome's minor voice rang through the youkai's ears, causing her to look up, and look at Kagome with a questioning glance.
"Could you tell me where I am?"
The youkai blinked, and looked inquisitively at Kagome. Had she not even known that she had been taken, and put here? Must have been against her will then...
"You are in Lord Sesshoumaru's castle. That is all I am allowed to tell you, at the moment."
Kagome's eyes widened. Sesshoumaru's castle? Why in the hell was she here? Questions ramped through Kagome's mind, and in the midst of her thoughts, the lion youkai left, closing the door securely behind her.
Kagome had seen her small exit, and went up to the door, trying to open it, but with no avail. Kagome sighed audibly, and in irritation. She banged her hands against the door, demanding for someone to open the door, and let her out. After a few kicks and punches to the door, along with her purification powers, the door still held intact. She sighed again, and slumped against the door.
Why in the hell did this have to happen to her?
All she had remembered last time was...Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru fighting. Inuyasha sliced open her stomach, and something else happened, and then everything went black. What happened after that?
Kagome, now realizing that Inuyasha really had sliced open her stomach, looked under her shirt, and poked and prodded at her stomach. There had been no cut, wound or scar there. Was that whole fight a dream? Was this a dream? She held her head in her hands, and pulled her knees up to her chest. There was nothing she could do now...just sit and wait. Oh, how she hated waiting.
'Sesshoumaru, give her back!'
Kagome's head shot up. Did she just hear Inuyasha? No, it couldn't have been...
'I swear to you Sesshoumaru, give her back right now!'
Kagome stood up. Yup, she had definitely heard Inuyasha. But, from where? She walked over to the only place where she could actually see out from her room, the window. What she saw made her gasp.
"Inuyasha?"
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Inuyasha stared frigidly at Sesshoumaru. How DARE he take his Kagome! And at that, keep her for no reason! He had no reason in kidnaping her!
"Sesshoumaru, give back Kagome! I'm not trading the Tetsusaiga for her, I will battle you for her instead!"
Inuyasha stood in battle position, offensive to Sesshoumaru. Sesshoumaru just stared at Inuyasha, bored plastered all over his face.
"Inuyasha, I have no time in dealing with you right now. I do not want your pathetic sword, your sweet wench is being traded for something all more precious then your disgraced sword."
Inuyasha snarled, and bared his fangs at his half-brother. How dare he talk about anything he owned like that! Sesshoumaru just smirked, and turned his back to Inuyasha.
"I wish to speak to you no more. Guards, please remove him from my territory."
With that, Sesshoumaru left a very pissed off hanyou, trying to fight off the youkai guards, but gravely losing. Inuyasha and the gang eventually retreated from the numerous guards that seemed to pour out from the castle walls, and he bared his white fangs, for all the world to see.
Miroku saw Inuyasha's anger act, and tried to reassure him that he wasn't losing yet.
"Inuyasha, do not worry. We will plan another attack against Sesshoumaru, and take Kagome back. Apparently she is not dead or hurt, according to Sesshoumaru. We should try and form a new plan, and then go from there."
Inuyasha was too frantic to be coming up with a plan at that moment. He wanted Kagome back, and he wanted her back now. Inuyasha squeezed his eyes shut, and hollered.
"I'm not in the mood to make a plan! I want Kagome back, now! We don't have time to be sitting around like this, who knows what Sesshoumaru could be doing to her! I'm going back, and demanding to see her again!"
Miroku yelled at the retreating form of Inuyasha.
"No, Inuyasha! You don't stand a chance! Please, just wait...here..." Miroku's voice faded away as he watched Inuyasha run back to Sesshoumaru's castle. He shook his head sadly, and turned to Sango, so they could make up a plan, until Inuyasha came back.
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Sesshoumaru walked calmly into his study, with thankfully no servants, or ranting children pulling on his back. He sat down at his desk, and looked over the papers that graced his desk. They all basically meant the same thing, just restated more formally, so it would just give him more work to do, bu signing legal things. He sighed in annoyance.
The stupid ningen girl was starting to become a nuisance to his life, more then anything. He had to make sure she was kept in her quarters, and made sure Rin didn't see her. He also had Inuyasha and his weak friends with him, and he had to take care of them. How in the hell did one stupid girl create such a big of a disaster?
It wasn't really a disaster actually, just quite nettlesome. She was more annoying then his paperwork.
Yet, against all odds, she wasn't naggy. He hadn't heard one word from one of his servants or guards yet, that she had made a commotion, and tried to break free from her chambers. Or maybe she just hadn't awakened yet. He placed the odds against the first decision.
But, too early, and to speak of the devil, a servant hesitantly walked into his study, quietly knocking first. Sesshoumaru glared at her, wondering why in the hell she was going to bother him at such a time. Sesshoumaru's frigid glance made the servant shiver from fear.
"I...um...Lord Sesshoumaru...your new guest..Kagome...has been quite the fuss lately..."
Sesshoumaru nodded, in the midst of her sentence, and rose. The servant quicky bowed, and skidded her way out of the presence of the lord. Sesshoumaru sighed, and walked his way up to Kagome's room, to make matters better. Or so he thought.
As soon as Sesshoumaru walked into Kagome's room, a loud, ear piercing voice was heard from Kagome.
"SESSHOUMARU! WHY DID YOU BRING ME HERE! LET ME GO!"
Kagome's voice had enervated Sesshoumaru, causing him to grow lowly in response. Kagome only growled back, anger rising from deep within her.
"You have no right to keep me here in your castle. Release me, and I'll think about not purifying you."
Sesshoumaru only snorted at her brave act.
"Purify me? You would have to remember, wench, who the dominant one is in this situation. Even if you somehow did purify me, you would have to get through countless demons until you finally reached the exit. I wish you luck."
Sesshoumaru had rung a bell in Kagome's head, and she knew he was right. She didn't stand a chance against so many demons, and all against only her. If only Inuyasha were there...
As if Kagome's thoughts were heard, a loud bang was heard from the front gate. Sesshoumaru eyed the window behind Kagome in wonder, and Kagome only froze. What was that?
At that moment, a guard came up in the doorway, sweating, and shaking.
"Lord Sess-Sesshoumaru...Inu...Inuyasha has...attacked...and..." The guard passed out, causing Sesshoumaru to growl. Kagome only smirked, giving Sesshoumaru one of those I-told-you-so looks. Sesshoumaru only gave Kagome a quick cold glance, then he was out the door. Kagome ran after him, but only to have the door slam in her face.
Kagome kicked and screamed at the door, once again. Why did she always have to be locked up somewhere? Why wasn't she able to help Inuyasha? He wouldn't stand a chance against Sesshoumaru, nonetheless his whole army!
Kagome slumped to the floor, in defeat. Hopefully Inuyasha would save her, and then they would leave...hopefully...
'Inuyasha, please...don't get hurt...'
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Well, there ya go, another chapter up :) I'm sorta under the effect of Nyquil, so I'm kinda...odd. My head is spinning...Grr.
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