Caged

by: Sesshoumaru's-Angel-09

Chapter 2: Punishment

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha, or any of the other characters.

Sesshoumaru was the first to awaken he looked around and noticed he was in a damp dungeon-like cell. He wasn't alone at his side was Kagome, beside her was Rin, scattered around the room was the other members of his little brothers group. Kagome was the next to awaken she looked up at Sesshoumaru then over to Inuyasha. All of the others seemed to awaken Shippo walked over to her "Mama where are we?" Rin who was sitting in Sesshoumaru's lap asked "who brought us here?"

Kagome looked up to the two children then to Sesshoumaru and back to the children "I am not sure where we are or who brought us here, I am sorry. Lord Sesshoumaru can you smell the people who took us?"

Inuyasha yelled "HEY I CAN SMELL TOO YOU KNOW!" Kagome rolled her eyes and said "I just asked Lord Sesshoumaru because he is closer to me you twit."

"Yes Naraku is the one who took us and he had someone take our weapons and my armor was lost in the battle." Sesshoumaru informed. "He will be here in a moment." All of a sudden all of the adults were pulled against the wall by invisible chains, and the large door was opened to reveal a smirking Naraku. "Welcome to my dungeon everyone. You all my be wondering why I have all the adults chained up. It is quite simply you pose a threat and the children don't." He smiled at the two children sitting at the back of the room by Sesshoumaru and Kagome "I have something for you Inuyasha" Naraku chuckled. He turned to the door and a bloody, beaten, and battered Kikyo fell to the floor. "She will be staying with you all here. When I leave the room you may need to help her Inuyasha."

Naraku walked up to the children and bent down to their level earning a growl from Sesshoumaru and a slight gasp from Kagome.

He asked while touching Rin's cheek "How would you like me to teach you a lesson Sesshoumaru by giving Rin your punishment? How about...I don't know...lets say five lashes should be enough to teach you a lesson using her, don't you think?" Sesshoumaru eyes tinted pink his beast was screaming to him 'he is trying to hurt my pup must kill MUST KILL' he was growling at naraku and Rin was in tears at the sound of having to be whipped.

Right as Naraku was standing starting to pull Rin up something happened that made everyone turn and gape at Kagome, including Kikyo who was kinda useless at the moment. She stood up and looked at Naraku with a serious face "I will take her punishment Naraku, she is after all just a child." Naraku smiled and dropped Rin and pulled what looked like nothing off a nail then Kagome felt herself being pulled up to Naraku. Once she was right in his face he asked her "Now my little miko why oh why would you do that?" She looked him dead in the eye and what he saw made him shiver, her eyes were tinting pink like Sesshoumaru's were.

"I will NOT allow you to hurt her or Shippo unless you want to see my bad side I say we get this over with." she stated in a icy voice the rivaled Sesshoumaru's.

Naraku led her to the center of the room and called for a guard that was standing outside the door. "Kiniko you will hold her chains." He then called in Kagura she handed him a silver handled whip. Before she left she gave Kagome a sympathetic look and left.

Naraku right before he started he said "I think you need ten because you are older than the girl." Kagome said "I don't care. Rin, Shippo get behind Sesshoumaru and close your eyes and ears. Ok?" Sesshoumaru looking at her with something she couldn't figure out what is was in his eyes but it made her feel better. The children were to scared to speak and Shippo helped Rin behind Sesshoumaru and kept telling her Kagome would be ok.

Once Kagome was sure the children were safe and ready with eyes and ears closed she took a deep breath and the punishment started. At first she wouldn't allow her self to scream or to cry but after the sixth one she couldn't handle it anymore she was screaming with the last four lashes with tears running down her face in torrents, her eyes closed tightly, the moon shown through the only barred window lighting the room in an eerie bluish light tint.

Naraku told the guard to drop Kagome earning a growl from both Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha who looked at each other and growled deeper. Sango and Miroku yelled out Kagome's name. On his way out of the room Naraku kicked Kikyo. "Don't kick Kikyo you bastard." was all Inuyasha said as Naraku left. Once he was gone everyone could move again. Inuyasha went straight to Kikyo's side and to the everyone's surprise Sesshoumaru was the one to go to Kagome's side.

He pulled her on to his lap and stroked her hair calling her name softly. Her eyes fluttered open and she said "Ses-Sesshoumaru are Rin and Shippo ok?"

"Yes, but you are cut up pretty bad. Let me see your back." he said with a soft but demanding tone. She turned a shade of red but then looked over at Inuyasha who was looking over Kikyo's wounds how she got there Kagome wasn't sure. She looked back at Sesshoumaru and slowly turned in his lap where her back was to him she raised her shredded shirt up for him to see.

What Sesshoumaru saw made his inner demon scream for him to kill Naraku slowly and painfully. Kagome had ten gashed wounds all over her back and they were bleeding.

Kagome's P.O.V

'Oh I can't believe Inuyasha is more interested in the bitch kikyo then me. Whatever I am so over him. I'm kinda liking his brother. Aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh what am I thinking he is cold, heartless, and has an ice sickle shoved up his ass. But he isn't being cold to you now, he is taking care of you. Who are you? Silly you I am you I am you 'inner voice' 'kay so you are here why? To tell you that you will be changing into what you truly are in two days. What am I? Hello... Hello..

Normal P.O.V

She was pulled from her thoughts when a warm moist tongue run up a cut on her back she shivered "W-what are y-you doing Lord Ses-sesshoumaru?"She asked. He said "I am healing your wounds so you won't have scars or an infection is that ok, Kagome?" "Y-yes" she replied.

After about twenty minutes he was finally done he stood up and helped her to stand. Her shirt was barely covering her bra so Sesshoumaru removed his top and handed it to Kagome "put this on." was all he said while he turned around and stood in front of her so she could change. Once she was done changing she taped his shoulder and he turned around to see her in his top, it was a little shorter than her skirt, which she decided to remove also, and came over her hands with a low v-neck, but not to low.

She turned away from him when Rin spoke "Lady Kagome are you ok?" she had tears running down her face still and was shaking a little, Shippo was still asleep beside her. Kagome called her over to her. "Come here Rin." Rin stood up and slowly made her way to Kagome think she was angry at her. "Is Lady Kagome mad at Rin?" She questioned referring to her self in the third person.

"No I would never be angry at you sweetie. I just wanted to make sure you were ok. Are you? You did cover your eyes, and hide behind Lord Sesshoumaru?" "Yes and so did Shippo just like you told us."

"Good girl, lets go and set by Shippo, ok?" Kagome picked up Rin and went over to Shippo and sat down pulling him into her lap also. She shivered it was cold and she noticed everyone and how they decided to sleep Sango was curled up beside Miroku, Kirara must not be here. When she looked at Inuyasha and Kikyo curled up in his lap she felt a small tear fall down her cheek. She was surprised when someone wiped the tear away. She looked up into molten gold eyes and smiled. Sesshoumaru scooted her forward and sat behind her putting his tail around her and the children pulling her back into his warm embrace.

That is the way they slept that night the first night in this cage.