By: Angelwarrior1
Chapter 9: Fates of the Fallen
Inuyasha traveled as quickly as he could to his home,but his mind was troubled with thoughts and worries.
'What will I do when I get back? I'm sure my father has noticed my absence by now. Plus there's the matter of what to do with Kagome. I can't let my father see her.'
He looked down upon the angel he held in his arms. He truly thought he had lost her back at Naraku's palace. She almost died because of that bastard. It didn't take a genius to figure out why she would want to kill herself. He knew what Naraku had done to her, He had raped her. Raped his own daughter.
'I won't let anyone hurt my Kagome anymore.'
It didn't take long for Inuyasha to make his way back. As it had taken him two days to reach Naraku's palace, it had taken him two days to make it back. His feet touched the ground for the first time in days and he gently lowered Kagome as he woke her from her slumber.
"Kagome wake up." He whispered into her ear.
She slowly opened her eyes and looked into two pools of amber.
"Inuyasha...I thought I would never see you again. I love you so much." She grip his shirt and cried into it.
Inuyasha hugged her to him and stroked her hair.
"I love very much as well, my angel."
He turned and led her out of the woods, but as they exited the forest guards descended upon them and took them by force. More guards arrived to capture the enraged hanyou that thrashed around and disabled several guards in the process. The guards that already had Kagome in their arms ran to the palace with her so Inuyasha wouldn't be able to get her back. Even if he did manage to break free, he'd never be able to get her back at this point, his father would see to that.
"KAGOMMMEEEE!" He violently screamed as he became more and more enraged by the minute.
He ripped at the guards, but all his efforts were in vain as more and more guards came from the palace and overpowered him. Finally they managed to knock him into unconsciousness and all went black for our beloved hero named Inuyasha.
"Inuyasha. Inuyasha! Wake up boy!" Inuyasha could faintly hear a familiar voice yelling at him, then he felt a slap to his face.
He blearily opened his eyes to see the last person he ever cared to see, his father.
"Ah, you've awakened now. That is good, now you can hear what I will do with you and you precious miko"
This got Inuyasha's attention just as his father knew it would.
"What have you done with Kagome!" He tried to grab his father by his neck collar and it was then that he noticed his restraints. He looked around in regards as to where he was and saw that he was in a cell.
"So this is how you treat your son after he's away for a few days? You throw him in a prison cell"
He painfully smiled a dark smile, he was in worse condition than he thought as he noticed how bruised
and beaten he felt.
"You put yourself in this cell, the moment you disobeyed me and left the palace ground to go in search of that miko woman."
"Kagome isn't just any woman! She's the woman that I love! Now what have you done with her!"
"I'm afraid I can't tell you that son."
"Don't call me your son, I know not of the man who is in front of me anymore!"
"Well I'm sorry to hear that. I suppose you leave me no option then, though I had intended to release from this prison cell once you regained your senses. You are to stay here now, for I cannot risk having you loose in my palace." With those harsh words he swiftly turned and exited the cell.
The guards left as well and closed the door, shutting out what little light remained.
Kagome was in a prison cell as well, but she had not spoken with the king yet. Then she heard footsteps approaching. She knew it was King Tama coming to bombard her with insults for corrupting his son.
"So miko, you are still very much alive I see."
"Hello my Lord." She lowered her head in attempt to bow, her restraints to the wall made it very difficult to move though and she only hurt herself.
"Don't attempt to sway with your actions woman. I was hoping to never see you again, but my hopes have been dashed when my son decided to follow after you. Now he will no longer see the light of day. You are to blame for that."
"What? What have you done to him! No! Don't punish him because of me! It was all my fault, I should take the blame!" Kagome became very frantic and worried over her love.
"Silence woman!" The king barked and slapped her face to silence her when he saw how very erratic she became.
"Inuyasha will suffer and you only have yourself to blame, but then I wouldn't worry so much about. I would worry more about myself, for you will be left in here to starve! Tis a much better fate for you in my eyes than beheading." He laughed towards the end of his little speech and left the tearful young woman to her lonesome.
Days past and no one in the palace talked of the pair that was locked away from sight. On the fourth day an unexpected guest arrived. It was the prince from the wolf family, Koga.
"Ah, Koga my boy what are you doing here?" The king asked rather surprised by the visit.
"I'm afraid this isn't a social call. I had heard some things...has your son truly attacked Naraku?"
"I'm afraid what you've heard is true. Inuyasha attacked Lord Naraku in order to get his miko woman back." The king sighed as he said this out of shame.
"Miko woman? Ah, you mean that woman he attacked me over. So what has become of your son and the miko?"
"I have imprisoned them in cells. The miko woman will starve and my son will remain until the miko's death."
'It would be a shame to let such a fine woman die. I have yet to have a taste of her.' Koga thought of Kagome's predicament.
"Let me have the miko. Last time Inuyasha intervened and I was unable to receive any satisfaction with the woman. I will take her away with me and Inuyasha will never see her again." Koga offered this deal to the king.
"But what if Inuyasha were to find out of the miko's whereabouts? He would be sure to come after you."
"Not if we keep this little deal between ourselves. Inuyasha will simply think that his precious miko died in her prison cell as you intended her to." Koga smiled evilly at this cunning plan.
Lord Tama thought a moment about this. If he simply gave the miko over to Koga he wouldn't have to worry about her anymore. He would also be sure of her tortured being prolonged, for if she were to be kept away from Inuyasha and instead be bedded by Koga she would most likely go insane. He had nothing to lose from this deal.
"Okay Koga. You have yourself a deal. Now stay for a few days. I'll have the miko sent to your room by the end of the day."
"Why thank you my lord. That is most generous of you." Koga was escorted to his room by servants and the king left to see the miko.
He stormed into her cell to see if the woman was still alive. Of course he should've known that she was,
humans could go for days without food and it had only been four.
"Miko! Wake up!" He slapped her awake.
Kagome sprung to life when she felt the slap sting across her face.
"It's you lucky day woman. Prince Koga has offered to take you away from this place never to return"
He smirked at this notion.
Kagome knew what he meant. He was saying that Prince Koga was getting rid of her for him. She would be forced into bedding with yet another whom she had no desire to be with. Her anger boiled and she could no longer hold her tongue.
"You should've just let me died then, if you think I'd want to be with that brute of a man then you must be insane. I have no interest in leaving this palace."
This answer only served in angering the king and he struck her several times in order to silence her and vent his anger.
"I was going to send you to him at the end of the day, but I think he's waited long enough. Don't you?
Guards! Escort this woman to Prince Koga's room!"
Dun dun dunn! Uh oh, I wonder what will happen now. Will Kagome be raped yet again or will she find a way out of this? There's only one way to find out and that's to review.
