I FEEL REALLY BAD FOR NOT UPDATING IN LIKE, FOREVER!!! YOU DON'T KNOW HOW BIG OF A WRITERS BLOCK I'VE GOT!!!
Just because I don't feel like going to bed after only getting 5 hours of sleep last night… and because I luv you guys!!!
I mowed the lawn today… I just though I'd let you know that. I knew you all wanted to know…
Day 10 – The Heist
Serene. Quiet. Peaceful. Everything you'd want on a cruise. Then everything would be perfect. Your star-lit nights, the romantic-ness of the ocean… everything.
…
Well, what if that goes the OPPOSITE direction? And you're suddenly being forced face to face with a gun? Then is it serene, quiet, peaceful and happy?
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Inuyasha slept peacefully until daybreak. The early morning sun peaked in the curtain crack and laid over the sleeping figures. Kagome on the bed, and Inuyasha, unfortunately, on the couch. He stretched and yawned, not wanting to get up yet. Odd noises and scents told him otherwise. He attempted to sit up and look around. The second his eyes were open, he saw down a long black tunnel. "Move and you die." What now?
"What do you want with me?" Inuyasha asked as men pulled him upright and cuffed his wrists tightly together.
The man chuckled. "Oh it's not you we're after, it's Kikyo." The man looked over to the bed where Kagome lay sleeping, but she was wide awake now – a band around her mouth to keep her from talking, her wrists bound and tied behind her back, and her feet tied tightly together. "A marvelous girl, that Kikyo."
"You bastard…" Inuyasha snarled, attempting to get free. It only resulted in Kagome slapped across the cheek with the barrel of a gun. "Leave her out of this!"
"My, my Inuyasha. Still as feisty as you were those many years ago…" the man sniggered. "This will make it all the more interesting…" He turned to come face to face with Inuyasha and pulled off his mask.
The hanyou gasped. "N-Naraku… You'll die you bastard!"
Naraku laughed menacingly. "You forget those years ago." He walked to where Kagome lay unconscious and sat by her head. With his gnarled fingers, he ran his hands along Kagome's smooth complexion. "Such innocence. She has changed from what I remember. Take the girl away." Naraku got up and walked to where the hanyou sat captive while 2 men carried her out. "No, Inuyasha, you will die. At the hands of your love. I believe it is close enough to what happened before, don't you think?" He made a small hand gesture and about 10 guns were pointed at Inuyasha, including Naraku. "Even try to escape and the girl dies." The guns were lowered, except for the leader. He walked towards Inuyasha, aimed at his chest. The hanyou's eyes widened. "Suffer… Inuyasha…"
…bang…
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Kagome fluttered her eyes open and looked around. This isn't the room… Instead, it was a much larger room with only a few circular windows. By the looks, she was seated on the bed. Across from her was a couch and a small nightstand. Where am I? Why can't I move? She tried to sit up, but couldn't even move her arms. "In-Inu…" I can't talk… I'm paralyzed… what's gunna happen to me…
A dark figure walked into the room with a dark mask shielding their face from recognition. They strode to the window and looked out. "The fool…" So it was a woman! "Takes his own plan into action without telling us." She pulled off the mask and let her short black hair bob in a small bun. Unfortunately, she was faced away from Kagome. She turned to the nightstand, still oblivious that Kagome is awake, and opened the drawer. From inside, she pulled out something small and in an envelope. She put it in her pocket and walked out.
Quiet.
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Well, you've been shot. You're dead and you can't move… Way to go, smart one. Now who's gunna save Kagome?
Actually, you idiot… technically your ARM got shot… not you. You're still alive…
WHATEVER! It still hurts like hell!!!
Get up you lazy ass… you're fine. You're half DEMON remember?!
Shut up…
Inuyasha was obviously having a conscience fight… odd things people do when they think they're dead…
The hanyou lay on the bed still in the room. A part of the sheet had been ripped off and wrapped around his arm. Damn… that hurt! I thought Naraku shot me in the chest! He opened his eyes and looked around. The place was a mess. The dressers sifted through… the closet annihilated… nothing was in very good shape. Shit! Where's Kagome! He bolted up-right and jumped off the bed. Her scent was semi-identifiable, but barely. The same scum of Naraku lingered, leaving the air poisoned to the hanyou's nose. I'll rip that bastard to pieces… If he's done anything to her… I swear I'll tear him limb from limb… Inuyasha darted out the doors and looked down the halls. They were almost as bad as the room. People's belongings were littering the way, the families crying and holding their children… it was awful.
Inuyasha picked his way through the hallway slowly. It was hard to walk and not step on something or someone. About half way to the stair, someone stopped him. "Hm?" the hanyou spun around. A small girl of about 7 with pig tails and brown tresses. "What?"
"Save my Mommy…" she said calmly. You could see the tear stains on her face. So they weren't just after Kagome… other people too…
"I'll see what I can do…" Inuyasha said kneeling down to her. "What does she look like?"
"Um…" she furrowed her eyebrows and put a finger to her lips. "Long black hair… she's really tall and pretty…" the girl looked at Inuyasha and smiled. "Did I do a good job?"
The hanyou smiled. Something he rarely did. But it felt good. "Yea… you did a good job." Inuyasha picked the girl up and set her on his hip. "Is your Dad here?" he asked walking back a bit.
"No… he's dead…" she said quietly wrapping her arms around his neck and burying her face into his neck and hair.
"Oh. Well, what's your name?" Inuyasha asked.
The little girl piped up, "I'm Satsuki! (not the girl from the series… just a name)"
"Satsuki… I like it." The girl laughed a little. Inuyasha grinned. The hanyou continued down the way, looking for someone he thought he could trust with the girl. He saw a woman, a familiar one actually… "Hey, Sango!" he called, catching the girl's attention. She turned around quickly. "Hey, can you take the girl?"
"Who is she? Where's Kagome? What happened to your arm?" Sango asked in a hurry walking over to Inuyasha and the girl. She moved to take her, but she refused.
"No! I'm staying." She said clinging on all the tighter… in other words, choking Inuyasha.
"Hey.. help…" he choked out. Even he tried to pry the girl off, but she had a damn good grip! "Fine. She'll stay." Inuyasha finally said. The girl gasped and hugged him… tight… "Hey.. AIR!!"
Sango shrugged. "Have you seen Miroku?"
"No." Inuyasha said as the girl loosened. "I don't know where Kagome is either, you haven't see her by chance?"
"No… after they broke into our room, Miroku disappeared. I don't think they would have kidnapped him…" she got a sly look on her face, "Who would want to?"
"Yup." Inuyasha started walking away with the girl on his hip (such a softie!! :) ) "If you see Kagome… tell her to stay put!"
"Same for Miroku!" Sango replied back. "I just hope you both are alright…"
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What do you do when you're tied up in a room you don't know where you're at? I Spy don't work… counting sheep? You'll go to sleep… keep track of time? Sheesh, these rhyme... (sorry, couldn't help it!) Well, it gets pretty boring after a while…
Ok, so you've been kidnapped. You're in a room you don't even know where, and no one is here to make sure you don't try to es-… idiot… no one is watching you… your legs are free… ESCAPE!!!
Kagome sat up quickly, though, it's hard to sit up with your hands tied behind you back… But she sat up, looked around and scooted to the end of the bed. Good, don't see anyone… She stood up and realized something… she was on a boat… Not the cruise liner, a boat completely different from the large ship. Oh no… Please no… As fast as she could, she ran to the window. Water… lots of it. She ran to the other side; water. Oh, NOOOO! That means I WAS kidnapped… help… Inuyasha…
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So many scents! It's hard to decipher which one is which, almost. Inuyasha managed to pick up a faint Kagome-scent… leading down the side of the ship… They kidnapped her… He looked out to sea, seeing a dot on the horizon. "Damn! She's way out there!" Inuyasha spun around and sat against the wall/rail. Satsuki knelt down beside him and put a comforting hand on his shoulder.
"It's okay, Mister," she said reassuringly. "You'll find her."
"Keh, whatever." Inuyasha shrugged it off. What to do… There wasn't much to do. The heist was short-lived. No one was around. They obviously got what they wanted, Kagome. So what was there to do?
"Inuyasha."
The hanyou looked up. "K-Kikyo. Where have you been?" he asked standing up. The girl stayed attached to his leg.
Kikyo eyed the girl. "Who's she?" she asked suspiciously. "What happened to your arm?"
"She's just a passenger. I'm helping her find her mother," Inuyasha replied, hearing the suspicion in her voice. He ignored her later question. "What are you doing up here?"
"When I realized Naraku was the one behind this, I hid. He's trying to kill me-"
"WHAT?!" Inuyasha interrupted. "He's trying to kill you?"
"Yes. Over something so unimportant… Inuyasha? Where are you going?" Kikyo called after Inuyasha who was running off with the girl.
"I have to save Kagome!"
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Time was running out. Kagome searched frantically for something to break the chain rope around her wrists. Surprisingly, nothing could be found. Not a knife, not a scissors, nothing. I've gotta get outta here! The sun was just at high noon. The heat was making the small room quite warm. Perspiration was dripping from the girl's forehead and neck. If I don't… I'll die of heat! She lay down on the bed. No one is on this boat except me… why would they do that? Someone had to drive out here… Kagome flinched when she heard a crash. "What's that?" she whispered to herself. Footsteps were vaguely heard from right above her. "Oh no…" Kagome looked frantically for someplace to hide… the only other location was the closet…
She quickly fled the bed and ran to the closet, hastily shutting the door behind her back. Whadda ya know? Men's clothing… Eww… Kagome closed the door (man, having your hands tied together is hard!) and crawled to the back corner of the small room.
"Kagome…" She heard her name faintly. "Kagome…" someone was calling to her, but the voice was muffled and unidentifiable. I won't go out…I won't go out… "KAGOME!"
That was no stranger! "INUYASHA!" she ran blindly through the darkness towards the door… unfortunately tripping over a shoe. Someone opened the door and Kagome went flying towards him. "LOOK OUT!"
::thud::
"We really have to stop meeting like this," Inuyasha joked, seeing as once AGAIN, Kagome was on top of him.
"Where have you been? How did you get here? How did you find me? What happened to your arm?!" Kagome asked hurriedly, sitting on the ground, her hands still tied.
"Whoa, take it easy! Hey!" the hanyou said sitting up. "I just got here!" A little girl came running from around the corner. She landed by Inuyasha and hid behind him. "Heh hey! Look who decided to show up, after all."
The little girl put a finger to her lips. "Hi."
"Hey," Kagome said leaning forward a bit. "Who are you?"
"…"
"Go on," Inuyasha coaxed. The girl decided to be shy though. "It's alright."
"…I'm Satsuki," she said quietly.
"I'm Kagome," she replied. "And I'd shake your hand, but I can't…" she said hinting towards Inuyasha. "Ahem?"
"What?" the hanyou said innocently. Kagome motioned towards her hands with her head. "Can't you get anything yourself?" he said gripping the chains. With a hard tug, one of the links gave way. "There. That wasn't so hard… was it?" he replied sarcastically.
"Hey, you're half demon!" Kagome shouted. "And I was kidnapped! You can't blame me for being nervous!"
Satsuki laughed from the floor where she sat cross-legged. "You act like Mommy and Daddy!" she joked.
Inuyasha and Kagome glanced at each other. ::major blush!!!:: "Let's get out of here." Inuyasha said standing up.
"How'd you get here in the first place?" Kagome asked getting up to her feet as well. Satsuki still clung to Inuyasha's pant leg.
"Um… that's a story I'll have to explain later. We're taking this thing over!" the hanyou said running up the stairs to the main deck.
Upon arriving to the deck, Inuyasha was already trying to gain primary control of the steering. To Kagome (a/n: and me!! :)) it's gibberish on a boat. "Can you get it?" Kagome asked arriving next to Inuyasha.
"Yea, I think so…" a few lever pulls and knobs later, he apparently had control of the yacht. "There… see?"
"No…" the hanyou and girl looked down to see Satsuki tugging on Inuyasha's pant leg. "I can't see," she said pointing to herself.
Inuyasha bent down and scooped her up, flinching slightly as a bit of pain twanged through his arm. "There, how's that?" He said moving her to sit on his shoulders. "Can ya see now?"
"Uh huh!" she laughed.
Kagome smiled. He's so good with her… She moved to sit on an available chair near-by. "So, Inuyasha, what happened to everyone else? Why was no one here to keep watch to make sure I didn't escape?"
The hanyou kept quiet. "Not now…" he said keeping his eyes fixed on the water.
Is it that bad? Kagome frowned. "At least let me patch up your arm…" she said getting up and grabbing his arm softly.
"No. I'm fine." He said firmly. Kagome stuck her ground.
"No! It'll get infected!"
"Can it!"
"Lemme fix it!"
"STOP!"
Both Inuyasha and Kagome stopped when Satsuki screamed stop. Kagome was the first to speak. "I'm sorry, Satsuki."
"Keh…" was all the hanyou replied.
.: some hours later still on the yacht (seeing as neither Inuyasha nor Kagome wanted to get back in any rush…):.
Satsuki lay asleep on the small futon on the deck. Kagome sat half asleep next to her. Inuyasha sat on a small bench keeping an eye on the waters. Naraku wants to kill Kagome because he thinks she's Kikyo. He'll be after her a lot probably. I'll have to protect her… Inuyasha moved his injured arm to rest on his knee. I won't let anything happen to her… The wind tossed his hair ever so slightly, giving him the most handsome look possibly.
Kagome was semi-sleeping. She was awake enough to understand what she still saw with her half open eyes. Inuyasha's worried. Yet he looks so certain about himself. I can see it. He's gotten shot and he refuses to let me help… he's such a simpleton. The girl yawned and pulled a pillow into a comforting position, snug between her body and arms. I'll get some sleep. It's been a tiring day…
Inuyasha side-glanced the tiring girl. He'll be back… Don't worry, Kagome… I'll protect you… and Satsuki…
The moon in the background cast a romantic glow over the yacht. The cool sea breeze blew slightly over everyone – but what about the wind blowing? It brings scents… what do scents bring? (Pilgrims! 0.o sorry… I was just thinking about the April showers bring May flowers, what do Mayflowers bring?... I apologize…) People. Now what people would be in the middle of an ocean at this time of night heading towards a boat with 3 passengers? Evil people. What do evil people like to do? Kill. What's Inuyasha doing? Growling. Why? It's Naraku. What does that equal? You do the math…
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A/N: I AM SO FRICKIN SORRY FOR NOT UPDATING SOONER! I HAVE HAD A SERIOUS CASE OF WRITERS BLOCK! We all know what that means!!! But I promise I've got a semi-idea for next time.
Big notice. BIG BIG NOTICE!!! I've come to a final decision: in July, I will be leaving for a week for a volleyball camp. I will have one MAJOR updating date, probably a Monday, where every story I've written that needs a chapter will be updated. Possibly 2. And then I have 2 more weeks of family vacation following that. So it'll be a while. I'm saying this now so you can't say I didn't warn you.
Ok, enough explaining! I LUV YOU GUYS!!!
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