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Chapter 2-Captured

Kagome's eyes opened slowly after what felt like a long sleep. "Where am I?" Dazed and confused, she looked around to see where she was. Then it had hit her, "That's right, I was taken by the band of seven."

Her arm started to throb. She touched it and realized that it was warm to the touch. "Oh no, my arm. It must be infected from the demon." She looked around for her bag to realize that it was not there. She stood up from the futon to get a glimpse of the room she was in. From the looks of the room, it was just an ordinary room, and not a prison. She looked down at herself to realize she wasn't wearing her school clothes, but a kimono. She gasped and started to turn red, "OH MY GOD THAT'S RIGHT! THEY CARRIED ME NAKED!" She sighed to herself. "Well, no sense in worrying about me being naked. I'm a prisoner."

Kagome walked around the room since she had nothing else to do. There were beautiful fabrics, jewelries and animal skins hanging from the walls. She ran her hands through the displays. Some of the fabrics are extinct in her era, only recognized through her history class and museums back in the future, "They are so beautiful, but they must be stolen…."

"I wouldn't touch those if I were you…"

Kagome jumped back. The man looked at her and approached her. She slowly backed away and pleaded. "Please don't…"

He stopped and looked confused as Kagome kept backing away. "Do not be afraid. I was told you were wounded."

Kagome blinked several times, trying to comprehend what he said, "Ok, this is weird, isn't he with the band of seven?"

"May I see your arm?" He extended his hand towards her direction. She hesitated for several seconds, before slipping her arm out of the kimono. The man took her arm and inspected the wound. Kagome looked into the man's eyes, trying to figure out why he was being so kind to her.

"Oh, it's infected," The man rummaged through his bag and pulled out a mortar and pestle. He added some herbs and started to grind away.

"My name is Kagome, thank you for taking care of me." The man smiled, 'I am doctor Suikotsu." He finished grinding the herbs, took a dab of the paste, and looked at Kagome. "Miss Kagome, this will sting a bit."

She paused as she noticed a purple light emitting from Suikotsu's neck. Her eyes widened. Suikotsu saw her eyes widen, and laughed a little, "Miss Kagome, you'll be fine, I promise. I take care of children back home, and they never cry when I apply this ointment."

She realized that he doesn't know she can see his jewel shards in his neck."It can't be…this man, he's dead!"

Suikotsu grabbed her arm and applied ointment on her wound. She winced at the stinging as he applied more of the ointment. After cleaning, and applying the ointment, he wrapped her arm up. "There, all done Miss Kagome. See? I told you it wasn't all the bad."

Suikotsu got up and wiped his hands on a towel. He then faced her. Kagome noticed that his jewel turned black. His expression had changed. " Can't let big brother's jewel detector die on us." He opened up the sliding door and stopped halfway through the hallway. "Oh, and don't get any ideas about escaping, brother Bankotsu will skin you alive. You see those antiques on the walls? Just a reminder of what happened with a previous prisoner that was here." He laughed like a maniac before shutting the screen door.

Kagome's mouth hung open. "This can't be happening!" A sudden urge to hurl erupted in her stomach. She held her mouth and ran out of the same door Suikotsu went out of, and ran past him.

"GET BACK HERE!" Suikotsu took off in a mad dash after her. He suddenly stopped to see her hurling by the tree.

"Miss Kagome, please take this remedy to soothe your stomach." Suikotsu came up behind her.

"What the hell is up with this guy? Is he seriously bipolar?"

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"Inuyasha has been acting very strange lately, don't you agree Miroku?" Sango, Miroku and Shippo's head popped out of the bush to spy on Inuyasha as he was sitting by the well.

"Well, he must feel bad for whatever he did. He is so predictable." Miroku and Sango felt a presence rushing fast. A gush of wind rushed towards Inuyasha and stopped as the debris cleared away. All three jumped out of the bush.

"Yo muttface, where is my beautiful Kagome?"

Inuyasha gritted his teeth and was about to grab Koga when Sango interjected. " Hi Koga, Kagome went back to her home." Koga turned to Sango, and then glared at Inuyasha. " You are so pathetic, how can you not smell her blood?" Everyone got quiet.

"But, Koga, I didn't smell her blood either!" Shippo interjected. Inuyasha snarled, "This better be some kind of joke wolf, or I will beat you to a pulp! Besides, I didn't smell anything and last time I checked, she went home!"

"Anything happens to her, I will kill you! Remember that!" Miroku got in between the two of them. " Now listen here, Koga, it's obvious that Inuyasha wouldn't do that, and the first smell of Kagome, he'd run to her. Now is not the time to argue as Kagome might be in danger. Obviously you can smell her scent since you picked it up. Let's follow her scent to her last location."

Koga folded his arms, "I don't know, there's no clear way, and it just suddenly disappears."

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Kagome laid in the room after Suikotsu escorted her back. Being in the room just made her sick physically. She squeezed her eyes tight "I wish there was a way to get out of this hell."

There was a commotion outside. She opened her eyes and moved towards the sliding doors. She cracked it open to see Ginkotsu and Jakotsu back with some village women. She watched Jakotsu throw them on the ground.

"Alright you wenches, you will serve my brothers, or you'll be decapitated!" Jakotsu grabbed one of the women by the hair. He instantly put his snake sword by her neck. The woman started to whimper which irritated Jakotsu. "Women are so helpless. All they do is cry. How about I make an example out of one of them, starting with this one?"

The girl started to sob hysterically. Kagome watched in horror, "He's going to kill her, I better do something fast!" She searched around the room frantically as she saw a bow and arrow by the fabrics. She quickly grabbed them and ran to the door for outside.

The women huddled on the ground, crying as Jakotsu raised his snake sword to slaughter them. Suddenly, a flash of purple light flew inches away from Jakotsu's face, incinerating trees behind him. Everyone, including Jakotsu, and Ginkotsu, froze, to process what the hell happened.

"Try it again Jakotsu. That was a warning shot. I promise you I won't miss aiming for the jewel shards in your neck." She aimed at Jakotsu's neck. "You'll let them go, unharmed. I am your prisoner."

Jakotsu turned to Kagome, "You bitch, I'll kill…"

"Uh uh uh, your brother would be mad that you killed his jewel detector, remember? Besides, I don't think you want Kikyo to be looking for your jewel shards, remember who is scarier?"

Jakotsu gritted his teeth, she's right, Kikyo scares him more. "Be a good boy and put your sword down."

"Whore, you seem to forget you're a prisoner. You're in no room to negotiate with mercenaries! You seem to forget your place."

One of the women on the ground recognized Kagome. "Oh lady Kagome! You are a prisoner too?" She started to sob "I won't go anywhere, not if you are a prisoner to these mercenaries!"

Jakotsu was irritated by this point. How the hell did his bloodbath parade turn out like this? He looked towards the women. "SCRAM! Or I'll change my mind in killing you!" Most of the women fled, except for the one that recognized her, "Lady Kagome I will stay with you!"

"No, please don't stay, it is too dangerous here." She knelt down and touched her shoulder. "Please call me Satsuki."

"No more negotiating, you two will come with us. Since it is big brother's birthday, and you happen to spoil his surprise, you will be servicing his needs." Jakotsu eyed Kagome and Satsuki. "Unfortunately you two are the only females with functioning body parts, with below average looks, compared to the ones that fled. When big brother wants to know why there are ugly women, you can tell him what you did."

Jakotsu walked slowly towards Kagome. She walked back a few steps, "What are you doing?"

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Jakotsu threw Kagome to the ground in front of the spring. "You smell like shit wench, and since you scared off the other women, you seem to be the only option of a female to be used. It's time to get freshened up. Besides, smelly wenches aren't attractive." Kagome froze. She didn't know what to do.

"Strip wench."

"My name is Kagome! Ka-go-me! And I need you to turn around." She crossed her arms.

Jakotsu laughed, "Wench, it's not like you have an attractive body, I wasn't impressed anyway. You look like you have a boy's body."

"Why you….I don't care, turn around!"

Jakotsu slowly turned away, "Meh, I don't know why I always get the dirty work, poor Inuyasha always having to deal with you. Must be a relief since you're not there."

Kagome paused. She sighed, and continued to bathe herself. "You're right, he doesn't have to deal with me. His new love interest is Kikyo anyway…" Jakotsu whipped around wide eyed, "You-you mean my Inuyasha is….taken?"

Kagome sighed as she scrubbed her arms in the spring. "What's it to you anyway?"

Jaktosu leaped in front of Kagome. She yelped at the sudden movement and turned away to hide her breasts. Jakotsu seemed to have gone crazy after hearing that he wasn't chosen for Inuyasha. "Oh Inuyasha! How could you betray me?"

"Betray, hah. Inuyasha seems to betray people lately Jakotsu, don't take it personally," Kagome muttered quietly. Jakotsu's thrashing about ceased and looked at Kagome. "Wench, I am more attractive than you and that priestess. I don't understand!" Jakotsu continued to whine.

Irritated, Kagome got out of the spring, and wrapped herself up, "I am done, let's go." She was done hearing Inuyasha's name. Jakotsu paused from his tantrum. "I say when we go, not you."

"Suit yourself, I'll be right…." Kagome stopped and felt a presence coming fast, there were sacred jewels. "Sacred Jewels, only one, heading up behind you Jakotsu!"

"Huh, well then, let's get to work!" Jakotsu tossed Kagome her bow and arrows. From the ground, rose a critter demon that emerged from the ground. Kagome noticed the purple glow emitting from the demon's head.

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Koga, and Inuyasha paused as they took a whiff of the air. "Kagome!" Koga took off as Inuyasha went right behind him.

"Kirara!" Sango, Miroku, and Shippo leaped on to Kirara to follow Inuyasha and Koga. "Miroku, how is it that they couldn't pick up her scent before, and all of a sudden, it appeared out of nowhere?"

"It would seem that they are purposely erasing her scent so that no one can find her. It seems our enemies know that she can detect the sacred jewel shards and plan on using her until they can complete the jewel."

"We need to hurry and save Kagome!" Shippo interjected. "Poor Kagome!"