A/N: You'll see this again on the second line. Okay I really have no idea why it does that, but it does. Anyway, there's not much to say, I hope you enjoy!
Summary- Kagome is kidnapped by the band of seven because of her power to sense the jewel shards. With Koga and Inuyasha searching for her, can she really fall in love?
Warnings- Mild Language; Mild sexual references
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Kagome was glad that dinner had gone by okay. She was a little worried since she had to sit by Mukotsu this time, but thankfully, everything was in reach. After that, Bankotsu had set her limits.
"Okay wench, after dinner and before breakfast you are to stay in your room. If you leave without me or my permission, the consequences will be dire. Now, do we understand each other?" He asked that infamous question when he was pointing threats at her.
She nodded her head as always; not wanting to face his angry side. She knew when he lost his temper, he lost control, but little did she know she had only seen the beginning.
He led her down the narrow hallway and glared at her previous room.
"Well, I guess that one out; considering you broke the door." He said sarcastically.
"Hey, you're the one who tore it down!" She defended.
"Well I wouldn't have had to tear it down if you didn't break it. Now shut up and come on." He retorted and continued down the hallways, inspecting each room.
When he finally found one 'suitable' for her he let her in. Of course the only reason this room was suitable for her was because it had a lock and no windows. It looked just like her previous room except without the bookcase.
As soon as she was in he shut the door, locked it, and left for whatever he was going to do after that. She sighed and sat down on the bed.
No matter how jaded she was she just couldn't get to sleep. Her mind was overwhelmed with so many thoughts. No matter how much she tried not to think of the negative, her despondent attitude finally won over and everything her mind had been holding in let loose inside her head.
She pulled her knees up and buried her face in it. Would this ever end? What were they going to do with her when they got enough jewel shards? Would Inuyasha be able to find her soon enough? Did they just decide to leave her behind? What if she didn't sense any tomorrow or the next day? Would they take it out on her? Bankotsu seemed to get angry so easily and he could kill her just as easily. Would she ever see her family again? What about Sango, Shippo, Miroku, Koga, and Inuyasha? What if she never got to see them again? What if Bankotsu killed them?
She felt the tears start to roll down her face. She tried to control herself as quiet sobs escaped her mouth. But she couldn't help it; she just felt so forlorn and abandoned.
Bankotsu had gone out to the river to get some more clean drinking water. He would have told one of the others to do it but they were already settled in their rooms and he didn't want to wake them. And even as selfish as he was, he knew his brothers needed there sleep, heck, even he was tired.
He set the water in what would be the kitchen of the castle and headed down the hall towards his quarters.
On the way however, he heard something. No, he heard her. Her sobs were barely audible behind the thick door, but he was sure she was crying. What was her problem now?
He sighed and rolled his eyes, unlocking the door and walking in.
She gasped and immediately turned to face the wall before he saw her tears. She knew that would make her seem even weaker than she already was.
"What do you want?" She said coldly. Anyone could tell she'd been crying by the way her voice sounded.
He came and sat on the bed.
"What are you crying about now?" He said almost gently, but still harshly.
"I'm not crying!" She immediately defended.
"Oh please, I could hear your wails through the door." He retorted.
"I was not wailing. Besides, why would you care?" She asked the question in that same cold voice, wiping her nose with her sleeve, and sniffling a little.
He didn't answer her.
She was surprised when he put his hand on her shoulder, but didn't move away. "Listen, just get some sleep okay? I don't want to hear any whining tomorrow. Now suck up the tears and lay down." He said, pushing her down into the bed.
She complied and layed down, snuggling into the warm covers.
Once he noticed she was in the bed and ready for sleep, he left, closing and locking the door, and headed towards his own room.
She couldn't believe he hadn't yelled at her or something mean like that. She had to wonder; maybe he wasn't the malicious, barbaric killer she once thought he was. But she decided not to agree to anything. All he did was touch her and say something nice. Which wasn't really even nice. But maybe it was nice for him. She thought about it for a little while, but definitely didn't like him yet. Maybe he would warm up to her and let her go. 'Yeah, keep dreaming Kagome' She told herself, even though she couldn't help but think the idea wasn't too repulsive.
She drifted off to sleep peacefully.
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Mukotsu sat plotting in his room. He was still angry with Bankotsu for stopping him earlier that morning. He would have his way with her, and Big Brother would never even know.
Tomorrow night he would sneak into her room and take her. Something he had been fantasizing about ever since he first saw her.
He would tell her if she said anything to anyone, he'd kill her. She was easily frightened. He would have her in the palm of his hand. He couldn't wait. 'Yes, this would be very, very fun.' He thought as an evil smirk appeared across his mutilated face.
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Koga, Sango, Miroku, Shippo and Kirara came upon Inuyasha, sitting under a tree staring up into the sky.
"Inuyasha, have you found anything?" Sango questioned suspiciously.
He hadn't even noticed them coming. He seemed so deep in thought when they saw him.
His head flipped to face them when her voice brought him out of his trance. "What? Oh no. There wasn't any trace of any of their scents." He said calmly and got up, ignoring Koga.
"Ha! Says you! I can always smell Kagome! They won't be able to mask my senses!" He said triumphantly.
"Whatever, let's just get going, okay?" Inuyasha said emotionlessly.
Sango looked towards Miroku with a confused look. He just shrugged.
They wondered what was going on with him. Usually Inuyasha never missed the chance to bicker with Koga about anything. His mind seemed to be on something else.
Koga eyed him suspiciously, but otherwise brushed it off and led them in the way his nose pulled him.
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Kagome was awoken by some loud yelling. She listened closely as she only heard the end of what appeared to be an argument.
"Jakotsu, just calm down, it's not that big of a deal!" That voice appeared to belong to Bankotsu.
"No! Aniki you need to punish him! I specifically told him not to and he did it anyway!" She knew that one was Jakotsu's. It was too whiney to be anyone else's.
"Shut up! It's not like I broke it!" Renkotsu's voice was like venom compared to the other young men's.
"I'm not going to punish him for something that stupid now shut up and go eat!" Bankotsu said and she heard strong strides of footsteps coming towards her door.
He unlocked the door, fumbling a little because he was shaking with anger, and pushed the door open.
"Get up! It's time to eat!" He said angrily and dashed out of the room without closing the door.
She was a little afraid to get up, but decided he didn't have anything to mad at her about and headed towards breakfast.
She remembered the way to the dining hall this time; surprisingly. She sat down at the already-filled table cautiously, aware of the three fuming mercenaries around her.
She filled her plate slowly, afraid her hand was about to be chopped off with all the glares that were going around the table.
She nibbled on the little piece of boar she had managed to pick up, more interested in what had happened earlier that morning. Suikotsu and Mukotsu seemed to be okay. It didn't seem the argument involved them, and she was glad. Three angry assassins was more than enough for her.
Breakfast was very quiet. And although they didn't seem to mind, she felt the need to break the silence.
"So, umm, what happened this morning?" She asked curiously.
There had never been another moment in her life were she had felt more intimidated and vulnerable as right then. Bankotsu, Jakotsu, and Renkotsu's evil glares fell onto her face. She felt like they were stabbing spears through her with their eyes. Suikotsu and Mukotsu's eyes were also upon her, but not nearly as anger-filled as the others.
"Uhh… sorry, never mind." She said immediately. She stiffened as there gazes didn't move from her face. She seriously thought one of them was about to kill her right there.
Eventually they removed their eyes from her and continued eating, all to her relief. She was glad they had shown some mercy.
Bankotsu stood up once he was finished eating and grabbed Banryu, which had been leaning against the wall.
"Were leaving." He said angrily and walked out the door.
They all instinctively got up and followed him out the door, not even bothering to finish eating there selves. Kagome wasn't too disappointed; food wasn't her biggest concern at the time. She thought her being here against her will and having to forcibly hunt jewel shards was bad, but she really had no idea what was coming her way.
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Kikyo sat somewhere far into the forest, away from Inuyasha and the others. She didn't know that Kagome had been kidnapped by the band of seven, but she did know what she wanted to do to her.
She was going to make her suffer; make her suffer like she had to suffer. She would convince Inuyasha she was dead, and then she would live her life with him, happily.
She would make love to Inuyasha and make her reincarnation watch. Then she would kill her. She would let her die the way she had died.
Her clone didn't deserve Inuyasha; no he was hers. He belonged to her, and she would never give him up. Even if it cost her life.
But first, she had to follow her master's orders. Only then could she proceed with her plans. She knew he would most definitely agree with her on that part.
"Good to see you back Kikyo…"
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A/N: Okay so yeah, yet another cliffy. You'd be surprised at how hard it is for me to come up with the idea for Kikyo. But I have her mostly planned out. Oh and by the way there MIGHT be a character death in the story; but nothing's final. Just give me your opinion on the dead whore (Kikyo) dying. I personally hate her, but I can see how it would ruin the story for some people. So just let me know. Thanks for reading and please review!