Rei was at the stream gathering water for their breakfast when she heard a rustle of leaves behind her. She turned and saw nothing.
Nothing but the wind, that's all. I'm a little paranoid over last night, calm down Rei.
She took a deep breath and stared at the clean blue water of the stream. The day was sunny and warm, and she tried her hardest to enjoy it. When she heard it again, a blindfold and gag were on her faster than she could turn around.
She started to pull at the gagger and kick violently. She felt her foot hit a rock hard stomach. She was praying that one of the others would sense something, mainly Inuyasha. Now Rei was being held down to the floor by her head, and someone else was sitting on her legs. This told her there were two of them.
Her hand's were now tied, and was being hoisted onto one of their backs. She was about kick him when she realized she was inhaling something gaseous. She could also hear someone tearing through the trees, but her kidnappers were already off.
Rei woke up when it was already night again. Her blindfold and gag had been taken off, but she was still tied up. She looked around and saw she was in a cave. The cave had straw beds everywhere, and animal and human bones were scattered all over the rock floor. She realized their sleeping wolves in some of the straw beds. Rei swallowed hard. She dared not move for fear of waking them up.
"I see the gas has worn off." Rei looked to her left. In the straw bed that she had been sleeping in, she was not alone. There was a man with a white Mohawk lying next to her, eyeing her intently.
"AAHHH!" She pushed him away, "AAHHH!" she screamed again as another man with gray hair with a patch of blue sat up to her right.
She went to stand up but only managed in rolling over. "Get me out of here now!!" she was trying desperately to free herself.
"Whoa, whoa, calm down Kagome. We brought you here to see Koga." The one to her left said. She raised an eyebrow at the comment. She now noticed they had fangs. She nervously looked down at their butts, and saw wolf tails.
Great. Now I'm not just kidnapped, but kidnapped by wolf demons who think I'm Kagome. What a burden I've turned out to be…
"I am not Kagome, so will you let me go now? Or at least untie me?" She said as calmly as she could.
"Not Kagome?" the two said simultaneously and looked at each other, confused. They both eyed her up and down, eventually realizing their mistake.
"Yes not Kagome. But, what do you want with her anyway?"
"She is our leaders woman. Koga. He has been sick these last few days, and we thought with her being a priestess and all, that she could help him." The one with the Mohawk explained.
"And cheer him up." Sighed the other.
"You sure don't know much about her do you?" she mumbled and glared.
"No, we do! How could we not know our own sister? We weren't the ones who kidnapped you, you were simply delivered here to us." The Mohawk demon explained and stood up.
The other turned to her, "It was night time when you came, and we were so tired, we trusted you were Kagome. We realize now we were wrong…sorry." He rubbed his head in embarrassment. "But what should we do with her?" He turned to his companion.
Rei's heart caught in her throat.
"Well, she is probably one of Kagome's friends, so we should wait and show her to the boss." He pair nodded in agreement.
"Ok. So, you're not going to hurt me?" Rei sighed with relief. "What are your names?"
The blue and gray-headed one answered, "My name is Ginta. His name is Hakkaku. No we wont hurt you, if you can help Koga."
"Alright then, where is he?"
"In another cave," said Ginta, "its not far." They moved towards the entrance of the cave, and she followed. As she passed the wolves they looked at her with glowing eyes of interest. She quickened her step.
Once outside, she saw more wolf demons. Mostly men, and a few women. No children in sight. The closer ones bowed to her as they passed. Rei smiled nervously. (Insert nervous sweat drop here).
Well I guess you wouldn't dare disrespect someone you think is the woman of your leader.
The caves were in the side of a rocky mountain. They were built into it like stairs, and in rows. Each row housed about three to four caves, some natural, most demon made. To get to the higher ones, you merely climbed upward. The ground rose like a trail. They had gone up about two rows when they stopped in front of one.
"Were here with Kagome." Hakkaku was talking to one of the two guards in the front of the cave. The guard looked to the other and nodded approval after inspecting Rei. Once inside it looked no different from the cave she was sleeping in. Only there were no sleeping wolves around. Thankfully. She also noticed that there were a few weapons in this one. Some spears and swards, and a bow and arrow. She assumed the one that she had been in was a guest cave, since it hadn't had any weapons in it.
"Whose their?" said a voice from the farthest bed. It sounded to be from a man no older than his early twenties or so.
"Koga? We've brought someone who might be able to help you." Ginta looked a bit nervous, for he hadn't retrieved the right girl. Koga sat up and looked at her.
"What?! Where is Kagome?" He growled.
"We left this morning to bring you Kagome, but they had a friend with them, and we accidentally brought the wrong one."
"But she is a priestess, and should be able to help you…" Hakkaku tried to make the situation look better.
Koga did look sick. He was somewhat pale, and looked like he was running a temperature.
"Um, I…" His eyes had settled on her. She blushed.
She looked at his long black hair in a high pony tale, and manly features.
He's so handsome… she composed herself at last. "My name is Rei," she bowed, "I am a priestess, and will do my best to help you." She walked to him and knelt at his side. Koga sat up more.
"So, you are traveling with Kagome?" she felt his forehead with the back of her hand.
"Yes. Take a deep breath." She put an ear up to his bare chest, and listened to his breathing. He was wheezing a little, and coughed when he exhaled.
"What is your business with her?"
"Nothing until she- I had a vision." She had been about to say until she had pushed me into the well, but didn't know if that was wise. "Open your mouth and say 'Ah' for me."
"A vision?"
"Yes…" Rei looked at him curiously.
"What kind of vision?" he looked concerned, "Is Kagome in danger?" He sat up a little more with wide eyes.
"No she's fine." She gave him a reassuring smile. "How long have you been like this? Any vomiting?"
"No, just nausea, headaches, and I feel weak. It's been like this for about a day and a half."
"Alright," she turned to the Ginta and Hakkaku, and told them to retrieve certain medicinal type things that she would need for Koga. It was mostly things just to make him feel better, she explained to him that he had the flu, and the best thing to do was to ride it out.
"Ride it out? You cant do anything?" Koga growled in irritation.
"Yes, so you can build immunity and this wont happen again. Though I am curious at how a demon can get he flu…?"
Rei was kneeling at his bedside and was looking at her lap, waiting for them to bring the supplies. Ginta soon returned in a flurry of nervousness with what she had asked for. She threw some things together in a cup of hot water and handed it to her charge.
"Drink this, it will make your throat feel better." He sat up and took the cup.
"Your not an ordinary priestess are you?" Koga eyed her.
"Ha ha, what gave you that idea?" she laughed nervously.
"So where are from?" he asked.
"I um, well," she thought of her temple and home, "the same place as Kagome."
"That would be where?" Koga raised an eyebrow, and it didn't take her psychic abilities to sense a smidge of irritation in his voice. She guessed it would have been worse if he were himself. "Well, maybe you should ask her that…"
"Why? Is it a secret? Somewhere bad or what?" his impatience grew.
"Yes, it is a secret. I want to protect my home." She hoped that would be enough to make him stop asking questions. She was right. He could sense the urgency in her voice, and he of anyone should understand wanting to protect their home.
Rei wondered if maybe Koga would have something to do with her getting home. She hoped she was right, and planned in her head to go back to the well after he was well again.
"Hakkaku, Ginta. Bring Rei some clothes for tomorrow, and remake the bed." He nudged his head toward the one across the cave.
"What? I'm staying here? But I have to get back to Kagome and the others. They'll worry about me and come looking for me."
"That mutt has been here before, but it will take him a while to track those two down."
"I'm sleeping here? In this cave?" She didn't like the sound of that. She was still nervous about Koga. What young girl could honestly trust a guy she just met? Let alone a wolf demon…
"You said you would look after me, right?"
"Yes, but…"
"Fine then. You will stay for as long as I need you." She decided it was best not to argue.
She looked outside and noticed it was even later now, and wished she had a watch. She striped down to just her bra and underwear, as soon as she knew Koga and the guards weren't looking. She crawled into her newly made bed of straw and blankets. She fingered the bow and arrow that she now kept at her bedside as she reminisced over the day's happenings.
I hope Inuyasha and the others won't be upset with me…soon she drifted to sleep.
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