It all started with a Nameless Beauty

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~~~Chapter 6~~~

Kagome's eyes fluttered open. She was still in the cave. Damn! She had thought maybe it was a bad dream, or maybe a hot bad dream. She blushed and covered her face with her hands, remembering Youko and what had transpired the night before. She was horrified by what she did, or lack of what she did. She LET him do those things to her. "Ugh!" she groaned. She needed to stop moping. She pushed herself up from the futon and looked around her. Yup, she was still securely locked in his room.

She took her time to get out from under the blankets. She needed to figure out a way to escape, or maybe a way to incapacitate him when he entered. She needed a plan! She walked over to her school uniform, and began to take off her sleepwear, until she remembered what had happened just a few hours before. She frowned. She did NOT want a repeat performance. She quickly reached out with her Miko senses, coming up with nothing, and to be doubly sure she concentrated on her enhanced hearing, not a sound. Quickly, she pulled off her yukata and slipped into her clothes. No one had peeped in on her. Good.

Scanning the room, she searched for a weapon, anything that could help her get out of that damned hole! After looking for what seemed like hours, she slumped down onto the futon. It was useless.

Almost as if on cue, she felt something uncomfortable dig into her leg. "What in the..?" She reached under the blankets to find a set of keys. Kagome's eyes widened. It was like a sign from Kami! Youko was probably too preoccupied last night to realize he had dropped it. Her glee suddenly turned to paranoia. Crap! That would mean he would notice that they were missing any minute now. There was no time for a plan. Just. Get. Out.

She ran towards the door and tried out the many keys before picking the correct one to lead her to her freedom. Again, she used her miko senses to check for any immediate signs of danger. She could barely make it out, but the clan was close! How did she not sense them before? She suspiciously looked at the door to Youko's room. Did he..? Miko-proof? Was that possible? There was no time to dwell. She needed out.

She made a run for it. She ran towards where she could hear the wind blowing and the sounds of birds chirping. After reaching the end of a long hallway, she came to an immediate halt. Crap! Her eyes had not fully adjusted yet from the cave to the bright outdoors, and she had blindly walked into a large group of youkai. When they saw her, they immediately stood on guard. They turned toward their common enemy and formed a semi circle giving her a choice of fighting them all or to retreat back into the cave. Being her new-hanyou-stubborn self, she stood her ground and took the defensive position. The surrounding youkai all looked at her and chuckled, "Aw, look. Little Miss Half-Breed wants to fight," a youkai said with several chuckles following after him.

"What? You think I can't take you? Pft! Ten minutes, TOPS." Kagome spat.

The same youkai came charging towards her, fists drawn, "You mock me?" Kagome sidestepped and grabbed his wrist and using his own force, twisted his arm and flipped him onto his back. "You started it," Kagome responded.

Upon seeing how easily she had incapacitated their clan member, the other youkai did not hold back.

They came charging at her one after another, some with weapons, others only using their fists and feet, non with murderous intent. She should probably thank Youko for that. He didn't want anyone to harm "his property". HA! He would regret it.

She easily blocked their half-hearted attacks, and with small concentrated amounts of miko energy in her arms and legs, she effortlessly incapacitated any oncoming attackers. As time wore on, she picked up dropped weapons to spare her arms and legs from more bruises. She even managed to pick up some kunai, expertly flicking each blade into vital areas of each body, immobilizing her opponents. Her Miko powers also gave her a slight edge on speed and precision, and she avoided killing any of them; all she wanted was to run away, and get back to the well.

Within half an hour most of the demons were put down, and she barely broke a sweat! The only demons left were the weaker ones who just stayed put or hid from her. 'Hmph. I showed THEM who's boss.' She smiled.

Kagome stealthily went around to all of the youkai scanning them one by one, ensuring no one was dying, and gathering up any weapons she could carry, especially the handy kunai she had used earlier. As she began to leave, her good nature got the better of her and she turned back to help those who were more seriously injured. She even apologized to a few for causing any trouble, 'but they DID deserve it' she thought.

After tending to their wounds, she left as quickly as she could deeper into the woods, trying to avoid Youko for a VERY long time.

~~~End of chapter~~~

~~~^~~~^~~~ Author's Note: SOOOOOOO sorry that this chapter is short, but I couldn't mix this with the next chapter! Then the chapter would be REALLY long. ~~~^~~~^~~~