A/N: Hello guys! A special thanks to Bubbel for getting me off my ass and posting this chapter! I am really busy with making the quarter, and about five tests were thrown at me today. I am surprised I got this done in a day. Next chapter expect Sesshomaru!

"Humiliation is the beginning of sanctification." -John Donne

Snip, snip,

I watched as dark locks floated and crumbled onto the ground. My hands were clenched tightly into my lap and I just glared at the ground, I couldn't believe this was our punishment this time. Damn that Naraku!

Snip, snip.

First, he had called us into the cafeteria, once more he questioned who the Miko was. And even managed to taunt us a little with new freedoms if we told him who it was. Once more we just remained silent, I heard a girl curse at the question and a few just looked around wildly. Of course Kaede held my hand, and Kikyo and Miroku remained poise as ever.

He was calm this time, and with a flick of his wrist we were all seized. Guys on one side, females on the other. We were forced into freezing showers and then into this room, where they were currently cutting our hair.

Snip, snip.

I gritted my teeth, was this Naraku's way of humiliating us? A lot of girls were weeping, while others were cursing as the demons eagerly desecrated our scalps. I stayed stoic, watching as more and more strands of hair sneered at me from the ground. A shiver ran down my spine and I felt my nipples harden, I moved my hands to cover my breasts. I was so focused on my anger that I forgot I was completely naked, great.

I felt the scissors leave my head and I was immediately commanded to stand. My face heated up, I knew I was being watched and it was annoying to feel this helpless. The other girls were standing as well, a palm slammed my ass and I growled. "Get going," The demon snickered and we were all shoved into another room.

We all shimmied into the room, eyes down casted. Well, I didn't. Every other girl looked humiliated, and I felt kinda bad. I wasn't all too worried about my hair since I barely looked in the mirror anyway, but for any other girl this would have seemed like hell on wheels.

We stopped and I gazed at the uniform in front of us. A woman stepped ahead, her hair was long and chestnut colored and her eyes were a peculiar color of orange. "These are your new - and might I add - only thing you will have to wear."

She giggled, "For disobedience," I looked at her nametag, Dr. Hime? Sure acts like a royal pain in the ass. I huffed and we all began to pick up our clothing and I threw the dress on me, it felt good to be in clothes again.

"It suits you, oddly." I turned around and smiled at Kaede, her head had been practically buzzed off. I guess I was one of the lucky ones to have some bit of hair. "Kaede...you look well," I replied awkwardly and she pouted her lips, placing her hands on her hips angrily. "Gee thanks, Rin."

I smiled sheepishly and embraced Kaede, the good thing was that we were safe. We parted and stuck together as we were escorted to the cafeteria. Kaede and I walked hand in hand, chins up proudly.

I watched as the men were also shoved into the cafeteria. They all held the same purple and violet robes, shaved heads and piercings. Kaede and I exchanged glances, looks like we weren't the only ones who were forced into some ridiculous uniform.

We entered the line, grabbed our soups and other sides before reaching the register. The woman smirked, eying our outfits approvingly. Kaede's features darkened and I snorted at the woman's raspy laugh as I scanned my card and waltz out of the line. Looks like everyone was in on it. No surprise here.

I waited for Kaede, when she emerged she was grumbling like a sailor. "Woah, calm down." I teased and she scoffed and rolled her eyes. "Just because I'm bald doesn't mean I am completely hideous!"

I forced out a laugh, I was kind of guilty. I mean everyone practically got mutilated, and all I got was a little snip, hell, it even looked a little bit like a pixie, the strands stopping at my ear. Er, well, what I could feel anyway.

Kaede and I sat down, soon enough, Kikyo joined the table. My jaw dropped and Kaede said: "No fair!" In an exasperated way before crossing her arms. Kikyo had the bowl hair cut, her hair ending at her pulse.

"Woah, you actually look great." I whispered and Kikyo rolled her eyes, but I knew that she was secretly relieved that her hair wasn't completely chopped off. We began to eat, I would look up once in a while to see if there was any sign of Miroku, and just when I thought he wouldn't come, he did.

Kaede gasped and the pasta in my mouth almost spewed across the table. Miroku...didn't look that bad, he actually looked better.

His hair was tied at the nape of his neck, golden rings pierced his red ears and the robes rested on his form quite nicely. Too bad he seemed furious with the transformation, "You would think they would know the difference between Buddhist and Shinto robes." Miroku huffed and we all chuckled.

"Rin, this is getting much more serious." Miroku added on, his serious tone dragging the light air with an instant heaviness. I looked down at my clothes, now that I noticed, Naraku had taken this a lot farther. He actually violated us in a way, stripping us of whatever dignity we had and instead forcing what they thought we were onto us by wearing sacred garbs. I nodded, my own expression becoming tight with anger.

"Tonight, we must do this." I proposed, Kikyo nodded as well as Kaede. Miroku smirked, his own expression darkening, "Those bastards laugh now, but they have a problem in their hands way bigger than what they expected." We cheered to that by pressing our water bottles together before taking a swing.

White Noise

"Be careful, Rin." Kikyo murmured and I nodded, eyes closed and breathing controlled. I was anxious, hell, I was nervous. My fingers were trembling and I knew that this could potentially put Jay at risk if I lost his soul in the cross over.

"Just focus on him, and imagine him here, like how you did with the bow and arrow." Kikyo coached and I nodded. I entered my void, all noise disappeared and I exhaled, I imagined Jay. His freckled face, his cheeky smile and his tall and tan body. I smiled, I could already hear him laughing and teasing me at how dumb I probably looked right now.

I reached out, I could almost feel his sun-kissed skin under my finger tips. "Jay," I whispered, and suddenly I felt drained, my posture sagged and I let out a ragged breath. I wanted to open my eyes, but what if I failed? What if he didn't come, I could almost imagine the disappointment on their faces.

Kami Rin just do it! I took in another breath and released it before opening my eyes. Miroku was gaping at me while Kaede and Kikyo were staring ahead, I followed their gazes, fear prickling at my scalp. My eyes widened and my mouth slammed onto the ground.

Jay stood there, gazing at us with confusion on his face, "A?" He asked, his brows pinching together in confusion. I stood up and rushed over to him, he tensed up but didn't deny me as I slammed into him, my arms encircling his waist. He tensed up but I cried out in glee, "It worked!"

Jay grabbed my shoulders and held me at arms length, "Where are we A? How did I get here? Is this just a dream?" His questions shot out like bullets and I could only smile at the others, I did it, I can't believe it. On my first time too!

We took about half of the time just talking, Jay would ask questions and we would answer them. After a while you could tell that he was interested, his eyes would gleam and his questions would become more and more about our purpose. I smiled, I could tell he didn't like demons, his nose would wrinkle and his face would twist up whenever they were mentioned. Finally, I stopped observing and realized that he was perfect, it would be an awesome addition to the group...and he wasn't ugly either.

I blushed at my thoughts and shook them away before getting up, everyone stopped and looked at me. "Jay, would you be interested in joining us?" I asked, our faces lightened up and a breeze ruffled our clothes for a moment. He looked up at us, eyes shinning and a look of determination that had been all but alien to his face until now.

"Sure, why not?"

I did not have a beta look this over so excuse the errors. I was terrified that no one was reading, but I'm glad someone pm'd me, I am glad that I am getting my muse again. Hope you guys enjoyed the chapter and please review!

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