Chapter 8: Prisoners

Up on a secluded hill near a small hut a portal appeared out of no where causing the small animals near by to run away in fear. The mysterious woman walked casually out of the portal and looked around with a small smile. Seconds later Naoke stepped out to find that they weren't in the same place they were just moments before.

"Wow, how did you do that?" Naoke asked in amazement.

"That's not important, let's go inside and talk, hmm?" the woman extended her hand towards the hut indicating she wanted Naoke to go first.

Naoke slowly went towards the hut, trying to explain in her head how all of this was happening. She had pinched herself so she knew she couldn't be dreaming. As she walked up to the hut she wondered if her mom knew about the well that was apparently enchanted.

Naoke stopped at the door and looked the hut up and down. She never could explain it, but she always got this bad feeling from something she couldn't trust and as far as she could tell she wasn't getting the feeling at that particular moment. Trusting her instincts she opened the door and walked inside, the woman following her in.

"So I guess this is some other primitive country or something," Naoke commented randomly as she looked around the hut. Everything in it seemed ancient and probably worth quite a few yen where she come from.

"This place is none of your concern, what is your concern is your father and mother," the woman told her as they both sat down on two of the mats laid out on the floor.

Naoke frowned, this woman, whoever she was, didn't seem interested in answering any of her questions besides about her family, perhaps she was a one question only oracle or something.

Naoke waited for her to continue figuring she was about to tell her something she really wanted to know, but she stayed quiet as she prepared something in a giant pot on the fire. Naoke opened her mouth about to tell her to enlighten her of her questions, but shut her mouth, figuring she might drive her into not answering if she kept pestering.

The woman poured some of the concoction in a cup and handed it to Naoke, "Here drink this, you look thirsty."

Naoke took the cup; she was getting a bit dry in the mouth. She looked down at the liquid figuring it to be some kind of herbal tea, it even smelled like tea.

She brought to cup to her lips and slowly tipped the drink into her mouth as the woman stared with a pleased smile.

A few minutes later the woman left the hut glancing back with a mischievous smile. She held up the staff and electricity sparked from the end and formed another portal.

She stepped inside and disappeared with it.

She appeared again in a castle looking hut, except, like the smaller hut, it was secluded. Then she held the staff up in the air and after it sparked a bit she changed her appearance.

Her long brown hair fixed itself into a fancy looking hairs style that was pulled up with blue hair sticks. Her kimono was replaced with a long sapphire blue dress without sleeves and her eyes changed from brown to the same color blue. She simply walked up to the castle and entered smiling with content.

She went through the castle hallways until she stopped at a door. She slid it opened and walked into the room. This room had bars in the back area, as to keep prisoners.

"Well I see you two aren't dead yet, pity," the woman said as she walked over to the caged area. Inside she stared at Miroku and Sango who sat in the far back. Miroku stood protectively in front of Sango, "Who are you?" he demanded.

"Where are our children," asked Sango angrily as she stood as well.

"Oh silly me, I forgot to introduce myself, my name is Aoi," she said to Miroku then turned to Sango, "and your kids are fine, they're sleeping peacefully under my spell back at the village," she explained with a smile.

"If you hurt them," Sango threatened passing Miroku and glaring at Aoi.

"Now why would I do that," Aoi replied sweetly, "I just want a certain half demon named Inuyasha."

Miroku stood back in front of Sango, "Why? What are you after?" he asked hoping to get answers as he glanced at his staff.

Aoi smiled at the staff, "Aw do you want your pretty little weapon back, it's certainly came in handy for me."

"It doesn't make sense," Miroku whispered to Sango, "I don't see how she's using my staff."

Sango glared at Aoi again, afraid with such power she could do some serious damage, "I swear if you hurt my children I will find some way to kill you."

Aoi started laughing then shot electricity from the staff at Sango causing her to slam back into the wall behind her, "Really, I would like to see you try."

"Sango," Miroku rushed to her and kneeled down to check her.

"Tsk tsk, a monk and demon slayer who helped kill the famous Naraku is actually defenseless, it just shows you what power I have," Aoi said with a huge smile, "Oh and by the way, I actually got that brat Naoke, the daughter of that pathetic Inuyasha, who should be waking up from that excellent potion I slipped him," she then laughed evilly at her own smarts.

"The only bad thing is I couldn't find that annoying Kagome who must be back in the modern world, no matter, I shall kill her too and if you two are lucky I'll do it before I kill you," she laughed again before holding up the staff and forming another portal, "I really should get back to the fun, it's so boring here, bye," she said with a smile before leaving into the void.

After she left Sango looked at Miroku who sat there thinking.

"What is it Miroku?" she asked.

"Something isn't right, she shouldn't be able to use my staff, surely not with that kind of power, if at all, it's supposed to be inherited," Miroku looked at Sango with a frown, none of it made any sense.

A/N: sorry to cut it so short, but I was stuck with the Aoi thing, any ideas for future chapters, just review and let me know, even if you don't please review, thanks;) oh and btw Aoi means blue or at least that's what it said on the site and I guess you know why I named her that, lol.