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Chapter 14:

'Ugh man my head hurts. Feels like someone's been bashing me upside the head with a metal baseball bat.' Kagome thought as she went to go rub her sore head.

But she realized she couldn't move her arms. She also realized that her legs couldn't move and that her feet weren't touching the ground.

"What the hell?" Kagome said as she opened her eyes and looked around.

Kagome saw that she was in a dark damp room that smelled of dead and rotten corpses. The only light that was in the room was the faint glow of the sun that came through the bared windows.

Turning her head slightly Kagome saw that her hands were chained, and when she looked down that her feet were also chained. She was raised slightly off the ground only being held up by the chains.

"How the hell did I get in here?" Kagome asked as she searched her memory bank for an answer.

"My dearest soon to be mate you must learn how to control your anger. You never know when that burst of energy that comes off of you will give away your hiding spot." Said a voice mockingly. (Just so you know that's how he found her last chappie.)

"Damn you to fuckin hell Naraku! Let me go you fuckin asshole." Kagome said as she pulled at the chains that held her pinned to the wall.

Naraku just chuckled as he stepped out of the dark corner he had been watching her in.

"Now why would I do that? I've waited years for this and you think that I would just simply let you go like that?" Naraku said as he stood in front of Kagome and stroked her cheek.

Kagome just glared and yanked her head away from him before spitting in his face.

"I don't give a good got damn what you want Naraku. You can rot in hell for all I care. Just know when I get out of here I'll be the one sending you there."

Naraku just whipped the spit off his face and offered Kagome a malicious smile. Then he swiftly punched her in the stomach knocking all the air out of her lungs.

Kagome just doubled over in pain as she gasped for air. Naraku grabbed her chin and yanked her head up till she was eye level with the shape shifting demon's red eyes.

"Soon Kagome you'll see things differently. Make no mistake I will have you. And as soon as I obtain what I want I will have you and everything at my will."

With that he roughly pulled her forward and kissed her. Naraku then bit Kagome's lip hard and tried to make her open her mouth, yet she kept it shut firmly. Kagome then pulled her head back sharply and then collided her head to Naraku's sending him back and to the floor.

Naraku just picked himself off the floor and whipped the blood off of his now bleeding nose.

"Soon Kagome you won't be able to resist." Said Naraku darkly as he opened and shut the door to her prison.

'Stupid fucker' Kagome thought as she spit out all the "Naraku germs" and some of her own blood from her now bleeding lip. 'I gotta get out of here and back to the base. From the look of the sun it's already 11:30 am. Damn that must've been some strong ass knock out gas. I'm going to be late to the meeting and I have no way to communicate with the base. I gotta get out of here. '

And then Kagome proceed to figure a way out of this prison.

Noon

It was noon and Sango, Keith, and Isis were sitting in the meeting room from yesterday waiting for Kagome.

"Grrr where is she? I told her noon and Kagome is never late." Said Keith as he paced the room looking at his watch every 2 seconds.

"Honey calm down. Maybe Naraku reviled something important and Kagome had to stay a little later." Said Isis trying to calm her raging husband down.

"Oh yea? Then explain why her head set is turned off then. Kagome NEVER turns off her head set no matter what. Also if her mission had to be extended she would have called us and notified us first. So what other reasons could there be other than something went wrong." Keith said while glaring at his mate.

"I agree Isis, Kagome wouldn't do that. And her head set has been off for a long time. I tried paging her last night a couple times and this morning and she never answered." Sango said as she got up, "I'm going to go after her."

Keith turned around his eyes burning.

"Oh no you don't. We can't afford you going missing too. Look maybe Isis is right maybe Kagome's just late." He said while gently massaging his temples, "We have a lot to do today so we'll have the meeting later after all the festivities. Till then we'll just meet Kagome at the hotel. I'll leave word here for her when she comes back."

Sango looked a little weary of the plan but nodded none the less. Keith was her boss and even though they were good friends all that ended once it involved business. Then it was the whole boss and employee relationship. She also knew he was only being optimistic for all their sakes so she would push it no further.

"Alright well I'm going to change and then head to the hotel to help at the front desk. I'll see you guys later." And with that Sango left the room.

'Damn Kagome I hope your okay. Somehow this doesn't feel right. Something's wrong I just know it.' Thought Sango before she went to her room to get changed.

With Kagome

'Got dammit. Those damn chains were really starting to hurt my wrist.' Kagome said as she got her hands free from the chains around her wrist, and cracked her wrist in a rotating manner.

Naraku might have taken all her weapons but he hadn't taken her powers. So Kagome had to freeze the chains and cuffs around her feet first then her wrist. It had taken her a while to freeze the cuffs enough so she could break them. She had to first make sure that she froze them enough so that the metal wore away and the only thing left was the ice. It had taken her about a half hour or so to do that.

'Okay now to get the hell out of here.' Kagome thought as she walked over to the window and looked out. 'Great there's at least a 10 story drop to the ground and I have to get pass security that's been beefed up. Humm it seems like there are 3 guards stationed along the each outside part of the fence. So that means that there are at least 12 guards total guarding the perimeter of the base. Normally I would teleport myself outta here but Naraku has some damn type of barrier up.'

As ran her hands through her hair Kagome felt something. A clip. She pulled it out and a smile broke out across her face. She then looked at the window with a mischief smirk and walked over to it.

'Good thing I remembered to wear this. Now I can get out of here.'

At the Hotel

"Thank you and I hope you enjoy your day at The Royal Embassy." Said Sango as she finished helping one of the many people in her line.

Things had been busy ever since she had arrived. People seemed to be coming in by the truck full and there was no end in site. For every person Sango helped 5 to 6 more people came in.

Everyone was trying to get in and settled in order to have time to go to festivities for the New Year. So with the big crowd every staff member was working double time. There was a person at every computer at the front desk trying to check people in. So that made 10 workers but that still wasn't enough. Bellhops were being stopped as soon as they finished dropping someones bags off. Children where crying. People were arguing and it was all becoming to much to handle.

Then an argument started in line between two men.

"Hey I was in front of you. Go to the back of the line and wait like everyone else." Yelled the first man.

"There ain't now way in hell I'm going to the back of the line. I was in front of you. You're just saying that so you can move up and take my spot." The second man yelled back.

"Well it ain't your spot if you stole it from me now is it you motherfuckin liar!" yelled the first man back.

Soon other customers joined in arguing about who was right and who was wrong. Staff members rushed over and tried to calm the mob but with no success.

That was it. Sango had reached her breaking point. Between no sleep, worrying about Kagome, and now this she couldn't take anymore.

"THAT IS ENOUGH!" She screamed as she slammed her hands down on the desk and jumped on top of it. "Everyone had better shut up and wait their own got damn turn in line. Now SHUT THE FUCK UP AND WAIT YOUR OWN GOT DAMN TURN OR I'LL RIP YOU'RE LUNGS OUT AND FEED THEM BACK TO YOU THROUH A STRAW!"

Ever persons head in the lobby was turned towards Sango in shock. All the customers including the kids' mouths were wind open and gaping at her. The workers however were relieved to have all the noise stop, especially the demon employees.

"We WILL get to everyone. And if you don't feel like waiting your turn then go find another mother fuckin hotel because then we wont hear your big fat mouths. THANK YOU! Now can I help the next got damn customer?" She said as she jumped off the desk and glared at the next person in line.

With Kagome

Kagome had decided to use the hairclip that she had in her hair in order to break through the metal bars on the window. The hairclip was a present from Keith that doubled as a laser. And the window was big enough for her to get out of. Not to mention lucky her thanks to the position of the sun the part of the building she was in was shrouded in shade. That gave her the perfect cover to jump out the window and make it to the ground without being seen in her all black outfit.

However just as she jumped out the window she heard the door to the room being opened.

'Oh shit! Guess I'm going to have to make a straight run for it.' Kagome thought as she hit the ground and looked around.

"WHAT THE HELL! SHE'S GONE! SOMEONE SOUND THE ALARM!" Kagome heard a man scream from where her room was.

'Aww shit this mission just keeps getting worse and worse.' Kagome thought than she heard the ear splitting alarms.

Men and women were running around everywhere as the building went on lock down and all the windows and doors were sealed shut with metal plates covering them.

Kagome took this as her time to make it over to the fence. In all the workers confusion no one would notice her trying to make her escape.

"ALL EMPLOYEES OF NARAKU AND ONIGUMO PLEASE HEAD TO THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING! WE HAVE SOMEONE TRYING TO ESCAPE!" Said a loud speaker addressing all of the employees.

Then a barrier began to form around the fence. It was the same type of barrier Naraku and Onigumo used on her during the fight at school.

'Like hell I'm being trapped in here after I've made it so far.' Kagome thought and ran full force towards the fence before the barrier completely covered her exit.

Just as the barrier was about to close Kagome jumped out and jumped through successful making it out of the hell hole that was Naraku's hideout.

"HEY there she is get her!" Screamed a man to her left and she heard footsteps to her right.

"Damnit you idiots I don't have time for this." Kagome said and put on her killer face.

With that she charged at the first man that gave her away and slit his throat with her claws. She then took his gun and turned to the two men that came to help the man she had just killed. And before they could call for back up she shot them both twice in the head. Effectively killing all them.

'Sigh Now I can get out of this place.' Kagome thought as she dropped the gun and walked over to enter the forest.

"Hey I think I heard gun shots over hear." Kagome heard in the distance coming from another side of the fence.

'Doesn't matter I'm done here time to take my leave.' And with that Kagome hid her scent and ran deep into the forest. Back towards civilization and away from Naraku.

Back at Naraku's base

"Master Naraku it appears that she killed these 3 guards then took off into the forest. What are your orders for us to retrieve her?" Asked a man

"There are none. You all failed to keep her here now I see that I have to go and bring her back. Tell my brother to continue the search for the jewel without me." Said Naraku coldly as he headed into the forest.

'You forget Kagome that I get what I want. And now that you're close enough to have I don't plan on letting you go that easily. Kukuku.' Thought Naraku as he disappeared into the forest.

3 Hours later

Kagome found a river and decided to take a break. She thought she was far enough away from Naraku's power to finally teleport. And after her little break she would teleport out of this creepy forest and back to the base.

'Damn this forest is big as shit! I don't remember it being this big when I entered. And I could have sworn that I passed this rive like 5 damn times! But that's impossible I couldn't possibly be going in circles' Kagome thought with a sigh as she got up and got ready to leave.

"Guess it's time to get home and celebrate the New Year with my family." Kagome said.

"Or it's time for you to come back to my base and celebrate the New Year and you becoming my mate with me." Said Naraku as he stepped out from behind a tree across the river from her.

"WHAT THE FUCK! How is it that you found me all the way out here?" Kagome yelled as she braced her self for a battle.

Naraku just chuckled. "You forget my dear that this is my forest. And I can see everything and everyone in it. I can also manipulate things here so even though it may appear as if you aren't going in circles you really are. You are actually only about a mile away from my base."

"Grrr damn you. I've been running around in damn circles this entire motherfucking time!" Kagome yelled as she stared at Naraku with hate filled eyes.

"Yes you have. And don't look at me like that my dearest soon to be mate. I might begin to think that you don't like me." Naraku said as he gave her a mocking stare.

"Oh believe me I don't dislike you" Kagome said with her eyes closed.

"I knew you didn't. So why don't you come back to the base with me and we can have some 'fun' together." Naraku said as he began to walk towards Kagome.

"Wait you didn't let me finish. I don't dislike you… I hate you. I despise you and I always will! Now I'm going to rid me and the world of one of the biggest bastards ever." Kagome said coldly as she opened her eyes and slipped into her assassin mode prepared for battle.

Naraku's smile slipped off his face and was replaced by one of anger.

"I wouldn't count on it babe." And with that Naraku charged at her.

4 Hours Later

Naraku threw a punch at Kagome effectively knocking her into a tree before charging at her. Kagome just created 4 ice daggers and threw that at Naraku hitting both his arms and legs causing him to fall to the ground.

She then jumped into the air and came down hard trying to land on Naraku's head. However at the last minute he jumped out of the way and kicked her legs out from underneath of her. This caused Kagome to twist around and then roll on the ground to escape another punch from Naraku. She then threw an energy blast at him effectively knocking him through a tree before he stood up and stared at her with cold eyes.

Kagome was bleeding and breathing hard as she stared back at Naraku. They had been fighting for quite some time and now it was sun down. Kagome was battered up worse than before. She had cuts, bruises, and gashes all over and looked like she had been to hell then back 3 times. Her legs, arms, and face were a bloody mess, and her once blue hair was now almost black with all the blood in it. With all of her injuries it was going to take some time getting back to the base.

The only good thing was that Naraku was looking just as roughed up as Kagome. His black wavy hair that was always in a ponytail was now down and straight thanks to all the blood that was caked in it. He also had two black eyes and 7 of his 8 tentacles had been ripped out. And because he and little to no energy left he only had power to grow one tentacle back. He was also covered in cuts and bruises.

"Damn it Naraku why won't you just die." Kagome said as she created an ice dagger and threw it at him aiming for his chest.

He nearly dogged it with it embedding itself in his shoulder.

"Kukuku I won't die because if I did I wouldn't have you." Naraku said as he pulled out the dagger and just stared at Kagome.

Then Naraku charged at her. Kagome braced herself for the attack thinking it was going to be a punch but instead found herself impaled with Naraku's tentacle and her back against a tree.

"Kukuku just so you know my dear Kagome this tentacle has the same poison on it that won't allow you to stop bleeding." Naraku said a triumphant smile on his face.

"Da…mn you ….you… fuck…in …bastard." Kagome said as she struggled to breathe.

"I won't let you die Kagome I will take you back and let you heal then I will claim you as my own. And since you will be mine and have no hope of escaping I guess I can let you in on a little secret. The Light Crystal that you have worked so hard to find doesn't exist." Naraku whispered in her ear.

Kagome's eyes grew wide and she stared up into Naraku's grinning face. No he had to be lying. IT WAS REAL!

"Your lying the crystal is real!" Kagome said as she struggled against Naraku.

Naraku just pinned her arms to her sides when she tried to lash out against him.

"No it isn't Kagome. Do you remember how you found out about the Light Crystal? Do you know why you couldn't find any readings on it? Do you remember where all your leads to the crystal came from? Or have you ever wondered why it was so easy for Keith to find me and Five Shot?"

Kagome stopped struggling as realization dawned on her.

'We found out about the Crystal after Naraku said it once in battle. Before that neither me, Keith, Sango, or Isis had ever heard of it. We also couldn't figure out why we couldn't find anything on it but dismissed it as being something very important and dangerous jewel. So dangerous that most information on it had been destroyed. And all our leads to the crystal had in some form or another come from… Naraku. NO.' Kagome thought.

"Yes Kagome I used the crystal to send you on a wild goose chase knowing eventually you would have to come to me for the information you seek. Kukuku you are all fools. What were you going to use the infinite powers of the crystal for anyway? To resurrect that boy Josh and that girl Dominique I had killed. Face it they're dead and they are never coming back. Face it you are the reason they were killed in the first place it's all your fault." 'No it wasn't my fault.' And now since you wanted them to come back so badly you are trapped and it's only a matter of time before we get Sango to." Naraku said.

Kagome just looked down at the forest floor.

'I can't believe I was so blind! I wanted Josh and Dominique to come back so badly that I ignored all the obvious signs.' Kagome thought, 'Naraku that bastard took advantage of one of my weakness. I won't allow that to ever happen again. He'll pay for killing two of the people I loved and he will pay for making me look like a fool.'

"Oh and by the way the real jewel you should've been after is the Shikon no Tama. It has amazing power my dear and I plan on using it to take control of the world. And with you by my side I shall rule." Naraku said grinning evily.

Kagome just began to shake and Naraku smirked thinking she was crying.

"You're an idiot Naraku" Kagome said as she looked up at him her eyes glowing blue, "If you think I'll let you do that or ever be with YOU!"

And with that Kagome released a blast of energy that hit Naraku at close range and knocked him off of her. Naraku was sent back hurtling through trees and when he finally stopped he just slid to the ground unconscious.

Kagome's eyes soon returned to normal and she slowly slid down the tree she has been pressed against, with her head down.

'Josh. Dominique. I've failed. I let our enemy make me weak. I'm sorry.' Kagome thought as she stood back up and looked at Naraku's still unconscious body.

"I might as well finish you off before you get more strength back." Kagome said as she walked towards him creating one of her ice daggers.

But just as she reached him his eyes opened and a cloud of miasma circled him. Kagome had to back away and cover her nose as she looked on. The miasma had completely covered up Naraku in its black clouds and after a minute or two disappeared along with Naraku.

"Damnit he got away again." Kagome thought and dropped the dagger and looked around. "It appears that his spell that trapped me hear has been lifted now I can get out of here."

Kagome took a step but instantly grabbed her stomach and kneeled on the ground hissing in pain. As she drew her hand back she found blood covering it and remembered Naraku's attack.

"Shit." Kagome said as she tore off a piece of what was left of her shirt and wrapped it around her stomach.

'If I don't get back soon I might die of blood lost.' And with that Kagome began running to the edge of Naraku's territory as fast as her injuries would allow.

With Sango and Everyone else

"Hey Sango come on time to get going so we can start partying into the New Year!" Said Kohaku as Sango walked towards the group of people at the front door.

The group consisted of Miroku, Inuyasha, Keith, Isis, Shessomaru, Ayame, Souta, Kohaku, Kirara, Sierra, the Takahasi's, the Higurashi's, the Kizu's, and Kazanna's.

'Kagome's still not here. Something is definitely wrong.' Sango thought as she plastered a fake smile on her face.

"Hell yeah! Let's party it up New York style."

"Hey before we leave have you seen Kagome anywhere Sango? No one seems to have seen her all day. And when I called her cell phone she didn't answer" Asked Keiko Higurashi worriedly.

Sango smile faltered ever so slightly before she replied, "Yea I saw her earlier this morning. She's been running errands outside the hotel today and said she would meet up with us sometime before the ball drops." Sango lied.

However her lie worked because mostly the whole group relaxed and walked out talking to one another. The only ones who didn't relax were Miroku, Inuyasha, Keith and Isis. Miroku and Inuyasha gave Sango a suspicious look before following the group out. That left Sango, Keith, and Isis behind.

"I don't like lying to them. They're my family and they should know that something is up with Kagome. I also know that Inuyasha and Miroku didn't buy the lie." Sango said looking at the Keith and Isis worriedly.

"Don't worry Sango. For all we know Kagome may be back at the base right now getting ready to come here. And just stick to the story if Miroku or Inuyasha ask you about anything later." Keith said offering her a small smile.

"Okay." And the three of them walked out to the group.

"Hey Inuyasha I wonder what Sango, Keith, and Isis were talking about that they didn't want any of us to hear." Whispered Miroku to Inuyasha once they reached outside.

"I don't know but something tells me it has to do with Kagome and the reason Sango lied to our parents. We'll find out later when she's alone." Whispered Inuyasha back.

Miroku just nodded and everyone began the short walk to Time Square to watch the ball drop and kick off the New Year.

2 Hours Later

After reaching the edge of Naraku's territory which took her a long time Kagome was finally able to teleport to the base. The only problem was she could only teleport to the entrance of the base because she lacked the energy to make it to the meeting room. So painfully she had to walk all the way to the meeting room, tripping and stumbling the entire way. Just her luck, the only people in the base were far away and had the music up so loud partying into the next year that they didn't hear her.

'Finally', Kagome thought as she entered the meeting room she was in last night only to find it empty with a note on the table.

Kagome,

Apparently your mission ran longer than anticipated. We couldn't wait any longer because you know that we have to prepare for tonight. So just meet us at the hotel and we will finish the meeting after all of the festivities.

Keith

Kagome just crumpled up the paper and wanted to scream. It had taken her forever just to get this far and now they wanted her to get all the way to the hotel! She was already incredibly dizzy and judging by how her body felt she only had enough energy left to maybe make it to the hotel before she just passed out. Hell she was surprised she made it this far!

'Please be in the lobby someone.' Kagome thought painfully before she disappeared in a whirlwind of ice crystals and raindrops.

At the Hotel

Kagome managed to teleport herself to the hotel and ended up at the top of the grand marble staircase in the lobby. She looked around and noticed that it was pretty much empty except for a few employees at the front desk watching a small TV and people running in and out the hotel.

However no one seemed to notice her as her body finally gave out and she fell forward tumbling down the stairs. Once clean white marble stairs and carpeting was stained red as her body fell against the stairs.

When her body finally hit the bottom with a sickening thud and crack she heard people scream along with yells to call the ambulance and to call Keith. However none of it seemed to matter. All Kagome could feel was the warm blood leaving her body turning it cold. She could only hear her own weakening heartbeat. And her thoughts were centered on one person.

'Inuyasha…. Please…. help me.' Kagome thought

Then black.

AN: Wow what a chapter. Was that enough action for you guys? Sorry about the wait and all I hope this made it up to you. Well you guys know what to do. REVIEW AND I'LL UPDATE! If I don't get enough reviews I'll take my time in telling you what happens next. I want at least 15 reviews and I know a lot of people read this story so that shouldn't be hard. So if you want more tell me.

Also I edited chapter 1-3 of this story because some things didn't make any since to me. So if you want to see them go ahead but the changes aren't anything major.

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