Honestly, I did not get along AT ALL with this chapter -_-. I wanted to add more to this chapter and at the same time I wanted to scrap it and start anew. I did like certain aspects in it, and I apologize for the stingy length. Enjoy.

A Simple Request

Chapter 19- Hostage

The world spun for several minutes as she came to. Her unique blue-grey eyes moved back and forth unfocused as everything spun. She almost felt giddy, like she had been swung around so much her equilibrium was off. Laughing at her situation, she was sure, would have been insanity. She was in immense pain, she knew as much. How much time had transpired since she had been shot, the hybrid knew not, but assumed not a tremendous length had gone by because her wound still ached with incredible force.

Smacking her lips as she barely swallowed, she realized dehydration was beginning to set in as her tongue ran over chapped, dry lips. Moving them slightly caused the sweet taste of her own blood to crack through, so she licked them again, doing very little, to actually wet her mouth. She didn't know quite where she was yet. Probably in the hospital or something. She vaguely remembered fainting and someone catching her.

Kagome moaned in pain after she tried to move her arms. Her forearm screamed in protest and she felt more blood leak onto the makeshift bandage she had made for it. Definitely not the hospital, they would have treated her already. She moved her left arm weakly and heard metal on metal jingle from what she felt was a handcuff on both wrists. The room she was in was empty and appeared to be mostly made of metal. There was one door that looked heavy and had no handle from the inside. She raised her nose and sniffed the air delicately, only smelling her blood and stale air.

She suddenly wondered if Naraku was behind this, but quickly dismissed it. His creepy ass would have been right in her face as soon as her eyes opened. Her eyes met a large pellicle mirror to her left and the hybrid could do nothing but question where she was. She knew for a fact that she was not being held in a law enforcement interrogation room due to the manner of her detainment and there was not a table or chair in sight. Gritting her teeth, Kagome realized her feet were handcuffed as well and her socks and shoes were missing to top it all off.

The room still swayed as she lifted her head then set it back down with a plunk on the metal bed she was handcuffed to. She figured she had been staring at the ceiling for about an hour before the overwhelming feel of anger began to seep deep into her mind. She was going to personally gut whomever it was that held her here and Sesshomaru would dissolve them with his poison if she left anything for him. Grumbling, her holy energy rose in her hands briefly and the door flew open, startling her. "Now now my love, there will be none of that. Even if you wanted to use your gift, those special cuffs I made for you would absorb the energy and harm you with twice the strength." Kagome growled ferrally at the familiar voice. Trying to lift her head and crane her neck to see who was talking to her.

"Hojo? I swear to Kami, is it you that has me tied?" she questioned still trying to move her head to see the owner of the voice.

"Yes, I am here for you love. Sorry for leaving you alone for so long, I hadn't expected you to awaken so soon. I am still waiting on a friend to bring my equipment so we can remove that hideous mark on your wrist so we can move forward in life together without the worry of him finding you based on your loving emotions towards me." Kagome flinched as he appeared on her left side, staring in disgust at her beautiful courting mark. Instantly she tried jerking away from him, only for him to stroke her face in she would dare say a loving manner.

"Don't touch me!" She growled angrily. "I don't want a life with you and I sure as hell don't want my courting mark removed.

"When's the last time you even saw your supposed mate?" He snapped angrily, his voice deepening slightly as he grabbed her hair roughly. "You must still be under the effects of his spell and aura. It won't be long before you'll be free of him." Hojo's rough grip on her hair lessened and she growled at him again. Her powers rose in her hands again, perilous to harm him as they were handcuffed to the side of the bed. The handcuffs glowed with malevolent black energy and Kagome wailed in pain as her body shook from the response attack. It was like her whole body was repeatedly stung by billions of hornets and then covered with hot grease.

"I warned you love, don't do it again, I hate to see you in pain." Kagome was still shaking from the brief attack and could only glare at the overly concerned and delusional human male.

"I am not your love and want nothing to do with you. If you're lucky I'll let you live when you release me." Hojo's eyes darkened considerably.

"You wouldn't want to harm your future husband would you? He asked brushing against the wound on her shoulder and Kagome stiffened.

"No, I don't want to hurt Sesshomaru." She responded with an even tone.

"My name is Hojo!" He screamed, spittle flying from his mouth. Kagome screamed in pain as he dug his fingers into the slowly healing gunshot wound. "I am getting tired of repeating myself. I'm the one who rescued you, not him! You'll learn to show some respect and appreciation." He jerked her arm and Kagome howled in pain responsively. Hot tears fell from her eyes as her powers rose to her defense once more, only to return her into a world of pain. Hojo released her and stormed from the room. "When I come back, that mark is going to be cut of your wrist, whether I have your approval or not."

She still shook from the second attack of herself and she said nothing as the door slammed behind him. How was she going to get out of this one? –

"Where were you when Shippotta was killed and Souta was captured?" a deep voice questioned impatiently.

"I- I was at the grocery store." Lips sneered in disbelief.

"Why is it Shippotta was killed after contacting me about having a lead on my mate-to-be? I was on my way to the apartment and luckily saw all the police cars and ambulances headed to your apartment."

"I do not doubt you could have escaped if you had met with her before her death."

"Souta had no reason to kill himself unless his sister was involved…" Claws tapped methodically against his leather chair.

"M-master Naraku," Hojo stammered fidgeting under his glaring red stare, "I am sure there is a valid reason that Souta committed suicide for a reason. Shippotta had not shared with me she had any leads on Kagome's location." Naraku's penetrating stare made Hojo shift in is spot even more. When his nose twitched the young male stiffened as red eyes gleamed in the dim light.

"What is the reason for blood under your nails? You told the hospital you were away on vacation for two weeks." When Naraku appeared to be scenting who the blood belonged to he frowned deeply. "No specific scent of a patient all I can tell is its female." Hojo wavered in front of his master with uncertainty and before he could register anything, Naraku was in front of him, his claws digging into his throat.

"M-master?" He squeaked with fear. Naraku's nose twitched at the smell of urine. The imbecile had soiled himself in fear.

"Where is she you idiotic twit? Tell me before I kill you!" Before Hojo could open his mouth, there was a loud bang in the very back of the old machinery building. Naraku arched his eyebrow. Surely Hojo could not have been so stupid to rendezvous at the location he was hiding the girl from him. A gun fell on the temple frightened and humiliated doctor and he screamed quite girlishly. Naraku could only smile sadistically. He loved to instill fear in his minions.

"D-Do-Don't shoot!" He practically begged, his eyes closed and tears beginning to stream down his face, "I'll take you to her. I just wanted some time with her before I had to hand her over to you." Naraku's lip curled upward in disgust.

"You had better not-,"

"I didn't deflower her, but Sesshomaru's mark is on her and it's only a matter of time before he pins down her location." Naraku released a deep rumbling growl. Twice in two days his minions endangered his life. Hojo hurriedly walked, knowing the gun was pointed at the back of his head.

"You will pay dearly when we leave after I view her."

"Why can't we take her with us?" Hojo questioned and Naraku pushed the metal weapon against his skull forcefully."

"You imbecile. If we leave here with her, her scent will be on the wind, making us traceable. I still have some incarnations to create and am not ready to face the might daiyoukai." Naraku scowled. He hated admitting he had a weakness. "The only reason you will stay alive today is because I require your assistance obtaining the demons and children necessary for this." He watched the human male in front of him shiver and they stopped in front of a pellicle mirror obviously recently installed. The light in front of it gave him view to the hybrid inside and she couldn't see them. She appeared weak and on the brink of unconsciousness. Naraku only smiled. He wished he could have enough time to have his way with her, but he sensed time was of the essence.

"You will watch how to treat the demon princess." Naraku stated continuing his way to the door. He couldn't contain his excitement as he opened it and saw she was completely detained.

"Hello dear Kagome. I hope you remember me." He greeted staying where she couldn't see him. A vicious snarl was heard and she struggled with her restraints.

"Naraku, you hopeless bastard stay away from me." He allowed the door to close, trapping the both of them inside. Her fear filled the room instantly despite her mouthing off to him. He reached out to caress her bare pale feet, nearly purring at their softness. She tried, and horribly failed to kick off his touch as his hand gradually rose up her long shapely legs and rested on her thigh as he neared her sides. She was trying with all her might to control her powers and knew he was testing how much control she had gotten over them. He looked back at the door, seeing a blast mark scorched into its deep metal. Naraku had no way of knowing how she managed to throw an attack when the handcuffs were supposed to hurt her at the rise of power. "Get your slimy murderous hands off!"

"You do know your brother is dead?" The smell of grief assaulted him and he continued his groping of her thigh, heading passed her sex and to the button of her jeans. She tried to buckle away from him and he held the nearly forgotten gun to her chin and shushed her.

"I'll kill you." She told him darkly, her voice unwavering even though tears were falling from her beautifully unique eyes.

"I did not kill him. He died at his own hand, and I'm betting you had something to do with it." Naraku paused, the button undone. "Ssssh, don't fight it, we don't have long before your lapdog arrives." He tilted her neck at an uncomfortable angle with the heavy gun, forcing her to stare at the dull, chipped white wall behind her. Naraku saw her hands clenching and unclenching, her claws shredding her palms as her blood leaked onto the metal bed. He grinned, removing the gun from her chin and his hand from her zipper.

"Such a fine mate you'll be the next time we meet." He told her in a sickly sweet manner. He grasped her wrist and shot off the link connecting her to the bed. She screamed expectedly and the room vibrated with the sound of the bullet leaving the chamber. "Hush sweetling, I will not kill you. I merely want to taste you." He pulled her wrist to his lowered mouth and sucked greedily, his eyes bleeding red in frenzy. Kagome felt sick to her stomach as his slimy tongue circled the blood leaking from her palm to her wrist and shuddered with disgust as his tongue made his way to her claw lacerations on her palm. Her power built in her hands again, only for the cuff to warningly glow back before she let it fade.

Naraku had just extended his fangs to bite into her flesh when Hojo burst in, obviously more frightened than before. "Master we must go!" Naraku growled at the interruption and licked the blood from his lips. He dug his claws into his own palm and pressed it against her free one.

"I'll see you again soon." He declared following the human male out. Naraku hate to be interrupted more than he did being caught. But dealing with simpletons often led to mistakes. Hojo had led him to his car, smartly parked at the back of the large abandoned factory. As soon as he shuffled his keys from his pocket, blood splattered against the window and he slumped to the ground. Naraku stepped over his corpse and blood as it leaked from his cranium. He pressed the button to unlock the car and sped off using a back road. He would have to find another lackey.

See! You see the evils in this chapter? Egads! It was so mean to me =[. And my shortest ever for this story I think. Its been sitting on my harddrive just like this for a month or more. I dont know when the next update will be. This story is beginning to frustrate me and I dont even know if people like it or still read it. Anyhow.

Love and Leave Love.