A/n: I'm sooooo sorry that I haven't updated in the longest time life has been so busy, high school is killing me. And I joined a school team and it's just been hectic! But thank you all for waiting. I'll try and up date as soon as possible.
Chapter 30
"Is it done yet?"
"Just about."
"How much longer?"
"About another 5 hours or so."
"Good."
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"Kagome, Kagome wake up. Kagura's here with breakfast." Shippou jumped up and down on her stomach.
Kagome grunted but sat up anyway. She turned her head towards the window to see the clouds raining. She sighed. 'At least I can blame my mood on the weather.'
"Good morning." Kagura greeted the awaken girl.
"Well as good as it can get. This weathers not making it good cause of this rain." Kagome replied sitting in front of the table and eating her breakfast.
Kagome looked over to Kagura who was being unusually quiet for her self. And her eyes kept shifting to the door and the walls. Kagome turned to her was about to ask what was wrong but then Kagura stood up and went to the door. She opened it and poked her head out to look down both ends of the hallways. When she came back in she quickly walked over to the window and looked outside. When she sat down again next to Kagome she leaned in. Shippou who watched Kagura's behavior crawled into Kagome's lap.
"Kagome I've come up with a plan to get you back to your mate. But it won't be easy. You'll have to trust me." Kagura whispered in a rush.
"As long as I get out of this hell hole, I'll be happy. I trust you Kagura." Kagome whispered hope coming to her voice.
"We won't be able to so it in the next couple of days it will have be in four days from now." Kagura hushed.
"Why not sooner?" Kagome questioned.
"Because it will be to suspicious, and I need to make sure every thing is in place." Kagura responded.
"Oh, alright."
"What will happen is four days from now I'll have Kanna remove the seals on the door, deep in the night. Will put sleeping herpes into Naraku's meal and Kanna and I will then head to your room. From there will take you outside the castle walls. Then I'll fly you to the lord Sesshomaru's castle. We'll have to move fast because Naraku's servants will know something was up." Kagura explained.
"Will you stay with us or will you come back to the castle?" Kagome asked/wondered.
"I'll have to come back Naraku holds my heart. If I'm gone to long he will and can kill me. I have no choice but to come back." Kagura answered.
"Thank you so much Kagura, this means everything to me." She said embraced Kagura and giving her a bear hug.
"No mate should be away from the other. But I'll see you at lunch." Kagura bowed and left.
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It was past noon and Kagome, as well as Shippou had there lunch and were talking peacefully. But the peace was about to be broken when Naraku and three miko's followed him in. one of the miko's shut the door another one went behind her, and the last one stood next to Naraku with something in her hands.
Kagome stood, and Shippou stood next to Kagome's leg holding on with his tiny grip. Shippou was trembling; the fur on his tail was standing straight up, and teeth chattering. Kagome just stood tall; she pushed all her emotions away besides the cruel and sarcastic ones. She didn't fear him anymore. She only feared what he could do, either it be to Shippou or to her self.
"It's time Kagome my sweet." Naraku said in a sickening voice that made you sick to the stomach. "It's time to get rid of that filthy mark. So we will be able to put a new one on." He ended smirking.
"I will not do it I'm will not rid myself to my love." Kagome spat.
"Your love will die for him when the mark is gone. It is time Yamadi." He spoke to the dark miko to his side. The women started to walk forward the bottled potion stretched out but Kagome stepped back.
"I will not drink that, I will not lose my connection with Inuyasha!" Kagome screamed at him.
"You will take the potion or your little friend will suffer. Mido." The one miko standing behind Kagome quickly grabbed the kitsune and held a blade to his throat.
"No!" Kagome gasped. When Kagome had stepped back Shippou had let go, leaving him venerable. 'Shit, I shouldn't have been so careless!' Kagome stared at the whimpering kitsune.
"Now take the potion or the kit will die. Which will it be the kit of a mark?" Naraku asked with a knowing smirk.
Kagome jus stood there, thinking. Not making one movement.
"Better think faster Kagome." Naraku pushed on.
Still no sign of movement, as if a battle was going on. Shippou whimpered feeling the blade start to cut letting warm crimson blood drip down the blade. Kagome snapped out of her trance. Her shoulders slumped, her eyes glazed over with defeat. She looked up to Shippou and gave him a meek smile.
There wasn't any other choice. It had to be sacrificed. She hated the thought so much that she wished that it didn't have to come down to this , the pain she felt was unbearable.
"Alright." She said turning to Naraku. "But if I don't get Shippou back safely. There will be no stopping my actions." She warned.
The miko passed her the potion, and she grabbed it. She was so tempted to drop it but she knew that no good would come of it. She made a silent vow.
'As long as I live I will always love Inuyasha and only Inuyasha. The mark might fall but the love will always be there.'
She whipped the bottle up and started to chug all the liquid inside the bottle. Letting the liquid burn down her throat, the taste was bitter, sour, and hot. Once she drank the last drop she felt a screaming pain on her neck and close to her heart. She dropped the bottle making it shatter by the impact of the ground. She then dropped on to the ground to her knees. One hand covering her neck and the other hold her shirt near her heart. She was screaming so loud that it could make the most sensitive ears bleed.
"The mark is trying to repeal the potion quick we must enforce the potion." The miko close to the door yelled over the screaming.
The miko holding Shippou dropped him and the blade taking a spot close to Kagome. All three dark mikos made a triangle around her and started to chant, it was soft mumbles. All three holding there own hands in a gun pointing upwards.
When they finished Kagome was lying backwards on her back, Kagome had fainted from the harsh amount of pain. Shippou had also fainted because the screaming was so much for his ears to handle.
Naraku had just observed the whole thing. His hands had been covering his own ears, protecting his eardrums from bleeding. He looked down at the fainted young priestess. The mark on the neck was glowing a bright gold, but faded a bit.
The three priestesses were on there knees panting. One stood and looked down at Kagome.
"This girl has so much spiritual power that if her power was fully bloomed we would have needed at least seven more of us high class mikos." The miko said really curious about her powers.
"She must also have one hell of a strong bond with that hanyou if the mark tried to repeal the potion we made. That potion would have already taken off the mark by now but the mark is still almost fully there. There connection is greater then I have ever seen in my life." The miko who had held Shippou captive told.
"We shall stay for a bit longer to make sure the mark will not try to repeal the mark again. This mark is strong, it's pure, and it holds true love. It's powerful but holding something that I can't detect with my own powers. This mark has been a pain but we mikos will keep our word, until the mark is gone we'll leave with our full payment. But for now we watch will be here for three more days and if it starts to fade we'll leave knowing it worked. Though it will take longer to fade it's a stubborn mark." (A/n: I wonder why? Lol) the oldest miko stated/explained.
Naraku nodded. "I thank you for your assistance. You may stay ass long as you see fit." Naraku watched the three mikos leave the room. He picked up Kagome and put her on the futon. He then left to his chambers, but not before ordering a slave to clean the glass shared from the bottle off the ground.
'Everything is falling into plan. Though the mark is going to take longer then I thought.' Naraku thought.
"Soon Kagome your powers and you will be mine."
A/n: he is such a little vermin! Gah! I hate him! Hope you all like it! Please review, Id like at least 10 reviews.
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