Do I really have to say that I own something in this fic aside from the plot and the OC's? No, that's because I own nothing else.

Chapter five: Helen, kidnapped by Naraku

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Helen blinked; she was certain that the apparition in front of her would vanish if she did so. To her dismay, Sesshoumaru still stood there, regarding her coldly.

"What are you doing here!?" she demanded. He raised an eyebrow at her.

"I'm taking you back with me…obviously," he said coldly.

"Well I'm sorry; I'm not going with you!" Helen said defiantly. She turned on her heel, but Sesshoumaru caught her wrist and forced her to face him.

"Let go of me!" she said angrily, attempting to twist free of him.

Kagome, meanwhile, was heavily absorbed in her conversation with her friends. Suddenly Yuka gasped aloud. "Kagome-chan…Who's talking to Helen-chan?" Kagome gave her a puzzled look and wheeled around to see what Yuka was talking about. Wasn't Helen talking to Houjo earlier? Kagome's blood froze in her veins when she saw that Sesshoumaru was the person Yuka was talking about. How did he get here? Kagome thought as she walked towards the pair.

"Kagome!" Helen called out, seeing her cousin approaching. Sesshoumaru raised an eyebrow at Kagome.

"Oh? You wish to oppose me, miko? I'm sure you do not wish to endanger your…friends," the daiyoukai warned.

"What's he talking about?" Yuka asked. "Why did he call you 'miko'?"

"He looks like Inuyasha," Eri pointed out.

"And he looks cute!" Ayumi said. Everyone, even Sesshoumaru, sweat dropped.

"Let go of her, Sesshoumaru!" Kagome said, forgetting that her friends were there. Sesshoumaru only raised an eyebrow at her. "Hn…Inuyasha is not around here, I see," he remarked. Helen twisted her wrist from his clawed hand and ran behind Kagome. Kagome stiffened; Inuyasha wasn't here and it was impossible for her to fend off the daiyoukai. That and her friends were present. What would they say if they saw Sesshoumaru doing something…inhuman?

Kagome bit her lip.

"Just leave, Sesshoumaru," the miko said in a whisper; she knew he could hear her.

"And why would I? There are no strong-"

Kagome coughed loudly. "No one in this era knows about you-know-what's! Just leave!"

Kagome sounded desperate. Helen sensed this and stepped from behind Kagome to face the inu daiyoukai. "I'll go with you then," she said.

"Helen!" Kagome said.

"If he leaves, your bumbling pals won't know about the feudal era," Helen whispered. Eri, Yuka and Ayumi were giving them weird looks.

"See you tomorrow, Kaggy!" Helen called as she followed Sesshoumaru back to the well. Kagome watched her cousin go before she turned to her friends. She felt dreadful; her cousin was going off with Sesshoumaru and she didn't know why, but she knew it wasn't good. Inuyasha instantly popped into her mind. She had to find him! She had to help Helen!

"Kagome-chan, who was that?" Yuka's voice interrupted Kagome from her thoughts.

"Not now!" Kagome snapped; her friends stared at her. "Listen, Sesshoumaru is…Never mind! Just tell Mrs. Kagewako that I won't be in today!"

"But, Kagome-chan!" her friends called out; but too late, Kagome had already run off.

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Helen clambered out of the well and glared at Sesshoumaru, who cocked an eyebrow at her. "Inu baka," she muttered. She dearly wanted to jump back into the well but decided against it. Sesshoumaru glared at her for the name calling.

Sesshoumaru began walking off in one direction, but Helen didn't follow him. He turned to her; she was staring up at the sky with a far off expression in her eyes. "Wench," he called. It was then that he realized that she didn't even bother asking why he took her from her time.

She didn't bother looking at him, but she sighed and stood up and followed him. They arrived at the place where he had left Rin and Jaken. "Sesshoumaru-sama!" Rin called out. She ran up to her lord and stared at the girl next to him.

"Eh? Who is this, Sesshoumaru-sama?"

"I believe her name is Helen," the daiyoukai said absently. He walked on ahead of them, looking for Jaken.

"Hi, Helen-san," Rin said cheerily. "You're dressed like Kagome-sama!"

Helen stared at her. "You know Kagome?"

Rin nodded. Helen smiled at her, glad for a little 'human' company. "What's your name, by the way?" Helen asked.

"My name is Rin!" The little girl smiled toothily at her. "Rin, we are leaving," Sesshoumaru called. Rin nodded but chose to remain by Helen's side. Jaken suddenly jumped in front of her, waving his staff threateningly. "Ha! You escaped me, but you didn't escape Sesshoumaru-sama!" the toad screeched.

Helen raised an eyebrow at the toad. "I'm only here because it was necessary, not because your lord caught up."

Jaken waved his staff at her and Helen kicked him. Hard. Jaken flew past Sesshoumaru, screeching.

They walked on; Ah-Un had given Helen a scare but she recovered quickly enough. They arrived at the palace near sunset. Shinsuke ran up to them and hugged Helen tightly.

"You came back," her 'mother' said. She let go of Helen and stared at her. Helen watched her eyes. They had the same eyes; that was undeniable; but still, she didn't harbor any affection for anyone in this place, except perhaps Rin.

But as Shinsuke smiled at her, she saw a look of happiness cross the demoness's face and she couldn't bring herself to think of escaping; she knew, for some reason, that Kagome would come to her aid soon enough.

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Kagome jumped into the well and ran as fast as she could to Kaede's village. "Inu-inuyasha!" Kagome panted, leaning against the doorpost of Kaede's hut.

"What is it, Kagome?" the hanyou asked. Sango still laid down; the cause of her illness unknown. Miroku was nowhere to be seen; he was traveling to a nearby town to look for medicine for Sango's illness.

"H-helen!" the miko breathed. "S-se-sesshoumaru…came to our era and-"

Inuyasha didn't need to know what had happened. Inuyasha swore loudly. "The bastard," he muttered. "Kagome…You and I will have to go, Miroku's off somewhere, trying to find some herbs for Sango."

"Can I come too?" Shippou asked.

Inuyasha nodded. "You'll be of some help." Shippou glared at him. Kaede looked thoughtfully at Kagome. "Why did Sesshoumaru go after your cousin?" the aged miko asked.

"I'll explain when we get back," Kagome as she, Inuyasha and Shippou darted out the doorpost.

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Helen sighed and breathed in the sweet perfume of the roses. She had managed to sneak off into the garden where she could think in peace. Her head ached as she stared up at the darkening sky. Where was Kagome? Inuyasha? Or anyone else for that matter?

She heard a slight rustle in the bushes. Lady Shinsuke emerged from the bush and smiled at her. "May I?" she asked, gesturing to the stone bench where Helen was sitting. Helen shrugged. "You might as well," she said dubiously. Shinsuke smiled and sat down next to her; Helen shifted uncomfortably.

"Helen," Shinsuke said. "I know you…you can't accept any of this…Can you, Helen?"

"No I can't," Helen said flatly. Shinsuke's smile faltered.

"Can you accept Sesshoumaru as your betrothed?"

"No," Helen said. That part was perfectly true.

"Can you accept who you are?"

"…"

Shinsuke looked at her daughter. "Can you accept me?" Helen stared at her. She didn't know what to think of the woman who claimed her to be her only daughter…Everything was so hard to believe. Why did she even sign up for the stupid exchange program anyway?

Helen stared at Shinsuke and answered, "I don't accept you…"

Shinsuke stared sadly at her.

"…Yet, anyway," Helen continued. Shinsuke smiled at her. And drew her daughter in a tight embrace and Helen surprised herself and her newly found mother by hugging her back.

"Tomorrow, you're coming back to the East with me…Is that acceptable to you?" Shinsuke asked. Helen bit her lip.

"But Kagome…I've known her all my life and I can't just leave the present era…"

Shinsuke nodded understandably. "Then I will visit you there-"

Helen shook her head. "I'd rather come here and visit you rather than you visit me."

Shinsuke nodded. She smiled at Helen and gathered her daughter in her arms again. Helen sighed. Whenever her mother in the present era would embrace her, she felt as if the usual affection between mother and daughter were missing. But now…She knew what it was like to be embraced by her real mother.

"Lady Shinsuke," a silky voice called. Helen didn't need to know who it was. Sesshoumaru walked toward them. "It seems that my hanyou half-breed brother is screaming at the front gate…Again."

"I will sort him out," Shinsuke said, standing up. "Helen you can stay here."

Shinsuke walked out of the garden, leaving Helen with Sesshoumaru. Sesshoumaru stared at her. She was staring up at the sky again. He didn't know what she really looked like; she'd have to accept their betrothal for the binding spell to wear off. She wasn't the only one who opposed their betrothal. It was only natural the he would too. After all, Kagura was his lover.

He looked at Helen; her ebony hair fell in loose curls past her shoulders, contrasting with her pale, creamy skin, which rivaled his own, her icy blue eyes were scanning the heavens above. Why he didn't know, nor did he desire to find out.

He turned to head back to the palace gate to see how Shinsuke was faring against Inuyasha when her soft voice caught his attention. "You can see the stars more clearly here," she said softly.

"What are you talking about, wench?" he asked.

"I have a name, you know," Helen said, glaring at him. He glared back at her. He didn't know why he was wasting his time here he turned on his heel and stalked off. She glared at his back and stuck out her tongue.

"Inu baka," she said. She knew perfectly well that Sesshoumaru heard her; if he had, he didn't give any indication but continued walking back towards the castle.

She fidgeted with her fingers as she looked around; darkness was falling and the full moon was strong enough to provide enough light.

Then she heard him; a small evil chuckle echoed throughout the garden, sending a tiny shiver down her spine. She was new to the feudal era and she didn't really know what to expect.

"Who's there?" she called out.

An evil chuckle answered her. Helen narrowed her eyes, straining her ears to find the source of the mad chuckling.

"Poor girl," a voice said. "He left you all alone…I know Sesshoumaru-sama sensed me earlier."

"What are you talking about?"

A figure walked out of the tall bushes. Helen stared at him. If she was asked to describe him she'd say that he was tall, dark and handsome. She never knew that she was looking at the very evil that Inuyasha and the others had tried to kill.

"Who are you?" How many times did Helen ask that question while she was here?

The man laughed. "My name is Naraku…And you…Are the infamous Helen, the demoness bound to a human's body…But your powers…" His voice trailed off; he smirked. Why kill the girl? Why not absorb her?

"What are you talking about?" Helen demanded. She didn't like this guy; there was something funny about him.

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Inuyasha glared at the demoness before him. "What makes you think that we're gonna believe a single word you say?"

Shinsuke raised an eyebrow at him. "You certainly have inherited your human mother's…Barbaric traits…"

Inuyasha gripped the Tessaiga tighter in his grasp. "How dare you insult Ofukuro?" The hanyou gripped his sword and made a lunge for the demoness.

But Sesshoumaru appeared out of nowhere, deflecting Inuyasha's attack.

"Barbaric, indeed," Shinsuke said with an air of disdain. "I can't understand why Takeida doesn't wish you killed."

Kagome looked at the two demons before them. Shinsuke claimed that Helen now accepted her as her mother, but it was hard of the miko to believe; if there was one thing that she knew about her cousin, it was the fact that Helen was very stubborn.

Kagome tensed. Maybe she was just imagining it but she sensed a Shikon shard! No, she wasn't imagining it.

"Inuyasha…There's a Shikon shard here," Kagome said, looking around.

"A shard?" Inuyasha looked at the miko, Tessaiga still in his grasp.

"Wait a minute," Inuyasha said. "There's…this scent…Naraku!" Inuyasha, Sesshoumaru and Kagome looked up to where Inuyasha was looking. Naraku was enclosed in his barrier and in his arms, laid Helen.

"Helen!" Shinsuke exclaimed.

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So I am done.