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Chapter eleven: Faulty Plans

"Kagome, I know you are accustomed to talking to whoever, whenever, correct?"

"Yes, sir. In my old kingdom, we were allowed to talk freely."

"I see. In any case, yesterday, I instructed you specifically, not to speak to lord Inuyasha, without being addressed to. You thought you could be sneaky and talk to him, eh? You probably thought like all the others, 'Maybe he'd like me better if he got to know me.' Well let me tell you something, sister, you are one insolent wench thinking you could waltz in here, and disobey our rules!" Jaken said in a mocking manner, and on a few syllables, he would spit on Kagome unbeknownst to him (Say it, not spray it Jaken!)

Jaken sat down in his chair and sighed. He pressed the same button Kagome had seen him push to summon Kagura.

"Gyou, come to my office at once." Jaken demanded. There was a crackling sound on the other end, so Kagome couldn't quite make out what was said on the other line. About five minutes passed, and sure enough, Gyou walks in with a whip, and a few other torture devices that scare Kagome to no end.

"Gyou, I meant only the whip." Jaken said.

"Kagome, seeing how this is only your first offense, your punishment will be less severe. You will not have to be beaten in public, and you will only receive half of the normal lashes, I am in a giving mood today. Gyou, take her to your quarters, and do as I have instructed you to do."

Gyou bowed slightly, and left the room, dragging Kagome by the neck of her dress. Kagome was in slight shock. How many was 'half' of the 'normal' punishment? Could she possibly die from it? And what had she done wrong anyways? Kagome thought for a minute, she searched through everything that had happened while she had been cleaning Inuyasha's room. Could it have been when she secretly glanced at him? Or perhaps she had placed something in the wrong spot. Nothing seemed to add up. Then it hit her. She had asked if something was wrong. They should be grateful! He could have died if she didn't ask! Maybe he might have been ill! Kagome's arrogant side argued. But Kagome just pushed the voice away, and accepted her punishment.

Gyou opened a door to what seemed like an old-fashioned dungeon. There were chains on the wall, torches, the works. The thing that disturbed her the most, was the skeleton attached to a shackle in the corner. In the dim light, she couldn't tell. Right now, she didn't really want to know. Gyou attached both of Kagome's wrists to chains on a wall, so her back was facing him. He drew out his whip, and Kagome braced herself for the familiar torrent of pain.

Crack! Kagome mentally counted, one. Crack! Two. Crack! Three… Crack! By now, blood was trickling freely down Kagome's back, and she had just begun to heal there too! Four. Crack! Five. Kagome did her best not to cry, and succeeded, only her face was slightly contorted, showing signs of immense pain.

"You're done here, slave, go wash rinse of in the locker rooms, and then report to your duties."

Kagome limped to the locker rooms in shock. Why was it such a big deal if she had asked if Lord Inuyasha was okay or not? She made a vow to herself, she would just pretend he didn't exist, and if he asked her something, reply with a one to three word answer. Yes, that's what she'd do. Kagome didn't know how much more of a beating she could possibly take, it was definitely taking a toll on her strength, and flexibility. She had to allow some time for her body to heal itself.

Kagome entered the locker room, and looked for the showers, they were in the back. She hobbled over to the showers, and pulled up the back of her dress, so it revealed more of her back. She turned the faucet on, and let it wash away the majority of the blood. Kagome was worried, this was Sango's dress, and she had completely ruined it, great.

There were a few ordinary, and clearly used towels lined up on a shelf, and Kagome borrowed one to dry herself off with. She would look for bandages in the maid supply closet later. Kagome pulled the rest of her now-damp dress over her back, there were a few holes in the back, where she had been hit, but nothing a little sewing couldn't handle.

Kagome wandered the castle aimlessly for a bit, until she encountered familiar territory. She strode along the white and black marble, and made her way up the plush, red carpeted stairs leading the way to Lord Inuyasha's room, and her supply closet.

She made her way over to the large walk in closet, and opened the door. She took out the same supplies she had gotten yesterday, and set them on the ground next to the door of the closet. Kagome rummaged around the storage, occasionally bumping into something, or knocking a bottle over. Finally, she cam across a clean looking towel, it would have to do. She wrapped the towel around her back, so the towel would cover her wounds, and tied a knot right below her sternum.

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Inuyasha sighed. The slave -Kagome- should have been here by now! He tapped his clawed finger on the door. He heard someone walk by, and he cracked the door, just so he could see Kagome's figure retreating to her closet. Inuyasha smirked to himself, it was about time she got here! He closed the door, and pressed his ear up against the center of the door, where it was thinnest, so he could hear her better. She was still in that damned closet! What could she possibly be doing in there? Inuyasha began tapping on his knee now, he was crouched at the floor, waiting. Inuyasha shook his head, this was crazy! Why was he acting this way? He was the lord of this kingdom for crying out loud! Inuyasha stood up, ready to exit the door. He shouldn't have to do this, if he wanted her, he could just command her to be his, it's not like she would have a choice in the matter or anything. He paused. But he wanted her to like him for who he was. Simply demanding her to love him wouldn't get him anywhere. Inuyasha, rather annoyed, sat back down in his crouching position on the ground, again.

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Kagome hummed to herself slightly as she bounced through the hallway. She wanted to spend as little time with that Lord Inuyasha as she could, he really frightened her. So, she decided to go to Lady Kikyo's room, to see if that needed any cleaning, or something, anything. She waltzed up to the door, and knocked lightly, and then twisted the doorknob. 'The door wouldn't budge, it must be caught on something.' She thought. Kagome rammed into the door, trying to break the door free of whatever it was caught on. She heard a grunt on the other side of the door, and sensed a rather clumsy thump about two or three feet from the door. She cracked the door open, and turned on the light, only to see Lord Inuyasha, sitting there, dumbfounded.

Kagome gasped because of two reasons. One, was that she had just knocked the lord over, she was in big trouble! And secondly, this was the first time she had actually seen him up close. He looked, different than her other lord to say the least. Her other lord was somewhat fat, and pompous. But Lord Inuyasha, he was much different. He look well muscled, and very well in shape. His amber eyes shown with a hypnotizing radiance, his hair stood out of the ordinary as well. It was a snowy silver color, but the thing that stood out most to her, were the cute, fuzzy dog-ears perched whimsically upon his head. They were so cute! It took most of her self-control not to touch them.

Kagome realized that she was staring, and quickly bowed her head, and stepped out of the room.

Inuyasha sat there, still in shock of what had just happened. She had knocked him over, stared, and then got out of the room as fast as a human could. She seemed a depressed almost. He had also noticed that she had a towel wrapped around a bloodstained area on her back. Had she gotten in trouble? He would definitely beat the shit out of whoever had harmed her; that he guaranteed himself. But now, he had to go and try to calm down Kagome, she had to be absolutely terrified!

Kagome rushed around Inuyasha's room, frantically trying to clean the room before Inuyasha came back in. But, unfortunately, he was there in less than two minutes. Sensing his presence behind her, she calmed herself, and acted as though nothing had happened.

"Kagome, are you okay?" He asked. Kagome was a bit shocked, she hadn't expected him to remember her name, let alone remember anything about her.

Kagome nodded quietly, and bustled past him, putting garbage bags by the side of the door, putting clothes down the laundry chute, and when she could finally see the floor again, she nearly cried. It was going to take her all night to get these stains out! If she could even get them out, that is.

Inuyasha smirked to himself. His plan was partially working; she would stay much longer than yesterday, but one thing he couldn't figure out, why wasn't she talking anymore? Well, she hadn't said very much, but it had seemed that way.

"Not much of a talker, are you?" He asked, trying to coax her into talking somehow. Kagome only shook her head in response, and went back to cleaning.

Inuyasha sighed; nothing was working! How was he going to get her to talk? He laughed lightly at Kagome's response to the bathroom, which was a small, muffled scream. Inuyasha walked over to the bathroom, to check on Kagome.

"Everything alright in there?" He asked, popping his head through the doorway.

Kagome marched right up to him, stuck her finger out and pointed in his face, their bodies only about one foot apart, at most. Kagome opened her mouth to say something, when she felt the singing in her hack, to remind her of her vow. She closed her mouth, dropped her finger, and sighed in defeat. She couldn't help but feel rage towards the lord; he had, after all, deliberately messed up his room on purpose. Why? She had no idea.

A classic smirk plastered itself onto Inuyasha's face. "Yes, is there something you'd like to say to me?" He taunted.

Kagome whirled around, ready to punch his lights out, but instead, she shook her head politely, and began to pick up the disaster area, called a bathroom.

This whole cycle continued for an hour or so, making the time 12:00, and Inuyasha was sick of the silence. No matter how mad he made her, no matter how much he taunted or teased, she would, not, talk! He bit his lip in frustration, when he heard a familiar sound. Kagome was hungry! Inuyasha grinned, and decided to try out his latest plan.

"Hey Kagome, are you hungry or something?" Inuyasha said, popping into the bathroom, Kagome was having a hard time getting the toothpaste and lipstick off of everything, why he had lipstick, she would rather not know. Kagome glanced at him, and shook her head, indicating a 'no', but her stomach growled again. She quickly grabbed her stomach, and blushed, looking away, as to shut him out, but it obviously didn't work.

"Sure sounds like it, what do you want? I'll have the chef bring up something." He said.

Kagome shook her head once more, and went back to scrubbing like a madwoman trying to get the stains off of the wall.

"Fine, then I guess I'll get two of whatever I'm getting, you like ramen?" He asked.

A/N: Well, that was an extra-long chapter. Okay, not too much longer, but it was longer than usual. I must say I am proud of myself