A/N: I'm sorry about the wait, but I have recently been working a lot. Also for those of you wondering why Sesshoumaru went down so easily, it's because he's fourteen and has been spoiled and handed everything he wanted in life. Honestly, the waitress isn't on my creative radar right now, so she may end up to be nothing. Just a show of what Sesshoumaru is willing to do for his own selfishness. Thank you so much for the reviews. This was late so I will try to upload another one before the end of this week.
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.Silence.
The young man was left in a heap on the floor recovering from his beating. The ground was hard and cold giving him no comfort as he slept. The expensive suit had been ruined. It now had tears and stains of crimson disrupting the uniformity of it. It's exquisite precision had been robbed and destroyed. Sesshoumaru groaned in pain while turning over to curl himself in the fetal position. Never in his life had he felt this helpless. His eyes crusted with eye mucus he could not open them without forcing them to open. Sesshoumaru could wake if he wanted to but he chose to return to sleep each time he came close. He hoped that this was a nightmare so he might wake up from.
"So the pretty boy is still sleeping?" Naraku smirked to a young man who stood beside him. The man beside him nodded and watched as Naraku's foot flew out kicking Sesshoumaru in the ribs. A sickening crack followed by a pain filled cry filled the room The boy howled on the floor as Naraku kept kicking. Eventually the other boy grabbed Naraku and held him back. The writhing Sesshoumaru felt every breath he took. A fog permeated his thoughts. The dark cold room spun around him making it hard to see his assailant. Now he tried his hardest to take the lightest breaths he could those being the ones that caused him the least amount of pain.
"Ugh..." he tried to speak but the only sound that erupted from his blood covered lips was a groan.
"Do you think that your parent's would like you dead or alive?" Naraku laughed at the silver crowned boy on the floor.
"Uh..." he wanted to beg for his life, but his tongue was refusing to form the words he wished to create. An anger coursed through him when he thought of his situation. This would not have happened if he had thought things through. His fury was over powering him while tears from the pain fell down his face. He had never felt pain of this level in his life. The weightless feeling in his skull felt worse. Again he was falling down into a spiral of darkness until a smile crossed his lips. This was quite a dramatic way to die, it would leave an impression. His thoughts were hardly lucid at this point and he fell completely into a new slumber.
Naraku strode in a circle around him, a victory lap if you will. His eyes were shimmering with excitement while staring down at the very uncomfortable young man. Finally he addressed the other boy who stood beside him.
"Kouga, where are my sisters?" he wanted to toss another leg at the boy of privilege but found that keeping him alive at this point would be better.
"I believe they are the roof." The words really meant I am absolutely positive they are on the roof. Naraku spat down at the barely breathing Sesshoumaru and laughed with a quick turn to the metal stairs.
.Silence.
The wind was cool and strong against their cheeks and despite that they remained atop the roof. It was a place of peace for them to escape their brother's madness. It was a place to feel free to leave the restrictions placed by Naraku. The second oldest of the family was Kagome. She shared the trademark of wavy hair the same as her brother and younger sister. She was kind and considerate but could have her own moments of anger. She was a little bit tall for her age of twelve, but then again so was Naraku for his age of seventeen. Kagome's arm rested around her younger sister's shoulder trying to give her comfort. Kagome did not want her to know of their brother's cruelty.
"Kagome, I want to go with brother." her voice was small and very quiet with innocence ringing in every tone. Kagome dropped her brown eyes to the widened hazel ones of her sister. Her cream colored skin seemed to glow in the moon light. The rose blush on her lips more pigmented in the bright light. Even each of the long lashes that framed her almond eyes seemed to stand thick while alone. This child was very hard to say no to and Naraku favored her. She had grown with him. He had been her main caretaker when they first lost their parent's.
"Rin, he is busy right now." Kagome voice came out a little bit more harsh then she had expected it would. A look of hurt crossed Rin's eyes and her lips pouted. Slowly she backed away from Kagome and ran down away from the roof. The silence of her absence rang through the air. Kagome looked after the door in which Rin escaped through. The worry that Rin's image of Naraku would be shatter overcame her peace. She did not want her to know him for the beast he had continued to become. Behind her Kagome could hear two pairs of footsteps, she did not doubt that it was her brother.
"Where is Rin?" he asked the twelve year old, his eyes were glimmering with excitement. The cruel boy still had the adrenaline of his show of power plunging throughout his body. Kagome rolled her eyes and tried not to open her mouth. Her disdain for her male sibling twisted her tendencies for him. He was well aware of her attitude when it came to him. Kagome's philosophy if written on paper would be read like this; Thoughts should be taken well into account in order to create a sentence worthy of the moment.
"Rin, she is here. At least here in the building somewhere." Naraku clenched a fist struggling not to strike her in front of any of his colleagues. The girl had been growing to be an annoyance to him for a while now. Kagome's sense of who she was had already grown to be a challenge. Naraku's lips turn and contorted into a wicked smile for his sister.
"Of course she is." the words left his lips with a menacing manner. Kagome would no doubt hear it later, when none of his lackeys were around.
"Kouga, please find my youngest sister." he sent him away with a wave of his hand.
.Silence.
The lights in the hallways were dimmed until there was a bare amount of light emitted. The concrete floor crunched with moisture and puddles which had built up during the rainy weather that passed over the week before. Some of the light bulbs flickered but Rin was used to this. The small ruined family had been staying here for nearly two years already. At first Rin cried every night holding onto Kagome who was only a child herself. When she found no comfort in Kagome she ran to Naraku. He had always waited for her with open arms. No matter what he always made sure she was okay. Tonight was different though he could not be found all day long. She had tried to trail after him but could not catch him.
Rin was now on her to the boiler room where she heard he was last. She was sure he would not be too upset that she was interrupting his business. Kagome had warned her not to seek him out but she did not care. It was purely the impatience of a child and curiosity. The boiler room was freezing which was odd for a change, but she was sure he heard someone moving around down there. She was positive that Naraku was still down there. The thought that he may be repairing the boiler crossed her mind. Her brother was very smart and very talented so it would be very easy for him to achieve.
"Are you down there, brother?" her small voice was sweet and melodious. The sounds of her shoes clinking against the metal steps echoed through the large room as she skipped down. It was strange how cold the boiler room was. It felt like winter in the basement room. Shortly after reaching the floor of the basement Rin made out a figure on the ground. It seemed be around the same size as her brother, but the atmosphere now made her nervous. This was not his aura. Quietly now, she moved closer to the heap she now recognized as a young man she'd seen in the newspaper.
"Is he dead?" she questioned herself. She moved closer to the seemingly passed out Sesshoumaru and flinched with a scream. He sat up quickly releasing a howl of pain at the movement of his cracked ribs. Her breathing was fast paced as a silent scream rang on her pretty features. Sesshoumaru held onto her wrist tightly grunting and groaning in pain. His appearance scared her. Sesshoumaru's eyes were swollen and purple all around. His chest moved in an abnormal manner and he was deathly pale. Rin saw that the only thing covering him now was a thin tattered sheet.
"I'm not dead yet..." he forced the words out despite the pain it so obviously caused him to do so.
"What happened to you?" she was startled but could see that he was not a threat to her at the moment. She was no doctor but she could see that he was in need immediate medical care. His eyes swollen with crusted mucus that dripped from two barely visible amber eyes. Sesshoumaru's naked chest showed bruises where his ribs had cracked and broken from Naraku's kicks.
Rin looked to him and pulled a sandwich from her pocket. Kagome had meant for her to eat for dinner, but it had tomatoes on it. Rin despised tomatoes. It also seemed that he should try to eat. She moved closer to him but his body flinched. An instinct brought on by his condition and her fast movement towards him. He did not know that he could trust her. He had no reason to trust anyone in this building. The sandwich, he told himself, could be riddled with poison.
"I do not eat the food of a commoner." Sesshoumaru's words hurt his lungs and created a ripple effect of pain flowing in his chest. The pain however was worth it because he figured he could buy himself time. He could find a way out if only he could stand.
"I see...I will try to find you something that is of higher quality." Rin showed Sesshoumaru a bright and unwavering smile. His eyes were the only thing that he could use to reply to her now. Rin wanted to touch his silver hair, but knew that he would not allow her the privilege. Sesshoumaru was fighting to stay awake but his body was exhausted from trying to heal him and recover from his unfortunate meeting with Naraku. Eventually he became enveloped in darkness again, unable to fight.
.Silence.
His eyes were electric and devastating. The beauty was incomparable. They glimmered and sparkled with charisma and amusement. Kouga ran a hand through his jet black ponytail. He always did as he was told, but he did like to have a little fun as well. The occasional disobedience was just that. He was sure that Naraku relieved a lot of stress and frustrations while beating that silver spoon fed heir. He was younger than Naraku and had a taste for younger skin as well. He was fifteen and abandoned when he was just a young boy by his mother and father. The two could no longer afford to raise him and chose themselves over their child. He supposed it had been since then that he had grown in to being cruel.
It was then he saw the younger sister of his boss. Her stealth was not among her prized attributes. It was of no effort for him to sneak up on her. She fumbled through Naraku's private fridge. No one was allowed access to it except for Naraku himself. He did not know for how long he could control himself. For now he watched patiently as she continued her investigation of the fridges contents. Could he? he asked himself a dozen times over as he watched her. Her shining black hair fell over her shoulders as she bent over. He covered his eyes with his hand and willed himself not to think about her.
It would not be right, it would not be fair. He knew it was wrong. He could feel a magnet inside of his abdomen. The feeling kept growing inside him, like a lit match turned fiery inferno. He would not. The battle between his self control and disgusting desire. He could not take it into his own hands to punish her. The decision would be Naraku's. Kouga turned out of the room allowing her to dig in the fridge in solitude. His sweat was dripping down his face. Kouga's teeth caught his bottom lip and he growled at himself leaning with his palms face down on the concrete wall.
"You need help." he told himself venomously. He despised the urges he had. It was only with her. The urges came after him like termites on wood. They would destroy him if he didn't take care of it now. He disgusted himself. It was wrong. It could never happen. Again the demons entered his mind with ferocity. He walked again down the halls after regaining himself. The girl's cream skin drew him in. Kouga would be the end of himself and her.
"You look like you are having an interesting inner battle." the chuckle came from his boss. The man with dark waves and crimson irises. The smile on Naraku's face taunted him. He was ashamed of himself.
"I am having a few problems right now." Kouga was trying to calm himself down. He didn't want to do anything to her. Something in him was fighting his morals. It was so hard for him to think about her with vulgar subjects. He knew he shouldn't. She was just a kid, and that made him a monster for even thinking about her. Naraku watched his colleague struggle with himself. It was the very reason he had sent Kouga to look for her. So he could see how much Kouga could take. It seemed that he was not able to handle too much.
"She's only a child, Kouga." Naraku was teasing but Kouga knew it was serious. Even if Naraku treated it as a joke Kouga could not. He was suffering.
"I know. I'm ashamed of it. I need a doctor. I need help." Kouga was almost crying now. His shame engulfed him.
"Do you want her that badly?" Naraku voice was serious and scared Kouga.
.Silence.
Her footsteps were loud as she ran through the warehouse hallways. Kagome's heart pounded in her chest while looking for her younger sister. She could not fail. She knew of Kouga. She could see it in his eyes despite his attempts to hide it. It always slept in the back of her mind. The room was dark but she could see Naraku inside with Kouga. He seemed to be reprimanding him for not reporting sooner on the whereabouts of his youngest sister. Kagome sighed in relief and continued her search in a calmer state. Kagome found Rin sleeping on Naraku's cot. She looked peaceful, but she was covered up to her neck in the blankets. All Kagome could see was the raven hair that poured from the top of her head.
"Rin?" she called to her but the younger girl did not respond. She continued to sleep. Kagome knew that Rin was probably tired after running around trying to hide from her. Just as she was leaving Naraku strolled into the room. He threw Kagome against he wall roughly.
"Did I not give you the job to look after her?" he was in her face with a vicious tone in his voice.
"She wanted to find you and ran away from me." Kagome told him the truth without fear. The pain from his hard grip was evident in her eyes.
"Then you will take responsibility." he growled at her, throwing her to the ground.
"For what!" she screamed at him angrily.
"Learn for yourself. I can't look at her." he stormed out of his room. Kagome crawled over to her sister in a hurry and looked at her small body. It was hidden away underneath the covers and she seemed to be fine. Kagome was afraid to lift the cover. She was afraid of what she might find out. She didn't want to know. She was afraid of what she would find out. She refused to lift the cover and instead ran from the room. She ran to the roof where her only solace could be found.
.Silence.
When Rin woke she reached for her tattered dress and put it on. In the far corner of the room she saw that Kagome had fallen asleep holding onto her knees with her head rested on the tops. Rin was a girl of few words and more smiles. She did not understand what happened. She was in a daze the entire time. Everything was blurred and intermingled. It was like trying to watch through a kaleidoscope. The pieces did not fit but created a slight picture. It was too jumbled to be able tell what was really going on. Things were far too chaotic to be put together. She shook her head and went to where she had stashed some better food. She was excited to bring the young silver haired man the food.
The better food consisted of a bowl of rice and a few side dishes. It was much better than a tomato and cheese, she was just a child and she knew that. A bright smile covered her face. The excitement was too much. When she walked her body ached, but she imagined that he was in more pain. His bruises were many a time worse than her own. Then again she did not understand the gravity of her own wounds. When she reached him he seemed to be getting worse. His lips were chapped and his breathing was slower.
"You're here again?" he looked at her. She only smiled at him and pushed a plate towards him.
"I can't eat that. I'm too weak." he had grown accustomed to the pain in his chest. He looked her over and saw that she had many bruises now that had not been in place last night. She had finger prints all over her arms, shoulders, and even some on her neck. The purple marks stood out clearly on her milky skin. Yet, she still smiled at him. Her walk was also different, more cautious. He wondered who she had been in a fight with.
"Where did you get this food?" he started by asking her that so he could build up to his bigger concerns. She pointed up to the ceiling.
"Where did you get those bruises? It's not like I care, I'm just curious." he asked her looking away from her. She just laughed and pushed the food closer to him, before getting up and returning to the upstairs. She could not be caught down there and she knew that now. Sesshoumaru looked after her retreating back with a small smile. He would have eaten now if he had the strength but he didn't. The only thing he was sure of was that he could very well die here.
.Silence.
Naraku looked at Kouga who was being extra quiet for a few hours. He could practically read the thoughts of self disgust. Naraku stretched his arms upward and yawned. He was now growing tired of the boy in he basement and was ready to finish him off. It would not be a problem for him. The boy had four broken ribs and a punctured lung. Naraku knew it would only be hours until he drifted into a slow death. That Sesshoumaru would die choking on his own blood. It was most likely a small hole and filling up slowly only with words and screams.
"I should not let them have a good body for burial, lets cut him up." the idea sprouted from his brain and onto his lips before he could think about it. Kouga looked to Naraku with a shocked face.
"You want to cut him up?" he was disgusted, but Naraku just smiled and threw him against the wall.
"Did I not give you a reward for your loyalty?" he threw the ill deed in Kouga's face. It was instant medicine for him. He threw his eyes down and submitted to Naraku's wishes. They had all the tools here. Naraku wanted to use the miter saw on the young Silver. His smile was maniacal. The two carried the saw down the stairs and proceeded to set up Sesshoumaru. Sesshoumaru opened his eyes from slumber being awoken to pain. Sesshoumaru glared at them not fully understanding the situation.
"Mr. Silver, I'm glad you woke up." Naraku placed his arm on the table and pointed to the saw. Sesshoumaru's eyes widened with pure fear. It consumed his very being. He struggled to get away but there was only so much movement he could do now. He began to scream and move around. He felt a sickening stab inside of him and felt a cool rush. At the top of the stairs he saw the girl with the bruises. Her face was ridden with horror. Naraku was bringing down the spinning blade. He began cutting into him and he was in shock. He felt nothing as the blade tore through his skin and reached his bone severing it completely. A blood turning scream of absolute agony burned through the entire building. Rin ran from the stairs and outside where she was going to find help. Tears poured down her cheeks from her hazel eyes.
"Uhh..." she sobbed looking for a police officer. She found a security guard from a nearby bar and grabbed him.
"He's going to die!" she screamed the words loudly. She brought the beefed up man to a window where he could look into the boiler room. The man had already begun to dial the police. He recognized the boy from the news. Rin ran back into the building while the man explained the situation to cops who had already headed over.
Naraku had been looking around after Sesshoumaru's arm was detached. He was watching the young man write in pain until he caught site of his youngest sister outside with a man clearly labeled security. Naraku ran up the stairs and left the bleeding young Sesshoumaru to die. Kouga followed but Naraku had business to handle. He saw Rin scattering her way to the basement. He grabbed her and threw her to Kouga.
"Get her out of here." The look in Naraku's eyes told him something different. It said very clearly get rid of her. Kouga grabbed her and was going to end her life quickly. He was again fighting the urge inside of him, but with the chaos around him he failed. He told himself, I'm about to kill her anyway. She won't live to remember this. When he finished he took a metal pipe and began to beat her over the head. She was left bleeding and passed out in the hallway.