Chained: In More Ways Than One

Felt Like Forever

The priestess of the past and student of the future had been working really hard to make up months of her missed classes. She had worked so hard she felt that it was time she rewarded herself with a break from school work.

She had been home for only an hour after her decision of becoming a coach potato for the weekend when she was dragged to the past by an irate hanyou. Clambering on about the shards, the shards.

To say she was a little pissed would be an understatement. She was really pissed.

Kagome had been dragged to the past to search for the fragments of a magical jewel only to find non in sight. And she was missing an OC marathon for this. She could be on her coach right now watching Ryan and Seth get into more trouble than could ever happen in real life…well, except maybe hers.

(With Shard Hunters)

They had been traveling for what felt like an eternity since she was dragged down the well and back into the past. Kagome had basically given up looking for the shards and decided to except the fact that Naraku had the rest of the jewel in his possession.

Besides the fact that they had been walking for hours and her feet felt like they were

about ready to fall off; it was damn hot. Which didn't help her mood. If her period wasn't two weeks ago she would've sworn she was pmsing.

"Kagome, do you sense any shards?" Inuyasha had the nerve to ask.

"No" Was Kagome's one syllable response. She wasn't sure what her mouth would spew out if she tried something more complicated.

A few scarce minutes later.

"Do you sense any shards yet?

"No!" Inuyasha turned his head to look at the road again. Kagome caught him looking at her from the corners of his eyes. Then suddenly…"How bout now?" Just as she was about to turn on him in a fit of anger. Inuyasha proclaimed that he thought he could feel one himself.

All the shard hunters suddenly stopped and looked at him like he was crazy. While Kagome was shocked into silence but kept on walking ahead. She almost forgot she was angry until Inuyasha's next remark. "Do you…sense any shards yet?" Suddenly her anger came flooding back.

"You know what Inuyasha…" Kagome was about to turn back around and give him a piece of her mind (A.K.A sitting him). She felt a tugging on her senses that could only be a shard of the shikon jewel. "…I…do. Follow me" She turned to the west and the others followed.

Kagome really needed something to work out her frustration on. And maybe an evil shard possessed demon was just the thing to do it. That train of thought stopped once they reached the crest of the hill though. There were about 50 Ogre demons to her frazzled mind in the clearing where she sensed the jewel shard. ( really just ten but she was so flustered her vision timed the number by 5).

An ogre *or feminine: ogress. (Don't see how you could tell the difference). Is a large, cruel, hideous humanoid monster, disgusting creature; who exploit and brutalize their victims.

She asked for one demon to work out her frustration on; not a bazillion to only cause her more. As Kagome was still wallowing in self pity…

The other shard hunter prepared to fight. Shippo fell back with Kirara to safety. Sango ripped off her kimono to reveal her slayers outfit and hefted her giant boomerang. Miroku prepared his wind tunnel. And Inuyasha pulled Tetsaiga out of its sheath.

"Kagome, which one has the shard?" She was snapped back to reality by Inuyasha's question.

"Um…" She searched back and forth across the crowd of demons. When her attention was snapped to the one farthest away.

"The large one at the very back. In the left shoulder."

Those must have been the magic words because the rest of the shard hunters snapped into action in less than a couple seconds.

Kagome wanted to let out a sigh of relief; thinking her job was finished. She was just about to fall back and join Shippo watching the fight from the sidelines when a large ogre stomped into her path. Almost crushing her with its big feet.

"You have the jewel shards. Give me the shards." She was frozen in place with fear.

"What are you doing, idiot! Kagome run!" Inuyasha yelled at her across the field while blocking a strike from a demon.

So Kagome did exactly what Inuyasha said. She ran for all she was worth. The only thing was she was so panicked she ran in the wrong direction. Away from the battle and into the woods. Which would have been fine. Inuyasha could've just found her later. If the demon hadn't followed her.

After running for what felt like forever for the exhausted priestess (really just 10 minutes but felt like 50). Kagome finally stopped to catch her breath. Thinking she was safe. When she heard the cracking noise of trees being crushed by large feet. Just a little distance off.

"Oh, you got to be kidding me."

Kagome attempted to run again but had only gotten a few feet, when hers were taken out from under her and she was lifted into the air above the tree line. She had been caught and was now riding shotgun on a ride she had no control of, in the ogres right hand. Its steps, long strides quickly carrying her farther away from her friends. To god knows where; to do god knows what with her.

"Put me down!" The ogre just laughed.

Kagome was becoming desperate. She knew she had to think of an escape plan quickly if she wanted to be able to see the next sunrise. She was drawing a blank until she remembered the quiver of arrows on her back. Then she realized she had dropped her bow and her plan wilted.

"I will make a nice soup out of you after I take your shards." Then her desperation heightened. 'I don't want to be made into a soup. Forget the bow'.

Kagome struggled to reach an arrow out of the quiver on her back while being squeezed by a giant hand. She managed to grab one, charge it with her Miko powers and stab the hand that held her captive.

The demon let out a giant yelp of pain, as her purification spread from the ogres hand upwards. Kagome was just about to celebrate her victory when she realized there was nothing ...

Holding her in the air anymore. Gravity started to take effect and she started to fall into the tree line. A female voice could be heard which said, "ow", and then very quietly it said "Fuck", and then "ow", once more.