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Chapter 17
Hi!
I know that lots of you must have thought, “what the Hell is she doing?! Where the Hell is the new update!?!” Well, *smile sheepishly* I was occupied with two one-shot and sequels and well…*blush* anyways, I hope that this new chapter will please you all.
The last one-shot is called “Betrayal”. It is a AU, songfic., for the ones who are curious and who hadn’t see it already. ;P
Author’s answer corner:
kouga's older woman and merlyn1382 : your answer is in this chapter ! ^^ No, they aren’t getting out just now but soon…
dark shadowed rose: yeah, poor poor Sesshy… and it isn’t better in this chapter…it is worst. But you will have to read to see! Thanks for your review.
JenJen Midnightgirl : Yeah, *grin* a little step in the good direction for Sesshomaru and Kagome. It’s small but still there! Hope you will like this new chapter. thank you for your review.
1kenshinlover : Yes, when Sesshomaru will get his hand on them they would wish to have already been dead, I assure you. I won’t tell if one of the captors will have a role in the escape… you will have to wait to see! ^^ As for your opinion on Kikyo, I’m afraid that it will be even lower when you will see the chapter 18… but it’s not for right now. :D
flooding-rivers : I’m sad that you didn’t like so much the last chapter so I hope you will like better this one ! >.< thanks for your review and support.
ObSeSsEd WiTh ROXAS : LOL Well, prepare your tissues because with this chapter, you may need it! ^^ thank you for your review!
XxBlEeDiNg BlAcK rOsEsXx: *blush* thank you. In the next chapter, you will hate Kikyo even more, I promise you. ;P as for this new chapter, hope you will ‘appreciate’ the new torture session. Thanks for your review! :)
Sugar0o: Thank you! *grin* If r0o is happy then so am I! :D Glad that you like and hope that you will like this new chapter as well.
Obabicakez: thank you so much for your kind words! *blush* thanks again.
Gems Precious: thank you so much for your review and support! :D
pandora-of-the-south: well, I hope you won’t be too disappointed because there isn’t any ‘ass kicking’ of the ugly captors, Naraku or Kikyo for the moment and nor in this chapter… but you will see everyone in the next chapter, I promise! ^^ thanks for your ever so faithful support!
Chippyshero: I’m glad that you like it. Yeah, everyone will pay when Sesshomaru will be free, however, it’s not for right now. As for Kikyo, well, it’s her anger and feelings of betrayal that made it possible for her to walk again and I’m afraid that she will do worst in the future chapters to make everyone hate her but that…you will have to wait to see! :D I hope you will like this chapter too! Thanks for your review.
MyTwiliLove: Glad that you liked this chapter! Well, up to your questions. 1: the ability of soothing Kagome that Sesshomaru seemed to have and absolutely refuse that people know about, even the girl concerned, will be, as you had guess, an important point but it will really take its important role in the second part of the story and not exactly in that one. You will have to wait to see! :D 2: it’s a difficult question to answer. InuYasha seems to have some kind of attraction to Kagome, even if he doesn’t want it but at the same time, his feelings for Kikyo are still there. You have to keep in mind that for him the 50 and some years that passed since his pinning on the tree doesn’t exist. His feelings for Kikyo can’t disappear like that. It could explain too why InuYasha tried to keep Kagome away, because of her connections to his past love. Then, at these confusing feelings, you had to add the feeling of guilt due to her death. I think that even in the manga/anime, Inu and Kagome got really closer only after Kikyo was dead again. In this story, I decided that Kikyo is still here and really present around InuYasha, making Kagome’s life a living Hell. (you will see more of it later) I don’t know if I really answer your question… 3: Good question and…I have no idea! Lol I will have to decide later. As for InuYasha been tired well, even if he is hanyou, even if he had been Youkai, it’s normal that he felt a little tired after having running all day without break. It wasn’t like he was almost crawling because he was too tired neither! ^^ 4: Hmm, well I don’t know again! Lol I saw the anime in VO with fansub and in it, if I remember clearly, it was Kagome-sama, etc… When the French version was diffused, I wasn’t able to look at it and honestly, I didn’t like it. In fact, for most of the animes, I prefer the VO with sub than the French or English version. -_-‘ Anyways, I don’t know how to answer. 5: I must have been an accident. >.< As for Sesshomaru been more expressive, it is because that, been in constant youki drained state, it makes him unable to control his instinctual and ‘emotional’ reactions as well as he would in any normal circumstances. Then, since no one is really there to notice and observe his every act, he can act more naturally than usually. But don’t worry, as soon as Sesshomaru is out, his comportment will rapidly go back to his usual cold and bastardly way. Lol Yeah, they are slowly, getting closer…
Hatake-Kakashiz-Hime: Thank you so much for your review and your kind words. It was a good idea but… you will see what idea Kagome came up with in this new chapter! ^^ Little by little, there will be more Sess/kag interaction…
mischievous female: *blush* thank you.
Lisa: thank you so much with your kind words. Yeah, I prefer to keep him from becoming all soft. *shiver* It just so unSesshomaru’like! >.< As for something developing between them, well it will take even more time than anyone think! Lol I don’t say that a little thing here or little thing there won’t happen, but it won’t be sudden, that’s for sure… Thank you for ready.
SakuraEmma29: thank you for your review. Yeah, I was sad too when I wrote the part where Kagome was blaming herself for Kikyo actions…and I already can tell you that you will like Kikyo even less when you will see the chap18, but it is for another time! ^^ as for InuYasha’s ass kicking, well it will have to wait a little more… and it won’t be Sango InuYasha should be afraid of… I hope that you will like this chapter too.
Inulovely383 : first thing first, thank you for your update! I’m really glad that you like the story. As for their escape, it will come…but not right now. Other things will happen before that moment. About the reaction of Kagome to InuYasha’s betrayal, well some time will pass before it happened but you will see it, in the other part of the story, after they made their escape…and it won’t be pretty. As for the child, well Naraku hope to be able to destroy entirely Kagome’s mind in the hope that then he will be able to have his child. For your idea with Sesshomaru’s child, well, as I think I said before, Naraku would prefer that the child had his blood because he would have a stronger link with the hanyou child to be able to absorb him and have less chance of been rejected…but you will see way later that if he had the opportunity to find and absorb a child born from holy and youki blood then he won’t hesitate to try…
Thanks to my name is paper YAH, yuki kitsune ruler of the worl, Asherah4u, Taeniaea, MysticSea88, loonaboo, JadeDreamWolf, Fire Tenshi, for their review. Thanks to Lunaticneko, Faith_coventry, stars, Sesshy's Sweetheart, rinchan448, kitty, chhrisstinaa, Alpine, Mitsuki, puppydog, RavensTears00 , Mediaeval_Gurl, for their review too.
Wow, It was a long author’s note! Lol
Well, up to the story now. *grin*
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Previously, in the chapter 16…
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Kagome called out for Sesshomaru. She didn’t want to go back there. Her wounds had just closed off and she wasn’t ready to face the dark hanyou so soon. Her screams of despair only fueled the glee of the ugly yellowish demons.
A third one walked in. He seemed to be the dominant.
“Don’t worry for the demon Lord, Miko, I will take good care of him in your absence.” He said, smiling evilly at her.
She looked at him in horror and turned her terrified gaze to Sesshomaru, pleading to all the Kamis to stop this nightmare. The DaiYoukai pulled violently but the binding spells didn’t budge. He growled furiously and snarled but they were both either ignored or laughed at. The last thing Kagome saw before been dragged out was the youkai who had stayed behind sending his fist in the demon Lord’s stomach…
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Chapter 17:
Pained Undertakings
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The ugly youkai watched with a light of amusement in his eyes and an evident smug expression on his face as two of his acolytes were taking away the fearful, shaking young Miko. The demon Lord was glaring at him, he could tell, as the girl continued to call out for the DaiYoukai in despair. It was just so great.
The yellowish youkai then had an idea to make it even better. He turned to the still glaring Sesshomaru and sent his fist firmly in his stomach. He closely observed the reaction of the young Miko and he frankly wasn’t disappointed. Her expression of terror was so beautiful that there were shivers of excitement which were running down his spin. He had to stop himself from giggling girlishly. Oh, what he wouldn’t give to see her face while she was in the hands of his Lord to be ‘persuaded’ to cooperate. It must surely be a priceless sight! Too bad that he had the immense honor to be the one in charge of the ‘entertainment’ of their other guest. Too bad, really.
This time, even after the door was closed, Sesshomaru wasn’t released from ‘his wall’. Personally, the leader of the ugly youkai would have loved to leave it open so the DaiYoukai wouldn’t have miss anything of what his Lord had in mind for the girl. Yes, it would have been great to associate odors, her blood scent, to her screams. Oh yes, it would have been remarkable and pleasurable to see the reactions of Sesshomaru. However, it wasn’t possible, order of his Lord. Apparently, some of the things that would be said were for the girl ears only…or at least, that was what he believed were his Lord‘s reasons. Such a pity. Well, it just gave him more liberties without any witnesses. Finally, the ugly yellowish youkai turned to Sesshoumaru.
Curiously, the demon Lord wasn’t moving or even growling anymore and his eyes were closed. But the leader knew that it was only an appearance of tranquility. As soon as he stepped towards the prone form of the chained DaiYoukai, his eyes slide open, revealing a blood red gaze.
Oh yes, he was pissed and the leader had to restrain himself from giggling again. It was just too good.
“Well, we are now alone, My Lord, just you and me.”
Sesshomaru’s eyes only narrowed in answer. The ugly youkai smiled cruelly at his reaction. That’s when they heard the piercing scream of Kagome. They were hurting her again.
The servant just chortled. “Well, they seem to be having fun over there. Too bad that we haven’t been invited to watch, ne?”
Sesshomaru knew what the ugly thing was trying to do but he wouldn’t give him the satisfaction of showing any reaction. His beast was screaming in the confines of his mind at him to find a way to stop her suffering and free himself from this disgrace. He would show them then what was the price to touch at his honor and harm what was his. So the demon Lord tried to content himself with only glaring at the putrid youkai in front of him.
Taking it for what it was, a challenge, the ugly youkai wasn’t happy about it. He would prefer a whimpering and begging Sesshomaru but it just meant that he had to break him to obtain what he wanted.
He walked closer to Sesshomaru to stand just in front of him. He could feel the demon Lord’s eyes following his every movement as a hawk. It only served to further amuse the ugly youkai.
“You know, My Lord, you can abandon your all powerful and mighty front because it won’t be of any good for you. You are now in my hands to do what I see fit and totally at my mercy.” He concluded, a devilish smirk right in place on his lips.
Extending his hand, palm facing the ground, the ugly youkai’s eyes didn’t leave Sesshomaru’s as a dark light swirled around his arm. When the light dissipated, a whip had appeared in his hand in a cloud of smoke.
“Nice trick, don’t you think? We are a breed specialized in tortured and such after all.” He said, as if he was speaking about the weather, a fanged smile on his face. As rapidly as it appeared, it slid off, leaving in its wake a cold calculating face that Sesshomaru seemed to not be the only one to have the secret of creating. The ugly youkai made the whip crack against the blemished chest of the DaiYoukai.
SMACK
Immediately, a searing sensation spread through his torso to all his body like fire. The demon Lord had to prevent a whimper from escaping his lips.
SMACK
He bit down the inside of his mouth to stop any sound from being produced. The sensation was horrible and horrifyingly intense. It felt like he was burnt.
“Oh? You want to play brave?” the ugly youkai said in a sneer.
SMACK
The ugly reptilian youkai only laughed when he remarked that Sesshomaru was doing his possible to stay as stoic as ever even when hits were raining on him.
SMACK
SMACK
The demon Lord was trying to stay strong, keep his calm and composed but he couldn’t stop his eyes from flashing each and every time he could hear the young Miko screams.
“You have no need for your pride anymore, My Lord. It’s not like you will see the light of the day ever again.”
PUNCH
“The girl will one day crack and give in to my Lord. She will serve on a silver platter what he so craves for.” He said smirking evilly when he saw the demon Lord glaring at him through his bangs.
It was time to go for the kill. The demon Lord was too confident for the leader’s liking. He came closer to the bending form of the DaiYoukai.
“Can I tell you a little secret?” He whispered, knowing that the DaiYoukai would hear him.
“My clan is the one who had created this prison centuries ago.” He answered his own question while stepping back his previous position. He waited a second, as the demon Lord straightened to look up at him directly in the eyes before letting his whip fall repetitively.
SMACK
SMACK
SMACK
Sesshoumaru clenched his teeth, trying to be attentive of what the devilish thing was saying. Maybe something useful would come out of the fool’s trap of a mouth.
“In all the years of its functioning, no one had ever succeeded in getting out of here…alive.” He said the last word quietly, and then his fist went crashing on Sesshomaru’s stomach.
PUNCH
This time, the demon Lord of the West couldn’t help it and let go of his breathe due to the strength of the hit.
“So you see, you haven’t a chance in Hell to get out of this prison, this cell, still breathing, if we don’t see it fit.” He concluded, laughing like a crazy man.
SMACK
“You know, like you must have deduced, we hadn’t always served Lord Naraku. In fact, it’s a really recent event. Before, we were serving Lord Hideaki.”
Immediately, Sesshomaru peered up even with the pain he was going through. He knew of that Lord. So that meant that they were in the Northern Lands.
That Lord had been like a plague for his Lands and even succeeded in poisoning part of the others. He was a tyrant. The Lord had been destitute from his throne, in other words, killed by another clan who are now reigning on the North, years ago. Sesshomaru knew such because he had taken part of the punitive party.
“Hideaki-sama was good for our clan but had been… disposed of.” His face morphed in a horrible mask. “You should know, My Lord, since you were there.”
SMACK
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SMACK
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“But after the disappearance of Lord Hideaki, our clan had been all but forgotten, along with this cave and prison. Because of you, Lord Sesshomaru and the others Lords, we have to live clandestinely but no more.”
SMACK
SMACK
It was too much for Sesshomaru. The burning from each hit of the whip was becoming unbearable. Perspiration was appearing on his forehead. Something was amiss. It shouldn’t hurt so much.
As if hearing his silent question, the leader of the ugly youkai spoke.
“Oh? Did I forget to tell you? Every instruments created from our powers are poisonous. For you it isn’t much, however, the pain is still there.”
The whip cracked countless times before Sesshoumaru finally lost consciousness…
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Hours later…
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The demon Lord twitched as he was awakening. Finally, he moved a little again and then came back to the world of the living, or so to speak. Gently, he tested his arm, moved his fingers. He felt like little needles were picking his skin as the blood was flowing through his veins.
Sesshomaru had an enormous headache and hurt all over. Slowly, he rose back on his feet with the help of the wall, grunting in the process. His amber pools slide open and he looked down to inspect the damages the other youkai had done to him. The hits had really hurt, like nothing the DaiYoukai had ever felt but now it was almost completely healed. Curious. How long has this Sesshomaru had been unconscious? He thought. He deduced that the poison was only present in the whip to intensify the pain but not stop the healing. Hn.
Then, as if finally remembering that he wasn’t alone, his head snapped toward the entry. There, laying on the floor, was the young Miko.
Soundlessly, Sesshomaru walked towards her prone form. When looking down at her, the demon Lord couldn’t find the words to describe what he was feeling at the moment or how to react. Kagome was in an even worse shape than before.
At her side, he saw the bandages and the water, much like the last time. He wouldn’t love anything more than just not do what they wanted him to do. If it wouldn’t kill her or make her suffer unnecessarily, he would not take care of her injuries just to go against them. However, he couldn’t leave the woman like that.
Sighing softly, the demon Lord kneeled at her side. He moved her slowly to not waken or hurt her any more than she was and she was a real bloody mess. The injuries that had scarred before were reopened and new ones had joined them. This time, she had even burn marks on her arms.
With measured movements, Sesshoumaru started to cleanse her injuries. Half through it, Kagome woke up.
“Don’t move.” He said coldly, not even glancing up from his work.
The young Miko didn’t fight him, she didn’t have the strength to. Kagome trembled, tears streaming her face. She didn’t know how long she would be able to take it. It was just too much for her. It hurt so much.
Sesshoumaru was disturbed by her tears. Like most males, he didn’t feel well in the presence of a female in tears, even worse when she was pack. So he tried to find something to diverge her attention elsewhere while keeping tending for her injuries.
“You said you thought of a way to get out.”
“W-what?” She shocked out, surprised to hear his voice. Through her pain she heard his deep voice, startling her and making her focus on the DaiYoukai.
It wasn’t the answer that he was waiting for. Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes in annoyance. “This Sesshoumaru doesn’t repeat himself.”
“I…” She started, gulping and breathing difficultly, her pain evident in her quavering voice.
“The stones on the wall… they work… only in this cell,… so…I thought that…if you or those pieces get out… then… you should be… free…” She said breathlessly.
“What are you getting at, Miko.” He snapped coldly, getting tired.
She flinched, and started to sob uncontrollably, not ameliorating her difficulty of breathing but continued to do as ordered. “I… The stones are just sealed on the wall…they are not part of it. If… If we could detached them…and place the three of them by the door… then when… they will activate the spells…you will be projected through the door… to the corridor. There…you would be free.”
Sesshoumaru stayed thoughtful a moment, finishing bandaging her wounds. He was a little skeptic. Could it be so simple? The plan was easy, maybe too easy. But at the same time, nothing was telling that the stones could be detached just like that, without the spells removed first. Plus, now that he thought about it, the three pieces must be detached at the same time or he would be quartered at the next activation of the spells. More, nothing said that he could help. After all, he was unable to touch them so the Miko would have to do it by herself. It could take ages before succeeding.
“Hn.” The demon Lord looked down at the young woman in question. How much longer will she be able to endure that? Sesshoumaru wasn’t sure. She might be stubborn but everyone had his limit, and her being only human… She spoke anew, gaining the DaiYoukai attention.
“You are hurt.” She whispered, fighting the sleep that was threatening to overtake her. She tried to rise but Sesshoumaru pushed her down.
“This Sesshoumaru is already healed.” He told her, knowing that if he didn’t she wouldn‘t drop the matter. Stubborn Miko. She should worry about her own condition and not this Sesshomaru’s. He huffed softly to himself.
Being so tired and pain-filled, Kagome didn’t fight and fell asleep almost as soon as her head touched the ground. Sesshoumaru kept vigil silently at her side, to keep her nightmares away. She had proved that she was deserving of this honor by resisting the dark hanyou…
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That’s when they started their long and tiring plan to get out. Kagome stole a spoon from the tray of her meals without arousing the suspicions of their captors. She then used it to scratch at the mortar that was around the stones, keeping them sealed to the wall.
As Sesshoumaru had thought, he was unable to help the Miko in her task. It was a long and tiring process.
For days, until they lost the count, it was always the same. Their captors would come to take her to Naraku’s puppet, and one of them would stay behind to ‘entertain’ Sesshoumaru during her absence. Then, they would drag her beaten up body back in the cell. Sometimes it would be ‘only’ slices and cuts, when others times she would have some burns marks in addition. When he would be released, he would help clean her wounds and bandaged them. A few hours later, they would be given food. Sesshoumaru would wake her so she could at least have something in her stomach before letting her sleep.
The day after, as her powers would be back, she would heal herself and then, after a quick nap, she would start scratching the mortar slowly and meticulously, taking care to catch the pieces and hide them. She would ‘camouflage’ it in spreading it in the corners of the cell so, when their captors would enter, they wouldn’t remark anything out of the ordinary. It was a long and arduous process, even more than what they had expected.
Naraku didn’t seem in any hurry to have his precious power and seemed to take pleasure in just torturing the little Miko over and over again. However, Sesshoumaru could everyday see the result. As the days passed, the demon Lord saw the light in her eyes slowly diminishing after each torture session. With each passing day, Sesshoumaru saw that Naraku was more and more forceful, surely impatient.
Sesshoumaru was growing more impressed by the courage of the girl, even if he could see that her limit was growing close. Most would have already abandoned hope by now, but not her. No, the fierce Miko was still keeping her head up, even if it was more and more painful physically and mentally for the young woman.
When she would be at work, she would talk to Sesshoumaru, even if it was more like a one sided discussion, about her adventures with his half-brother and how everyone came together. The DaiYoukai wouldn’t admit it, but he liked to hear her talked about what happened in Inuyasha’s group and, sometimes, would have difficulties to stay indifferent and not let a smirk or two slip at the stupidity of his half-brother. Sometimes, his idiocy would surpass anything Sesshoumaru would have thought his half-brother able to. Then one day, she talked about the dead Miko and the relation with Inuyasha. Slowly the pieces of the puzzle were getting their place and Sesshoumaru knew that he will have difficulties to stop his beast from inflicting a punishment like he had never had to Inuyasha for his attitude with the little Miko. His instincts demanded for retribution for each tear the young miko had shed because of him.
Sesshoumaru must admit, even only to himself that he was glad that, if any human prisoner must have been with him in this Hell, that the Miko had been the one. He would not say that he was fond of her presence but, like for Rin, he was not bothered by her. Who would have known? However, everything would go back to normal when they would be out. The demon Lord was sure that it was just an after effect of their close proximity in their common cell.
When she would sleep, Sesshoumaru would, once she was already sleeping, stay close to her to keep the nightmares away. He had tried again to let her sleep on her side alone, but then she had let out the most horrifying and tortured scream that Sesshoumaru had ever heard and then he decided, for the safety of his sensible hearing of course, that he would stay close. Even if the idea of being the watch-dog of a Miko was revolting for someone of his importance.
Kagome still didn’t know of that fact, Sesshoumaru would always move away before she opened her eyes, and the demon Lord intended to keep it that way. The DaiYoukai would never admit it but he was getting use to doing it.
Then, one day, everything changed…….
I know that lots of you must have thought, “what the Hell is she doing?! Where the Hell is the new update!?!” Well, *smile sheepishly* I was occupied with two one-shot and sequels and well…*blush* anyways, I hope that this new chapter will please you all.
The last one-shot is called “Betrayal”. It is a AU, songfic., for the ones who are curious and who hadn’t see it already. ;P
Author’s answer corner:
kouga's older woman and merlyn1382 : your answer is in this chapter ! ^^ No, they aren’t getting out just now but soon…
dark shadowed rose: yeah, poor poor Sesshy… and it isn’t better in this chapter…it is worst. But you will have to read to see! Thanks for your review.
JenJen Midnightgirl : Yeah, *grin* a little step in the good direction for Sesshomaru and Kagome. It’s small but still there! Hope you will like this new chapter. thank you for your review.
1kenshinlover : Yes, when Sesshomaru will get his hand on them they would wish to have already been dead, I assure you. I won’t tell if one of the captors will have a role in the escape… you will have to wait to see! ^^ As for your opinion on Kikyo, I’m afraid that it will be even lower when you will see the chapter 18… but it’s not for right now. :D
flooding-rivers : I’m sad that you didn’t like so much the last chapter so I hope you will like better this one ! >.< thanks for your review and support.
ObSeSsEd WiTh ROXAS : LOL Well, prepare your tissues because with this chapter, you may need it! ^^ thank you for your review!
XxBlEeDiNg BlAcK rOsEsXx: *blush* thank you. In the next chapter, you will hate Kikyo even more, I promise you. ;P as for this new chapter, hope you will ‘appreciate’ the new torture session. Thanks for your review! :)
Sugar0o: Thank you! *grin* If r0o is happy then so am I! :D Glad that you like and hope that you will like this new chapter as well.
Obabicakez: thank you so much for your kind words! *blush* thanks again.
Gems Precious: thank you so much for your review and support! :D
pandora-of-the-south: well, I hope you won’t be too disappointed because there isn’t any ‘ass kicking’ of the ugly captors, Naraku or Kikyo for the moment and nor in this chapter… but you will see everyone in the next chapter, I promise! ^^ thanks for your ever so faithful support!
Chippyshero: I’m glad that you like it. Yeah, everyone will pay when Sesshomaru will be free, however, it’s not for right now. As for Kikyo, well, it’s her anger and feelings of betrayal that made it possible for her to walk again and I’m afraid that she will do worst in the future chapters to make everyone hate her but that…you will have to wait to see! :D I hope you will like this chapter too! Thanks for your review.
MyTwiliLove: Glad that you liked this chapter! Well, up to your questions. 1: the ability of soothing Kagome that Sesshomaru seemed to have and absolutely refuse that people know about, even the girl concerned, will be, as you had guess, an important point but it will really take its important role in the second part of the story and not exactly in that one. You will have to wait to see! :D 2: it’s a difficult question to answer. InuYasha seems to have some kind of attraction to Kagome, even if he doesn’t want it but at the same time, his feelings for Kikyo are still there. You have to keep in mind that for him the 50 and some years that passed since his pinning on the tree doesn’t exist. His feelings for Kikyo can’t disappear like that. It could explain too why InuYasha tried to keep Kagome away, because of her connections to his past love. Then, at these confusing feelings, you had to add the feeling of guilt due to her death. I think that even in the manga/anime, Inu and Kagome got really closer only after Kikyo was dead again. In this story, I decided that Kikyo is still here and really present around InuYasha, making Kagome’s life a living Hell. (you will see more of it later) I don’t know if I really answer your question… 3: Good question and…I have no idea! Lol I will have to decide later. As for InuYasha been tired well, even if he is hanyou, even if he had been Youkai, it’s normal that he felt a little tired after having running all day without break. It wasn’t like he was almost crawling because he was too tired neither! ^^ 4: Hmm, well I don’t know again! Lol I saw the anime in VO with fansub and in it, if I remember clearly, it was Kagome-sama, etc… When the French version was diffused, I wasn’t able to look at it and honestly, I didn’t like it. In fact, for most of the animes, I prefer the VO with sub than the French or English version. -_-‘ Anyways, I don’t know how to answer. 5: I must have been an accident. >.< As for Sesshomaru been more expressive, it is because that, been in constant youki drained state, it makes him unable to control his instinctual and ‘emotional’ reactions as well as he would in any normal circumstances. Then, since no one is really there to notice and observe his every act, he can act more naturally than usually. But don’t worry, as soon as Sesshomaru is out, his comportment will rapidly go back to his usual cold and bastardly way. Lol Yeah, they are slowly, getting closer…
Hatake-Kakashiz-Hime: Thank you so much for your review and your kind words. It was a good idea but… you will see what idea Kagome came up with in this new chapter! ^^ Little by little, there will be more Sess/kag interaction…
mischievous female: *blush* thank you.
Lisa: thank you so much with your kind words. Yeah, I prefer to keep him from becoming all soft. *shiver* It just so unSesshomaru’like! >.< As for something developing between them, well it will take even more time than anyone think! Lol I don’t say that a little thing here or little thing there won’t happen, but it won’t be sudden, that’s for sure… Thank you for ready.
SakuraEmma29: thank you for your review. Yeah, I was sad too when I wrote the part where Kagome was blaming herself for Kikyo actions…and I already can tell you that you will like Kikyo even less when you will see the chap18, but it is for another time! ^^ as for InuYasha’s ass kicking, well it will have to wait a little more… and it won’t be Sango InuYasha should be afraid of… I hope that you will like this chapter too.
Inulovely383 : first thing first, thank you for your update! I’m really glad that you like the story. As for their escape, it will come…but not right now. Other things will happen before that moment. About the reaction of Kagome to InuYasha’s betrayal, well some time will pass before it happened but you will see it, in the other part of the story, after they made their escape…and it won’t be pretty. As for the child, well Naraku hope to be able to destroy entirely Kagome’s mind in the hope that then he will be able to have his child. For your idea with Sesshomaru’s child, well, as I think I said before, Naraku would prefer that the child had his blood because he would have a stronger link with the hanyou child to be able to absorb him and have less chance of been rejected…but you will see way later that if he had the opportunity to find and absorb a child born from holy and youki blood then he won’t hesitate to try…
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Wow, It was a long author’s note! Lol
Well, up to the story now. *grin*
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Previously, in the chapter 16…
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Kagome called out for Sesshomaru. She didn’t want to go back there. Her wounds had just closed off and she wasn’t ready to face the dark hanyou so soon. Her screams of despair only fueled the glee of the ugly yellowish demons.
A third one walked in. He seemed to be the dominant.
“Don’t worry for the demon Lord, Miko, I will take good care of him in your absence.” He said, smiling evilly at her.
She looked at him in horror and turned her terrified gaze to Sesshomaru, pleading to all the Kamis to stop this nightmare. The DaiYoukai pulled violently but the binding spells didn’t budge. He growled furiously and snarled but they were both either ignored or laughed at. The last thing Kagome saw before been dragged out was the youkai who had stayed behind sending his fist in the demon Lord’s stomach…
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Chapter 17:
Pained Undertakings
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The ugly youkai watched with a light of amusement in his eyes and an evident smug expression on his face as two of his acolytes were taking away the fearful, shaking young Miko. The demon Lord was glaring at him, he could tell, as the girl continued to call out for the DaiYoukai in despair. It was just so great.
The yellowish youkai then had an idea to make it even better. He turned to the still glaring Sesshomaru and sent his fist firmly in his stomach. He closely observed the reaction of the young Miko and he frankly wasn’t disappointed. Her expression of terror was so beautiful that there were shivers of excitement which were running down his spin. He had to stop himself from giggling girlishly. Oh, what he wouldn’t give to see her face while she was in the hands of his Lord to be ‘persuaded’ to cooperate. It must surely be a priceless sight! Too bad that he had the immense honor to be the one in charge of the ‘entertainment’ of their other guest. Too bad, really.
This time, even after the door was closed, Sesshomaru wasn’t released from ‘his wall’. Personally, the leader of the ugly youkai would have loved to leave it open so the DaiYoukai wouldn’t have miss anything of what his Lord had in mind for the girl. Yes, it would have been great to associate odors, her blood scent, to her screams. Oh yes, it would have been remarkable and pleasurable to see the reactions of Sesshomaru. However, it wasn’t possible, order of his Lord. Apparently, some of the things that would be said were for the girl ears only…or at least, that was what he believed were his Lord‘s reasons. Such a pity. Well, it just gave him more liberties without any witnesses. Finally, the ugly yellowish youkai turned to Sesshoumaru.
Curiously, the demon Lord wasn’t moving or even growling anymore and his eyes were closed. But the leader knew that it was only an appearance of tranquility. As soon as he stepped towards the prone form of the chained DaiYoukai, his eyes slide open, revealing a blood red gaze.
Oh yes, he was pissed and the leader had to restrain himself from giggling again. It was just too good.
“Well, we are now alone, My Lord, just you and me.”
Sesshomaru’s eyes only narrowed in answer. The ugly youkai smiled cruelly at his reaction. That’s when they heard the piercing scream of Kagome. They were hurting her again.
The servant just chortled. “Well, they seem to be having fun over there. Too bad that we haven’t been invited to watch, ne?”
Sesshomaru knew what the ugly thing was trying to do but he wouldn’t give him the satisfaction of showing any reaction. His beast was screaming in the confines of his mind at him to find a way to stop her suffering and free himself from this disgrace. He would show them then what was the price to touch at his honor and harm what was his. So the demon Lord tried to content himself with only glaring at the putrid youkai in front of him.
Taking it for what it was, a challenge, the ugly youkai wasn’t happy about it. He would prefer a whimpering and begging Sesshomaru but it just meant that he had to break him to obtain what he wanted.
He walked closer to Sesshomaru to stand just in front of him. He could feel the demon Lord’s eyes following his every movement as a hawk. It only served to further amuse the ugly youkai.
“You know, My Lord, you can abandon your all powerful and mighty front because it won’t be of any good for you. You are now in my hands to do what I see fit and totally at my mercy.” He concluded, a devilish smirk right in place on his lips.
Extending his hand, palm facing the ground, the ugly youkai’s eyes didn’t leave Sesshomaru’s as a dark light swirled around his arm. When the light dissipated, a whip had appeared in his hand in a cloud of smoke.
“Nice trick, don’t you think? We are a breed specialized in tortured and such after all.” He said, as if he was speaking about the weather, a fanged smile on his face. As rapidly as it appeared, it slid off, leaving in its wake a cold calculating face that Sesshomaru seemed to not be the only one to have the secret of creating. The ugly youkai made the whip crack against the blemished chest of the DaiYoukai.
SMACK
Immediately, a searing sensation spread through his torso to all his body like fire. The demon Lord had to prevent a whimper from escaping his lips.
SMACK
He bit down the inside of his mouth to stop any sound from being produced. The sensation was horrible and horrifyingly intense. It felt like he was burnt.
“Oh? You want to play brave?” the ugly youkai said in a sneer.
SMACK
The ugly reptilian youkai only laughed when he remarked that Sesshomaru was doing his possible to stay as stoic as ever even when hits were raining on him.
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The demon Lord was trying to stay strong, keep his calm and composed but he couldn’t stop his eyes from flashing each and every time he could hear the young Miko screams.
“You have no need for your pride anymore, My Lord. It’s not like you will see the light of the day ever again.”
PUNCH
“The girl will one day crack and give in to my Lord. She will serve on a silver platter what he so craves for.” He said smirking evilly when he saw the demon Lord glaring at him through his bangs.
It was time to go for the kill. The demon Lord was too confident for the leader’s liking. He came closer to the bending form of the DaiYoukai.
“Can I tell you a little secret?” He whispered, knowing that the DaiYoukai would hear him.
“My clan is the one who had created this prison centuries ago.” He answered his own question while stepping back his previous position. He waited a second, as the demon Lord straightened to look up at him directly in the eyes before letting his whip fall repetitively.
SMACK
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Sesshoumaru clenched his teeth, trying to be attentive of what the devilish thing was saying. Maybe something useful would come out of the fool’s trap of a mouth.
“In all the years of its functioning, no one had ever succeeded in getting out of here…alive.” He said the last word quietly, and then his fist went crashing on Sesshomaru’s stomach.
PUNCH
This time, the demon Lord of the West couldn’t help it and let go of his breathe due to the strength of the hit.
“So you see, you haven’t a chance in Hell to get out of this prison, this cell, still breathing, if we don’t see it fit.” He concluded, laughing like a crazy man.
SMACK
“You know, like you must have deduced, we hadn’t always served Lord Naraku. In fact, it’s a really recent event. Before, we were serving Lord Hideaki.”
Immediately, Sesshomaru peered up even with the pain he was going through. He knew of that Lord. So that meant that they were in the Northern Lands.
That Lord had been like a plague for his Lands and even succeeded in poisoning part of the others. He was a tyrant. The Lord had been destitute from his throne, in other words, killed by another clan who are now reigning on the North, years ago. Sesshomaru knew such because he had taken part of the punitive party.
“Hideaki-sama was good for our clan but had been… disposed of.” His face morphed in a horrible mask. “You should know, My Lord, since you were there.”
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“But after the disappearance of Lord Hideaki, our clan had been all but forgotten, along with this cave and prison. Because of you, Lord Sesshomaru and the others Lords, we have to live clandestinely but no more.”
SMACK
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It was too much for Sesshomaru. The burning from each hit of the whip was becoming unbearable. Perspiration was appearing on his forehead. Something was amiss. It shouldn’t hurt so much.
As if hearing his silent question, the leader of the ugly youkai spoke.
“Oh? Did I forget to tell you? Every instruments created from our powers are poisonous. For you it isn’t much, however, the pain is still there.”
The whip cracked countless times before Sesshoumaru finally lost consciousness…
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Hours later…
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The demon Lord twitched as he was awakening. Finally, he moved a little again and then came back to the world of the living, or so to speak. Gently, he tested his arm, moved his fingers. He felt like little needles were picking his skin as the blood was flowing through his veins.
Sesshomaru had an enormous headache and hurt all over. Slowly, he rose back on his feet with the help of the wall, grunting in the process. His amber pools slide open and he looked down to inspect the damages the other youkai had done to him. The hits had really hurt, like nothing the DaiYoukai had ever felt but now it was almost completely healed. Curious. How long has this Sesshomaru had been unconscious? He thought. He deduced that the poison was only present in the whip to intensify the pain but not stop the healing. Hn.
Then, as if finally remembering that he wasn’t alone, his head snapped toward the entry. There, laying on the floor, was the young Miko.
Soundlessly, Sesshomaru walked towards her prone form. When looking down at her, the demon Lord couldn’t find the words to describe what he was feeling at the moment or how to react. Kagome was in an even worse shape than before.
At her side, he saw the bandages and the water, much like the last time. He wouldn’t love anything more than just not do what they wanted him to do. If it wouldn’t kill her or make her suffer unnecessarily, he would not take care of her injuries just to go against them. However, he couldn’t leave the woman like that.
Sighing softly, the demon Lord kneeled at her side. He moved her slowly to not waken or hurt her any more than she was and she was a real bloody mess. The injuries that had scarred before were reopened and new ones had joined them. This time, she had even burn marks on her arms.
With measured movements, Sesshoumaru started to cleanse her injuries. Half through it, Kagome woke up.
“Don’t move.” He said coldly, not even glancing up from his work.
The young Miko didn’t fight him, she didn’t have the strength to. Kagome trembled, tears streaming her face. She didn’t know how long she would be able to take it. It was just too much for her. It hurt so much.
Sesshoumaru was disturbed by her tears. Like most males, he didn’t feel well in the presence of a female in tears, even worse when she was pack. So he tried to find something to diverge her attention elsewhere while keeping tending for her injuries.
“You said you thought of a way to get out.”
“W-what?” She shocked out, surprised to hear his voice. Through her pain she heard his deep voice, startling her and making her focus on the DaiYoukai.
It wasn’t the answer that he was waiting for. Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes in annoyance. “This Sesshoumaru doesn’t repeat himself.”
“I…” She started, gulping and breathing difficultly, her pain evident in her quavering voice.
“The stones on the wall… they work… only in this cell,… so…I thought that…if you or those pieces get out… then… you should be… free…” She said breathlessly.
“What are you getting at, Miko.” He snapped coldly, getting tired.
She flinched, and started to sob uncontrollably, not ameliorating her difficulty of breathing but continued to do as ordered. “I… The stones are just sealed on the wall…they are not part of it. If… If we could detached them…and place the three of them by the door… then when… they will activate the spells…you will be projected through the door… to the corridor. There…you would be free.”
Sesshoumaru stayed thoughtful a moment, finishing bandaging her wounds. He was a little skeptic. Could it be so simple? The plan was easy, maybe too easy. But at the same time, nothing was telling that the stones could be detached just like that, without the spells removed first. Plus, now that he thought about it, the three pieces must be detached at the same time or he would be quartered at the next activation of the spells. More, nothing said that he could help. After all, he was unable to touch them so the Miko would have to do it by herself. It could take ages before succeeding.
“Hn.” The demon Lord looked down at the young woman in question. How much longer will she be able to endure that? Sesshoumaru wasn’t sure. She might be stubborn but everyone had his limit, and her being only human… She spoke anew, gaining the DaiYoukai attention.
“You are hurt.” She whispered, fighting the sleep that was threatening to overtake her. She tried to rise but Sesshoumaru pushed her down.
“This Sesshoumaru is already healed.” He told her, knowing that if he didn’t she wouldn‘t drop the matter. Stubborn Miko. She should worry about her own condition and not this Sesshomaru’s. He huffed softly to himself.
Being so tired and pain-filled, Kagome didn’t fight and fell asleep almost as soon as her head touched the ground. Sesshoumaru kept vigil silently at her side, to keep her nightmares away. She had proved that she was deserving of this honor by resisting the dark hanyou…
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That’s when they started their long and tiring plan to get out. Kagome stole a spoon from the tray of her meals without arousing the suspicions of their captors. She then used it to scratch at the mortar that was around the stones, keeping them sealed to the wall.
As Sesshoumaru had thought, he was unable to help the Miko in her task. It was a long and tiring process.
For days, until they lost the count, it was always the same. Their captors would come to take her to Naraku’s puppet, and one of them would stay behind to ‘entertain’ Sesshoumaru during her absence. Then, they would drag her beaten up body back in the cell. Sometimes it would be ‘only’ slices and cuts, when others times she would have some burns marks in addition. When he would be released, he would help clean her wounds and bandaged them. A few hours later, they would be given food. Sesshoumaru would wake her so she could at least have something in her stomach before letting her sleep.
The day after, as her powers would be back, she would heal herself and then, after a quick nap, she would start scratching the mortar slowly and meticulously, taking care to catch the pieces and hide them. She would ‘camouflage’ it in spreading it in the corners of the cell so, when their captors would enter, they wouldn’t remark anything out of the ordinary. It was a long and arduous process, even more than what they had expected.
Naraku didn’t seem in any hurry to have his precious power and seemed to take pleasure in just torturing the little Miko over and over again. However, Sesshoumaru could everyday see the result. As the days passed, the demon Lord saw the light in her eyes slowly diminishing after each torture session. With each passing day, Sesshoumaru saw that Naraku was more and more forceful, surely impatient.
Sesshoumaru was growing more impressed by the courage of the girl, even if he could see that her limit was growing close. Most would have already abandoned hope by now, but not her. No, the fierce Miko was still keeping her head up, even if it was more and more painful physically and mentally for the young woman.
When she would be at work, she would talk to Sesshoumaru, even if it was more like a one sided discussion, about her adventures with his half-brother and how everyone came together. The DaiYoukai wouldn’t admit it, but he liked to hear her talked about what happened in Inuyasha’s group and, sometimes, would have difficulties to stay indifferent and not let a smirk or two slip at the stupidity of his half-brother. Sometimes, his idiocy would surpass anything Sesshoumaru would have thought his half-brother able to. Then one day, she talked about the dead Miko and the relation with Inuyasha. Slowly the pieces of the puzzle were getting their place and Sesshoumaru knew that he will have difficulties to stop his beast from inflicting a punishment like he had never had to Inuyasha for his attitude with the little Miko. His instincts demanded for retribution for each tear the young miko had shed because of him.
Sesshoumaru must admit, even only to himself that he was glad that, if any human prisoner must have been with him in this Hell, that the Miko had been the one. He would not say that he was fond of her presence but, like for Rin, he was not bothered by her. Who would have known? However, everything would go back to normal when they would be out. The demon Lord was sure that it was just an after effect of their close proximity in their common cell.
When she would sleep, Sesshoumaru would, once she was already sleeping, stay close to her to keep the nightmares away. He had tried again to let her sleep on her side alone, but then she had let out the most horrifying and tortured scream that Sesshoumaru had ever heard and then he decided, for the safety of his sensible hearing of course, that he would stay close. Even if the idea of being the watch-dog of a Miko was revolting for someone of his importance.
Kagome still didn’t know of that fact, Sesshoumaru would always move away before she opened her eyes, and the demon Lord intended to keep it that way. The DaiYoukai would never admit it but he was getting use to doing it.
Then, one day, everything changed…….