Pain, hate, suffering

Disclaimer; I don't own Inuyasha, nor will I profit from it.



Warning; the following chapter may make you cringe some.



Chapter 2



She came to slowly. Her sight was the first thing to return as she opened her eyes. Her vision was blurry at first, but after blinking away the haze, she could focus clearly and see that she was inside of a prison cell. Wondering what was going on, she tried to move but then found herself bound up against the wall, her hands held above her head by chains and her feet, while retaining some mobility, unable to move that much. As her senses returned to her Kagome began to feel pain in her stomach. Then her memories returned to her. She knew where she was now. In Naraku's dungeon, having been kidnapped, tied up, and tortured. The only real thing Naraku had done besides playing headgames was to punch her in the stomach, but she knew that the relative lack of physical abuse was to be short lived. She shuddered as thoughts of what he could do to her came to mind.



Kagome realized that not only was she still tired, not being able to rest peacefully and well in her standing/hanging position, but that she was also fiercley hungry and thirsty. She tried to take a gulp, form some saliva in her mouth, anything, but it was all in vain.



At that moment, Naraku came into her cell, looking very pleased with himself. Kagome lifted her head up and glared defiantley, although somewhat weakly than before, at her captor.



"What's the matter, my little miko bitch? Do you no longer have the capability to spit on me?" taunted Naraku.



He sauntered over to less than a foot from where she was suspended. He looked her over, before taking his hands, and stripping off the top of her shirt from around her neck and shoulders. Kagome let out a little sigh of relief that he stopped before her breats were exposed, but then Naraku cut away her bra straps, letting her busomes bounce freely against her body. Her neck and shoulders now lay completly bare, with no protection at all.



Kagome shuddered as Naraku ran his hands over her shoulders and around her neck, if such a word could be applied; massaging her aching joints and muscles. She took no pleasure in this however, and her spine thickened as chills ran down it from the touch of his warm and yet at the same time cold hands. Goosebumps and a very little bit of sweat popped out of her skin.



'What is he doing to me? Is he going to rape me? What are his plans?' thought Kagome as the rubbing continued.



Then, mercifully, he stopped, but the mercy was shortlived. He leaned over until his mouth was resting on her bare collar bone and the skin of her shoulder. He then began licking the area with his tounge. A gasp, part revulsion, part pleasure, escaped from her lips, and the corners of their eyes met.



Withdrawing his tongue, he smiled. Opening his mouth wide, to reveal his rows of teeth, he suddenly did something very unexpected. Naraku bit down on Kagome's collarbone, breaking skin with his teeth clamping down on the bone it's self. Kagome gasped in pain as blood began to run down her shoulder and soak her shirt.



Naraku, still holding partial eye contact with Kagome, then worked his jaw, grating his teeth back and forth across the bone, creating a unpleasent grinding sound that was largely drowned out by her scream of pain and agony. The wound was widened, and scape marks appeared on her bone. This went on for about thirty seconds before Kagome passed out from the sheer pain that was coursing through her nerves.



Pulling his mouth away from his shoulder, he smirked at his handiwork. There was a gash now on her shoulder, and she had lost about a half liter of blood. He clamped his cold, soggy hand on the wound, to stop the bleeding. Then, leaning in to where his face was next to her ear, he stated; "Round three will be coming soon, little miko."



"Kohaku, come in and dress her wounds. And give her a few drops of water as well. I don't want her to die of thirst." ordered Naraku as the little boy came sauntering into the room. Giving his captive one last look of pleasure, he made his depature from the cell.



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The great dog demon Lord Sesshomaru, having made sure that Rin was tucked away safely in bed, walked out of the castle and went back to where the fox demon had met his demise.



Using his nose, he tried to pick up the scent of the dead animal. He could smell the scorched soil and the demon's remains, but then he caught a whiff of the scent of the creature before he went into the netherworld.



Having picked up his scent, he made a round patrol of the castle, trying to determine where the fox made his entrance. Although the demon masked his scent when he entered to avoid detection, there was still a trail there. Not bothering to hide his scent when he had been caught, Sesshomaru now had a trail to follow.



Ordering Jaken to stay behind and guard Rin with his life, the lord set off tracking the source from which the fox demon had come from. He was pretty sure that the demon was there to kidnap Rin, not kill her, and the lord wanted to know who was after her, and why.



'To use as a hostage, perhaps?' thought Sesshomaru. He had many enemies, although not too many came to mind when thinking about the tatics involved. He felt fairly sure he knew who it was, and if he was correct, then he would gain sweet revenge against the one who betrayed him.



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"KAGOME! KAGOME! Where are you?" shouted Sango as she helped to search for the missing miko. It had been several hours since Kagome should have returned from the hot springs, and they had gone searching for her, but without any clues as to where she went.



Inuyasha was still at the campsite, out like a light. He had been sniffing around for Kagome's scent, and having found it, tracked it to where it had ended. Investigating still further, he had picked up her emotions as being normal, except for a slight moment of fear, followed by something else. Taking in one deep inhale, he had suddenly keeled over and went to sleep. With Kirara staying by his side, Miroku, Sango, and Shippou were now out looking for Kagome.



"Sango, have you had any luck?" asked Miroku as he rejoined his future bride to be.



"No, I can't find her anywhere. Nor any of her belongings. She had her backpack with her at the time that she disappeared. If she was kidnapped, I doubt her abductor would lug it along." replied Sango.



"Perhaps it is buried or hidden somewhere nearby. Either way, if she's not responding to us, then Kagome may be out cold. We need to start focusing on a ground search." said Miroku.



At that moment, Shippou came into the clearing, hopping excitedley. "Hey, I found her backpack!" he cried.



The three of them took off to where the little fox demon had found the missing items. It was apparent when they got there that it had been opened and searched. Miroku and Sango glowered slightly at Shippo, wondering if the fox demon had already gone through the pack looking for something to eat.



"The strange thing is, when I smelled it for a scent, I came up with one of a fox demon." reported Shippo. Now the glowers became full blown glares as Miroku readied his knuckles.



Shippo looked up and cried out; "Wait, it's not mine. I swear I didn't do anything to the pack!" cried the little demon as he prepared for the beating of a lifetime.



"Shippo is right guys. It is someone else's scent." said Inuyasha as he suddenly appeared into the clearing. "Not only that, but the sleeping powder has worn off. I recognize what it was from an earlier experience. The demon that used it against me was a servant of Naraku."



The trio looked up with suprise at his appearance, then looked worried as he made his knowledge known.



"How do we find him then?" inquired Miroku. Inuyasha looked at him, then picked up the pack as an idea came to mind.



"Since he masked his scent so well, we really only have one option. Unless we get lucky and spot a Saimyosho heading back to it's lair, the only thing that we can do is take this pack to the land of the fox demons and see if anyone recognizes who this is, and where he resides at." pondered Inuyasha out loud.



"That's a pretty slim lead. I would imagine that Naraku would eliminate the fox demon after this deed was done. He isn't one to leave loose ends lying around. At least, not anymore." answered Sango.



"Maybe, but it's the only thing we have to go on. Let's go."



Minutes later, with Sango, Miroku, and Shippo riding Kirara, and Inuyasha running besides them, the group was off to the lands to the south of them.