InuYasha Fan Fiction / Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Amidst The Change ❯ Chapter 6

Amidst The Change

Chapter 6: Guilt, lust...and going back home

 

~Meg's P.o.V.~

I woke up in a bus station in some...foreign country. They had managed to get me as far away from anyone I knew as possible. Turned out that country had to be England, which I found out instantly while I listened to people around me. But the problem was I had no money in the foreign country so I guess I had to ask around for small change. I walked into the bathroom first and looked at myself in the mirror. I looked like hell; my jeans had blood and dirt rubbed into them, my black shirt looked any color but black and was wrinkled up, my hair was messed up and had chunks of dirt in it...and my face was smudged too, my eyeliner and mascara smeared. I wouldn't have given a fuck except there was no way in hell anyone would give me money in this state. So I began cleaning myself up with the paper towels and cold water and the dispenser soap. I tied back my hair after combing it with my fingers as best as I could without completely pulling my hair out, considering how knotted up it was. My eyes were puffy and red and I wished I had make-up on me but I at least looked a bit better. I sighed and walked back out, looking around for someone to ask for change. I was even rather polite,"Excuse me...I had my wallet stolen and I guess you can say, I'm not from around here...think you can spare some change?" I asked this business guy. He smiled and replied...in a very thick British type accent,"Sure then, ma'am, tricky business, tricky business getting things stolen such as your wallet, my my...here you are ma'am, take care now," he said, handing me at least 5 bucks worth in England money. I thanked him profusely, feeling a bit guilty that I had lied a bit. I walked towards the pay phones first and dialed Sarah's number, hoping it wouldn't take all my money...then there was no answer,"Damnit Sarah answer the phone! I'm in England! Answer the phone! Fine...you're not there..." I said, then as an after thought,"It's Meg..." and hung up. I counted out the rest of my money and called Kim next, praying someone would answer and I could get back to them. The answer came instantly,"Hello?" came the quick answer,"Maxine?" It was InuYasha. "No...it's Meg..." I said, my heart dropping. How was I supposed to tell InuYasha? "Is Max okay? Are you guys okay?" he asked, in a worried and scared voice. "Max...isn't here right now...I'm in a bus station in England...I need Kim to bill money so I can get to the airport and fly out there to you guys..." I said. "Where's Max?" he asked. I stuttered for an answer until Kim took the phone from him,"Meg...are you alright hun? Are you guys alright?" she asked. "Yea...I'll be fine...can you bill me some money through the bus station?" I asked. "Yea hun..." she said. While she was talking with Kaiba and had me on the line I told her everything,"Max was with us...she says she saw it happen before it did..." I said. "We know..." Kim replied,"We saw it happen in a nightmare...but it was all of you...the three of you." I felt sick to my stomach suddenly. "Max saw it happen without her in it..." I whispered. "Hun...where's Max and Jack?" she asked. "They're not here, Kim...they couldn't get out..." I whispered. All I heard was her breath in the phone,"We're going to pick you up instead, hun...alright? I'll fly out with Sarah and we'll come to get you...I don't want you flying alone now," Kim said. I managed a reply and finally hung up. My stomach gave a growl and I sighed, clutching it. I felt as if I'd throw up. I realized then too that I had lost weight, considering we hadn't had any food for God knows how many days. I tightened my belt and curled up on the bench, crying silently. Jack would never see the baby...the baby that I was going to have...our child. Guilt hit me just then too, I should've fought, I shouldn't have let them stay alone and release me...

~Max's P.o.V.~

I don't know what had hit me, but getting hit was something that I apparently had to live with from now on. I woke up in a cell, although very different from the last one I had been in. I was in a bed and is was much like a room, other than the fact that it had a barred window and and a door with a barred hole in it. The bed was comfortable and I had burrowed myself in the blankets. I untangled myself and sat on the edge, letting my feet hang off of the edge. I seemed cleaner, my hair was brushed down my back as if I'd never slept on it and my clothes were not only clean but different. My, well InuYasha's, clothing was hanging on a peg on the stone wall, cleaned from my blood and the dirt and I was in a white flowing nightgown. I shuddered slightly at the thought of who had changed me. I stood up and paced the small room, trying to keep my thoughts off of everything and everyone. Every thought of all my friends and family brought sickness to my stomach and headaches. But had the headaches been there before? I couldn't even tell anymore. Then I heard a voice from the small window,"Lass...are ye awake?" Jack whispered. My eyes snapped towards him and I noticed that the window connected to another cell. I walked up to the window and stood on my toes to see through,"Jack...what's happened...why'd they take us here?" I asked. "I don't know, lass..." he replied,"Ye've been crying..." he pointed out. I made no reply to his comment and instead said,"What are they going to do us?" He shook his head,"I don't know..." he replied. His eyes darted behind me and I heard the door creak open and turned quickly. "Naraku..." I whispered. Naraku smiled at me,"Finally, you awake...I ask that you join me for dinner..." he said softly. "I'm not hungry," I lied. "Fine, I command you joing me for dinner, come," he said instead, taking me by the arm and leading me out of the cell. I looked at Jack one last time through the window, praying it wouldn't be the last I'd see of any one of my friends. Naraku led me into a room with a long dining table, lit with red candles. He sat me down on the chair and sat himself across from me. Food of every kind covered the table and I resisted the temptation as he ate some ham. He smiled and pushed some on my plate,"Eat..." he whispered. I hesitated and watched as he ate some sweet rolls then decided to eat some of the sweet rolls too. My hunger instantly washed away with the first bite and I felt relief. He smiled and leaned back, his eyes glued to me. I finished after eating to my full, watching him hastily. He laughed again,"Do not fear...I don't want to kill you, dear girl...Maxine, if I am correct..." he said. "And what about Jack?" I asked. "Do you wish him to be released after Barbossa is done doing damage to him?" he asked. "I want him to be released right away if I am to stay," I bargained. "You are in no position to bargain, dear...he won't be killed, just broken down...but he will be returned to his wife and friends," he said. "I won't be," I said. "No," he replied, picking at some more food. Tears stung in my eyes,"What will you do with me?" I asked. "Keep you here, that is all...you for everyone else's freedom...I believe it fair," he replied with a smirk,"Considering you are so genorous..." I turned my head away from him as he walked around the table and stood beside my chair. He cupped my chin in his hand and tilted my head up to him,"You cry so often...won't you ever smile for me?" he asked, brushing away my tears. "No," I whispered. He leaned closer to me, I could feel his breath on my face,"You are not happy with me?" he whispered. I didn't reply, I wouldn't. He leaned down and kissed me deeply, tears flowing down my face. Then he left the room, leaving me to sob, curled in my chair as if a little girl.

~Sarah's P.o.V.~

Me and Kim met Meg in the bus station about 15 hours later and we all ran at each other, hugging and crying, making a scene in the middle of England...not really caring either. "They kept Jack and Max," Meg said, tears in her eyes. "No..." Kim whispered. We walked into the sunlight and hopped onto one of the double decker buses making it's way to the airport. We all sat in the back, looking at each other, not sure what to say. "Meg...it'll be okay," I whispered, hugging her. "I'm pregnant," she whispered. "We'll get him back..." Kim whispered. We got a flight right away and all sat together, talking in whispers while Meg explained as best she could. Me and Kim let her eat our meals along with hers. We told her she'd missing for a week,"...and we've all been on our edge with Max's mom and brother around everyday," Kim muttered bitterly. "Her family is there?" Meg asked in a whisper. She'd been whispering ever since we got her. "Yea...Gods, they drive all of us crazy...especially Kim, they don't get along with any of us..." I said. "Sarah went balistic and came off as a crazy, swearing nutcase," Kim said, smirking slightly. I shrugged innocently, smirking a bit as well,"I couldn't help it..." I said. Meg nodded lightly, eating the last of the potato chips. We all remained silent through the in-flight movie. Kim drifted off to sleep before it came on though. The movie was Pirates of the Carribean. Tears were streaking down Meg's eyes. "What are you thinking about?" I asked. "I remember...when I first came to visit with Max and Kim and we watched this movie...and Jack actually showed up...it was the first time I'd layed eyes on him and I thought,'Gods, he's awesome' just because I'd seen him in a movie, you know? He was a hero...I never thought I'd be in love and married to him...but I am, Sarah..." she said softly. "We all thought that, Meg...and we all ended up head over heels..." I replied, letting her cry on my shoulder. "I'd die for him," she whispered. I nodded, hugging her. We watched the end of the movie in silence then I remembered, or it just hit me,"You're actually pregnant, Meg?" I asked. She nodded,"I...It's hard to explain...but yea, I guess I am..." she replied in a small voice.

We arrived in Maine late in the night and drove to Kim's house in silence. As soon as we got there, they attacked Meg with questions. I stepped in and shouted,"Back the fuck off all of you! Can you imagine what she's been through?! No!" Meg walked into the living room and sat down, where InuYasha had been sitting quietly the whole time. "I'm sorry," he whispered to her. "Me too..." she whispered back. My heart dropped as I looked at them, they looked so defeated. So lost without Max and Jack...but then, we all were.

~That's it...Jack IS coming back...maybe? Heh...but what of Maxine and what's the deal with Naraku?

Till next time~