InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ A Slave to No One ❯ Chapter 11 ( Chapter 11 )

Chapter 11

 

Inuyasha had woken up with a tremendous headache. He rubbed the back of his neck trying to make the hurt go away. The last thing he remembered was being in his father's office and finding out that his mate had been taken away by her father to be kept under lock and key until the formal dinner.

 

He jumped out of his bed as he made his way to the door of his room. As soon as he touched the door it threw him back into the room. He became enraged as he rushed the door again and threw his body weight against it. Again the door repelled his attack and pushed him back inside.

 

He looked at the window and thought that maybe he would be able to leave through there. When he reached it the same thing happened again.

 

Full understanding came to him as he let out an anguished howl that ripped through the castle. His father had effectively locked him in his room and he couldn't leave to go and see Kagome.

 

He destroyed everything in his room in a fit of rage as he tried to get out. But what ever his father had put on the doors and windows was powerful enough to even defeat his demon side.

 

~oOo~

 

Inutaisho was in his office planning the visit to the girl's kingdom when he heard the howl rip through the castle. `Hmm, Inuyasha must be awake. I know that he isn't happy right now but he has to stay put if we are to succeed in getting the girl.'

 

He then returned to what he was doing, he needed to get everything in place in order to get the girl. He will tell his son of his plans when the time was right.

 

~oOo~

 

It has been two days that his son has been locked in his room and two days that he had not eaten a thing. He was refusing to eat and this worried his father. He needed to keep his energy up because in five days they would leave to go and get the girl.

 

Inutaisho made a decision as he left his office and went towards his son's room. He braced himself for whatever may happen as he entered the room. When he entered he didn't expect to see the state in which his room was in.

 

Inuyasha had effectively destroyed everything in his room in his fit of rage. He saw his son sitting in a corner of his room with his face hidden. His son wouldn't even acknowledge that he was in his room.

 

Inutaisho walked towards him as he said, “Inuyasha, you must eat something. You have to keep your strength up if you want to go and get your mate. What do you think she would say if she saw you like this?”

 

He saw Inuyasha ear twitch as he slowly turned his head towards his father, he spoke in a sad and dejected voice, “I have lost my mate. What else do I have to live for? She is everything that I ever wanted and now she's gone. Please, just leave me alone.” He turned back towards his corner and sat there not moving.

 

Inutaisho sighed as he turned and left his son's room. It was going to be a very long five days but he was determined to keep his son safe until then.

 

~oOo~

 

Shippo had not seen his friend since the day they had returned from the human city. He knew that Inuyasha and Kagome were to be mated because the news was traveling throughout the kingdom of the joyous occasion.

 

He had made a decision to go up to the castle to see his friend and see if he wanted to play with him.

 

Shippo had made it to Inuyasha door when he heard someone talking in his room. He stood outside the door listening to everything being said. He heard footsteps coming towards the door as he ran and hid behind one of the curtains in the hallway.

 

He saw when Inuyasha's father left his room as he closed the door behind him. He was walking back towards his office when he met Miroku in the hallway.

 

Miroku came towards him and asked in a worried voice, “My Lord, how is Inuyasha doing? Is he eating yet?”

 

Inutaisho just shook his head and sighed, “No, he still refuses to eat and he thinks he has lost Kagome for good. I don't want to tell him of our plans. He has to learn how to trust us. We will be leaving in five days to go and get her but he must wait. I can't have him running off and ruining everything we have planned so far.”

 

Miroku nodded his head in agreement as they both headed down the hallway towards Inutaisho office.

 

Shippo had heard everything that was being said and he was feeling very sad for his friend. He went to Inuyasha door and opened it as he stepped in. He looked around the room and saw that everything was destroyed. He couldn't believe that his friend had done this.

 

Shippo slowly walked over to his friend as he said, “Inuyasha? Are you all right?”

 

Inuyasha ears moved towards the sound his friend had made as he turned around to look at him. His eyes were so sad and he was pale. He didn't look like the Inuyasha he knew, he had barely any energy left in him as Shippo came closer to him.

 

Inuyasha smiled a weak smile at his friend, “Shippo, what are you doing here?” he said in a faraway tired voice.

 

Shippo came and sat next to him as he said, “I haven't seen you since the day we came back to the castle. I wanted to know if you could come outside and play with me.”

 

Inuyasha rested his head against the wall as he said, “I wish I could Shippo, but I'm not allowed to leave my room. My father has me sealed in here.”

 

“Why?” asked a very curious Shippo, with those innocent child's eyes.

 

“Because my father is afraid I will go after Kagome and be captured again. Kagome was taken away and is being kept under lock and key at her father's house. It is said that she is to mate someone else. I have no reason to live if I don't have my mate,” said Inuyasha as he slowly closed his eyes and fell into a light sleep.

 

Shippo looked at his friend and said, “Don't worry Inuyasha I will go and find Kagome for you. I know the house she is being kept in. I think I know where they might be keeping her. I'll tell her that you're sick and that she has to come back to make you feel better.”

 

Inuyasha upon hearing Shippo's words snapped his eyes open and said, “Shippo, I don't want you going back there by yourself. You could get captured again and if they do catch you this time we may never find you.”

 

Shippo was determined to help his friend, he turned to leave and he said over his shoulder as he ran to the door, “Don't worry Inuyasha! I can take care of myself. I will find Kagome for you.” Then Shippo quickly ran out of Inuyasha room.

 

Inuyasha quickly got to his feet and tried to catch him before he left. The barrier that had been placed on his door stopped him. He yelled at the top of his lungs trying to stop his friend from leaving, “SHIPPO, YOU GET BACK HERE!!!!! SHIPPO!!!!!”

 

Inutaisho heard his son screaming throughout the castle as he was trying to get out of his room. He was yelling for Shippo as they all ran down the hallway towards his room.

 

Inutaisho entered his son's room and saw his son's eyes. They had gone blood red from anger. He wanted to get out but his barrier was preventing him from leaving.

 

Inuyasha picked up his fathers scent as he quickly turned around and said, “I want out of here!!!” as he rushed towards his father with his claws raised.

 

Inutaisho was ready and when Inuyasha came towards him he quickly sidestepped and then grabbed his son by his neck as he pushed him into the wall. He had him pinned there while he asked with a growl, “Why do you want to leave?”

 

Inuyasha was trying to get out of his fathers grip as he said, “Shippo is on his way to find Kagome's and I have to stop him. I don't want him to be captured again!!”

 

Inutaisho heard what his son had said as he thought, `Damn, now I have to go and get Shippo.' He looked at his son with sadness in his eyes as he tried to reason with his stubborn son, “I'm sorry Inuyasha but I can't allow you to leave, I'll have someone go after Shippo and bring him back. You're to stay here.”

 

Inuyasha became enraged as he began to fight against his father. His father had no choice as he cuffed his son behind his neck and squeezed. Inuyasha's eye opened wide before he went limp in his father's arms. Inutaisho then picked his son up in his arms and laid him down on what was left of his bed as he turned and left the room.

 

When he stepped outside Miroku was standing there waiting for him as he said, “Miroku I want you and Shawn to go after Shippo. He has gone after the girl and Inuyasha is afraid that he will get captured.”

 

Miroku bowed and left as he went looking for Shawn to help him find Shippo.

 

~oOo~

 

Miroku and Shawn were running through the forest, they were on Shippo's trail. They were amazed at the speed in which the kitsune traveled. He had traveled a long way from home and he was now in the forbidden forest.

 

They continued running when they heard a cry for help. Miroku and Shawn stopped as they tried to get a bearing on the person calling for help. It was coming from up ahead as they took off in search of the person who needed help.

 

When they arrived they saw that Shippo was being chased by a big Kuma youkai and he had him cornered. Miroku stopped as he raised his staff and pointed it at the youkai as he picked him up and threw him away from the kit where he landed with a thud on the ground, unconscious.

 

Miroku and Shawn went over to see if Shippo was all right. They found him curled up on the ground as Miroku said, “Shippo, are you all right?”

 

Shippo looked up to see that Miroku and Shawn were standing right in front of him as he groaned.

 

Then he said, “I'm not going back until I have found Kagome.” He said in a huff as he did a perfect imitation of Inuyasha, he crossed his little arm across his chest and pouted.

 

Miroku laughed as he sat down next to his little friend and said, “Shippo, why do you want to go and find Kagome?”

 

Shippo looked out the corner of his eye and said, “I have to help Inuyasha, I have to find her and bring her back then maybe she can heal him. Inuyasha is very sick he doesn't look same anymore. I want to help him so I decided to go and get Kagome for him.”

 

Miroku was touched by the kitsune words he was a true friend to Inuyasha.

 

He looked at Shawn and got a gentle nod from him as he turned back towards Shippo and said, “How about we help you find Kagome. We can at least get you to the human city and from there you can tell us which way to go.”

 

Shippo eyes lit up with joy. Miroku was willing to help him find Kagome. So they all got up and started heading towards the human city that Shippo had called home for over a month.

 

~oOo~

 

Kagome had finally arrived home. She had left Inuyasha in hopes that he might think about what he wanted to do. She knew that he was afraid of ruling both kingdoms. It was a big responsibility and he wasn't too sure if he could do it.

 

She had asked Miroku to escort her back home. She didn't know the way home because when she was taken to his father's castle she had been unconscious from what that stupid wolf did to her.

 

When they got there she had left Miroku in the forest. She didn't want him to walk her all the way back to her house for fear that someone might see him. She slowly made her way out of the forest as she sighed and continued to walk towards her house.

 

She heard some cars coming and she turned around to see about three cars pulling up to her house. She knitted her eyebrows together as she thought, “I wonder what they are doing here?”

 

She walked over to the men she had seen and then asked, “What do you want here? I don't need any guards protecting me.” Kagome said as she recognized that the men as her father's personal guards.

 

The sergeant of the guards stepped forward and said, “We have been instructed to bring you back to your father's house. You are to stay there until the night of the formal dinner. Your slave will have to stay here.”

 

Kagome was shocked to hear this, `Why would my father order me back home? He knows how I feel about living in the city. He knows that I prefer to live out here in the forest. We had this conversation before.'

 

Kagome shook her head as she said, “I'm sorry but I'm not leaving my home to go and stay at my fathers house.” Kagome finished her statement and turned to walk back to her house.

 

The sergeant signaled his soldiers and they moved forward and grabbed the girl by her arms as she fought them. Then he said, “I'm sorry princess but we have our orders, you're to come with us.”

 

Kagome was struggling against their grip. She didn't want to leave her home. She wanted to be there incase Inuyasha came back for her. “I want you to let me go!!!!” she yelled as she was fighting with the soldiers.

 

The soldiers seeing that she was a lot stronger than she looked, called for a couple of more men to help them. They forced her into the car as the girl kicked and screamed her lungs out. The soldiers then got into their cars as they drove away heading back to the kings house.

 

When they arrived they got Kagome out of the car as they dragged her into the house. They took her up to her old room as they threw her in and then locked the door.

 

Kagome got up from the floor; she reached for the door and tried to open it. It was locked. She began to pound on the door with her small hands as she yelled, “LET ME OUT OF HERE!!!!”

 

She continued to do this until her voice was so horse that she couldn't speak anymore.

 

She collapsed right in front of her door crying her heart out. She didn't understand what was going on. Her parents never treated her like this before. Her fears started to pull at her heart as she lowered her head and said, “Inuyasha, where are you?”

 

The days passed and they had kept Kagome locked in her room. She had lost the energy to scream or yell. She spent most of her days sitting by her window, that now had bars on them when they had caught her trying to escape, wishing that she could see her beloved again. She missed him terribly and he might think that she had abandoned him.

 

She still had no idea why they were doing this to her. She hadn't seen her parents the whole time she had been in her room. Her brother had tried to talk to her through the door but she wasn't in a talking mood. She wanted Inuyasha and they were keeping her from him.

 

Kagome had a feeling that something was wrong. Her heart ached as she felt the tug of the mating mark on her neck. Whatever was happening, Inuyasha was in far worse shape than she was in right now.

 

She continued to sit at the window as she tried to figure out what to do in order to get back to Inuyasha.

 

~oOo~

 

Miroku, Shawn, and Shippo arrived at the place where they were keeping Kagome. Shippo had taken over the lead as he led them towards the big house that belonged to Kagome's father.

 

They were at the outskirts of the forest when they stopped and Miroku said, “Shippo, we will stay here and wait for you. You will have to go on your own and see if you can find Kagome. They will have her locked in a room with no way out. When you find her tell her what is happening to Inuyasha and see if we can get her out of there.”

 

Shippo nodded his head in understanding as he left the safety of the forest and ran towards the house.

 

Shippo was very close to the house when he stopped to look at it. He noticed that there were bars on a set of windows that weren't there before. He figured that they had put those there to keep Kagome in her room. When he finally made it to the house he looked up and started to climb the vines on the outside of the wall so he could reach the window.

 

Shippo made it to the window as he squeezed himself through the bars. When he was inside the room he saw Kagome lying in bed as she was looking up at the ceiling. She seemed to be in deep thought as he made his way towards her.

 

When he jumped on the bed he nearly scared the living crap out of Kagome. She didn't expect to have someone in her room as she looked and saw the small kit that was a friend to Inuyasha.

 

She quickly sat up and said, “Shippo! What are you doing here?”

 

Shippo smiled and said, “I came to find you.”

 

Kagome looked at him with concern in her eyes and said, “Shippo you didn't come all this way by yourself did you? I know that Inuyasha had taken you back home that day that I set you free. Is something wrong?” Kagome heart skipped a beat at the thought of something being wrong with her Inuyasha.

 

Shippo had a solemn look on his face as he said, “Inuyasha is sick, he won't eat and he sits in a corner all day. He has destroyed everything in his room because his father has sealed him in it.”

 

Kagome eyes got wide and then she asked, “Why would his father lock him in his room?”

 

Shippo sighed as he said in a low voice, “Because he wants to come after you and his father won't let him. He's afraid that Inuyasha will get captured again. So I told Inuyasha that I would come and find you so you can come back and heal him.”

 

Kagome didn't know what to say. She wanted to go back and help him but she too was being kept under lock and key.

 

She sighed as she said, “Shippo, I wish that I could leave here too but my father has locked the doors and has placed bars on the window. I can't get out of here.”

 

Tears were coming down Kagome's face as Shippo went over to her. He sat in her lap and tried to offer some comfort to her.

 

Kagome picked the kit up in her arms and hugged him as he wrapped his small arms around her neck and held on tight. Kagome got an idea as she placed Shippo down on the bed and got up. She walked to the desk in her room as she sat down and quickly wrote a letter to Inuyasha.

 

When she was done she put it in an envelope and gave the letter to Shippo and said, “Since I can't leave here then I want you to take this back to Inuyasha. Tell him that I will be waiting for him.”

 

Shippo took the letter and put it inside his shirt as he left her room. He went back to the place where he knew that Miroku and Shawn were waiting for him.

 

~oOo~

 

Miroku and Shawn were waiting patiently for Shippo to return. They were keeping watch to see if they had discovered Shippo roaming the grounds. When they saw him coming towards them they both breathed a sigh of relief as the kit made it back safely.

 

When Shippo arrived they both asked in unison, “Did you find Kagome?”

 

The kit smiled as he said, “I found her but she can't get out either. Her father has her locked in her room too. But she gave me a letter to give to Inuyasha and she said she would be waiting for him.”

 

Both Miroku and Shawn looked at each other in confusion. Then Miroku turned back to Shippo and said, “Um, Shippo could I see the letter that Kagome wrote to Inuyasha?”

 

Shippo huffed, as he said, “No! The letter belongs to Inuyasha and I will personally give it to him.”

 

Miroku sighed and then he said, “Well, we better get back as quickly as possible so you can deliver that letter. It might be important.”

 

Shippo climbed on Miroku shoulder as they turned and went back home as fast as they could run. They only hoped that the letter would somehow calm the hanyou down enough so he could eat and get his strength back for what they needed to do.

 

~oOo~

 

The group had made it back to the castle late that night. Miroku took Shippo to Inuyasha's room as he turned and went in search of Inutaisho.

 

Shippo entered Inuyasha's room and it was dark. His demon eyes allowed him to see in the dark as he made his way over to his friend and said, “Inuyasha? Are you awake?”

 

Inuyasha's ears moved as he heard Shippo's voice. He turned towards his friend and said, “I am now Shippo. Where have you been?”

 

“I went to find Kagome like I said I would. She can't come here because her father has her locked up too.” Shippo said in a sad voice.

 

Inuyasha knew that it was next to impossible for her to come back to him. His heart felt heavy at the lost of his mate. He wanted to go to her but he too was being kept under lock and key.

 

Shippo looked at his friend with concern then he said, “But she asked me to give you this letter and she said that she will be waiting for you.”

 

Inuyasha sat up as he heard Shippo's words and he handed him the letter from Kagome.

 

Inuyasha sniffed the letter and knew it was from her. Her scent was on it and it immediately calmed his raging blood. The thought of his mate seemed to have awaken something that was deep inside him as he opened the letter and started to read it:

 

Koi,

 

Shippo has told me that you are sick and he wanted me to come back with him so I can heal you. With a heavy heart I'm sending this instead, in hopes that it will help you.

 

My father has me locked away in my room. I have no idea why he's doing this until the formal dinner that's in a few days.

 

I hope that you have changed your mind about us mating because my answer is still the same. I love you, my Inuyasha and I can't wait for the day that I will become your mate. I don't care what our parents have to say about our union. I am happy with you and you are the only one that I want to be with.

 

I miss your touch and your kisses. I long to have you in my arms. You make me whole as I think about all the times we have spent together in each other's embrace. The way you made me laugh and the way you kept me safe.

 

I would rather die a thousand deaths than be mated to someone that I didn't love. I ask you now that if you still love me please come and get me.

 

I have enclosed invitations to the formal dinner being held here. I know that you probably don't want to talk to your father right now but if you ask him for help I'm sure that he could think of something that will allow us to be together again.

 

Koi, please! I don't want to be away from you anymore. I need you to be strong for me the way I'm being strong for you.

 

I will be looking for you at the dinner. I love you, I always have and I always will.

 

Forever yours,

 

Kagome

 

As Inuyasha was reading the letter tears were running down his face. When he finished reading it he said in a low and tired voice, “Shippo, could you do me a favor? Will you go and get my father. Tell him that I want to speak to him.”

 

Shippo nodded that he understood as he turned to leave. He saw Inuyasha walking towards his window to gaze upon the night sky deep in thought. He sighed as he closed the door behind him and rushed down the hallway to get Inuyasha's father.

 

Shippo made it to Inutaisho office and knocked on the door. He was nervous but he had a mission to perform. He heard a soft, “Come In,” and he opened the door to Lord Inutaisho office and stepped in.

 

~oOo~

 

Inutaisho was sitting behind his desk talking to Miroku when he heard a knock on the door. He said, “Come In,” and Shippo entered his office.

 

He looked at the kit with curiosity in his eyes as he saw the kit swallow hard and said, “Excuse me sir, but Inuyasha wants to speak with you.”

 

Inutaisho raised an eyebrow at the kits words as he got up and went towards Inuyasha's room.

 

When he entered his son's room he found him by the window looking at the full moon that filled the night sky.

 

Inuyasha turned when he heard his father enter his room and he said, “Father, I have a favor to ask.”

 

Inutaisho had a surprised look on his face as his son continued with his request. “Kagome sent me a letter and has requested that I come and get her. I know that you have me locked in this room for a reason but if you could find it in your heart, please let me go to the formal dinner to get her. She has sent invitations for the dinner and she's waiting for me. She said that she would rather die than be mated to someone she didn't love.”

 

Inutaisho saw the tears coming down his son's face as he continued, “Father, I don't want to lose her. I love her and if anything ever happened to her then we will be together in the after life because I will go with her.”

 

Inutaisho knew that his son was sincere in his request but something that he had said caught his interest.

 

He looked at his son and asked, “You said that she sent you some invitations to the formal dinner.”

 

Inuyasha nodded his head yes to his question as he handed him the invitations.

 

Inutaisho was happy, this was the last piece he needed to make his plan work. He had been trying to get some invitations to this affair and now that he had them his plan will work.

 

He looked at his son and said, “Thank you Inuyasha this was the last thing that I needed to set my plan into motion. I have already made plans to go and get her, we will leave here the day of the dinner to retrieve your mate.”

 

Inuyasha's eyes just widened when he heard what his father had said. He should of known that his father had a plan and the reason he was keeping him locked up was to prevent him from ruining them.

 

He sighed as he turned back towards the window to look at the moon. It was beautiful but not as beautiful as his Kagome. He missed her terribly but he would soon have her with him once again.

 

Inutaisho then said, “Inuyasha, I want you to come with me.”

 

Inuyasha heard his father's request as he turned to follow him. He would obey his orders if he wanted to get his mate back. She was counting on him and he wasn't about to let her down.

 

Inutaisho led his son to another room as he walked in and said, “You are to stay in here while I have your room repaired. I will send up some food for you to eat.”

 

Inuyasha nodded his head agreeing to his request as he went to sit down on the bed. His thoughts were on his mate as the servants came in and placed a tray, with food on it, next to his bed.

 

He sighed, he wasn't really hungry but he knew he had to at least obey his father's orders if he wanted to get Kagome back. He ate his food and then laid down on the bed as he hugged a pillow close to him thinking that it was his mate as he finally, after three days, fell asleep.

 

Inutaisho had come in later that night to check on his son. He saw that he had eaten his food and had finally fallen asleep. He didn't know what Kagome's letter had said but it was enough to change his son's way of thinking. He would have to thank her once they got her back as he left the room his son was sleeping in to finish his plans to retrieve his mate.

 

~oOo~

 

The days passed and Inuyasha was allowed to leave his room to roam around the castle. He was still unable to leave the boundaries of the land as the barrier prevented him from doing so. You could find him on any given day in the garden down below just sitting.

 

His father was worried, he hadn't heard a word out of his son's mouth since the day Kagome had sent him that letter and he made his request. He had withdrawn so much that he was afraid that he would never be able to get him out of it.

 

The day of the formal dinner had arrived and all of the preparations had been made.

 

Inutaisho walked outside to where his son was sitting and said, “Inuyasha, it's time for us to leave for the dinner.”

 

Inuyasha slowly got up and followed his father, he was still not showing any emotions or even uttering a word but inside he was jumping for joy at the thought of seeing his Kagome again.

 

Inutaisho looked at his son with concern in his eyes. He hoped that Inuyasha was up to the task of getting his mate back.

 

The advance party had left early that morning to set things in motion as the remainder of the party took off into the forest heading for the human city.

 

It was now time to unite the two kingdoms as they went to face Kagome's father.

 

~oOo~

 

This is the end to another chapter. As you can see Inuyasha father had a plan to go and get Kagome, but Inuyasha's stubbornness almost ruined it. He had to be taken down a notch to see the whole picture and have a little faith in his father.

 

Everything comes to a head when Kagome finally gets to see her parents. Inuyasha and his father arrive at the formal dinner to get Kagome back. Will they succeed in what they have to do? Or will Kagome be forced to marry the man her father has picked out for her? You have to wait to find out what happens.

 

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Until the next chapter!

 

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