InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Desafiante ❯ chapter three - Alone ( Chapter 3 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Chapter three - I have pasted two chapters together in order to create a chapter of decent length, deep apologies for posting short chapters before I know it is annoying and I will try not to do it in future, hope you can forgive me. The reason Kagome has not been screaming her head off is that she is allot stronger now than she has been, also she has been in captivity for a few months so she's past the huge panic faze. Hopefully there's a bit more action in this chapter - I'm trying not to let it get boring. Hopefully it's still okay - it will be a good many chapters yet before any lemony stuff if sesshoumaru doesn't kill her first that is!

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha -I'd quite like to own fluffy though!.

Chapter Three - Alone

Kagome had been relaxing in the water for what seemed like ages and cold currents were starting to make the bath slightly uncomfortable. She sighed as she eased herself out of the large enamel tub it had been lovely to wash the dirt and dried blood away and the stench had finally left her. She walked over to a large mirror letting the water drip to the floor from her naked body.

Kagome stared at her reflection, a large purple bruise was appearing under her left eye and her jaw was slightly painful, thankfully the throbbing headache had started to ease and the gash to her head was actually pretty tiny considering the amount of blood she had washed from her hair. She picked up one of the towels the female youkai had left her it felt soft against her skin and oddly comforting. A pair of trousers and a T-shirt had been left out; she didn't as a rule like trousers. Skirts provided more freedom and she was used to them but at least the trousers were a little more modest. Sesshoumarus presence had made her nervous, she really needed to find a way out of this place.

The female Youkai had securely locked the door before leaving her so she was stuck in the bathroom at present, it was sumptuous to say the least but that did not concern Kagonme, the window had caught her attention it wasn't barred. She put on the clothes hurriedly, it had obviously been an oversight on the part of Sesshoumarus servant, and she had to get out before he realized the mistake.

The window slid open easily, it was dark now and Kagome could tell she was in the countryside. The demons had human slaves maintaining the electricity supplies and there was no glimmer of electric light in the distance, the whole place was bathed in a pale silvery glow cast by the gibbous moon above. If she had the time she may have looked on the scene for a little longer as the pale moonlight was truly beautiful. Kagome eased her leg over the window ledge she wasn't that far up, if she hung from the ledge and then dropped she should be fine or at least so she hoped.

Her ankle twisted slightly on landing but she moved it gently and there was no damage done, Kagome turned away from the house and ran towards the trees, she had no idea where she was going but anywhere was better than here at the moment.

Sesshoumaru paced the corridor outside his room, she had intrigued him, and he was no longer as sure as he had been about breaking her spirit. Somehow he felt it would be a waste to do so, nether the less she could not be allowed to think herself equal to the youkai race, nor was he prepared to accept that a human spirit was valuable enough to protect. He lifted his head to acknowledge the female youkai that had entered the room "Have you seen to the girl". The servant bowed almost to the ground "Hai Sesshoumaru Sama, she has been in the master bathroom for over and hour, do you wish for her to be brought to you".

Sesshoumarus golden eyes narrowed dangerously " the master bathroom has no security you fool, I just wanted her washed not pampered, the bitch is not a guest". He pushed the lesser youkai aside as he left the room " I will deal with you later".

He knew she had gone before he even entered, that scent was too weak for her to have still been there. As he scanned the space he noticed the cool breeze from the open window " stupid wench, how far does she think she will get, It is I Sesshoumaru that have her not some half-wit Hanyou". He swept from the room, there was no need to rush let her wear herself down a bit first it made the chase all the more enjoyable.

This had been a stupid idea, " you idiot Kagome, why didn't you use your head, you have no weapon and you don't know where you are, and its so dark", she stopped and looked around her. Her heart had ruled her head again and she hadn't thought about the stupidity of trying to run off in the dark and from the son of a Tai youkai. When he discovered her gone he would track her in minutes and he would be mad " the last moments of your miserable life are probably going to be spent in these woods Kagome so make the most of it" the girl berated herself. Still there was always a chance, at least she would be able to sense his approach and prepare. She wasn't going to go down like a coward begging for mercy she knew wouldn't come, she would fight him with her bare hands if necessary, not that it would do much good but at least she wouldn't be weak. Kagome looked around her there had to be somewhere she could hide, or at least a place that would give her a tactical advantage. " A tactical advantage over Sesshoumaru" it was so improbable it almost made her laugh.

Sesshoumaru inhaled the cool night air. He could smell her; it was a pleasant smell for a human, tinged with fear. The fear was slightly intoxicating to him he bared his fangs in a half snarl and then checked himself. There was no need to get over exited about a stupid human wench. It was unfortunate that his servant had allowed the girl to escape; now he would have to kill her. She could not be allowed to think escape was acceptable. If any other demon lord found out he had allowed a mere human to escape him he would have to fight at least one of them in order to reaffirm his dominance and that would be inconvenient. He turned towards the wood and sped off towards the source of the soft smell.

In the woods Kagome's eyes widened in fear, he was coming and she had nowhere to run.

Sesshoumaru could see her now, she had gotten quite far for a weak human, he stopped suddenly, this wasn't right she wasn't running. At first he thought that maybe she hadn't seen him but he knew her Miko powers would have allowed her to sense his presence. He approached her slowly walking over the soft grass carefully the air was thick with the scent of her fear. He stopped a short distance away from her, her head was held high and she regarded him with a cool gaze that thinly disguised the fear that dwelled in those blue depths. The expression on her face however was strong there was no sign that she planned to run and she had not made any sound that would betray her fear.

Sesshoumaru raised an eyebrow as he realized that she was standing there ready to fight him, this strange ningen girl raised his curiosity. He was marginally impressed, she had positioned herself so that her back was protected by a large boulder attack was now only possible from the front or the sides, of course the stance did not allow her an avenue of escape. She would be unable to outrun him anyway and her fighting stance was admirable but highly useless considering her opponent. " You shouldn't have run wench, I Sesshoumaru now have no choice but to dispose of you, you are welcome to beg for your life but it will make no difference". He waited for his words to have an effect, they did, but it was not what he was expecting. Anger radiated out from her in waves and she held her head higher than before the fear in her eyes remained but it was countered by a new hard edge to her gaze " come and get me then you bastard, but I wont beg for my life, not to you. I don't beg mercy of scum".

Sesshoumaru growled the sound reverberated through the trees and made the breath catch in Kagomes throat, it was a feral sound and it frightened her, maybe she should beg, but her pride wouldn't let her. Before she could even move she was slammed up against the rock at her back. Sharp claws pierced the skin at her throat. She struggled to draw breath through her constricted windpipe " Would you like to beg now wench, difficult though isn't it when you cant breath". Kagome felt herself start to slide into unconsciousness, but just as the blackness threatened to overwhelm her the grip on her throat was gone and she slumped to the floor. Sesshoumaru was also on the floor now several feet away, he stood up slowly and regarded the girl in front of him, she was obviously unaware of what she had done as she was regarding him with confusion. Her small hands had reached up to his as he had squeezed the life from her and as she had touched him he had been thrown backwards. The discharge of her Miko powers had not been enough to harm him, if he had been expecting it he would not even have been knocked backwards although he would still have felt the pain. If her powers had been concentrated into a weapon though it could have been fatal, even to him.

Sesshoumaru regarded the wench with a new interest, she was more of a challenge than he thought, and to kill her now would be a wasted opportunity for greater entertainment. He approached her again and she shot to her feet. Every muscle in her body was tensed to run or fight and her small fists were clenched so tightly that they had gone white due to lack of blood " Don't even think about running Bitch, I will catch you in seconds". She remained in the same position eyeing him warily. He did not want her hurt now, yet, he darted forwards and caught her arm twisting it behind her back. Kagonme cried out in pain and kicked out at Sesshoumaru, to her surprise he released her and she ran.

Kagome could hear him behind her, she knew he was playing games he could easily have overtaken her at any minute, but she kept running for some reason she couldn't tell her legs to stop. Fear had taken over and anyway at least while he was playing games she had time to think. Sesshoumaru however was not playing games he had not wanted to damage her and so had released her when he heard her yelp in pain. He would let her run she would struggle less when she had worn herself out and he would more easily be able to deal with her. Her fear had caused her to panic and she was likely to hurt herself in this state if he attempted to carry her back to the house.

Kagome tripped and fell into a large muddy puddle she scrambled to her feet spitting the cold earthy water from her mouth, her legs were shaking from the build up of lactic acid and she had stitch in her side. She turned to face the demon lord who was following her. He was standing still his gold eyes showed no emotion as he looked at her. His long white hair blew softly around his face in the breeze, there was no mercy in that face and Kagome prepared herself to die, and she promised herself she would try to fight to the end.

Sesshoumaru looked at her, mud clung to her hair and her t shirt was now plastered wetly against her skin, he knew she was too tired to run anymore but it was obvious from her stance that she was still prepared to fight. He approached her slowly, much like you would approach a frightened animal " Listen to me girl" he tried to soften his tone slightly, he did not want her damaged nor did he want to feel the sting of her Miko powers again " You cant run and you cant fight. This Sesshoumaru is above you, but I will spare your life for the moment if you come here to me" He looked at her face her eyes which now swam with tears started to harden, it was no use she was not listening and her strength was returning. He was upon her in a few steps he twisted her arm behind her back ignoring the gasp of pain that came from her lips and wrapped his other arm securely round her waist so her struggling body was held tightly against his own. He had never held a conscious human this close before; this was not the easiest position to carry her in but to carry her with one arm as he usually did would require her to keep still. He lowered his head so his mouth was next to her ear, she smelt of blossom and earth, strange he had always thought humans smelled dirty but she did not. " We can do this the easy way or the hard way wench, if you promise not to struggle we can avoid more unpleasant methods of keeping you quite" he released her arm and flexed his claws in her face in order to visualize the message for her.

Kagome knew she had little choice but still the words stuck in her throat as she said them " I promise" the words were defiant, there was no resignation there as there should have been, but he trusted the sincerity and released his grip.

Sorry to leave it like this, the next chapter will be on the way soon, it needs some fine tuning - I would be really grateful for any constructive criticism - I haven't written anything since school and so I'm VERY rusty! - But please try to be nice, I promise I'll take all comments on board ( providing there not like really weird or anything), Arigatou!

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