InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Living The Promise ❯ Taken ( Chapter 27 )

Chapter 27: Taken

 

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Kagome smiled down at Rin, who was chattering about her day, as they walked down the street. Rin caught sight of the park and dropped Kagome's hand to run ahead.

 

“Not so fast, Rin. You need to wait for me please,” Kagome called out, halting Rin in place. The young girl turned and gave Kagome a small pout.

 

“But mama, you are almost here and I want to go play!” Kagome smiled and placed a hand on the child's head once she caught up to her.

 

“I think that waiting a few more moments won't kill you. The park will still be there. I just don't want anything to happen to you.” Mother and daughter had arrived at the park entrance by that time. Rin looked up at Kagome, seeking permission to go and play.

 

“You can go now, but I want you to stay where I can see you, okay?” Rin nodded and ran over to the large wooden fort and started to climb. Kagome found a nearby bench and sank down on it gratefully. She sat and watched Rin as the child joined a game of tag with a few of the other children.

 

The late afternoon sunlight caressed Kagome's body, enticing her to relax and close her eyes. Slowly, she felt her self slipping into a light doze. A loud burst of childish laughter roused Kagome back into alertness and she opened her eyes, searching out Rin's whereabouts. She smiled when she found the young girl playing with another child amongst a patch of dandelion puffs. Kagome stretched and stood to her feet, deciding that she needed to move a bit before she dozed off again.

 

Kagome caught Rin's attention and gave her a small wave and a smile. Rin returned the wave before returning back to her new friend and their self-appointed task of blowing the seeds off every puffy dandelion.

 

Smiling gently at the sight, Kagome rested a hand on her belly and slowly walked around the park, making sure to keep Rin in sight the entire time. When she was about halfway around, Rin's friend had to leave, so Rin came running over to Kagome. Skidding to a stop, Rin wrapped her arms around Kagome and rested her head against her pregnant belly, giggling as she felt the baby move.

 

Kagome smiled and plucked dandelion fluff out of her daughter's hair. “Are you getting hungry?” Rin nodded eagerly. “Okay then, let's head back home and get some dinner.”

 

Seeing that they were near a lesser used park entrance, Kagome headed for it, Rin skipping happily beside her. It wasn't long before Rin's skipping outpaced Kagome. “Rin, wait for me before you get to the street.” The child waved back in acknowledgement and increased her pace. `She should sleep well tonight,' Kagome thought with a grin.

 

As Kagome approached the park entrance, she could see Rin talking to someone obscured by a clump of bushes. Frowning slightly, Kagome increased her pace. Drawing near her daughter, she saw a dark-haired woman stand upright with her hand on Rin's shoulder. Rin looked back at Kagome and started to turn towards her, only to be stopped by the woman.

 

“Rin! What do you think you're doing? Let her go right now!” Kagome yelled as she quickly closed the remaining distance between them.

 

“Mama! Let me go! I want my mama!” Rin started to struggle and kicked at the woman holding on to her. Kagome reached them and lashed out angrily, only to feel an arm snake around her neck and a small prick of a needle in her arm. Kagome struggled a bit as she felt darkness gathering to sweep her away. Rin's frantic cries were the last thing she heard as the world faded away.

 

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Inuyasha was almost home when he felt it, Kagome's fear. It was only there for a moment before it disappeared. Inuyasha tried to keep from panicking. Quickly grabbing his cell phone, he tried to dial her number, only to get a message stating that user was unavailable. Cursing, he dialed his brother's number and waited impatiently for him to answer.

 

`This is Sesshomaru.'

 

“It's me. Have you heard from Kagome?” Inuyasha hoped that she was with him, but was afraid that he already knew the answer.

 

`No, I haven't. I assume that this call is in response to the fear coming over the soul bond moments ago?'

 

`That's right, I forgot that Sesshomaru was now a part of this soul connection,' Inuyasha thought to himself. “Yeah. It was kinda weird though. It was only a brief flash, but I can't seem to get through on her cell phone.” Inuyasha pulled up to the house and hopped out of his car. “I just got home, Sess. Let me give you a call back.”

 

`Very well. Call me once you find out what is happening.' Sesshomaru hung up and sat back in his chair. He felt a growing sense that something was wrong. Picking up the phone, Sesshomaru made a few calls and in mere moments, managed to get satellite information on the location of Kagome's cell phone. Grabbing his keys, Sesshomaru left his office and drove towards the location he had been given.

 

“Welcome home, Inuyasha…” Kaede greeted him as he entered the house.

 

“Is Kagome here?” he snapped, concern making it come out harsher than he intended.

 

Kaede looked at him in confusion. “No, she and Rin walked down to the park a while ago. They should be home any time.” Inuyasha snarled and turned back towards the door. “What is going on? Are they okay?” The elderly woman was getting worried at Inuyasha's obvious agitation.

 

“I don't know, Kaede. There was a brief flash of fear along the bond and then nothing.”

 

Inuyasha ran back to his car and took off for the park a few blocks away. When he got there, Inuyasha drove around, trying to catch sight of either Kagome or Rin. At the back entrance, he caught a glimpse of something. Quickly parking his car, Inuyasha leapt out and ran over to the small yellow object hanging on a shrub. It looked like one of Rin's sweaters!

 

With a shaking hand, he reached out and pulled the sweater off of the bush. As he did so, something fell out of a pocket and fell to the ground. Inuyasha looked down and saw a cell phone and a note. Sinking to his knees, he could only stare at the items as he desperately clutched the small sweater. He sat there numbly, not aware of time passing until he felt a hand on his shoulder. Sesshomaru had arrived.

 

“She has them. She has Kagome and Rin.” Inuyasha was broken as he tried to hold back the sobs that threatened to choke him.

 

Sesshomaru squeezed his brother's shoulder and knelt down to pick up the cell phone and the note. Opening and reading it, he paled and crushed it in his hand.

 

Inuyasha turned glazed eyes towards his silent brother. “What does it say?” he asked softly.

 

Sesshomaru shut his eyes and struggled to gain control of his tumultuous emotions. “It says `You'll never find them alive'”. The two brothers exchanged broken looks, their souls chilled at the thought of loosing Kagome, Rin and the unborn baby.

 

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A small girl lay huddled against the unresponsive body of her mother, her head resting on the woman's chest. Tears silently made their way down her cheek and slowly soaked the woman's shirt. A slow, but steady heartbeat offered some comfort to the frightened child.

 

The house they had been taken to was quiet once more; the only noises were those made by the small, scurrying feet of rodents as they scrambled for food. Rin had already investigated the small room, finding the door was locked and there were no windows. Her mother lay upon a pile of dirty blankets where she had been placed. Food and water had been left just inside the doorway. Rin had been thrust into the room and the door locked behind her. No one answered her frantic cries and pounding on the door only hurt her hands.

 

Letting out a small whimper, Rin snuggled closer to Kagome and drifted off to sleep, praying that her Papa Inu and Papa Sess would soon come for them.

 

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TBC

 

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