InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Sleeping in the Well of Destruction ❯ Feeling Purposeless ( Chapter 10 )

Title: Sleeping In the Well of Destruction
Author: sassy lion
Summary: Kagome is kidnapped by Naraku and her body is altered for his purposes, along with her soul. Kagome, now being Naraku's slave, takes on Inuyasha in a one-on-one battle for the shards of the jewel. Can Inuyasha save her from the sinister Naraku? Can Inuyasha be confused by Kagome's new cat ears?
Rating: PG-13 / R
Author's Notes: Thanx to Missy, for letting me type and save this on her computer (since mine is broken). Liz, for being my content manager… wow I can really screw up on my own stuff! (LOL). Rachel, cause its nice to see her back from Florida, even if it means there is more whining from Liz about her sister being home, Tom, cause he is my newest fan…and my mom cause she has always told me (and not necessarily in words): If you have a talent, FLAUNT IT. Hehehe.
Author's Notes 2: Sorry if the document looks funny; my computer is being all mean to my fanfic. I also realize at points in this chapter random people may be a little OOC… I haven’t gotten a lot of sleep lately which throws my writing off. If its too OOC, just let me know.   Sleeping in the Well of Destruction
© sassy lion   Chapter 10: Feeling Purposeless

"Sango!" Miroku cried as she was thrown forcefully back into the cage. It was suspended by Kagome moments later as Miroku began to curse at Kagome.

"Keep saying things like that, and I'll claw your tongue out," she snarled, extending her claws in proof.

"Then you'd never get anything out of me, so go ahead and do it!" Defiantly, he grabbed the bars of the cage tightly and spit at the retreating Kagome.

Gently swinging her tail, she exited the room mumbling, "Some other time, monk. I have things to attend to at the moment."

Shuddering at the thought of Kagome and Naraku together, Miroku concentrated all of his attention on the unconscious Sango. It had been awhile since he had seen her so vulnerable. She was always the tough one in battle. She was the one everyone, including Inuyasha, could rely on in a fight the most.

Miroku touched the side of Sango's face and had the strange feeling that none of this was real. He had been having that feeling quite a lot lately, but chalked it up to Sango being imprisoned along side him. Something he had hoped never to see.

Staring at Sango, he noticed the fresh bruises forming on her arms, neck and face. She alredy had quite a lot on the rest of her body and possibly a broken ankle to boot. Miroku had bandaged it as tightly as possible with parts of his ripped robe, but it was still swollen and probably very painful. Sango murmured at the touch and opened her eyes slowly.

"Welcome back, Sango." Miroku tried to say cheerfully but instead it sounded somewhat fake. "You've been out for awhile."

"Have I?" she questioned looking quite confused about something. After a moment of staring, she blurted out. "Have we met before? You seem familiar somehow..."

Miroku was taken aback. Had Kagome truly tortured her enough to cause a memory lapse? And it wasn't like Sango to pull a prank, not even when Inuyasha and the others had.

"Y-Y-You don't remember me, Sango?" She shook her head and tried to standup, but failed. "You shouldn't stand, you have a broken ankle."

"Where are we?" She sat back down on the floor of the cage, tucking her unijured foot underneath her body.

"Saru castle. We've been taken hostage by a demon named Naraku and our once-comrade Kagome."

"Once-comrade?"

Miroku nodded." She was out comrade at one time, a girl from the future. She is the reincarnation of a very powerful priestess named Kikyou." Sango nodded, but said nothing to encourage Miroku to continue. "Kagome tricked us a while back and stole our jewel shards. She killed Inuyasha, injured a wolf demon named Kouga, imprisoned the two of us and who knows what she has done to Shippou, Kaede, even Sesshoumaru, Rin, Toutousai or even her own family in the future."

Moments later, Miroku closed his eyes and realized why he had been feeling the way he did. Sango wasn't acting herself, memories or not, and neither was he.

When he opened them again, he was alone in the cell. Kagome was below him, wearing a light blue kimono with white snowflakes sewn into the sleeves. She was holding a light blue fan with kanji printed all over it and she was laughing heavily.

"Where is Sango? Where is she, Kagome?" He yelled, pounding his fist on the floor of the cage.

"There has never been anyone in that cage but you, dear monk." She calmed slightly, hiding her mouth behind the fan. "Can't you tell an illusion from the real thing?"

Miroku paused. He knew something had not been right since Sango had been put in the cage, but he had denied what he had been feeling all along. It wasn't real - and he had given Kagome all the information she needed to exact her revenge.

Kagome exited the room quickly, still laughing at Miroku's mistake. Miroku, feeling upset at betraying everyone, fell into an uneasy sleep no sure what now was real and what was not.

^_^

Sango and Inuyasha carefully climbed the outer wall of the castle. They had been trying to figure a way past the castle carrier when it had suddenly disappeared.

Not believing their fortune, they searched the castle rooms silently. The entire place was empty except for a bamboo cage hanging from the ceiling in one of the outer rooms.

Carefully lowering it to the ground, Sango did a double take. Miroku was asleep in the cage, his clothes barely keeping him warm enough in the cool spring air. As Inuyasha pulled him onto his back, Miroku shifted slightly and murmured Sango's name with a twinge of fear, but did not wake up.

Calling for Kirara, Sango followed Inuyasha back to the village and made Miroku comfortable in her hut.

"I'm going to check out the mansion once again and try to find out where Kagome went to. I'll be back soon." He sat there momentarily, waiting for Sango's approval. Through it would hurt him not to go looking for Kagome, Inuyasha would stay with Sango if she needed him.

She nodded silently and stroked Miroku's cheek with affection. "I'll be all right. If I need anything, I'll let Kaede know."

Inuyasha nodded his thanks and exited the hut swiftly.

^_^

Miroku was still sleeping when Sango re-entered the hut with later in the day. He had been cleaned up and had fresh clothes on. Pulling Miroku into her lap, she force-fed him some broth she had brought into the hut with her. She fell asleep twenty minutes later, snuggled in Miroku's arms.

^_^

Miroku shifted as she left the warmth of the shikibuton, slowly opening his eyes and staring at her as she dressed.

He watched with interest at the tactics Kagome was using to get him to talk. He closed his eyes quickly as she turned around, saddened to see her clothed, but needing to make her believe that he was still asleep.

"Oh, Miroku," Sango whispered softly as she walked over to his side and sat down on top of the covers. "I wish you would wake up soon." She ruffled his hair slightly, called for Kirara and exited the hut to finish chores.

Miroku sighed as he opened his eyes once again, staring at the inside of the hut. It looked exactly as it did when he had left it last except Sango's hirakotsu was propped against the wall. It had been broken last time he had seen it.

A noise at his back forced him to roll over and see Kirara sitting there, swishing her tails against him in an obvious attempt to get Miroku to pet her.

"So you're up?" Sango called out as she entered the hut, seeing Miroku reching to pet Kirara. "It's nice to see you awake." She knelt down and hold her hand out, to help him stand.

As soon as he was on both feet, Sango launched herself into his arms and snuggling close to his body. "I was so scared that you wouldn't come back to me." Tears began to flow from her eyes as she looked up at Miroku.

He began to once again question whether this was real or another one of Kagome's mental planes, as he held Sango in his arms comforting her.

^_^

Inuyasha sighed. He had been on Kagome's trail for the last four days when it had just suddenly disappeared.

He was becoming frustrated at Kagome's and Naraku's devious plots. Since being unsealed from the tree by Kikyou, his mind had been on Kagome and how he was going to change her back into the sweet human girl he loved so much.

Sango had explained what happened in the months he had been sealed including a few he would rather not known. Such as; Kagome had been spotted in the Western forests about two months after he had been sealed when a villager had spotted her with a wolf demon (later found out to be Kouga). They'd had heated words and when he had turned to walk away, she had ripped out his beating heart, dropped it to the ground and stepped on it.

That in itself had near literally turned his stomach inside out. He never thought Kagome could be so cold and heartless, but that was exactly what Naraku had done to her, and he knew he had to save her from that or die trying.

He searched the outer castle walls again, hoping to get something out of it. As he neared where he had started, he saw something glittering in the grass. As he neared it, he saw it was Kagome's empty jewel shard bottle. He picked it up, stuck it in the pocket of his kimono and began walking in the general direction he had found the bottle, looking for signs of Kagome.

^_^

Kagome scratched the tree again, this time harder than before. It was something to attack. She was angry about having to leave Saru in such a hurry, after barely getting the info she needed to exact her revenge. Oh well, at least I got some names... She tried to think cheerfully. Shit. She wasn't fooling herself at all. She already knew the names of the people she needed to exact her revenge against. She needed to know where they were.

Kagome sighed and walked up to a small castle. Knocking on the front gate, she waited for a servant. When one answered, she was directed to the main room. In a matter of moments, she had convinced the man she was his long-lost daughter. She had to admit -- though at first it scared her -- the mind tricks Naraku had taught her were very helpful.

As she was settled into a room, she flopped on the floor and thought about the events of the last few days. Naraku and Kanna had left Saru the night she had decided to use the mental torture on Miroku. Kanna had seen in her mirror that Sango was coming to rescue Miroku, but she wasn't sure if Sango had reinforcements. Even if she had, Saru wasn't safe anymore now that they knew where the castle was. So, Naraku had decided to abandon the catle for safety. When Sango had appeared, Kagome had to laugh. I damaged his mind and made him question his sanity. He won't allow Sango to get close, he'll think that she was another one of my tricks. I don't have to worry.

Kagome had promised to catch up with them later, once she was done with Miroku. But when she escaped on her own, she had become distracted and had lost track of Naraku's energy.

Locking the door to the room, she dug through he satchel and pulled out a small pink bottle. She smiled softly and laughed at a thought that had popped into her head. Naraku had given her the bottle and incantation after they had made love the last time. In case of an emergency... He hadn't told her what it would do, but she had faith in him.

Sighing deeply, she flattened her ears against her head and wrapped her tail around her waist as she had been instructed. She closed her eyes and mumbled the incantation exactly as Naraku had given it to her before she swallow every drop of the pink liquid.

She cried softly, falling to the floor. Her stomach felt like it was going to turn inside out as she lay there groaning in pain.

END OF CHAPTER TEN...