InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Smokes and Mirrors ❯ Lost Hope ( Chapter 24 )

Smokes and Mirrors

 

Chapter 24 : Lost Hope

 

Far, far away, the sun slowly slipped past the earth, slowly letting the stars shine, slowly letting the night take over the day…

 

“Ow…”

 

Rays of red, pink and orange dimmed as light blue turned into a darker shade of purple only for it to end in the blackness of the darkened sky…

 

“Fuck!”

 

Location: dumpster. Area: industrial section. Person involved: teenager.

 

“Shit, shit SHIT!”

 

Inuyasha kept cursing over and over again as he lay in a dumpster. Eyes locked tight, he tried not to think of the pain rushing through his leg, running up his spine. If he thought his burning wrists and his increasing headache were bad, he'd obviously never gotten a piece of broken glass shoved through his leg…

 

`What do I do now?'

 

The sky was darkening by the second and all he did was lay there, swearing like a black sailor. He's tried to pull it out twice, but failed with miserable howls of pain. If they didn't hear his escape before, they sure as hell did now.

 

“Well, well, well. Look what we have here.”

 

Inuyasha eyes snapped open to the sound of the familiar voice.

”Amara!” He wasn't sure if he was happy to see him or not. “You have to get help.” Without thinking, Inuyasha blurted on. “Call the police, call anyone. Just hurry!”

 

Amara's eye brows rose in surprise as he stared. Since when were they on first name terms? He didn't remember and really didn't care either. His slight shock turned into a cynical smile. “What's the rush, Inu-yasha?” he asked in an all too sugary sweet voice, deliberately stretching his foe's name. “Want your dear daddy to find your mingled body so soon after your disappearance?”

 

Inuyasha's mind slowed down to a momentary stop. Did he just…? The grin on Amara's face never went away as he raised his hand, a small hand gun firmly held in place. The gun's barrel pointed at his face was all he could see. His hand, though, was busy looking for some kind of weapon. A click was heard as the safety was switched off and the trigger was being pulled back.

 

“Sweet dreams, Taka.”

 

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A gunshot sound rang loud throughout the whole area. Kagome jerked in place, bringing her out of her semi-conscious daze. She heard a snort-like grunt from the other side of the room. She didn't have to raise her head to know who it was.

 

After the sound of breaking glass reached their ears, Naraku had sent his son to investigate. He'd come back saying The idiot jumped out…

 

o.O.o.O.o

 

“What?”

 

“Fucking Taka jumped out of the window.”

 

If looks could kill, everyone would have been dead by now, no torture required. Interpreting his father's fury, Amara quickly soothed his nerves.

 

“Don't worry,” he added. “He threw himself into the dumpster.” He waited for his father to catch on, but seeing the blank look he was being given, he went on. “That thing is full of broken beer bottles.” A light bulb seemed to have shined in the older man's head. “If he isn't dead by now, he's seriously injured.” With a smug grin, Amara finished. “He won't be going anywhere anytime soon.”

 

o.O.o.O.o

 

Kagome's spirit plummeted to the ground.

 

Not wasting a moment, Naraku ordered his son to go fetch the missing boy. He was to provide much entertainment where his precious Kagome couldn't. Naraku sat himself down in the opposite seat, keeping a careful eye on his favorite sport. Kagome, on the other hand, was silently slipping into the blissful world of darkness again. It wouldn't have been long before she was fully out. That gunshot brought her back to the present, shattering her hopes of getting out of here.

 

“Fucking kid… Couldn't hold himself back, could he?” Naraku rose from his chair and approached his prey. “Well, as punishment he'll just have to miss all the fun, isn't he.”

 

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Inuyasha had an entirely new respect for his father and older brother. He never realized how damn hard it could be to risk their own lives for the sake of others. And now he knew first hand.

 

Amara did pull the trigger. The bullet did hit him. His shoulder was loudly protesting the wound that wouldn't stop bleeding and his leg wasn't in any better shape. At least now he was armed and the offender was out for the count. He's not in any condition to fight, but the borrowed gun would certainly keep his enemy at bay.

 

He'd thought about calling for help while out, but he didn't know how many people were involved in this kidnapping. He certainly didn't want to die young and who knew how long he'd have to walk out there before he ran into someone. It was getting late, very late and the industrial section closed around six in the afternoon. It was well past six… That much was obvious with the darkening sky.

 

First thing he did was search the first floor of the building in which he was. He came up empty handed. He found the elevators, but choose to take the stairs. He didn't know how loud those things were and if he were lucky, they'd all heard that gun go off. They probably thought he was dead. Element of surprise was on his side and he wanted to keep it that way.

 

Half-way up the stairs, Inuyasha had to stop. His head was spinning, his vision was getting blurred, and his wounds wouldn't stop bleeding. Good thing about that, he just had to follow the blood trail out of here. Bad thing about it, it was his blood that made up the trail and that's one long trail he left behind.

 

Putting his full concentration on finding the missing girl, Inuyasha used all he had left to drag himself up the final flight of stairs. Reaching the second floor, he slowly pushed the doorway open. From some distant place, he could hear whimpers. They were weak and barely audible, but he heard. Inuyasha pushed himself forward and let him momentum drag him towards the source of the noise.

 

The door was open. Inuyasha peered inside, making sure to remain out of view. The first object to catch his eyes was the Kagome's school uniform. They were left in shredded pieces on the floor.

 

The girl's cries increased as she begged her assailant to stop. The attacker simply chuckled in amusement.

 

Inuyasha glanced further inside. Naraku stepped back, his back to him, and approached a table, looking at some unknown things scattered across it. To his left was Kagome.

 

Cheeks flaming, the young man pulled his head out of the doorway. He was embarrassed yet angered. He didn't know what to expect and what he saw made him flush full out. Logic said she had to be somewhat naked, but Logic never told him in what state she might be.

 

Kagome was left in nothing but her bra and underwear, and both items had seen better days. Rope was tied around her wrist and three other thick ropes hung her from the ceiling: one of them connected to her attached wrist; the other two were tied around her knees, leaving her in a very vulnerable position. She was leveled at about three to four feet off the ground. Perfect height for any man to take full advantage her.

 

Taking a deep breath, Inuyasha took control of his rampant emotions and peeked into the room once more. Looking at Kagome, his heart bled a little. Covering her body were cuts and bruises. Judging by her labored breathing and the way her head swayed from one side to the other, Inuyasha figured she must be at her limit for strength.

 

“Let's see… What shall we start with?”

 

Inuyasha shifted his eyes to the goon responsible for all that's happened. Naraku supported a smirk, his own eyes set on his object of desire. Lost to his world of pleasure, the old man was ignorant of the watchful eyes.

 

“You know, I've always considered myself an artiste.”

 

Naraku's grin widened. His right hand left on the table now coming into view. A steel surgery knife was lightly held by his fingers.

 

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A.N.

 

And there's another. It kind of ends awkward and that's as good as it gets this time around. Are you guys still enjoying this, though? I know it's been taking me time to update and all, but hey! I do have a life that does not involve our oh so lovable Inuyasha-kun.

 

Anyways, I'm slowly getting there folks! I don't know how many more chaps, but it's slowly getting there! Next update will most probably be the rescue, though how it's going to go about I'm still not sure… I've got the idea. It's just putting it all down on paper… now that will be the hard part, lol!

 

Thank you for the wonderful reviews: they are really appreciated. And about last chapter's quote… I was at my all time low and one of my friends blurted that out to me. That just made my day. So I wanted to share it with everyone. I'm glad you liked it! <happy face>

 

Quote: When you get to the end of your tether, tie a knot and hang on. - Colin McKay