InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The one promised to me ❯ Why me? ( Chapter 2 )
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By: liany 
Ever had a day so bad you'd ask yourself: "Why me?"
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Suspense / Romance / Hentai / Adventure / Action | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 11.16.2014 | Pages: 12 | Words: 8.9K | Visits: 191 | Status: Work In Progress
Ever had a day so bad you'd ask yourself: "Why me?"
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Suspense / Romance / Hentai / Adventure / Action | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 11.16.2014 | Pages: 12 | Words: 8.9K | Visits: 191 | Status: Work In Progress
A/N: Chapter two.
Chapter 2: Why me?
Through the dark forest muffled sobs were barely distinguished from the heavy steps of the&n bsp;ogre. This
hideous creature made its ;way through the darkness at a raspy pac e, raising the dirt in its path. Dirt
clung to the torn garment s as blood still flowed from his wounds and mixing with the one of his
victims. Over the shoulder he held a blood stained bag. Every once in a while he would hit& nbsp;it just for
the pleasure of hearing another yelp of pain from its content. Soon he would reach his goal, just a few
more steps an d the clearing, which held his final task&nbs p;of the agreement will come into view.
In a dark room of the mansion a man sat on the sil k pillow, drinking his evening tea . His features were
well hidden in the shadows, still his blood-red eyes sparkled in& nbsp;the dim light of the lilt fireplace. Hea vy
footsteps echoed in the empty halls b efore the door was pushed open forcefully. A boy was shoved
inside ;through the door, followed by his abductor who spoke in a strong voice:
"Here's the one&nb sp;I promised you, now pay up!" Naraku looked up from his seat at the youkai th at
brought the boy with a bored gaze. Putting his tea away, he sighed.
"Didn't you&n bsp;ever learned to knock?..." he whispered standing from his pillow and walked slowly out of ;
the shadows. His blood-red eyes were accompanied blue eyeliner, that contrasted greatly with his pale
skin and pitch black long hair. His clothing was truly unusual as he wore&nbs p;a baboon pelt over a casual
black and purple kimono. "Let's see what we have here."
"I've done my part, now pay!" said the youkai nervously. He only managed th at fit because this man
gave him s ome potion to drink. The long black haired man searched inside his kimono's sleeve&nbs p;and
took out a pouch.
"Fine, here's your payment." the demon rushed to catch the pouch and quickly opened it. "Now get out
of my sight!" he ordered and the ogre quickly left taking the bag of money he was given. Naraku
approached the crying boy, studying hi m with each step he took.
"Who are you? ... What d'ya want with me?...What&n bsp;have you done to mom? Where am I ?" asked a very
scared little boy between sobs . "I want my mommy!"
"Quiet! You will never see her or your family again. You now belong to me." he knelt on one knee to
be closer to the boy. "You will never disobey me or I'll beat you really bad." he warned.
"But?!" the boy squeaked teared eyes wide.
"No buts!" he shouted, slapping the poor child across the face and sending him straight into the wall.
The boy was now unconscious. Naraku flickered the blood from his claws and stood. Naraku smiled
wickedly and ordered a servant to take the hanyou away as he walked to his chambers for the night. A
door slid open and a small figure emerged from the shadows.& nbsp;The boy was taken by a young girl,
around 12 years old. She put him in a small room, well inside the labyrinth he will find the&nb sp;mansion to
be. The room was pitch black, with no windows for light, he had no way of escape eve if he recovered.
He&nb sp;remained unconscious all night.
In the morning the man's mansion burst to life, footsteps announced the many occupants passing the
room he w as kept in. Naraku waited for him to wake up before making his move. Inuyasha remained
silent, his head still hurting from connecting with the wall, but above all he had no idea where he was.
Alone and without anyone's protection. The man entered the room, bringing along with him the sun
light&nb sp;that hurt Inuyasha's eyes for a few moment s.
"Good, you are awake." the man said approaching him. "From now on you will speak only when
addressed to, never complain or disobey." he took hold of the child's arm and brought him forward.
"You have no rights, you are a slave... my slave. Got that ?" he asked twisting the boy's arm.
"Y... Y-Yes&n bsp;sir." he answered closing an eye because of the pain he felt.
"Good." he said smiling diabolically. He let go and l eft the room. Inuyasha cradled his abused arm and
stuck out his tongue at the ;closed door.
'Just think that you bastard!< /b>' his mind screamed and eyes flashed. He will not stay here for long. This
filth was nothing compared to Sesshomaru. He had broken his arm by accident ;when he tried to keep
him from falling off the wall. 'Dad and Sesshomaru will find me, just you wait!' the thought comforted ;
him. Sesshomaru was a meanie towards him, but he'd never allow another to take that right from&n bsp;him.
Time went by and the boy grew, he became a gorgeous man, though he was a slave. Naraku often
showed him off to his guests at those perverted parties he h ad from time to time. He was so valuable as
an untouchable slave that he ;remained protected from those perverts. Once he&n bsp;had even gotten off with
permanently disabling one fool. Naraku had dealt with the abuser himself afterwards. Some more time ;
passes and as none dared touch him anym ore, Naraku knew he had to get as much money he could on
his slave. He couldn't afford to keep him any longer, his reasons being kep t a secret.
"Aaaa... right on time. I have a job for you, and you better do it right!" Naraku said as Inuyasha entered
the room.
"Yes... master." he answered with his head bowed, no emotion showed in his voice.
"I want you to find me something, a small jewel. Start looking in the area of the Gray Stone&n bsp;castle.
Report in 3 weeks."
"Yes master." and with that the young man left, closing the door after him.
'I'm so proud of myself, taking the boy, raising and training him to do my dirty work, oh Naraku, you
are a genius!' " Hahaha!" he laughed out loud. There was a knock on the door. "What?!" he asked
irritated by the interruption. A girl opened the door.
"There is someone ;to see you sir." she said obliviously afraid of the man.
"Who?!" his red eyes narrowed.
"It's your associate..." Naraku grinned at the news, once again congratulating himself on the brilliant
work.
Inuyasha walked in the forest near the gray stone castle, it had been his home for the past two weeks.
The place was magnif icent. Nature reclaimed it's lands and spread it's greenery through the ruins over
the few years since the castle fell. He remembered few things abo ut this place and even those were
images formed by the words of an old man. He had looked under each stone, inside holes and even dug
up most that remained of the castle. There have been some unfortuna te events where Naraku's training
came in handy in some way but it was mostly&n bsp;what he learned on previous assignments, and on his own
skin at that. He had to deal with covering up his tasks. He did as he was told, search the grounds&nbs p;high
and low, but found nothing that resembled what Naraku wanted. Searching the g rounds for the past
weeks wasn't easy but it w as better that the punishment he will receive if his job was fruitless. Just
thinking of the past failures made& nbsp;him winch in pain. Two weeks passed much sooner than he thought.
His body ac hed, his skin itched and his nose... he was lucky he h ad dealt with any annoying presence
before. Considering all ;the above, he was ready for a break. He heard the waterfall nearby, it tempted
him with that sweet clean sound. It was the one he inspected a few days ago. His feet were already
moving at a steady pace in it's direction before he decided to take a bath.
'Since I didn't find anything, I might as well take a bath, I really st ink! And who knows when...' his
thoughts were interrup ted by a loud scream. A bit alarmed he&n bsp;rushed at the small cliff that looked over&nbs p;
the waterfall as voices were heard.
"Hey! No fair, you splashed in my face!" some woman whined and he groaned. He hoped to get that
bath, company was not welcomed.
"I did NOT!" a cheerful voice countered. It&nb sp;held a pleasing note to his ears.
"Oh yes, you DID!"
"You mean like this?" *splash!*
'What the hell&nbs p;was that?' he thought before hearing another splash that was even louder than the one
before.
"Hooray! I win! I'm the best!" the triumphant cheer reached his sensitive ears. His lips curved into a
smile. Such innoc ent joy pulled at his strings.
"You cheated!" the other accused and he almost chu ckled.
"Oh, come on Sango admit it, you can't beat me. I'm too good at this."
Inuyasha made his way through t he bushes in the direction the noise cam e from to the small clearing of
the cliff. He wanted to know to whom did the voice belonged to and to assert the situation.
'What's going on hee...' he stopped thinking when his eyes fell on her. A child trapped in a woman's
body was his first& nbsp;impression. Innocence blushed across her cheeks. S lender neck tilt to the side as she
swept her hair over one shoulder. She pushed against a& nbsp;rock and swam to the middle of the pool, dived
and surfaced again. There she started turning and swinging ;her arms just above the water's surface. She
sent waves and splashed diamonds all around her. She had a crystal la ugh that awakened his silent
heart. She moved without care... she felt no need to remain covered like so many other. She looked like
a water-nymph.&nb sp;Though he only got glimpses of her, he&nbs p;could see her perfect body. A woman's voice
so unded from the shore. He paid her no heed, he couldn't pull his eyes off her and ignored anything
else.
"Come on, little sister, you too Sango. We have to ;go or mom will get mad at me. Again!" the woman
made an exasperated face. His pulse speed up as she s lides in the water and joined her companion.
"Gee, you don't have to be so harsh Kikyo, we were having a good time." the nymph answered slowly
combing her black hair despite her clattering teeth. "At least till you came." she continued in a hushed
whisper as she dived under the surface. A chuckle vibrated in his throat, definitely a child. She surfaced
right at&nbs p;the foot of the waterfall. She climbed the rock in all her innocence and his mouth run dry. "I
want to stay lloonnggeeer!" she screamed so hard that Inuyasha's ears flattened to his skull&n bsp;from the
high notes they were receiving.& nbsp;His eyes closed at the continuous ringin g against his eardrums.
"Stop acting like a spoiled brat and come out of there, RIGHT NOW!" she pointed to the ground in
front of her and stamping her foot to make her point.
"FINE! But only this time." the ebony haired girl shouted ba ck before diving. She surfaced, brushed
her hair back, then to the side to squeeze the water from&nb sp;it. The other girl joined her in approaching the
edge. She had her hair tied up in a high pony tail and an under kimono covered her skin. She looked
like the shy type most w omen were. She turned her attention being drawn. "Psst! Next time we come
bathing at the& nbsp;waterfall, remind me to ask Kaede to come with us."
"Sure thing..." she agreed. His nymph sighed and turned to look at the sun over her shoulder as the cold
water got to her. She turned a bit more looking over the&n bsp;waterfall's length. He held his breath and light
flashed before his eyes. She shivered and gasped as a breeze blew over her wet skin. Her hands went to
cover her chest. The other blinked in surprise and stared at her. Her face turned red in embarrassment
and then she hurried to get to the shore.
Inuyasha was practical in shock. Her raw scent reached his senses, he could hear her heart thumping in
his ears and the sound of her gasp made his knees go weak. Her blush, dealt the final blow. He looked
a way as the two girls came out of the water. Call it dec ency if you want, but truth be told he&n bsp;had to turn
away and sink to the ground because he couldn't trust his&n bsp;balance or the tingling feeling in his nose. He
sat there panting f or any other reason than exhaustion. This shortness of breath was new, the purring
inside his chest wouldn't st op.
They soon left, to his relief. When his legs could ;support his weight he jumped to the pool's&n bsp;edge. He
breathed in, tasting the last of their scents on his tongue. There was something funny about o ne of them
like the smell of a reaper. Another smelled familiar. With the last, he was confused. It's fragrance could
o nly be described as his. His golden eyes looked longingly both ways, from the trail to the po ol beside
him. As he debated which he should chose, his sharp hearing caught that annoying buzzing. He turned
and run into the woods. He never got that bath, and it was a good thing, he would even call it luck. He
jumped from tree to tree then run through the high grass. Large demon wasps flew alongside him a s the
sun sunk down past midday. He run as fast as he could& nbsp;to keep his claws to himself. He had survived all
this years playing obedie nt. This was just another test from him. ;His master sent for him earlier than
usual and he would respond dirty as he was. Because it& nbsp;wouldn't look good to waste time taking care of
any of his needs when he had a job to do. He knew the routine one punch less from twenty was a big
deal.
The walk back to the castled as quiet, save for the whispering ;between two of them. Kikyo, Sango and
Kagome walked slowly giving their hair time to dry. They reached the smal l castle's gate as the sun hid
behind it's tall outpost. Just in time to be greeted by an angry woman. She&nbs p;was tapping her foot very
fast and her arms were crossed over her chest. The woman wore a casual light-pink ;kimono with
yellow orchids at the sleeves and bottom, and a darker shade of yellow for the obi. Despite the elegant
kimono and light makeup, she did not look like a lady&nb sp;at all. She worried her lower lip raw, her brows
were drawn together in concentration and when her eyes laid on the three young women coming along
the road, she picked up the hem of her kimono and run. Her dark brown eyes softened for a moment as
she caught sight of the young women's relaxed features, before turning into a frown.
"Where have you been, young ladies?" she asked stopp ing in front of them. "You should have been
home two hours ago!" said a very pissed off Kaiya, even as she looked each of them over.
"We just lost track of time, mom. We're sorry." said Kagome pulling away& nbsp;from her grasp and pouting
like a helpless puppy. Kaiya sig hed giving up. She could never stay mad at Kagome when she made
that innocent look of hers, so she give in shaking her head.
"Oh, alright. You're home and that's wha t matters." she moved behind them and gave Kagome a little
shove ;in the gate's direction. "Go and change, then come down for dinner." Kagome smiled
triumphantly behind her hand.
"Yes, mother." Kagome and Kikyo said in union.
"Yes, queen Kaiya." said Sango bowing respectfully. Kaiya nodded content to see them back. Watching
as th ey entered the security of the walls she sighed heavily. ;They grew up so fast but worrying was a
job just for her. Sango followed her friend through the main hall until she reached the corridor that
leaded to her room leaving the two sisters alone without sa ying anything. The girls continued to walk to
their rooms in an uncomfortable silence On the way there Kagome ;spoke in a hushed voice.
"Kikyo... I'm sorry for yelling at you." said Kagome not looking at h er. After a moment, Kikyo sighed.
"I know, me too." a rare smile was on her lips when she turned to Kagome, she was always so serious
about everything. "Hurry up, Okay?"
"I will." said Kagome when they reached her room. Kikyo continued walking down the hall to her
room.
That evening&n bsp;at dinner servants made it their business ;to stay out of the dinning room while the family
discussed&n bsp;important matters.
"Mom! You can't do this to me!" Kagome stood from her seat hands on the table mindful of her
kimono sleeves.
"Now Kagome, lets not exaggerate." Kaiya&n bsp;sighed setting down her tea. She expected some resis tance
but this was ridiculous. She barely opened the subject and Kagome was in flames. "Beside Kikyo will
go through the same thing a week after you." she continued in hopes of calming the girl but it quic kly
backfired.
"What?!" Her eldest literally growled her surprise. Kaiya nodded somewhat reserved at the outburst.&nb sp;
Kikyo narrowed her eyes and breathed in deeply. Her calm was unnerving. "But mother, you can't be
serious." her control returned. Kikyo hopped for all of this to be a really big and misplaced joke of her
mother.
"Yes, I can and I am, Kikyo."
"Not if I can help it." the young man that had kept quiet till now spoke up,sta nding there puffing out his
chest.
"Well, sorry to disappoint you, Souta, but in this manner you can't say anyth ing. It's the oldest woman
in the famil y that makes the decision."
"And I don't have anything to say about it!" Kagome gestured to herself a horrified expression on her
face. Any other would thing she was to plan her own execution. "It's my life your play ing with! Why
can't you plan Kikyo's ;instead?"
"Hey! Watch it!" Kikyo protested, ;glaring at Kagome.
"Why not?" she asked raising an eyebrow. "Your older than me and come to think about it, you& nbsp;don't
have too much time left." she said with a grin.
"Why you!" *ba ngg!* A gold cup hit the floor, after it missed Souta by a few inches, which was
standing behind Kagome's chair.
"Now Kikyo, that was really mean!" said Souta with a ;hurt expression on his face. " Kagome is siting
in front of me, not where I'm standing. Now I really hope mom does plan it for you first."
"Stay out of this, if you know what's good for you! And as for you stop laughing!"
"Sorry Kikyo." said Kagome trying n ot to burst into laughter once again. Kaiya was holding her breath
too.
"Girls, please settle down. There's no need to get so fired up over such a small detail."
"Small? Mom, I don't ... Kikyo can... "
"This conversation is over!" Kaiya stood and hit the table so hard that even Kikyo froze. " Kagome,
you will become queen in the next year, by the end of it and you will have to..."
Outside the d inning hall door:
"There they go again... On what subject do you think they're arguing about this time, Sango?" asked
Miroku leaning his back against the door and turning his face to Sango, which was standing against the
door already.
"Don't know, don't care." she sighted deeply. "I got bored so many times listening to them, that every
time they start another fight I get a headache." she explained rubbing her forehead.
"I could give you a massage to make you feel bett er." he suggested with a smile, that didn't look very
innocent to her.
"Oh, no. No thanks. I prefer the headache, thank you." she quickly refused inching away from him and
his friendly h ands, especially his oh so 'cursed' hand for good measures. Miroku sighed heavily.
"Shouldn't we save Kagome, while we still can?" asked Shippo while tugging on her kimono. Sango
and Miroku both looked down at the worried kitsune.
"Oh, I guess your right, Shippo. Let's go and save the poor thing." she sighed, breathed in and opened
the door prepared to face the music.
Back at Naraku's house, Inuyasha finally arrived. He had run all the way without stopping and still
reached the dark mansion well after the sun had set. He could have stopped if he really neede d to but he
wouldn't give Naraku's wasps the& nbsp;chance to sting him again. Once had already been more than&nb sp;enough.
He was tired and dirty from the mission, but didn't complain. He knew better than to voice his thoughts.
The punishment which&n bsp;Naraku had already in stored for him, was slightly bearable if it ended quickl y.
Like that he would have enough time& nbsp;to heal and he didn't need another one.
"What took you so long?" Naraku's red eyes pierced his rebellious ones for a moment. One day&nbs p;he will
kill the bastard. He looked aw ay. But before that he'll get free of th is collar. Naraku's eyes narrowed.
He st ood and walked near the slave. "What have you found out?"
"Nothing, master." said Inuyasha with his head bowed, thought a& nbsp;colorful stream of curses ran through
his head, all directed to the person in front of him. He bit the i nside of his cheek keeping everything
else to himself.
"What? How& nbsp;dare you do this to me?" for a moment the room was filled with a very uncomfortable
silence, which was quickly interrupted by the sound of flesh hitting flesh. *Slapp!* Naraku
backhanded him across the face. He didn't& nbsp;even budge he kept looking at the floor. ;It took all he had
not to part Na raku's head from his body. If only that could release him from these cuffs. "After I raised
you, feed you and clothed&nbs p;you all this years?" Inuyasha said nothing and&n bsp;he ranted away. Eyes flashed
and his fists clenched.
'Get it over wi th, you shit!' his mind screamed as his beast tore at it's cage.
" That's it! I'll sell you to the ;first one that wants a stupid, filthy i nu-hanyou slave." Naraku's voice
echoed through the house. It will be a bad night for Inuyasha since he will be sold ;as soon as possible.
That meant that he will be badly beaten. Like that was&nbs p;anything new. As long as he managed not to kill
anyone, you could say he was used to it. True&nb sp;Inuyasha was beaten close to death. He lay in a cage
outside the house, bleeding from the deep gashes in his body. Every breath he took to keep living
brought such pain, for him to reconsider his choice. Still something within nagged him to continue
living, thous&n bsp;he took repeatedly deep breaths, bringing himself&n bsp;more pain than what his mind could
take. He gladly accepted the comforting darkness, as he will regain consciousness with the new day.
Then he will be allowed to drink some water to clench his thirst and wash the blood away from his
body as&nbs p;the wounds will be healed by dawn, no scars left behind.
It was a little over dawn when Inuyasha was brutally brought back from the comforting darkness as
cold water was poured over him. He was ordered&nbs p;to get himself ready because someone desires to see
him. As he reached towards the clot hes that were laid a small distance away , his cheek was struck, as
the demon's voice announced that he&n bsp;won't be needing any clothes. This inspec tion was going to be an
all skin one. Inuyasha found himself in the same room, with Naraku and one of his customers, more
naked than dressed for this close inspection.
"This is the one I told you about. A very ;rare silver-haired with amber-gold eyes inu-hanyou." said
Naraku while the man inspected Inuyasha& nbsp;closely.
"And his state?" the chubby man asked. Inuyasha's claws itched ;with the need to feel the man's blood
on them for the dirty looks he received. Dark, h e could deal with them, but dirty? Was this guy sane at least?
"A virgin. Trained to fulfill every wish his master has, as promised." the customer licked his lips
"Th at's good. Punishment?" Naraku smiled mischievously seeing the man's inter est.
"Suffocating or electrocuted, activated by wo rd." Naraku looked over at Inuyasha. "Dress up, slave!"
Naraku ordered kicking his clothes to the side. He eyed the red robe for a moment but then reached for
it. Observing the man's fading interest he added. "Slowly." Inuyasha's hand stopped in mid air. He was
so happy he could cover himself up and Naraku just had to say that to torture him some more. Inuyasha&n bsp;
knew that for the perverts as this o ne it was even more exciting to watch someone dress up than strip.
His fist clenched at the moan leaving that rat's filthy mouth. He grit his teeth and continued at the
desired pace. They wante d a show? Fine they would have one. He&n bsp;barely kept the proud beast inside
him&nb sp;from tearing through. His eyes flashed at the strong scent of arousal. He was almost gr ateful when
Naraku spoke again. "That's enough. Hurry up."
"Can it be changed?" the guy cheeks took a bright color, confirmin g Inuyasha's knowledge. The smell
of this guys arousal disgusted even Naraku that hurried up to get rig of him.
"Of course, the change is made on paper or by spell."
"Can it be given has a gift?"
"Yes. By writing your name, as the buyer and the name of who you wish to give it to. He has to sign the
d ocument in 3 days, it's like a recite for receiving it. Well, what do you say?"
"You have yourself a deal, for two thousands has we agreed." the two men sho ok hands and the deal
was made. Naraku put a leash around Inuyasha neck and gave the chain a good tug and walked to the
entrance of his home to show the man out. Naraku gave the chain of the leash to him when they had
reached the door.
"The hanyou belongs to you." There was a ;wagon with cage type walls in which he was harshly shoved
in and locked next with the other slaves. The slave trader climbed in his seat and struck the horse to get
moving and left.
"At least I got good money on him." said Naraku content with the profit he made. He had finally
manag ed to find a fool willing to buy this pest off his hands. Let him be some one's else pr oblem for
the time being.
After the important talk concerning her future, Kagome refused to talk to Kaiya for weeks. And then
after the three days in which she&n bsp;continuously argued with Kikyo, she decided to head to the summer
house earlier than planed. So now Kagome and her best friend Sango were slowly making their wa y
through the woods.
"Kagome, ... um, please tell me, again, why do we have to do this?" Sango asked rubbing her temples.
"Because she said 'no'..." Sango shook her head. She knew Kagome understood the situation all to well.
Queen Kaiya had shouldered her future responsibilities for years and only wanted her to be as ready as
she could. But Kagome& nbsp;was just that stubborn. She sighed and continued swinging her sleeves in the
light&n bsp;breeze. "Beside in this moment I would go anywhere to get away from Kikyo." she twirled ahead
and smiled at Sango's understanding sigh.
She was& nbsp;the last of the taijia to have mastered the final arts&nb sp;in their trade. And she did it two years
earlier than the rest. The elders of her village had even discussed of assigning her to lead the new
recruits. And Kikyo still found flaws in her stance and aim and, and... anything she did! She sighed& nbsp;
defeated. She could sympathize with Kagome on that.
"You know, we should have waited for Miroku and Shippo to return with Kiara." she stressed when
they reached a clearing in the forest. They stopped at the stream tha t went through it to get some rest
and relax a bit.
"You know Sango, maybe your right ... for once." she teased with a smile on her lips.
"Ha, ha! Very funny! Now really we should have waited for them..." she looked around a bit worried,
hands r ubbing against her large weapon for reassurance.
"I've got an idea!" Kagome said brightly after a quiet moment. Sango jumped out of her skin at the
outburst. It sounded too brightly to actually be something good.
"O h no. What now?" it kept all she had not to bite her nails and leaned against a tree.
"I'll wait here and you go get them." Kagome flung her arms wide.
"What?!" she screeched pushing ag ainst the tree.
"Come on, Sango." she battered her eyelashes.
"NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT!" she started pacing around and then grabbed Kagome by her shoulders.
"Kaiya- sama would kill me for that!"
"She doesn't have to know. And I'll be fine, really!" she smiled moved her hands away. "I know you
worry for Kiara and it won't take too long. You might&n bsp;even meet them on the road."
"Are you sure?" Sango eyed her warily. Kagome nodded furiously.
"Yes. Now go!" she encouraged, pushing her lightly.
"Okay. I' ll be back soon." she gave in against her better judgment.
"I'll be waiting here by the stream." and with that Sango was off. 'Finally, alone at last.' she sat&nb sp;down at
the foot of a tree, hands behind her head as a pillow. "Hm, I could rest for a while." she said, making
herself comfortable. Soon she was fast to sleep.
A/N: Thanks for reading everyone!
Chapter 2: Why me?
Through the dark forest muffled sobs were barely distinguished from the heavy steps of the&n bsp;ogre. This
hideous creature made its ;way through the darkness at a raspy pac e, raising the dirt in its path. Dirt
clung to the torn garment s as blood still flowed from his wounds and mixing with the one of his
victims. Over the shoulder he held a blood stained bag. Every once in a while he would hit& nbsp;it just for
the pleasure of hearing another yelp of pain from its content. Soon he would reach his goal, just a few
more steps an d the clearing, which held his final task&nbs p;of the agreement will come into view.
In a dark room of the mansion a man sat on the sil k pillow, drinking his evening tea . His features were
well hidden in the shadows, still his blood-red eyes sparkled in& nbsp;the dim light of the lilt fireplace. Hea vy
footsteps echoed in the empty halls b efore the door was pushed open forcefully. A boy was shoved
inside ;through the door, followed by his abductor who spoke in a strong voice:
"Here's the one&nb sp;I promised you, now pay up!" Naraku looked up from his seat at the youkai th at
brought the boy with a bored gaze. Putting his tea away, he sighed.
"Didn't you&n bsp;ever learned to knock?..." he whispered standing from his pillow and walked slowly out of ;
the shadows. His blood-red eyes were accompanied blue eyeliner, that contrasted greatly with his pale
skin and pitch black long hair. His clothing was truly unusual as he wore&nbs p;a baboon pelt over a casual
black and purple kimono. "Let's see what we have here."
"I've done my part, now pay!" said the youkai nervously. He only managed th at fit because this man
gave him s ome potion to drink. The long black haired man searched inside his kimono's sleeve&nbs p;and
took out a pouch.
"Fine, here's your payment." the demon rushed to catch the pouch and quickly opened it. "Now get out
of my sight!" he ordered and the ogre quickly left taking the bag of money he was given. Naraku
approached the crying boy, studying hi m with each step he took.
"Who are you? ... What d'ya want with me?...What&n bsp;have you done to mom? Where am I ?" asked a very
scared little boy between sobs . "I want my mommy!"
"Quiet! You will never see her or your family again. You now belong to me." he knelt on one knee to
be closer to the boy. "You will never disobey me or I'll beat you really bad." he warned.
"But?!" the boy squeaked teared eyes wide.
"No buts!" he shouted, slapping the poor child across the face and sending him straight into the wall.
The boy was now unconscious. Naraku flickered the blood from his claws and stood. Naraku smiled
wickedly and ordered a servant to take the hanyou away as he walked to his chambers for the night. A
door slid open and a small figure emerged from the shadows.& nbsp;The boy was taken by a young girl,
around 12 years old. She put him in a small room, well inside the labyrinth he will find the&nb sp;mansion to
be. The room was pitch black, with no windows for light, he had no way of escape eve if he recovered.
He&nb sp;remained unconscious all night.
In the morning the man's mansion burst to life, footsteps announced the many occupants passing the
room he w as kept in. Naraku waited for him to wake up before making his move. Inuyasha remained
silent, his head still hurting from connecting with the wall, but above all he had no idea where he was.
Alone and without anyone's protection. The man entered the room, bringing along with him the sun
light&nb sp;that hurt Inuyasha's eyes for a few moment s.
"Good, you are awake." the man said approaching him. "From now on you will speak only when
addressed to, never complain or disobey." he took hold of the child's arm and brought him forward.
"You have no rights, you are a slave... my slave. Got that ?" he asked twisting the boy's arm.
"Y... Y-Yes&n bsp;sir." he answered closing an eye because of the pain he felt.
"Good." he said smiling diabolically. He let go and l eft the room. Inuyasha cradled his abused arm and
stuck out his tongue at the ;closed door.
'Just think that you bastard!< /b>' his mind screamed and eyes flashed. He will not stay here for long. This
filth was nothing compared to Sesshomaru. He had broken his arm by accident ;when he tried to keep
him from falling off the wall. 'Dad and Sesshomaru will find me, just you wait!' the thought comforted ;
him. Sesshomaru was a meanie towards him, but he'd never allow another to take that right from&n bsp;him.
Time went by and the boy grew, he became a gorgeous man, though he was a slave. Naraku often
showed him off to his guests at those perverted parties he h ad from time to time. He was so valuable as
an untouchable slave that he ;remained protected from those perverts. Once he&n bsp;had even gotten off with
permanently disabling one fool. Naraku had dealt with the abuser himself afterwards. Some more time ;
passes and as none dared touch him anym ore, Naraku knew he had to get as much money he could on
his slave. He couldn't afford to keep him any longer, his reasons being kep t a secret.
"Aaaa... right on time. I have a job for you, and you better do it right!" Naraku said as Inuyasha entered
the room.
"Yes... master." he answered with his head bowed, no emotion showed in his voice.
"I want you to find me something, a small jewel. Start looking in the area of the Gray Stone&n bsp;castle.
Report in 3 weeks."
"Yes master." and with that the young man left, closing the door after him.
'I'm so proud of myself, taking the boy, raising and training him to do my dirty work, oh Naraku, you
are a genius!' " Hahaha!" he laughed out loud. There was a knock on the door. "What?!" he asked
irritated by the interruption. A girl opened the door.
"There is someone ;to see you sir." she said obliviously afraid of the man.
"Who?!" his red eyes narrowed.
"It's your associate..." Naraku grinned at the news, once again congratulating himself on the brilliant
work.
Inuyasha walked in the forest near the gray stone castle, it had been his home for the past two weeks.
The place was magnif icent. Nature reclaimed it's lands and spread it's greenery through the ruins over
the few years since the castle fell. He remembered few things abo ut this place and even those were
images formed by the words of an old man. He had looked under each stone, inside holes and even dug
up most that remained of the castle. There have been some unfortuna te events where Naraku's training
came in handy in some way but it was mostly&n bsp;what he learned on previous assignments, and on his own
skin at that. He had to deal with covering up his tasks. He did as he was told, search the grounds&nbs p;high
and low, but found nothing that resembled what Naraku wanted. Searching the g rounds for the past
weeks wasn't easy but it w as better that the punishment he will receive if his job was fruitless. Just
thinking of the past failures made& nbsp;him winch in pain. Two weeks passed much sooner than he thought.
His body ac hed, his skin itched and his nose... he was lucky he h ad dealt with any annoying presence
before. Considering all ;the above, he was ready for a break. He heard the waterfall nearby, it tempted
him with that sweet clean sound. It was the one he inspected a few days ago. His feet were already
moving at a steady pace in it's direction before he decided to take a bath.
'Since I didn't find anything, I might as well take a bath, I really st ink! And who knows when...' his
thoughts were interrup ted by a loud scream. A bit alarmed he&n bsp;rushed at the small cliff that looked over&nbs p;
the waterfall as voices were heard.
"Hey! No fair, you splashed in my face!" some woman whined and he groaned. He hoped to get that
bath, company was not welcomed.
"I did NOT!" a cheerful voice countered. It&nb sp;held a pleasing note to his ears.
"Oh yes, you DID!"
"You mean like this?" *splash!*
'What the hell&nbs p;was that?' he thought before hearing another splash that was even louder than the one
before.
"Hooray! I win! I'm the best!" the triumphant cheer reached his sensitive ears. His lips curved into a
smile. Such innoc ent joy pulled at his strings.
"You cheated!" the other accused and he almost chu ckled.
"Oh, come on Sango admit it, you can't beat me. I'm too good at this."
Inuyasha made his way through t he bushes in the direction the noise cam e from to the small clearing of
the cliff. He wanted to know to whom did the voice belonged to and to assert the situation.
'What's going on hee...' he stopped thinking when his eyes fell on her. A child trapped in a woman's
body was his first& nbsp;impression. Innocence blushed across her cheeks. S lender neck tilt to the side as she
swept her hair over one shoulder. She pushed against a& nbsp;rock and swam to the middle of the pool, dived
and surfaced again. There she started turning and swinging ;her arms just above the water's surface. She
sent waves and splashed diamonds all around her. She had a crystal la ugh that awakened his silent
heart. She moved without care... she felt no need to remain covered like so many other. She looked like
a water-nymph.&nb sp;Though he only got glimpses of her, he&nbs p;could see her perfect body. A woman's voice
so unded from the shore. He paid her no heed, he couldn't pull his eyes off her and ignored anything
else.
"Come on, little sister, you too Sango. We have to ;go or mom will get mad at me. Again!" the woman
made an exasperated face. His pulse speed up as she s lides in the water and joined her companion.
"Gee, you don't have to be so harsh Kikyo, we were having a good time." the nymph answered slowly
combing her black hair despite her clattering teeth. "At least till you came." she continued in a hushed
whisper as she dived under the surface. A chuckle vibrated in his throat, definitely a child. She surfaced
right at&nbs p;the foot of the waterfall. She climbed the rock in all her innocence and his mouth run dry. "I
want to stay lloonnggeeer!" she screamed so hard that Inuyasha's ears flattened to his skull&n bsp;from the
high notes they were receiving.& nbsp;His eyes closed at the continuous ringin g against his eardrums.
"Stop acting like a spoiled brat and come out of there, RIGHT NOW!" she pointed to the ground in
front of her and stamping her foot to make her point.
"FINE! But only this time." the ebony haired girl shouted ba ck before diving. She surfaced, brushed
her hair back, then to the side to squeeze the water from&nb sp;it. The other girl joined her in approaching the
edge. She had her hair tied up in a high pony tail and an under kimono covered her skin. She looked
like the shy type most w omen were. She turned her attention being drawn. "Psst! Next time we come
bathing at the& nbsp;waterfall, remind me to ask Kaede to come with us."
"Sure thing..." she agreed. His nymph sighed and turned to look at the sun over her shoulder as the cold
water got to her. She turned a bit more looking over the&n bsp;waterfall's length. He held his breath and light
flashed before his eyes. She shivered and gasped as a breeze blew over her wet skin. Her hands went to
cover her chest. The other blinked in surprise and stared at her. Her face turned red in embarrassment
and then she hurried to get to the shore.
Inuyasha was practical in shock. Her raw scent reached his senses, he could hear her heart thumping in
his ears and the sound of her gasp made his knees go weak. Her blush, dealt the final blow. He looked
a way as the two girls came out of the water. Call it dec ency if you want, but truth be told he&n bsp;had to turn
away and sink to the ground because he couldn't trust his&n bsp;balance or the tingling feeling in his nose. He
sat there panting f or any other reason than exhaustion. This shortness of breath was new, the purring
inside his chest wouldn't st op.
They soon left, to his relief. When his legs could ;support his weight he jumped to the pool's&n bsp;edge. He
breathed in, tasting the last of their scents on his tongue. There was something funny about o ne of them
like the smell of a reaper. Another smelled familiar. With the last, he was confused. It's fragrance could
o nly be described as his. His golden eyes looked longingly both ways, from the trail to the po ol beside
him. As he debated which he should chose, his sharp hearing caught that annoying buzzing. He turned
and run into the woods. He never got that bath, and it was a good thing, he would even call it luck. He
jumped from tree to tree then run through the high grass. Large demon wasps flew alongside him a s the
sun sunk down past midday. He run as fast as he could& nbsp;to keep his claws to himself. He had survived all
this years playing obedie nt. This was just another test from him. ;His master sent for him earlier than
usual and he would respond dirty as he was. Because it& nbsp;wouldn't look good to waste time taking care of
any of his needs when he had a job to do. He knew the routine one punch less from twenty was a big
deal.
The walk back to the castled as quiet, save for the whispering ;between two of them. Kikyo, Sango and
Kagome walked slowly giving their hair time to dry. They reached the smal l castle's gate as the sun hid
behind it's tall outpost. Just in time to be greeted by an angry woman. She&nbs p;was tapping her foot very
fast and her arms were crossed over her chest. The woman wore a casual light-pink ;kimono with
yellow orchids at the sleeves and bottom, and a darker shade of yellow for the obi. Despite the elegant
kimono and light makeup, she did not look like a lady&nb sp;at all. She worried her lower lip raw, her brows
were drawn together in concentration and when her eyes laid on the three young women coming along
the road, she picked up the hem of her kimono and run. Her dark brown eyes softened for a moment as
she caught sight of the young women's relaxed features, before turning into a frown.
"Where have you been, young ladies?" she asked stopp ing in front of them. "You should have been
home two hours ago!" said a very pissed off Kaiya, even as she looked each of them over.
"We just lost track of time, mom. We're sorry." said Kagome pulling away& nbsp;from her grasp and pouting
like a helpless puppy. Kaiya sig hed giving up. She could never stay mad at Kagome when she made
that innocent look of hers, so she give in shaking her head.
"Oh, alright. You're home and that's wha t matters." she moved behind them and gave Kagome a little
shove ;in the gate's direction. "Go and change, then come down for dinner." Kagome smiled
triumphantly behind her hand.
"Yes, mother." Kagome and Kikyo said in union.
"Yes, queen Kaiya." said Sango bowing respectfully. Kaiya nodded content to see them back. Watching
as th ey entered the security of the walls she sighed heavily. ;They grew up so fast but worrying was a
job just for her. Sango followed her friend through the main hall until she reached the corridor that
leaded to her room leaving the two sisters alone without sa ying anything. The girls continued to walk to
their rooms in an uncomfortable silence On the way there Kagome ;spoke in a hushed voice.
"Kikyo... I'm sorry for yelling at you." said Kagome not looking at h er. After a moment, Kikyo sighed.
"I know, me too." a rare smile was on her lips when she turned to Kagome, she was always so serious
about everything. "Hurry up, Okay?"
"I will." said Kagome when they reached her room. Kikyo continued walking down the hall to her
room.
That evening&n bsp;at dinner servants made it their business ;to stay out of the dinning room while the family
discussed&n bsp;important matters.
"Mom! You can't do this to me!" Kagome stood from her seat hands on the table mindful of her
kimono sleeves.
"Now Kagome, lets not exaggerate." Kaiya&n bsp;sighed setting down her tea. She expected some resis tance
but this was ridiculous. She barely opened the subject and Kagome was in flames. "Beside Kikyo will
go through the same thing a week after you." she continued in hopes of calming the girl but it quic kly
backfired.
"What?!" Her eldest literally growled her surprise. Kaiya nodded somewhat reserved at the outburst.&nb sp;
Kikyo narrowed her eyes and breathed in deeply. Her calm was unnerving. "But mother, you can't be
serious." her control returned. Kikyo hopped for all of this to be a really big and misplaced joke of her
mother.
"Yes, I can and I am, Kikyo."
"Not if I can help it." the young man that had kept quiet till now spoke up,sta nding there puffing out his
chest.
"Well, sorry to disappoint you, Souta, but in this manner you can't say anyth ing. It's the oldest woman
in the famil y that makes the decision."
"And I don't have anything to say about it!" Kagome gestured to herself a horrified expression on her
face. Any other would thing she was to plan her own execution. "It's my life your play ing with! Why
can't you plan Kikyo's ;instead?"
"Hey! Watch it!" Kikyo protested, ;glaring at Kagome.
"Why not?" she asked raising an eyebrow. "Your older than me and come to think about it, you& nbsp;don't
have too much time left." she said with a grin.
"Why you!" *ba ngg!* A gold cup hit the floor, after it missed Souta by a few inches, which was
standing behind Kagome's chair.
"Now Kikyo, that was really mean!" said Souta with a ;hurt expression on his face. " Kagome is siting
in front of me, not where I'm standing. Now I really hope mom does plan it for you first."
"Stay out of this, if you know what's good for you! And as for you stop laughing!"
"Sorry Kikyo." said Kagome trying n ot to burst into laughter once again. Kaiya was holding her breath
too.
"Girls, please settle down. There's no need to get so fired up over such a small detail."
"Small? Mom, I don't ... Kikyo can... "
"This conversation is over!" Kaiya stood and hit the table so hard that even Kikyo froze. " Kagome,
you will become queen in the next year, by the end of it and you will have to..."
Outside the d inning hall door:
"There they go again... On what subject do you think they're arguing about this time, Sango?" asked
Miroku leaning his back against the door and turning his face to Sango, which was standing against the
door already.
"Don't know, don't care." she sighted deeply. "I got bored so many times listening to them, that every
time they start another fight I get a headache." she explained rubbing her forehead.
"I could give you a massage to make you feel bett er." he suggested with a smile, that didn't look very
innocent to her.
"Oh, no. No thanks. I prefer the headache, thank you." she quickly refused inching away from him and
his friendly h ands, especially his oh so 'cursed' hand for good measures. Miroku sighed heavily.
"Shouldn't we save Kagome, while we still can?" asked Shippo while tugging on her kimono. Sango
and Miroku both looked down at the worried kitsune.
"Oh, I guess your right, Shippo. Let's go and save the poor thing." she sighed, breathed in and opened
the door prepared to face the music.
Back at Naraku's house, Inuyasha finally arrived. He had run all the way without stopping and still
reached the dark mansion well after the sun had set. He could have stopped if he really neede d to but he
wouldn't give Naraku's wasps the& nbsp;chance to sting him again. Once had already been more than&nb sp;enough.
He was tired and dirty from the mission, but didn't complain. He knew better than to voice his thoughts.
The punishment which&n bsp;Naraku had already in stored for him, was slightly bearable if it ended quickl y.
Like that he would have enough time& nbsp;to heal and he didn't need another one.
"What took you so long?" Naraku's red eyes pierced his rebellious ones for a moment. One day&nbs p;he will
kill the bastard. He looked aw ay. But before that he'll get free of th is collar. Naraku's eyes narrowed.
He st ood and walked near the slave. "What have you found out?"
"Nothing, master." said Inuyasha with his head bowed, thought a& nbsp;colorful stream of curses ran through
his head, all directed to the person in front of him. He bit the i nside of his cheek keeping everything
else to himself.
"What? How& nbsp;dare you do this to me?" for a moment the room was filled with a very uncomfortable
silence, which was quickly interrupted by the sound of flesh hitting flesh. *Slapp!* Naraku
backhanded him across the face. He didn't& nbsp;even budge he kept looking at the floor. ;It took all he had
not to part Na raku's head from his body. If only that could release him from these cuffs. "After I raised
you, feed you and clothed&nbs p;you all this years?" Inuyasha said nothing and&n bsp;he ranted away. Eyes flashed
and his fists clenched.
'Get it over wi th, you shit!' his mind screamed as his beast tore at it's cage.
" That's it! I'll sell you to the ;first one that wants a stupid, filthy i nu-hanyou slave." Naraku's voice
echoed through the house. It will be a bad night for Inuyasha since he will be sold ;as soon as possible.
That meant that he will be badly beaten. Like that was&nbs p;anything new. As long as he managed not to kill
anyone, you could say he was used to it. True&nb sp;Inuyasha was beaten close to death. He lay in a cage
outside the house, bleeding from the deep gashes in his body. Every breath he took to keep living
brought such pain, for him to reconsider his choice. Still something within nagged him to continue
living, thous&n bsp;he took repeatedly deep breaths, bringing himself&n bsp;more pain than what his mind could
take. He gladly accepted the comforting darkness, as he will regain consciousness with the new day.
Then he will be allowed to drink some water to clench his thirst and wash the blood away from his
body as&nbs p;the wounds will be healed by dawn, no scars left behind.
It was a little over dawn when Inuyasha was brutally brought back from the comforting darkness as
cold water was poured over him. He was ordered&nbs p;to get himself ready because someone desires to see
him. As he reached towards the clot hes that were laid a small distance away , his cheek was struck, as
the demon's voice announced that he&n bsp;won't be needing any clothes. This inspec tion was going to be an
all skin one. Inuyasha found himself in the same room, with Naraku and one of his customers, more
naked than dressed for this close inspection.
"This is the one I told you about. A very ;rare silver-haired with amber-gold eyes inu-hanyou." said
Naraku while the man inspected Inuyasha& nbsp;closely.
"And his state?" the chubby man asked. Inuyasha's claws itched ;with the need to feel the man's blood
on them for the dirty looks he received. Dark, h e could deal with them, but dirty? Was this guy sane at least?
"A virgin. Trained to fulfill every wish his master has, as promised." the customer licked his lips
"Th at's good. Punishment?" Naraku smiled mischievously seeing the man's inter est.
"Suffocating or electrocuted, activated by wo rd." Naraku looked over at Inuyasha. "Dress up, slave!"
Naraku ordered kicking his clothes to the side. He eyed the red robe for a moment but then reached for
it. Observing the man's fading interest he added. "Slowly." Inuyasha's hand stopped in mid air. He was
so happy he could cover himself up and Naraku just had to say that to torture him some more. Inuyasha&n bsp;
knew that for the perverts as this o ne it was even more exciting to watch someone dress up than strip.
His fist clenched at the moan leaving that rat's filthy mouth. He grit his teeth and continued at the
desired pace. They wante d a show? Fine they would have one. He&n bsp;barely kept the proud beast inside
him&nb sp;from tearing through. His eyes flashed at the strong scent of arousal. He was almost gr ateful when
Naraku spoke again. "That's enough. Hurry up."
"Can it be changed?" the guy cheeks took a bright color, confirmin g Inuyasha's knowledge. The smell
of this guys arousal disgusted even Naraku that hurried up to get rig of him.
"Of course, the change is made on paper or by spell."
"Can it be given has a gift?"
"Yes. By writing your name, as the buyer and the name of who you wish to give it to. He has to sign the
d ocument in 3 days, it's like a recite for receiving it. Well, what do you say?"
"You have yourself a deal, for two thousands has we agreed." the two men sho ok hands and the deal
was made. Naraku put a leash around Inuyasha neck and gave the chain a good tug and walked to the
entrance of his home to show the man out. Naraku gave the chain of the leash to him when they had
reached the door.
"The hanyou belongs to you." There was a ;wagon with cage type walls in which he was harshly shoved
in and locked next with the other slaves. The slave trader climbed in his seat and struck the horse to get
moving and left.
"At least I got good money on him." said Naraku content with the profit he made. He had finally
manag ed to find a fool willing to buy this pest off his hands. Let him be some one's else pr oblem for
the time being.
After the important talk concerning her future, Kagome refused to talk to Kaiya for weeks. And then
after the three days in which she&n bsp;continuously argued with Kikyo, she decided to head to the summer
house earlier than planed. So now Kagome and her best friend Sango were slowly making their wa y
through the woods.
"Kagome, ... um, please tell me, again, why do we have to do this?" Sango asked rubbing her temples.
"Because she said 'no'..." Sango shook her head. She knew Kagome understood the situation all to well.
Queen Kaiya had shouldered her future responsibilities for years and only wanted her to be as ready as
she could. But Kagome& nbsp;was just that stubborn. She sighed and continued swinging her sleeves in the
light&n bsp;breeze. "Beside in this moment I would go anywhere to get away from Kikyo." she twirled ahead
and smiled at Sango's understanding sigh.
She was& nbsp;the last of the taijia to have mastered the final arts&nb sp;in their trade. And she did it two years
earlier than the rest. The elders of her village had even discussed of assigning her to lead the new
recruits. And Kikyo still found flaws in her stance and aim and, and... anything she did! She sighed& nbsp;
defeated. She could sympathize with Kagome on that.
"You know, we should have waited for Miroku and Shippo to return with Kiara." she stressed when
they reached a clearing in the forest. They stopped at the stream tha t went through it to get some rest
and relax a bit.
"You know Sango, maybe your right ... for once." she teased with a smile on her lips.
"Ha, ha! Very funny! Now really we should have waited for them..." she looked around a bit worried,
hands r ubbing against her large weapon for reassurance.
"I've got an idea!" Kagome said brightly after a quiet moment. Sango jumped out of her skin at the
outburst. It sounded too brightly to actually be something good.
"O h no. What now?" it kept all she had not to bite her nails and leaned against a tree.
"I'll wait here and you go get them." Kagome flung her arms wide.
"What?!" she screeched pushing ag ainst the tree.
"Come on, Sango." she battered her eyelashes.
"NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT!" she started pacing around and then grabbed Kagome by her shoulders.
"Kaiya- sama would kill me for that!"
"She doesn't have to know. And I'll be fine, really!" she smiled moved her hands away. "I know you
worry for Kiara and it won't take too long. You might&n bsp;even meet them on the road."
"Are you sure?" Sango eyed her warily. Kagome nodded furiously.
"Yes. Now go!" she encouraged, pushing her lightly.
"Okay. I' ll be back soon." she gave in against her better judgment.
"I'll be waiting here by the stream." and with that Sango was off. 'Finally, alone at last.' she sat&nb sp;down at
the foot of a tree, hands behind her head as a pillow. "Hm, I could rest for a while." she said, making
herself comfortable. Soon she was fast to sleep.
A/N: Thanks for reading everyone!