InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Price of Freedom ❯ The Price of Freedom ( Chapter 1 )

Ok all. This is my first fic, so I'd really like feedback. I tried to spell check everything, so hopefully it's all ok. Go easy on me, but CONSTRUCTIVE criticism is always welcome. Sorry for any misspellings, my laptop buttons like to stick. Thanks, and I hope you enjoy.

Fluffysgirl802005

 

I don't own InuYasha or the characters within… le sigh

 

Chapter One

 

So much to do, and not enough time to do it in. That seems to be my battle cry these days Sesshomaru thought as he looked through the family's finances. Things seem to look in order, and actually better than they were last month. It's not as though we have to worry about money or anything, but still. It's the principle.

 

Laying the pen aside he looked up at the clock on his wall. Almost six, I better get down to dinner or else mother will have my head. Turning off the lamp on his desk, he grabbed his shirt from the back of the chair and slipped it over his head. Shutting the door to his office, he walked towards the balcony doors to shut them. It looked like it might rain and he wouldn't want it to blow into his bedroom.

 

Shutting the door to his bedroom, he spotted his younger brothers door hanging wide open. “InuYasha, if you don't come down to dinner, mother will throw a fit.”

 

Sprawled across the bed, with white hair hanging to the ground, was InuYasha, headphones on, oblivious to the rest of the world. All he could think of was how bad his mother had been bugging him to find a nice girl and settle down. A daughter, Izayoi wanted a daughter. A daughter to shop with, talk about girl things with, dress up in gorgeous kimonos and fix her hair. Man, I should just by her a doll.

 

That smell, it smells like… “Holy shit! Fire, Fire, Fire!” He tried to jump up, but something was on his hair. Looking up he saw Sesshomaru looking down at him, holding a burning piece of paper over a waste can.

 

Sesshomaru stepped to the side so his brother could sit up, then he put the burning piece of paper into the empty waste can to burn out. “Your instincts have failed you brother. I think that father needs to take you out into the forest for a little training. You are too slow to react. You didn't even sense my presence. Now, come down to dinner before mother skins us both.” Setting the waste can back where he found it, he left the room.

 

InuYasha stood up, removed his headphones, and started downstairs. Stupid Sesshomaru he thought. He's not my father. If father wants to take me on a training weekend, he should decide, not Sesshomaru.

 

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“I think it's a fine idea Sesshomaru.” InuYasha looked at his father, and then at his brother. “I haven't had InuYasha out training enough. From the sounds of it, I'd say he could use a good weekend out in the woods. Just because things aren't like they were 500 years ago, doesn't mean we should let our instincts fade. We'll go this weekend.” Taking a bite of his steak, he ended the conversation.

 

InuYasha looked at his brother with disdain in his eyes. Sesshomaru grinned and continued with his meal. “Excellent idea father, you and InuYasha have fun.”

 

“You're coming too Sesshomaru.” Inutaisho said as Sesshomaru choked on his wine.

 

“But father, there are things I must do this weekend.” Failing to come up with a better excuse Sesshomaru looked at his father.

 

“Nonsense my boy, I haven't had you out for a while. I imagine you're a bit rusty as well.”

 

Sesshomaru looked over to his brother who was grinning from ear to ear while chewing on his own dinner. “Fine, I shall go. I'm sure I could use some practice, however father, I am not rusty.”

 

“Inutaisho dear, you should take Miroku with you.” Izayoi lifted her glass of wine. “I know he and InuYasha has plans this weekend. Instead of canceling them, they can just be changed.” She took a sip of her wine and winked at InuYasha.

 

“I was just thinking that myself dear. Invite him along InuYasha. The boy could use some training as well.”

 

Dinner was finished with talks of the day, and plans for the next. Izayoi decided not to pester her sons about finding nice girls tonight. They had already received enough from their father.

 

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“What do you mean I hafta go? Who says?” Miroku asked InuYasha as they finished painting Izayoi's art shed.

 

“I do, that's who. You're coming even if I have to knock you out and stick your body in the trunk.” InuYasha said as he rolled his sleeves up. Making a fist, he punched a hole through the fence.

 

“Point taken.” Miroku said continuing to paint. InuYasha picked his paint brush up and started to paint. “Who's gonna fix the fence before your mother sees it?”

 

“Shit.” InuYasha put his paint brush down and walked towards the wood shed to find a board. Miroku kept painting with a grin on his face.

 

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“Welcome to your new home, wench.” The guard said as he pushed the girl through the doorway of the holding facility. “This will be your home until the day you die.”

 

When the guard had left, the girl lifted her dirt covered face and looked around. In the cell were two other girls about her age. The one walked over to her and helped her to her feet. “Hi. I'm Kagome, and this is Sango.” Sango walked over to her and offered her a cup filled with water.

 

The girl took the cup and drank until the last drop was gone. “Thank you.” She gave the cup back to Sango and looked around. There were three beds, a desk, a bathroom, and one window with bars. “Where shall I sleep?” The girl asked.

 

“Well, I normally sleep in that bed by the window, and Sango sleeps in the one next to me. But if you like, you could sleep in between Sango and I if that would make you feel a little safer. Sango and I aren't too picky.”

 

The girl walked over and sat down on the edge of the bed.

 

Kagome and Sango looked at each other and then went over to sit on Kagome's bed. “What's your name?” Sango asked. She handed the girl a blanket. The poor girl looked cold and tired.

 

“I don't have one.” The girl said as she accepted the blanket and wrapped it around herself. “What is this place?”

 

Kagome looked at Sango. Sango nodded her head and Kagome explained. “Well, this is basically a place where girls are sold into slavery. Sango and I have been luckier than some of the other girls that pass through here. At this point, Sango and I are nothing but maids. We are awakened at 5am every morning. We clean Naraku's house, the man who runs this place. We are lucky compared to others. We are older. Even though we are only 17, we are considered as `too old'. Unfortunately, it's the girls who are 13, 14, and 15 who get it the worst. Most of them are either sold to old men as wives, while the rest are sold off as, well, how should I put this? Many of them are sold off as sex slaves.”

 

The girl's eye's got huge as she pulled the blanket tighter around her. “I don't know how old I am.”

 

“We'll tell them your 17 like us. Listen,” Kagome lowered her voice to just under a whisper. “Sango and I are getting out of here this weekend. Friday mornings we go down the mountain to the market. There is only one guard with us. With just Sango and me it would have been hard, but having one more person will make it a lot easier. So, do you wanna help us, and the three of us can get out of this place?”

 

The girl looked at Kagome and Sango. “Yes.” She wanted to leave this place. She hadn't been here long, but she already knew she didn't like it, and would never like it. She was going to leave with these two girls, and hopefully, they would become her friends.

 

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5am Thursday morning came way too early for InuYasha. His father decided to leave a day early for some unknown reason. “It's my instinct telling me we need to leave early,” his father had said. InuYasha hadn't believed him for a minute. The old weasel wanted to leave before mom could wrangle him in to helping her with the planning and details of the dinner party she was having. He loaded up the SUV while his father and Sesshomaru continued to bring equipment out to the garage.

 

“You'd think we were going to war, not training.” Miroku said as he handed InuYasha the swords that were sheathed and placed in a large duffel bag.

 

“Ha! You think this is bad? You should've seen it the last time we went. Father brought along enough weapons for an army. This is nothing compared to that trip.” InuYasha finished throwing the rest of the gear into the trunk when his father and Sesshomaru appeared.

 

“Alright boys, stop messing around and let's get going. It's about a two hour ride to the mountains. Get some rest if you can, you're gonna need it.”

 

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Sesshomaru wandered through the forest surrounding the camp sight until he found a lonely tree near the crest of a hill overlooking the valley. The moon was full and he was restless. InuYasha and Miroku had long since let sleep overcome them, and father was happy as a clam sitting around the fire sharpening his swords.

 

Something was wrong on this mountain. He could feel it deep in his bones. Something was off. Something was going on. He didn't know what it was, but he would find out. He would talk to his father in the morning and see how much he knew about the mountain. There was a black cloud hanging over this forest, and he intended to find out why.

 

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The lights were turned out in the cell. It was time for the girls to sleep. As luck would have it, Master Naraku decided that the girl he would call Kauga would become a maid in his house with Sango and Kagome. Things were going exactly as planned Kagome thought to herself. She looked over at the girl lying in bed. “You don't like that name do you?”

 

“He chose it for me, but no, I don't like it at all. Once we are gone, I will choose a new name.” The girl smiled at Kagome. She pulled the blanket up to her neck and allowed sleep to come.

 

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The morning came quickly. The girls were starting down the mountain with the guard following. The morning brought with it a light rain shower. The path was slick with leaves and mud. The girls huddled close together, not only for warmth, but to also wait for the perfect time to run.

 

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“Man, this is stupid. It's raining and I can't see a thing in front of my face.” InuYasha, wearing a red gi, was holding one of his fathers' swords readying himself for Sesshomaru's attack.

 

“You will not always be able to see your enemy InuYasha, you must sense him. You must not rely solely on one sense.” Sesshomaru walked towards InuYasha with the intention of battling when he heard a scream.

 

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The guard who had been following the girls tripped on a tree branch and fell to the ground. His gun slipped down the path in front of the girl's who decided that now was the time to run. They were already out of sight by the time he recovered and was back on his feet. He ran forward, grabbing the gun as he passed, hoping he would find them before Master Naraku found out.

 

“Keep moving forward, we're almost to the first clearing.” Kagome yelled as she ran. We're gonna make it. I know we can. We're almost free.

 

The girl Naraku called Kauga was behind Kagome. She was running as fast as her legs would carry her. The first thing she would do when she was free would be to choose a new name. She hated Kauga, but before she could pick her own name, they had to get away.

 

Sango was last, keeping an eye over her shoulder to make sure that the guard wasn't closing in on them. They could make it. All they needed to do was get to the first clearing, and then they could take one of the many paths off of the mountain. Looking back she saw that the guard was starting to catch up to them. “He's coming! Run faster!”

 

The girls quickened their run as much as they could. The clearing was right ahead, just another hundred feet and they'd make it.

 

The girl tripped. Kagome stopped to help her back to her feet and began running with her. When they neared the edge of the forest, Kagome gave her one last push through the clearing.

 

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All four men looked at each other. “It's coming from over there.” Sesshomaru pointed towards the forest. With his sword still in hand he carefully walked towards the path ahead. InuYasha followed holding his sword, with Miroku bringing up the rear with a monks staff. Inutsio watched the boys as they neared the edge of the forest. Something would happen that would change all of their lives for the better. This was why they had left early. This is what would make them happy.

 

She felt a hand on her back as Kagome pushed her forward and through the bushes. She hit something with a thud and looked up into eyes of gold. His face was the most beautiful that she had ever seen. “Help me,” was all she said as exhaustion over came her and she collapsed into his arms.

 

Please review!!!!! Thanks for reading, I promise, it gets better. I already have 9 chapters done!!! If I get reviews, I'll put more up.

Fluffysgirl802005