InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Torn ❯ Distraught ( Chapter 3 )

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*Everyone who made a guess about what Rin-chan picked up last chapter was correct…Am I that predictable?

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha & Co. All I own is the key to the dark closet they're locked in.

~*~ Warning this fic is not intended for children. ~*~

* 3 Distraught*

~Kagome~

I feel so cold and uncomfortable. It's black all around. Is this death? No, Inuyasha would be here. Or is this death and I'm just fated to be alone.

No, I'm alive I can feel my steady heartbeat.

It's disappointing.

Why am I alive? Why didn't Sesshoumaru kill me? Where am I?

My eyes flutter open and immediately adjust to the dimly lit surroundings. My back is stiff against a stone wall and I realize that I'm unable to move due to my hands being chained above my head. My legs are stretched out in front of me and my rear is numb.

How long have I been sitting here stuck to this wall? Did Sesshoumaru do this to me?

These questions plague my mind as I scan the small cold room. This place looks and feels like a dungeon.

Is this the way I'm supposed to die? Rotting away slowly in an underground pit? Where's the dignity in this?

I was supposed to die with my Inuyasha.

Without him I have no purpose.

I have no family.

I have no friends.

Everyone is gone.

Is this the way it was supposed to be? First the well closing, trapping me in this era, then each and every one of my friends drifting away, only leaving Inuyasha with me… but now…he's gone too.

What was the point of me being sucked into the well in the first place if I was destined to end up alone and helpless?

My mind goes blank and I hold my breath when I hear steady footfalls nearing the steel door that locks me away from the outside world.

Is someone coming to free me…check on me…kill me?

I can hear latches being undone and my chains rattle as I anticipate what awaits me on the other side of the door.

The door swings open and light pours into the room causing me to turn my face away from the sudden brightness.

"So you finally decided to wake." I hear the placid voice and immediately know its owner.

Sesshoumaru.

I look up at him blinking rapidly to adjust to the light. When my vision clears and makes contact with his amber eyes, I instantly avert my gaze.

His eyes are so much like Inuyasha's and then again they are so different. When I look into them all I can see is a memory of Inuyasha's soulless orbs.

It's painful.

"Do you wish to be released from your bonds?" I can hear a tint of true curiosity in his voice.

This is a trick. I know he only wants to ridicule me. I will not play his game.

"Why didn't you kill me?" I ask, my voice hoarse from lack of use.

I can almost feel him snicker.

"When did life become so meaningless to you, young miko?"

"When did life become so meaningful to you?" I retaliate.

I could tell that I hit a nerve. He remained still and unresponsive.

Is it possible that I have made the `great lord' speechless?

My thoughts falter when his hand cups my face almost gentle…almost.

I'm forced to look at him and I quiver in his gaze.

"You will stay alive until I am ready to dispose of you." His grip tightens and his claws threaten to pierce my skin.

"Now you have a choice, either you can reside here or you can come upstairs and have a much needed bath along with a suitable bedchamber? The choice is yours miko."

I want nothing more than to spit in his face, but disappointingly my mouth is too dry to do such things.

Do I really want to waste away in here?

No.

Do I really want to go with this bastard to some unknown place?

No.

Honestly what option do I have? I should just…give in.

Who knows what may happen…

Well, it looks like my trip will be slightly delayed Inuyasha, think you can wait for me?

"I choose…I choose to go upstairs…with you."

I can see satisfactory spread across his face…it makes my stomach churn.

"Wise decision miko."

He let go of my face and I drop my head in disgust and defeat.

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~Sesshoumaru~

"Wise decision miko."

I truly expected her to make my act of persuasion difficult in every way…surprisingly she made it quite easy.

I release her head from my grasp and it falls like dead weight into her chest.

I sense regret.

Another worthless emotion that humans possess. I have yet to give her something to regret…

I easily dispose of her shackles with a single poison claw. Her hands drop into her lap and she quickly massages her weak limbs.

I turn my back to her.

"Hurry and rise to follow me before I lose my nerve."

I hear her grunt and make an attempt to stand, then a soft thud.

I look down over my shoulder at her and see that she is still in a seated position.

"I… I can't stand…on my own." She informs me while keeping her gaze averted to the ground.

"Are you asking for my help?"

If she wants my assistance I want to hear her say it. I have no sympathy for her and I will let it be known.

She lifts up her head and gives me an icy glare.

Very laughable.

"If I needed your help I would say so." her voice is as icy as her glare.

It seems that she is trying to keep hold of whatever pride she has left…it's beyond me why she bothers.

I continue to watch her attempt to get on her feet.

My patience is growing weary.

I grab her and place her over my shoulder. She makes a loud yelp but immediately becomes rigid as I carry her up the stairs.

"Why are you doing this? Why are you keeping me alive?" her voice is barely audible.

"You will find out soon enough, first you will bathe. I will not permit your stench of blood in my fortress."

"I hate you!" she shouts.

Does she think that those words harm me in any way?

How foolish this wench is.

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A.N. I am so sorry that this chapter went nowhere. I was just having a lot of trouble expressing my outline and getting to the point.

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