InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ True Companion ❯ Kidnapped ( Chapter 1 )

Disclaimer: I do not own any characters from InuYasha.

I do not know how many know the term ototo, most of you will probably recognize niisan to be older brother, ototo is younger brother. If you know I have used either grammatically wrong, please tell me so I can fix them. I spell Sesshoumaru’s horse/creature’s name as Ahun, I have also seen it as AhUn, as well as Ah and Un. It is just my preference to use Ahun, I do not know for sure if it is the correct spelling. Also the story takes place roughly 10 years after InuYasha the series.

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Her body cried out in pain and every breath felt like daggers tearing across her lungs. The woman’s right arm shook while her left hung limply at her side, twisted into an unnatural angle. Blood flowed down her cold, exposed skin as the demon standing above her ran a dagger across her cheek pressing just hard enough to pierce the flesh.

"Bitch, you should not have run away. We were going to keep you alive until your precious Lord and Master came. Niisan wanted to have you die in front of his eyes, but since you ran away no one is here to stop me from killing you…right…now." The demon grabbed her already destroyed left arm and twisted it even further causing her to scream in agony. "Come now, if you drop to your knees and beg me I will do as niisan ordered and bring you back alive, of course either way you will die eventually. So, beg me, beg for your meaningless life."

The woman’s body wanted to comply and fall to the ground, not to beg him, but simply to rest; however, she refused to give the demon the pleasure of seeing her fall. She looked up, stared into his blood red eyes, and spat in his face. "You will die. He will kill you."

"Bitch!" The demon punched her in the stomach forcing her to double over in pain. "I am sick of hearing that! You still think he is going to come and rescue you? Perhaps I will kill you now, just so I can see your face as you realize your precious Sesshoumaru didn’t come to save you."

"Sesshoumaru-sama will kill you for insulting him, not to save me."

"So you ran to try and save your pathetic life. Rin, here I thought you were loyal to him."

"You cannot take my life." Rin coughed and blood drained from her mouth. "No one can take my life except Sesshoumaru-sama."

The demon’s anger was rising to the highest she had ever seen. He lifted her up by her haphazardly cut hair and placed the dagger at her throat. "If I shove this in your neck right now I’m sure you’ll die."

Despite every emotion that was running through her body Rin showed none and spoke calmly. "I may die, but when Sesshoumaru-sama comes he has the choice to restore my life. So you see only Sesshoumaru-sama can truly take my life." She let a pained smile form. "And if he chooses this to be my death, I shall embrace it."

The demon’s anger could go no further and he pulled back the dagger and thrust it, not into her neck, but her stomach. "I’ll let you embrace it! Slowly, die very slowly and painfully! Let’s see what your Sesshoumaru does." He pulled out his dagger and began walking back to him camp, dragging Rin behind him.

Rin was surprised to find her new wound did not hurt that much more than her others. She had been beaten so much all the pain felt the same, it was impossible to tell what hurt most, it all did. But as the demon dragged her along the rough path and the last of her strength flowed from the wound in her stomach Rin began wondering why all this had to happen. It had been just like any other time Sesshoumaru left her alone, so why did it come to this?

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Sesshoumaru and Jaken had gone off to take care of something. Rin never asked what it was, Sesshoumaru was a powerful demon and she understood that he didn’t want her to know or see some of what he did. He had done that ever since she was a child, and that was fine with Rin. They left Ahun with her, in case she needed anything, and the two of them were near a river, Rin catching some fish for her dinner and Ahun resting along the bank watching her. After she caught enough to satisfy herself she brought them over to where Ahun was lying and went to find some firewood.

She was almost finished when she heard a horrifying roar and bright lights appearing near where Ahun rested. Rin dropped the wood and ran back to see what was going on but stopped when she saw Ahun, body split in two and heads tossed aside like bad pieces of meat. Standing over the carcass were two men, and by their appearance they were obviously demons. One held a bladed staff dripping with blood and the other a sword sheathed at his waist. The one that had killed Ahun had a cold expression in his eyes, which were as black as the moonless night. The other was smiling, obviously reveling in the kill made by the other. His eyes burned red with excitement.

Suddenly, the red eyed demon stopped smiling and sniffed at the air. He closed his eyes and started laughing such an evil laugh Rin’s blood went cold in her veins.

"Ototo," the black eyed demon said, "do you smell our prey?"

The red eyed demon laughed again. "Why yes, niisan, and her scent is intoxicating." He opened his eyes and looked directly at Rin. "It is making me so very hungry."

Rin turned and ran back into the trees weaving and turning to try and throw off any pursuit by the demons. But no matter how far she ran she heard no footsteps but her own. Rin didn’t stop though, she kept running hoping to find her way to a village they had passed a short while before Sesshoumaru had left. Suddenly, she heard the sound of leaves rustling above her, but no wind was blowing. By the time she looked up it was too late, the red eyed demon jumped from the branches to block her path. Rin turned to run but the demon grabbed her left arm and yanked her back, breaking the bones he held onto in the process.

He lifted her off the ground by her throbbing arm and leaned in close to her face, breathing in her scent. "Simply intoxicating." He smiled and opened his mouth, showing off a pair of fangs, before leaning down to her shoulder.

"Ototo," the elder demon’s voice caused the one holding Rin to stop in mid motion. "Ototo, I want her alive for now."

This statement obviously infuriated the younger and she heard a deep growl coming from him. "Sesshoumaru won’t know we have killed her, he will come either way."

Rin heard the elder demon walk up behind her and an arm wrapped around her waist. "Ototo, give me the woman. You will not kill her till Sesshoumaru arrives to watch her die."

The younger demon growled again but released Rin. She drew her arm to her body and cradled it against her. She couldn’t remember the last time she had felt such pain. "Woman, what is your name?" Rin didn’t answer. "Woman, if you do not answer my questions I shall let him do as he pleases." He began to give her back to his brother who looked ready to eat her.

"Rin. My name is Rin."

He pulled her away from his brother again. "Good. Now, Rin, when is Sesshoumaru to return?"

"I don’t know."

"Rin, you really shouldn’t lie to me." He began pushing her forward again.

"I swear! Sesshoumaru-sama leaves and I wait for him to return. Sometimes it is a few days, others it can be weeks, but I never know when he leaves." This was of course a lie, but one that was definitely plausible. Sesshoumaru had told her he would be gone for three days, and this was only the first, but no matter what, she did not want them preparing a trap for him.

The elder was quiet for a moment, deciding whether or not to believe her story. Finally, he lifted Rin up and held her over his shoulder. "Then you should hope it is short this time. Ototo, let’s go." The younger brother looked frustrated that he could not play with his prey but did as he was told.

Rin was carried out of the trees and down along the river. As they passed the area Ahun’s corpse laid tears fell from Rin’s eyes and she prayed Sesshoumaru would bring him back to life. The younger demon saw her crying and laughed his cold, dark laugh. "If the death of one beast makes you cry, then I will enjoy our time together."

His words terrified Rin. She forced herself to stop crying and focused on the pain her arm was in, so as to stop thinking about what he meant. She was beginning to realize if she was going to live till Sesshoumaru arrived she would have to stop showing weakness. Rin wasn’t sure how far down river she was taken, but soon they entered a forest so thick the light could not penetrate through the treetops. Soon Rin heard voices, some laughing, some screaming, and she could see light ahead of them.

They headed for the light and entered a clearing occupied by what appeared to be human bandits and a number of women who looked as terrified as Rin felt. When they reached the center of the camp the demon threw Rin to the ground, right onto her already broken arm. Pain once again encompassed her entire arm and she had to use all her will not to scream out.

One of the bandits approached them smiling at Rin. "Looks like your hunt went well, Boss. We haven’t had one this pretty in a long time."

"This woman is off limits," the elder said without even looking at the bandit.

The bandit looked disappointed and Rin could hear a number of the other men whispering angrily. "Come on Boss, you never do anything with them anyway, let us have her."

The demon turned to the bandit, his black eyes showing no emotion but causing the human become unbelievably frightened. "Do not question my orders."

"Never, Boss. I…I’m sorry."

The demon looked to Rin. "This woman has a very special purpose." Rin wasn’t whether she should be relieved or not, but the demon’s next statement told her she should not. "This woman must be made to know the most suffering a person can before they die. Ototo, you can play, but don’t kill."

The demon’s red eyes seemed to glow with excitement. He walked up to Rin and took her face in his hand. "Do you have anything to say before we start playing? Beg for mercy, perhaps."

Rin’s fear was stopping her from thinking straight, she wanted to tell him she wasn’t afraid of him, that he was a bastard, but she was afraid, too afraid to even say that. Finally, she managed think of the only thing she truly believed. So with a strong, confident voice Rin said, "Sesshoumaru-sama will kill you all."

The whole camp started laughing except for the demon still staring at her. "Then I will make sure he has a reason to." He dug his claws into her skin. "But not tonight."

The boss eyed his brother curiously. "Ototo?"

The demon threw Rin aside and walked to the nearest woman. "That bitch made me want to kill someone, so I will play with her tomorrow." Rin saw the woman’s face fill with fear as the demon picked her up and took her to a nearby tent.

"Tie her up and keep a watch on her at all times," the boss ordered as he headed for a tent on the other side of the camp.

The bandits obeyed their orders, doing nothing more than tying her to a stake in the ground. Throughout the night Rin heard screaming coming from the tent the younger demon had taken the woman to. With each scream Rin’s fear grew until the screams stopped with one blood-curdling shriek of pain and terror. A moment later the demon came out completely covered in blood and headed straight for Rin, a smile of pleasure on his face.

He held a blood soaked hand to her nose. "Do you like the smell? I love the smell of blood, especially of human women. There is just something about it that makes me crave it more and more once I catch the scent. You had best get used to the smell." He wiped the blood across her face and walked away laughing.