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Dissident Hope	By : inufan625 Category: InuYasha > Het - Male/Female > InuYasha/Kagome Views: 7760 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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InuYasha headed back to Shiori’s apartment. Of course she had been more than willing to call her boyfriend and get him to come home so that they could talk. Sesshomaru had already sent him a text, letting him know that both the crane youkai and the black bears were going to help in the search and they fortunately they hadn’t even asked why it was so important that she be found. He supposed it was because they each had their own reasons for wanting to help her.
The door opened to admit him before he even had to knock and he stepped inside. Apparently in the months since he had seen the young fox youkai he had decided that the natural look was overrated. He now had numerous piercings and two tone mohawk, the tips of his hair having been dyed to match his eyes. That wasn’t even thinking about any piercings that might not be visible under the leather and spikes. The stupid kid had even dyed his tail.
She offered him an amused grin. “He’s rebelling against his parents right now. They don’t exactly approve of his career choice or his shaking up with me.”
InuYasha scowled. “What’s wrong with you, then?”
“Relax, Inu-Oji,” Shippou said. “They love her. It’s me they are pissed at mostly for wanting to be a DJ and then less so for not tying her down before she finds someone better.”
He snorted but when over to the sofa and sat down. “Keh, at least you know that she could do better than a punk like you.”
“Be nice, nii-chan,” Shiori scolded. “Shippou could be your little brother one day.” Both men made sounds of protest and she laughed. “Seriously though, we all know that you two don’t actually hate each other, so can we save the insults for when Kagome miko-sama isn’t missing.”
“Sorry,” Shippou said first and InuYasha was forced to murmur his own apology as well. “She told me that you want me to see what I can find out. Are we talking solid leads, rumors, what?”
“Anything you even think might be about the great miko, I want to know,” InuYasha replied. “No matter how ridiculous it is or how unreliable the source. Tap every resource, call in every favor and I’ll be the one who owes you.”
“If I didn’t know better I’d think maybe this isn’t really about finding the great miko to preserve the peace,” Shippou said eyeing him shrewdly. “Surely there is someone who can take over her work… She’s pregnant too isn’t she?”
InuYasha glanced to Shiori who gave a quick shake of her head even as she narrowed her eyes at him for thinking even for a second that she would betray his trust. Neither one of them realized that they had just played into the kitsune’s hands or how closely he was watching them in that instant.
“I knew it!” Shippou said. “I knew there was more to it. You sly fucking dog. The great miko herself. What kind of game do you have to have to land a miko let alone that one. Holy shit the great miko carrying a part youkai child too. How is that even possible? How did you keep this a secret? I have to know because that is like master level deception right there.”
“Fuck!” InuYasha spat with a growl. He forced a command into his voice and pushed with his youki. “You can’t tell anyone. Not a fucking word.”
Shippou scowled. “Damn it, I wouldn’t have told anyone anyway.” He shivered. “I hate the way that command shit feels like your youki is crawling inside me. Anyway, this secret is too good to share. I mean how many people even know. It can’t be more than five or six, not for the rumors to still be that the monk is the father.”
“So are you going to do it or what?” InuYasha asked.
“Just tell me one thing, is she any good in bed. I hear miko can be pretty uptight,” Shippou said.
Shiori smacked him upside the head. “Do you want him to kill you, idiot? You know better than to ask an inu youkai of all people stuff like that about his mate and the mother of his child, especially when they are missing.”
Shippou’s eyes widened and be barked out a canine apology. “Shit, sorry, I didn’t realize she was his mate too.”
“Even still it was insensitive and crass, not to mention a little insulting,” Shiori said crossing her arms. “I hope you are comfortable on that sofa because I see you spending a lot of time on it in the near future.”
“Come on, you know I was only joking,” Shippou tried.
Shioru snorted. “Do you best for Inu-onii-chan and I’ll think about forgiving you for being such a colossal idiot.”
“I will, of course I will,” Shippou vowed. “If anyone knows anything I’ll find out. I was going to do it all along. Even if I didn’t owe him for my parents I would have done it for you. I’d do anything for you, my koumori-chan.”
Shiori’s face softened and InuYasha rolled his eyes. The kit had game of his own it would seem and InuYasha knew he wasn’t really a bad kid. He also seemed to make Shiori pretty happy which was the most important thing. He’d give him a pass this time for her sake. Seeing the way they were looking at each other though made his chest ache and suddenly the apartment was too small, too confining.

InuYasha stood up. “I’m out of here. Find out what you can.”
Shiori followed him to the door and put her hand on his arm. “You are going to get her back nii-chan. I believe that and you should too. Wherever she is, I’m sure she is staying strong and believing in you too, so don’t lose hope.”
InuYasha nodded. “Thanks, imouto. Be good and don’t let that fox con you into forgiving him too quick.”
She giggled as Shippou protested. “I won’t.”
InuYasha made his way to the roof of the building and then took off in the direction of the shrine. He knew it was pointless but he kept his senses cast wide on the off chance that even a whisper or stray scent would reach him that would help him find her. He forced himself to focus on Shiori’s words. Kagome was out there somewhere counting on him to come for her and he wasn’t going to let her down.
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Kagome woke up in a filthy room on a futon which thankfully looked new. She forced herself not panic, since it wouldn’t do any good, but even more than that because her baby was counting on her to find a way out of this. She looked to the window and the orange color of the sky told her that the sun was well on its way to setting which mean that InuYasha was definitely looking for her by now.
She closed her eyes and tried to connect with her spiritual powers and growled in frustration when she failed. She reached up and tugged on the horrible strand of beads and bones that hung around her neck to no avail. Whatever dark magic was on them was blocking her gift and keeping her from being able to take it off. She stood up and walked over to the window which was barred and looked outside. They could have been anywhere as far as she could tell.
She turned back around to face the room. There were two doors and she knew the next logical step would be to see what was behind them. One no doubt led out and that one would most assuredly be locked, but she could always hope whoever took her was too stupid to lock it or thought she might still be unconscious.
She sighed as she tugged on the first door and it refused to budge. Of course she was locked in or what else would be the point of having kidnapped her to begin with. She went over to the other door and this one opened to reveal a bathroom with a standing room only shower, a toilet and a small sink. Every surface was positively filthy and she cringed as her bladder made itself known. She turned on the hot water in the sink and at first it came out a dark dingy color but to her relief it soon cleared. She wouldn’t drink it unless she was very desperate but she could use it to at least wipe down the toilet seat.
Having nothing else to clean with she took off her outer jacket and ripped off one of the sleeves. She soaked it in the hot water and then set about scouring the seat as best she could. She would still try to hover but at least she wouldn’t feel so dirty if she accidentally touched it. Once it was as clean as she could get it she rinsed out the cloth as best she could and draped it over the towel rack. She supposed for drying herself, her other sleeve would have to do.
She shut the bathroom door and locked it, knowing it wouldn’t keep out someone who really wanted in, but needing to have at least that small amount of privacy. She used the restroom as quickly as she could, not wanting to be caught in such a compromising position. Once she was done she rubbed her hands together under the hot water for as long as she could stand it and then stepped back out into the main room.
Unfortunately, she was no longer alone. Two men, youkai by the looks of them grabbed her arms and dragged her over to stand before another man. He looked human enough except for those terrible red eyes but there was something about him that made her skin crawl. It was almost as if she recognized him, but not quite. She tried to back away but the two youkai held her firmly in place.
“I’ve been waiting a long time for you,” he said with a sneer.
He reached out to touch her face and she jerked her arm free so that she could slap his hand away. She did not want him touching her. She winced as the youkai recaptured her arm and squeezed it.
“What is that on her wrist? Take it off,” he commanded.
She bit her lip as her rosary was torn from her wrist. Her pregnancy was still easily concealed but there was no way they would ignore the fact that a miko was producing youki, and they would figure out what it meant. Her heart sank as her captors eyes widened.
“Someone has been a naughty little miko, haven’t they?” he said his voice teasing, and almost playful, but suddenly his look turned dark and angry and he grabbed her face his thumb and fingers digging into her cheeks. “The father or I will tear the little bastard from your womb with my bare hands.”
She shook her head as best she could with him holding her. She’d promised never to betray him and she wouldn’t, especially not to this man.
He grabbed untied her hakama and then pushed open her hakui. She shivered and tried not to retch as he looked at her, now only covered by the thin scant material of her bra and panties. She almost screamed as he put his hand over the small swelling of her belly, and she did scream as his claws bit into her skin. He was going to kill their baby if she didn’t tell him. She knew this now without a shred of doubt. Now, not to say his name would be the real betrayal.
“InuYasha,” she said with a sob. “The father, his name InuYasha.”
Her captor drew back at once and she quickly clutched her clothing closed around her. Five small pink spots appeared on the fabric around her middle. His expression was unreadable and she prayed to every Kami-sama she could think of that he wouldn’t kill her or the baby.
“Any other name, had you said any other name you would be dead, but the idea of taking his child and raising it as my own amuses me in a way you cannot possibly understand,” he told her. “You are safe for now Miko-sama.”
Kagome shuddered. The way he said miko-sama as if it were both a seduction and a dirty word made her stomach turn. She didn’t know why it mattered that the baby was InuYasha’s. She couldn’t explain why she felt that way, but she was certain that it wasn’t because of who his brother was. There was definitely some other reason. Just as she felt in her heart that there was another reason that he was so angry with her for being pregnant. It had nothing to do with who she was or InuYasha, that it was a separate issue entirely. Of course none of that made any logical sense but she trusted her own instincts.
The man with the red eyes and the two youkai left her alone again and she heard the door being bolted shut from the outside. Once they were gone and the shock of what had almost happened hit her she sank down to the floor on her knees. She closed her eyes as her entire body trembled and forced her thoughts inward. She focused on her heart rate and her breathing until they had both slowed and her hands were once again steady.
Slowly she stood, gathering up her hakama and then returned to the bathroom so that she could inspect and clean the small wounds on her stomach. She was relieved to find that they were little more than scratches. She didn’t really want to use the water from the sink in an open wound so instead she dabbed at them with a clean spot on what was left of her chihaya until the bleeding had stopped completely and then righted the rest of her clothing.
She went over to the futon and laid down not knowing what else to do. At least if this man or whatever he was wanted her baby then they were both as safe as they could hope to be for now. She curled up on her side and wrapped her arms across her middle.
“It’s going to be okay,” she said quietly. “Your daddy won’t stop looking until he finds us, and he will find us. He’s going to come for us, so we just have to be brave until then.”
She quickly wiped away the tears on her cheeks. She could do this. She could be brave until he found them. Until then she would do whatever it took to stay alive and keep their baby safe. The door opened suddenly and she sat up. A woman stepped inside carrying two grocery bags. She dropped them on the futon. She stepped back out and then returned again with a bucket and a broom.
“He wants you to clean this place up,” the woman said. “He wants you healthy so nothing happens to the baby. I wouldn’t fuck with him if I were you.”
Kagome didn’t say anything as the woman stared at her. She wouldn’t have known what to say, even if she had wanted to speak. The woman rolled her eyes and left, slamming the door and then sliding the lock into place. As soon as she was gone, Kagome grabbed the first grocery bag and looked inside. There were several bottles of water as well as two cans of juice. The other had several prepackaged snack items and one packed fresh meal. Everything appeared to be unopened.
She knew it was a risk, but she didn’t think they would poison her. She was certain her captor was the type that would prefer to get his hands dirty if he was going to kill someone. She opened a bottle of water and drank half of it all at once thirstier than she had realized. Next she took out small meal and opened it. She sniffed it as if that would tell her if there was more wrong with it than if it was spoiled. InuYasha would have been able to tell, but he wasn’t here so she would just have to go with her instincts.
She ate quickly and then went over to the bucket. Inside were several rags as well as a few different cleaning products. She didn’t know why the woman thought she might refuse to clean. She had no intention of living in filth is she didn’t have to and she was actually grateful to have what she needed to make her prison cleaner and safer for her and the baby.
he started with the broom, sweeping everything over into one corner. She couldn’t do much with that now, but once she was one with the bucket she could use it as a trash can. It was actually a relief to have something to keep her mind and her hands occupied with. She swept, scrubbed and wiped down every corner and crevice of the main room and the bathroom until they actually looked almost fit to live in. The final step was to wash the floor. Once it was nearly done she sat against the wall and waited for it to dry. All that remained to clean was the last corner.
Satisfied that she wouldn’t leave footprints she carried the bucket back to the bathroom and dumped it out then returned to the pile of dirt and debris and swept it into the bucket as he she could. She then used the rag to wipe down that final area and smiled, taking pleasure in a job well done. She set the rag over the side of the bucket and then set it by the door before returning to the futon.
She sat down and opened one of the cans of juice and took a drink. It was completely dark outside now. She wondered what InuYasha was doing. Was he worried about her? Of course, she knew that he would be, but was he hopeful as well. She had to believe that he was, just as she had to believe that he would find her and bring her home.
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