Okay here’s chapter two of “Trapped”, once again this belongs to moonsilver, to whom I hope continues to write such awesome stories!!

Trapped

Chapter 2

by moonsilver

on ward an' out!!

Inuyasha watched the girl breath.

‘No,’ he told himself, ‘it’s Kagome, not girl.’ She was pretty, though. Raven-haired, full red lips, a petite figure--

‘No way,’ he thought firmly. ‘I am not staring at a girl who is lying in my bed unconscious. Especially when she’s been kidnapped specifically for me.’

Kagome stirred lightly and Inuyasha stilled. Was she waking up?

She took a deep breath and opened her eyes. She blinked a few times and frowned in confusion at the ceiling. “That,” she said slowly, “is not my ceiling.”

“No,” Inuyasha agreed, “it isn’t.”

Kagome’s head turned quickly to look at him. To her eyes she saw a boy sitting cross-legged on the other side of the bed. A boy dressed in a flaming red shirt, worn blue jeans, white hair, and…dog-ears?

Her eyes widened and her throat froze. In the next second, it unfroze and she screamed bloody murder. Inuyasha’s ears flattened to his head and he held up his open hands. They fluttered at her as he drew a sudden breath inward, making a hissing sound.

“It’s okay,” he said loudly. “I’m not going to hurt you.”

Kagome’s mind wasn’t working too swiftly. She reacted to this new environment and this person she didn’t know with being terrified. She stepped onto the floor and tried to run. Her head swam and the floor rushed up to meet her. She lay there, crumpled on the floor with her head spinning.

In an instant, a shocked Inuyasha was beside her on bended knees. He reached out a hand toward her and she flinched. His hand paused where it was and fell to his side.

His hands formed fists and he breathed out. Inuyasha visibly relaxed his body and looked at Kagome with a calm expression on his face. He opened his mouth and said slowly, “I am not going to hurt you. Are you all right?”

Kagome stared at him, a wild look in her eyes like that of a trapped animal. She was sitting on her rear, her legs splayed out beside her, but she was holding herself up with her hands palm side down to the ground.

Inuyasha sighed. “Are you all right? You didn’t hurt yourself when you fell, did you?”

Kagome slowly shook her head.

“All right,” Inuyasha said, relieved that she wasn’t injured. “I’m going to pick you up and put you on the bed.”

“No!” Kagome said fearfully. Inuyasha frowned at her. “You want to sit on the hard floor instead of a soft bed?” he asked, one eyebrow raised.

“I don’t want to get into bed,” Kagome told him. “I don’t know who you are or what I’m doing here.” Inuyasha blinked.

“I’ll make you a deal. You let me put you on the bed again and you don’t move around and I’ll try to answer all your questions.”

Kagome hesitated, visibly considering her options.

Okay, lets review. I was walking on the sidewalk, I felt a pinprick, and I woke up here. This guy says he’s not going to hurt me, but he wants me in bed. What a sick person. I’m dizzy and I fell. But he was concerned about me…

Hesitantly, Kagome nodded her agreement. She winced as the world swam before her eyes from the small motion.

While this was happening, Inuyasha had moved closer and she could now feel his arm moving her legs closer together. As soon as that was done, he wrapped one arm underneath her knees and the next around her back with his hand cupping her shoulder for a good grip.

He stood up effortlessly and took the two steps closer to the bed. Inuyasha gently laid her down, making sure that her head was in the center of the pillows. “Now, remember,” he said, shaking a finger at her, “you promised not to run.”

Kagome’s eyes widened as she wondered what that meant. He turned away as soon as the sentence was finished, walked around the edge of the bed, and sat. He picked up something on the bedside table and brought it closer. Kagome closed her eyes apprehensively and whispered, “No.”

Inuyasha stopped. Kagome peeked at him from one eye.

“You’ve got something against a cold washcloth?” he asked confused. “Sango said it might help with the dizziness.”

Kagome gave him a weak smile and he placed the damp cloth on her forehead. She sighed under the mild relief it gave.

“Who’s Sango?” was her next question.

“I said I’d answer your questions, didn’t I?” Inuyasha muttered. “Sango’s a scientist.”

“Scientist?” Kagome said confused. Inuyasha nodded.

“Got any other questions? Oh, yeah, that’s right. You asked me some before.” He paused.

“How about I tell you the whole story and then you ask questions after?” He didn’t wait for Kagome to answer but just plowed straight ahead.

“You’re in the Onigumi facility. There are a lot of experiments down here, mostly youkai. I’m the only one that isn’t because I’m only half youkai. My father was a youkai, my mother was a human.” Inuyasha paused and shook off the memory that threatened to overwhelm him.

“There aren’t many hanyous in the world and I’m the only one he could get to experiment on. He being Naraku. He’s the head scientist down here and runs the whole installation. He’s the person who founded the Onigumi facility. I’m being studied because there isn’t much information about hanyous.” Inuyasha shrugged. “In other words, I’m a lab rat.”

“They can’t keep you here,” Kagome insisted.

He grinned at her. “Why not? As far as I know Naraku’s my legal guardian because my parents are dead. These walls are too thick to go through and I can’t punch my way out. Even if I got out of this house they’ve simulated for me, I’d have to get through the facility. Its ringed by a high electricity circuit that would fry my brain the second I jumped into it.” Inuyasha shrugged. “It’s not so bad. They leave me alone most of the time. I’m just a study of what hanyous do. I get to read whatever I want, watch whatever I want, eat whatever I want--”

“What’s your name?” Kagome asked softly. Inuyasha looked at her nervously.

“Inuyasha.”

“Inuyasha” Kagome repeated. She smiled and took the washcloth off her forehead. “My washcloths dry.”

He took it from her, wet it in the bowl, wrung it out, and passed it to her. She said thank you and positioned it on her forehead. “So who’s Sango the scientist?”

“I’m watched during the day by two scientists, Sango and Miroku. I don’t know their last names. There were more scientists watching me when I was younger, but these two are pretty good. Miroku’s twenty-seven and Sango’s twenty-five. They were hired right out of college to come here so Miroku’s been here longer.”

“Watch? Watch you do what?” Kagome asked, her eyes focused on the ceiling.

Inuyasha shrugged his shoulders and he moved his legs out a little from where they were getting stiff. “Everything. There are cameras in all four of the rooms and an intercom system wired throughout the house. They’re recording everything we say and do.”

Kagome’s eyes widened and she sat up. “They’ve been listening to us?” she screeched.

Inuyasha put his right hand on her shoulder and pushed her back down. “You said you wouldn’t move,” he scolded. “Yes, they’re watching and listening.”

“Why am I here?” Kagome whispered. “I was kidnapped.”

“I know.”

“You know?” Kagome said incredulous. Inuyasha’s ears flipped back.

“Kagome, I’m really sorry about this.” Her eyes widened and she stared at him a little afraid. “How do you know my name?”

“Because Sango told me. Kagome,” he wriggled a little bit on the bed uncomfortable, “you were brought here for a single reason.”

“Which is?” Kagome prompted.

“To be my mate.” Kagome’s eyes widened even more and then they rolled back in her head. She sank deeper into the pillow and the washcloth slipped a little, dampening her hair even more.

Inuyasha swore softly and took the washcloth away. He dipped it back in the bowl and then brought it over Kagome’s face. He wrung it a bit and water dripped onto Kagome’s face. She blinked rapidly and turned to look at him. He looked at her with an expression that plainly said, what now?

Kagome’s lower lip started to tremble and she turned away from him.

Alarmed, Inuyasha reached out a hand to touch her shoulder. At first contact, Kagome brushed it away violently.

“Leave me alone,” she whimpered. Inuyasha sat there for a moment, looking at the girl who was crying into his pillow.

“All right,” he said softly. “If you need anything, just call for me or ask Sango.” He slipped off the bed and padded softly back into the living room. He sat in his chair staring at his computer for several minutes.

“Sango?” he asked.

Up in the observation room, Sango turned away from her paperwork and locked her attention on Inuyasha. “Yes?”

“She’s going to be staying here for a while, isn’t she?”

‘He sounds so sad,’ Sango mused. “Yes, Inuyasha. She knows about the facility now. There isn’t any way she can go back to normal outside society.”

Inuyasha blew out a huge gust of air from his lungs. “She’s crying.” Sango’s eyes shut and then opened.

“I’d say that’s normal. It’s a big change for her.”

“She sent me away.”

“She doesn’t know you yet and some people like to be alone when they cry.” Sango told him. “Give her a few minutes to herself. She’s going to be in here for a very long time.”

“Yeah.” Inuyasha shook his head. “What am I supposed to do?”

Sango shrugged. “Well, she was brought for you.”

“Gee, thanks. I’m the cause of all her misery. Thank you, Sango.” Inuyasha said sarcastically. “I think that would be Naraku as the cause of all her misery,” Sango pointed out.

“Sango?” Kagome whispered from the bedroom, looking around cautiously. “Inuyasha, I’ve got to go. Kagome wants to talk.”

Sango shut off the intercom for the living room and opened the one in the bedroom. The level was of a speaking voice so it didn’t carry much from room to room. “Hi, Kagome. I’m Sango.” Kagome looked around the room more obviously now. Sango chuckled.

“You don’t have to look anywhere, but if it makes you feel more comfortable, there’s a camera up in the corner. It’s on your right-hand side.”

Kagome focused on it and gave her a wobbly smile. “There you go. What did you want to talk about?”

“Is it true?” Kagome asked. Sango felt her heart sink.

“Every word that Inuyasha told you was true. You’re stuck here.” Kagome let that sink in. Two people had told her that.

“Who put me here?”

“Naraku. Like Inuyasha said, he’s in charge of the whole facility. He found you, had you kidnapped, and had you brought here. Inuyasha was just as surprised as you were when you were dumped inside his house.” Sango paused. “He feels bad about it.”

“Yeah,” Kagome muttered. “So do I.” Sango laughed. “You’re taking this well.”

Kagome gave the camera a wry look. “I was on the way back from the post office after mailing my college paperwork. I get kidnapped and put in a facility that expects me to have sex with some guy I just met. I’m just nifty.”

“Either that or you’re in shock. I think you’ll feel better tomorrow,” Sango forecasted. “The information will feel duller and you’ll be able to think better. Or at least that’s what happens to me when I have a big shock.”

“What time is it?” Kagome asked urgently. She glanced around for a clock.

“It’s mid-afternoon, around three thirty,” Sango told her.

“My mother will be worried about me.” Sango winced. “They’ll never know what happened to you. You can’t leave and you can’t let them know that you’re all right. You’ll be listed as missing.” Kagome’s mouth fell open and tears began to roll down her cheeks.

“Kagome, I’ve got to tell you something.” Kagome nodded. “We’re all this way down here. Once you’re in the facility, you don’t get out. I get to go out, but I’m assigned my apartment. I’m not allowed to go anywhere the facility thinks I shouldn’t. My family believes I’m missing as well. My apartment is under a different name than the one I was born with. My checking account, everything is under that fake name. You’re not alone in this.”

Kagome nodded and tried to stop the tears. There were other people in the same situation she was. Except for the mate part. She paused and looked at the camera. She glanced at the archway and then back at the camera.

“He doesn’t expect me to?” she whispered. Sango smiled. She’d expected this question.

“Inuyasha’s as upset as you are, Kagome,” Sango told her sympathetically. “He might have been raised in the facility, but I guarantee you that he’s a feeling person. He wouldn’t do anything like that to you no matter what Naraku ordered.” Sango hesitated.

“I can ask for him to come in and tell you himself.” Kagome’s eyes widened and she shook her head. “I couldn’t ask him something like that, she said, sounding horrified. I’d be so embarrassed.”

“I could ask him and then he could tell you. That way you wouldn’t have to say anything,” Sango offered.

Kagome didn’t move for a few moments, then she nodded barely. “All right. Unless you’ve got other questions?”

“I think Id better wait,” Kagome told her. Sango understood and cut the intercom to the bedroom on her end.

Kagome sat there and thought. ‘I’ve been kidnapped’ was at the top of her thoughts.

‘I can’t tell my family I’m okay. I’m in a facility with a guy I just met and expected to mate with him.’

Fear gripped her heart and she started to cry again. The hot tears ran down already moistened cheeks.

There in the archway stood Inuyasha. He watched her crying and felt more helpless than he had in his entire life. “Kagome?” he said softly. She looked up, her eyes puffy and dark.

“I’m not going to hurt you. I said that before, didn’t I?” Kagome nodded as he seemed to be waiting for a response. “I’m not going to do anything just because Naraku says so.”

Kagome seemed to be waiting for that. She nodded slowly and slid a foot off the bed followed by the other. She stood for a moment on her own and wobbled. Inuyasha darted forward and held her shoulders. She smiled at him thankful for his assistance. “I thought you promised that you’d stay put?” he said ironically. She shook her head.

“I want to see the house.” Kagome smiled weakly. “It looks like I’m going to be here for a while. Even if we say no to being mates now, I don’t know how long they’re willing to put into this experiment.”

Inuyasha rolled his eyes. “Years. Naraku’d never believe he made a mistake in choosing a wife for me.”

“Wife?” Inuyasha swore internally. Why had he said that?

“Uh Youkai have mates, humans have wives and husbands. I’m both so why can’t I use both words?” Kagome accepted this.

“Years, then.” She sighed. “I still want to see where I’m going to be living.”

“You can’t walk on your own without falling,” Inuyasha told her.

“Are you still dizzy or is it something else that’s making you fall around?” Kagome shook her head.

“I can move my head and not get dizzy, its just when I tried to stand up.”

Inuyasha paused looking into her eyes. ‘They glisten,’ he thought. ‘Even if she’s been crying, she’s still pretty.’ He shook his head to clear his thoughts.

“I could carry you,” he said trying to sound reluctant. “You wouldn’t be dizzy that way. If you want to see the house that badly.”

Kagome wavered. She did want to see where she was, but she didn’t want to be carried. She didn’t want to be that close to Inuyasha any more than necessary for now.

“Why don’t you tell me about it and then when I don’t feel dizzy anymore I’ll go see for myself?”

Inuyasha relaxed, his face curling into a smile. “All right,” he agreed. “Can I sit down?”

Kagome looked at the bed and took a step toward it. She managed to sit down all right and Inuyasha sat beside her. Once he was certain she could sit without falling over, he scooted a foot away from her. They were on the long edge of the bed facing the kitchen.

“That way,” Inuyasha pointed straight ahead of them, “is the kitchen and dining room. I don’t know what you want for dinner, but after you can walk you can go look.”

Kagome nodded and looked at the wall as if she could see through it.

“If you make a list of what you want to eat, Sango and Miroku will make sure you get it.” He pointed to their right. “That way is the bathroom. There’s a hall that runs from the end of the bedroom to the living room. The door you were pushed through joins it separating the kitchen and this room. Everything else is the living room.” He pointed to the upper left hand corner of the bedroom.

“It’s where I spend most of my time.” Kagome nodded.

“I want to try again.” She got to her feet and stood solidly. She took a step and then another. Slowly she made her way to the archway and peeked around the corner.

“Bathroom,” Inuyasha said behind her. Kagome saw a finger point directly in front of her over her shoulder.

“Kitchen and living room are that way. Are you hungry?”

She shook her head. Kagome hesitantly took a step toward the bathroom and waited for Inuyasha to say something. He didn’t. She walked slowly to the bathroom and opened the door. Kagome used the facilities and then looked in the mirror. She took one look at herself and laughed.

“I look terrible,” she muttered. “It’s been one of those days, hasn’t it, Kagome?”

She shook her head and walked out of the bathroom, feeling much better and stronger on her feet. Inuyasha was still in the archway of the bedroom. “Want to sit down?” he asked and Kagome nodded. “Bedroom or living room?”

“Living room,” Kagome said softly.

She walked toward him, keeping one hand on the wall in case a dizzy spell returned. Inuyasha kept pace with her once she reached his location and together they walked to the living room.

Kagome looked at the room and moved quickly to a chair. Feeling the support of the arms and back as she sat was a great relief and she sighed happily. Inuyasha sat on the couch and watched her.

Kagome looked at her feet uncomfortable under his gaze. “Yes?” she asked. He sat up.

“Sorry,” he muttered. “I don’t usually get company.” He looked around the room.

‘She doesn’t want to go back to the bedroom since she came out here when it was closer to sit down in there. She’s not hungry. What do I do now?’

Kagome looked around the room. Bookshelves, a large TV, a DVD player, a computer; It was very comfortable in here and obviously a home. There were little notes around the computer desk, the DVDs were alphabetical from what she could tell, the books were grouped by subject and then author.

She couldn’t go home. She couldn’t ever see her family again. Tears wouldn’t even come because she was exhausted.

“Hey.” Kagome turned to look at Inuyasha.

He fidgeted with his hands and asked, “If you’re not hungry, are you thirsty?”

She realized she was thirsty. “Yes.”

“What do you want then? There’s some orange juice, water I ordered one of those mixed cartons of soda this time so there’s lime, orange, cola, and grape.” Inuyasha remembered.

“Grape, please,” Kagome said. Inuyasha nodded, got up from the couch, and walked into the kitchen. He came back with her soda and she opened it.

She took a long drink, swallowed, and set it down on the small table within reach. Inuyasha had brought himself a lime soda, but didn’t open it. Instead, he sat it down on the coffee table and went over to the long rows of DVDs he had collected.

“Is there anything in particular that you’d like to watch?” he asked. Kagome stirred from her sleepiness. “Comedy?” Inuyasha plucked ‘Doc Hollywood’ from the shelf and put it in the player.

He sat back down on the couch and opened his soda as the movie opened. Somewhere around where Michael J. Fox hit the fence to avoid the cows, Kagome fell asleep.