Broken Flower

Natalia and Kagome drove along the scenic route. Natalia was pleased to note the soft smile which overtook her new friends face.

“So I take it you like this scenic setting?” Natalia asked softly.

Kagome softly jarred back to the present having shifted into thoughts of Makai and Feudal Japan the two places that had been home to her for a majority of her life. She had only admitted to a few other people her love of lush forests.

“Yeah. To be honest I have become more accustomed to the less residential setting over more than half of my life. I actually get a little jittery in crowds still. But eventually that will pass once I become integrated more with the surroundings,” she replied with a reminiscent look on her face.

Natalia smiled softly.

“So what was Inutaisho like?” Natalia inquired.

“Well for starters he was very tall maybe about seven foot. His hair long and shimmering silver. His eyes were one of his most captivating features. They were pools of amber honey which could be capable of immense gentleness or fierce protectiveness. He was fit and muscular having spent all of his life training his body in different styles of martial arts and sword fighting. His mind was as sharp as his skills too. He was quite the enlightened conversationalist. In fact he had trained me to use a sword and also took care of my schooling, because I was so busy traveling back and forward that I did not have time to attend my actual school in Tokyo. A lot of the time we just talked together for hours he was always a good person to turn to for advice. Ironically a lot of the time I needed advice on what to do about his son and my love for him. I suppose that was when Inuyasha's anger first picked up because we had had a fight and I went over to his father's palace with no warning and basically hid out there trying to sort out my feelings. I guess it could not be helped that over time my feelings developed towards the man who always showed me nothing but kindness, generosity and love. However, it appears that Inuyasha did not see it that way or else he would not have massacred the people in the palace,” Kagome said softly.

She shook out of her thoughts as Natalia almost slammed on the breaks out of surprise.

“Wait he killed his own father?” Natalia asked.

“I would not use the word killed it is too polite. No he massacred him and the entire palace of workers. The one's closest to me including Inutaisho he tore them limb from limb with his sword right in front of me leaving me to watch helplessly as I lost my loved ones, my family, my home,” she brokenly said before her tears overtook her.

Natalia pulled over to the side of the road and took off her seatbelt. Scooting over to Kagome and pulling the young woman into her arms, Softly rubbing her back and running her fingers through her hair trying to comfort this woman. At the same time she inwardly cursed Inuyasha wanting nothing more than to bust a cap into his balls for her broken friend's pain and suffering, not to mention the trauma of seeing people massacred in front of you. That she could not relate too personally but she knew enough to know it probably would feel like you had just died yourself.

Once Kagome calmed down they took off again. Kagome staring out the window somberly. Suddenly as if out of nowhere a black hummer rammed into the back of them sending them flying end over end into a ditch. Kagome's powers created a weak shield which sparred them any fatal injuries however, they both hung upside down suspended by their seat belts;unconscious. The bottom of a pair of black dress slacks was all that was seen approaching and the feet clad in black dress boots, obviously male. A male's wicked laugh filled the air causing the birds to scatter from their posts.

An agonized scream cut through the air followed directly by another. Kagome's muddled mind sprung awake quickly as she recognized the tone and pitch of the voice to be Natalia's. Her blurry unfocused eyes softly looked around. The first thing she noted was that wherever they were was a regular bedroom only the window was fairly high. The sunlight filtered in causing her to wince and look away blinking rapidly trying to clear the dots in her vision. Once that was accomplished she tried to locate Natalia again and she did a few feet to her right. She could feel tears of sorrow and guilt filling her eyes and did not stop them from falling down her cheeks. She tried to move towards her only to find that like Natalia she was shackled. With her powers completely tapped out the only thing she could do was scream and cry and she did both. Ryan was brutally raping and hitting her friend Natalia. He stood up apparently finished for the time being and approached her. He punched Kagome so hard the back of her head hit the wall. Briefly she wondered how he found a place to suit his purposes so quick but reasoned one psychotic Bastard could always find another like him that would be willing to help out. She shook her head to clear it.

“I thought I made it clear to keep silent but it appears you and your new friend were going to tell on me. Well I hope your stint here however, long it it causes you to reconsider,” he said with a menacing laugh.

On his way out he spit on her face and then slammed the door.

Kagome tried to move towards Natalia but still the chains held fast.

“Natalia, Talia,please, please don't leave me too,”she pleaded.

“I am okay,”she said painfully. Natalia managed to shift a little so they were facing each other.

“I am so sorry Talia this is all my fault I never should have got you involved in this mess that is my life,” Kagome said tearfully.

“It is not your fault. Sides on the bright side he will really fry now because my boss Horatio Caine will come looking for me and he will find us both. We will get out of this hell hole together,” Natalia promised.

“I hope you are right. I hope you are right,”Kagome said solemnly.

Meanwhile at the Miami DADE Crime Lab...

Frank Tripp entered the building and caught sight of Horatio Caine almost immediately. Seeing the worried look on Frank's face Horatio immediately felt dread rise up.

“H Natalia's vehicle has been found off-road in a ditch in the Glades. No body is on the scene but is impossible she could have got off and waled off. A witness near there recalls seeing a black hummer speed away from the scene but did not have any info about if Natalia was taken by anyone in that vehicle,” Frank told him somberly.

“Well when we find the owner of the vehicle they will answer to us,”he promised.

They exited the building and Horatio and Frank sped off to the scene to look for any helpful evidence that would lead to the capture of those responsible. 'No one gets away with hurting one of my CSIs.' Horatio growled in his mind.