DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN INUYASHA, BUT I WISH I DID. I DO HOWEVER, OWN THIS PLOT, SO NO USING IT. GOT IT? FURTHER TO THAT, IF YOU HATE KAGAKU (KAGOME AND NARAKU) THEN YOU SHOULD NOT READ THIS AS THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THIS CONTAINS! Also, my Naraku is a nice one…deal with it.
Chapter one: Feelings that don't belong
It had been the sobbing coming from the other room that made him initially get up and check on the woman in his care. As he rolled off of his futon and onto the chilly wood floor, the dark haired man crossed the room and opened the door that joined both rooms and looked in, mentally thanking whatever god existed that she was crying in her sleep. Moving quietly over to her side, he bent down and brushed her black hair out of her face and smiled even though he felt a sharp pain of sympathy for her tears as he brushed them off her face before they hit her red satin pillow.
"Inu…yasha…" the woman moaned in her sleep as she turned onto her back, making the man jump back in fright that he had woken her and would be experiencing her wrath at any moment.
When the woman did not sit up, the man gave a loud sigh as he stood up and brushed his hair out of his face and looked out the window, the sun was rising over the horizon, just how long had he been sitting with her watching her cry out for her scorned protector as she slept as though not in the castle of her enemy, as if she was not truly scared of him and what he could do to her in an instant. Turning away from her, he wandered back into his room and slowly got undressed from his sleepwear, his eyes turning away from the spider shaped scar on his back, the one that had happened so many years ago when the priestess had saved him. Maybe that's why he had saved her re-incarnation, because the original priestess had shown some kindness to him. Turning away from those thoughts, he pulled his dark hair back into a ponytail and pulled his navy and black robes on to give him the horrible look of death many said he seemed to possess.
A knocking on his door made him jump slightly, he never jumped, not until he had taken her in, opening the screen door, he glared at the two girls in front of him, both his 'daughters'. One with skin, hair, and clothes as white as newly fallen snow, one with eyes as red as coals with an attitude to match and raven black hair tied tightly into a short ponytail, "What do you need Khanna," he looked at the girl with the snow white skin before he addressed the second girl, "Kagura?" he asked them both as he tried to block the view of the opened junction door.
Khanna stared straight ahead as though looking through the man who stood before him, trying desperately to keep the rattling mirror that she held still, "She is still here Father?" she asked, her voice as monotone as her clothes.
Kagura smirked as she flipped her fan open and close multiple times as she spoke, "I guess it's only natural, after all Khanna, Father, seems to have a thing for mikos. If you remember the one he sold his heart to." As she finished speaking, she fell to the floor, her eyes wide as her hands clasped at her chest where her heart should be.
Smiling, the man pulled a small container out of his black jacket, "You forget daughter, I hold your heart, you will not speak badly of this miko or I shall end up killing you. I brought you into this world; I can easily take you out." He said as he released his grip slightly on the jar as he placed it back in his jacket and watched Kagura try to sit up without staggering and falling back down.
As she finally stood up, she turned away, "Don't forget Naraku, I know your weakness as well." She hissed as she pulled a feather from her hair and tossed it into the air, watching as it turned into a feather large enough to sit on before she flew away to hide from the man who held her heart, and not in a good way.
Turning from the two women, he closed the door and looked over at the still sleeping woman who was still scared of him, even after two weeks of living in his castle and not being harmed by anyone or anything. Smirking, he walked to the window and looked at towards the forest where he could feel demons moving around restlessly, trying to get at the woman's power but being eaten away slowly by the miasma that he had spread around his castle so they wouldn't get at the woman who was not even ten feet from him. When he heard a rustling sound coming from the next room, he turned to see the woman waking up, stretching her arms out as she yawned which in turn pulled the strange uniform she wore tighter across her chest as she stepped out of bed and looked around like it had been the first morning she had come to the castle, jumping when she saw him, her eyes wide with fear before she just sighed, her memory clicking back in as she tidied up her room before she moved over to Naraku and stood next to him and looked out the window.
"How long do you plan on keeping me here?" She asked her voice slightly hoarse from crying during the night.
Smiling at how close she was standing now, Naraku shrugged, "however long I feel your company is needed Kagome. Besides, the longer I keep you here, the quicker Inuyasha will come looking for you and the sooner I can kill that mangy mutt." He told her, his voice harsh and cold as he spoke of Inuyasha.
A sharp pain in his cheek made him raise an eyebrow at the Miko who had just slapped him, her face red with rage as her breathing got faster, "He's not a mangy mutt like you think! He's kind," her breathing slowed slightly, "sweet…" her eyes looked out the window, avoiding Naraku's, "and…I love him" she whispered the last part which made Naraku tilt his head and stare at her.
"I'm sorry; I don't believe I heard that last part Kagome." He hissed as he moved closer to her, his evil aura surrounding him, making Kagome's Miko powers kick in and send him flying towards the wall.
Turning, clearly mad that she had just talked to Naraku like that, she moved back into her room and slammed the door, or as well as one can slam a door from that era. Smirking, Naraku walked out of his room and down the hall to the outside before he wandered into the forest, Kagome's scent on him. "Kagura, I know where you are, so blow a wind my direction and sweep the miko's scent off of me and towards Inuyasha and his fellow companions." He said as he reached into his jacket and gave the jar a slight squeeze before a powerful wind blew past him, whipping Kagome's scent off of him and into the forest, making the demons that lived there go wild with the extra energy it contained. Soon, Inuyasha will come and he, Naraku, will have the chance to kill the half-breed, he will have the chance to watch the mutt fall in a pool of his own blood, and he will have the chance to rule the world.
Walking back to the castle, Naraku smirked when he saw her watching him from her window before she scurried away, scared that she had been seen by the demon lord. As he neared his castle his human heart fluttered a bit, making his stomach give a little turn, raising an eyebrow at what had just happened, he decided not to think of it and go investigate why Kagome had run away and wanted to make sure she wasn't hurt in any way.
Kagome, why do you run from me when all I want is to…he stopped his thoughts there, they were human thoughts, and he, a demon, would not and should not be thinking human thoughts, no matter how delicious they were to him.
Inside, Kagome was busy removing items from the large yellow bag she carried everywhere with her and placing them around the room in certain areas. A small kerosene oven she placed in a corner along with all the food she had brought with her. Her sleeping bag and the futon that Naraku had provided her she moved next to the wall instead of letting it lay in the middle of the floor. She unpacked a few items of clothing and placed them in the foot of her sleeping bag so they would stay warm and at the same time, out of view from others. Smiling as she pulled a small, gold, heart shaped necklace, she opened the locket and looked at the pictures that were inside, a picture of her, and a picture of Inuyasha. It almost made her cry. As she tried to hold back her tears, she didn't notice Naraku move behind her and kneel next to her until she was in his arms, her face against his chest, his arms wrapped tenderly around her waist as Naraku held her while she cried into his shirt, trying to ignore the fact that it was her most hated enemy who was holding her like no one ever had except for her father when she had been very small.
They stayed like that for awhile, and when Kagome finally stopped crying and closed her eyes from exhaustion, Naraku lifted her up and gently set her on the futon before she smiled gently in her sleep and rolled over.
"Thank you…Inuyasha…"she muttered to the half-breed who was hugging her in her dreams.
A sharp pang of jealousy rolled over Naraku before he turned out of the room and moved into his own, trying his hardest not to slam the door behind him, Even in her dreams, it's that god-damned mutt that she thanks for looking after her… he snapped to himself as he teleported out of his castle and went demon hunting, he needed to eat or destroy something before he snapped and ended up killing the Miko herself. That wouldn't work to his plan at all. No, not at all.
Chapter End
A/N: Yes, My Naraku is a nice one, but this story basically comes out of a role-play I did with one of my best friends, I was Kagome, she was Naraku, I was Inuyasha, and she was Kagura. Also, I'm hoping to have this done in about two, maybe three more chapters. If I get good reviews, I'll write some more than that.
Naraku: she's going to pay for making me nice…….