To Love A Spider
(I do not own the show InuYasha, nor do I own Naraku. But I do own Yurei.)
Chapter One- Beginnings.
She was walking though a forest, looking around curiously. She had no memory of who she was or how she came to be here, all she knew was that she was in a forest...all alone. She tried to think of her name but found none came to mind, how odd. Who was she?
She blinked and came to a halt, looking around the treeline. She spun around and saw a man kneeling in the shadows, he wore a white baboon fur cloak...the head of the beast masking his features. She crossed her arms over her chest, "W-Who are you?" "No one of consequence." Came the reply, the seductive voice wrapping around her like a blanket. He smelled off, similar yet different than her. She looked away from him when she heard a soft buzzing, seeing hornets flying above the two of them.
She looked back at the person, who she guessed was a male. She walked a little closer to him, cautious about the stranger. "You...wouldn't happen to know who I am, do you?" The man shifted his head, the baboon mask tilting slightly to one side. "Don't you know who you are?" She shook her head slowly, the look in her eyes one of genuine confusion. "No.."
The man in the baboon cloak stood with a mesmerizing slowness, towering at least a foot and a half above her. She looked up at him, attempting to see underneath his mask....without success. "Who are you?" She asked again, "I mean, really." "...I am called Naraku." She blinked, "Oh." Somehow the name struck a chord within her, like a forgotten memory begging to once again surface and be remembered. "Naraku...." The man turned and began to walk away from her, appearing to be uninterested in her. She looked up and followed him, walking a little ways behind him.
He said nothing against it, letting her follow him for the time being. She quickened her pace to walk beside him, not looking at him and saying nothing. A kind of mutual understanding passed between them; Naraku had the essence of a dominant master, commanding people to obey. She needed someone to follow, someone to lead her down some path....any path. She looked up at him, loyalty already shining in her dark orange-gold eyes. She was drawn to this strange man, to his powerful aura, his voice, even his odd cloak.
They soon arrived to a dojo like home, Naraku walked up and slid open the paper door. He looked back at her and she walked in slowly, hearing the door slide shut behind her. Darkness enveloped her instantly, covering her in inky blackness. She heard the shifting of the cloak as Naraku walked around the room and looked at him....she could see him? She looked around, she could see perfectly in the dark. "Don't act so confused, girl. You're a demon..."
She blinked at him, "What? Me?" She looked at her hands then back up at Naraku, who's back was turned to her. He was removing his cloak, letting it drop to the floor. She saw he had long, thick, and slightly curly dark black hair. He wore a purple and black robe and had pale skin. "Yes, you." He said without turning around, staring at the wall. She flipped her light gray hair out of her face and frowned, thinking about what he said. "And...are you a demon?" Naraku smiled slightly, a low chuckle rising out of his throat. "Yes, but only half...for now." She nodded and sat down on her knees, staring at the man's back.
"Can I stay with you?" She asked suddenly, surprising herself. Naraku turned faster than he intended, revealing his face to the nameless girl. He recovered and smiled, "No one has ever asked to stay with me..." She took in his handsome face, which was quite the eye catcher. His blood red eyes are what she couldn't look away from, eyes that could bend wills to his own. She looked away finally, catching her breath. "I don't have anywhere else to go." She heard Naraku walk up to her slowly, kneeling before her. His strong hand took a hold of her face, tilting her head up so she looked at him. "I've never seen a lemur demon before." She blinked, lemur? He noticed her confusion and reached behind her smoothly, bringing forth her fluffy, black and gray striped tail. She put a hand on top of her head and felt a round, fuzzy ear. Naraku smiled, amused by her.
He stroked her tail thoughtfully, quite pleased that she let him. "If you're going to be staying her, then you need a name." She blinked and smiled slightly, "Really?" Naraku pulled his hand away, "I've always wanted a pet." She only smiled, waiting for him to give her a name. He looked at her for a moment them smirked, "Yurei." She jerked, a jolt jumping though her body suddenly. She touched her collarbone, wincing slightly at the uncomfortable feeling there. Naraku moved her hand easily, his brow slightly furrowed in concentration. He smiled suddenly, "I see now. You're race of demon binds to others when their recognized by a master. In your case, when I named you. How interesting..."
Yurei thought for a moment, confused. "So...your my Master now?" Naraku smirked slightly, obviously amused with the statement. She smiled, "Then I will serve you until I die, my Lord!" Naraku let his eyes fall down to the small, black outline brand of a spider...his own mark. He stood slowly, looking down at her. "And serve me....you will."
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Yurei sat up, holding her head lightly. It had been a month since she was found by Naraku, and still she was having that dream. She leaning back on her hands and sighed long and low, wanting to go back to sleep. She wore a light purple kimono, one that showed her figure well and pleased Naraku. He refused to let her look unacceptable in any fashion; which meant she wore what he provided for her, no exceptions. She blinked when she heard her name, his voice causing her to look up. Naraku stood next to a post in her room, leaning there nonchalantly. She smiled at him slightly, "Good morning, my Lord." Naraku walked closer to her, "You were talking in your sleep again..." She looked down at her lap, "Oh, I apologize." "You dream of that night often, I know you do." He stated again, crouching a few feet from her and sitting down. "I wonder why..."
She stretched slowly, feeling Naraku's eyes on her now. "It's the first real memory I have, there's nothing before that. I relive it over and over." She smiled at him, her tail flicking lazily behind her. Naraku looked away after a moment, remaining silent. He looked up, "Kagura." A gust of wind filled the room and a woman with black hair and a red, white, and green kimono appeared...kneeling before him. "My Lord?" "What are you doing? Did you think I could not sense your presence?" Kagura flinched, a shiver rippling through her body. "I...I was merely checking in on you, sir." Naraku scowled, "Your excuses won't fool me. You were spying." Kagura lowered her head more, closing her red eyes. Yurei looked at her, wondering why she had been spying. She knew Kagura hated their Lord, though she didn't really know the whole story as to why she did.
"Now go, and take the others with you. I don't want any more disturbances." Kagura bowed lower still and was gone in a gust of wind, going to the others who served under Naraku. He looked over at Yurei and his brow smoothed, "Kagura oversteps her boundaries, often forgets her place. Learn from her mistakes." She nodded once, "I will, my Lord." After staring at her for a moment he beckoned her to him, satisfaction lighting his eyes when she obeyed immediately. He supported his weight with one hand as Yurei settled herself close to Naraku, looking at him patiently. His eyes trailed down to her jawline, down her throat, coming to a halt on the spider mark under her collarbone. He reached up a hand and trailed his fingers down her neck, tracing her collarbone absentmindedly. She lifted her chin slightly, not objecting to his touch. "Does the mark still burn when you wake?" He asked softly, eyes on the mark. She shook her head, "Not when you're here." He smiled then, silent.
He pulled her closer to his body suddenly, wanting to know how far he could go with her. Yurei's breath caught slightly but she did not object still, looking up into his face. He leaned close and over her, dominating her with the ease of breathing. His lips ghosted close to her and he faintly felt her lips part, inviting him to press his mouth to hers. He smiled wickedly, breathing in her scent. Yurei had closed her eyes and sat there, waiting for Naraku's touch...hoping it would come. "You should resist some, Yurei, or I'll take advantage of your loyalty." She smiled a little, opening her orange-gold eyes. "Why would I step out of my place? Your my Lord." Naraku smiled, obviously pleased. "Good girl."
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Kagura sat atop of her giant feather, soaring the air currents slowly...wasting time before having to go back to Naraku. She was alone, but had convinced the others to leave Naraku's household as well...since it was his order to do so. She scowled slightly, clenching her fists. How she hated that man, the man she was bound to servitude to. How could Yurei follow him of her own will, unlike the others? "What is that girls problem?" She asked the wind, scowling at nothing. She shook her head, not wanting to think about that man anymore. It was Yurei's choice, she could do as she wished and regret it later.
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Naraku looked at the demon girl under him, her gray hair sprawled out around her on her mattress. He held Yurei's wrists lightly in one hand above her head, his other hand supporting most of his weight. She looked up at him innocently, a light flush coloring her pale face. "My Lord..." He leaned down and brought his mouth close to hers once more, feeling the lemur demon arch under him slightly...reaching for him. He smiled, letting his lips teasingly brush hers as he spoke. "Swear everything to me, Yurei. Swear and I will give you power, such power you can't even imagine." She blinked and stiffened slightly, a shiver passing through her momentarily. Naraku pulled his head back, a dangerous smile on his face. "Swear....what, my Lord?"
"Your loyalties, your will, your freedom, your life, your soul.....your body." His hands tightened on her wrists to enforce his point, pressing closer to her. Something felt wrong deep in her core, something telling her not to agree. A voice from the depths of her memory surfaced, 'Never let anyone control you, ----. When you give someone that power, you give them the power to alter who you are. You give them the power to hurt you.'
Teeth grazing her flesh brought her mind back to the present, discovering Naraku's mouth had found her throat. Her eyes fluttered shut as Naraku nibbled on her skin, sending electric shocks up and down her body. Breath filled her lungs sharply and she whispered, "Yes....I swear." A familiar sensation flared on her collarbone, making her wince. Naraku watched the spider outline turn black, filling it in and making it whole. He smiled in triumph and kissed it, letting his tongue run over it unshyly. Yurei arched a little, her face relaxing as the pain dulled itself into nonexistence. He released his hold on her wrists and slid his hand down her arm and body, touching what he wanted. "My Lord..." She said, trying to gain his attention.
His eyes flicked up to hers, his hand on her ribcage possessively. "What happened?" He smirked and kissed her jawline with a practiced slowness, "You belong to me completely now." He said softly, his voice holding a undertone warning to stay that way. He led her arms up to circle around his neck and sat up, making her straddle him in her short kimono. His hand cupped her thigh and she blushed, resisting the urge to shy away. "Look at me." He commanded suddenly; Yurei obeyed and looked into his cold, crimson eyes...her lips parting. Naraku took her chin with his other hand and led her face to his, letting his lips envelop hers. Her eyes instantly closed and her hands slid to the front of his robes, bunching them in her fingers as she met his kiss by returning it. Naraku's long fingers slid up her neck and into her hair, exploring her thick gray locks.
Yurei pulled back for air and gasped slightly, her heart pounding from more than lack of air. The spider simply continued on to her exposed neck, his hand moving from her thigh to circle around her thin waist. Yurei shivered at the assault his lips made, feeling him make dark marks on her skin that weren't spider shaped. His hands left her hair and waist to open her kimono, his hands resting on her bare skin where her ribcage was. Naraku's mouth began to go lower, working and biting her shoulder...getting closer to his planned destination.
Naraku suddenly stopped his advances and looked up, his gaze fixed upon the treeline outside. Yurei looked at him, "My Lord...? What is it?" He glared at the treeline, closing her kimono with a clearly annoyed flick of his wrist. "Kikyo." He growled out, moving Yurei away and off of him before he stood. The lemur demon stood slowly, closing her kimono more firmly now. "Kikyo?" Naraku walked out of the room and stood on the wooden porch, his body tense and brow no longer smooth. "Show yourself, woman." A woman with long black hair broke through the treeline, serpent like flying creatures following her wake. She had long black hair tied up in the style of a priestess and a red and white kimono on; she was beautiful and passive looking, like her face forgot what emotion was. Yurei looked from one to the other, "Who...who is Kikyo?"
Thank you so much for reading, please review!I promise more chapters. ~BP
