"From the Darkest of Shadows"
By: Shi-chan
Rating: NR
Warnings: None thus far
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha T_T
Author's Corner!!
Shi-chan: Okies, here goes my first ever fanfiction with Naraku in it! Gomen nasai for any OOC-ness that there may be. ^^;; I've never done this before. Hopefully he'll be like my Sesshoumaru-sama and turn out good.
Sesshoumaru: You're comparing me to that pathetic half-breed of a youkai, wench?
Shi-chan: ^^;; Well you've both got dark, intense, rather mystifying personalities. Apparently I'm rather good at keeping you in character, so I'm saying that with the similarities that the two of you share, this shouldn't be too incredibly hard for me. :)
Sesshoumaru: I hope you die a horrible, slow, excruciatingly painful death you heathen.
Shi-chan: ^^;;
****=Kagome's POV
=Naraku's POV
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*****
I can't see anything. What has happened to me? I ponder a few moments, then remember the events from last night.
Inuyasha, Shippou, Miroku, Sango, and I were sitting peacefully in Inuyasha's forest. We were all almost asleep when the Lord Prince Youkai of the Western Lands, Sesshoumaru, crept up on us. He held Inuyasha down to the ground, and demanded we give him the Tetsusaiga. The hanyou was desperately scratching at his elder brother, but to no avail. He wasn't missing an arm, so it was clear that he must've obtained a human arm with which he could wield the Tetsusaiga. Inuyasha barely choked out the words, "Never let my brother have my father's... fang..." Those were the final words my half-human lover ever spoke. They had angered Sesshoumaru, so he growled and shoved his fist into Inuyasha's chest, crushing his heart with his bare hands. That is all I can recall from the scene. Everything past that... is blank.
I break out of my thoughts, finally able to see again. I suddenly feel a chill go up my spine as I notice a rather warm pair of hands attempting to give heat to my icy body. I jolt up from my spot on the ground, and slam my head into the person of whom the hands belong to. I stand up, bowing and apologizing frantically, when I catch sight of the person in front of me.
"N-naraku? What... am I doing h-here?" I ask, falling back over and scooting back a ways. I'm thoroughly scared. Naraku is indisputably the greatest enemy my friends and I have ever faced, and here I am, alone with him. The worse part of it is... Inuyasha is no longer here to protect me. Sesshoumaru saw to that.
She is lying in my arms, and her body is so very cold. Actually quite concerned, I run my hands along her arms and legs, attempting to warm her slightly. Her eyes suddenly burst open, startling me. My thought was that she'd jump away screaming, but much to my surprise, it's as though she can't see. Her dark, cinnamon-coloured eyes are staring straight at me, and unknowledgeable as to what they see.
I can tell she's thinking, but I run my hand down her cool spine and she suddenly jumps up, snapping back into reality. Her head clashes with mine, and she apologizes several times. The apologies end once she discovers who it is before her.
"N-naraku? What... am I doing h-here?" She questions me, visibly fearing for her life. I can understand as to why she feels that way however. I am most likely the strongest foe she and her friends have had to face. She thinks I hate her... she thinks I'd kill her.
I smirk in a genuine way and reply, "You're in one of my castles, Priestess." I can see her eyes grow very wide... She didn't expect that at all. Smiling yet again, I tell her of what happened after she blacked out during the battle with Sesshoumaru.
"He turned to you, and was going to kill you after you fell unconscious because you're more of a threat than the dragon slayer, the monk, or the kitsune to him. I... have been following your group for quite some time now, and I saw Sesshoumaru coming. You fell unconscious after that inu youkai killed the hanyou, so I grabbed you and brought you away to safety. I returned to the scene not long after, and Sesshoumaru was had left. The monk was dead, and his body was in a position that was obviously attempting to protect the woman, and she had suffocated beneath him. The only survivor was the child youkai, the kitsune. When he saw me he fled toward the village."
*****
I can't believe any of what I am hearing. Not only did Sesshoumaru kill Inuyasha, but also he killed Miroku and whilst he tried to protect Sango, she got killed!
I avert my gaze to the ground; feeling tears well up in the corners of my eyes. I know I'm about to start crying, and to show my weakness to this hanyou will surely cost me my life, despite how kind he's been acting thus far. "You... followed us in hopes you'd get the Shikon no Tama, ne?" I interrogate Naraku quite shakily.
"That's only half the reason. And my other reason isn't anything you're thinking of, young miko."
Gasping, I look up from the ground. I can feel my tears spilling down my cheeks but I suddenly don't care. "What... what other reason could there possibly be? To kill Inuyasha? If you knew that Sesshoumaru was coming, then that surely couldn't be it..." I trail off and start sobbing. This is such a horrible life in which I am doomed to.
I subconsciously pull the human girl into my embrace and run my hands through her hair. "Be evil as I may, I still have a heart. I knew very well that the Lord of the West would be the one to rid of the hanyou. The other reason I followed you all had to only with... only with you, Priestess." I feel her wracked form look up from my kimono and into my dark eyes.
She's obviously confused, and doesn't know if she should believe what I'm saying. Henceforth, I lean down and lay a gentle butterfly kiss across her forehead. "Worry not, Priestess. I thought I had not a heart up until quite recently. Around the time I discovered you... I began getting queer feelings stirred from within me. I could remember them from when I was Onigumo. It was the same feelings he got whenever the Lady Kikyou was around."
To prove I mean what I said, I lay a small kiss on her lips. After that, I move my head to next to her ear and whisper: "Aishiteru, chibi miko."
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I am confused beyond comprehension. This youkai, this evil being which is murderous and horrendous, has just poured his heart out to me and kissed me.. twice. To my surprise, his lips are gentle and soft, and they leave a tingling sensation where his kisses were laid. I suddenly wish he'd do it again.
My eyes wide, I back up. Did I just wish... Naraku would kiss me? Surely not! I'm in love with Inuyasha... aren't I? I thought I was... And I should be sad now! The love of my life was just killed by his elder half- brother!
Naraku lays a kiss on the tip of my nose and lifts me off of the ground. "You've got rings under your eyes, Miko. I think you need some rest," He whispers.
After carrying me to a beautiful room in his castle, he tucks me into the comfortable bed. "Good night and sweet dreams to you, Kagome," He tells me, a smile playing on his lips, "Think not of the things you saw yesterday, but think of the bright future which so obviously lies before you." Another kiss is laid gingerly on my lips and he exits the room silently.
My face is red and hot, and I can feel it. Bright future? Yeah, right. A youkai just admitted his eternal love for me, and the half-youkai I love just died. All my friends but one child just died. If that's a bright future than I must actually have a crush on Hojo, which I don't. Tears run again down my face and I spend the next several eyes only crying and wondering about the truth beyond Naraku's words.
I awake the next morning and walk out into the garden. I have instructed my servants to change the young priestess into suitable attire, and have her meet me here when she arises.
I wait not for long because within only a few moments I sense the girl's presence behind me. I decide not to acknowledge her for the time being, knowing she wants some answers and if she starts the conversation, she'll eventually get her answers. Sure enough, I am right.
"Ano... Naraku... did you mean everything you told me last night? Or was it... part of some scheme to get the Shikon no Tama?" She asks me, curiousness stinging her voice. I turn around and smirk as I pull her body against mine. "There is but one thing I'd prefer to that jewel. Do you know what that is?" I look down into Kagome's gorgeous amber eyes and she does not respond, so I answer for her. "You."
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Author's Corner!!
Shi-chan: Wow, Naraku's pretty OOC, ne? ^^;;; Guess he isn't too much like Sesshoumaru. Oh, well! For Naraku/Kagome fans, it's a turn for the better, isn't it? XD LOL
Naraku: Baka.
Shi-chan: ^^ Yep!
Naraku: e.e
~Shi-chan Meows~
=^o^=
By: Shi-chan
Rating: NR
Warnings: None thus far
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha T_T
Author's Corner!!
Shi-chan: Okies, here goes my first ever fanfiction with Naraku in it! Gomen nasai for any OOC-ness that there may be. ^^;; I've never done this before. Hopefully he'll be like my Sesshoumaru-sama and turn out good.
Sesshoumaru: You're comparing me to that pathetic half-breed of a youkai, wench?
Shi-chan: ^^;; Well you've both got dark, intense, rather mystifying personalities. Apparently I'm rather good at keeping you in character, so I'm saying that with the similarities that the two of you share, this shouldn't be too incredibly hard for me. :)
Sesshoumaru: I hope you die a horrible, slow, excruciatingly painful death you heathen.
Shi-chan: ^^;;
****=Kagome's POV
=Naraku's POV
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*****
I can't see anything. What has happened to me? I ponder a few moments, then remember the events from last night.
Inuyasha, Shippou, Miroku, Sango, and I were sitting peacefully in Inuyasha's forest. We were all almost asleep when the Lord Prince Youkai of the Western Lands, Sesshoumaru, crept up on us. He held Inuyasha down to the ground, and demanded we give him the Tetsusaiga. The hanyou was desperately scratching at his elder brother, but to no avail. He wasn't missing an arm, so it was clear that he must've obtained a human arm with which he could wield the Tetsusaiga. Inuyasha barely choked out the words, "Never let my brother have my father's... fang..." Those were the final words my half-human lover ever spoke. They had angered Sesshoumaru, so he growled and shoved his fist into Inuyasha's chest, crushing his heart with his bare hands. That is all I can recall from the scene. Everything past that... is blank.
I break out of my thoughts, finally able to see again. I suddenly feel a chill go up my spine as I notice a rather warm pair of hands attempting to give heat to my icy body. I jolt up from my spot on the ground, and slam my head into the person of whom the hands belong to. I stand up, bowing and apologizing frantically, when I catch sight of the person in front of me.
"N-naraku? What... am I doing h-here?" I ask, falling back over and scooting back a ways. I'm thoroughly scared. Naraku is indisputably the greatest enemy my friends and I have ever faced, and here I am, alone with him. The worse part of it is... Inuyasha is no longer here to protect me. Sesshoumaru saw to that.
She is lying in my arms, and her body is so very cold. Actually quite concerned, I run my hands along her arms and legs, attempting to warm her slightly. Her eyes suddenly burst open, startling me. My thought was that she'd jump away screaming, but much to my surprise, it's as though she can't see. Her dark, cinnamon-coloured eyes are staring straight at me, and unknowledgeable as to what they see.
I can tell she's thinking, but I run my hand down her cool spine and she suddenly jumps up, snapping back into reality. Her head clashes with mine, and she apologizes several times. The apologies end once she discovers who it is before her.
"N-naraku? What... am I doing h-here?" She questions me, visibly fearing for her life. I can understand as to why she feels that way however. I am most likely the strongest foe she and her friends have had to face. She thinks I hate her... she thinks I'd kill her.
I smirk in a genuine way and reply, "You're in one of my castles, Priestess." I can see her eyes grow very wide... She didn't expect that at all. Smiling yet again, I tell her of what happened after she blacked out during the battle with Sesshoumaru.
"He turned to you, and was going to kill you after you fell unconscious because you're more of a threat than the dragon slayer, the monk, or the kitsune to him. I... have been following your group for quite some time now, and I saw Sesshoumaru coming. You fell unconscious after that inu youkai killed the hanyou, so I grabbed you and brought you away to safety. I returned to the scene not long after, and Sesshoumaru was had left. The monk was dead, and his body was in a position that was obviously attempting to protect the woman, and she had suffocated beneath him. The only survivor was the child youkai, the kitsune. When he saw me he fled toward the village."
*****
I can't believe any of what I am hearing. Not only did Sesshoumaru kill Inuyasha, but also he killed Miroku and whilst he tried to protect Sango, she got killed!
I avert my gaze to the ground; feeling tears well up in the corners of my eyes. I know I'm about to start crying, and to show my weakness to this hanyou will surely cost me my life, despite how kind he's been acting thus far. "You... followed us in hopes you'd get the Shikon no Tama, ne?" I interrogate Naraku quite shakily.
"That's only half the reason. And my other reason isn't anything you're thinking of, young miko."
Gasping, I look up from the ground. I can feel my tears spilling down my cheeks but I suddenly don't care. "What... what other reason could there possibly be? To kill Inuyasha? If you knew that Sesshoumaru was coming, then that surely couldn't be it..." I trail off and start sobbing. This is such a horrible life in which I am doomed to.
I subconsciously pull the human girl into my embrace and run my hands through her hair. "Be evil as I may, I still have a heart. I knew very well that the Lord of the West would be the one to rid of the hanyou. The other reason I followed you all had to only with... only with you, Priestess." I feel her wracked form look up from my kimono and into my dark eyes.
She's obviously confused, and doesn't know if she should believe what I'm saying. Henceforth, I lean down and lay a gentle butterfly kiss across her forehead. "Worry not, Priestess. I thought I had not a heart up until quite recently. Around the time I discovered you... I began getting queer feelings stirred from within me. I could remember them from when I was Onigumo. It was the same feelings he got whenever the Lady Kikyou was around."
To prove I mean what I said, I lay a small kiss on her lips. After that, I move my head to next to her ear and whisper: "Aishiteru, chibi miko."
****
I am confused beyond comprehension. This youkai, this evil being which is murderous and horrendous, has just poured his heart out to me and kissed me.. twice. To my surprise, his lips are gentle and soft, and they leave a tingling sensation where his kisses were laid. I suddenly wish he'd do it again.
My eyes wide, I back up. Did I just wish... Naraku would kiss me? Surely not! I'm in love with Inuyasha... aren't I? I thought I was... And I should be sad now! The love of my life was just killed by his elder half- brother!
Naraku lays a kiss on the tip of my nose and lifts me off of the ground. "You've got rings under your eyes, Miko. I think you need some rest," He whispers.
After carrying me to a beautiful room in his castle, he tucks me into the comfortable bed. "Good night and sweet dreams to you, Kagome," He tells me, a smile playing on his lips, "Think not of the things you saw yesterday, but think of the bright future which so obviously lies before you." Another kiss is laid gingerly on my lips and he exits the room silently.
My face is red and hot, and I can feel it. Bright future? Yeah, right. A youkai just admitted his eternal love for me, and the half-youkai I love just died. All my friends but one child just died. If that's a bright future than I must actually have a crush on Hojo, which I don't. Tears run again down my face and I spend the next several eyes only crying and wondering about the truth beyond Naraku's words.
I awake the next morning and walk out into the garden. I have instructed my servants to change the young priestess into suitable attire, and have her meet me here when she arises.
I wait not for long because within only a few moments I sense the girl's presence behind me. I decide not to acknowledge her for the time being, knowing she wants some answers and if she starts the conversation, she'll eventually get her answers. Sure enough, I am right.
"Ano... Naraku... did you mean everything you told me last night? Or was it... part of some scheme to get the Shikon no Tama?" She asks me, curiousness stinging her voice. I turn around and smirk as I pull her body against mine. "There is but one thing I'd prefer to that jewel. Do you know what that is?" I look down into Kagome's gorgeous amber eyes and she does not respond, so I answer for her. "You."
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Author's Corner!!
Shi-chan: Wow, Naraku's pretty OOC, ne? ^^;;; Guess he isn't too much like Sesshoumaru. Oh, well! For Naraku/Kagome fans, it's a turn for the better, isn't it? XD LOL
Naraku: Baka.
Shi-chan: ^^ Yep!
Naraku: e.e
~Shi-chan Meows~
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