Itachi – It's my first trilogy story. I had little time to write it so…here you go. I hope you enjoy this enough to leave a nice review.

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The dark Mansion hidden in the mist of night, the lair of the Vampires…The RoseBud Estate. The only place that may be safe from the twisted village of thorns that wishes for a human sacrifice. Being myself…A small glint of hope is slowly killing my chances of survival…Is sneaking into the RoseBud Estate the safest way for me to go? Or will I be killed upon entry..?

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ROSEBUD TRILOGY

Part II

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.Water-Garden.

Re –Cap of Water Garden Part I –

"The Lord always did say I had been a quite the sucker for young women..." I looked up at the man hopefully, "I will see what I can do," right before I could sigh triuptly, the man spoke again, "but," he took in a deep breath of the now cool air, "if my Lord or any of the others disagree...you might be found by your village peoples...in a pool of your own blood."

... Taking my silence as an 'Okay', the man started off walking, his raven hair flowing with the wind behind him...with myself in tow.

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We had walked for what seemed to be only a single hour until my feet had started to give way...That's right, I spoke to myself, My feet and legs had been bloodied while the three men from the Village of Thorns had been chasing me through the Kiptin' Hine before I had meet this man, I looked ahead of me, my legs giving way under the pressure of my body and the pain form the several cuts and bruises I had gotten, allowing me to take a glance at the man who had reveled he was one of the legendary RoseBud Estate, his pale skin was bathed in the dim light of the moon. His dark flowing hair had been the last thing I saw before I fell on my back from the pain. I grunted. It hurt – Oh how it hurt! I wanted so much to see if the man in front of me would wait – If only for a short while! - So that I may once again stand on my feet.

When I looked ahead of myself to find him, he was not there. Had he left me, and walked ahead? My mind had started to panic, while my head had turned franticly scanning the area for him, but I could no longer see him... I felt something tickling on the same legs that had left me without the man who would lead me to the RoseBud Estate. Whatever it had been, surly was wet – I felt it trail higher and higher up my thigh, the pain, slowly starting to dull away – Then finally turned around only to face the very man who had been in front of me earlier licking his way up my legs. I shivered. Be it by the cold of the nights air, or being in such an intimate position with a man for the first of my life, it did not matter, for it could have been both.

I starred at the black haired man as his tongue made its way over a small gash. He lapped at the blood as if it were an expensive wine – but as I looked closer, I saw that the wound had slowly started to close...I see, this man had been healing me, had he not? I had only started to relax until I felt the man pull one of my legs over his shoulder...and rested himself between the both.

"W-what are you-"

"Silence," the man who hovered above me had spoke in a calm, serious voice, his dull red eyes slowly darting around the area, "Pretend we are merely caught in a near rut," I was completely unsure of what this man had been saying! Was he implying that I play the role of the common whore? "Yes, now keep still, if he asks anything at all, say nothing, I will speak the words for you." But why? And who was this 'He?' that the man above me spoke of? Did I not have a say in this? "He is nearing, please bear with this..." Before I could site protest as to what his actions towards my person would be, I felt his gloved fingers rubbing against certain areas below leaving me with feelings that I could never speak of allowed.

I could only hear myself, fast labored breaths, panting, and heavy breathing. My hands – which still held the heavy chains- gripped onto the mans nobles coat...the man's mouth along my chest, his hands roaming...

"Ah...so you are here," a low, yet nicely intended voice had echoed itself from the edges of the forest, and I suddenly felt the weight of the man who'd nearly ravaged me, lift, leaving me only to lay in his shadow, - As a blushing mess! - as he stood to shake hands with the one who'd interrupted.

The second voice spoke once more, "You seem to be enjoying yourself I presume, have I interrupted?"

The man spoke, his voice sounded a tone huskier then before. "Kouga, you know how to scent sexual tension in the air, indulge me as to why is it that you'd walk in just as I was about to test how loud she can scream?" He looked over at me –catching my heavy blush – and commanding me to stand. I stood behind him in complete silence; listing to his short conversation with this person he called Kouga. This 'Kouga' had worn something very alike to what the man had worn, only not as 'royal' or 'noble' looking to the eye as the man I had been with.

"So, Sir Naraku, this women, I scent she is a human. Is she your bitch, or slave? Are you bringing her to the RoseBud for the Lord to examine?"

His name...the man, was called Sir Naraku?

"Yes, Kouga, a little of both you could say, and I plan on getting her to ease some of my stress once we are back in my private quarters, the Lord and I are good friends, I expect that he will accept my new slave, or at the least not kill her." The man named Kouga had to be one of the RoseBud as well...but who was this 'Lord' he and Kouga so openly spoke of?

"Sir Naraku, we should start heading back, least our trail be spotted by humans."

"I agree," Naraku spoke, and turned to me, "Come now 'slave', we must be going." Without speaking, or even shaking my head, I followed behind Naraku...the events of what lead me here had followed like a cloud...

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We had only walked a mere few feet until we reached what seemed to be a sparkling aqua blue garden, the plants and flowers shining like ice. It was astonishing. Without remembering how Naraku had told me NOT to speak without being told so, I spoke my mind, I had to ask about how such lush gardens ever existed... "Uh...How are such gardens ever existent in the forest? I never knew that such could be made..." My voice had trailed off, down to a whisper then complete silence... Kouga and Naraku both had stopped walking – Right at the front doors to the RoseBud Estate! – And turned their heads to face my person. I had wished for anyone to speak something in that very moment.

"Has your slave spoken on her on? Without being told to speak?" the one named Kouga had spoken to Naraku. In his dark blue eyes I could see what looked like confusion, before Kouga could speak, the man...no, Naraku had interrupted, "The human girl is still 'new' to this, so I ask nothing but excuse for her slipping tongue, she will be properly dealt with by my hand." Kouga only nodded his head – noticing the rusty chains I wore on my wrists – "Sir Naraku, have you bound her? For what reasons did you do such?" Naraku had only given Kouga a look, sighed, then spoke, "if she belongs to me, what can I not do to her?"

I looked to Kouga after Naraku spoke, he seemed to be calculating what Naraku had said, walking over, Kouga took a whiff with his nose of my scent. Naraku had already started to open the two dim-lit, polished wooden doors that stood before me, and my entry to the RoseBud.

"Sir Naraku, I scent only your faint smell on this girl, and no other, I say, this one should be a great keep, least she has not been spoiled by any other male."

"Had you not been listening when I spoke of the girl being 'new to this?'"

Kouga had pushed himself in front of Naraku, and made to open the front door, I only followed Naraku as we both walked inside the place I had tried to find for so very long, and I wondered, had this been the right choice? Hiding inside of a place meant for the walkers of the night?

Had I made the right choice, going to the RoseBud..?

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Just breathing the very air inside the RoseBud had caused my heart to race. This place was grand, it was amazing. Deep reds, fine glittering Gold's, and dark solid Blacks, the Estate had been covered completely in those very dyes. It was breathtaking. Just as I started to take in the surroundings around me, I felt a cold hand wrap itself around my upper-arm, and start to pull the rest of my body next to its own. I looked up only to find it had been the very same man who had brought me to the RoseBud, and had covered me, and my reasons for heading to the RoseBud, Naraku. Instead of speaking in protest or asking him where he had been taking me, I stayed silent. We two had started climbing a pair of steps, and reached a room that had literally been covered with several shades of blacks and reds, it was then when Naraku had spoke.

"I asked Kouga if the Lord had been in, and yet the Lord decides to retire to his chambers early," Naraku sighed, directing me to seat myself on the lush black bed, "I did not want Kouga to see me with you, and had you been doing nothing, for he'd grow curious, leaving me with no opinion then to tell him that you were my new =-=- slave, since I have informed Kouga, and if I'm telling the Lord, he would need to scent my person -=-=-== on your body..." I had understood what this man, Naraku had been implying. He had told Kouga that I was his -==- slave so that I would not look as a simple 'snack' in his eyes, and yet since Kouga had been informed, the Lord would have to be told the same finding's least rumors go around quite quickly. And to in a way 'fool' the Lord of the RoseBud about me belonging to Sir Naraku, he would have to scent me...intimately... but...

"Um...Si- Sir Naraku," it had been the first time I called him by his name ever since I had meet him in the forest, it felt so odd at the tongue... "Does this mean that... uh..." I had slipped on the words I had been trying ever so hard to force out of my mouth, it had only been made worse for me having Naraku bore into my skull... I tried once more, "Does this mean...that – well, since you say that the Lord of the RoseBud must smell the scent of your own on my person...does.."

"Speak your words, do not trip over them," Naraku had stated ever so simply, "I remember telling young Kouga about me using you to 'ease my stress' on this night as well...I wonder if he has already used his gaping mouth to tell every soul on the grounds...which means..."

In a blinding flash of bright lights, I found myself lain atop Naraku's deep black master bed, his heavy weight pushing me down into the very same intimate position as before...his hands – which were no longer gloved – had wandered, touching and lighting fire to every part of me...or so it felt. "Sir Na-Naraku! What are y-you doi-doing..?" I spoke in a loud, broken, whisper. My breathing had hitched, for his hands had touched nearly every nook and turn of me.

Naraku had looked to my face, his eyes ever so red, and slowly took the small piece of cloth wrapping my chest – I felt myself blush..- "Would you rather myself only touch, and caress your skin, or should I fully ravage you instead? It is your choice..."

I could only stare at the man. What had I heard? ...yes, it did sound very absurd, I know, but...the Lord of the RoseBud would need to smell Naraku's scent on my person...but that would either mean sexually, or his fingers and tongue roaming...

"If we do not get started on what needs to be done, my Lord will notice by the next day's dawn and he might..." Naraku had trailed off, until his entire sentence had been brought to a complete pause. "There may be one more opinion in order..." Just as I had begun to feel unsure of my choice coming to the RoseBud, Naraku had spoken the very words I had waiting ever long to hear.

Naraku had spoken; the rumble of his voice had caused a light vibration in his chest, - which had currently covered my own – causing my person to tremble beneath him. "When a vampire like myself feeds on a human, like you, they leave behind a scent...a scent with traces of, what you humans might call 'pleasure' in a way. We of the RoseBud address it only as arousal, and nothing more. If I were to mark you with that scent..."

I interrupted. "Please excuse my sudden rudeness Sir Naraku, but...would you be implying that I must suffer the bite of a..." I struggled, trampling over my words once again, "vampire..?" Naraku had given me a certain look that I had known meant what I had spoken of had been correct.

"The only problem with getting yourself bitten and feed on by a vampire, would be the extreme pain that comes before the enjoyable part..."

"But- But what about-"

"And so, three opinions..." Naraku spoke once more, blocking out the eerie silence in the room, "But... since I also know that you are a virgin, according to Young Kouga, I will try to my limit as not to ravage you...That alone may be the hardest thing for myself to do... which leaves you with the either or of being scent-marked with a bite, or allowing my hands to wander your body. It is all your choice, but please, you must choose..."

What was I to choose? Oh what was I to do? I had sustained by portion of pain in a single night running to last me twelve lifetimes! ...Getting myself feed on by a vampire would do me no good...but that leaves... – Oh my! – If I am to allow Sir Naraku's hands to wander my body...would I be able to handle such? He has already touched me in intimate ways just earlier as we trekked through the Kiptin' Hine Forest...so, why had I been so hesitant? He was only going to trace his hands on my person, like he had done before...it would not be as if I would be having sex with Sir Naraku...

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I had awoken; the next morning, with the feeling of both guilt and regret. I had sat myself upright on the mostly messy bed, and noticed my lack of my 'lack' of clothing...or shall I say, cloth? I jumped – seeing my own nudity – not long after I found myself hissing at a certain dull pain coming from between my legs. Deciding to leave it be, I tried at laying my head back down to the comforting large bed...until I had turned to see the very Sir Naraku lying next to me, red orbs open and starring...I noted his lack of attire as well.

...The sudden memories of the night before had well traced themselves into my mind by then.

My mouth had been agape.

Naraku had shifted himself comfortably into a sitting position, showing off his bare – yet nicely chiseled – chest, and spoke the words I dreaded to hear...

"Last night..." Naraku brushed back some of his out of place hair, "went a little out of my control..." I starred, wide-eyed at the man...vampire beside myself... "We had...we did THAT?" He scratched – almost nervously – at the base of his neck.

Before I had even been able to think of a word to curse him, or even ask him as to what lead to us... 'joining', I had been interrupted by the sound of Naraku telling me to 'seat myself closely' and the bedroom door being opened. As quick as I could, seated myself onto Sir Naraku's nude lap...trying my very best to ignore the large 'thing' that had started poking at the base of my bottom. When the door had opened, Kouga, the one I had met before I had even stepped a foot into the Kiptin' Hine, and another person who had obviously been from the RoseBud; a man, about Kouga's height, dull gold eyes, accompanied by dull silver hair.

The one whoms name I did not know, nor face did I recognize had spoken first, "Sir Naraku," the man bowed, then stood up straight upon Naraku telling him to speak, "Sir Naraku, please excuse us two if we seem to be a disturbance, but the Lord has learned of the human you keep, and has sent for you in his study, he asks that you bring your female along."

As the one with the dull golden eyes spoke, and Naraku had agreed that he will send to his Lord soon, Kouga had made a most perverted remark, "Ha! Sir Naraku we could hear your bitch screaming from all seven corners of the Earth! Even the Lord spoke of you finally enjoying yourself!" Kouga had let out a bark of laughter, that was soon followed by the silver haired man joining in, and trailed off with Sir Naraku. The three men had finally ceased laughter moments later.

"Kouga, Sesshomaru, I must remember to thank the Lord for accepting two young vampire's with such warm humor into the RoseBud, truly, it would have boorishly dull without you two, including your younger brother!"

The man with the dull gold eyes had spoke, almost with a scoff in his voice, "Please! The insolent fool of a younger brother I have been cursed to care for! He is barely four summers old and sticks to the Lord like a paste!" Kouga had begun to laugh once more, patting his knee, "My friend! You think you are the only one shrouded with sibling issues? I must care for a younger sister reaching her teens!"

Naraku soon joined into the conversation, "Hn...Why yes, both your sister Kouga and your younger brother, Sesshomaru, are handfuls, but, as what you think is a mere curse, you are also blessed to have them by your sides." The conversation had went on for some time, topics drifting to family, friends, politics and such. Occasionally, Sir Naraku would stroke my arms, and pull me closer to his person, ...I had still been left in the dark, awaiting the time when Naraku would explain why he had gone... OVER what we had agreed to...

"...By the way, Sir Naraku," I heard Sesshomaru ask, "The young women you hold in your arms, she is to be examined by the Lord, he shall say if she stays and lives, or dies..." The room suddenly turned silent. Kouga spoke next, "Well, I can only hope the Lord will have mercy! For most of the others in the RoseBud, including myself, and Sesshomaru, having a human on the grounds of the Estate may be just what we need." Kouga had proclaimed.

"Also," Sesshomaru spoke, brushing back his dull silver hair, a frown playing on his features, "I would hate to see a girl with such an innocent face stained with her own blood..."

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I watched Naraku ready himself – A new suit of nobles attire, a dark shade of indigo, and his hair tied behind him with a black lace – I had still been urging myself to ask of the...activities that had occurred and why but... Looking down to myself, and remembering my ... lack of non-shredded clothing ... If I had been going to met the Lord of the RoseBud Estate, I was sure that I would need the appropriate attire. As if Naraku had read my mind once again, he had tossed me the out of the ordinary pale pink dress. I only starred. "Wear it," Naraku spoke as he buttoned the over coat of his attire, "If you are to met with my Lord and friend on this day, see it that you are dressed properly – If you had not noticed, my Kagome, your chains are gone, you may move about the Estate freely if my Lord accepts you."

Hearing that the chains that had weighted me down for so long; ever since the Village of Thorns, had been removed, I lifted my hands to my eyes, to see.

Without any second thoughts, I had ran to embrace Sir Naraku...He did not move from his place in front of his mirror, yet I could simply feel the small smile that had crept to his face. And as I did, I believed. I believed that...that no matter what happened to my person while at examination with the Lord of the RoseBud, I would still have this single man to thank for my life.

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"Hn..." the white haired, red eyed man sat upon his throne, broadly playing with the red liquid in his half filled glass, "A human...and I'm guessing Naraku, my friend, wishes to keep her..." the man sighed, "how tiring...what to do, oh, what to do..."

"Lord Touga!" The thoughts of the Lord sitting, muttering upon his throne had been interrupted by a small, dull silver haired, golden eyed boy who looked no older than five summers, who had run inside, placing himself on the Lord's lap, "What are you speaking to yourself about, Lord Touga?" The young boy asked curiously the Lord had stifled a laugh at the young boys tone, "Well, if you must know, my son, my good friend Naraku has brought with him a human women...and one that he says to keep..." The boy only blinked, starring at his Lord until he spoke, "humans are weird Lord Touga!" The boy exclaimed, "Why does Sir Naraku have one, Lord Touga?" The boy waited silently for a reply, but one did not come.

Touga had only sighed, and muttered mostly to himself, "Naraku, you fool...this is merely more troublesome for my mind and body both, bringing a human of all species into MY RoseBud, knowing those are the very same creatures we eat..." Touga took in a short breath, and let out a whistle, "Naraku...you fool..."

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ROSEBUD

-Water Garden...Part I

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Itachi – Hope you all liked it!

I've been working really hard even though I only got 1 review for the first chapter... it kinda' makes me sad though...I remember getting so many Author Alerts on my other Inuyasha stories, and yet I don't see those same usernames anywhere... T-T Oh well, thus the life of a writer!

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