.::Fallen Seasons::.
.:Part III:.
The night of spring had risen and it was absolutely beautiful. Kagura spent the hours on the porch, tapping her fan on her shoulder as she watched the full moon glow bright in the sky.
"Nothing like a good break from all of this comotion."
Kagura breathed as she watched the sky peacfully, she lied on her side and slowly began closing her eyes. Taking one last look...
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It was no longer a beautiful night of the full moon. Everything was misty and damp. Kagura struggled to find her way back up to her feet. She turned around and reached out her hand, searching for the sliding doors. She stumbled and fell to the floor, seeing she was already halfway inside the castle, she crawled on both hands and knees to the hallway. Which was also filled with misty damp air.
"Kanna?" Kagura called quietly, she stood up and looked around. No one.
"What's going on?" She asked herself as she walked down the hallway with her fan rested on her shoulder. The air inside grew cold, Kagura shivered. Her body began to grow weak and tired. She fell to her knees and panted a bit.
"What's wrong with me?" She asked herself as she struggled to stand. Her body felt as if it were pinned down to the floorboards. She tried to move but she couldn't. She looked up, a black void was forming above her. Her pupils grew with fear. She found herself slipping downwards into the floor that suddenly formed into water. She was being pulled down and no one was there to save her...
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Kagura was later awoken by the sound of rain falling from the sky, the full moon was still in site in the cloudy sky. It was good enough. She sat up, finding one layer of her kimono halfway off her chest. She blinked and pulled it up, a bit in thought of how that happened.
The demoness walked into the castle's open doors and sat down to dry off. She shouldn't have slept outside. Even for that she didn't understand what she was going to do in the castle.
Kagura decided to just take a bath in the little bath house on the far side of the castle for awhile and relax. She headed down toward the hallways but then stopped when she seen her master walking in her direction. She held her fan to her chest and did not make eye contact with her creator. He did of course have his eyes closed.
The flashback of the rainy day when Naraku almost tried to kiss her came back to the demoness. She gasped and watched Naraku pass her. She turned to look at him but then remembered her bath.
Whenever I'm able to leave... I can always find something to do..
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Hours laters Kagura came back from her relaxation and bath from the bath house to find her older sister Kanna staring up at her with her usual emotionless gaze.
"What is it?" Kagura asked.
Kanna said nothing and left, she didn't have any messages to give to Kagura.
Kagura gave a nod and headed to the main hallway that led to her master's room. She took a deep breath and entered the room where she found her master sitting lazily on the floor with one knee drawn up to his chest and one arm resting upon his knee. He turned his head to Kagura and blinked.
"My dear, what is it?" Naraku asked holding out a hand to his beautiful incarnation.
Kagura swallowed and bowed to him in respect as she is always required to. She growled low and looked up at him, "Naraku, you hold something of mine I want, why do you keep it with you and why not trust me to have it?" Kagura asked with a worried look in her eyes.
Naraku stood up, "Well my dear, I always wondered when you were going to ask that. The reason is, I can't trust you. Second, You are planning on betraying me. What more did you not figure out on your own?" He asked.
The demoness looked down in guilt. He was right. He could not trust her if he knew her thoughts and ideas. Kagura didn't bother to look up when she heard her master step even closer to her. He pulled her chin up with one gentle finger and stared into her beautiful eyes.
"But if you want it back so much, why do you continue to disobey me?"
Kagura's eyes twinkled innocently, she turned down and shut her eyes.
"I..."
"Give me a straight answer why?" Naraku said as he knelt down to Kagura, tilting his head to one side as he watched the expressions Kagura made as she hesitated to answer. Naraku knew how much she regretted to come and see him just for this.
"I... don't know..."
That was her answer.
Naraku turned his eyes to the far side of the corner and then turned them back to Kagura, he slapped her across the face. She fell on her hands and knees startled and shocked by what just happened. Naraku stood up and smirked.
"Of course you don't. That's why I keep you, I love to taunt and hurt you Kagura. It makes you look more beautiful than you do. But at times you're still the most prettiest little wind demons I've seen even if I'm not hurting you. The innocent looks you make,"
Naraku came toward her and knelt down to whisper into her ear.
"The anger you have for me, it makes me wonder if you are interested in me that much. I love it when you come and visit me."
Kagura let out a tiny squeal of hesitation towards her master and pulled back from him. Naraku chuckled, "Even so, I've wanted to tell you something. But not today, I'll wait until my favorite day of the season comes by." Naraku said as he stood up and walked back to his corner. Kagura's eyes followed him all the way there. She clenched her fists and tried her hardest not to cry in front of him.
Naraku... damn you...
It was almost a minute before Kagura left, she pushed the curtains forcefully and stormed down the hallways. Leaving Naraku alone.
Kagura collasped onto the wooden floor beneath her and panted, she was sweating a bit after leaving. She was scared of her master now. When will he stop lieing to her about loving everything she does. She knows well that it has to be a lie. But what if Naraku said he loved her, would everything be alright? Will it turn out the way it should? She didn't know..
