The pain was what woke her simultaneously through the night, and every time, she saw Naraku standing next to the window. This time, she gasped as the spasm of pain hit her hard and fast. She curled into a little ball, and shook, and cried, and tried not to scream. It really was a pitifully sad sight. She scrunched her eyes closed as she felt like killing 'herself', just to ease the pain. She calmed slightly as she suddenly felt a soothing presense, and a soft touch.
Someone had placed a soft warm hand on her arm, and, it actually helped her somewhat. She had no clue as to why, but it did. She squinted up her eyes, and saw the distorted form of someone, and the hand that they had placed on her arm was glowing a soft, calming, baby purple. As she didn't know who it was, and would probably never see them again, she lifted up her hand and delicately placed it on the side of their face. They seemed to know that she couldn't speak, and knew it was her way of thanks, as they placed their hand on top of hers. Melody felt a small smile tug at her lips, as the world once again fell, to darkness.
Sometime l8ter
The raccoon hanyous coal black eyes flickered open. Awakened by a dream. "Are you going to stay awake this time?" Melody fought to sit up.
"Shut up Kagura." groaned Melody, "Wheres Master Naraku?"
"i dont now, and you do realise that you just called him master right?"she looked smug.
"I did?" Kagura nodded, "Fuck..." she suddenly hissed through her teeth as her back started to spasm agian.
"Kagura, leave." a cold voice commanded. Only then did they realise that a dark shadow had been standing in the door. With wide eyes, Kagura listened. As she left, Naraku seemed to float over to her. His dark hair was being held back by a black ribbon, and he wore his usual violet Kimono.
"I take it your feeling better." he said.
"Not really." she hissed, glaring at him.
"Why the accusing look?" he souded slightly amused as he walked over to the window and covered it with the large black curtains.
"If you hadn't sent me after that damned dragon demon, I would never be in this much pain in the first place!" and she ended by having to curl into a little ball as her side start to spasm this time. He only laughed at her pain, but when she looked, she saw something odd in his eyes.
"Get up." he then commanded.
"What?"
"I said get up. I've brought someone who can help you get better." and in walked a ghostly man with long messy black hair, bright blue eyes, and was dressed in a white shirt, and brown pants.
Melody glared as she tried to stand up off the bed. But ended up falling to her knees with a gasp. She felt oddly gentle hands grasp her around her waist and arm, and helped her to stand up straight. The arm felt oddly familiar around her waist, and thats when she realised that it was Naraku who was holding her up, she pulled away.
"This is Jageromaru. The soul of the worlds best demon healer. I summoned him out of the grave to help you get better." melody turned to him,
"whats the catch."
"Nothing, I just need you to get better so you can collect more shards for me. Seeing as you failed to get the ones from the demon I sent you after." his voice was menacing.
"Me? failed at stealing? Ha!". And she stummbled over to the tattered clothes that she wore during that mission, and pulled out a small glass bottle, with four glowing shards in it. She looked at them for a minute before she said,
"After Inuyasha pulled me out of the rubble, I accidentally fell against his chest, and I decided to take that time to nick what he had on him, and i found these."And she tossed them to a stunned Naraku, and then she rummaged through her pants pocket, and pulled out another, larger peice of a jewel shard, and tossed that to him as well." And that was in the dragon demons throat."
"Excuse me. But if your done with your little happy hour, I beleive I have a job to do." said Jageromaru.
"Right, I'll be in my chambers when you've finished, I have work to do." and Naraku left without a backwards glance.
"Your welcome asshole!" yelled Melody after him.
"Right, Take off your robe." said Jageromaru. At Melodys glare, he said, "Relax, Narkau just told me that your back and side was what was paining you the most. So take off your robe."
Melody grudginly unlashed the ties that held up her white robe, and it fell to the floor around her feet. She couldn't help but blush a bit as Jageromaru smirked at her. She crossed her arms over her chest and sqeezed her legs together compulsively. He walked around behind her, and she felt him run his hand down the scar on her back, causing her to shiver. She could almost feel his smirk as he then placed his hand on her left side, where a rock had crushed somthing, and she flinched.
"I think that this scar has partially severed a tendon for your ribs, and as its trying to heal itself, its gradually causing more pain that pleasure."
"No duh." she said as a small jolt went through her back.
"And, I cant tell whats wrong with your side." he whispered in her ear, causing it to twitch. He ran his hand across her injured side repeatedly, causing her to shiver with pain. She reached back to stop him, but he grabbed her wrist with an uncanny strength and held it to her side, as his other hand grabbed her other wrist, and gathered them both in his right palm.
"What the hell are you doing?" she tried to yank her hands out of his grip. "Your supposed to be--!" She was cut off as his other hand had turned her face, and his lips had crashed into hers. It was no use. Her injuries had sapped all of her strength and now her efforts were in vain as she tried to get away. He pulled away and let his hand roam around her chest.
"Since Im here I might as well get my fill out of it." he growled in her ear.
"Stop! Naraku!Kagura!"
"Shut up wench! It's not like this is your first time..."
"It sure as hell isnt going to be!" and she tried to kick him in the groin, but he was to close to her and she missed.
"Get the hell away from me! Naraku help!"she yelled with all her might, as she tried to get away. Jageromaru had a confidence that Naraku couldn't hear her and smacked her across the face twice.
"Shut up!"
"Go to hell!" The door was suddenly kicked open and Naraku was standing there, his eyes glowing a feral red. When Jageromaru saw him, he jerked back Melodys head, exposing her neck, as his claws grew to a dangerous point and he pricked Melodys neck, making a fine trickle of blood pour down.
"Release her." Naraku growled with a voice that made even Melody shiver with fear. She felt so exposed to the world, so weak and vulnerable. She hated that feeling.
"Why? She's just a servent to you anyway. Why do you care so much?" Narkau growled dangerously in response. Melody clenched her eyes closed as jageromaru sunk his claw even deeper in her neck, and her breathing grew slow yet hoarse. Naraku suddenly dissapeared as Kagura took his place, her face also held anger.
"My, my, you are the popular one with all theae killers arent you?" said Jageromaru in Melodys ear, and she once again tried to jerk her wrists out of his grasp. Kagura rasied up her fan, and Melody mouthed, 'Do it. Kill him' With a slow nodd, Kagura rasied her fan and,...Jageromaru suddenly gasped, and his arms and grip grew slack. He was then thrown into the air and Kagura yelled,
"Dance of Blades!" and he was sliced into little peices. Body parts and dirt fell everywhere as he fell to the ground. Melody immediately fell to her knees, her arms wrapped tightly around herself. She was barely rocking herself back and forth.
"Kagura, sent for the servants to clean up this mess." said Naraku from behind her. Melody jumped, but made sure to send Kagura an appreciative glance before she left. She then felt the warm cloth that Naraku wore over his kimono. She grasped it thankfully, but still couldn't stand up from the pain in her back.
"Yeah, I have to say I feel loads better." said Melody sarcastically, but then shivered as her back once again acted up. "I knew you were trying to kill me, but damn."
"If you keep getting yourself into these incidents, then I wont have to, you'd have done all the work for me." said Naraku, also with a hint of sarcasm. "Now, come with me."
"Say what?"
"Come with me. It'll take the servants a while to clean up this mess, and your back needs treated." Melody growled as she tried to stand up, and jerked away from narakus hands as he tried to help her, and put her robe back on.
"Question." she said through her teeth, "Why do you care so much about my well-being anyway?"
"I don't " he said as he led her through the hallways, the path seemed familiar.
"Thats not what it seems like from where Im standing."she said. She suddenly yelped as she tripped over a loose stone, and fell against Narakus back. He quickly turned and caught her, but she pulled away again, despite that fact that he was warm and she was freezing.
"It's just that you and Kagura are the only ones who can get the jewel shards for me."he said as he opened a large door with a metal ring on it.
'I knew it seemed familiar. Now why are we at Narakus chambers?' He ushered her in.
"Now sit down here, next to me." he commanded. She wordlessly listened, she was feeling odd, and didn't want to argue. She noticed a needle and thread lying on the table.(i dont know if they had needles or not, but now they do) She had a feeling she new what was going to happen. He ordered her to lay down across his lap, and she once again obeyed. She felt and heard him rip open the back of her robe, causing her tail to twitch at the sudden rush of cold air.
All of her senses seemed to be dulling as she felt the first prick of the needle through her skin, and the flow of the thread folowing after it. It was an extremely odd sensation, but at least it didn't hurt, she definately didn't need any more pain.
"Ah, I see. Your just to worried about your own pale ass to get them yourself." and she grunted as she felt a sharp prick of the needle on her lower back.
"Mind your tongue." his voice seemed like he was talking through a ball of cotton. 'Whats wrong?' she thought. 'Whats happening to me?' She didn't know how much time had passed before everything went black, again. But hey, at least the pain was gone.
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