Trap of Darkness
A/N: Welcome back to Trap of Darkness. You've reached chapter eight in the story. LADY SILVERFOX charita rai and I take all credit for the storyline and our OCs. We do not lay any claim to the Inuyasha cast in any form whatsoever. We're among the many who would love to own particular characters. Well, onto the story. Enjoy reading and don't forget to leave a review. Thanks!
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Eight
The school day had ended without a hitch, despite the venomous glares Akemi, Jasmine and Kagome received from Kagura and Kikyō. Kagome ignored them as if it was an everyday occurrence. Akemi merely glared back at them, a glint of evil in her eyes that quickly made them look away. Jasmine avoided looking at them, their unnerving glares setting her on edge. And the two knew that they were getting to her, their smirks evidently sadistic. A plan had begun to formulate to their minds and looking at each other managed to convey the plan without words.
Now with nothing in the way, Kagura and Kikyō could do whatever they wanted. And after picking out the weakest link in the school, the pair stood with an audible scraping of chairs and begun heading to where Jasmine sat isolated near the windows. But before they could get a step closer to her, Akemi suddenly appeared at her side and cast the pair a deathly glare that had them changing directions with a sneer at the blonde.
Outside the classroom, Kagura punched the wall.
'We'll never get anywhere close to the little bitch with the bimbo hanging around,' she hissed.
'Calm down,' Kikyō ordered crossing her arms under her breasts, pushing them up in the process.
'Oh come on! Let's show that bitch who's boss around here!'
'We need to think this through before getting revenge.'
'But you were all for going after her just a second ago!'
Kikyō glared at her friend. 'That blonde's a yōkai, in case you happened to have forgotten that. She's not going to be easy to get around.'
Kagura rolled her eyes. 'She's weak. I can take her easily.'
Kikyō's eyes narrowed even more. 'I knew your head was shoved up your arse, but I didn't think it'll be that far up.' Kagura growled. 'Stop pretending to be a dog yōkai,' she snapped. 'That girl's out of your league. It's no wonder that Sesshōmaru's interested in her.'
Kagura fisted a hand in her blouse. 'Don't you ever fucking say that again!'
The dark miko brushed her hand off her. 'Touch me again and I'll make Naraku's punishments feel like a blissful heaven.'
Kagura merely glared at her threat.
Kikyō, satisfied that she had Kagura under wraps, sauntered down the hallway, swaying her hips seductively to all the men that she passed, eliciting lustful looks and catcalls. She smirked to herself, tossing her black hair over her shoulder, too overconfident in her looks. She was grateful that she always had a spare change of clothes in her locker otherwise she'd be still covered in mud and poo from that freak's unexpected attack.
Kagura followed closely behind, a sneer on her features as her mind was filled with that blonde bimbo.
How dare she go near my man, Kagura seethed. She'll regret it. I'll make her pay for everything!
They burst out of the school and quickly made their way off school grounds. When Kikyō led the way through the weaving dark alleyways, it became clear to Kagura where they were headed. Every student spent some time after school off grounds, but Kikyō and Kagura spent as much time as they could off campus. Kagura would rather spend as much time with Sesshōmaru. Unfortunately for Kagura, it was required that she and Kikyō visited Naraku as much as possible.
Naraku was Kikyō's current lover and Kagura's adoptive father.
And as much as Kagura hated to admit it, Naraku had been the one to have saved her from her life of abuse. If she didn't want to go back there, she had to obey Naraku's every order. Frequently visiting him in order to personally deliver weekly reports was one of those orders. And though she only wished to spy on Sesshōmaru for her own pleasures, she often wondered what history Naraku had with him. It was nothing good, if the look in his eyes every time she mentioned his name was anything to go on by.
It was a thirty-minute walk from the school to Naraku's.
Naraku lived luxuriously in a towering hundred floored building, on the very top floor. He hit it large with top notch technology and security. If that wasn't enough, he got paid to be a hacker for both the police and anyone else that could afford his price. To top it off, he was a government official and high up on the ladder. Unfortunate for him, he was nowhere near the Taishō family who stood right at the top being Japan's ruling family. This fact always vexed him.
That was his public face. His true nature involved the seven underground floors that dealt with illicit activities, drugs, slavery, prostitution and death. His most prized drug was the Shikon no Tama that enabled him to control anyone he wished. It was the rarest drug, and extremely potent.
If only Kagura had that drug. She would not only gain the man of her dreams, but she'll be able to enslave him. He'll do her bidding! The thought alone was pleasuring enough. Having a man of his power and stature as your own personal slave. Kagura could feel herself drooling at the idea. An idea that she intended to make come true. No one else was allowed to have him. He was hers!
Kikyō sashayed through the automatic doors, through the metal detectors and over to the elevator with her head held high like a queen. With the greeting flowing freely from everyone's mouth, it was no wonder she held herself so high. Kagura wanted to grimace at her arrogant confidence, but being the lover of a powerful man was getting to her head. She supposed she'd do the same thing if Kagura was in her position. Kagura should feel special and prized being his adopted daughter, but she just felt like a tool.
Once in the elevator, they travelled in silence until they reached the top floor. Once the doors open, they stepped out onto a black plush carpet that muffled their high heels as they made their way over to where Naraku sat behind his desk. The blinds were closed, casting the room in darkness. The dim light of the live fire in the fireplace opposite the desk set the dark mood of the room and added warmth to a harshly cold atmosphere.
Kagura watched as Kikyō walked around the desk and sat in her lover's lap and French kissed him in greeting while rubbing her breasts against his black clad form. Kagura wanted to sneer at how open and accepting she was of almost having sex in front of others. What was more disgusting was that Kanna, another adopted child of Naraku's, was also in the room. And she was a child! It didn't matter that she was a yōkai, she was still a child. She shouldn't have to see this.
Kagura cleared her throat.
Naraku pulled his mouth away from Kikyō's to glare at her.
Kikyō licked her lips, her brown eyes glazed over in lust.
'Well?' he asked in his usual deep, uncaringly cold, tone.
'We're still no closer to figuring out the weaknesses of the brothers,' Kagura reported.
Naraku's red eyes narrowed dangerously. 'It's almost been six months and you've still found nothing?!'
'That's not true,' Kikyō said stroking her lover's jaw. 'We had two new students today. A dark brunette named Jasmine Sarish Samaira, an unknown creature from who knows where. Not that's of any importance. But the second girl may just be the undoing of the Taishō family. Her name's Taiyō Akemi, and she's a dog yōkai. It seems Sesshōmaru already knows her, considering how friendly he acted with her in class.'
'Oh?' Naraku said interested and gauged Kagura's pissed off reaction at the reminder. 'How close would you say they were?'
'I wouldn't say they're that close…' Kagura said clenching her fists and looking away.
Kikyō laughed. 'He hugged her, licked her neck and even licked her wounds. It almost seemed as if they were practically mated already.'
Naraku's smirk turned cruel, or crueller. 'That'll work to our advantage.'
'How?' Kagura demanded.
Naraku's smirk only widened further. 'As for this other new girl, perhaps we could use her unknown species to our advantage as well. She might be what we need to lure out the King of Japan. Either way, we're going to need both for the plan to work.'
'And how do you suppose we do that?'
It was Kikyō's turn to smile cruelly. 'Just give us the signal when you want this to happen,' she said to Naraku, dismissing Kagura's presence.
'I'm going to need some time to prepare. For now, Kagura, Kanna, make yourselves useful and become scarce.' Naraku ripped Kikyō's blouse open and cupped a breast.
Kagura quickly scampered before she saw anything she'd regret later on. Kanna was hot on her heels, but it was obvious the child hadn't rushed like Kagura had. The elevator cut the scene off and the pair descended.
Leaning gratefully against the wall, Kagura glanced down at the albino child at her side. She was hugging that white framed mirror to her body as if it were a lifeline. Kagura understood nothing of Kanna's past, except that she was Naraku's first adopted child, making her more important in other's eyes. Being the second child bit her painfully in the ass, but Kanna had never ordered Kagura to do anything unless it was under Naraku's orders. The girl was always quiet unless she was spoken to. She always looked bleak and empty, as if Kagura's past was nothing compared to her own. But then again, Kanna never spoke about her past. Kagura had once thought she was mute until she had heard her speak to Naraku. And Kagura had never heard someone's voice sound so empty before.
To think that she was only a child.
'Are you serious?' Kagome exclaimed overjoyed and clapped her hands together once.
'What did she say?' Jasmine asked, leaning over to Akemi who now had her necklace back around her throat.
Akemi repeated it.
'I always wondered why there were five beds,' Sango said with a smile. 'Thank goodness I already like you girls.'
Akemi smiled back after repeating what Sango said to Jasmine.
Rin looked at Jasmine sympathetically. She then looked at Akemi. 'Do you think that Jasmine would let me teach her Japanese?'
Jasmine perked up at hearing her name same in the Japanese accent. She turned to Akemi to translate.
Akemi smiled at Rin, who looked at her hopefully, before turning to Jasmine. 'Rin wants to know if you'd like her to teach you Japanese.'
Jasmine's smile was like the sun itself, and before anyone knew it, she was hugging Rin.
'Is that a yes?' Rin asked Akemi for clarification.
Akemi nodded. 'You've just made her day.'
Rin smiled. 'Maybe she can teach me English.'
'Maybe,' Akemi said to her. 'Rin would like you to teach her English.'
'I'd love to,' Jasmine said happily jumping on her bed near the window. 'It's nice to speak to at least one person who can understand me, but it gets a little lonely. And besides, I'm the only one out of the loop. It'll be nice to join in everyone's conversations.'
'I know what you mean. Rin's smart. She'll be having you speak Japanese in no time.'
'I sure hope so.'
'What do you do for fun around here?' Akemi asked the three Japanese girls.
'Well, there's no rules about staying on campus grounds after school, but there is a ten o'clock curfew,' Kagome said.
Akemi translated for Jasmine.
Jasmine bounced off her bed, beaming brightly. 'You mean we're not actually held prisoner?'
Akemi laughed and translated in Japanese, causing the three girls to laugh as well.
'We go shopping, we go to the cinema, we pretty much do normal things that girls our age do when attending a normal school,' Sango said.
'But Sango-nee's a taijiya,' Rin explained.
'Training to be,' Sango corrected.
'That's so cool!' Jasmine said with stars in her eyes, since Akemi had been translating the whole time. 'What about you Kagome, Rin? Are you slayers too?'
Akemi translated.
'I'm not,' Rin answered.
'I'm not a taijiya, but Inu no Taishō-sama's having me tested because he sensed my reiryoku. Or something like that,' Kagome responded.
Akemi translated both answers to Jasmine.
'Bummer. Sango's going to be busy hunting and slayer and Kagome's busy with tests. Looks like Akemi, Rin and I are spending quality time together.'
Akemi was smiling as she translated. Sango nodded in agreement. Kagome looked disappointed. Rin looked ecstatic.
'Wait, we'll all spend some time together, won't we? As the five of us?' Kagome asked looking hopeful.
'Definitely!' Jasmine agreed after looking to Akemi for translation.
'I think you should take those lessons now Jasmine.' She ran a hand through her long blonde hair. 'Switching between languages is exhausting.'
'Then tell Rin to crack open the books and let's start!' she said pumping her fist enthusiastically.
Rin smiled as Akemi translated. 'Okay!' she said, just as enthusiastic as Jasmine and ran to grab her English and Japanese books.
'We'll help!' Sango and Kagome announced.
The five of them got together in the middle of the room and sat on the carpet in a circle with the books in the middle. They began with the basics. The four girls taught Jasmine Japanese while Jasmine and Akemi taught the three English. As they sat, learned, chatted, snacked and learned some more, time flew by. And even though they were well into the night, the five of them continued to learn until they eventually passed out on each other.
Word meanings
Miko – priestess
Nee – sister
Taijiya – slayer
Inu no Taishō – dog general
Reiryoku – spiritual energy
