Hey, I just want to say thanks for all the reviews! Now…here is chapter nine of Payback is a…
Note this…I don't own Naraku, Sesshomaru, or Shippo. I do own Juda-De, Rara and the stable hands.
Final decisionNaraku keened as his stomach made room for his eggs. Shippo and Rara were growling and wrestling around on the floor, a bowl of fish and rice abandoned nearby. The spider smiled as his two younglings played around. He groaned as an egg, not yet fully formed, pressed against the walls of his tender uterus. Shippo heard the groan and came bounding up to his mother. Rara was stumbling up behind him.
Momma? Are you alright?" the red haired boy asked. Naraku smiled and gave Shippo a pat on the head.
"I'm fine. Its just my body is starting to form the eggs. And by the speed, I say I have a few." Rara growled and nuzzled her dame's swelling belly. She gave the smooth flesh a tender lick with her roughing tongue.
~mommy~ Naraku jumped back. Rara growled again.
~mommy!~ Shippo spun around and faced the tiny dragonling.
"she…she just spoke!" cried the kit. The spider gaped and then smiled rather wide.
"she's a dragon/spider cross. Because I am her dame…she can talk! But only through our minds." He explained. Rara cocked her head and repeated the word. Shippo squealed and jumped as he clapped.
"cool! I can teach her a bunch of new words!" he shrieked. Rara growled and blew a tiny puff of smoke at the kit. The two older demons laughed.
~~~~later that day~~~~
The spider groaned in pain once more as more eggs formed inside him.
"considering the father is like the same frigging size of a house…this clutch is rather small…" he murmured. The door into the room open. None of the room occupants noticed.
"Naraku." Said demon stiffened as Sesshomaru barged in with Kohaku right behind him. The curly haired male began to tremble. He wrapped his weak aura and limbs around his tender belly.
"wha…what do you want?" he whimpered. Sesshomaru sighed.
"are you unhappy here?" Naraku was not expecting that! He blinked.
"…huh?"
"are you unhappy in my care?" he repeated.
"yes. From the day I arrived. I was beaten, raped, tortured, you used me as a slave, and then made me a dragon hen, then I had my uterus ripped apart and forced to mate with a huge ass dragon! And finally, after you decided to have a thought, made your personal whore! So yeah…I am unhappy!" he snapped, finally releasing his anger and wrath onto the silent dog lord. Kohaku snarled and made a step forward.
"don't Kohaku. He is correct. I wanted him to suffer for all he has done, but I veered to far from my ideal vengeance and such. By trying to wound him, I lost one of mates…who was also my brother, several of my pups and caused the kit I loved so much pain. It hasn't even been a year since to final battle." Kohaku paused and looked at his Lord.
"Lord Sesshomaru…I don't understand. What are you saying?" the 15 year old male balked. Sesshomaru closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
"I'm saying that I'm releasing Naraku." Both Kohaku and Naraku jumped and stared at the male.
"WHAT?!" they both shouted. Sesshomaru nodded.
"I'm releasing you. But on one condition." Naraku jumped up and kneeled. His glee rolling off in warm waves. Sesshomaru's breath shuddered.
"anything." Sesshomaru gave a small smile.
"you have to become the life mate of Juda-De and Ah-Un." Naraku flinched at the request. He bent his head down and rubbed his belly. Looking up, a fire was deep in his eyes, his face firm and stern.
"I'll…I'll do it. Anything to get out of your grasp!" he replied. The Dog Lord nodded and turned to the balking slayer. Kohaku was shocked, to say the least.
"Kohaku…" he started. Naraku tried to reach out to the young adult, using a comforting form of his aura. The slayer glared and repelled the aura.
"NO! I refuse to accept this! He has to pay! I lost my sister, my family and my unborn niece or nephew! He shall not go free alive!" he shouted. Kohaku then leaped forward and drew a knife from his side. He pounced on the pregnant spider and tried thrusting his knife into the spider's belly. Naraku let out a wail. Sesshomaru tried to reach them in time…but he didn't need to. He jumped to the side and remained pressed against the wall.
CRASH! Kohaku lost his weapon as he turned around to face whatever made the loud sound. The spider demon jumped up from under the boy and leaped to the side. A large green/tan head thrummed next to him. Another identical head was houghing and growling at Kohaku. Near to window…or rather, the wall where the window once was, was Juda-De. His wings unfurled and his claws flexing against the stone, leaving grooves. He let out a blood curdling roar. With extreme speed, he lunged his massive head towards the slayer and opened his maw. Kohaku was shrieking as the giant black dragon lifted him up by his arm, crushing the bones and shook him with heavy slams to the floor. A sickening ripping sound came from the slayer's body as his arm was torn off and swallowed. Whole.
"Lord Sesshomaru! Help me, please!" he begged, blood pouring out of his missing limb. The dog lord closed his eyes and took a step away from the wall. He gave Kohaku one look and turned on his heel, heading towards the door.
"I'm sorry Kohaku, but I will not step into a dragon's battle on protecting its mate. You made this your problem…so suffer from your mistake." He called out. Kohaku paled and tried to reach for his master.
"Lord Sesshomaru!" he wailed. The dog demon paused for a second. Kohaku felt hope bloom in his chest.
"good by Kohaku." He muttered and was gone. The hope that was growing inside him flickered out. Juda-De screamed and lunged for the boy once more. The last slayer sighed his defeat and closed his eyes. The giant black/blue dragon gave a final scream and a sickening crunch followed by a choking rattle of death was all that was heard. Naraku glanced over at his new mate. His jaw was wet with thick human blood and a strip of cloth hung on a tooth. He looked down at the spot where Kohaku once was. All that was there was a bloody pool…and the knife he pulled on him. Both Ah-Un and Juda-De lifted their muzzles and screamed into the air. The pregnant spider bowed his head in mourning.
~~~~stables~~~~
The screams of a victorious dragon echoed through the stables. Slakk jumped from his seat as the dragon whose claws he were trimming echoed the cry.
"what the fuck was that?!" he shouted. Sarkkin grinned and look towards the empty stables of their Lord's prized dragons.
"a victory scream." He answered. The smaller partner cocked and eyebrow at the older companion.
"a scream? For what?!" he whined. The older male frowned and picked up a hay stalk. Nipping off the rougher end, he began to chew on the stalk.
"a dragon only makes that scream for two reasons. One: he won a fight against another rival drake. Or two: he just slew an enemy attacking his Dam. Cock dragons are so moody." He muttered. The skinnier stable hand just gave a "huh." He turned back to his charge and began to shave the deadly claws to desire length. The said dragon growled and shot a small spark at his foot. Slakk jumped up howled his pain as he clutched his wounded soles.
"DAMN BEAST!' Sarkkin threw his head back a bellowed with laughter. The dragon did as well.
~~~~Naraku~~~~
Juda-De was thrumming as he ran his rough tongue over his entire body. Ah-Un was curled around the two younglings, who, surprisingly, were unharmed by the ordeal. Shippo was wriggling with glee as he nuzzled the two heads of the beast. Rara, on the other hand, was hissing and arched like a cat as one head leaned in to sniff her. Since she never was exposed to her sire, she did not recognize him as her parent. Ah-Un made a sound that resembled a laugh. A rough tongue darted out and swiped the dragonling on the nose. The red and yellow mini beast squealed and shot an array of sparks at him. She was not pleased. To add to her irritation, she batted her tiny needle sharp claws at the giant head. Shippo giggled at the ordeal.
"Rara, that dragon is your father. He is your daddy!" the fox child explained, using a slow yet steady voice. The red hatchling cocked her head and flicked her snake like tongue to take in the scent.
~daddy?~ she asked, curiosity in her "voice." Shippo nodded.
"Yes! He is your daddy! Like…like he is mine!" now that confused the hell out of the baby dragon. She growled low and snorted.
~daddy. 'Po's daddy too? ~ she chirped. Shippo nodded, recognizing his shortened name. Rara seemed satisfied with that answer and leaned in to smell the twin headed beast. Ah-Un lowed and nuzzled the tiny beast.
~~~…~~~
Naraku moaned slightly as the rough, yet gentle, tongue traced his entrance with tender caresses. Juda-De thrummed and pulled his new mate close to his chest. He wrapped his heavy paws around the tiny being. The spider shivered as the large dragon traced his tongue over his scar on his back. Naraku whimpered.
~Mate.~ the spider jumped as the voice echoed in his head. He looked up at the thrumming monster above him.
"did you just….talk?" he wondered.
~Mate. Mate is heavy with clutch. Must find good nesting area.~ Naraku yelped as the voiced echoed in his head.
"you did! You freaking talked!"
~…Mate makes a lot of noise for one so small. Hatchlings don't make so much noise.~ Juda-De's voice murmured as he shrieked. The giant dragon then let out a sigh and stood, shaking his mane free of dry blood and debris. Naraku was still babbling about Juda-De talking.
"wha…eh…how are you talking?" he asked. The large fighter drake looked down at his mate with confusion.
~Juda-De always talked. Mate never heard him until bond was made. Juda-De glad Mate can hear him now. Other Mate is waiting to bond~ he muttered. the speech pattern was simple, and slightly coarse. Kind of fitting for the beasts. Naraku huffed and scrambled his way out of the heavy paws. Juda-De houghed and growled.
"Come now…you said other mate needs to bond. The other mate is Ah-Un right?" he asked. The dragon nodded.
"then I shall go complete the bond with him. Just wait here. After this…we are out of here. Free." He said. The fighter growled low and began to groom himself, dragging his tongue over his crotch.
"…that has to hurt." Naraku muttered. He then turned to see Ah-Un making a nest out of the shredded bedding from the earlier fight. Both Shippo and Rara were snoozing away in the pile. Both had a cute snot bubble forming. The hatchling made a tiny growl when hers popped.
"Ah-Un. I'm ready to take your bond." The pregnant spider declared. The twin headed beast rose from his spot and lumbered over to his new shared mate. The more aggressive head growled and pushed Naraku down onto his back. He used his muzzle to part the slim legs. The more placid head crooned and began to lick the inside of the thighs. He continued to lick as he traced the puckered orifice, the swollen bulge inside and his tender nipples. Naraku could not help but moan at the motion. Ah-Un thrummed and continued his work.
The dragon groaned as he rubbed both of his heads over Naraku's body and used his aura to tie into his own. A sudden shiver ran through the spider as he felt the bond melting into his very being.
~Mate. Love Mate full of Shared One's clutch. Need a safe place for nesting~" Naraku squeaked and jumped as he heard the twin headed dragon's voice…one of them,
. ~Don't Scare Mate, Ah. Mate very full and heavy with new Clutch.~ soothed a calmer, more gentle voice. The more assertive, dominant head snorted and turned towards the spider.
~Does Mate want Un and I wake the younglings?~ the dominant head, Ah, asked.
"N…No. let them sleep. I have to get a bit of rest bepfre we leave the castle. And I have to say my final farewell to Kohaku. I hope he finds peace in the afterlife." He muttered. the Two male Dragons thrummed and made a temporary den of them. He smiled and climbed right in.
~~~~Sesshomaru's study~~~~
The powerful Lord was pacing in his study. His mate, Kouga, was keening as he mourned the death of one of their cubs. Kahoumono was whimpering and howling as he tried to make the still cub to get up and play. Takeshi, their oldest of the younger litter, was being wrapped in black and purple silk, his body empty of life. Not even the sword of heaven, tenseiga, could have saved him. Mana, Kenji and Azumi were tipping their muzzles back and wailing for all the world to hear. Kahou was howling right along. Kouga whimpered and turned to his mate.
"why? Why did our cub die? What was wrong with him?" he asked, his blue orbs shimmering with tears. Sesshomaru bowed his head and kneeled next to his mourning cubs and mate.
"it seems that although Takeshi was the largest and strongest cub, his spirit was weak. He needed his biological mother. This bond only breaks of one or the other has died. The other follows only minutes after." Kouga jumped up, shock and horror written on his face.
"What are you saying?" he shook. The golden eyed demon sighed and wrapped his family into his tail.
"Inuyasha died. How? I don't know, but I do know he will return to us, someday. And Takeshi is reunited with his dame. That's all we can do right now is give them a safe passage to the next world." Kouga nodded once to show he understood. The Black haired wolf then pressed his forehead to his mate's marked one. They mourned their lost cub.
~~~~~AN~~~~~
Okay, so it may not be what you were expecting, but I hope you like it! Review me so I can tell if you want me to end it in the next chapter or so! See you later!
