Trapped

Kikyou was beautiful, kind and non judgemental; her voice melodious and soothing and would have been balm to his soul if he'd let it. But instead of recognising and appreciating the grace she gave him by making his last hours bearable, he dwelt on the carnal aspects of the young Miko's hidden charms.

Kikyou was far from ignorant of Onigumo's thoughts, for all that she was a maiden, her duties from a young age had taught her something of the desires of the flesh even if she were not experienced in them herself. She saw the lust that shone from the eyes of the severely burned man, but knew his injuries were too extreme for him to be a danger to her or her little sister, who sometimes helped to feed him.

In her mercy she didn't judge him on his fancies; they were all he had left. He had nothing else to do but think; it took him away from some of the pain and alleviated the boredom of just lying in the cave and waiting to die. But as he thought, his mind festered and grew even darker, and the criminal in him promoted his dreams.

Lj community, Inuyasha Themes, prompt, Mind. 200 words max.