Title: Don't Worry – She's Been Dead Awhile
Author: Sun
Prompt: Crunchy 1 – Guess Who?
Pairing: Naraku/Sesshomaru
Rating: Adult+
Genre: AU, Smut, Romance, Angst
Word Count: 300
Summary: As her name left his lips, something deep inside Naraku broke suddenly.
Warnings: Gore (again, if you're squeamish), Mention of Character Death
A/N: Part of "Have Fun in Hell."
"Tell me a story."
Naraku barely turned his head to look at Sesshomaru. It had been three years since the two had become partners, and it had been just over two that they have been intimate. Sighing deeply, the gunman turned away from his paperwork to face the adorable young man sitting, cross-legged, in his unmade bed. Sesshomaru's long, silver hair was unusually unkempt, a scraggly mess from their entire day off being spent in the bed… and in the shower… and on the sofa… and on his desk…
As the older man's eyes lingered on the slim slope of Sesshomaru's bare hip, uncovered by pristine white sheets, he thought about what to say next.
"Well…" Memories rushed forward, and Naraku settled on a course of words. "Did anyone tell you yet that I used to be married?"
Sesshomaru blinked; Naraku knew that to be surprise. "What's her name?" he whispered.
The gunman smiled, genuinely amused. "Kikyou."
As her name left his lips, something deep inside Naraku broke suddenly – images and soft sounds flurried through his brain. Finally, they started to make sense – whispered love; normally clean, white tile stained dark with blood; a child screaming in fear and agony; the tight feeling that gathered in his chest as he fought his imminent break-down.
It had taken him less than a week to figure out the mystery that was Onigumo Kikyou's murder – and less than an hour for her husband to deliver justice.
As Naraku thought on all of this, he decided to take the short path when describing the long, intricate tale to his current lover and partner.
"I was married to her, and she died." Without a smile, Naraku turned away from Sesshomaru, resuming his work. "That's it."
The younger man just stared, eyes wide, heart beating wildly.