Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha. To all you Naraku fans, I'm sorry. Please don't hate me at the end of this chapter. This is a lot longer than I've written in a while. I'm on a roll, guys, and your reviews are fueling the muse! =]

"Hello, Naraku. How are you feeling today?" Kagura asked him when she entered his room, a kind but tired expression on her face. She was wearing her favorite shirt. It was a baby pink and made of silk, v-cut to just the top of her cleavage, and it clung to her amazing body like a bathing suit. She was so beautiful.

And he? He just felt incredibly lucky to have her for himself.

She leaned down to kiss him before taking her usual seat next to him. It was hard to talk. Anytime he wanted to have a decent conversation with her, the voices started screaming and he couldn't ever seem to make them stop. He feared them, as though they were the evil corrupting his soul. They kept him from living a normal life and having a loving wife in his bed every night. He hated them!

But most of all, he feared them.

Kagura came to visit him every day. Naraku always looked forward to their visits, even though he couldn't really say much to her. He felt as though she probably understood. She knew. She knew when he needed help, she knew where to find the best doctor, and she knew where her affections lay.

Today was like any other day. He was sitting in the kitchen, glancing out the window, feeling nervous. Most of the time, he felt a bit jumpy, but for some reason today felt different. He watched as the little kitsune child came skipping in and starting ransacking the refrigerator for a popsicle. As if he really needed one. He was surprised that the doctor had agreed to put that on the grocery list.

When he glanced out the window again, he saw Inuyasha and the Kagome girl outside on the playground by the bleachers, embracing. It was young love, and in a place like this, it was true love. Naraku could sympathize with Kagome more than anyone else. She knew how it felt to have no control over your actions, how to feel so completely helpless when you succumb to whatever demons are inside of you, taking over your mind and body.

They looked so content in each other's arms.

Naraku pulled Kagura's hand, grinning and making sure she didn't open her eyes. He brought her to a stop at last. She was in the perfect spot. She was the perfect woman for him, he just knew it. He loved her.

"Open your eyes." He said softly.

She did, and gasped when she saw what he was holding in his hands. It was a beautiful gold ring with a single diamond on it. Simple, but classy. She started to blink back tears as her hand covered her mouth. Naraku smiled up at her from his spot on the ground. He watched her as she took a moment to look around at where exactly they were.

The ocean was magnificent. The breeze was soft and slow, and thus the waves were sultry. The moon was full and high in the dark sky, encircled by so many stars it was as though she was in outer space as well.

"Kagura, will you marry me?" he finally asked, and her eyes turned back to meet his.

She took a deep breath and smiled at him. "Yes! I'll marry you! Yes!"

He slipped the ring on her finger, a perfect fit.

He smiled slightly at the memory. He watched as Shippo ran outside and went to jump onto Inuyasha's head. Inuyasha was obviously irritated and proceeded to pound on the boy's head. Kagome looked angry and seemed to be scolding Inuyasha for such crude behavior. Shippo spun his spinning top and Inuyasha was on the ground, freaking out. Naraku chuckled. For such mentally unstable people, they all were very amusing.

Sesshomaru held the phone to his ear. Rin was sitting across the desk from him, watching with interest. She saw his expression grow colder by the minute. The conversation must not be a good one, she thought.

"Are you sure you want to do this, Kagura? You asked me personally to take care of him." He spoke at last. A moment's silence. "Do you realize that this will only make it harder for him to recover? Do you have any idea what's at stake here?" He was starting to sound angry. "Fine. Mail them and I'll make sure he gets them. Good-bye."

He slammed the phone down. Rin patiently waited for him to regain his composure and sat, her hand resting on her bulging stomach. She would probably have to get up in a minute. It was not something she looked forward to. These days, it was work to stand and keep balance. She was five months along, and the baby was very healthy and strong. Due to the fact it was half demon, it made a lot of sense. She felt it kick and flinched in response.

"You okay?" he asked. She wanted to laugh. He was such a good husband, always worried about her. She had to admit, he had become incredibly helpful as of late. Not that he was ever a bum before; he just wasn't much help around the house simply because he wasn't good at it. These days he might as well be her maid, with the way he cleaned and cooked for her. He often reminded her he wouldn't stop even after she gave birth.

"You'll just half to take turns with me, that's all." He had said with a cute smirk.

Their marriage was so beautiful. She only hoped that when Kagome and Inuyasha got married they would be as happy as they were.

"I'm all right. It's just a bit feisty today, that's all." She replied, nodding.

"You can go home if it gets bad." He suggested but she shook her head. He sighed in defeat. His wife was a stubborn woman. "Kagura wants a divorce."

Rin gasped. How horrible! Naraku loved Kagura deeply and always seemed happier when she was here to see him. "Did she say why?"

"She's pregnant."

"But doesn't that mean-"Rin began.

"With someone else's child." Sesshomaru cut her off. Rin stared at him. She frowned.

"That's…despicable." She whispered. Sesshomaru nodded.

"She's going to mail the papers as soon as she can. I have to get him to sign. That's where the trouble is."

Naraku grabbed a root beer out of the fridge. The only reason they had it was because the bottles resembled real beer bottles. They were there to trick Koga into thinking he was drinking actual beer. But seeing as Koga was no longer here, Naraku figured he could drink the rest of them. He gazed at the bottle…

Naraku shut the door behind him and put his towel on the chair in the kitchen. His hair was soaking wet and pulled back, and he only wore his swimming trunks. Kagura was ahead of him, wringing out her hair in the sink, clad in a dark red bikini. She had picked that color on purpose, no doubt. It was driving him mad, his want. So he came up behind her and stroked her arm gently, nuzzling her neck with his mouth. She chuckled and tilted her head back.

Before he knew it, they were both unclothed and in the bedroom, making love until the sun was up.

That honeymoon was remarkable. Everything had been so innocent then, so new to them. They had been so very much in love. They were as inseparable then as they were now. He still loved her just as passionately and hopelessly. He only wished his mind and the inner workings of his mentality had felt the same way as he did.

That day…that day was the worst nightmare he'd ever had.

"Naraku? What's wrong?"

"Shh! Can't you hear them?" he hissed at her, looking like he was in pain. This only made her more concerned.

"Hear what, honey? I don't hear anything!" she asked.

"Them…those voices…they won't stop…they've been trying to do things to me for a long time…I thought I could make them go away. But I can't!" Tears poured from his eyes non-stop. Kagura ran to comfort him, to hold him and try to calm him down. It had helped, but he could still hear them. They were worse when she was near, but he wanted to be with her and touched by her so badly that he didn't care.

The next day she called Dr. Sesshomaru, and before the week was out he was living there, with other men who had problems. Kagura had held him to her as close as she was able.

"I love you. I'll come to see you every day. We'll still be together. Someday you're going to get better and you can come home. I don't like seeing you in pain. Sesshomaru is my friend, and he will help you in the ways I can't." she had said. "I'll be here again before you know it. I love you."

She kissed him and left.

How tragic to discover you were schizophrenic for half of your life and didn't even realize it. He just wanted to be normal again. That's all. But it wasn't that easy, was it?

He looked at the clock. Kagura should have been here by now, like always. She wasn't, though. No one had come to tell him she had arrived, nor had she invited herself in. This was odd. And for some reason, the voices in his head were lowering to whispers. How strange.

He decided to go talk to Sesshomaru, to see if something had happened to cause this rift in the routine that was his life. He knocked on the door and walked into the esteemed doctor's office. Sesshomaru was holding a manila envelope and had been talking to his wife. He looked at Naraku, and an expression of pity appeared on his face.

"Naraku. I was just about to come find you. We need to talk." Sesshomaru said, motioning for Naraku to sit down. Naraku took his seat and frowned at him.

"Is it Kagura? Did something happen to her? Is she all right?" he asked, panicking.

Rin and Sesshomaru exchanged a sad look before Sesshomaru looked at Naraku. He pulled some kind of papers out of the envelope and handed them to Naraku.

"Naraku…these are from Kagura. She wants you to sign them and have them mailed back to her as soon as possible."

Naraku looked and began to read. File for divorce.

"Yes! I'll marry you! Yes!"

What?

No..

He continued to read, until he got to the part where it said to sign. He saw her signature on its own line. He looked up at Rin, saw her swollen stomach. He would never have that. He would never get better. He would never see his love again. She had abandoned him.

"I'll be here again before you know it. I love you."

The voices were silent. Where are they, he wondered. Had they abandoned him, too?

"I love you."

The most horrible, ear-piercing shriek rang through his head and he crumbled onto the floor below him.

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