Chapter 10

Sorry for the late update. I had a writer's block with this chapter. I want this to be really good because it is also a big part of the story.

Kikyo walked through the dark forest, a black cape covering her body and a hood covering her face from anyone who could possibly see her. She had left right after breakfast. She had told her dad that she simply went for a walk,and he had waved her off, wanting to rather busy himself with Kagome's "problem". She was still furious about it, and the more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She decided to stop thinking about it and focus on the task at hand.

A year ago, she had over heard her father and his adviser talking about this man named Naraku. He was said to complete any mission that was tasked to him without getting caught and he had apparently became a threat to the lands because he was said to be extremely popular.

She would hire him to get revenge on Kagome. At the time, he seemed to be the better person to do it. She had made sure to bring her bow and arrows, just in case he tried anything funny. She made sure the bag of coins was still tied to her waist. She didn't know if Naraku would want her to pay him upfront or after the job was done. She was still walking through the forest when a voice spoke up behind her.

"You shouldn't be walking through the forest all alone." She spun around to see a figure in a baboon pelt. She raised an eyebrow.

"You are Naraku, I presume?" She asked. The man chuckled.

"You presume correct." He said. She could hear the smirk in his voice. "And I presume that you're the Southern Princess." He said. Kikyo's eyes narrowed.

"How did you know?" The man chuckled.

"Wouldn't you like to know?" He said as more of a statement than a question. Kikyo huffed and pulled back her hood, knowing it was useless to keep it on.

"Assuming you didn't come out here for idle chatter, you have a job for me?" He said, walking closer to her.

"Keep your distance." Kikyo said, her eyes narrowing further. Naraku stopped ten feet away from her and chuckled. Kikyo huffed again.

"What is it that you wish for me to do?" He asked. Kikyo hesitated before speaking up.

"My younger sister, as you know is the pride and joy of the southern lands, has constantly taken attention away from me, causing me to be ignored by everyone and live a life alone. She is also the reason my mother died." Naraku hummed in interest.

"Go on."

"I want revenge. Make her suffer, embarrass her for all those years that she caused me to be ignored. Do anything you have to do, just make sure the job gets done." She said, her voice hard. Naraku chuckled.

"Fine. I haven't had a challenge in a while. This will be good for me." He said. He turned around and was about to leave when Kikyo stopped him.

"Don't you want this as payment?" She held out the bag of gold coins. He turned back to face her.

"I don't need such things. What I do is payment enough. I quite enjoy my job." His voice when he said that sent a shiver down her spine, but she ignored it.

"Really? Humans will usually kill for gold." Kikyo said, her hand dropping.

"Oh? You think I'm human?" Naraku questioned. Kikyo raised her eyebrows, taking a step back.

"You're a demon?" She asked. Naraku shook his head. The baboon pelt slipped off of him.

"You're a half demon." Kikyo whispered in shock. Naraku smirked, showing off human teeth.

His raven hair was tangled with half in a pony tail. His ruby red eyes were small and stared into Kikyo's soul. He wore a dark blue kimono with yellow ribbons with dark blue hakamas and a purple vest. He didn't have any claws and Kikyo wasn't sure what kind of demon he was. She could smell his demon scent, but there were various types of demons that she couldn't distinguish which one was most prominent.

"What kind of half demon are you?" She asked him, eyebrow raised.

"I am made of many kinds of demons, but you could say that I'm a spider demon." He said. Kikyo nodded. Naraku continued to stare at her and she was becoming extremely uncomfortable. She shifted and stared Naraku in the eyes, trying hard to be intimidating.

"Well, you have your job. You can go now." She said. Naraku chuckled, closing his eyes.

"As you wish." A tornado of purple miasma surrounded him and lifted him into the air. Kikyo raised her arm to shield herself from the wind and miasma. He was gone and she looked as he traveled to the east of the castle. She turned around and began to head back to the castle, satisfied with what she had done. Now all she had to do was sit back and wait for everything to happen. But deep down, she was regretting what she had done, but she ignored it, smiling victoriously to herself.

Short and sweet. Now you know who Naraku is. Next chapter will be up in maybe the next two days. I have a pretty good idea of what Naraku's gonna do and what's gonna happen, but now... I just got to put it into detail. Thank you for reading and review please.