Chapter 12: Staying Alive.
Naraku was engulfed in the bright light.
" Naraku!" Kagome screamed.
It was burning him.
He heard her voice, it echoed his name repeatedly in his head.
The desperation in her voice.
Standing the pain, his eyes glew red, and he put his hands in front of him, as if the light was some wall, he pushed it back, and as it moved, something red was covering his body.
After the red barrer was around him, Naraku backfired the lightning back towards HIten.
Naraku's eyes remained all red as he lifted himself and the barrier off the ground.
The barrer vanished, and Naraku shot out a tenticle at lightning speed.
It went straight through Hiten's body.
Both Hiten and Kagome gasped.
Hiten dropped to his knees.
Naraku jerked out his tenticle, Hiten's heart and lots of blood droplets coming out with it.
Hiten was definitely dead.
Naraku turned when he heard Manen's yell of anger.
The demons' mouth was open revealing a yellow glow.
Naraku stood prepared.
Suddenly, he turned away from Naraku, then shot.
When Naraku looked at the direction, he was shocked to see the lightning going straight for Kagome.
Naraku ran to Kagome's side, standing in front of her.
He shot out another tenticle trying to reach Manten. It pierced his chest, but not too soon, the lightning blast had reached them.
It hit at full force.
Kagome screamed as she held onto Naraku, he kept trying to make a barrier but the lightning just kept melting it.
They were thrown back quite far before hitting the ground.
Manten had fallen from the cloud and the fall killed him.
Everything went black.
...
Naraku awoke to the sound of crickets.
He groaned as he pushed hiself up, only to find himself staring down at the unconscious Kagome.
She laid there.
" Kagome..." Naraku whispered, shaking her gently.
She didn't budge.
He sat up more, leaning over her.
" Kagome!" He said louder, shaking her more.
She still didn't wake.
Naraku picked up her limp body, " Come on Wake up..."
His eyes burned as something watery came into them, what was this?
" Is she... Dead?" Shippo asked, in the distance.
" NO!" Naraku shouted out.
" Wake up Kagome." He whispered out shakily.
Was he... Was he crying?
Surely enough, a stray tear fell onto her cheek.
Her eyes twitched, before opening.
" Kagome?" He was unsure of what he was seeing, because of his blurry vision, Damn those tears... Weakening.
" Naraku... Can you... Help me up." Kagome whispered out.
Naraku didn't want to push her, but he nodded and stood, helping her in a standing position.
She looked around at the two dead demons.
" They have jewel shards." Kagome said quietly, still tired.
" Yeah I kinda figured that." Naraku said.
" Kagome, are you alright?" Shippo asked.
" Yes. I am a little stiff." Kagome said, and she took a step foward, but was immediately caught in Naraku's arms.
Her legs weren't working a bit.
" Why don't you get them." Kagome said.
She wished she could have taken that back.
Naraku nodded, taking her over to a tree, and set her down.
She wished she could have told him to stop, after he got the shards, he wasn't giving them back, that she was certain of.
" Here." Naraku's voice came.
Kagome looked up at him.
He had his hand held out to her, and was holding 5 jewel shards.
She looked at him questioningly.
Slowly, she took them.
He retrieved his hand back when she did.
" Thank... You." Kagome said slowly.
" I guess if we are to work together on this, I suggest we learn to start trusting one another." Naraku said, taking a couple steps away from her to examine the land before them, with the two dead bodies on the ground.
" I already trust you." Kagome said.
Naraku looked at her.
" The way you have been lately, is probably way different than the way you were before. You've changed, and I can see that in you." Kagome said.
Naraku was surprised she was talking to him this way.
" I don't know what you and Kikyo had against eachother, but I am pretty sure she probably never gave you a chance." Kagome continued.
" No. She didn't. I thought I was in love with her, but it was foolish of me to think that." Naraku said.
Now it was Kagome's turn to look surprised.
Naraku stared back at her.
She looked so much like Kikyo, yet so different personalities.
After a while, he sighed, and said, " Is there something you want me to get. Or are you ok?"
" Oh... I'm fine." Kagome said, shaking her head out of his hypnosis.
Naraku sighed again, " Alright, you get some rest, and I'll just get this mess cleaned up."
Kagome nodded, and rested her head against the tree, watching Naraku walk off.
What was it that Kikyo had against Naraku, yes he stole the shard, but she sensed there was something more...
Somehow, she had grown used to the roughness of the resting areas, and she slowly fell asleep, knowing that Naraku was watching over her, and ready to attack anything that would try to harm her...
A/N: Yeah, I know, it's been a while.
Sorry for the wait, I did say I'd update after exams if I wasn't tired, well guess what, I got tired.
Now next week I am going to camp. YAY.
So you know what that means, another weak without an update.
Please keep coming around, and I'll be sure to have one or even maybe two chapters ready for you guys when I come back.
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~Wolflover235
