Moonlight Rose
Chapter 51: Plans of Doom
Naraku watched as Kagome allowed Saseko to enter her home. "Perfect." He almost purred. The miko was forgiving to a fault. "That is something that I will have to change when I get her back."
"Naraku, what is your sick fascination with her?" Kagura asked.
Naraku shrugged. "She completes me. She is the light to my darkness and I crave her essence."
"That's weird. But whatever." Kagura had no room to complain. She wanted Sesshomaru just as badly as Naraku wanted Kagome. But in her eyes, it was perfectly alright.
"Kanna! Bring me your mirror." Naraku called to his most loyal minion. He'd forgiven her for the mistake of killing the miko, as he knew that Kagura was more or less useless to him. Her betrayals ran as deep as the ocean, and even though he knew them all, he still kept her by his side, if only for the moment. "Show me Saseko."
Kanna's mirror rippled. And it showed Saseko in the gardens with Kagome and Rin. They were walking around with smiles on their faces, like they were at peace. "Yes, this is perfect indeed."
Back at the castle of the West, Kagome walked down the hallways, looking for her children. "Where could they be?"
"They are in the play room, Kagome." Sesshomaru's deep voice came from behind Kagome. Just hearing it made her weak in the knees.
Kagome smiled as Sesshomaru wrapped his arm around Kagome's waist. "I think we need to go check on Saseko."
"I agree with you wholly. Let us do that now." Sesshomaru and Kagome walked hand in hand to the dungeon.
Saseko's arms were tied high above her head by a metal that most demons couldn't break out of. Her head was held in place by the same type of metal on her neck, and her legs were chained as well.
"Oh Sesshomaru-sama! You have come to my rescue!" Her voice was raspy from a lack of water.
"The words you speak are horribly untrue." Sesshomaru said.
"We came to ask you why you're here." Kagome told her. "You have asked for forgiveness, but somehow I doubt that that is the reason you have showed yourself on my doorstep."
Saseko was weak and slightly delirious. But she still had faith in Naraku's plan. After all, she was back inside the castle, right? So she'd done her part amazingly well. Why wouldn't his plan work since she'd come through? Surely she would have Sesshomaru in the end, so taunting Kagome a bit wouldn't hurt anyone. "Because, bitch, Naraku has something in store for you and the rest of your little friends. Sesshomaru will be mine. And you'll be out of the picture. For good this time. I'll make sure of that. Damn Naraku and his obsession with you. I'll kill you myself. Like I killed your little soul sister."
Kagome's eyes changed from blue to purple, and her body began to glow. "You dare speak to me that way? Do you not know who I am? Do you not know what I am capable of?" The entire dungeon began to shake and a few pieces of stone fell from the ceiling. "I am Kagome, demi-goddess! I could kill you with my mind if need be! So do not think you are so smug because in the end, good will triumph over evil!" Kagome made the dungeon stop shaking and she stepped close to Saseko, her eyes still purple and her body still aglow. She smirked. "You just don't know who you're dealing with. And Sesshomaru being yours, ha! It's so idiotic and childish that it's laughable. Sesshomaru belongs to me. Even the gods have willed it so. I cannot wait until the final battle. Your blood will be on my hands."
Kagome turned and left the dungeon with Sesshomaru right on her heels. She stopped suddenly and he almost bumped into her. Kagome turned around and wrapped her arms around Sesshomaru's neck and kissed him with as much passion as she could muster.
"What was that for?" Sesshomaru asked, thoroughly pleased with the kiss.
"Just reminding you why you're with me." Kagome smiled, then giggled when he bent to pick her up and carried his woman to their shared room.
Kagome… Amaterasu was in Kagome's head.
Kagome groaned. "Come back later." She whispered as Sesshomaru attacked her neck.
It is important. Amaterasu was persistent.
Kagome huffed and sat up in the bed. "Yes?"
Instead of answering with words, the goddess allowed Kagome to see in her head what Naraku saw. She saw Kanna's mirror showing her and Saseko in the gardens. "What's that?"
It is the image I have projected onto Kanna's mirror so that Naraku may continue with his plan. But be on the defensive. This will only fool him for so long.
"Why can't you just hold him in place until I get ready to defeat him?" Kagome asked.
Because, my silly child, if the kami were to get involved with earthly matters, there would be nothing alive. And you have no idea how much of a pain it is to create an entire world it is.
Kagome had to laugh at the goddess because she thought she sounded a bit like her. She could even imagine her rolling her eyes. "I find it odd that you're picking up habits from a human."
You are not human my dear.
Kagome rolled her eyes. "Yeah, I forgot. But are we done here? I was kinda busy."
Amaterasu laughed. Yes.
Sesshomaru, who was looking slightly irritated, was sitting on the side of the bed, watching his woman talk to their goddess. Kagome smiled at him. He was so beautiful to her. What had she done to deserve this beautiful creature? What had she done to earn his love? She'd started out as a human, and all she'd ever done was love. Now, she finally had someone who loved her back. She loved Sesshomaru with everything that was inside of her and more. The demi goddess would kill for him without the slightest hesitation, because she knew that he would do the same for her. There was nothing that she wouldn't do for him. Nothing at all. And before she knew it, her eyes filled with tears.
"Why do you cry my love?" Sesshomaru asked, instantly wrapping his arms around her.
Kagome shook her head. "I love you Sesshomaru."
Sesshomaru looked into Kagome's eyes and saw that that was really all she was thinking. Instead of replying, he placed his lips on hers, gently at first, then as seconds passed, the passion grew. It wasn't long before the lovers picked up where they'd left off.
Not too far away from them, Naraku was setting his the second part of his plan into motion. He was sure that he was going to win this time. He was ready to have Kagome as his. He would rid her of the dog smell, and if she resisted, well, then he'd kill her. But once he revived her, she would be ready to claim as his own.
