Chapter 11: Betrayal By Night
It had been one whole day and that they had traveled to get to Kaede's village and now it was night. A small burnt brightly between the group of companions. Inu-Yasha sat by the door, his sword propped up against him, his head bowed by his ears ever so twitching. Miroku slept by the fire as Sango and Shippo slept on the opposite side far away from the lecherous monk. Kirara and Kagome slept in a separate room as their wounds healed.
Kaede slept new door at a friends home, for she had ran out of room in her hut. But within the middle of the night Kirara opened her orange-red eyes and glazed at Kagome's sleeping forum. Crickets played their soothing songs upon their legs as bullfrogs let out their trumpet like voices.
She stared at the raven-haired girl, the reincarnation of a dead priestess. She thought to herself and then sat up, upon her mat as she turned her body slowly as she pushed her blankets aside. She winched as pain flew up her injured back. She then stood up and took a wobbly step towards the sleeping girl. Her tails stayed stiffly to her backside, they never moved once as she reached into the sleeves of her inner kimono and pulled out a dagger.
It was a normal dagger with a normal blade and handle. She looked at it sadly as she now stood over the sleeping girl. Could she do it? Could she kill her? Was this truly worth it!? She never could finish her thoughts as she found Kagome's warm gray-blue eyes staring at her. Kagome did not scream for help, did not move, she didn't do a thing, she wasn't even surprised. She just stared at Kirara like a little girl staring at a disturbed friend.
"Do what you must." Kagome said in a whisper "I forgive you." She said her eyes stayed on the neko youkai as the dagger came down. . .
Down like a bolt of lighting . . .
It hit sold . . .
With the floor . . .
Kirara kneeled on one knee one clawed hand still on the blade as the other was placed on the floor for support. Kirara's head was bowed and her tails lay helplessly at her side. Kagome then sat up and looked at Kirara with a sad and yet understanding look in her eyes.
"Kirara . . . "
"Tisk tisk." A voice came from the darkness and both the two woman turned to see who it was, to their surprise it was Naraku, he wore his usual monkey suit. He sat in the corner across from them, the empty socks of the baboons face stared at them. "Its so hard to find good help these days." He said with a composed voice as Kirara jerked the knife from the floor and stood up quickly and her tails stood on end.
Naraku said nothing as Kirara rushed at him and thrust the blade towards his skull only to have her wrist caught in a tight grip. Naraku's masked face, inches away from hers, "Your ignorance surprises me, my neko. You strike at the one who controls the path of your soul and life force." He said with a hint of amusement as Kagome stood up from her covers and held her bow within her hands, a single arrow knocked into it.
"Let her go Naraku." Kagome said with narrowed eyes as a muffled voice could be heard in the next room. Naraku stood up and twisted Kirara's wrist causing her to loss her weapon, it clang to the floor like a noisy alarm bell. Kirara lifted her free hand as her claws extended and she thrust her claws towards his stomach. But he suddenly twisted her around causing her to have her back to him and her right arm twisted behind her back.
She let out a small cry of pain as he wrapped his other arm around her waist locking her in a painful position. "Free the arrow, miko." Naraku smirked as his hood fell back. "Put an end to her pain, your rival for the hanyous love."
Kagome lowered her bow as Kirara struggled to gain her freedom, that's when the hanyou and company came rushing into their room. Kirara looked over to see Inu-Yasha look at her with fear and then to Kagome. Sango gasped and Miroku said nothing, Shippo ran to Kagome and hugged her legs.
Kirara suddenly felt afraid and scared.
"Naraku, let her go!" Inu-Yasha growled as Sango looked towards the hanyou. "I think not, she is mine." He stated as Sango looked back at Naraku with large eyes. "Yours! I hardly doubt it!" she snapped as Naraku just smiled, "My dear Kirara-" being careful not to release any pressure he moved he arm around her waist to about her chest, his clawed hand soothes the side of her face as he looks down at her. "-shall we tell them. . .of the deal?" he smiles as she looks at him in horror.
Silence and tension fills the room.
"Deal?" Miroku asked
"Hai." Naraku states and looks back at the group and studies each of them, "A deal." He repeats, "Your little companion gained this appearance because of me." He stopped for a moment as a few shocked looks and gasps fill the room. Inu-Yasha said nothing though as Naraku went on, "Until the Full Moon, that is, and of course there is a price she must pay that she has yet to deal out."
Kirara lowers her head in shame as her ears droop, she was alone, she was done for. She closed her eyes as she heard footsteps walk up to the front and before Naraku could fill in the blanks, Kagome took the honor from him. "To kill me, steal the jewels and give them to you." She says in a statement and Inu-Yasha looks at Kagome with pure horror and to Kirara with the same look.
It all was coming together.
Sango stepped forward with tears in her eyes, her best friend was going to kill her future friend, "Kirara why!?" Sango cried out as Miroku placed a gentle hand on her shoulder. Kirara licked her dry lips and lifted her tearful face to her betrayed comrades, she then glanced at Inu-Yasha. "For a forsaken love, which I am forbidden to have." She said in almost a whisper.
"For the love of Inu-Yasha."
["For my love, I would give my life away, for my forsaken love my soul I would give. To be loved in return . . . I would die."]
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Who will it be? Kagome the miko or Kirara the neko!?!?!?
BBBWWWWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!
I will add up all the votes! And the winner shall be revealed in the next chappie!!
It had been one whole day and that they had traveled to get to Kaede's village and now it was night. A small burnt brightly between the group of companions. Inu-Yasha sat by the door, his sword propped up against him, his head bowed by his ears ever so twitching. Miroku slept by the fire as Sango and Shippo slept on the opposite side far away from the lecherous monk. Kirara and Kagome slept in a separate room as their wounds healed.
Kaede slept new door at a friends home, for she had ran out of room in her hut. But within the middle of the night Kirara opened her orange-red eyes and glazed at Kagome's sleeping forum. Crickets played their soothing songs upon their legs as bullfrogs let out their trumpet like voices.
She stared at the raven-haired girl, the reincarnation of a dead priestess. She thought to herself and then sat up, upon her mat as she turned her body slowly as she pushed her blankets aside. She winched as pain flew up her injured back. She then stood up and took a wobbly step towards the sleeping girl. Her tails stayed stiffly to her backside, they never moved once as she reached into the sleeves of her inner kimono and pulled out a dagger.
It was a normal dagger with a normal blade and handle. She looked at it sadly as she now stood over the sleeping girl. Could she do it? Could she kill her? Was this truly worth it!? She never could finish her thoughts as she found Kagome's warm gray-blue eyes staring at her. Kagome did not scream for help, did not move, she didn't do a thing, she wasn't even surprised. She just stared at Kirara like a little girl staring at a disturbed friend.
"Do what you must." Kagome said in a whisper "I forgive you." She said her eyes stayed on the neko youkai as the dagger came down. . .
Down like a bolt of lighting . . .
It hit sold . . .
With the floor . . .
Kirara kneeled on one knee one clawed hand still on the blade as the other was placed on the floor for support. Kirara's head was bowed and her tails lay helplessly at her side. Kagome then sat up and looked at Kirara with a sad and yet understanding look in her eyes.
"Kirara . . . "
"Tisk tisk." A voice came from the darkness and both the two woman turned to see who it was, to their surprise it was Naraku, he wore his usual monkey suit. He sat in the corner across from them, the empty socks of the baboons face stared at them. "Its so hard to find good help these days." He said with a composed voice as Kirara jerked the knife from the floor and stood up quickly and her tails stood on end.
Naraku said nothing as Kirara rushed at him and thrust the blade towards his skull only to have her wrist caught in a tight grip. Naraku's masked face, inches away from hers, "Your ignorance surprises me, my neko. You strike at the one who controls the path of your soul and life force." He said with a hint of amusement as Kagome stood up from her covers and held her bow within her hands, a single arrow knocked into it.
"Let her go Naraku." Kagome said with narrowed eyes as a muffled voice could be heard in the next room. Naraku stood up and twisted Kirara's wrist causing her to loss her weapon, it clang to the floor like a noisy alarm bell. Kirara lifted her free hand as her claws extended and she thrust her claws towards his stomach. But he suddenly twisted her around causing her to have her back to him and her right arm twisted behind her back.
She let out a small cry of pain as he wrapped his other arm around her waist locking her in a painful position. "Free the arrow, miko." Naraku smirked as his hood fell back. "Put an end to her pain, your rival for the hanyous love."
Kagome lowered her bow as Kirara struggled to gain her freedom, that's when the hanyou and company came rushing into their room. Kirara looked over to see Inu-Yasha look at her with fear and then to Kagome. Sango gasped and Miroku said nothing, Shippo ran to Kagome and hugged her legs.
Kirara suddenly felt afraid and scared.
"Naraku, let her go!" Inu-Yasha growled as Sango looked towards the hanyou. "I think not, she is mine." He stated as Sango looked back at Naraku with large eyes. "Yours! I hardly doubt it!" she snapped as Naraku just smiled, "My dear Kirara-" being careful not to release any pressure he moved he arm around her waist to about her chest, his clawed hand soothes the side of her face as he looks down at her. "-shall we tell them. . .of the deal?" he smiles as she looks at him in horror.
Silence and tension fills the room.
"Deal?" Miroku asked
"Hai." Naraku states and looks back at the group and studies each of them, "A deal." He repeats, "Your little companion gained this appearance because of me." He stopped for a moment as a few shocked looks and gasps fill the room. Inu-Yasha said nothing though as Naraku went on, "Until the Full Moon, that is, and of course there is a price she must pay that she has yet to deal out."
Kirara lowers her head in shame as her ears droop, she was alone, she was done for. She closed her eyes as she heard footsteps walk up to the front and before Naraku could fill in the blanks, Kagome took the honor from him. "To kill me, steal the jewels and give them to you." She says in a statement and Inu-Yasha looks at Kagome with pure horror and to Kirara with the same look.
It all was coming together.
Sango stepped forward with tears in her eyes, her best friend was going to kill her future friend, "Kirara why!?" Sango cried out as Miroku placed a gentle hand on her shoulder. Kirara licked her dry lips and lifted her tearful face to her betrayed comrades, she then glanced at Inu-Yasha. "For a forsaken love, which I am forbidden to have." She said in almost a whisper.
"For the love of Inu-Yasha."
["For my love, I would give my life away, for my forsaken love my soul I would give. To be loved in return . . . I would die."]
* * * * * * * * * * * * REVIEW PLEASE! Now is when we decide . . . THE CHOSEN LOVE FOR INU- YASHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*cheers *
Who will it be? Kagome the miko or Kirara the neko!?!?!?
BBBWWWWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!
I will add up all the votes! And the winner shall be revealed in the next chappie!!