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CH: 4 In the Arms of the Enemy
Kagome sat eating her dinner remembering the day's events. Naraku had given her s pell to take away Miroku and Sango's memories. He had kept his word and removed Miroku's kazaana. Her eyes turned heavenward and she couldn't help but think of how much she would miss them.
She would not forget the look of wonder of Miroku's face when he had looked at his hand. He had felt it tingling and removed the prayer beads after telling her and Sango to stand back. He was amazed to find nothing had happened when he freed his hand and he slowly turned to look at it and almost fell to the ground shocked when he saw his hand whole. Sango had run over to him to make sure everything was alright. What had tugged at Kagome's heart strings was when she saw Miroku and Sango embrace eachother in happiness.
Kagome had stepped back a bit from the touching scene and chanted the spell under her breath. She felt a warmth well up inside her and she felt it flow out and encircle her two friends. She had seen their faces change from happiness to confusion. They looked about as if they did not know what to make of where they were. Kagome had come forth and told them some story of how they were a couple who had run from home to escape parents that would not allow their marriage. She had always loved stories like that.
With a single glance back Kagome walked away from the couple and found Naraku in the trees a little ways off. "We should be on our way." Kagome could only nod. She had just lost her two best friends after losing the one she had given her heart to and her family. She could not help but think that fate had it in for her. However, as if sensing her sorrow Naraku pulled her to him and held her until she had told him she was okay.
Kagome sighed as she saw images of her two friends flash before her eyes as she stared up at the stars. 'I'll miss you. I will hold the memories of you with me forever.' Kagome decided that she could not eat any more. Naraku had brought her to one of his castles and since she had step foot through the entrance she had been treated like a hime.
Kagome left the room and went down the hall to what was to be her quarters. She practically collapsed on her futon emotionally and physically exhausted. She rolled over onto her back and pulled out the scale that she had found at the well. She held it up and stared at it turning it about in her hand. 'You will pay for the death and sorrow you have caused. You've stolen both my families and I will see you suffer for this.' She placed the scale back in her pocket. Her hand then went to the necklace that hung from her neck. 'I'm sorry mom for what I've become. I've joined forces with an evil person to avenge you. I can no longer think of much, but revenge. I'm sorry, but it feels so right.' A tear slid down Kagome's cheek but she wiped it away before it could get far.
The door to Kagome's room slid open slowly and she looked up to see her visitor. Her eyes met the figure that had brought her here, the one person she never thought she would rely on. "I came to check on you." Naraku sat next to Kagome and looked down at her.
"I'll be okay. I only just lost my two best friends in addition to everything else." Kagome's voice was so dejected and devoid of her normal cheerfulness.
Naraku frowned when he heard her words and tone. "They are better off now and we will find the one who destroyed your home and the village. Then we shall repay Inu Yasha for how he treated you." Though Naraku's words were dark Kagome felt strangely comforted. She was comforted by the fact that she was with someone who cared for her. She had thought with the loss of Miroku and Sango there would be no one else.
Naraku was about to get to leave, but a hand on his arm stopped him. "Stay, at least till I fall asleep. I don't want to be alone." The plea was so soft that he nearly missed them. He settled back down next to Kagome and began to run his hand trough her hair.
'This feeling is so strange. I feel like I want her to be with me forever and I will do anything for her to want me as well. I always considered love as a weakening emotion that could only be used to manipulate, but she makes me stronger. She has put my demons at rest for I am no longer plagued by the undead miko or of Oni gumo's jealousies.' Naraku noticed that Kagome's breathing had evened out and he was about to get up but found that she had a death grip on the sleeve of his kimono.
Naraku sighed and shifted Kagome so he could lay next to her. After many failed attempts he finally accepted the fact that she was not going to let go. He stroked her cheek and studied her sleeping figure. She was more beautiful than he had ever imagined a human could be. His eyes took in her fair skin and midnight hair. Her feminine curves were not unnoticed as well and he wondered if he would ever be allowed the pleasure of seeing all of her. He kissed her forehead and drifted into a deep sleep.
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Kagome awoke feeling strangely refreshed. She couldn't remember the last time that she had slept so well. She was about to get up, but found an arm holding her down. She turned and came face to face with Naraku. He was still sleeping and she couldn't help, but notice how beautiful he looked when he slept. 'Is he the reason that I slept so well.'
She traced his features with the tip of her fingers and he leaned into her touch. 'You would never know he was so evil looking at him like this.' Naraku's face looked so peaceful. Upon feeling something brushing softly against his cheek he noticed he was not alone. He inhaled and a scent of fresh flowers filled his senses. He slowly opened his eyes and met the stormy blue eyes of Kagome.
He smiled at her and pulled her closer. Kagome blushed and buried her face in his chest so he wouldn't notice. Naraku nuzzled the top of her head and pulled her up so that they were face to face again. He was about to kiss her when knock came at the door.
"What?!" The door opened and Kanna walked in. Her mirror held the picture of a slightly battered Kagura lying in a clearing of a forest. Naraku's anger rose at the scene, he had told her specifically not to confront the mutt and his whore. "Take a hundred youkai and retrieve her. Bring her to me when you return." Kanna nodded and left the room her face never changing from its lifeless and emotionless features.
Naraku turned and found himself so close to Kagome that their noses brushed. His light chocolate eyes bet her stormy blues and he began to drown in the misty sea of her eyes. His anger was completely forgotten and he leaned in bringing his lips to hers. Kagome had been expecting the kiss this time and found that it warmed her entire being. Naraku was pleasantly surprised when Kagome returned the kiss. He found the taste of her addicting and wanted more, but knew she was not ready for such.
Kagome had her second kiss, the first real one since her first kiss was more of a shock to her so that she did not participate. It stuck her as odd that the one that she shared these two kisses with was the last person she would have ever guessed. 'This shouldn't be happening, but a part of me wants it and more. Do I love him?' The kiss ended and the two parted. Kagome wanted to ask what they were to eachother, but she knew that he would have no answer for her. She knew that she was the one that had to choose what they would be.
"I will have someone bring your breakfast." Naraku left quickly knowing that if he stayed he would have been too tempted by her. His lips still tingled from the energy of the kiss they had shared. 'I will get her to love me.' Naraku walked down the hall to his chambers and picked up a sword. 'She will need to learn to protect herself before she can is able to kill anything.' He found a small boy and sent him to get Kagome something to eat.
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Kagome lay on the futon staring at the ceiling and lost herself in thoughts of what had just happened. 'He kissed me, again and I kissed him back.' Kagome's hand went to her lips and she stared upward with a distant look in her eyes. 'Do I love him?'
'How could I love him? He's evil and has tried to kill me multiple times.'
'But he comforts me and I know he loves me. I feel so protected in his arms, better than when I would have a touching moment with Inu Yasha.' The thought of Inu Yasha made Kagome's thoughts come to a halt. Kagome still felt sad and hurt by what Inu Yasha had done, but unlike the other times when he had hurt her she felt incredibly angry. 'Now I know Kikyou feels a bit. Anger and hatred are incredibly liberating. Wait...did I just say that I hate Inu Yasha? But I loved him. Life is so confusing. So now I hate the one I loved and love the one I once hated. I'm so confused.'
The door slid open and Kagome sat up to see who it was. A part of her hoped it wasn't Naraku because she was afraid of what to do after that kiss they had shared. She had never had a real boyfriend including Hojo. When she saw the figure in the doorway she was hit with a wave of recognition.
"Kohaku?" The boy looked at her devoid of emotions and set a tray of food in front of her.
"Do I know you?" Kohaku asked. He felt as if he recognized the girl, but he couldn't remember who she was.
"Uh...no. I've heard of you before though." Kagome decided it was best not to tell Kohaku of his past seeing as though he no longer had a sister to go to. Kohaku was better off not knowing just like Sango and Miroku. She did feel bad that they would never be reunited however.
Kohaku merely nodded and left the room. Kagome began to eat and found the food better than the times that Miroku would get them a place to stay at the richest homes in villages. She stopped the trail of her thoughts. 'I have to stop thinking about them. I'll remember them always, but I'll never get my job done if I keep thinking about the past.'
Kagome decided that maybe she could look around, when she had finished her meal. She went over to the door, but just as she opened it she came face to face with Naraku. "Good you're done eating. Your training starts now." Naraku tossed a sword to Kagome who surprisingly caught the hilt with ease.
"What training?" Kagome asked as she trailed behind the hanyou.
"As you are now you do not have the skill to destroy whatever it was that took out the village. Also, your arrows maybe powerful, but they are no use to you if your opponent gets in too close. I'll teach you to use that." Naraku nodded toward the sword that she carried.
Kagome thought about what he had said and found that he was probably right. She had never had any true training and she was probably not even strong enough to take out Kikyou let alone a youkai that destroyed an entire village. "Why are you helping me?"
Naraku halted in his steps when he heard her question. "I thought that would have been obvious. He turned to face her and his face came up to stroke her cheek. He leaned close to her and whispered, "I love you Kagome." Then he moved in closer and stole her lips in a sweet kiss. Kagome had never thought that anything so gentle could come from Naraku.
The two of them parted and their eyes locked. Kagome could see the love that he held for her in his eyes. Naraku was surprised by the emotions he saw in Kagome's eyes. He saw her sorrow that she would probably forever hold at least slightly, but he also saw understanding and what looked like love. He could not be completely sure, but he felt as if she were falling for him as well and if he had anything to say about it he would make sure she fell for him and loved him forever.
Naraku was the first to turn away fearing that he would get lost in her eyes and they resumed their journey. Kagome was about to ask where they were going, but before she could voice her question Naraku halted. He slid open a door to their left and she saw a training room.
Naraku began by showing her proper stances and how to hold her new weapon. He had a lot of knowledge as to how to fight from all the collective knowledge he had acquired from the hundreds of youkai that made up what was Naraku. Everyone thought him a coward for not fighting his own battles and sending out his detachments, but the truth was that he did not feel anyone was worth his effort.
Naraku was impressed at how quickly Kagome was catching on. It was almost as if she should have been born a warrior. He had expected that their training would go on for a couple months, but at the rate she was learning it was possible that they would finish in only a month.
Kagome sat on the floor of the training room covered in a sheen of sweat and breathing heavily. They had been training for hours and she was exhausted. Naraku held out his hand to her and she took it. He pulled her to her feet. "That's enough for today. We will continue tomorrow...you did well." Kagome smiled at the compliment. She was sure that Naraku paid very few compliments to people.
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'Mmm...kimochi.' Kagome thought as she soaked in the hot water. 'All that training is exhausting, but it'll all be worth it.' Kagome knew that she should also train with her miko abilities. She was sure that she was capable of more than just purifying arrows. Maybe she could purify her sword as well. She would try during her training tomorrow.
Kagome washed her hair and thought of something she hadn't thought of since the idea of revenge had gotten into her mind. 'What am I going to do when all this is over? Where will I go if I survive? Should I stay with Naraku?' Kagome hadn't really considered these questions before. 'I guess I'll figure it all out when that time comes.'
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The hanyou doubled over in pain. It felt as if she was being burned fro the inside out. She looked at the red glowing orb being crushed by the man in front of her. "Gomen, Naraku-sama." Kagura panted as she from her crunched up form on the ground. Naraku lessened his grip on her heart and stared down at his pathetic detachment.
"I gave you orders not to confront them and look what has happened." Naraku gestured to Kagura's battered form.
"I did not mean to confront them. The undead miko sensed I was near." Kagura tried to explain although she knew that no explanation would be accepted.
"I do not need excuses Kagura. You failed me. But I feel in a good mood." Naraku smirked and Kagura felt something bad in the pit of her stomach. "Kanna, escort our dear Kagura to the dungeon." He told the pale child figure then he turned back to the woman before him. "You will be held in chains for a week, perhaps if you're good then I'll let you out." Naraku moved closer to Kagura and whispered in her ear. "If you fail me again then perhaps I will have to return you to wear you came from." Kagura's eyes widened as she realized that he meant he would absorb her back into him.
Kagura was chained in the dungeon below and wondered what would happen while she was there. Normally, Naraku would come down and torture her but she doubted he would seeing as though he had been distracted as of late. It had been about an hour when she heard the trap door open. Then Naraku was before her once again.
"Poor Kagura. Did you think that I wouldn't show just because I have some new objectives?" Kagura's eyes were filled with fear and towards the end of the day she swore to herself that she would not betray him again until she got her heart away from him.
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Kagome had finished dinner and was sitting in her room wondering where Naraku was. She had explored the castle and found no trace of him. She had asked that girl Kanna, but she did not speak to Kagome and only walked pass her. Kohaku hadn't known either. Kagome sighed and lay back on her futon. The sun had already gone done and she found herself wanting to see Naraku. 'Kami who would have ever thought I would be missing his company?' Kagome found that she hated being alone after all the loss she had suffered recently. She closed her eyes and fell into a light sleep.
She awoke when she felt something warm against her cheek. Her stormy blues eyes still glazed over with sleepiness met Naraku's light brown ones. She noticed his hand was still stroking her cheek softly. She smiled at him and moved to snuggle against him. She felt two arms wrap around her and pull her closer. This is what she had wanted earlier. She didn't need some one to talk to right now, but just the feeling that someone was near if she needed them. Someone that cared.
Naraku looked down at the girl in his arms. He was pleased with the fact that she seemed to be warming up to him and that she had initiated their close contact consciously this time. He was also pleased that although he was kind to her because of the new found feelings within him, he was still able to act like himself around others. He remembered the events that had occurred earlier and smiled with sadistic joy.
Naraku pulled Kagome closer to him and wrapped one of his legs around hers securing her against him. He nuzzled against her soft hair and took in the calming and sweet scent that could only be Kagome. 'That mutt doesn't know what he gave up, but I'll make sure her regrets his loss before he dies.'
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Okay there's chapter four. Not too great, but I felt I needed to make an update. Next chapter Naraku and Kagome finish training and have more fluffy moments. Oh yeah, do you guys want this to be a lemon because I got a request for that, but I wanna know what everyone else thinks. I wanna decide by next chapter.
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Anime_goddess: sorry Shippou had to die, but I had to get rid of him from the story since there was no way Naraku would accept him
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~*Shichan
CH: 4 In the Arms of the Enemy
Kagome sat eating her dinner remembering the day's events. Naraku had given her s pell to take away Miroku and Sango's memories. He had kept his word and removed Miroku's kazaana. Her eyes turned heavenward and she couldn't help but think of how much she would miss them.
She would not forget the look of wonder of Miroku's face when he had looked at his hand. He had felt it tingling and removed the prayer beads after telling her and Sango to stand back. He was amazed to find nothing had happened when he freed his hand and he slowly turned to look at it and almost fell to the ground shocked when he saw his hand whole. Sango had run over to him to make sure everything was alright. What had tugged at Kagome's heart strings was when she saw Miroku and Sango embrace eachother in happiness.
Kagome had stepped back a bit from the touching scene and chanted the spell under her breath. She felt a warmth well up inside her and she felt it flow out and encircle her two friends. She had seen their faces change from happiness to confusion. They looked about as if they did not know what to make of where they were. Kagome had come forth and told them some story of how they were a couple who had run from home to escape parents that would not allow their marriage. She had always loved stories like that.
With a single glance back Kagome walked away from the couple and found Naraku in the trees a little ways off. "We should be on our way." Kagome could only nod. She had just lost her two best friends after losing the one she had given her heart to and her family. She could not help but think that fate had it in for her. However, as if sensing her sorrow Naraku pulled her to him and held her until she had told him she was okay.
Kagome sighed as she saw images of her two friends flash before her eyes as she stared up at the stars. 'I'll miss you. I will hold the memories of you with me forever.' Kagome decided that she could not eat any more. Naraku had brought her to one of his castles and since she had step foot through the entrance she had been treated like a hime.
Kagome left the room and went down the hall to what was to be her quarters. She practically collapsed on her futon emotionally and physically exhausted. She rolled over onto her back and pulled out the scale that she had found at the well. She held it up and stared at it turning it about in her hand. 'You will pay for the death and sorrow you have caused. You've stolen both my families and I will see you suffer for this.' She placed the scale back in her pocket. Her hand then went to the necklace that hung from her neck. 'I'm sorry mom for what I've become. I've joined forces with an evil person to avenge you. I can no longer think of much, but revenge. I'm sorry, but it feels so right.' A tear slid down Kagome's cheek but she wiped it away before it could get far.
The door to Kagome's room slid open slowly and she looked up to see her visitor. Her eyes met the figure that had brought her here, the one person she never thought she would rely on. "I came to check on you." Naraku sat next to Kagome and looked down at her.
"I'll be okay. I only just lost my two best friends in addition to everything else." Kagome's voice was so dejected and devoid of her normal cheerfulness.
Naraku frowned when he heard her words and tone. "They are better off now and we will find the one who destroyed your home and the village. Then we shall repay Inu Yasha for how he treated you." Though Naraku's words were dark Kagome felt strangely comforted. She was comforted by the fact that she was with someone who cared for her. She had thought with the loss of Miroku and Sango there would be no one else.
Naraku was about to get to leave, but a hand on his arm stopped him. "Stay, at least till I fall asleep. I don't want to be alone." The plea was so soft that he nearly missed them. He settled back down next to Kagome and began to run his hand trough her hair.
'This feeling is so strange. I feel like I want her to be with me forever and I will do anything for her to want me as well. I always considered love as a weakening emotion that could only be used to manipulate, but she makes me stronger. She has put my demons at rest for I am no longer plagued by the undead miko or of Oni gumo's jealousies.' Naraku noticed that Kagome's breathing had evened out and he was about to get up but found that she had a death grip on the sleeve of his kimono.
Naraku sighed and shifted Kagome so he could lay next to her. After many failed attempts he finally accepted the fact that she was not going to let go. He stroked her cheek and studied her sleeping figure. She was more beautiful than he had ever imagined a human could be. His eyes took in her fair skin and midnight hair. Her feminine curves were not unnoticed as well and he wondered if he would ever be allowed the pleasure of seeing all of her. He kissed her forehead and drifted into a deep sleep.
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Kagome awoke feeling strangely refreshed. She couldn't remember the last time that she had slept so well. She was about to get up, but found an arm holding her down. She turned and came face to face with Naraku. He was still sleeping and she couldn't help, but notice how beautiful he looked when he slept. 'Is he the reason that I slept so well.'
She traced his features with the tip of her fingers and he leaned into her touch. 'You would never know he was so evil looking at him like this.' Naraku's face looked so peaceful. Upon feeling something brushing softly against his cheek he noticed he was not alone. He inhaled and a scent of fresh flowers filled his senses. He slowly opened his eyes and met the stormy blue eyes of Kagome.
He smiled at her and pulled her closer. Kagome blushed and buried her face in his chest so he wouldn't notice. Naraku nuzzled the top of her head and pulled her up so that they were face to face again. He was about to kiss her when knock came at the door.
"What?!" The door opened and Kanna walked in. Her mirror held the picture of a slightly battered Kagura lying in a clearing of a forest. Naraku's anger rose at the scene, he had told her specifically not to confront the mutt and his whore. "Take a hundred youkai and retrieve her. Bring her to me when you return." Kanna nodded and left the room her face never changing from its lifeless and emotionless features.
Naraku turned and found himself so close to Kagome that their noses brushed. His light chocolate eyes bet her stormy blues and he began to drown in the misty sea of her eyes. His anger was completely forgotten and he leaned in bringing his lips to hers. Kagome had been expecting the kiss this time and found that it warmed her entire being. Naraku was pleasantly surprised when Kagome returned the kiss. He found the taste of her addicting and wanted more, but knew she was not ready for such.
Kagome had her second kiss, the first real one since her first kiss was more of a shock to her so that she did not participate. It stuck her as odd that the one that she shared these two kisses with was the last person she would have ever guessed. 'This shouldn't be happening, but a part of me wants it and more. Do I love him?' The kiss ended and the two parted. Kagome wanted to ask what they were to eachother, but she knew that he would have no answer for her. She knew that she was the one that had to choose what they would be.
"I will have someone bring your breakfast." Naraku left quickly knowing that if he stayed he would have been too tempted by her. His lips still tingled from the energy of the kiss they had shared. 'I will get her to love me.' Naraku walked down the hall to his chambers and picked up a sword. 'She will need to learn to protect herself before she can is able to kill anything.' He found a small boy and sent him to get Kagome something to eat.
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Kagome lay on the futon staring at the ceiling and lost herself in thoughts of what had just happened. 'He kissed me, again and I kissed him back.' Kagome's hand went to her lips and she stared upward with a distant look in her eyes. 'Do I love him?'
'How could I love him? He's evil and has tried to kill me multiple times.'
'But he comforts me and I know he loves me. I feel so protected in his arms, better than when I would have a touching moment with Inu Yasha.' The thought of Inu Yasha made Kagome's thoughts come to a halt. Kagome still felt sad and hurt by what Inu Yasha had done, but unlike the other times when he had hurt her she felt incredibly angry. 'Now I know Kikyou feels a bit. Anger and hatred are incredibly liberating. Wait...did I just say that I hate Inu Yasha? But I loved him. Life is so confusing. So now I hate the one I loved and love the one I once hated. I'm so confused.'
The door slid open and Kagome sat up to see who it was. A part of her hoped it wasn't Naraku because she was afraid of what to do after that kiss they had shared. She had never had a real boyfriend including Hojo. When she saw the figure in the doorway she was hit with a wave of recognition.
"Kohaku?" The boy looked at her devoid of emotions and set a tray of food in front of her.
"Do I know you?" Kohaku asked. He felt as if he recognized the girl, but he couldn't remember who she was.
"Uh...no. I've heard of you before though." Kagome decided it was best not to tell Kohaku of his past seeing as though he no longer had a sister to go to. Kohaku was better off not knowing just like Sango and Miroku. She did feel bad that they would never be reunited however.
Kohaku merely nodded and left the room. Kagome began to eat and found the food better than the times that Miroku would get them a place to stay at the richest homes in villages. She stopped the trail of her thoughts. 'I have to stop thinking about them. I'll remember them always, but I'll never get my job done if I keep thinking about the past.'
Kagome decided that maybe she could look around, when she had finished her meal. She went over to the door, but just as she opened it she came face to face with Naraku. "Good you're done eating. Your training starts now." Naraku tossed a sword to Kagome who surprisingly caught the hilt with ease.
"What training?" Kagome asked as she trailed behind the hanyou.
"As you are now you do not have the skill to destroy whatever it was that took out the village. Also, your arrows maybe powerful, but they are no use to you if your opponent gets in too close. I'll teach you to use that." Naraku nodded toward the sword that she carried.
Kagome thought about what he had said and found that he was probably right. She had never had any true training and she was probably not even strong enough to take out Kikyou let alone a youkai that destroyed an entire village. "Why are you helping me?"
Naraku halted in his steps when he heard her question. "I thought that would have been obvious. He turned to face her and his face came up to stroke her cheek. He leaned close to her and whispered, "I love you Kagome." Then he moved in closer and stole her lips in a sweet kiss. Kagome had never thought that anything so gentle could come from Naraku.
The two of them parted and their eyes locked. Kagome could see the love that he held for her in his eyes. Naraku was surprised by the emotions he saw in Kagome's eyes. He saw her sorrow that she would probably forever hold at least slightly, but he also saw understanding and what looked like love. He could not be completely sure, but he felt as if she were falling for him as well and if he had anything to say about it he would make sure she fell for him and loved him forever.
Naraku was the first to turn away fearing that he would get lost in her eyes and they resumed their journey. Kagome was about to ask where they were going, but before she could voice her question Naraku halted. He slid open a door to their left and she saw a training room.
Naraku began by showing her proper stances and how to hold her new weapon. He had a lot of knowledge as to how to fight from all the collective knowledge he had acquired from the hundreds of youkai that made up what was Naraku. Everyone thought him a coward for not fighting his own battles and sending out his detachments, but the truth was that he did not feel anyone was worth his effort.
Naraku was impressed at how quickly Kagome was catching on. It was almost as if she should have been born a warrior. He had expected that their training would go on for a couple months, but at the rate she was learning it was possible that they would finish in only a month.
Kagome sat on the floor of the training room covered in a sheen of sweat and breathing heavily. They had been training for hours and she was exhausted. Naraku held out his hand to her and she took it. He pulled her to her feet. "That's enough for today. We will continue tomorrow...you did well." Kagome smiled at the compliment. She was sure that Naraku paid very few compliments to people.
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'Mmm...kimochi.' Kagome thought as she soaked in the hot water. 'All that training is exhausting, but it'll all be worth it.' Kagome knew that she should also train with her miko abilities. She was sure that she was capable of more than just purifying arrows. Maybe she could purify her sword as well. She would try during her training tomorrow.
Kagome washed her hair and thought of something she hadn't thought of since the idea of revenge had gotten into her mind. 'What am I going to do when all this is over? Where will I go if I survive? Should I stay with Naraku?' Kagome hadn't really considered these questions before. 'I guess I'll figure it all out when that time comes.'
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The hanyou doubled over in pain. It felt as if she was being burned fro the inside out. She looked at the red glowing orb being crushed by the man in front of her. "Gomen, Naraku-sama." Kagura panted as she from her crunched up form on the ground. Naraku lessened his grip on her heart and stared down at his pathetic detachment.
"I gave you orders not to confront them and look what has happened." Naraku gestured to Kagura's battered form.
"I did not mean to confront them. The undead miko sensed I was near." Kagura tried to explain although she knew that no explanation would be accepted.
"I do not need excuses Kagura. You failed me. But I feel in a good mood." Naraku smirked and Kagura felt something bad in the pit of her stomach. "Kanna, escort our dear Kagura to the dungeon." He told the pale child figure then he turned back to the woman before him. "You will be held in chains for a week, perhaps if you're good then I'll let you out." Naraku moved closer to Kagura and whispered in her ear. "If you fail me again then perhaps I will have to return you to wear you came from." Kagura's eyes widened as she realized that he meant he would absorb her back into him.
Kagura was chained in the dungeon below and wondered what would happen while she was there. Normally, Naraku would come down and torture her but she doubted he would seeing as though he had been distracted as of late. It had been about an hour when she heard the trap door open. Then Naraku was before her once again.
"Poor Kagura. Did you think that I wouldn't show just because I have some new objectives?" Kagura's eyes were filled with fear and towards the end of the day she swore to herself that she would not betray him again until she got her heart away from him.
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Kagome had finished dinner and was sitting in her room wondering where Naraku was. She had explored the castle and found no trace of him. She had asked that girl Kanna, but she did not speak to Kagome and only walked pass her. Kohaku hadn't known either. Kagome sighed and lay back on her futon. The sun had already gone done and she found herself wanting to see Naraku. 'Kami who would have ever thought I would be missing his company?' Kagome found that she hated being alone after all the loss she had suffered recently. She closed her eyes and fell into a light sleep.
She awoke when she felt something warm against her cheek. Her stormy blues eyes still glazed over with sleepiness met Naraku's light brown ones. She noticed his hand was still stroking her cheek softly. She smiled at him and moved to snuggle against him. She felt two arms wrap around her and pull her closer. This is what she had wanted earlier. She didn't need some one to talk to right now, but just the feeling that someone was near if she needed them. Someone that cared.
Naraku looked down at the girl in his arms. He was pleased with the fact that she seemed to be warming up to him and that she had initiated their close contact consciously this time. He was also pleased that although he was kind to her because of the new found feelings within him, he was still able to act like himself around others. He remembered the events that had occurred earlier and smiled with sadistic joy.
Naraku pulled Kagome closer to him and wrapped one of his legs around hers securing her against him. He nuzzled against her soft hair and took in the calming and sweet scent that could only be Kagome. 'That mutt doesn't know what he gave up, but I'll make sure her regrets his loss before he dies.'
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Okay there's chapter four. Not too great, but I felt I needed to make an update. Next chapter Naraku and Kagome finish training and have more fluffy moments. Oh yeah, do you guys want this to be a lemon because I got a request for that, but I wanna know what everyone else thinks. I wanna decide by next chapter.
Review responses:
Anime_goddess: sorry Shippou had to die, but I had to get rid of him from the story since there was no way Naraku would accept him
Yuko: It's nice to know my writing made your day, hope you enjoyed this chapter
Lashana Asuka: Sorry it took me so long
Sammis: Sesshoumaru will most like not be in this story because he's my fave char. And I love the Sess/Kag and would be far too tempted to put them together
Obscured waif: Thanks for the long reviewand don't worry Kikyou and hat scaley bastard will pay
Uni-Mara: thanks for opening your mind and reading my fic
Leiliiani: Umm.sorry -_-
Shi-Chan Meows: *glomps Shi-Chan back* I luv ur fics too
Thanks to everyone that reviewed. Please review to tell me what you think and as always helpful criticism is always welcome, but please no flames.
~*Shichan
