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August 22, 2003 Chapter 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------*^~
The pain was gone from her legs, and her heart.
Everything was black around her. Inuyasha flashed before her eyes but he was just a memory, no emotion. 'Mamma, Souta, grandpa.' She felt her heart slow. 'Sango,...Miroku' She couldn't hear or feel anything, all thought left her and she had the quiet she had wanted. 'Naraku.'
"Naraku!" Kagome felt the word slip between her numb lips before she knew its meaning.
Her eyes shot open and her heart started to beat painfully in her chest. Forcing ice blood threw her dead body. Her heart seemed to just in her chest trying to force its way out. Then she remembered to breath. The first breath burned its way down her windpipe and in to her deprived lungs.
Thoughts started to form. Was she dead? Why did she call out?...Naraku? Why would she call to him when she was dying?
Another fit of pain shot threw her. She felt as if her mind was on fire, thought was impossible. The darkness around her seemed to thicken. The pressure built up around her, constricting her till she couldn't breath again.
For the first time she noticed the darkness shifting around her. Building up in the center in front of her. Her eyes watered from the presence and teared from the lack of air. She tried to close her eyes but it invaded her mind ruthlessly leaving her no place to run.
Stone cold fingers wrapped around her chin, tilting her head back slightly. Nothing more happened and she took it as her cue to open her eyes.
A man sat kneeling before her. The hand that held her rested on the forward knee, his skin was death white and cold against her skin. She stared at him without recognition, she knew him, but his identity was buried to deeply in her thoughts, she just looked him over as if for the first time. His face was perfectly sculpted and curtained by long curly midnight black locks. His eyes, blood red flashed to violet in the darkness. He was gorgeous, the darkness giving him an air of inhuman perfection.
"Why did you summon me, Kagome?" He barked but still made it sound regale. Then it all struck her. Naraku. He could not be thought of as anything but a demon.
Kagome swallowed her fear for a moment and tried to speak, scream for help but no words formed. She felt something slither threw her mind and the darkness coils around her loosened. She took a moment to regain her mind, and Naraku gave it to her, in the mean time he looked up and down her battered body. Something flashed in his eyes but was gone before she could place it. When his eyes were level with hers again he purred "Well?" But the whisper sent a chill down her spine as if it was a promise of death.
She started to shake now, cold was rolling of him in waves and again something flashed in his eyes. She recoiled from him even more when she placed the look. Blood lust.
"Na.ra.ku..." she forced the name from her mouth like poison, her eyes watering and voice hoarse from the effort. 'Summon him? Did I? Why? How could I do that? He'll kill me!'
The way she pronounced his name seemed to amuse him. "Ka.go.me." He leaned forward enjoying his game. Having his face so close to her chilled her threw. He just radiated dark malevolence and frigidy, and again she tried to withdraw unconsciously.
Naraku didn't seem to notice her meager attempts to distance herself from his presence, and he didn't care much if he did. It just made him smile wider, scarier.
Finally he pulled away and seemed to consider something.
"The next time you try to escape your meaningless life try jumping from someplace higher or just come strait to me." Again he drew close and smiled sub zero. "I'd be happy to help any way I can."
He picked her up and pain reared from her legs. She couldn't hold in the scream and buried her face in his raven locks. She was taken aback by the softness and relaxed momentarily pressing her cheek to the dark tresses. The moment passed and alarm shook her to reality. Now he would kill her for sure. She closed her eyes for the inevitable. "But not now. For now you have my attention." His voice was a bit forced, not as smooth and infallible as it had been.
She looked up at him surprised and saw he was a bit shaken. Had she done that? His eyes were barely more then slits as he stared at her now. The look in his eyes now unnerved her more then any threat of death they looked hungrily strait into her. As if past her face and into her soul. And Kagome could help but stare mesmerized into his, flashing from red to violet. Finally they settled on red, but deeper and darker then before more demonic then she had ever seen him even in battle. This was the original Naraku not some toy he sent, nothing but him could be this evil and glow with such impiety. In an instant she new he would kill her despite what he said.
But he simply turned away as if he hadn't been glaring dark demise at her. Kagome didn't get a chance to feel relieved before the darkness around then shifted, pressing her further into him. The miasma entered her nose and mouth, and she fell limp onto him. Her last thoughts were of the emotions she saw in his eyes before they sparked, was it...humanity? And then the familiar black took over her again.
Naraku stood and pulled her body up with him. And for a moment he just stood there with the girl leaning on him, with his hand around her lower back to lightly support her. Her face comfortably cradled on his shoulder. He took it all in. It wasn't every day he stands at the bottom of a dry well with a half dead girl hanging onto him like a lifeline.
Especially her. This girl, Kagome, the lovely corps's reincarnation. Is that what saved her? Kept him from killing her on sight? Was Onigumo protecting her as if she were his love, Kikyo?
Either way the girl amused him. She was strong and fierce in their battles. What had driven her to nearly take her own life, after he had tried so many times unsuccessfully? And to summon him to her aid at a time like this. She must have lost some of her mind. 'I could kill her.'
His eyes flashed dark again. 'I will! Onigumo does not live anymore.' He brought his other hand up to level with the back of her neck and pointed his clawed fingers at her spine. His hand shot forward to deliver the blow but only a single finger made contact with her neck and cut slightly into her flesh. He ran that finger down her back shredding her sailor shirt and leaving a crimson red line were he wounded her.
For now that was enough. After all he still had to find out were she got the power to summon him, and the audacity. But knowing he could hurt as he pleased he felt unsure she would survive till then.
The miasma swirled around them and in an instant they were gone.
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Review Reply's. [Feel free to ask any questions if you don't understand anything about the chapters.]
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Mitchie (sassyshelly@attbi.com) _ Of course that wasn't the end even I would die from the suspense ~
Mari23 _ well Kagome defiantly won't be left alone. But I'm not sure I'll go as far as making it a Kikyo/Inuyasha, maybe if I'm feeling really really really nice I'll decide to let her live. So far she's looking kind of dead.
?_______? _ Get it now?
Dsd _ Ava _ sry Inuyasha won't get to her till a few chapters later.
rured _ I like any pairing but Inu/Kag, I never like the original parings for some reason. After this fic I'll probably start on another one with sesshy, but for now I have no inspiration for it. Him kidnapping her for Tetsusaiga is getting really used up.
Chachi _ Oh he'll pay Hehehe
Artemis the Black Archer _ Nah I'd never forget Shippo, he's just not going to come for a few chapter. Now its mostly focused on Kagome.
Auruyashe _ CHOCOLATE! Inuyasha will regret it but I'm not sure about
torture.
P.S. These are the only two chapters that will be up one after the others,
because it is the prologue and the first chapter. You'll have to wait a
bit longer for the next chapter [a day or two at most]. But lots of
reviews will definitely push it along faster. =^ . ~=
Rime Stone*^
August 22, 2003 Chapter 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------*^~
The pain was gone from her legs, and her heart.
Everything was black around her. Inuyasha flashed before her eyes but he was just a memory, no emotion. 'Mamma, Souta, grandpa.' She felt her heart slow. 'Sango,...Miroku' She couldn't hear or feel anything, all thought left her and she had the quiet she had wanted. 'Naraku.'
"Naraku!" Kagome felt the word slip between her numb lips before she knew its meaning.
Her eyes shot open and her heart started to beat painfully in her chest. Forcing ice blood threw her dead body. Her heart seemed to just in her chest trying to force its way out. Then she remembered to breath. The first breath burned its way down her windpipe and in to her deprived lungs.
Thoughts started to form. Was she dead? Why did she call out?...Naraku? Why would she call to him when she was dying?
Another fit of pain shot threw her. She felt as if her mind was on fire, thought was impossible. The darkness around her seemed to thicken. The pressure built up around her, constricting her till she couldn't breath again.
For the first time she noticed the darkness shifting around her. Building up in the center in front of her. Her eyes watered from the presence and teared from the lack of air. She tried to close her eyes but it invaded her mind ruthlessly leaving her no place to run.
Stone cold fingers wrapped around her chin, tilting her head back slightly. Nothing more happened and she took it as her cue to open her eyes.
A man sat kneeling before her. The hand that held her rested on the forward knee, his skin was death white and cold against her skin. She stared at him without recognition, she knew him, but his identity was buried to deeply in her thoughts, she just looked him over as if for the first time. His face was perfectly sculpted and curtained by long curly midnight black locks. His eyes, blood red flashed to violet in the darkness. He was gorgeous, the darkness giving him an air of inhuman perfection.
"Why did you summon me, Kagome?" He barked but still made it sound regale. Then it all struck her. Naraku. He could not be thought of as anything but a demon.
Kagome swallowed her fear for a moment and tried to speak, scream for help but no words formed. She felt something slither threw her mind and the darkness coils around her loosened. She took a moment to regain her mind, and Naraku gave it to her, in the mean time he looked up and down her battered body. Something flashed in his eyes but was gone before she could place it. When his eyes were level with hers again he purred "Well?" But the whisper sent a chill down her spine as if it was a promise of death.
She started to shake now, cold was rolling of him in waves and again something flashed in his eyes. She recoiled from him even more when she placed the look. Blood lust.
"Na.ra.ku..." she forced the name from her mouth like poison, her eyes watering and voice hoarse from the effort. 'Summon him? Did I? Why? How could I do that? He'll kill me!'
The way she pronounced his name seemed to amuse him. "Ka.go.me." He leaned forward enjoying his game. Having his face so close to her chilled her threw. He just radiated dark malevolence and frigidy, and again she tried to withdraw unconsciously.
Naraku didn't seem to notice her meager attempts to distance herself from his presence, and he didn't care much if he did. It just made him smile wider, scarier.
Finally he pulled away and seemed to consider something.
"The next time you try to escape your meaningless life try jumping from someplace higher or just come strait to me." Again he drew close and smiled sub zero. "I'd be happy to help any way I can."
He picked her up and pain reared from her legs. She couldn't hold in the scream and buried her face in his raven locks. She was taken aback by the softness and relaxed momentarily pressing her cheek to the dark tresses. The moment passed and alarm shook her to reality. Now he would kill her for sure. She closed her eyes for the inevitable. "But not now. For now you have my attention." His voice was a bit forced, not as smooth and infallible as it had been.
She looked up at him surprised and saw he was a bit shaken. Had she done that? His eyes were barely more then slits as he stared at her now. The look in his eyes now unnerved her more then any threat of death they looked hungrily strait into her. As if past her face and into her soul. And Kagome could help but stare mesmerized into his, flashing from red to violet. Finally they settled on red, but deeper and darker then before more demonic then she had ever seen him even in battle. This was the original Naraku not some toy he sent, nothing but him could be this evil and glow with such impiety. In an instant she new he would kill her despite what he said.
But he simply turned away as if he hadn't been glaring dark demise at her. Kagome didn't get a chance to feel relieved before the darkness around then shifted, pressing her further into him. The miasma entered her nose and mouth, and she fell limp onto him. Her last thoughts were of the emotions she saw in his eyes before they sparked, was it...humanity? And then the familiar black took over her again.
Naraku stood and pulled her body up with him. And for a moment he just stood there with the girl leaning on him, with his hand around her lower back to lightly support her. Her face comfortably cradled on his shoulder. He took it all in. It wasn't every day he stands at the bottom of a dry well with a half dead girl hanging onto him like a lifeline.
Especially her. This girl, Kagome, the lovely corps's reincarnation. Is that what saved her? Kept him from killing her on sight? Was Onigumo protecting her as if she were his love, Kikyo?
Either way the girl amused him. She was strong and fierce in their battles. What had driven her to nearly take her own life, after he had tried so many times unsuccessfully? And to summon him to her aid at a time like this. She must have lost some of her mind. 'I could kill her.'
His eyes flashed dark again. 'I will! Onigumo does not live anymore.' He brought his other hand up to level with the back of her neck and pointed his clawed fingers at her spine. His hand shot forward to deliver the blow but only a single finger made contact with her neck and cut slightly into her flesh. He ran that finger down her back shredding her sailor shirt and leaving a crimson red line were he wounded her.
For now that was enough. After all he still had to find out were she got the power to summon him, and the audacity. But knowing he could hurt as he pleased he felt unsure she would survive till then.
The miasma swirled around them and in an instant they were gone.
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Review Reply's. [Feel free to ask any questions if you don't understand anything about the chapters.]
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Mitchie (sassyshelly@attbi.com) _ Of course that wasn't the end even I would die from the suspense ~
Mari23 _ well Kagome defiantly won't be left alone. But I'm not sure I'll go as far as making it a Kikyo/Inuyasha, maybe if I'm feeling really really really nice I'll decide to let her live. So far she's looking kind of dead.
?_______? _ Get it now?
Dsd _ Ava _ sry Inuyasha won't get to her till a few chapters later.
rured _ I like any pairing but Inu/Kag, I never like the original parings for some reason. After this fic I'll probably start on another one with sesshy, but for now I have no inspiration for it. Him kidnapping her for Tetsusaiga is getting really used up.
Chachi _ Oh he'll pay Hehehe
Artemis the Black Archer _ Nah I'd never forget Shippo, he's just not going to come for a few chapter. Now its mostly focused on Kagome.
Auruyashe _ CHOCOLATE! Inuyasha will regret it but I'm not sure about
torture.
P.S. These are the only two chapters that will be up one after the others,
because it is the prologue and the first chapter. You'll have to wait a
bit longer for the next chapter [a day or two at most]. But lots of
reviews will definitely push it along faster. =^ . ~=
Rime Stone*^