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'Kagome, Kagome, Kagome, Kagome.'
Naraku sat hell born in the darkness. No longer in the girls mind but his own room colored for abasement. The dark seemed to discourage life from entering within.
He was in his own domain, one and alone in the shade. Yet the wench has plagued his unconscious mind for hours now. Which was ironic since she has yet to join him in the conscious world.
He had awoken hours ago. Sleep for him was slightly above a nuisance, thought his body did require it, he could tolerate only so much. Even so the moments he had recently spent asleep were, as far as he would admit, relaxing.
Now he sat up his back against the wall. Kagome lay, still in sleep, between his knees. His arms wrapped around her loosely supporting her as her head lay on his chest and her hands, like a child's, fisted in his robes.
He was bored out of his mind but did not move. He sat as stone starring forward into nothing. He didn't so much mind their position; her lithe form warm against him. What he hated was her comfort. If she were to awake now, he knew she would scream, and tear at his hands to release her. But he wasn't sure he wanted that...just yet. For now she was asleep in his arms so he let her be.
Threw his eyes his internal struggle was barely visible. Only a shimmer as if a trick of the light gone before you can see it. And this was the most he had ever let himself slip in years. He wanted to throw her from him, to recoil from her warm touch. But his arms only tightened around her. A part of him refused to let her go. And inside he wasn't sure if that part was Onigumo or Naraku.
Finally Kagome stirred. Her lashes lifted. He shifted slightly when her lashes brushed his skin, then two gray orbs looked up dazed at him. He didn't hold his breath, all emotion left him as he starred into her shifting eyes. They sharpened quickly and turned to fear. All the peace that had built up in him froze to ice as Kagome parted her lips. She was about to scream, he could tell and secretly dreaded the thought. For a moment he had gotten to used to her quiet and calm. He clamped his hand over her mouth roughly, enough so he knew she would have five crescents on her cheek from were his claws bit her skin.
He couldn't settle the burning in his chest, he was left unsatisfied to some point. Was it possible he had hoped for her not to scream at his sight? Well then he deserved this! This is the way things were and slowly the burning in his chest bubbled into a feeling of glee. To feel Kagome squirm against his hold, tears building up in her eyes.
"Shhh. There, there. Why do you cry? Have you forgotten you are mine."
Her lips moved beneath his hand but he did not free her to speak. So she turned her head to the side and tried to shake his hand. But he didn't relent.
"Now I don't want you to speak just yet. I liked the quiet much better." He placed his chin on top of her head and pressed her tighter to him. She cried into his hand and tears leaked from her eyes. She struggled violently, kicking her legs and swinging her arms but she couldn't hurt him and only accomplished to get smothered deeper into his hold. "Stop!!"
She didn't of-course. He caught her clawing hand and twisted it behind her back. Kagome screamed from fear more them from pain, even so he lessened his hold. He turned her head so she faced him and looked into her eyes. "Stop!" He continued only when she complied. "Now your only hurting yourself." He released her captured hand and let her bring it to her chest like an injured wing.
He looked at her face and smiled only half cruelly. The other half captured by how lovely she looked even now. He flushed cheeks and shining eyes. He used his now free hand to brush her mattered raven locks from her face and smooth it behind her ear. And he let his fingers trail down her jaw and throat stopping when she cringed violently and fresh tears sprang from her eyes.
His eyes darkened at her reaction. Thought he fully expected it a part of him, that desperately needed squashing, hoped for exceptance from her. "Stop that!!!"
Her eyes immediately opened to look up scarred at him and she stopped screaming, but tears flowed freely down her cheeks. He growled. "You will stop your insolence. Know that I only allow you to cry because you manage to look lovely even then. But my patience will wear thin."
He released her mouth, her lips slightly parted but she didn't utter a sound. This was the submission he had wanted. Perfect. He had finally broken her. He leaned his head forward inticed by those lips. She leaned her head back slightly, but he disregarded it, she was his, he put his hand behind her head and pulled her back to him.
When they were only centimeters apart she drew in a breath and closed her eyes. "Don't touch." She whispered. Then her eyes opened again, dry of tears with a new fire to them. "Let me go. Let me go! LEMME GO!!" She pushed away from him and broke away from his hold only because of his shock. "How dare you. Don't ever-"
He now stood towering over her. Seething in anger. "You bitch." He raised his hand to slap her. He didn't intent to hold back any power and let her neck snap if it should.
He smiled to see all her courage drained away and she sat ashen before him her eyes wide and shadowed. But she didn't move and sat challenging him. He smirked let her be like this for her last moments on earth. He half hoped to see her plead with him and beg for her life. But she just sat awaiting her fate. You could say it was brave. He smirked, really it was foolish. Throwing away her life like Kikyo when she could save herself. Would he spare her if she begged? Probably not but it pulled something to see her stubborn as her incarnation. 'Then let them both rot in hell together!!'
"Goodbye..." she whispered. He raised his hand and let it fall. "...Inuyasha..." It was like a pressing a key or pulling the right wire on the bomb when the count was 1. It froze him in his tracks.
He couldn't win. He couldn't brake her, and she thought of the mutt in her last moments. That just about took all the power out of him. After everything...he couldn't kill her. She was proud and fearless, just like Kikyo. And she loved the dog boy, just like Kikyo. And yet Kagome was much stronger then Kikyo. She had lived three days with him. Died twice. Sat before him now. And defeated him with one word.
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November 29, 2003 Chapter 5 ----------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --*^~
'Kagome, Kagome, Kagome, Kagome.'
Naraku sat hell born in the darkness. No longer in the girls mind but his own room colored for abasement. The dark seemed to discourage life from entering within.
He was in his own domain, one and alone in the shade. Yet the wench has plagued his unconscious mind for hours now. Which was ironic since she has yet to join him in the conscious world.
He had awoken hours ago. Sleep for him was slightly above a nuisance, thought his body did require it, he could tolerate only so much. Even so the moments he had recently spent asleep were, as far as he would admit, relaxing.
Now he sat up his back against the wall. Kagome lay, still in sleep, between his knees. His arms wrapped around her loosely supporting her as her head lay on his chest and her hands, like a child's, fisted in his robes.
He was bored out of his mind but did not move. He sat as stone starring forward into nothing. He didn't so much mind their position; her lithe form warm against him. What he hated was her comfort. If she were to awake now, he knew she would scream, and tear at his hands to release her. But he wasn't sure he wanted that...just yet. For now she was asleep in his arms so he let her be.
Threw his eyes his internal struggle was barely visible. Only a shimmer as if a trick of the light gone before you can see it. And this was the most he had ever let himself slip in years. He wanted to throw her from him, to recoil from her warm touch. But his arms only tightened around her. A part of him refused to let her go. And inside he wasn't sure if that part was Onigumo or Naraku.
Finally Kagome stirred. Her lashes lifted. He shifted slightly when her lashes brushed his skin, then two gray orbs looked up dazed at him. He didn't hold his breath, all emotion left him as he starred into her shifting eyes. They sharpened quickly and turned to fear. All the peace that had built up in him froze to ice as Kagome parted her lips. She was about to scream, he could tell and secretly dreaded the thought. For a moment he had gotten to used to her quiet and calm. He clamped his hand over her mouth roughly, enough so he knew she would have five crescents on her cheek from were his claws bit her skin.
He couldn't settle the burning in his chest, he was left unsatisfied to some point. Was it possible he had hoped for her not to scream at his sight? Well then he deserved this! This is the way things were and slowly the burning in his chest bubbled into a feeling of glee. To feel Kagome squirm against his hold, tears building up in her eyes.
"Shhh. There, there. Why do you cry? Have you forgotten you are mine."
Her lips moved beneath his hand but he did not free her to speak. So she turned her head to the side and tried to shake his hand. But he didn't relent.
"Now I don't want you to speak just yet. I liked the quiet much better." He placed his chin on top of her head and pressed her tighter to him. She cried into his hand and tears leaked from her eyes. She struggled violently, kicking her legs and swinging her arms but she couldn't hurt him and only accomplished to get smothered deeper into his hold. "Stop!!"
She didn't of-course. He caught her clawing hand and twisted it behind her back. Kagome screamed from fear more them from pain, even so he lessened his hold. He turned her head so she faced him and looked into her eyes. "Stop!" He continued only when she complied. "Now your only hurting yourself." He released her captured hand and let her bring it to her chest like an injured wing.
He looked at her face and smiled only half cruelly. The other half captured by how lovely she looked even now. He flushed cheeks and shining eyes. He used his now free hand to brush her mattered raven locks from her face and smooth it behind her ear. And he let his fingers trail down her jaw and throat stopping when she cringed violently and fresh tears sprang from her eyes.
His eyes darkened at her reaction. Thought he fully expected it a part of him, that desperately needed squashing, hoped for exceptance from her. "Stop that!!!"
Her eyes immediately opened to look up scarred at him and she stopped screaming, but tears flowed freely down her cheeks. He growled. "You will stop your insolence. Know that I only allow you to cry because you manage to look lovely even then. But my patience will wear thin."
He released her mouth, her lips slightly parted but she didn't utter a sound. This was the submission he had wanted. Perfect. He had finally broken her. He leaned his head forward inticed by those lips. She leaned her head back slightly, but he disregarded it, she was his, he put his hand behind her head and pulled her back to him.
When they were only centimeters apart she drew in a breath and closed her eyes. "Don't touch." She whispered. Then her eyes opened again, dry of tears with a new fire to them. "Let me go. Let me go! LEMME GO!!" She pushed away from him and broke away from his hold only because of his shock. "How dare you. Don't ever-"
He now stood towering over her. Seething in anger. "You bitch." He raised his hand to slap her. He didn't intent to hold back any power and let her neck snap if it should.
He smiled to see all her courage drained away and she sat ashen before him her eyes wide and shadowed. But she didn't move and sat challenging him. He smirked let her be like this for her last moments on earth. He half hoped to see her plead with him and beg for her life. But she just sat awaiting her fate. You could say it was brave. He smirked, really it was foolish. Throwing away her life like Kikyo when she could save herself. Would he spare her if she begged? Probably not but it pulled something to see her stubborn as her incarnation. 'Then let them both rot in hell together!!'
"Goodbye..." she whispered. He raised his hand and let it fall. "...Inuyasha..." It was like a pressing a key or pulling the right wire on the bomb when the count was 1. It froze him in his tracks.
He couldn't win. He couldn't brake her, and she thought of the mutt in her last moments. That just about took all the power out of him. After everything...he couldn't kill her. She was proud and fearless, just like Kikyo. And she loved the dog boy, just like Kikyo. And yet Kagome was much stronger then Kikyo. She had lived three days with him. Died twice. Sat before him now. And defeated him with one word.
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