Disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha. But Romeo is on top of my monitor
again! That's gotta count fer somethin'.
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Naraku grinned lightly, a soft chuckle escaping his lips. Sesshoumaru and Kikyou were sitting in front of him, confound in the walls of his temple. He had given them both a cup of tea, but neither of them had touched it. They had been discussing plans, and it seemed to Naraku that his idea had grown on them dramatically. He could see it in their eyes.
Sesshoumaru stared across at Naraku calmly. He had to admit that when Naraku had first proposed his idea, he had been ready to throw it out the window. The thought of pairing up with Naraku and Kikyou had been one he considered below him. But as Naraku had begun to explain his plan... He found he couldn't resist. It was brilliantly plotted. And the first step had already been put into action. Attack Inuyasha's weakness - And his strength when it came to protecting her in battle.
Kikyou sat quietly, gazing contently at the two men in the room with her. Although the plan had seemed a bit foolish to her, she found she couldn't bring herself to resist the temptation of finally bringing Inuyasha down to hell with her. After all, as foolish as it seemed, the plan did hold some potential. Break his spirit; give him nothing left to live for, and Inuyasha would surely fall into her arms. He had been so close to falling before.
Naraku stood, and slide his hand down his robes, straitening them out. He turned his gaze to Sesshoumaru and Kikyou, and offered a coy smile. They only looked back at him, both with a bit of distaste in their eyes.
"It will only be a matter of time now." Naraku's collected voice broke the awkward silence.
"Until?" Kikyou asked.
"Until Kagome is out of the picture, and Inuyasha's spirit is broken."
Kikyou looked skeptical.
"How do you know that the poison is still taking affect? She went back to her own time didn't she? What if they have a cure there?" Kikyou watched him with narrowed and curious orbs, but was surprised when he let out a laugh.
"Kikyou. How can they have a cure to a poison, that never existed in history until now?" He grinned, admiring his own cleverness.
"They might have found a cure." Sesshoumaru's smooth voice echoed. He was as skeptical about the poison as Kikyou was. He doubted that after everything the mortal fool had been through, a simple poison would knock her out of the picture. Yet still. Naraku seemed convinced.
"Doubtful." Naraku said, looking thoroughly convinced. He had since their previous meeting in the woods removed his baboon skin cloak, trading it in for his more traditional clothes.
"And why are you so convinced?" Sesshoumaru questioned.
"Because," Naraku said, "Even if by some off chance, they did find a cure for the poison, it would only set our plan back a little. It would only be a matter of time before I found another way to kill her."
"Your confidence annoys me." Kikyou said, as she finally raised the now cold cup of tea to her lips, and took a sip. It was too sweet. Naraku only grinned at her words.
"My dear Kikyou. My confidence should be something for you to hold on to. Something to have faith in, and thus faith in our plan."
Kikyou scoffed, and set the cold tea back on the floor, turning her gaze away from him. She knew he was right though. His confidence in "their" plain, although annoying, was also strangely comforting.
Sesshoumaru on the other hand, didn't seem to have any emotional feeling on the matter. He stared placidly ahead, his face set in a pensive manner as his eyes cast to the floor. He looked to be in deep thought. Considering things perhaps.
Kikyou found ~this~ annoyed her too.
"What are you thinking Sesshoumaru?" She finally asked.
Sesshoumaru lifted his gaze slowly to her, and he seemed to consider his answer for a moment. When he finally spoke, his voice was confident and cool.
"I am thinking about the well." Sesshoumaru could tell Kikyou was taken a back by his answer.
"The well? What well? The Bone Eater's well?" She asked, her own voice soft and yet strong.
"Yes." He replied, and seemed a bit annoyed when Naraku entered the conversation. Nonetheless Sesshoumaru looked up at him when he spoke.
"What about the well, Sesshoumaru?" He asked.
"Both Inuyasha and Kagome can travel through it, and when they are over there, we have no control over the events that take place. That well... it is a problem. A nuisance." He seemed to be thinking. Kikyou watched him, intrigued.
"What do you suggest we do about this, Sesshoumaru?"
Sesshoumaru thought for a moment, and then looked over to Kikyou, blantently-ignoring Naraku as he sat down and edged closer to hear.
"I say we destroy it."
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A/N: I really apologize for such a short chapter! I know it's awful but, I'm going away for the weekend to my friend's house. And I didn't want to leave you guys with nothing for all that time. Plus, I wanted to touch up on what my beautiful villains are doing during all of this! Again I apologize. But please understand.
And now for some notes to my lovely reviewers!
Twilight Sky: I know. I was thinking about the title being 'Sakura Blossoms' to. But trust me, the title will come into play later on.
Palm*Tree: I promise the end will be a happy one. So all of you keep that in mind for future chapters. I don't want you chasing after me with pitchforks when you get a scare or two... Or three.
Miyu6: 18?! You have 18 stories going at once?! *Bows* I don't know how you do it! I can barely keep up with four! ...Are you God? *Big Eyes*
Lavender: Hope for him yet, indeed!
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Naraku grinned lightly, a soft chuckle escaping his lips. Sesshoumaru and Kikyou were sitting in front of him, confound in the walls of his temple. He had given them both a cup of tea, but neither of them had touched it. They had been discussing plans, and it seemed to Naraku that his idea had grown on them dramatically. He could see it in their eyes.
Sesshoumaru stared across at Naraku calmly. He had to admit that when Naraku had first proposed his idea, he had been ready to throw it out the window. The thought of pairing up with Naraku and Kikyou had been one he considered below him. But as Naraku had begun to explain his plan... He found he couldn't resist. It was brilliantly plotted. And the first step had already been put into action. Attack Inuyasha's weakness - And his strength when it came to protecting her in battle.
Kikyou sat quietly, gazing contently at the two men in the room with her. Although the plan had seemed a bit foolish to her, she found she couldn't bring herself to resist the temptation of finally bringing Inuyasha down to hell with her. After all, as foolish as it seemed, the plan did hold some potential. Break his spirit; give him nothing left to live for, and Inuyasha would surely fall into her arms. He had been so close to falling before.
Naraku stood, and slide his hand down his robes, straitening them out. He turned his gaze to Sesshoumaru and Kikyou, and offered a coy smile. They only looked back at him, both with a bit of distaste in their eyes.
"It will only be a matter of time now." Naraku's collected voice broke the awkward silence.
"Until?" Kikyou asked.
"Until Kagome is out of the picture, and Inuyasha's spirit is broken."
Kikyou looked skeptical.
"How do you know that the poison is still taking affect? She went back to her own time didn't she? What if they have a cure there?" Kikyou watched him with narrowed and curious orbs, but was surprised when he let out a laugh.
"Kikyou. How can they have a cure to a poison, that never existed in history until now?" He grinned, admiring his own cleverness.
"They might have found a cure." Sesshoumaru's smooth voice echoed. He was as skeptical about the poison as Kikyou was. He doubted that after everything the mortal fool had been through, a simple poison would knock her out of the picture. Yet still. Naraku seemed convinced.
"Doubtful." Naraku said, looking thoroughly convinced. He had since their previous meeting in the woods removed his baboon skin cloak, trading it in for his more traditional clothes.
"And why are you so convinced?" Sesshoumaru questioned.
"Because," Naraku said, "Even if by some off chance, they did find a cure for the poison, it would only set our plan back a little. It would only be a matter of time before I found another way to kill her."
"Your confidence annoys me." Kikyou said, as she finally raised the now cold cup of tea to her lips, and took a sip. It was too sweet. Naraku only grinned at her words.
"My dear Kikyou. My confidence should be something for you to hold on to. Something to have faith in, and thus faith in our plan."
Kikyou scoffed, and set the cold tea back on the floor, turning her gaze away from him. She knew he was right though. His confidence in "their" plain, although annoying, was also strangely comforting.
Sesshoumaru on the other hand, didn't seem to have any emotional feeling on the matter. He stared placidly ahead, his face set in a pensive manner as his eyes cast to the floor. He looked to be in deep thought. Considering things perhaps.
Kikyou found ~this~ annoyed her too.
"What are you thinking Sesshoumaru?" She finally asked.
Sesshoumaru lifted his gaze slowly to her, and he seemed to consider his answer for a moment. When he finally spoke, his voice was confident and cool.
"I am thinking about the well." Sesshoumaru could tell Kikyou was taken a back by his answer.
"The well? What well? The Bone Eater's well?" She asked, her own voice soft and yet strong.
"Yes." He replied, and seemed a bit annoyed when Naraku entered the conversation. Nonetheless Sesshoumaru looked up at him when he spoke.
"What about the well, Sesshoumaru?" He asked.
"Both Inuyasha and Kagome can travel through it, and when they are over there, we have no control over the events that take place. That well... it is a problem. A nuisance." He seemed to be thinking. Kikyou watched him, intrigued.
"What do you suggest we do about this, Sesshoumaru?"
Sesshoumaru thought for a moment, and then looked over to Kikyou, blantently-ignoring Naraku as he sat down and edged closer to hear.
"I say we destroy it."
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A/N: I really apologize for such a short chapter! I know it's awful but, I'm going away for the weekend to my friend's house. And I didn't want to leave you guys with nothing for all that time. Plus, I wanted to touch up on what my beautiful villains are doing during all of this! Again I apologize. But please understand.
And now for some notes to my lovely reviewers!
Twilight Sky: I know. I was thinking about the title being 'Sakura Blossoms' to. But trust me, the title will come into play later on.
Palm*Tree: I promise the end will be a happy one. So all of you keep that in mind for future chapters. I don't want you chasing after me with pitchforks when you get a scare or two... Or three.
Miyu6: 18?! You have 18 stories going at once?! *Bows* I don't know how you do it! I can barely keep up with four! ...Are you God? *Big Eyes*
Lavender: Hope for him yet, indeed!