Ch4
Kagome was nine, and had been traveling with Onigumo for a year. They joked around, and had some fun. They were stopping in the village that supposedly had the fabled Shikon no Tama. "Onigumo, I don't think it's a good idea to stay here."
He looked down at her, "Why not?"
"Well, I just don't feel right."
He put his hands on her shoulders, "It's ok, just relax. Trust me, nothing's going to happen to you, ok?"
She smiled, and nodded, "Ok!"
They continued walking, and met up with a young girl, maybe a year or two older than Kagome. She smiled brightly, "Hi, I'm Keade, and who might you be?"
"I'm Kagome, and this is Onigumo." (I don't think I need to tell you who said that)
Onigumo smiled at the two girls, "Is the village miko around?"
Keade got a suspicious look, "No, why? You're not after the Shikon no Tama, are you?!"
He laughed, "No, we just wanted permission to spend the night here. We have been traveling a long ways and must stop to get some rest."
"Well, my sister isn't here now, but ye are welcome to stay with us for the night."
"Thank you Keade, you are very kind."
"Especially to strangers." Said a voice cold voice behind them.
Keade's face brightened, "Kikyo!" she ran up and hugged her sister's legs.
"Keade, how many time must I tell you not to trust strangers?"
"I'm sorry Kikyo, but they seem so nice."
Kikyo looked at the man. 'Nothing special, and he is pure. Obviously not after the Shikon.' her gaze moved down to the girl hiding behind his legs. She felt something, and almost gasped, 'She has the REAL Shikon no Tama!' (what Kikyo has WILL increase one's strength, but is not as powerful as the REAL jewel............ I'll explain better later.) Kikyo smiled, "Seeing as you don't look like a threat, I shall allow you to stay with us for the evening."
"Thank you......................Kagome, what do we say?"
"Thank you." she said, still hiding from Kikyo, 'She feels different from everyone else. It's scary.'
~*~*~*~
Kagome was woken up by Sango shaking her, "Yeah?"
"I just had to be sure that you were alive. You weren't moving, and...............well, one can never be too careful when it comes to Naraku."
Kagome yawned, stood up, and stretched, "Sorry to have worried you. By the way, did you manage to find a way out last night?"
"No, I didn't. I think we should try again, but let's try not to get separated."
"Sounds like a good idea to me." Kagome said as they both walked out of the cell.
~*~*~*~
Naraku woke up, mentally berating himself for falling asleep so carelessly. He looked up to see Kagaromaru looking at him, awaiting some kind of orders. "I want you to make sure that the demon hunter is distracted, whilst I interrogate the girl. You must also find a way to keep both of them away tonight, after I am finished. I don't want any one to know of my 'condition'."
Kagaromaru nodded, and left to complete his orders. Naraku then called Kagura to him. She showed up, glaring at him as usual, "Yes, Naraku."
"I want you to keep Inuyasha and his friends away from here. In fact, if you can bring me the head of Inuyasha, SesshouMaru, and the monk, as well as the two dogs' swords, I shall give you your freedom. You have until morning to complete your task. Now go!"
Kagura left as quickly as she could, wanting her freedom. Naraku made sure that she was gone, and instructed Kanna to keep her sister away from him, if she returned early. He knew that he could trust Kagaromaru, and Kanna, for they were not as untrustworthy as Kagura. And, as much as he wanted to, he couldn't kill Kagura, for she was too powerful a tool to let that happen. Naraku sighed, and watched as the sun went down. The left side of the moon was now engulfed in shadows. This was the night he would weaken to the point of Onigumo taking over. He could already feel it happening. He decided to let the castle's walls return to their normal position, and waited for the sun to rise.
~*~*~*~
Sango and Kagome were walking down the halls when everything shifted. Except none of the walls were blocking their path, in fact the walls seemed to fit into place, as though they had been let go of. Shrugging it off, the two girls continued to walk. Sango caught sight of Kagaromaru, and turned to Kagome, "I've got some unfinished business with this guy, will you be alright alone?"
"Hai, if Naraku wanted us dead, I don't that we would have lasted this long. Go on, I'm fine."
"Ok, bye for now."
"Promise not to get hurt."
"I promise." With that, Sango ran after Kagaromaru, leaving Kagome to wander around.
Kagome was walking around, when she tripped on something. Looking back, she discovered it was a corpse. 'Now that I think about it, this place doesn't seem to be filled with as much miasma as before, and there have been more bodies like this showing up. Wait a second, is this... IT IS!' Kagome thought as she picked up a bow, and a quiver filled with arrows. 'At least I have SOME protection now. Poor guy, it wouldn't hurt to find a place to burry him. If I see a garden of some sort, I'll come back and get him, but I have to be going now.'
She walked for a while before seeing a door. Sure she had seen many doors in this place, but none of them were as big as this one. Then she remembered, this was the door she saw when she talked with Naraku. She pushed it open, and walked in.
~*~*~*~
Sango followed Kagaromaru down the hall, and outside into some sort of target range. He seemed to be waiting for her. He smirked, and tossed her Hirakotsu, which she gracefully caught. "Wanna train? It takes the edge of."
"What's that suppose to mean?!" Sango said as she took up a fighting stance.
Kagaromaru shrugged, "Nothing, you just seemed a bit tense is all. Besides, I need a good partner as I have explained before. You were the only person available. Kanna, Kagura, and your little miko friend are probebly busy anyways." He too took up a fighting stance.
They stared each other down for a few seconds, both pares of eyes narrowing, before attacking. Kagaromaru lunged at Sango, who blocked him with her giant boomerang. He jumped back, only to have to dodge said boomerang, which Sango had thrown. Kagaromaru smirked as he came at her, claws bared. Sango quickly dodged to the left, and kicked his back. Before he could get too far away, he spun around and grabbed Sango's wrist. Turning around he used Sango's body to absorb the force from the tree he would have run into.
Kagaromaru stood, towing above Sango (who is on the ground from hitting the tree), "It appears that I have won this time. But tell me, had you all of your weapons, would you have been more of a challenge?"
"Yeah, and next time I won't go easy on you." Sango said as she got up and started walking back towards the castle to find her friend. (they had never left the castle walls, but she was going inside.)
~*~*~*~
Kagome walked in to see Naraku's back turned to her. He seemed to be looking out the window, not even noticing her presence. His aura felt different to her. Not as evil as it was before. With great caution, she approached him, "Why do you feel different."
He turned around, staring into her light blue eyes with a navy (blue), almost black, gaze of his own. "Because," he said, "I am not Naraku."
Kagome noticed from the time he had turned around that she was not speaking with her enemy, but a past friend, "Onigumo!" She hugged him for all she was worth.
He smiled, not Naraku's malevolent grin, but a soft smile, "So you do remember me. I'm guessing that your dreams played a part in that."
"Uh-huh. I was hoping that you would be able to help me figure those things out. It seems that Naraku found out through you, huh?"
"Yes he did. But, neither of us can make heads or tails of it. He thought that you were the one sending the dreams, and could interpret them." He looked down at the dark-haired girl in his arms.
Kagome let go of him, and backed away blushing, "Gomen, for hugging you."
"You didn't have to come here, you know?"
"No, Naraku would still have Kohaku if I didn't. Besides, I was just as curious as you. They seem like memories, but that would be impossible."
"Because you came here through the well, correct?" They both looked to the door, which was now blocked by Sango's body, "Why didn't you tell any of us about your dreams?"
Kagome looked to the floor, "I didn't think it would be good to go up any of you, especially Inuyasha, and say 'I'm sharing dreams, that could be memories, with the thief that is now Naraku.' It's not that I don't trust you, it's just. . . I'm not even sure what it means myself."
Sango walked over to Kagome, "It's alright, I understand." Then, she looked towards Onigumo, "So, you're the fabled Onigumo?"
He nodded, "I wasn't aware that I was famous, but yes, I am Onigumo."
"What is your relationship with Kagome anyways?" Sango was interested in this situation.
They both blushed, the pink tint looking VERY out of place upon Naraku's face. Still, Onigumo was able to get out, "I'm not sure of that either."
Kagome cleared her throat, "Why wait until now to come out? Why let Naraku have control?"
"I can't keep him at bay forever. Unfortunately, the only time that I can keep him at bay is when the left half of the moon is dark. Don't worry, he's resting now. I can feel him sleeping."
Sango looked out the window, "From where the moon is, I'd say we have some time to sort things out."
"Why not kill me now? Take out Onigumo, and Naraku would be no more." He said as he sat down of a mat, and motioned for them to do the same.
Kagome and Sango both sat. Kagome spoke up, "It's not right to kick someone when they're down, so-to-speak."
Sango nodded, "Besides, I think that we would all like to know about this little 'dream' thing before we get rid of Naraku. Which WILL be done."
Onigumo nodded, "Then I would like to know if you can recall anything at all, Kagome. Concentrate on your memory."
Kagome nodded, closed her eyes, and took a deep breath.
Kagome was nine, and had been traveling with Onigumo for a year. They joked around, and had some fun. They were stopping in the village that supposedly had the fabled Shikon no Tama. "Onigumo, I don't think it's a good idea to stay here."
He looked down at her, "Why not?"
"Well, I just don't feel right."
He put his hands on her shoulders, "It's ok, just relax. Trust me, nothing's going to happen to you, ok?"
She smiled, and nodded, "Ok!"
They continued walking, and met up with a young girl, maybe a year or two older than Kagome. She smiled brightly, "Hi, I'm Keade, and who might you be?"
"I'm Kagome, and this is Onigumo." (I don't think I need to tell you who said that)
Onigumo smiled at the two girls, "Is the village miko around?"
Keade got a suspicious look, "No, why? You're not after the Shikon no Tama, are you?!"
He laughed, "No, we just wanted permission to spend the night here. We have been traveling a long ways and must stop to get some rest."
"Well, my sister isn't here now, but ye are welcome to stay with us for the night."
"Thank you Keade, you are very kind."
"Especially to strangers." Said a voice cold voice behind them.
Keade's face brightened, "Kikyo!" she ran up and hugged her sister's legs.
"Keade, how many time must I tell you not to trust strangers?"
"I'm sorry Kikyo, but they seem so nice."
Kikyo looked at the man. 'Nothing special, and he is pure. Obviously not after the Shikon.' her gaze moved down to the girl hiding behind his legs. She felt something, and almost gasped, 'She has the REAL Shikon no Tama!' (what Kikyo has WILL increase one's strength, but is not as powerful as the REAL jewel............ I'll explain better later.) Kikyo smiled, "Seeing as you don't look like a threat, I shall allow you to stay with us for the evening."
"Thank you......................Kagome, what do we say?"
"Thank you." she said, still hiding from Kikyo, 'She feels different from everyone else. It's scary.'
~*~*~*~
Kagome was woken up by Sango shaking her, "Yeah?"
"I just had to be sure that you were alive. You weren't moving, and...............well, one can never be too careful when it comes to Naraku."
Kagome yawned, stood up, and stretched, "Sorry to have worried you. By the way, did you manage to find a way out last night?"
"No, I didn't. I think we should try again, but let's try not to get separated."
"Sounds like a good idea to me." Kagome said as they both walked out of the cell.
~*~*~*~
Naraku woke up, mentally berating himself for falling asleep so carelessly. He looked up to see Kagaromaru looking at him, awaiting some kind of orders. "I want you to make sure that the demon hunter is distracted, whilst I interrogate the girl. You must also find a way to keep both of them away tonight, after I am finished. I don't want any one to know of my 'condition'."
Kagaromaru nodded, and left to complete his orders. Naraku then called Kagura to him. She showed up, glaring at him as usual, "Yes, Naraku."
"I want you to keep Inuyasha and his friends away from here. In fact, if you can bring me the head of Inuyasha, SesshouMaru, and the monk, as well as the two dogs' swords, I shall give you your freedom. You have until morning to complete your task. Now go!"
Kagura left as quickly as she could, wanting her freedom. Naraku made sure that she was gone, and instructed Kanna to keep her sister away from him, if she returned early. He knew that he could trust Kagaromaru, and Kanna, for they were not as untrustworthy as Kagura. And, as much as he wanted to, he couldn't kill Kagura, for she was too powerful a tool to let that happen. Naraku sighed, and watched as the sun went down. The left side of the moon was now engulfed in shadows. This was the night he would weaken to the point of Onigumo taking over. He could already feel it happening. He decided to let the castle's walls return to their normal position, and waited for the sun to rise.
~*~*~*~
Sango and Kagome were walking down the halls when everything shifted. Except none of the walls were blocking their path, in fact the walls seemed to fit into place, as though they had been let go of. Shrugging it off, the two girls continued to walk. Sango caught sight of Kagaromaru, and turned to Kagome, "I've got some unfinished business with this guy, will you be alright alone?"
"Hai, if Naraku wanted us dead, I don't that we would have lasted this long. Go on, I'm fine."
"Ok, bye for now."
"Promise not to get hurt."
"I promise." With that, Sango ran after Kagaromaru, leaving Kagome to wander around.
Kagome was walking around, when she tripped on something. Looking back, she discovered it was a corpse. 'Now that I think about it, this place doesn't seem to be filled with as much miasma as before, and there have been more bodies like this showing up. Wait a second, is this... IT IS!' Kagome thought as she picked up a bow, and a quiver filled with arrows. 'At least I have SOME protection now. Poor guy, it wouldn't hurt to find a place to burry him. If I see a garden of some sort, I'll come back and get him, but I have to be going now.'
She walked for a while before seeing a door. Sure she had seen many doors in this place, but none of them were as big as this one. Then she remembered, this was the door she saw when she talked with Naraku. She pushed it open, and walked in.
~*~*~*~
Sango followed Kagaromaru down the hall, and outside into some sort of target range. He seemed to be waiting for her. He smirked, and tossed her Hirakotsu, which she gracefully caught. "Wanna train? It takes the edge of."
"What's that suppose to mean?!" Sango said as she took up a fighting stance.
Kagaromaru shrugged, "Nothing, you just seemed a bit tense is all. Besides, I need a good partner as I have explained before. You were the only person available. Kanna, Kagura, and your little miko friend are probebly busy anyways." He too took up a fighting stance.
They stared each other down for a few seconds, both pares of eyes narrowing, before attacking. Kagaromaru lunged at Sango, who blocked him with her giant boomerang. He jumped back, only to have to dodge said boomerang, which Sango had thrown. Kagaromaru smirked as he came at her, claws bared. Sango quickly dodged to the left, and kicked his back. Before he could get too far away, he spun around and grabbed Sango's wrist. Turning around he used Sango's body to absorb the force from the tree he would have run into.
Kagaromaru stood, towing above Sango (who is on the ground from hitting the tree), "It appears that I have won this time. But tell me, had you all of your weapons, would you have been more of a challenge?"
"Yeah, and next time I won't go easy on you." Sango said as she got up and started walking back towards the castle to find her friend. (they had never left the castle walls, but she was going inside.)
~*~*~*~
Kagome walked in to see Naraku's back turned to her. He seemed to be looking out the window, not even noticing her presence. His aura felt different to her. Not as evil as it was before. With great caution, she approached him, "Why do you feel different."
He turned around, staring into her light blue eyes with a navy (blue), almost black, gaze of his own. "Because," he said, "I am not Naraku."
Kagome noticed from the time he had turned around that she was not speaking with her enemy, but a past friend, "Onigumo!" She hugged him for all she was worth.
He smiled, not Naraku's malevolent grin, but a soft smile, "So you do remember me. I'm guessing that your dreams played a part in that."
"Uh-huh. I was hoping that you would be able to help me figure those things out. It seems that Naraku found out through you, huh?"
"Yes he did. But, neither of us can make heads or tails of it. He thought that you were the one sending the dreams, and could interpret them." He looked down at the dark-haired girl in his arms.
Kagome let go of him, and backed away blushing, "Gomen, for hugging you."
"You didn't have to come here, you know?"
"No, Naraku would still have Kohaku if I didn't. Besides, I was just as curious as you. They seem like memories, but that would be impossible."
"Because you came here through the well, correct?" They both looked to the door, which was now blocked by Sango's body, "Why didn't you tell any of us about your dreams?"
Kagome looked to the floor, "I didn't think it would be good to go up any of you, especially Inuyasha, and say 'I'm sharing dreams, that could be memories, with the thief that is now Naraku.' It's not that I don't trust you, it's just. . . I'm not even sure what it means myself."
Sango walked over to Kagome, "It's alright, I understand." Then, she looked towards Onigumo, "So, you're the fabled Onigumo?"
He nodded, "I wasn't aware that I was famous, but yes, I am Onigumo."
"What is your relationship with Kagome anyways?" Sango was interested in this situation.
They both blushed, the pink tint looking VERY out of place upon Naraku's face. Still, Onigumo was able to get out, "I'm not sure of that either."
Kagome cleared her throat, "Why wait until now to come out? Why let Naraku have control?"
"I can't keep him at bay forever. Unfortunately, the only time that I can keep him at bay is when the left half of the moon is dark. Don't worry, he's resting now. I can feel him sleeping."
Sango looked out the window, "From where the moon is, I'd say we have some time to sort things out."
"Why not kill me now? Take out Onigumo, and Naraku would be no more." He said as he sat down of a mat, and motioned for them to do the same.
Kagome and Sango both sat. Kagome spoke up, "It's not right to kick someone when they're down, so-to-speak."
Sango nodded, "Besides, I think that we would all like to know about this little 'dream' thing before we get rid of Naraku. Which WILL be done."
Onigumo nodded, "Then I would like to know if you can recall anything at all, Kagome. Concentrate on your memory."
Kagome nodded, closed her eyes, and took a deep breath.