Night of the Wolf
14. Let it all begin
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There was nothing we could do but wait. Wait upon our opportunity to straighten things right in our lives. I, or better yet we, we're about to embark something I knew would be difficult for us to handle but it was the only choice we had in order to rid ourselves from this nightmare. A nightmare that did nothing but haunt us severely.
I arose from the bed and made my way to Naraku. He was examining the pictures on the wall just as I had done so on my first visit. One hand was settled on his hip while the other rested on his chin, his breath was rough in a way a person would when seeing something unwanted. Perhaps the collage of the many pictures of the man I love disturbed him, or maybe because Kouga possessed something he never had. A family. A blissful life. A woman who loves him. Every thing he didn't retain.
However, I've never known Naraku to be the jealous type. He's sweet, loving, and honest. My love for him won't ever change but it would never compare to that of Kouga's.
"Thanks for staying with me."
My arms enfolded around his waist. I had embraced him from behind hence I caught him by surprise and that only made me smile. As I lightly rested my head against his back his hands settled on mine, squeezing then intertwining with mine. He felt so cuddly and warn that it was one of those kiss-on-the-cheek moments. To my amazement he blushed. Something he never did even after kissing me intimately.
"You know very well how I feel about you, Kagome. I would be a fool to let you go through this on your own. After all, no one has ever cared for me as you have."
His flushed face told me everything else he wanted to mention but had negated. He turned around in my arms and wrapped his own around me. We held each other for quite a while solely gazing at each others eyes. I smiled, he smiled and he ruined the moment by trying to kiss me. My reaction to this was a slap. It was a first since the recent kisses were welcomed uneasily.
"It was worth a shot. This'll be the last time I'll ever get to kiss you."
He laughed trying to cover up his pain and therefore made a joke out of it. I simple joined in pretending I didn't know exactly how he felt. But truth was I knew. We'd be spending an immense of amount of time together for me not to know how he felt. I knew him too well.
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We were, somewhat, making the best of our time together. I mean, we weren't here to have a good time but to actually slaughter someone and have no regrets about it.
Naraku continued glancing at the pictures while I rocked away in a rocking chair which seemed to annoy the hell out of him. It was old so consequently it squeaked. When he pounced on me he caused the rocking chair and me to fall backwards with him on top. He gladly pushed himself off of me and helped me up.
I had to admit I was worried for a second since a falling wooden chair isn't silent when crashing onto the floor. Yeah, a leg broke but hopefully this chair meant nothing to Kouga.
"You know, Kagome, being here doesn't feel right, I'm suppose to--"
"Shh. It's Ayame. She's close and not alone."
My hand was on Naraku's mouth trying to keep him quiet yet he wasn't serious and he nibbled on it. IT felt ticklish so I had to laugh.
"Naraku, stop it."
He was acting like a child. Bizarre, if you ask me. I never knew Naraku could do childish. He took several small bites and it took every ounce of my patience not to yell at him.
I marched up to the door and turned the knob opening it slightly enough for my nose to sniff where Ayame was coming from.
"Naraku, come here. You think you can smell where Ayame is at. I can't exactly pin point where she is."
Too busy to turn I waved at him with my free hand beckoning him to come near me. I heard a dresser being shuffled aside and I turned my attention towards the noise. It was Naraku moving the bureau in the far side of the room. He plastered his ear on the wall and nodded in the direction of the wall meaning Ayame was on the other side.
I immediately made my way to him and did as he and located my ear on the wall. It was line so it was quite clear what she was saying. Obviously she wasn't alone but with Kouga. I frowned at the sound of his voice. Him and Ayame were having an interesting conversation about 'mating season.' My curiosity of course never had enough.
"Kouga, I've mentioned this before. We have to provide offsprings. I know for a fact that you haven't mated with that pitiable human which is great news for me since you won't reek of nothing but of me."
I gritted my teeth when she finished and started laughing her head off.
I heard a bed rustle and I only flinched. They were about to…I can't let them. I pushed myself off the wall and dashed to the door.
"What do you think you are doing?!"
Naraku, yet again, caught me in time. His hand grasped my arm tightly and I turned to growl at him.
"I'm sure this isn't part of Kouga's plan. I know I'm supposed to interfere and that's exactly what I intend to do."
My hearing was fairly sensitive and I flinched when I heard a moan. I pulled away from Naraku's grasp and flew the door open. Naraku tried to stop me and he successfully did. The door was locked behind us and he pinned me on the bed.
"You have to wait. You know Kouga better than I do, so you should know that he has things under control."
Another moan and I went mad.
"Under control?! You have to be kidding me. Probably this is all a plot to get us here and plainly kill us in one shot, maybe Kouga's mind is being maneuvered by Ayame and he tricked us into being here to--"
"Are you hearing yourself? We came here by instinct. Your instinct. Besides Kouga's friend told us to stay here and timing would tell us what to do."
Additional noises were heard from the next room. It was the noise of a pair of lips suckling on flesh. Problem was I didn't know whose lips it was.
"Naraku, no! I can't stay here while Kouga is there, at an arm's reach, actually sounding like he's enjoying what he's doing. And only God knows if he's even faking it!"
I barked at him. I was much more comfortable with the fangs, the paws, claws and furry tail. Apparently I decreased in size so Naraku's' hold on me was free.
"You're not escaping that easily away from me."
I felt threatened by his tone so I transformed back to my 'normal' self in order to open the door.
Naraku pinned himself behind me thrusting me against the closed door. I hadn't opened in time. His hand followed the curves on my body until it reached my hand which was clutching the knob.
"Listen. Listen carefully. Kouga lost himself in the passion. He's mating with Ayame whether you like it or not and there's nothing you can do about it. We might as well do the same thing, don't you think?"
I began trembling.
Naraku pulled me away from the door and threw me on the bed.
"Naraku? What are y-you doing?"
It was all happening so fast and there was a steady memory that rushed before my eyes.
"I want you and I plan on having you. No one, not even Kouga can save you this time."
I couldn't relatively put my finger on it. It was so familiar, but I was too terrified to even think. Though it all came to me when Naraku's fangs grew and inserted on my neck. This was exactly as when I saw Naraku for the first time. But before he was being controlled by Ayame what explained his behavior now?
No blood was drawn this time after he tore his teeth from my neck. He was sniffing me, all over, like looking for something hidden. He acted like a dog without a leash and I did nothing but kick him away. Well, try at least but it wasn't helping much.
When his nose ran in between my breasts, across my stomach and downwards to my inner thigh, right inner thigh to be exact, my lips trembled. I knew what he was looking for. He was trying to sniff out the mark Kouga had left.
My pants were a bother for him so he shredded the zipper open with is mouth since his hands were too occupied on my waist. He somehow turned out to be stronger than me so his grasp of my waist was forceful. I budged trying to free myself and my claws engraved on his hands but there was no reaction from him. He didn't feel a thing unlike me that that pain on my waist was dreadful.
He effectively finished tearing some part of the jeans off me and his nose went straight to sniffing once again. One kick did it and I was free from his grip. I wasn't sure if should have left the room. I didn't dare believe it but it was there in front of me. Naraku was being manipulated by Ayame again. But that meant that Ayame knew of out special visit. She knew and yet she remained calm.
Somehow she was always a step ahead of me.
"Naraku?"
He launched at me restraining me on the floor this time. His hands seized each wrists and his knees straddled my legs. I had finally found the courage to scream and I did so with every bit of strength I had. My scream evidently turned into a growl when I was back to my wolf state.
That's when I finally receive some attention as well as help. Ginta with the aid of some others held Naraku off me. They weren't strong enough to hold him for long so I chipped in. The only way to calm Naraku down was to put him down. I leaped towards him my fangs aiming at him right leg. He yelped and he elbowed me on the head. I immediately let go of him and took a few step backwards bumping into Kouga.
"Kouga?!"
He was partially nude and so was Ayame. In an instant his arms were around me. He knelt beside me as I remained in my wolf form.
Ayame only ignored us for a moment to call Naraku and imbecile. Once her attention was on us Kouga left his embrace on me and stood in front of me. He was protecting me.
"Well, well. It seems you tried to deceive me Kouga but you failed terribly. And for that you must pay…with her life."
She pointed at me and didn't hesitate to rush towards me. Kouga pushed me away from him and ordered someone to take me away as far as possible. Of course I resisted but he declared that he would be with me soon so I didn't question him.
While I fled with a bunch of strangers Kouga stalled Ayame. Yet he wasn't strong enough to stall both her and Naraku so one of them had to escape him.
Lucky me it was Ayame. I had confidence that Kouga could take on Naraku even if he somehow turned to out become stronger. As for Ayame and me, I wasn't that confidence. But on the bright side I wasn't alone.
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"Are you guys sure she won't know where we are?"
Most of them were shaking as they stood around me protecting me from something they were obviously scared of.
"Are you listening to me?"
They never answered me and I was petrified just as they were but ignoring the fact that Ayame would find us wasn't helping.
"We've been this through before. Running is plainly pathetic."
It was clear that she was going to find us. Most of them fell in one blow and the rest tried to hold her just as they tired with Naraku but the turn off events was the same.
All of them were of them floor with at least one injured leg or arms, surprising thing was that she didn't kill any of them.
"You're the only one who is suppose to die. And once you do Kouga would feel freely to do what he pleases with me."
I just had to say it, "You mean slaughter you? If you kill me he'll avenge my death, you know?"
Wrong thing to say and it only made her even more furious with me. I was prepared to take her on. After all, that was my purpose on coming here in the first place.
I got on all fours and so did she. In one quick blink her mouth was on my back.
Kouga, I need you.
I couldn't reckon that with one knock I was weakened.
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-Kianna Chan-
A/N: So, so sorry. I know it was very mean of me not to update but honestly it was just that I had lost interest in the story and I had no idea of what to write next. I am terribly sorry but I guess you can all forgive me since I am back into writing this story. Of course it was all because of your great reviews.
If there's any mistakes, sorry. I have a tendency to write in a hurry.
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