Chapter eleven! Finally huh? I'm so f-ing lazy. Actually I've been working on a Fiction of mine. Tis good so far. Once I've got enough of it done so that I'm satisfied I'll have to give you guys a link for it. Anways, enjoy this chapter. Lady Winged Knight, I'm using your suggestion. Thanks!

xXxXxXx This chapter is dedicated to Lady Winged Knight for her wonderful suggestion, and the fact that she's been reading my stuffs for eber! XXxXxXx

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He sat, alone, in his dark chambers. Shadows crept around every corner. He liked it that way though. Darkness could consume one's soul, and he loved that. He thrived on that.

A shadow cast across his door. It bent down onto one knee, bowing.

"M'Lord, Lady Kikyo has not returned." The Kitsune explained.

"Do we know anything about her whereabouts?" The man answered in a smooth, yet gruff, dark voice.

"No sir we don't."

Suddenly another shadow was cast across his door. It was a short shadow, it leaned in and whispered to the Kitsune. It then bowed and pitter pattered away.

"Well, what did Kanna tell you?" He asked.

"Well M'Lord she said that Kagura sighted the Hanyou and human making their way closer to the castle and that the Hanyou is wielding Tetsiega. I am assuming that Kikyo did not do her job." He said in a mocking tone.

"Silence. Even if she didn't succeed she most likely got farther then you. Your feeling sympathy for them, aren't you?" The man asked.

"No, not at all M'Lord."

"Oh Shippou, you always were a horrible liar. And how dare you lie to me, the man who took you in, took care of you for so many years."

"I'm not lying to you, M'Lord." Shippou said his heart pounding against his chest.

"Shippou, enter." The man commanded.

Shippou stood to his feet and pulled the door open. Light poured into the dark room. He stood before his lord and master, Naraku.

Naraku's hair was much longer and wavered around him as if it had a life of it's own, his eyes were nothing but pure red, his mouth full of jagged fangs. For his clothing her wore an outfit similar to his old one, only the top was gray, and the pants black. On the top was a symbol, his royal symbol if you could call it that. It was that of a snake wrapped around a large jewel, trying to consume it.

"Shippou, you are loyal to me, yes?" Naraku asked.

"Yes M'Lord."

"Then I will give you one more chance to kill them. If you fail, I will have to reconsider where your loyalties really lay. You are dismissed." He barked.

"Yes, of course, M'Lord."

Shippou bowed softly to his master and left the room. He shut the door behind him. Just as he was about to leave, Naraku barked out another command.

"Oh and Shippou, use the Krylic to kill them. I want to see how well it actually works."

"Right…" Shippou mumbled and scurried off.

Once the young Kit was gone, Naraku submitted himself into his own thoughts. He closed his glowing eyes and walked among his darkened mind.

"That girl is the source of all of these problems. Why did it bring her to this time. Well, no matter. As long as my seal on the well stays she won't be able to go back and fix things."

A long grin spread across his face. His fangs glimmered like ice. He had been in power for five years now, he wasn't about to lose that because of some girl.

"Lord Naraku! We've just gotten word of Sesshou-Maru's death. Our fight with him is over, we now have control over his lands." A small reptilian demon hissed.

"Ahh, very good. How was it he died? By Kikyo perhaps?"

"N…No M'Lord! Kikyo was killed by Sesshou-Maru and then he was killed by the Hanyou, Sir." It croaked.

Naraku's eyes snapped open. If Inu Yasha was able to kill Sesshou-Maru, one of my strongest opponents then……no…

"I see….leave now. Go!" He ordered.

The demon bowed and ran off in fear of being hurt. Naraku smiled at this. He loved to have a power of fear. To him it was as sweet as if were licking up honey.

"I must get rid of this nuisance, I am hoping that Shippou gets the job done. I really don't want to dirty my own hands with that nasty Hanyou blood."

A long cruel laugh slithered from his throat as he imagined the look on the Hanyou and humans face as they got killed by an old friend.

"This will be absolutely delicious."

"Who the Hell does he think he is?! Of course I'm loyal to him! How the hell could he doubt me!" Shippou growled as he kicked at the ground in anger.

Just as quickly as his anger had risen, it sub-sided. He stopped in his steps and stared down at the ground, his eyes filled with guilt.

"Why do I feel so bad about it all? Why now, after all these years? I've been able to kill any creature that stepped into my path, and now suddenly, I feel weak. God damn that girl!"

A shock of hurt rushed through him as a flash of her smiling face floated across his mind. A small smile broke onto his face. If only things could go back to the way they used to be. He chuckled softly remembering how he used to sit on Kagome's shoulder and whine about Inu Yasha being mean, and then she'd Sit him.

Shippou shook his head vigorously.

"No! Stop thinking like that. Remember…you have to kill these people."

He sighed softly. He drug himself to the door and slid it open. Down the hall to the left was the weapons room. He slid the door open and stepped in. He searched around the room for the Krylic. There it was, hanging from the wall. He unhooked it and held each end in his hand. It was an odd weapon indeed. It was two bladed weapons connected by a long chain. One end was a curved scythe like blade, the other end was more of a long thick ice pick, or spear type blade.

"Well I better get going…" He mumbled.

A small gasp left his throat as he turned around to be faced by another. He growled softly seeing her laughing eyes at his fright. She hadn't changed a bit, even over all these years.

"What do you want Kagura?" He asked.

The wind demoness held her fan up to her face as she laughed softly.

"Oh nothing. I just enjoy watching you suffer and feel horrible." She mocked.

"I don't know what your talking about." He snuffed and pushed passed her shoving his shoulder into hers. He made his way angrily down the hall.

"Don't deny it Shippou, your heart aches and longs to be with them again." She called after him.

Shippou whirled around on the heels of his feet. He glared long and hard at her.

"What if it is true Kagura? At least I have the ability to do that. At least I have people I can go to if I wanted to. I have control over my own heart." He growled and stormed away.

Kagura stood silent and still. He had hit her where it hurt. He was right. She didn't have control over her heart. Naraku did. He had created her after all. Still, that didn't keep her from longing to be free of his grasp.

"Someday…I will have control…." She whispered to herself.

"Hey Inu Yasha! Look!" Kagome screamed with glee.

Inu Yasha's gaze followed where her finger pointed. Two monarch butterflies fluttered about tackling one another in play. He chuckled softly at the sight.

"Isn't it wonderful! You see Inu Yasha there are beautiful things still in this world." She sung softly.

He smiled as he watched the butterflies flutter about. With a flash of silver however the two butterflies were sliced in half, and floated to the ground. Inu Yasha's eyes followed the weapon back to it's bearer. There, with weapon in both hands, stood Shippou. His eyes were burning with the heat of anguish.

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