Warnings: Shounen ai, Naraku/InuYasha
Sry 'bout all the grammar and/or spelling mistakes.
Yeah, well, my screen has yellow stripes on it at the moment and it's really annoying so.. yeah. It really is, though.... grrr... they won't go away either!! ;-;
Oh.. well, I updated sooner than I wasthought I did. Itwasn't too long of a wait, is it? Sry if it was, but I was workin' on my LotR fic. Good news for you, though. I finally completed it and now I can focus only on this... for a while anywayz... n.n
Hmm.. well, that's good fun. Whenever I highlight somethin' or go to the next line another yellow line appears! Yay.... -.-
But anywayz... hope you like this chapt... Enjoy! n.n
Evil Temptations
Chapter Twelve
Thank you
"What should we do?" Kagome asked confused. "Should we really have let Naraku join us?" She really just wasn't sure about what to do anymore.
"No. He could turn against all of us. For all we know he could be controlling InuYasha right now." Miroku said. He, on the other hand, was sure that they should not allow the crimson-eyed man to join them.. no matter what.
"He isn't." Kagome answered without hesitation.
"How do you know?" Sango questioned the miko.
"I just do. You can tell by looking at him that he isn't." Kagome sighed. "Just.. trust me."
The others looked at her for a moment and then decided to do just that: trust her.
"Well, either way, we have no guarantee that Naraku won't betray us... again, and then take the shards that we have." The monk spoke up again. He had to convince the others that he wasn't just being heartless. When the two lovers came to them and asked if Naraku could search for the shards with them that's exactly what the others thought. Kagome even blamed him for sending InuYasha away from them. I did it for their own good. He thought.
Kagome nodded. She knew that it had been a bad idea to have Naraku with them, but she just wanted InuYasha back with them. She didn't care if they looked for the shards or not; she didn't even care if they moved from where they were at the moment. She knew this was selfish of her and she should think about everyone else's feelings, but couldn't help it. She just wanted InuYasha back with them.
"So.. then, there is nothing we can do.." Shippou trailed off, knowing how much pain Kagome was going through at the moment. Before all this happened her biggest worry about InuYasha was if he loved her back. Now, however, that wasn't even a question... he obviously didn't, even if he had. She might have had a chance before, but now..
The other three looked down at their hands. It was true, they couldn't do anything. It was all up to InuYasha now. He could either give up Naraku and join them again or.. well, that was pretty much the only thing he could do that would actually benefit them. They very much doubted that would happen anytime soon, though. In fact, they knew that it wouldn't.
InuYasha and Naraku had been thinking about what they could do about his whole dilemma. So far they had come up with one idea that would work without fail. However, they were reluctant to do it.
"I shall not do it unless you are absolutely sure you want me to." Naraku stated seriously. "It can be undone, but it is not a good idea. It would also cause you a lot of pain, which I do not want."
The inu youkai nodded. Losing his memories again certainly would solve the matter, but he really didn't want to go through with it. However, there didn't seem to be any way to avoid it. He now knew for sure that Kagome and the others would never allow his lover to join them.
Naraku could sense InuYasha's hesitation and didn't want force him to go through with it on his account. "Just think about it more, and let me know your decision when you are absolutely certain."
He saw the silver-haired youkai's body relax as if a great burden had just been lifted. He did not have to decide right at this minute.He knew that. Naraku sighed. He felt sorry for his lover. All of this definitely couldn't be good for his health.
"Why don't you get some rest? I shall try to think of something else." He thought that it would actually be better for InuYasha to sleep than stay up and cause himself a lot of stress. It looked like al of this was wearing him down.
The hanyou nodded and stood up. He started walking towards the room that had become his but stopped, and turned to Naraku. "Will... will you stay with me?" Naraku's presence calmed him down and he really needed him, right now most of all. He didn't like being so dependent and wouldn't have allowed himself to be before losing his memories. However, now he really didn't care if it was around Naraku, that is. He would never ask such a thing around Kagome and the others. He had already shown too much before without meaning to.
"Of course I will." The black-haired man stood up as well and went next to InuYasha. Wrapping his arms around his waist he pulled him into a loving embrace, and kissed him deeply. "I am sorry to be causing so much trouble." Naraku said, looking beyond his lover's shoulders after the kiss.
This apology surprised InuYasha at first, but he quickly recovered. He pulled back and looked directly into Naraku's eyes. "Never think that again. This is not your fault! Besides, it does not matter whose fault it is in the first place. I love you. That is the only thing that does matter. Alright?" InuYasha stated sternly, making sure not to break eye contact with, showing how serious he was.
"Yeah, alright. Gomen, koi." Naraku said in a low voice, still not convinced it wasn't his fault. How did I change so much? I have become soft. He thought; not sure if he liked it.
"Stop apologizing. There is no need." The inu youkai pulled his lover into another kiss. "Know that I would rather have your love than have my memories."
Naraku smiled, it reaching his eyes as well, which didn't happen often. This comment meant more than anything else InuYasha could have said or done. He knew how frustrated and angry the hanyou had been without his memories. He also knew that the inu youkai never wanted to lose his memories or have those feelings again. Another reason they didn't want to do what they were going to before. But there he was, admitting he'd rather have his love than his memories! He couldn't believe it! No one had even loved him before.. not that he could really blame them..
He held InuYasha even closer, whispering in his ear that he loved him.
The inu youkai was shocked at Naraku's reaction. He hadn't expected it to be so strong. He never got that type of reaction from him before. Never. And now he wished to give the man more reasons to act like that. InuYasha ran his fingers through Naraku's hair; whispering loving words in his ear.
They broke apart after a while and kiss again. "You should get some rest now." Naraku said wanting him to get the sleep he needed.
InuYasha nodded and went into his room with Naraku close behind him. The black-haired man closed the shouji behind him.
Then both of them laid down. Naraku was behind the inu youkai and had wrapped his arms around him like before, holding him close. He kissed InuYasha's head before settling down.
Within minutes InuYasha fell asleep.
Naraku was just glad to have his lover in his arms again. I shall never let you go again. He promised himself. But what can I do to keep you happy? He had to think of something. Some way that didn't involve the inu youkai losing his memories again. He knew that InuYasha really would never be truly happy without them. Naraku tried to think of possible solutions to their problem. So far having only two, neither of which were good ideas. They could break up for good, which he knew wouldn't work out at all.. for either of them. Naraku had no intention of breaking it off, and he was sure InuYasha didn't wish it either, why else would he be going through all this?
The other option was the one they had been planning before: Naraku erasing all of InuYasha's memories about everyone other than Naraku and Kagura. They didn't want to go through with introductions again, it would be pointless. They knew that the wind sorceress wanted the two together as well, it was as plain as day. Naraku really didn't want InuYasha to agree with the idea, though. It had put him through so much torment and had been a horrible experience for the inu youkai. He didn't want to cause a repeat, although it would be slightly different. They would use it only as a last resort; then probably still would look for other options. He knew that InuYasha really didn't want to do it, either, so he most definitely wouldn't.
When InuYasha woke up after resting, he felt better then before, but also different. His emotions were so much stronger than when he had fallen asleep and his body felt different as well. He wanted to be with Naraku even more. But he was also so much more confused as to why he still loved the man after getting his memories back. What's wrong with me? I feel so weird.
Black hair was in front of his face, but he thought nothing of it, Naraku had black hair after all. However, when his lover moved he could tell his head was above his own. It was also too far for his hair to be in his face.
InuYasha thought for a minute, and seeing his hands in front of him, he stared wide-eyed at it in disbelief. He had totally forgotten about it!
Naraku had been up for a while just holding his lover close, waiting for him to wake. He felt the body in his arms tense and could immediately tell something was wrong with him.
"What's wrong, koi?" Naraku asked, concerned. He opened his eyes and was surprised to see black hair in front of him. He swore that the hanyou's hair was silver.
"I-InuYasha?" Then he remembered. His lover was a hanyou after all. He never did know when he changed to the ningen form, thought. He knew now, the night of the new moon. That could have been useful before. Now it matters not.
"I.. I forgot that tonight was the night of the new moon." InuYasha was mad at himself. How could he forget! He'd been living this way his whole life. He never just forgot about it. In light of recent events it had totally slipped his mind. He hadn't had much chance to look outside, though.
Dammit! Naraku better not betray me now. I would stand no chance. He didn't really think the black-haired man would do something like that, but he definitely knew that before he had lost his memories Naraku would have taken full advantage of the situation. Then again, he wouldn't be where he was if he hadn't forgotten everything. This could somehow ruin their relationship. At least that's what InuYasha thought, although he had doubts. He knew that Naraku really did love him; he couldn't really doubt that anymore. However, there was always the possibility...
He was just confusing himself more and more; taking his thoughts in circles.
Naraku could sense InuYasha's uneasiness and felt his heart clench at the distrust his lover now had against him. "You have nothing to worry about. Before this information may have been useful, but now it made no difference. You know that." The sincerity in his voice left InuYasha with no doubts. And he was glad to be rid of them, he felt guilty for thinking such a thing about his lover.
Naraku came closer, leaning over his lover, lips close to his now human ear. "You are hot in either form." He said in a seductive voice.
InuYasha shivered, enjoying the feeling and his lover's voice; his eyes widened. He never thought that he'd hear something like that from Naraku, not even in a million years! Tonight is just filled with surprises. Not that I'm complaining...
Naraku tilted his head back and laughed. He loved the reaction he got from his lover! He'd have to do that more often.
The, now human InuYasha, smiled widely at the sound of Naraku's laughter. He didn't get to hear him laugh that often, he didn't know why, though. He supposed it was because they hadn't really had much to laugh about lately. With everything going on.. all being bad, especially when he regained his memories. That had definitely been bad.. no question about that! He loved the sound of the man's laughter. It was so light and melodious. He wanted to hear it more often.
"Thank you." InuYasha said all of a sudden, turning around to face Naraku. This caused Naraku to stop and look at him in confusion.
"For what?" He had no idea what he had done for the hanyou to thank him. If anything he had been making things worse.
"For letting me see this side of you. For taking care me. For loving me. For.. everything." InuYasha smiled at his lover. He was actually glad that he had lost his memories. If none of that had happened then neither would any of this be happening. He would have never gotten to know Naraku this way. He was certain of it, especially since he had detested the crimson-eyed man himself. And he knew that Naraku had felt the same.
Naraku pulled InuYasha close to him, tightly embracing him. No words were needed and none were said.
Okay.. well, I made them really sappy-like and that bugs me, but that's how it's goin' to be. And I think I repeated myself a few times, too. I dunno though. I was talkin' to a couple people on yahoo, so it took me forever to type this and it distracted. Ummm... yeah, forgot what I was goin' to say. Oh, and I also have the next chapt written so I just have to find time to type it up... you guys will get it soon... definitely by this weekend... n.n
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