Shikon no Miko
By: Karisutaru-chan
Author's note: I do not own any of the characters in this story and it was written just for fun.
RATED R for language
and future adult situations. Reader discretion is advised.
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A/N: Hello everyone….sorry for the long wait; Gomen nasai. I appreciate everyone's reviews and everyone's patience. Here is the latest installment to Shikon no Miko. I know I said before I wasn't planning on using Abie-hime in this story, but since I mentioned her in the last chapter, I figure I'd better tie up the loose end. Another idea came to me about how this story should go…so I'm going with my gut. Please keep sending your reviews, I really appreciate them. (Oh yeah, as another side note, Abie-hime and her mother do not know that Naraku is not a hanyou anymore; recall he separated himself from his human heart, so they still think of him as a hanyou.) Enjoy!!!
Chapter 5: Expired Usefulness
Abie sat on a rock just outside the mountain cave where her mother was carefully hidden absent-mindedly stroking the sharp edge of the halberd Naraku had given her. She wasn't sure she trusted him, but she did not have much of a choice. Her mother still needed more blood to dilute the poison in her system and Naraku said he could help with the demanding task. So far, he was true to his word; her mother was almost well and Naraku told them of yet another castle that should have more than enough humans to gather blood from.
However, there was another hanyou on her mind besides Naraku; that annoying little brat that kept getting in her way, Inuyasha. She would kill him and Naraku once her mother was better. His constant interference was getting on her last nerves, making it harder for her to get the blood she needed to help her mother. But it was whenever she ran into Inuyasha that she was reminded just how her alliance with Naraku was most beneficial; the barrier produced from Naraku's halberd shielded her from Inuyasha's sword. She was quite surprised and amazed at the power the hanyou possessed; he had wiped out her entire flock of birds with one swing of his sword, and she would have perished as well had it not been for the barrier from Naraku's halberd.
"This weapon is a part of me. Use it to kill Inuyasha."
'I'll not only kill Inuyasha with this weapon, I'll kill you as well.' Abie thought to herself. She would love to see Naraku's face once she killed him with his own weapon. The look in his eyes would bring her great joy and she smiled a devilish smile just at the thought.
"Tell me again why we are cooperating with Naraku. Wouldn't it be easier to just kill him and Inuyasha and continue gathering blood?"
A huge eye opened just inside the mouth of the cave. It was Abie's mother. No doubt a formidable youkai judging by the size of the mountain she was hidden in.
"At this point, I will have to agree with you my child. I do not like nor do I trust this Naraku. The only reason he is still alive right now is because I had a use for him. I feel a lot stronger and he now seems to have outgrown his usefulness. Next time he shows his face, I will personally bite it off."
"Mother, how can you be so selfish?" Abie said with a hint of sarcasm in her voice. "Why do you get to have all of the fun in killing Naraku?"
"You can still have your fun with that other hanyou Inuyasha. But I want Naraku for myself. Something tells me he is up to something suspicious…..and I don't like being the butt of someone else's joke."
"Of course mother. We will kill them both in due time."
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"Ku, ku, ku, ku, ku. So ka. You don't do you? Don't worry, you won't have much longer to live anyway."
Naraku's familiar demonic laugh could be heard deep in the forest surrounding the mountain refuge. He had been watching them, as he always watches his prey before the final blow is struck. Abie and her mother were outgrowing their usefulness and he was quickly losing his patience with them. Abie could not seem to kill Inuyasha, even with the halberd that he had given her and Abie's mother would not be able to get him across the boundary between this world and the next as he originally thought. The only reason he had not killed them both already is because they provided a distraction for Inuyasha, allowing him to continue his planning without having to worry about that un-killable hanyou.
Naraku watched as Abie flew overhead with her birds toward the castle he told her about in order to get the blood for her mother.
"Soon. Your time left in this world will be over very soon."
Naraku turned his attention back towards the mountain refuge of Abie's mother. His eyes glowed red before they returned to their normal white color.
"Might as well let everyone know where you are." Naraku removed the barrier that was protecting their roost from detection. He then turned to one of his hell bees, "Find Kagura; I need her to deliver a message."
The insect flew off and Naraku patiently awaited Abie's return.
A/N: So ka – in this sense, it means "I see."