Disclaimer: As always, I don't own the anime. But I do own the fic and the char Nikki.

Author's Note: Hi! Sorry, it's takin me soo long to get this chap up. But I had a chess tournament today. And I won in 70 moves. Yay, for me. . --- that was awhile ago.. But anywho, it's 2005 now. woot.. fun fun. Lets see, I've been busy as always. Nothing new. I know you people wanted me to update. So, now I am.

Chapter 6: Naraku

Naraku was a mischevious man, with incredible power. He was feared amongest those who lived, though the only a small group of wanerers did not fear him and they gathered the Shikon Jewel Shards. Naraku dispised them, as did Sesshomaru. Naraku wants to Shikon Jewel Shards for his own power. He creates incarnations, mind puppets, and he use to be an ordinary human untill he sold his body to the demons. So, now he searching for the Shikon Jewel Shards to kill Inuyasha.

Naraku sat perched leaning againest a wall in a small brownish-tan room. There was a half burned lit candle on the floor near him. He sat there looking at a small wooden doll, soon the doll sliced into two. He knew what this meant. "Damn it." He cursed. He then looked at a half completed Shikon Jewel Shard. "Soon. The time will come." He murmured.

A few moments later the door to the room flew open, and outside stood a young women with black hair and a kimono on. She held a fan to her face and her other arm was down at her side. She looked at Naraku instensly. And finally spoke, "Another one of your pupptes failed." She spoke boldly towards him about this matter. She stepped into the room, removing her fan from her face and held it down at her side.

Naraku looked up as the door flew open and looked at who was standing there. "Kagura." He murmured. He then went back to looking at the candle that sat infront of him and listened to her. "Yes, Kagura. I know. You should mind your mouth. Incase you forgot I have your heart." And with that, he took her heart and squeezed.

Kagura grapsed her clothes, where her heart was supposed to be. She winced in pain, and almost collapsed to the ground. "Stop. Please stop.." She huffed through her pain.

Naraku released her heart and hid it away once again. "You should know your place." And then he looked at her. "Shouldn't you be somewhere?"

Kagura huffed lightly and cleared her throat. "Yes, I shouldn't have spoke out so bodly." She turned her head away. And released her clothing and put her hand back down at her side. She heard Naraku's question. And remembered why she was there. "We will be having guests that are not welcome in this area."

Naraku nodded and told Kagura what she should do. And as she was left he went back to looking at the candle. And started carving making wooden puppets.

Kagura bowed and exited the room. She closed the door behind her. And walked off to the front of the large castle like area. Once she was out, she mumbled a few things under her breath. She stood there waiting for the visitors to come.

Later on that day with Musashi

Musashi wandered throughout the forest looking for this Kagura woman, thad he had encountered back at the fake image of Naraku's hiding place. He paused in the middle of a forest. He thought he had heard a sound in the bushes near by. He glanced around a bit, and took out his knife. He closed his eyes and held the knife at his side. Without hesitation the thing that was following leaped out and Musashi turned around the instant the demon got close to him and slashed the knife across the demon's chest. He returned the knife back to where it was, and turned around and looked at the demon. He kicked him over, and watched it roll over onto it's back. The demon looked as if he would be at the bottom of the food chain. As he turned away, the demon spoke up. "... He.. wanted me to delay this message...." Musashi paused and looked back. And all that was left was a scroll; no body, no blood... Nothing. He picked it up. And looked at the seal that was on it. He placed the scroll in his sash and felt it wasn't the right time to read it. So, then he continued on with his journey for searching for Naraku and Kagura.

Meanwhile back at Naraku's Castle

Naraku got up and opened the door and walked, while closing it behind him. He walked down the hallway to another part of the castle and into a different room. A darker one. He stepped inside and closed the door behind him. He walked over to a futon and looked and the girl who laid on it. 'What is this attraction I have to her?' He questioned himself. He looked at her intensly, looking at all of the blood and cuts all over her body. He then heard something behind him. He turned around and there was a girl staring at him, it looked just like the girl on the futon.'What the hell...!' He thought, and he was just mesmerized on how she looked. Her hair was long and wavy reached her lower back, she was in a silver dress, her voice was like an angel singing. She was there to warn him.

"Naraku, you are in danger. Someone will be coming, you have something of his. You wont be able to escape. Keeping her here will bring tremendous consiquinces." She said and then pointed to the girl. "This is a warning. If you forget this, you'll perish."

Naraku looked at this being and then looked back at the girl and then back at her. "What do you mean in danger?" He questioned.

"You will find out soon enough." With that she faded away. And soon enough she was gone. Naraku then turned away and did not take any precaution to her words. He went to the girl and as he reached out he shot his hand back immediately after feeling of pure electricity surge through his hand, the girl had an electrical barrier around herself. So he couldn't get to her.

After awhile, Naraku went back to his room and there he met with Kana, the girl held her mirror and in the mirror showed to seperate images, one with Sesshomaru and the other with Musashi. She then dismissed herself from his room and walked away to go to Kagura. Naraku sat down and placed up two more dolls and both of them were to their soon to be visitors. As a welcoming gift to them.

------- Too be continued..

Next Chapter: Warnings

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-Nikki- chapter completed: 1/25/05