Here we go. Now that I have my strength back up, It's time to start typing again….it was only too late that I realized that my lemon was only a lime. sniffle Sad yes, I know. Well anyways.. It's time to go back to where I left off! Plus there will be some more odd and in my opinion, rather twisted pairing in this chapter. MWAHAHAHAHA. And keep up the reviews please! Oh yes and to avoid any confusion… I AM MIROKU as an rp character! And Sesshomaru is my friend Eli …who is a bitch and she is damned proud of it. I wuv woo Sesshy-sama! hug
Sesshomaru: twitch twitch
Disclaimer: escapes from Sheppard Pratt with the computer (laptop) and runs to find shelter. Walks into a castle and curls up into a chair. Someone is walking towards her Huh? Who's there? Noise stops and no one is there Hah. Whatever. I don't care. I shall find them all and make them MINE! is suddenly grabbed from behind by more men in white suits NOOOOOOOOOOOOo WHY DO YOU INSIST ON TAKING AWAY MY………..Lawyers following I Takahashi's characters from….me…..OH THE INHUMANITY. WHY TAKE AWAY MY ONE JOY IN LIFE!
Sesshomaru: Oh shut up will you?!
Miroku: tears in eyes but…but…Naraku-sama! ;.;
Sesshomaru: rolls eyes mumble mumble pulls out a tied up Naraku from behind his back Here ya go. A early birthday present!
Miroku: AHAHAHAHAH! sees white suited guys still in room and glares at them. Calls up Rumiko on the phone and asks her if she can borrow them for the fic and she says yes HAH! men in white suits go away HAHAHAHAH
Naraku: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH struggles to get away from the crazy monk
Miroku: hehehehe evil smile
Naraku: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Chapter 5: A new love…maybe?
Miroku
He couldn't believe it. Naraku had just asked him to be his lover. He was speechless. That was the only way to describe what was going through his head. Miroku continued to gaze at Naraku as if searching for his answer. Did he really want to be this man's lover? What about his friends? What if they found out? And he looked down at his still covered hand and bit his lip. And if he couldn't kill Naraku, how would he lift the family curse from his hand? He just didn't know.
Naraku
Naraku watched as the monk looked down at his hand and suddenly felt a pang of guilt rise in his chest. The curse…how could he have forgotten about that?
Naraku looked up at the monk and made his decision. He had to lift the curse. He knew that the only reason that the monk had been trying to kill him in the beginning was to lift the family curse that resided in his hand. A void that would eventually swallow him up. He couldn't let that happen to Miroku. There was one other way to lift the curse from his hand and he had to tell the monk…
"Miroku…I have to tell you something. There is a way to lift that curse, that will not result in my or your death…" he whispered.
He watched as the houshi's face lit up.
"How? How can I lift this curse from my hand? I don't want to hurt you…but I don't really want to die. Please tell me." He begged as he grabbed Naraku's hands.
"You…have to … create a blood bond with me. The only problem with this is, that it would make you part demon. Only a fourth, but you would still have demon blood within you. And also, the blood blond can only be done under strict circumstances…" He said looking away.
"What…What are they?" Asked the worried monk.
Naraku looked at Miroku and smiled.
"You have to swear eternal loyalty to me…and want it…for the blood bond to be complete. In simpler terms, you would become my life mate." Naraku frowned at the monk's expression. Did he not want to be with him? Oh, how he wished the monk would be able to complete the bond that he desired for. What was it that the monk had that made his heart want to jump from his own body into the other man's hand. He wanted to give himself up to Miroku and no one else. He had never had kind feelings towards any man, or even a woman for that matter. What made him any different?
Miroku
Miroku thought carefully. He knew that he wanted Naraku. But did he really want to be with him as a life mate? He knew that he had to want the bond for it to actually work. He looked up at Naraku, Whose eyes showed that he was deep in thought. 'He really is beautiful' he thought to himself.
"Naraku, I don't know about that yet. I will see as time goes by. But for the time being, yes. I will be your lover. And I will stay with you until I can make that decision" This was all Miroku could say in response. He couldn't deny his attraction to the man, and wouldn't bother trying. It was the best answer that he could give for now. He hoped that it was enough.
Naraku
Naraku's smile grew as he heard the monk's words. He believed him, and was happy that Miroku had agreed to be his lover, if only for the time being. He leaned forward and hugged Miroku close.
"I'm glad." He whispered softly in his ear before releasing him from the hug.
He watched as Miroku looked up at him in wonder. He just smiled and chuckled.
"I believe we came here to clean. Why don't we do so?" He mused as he grabbed some soap.
Miroku nodded and picked up a bar himself smiling again. Naraku returned the smile and hugged Miroku again thinking, 'maybe things will turn out for the better after all.'
Kagome
'What could Naraku want with Miroku' Kagome thought as she rode on Inuyasha's back towards Naraku's castle. 'What purpose could it serve?' Her thoughts gnawed in the back of her mind as she yawned. She tugged lightly on the sleeve of Inuyasha's Kimono.
"Inuyasha, I think that we should stay here for tonight. If we are to fight Naraku, I would like to have all of my energy." She said sleepily.
She yelled out as Inuyasha stopped suddenly.
"Feh…fine then." He said in an annoyed tone as Kagome jumped off from his back. She glared as she heard him mutter something that sounded an awful lot like "Weak human".
"Go find us some wood Inuyasha. It's cold and we'll need a fire to keep us warm." She ordered, trying to keep from using a certain word. Inuyasha looked at her and for a second, she swore that she could see some unknown emotion in them. She shook her head and forgot about it. She sighed and pulled out a sleeping bag from her knapsack.
"Inuyasha…" she sighed to herself, sitting down on a log. Kagome watched as the half-demon bounded off into the forest and looked up at the moon. It was almost a new moon and she knew that Inuyasha would become a full human within a day or so. She heard rustling behind her but ignored it. She knew that it was just Inuyasha.
"Inuyasha. What are you doing? Don't play around, we need wood to make a fire!" she said with frustration. When there was no answer she suddenly got a cold shiver down the back of her spine. 'That feeling…. could it be?' she thought. Her thoughts were confirmed as a soul skimmer floated by her. She turned around as fast as she could, picking up her bow and arrows.
"Kikyo! What are you doing here?" She said through a trembling voice.
She watched, frozen to her spot as Kikyo glided closer to her.
"Kagome, where is Inuyasha?" she asked without blinking, with an odd smile on her face. She stopped just in front of the trembling girl and looked down at her.
Kagome looked up at the dead priestess. ' I can't move' she thought frantically as she tried to run. She could see a strange look in her eyes and suddenly, didn't feel quite as afraid anymore. Kagome kept her eyes locked with Kikyo and tried to figure out what her motives were. She didn't look angry, or even sad. Just, like a normal happy person. It was almost creepy and all of the sudden her fear started to come back. 'What could she possibly want? And why didn't she leave after Inuyasha?' Her mind was screaming at her.
"Ki…Kikyo, he is not here right now." She said, half-expecting Kikyo to turn around and leave. But she was wrong. Kikyo just showed a tender smile and chuckled.
"Good. I need to discuss some matters with you without him present." She said, still with the tender and happy smile on her face.
"What could you possibly want to talk to ME about?" Kagome asked in surprise. She watched as Kikyo backed up slightly.
"Why don't we sit down then? I have much to speak with you about Kagome." She commented as she walked towards Kagome's sleeping bag and sat down. Kagome felt all of her muscles relax and she reluctantly followed Kikyo to her sleeping bag. She sat down and gazed over at Kikyo. Kikyo returned the gaze with a smile and a light giggle. Kagome blinked in surprise. Had she just giggled? In all of the times that Kagome had seen Kikyo, she had never once seen her giggle.
"Kagome…" she said now with a serious face. All Kagome could see was her profile. She was staring off straight in front of her as if deep in thought.
"I have a confession to make…. The past was not the only reason that I wanted to destroy Inuyasha…it is also the present. She stated, looking almost ashamed.
"The…present?" she asked curiously.
"Yes Kagome. The present. You see. He is in my way." She said looking up at her with fire in her eyes.
Kagome backed up slightly and replied nervously.
"uh….how is he…in your way? I mean, didn't you want to bring him to hell with you or something?
Kikyo sighed and looked at her through pitiful eyes. Kagome realized how beautiful Kikyo really was. 'No wonder Inuyasha loves her so much; she's gorgeous. I wonder if I will ever look like her….' She thought as a sad expression came over her face.
"Please Kikyo…I really want to know what you mean by in the way." Kagome said in a hushed voice.
Kikyo looked at her intensely and pulled her into a hug.
"Kagome…."
Inuyasha
"Stupid wench. Bossing me around like she owns me." Inuyasha muttered as he ran off in search of suitable firewood.
Inuyasha found a pile and stopped in front of it. He looked down at it sadly. 'Why does he look at me like that? Does she hate me?' he thought to himself, slowly bending over to pick up his find.
"Why the sad look Inuyasha?" came a sly voice from behind him
"You know, you've become quite careless for not hearing me come. I'm quite disappointed in you old friend." Inuyasha spun around as soon as he recognized the voice.
"MIROKU?!? What on earth are you doing here? How long have you been following us? Didn't you know that we have been searching for you almost non-stop since you disappeared? We thought that Naraku had taken you." Inuyasha said so fast that it took a second for Miroku to register it and laugh.
"Dear Inuyasha, You were right. I was taken by Naraku." He said with a strange twinkle in his eye.
Inuyasha examined Miroku carefully before taking a step forward. He looked normal enough and friendly enough, but he had a strange oddness to him that he didn't like. He could smell Naraku on him and didn't like it one bit. What was wrong with Miroku? Why did he not look distressed, or even tired? Inuyasha gasped as a realization came over him. Had Naraku put a spell on him?
"Miroku, where is Naraku? And why is it that you are not distressed after being with Naraku. Is it that you defeated him?" He asked suspiciously.
He watched as Miroku chuckled.
"Inuyasha, I have defeated Naraku. I have freed my hand from this wretched curse. It is slowly getting smaller as we speak. We are all free Inuyasha. But we still must finish collecting the jewel shards again. Though Naraku was our greatest enemy, he was not our only one. For now, why don't you and Kagome come to my new castle? Since I have destroyed Naraku, his servants willingly offered it to me, saying that they will serve me as thanks for destroying their former master. Won't you join me there? Or would you rather light a little fire in the middle of the woods to stay warm?" He kindly offered.
Inuyasha sighed. He knew that once Kagome found out what had happened, they would be going to the castle anyway, so he agreed reluctantly.
"Feh…Alright Miroku, you win. Let's go get Kagome" he huffed at the monk.
A/N: I know that was a weird chapter. And it's going to get weirder so hold on to you wigs anime fans! The next is soon to come!
