Chapter 3 – Hidden Smile

He found himself sprawled on dirty hay-covered floor, surrounded by equally dirty but heavily taped metal cell with spells to ward demons from getting close to it. He raised himself and looked around him warily. He was in a small dark room with only a wall of metal scrap that separates him from the bared door.

The smell of the place is sickening, but reeks with his favorite smell. Death.

He waited and as he expected there were sounds of metal knocking at each other's behind the door, which opened to reveal two heavily muscled human shaped demon and both of them began unlocking his cell.

Naraku knew that he can kill them no longer than a second but kept his bloodlust under controlled.

With the cell unlocked, one of the demon swung the door opened and warily gazed at the half demon reside in it. They were scared of me, Naraku thought in triumph, Good.

"The lady waits." The demon said and both of them waiting for Naraku to come out of the cell. Swiftly he went to his feet and calmly walks out of the hideous lair.

"Show me." He ordered and hurriedly one of them led the way.

The demon moved along the walkways into a hall, which Naraku finds heavily guarded with master assassins that had been placed along the hall. The aura around the stinks of danger but Naraku was not intimidated. Curiousness filled his bones as he wondered who was waiting for him.

Suddenly they stopped at a huge door with series of guards at the side of it. The leading demon lowered his head and moved away from Naraku as the other demon beside him greeted the guards with a nod before they opened the heavy door.

The room was huge, colours of gold and red splashed the walls and ceiling. Red carpet covered the floor and at the far end which a throne lies. As he neared, he noticed that there was a shape that lay facedown on the throne. Pillows were scattered. The shape had long straight black hair but he could not see who it is in his distance. The figure's face was hidden among the silky thread.

He stopped when he reached about eight feet from the throne. Naraku waited as he scanned the figure lying so still as death.

A handsome youkai in human-shape went near the figure and whispered something. The shape stirred and the man moved away to avoid a pillow being thrown at him.

The figure lifts her face and smiles evilly. She lifts herself on her elbow, turned her head to her side and slides her heavy tresses away from her face and slide down the altar.

How can it be?

"Found you." She smirked and walked toward Naraku and put her hands on his shoulder.

It was the face that made him think of the person he hated the most, loathed, envied and lust for. Both person he encountered with the same feature had eventually causing his life upside down. Nevertheless, her eyes were different. He felt dark menace behind the dark red eyes.

"What's your name, Puppy?" She pushed him hard so that he sat on his bottom. In his amazement, she then smiled as sat on his lap and stared into his eyes.

Her hands massaged his shoulder and trailed her long fingers on his neck.

Naraku stared at the girl with angry eyes. "What's the meaning of this?" He growled.

A strong smack on his cheek made his head turned sideways. He was stunned, looks angrily at her, and saw that she was smiling sweetly.

"Puppy be good boy." She tipped his chin and lean toward his mouth.

Naraku's eyes widen as he felt soft flesh against his lips. Suddenly he felt something hit him hard on his chest and then he screamed.

The girl smiled and leaned on his chest and enjoyed the sound of pain and traced Naraku's dirty Yukata with her dainty fingers.

A few second later, the pain began to ease. Naraku gasped for breath as the girl look up to him.

"Most people died when I do that. However, you are different. I like that." She sighed and again she rubbed the back of her hand on his cheek. "You are strong. Then again, so am I." She winked.

Suddenly a small fox rushed toward her and then stopped a few meters from both of them.

"My lady, the slaves has arrived. Should I bring them in?"

The girl looks up and smirked as she pulled Naraku with her. She entwined her arms around his neck and look at the kitsune from the side of Naraku's neck.

"If they are weak. Kill them. The useful will just have to do laundry." She waved her hand and dismissed the fox as she look at the new conquest around her arms.

"And you." She lifts his long dreadlock hair and rubbed her face in it. "Be my toy."

Naraku felt something stirred in his body. He closed his eyes and tried to define the source and then a thousand pins hit him hard on his chest and he scream again.

The girl looks at him and then smoothes his hair as spasm of pain made him sweat and veins popping. "Don't do that, puppy. You'll hurt yourself." She then leaned on his shoulder and closed her eyes. "Your name is?"

"Naraku." His mouth opened abruptly. What have this woman done to me?

"Naraku. A fine name for such as you." She entwined her hands around his neck. "Kiss me." She whispered.

Suddenly, he grabbed her and kissed her passionately. In Naraku disbelieve, he felt lust surge through his vein and the need for her was great. He leaned, covered her with his body, and kissed her hard. A low growl escapes his breath as he tastes her and awarded with a moan.

She gasped between the kisses and then stopped him with a hand on his neck. Both of them were panting greatly and she traced his chin. A naughty smile carved her lips as she found herself looking up to him. "I think I've chosen the right thing." She looks down, saw him between her thighs, and felt a hard pressure on her belly.

Two soldiers grabbed Naraku by his shoulder and lift him from the woman. Her red Yukata opened slightly, revealing her left shoulder. Naraku looked at her with a growl and struggled against the soldiers. As the Youkais tried to calm him down, the woman sat up, crawls toward Naraku, slowly climbed his Yukata, and finally reached his chest. He was taller than she was and she sighed in adoration. Naraku calm as she traced again his temple. Like a cat to its master, he leaned over her hand as she rubbed her fingers against his skin.

"Be a good boy. I'll call for you... later." She whispered against his lips. Naraku felt an awful feeling of regret and stare at her red lips in longing as she slowly back a step and left the room.

Naraku was lead toward another luxurious room and was left alone. The sliding door behind him shut as he strode to a barred window beside a chest, which lays a new yukata for him. His dirty fleece was cleaned and mended was laid beside the yutaka.

However, in his mind, his thought flew on the unknown stranger who had the face of his enemy and her commands she had softly whispered to him...

Don't do that, puppy... Kiss me... Be a good boy...

What irritate him is that he -like a dog he was- had deliberately followed every single of her words she utters.

"That bitch, what has she done to me?" He growled.

(Gomen-nasai! I am so sorry for not updating. I had loads of work to do. Eventually, I was busy during the weekdays... which filled with studying at the library after school, extra classes, unfinished notes, math exercise and notes... and more bloody notes... and my weekends is filled with another extra class, red crescent duties, and sleeping. I'm so tired and then this long writer's block. My head is blank without any ideas or intelligent plots... Sigh... the life of a science stream student. Tiredness seems to seep the marrow of the bones. Neck pains seems to be an ordinary form of pain which I relieve it with a dose of paracetemol... the reckless mumbling of a senior who will be expecting her final high school exam... again, slacking her mind in midnight. Tiredness is killing me!)