"Talking"
'Thinking'
'Kagome's dark side speaking'
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Props to my beta Nefra-Jaxxia, sorry to all my wonderful reviewers that ended up not being able to read the rest of the fiction.
Warning: This is a NARAKU and KAGOME fic, if you don't like it don't read it. I'm already up to here :Raises my hand over my head: With for deleting me again :Smirks: But I was amused, yet again. Anyways, constructive criticism is appreciated, flames are not. So, please do not flame me. Especially about something as stupid as the couple, after all you have been warned. If you can't handle the dark intensity of this just walk away.
For all my lemon lovers, I will have to tell you other sites to go on for that bit of fun since is uptight. Enjoy.
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Chapter 1: Broken Trust
"Why does he have to haunt me? Rip my bleeding heart from my chest and prey on it in front of me. Why must you force me to watch you with her? Loving her, holding her in such a way that you can never do me. How do I continue to trust you when you punish me? Have pity and end this torment...Inuyasha."
Kagome wore her usual cheery smile as she approached the well. Her mind drifted back to the day that she promised she would stay by Inuyasha's side…forever his friend…Sadly, she knew that was all he could ever give her…so that is what she accepted. Looking once more at her house she jumped into the well.
'Won't Inuyasha be surprised when he sees I came early for once?'
The magic of the well swept over her body smoothly and she landed softly as she always did on the ground. She grinned as she remembered her last three years of shard hunting with Inuyasha. She had grown stronger, much more agile and could fight with a grace that rivaled Sesshoumaru's, she even had control of her miko powers…though Inuyasha and the others knew nothing of it. Kagome felt a little guilty for keeping her power from them but she wanted all of her friends to feel as needed as they were before. Kagome had blossomed into a beautiful young woman in those three years. Her body was fit and toned, her mind was sharp and quick, and her blue-gray eyes showed more strength than anyone would ever know…but somewhere along the way she had been slightly tainted. Beneath the strength lay the hungry beast of hate, betrayal, and pain that slowly gorged itself on her cheerful exterior. Kagome could almost feel it lurking inside of her. It danced away from searching eyes when people sought it. She remembered when Naraku's incarnate had tried to exploit the darkness inside of her. The child-like being could not grasp the creature that ripped at her innocent behavior in such a ravenous manner.
Jumping out of the well with little effort, Kagome scanned the area for demons. Shrugging when she felt none, Kagome began to walk to Keade's village. The sun was high and brushed over her face, warming her slightly cool skin. She sighed and continued her journey; idly the young girl began to wonder where her hanyou friend was. He was always there pestering her when she got back, but now she stood alone walking down the too familiar trail. Hearing muffled voices off to the side Kagome paused, her curiosity got the best of her and she moved behind trees swiftly. Casting a concealing spell over herself she crouched near the clearing. Within seconds she heard things that she couldn't believe and would never forget. Inuyasha stood with Kikyo snuggled tenderly into his arms, they spoke quietly but still she could hear them. She heard Kikyo speak first in her monotonous, dispassionate voice.
"I still love you Inuyasha…but to fully love you as I had before I need my soul."
Inuyasha gave her a confused look, before realization dawned in his golden eyes.
"K-Kikyo? Do you mean you want me to kill Kagome?"
Kikyo gave a false but dramatic sigh.
"Yes, my love, I do. She must be dealt with before she becomes a problem! I love you and I fear for you being around her. Do you…care for her Inuyasha?"
Fake pain laced her voice and implanted itself in her dull, lifeless eyes. She reminded Kagome of a Barbie doll with the removable accessories, giving a quiet unladylike snort she thought to herself.
'Kikyo dolls with removable emotions!'
Her amusement was shortly lived though as Inuyasha uttered his own words.
"I do care for her as a friend but if I have to sacrifice her for you, I will do so."
Kagome stepped back from the tree looking as if she had been slapped. Her mind raced.
'No! He did not just say that! He is my friend…right?'
Turning without another thought Kagome fled from the area just as Kikyo lowered Inuyasha's lips to hers in a kiss. She couldn't take this! How could the one who she trusted most plan to kill her? Running for miles at a time, not even noticing that she was a blur to most eyes. Kagome wanted to be rid of those images…of his words that ricocheted off the walls of her mind. Falling to her knees after what seemed like hours Kagome cried, sobbed out the betrayal she felt. Her body ached from the exertion and the multitude of small cuts that splattered across her arms and legs due to branches that whipped across her flesh when she had fled.
"That bastard! I will kill him and his dead bitch! He will pay…painfully."
It all shattered before her: the naïve dream of a perfect love, the hope for friendship with a misunderstood hanyou, the hope for the world to change. Her eyes became still, devoid of the sparkle that signified her naivety. A sadistic smirk framed her face, a bit of her hidden monster chuckled in glee and spoke to her in a charming, seductive tone.
'Finally little one, it is time for me to be free.'
