"Its time I left" said serenity. "No, why so soon ?" asked Kodichi. "I can't stay in one place for too long" said serenity with her head lowered. "Then can I come with you ?" asked Kodichi. "nuh-uh, there are lots of demons after me" said serenity. "Why ?" asked Kodichi. "You really wanna know ?" asked serenity. "Yeah ! Tell me !" crowed Kodichi. "Ok, this is why" said serenity as she took out a jewel shard from her inside-shirt pocket. Kodichi watched it shimmer in the sunlight. "It's a jewel that demons seek, I have 2 of them, doubling the chance of a demon coming after me" said serenity. "Are you sure I can't come with you ?" asked Kodichi. Serenity looked at Kodichi and sighed, she didn't want him to come due to all the demons that would be after her. Kodichi secretly grinned, the plan was going as planed.
Soon, a swarm of poisonous insects flew over serenity and Kodichi. "Naraku...he's nearby" said serenity. "Naraku ?" asked Kodichi. "He's the evilest person alive, he made my brother and his former lover attack each other. He also made me almost kill my own brother..." said serenity. "Ohh" said Kodichi. Serenity's face darkened and she watched the poison insects fly off. "I have to follow them !" said serenity. "Let me come !" said Kodichi. "NO !! I can't risk that !!" shouted serenity. "Please Serenity-sama ? I won't get in the way !!" cried Kodichi.
Serenity sighed and nodded and leaned over a bit, letting Kodichi get on her back. Serenity ran off following after the insects. "Naraku must know im here, why else would he send his insects here. There was no sign of another demon around" thought serenity as she ran. Serenity saw the insects descend into fortress. "Stay quiet Kodichi" said serenity. Kodichi nodded. As serenity entered the fortress, a thought struck her. "Why is the barrier so weak ? Surely this a trap..." thought serenity. Kodichi once again grinned behind serenity's back.
Serenity came to a room were she almost passed out from the thick miasma in the air. "Well, well, if it isn't my old helper" said Naraku. "That was a long time ago ! I won't fall for anymore of your mind tricks !" shouted serenity. "Is that so ? You've already fallen for it again then" said Naraku. Serenity snarled at him. "What do you mean ?!" shouted serenity. A sharp pain stabbed through serenity's back at that moment. Serenity screamed in pain and looked behind her.
Kodichi was still on her back, but his gripped hand was on a dagger that was stabbed in her back. "k-Kodichi...why are you doing this ?" asked serenity shockingly. "You still haven't figured it out. You pathetic half-breed. You easily were blinded by affection for a human, just like your brother" said Naraku. "But...why Kodichi ?!! Why ?!!" yelled serenity. Kodichi yanked the dagger from serenity's back and stood in front of her, yet he didn't speak. "Don't you remember what he told you ? His parents are dead. I told him if he brought you to me, he could get his parents back with your jewel shards" said Naraku.
"And you fell for it, you should know to never let a human come with you to battle" said Kodichi. Serenity was about to speak, but Kodichi stuck the dagger in her chest. Serenity fell to the floor, her eyes wide with pain and shock. Kodichi kneeled next to her and felt around in her shirt. "What are you doing ? Stop it...STOP IT !!!" shouted serenity as she sat up, but she heard Kodichi say 2 small words to her. "Im sorry..." then he took what he was after. Kodichi stepped back and held up the 2 now blood covered jewel shards.
"Very good Kodichi, you can now rejoin your parents" said Naraku. Kodichi turned and faced Naraku, but was struck in the chest with his large vine-like arms. Kodichi coughed out some blood and fell to the floor beside serenity, but he was dead before he hit the floor. "Rejoin them in death I mean" said Naraku as his arm formed back into its normal form.
Naraku stepped over to the jewel shards Kodichi had taken, then had dropped from his impact with the floor. "I heard what he said to you before he took these from you. I have a feeling he really liked you, and I bet you did too" said Naraku as he held up the 2 shards. Serenity slowly got to her knees, then stood up fully. "You...you bastard...you made him betray me !!!" yelled serenity. "He did it for his own reasons, he didn't not betray you, he was working for me the whole time" said Naraku. "I'm sorry..." were the words Kodichi said, they rang in serenity's head endlessly.
"He did like me...he said sorry..." thought serenity. "He didn't care about you" said Naraku. "No..." said serenity. "What ?" said Naraku. "He did care about me, he was doing to get his parents back...AND YOU KILLED HIM !!!!" shouted serenity. Naraku grinned at this, serenity was being eaten up with anger, which only pleased him. "Damn you...Kodichi was the only human I truly had feelings for...and now he's gone !!!" shouted serenity. "Do you miss him ? I'll let you rejoin him !!" shouted Naraku as his arm formed into a vine again and pinned serenity to a wall by her neck. "Cant breathe..." spoke serenity softly. "That's the point you half-breed" said Naraku. Serenity's last straw broke and a sickening grin spread across her face.
"What is this ?!" thought Naraku. "Damn you to hell Naraku !!" shouted serenity as she grabbed Naraku's arm and burned his arm off with fox-fire. Naraku jumped back from serenity to avoid being burned again. "You forgot this" said serenity as she held up the still burning part of Naraku's arm in her hand, her face back to normal. She pried the hand open and took the 2 jewel shards from it. "Give those back !!" yelled Naraku as his other arm came at serenity. But when he grabbed her, she disappeared in a puff of smoke. "Come on Naraku, cant you find me ?" asked serenity. Naraku pinned that one to a wall, but it disappeared also. Naraku no longer sensed the jewel shards serenity had, meaning she was long gone. "Damn that girl, she once again escaped me" thought Naraku.
(Outside)
A trail of blood came from Naraku's fortress, at the end of it was serenity, laying face down in her own blood. "Kodichi...I don't blame you. you were just tricked by Naraku, anyone can be. Even I was a while ago" thought serenity. She stood up using most of her strength and walked off into the forest. "Your death will not be a loss Kodichi, I swear, one day I will kill Naraku and avenge your death, even if it means I have to let Inu-yasha do it. Theres no way I can do it myself..." said serenity. "Well, may as well go back to that village...I need to make sure my wounds heal before I go off again" she thought as she slowly walked back to the village.
To be continued...
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