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The room was dark, malice floated upon the air like a fine mist. Screams danced in the atmosphere like butterflies twirling to haunting tune. Kagome shivered, Her dreams had transported her here every night, it made restful slumber impossible. She had tried to stay awake in the garden, but to no avail. A large iron door shrieked as it was pushed open by an imposing figure of darkness. She knew him.

"Naraku" hissed Kagome "do you have to bother me every night I'm trying to sleep."

A throaty chuckle emerged from the dark shrouded figure "why Kagome that is the nicest thing you've said to me since I've stared these little night calls," he watched as the girl slid to the floor and pretended not to notice him, " Come now, My dear, you have held that position for a week" Naraku moved towards the girl and branched a limb "Come, today we go to a nicer scenery."

Kagome stared at the hand held in front of her, then stared skeptically at its master. She did want to leave this dungeon, but the malevolence Naraku projected did not suit his humorous tone. Kagome let her miko powers crackle at the demon's proximity.

Naraku was not to be trusted.

"You know I cannot hurt you here miko, or my powers defy me and we both will be cast into the boiling bowels of hell, I have plans and none include dying soon." Naraku cooed at the young girl in front of him. He smiles as she stood up and brushed past him and headed to the door. "Very good, darling, your brain works persistently" He started after her whistling all the way.

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Kagome gasped, the room was the beautiful, but with a chilling air. Large rugs lined her every step against the dark wood floor, dark purple curtain lined massive windows, and it was breathtaking. Kagome sat on an overstuffed cushion next to a gold laden table, her mouth dropped open, that must have cost a fortune. Kagome's screening of the room ended as a cool hand from behind stroked her cheek. She stiffened, eew Naraku was touching her. "Don't touch me Naraku!" she grit out between clenched teeth, defiantly was going to take a shower when she woke up.

Naraku ignored the girl's order; he merely turned her head to the side so she could see him. "Why? Do you not like me touching you?" he asked, going to tracing your ear, " You know I've never done a close inspection of you before," Naraku ran light fingertips down to her neck, "but you do give Kikyou a run for her money, you're gorgeous," his hand encircled Kagome's small neck and squeezed lightly "Pity, I am going to have to kill you soon, maybe I'll keep you as a pet, you know like a cat, only with a lot more chains and silk" Naraku laughed as the girl glared at him evilly, she was…. Exciting.

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Sesshoumaru strolled the rarely used path through the gardens; the flowers were just starting to bud, the wind of spring was over the castle and still he was troubled. Mira had to be mistaken, even if the jewel could be completed without risking the lives of Kagome's companions he could not allow the girl to sacrifice herself. Sesshoumaru's thought track ended when he saw the subject lying against a tree at the end of the path, but the problem was that was Sukura's favorite willow. He stared at the slumbering girl slumped against the old tree, so many memories….

Flashback

"Sukura!" yelled Sesshoumaru, he was five and everything was right with the world. A young Sukura ran in front of him giggling furiously, "Sakura!" he jumped, tackling the girl, they rolled until an arrogantly smiling inuyoukai was perched upon a glaring neko's stomach "Got you" growled Sesshoumaru playfully.

Sukura glared at the boy sitting upon her "oh yeah?" she hissed.

"Yeah" he smirked

Sukura rolled suddenly and pinned him under her "Think again" this time she was the one smirking. Sukura got off the stunned boy and walked to the tree she had been heading for before Sesshoumaru had tackled her. " I love this tree, Sesshoumaru, is it not pretty?"

Sesshoumaru went to stand by his friend that was still admiring the tree "Yeah, sort of" he sent a glance in Sukura's direction. "Hey, 'kura?" he asked.

"Yes," said Sukura turning toward him.

"Are you going to stay after they make me marry Mira?" Sesshoumaru scuffed his foot against the soft earthen ground, "They said you could leave after that if you wanted to"

Sukura stared hard at the prince in front of her, so he didn't want to marry her sister "I'll stay if you want me to, Sessho"

Sesshoumaru looked at her hopefully "You would?"

Sukura smiled at his expression "Yup, friends forever Sessho" She took a little blue ribbon out of her hair and placed it in his hand "Friends Forever"

End Flashback

Sesshoumaru's daydream was interrupted by Kagome's whimper. The girl's brows were drawn together and she was babbling incoherent nonsense, obviously a bad dream.

"Wench" he said, brows furrowing when she didn't wake up instantly to yell at him. Over the past days any title but her name was not suitable for this little female, so he made sure not to use her name. She was pretty when infuriated.

"Kagome" he said bending down to inspect her "Kagome?" he was startled as the girl bolt upright to the sitting position.

"NARAKU!" she screamed

His ears were not ready for the high-pitched noise the miko emitted, it shook him to the bone

Kagome looked wildly about in search of her foe, Naraku had just been about to kiss her when she had awoken. Her eyes fell upon a cold Sesshoumaru "you saved me.''

Sesshoumaru tried out focus on the girl's words, but he was still to dazed to comprehend what she had said. The next thing

He knew she was running toward the palace

"Thank you!" she yelled over her shoulder, and then she was gone.

Sesshoumaru chuckled lightly as he leaned against the tree for support; he was too comfortable with her. He stopped laughing and set his mind back on track, what was it that Mira said…oh yeah! Be nice…. What? He was always nice! Sesshoumaru frowned into the darkness maybe he could be a little nicer, like no heckling, nope that was too much fun.

Hello alls! I hope you liked the chapter because another one will be up really soon! No slacking like last time gotta' keep in the updated column! Yeah review and talk to me okay!

See ya!-WD