"Putting the Damage On"
Chapter 03 :: An Unlikely Companionship
Author's Note: Yay! Another chapter and this time it wasn't three months or more! Hehehe! I'm proud of myself!!! :) Um, really that's all! Hehe.
Warnings: A little cussing and the like. Same as other chapters really… so onward you go!!
Oh and I do not own Inuyasha… although I wish I did, really… Sesshomaru… Inuyasha… Miroku… Naraku… ::drools::
"Sneaky bitch…" mumbled Kagura, noticing a shadow move from the bushes. Something inside of her told her that Kikyo had been watching her little act of rebellion. Perhaps the heartless Miko would find it in herself to keep her mouth shut, if she valued what little life she had left. Kagura was in the mood for no games.
The wind sorceress was not a kind person. She didn't even consider herself a good person. But she was not a monster, and every part of her disagreed with Naraku's new idea of 'pleasure'. Especially to such a person as the young taijiya. A warrior did not deserve to be humiliated in such a way, enemy or not.
Kagura flew towards Naraku's castle, knowing full and well that if Kikyo did mention this to Naraku, she'd be returning only to be cast out after being severely beaten… again. The last time she had crossed her master had not been pleasant.
"Damn them all to hell. I will be free of this one day…" She muttered to herself, but soon she felt calm as the wind danced in her hair and across her face. To be free… free as the wind. That was her one desire… and if she could only have that, she'd be happy.
Wishful thinking… came the words of Naraku. Kagura narrowed her beautiful blood red eyes at the thought. She'd show him. She would find her freedom, or die trying.
When Kagura landed before the luminous castle of her master, she was not surprised to hear screams filled with… with every negative emotion one could have without one's heart shriveling into nothing. She closed her eyes and blocked the noise, not wanting to hear something so… so cruel. She did not like the taijiya, but she respected the girl's abilities and for that she felt humiliation for her.
"Sister…" Kanna spoke as Kagura walked inside. "Where have you been?" the pale youkai child watched with emotionless eyes as Kagura situated herself beside her.
"I went out for a ride through the clouds, Kanna, as I always do this time of day."
"You were thirty minutes early." Kanna said and said nothing else.
Kagura didn't need to explain why. She would not have stayed here for anything and listen to that.
Naraku shut the door behind him, a sort of sick smile on his face. The taijiya had fought him till the very end, and he had enough bruises and cuts to show it. But, he would have had it no other way.
"Only you could enjoy that perversion of love-making, Naraku." Kikyo spoke from the tree she had settled in. Naraku glanced up at her and nodded to her.
"I have found that the art of pain and the art of love are not that far apart really." He said.
"Fool." Kikyo growled, "You believe what you have just done to be love? You sad, poor excuse for a creature."
"Leave me Kikyo, you always manage to spoil my good mood." Naraku said and narrowed his eyes. The Miko and her soul-stealers vanished in an instant.
Sango laid in the exact place he had left her for a long time. Her mind was surprisingly blank, but her body shivered with rage at having being used in such away. She lay, staring with wide eyes at the pool of blood that was slowly seeping around her. She'd never been with anyone before this…
A small tear rolled down her cheek and onto her nose, where it stayed. She did not have the strength to even grab the blanket to cover her naked, beaten, shivering body, much less bother with wiping a tear.
She didn't know how long she laid there, but her mind began to sink into a state of shock and soon enough she lost all contact with reality. And suddenly she was surrounded by her friends and family, the dead and the living.
"Daughter…" Her father said softly, his eyes so full of pain that it made Sango cringe. He reached out towards her, but there was no warmth in his touch. Only a ghostly cool feeling where his hand touched her face. "Forgive me for not being with you to protect you, child…"
Sango wanted to speak, but her voice was gone. She wanted to grab his hand and tell him she was fine, that she would always be fine as long as he stayed with her. But he vanished in an instant and she snapped back to reality where Kagura was kneeling over her, placing a cool rag on her face. Sango pushed the woman away, with renewed strength. She would not take anyone's help, especially not the creation of the monster who had stolen everything from her.
Kagura narrowed her eyes, "Stupid girl. If I don't get you into your bed and stop your bleeding, you will die."
Sango would have laughed if she had been able to speak. Did this youkai actually believe that after what she had been through, she would not see death as a welcome escape?
"Stop feeling sorry for yourself." Kagura snapped suddenly. Sango blinked at the words. "That gets you nowhere. And dying gets you even less, because then you can't get your revenge or your freedom."
"…don't care…" Sango managed to breathe out, her throat raw and her voice whispery.
"You might not care, but I'm sure your companions do. They are on their way right now to rescue you. Don't make their actions in vain by giving up and dying on the first day. Because if you can't handle this, then obviously everyone over-estimated your strength."
Sango growled lowly and she knocked Kagura away once again. And slowly, achingly slowly, pulled herself onto the bed and sat up straight, though everyone bone in her body protested the movement.
"That's better." Kagura half-smirked. "Here, drink this. It's some herbs and roots mixed into tea to help ease the pain in your throat. Also it will let you sleep, and heal most of your wounds while you're resting."
Sango nodded, taking the cup from Kagura's hands. The sorceress watched the taijiya slowly drink the tea, which tasted bitter and frankly wasn't good at all. But she finished the entire cup and looked to Kagura for what she should do.
"Now sleep, little girl… because I'm sure he'll be back tomorrow, and then again the next day."
Sango could feel her hands beginning to shake. Kagura noticed as well, but said nothing. There was nothing else to say.
Whooo!!! Two chapters in such a short amount of time! And I like this chapter, actually. It goes a little more in depth with Kagura, who I'll have you know will be playing a strong role in this story from now on. :)
Oh and to Jayman….
::humbly bows head:: This was for you, since you did ask me to update soon once and it took me a very long time to do so. I hope you're pleased.
Please tell me what you think!!
Chapter 03 :: An Unlikely Companionship
Author's Note: Yay! Another chapter and this time it wasn't three months or more! Hehehe! I'm proud of myself!!! :) Um, really that's all! Hehe.
Warnings: A little cussing and the like. Same as other chapters really… so onward you go!!
Oh and I do not own Inuyasha… although I wish I did, really… Sesshomaru… Inuyasha… Miroku… Naraku… ::drools::
"Sneaky bitch…" mumbled Kagura, noticing a shadow move from the bushes. Something inside of her told her that Kikyo had been watching her little act of rebellion. Perhaps the heartless Miko would find it in herself to keep her mouth shut, if she valued what little life she had left. Kagura was in the mood for no games.
The wind sorceress was not a kind person. She didn't even consider herself a good person. But she was not a monster, and every part of her disagreed with Naraku's new idea of 'pleasure'. Especially to such a person as the young taijiya. A warrior did not deserve to be humiliated in such a way, enemy or not.
Kagura flew towards Naraku's castle, knowing full and well that if Kikyo did mention this to Naraku, she'd be returning only to be cast out after being severely beaten… again. The last time she had crossed her master had not been pleasant.
"Damn them all to hell. I will be free of this one day…" She muttered to herself, but soon she felt calm as the wind danced in her hair and across her face. To be free… free as the wind. That was her one desire… and if she could only have that, she'd be happy.
Wishful thinking… came the words of Naraku. Kagura narrowed her beautiful blood red eyes at the thought. She'd show him. She would find her freedom, or die trying.
When Kagura landed before the luminous castle of her master, she was not surprised to hear screams filled with… with every negative emotion one could have without one's heart shriveling into nothing. She closed her eyes and blocked the noise, not wanting to hear something so… so cruel. She did not like the taijiya, but she respected the girl's abilities and for that she felt humiliation for her.
"Sister…" Kanna spoke as Kagura walked inside. "Where have you been?" the pale youkai child watched with emotionless eyes as Kagura situated herself beside her.
"I went out for a ride through the clouds, Kanna, as I always do this time of day."
"You were thirty minutes early." Kanna said and said nothing else.
Kagura didn't need to explain why. She would not have stayed here for anything and listen to that.
Naraku shut the door behind him, a sort of sick smile on his face. The taijiya had fought him till the very end, and he had enough bruises and cuts to show it. But, he would have had it no other way.
"Only you could enjoy that perversion of love-making, Naraku." Kikyo spoke from the tree she had settled in. Naraku glanced up at her and nodded to her.
"I have found that the art of pain and the art of love are not that far apart really." He said.
"Fool." Kikyo growled, "You believe what you have just done to be love? You sad, poor excuse for a creature."
"Leave me Kikyo, you always manage to spoil my good mood." Naraku said and narrowed his eyes. The Miko and her soul-stealers vanished in an instant.
Sango laid in the exact place he had left her for a long time. Her mind was surprisingly blank, but her body shivered with rage at having being used in such away. She lay, staring with wide eyes at the pool of blood that was slowly seeping around her. She'd never been with anyone before this…
A small tear rolled down her cheek and onto her nose, where it stayed. She did not have the strength to even grab the blanket to cover her naked, beaten, shivering body, much less bother with wiping a tear.
She didn't know how long she laid there, but her mind began to sink into a state of shock and soon enough she lost all contact with reality. And suddenly she was surrounded by her friends and family, the dead and the living.
"Daughter…" Her father said softly, his eyes so full of pain that it made Sango cringe. He reached out towards her, but there was no warmth in his touch. Only a ghostly cool feeling where his hand touched her face. "Forgive me for not being with you to protect you, child…"
Sango wanted to speak, but her voice was gone. She wanted to grab his hand and tell him she was fine, that she would always be fine as long as he stayed with her. But he vanished in an instant and she snapped back to reality where Kagura was kneeling over her, placing a cool rag on her face. Sango pushed the woman away, with renewed strength. She would not take anyone's help, especially not the creation of the monster who had stolen everything from her.
Kagura narrowed her eyes, "Stupid girl. If I don't get you into your bed and stop your bleeding, you will die."
Sango would have laughed if she had been able to speak. Did this youkai actually believe that after what she had been through, she would not see death as a welcome escape?
"Stop feeling sorry for yourself." Kagura snapped suddenly. Sango blinked at the words. "That gets you nowhere. And dying gets you even less, because then you can't get your revenge or your freedom."
"…don't care…" Sango managed to breathe out, her throat raw and her voice whispery.
"You might not care, but I'm sure your companions do. They are on their way right now to rescue you. Don't make their actions in vain by giving up and dying on the first day. Because if you can't handle this, then obviously everyone over-estimated your strength."
Sango growled lowly and she knocked Kagura away once again. And slowly, achingly slowly, pulled herself onto the bed and sat up straight, though everyone bone in her body protested the movement.
"That's better." Kagura half-smirked. "Here, drink this. It's some herbs and roots mixed into tea to help ease the pain in your throat. Also it will let you sleep, and heal most of your wounds while you're resting."
Sango nodded, taking the cup from Kagura's hands. The sorceress watched the taijiya slowly drink the tea, which tasted bitter and frankly wasn't good at all. But she finished the entire cup and looked to Kagura for what she should do.
"Now sleep, little girl… because I'm sure he'll be back tomorrow, and then again the next day."
Sango could feel her hands beginning to shake. Kagura noticed as well, but said nothing. There was nothing else to say.
Whooo!!! Two chapters in such a short amount of time! And I like this chapter, actually. It goes a little more in depth with Kagura, who I'll have you know will be playing a strong role in this story from now on. :)
Oh and to Jayman….
::humbly bows head:: This was for you, since you did ask me to update soon once and it took me a very long time to do so. I hope you're pleased.
Please tell me what you think!!