Dark Kuuchuu
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A/N: I am bursting with new ideas! Sadly, these wonderful new ideas will not be written down until later chapters. But, enjoy this chapter anyway!
Disclaimer: Obviously, I do not own Inuyasha.
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CHAPTER THREE: The Foul Kiss
"Tell me, Kagura…" he asked in a low growl, "what was it exactly that I asked you to do?"
"You told me to kidnap the girl and attack Inuyasha," Kagura replied quietly.
"And what did you do?"
"I kidnapped the girl, Master."
"Kagura, when I give you orders I intend for them to be done without any faults or excuses. You kidnapped the girl, but did not attack the filthy hanyou. The plan was to wound Inuyasha badly enough to put him out of action for a while, giving me a chance to better hide my castle," Naraku hissed in a voice of deadly calm. "Why did you not attack?"
"Master, he was preoccupied with the priestess Kikyo," Kagura said, a slight tone of annoyance in her voice. "He did not notice that Kagome was present, nor did he notice when I captured her."
"That doesn't mean he won't come looking for her once he realizes she's gone!" Naraku shouted. A large root slithered out of his robes and thrashed at Kagura, hitting her in the face. Kagura fell, putting her weight on her knees and hands.
"I am sick and tired of you and Kanna's unreliability. I created the two of you to do my bidding, not to do whatever you feel is convenient," Naraku scolded, a look of loathing on his face as he stared down at her.
Kanna sat quietly in the corner of the cell, watching sadly as Kagura was being punished for her disobedience. She suddenly felt a strange feeling course through her as she watched Naraku hit Kagura again… it was as though her blood were boiling. She wanted to hit Naraku, make him feel the pain that Kagura and Kanna had suffered all these years……
Her third emotion...hate.
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Kanna's eyes glanced over to the corner opposite of her, where the girl seemed to be stirring. Kanna vaguely remembered once trying to steal the girl's soul…but it was too pure, and the soul would not stay in Kanna's mirror.
Kanna looked at the girl with her fourth emotion…sympathy. Kanna knew that the girl would hate it here, just as she and Kagura did.
And suddenly, Kanna's mind gave a jolt, and she began recalling a dream she had had only last night. She had woken up in a cold sweat, and had been unable to remember the dream…until now.
The face of that boy took over her mind. Who was he? Had they ever met? Had she dreamed of the future? Would this boy help her escape?
Kanna blinked confusedly as her mind exploded with questions. She was so absorbed in her thoughts that she did not notice Kagome awaken.
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"…and because of this, I have decided to take another portion of myself to create a new creature, another demon, just as you, Kagura…only better and more reliable," a dark voice was saying.
"What? You don't have enough strength to do such a thing!" shouted a female voice. Was that…Kagura?
There was suddenly a resounding slap, and then a thud. "Kagura!" shouted another female voice, though this one sounded young. Kanna, perhaps?
Kagome's mind was foggy, and she could not decipher all the sounds she was hearing. She only knew that she was cold, and her wrists and legs were bound together tightly.
She heard wicked laughter…and then a small chuckle…footsteps approaching her…
"So…you've finally awakened," sneered a cold voice above her.
Kagome's eyes snapped open to meet the cold, heartless eyes of Naraku. She gasped in shock, finally realizing that she must be inside Naraku's castle.
He laughed again upon seeing her startled expression. "You're very lucky that my so-called servant caught you when she did…if you had stood there watching Inuyasha and Kikyo much longer, you might have seen something far worse than kissing," he said, laughing almost maniacally now.
Kagome's breathing was fast and shallow as she began to remember what had happened…had Inuyasha and Kikyo done more than kissing after she had been captured? Her eyes welled up with tears; she didn't want to think about it.
"Oh, don't cry, Kagome," Naraku said with a smirk, and he suddenly pulled her up by the shoulders, startling her out of her thoughts.
"I'll take care of you from now on… and when Inuyasha comes to try and save you…" he laughed wickedly before continuing, "I'll be there to kill him."
Kagome took a sharp intake of breath, her heart pounding loudly in her ears.
"W-what do you mean…you'll take care of me? And you can't kill Inuyasha! He'll—he'll destroy you, and I'll go back with him!" Kagome shouted, nervously defiant.
"Silly, silly girl…" Naraku muttered distractedly, suddenly running his grimy fingers through her raven hair. "You don't need that filthy half-breed anymore. You've got me." He smirked again, and this time, what looked like a stare of lust flashed in his eyes.
Before Kagome could tell him that Inuyasha was not a filthy half-breed, Naraku suddenly jerked her head forward and smashed his lips into hers.
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"INUYASHA, YOU BAKA, HOW COULD YOU LET THIS HAPPEN?" Sango screeched at him.
"Listen to me, okay? I didn't know she was there—" Inuyasha attempted to explain, but was cut off by Miroku.
"What exactly were you doing that made you so distracted, Inuyasha?" Miroku scolded, glaring at Inuyasha suspiciously.
"I was—gah! It doesn't matter, Kagome's gone and she took the jewel shards with her! That's all ya need to know!" Inuyasha barked, trying to control his temper.
"How are you so sure that she went back home, huh? She might've been kidnapped by demons or something!" Shippo cried frantically.
Inuyasha was silenced immediately. He hadn't thought of that, and he gulped, which was practically his death sentence.
"YOU STUPID—STUPID—STUPID—STUPID—" with each "stupid," Sango whacked Inuyasha on the head with her hirakotsu.
"Sango, just leave him! I'm sure the guilt will get to him sooner or later," Miroku said, trying to calm Sango down.
Sango finally stopped beating Inuyasha, now that he was barely conscious on the ground.
"Well, we need to go look for her, and this jerk is coming with us!" Sango shouted, still furious with the careless hanyou.
"Of course I am! I'm the one with the nose; without me, you won't be able to find her!" Inuyasha snapped, slowly getting back up with a grunt of pain.
To further prove his point, Inuyasha sniffed at the air, but caught absolutely no whiff of Kagome at all. This made him increasingly nervous; if he couldn't find Kagome, the others would positively kill him.
"Well, do you have her scent?" Shippo asked impatiently.
"I'm workin' on it!" Inuyasha growled in reply, sniffing the air again. Still, not even the slightest trace of Kagome's scent. He didn't feel too worried, though; Kagome had probably gone home…after what she had seen…
Damn her! She wasn't supposed to see that! She's probably so mad that she'll sit me as soon as I show up at her house! Inuyasha thought agitatedly.
"Inuyasha, do you have the scent of Kagome or not?" Miroku questioned, shaking Inuyasha free of his troubling thoughts.
"Um…no. But I bet anything she's at home, safe and sound!" Inuyasha added quickly, as the angry group advanced on him.
"In fact, I think I'll go through the well right now and bring her back," Inuyasha said even more quickly, and with that, he turned and bounded off into the forest, feeling concerned for Kagome.
She'll probably be in her room…crying…oh damn, I really screwed up! Inuyasha thought, picturing Kagome crying in her bedroom. She probably won't even come back with me…fuck!
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Kanna looked at Kagome, who was shaking in the corner, having just thrown up. Kanna felt the sympathy within her stronger than ever. Though she could not imagine what it must have felt like to have Naraku's filthy lips upon hers, Kanna knew it must have been horrible.
Kanna turned her head and looked down at the unconscious Kagura lying before her. Naraku had hit her so hard that she had blacked out…
Things were getting so much worse…
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A/N: There you have it, folks! Another chapter completed. Again, I want five reviews before I continue! And by the way…
"…and because of this, I have decided to take another portion of myself to create a new creature, another demon, just as you, Kagura…only better and more reliable."
This is a major hint as to what will happen in later chapters! I bid you all farewell!