Chapter 13: Fafnir's Heart
Sachi was mentally screaming in pain and sitting on her calves for so long. She held back a whine as her legs throbbed in their lack of circulated blood. She's been bowing before Naraku for hours now! Trinity's slave form didn't seem perturbed by the pain; she might not even feel it.
Fafnir was talking with Naraku in a half bow while Sachi and Trinity were in a complete bow behind him. Sachi was getting the hang of following Fafnir's orders when in the presence of Naraku or one of his indentured servants.
Fafnir didn't show much emotion when he was with Naraku. He almost seemed to be under a spell himself. Sachi was worried about his behavior, when they were alone he would brood and just let her do all the talking.
Finally after so long Naraku spoke, "So that is how you captured the "Chosen One."?" Naraku sneered the words "Chosen One." Fafnir nodded and bowed lower. "Hmm…" Naraku mused, his red eyes shifted to stare at Sachi's still form. His eyes flashed with brief suspicion then became dark with triumph. "You have done well Fafnir…now until I decide what to do with them I don't want to risk any chances of them escaping. Tell them to follow Kagura to a cell…" ordered Naraku.
"Ahem! I have to return to the council now…" said Kagura with a bored look. Naraku glared at her briefly for her disrespect then looked at the albino child by Kagura.
"Fine, Kanna, you take the girls to a cell…" said Naraku. Kanna nodded and began to make her way out.
Fafnir looked to Sachi and Trinity. "Follow Kanna to a cell and stay there until I order otherwise…" Fafnir instructed.
Sachi followed Trinity's lead and left.
"Fafnir…come here…" Naraku said smoothly. Fafnir looked from the door Sachi had just left through to Naraku. Naraku waved the rest in the room out and Fafnir approached the place where Naraku sat on a cushion like a lord.
Naraku smirked and nodded for Fafnir to bow. Fafnir got on one knee right in front of Naraku and closed his violet eyes. Naraku reached out and stroked the top of Fafnir's head, flattening some of the spiked black hair whose silver tips shined in the fire light of the castle.
"I know you have harbored thoughts of revenge against me Fafnir…but you must never forget that I possess your heart, and without that you will perish when I do…I could kill you now if I wanted but I don't…I don't because I consider our friendship very important…" Naraku's hand tightened on Fafnir's head. "I will not allow betrayal…" Naraku released Fafnir allowing him to stand. "Go…the final battle shall be soon…" he said. Fafnir nodded and left silently.
Sachi sighed as she sat against the wall of the stone cell she and Trinity resided. She stared off into space in thought. 'Why do things have to be so hectic all the time…?' Sachi's light blue orbs shifted to staring at Trinity who had imitated her and was sitting against the wall at her side. 'She wasn't ordered to sit with me…she must have SOME control then right?' Sachi wondered.
"I'll get us out of here nee-chan…" Sachi whispered. She thought she saw Trinity's eye lashes flutter slightly but it must have been her imagination.
Sachi turned back to staring ahead with a blank expression. 'Everything keeps happening so fast…I always screw everything up…everyone around me always gets hurt…' Sachi thought pessimistically. She sighed and buried her face in her arms that lay on her knees. 'I may have purified the jewel in the end but if I had known how to do it sooner Trinity might not have gotten tortured into doing the ritual and we could have finished the battle with Naraku at his other hideout…' Sachi thought she gasped when she heard the voice of a teenage girl speak up.
"So you must be the new slave…" said the voice of a beautiful girl. Sachi looked up slowly and pretended to be under the spell the best she could. The girl stared at her with no signs of suspicion about her authenticity. "Hmm…you're not too bad looking either, that is a shame…" the girl said.
Sachi saw that the girl had long black hair with silver ends, just like Fafnir. She also had the same violet colored eyes and the features of a dragon demon. She was stunning, extraordinarily beautiful for a teenager who was not yet of age. She was probably a little older than Sachi in her mid teens, just like Fafnir.
The girl was dressed in a form fitting black kimono that was a little skimpy in length. Around the girl's neck glowed a red pendent that seemed to pulse like a beating heart.
"I am Mistress Enrika." Enrika, the dragon demon said with a smile. "I am the mate to your master, girl. I am also the incarnation of Naraku. Come here so that I may have a look at you." Enrika ordered. Sachi paused wondering as she took in what she just said 'She is Fafnir's mate!'. She stood and made her way to the bars of the cell. She wanted to know more about this girl and how she knew Fafnir.
She watched as the magical barrier surrounding the cell created a hole for Enrika to pass her hand through. She reached in and stroked the smooth skin of Sachi's cheek, Sachi felt that the pads of Enrika's fingers were scaly and it made her spine itch with a suppressed shiver.
"You are above average, I'll give you that. But not more attractive than myself, why would Fafnir's heart call out to you?" she whispered to herself as she studied Sachi closely. Sachi noticed that as Enrika said this she began to lightly stroke the red pendent around her neck that she could now see to be a red stone with a dragon carving on it. The stone's pulsing flickered slightly as if the heart had skipped a beat.
"Enrika!" called Fafnir in a strained voice. Enrika looked over and released Sachi who let loose a breath she was unknowingly holding. Enrika smirked at Fafnir who jogged over with a scowl on his face. "What were you doing to her?" asked Fafnir. Before she could even open her mouth to answer Fafnir wielded on Sachi, "You are not to take orders from anyone but me!" he growled. Enrika glanced at Sachi who nodded and stepped a little away from the bars.
"I was just seeing what everyone found so interesting about this girl…" Enrika said with false innocence. Enrika smirked up at Fafnir and lightly caressed the pendent around her neck, Sachi saw Fafnir's eyes unfocused and he suddenly enveloped Enrika in an embrace.
Sachi felt a tug on her heart strings but suppressed the urge to say something. She watched as Fafnir hugged and kissed Enrika on the lips, they hadn't been acting like lovers before but from what Enrika said they were mates. She was shocked when all of a sudden Fafnir pushed Enrika away from him roughly and glared at her with hatred.
"Stop that! I'm not some love struck puppy you can bend to your will! If I have to I'll curse you!" Fafnir threatened pulling out his wand from his robes and looking ready to kill. Enrika snickered.
"You wouldn't want to hurt this would you?" she sneered caressing the chain holding the pendent around her neck. Fafnir's stern expression faltered a little but it came back with a vengeance.
"I don't give a damn! I'm sick of you and Naraku bossing me around!" Fafnir growled, and Sachi thought she saw something like fire forming in the back of Fafnir's throat. 'Dragon demon…' she thought.
"Tsk tsk, Fafnir. You wouldn't want me to tell Naraku you plan on betraying him do you?" At Fafnir's silence she laughed and turned her back on him. "Don't forget Fafnir, you are bound to me…" she glanced at Sachi and then left the dungeon.
When Fafnir didn't speak for awhile Sachi got worried that something was wrong with him, then he looked around him for a minute as if to check that no one was coming and then he opened the cell with a wave of his wand and entered silently. He shut the cell door behind him and pocketed his wand.
Sachi watched, in stunned silence as he approached her. She stood stock still, her expression like it had been since she had entered the castle; stoic and dull, trying to appear under someone else's control. Fafnir's expression as he approached her made him look tired and older. He stopped right in front of her and stared at her for a minute.
Fafnir reached up and held Sachi by her neck, knowing that if she would allow him to do so it would show she trusted him, because the throat was such a major part of the body for showing submission. Sachi didn't even flinch, she continued to stare up at him with an expressionless look. She was worried something was wrong with him, he was acting weird. She would pretend to be under his spell just incase someone did enter.
She saw him crack a confident smirk and wondered what he was doing. "I don't like you like this…where is that fiery girl that my heart beats for…?" The implications of his words made her gasp and with her surprised look he dipped down and pressed his lips against hers. She knew the pads of his fingers felt scaly but his lips sure didn't. The smooth, firm feel they had made the bottom of Sachi's stomach fall out.
Sachi hesitantly leaned in and kissed him back. Her blue eyes slid shut and she enjoyed this moment. Fafnir slowly pulled away and looked down at Sachi, his violet orbs cloudy. Sachi gulped and a huge blush stained her cheeks. At the shy look she got Fafnir burst out laughing and pulled her into a hug that had her shaking due to the laughter that rocked his body. Sachi scowled much like her father and glared up at the dragon demon who was in hysterics.
"What's so funny!" she growled.
"You are! You are so sweet with that blush on your face!" he laughed and pinched her red cheeks making her growl louder and swat at his hands. When his laughter died down Sachi was sitting against the wall next to Trinity again and seemed to be thinking again. "What's wrong?" he asked concerned and sat down Indian style in front of her.
"That girl…Enrika…what's her deal, she said you and she are mated but you didn't seem to like her at one point…" said Sachi deeply confused.
Fafnir blinked and looked away from her with a scowl. "We aren't mates…but we almost were…" said Fafnir. Sachi ignored the strange tug on her heart and nodded for him to explain. Fafnir heaved a tired sigh. "You see…I am one of the few dragon demons alive…I went searching for a long time for more of my kind but didn't find anything…until about three years ago Enrika came into my life. She supposedly was looking for dragon demons too and we were happy to find each other. I started courting her and at first everything seemed great…that is until I told her I loved her and she literally stole my heart! It turned out she was sent by Naraku to steal the heart of a poor unsuspecting dragon demon. She insists that she still loves me but I know she only wants to keep me under her control…" At the sad look on Sachi's face he sighed again. "Look…it isn't anything for you to worry about, when the final battle comes I will handle Enrika…you just kill Naraku…"
"But if that pendent she wore, the one with your heart, is destroyed then you'll die right? Well…you don't have a heart now so then again you won't die right?" Sachi asked confused.
Fafnir wanted to lie and say he would be fine without a heart but he couldn't. "No, if that pendent were to be destroyed I would die. I still have a connection to my heart without that connection I could die at any moment. As long as she possess my heart my life is in constant danger, which is probably why she is threatened by you." He ended with a grin. When Sachi looked at him confused he patted her head like she were a child. "Ah, don't worry about anything cutie. I'll protect you and your sis from Naraku and Enrika until the battle. Alright? Now get some sleep I'll see you tomorrow and show you some of the castle…" said Fafnir. Sachi watched him leave in confusion.
'Why is Enrika threatened by me…? She has his heart and I wouldn't risk taking it from her if it means hurting him…I wonder what he meant…' she thought.
A/N: Hello! Not too much action in this chapter I am afraid. Just introducing the last original character before the series ends. I'm not sure when that will be…. but is should happen soon if I can stop making the story more complicated! My mind wanders too much! bangs head on nearest object…..Ow….anyway! tell me what you think people! Im getting tired of the lack of reviews! Is everyone quitting on my story! NOOOOO! . The only reader that is dedicated to reviewing is Hot Gimmeck Fan!...Ah well…I shouldn't complain all my reviews have been good. Oh! I would just like to promote two stories written by a friend of mine. She has been busy with work and college so she hasn't had much time for writing but please review her story Wizardology and inspire her! Stupid Ally grumble….anyway! REVIEW!