Servant By: OtakuSailorV

Chapter 9:: What Should Never Have Been Seen

Kai and Gin were dead now, gone, she knew that. Naraku, her Lord, whom she had trusted, had been the one to kill them, proving that he was also capable of destroying their village. The twins had left her with an earring of Kai's so that they would always be with her. Naraku had left her with her life.

But how could she trust him now?

Yuhi went about her duties as if she were a ghost, a shadow of her usual bouncy self. The smell of blood, though long gone from the castle by now, still reeked in her nostrils, and whenever she thought of Naraku, the sight of him covered with Gin and Kai's blood filled her vision.

In the weeks since the event, Yuhi had seen very little of him, but saw more and more of Kagura everyday. Though they never spoke in those times, Yuhi could almost hear Kagura's retort-filled comments. "What are you moping about for?" The youkai had finally demanded of the hanyou after too long watching the girl drag herself around.

Yuhi felt a pang of sadness hit her heart. How could Kagura ever possibly understand? She had lost the friends, her first friends ever; someone she had trusted stole those that she had treasured from her. Despite the gruesome stories, she had always withheld the fact that Naraku had saved her, and that was proof enough that he was a good person, not awful like Gin and Kai had claimed. How could Kagura understand. . .to see their blood on him, to see the blood-lust in his eyes, to find that she had been the one wrong. . .how could Kagura understand or even comprehend the feeling of total despair that hung around her.

". . ." There was no way to answer Kagura, so she simply stared up at her through bleak, tired eyes.

Kagura's eyes flashed angrily. "Well? I'm demanding a response girl!" Kagura once again was using Yuhi's over-obedience to her own advantage, and Yuhi gave in with no effort at all to resist.

"I'm sorry, Lady Kagura, if my attitude displeases you." She said simply, and Kagura took the time to notice that she wore the hooped golden earring in one of her fuzzy tan-brown ears.

Kagura's eyebrows raised when she saw that Yuhi intended not to explain the reason for her moping face. "That's not an answer!" She proclaimed, snapping her fan open sharply to emphasize her words. "And if it were, I am not the one you should be apologizing to for your behavior. Do you think they would want you to be acting like this?"

Yuhi's head dropped, and she knew she was close to tears at the memory. "Yes, I'm sorry Lady Kag-"

"Don't say that, you're not sorry." Kagura snapped back at her, though she kept her tone level. "You've been wandering around like a shell for far too long, Yuhi."

Yuhi took a brief step back, astonished at Kagura's forcefulness. Her eyes were wide, and her ears stood stiffly on end, turned toward her so as to catch her every word.

"They told you not to sulk, right? Aren't you going to honor their last wishes?" Kagura knew her tone was harsh, but she also was aware that if she lessened her tone at all, Yuhi would not get message clearly.

Watching, Kagura saw her head bow in defeat, small tears formed in her eyes, dripping down to splash on the floor. "I-I'm. . .I'll try. . ." Yuhi could find no words that wouldn't make her sound pathetic or stupid. Her tears were enough, she was sure, to show her decision to Kagura.

Kagura watched her, she was bowed completely in gratitude, and silver tears could be seen falling from her face to the ground into little puddles of salt water at her feet. "Alright, no more crying for them, either." Kagura said, making a face at her. "If I see you moping around anymore, I'll make sure that you'll have a real reason to cry, got that?"

Yuhi looked up, tears dislodging from her eyes, and found that Kagura was gone, completely vanished without a sound. Smiling thankfully, Yuhi bowed her head again. "Thank you. . .Kagura-sama. . ."

Naraku sat in his compartments, looking out the thing screens of the shouji doors, though he could see nothing, he was lost in thought.

His cunning mind, usually filled with devious plots, was free of all such thoughts; one single image ran over and over in his mind.

Yuhi. That hanyou servant. The one with the bushy tan-brown tail, the furry, large brown ears that twitched incessantly, and frizzy light-brown hair. She had always been so light and bouncy around the castle, despite his efforts to make her miserable, she still had taken it all with a smile and a respective bow. She seemed so innocent in her trust of him, even after those youkai twins had spoken to her about his evil deeds, she still seemed to hold trust in him.

Then to see her eyes so watered with tears, so full of pain and despair. And most of all – terror. She had been truly frightened of him in those moments, and the sight and smell of blood must have driven her mad with fright.

It was strange, this feeling he had initially wanted to see in her eyes, this emotion that he had lusted for her to feel now made him feel a pang of guilt. Or as close to guilt as he could ever possibly feel. Frowning at himself, he wondered when this change had come about in himself. When had he allowed her to become so close to him so that he was upset when she became scared of him? Should this not gladden him?

He frowned deeper. He could not allow this to continue. Who knew what consequences might be faced if he let her come too close to his heart? Coming to a decision, he got to his feet to prepare what he would need to complete this task. It would be hard one to complete; he had to admit that much. But there was no other action to take. Allowing her to remain would someday seal his doom in all likelihood.

Flicking his wrist out, his red eyes glowed as the candles that had been lightening his room suddenly were blown out by an unseen wind. The ominous red continued to pierce through the darkness until he finally turned toward the shouji screen doors of his compartment and stepped outside into the dim dusk light.

Hakudoushi smirked down at the terrified villagers, running about like ants below him and his flaming ride, Entei, their homes and fields alight with fire. Their screams resounded in his mind and gave him a strange kind of ecstatic thrill. This is what he lived for and he relished every minute of it. Raising his scimitar-like weapon, he smirked down at them, his hollow eyes glowing erratically in his blood lust.

Just as he was about to lower the weapon to slice at what remained of the terrified villagers, something buzzing reached his ear, and he stopped short, turning toward the demon wasp, fuming. "What is the meaning of this?" He demanded of it angrily, completely lowering his weapon to his side. Entei bucked beneath his rider in protest to the halt in violence and siege.

The bug buzzed and swept forward, landing in Hakudoushi's hand and giving the message that Naraku had sent to the boy. Hakudoushi frowned and looked down at his demon horse companion. "Entei, guess what boy?" The horse reared, his eyes flashing upward to gaze at Hakudoushi questioningly, the need to kill still in them both.

"We're leaving for the castle, boy. Our fun is over thanks to our dear Naraku." His empty eyes glistened at the same time as Entei's, and the horse gave a shrill scream of angered protest to this turn in events.

Looking back at the burning village, Hakudoushi frowned before turning Entei away. "We'll come back another time to play."

Yuhi had been summoned to Naraku's chamber at around noon time the day after she had spoken with Kagura. She felt more confident now, and even had smiled earlier, but still, the anxiety that enveloped her as she got nearer and nearer to his rooms was almost enough to make her cry out.

She could sense she was close to him, and opened the shouji door slowly, coming inside and bowing to him before sitting down. "You requested my presence, My lord?" She asked, trying to make sure that none of her fear was showing in any way, though she was aware that her fists were clenched so tightly that the knuckles showed white.

Naraku did not have to look to her to see that she was frightened of him. Out of the corner of his eye he saw that she was trembling slightly, and she looked extremely nervous. This did not please him at all, to see her so frightened to just be near his presence. Once again, those big, wide eyes sparkling with tears and utter terror played over in his mind, magnified ten fold so that they burrowed into his body and soul. He inwardly winced away. Yes, there was no other way to fix this problem than to rid himself of the girl.

Gah! I'm running behind again!! Geez. . .stressed Ok, I'm better now. . .

Ah, well, yes, here we have a rather short chapter, since my little brother is rushing me to get off the computer, and it's basically just for explanations sake. Oh, and for those of you that have seen/heard Hakudoushi in the anime, please tell me if his speech is correct. I've only seen him in the manga so far unfortunately. . .

So, what is Nara-chan up to with Yuhi? I'm not tellin' until next chapter, that's for sure. evil grin

Thanks for the reviews guys, I love how so many people like this story!! I never thought people would like it this much just because of the pairing. . .Wow. . .

Anyway, thanks again guys and see ya next chapter! Ja'ne!!

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