Chapter 7 Loves Can Conquer All

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I know that my chapters have been going by rather slowly with only sex being involved in them. This one is a little different, not to mention longer. So I hope you enjoy!

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"Kagome, I am so glad you're back." Inuyasha said turning around to greet her. But once he was face to face with her, he noticed that Kagome wasn't herself. "What's wrong Kagome? Who's controlling you?"

"Nothing's wrong with me, other than my broken heart." Kagome answered him. "And I am completely under my own control. Just because it wouldn't be the first time being under someone's control other than my own, doesn't mean that I am. It's just that Kikyou decided to pay me a little visit after you had left, and she decided to tell me what really happened when you left me while I was sleeping this morning. That you left me to make love to her."

"I did not! Kagome, I love you. I would never do something like that to you. I know how much that would hurt you if I did. I don't want to hurt you; I love you too much to hurt you. Do you believe me?" Inuyasha pleaded with her.

"No Inuyasha, I don't believe you." With saying that, Kagome pulled back on her arrow and aimed right for Inuyasha's heart. "Answer me this Inuyasha, am I worth dying for?"

"Yes." Inuyasha answered. Inuyasha loved Kagome so much that he was willing to die for her. Even though he would no longer be with her in body, he would always be with her in spirit, just like Kikyou was with him. "I will gladly die for you. I will do anything if I feel that it will break you from whatever spell you are under. But if my attempt should fail, at least I died knowing that we love each other."

"What?" Kagome said breaking free from the spell one split moment.

"Kagome, I love you." Inuyasha said going in for a kiss.

Kagome, trying to fight the spell that Naraku put over her has regained the power to at least think her own thoughts. If only Inuyasha could read her mind. "Inuyasha run! Get away from me. I love you too much for me to kill you. I don't want to do Naraku's biding. Please Inuyasha, please leave." Then in a voice not her own, Kagome some how managed to say, "Move Inuyasha. I love you too much to do this to you, so please move."

"No Kagome. I am not going to move. I will always take the fall before you. So kill me now, before you change your mind."

Kagome began to struggle with her bow. Even though Kagome regained her mind, her body was still under Naraku's control. "Inuyasha please!" Kagome said in her own voice this time. "I don't want to hurt you. Please Inuyasha, please, I don't want to do this to you, please move!" Kagome had tears streaming from her eyes. She knew she had great aim, so even though she didn't want the arrow she held to pierce Inuyasha's heart, Kagome knew that if it didn't pierce him there, there was a great chance that it would pierce him somewhere else.

"Kagome, I know you love me. I also know that you have the power to beat whatever this is that is controlling you. So I'm not going to move. I love you too much to surrender now. Especially since you need me more now than ever."

Kagome then shot off her arrow. Kagome had shut her eyes, so she had no idea whether or not it had pierce Inuyasha or not. And if it had, somewhere vital. Kagome was praying the whole entire time that it didn't pierce Inuyasha or any of her friends that were standing near him. She wanted everyone to be safe. Kagome was lucky. Her love for Inuyasha had broken the spell that Naraku had put her under. "Inuyasha?" Kagome said opening one eye slowly to see if everyone was okay. "Did it get you? Did my arrow pierce you?" Kagome waited in anticipation to hear Inuyasha's voice, for him to tell her that he was alright, that the arrow had completely missed him.

"No, I'm fine. The arrow didn't even come close. But I'm more worried about you. Are you okay? Can you tell me who did this to you? Do you remember, remember anything at all?" Inuyasha said hoping that Kagome would give him a clue to who was behind this.

"How about the others? Are they okay too?"

"Yes Kagome, they're fine as well. Now will you answer my questions?" Inuyasha said annoyed at Kagome's procrastination. He felt that this matter was important, and he was out for blood.

"Yes, I'll answer them. It was Naraku, he was the one who did this to me. After you had left to follow Naraku's demonic bees, Naraku came out of the bushes and threw a poisonous gas into my face causing me to pass out. And I'm fine by the way. A little shook up, but I'm alright."

"Good." Inuyasha said in a calm voice, then all of a sudden, "That Naraku! He's a dead man! If I ever get my hands on him I'm going to kill him!"

"Calm down Inuyasha." Miroku said figuring that Inuyasha's yelling wasn't helping Kagome feel any better.

"Calm down! Calm down! What do you mean calm down! You know if this would have happened to Sango you would be just as angry and upset! Not to mention, you would want to kill Naraku with you bare hands too!"

"Yes, I would, and I'm not denying that fact Inuyasha. It's just that after all that Kagome has been through, I don't think you yelling, 'I'm going to kill Naraku,' is making her feel any better."

"You're right Miroku." Inuyasha then turned to Kagome. "I'm so sorry for spazing like that. It's just that I love you so much, and I'm pissed beyond hell that I left you when I shouldn't have. Is there anything else that I should know about? Kagome?"

Kagome looked up. Ever since the spell had been broken, Kagome hadn't been acting like herself. She shook her head. Kagome didn't know what was wrong, she had no idea how Inuyasha would react over it. Kagome didn't want to end up losing the one person that she has loved from afar for so long to end their relationship over something that she had no control over.

"Are you sure?" Inuyasha asked Kagome after seeing her shake her head "no". And to Inuyasha's surprise, Kagome shook her head "no" again. "Then what is it? Kagome, you can tell me anything, you should know that. Whatever you have to tell me isn't going to change my view of you. I love you for you, nothing else. Sure you have a nice body, but I fell in love with you for your mind."

"And you think I'm perverted." Miroku whispered to Sango. Sango just shushed him. She wasn't in the mood for any of his childish antics when the situation at hand was so important.

In a ghost like whisper, Kagome said, "Naraku raped me."

"He what! That's it! Kagome, you and Shippo stay with Sango. If you feel comfortable enough to tell her, please do. I know how close that you two have become, and that you're like sisters. Miroku, you and Kilala are coming with me. Naraku's a dead man!"

"What happened?" Miroku asked curiously as to why Inuyasha would want to set out so late to kill Naraku. The sun was already staring to set.

Inuyasha looked over to Kagome. Miroku was his best friend, so he couldn't keep him out in the cold like this. Inuyasha was hoping that Kagome would give her consent to let him tell Miroku why he needed to kill Naraku so badly. Kagome simply nodded her head. She knew that Inuyasha had good intentions, so she didn't need to hear them. Inuyasha nodded back, then turned to Miroku. "I'll explain on the way. We don't have much time. Naraku dies, tonight." Inuyasha then turned to Sango. "Sango, keep Kagome safe. If anything should happen you and Shippo try your hardest to try and handle it yourselves alright? But if it comes down to it that you can't do it without her, then bring her into it."

"I will Inuyasha, you can count on me. I just ask one favor in return. That you keep Miroku safe as well."

Inuyasha nodded his head. "Kagome?" Inuyasha said facing her. "I love you. Don't do anything to hurt yourself. I will return to you once Naraku is dead."

"I love you too." Kagome than ran to Inuyasha and hugged him tightly. "You better kill him. That sick bastard deserves to die! After what he did to me I would kill him myself! But you know what you're doing, so I trust you." Kagome said with a smile, trying hard not to cry.

Inuyasha and Miroku then jumped onto Kilala's back, saying "I love you" to their women, and the girls saying it back. As soon as Inuyasha and Miroku were out of sight, Kagome's smile faded and she began to cry.

"What's wrong Kagome?" Sango asked concerned for her friend. "What is it? Can I help you in any way?" Kagome nodded her head. "Okay, how?" Sango asked curious.

"You can listen." Kagome and Sango sat on a log that was around the fire that Shippo was building. Kagome wiped her tears than began to tell Sango what was wrong. "It has to do with what Naraku did to me."

"What did he do to you exactly?" Sango asked listening intently.

"Naraku raped me Sango, he raped me." After Sango heard that her face fell. She felt so bad for Kagome; she had no idea what to do, so she just listened. "After you, Miroku, and Shippo left, Inuyasha and I decided to take advantage of the time alone, and so, you know." Sango nodded her head. "After probably a half an hour, Naraku's demonic bees arrived and Inuyasha decided to follow them."

"But why?" Sango interrupted. "I mean did Inuyasha really think they would lead him to Naraku? If not, what else would be the point?"

"To protect me I guess." Kagome answered. "But that's exactly what Naraku wanted. Inuyasha fell for Naraku's trap."

"Oh my God. Does Inuyasha know all of this? If he does he would think that the reason you were raped is his entire fault."

"No, Inuyasha doesn't know all of this, and that's exactly why he doesn't know. I don't want him to think that it's his fault that I got raped, because it's not. Anyways," Kagome said reliving her memory once more, "after Inuyasha left, Naraku came out of the bushes."

"Inuyasha didn't smell Naraku's scent?" Sango asked confused.

"I have no idea. But if he did then he picked it up too late. I didn't even sense a demonic ora until after Inuyasha left."

"Oh, I see. I am so sorry Kagome, even we were too late."

"What do you mean Sango?" Kagome asked confused.

"Miroku sensed a demonic ora too. We ran to see what it was, but it was gone when we arrived at the spot where we left you and Inuyasha."

"It's okay Sango. It's not your fault that Naraku raped me. So don't even think that it is. I don't think anyone could have stopped him, no matter how hard they tried."

"Kagome?" Shippo asked. He was done building the fire for a while now, so he was listening to the two girls talk.

"Yes Shippo, what is it?" Kagome answered him.

"Um… I was wondering what the word 'raped' meant." Shippo asked shuffling his fox paw in the dirt.

"Oh, um…" Kagome looked at Sango, hoping that she would be able to help her in some way. Sango just shrugged her shoulders, she didn't know whether or not Kagome should tell their little fox friend or not, it should be her decision. "Well Shippo, being raped means that you were forced to have sex with someone against you will. Do you understand?"

"I think so. So what you and Inuyasha were doing in the woods earlier, what Sango and Miroku referred to as the 'screaming game' is what you were forced to do with Naraku?" Shippo asked.

"Yes Shippo, that's exactly what happened, Naraku forced me to play the 'screaming game' with him." Kagome then turned back to Sango. "So once Inuyasha left, Naraku threw poisonous gas into the air and I passed out. When I awoke, I was at Naraku's hideout. He told me that he saw me and Inuyasha having sex and asked me, well, he more like told me, to do the same to him. I told him no, that the only person that I will do that with is Inuyasha. I also told Naraku that I love Inuyasha so he has no right to order me to have sex with him."

"Wow Kagome, you had to be really brave. I don't think that I would have been able to stand up to a powerful demon like Naraku if I was in your shoes."

Kagome smiled a weak smile. She appreciated what Sango said to her, but Kagome didn't think of herself as being brave. "But after I said all of that," Kagome began, "Naraku slapped me and yelled, 'Either we do this the easy way or we do it the hard way!' and I yelled back 'How about we don't do it either way!' and ran. Naraku showed up in front of me as soon as I reached the door and then he slapped me again. That's when he threw me to the ground and raped me."

"But what I don't understand is how you got put under Naraku's spell."

"I don't either understand that either Sango. After he was done and had gotten redressed, he was like, 'Now that wasn't so bad, was it?' I didn't answer, I was too ashamed. I was just sitting there, on the floor, covering myself with my arms and legs. Naraku took my clothes, so I couldn't get dressed right away like I wanted to. Naraku finally threw me my clothes saying, 'There you go bitch, you can get dressed now.'"

"Oh, that's awful." Sango said with pity in her eyes.

"That's nothing. After I got dressed and while I was walking to the door to leave, Naraku wouldn't let me. Naraku grabbed me and made sure I was looking at him before he said to me, 'Since you were such a great partner, I want you to do me a favor.' I asked him what it could possibly be, and then he told me that he wanted me to kill Inuyasha."

"What! That's fucking crazy! So let me guess, you said something along the lines of 'Fat chance' and then he put you under his spell."

"That's about right," Kagome answered, "but it's a bit more complicated than that. You see, I laughed at him saying, 'Yeah right, like that will ever happen. Do you want me to become your mistress too?' That was a mistake, I shouldn't have said that. Naraku got a big smile on his face and said, "Exactly. But I just don't want you to kill Inuyasha and be my mistress, I want you to also kill all of your little friends too. If I'm going to be raping you every day and night I can't have anyone snooping around trying to find you and rescue you.' The only thing that I can remember after Naraku saying that to me is I called him a bastard and told him to fuck off, then I was back here asking if everyone was all right."

"Wow Kagome, you're really lucky." Sango said to Kagome after she was done speaking.

"What do you mean by that Sango?" Kagome asked confused.

"You mean you don't know what broke the spell?" Sango asked shocked, Kagome just shook her head. "Your love for Inuyasha and his love for you is the force that ended up breaking the spell that you were under."

"Wow," Kagome said surprised, "I guess love really does conquer all."

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