Kagome's POV
The sun was starting to rise and as far as I could tell no one was awake yet. I made my way to the balcony doors and threw them open. The view was beautiful, the castle was built halfway up a mountain. Far under me were trees and hills as far as I could see.
"Kagome? Are you awake?" I turned towards the door to see Naraku opening it. He looked over at me and smiled, it looked forced. "Did you sleep well?"
I was about to shake my head no but froze. How would he react to that dream I had? "Yes, very well." I smiled at him.
He nodded once. "Good." He came towards me until he was an arms length away. He lifted one of his arms abd gently started to stroke my cheek. It took everything I had not to slap him away.
"Kagome?"
I looked him in the eye afraid that he had noticed. "Y-yes?"
He continued to stroke my cheek. "For you remember what you are to me?"
I thought back to what Kohaku had told me when I first woke up.
"I am your...ward?"
He nodded and cupped my cheek. "You remember! That's very good Kagome." He stepped closer to me and raised his other hand to cup my other cheek in his hand. I could feel my heart pounding in alarm. "There was something I was planning on doing before the attack on the castle that left you unconscious."
"Before?"
He nodded and reached into one of his pockets. "Before those cowards attacked us I was planning a celebration for us."
I narrowed my eyes at him. "What kind of celebration?"
He grinned and reached into a pocket in his kimono. "Our marriage."
I stood there completely frozen in shock as he pulled out a black choker, a dark pink jewel hung from it with shards missing.
I felt around my neck and realized that it was the choker Kohaku had me wear when I woke up.
"I thought I lost it."
Naraku chuckled and shook his head. "I saved it for you."
He reached forward to tie the black velvet around my throat and I froze as I realized that I did not want that jewel to touch me.
I ducked out of his reach. "What is that?"
He smiled. "It is a show of our engagement."