Teacher's Pet

Chapter 17: Tales of the Past

Sesshomaru was waiting on Kagome when she stepped out of the shower. He had a towel in his hands and he wrapped it around her and carried her to the bed. "You are ok now. I won't let anything ever happen to you again."

Kagome took a deep breath. "I know you won't. That's because we're not together anymore." It broke her heart to say the words.

Sesshomaru could literally feel his heart stop at the words that came from Kagome's mouth. He shook his head. "No that will not stop him."

"You're saying this like you know him." Kagome said.

This time it was Sesshomaru's turn to take a deep breath. "That is because I do. Naraku Onigumo has been known by many names. He is a past enemy of mine."

"And you're just now finding the time to tell me this?"

Sesshomaru shook his head. "I was hoping I wouldn't have to. This is why I didn't want you in his class without Inuyasha. I would prefer you not to be in his class at all."

Kagome shivered. "When you were...in your past...what did he do?"

"He has always been a vile creature. He started out as a petty human bandit named Onigumo. He was burned badly and decided that he wanted another chance." Sesshomaru launched into a detailed story of the past.

"Wait, wait. Sesshou babe. I love hearing your voice, but I can never focus when you talk to me. Your voice gets me wet."

Sesshomaru smirked.

Kagome rolled her eyes. "Whatever. Anyway, let's see if we can do this another way. Lean up against the headboard and close your eyes." Sesshomaru did as he was told. Kagome straddled his lap and pressed her forehead to his. She planted a quick kiss on his lips before telling him, "Now think about your past and what you were just telling me."

Sesshomaru thought about his past with Naraku. He retold the story in his mind. Kagome saw it all from the beginning. How Naraku was born, or rather reborn, how cunning he was in the past. He murdered many innocent people. He was a vile, disgusting creature. And Kagome hated him. She knew as a miko she shouldn't hate people, but she was sure that the kami would understand.

After seeing Naraku be captured and banished for several centuries by Sesshomaru, Kagome watched as he roamed the earth, protectin his lands from lesser threats. Then that evolved into modern day Japan. She saw that he was with many women. Her eyes immediately opened and she frowned. Of course she'd known that he'd been with many women. But then again knowing and seeing were two completely different things. "Well somebody's been around the block a few times." Kagome said bitterly.

"Kagome, I was a lord. Of course I had my pick of women. They flocked to me like the bitches in heat they were." Sesshomaru said.

Kagome snorted. "You haven't been a lord in the last century and they still flocked to you."

Sesshomaru smiled. "You are utterly adorable when you're jealous."

"I'm not jealous!" Kagome hissed, then pouted.

Sesshomaru leaned forward and kissed her pouted lips. "The other women mean nothing to me my dear."

Kagome blushed. How could she not with the look of absolute truth that was in Sesshomaru's eyes. "Alright!" She gave in and hugged him. She looked at those eyes she'd grown to love so much. "So what do we do from here?"

"We plan. Naraku isn't going to let this die. And it's obvious that he wants you. If not because he is selfish, it is just to get to me. Inuyasha, come in here." Sesshomaru called for his younger brother.

"I've already heard everything you two were talking about. I forget, how did you get him last time?" Inuyasha was at the door.

Kagome thought for only a second before she answered. "He didn't."

"What do you mean I didn't?" Sesshomaru asked.

"I mean you didn't trap him. He led you to believe that he did." She closed her eyes. "Yes...I can see it now. He's always been there. It was a different face, a different person, aura...each time it was different. He's always been there...shit Sesshou! He's been following you for the past century! He's been watching your every move."

"How do you know that?"

"Because when he bit me...I can feel him. When I was in your memories, I could feel his presence. Not just his aura. If you absorb someone's aura, yours will disappear, if only for a short amount of time. Two people can share an aura but again only for a short amount of time. To completely have someone's aura, you must absorb it and then kill them. It's a very complicated and painful, sometimes fatal process." Kagome explained.

"How do you know this?" Sesshomaru asked.

"I studied with a dark miko once. My trainer thought it would be good for me to know all aspects of my powers. I know things that most miko don't know." Kagome said darkly.

"I didn't know that there were any more dark miko." Inuyasha said.

"There aren't." Kagome stated.

"But you just said..." Inuyasha shook his head.

Kagome looked at him. "I killed her. The last dark miko. I killed her." She whispered.

"Why?" Inuyasha asked.

"She was trying to kill me." Kagome's voice was low and barely audible, even for the inu in the room. "She taught me everything she knew, then decided that I knew too much. I paid attention. We got along for a while. She wanted me to be like her, but when I told her no, she wanted to extract her knowledge...the hard way."

Sesshomaru growled. The thought of anyone trying to harm his miko irritated him, then throw Naraku trying to rape her into the mix was enough to make him see red.

Kagome swallowed hard. "She'd taught me more than she thought she had, and as you both know, I'm the perfect student." Kagome smiled bitterly, then shoook her head. "I don't wanna talk about this anymore. Can we get back to Naraku?"

Sesshomaru nodded. "Of course. Miko, how do you suggest we stop him?"

"My father told me stories when I was younger, about a kumoyoukai that was invincible. No one, not even the strongest of demons could beat him. I thought they were simple stories at first. But now I see that he's real."

"In the stories, was there a way to stop him?" Inuyasha asked.

Kagome shook her head. "I don't remember." She said. "I don't think there was a way to stop him. This isn't some fairy tale come to life. This man is evil." She shivered again. "I can feel it." Kagome brought her hand up to her neck where the wound had begun to bleed. "AH!" She cried in pain.

Sesshomaru wrapped his arms tightly around Kagome, not really knowing what else to do. He looked at the bite mark on her neck and saw that it was turning a deep purple. Venom! That damned spider had injected Kagome with venom! He would kill him!

Kagome struggled to breathe and she clung to Sesshomaru for dear life. Everything in front of her was black before a small light was there. She was looking at...Miss Kaze? What the hell?

"Hello Naraku." Kagura had a small smirk on her face. "What happened to your face?"

A growl was heard and Kagura burst into laughter.

"The little bitch was more than you can handle I see."

"Do not mock me." Kagome recognized that voice. It was Naraku's!

"Whatever. You should've just killed her. Then all of this would be over with." Kagura rolled her eyes.

Kagome couldn't see anything for a second, then it felt like someone was shaking their head...but it wasn't her. All of a sudden she could see again. It was like Naraku had closed his eyes and shook his head and she could feel it. "I didn't spend the last hundred years of my life following that mutt around to simply kill the bitch he's fucking. No. This process will take time and finesse."

"I really don't care. I just wanna fuck him."

Naraku snorted. "I will never understand your fascination with things that have to do with K-9."

"Don't try to then." Kagura sneered.

"Have you forgotten that I am the one who gave you life bitch?" Naraku hissed.

Kagura shook her head. "You need me til this mission is over. Why won't you tell me the whole plan?"

"Because I do not trust you." Naraku said simply. "You are bound to fuck things up."

Kagura rolled her eyes. "Whatever." She walked away.

Naraku sighed and shook his head again. "I am cursed to interact with dumbasses."

Kagome opened her eyes again and she was back in Sesshomaru's room. She was in his lap with him and Inuyasha staring back at her. Kagome was gasping for breath. "Water!" She managed to choke out.

Inuyasha quickly ran downstairs to get Kagome a glass of water. Kagome gupled it down greedily. She finally steadied her breathing and her heartbeat.

"What just happened?" Inuyasha asked slowly.

"I just saw Naraku and Kagura." Kagome breathed. "They were talking about me and Sesshomaru."

"What do you mean you saw them?" Sesshomaru asked.

"I mean I saw them...I watched Kagura through Naraku's eyes. I watched the whole ordeal through Naraku's eyes." Kagome closed her eyes and fought against the tears threatening to fall. This was all scary to her. "Kagura was asking why Naraku didn't just kill me. Naraku said that it takes time for plans like these to unfold. Or some shit like that. They really weren't talking about anything that would warn me about their plans. But I was right about him following you for the past century. He said so himself. But I know one thing for sure." Kagome looked into Sesshomaru's eyes. "He wants you dead. He's gonna hurt you any and every way he can. But he wants you dead."

This came as no surprise to Sesshomaru, as Naraku had wanted him dead as long as he could remember. "Kagome, I will not let you get hurt."

Kagome shook her head. "I'm already in this Sesshomaru. Isn't that what you just said? It's too late to try to get me out of this. I will do everything in my power to stop this. It's my duty as a miko to prevent things like this from happening."

"Kags, you're only sixteen." Inuyasha said.

"Do you think that matters to me?" Kagome said, then with a humorless laugh, she added, "And I'll be seventeen in a month."

"Kagome, look at me." Sesshomaru placed a hand on either side of Kagome's face. "I love you." He kissed her lips. "I don't want anything to happen to you."

Kagome smiled. "I can take care of myself Sesshou." She kissed him. "I've been through so much." She yawned. "I'm tired. I think I'm gonna call it a night. Nite Yash. Nite Sesshou." She rolled over and was asleep instantly. Seeing something through Naraku's eyes had really made her tired. Plus the entire ordeal with Naraku that day had drained her. She was tired.

Sesshomaru watched Kagome and placed a kiss to her forehead.

"What are we gonna do?" Inuyasha asked.

"We're going to stop Naraku, what else?" Sesshomaru answered, his voice laced with malice.

Here you go! Another chapter up! I have a few more story ideas, but I'm gonna finish up Moonlight Rose first. Now I'm off to go do stuff!

~KM705.M-san