Chapter Three:
Naraku's Selfish Plot
A/N: Here's chapter 3!! I hope you all like it! I quite liked it myself. I think it has to be my favorite chapter out of this entire fanfic. So far, at least. Sorry it took me a while to submit this chapter. My family and I are in the middle of moving, and we finally got finished yesterday, so I'll have more time now to work on this fanfic. It may take me a while to post anymore chapters after this one since I'm still working on it on hard copy. But, I hope y'all like it anyway!
Disclaimer:I do not own any Inuyasha characters or locations.
"I can smell him. Naraku's scent." Rayne said as she continued on, following the scent.
But, why has he decided to show up now? Does he know that I'm coming?
"The scent is much stronger here." Rayne said as she stopped at the edge of a cliff.
So, you've actually decided to come, Rayne? Did my proposition interest you?
"Tsh. Hardly. You don't actually think I came here for you, did you?" Rayne asked as she rested her hand on her Kokirai, ready to fight if it permitted.
Why do you not fear me, girl? You watched me kill your parents, but whenever I'm around, you never hide from me.
"Ever since that night five years ago, all that tragedy has done is make me stronger. Since you brought it up, I just wanted to let you know...I'm only here for revenge. I'll give you whatever strength or whatever power I have to kill you!" Rayne said angrily.
I spared your life, Rayne. I spared your life because of my feelings for you. So, why this sudden need to kill me?
"Must I keep repeating myself? To me, your a murderer, nothing else. The fact that you spared my life has no meaning to me." Rayne said, but before she could draw her sword, the barrier had opened.
Please Rayne, enter my castle. I would like to see you in person.
But once the voice had disappeared, Sesshomaru caught up to her, Jaken, Rin, and Ah-Un following closely behind. Not long after, though, Inuyasha's group and Koga's group showed up.
"K-Koga. We finally caught up to you!" Ginta said, completely out of breath.
"So, you freed yourself, huh?" Rayne asked sarcastically as Kirara landed next to her, Miroku jumping off.
"Hah! Those knives were easy to pull out without using my hands." Koga said, grabbing her hands in his once more.
"Hands off, you vile vermin!" Rayne said, roughly pulling her hands out of his grasp.
"Oh, come on, Raye. I'm sure your father would've given us his blessing." Koga said, but suddenly realized that it was a mistake.
Pulling out her Kokirai, Rayne pointed it at Koga's throat, causing him to fall on his butt and move backwards away from her.
Flashing her demonic eyes at the male wolf-demon, everyone around them watched intently.
"Stay out of my way, Koga. Or I'll be forced to kill you too." Rayne snarled at Koga.
"Rayne! That is your name, isn't it?" Miroku said as he walked towards the two.
"What of it?" Rayne growled as she kept her demonic eyes on Koga incase he escaped.
"What is your business with Naraku?" Miroku asked curiously.
"That is none of your business, Monk." Rayne said, glaring at the monk with her demonic eyes.
"If you are going after Naraku for a reason, it most certainly isour business." Inuyasha said rudely.
"No it isn't! Not everything is your business!" Rayne yelled angrily at the half-demon, causing him to back up quite a ways.
"Inuyasha, just leave her alone. If she doesn't want to tell us, she doesn't have to." Kagome said.
As Rayne headed for the opening of the barrier, Sesshomaru followed suit and went after her. Except, when she went inside, it had closed behind her, forcing Sesshomaru to stop before he hit the barrier.
"Move, Sesshomaru!" Inuyasha yelled at his older half-brother as he unsheathed his sword and ran at the barrier as his sword turned red.
Once inside the barrier, Rayne noticed that Kiba was no longer by her side.
"K-Kiba? Kiba!" Rayne hollered as she looked around for him.
"You want your precious doggie? Don't worry, my love. He's in a safe place." Naraku said as he laughed crudely.
"Where is he, Naraku?" Rayne asked angrily as she grabbed for her sword, only to find it missing.
"Your dog and your swords are in the castle. They're safe so there's no need to worry." Naraku said as he approached her.
On the other side of the barrier, Koga had blocked Inuyasha from using his Tetsusaiga.
"Do you have a death wish or something, Wolf?" Inuyasha asked angrily as he let the Tetsusaiga's large blade hit the ground.
"Don't! You could hit her with your attack!" Koga yelled at the half-demon.
"No I won't! You see the red blade? Combining that with my Windscar can break down any barrier. That's all id does." Inuyasha said irritably.
"Wait. Look over there. It's Rayne and Naraku. What do you suppose they're doing?" Shippo asked curiously, pointing at the two through the barrier.
"I want you to kill Inuyasha and Sesshomaru. I want you to kill their companions as well." Naraku said as he touched her cheek, putting her under some kind of hypnotizing spell.
"M-my sword. I need my sword in order to complete the task." Rayne said as she looked up at the man in front of her.
"Kagura, bring Rayne her sword." Naraku said as he smiled at the wolf-demon.
When Kagura came back with both of Rayne's swords, she handed them to the female wolf-demon.
"Are you going to stay out of my way?" Inuyasha asked Koga as he raised his sword once more.
"I can't guarantee anything, mutt." Koga said, but stepped out of the way anyway.
"WINDSCAR!" Inuyasha hollered as the attack hit the barrier.
Once the Windscar hit the barrier, the barrier disappeared, allowing them to enter the premesis. But, once they approached Rayne, she headed towards the closest person to her with her sword in hand.
"Wait! Rayne! It's me, Miroku. What are you doing?" Miroku said, blocking her attacks with his staff.
Knocking Miroku to the ground, Rayne had raised her sword as if to strike him. But, once she saw his frightened look and heard his pleas, her consciousness started coming back to her, causing her to drop her sword on the ground.
Kill him, Rayne. Kill the monk.
But, he didn't do anything to me. He wasn't the one who killed my parents. I can't kill him if I don't have a reason for doing it.
Well, then if you're not going to kill him, then kill Sesshomaru. You saved his companions. He didn't even thank you. The only reason he's been following you is because he thinks it's your fault that cave collapsed on his friends. He wants to kill you. He even wants to harm Kiba.
I won't let him. He'll be dead before he can even reach the temple.
"Die." Rayne whispered as she picked up her sword and plunged straight for Sesshomaru, causing him to act quickly and pull his Tokijin from it's sheathe.
"Lord Sesshomaru!" Jaken yelled as he jumped off the two headed dragon demon and headed straight for the two.
"Jaken! Stay out of my way!" Sesshomaru yelled at the little imp, blocking attack after attack.
"Stay away from him, Sesshomaru!" Rayne said angrily as she forced him away from the nearby temple where Kiba was.
"Stay away from who?" Sesshomaru asked curiously.
"You know who. I won't let you kill him." Rayne said, continuing to push Sesshomaru backwards.
Surely she can't be talking about Naraku.
"Who? Naraku?" Sesshomaru asked curiously.
"No. I don't care what happens to him. I meant Kiba! Stay away from him, mutt!" Rayne said angrily.
"What makes you think I'm after him?" Sesshomaru asked softly as the two continued to battle.
"N-Naraku said--"Rayne said as she began, once again, to regain consciousness.
B-but he didn't do anything to me either. Why are you trying to make me kill these people? None of them have tried to kill me.
I want them out of my way. I can't allow them to live. I can't allow them to destroy me before the Sacred Jewel is complete once again.
"H-help me!" Rayne whispered as she dropped to her hands and knees in front of Sesshomaru.
"H-how?" Sesshomaru asked as he kneeled down beside her.
"K-kill me." Rayne said as tears began rolling down her cheeks and fell to the ground as she kept her eyes on her sword, which had fallen to the ground in front of her.
Kill Inuyasha. Don't you remember? He tried to kill Kiba when you guys first met. Take the one he thinks is precious to him from this world. Kill Kagome.
Picking up her sword once again, Rayne made a mad dash towards Kagome, almost hitting her until Inuyasha blocked her attack, forcing her to battle with him instead.
"You tried to kill him. YOU TRIED TO KILL HIM!" Rayne bellowed as she started to use her Lightning Strike.
"I know I did. I apologized for it too." Inuyasha said quickly.
"L-LIGHTNING STRIKE!" Rayne bellowed as a blade of lightning shot towards the half-demon, forcing him to use the backlash wave.
"Inuyasha! Sheathe your sword at once!" Sesshomaru hollered at the half-demon, causing the attack to dissipate.
"What's the meaning of this, Sesshomaru?" Inuyasha asked irritably.
But, as usual, Sesshomaru didn't answer. Instead, he approached Rayne.
Curse that fool! Why does he insist on butting in? Surely he doesn't have feelings for you, Rayne.
I-I told him to kill me. I told him to help me. I just want this nightmare to end. I want you to get out of my head!
Turning her blade towards herself, Rayne thrust it into her stomach as Sesshomaru darted forward to stop her, but he had been too late.
"Wh-what did you do?" Sesshomaru asked as he closed his hand around the handle of her sword.
"H-he wouldn't s-stop controlling me. I coughs h-had to end it." Rayne said as blood from her wound began to drip off of the wound and onto the ground.
Once Naraku appeared, Rayne wretched the sword out of her stomach and turned it towards Naraku as her blood dripped off the blade.
"LIGHTNING STRIKE!" Rayne bellowed as a bolt of lightning flew from the blade of her sword, hitting Naraku.
"Another puppet?" Rayne heard Miroku say as the Naraku puppet disintegrated.
Hurrying into the temple, Rayne picked Kiba up and ran out quickly before it collapsed.
"Your wound. It looks serious. Let me bandage you up." Kagome said when she approached Rayne, who had set Kiba on the ground as she rested for a bit.
"I don't need your help!" Rayne said angrily as she glared at the Priestess with her demonic eyes.
"I-I just wanted to help." Kagome stuttered frighteningly.
"I'm fine! I don't need your help!" Rayned snarled angrily as she picked up Kiba and headed into the forest.
"We should follow her just incase something happens." Sango said as she jumped on Kirara.
"Leave her be." Sesshomaru said as he stared off after Rayne.
"How can we when she's practically bleeding to death?" Miroku shot at Sesshomaru.
"This has nothing to do with you." Sesshomaru stated.
"Yes it does! She's our friend! We want to help her!" Kagome shouted.
"She didn't ask for your help." Sesshomaru said as he flashed his demonic eyes at them.
"Last time I checked, she didn't want your help!" Jaken shot at them.
"Jaken, don't waste our time talking to them." Sesshomaru said as he followed Rayne's scent once more.
"Wait! Use these to dress her wounds if you get to her before we do." Kagome said, handing a few medical supplies to Rin.
"Of course." Rin said as they disappeared into the forest.
Sesshomaru continued to follow the scent of Rayne's blood through the forest as he continued to go after her.
"Wait! Lord Sesshomaru! Not so fast!" Jaken hollered after the dog demon as they tried to keep up with him.
But Sesshomaru ignored him and continued on, not looking back or stopping.
"K-Kiba. Please stay with me!" Rayne said frantically as she stopped to rest and set her companion down on a pile of leaves.
The severity of her wound finally began to overpower her body as she sat down next to Kiba and leaned up against a tree as she gasped for breath.
"Kiba, please. Don't die on me. I can't lose you too!" Rayne whispered as tears welled up in her eyes as she stroked the still body of the wolf.
When Sesshomaru approached them, he hid behind a tree and watched them from a distance.
"K--i--iba." Rayne said as she finally passed out from the loss of blood.
Hurrying over to Rayne, Sesshomaru scooped her up in his harms and carried her over to a clearing in the forest, then went back and got Kiba, laying him next to her.
"Rayne...Rayne, you need to stay awake." Sesshomaru said, shaking Rayne back to consciousness.
Waking up, Rayne flashed her demonic eyes at him and began to growl.
"Lord Sesshomaru! We finally caught up to you!" Rin yelled as she ran towards him.
"Stop! Don't come any closer!" Sesshomaru said, holding up his hand to stop them.
"Get away from me, dog!" Rayne snarled as she continued to flash her demonic eyes at him.
"I'm here to help you." Sesshomaru said softly as he went to touch her wound, but she swiped his hand away.
"If you want to keep that arm, I suggest you keep your hand to yourself." Rayne said, then turned to Kiba, who was still unconscious.
"He's still alive. Just resting." Sesshomaru said.
"I--I c-can't--" Rayne gasped as she tried to catch her breath, but couldn't.
"Rin, I need those bandages and that medicinal herb stuff." Sesshomaru said to Rin, who instantly dug into her bag for the requested items.
"Here, Lord Sesshomaru." Rin said as she ran over to Sesshomaru, handed him the items, then ran back.
Using some of the gauze pads, Sesshomaru held it against Rayne's wound and put pressure on it to control the bleeding.
"I'm going to put some of this herbal stuff in your wounds, so it's going to hurt." Sesshomaru said as he scooped up a glob of green herbs out of a jar with two fingers and began to apply it to Rayne's wounds.
But what he could help but notice was that she didn't flinch once, nor did she scream out in pain like anyone else would. he also couldn't help but notice how attractive she was.
A/N: So...there's Chapter Three. I hope y'all enjoyed it as much as I have. Also, please don't forget to leave a review! I enjoy reviews. Lol. I hope it wasn't too cheesy or anything. Anyway, on to more chapters...it may take me longer to post more chapters after this one since I'll be working on them. Right now, I'm working on chapter four, so don't get mad if I deprive you of more Sesshomaru. Lol. Anyway, again, please don't forget to leave a review. I'll see y'all next time! Adios!