Disclaimer: I know the Inuyasha characters are not mine. They just come over to play with the characters in my head.
"Spoken"
ThoughtsChapter 4: Who Do You Want Me To Be?
This can't be good, the girls thought.
The figure walked into the room. He was halfway across the room when the torchlight fell across his face.
"Naraku," Kagome hissed.
The hanyou smiled. He stood between the two women. He reached out to stoke Kagome's hair.
She pulled back from his touch. "Don't you dare! Inuyasha will rip you to pieces!" she cried out.
Naraku laughed. "We'll see about that. He will come here. He may also leave here, but his soul will be broken as only one of you will go with him."
Both the girls gasped. Kagome looked away from him. She felt a hand tentatively caress her hair. What caught her attention was that there were beads on said hand. She looked up to see a cursed monk.
"Miroku-sama?" she asked softly.
"Hai. I will take care of you, Kagome. Just forget about Inuyasha. We can find the jewel shards together."
Kagome shook her head. "I am not falling for it, Naraku!"
The Miroku look-a-like laughed. "I forgot that your taste don't run completely human." He morphed into a very handsome wolf prince. "How could I forget that you are my woman?"
Kagome shook her head. "Sorry, strike two. I don't care for Kouga that way."
Again he laughed. "Don't you see? I can be anyone for you. Even," he transformed into Inuyasha. "Even the man you love."
Kagome's eyes went wide. She knew it was a trick. This was not her Inuyasha. But the likeness was so perfect.
"You're not him," she managed weakly.
He was standing very near her. He leaned over and whispered in her ear, "Your body won't know the difference."
Kagome gasped and a blush spread across her cheeks. Not only did he look like Inuyasha, but the voice was practically the same.
"Get away from her!" a hissing voice broke the silence. Kagome was grateful that Nekoyasha had broke whatever spell Naraku was trying to place her under.
The imitation of her cousin spun to face the cat. "Are you jealous?"
"Of course not! Inuyasha is my cousin for Kami's sake! That is just wrong," she retorted back.
He smiled a mischievous grin. The form grew taller. The fire rat material gave way to white and red silk. The hair grew longer and demon markings appeared on the man's face.
"You would rather be with this brother?" he asked in a quiet voice.
She took a gulp before she answered the man. "What makes you think that I would want to bed any man that I call family?" she growled.
"This is an interesting thought. If the miko likes youkai, then perhaps you care for humans." The form once again changed. This time it became that of a monk in his late twenties. Kagome noticed that he also had protection beads around his right hand. His hair was a bit longer than Miroku's, but the facial features were similar. Instead of Miroku's violet eyes, this man had deep chocolate brown ones. He had a serene expression and carried a peaceful air around him.
It took Nekoyasha a longer moment to collect her wits. She mouthed a name that Kagome didn't quite catch.
"I didn't know him long enough to have any feelings for him. Besides he's been dead for quite some time," she casually replied.
Naraku's voice came from the monk. "You never did like men of peace. You love those who like action." The form morphed from the monk to that of a samurai.
Nekoyasha looked at the man for several long moments. It was all she could do to keep from crying. She had buffed that armor, polished the sword, brushed his hair so many times. She thought she would never see him again. She bowed her head.
"Nekoyasha, we would never be separated again," he whispered. "I can be him if you want me to."
Nekoyasha's head shot up. There was fire in her eyes. She struggled against the binds that bound her hands.
"You're not him and you will never be him!" she hissed. "Leave us now before I break free and rip your black heart out!"
Naraku returned back to his own form. "You can not break free of your binds. They are made from my own Miasma. Even your little miko can't purify them." He laughed. "I'll leave you both to think of the possibilities."
Nekoyasha waited until he left the room before her tears broke free.
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A/N: Well that makes life a little more interesting, doesn't it?
Nekoyasha: I hate you.
Catleana: ::sigh:: No, you don't.
Nekoyasha: Yes, I do. You are mean and evil and cruel to use him against me.
Catleana: True… but we need some introduction to your husband.
Nekoyasha: Feh. ::walks away::
Catleana groans.
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