A/N: Well, we haven't heard from Naraku in awhile. Lets look in shall we?
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Naraku sat in front of Kanna's mirror, watching Khyber laugh along with the rest of the Inu-tachi. 'She seems to have made herself a few new allies,' he mused, gazing intently at the scene before him. 'But no matter. She will soon come to see that it is impossible for someone like her to make friends, and come running to me. The power she wields is impressive… I must have it. Perhaps some persuasion is in order… Kagura!'
Kagura stiffened outside the door as she heard her hated master call her name. Taking a deep breath, she slid open the extravagantly paneled wooden door. 'Yes, Master Naraku?' she asked smoothly, praying that her voice wouldn't falter, her guilt revealed.
'I need you to run an errand for me.'
As Kagura listened to Naraku's plan, her stomach clenched tighter and tighter. She couldn't see a way out of this one, not one that wouldn't end with her dead, anyway.
'Well, I must say, that's low even for you.' She smiled grimly. 'Well done.'
As she flew off to execute Naraku's latest scheme, the dark, miasma filled halls echoed with the sound of malicious laughter.
'Khyber… I shall have you in my grasp soon enough. And then… we shall see your true strength!'