Note: I do not own or have permission to exhibit the characters or franchise mentioned for person credit, or financial gain. I only use these characters in a purely fictional non-profiting use. Therefore I am not under any persecution by international trademark copy right laws, as they are on the day, Dec, 10, 2009.

Warning: This is a yaoi pic if you do not like yaoi don't bother reading.

Authors Note: This is my first chapter by chapter story and not a short story continuation.

What do you get when you fall in love with a demon

(Sota Higurashi X Naraku)

Act 4 – Naraku's New Heart

Waking feverish and light heated in the middle of the night with Sota's light arms around him. What woke him up from his sound sleep was a sudden pounding in his chest. Naraku felt at his chest and started to get a familiar feeling as if he felt this way before. He wasn't entirely sure what it was but then he remembered the annoying organ that kept him from killing that priestess. Naraku felt he had a heart again however this was newly formed and it didn't fully take root in his system. Naraku might of pulled that heart out of his system but it didn't hurt him like before. Before his heart hurt him and gave him a sickly feeling this however did give him a sickly feeling but he liked it. It felt warm and soft it made him soothed closing his eyes he felt Sota's arms around him grow more vivid. Like his heart was amplifying Sota's embrace slowly he began to sink into this feeling.

When morning came Naraku awoke remembering that day was Saturday and that meant Sota didn't have to go to school. That made Naraku happy he was happy for the first time in his existence to be with another creature. Sota was still asleep in his arms after getting all his homework done the night before he didn't mind letting him sleep in and keep him company as he slept. Naraku soon dozed off again not able to keep his eyes open as Sota's warm body lay next to him. He was soon woken up when Sota woke him up, Sota was a bit surprised to see Naraku smile but it made him feel like smiling also to see Naraku like that. Both getting dressed they thought about what they may do that day. Naraku wondered for a time why Sota was surprisingly happy that morning but after they had their breakfast he showed Naraku a newspaper. However he did this in his room away from his mother and grandfather.

"Naraku" Sota began unfolding the newspaper "I want to see a movie with you... but I need your help getting in". Naraku was confused about what exactly a movie was but after seeing the pictures in the newspaper he figured it was like television. With those people trapped inside who are forced to preform entertainment. In this 'movie theater' Naraku figured this was special because they didn't shrink the humans down. "With what?" Naraku said eagerly to help out Sota see any film he choose. "You see I am only fourteen but there is this great western film on today... however unless I am eighteen I can't watch it. Unless I am accompanied by an adult", Sota said explaining it clearly to Naraku. Naraku grinned seeing the deceitfulness in Sota that he related to his own nature. "Alright Sota I'll help you... but what is a western?" Naraku said unsure about many things in this somewhat strange world. "Well" Sota began "it is a film about people in a different country called America where life at a time had towns run by outlaws in a part of a unsettled part of their nation. I heard this from some from my art room teacher when he was talking to the vice principle about them seeing a film about cowboys which made them really excited. It is a film from America called Brokeback Mountain and if its rated 'R' then it has to have some good parts in it don't you think".

***After the Movie***

A few hours after they saw Brokeback Mountain and when the movie was over Sota hid his face from Naraku's. He was embarrassed at how he could confuse a western with a gay romance film. Which made him consider that his art teach and vice principle may be a couple if they saw this film together. Naraku noticed Sota was acting odd throughout the movie it may be that the two cowboys were gay but he didn't mind. Though he suspected Sota didn't know what the story was about before he wanted to see it. After that Sota went home with Naraku still drinking from the his soda cup from since he got the jumbo size at the movie theater. Naraku liked the taste of the drink the clerk called 'Coca-Cola'. Even though it made his throat a bit dry and the fizzle bother his teeth a bit he enjoyed the taste. Naraku finished it by the time they got home all the time he was occupied with sucking at the straw. Sota had to explain its use unfamiliar with how to use a drinking straw but he got the hang of it but it did botherA-lot of people at the theater. Since Naraku had a habit which he was blissfully unaware that he tended to slurp with every suckle at the straw. Sota was to ashamed at the movie he brought Naraku to, to be bothered by Naraku's slurping.

Naraku thought the evening went pretty well however when Sota went inside the house he felt bad. Naraku never felt bad for anyone's misery before so he wasn't sure how to make Sota feel better. He was surprised with himself then thinking on how he could make things better for Sota.

***

After Sota hid his face on his pillow for awhile he heard his mother call for dinner it was then however he noticed Naraku wasn't around. Sota thought that he would have followed him upstairs but was saddened to see that he wasn't with him that entire time. As Sota walked down the stairs he wondered where Naraku went off to worrying that Naraku may try to avoid him being offended by the movie. Again Sota remembered how angry Inuyasha was when after he bathed with him Sota just couldn't imagine how Narkau feels. After all Naraku's recent kindness might just be a front for his evil ambitions. Sota almost lost his will to eat anything when he seated himself at the table with such a lonesome expression. Sota's grandfather saw this and worried the demon would no doubt had something to do with this however he remembered what Naraku did earlier and put that idea out of mind.

It was Sota's mother however who broke the silence while setting a plate for Naraku "Sota?" she began "do you know when Naraku is going to be back"? Sota shook his head glumly as he took a tiny bite from his food hoping his appetite will return in time. "Oh my, he said he would be back soon" Sota's mother said, "he spent so much time doing chores around the house to earn enough money". Sota didn't realize that Naraku was working around the house which sparked his curiosity. After finished chewing he asked hopefully "he was working around the house"? Sota's mom nodded happily as she sat herself down at the table "oh yes you see he came to me and asked where he could find a movie he could bring home. I told him their were DVD's which had movies on them that he could bring home but I told them one would usually have to pay for them. Since he was unfamiliar with how money works I explained it we use money to buy such things so I offered him some money to buy some DVD's if he did some work around the house. He did quite well and left a little over an house ago to buy some, I told him where he could find some I wondered if he got lost". Sota was relieved to see the Naraku wasn't gone because of him... then it he realized it was because of him. Naraku must have got the idea that the movie upset him with his selfish gloomy behavior.

He knew he should have not let Naraku worry about him but he just didn't realize that Naraku was really starting to care for him. Naraku properly wanted to make him feel better by getting him a movie he actually wanted to see. It was a few minutes later that Naraku came in holding a bag which had a few DVD's inside. Then after excusing his lateness he seated himself and started eating Sota didn't say anything because he saw how hungry Naraku was. He was scooping up spoonfuls of his mothers chicken pilaf with plum sauce as if he never truly eaten before in his life. Though that was accurate because before Naraku's resurrection his diet consisted of a self produced nutrients from his 'unique' biological system.

However since he was brought back he was unable to take a form that strayed from his human appearance he assumed before he got rid of his human heart. It was like his whole being turned more human everyday since his resurrection. Even though he knew he will never be completely human physically he found he was being more humanly emotionally. Soon Naraku knew he may never be his old wicked self ever again though he still retained some of his evil behavior. Only in a minor way though like beating the hell out of some school kids, however he only did that because those kids usually did something to Sota he didn't like.

When Naraku finished eating he was compelled to show his gratitude to the food he really liked eating her cooking by cleaning up the empty dishes then carrying them into the kitchen. Sota's mother even though see was happy for the help she noticed Sota was down which she believed was because Naraku wasn't around. So she told him it was okay for him to show Sota the movies he bought. Naraku enjoying having Sota's mom being so friendly and caring thanked her sincerely then followed Sota up to his room.

Sota's mother couldn't help but blush feeling touched at having such a courteous person living with them. It has been a little uneventful since Kagome left and she was glad to have someone to fill that gap. Even though nothing will replace her daughter in her heart it was still nice to have someone else around to make her feel motherly. After taking in the moment she went back to cleaning the dishes.

***

After Sota and Naraku showered (separately unfortunately) Sota eagerly looked through the bag to see what movies Naraku bought. He happened to have bought three very good western movies 'the man who shot liberty valance', 'the magnificent seven', and 'the good the bad and the ugly'. All of them classic western films however the forth made his skin crawl. Naraku explained as Sota looked at it "I thought since you seemed to like the tent scene in that movie we saw today so well this movie might be just as good. Since it is just like the tent scene only it's lasts about two hours isn't that great". (However due to very specific laws regarding minors there are certain types of movies I am not allowed to discuss exactly kind of film that may have been.... cough cough majorly lemony..cough). Sota told Naraku to put the fourth film away where no one could find it and they might be able to watch it together when he was a bit older. Since Sota didn't really dislike the idea and since Naraku clearly had no problem with such things. Sota even started to think that there might be nothing wrong with two guys doing things he may do with a girl or alone. Besides being at that certain age where a boy gets curious he started to notice things about Naraku he liked (though I can't get into those things in specific... damn government keeping Yaoi love down). I can say they were very loving things so after Naraku put the forth film away they started with the 'the magnificent seven' on Sota's DVD player. Then both of them laying on Sota's bed they enjoyed watching it together however Sota in Naraku's embrace couldn't help but fall asleep.

Leaving Naraku with little choice but to snuggle close to him and fall asleep with him soon after.

...to be continued in the next act.

Authors Note: Sorry for the lack of yaoi love but I will make the next act really explicit I swear.