! Okay, here is Chappie #9! Enjoy!

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Chapter 9: Confronting Naraku

Kikyou opened her eyes and let out a huge gasp of air. She was coughing heavily, she tried to cover mouth but the odor that surrounded her was absolutely repulsive. She looked around to see nothing but emptiness and darkness. Why was it so dark? She let out another dirty cough and realized that her hand was wet. She put her hands to her nose and sniffed. It was blood. Was she coughing up blood? No, it was from something else. She began to feel around her body, her wound had re-opened.

"Damn it" she muttered, looking around the dark room.

"It's not your blood that smells" said a voice, Kikyou froze. She knew exactly who the voice belonged too. Slowly candles began to glow and Kikyou looked around the room. The corpuses of demons were everywhere; she found herself drenched in their blood. She did her best to stay calm, but the sight frightened her.

"What's the matter? You didn't look so scared when you tried to kill me" he said, she could sense him. It was defiantly him, the man who took her life, Naraku. He moved closer to her,

"Stay back" Kikyou warned, he smiled

"Relax, I won't hurt you" he said, brushing back her hair. Kikyou held her breath. "I just have some questions, questions that need answers" he said, moving her against the wall; making it harder for her to escape.

"I'm not telling you anything" she spat, trying to push him off but Naraku didn't budge.

"What's your name?" he asked, Kikyou looked away.

"Figure it out yourself" she said arrogantly, Naraku frowned and slapped her. She could feel his hand mark begin to take form on her cheek.

"Tell me your name" he demanded, Kikyou picked up her head to face him.

"No" she told him, Naraku chuckled.

"Fine, you want to play hard, then lets play hard" he said, digging his fist in her open wound. Kikyou let out an agonizing scream as he twisted and turned in her wound.

"What's your name!" he shouted over her screams, she refused to answer, Naraku pressed harder.

"Nariko!" she screamed, unable to bear the pain.

"Nariko, what a strong name for someone as beautiful as you" he said,

"Go to hell" she spat, Naraku smiled.

"How did you meet Inuyasha?" he asked, ignoring her rude remark.

"The only thing you need to know about me is my name" she told him. She let out another painful scream as Naraku dug deeper into her wound.

"Just tell me, I can do much worse" he said, holding her down.

"He saved me!" she yelled, she was full of pain, and anger. "He saved me" she breathed again, as she slid down to the floor. Naraku kneeled down and picked up her chin with his blood soaked hand.

"What are you?" he asked, his breath tickling her neck.

"A dark priestess" she told him, it would be useless to lie to him now, because he already knew. Naraku grinned,

"You lied" she said,

"About what?" he asked,

"You said you wouldn't hurt me" she told him, looking helplessly in his eyes. She could see the amusement in his eyes.

"Well, let me make up for that" he said, as he embraced his lips with hers. She tried to pull him off but Naraku was holding her down. She managed to free one of her hands while Naraku started to hungrily kiss her neck.

"Get off of me!" she shouted, as she shoved him off. Naraku stumbled back and looked at her with a smile.

"Heh, I don't have a problem playing hard to get" he said, about to break for an attack but stopped when he heard Kagura's frantic voice.

"Naraku, Sesshomaru is here, he's not happy either!" Kagura panted, looking tired and out of breath. Naraku nodded and grabbed Kikyou by the arm. He grabbed her out of the dark room and outside to the sunlight blinding her.

"Sesshomaru" Naraku began "How nice of you to join us" he chuckled softly.

"What do you want?" Sesshomaru asked angrily, his imp servant standing next to him. The little girl Rin was standing close to Sesshomaru's right side as well.

"So demanding" said Naraku, obviously enjoying himself.

"I don't have time for your games" he said, Naraku smiled deviously.

"I have a deal for you" he said

Inuyasha paced angrily throughout the small hut the nearby village had let them stay in. Why would Nariko openly go with Hakudoshi? Could she really be on Naraku's side? She is a dark priestess after all. No, she couldn't be, she risked her life to save him. It didn't make any sense, why would she go freely?

"What's with you guys! Naraku's kidnapped Nariko and you're just sitting here!" Inuyasha growled; he had kept out the part that Nariko had left willingly. The group sat around talking quietly while he paced.

"Were trying to figure out a plan" Miroku answered, his dark brown eyes hardening. It was obvious to see he was still feeling pain from the heavy amount of miasma he injected into his body. Inuyasha felt a cold chill as he remembered Miroku's battered condition in his dream.

"Are you alright?" he asked, staring down at his friend. Miroku let out a sigh.

"No, I'm afraid that if we can't defeat Naraku soon, I won't last long" he explained, Inuyasha saw the strain look in his eyes. Inuyasha saw the tears streaming from Sango's eyes as she climbed into Miroku's arms.

"Stop saying that! You're not going to die!" she cried. Inuyasha stood up and took Kagome and Shippo out with him. He wanted to give Miroku and Sango some time alone. They waited outside the door, hoping to hear something important.

"I can't believe this is happening" said Kagome, she was sitting on her knees, and her head sunk low as her hair fell in her face.

"He won't die, I won't allow it" Inuyasha told her, Kagome looked up at him, tears in her eyes. She looked torn apart, and the sadness and fear he saw in her eyes made his heart hurt. The further he moved away from her, the more he hurt her. He put his hand on hers and squeezed it gently.

"It's going to be alright, please don't cry anymore" he told her, wiping away her tears.

"Sango's crying" said Kagome, moving closer to the door where Inuyasha was sitting.

"Please don't say that Miroku, we'll get through this" said Sango, she didn't want to even think of losing Miroku.

"I want you to promise me" he said, Sango felt the tears falling faster.

"I can't promise you that" she cried, taking hold of Miroku's hand. She watched as Miroku pulled down his robe to bare his chest. From his arm to all over his chest were purple jagged lines that crept all over his body. Sango gasped and looked away. How could this happen? Out of all of them, Miroku fought the less and yet he was the one facing death face to face.

"Sango" said Miroku, "Please look at me"

Sango hesitated, but slowly turned to face him. She saw the pain in his eyes; she moved her hand towards him, touching his face softly. She felt his hand caress her face gently as she used her fingers to trace the jagged purple lines of miasma on his body. She could feel the strong heat and power of the miasma flowing off him, the heavy sound of his breathing.

"Sango" he said again, there bodies close together. There heads resting on each others, Miroku still caressing her face. "Promise me" he said softly in her ear. Sango felt another tear fall, she knew she had to promise him, even if she didn't want to. She fell into his arms, clutching him tightly. She wanted Miroku more than anything, she didn't want to let him go, he was with her through everything. Whenever something went wrong with Kohaku, he was there to help her get through it. Even though he was the biggest womanizer she had ever met, she loved him. She loved how he would flirt with her, how with even the slightest smile or sweet comment given would make her heart pound. She let the tears continue to fall; she felt Miroku's arms hold her tighter.

"Sango" he cried, Sango could feel his pain now. He didn't want to lose Sango either, he was crying, crying for himself and for her. "Sango, please promise me" he begged, "If I die, I don't want you live your life in grief, please promise me" he choked out, unable to control his own tears. Sango breathed in, and looked him in the eye.

"I promise" she told him, pressing her lips against his. She could feel his arms wrapping around her, laying her down on the ground.

"I love you Sango" he said, Sango looked up at him with sincere eyes.

"I love you too, Miroku" she told him, meaning every word. She closed her eyes as there lips met once again…

Inuyasha moved his eyes and ears from the crack in the door and stood up and began to walk away. Miroku cried, could it really mean that he was going to die?

"Where are you going?" asked Kagome, grabbing his hand and yanking him back.

"I'm not staying here and listen to Sango and Miroku do the nasty!" Inuyasha shouted in a harsh whisper. Kagome stood up with Shippo on her shoulder, her hair seemed a bit messing and her clothes a bit dirty, but she certainly looked determined about something.

"Come on" she said, no emotion in her voice. Inuyasha felt her dragging him over behind a tree, leaving Shippo behind.

"What the hell's going on, Kagome?" Inuyasha asked, with an annoyed look on his face.

"Spill" she said sternly, giving him her own unique glare.

"Spill what?" he asked, twitching his doggy ears.

"What's going on between you and Nariko?" she asked,

"Nothing is going on" he said, lying through his teeth. Kagome sighed heavily and closed her eyes.

"Sit" she said, Inuyasha fell face first into the ground.

"Kagome! What-"

"Sit!"

"Urgh! Ka-"

"Sit! Sit!"

"What's going on between you two!" Kagome growled, Inuyasha lifted his head,

"Noth-"

"Sit boy! Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit!" she shouted, Inuyasha could feel the agonizing pain in his bones as he slowly raised his head to look up at Kagome who carried angry tears in her almond eyes.

"Stop lying to me" she said, Inuyasha sat up and pulled her into his arms. It was obvious she was scared of losing him and it was obvious Inuyasha was terrible at hiding his feelings.

"Inuyasha" she whispered, Inuyasha looked down at. He wasn't being fair to her; she was always there for him through everything. She always took care of him, always worried about him, showed him kindness, shed tears for him. He loved her, but as a friend. He didn't love her the way she loved him. But he would not know for sure until…

"Kagome" he said, moving his lips to hers. He hoped he would feel something, but sadness hit him when the only thing he felt was that of guilt. He pulled away, her kiss wasn't the same as Kikyou's, nor was it like Nariko's. Did he really lose his feelings for Kagome when Kikyou died? Did it take Kikyou's death for him to realize just how much Inuyasha loved Kikyou? Or was it because Nariko reminded him so much of Kikyou?

"I'm sorry" he said, "you're not the one" he blurted out bluntly. Kagome stared at him, then she looked away.

"You just love me as a friend, I get it. Your bond with Kikyou is unbreakable, I'm sorry I was got in the way of it" she said before taking off.

"No, Kagome!" Inuyasha shouted, damn it all! He slammed his fist in the ground. Why won't she ever listen to me! She always jumps to conclusions! Damn it! He rose from the ground and began to walk towards the hut. His thoughts traced back to his dream, just what exactly did it mean? Without me, you are incapable of controlling yourself Kikyou's words simmered in his mind. Could she be implying that without her near, I could lose control of my demon half and slaughter my friends? He asked himself, no, that wouldn't happen, he knew for a fact that he would never harm his friends. I'm closer than you think; think back to our moments, those words. Remembering there moments, that's what he had been doing. No matter what his thoughts of Kikyou were always there. Haunting him like death would its next victim. Was he just imagining things? Or was Kikyou really trying to tell him something? You have to find me…

"She wants me to find her; does this mean Kikyou is alive?" Inuyasha said, talking to himself. He looked up at the starry night, remembering how beautiful the sky was when he saw Kikyou's soul lifted up into the heavens.

"Kikyou, are you alive?"

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Chapter 10: Naraku's deal