A/N: hmmm... there's something about this chapter that's not quite right. And i can't put my finger on it. I think it might be just plain bad. Anyway I'm sorry about it, i think its becasue i'm so stressed out over finals, my writing style had just gone down the drain. heh heh... sorry. And i know, i know, this one took me a while. But its because i have no time! but i will in like, two weeks, scholl will be out on June 10th, and as soon as that happens, i promise ill be updating more than ever.
Disclaimer: I only own Tetsuya and the hat girl (She gets a name in the next chapter)
btw factoid: Next Chapter is when Kagome and Inuyasha meet! YEY! I'm almost as excited as some of you... hey i said almost... and the reviewers corner is at the bottom. I LUV YOU ALL! u prolly know that already but i'll say it anyway. Ok, see you on the other side of this long, "off" chapter. (off bad, i just cant figure out what went wrong. Sorry again guys, dont hate me).
13th Chapter: A deception of the Heart
"You don't want to eat that yet," Tetsuya warned, his green eyes sparkling with silent laughter as Kagome brought her wandering hand back to her lap. "Its still very hot."
Kagome forced herself to sit still, trying her best to ignore the hollow aching in her stomach. She hadn't realized it before, but now that she had found the kitchen, a small, comfortable room with two windows, and a flickering candle in every corner, and also found that Tetsuya happened to be an amazing chef, she suddenly realized that she was starving. She stared longingly at the food laid out in front of her, fish, rice, and noodles all cooked to tantalizing perfection, and smelling just as heavenly as it looked. Rich scents floated through the air, practically driving her crazy, but Tetsuya wouldn't allow her to eat any of it until it had cooled down. "I don't want you to burn your tongue on top of everything else that's happened today…" He had said with a smile. She almost couldn't stand it. She was about ready to die.
Tetsuya chuckled and she looked up at him, annoyed. "What?" She asked, unaware that she was glaring at him as if he were her teasing older brother. She felt more comfortable with him than with anyone else in the castle. Even Naraku…
'No,' She thought frowning a little, 'make that especially Naraku…' It had been about twenty minutes since the blue-eyed prince had kissed her in the garden, and she still couldn't bring herself to believe that it had actually happened. She couldn't bring herself to believe that Naraku, supposedly her childhood love, had simply reached out to her and kissed her, just like that, without any warning. One minute they had been talking, and the next… Kagome shivered. What was frightening her was the fact that a part of her really did want to believe him. There was a part of her inside herself that just wanted to be able to believe the beautiful, bittersweet love story that Naraku had told her. But she was scared. As much as she wanted to believe him, she couldn't bring herself to trust him… not yet.
"Alright," Tetsuya said, setting down a platter of meat with a heavy clunk, "tell me what's wrong."
Kagome pulled out her thoughts, not even realizing that she had started paying more attention to herself and her own problems than to the food. Her fingers were laced together thoughtfully and she was resting her chin on the fragile bridge of digits, her fingers arching under the weight. "What?"
"You have the face."
She blinked, almost smiling. "What face?"
"The 'something's-bothering-me-face'." Tetsuya said bluntly. "And since I hate eating dinner with unhappy company, it would be greatly appreciated it if you told me what was wrong." His smile showed that the last part was a joke, but something in his compelling copper green eyes told Kagome he was serious about her telling him what was wrong.
Kagome bit her lip, afraid of confiding in Tetsuya, seeing as how he was technically a stranger as well. But she just felt so… comfortable around him. "Tetsuya," She said slowly, fidgeting with her hands, "do you know about that whole thing between Naraku and me?" She was a little afraid of the answer, hesitating before continuing, "You know, about how we're… together?"
Tetsuya's expression grew very serious very suddenly, and it made her feel uncomfortable. He gazed at her with a certain gentle intensity that made her restless. She suddenly wished she hadn't asked the question.
"Yes," was his answer.
The silence that followed was thick and suffocating. Kagome felt a sudden fear start running through her, as she realized that she would never have any way to truly find out if Naraku was telling her the truth. Maybe she should just trust him then. She bent her face down so she could study the floor, her eyes hidden behind her feathery, raven bangs. Tetsuya couldn't see the tears welling up in her darkened eyes, and it was probably better that way.
Maybe she should just trust him… maybe she should just decide to trust Naraku. He seemed like he was telling the truth. And she couldn't think of any reason he would have to lie to her about something like that. She racked her brain, thinking desperately. Had she been in love? Had she really been so deeply and truly in love? And if she had… how had she allowed herself to have forgotten its feeling? What had happened to her that had made her lose her memory?
"Why did I wake up beneath the castle?" She whispered to herself.
"Sorry?"
She looked up to see Tetsuya had resumed cooking, and was just putting the last dish onto a large silver platter. It smelled delicious.
"Um, nothing." She said with a shake of her head, moving her thick bangs from her eyes and pushing aside her worries for now. She just wanted to forget them…if only it were that easy.
"Alright!" Tetsuya said, handing her a pair of wooden chopsticks, which were smooth from use and easy to handle. "Let's dig in, shall we?"
She smiled gratefully at him, relived at finally being able to quench the hunger in her body. She imagined she hadn't had anything to eat since forever. It was all unbelievably good, although food often is when the one who is eating is unimaginably hungry. The rich, salty flavors flooded her mouth and left her tongue tingling. Her stomach stopped aching almost the instant she started, and for a while, she was content to just eat quietly in the small kitchen with Tetsuya. The older man sat across the table from her, on the blue cushion that he had been carrying around earlier. He had grinned when he had set it down, "Told you it would be good for something."
She smiled. Tetsuya was really nice. There was something about him that was strong, yet gentle. He was the only person in the castle who wasn't strange or somewhat frightening in one way or another. He had a clam, yet determined demeanor about him, and a smile that made her feel as if everything would be alright. He was the only person she felt truly comfortable with. Maybe it had been because he was the first person to help her…
"Is it any good?"
She met his coppery-green eyes with a smile and nodded. "It's the best I've ever tasted."
Tetsuya laughed as he gingerly placed a white piece of fish into his mouth, "Clearly then, you need to get out more often." He said with a grin.
"Where did you learn to cook?" She asked, curious and eager to try to forget what had happened earlier that afternoon.
"My mother taught me," He replied casually, "Before she died."
Instantly, Kagome regretted asking. "I'm sorry…" She said quietly.
"Don't be." Tetsuya said, giving her another one of his priceless smiles. "She as happy, when she was alive."
Kagome was quiet for a long time, focusing on how delicious the food was, and how still the room was around her. Soon, though, the silence began pressing in at her from all sides, and she was desperate to make conversation about something… anything. "What happened?" She asked, hoping he wouldn't mind. He didn't seem to be upset about talking about it.
"Our village was attacked by a demon fifteen years ago." He said, as if he were telling an everyday story. "I was only six when he came tearing through our village with blood on his hands… My father had already been killed by him in a previous attack, and my mother hid me in a closet when the villagers started screaming."
"Oh my God," Kagome said softly. "That's horrible." She had never imagined that anyone as calm and peaceful as Tetsuya could have had such a scaring past. "Was she killed?"
Tetsuya nodded slowly, his chopsticks were resting in between his fingers on his smooth, white plate, a puddle of bleeding soy sauce getting closer and closer to the edge of the plate. "I never heard her screaming…" Tetsuya continued, studying the far back corner of the kitchen. "I guess she must have known that if she had screamed I would have come out to try to help her, and would be killed in an instant… But I could hear the struggle, I could hear her trying to fight him, and I heard his laughter at her "silly mortal attempts" as he called them. But I was too frightened to come out. For some reason I thought she would still be ok, you know, since she never sounded like she was dying."
"Oh my God, Tetsuya, that's horrible." Kagome said, stopping him as she felt tears well up in her eyes for what must have been the fifteenth time that day. "I'm sorry so sorry. I should never have brought it up."
"That's ok." Tetsuya said gently. "I'm happy here. And I've learned that the more I dwell in the past, the more pain it causes me. Its better just to try to accept things for what they are…. and besides, Naraku has been a good father to me."
"He found you after the attack?" Kagome asked, wondering how Naraku had been connected.
"It had been one of his villages at the time." Tetsuya explained. "It had also been your village."
Kagome stared, stunned. "My village?" She asked.
Tetsuya nodded, smiling at her childish look of shock. "You were our high priestess, though I was too young to know it at the time. It was you who arrived with Naraku to slay the demon. But he had already fled by the time you arrived."
Kagome this time was unable to hold back her tears. She turned away from Tetsuya, studied the wall and cried. Her tears ran silently down her cheeks. She didn't know why they were there, or why she was so upset about what Tetsuya had told her. Maybe it was just the shock of it. Maybe it was that she was so overwhelmed by discovering her entire past in one day. Or maybe it was…
"I'm sorry, Tetsuya." She said, her voice shivering.
There was a long silence behind her, and for a moment she thought that Tetsuya had gone. But soon, his strong, comforting voice came back to her. "Sorry for what?" He asked gently.
"I … I'm sorry … I don't know really why. I just am. I… I guess its because I didn't get to you in time, to save your mother. Can you forgive me?" She waited for his answer, dreading it every second. Then, a large, strong hand cupped around her chin and she allowed it to tilt her head towards Tetsuya's calm copper green eyes.
"Don't be sorry." Tetsuya said softly. "It's not your fault. The only person to be held responsible for that day is the demon. Do you understand?" He asked, forcing her to look at him. "It's his fault. Not yours. So don't go blaming yourself for something you couldn't help. Now stop crying, and start eating. I went through a lot of trouble to cook this meal for a beautiful girl, and I'll be absolutely heart broken if she doesn't eat it." He said with a wink.
Kagome nodded, she was still hungry, but despite Tetsuya's kind words, she couldn't seem to stop the tears. They continued to fall from her face, to the ground, to the table, into her food. She just couldn't stop. Tetsuya asked her after a while, why she was still crying.
"I don't know." She said, smiling at him through her tears. But inside she knew, she was crying was because of guilt. "Don't you ever wish, you could get back at the demon, for destroying your village and killing your mother?" Kagome asked, as Tetsuya cleaned the plates. He was quiet for a long time, his large hands slowly rubbing away the filth from the white porcelain beneath.
"Everyday." He replied softly, and the tears came back to her again.
She had stopped crying, thankfully, by the time Tetsuya had led her to her room, said goodnight and shut the door in darkness. She saw the white, flat cot glowing softly in the moonlight that streamed through the window and realized that she was too restless to sleep. Instead, she went to the window, sat on the ground beside it, and looked up at the stars. They were like an ocean above her. She found that it was incredibly easy for her to get lost in them, forever. Part of her wished she could completely lose herself in them. She'd never have to think, or worry, or live. She would just be wandering through sparkling, silver beauty, and she would never have to go through any pain or confusion ever again…
She was asleep before she realized, and dreaming before she could stop herself. She was dreaming about a man. He was hers, and he was hurting. She could feel his pain in every fiber of her heart, and it killed her. He was mourning her, grieving for her. He had lost her, and now he was alone. She could feel it in her soul. She had to be with him. In her dream, he wrapped his arms around her, and held her, and told her everything was going to be alright. And she believed him. With everything she was she believed him. She could feel his protection falling completely over her. And he promised her, whispering it into her ear that he would never let her go. Never again. He would protect her and hold her forever… he loved her.
Kagome sat upright from the floor, her breathing was ragged and she could feel her excitement pounding through her body. She was fully awake. She had been in love. She had known it and felt it so clearly in her dream. Her heart wanted her to get back to that somebody. She had to be with the man in her dream. She smiled, still warm from the feeling of him holding her. It must have been Naraku. It must have, there was no one else who had claimed to love her so much. He was telling the truth. She scrambled to a stand, pulling the nightgown that Tetsuya had given her to her knees as she ran to the hallway door. Where was Naraku? She needed to find Naraku.
There was a thick, blue robe that hung from the rack by the door, and she slipped it on over her shoulders to keep he midnight's chill away. It was warm and soft against her skin, and she soaked in its comfort for a while before throwing the door open and running into the shadowy hallways. There were no candles at this time of night.
She ran blindly towards the back of the castle, the cold wooden floors beneath her feet seemed to absorb her footfalls into silence. She could barely hear herself running through the night. It was eerie, and she realized she wanted the protection of the man she had felt in the dream. She needed his protection.
"Naraku!" She called out into the blind silence; she knew she was close. She didn't think or care about waking up anyone else in the castle, as she continued to run and whisper his name under her breath. Her robe flew out behind her like soft blue cape, the thin material of her nightgown was clinging to her legs in the cold. Her cheeks were flushed and she was breathing heavily when she finally found the brown shuddered curtain. Thoughtlessly she threw it aside and burst into Naraku's, rotten mint-smelling room. The prince was only just sitting up, looking at her in surprise, his pale face even paler in the moonlight. "Sayuri?" he asked, sounding worried and shocked, as he began to move the sheets away from him. "What's-"
"I remember!" She breathed excitedly as she ran to him and threw her arms around his neck, feeling him in her arms. "Naraku, I remember! I remember being in love," she said, holding tightly to him. "I was in love with you!"
Slowly, Naraku wrapped his arms around her. "Sayuri... what happened?"
Kagome closed her eyes, unable to stop herself from smiling. She could trust him. She could be in love with him… "I had a dream, and in it I remembered you. I could feel all your pain and your sadness when you lost me, and I could hear you promising me that you'd always protect me. And I knew that you really loved me. And I-" She took a deep breath, realizing that she needed to breathe. "And I was so in love with the man in the dream. It must have been you," She whispered. "It must have." Kagome pulled back to study his pale, starlit face, smiling. She had finally been able to trust someone. Someone she loved. Maybe now she would be able to remember the rest of her past. She knew Naraku would help her. If he loved her as much as he had in the dream, she knew he would help her. He had too.
Naraku smiled back at her, moving some of her dark hair away from her eyes. She wasn't afraid this time. But she watched him, confused, as his smile grew sad. "Sayuri…." He said gently, his deep voice was soft.
"What?" She asked, as she took his hand away from her hair and held it in hers. It was so cold. "What's wrong?"
"You may remember me…. but we… I still cannot be with you... not now." Naraku said, looking away from her in shame.
Kagome was stunned. She shifted in the soft white sheets beneath her uncomfortably. "Wh-why?" She whispered weakly, her heart plummeting.
"There is a man." Naraku said bitterly, "A demon, who stands in our way. He tournaments my villages day after day, killing, robbing, terrorizing my people. He and his two friends." He turned to look at her, his eyes deep with sadness and pain. " I am sorry, Sayuri… I'm so very sorry. But these three are a horrible plague to my people, and until they are defeated, I can focus on nothing else." He said.
Sayuri stared at him, shocked. But she had finally remembered. She had finally brought herself to believe in him through all her confusion and all her pain. It had been so hard for her… and his response was that he couldn't' be with her? She bit back tears, trying her best to hide them from him. She hated to cry.
But Naraku saw them glistening in her beautiful dark eyes. "Sayuri," He said, looking pained. "Believe me, I want nothing else than to live with you. I love you more than life itself." He touched her hair again, running his long cold fingers through it. "But I cannot be so selfish as to ignore my people. The demon has been slaughtering them for too long. I need to take my responsibility for their safety as their Lord. I've lost too many lives already."
Kagome nodded, trying her best to understand. But she couldn't help it. It was just one problem after another… and there was only so much she could handle without breaking down. She knew she was being selfish. But she didn't care.
"I would have killed the demon and his comrades long ago," Naraku continued, his hand still at her face, "but…. he nearly killed me a year ago," He added, looking ashamed. "And as it was," he said, studying her intently with his slate blue eyes, worry and regret spreading all over his face, "you barely escaped with your life."
Kagome stared in silent shock. "My life?"
Naraku nodded, sadly. "Don't you ever wonder, my sweet, innocent love, how you ended up in the cellar?"
Kagome remembered suddenly about how she had planned on questioning him about that, but in all her excitement, she had completely forgotten. She silently berated herself for being so forgetful and stupid, but another question drover her to break the silence.
"What," She started, and then took a breath for focus. "What happened to me?" The night suddenly seemed too cold, and she brought her robe tightly around her shoulders as Naraku continued.
"He almost killed you." The prince said, suddenly furious as he took his hand away from her soft, raven hair. "That filthy demon almost killed you. And I-" He seemed to realize that he was losing control because he silenced himself, leaving Kagome to the stillness of the dark. When he continued, his voice was softer. "And I wasn't there to protect you from him… that's why you were so badly hurt… Its my fault."
"How did I lose my memory?" She asked, realizing that she was shaking.
Naraku stood, leaving her to sit on the soft, cold sheets by herself. Her newfound love began to pace around the room, rubbing his eye with the palm of his hand, tiredly. "You were hurt so badly when I found you…" He said, his voice shaking. "I didn't know what to do… I thought you were dead. Sayuri," he said turning to look at her, making her shift uncomfortably. "I was so afraid…" he whispered. "I thought I was going to lose you… again. Your father said that you were still alive when he found you, and he gave me the sacred amber to place you in, thinking that maybe the Gods would protect you, and lead you back to me someday."
Kagome listened, quietly absorbing everything he was telling her, trying to pull the robe tighter around herself to keep out the cold, but somehow was unable to.
"But the villagers…" Naraku said, starting to walk around the room again. Kagome felt her pity well up for him, he was obviously still upset about the past. "The villagers wanted to burn you. They thought that you would be reincarnated and would come back to protect the village. They said…" Naraku stopped, sighing with weariness. His shadow stretched out to her on the floor, the moonlight pouring in through the window against his figure. "They said that it was the best thing for you… and for me. And maybe…" he sighed again, making her even sadder for him. "Maybe they were right. But I just couldn't stand the thought of them taking you away from me and throwing you into a fire." He said, turning to look at her, his slate blue eyes asking for forgiveness. "I just couldn't stand it, Sayuri. You deserved so much better… so I took you, and I told them that I would burn you myself. For the first time in my entire life I lied to my people, telling them I would wait with them for the day that your reincarnated soul returned to us."
"But you didn't." Kagome said quietly, her voice was so small in the enormity of the dark room. "You used the amber my father gave you."
"Yes." Naraku said, looking ashamed and sad in the moonlight. "I couldn't bring myself to do anything differently… so I hid you under the castle, in case anyone should come to see me about legal issues, they wouldn't know that I had kept you. Even Tetsuya was unaware of your presence beneath the castle. I couldn't risk anyone ever knowing."
Kagome stared silently at Naraku, not knowing what to say or how to respond. It all sounded like something out of a fairy tale... she hardly could bring herself to believe it.
"I must destroy that demon." Naraku said, his words were harsh and angry, and Kagome noticed with a twinge of fear that his fists were clenched white and shaking. "He hurt you so badly. And before I can show my face again to the villagers who I lied to, I must rid them of his destruction. It is the least I can do…"
"Is there anything…"Kagome started before she realized she was thinking out loud, "Is there anything I can do?"
Naraku turned to her, and studied her thoughtfully, as she waited. Then he turned away from her, staring out the window as his shadow fell over her face. " I couldn't ask that of you." Naraku said, quietly, "Not after I almost lost you."
Suddenly she was up and walking towards him, her feet were freezing against the hard wood floors but she didn't care. "Naraku," She said, placing a gentle hand on his shoulder. "I want to help."
Naraku turned to look at her, his slate blue eyes troubled. "Perhaps then," he said slowly. "It is the only way. After all," he said with a weak smile, "you were the only one whom the demon Inuyasha ever feared."
As soon as the name had left his lips Kagome was struck cold. Her body froze and her hand went rigid on Naraku's shoulder. 'Inuyasha…' She turned the name over and over inside her head. She knew that name. It made her heart beat faster beneath her chest. It was the first thing that anyone had said about her past, that had stirred something inside of her. In her mind, the stone wall that held back her memories began to crumble just the slightest bit. But despite her desperate efforts she was unable to break it. She was still unable to set her memories free. But the name "Inuyasha" sent her blood rushing to her dizzying head. Maybe she was begging to remember.
"Inuyasha?" She asked, trying to hide her recognition of the name. She didn't want to get Naraku's hopes up for her. She didn't know if he could handle it. "He was afraid of me?" She asked weakly, still trying in vain to remember something.
Naraku's hand traced her cheekbone gently. His fingers were like a cold chill running across her face. "Yes. You, Sayuri Asakura, my love, were the greatest priestess the world has ever known."
Kagome felt her knees weaken. "The greatest priestess…" She whispered. "Oh God…"
Naraku smiled and put his hand on her shoulder. "Go to sleep for now, Sayuri. You've had a long day. Tomorrow we'll talk more about Inuyasha and how we will deal with him. But for now," he said, whispering, "good night." He kissed her cheek gently, giving her a spine-shattering chill down as he sent her back to her room. She left silently, and disappeared as the brown shudder closed behind her.
One she was gone, Naraku summoned Kagura. The sorceress arrived in a matter of seconds.
"What is it now, Naraku?" She asked, contempt obvious in her voice. "More scheming for the girl?" She asked bitterly.
Naraku smiled at Kagura's obvious hatred, knowing that despite her feelings, she was powerless to break away from him. He relished in her frustration. "It's not about the girl Kagura." He said darkly. "It's about the boy... sent out the snakes in the morning." He said, turning away from her to study the night sky out the window. "Kagome will be the one enemy that Inuyasha will never be able to bring himself to defeat." He said with a wicked smile. "This time… I will destroy him."
Kagura sneered and drew her fan across her mouth to hide it. "As you wish…" She said venomously. "Master Naraku."
A/N: BuM bUm BuMmMmM! So yeah, i know i know there was something weird. it didn't really flow. but the next chap will be better i promise! I just need to get through finals ok? ok.
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The Squabbit: Thank you! The last chapter was prolly better than this one neh? But hey... (sigh) i dont know what happened... but i wont happen again. (offers pinky) promise.
SilverStarWing: Oh yes, he's evil alright. As you can see, the basement story was explained in this chapter (no matter how poorly, sorry about that) How will Inuyasha and Kagome react when the reunite? Well... that's the nex chapter (which will be much better than this one, i PROMISE!)
Isisoftheunderground: Darn those spelling errors! Sorry about those. Grrr, anyway, if you have any idea about what this one was missing... im thinking its a little too choppy? What do you think? Kagome and Inuyasha will meet in the next chapter (which is posted soon(ish) i'm hoping.) until then, lemme know your opinion, i think i could use a bit of help.
Gothic-ember: heh heh, sounds like we're both not so big on patience... oh well... sorry about this last chap. i know its kind of strange. but ill try harder next time. Kagome and Inuyasha meet up in the next chapter, just hold patience until then ok? THANK YOU FOR REVIEWING! And by the way, Naraku will turn into an even more creepier evil, twisted hanyou thingy.
bubblez4ya: NEW REVIEWER! YEY! uh... thanks for the love and peace... the hair grease made my eyes bug out and my face twitch... thats um... a creative saying you have there. Anyway, thank you for reviewing! i'm so glad you like the story. Inuyasha and Kagome meet up in the next chapter so just wait a little longer ok? ok. hope to see u in the next chapter.
HyperFoxChild: ANOTHER NEW REVIEWER! YEY AGAIN! yes, i know. poor Kaome. i was gagging myself when the idea came to me, but it just had to happen. Becuase there has to be a difference from when Naraku kisses her and when Inuya-... i mean a certain someone else kisses her. (wink, that was a hint incase you didn't know :). )
SailorKitty: ANOTHER 'NOTHER NEW REVIEWER! YEY AGAIN AGAIN! No Kagome really doesnt know him, in fact she had no idea what she's gotten herself into... heh heh... but she'll find out soon enough. You're right that eventually Kagome does figure it out, otherwise it would be a very bad story. And i cant tell you what else happens because then id be telling the story. (sigh) But you and I do have the same feelings about Kagura. I'm voting for he freedom too. (which is a little wierd considering i'm the author... but oh well, what can i say? I'm wierd. heh heh). Thank you for your review!
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kanna14: Oh yes he'll be mad, Inuyasha will be very very mad indeed. And Kagome will be confused. just like i was at your question, i couldn't keep the sentence clear in my mind. So i'll just say Kagome's going to have a rough time with a big identity crisis included. Ok? And Inuyasha will be plently pissed that Naraku made her that way. There will me much screaming and butt kicking. heh heh. Hope you review again!
Suicidal Baka911: ANOTHER 'NOTHER 'NOTHER 'NOTHER 'NOTHER 'NOTHER 'NOTHER 'NOTHER NEW REVIEWER! YEY AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN! hey there, and uhhh no, there will be no Naraku and Kagome fictions under my name so long as i live to have any say in it. Sorry i didn't explain that sooner, the thought never even occured to me that people would think that it would be a Narak/Kag fic (duh, nani...) Naraku and Kagome (shivers in disgust) eugh! Anyway, As i told Kanna14 there will be much anger and buttkicking. Happy?
TennyoKameko: ANOTHER 'NOTHER 'NOTHER 'NOTHER 'NOTHER 'NOTHER 'NOTHER 'NOTHER 'NOTHER NEW REVIEWR! YEY AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN! There will be plenty more of Inuyasha! And he will be plenty angry when he sees Naraku and Kagome, oh yes he will be plenty angry indeed. Fur will fly i promise. And the next chapter (when Kagome and Inuyasha meet) will be much better than this one i promise! PLEASE DONT SMITE ME! (u know that's the first threat i've gotten, and i'm slighlty honored... ;)/ . ) I'm updating I'm updating!
ultimateromantic: ANOTHER 'NOTHER 'NOTHER 'NOTHER 'NOTHER 'NOTHER 'NOTHER 'NOTHER 'NOTHER 'NOTHER NEW REVIEWER! YEY AGAIN AND AGAIN AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN! thank you! thank you! (starts crying) that means o much to me! I - I- (runs away wailting) (returns with a tissue) anyway, thank you so much for saying all those nice things. they had me jumping up and down and giggling. once more i hope that this chapter wasn't too dissapointing for you, i guess i hit a wall or something. But the next chapter will be better. promise. Please review again!
Akileh: Yey! thank you so much! It means a lot to me! my new fic is out, and im working on that as well. (maybe thats why this chapter was so badly written) anyway, i hope that you arent too dissapointed, i hate dissapointing people. the next chapter will be better i promise, and the same goes for Smashed if you ever get around to reading it. Thank you so much for reviewing and please review again!
A/N: Jeez! Lots of new reviwers! i think I'm out of breath! Anyway i'm glad that all of you took the time to review (as you can see, as the reviwers corner is almost as huge as the chapter itself) and it mean alot to me so please keep going. i know this chapter was a bust, but the next one wont be, and if it is, you have my permission to track me down and shoot me (whith something like a beebee gun, or rubber bulets, no real violence ok ppl?) So please leave me a review, advice on how to improve this last chapter would be nice, but if not, i could always use just plain old support. Or even flames. those are welcome as well. Thank y'all so much! and I'm sorry about the low quality again. and since my groveling is getting annoying by now, i'll just go away, ok? ok.
XOX
Nanirain