A/N: Thank you all for the reviews!! So since Naraku has decided to move on, what will he do about Naima?
Naraku's POV
I woke up the next morning feeling very tired. I looked up at the clock on the wall and noticed that I only had an hour before school started. I rolled over to see if Tsubaki was awake, but she wasn't even there. She had left a note on my pillow.
Naraku,
Last night was so amazing but I had to leave early so I could get ready for school. See you later in class. xoxoxo
-Tsubaki
I smirked to myself as I placed the note in the top drawer of the dresser beside my bed. I sat straight up in bed, yawning and stretching. Last night was indeed awesome and I really needed that so I could get it out of my system. And what was better was the fact that Tsubaki and I had made a slight connection and it could possibly develop into more. I was still smiling as I climbed out of bed and walked over to my bathroom in order to take a shower.
After I had finished dressing, I walked to the kitchen to get me a bite to eat before class. Bankotsu greeted me with an unerving smile. "What is it man?" I asked him, thouroughly creeped out by his smile.
"Tell me, Naraku," he began as he poured a glass of apple juice, "why did Tsubaki come out of your room this morning looking like she had been to war? Hmm?" I smirked as I took the bottle of apple juice from him and poured my own glass.
"Do you need to ask?"
"You hit that man?!"
"Like I said before, do you need to ask?"
"You know, when I made that joke about you being horny, you know I was just joking right?"
"Yeah, I know. But obviously, it really wasn't a joke."
"Damn Naraku. You're easier than a prostitute on crack." I laughed at my friend's metaphor. "Well either I'm a heavy sleeper or you're really awful in bed because I didn't hear a thing last night."
"You're definitely a heavy sleeper, Bankotsu," Jakotsu said as he came into the kitchen with us. He looked very tired as he began to eat a banana. "You know Naraku, usually when I don't get much sleep at night, it's a good thing. You made me relieve nightmares about our parents." Bankotsu started to snicker and I did too.
"Sorry Jakotsu," I said with a smile.
"I'm about to go to Starbucks to see if I can wake myself up. If I fall asleep in class today, it's your damn fault."
"I said I was sorry."
"Hmph." I chuckled again as Jakotsu left the kitchen.
"So Naraku. Now that you've slept with Tsubaki, what are you going to do about Naima?" Bankotsu asked as he put on his back pack.
"Nothing. I've already told you that I'm moving on. Tsubaki and I really made a connection last night."
"Well obviously."
"Not like that man. I mean emotionally."
"Don't kid yourself man. You can't fall in love overnight. You might as well just let that be a one night stand before you do something you'll regret."
"Nah. I think that'll I'll give Tsubaki a chance."
"Hmm...you kiss one woman one day, and then screw another the next. Not only are you easy, but you're also a player. Damn Naraku, you give all of us men a bad name." I chuckled at him.
"It's not even like that and you know it."
"Yeah, well still just watch yourself. They say there's nothing like the fury of a woman scorned and Tsubaki seems like the Lorena Bobbit type." My eyes slightly widened at that statement.
"Uhhh...come on man, let's go," I quickly changed the subject as I got my backpack and text books and followed Bankotsu out of our apartment.
Naima's POV
As the school day went on, I felt very nervous in the pit of my stomach. I hadn't seen or talked to Naraku since we kissed two days ago and I wondered how would we act toward one another. Even now, I still felt chemistry from the kiss, but I refused to let myself get suckered into rebuilding a relationship with Naraku when I already had a good one with Sesshoumaru.
"Naima? What's the matter?" Sesshoumaru whispered in my ear when we were in Kaijinbo-Sensei's class, noticing how uneasy I was. I hadn't told him about the kiss and he didn't suspect anything. I turned to him and forced myself to smile.
"It's nothing baby. I just don't feel all too well."
"Are you coming down with something?" I shook my head no.
"It will pass."
"Oh. Very well then. Why don't you come to my place for dinner tonight?" I smiled a real smile this time.
"You can cook?"
"A little."
"How come you've never cooked for me before."
"Because I just learned how. So are you coming?"
"Of course I am. So what are you making?"
"It's a suprise. Just be at my place at seven okay?"
"Alright."
After a few more classes, it was finally time to go to Taisho-Sensei's class. When Sesshoumaru and I walked into class, I immediately noticed that Naraku was already in there. I turned my head and avoided eye contact with him as I walked to my seat. "Alright class, today is D-Day," Taisho-Sensei declared as he pulled out a sheet of paper. "I hoped that you used your time wisely for this project because if you didn't, it will definitely show. Alright, so who wants to go first?" The whole room was silent. Taisho-Sensei narrowed his eyes at us. "Well, don't all jump at once."
"We'll go," Sesshoumaru declared as he rose his hand.
"Alright thank you. Sesshoumaru, you and Tsubaki come to the front." They both obeyed and walked to the front of the class. "Okay, for the sake of time, you can omit the oral report, but I want to see how you managed to merge your attacks together, so go ahead and attack one of these practice demons." Taisho-Sensei walked over to the box filled with rejected demons. "Ready?" Both Sesshoumaru and Tsubaki nodded. Taisho-Sensei opened the box and a slithery, eel demon came flying out. Tsubaki let her Shikigami serpant that she sometimes carried with her fly out at the demon and it wrapped it's body around the eel, choking it. Sesshoumaru then formed his light whip and cut the eel into pieces. "Okay Sesshoumaru and Tsubaki. Not bad, at all. The attack was quick and simple. Very good." Both Sesshoumaru and Tsubaki bowed before heading back to their seats. As Tsubaki passed Naraku's row, I saw her look over at him and wink. He winked back. 'Now what was that all about?', I thought to myself. "Okay so who wants to go next?" The room was still silent. "Alright, let's see...Koga and Inuyasha. Why don't you two go next?" Both boys reluctantly went down to the front of the room. "Ready?"
"Yes," they simultaneously said. Taisho-Sensei released another practice demon.
"Blades of Blood!" Inuyasha cried as he sent red blades flying at the demon. While the blades connected with the demon, Koga came up and ripped the demon apart with his claws.
"Alright not bad. Another simple attack, but it got the job done. Hmm...I'm anxious to read your essay and oral report. Alright let's see who I'll pick to go up next. Ah! How about Naima and Naraku." I let out a deep sigh as I slid back in my chair and stood up. I avoided direct eye contact with Naraku as I made my way down the steps toward the front of the class. "Alright you two, are you ready?"
"Yes, Sir," Naraku said. I replied with a nod. Taisho-Sensei opened the box yet again, only to send another eel demon at us. I quickly closed my eyes and recited the paralysis chant. I opened my eyes to see that Naraku had the eel already levetating in the air. I instantly lifted my hands and let the balls of demonic energy fly from my black claws. The demon was dead instantly.
"Excellent you two. The best so far, I believe. Using both magic and physical attacks. Super job you guys." I could see out of the corner of my eye that Naraku was smiling. My face, however, remained unchanged. I quickly turned around and headed back to my seat, refusing to look at Naraku for the rest of the class.
As soon as class was over, I immediately went over to Sesshoumaru in order to avoid Naraku. I was even planning on skipping the rest of my classes just so I wouldn't have to see him anymore today. "I think that I'm going to head home. I'm still not feeling all that great," I lied to Sesshoumaru.
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah. I think I need to get some rest."
"Do you want me to come over after school?"
"Nah. I think I should be fine by tonight. I'll be okay. Really." He narrowed his eyes a bit.
"Okay if you insist. Feel better okay?"
"Alright." He leaned down and gave me a soft kiss on the lips.
As I walked out of the classroom, I was immediately grabbed by my arm and pulled to the side. I looked up to see that it was Naraku who had pulled me.
"We need to talk," he declared. I shyed away from his red eyes as I pulled my arm away.
"What's there to talk about?" I said as I began to walk away.
"You know what we need to talk about," Naraku said as he began to walk with me.
"I'm going home. I don't have time for this today."
"Naima, just listen for a minute. I'm sorry that I kissed you without permission, but I just had to do it."
"You did?"
"Yes. Naima you know how I feel about you. You know that I still love you."
"Oh that's funny, because the on day you left Brooklyn, I could have sworn that you said that love was for weak demons."
"You know that I didn't mean that."
"Coulda fooled me."
"Naima don't be like that."
"Be like what Naraku? What, you expect me to just dump Sesshoumaru and run back into your arms? It doesn't work like that."
"I know Naima, I know, but I want you to be honest with me for a second. Didn't you feel anything from our kiss?" I stopped walking in order to look at him straight in the eyes. Yes, I did feel something when we had kissed, just like I felt something now as I stared into that sea of ruby red orbs. But the fact still remained that I was a committed woman.
"I did feel something pleasant, but we have to face reality Naraku. It's not going to work between us. What we had is done. I love Sesshoumaru and I'm happy with him. I just hope that one day you'll be able to find a girl who can return those same feelings for you. I think that it's best if we remain friends." He stared at me silently for a few seconds.
"Alright. Friends it is," he said as he turned around and began to walk off.
"Wait! Naraku!" I called out to him, making him stop. He turned around with question in his eyes. "I'm sorry Naraku. Maybe at some other time it would have worked but...I hope you understand. We can still be friends, right?" He smiled softly at me.
"Of course we can be friends," he said. I nodded my head in reply. He turned back around and walked back inside of the school. I turned around and walked over to my lime Suzuki in the parking lot. I mounted the bike and rode off into the busy Brooklyn traffic.
When seven rolled around, I pulled up to Sesshoumaru's place very anxious to spend the evening with him. Maybe some alone time with him would help me to get over this drama with Naraku. Before I even had a chance to knock on the door, Sesshoumaru opened it for me. I smirked at him a little. "You caught my scent?" I guessed. He nodded his head in reply. "Nothing gets past you," I said as I greeted him with a kiss. As I walked inside of the warm apartment, the aroma of the food instantly caught my nose. "Mmm something smells really good. So are you going to tell me what you cooked for me?"
"Come see for yourself," he said as he led me hand in hand into the kitchen. I smiled really wide as I saw the scene before me. A nice candlelight dinner and a plate filled with vegetables, rice, and my one favorite foods, salmon, on it. I looked up at my boyfriend and stared into his still stoic golden eyes.
"You cooked this for me?" I asked, very touched by his efforts.
"Yes and I even got some hot sauce and cayenne pepper for you, because I know you like your food spicy." I chuckled softly. I leaned over and gave him another kiss on the lips, this time with more passion.
"Thank you baby," I said as I took a seat at the table. He sat down across from me. "So umm, did you have to pay Jaken and Koga off so we could be alone tonight?"
"No. Koga had to work and I threatened Jaken." I laughed a little.
"Sess, you shouldn't be so mean to him."
"He knows how I am." I smiled and shook my head as I began to eat the meal that he had prepared. To my suprise, it was really good. It didn't even need the hot sauce or pepper, but I still preferred my food spicy, so I put it on anyways .
"Wow Sess, this is really good."
"Glad you like it."
"Where did you learn how to cook like this?"
"Father gave me a few tips."
"I should have known. Your dad has major skills."
"So are you feeling better, Naima?"
"Hunh? Oh yeah, yeah. I'm fine."
"You weren't even sick in the first place were you?" I looked up from my food and stared at him. He had a slight smirk on his face. How did he know?
"Well...no. How did you know that?"
"Like you said, nothing gets past my nose. I can smell it when someone is sick. So what's really going on Naima?" I turned my eyes down at my plate. I couldn't tell him about the kiss. He would be furious and he would definitely go after Naraku. I had to come up with an excuse and a good one quick.
"I had to umm...go talk to Li about something," I lied.
"Oh? What about?"
"It's personal." He narrowed his eyes slightly at me.
"I thought that we were through with keeping secrets from one another."
"It's a family matter and Li would prefer that I kept it that way. I hope you understand." He narrowed his eyes at me once more before he began to eat again.
"Alright, Naima."
After we had finished dinner, I helped Sesshoumaru with the dishes. I wondered in my head if he believed my lie about going to visit my older sister today. I hated to lie to him, but the truth would have done more damage than the lie. It was best if he didn't know about what happened between Naraku and I. Plus, we were over anyways, so he didn't have anything to worry about. As I finished washing the last plate, I felt two strong hands find themselves around my waist and two soft lips on my cheek. I smiled as I turned the water off. "What are you doing?" I asked, placing my hands on top of his.
"What does it feel like?" he replied as he wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me closer to his warm body. His lips moving down to my jaw and then to my neck. I laid my head back on his shoulder. I moaned softly at his touches. 'He must want to make love to me tonight', I thought to myself as I closed my eyes and concentrated on Sesshoumaru's kisses. I reached a hand up and ran my fingers through his silky, silver hair. But just as I began to do that, Sesshoumaru broke both the kiss and the embrace. I turned around and gave him a disappointed look.
"Why did you stop?" I asked.
"It's not the right moment yet. Or it could be that I just want to tease you. I guess we'll never know." He smirked at me before turning and walking out of the kitchen. I gritted my teeth at the now closed door.
"I'm going to kill him," I said to myself as I followed him out of the kitchen and into the living room.
After watching a movie together, we both went back to his bedroom and fell asleep in each other's arms sleeping peacefully through the cold, October night.
