Chapter 11

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It had been a few days after the day Kikyo went to Naraku for help. She had been hovering near Kagome, waiting for when Naraku would strike, but nothing happened, and she was beginning to wonder of Naraku would even act out on whatever plan he had. It was a few hours after lunch, almost sunset, when Naraku approached Kikyo in a secluded part of the garden.

"Naraku?" She questioned, wondering how she had completely missed his presence and scent.

Perhaps I misjudged his power. She thought.

"Kikyo. I've come to tell you that I have been scoping out your younger sister and now is the time I will act out on my plan." He explained. Kikyo nodded.

"But," He began. "I need you to do something first." Kikyo raised an eyebrow.

"What is it?" She asked.

"You need to bring Kagome to the deepest parts of the forest. Once you do, leave the area. I will handle everything after that." He said. Kikyo nodded her head. He was walking away when he stopped and looked at Kikyo over his shoulder.

"Oh, and, there's no need for you to bring your weapons." He said. Kikyo could see a malicious glint in his ruby eyes and she became wary or him, but she nodded her head anyway. He chuckled and left the garden. Kikyo sighed.

A few minutes later and she tracked down Kagome to her bed room. She knocked on the door and waited for Kagome to answer it. When she did, Kagome was taken back when she realized that it was Kikyo who knocked on her door. She looked up to her older sister curiously.

"Kikyo?" She asked. The older girl had never, not once, come to her door. Maybe, just maybe, she was lightening up?

"Kagome, would you like to go for a walk through the forest with me?" Kikyo asked her. Kagome's eyes widened before she smiled brightly.

"I would love to but," her smiled dimmed. "Father said that I need to stay in the castle. He said people might try to track me down and use me for my power. Apparently, I'm extremely powerful." She said, rubbing the back of her head sheepishly. Kikyo felt her anger flare at the statement, but she took a deep breath and calmed herself down.

"I ran it by father already. He says it's fine." Kikyo lied. Of course she didn't tell her father, she wasn't an idiot.

"Oh, well if father says it's fine, then I'll gladly go with you." Kagome said happily.

"Okay, we're heading out now." Kikyo said, turning around and walking away.

"Uh, of course." Kagome scrambled to close the door to her room and caught up with Kikyo.

They were out of the castle and into the forest in no time. They were quietly walking further when Kagome spoke up.

"You know Kikyo, I'm really glad that you asked me to go on a walk with you. I really think it can help strengthen our relationship." She said. Kikyo looked at her and Kagome smiled. She began to talk about all the things they could do together now that they were "working on their relationship" and how she knew that some day they could be "real" sisters.

The more she talked, the more Kikyo felt that she was regretting her decision, but she pushed that feeling down when they made it to a deep part of the forest. She stopped where she was and looked around.

"Uh, why did we stop Kikyo?" Kagome asked, standing close behind her sister. She had been so lost in her one-sided conversation that she didn't realize how far into the forest that they had walked.

"I hear something." Kikyo said. She looked around. She was really trying to come up with an excuse to leave Kagome's side without the girl following after her.

"Stay here. I'll go see what it is." Kikyo said and walked away from Kagome. She moved deeper into the forest but stopped to where she could still Kagome, but Kagome couldn't see her. She knew Naraku said to move away from the area, but she just couldn't help to see what Naraku was going to do.

Kagome stood in the middle of the forest by herself, a cold breeze blowing by despite the spring air being warm before they got deeper into the forest. She felt as if she was being watched and a shiver ran up her spine. She turned in a circle, surveying her surroundings. Coming back to where she was facing before, she saw Naraku standing a few feet away from her, wearing his baboon pelt with the head missing, showing Kagome his face.

Kagome thought he was a very handsome, but he had an evil, menacing air about him, making her back away a few steps. He smiled wider at her movements, making her frown deeper.

"Who are you? What are you doing here?" Kagome asked, trying to put up a brave face. He walked closer to her and Kagome froze in place. He stopped right in front of her, looking down at her with an evil glint in his eyes.

"You really wouldn't want to know why I'm here." He said. He brought his hand up, softly placing the back of it against her cheek. His touch was cold and she flinched away from it.

"Oh, don't be scared, sweet Kagome." He rumbled. Kagome took another step away from him.

"H-how do you know my name?" Kagome asked fearfully.

"Lets just say a little birdie told me." Naraku said. Kagome raised an eyebrow in question. He leaned in close to her, his lips brushing against her ear.

"You sister told me." She gasped and back away from the half demon.

"Why would my sister need to tell me your name?" She asked him. Naraku chuckled.

"She sought me out days ago to get revenge on you. Something about you being the reason she's been ignored her entire life and her mother died." He said with a smirk. "I've been given the opportunity to do what I see fit to you." He said. Kagome shook her head. "And your dear sister Kikyo is the one who told me to do it."

"No... no I don't believe you. Kikyo would never have somebody to do that to me. I know we don't have the best relationship, but I'm still her sister." She said. Naraku chuckled again.

"Well, she did." Kagome was shocked. She couldn't believe that her sister would want her to get hurt. She looked around for her sister, but she couldn't find her.

Kikyo receded back further into the trees when Kagome looked around for her. She was furious at Naraku. What did he think he was doing!? Telling Kagome that she was the one to seek out Naraku for revenge on her.

Kagome turned back to Naraku.

"What- what are you going to do to me?" She asked. Naraku walked towards her and Kagome walked back from him until she was backed up against a tree. She groaned quietly, hating to be in a situation like this. Naraku closed in on her, his body only inches away from her. He leaned down to look her in her eyes, his hot breath against her face.

"All you need to worry about is if you're going to survive this." He whispered.

Kagome was about to question him when she felt a horrible, searing pain in her gut. She choked on what she assumed was blood and looked down to see a tentacle that came from his body piercing her stomach. He violently wrenched the tentacle from her body, and she dropped to the ground. When he pulled out, a small, pink orb came out as well. It dropped to the ground, and Naraku smirked when he saw the blood covered object.

Kikyo was still standing in the shadows, but cried out in shock when she saw Naraku stab Kagome. She ran out of her hiding spot and to where they were to see Naraku looking down at a pink orb covered in her sister's blood. Her eyes widened as she realized that it was the legendary Shikon Jewel. She narrowed her eyes.

This is why Naraku was watching Kagome. He must have sensed the Shikon Jewel in her body. How did any of us not sense it? She thought to herself. She looked back to the half demon.

"Naraku!" She shouted his name. He turned and frowned when he saw her.

"I thought I told you to leave afterwards." He growled. Kikyo growled back.

"That's besides the point! I never said anything about killing her! I just said I wanted to get revenge on her!" She shouted. Naraku smirked.

"I remember you saying to do anything, as long as you got revenge." He said. Kikyo faltered at his words. It was true, she did tell him to do anything, but she definitely wasn't expecting him to kill Kagome. She clenched her fists in anger.

"And besides, now with your sister gone, you will have all the attention on you. Plus, you got revenge for her killing your mother." He chuckled. He picked up the Shikon Jewel, inspecting it.

"Now I got what I want." He said, slipping the jewel in his kimono.

Kikyo needed to act quickly. She had to get the jewel away from the evil half demon. She quickly pulled out the thin dagger hidden in her clothes. She didn't trust him when he told her not to bring a weapon. She threw the dagger at him, intending for the dagger to stab him in the chest, but he quickly knocked it out of the way.

"You really think a measly knife will stop me?" He asked incredulous, a smile on his face. He laughed.

"Maybe you should think twice before making deals with homicidal demons." He said, and laughed harder. Kikyo growled, her hands clenching and her claws piercing her delicate skin. He was about to take off when a small voice stopped him.

"Kikyo..." Kagome whispered. She tried to pull herself up against the tree, but when she couldn't, she reached a hand out towards her sister. Naraku turned to her, a smirk on his face.

"Wow, you did survive. I even mixed some of my miasma in, so it should be eating away at you. Perhaps your miko powers saved you." He said. He walked towards Kagome who was going in an out of consciousness.

"What are you doing?" Kikyo demanded, taking a step towards them.

"I'm taking her with me. She will be a powerful mate." He said chuckling.

"No way!" Kikyo shouted. He picked Kagome up bridal style and turned to Kikyo with an eyebrow raised.

"I didn't think you cared, seeing as how you wanted me to do this." He said. Kikyo fell silent and watched as Naraku ran flew off with her sister, laughing maniacally. Kikyo stared for a second before she sunk to her knees, dropping her head in her hands, sobbing loudly.

Naraku was flying towards his small castle when he felt movement coming from the girl in his arms. He looked down to see her eyes flutter open. He smirked.

"Welcome back to the world of the living." He said. She focused in on him, and she began to flail. Naraku grunted as he tried to hold her still. He finally contained her flailing limbs, but she continued to squirm, and she got an arm free. In one swift movement, she reached into her other sleeve, pulled out a thick dagger, and stabbed Naraku in the chest... right where the Shikon Jewel was.

A bright, pink and white light flashed around the, and Naraku dropped Kagome out of pain and shock. As Kagome fell from the sky she watched what seemed like a million streams of lights zoom across the sky to no where. She also watched what seemed like a purple cloud, which she assumed was Naraku, fly off into the distance.

She landed into pond and passed out. She floated to the edge when she was pulled out by a woman with black hair and green eyes. She wore traditional miko clothing and was surrounded by three other women wearing similar clothes.

"Lady Akane, she is a demon!" One of the girls exclaimed. Akane shushed her.

"I know Junko. Help me help her out." She said. The four women pulled Kagome out of the water and laid her down on the grass.

"Will we kill this demon, Lady Akane?" Junko asked. Akane shook her head.

"This demon had miko powers, much more powerful than ours." She said. The three other woman gasped.

"What will we do then?" Another one of the women, Kameyo, asked.

"Her powers are raw and untamed. We will take her back to our sanctuary and teach her to control her powers." Akane stated. The other three women nodded their agreement and they carried Kagome to their home in the mountain close by.

I actually really like this chapter. Thank you for reading and please review.