InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Control ❯ Reliving the Past and X-Ray Vision ( Chapter 7 )

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Last Time:

Naeomi's vision clouded. 'I don't understand…why can't everyone just leave me alone?'

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Chapter Seven: Reliving the Past and X-ray Vision

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Naeomi sat on the bench, watching Inuyasha play basketball. She sadly shook her head when he asked if she wanted to play, thinking about how much the two brothers' hair looked alike. Except for Inuyasha's split ends, you wouldn't be able to tell them apart from behind.

'Onigumo's hair wasn't pretty like theirs…but I loved it all the same…'

'Quit it! He's Naraku now. He was Naraku from the moment he decided to betray me.'

Sesshoumaru watched Naeomi's head drop lower and lower onto her chest, until her face was in her hands. 'She's been like this all week.'

"Naeomi!" Kagome ran up to her friend, laughing so hard she could barely speak. "You have to come see this!" She tugged the startled demoness to another group of girls.

"What the-"

Ejineko was up to his old tricks, using his magic to entertain the young girls. As she watched, he gave the girls the opportunity to pick a young man from the basketball court and see straight through their clothes. The women would then laugh at the girl's expense as she turned beet red.

"Uhh, this is funny to you, Kagome?"

"Of course! Just look at that girl!" Kagome pointed to a shorthaired girl who had dropped in a dead faint.

"How about you, Naeomi? Would you like to take a turn?" Ejineko gave her a wide smile. "A certain silver-haired demon, perhaps?"

She stared blankly at him. One sentence kept resounding in her mind. 'I've been looking for a slut like you for a long time.'

'I'm not a slut!' she demanded weakly.

"No. I'd rather not partake in this ridiculous game." Glaring at the other girls, Naeomi went back to her bench and her thoughts.

Ejineko frowned. 'What is it with this one? She still refuses to give in…'

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Naeomi's phone rang for what seemed like the hundredth time that day. Groaning, she snatched it up and hissed, "What do you want?!"

"I would appreciate it if you did not yell in my ear." It was Sesshoumaru.

"Sesshoumaru? How did you get my phone number?"

"Kagome said you kept hanging up on her and Inuyasha. She asked me to speak with you."

"And what makes you think I won't hang up on you?"

"You won't."

"…" Naeomi wasn't sure what to say to that. She wanted to hang up…but she couldn't. 'He's right,' she sighed. 'I won't.'

"What did that cat say to you? All I know is that you were angrier than normal after you spoke with him."

"What do you mean, angrier than normal?" When she didn't get a response, she figured that was about as good as she was going to get from him. "It wasn't really what he said…I just…I've been remembering a lot of my past, and it isn't the greatest thing in my life, okay? I forgot it for a reason."

"And that reason is…?"

"Must you know everything?" His silence answered that question. "Look, it's really hard for me to talk about."

"Then you can tell me when you're ready. Not over the phone, I assume?"

"Sure." She stopped him before he hung up the phone. "Sesshoumaru?"

"Yes?"

"…Thank you."

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The next morning, Naeomi thought about her past and if she was ready to share it with someone else. 'I'm not really sure…it's been so long, but…I've hid from the truth as well…'

'Then I should confront it,' She looked up and steeled herself. 'It's about time I moved on, anyway.'

She walked over to Sesshoumaru at lunch and got his attention. "I…I think I'm ready, Sesshoumaru." He nodded, and followed her behind the library. It brought back uncomfortable feelings for both of them, but at least no one would hear.

Taking a deep breath, Naeomi stated from the beginning…when she had met Onigumo.

"When I first saw him, I was repulsed, as any normal full demon would be. But he kept following me, helping me with my patients, gathering herbs for me…and little by little, I became fond of Onigumo. I became dependant on him. He said all the right things, and I started to crave the attention. I loved him, and he said he loved me. I didn't listen to anyone, foolish as I was.

"Then my friends, my family, all demons avoided me. I lost everything, but I only needed Onigumo. At least, I thought I did…" She looked away. 'Maybe telling him now wasn't such a good idea…'

"Well?" Sesshoumaru urged.

"One day I overheard Onigumo and a friend of his. I didn't satisfy his needs, I guess. He couldn't have me telling anyone what he was into, so the only solution he could see was to kill me. I was in shock. How could he do this to me? I had been loyal to him for so long…but he never got the chance. I ended up killing him, and he became the demon Naraku. I never really snapped out of that trance, I guess… I wasn't thinking. I became the 'slut' of the human and demon worlds. Once I heard of what Naraku had done to Inuyasha and that woman, Kikyo, I bound my powers and forced myself to forget everything." Naeomi tried to smile. "That's it, I guess…"

Sesshoumaru frowned. 'Now wonder she's so cautious now…'

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Ejineko blinked slowly. "Uhh… okay, then." He made an irritated sound. "It was working out so well before…my magic never messes up like this!!"

"I hate Mikos…"

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