InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Desires ❯ Chapter Seventeen: The Dreamer ( Chapter 17 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

Lokelani jerked out of a deep sleep with a soft whimper. Her head felt as though a thousand drummers were beating rapidly upon it. Dual orbs would open slowly, then close tightly as the room about her spun with a dizzying speed. Clawed hands pushed her into a sitting position slowly, her body heaving with a rising nausea. It was all she could do not to vomit everywhere. Something was very wrong here, she knew that. What she did not know was what exactly was wrong. She should have been the forest with Sesshomaru...she should be naked, wrapped in his Mokomoko....So why was she alone in a cold room, on a hard bed, dressed in a long black kimono. Once her senses came crashing back down upon her, she was bombarded with the scents of Kagome, Inuyasha, Sesshomaru and the rest of the gang. She looked around slowly, her black ears lowering upon her head with each new sight she took in.


“Welcome to the waking world.” came a feminine voice, dripping with sarcasm.


“Who are you?”


Lokelani turned to look at the woman standing in the doorway. She stood proud and tall, this new demon. Short black hair was pulled up into a ponytail like style, with feathers tucked into the band. A pair of eyes, crimson in color looked just as curiously at the hanyou girl, though this was guarded heavily. Dual orbs traveled over the woman’s red and white kimono, to the fan at her wrist, to the sandals upon her feet. Her own bare feet hit the cold bare floor, as she attempted to stand. The moment her feet touched the floor, shocks went through the slender hanyou’s body. Starting at her toes, they spread quickly to her legs, to her stomach, then arms, then chest, and finally her neck and head. She couldn't move her body, the only thing she could do was blink. Falling backwards onto the bed, Lokelani looked around with wide eyes, before zeroing in on the woman’s face as it appeared over her own.


“You will not escape him. Wards were placed upon the floor so you cannot get off the bed. They will paralyze you the moment your bare feet touches the stone. It is useless to think of escape. He will not let you go....you are is Dreamer....”


The woman moved to sit in a chair, tapping her lips with the fan as she waited for the effects of the paralysis to dissipate. Finally, Lokelani was able to sit up slowly. She huddled against the wall, which had been covered halfway so that she could touch them. Wrapping her arms around her knees, she'd rest her forehead upon them with a sigh. Her ears drooped as she lifted her head to stare at the woman once more.


“Who are you? Who is he? Where I am?”


“I am Kagura. He is called Naraku, and you are in his palace.”


“Are you his mate?”


Kagura sputtered, before calmly replying. “I am one of his incarnations.”


The girl nodded before canting her head slowly, “What am I doing here? Where is my cousin, and Inuyasha, and everyone else?”


“You must wait for him to tell you. I cannot.”


“But-“


“Wait. Be patient....else he will surely kill you.”


“Why are you being so nice to me?”


“I want to be free of Naraku, you could help me.”


Lokelani shook her head before moving to the edge of the bed. Balancing carefully, she'd reach out to touch Kagura’s cheek, her claw tips barely contacting the skin. Satisfied, Lokelani went to sit back. Trapped in the black kimono, she'd scowl. Looking to Kagura slowly, she'd rip slits in the side with a claw. Ignoring Kagura’s gasp of outrage, she'd then slice off material until it reached the middle of her thighs. The sleeves soon followed until she was wearing something that resembled a short sun dress. Tossing raven and silver tresses over her shoulder, she'd look at the younger demoness, then cross her legs. Kagura looked back with a mixture of shock and anger.


“That was mine!”


“Sorry. Where are my clothes?”


“Naraku deemed them unfit for his Dreamer.”


“Well, his Dreamer wants them back!”


“You cannot have them back until he says you may have them back.”


“Then go get him!”


“He does not-“


“I am already here.”


Both women jumped slightly, Kagura’s eyes flying towards the man there. He gave her a knowing stare, before nodding towards the hallway. She stood obediently, and quickly made her way from the room. She'd flatten herself against the wall, to listen to whatever he had to say.. Lokelani moved to sit on her heels atop the bed, boldly staring at the oddly handsome man. He was about six feet tall, with long waving black hair and piercing red eyes that seemed to bore holes through the hanyou girl. He stared at her, not saying another word until Kagura finally got the point of his silence and closed the door. He'd then drop a white bundle onto the floor, smirking as it landed just out of the girl’s reach.


“I believe these are yours.” He said, his voice deep and dark, hinting at the evil that lay within his heart. .


“What do you want from me?” Lokelani said slowly, getting straight to the point.


“You are useful to me in ways that Kikyo, Kagome and Sango are not.”


“How so? I can't see jewel shards, I can't fight demons!”


“You dream.”


A look of blank confusion came over the girl’s face, as she canted her head slowly, “I dream?”


“Your dreams are more powerful than the Shikon Jewel. Imagine the pain I could cause if I controlled your dreams. The people that would be killed, your cousin included. ”


Lokelani gasped and scrambled back against the wall as he walked forward. The screen fell just as she moved, the bare skin of her arm coming in contact with the stone wall. She jerked as shocks shot through her, before the numbness of the paralysis came. Naraku’s beautiful mouth stretched into a smile of pure evil, as he reached a hand down to grasp her chin.


“With you, I can control all.”



This is a blanket disclaimer for Desires Lokelani is copyrighted to me! Rumiko Takahashi is the creator of Inuyasha and Co, the rest of the characters are copyrighted to her.