InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ For the heart of a demon ❯ Chapter 8 ( Chapter 8 )

For the heart of a demon

 

Chapter 8

 

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Naraku saw the smallish bird look sad for a bird youkai. “Washi, what causes you trouble over lady Noriega.”

Washi was still in thought to himself not hearing Naraku call out to him. `I know my mother would tell me if she wanted to die. To end the pain she hides so well it should be obvious. Why now- Lord Naraku did do something then, and… Noriega-Mom…' Washi then called out. “Noriega!”

Naraku spoke to one of his minions as Washi flew off. “Follow him.”

 

After two days of travel she entered a wide cave known only to her and Washi. She sat down meditating focusing her miko energy. Soon red miko rain like drops fell within the cave and a brown haired dog demon formed. She softly smiled while Noriega remained cold.

“Child, your heart crys with pain.”

“I am powerful and emotions will not hinder me.”

“Is that what you truly believe in your heart child.”

Noriega was sitting on the cave ground with her legs crossed. “Emotions only hindered me as a human and before five years ago. Nothing can touch me.”

“Nothing and no one. Do you wish to have others shut out from you for good?”

“Yes. I stay powerful, clearminded.”

The brown inuyoukai creature moved infront of Noriega. “But my child, my Noriega, you are far from clear minded if you ask this spirit for guidance, the one of your dead m-“

Noriega cut her off. “To clear my mind and nothing more.”

“For what reasons.”

“To maintain power and control.”

“To clear your mind you say? Are you sure?”

“Yes.”

“Of the one you still love and the root of all your pain and misery.”

Noriega was becoming slightly angry. “Yes I know this as do you damned spirit speak now.”

“My child, if it were as simple as a yes, then you would be clear minded-“

Noriega began to slowly cry. “Why did he not believe me? Why? I told him, poured my heart out to him and he tries to rip it from me yet he has and holds it still?” Noriega clenched her head and shouted. “Why do I hate all dog demons!”

“Because you blame and hate yourself for him not trusting you, loving you. The first inuyoukai you had your sight on was the hanyou Inuyasha. He crushed your heart, but you loved him, yet were not in love with him. So you were able to move on. But with Sesshomaru… You were in love, you love everything about him. You gave him your heart and soul, and he lied and hurt you. And you can not love again, much less another dog demon, if another still holds your heart.”

Noriega was calm again. “I do not care for Narak-“

“Do not lie to this spirit. You can not realize this as long as Sesshomaru still holds so much control over you.”

“Killing Inuyasha was pleasurable, do you want for me to do the same to Sessshomaru?”

“If you could kill Sesshomaru, then you truly are pure evil, and nothing of me. You are able to rule worlds with your abilities, but if you kill love, you are lost.”

“Then what do you want of me woman.”

The brown inu smiled. “That is my girl. Follow your heart. Not all shadows have dark cores. Sometimes, the brightest things are in the dark.”

 

Washi quickly flew down from his elevation to Naraku's. `Lord Naraku I have seen Noriega!'

“Where has my minion gone to Washi.”

`She has slain him for viewing her when none should see her as such. Please come!'

Noriega, back to her emotionless self, stayed out towards the mountains. She let out a sight and then smiled in hearing he familiar flapping of the wings of her ward in the far distance approaching her.

Naraku spoke still following Washi. “Washi, tell me what you know of Noriega, now.”

`Once she puts out the fire still burning in her, she can move on from the past. And you can see if she likes you too, or plans to use you, but I hope not because you are nice to me and I like your place!'

Naraku thought to himself seeing Washi descend. `She got hurt in the past, why she trust no one…'

“Noriega! I was worried, so I brought lord Naraku!”

Noriega held out her left arm for him to land on. “You have flown this entire way. Do not do this in the future. Sleep, now.”

Washi settled himself in her black tail and slept. After a few more hours of travel along side Naraku, Noriega made a nest for Washi and leaned against a tree. She spoke to Naraku yet did not look at him. Naraku was standing infront of her.

“You did not mark your minion.”

“Next time I will mark myself so that you do not kill me.”

Noriega smiled with no emotion. “It will not help you shadow dog.”

Naraku smirked. “So what will help me Noriega.”

“Not being the types of youkai that you are.”

Naraku took a step closer to her. “You could care less if I were shadow.”

“To care less one must first care.”

Naraku tried looking into her eyes but found that he could not. “Truthfully?”

Her tail went around his waist. “Why did you come here.”

Naraku took another step closer to Noriega still wrapped in her tail. “I want to be the one to put out the flames you have.”

Naraku could tell she was not pleased by the glare he received. Her tail went back over her shoulder. “Go to sleep.”

Noriega watched as Naraku realized his error and sat under a tree with his eyes closed. She could not identify it, but was sure that he hid something from her. She payed it no attention and was glad that he had learned to half sleep.

“Stupid dog.” She saw a small smile on his lips.

 

Noriega heard a scream. Familiar… She ran off with two words to Naraku just after dawn.

“Watch Washi.”

Naraku quickly got to his feet, put the bird on his shoulder and ran off after her just towards the northern border.

Noriega was cautious. If she was there, the one who she believed the scream to be from, he would be there as well. But she did not sense or smell him. Noriega came across the unconscious short olive colored toad demon and a beaten two headed dragon to see a small human child with a black hair side pony tail scared against a tree. A massive snake demon was about to attack her when Noriega purified it leaving nothing behind. She smelled Naraku approaching in the distance.

The ningen turned around scared again at first then realized who the face of the inu female belonged to. The girl smiled about to stand and greet her when her own face soon became mortified from the sight behind her. The ningen shouted, but not in time.

“Sama no!”

Noriega made a sound and shut her eyes tightly as she fell to her knees. Blood came out of her mouth splattering the ningen's clothing. She did everything to make sure her face did not betray her as she looked down to see the bloody sword through her chest. She shed a pair of tears visible only to the ningen child before her as her blood oozed from her.

“Actions before reason. You never did, trust, me…”

 

 

 

 

 

 

Okay, I do not know if this is known or not. But, when Washi is `talking', that is Washi communicating to people with the use of his mind, unless the writing states that he is thinking to himself. When Washi is “talking” he is using bird type of speech, chirps or calls. That's all, incase there is confusion. =)