InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ For the heart of a demon ❯ Reality ( Chapter 18 )

For the heart of a demon

 

 

 

Okay! I don't own the Inuyasha stuff or franchise or anything. Let me know if you guys wanna know something that completely confuses you or just anything! And, college sucks! So the next update will not be out until I am finished with this term, so in a couple of weeks or so, then I have to type the stuff….Hey, if you guys out there are in college you know how finals are, and the weeks before and after. I'm trying. Anyway, I hope this staves everyone off for a while. Enjoy! Read and Review!

 

 

 

 

Washi flapped off of Naraku's shoulder two days later to Kenshin's. “Washi! You have come back!”

The bird chirped happily knowing the boy, now two years of age, could not understand him. Kenshin then turned to Naraku and hugged his leg.

“I missed you Father…Where's Mama?”

“At the Eastern Palace. Have you begun your studies yet.”

“Yes Father. Do we have to live there? I like it here.”

“As do I Kenshin. Go inside to Ota-“

Naraku barley heard the wizzing sound of the arrows before they streamed into him and his comrades. Washi had transformed into his large state and flew inside with Kenshin. Kagura and about eleven others were the only ones not hit. The rest were either instantly killed or pinned to the ground with purified arrows. Kagura immediately cut the trees clear with wind revealing about twenty five mikos who had sent such a vast amount of arrows in a limited time. Truly they knew what they were doing. She looked swing in her fan again only to see a purified shield around the mikos neutralize her attack. A young woman barley fifteen held the barrier. She resembled those in the line of Kikyou except this woman had slightly shorted dark brown hair. She wore miko garbs.

“Now you will all slowly die like all demons should.”

Kagura spoke. “What type of miko are you and yours to wield this power?

“When the priestess Kagome ceased to exist eight years ago my miko clan and my own powers came into full. I am Kurami, the one who will slay the foul demon Naraku!”

The miko's left leaving Kagura. Washi flew out to Naraku and Kagura, who was not yet dead.

“Washi we can not understand you in your current state.”

Kagura held Washi calming him down. “Calm yourself my friend.”

`Noriega can't heal you all because she got ride of her miko part!' He flew off. `I'll go get it, you go get someone to find Noriega!'

Kagura took off on a feather. Naraku laughed once. `She won't help me, she doesn't care if I live or die without a soul. Would she give up serenity for me, her abuser? One who only shows enough care for his own purposes?'

“What causes your flying with such haste Kagura.”

Kagura spoke landing before Noriega. “Naraku and his are slowly being purified. The miko Kurami has sent arrows into him. Go!”

Noriega did not move. “You believe I am willing to do something.”

“You truly are an evil bitch if you would let-“
Noriega stood with her claws deep into Kagura's neck lifting her off of the ground slowly seeping poison into her. “I am evil but if you think again for a moment you have power over this Noriega,” he claws went in deeper then dropped her not moving. “you will be without a head.”

 

Noriega walked up seeing the bodies on the field at the complex taking a number of souls from dying bodies. Naraku heard the shouts die out as she walked over him not looking at his dying eyes. He spoke.

“You don't even care do you.”
”Why would I want to Naraku. You are dying.”

He let out a sigh. “I know I pushed you to this. I don't want to kill you or keep hurting you.”

“You misunderstand. I do not care, yet I don't not care. I am unable to for without humanity, I could care more of less if everyone dies or not.”

Naraku thought for a while then looked at her. “Noriega, if it means anything, I'm sorry, and I love you.”

“Last words from a dying man.”

“Fact stated. You are neutral on my death bed. You can't, don't even love me.”

She briefly glanced into his eyes then looked ahead. “I am no fool. Washi comes now to retrive the shikon no tama.”

Naraku smiled some, she had looked at- He saw a tension in her face as she discretely wiped her mouth. Blood was now visibly coming down from her back, left sleeve, and somewhere else. She wasn't fighting so much then, because she couldn't, why she got the new kimono, why she said nothing to her staying with the injured. She can't fight.

Washi came flying towards Noriega stopping seeing Noriega jump back growling. He saw a tension coming from her and the jewel. He landed on the ground.

`Mama how is this supposed to get back inside of you? It's so pure it kills you being around it.'

“Washi make a wish asking to return myself to how I was one hundred thirty four days ago. I will be able to heal these people and the death sentence down my back will be as if it never were.”

As it turned noon Noriega changed her hair back to black and turned her neck getting a crook out. She went over to a fallen person and healed each hole as she removed each purified arrow. After the fifth person she went back to Naraku with a grin.

“Dead yet mutt.”

“Smile more often. There is nothing wrong with opening up.”

“No thanks.” Noriega pulled out the arrow above his heart burning her hand still as with the removal of other arrows, but causing him no pain as she healed it. She played with him by leaving the arrow in his stomach, just un-purifying it as she removed the two in his legs. “Funny.”

“I will pull this out and bleed all over you if necessa-“

Noriega put her hand behind her head catching an arrow. It caused her hand to bleed, but has de-purified it and broke it turning around still crouched. She saw Karami and the rest of the mikos around her and the compound, arrows all ready to be realised.

“Tell me youkai, how did you grab a purified arrow, without being purified.”

Noriega didn't respond. She didn't like them aiming arrows at Washi, and she knew Naraku wouldn't like an arrow easily going though killing his son. But she couldn't stop all of these arrows. One, maybe two at the most. And there were six aimed at her heart.

“Speak now youkai!”

“Why have you come here with your fellow miko on your on accord.”

“When I head Naraku had taken the youkai Haiku as his mate we had to kill you both, so tell me Haiku, how!”

Noriega raised an expressionless eyebrow. “My name is not Haiku.”

“Haiku, a blue inu-part spaniel youkai who kills ningen villages feasting on their hearts.”

“If you wish to kill me you may try to do so, but not under the assumption I am or was ever part spaniel miko. Be gone.”

The miko realsed her arrow along with the others. “Liar!”

At the time Noriega heard their heart beats increase to prep the arrow being realsed she swung her arm across her at the ground causing dirt to fly up breaking the arrows. Luckily, they obviously had not been in combat for any long amount of time before. All of the arrows were aimed at her front. She pulled out the arrow in Naraku healing him only to see three arrows at her. She rolled back jumping up into a tree behind them blowing up five with each hand. She secretly took some of their souls, possessed them with their own and made them go to Naraku's fallen taking out the arrows healing them. Ten turned to Noriega, with Kurami, the rest stayed.

“I am no liar miko.”

“You dare to spread your death from the West to east! You will be slain!”

Noriega was not showing her annoyance. “You, how long have you been the lead miko.”

“Eight years now youkai.”

“Eight years and yet you are still foolish.”

Noriega moved causing the mikos at her to fire. Noriega easily ducked down and hit the mikos with dark energy taking out the seven turned the other direction. Naraku quickly ducked from an arrow slashing through until there were only eight left. Noriega side stepped from one quickly jumping back to him as arrows aimed at her.

“Be warned Haiku and Naraku, we will end your lives.”

As they walked off Noriega waved her blood hand. The partially exploded bodies of the dead miko's fell to the ground and all but one of their spirits were killed. She stored it then went to wrap her hands burnt from removing pure arrows.

“The miko will bring more next time, if there is a next time for her. Untrained and foolish. But even if she brings more, I will not be able to defend with such numbers.”

Naraku spoke. “You also have not heard of this Haiku.”

“It will be remedied, as you have royal business to attend to.”

“Don't fight in the south.”

“That has been taken care of by all accounts. I have bought myself an additional eleven months time. Washi.” Noriega walked off with the falcon like bird demon on her shoulder. “When you return here in seventy days, I will return as well. You should take Kenshin with you dog.”

`Mama? Where are we going?'

Noriega spoke to Washi walking. “Whoever this Haiku is has sparked my interest. I will seek her out and kill her.”

“But you don't even know where she is.”

“Obviously in the west, meaning we will have to be five times more stealthier than our stealthiest.”

“But…That means…”

“I am very aware of this Washi, why we will go to Nico's territory and inquire.”

 

“So Oka? How's it feel being Nike lady of the east, ne?”

Kogua lightly ran next to Noriega with Washi on her shoulder. “Don't really care.”

“Well at least now you can venture freely in more than just the north without worrying about getting shot as you say.”

“True, have you head of a Hiaku Kogua?”

“Somewhat. Jiye heard she was a blue inu who likes to eat ningen. Not much really.”

“Do you know where I may find her.”

“Not sure. Best bet's Felix. Hey, if there's another convention thing how are you gonna go as Nike and Sakura.”

“Sakura will go since she is obviously liked by more, but that could go in Nike's advantage. And of you?”

“Wolves are expected of the North and some with Sakura in the south, but on the west and certain areas of the east as well?...Could say the eastern wolves are in debt to you, not a lie. And they are still wolves so all talk, but loyal to you.”

“Very well then.”

Kogua laughed once. “Later inu.”

 

“Yes, I have Nice.” Felix walked with Noriega in her lands just over the western boarder. “Haiku is an inuyoukai, but must have some lesser youkai of sorts mixed with her. Her color is blue, lighter than you full in sun or under moon. I saw her once at a small ningen village. She gorged herself on their flesh. I have a mouse following her incase she proved to be trouble, evident by your presence. Find Crani, she will inform you more.”

Noriega searched twenty days until she came to a costal village. The stench of human annoyed her immensely, but she avoided them easily smelling a small mouse in a shed near the beach filled with humans. The mouse was scared until Noriega spoke.

“Felix has informed me, of you as an informant Crani.”

The mouse squeaked about, though Noriega couldn't understand, and led her to some hairs on a rock. The mouse sniffed them, so Noriega did. She and Washi went after the trail leaving the wretched village.

“Father. Mama isn't here… She doesn't like me, does she?”
“Your mother loves you very much Kenshin.” Naraku set him down at the compound. “Go inside to Ytmi and finish your lesson.”

Naraku took care of some business then looked outside at the evening sun until he heard a voice with no emotion above him.

“Only a fool of a dog has a broken dog.”

“How long have you been up there Noriega.”

She stood next to him from the roof. “Long enough to know you'd let your son grow up soft.”

“Unlike a certain girl to my right, people need emotions.”

“ I have emotions and choose not to need them. Outside of anger, the rest are able to be visible to you mutt.”

“Yet,” Naraku held her licking her neck. “you remain emotionless majority of the time I am with you.”

Noriega licked his mouth. “True.” Her tail twirled around his back. “Why were females made more sensitive than males.”

Naraku laughed kissing her backing her to their room. “So the girls may, stimulate the male.”

She kissed him against a wall. “I do not your choice of words that you have chosen to respond with dog.”

He undressed her. “You are unsure of if I have slept with any women in your absence yet some of your names imply sex itself. How am I to know if you have done anything in all of your absences.”

Having taken his clothing off she licked his chest. “Imply and taking action remain two distinct functions.” Naraku pounced ontop of her kissing her. “The dog as you are, my be more, liberal.”

“What,” he licked one of the scars he made on her chest. “don't trust me?”

“Unfortunately I do.”

“Naraku looked at her emotionless smile. “Why cant I read you.”

“It's an asset.”

Naraku gently ran his hands over all of the scars he inflicted onto her in the morning as he woke in his arms. He was almost positive that she had slept. He knew that she never let her guard down, but… His mind wondered again. So much, pain, still, because of him. He wanted to help her through it, all of it, but he knew that she didn't want to be vulnerable-

Naraku shook his head. `I'm thinking like this because I marked her on accident. I only need her for heir and power. If she's messed up in other ways, too bad for the bitc-`

“You think too much dog, it aggravates your, aurora.”

“Do you ever sleep.”

“I would hope so, or I would be dead. And don't start apologizing it isn't a begging song on the radio.”

“Take me to your future Noriega.”

She left his hold dressing herself. “You don't want to go there.”

He watched. “Why not.”

“You will become deaf from the noise, insane from the sights as well as outraged and mortified. The smells will make you want to kill yourself, and no.”

“You grew up there. Let me be the judge of that Noriega.”

“There are less than a hundred demons alive in Japan. I don't know what happened.”

Naraku paused. “so, we're going to be dead in five hundred years.”

“Not so…If I am able to find out what happened in the past for the future to turn out as such, then we will still possibly be alive.”

“Is this your mission, why you live here and not in your own time, or do you have a soft spot for me?”

Noriega still dressed seeing Naraku open the wardrobe next to her dressing himself. “Foolish mutt. I'm here because I am.”

“Passive answers, be that way. Have you killed Haiku.”

“She flees more than she fights. A later time.”

Naraku finished dressing following her out. “You leave again.”

“I am on vacation and plan to make good use of it.” Washi landed on her shoulder and she walked off. Naraku kept to his compound and looked up days later.

“You must be ill if you return to this place so early, for you.”

“It,” she sat on the edge of the compound near him. “was the first time everything was peaceful enough. If eight days is too early for you I assure you that I can always leave now.”

He sat her in his lap turning her towards him. Outside in the private section of his compound. “I always want you here, with me.” He sniffed. “Especially when with child.”

She licked his mouth. “You and your damn children.”

He laughed a bit taking her fighting kimono off. “You will grow to care for them one day.”

Naraku laid her down slipping a hand below causing her to whimper. “Damn reflexes.”

He smiled. “I like it when you squirm for me.”

She bucked against his hand. “You are fast, mutt.”

Naraku only went twice knowing she didn't have the stamina when pregnant. He cursed to himself seeing her asleep bleeding a bit more than normal from his, actions.

`You wore her out while she cares your pups baka.'

Naraku picked her up moving them to the bed holding her as he slept. When he woke in the morning he noticed she really was asleep. As he felt her body and thought that her beauty could never be hindered by any scars he noticed she felt warm.

“Noriega. Noriega wake up now.” He sat up gently nudging her. “Open your eyes shove me wake up now.” He nuzzled her with a whine of his own. “Please.”

Naraku dressed her and left to get some mint leaves for a compress for her. He placed in on her, whined again and then left.

`Naraku?' Washi thought to the shadow dog as he sat on a perch outside. `Why is Noriega not coming out? She doesn't sleep for ten days straight so you can keep telling me she needs rest, but I won't believe it.'

Naraku spoke to Washi. “Your Noriega is asleep and is with child, let her be.”

Naraku left Washi to take care of his business within the compound. Afterwards he went to his mate and muzzled her face and neck licking her. He heard a little whimper and kept licking her desperate for her to wake up.

“Noriega open your eyes, wake up. Please.”

Naraku muzzled her again. She moved to it with a whine and opened her eyes. He saw her face full of pain.

“You need to eat Noriega. What is wrong?”

Naraku quickly her as she leaned over the bed throwing up blood, then again. Feeling her body rather limp he leaned her back onto his chest. She was quiet. He was scared for his pups.

“I don't feel well.”
“What's wrong.”

Noriega whined. The smell of her blood was making them both ill. He cleaned it up then went to dispose of it when he heard movement in the forest. Moments later an insect came to inform him. He posted one minion infront of his mate's room and the other four stood ground with him. Nine scorpion demons and two eel demons came forth.

“We're here to kill you and yours Naraku!”

“Yeah! You, your son, and your bitch!”

With that Naraku sent two daggers flying spearing the two speakers through the chest leaving gaping holes in their wake. The fighting then broke out. Within thirty minute the four minions were killed leaving Naraku with three scorpion demons. His katana severed one only to find a javelin going through his stomach pinning him to the deck of the compound. The two normal looking demons except for the tail spoke walking.

“You find the kid.” The other was gone. He went to Naraku and kicked him in the head. “Hey don't die on me yet, o'le powerful Naraku. I pinned you here, right here so you can have perfect view of me as I go into your quarters, pin your bitch to the wall and puck her!” The demon kicked him again yelling causing Naraku to cough out blood. “That's what happens when you mess with my brethren!”

The scorpion and the guard battled until the guard fell minus a few limbs. He turned ot Naraku, licked his lips, and entered. Naraku couldn't pull the javelin out of him. He cursed to himself.

Noriega smelled it all, but moving or even thinking coherently wasn't something she could do well, or at all. She looked at the dusty brown haired demon before her as he forced a kiss.

“You clearly open up for him, why not me?” He stroked her receiving a low growl. The demon smiled. “I like `em feisty.”

The scorpion got ontop of her receiving a yelp. He realized Naraku could only see the far left side of the room against the wall, but before he had time to think further he received a slash across his chest. He flung her to the right side of the room getting a yelp.

“You damn bitch!” He kicked her down and into a corner for a while until he threw her to the left side. He propped her up pinning her to the wall. “Scream for me.”

Naraku watched as the scorpion forced a kissing prying her mouth open as he took the sash from her kimono off. He put her legs around him and in that instant he closed the gap to take her garment off and go into her she moved her neck and bit through. He quickly threw her off of him to the corner getting another yelp, but he soon fell from her fangs ripping though his neck from throwing her off of him.

Naraku saw it all and tried speaking. “Noriega…Leave now… There's still-“

But as soon as she managed to sit up she threw up more blood collapsing on her side. Her eyes were open, but moving wasn't an option.

Naraku cursed himself. If he could feel his arms he would pull the javelin out of him kill the scorpion then- Naraku heard a few shouts of the servants as the scorpion yelled at them. He came out sheathing his kodachi speaking.

“Tsunimo I found-“ He became enraged seeing the other scorpion dead and the girl barley conscience. His eyes turned red. “You bitch!” He picked her up by the throat putting her against the wall with immense force cracking her spine. “You fucked up my brethren killing him, I'll fuck you until you're dead!”

The scorpion pulled out a scythe knife and forced it through her right shoulder pinning her to the wall with a loud yelp. He ripped her kimono off, took off his pants and shoved himself up her as far as he could with one tearing thrust. She cried in pain as she felt herself bleeding far too much in pure pain.

Naraku watched her pained face, pulled the javelin from him and with red eyes of his own threw it at the scorpion ripping him out of her without a sound. It went through his eye him pinning him to the ground in the room. The scorpion demon yelled in pure pain almost screaming as blood gushed from his eye as he thrived in pain. Before Naraku could do anything else, he fell and blacked out.

 

“Thought you were dead for a while there.”

Naraku opened his eyes to see the healer fox above him finishing his wrappings. His entire stomach was wrapped going up and around his left shoulder. He smelled an odd herb on him in various places. He stood despite the pain.

“How long was I out for.”

“Five days. That smell is to get rid of the poison that was on whatever went completely through you. You kept mumbling in your sleep. Youi mego or something. Mean anything to you?”

He dressed his top half in white and dark blue. “Where is my mate.”

“She's…Not doing so well. She wouldn't let me touch her until she passed out.” The fox led him seeing the construction going on. “Her injuries have healed fine except for her shoulder. She threw up blood, uhm, four times since. You haven't been giving her food have you.”

Naraku gave the fox a look. “She was out for two weeks unable to wake, when I called for you.”

“Well she's three months along, and I told you this is the risk for taking a very young mate. Not old enough to handle it.”

“If you tell me she is dying, I will kill you slowly.”

The fox slid open the door to see the girl asleep on a pad on the ground. “Here.”

“If she is dying and you lie to me in fear I will kill your entire den.”

The fox visibly showed fear. “Uhmm…Well, it won't be good if she…Uhm…doesn't wake up soon, she's lost a lot of…blood. I'm sorry.”

“Leave…”

Naraku barked at the fox and she quickly left. Naraku held her broken body desperate for her to wake. After about five hours she made a small noise and went forward throwing up more blood. He quickly cleaned it up.

“I never told you to die.”

“I'm tired…”

He muzzled her. “Do not die.”

She made a noise and went back to sleep. Naraku didn't leave for two days until she woke again. He woke up to see her licking his arm. He nuzzled her with his hand and she licked it. He left quickly returning with meat.

He smirked. “You ate an entire wolverine youkai. Never known you to be hungry.”

“Shut it dumb dog.” She tired standing but was held down. She barley growled.

“You're weakned and injured-“

“I am hungry.”

“Now it will be I telling you not to eat.”

“You smile when I want to eat and worry when I have no hunger.”

He licked her forehead. “Just rest.” She whined. He smiled more. “You are still a kid. Too bad.”

“Meanie…Nevermind. You need a dictionary.”

“You have many words that no one in this world has heard of Noriega. How would it be my fault for my lack of knowledge in that area. Do you know where Kenshin and Washi are.”

“Washi has taken him to Kogua until I come for him. He has done it before and knows well, but since Kenshin is your son he will be lax and not study, unless Ritjupu makes him.”

“I'm not lax.”

Noriega licked his hand for a while. “You're a lax dog.”

“I'm not letting you get up or going to feed you so you might as well stop.”

She whined. “Let me starve then mutt, after your pups are out,” she closed her eyes ready to sleep. “she the next time you get laid.”

Naraku growled. “Cruel Noriega.”

“All's fair in food and sex mutt.”

Two months ten days later Naraku held her as she whined. Twenty minutes later she pushed out a dead pup, then another. Naraku held her back.

“Let them be,” He moved them from sight and smell quickly. “you can finish this.”

After a full hour there were four pups making tiny noises. Naraku licked Noriega urging her to clean and hold them, but he received no response. She let out a small whine. Naraku saw her eyes barley open and licked her.

“What's wrong-“

He didn't notice at first thinking it normal, but he smelled far too much blood. He saw it oozing out of her from below. He had no idea what to do. As he watched the pool grow he felt her heart begin to beat slower. Her eyes small he shook her head gently.

“Don't die. What is wrong with you stop bleeding.”

But soon her heart slowed even more and her eyes closed. Over the little barks of his pups his eyes widened full of fear. He kept muzzling her.

“Don't be dead. Don't die. Please wake up damn it.” He whined. “You do have a reason to live. Me.”

After muzzling her for a while he noticed her eyes open again, but her heart still weak. Satisfied enough he urged her to hold and clean the pups.

“Never could let things go. Can't even let me die.”

“I could, but I won't.”

There were three girls an done boy. Two of the girls and the boy had body features like Naraku on the arms and legs having black hair and eyes. The last girl had brown hair and a few stripes on her body of brown color with green eyes.

“Well, they opened their eyes. Be free of me.”

Noriega stood with the four walking out giving them to the half fox half dog to care for them.

“I leave to bring back Washi and your son.”

“Who glorifies you.”

“Kenshin talks to you.”

He gave her a look. “Only because you won't be around him and you tell him to be quiet.”

Emotionless smile as she walked off. “I know.”

Yoli, a white wolf, spoke standing next to Noriega at a later time. “Okadashiwa, that pup of yours has way too much energy. Runs everywhere, fights along with the other pups here, a killer bite, and a fast learner.”

“Kenshin actually was willing to learn. A shock.”

“Yeah, he's in the dojo with some of the other pups. Kogua's lookin' fer ya too by the way.”

Noriega stood outside the dojo seeing Kenshin with five wolf pups holding daggers long enough to be their swords.

“Kajarou's grown.”

“Yeah, the boy eats like it's his last meal and then runs around, everywhere.” Kogua shook his head. “And when Kenshin came they became rivals. First to finish eating, first to run to the dojo quarreling about five times to get there. Who's the fastest. Like they are nothing but energy.”

“He needed someone around his age to beat that won't tire in five minutes.”

“If you really think about it, you know who he looks like Oka. Everything but the black hair…Which has a few certain color streaks beginning to form in it.”

“True, but not possible.”

“Well you should leave at night when he's dead tired otherwise, you're in for it.”

“Why I am not crazy to birth as many pups as you and yours have.”

Kogua grinned. “You'll grow to like it. How many this time?”

“Three girls and one boy.”

“And he wants all boys I'm guessing.”

“Yes.” She saw Kajarou pounce on Kenshin and they began biting eachother. “Rambuncous. If where he is, bring Kajarou. He is your youngest at three and a half. A long time for you.”

Kogua's tail shoved her. “Yeah, well…Got four boys eleven girls! Why not the other way around.”

“If there were so few females then how would the males you want for be birthed with no womb.”

Kogua pretended not to hear. “By the way, his poison has been developing. Took him a full day before he understood Crui teaching him not to let the poison control him. Kajarou likes it saying Kenshin will help him build immunity to it.” Kogua smiled. “That got you to laugh Oka.”

Noriega quickly recovered her composure. “Enough. You are surprised, I have not come here pregnant.”

“Well, yeah. I mean I know like a month ago they were just born. But why wait?”

“I don't like children, being as they need all of the time.”

Kogua leaned on her. “Technically, you're still a kid. What are you? Twenty eight?”

She gave him a look. “Twenty four wolf.” She shoved him off of her as Washi landed very happy in her hands. Moments later Kenshin ran out and attached himself to her leg.

Kogua smiled. “Cute. You would say your Kodak moment now, right?”

She growled at them both. “Kenshin remove yourself from my leg, now.”

He did so and jumped about anxiously. “Mama I have missed you! Let me show you something I learned!”

The child took out a boomerang and threw it at Kajarou's head taking off a few hairs. “Hey!”

Kenshin hid in his mother's tail laughing. “He's slow. I also learned some stuff with a sword my size and was told I'm old enough to carry a weapon! I'll be strong like you soon!”

She had to smile. Kogua grinning still, spoke. “You do like him.”

 

The spider fox tied the obi around her kimono. Naraku spilled a powder on the floor of his room.

“You know you should really get this cleaned up before your mate comes back.”

Naraku still poured a powder. “She won't kill you.”

The half spider half fox gave a look to Naraku. “She kills any female who looks at you for too long. I'm in your bedroom.”

“I'll tell you you're one of my incarniates.”

“And, she won't kill me?”

“No. Where are you going from here?”

“I'll be around. Don't wanna upset the lord of the east.”

Naraku spoke. “What is around.”

“Oh, you know.”

“When do you actually leave.”

She smiled still looking at him Naraku facing the wall picking up a leaf. “What is actually.”

“No longer here.”

“When you go to that all important conference thingy, I go. I'm one of your advisors, on top now.”

Naraku growled lightly with a smirk on his face. “You push your luck and your boundaries-“ his smirk quickly went away. “You do that quiet well.”

Noriega stood in the doorway. Naraku had turned around seeing her. The fox spider woman did so as well seeing her eyes on her.

“It is an asset.”

“You're planning to kill Yuri.”

“The thought had passed my mine seeing as how she has been, here before. By asking I pressure there is a reason you do not want me to.”

`Damn it I will never be able to read her.' “Yuri is one of my incarnates of recent…Who was just leaving.”

Noriega walked up to Naraku kissing him. “Up to something as usual.”

“I thought you were going to make me be you for sex for not feeding you.”

“You're stupid. I told you I can not deny you…”

Seven months passed and Noriega was with child again. She was almost twent seven days along when a crow messenger came and landed on a perch. Noriega untied the letter and flew away.

“Two years two conventions.”

Naraku read as well. “In two days.”

“You have decided to go.”

“I have decided that you will stop mourning over two more deaths. The boy and the girl who resembled you died many months ago.”

“I wasn't even there.”

“Not your fault.”

“Say what you want. Kogua is bringing some of his children as is the southern lord. I will bring Kenshin and Washi.”

He smiled. “You do like him now.”

“Yes, are you suprized.”

“No. You have since he was born but wouldn't allow yourself to know and admit it.”

“We should be going now, dog.”

They walked entering the palace having already left days before. Noriega noticed the location was the same but the palace looked different. The outside was larger as the palace. Crimson flowers, vines, bush mazes, sand gardens and statues with assorted blossoms filled the area. The palace had an additional tow levels and the inside was somehow more grand. Naraku wore his colors as did Nike who's Kimono was very tight showing all of her full curves. Wanted desires. Upon entering all eyes turned. They all knew and have seen Naraku, so the most beautiful woman to his left would be Nike. Lords and nobles of all levels began conversing with them. Nike showed no emotion nor gave a response. She saw one of the wolves running her eastern lands look ath her and she went towards him with Kenshin and Washi on his shoulder. Marazou's mate approached.

“So the demoness Nike makes her debut. What's the change?...Don't respond then Nike, but,” she knelt infront of Kenshin. “I'm sure your adorable son would be willing to ta-“

Nike spoke clearly, for the woman infront of her son to hear and all of the other eaves droppers revealing no emotion. “If you or anyone who is not a child here touches my son I will kill them regardless of sixty days peace.”

The woman stood frozen scared. Nike continued walking up the stairs as a grey wolf by the name of Yoh walked with her.

“I see you're pregnancy isn't effecting you like last time, yet.”

“With hope there will be no yet.”

“Likewise…All of yours do wonder, why have you shown?”

“A title as formal of this to which I have no want outside of those of my mate's cuase me to do so. I can still change my appearance at times for my identity may remain.”

“Okay. I was told before I left by Onita that Mamochan will be looking, closely, for you. Information.”

“And lust.”

“Well, yeah…”

“Was Ojumiro dealt with for invading.”

“I sent a lesser pack out to kill her as soon as I received word. Cleanly.”

They were on a third level at the railing from the center grand room. “And of the human ignorance.”

“Most still do not know a youkai rules the land they live on or three others do. The ones that do never knew Sanoske or the other's name. You are an enigma, as Naraku.”

“Thank you Yoh. Please lead Kenshin to where Kajarou is.”

Yoh led the two off smelling a mix breed at his lady's side. He growled going through a door.

“It is a shame, you seemingly are always pregnant.”

“I am glad you have a death wish Mamochan.”

“Likewise for you showing yourself with a hundred names.”

“Which none are connected and I am not as stupid as the mix breed to the left of where I stand to mess up as so.”

“Very well. Who do you try to avoid by standing here.”

“I avoid everyone cautious that my pregnant state could alter my calm state.”

“You do not worry being seen with a southern dragon.”

“Only Marazou, for now, he unnerves me at times. If I am to be Nike, then if you were not drawn to stand near me, you would be considered outcasted.”

“You know I am drawn Minone.”

She growled. “I no longer tolerate you calling me such.”

“I like it.”

“I do not care what you like mix breed.”

“I like you and you should care I do. When did Naraku's eastern contingent show.”

“Two days before, why do you ask.”

Mamochan's tail motioned down. “The spider fox demoness in the corner of the red room, across the room from Naraku, arrived after you did. Only the high lords ant he cardinal lords are to arrive today.” Mamochan felt her spirit drop tremendously and turned to her. “Do you weep over the woman's appearance or form being with child.”

Nike her tears. “Neither…Both…I don't know.”

`She's pregnant.' Mamochan sighed and held her. “You are pregnant. You should-” He looked up to think and avoid smelling her scent, but saw the western lord staring at him. `How long had he been there?' “-go to sleep. I will ask the northern lord to lead your son to his room…Without touching him.”

Nike spoke still weepy. “What, did you want to tell me.”

He led her to her room. “I will inform you later. Sleep.”

Sesshomaru had watched her from the moment she entered the palace. In sensing her despair in the mention of the spider fox, he decided to investage for himself. He would not judge her ever again without knowing. He went down to the ground floor to a brown inuyoukai.

“Yes m'lord?”

“Riztuzi, find Rumba. Bring him to me at once.”

Twenty seconds later a brown inu with a half smile spoke. “Yes Sesshomaur-sama?”

“There is a spider fox demoness under Naraku's colors.”

“Come on! Hot inu like Nike is and you're going after a mixed breed?”

“You know I have no taste for such.”

“True. I will follow her around then.”

Noriega woke. `When did I go to sleep? It's dawn. When did I enter my- his room? I can't remember…Yuri was here. She wasn't even a mate of a low noble, why was she here? How could she be here?' She felt Naraku's arms around her and shook her head. `Paranoia.'

After dressing they attended numerous morning/breakfast meetings. They stood around people yet alone seemingly in a small library.

“Will all be pointless as this.”
Noriega spoke. “Save a few.”

Naraku sniffed and walked off. “I have business, to, tend to.”

Noriega had already smelled it. `Her. I gave him everything that- but he…Why?'

Why would he not? If he's been with her for all of this time why stop because of a flimisical little inu who isn't even an adult yet, ne?

`Stop.'

So now the puppy gets upset because she can't keep what is hers. Newsflash, the create-a-youkai was never yours in the first place he has just been using you and you have just denied it. That he has been fu-

Noriega felt tears in the brim of her eyes. She spoke aloud. “Stop.”

-fucking someone else. Bastards glad you don't do anything with Kenshin because he believes he's his heir. That's a laugh. So basically, him bringing the slut here, a slut he's chosen over you, shows that once you birth these pups, he's through with your ass.

“Stop it, it's a lie.”

How can I lie, Kagome, pretending all this time to be the big bad youkai Noriega, and I don't doubt you are, but you're still a little girl. A worthless little bitch tossed aside like trash. And you know how long its been going on too. Surprised you let it go, but I would-

“He would not do that I love him an he loves me.”

- of happened sooner or later. They will all hurt you in the end and you know it. You're the only one denying it. They will all hurt you in the end, every last one of them…With the exception of the Western Lord. But the rest don't love you, and you know full well Naraku has never said he loved you, because he doesn't. You got screwed over didn't you bitch. He doesn't care, he lied to you, now you know how to make all of this pain go away…Hmmm. Make it a clean one too.

 

 

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! Wonder what that last paragraph was all about don't you! Well, it'll be a bit for updates, just because it is summer, doesn't mean I am not taking classes as well (DAMN SCHOOL). Just to avoid some of the confusion, the italics was Kagome's demon talking, in essence Noriega if you have to give names, but not really, since labels are so confining. What was really going on like other times in the story was two opposing thoughts going at each other. The one “Doing the speaking like this”, was supposed to be the hurt one, in essence Kagome. And the bad girl breaking down reality was the true voice Noriega-Kagome has been putting off for so long.

 

Wow, these chapters have absolutely no consistency in length! Great for you guys, right? As always, I will try to put up the next chapter as soon as possible, but since this one was kinda long, (very long for some people, sorta average for me), it might be a while. And remember, e-mail or send a review, that helps with the postings. (Honestly it does other wise I don't know if you guys like it so I just type) ^__^

 

Okay, so I hold it holds you over…I have five finals in like three days…And papers!! ACK! Leave something to cheer me up. Later