InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Prisoner ❯ With Naraku ( Chapter 28 )

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

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"I don't see why you like it so much" he stated non-chalently "I mean it's just a fireplace. What's so great about wood and fire anyways?"

Her hands reached closer to the flames in front of her. Even from her spot kneeling before the hot embers she wanted to be closer. She wanted the flames to take her over and soothe her all the way down to her bones.

A wrist stopped her advancement to the flames though. A warm taunt hand pulling her own hands away and back to her lap "Don’t burn yourself stupid"

She smiled lightly at his concern. Through the days she had become used to his hard words, masked in deep emotions and interest towards her.

"I like the warmth" she explained taking his hand from the wood floor.

She brought the joined hands near the flames once more, relishing in the heat that surrounded them. Inuyasha, though, seemed a little more displeased than her but it was expected.

He had the fireplace, where she had only been housed in a bleak cold room. Covered in nothing but her own flesh and her own fears. To her warmth represented goodness and light. The fire held both of these and for that she loved it.

"It's just a fire" he said again "And it's starting to burn my skin"

She giggled softly, letting his hand slid from hers. Inuyasha gave the same warmth, she thought with some interest. Though he liked to yell on things and keep his rough tone, he was also warm.

Crawling the distance between them she rested her body against his side. As expected she felt his body stiffen a little, but then soon relax once she was settled.

"You're warm Inuyasha"

Her eyes closed as she leaned against him, a hand clinging to his arm. He made her feel good, made her feel that she had a life. Her soul was slowly returning to her, being taken back after so long and so much abuse.

His arm detached from her hold as it went over her head allowing her to fit more comfortably to his side. Her body molded into him, as her head fell against his collar bone. He once again became stiff, seemingly confused by his own move.

"I'm warm?" His voice sounded unusually soft, a bit flustered at most.

After a moment she tilted her head just enough to catch his gaze. A smile danced against her lips as she nodded her head. Across his cheeks the light red turned bright as her stare continued

"You're warmer than the fire" she commented softly "I can get as close to you as I like but not get burnt"


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"I see you can cry" a cold voice called to her "Your tears won't help you however. Get up before I make you"

Her eyes flew open at the threat. Around her the air instantly gave her the chills. No longer was she near a friendly fire; no longer was she in Inuyasha's warm embrace. The warmth and goodness was once again taken from her, thanks to the creature before her.

"Get up Kagome" he said sternly "This is becoming pathetic"

Sitting up she found herself in an empty room. It wasn't unfamiliar to her in the least, the bedroom that her and Naraku had taken together. That explained the cold heartless filling that surrounded her, the draft of emptiness.

"W--why did you take me" Her voice trembled she noted in disgust so she swallowed "You have the jewel in your possession now, you could just take it...why do you need me?"

Slowly his form rose from the armchair he had rested upon, and as his face turned to hers; in the near darkness his eyes shimmered a blood red. Her breath caught sharply, remembering that this was Naraku the demon.

"You know as well as I do that I can't use it" he sated hardly with so much anger "You're going to prove yourself useful yet again"

Her face scrunched in protest but he just laughed at this "And if I refuse?"

"Ah" he said haughtily "I see my prisoner is trying to grow out of the abyss she placed herself in"

"Don't insult me" she spit "You’re the one who did it; you’re the one who killed a part of me"

"Yes but you allowed it"

She swallowed nervously. There was some truth in these words; she hadn't stopped him then. She had been so concentrated on her tasks, on not being punished. She could have at anytime ran out that door, climbed down that balcony, instead she sat there.

She was at fault; it was because of her that she had become lifeless. She had made her own soul become lost.

"Heh" Naraku walked over seating himself next to the slightly paled girl "I have an offer for you" His cold dark eyes rested on the jewel around her neck before raising to meet her own "Join me Kagome. Together we can have so much power..."

Her face broke into a look of complete shock but more so repulsion "Why the hell would I want to do that?!"

"You're already mine" he stated silkily "Your powers combined with my own....think of all we could control....together” He slid over, taking her hand in his “You’re alive now...it pleases me"

Her mouth dropped in revolt to not only his words but his actions. What was going on here? In all the time she had spent with him he had never talked to her so calmly. He was speaking her name and holding her hand?!

"What kind of sick trick is this?!" she screamed slapping his hand away from her "You expect me to team up with you after all the sick, heartless, appalling things you've done to me? You expect that just because you say so I'll listen?!" In brave defiance she put her hands out before her and without thinking blasted him straight to the ground "I have news for you, Naraku. I am no longer a soulless shell you can command around like a puppet and I am not your prisoner"

She slid off the bed hands still in front of her as Naraku's form rose from his place on the ground "That's some power you have...just think Kagome. Think of the power if we were together again..."

"What the hell is wrong with you?!”

He shook his head turning from her and heading to the balcony. Her mind raced at the strange occurrences. Naraku wasn't supposed to be talking to her calmly he was supposed to be killing her, or kicking her, yelling....

Though her mind set off alarms, she followed him out to the balcony

"What's going on Naraku" she said hardly "What's with the patience? Have you broken after your loss of power?" Her lips curled into an evil smile, only matching one he could give "Have you really become that pathetic that you have to rely on a mortal girl for help?"

His body visibly flinched at this and soon she almost wished she hadn't spoken those words. For as she felt his claws dug into her shoulders the familiar pain of his presence started to appear.

The real Naraku seemed to have broken under whatever facade he was running for, because as she looked into his eyes that same evil glare was present, the same horrific face that haunted her both day and night.

His body pressed against hers, sandwiching her between the wall and himself "I tried being nice, bitch" he snarled, his true nature showing itself once more "I tried giving you an opportunity in the matter, but because you're so fuckin retarded you can't grasp the idea--the power!"

Her body was thrown hardly into the bedroom once more, visions encircling her of the same events that had passed through their time together. Though this time she tried standing up against the thrashing

"Why?" she choked out in confusion as the pain started burning her side "Why did you want to give me the chance?"

Her body was kicked across the room as she let out a scream of pain, rolling until she was stopped by the bedspring to the four-post

"You and I are engaged for a reason--why not share the power...?” She narrowed her eyes at this, even in her state "However” It was his eyes that narrowed this time “it seems your heart lies within that of a certain hanyou, is that not right Kagome?"

Her eyes opened to the name, and against the utter abandonment her body felt under Naraku's abuse she sat up once more "Leave Inuyasha out of this"

"How pathetic" he stated, kneeling to her side. His fingers yanked her chin to have their eyes met "How would you feel if I got rid of him? Think of the blood of his death will be on your--"

"Shut up!"

A blue light shot from her body as Naraku was thrown back, far, into the four post. She wasn't sure but she could faintly make out the look of surprise that had touched his otherwise cold eyes. His lips parted in one word, before his body dropped lifelessly upon the floor.

"You--"

“Yes me....” She rose to her feet against the pain her side held and started for the door. She could feel the cool spill of blood on her fingers as her hand tried to soothe it and knew it was worse than only a bruise. Her eyes shifted once more to Naraku's body before opening the door.

Though the sight had her slam it closed once more. The whole hall was covered by black forms. These were not the familiar armor the guards wore, the ones she had grown up with. These had to be Naraku’s men; the one Sango had spoken of when he escaped.

Instead she ran across the room, with a careful eye on Naraku’s body, to the balcony. She looked over the edge knowing that the chances of her jumping without Inuyasha and making it were slim so she opted for the next best thing.

The wardrobe next to the balcony’s doorway was filled with Naraku’s clothes yet, she could use them. Kagome knew she only had so much time until Naraku got up; she needed to get back to Inuyasha and the others quickly. Two energy blasts were good, but against a powerful demon they could only last so long.

She pulled out a pile of unused garments, heading back towards the balcony though stopped to look over to the still unmoving Naraku, then down to the Shikon around her neck, then to him again.

“Join you?” She raised an eyebrow, looking very much like Inuyasha “Keh!”