InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Reign of Spiders ❯ Dangerous awakenings ( Chapter 1 )

AN: Hey everyone! ^_^ Well I hope you all like it! Let me know what you. Thank you. Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha yet, but he is on the way, plushys do count right?
Warning: this is rated R for a reason, it has Lime content and adult situations thank you.

-editor's cocky ass note: Don't worry dreary your in good hands thanks to my artistic vision and my fetish for detail. ;p J/K!!! Here's your 1st story. I am working on the other one with artistic determination and diligence. Can I come up with some cocky ass smut or what? PEACE AND COOKIES. ~Allie

Reign of Spiders
She looked out the window longingly. How she wished she could be out there, heck she'd rather be anywhere than where she was now. It was a full moon tonight, she noted. And stars were shining brightly. She passed a delicate hand on the smooth glass in front of her thoughtfully. 'If only I hadn't been so foolish!' she thought darkly. Now it was too late.
If only. Many of her thoughts started with that phrase. She supposed it was the little thread of her sanity she had left. She had nothing else. She was completely empty inside. There was no strength, no hope, no life. After all he would never let her die, never allow her the privilege to grow old, nor would he ever release her from this awful fate that had befallen her. If only.
She continued to watch her finger trace the glass attentively before her misty eyes clouded over, and she became lost once more in the past.

~~Flashback~~
Kikyou stood in the clearing in which she had agreed to meet Inuyasha at, excitedly grasping the Shikon no Tama in her hand. Suddenly, without warning, she felt razor-sharp claws rip through her body, and with a startled scream of pain she fell roughly to the ground, the Shikon falling from her grasp. It rolled a few inches before coming to a stop and instantly scooped up by the one she had thought she loved. He had spoken briefly to her taunting words that she had eventually forgotten before he abruptly turned and left her there crumpled, broken, and bleeding to death. However, still determined to finish the job she was appointed to, the miko summoned every last ounce of strength left within her and managed to pry herself up into a standing position. She then hobbled over to the village just in time to see the traitor, Inuyasha, sprinting towards the forest, the Tama clutched greedily in his fist. With rage exploding inside her, she quickly located her weapons, notched an arrow to her bow, and with a hate-filled cry, "Inuyasha!" she released the arrow and sealed him to the god tree. Feeling the weakness of the blood loss finally consuming her, she fell to her knees and had planned on passing away and taking the jewel with her. Her plans were abolished however, when a dark-haired man approached and quickly scooped her up into his arms and took her from the site of others. The rest of memory was quite blurry to Kikyou, but from what she could remember, he had ladled some of his own blood down her throat and then bit into her good shoulder, before she fell into the black voids of unconsciousness
~~End of Flashback~~
Kikyou shook her head. When she had awakened , she had found herself locked up in the very same castle that she still resided in today. She now knew that Inuyasha was innocent, for it had been a demon called Naraku that had fooled around with her mind, disguised as Inuyasha. She shook her head. Over the years he had done many things to her, everything from corrupting her, to purely torturing her. And he loved every moment of it. Kikyou was completely sickened. She only wished she could kill him, unfortunately, three things prevented her from doing so. The first would be the fact his blood running through her veins gave him a certain amount of control over her. It was worse than a leash. At any given moment, he could call it forth and practically freeze her in place. Second, he had marked her as his mate, and so he was able to use certain spells that allow a male to control their willful female. Her free hand moved to finger the mark he had placed on her inner thigh, the mark he had poured his energy into, which throbbed if she resisted or displeased him. The third reason, was the worst of them all. Naraku held her little sister Kaede down in the dungeon. Kaede had not aged since that day either, for if she died, Naraku would loose his biggest hold on Kikyou. For as long as Kikyou was obedient to him, her sister was well taken care of. But if she disobeyed, then her sister paid the price as much as Kikyou did herself, if not worse. She lowered her head further, 'If only...'
Her eyes watered slightly, but not a single tear fell. She never cried anymore. Most people would say she had lost the ability to feel any sort of emotion in all the years Naraku had kept her imprisoned. Still, seeing anything but the four stone walls of her own room was a treat, and once again she become lost in the wonder of the outside world, wishing with all her soul that she could once again be a part of it. She gasped as she felt two arms wrap around her and roughly pull her into a hard muscular chest. She closed her eyes fearfully as he breathed into her ear, "What do you think you're doing?"
He sounded dangerously calm, but she didn't seem to have either noticed nor cared. "You were resting, so I decided to stretch for bit." She intoned softly back to him. Her breath caught in her throat as his fingers ran up and down her bare arms methodically, his breath hot on her neck. "Your job is not finished, now come back to bed." he said silkily, as he started to lead her back to his gigantic bed. One of his hands slipped down caressing her side till he reached forbidden territory and slipped his fingers in, just to hear her gasp as she shuddered in his arms. No matter how much she hated him, her body would always respond to his touch. This was one of the perks of having marked her and filled her with both his blood and power, at least in his opinion. He smirked at her before lowering them both down to his bed, never stopping the movement of his hand within her. "Who do you belong to?" he asked as he continued the action. "I belong to you." She rasped out wearily, as he laid them both down on top of the sheets. "See that you don't forget that." he whispered back before covering her mouth with his.

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/O.O\

Kagome watched on with the rest of the crowd as the speaker continued to prattle on endlessly about freedom and how it would be one day if they could defeat Naraku. However none of this ever really applied to her. She was the resistance's biggest secret, and so she was never allowed to leave the safety of the hideout. She had always wanted to go with the others outside of the well and help with the fight, but that was not her job. Her job was to be a coward and hide while others died, others like her family. She sighed softly as she lowered her head, holding in the tears that wished to cascade down her cheeks like a waterfall. Today was her 15th birthday, and she had none of her family left to celebrate it with. She was just turning to sneak back to her room, when a cheerful yet urgent voice caught her attention, "Higurashi." She stopped and turned around to look into the face of her childhood friend, Hojou.
"Hojou-kun." she whispered not trusting her own voice. "The council wishes to see you," he said, giving her a concerned look as he noticed the extra moisture in her eyes, "immediately." She simply nodded in understanding before trailing after him toward the council's office. Everything seemed to be a blur to her as she followed him toward the very people who brought it upon themselves to decided your future. She had a very bad feeling about this, and her stomach started to churn angrily as her fear increased. Finally, they stopped in front of a dark, tattered curtain. She turned her head to lock eyes with Hojou, then taking a deep breath she pulled it aside and stepped into the room, letting the curtain fall back into place behind her. Inside the room sat a group of humans who had been the war heroes against the youkai in the past. Who now, were too old to continue being on the front lines, and instead sat here underground and directed those who could. She regarded them each with respect and fear, her emotions shining in her eyes. The head of the council turned his full attention to the girl in front of him. They had been discussing her all day, and now they had finally decided what must be done.
"Kagome." the old man said in a voice full of authority, but turned weak from the years that had drained the strength from it. "We, the Council, have decided how you can best help us in our struggle against the demon lord, Naraku." Her eyes widened at hearing this. They were going to let her do something to help? She took a small step forward, hope twinkling in her deep chocolate brown eyes. The councilman locked eyes with the young girl, and an uncomfortable silence filled the room for what seemed like forever. Finally he asked, "Have you ever wondered why you were so important to us Kagome?"

She cocked her head to the question, not seeing it's relevance to this discussion, but finally deciding that she would not be punished for telling them the truth. "Yes I have. every second of everyday, that question plagues me." she breathed out hoping she hadn't offended them.

The head council man just looked at her kindly before nodding his head. "We've been protecting you for so long because we could not risk losing you until you had provide a child." He paused to let his words sink in before continuing. "Now that you are of an age that your body can handle it, we wish for you to go and find a man you like soon and procreate with him or the council will be forced to pick one for you. That is all." He then turned his eyes away from hers, releasing her from his intense gaze. Kagome just stood there for several seconds before she finally came back to her senses enough to remove herself from their presence. Fleeing as fast as she could, she raced out of the room and through the curtain smacking right into a very surprised Hojou.
"H-Hojou-k-kun!" she whimpered as the startled boy carefully led her off down the hall for more privacy. "Shhh." He soothed as he stroked her hair. He had heard what the council had said to her. No wonder she was crying so hard. She was probably scared of what was to come. Her own mother had been protected as Kagome was now, until Kagome was born. Then they had sent her out and arranged for her to be presented to Naraku himself. The same fate would befall Kagome after she had produced a replacement to follow after her if she should fail to kill the great lord himself. Hojou shook his head. His dad was on the council and had told him everything about the girl's upcoming fate when he was still little. He still kept his promise of secrecy to this day. But, "Higurashi." he whispered into her hair as he stroked her back soothingly, "It won't be so bad." he breathed down to her hoping that would pacify the poor girl.

Hojou was finally rewarded about ten minutes later when her sobs turned to hiccups, and then to sniffles, before she finally released him. "Thank you Hojou-kun, I'll be OK now. I just need some time to myself, please" she whispered up to him as she wiped her eyes with the back of her hand. Hojou just nodded his understanding and turned to leave. But before he walked too far he called back, "If you need anything, come find me." And with that he was gone. Kagome was glad he had left because now she had let her emotions cool she needed to sort things out. Today was the absolute worst day to break that kind of news to her. On her birthday. The day her little brother had died. She had loved him so much, and then three years ago:
~~Flashback~~

Kagome had been allowed to sleep in that day because of the importance of that day, her 12th birthday. Her little brother Souta had wanted to try and get her something that others talked about which could only be found outside the safety of the cavern, something called flowers. He was so sure she would love one for her special day. So at first light (outside), he snuck out through the well and into the unknown. He was returned to her later that night, half-eaten, and unmistakably dead the flower still clutched in his palm.
~~End of Flashback~~
She shook her head. She had hated her birthday ever since, because if she had never had one, Souta would still be alive today. She started to walk through the caverns, thinking about the past and the orders the council had just given her. She didn't even notice where she had been going, until a soft light that was brighter than any she had ever seen entered her sight. She was at the well. Cautiously, she approached it while gnawing on her lip. To be outside. Just once. Maybe that would help her clear her mind. With her hand shaking, she slowly reached out for one of the vines that had grown down the side of the well. After several shaky attempts, she latched onto it, and realizing it wouldn't bite her, she started to climb out to the world above, to the world she had never seen before. After she had gotten out of the well, she looked around to check to see that nothing that looked threatening was around. The light was so much brighter out here. It took her several minutes to get accustomed to it. Soon her curiosity won out over her fear, and she started through the woods. The further she went more curious she became. It was so beautiful out here! She came to a stop in a clearing and just gazed around herself in wonder.

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/O.O\

Not too far away from where the young girl was standing, Inuyasha was awakening from his 500 year rest. Luckily for him, the roots of the tree hadn't completely over grown him, so his head was still visible. Most youkai had taken pity on the sealed youkai enough to ensure that his head would not be buried. Now if they had realized he was a hanyou, they might have not taken the time that they had. The same energy that had sealed him, he could feel it coming from the girl that stood only ten feet away from him. She had returned. "Kikyou."
Kagome was looking at a butterfly with growing interest when she herd a voice carrying on the wind, whisper 'Kikyou?' Turning around, she met two golden eyes glaring heatedly back at her. The head smirked at her, "So Kikyou, what are you doing back here? Come to visit me?" he asked, sarcasm dripping like water from his voice. "Are you talking to me?" Kagome asked hesitantly. Inuyasha just rolled his eyes at the girl, "No of course not I was talking to the other girl behind you!" he snapped. Kagome looked at little surprised as she turned around, only to find there was no girl there. When realization struck her square in the face, she had the grace to blush. "What happened? You hit your head or something Kikyou?" he taunted at seeing the girl's reaction to his earlier statement. "You were never this dumb before!"

That had done it. Now Kagome was mad. She narrowed her eyes as she stormed menacingly up to him, "Who are you to call me dumb?! I don't even know you! All I do know is that you are extremely rude. And would you at least get my name right? It's Ka-go-me!" she said heatedly.

Inuyasha was taken aback by the girl's sudden outburst. 'What the hell?!' he thought silently as he sniffed at her cautiously. He was shocked when it finally clicked in his brain that this girl was indeed not Kikyou! "Well, that's obvious!" he snorted, "As I said Kikyou was never as dumb as you are!"

Kagome's eyes practically burst into flames, before immediately cooling back down, "Fine, I guess you can just stay up there then." And with that she started to walk away. The hanyou's eyes widened, "Hey! The least you could do is release me before you leave!"
"But I'm not smart enough to do that remember?" she asked silently mocking him for his own stupidity. 'If you want someone to help you, you certainly don't insult the person!'
"Feh!"
Kagome sighed as she continued along. At least she was able to forget for a little while. Unfortunately the distractions didn't last. She had taken several steps away from the hanyou, but couldn't bring herself to leave the arrogant jerk defenseless like that, so she did a 180 and came to a stop in font of him. "Alright so what do I have to do?" she asked quietly, trying to keep her emotions in check, because right now she was ready to scream bloody murder at the boy before her or cry her eye balls out again.

Inuyasha just stared at her in shock. This girl was willing to help him? After he had really made her mad? Now that was a rarity. She seemed to be getting impatient for him to tell her how to release him, so shaking himself back to the present he told her, "you have to removed the arrow."
"Fine." she nodded as she reached her hand up to the last visible bit of the arrow and touched it. But before she could even wrap a hand around it, the arrow dissolved in a pink burst of light. Kagome's eyes widened when it clicked in her mind what had just happened. However, her wonder was short lived as the boy burst from the roots and now stood facing her in all of his glory. And that's when she noticed the ears on the top of his head. They swiveled around as they picked up various sounds around them. "You're a. a demon." she whispered, she took a step back only to stumble on some of the debris and fall flat on her face, her face going slightly pale. Inuyasha looked over at her, and disappointment began to shine through his eyes. She was afraid of him. Gulping she shook her head before meeting his eyes and defiance sparked into them, "Do what ever you're going to do." she told him, and she mentally patted herself on the back for not letting her voice shake as she said that. If she was to die here and now, she wanted her family to be proud of her in the afterlife.

"Keh. Stupid bitch." he chided as he helped her to her feet, "If I wanted to kill you, you would be dead now."

"So you're not going to eat me?" she asked softly, surprise and disbelief in both her eyes and her voice. Inuyasha cocked his head curiously, "Eat you? Why would do that?" He was confused. Normally the question would be would he kill them or not, but eat them? This was ludicrous! She gazed up at him feeling much more relaxed now, "Because that's what demons do. They either eat humans or keep them as slaves." Inuyasha just grinned when she mentioned they kept slaves, "And how does a youkai do that?"

"Keep a human slave?" she asked and when he nodded she continued, "Well, they brand them." She explained, "They use their claws, and they carve their mark into their slaves arm and channel their power into it. That binds the human to them." Then a thought dawned on her. "Shouldn't you already know this?"

He shrugged. however the gleam in his eyes sparked even brighter as he looked at her, "Which arm?" he asked cracking his claws a bit. Her eyes widened. He wasn't serious right?

"Uh.." She then took off running, there was no way she'd go into slavery, no way! And how could she have started to think he was different from the youkai she had herd about! She mentally berated herself as she tried to think of what to do, she couldn't go back to the well until she was sure she was alone. So where to go?

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/O.O\

Naraku sat casually in his chambers. He had finished with Kikyou and so she had returned to her room, now he sat there as Kanna showed him his kingdom bit by bit in the mirror. He saw the small towns that some youkai had taken to almost all had at least one slave barring their mark traveling dutifully behind. Inside the shops there was things that one needed, like clothing, and food, they were more for the slaves but.. Then it switched to the snack shop where a youkai was picking out its mortal treats from the snack pins as the alleged meals coward in fear. then the mirror once again switched scenes where he saw the tree that worthless Hanyou was pinned to, but now he was no longer on it, he was standing there and then he darted after something. The mirror raced ahead and what he saw surprised him, there was a girl running as fast as she could that was the spitting image of Kikyou! He smirked this would be very interesting, he'd be watching this girl closely from now on.

To be continued..