InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Sleeping with the Enemy ❯ Weakness ( Chapter 6 )

A/N: This chapter contains some lime, but no lemon. This is mostly from Naraku's point of view and I am trying desperately to keep it as "In Character" as possible. Anyway, hope you enjoy.

Chapter Six
Weakness
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Miroku looked over at InuYasha wearily. It had been four days since Kagome had been taken. Naraku had seen to it that the scent of her and his puppet had been masked and they seemed to be no closer to finding her now, then they were days before. They had barely slept or eaten, they were too concerned for their friend's safety, if she weren't already dead.

"InuYasha...it is getting late. Perhaps we should get a little sleep before we continue. We are no good to Kagome if we are not thinking clearly." The monk said almost pleadingly. They had not stopped the night before, and he was becoming fatigued. He glanced at Sango, who too, looked exhausted. Even Kirara, was beginning to slow down. She had been carrying them and too had been without much rest or food.

InuYasha stopped abruptly and turned to the monk. "Kagome's in trouble. We can't stop!" He said gruffly and again took off quickly.

"InuYasha...we do not even know where she is. We will be more productive if we stop and get food and then a bit of sleep. Once we have done that, things will be much clearer and perhaps we will notice something we have overlooked." The half-demon again stopped and turned back to his friends. Both Miroku and Sango looked terrible. Shippou was asleep on Kirara, who too looked tired. He gave a frustrated growl and relented.

"Fine, we will stop for a couple of hours but no more. I want to get Kagome away from that bastard." Miroku sighed and quickly began to make up a camp. Sango looked at InuYasha sadly and then began to help Miroku. They had to sleep and get food, or they would soon grow sick. InuYasha knew his human companions needed these things and he growled to himself. He should have protected her. The very thought of her with Naraku nearly sent him into a rage. One thing was certain, he would rip that filthy bastard apart if he so much as touched Kagome.

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Kagome woke to a dark room. She was confused at first, forgetting where she was. She then realized that she was wrapped tightly in Naraku's embrace again. She moved a bit and looked up at him. He was now asleep but still wouldn't loosen the grip he had on her. She gave up and nestled back into his chest and tried to sleep. Thoughts of her friends were now plaguing her. Surely they were going out of their minds with worry and here she was allowing Naraku to take her body and use it anyway he chose. Not only was she allowing it, but she was yearning for him.

Thoughts of InuYasha nearly brought tears to her eyes. She loved him, didn't she? How could she let another man touch her, if she loved him so much? She took in a weary breath and then felt a tear escape her. She began sobbing silently, the reality of what she had been doing finally sinking in. Moments later she felt Naraku's hand stroking her back softly. She wiped her eyes and looked up at him. He was awake now and merely glanced down at her before pulling her against him tightly.

Naraku woke to the scent of Kagome's tears. When she looked up at him, he felt a twinge of guilt. Quickly he pulled her to him, not wanting to see her cry. Never before had the sadness of another being struck him this way. Knowing that he was the cause of her pain filled him with an emotion that he had never felt before. He growled to himself for behaving in such a way. She was nothing more than a toy, a playmate, to satisfy him until he tired of her and sent her back to InuYasha, used and tainted.

He inhaled her scent and found himself becoming aroused once more by it. Never had any female had such an effect over him. His demon blood was beginning to wash over him. The fact that the young priestess had allowed him to take her innocence made his instincts stir. She was his now, not InuYasha's. He pulled her closer to him and fought off a feral growl that was trying to work its way out of him.

Kagome felt the tension in Naraku, but mistook it. She was pulled tightly to his body and didn't miss his very obvious arousal. She felt her body flush and become slightly aroused by that. She glanced up at him again, and then softly ran her finger across his chest. Her slight arousal and action sent him over the edge. A growl broke free from him and he was immediately on top of her. His swift movement frightening her.

He pinned her hands to the bed and forced her legs apart with his own. She trembled slightly, frightened by the wild look in his eyes. She expected him to drive into her violently but he stared down at her with intensity, as though he were fighting with himself. Without warning he brought his lips down on hers brutally, forcing his tongue into her mouth. Kagome was nearly suffocating from his attack when he finally pulled back. He then tightened his grip on her possessively.

She struggled against him, now scared of what he would do to her. He brought his face to hers and gave her a warning look.

"Mine," he growled to her and brought his mouth to her neck, kissing and biting at her. He pierced her skin slightly and began sucking on the wound, causing her to cringe in pain. His claws dug into her skin, trying instinctively to hold her in place, and causing her hands to bleed slightly. After several minutes she began sobbing and pleading for him to stop. Quickly, she felt him pull his mouth away and his mind seemed to clear of a fog. He looked down at her as though he were confused and then brought his lips to hers gently.

The scent of Kagome's tears stung Naraku's senses, snapping him back into coherent thought. He was on top of her and realized he had hurt her. Without thought to his action, he brought his lips to hers and stopped his assault on the frightened girl. He kissed her gently, noting that she wasn't returning the kiss. He pulled himself from her and gazed down into her frightened eyes before again kissing her. After a moment she hesitantly kissed him back but she was exuding fear. He moved to nuzzled into her neck and began kissing her skin softly, the smell of blood still fresh from her small wound.

Finally, he acknowledged that he was still holding her hands tightly to the bed and released them. He continued to softly kiss her neck and ran his tongue up to her ear. He was still between her legs and wanted to take her but held himself back. She was still tense and fear was lingering on her. He moved down to her breasts and began kissing and teasing her nipples.

"Do not fear me, Kagome." He murmured while his mouth traveled over her skin. She was beginning to relax and he was starting to sense slight arousal coming from her, though her fear was still keeping her tense. He did not like the scent of her fear, and he didn't like the idea that he had lost control of himself and had been the one to cause it.

He slowly worked his way back up her body and brought his lips to hers. She responded to his kiss which made him deepen it. He gently caressed her and after a few moments he pulled back and looked at her. For a brief second she saw what appeared to be concern in his eyes as he gazed down at her. To Kagome's surprise he then pulled himself away from her.

"I need to see to some things. I will return shortly." With that said, Naraku dressed and left Kagome lying there very confused. He stalked down the corridor, the smell of her fear still lingering on him. The scent was appalling. Seeing her frightened and feeling her terror, her fear of him, was something he had not been prepared for. He didn't like it, though he didn't understand why such a thing would affect him.

After nearly an hour of seeing to insignificant matters, he returned to his bed. Kagome was sleeping and he had no desire to wake her. He would not use her body while she was afraid of him. He would not enjoy her while she reeked of fear and he knew that, she too, would not gain pleasure from someone she was wary of.

Naraku simply laid awake...his loss of control bothering him. Never, should he lose control of himself. He glanced over at the priestess who was sleeping peacefully beside him. His eyes quickly scanned over her neck that was bruising and held a small wound where he had pierced her skin. His memory of doing it was hazy. He didn't know exactly what had caused him to do what he did, nor did he wish to find out.

Gently, he reached over and ran his finger across the wound. Seeing her delicate skin turning purple displeased him. His claw brushed the chain around her neck and it slowly moved down to the front where jewel shards lay. Cautiously, he touched them and gazed down at her. His eyes widening slightly when he realized she was no longer protecting the shards from him.

He closed his hand around them. So easily he could rip them away from her as she slept. This was the reason she was here, he reminded himself. The jewel shards. He continued to study her face while he let shards roll between his fingers. Why did she not protect them now? Was this human actually foolish enough to trust him, her enemy? The very thought nearly left him perplexed.

He quickly pushed away those thoughts and focused again on the jewel itself. It is what he wanted...what he desired. A human's trust did not matter to him. Even as the words played in his mind, a feeling deep within him was telling him otherwise, though he did his best to ignore it. The thought of losing her trust troubled him.

Naraku frowned for even entertaining such emotions or thoughts. He then smiled to himself. Of course he was not concerned about her trust; he merely desired to use her body again. He released the shards and got out of bed, satisfied with his explanation.

He would allow her to keep her shards for now...it would give him reason to take her again when he began to crave her. As of now, she was very near going into heat, and he could not risk keeping her around any longer. Again he glanced down at the bruise on her neck and admitted to himself that he had other reasons for sending her away. He had lost control and harmed her. Though losing control disturbed him greatly, he also had to acknowledge that harming her also had him bothered.

Without hesitation he sought out Kagura. "Kagura, you will return the priestess to InuYasha. Inform him that I have taken her innocence, but spared her life."

Kagura watched Naraku with narrow eyes. She was well aware that Naraku had not taken the priestess...she had given herself willingly, on several occasions. However, she was not about to question his reasoning. Instead, she nodded and left to do as she was told.

Naraku returned to the room Kagome had found him in earlier that night and again sat by the window deep in thought. He had taken the human to get her shards of the Shikon Jewel, yet he was allowing her to leave with them still in her possession. He had seduced her so that he could make InuYasha suffer with that knowledge, yet all he could think of was the half-demon's temper and the idea that the he might bring harm to the priestess if he found out the truth. He growled to himself, for never should he, Naraku, show this kind of weakness.