Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ The Worthless Humans ❯ My Aching Heart ( Chapter 16 )

Nari panted heavily with a flushed look upon her face as she pulled back a bit out from between Yomi's legs. Retreating slowly from his member Nari's salvia clung slightly from her tongue to the head of his member till Yomi bent down, kissing her mouth hungrily. The young girl mumbled through the kiss as she attempted to kiss him back just to keep him happy in fear of being clawed at or bitten. There was alcohol on his breath yet again. Nari could taste it as he kissed her, digging his nails into her arms which he held tightly to keep the child from moving away from him.

 

Once the demon finished his kiss of hunger, he switched his hands from her arms up to her face, rolling his thumbs roughly over the skin on her dirty cheeks. “To think you are now seventeen,” He whispered eerily, “You have survived for quite some time which amazes me since you are so breakable.”

 

He was referring to her weight. Nari was never really fed well lately making her drop down to 104 pounds and she had grown to be 5'4 making her horribly underweight. She was so thin it pained Nari to look at herself in the lake water whenever she bathed herself. Being that her body was growing still and maturing to what Nari would be, Yomi had taken a liking to her body a bit more than when he used to spend time with her. She didn't look so childish anymore and was starting to look a bit older in the face making Yomi feel better towards spending time with her whether she enjoyed it or not. When he stated that she had aged another year, he was referring to the winter season ending. He didn't know her exact birthday but he knew every creature at least aged a year and that was good enough for him.

 

Before Nari could say anything to that, there was a knock on the door making both of them look at it. “The hell you want?” Yomi barked being that he didn't want to be disturbed.

 

“The runt needs to be bathed,” Yoko Kurama muffled from behind the door. “Are you going to do it or should I?”

 

“I'll do it, I'll do it!” Yomi growled wanting Yoko Kurama to leave from behind the door. Wiping his mouth, Yomi grabbed onto Nari's chain at least getting his pants on since it was spring and he could afford to walk out without his shirt. Pulling on the chain, he forced the girl to stand to her blistered feet.

 

Flinching a bit, Nari followed behind her master feeling exhausted from the sexual attention she was giving to Yomi and vise versa. Nari was once again at the lake behind the hideout as Yomi unhooked her chain nodding towards the water, ordering her in silence to go ahead and bath so he could finish his time with her.

 

Embracing herself, the teen stepped into the cool water, dunking her head under to get it wet at least. Throwing her head back, her long blond wet hair slapped against her damaged back, concealing the scars that had layered themselves on one another being a forever reminder of all the wrong she had done towards her masters. Nari had made it a habit ever since she bathed to not look at herself in the water knowing she would start hating herself even more than she already did. She felt ugly in every way possible thanks to her degrading masters and the ones around her. Even the slaves now were starting to hate her because of Nari keeping her `abomination' for a son. It seemed now, to the poor girl, that she was an outcast in everyway possible. Nobody wanted her. The only time she was wanted was to be a servant and it killed her deep down that nobody wanted to be friends with her or even love her.

 

Before Yomi threw her back in the stable, Kuronue handed back Okuro to her. Stumbling into her stable with her two year old son, Nari sighed heavily as Yomi shut the door behind him, locking it so she wouldn't escape. Lowering herself down on the straw that was her bedding, Nari looked at her growing baby boy trying to keep herself happy. “Hey, baby,” She whispered, scratching him behind his ears like he always seemed to enjoy. Okuro squinted his eyes in delight as he laid on his mother's exposed chest listening to her heartbeat. “Are you tired, Okuro?”

 

Hearing her say those words prompted him to look up at her, “Play!” He blurted out indicating what he wanted to do. Okuro wouldn't say many words which worried Nari a little bit concerning his age. But she was rarely around him or he was rarely with others, listening to them talk and pick up on the words that were coming out of their mouths. Okuro was a smart little half breed however. He knew what a good bit of the sentences meant, he just couldn't put them together for himself.

 

“You want to play?” She asked him slowly hoping he'd piece the sentence together himself.

 

“Play!” Okuro reiterated for her his bushy tail wagging a bit.

 

Scratching the back of her head, Nari wondered what she could do to help keep her son entertained. Putting him down on the straw, the teen looked around for something to use but there was nothing. All there was were straw, her bowel, and herself.

 

Before she could say anything about it, Okuro began to latch onto her arm since she was on all fours looking about the stall for something. The little mixed demon was trying to grab onto her hair so maybe he could pull on that for a tug of war game. Looking at her son, she tickled his sides trying to at least make him laugh hoping to keep him entertained that way.

 

“You little mischief maker,” She giggled.

 

Okuro began to laugh, squirming to escape his mother's tickle attack. Once he managed, he crawled towards his mother again latching back onto her arm trying to swipe at her face with his little claws but was unsuccessful as his mother pulled her face out of the way. She was about to say something to her son about his behavior until he bit down on her arm with his sharp teeth causing the young girl to yelp in pain.

 

“Ouch, Okuro…that hurt!” She scolded seeing the small bleeding teeth marks on her arm.

 

Hearing his mother's cries of displeasure forced the small boy to look up at her with a pout upon his face. His eyes were starting to shine a bit showing that he would start crying any second breaking Nari's heart. It was just in his nature, and the girl knew this. Being a demon, he was born to grow into something ruthless and it wasn't his fault. “Mommy…?” Okuro questioned realizing he did something bad.

 

“Okuro, it's okay sweetie,” Nari whispered, scooping her son into her arms cradling him close to her body. “I know you didn't mean to. Shhh now,” She soothed.

 

 

 

 

Nari fell asleep later on as the sun retreated behind the thick forest that concealed the barn. Lying on her side, the moonlight outlined her figure as she kept her son close to her body with her left arm protecting him. No thanks to her not being close to her masters, Nari was having a hard time trying to sleep. But once she managed to finally pass out for the night, her ears were attacked by the most horrible, yet very familiar sound. Opening her eyes slowly wondering if she was dreaming or not, the sound was starting to get louder making the girl raise her head up just a bit, her eyes half lidded trying to peace together what was occurring.

 

“Let me go!” A young woman demanded, sounding more angry than upset.

 

Her demands were starting to get increasingly louder making Nari wonder what slave would be brave enough to let those words pass her lips. It was too dark to see but as Nari lied her head back down on the straw, she kept her eyes fixed on her door wondering if, whoever it was would pass by.

 

Eventually they did but Nari only caught a glimpse of them. It was Yoko Kurama and another woman who looked over the age of twenty. It actually got more of Nari's attention when she realized this was her new neighbor. That stall had been empty for quite some time and she never expected her Master to capture another woman for that bastard of a wolf demon who killed her last friend.

 

“Stay in there and wait for your master to come for your miserable body,” Yoko Kurama growled, locking her door. Before he headed back towards the hideout, he stopped and looked at what his `pet' was doing and noticed she was now awake thanks to the obnoxious sounds. Nari's ivy green eyes peered into his golden, the two not exchanging words as the neighbor continued to shout at the demon to release her and send her home. The way he just stood there exchanging glances from Nari over to the newest addition said it all before Yoko left the barn. He wanted her to straighten out the new sex slave and tell her to be obedient and just surrender her life.

 

Nari got to her feet gradually, Okuro in her hands, as she walked slowly over to the woman who was banging on the metal bars that concealed her in the stall. Now that Nari got a good look at her, she could see that the woman was an African American with dark brown hair flowing over her clothed body. Clothes-Nari hadn't been in those in awhile. She began to drift off into her own mind trying to recall how clothes used to feel and how to put them on. But her thoughts came to a quick halt as the woman snapped, “The hell are you looking at?”

Nari's eyes batted a few times as she realized what she was doing. “O-Oh…I am sorry…”

 

The woman's brown eyes shifted about the stall she had found herself in turning her nose up at the horrible scent. “My God,” She complained waving her hand in front of her face, “What is that smell?”

 

Nari didn't know what she was talking about. It was probably the body odor that she was inhaling through her nostrils but Nari had gotten used to that smell over the four years she had been there. “You get used to it after a time,” Nari replied nearly inaudibly. “The demons here never really bath us well…they just take us out to the lake and make us get wet washing off the sex scent that is left on us after intercourse…”

 

“Demons?” The woman questioned sounding pessimistic. “This is—.” The woman began to laugh to herself running her fingers over the back of her head as she laughed sourly, “This is some sort of fucked up dream I am having, right? Tell me I am dreaming!”

 

Nari sighed heavily looking down at her son, “If this were a dream, I wish I had woken up years ago…” The woman's sudden appearance at the bars that separated their stalls halfway up from where the wood stopped mid-height, caught Nari off guard making her inhale sharply in surprise.

 

“What sort of shit is this?” The woman demanded to know silently, placing a death grip on the iron bars. Before Nari could answer her question, the woman asked another question seeing the little child in her arms, “What is that?”

 

Nari followed her gaze even though she was pretty sure of what the newbie was looking at. “He's—he's my son. Not a lot of people like who he is since he's a mix breed…he is my Master Yoko Kurama's son though he won't admit it…”

 

“Who's?”

 

“The fox demon…that just brought you in…” Nari answered keeping her son close to her chest rocking him a bit to keep him content in his sleep. When her neighbor said nothing in return Nari was prompted to learn all she wanted to know while the woman still knew. “So…what is your name?”

 

“Candy,” She answered, “I come from California. What about you?”

 

Nari opened her mouth to answer her questions but as she stood there trying to pronounce her name, she realized how she had forgotten. Kuronue had stopped saying her name to her and only called her `kiddo' or `child'. In other words, making it a bad habit not to pronounce Nari's name. “I—I don't remember it…it started with an `N'…”

 

Candy's eyes widened briefly finding that rather odd, “You forgot your own name?”

 

Nari's face swelled with sorrow realizing that she had just become like her last neighbor. It broke her heart into a million pieces, wanting her to just break down and cry.

 

Seeing that a subject change was in order, Candy asked, “What about your son? What's his name?”

 

“O-Okuro,” Nari managed swallowing hard to prevent herself from breaking down. “Nobody wants him but me and I couldn't bear to throw him out…”

 

Candy remained silent not knowing what to say to her or whatever the hell was going on.

 

“You better get some sleep,” Nari whispered looking through the bars, “Later today they are going to train you and that really hurts both your mind and body…”

 

Candy didn't argue since she was exhausted from the awakening she received in the middle of the night. Sighing, Nari got back down on the horrible straw placing her son close to her hoping he wouldn't wake. Okuro merely moaned, moving slightly but didn't open his eyes as he stayed asleep. Looking about the dark area Nari shook her head at herself the best way she could, “I've become just like the others…I am no different…”

 

 

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The wolf demon did come in early the coming morning and dragged Candy out of her stall bringing back horrible memories for Nari as Candy's ear wrenching screams woke her and Okuro up. Okuro began to cry softly from the horrible sounds attacking his sensitive demon ears forcing Nari to start her day earlier than she had planned on.

 

Sitting up Indian style, Nari brought Okuro to her body letting him rest his head on her right shoulder as she patted his back gently trying to sooth him; his cries repeating in her ear. “Shhh,” Nari whispered softly continuing to rub his back a little, “Its okay. Everything will be—okay…” She didn't know for certain if everything would be alright but it was the only thing the girl could think to say to try and cheer up her son and herself.

 

The door to Nari's stall eventually opened as well bringing Kuronue inside to check on her. “Kiddo,” The bat demon started kneeling in front of her, “Has it started yet?”

 

He was referring to her period. Obviously he was hungry but Kuronue was also a bit worried that if she didn't bleed soon, Nari may be pregnant yet again. Sadly the young girl shook her head from side to side. “It's been awhile, hasn't it Master?”

 

Placing his thumb underneath the girl's chin he lifted her head that Nari had hung in sorrow. “You know that if you are pregnant again, even if the child lives, I won't be able to defend it…right?”

 

“Why not?” Nari asked trying to keep her son calm.

 

Sighing, Kuronue's indigo blue eyes shifted over to the baby she was currently holding. “One lived-can you not be satisfied with that?” He asked rather coldly.

 

Nari felt her chest pain her as her heart began to weep at his words. “But look at what you got, Master.”

 

Holding her son underneath his arms, she showed Okuro that his `daddy' was right there, causing him to giggle and reach for him saying, “Daddy!”

 

Not wanting to upset the child, Kuronue took Okuro into his own hands, holding him close to his chest. Laughing a bit, the small half-breed wrapped his pudgy arms around the bat demon's neck, smiling brightly to himself. Needless to say, the embrace caught him off guard but the surprised expression was well hidden under that visor he wore.

 

“What do you plan on doing then?” Kuronue questioned keeping Okuro close to his body, “Try to weaken Yomi and Yoko Kurama with children too?” The way he put it sounded not only silly but he carried doubt in his tone, “My child,” Kuronue began placing his hand on her shoulder, “Those two will never break. Their hearts are as cold as ice just as mine is. Not even a baby could melt that.”

 

Nari brought her knees to her chest, embracing them just a bit as her ivy green eyes peered briefly into his; embarrassed about what she was about to say next, “You're not coldhearted…I really like you, Kuronue…”

 

“What—what did you just say to me?”

 

The way he stuttered like that made Nari nervous wondering if he even wanted to hear that again. “I—I really like you, Master Kuronue…”

 

“You must not say such things out loud!” Kuronue scolded with a bit of anger and worry mixed into his tone.

 

Hearing mostly just the anger filled version of it forced Nari to flinch wondering if she just went ahead and opened her big mouth yet again around him.

 

Kuronue got to his feet handing Okuro back over to her. “I need to go on a mission with Yomi dealing with great importance when it comes to a detective sent to us from the Spirit World,” Kuronue whispered quickly wishing to excuse himself. “You'll have Yoko Kurama to please till then. If I were you, I wouldn't upset him concerning the state he is in right now.”

 

Nari took back her child as he waved goodbye to his `father'. Sighing softly Nari rocked her baby boy, kissing him in between his black fox ears. Does he not care for me…? She thought her heart breaking yet again, I want him to actually…love me…Flinching a bit and embedding her teeth into her lower lip, Nari whimpered a bit, “My heart hurts…”