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Think Twice, Inuyasha!
Brief mention of Oc in this chapter.
Chapter two: The song
Kagome walked back to camp after giving her goodbyes to Sesshoumaru and his ward. She wondered how Inuyasha was doing after that blow to the head. " I feel bad about what happened to Inuyasha, and for some reason, I keep feeling like it's my fault." Kagome and Sesshoumaru had already discussed how Kagome felt about what had happened to Inuyasha, and they both agreed that Kagome shouldn't feel bad about what had happened. Sesshoumaru had said that Inuyasha had brought it upon himself.
Kagome's hair blew behind her in the wind, and she sensed danger. She had, fortunately, remembered to bring her bow and arrows with her, so she went to investigate. She found a small girl in a clearing, sobbing. Naraku's aura hung in the area lightly, but enough to plague the heart. She walked towards the young girl warily, and asked, "Are you okay, miss?" The girl stopped crying and looked at Kagome.
Kagome gasped as the young girl stood up and walked toward her. Kagome noticed that the girl seemed much older when she was standing, long red and black hair, beautiful gray eyes, and a mature body shape. She looked to be around fifteen. Kagome also noticed that her aura was even more pure than Kikyou's.
The woman moved to stand beside Kagome, whispering the words, "Caution must be taken around your hanyou friend, his heart has been ripped and torn, and he will kill until his heart is pieced back together." She paused, letting her words soak in. "Naraku is looking for you and your friends, but don't despair. As long as you are strong in heart, he won't shatter you the way he shattered me."
Kagome's eyes widened. "Who are you? Why has he shattered you?" The woman paused, and said, "Tell Naraku you have seen a woman with the eyes of a wolf, the heart of a priestess," She turned to face Kagome and smiled a bitter smile, "and the past of the broken." The woman then walked away from Kagome, leaving Kagome to stare at the path she walked.
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When Kagome returned to camp, She was greeted by the sight of Sango fighting Naraku, protecting Miroku, Shippo, and the now conscious Inuyasha. She dropped her bag and ran to help Sango. Naraku turned to face Kagome after picking up her scent, and laughed evilly at the look on her face. Kagome scowled at him and yelled, "Naraku, I have some valuable information for you, but I won't tell you anything unless you stop attacking my friends." The moment she finished speaking, she felt an arm around her waist. She looked back to see Sesshoumaru standing behind her with a stern look on his face. She smiled warmly at him, and he flashed her a grin in return.
Naraku ceased attacking Kagome's friends and turned to look at her. "What do you mean by 'Valuable information'?" He asked. Kagome stood tall,her eyes solid and strong, as she said, despite Inuyasha's violent protests, "On my way back to camp, I met a girl with the gray eyes of a wolf, the heart of a priestess," She paused for a moment, letting her words sink in, "and the past of the broken!" she finished.
Naraku's eyes widened, and he stared at Kagome in shock. Her strength and determination not diminishing, She asked him, "What is her name, and why did you shatter her?" The way his expression became pained and dead told her she had hit a sore spot. But before he could answer her question, they both heard an angelic voice singing
"In the moonlight I felt your heart... quiver like a bowstring's pulse. In the moon's mere light, you looked at me, Nobody knows your heart." The voice paused as a tear scurried down the cheek of a certain enemy.
"When the sun has gone, I see you, beautiful and haunting,but cold. Like the blade of a knife so sharp so sweet, Nobody knows your heart." The voice continued, unrelenting in its beauty.
"All of your sorrow, grief,and pain, locked away in the forest of the night! Your secret heart belongs to the world, of the things that sigh in the dark, or the things that cry.... in the Dark!" The voice finished leaving Kagome in a somber, entranced mood. Slowly she turned to look at Naraku, and gasped when she saw his face.
Sesshoumaru held Kagome close to him, knowing immediately who's voice that was. He kissed Kagome's cheek lightly.
Naraku's expression was somber and dying. His posture faded, as did the demonic form he was using. He fell to his knees, and he looked at Kagome, sorrow written in his features. "Her name is Selena, and I shattered her by killing her mother. I don't know why I killed her mother. I loved her with all that I had, and somehow, she loved me too, even after the hell her life had turned into because of me." Kagome stared at Naraku, unsure of what to say.
Sesshoumaru grimaced, and looked at Kagome. The two of them then looked at Naraku, and stared in shock as he disappeared in a cloud of smoke.
Kagome said, unsure of Naraku's words, "Naraku was in...... love?"
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Taintedxweasels: well, here is the second chapter of Think Twice Inuyasha! This chapter was more focused on Naraku, than Inuyasha, I'm sure you noticed.
In my opinion, Naraku should have an interesting life, so I brought that belief into effect using my Ocs in this chapter, Selena and Kiomi!