Hey everyone, so this is my new story: A Touga/Kagome fic of course.
Just a fair warning. It starts off rather innocently but it is rated M for a reason. Not too sure how far I'm going to take it but this fic will be angsty and slightly darker than my other ones. If you are interested in this pairing feel free to read my other one. Or if you like Sesshy/Kags I have written a humorous one as well.
I try not to take too long with updates -as I who am also a reader knows what that feels like. But since I am writing several stories it might take up to a week or so. Though hopefully nothing major like weeks but definitely not months!!
AND I ALREADY HAVE ANOTHER Sesshoumaru/Kagome FIC IN THE WORKS!! Its crazy….just all these ideas that keep rolling around in my head. AND since I don't want to forget them well…OH!
IMPORTANT EXPLANATION: Touga is unable to talk in a human voice in this fic. He will be speaking in Inu (dog) though and therefore his THOUGHTS/WORDS will be in italics. So every time he talks Kagome really hears growls. It will be explained in the story….
ANYWAYS, AS ALWAYS PLEASE READ AND REVIEW!! Let me know what you think!!
*Bows* Arigatou!!
Ch. 1 Hunger pangs
"Just give it up Naraku!!" she yelled in exasperation as her stomach rumbled its displeasure. "We won't let you get away this time!!"
Kagome couldn't believe he just burst in on them while they were about to eat! Gah!! Talk about the inopportune moment. She was so hungry having barely convinced -by SIT-ING Inuyasha multiple times- to allow them to eat and rest from the slave driving pace he had set. They had barely eaten anything since having a small breakfast in the morning that consisted of a plain granola bar. And having another interruption now was making the miko rather moody and quite frankly grumpy.
It wasn't their fault they hadn't found a single shard in the last week. So why was Inuyasha being such an ass? Its not like they decided to tell all the demons that had a Shikon no Tama shard to go and hide. The stupid hanyou hadn't even allowed them to stop and have lunch, yelling at them about their human weakness like a child who badly needed a nap.
The whole group was irritated and temperamental having to keep up with the inu-hanyou in the heat of the day, with no rest, and no food. And now to make matters worse, Naraku had come and interrupted their would-be dinner.
'He is such a jerk!' Thought Kagome in her rising anger. Does he always have to come and stand here with an irritatingly good looking, yet stupidly evil smile, plastered on his handsome face? I mean really, you'd think he'd get the hint that he's not wanted here.'
"Ku, ku, ku, you speak nonsense miko. How do you presume to stop me this time? I know you're weaknesses just as you believe you know mine." He answered watching them closely with crimson eyes gouging their every action.
'Jeeze doesn't this guy know he sounds so annoying every time he thinks he knows everything?' Thought the priestess in aggravation hoping he would go away and come back another time -preferably after they had eaten.
'Apparently not,' she thought crabbily as he kept talking.
"If you give me the jewel shards in your possession, I will think about letting your friends live. But if you refuse me, I will kill them, and…you will be forced to come with me priestess."
Kagome huffed at his threat, clearly not impressed.
"Do you honestly believe that you could kill us off after all the times that we've beat your sorry ass and had you running away like a scared little girl?" Kagome taunted surprising herself with her own bold words. She had never told him anything that brave before, well she had never told anyone anything that brave before. But then again she had never gone this long without food either, so it was probably just her stomach talking.
The surprise that graced her companions features made it apparent that they had not expected something this bold from their little, good natured miko either. Upon looking at their expressions, she was glad that she was at least able to put smiles on their faces. Even if they were just from shock at her unexpected and daring little comment.
Apparently even Inuyasha's sour mood had lifted lightly at her unanticipated remark and, he seemed quite impressed with her as he spoke up. "Ya heard her Naraku, just give up now and save us the trouble of chasing your scared little girly ass all across Japan!!" He sneered while wildly waving Tetsusaiga around emphasizing his point.
'Oh Inuyasha.' Thought the miko. 'Even when you try to act all tough you still look like a cute little puppy with those soft little ears of yours. And even when you act like an idiot and don't let me eat, I still love your bravery.' Kagome wasn't even sure why she was even thinking that in the middle of a soon-to-be-battle. Perhaps hunger does things to your mind.
Naraku began to laugh insanely, making her shift her focus to him again.
"You amuse me miko. Perhaps I will allow you to amuse me in bed as well."
'What? Is that all he came to do then, just laugh at me and insinuate I would -I would do something with him!! That jerk!!'
"Get over yourself Naraku and just come back later will ya!!"
He would obviously not listen to that little command but she felt she had to try anyway. She was seriously hungry and he was just pissing her off. And why was he just standing there chatting with them like if he was over for green tea and cookies?
He was definitely waiting for something. And if she were an inu, she would have already smelled it by now. What was he up to?
Its not like they were really going to hand over the four shards they had barely managed to collect. She knew that Inuyasha sure as hell wasn't going to give him anything, since he was already pissed off that they had gotten so little to begin with.
The whole tachi waited nervously apparently all having the same premonition. Though, they were expecting him to pull something intricate and devious, none of them were expecting him to pull something quite as elaborate as they witnessed a minute later either.
Their battles usually followed a certain pattern they had become accustomed to -as bizarre as that must sound. It would usually start out with some taunting between the two sides, then your standard lower demon attack, and finally Naraku would flee by using his shouki to form a poisonous cloud and choke them with the toxic smell. But this?
Naraku smirked as he saw their baffled and anxious faces. How quaint. Were they not expecting him to outsmart them?
"What is it little miko…spider got your tongue?" He asked laughing cruelly. "Perhaps I will taste it later. But for now…" He gestured, sweeping a clawed hand to the darkening forest behind him.
What was going on? The small group of humans and inu-hanyou wondered. They were not sure what Naraku meant by suddenly bringing in a bunch of humans into view. Where had he gotten all of these people anyway?
Though the closer the humans in Naraku's hold came, the more each one of the tachi members began to recognize them.
Kagura had been the first to suddenly come into view, followed by a very alert Kohaku. Which didn't make sense in the least, since he was always under some kind of spell, a tainted jewel shard making it almost impossible for him to be in his right mind. Yet right now, he was starring directly at Sango with a penetrating and intent look of sadness and anger.
"Kohaku." The taijiya whispered anxiously, watching her beloved brother as tears glistened in her eyes.
He didn't move or even acknowledge her presence. He simply stood there starring at them with building hate.
Then Kanna stepped out of the shadows, her mirror in its usual position before her, followed by a very obedient little girl. Perhaps some of her friends hadn't recognized her at first but Kagome had. The lopsided ponytail and the orange checkered yukata was easily identifiable. It was Rin, Sesshoumaru's ward. And she looked to be under some kind of trance as her eyes were starring blankly ahead.
The last person to come forth had been a beautiful woman. Her pale smooth skin contrasting with her ebony knee-long hair making her beauty even more ethereal. She was dressed like a hime in the most exquisite gold and violet kimono Kagome had ever seen.
The priestess wasn't sure who the woman was, but she had to be dangerous if Naraku had brought her along.
Kagome expanded her senses trying to feel the woman's aura. Yet strangely, she only felt confusion and fear but nothing more. She was obviously human since Kagome did not feel a demonic youki, but then how was it possible to feel the woman's emotions but not her life aura? All beings had a life energy that they emitted. Catching Miroku's eye, she quickly noted that he had also come to the same conclusion.
The priestess couldn't put her finger on it, but she knew she had seen the woman before. She racked her brain for the answer but to no avail.
Then, she heard Inuyasha's whispered acknowledgment bringing shock and unbelief to her heart. Kagome knew then without a doubt, that they had indeed met before.
"Mom…is that…how did…I mean, WHAT THE HELL DO YA THINK YOU'RE DOING YA BASTARD?!! I AINT FALLING FOR THAT SHIT AGAIN!! Inuyasha angrily accused. He was stunned. The woman looked exactly like his mother, painfully reminding him of the last time Sesshoumaru had tried to trick him in order to gain the black pearl, the gateway to his father's tomb.
Where the hell had Naraku gotten a woman that looked like her anyway? She didn't smell like no youkai but then she didn't smell human either. It was probably just another stupid attempt to trick him but…what if…
"Inuyasha," called Miroku with concern. "Do you believe the woman before us is your mother? I feel no living aura, yet she does give the impression that she is somehow a normal sentient being. I don't understand it." The monk sighed with a look of defeat that did not bode well.
"I am sorry my friend, I will be unable to use kazaana though if she is something other than what she seems. My-my void seems to be growing larger Inuyasha, Naraku is somehow manipulating it to enlarge its size and I do not wish to harm any of you. I am afraid I must be leaving you now." He murmured softly unable to look at the taijiya whom he felt was starring at him intently. "Before it is too late."
"No Miroku, please don't say that." Pleaded the demon slayer. "Don't leave, we'll figure this out, we'll-"
"Ku, ku, ku." Naraku interrupted again with another taunting chuckle. "You seem to forget that your little brother is waiting to speak to you my dear. He has been asking to see his sister for quite some time. Will you disappoint him now that he is lucid enough to recognize you?"
"And oh Inuyasha," he added mockingly, "your mother awaits to speak to you as well. I can assure you, she stands before you alive and well. Do not doubt my power. There are those who wish to aid me and gain my favor, and are even willing to resurrect the souls that were once living." He said with an arrogant smirk.
Well it seemed that Naraku had indeed known everyone's weaknesses after all. And not only had he exploited them but had them paraded around before everyone and thrown them in their face.
There was only one exception, the priestess. Was she not important enough to have a weakness of some sort be used against her? She wondered crossly. After a brief pause and a few seconds of thinking the miko came to two conclusions.
1.) She had clearly gone crazy and…
2.) Her hunger must be ruining the rational part of her mind if she thought she was feeling unimportant just because Naraku didn't bring something up to hurt her.
Looking at the faces around her, the miko noted the uncertainty everyone must have been feeling. She noted Sango's worried and strained features, her eyes only upon her brother. She saw Inuyasha set a mask of indifference upon his face-so similar to that of his older brother's- yet his eyes held a deep hurt and longing he was unable to hide from her. And finally allowing her eyes to settle on the terrified face of her dear 'brother' Miroku as he wrestled to keep his spiritual beads around his growing void, she observed his saddened resignation, seemingly acceptant of his fate with great remorse.
He was already turning to leave them when the spider hanyou suddenly released a wave of shouki so great, it clouded the area in a choking and poisonous gas making it impossible to see let alone breathe.
Kagome began coughing violently, tears burning her eyes. She notched an arrow intending on purifying the cloud -and hopefully Naraku as well- when she suddenly felt a painful stinging sensation in the back of her neck.
The miko allowed her weapon to fall, her hands suddenly too heavy to hold a thing. She dropped to her knees, a hazy sound of the chaotic noise of battle dimly registering in the back of her mind. What the hell was going on? What had they done to her?
The priestess could hardly keep her eyelids from closing. 'I'm so sleepy,' she thought. 'I think I'll take a little nap. Inuyasha wont mind, as long as I don't take too long…' She thought indistinctly as she heard someone screaming her name from afar. Her body was unable to remain kneeling and she soon fell on her face, the soft grass below her cushioning her fall. 'And when I wake up…I'll eat…some nice, delicious…oden.'
Unable to sustain her lucidity much longer, the young miko was soon fast asleep, the forced slumber finally taking its toll on her body.
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Kagome was having the nicest dream. She had all of her favorite food sprawled out on her table at home. She couldn't decide what to taste first, everything looked so mouthwatering. Should she have a taste of oden or the shrimp scampi? Umm the beef fried rice looked so tempting too. Or would she start with some dessert, some chocolate cream pie or fudge brownies sounded good. Even that strawberry cheese cake looked too good to pass up. She grabbed her chopsticks intent on having a bite of everything, when the most annoying dripping sound echoed in her brain. Why was the faucet dripping, who left it on? She wondered but then decided to ignore it. She grabbed a warm and sweet smelling walnut cookie, when the horrible dripping noise made her loose her concentration. She briefly wondered if this was one of those 'you have to go to the bathroom' dreams. Didn't they all have some sort of unpleasant dripping sound making you get up and go?
Well she didn't want to get up, she wanted to eat. She brought the cookie to her lips intent on taking a rather large bite when she suddenly felt a tickling sensation all over her skin.
'Ugh!! Why doesn't everybody just leave me alone?!' She thought moodily scratching her skin. 'And what the heck is tickling me?' Kagome's mind thought up several possibilities from Buyo to Inuyasha's hair, but none would be tickling her all over her body. So…what was it? Quickly becoming alarmed of the chances of it being something so simple and innocent, the miko opened her eyes.
To her dismay, she was unable to see anything for it was extremely dark. She desperately wanted to panic but knew it would be best if she were to remain as calm and logical as possible. 'Maybe the camp's fire died out and it's too dark to see anything. Or maybe we camped out in a dark cave and I don't remember?' She thought trying to come up with a suitable explanation. Though they were all very unlikely. What if…
"Oh no! Am I blind?!" She asked into the darkness with fright hoping she was not alone, and someone would be able to explain to her what had happened.
No…I am.
The miko suddenly jumped, a low rumbling growl her only answer. The hair on the back of her nape and arms rose in terror. 'So that's what was giving me the tingling feeling.' She thought worriedly. Though wouldn't her powers be more pronounced being as close as she was to a demon? Well no time to dwell on that right now.
Kagome looked around her, wildly trying to comprehend where she was, and what kind of creature had just greeted her. Slowly backing away, she bumped into a solid and damp wall. She shrieked until she realized she was not touching a slimy youkai but a wall that had blocked her exit.
'Think Kagome.' She urged herself. 'Okay the last thing I remember was being hungry, sitting Inuyasha until he was forced to stop and let us eat, then…Naraku. That's right he showed up and laughed. Uhh…then people, he had people with him, people I know! He had -he had, umm Rin, Kohaku, and some beautiful woman. Then something burned the back of my neck and I fell asleep! Oh great!! Naraku must have captured me, and now in one of his dingy cells with…something…else!'
"And I'm still hungry. Just great!!"
He laughed. His prison companion was turning out to be entertaining. Was she having an internal debate with herself? Or was she just trying to tell the guard she was famished?
Kagome must have said that out loud for she suddenly heard another awkward growl in response. It sounded like the demon was chuckling -if that was even possible. Where the hell had Naraku dumped her? Was she going to be food for some hungry youkai?
She expanded her senses trying to gouge the strength of the demon and at the same time warn it that she was a miko and wouldn't hesitate to purify it.
Well she would have warned it if her holy powers hadn't suddenly flickered off like they just had. Kagome swallowed. For some unknown reason -or known if you take in Naraku's deceitfulness- her spiritual power wasn't working. She tried to force her eyes to adjust to the darkness, she at least wanted to look upon the creature that was about to eat her.
Kagome wasn't sure if she should be horrified or relived as she was suddenly able to make out a dark shape which looked to be hunched up against the far end of the cell's wall. He didn't look to be a giant oni or something, but he still looked to be at least twice her size.
She gulped. "Look, I don't think you really want to eat me. I'm -I'm probably not that tasty or anything. And…uhh…I'm kinda skinny and besides humans don't taste that good. We're rather stringy and much, much too salty…I think." She pleaded not knowing if he was even capable of intellectual reasoning.
What? She thinks I'm going to eat her? And she presumes she -she doesn't -tas-taste good? Loud laughter soon followed his internal questioning.
Kagome heard that same, almost peculiar, growling again. If she didn't know any better -and right now she was so hungry that perhaps she didn't- she would have to say that the demon was laughing at her.
Where the hell was Naraku anyway and why did he stick her in here with this youkai? And really, wasn't someone going to bring in lunch soon, prisoners still had to eat.
"Umm, I'm a miko ya know and it -it would be best not to get on my bad side." She said a bit uneasily. Maybe telling him she was a miko would not be such a good idea. What if he thought she was going to purify him and attacked her?
Well he didn't seem to want to eat her. He would have already attacked her by now if he had really wanted to harm her ne? Yet he just sat there, leaning up against the wall the whole time, barely even moving. Maybe he was -he was a prisoner like her too?
The priestess looked over to the still form again, now able to discern a few more details yet unfortunately she was still too far away to really take him in. This cell was not as small as she had first presumed and if she wanted to see him clearly she was going to have to get closer.
"Are…are you a prisoner here as well? Did Naraku capture you too?" She asked him trying to catch sight of his reaction.
'Hai…I am not sure how I came to be here but I have been captured by this spider hanyou…and I….am unable to speak to you in a way you would understand little onna. I don't know what the vile and contemptible hanyou did to me but I have been weakened greatly.' Though he knew he was answering her questions in his mind, he also knew that in reality all she was able to hear were his inu growls. He couldn't speak to her and make her understand.
Kagome's instincts wanted her to run away from the growling youkai, but her empathetic understanding told her that perhaps he was trying to communicate with her in his own way. Every time she asked a question, he immediately growled after, seemingly in reply.
She gathered her courage and walked closer to him. So far he hadn't moved or threatened her in anyway other than the irregular growling.
As she drew nearer she immediately took note of a great mass of moonlight kissed hair cascading down his shoulders. Kami!! It was no intellectual beast but a young man -er youkai male! He was sitting against the wall his arms chained above him. And quite frankly she had never seen that color of hair before expect on Inuyasha or his older brother, could he be related to them somehow? He must of heard her gasp because he lifted his face to look in her direction and she froze.
Oh kami…he was beautiful. His pale face was striking. A single violet stripe of status adorned each cheekbone making his appearance elegant and aristocratic. His jaw was firm while his lips were perfectly shaped and slightly plump. His silver bangs fell over his forehead in disarray almost covering a pair of finely shaped brows that rose slightly at her nearness. His light amber- honey eyes starred directly at her making her heart unwillingly skip a beat at the intensity of his gaze. Yet something was odd about them. His eyes seemed to look at her but not really see her. And even stranger, he looked so much like Sesshoumaru….or maybe it was Inuyasha…no definitely Sesshoumaru, and looked to be maybe a year or two older than him.
"Wh…who are you? What's your name?" She asked curiously kneeling down only a few feet away from him.
The youkai turned to look at her again, his eyes slightly unfocused and said nothing.
"Can you, can you talk? Are you…able to understand me?" She tried again.
Still, no response.
"Hmm perhaps you're too afraid. I am a priestess warrior after all and you are a chained up youkai who-"
A growl interrupted her little speech.
"Ha!! I knew it, you can understand me!!" She smiled triumphantly. "So then perhaps, you cannot speak then? Or you can, but not in a way that I can understand." She said while thinking about this little predicament further.
You are an intelligent human, if you are able to figure out my predicament so quickly, little onna.
Another growl, so that had to obviously be some kind of confirmation.
"Okay then, how about if I ask you a yes or no question and you either nod your head for yes and shake your head for no. Alright?"
He nodded his head, and she smiled.
"I see you're a fast learner." She said giggling.
"Alright lets start then. This will be like a game of twenty questions." The priestess said while clasping her hands together in anticipation.
He raised an eyebrow.
"Do you know where we are?" A shake of the his head answered her first question.
No.
"Hmm…do you know how you got here?" Another shake.
No.
"Okay do you know who brought you?" A nod.
Hai.
'Finally some answers.' She thought with excitement.
"Was it Naraku…er…he's a spider hanyou with long black hair and crimson eyes?" She elaborated not sure if he knew the hanyou by name. I don't know if -if he was the one that brought me in or not, since I'm not even sure how I got here."
A nod.
Hai.
"Why are you here? Oh wait…that's not a yes or no answer. Do you know why you're here?" A shake.
No.
"Ugh. I guess that means that we're both in the dark then. Or…maybe just you since I have a pretty good idea of why I'm here. I guess it was a good idea then that I gave the Shikon jewel shards to my little Shippou before we stopped to have dinner. At least Naraku wont be able to take them away from me. But I guess there's still other things he can…take away." She finished quietly shivering slightly from the cold, damp air that flowed through the darkened cell. Or maybe it was because she began to imagine what the wicked spider could take away from her, like her powers, her friends, or -or her virginity. She shook her head allowing every disturbing thought to flow out of her. She needed to stop thinking about all these stupid things and instead focus on a way to escape.
Then…as if Naraku had been reading her very thoughts, a locked door she had not even noticed swung open allowing said hanyou to enter.
Kagome jumped about a foot in the air after hearing the door suddenly slam open. She didn't want to seem like she was afraid of the spider hanyou but at this particular point, she had to admit to herself that she was. She had quickly tried to bring her powers forth to at least defend herself -if not hurt him painfully- but to no avail. Only a tight pinch on the back of her neck answered her request.
"Ahhh, how lovely it is to see you again my dear miko." He said while scanning her body ever so slowly from her feet to her head allowing his eyes to linger in certain places of her anatomy.
She heard the jingle of chains and a menacing growl from the chained up youkai greet him in return. 'At least he's growling.' She mused. She on the other hand was just standing there like a fool, her feet suddenly frozen to the spot.
"I see you have met my new friend and your new cell companion?" The hanyou asked after briefly sparing the angered demon a glance.
Naraku turned his crimson eyes upon her young body again and began to walk closer to her, as she in turn stepped back away from his detestable presence, thankfully being able to move again.
"Come now miko, you have something I want." He continued starring at her in undisguised lust.
"Stay away from me! You sicken me Naraku, you vile, disgusting, pathetic excuse for a-"
He had closed the space between them so swiftly, she hadn't even seen him coming toward her until she suddenly felt herself being thrown back with the force of the blow he had landed across her cheek.
The priestess landed in a heap a few feet away. She would have cried out, whether in surprise or pain she wasn't sure. She had bitten her tongue and drawn blood as she landed and quite frankly it had hurt like hell.
Naraku suddenly stood above her, and yanked her up by her hair forcefully, causing her to shriek as she felt her scalp catch on fire.
"Now as I was saying, you have something I want."
Kagome held on to the hand that had a firm grasp on her hair, her strength not enough to force him to loosen his hold. He continued to grip her hair while using his free arm to rip the top of her blouse down, causing the miko to gasp and flail wildly as her bra-clad bosom was abruptly revealed to his hungry gaze.
Another menacing growl tore the air as the chained youkai violently struggled against his bonds to no avail.
Naraku's hideous laughter echoed right along side the growls as he watched the furious youkai thrash about in vain.
"As you see, the bonds that hold you are much too strong, even for one such as you my youkai Lord. Do not worry though, your own time will arrive soon enough. I believe you will be able to-"
The sudden kicking and biting of the woman in his hold, made him turn his full attention to the vixen before him.
Kagome bit down as hard as she could to the arm that held her hair. She knew she had bit him hard enough to have drawn his blood, as it slowly seeped into her mouth and almost made her gag. Yet instead of dropping her as she had supposed he would, he only increased his grip and brought her closer to him until she could almost see the pupils of his red eyes clearly.
"I see you do not posses the jewel shards around your neck my little miko, but do not doubt your worth girl, you will still be very useful to me. And…I will greatly enjoy taming you priestess." He smiled cruelly.
He brought her even closer to his face until she was able to feel his hot breath fan across her skin as he continued to speak. "I will take great pleasure in riding between your legs until you cry out my name in ecstasy over and over again." He spat crudely.
After yanking her hair one more time as if for emphasis, he let her go, allowing her to fall on the floor before him.
Though Kagome's eyes had widened at his cruel remark, she was not the kind of woman to remain humbled at his feet. She immediately stood holding her blouse together as best she could and glared at him with a hatred she had never felt before, lifting her chin in challenge.
Naraku smirked as he watched her land on the floor at his feet. 'As she should be.' He thought smugly. Though his smile quickly faltered as he saw her scramble to her feet hurriedly, and glare at him with a fierce intensity that almost rivaled his own. Seeing her so flushed with anger and outrage made his blood hot with desire, yet he would have to wait to take her for his own. Right now he had other more important priorities to take care of.
"Hai, I will enjoy taming you my little miko." He said more to himself than to her as he suddenly turned away from her and walked out slamming the thick door shut behind him. The echoing reverberation that followed his departure sounded thunderously ominous as if sealing their fate.
Are you alright? What did he do to you? What is he looking for? Why are you bleeding? I can smell your blood!!
He growled in frustration. She didn't understand him dammit! And what was even more frustrating was that he didn't understand what she was doing here. What the hell could that repulsive creature want with a ningen girl?
He heard her move about and saw the outline of her aura flare up in fear and confusion. He was grateful he could at least see the living aura's of those around him. That made him somewhat hopeful that he was at least not completely blind.
Kagome heard the youkai's growling as she went to sit up against the wall right across from him. It didn't sound as menacing now that Naraku had left. 'Perhaps he's trying to talk to me.' She thought. 'Or maybe I just really want someone to talk to, so I'm totally making things up." Kagome sighed. 'I guess there's only one way to find out.'
She stood silently and spit out the blood that was beginning to accumulate in her mouth. "I -I know that's gross, gomen nasai. It's just that -that I bit my tongue pretty hard and the blood was getting on my nerves." He said or did nothing so she continued to walk over to sit beside him and casually leaned up against the cold damp wall where he was chained. She didn't speak -nor did he- as she held her ripped uniform together trying to cover her chest. .
"Are you -are you blind?" The miko finally asked breaking the renewed silence.
He seemed to think about it for a minute or two before finally nodding his head.
Well, I am now though I have not always been.
"Have you always been blind?" A shake.
Very perceptive little onna. No.
"Is it something Narku did to you then?" A soft growl.
Hai.
"Oh…" She paused with sadness and uncertainty. "I'm sorry he did this to you. Narku is cruel and brutal, and as evil as they come. He wants this jewel of immense power that…" Kagome passed the hour telling him about the Shikon no Tama, what it could do and why he wanted it. She also told him about meeting her friends and what he had done to each one of them. She explained the reason they were trying to stop him and to her shame…the reason the jewel was incomplete in the first place. She talked and he listened. Every once in a while she could hear his soft growls as if sharing some support or asking a question. Though that's only what she had guessed they meant anyways.
When she was done, they remained in silence once more. She couldn't help but feel the way her mouth had dried up with all of the taking she had done and the way her stomach continued to protest.
"Do you think he'll just starve us to death?" She asked feeling the pangs of hunger with a renewed intensity.
She heard the growl that she had acquainted with being his laughter. It was sort of like a rough sounding chuckle -like when someone had a really bad sore throat and wanted to laugh but couldn't. She was glad she could at least make him laugh though. Who knows how long he had been here and what he had endured. He seemed like a very powerful demon, and she didn't need her miko powers to tell her that. Only, she wondered how Naraku was able to subdue him. He must be using some kind of binding spell over his powers. But in what form and by what means?
Kagome's eyes were growing heavy and she blinked several times trying to remain alert. She couldn't tell what time it was being in this kind of darkness but her body was telling her she needed rest.
She turned to him then suddenly wondering what his name was. "My name is Kagome by the way." The miko said sheepishly. "Gomen. I should have told you sooner. I -I only wished I knew what to call you." She said turning to look at him, his golden eyes starring at her intently again, making her shiver involuntarily. She suddenly wondered what his eyes would look like if they could actually focus on hers. 'Hmm…maybe I don't want to know.' She decided. 'My legs would probably turn to Jell-O or something and I'd fall flat on my face. He really is very, very beautiful. Its not like he'd even look at me that way or anything though, I'm not nearly as pretty or as powerful as Kikyo. But if he did, oh kami, I could just imagine.'
He must of caught her slight shiver because he growled softly to her again.
Kagome turned away from him then, embarrassed at her own foolish thoughts. Why was she even thinking those kinds of things when they were stuck here with Naraku and would probably be tortured and beaten and….perhaps it would be best if she tried to sleep for a few hours.
She quickly lied down on her side and huddled into herself as best she could. She knew she was very tired and had to rest for a couple of hours before…before whatever it was that was going to happen to them to happen. Ugh! She wasn't even making sense anymore. She was too cold, tired, hungry, and somewhat frightened to sleep very well but she knew she had to.
The floor was really hard and damp but there was nothing she could do about it. At least she wasn't chained up like the poor youkai. And even though her cheek was probably bruised and it hurt like hell -as well as her abused scalp- she was at least able to gain some solace in the fact that she wasn't alone. There was something different about the demon beside her. As if she knew him or perhaps had met him before. Hm.
"I like that you know." She spoke again into the silence again once she was as comfortable as she could possibly get. "Your growls sound nice. I guess I had gotten used to the ones that always threatened my life. But yours, their different, they're softer and more…I don't know…purposeful. Almost like you're talking to me. And well…its kinda comforting to know someone else is here with me and I'm…I'm not alone. So… arigatou."
She closed her eyes obviously not expecting a reply but when she heard a softer rumble that resembled a soothing growl vibrate through his chest, she smiled and allowed her mind to drift into the unknown world of dreams.
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