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Love\'s Consequences	By : Sylean Category: InuYasha > Het - Male/Female > Naraku/Kagome Views: 10437 -:- Recommendations : 4 -:- Currently Reading : 2
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Love's Consequences

Summary: All actions have consequences, and Kagome's decision to mate Naraku is far from an exception. With her friends suspecting betrayal, suitors suffering broken hearts, and her mate's many enemies now out for her blood as well, how will Kagome handle her new position by Naraku's side? Will the soul/heart of one particular cold-hearted/blooded demon ever be thawed/breached/touched? Or will he destroy the happiness they finally found?

Sequel to In a New Light.

(Kagome X Naraku) (Sesshomaru X Rin/OC) (Sango X Miroku) (Kouga X Ayame) (Inuyasha X Kikyo/Shiori)

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha nor do I make any profit from this story.

Warning: Spoiler alerts! Just make sure you've seen the whole series, Final Act and Movies included, for I touch upon pretty much everything at one point or another.

Warning: There will be lemons in this story later on. Also, there will be character deaths in this story at a later time.

(A/N: The first 5-ish chapters bounce between times. This is to express that with time, Naraku and Kagome's friends at least became civil with each other, but without the mass of monotonous scenes with only minor advancements. Honestly, I'm more excited for when I get Naraku into Kagome's time and so on, rather than going over how upset Kagome's friends are.

To help simplify which time everything takes place, I will use "+years," ie. five years from the end of In a New Light and the date Kagome and Naraku mated, will be written as +5yrs.)

Chapter 3: Coming To Terms

(A/N: +0yrs)

The attempts to make Kagome "see the light" where many, but with each accusation placed against him, Naraku effectively evaded the charges and only strengthened Kagome's loyalty.

"How's Kohaku doing?" Kagome asked of Sango after catching her alone.

"H-he's fine," Sango evaded and tried to walk away.

Just because they could not turn her against Naraku didn't mean Kagome was blind to how they were feeling. She always was hypersensitive to their emotional well-being.

"Sango, why are you avoiding me?" Kagome pressed.

"I'm not," she continued walking, her back turned towards her once-friend.

"Yes, you are," Kagome pointed out the obvious. "You won't even look at me."

Sango finally stopped walking, but didn't turn around, "Why should I? You chose that murderer over us!" She stormed off but was stopped by Kagome darting in front of her. Sango just glared, letting her contempt flow over. "He killed my father and comrades; massacred my entire village. Naraku," she practically spit his name out, "put Kohaku through hell. You want to know how he is? He hasn't left the hut, hasn't eaten or moved from his place in the corner. He hates himself for what Naraku made him do! And that's only what I have gotten from his nightmare filled sleep, mumbling about 'having no choice' and 'this is the only way.' Even out of Naraku's control, he's still not the little brother I knew."

"M-maybe I can help-" Kagome offered.

"You've done enough," Sango blurted. "Where is Naraku anyways? Shouldn't you be servicing him or something?"

"Right, because if I hadn't fallen in love with him, Kohaku would still be under servitude," Kagome reminded, meeting Sango's attitude with her own. "At least let me see if there is anything I can do. I want to help." Sango didn't say "yes," but she didn't say "no" either as she led Kagome into the hut she had been staying at. In the corner of the room was a slight figure curled in on himself, rocking and whimpering.

"Kohaku?" Sango sounded close to tears at the sight.

"His shard," Kagome gasped at the intense dark aura. This was not Naraku's aura; it was different. "I need to purify it."

"Can you still purify it?" Sango sniped, assuming that her mating to evil corrupted her beyond repair.

"Yes," was all she said, ignoring the jab this time. It would take some time to regain Sango's trust, and hopefully, this would help. Crouching behind Kohaku, Kagome told him of her intentions, "Its okay Kohaku, I'll purify your shard."

The instant the first spark touched the blackened jewel, the boy leapt to his feet in a panic, scrambling away, "No, stay away!"

"Kohaku, its okay," Kagome tried to calm the frightened child, "I'm not going to hurt you." His hyperventilating slowed, and his posture straightened, but when Kagome got within reach again he made a grab for the jewel hanging around her neck and dashed towards the door. Sango blocked his path, but was knocked down as he forced his way out of the hut and sprinted for the forest. "Stop, Kohaku!"

Hearing the commotion, Inuyasha intercepted the boy, pinning him to the ground. Kagome caught up and started her work purifying the shard in his neck before he could get away again. Something was wrong with him and she was sure this was the cause.

He struggled and screamed in apparent pain, worrying Sango as she limped towards her brother. His shove had caused her to land in the pile of firewood. "You're hurting him!" she cried. "You're probably corrupting him more!" Kagome didn't even look up, focusing on ridding his shard of the dark power. Moments later, his cries died down and his shard glowed with a pure light. Only then did Kagome take back her part of the jewel Kohaku had stolen and sit back to breathe.

"You can let him go now, Inuyasha," she told him breathlessly.

Kohaku sat up slowly, focusing in on his surroundings, his eyes locking onto the small blood spot forming on Sango's Kimono. "Sango, I'm so sorry. I didn't want to, but it was making me," Kohaku tried to explain his questionable actions between building tears.

"Naraku! See what kind of monster he is now, Kagome?" Sango accused once again.

"No, it wasn't Naraku," Kohaku corrected. He had become so very familiar with that voice, and this one had been drastically different. "I think it said its name was… Magatsuhi."

This was the start, but certainly not the end of Kagome and Sango mending their friendship, for after this, Kohaku was back to his old self, with continued maintenance of his shard via Kagome. He was recovering, even with the full knowledge of his actions, both those committed under Naraku's control, and not. He had a lot of coping to do, but with the love and devotion of his sister, he was working his way to being a normal teenage boy.

(A/N: +3-5yrs)

"Hey, Sister!" Kohaku waved down from the back of Kirara before circling and landing with a thump. "Where's that lecherous husband of yours?"

"Nice to see you too, Kohaku," she teased.

He rubbed the back of his head like a scolded child, despite having grown to be the taller of the siblings, "Sorry, I was in a hurry. A village hired me to slay a demon, but I think I need someone who can exorcise spirits. My chain scythe didn't have much effect."

"Fine, I'll forgive you just this once," they bantered.

"Love you too, Sis," he smiled widely, very much like when he was younger.

(A/N: +0yrs)

Just because Naraku was not causing trouble, didn't mean other demons had suddenly become passive; human villages were still being raided and people were still dying in their claws. So when a demon needed to be slayed, the only remaining demon slayers were called in, and Miroku was not about to send Sango off on her own. As capable as she and Kohaku were, he would never forgive himself if something happened to them because he had opted not to come along.

Inuyasha was protecting the village and Kagome and Naraku, well, who knew what they were up to. Miroku had been making a point of avoiding the whole situation. He should be glad, his quest was over; he could start a life with Sango now, but something was lacking. Was it the anti-climactic ending to it all? His grandfather, father, and himself had all pursued Naraku for their entire lives, the first two dying in the process, drawn into their own voids, only to have the curse voluntarily… These thoughts were unbecoming of a monk, but they were insistent, and being around the source of his confusion only made them worse.

"We're almost there," Sango informed. "I can see the village from here."

It was a good thing he came along, for whereas they were told that there was only one demon, there was actually two, and the second one got the best of Sango, rendering her unable to fight soon after they landed. Miroku was then faced with two giant ogre-like demons, a challenge for the entire group, but nearly impossible by himself, especially when he had to defend Sango's unconscious body. His reluctance to depend on Naraku's curse dissolved in favor of saving Sango. The demons didn't even know what hit them.

There was no denying it now, even when trying to prove his own strength, he was only alive today because of Naraku. A begrudging gratitude came over him as he looked between his covered hand and the woman he was able to protect with it.

(A/N: +3-5yrs)

"Thanks for the help, Miroku," Kohaku recognized as he dropped Miroku off at the village.

"That village paid quite the reward," he held up the string of coins, "this more than makes up for services rendered."

Kohaku just laughed at the supposedly holy monk, "Let my sister know I'm well. I don't need her worrying about me again."

Kohaku took back to the skies, letting Kirara take him where she chose as Miroku walked back to his hut, counting the coins. So distracted was he, that he didn't even notice when he passed Naraku, until the demon spoke, "That was quite the demon you drew in, Monk." The wind-tunnel still connected them, channeling any demonic energy that got absorbed, making it a mutually beneficial arrangement. Naraku gets strengthened, and Miroku utilizes a weapon without parallel. To top it off, miasma and poisons would no longer cripple the human. This would be a problem if the monk ever turned on him, but that could be countered easily enough by taking a human shield, perhaps that newest offspring of the monk and slayer. As doubtful as it was that situations would ever revert to such desperation, it paid to be prepared.

"I made short work of it," Miroku boasted, waving his gloved hand as they both continued on their way. A few more corners had him turning into his hut.

"Miroku, you're back," Sango ran to embrace him.

'Oh, how my hands have missed this,' he thought as he groped her rear.

"Pervert!" she smacked him.

"I can't help it, Sango," he whined. "It's this cursed hand, I swear!"

(A/N: +0yrs)

"You are distracted," Naraku complained. Hadn't he done everything necessary to alleviate her worries? Kagome was supposed to be focused on him.

"Its Shippo," Kagome sighed. "He's been acting almost… scared of me lately."

"That is of no concern," he dismissed, trying to regain her attention.

"Of course its of concern!" she snapped back. "He's my son; he's supposed to trust me, not be afraid." She hung her head, letting her hands cover her face. All this fretting had clouded her aura and unintentionally triggered Naraku's jealous streak. She was his, and all of her attention should be on him, not some adopted fox! "I'm sorry for yelling," she apologized only seconds before he let his anger get the best of him. She had no idea how intensely she affected him. "I'm just worried about him."

She was right, of course. Whereas the rest of her companions had been making slow progress in accepting her decision, the kit was distancing himself from all of them. It only took a day of observation for Naraku to see her worries were accurate. If the fox child continued on this path, Kagome would only spend more and more time concerning herself on this matter.

Striding over to the kit as the boy distractedly kicked a stone along a dirt path, Naraku addressed him authoritatively, "Kit." The fur on Shippo's tail immediately stood on end and his knees began knocking together. Naraku watched his green eyes dart around frantically, obviously looking for an exit to flee. One step further, that's all it took to trigger his fight or flight reflex, expressing itself as a toy, imbued with only the slightest demonic aura being thrown at Naraku's head. Naraku caught the toy in one hand and the desperate kit with the other. Holding him up by the vest, he gave a look clearly meaning, 'Seriously, you thought this would work on me?' Turning and walking off, still carrying a flailing fox, Naraku headed into the forest. Shippo was in such a panic, he didn't even realize as Naraku would pluck various parts off the passing foliage; a twig, a flower, a sprig with a perfect web between its leaves.

"Sit," Naraku commanded as he released the struggling youngster. Too terrified to argue, Shippo did as he was told, only to have the items tossed to the ground before him, making him flinch. "Your magic is pathetic," Naraku informed him apathetically, "but not without potential." He had originally intended on commanding the child to straighten up, maybe guilting him into it for Kagome's sake, but at his feeble attempt to fight him off, a new, and far more dynamic plan surfaced. He would train him in the art of demon magic. He could eliminate the boy's newfound fear, rather than use it to control his actions. Sitting down across from the child, Naraku gathered the items, binding them together with practiced ease. It was not as refined as the wooden dolls he would use to make puppets of himself, but it would do for demonstration purposes. "I will only show you once." Naraku completed the makeshift doll by tying a strand of his own inky, black hair around it. A quick burst of aura and it transformed into a small black spider in his palm. Normally, he didn't need to go through so much wasted effort for such a small servant, Naraku could just release a single demon for the same ends, but he was limiting his demonstration to abilities the fox could exhibit. The spider puppet was placed onto a tree and scampered up to the highest branch. Naraku could see the village from there, via the eyes of his puppet, and use it to insure Kagome's safety.

"Your turn," Naraku told the child before reclining back against the same tree, one arm propped up on his knee. The boy just looked around confused, his turn for what? "Unless, of course, you would rather remain incapable of defending yourself."

It all clicked, "You're, teaching me? Why?"

"I have my reasons," Naraku stated simply. Rising to his little feet, emboldened by the strange offer, Shippo grabbed the same items Naraku had earlier before holding them up asking if this was sufficient. What if he forgot something, would Naraku be mad at him? "Bind them." Shippo plucked a red hair from his head and tied the bundle together as carefully as he could.

"I, I didn't quite understand that last step," he admitted sheepishly.

'How irritating,' Naraku almost chose to up and walk away, but remembered his purpose for all of this and decided a few more words would be worth the end result. "Imbue it with your aura; will it to become what you envision."

He thought for a few seconds before trying with all his might to imitate Naraku's actions, and when he opened his squeezed eyes, standing before him was a tiny fox, not even his height while seated, but he had done it. His eyes lit up proudly before grinning up at his unexpected teacher. His grin fell as he remembered that this was Naraku, selfish and evil Naraku, he never did anything for free, "What do you want from me?"

Naraku stood, towering over Shippo and his newest creation, making the kit tremble once again, "Very astute." Naraku commented, not quite complimenting. "Kagome is troubled by your recent detachment," Naraku explained, letting his intense eyes communicate that this was no idle request. "I do not like seeing her distraught." Shippo gulped nervously at the threat in his voice before Naraku walked off, leaving him alone in the forest's edge.

As frightening as Shippo still found him, one glaring fact rang through, 'Naraku really does care about Kagome.' Inuyasha had never bothered to concern himself with her emotions like that before. Maybe he was good for her after all.
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