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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
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.
Chapter 32: Black Widow
Fists clenched at her side and body exuding fury via a constant, high-frequency vibration, Kiseki was too wound up in her own thoughts to see the figure in front of her. Her body hit something hard, and she immediately sobered enough to take in her surroundings, "Oh, sorry Kouga, I wasn't paying attention to where I was going and… Are you alright?" He wavered in front of her. He never was the most graceful, but this was extreme even for him. One deep breath told her why; even with her inferior sense of smell, she could clearly tell he was intoxicated.
"I know how you can make it up to me, Pretty Spider," even drunk, that characteristic charisma surfaced. He was never at a loss for words. His ability to interpret queues was decimated, however; he didn't even seem to see how Kiseki tried to walk away from him. She did not want to deal with this. He reached out and grabbed her wrist, pulling her back against his chest. "Normally, all-fours is expected for a formal apology, but I will accept you kneeled in front of me."
Throwing her elbows out, she broke his hold and whirled around. In clipped words, she strained to keep her cool, "Such acts would not be appropriate."
"You're so high strung," Kouga taunted. "You need to run wild, and who better than a wolf to show you the way." She just looked back at him with abhorrence; where was all this coming from? "Come on, it'll be fun."
"Not interested," she turned to walk away again but he blocked her path.
Keen hearing replaced acute tactility, making it so Kouga could hear her vibrations, but not understand the refined meaning behind them. 'She's even purring for me,' he misinterpreted the hostile, "back off" pulsations.
"You're not in heat; you won't end up pupped, so what's your objection?" he held his hands out in a gesture meaning he couldn't fathom why she would be trying to get away from him. "I'll get you back in time for the announcement." Kiseki only cringed further; the announcement was to be declared when the moon was at its peak, only a few minutes from now. Having a "minute-man" as her first was not a pleasing thought. "Or, if you'd rather, we can spend as much time together as you want. Skip the announcement."
Oh how badly she wanted to beat the crap out of him right now; maybe it would knock some sense into that thick skull. He would certainly deserve it, but she had a better idea, 'Fine, if that's how he wants to play…' "I couldn't possibly," Kiseki's tone softened into exaggerated modesty, "what if my parents found out?"
"This way. They are too busy with those other demons," Kouga jumped on the opportunity and began leading Kiseki outside, into the gardens.
"Are you sure?" she whispered as if she was doing something wrong, putting on the shy act while simultaneously sending out the vibrated message to her father, "Be right back, I need to teach this fool a lesson."
"Come on, Baby. I'll make it worth your while," Kouga's arm around her hip sunk lower. She grit her teeth to keep from lopping his head off for putting his paws on her.
The ground, wet from the recent downpour, left splotches of mud everywhere she looked. It was no obstacle to her, since her webs were literally everywhere. Careful selection of footing allowed her to practically float above the saturated soil; balancing on taut silk. Destination met, she crawled effortlessly up into the cobweb type nest in a nook of the fortress. Ironically, it was the same dead-end that she first blinked away from Kouga as a child.
Standing ankle deep in a puddle, Kouga smirked up at her. "If you want this," he motioned to what tented his fur wrap, "you'd better come back down here, Babe."
She gave him an incredulous look, confidence seeping back into her tone, "You didn't think spiders did it in the mud, did you? I'd get my spinnerets dirty!"
"Never tried that before," he spoke to himself, thinking about taking her where she lounged so temptingly. Grabbing hold of the unpredictable fibers, Kouga jumped into the web and started towards her.
'How stupid can he get, walking right into a spider's web,' Kiseki watched with amusement as he tried to stalk her, but only succeeded in nearly falling off. She had no interest what so ever in copulating with the thick-headed wolf, but held no doubt in her mind that he could not navigate the invisible strands laced with glue. She could see the beads of adhesive; knew exactly where to step and where to avoid, but the wolf was a different story. Taking hold of a sticky strand, he shook his hand trying to get it free, but the web just moved and stretched with him. Letting go with the other hand to slash it away caused him to lose his balance, making him land in even more beads. The more he struggled, the more entangled he got. "What's taking you so long," Kiseki mocked with fake disappointment, "I thought you wanted me."
Seeing his chance slipping away, Kouga tried to just jump up to her, but was held tight and wrapped up on the rebound. Tiring of the pathetic show, Kiseki stood and stepped onto a loose strand. As her weight pulled it down smoothly, strands elsewhere tightened, constricting the already helpless wolf. The slack finally tightened, holding her level with his face.
"I can't make you scream from here; cut these annoying ropes already," Kouga complained, still thinking he was going to get some tail.
"Do you know what a female spider does with a male after she's done with him?" Kiseki let her voice slither out in the most overly sensual manner she could muster. Kouga shivered under her leer, thinking on the possibilities. A wicked smile spread rapidly across her lips and any resemblance to Kagome faded away as she smirked; everything about her screamed of Naraku. Her bared chelicerae dripped a dark, purple liquid and she caught the substance on her tongue. Getting far too close to his throat with those razor sharp, shiny, black fangs, Kiseki whispered in his ear, "She eats him." Kouga yipped like a kicked dog and began his futile struggling again. Kiseki chuckled darkly, letting her breath linger across his vulnerable column before withdrawing. Retracting her spider-fangs and slightly softening her grin, she continued, "Be thankful I have a firm grasp over my demonic blood; otherwise, having you entangled in my web like a helpless fly might have proven to be far too irresistible."
The look in his eyes; the sobering reality of fear brought a sick pleasure to the young spider. She wanted to see more fear; she wanted him begging for mercy, trembling and helpless-
A cold drip of water landed on her nose and her wicked expression immediately evaporated. Turning her head up to the darkening sky, she remarked, "Oh, it's raining." She had somewhere to be. "Follow at your leisure." Crawling back up the webs and through an open window, she rejoined the festivities, leaving her "fly" where he trapped himself.
She made it inside just in time to see her father already half-way through his speech; he detailed his "plans" for this land, the "grand" future he would orchestrate. She tuned it out; she already knew what he intended to say. It was all bluff anyways; he twisted the words around to suit his needs. Sure, the future would be prosperous, but all he was doing was letting the humans thrive and bring it about. His role was far more passive than he let on.
Building up the crowd's anticipation she observed just how skilled he was at manipulating emotions. Everyone was enthralled with his stage presence, except two wolves more worried over their alpha than at whatever was about to happen. Ginta and Hakkaku came running up to Kiseki, panic in their voice, "Lady Kiseki, have you seen Kouga?" The beta's saw the two leave together, and only one returned. Did she hurt him? Kill him? Eat him?
Kiseki reached up to feel her webs and was met with the telltale feel of struggling prey, "He's a little tied up at the moment." Hearing her father's queue words echo throughout the room, Kiseki let out a sigh, "Excuse me, Boys." She pulled herself up into the draped webs. "I'm on."
"… and how will these changes be brought about?" the question lingered in the air, stilling the breaths of Naraku's captive audience. "Today I name my heir;" Senzai stood in the front of the crowd, his chest puffed up waiting for his name to be called, "my progeny that will stand at my side and bring about this era of plenty," another pause and Senzai took a single step forward, "Kiseki!"
"What?!" the jilted male exclaimed, unable to hold his tongue as applause erupted around him. He could not believe his father chose his sister, a female, over himself.
Following a beam of moonlight, Kiseki strode down from her overhead jungle. Assuming the role as was expected of her, she bowed formally and accepted the proclamation, "I would be honored, Father." Not that anything would actually be changing; this display was all deception. She would have no additional duties, but all eyes would now be on her; Naraku would still be in charge, but by declaring an heir it would make his occupation in this castle appear all the more permanent. And there was one other reason to make such a show, a reason that she wished were not the case. Kiseki glimpsed the glare from her middle brother out of the corner of her eye and whispered a soft "sorry" in the confines of her mind.
Frustrated and unfulfilled, Kouga thrashed weakly in his unlikely prison as the sun was just beginning to rise. Water poured down his face, making the dark hairs stick to his skin. How humiliating, and it only got worse when of all the possibilities, it was Inuyasha that found him. "Don't ask," Kouga headed off the questions.
"Don't tell me you really were after Kiseki," Inuyasha repeated what Ginta and Hakkaku had told him. The two had been running around in a panic looking for him all night, recruiting anyone they could find. The rain made it impossible to find him by scent alone, and this castle was huge. "She'll eat you alive."
"She just needs to be shown who's the alpha," Kouga countered, trying to save what little dignity he had left.
"Well, it certainly ain't you," Inuyasha pulled Tessaiga in order to cut the lines of silk.
"Think you could do better?" Kouga taunted, falling face first in the mud when his support was severed.
"Not interested," Inuyasha sheathed the fang. "One crazy bitch is plenty for me."
The guests departed over the next few days. Kouga and his wolves being one of the first; he slipped out unnoticed. Whether ashamed of his actions or too embarrassed at having been put in his place, he opted to take the coward's route; Kouga ran away to avoid Kiseki. He was not the only one facing emotional turmoil; Senzai was battling through the depths of betrayal, worthlessness, and jealousy. The predominantly human part of him did not understand that female spiders were the dominant gender.
"She always was his favorite," Senzai ranted to himself, practically spitting out the words. "He trained her; tells her what his schemes are." His anger was taken out on a helpless flower bush, plucking the unopened blooms and breaking the branches with heavy feet. "The bastard never sees me!"
"I see you destroying your mother's garden," a dark voice sounded behind the fuming youth.
'So he notices that but nothing else I do?' not that any example came to mind. A sneer creased his face but he refused to look behind him, "Is that all you came to say to me?"
"I will not apologize for your imagined slights," Naraku cut straight to the issue plaguing his offspring. He could sooth the distressed youth, but that was not his aim. Senzai had long been gliding by; wasting the potential he was named for. It was high time to spark a fire under the boy.
"Imagined slights?!" Senzai countered. "You passed me up for Kiseki!"
"Last I checked," Naraku let a deriding tone slip out, "she was your elder sister. I doubt that would have changed."
"She's female," Senzai stated.
"Your point is?" Naraku brushed the argument off. Gender really was no deciding factor. Women could be just as capable as any male. He had seen it first hand.
"I'm done talking to you!" Senzai stomped off when he ran out ammo. "I'm leaving!" His declaration was not met with even an ounce of the surprise or remorse that he aimed for, only serving to piss him off further. 'I'll show him; I'll make him regret not naming me heir!'
It wasn't until Senzai was out of sight that Naraku let his mask drop. He did not enjoy hurting his son, but something needed to be done about his lazy habits. He would come around, once he found his own strength.
"Was that really necessary?" Kagome bemoaned as she joined him in the garden.
"It is the only way he will learn," Naraku assured her. You can lead a horse to water, or in this case, a demon to training, but you can't make it drink. Senzai needed to find his own reason to bring out his talents.
"Inuyasha hasn't returned yet?" Kiseki asked when Naraku directed her into the dojo. The resident hound dog was on the Siamyosho's trail, but if he hadn't returned then they were either some distance away or he had encountered difficulty.
"Correct," Naraku verified. "In the meantime, we must assemble a fighting force to counter the Siamyosho."
Kiseki perked up at the prospect of being chosen to fight; to get justice for those that suffered. And a darker part of her wanted to see that disrespectful queen quivering in fear. "Well," she flashed a pointed fang, "what are we waiting for?"
Several hours later, skills tested, ranks determined, Naraku declared them done for today without including Kiseki into the ranks of his army. "What role will I play?" she asked.
Bracing himself Naraku gave his answer, "You will remain at the castle."
Her steps faltered and she fell back a few steps, "What? But I want to fight; you can't just expect me to sit around and wait! I'm not some helpless Lady."
"It is a precaution," Naraku knew the Siamyosho would target her directly. They were not just after him, but everything he cared about. Her presence would be vulnerability.
Forcing her voice down, Kiseki tried to reason with him, "I would be of far more use in-"
"My decision stands," Naraku snapped, ending the discussion. He knew she was strong, but still, he couldn't risk her being harmed. The glare Kiseki gave him almost had him giving in to her demands; his baby girl looking at him with anything other than admiration was beyond agonizing.
She turned on her heel and strode away from him, chin held high. She would not let him see her pain. Did he really have so little faith in her abilities? He was never gentle on her before. Why was he suddenly treating her like she was made of rice paper? She had fought beside him, orchestrated battle strategies, and taken lives; why was this any different?
"You think you're so strong, but you've only ever battled demons that father has allowed," Senzai's parting words echoed hauntingly in her head. She tried not to let it get to her, dismissing the anger spewed by her jilted brother, but the words replayed in her mind like a broken record. "Allies that had no intention of taking your life; cowards too afraid of him to do you harm." A splash of mountain cold water did nothing to rid her of the treacherous thoughts. "You've never stood on your own, always standing behind his reputation." How dare he make her doubt herself; how dare either of them. "You are nothing; you are weak."
Anger had bubbled to the surface. She was only trying to console Senzai; trying to keep her brother from leaving home, but he would have none of it and turned it around on her. He laid blame on her, and unshakeable truth resonated in those insults. She had never been on her own. With Naraku funneling any opponents her way, how was she to know her real strength? He was a master at manipulation, had worked his mind against his own son; was he doing the same to her? She had only ever warred against human armies, never demon. Were the demons she fought really so weak? She had no comparison; no way to find out if she was being played or if-
A white figure appeared before her, pulling a sharp gasp from her throat. When did she get here or had she been there all along, "Kanna?" Having full volition over her actions, the void demon only appeared when she had a reason, and Kiseki long suspected, that reason had to do with keeping the time-line intact. Her appearance now, with mystical mirror in hand, was sure to have purpose. No longer a small child, the white figure held the mirror at chest level; she did not speak, but simply rotated the relic and let an image materialize. What Kiseki saw had her eyes widening and questioning what it meant. "Is that… Sesshomaru?" All Kanna did was nod, letting Kiseki figure out the message on her own. The hint had Kiseki trembling. She had been warned about this demon; told stories from a very young age about his ruthless, killing prowess. One of the few steadfast rules Naraku set for her was to never go near the Western lands; never go near Sesshomaru. But there was one thing she did know with absolute certainty; he was strong, beyond comprehension. His power was something even her father feared. He could be her gauge. "You know, I don't think I'll ever understand how you know exactly what I want to see, Kanna, but I thank you. Which way?" A pail finger lifted, due west, and Kiseki was off to disobey her father and put her life at risk, all to know what she was truly made of.
(A/N: As you may have guessed, the long awaited reappearance of Sesshomaru is in the NEXT chapter! Ah, I can't wait. He will be in most, if not all, chapters from here on out.
On an unrelated topic: Shiori. Shoot me ideas on what she has been up to for the past two and a half centuries. I could just go with generic, but detailed would be much more interesting. This is for chapter 45, so quite a ways away, but I'm mildly stuck. Obviously, she has been seeing Inuyasha for some time, but what else?)
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