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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 6: Preparing Weakness
(A/N: +0yr)
"I'll be right back," Kagome called to Naraku as she donned her jacket and headed for the exterior of the barrier.
This was curious. "Where are you going?" Naraku asked, halting her progress and questioning what she might need at this hour of night.
"I'm going to go check on Inuyasha," she responded easily, glancing into the starry, moonless sky.
Her behavior instantly struck him as suspicious, his tone growing slightly more intense, "For what purpose?"
"Umm, I… I can't say," it wasn't her secret to tell. She just wanted to make sure he was okay; he oftentimes struggled with his human side during this time. She snapped to attention as she saw Naraku stalking towards her, intent on answers. "And don't you dare try reading my mind."
"Why would you seek out another male in the dark of night?" he let his accusation fly; gaining a shocked gasp in response.
"Its not that at all!" her hands formed fists at her side and her spine stiffened. "Don't you trust me?" Was he still that jealous of her being friends with Inuyasha? He never outright said anything, but he always asked discreet, circular questions when she would come back from the village.
He gave her a gauging look, thinking on her reaction to his words and her past travels. She had been alone with Inuyasha many times when they were still keeping their forbidden relationship a secret, and had never done anything. She didn't even allow a simple kiss while in a distressed state. "Very well," he conceded. She was trustworthy; it was the mutt that troubled him. Whatever her reasons, he would allow her this. "When do you plan to return?"
"Half hour or so," she smiled at him before rising up on her tip-toes to kiss him on the cheek.
Rushing out to Kaede's house, assuming her friend to be bunking there, she found everyone except Inuyasha inside.
"Kagome, what brings ye here?" Kaede asked.
"I was looking for Inuyasha," she explained, "with tonight being, you know, I wanted to make sure he was alright."
"He is sulking out in the storage shed over yonder," Kaede pointed to the tiny building on the furthest outskirts of the village. "I believe he thought it the least likely place to run into ye mate, Child."
'Oh, so he's hiding from Naraku,' she understood. 'Not like Naraku even comes into the village, but Inuyasha always has been extra wary on his human nights.' "I'm going to go make sure he's alright," she said quickly before taking off.
"Lady Kagome, are you sure that's a-" she was gone before Miroku could get the sentence out, "good idea." 'Well, she'll find out soon enough.'
'Why'd he have to choose way out here to hide?' she groaned to herself. The walk there and back was going to take more than 30 minutes now. How was she going to explain her whereabouts to Naraku without giving Inuyasha's secret away? She was a horrible liar, and if she let even the slightest hint slip, Naraku would have it figured out in an instant. She worried her bottom lip between her teeth at the thought that he might have already figured it out just by her request to check up on Inuyasha. Inuyasha would be pissed at her.
Finally making it to the storage shed, she slid open the door and was faced with a very jumpy and anxious Inuyasha. He was crouched in a fighting stance, ready to pull Tessaiga until he realized it was Kagome, only Kagome. His stance relaxed, but his attitude did not, "What are you doing here?"
She hmphed and crossed her arms, "Some greeting that is. I came to make sure you were alright, is that such a bad thing?"
"You shouldn't be here," was all he supplied, sitting back against the wall with Tessaiga cradled against his shoulder.
"Why are you hiding way out here anyways?" she asked, sitting on her knees in front of him. All he did was look away, pointedly avoiding her gaze. "Inuyasha!"
"Because I didn't want to see you," he snapped, causing her to gasp and take on a pained look, "or that disgusting spider you're always hanging all over."
Realization dawned on her, 'He didn't want to see us together. Just like when I would see him with Kikyo; it must really hurt.' "I'm sorry Inuyasha, I know this can't be easy for you," she spoke from experience.
"What do you know?" he lashed out.
'More than you realize,' she silently responded and they sat in silence for a short while.
'I don't want to see him hurt you, Kagome,' Inuyasha thought solemnly. 'Naraku destroys every life he touches, and I don't want yours to be next.' "Kagome," Inuyasha started, "I just don't-" He stood abruptly, cutting off his sentence.
"What is it?" she reacted to his suddenly rigid posture with equal alarm.
"Something's coming," he slammed the door open, stepping outside to meet whatever it was. Slinking out of the trees, was some sort of snake, its eyes glowing an eerie yellow-green and its split tongue scenting the air.
"A demon!" she shrieked and clung to the back of his robe of the fire rat.
"Get back, Kagome," Inuyasha drew his powerless Tessaiga, pushing Kagome back towards the hut. "I'll handle this."
'Oh no, I forgot my bow and arrows,' Kagome thought over as she habitually reached for her absent weapon, 'and Inuyasha is human. He'll get hurt!'
"Sssacred Jewel ssshards," the demon hissed.
'This demon is after me,' Kagome felt the jewel hanging at her neck. 'If I can lure it away, then no one will get hurt.'
Inuyasha charged at it, but with the untransformed Tessaiga he only succeeded at getting knocked to the side. He landed with a thump at the trunk of a tree.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome screamed at him as she saw him pick himself off the ground. Hurriedly picking up a rock and throwing it, she got the demon's attention. "Hey demon, I'm the one you're after. Come and get me." Her legs propelled her away, dashing past the village and straight for Naraku.
"Ka-kagome, no!" Inuyasha grunted out. That blow had done some damage and he couldn't run after her. Not like he could do anything in this form anyways.
Sprinting through the trees, the path from the village edge to her new domicile had been traveled enough that even in the pitch black of a moonless night, she still knew the way. That didn't mean it had been well worn enough to no longer have roots to trip over, stray branches to scratch her skin, and briars to snag at her clothes. It made for quite the sight when she finally got close enough to the barrier to start calling, "Naraku!" A few more steps and she slipped inside the protection. "I need your help!"
Emerging from seemingly nowhere, as he often did, he gripped her shoulders and turned her to face him. His glowing red eyes taking in the damage to her person and the frantic look in her eyes. She had obviously been running and looked close to tears, "What happened?"
"Inuyasha was all hu-unstable, and I tried to fight back, but it was so dark, and I ran, and-" she struggled to speak evenly while out of breath, the worry that the snake demon would hurt Inuyasha or the villagers on the forefront of her mind.
Naraku cut her off with an angry growl and surge of demonic aura before he began stalking out, only speaking his intentions to himself, "He will pay for this." 'Someone she trusted, someone he was beginning to trust with her, hurt her," Naraku would not stand for this, he saw red as he sought out the half-demon he misunderstood as the source of her fear.
'He?' Kagome thought over his muttered words, she hadn't said the demon was a he, or even that there was a demon, oops. 'Oh no, Naraku thinks Inuyasha attacked me; I have to stop him before he hurts Inuyasha,' "Wait!" she called after him, jumping outside the barrier. 'Where is he?' He must have already left. "Naraku!" 'Great, more running,' she backtracked along the same path.
He had to be around here somewhere, Naraku's eyes scanned over the village until they caught a glimpse of red just as it slipped inside a storage shed, 'There you are.'
"Naraku wait," Kagome finally caught up to him, panting hard as he opened the door, but she had to get the words out, "Inuyasha didn't, do it, he's-"
"Human," Naraku finished for her, stopped in the doorway, taking in the sight before him. A sick grin came across his face at seeing Inuyasha's obvious fear and discomfort.
"It wasn't Inuyasha," Kagome grabbed onto his arm, making sure he didn't try to hurt her friend, "we were attacked by a demon; it wanted the jewel."
"I see. Where is the demon now?" he turned his attention away from the amusing sight within, for now.
"I, I don't know," she looked around through the dark, seeing the grooves the demon left in the ground, "I think it followed me, but-"
"Ssssacred Jew-" Naraku shot a tentacle out, not even letting the demon finish. It's body fell to the ground before them with a thump and he pulled himself back.
Having the jewel with her put her in considerable danger; he would need to keep a closer watch over her. Simply by being in the area, the jewel's aura could send weak demons into a frenzy for its power. 'That is something to remedy later, but for now,' he turned his gaze back onto the dog-turned-human still inside the shed.
Inuyasha glared dangers at the both of them, trying to hide just how scared he was behind bravado. "What are you looking at?" he bit out, white knuckles on the hilt of his sword.
So many things he could say; so many ways to taunt and get under the hanyou's skin with this new knowledge. He could rub it in how weak he is, laugh at his pathetic attempt to hide, or even insinuate how he was just saved by his once enemy. Perhaps even, all three, if we worded it carefully enough so as not to illicit Kagome's temper either.
"There are far more secure locations to cower than this rickety storage shed," Naraku insulted subtly. "I would rather not have to rush to your aid, again."
"Why you-" Inuyasha growled as best he could as a human.
"Come, Kagome," Naraku wrapped an arm around her waist and put gentle pressure on her lower back to get her walking away. "Let us return home."
From their odd exchange, Kagome realized, 'Trust is far easier to break, than to build.' Walking back to her home with Naraku, she hoped Inuyasha and Naraku could eventually learn to trust one another, just as she trusted them both.
(A/N: +0yrs)
The castle he built for her was amazing; she could hardly believe it was Naraku that brought so much beauty to it. Wasn't he supposed to favor everything dark and deadly? But she knew that was not all there was to him. It was vast, and she still had yet to explore every corner, just as she was still learning about her new mate. The shiro was not as large as the one where he saved the servants from an invading army and thus occupied on occasion, but large none-the-less. She wondered if it was enchanted or something, because there were things like the hot springs, that she knew had not been here before, and somehow the kitchen was always stocked. The later could be from him hunting for her, he certainly had the time to with how he disappeared at random intervals, but some of the food stuffs, she found odd for him to consider keeping. He had been human once, so maybe it wasn't so odd after all.
Her favorite part was the gardens that always seemed to be in bloom; more magic, she assumed. She had to be careful when wandering around though, for it was easy to get lost in the maze of foliage he fabricated for her. That was what happened the first time she explored; she hadn't been able to find her way out when it got dark. It was embarrassing having to call him for help; she didn't want him to see her as useless and clumsy like Inuyasha always told her she was. Not that Naraku found anything but amusement in her plight, but since then, she carefully counted her turns to make it easier to get back and prove she was self-sufficient. 'Right, straight, left, right, left, straight,' she continued to repeat in her mind as she led him by the hand. These were the directions to the pond, the perfect place for a picnic lunch.
Naraku followed along, watching as her miniscule kimono swayed in sync with her delicious curves, how the muscles in her legs tightened and softened with every step, and how every now and then, when the wind would blow just right, how that skirt would flip up to reveal the odd white undergarment underneath. He had her in so many erotic positions to date, and she could still entice him with the most innocent of movements. She sought him out, saying she wanted to have a "picnic" with him, whatever that was. Well, he was about to find out.
"Here we are," she told him, releasing his hand and laying out a blanket. He watched curiously, letting his mind supply her intentions as being a place for them to commence- what? Food? His perverted thoughts derailed as he realized her intention far from sexual. She had no idea where his mind was and he was thankful for the very loose clothing he wore that did well at hiding his true thoughts from her. Following her instructions to sit, she set out their meal on the blanket.
Over the last few weeks, she recounted that she really only saw him, on his side of the connections. Sometimes she would catch sight of a Siamyosho or a glimpse of white, but she had never definitively seen any of his servants. Curiosity dictated the words from her mouth, "Are any of your incarnations still alive? I mean, I know some of them wanted to kill you," that was why he had to "tie up loose ends" early on, Kagome remembered, "but I don't think Kanna did."
"Kanna's loyalty will be rewarded shortly," Naraku told her, also answering that, yes; she was still alive.
"What about Kagura?" Kagome asked as she continued pulling things out of the basket she brought with her. She remembered how the wind sorceress had been around for a long time as well.
"What would you have me do with a traitorous detachment?" he probed right back, trying to determine what she was after.
"She only wanted to be free," Kagome told him, as if that excused Kagura for all the times she sought his death.
"And she would have attained it," he recalled how she tried to strike him down after her first mission, "had she not been so disloyal."
"Can't you give her another chance?" she proposed innocently, handing over a pair of chopsticks.
"I do not trust her with an important task, and will not release her for something pretentious," he explained, but then added, "but I will give it some thought."
Kagome smiled, scooted over next to him and hugged him tight, "Thank you."
"Why do you care for her fate?" he wondered just what prompted her concern.
"I guess I want everyone to have a happy life, like I have now with you," she shrugged it off, putting her homemade omelet in her mouth and savoring the taste.
'You are far too generous;' he thought to himself, 'I would not share this happiness with a soul.'
(A/N: +3-5yrs)
"I haven't seen you go trough a night of weakness lately," Kagome noted as she was having her evening meal with Naraku. He had a room specifically for it in his castle; she had discovered it only a few days after he completed it.
"My body is slowly becoming singular. I have less need for it," he explained, watching her eat more than taking part himself.
"How?" she asked between bites.
"Onigumo's wish has been attained," it was the reason he was "born," a deal between the human bandit and the many demons. The demons would gain full control of the body only after the human's desire's had been met. "Power, and the love of a pure woman. It seems the human cannot make the distinction." He chuckled quietly to himself at having pulled one over on the bandit. Naraku originally sought the jewel to rid himself of this segmented existence, but Kagome gave him another option.
"Onigumo can't tell me from Kikyo?" she asked, a bit shocked. He nodded in turn. "Is this the original reason you-"
"You should not have to ask, or do you doubt me still?" he halted her self-doubt. Inuyasha had sure done on number on her image of herself. She shook her head, meaning she didn't doubt him, and he continued. "My own desires have always taken precedence, overriding the voices in my head, and with the bandit's contentment, his mind is becoming increasingly dormant. Soon, he will be no more than the soul that keeps me whole."
"So, when you are whole, will you no longer have a night of weakness?" She asked out of pure curiosity. Naraku was highly unique with how his body worked, being created rather than born.
"It is uncertain," he admitted. This was new to him as well. It's not like he could look it up on Google. "Every weakness can be made strength, as I have used my nights to increase in power. I may still choose to do so occasionally."
(A/N: +0yrs)
News traveled quickly, especially among insect mediums, of Naraku's mating. It wasn't everyday the most dangerous and feared demon took on a voluntary weakness. Word eventually reached Tamari when she danced among a swarm of butterflies in a dazzling meadow. She could hardly believe what she was hearing; Naraku had taken that human priestess, Kagome, as his mate. She was incredulous; she had to see for herself if it was true or not. Rumor had it they were staying in the vicinity of that village the priestess's friends frequented, which was where she was currently headed. Her large wings carried her effortlessly, and soon found her fluttering to the ground on the outskirts, startling a few villagers into their houses. They had nothing to fear from her; even if she wasn't a friendly, she was not fond of meat. She saw a flash of red before the figure jumped right in front of her, practically in her face.
"What are you doing here?" Inuyasha growled. He remembered that she had a friendly connection with Naraku, and was wary of what her appearance could mean.
"I just wanted to speak with… Kagome, to confirm or dismiss a rumor," there was a chance that the rumor was false, and that Inuyasha knew nothing of it, so she avoided asking for Naraku's whereabouts. It was safer to ask about Kagome.
"Keh, if you mean her mating that monster, then yeah," he relaxed a bit. She seemed only here out of curiosity, not foul intentions. "Over there." He pointed to the forest between Naraku's barrier and the village, where Kagome was gathering herbs for Kaede. "Don't try anything suspicious." He returned to his sulking tree perch, using it as a lookout as Tamari followed the direction he pointed.
Inuyasha acted as if their mating, the same rumor she heard, was common knowledge now. He didn't seem at all pleased, but his reaction confirmed it as true. Naraku was beyond her reach now; what was going to happen to her?
"Ka-Lady Kagome," Tamari addressed formally. She was unsure if Naraku would demand such, since when she first became his, they used titles before relaxing into names.
Sitting up, Kagome saw her visitor, exclaiming, "Tamari, it's so good to see you! It's been forever." She was wearing a simple kimono today, her uniform hanging to dry, and the hem had slipped just enough to show half of her mark. Even half was enough to identify that is was that of a spider, Naraku's mark. "What brings you here?"
"I heard about the mating between Naraku and yourself, Lady Kagome," she explained, friendly, but confused. "I came to bestow my congratulations."
"Thank you, and just Kagome, please," she tried to dissuade the formalities; they made her feel awkward. "What have you been up to lately? No more spider-head attacks, I hope." The two continued to talk amicably, the tension slowly dissipating, until they were joined by the very object of their conversation. "- and then he said, 'this is nothing compared to last night.' " Kagome laughed out loud at her own story.
"Tamari," he raised a brow in question.
"Naraku, you're back," Kagome launched herself at him in delight, being caught deftly and set back down. "Where were you?"
"Preparing," was all he told her before looking back over at Tamari, his question still hanging in the air. Looking over the butterfly demoness, he could tell her demeanor was signifying she was unsure of what was expected of her. He couldn't blame her for the confusion, but he did wonder what brought her here.
Kagome came to her rescue, "Tamari heard about us and wanted to congratulate us."
"I see," her discomfort was nearly palatable. "Is there anything else you require?"
"N-no. I'll be going now, if that is acceptable?" she asked skittishly. To which he nodded in respond and she turned to leave. Taking carefully measured steps even though she wanted to run.
"It was nice seeing you again Tamari," Kagome hollered after her. "Feel free to visit whenever you want." Kagome watched her leave before addressing Naraku. "I've been thinking. None of this," she motioned to herself and Naraku, "would have happened if Tamari hadn't told me about your… prowess." Naraku couldn't help but laugh aloud at her wording. If that was her thoughts, he could indirectly take full credit, since he saved Tamari several decades prior, hence beginning their arrangement. "What was the connection between you two anyways?"
"Tamari belongs to me, as per our agreement," he told her straight out.
"What agreement?" she pondered aloud.
"In exchange for rescuing her from certain death," he elaborated, "she became indebted to me."
"So," Kagome tried to piece it together, "is she like an underling or something?"
"Her only use to me was for her body, other than that, she was allowed to live as she pleased," he clarified, thinking this was a very gracious way of doing things. She was free 98% of the time, much less control kept over her than others that could be mentioned. What he did not understand, was just how culturally unacceptable such things were where Kagome was from. Disgust poured off her. Slave, no, tamari was his concubine! It was a completely disgusting part of this era, but a part of it none-the-less. It was culturally acceptable here, to exchange sex for protection, still, would he ever… He felt the turmoil in her aura, her mind fighting her heart, "You are distressed at this?"
"Of course I'm upset! I mean, you're not going to…" she couldn't say it. 'You're not going to go lay with her again are you?' she kept her insecurity to herself. She knew from her history lessons that feudal lords often kept harems of females, it made her sick to think about it. "Will you let her go?"
"You seem to want me to dissolve everyone of his or her obligations towards myself," he pointed out. He was plenty capable by himself, but some schemes required others. First she wanted him to release Kagura, and now Tamari.
"Well, you said you only kept her for… needs. And I would certainly expect that will no longer be something you want of her;" Kagome posed, before amending her words, "you had better not want that from her. So why keep her? Can't you let her go? Think of it as, reward for what she accidentally set into motion."
She was correct, he had no desire for Tamari, and no intention of using her. Ever since he first kissed Kagome, she was the only female that took up residence in his mind. Tamari had also been loyal for decades, despite despising him for part of that time. And as his mate had pointed out, she turned Kagome's attention to him, granting him the largest boon of any that ever served him. He decided, "I will hereby release Tamari from servitude."
(A/N: +0yrs)
Kagome sniffled as she padded down a long hallway in the middle of the night. She awoke to a nightmare, one about her losing Naraku, and couldn't go back to sleep until she saw that he was not dead. But where was he? She followed his aura as it led her further and further into the unexplored depths of the castle. She had no idea where she was by now; it was confusing enough in the daylight. Her candle barely gave her enough light not to run into the walls. She nearly fell when she took the first step down a staircase, not having seen it before there was suddenly no floor beneath her feet. What was he doing down here anyways? This had better not be a dungeon; she didn't like the thought of anyone being locked up.
Treading carefully down the stairs, keeping one hand on the wall to orient herself, she eventually reached the bottom of the stairs. The room had nothing in it; it looked like a cellar, but when she started walking around, she heard a sound coming from the wall. Approaching and listening carefully, she felt around to find a handle. A door? She pulled it open and called into the darkness, "Naraku? Are you in here?" She still couldn't see anything.
"Ka-gome," Naraku struggled out. "What are you, doing here?"
"I had a nightmare," she wiped her eyes with the back of her hand. "I just had to make sure you were alright." It was oddly sweltering in here, almost like a sauna. The heat he exuded must have made it such.
"Go back to bed; I am unharmed," he told her, but his voice sounded strained.
'Wait, this seems very familiar,' she recalled how he only ever sounded like this when he was… disassembled; just like that time in the depths of Mount Hakurei. "Can I, can I stay here with you?" His aura may be chaotic at the moment, but it was still comforting to her to be engulfed by his massive presence.
"If you so choose," he answered after a pause, watching as she stumbled her way through the darkness. Reaching out, he used a tentacle to snuff out the candle, letting her see his alit eyes and guide her to him.
"I'm not in the way, am I?" she asked as she felt around until she found a comfortable spot, right near him, nestled into his body.
He was always amazed how much concern and affection she held for him. It made him feel regretful about what he would have to do next; what he would have to put her through. His instincts screamed at him to reconsider, but his rational mind knew it was essential. As she curled up to sleep amidst parts of himself, he resumed the task ahead of completing another transformation. Her presence, it soothed his mind, just as his did for her. "Rest," he told her, brushing a strand of hair behind her ear. He was glad she came to him, for their "last" night together.
(A/N: For anyone wondering where I am going with this story, once I get through with the domestic stuff and "tying up loose ends," there will be a series of conflicts and new enemies to face. I say new, but really, those I have in mind have been mentioned before, even if it was briefly. The social aspects will be mixed with a detailed plot, so its not just soft and fluffy relationship stuff that I have planned for you guys.
Next chapter has Naraku dealing with Sesshomaru. This chapter basically has Naraku preparing for that confrontation. To any Sesshomaru fans reading this, worry not, I am incapable of killing Sesshomaru in ANY of my stories.)
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