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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 9: All Tied Up
"That was mean," Shippo scolded the dark demon, before trembling as Naraku turned his gaze onto him. "Y-you made momma c-cry. I th-thought you cared about h-her." He was referring to how Naraku used Sesshomaru to fake his death, thus luring Kaguya out of hiding to try and steal her powers, an endeavor that left Kagome distraught when she thought her mate dead.
"A regrettable necessity," Naraku admitted. Her tears, her hysterics and the pain that accompanied them, it had made him want to reveal himself right then and there to her, emerge and show her he was fine. It was essential though, to keep the lethal demon lord from hunting either of them down. Changing the subject, Naraku instead worked on diffusing the boy's anger, "Fox, your reverse incantation was successful. Had it not been, my plan would not have been executed as smoothly." He could have, at any time, put a barrier around Kagome, but in revealing himself, he would have had to hunt down Kaguya the hard way, including getting Inuyasha to cooperate with him and use that sword as was required; a far more difficult route.
"I… helped?" he wondered, not sure how to respond to the praise.
"Immensely," Naraku acknowledged, thinking about how irritating a course it would have been otherwise.
"Miss Kagome!" Akitoki came running up after Hachi poofed out of his flight form before them. Naraku immediately identified the interest this human had in his mate. This same human had declared how he was in love with her during their battle with Hoshiyomi some time ago. His pursuit would not be tolerated. "Look, I have the celestial robe back. It's amazing, when I came to the robe suddenly fell from heaven!"
"Wow, it found its way back to its rightful owner, just like a puppy," she smiled, but Naraku positioned himself in front of her, blocking the futile attempt of this would-be suitor. A fierce glare was completely missed by the oblivious boy; he had no idea the danger he was currently in.
'Oh, who is this man,' Akitoki wondered to himself. 'I do not recall him being present earlier.' "Hello sir, I do not believe I've met you," he began politely, just as he had when accosted by bandits earlier, "are you another ally?"
"Keh, like I'd ever consider that vermin an ally," Inuyasha scoffed.
"Naraku," Kagome's voice beckoned, "be nice, please. Akitoki is harmless."
"He holds an interest in you, Mate, that is reason enough to dispose of him," Naraku threatened, not about to let anyone take her away. Sure, he may have been feeling just a bit more possessive than usual from having been "away," but the boy needed to learn his place.
She gasped audibly at his intentions, "Hey!" Kagome stomped her way in front of him, as her friends "separated" Akitoki from the volatile demon. Standing before Naraku, Kagome looked closer, before a sly grin found its way to her lips. She understood now what was going on with him, "You're jealous."
"Why do you say that?" he didn't indicate either way, keeping his face perfectly neutral, but she was not fooled. He was stalling, trying to divert her attention.
That wasn't the first time he did that; avoid answering an unsavory question and instead change the subject. Awe filled her eyes as realization dawned on her, 'He has a tell; Naraku, the great master of deceit, actually has a tell.' Inside she was giggling and squealing like a schoolgirl, but she chose not to tell him what she just figured out. It may come in handy later being able to ascertain just when he was lying. "You don't need to be jealous; you know my tastes run darker," true, very true, if her choice of mate was any indication. He relaxed and she saw the unease leave his posture. Her finger ran distracted circles on his chest, further snaring his attention. "But I can't let you kill him, you'll see why when we go to my era. You did say that was the reason for fighting Kaguya, yes?" She used his trick on him, diverting his attention from Akitoki, to his recent stratagem. What was he to expect; all this time spent with him, she was bound to learn a few things.
"When do you wish to return?" he asked her, letting her lead the dialogue.
"Tomorrow morning," she answered after thinking. "You have a lot of making up to me to do tonight." It was fairly early in the morning, the battle with Kaguya having taken place at night, under the moonlight.
"You are wrong," Naraku corrected placing his hand on the side of her neck. His long fingers crooked around the back and his thumb held under the angle of her jawbone. Tightening his grip gently, he manually moved her to tilt her head back and brought his lips down beside her ear, "I will be proving myself to you for the rest of my days, far longer than just one night." Her breath hitched at the pledge. His tone was not heady; he did not mean it in an overconfident sexual sense, but as in proving his devotion to her. Trailing his lips across her cheek and finding her lips, he did what had been kept from him during his plan; he kissed her so deeply it stole the very air from her lungs. She trembled in his grip as his tongue caressed along hers, it felt so right to be with him again.
So caught up in each other, neither paid any mind to the others walking away, down the hill. Akitoki looked back towards his unrequited love, sighing at the sight they presented, "Ah Kagome, please take care of yourself." He unknowingly drew the attention of the others, who followed his longing gaze.
"They at it again already?" Sango grimaced.
"It would appear so," Miroku agreed with the observation.
"Kagome, are you coming already?" Inuyasha hollered, not even facing the scene uphill, it was too disgusting. He was trying to get her away from Naraku and break up their moment, just as he always did.
"She will be soon enough," Naraku answered for her, his voice echoing unnaturally across the expanse. "There is no reason to rush such a euphoric experience."
'Ugh, why'd I have to say anything,' Inuyasha looked like he was going to be sick.
Shippo understood by their expressions that Naraku once again got the better of Inuyasha, even if the innuendo escaped him, and chastised, 'Idiot, you think he'd learn by now not to provoke Naraku.'
Left alone to their own devices on the grassy knoll, Kagome and Naraku found themselves all tangled up and catching their breaths, sans clothing, after their heated reunion. He was so very good at getting her into these types of situations; she just hoped her friends knew better than to return to check on her. She at least convinced him to move down to just inside the adjacent tree line, so they weren't so exposed, but his tenacity was not to be denied long enough to get back to their home. Still, it would be so embarrassing to have her friends stumble upon the scene now. She was grateful though, that embarrassment was the worst of her fears. Cataloguing everyone she knew, including those that were not in her group, Kagome recounted, 'Everyone is safe now, all parties are accounted fo-' "Oh, what about Kanna and Kagura?" Kagome voiced a bit worried. "I saw Kaguya do… something to them."
"They escaped her imprisonment," Naraku conveyed impassively to her.
Kagome let out a sigh of relief, "Oh good. Where are they now?"
"Tell me, do you still think Kagura deserves a 'happy ending,' even after injuring Inuyasha for his robe when not under my control?" Naraku inquired. "Of her own free will, she still chose to attack for her own greed."
"I forgave you, didn't I?" she presented easily. "What makes you think I won't forgive her?" She had a point. Either way, he already had a plan for Kagura.
"Kagura still thinks me dead," he informed her, "I have yet to take back her heart." Kagome watched him closely. "If she stays away, stays ignorant, I will let her live. Only if she discovers this ruse, will I have no choice but to kill her. Kagura would not hesitate to inform Sesshomaru that I am still alive." Kagome nodded in agreement, that sounded reasonable. Another bonus to this decision is he did not have to be as cautious with his scent floating around on the wind, for if it was detected by dog lord's impossibly acute nose, it could be misinterpreted as Kagura's scent, which was identical to his.
"And Kanna?" Kagome inquired.
"She is immaterial; she is everywhere," it was how she could see everything, and travel anywhere in the blink of an eye.
"Is she free now too?" Kagome asked, pretty sure she would be if Kagura was. Naraku had said he would reward Kanna soon.
"Her will is her own," he affirmed. What Naraku did not pass on, however, was the information that whereas Kagura was now free from his control, she would be just as miserable in her isolation. A fitting punishment concealed within his "mercy."
Kagome tried her best to keep a straight face when they returned to the village, she really did, but their recent activities had been quite obvious.
"What took you so long getting back, Kagome?" Inuyasha barked without thinking. Kaede had told him the stew would be done when Kagome returned, having sensed her aura approaching, but the dolt took it that if she returned sooner, food would be done sooner rather than an estimation of time it still required.
'We were a little… tied up,' Kagome recalled with reddened cheeks. Having opened the floodgates for him to use his tentacles on her not long ago, being tied up was a remarkably accurate description.
Was Inuyasha really so dense? If Naraku's own comment earlier had not alluded to their intentions, then surely he'd at least be able to figure it out by scent. Not one to pass up such a pristine opportunity, though, Naraku let his thoughts on the matter be known, "If that brief tryst is your notion of a lengthy coupling, I feel great pity for Kikyo."
Burn!
"Only got one bout in you, huh?" Inuyasha really needed to learn when to keep his mouth shut.
"On the contrary, that was simply a small sample to quell the most persistent of urges," Naraku rebuked, pulling Kagome tight to his side. "Once we get to Kagome's era, I was so informed, we may be limited in our time to indulge," the unease in the room only escalated the longer her talked, "so this night will need to be quite extensive to sate any sinful yearnings."
Kagome looked about ready to faint from embarrassment, Sango ran out of the hut half-way through the declaration, and Keade muttered, "Oh my," as her one, good eye was bulged comically wide with shock.
"Y-you, you sick-" Inuyasha could not get words to form past a disgusted twitch he exhibited.
"Are you sure you're not part rabbit youkai?" Miroku spoke his lecherous meanderings aloud. He was the only one not shocked by any of this; wasn't it plainly clear they had been indulging with great frequency and vivacity? Naraku was a demon after all; it was to be expected. How innocent little Kagome managed to keep up, now that was the question.
"Wait, ye said ye be going to Kagome's world?" Kaede finally sorted through the insinuations to grasp the useful information in that spiel.
"How the hell do you think that? You can't go through the well," Inuyasha reminded harshly. He was grateful for a change in topic; he did not want to be thinking about Naraku and Kagome doing… that.
"Hmmm, I see," Miroku interjected thoughtfully, "that was the purpose you had for Kaguya."
"But he didn't absorb Kaguya, you got her with your wind tunnel, Miroku," Inuyasha reminded.
Miroku looked intensely at his gloved hand as Naraku spoke, "Where do you think the air void curse deposits its acquisitions, Inuyasha?"
"So, everything Miroku draws in-" Kaede started.
"-goes straight to Naraku," Miroku finished. He had been told as much before, but he still forgot about that trait in the heat of battle. Using his wind tunnel was a force of habit, a hard one to break, but he would need to be more careful about how it was used from now on. Naraku may be behaving civilly now, if not a bit abrasive, but it was not a guarantee that this would last. The last thing he needed was to give Naraku some uncontrollable power or make him invincible.
"Impossible," Inuyasha stumbled back. Every demon they killed, every corpse Miroku disposed of, they were just making Naraku stronger all along?
"Now if you'll excuse us, I wish to retire to my shiro at this point," Naraku interrupted their thoughts.
"But it's only a few hours passed morning," Shippo couldn't understand why he wanted to go to bed and "sleep" this early.
"Precisely," Naraku stated as if they had mere minutes, "time grows short."
"I don't want to know," Inuyasha grumbled as Naraku turned and led his stunned mate out and away. She knew it was true, every last syllable, but why did he have to make it so obvious to everyone? She'd have to get him back somehow later.
Standing at the lip of the well, Kagome's legs wavered under her. Naraku had not been bluffing, he really had made the most of the entire day and following night. She maybe got two hours sleep the whole night, and that was only because she flat out passed out from the exhaustion.
"Are you unwell?" Naraku asked her, walking up behind her as her knees nearly gave out under the weight of her mostly empty yellow pack. She just sent a playful glare before snorting that she was fine. "Then perhaps you would like another round before we depart?"
"No!" she outburst. God no, she was barely standing as it was. She didn't want to have to be carried. "You're insatiable, you know that?"
"Can you blame me?" he let his lips trail her neck as he enveloped her in an embrace from behind. "When I have you, how can I not desire to have you writhing beneath me?" She trembled, but pushed him away before he did convince her into such a position.
"Are you ready for this? Think it will work?" Kagome asked looking down the well. He rested a hand on the ancient wood and felt a pulse from it; that had not happened before.
"Yes," he jumped over the edge, snatching her up by the waste and held her to him. Descending the narrow shaft, he marveled as the blue light enshrouded them, transporting them through space before dying down. Together they looked up to see the wooden roof of the well house; they made it.
"It worked," she cheered; a sudden burst of energy had her jumping around before reaching for the ladder to climb out. Apparently, she forgot the rule to never climb a ladder in a skirt, but Naraku didn't mind as she gave him quite the show. Soon as she crested the top, he leapt out in one bound and followed her up a short set of steps. She cracked the door to look outside, relieved to see no one on the grounds. That was why she wanted to come back so early, visitors didn't usually come until later in the day. Pushing the screens aside, she led him towards the house.
"Oh," Souta looked up from his soccer game versus the side of a shed and ran over to them, "Who are you?" He held the ball under his arm as he inspected the newcomer. Kagome was holding his arm, so he must be friendly, and he had an odd appearance, so probably a demon. His star struck tendencies surfaced as the dark being spoke.
"Call me, Naraku," just as the boy looked him over, Naraku let his trained eye try to make sense of the odd behavior. He was not expecting such a casual reception, probably something that involved a bit more fear and screaming.
"Are you from the other side? Are you a demon? What kind? Do you have any powers?" Souta fired question after question as he ran a circle around the pair, causing Naraku to whip his head around to keep the child in his sights. "I don't see a sword, can you fight?" He finally stopped moving and stood directly in front of him, a huge grin on his face.
"Yes, half, spider, innumerable, and my entire body is a weapon," Naraku answered each question quickly and in sequence, having the mental capacity to recall several answers at once. This boy made him a little apprehensive, but he couldn't determine why. Perhaps it wasn't him specifically, but his lack of terror. He was not used to that at all.
"Really!" Souta all but screamed, "Can I see?"
"Okay, Souta, that's enough for now," Kagome laughed awkwardly.
"But Sis, he looks so cool," she let go of Naraku's arm and tried to usher Souta away, but he slipped around her and grabbed onto Naraku's hand, "come play soccer with me." Trying to pull the much larger demon did nothing but make him all the more uneasy. Even the most fearless of children, that child that followed Sesshomaru for example, knew that touching a demon without permission was a sure path to death. Something was not right here. How did he not know?
"Souta!" Kagome hollered, hands on her hips. Souta nearly yipped at the sight, he knew she meant it and took off leaving the demon stunned, for once in his life.
"Perhaps another time, when Sis isn't in such a huffy mood," the boy tossed back as he began kicking the ball around the courtyard again. He was more scared of his sister, human and family, than a demon he had never met.
"Little pest," Kagome mumbled. "Let's get inside, before Grandpa sees you. Speaking of which, don't take it personally if he freaks out; he's kind of going senile." So her strange brother was not the extent of the oddities he'd encounter, great…
"Why is it that humans have no fear of demons here? Is this typical for your era?" Naraku let his uncomfortable impression out; perhaps she would know and be able to settle his mind.
"Uhh, well, it's kind of, because," she stalled, this was something she had not told him yet, "because, there are no demons here."
"What?" he stopped walking, genuinely shocked by this.
"Until I got dragged into the well, I thought demons were nothing but myths and legends, you can imagine my surprise," she elaborated lightly, not comprehending what this would mean for him.
"That means I have less than 500 years to live…" he spoke to himself. This would not do, he wanted her for an eternity, not a few measly centuries. He still needed to ensure she would not die of old age so quickly like humans did, but now, he also had to work on preventing his own apparent demise.
She caught his narrowed eyes, "Naraku, are you okay?" She had never thought of it that way, but he was right. If demons didn't exist here, that must mean they had become extinct. In her time, her friends were beyond reach, they were long dead.
"Another objective to ponder," was all he told her as they resumed walking to the house.
Kagome shrugged it off and led him into the front door of her house, "Mom, I'm home!"
"Kagome, it's been so long. How are you dear?" she called back even before they were within sight.
"I'm great, Mom," Kagome pranced into the kitchen and gave her mother a large hug, with Naraku following behind her. "I brought someone back for you to meet." Mrs. Higurashi looked at the large figure standing behind her daughter. "Mom, this is..." but Kagome stopped short, remembering all the things she's told her mother about Naraku. 'Oh no, I told mom how Naraku drugged me before. What will she think if I tell her his name now? 'Yeah, this is Naraku, the same guy that intoxicated me and took my innocence. Oh and now we are mated and that can't be broken and-' Ugh! She'd kill me… Do I make up a name quickly? Will he get mad at me if I do? Darn it, the only name I can think of is Onigumo, which I know he'd hate. What do I say?!'
(A/N: Poor Kagome. What do you do when you try to introduce someone you like, to someone you told bad things about them to?
Also, as you might have noticed I am not using the cliché of "mate a demon, share their lifespan/powers/etc."
I looked back through every episode that I could think of where anyone actually guessed something correct about Naraku. Every single time, he stalls before answering, usually by asking a question of his own to redirect the conversation. So it is actually cannon; Naraku has a tell! I was so giddy to figure it out!)
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