The Little Ninja

Naraku watched throwing his demon puppets in the path of the demons who were persuing Lea. The demon Lord himself had no problems, but it did slow him down. It did stall him as Naraku grasped Lea out of the woods. Her neck was still bleeding and her body ached from the assult upon it. Naraku growled at the treatment of his beloved Lea. She would not ever be his again, but for a while he would keep her safe. Then he would exact his revenge on these Inu's and their pack.

"Lea hush now. We will be home soon. Just rest."

Lea fell asleep in the spider demon's arms. Her tears would not cease. She failed him, she failed in her quest. She was going to hide and take her life so that she would not shame him. Lea wished to end it all so that she did not have to face the village. Why was her Lord being so kind to her after she had allowed herself to be trapped and taken by demons in such a way? The nightmares would not end and Naraku could feel her fever spike as he landed in his true lair. A hideout inside of a mountain that would purify any being that dared to enter. He found another sancutary and another pawn for his plans. Here for a while they would be safe.

Naraku with gentle hands wiped away the blood from Lea's neck. Not just one demon had bitten her. Three of them did this. Kouga, Inuyasha, and Lord Sesshoumaru had all ripped into her tender flesh. Lea moaned in pain looking up at the demon above her. Naraku was beautiful, but also had this evil surrounding him.

"Lord Naraku tell me the truth please. Was the village an illusion all this time? My son is he alive or dead? I will know if you lie since Bankotsu pushed this into my right hand and I saw him for what he is. Please my Lord I will not be angry if I know the truth. Please tell me."

Lea stated softly feeling like she was going to die with all the pain her body was feeling. Naraku touched her hand knowing what this stone was. Damn Bankotsu for doing this to them.

"It was an illusion. I wanted to make you happy and so I created a dream for you. So you would stay with me. I decieved you Lea. You were dying when I found you and your son was dead. I took those memories, the ones you wished to keep to paint you a life with me. I am dead and yet I am not. I am made of many things both evil and deadly. I was not meant to love you, but part of what is in this body does love you."

Lea knew that he was speaking the truth as tears poured down her face.

"Thank you Lord Naraku. It was very kind of you to do this for me even if it was only a dream. It was a wonderful illusion. It is better then reality since that seems to only cause pain. My sifu, was he real? I wish to thank him even though I failed you both. I failed you so now you should end my life. I do not wish to live any longer when I am shamed like this."

Naraku felt his heart ache. He expected her to be furious with him and lash out. Not to thank him for his deception. Pulling Lea into his arms Naraku held her feeling like he failed. He failed to protect her from the harsh outside world. He had sheltered her in this guilded cage he built and now she was suffering for it all.

"You are not shamed Lea. I should not have ever let you leave my side. The creatures we are fighting against are powerful and you did not have a chance. Kohaku and I tried to tell you this. We tried to protect you and we failed. Now you are home though my love. You are home and I will keep you safe for as long as I can. Your mates will come for you and when they do I will set all of you free."

Naraku kissed Lea rocking her in his arms wishing he could take the marks away and make the nightmares from her eyes disappear forever. Soon he would do so and the demons would pay for this. Then Lea would die with them, but not as painfully as they would for this insult. Lea was so innocent and did not deserve this at all. Demons were not known to be gentle to their mates and they took all without care. Lea thought she was a human and Naraku gave her this dream. He was foolish to change her when she could have defended herself better in her true form with knowing her true nature. It was time to open up that part of Lea so she could fight back.

"Lea do you wish for revenge? Do you wish to end your nightmares and your life all at one time? I will help you do this if it is your wish. I will give you part of this jewel. It is called the jewel of four souls. It is the part I took from Bankotsu. It will help you repell your mating call and the part of you that wishes to never harm your mates. You can fight them with this."

Pulling Naraku into a passionate kiss Lea nodded yes.

"Naraku there is only one thing I ask. They were so rough with me and I felt no pleasure. Show me pleasure one time before you send me to my death."

Naraku could not resist as he kissed Lea gently then slowly started to remove her clothing. Using gentle hands Naraku touched Lea as he always wanted to licking those lips open as their tongues entwined. Lea touched his strong chest and ran her fingers over his long silky black wavy hair. He was so beautiful even with the evil in his soul. Naraku got as far as removing Lea's clothing and was suckling her beautiful breasts when a low growl was heard in the darkness. A pair of red eyes came into focus and there in the darkness stood a demon dog the size of the cavern. Lord Sesshoumaru had come for his mate and no damn purifying spell was going to stop him. When he saw Lea with Naraku he lost it completely and became the beast that he truly was. No one took what was his.

"Lord Sesshoumaru what an unpleasent suprise. I should have known that my barrier would not keep you from entering here. Still I have your mate so you have a choice, you can kill me or save your mate."

With that Naraku killed Lea and with an apologetic look he thrust his hand into her body ripping out the unborn pups that the demon Lord had created. Lea screamed in pain then Naraku sliced her throat.

"I give you death my love. Goodbye forever."

Naraku stated with an evil laugh as he disappeared into the darkness. Lea was fading fast and Sesshoumaru in fury wanted to follow Naraku to kill the fucker. Sesshoumaru changed from his dog form into his humaniod form looking in annoyance at his mate. She was indeed an innocent both naive and foolish. She had no idea that Naraku was the real enemy and only saw him as a means to an end. Sesshoumaru was not going to let this foolish child die on him and his only true regret was that Naraku had stolen his heir killing his pup before he could stop it. It did not matter. Lea would be with his pup again and she would accept her fate. Pouring his blood over her wounds Sesshoumaru picked up his mate and wrapped her in his mokomoko not saying another word then grabbed the boy's chain that had that bone weapon pulling the child to him. He knew Kohaku and rapped the kid once across the head knocking him out. Kouga rushed in sick from the purifying power of the mountain, but still made it in.

"Take that one to Sango."

That was all Sesshoumaru stated as he walked out of the cave. Kouga threw the boy over his shoulder and they met up with Inuyasha outside of the barrier. He had turned human for a moment and it pissed him off. So he waited outside at the barking orders of his older brother. Inuyasha saw the state of Lea and whimpered.

"Will she be alright?"

Inuyasha asked softly. Sesshoumaru growled.

"No."

Inuyasha hung his head as they walked toward the camp. Sesshoumaru was furious and Lea was going to suffer most of that wrath. Inuyasha felt for his mate, but she did bring it on herself.

"Find cloths for her Inuyasha. Suitable ones from my castle. Take Kagome or Sango. They will know what will fit her best."

Sesshoumaru stated as he teleported far away from them all. He had heard the whole conversation between Naraku and Lea. Something was going to change and soon. Naraku not being a fool had taken the shard of the jewel. Lea needed to know exactly what she had been associating with without the rose colored glasses on.

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