Saiyuki Chronicles - The Naneko Chapter [COMPLETE]

Prologue - Meet Naneko

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Naneko is an original character introduced into the universe of Gensomaden Saiyuki that already exists. She is of my own creation. Please do not re-introduce, edit, or re-upload her into any stories.

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[A/N: This is my first adult fanfic and it's taken a while but I'm quite proud of how it turned out. This takes place during episode 20 of Saiyuki: Sandstorm - Trap of Quicksand (dubbed version if that makes a difference).~K]

*****Wattpad and AFFO, No sex in the prologue. Sorry! It will happen though, I swear! Some sexual themes.*****

Prologue word count 1,735
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Afternoons in the desert feel as though they drag on forever. A heavy sigh escaped from the female succubus' lips as she questioned why she chose to live under the desert with another demon that commanded scorpions. The occasional wanderer in her sandtraps proved entertaining. And today was no exception.

Today, the Scorpion Woman snagged four travelers in one of her traps. "What will you do with the Sanzo," the succubus asked, leaning against the threshold to one of many bedrooms in the underground castle. She fiddled with a cat-shaped mask in her hands, occasionally rotating it between her fingers. The Scorpion Woman smiled as she pet the unconscious monk's golden hair.

"This is the second Sanzo to fall into my hands. I want to play with this one when he wakes."

"Again? How boring, Rinri. What, you gonna tell him you're a god now 'cuz you ate that other Sanzo? That's just a silly old wives' tale some demon made up as he stared death in the face."

The Scorpion Woman got up from the bed, a cold stare in her eyes. "What, is that supposed to intimidate me," the succubus asked.

"Naneko, I allow you to dwell within these walls out of kindness and your presence here provides extra protection."

Naneko rolled her eyes. Ever since she ate that first Sanzo, Rinri had developed a God Complex. She's blindly convinced she's immortal because of some stupid piece of gossip. Naneko could easily snap Rinri's neck, but her captives were just too much fun.
Rinri rested both hands on her hips, walking towards Naneko. Naneko pushed herself off the threshold and stepped aside, allowing Rinri to walk past her.

"Go check on the other three," Rinri barked, "They're in a cell with special bars they won't be able to break so I'm not worried about an escape attempt. But it'd be rude not to make sure they're comfortable." Rinri walked down the corridor away from Naneko. God the woman was incredibly smug. Naneko hated Rinri's attitude after eating that other meat sack. Not that she got along with the woman anyways.

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Truth is, Naneko got caught off guard by one of Rinri's sandtraps and fell into a cell filled with scorpions. Naneko only swatted and killed the ones that showed aggression towards her.
Rinri can certainly control scorpions but that particular day she had been unaware of someone falling into one of her traps; she was sloppy. Only when she return to the underground dwelling did Rinri notice that one of her traps had been sprung. When Rinri visited the cell, she saw Naneko sitting calmly on the floor lined with scorpions.

Rinri was stunned as Naneko gently picked up one and gave it a little kiss on the head. Rinri tilted her head, puzzled at the scene. Rinri felt the encounter could work to her advantage. Clearly Naneko held some power over the scorpions. To Rinri, there was no other way to explain it! The reality is the scorpions were not threatened by Naneko, nor her by them. From then on, Rinri allowed Naneko to live with her.
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