Kagome pushed her black hair from her face and surveyed the battlefield. Inuyasha was standing over by where Naraku had fallen a stunned look on his face not believing that it was over. His Tetsusaiga was stuck in the ground where Naraku's heart had been. His red robe of the fire rat had a darker red stain where he had suffered a cut on his right arm. Sango knelt over the broken body of her brother Kohaku. Kohaku at the last minute had remembered Sango and had disobeyed Naraku by taking an attack for her killing himself instead of her. Miroku stood behind Sango wanting to comfort her but knowing that she wanted to have a chance to cry for her brother, so he stood behind her giving silent comfort to her emotional wounds. With his concern for Sango he had forgotten that his wind tunnel was now gone and would not take his life. Shippo lay on the ground a few feet away from Kagome with a cut on his leg but it wasn't deep and had already stopped bleeding. Kagome looked at her friends seeing them all still alive and their enemy now gone, his demonic power was completely gone though his body still lies under Inuyasha's sword.
She took the arrow she still had in her hand and put it back in her quiver. Her legs were shaking from exhaustion but she forced herself to walk over to where Inuyasha stood. Putting a hand on his shoulder she brook the silence that had settled over their little group.
"Inuyasha it's really over, isn't it?" she barely whispered asking the question that in some ways she wanted him to deny. He turned to her his face still covered in the mask of disbelief. He sank to the ground where he stood no longer able to keep standing under his own power.
"Inuyasha, are you okay?" Kagome asked shocked at his silence kneeling beside him glad that she too didn't have to stand anymore.
"I'm fine," he whispered starting to gather his control back. He too now looked around their little group his eyes resting on Sango crying over her brother. He looked over at the edge of the battlefield and saw his brother Sesshomaru still there nursing his own wound from the battle. Naraku had trying to attack Rin, the young human girl whom Sesshomaru travel with and he had taken the hit for the girl giving him a deep gash across his chest. The girl knelt at his side with water for him helping clean the wound while it healed. Sesshomaru's little imp of an adviser, Jaken, had been utterly destroyed during the battle. After much debating Inuyasha knew what he had to do, looked over at Kagome and then stood and walked over to Sango.
He stood over her not wanting to bring her more pain but hating the fact that he had to be the one to remind her that they needed the jewel shard in Kohaku's back. He grunted trying to get her attention when he heard Kagome start to sob. She knew what he was doing and didn't envy him for what he had to do. Before he could speak Sango spoke up.
"I know Inuyasha, I have to take the jewel shard from him. Even with these wounds the shard couldn't keep him alive," she sobbed. She lift her head enough to look at the half demon and managed a small smile, she knew that at least this way her brother was free. With a little effort she lifted her clenched fist up and dropped the small shard into his hand. He stared at the jewel and then back at the demon slayer and turned quickly away afraid that he would start to cry. Grumbling under his breath he walked back over to Kagome and dropped the jewel into her hand before turning and walking over to Sesshomaru.
His half brother had finished healing the wound on his chest and had already stood up and turned toward the forest to leave. Inuyasha yelled out to stop him from walking away. "Sesshomaru!"
The full demon turned and looked down on his half brother not even bothering to hide any annoyance. "I'm not in the mood to fight with you, little brother," he replied coldly turning to walk away.
He wouldn't let him leave that easily, especially since this wasn't going to be easy for him as it was. "I don't want to fight either," he growled standing a few feet behind him his fist clenched at his side.
"From your voice I don't believe you," his brother snarled back before turning and stepping back in shock. Inuyasha stood there not looking at him but stared at the ground in front of him. "What is it that makes you come at me without your sword and not even be able to look me in the face?" he mused more to himself then to Inuyasha. They were speaking quietly so that no one else could hear their conversation though now everyone was watching them. Finally swallowing his pride he came to the matter at hand.
"Please use the Tenseiga to bring the boy back," he asked now looking fully at his brother challenging him to turn away from them. But he also had a look of pleading in his eyes hoping there was some compassion in him to help someone in need. Sesshomaru looked over at the demon slayer kneeling at her brother's side looking back at him a look of pleading in her eyes realizing what Inuyasha was trying to do for her. Her eyes red rimmed from the tears sliding down her cheeks she spoke looking at him.
"Please, save him. You're the only one who can," she begged. He brushed past Inuyasha and walked over to where Sango knelt next to Kohaku looking down at the boy he saw the boy who even though he kidnapped Rin once he also protected her from harm at the same time. Rin followed behind him and stopped just short of where Sango knelt.
"Lord Sesshomaru will you please save my friend?" she asked innocently having complete trust in the demon. With a huff he drew his sword and had it out and back in the scabbard before anyone could blink. Then he turned and walked off into the forest with Rin walking behind like nothing had happened.
Everyone stood there in shock for a minute not realizing quite what happened until Kohaku started to sit up, his wounds healed and alive. Sango started crying again as she threw her arms around him while Miroku moved forward to say how happy he was that she had her brother back.
Once things settled down Kagome stood up and walked over to where the Tetsusaiga stuck out of the ground where Naraku's body had now completely dissolved away leaving behind the sword and the almost complete shikon jewel. She reached over and picked up the tainted jewel instantly purifying it, causing the black glow to turn to a soft pink once again. Her friends now rested enough to leave the battleground gathered around and looked at the jewels in her hand.
"We only need Koga's two jewels to complete it," she whispered looking around the group.
"We should probably head that way now. We might be able to convince him to give them to us now that Naraku is gone," Miroku replied.
"Feh. Please, give me a break," Inuyasha gaffed. "We're going to have to kill that mangy wolf to get anything from him. And that suits me just fine," he proclaimed sliding his sword back into its sheath.
"Inuyasha, please. It wouldn't hurt to ask. Miroku's right we should ask and see what he says," Kagome pleaded. He just gave another 'feh' and started to walk toward the forest trail that lead towards the wolf den. Sango helped Kohaku onto Kirara's back and Miroku picked Shippo up so that he didn't have to use his injured leg. Quietly they moved through the woods in search of Koga and the last two jewel shards.
That's it for the first chapter. Sorry but the new half demon doesn't show up until chapter four. Please continued reading and please review.
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Vee