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Naraku's Defeat

Inuyasha stood there panting in a sea of dust and smoke. 'Damn it' he cursed to himself as he waited for the dust to settle. He was tired, weak, and drenched in his own blood.

"Inuyasha is he dead?", Miroku asked in a choked voice.

Inuyasha growled deep in his throat. It was taking most of his strength to fight off unconsciousness, 'Damn he better be dead. I don't know if I can take this much longer.' Inuyasha started thinking about Kagome and what would happen if he failed to defeat Naraku.

Finally he saw a figure in the midst of the dust. He slowly walked toward Naraku straining to stay upright. He stopped five feet away from him hesitating for fear that it was another one of his tricks.

'I don't feel a demonic aura', Inuyasha thought.

"Do you think he is really dead Inuyasha?", asked a frightful Shippo.

"I guess so", was all Inuyasha could muster. He saw something sparkle a few feet from Naraku's spposedly dead carcass. 'It's the shikon Jewel', Inuyasha bent down to pick it up then...

"INUYASHA... Inuyasha" Kagome ran over to Inuyasha's side with hot tears streaming down her face.

"Kagome be careful this could be a trap", Miroku warned.

"Miroku is your wind tunnel gone?" Sango asked hopefully. Miroku looked at his hand and was shocked at what he saw, "It's gone." He sat down as relief overwhelmed him. He looked up, "Is Inuyasha o.k."

Kagome had her head lowered starring at Inuyasha's badly damaged body. "I... I... don't... know." Kagome stammered between sobs. She started to examine his wounds and doctor them accordingly as the prayed vigorously for Inuyasha to survive.

"Please, Inuyasha please don't leave me. Not now, not after everything we've been through. Wake up Inuyasha, please wake up." She whispered silently as she wept over his broken body.

Inuyasha rubbed his eyes trying to wipe away the hazy fog before him.

'Where am I? Am I dreaming? Where's Kagome I Cant smell her scent?' He thought to himself.

He walked around trying to figure out where he was when out of nowhere Kagome comes falling out of this huge oak tree.

"Thanks", Kagome said as she gentle landed in his outstretched arms.

'If I didn't have such good reflexes she woulda fell and hurt herself', Inuyasha thought to himself.

"What were you doin up in that tree Kagome?" Inuyasha asked curiously.

"I was playing a game with Shippo and I needed a place to hide." Kagome said more sweetly than he was used to.

"Well you better be more careful. You humans aren't strong like us demons, remember. I wouldn't want you to get hurt." Inuyasha replied annoyed by her carelessness.

"I can take care of myself Inuyasha." Kagome said in a defensive tone.

"Keh... that's why I'm always having to save you" Inuyasha retorted smugly.

"Are not"

"Are to"

"Are not"

"Are to"

"SIT BOY!"

Kagome yelled just to get him to shut up and quit arguing with her, but she didn't realize that she was still in Inuyasha's arms when he went crashin into the ground. He was about to make a comment about the position they were in when all of a sudden Kagome's face took the shape of pure anguish.

'What's wrong with her and why… why do I feel so weak all of a sudden', Inuyasha thought as he tried to get up but couldn't.

"Please, Inuyasha please don't leave me. Not now, not after everything we've been through. Wake up Inuyasha, please wake up." She whispered silently as tears started to slowly fall from her eyes.

Inuyasha tried to tell her he was fine and that everything was ok but he couldn't move, he couldn't speak, he was absolutely powerless to stop her tears.

"No... Inuyasha... No..." Kagome wailed losing control of her emotions. Her eyesight was so blurry that she almost missed the slight fluttering of his eyes.

"Inuyasha" Kagome whispered in a voice that was barely audible.

"Kagome I'm o..." his voice trailed off.

Kagome gently slipped one arm under Inuyasha's head and then slipped the other under his legs. She stood up with Inuyasha in her arms and with difficulty walked over to Kirara.

"Kirara take us to Kaede" Kirara growled with approval.

"We'll go on ahead. Kirara can go faster with just two." Kagome shouted from the air.

"Kagome don't leave me" Shippo shouted as he tried to jump up on Kirara but was to late.

So instead he transformed and followed after them as fast as he could.

"I hope Inuyasha's gonna be o.k." Sango sounded concerned so Miroku put his arm around her ever so gently.

"Don't worry Kagome will take care of Inuyasha" Miroku smiled as his hand started to wander.

"Miroku I'm warning you" Sango growled.

"What..." Miroku pulled his hand away before Sango could slap him but it was no use.

She stormed off towards Kaede's hut leaving Miroku behind.

Inuyasha slowly opened his eyes. 'Kagome' He was so glad she was there but it pained him to see her tears,

"Kagome I'm o...". Inuyasha had tried to console her but he had drifted back into unconsciousness.

He awoke again to find Kagome laying down beside him with her head gently resting on his chest trying to avoid hurting him further.

"Kagome", he whispered shakily.

"Inuyasha?" She lifted her head to look at him. "Are you awake?" She wondered if she had imagined him speaking then he let out a painful moan.

"What happened?", he asked when he could finally open his eyes.

"You went unconscious", Kagome said softly but he could hear the worry etched into her voice.

"Naraku..."

"You defeated him... now be quiet and get some rest o.k." Kagome took his hand in hers, "I'm not going anywhere till you get better."

She was surprised when he didn't pull his hand away. She even thought she felt him squeeze her hand gently but she probably imagined that.

"Thank you Kagome", he said just before he past out again.

'Oooh the nerve of that monk... Inuyasha is half dead and he's still just as lecherous as ever'

She was so mad at Miroku that she didn't even notice that she was crying. She stopped and sat down against a nearby tree.

Miroku slowly walked up to her and sat down beside her, "You o.k. Sango?"

"Leave me alone Miroku." Sango said in a defeated voice as the tears came faster.

"Sango Inuyasha is going to be fine he always is. That's just how I deal with my emotions. It's not an excuse but I was hoping it would ease the tension. If nothing else the pain from you slapping me would get my mind off of it for a least a little bit." He forced a smile at his lame attempt at humor.

"It's ok sorry I over reacted I'm just worried and not just for Inuyasha, but for all of us." Sango took in a deep breath and continued, "Miroku I'm not gonna be at peace until I find out what's happened to Kohaku. Now that Naraku is dead he still has the jewel shard in his back so he should be alive but…" she put her hand to her heart as she tried to swallow the lump that was forming in her throat.

Miroku took her hand and looked directly in her eyes, "Sango I will help you find your brother just as soon as Inuyasha starts to feel better I promise. He'll be fine I can feel it."

"I will find you Kohaku I promise Just hold on a little longer." She turned and smiled weakly at Miroku, then she got up and started toward Kaede's hut praying that everything would be work out.

She thought about how Kagame had picked up Inuyasha like he was nothing. She prayed even harder that Inuyasha would make it not for her sake but for Kagome's.

Well thats the end of this chapter. Please send reviews cuz this is my first story to write. The next chapter will be up as soon as i get it typed so it might be a couple of days. Thanks!!!