After the Battle
Author's Note: Way hey! This is sequel to Healing the Wounds of Broken Hearts. It's gonna have a few chapters. I'm not sure how many. I don't think any more than seven, but I'm not too sure. This story is going to be a little more humorous than my last one. Even though this first one is really depressing. So, I hope you all like it. By the way, I don't own Inuyasha.
None of them could believe it. They had actually beaten Naraku once and for all. Some how during the battle, Inuyasha was able to get all the jewel shards that Naraku had and gave them to Kagome. The jewel was only missing one piece:
The piece that was inside of Kohaku.
"Sango, you have to do it!" yelled Inuyasha yelled. "I can't hold him much longer! Sango, you have to do! Put your brother's soul to rest!"
"You right." She whispered. "I'm so sorry Kohaku." She took out her sword and aimed for her brother, but she missed. Kohaku took out his sword and slashed Sango's back, wounding her right next to the other scar he'd given her.
"Sango!" yelled Miroku, who was busy fighting Naraku's minions, "Sango, the hole in my hand is getting bigger. If we don't do something, it'll swallow me!" One of the minions had to put a spell on Miroku to make his air rip grow larger every minute.
"You're right. You're all right! You are not my brother. You are just a puppet of Naraku. It's over." She charged at him with her sword. She was able to knock him to the ground. Then, she rolled him on his stomach and removed the shard from his back. "Kagome, here." She tossed the shard over to her friend.
Kagome put the last shard in its place. The jewel was finally complete. "Naraku!" she yelled as the jewel began to glow. "With the power of the Shikon Jewel I send you back to the depths of hell from which you emerged!"
All of the sudden, Naraku was being sucked into the jewel. Within a minute, he disappeared. Then the jewel disintegrated in her hand, turning to a pile of dust.
And that was it.
The battle was over.
"Sango," Kohaku whispered. "I'm so sorry Sango. But it's too late now."
"No, no it isn't Kohaku. We can still save you." She cradled the boy in her arms. He began to weaken.
"Sango, I'm so sorry. But I'm glad I got to see you one last time." With his last bit of energy he smiled and said one last thing. "I love you sister."
"No, Kohaku!" she cried. But he was already gone.
Miroku ran over to Sango as fast as he could. "It's okay." She turned and faced him. He cupped her face in both his hands. She relaxed slightly, but then noticed something different about Miroku.
'Wait a minute.' She thought. 'Miroku's hands, they're both' "It's gone." She whispered. "It's finally gone." She placed her hands on top of his, then removed them from her face. Gently, she kissed the inside of the palm, where the air rip had been. All that remained was a white circle, that resembled a birthmark. "Miroku please, do something for me."
"Anything love," he said.
"Will you please give my brother a proper burial?" she asked as she touched the boy's face.
"Yes." He replied. "Where do you want him buried?"
"Right here. Right where he died. It's the only way to properly bury a warrior that has died in battle. It's what Kohaku would've wanted." She picked up her brother and put him next to a tree for the moment.
Inuyasha and Kagome came runnig over to Sango and Miroku. "Sango, are you alright?" asked Kagome. "How's Kohaku? Did he"
"He's safe now. He's with mother and father. Miroku's going to give him a proper burial where he died." She looked over at his small body, resting against the tree.
"Is it safe to come out?" came a tiny voice.
"It's safe Shippou, you can come out now." Said Kagome. The little fox demon came out of the bush, along with Kirara. Kagome walked over to Sango. "When did you start calling Miroku by his real name, hmmm?" she teased, putting an arm around the girl.
"Ummm Well, I must have just been so glad that all this was over, and it slipped. Don't expect me slip up again, Houshi-sama."she let go of Kagome and walked over to Miroku. Grabbing his arm, she said, "I'll help you with Kohaku."
"I'll help too." Offered Inuyasha. He began to dig the dirt, but then the pain from his injuries came over in a strong wave and he passed out.
"Sango, maybe you shouldn't be doing this in your condition." Said Miroku as they were digging the grave. "I can tell you're trying to hide your pain. And, your back is bleeding. I think you should rest. I can take it from here." He picked her up and sat her down on the ground next to Kirara.
"Miroku's right, Sango." Said Kagome. "I'll make you a deal. You watch over Inuyasha and I'll help Miroku okay?"
"That's fine." Groaned Sango as she crawled over sat next to Inuyasha.
About half an hour later, they were done burying Kohaku and headed back to Kaede's village. When they finally reached the village, it was almost dawn. They had been fighting that battle almost all night.
"Come on in." said Kaede. "We'll bandage ye up good."
Inside Kaede's hut, Miroku and Kagome were cleaning up Inuyasha and Kaede was about to treat the wound on Sango's back. "Child, I'll need ye to take off that armor so I can see the wound."
Sango nodded and began to take the pieces of pink armor that attached to her suit. Then she started to unbutton the top of the suit around the neck to take her arms out. She was about to pull the fabric off her chest when Kagome stopped her.
"Sango, what do you think you're doing? You can't just take off your clothes with Miroku in the room!"
"You're right. Leave Houshi." She said sternly as she pointed to the door. "And don't even try peaking. I still have enough strength in me to beat you to the ground." Miroku left, taking Shippou with him too.
"Wow, Sango." Said Kagome. "You really know how to get your way with Miroku." She finished up Inuyasha and went over to help Kaede.
"It's because he knows I'll beat him ground if he tries anything." She winced as Kaede applied the cleaning solution from Kagome's time.
"Yeah, but I also saw that little scene between you two. Right after we beat Naraku, I saw you kiss him. Explain that." She laughed.
"I was glad that his air rip was gone. It was nothing more than that. My relationship with Miroku goes beyond nothing but friendship." She said as she started at the ceiling.
"You just slipped again Sango. I think you love him!" giggled Kagome.
"What if I do?" growled Sango, with that glare in her eye and that vein on her forehead.
"Then I'd be very happy and wish you two have a good life together then I'd spill the beans about my relationship with Inuyasha andEek! You tricked me Sango! That's not very nice."
"Ha. Don't worry, Kagome. I won't tell anyone." Sango laughed.
"Ye're all done child." Said Kaede.
"Thank you. Do you have any spare clothes I could wear? This suit needs to be cleaned badly and my yukata disappeared somewhere."
"Yes. I'll be right back." She old lady left the hut.
"Ah, ladies." Sighed Miroku as he came inside. "Lovely weather isn't it?"
"Out!" yelled Sango a she threw a stone at him.
"I'm sorry. I thought you were dressed." He cried pathetically.
Kaede came back with an oufit that looked exactly like the one Kikyou wore. "These are the only clothes I could find that'll fit ye."
"Thank you Kaede." Sango slid off the rest of her suit and put on the clean clothes. "You can come back in now." Said Sango.
"I'll leave ye children here for the day." Kaede left the hut and went to gather herbs.
"I'm going to go out and play with Shippou okay?" said Kagome. "Don't kill Miroku. Got it Sango?"
"Yeah," groaned Sango. She waited for Kagome to leave then walked over to Miroku. "Sit." She ordered. He sat down. Then she sat in his lap.
"Sorry about that." He said. "I really did think you were dressed." He wrapped his arms around her waist.
"I know. But I had to make Kagome believe. I have a feeling she might know." Sango sighed. "But, now that everything's over. I don't really think we need to keep evrything a secret anymore."
"You're right." Said Miroku. "But you know, I did want to take care of you. Like when we were at the river." He touched the spot her back where the old scar that Kohaku had given her and new one that will be a scar crossed each other.
"Don't." she whispered. "I never want you to see these ever again." She turned around and snuggled up to his chest. "Just be here with me."
"I will," he wrapped his arms tighter around her.
"Can't you two find some place not near me to do that?" groaned Inuyasha.
That was it.
Inuyasha knew.
Author's Note: Come on. You knew it would happen sooner or later. And remember, at the end of Healing the Wounds of Broken Hearts, Inuyasha said that Sango and Miroku would tell them when they were ready. And so would he and Kagome. But Kagome already told Sango. So, do you want to find out what happens next? Well, I want 3 reveiws before the next chapter goes up. Please?