Cherished18: Okay this fiction was written because I had to make up for the one I erased. It will be short and sweet because I'm making my 30th fiction! It's going to be great I hope and I'm starting it RIGHT after this one so bear with me. Okay? Thanks and here we go. Disclaimer: I don't Inuyasha because he belongs to Rumiko Takahashi Summary: Duty or what's right? Love or life? Friends or Lovers? They choices we make effect everyone around us…

Big Battle

"Good night everyone, have a good night's sleep. Tomorrow is the big day." Kagome said when she laid down in her sleeping bag with Shippo at her side. Inuyasha was up a tree just above the two of them. Sango and Miroku were on the other side of the fire, Miroku up against a tree and Sango lay by a boulder. The group was returning to Kaede's village to prepare for the "big day"

Alleys, friends and enemies alike joined together for a whole weekend to defeat Naraku. Well what would be a weekend in Kagome's era. It was a hard battle but was proven that good will always be victorious. Kikyou died tragically, scarifying herself as a distraction for Inuyasha and the others to attack. When Naraku was defeated, all Kikyou's souls went back into Kagome, who purified the jewel, wishing Kohaku alive. The problem was finding him.

With Naraku and his entire army of minions destroyed, Kagura and Kanna were free. While Sesshomaru was mating Kagura, taking Rin as his daughter, also adopting Kanna, Kouga was demanding that Kagome be his wife and come to the mountains with him, which of coarse Ayame was not happy about at all.

It was agreed that if Kagome denied Kouga at all, he was to married and mate Ayame. He and Ayame were going to Kaede's village tomorrow for the finally decision. Inuyasha felt this was stupid, because "she didn't need to choose" and that "she was staying with him" over his dead body

-Flashback-

"Sit!"

BAM

"What the hell was that about, Kagome?" Inuyasha asked peeling his face off the ground

"You did it again! You know just as well as I do that Kouga wants me as his woman and you just had to act up again! Can't you, for once, be nice to him?"

Inuyasha sprang up and got in Kagome's face, "Why should I be nice to him? He's got no reason to come anywhere around us! You don't belong to him!"

"Well I don't belong to you either!"

"Says you!"

"Why the hell do you care, anyway? It's not like you and I are together, why don't you go dig up Kikyou and yell at her!"

"So it's that again? She had nothing to do with this!"

"Oh so it's okay for you to go kiss and flirt with Kikyou but when Kouga come to see me it's a crime? That's not fair Inuyasha!"

"Life ain't fair Kagome!"

"Sit boy!"

BAM

While those two were fighting the trio, Miroku, Sango and Shippo, were other wise engaged in their lunch they began to talk to one another.

"Why does Inuyasha get defensive when Kouga's around?" Shippo asked, sticking a lollipop in his mouth

"Because he feels a sort of attachment to Kagome, one that Kouga could easily take away." Sango explained

"That won't happen though...Kagome loves Inuyasha and wouldn't go with Kouga even if her life depended on it." Shippo retorted

"Well until he understands that he'll always do that around Kagome."

"But what about Kagome? She knows Inuyasha cares for her deeply. Why does she get so upset?" Miroku chimed in

"Well again, until she understands that, she will continue to act accordingly"

Miroku and Shippo sighed deeply and continued their lunch. "All I have to say is that Inuyasha is one lucky man."

"Why's that Miroku?"

"It's obvious Shippo; he's got two wonderful women he could be with. What's not to like. And not only that but he's got a choice too."

"Miroku! How could you say such a thing? That's a hard decision that will affect both parties involved! That's nothing to be happy about!"

"I simple meant that Inuyasha shouldn't get mad about Kouga and Kagome because she has the same grave he dug too."

"Miroku when it comes down to it Inuyasha and Kagome have a very important decision on their hands. Our whole group depends on the outcome of either Kagome or Inuyasha's choice. Do you really think it's that easy to choose between your duty and the one you care for?"

Miroku just sat there and turned his head away. Heat waves suddenly came from Sango and she just walked away, "What did I do?"

END

"Yes, good night Kagome. Sweet dreams to you." Sango smiled as she also lay down on her bed mat. Before her head hit the pillow she glared at Miroku, laid down and closed her eyes.

Miroku got up and walked over to where Inuyasha and Kagome were then asked, "Inuyasha may I speak to you in private?"

He jumped down and crossed his arm over his chest," What monk? It's late. Go to bed." Inuyasha was about to jump back up again when a hand on his shoulder stopped him.

"Inuyasha, please? It's important." He lowered his head and growled. "Fine"

They walked, for awhile before Inuyasha got pissed and asked," What the hell do you want Miroku? I told you I wanted to go to bed!"

"Inuyasha, who do you choose?"

"Huh? What the hell are you talking about monk?"

"Who do you chose?" he repeated "Kagome or Lady Kikyou?"

"What are you asking me that for?" He shouted wide-eyed, why was he asking indeed. Inuyasha felt so unparpared for this question!

"Sango and I were talking and she said that if you or Kagome didn't make the right choice that the group would fall apart."

'He's right if I choose to follow Kikyou, our group would fall, but who said I was going to…'

"Inuyasha?"

"Calm down monk! Nothing is going to happen to us. I'm not going to hell with Kikyou." Inuyasha stated turning his heel and heading back to camp.

'That might be true for you, but what is stopping Kagome from leaving you…'

_-The Talk-_

"Please Inuyasha? It's important." Miroku pleaded as he and Inuyasha walked into the forest.

'Now what does Miroku need to talk to Inuyasha about this last at night?' Kagome thought listening to their descending footsteps.

"Kagome? What's going on?" Sango asked uncovering herself from her bed mat.

"Nothing, Miroku just asked Inuyasha to take a walk with him for a talk. Do you know anything about that?"

'Should I tell her what we were discussing before? About her and Inuyasha making choices?'

"Sango?"

"No, I don't Kagome. I'm sorry." She lied.

"Do you think we should go follow?" She asked slightly getting up from her sleeping bag

"No! I mean, it's private. If they wanted it to hear then they would have stayed here, right?" Sango finished her sentence quickly and rolled back over in her bed mat.

Kagome, however was still sitting up and watching the area where Inuyasha and Miroku disappeared to, 'I wonder if it's about the decision. I have less then a few hours before I have to tell Inuyasha that I-' Kagome thoughts were interrupted by footsteps.

Kagome slammed herself in the ground and covered herself back up and pretended sleep. 'We'll just havta see tomorrow.'