InuYasha The Movie 7

The Secret of his Sister

Introduction

This is before hand info on my story. If you do not know anything about

Manga/Anime or have no freakin' clue who InuYasha is, forget even attempting to read this

book. Now, if you know who InuYasha is you stand a chance at, in the least, remotely

understanding what I am talking about. So here's the basic pressure points you'll need to

know. InuYasha is a half-demon born of The Great Dog Demon. He has a half-brother named

Sesshomaru who is a full demon. They belong to the Taisho family and both weild one of the

three swords of supreme conquest. Their father weilded all three but left one to each of his

sons, allowing the third, Sounga, to be sealed in hell.

InuYasha weilds the sword known as the Tetsusaiga. Sesshomaru covets this

sword and is constantly at battle with InuYasha, trying to steal it for himself. Even though he

has his own sword, the Tenseiga. InuYasha, being a half-demon, possesses traits that are

unbecoming of demons. Most demons are bent upon the hatred of humans, destruction, and

selfish gain. InuYasha fits the selfish gain part but doesn't really hate humans and isn't bent

on destruction. InuYasha can be cruel but he has a soft side only currently reachable by his

companion Kagome Higurashi. A human girl accompanying InuYasha on his search to find the

Sacred Jewel shards. But Sesshomaru has a truly demonic attitude and nature toward

everyone. Everyone, except one person.

... Flashback...

"Okay. Come at me again. Only this time with more force. Really try to hit me this

time. Alright, claws forward. Release the poison at just the right time. Go." Sesshomaru told his

older sister on the night of a full moon.

Shikata was the first born child of The Great Dog Demon. She was also his only

daughter. Sesshomaru was his second born child and his only son. Though he had a new

woman so anything could happen.

"Are you sure? If I hit you father will have both our heads."

"Don't worry. You won't hit me." Sesshomaru said to Shikata with a devilish grin.

"Oh man, now I'm gonna hit ya for sure!" Shikata growled.

"Try me."

Shikata analyzed the situation for a few moments and then made her move.

As she sailed through the the air at her brother she could have sworn she had him. But at the

last possible moment he grabbed her arm and swung her around so her back was to him. She,

of coarse, hadn't been expecting this and tried to jerk away. She ended up pushing back

against Sesshomaru's chest. He quickly wrapped his arms around her to keep her from getting

hurt in any way as they tumbled to the ground. Just as they were about to hit the ground with a

tremendous impact, Sesshomaru jolted awake.

... End Flashback...

Sesshomaru awoke covered in sweat, his heart pounding a mile a minute, and

breathing heavily. He hadn't thought about his older sister in ages. He'd figured he had gotten

over her death. She had passed away so long ago. He had seen her slaughtered carcus. There

was no way she could ever come back.

"Lord Sesshomaru?" Rin asked, walking up to her lord. Rin was a young girl

who accompanied Lord Sesshomaru along with Master Jaken, the imp, on his many

excursions. He did seem to protect her but she was mostly just for the company. "Lord

Sesshomaru, are you alright?"

"Hmm... oh, fine. Just some painful memories creeping through to the surface

again." With that they both fell back into a restless sort of sleep.

"So where are we gonna stay tonight?" Shippo, the young fox demon asked the

group traveling with the half-demon InuYasha.

"Ohhh... probably in the woods, as usual." Another of the companions, Kagome

Higurashi, told the young boy.

"Actually, I thought we'd stay at a very nice village not far from here. What do all of

you think?" The monk Miroku asked. It was no surprise he had that one all planned out.

"Fine with me." InuYasha said in his usual ungrateful sounding tone.

"No complaints here." The Demon Slayer Sango added.

The six companions, including the flea demon Myoga, headed off toward the large

village on the outskirts of the forest. They remained mostly silent all the way there. The village

gaurds were a bit hesitant on allowing a demon to spend the night in their midst, but the lovely

young Kagome was able to persuade them into allowing the awkward looking group to spend

the night. They all went to the headman's room to be told where they would bunkdown and

anything they should be aware of.

"Ah. So you wish to spend the night in our village. I have never seen your

likeness in these parts before. What is your purpose here?" The headman questioned. He

didn't seem so keen on trusting people in the company of a demon.

"We seek to find and destroy a terrible demon by the name of Naraku. Ever heard

of him?'' Miroku asked keeping a straight face as to not seem hostile.

"As a matter of fact, yes. There is a beautiful young woman who will be in the same

room as you actually. Her name is Shikata and she also hunts this Naraku demon. Come, I

shall walk you to your room." With that they all began to follow the headman outside.

"Oh, a beautiful young maiden is she? And you willingly place us in the same room

with this precious girl when you know not our true intentions." Miroku wondered out loud. He

was such a letchure. They all knew he'd try his best to make some moves on her.

"She can take care of herself. She's a smart young woman. She knows what she's

doing." The headman explained.

"You mean to tell us that there is a human girl working on her own to defeat

Naraku?" InuYasha asked with great emphasis on 'human girl.'

"What? Oh no. She's not human. Not even close." The headman responded

immediately.

"Then what is she?" Sango asked carrying the two-tailed demon cat Kirara, her

companion, in her arms. The headman stopped in front of a large door.

"She's a full-fledged dog demon of the fabled Taisho family." He explained.

Everyone stared at him in awe as he slowly slid the door open.

Inside it was very well lit. They could see everything in the room. But there was no

woman there. Not even any type of moving creature. It was a little creepy actually, the room all

alight yet in total silence.

"That's weird. Where could she be at this time of night. Excuse me, Lady Shikata? I

hope you don't mind but we ran out of other rooms and you'll have to deal with a few

roommates tonight." The headman called into the room. No answer came back.

"Fine with me." A young woman said from behind the group and everyone

jumped but quickly turned around. What they saw stunned them all.

Standing before the group was a gorgeous young woman with flowing silver hair

tied up in a high pony-tail. It fanned out and drapped almost to the ground. She had an

amazing face and these amber-gold eyes you could just lose yourself in. They glowed brightly

as if truly made of gold in the light emitting from the torches inside the room. She bore the

same markings as Sesshomaru on her face. The usual double stripe on either cheek and the

crescent moon shape on her forehead. The only thing differing from Sesshomaru's marks was

the fact that his stripes were pink and his moon shape was light blue. This girl had all black

markings.

You could tell she was from a wealthy family just from the clothes she wore. She

had on a white silk Kimono. So white that it shimmered with each beam of light illuminated

onto its threads. It looked softer than any thread they had ever seen. It drapped a bit on the

floor at her feet. By the looks on the faces of the people surrounding her, she looked like a

goddess or an angel.

"You... you're... no way. You died 150 years ago." InuYasha said as stunned as

anyone had ever seen him. He looked almost ready to cry.

"Well, I was reincarnated recently. I just haven't had the time to come and see you

yet. Until now that is." Shikata explained with a smile that completely diminished her entire

demonic attitude. If she was a Taisho, she sure didn't act like one. Although, sometimes,

neither did InuYasha.

Suddenly InuYasha seemed to break down and flung himself into Shikata's arms.

Where he began to cry for the first time since he was a child.

"Shikata, I could have sworn that I'd never see you again." He choked.

You could just hear the sadness in his voice. "For only being my half sister I sure did love you.

I still love you."

"I know. You were never exactly blunt or secretive on the subject." Shikata said, and

she wrapped her arms around him. They embraced each other for a few short moments of

silence before Shikata spoke again.

"Oh boy. Stop crying already would you. If you keep crying, then I'm gonna cry, and

we'll never get through this." Shikata said as her voice also became choked with tears.

They continued to embrace each other until it became slightly awkward. They all

moved into Shikata's room to share supper and talk some more. This now extremely odd

group talked late into the night. Shikata explained more about how her life had come to be

what it was.

They were all just waiting for Miroku to make a move on Shikata. So far, so good.

Then Kagome noticed his hand slowly moving toward her ass. But Shikata realized it before

Kagome could even say anything.

"Excuse me, do you want to lose the good arm?" She asked without even looking

back. Miroku immediately retracted his hand.

"How did you know about my cursed hand? No one has told you yet." Miroku said,

astonished. He was reffering to the wind tunnel in his right palm.

"If there is a dark aura residing only on a certain part of another persons body, I am

able to see through the cloth surrounding it straight to the cursed thing the aura is around."

She explained taking a sip of tea and acting as if it were no big deal.

"Wow. Really" Shippo asked her. He seemed just as amazed as everyone else at

this. They continued to talk and eventually all fell asleep. Except for Shikata and InuYasha, who

sat up together to talk a bit more amongst themselves.

"So, you're really back huh?" InuYasha asked, speaking low so as not to awaken the

others.

"Yup. And don't worry, my personality has hardly altered. But I'd suppose you'll have

realized that much by now." Shikata said. She got up and walked over to where the window

was and sat down. The light from the moon fell like rain upon her face, illuminating her entire

body. Her skin shone like starlight and her hair became a glistening waterfall. In her silk

Kimono she shimmered like the moon itself.

"I have noticed that. And that you haven't aged a day. You look just as beautiful

as the day you died." InuYasha said. By the tone he used you could clearly tell that he loved

his older sister very much. He got up and quietly walked over to her. She had her legs crossed

on the floor in front of her and her arms crossed at her chest. InuYasha sat down on her lap

and she immediately moved her arms so they crossed over his chest and pulled him closer to

her.

"This brings back so many memories. I remember how you used to hold me this

way, then wrap your tail all around me. It was always so soft." InuYasha reminised, leaning

back to rest his head on Shikata's right shoulder.

"It still is." She told her baby brother. As he sat in her lap with his head on her

shoulder she slowly made her tail grow a little longer and carefully wrapped it around

InuYasha's entire body. Then she began scratching his ears just rough enough so he went

into a sort of trance. As his eyes began to close he spoke a bit more.

"For so long after your death Ionged for you to hold me like this again. And then with

you and my mother gone, I had no one to turn to."

"I know. And I'm so sorry for leaving you so soon. But I was always watching over

you. And I always will be. I promise.'' Shikata said. She loved him so much. But he didn't really

hear most of it. For he had fallen into a deep sleep. A sleep he'd not experienced since his

mother and sister had both been gone. Shikata laid her head over his and slept in that very

position all through the night.

The next morning Kagome had to wake InuYasha up. He had finally got some

sleep and was not willing to awaken.

"InuYasha, wake up already. You've slept through most of the morning. We

should be going soon." She told him, shaking his body lightly to jolt him awake.

"Huh... Oh, sorry Kagome. I didn't realize we'd overslept."

"We. We who?" Kagome questioned, looking puzzled. "You were the only one who

slept in."

"What? Then where's Shikata?" InuYasha asked. Fear visable in his voice and eyes.

He was not ready to lose her again.

"Don't worry, she's outside. She didn't want to wake you." Miroku said, entering the

room. "You have a gorgeous sister."

"You stay away from her, you crooked monk. She deserves better than some

letchure." InuYasha barked. With that he stomped out of the room. Kagome quickly followed.

"Hey, Kagome. What would you say if I asked Shikata to come with us? We are after

the same person." InuYasha asked. He had returned to his usual mood already.

"I don't mind. I like her. So does everyone else. And she is your sister after all."

"Yeah. I think that's what I'm gonna do." They walked side by side until they came

to a large tree not far from their room. Shikata was up in it as high as she could comfortably be.

InuYasha cleared his throat to call up to her.

"Um... Shikata. Could you come down for a minute?"

"You wish me to accompany your group on the road to find Naraku. Correct?" She

said, not moving an inch. When her sentence was finished she turned and leapt to the ground.

"Well, yeah." InuYasha replied, a bit surprised at how she'd known that.

"Sure. I've been traveling alone and it would be nice to have the company." Shikata

said with a dynamite smile that convinced the two of her eagerness.

"Great! I'll go tell the others." InuYasha exclaimed. His excitement was visible in his

overjoyed expression. As he ran off toward the room Kagome and Shikata looked at one

another with puzzled and amazed expressions. Then broke out in giggles.

"Oh man, I'm exhausted! InuYasha, I don't care what you say this time. I'm sitting here

and taking a break." Kagome protested. They had been walking all day. Now it was late

afternoon and most of them were ready to collapse.

"Yeah. me too." Shippo chimed in. He was already flat on his back. It had been a fairly

hot and humid day. Shikata looked around at the heaps lying in the cool grass. She didn't blame

them one bit. She was hot herself. She was about to join them on the ground when she caught

the scent of something familiar. Her entire body jerked back up to an alert, standing position.

This InuYasha noticed.

"What's wrong Shikata? Did you hear something I missed?''

"No. I smelled something. Take a sniff and tell me if the wind is carrying a familiar

scent to you. I've been gone so long my nose might be decieving me." By this time everyone

had found the strength to stand up again. They all waited in total silence for InuYasha's

answer.

"Oh no. Let's just stay here and hope he doesn't come this way. I am not in the mood

to fight him right now." InuYasha said in a growled voice. He obviously wasn't too happy

about that smell.

"Why? Who is it?" Kagome asked walking over to InuYasha. She grabbed his right

arm to keep him from walking away. "You can tell us."

If InuYasha had originally intended on not saying a word and simply walking away,

that went right out the door. The moment he looked into Kagome's eyes his gaze softened.

"That's Sesshomaru's scent. I'm sure of it." He told the girl. His voice had returned to

normal. She got a little wide-eyed when he said this though.

"You're right. We should stay here, be quiet, and hope he leaves." She said, and with

that she sat down on a rock, crossed her arms, put one leg up on the other, closed her eyes,

sighed deeply, and sat there. InuYasha sat next to her on the ground. Almost immitating her

position except his legs were crossed.

"Oh, I get it. You don't get along well with our brother, do you InuYasha?" Shikata

asked. Though by the look of disgust freshly painted across his face, she knew her thought

was correct.

"No. Never have, never will." he remarked coldly. He closed his eyes again and sat.

"Because he hates humans and half-breeds while you long to be a full demon and

are a half-breed." Shikata pressed the matter on. He simply stared. Then closed his eyes once

more and leaned back against the rock. The rustle of nearby bushes made them shoot open

again.

"Hey. Where do you think you're going? That's the direction Sesshomaru's scent is

coming from." InuYasha called over to Shikata. She was beginning to walk through the bushes

toward where the smell was.

"I'm not stupid. I know very well he lies in this direction."

"Then why are you going that way?" Sango asked. Kirara was curled up asleep on her

lap. The little two-tail looked so cute.

"I understand." Miroku said still sitting with his eyes closed.

"Well, please explain before InuYasha explodes!" Kagome pressured the monk.

InuYasha was staring at his sister with a look between disgust, anger, and confusion.

"Well, InuYasha, if you hadn't realized, you are Shikata's baby brother. In that case,

Sesshomaru must be her brother aswell." Miroku explained as Shikata came up next to him.

"Precisely." She said. At that moment she turned on her heels and strode through the

brush.

"I suppose we should follow her." Miroku said, slowly rising to his feet. The others

quickly followed suit. They all made their way through the brush after Shikata.

"Hey Shikata, wait up!" Shippo called bounding up to her. She stopped and turned

around to allow everyone else to catch up.

"Wow. From the look on your face a moment ago I didn't think you'd follow me. No, not

that look. That's more surprised than angry." She said as InuYasha made a face as if he had

been hit with a bat and was recovering from the shock.

"Yo, why are you... there's something bad behind me, isn't there?" Shikata asked

when she noticed that same look on everyone's faces.

Behind her stood Lord Sesshomaru and his mate Ritoku. Rin and Master Jaken were

behind them. Ritoku just kind of stood there with a confused look on her face. Same with

Jaken and Rin. But Sesshomaru stood a step or two in front of them, his eyes wide and his

mouth dropped open.

Shikata turned around and stared right back at him with a crooked smile. For a few

moments they all just stood there in silence. Finally Lord Sesshomaru found his voice and

spoke.

"It can't be you. You died. How can you possibly be standing before me?" He

asked. His eyes were still huge and his mouth was still slightly open.

"I was reincarnated." Once again she went through the details of her reincarnation.

"So, it's really you. You're not just someone among the living dead. You're alive

again." Sesshomaru questioned his older sister. It didn't surprise Shikata that he was skeptical

and untrusting of her right away. But she didn't think it would take long to woo him into

believing the truth.

"What? You don't believe me?" Shikata said in a mocking tone of voice. Now she

was teasing him.

"Well, not exactly. Perhaps a test would prove that you are indeed telling the truth. You

did say you had memory."

"A test you say. Sure. Why not? What do you propose?"

"First of all, the stakes. If you pass, I will believe you are back. If you fail, I get to kill

you for impersonating my beloved sister."

InuYasha and all his company gasped at this. If Shikata couldn't make her brother

believe she was back from the netherworld, she'd be killed!

"Yeah, like she would actually agree to this and risk dieing again!" InuYasha called

out to Sesshomaru. He shut up when Shikata turned her head and gave him a menacing glare.

A warning to shut up and butt out.

"InuYasha, I would appreciate you not trying to stop me or get in my way if you will.

And to you Lord Sesshomaru, I accept your offer. What do you feel I must do?" Shikata

answered. InuYasha stared at her. Now his eyes were wide and his mouth was dropped open.

"How could she risk being killed by her own brother like this?" Sango asked out

loud.

"Well, all she really wants is her brother back. And she's determined to prove to him

that she really has come back from the grave. Even if it means risking her life all over again."

Miroku explained. Sango nodded and turned her attention back to Shikata and Sesshomaru.

Who was about to say what she had to do.

"Very well. If you are sure. You must do or say something that only my sister would

know about. If you can do that, I will believe you are her." Sesshomaru said. He had a devilish

grin on his face but in his eyes you could almost see the tears. He missed his sister and was

hoping, above all else, that this girl was telling the truth.

"Sure thing." Shikata said with a smile as her eyes glittered. Being a dog demon

gave her a sort of super speed power which she now used to get up behind Sesshomaru.

Before he was able to turn around she quickly wrapped her tail around his entire body.

As it reached his head she used the tip of it to stroke his cheek. His eyes slowly

closed and he bagan to fall backwards. This was all part of Shikata's plan and she caught him

easily. She sat down in the cool grass with Sesshomaru's head in her lap. She had her legs

tucked up beneath her and he gently rested his head in the crook of her legs. That is, until he

came out of the trance and suddenly shot upright.

Everyone else jumped at this sudden action. But Shikata just sat there and didn't

move a muscle. She simply stared up at Sesshomaru. Even sitting down he was taller than she

was.

"So, do I pass or what?" She asked, the grin on her face growing even larger. For

a moment they simply stared at one another. Then, suddenly, a tear rolled down Sesshomaru's

cheek and he flung himself into Shikata's arms.

"I've missed you so much." Now he was balling and choking back tears.

"I know. I've been watching." Shikata said and they all looked at her, confused.

"What do you mean 'watching' him?" Ritoku asked. She was obviously already

jealous about how Sesshomaru was acting toward Shikata but that sent her over the edge.

"Were you stalking my husband as a ghost or something?"

"No! When you die you can watch over those important to you at any time. You can

also hear their thoughts and emotions too." Shikata explained a bit annoyedly. The hostility

Ritoku was showing towards her sister-in-law was definetely upsetting Shikata.

"Oh, sorry." Ritoku apologized, scratching the back of her neck. She seemed a little

embarassed.

"Um, should we give you two a little space?" InuYasha asked.

"Yeah, that would be great if you could." Shikata answered him. Sesshomaru had

almost stopped crying and was only interested in being held by his older sister for a while.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Wait a minute! I am so not going for this. Alone with him? Who

the hell do you think you are? If you are some ex-girl or stalker or something because if you

are you'd best get your filthy hands off my mate!" Ritoku screamed at the top of her lungs.

Now she was really pissed. Shikata only looked at her with a piercing gaze.

"Ritoku, calm down, she's my older half-sister." Sesshomaru said sitting up again.

"Well, that shut me up. I'm just gonna go with those guys and stay out of your hair

for a while." Ritoku said, a bit flustered and embarassed.

They all went off to return to Kaede's village which was very near and left the two

oldest of the Taisho siblings to talk things over. By the time they joined the rest of the group it

was way after dark and almost time for supper. The two joined the others in their room and

began eating while talking all along.

Ritoku seemed to have gotten over her sudden grudge and hatred of Shikata and

simply fell into conversation with young Rin while being held by her mate. Sesshomaru was

not very happy about sharing a room with InuYasha and his friends but if Shikata was there

he'd decided that he would deal with it. Shikata would never allow them to fight. Their

merryness was interupted by the entering of a young boy.

"Kohaku!" Sango exclaimed. This young boy was her younger brother.

"Sango!" He exclaimed back and ran into her arms. This surprised InuYasha's

party for they all knew that young Kohaku's memory had been erased by Naraku. He had been

working for him and hadn't remembered that Sango was his sister for a long time.

"You remember me? And you're not with Naraku anymore?" Sango asked in a

completely shocked voice. At this point Kirara jumped onto Kohaku's lap.

"Of coarse he does. I was able to restore his memory up to the moment he lost it. He

remembers everything and is traveling with me now." Shikata explained as if returning a

memory was a simple, everyday task.

"Lady Taisho!" Kohaku exclaimed. Kirara was startled and jumped of his lap as he

jumped up himself and rushed across the room to give Shikata a big hug aswell. When he did

this everyone continued to stare at them for a while.

"I was wondering were you'd gone off to." Shikata said a bit confusedly. "You've been

gone for nearly three days now."

"I'm sorry. I went back to my village and found all my kin dead." Kohaku said. Now he

looked almost ready to cry.

"Ohh. I wish you'd have told me that's where you were going. I knew about that and I

could've gone with you." Shikata said in a worried voice. "You shouldn't have had to face that

on your own."

They continued to talk and catch up for a while before they all finally fell asleep.

Ritoku in Lord Sesshomaru's arms and InuYasha in Shikata's. In the morning the girls and

boys seperated to go take baths. Except Shippo who was so young it didn't matter so he went

with the girls. They swam and played and got all washed up before joining again for lunch.

They all sat in the shade of a big tree which resided to the right of a small grave. It was

the grave of Lady Izayoi, InuYasha's mother. She had been important to both InuYasha and

Shikata and they all just seemed comfortable eating there. When they were done Sesshomaru

got up and stared out over the lake in front of the tree.

While Lord Sesshomaru had his back turned Shikata motioned for everyone to be quiet.

They all fell silent as she snuck up on her little brother and shoved him in the back. He went

flailing over the bank and into the water.

Everyone broke out in immense laughter. But then Sesshomaru's tail shot up and out

of the lake and wrapped around his sister's leg. Instantly she too fell into the water. After a

moment both emerged but in different places. Shikata remained where she had fallen but

Sesshomaru was many meters out in the lake.

"Oh. It's war now!" Shikata called to him. The others watched as she transformed

into her dog form and lept into the air. Straight at Sesshomaru. He attempted to swim away but

got caught by a huge tidal wave. When the water fell he too had changed into his dog form.

They both made amused faces and continued their assaults. Neither ever landing a

blow but striking over and over in play none the less.

"Hey. Didn't your moms ever tell you not to swim right after you eat!" InuYasha

called out. He was only a half demon and couldn't transform to join the fight. At that moment

Sesshomaru landed a blow and Shikata flew very close to the bank. Sending water all over the

others.

"Neither of us ever had a mother, so no. That doesn't really aply to us!" She called

back as if it were no big deal. They all gave a small gasp. "Hey, no sympathy please? Were

over it." That sent most everyone else into the water in their own game as the two sidlings

continued their mock fight. Now actually landing hits on each other.

They were all having so much fun they forgot about everything they were supposed

to be doing. Then a smell found its way to the lake. It was so subtle that only the three Taisho

dog demons turned their heads towards the scent. Almost immediately Shikata and

Sesshomaru shot out of the water and ran into the woods. Everyone else stared after them as

if they were crazy. They were only human and couldn't smell what the Taisho's could. Being

dog demons they had a better sense of eyesight, hearing, and smell than normal people.

"What's their problem?" Shippo asked coming out of the water. Even his fox

senses were less acute than that of the older dog demons.

"They most likely smell the same thing I do. It's Naraku. He's over in those woods. And

close." InuYasha said in a growled tone once more. Just as he finished his sentence he too

shot off after his siblings into the forest.

The others followed as quickly as possible. After a moment Kirara transformed into

her larger demon form. Sango, Shippo, Miroku, Kagome, and Myoga all hopped on her back

and moved ahead of the others. Then Rin and Jaken came up beside them on their

two-headed dragon creature, Au-Au.

"Where's Ritoku?" Kagome called over to them. But before they could answer Ritoku

lept over them. She had transformed into her fire neko form and shot ahead.

It took a while but when they all arrived at a clearing InuYasha, Ritoku, Sesshomaru,

and Shikata were locked in a battle with a creature consisting mostly of long, green,

tentacle-like arms. In the middle of his hundreds of arms was, from the waist up, the body of a

man. Naraku.

They were all soon locked in battle with the huge demon. Each time they

dismembered a tentacle it grew right back. If they punctured his human flesh it healed

instantly. Kagome shot an arrow that pierced right through him. His body went limp as if dead.

But he had played this game before.

All his tentacles grouped around his body and exploded sending smoke everywhere.

Shikata, Sesshomaru, and Ritoku were sent flying. When the smoke lifted they all had turned

back into their original human-like forms.

"Well that didn't work." Ritoku said. She had never actually fought Naraku before so

all his tricks were new to her. For now he stood before them in his truest form. A giant, brown

spider with a huge, red, spider-shaped mark on his back.

"Yeah, it ain't that easy." Shikata mentioned to her. Sango was up in the air as she

threw her Hiraikotsu at the massive aracnid. When it was about to make contact it was blocked

by a barrier.

"I knew that would happen. InuYasha, can you break the barrier?" Sango called as

she caught the giant boomarang and landed back on the ground.

"Of coarse I can!" He yelled and extracted the Tetsusaiga. It transformed into a fang

upon leaving its sheath. InuYasha bagan running at Naraku. "Wind Scar!" He screamed and

hurled the sword to the ground.

Multiple beams of yellow light shot across the ground at Naraku. As they reached

him they impacted the barrier and were destroyed. Sango hurled her weapon at him once

more. This time it took out all the legs on his right side. Nearly immobalizing him.

Suddenly Shikata jumped into the air weilding a sword of her own. "Hell Strike!"

She yelled and multiple red streaks shot from her weapon.

While flying through the air the red streaks began spinning into one another. Now

they formed one huge, red line. As this line got nearer to Naraku it formed two black eyes and a

large mouth opened wide.

Suddenly the creature let out a cry very similar to a dragons. It encircled the giant

spider and tightened its grip on him. Then let out one last cry before bursting into flames.

When the flames died down Naraku had been forced into his completely human form.

The others looked over to Shikata, looks of amazement on their faces. But they all saw that she

was not finished yet.

She pulled two sticks from next to her recently sheathed sword. They looked like

ordinary sticks. But when she held them up to the light of the sun they shimmered and

sparkled. The two sticks actually turned into a bow and arrow set.

The bow shone as if just made. Time and care taken on each piece. The wooden part

was painted bright red with black ridges where the arrow would sit. The string along the back

shimmered pure white in the glistening sun.

The arrow was pure black. The head a type of black obsidian. The wood carefully

painted to match the head so no hint of its original coloring showed. Black feathers had been

tied to the end to allow the arrow to glide through the wind. Picking up speed and precision as

it flew.

Shikata positioned the arrow and it began to glow black as a sacred arrow would glow

blue. She released this assault and it whizzed through the air toward Naraku. It moved as if it

had eyes. Flying directly at the figure, who still seemed too dazed to notice anything.

By the time he was able to gather himself it was too late. The black arrow pierced his

heart. He stood looking at the arrow a moment. Then looked up at Shikata before falling back.

His body limp in death.

Shikata walked over to Naraku's dead body and yanked her arrow out of his chest.

The moment the arrow was out, his flesh turned to dust and his bones fell in a scattered pile.

The demon Naraku, who so many had been killed by and fought with no hope of victory, was

finally dead. And this woman had done this with such ease.

"Wow, Shikata! That was amazing!" Ritoku exclaimed, clapping her hands in front of

her. All the others broke out in clapping and cheering. Whistles went off and smiles were held

all around.

Shikata stood in the clearing a bit hunched over. She was using her sword to hold

herself up now. She turned her head slightly and gave a weak smile. Suddenly, she fell to the

ground and Lady Taisho, the Great Shikata, oldest in her bloodline, was dead once again. Her

body turning to white light which ascended into the sky.

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As everyone gathered around her to morn the loss of a good, new friend, InuYasha

and Sesshomaru were on their knees, crying for their departed sister. Kagome was on the

ground with InuYasha in her arms, trying to comfort him. Ritoku had her arms around

Sesshomaru's waist while sitting behind him, her head on his shoulder.

"Hey you two. Stop crying over me. Try to show some backbone and be men about

this. It's not like it hasn't happened before." Shikata's voice rang out over her friends. They all

turned around to see Shikata, in truest dog form, as a spirit encircled in clouds. Her figure

hovering above them.

"But... how?" Sango asked staring up at Shikata's enormous spirit. How was this

even possible?

"The entire time I was back I was living a lie. I told you that I had come back. But in

reality it was only to be for a short time. The gods of heaven and hell foresaw a massive attack

on the lot of you by the demon Naraku. You would never have survived it. So they increased

my powers a ten fold and sent me back with a physical body. Only to help defeat Naraku."

Shikata explained. Her massive canine jaws moving in an almost frightening manner.

"But why? What would the gods care if we all died? Just puts more souls in their

domaines." Ritoku said. Now clutching her mates arm as he stood. Same as Kagome with

InuYasha.

"Because they have seen your futures and it is not your time to die yet. Or anytime

soon for that matter." Shikata said bluntly. Sesshomaru and InuYasha had stopped crying now

and just stood next to their women. "Oh dear, I have to go now. Ritoku, keep a firm hold on

Sesshomaru. And Kagome, watch out for InuYasha. He needs you. And remember, I'll always

be watching over you." The two girls nodded in agreement as Shikata's form slowly

disapeared. Kagome turned to InuYasha.

"Are you gonna get upset over what Shikata said about you needing me?" She

asked. It wasn't like him to take criticism so easily.

"Nope. Because she's right. I do need you." At that moment InuYasha lowered his

head until his lips met Kagome's in a prolonged kiss. When they seperated they stared into

each others eyes for a moment. Then they all headed back towards Kaede's village. That had

been the real Naraku but apparently he had known of his probable demise. For he had

distributed most of his jewel shards elsewhere. So their journey was not yet over.