Oh noooooooooooo! The story is ending! It's ending three more chapters left! Gasp but how are we gonna fit everything into three chapters? We have so much! Gasp! How is everything going to turn out! Ok well here's this chapter hope you like it and… (tear) unfortunately the ending is coming soon. WHY DO I CRY EVERY TIME IT GETS CLOSE TO AN ENDING!

With Inuyasha and Kagome

Kagome was looking out at the large clouds of brown smoke in the distance. She felt guilty. Even though the real to blame was Naraku. She still knew it would trace all the way back to here and what she did at the festival.

"Kagome?" Someone asked as Kagome turned and saw Inuyasha over by the steps. A look of concern on his face. "What's wrong?"

Kagome sighed as she looked over to the smoke. "That's what's wrong. I caused all that." Inuyasha walked over to her and held her close for comfort.

"No way would you have done something like that." He whispered in her ear. He smelt salty tears again and knew she was crying.

"Yes I did. If I didn't make a huge commotion while trying to help you none of this would have happened." Inuyasha stared down at her and smiled a bit.

"But you did do right. Even if you did call my master a bastard, hey, I call him that to behind his back." Kagome let out a huff of happiness as she looked up to him and smiled while he wiped away her tears.

"You know what I would do from all the way up here?" Kagome asked changing the subject.

"Besides jumping off because of how reckless you are, what?" Inuyasha asked as Kagome slightly shoved him all though he didn't even move.

"If I was ever in love with someone I would shout it from up here." She said energetically. Inuyasha smiled he wanted to do it now. But of course now probably wasn't the time but someday he would do it for her. Someday.

He looked down at the sound of horses and then he saw Naraku. He was coming for an unexpected visit.

"You've got to go, now!" Inuyasha yelled. Kagome panicked but whistled for Kirara. Kirara came running up the steps in her little form with Sango close behind upset.

"Naraku?" She asked as the two nodded. Kirara transformed as the two hoped on.

"Thank you Inuyasha." Kagome said running a hand down His face. "Be careful and protect Miroku." She called back before flying off. Inuyasha didn't even wait until they were out of sight. He ran down the steps quickly and over to a Miroku asleep. He drew the curtain around him in order to hide him and went over to his table of stain glass. He was working now on a new piece as he heard footsteps climbing the stairs. Naraku walked up with an oily grin on his face.

"Good evening Inuyasha." He said in an innocent tone. Inuyasha gulped a bit nervous. "I brought you a treat tonight. Some salted pork." Inuyasha loved meat and barely would he have any usually table scraps.

"Thank you master." Inuyasha said. Naraku took a seat as he coughed and Inuyasha realized he must get out the plates and goblets. While doing so Naraku looked over to Inuyasha's work table and something caught his eye. A jewel on a string of beads was out. He reached out and grabbed it and suddenly remembered where he had seen it before.

Flashback

Naraku was riding into a gypsy camp, a camp that now was already in flames and had gypsies running away but most of Naraku's soldiers stopped him. Naraku grinned with his success until he looked over to a small group. He moved closer to pull them apart when he saw a woman pull out a jewel on a line of fangs and placing it around a baby whom a woman carried. Naraku growled as he rode closer but they saw him and the woman with a child leapt onto a horse and rode off. Naraku growled as they got away and withdrew his sword and murdered the woman.

End of flashback

Naraku looked at it and thought. So that child from so long ago was Kagome. Inuyasha walked back over when he saw what Naraku now had in his hand. It was the necklace. The necklace Kagome had made for him.

"Master?" He asked as Naraku looked toward him with an evil grin.

"This is awfully fine craftsman ship Inuyasha. I knew you had talent with making stain glass arts but this is remarkable." He could feel the tension with Inuyasha now and knew his plan was set. "It also reminds me of a gypsy heirloom I once saw." Inuyasha gulped.

"So any sign of those gypsies?" Inuyasha looked down and shook his head.

"From all the way up here? That's a shame." Naraku said taking a sip of wine. "But perhaps you could tell me which door she escaped from that one night." He said as Inuyasha looked up at him.

"She didn't leave through any door." He answered Naraku gave him a forgiving smile.

"Oh I know that." And then his expression turned dark. "BECAUSE YOU HELPED HER ESCAPE!" He yelled slamming down the goblet. "AND YOU'VE BEEN SEEING HER EVER SINCE IN SECRET!" Inuyasha grew wide eyed as he backed away quickly.

"She was kind to me." He said as Naraku raised his fist with the necklace in it and slapped Inuyasha.

"That wasn't kindness idiot! Her mind tricks were what seemed kind to you!" He realized Inuyasha was a bit looking up with bravery. Bravery in which frightened Naraku. Naraku knew Kagome must have taught him this. Then he saw it. Inuyasha thought Kagome loved him. And that was his weak point. Kagome.

"No matter." He looked at the jewel in his hand. And carelessly threw it out the window as it plummeted hundreds of feet below. Inuyasha grew wide eyed as he looked up at Inuyasha. "I know where their 'Court of Miracles' is and by dawn I attack with a thousand men. May the gods have mercy on that wench's soul." Naraku strode off as Inuyasha felt water in his eyes.

No. Kagome. He panicked in his thoughts. How? How did he find out? He heard rustling from behind the curtain as Miroku walked out from behind a hand placed on his injury.

"We have to go find the Court of Miracles and warn them." He said walking over to the stairs down to the temple he turned back and saw how Inuyasha hadn't moved. "Well, aren't you coming?"

Inuyasha looked up at him. "I can't disobey Naraku again."

"Kagome needs your help, and you aren't going to go help her?" Miroku asked. Inuyasha growled. When he couldn't come up with anything else to say Miroku nodded and left. Inuyasha looked away. He couldn't protect her. Not from Naraku.

Inuyasha looked up and saw Shippo sitting on the table looking at him fiercely. Inuyasha growled loudly.

"What?" he hissed. "I'm supposed to go out and save the princess, disobey Naraku, and become some sort of hero? Why?"

"Because you love her Inuyasha." Inuyasha was taken aback for a moment.

"What?" He growled.

"You love her! You don't want her to die I see it in you! Don't you dare deny it Inuyasha! I watched you and her every time! You think I wasn't but I did. Every time you to looked at each other! You understand each other! And of all those nineteen years of being locked up in here you deserved someone who really does understand you. That's why you must go and help her." Shippo yelled tears in his eyes. Inuyasha couldn't believe his friend at first. He was watching? He always has.

Inuyasha sighed as Shippo tossed him his cloak. "Do know as soon as this is over your dead." He said with a smirk. Shippo grinned as Inuyasha jumped down from the window and went climbing down the temple. Miroku looked out the side door he was exiting as he saw no sign of guards. He stepped on outside and sighed with relief.

"Fine I'll come." Someone huffed as Miroku looked over and saw Inuyasha in a cloak leaning against the wall with his arms crossed. Miroku grinned.

"Good. Now do you know where they might be?" Miroku asked as Inuyasha rolled his eyes.

"No. But Kagome did give me this." He said taking out the band he kept in his kimono. Miroku looked at it and raised an eyebrow.

"What is it?"

"And you think I know!" He hissed. Then he remembered what Kagome once told him. Just remember you hold the city in your hand when you look at those bands. "Wait…it's a map."

"What?" Miroku asked confused.

"Look the large circle and bell must represent the temple and bell tower, and the blue band is the river and we have to just follow along until we find this one." Inuyasha explained.

"How is this a map?" Miroku asked in a hiss.

"You got a better reason. Besides Kagome and Sango need our help now and now isn't the time to question it." Inuyasha hissed Miroku snarled but made a heavy sigh.

"Fine." He huffed. "Then let's go North across the river where this map leads." So the two set off across the river in the shadows as they soon came across the river. They only saw a small abandoned farmhouse and beside it a statue of some angel.

"Well I hope you're happy from following your map." Miroku taunted as Inuyasha gave a low growl.

"Look around a bit then. And see if you can find a star."Inuyasha ordered. Miroku rolled his eyes as the two first walked over to the abandoned farm house. There was no way they could have been in there from the looks of the inside. Everything was burnt and ripped apart with no sign of any gypsies plus the fact Inuyasha didn't pick up Kagome's scent.

"We have no time! Soon it'll be sunrise and Naraku will have them with his army." Miroku argued to receive a glare from Inuyasha. They went back over to the statue and got a better look of the angel. Long hair down to her waist in a flowy manner her robes flowed around her creating a glowing look and right above in her forehead was a very small star similar to the one on the band. (Sorta like Midoriko's statue in the cave)

"This is it." He said with a smirk. He went around the statue and carefully gave it a push and it moved from its place in the ground. When it opened up down in the ground were steps leading down into the catacombs. Inuyasha looked at Miroku and gave him an 'I told you so' look. Miroku shook his head in disbelief as he and Inuyasha made their way down the stairway.

Soon they could see small torches glowing and leading the way in the tunnel. The two looked down and saw how they were walking in small little areas of water as their feet squished on the way down the tunnel.

"It's a little too odd." Miroku said looking around in suspicion.

"What?" Inuyasha groaned.

"We haven't seen anything. Scouts, guards, traps."

"You left out ambush."

"That to Inuyasha.

"I didn't say anything." Inuyasha said turning back to him. The two stopped and then heard a loud laughter as the torches went out. The two were attacked as both many men and demons took a hold of them and tied them. A small light came on as Inuyasha and Miroku looked up and saw they were surrounded by gypsies. In front of them holding the torch was Kouga as he looked down with a smirk.

"So we finally caught the spies." He said crouching down to their faces. "The camp is going to get a hoot out of this." He stood up.

"Wait! We-" Miroku tried to explain but was cut off as cloth was tied in their mouths. Inuyasha tried to break free but they had extremely thick ropes tied many times around his hands. He growled at them all and used his fangs to try to bite the gypsies around him and get them to let go. But instead they just put some chains in his mouth so he couldn't move his jaw.

"Let's go. It looks like a double hanging tonight." Kouga announced as he lead the way down the tunnel into a huge room with many wagons and tents. Inuyasha and Miroku tried to talk but couldn't as they pushed them up into a noose.

"HERE! COME ROUND EVERYBODY! TONIGHT WE HAVE OUR HANGING! THE CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD!" He yelled out to the gathering crowd and placed a hand on Miroku. "AND HIS HALF-DEMON SLAVE!" He put a hand on Inuyasha when Inuyasha nudged him off.

"NOW WE SHALL TAKE A STAND AND HANG THE TWO! IS THERE ANYONE TO OBJECT?" He yelled out to the crowd as everyone yelled to kill them. Kirara was outside and under everyone's feet watching as she saw who it was she growled and transformed. The crowd gasped as Kouga who was about to pull the trigger watched. Kirara let out a large roar as she turned and ran out of the crowd.

"ANIMALS DON'T COUNT!" Kouga yelled as everyone chuckled. He went back over to the trigger and was about to pull down hard when.

"KOUGA!" Someone yelled. A small boomerang went flying through the crowd about to hit Kouga in the head but he ducked. The crowd parted as Sango followed by Kagome and Kirara walked up to them.

"Kagome. Sango." Inuyasha and Miroku tried to say. Sango and Kagome easily climbed onto the podium.

"This is Inuyasha; he helped me escape the temple." Kagome said pulling out a dagger and cutting the noose and then Inuyasha's bounds. As soon as they were of Inuyasha ripped the chains out of his mouth.

"And Miroku saved the miller and his family." Sango explained taking Kagome's dagger and freeing Miroku.

"They're our friends." Kagome said as Kouga grew an innocent look.

"Why didn't they say so?"

"We did say so!" Inuyasha and Miroku yelled. Miroku looked down to the crowd.

"WE'VE COME TO WARN YOU! NARAKU IS GOING TO INVADE AT DAWN YOU MUST ESCAPE!" He warned as the crowd panicked and began to move. Sango looked over at him and smiled as she hugged him.

"You risked a lot to come warn us. Thank you." She said. Miroku blushed.

"Well you see it took a lot of work to find where you are." He said hugging her back. Inuyasha looked annoyed. Not even gonna share the credit are you? Kagome leapt up and hugged him.

"Thank you Inuyasha. I knew you would figure it out."

"And I was correct!" A voice boomed. They all spun around and saw Naraku with his soldiers blocking all exits. Soldiers ran everywhere capturing all the gypsies as some went over and pulled Kagome apart from Inuyasha along with Miroku and Sango. "Thank you Inuyasha you proved loyal to me for once." Naraku said as he passed Inuyasha who had a shocked look.

"What the hell you talking about." Kagome growled. Naraku took her face in his hands.

"Why it's the only reason I saved him. I thought someday he would prove use to me. And he did. By leading me to you." He explained. Kagome moved her face away from him as Naraku motioned for the guards to take them away.

"Bastard!" Inuyasha yelled as Naraku turned from his sudden bravery to call him that. A guard came up from behind him and hit his head many times as Inuyasha fell unconscious.

"Take him to the bell tower and chain him there with as many chains as you can find." Naraku ordered as two guards dragged Inuyasha to put him back up into the bell tower.

Gasp how is it gonna end. What will happen what will happen we will have to wait and see then won't we?He explaiHe