A/N: So I was trying to hold out until I got thirty reviews, but I couldn't do it. This chapter has been begging me to be submitted and who am I to deny it? As always I do not own the cast nor the rights to Inuyasha. Please, please review for this one as I AM going to wait until I get 35 reviews to post the next chapter. I know you guys can do it, so do it for me! Without further ado:

Chapter 10:
History Repeats

Kagome quickly packed up the camp with the help of the children and sending a look towards Sesshomaru she was relieved when he ordered Jaken to protect the children with his life.

"I want you to protect Rin, okay Shippou?" She whispered to her kit as her heart quickened with the approach of their enemy. She watched as he nodded seriously as he gave her a hug before moving to take Rin's hand and head towards the imp and dragon that waited for them. Turning, she saw Kohaku looking torn between standing next to his sister or going with Rin and Shippou.

"Kohaku?"

Said boy turned to her and smiled grimly and she knew he was remembering all the things that Naraku had made him do, but with more strength than she had ever seen, he turned his back to Naraku and went to stand with Rin and Shippou, his sickle held loosely but ready in his hand. He nodded at Kagome before he too took Rin's other hand and helped them both get on the dragon before he took his own place behind them.

"Thank you," she whispered before picking up her own weapon and heading to where everyone had gathered on the hill. She listened to the sounds of Ah Un preparing to take off and Jaken taking charge of the steed telling him to fly over the trees where they could have some cover from below and a view of all around.

Kagome came to stand next to Inuyasha and felt as his hand slid into hers, she smiled as she squeezed it, letting go of some of the unease at his touch. It wasn't long before the hordes of demons were before them as well as Naraku and his offspring.

"Kukuku, I see that the mighty Sesshomaru has joined your band of misfits Inuyasha, did you promise to hand over your sword once you have slain me for him to join, or is it out of the goodness of your heart, Sesshomaru, that you sought to fight with him?"

"You don't know shit Naraku, so why don't you shut that bastard mouth of yours?" Inuyasha snarled as he brandished his sword before him, ready to fight.

"Such nasty words from you Inuyasha," pausing he turned his red eyes to Kagome and how close she stood next the hanyou. "Ah Kagome, you seem to like your place next to the hanyou, what would you say if I could show you he doesn't love you like he says he does? Would you break like all weak humans do or would you take revenge for your broken heart? How much can you bend before all that you stand for becomes stained and tainted, would you join me if he destroyed you? Do you want me to test it?" Naraku laughed as he saw the pain on her face at his words, but between one moment and the next his laughter faded into an amused smile as he saw the arrow now pointed at his chest.

"Ah I can see that you don't want me to and that it seems no one wants to talk anymore; such a pity." Without another word he gave the signal to the demons around him to attack and soon enough everyone was caught up in their own battle.

Sango and Miroku fought next to each other with Kilala flying overhead protecting them from aerial attacks; Sesshomaru and Inuyasha went after Naraku, their feuding put off for the moment as they fought together. Kagome was left to fight by herself and she didn't mind, it let her exercise the skills that she had honed with Sango in hand to hand combat.

Twirling around, she was a deadly foe to come against, bow in hand and charged with her purifying energy destroying demons around her without thought. When she had enough room she shot off an arrow or two clearing out demons that were starting to group together to overwhelm Sango and Miroku; she smiled as they looked at her before she turned destroying the demon that thought to attack while her back was turned.

She heard cursing and looked up to see that Naraku had created puppets of himself as well as told Kagura and Kanna to attack. Notching an arrow she calmed her breathing and aimed at Kagura before releasing and taking out her fan; a grim smile crossed her lips as she met the unbelieving eyes of Kagura before turning to take aim at Kanna's mirror. It wasn't long before both offspring were weaponless and forced from the fight, much to their delight and Naraku's displeasure.

Blood coated the ground as bodies fell around the fighters and soon the numbers began to dwindle until only the strongest demons were left.

Kagome cursed when she reached for another arrow and found her quiver to be empty; throwing it to the ground she kept her bow handy as she faced the demons before her. She saw when some of Naraku's look a likes surrounded Inuyasha and Sesshomaru and she could only assume that the real Naraku was there as well, taunting them as they tried to figure out which one was the real one.

Her attention was stolen when a panther demon attacked her from behind and she barely dodged earning a deep scratch in her arm. Spinning she swung her bow around with both hands hitting the demon in her face and watched as she was purified from the impact.

"Kagome, Kagome, you really are a silly little miko to think that you stand a chance on your own against my demons and myself." The tittering of her name behind her caused her to spin and come face to face with the real Naraku.

"You know he doesn't love you," he started almost conversationally before he continued, "he's just using you as a replacement because what he wants the most is out of his reach. He tells you to give him a chance, but if she were to show up and be in danger, he would throw you away like trash. Why don't you give me the shards Kagome and join me to save yourself from the heartbreak you know is coming." Naraku invited as he drew closer to her, his hand reaching to cup her cheek, before she backed away shaking her head.

"Never Naraku; I will never join you or give you the shards," she whispered quietly drawing her power to the surface before forcing it towards him. She watched with a tight smile as he hissed in pain before she was backhanded and harshly thrown to the ground.

"Bitch! I gave you a chance for something better and you've thrown it back in my face, you'll pay dearly for that." Smirking he drew towards he ready to strike before he was thrown back by a blow from Inuyasha as he came to stand between them. Sesshomaru quickly followed with his Tokijin pushing him farther back from Kagome as she stood shakily wiping the blood from her lip as Sango and Miroku came to stand next to her.

"You okay Kagome?" Sango asked hefting her boomerang onto her shoulder before throwing it and taking out some demons that had gotten too close for her liking.

"I'm fine Sango, are you two alright?"

"We're fine Kagome, nothing we can't handle." Miroku stated throwing sutras out while smiling at her.

Kagome smiled before glancing to see if the children were okay and her heart almost stopped as she saw the demons that were gathering around them.

"Kilala!" She screamed and the neko came to her call, without a thought she hopped on the fire cat and headed to where the children hovered. She could hear her friends screaming her name, but she ignored them only concentrating on saving the children, the ones she loved like her own. Only when she drew closer did she see that it was an illusion, that they were safe, when the hit came and knocked her and Kilala from the sky.

Screams echoed around her as she fell through the air but Kilala took the brunt of the fall as they crashed into some trees. Landing, she quickly got off of Kilala and was relieved when she stood and shook herself off only a few scratches marring her fur. She stumbled back towards her friends her limp more pronounced because of the fall and waved Kilala off to go help Sango and Miroku with the new wave of demons Naraku had called.

"Don't you see Kagome? Inuyasha doesn't love you; he didn't even try to save you and you know why? It's because I hold what he truly loves in my grasp." Naraku called to her, turning she froze as her eyes connected with those of her incarnation and her heart plummeted. Looking to Inuyasha she saw that he was frozen, seemingly caught between the two, and she knew that everything he had told her was a lie. Her eyes found those of Sesshomaru and she saw the disgust in them, but she couldn't concentrate on him for long, trying to catch Inuyasha's eye she felt dread fill her when she failed to do so.

"Do you see now Kagome, do you see how he ignores you for the one he said he had let go? Will you come with me now or do I have to prove how little he cares for you?" It seemed his words were whispered directly in her ear with how intimate he sounded and she unconsciously took a step back wanting to erase those words from her mind. Around her the demons were destroyed until it was only her group and Naraku that stood on the battle field.

"You still don't believe me, do you Kagome?" He whispered sadly, though the smile on his face let everyone know how much he was enjoying this.

"I will prove it to you beyond all doubt."

With those quiet words he tossed Kikyou away from himself as he sent tentacles out towards everyone forcing them to protect themselves and watched the drama unfold before him.

Kagome watched in slow motion as Inuyasha sped to catch Kikyou and felt her heart shatter all over again as tears flowed down her cheeks. She couldn't see the threat coming towards her through her tears and when it speared through her middle all she could do was let loose a scream so heartbreaking in her disbelief it caused all to look at her.

"No, no, no; Kagome!" Sango whispered as tears started to collect in her eyes at the thought that she was going to lose someone else that she loved dearly. Miroku moved towards her, shocked at the outcome of what had just occurred and wishing that they could somehow turn the clock backwards.

"Inuyasha," she whispered brokenly everything she had ever felt for the hanyou being spoken in his name and when he turned to her she saw that he didn't know what he had done as the color drained from his face as his eyes widened. She knew that he probably reacted on instinct, but it hurt and her shattered heart told her to speak while she had the time to.

"Hmm, I think we all see how much you care for the undead Inuyasha and soon she'll be dead too; maybe you can resurrect her as well." Laughing maniacally he twisted the tentacle buried deep in the miko and watched as she gasped in agony all the while a cruel smile grew on his face. Kagome grimaced as she laid her hands on the tentacle and poured forth all her energy, smiling when Naraku screamed as he began to be purified and shedding appendages as he fled from the battle. Turning back to Inuyasha she held her hands over the gaping wound trying to staunch the bleeding as much as she could knowing that it was useless.

"I loved you with everything I had Inuyasha, absolutely everything. I told you, long ago, that I understood you loving Kikyou, that you could even pick her, but you told me to give you a chance. I did against everything I knew and felt and this is what I get for loving the one person that I could never have. Why did you play with my heart Inuyasha? Why?" She tried to scream but blood clogged her throat forcing her to spit it to the side and what came out was more of an angered whisper.

"Kagome, I," he tried but she held her hand up, unconsciously showing him how much blood she was losing, as she fought off the darkness that was encroaching.

"I don't want to hear it Inuyasha; I can't hear it." She wavered on her feet dizziness settling in as the blood pooled on the ground around her.

"Mama!" Her heart slowed at the call of the kit that she loved so much and she saw the heartbreak on his face as Ah Un came down to the now calm battle field.

"I'm so sorry Shippou that I didn't keep my promise, I'm so sorry. I love you with all my heart, little one, all my heart forever." With those final words she collapsed to the ground and with that the spell was broken. Shippou was the first to get to her, crying hysterically over her fallen body as he shook her telling her over and over again to wake up, that she couldn't leave him. Sango and Miroku moved next to her, knowing without a doubt that she was gone, that the one that had drawn them all together was lost to them. Kohaku and Kilala were the next to approach, the neko's fur was stained with tears and Kohaku held his own at bay as he tried to comfort his sister. As Sesshomaru came to stand near, Rin came up next to him and grabbed his hand, clutching it tightly in her own small one as Jaken and Ah Un stood behind them.

"Is Kagome-nee-chan sleeping, Sesshomaru?" Looking down at her his eyes were drawn to Tenseiga before moving back to Kagome.

"No, Rin, Kagome is not sleeping." He watched as she closed her eyes tightly, tears falling from them, before she took a shuddering breath and let go of his hand. She moved next to Shippou and with surprising strength, pulled him away from his mother and into her arms, holding him until he hugged her back his tears never ceasing.

"Save her," glancing to his right he saw his brother standing next to him, everything about him screaming agony.

Drawing his sword he cast a look at his half-brother before telling him exactly why he was doing this.

"I do this not for you, but for the woman that dared to be this Sesshomaru's friend." With that said he walked in between the grieving companions and stood over her body waiting for the imps of the underworld to appear so that he could bring her back. The longer he waited the more her death sunk into him and after a few minutes he sheathed his sword, the feeling of failure coursing through him.

"What are you doing; why aren't you saving her?" Sango whispered before anyone else could question him. Looking into her heartbroken eyes, he found it hard to admit that he failed, that he couldn't save the one person who had done so much for him.

"I can't, her soul isn't here for me to bring back." With those words it became so much more final for everyone and he watched as Inuyasha turned to look at where he had left Kikyou, only to find her gone and with it the answer of if she was truly alive again.

Omnimaru sat quietly in her hut, sipping the tea she had made, before she froze as a horrible sensation passed through her. The tea cup slipped from dead fingers, shattering on the floor as she was caught in another vision. It didn't take long for her to stand and leave the hut, the broken tea cup forgotten as she rushed from her home to the one place where she knew she was needed.

'Kagome.'

A/N: Sorry that this is a short chapter, I tried to add another section to it, but it didn't fit. The next one should be much longer, so review and you will get it. Thanks!