Midnight Rose

Chapter 14: Fighting Naraku

"Where is the demon and the young girl going? I wanted to have fun with her." Naraku said silkily.

"You aren't going anywhere near them." Kagome replied and took a battle stance. She wished she had her bow and arrows though. She had left them when she ran with Sakura.

"And how are you going to stop me little miko?" Naraku stepped closer to her. "Miko? What are you?"

"I have become a youkai. Not that that's any of your concern." Kagome bit and took a step back.

Sesshomaru was struggling against his invisible restraints, trying to get free. He wanted to run after Setsuki and Sakura.

Naraku pushed Kagome backwards and she stumbled. "Whatever triggered your transformation hasn't improved your equalibrium."

Kagome gathered some of her energy and fired it at Sesshomaru, Inuyasha, and Miroku before Naraku figured out what she was doing. One tentacle shot from his body and pushed Kagome into a tree and knocked her out cold. But the ones she'd shot her energy at were able to break free from whatever spell Naraku had placed on them.

'Bastard spider haynou hurt mate!' Sesshomaru's beast growled angrily.

'I need to find Setsuki and Sakura.' Sessshomaru argued. No he didn't love Setsuki, but she was the mother of his pup. And where she was, he was sure to find his pup.

'She no want you see pup! Let go! 'Gome need us!'

'Fine.'

'Plus she trust 'Gome. They share 'nection.'

'Yes, they do share some sort of connetion.'

Sesshomaru went to Kagome while Inuyasha, the ever brash, charged at Naraku, swinging his sword blindly and yelling.

"Miko." Sesshomaru whispered. "Miko, get up."

She groaned and her head rolled lazily to the side. Then, her eyes fluttered open and she was on her feet in seconds. After using more of her miko energy, she freed Sango, then went after Naraku again.

"Kagome, wait!" Sango called.

"I can't Sang! I've got a really bad feeling about something." Kagome said.

And she was right. Already Naraku had picked up on the scents of Setsuki and Sakura and was planning his escape. Kagome could see Setsuki and Sakura running through the forest. The barrier had fallen and Setsuki was only worried about protecting her daughter. Kagome didn't know whether she should run after Setsuki or attack Naraku. Something inside of her was telling her to stay and attack Naraku, to wound him so badly that he couldn't go after Setsuki.

Kagome used her powers to form a bow with her spiritual energy and notched it with a spiritual arrow. Her friends watched her, amazed that she had such great strength. She fired the bow at the newly formed barrier around Naraku.

Though the barrier didn't do away completely, it gave Kagome enough room to reach into the barrier and drag Naraku out. She threw him on the ground and kicked him.

Another tentacle shot out of Naraku and again threw Kagome backwards, but she was up quicker this time, going after him again. Naraku got on his feet at the same time Kagome was charging at him.

Inuyasha was itching to use the Wind Scar, but he was afraid that he would hurt Kagome. -If she would just move! What is she doing anyway?-

Sango and Miroku watched in horror as their friend battled Naraku single handedly.

Sesshomaru watchedas the miko fought with his worst enemy. Why wasn't he intervening? Why were they all just standing there, watchig the fight? With that thought, Sesshomaru tried to move and found that he couldn't. -What the...?- He tried again to move, to find that he was still paralyzed. He figured the others were again unable to move as well. They watched on as Kagome battled the devious Naraku.

Naraku grabbed Kagome's neck and tried to choke her, but she covered her body in energy and burned Naraku's hands. Before he let go of her fully, he managed to punch Kagome in the stomach, causing her to double over in pain and spit out blood. Naraku used his claws to scratch Kagome's side, making her ooze blood.

Still, Kagome charged at Naraku, ignoring the screaming pain in her side and stomach, fangs and claws beared. She planted her claws deep in Naraku's torso, ripping him to shreds. Her eyes were bleeding red and her beast was struggling for dominance.

Pieces of Naraku flew into the trees until his head remained. A barrier quickly formed around it to protect what was left of him. "Miko, what have you done to me?"

Kagome was struggling for breath, but she wasn't going to give Naraku the satifaction of knowing that she was tired. "I have done nothing that you didn't deserve." She replied strongly.

Naraku flew away without any other words. Kagome pointed a finger at her friends and a small blast of energy fired from her finger, setting them free once again. She then proceeded to fall to the ground, but before she could hit the ground, Sesshomaru had caught her.

"Miko?" He asked, slightly worried. What had she done? She was bleeding from her mouth, neck, stomach, and side. Bleeding badly.

"Her wounds are servere. We need to get her back to the castle Lord Sesshomaru." Miroku said.

Sesshomaru only nodded.

"Let Kirara carry her." Sango said.

"She is fine in my arms." Sesshomaru argued.

-I don't think she'd be fine if she knew she were in your arms.- Inuyasha thought, but didn't say it out loud.

The trip back to the castle was a silent one. Shippo, who had been left at the castle along with Rin came to the gates when he smelled Kagome's blood, followed by Rin and Mesume. "What happened?!" He cried.

"What happened to Kagome-chan?" Rin was worried as well. What if the woman she admired never woke up? Then her Lord would never be happy again. She was sure of it. Rin had seen the way that the two looked at each other. She had felt it in their auras that they enjoyed being around each other. She feared the worse for the miko, and for her 'father'.

"We got into a battle with Naraku and the miko decided to take him head on. She would not let us into the battle. Therefore she was hurt. Badly." Sesshomaru explained.

"Do I need to get the healer?" Mesume asked. There were tears in her eyes. This lady was the only demoness who'd been nice to her when no one else would be. She wanted nothing to happen to her.

"That's quite alright Mesume. We will tend to Lady Kagome's wounds. You three just run off and play. There is no need to worry." Miroku lied easily to the children.

Shippo sniffed away his own tears. He would be strong for the girls. "Come on. Let's go back out to the back." He said with a smile. The girls followed him and they went back to the back.

"That tyke is strong." Miroku said lowly.

Sango nodded. "Kagome pretty much raised him. He has to be strong."

Sesshomaru started walking to infirmary, the humans and half-demon behind him. His most trusted demon nurse just so happened to pass by when they were bringing her into the room. "Oh Kami!" She exclaimed and rushed into the room behind them. "Demon attack?" She asked.

Miroku was the one to answer. "She fought him off."

"Will she be alright?" Inuyasha asked.

Nobuko looked at Kagome, then nodded. "Her wounds can be treated, but they will need a lot of time to heal. I need to get started now though. Please exit the room."

They all looked skeptical at first, but when Sango left, the others began to file out. Sesshomaru was the last to leave. -Miko, you must survive.- "Nobuko."

"I understand milord." She bowed low to the ground, then got to work on first removing Kagome's clothes, then washing the wounds. "You poor girl." Nobuko whispered when she saw the extent of the injuries.

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~KM705.M-san