Story: Sad, but True

Chapter: A Broken Girl, An Enemy Destroyed

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha at all, Rumiko Takahashi has rightful ownership.

A/N: Not good at fighting scenes and I had no clue what to name the chapter. Also I hate it how one of my favorite anime characters Kagura die in the manga! What an outrage! Grr. Hehe also I kind of rushed a little. Squeal! Enjoy this longer chapter!

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"Ayame," whispered Kouga through his lips unbelievingly as he stared shocked at the wolf girl. Her emerald eyes held no emotion, staring right back at him as she redirected her blade to his chest. He grabbed her wrist making the blade go into a different direction as he leaped a few feet away, tearing some of the grass blades as he landed on his feet.

He prepared fighting stance hesitantly, he still was clueless why she was attacking him. Maybe the whole Kagome thing again. Ayame unleashed some of her leaves at him slicing through the air from her iris flower. Kouga quickly dodged as he leaped at her. Pushing her a little to jostle since he didn't want to hurt her. They were the same kind. To no avail his attempt was dodged and replaced by leaves flying through air once again. He unleashed his katana and sliced them.

Maybe using a weak weapon would help. "Dammit Ayame, what's the matter with you?!" shouted Kouga frustrated. He was supposed to go to the mutt face and check up on Kagome, but she just had to interfere. Ayame narrowed her eyes at him dangerously.

"You will pay Kouga. For breaking my heart more than once," she said in a monotone voice raising her blade and charging at him. As she unleashed grass at him. He clawed at them, but they ended distracting him and clouding his vision. Bad part she kept them coming. Soon leaves were sent at his legs, razor sharp. He dodged in the air, but he kept swiping at grass only to have a stinging pain on his arm. He was shocked, Ayame had changed for she just let the blade cut his arm.

Kouga stared at her with eyebrows raised. Only to see tears brimming over her eyes as she held up her clawed hand to unleash more damage than a mere cut. She disappeared only to appear above as she clawed at his cheek, letting grass cut his legs as he managed to bruise Ayame a little on her forearm. He looked shocked and a little ashamed of himself. He didn't want to hurt another and especially not her. The girl that was very special to him ever since the lunar rainbow.

Great he just realized something important when Ayame was about to hit Kouga with her power once again that he blocked with his katana. 'Damn.' thought Kouga. 'Can't get any worse."

Boy was he wrong.

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"Kohaku stop," whispered Sango as her boomerang came in contact once again with his chain sickle. Her tears were endless, she hated to fight her own brother. Kohaku was the only family she had left. Kohaku did not reply only to redirect another throw at her shoulder. She blocked as she ran farther swipin at branches and leaves in her way as she stepped through twigs. Kohaku disappeared and hid well. Sango was glancing around nervously until she blocked his chain sickle, but was pained as he cut her arm with his katana. The tears were blurring her vision as she wiped them roughly.

She had to act fast or she will end up being injured deeply. Physically and emotionally. "Hiraikotsu!" The boomerang swung through the air. Sango's eye widened from her attack and that Kohaku's hands instantly dropped to his sides. He wasn't in a fighting stance, his chain sickle was on the forest floor as his katana was in it's sheath. No way to deflect the Hiraikotsu. No way.

He flew back, shoved by the instant contact to his chest. The air was knocked out of his as one drop of blood fell from his lips which Sango noticed to her displeasure and that wasn't helping in her current state.

"Kohaku!!!" Sango yelled running up to him checking all of his well being. No cuts are bruises from the contact of him hitting the ground, but his breathing was a little ragged. 'Kohaku open your eyes, please, she begged mentally. Only then did his eyes snap to show blank brown eyes staring up at her and a sudden pain to her right left shoulder. He pierced her with his katana. Ouch.

Sango instantly backed away clutching to her new found wound staring at him, pain and suffering in her orbs as she ran away from him. He followed silently through the shadows and darkness occasionally swinging his chain sickle at her which she always dodged. She squinted her eyes to see a light shining through the dark tunnel of branches, tress, and nature.

As she escaped another time another pierce of the katana, so tiresome. She ended up in a clearing and her eyes widen as she saw her best friend, her friend like sister lying in a heap hidden in leaves and what really surprised her was soul collectors had her tightly wrapped. Which meant Kikyo. Sango's fists clenched. That priestess did this to Kagome and she will pay.

Unsheathing her katana, she hurried through slicing the soul collectors as they screamed in agony and disappeared into ashes. She tried to shake her unconscious friend by the shoulders chanting to her.

"Kagome please wake up. Kagome…please. Wake up….please Kagome. Help me. Please Kagome." She tried to control the tears, things weren't going good.

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Kagome stirred her eyes wincing a little tightly as she felt warm crystallized droplets on her cheek. Her chocolate colored orbs flutter opened to see Sango shaking her shoulders and tears springing into her eyes. The sun shone brightly trying to adjust, but only realize there was red warm liquid dripping through Sango's armor seeping through her fabric at the shoulder area.

"San..Sango?" Sango froze looking at Kagome's tired yet concerned eyes. Sango hugged her tightly, but instantly help her stand on her feet and dodge another throw of a chain sickle. She had forgotten about Kohaku.

"Sango are you okay? You're bleeding," said Kagome worriedly, the sleep was wiped from her vision, but now she examined the wound or hole in Sango's shoulder. Sango hid it from view when she clutched with her hand giving a reassuring smile.

"Don't worry about me. Right now we need to focus on Kohaku." Kagome nodded, but still her eyes lingered at Sango's wound unsurely, but her stares were disrupted from a chain almost coming in contact with her cheek. Good thing Sango nudged her out of the way, blocking with Hiraikotsu. Kagome came into fighting stance as she picked a stick. Why not? It was the only thing lying around to use a weapon. Kagome cursed herself for not picking up her bow and arrows.

Sango and Kagome jumped to different sides when Kohaku through his weapon at Sango and the katana at Kagome. Only to land dug into the ground, it's silver metal glistening. Kagome tried to act fast, but only to be grabbed back by two hands from the darkness. She froze as the stranger licked her cheek and she whimpered mentally knowing full well who it was and that was not good.

"Did you think you could escape? Ka-go-me."
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Shippo placed a hand above his eyes to deflect the sun as he searched through squinted eyes. His orange top hair blowing in the wind, his bow falling in a mess as he rode on Kirara who was also using her senses that were sharper than any human's for any enemies nearby. They were soaring through the air to find their lost companions. Seems that Inuyasha and Miroku forgot about them. So rude. Shippo had whined and cried hysterically, good thing Kirara was there.

Shippo's face looked helpless as he searched everywhere for his adoptive mother.

"Kirara I'm really worried."

"Mew." Kirara meowed in response as she too looked for her master in open areas of the forest. Shippo caught scent of something as the wind passed him gently. Wafting it to his nose.

"Kirara take us down there." Shippo pointed to a secluded area and Kirara growled back as a sign of ok. She could also pick up the scent of someone and the scent that really wasn't very pleasant. Blood.

She landed gracefully on her paws, her guard up as Shippo swiped at branches out of view. The sound of clashing was heard and that meant one thing. Weapons. Some people were fighting. She leaped out of the shadows to only have her eyes and Shippo's widen to see Sango, Kagome, Kohaku, and Yukashii. Bad part they saw Yukashii just lick her cheek.

"Kagome!" Shippo cried waving his arms around. Yukashii's eyes flickered from the female to the small kitsune. Kagome and Sango's eye widened and Kohaku didn't bother to look. Sango smiled a tiny smile as she saw her cat companion.

"Kirara," Kohaku breathed making Sango's eye widen and snap her gaze back at him. Kohaku shook his head violently letting his eyes go dull once again. Only to raise his chain sickle to attack the cat demon, Kirara growled. Her fur sticking up as Shippo hopped off her back to face Kagome. Sango in a flash stood in front of Kirara blocking it with her Hiraikotsu. No one will ever dare hurt her feline friend.

"Kohaku don't you realize. Don't you remember me or Kirara?" Kohaku stared at her unmoving, piercing with his gaze which unnerved her. He stayed silent as a bawling Shippo tried to make it to Kagome who as being trapped by Yukashii.

"Kagome!" cried Shippo. Kagome looked helpless as she stared at him.

"Shippo. You have to go…this is too dangerous!" Shippo shook his head gently not wanting to leave her. Yukashii smirked as Kagome squirmed in his hold. His hot breath on her ear made her shiver in disgust.

"Is this kit so important to you then I will make you mine through him." (Basically it means he will threaten to do something to Shippo so she will be his mate) Kagome instantly froze, she glared icily at him able to make any enemy shiver in fear, but Yukashii found it amusing. He disappeared in a flash and Kagome was shaken a bit to keep balance only to scream out the kitsune's name when she found Yukashii holding a kunai to the fox's throat. His tears came overflowing, his arms outstretched towards her. A helpless child.

Kagome panicked.

"Shippo!"

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He dodged the blade of her katana once again to only end up frustrated. If he loosed control now he might end up killing her. He growled each katana clashed once again and leaped away from each other. But her grasses came flying sharply.

"What the hell is the matter with you?! Ayame why are you attacking me?!" Ayame raised a brow at him expectantly as if he were joking. She flexed her claws and gave a cackle which kind of made one bit of fear strike him, but it quickly vanished to thin air.

"Kouga do you know what you made me go through!? Do you know how much I love you and you promised me! You promised to marry me and that's what kept me going through my training!" She clutched her heart and just then did Kouga notice the sparkle on her forehead. He widened his eyes in surprise, his blue eyes to capture a good view of a jewel shard embedded in her forehead.

"Ayame-"

"Kouga, I hate you so much you know! But why? Why?! Why..do I still love you?" Ayame's tears seemed endless as Kouga finally saw the way he broke her. He tortured her without even knowing it.

"Ayame I-"

He was interrupted once again as two twisters came into his view. His two companion of in his view came out a mohawk hairstyle and light black, gray hair. Both a remainder of the wolf youkai tribe. Kouga cursed Hakkaku and Ginta for showing up too early.

"Hey Kouga!" shouted Hakkaku.

"Yeah hi Kouga! Why did you leave us behind yet again?" complained Ginta as the two panted, Hakkaku's hands on his knees. Kouga rolled his eyes while sheathing his sword that he barely even touched. Ayame smirked a knowing smile as sadden tears cascaded down her cheeks as her red hair bounced. Her rage only came back up tenfold. Ayame lost control as her eyes became emotionless again. Her blade once again pointed at Kouga's direction. Kouga pushed Ginta and Hakakku.

"Go and try to find mutt face as I deal with her," he whispered to them giving a light point to Ayame.

"But Kouga-"

"Just go!" He demanded as they yelped and obeyed. Making their way into a run even though they were still out of breath. He faced his stare to Ayame who frowned as she to again try to stab him. Only to meet air. Kouga appeared holding her two hands behind her back. The katana fell out of her hold as it pierced the ground instead. Ayame struggled.

"Get off of me! I hate you! I will hurt just like you did me!" Ayame yelled trying to kick behind her. Kouga smirked sadly.

"You know you could never hurt me Ayame. You're in Naraku's control. You…you have to fight it!" He said turning her to face him, it wasn't helping when he saw the droplets fall down her face. He gently wiped them away with the pad of his thumb as Ayame looked soft for a second. But as soon as it came it was gone, replaced with an angry glare. She kicked him in the shin and leaped away shaking her head negatively.

"You….you never cared! Why now? You're using me since Kagome rejected you! Now you try to fulfill your promise to me since she's out of the picture!" Ayame clutched her shoulders as Kouga looked at her. His light blue eyes held sadness as he stared at her form. Feeling ashamed.

"Ayame you have it all wrong! It's just-"

"Shut up Kouga! You're only caring because you can't have her! Naraku was right you never cared and never will love me." Ayame sobbed. She didn't know what to do. She kept denying any affection or words Kouga was giving her. She thought it was all a trick to get her to be with him and then be crushed once again.

"Damn it Ayame! Don't listen to that monster! He is only manipulating you!" Kouga seethed trying to get some sense in the wolf girl. She only kept shaking her head.

"Never, you'll crush me again!" And she disappeared leaving a wolf youkai to dread over Naraku's control of her.

'Ayame please I…'

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"Shippo!" Kagome screamed running to him, but she froze when she saw Yukashii tighten the kunai to his throat as Shippo looked just like a helpless child which broke her heart. Kagome's eyes began to water as Sango lost her focus on Kohaku and glanced over her shoulder to see Shippo as a hostage to Yukashii. The bastard. Hurting a little kit.

"Ah!" She screamed in pain when Kohaku ripped one of the pieces of fabric to her leg. Her anger flared at her brother and saddened as she hit him hard with her Hiraikotsu making him fall to the other side of the forest. She winced, she didn't like to do this. She stalked up behind Yukashii.

"So Kagome." He looked at her intensely as Shippo trembled. "Will you be my mate or."
He was about to cut Shippo's flesh. "Or would you like to have this kitsune of yours die by my hands? Which will it be?" Kagome felt her stomach churn as she decided helplessly. Of course she wanted to have Shippo live, but was Yukashii bluffing? Kagome wasn't sure, she used what she had right now.

"Well Yukashii I do want Shippo to be safe," Yukashii smirked and that made her blood boil. Shippo's eye widen even more if that's possible in the situation he was in.

"No Kagome! Please don't give yourself to this thing!"

"Shippo shush." Kagome held a finger to her lips and he caught the wink he received and the glimpse of laughter in her eyes. A sign of a plan.

"So you agree with me, eh? Well too bad, I was going to kill him anyway." Kagome gasped, but before he could slit his throat. He let go of the boy as he was inflicted with an instant pain to his backside. Apparently Sango had used Hiraikotsu to hit him on his noggin and her katana to cut his back. Not a pretty sight as Yukashii hissed in pain through gritted teeth. He almost grabbed Sango, but Kirara cut in biting his hand. Ow!

"You bitches and stupid brat!" Shippo scampered to Kagome as she hugged him tightly to her chest.

"Kagome!" Shippo chirped as he sobbed into her shirt, scared to death. Kagome clutched him tighter, small droplets also landing in his orange hair as Kirara with Sango on her back shielded them from Yukashii and Kohaku who was now beside Yukashiii looking directly at Sango's eyes making her shiver.

"You're despicable!" spat Sango venomously as Kirara growled in agreement. Yukashii raised a brow and gave a cackle.

"And that will never change." He ran up to then his fingers held three kunai ready to direct each one painfully through Kagome or Sango, mostly for Kagome's rejection. Kagome looked pissed as Sango through her Hiraikotsu at him. He dodged much to their surprise heading into Kagome's direction. Sango tried to block using her katana, but only was forcefully pushed aside.

Kagome quickly pushed Shippo out of the way making him land on Kirara's back. She was held up against a tree bark, three sharp blades held dangerously closely to her own neck.

"I'm going to enjoy killing you, my sweet." Kagome squirmed as his hand clasped around her neck. Then he kissed her forcefully. He pulled back only to have Kagome spit at his face. (Inulover: Ew!)

He growled as he held a kunai up. "Die!"

"Oh hell no!"

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"Dance of Blades!" Kagura waved her fan sharply at them flinging out crescent shaped wind blades at them. Inuyasha leaped away on a nearby tree branch as Miroku dodged swiftly holding his staff in front. Kagura hesitated a bit before throwing another attack at Inuyasha while running towards Miroku quickly catching him looking at her strangely. Kagura sneered as she through another attack at him.

"Dance of Blades!" Kagura shouted as Miroku easily dodged her slow move as he leaped to fling a scroll (or whatever those paper thingies are) at her which dissolved due to the fact of her fan turning it to pieces. Kagura grinned a little as she called the Dance of Dragons. Letting the twisters destroy the trees standing in the area including the one Inuyasha sat on. He dodged quickly as Kagura weakened her wind powers. Miroku raised an eyebrow at this to only see Kagura looked at the ground with a soft glare. Miroku rubbed his chin. Intriguing.

Three twisters came at them including hidden the crescent shaped wind blades came thrashing through. Inuyasha blocked with Tetsusaiga. Able to let the twisters to disperse. Kagura looked relieved for a second in Miroku's eyes, but was quickly replaced with a pained expression. Kagura keeled over on her knees clutching her chest on top of the area where her heart was. Inuyasha looked strangely at her than at Miroku who knew everything.

'Kagura…what are you doing? You're acting weak on purpose! If you don't attack then I will destroy you……' The voice faded from her mind when she clutched it to stop. She panted, that hurt too much. Miroku nudged Inuyasha who glanced back at him over his shoulder.

"Inuyasha," He whispered closely. "Did you realize how Kagura didn't attack you fully." Inuyasha nodded meekly.

"Well I guess Naraku is forcing her so what should we do Miroku?" Miroku shrugged his shoulders.

"But we have to hurry. You herd Kikyo, Sango and Kagome are in danger." Inuyasha growled dangerously. Kikyo was making him mad, how could she do this to his mate. This was definitely not the Kikyo knew fifty years ago. Just a illusion, a copy, just something made of clay. Miroku looked troubled trying to find a solution to this, but was cut off from his thoughts.

"Dance of Blades!" As Inuyasha blocked something already blocked the attack. A sword and the wielder was surprisingly.

"Sesshomaru!" Inuyasha growled. Seeing is brother sent him into a flare, but he remembered the truce unfortunately. Miroku elbowed his side. He calmed himself, only glaring at Sesshomaru's back.

"What are you doing here Sesshomaru?" sneered Inuyasha. Sesshomaru gave him a light glare.

"I came to help you little brother. It seems you need it. It's a shame that you let your mate get in danger." Inuyasha growled dangerously as Sesshomaru glanced back at Kagura who was very shocked to see him there standing right in front of her.

"And no one ever touches an inu-youkai's mate even hanyou. We are very protective so go now or you're the priestess will remain in deeper danger." Inuyasha looked stunned a bit, was Sesshomaru really taking this truce thing seriously? He thought h would forget and just end up trying to kill Inuyasha.

"What's the catch?" Sesshomaru icened.

"We inu-youkai's like I said very protective so I know you wouldn't want the vile creature Naraku to have her. You better hurry." Inuyasha was about to retort, but Miroku's hand covered his mouth for any further argument. He was exasperated by Inuyasha's stubbornness. He nodded at Sesshomaru appreciatively and the two men dashed away as Kagura looked even more troubled.

"Now I am your new opponent Kagura." Sesshomaru looked at her intensely as she smirked.

"As you wish. This will be your demise.

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(Okay whoops I rushed with Kagura part he he P )

Inuyasha and Miroku ran side by side able to see light at the end. With a leap and a dash they saw Kagome being held by the throat with a kunai about to slit her, the holder Yukashii. Sango tried getting up with Shippo helping as Kirara growled at Yukashii.

"Die!" Yukashii held up the blade, but as he was about to pull down. A voice made him freeze.

"Oh hell no!" Inuyasha growled out. Everyone's heads turned, Kagome looked relieved.

"Inuyasha!" she squeaked out happily as the hold of her neck tightened. Yukashii frowned and stared lustfully at Kagome taking his final chance he lip locked with her yet again. Against her will. Kagome struggled as her eyes looked helplessly at Inuyasha. Inuyasha's eyes held a glint of red before it vanished. If it weren't Tetsusaiga in his clutches, he would have turned full demon right there.

In a flash he was beating the hell out of Yukashii as Kagome kept breathing deeply, thankful to have oxygen.

"Never." He punched his jaw.

"Touch." He kicked somewhere where it really hurts for a male.

"My." He clawed at his shoulders deeply leaving gashes.

"Mate!" He grounded out leaving more scratch marks and threw him across the area, knocking over a tree when Yukashii came in contact hard with a tree bark. He was trembling harshly. His rage sky rocketed. Kagome came up to him, placing a delicate hand on his shoulder letting him relax from the touch. Kagome kissed his cheek and Inuyasha turned to normal, calm mode. Inuyasha then spun on his heel, smashing his lips onto hers.

Kagome squeaked by the sudden action. He nibbled on her bottom lips and she granted his wish. Letting her eyes fully close and also added pressure to their joined lips. Tears springing out of her eyes, all the memories that happened to her swirled in her mind. Leaving the kiss taste bitter sweet, but neither paid no heed. Sango rested her head on Miroku's shoulder as Miroku tightened his grip around her waist protectively. Kissing her a chaste kiss. Sango smiled warmly.

As the two broke apart Yukashii kept his ground and stood as Kohaku helped him up. (I forgot about Kohaku whoops!) Sango felt tears spring in her eyes as se saw some bruises from the blow of her boomerang that now was held behind her back. Kohaku grabbed his katana that was forgotten for quite some time aiming his blade at Inuyasha and Kagome. They leapt away from each other. Inuyasha glared, Kagome looked saddened at Kohaku.

Yukashii grinned as he dashed towards Kagome once again, but was cut off by Kirara hurling him down to the ground again. Baring her fangs. Kagome whispered in Shippo's ear and poof! He turned into a bow as she picked up another sharpen stick. She readied her bow as Sango and Miroku protected her from any more thrashes from Kohaku.

Pointing the arrow straight towards Yukashii's swaying figure.

"Inuyasha!" She called and Inuyasha unsheathed Tetsusaiga pointing the blade at Yukashii. Yukashii panicked, flexing his claw as he ran towards Kagome.

"Wind Scar!"

"Go!" As her attack combined with Tetsusaiga's power, Yukashii widened his eyes knowing his demise. A piercing scream was heard throughout the forest as his remains laid. Kagome grinned, another enemy defeated, but she did not realize her world was darkening, and her body was limp, falling forward.

She collapsed.

"Kagome!"

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OMG! This was killer. But I hope you enjoyed it. I kind of rushed at the end since I was so exciting at finishing. Yes Yukashii is dead! Woo hoo! Geez well he had no point in the story, only to make Inuyasha jealous. Please leave a review for my work.

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Until next time.