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I have been noticing that under certain subjects on that there are a LOT of guy on guy and girl on girl stories... I wanted to know if anyone else would like it if FanFiction added a feature that would allow a reader (who does NOT enjoy sifting through things like that, or ONLY WANTS stories of this kind) pick 'guy on guy' or 'girl on girl'. Let's face it, not everyone likes having to sift through 'Inuyasha and Miroku' stories when they aren't into that. So if anyone out there actually agrees with this idea, please tell me so I know I am not the only one who would like a feature to choose.
Chapter Twenty Five
It has been two weeks since everything has happened and Kagome's body was still at the bottom of the ocean near Naraku's hide out. Sesshomaru and everyone else have finally come together, meeting at Kaede's village for a final attack. Many people demons and otherwise have all come to help defeat Naraku and his armies.
"Any news of the children?" Kaede stepped over to her sister.
"No... Nothing." Kikyo shook her head.
"Sango and Miroku are out looking for them, but it's been six days since we have seen them as well." Hikari came over to them and sighed, "Sesshomaru is worried, whether he shows it or not."
"Yes he is. Kagome is in the hands of Naraku, Shippo and Rin are missing, while Sango and Miroku are also out there..." Jakishiro looked around. A large group of demons from his lands were lined up and ready for battle.
"At least he and Inuyasha seem to be getting along..." Kikyo said as she pointed towards the two brothers. Sesshomaru was explaining the battle plan to Inuyasha, who seemed to be listening rather well. "I'm glad that Inuyasha and his brother don't hate each other anymore."
"I am as well, but about the children..." Hikari stepped forward, "I don't know if it means anything, but one of the soldiers came to me and told me about two children that had shown up at his village two days before he was called out. Apparently they had been walking for a while and were tired and hungry."
"Do you think it could be them?" Kikyo asked.
"I really don't know, but if it is, they are way away from where this battle will be taking place, so they are safe..." Hikari explained.
"Yes, but if it is not the children, then we are still going to have a problem." Kaede shook her head, holding her hands behind her back, "If Sesshomaru is not in the right of mind, this battle may not go as easy as we hope... Keep your guard up and help him to the best of ye abilities."
"Are you all ready?" Sesshomaru and Inuyasha came over to the group ready and willing to fight.
"Yes, we are." Kikyo nodded.
"Naraku's troops have made it to the border." Jakishiro told them, "He will be here within the hour, so let's move away from the village as soon as possible."
"Agreed." Sesshomaru stated and then turned to the troops. "NARAKU AND HIS MEN HAVE MADE IT ACROSS THE BORDER! WE WILL MEET THEM BEFORE THEY MAKE IT TO THIS VILLAGE AND WE WILL ANNIHILATE ANYONE THAT DARES STAND IN OUR WAY!"
"Can't say I thought he'd yell..." Hikari and Kikyo giggled to one another.
"NO MERCY WILL BE GIVEN TO THE ENEMY!" He continued his speech, "THEY WILL DIE FOR DARING TO THREATEN OUR LIVES AND THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE WE LOVE! TONIGHT WE FIGHT NOT ONLY TO PROTECT EACH OTHER, BUT TO PROTECT OUR RIGHT TO EXIST! WE WILL SHOW NARAKU THAT WE WILL NOT GO DOWN WITHOUT A FIGHT! WE ARE NOT WEAK!"
"Not a bad speech..." Kaede raised an eyebrow and continued listening to Sesshomaru.
"THIS IS WAR! SOME OF US WILL DIE, BUT WITH EACH OF US THAT FALL, TEN OF THEM WILL BE TAKEN WITH YOU!" Sesshomaru raised his sword into the air, "THIS WAR IS NOT TO DIE FOR YOUR CAUSE... BUT INSTEAD... MAKE THE OTHER SON OF A BITCH DIE FOR HIS!" With that the entire army began to shout, cheering their leader on. Everyone was ready to fight and were prepared to die, so hearing him speak so confidently helped them a lot.
"Nice speech." Kikyo stated as Sesshomaru came back over to them.
"Let's get going. Jakishiro, lead us on." Sesshomaru nodded to Jakishiro who gave the command. A loud horn could be heard echoing over the hills as the army began to move, marching in unison towards the battlefield that await their arrival. In front was Sesshomaru with Jakishiro by his side. Inuyasha, Kikyo, Kaede, and Hikari stood behind them with weapons drawn and seriously determined looks.
With Kagome...
She stood in the same field that she was before. The odd feeling having been gone for days now. She seemed very different, compared to the way she was before. A strong and independent demeanor was kept, along with a very strong aura that seemed to be overwhelming those around her. Although it was only two weeks, it seemed like at least a year. She had been training and training, becoming as strong as she possibly could to make sure that she could defeat Naraku.
"You're ready." the woman who trained her spoke out.
"How do I get out of here?" Kagome asked as she turned to them all. They said nothing, but waved goodbye. Her vision blurred slightly and for a moment everything went black. Something on her chest was holding her down, although she felt as light as a feather, cold, and wet. Her eyes suddenly snapped open and she stood on the ocean floor. A white aura shot out from her body, creating large waves and a whirl pool above her as the water separated. In a single leap, she landed down on the cliff. Her eyes widened in shock when nothing was there. The castle, Naraku, his servants, they were all gone.
"Two weeks, huh?" Kagome sighed and glanced around for anything that would give her a clue to where exactly she was or where she could head towards. She could see nothing. "Damn it..."
She began walking off into a random direction, not realizing the difference between north and south. Having been under the water and in a comatose state for two weeks, everything felt a little off. How was she able to survive under the water in the first place? She didn't know. She was told that her body had been thrown off a cliff because Naraku thought she was dead. She knew about Sesshomaru and the army he brought to fight Naraku. She knew where Shippo and Rin were, along with the location of Sango, Miroku, and even Koga. All of this had been told to her by the very knowledgeable people that taught her how to control the Crest, and now all she had to do was get to them.
"Which one first... Shippo... Rin. They are safe, but Sango, Miroku, and Koga..." Kagome had made her decision and in a flash, ran off towards where she knew Sango was. Her sense of direction and location was still off, but one thing she had learned to do was sense the aura's of those she cared about.
With Sango and Miroku...
"Shit, shit, shit!" Sango cursed herself as she glanced around a large rock towards her younger brother and Kanna. They had arrived and been fighting for a good two days, and for some reason Sango could not hold them off. They had captured Miroku, and that is the only reason she had not made a run for it. Upon hearing the rattling of a chain, Sango jumped into the air, just barely dodging Kohaku's sickle.
"Kohaku..." Kanna's normally low voice looked to the boy, "Stop playing around and kill her. The monk will be dead soon and we can finally return to Naraku."
"Yes, Kanna." Kohaku said in a robotic voice and charged at Sango, throwing his sickle towards his sister.
"Kohaku no!" Sango dodged the chain, only to be attacked once more by her brother's katana. She quickly drew her own katana and stopped it, pushing Kohaku back slightly, "Brother please!" Tears dropped down her dirt covered cheeks as she looked into the dull eyes of her younger sibling. "I'm gonna have to... I ca-.. I can't kill him, but Miroku..." Sango glanced over to the body of the man she loved. He was tied to a post with multiple wounds in his stomach from her brother's weapon.
Kohaku went to attack again, swinging his blade rather forcefully towards Sango's upper torso. She easily stopped it with her sword and kicked Kohaku back, but he flipped back to his feet and ran at her, catching her off guard. She felt his blade slice through her stomach and winced as blood splattered over the ground. She jumped back, holding the wound with only one eye open. She stared at her brother as he brought up his sickle and walked towards her. Her vision was blurring and she couldn't fight back anymore. Exhaustion and fear had taken her over. She felt helpless, like she could do nothing against her little brother. He raised his sickle and swung it down. Sango closed her eyes...
"Stop." Kagome's voice suddenly hit the ears of her best friend. Sango's eyes widened and looked towards a very different Kagome. She had grabbed Kohaku's wrist and prevented him from attacking her. Kohaku jumped away, but before he and Kanna could run off, she appeared behind them, striking Kohaku on the back of the neck and knocking him out. She swung her hand around, white energy surrounding it and much like a blade, sliced Kanna's head clean off. The mirror the young demon held shattered and she seemed to disintegrate, turning into ash.
"Kagome...?" Sango stared in disbelief.
"Sango, are you all right?" She went over to her friend and held her close, "I was scared I was going to lose you..." Tears dropped down Kagome's cheeks as Sango hugged her back.
"Kagome.. what happened to you?" Sango asked, glancing her friend up and down as she pulled away, breaking the hug, "You look so... different."
"You mean the green eyes? Extremely long hair? And the outfit?" Kagome smiled widely as she sort of modeled for her friend, "It is awesome!"
"Well yeah, you look.. kinda hot..." Sango giggled slightly, but then remembered. She jumped up and ran over to Miroku, untying him and laying him down, "Miroku...?" She leaned down and listened for a heart beat, but nothing came. "N-no... Mi-Miroku!" Her eyes widened and she began to cry, "Miroku, I am so sorry! I didn't want this to happen! My brother killed you. Miroku! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" She cried and cried. Kagome went over to her and grabbed her shoulders.
"Sango... it's okay." Kagome smiled to her friend and held her hand out over Miroku's body. Within a few seconds, his entire form began to glow and heal rapidly. Sango stared at Kagome in shock and then looked back to Miroku. After a few moments, his eyes opened.
"Sango?" Miroku blinked a couple of times and sat up, "What's going on?"
"You... were dead." Sango was shocked, dumbfounded, confused, all of the above, but none of that mattered right now. She pulled Miroku into a tight hug and placed a passionate kiss against his. Once the kiss was broken, she looked him straight into the eyes and demanded, "Don't you ever scare me like that again. Got it?"
"Y-yes." Miroku nodded, his cheeks slightly red.
"Kagome, how did you bring him back?" Sango turned to her and asked, "Wait, what are yo-..." She looked down to her own wounds and noticed that they were disappearing. "Kagome...?"
"The last two weeks have been very hectic for me..." Kagome said as she stood up and pulled Sango and Miroku up with her, "All I have been doing is training, fighting, training, and fighting..."
"How did you get away from Naraku?" Miroku asked.
"He thought I was dead and dumped me in the ocean." Kagome said casually, like it wasn't a big deal at all. She walked over to Kohaku and sat him up, "Now for this one..." She closed her eyes and both her and Kohaku's body began to glow. Sango and Miroku watched in awe as color began to return to Kohaku's cheeks and scars from previous fights and battles disappeared. Suddenly, Kohaku woke up yawning, like he had only been taking a nap.
"Who are you?" Kohaku asked.
"My name is Kagome. Kohaku, what do you remember?" Kagome asked him, and Kohaku seemed to daze. His eyes began shooting from left to right, up and down. His memories seemed to return in a flash and he began to cry, holding his head. "Hey, hey, hey... Calm down, Kohaku. You're safe now. Nothing that happened was your fault, and your sister is standing behind you and I am sure she would love to give you a hug."
"Huh?" Kohaku turned towards Sango and his eyes widened. His body tense and he froze. Sango had tears dropping rapidly down her cheeks.
"Kohaku!" She ran at her little brother and pulled him in her arms, "I am so glad... so glad you're back. I was afraid you would never be yourself again."
"I killed them..." Kohaku just sat there, "I killed everyone. I've done so many horrible things."
"No, it wasn't you that did that Kohaku." Miroku stepped forward and placed a hand on the young boys head, "You would never do such horrible things. That was Naraku. He took you for granted and used his power to control your body and make you do things you wouldn't normally do."
"Miroku is right Kohaku." Sango said, smiling sweetly to her brother, "If anyone knows you, it is me, and I know that you would never have done those things."
"How are you still being so kind towards me?" Kohaku asked, "It's my fault that our village is the way it is... It's..."
"It's not your fault." Kagome said to him, pulling the Jewel Shard from his back. Sango almost freaked out, but when she saw that nothing happened, it made her even happier, "And anything you think you have done wrong, you haven't. You have just been manipulated like a lot of us. You will also be able to exact your revenge by helping us in the battle. Are you ready for that Kohaku?" Kagome smirked down at the boy and Kohaku stared at her. He smirked back and nodded. "Good. Then let's go."
"Oh, wait. Kagome." Miroku stepped towards her, "The entire reason we are out here is to find Koga."
"Koga is dead." Kagome said bluntly, "Naraku had Kagura and a lot of demons attack his home, and killed everyone all to get the Jewel Shards. He thinks I am dead, so the Jewel is the only way he would be able to get the power he wants."
"Didn't you have three of the shards, though?" Sango asked her as both her and Kohaku stood up.
"I did, and I still do." Kagome pulled them out of her bra and smiled, "I put a barrier around them a long time ago, so Naraku was unable to sense them. Otherwise he would have the entire Jewel about now."
"Oh good..." Sango said in relief, "Poor Koga though... We couldn't get to him in time."
"We will avenge his death... Naraku will die and everyone else with him." Kagome said, "Now where is Kirara? We have to get going."
"She is..." Sango looked around and then whistled really loudly. Kirara suddenly flew down from the skies and dropped by Kagome. "There."
"Hey Kirara!" Kagome hugged her, and then looked back to Sango, "We have to get going, so how long do you think it will take us to get back to Kaede's village?"
"Probably five hours if we don't stop and are moving at our fastest..." Sango sighed and shook her head, "That is way too long. The battle has probably already begun..."
"Kagome... Shippo and Rin... They are still out there somewhere." Miroku said, sounding worried.
"They're safe. I would rather them stay where they are at then come to the battle with us." Kagome told him and then looked to Sango, "Let's get going.. We can't waste our time..."
"Right... Kirara!" Sango and Miroku jumped onto the large feline's back. Kohaku quickly joined them and they looked to Kagome.
"I'll be fine." She said and Kirara took into the air. Right behind them, Kagome began to fly. A bright white light of pure energy formed in the shape of two large angel wings on her back.
"Whoa..." Sango blinked as she stared at Kagome.
"She's come far in such a short time..." Miroku smiled as they began to fly towards the battle.
End Of Chapter Twenty Five
Yes! I feel like I am getting back into the hang of things. Idea's are flowing and I don't feel like I am rushing things. Thank for all of your support!