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Chapter Twenty-nine

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Kagome, Sango, Miroku, and Inuyasha were having a snack together while going over what the lords had decided the previous night. With the approval from the three lords, The other three were quite happy to hear they would finally be able to start the next stage of life.

Finally done with discussing the plan. Kagome decided to get to the good stuff, she was still a high school girl after all.

"So… Miroku… are you a claimed man now?" Kagome watched the couple faces turn red before he tried to come up with an answer.

"Ha! I could smell 'em as soon as they were down the hall." Inuyasha chuckled at her friends, he was glad they were finally together.

"We are to be married. As soon as all this is over." Miroku answered while holding his lovers hand, "You know what this means right?" Kagome questioned gleefully, but gave no time for a response before yelling out the answer.

"GIRL TALK!"

"Oi Wench! Not so loud." Inuyasha pushed her away from him while his ears were folded over.

"Sorry" Kagome answered sheepishly before grabbing Sango and heading out towards the private hot spring her and Sesshomaru shared. Once both girls were soaking in the water Kagome waited for her shy best friend to talk. She watched as Sango was fidgeting with her hands, Clearly the demon slayer needed a push.

"Sango, what happened? Aren't you excited?" Kagome started.

"Of course! It's just, well there is so much to do. We must kill Naraku, rebuild my old home, marry, secure the village and bring others to it before we can even think about starting a family. What if he doesn't want to wait?" Sango whispered

Ignoring her tense friend, Kagome wrapped her arms around her before talking.

"You know he loves you as much as you love him. He'd wait forever for you. Do you really think I'd leave you alone with all that work? I always planned to help you! In fact, Sesshomaru and I talked when we first started… well I don't know what we were but I guess friends and I told him how I wanted to help you fix the village. Assuming it doesn't get in the way of me teaching Rin, he said he'd lend some of his resources." She rolled her eyes at the last part.

"Why? Why would he help us? I mean, now it would be understandable but back when things first started out. Why would he?" Sango questioned. Not ready to get her hopes up just yet.

"My guess? He finds you an honorable person. So… Come on! Tell me!" Kagome begged.

"Kagome! I can't talk about… that. But he was very sweet, He said we could wait but I um I actually… started it (Kagome squealed with joy). He-it was perfect. He made me promise if anything happened to him that I'd find happiness. He said that's been his fear all along. Hurting me. I tried telling him all I needed was his love and loyalty but he still seemed worried. Finally, I just cried and told him I would rather have one night with him then forever wondering what could have been. It seemed to be enough. I just can't fully get over all his womanizer ways. He said he wasn't as experienced as we all think he is but I'm not sure…"

Knowing how much hurt Sango's had in life made Kagome realize she just needed someone to tell her she did the right thing and everything would work out.

"Sango, think. He's asked women to bare his child sure but has he ever disappeared with them? He's always with us. He's always been the first to jump in front to keep you safe. You're the only person in the entire world who he would want to be with. And if he does ever ask someone again I'll kill him." Sango couldn't stop her laugh at that last part. She ignored their nude bodies as she reached over and gave her best friend a hug and whispered a quick thank you before pulling away.

Sango thought over everything Kagome said. She loved that perverted monk more than anything but there was always that nagging voice in the back of her head. Having Kagome say that after everything she went through with Inuyasha made her realize she couldn't keep thinking about the past. If he was ready to finally cut out all that "bare my child" crap than she needed to be ready to give him that opportunity.

"I'm glad we talked. I don't know if we'll have any more time with training and preparations before we leave." Kagome mentioned, They had a long week ahead of them. Both girls sat awhile longer in the water before going back to see their loved ones. The next time they would be able to relax they knew there may not be happy topics to discuss.

One Week Later

The massive army formed from the three lords were currently resting for the night. They started heading south a few days ago but the cold was coming fast now. They were forced to move faster to reach the south before Naraku went into hiding. They may not find him if he did. While the demons and Inuyasha all felt fine, the three humans were having a harder time keeping warm. Kirara stayed in her large form to keep Sango and Miroku warm while Sesshomaru would keep Kagome by his side.

The new Lady of the Western Lands kept watch over camp. She looked over at Kouga messing with his father and smiled. The first night they set-up camp he came over and apologies to both her and Sesshomaru for all the drama he caused and any disrespect he'd shown. He also pledged an alliance to the West for as long as he lives. The Western Lord accept and has slowly started allowing him closer to Kagome. Kagome felt Sesshomaru's aura spike a tad which caused her to make her way over to him. She couldn't wait for the update.

Every night Kimiko would send word to him through their bond to update him to everything happening in the West and what the children were up to. He'd then tell Kagome everything before telling her to sleep for the night. He wanted her to rest as much as possible before the fight. This continued for a couple more days as they made their way south.

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They were a day's travel from the Southern boarder when the demons started to smell death. Unsure of what was going on, Sesshomaru sent a few shadow demons ahead so they'd have an idea what was happening. They continued for half the day to make sure they were close enough that they wouldn't be tired when they arrived, yet far enough away that they could sleep for one more night. At least that was the plan.

During dinner, the group was separated so all three lords, Kagome and Inuyasha were eating together with the others spread out and a dozen on patrol at a time. You could never be too careful this close to your enemy. As they were finishing up their meals the Shadow demon leader showed up.

"My Lords" he paused to bow before he shared the information he gained.

"We've seen purple smoke moving away from the castle, everything it touches it seems to kill. Animals, humans, demons and of any age. We've heard of this evil Naraku spreading poison but never at this amount of high power. We will keep a look out through the night and report back if anything changes."

He left with a quick bow. Shadow demons tend to be anti-social but highly dependable, a perfect match for the Western Lord.

"We need to get those innocents out of harms way." Kouga said with certainly, he was ready to fight, standing around waiting wasn't his style. This happened to be the perfect opportunity for him to get the others on board and leave before tomorrow.

"Calm down Son. You cannot go running in without thinking ahead. I'm sorry to say this but the lives of one territory don't equal the lives of all four. Are you willing to risk the death of everyone to save a few?" The Eastern Lord wasn't happy with the news. But he knew his son just wanted to fight. As a lord you must think of the whole picture.

"I might have a way to save as many as we can without stepping foot on southern territory. I would need your help Sesshomaru and a full nights rest before we head south again in the morning though"

Kagome had an idea but if Sesshomaru used their mating and pushed more of his power into her she would be able to fuel her powers enough to recharge by morning.

"What's your plan Mate?"

"Well.." Sending a quick look to Inuyasha, "Kikyo was able control animals and I figured, I could do the same to move animals out of the area. I can also send out butterflies to reach different villages to search out the elders and give them the message to leave the area. Then it's up to them if they listen or not. If they don't at least we tried but the power I'd use to reach other villages would be so small Naraku wouldn't be able to detect it."

It was a good plan, Sesshomaru couldn't argue that but he wasn't sure he wanted her to risk being so close to the battle line without more support. It would be risky when she finally exhausted herself and only him to protect her, if they were found out.

"Oi, I'll go too. Keep an eye out while you two evacuate as many as you can. Flea bag can join us." Inuyasha glared over at Kouga who quickly jumped to the bait.

"Just wait till this battle is over mutt face!"

"Sit." Inuyasha hit the ground while Kouga stood laughing at his misfortune.

"Why the hell did you sit me?!" He exclaimed

"Because you started it." Was her easy answer.

"Enough. If it is fine with you," looking over to the Eastern Lord. "We will bring your son with us to evacuate any we can from the South." Sesshomaru was sure this battle couldn't end soon enough. He needed space from his brother and the wolf pup.

"That's fine with me, Kouga listen to Sesshomaru." He said in his fatherly tone while Inuyasha snickered.

It was clear that the two weren't fighting over Kagome but it was how they showed their friendship. They loved to hate on each other. Kagome was happy she wasn't the subject any more, it was very frustrating to be pulled in different directions while they fought.

"Boys." Kagome's simple word was enough to make both males step back and leave the other alone.

'Man, you'd think they were brother's, She couldn't help but giggle at that thought. She went to grab the rest of her original group before they left.

Much to Inuyasha and Kouga's displeasure, Kouga had to carry Inuyasha so they could get there faster. Kagome had a feeling it was Sesshomaru's way of pissing them off for always being stuck dealing with the two. With Kouga, Kiara and Sesshomaru's speed they could get there within two hours. As they ran, the light rain from dinner started to rain down harder on them. Kagome saw it as a warning so she had them stop where they were. They weren't at the boarder yet but close enough Kagome could start sending out butterflies.

Kouga and Inuyasha kept look out while Sesshomaru sat down and pulled Kagome into his lap. This was going to be the hard part. He looked to the humans and niko behind him before turning back to his mate.

"Are you ready?" Sesshomaru asked her. They both knew this was going to hurt.

"Yeah" With that Sesshomaru bit the mating mark on her neck and started to push his aura into her while Kagome sent to work.

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Slowly she reached her power out till it would touch an animal, once it did she'd take over control and pull the animal towards them. It was a slow process but it was working. Within a few hours some human villages nearby were leaving the south. The demon villages seemed to ignore her warnings but she didn't have time to dwell on that when her power flared at the feel of the jewel.

Pulling her power back she uttered "shit" before explaining to the others what was about to happen. Naraku knew killing innocents would be too much for her. He knew she'd come at the risk of her own life to save others. The three demons, three humans, and one half-demon prepared to fight the southern army.

The battle wasn't starting tomorrow. It was starting now.

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Chapter 30

"…all you could see was rain and blood, no one could see who they were fighting. There was no face. It was kill or be killed…"

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