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Without thinking he ran forward into the opening that the monks had made and entered the house. He was determined now more than ever that he was going to get to Kagome before they did he just had to make it to her first. He ran down the hall towards what was kagome temporary room and when he entered he smelled the foul scent of the demons that had gone inside with the bastard. So that was his plan to use the demons and find her. As he moved through the wreckage of what was his father's home he could pick up the smell of the demons and knew that they had gone in the direction of the others. He went into the study and stopped just inside the door Kagome's chest tube lay discarded on the floor along with the portable pump. He didn't want to think of what could have happened to her or the amount of pain that she was in when it was pulled from her. He ran through the study into the next hallway and was stopped from moving forward. He tried once again to go forward and was stopped. A barrier stopped him from moving further into the corridor. He picked up the scent before he seen her.

"I know that you here show yourself," he called out. He was growling low, he didn't have time for this that bastard had made it close to the others and he needed to get to them.

"So you knew I was here such a clever half demon that you are," she stated

"What do you want, I don't have time for you," he asked her.

"I want what you want. Your wanting senji dead as do i. He is such a stupid man." she said to him

"Why do you think I would help you. You are no different than him. You had a hand in this attack and everything just as much as him. Why shouldn't I kill you now?" Inuyasha said to the old woman. Who was she to think that he would help her? That is such a ridiculous idea.

"I look at it this way. An enemy of my enemy is a friend give or take that is. I want my freedom back and a normal life again. I'm too old for this foolishness. I have tried to tell him on multiple occasions that it is too late that the power that he seeks that the girl has he can never get back. She has taken what power that was given to her and made it her own. She has used it and learned to control it without even realizing it." the woman explained to him.

"So that's what he is after the power that is within Kagome. Her own father has planned to stoop so low as to kill his own child for power." he stopped speaking the possibility that someone wants kagome dead just for power made him mad.

"He can't have the power back now and I'm sure he realizes it. At the point that we are now is that he plans to just kill the girl to get back at your father. He had his family killed in order to find which one that has the power. When his wife and son didn't have it, and the girl lived he knew that she had it. That's when he went searching for me again. I had lived in peace for many years before he showed up again and disrupted it. He has become such a power hungry man and it has left him blind. He knows that he stands no chance against your family which is why he had an army with him. He is still strong but not strong enough to defeat you. If my prediction is correct Kagome is strong enough to defeat him if she wanted to." the woman explained all of this to him. He heard yelling then and looked behind him.

"Don't worry they can't see or hear us, from this moment on I will no longer be willing to help the stupid man," she told him.

"Why the hell would you help him to start with?" Inuyasha said irritated now.

"He had my son up until this point and when he got mad he killed him. That was a mistake on his part he shall perish today one way or another I just want to see it happen.

Inuyasha didn't say anything to the woman he turned when he heard yelling again.

"Kagome comes on out I know you are here somewhere hiding. I will find you just you wait and see," he yelled so that she could hear him. He didn't expect a reply he knew that he wouldn't get one at least now yet.

They all felt the rumble then as the house shook and part of the ceiling started to fall in the next room.

"Damnit alright hag do you have a plan or what I have to get to Kagome and you and he are the only things blocking me. If it is revenge that you want we will make him pay for what he has done. But if you are playing me for a fool I will enjoy ripping you apart with my claws." Inuyasha told her. He wanted her to know that he wasn't playing around and that he meant what he had said to her. Nothing was going to keep him from keeping kagome safe. He felt her warmth around him and knew that she was seeing if he was okay. It was one way that he knew that she was okay, and he was going to keep it that way and he didn't care who or what tried to stop him he would shred them

"No games and I have one, it's his greatest fear. Shall we find out how he likes to be killed by his own power?" she asked will a small chuckle. Inuyasha looked at the old woman as if she too had lost her mind,

"As amusing as that may sound to you I would rather Kagome not be involved with this. She has already dealt with enough," he said as he turned to face the man and the demons he turned his head slightly and looked at the old woman.

"If you truly mean what you say then drop the shield so that I can deal with these assholes and get to Kagome," he said calmly. On the inside, he was in a rage and wanted to tear them to shreds. He felt her there with him and he took a step forward and felt the wave of the shield falter and then disappeared. The serpent demon whirled around in surprise and so did he.

"So it was you who made it inside?" The man said with a sneer.

He looked at the serpent and nodded his head, then turned away from Inuyasha as if he was dismissing him altogether. The man had just turned to go down the hall when he felt the slight wave of power. There she was hiding in plain sight. This infuriated the man. He whirled around and faced the wall,

"I know that you are in there come out now or I will kill your little dog," he demanded

He got no response and he knew that he wouldn't. This young girl was ruining everything that he had worked for and it was going to end one way or another.

Inuyasha ran at the serpent demon and with every intention of killing him. He got distracted when the man started to yell at the wall. That little distraction was all it took for the serpent,

"Your mine now!" he hissed as he sunk his fangs into Inuyasha's side. He felt the pain rip through him as the serpent injected him full of venom.

He hit the serpent right on the head and it loosened his hold on him. Inuyasha staggered as he regained his footing.

She made the connection with Inuyasha and felt that he was okay she heard shouting, she knew who it was he was closer to her than she liked. She looked at the others around her and knew that they needed to get out of there, she didn't want anything to happen to them but she couldn't bring herself to leave Inuyasha.

They had all stood and was headed for the tunnel that would lead them to the safe house. Her connection with Inuyasha was in place she knew he was safe so she was going to move to the next location so that he would stay that way. As they entered the tunnel one by one she felt the jolt of what she could only describe as liquid fire. She felt it as if it all had happened to her. She felt the fangs sink into his flesh ripping at his skin as the demon bit down on him. She felt the venom start to move through him. She was right behind Ayame when she felt it and stopped.

"Inuyasha, he is hurt." she stammered. She could leave him like this not when she knew that he was fighting for her. She took a deep breath she turned around and looked at Rin and said nothing as she ran toward the door that leads done the tunnel. She ran past Kohaku and Rin and then looked at the opening there was no door she looked at them all then closed her eyes. She didn't want them hurt either she focused on the opening then lifted her hands. She looked at a teary-eyed Rin

"I will be fine but he needs me and you need to go," she whispered to them

Ayame tried several times to get to Kagome and couldn't she got knocked back from the shield that Kagome had put in place to keep them there.

"Kagome you can't do this we need to get you out of here!" Ayame yelled at here. Kagome ignored her as she turned and faced the door in front of her.

Inuyasha was fighting with everything he had and he knew that the poison was starting to take its toll on him. He felt weak and knew that it wouldn't be long before he blacked out. The serpent was coming back for another attack when he seemed to freeze. The serpent looked around with his eyes and didn't understand what was going on he couldn't move at all. He felt the heat of the connection get stronger he knew that Kagome was checking on him. Could she tell if he was injured? He heard the serpent start to scream, was this the old hags doings? Everything started to get blurry he was fighting it the best he could but he would be going down he soon.

Inuyasha was trying to look around his vision was getting worse. His knees buckled and he fell to the floor.

'I don't have time for this, that stupid snake.' he said to himself. His thoughts got interrupted when he heard a loud crash sound, followed by silence. The demon was quiet now, he didn't hear anything in fact. It's like the whole atmosphere in the room had changed. He turned his head and seen a light the light was as bright and as pure as he had ever seen. There was a slightly pink and purple to this light and then his heart sank, he knew what the light was and just who it was coming from but why. Why was she here and where were the others?

He felt the connection getting stronger between the two and the warm sensation was getting warmer and his body began to tingle. What was she doing to him? His mind started to get fuzzy and the poison took him over.

Kagome watched as he collapsed and the rage took over. She didn't know how she had done it but she had lifted the demon that was trying to kill Inuyasha and took his life from him. She felt bad and wanted to puke but she was determined to help him in any way that she could. She had just dropped the demon when she heard the debris start to move. She knew who it was, when she tried to get out of the secret door he decided he was going to blast it. When he did all of the force and debris hit him and sent him flying leaving a stunned kagome to watch. That's when she saw what was happening to Inuyasha and him trying to fight off the serpent. She was about to run over to Inuyasha when she heard a voice coming from down the hallway it wasn't anyone that she knew. She turned to face the voice and seen the other demon charging down the hallway towards her.

"Kagome run," Inuyasha said weakly. She glanced over at him then and noticed he had staggered back to his feet. She focused on the demon running at her and closed her eyes a moment later as she opened them she watched the demon stop and start to fade away in small pieces.

Inuyasha watched in amazement at the sight before him. He saw the demon running at Kagome then it started to fade away and disappear as if it was sand in the wind was the only thing that he could describe the sight he saw. It was a surprise to her as well.

"Kagome?" Inuyasha said to her.

"I'm fine," she told him as she started walking over to him and stopped just inches from him. She looked at him with such care that it made his heart skip a beat. He was holding his side as he moved closer to her. She had just reached for him when she was pushed out of the way. She watched the blast of energy hit him. He crumpled to the floor. She crawled over to him tears filled her eyes threatening to fall.

"Inuyasha, Inuyasha talk to me," she begged. She brushed the hair from his face. She heard laughter from behind her. She whirled around and stared at the man with such hatred.

"Aw don't tell me you actually have feelings for that mongrel. Just know his death was instant this time he was going to die regardless. That poison from the snake was strong I'm surprised he hasn't died yet." he said smiling. Her blood was boiling now and she stood up and looked him dead in the eyes.

"You have no right to do any of this what do you want?" she all but screamed at him.

"What I want is simple I want the power that you stole from me, but alas I can't have them you little bitch have already used them and there for the now belong to you. So your death will do just fine." He said the last part with such glee that it made her skin crawl how can someone treat their child this way. She glared at him and he raised his hand up and she saw the light form he blasted at her and she put up a small shield between her and him.

"You can't keep this up forever, I can tell that you are struggling to keep on your feet." Kagome taunted trying to think of a way to get not only herself but Inuyasha out of there. She clearly pissed him off the blast came fast and she barely got the shield back up in place. She felt the rumble of the house and felt the crash of debris fall behind her. She whirled around to make sure none of it had landed on Inuyasha and noticed that he had a bubble of energy around him and was being moved. Her connection with him was strong and she could feel his warmth starting to fade and she knew that that meant only one thing she was losing him and it was killing her on the inside. She finally noticed the old lady that was not far away from them and realized that she was the one that was taking Inuyasha.

"Who are you!" she yelled at the lady getting ready to attack her if she was going to hurt him.

"You have nothing to fear girl I'm an issue but I assure you that I am indeed on your side," she told her. The man was now yelling and before she realized what happened she felt the shear of pain run through her leg as the blast tore through her skin. She yelled from the pain, she stumbled and leaned against the wall.

"You can't win against me you will die here." he snarled at her.

"You will not get away with this." was all she said she closed her eyes and started to focus on her leg. She felt her leg start to grow warm she had just started to heal her leg when feeling another blast from.

"I won't give you time to heal. I'm done playing nice with you." He said to her as he tried to blast her again. This time she was ready for it. She had her shield up and was protected behind it.

'I hope that I can keep this up long enough to heal myself.' she thought to herself. She then tried to focus on healing herself. That's when she saw them.

She froze and it was like time had stopped, she sat there looking at them for a long minute. She slowly tried to stand. She winced at the pain.

"Mom. Sota," she said this couldn't be they were gone. They had been gone for years, yet here they were Sota was taller older and looking down at her with the goofy smile that he always wore.

"Kagome where have you been we have been waiting on you," Sota asked her. She was speechless she didn't know what to say or what to do. She then tried to stand again and winced as she took a small step closer. She looked down at her leg and knew something was wrong.

'This can't be real it can't.' She screamed in her head

"Let's go dear we have so much to do today." her mother said sweetly she held out her arm for Kagome to take ahold of.

Tears welled up in her eyes as she looked at them she fell to her knees then.

"You're not real, you can't be. I….. I saw your bodies. No no this isn't right." she said frantically as she shook her head. Her body shook with each sob that passed she felt like everything was starting to close up on her what is happening why are they here.

"What's gotten into you Kagome this isn't like you, what do you me we aren't real?" her mother said to her shaking her head. Sota walked over to Kagome and kneeled in front of her.

"If this wasn't real I couldn't give you a hug right," Sota said to her as he moved closer to her. She scooted back to the put some distance between her and Sota.

"Stay where you are don't come any closer!" she yelled as she put her hands up. To keep the distance between them. He tilts his head to the side,

"Are you sure you feeling okay sis, you have been acting really strange lately?" He asked her.

She looked at them both her heart was breaking this truly could be the way it could have been had they not died that day. She wished this was real but she knew it wasn't. Soya was still talking to her but there was no sound coming out of his mouth. She blinked and it was as if the whole area started to change. She felt dazed the whole room was spinning now. Something was wrong she just couldn't put her finger on what it was.

The barrier came down and Miroku and Mushin felt drained. It took a lot of spiritual power to finally knock it down. They were the last to get inside they followed the demons who clearly had the upper hand with their keen sense of smell to help guide them. They weaved in and out of hallways to where the secret door should have been. They all stopped frozen at what they saw. Inuyasha was floating in the air an aura around him they watched as wounds and blood started fading.

"It's you." Sesshomaru said looking at the old woman. She merely turned her head slightly.

"His wounds are almost gone, you need no tot to worry about him Senji is up to something the girl fell and is in the same position," she told them.

Koga pushed past them and started forward he came flying back to be thrown into Hakkaku.

"Another barrier, he must be starting to weaken if he let the other barrier fall and put one up here," Miroku said.

They watched as Kagome sat with a blank expression on the floor. The man was standing a few feet from her chuckling.

"Yes that's right you can't fight it now. You're weak minded and foolish if you think I can't stop you," he said they watched as he knelt down and placed his hands on either side of her head. He used what power he had left to lift her off the floor as he poured more spiritual power into her mind.

Hakkaku and Ginta looked at each other and nodded. They backed up a few feet and ran full strength at the barrier and bounced off it like a ball off if a wall. Sesshomaru looked to his left at the old woman.

"Can you take it down?" He asked

"No even I can't but I think I know the one that could but he will not be able to for a few more minutes she said as she turned a downward glance at Inuyasha.

Koga pushed the button on his neck if Kagome was here where were the others.

"Shame where are you?" he asked

"Stuck in the tunnel we tried to go after Kagome but we can't get to her," she told him.

"I see Kagome if you can get out and find a safe place do so." was all he said to her.

Inutaisho looked at Sesshomaru who nodded his head at his father.

"How long till he's healed?" Inuyasha father asked.

"Only a few minutes." was her reply.

They looked back to Kagome to see that her body was now glowing. A bright purple mixed with a slight pink color started to radiate off of her. The demons could smell and feel the spiritual power growing and it unnerved them. Inutaisho turned to face the others,

"I suggest that all of you get out of here now. Her power is getting too wild, not only that Inuyasha may be unstable when he comes too," he warned them. They all looked at one another then back at him.

"That is a risk that I'm willing to take I was in charge when all of this happened I will not leave her now not when she needs us the most," Ginta told them. They nodded and turned to watch and see what they could do to get through the shield that the man had made.

They watched as the aura started to change this intrigued the older demon. He watched as a small charm on the young woman's neck started to glow bright and then mix with her aura.

"Most interesting have you witnessed this before?" he asked the group.

"We saw it once but wasn't actually in the building we just saw the glow. What is that?" Hakkaku said to the man.

The red started bleeding into the purple and was getting darker. Koga and the other wolves tried again to knock the barrier down by force and just got tossed back.

"Damnit.!" They yelled in unison

"We have to do something before it's too late," Sango said.

Never had the older demon seen such a sight it was truly something of a wonder, it was as if the two were starting to merge the more he watched the more he saw that the aura from the necklace starts to merge with her own. The purple and pink were now redder and starting to get darker. He watched the woman finish what she as doing and put his son down on the ground. He notices that his own hair is starting to stand on ends from the power radiating around them. He watched as Inuyasha's features started to change, he was starting to look more demon than a half demon.

She was stuck in a world that she couldn't decide if it was real or fake. All her senses said it was real she could feel the breeze blowing and the scent of flowers was all around them. She felt confused almost in a fog wasn't they just standing in a room. Sota was still kneeled down in front of her, looking at her as if she had done something crazy.

"Are you listening Kagome?" He asked her. She just looked at him there was no way that he was there this wasn't real, was it? She started to question everything when he put his hand out to her. She looked at it and then back at his face.

"Kagome are you going to take it or not. We have to go now moms waiting on us," he said to her.

"Mom," she said she felt a pang in her heart. Her eyes began to water as unshed tears began to pool fighting for a release. She put her head down and shook it slightly. She was getting mad at herself not being able to control the tears. Something felt off but she still couldn't place it.

Sotas outreached hand grabbed her arm and he hauled her to her feet. She winced from the pain in her leg. She looked down her leg looked fine so why was it hurting and felt like it was throbbing.

She tried to walk beside her brother and almost fell to the ground after the first two steps that she took. Her mother was at her side now.

"Are you alright dear?" her mother asked her as she took her other arm.

"I'm not sure my leg is throbbing," she admitted to them. They both looked at each other then back at her.

"You leg looks fine dear, are you sure you didn't hit your head when you stumbled?" her mother asked her. This was starting to make her mad she wasn't crazy she knew something was wrong with her leg she just didn't know what it was. They felt cold to here each one of their hands were cold and they were actually being kind of rough with her which surprised her. They kept dragging her along and would listen to her protest about her leg. Not only that she should be on fire and sota kept pulling on it.

She yanked both of her arms from them and took a step back from them she just needed a little space she needed to think. She closed her eyes for just a moment and that when she heard a voice. The voice was yelling her name and it was so familiar. She opened her eyes and looked around everything was turning dark now and she heard the voice again yelling for her demanding that she wake up. She was awake or at least she thought that she was, she focused on the voice trying to figure out where it was coming from and who it was. She closed her eyes again and focused.

"KAGOME OPEN YOU DAMN EYES!" the voice screamed and her eyes flew open she knew that voice. It was Inuyasha he was looking for her, or rather demanding that she open her eyes didn't he see that they were open where is he

"Inuyasha where are you?" she yelled. She was looking around her now and the area around her was changing yet again. She heard another voice this time one of malice and hatred laced with each word,

"Your not strong enough to beat me you will die here." He said his voice was coming from all directions now she couldn't pinpoint where it was coming from. She watched as the figures in front of her turned from loving faces to those of hate. They came at her fast and from two different directions. She tried to ward off the first attack but she got hit in the face. She felt it already starting to swell from the hit. She staggered back just a bit and then took a defensive stance. She heard a roar then and someone calling out to her.

"Kagome holds on don't you give up on me," Inuyasha said to her.

She wasn't going to give up, she had to get through all of this so that she can have a normal life finally.

They came at her again this time she was prepared she focused on their movements and was able to dodge her mother's attack sorta came at her fast and was about to strike her when she threw up a hand and sent him backward .she looked at the slight glow on her hand and tried to figure out what it was. Was this the power that he had been talking about that he wanted back she didn't know she wasn't even sure how she was able to use it the way that she had been.

They started to change forms now they no longer looked like her family the looked more like monsters. Each one came at her at the same time she closed her eyes and focus on putting up a barrier between them and her. They came at her fast and she watched as they were thought backward and one disappeared.

'Okay so all I have to do is keep them from touching me and I can try and find a way out of this mess. Oh, why can't I just have a normal life.' she thought to her self. She watched as the creature stood up was getting ready to come at her. Did she hear voices again were they in her mind? Was she dreaming? She looked around her everything was ever changing like the person that was trying to make it couldn't focus. Where are they losing power?

"Inuyasha what is going on?" she yelled. She couldn't have let herself get distracted the creature took the time to attack her and her lack of focus the shield she made crumbled and she felt the searing pain run through her left shoulder. That's when she noticed her leg wound was back and she could now see the ones on her shoulder, she remembered getting blasted then everything went dark. She landed with a thud her voice echoed and her screams bounced around the emptiness. She wasn't going to give up though she had to figure out what was going on so that she could get out of it and get back to Inuyasha.

"That's it!" she yelled just now grasping the fact that she could search for him using the new gift that she has. She once again put up a barrier and then searched for the half-demon that she has let herself get close too. She focused and was able to finally make a connection with him. She sighed with the familiar warmth that it gave off when they connected. She knew he was safe now, but it was different his aura was different deadlier if that was even possible she thought. She focused more on her energy on him trying to make a more stable connection with him so that she could communicate with him.

"Inuyasha what is happening?" she asked him, she could feel the raw uncontrolled power coming off of him it was strong almost too strong for her to keep the connection.

"Kagome?" he said questionably. He was relieved when he heard her voice come in loud and clear. She never stopped amazing him even now as this bastard was trying to destroy her using her own mind she was still fighting and still thought to try and contact him even when she needed to find a way to get him out of her mind. He was going to let her have it when all of this was over, she clearly didn't have the sense of self-preservation.

"Kagome you have to get him out of your head he is trying to control you. I can't get to you at the moment the ass has a shield up keeping me from you," he said to her growling.

"He's in my head?" she asked questionably. That confused her and her shield faltered when she was almost hit by the monster that was pounding on the shield but she rolled just in time to get out of the way. She had to think of something fast he was in her head. So how does one fight someone when the enemy is in there head. She was dodging the attacks as best as she could trying to figure out what she could do. She knew that she had stopped them from trying to find her when she was connecting to Inuyasha but would that still apply here being they were already in her mind. She focused on trying to push them out she felt the world they had created falter. Yes, that's it, she did it again. It was starting to fade now. They were pushing back now and the creature grabbed her she let out a scream.

"I will take you down. I'm the monster in your head I thought you would learn this by now. After the lights go out on you and your worthless life is through I will remember the way you screamed. You will fall at my hands." he said to her.

She tried her best to get away from the creature and managed to blast it with the aura she seen earlier in her hand.

She closed her eyes and focused on something she remembered as a child it was one of the last memories that she had of him and her family before he supposedly died. It was Christmas and she had opened a toy it was a small doll that had dark hair and a pretty kimono she loved the doll and remembered running up to her father and hugging him and thanking him so much for the special treasure that he had given her. She then took him down memory lane to the event of her carrying the doll around everywhere and to the moment they had thought that he had died. The sorrow that they had all felt hit him like a ton of bricks.

'I can't afford to care.' he thought to himself. She was showing him things that he never did get to see like when sota had started school or her first trophy. This weakened him and she took the chance to totally destroy the connection that he had on her.

The others watched as Inuyasha awoke in a rage and full demon, it was almost as if she had called out to him. He looked back at the others who in turn looked at him. He watched the three wolf demons get tossed back then looked at his brother and father,

"How long has it been since he got his hands on her?" he asked in a growl. They didn't take insult to his tone they knew that it was his demon that took over but they wouldn't let it get too far if they could help it.

"She was in his hands when we got inside, so maybe ten or fifteen minutes." His father explained. Inuyasha was growling now and getting madder by the moment. Why was she bleeding and what happened. He looked at the old hag next to him.

"Why are you here with me and not her?" he asked. She turned and looked at him.

"That's easy you were almost dead and I healed you at that time she was holding her own against him," she told him. He looked back at her body was floating and the sight of blood running out of her mouth sent him on a frenzy. He started attacking the shield wildly and in many different areas. He wasn't bouncing back like the others he had planted his feet just so and had them dug into the flooring. He was trying his best to get to her. It felt like hours had passed he was huffing for breath now. He was trying to focus on a strategy when he felt the warmth take him over. She was with him he could feel all of her emotions now confusing anxiety and the one that got him the most fear. He called out to her begging her to hold on he was trying to get to her. He just needs her to hang in there and not give up. The connection was still strong and he went at the barrier once more. He felt the shield start to falter. The more he went at it punching kicking and even clawing he felt that he was moving closer into it. That's when he felt the connection fade and he wasn't able to damage it at all. His hair started to stand on ends and he felt the energy in the area change even through the shield. He watched as he tried to pour more of his power into her. They were all in shock when they saw him go flying away from her. At the moment the whole shield crumbled and Inuyasha went running for Kagome. He caught her as she started to fall.

"I have you." He said to her as he held her tightly to him. She was breathing and broke out in a cold sweat. Her breathing was erratic and coming fast. She clung to him as if he was a lifeline. After a moment she was calm and slowly opened her eyes.

"Inuyasha is he…" She said trailing off. She never finished the sentence. He was looking at her now. She never stopped amazing her. She was such a strong woman yet she didn't realize it. He shook his head letting her know that he didn't think he was dead. She stiffened in his arms he felt bad he wanted her nightmare to be over and he planned on stopping it all now.

They heard rubble move and then they saw him, he had a look of pure hatered on his face.

"You, you just don't get it, do l you? you're not meant to have such power that doesn't even belong to you." he hissed at her. He coughed then blood spilled into his palm. He looked at it his rage was growing more. Before Inuyasha could react the man had attacked. To his surprise, the man was held back he couldn't get to them. Kagome had her hand out now and was producing a shield of her own. She was climbing out of Inuyasha's lap and took a shaky step forward.

"You will hurt him no more. You terror is done now you have one of two options now surrender and go to jail or death. That is what you can choose." Kagome told him. She was not backing down she was over all of this. He used her mind to trick her and tried killing her more than ago she would have welcomed it. Now she wasn't ready she wanted more out of life. She wanted a place she could call home and someone she could spend it with. From the moment she met him so many years ago she had started dreaming of a normal life, she hasn't had that not since she was a kid.

He clearly didn't like what she had to say. He went wild trying to break through the barrier. Inuyasha was by her side in a moment. He wasn't about to let him hurt her again. The others stayed back waiting to see what was going to happen they were ready just in case they needed them.

Inuyasha was reaching his limit he lunged forward and was going to attack the man when a hand touched his shoulder

"Don't please i….i have to do this." she told him. He looked at Kagome in shock and he respected her wish and back down.

She was getting ready to lower the shield and move forward to talk to him when he started blasting wildly at the shield and at the bystanders.

"Lets see how far you willing to go for there mongrels you have been with." he said as he continued to blast he was blasting all over the place he knew that the demons had a better chance of dodging the blast he just didn't realize they also had a reki user amongst them. They had protected them for the first few blast but were unable to hold another one up. He watched as the dog demons merely moved left or right as his blast whirled around them. He laughed when he hit one of the other demons and heard the scream on pain.

She had enough she was in front of him in a instant he didn't even see her move. Her whole body glowed with pure power.

"You have hurt the last person you will ever hurt." she said to him. Her eyes where glowing a white color and the the rest of her body was in a purple pink color she lifted her hand in the air as she did so he was lifted off the ground. He was squirming now he didn't know what was going on or what to think.

"You think you can kill me your mearly a theif. You took my power from me!" he screamed at her. She tilted her head slightly.

"I took your power. You took my whole life, you killed my mother and brother. Now you have hurt a good friend. I took nothing from you." she said. He tried to build up the energy to blast her to free himself. That was a mistake.

She had him in the air and with little effort she used her own power and blasted him. The light was so bright and pure that it only took a moment before his body had disappeared. Inuyasha's hair and senses were on end that blast had almost drawn him and the other demons in. Her body started going limp he rest his hands on both sideds of her hips.

"Are you okay?" he asked her.

"I think so."she said to him. She had just took in a deep breath when she heard the scream again. She took off running across the room she realized that it was Ginta that was screaming. She kneeled beside him and saw Hakkaku holding preasure on a wound to his chest. Tears started running down her face as she felt she was loosing another brother, even Hakkaku was crying.

"D...don't cry, y..you know i hatte seeing you cry." he mumbled out to her. She gave him a small cry.

"I….i know." she said she couldn't say much.

The others looked at each other then back at the three that was huddled together. They knew whatbwas going to happen they smelt death coming very soon. They heard his heart slowing his breathing more shallow. Inuyasha knew she was going to be devistated.

"K…..kagome, i'm….i'm proud of you."his voice was wisper soft.

"Thank you." she said to him. She was holding his hand when she felt it go slack. She looked up at Hakkaku who was balling now.

"No.. this can't be happing." she stammered. She closed her eyes tried to concentrate and placed a hand on his chest. Theybknew whatbshe was trying to do and nothing was happening. Miroku and mushin knew that she had used all her power yo jill her father and she was just to weak to try it now. She kept trying and trying. Inuyasha waljed over to Her he knew that she needed him. He put hisbarms around her waist and pulled her away. She was kicking and begging for him to let her go but he wouldn't. She swatted and punched at his chest he wasn't mad at her she had just lost a good friend.

"Kagome, calm down. Please" he said to her. She said nothing and didn't comply with his request.

Three days had been by now and they heald a funeral service for the fallen wolf demon. He heald her hand and gave it a small squeeze. She was in a black dress and had her hair loose around her shoulders that were getting ready to headbl to the church then to the cemtary to lay him to rest. She was holding it together pretty well he thought all things considered. They had finiahed gettign ready and was heading to the car. He paused on her side and held the door open as she slid into the suv he shut the door behind her. The drive was quiet she wasn't speaking much these last few day. He could tell from her scent that she was have a hard time controling her emotions wgich was normal for her. She jad been through so much these last few years and weeks for that matter he would have been all over the place too. They pulled up tou the church and he walked around to the other side and opened the door got her. She didn't move for a few minutes. When he thought she was ready he put his hand out in order to help her out of the car. When she placed her hand on his it was shaking.

" Kagome.?" he said questioning her.

"I'm fine." was her only reply to him. She slowly put one leg out of the car then the other and pull a little on inuyasha's hand when she got out of the car. He shut the door behind her. He places an arm around her shoulder and pulled he close unto him. There wasn't much he could do for her at this point but to let her know that he was here for her now and forever. . They walked through the corridor and down the aisle there was pues on either side of them and as the walked the could see the casket at the end. Kagome hesitated as they got closer to the center of the church. She could see Ginta from where she stood. Inuyasha gave her hand a small squeeze and nodded his head a little. When she mare it to the end of the asiel she paused she looked at Ginta and started to cry he laid there looked really nice sge supposed. He laid therw in a black suit with his hands crossed resting on his stomach. His jre had beem styled and sprayed in place. He looked so peaceful just laying there. Inuyasha wrapped hos arm around her now and pulled her closer to him. Her sobbs rocked her whole body.

"It's okay kagome i'm here." hesaid as he tried to soothed her.

They walked away and took a seat in the center of the first row of pues. They watched as everyone filed into the small church. After everyone got seated a preach came out and prayed with the griup and talked a little about Ginta. They all paid theur respect for him amd then the all filed a line and walked out of the curch after him. The trip to the grave yard wasn't long. They again had a small prayer and then let others talk about him. Hakkaku was the one that got to kagome as he explained to the group that the last seven or eight years he spent with ginta and lagone where ones that he qould never forget. He thought of him as a brother and that woth his loss he wsnt sure what he would do. He let them kbow that the Ginta that he knew wouldn't want people to mope around and be sad that he would want them to keep luving and be there for one another. He vowed that he would try that but nothing he could do would replace the firend that he had lost. Hakkaku wanted kagome to have a turn but she was to kuch of an emotional wreak. With one last prayer the watched as the casket was being lowered i. To the ground hakkaku walked up to kagome and gave her a big hug he knew that she was taking this harder than anyone. Walking away from the ceremony kagime begain to calm down. She looked up at inuyasha and gave a small smile.

"Bow what do we do?" she asked.

"Well that is up to you. Your a free woman now no more danger." he said to her.

She nodded her head and they continued walking. He's right she was safe and free of everything. She didn't know what she wanted to do but she had planned to live each day to the fullest. For Ginta's sake.

"Will you be there?" she asked timidly.

"YesII planned on being there,"Inuyasha replied.

"Well thenII'm ready for this new journey,, " she said. He looked at her and smiled. He leaned forward and gave her a kiss. This was the happiest she's been in years.

Two years later

He paced around the small room he had never been this nervous in his life. He had just finished putting his tie on and smoothing the collar of his white shirt when the door opened,

"To much?" he asked when he looked in the mirror.

"No son that is just right. Nervous?" his father asked him as he tied Inuyasha's hair back in a low ponytail.

"That should be obvious to you old man." was his reply.

He chuckled he would have normally scolded him for his manners but he would let it slide this time. He his son on the shoulder and turnned to leave the room.

"You are needed it's time to get started." was his last words as the door came to a close.

Inuyasha took a deep breath and opened the door and head through the building to the end of the hall and continued on till he was standing at the front of the church in front of the podium.

She was a nervous wreak she never thought that this day was going to come. She looked at herself in the mirror and started to tear up. The woman handing next to her fixing a strand of hair looked at her,

"Oh I none of that you will ruin all my hard work." she scolded her. The both laughed then.

"Don't worry Rin I don't cry." she said to her. She had just turned around when he door cracked open.

"Are we decent?" he asked closing the door behind him. He stayed facing the door.

"Yes we are decent." Kagome chuckled.

He turned around and was speachless. He couldn't get over how beautiful she was. He knew she was happy but could smell the nervousness coming off of her. He let that go knowing that this as normal given the situation.

"Their waiting for you princess." was is reply. He walked over to her and embraced her. He couldn't be happier for her He just wished Ginta was here to see this day. They had talked about it over and over hoping that she would one day find happiness and a sense of safeness.

"Well that's my cue Kagome I will be waiting for you." Rin said as she walked out of the room to take her position with the others.

"Hakkaku, do you think he's with us?" she asked. Her question panged at his heart. He knew who she was talking about and knew that she missed him just as much as he did.

"He would be crazy if he wasn't. Yes I think he's with us he wouldn't miss this at for a anything." he told her. She slipped her hand into his arm and they started towards the door only pausing to open it.

She heard the music it sounded beautiful. They waited their turn when the music finally change giving her the air that it was now their turn she looked up at him. He looked at her and smile,

"One last chance to run." he said giving her a toothy grin.

"No Chance." she said laughing at his words. The doors opened them and they walked to the music.

He was breathless she looked radiant. She was walking down the aisle to him. Her long black hair slightly curled and pulled back just enough. Her dress fit her in all the right places was whielte and had a beaded neckline. How had he gotten so lucky. Hakkaku guided her towards him. When she finally reached him hakkaku face her a small hug as he handed her hand over to Inuyasha.

Inuyasha felt tears in his a s he looked at the beauty in front of him. He smiled at her brushing his hand across her check he smiled.

"Ready?" he's said. She nodded.

"Ready." she gave to. A nod.

The preacher begain then by introducing himself then the couple and preceded to talk for a moment and had then when it came to the vows the whole church became quiet. Each one wrote their own and they were intent on listening. Inuyasha was the first to go.

"Kagome, words can't describe how I feel about you. I have watched you grow in many ways you are a strong and beautiful woman. You have done what I other has ever and that's love me for who I m and not turned from what I am. I cow that I will always love you and will protect ou with all my being." he said to her. She was speachless He was lucky no she let that she was the lucky one.

"You came into my life when everything was upside own and I felt hopeless. You have me that hope back and something I thought I would never find love. I will always be thankful to you for that you 're my heart and soul Inuyasha and hi will stand by you till the end of time." she promised him.

With the I do said the preach raised is arms

" I now pronounce you man and wig you may now miss the bride. Inuyasha leaned forward and bent down she leaned toward him When their lips touched they heard the crowd erupt.

The ceremony was beautiful, they were the perfect pair. They looked at each other then the small group of people they had invited. As they headed back down the aisle towards the back of the church everyone cheered and rose petals rained down on them. He as in awe still over how he could get so lucky.

"Ready Mrs. Taisho." he said to her giving her hand a small tap.

"Yes Mr. Taisho." she said giving his cheek a small peck. He opened the car door for her and watched her slide in. He made use none of her dress for in the door when he closed it. He walked around to the driver side and slide in place. He placed the key in ignition and looked over to her. She smiled at him and he smiled back.

They watched as the car took off the only thing still visable as they drive were white letters saying just married.

I want to thank everyone so much for hanging in there with me im so happy to say this story is complete. Please review and let me know what you think. I have another in progress but iIl post when i have more than one chapter