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Chapter 9: The Battle For Love And The Jewel

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Kagome sniffed and hugged her knees. Snoring sound came from Shippo. "I'm not going to make it out of here…" She sniffed and buried her head in her knees.

"Kagome?" She looked up a tear rolling down her cheek. Inuyasha stood their smiling. She stood up and more tears started rolling down her face.

"Is this for real?" She blinked and walked forward slowly. Inuyasha watched his arms at his side. He wasn't sure what to do. Kagome stopped before him and placed a cold, soft hand on his warm cheek. He shivered from her touch. She looked deep into his eyes. Trying to find some truth, strength and hope in them and did. "It…..It is you…" Tears fell down her face.

"Oh Kagome don't cry…everything is going to be alright….don't be sad." Kagome managed to smile weakly and was suddenly pulled into a hug by Inuyasha. She was shocked at first but wrapped her arms around him. He stroked her hair with his claws as she leaned her head against his shoulder. She lost all meaning of everything being in his arms. She felt she needed to be here and she was meant to. She looked up at Inuyasha's eyes and blinked smiling. Inuyasha looked down into her eyes and down at her tear stained face. He placed a clawed thumb on her face and gently wiped them away. Her faced turned red. "I thought I lost you." He added softy enough so that she could barely hear him.

"I felt the same way…I thought you were about to die…." she looked away.

"Yes I know Kagome…I'm sorry about your master…friend…" he added again looking away. A small rustling was heard from behind Kagome and Inuyasha pushed Kagome behind him grabbing out his sword. Kagome looked over. Shippo yawned stretching.

"Kagome?" She walked out from behind and walked picking up Shippo and Inuyasha did an anime drop.

"And who is this?" asked Inuyasha sheathing his sword.

"Oh this is Shippo" Smiled Kagome hugging Shippo. Shippo hugged back. Inuyasha grabbed the Kitsune and threw him to the ground.

"Keep your hands off of her!" He glared. Shippo rubbed his butt and started fake crying. Kagome pushed Inuyasha moving to Shippo hugging him. Shippo smiled getting a big squeeze from Kagome and looked out from her shoulder sticking his tongue out at Inuyasha. Inuyasha growled extending his claws. Just when Kagome turned yelling at him.

"What do u think you are doing hurting him! He's just a child unlike you who is a teenager and mature. You're the older one you should know better! You should be ashamed!" Kagome pointing her finger at him. She turned and snuggled Shippo. He looked over her shoulder and stuck his tongue out again. Inuyasha eyes twitched and he growled again.

"You just…watch your back Kitsune." he growled mumbling to himself.

"We have to get out Inuyasha before Naraku comes…"

"Yeah your right let's go…"

"But where is Sango and Miroku?" Added Kagome turning around.

"There holding the barrier…."

"AHH!! You should of told me!!" Kagome says running to the door.

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Miroku struggled his hands holding the black barrier. Sango helped pressing it with her hands. "Sango how long is Inuyasha gonna take!!"

"I dunno… All I know is that I'm slipping and I hope Kagome is alright." Miroku struggled pushing back some. Kirara used her head and paws pushing it back some helping Sango.

"They better hurry." Mentioned Miroku pushing more.

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Kagome stopped. "We are racing against the clock! I don't think we are going to make it.. The barrier is going to close!"

"Get on my back Kagome. It'll be faster."

"Alright." She climbed on and held on to his shoulders as Shippo held on to Kagome.

"Here we go!!." Inuyasha put his speed to the test. Racing from corridor to corridor. He hit some sort of invisible wall and Kagome and Shippo disappeared. He looked around moving and sniffing. "Kagome!!"

Kagome looked around. She was in a dark room. "Inuyasha!!." She looked around. The noticing Shippo was not their. She was all alone in a dark trap. A branch like arm wrapped itself around Kagome squeezing her tight. "AHH… Inuyasha…!"

Inuyasha looked around he two was trapped in some sort of box. His ears twitched. "Kagome!!" he pounded his fists into the walls. He felt sudden movement on him. "Huh.." he pulled a small Kitsune from his hair and angrily threw him into the wall. *THUD*

"Ow.. Hey what did you do that for?"

"Just a little pay back." Said Inuyasha grinning.

"Where's Kagome! Where are we!!" Shippo was starting to panic.

"IF I KNEW WHERE KAGOME WAS you think I would be here!!! Huh!! Do ya!!" Inuyasha was reaching the end of his patience. His ears twitched slightly trying to hear and vibrations and movement from outside the walls. He sniffed and smelt the scent of death. "Naraku…" he growled.

Kagome wasn't sure how tight her body could of gotten. But it had been squeezed and coiled around beyond belief . And she was barely getting enough air in her lungs. "Inu……..Yasha…." *gasp*

"KAGOME!!" His demon ears heard the soft-spoken-choked word. The walls shook and stuff fell from the ceiling. The walls started moving slowly and then made a moderate pace towards them. Shippo stood up running on to Inuyasha's shoulders.

"Their going to crush us!!" Said Shippo frantically. "What do we do!!?!" he was holding on to Inuyasha running and jumping scared.

"AHH Cut it out!!!" Inuyasha's mind was working like a computer. 'What do I do!' He thought and he placed a hand on the Tetusaiga. 'Oh! Duh!!' He unsheathed it pulling it out transforming it and placed the sheath propped against the walls leaving a little room barely enough to fight them both in. Inuyasha gripped the Tetusaiga and slashed at the wall fiercely. The wall vanished and Inuyasha walked out. Shippo next to his leg. *CRACK!* Inuyasha looked over and saw the tension on the sheath building up at a maximum. He rushed over seeing a large crack and he grabbed it and ran out fast just before the walls came together.

"Eek… just thinking that could be us…." Shippo shivered and looked back to Inuyasha who wasn't their. "Ahh Inuyasha!!" Inuyasha waved to him from up ahead. "Gah!! Wait up!" Shippo chased after him.

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"Gah…. Miroku…….I don't think I can hold it back any longer." Sango was pushing hard back. Miroku was starting to get pushed forward.

"SS..Sango.. I can't hold either." Kirara tried helping but failed. A small growl came from behind and Sango looked over.

"Huh?" Their they were… Hundreds of them.. Demons. All kinds of them. Miroku looked over wincing still being pushed forward. Miroku's eyes widen and he glanced at Sango. "Why don't we stop.. Holding this wall…. Inuyasha can get out.." Sango nodded.

"On the count of three."

"One."

"Two…"

"THREE." They said together jumping out. Miroku unleashing his wind tunnel and Sango lunging her boomerang. At once the barrier came together and the demons were being killed some sucked up and others being sliced by the boomerang. ((Sango looked shocked at the fact wind was emerging from his hand.)) Out of know where Bees came up and instantly Miroku wrapped the prayer beads around his hand controlling the wind tunnel. "Ahhh… those bees…. He shivered a little. Sango had cut into more of the demons. Miroku griped his staff and smacked couple. But there was to many and they were closing in fast. Miroku and Sango found themselves back to back. They trembled and stared at the demons.

"This can't be it…."

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Inuyasha ran and stopped before a maze. "How are we going to get threw this?" asked Shippo hanging on to his shoulder.

"We'll get threw it my way…" He slashed at the wall and it crumbled to the ground. Inuyasha jumped leaping from wall to wall slashing them as they got closer. He ran into a room and looked around. *gasp* He saw Kagome being straggled her eyes were closed. She was pale. "AHH Kagome!!" He leaped in the air and chopped the branch from her body. She fell limp and he ran picking her body up. "What did you do to Kagome!!!" Naraku laughed.

"Let's just say… she's going to be looking at us in a new way…" He opened his hand and the Shikon Jewel sparkled and shined. Naraku's eyes shined from it's brightness. Inuyasha held her soft pale white face it his clawed hand. "I won't let him get away with this…" Inuyasha put her in the far corner an stood up. He gripped the Tetusaiga and glared at Naraku.

"DIE NARAKU!!" Inuyasha leaped high in the air coming down and Naraku disappeared coming up form behind him. Sending a powerful blast of dark energy. Inuyasha getting hit flew hitting the wall. He stopped up fully and lunged fast at Naraku. Naraku sent another powerful beam and Inuyasha held his sword out deflecting it. "NOW IT'S MY TURN!!!" Inuyasha sent a large burst of wind turning the sword a blood red. He slashed at Naraku's side he fell on his knee and the jewel fell bouncing on the floor. Inuyasha and Naraku both watch as it's shimmering glory slowly moved further away. Naraku stood trying to leap but got tackled by Inuyasha. In a fast movement of brown fur it was swiped up by Shippo. "Run Shippo!!" Shippo nodded looking back at Kagome and Inuyasha and running into the darkness of the castle. Naraku slashed his claws into Inuyasha's arms causing him to loose his grip on the Tetusaiga. Naraku threw out his arm causing it to fly into the left corner. ((not the corner Kagome was in ^_^)) Naraku arched his arm and slashed Inuyasha again.

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Sango and Miroku looked at all the hundreds of Demons. "Sango you think you could get rid of the bees?" Sango looked at them.

"Yep."

"NOW!" Miroku leaped up unleashing his wind tunnel. Immediately the bees responded by falling towards him. Miroku started sweating and getting uneasy. At once Sango jumped up slicing through the bees one at a time. Miroku smiled and sucked up some of the other demons. Sango watched as another bee flew towards Miroku's hand and she stabbed it with her sword. He sucked up more of the other demons. Sango threw her boomerang at the snake demon cutting it down the middle. Miroku sucked up the remaining and after he feel to his knees breathing heavily.

"You alright Miroku… and how come you never told me about your hand….?"

He blinked and stood up. "I'm sorry I haven't told you…It's just I wanted to keep it a secret… I haven't told anyone…but it's an ancient curse my father got from Naraku…"

"So exactly why were you keeping it from me?"

"I just didn't want you to know but when we were surrounded I had no choice but to unleash it's power…. But the real reason is because… if I don't get it cured I will die.." *gasp*

"Oh no… Miroku…." She hugged him. "I won't let it happen…. I won't….I promise we will defeat him."

"Oh Sango…-"

"HELP!!!" They turned to see Shippo he was running and hit the barrier falling over with swirlies in his eyes. (( @_@ = Shippo lol ^_^ )) Miroku blinked trying to hold back some laughter. Sango swung her boomerang making a small hole. Shippo crawled through as fast as he could just before it closed almost on his tail. Shippo cupped his hands still hiding his precious gift.

"Have you seen Inuyasha?"

"Who?" Asked Shippo tilting his head slightly.

"Um well a half-demon with fuzzy white ears and a young girl?"

"Yeah I did!! he was fighting with this other demon Naraku…and I got this jewel from him?" He opened his hand showing a pink shinning gem.

"Whoa.." Mentioned Miroku looking at it with daze.

"That must be the Shikon Jewel, Did he say anything?" Sango said eyeing the Shikon Jewel.

"He said to Go…"

"Are you sure Kitsune?" asked Miroku looking towards the castle.

"Yep.. He said go"

"Ok then he must have everything under control ..Alright C'mon Miroku C'mon Kitsune."

"The name's Shippo!"

"Well ok let's get out of here Shippo." Sango got onto Kirara with Miroku and Shippo following Before leaving Sango looked back at the castle. 'Be safe Kagome and Inuyasha… Be safe…'


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Inuyasha felt pain taking him over and his haori was covered in his blood. It wasn't just his but it was Naraku's as well. He couldn't get to his sword in time. If he dropped his guard to get it he would surely be finished off. He glanced around and Naraku stared thinking of what next to do. Naraku disappeared. Inuyasha blinked and sniffed and just before punching Naraku in the face he had him by the throat. "Gah!" Inuyasha struggled. Naraku made his nails grow huge and he was just about the to dig them in his neck when a power beam of light hit him in the back. Naraku roared in pain . He grabbed a glowing arrow and disappeared.

Inuyasha fell upon his feet and looked over. Kagome stood. Her legs trembled and shook and her bow fell and then she fell forwards only to be caught in Inuyasha's strong bleeding arms. "Kagome…. You shouldn't of…" He looked at her pale body. "Kagome…" he smiled a little.

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Sango and Miroku walked along side of each other. Shippo laid in Sango's arms sleeping. Miroku gave Sango an exhausted smile and they walked until they entered the beginning of the village. Kouga ran towards them. He was obviously in a mad mood.

"I thought you going to get Kagome!!" Miroku blinked and walked past him with Sango. "Get back here!!" He glared. Suddenly a figure appeared not to far away it was a blur at first and then rubbing his eyes he saw it. Inuyasha walking with Kagome in his arms. They looked battered and tired. Kagome barely looked living. Kouga ran to him. "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!!" he walked to Inuyasha angrily pulling back his sleeve. "YOU KILLED KAGOME!!! You MURDERING HALF BRED." Inuyasha stopped and his face turned red with rage. He glanced at Kagome and punched Kouga right in the nose causing him to fall whimpering in pain. Inuyasha continued walking holding Kagome. He smiled satisfied.

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