Hey guys!! Coms working, it's rainy, and I have oodles of time to write whatever I want. Maybe I'll work on a nice free style poem or a haiku. *Gets evil glares* *gulp* Or maybe I'll work on my story?

If you've read my story up to this point and still think I might own Inuyasha, please seek professional help. Thank You.

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And he wasn't alone. Dragged behind him by a demon puppet was 'Naraku'.

"Naraku, Shippo!!" Kagome gasped.

"Kagome I'm me! Over here! I'm not him I'm me in him and I swear I'm me not him but . . . " 'Naraku' called out, terror causing his voice and body to shake.

"Shh Shippo, we know. I promise I'll save you don't worry." Kagome soothed in an attempt to comfort the trapped child demon.

"Is that so? And how exactly will you save him when you won't be able to save yourself." 'Shippo' cackled, mentioning for his wooden minion to attack.

Sprouting root like legs, the baboon pelt-wearing puppet lunged at the group, striking one root towards Kagome. Seeing the impending danger Inuyasha rushed to the vine and was barely able to strike at it before if skewered her.

"Kagome are you Ok?" Inuyasha asked.

"Yeah I'm fi . . .look out!" she cried, pointing behind the hanyou. Turning, Inuyasha was just able to dodge the attack. Believing himself to be the target, Inuyasha was startled to her Kagome cry out behind him. Instead of following him as Inuyasha had thought the mindless drone would do, it had grabbed Kagome around the waist. While Inuyasha distracted the creature, Sango threw her boomerang, praying the beast wouldn't notice and block with her friend. While Sango threw her weapon, Miroku rushed for Shippo, who had been dragged by his body deeper into the forest. In a small clearing, 'Shippo' was able to see the monks charge. Calling on the kitsune's cleverest defense, 'Shippo' created several duplicates by throwing leaves in random directions. Confusing the monk, 'Shippo' was able to flee.

//Damn// Miroku innerly cursed. Sensing a sudden surge in power nearby, Miroku slowly turned, straining to hear any noises signaling danger.

Back at the battlefield, Kiadae and Sot were futilely struggling against their fleshy bonds. Sango, unable to throw her weapon in fear of hitting ether the old woman or the child, decided to run after Miroku. And so Inuyasha and Kagome found themselves face to face with the wooden minion on the edge of both a desert and a forest attempting to free a scared boy and a frail woman.

In the forest clearing Sango was just able to see Miroku and called to him to see if he was all right. With burning eyes, Miroku turned to Sango to warn her of what he had felt, but was unable to call out in time. Before either the monk or exterminator could blink, Sango was lying in a sea of her own blood.

"SANGO!!" Miroku croaked his blazing eyes daring Sango's attacker to come into the light.

A tall figure swept into the light, causing Miroku to step back, horror evident on his usually stoic face. "Shippo, how could you do such a thing?"

"Do I look like your young demon friend to you?" Naraku teasingly asked from his own mouth.

"If you have switched back, then where is Shippo?" Miroku asked defiantly.

"It maters not, you will not live long enough to use any information you may come into."

After hearing Naraku's threat, Miroku was only able to see a white blur before he fell to the ground, mixing his fresh blood with Sango's.

Arrow after arrow left Kagome's bow as the teen silently praised any gods who might be listening that Kikyou was never without a weapon, and temporarily being in her body did not change that. Inuyasha was standing to the side in deep concentration. Finding the answer to a puzzling question, he struck at the wooden minion. After one well placed blow, all that remained of their opponent was a wooden idol.

"I smell blood," Inuyasha told Kagome as she was helping Kiadae up. Kagome was just able to watch him run in the same direction that she had earlier seen both Miroku and Sango go.

//Sweet Kami, I hope they're OK.//

Grabbing Sota's hand and instructing him to hold onto Kiadae's, Kagome rushed after her friends. Halfway down the newly blazed trail, the troop was stopped cold by Inuyasha. Bangs covered his eyes, two of his friends covered both his shoulders. Nudging a frozen Kagome, he led everyone away from the blood soaked clearing.

"Inuyasha, how do you think Naraku was able to do so much damage in Shippo's body?" Kagome hiccuped between sobs.

"I didn't smell Shippo on either Miroku or Sango, I smelt Naraku." Inuyasha solemnly corrected.

"Naraku must have switched back. Wait if he did where is Shippo?" Kagome wildly asked.

"Child, ye may worry about Shippo at a later time. Now ye needs to help attend to ye's friends. I am afraid that with out drastic healing, the huntress shall not survive the night."

"Sango . . .no" Kagome whispered, " How can I help?"

"I shall teach ye how to heal with thee's miko energy."

"Ya know what?" Sota interrupted, "I don't think Sango really needs to be healed."

"Of course she does Sota don't be . . ." Kagome was cut off by a fourth voice.

"I believe this child is right, the demon exterminator needs life no longer." Naraku spoke up, placing one hand on Sota's shoulder, the other hand on Kohaku's.

"Naraku," Inuyasha growled, "What have you done to Sota?"

"I did nothing, the boy approached me. It would appear that he is the wisest of all of you."

"Sota . . . how could you?" Kagome whispered, defeat evident in her face.

In reply, Kohaku threw his weapon in Kagome's direction. Acting on instinct, Inuyasha hurried to Kagome in order to protect her. The blade has headed for Kiadae however. Realizing his mistake, Inuyasha turned to the old woman in an attempt to rectify his assumption. He was barely able to toss Kiadae out of the way before the weapon bore down on her previous location. Unfortunately, Inuyasha's mistake cost him valuable time and in payment, the blade sliced through his leg. Rushing to Inuyasha's side, Kagome was waved off by the hanyou.

"No Kagome," he pleaded "RUN!"

"I can't leave you all," Kagome said determination flowing through her.

"Foolish decision," Naraku chuckled as he released spear-like appendages and stabbed Sango, Miroku, Kiadae, Inuyasha, and Kirara through the shoulder. "Don't want them to all die now, not before we have some fun," Naraku smirked.

Reaching an arm after Kagome, Naraku opted to wrap his flesh around the shaking teen rather than impale her.

"Boy, what do you wish to do to your sister?" Naraku pointedly asked Sota, seeking signs of future betrayal.

Grinning evilly, Sota took a dagger from Sango's limp form and eagerly advanced on Kagome.

After stabbing her several times in her mid-section, Sota turned to Naraku with stained hands.

"Very good." He praised, dropping the seemingly dead girl on the ground.

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Kagome had been walking for hours clutching her stomach. The pain she felt however didn't come solely from her physical wound.

"How could he, why would he, do this to me . . .them" whispered Kagome through her clenched teeth before she fell in an unceremonious heap at the edge of a waterfall.

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I need more reviews! I'm getting discouraged! I'll read some old reviews . . .

Thank you Lasako, you've reviewed a grand total of nine times!

roxy-chick you have honored me with 11 reviews actually it's seven times, a couple duplicates, oh well the number of reviews is still higher thanks to you! And sorry id some chappies confuse you, most of this has been set up so far.

Jessica thanks 4 the support! Nine reviews, I'm blushing, sure three were duplicates, but who is complaining? Do you still want me to email you? I'm willing to I just forgot who wanted me to. Tell me soon!

Kuramas grrl, I was just talking to Inuyasha, and he says Kagome owns him. Oops I told him I would tell! Anyway, how can you share when you don't have him? Do you have a Inuyasha clone? Cause that's almost better, one for fun, one for show, one for work, one for . . . you get the picture. Thanks 4 the reviews, keep um coming!

Hanyou-Girl25 I updated! Yeah! Stupid com kept freezing, maybe I shouldn't open 20 windows and download songs. Nah that can't be it. Lol

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