Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha, or any of the other characters in Inuyasha. However, I do have reviews! Arigatou, Sesshomaru-sama!

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"What do you mean you LOST it?!" Miroku yelled. The whole group has been arguing about many pointless things, and Kagura gave recently gave up on trying to prevent this. This new conflict, however, had a point to it. Kohaku had just realized that he didn't have the sphere anymore.

"You idiot! Now what're we supposed to do?! I can't go on looking like this perverted monk!" He said, which turned Kouga's head. "Oh, and this form is better?" He asked, and Miroku snapped back "Yes, it is!" Kouga was about to say something, but Kikyou raised her voice. "Guys, stop fighting! If you haven't noticed, we've arrived! If any of you had taken the time to glance ahead, then you'd realize that Naraku's castle is straight ahead!" Everyone glanced ahead to see that this was indeed true. They were nearly within the boundaries of Naraku's castle.

Kohaku lead the others towards the main room, where Sesshomaru slid open the door to greet them. He put a smirk on his face. "I see you have come, and brought your brother as well. Very good." He said, causing Kohaku scowl. Then he gasped, catching sight of the sphere in his palm. "How the hell did you get that?" He demanded, and Sesshomaru chuckled softly. "It was a present." He said, "From Kikyou."

Kohaku blinked, then glared at him with hate in his eyes. "That's a lie!" This only caused Sesshomaru to chuckle again. "It is not. Kikyou brought me the sphere as well as the jewel shards she stole from you. She made me promise that I would do nothing to harm your body. She was a fool, for just as she lowered her guard..." Sesshomaru chuckled evilly again, and Kohaku had gotten very angrily. "Bastard! What have you done to her!?" He was amusing Sesshomaru. "Don't worry, she isn't dead. Not yet."

He could no longer restrain himself. Kohaku darted foreword at Sesshomaru, but he had barely gotten far when Kouga got hold of his arm and held him back. "Let go of me!" He spat, struggling to get free. "You best control that temper of yours." Miroku said, warningly. "Remember, the only way you can have your own body back is with his help. So try to hold back your rage, at least for now." Kohaku stopped struggling, and Kouga released him.

Naraku walked towards Sesshomaru, and motioned for the others to stay where they were. He stopped when he was face to face with his own body, and narrowed his eyes. "If you want your hanyou body back," He hissed quietly, "than I suggest you give me that sphere and tell me how to do it. Now." He demanded, and Sesshomaru's expression clearly showed that he despised being called a hanyou. "Very well." He said coldly, and dropped the sphere into Naraku's extended hand. "Control it with your mind. First, you have to activate it." Sesshomaru instructed, and Naraku concentrated on the sphere.

Rin, who had been secretly and silently watching glanced over at Kagome and gave a small nod. Kagome nodded in return, walked into another room, and shut the door behind her.

Naraku's concentration on the object caused it to hover a few inches above his hand. "It's not fully activated. Concentrate harder." Sesshomaru said, and Naraku followed his instructions.

Kagome was alone in the room. She knew that she couldn't waste any time. quickly, she reached behind her back and pulled an arrow out of her quiver.

The levitating sphere began to glow brightly. "Good." Sesshomaru said, "You've activated it. There's one final thing you must do." There was a pause. "Well?" Naraku asked, impatiently. "Out with it!" Sesshomaru began to speak slowly. "Tell it what you want it to do, but most importantly..." He paused again. "Keep on your mind..." Another pause. "The color that caused this." He said, and a small scream could be heard from one of the rooms.

"Green." He finished, and smirked. Kohaku and the others wanted to know what caused the scream, but Naraku's mind was focused on the sphere. In a moment, the sphere shone bright green. Beams of light shot out from the sphere in different directions, and each of the beams shot towards each of them, temporarily blinding them before they were struck.

When they were able to see again, 'Naraku' was no longer Naraku. He was now in his own body; the body of Sesshomaru. The sphere, which was above the real Naraku's hand, disintegrated. Rin found herself in the castle behind Naraku and Sesshomaru, and quickly scurried over by the inu youkai's side. Sango found a would in her back, and she along with Inuyasha were alone in a room of the castle. Inuyasha blinked. "So I'm where Kohaku was in my body, and you're where Kikyou was in your body?" "Pretty much" Sango confirmed, grinning.

They were themselves again.

Inuyasha looked around hastily. "Are the others all right? And what was that scream? Come on, Sango!" He yelled and he charged outside, with Sango following him. He saw that all of them have reformed into their 'groups.' Miroku was with Shippou, Rin and Jaken were alongside Sesshomaru, Naraku had Kagura, Kanna, and Kohaku behind him, and Kouga and Kikyou were alone. Inuyasha paused. "Wait a minute... Where's Kagome?" He wondered aloud, and then he froze.

"Oh God no." He uttered, and tore open the door of the room where he had her scent. The sight wasn't the least bit comforting. Sango, Miroku, and Shippou ran after him and peered into the room. Sango gasped. "Dear God, no." She whispered, the moment she saw what was in that room. It was Kagome. Lying down on the ground, covered in blood. Her hand was tightened around an arrow that was stabbed through her heart.

Kagome was dead.

Naraku cackled evilly. Kanna held up to him a the small napkin like cloth that had jewel shards lying on it. He picked them up, and took out his own shard. He joined the pieces together. It was almost completed, and only one more shard was needed. "Kohaku." Naraku said quietly, and beckoned him over to him. Kohaku's eyes were blank, and he walked up ahead of Naraku, stopping directly in front of him. Naraku's eyes were set on the small glowing object in his back. His lifeline.

Sango jerked her head towards Kohaku; she had seen what had happened out of the corner of her eye. "Kohaku!" She yelled, and ran towards her brother with an extended hand. Naraku didn't pay any attention to her. "You are no longer of use to me." He said, and reached for the shard. Kohaku blinked, as though he just fully understood what was happening. He turned his head to look at Naraku in fear. "What? N--" Naraku had removed the shard before he could finish saying the word no. Kohaku fell to the ground on his chest. Sango was still running. He wasn't dead. He couldn't be dead! "Wake up Kohaku, wake up!" She pleaded once she reached him. He didn't move. Sango's tears fell to the ground, and Naraku looked down at her with a satisfied grin.

"Kagome is dead. Kohaku is dead." He said, combining the two fragments. "And the shikon no tama is complete. There is no hope for you now. Tonight, you will all die!" He announced, and Inuyasha and Miroku gave him harsh glares.

"You're wrong, Naraku!" Inuyasha yelled. "There is something we can do!" Naraku looked over at him. "Really? And what is that?" He asked, softly. Inuyasha unsheathed the tetsusaiga. "How about I show you instead?"

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Ooooh how terrible! And to think, I've planned this all along...