Most Important Mission - Chapter 12 By: Sakura Katsana

Sakura: Hello everyone! I feel so loved because I got so many reviews! Glad you liked chapter 11! Well why wouldn't you? You've wanted that chapter since chapter 3. LOL. Well anyway here's the next chapter. I don't know how long it'll be because I get carried away sometimes.

Quick Announcement: I'll no longer be using any clear curse words. They'll be d*** or h--- and crap and butt. Hopefully it'll have the same effect so be happy! No harm done! R&R! o(^.^)\./

Sango: What. Do. You. Mean. By. What. You. Said. Earlier? -.-

Sakura: I'll explain while they're reading this chapter.

Miroku: O.O *Blink Blink* I can see again! WOOHOO!

Sakura: Well just wait a while before your next hentai move and you'll be fine. *Sighs* *Rolls eyes* QUICK NOTE: I'm sorry; I spelled Ayame's name wrong. It's not Ayume it's Ayame. SORRY, SORRY, SORRY! Please forgive me and continue R&Ring. It'll be right from now on. Arigatou.

Shout outs!:

Jetflash: Don't worry. My character has a very small role in the story. It will ALWAYS be focused on Inuyasha and Co. R&R

Lugia-mew: I hope this one isn't as confusing for you! R&R and enjoy!

Yun Fei: Well I hope you love this chappie too! Things unravel here so be proud that I got here! WOOHOO! *Ahem* Thanks for reviewing, keep on b/c I love your reviews. Don't get me wrong people, I love everyones! ^.^;;

Stalker: Sorry. I start writing the next chapter before I post the completed one. ^.^;; But if you have anymore great ideas for later chapters (even though you don't know what I have planned you could help out w/ ideas) include it in your next review!

Zonza: I'm glad you loved it! Well R&R and thanks! I love long reviews. Hehehe. Well anway enjoy this chapter! ^.-

ladyofthedragons1: I'm glad you agree with me. Well here's the update as promised. Sorry it took a while.

deamon fighter: I thought so too. I love when things began piecing together.

sacredmist: I'll write longer chappies from now on because I was thinking on doing it anyway. Reviewers with ideas help decisions go MUCH faster. Enjoy and R&R!

InuShemeeko: I liked that fluffy moment as well. ^.^ I love fluffy moments and everyone can rest assured that I will have many more but there will be the action so it's all good. ^.^

XLimpBizkitFrEaKX: This review is for chapter 4 just to let everyone know. Well thanks for reviewing this chapter! I was surprised but continue R&Ring the chapters b/c I love knew reviewers! TTYL.

Michellethemiko fan: Thanks, I know, internet can be evil. Oh well thanks and R&R Ja ne!

Thanks for the reviews! Many more than minimum! Yay! R&R&R&R! Enjoy this chapter.

***

Chapter 12: Darts and Decisions

Kagome and Miroku nodded slowly as Sango pushed through a crowd of girls looking for him. She looked around but there was no trace of him or Naraku.

"Wait!" Sango pushed through Kagome and Miroku towards a small room down the hall.

"Should we follow?" Kagome nodded to this as Miroku and her began to run after the American agent.

Sango had seen a flash of silver dashing into a room and she heard something. 'Could it be Inuyasha?' Sango stopped in front of the door to see Inuyasha holding Tetsusaiga and another man with a gun. She quickly pulled out a small, razor boomerang from underneath her kimono and threw it across the room.

Naraku dropped the gun to the ground and his hand began to bleed from when the boomerang had sliced it seconds before.

"Sango?!" Inuyasha whipped around to see his best friend with an angry look on her face. 'What is she doing here?'

"Naraku!" Sango and Miroku growled in unison. Miroku had the urge to look at Sango in question at this moment but decided it was better not to.

Sango dived towards Naraku in his weakened state but he dodged easily. "D***!" Sango dived to the side when Naraku lunged for her.

"We'll meet again," Naraku laughed as he glided from the room.

Inuyasha growled as he chased after this 'Onigumo' towards the end of the hall. 'I will not allow the jewel to stay in their hands anymore!'

Naraku stopped at the balcony and grinned back towards Inuyasha and the others who had decided to follow. Onigumo got on the railing and leapt off.

"Feh," Inuyasha grinned. "Now THAT was a mistake." Inuyasha and Sango ran side by side and dived off the balcony too with their weapons in hand. "ONIGUMO!" Inuyasha growled as he chased after the baboon-covered man.

Sango chased without speaking until Naraku turned around and laughed. "Quit playing Naraku! It's over!"

"Kukuku, I have no time to be playing cat and mouse with you fools," with that Naraku/Onigumo disappeared.

"D***!" Inuyasha began cursing further in youkai tongue and Sango and Miroku stood there full of anger.

'If I had only come sooner,' Sango thought walking over towards Miroku. 'Naraku is gone and it will be hard to find him again. A tear of anger splashed on the ground as she threw her razor boomerang into the trees behind the mansion.

Kagome looked around at the disappointed people around her and sighed. They had all needed to capture Onigumo. Then something reminded her that three others were standing in the same yard staring off into the trees and all disappointed. "Hold on," She looked around at the others that were now listening to her intently. "Why are we all here?"

***

"Kikyo, the jewel is safe at the lab," Naraku bowed to the screen and sat down.

"Good." Kikyo sighed, "Was she there? Kagome?"

Naraku thought for a second before answering, "No, she wasn't."

"Very well. Tell me when you get word of her," Kikyo's connection logged off and Naraku sat in a dark room with a huge grin.

"This time Kikyo, I hold the cards."

***

Inuyasha took a second to think before he pulled out his cell phone and dialed a number. 'If that kitsune has anything to do with this I swear I'll- ' Inuyasha's thought was cut off by the call being answered.

"Shippou here," Shippou continued typing on the keyboard waiting for a response. He quickly stopped typing when the answer was a growl.

"Kitsune . . . I have a question for you . . ." Inuyasha growled.

'This isn't good.' Was Shippou's only thought when he responded squeakily, "What is it?"

Inuyasha decided to spare the Japanese agents there that he would talk in English, "WHY THE H--- ARE THERE TWO JAPANESE AGENTS AND MY BEST FRIEND STANDING NEXT TO ME RIGHT NOW?!"

Kagome jumped when she heard Inuyasha begin to yell in English. "I'm glad I'm not on the other side." Kagome whispered to Miroku.

Miroku shook his head, "As am I Kagome, as am I."

"What are you talking about?" Shippou growled, "Why the h--- *are* there two Japanese agents and Sango there with you?"

"Kitsune . . . Don't toy with me. I just finished having a run-in with someone named Onigumo who was carrying the Shikon Jewel. Then out of nowhere Sango, Kagome, and Miroku are following me in the chase for him."

"Onigumo? There?" Shippou thought for a second before answering. "Why would Onigumo have the Shikon Jewel?"

"Does. It. Look. Like. I. Know?" Inuyasha growled. "What is this? Some kind of joke?"

"No it's not some joke Inuyasha! Onigumo is the alias of Naraku!" Shippou sighed. "Why was Naraku at the Sakura Ball with the Shikon Jewel that belongs to Kikyo unless . . ." Shippou trailed off in thought.

"Yeah?" Inuyasha was growing more annoyed every second. "Unless . . ."

"Unless Naraku could have stolen the jewel from the person who was trading it off." Shippou opened up the file for Kikyo he had.

Inuyasha stayed silent. 'Could Kikyo be losing her power?' Inuyasha just sighed as a response. "What should we do about the Japanese agents then?"

"I don't know. If they were chasing you then chances are they-" Shippou was cut short by another entering the room. "Ayame?" Shippou squeaked.

"Oh great Sango, Ayame is there." Inuyasha scoffed. "We'll never get anything out of him now."

"Mushi mushi Inuyasha." Ayame gave a vague smile as she took the phone from Shippou.

"Ayame?" Inuyasha's eyes widened. They barely ever spoke to Ayame on the phone.

"Yes," Ayame laughed. "I've been listening to this phone call from the door."

"Uh huh." Inuyasha sighed waiting for her to continue. "And . . .?"

"If there are two Japanese agents there, which by the sounds I can tell there are, then they must have followed for a reason. They probably have the same missions you and Sango have."

"No! This is our job. We can settle this ourselves!" Inuyasha growled and began to speak in youkai tongue.

"Inuyasha, for once, just shut up." Ayame sighed rubbing her temples. "Look, they can be of help to you. You should partner up, it'll get your missions completed faster."

"H--- no!" Inuyasha yelled.

"That's an order, not a request." Ayame stated dryly. "Call Shippou-kun when you have more information." Ayame sighed.

"Feh," Inuyasha scoffed as he turned off his cell.

"What?" Sango walked closer to him so it could be confidential. "What'd Shippou say?"

"Not much, Ayame is there, she called him Shippou-kun so now he's probably off in Fluffy Land somewhere." Inuyasha sighed. "He says Naraku/Onigumo probably stole the jewel from the people who were trading off the jewel and now he's running from Kikyo . . ." Inuyasha's voice trailed off as he realized the Japanese agents were paying attention even through he was speaking in English.

"I know you're hiding something. Spill it." Sango turned her back to the other agents.

"Ayame said that we should work with them because they might have the same missions," Inuyasha growled.

"I think it might be a good idea Inuyasha." Sango reasoned, "They have their own information that could be useful to us. We have info they might not have. Both Naraku and Kikyo could be killed much faster."

"Feh," Inuyasha scoffed.

"I'll take it as a yes." Sango winked at the annoyed hanyou and then turned to the two agents who were into their own conversation.

"So they're after the same people?" Kagome gave a sideways glance to Sango and Inuyasha. "Can they be trusted not to interfere?"

"I'm sure they are. They are as serious as we are about this." Miroku gave Sango a quick smile and then returned to the problems at hand. "We should just go talk to Sir."

"That'll only prove we can't handle one little fluke in our mission." Kagome sighed, "Let's think about this now." Kagome rubbed her throbbing temples. 'Think Kagome! Think!' Kagome turned to face the two agents that now stood in front of them.

"We have a proposition for you," Sango sighed. "Would you want to work with us on this?"

"What?" Kagome's mind raced with questions. "Work with you on what exactly?"

"Our missions," Sango stated obviously. "It'd be better if we all work together on it."

"We need time to think about it," Kagome stalled for time.

"We'll give you some then," Sango nodded and walked off with Inuyasha towards the forest. "Do you think Naraku's still in there?"

"I would remember that stench anywhere. He's not in there." Inuyasha took one last sniff to confirm it.

"Could you track him?" Sango hoped he would say yes.

"It'd be hard but if we hurry I might be able to," Inuyasha looked at his watch. It was 10:14.

"Well finally some good news." Sango looked back at the two agents talking off in the distance. "Can you hear what they're saying?"

"Feh," Inuyasha sighed, "I can hear things for miles. They're thinking of joining us but they're still confused." Inuyasha scoffed, "Ayame told me they have the same missions. Why didn't we know before?"

"There are just too many secrets in this line of work. Sometimes betrayal." Sango sighed looking down at the ring on her finger. "I wish I could let go," She looked back at the trees.

"It's hard," Inuyasha looked up at the sky. "You just can't . . . Walk away from love," Inuyasha looked back down to his pocket. 'Kikyo . . .'

"And what do YOU know about that?" Sango sighed and then realized how he would. "Never mind, it was a insensitive question."

"Forget it." Inuyasha lied. 'Kikyo, you are always on my mind.'

"So we're joining them then?" Kagome gave a small smile. "I have to admit it will be much easier."

"Hai. It will be." Miroku nodded, "Go tell them."

"Me?" Kagome growled. "You!"

"Do not be immature for this Kagome-chan." Miroku sighed.

"Me? IMMATURE? Look who's talking?" Kagome retorted stomping off towards the American agents. "Sango? Inuyasha? We'll be joining you." Kagome gave a quick smile and then glared back at Miroku.

"What did I do?" He asked sheepishly.

***

Sakura walked down the hall towards her room. "Gods, it always wears off so quickly . . ." Sakura opened her room's door and stepped inside before silently closing the door behind her. She walked over to the dresser and pulled out a small purple pill.

***

"Where's Sakura?" Sango looked around scanning the room. "I wanted to thank her for her hospitality before we left."

"Sango, you're always are so polite." Inuyasha shook his head sadly. "Let's just go."

"Without saying goodbye? Ha! I don't think so." Sakura walked up behind Inuyasha and smiled. "So you're leaving hai?"

"Yeah, we're going back." Kagome nodded. 'Back to what? Is it really *good* for me to lie this good? I guess so.' Kagome sighed.

Inuyasha sniffed the air and gave a faint frown. 'I smell hanyou again. But it's not Naraku. It's more feminine.' Inuyasha disregarded his senses and gave a rare smile. "Thank you for your hospitality Katsana-sama." Inuyasha did a quick nod and walked off towards the entrance.

"Arigatou Katsana-sama," The others bowed in unison as the young girl smiled.

'That was close.' Sakura inwardly smiled and walked off to other guests and began chatting once more.

"So Inuyasha? *I'm* the one who's always polite?" Sango nudged her friend in the ribs.

"Shut up," Inuyasha knocked Sango towards Miroku who quickly caught her.

'I'm going to hurt you Inuyasha . . .' Sango growled.

'No, I'm gonna KILL you . . .' Sango glared at Inuyasha and then turned a slight pinkish color when she noticed she was still leaning back on Miroku. "A-Arigatou Miroku." Sango stammered as she quickly jumped off of him.

'And I thought this whole night would be a bore.' Inuyasha grinned as he slid into Fang. "We're going to track him down. Follow behind us." Inuyasha started the engine and waited for Sango to get in.

Kagome and Miroku nodded although both were lost. 'How is Inuyasha going to track down Naraku if he went through the forest?' Kagome decided it was best not to think about it as she got in her car and followed after Inuyasha.

Miroku jumped into his car and followed the other cars as he thought about what had happened that night. "I saw Sakura coming out of a room with a pill in her hand." Miroku turned with the other cars. "Why would a girl of her age need one?"

"Oh-ho, so Miroku's got a car too?" Inuyasha stuck his head out of the window again and took in a whiff of air. "So that's where we're going." Inuyasha gave a triumphant grin. "This will be easier than I thought."

***

"Naraku, they are coming, should I handle it?" A young boy walked into the room with a serious look on his face.

"So they've found their way hmm? Very well, take care of them." Naraku looked back at the black screen. "They won't live very long."

***

"Park!" Sango growled.

"There's no way in hell that I'd park Fang *here*!" Inuyasha growled back with a disgusted look on his face.

"How long have they been at this?" Kagome sighed resting her head in her palms.

"About five minutes," Miroku leaned up against his parked car.

"Fang will be fine!" Sango growled.

"If ANYTHING is wrong with Fang when we come back I swear I'll-"

"You'll what?" Sango dared.

"Feh." Inuyasha growled parking Fang.

"Finally." Kagome sighed stretching. "I'll be back." Kagome said as she slid back into her car and rolled up the window.

"What's she doing?" Inuyasha looked puzzled.

Sango walked to Inuyasha's car and pulled out Hiraikotsu. Sango had realized what Kagome was doing and quickly tapped the window of Kagome's car. "Kagome? Can I use your car when you're done?"

"Sure Sango." Kagome's muffled voice came from inside. A few seconds later Kagome exited the car in her fighting clothes.

Inuyasha and Miroku looked at each other and then back to their cars. Inuyasha nodded to himself as he jumped back into Fang.

Sango had already changed and both girls were laughing in a corner.

"Shut up!" Inuyasha growled from inside Fang. This only caused the laughter to get worse. Inuyasha growled as he stepped out in his red haori.

Miroku soon stepped out of his own car wearing his fighting clothes and holding his staff. They all decided they were prepared and headed off after Inuyasha.

"We'll walk the rest of the way." Inuyasha sighed. "Come on."

The others followed thanking the gods that Inuyasha finally parked the car. "Is he always so protective of Fang?" Kagome whispered to Sango.

"Is that YOUR business wench?" Inuyasha growled over his shoulder.

"How did he-" Kagome stopped when they reached a tall warehouse by the shore. "Is this it?"

"Yeah." Inuyasha said dryly walking towards it. "He's here."

***

"Be careful," A girl with short black hair gripped a boy's shoulder. "I don't know why Miroku's making you do this!"

"They are orders from my master." The boy said dryly. "I'll come back."

"Be careful . . ." The girl sighed sitting back down in a chair. "Naraku will get what he deserves soon."

***

They entered the warehouse quietly. "Listen," Sango whispered.

"I know," Inuyasha whispered back. "Nothing, I can't even pick up anything with my d-" Inuyasha stopped abruptly and shook his head. "Never mind."

They continued walking in silence until Inuyasha's head jerked towards the left. "Wait." Everyone did as followed based on the urgency in his voice. Inuyasha unsheathed Tetsusaiga and stood ready to fight. Sango took this as a warning and pulled Hiraikotsu off her back.

"What is it?" Sango whispered. She quickly realized as she felt a bullet graze her sleeve. "What the-?" She did a back flip just as another bullet was shot towards her head.

Kagome turned around to see a hoard of men, women, and demons heading towards them. She pulled out an arrow from her back and shot it towards an advancing man. "Miroku! Behind you!"

Miroku dodged the demon as he knocked a man unconscious. "Arigatou Kagome." He panted as he leapt over another man and stabbed him in the back with the blade from his staff. "Youkai here?"

Inuyasha and Sango fought side-by-side, back-to-back, attacking the enemy full force. A woman about Sango's age rushed towards Inuyasha with her gun pointed towards him. Inuyasha grinned and swung Tetsusaiga towards her causing her to die instantly.

Sango turned to see how Kagome and Miroku were doing to see demons swarming around them. "Youkai!" Sango growled, "HIRAIKOTSU!" Her boomerang bone flew through the air and sliced a group of demons clear in half.

"They're more coming!" Kagome warned as she shot three arrows at once. Kagome spun around to see a demon advancing on Sango. "Sango!" Kagome shot another arrow towards the youkai advancing on her friend.

Sango noticed the arrow flying towards her and leapt to the side as she caught Hiraikotsu. She looked to see an arrow in the chest of a centipede youkai. "Kagome?" She glanced up to see Kagome fighting off more of the enemy with Miroku. "Arigatou," Sango whispered throwing Hiraikotsu once again.

"D***! They just keep coming!" Inuyasha growled swinging Tetsusaiga once more. He ducked a bullet as a youkai snuck up behind him. Inuyasha spun around with his sword at the ready but them he felt something sharp stab him in the side.

"INUYASHA!" Kagome was the first at his side. "Inuyasha, are you ok?"

Inuyasha grunted as a response. He looked down at the wound in his side and growled spinning around to face the demon. Sango and Miroku were also at his side fighting the oncoming youkai and ningen.

"Inuyasha?" Sango knelt down beside him to see his wounds. His entire left side was bloodied already and his breathing was rigid. "Kagome-chan, stay with him! Miroku, come with me." Sango was off towards the advancing enemies in an instant throwing Hiraikotsu faster every time she caught it.

Miroku did the same, stabbing and knocking youkai and ningen down right and left. Miroku glanced back to see Kagome standing near Inuyasha firing arrow after arrow with a glare on her face. "Kagome! Behind you!" Miroku threw his staff towards the man but a demon got in the way and died instead.

Kagome looked behind her to see a gun pointed at her between the eyes. The man's cold eyes stared into hers as he laughed triumphantly. Then in a split second the man was on the floor moaning and Inuyasha was panting as he towered over Kagome. "Inuyasha you need to rest! You're hurt!"

"Feh," Inuyasha clutched at the wound on his side. 'Not even a thank you?' Inuyasha scoffed. "Nothing a few hours can't take care of." He didn't realize until Kagome looked at him strangely that he had let something slip. "Never mind," Inuyasha grunted slicing a demon in half.

"But-" Kagome stopped when she saw the annoyed look on Inuyasha's face. "Fine," Kagome sighed in defeat and rushed off to shoot more youkai since all the ningen were already dead.

Inuyasha sighed and continued fighting off more demons until a curved blade* came down towards Inuyasha's heart. "What in all the hells?" Inuyasha dodged it just in time. He turned to see a young boy about 14 holding his returned blade.

Sango noticed Inuyasha's hesitation and slowly turned to see what was wrong. Her eyes opened wide, "K-Kohaku?"

***

*I don't know the name of Kohaku's weapon, so if you have a better name for it or know it's real name please include that in your review. Arigatou!

Sakura: I know! I'm sorry! A cliffy! Well I hope you liked this chapter; the next one is coming up soon! ^.^ Well anyway I explained to Sango and now she's not talking to me. T.T She's pouting. But we all know it's true. Well anyway R&R!

Sango: HMPH!

Closet: *Opens*

Inuyasha and Kagome: *Snickers*

Miroku: Shouldn't *we* be snickering? -.^

Inuyasha: You hentai! NOTHING happened! -.-****

Sakura: Well I'll see you next chapter. Don't forget to R&R! Just push the little button below, it isn't hard! ^.- Ja ne!