Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or Yu Yu Hakusho.

Authors note: *taps on the microphone* I apologize for the long wait! * Watches as all the fans glare at her tossing varieties of fruits in their hands * I know it took a while but I was busy with school, practice, homework, and that my computer was taken over by pirates! Now I'm looking for excuses, but here it is faithful fans! At least I hope you all are here still. * Bows before backing off stage and you hear racket in the back as the author trips *

Inuyasha: You could have taken longer. Stupid wench!

Muffy: Back off will you! I was doing other things!

Miroku: Like bearing my child?

Muffy: *slaps him on the back of the head * Not those things!

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Kisseki no Kokoro

Scroll Twelve: Mates of Marriage

Sesshomaru stood there glaring at the others before him. His eyes seemed to pierce everything around him. Rin stepped back and slowly made her way behind Jaken. Jaken too was filled with fright, but he wouldn't run from his master. Sesshomaru's hate for Naraku was very simple to understand.

"Kagura, If you'd be so kind please check on the miko brat and the taijiya. Also add the others with them. I think it's the time where we shall inform them about what is going to happen. If they say anything otherwise, bring them to me and I shall deal with them. Don't try anything, for you also are in my grasp." Naraku said sharply.

The wind witch bowed curtly before disappearing in a heap of air.

*****

"Sango, I can't do this much—" Kagome stuttered trying to hold every ounce of strength and using it for her miko abilities, but her body began to weaken each second.

"Don't waste your strength." A female voice muttered in the shadows. Sango stared hard into the darkness understanding who the owner of the voice was.

"What business do you have here witch?!" Sango snapped through the bars letting her guard down as the dead slaves began pulling on her arms and legs. Kagome was experiencing this as well as the expressionless corpses touched her delicate skin.

Kagura looked at the cell seeing the predicament the two were in and stared icily at the bodies that latched to the living. Kagome and Sango dropped their energy and were sprawled out on the floor, as the dead backed away.  The miko pushed herself up. "Why help us?"

"I'm doing orders." Kagura appeared in the light and was gripping three others in her grasp. Botan, Keiko, and Yukina who were all motionless, as though they also had struggled against their own problems. Kagura opened the cell and threw the three in. They just laid there only breathing shallowly.

"They're unconscious. Sure don't like to go down without a fight." Kagome said relieved.

Sango leaned agaist the cold wall. "What is Naraku planning?"

Kagura waved her hand around. "That is what I'm about to tell you. You all have been brought here for one reason. Serving under Naraku as—"

"Never!" Kagome yelled.

"We will never be his slaves and work for that demon! He shall go to hell before having me do anything for him!" Sango screamed thrashing about the cell.

Kagura only smirked a chuckle. "You didn't let me finish. Not as slaves, who gave you that silly thought? One of you will be serving under Naraku as his bride. The rest shall be thrown dead to decompose or rot in other demons mouths. We can't have you living or like these slaves." She gestured towards the lifeless ones, "For there wouldn't be any point. It would be more fun to watch you die."

"What of Inuyasha?" Kagome muttered softly.

"Inuyasha and the crew are busy with their own issues. The Y5 Quintet has been knocking them about for some time now. But theres two left for them to go through. I think they might be beaten all ready." Kagomes face contorted into horror. They wouldn't be killed will they? She looked at Sango who showed the same expression.

*****

"Inuyasha!" Yusuke called out breathing heavily, "Let's split up! If they're two of them left then we can both finish them off quickly and find the girls." Inuyasha nodded as the hall suddenly had two directions. Inuyasha, Kurama, Kuwabara, and Shippo headed to the left and to the right was Yusuke, Hiei, Kouga, and Miroku.

*****

"These will most likely be the strongest of them so be ready!" Kurama said as they all ran in a line through the hall.

R*R!