Disclaimer: Inuyasha isn't mine. But, if you ever see a hanyou walking around with cute doggy ears......get him to call me.

A/N: I'm trying my hardest to wrap this story up. I really am. I don't want it to be one of those stories where the reader is thinking God! another chapter? When is this asshole of a writer going to end this story?' (though I have never thought this before) I'm trying really hard so try to not get like that.

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CHAPTER 29
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Inuyasha felt sore....all over. His bed wasn't as soft as it used to be.....in fact, it felt like a wall...... Inuyasha cracked an eye open to look around in a dusty room. Cracks of sunlight creeped through the boarded window, pointing out the dust swirling around in the air. His eyes itched and he reached a hand out to scratch them....except his hand didn't move. It was still tied behind him--Wait? tied behind him?

That's when he began to struggle. Squirming this way and that, the bonds dug into his wrists. He could feel the rope burn on his wrists already. Every second that past made him more and more frustrated. Suddenly he was panting heavily up against the wall and decided it was useless to struggle because he had only succeeded in tightening the bonds that held him. He relaxed and tried to think back to what had happened and why he was tied up against a wall. His memories of the previous night slowly returned to him.

Inuyasha was packing his stuff in his darkening room. The sun was setting and Kagome would come soon, his kagome. He smiled to himself as e threw in his last garment. Using his hand he tried to pack everything down in the bag and held it there as he tried to do up the zipper at the same time. Right before the last inch was covered, a hand covered his mouth. Yeah right, like he was going to scream. Slipping from the mans grasp he popped up behind him and dealt a blow to his head, knocking the man down. His ego took over and he smiled with a smug look on his face, thinking of how easy it was to bring the man down. Because of this, he didn't sense the ten other guys in the room as they all tackled him. He struggled until he felt a sharp pain in his arm where his flesh was penetrated by a blade. Gasping in his pain, the men over powered him and bonded him with ropes. Right when the pain was too much and he was going to pass out, a presence walked up from behind him and leaned down to whisper in his ear, "I told you to back off or she would get hurt, Inuyasha." and then there was darkness....

Ah! So that was the pain on his arm! He turned his head to look at his blood soaked shirt. Of course, because of the many hours it had been bleeding, it was now a dark burgundy color and was now kind of mushy. He blew it off when his thoughts went back to who caused this.

"Naraku......" Inuyasha grounded out between his teeth to no one but himself. What did he have planned for Kagome? 'If a single hair on her head is harmed, Naraku, I swear there will be hell to pay....'

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Kagome stood outside the throne room door, a hand lightly pressed against it's strong wooden doors. She was shaking, Inuyasha was in trouble, not to mention the rest of the people she cared about and the entire community. It was all her fault. If she had married Naraku, things would be fine....maybe. She needed to tell her parents of the war and to prepare themselves, so she pushed harder against the door and sneaked into the room. (A/N: can you say sneaked?) Her parents were talking to the advisor and after they saw her they closed the conversation and excused the advisor. Turning to Kagome, her father asked,

"What is it Kagome dear?"

and so, kagome took a deep breath and told them the whole story. (A/N: I know there should be a whole conversation, but I'm lazy....)

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Kagome was lying stomach down on her bed, frowning at no one in particular, when behind her, her bedroom door opened.

"Kagome?" asked the meek voice of Sango. Kagome stayed silent as Sango edged over to the bed. Sitting down on the edge, Kagome sat up and hugged her knees.

"I don't know what to do Sango.....he's in trouble and it's my fault. I can't stand sitting here."

" There's nothing you can do..."

"Yes there is, I can marry Naraku and everyone will be fine. "

"But, he would just cause pain through being king."

Kagome sighed, "I know, your right." She laid back towards her pillows, gazing up at the ceiling. "I can't say no though, he'll kill Inuyasha right before my eyes."

Sango looked over at her friend to see tears streaming down the sides of her eyes and on to the pillow. "What can I do......" Kagome whispered out and Sango could only sit in silence, watching her.

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Kagome decided there really was nothing she could do. There was no way to track down Naraku and if she did she might get lost and miss the war and Inuyasha would get killed. So she decided to stay home. Every once in a while they choice of which she would choose clouded her mind, but she tried to stay of the topic. It was just plain old depressing to her, either way the lives she cared about were in danger. It probably wasn't the best idea not to think of it, but she couldn't take it.

She was humming happily to herself in a field of flowers when Sango came walking up behind her. Oblivious to it, Kagome continued to pick a bouquet of flowers while Sango pitied her friend showing fake happiness. Sango made herself known by sitting down next to Kagome and kagome gasped.

"Oh sango! You scared me!"

Then Kagome sat there, reaching out and picking flowers once again.

"Aren't the flowers lovely?"

Sango frowned, "You don't have to do this you know."

"Do what?"

"Pretend to be all happy. That decision is eating you alive and you know it. You can talk to me you know."

Kagome's happy expression faded, "Yes, I know I can talk to you. But, can we not talk about this right now?"

Sango nodded.

"So how are things going with Miroku?"

Sango's eyes widened and a blush tinted her cheeks. "Wh-why do you ask?"

"Well, because I have been so caught up in my own problems, you guys have been left alone quite a lot." Kagome grinned, " Are you guys totally in love again?"

"Well, we are on speaking terms and have befriended each other again....but he's still a lecherous pervert!"

"He'll get over that.......I think"

So they sat there gossiping and laughing with each other, forgetting the fact that the war was only two days away.



A/N: You liking where I'm going with this? Yes? no? Tell me and make suggestions. I'm very open for changing it, but I do know where I'm going with this right now.