Souls of the Dead

Chapter Seven

Back Together

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Me: Miroku is STILL recovering and will be willing accepting any flowers or something, just leave it at the door or he'll....you know....

Sango: ACK!!

Miroku: (rubs cheek) I think I'm feeling better now.

Sango: YOU....BETTER....BE....O.O!!

Me: -.-

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha. I only wish huh? It belongs to Rumiko Takashi but maybe if I'm lucky – someday I'll own Inuyasha.

Thanks for Blackberry14 for helping me on some part.

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Naomi gasped as Sango threw down Hiraikotsu. Dust clouds got in the way of Naomi's sight, but she picked herself up and started running as fast as Naomi's leg's could carry her – which was pretty fast.

She dove into a bush, and watched over the area, taking deep breaths.

Thank God Naomi's athletic, Kagome thought, wiping sweat off of her forehead.

"I'm coming for you."

Naomi gasped, but it was so quiet, it was as soft as a baby breathing.

Naomi pushed over some leaves that were blocking her view from seeing Sango. She was walking around, looking for Naomi.

Looking for me, to kill me, Kagome thought with fear.

Sango paused. Then she yelled in fury and swung Hiraikotsu at a tree making a cut at least a foot deep.

"She escaped." She murmured. "Kagome-chan's replacement escaped."

Naomi widened her eyes. She stood out of the bushes, making a loud rustling sound.

Sango whipped around. She gave her a cruel smile.

"You have no idea what you've just done." And she started walking over to her.

"Sango-chan!" Naomi cried, backing away.

Would Sango really hurt her?

Sango shook her head. "Do not speak to me as if I am your friend!"

Naomi smiled. "Do you not consider me a friend anymore?"

Sango stopped. "Anymore?"

Naomi swallowed. "It's me – Kagome."

Sango let Hiraikotsu rest at her side. She stared at Naomi, which seemed like forever. Tears brimmed at the corner of her eyes. She blinked many times and turned her head away.

Naomi gasped. "Sango...."

She closed her eyes and sighed, but she quickly opened them when she felt Sango's hot breaths against her ear, and Hiraikotsu pinning her against a tree by the neck.

Naomi stared at Sango. "Sango-chan, why?"

"How dare you!" screamed Sango. "Even THINKING of making me believe you were Kagome. How cruel. How inhuman. You toy with hearts. That will be your undoing."

Naomi opened her mouth. She blinked a few times. "I-In-Inuyasha." She choked.

She widened her eyes.

I can't talk!

Sango smiled. "Do not waste your breath on that traitor of a hanyou. He is unconscious as we speak. My sword still deep in his shoulder blade." She narrowed her eyes at Naomi.

"Sango! Sango!"

There's that voice again, she thought, as she closed her eyes and drifted away.

Sango smiled. "I have her now and—"she let go of Naomi and screamed as she was being pulled back by an invisible force.

"NO!" she screamed. "You cannot do this to me!"

Miroku pulled back his hand and caught Sango in his arms. She tried to get away, but he held her firm.

"You must believe her words Sango!" he said. "She speaks the truth!"

"No!" she screamed. "Kagome-chan has been betrayed! Kagome-chan had died! She cannot be!" she stopped and gripped onto Miroku's robes. She blinked a few times and turned towards Naomi. "Could she?"

She leaped out of Miroku's arms and turned around as she heard a soft groan. She looked and saw Inuyasha slowly open his eyes.

"You bitch!" he screamed. "Why did you do that!?"

Sango crossed her arms. "Do not speak hanyou. Traitor."

Inuyasha widened his eyes and stood up as he pulled the blade from his shoulder and tossed it at Sango's feet.

"What are you talking about?"

"Do not deny it!" Sango yelled. "Kagome-chan died! You found a new girl! A replacement! You never loved Kagome-chan! You just didn't want to be alone! You just wanted the Shikon no Tama!"

Miroku pulled Sango by the shoulder back. "Believe her Sango!" he yelled. "She speaks the truth! Kagome-sama's spirit lies in that body."

Sango pushed his hand away. "Did the hanyou tell you this?"

Miroku shook his head. Myouga popped up from Miroku's shoulder.

"Myouga eh?" she murmured. She stared at the ground. "A wise man such as him cannot be lying." She looked around at the group of people staring at her. She could feel her face growing hot.

Naomi opened her eyes. She stood up and dusted herself off.

Sango smiled. "Oh Kagome-chan!" she cried running to her and wrapping her in a hug.

Naomi giggled. "Oh Sango, I knew you would come to your senses."

Sango pulled away. "I just didn't know what to think. I knew you had died and heard that Inuyasha had found another woman." She sighed. "I didn't want you to be taken for granted."

Naomi felt tears brim at her eyes. She leaned forward to hug Sango again. "Arigauto." She whispered. "For thinking of me."

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Kikyou walked around with her bow and arrows tightly gripped in her hands. Her Soul Collectors followed her.

"I sense him." She rasped. "I can feel Naraku near." She looked around more and started off into the forest.

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Inuyasha widened his eyes.

"I found him!" he cried. He began sniffing around and looked ahead and started to run.

"Kiara." Sango said and Kiara transformed. Her and Miroku climbed on her back and they followed Inuyasha.

"Shippo-chan." Naomi said. Shippo nodded and transformed into a large bird. Naomi hopped on his back and they went along too.

"He's too far ahead!" cried Sango.

"Just follow him, we'll meet up with him sooner or later." Naomi said.

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Inuyasha ran as fast as he could to a small hut up ahead.

"NARAKU!" he yelled. "Sakontessou!" he screamed and ripped the hut into pieces, but no one was inside.

"Where did he go?" Inuyasha said, looking around. "AHH!" he cried as he got plowed to the ground.

Naraku pinned him down and smiled. "Inuyasha, you are just as pathetic as you always were."

Inuyasha winced. "Bastard."

Naraku smirked and dug his hands into Inuyasha's back. He quickly pulled out a silver mist and inhaled it. He started to laugh madly as Inuyasha's limp body fell forward.

Naraku could feel more power flowing in him. But Inuyasha's soul only had the same power as the average person's soul. But Naomi's soul, Naomi's soul was the power Naraku need the most.

Suddenly, bubbly things (Me: Those weird things that come out of Naraku in the second Inuyasha movie) that looked like bug parts popped out of Naraku's body and it appeared that Naraku was being absorbed in it.

He chuckled.

"Naraku!"

He gasped as Hiraikotsu went flying his way and cut part of his flesh off, but it just grew back.

"How pathetic."

Sango with Kiara and Miroku appeared from the sky. Sango had recalled Hiraikotsu back to her hands.

"Inuyasha!!"

Naraku looked yonder and saw a young girl flying on a large bird.

Naraku chuckled. "So, she decided to come back."

Naomi had packed some arrows along with a bow.

If Naomi had special powers Naraku wanted, she probably is a miko like me.

Naomi pulled out an arrow and aimed at Naraku. Naraku started backing away as Naomi fired.

"No!" Naraku screamed, but the arrow didn't do anything but hit and was absorbed into Naraku's bubbly flesh.

Naomi widened her eyes. "What happened?"

Naraku snickered. "Fool."

"What?"

"This girls strong powers do not make the term that she is a miko such as yourself." Naraku said, eyeing Naomi straight in the eye. "But I can demonstrate for you and I what powers this girls' body beholds.

"Huh?" Naomi cried.

"Inuyasha." Naraku said softly. He looked over at Inuyasha who started to stand up.

Naomi gasped. "No!" she cried. This was just like in the small tunnel she had seen Naraku in. Inuyasha opened his eyes but they reveled no more then a blob of colour. All emotion had been drained.

"This is....?" Naomi backed away as Inuyasha raised his hand and was about to pull Tetsusaiga out.

"No!" Shippo cried and dived towards Inuyasha and snatched the Tetsusaiga, sheathe and all. Shippo let out a whimper as he ran back to Naomi.

"Good job Shippo." She said. But how long can it last us for?

Inuyasha lowered his head and jumped in the air and lunged at Naomi. He raised his claw in the air. Naomi screamed as the stuck out her hand and a strong ray sent Inuyasha flying back. He landed on the ground, sliding on his back. He made no attempt to get up. He just stared at the sky with unblinking eyes.

Naomi gasped and stared at her hand.

I remember this....

She thought of the time where she had first met Inuyasha. When she still had the Shikon no Tama inside her body. She warded off monsters this way.

But how could Naomi do it?

There was no jewel in side of her.

She gasped as she thought Naraku saying that she had powers.

Naomi stared at her hands.

"I-I can beat him with this." Naomi said as she ran up to Naraku and stuck out her hands.

Oh no, Kagome thought. I myself can't do this in Naomi's body.

I'm as good as dead.

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Me: MWAHAHA! I had to end it there folks, it was getting long

Inuyasha: =( THAT'S NOT FAIR HOW COME IM THE ONE WHO ALWAYS GETS ALL FREAKY AND ZOMBYISH!!!!!

Me: BECAUSE THAT'S HOW THE FREAKEN CHAPTER GOES AND IF YOULL JUST LET ME FINISH THE STORY THEN YOULL SEE THAT IT ALL TURNS OUT GOOD DAMMIT!!!!!!!

Inuyasha: oy o.o