A/N: It's been a while hasn't it?
Yuffie: Yeah, you...you...baka!
Me: Well, I was going to say 'Here's Chapter five...but since you're mad at me...
Yuffie: NO!
Me: All right, then....Here's chapter five!
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Missing In Action: Chapter Five
"Kagome, why are you so upset? You need to calm down! You can't expect to be able to fight Naraku like this!" Inuyasha pleaded.
"My mood has absolutely nothing to do with him, now does it?" she snarled. "Leave me alone."
"Damn it, Kagome! I can't leave you alone!"
"That's what you were planning to do anyway, wasn't it?" she smirked.
Sesshoumaru groaned. "Shut up! We're almost there, and we don't need him finding us until we're ready to find him!" He turned to the rest of the group. "Does everyone remember the plan?" He waited, and they all nodded. "Inuyasha, wait up there...Shippo...that looks great...Kagome...you're on..." he pointed. "Go that way just a little farther down until you come to a clearing..."
She nodded. "What do I do if...."
"Don't worry about any of that. Just stick to the plan as much as possible until everyone else can join in..." he snapped.
"Naraku!" Kagome screamed. "We've come for you! Show your ugly face!"
"We know you're here! I could smell you half a mile away!" Kagome glanced in surprise at the fake Inuyasha. I don't know how he did it...but he did. Shippo has out done himself this time, she thought.
It was only a matter of seconds before Naraku, in all his great and ugly glory, appeared before them. He smiled. "Why, Inuyasha...you look so alone. Do you expect that stupid crippled girl to help you? Oh well. Now that I have the last of the jewel shards, no one will be able to save you..."
Kagome's face reddened. That stupid son-of-a...
Kagome gasped. The fake Inuyasha had jumped towards Naraku. She aimed and fired three arrows in quick succession. Naraku turned to her as Inuyasha popped above his head.
"You've tricked me?" he was enraged.
More than you know, thought Kagome. She jumped to avoid what would have been a very deadly blow. Where the hell are Inuyasha and the others? When I get my hands on that boy I am going to... "Ah!" she screamed, taking yet another dive towards the dirt.
Suddenly, from out of the forest came Inuyasha. Naraku momentarily halted his assault to smile at him. "Nice of you to finally join us, Inuyasha...why don't you tell you're little girlfriend how you're feeling...what's on your mind..." he laughed a sinister, cackling laugh.
Kagome shivered. What's he talking about? Why isn't Inuyasha attacking him? Why isn't he attacking us? What the hell is going on? So much for a plan...
Inuyasha did not speak. Kagome tilted her head sideways, staring at him. She glanced cautiously back at Naraku, who had still yet to finish her off. "Inuyasha?" she whispered. "What's wrong with you?"
"What the hell? Why isn't she here yet?" Sesshoumaru yelled.
Inuyasha frowned deeply. "If she's hurt, I promise, I'm going to kill you." He nodded at his half brother.
"We should go. We need to go now and see what's going on..." whispered Miroku in a very worried tone of voice. "It's been too quiet over there for too long now..."
Shippo nodded. "I don't like the looks of thins either," he agreed. "I say we go now."
"I'm in. She's been there too long by herself. Something must have gone wrong." Sango sighed. "Are you coming or not, Sesshoumaru?" she demanded.
He frowned. "If we're leaving, let it be quickly," he answered gruffly.
"Inuyasha...what's wrong with you? Answer me!" Inuyasha had been standing several feet away from her for some time now. He did not respond to her pleas. "Inuyasha!" she screamed. For some reason, something warned her that she should not try to get closer to him...
She rounded on Naraku. "What have you done to him you ugly son-of-a..." she demanded.
"Hm..." laughed Naraku. This all seems very familiar to me..."
"What?" Kagome gasped. She vaguely remembered something. It was the first time that they had learned of Naraku's true identity....
"You bastard! You're the cause of this! You turned Kikyou and I against each other!" Inuyasha had screamed.
"Let me ask you this, Inuyasha...how is it, then, that the trust between the two of you was so easily broken?" Naraku smirked.
Kikyou had hidden herself amidst the trees. She could see Naraku, and the girl, Kagome, and Inuyasha. Why weren't they attacking? What was Naraku talking about?
"That won't work on me, Naraku! I know that isn't Inuyasha!" Kagome's voice shook.
He smiled. "How do you know for sure that isn't Inuyasha? You can't tell. You don't want to kill him, do you? I can tell. You love the worthless hanyou, don't you? You will fall as Kikyou did!" he snickered.
Kikyou gasped, thinking momentarily of the day that she had died at the hand of Inuyasha. How could she be sure it was Inuyasha that had killed her? The girl wasn't sure...she would die as Kikyou had perished...
Kikyou's brow furrowed as she studied the terrible scene unfolding before her eyes.
"Wait! Stop!" Sesshoumaru screamed. "Something isn't right! Inuyasha, how the hell did you get so far up front like that?"
"I'm behind you, you idiot," smirked Inuyasha.
Sango gasped. "Then, would somebody mind telling me who that is?" she whispered.
"Oh, no..." Miroku frowned.
"What are you talking about? Let me see!" Inuyasha's jaw nearly fell to the floor. "That's not me! Kagome!" he screamed, racing ahead.
Kagome screamed. "No, Inuyasha!" she cried as he ran towards her. She braced herself for death. Instead of death, she heard a new voice. A very familiar one. The woman screamed.
Kagome opened her eyes. Kikyou lay bleeding at her feet. Kagome dropped to her knees. "Kikyou! You...you saved me?"
"Run, stupid girl! They both still stand! Run!" she gasped once more, and was silent.
Kagome turned. Inuyasha and the others were running out of the forest. Kagome ran for them, followed in swift pursuit by the Inuyasha impersonator.
Sesshoumaru smirked, easily disposing of the imposter. He moved on to Naraku while the others stared, relieved, at Kagome.
"Inuyasha, I..." Kagome began. "Is it really you this time?"
He nodded. "Are you all right?" he whispered.
"I'm...but Kikyou..." Kagome pointed.
"What the hell? What happened?" he demanded.
Kagome took a deep breath. "When...err...you came out of the forest, Naraku began to talk about you and Kikyou...I wasn't sure that it wasn't you...I hesitated. I thought you were going to kill me, but when I opened my eyes, Kikyou was at my feet..."
Inuyasha nodded. A sort of explosion was heard. He cursed. "We have to help Sesshoumaru! Come on!" He turned to Miroku. "Once I get Sesshoumaru out of the way...open up your wind tunnel..."
Miroku nodded. "You sure you don't just want me to suck Sesshoumaru up too?" he said jokingly.
Inuyasha shook his head. "No, not today." He smiled.
"Sesshoumaru, move!" Inuyasha screamed.
The path was cleared, and everyone had gathered behind Miroku. The wind tunnel was open now. Naraku laughed, but soon realized that he was slowly beginning to be pulled in Miroku's direction.
"But...the jewel shards! I am unstoppable!" he screamed.
"These jewel shards?" smirked Inuyasha, holding up the pouch containing the shards from his place behind Miroku. "I believe we tricked you."
"No!" he screamed.
"Monk, close the vortex!" ordered Sesshoumaru. "After all, Naraku does have some real jewel shards! We have to make sure we get the shards! The jewel must be protected!"
Inuyasha stared at his half brother with a look of bewilderment on his face. Had Sesshoumaru just said that? It couldn't be! Sesshoumaru wouldn't say something like that! He wanted the jewel...but then again, so did I...
"Earth to Inuyasha! On the count of three, we're all going to attack!" Sesshoumaru yelled.
Inuyasha nodded.
"One..." At the count of one, the group drew their weapons, "two..." Miroku lowered his hand, leaving a bewildered Naraku susceptible to attack. "Three!" Sesshoumaru screamed.
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A/N: So, how'd you like it? Please review and let me know. If the epilogue isn't up already, it will be very soon!