Author's Note: Eeek! Finally I update my story. Took me long enough didn't it? Sorry! Schoolwork sucks! Anyways, I'm sure you don't want to wait any longer. On to the important things...

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Inuyasha characters.

Chapter Fourteen: Kagome's Wish

Sesshoumaru dodged one of Naraku's attacks and swung Toukijin at the menace. All around Naraku, his tentacles lay severed from his body but he seemed to take no notice. New tentacles replaced the severed ones as he continued his onslaught on Kagome and Sesshoumaru.

Sesshoumaru landed on his feet a few feet from Naraku, but had to jump again when one of the tentacles shot towards him. He didn't see the second tentacle as it narrowly grazed his shoulder. Sesshoumaru didn't even look at the spot that was beginning to bleed.

"Naraku!"

Sesshoumaru and Kagome both turned to see a red blur streak past them and towards the abomination.

Naraku easily deflected the blow.

"Bastard," Inuyasha growled.

"Inuyasha?" Naraku said. He was momentarily stunned. Wasn't he fighting Kikyo? He thought.

"Feh, you underestimated me," Inuyasha said, pointing to the direction he had previously fought in.

"You killed Kikyo?!" Naraku said.

"That thing was not the real Kikyo," Inuyasha said, raising Tetsusaiga. "I killed "it" and now, I'm going to kill you."

"My, my, my, what arrogance!" Naraku taunted.

"Shut up!" Inuyasha yelled.

He rushed towards Naraku, Tetsusaiga high over his head. Naraku again deflected his attack with a barrier. However, this time, Kagome was right behind Inuyasha , purifying sword out in front of her. A ball of pink and blue hit the barrier, causing the barrier to melt and disappear.

"Bitch!" Naraku growled.

"You are naïve in the art of battle. Never take your eyes off the enemy," Sesshoumaru said, thrusting Toukijin through Naraku's chest.

"You are the naïve one," Naraku smirked.

A gush of his dark aura surrounded the group. Kagome held her sleeve up to her nose but she knew it wouldn't do anything. She could already feel unconsciousness starting to settle in. Just then, she heard Inuyasha scream

"Kaze no Kizu!"

All the demon aura vanished as the wind blades cut through the cloud. Kagome's air-deprived lungs sucked in the air in huge gulps.

"Where is he?" Inuyasha asked.

"It seems he has chosen to initiate a game of sorts," Sesshoumaru said, gripping Toukijin harder.

All three of them were on their guards as they looked around for Naraku. Suddenly a pair of tentacles reached out of the still dissipating cloud of aura and grabbed Kagome.

Naraku laughed as he emerged from the cloud, Kagome firmly wrapped by one of his tentacles. She struggled to free herself.

"Let me go!" she screamed.

"I think not," Naraku said.

"Let her go," Sesshoumaru said calmly.

"So the Taiyoukai is frightened that I will harm his precious miko," Naraku said.

Kagome raised her sword and brought it down onto the tentacle that held her prisoner. The tentacle was severed and Kagome fell unceremoniously to the ground. She quickly picked herself up and prepared to run towards Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru. But, another tentacle reached out and pulled Kagome to Naraku.

"Kagome!" Inuyasha screamed.

He had Tetsusaiga ready and prepared to rush forward and save the young woman. Naraku's voice stopped him.

"Take one step and the miko's life ends here," he said.

Inuyasha looked to Naraku and saw Kagome's own sword at her neck. Kagome struggled to free herself but Naraku pressed the sword closer to her neck and she stopped.

"Little miko," Naraku said. "You now have the pleasure of watching these wretched brothers die."

"Don't you dare!" Kagome screamed.

The sword pressed ever closer to her neck. "You are in no such position to dictate what I do." Naraku smirked.

Suddenly, Kagome was not in front of him. Naraku looked around to see where she had gone. He saw a white blur land near Inuyasha with Kagome.

"You will all die NOW!" Naraku screeched.

He flew towards the group, tentacles ready. Inuyasha was the first one to charge. He swiped at Naraku with Tetsusaiga and managed to nick the other hanyou in the side. Black blood dribbled onto the ground, burning anything it fell upon.

Sesshoumaru slashed with Toukijin, causing another wound opposite the one his half-brother made. Naraku was oblivious to both wounds. He attacked relentlessly and both brothers became defensive.

Kagome noticed that Naraku still held her sword. Summoning up her miko energy, she willed the sword to come back to her. Naraku yelped in pain when the sword blazed pink with miko energy. His tentacle immediately let go and Kagome caught her sword.

"Bitch, you'll pay for that," Naraku growled, his tentacle smoking from the purifying energy.

He sent jagged pieces of rock straight towards Kagome. She watched in horror as the jagged pieces came straight towards her. Her skin was lit on fire as each of the jagged pieces cut into her. Her screams filled the air around the battle site.

"Kagome!" both brothers screamed.

Inuyasha ran over to her, seeing the rivulets of blood running down her body. She was unconscious.

Sesshoumaru saw that Kagome had been hurt and his youkai blood began to boil. Naraku is a fool to hurt what is mine. Sesshoumaru thought as his eyes began to bleed red.

White fur began to cover his body as his body lengthened. Within seconds, Sesshoumaru had transformed into his demon form. Naraku was slightly taken aback by the sheer size of Sesshoumaru.

"So this is Sesshoumaru's real form," he said.

Sesshoumaru growled at Naraku, as swiped at him with his paw. Naraku jumped out of the way to avoid being sliced by Sesshoumaru's huge claws.

Seeing his transformed brother, Inuyasha left Kagome to help fight Naraku.

"Naraku!" he screamed.

Naraku turned to see Inuyasha running towards him. He narrowly escaped Sesshoumaru's paw as he looked to see Inuyasha's claws reaching for him. He avoided the Inuyasha's claws only to be met by a snarling Sesshoumaru.

"Kaze no Kizu!" Inuyasha said. (A/N: Yeah I know, Kaze no Kizu doesn't work....)

Having Sesshoumaru on one side and Inuyasha on the other made escaping the Kaze no Kizu difficult. Naraku managed to evade most of the attack but one of the wind blades cut deeply into his chest. He was airborne but with a bat of his huge paw, Sesshoumaru knocked the hanyou to the ground.

Cursing under his breath, Naraku got up only to face Inuyasha and Tetsusaiga again. He laughed as Inuyasha came towards him.

"You will not defeat me!" he shouted.

"Shut the hell up!" Inuyasha said. "Bakuryuuha!"

Naraku just stared as twisters of wind came to pelt him. There was no escape this time. The twisters ripped him apart limb from limb. But even as he was being destroyed, Naraku was smiling.

"Though you may destroy me, it is you who have lost!"

Naraku's laughter filled their ears as he was diced into innumerable pieces. All the youkai that had made up his body were unleashed. Sesshoumaru took them down with a swipe of his claws and Inuyasha helped by using Kaze no Kizu.

Inuyasha walked to the spot where Naraku had been and found the remaining shards of the Shikon no Tama. He held them and looked towards Kagome's still-unconscious form.

'Thank you, Kagome,' Inuyasha silently said.

Sesshoumaru transformed back into his humanoid body and walked over to Kagome. Unsheathing Tenseiga, Sesshoumaru cut across Kagome's body. The wounds began to heal instantly and Kagome stirred.

"Sesshoumaru?" she asked, blinking her eyes. "What happened?"

"The hanyou has been defeated," Sesshoumaru said simply.

Kagome came to full attention. "The shards of the Shikon no Tama," she gasped.

"Are right here," Inuyasha said, walking over.

"This means that the Shikon no Tama is complete," Kagome said.

Inuyasha nodded. Kagome pulled the piece of the jewel she had and added the last few pieces. Whole again, the Shikon no Tama shone a soft pink.

Kagome walked over to Sesshoumaru with the Shikon no Tama glowing in her hands. "What will you wish for?" she asked. "I promised you that I would let you have your wish."

"I need not wish for anything," Sesshoumaru answered. "I have everything I desire."

Kagome nodded and then turned towards Inuyasha.

"Inuyasha, do you want your wish to become a full demon?" she asked.

Inuyasha shook his head. "I don't want that anymore." He said.

"Is there anything you want?" Kagome asked.

She could see what he wanted in his eyes though he chose to remain silent.

"No," he said, almost hesitantly. "The wish is yours."

Kagome smiled. "I think I know what to wish for."

Turning, she held the Shikon no Tama in front of her and called upon its power. The Shikon no Tama glowed fiercer and engulfed Kagome in it's light.

'Well done, Kagome.'

Kagome opened her eyes to look at who was talking to her.

"Midoriko?" she asked.

'Yes. You have finally purified the Shikon no Tama.'

"I lost Sango and Miroku in the process," Kagome said, tears forming at the corners of her eyes.

'The death of your friends is regrettable. The Shikon no Tama has the power to grant you one wish. Think carefully before wishing.'

"I know what I want to wish for," Kagome stated.

'What is it?'

"I wish for all the people who were killed by Naraku to have a second chance to live!"

'You are selfless in your wish. You have a pure heart and this is why your wish will be granted.'

Another burst of pink light and Kagome was back to where Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru were standing.

"Kagome?" Inuyasha asked.

"I'm fine," Kagome said.

She was kind of dizzy though. And the last thing she saw before everything went black was Sesshoumaru running to catch her.

When Kagome came to, she was back at Kaede's hut. Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha were both with her.

"Kagome?" Inuyasha called.

"Where am I? What happened?" she asked.

"You fainted after making your wish," Sesshoumaru said.

Kagome's eyes snapped open. "My wish! Did it really come true?"

"What did you wish for?" Inuyasha asked.

Before she could answer, Inuyasha stiffened as he sniffed the air. It couldn't be! He thought. He rushed out of the hut. Standing in front of the hut was....

"Kikyo?" Inuyasha said, disbelievingly.

Kikyo smiled. "Inuyasha, it's been a long time." She said.

"How..." Inuyasha was speechless.

"Kagome's wish brought me back. She wished that the people Naraku killed could come back." Kikyo explained.

"She did?" Inuyasha asked.

Kikyo nodded. "You should thank her, Inuyasha," she said.

"I will," Inuyasha said.

Kagome came and stood by the door.

"Kikyo," Kagome said.

"Thank you Kagome," Kikyo said. "Thank you for giving me another chance."

Kagome smiled. Her smile widened when she heard two distinct voices.

"Kagome-chan!"

"Kagome-sama!"

Sango and Miroku were running towards her. Kagome ran from the hut door and embraced Sango. She hugged her dearest friend tightly.

"Sango-chan!" she squealed.

Sango let go for a moment. "Kagome...you did it. You beat Naraku."

Kagome could only nod. Just then, a ball of energy rammed into Kagome's stomach.

"Okaa-san!"

"Shippo-chan?" Kagome asked.

"Waaaahhhhhhhh...Okaa-san, I though I would never see you again!" Shippo cried.

Kagome hugged Shippo tightly. "It's okay," she soothed. "You are all okay."

Kagome looked towards her group of friends. Miroku, Sango, Shippo, Kikyo, Inuyasha, and Sesshoumaru. She beamed at them all.

Kaede walked up from gathering herbs and looked at the group.

"So ye all are back together," she said.

"Kaede," Kikyo said.

"Nee-san," Kaede said.

The two sisters embraced each other, vowing to make up for the lost time. Amidst the merriment, Kagome felt very strange. Her vision got hazy for a second but then she was fine. Shaking her head, she tried to get rid of the blurriness.

What's happening? She asked.

A/N: I hope this chapter didn't disappoint too much. I know the battle with Naraku really sucked but I could not think of a battle scene. Gomen! Well...this story is almost finished. Find out what happens in the concluding chapter!

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