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Chapter 9: Enemies and Allies
Sumire was eight months old when Kagome finally decided that it was time to help Kira. "I don't care what you say, Inu-Yasha. Kira needs our help, and we're going to help her." Kagome told him.
"If you want to help her that's fine, but I'm not helping her. She works for Naraku." Inu-Yasha mumbled.
"Fine then! I'll go by myself!" Kagome yelled.
"There's no reason for that, Kagome. I'll go with you." Sango told her.
"You can't go. Sumire's only eight months old now, you should stay with her." Kagome said.
"And the twins are only sixteen months old, you should be staying with them, but there's work to be done and we're the only ones to do it." Sango told her.
"Are you sure about this?" Kagome asked her.
"Of course." Sango told her.
"We can't very well let our daughter grow up in a world like this. We have to save Kira so Sumire can grow up safe." Miroku said as he carried her into the hut.
"Sumire, I'll do what ever I can to keep you safe." Sango said as she took Sumire into her arms. "Miroku, we have to do what we can to protect her." Sango told him.
"You're right." Miroku agreed with her. "So, when do we leave?" Miroku asked Kagome.
"So you are going with them?" Sesshomaru asked his mate.
"I have to. Kanna believes I have the key to freeing Kira. If she is not freed then she will return to take our pups again." Kagura told him.
"Then I will go with you." Sesshomaru told her.
"This is my fight! I will go alone!" Kagura yelled at him.
"You will not go alone!" Sesshomaru yelled at Kagura. She couldn't believe it, Sesshomaru had never yelled like that, ever.
"Sesshomaru..." Kagura turned away from him.
"Kagura, I will not allow you to fight Naraku alone." Sesshomaru took her into his arms. He was unable to show her his love for her, but he did have his moments where he let her know how much he truly cared for her.
"Sesshomaru... I must do this alone." Kagura pushed him away from her and began to walk out of the castle.
"Kagura! Should something happen to you, I will take my revenge on Naraku and all of his reincarnations." Sesshomaru warned her.
"If something happens to me, Sesshomaru will kill Kanna as well. I cannot let something happen to me, or Kanna." Kagura said to herself.
"Kagome? Are you sure you want to leave the twins?" Inu-Yasha asked his mate.
"No, but we have to help. I have a feeling Kagura won't be able to do this on her own." Kagome looked up at the sky, thinking about Kira's past life. Just then she saw Kagura fly by on her giant feather. "We have to go now!" Kagome said as she grabbed her bow and arrows.
"Mommy!" Iyasu yelled as she ran to her mother.
"Stay here, Iyasu. Daddy and I will be back soon. Kiku, take care of the children." Kagome told a young village girl as she and the others took off.
"Why are they following me?" Kagura asked when she noticed Inu-Yasha and the others were behind her. She flew down on her feather and landed in some trees, waiting for them to come.
"Where did she go?" Inu-Yasha asked as he looked around for Kagura. "I can still smell her, but I don't see her."
"Dance of Blades!" Kagura sent her attack out to them, only as a warning, she didn't mean to hurt them.
"Look out Kagome!" Inu-Yasha grabbed her and jumped up on a near by branch.
"Kagura! Why did you do that?" Kagome yelled at her.
"Why were you following me?" she asked.
"You need our help." Kagome told her.
"I need no one's help." Kagura told her as she pulled a feather from her hair and threw it towards the ground. In seconds the feather had grown and she was back up in the air. "Now stop following me!" Kagura yelled to them.
"Sango, you and Miroku follow her on Kirara. Inu-Yasha and I will follow from the ground." Kagome ordered.
"Right. Come on Miroku. Kirara!" Sango yelled to her cat demon. She and Miroku jumped onto Kirara's back and flew into the air.
"Come on Inu-Yasha." Kagome yelled for him.
"Kira. Come to me." Naraku called for her. "It is time for you to make yourself known again. Kohaku, you will also go with her." Naraku called for Kohaku, who has now grown into a young adult of fourteen.
"What is your wish, Master Naraku?" Kira and Kohaku appeared before him.
"Go kill Inu-Yasha and the others." Naraku told them.
"What of Kagura?" Kira asked.
"Kill her as well, then make you way back to Sesshomaru's castle and kill her mate and pups." Naraku ordered. Kanna couldn't believe it. Naraku had just ordered the killing of her sister and her off spring. She couldn't let this happen. Kanna hurried from Naraku's castle and made her way to Kagura, she had to warn her.
"We're going to help Kira, wither you want us to or not. You might as well let us come with you." Kagome told Kagura.
"I will not fight with three humans and a half demon. Do not mistake Sesshomaru's love for his lands as love for his half brother's pups. Sesshomaru only wished to save you and your unborn children so that his lands would be safe from threat. Your pup, Iyasu, has great power and will one day kill all demons that threaten Sesshomaru's lands." Kagura explained to Kagome.
"I know all of this already. But I don't care about that, what I do care about is Kira. Naraku killed her family and took her as his own. She needs our help." Kagome told Kagura.
"Look, women!" Kagura began to yell at Kagome but was interrupted.
"Look what we have here." Kira laughed as she appeared in the field with Kohaku.
"Kohaku!" Sango yelled to her brother, but there was no answer.
"Kira! Let us help you! We can free you from Naraku's control." Kagome told her.
"Free me from his control? Naraku does not control me. I am the mistress of my own life." Kira said as she sent energy beams at Kagome. Inu-Yasha carried her out of the way just in time.
"We have to help her." Kagome told him.
"I know, just tell me what to do." Inu-Yasha said to her.
"Kagura knows what to do." Kagome remembered what Kanna had said earlier.
"I will kill Kagura first. Kohaku, you kill Sango and Miroku." Kira ordered.
"Yes, Mistress Kira." Kohaku said as he charged at Sango.
"No! Kohaku wait!" Sango didn't want to fight her brother again.
"Did he call her Mistress Kira?" Kagura thought to herself. "Naraku hasn't...?" Kagura's mind was racing. She wasn't paying attention to Kira as she charged at her.
"Kagura!" Kanna ran from the trees to protect her sister. Kanna used her mirror to deflect Kira's attack.
"Kanna? You betray Naraku? You will pay for that." Kira said as she sent her attacks at Kanna. Again she used her mirror to deflect the attacks. "It looks as if I will have to fight hand to hand." Kira laughed.