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Chapter 11: Kanna and Kohaku's Scheme
Kagome opened her eyes slowly. Rays of sunshine filtered into the small hut, illuminating the sleeping faces of her companions. Kagome tried to sit up, but a weight around her waist stopped her. InuYasha's arm was draped over her waist, his hand laying flat on her abdomen. Kagome smiled and placed his arm on the floor. InuYasha rolled over mumbling something about "ramen." Kagome giggled silently. She brought her hand up to the juncture of her neck and felt the wound there. Kagome smiled, that was where InuYasha had "marked" her the night before. Kagome got up and pulled the sleeping bag down, she slowly crept in between the sleeping bodies of her companions. She stepped over Sango and Shippo and exited the hut. Kagome started walking, just letting her feet guide her to wherever they wanted to go.
"Last night was amazing. InuYasha was so tender with me." Kagome grinned and rubbed the mark on her neck.
"I just can't believe that any of this even happened. Well I guess everything changed after Kikyo took sides with Naraku." Kagome stopped at the foot of a tree.
"The Goshinboku." Kagome stepped up onto one of the roots and traced the spot where InuYasha was pinned. The surface was smooth and flat.
"When I met InuYasha, he was cold and only wanted the jewel to become a full demon, but, instead he saved my life, and now were mates." Kagome smiled at all of the fond memories she held of the hanyou in her heart.
"Congratulations." Kagome whirled around. A woman in a white and pink kimono leaned against a tree. Her hair was up in a bun, two feathers sticking out of the side on the top. She stared at Kagome with a piercing gaze.
"Kagura, what do you want?" Kagura walked toward Kagome and stood right in front of her. She waved offhandedly.
"This may sound odd, but thank you for killing Naraku." Kagura looked away, seeming embarrassed for telling her ex enemy thank you. Kagome smiled wryly. What was it with demons and blushing when they said thank you? Must be a pride thing.
"Your welcome." Kagura looked up, her face was solemn and hard.
"But." Kagome looked at Kagura. Kagura's eyes hardened.
"You need not worry about me. It is Kanna and Kohaku who you should worry about now. Naraku is not truly dead. Not yet." Kagome shook her head.
"That's not true, I killed him with the Shikon No Tama!" Kagura grinned.
"You only killed his physical form. His spirit and soul are not destroyed though." Kagura stated.
"Kagome, before the battle with Naraku, Naraku had Kanna seal his soul and spirit into her mirror, in case he was defeated she could easily call demons to form a new body to put his soul into. Naraku knew that I was traitorous, why he didn't kill me I do not know, but he had me on a mission. Now, since Naraku's body is gone there is no form to house his soul. My mission was to find a horde of demons and convince them to come together and form a body. Naraku told me to tell the demons that if they accepted, he would kill the priestess who the Shikon No Tama belongs to, kill InuYasha, take the jewel and rule the world. Of course the demons accepted. Tonight they will go and find Kanna and Kohaku and form a body. Kanna will unleash her mirror and let the soul and spirit of Naraku into the body, creating another Naraku." Kagura slumped against another tree. Kagome was speechless.
"So basically I have to go destroy Kanna's mirror and kill the demons to keep Naraku from coming back to life?" Kagura nodded.
"Kohaku will be protecting her, you need to get through him before you can get to Kanna." Kagome nodded and walked away. Kagome stopped in mid-stride and turned around to Kagura. She smiled.
"Arigato." Kagura nodded her head.
"By the way, you don't look to bad as a hanyou." She pulled out a feather and flew away on the enormous wing. Kagome walked back to the village, thinking about what Kagura had just told her.
"Better go tell the others."
A/n: Stay tuned!