Chapter 11: Finding the Truth
Disclaimer: no I don't own the Inuyasha characters but I do own Mike, Miko and Baba. I feel so proud.
Rae: Well, this is the last chapter. I decided I shall make a sequel so please look out for it. It will most likely be called Reborn2, or I'll just add it on to this one.
The following comments are directed to the following reviews…
OniyuriGaaru: Thank you for your cliffy idea, weather I shall use it or not you shall read and find out…
angelXofXpeice: (jumps up and down) see see it didn't take forever!
Nekomata-17: Yes yes it's a Inu/Kag story… or is it (evil grin)
Anonymous: I would have made Naraku die to the black lash wave, the probably was when I first started this story, I didn't know that kind of attack existed. Don't worry, I will be going threw the chapters and edit them.
true-blue-friend: You shall find out Miroku's plan in the chapter… happy? I just hope you'll be able to figure it out with anyone actually saying it in the story. As well, please go into the review section and read melissa's review. She gives out a big thanks to you. Name: tamahomes-girl-15
Melissa: Thank you for your two reviews, and of chore your idea's. INUYASHA'S ON TONIGHT! (does happy dance)
Last time...
Miroku didn't know what to say, he still had his plan but could it still work with Inuyasha making this decision. He smirked knowing it might still work. "Alright, if that's your decision then fine, I guess you presume Naraku won't attack her to get the jewel?"
Inuyasha smirked still not looking up, "No, with me out of the way, I doubt she will ever hate, I can see that now. No matter what someone else does she can never really hat anyone. She may have been her reincarnation, but she's not truly her."
Miroku turned to his friend, "And by her I presume you mean Kikyo?"
Inuyasha smiled looking up at Miroku, "Yeah, her"
This Time…
Sango looked down at her broken friend, not exactly knowing what went on between her and Inuyasha, but didn't want to push her to tell her. "Kagome I…" She trailed off as Kagome road on Kirara's back. Sango walked next to the two in silence not quite knowing what to say. Kagome stopped crying so that helped a bit.
"I'm leaving "She suddenly said.
Sango's head jerked up hearing Kagome horse voice. "What?" She asked not quite sure what Kagome meant.
"Mike Baba and I… were going back home, in the morning." She replied a tear streaming down her flushed cheeks. She looked out into the darkness; she knew the sun would be rising soon. She then looked up seeing clouds all around, for all she knew, the sun could be up right now. She bowed her head not wanting to look at Sango, she knew what Sango was about to ask and decided to answer before she even asked. Taking a deep breath she answered, "Inuyasha wants me to leave, so I'll go."
Sango stopped dead in her tracks, looking at her friend, "But… Kagome" was all that came from her mouth. 'What the hell is Inuyasha doing?' She looked down to the dark grass as the young demon slayer got caught up in her thoughts, that is till a little kitsune jumped in front of Kirara grabbing onto Kagome in a tight hug. "You can't leave, don't go please" He begged with tears in his eyes. "I don't want you to go, not when you are so close to having you memories back."
Kagome blinked a couple of times not knowing what to say. She held Shippou in her arms as she slid off Kirara. Hugging the little kitsune tight she gave a small smile, "I'm sorry" Her head went up seeing Miko coming through the bushes. He stared at Kagome, with his finger in his mouth. Shippou turned with teary eyes and the young boy before him. He herd Sango call his name but Miko ignored it.
"Is it true… are you leaving us?" He asked not removing his finger from his mouth. "But you can't, you can't leave us, I haven't seen uncle Inu so happy since you first died. You can't go Kagome. Until you came, uncle Inu would always fake smile, I could tell. Please don't go, uncle Inu will be sad again and…and" He whipped his tears away remembering Inuyasha always telling him strong men don't cry. "I don't want uncle Inu to be sad anymore!"
Kagome stood up, tears flowing down her cheeks again. She then ran to the young boy hugging him. "I'm sorry…" She cried, "I'm so so sorry"
Miko wrapped his small little arms around Kaogme's neck not being able to hold in the tears. Kagome hugged him tight in her arms as she felt Shippou and Sango join in their hug. She didn't want to let go, she felt if she did, her dear friends would just poof and disappear. She wanted time to stop, stop at that one moment, and stop at the other moment, when Inuyasha and Kagome shared a passionate kiss. She felt the group release their grip on her as they looked up. Kagome turned to them looking up along with them seeing Mike standing there.
"So were going Kagome?" He asked.
Sango glared at him, she still couldn't believe it was Naraku, but she knew it was. Inuyasha wouldn't lie about a thing like that. She watched as her hanyou friend ran up to mike hugging him crying into his arms. Her eyes widened seeing Naraku smirk at her, she glared at him again grabbing the dirt in order to keep herself in control. She sighed, she understand what Inuyasha was going through, he just wanted Kagome to be happy, but what bothered her was that just maybe giving Kagome to Naraku like that was such a good idea.
Naraku wrapped his arms around Kagome as if keeping her safe, "Lets leave tonight, it would be best don't you think?" He smirked when Kagome nodded. Looking back at Sango he smirked again, knowing full well she knew who he really was. He stroked Kagome's hair as if trying to comfort her. "Let's get your things and we'll leave." Kagome nodded walking with Mike back to the hut. He put his arm around her in order to help her to keep her balance.
Sango punched the ground once Naraku disappeared in the shadows. She noticed Miko and Shippou stare at her but she shock it off. "Where Miroku?" She asked. When she noticed both children didn't know where he was she nodded running back to where Inuyasha last was.
Kagome packed her last bit of cloths in her bag. Sniffing, she whipped her eyes not wanting to cry. She didn't understand why this affected her so much, she just meet these people. But she knew deep in her heart, these people meant more to her then she thought, she didn't want to leave, "But if he asked… then I will" She looked up at Mike and smiled, "What about baba?" She asked not quite sure where the old village elder was.
Mike smiled back, "I already spoke with her, she told us to go on without her. She wants to stay here with her cousin a little longer."
Kagome nodded, not knowing when exactly Mike asked Baba but shook it off. She picked up her small bag nodding, "Alright, I'm ready."
He nodded beginning to leave the hut along with Kagome when they bumped into Miroku. The young monk smiled walking up to Kagome hugging her. "We'll truly miss your presence here Kagome. We all hope you'll come back soon." Kagome smiled hugging back, "I'll miss you Miroku" She said, until Miroku whispered something in her ear, "Take the west rout by the old wooden well, it's faster."
Kagome stared at Miroku when he let her go. Smiling she nodded, "Thank you, for everything" he then turned towards the west along with Mike following close behind. Miroku smirked, "Perfect, let's just hope my theory is correct." He said to himself. He turned behind him feeling Sango's presence behind him. He smiled at his wife and song. "Everything should be fine" He said. His gaze turned towards the hanyou in the tree. He smirked as the hanyou hopped onto another tree following the young miko. 'That's it Inuyasha…' Miroku said smirking.
Kagome sighed holding hands with Mike as they walked down the rocky path. She turned to him seeing his confused face. "What's wrong?" She asked him.
Naraku snapped out of his thoughts, "Why are we going this way?" He asked
"Because it's quicker." She paused seeing the old wooden well. She held her head as an a image appeared in her head.
A young girl in a green school uniform emerged from the old wooden world. "Where am I?" She wondered looking around. She didn't recognize the place, "Souta? Mom? Grandpas? She called but received no answer. She sung her legs over the well beginning to walk down a rocky path. She smiled seeing something familiar. "The God tree!" She called out beginning to run to it. She emerged from the bushes to see…
Kagome snapped out of her thoughts looking up at Mike. "Sorry" She said continuing down the path she just saw in her little vision. She stopped for a moment looking back at the well. She closed her eyes her hand traveling t her chest. She felt as though there were secrets behind that wooden well that she have yet to figure it out. She jumped feeling a hand on her shoulder. She turned to face him and smiled.
"And your part demon?" He asked laughed, "You shouldn't be jumpy; you never know when someone may attack. You have to be ready"
Kagome's eyes traveled over to a tree bark seeing a flash of red. At first she thought Inuyasha was following her but she shrugged it off continuing down the path with Naraku. She sighed thinking to herself, about Shippou, about Kirara, about Sango, about Miroku about… 'Inuyasha' she couldn't understand what was so special about him then everyone else. He was the most arrogant one, and yet he meant more to her then anyone else. She looked deciding to think about it later but then stopped. 'That tree' she thought. She slowly began walking up to a large tree. When she was face to face with it she saw a small hole in it. "Like a arrow went in there… arrow?" She said out loud a flash of memories going by. She saw a girl looking like her using an arrow and shoot it. She blinked, "What was she shooting at?" She wondered out load. She lifted her hand about to touch the tree when, Mike knocked her down. "Don't! He yelled."
Kagome pushed him off of her, "What was that for?" She asked rubbing her head.
Suddenly Mike smirked, laughing at her. "What's so funny?" She asked.
"You are…" He trailed off as a purple light surrounded him. Suddenly a baboon was standing in front of her instead of Mike. "N-N-Naraku?" She tried saying. "B-B-But" She was to shocked to say anything.
Naraku smirked, "It seems you aren't as strong as the miko Kikyo."
"But, what did you do with Mike!" She yelled at him to shocked to stand up.
Naraku laughed again, "Your idiot, there was no Mike. It was me the whole time. Although you didn't have your memories I know you know you should fear me." He smirked walking closer to her. "Let me explain, I was weak from Inuyasha's attack but luckily not quite dead. I was on the verge of dying. So I took the form as a human man in order to keep myself safe until I was strong enough to kill that rotten half-breed." She smirked once again grabbing her chin bringing her closer to him. "Then I saw you and knew exactly who you were. So I played along as a lover although…" He said kissing her soft sweet lips. "You were quite a good kisser."
Kagome stared with wide eyes, she couldn't believe it. She fell in love with someone who was supposedly her enemy. Tears formed in her eyes, the man she loved, the man she was about to make her mate never really loved her. That's when it hit her.
Inuyasha stared with wide eyes; there was so much emotion that he saw in her golden eyes. "But Kagome he's not who you think he is!" He began arguing back.
'Inuyasha knew the whole time, and yet I didn't believe him because I loved Mike. I can't believe I was a sucker to him, I can't…' Kagome felt her heart break in two. She looked up at the one she loved as tears flew down her cheeks. "I-I can't believe you" She managed to say.
Naraku smirked, "Oh well" He said kicking her sending her flying to the tree. "Time to finally stop this act and get what I really came for."
Kagome slowly stood up wiping the blood from her mouth. "And what exactly is that?" She seemed to be out of her shocked trance and back to normal. 'I don't want to fight him, not when I love him… but'
Naraku smirked, "So you're going to fight? You may not know but right inside you there's the shikon jewel inside you. That's what I want. Sadly, your heart to pure to taint it in evil so I'll have to try something else." He moved his head up, his red eyes on her as he lunched himself at her. He held his claws up then brought them down on her chest. Kagome went flying back into a tree. She collapsed to the ground spitting blood out. She didn't want to hit him, even if he was Naraku, she still loved him. Witch was odd if you think about it.
Naraku stood back, "So not going to defend yourself, or attack? My plan worked out better then I thought" He gave off a small laugh as he jumped up tentacles surround Kagome. They wrapped around her squeezing her. She grinded her teeth trying to get free. Tears beginning to flow down her cheeks. "I…can't… breath" She managed to say.
Naraku laughed, "Fight back! You know your strong enough, you part Miko to, you can easily use your spiritual powers.
Kagome opened one eyes facing Naraku contemplating weather to attack or not. She shook her head tears continuing to flow down her cheeks. She began feeling faint till she felt the grip Naraku had on her loosened. She collapsed to the ground slowly standing up to see golden eyes stare at her. "Kagome are you alright?" He called.
Kaogme's eyes widened seeing Inuyasha standing in front of her defending her. She turned away; she couldn't look at him, after what she said to him.
Inuyasha saw her turn away and his heart sank. Quickly, he shook it off turning over to Naraku. He growled at the hanyou before him, "How dare you, how dare you play with her feelings like that you monster." She clenched his sword preparing to fight. He wished he came here a little earlier, but he knew today was the final battle, and he didn't want Kagome dead again. Deciding to get help he sent Sango and Miroku to prepare and get help. He shook his head staring up to Naraku, "Yet despite the truth, she still loves you. You don't deserve her at all!" Inuyasha yelled trying to by time for the re-informants to come.
Naraku laughed, "And you do? Don't make me laugh, I know about you and her back in the past, it was like Kikyo, you failed to protect her, and now you failed to protect her again."
Inuyasha snorted, "What are you talking about; I'm doing that right now you stupid baboon!"
"You failed to protect her feelings, she's crushed that her loving Mike was no more then a hanyou wanting the jewel."
Inuyasha growled sniffing the air; he smirked knowing Koga was on his way. "Today you will die Naraku, and this time… FOR GOOD!" He yelled lunching himself at the baboon demon. He paused seeing a tentacles coming towards him. He cut that off but it just grew back wrapping itself around Inuyasha. Inuyasha used his claws getting out of Naraku's grip racing towards him dodging all the tentacles. Naraku laughed jumping up as millions of demons burst from his body. Inuyasha gripped his sword cutting all the demons in his way of Naraku. He smirked seeing Naraku, but was sent flying back down to the ground. Naraku laughed moving towards the Inu hanyou below him holding him down knocking the sword out of his hands. "Time to die." He paused before attack him as he jumped back seeing a boomerang launched at him. He smirked again seeing the demon slayer and her friends with her. "So Inuyasha, you got your little friends to help, along with Koga"
Koga raced over to Kagome seeing her bleed, "Kagome are you alright?"
Kagome's head lifted up meeting dark ocean blue eyes. She nodded, smiling nice to know he was there to help her. "Yes just please, help Inuyasha" She begged him letting go of his shirt looking towards the hanyou.
Koga nodded releasing Kagome and walking to the other side of Inuyasha, "Ready?" Ha asked getting into a fight stance.
Inuyasha nodded, "Let's do this!"
Sango ran to Kagome with Shippou by her side. "Kagome you alright?" Shippou asked as he jumped into her lap. Kagome smiled a bit, "I'm fine, just a scratch." She said turning back to the battle.
Sango knelt by her friend, 'It must be hard for her' She thought to herself watching the battle between the tree men and Naraku.
Naraku smirked as Inuyasha sent the black lash wave at him. "Not going to work" He called the black lash wave disappearing into Naraku.
"What? It was like he sucked up the black lash wave!"
Miroku nodded till he herd his son scream. Miroku turned around facing Miko and that's when his greatest fear unfolded. "MIKO!" He called a dark purple and black light emerging from Miko's right hand. He looked to his wife as she set her boomerang in front of Shippou Kagome and herself in order not to get sucked into the void. She opened her eyes, tears forming as she looked at Miroku.
Miroku heart clenched in his chest the look he saw on Sango. He turned seeing piousness insects going towards the tunnel. She let go off his staff colliding with Miko wrapping rosary beads around his hand. The wind around everyone died down. Miroku looked down at his unconscious son and back up to Naraku, "What did you do!" He yelled up to Naraku.
Naraku just laughed, "You know your wind tunnel disappeared and that's because I was too weak to keep my curse on you. Inuyasha's attack gave me the last bit of strength I need to get the curse back upon your family. Although it can't affect you, it can affect your son."
Sango ran to her son lifting him into her arms. "Oh Miko" She said tears flowing freely down her cheeks. Miroku brought Sango into a loving embrace, "It's because of me, I'm sorry" He whispered in her ear before releasing her and walking towards Naraku. "Your going to regret that Naraku!" He yelled running towards Naraku. He dodged every demon his goal set in his mind.
Inuyasha let a hand out to Miroku, "Miroku don't you die!" Suddenly, all the demons Miroku dodged attacked Inuyasha and Koga. As Miroku approached Naraku he put a spell scroll on him effecting Naraku. He tumbled back his demons sending Miroku flying back.
Kagome covered her eyes afraid on what was happening. This was all her fault, and yet she couldn't help, she wanted to help but the though of it hurt her. She kept remembering the old Mike, the one who was nice to her. Cared for her, didn't use her even though she knew it was all a game, she didn't want to believe it. She felt Shippou's grip tighten on her as her gaze turned to the God tree behind the battle. The battle was so bad they began moving back. She turned her head seeing the old wooden well in the clearing. Turning back to the tree, she let Shippou down beginning to walk towards the tree. She felt like she had to touch it, as though once she did, everything in her life would become clear. She looked up at Naraku seeing him busy with the three men. Seeing he was distracted she raced towards the tree, but a demon caught her at the corner of his eye.
Naraku smirked sending another batch of demons, this time towards Kagome. She screamed seeing them come out of the blue.
Inuyasha's ears perked up seeing Kagome in danger. "Kagome!" He called out to her about to run when another set of demons came after him. 'Damn it I can't get to her! The battles shifted farther away from the god tree. I can't see her anymore.'
Miroku rubbed his head seeing Kagome running in the distance towards the God tree. He smirked, his plan was going to work. All he needed was those demons out of her way. "Kagome fight them!" He yelled beginning to run to her in order to aid her in her fight.
Kagome froze for a moment as one demon slashed her arm with his axe. She crashed to the ground seeing the demon come at her. She didn't understand why she couldn't move, why she couldn't fight. She'd fought stronger demons then this and she won easily. She saw the demons surround her. She put her arm over her eyes covering as the demon raised his axe but she felt no pain. Removing her wounded arm she saw Miroku standing there. "Miroku" She whispered.
Miroku breathed heavily using his staff to send the demon flying. "Kagome you have to fight, we need your help please fight, do it for Inuyasha."
When Miroku said that she turned to Inuyasha seeing him struggle, the sound of his name made Kagome pumped up, making her want to fight. She stood up in a fighting stance. "Let's do this!" She called lunching herself. She easily finished the demons off with her speed and fighting skills. She nodded towards Miroku, "Thanks"
Miroku nodded turning to the God tree. "Do you feel something strong?" HE asked.
Her eyes widened as she nodded, "Then touch it" He said before racing off to help Inuyasha and Koga out.
Kagome blinked a couple of times as Miroku ran off into the darkness where the battle was. She turned back to the tree somehow seeing a pink glow from it. She whipped her bloody hands on her outfit as she brought her hand up to where she saw the chip where she thought an arrow hit. Slowly she lightly touched the whole as a bright pink light shown all around her along with the tree. She began feeling the tree pulse as she pulsed along with it.
Inuyasha went flying back into a tree. Whipping the blood on his cheek he raced after the demon until he saw a pink light. The battle stopped seeing the bright light. "What is that?" He asked turning to Miroku.
Miroku smirked, "its Kagome"
"Inuyasha eyes grew seeing Kagome emerge from the pink light with a smirked on her face. He made eyes contact with her as she smiled. "I remember" Was all she said. Inuyasha's smile grew, 'She remembers, she remembers' He felt like running to her and hugging her, never letting her go. 'Once this battle is over, we'll be together Kagome' He said.
Naraku frowned; his plan wasn't going along at all. He looked around seeing everyone occupied with Kagome and took the chance. His tentacles wrapping it around everyone, except Kagome who saw it coming. She jumped up dodging the tentacles. She turned her head seeing them and used her claws but they just re-grew. She jumped again flipping back as she stared at Naraku. "How dare you toy with my feelings! You monster!"
Naraku laughed, "Oh Kagome, don't you remember all the loving times we've had together, like that one night back at the village."
Kagome growled, "Shut up!" She yelled, "It was you, you attacked the village once I let, you killed my father and I bet you were the one who killed my mother too!" She yelled lunching herself at him with her claws, millions of demons attacked her at once as she clawed through all of them to get to him. He sent her flying back with a tentacle.
Inuyasha tried wiggling out of Naraku grip but this time failed. He looked around him seeing everyone trapped. Sango was trying to grab Miko who was still out cold but was unable to. Neither Miroku nor Koga could get themselves out either. Inuyasha cursed under his breath seeing Kagome go flying into a tree.
Kagome gasped from the impact. She crashed to the ground curing as the tentacles wrapped around her as well. She grinded her teeth as Naraku laughed thinking he'd won. Kagome thought all hope was lost until she noticed a leaf on her chest. She noticed it was glowing a bright pink, 'It must be from the god tree!' She smiled getting an idea in her head.
Inuyasha couldn't take it anymore. Turning to his sword on the ground, he tried to call it some how. His sheath pulsed as the sword came flying to Inuyasha setting him free from Naraku's grasp.
Naraku frowned, "Pretty lucky Inuyasha, but it's your funeral!"
Inuyasha turned to Kagome and smiled, he would do this, for her. He launched himself at Naraku preparing to fight him.
Kagome tried her hardest to get herself of the tight grip he had on her. When she got her arms out she grabbed the leaf concentrating on it as it transformed into a bow and a signal arrow. She smirked making her mark.
Inuyasha jumped down, "There are no more demons, your left alone Naraku. Time for you to die."
Naraku shook his head moving himself closer to Inuyasha. Once he was right in front of Inuyasha he sent a tentacle to pierce Inuyasha. Inuyasha gasped in pain as Naraku's tentacle began to pierce him. But as quickly as it came, most of the pain was gone. He looked up seeing an arrow in Naraku. He turned to Kagome as she smirked, "I may be in you grasp, but I wont give up!" She yelled taking another leaf transforming it into an arrow. Kagome attached it to the bow but then dropped it and Naraku squeezed her tighter. Kagome gasped from the pain her eyes closed. She looked at Inuyasha before passing out.
Inuyasha growled seeing Kagome in pain. He took his sword sending the black lash wave at him. Before Inuyasha could see the out come of his attack one of Naraku's tentacles hit Inuyasha sending him flying into the old wooden well as a blue light surrounded him.
Naraku growled seeing the attack being directed towards him. Naraku quickly moved over to Koga slicing his leg taking the last two remaining jewel shard. Clenching the jewel in his hand he made his wish. "I wish…"
A/N: Oh my Gosh I am SO evil! I decided I shall make a sequel, although it may take a while to post up, I hope you all will wait on me for it. I also will be starting a new Inuyasha story soon. Just as soon as H vs. M is close to being finished. ((Witch I hope it is)) Anyways, thanks to OniyuriGaaru for the cliffy idea (wink)
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