Chapter Seven

"Well, I suppose we should just keep looking for the shards" Kagome asked "I agree Kagome but, first I think we need to take into consideration the joining of Sayuri"
"Why would you say such a thing Miroku?" Kagome asked, shocked that he would mention leaving her.
"By continuing to let her join us we are putting ourselves in danger. Naraku will most likely hunt her down which puts us in his way. If we are in his way of getting to Sayuri then Inuyasha, Sango, Shippo, Myself, or even worse, you, could be harmed." he replied "I get what you're saying I think but, I feel sort of bad because we brought back painful memories to her by saying that we understood about Naraku and now you want us to just leave to someplace without her! You want us to abandon her!' Kagome said "AHHH"
Miroku was silently rubbing his face.
"LEARN TO KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF YOU PERVERTED MONK!" Sango screamed "Well do you see 'em or not?" Inuyasha asked, referring to jewel shards "I think so but I can't really tell from here. We probably need to go to the village past this one"
"Then we better get started"
"But Inuyasha...what about Sayur"
"Shards first. We'll get her later"
"Where exactly do you think you are going hmm?
Sayuri turned around only to find that Kagara, Kohaku, and Kanna surrounded her. Sayuri began to run in the other direction.
"Ha! You thought you could run! What a fool!" Kagara used an attack that was quickly dodged by the enraged Sayuri. Kagara was expecting her to be slower and in her haste to defend herself after the attack, she was hit by Sayuri's blade. More attacks came at her but Kohaku had stopped the blade of Sayuri's sword each time. Kanna tried using her mirror to take Sayuri's soul so the capture would be much easier.
"It won't work," she looked down at the mirror that appeared dull Grey and did nothing," My mirror won't take in her soul. I don't understand"
Sayuri saw her chance so she pushed through their attacks and ran. As she was running she accidentally passed Inuyasha and the group and fell out of frustration "Darn"
Sayuri! Are you okay? What were you running from?" Kagome started to walk towards her. Before Sayuri could tell her that she was fine and didn't need help or sympathy, Kagara, Kanna, and Kohaku appeared. Inuyasha quickly drew his sword.
"So Inuyasha...are you going to try to help? How sweet isn't that kind? You're willing to die for such a worthless cause." Kagara smirked "Feh... Me? Die? Yeah right"
I...am...Not...weak!" Sayuri muttered looking down at the ground. The anger was slowly taking over. Her vision was blurring and she could not steady her hand, which was shaking with rage. Kohaku began to attack Miroku and Sango Please Kohaku! Don't you remember who I am? Don't you remember anything? Please stop! I don't want to fight you!" He didn't respond but instead swung the lade at the end of his chain at Sango's head "Kirara! See if you can distract Kohaku" "What are you planning to do with Kirara Miroku?" Kagome questioned. "You aren't going to hurt him are you"
"Of course not! If Kirara can distract him then we may be able to bring him into unconsciousness. If so, we could finally succeed in freeing him from Naraku"
"Right! Let's hope this works…." Kagome agreed Just as Sango was able to take their plan into action, the Tetsuiga was thrust from Inuyasha's hand. It soared through the air aimed at Kohoku's chest. Sango was paralyzed with fear and none o the other's could have saved him in time except for Sayuri. She tackled Kohaku and caught the sword by the blade. Her blood flew from her hand down the cold metal. She was pinning him to the ground with one hand and holding the sword above him in the other. Sango was extremely overjoyed. She raced towards the two to thank Sayuri but before she could reach them the hanyou plunged the sword deep into Kohaku's chest.
"Sayuri! NO! Kohaku wasn't the enemy!" Kagome screamed Sayuri dropped the sword and plunged her hand into his wound. Within seconds her hand was out, dripping with blood, she was standing, and she was holding something in her hand but no one could tell.
"Kohaku…" Sango dropped o her knees in despair and sobbed. The battle could not stop though. Kagara was still attacking Inuyasha who still didn't have his sword. Inuyasha used a small wound Kagara had inflicted to use "blades of blood." Kanna knew that taking Kagome's soul would only break the mirror. That Kagara would not want her to interfere with the battle between herself and Inuyasha. She also knew that Miroku and Sango were of no threat because they were too busy grieving and comforting each other so she needn't take their souls and that the mirror didn't work on Sayuri so she could do nothing but stand there. Kagara was the only one able to fight. The only one able to do any work. She knew that she could not win this battle in these conditions. To save her own life she fled once again from battle.
"Naraku will just have to see that 1 against 6 is not fair!" Kagara knew that there were not 6 fighting her but needed to stretch the truth just a bit as an excuse for Naraku.
"I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU KILLED HIM"
"I-I didn't…" Sayuri mumbled "YOU DON'T JUST KILL PEOPLE! IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW THEN YOU SHOULD'VE ASKED"
"INUYASHA! YOU AREN'T LETTING ME FINISH! I DIDN'T KILL HIM! Sayuri screamed to grab his attention before he started ranting again.
Sango immediately stopped sobbing and looked up at Sayuri, "Wh-what"
"If we hurry he should be okay. I removed the shard! I had to make a wound to get to it!
"But how did you know there was a shard"
"There isn't time for an interrogation!" Sayuri lifted the boy into her arms, "I'll answer questions later." And she sped off.
Sango stood and tried to dry her eyes but the tears just kept coming, "is it rue…is it possible that maybe …could she have freed him? Did she really do it?" she thought to herself quietly. She stared at where her little brother had just been. The blood was still there. So was the shard that Sayuri had dropped in her hurry to get him help.
"She-she saved him. I know it!" she turned to Miroku," there is no doubt…she has to stay with us"
"Sango I understand how you feel but, you saw how they came after her. Naraku will come eventually and it's just too danger"
"SHE SAVED HIM MIROKU! HE IS LONGER IN NARAKU'S GRASP! SHE WILL STAY!"