Chapter 20

For the first time, Inuyasha's eyes filled with fear. His hands were quivering. His lip trembling uncontrollably. He slowly backed away from Naraku. He fell backwards but that didn't stop him from getting away from Naraku. Everyone was in shock except Kagura and Kana.

"Inuyasha's..." Miroku started.

"...Brother?" Sango finished. No one could believe it. Kagome and Kikyo were still unconscious but slowly, they awoke.

"Uhnn..." Kagome moaned.

"Ughh..." Kikyo groaned at the same time.

Koga and Haku looked down in their arms. Kagome and Kikyo's eyes fluttered and slowly opened. Koga slowly came into Kagome's view as Haku came into Kikyo's view. They shot up to a sitting position. Kagome instantly grabbed her side. She fell back into Koga's arms, writhing in pain.

"Kagome? What's wrong?" Koga yelled shaking her. She winced and screamed. "What's wrong Kagome?! What's wrong?!"

"Koga, if you hadn't noticed, she does have injuries." Miroku pointed out.

"I knew that!" (A/N no he didn't...) He glanced over at Kikyo; seeing she was in no pain what so ever. "Hey, then why isn't she hurt?!"

"The dead do not feel. They dead can not feel pain nor can they feel anything else related to pain."

"Oh, that's right isn't it Kikyo." Naraku snickered. "Well let's fix that for you!" Naraku hoisted his hand with the jewel in it, high up in the air. The jewel created a blinding blue light that washed over Kikyo's body. Instantly, Kikyo fell over onto the ground.

"Mom!" Haku yelled.

"I'm fine." She reassured him.

"Yeah don't worry about us." Kagome added breathing heavily.

With pain on his face, Koga looked from Kagome to Naraku.

"Damn you! I don't care if you are that dog turd's brother, you're dying by my hands now!"

"Lets see you try..." Naraku challenged.

Koga took him up on his offer and charged at him. At the speed of light, Naraku unsheathed a sword and appeared on the other side of Koga. Koga, being so sure of himself started laughing.

"You think you're quick do you? You think you're strong? You didn't hurt me! The only thing you did was jump over my head!" Koga said turning around. He found Naraku sheathing his sword. "What are you giving up already? Naraku, you coward!"

"You're wrong. This fight is over." Naraku replied smiling at Koga. Blood flew from Koga's body. Gushing out quarts and gallons of blood. He fell to his knees in pain. He screamed a deadly scream and keeled over.

"KOGAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Kagome and the rest of the gang had been watching this all. Kagome forgot about her pain, and crawled to Koga's side.

"Koga! Are you alright?" Kagome asked. She forced herself into a sitting position and placed Koga's head on her lap. Inuyasha soon joined her by his side.

"What this? I'm fine Kagome." Koga looked at Inuyasha, trying to smile. "I guess you did win her huh? You win..." Koga trailed off. He winced in pain. "Kagome, I love you, and I always will. Don't forget me..." Koga lifted his bloody hand to her face and kissed her on her left cheek. He immediately dropped back down in her lap and slowly became colder and colder. Kagome's eyes widened.

"Koga? Koga!" She exclaimed. A single tear, of many to come, streamed down her face. "No... Its not... It can't be true..." Kagome was going into shock. "NO!!! Its not true!" She grabbed Koga's hand shaking it.

"This is just a joke right?! A cruel joke! Koga, come on! This isn't funny! KOGA!!!!!" Inuyasha wrapped his arms around Kagome. She tried to break free but finally gave up a few minutes later. She cried in Inuyasha's shoulder. Loud sobs taking a deep, sharp breath in between. Inuyasha comforted her.

"Now that he's gone, who wants to go next?" Naraku asked.

"You murderer!" Kagome screamed.

"Murderer? Me? I was just following the rules of the strong living and the weak dying. That's how this world is. We have to except that fact and move on with our lives. Unless you are weak. If you're weak, you deserve to die. He was weak, there for, he deserved to die. That simple."

"You are not my brother. You have no feelings! How can you be my brother?!"

"I can be and I am. Get over it. You were the youngest so you never knew. But we are only half brothers anyways on mother's side."

"Mom?" Inuyasha asked.

"Oh, that's right, you never go to know mother did you? She was astounding. She could do anything! She was the best mother in the world..." Naraku trailed off. "But then, she met your father and left us for him."

"My mother would never do such a thing!"

"Our mother did do such a thing! Ask Sesshomaru if you don't believe me! Surely since he is the oldest, he would know!"

Inuyasha looked over at Sesshomaru. His eyes weren't lying. Naraku was speaking the truth.

"Ha ha ha.... Now that you know the truth, Inuyasha, who will be next to fight me?" Naraku looked around the room. "Any volunteers? None? You're all going to die soon anyways, so why not come end your death now. You can only prevent the inevitable for so long. No one is going to leave this place alive, besides me." To Naraku's surprise, Miroku stepped up to the challenge. "So monk. You will be the second to fall?"

"I will take you on, but I won't die."

"Miroku!" Sango cried. Miroku turned around to her and caressed her cheek.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine. I'm going to give you guys some time to get out of here. So run okay?"

"I won't just leave you here!"

Miroku took both Sango's hands in his own.

"The only thing I care about is your safety. Leave... I'll be fine." He smiled reassuringly.

"If you're done with your lovey dovey moment, lets get to business."

"I agree completely." Miroku replied. He was in ready stance and was about to charge at Naraku. Naraku's demonic energy surged through the room, filling it to the last cubic centimeter.

"Ready..." Naraku said. Everyone held his or her breath.
"Set..." Miroku smiled a malicious smile.

"GO!!!" They yelled together.

TO BE CONTINUED