Chapter 21

Miroku unleashed his wind tunnel and aimed at Naraku.

"You're going to have to learn some new tricks!" Naraku sent the Saimyoshou out of nowhere. Miroku instantly resealed the wind tunnel.

"Right back to you!" Miroku sliced the insects in little pieces with his staff. Once he was done, he turned to the group. "Now!" He yelled.

"Okay, let's go." Eisaku yelled. Genpaku was reluctant but he followed after him to the door. They stopped and turned around to see everyone else was still there watching.

"Come on guys! He told us to-"

"We can't leave..." Kaede and Shippo replied. Kirara stood proud.

"Why not?"

"Yes, why not. Do you really want to stay here to see this monk die?" Naraku asked menacingly.

"We aren't leaving because we are a team." Sango said.

"And teams always stick together." Inuyasha added.

"No matter what happens. We're a team first, cowards never." Kagome finished off. She looked over in a corner to find a variety of weapons. Among the weapons, was two swords, some demon slayer weapons and... "Today is our lucky day... We will prevail!" Kagome yelled pushing through her pain. She rose to her feet, wobbling back and forth. She walked slowly over to the corner and picked up the bow she had found.

"Kagome..." Inuyasha said standing up.

"I'm not completely useless yet. I can still help and that's what I intend on doing." Kagome picked up a bow and readied it on the bow. She was breathing hard, still in pain, she was a little dizzy now.

"Kagome, you are not well enough to be doing this." Sango said running to her.

"I'm fine Sango." She reassured. "Hey Kikyo! Can you give me a hand here?" Kagome asked.

Kikyo sat up and squinted in pain. "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" She asked.

"I think I am." Kagome laughed heavily.

"Then lets do this." Kikyo pulled out her bow and an arrow and aimed at Naraku along with Kagome. They waited for the perfect moment, when Miroku was out of the way and Naraku was a perfect target. The moment came faster than they had anticipated.

"Now!" Kagome yelled. They let go at the same time and the two arrows went flying at Naraku. Naraku noticed this a little late but was still able to dodge an arrow. The other hit him in the arm. His arm disintegrated and the girls were in stance to shoot another arrow. For some reason he didn't seem to be worried at all. He just laughed it off.

"You fool. That might have worked in the past, but I have the whole jewel now. Nothing can work against me!" Naraku disappeared in time to dodge Sesshomaru's poison claws. He ended up a little ways away. "Tsk tsk tsk... Sesshomaru, where is the honorable leader I hear so much about? The honorable demon lord that believes in a fair fight?"

"And where have you heard the sort. I do not take a liking to it." He avoided the question.

"Such a sad thing to hear. I so looked forward to fighting my fair brother."

"Half brother." He corrected him.

"Oh yes, my apologies. How quickly I forget that little detail."

"You shouldn't, it could cost you your life!" Miroku concentrated his spiritual power, aimed at Naraku. Naraku unsheathed his sword once more and through it at Miroku.

"Goodbye monk!" He exclaimed. They sword flew at Miroku. He didn't have enough time to do anything.

"AAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Sango slumped on Miroku.

"S-Sango?" He asked.

"I-I'm sorry...you saved me... I just had to repay the fa-" Sango's words trailed off. She was breathing heavily now. She was breathing as if she had just come up for air after being underwater for a few minutes.

"Sango? Sango!" He shook Sango, when he felt something, sticking him and sticking him over and over. He felt a little woozy. He fell back on his butt, dragging Sango with him. "Sango! Get up! Please get up!" Miroku's vision was going blurry. He didn't notice why until he felt something dripping on his hands. He was bleeding from a head injury and that was when he first noticed that he as well felt pain in his stomach. The sword had gone through both him and Sango.

"Didn't I say that your health was the only thing that mattered?" Miroku plopped on his back. "So this is how it ends for us huh? The end of my cursed family line. The end of our relationship together and just when it was starting to grow intensely." Miroku stroked Sango's hair. Her head was lying on his chest and her face, ever peaceful. Miroku placed his hand on her back.

"Mi-Miro...ku..." She struggled.

"Yes?"

"I...I love you..." She said lifting her head and smiling at him. He smiled back. They reached for each other's hands and grasped them together.

"I love you too." He said and afterwards, all sign of movement, disappeared from their bodies.

TO BE CONTINUED

Sorry about the really short chappy! I was too busy at tryouts and stuff and I was really sore and didn't feel like writing any more... please forgive me!