Hey all! It's been a while, ne? (don't hurt me…) I finally decided to finish this one up and I'm going to start working on the story that Sunami and I were planning on doing. –smile- so enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own Inu-Yasha. Just Sekushi, and after Sango's done with him, I don't think I'll want to own him much after this…

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"Prepare to die a miserable death." She opened her eyes to Sekushi, still standing over her. She took her sword and thrust it upwards, going through his shoulder. He yelped in pain again and backed off of her. "That shoulder," she sat up slowly, "that's your weakness, isn't it?"

He looked at her disgusted. "Now that you know, I might as well tell you that in my younger days, I'd parade around destroying anything that was in my way. There was a monk and a demon slayer who worked together and when I attacked them, things went wrong."

Sango thought for a moment, a monk and a demon slayer? She had a slight grin on her face. How ironic…

"The demon slayer was able to throw me down long enough for the monk to put a seal on my shoulder. If that seal is destroyed, then I'm free to use all of my power. But, I can't destroy it because it hurts every time something is close to breaking it. Too bad for you that it's my only weakness…"

Sango stood up. Well, if I just hold him off long enough for the others to get here, then we can all think of something…

She ran at him again, swinging the sword wildly in his face. "What I'm wondering," she pause and swung the sword, "is why," she swung again and he dodged, "you wanted women so badly!" He grabbed the sword and stopped her for a second.

"It had nothing to do with the seal. I just enjoy the thought of having women swarm around me, loving me."

"No woman could ever love a monster like you!" She swung her already exposed hidden blade into his neck.

"I told you, that doesn't hurt me."

"No, but this will!" She tore the sword from his hand and brought it down onto his shoulder. A bright light came from a kanji mark on his shoulder. It was the kanji for 'fate'.

Meanwhile, Inu-Yasha, Kagome, and Miroku were getting closer. They stopped suddenly when they saw the light.

"This can't be good!" Miroku kept running.

"Wait! Miroku, wait for us, dammit!" Inu-Yasha yelled.

"It's not use." Kagome smiled a little. "He's worried about her…"

Miroku came through the grass to see Sekushi towering over Sango, who was covered in blood and panting heavily. Sekushi was emitting a dark glow all around his body. He smiled and had sharp fangs, his skin was becoming darker as well.

"M… Miroku!" She called when she noticed him. She smiled with tear filled eyes and reached out. "R… run! He's… s… so st…strong now…" She was shaking all over.

Miroku darted towards the two of them as quickly as possible. "Sango, don't move!" He took his prayer beads and aimed the wind tunnel directly at Sekushi. When he exposed it, Sekushi leapt towards him, releasing poison. Miroku's wind tunnel was engulfed it in and his arm was turning purple. "Nnh…" He fell to one knee.

"I know how to counter that. The monk that originally sealed me did the same trick."

Miroku looked up. "My… grandfather. Right?"

"It was about 45 years ago." He smirked.

"That was him… him and a woman that he loved. I've heard the stories." Miroku smiled and thought the same as Sango, how ironic.

Without noticing, Sango's hiraikotsu came flying in from nowhere, hitting Sekushi in the back and knocking him to the ground. Miroku and Sekushi's eyes shifted to where Sango stood, her arm was now limp at her side.

"Sango?" Miroku spoke hoarsely.

"That's all I can do now." She said, falling to her knees. "Since the seal is destroyed, he has all of his power. But no one is invincible…" She added, looking down.

Miroku thought for a moment. His weakness, his shoulder, was not an option now.

"Are you two done? I am." Sekushi leapt forward and over Miroku, crashing down over him. Miroku had, at the last second, rolled to the side, barely dodging.

"Fools! My only weakness since you released the seal is fire! Something you don't have!"

Miroku crawled towards where Sango was now lying in a small pool of her own blood. "Just hang on Sango, I won't let you die."

"I know…" she smiled. "There must… be something…"

Sekushi stomped closer and closer, until suddenly…

"FOX FIRE!" Someone had called from above. When the three of them looked up, an arrow that was flaming at the tip was shot down through Sekushi, landing upwards in the ground behind him. The field became engulfed with blue fire before anyone had time to react.

"Sango!" Kagome called. She was atop Kirara with Shippo. Inu-Yasha came through the grass and fired a wind scar at Sekushi, throwing him back through the flames.

"Damn you!" He yelled. Just as he was about to fade into death, he pounded the ground and it started to shake violently. An earthquake again. It shook so hard that even Kagome, Shippo, and Kirara, who were all in midair, had trouble staying afloat. Kirara couldn't hold her form anymore, and shrunk into the small two-tailed kitten again. Kagome snatched Shippo and Kirara into her arms and screamed as the three of them fell towards the ground.

"Got'cha!" Inu-Yasha yelled as he leapt up and caught her. Once they landed safely, he snorted, "You're so clumsy. You should've just let me handle it."

"I'm not hurt! And besides, we needed to hit him with fire, remember?"

"Yeah… yeah…"

"Besides, that's not the problem at hand right now!"

"Right, where's Miroku and Sango?" Shippo put a complete end to the arguing.

"Lemme put out the flames and we'll see." Inu-Yasha waved Tetsusaiga with so much force that the fire was instantly put out. Without notice, the sky that was clear had become dark and cloudy. It began to drizzle a little, putting out the remaining flames.

Sekushi's body lay a good 10 feet away from them, motionless and charred. Kagome turned away so she wouldn't have to look. Just as she did, there was movement beyond some of the still tall but burnt grass. Miroku stepped out, holding Sango up in his arms.

"So…" he said, weak. "Sekushi's been brought down."

"Yeah." Kagome nodded and she jogged over to the two of them. "Is Sango going to be okay?"

"She's suffered worse wounds. Let's head back to Kaede's and take care of them quickly."

Miroku continued to hold on to Sango the entire way back. The two of them and Shippo road on Kirara and Inu-Yasha carried Kagome, who was dozing off a little on his shoulder.

"It's a good thing Kaede got worried about you guys and sent us to see what was up."

"Yes. Thank you for all your hard work Shippo." Miroku smiled a little. "We couldn't have done it without you."

"That's right." Shippo grinned widely. "You all need me and you know it!"

"Pssh, just this once and you're all giddy over saving us. I didn't need you, that's for sure." Inu-Yasha said, smirking. Shippo simply ignored him and they all went back in silence.

They picked up the stuff Kagome had left in Sango's village where they'd been training and then headed straight for him. By the time they reached Kaede's hut, Kagome was fast asleep. Shippo had dozed off a few times too.

Later that night, Inu-Yasha and Kagome lay on the grass just outside of the village looking up at the stars as they often did with each other.

"I hope Sango will be okay." Kagome said softly.

"Meh, those wounds are nothing."

"That's not what I mean." She sighed. "I mean, with what happened between her and Miroku. I hope she doesn't let him get the best of her. Goodness knows that just because of one little incident he won't give up his lecherous side."

"I doubt he'll do much womanizing with her the way she is. She's got him whipped."

There was a long pause, and Kagome added quietly, "Like you're one to talk…"

"What was that?" Inu-Yasha growled a little.

"Nothing." Kagome smiled. "I'm just happy we're all okay."

"And you're not married to some creep." He said, as though finishing her sentence. Kagome laughed a little and nodded. She inched a little closer to him and rest her head on his shoulder, just beneath his chin and closed her eyes. Inu-Yasha didn't object, he just blushed a little and continued to look up at the sky.

Meanwhile, Sango lay sleeping in Kaede's hut. Miroku was by her side and the two of them we're alone.

"You know," Miroku spoke, looking at Sango's face as though she were listening. "You're just the girl I'm looking for. Even if… we don't always get along." He chuckled. "Look at how much Inu-Yasha and Kagome argue, and they're still…" his voice faded. He took his eyes off of Sango and looked at his hand. "Honestly, I want to get rid of the wind tunnel more than ever now, not just to survive, but so we can… live happily ever after."

A smile crept onto Sango's face. "Same here." She spoke. Miroku jumped a little.

"We…were you listening the whole time?" He stuttered a little. For the first time ever, Sango saw him blush a little. She sat up next to him.

"You know…" she said, "I didn't mean what I said before."
"I know." Was all that Miroku could say.

"Miroku, I…"

"Before you apologize," He said, looking into her eyes. "I should first." Without another word, he put his hand on her cheek and leaned in closer. They both closed their eyes and kissed. The rest of the world seemed out of reach, even if it had been in their hands. Sango brought her lips off of his and the two of them hugged each other, not caring if the night would never end.

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And there you have it folks! My lovey-dovey conclusion to one whacked out story. I hope you enjoyed reading as much as I enjoyed writing. –smile-