Don't own InuYasha, and it's not like I'll actually own him when all I want is Sesshomaru.

Through the Well

By Miztikal-Dragon

Chapter Twenty-three: The final battle part one

She thought his staff should of hit the demoness named Kanna, but the girl held up her mirror and the staff was flung back at Miroku, powerfully knocking him to the ground. Sango rushed over to the monk's side and helped him get firmly onto his feet. She would have been worried about his wandering hands, but this was not a time to be trying to cop a feel and he knew it too.

"I'm alright Sango." He breathed picking up his staff.

"You just try and stay alive okay Miroku." It was more of a demand as she put her boomerang onto her back.

Together they stood side by side facing Kanna. Both unsure of how they were going to defeat their enemy, both of them doing this for revenge against Naraku. The hot sun was beating heavily down on Sango's back as tiny droplets of sweat ran down her face.

As quickly as she could, the demon slayer withdrew a pouch from one of her carefully hidden pockets. Jolting to her side, she took of in a fast run, making sure that her mask was on properly, she charged Kanna. Just as their was only a few feet and closing between the two females, Sango leaped up into the air and threw a handful of the poison powder at the youkai.

Fighting back the urge to just attack, she made her way back over to Miroku's side. Breathing heavily, she crouched down on her knees trying to catch her breath, fatigue was beginning to fight against her from her previous activities that day. Miroku gently placed his hand on Sango's shoulder and squeezed it a bit.

"..Sango.." he muttered, "Get up.."

"What's wrong?" she breathed looking up at the monk.

"We're not finished yet," he replied looking at her sternly, "So get up…"

She nodded and slowly got back onto her feet, only to gaze directly into Kanna's dead black eyes. Her mirror reflected the sunlight and it hit a near by tree, causing it to become engulfed in flames.

For some reason a gigantic breeze blew by making Sango shiver. She looked up at the sky to see gray storm clouds magically appear. She could hear the cackling of thunder and her eyes widened as a flash of lightning shot across the sky angrily.

"Miroku…I…" She started.

Miroku nudged Sango's side roughly forcing her to come back to her senses. He glared at her and pointed to Kanna. The demon slayer blushed slightly, embarrassed and regained her composure. The monk grabbed a hold of the rosary beads on his right with his left hand and pointed his palm towards the female youkai.

"I'll distract her…" he said hoarsely, "You get Kirara and get this youkai from behind…"

"Okay Miroku…But what about you?" Sango asked quickly.

"I'll be fine," the monk smiled slightly before becoming serious. "You just take care of yourself and be careful."

Hesitantly Sango nodded and gave the monk a chaste kiss on the cheek before jogging away quickly. Whistling loudly for Kirara, who came to the demon slayer almost instantly.

Miroku stared at his opponent, his enemy, trying to figure out if she would be able to reflect his attack back at him. 'I may not get to have my exact revenge on Naraku…' he told himself, 'But this is good enough for me as long as Sango is safe.'

Sango jumped onto Kirara's back and was hoisted up into the cloudy air. She felt a drop of ice cold rain fall onto her hands, simultaneously followed by an instant shower. Wiping the water from her eyes, she glanced down at Miroku just as he released the wind tunnel, the air around him almost instantly becoming hectic. She watched silently for her chance. Kanna was reflecting the wind tunnel, but it seemed equally matched by Miroku. Both monk and youkai were slowly pulled closer to one another inch, by inch.

She watched intently from her perch on Kirara's back as Miroku struggled, trying to gain control, clutching his hand.

The fierce wind made his robes flutter violently and the sweat ran down his paling face. His once tied up hair was now loosely flying around his face.

"Kirara don't move ne?" Sango whispered into the neko youkai's ear.

The neko roared quietly as Sango climbed to her feet, unhooking her boomerang from her back. The demon slayer eyes the angle she was at, trying to find the best position. Grinning widely she stood erect and flung the gigantic boomerang down at Kanna.

It all happened so quickly for Miroku. At first he was battling for control over the reflection of his wind tunnel, and then out of the corner of his eyes, he saw Sango's boomerang come hurtling towards the demoness. In the blink of an eye the large boomerang collided with Kanna sending her flying into a near by tree.

Miroku quickly replaced the rosary back on his hand and faced the youkai before he unleashed his wind tunnel again and sucking her into his void. Closing it off, the monk collapsed tiredly to his knees, panting and breathing heavily.

He hadn't noticed the rain at first, but not if felt good against his body. The adrenaline had began to leave his body and soon his breathing become normal, well that is until Sango dropped her to knees next to him and wrapped her arms around his torso.

"Why Sango my dear.." he coughed grinning widely, "We could begin right this very moment if ye wish….I will not object to your advances…"

As soon as she felt his wandering hand on her backside, Sango pushed away from the monk, her face red with an enormous blush, her eyes so angry she could murder. Slapping him across the face with a 'Whap!' she got up and stared at him.

"You Hentai!" she growled.

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Inuyasha dully noted that it had started to rain as it pounded on his head. He could smell and hear a fire dying down somewhere off to his side. The sword in his hand pulsed as though it was alive and his adrenaline was rushing like crazy. Even though everything around him grew cold, his skin was burning up and he himself was hot and sweaty.

"I've been waiting for this day for a long time…" He said laughing a bit.

"Have you been waiting this long to die?" Naraku hissed venomously, "Because if so…I'll make this quick for you.."

Growling angrily the hanyou swung his sword, sending enormous waves of energy at Naraku. He dodged and appeared behind the unsuspecting Kagome, who stood as though she was frozen in place.

"…Kagome…" he whispered

She gasped as a hand snaked around her neck and she felt somebody's hot breath on her ear. Her gaze found its way to the hanyou a few feet away from her. Her heart raced, it took almost all her strength not to call out to Inuyasha.

"You've helped me.." Naraku said huskily into her ear, sending chills up her spine. "But you didn't finish the job." Her eyes went wide as his hand closed around her neck firmly, "And Now I'm going to finish you off."

Kagome whimpered as Naraku took his free hand and gingerly touched the top of her chest. Tears brimmed her eyes as she stared at Inuyasha, he had a blank expression on his face and the sword in his hand fell to the floor with a soft thud.

'Call out to him!' an unfamiliar woman's voice said softly, 'Let him know that you need his help!…Let him save you before it's too late…'

There was a sharp pain in her chest as Naraku cut the skin and cloth of the top of her breast. The tears poured from her eyes as she winced in pain. The rain fell heavily from the sky and it became so cold that mist was coming off the blood that had escaped Kagome's body.

The coldness of the raindrops stung her body leaving her practically numb and frozen in Naraku's hands, and Inuyasha still stood in place, a horrified expression on his face.

"Inuyasha.." Naraku chuckled evilly, "Why does a woman seem to look so radiant and fragile before she dies?"

She let out a cry of pain as her leg felt the inexplicable pain she had suffered only about a week before. Sango and Miroku heard Kagome and went to her aide only to be stopped by an injured wind sorceress.

They both knew that she would be easy to defeat once they had distracted her long enough. Sango looked off to her side and whistled for Kirara, who immediately attacked Kagura from the side. Miroku smirked as he held out his palm. Both he and Sango knew that he wouldn't used it for a bit so he could recover, but Kagura didn't and Sango taking advantage of the situation hid behind the wind youkai.

As soon as Kagura was concentrated on Kirara and the monk, Sango unsheathed her katana and sliced the wind sorceress in half. Kagura's body immediately crystallized and fluttered to the ground as the rain pounded harshly on everyone. There was another loud roar of thunder and a faint flash of lightning.

Quickly the three of them rushed over to Inuyasha's side. Sango held her boomerang tightly, Miroku with is staff, and Kirara with her fangs bared, dripping with saliva as she growled deeply in her throat.

Naraku laughed at their antics. So what if it was four against one. He was stronger then all of them. He told himself that no one would ever be able to defeat himself.

He watched as the Inu-hanyou's eyes narrowed angrily. He could hear the faint gritting of teeth. As soon as Inuyasha took a step forward Naraku tsked and smiled evilly.

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