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"Ugh..."

Sesshoumaru ripped his blade out, and slashed him a few more times across his body, and turned around, putting the tokijin away, tucked into his sash.

"N-no...Sango...I..."

Inuyasha's voice slowly faded, as he dropped the tetsusaiga, and staggered back, and blood dripped out from his mouth, finally fell backwards hard onto the ground, dead.

"It's over then."

Sesshoumaru said without turning back.

Chapter 20 Sesshoumaru's mercy

"Noooo! Inuyashaaaa!"

Kagome yelled, with tears flowing out of her eyes as she bolted to Inuyasha's body. The rest of the group quickly followed, shaking Inuyasha.

"Wake up... You can't be dead! You can't be!"

Kagome yelled. Shaking Inuyasha violently.

"Inuyasha... Inuyasha!"

Miroku called, prodding him.

"Why do you waste your breath on such a filthy being?"

Sesshoumaru asked coldly,

"The half-breed asked for death when he accepted my challenge so foolishly."

"You... bastard!"

Koga yelled, running at Sesshoumaru at tops speed, enhanced by the sacred jewel shards in his legs. He jumped up and kicked, but hit nothing but air, as Sesshoumaru dodged easily. Koga got the wind knocked out of him by Sesshoumaru's claws, and was sent flying back.

"The great fang of father could not defeat me. How dare a low-class demon like yourself challenge Sesshoumaru?"

"You didn't beat him you coward!"

Kagome yelled. Sesshoumaru cocked his eyebrow slightly, and said,

"You do not call the dead fool defeated?"

"He was injured..."

"... Demons are unlike you... They do not feel pain."

"No! Not like that!"

Kagome said, glaring up at Sesshoumaru.

"I do not understand what you speak of."

"She means that he was hurt in his heart to begin with."

Said a voice, and everyone turned their heads to see Kagura, leaning against a tree trunk, waving her fan idly.

"In his heart?"

"You killed his mate, his love."

She said, closing up her fan.

"...Love."

Sesshoumaru said disgustedly.

"How useless... How could he be killed over something so stupid? Love... The human emotion..."

"It's not just for humans, you know..."

Kagura said .

"Inuyasha couldn't concentrate on fighting you. How could he when the person he loved had died?"

"...I tire of this conversation. I take my leave..."

Sesshoumaru said, turning to leave.

"Wait! Don't go!"

Kagome cried, starting to run.

"Wha"

Sesshoumaru was cut off when Kagome jumped on him, grabbing his kimono and pulling him towards her.

"You can't do this!"

Sesshoumaru's eyes widened, and said,

"L-let me go girl, or I will kill you..."

"N-no!"

Kagome said, holding on even tightly.

"Kagome, what are you doing!"

Miroku asked,

"Get away from him, he'll really kill you!"

"Lord Sesshoumaru!"

Said a voice from the sky, and a dragon with two heads landed, bearing a child, and a toad-like demon. Rin, Jaken, and Ah-uhn.

"Lord Sesshoumaru, lord Sesshoumaru! Ah, it's Inuyasha's group!"

Said Jaken in a squeaky, obnoxious voice.

"Forgive me, my lord, but I could not restrain the girl from following you after seeing that didn't retu—Hey! What do you think you're doing!"

Jaken squeaked, seeing Kagome holding Sesshoumaru.

"Lord Sesshoumaru? What... Happened?"

Rin asked, staring at Inuyasha's unmoving body.

"Rin..."

"Sesshoumaru, please..."

Kagome said, sobbing quietly.

"You love too."

Kagura said, not looking at them.

"I don't have such weaknesses..."

Sesshoumaru replied.

"But it's not a weakness... Why do you let Rin and Jaken follow you? It's because you love them!"

Kagome said between sobs.

"And they follow you because they love you as well."

Miroku added.

"Nonsense..."

Sesshoumaru replied.

"Please... show some mercy..."

Kagome pleaded.

Sesshoumaru's glanced at Inuyasha and Sango, then looked back at Kagome.

"Let go of me..."

He said, and a worried look crossed Kagome's face.

Sesshoumaru's hand reached up, taking Kagome's and surprisingly gently, took it off of his kimono. He brushed past her, and Kagome turned around, to watch what he would do.

Sesshoumaru walked over to Sango and Inuyasha's body, and stared at it.

"Keh..."

Sesshoumaru closed his eyes, and his hand slowly pulled up from his side, and made its way to the tensaiga. He grasped the handle, and very reluctantly drew up to the half point, and then closed his eyes, drawing the sword, and slashing it in the air, and put it back into it's sheath, turning his back to them. Jaken and Rin both ran up next to their lord, and looked up at his face, and his usual emotionless face was full of emotion. He looked slightly glad for a second, before his face went back to normal, and he stood there, waiting. The group turned back to Inuyasha to see if it worked.

"Inuyasha... "

Miroku said, prodding him, Inuyasha didn't respond at first, but slowly, his eyes opened ever so slightly, and then he suddenly jerked up, coughing.

"Sango... Sango!"

Everyone broke into a smile, and rushed over to Inuyasha right beside Miroku.

"Inuyasha, you okay?"

"How ya feelin' mutt-face?"

"Inuyasha!"

"Where's Sango?

He asked, blinking slowly.

"I'm right here Inuyasha..."

Sango said, getting up from behind Inuyasha.

"Sango!"

Inuyasha said, and quickly stood up, running over to her. When he reached her, he didn't speak another word, but planted a sweet, deep kiss to her lips, savouring and remembering her sweet taste. He broke, and quickly yanked her in a hug, closing his eyes.

"I thought I'd never see you again..."

He said, holding her tightly. Sango held him, and said,

"How... What happened...? The last thing I remember was... That I was making my way to you, but felt a sharp pain in my back..."

"Care to have the reunion where I won't have to see it?"

Sesshoumaru said, and the group turned to him.

"Sesshoumaru!"

Inuyasha snarled, breaking away from Sango.

"...?"

Sesshoumaru looked back at them.

"Why'd you save us?"

Inuyasha asked demandingly.

"... Only to challenge you again."

"What!"

Koga said,

"You're kidding, right?"

"...I shall see if your companions' words are true, and if you fight better if the slayer is alive."

"Keh! I'll gladly kill you!"

Inuyasha spat.

"Then we'll fight one last time. Three days from now. I shall meet you five miles south from the village you spend so much time at."

"Fine!"

"And in case you don't show up..."

Sesshoumaru said, and suddenly disappeared. When he reappeared, he had Kagome's arm in a tight grip.

"If you do not appear in three days time, the girl will die."

He said, and Inuyasha growled.

"Let her go, you bastard!"

Inuyasha dashed at Sesshoumaru, but was too slow; Sesshoumaru flew off into the darkening skies.

"Damn him..."

Inuyasha said, looking up at him. He felt someone hug him from behind, and noticed it was Sango.

"Inuyasha..."

Inuyasha turned around, and smiled, hugged back.

"Sango..."

"Ughhh..."

Someone moaned, and the group saw Kohaku slowly rise.

"Kohaku!"

Sango yelled, running over to him, holding Inuyasha's hand.

"Hm? Wasn't his shard removed? How is he still moving?"

Kagura asked, walking over to him.

"Hmm, I'm guessing Sesshoumaru revived him as well."

"Keh! So the bastard does have some kind of heart..."

Inuyasha said, kneeling with Sango to face her brother.

"Kohaku?"

He blinked a few times, and rubbed his eyes, raising his head to look at Sango.

"S-sister...?"

Sango's eyes widened, and she put a hand on his shoulder, asking,

"Kohaku, do you... Remember... Everything?"

"Uhm... Almost... I don't remember what happened during the past few hours, but..."

"Then you remember who I am?"

Sango asked hopefully.

"Yes, you're my sister Sango."

He said with a smile. Sango slowly broke into a smile, and with tears of happiness flowing out of her eyes, hugged her brother tightly. The whole group smiled at the touching sight, and then Kagura said,

"Inuyasha, you're going to try fighting him again?"

"Well of course! We've gotta save Kagome!"

He said.

"And why are you still here Kagura? Don't you have anything to do now that you're free?"

"Well, no, but I'm already loving this feeling of freedom..."

She said with a smile.

"But I don't really have anything left to do."

"What happened to Kanna?"

Miroku asked,

"I don't know; she seems to have disappeared after you opened your wind tunnel..."

"Oh..."

Miroku said, looking at his hand which was whole again.

"Were you really on Naraku's side?"

Koga asked suspiciously.

"Of course not! I despised ever thing about that wretch... Every day, I wished he would just die..."

She said, looking down at the ground.

"Well, he is dead now."

"Yes, thanks to all of you..."

Kagura said with a slight smile.

"Umm... Well, since I don't have anything else to do... I was wondering if I could just tag along with you people for a little while..."

She said with a slight blush.

"What?"

Inuyasha asked, looking puzzled,

"Sure."

Miroku said.

"It'll be slightly awkward travelling with our former enemy... But I'm sure we can resolve that somewhere along the lines..."

He said with a smile, and Inuyasha nodded, saying,

"Fine, just don't cause any trouble, okay?"

"Fine."

Kagura replied with a slight smirk.

"We should get back to Kaede's village."

Inuyasha said, and picked up the tetsusaiga on the ground, sheathing it.

"Yes, you could make preparations for the upcoming battle with Sesshoumaru."

Miroku suggested.

"Keh! Like I need any preparation to kill that son of a bitch!"

"Well, you seemed to have a bit of trouble last time."

Koga teased. Miroku sighed, shaking his head.

"Let's just head back..."

Everyone stood up, and started walking back to the village.

Lol, pretty crappy chapter, no?