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Chapter Fifteen"He's close by, I can smell his fowl stench." Inuyasha announced as he leaped, Kagome hugging tightly to his back. The others followed close behind them.
"And I can sense the jewel shards." Kagome said.
They came to a clearing shortly after and stopped infront of what looked to be Naraku's new hideout, a castle that took up a vast expanse of land. It was clearly guarded by a barrier, clear blue in colour.
"A barrier." Miroku said as Kirara, carrying Sango, Miroku and Shippo, stopped beside Inuyasha. Ranma ran up beside them.
"Ha, I can take it down." Inuyasha scoffed and let Kagome slid down off of his back. He unsheathed Tetsusaiga and held it infront of him, pointed at the barrier. The now fully transformed fang glowed red and Inuyasha leapt in the air, swinging the Tetsusaiga at the barrier. The barrier broke and faded away.
"Let's go." Sango said and patted Kirara on the back, signaling for her to go. Ranma followed after them and after Kagome had climbed back on his back, Inuyasha went too.
They reached the innermost part of the palace but the place seemed deserted. Sango, Miroku and Shippo got off of Kirara's back and Inuyasha let Kagome down. Shippo ran over to Kagome and jumped into her arms.
"Damnit, where is that bastard. His smell is all over the place but I can't seem to find him in this place." Inuyasha growled in frustrated.
Kagome looked around until her gaze stopped to rest upon one particular spot in the building. "Inuyasha, I sense the jewel coming from over there." She pointed, one handed, in the direction she was referring to.
Kagura stood infront of the strange girl; the one Naraku had gone through so much trouble to capture. 'But why?' She thought looking Akane over. She was wearing the school uniform that Kagome had always worn. Her short, dark blue hair was tousled and she wore an angry scowl on her face.
"Let me go!" She demanded.
Kagura laughed slightly, "Not a chance."
Just then she heard a voice. 'Kagura, we have a visitor. Go welcome him.'
Kagura turned to leave, "Yes, Naraku." She muttered and left, ignoring the girl behind her who just wouldn't shut up.
She heard voices as she approached the entranceway Naraku had commanded her to meet Inuyasha and the others.
"Damnit, where is that bastard. His smell is all over the place but I can't seem to find him in this place."
"Inuyasha, I sense the jewel coming from over there."
She slid open the door and walked out into the sunlight. She saw the group standing before her, Kagome pointing at an angle away from her. She pulled out her fan and flipped it open. "Well, well. Inuyasha." She said, taking a few steps down the steps that lead to the door.
They all spun around. "Kagura." Inuyasha said through clenched teeth and drew the Tetsusaiga.
Note: I made this chapter longer, not by much though. But I tried, I really did.
Cya!