"The End to the Feudal Fairy Tale"
Chapter 14
Author's Notes: I know I've been really slow to update! I'm sorry to everyone who's been waiting for more…but pleased to give you the next chapter! Everyone's assembling and it looks like a huge battle is imminent. Things are bound to get exciting now! EDIT: found a few little mistakes and have fixed them, sorry!
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha. What about Kouga? He's such a charmer, and in good shape too! No? Why not! All characters belong to Rumiko Takahashi. This story is mine though, so please respect it.
"Get back inside, now!" He shouted.
"Why?"
"Kagome-chan? What is it?" Sango called, stepping outside with Miroku close behind.
Despite the growling and warning, Kagome peered around Inuyasha to spot Sesshoumaru with Jaken and Rin in tow. She gasped.
"Dammit wench! Listen to me!" Inuyasha cursed.
Sesshoumaru's resounding voice cut the air. "Calm your temper, Inuyasha, or I shall have to destroy you after all."
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"What?" They shrieked in unison.
Sesshoumaru gave a cold stare, "This Sesshoumaru does not repeat himself."
"What the hell? You make your big entrance and threaten me and then tell me you want Kagome to take care of your tag along?" Inuyasha yelled.
"Inuyasha." Kagome chided from behind him. "It's okay-"
"Wench." He growled over his shoulder. "We ain't takin' care of no more humans."
"But Rin is-"
"No, dammit!"
Sesshoumaru's deep voice cut in, "You would be wise to listen to the girl."
"I don't think it's a bad idea." Kagome pleaded, giving Inuyasha the saddest eyes she could manage.
Inuyasha's gaze remained focused on Sesshoumaru. Something wasn't right. Why would his bastard of a brother want him to baby-sit? No, it was worse than that, he wanted Kagome to baby-sit.
"You know that we are planning to fight Naraku; she wouldn't be safe here." Sango said. She rested the Hiraikostu on the ground in front of her and leaned. "Why ask Kagome to protect her? You've been in dangerous situations before and you've never asked."
Kagome slouched. Leave it to Sango to rationalize things. "Why do you want me to watch her? I'm only human; I'm not as strong as you. So why?" She scooted around Inuyasha's blade, much to his disdain.
The towering demon said nothing, but Rin peered around his legs. For a moment, Kagome thought she saw concern on Sesshoumaru's cold features. "Rin wants to stay with Sesshoumaru-sama, but Sesshoumaru-sama says that Rin need to stay with you." Rin smiled brightly, "Rin will do as Sesshoumaru-sama asks!"
Kagome felt her heart tugging. The little girl wouldn't really be safe with them, but if Sesshoumaru wanted to leave her, that meant he was going to be in real danger. She couldn't really turn him down. After all, he had saved her life a few weeks ago.
Nervously, Kagome turned her eyes to Inuyasha. He was still growling and holding a clawed hand over his hip; where the Tetsusaiga should have rested. Miroku and Sango stood in silence, occasionally making eye contact and nodding. There had to be something going on with their relationship, but that was a question for later.
Shaking her mind free of distracting thoughts, Kagome said, "We'll look after her."
"There's no fucking way!"
"Inuyasha! Don't make me say it!" She yelled.
His ears drooped slightly, "But we can't-"
"There is one condition." Kagome continued, ignoring his scowl.
"Hmm?" Sesshoumaru's expression remained unchanged.
"We can't take Rin with us to battle Naraku. If she stays here with Kaede and Shippo, she will be safe. If we can do that, we will agree to protect her." She managed, trying to keep her voice strong.
Sesshoumaru seemed to consider a moment before nodding to Rin. She giggled and ran forward. After a very awkward rush of hugging and muffled cursing, Kagome found herself standing next to Rin. Inuyasha lay face down in the dirt and Sesshoumaru was gone.
As the spell slowly wore off, Inuyasha jumped to his feet. "Damn. He's gone, and now we've got another kid to look after." Mumbling under his breath, he darted out into the woods.
"He's just a little restless, don't worry Rin-chan." Kagome smiled and patted the young girl's head.
"Kagome-chan? Are you really okay with this?" Sango approached her friend slowly.
"Yeah. Sesshoumaru saved my life once. I owe him this much." She gestured to Rin.
"Sesshoumaru-sama is really kind!" Rin exclaimed. Then her eyes widened and she clamped a hand over her mouth. "Rin wasn't supposed to tell anyone. Sorry!"
Kagome blinked hard a few times and laughed nervously. Sesshoumaru, kind? If he was kind, then Inuyasha was a hopeless romantic. Not in this lifetime. Still, Rin was well cared for and Sesshoumaru was protecting her. "Rin," she said, desperate to break the mental argument before it got too deep, "let's go inside and play with Shippo, okay?"
"Yes, Kagome-sama!"
This was clearly going to be a long night.
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Inuyasha easily found the god tree as afternoon faded away to evening. Jumping high into its branches, he crossed his arms and closed his eyes to think. Now there was another innocent in their midst; someone else who could die because of him. "Dammit. Why do I gotta look after another kid? Keh. That bastard. He's probably gone off to find Naraku himself." Inuyasha paused. Why would he go after Naraku? "I don't want to drag any more innocent women and children into this mess, even if she is Sesshoumaru's little brat." He huffed.
But what was he supposed to do? Much as he wanted to deny it, he owed Sesshoumaru for saving Kagome's life. At least now the debt would be paid. Besides, the little girl would be staying behind anyway. That of course brought up another point. "Kagome." He really didn't want her to fight either. "Damn it all."
Either way, he lost. To fail would surely mean death. If they succeeded, Naraku would be dead and the shikon jewel would be whole once more. Kagome would probably- He couldn't finish. "What the hell am I doing? We'll destroy that bastard and she'll be gone! Out of my hair! Back to where she belongs!" Where she belonged. Inuyasha frowned. She was never meant to stay. He'd forced her to stay in the beginning to collect the shards. "But she stayed; she wanted to stay."
Inuyasha growled. "I'm not even human and I'm getting so fucking emotional! What the hell is wrong with me?" Settling back against the rough trunk of the tree, he tried to clear all thoughts of Kagome from his mind.
It worked too, for several hours, until he heard her voice. "Inuyasha?"
He cracked an eye open. Sure enough, Kagome was moving gingerly towards the god tree, calling to him. She was alone. What was she doing at night, alone in the forest? Rage building quickly, as it always did, Inuyasha leapt from his place in the tree and dropped to the ground a foot from Kagome's face.
"Ah!" she squeaked.
"What do you think you're doing out here alone?" Inuyasha grabbed her wrist tightly. "You could get hurt!"
"Ouch! Inuyasha, the only thing hurting me right now is you! Let go!"
As abruptly as he'd appeared before her, he released her wrist and back away. What was he doing? He was asking that question a lot lately. Inuyasha let his bangs fall before his eyes as he stepped back. He turned to leave.
"Wait! Inuyasha!" Kagome reached for him, but grasped only air as his shoulder jerked from her reach. She twisted and fell to the soft grass below.
"See. All I do is hurt you. So go."
"Inuyasha?" Kagome looked up at the immobile half demon. Mentally, she noted that she should never leave Inuyasha to his own devices for very long. Every time he was by himself to 'think,' he came up with something that only pushed her away. It just made her so mad- "Osuwari!"
With a loud grunt, Inuyasha slammed into the ground. He mumbled something that Kagome was sure she didn't want to hear, so she decided that she'd start the conversation. "All right. If this is about Rin, I don't care. She's staying with us now and there's no changing it!" He didn't respond. "If it's not about her, then you'd better explain dog boy, before I say 'it' again!"
"What was the first one for?" Inuyasha shouted, sitting up. "Besides, it's nothing."
"I know better than that, and the first one was for well- making me mad!" She crossed her arms, sitting up cross-legged. "So tell me."
"Keh."
"Sorry, but that's not an optional answer." Kagome scowled.
Inuyasha growled a little, now she was going to go high and mighty on him. It wouldn't work. He wasn't going to divulge his thoughts and emotions to her, no matter how much she and his heart complained. "It doesn't matter!" He strolled back to her side and reached out a hand. There were some instincts he just couldn't fight. Damn those instincts.
Kagome looked slightly confused.
"Relax wench, it doesn't matter. What does matter is this plan. I need to get the Tetsusaiga back and destroy Naraku. The rest can wait until after." He tried hard to stare her into understanding. Her deep brown eyes seemed to contemplate the situation for a moment before she took his hand and stood up, nodding.
"Okay, I won't press the issue, for now. But since you made me talk the last time I didn't want to-"
"Keh, wench! I did not-"
"Remember at the shrine?" He visibly paled, then turned slightly red.
Tilting his head to the side so that Kagome couldn't see, he replied, "I remember, okay?"
"Good, then you're going to promise me something." Kagome said brightly, her ego swelling. At this point it didn't even matter what he was thinking about, so long as she won.
"Huh?"
"Once we defeat Naraku, you'll tell me what was on your mind just now, no matter what it was." She smiled.
"Keh."
"I'll take that as a yes." She chirped, enjoying the blank stare he was giving her. "Now, let's get back to camp, Sango needs to fill you in on the rest of the plan. Come on!" Gripping the hand that still held hers, Kagome pulled him in the direction of the village.
"Oi." Inuyasha stopped dead. Kagome glanced over her shoulder, befuddled. He released her hand and knelt down. "It'll be faster." Silently, Kagome climbed onto his back and they raced off into the cool night air.
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"So it's settled then." Sango rolled up the piece paper she'd been writing on.
"Right," Miroku continued, "Sango, Inuyasha, and I will be carefully hidden while Kagome negotiates."
"No fucking way!" Inuyasha burst out, bolting to his feet.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome gasped.
"There's no way I'm going to just leave her alone as a target for Naraku! He could fucking kill her before we even get the chance to move."
"He does have a point, Sango." Said Miroku.
"Hmm. Well, what about if Inuyasha stands with her as a bodyguard then?"
"Keh. Fine by me. If that bastard tries something then I'll rip him to shreds."
"Just remember to control yourself, Inuyasha."
"What do you mean, Sango-chan?" Kagome asked softly.
"Well, without the Tetsusaiga, Inuyasha's demon blood will be unchecked. If he goes out of control the whole plan is off." Sango explained.
"Naraku probably planned it this way." Miroku leaned his head back. "If Inuyasha fights, he will most likely transform and have no chance of winning. I'll bet that Naraku would love it if Inuyasha went berserk and killed us."
Kagome cringed. He was right. If Inuyasha transformed while fighting Naraku, he'd be a mindless killing machine. They'd already proven that force didn't work when it came to Naraku. Wait a moment, hadn't he tried something like this before? "The ogre." She mouthed.
"What?" The room turned to face Kagome.
"Remember the ogre? Naraku was trying to corrupt the last jewel shard and Inuyasha with the evil energy in that place. He's found your weakness."
"Keh. So what? We'll steal the Tetsusaiga back and I'll kill him." Inuyasha pronounced hastily.
"It's not that simple. The timing's got to be perfect." Sango stated.
"And we've got to fool Naraku into thinking the two of you are alone."
"Okay, Miroku. But are you sure you'll be okay, getting Kohaku and the sword I mean?" Kagome bit her lip. This was going to be really dangerous.
"Sango and I will be fine. Worry about yourself. Keep Inuyasha in control and don't let Naraku have the real shard." Kagome absently touched the small pocket of her skirt. It was still there. She relaxed a little. Would he really fall for such a simple trick?
"Keh. I don't need her to look after me!" One glance at Kagome, though, and he felt a pang of guilt. "Okay, relax. I won't transform. I can control my temper."
Somehow, Kagome had a hard time believing him. She took a deep breath before replying. "All right, Inuyasha. But I'm trusting you."
The half demon simply stared, an unusual expression on his face.
"Inuyasha?" she prodded.
"Don't worry." He had to succeed; they had to succeed. They were all putting their trust in him.
"How do we know when to meet him, Sango-chan?"
"Well-"
Kaede, who had been listening quietly, opened her good eye slowly. "I do not think ye need to worry about that."
"What is it, Kaede-sama?"
"I heard rumors in the neighboring village today." She frowned. "It appears that a young priestess has recently left to defeat a strong, dark force."
"What does that have to do with Naraku?" Inuyasha scowled angrily. "Get on with it old woman!"
"Mmm." Kaede's brow furrowed, crease lines forming on her forehead. "The priestess that they spoke of-" she hesitated, "They said that strange creatures followed her-"
"Kikyou." Kagome felt a chill rush up her spine. So she was going to be involved in this as well.
"Are you sure?" Inuyasha stiffened at Sango's simple question.
"It is most certainly she."
Kagome paled. "Inuyasha?" He didn't respond.
"How can you be so sure?" Miroku stepped in.
"Because I know my sister. Easy child, easy." She nodded slightly to Kagome. "She has made plans to meet with Naraku at the place that Sango designed." Scanning the room to make sure she still held everyone's attention, Kaede proceeded. "The meeting is supposed to take place tomorrow at sundown."
Kagome couldn't prevent the question from bubbling out. "But why would she do that?"
"My sister does not have much time left on the earth, even in her current state. She wishes to be rid of Naraku before that time comes." Kaede spoke softly, slowly, trying to give it time to sink in. Even she had her doubts about Kikyou's intentions. "What say ye Inuyasha?"
"It doesn't matter how it happened. Naraku's going to be right where we need him. We're going."
And in that fracture of a moment, that one statement was enough to tear the fragile thread that was holding together Kagome's heart. It was clear to her what this situation meant. Kikyou was going to take Inuyasha away forever.
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"So the undead priestess is there as well?" Naraku chuckled darkly, pacing before Kohaku. "This will be easier than I'd ever imagined. There is no way that she could defeat me now." Still gloating, he glanced over to see Kanna holding a familiar baby. "I do so love destroying all hope."
Reaching out with a long gray arm, Naraku lifted the bundle from Kanna's small arms. "With you around, no one will sense me." He gently caressed the shiny blue stone in the baby's grasp. "How wonderfully vile. I hold the keys to their success and I will dangle them before their eyes as I destroy them." He laughed, deep and hard, with a malevolence that shook the resolve from Kohaku's knees.
The boy kneeled and bent his head to hide his fear. "Milord, should I alert Kagura?"
"No. We will proceed. She will lure them out, Kikyou and all." He said with an icy smile. "Come, I want to watch his suffering first-hand. Let us go and give Inuyasha his long awaited demise." With a wisp of ominous, purple-tinted smoke, they were gone, headed for what Kohaku was certain would be his last battle. He touched the hilt of the sheathed Tetsusaiga gingerly. Hopefully, it would be Naraku's last as well.
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Everyone was on edge. Kagome kept glancing up from her sleeping bag to check on them. She couldn't sleep. Naraku had her worried enough, but now, Kikyou was involved too. How could she rest knowing that she or Inuyasha might very well die in the battle or to Kikyou? She shuddered, desperately hoping that the latter would not come to pass. Why did things have to be so complicated? Why couldn't she be a normal teenage girl with a normal boyfriend. But Inuyasha wasn't even her boyfriend; he probably never would be.
Pulling the blankets up to her chin, she let her eyes dance around the room again. With a small sigh, she was able to relax a bit. It seemed that Sango had actually allowed Miroku to sleep right next to her. Granted, his hands were pinned down by Kirara's furry body, but it was an improvement for them, nevertheless. Kagome knew that they'd gotten close over the last few weeks. When the going got tough, those two always pulled together and got through it. Kagome sighed, remembering all the times that she and Inuyasha had gotten close.
Still scanning the room, her eyes came to rest on the snoring Kaede. Poor Kaede, knowing that she was going to lose her sister yet again; Kagome couldn't help but feel pity. Her gaze faltered when it landed on Inuyasha. He was clearly awake.
"Go to sleep." He mumbled.
Blushing at being caught looking, Kagome pulled her head entirely under the covers and turned over. Shippo clung to her arm. The little fox was going to be heartbroken when they told him he couldn't help tomorrow. She'd have to bring him extra sweets next time she visited her time. Her time. What if she never got that chance to go back? Kagome squished her eyes shut and tried to force herself to sleep.
At some point, it must have worked, because the next thing Kagome knew, she was being shaken awake by Inuyasha.
"Kagome? Wake up already, we need to go!" He half yelled.
"Mamma? I don't want to take the test-" she yawned. "I'll feed the cat later-"
Growing impatient, Inuyasha moved a hand to her nose and pinched it closed.
"I'm up! I'm awake!" Kagome gasped. Groggily, she pushed Inuyasha's hand away from her face and sat up, rolling Shippo off of her chest. Inuyasha lifted the fox and shook him awake as well.
"Hey!" he screeched.
"Wake up already." Inuyasha taunted.
"Kagome! Inuyasha's being mean again!"
"Inuyasha." There was a slight rise in her tone.
He gulped and released the squirming Shippo.
"Osuwari!"
SLAM!
Inuyasha crashed into floor of the hut, effectively denting it. Sango, Miroku, Kaede, and Kirara paused in their morning routines for a split second, before continuing on as if nothing had happened.
After the usual morning tirade, the group finally managed to pry Shippo free from Kagome and leave the village. They walked in silence for almost two hours before everything collapsed.
Inuyasha stopped suddenly and sniffed the air. "Damn- it can't be-" He sniffed again.
"Inuyasha?" Kagome leaned forward, over his shoulder.
"That bastard."
"Inuyasha, what's wro-" Miroku's throat went dry mid-sentence as he spun around.
"What is it?" The girls turned as well and were immediately horrified. Several miles back, they could clearly see the dark cloud hanging over Kaede's village.
"He attacked the-" Kagome's breath hitched, "we've got to get back!" She tugged at Inuyasha's clothing. "We've got to go save them! Shippo, Rin, Kaede!"
" I know dammit!" Inuyasha lead the group into a fierce run, hoping to make it in time.
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The winds slashed through people and houses as though they were paper dolls. Kagura hovered high over the village, mostly watching the chaos that Mouryoumaru was inflicting. Every so often, she attacked herself, but there wasn't any fun in it. It was like waiting to die. It was waiting to die, she remembered.
Mouryoumaru swatted a few people high into the air, Kagura deflected them easily. Now, how to control such a beast? Kagura had thought long and hard about how to use the creature. It responded to directions to a degree, but for the most part, Mouryoumaru appeared to be an unstoppable monster. The only person it was showing any affiliation with at this point was Kanna. There might just be a way-
"You."
"Hmm?" Kagura lazily leaned over her feather boat to see a brown speck shouting at her. "So the little wolf has decided to interfere yet again?" She dropped a little lower, but still out of his range.
"What the hell do you think you're doing here?" Kouga shouted, growling.
"Oh? I thought it was obvious. I'm just going to destroy this village and lure out Inuyasha. You don't have a problem with that do you?" She taunted.
"I don't give a shit about dog breath, but I'm not gonna sit idly by and watch you destroy a place Kagome cares about!" He kicked the ground, dropping back into a fighting stance. Ginta and Hakkaku, burst through the trees and skidded to a halt behind their leader. He didn't break his stare. "About time you two caught up. We have a little ass to kick here." They started shaking.
At least it was better than boredom unto death. "I don't particularly care, but now that you're here-" Kagura grimly raised her fan and lowered it again. The winds howled and funneled at the wolf prince. Grinning, he tumbled to the side, dodging the blow completely.
"I thought you'd be better this time." He snarled. Ginta and Hakkaku chose to cower at a safe distance.
Kagura glanced from his remaining pack over to Mouryoumaru. He was preoccupied with a barrier over one hut. It didn't want to break. Kouga knew that his friends couldn't be involved this time, he'd lost too many of his pack already. "You two stay back. This is my fight."
Kagura flew a little lower. "Let's have a little fun, shall we?"
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"This is not going as planned."
"It seems that Naraku has decided to make the first move." Kikyou pulled an arrow from her quiver, and let her arm drop, holding it loosely in her fingers.
Sesshoumaru watched with a cold stare. "This is a distraction. A lure. Inuyasha will return to fight." When the priestess did not speak, he continued. "But he will be here, yes?"
"Naraku will come. He will bring the Tetsusaiga. His power is immense, but so is his pride." She stated flatly. "He will bring the objects of his destruction so that we cannot use them."
"Oh?" He paused. "What do you intend to do?"
"You will see." As an afterthought, she added, "But I think you will need to get involved, my sister cannot protect the child for long."
Sesshoumaru didn't even look at her face. "This Sesshoumaru will involve himself when he deems it necessary and only then."
Kikyou remained silent.
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Kouga wiped the blood from his lip. "Heh. Normally, I'd take it easy on a woman, but in your case, I think I'll make an exception!" He laughed, drawing back his wounded arm. Leaping high into the air, the wolf prince punched forward, clipping Kagura's feather as it zoomed past.
"My, my, getting tired are we?" She chided coldly.
"Just getting warmed up." He spat. In truth, Kouga was growing tired of playing cat and mouse with the wind witch. Every time he'd attack, she'd simply dodge and wait to strike at him from afar. Fighting on like this, he'd eventually be killed.
"At least Inuyasha is a challenge; this is child's play." taunted Kagura.
"Why don't you come down here and say that to my face?" He yelled, charging her again.
Several hundred yards away, Mouryoumaru had become tired of endlessly beating against the barrier. Hearing a yell, the creature turned its attention to Kouga and Kagura. It remained expressionless as it flapped its great fleshy wings and sped towards the battle. Below, the remaining villagers scurried from their homes, fleeing in any direction they could.
Kaede breathed heavily. "I think I be far too old for this." she huffed, leaning back against the wall.
"Kaede? Are you gonna be okay?" Shippo asked, eyes bright with worry.
"Aye, for now. Though I do not think that I will be able to last through another attack."
"I should go get Inuyasha! They'll help!" He offered.
"But Shippo, there's monsters out there!" Rin jumped to her feet. "We should stay here, I'm sure that Sesshoumaru-sama will rescue us."
Shippo had already darted out of the hut. Rin returned to sitting casually on the floor, knees pulled up to her chin. "Sesshoumaru-sama always protects me."
"Be careful child!" Kaede called.
He had to be brave. Peering around the trees, Shippo ducked and ran as fast as his legs could carry him. Ignoring the giant monster lumbering in the opposite direction, he tried to focus. He had to get to Inuyasha and Kagome. They'd be able to help. Shippo really didn't want to think about what would happen if Sesshoumaru showed up to help as Rin had said. Shaking his thoughts clear again, the small fox charged forward, heart racing.
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Kagome felt her stomach lurch, and it wasn't just because Inuyasha had leapt high into the air again. What if something happened to Shippo, or Kaede? What about Rin? She bit back the tears that threatened to trickle down her cheeks.
Suddenly, Inuyasha stopped.
"Inuyasha?"
"Shh. I hear something." He whispered, setting Kagome lightly on the ground. "Alright you. Show yourself!"
"INUYASHA!" An orange fur ball launched itself out of the bushes, landing pressed against Inuyaha's chest.
"Shippo-chan!"
Inuyasha shifted rather uncomfortably. "Oi, get this runt off me!"
Kagome quickly reached out to snatch the poor fox. "Shippo-chan! You're okay! What happened?"
"It's awful!" He turned his saucepan eyes to the rest of the group. "Kaede put up a barrier to protect us-" Shippo sniffled a little. "But she c-can't hold it. That big monster is there, and so- is Kag-Kagura." He started to cry.
"Keh." All eyes turned to Inuyasha. "Looks like we've got a warm-up." He motioned for Kagome to climb up again. "Let's go. He has some nerve to pull shit like this with me. But I sure as hell ain't gonna let him get away with it."
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"About time." Kouga smirked.
"Eh?" Kagura raised her fan in curiosity and dared to look around. She blanched.
"What'dya know, you're late as usual." He shrugged, setting his shoulder back into place. "But don't worry, I've taken care of things. I've done all the hard work for ya."
"Keh." Inuyasha landed softly next to the wolf prince, cracking his knuckles and wearing his own fanged smirk. "Figure'd I'd give you a chance to redeem yourself for the last time. Seems like you can't do anything right, eh?"
"We'll see about that."
They were unable to finish their conversation as a menacing flesh blade crashed into the ground between them. "Oh? It seems that the monster is finished watching. Wants in on the action, eh?" Kouga ground out as he rolled to the side, preparing for the next blow. Instead he was met with something even more fearsome.
"Actually, I too am finished watching."
"Huh?" Kagome drew an arrow and stepped back, Miroku and Sango flanking her, while the others just stared ahead, past Inuyasha and Kagura, into the clouds. In the center of the dark cloud hanging over the village, a shadow had taken shape.
"It is time that you gave me what is rightfully mine."
"What happened to him?" Kagome whispered.
"I don't know." Miroku held tightly to the beads wrapped around his right hand.
"I'm scared Kagome." Shippo curled closer to her neck.
Sango stood in shock. Her plan had been utterly shattered.
Inuyasha growled low and dug his nails into his palms. "Naraku."
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A/N: Oh no! The battle's started and all of Sango's planning is ruined! What will they do now? They're really in trouble now! I wanted to bring everyone back together for this fight, because I believe that's how it would happen in the anime (if it ever does in the OVAs we'll see). I promise lots of action and cool battle stuff in the next chapter! Only two more remaining! Enjoy and please review!