Hey guys! Omg I'm sorry about the last chapter. I know it sucked, and I'm sorry that I didn't put my all into it. It's not right and I'm gonna attempt to make up for it in this chapter. Lots of goodness and kick ass girls. Oh yea, you'll find out more about Miroku and Sango in this chapter. Also about the cussing, Mioshika is down to earth and a dirty talker, and I'm bring out the asshole Inuyasha for a while, so If you don't like alot of cussing, I'm really sorry. I don't liek it much either, but thats just how I imagine these characters.

He's not mine...stop asking...

Chp 17

Realizations

Kagome, Mioshika, and Inuyasha ran to the end of the gates. They reached the entrance to the castle, and they looked up. It was at least 30 stories high. By the aura of it, thousands of demons resided in it. They all gulped and walked a little closer. Kagome and Mioshika both shot an arrow and purified some of the miasma. They decided on making a barrier for everyone. Kagome made one for her and Inuyasha, while Mioshika made one for herself. They cautiously walked into the purple mist and looked at their surroundings.

"Look at the corspes. The whole place stinks of death and suffering." Inuyasha commented.

"Even a human can sense that. Oh my lord, those are human corpses."

They all stared at the bodies. Inuyasha shook his head.

"That bastard..."

Kagome felt herself grow a little weak. She stumbled, but Inuyasha caught her. She struggled to say something, but was unable to speak. Inuyasha looked her over. Long claws were inbedded in her back.

"How did they get through the barrier?"

Kagome gasped, and pushed Inuyasha out of the way. She realized what Naraku had done. Inuyasha was flung out of the barrier. Kagome fell, her unconscious being strengthened the barrier for self protection. But that was what made things worse. A demon was trapped in the barrier. She couldn't dissolve it, for Inuaysha would have been dissolved too. The demon laughed at Inuyasha from the safety of the barrier. It was a small demon. But it emitted great power. Its body was a long thin spider-like consistance, with blades on the end of each leg. Long bloody fangs smiled from its safe habitat.

"DON'T YOU DARE HARM HER!"

"You don't intimidate me."

"I'LL KILL YOU!"

"I highly doubt that."

He laughed and split open Kagome's make-shift top. The fabric began to fall off her chest.

"You like that, getting to see her? I know you do, even though you've seen them before."

"You bastard..."

"Oh please, I'm just beginning."

Mioshika came out of nowhere and shot an arrow at the demon. The barrier had no effect on the arrow and it pierced through the middle of the spiderlike demon. It growled at her and jumped to plundge it's fangs into Kagome's neck. Mioshika jumped and threw her sickle into the barrier. The demon was split in half, just as it bared its fangs. She entered the barrier and undid the magic that put up the barrier. Inuaysha ran to Kagome's bleeding body.

"No, NO!"

"She's lost alot of blood..."

"She's not waking up...damn everything! Damn it all to hell, fuck fuck FUCK!"

"Don't use such language! Your being an idiot. Move over."

Mioshika pushed Inuyasha out of the way. He ran to slash at her, but stopped when he saw what she was doing. She lit her hands up with a white light, and ran them over Kagome's wounds. She twitched and the wounds closed up. Kagome's face returned to normal color.

"I'm the reincarnation of Midoriko. It's not my fault I have enough power to heal people."

Inuyasha let the breath he held go. He smiled and shook his head.

"Thank you..."

Mioshika nodded her head, and moved so Inuyasha could carry Kagome. He tenderly picked her up, and heaved a sigh of joy. His voice was shaking, and his breath shook with happiness.

"I thought you were gone..." He whispered.

"I thought I would...have to fight alone. I thought I would have to avenge your death as well...I...I was so afraid of that."

A silver tear slid down his cheek, it fell onto Kagome's cheek.

"Inuyasha, I know your in deep emotion, but we have to hurry before Naraku makes anymore traps for us."

"I know. Is there anyway we can leave Kagome somewhere safe."

"No, not in Naraku's castle. Don't worry, when she wakes up, she'll be perfectly fine."

"Why didn't you do this before."

"I can't always do that, actually heal. Mostly I can relieve pain and minor injuries, but Kagome got lucky. I was able to heal even her worst wounds completely."

"I can't thank you enough."

"I know."

She turned to walk to the next level. Inuyasha silently thanked her again, so grateful for her. So happy to have Kagome...

Sango woke up in chains. She wore her demon slayers outfit, but it was torn and cut up like a string bikini. Her wounds still bled. She cursed Naraku and tried to think of how she could escape. She couldn't break the chains, no way she could melt them...

"Having fun."

"You..."

Naraku stood in front of her. Red eyes gleaming with greed, he smiled a smile dripping with disdain. He held the look of pure evil.

"That monk...he's dead you know."

"Your a liar, your pitiful attempts to harm him wouldn't work."

"You want to believe that, but you can't."

"I do believe it."

"What you believe and don't believe doesn't matter. Your the first of my prizes, soon I will have the others. You won't be alone for long."

"Don't count on it."

"Your in no position to threaten me."

"I'm sure you've said that to everyone who has escaped."

Naraku glared at her. Sango smiled, through it all she smiled. Naraku punched her stomach. Her mouth shot open and spit flew out. He punched her again, only harder. She gasped, and the contents in her stomach begain to climb up her throat. Again he punched, and vomit flew threw the air. But he paid no attention to it. Again he struck her, blood spewed out of her mouth. He stopped and watched her shake. Her body trembled and blood dripped down her chin. He kicked her in the stomach, she spewed more blood and vomit. His eyes fixed on her.

"Don't insult me again."

He turned and left the room. Leaving Sango to wallow in pain, unable to clutch her injuries. She cried out in pain. She turned to wipe the blood,spit, and vomit on her shoulder. She panted and grunted in pain. She felt her stomach roar with pain. She vomited up more blood. She could only speak one word.

"Miroku..."

Had Naraku told the truth to her?

NO! Miroku was stronger than that, he wouldn't submit to Naraku's treachory. She knew he was alive. If she didn't survive, Miroku and the others will suceed. Yes...there was hell to pay to Naraku. Sango screamed.

"YOU WILL NEVER WIN AGAINST US!"

She passed out, crazy from pain. Mad with revenge, and dieing with a broken heart.

Kikyo awoke from her dreary state, her head pounding from lack of oxygen. She felt bruises on her neck, and pain in her heart. Her body blue and dead looking. But Kikyo knew she wasn't dead, not again. Naraku made her body unable to be killed, she was immortal. He bruises disappeared, and her body mended. In a few moments she was her "normal" self. She raised off the ground and stood. She paused and looked at the ground beneath her. She jumped off the top of the gae's walkway and set an arrow.

"Hello Kagura."

Kagura walked out of the shadows. Her mystical fan ready for Kikyo's purifying arrows. She merely glanced at her.

"What..."

"I know what your doing you know."

Kagura merely picked some dirt out from her finger nails.

"This interests me how? I'm not here to fight, I'm only here to make a deal with you."

"What..."

"Naraku, he's going to take your sister. If you set her free and the other hostages, I will give you this."

Kagura opened her palm and a round orb formed.

"This is Inuyasha's heart. You can do with it as you please. But only if you let those people go."

Kikyo let down her arrow. She looked at Kagura, as if her appearance would show something.

"I will only let them go, if you give me Kagome's heart as well."

"I can't do that, I only have the half breed's."

Kikyo eyed her. Kagura didn't flinch.

"Why should I trust you?"

"Because, I have the only thing you desire. Your only wish. Take it or leave it."

"I want payment up front."

"Here."

Kagura gave her a feather.

"This feather will protect you from all of Kagome's attacks. You can't ask for ore than that."

"Its a deal."

Kikyo shook hands with Kagura. A light formed, Kikyo burned her hand.

"What is this Kagura!"

"A mark, it will go away, I saw you heal yourself before. But that mark will ensure that you this orb. If you don't suceed, however, that mark will ensure that you can't go within a mile of Inuyasha or Kagome."

"You tretchorous witch."

Kagura raised her fan and sped off into the sky. Kikyo watched her, glancing at the prisoner's tower. What does that woman have up her sleeve? Kikyo notched an arrow and entered Naraku's castle, knowing Inuyasha was soon at her demise.

Inuyasha trudged up the stairs, holding Kagome in his arms. He followed behind Mioshika, letting her kill the demons.

"Inuyasha, keep her safe. I sense a huge power coming this way."

Mioshika got in a fighting stance and readied her sickle. Her long red skirt flared from the shift in postion, and her chain shirt clanked from meeting with the chain of the sickle. Her long hair flowed freely, and her bow and arrows resting on her back. She knew this wasn't going to be an easy demon.

"Watch out!" Mioshika yelled. She jumped and sent her sickle flying through the air, it impaled the demon. She pulled back on the chain, and the demon came towards her. She used the other blade to slice through the demon. It sizzled with acid, and made a groggling noise and Mioshika stepped on it.

"Be careful you idiot! What's wrong with you, couldn't you smell that coming!"

"No...I couldn't... I was trying to sniff out where the smell of human blood is coming from."

Mioshika walked forward, leading the way for Inuyasha. She turned a corner, and came face to face with another demon. She groaned, and sent the sickle running through the demon's body. He made a horrible dying sound, and died. Mioshika pulled the blade out from the demon's dead corpse. She had an unemotional face on. She looked at the glass case a few steps away.

"That's where the smell of blood is coming from."

A tall rectangular glass box held the body of a beautiful woman. She was dead, but yet her face remained unchanged. Her body looked as though it was freshly dead, but yet dust surrounded her corpse. Mioshika felt tears sting her eyes. Inuyasha turned and looked away. It was Kikyo's true body...

O0o0o Kikyo's body? Not the one Naraku made for her, by the way. O0O what's Kagura up to. Is she going to betray everyone? What happened to Miroku? Is Sango really dieing. Well all will be answered soon...hopefully. I want to also remind people that there is a sequel, and that you need to read it. It will be awesome, I promise. Ok toodles! Review plz! Also I didnt have time to spell check this, sorry. ALSO, my computer deleted half my chapter cause i never got a chance to save it(damn windows 98 and ur screwed up computer), so I will attempt to rewrite what i didn't ge to tell you this time. But Its about Miroku! Fuzzies! ok I have to go get ready for Band(marching in a parade, woo hoo...its freaking 20 degree's outside...)now toodles