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Last Chapter

He saved his last breath to tell her, "I-I love…you…go save H-Hoshiko."

"Inuyasha? Wake up! It's not funny!" she saw how he wasn't breathing, blinking, or even shivering from the cold anymore. Her eyes had flames again, "Naraku…" she whispered.

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Tears streamed down her pale cheeks, one forming after the other. Tears mixed with sweat made her black hair stick to the sides of her face. The pain on her leg was almost intolerable as she tried to run through the brush. Branches were scratching at every wound which made it harder to move.

'Inuyasha! Why did this have to happen?' more tears swelled up in her brown eyes.

Finally, she reached the well. Her vision was blurry but she could make out two figures. One, she automatically knew was Naraku, but the other was too hazy. She desperately wiped the tears off. Her hands were covered in sweat which made her eyes sting yet the pain in her heart hurt worse and was too much to control.

When she looked up again, only the vile Naraku stood alone. He chuckled for a bit before turning in Kagome's direction. "I see you are also stubborn, my little miko." She panted for only a while then stood up with her head held high.

"I am not afraid of you! And I will kill you, once and for all!"

An arrow flew clear cross the trees and bushes, cutting through them completely. He flinched only a bit but it was enough to avoid her deadly arrow. He sent two tentacles towards Kagome in such force, they cut down two trees in the process.

"Ah!" in the mists and brush of the forest Naraku couldn't see clearly but he was still able to hit her right leg. She fell onto the ground. Sweat formed rapidly, streaming down her face as her leg lost blood uncontrollably. Yet she stood facing her enemy with not a single glimpse of fear. This made Naraku uneasy.

"Stupid bitch" she whispered under her breath. She took out her tiny fragment of the Shikon Jewel and forced it into her leg. The pain made her fall once more with tears of agony falling onto the earth, yet it was a small price to pay to obtain the mysterious powers of the jewel.

He smirked at her efforts, "Go ahead, kill me!" He sent two more tentacles accelerating past the fallen trees. The sound of it breaking wind through the forest was piercing enough for both of them to hear.

She thrusted her leg upwards to met the corroded tentacle. It broke into small pieces and fell on the ground. Although the other tentacle was able to meet her arm and graved hold of her.

As he pulled her up, she took out her bow and arrow behind her back. When she reached a height of 10-12 feet, she let her last arrow rush past the tentacle that held her. However, it never stopped. Which shocked Naraku as he saw the arrow soaring past his barriers.

Three more tentacles flew to his rescue to refuge him yet they failed and broke in half as soon as the arrow met them.

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Meanwhile

"I believe you are all better now, Hoshiko" replied Kaede. She placed a cloth on her back before letting her put her kimono on. "Thank you for all your help! You saved my life!" she said, beaming.

Inuyasha was offended, "Oh, so I did nothing?" He had his arms crossed on his chest and turned to face Miroku who has outside with Sango. He was helping her practice with her Hiraikotsu.

Hoshiko walked to him and sat in front of the step in which he stood. "You know I owe you more than my own life so please don't get offended." He looked down at the small hanyou. He knew he couldn't resist smiling when he saw her happy face. "Fine" he said, sitting next to her.

They stared at Miroku as Sango threw her boomerang. He gave a terrified expression before bursting into a sprint. He tripped on Shippo, who had decided to go out looking for fruit in the nearby trees. 'I should of stayed on that apple tree' thought Shippo as Miroku frantically ran over him. As both fell, they ducked with their arms over their heads.

"Ay!" Shippo screamed. The violent wind of Sango's boomerang left their hair a complete clutter. Shippo stood for a second, "What is wrong with you Miroku!" he screamed. "DUCK!"

Shippo shrieked and dropped to the ground as Hiraikotsu came back. "Are you guys ok?" yelled Sango after she caught her weapon. "I'm fine." smiled Miroku, "I'm not! You stepped on me!" the kitsune screamed in the monk's face. "Calm down Shippo! I didn't see you." A shoe mark was visible on the kitsune's back as he walked towards Kaede's hut.

"Miroku, you idiot! You nearly killed Shippo." Inuyasha shook his head in disapproval. Hoshiko giggled. "What?" Miroku stood up to shake off the dirt on his robe, "Sango's Hiraikotsu can be very deadly. I freaked!"

"Come here Shippo! Let me see your back." Hoshiko said, she took the kitsune in her arms and cradled him softly. He almost purred at the warmth of her embrace. "You'll live" she replied with a smile.

He climbed out of her arms to climb onto Inuyasha. "What are you still doing here? You were suppose to go get Kagome!" shouted Shippo. "Feh, she probably doesn't want me to trouble her so why bother?" Inuyasha crossed his arms in anger, "You have to make her understand! Now go!" he pushed Inuyasha in hopelessly. So he decided to use his fox fire against him.

"Ouch! My ass!" Inuyasha jumped in pain and shock. "Okay, I'll go but if she doesn't say anything I'm coming back without her!" He marched out of the hut with a frown on his face.

Orange rays showed behind the trees while gray clouds formed into rectangular shapes. They circled the village in an odd manner. "Look's like rain" replied Sango. "No, i-it's something different." said Hoshiko, "I have seen this before" she murmured.

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A giant flash formed as the arrow finally met Naraku's chest. The force off it was almost too great to escape from. 'Her anger, her pain.. It's too much to fight it' he admitted.

She landed lightly on her left leg but didn't dare to touch the ground with her wounded leg. Her eyes showed pain and suffering. Something that she thought would never sting her poor heart.

Without a warning, Naraku thrust a tentacle at her one last time. It came at her from her left side. 'I cannot let him win!' Her right leg met the tentacle with such intensity that the entire thing fell onto the ground and started to decay rapidly until it struck Naraku. He yelled in pain, something almost like a sweet melody that Inuyasha had hopped to hear for so long.

She ran towards him even when her leg was still bleeding. The arrow was half-way to penetrate through him completely. She smirked at his troubles, and slammed her foot onto the arrow to ensure it dug deep. "Die, filthy bastard!" she yelled at his rotting face.

"My poor little miko, I shall never die." he laughed with such confidence now that made shivers appear in her body. She forced her leg onto the arrow again, making sure this time that it pierced through him.

The tentacles flew intensely as the tip of the arrow made it's way across his chest. One hit her fiercely. Her body landed only 8 feet away yet it felt like 8 miles. The momentum of her body hitting the ground made her wounds open again.

A puddle formed underneath her mixing with the mud. Her wounds stinged badly yet she still tried to stand. She knew she shouldn't force herself to stand up anymore, even though her bravery and determination was clear, her legs couldn't keep up with her weight anymore. Her eyes began to close and she dropped onto the puddle again. "Inuyasha, I love you…" she whispered softly before her eyes closed entirely.