Fallen: I must say I am sorry once again for the delay. I know, I know, I was late last time too. Well, I have another excuse: I was very busy. The holidays were crazy and midterms were the week before last. I wasn't going to update, but I persuaded myself. So here is the last installment of my fan fic and I hope you truly enjoy it as much as the other chapters!

IG: We'd like feedback! Thanks to all those who reviewed! Glad you like it!

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Inuyasha or the flashbacks I have received as ideas from others. They will be labeled to whom they belong. Thanks!

Fallen: Now, I was going to have a song towards the end, the whole thing behind this story, but I've learned that you cannot have song lyrics in works of fictions. Therefore, that part of the story has been pitched, much to my dismay. Well, this is where the angst comes in, so brace yourself and I hope you enjoy!

Chapter 3: Fading to Black: Part 3 of 3:

It was quite, too quite…

One could barely even hear a bird chirp here or there in the forest that surrounded the village. The day was a dark and dreary day, one that brought an ominous feeling and a sense of foreboding. It had been fourteen days since Kikyou told them of Naraku's attack, but they hadn't let down their guard since then, not yesterday and certainly they wouldn't today.

Everyone was well rested, even if they were demon, or in some cases half demon. They could all feel, an ominous feeling in the air. An out of place feeling and a sense of foreboding in the air that surrounded them. A feeling they would know soon enough and soon enough it was. So they figured they should get well rested for Naraku's attack would definitely be soon now.

If one would awaken at this time, they would find a hanyou sleeping propped up against a hut wall, an old miko fast asleep on a futon, a Taijiya propped up outside, eyes closed as she slept against a gigantic tree, and a perverted monk at the top of that tree on a branch, still clenching that blasted key that the demon slayer had wanted so badly.

She gave up after a while of chasing that monk around the village and climbed numerous trees trying to catch the sly Houshi. But somehow he managed to dodge her every time, must have hung around Inuyasha too much. She was baffled that he had managed to escape her each time.

One would also find a small fox and a fire cat demon sleeping soundly inside the hut with the old priestess and the half dog demon, Inuyasha. And in the secret room that not many knew, there were two beings, one a young miko and the other a dog demon, both asleep. Sesshoumaru wasn't stupid, he felt that bad feeling as well and knew he needed a good sleep, something he hadn't had in a while and humans need to sleep.

Kagome's eyes opened slowly to find only a dim light in the room coming from a small window at the opposite end of the room. Her eyes immediately closed again.

'Hmm… I don't want to get up. But I have to or else we'll be stuck in here.' She thought and only then remembered what happened and where she was. Her eyes then flew open to only find white.

'What the…?' she didn't have much time to think as she looked up into the face of Sesshoumaru.

Her eyes widened and she remembered. It was all Miroku's fault for sure. Sango wouldn't have done such a thing, or even had a part in it, or so she thought.

Kagome tried to get up, but found an arm wrapped around her waist and in her movement, the arm tightened its grip on her. 'I don't think I'm going to be able to go anywhere.'

She blushed as she lay back down, not knowing what else to do. Kagome looked at his face, 'He looks so calm and peaceful when he sleeps.' She unconsciously moved to touch a stripe on his cheek and suddenly a hand grabbed her left wrist.
She gasped and her eyes widened, 'How…' She looked up at his golden eyes, which were now open.

"What do you think you are doing, miko?"

"Uh, I was just…" She didn't know what to say since she was so embarrassed that he caught her like that.

"Do not touch me."

"But…I…"She tried to protest.

Sesshoumaru cut her off coldly, "You will not touch me."

Her eyes became fiery, "Then don't touch me and there won't be a problem!"

He raised an eyebrow at her and then realized his one arm was wrapped around her waist while the other was still holding her wrist.

He let go of her immediately, "Don't let this happen again."

Her eyes got wide, "It wasn't my fault!"

He raised his eyebrow once again at her, "Oh really?"

He liked it when she was angry and she was furious.

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Outside their door others woke up to their fighting.

"What in the hell is goin' on?" asked Inuyasha rising to his feet, none too happy.

"Inuyasha, ye need to control your anger." Replied Kaede as she started to make a breakfast for the group.

Shippou yawned and rubbed an eye as Kirara stretched lazily.

"Miroku! Sango! Where are those two?" cried Inuyasha talking to no one in particular, "and why are Sesshoumaru and Kagome bein' so damn loud in there?"

"Maybe the Houshi and Taijiya are outside," said Kaede as she threw wood into the fire.

"Yeah." Said Inuyasha walking out the door. He immediately found the two, "Hey, get up! You two caused a lot of trouble! Are yah gonna let them out already? Their fightin' is drivin' me crazy!"

"What? Sesshoumaru-sama and Kagome-sama are fighting?" asked Miroku still in a daze from sleep.

"Yeah! Now will yah let'em out before my head explodes?" cried Inuyasha crossing his arms over his chest and putting the hands in the sleeves.

Miroku smirked, "Let them settle it amongst themselves!"

"Miroku! Get your lecherous ass down here now and fix this mess!" yelled Inuyasha as he pointed to the ground.

"No, Inuyasha, it's not going to stop them from fighting. So, I would give them a little bit more time." Miroku said smirking.

"Aw, give me the damn key!"

"No way, Inuyasha."

"I said, give it to me now, Houshi!" he held out his hand.

"No."

"Do you want me to come up there and beat it outta you?"

"Inuyasha, that won't work." Sango piped up.

"Why not?"

"I've already tried that." Said Sango rising and heading towards the hut, "I'm going to check on those two."

"I wouldn't do that if I were you…" Inuyasha replied.

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Sango listened through the door.

Kagome was getting angrier by the second, "You, arrogant jerk!" She was now standing with her arms folded, a flush on her face and fire in her eyes.

He just raised his eyebrow at her for what seemed like the millionth time since they started this silly argument.

"Quite yourself, girl."

"No!" She stomped her foot to show her point.

'Uh oh, this sounds bad…' Sango thought as she continued to eavesdrop shamelessly.

"Listen to me, wench." He said with coldness in his voice and a blank face. But she could tell that he was angry.

"I won't listen to anyone who calls me anything, but my name. Have you forgotten it so easily?" Kagome yelled hoping to make him wince if not show it, at least mentally.

He tried again with a mental sigh, "Kagome…"

"No! Don't talk to me! Don't say-" but she was cut short for his lips were suddenly crushed against her own.

'Wha…?' was all Kagome could think as her eyes became wide.

'I wonder what just happened and why did Kagome stop talking? He didn't harm her, did he?' Sango wondered, worry showing on her face as she strained to hear anything that would give away what was happening, 'No, he wouldn't. I know he cares too much for her to do that. At least I hope he does, sometimes I'm unsure.'

Kagome couldn't think at all, and instead kissed him back. She couldn't help it; she really does like him.

Sesshoumaru deepened the kiss before realizing what he was doing.

'She is a mere human,' his demon told him, 'a mortal not worthy of your time.'

He immediately pulled away from her, the words running through his head, yet he didn't believe them, did he?

Kagome didn't know what to say; her eyes were still wide and there was a blush staining her cheeks.

"… G-gomen… I … did not mean to do that." He had to somewhat choke the words out since he never apologized before nor did he know what to even say. It was unexpected, even if he truly did like it. He wasn't going to admit that to her.

"Uh, it's okay." Kagome lied as she put on a fake smile.

Sesshoumaru could tell it was a fake one and her aura had sad strands running through it. Plus, he knew when he saw her really smile and when she was truly happy.

'When she is truly happy, her eyes light up as if no darkness has ever touched her soul, yet that half breed has caused her so much pain.' He thought to himself as he watched her from behind masked eyes, curious about her.

'I detest that hanyou even more for the anguish he causes her. But why do I care? She is but a human, insignificant to the demon race. Yet, there is this feeling, this care for this miko and I do not know what to call it.' He narrowed his eyes slightly as he brooded upon the love in which he feels for Kagome.

'Could it be… love … that I feel?' he continued to think and answered his own question quickly, 'No, no I cannot feel love for a human. I will not be like father. I will not be weak.'

Sango was listening to this with widened eyes, 'What is happening in there?'

There was silence now; Kagome sat on one side of the room and Sesshoumaru on the other side. Their relationship as friends was always a rocky one, no doubt going further than friendship was entirely impossible.

'How could I have been so foolish as to think that he would think anything of me besides a stupid human girl. I'm obviously not good enough for anyone. I'm second best to Inuyasha, that's better than being absolutely nothing to Sesshoumaru,' she thought quietly to herself, her brown tear-filled eyes covered up by her ebony bangs.

Her arms were wrapped around her legs as she stared at the old wooden floor.

She was becoming nostalgic again as her mind drifted to happier times with the dog youkai across from her as tears streamed carelessly down her face.

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Kagome was running through the thick forest blindly, trying to make it to the well. Her green skirt kept getting caught in the branches from trees that seemed to try to reach out to grab the sobbing miko. The mud, which originated from the rain that continued to fall and the dirt on the ground, splashed up and pelted her clean knee highs, but she didn't care, she barely noticed at all.

Her hair was soaking wet as well as her clothing and shoes.

She was desperately trying to make it back home because of Inuyasha, him and Kikyou, of course. And Sesshoumaru was back at his castle at the time of the incident.

Kagome didn't realize that she was going deeper into the Western Lands and had already passed the well. She was too busy thinking about what she just saw. Inuyasha and Kikyou were in a clearing and they were all over each other. It was disgusting and a horrid sight to Kagome.

"She means nothing to me, Kikyou, you know that, I've told you before. I… I love you, not her. She is just a mere shard detector. I've never stopped loving you!" she head Inuyasha proclaim his love for the dead priestess who smirked viciously knowing Kagome was in hearing range. Kagome heard this, her fears were becoming truths and she hated it. She just wanted to be loved by Inuyasha, but that was far too much to ask it seemed.

She was saddened of course by what she just witnessed and she ran the opposite way, which just so happened to be closer to Sesshoumaru.

Her tears made it hard to see where she was headed and her legs kept pumping. Her brain kept showing the same incident over and over again and it made her feel second best all over again to Inuyasha. The rain and the dark gloomy clouds didn't help her vision or her feelings either, but made her even more depressed.

She tripped on a root and her arms moved trying to keep her balance as a little cry escaped her dry lips. She started to fall towards the earth and closed her eyes to wait for an impact that never came.

Someone caught her; she was surprised by this and opened her eyes slowly to see white. Kagome looked up to find Sesshoumaru's emotionless face.

Her reddened eyes widened as she gazed up at her savor once again.

Sesshoumaru looked down at the broken miko, "I thought I told you that hanyou isn't worth your tears."

She opened her mouth to speak, but didn't know what to say, "Th-thanks for catching me."

"It was not a problem." He said lifting her up to carry her, "You have run quite a distance. It is a good thing I found you and not some other demon in this dense Western forest. It is not a place for such a pure being to be and other lesser demons would have tried to kill you."

Kagome didn't know what to say, but she slowly started to drift off to sleep in his arms. She had tired herself out without realizing how tired she truly was. A small smile came upon her face as she slept.

Sesshoumaru looked down at her sleeping form, a slight smile appeared on his face as well.

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He smelt her tears, the tears he caused. He suddenly felt a rush of guilt. He, Sesshoumaru, was usually there to wipe her tears away because of his baka of a brother, Inuyasha, but now he caused those tears. He wanted to comfort her, but thought better of it.

'I cannot do such a thing; I should not care whether she is happy or sad. It is a human thing, to which it does not concern me.' He thought, yet felt a twinge of regret. He knew that it concerned him; he made her cry.

But he stood his ground, emotionless; he sat staring into space as if she didn't exist.

'I will not be weak. I will not be like father was. I will not fall for a human.'

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Kagome and Sesshoumaru were finally let out of the room. Kagome put on her fake smile again and acted as if nothing was wrong. Sango asked her later what happened and she didn't tell her. Kagome could always tell her after the emotional pain seemed a little less than it was in intensity.

Later on their dinner was a short one. For they didn't even finish when the scent of Naraku hit every demon nose in the hut. His miasma wreaked the area and killed the gardens of many farmers.

"Naraku…" growled Inuyasha as he got to his feet in one swift motion and grabbed the hilt of his Tetsusaiga, "Finally. Let's go!"

Sesshoumaru was the second to rise and quickly too. He also grabbed the hilt of Tokijin; the sword would be of great use in this battle.

Kagome, who was sitting near Sesshoumaru, stood and grabbed her bow and quiver of arrows. She made sure she had at least 30 in there all with sharp, fine points.

Sango grabbed Hiraikotsu and Miroku took hold of his staff and a bunch of ofuda charms.

"Stay here, Lady Kaede and watch Shippou." Said Miroku as Kirara jumped towards Sango.

Kaede watched them leave; she felt that this would be a sad day for all of them. She felt that one of them… would die.

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"Naraku, so you finally decided to show your face!" yelled Inuyasha in that cocky manner he always had, his Tetsusaiga out and ready to slash anything in its master's way.

The blade gleamed in the moon's light.

"Ah, Inuyasha. How I can't wait to see you dead." Said Naraku in a calm voice. He was without his baboon pelt today as well as his incarnations. Or so it seemed.

"Are you going to fight us, or are your words your only weapons?" asked Sesshoumaru, his Tokijin drawn as he stood a little bit in front of Kagome, although he didn't realize it.

Naraku's eyes narrowed slightly.

Kagome got an arrow ready in her bow and aimed it at her target, Naraku.

Sango, Kirara, and Miroku took fighting stances.

"Ah, six against one? That's not very fair, don't you think?" asked Naraku forgetting about Sesshoumaru's comment and looking around at the ones in front of him.

"Can it, Naraku!" cried Kagome as she let go of the arrow that she had notched.
It hit since Naraku wasn't paying much attention to Kagome, "You will die for your insolence!"

Naraku hurled spiked tentacles at Kagome faster than she could think.

Just as they were about to hit their mark, Sesshoumaru sliced through them with his sword.

Naraku laughed, "You are foolish to think you can stop me! Come my demons and destroy them!"

All of a sudden there was a swarm of lesser demons from all directions coming fast at the Inuyasha group.

"Figures that Naraku is too much of a coward to take us on!" yelled Inuyasha as he used his blade to cut through many youkai at a time. He sliced through the one in front of him with easy and turned around to slice down a second demon behind him. Inuyasha punched another one in the face and sliced off another's head.

Kagome shot arrows at the ones she could. One tried to seek up behind her, but she stabbed it in the heart with an arrow filled with purification and it burst into dust.

Sesshoumaru was behind her fighting off the demons that dared to come in the way of his mighty Tokijin, which took out a lot in a single swing. He looked behind him to make sure Kagome was okay and saw her stabbing the youkai with an arrow. He smiled slightly, but the owner of that smile, didn't notice it.

Sesshoumaru turned his head just in time to see the look on another youkai's face as he plunged Toukijin into it.

Sango and Miroku were back to back as well. Sango was using Hiraikotsu on all of them in front of her and took out a good number at a time along with a few trees here and there. Miroku used his staff to fight them off.

Miroku narrowly missed getting hit with a spiky club as he threw some ofudas at the demon behind it. He then hit the other with his staff. He continued to fight, always checking on Sango to make sure she was okay.

Inuyasha took a blow to the head and the side, but managed to kick a youkai in the jaw and stab another one behind him.

'I think I can use the wind scar and not hit anyone from here.'

And so he used it and the youkai army was slowly decreasing. There had to be over 1,000,000 youkai out there. They weren't a big deal, mainly lesser demons that just worked for Naraku because they were too weak and pathetic to defend themselves well enough.

Sesshoumaru sliced a demon just to have another one cut his left arm. The cut was long, and slightly deep. But it would heal. Blood quickly stained his sleeve.
He was still angry that something so weak could attack him, "Lowly cur, your life has just ended."

He then plunged his sword into the demon's heart and then ripped it out in a gesture that would definitely hurt the worthless demon that dared to attack him.

His eyes briefly flashed crimson before he gained his control again. He went back to ripping apart some more demons with his sword or poison claws. And, occasionally, using his demonic whip on some of the other demons.

Kagome continued to shoot her arrows, but she was getting low. She only had ten left.

'This isn't good. I haven't even attacked Naraku and I've only got ten left!' She thought, her fear building, 'I have to save these last arrows!'

She then just used the tips to destroy them and her powers, which have grown slightly. She had more control over her power and was able to call upon and use purification when needed.

She didn't see a demon from the left, but Sesshoumaru sliced him down and put the vile thing in its place. For which, she was thankful.

Miroku and Sango were starting to wear out. There were just too many of them.

Miroku couldn't even use his wind tunnel now if he wanted too. Naraku brought out the poison insects that were almost always with him.

"Enough!" yelled a voice, Naraku.

The demons suddenly as they came, disappeared.

The group looked around and faced Naraku.

"Are you quite finished?" asked Sesshoumaru growing impatient that he had to wait to destroy the vile hanyou.

"Not yet, Lord Sesshoumaru, but you will fall before this battle is over." Naraku put emphasis on 'lord'.

"Hn. You only wish." Said Sesshoumaru, arrogant as ever.

They all waited, as patiently as possible. Miroku and Sango were more tired than the others were.

"Kagura!" yelled Naraku, "Show the monk and demon slayer how to really fight."

Kagura appeared and descended to the ground on her feather.

"Ah, yes and don't forget our guest, Kohaku." He said with a malicious smirk.

Kagura brought out Kohaku and they came at the two.

"Kohaku!" cried Sango tears already in her eyes.

"Kagura, destroy the monk and let Kohaku kill his own kin."

"Hai, Naraku." replied Kagura opening her fan and gliding towards her opponent.

"You, you bastard!" cried Sango, anguish in her voice as tears streaked down her face.

Kohaku walked with slow steps towards his sister and each step Sango felt as if her heart would cease to beat any longer.

'Kohaku… Kohaku!'

He attacked her with his demon slayer chain, "Die." His tone was flat and his eyes were a dull brown color without any pupils. He was just being manipulated once again.

Sango blocked his attack, "Kohaku! Fight him! Don't let him make you do this!"

Sango had more tears in her eyes as she fought on the defensive side of this agonizing battle.

Kagome looked at Sango with saddened eyes. 'Poor Sango…'

But Kagome knew that this was her own battle to face.

"Dance of blades!" was cried in the night wind.

Miroku had to dodge these blades as Kagura controlled the wind. It was a hard thing to do and he already had a few scrapes from the sharp ends that nicked him.
He used his staff to disband some of them, but others were too strong for that and the blades had to be dodged to miss them.

Inuyasha went for Naraku of course, "Bastard, today you're gonna die!" He yelled this as he prepared for a wind scar.

Sesshoumaru and Kagome were just about to attack Naraku as well when a new voice came into the din. But wasn't heard.

"Sesshoumaru, the great Lord of the Western Lands." Came a cold soft voice that held anger in it, "The great and mighty will fall in the end."

If one could hear anything they would have heard an arrow being knocked into place, but the cold and angry voice covered up that noise.

Kagome looked up as she felt a presence to see Kikyou. 'Kikyou? What does she have against Sesshoumaru?'

"See you in hell," said Kikyou as she let her arrow fly. Sesshoumaru didn't notice her, he had all of his attention on Naraku. But Kagome saw her and she saw the arrow of purification headed straight for Sesshoumaru!

Kagome couldn't think and certainly didn't have time to cock in her own arrow so she did the only thing she could think of.

"No!" Kagome cried as she dove in front of the arrows flight and shielding Sesshoumaru from the arrow of purification. It hit her, right in the heart.

She fell on her knees and grabbed the wound. Kikyou watched with a smirk on her face, 'Even better. This was better than I could have planned.' She then disappeared into the dense and dark forest, 'Good bye, my silly reincarnation.' She laughed to herself, 'Feel the heartache you deserve, Lord Sesshoumaru.'

Kagome felt that it was getting hard to breathe, "Sesshou…" she managed to whisper and he heard her for he whipped around and saw her on the ground holding the wound. He could also smell her blood; he knew she was dying.

(Insert My Last Breath by Evanescence here for the full effect. That was supposed to be the song. I believe this might be a slight of a different interpretation, but I like it and I hope you do to.)

Sesshoumaru pulled her to him, "Kagome…"

"Sesshou… I-"

"Don't speak."

"I'm… not afraid… but… I… I wanted to tell you something…" she choked the words out as blood came down from the corner of her mouth and slid down her chin.

He put a finger to her lips, "Do not speak, you haven't much strength."

He was worried about her and it showed slightly on his face and his eyes were softer than usual. He remembered the times he had with her. They all seemed to melt together.

Flashes were coming back to him rapidly and he swore that he heard her voice.

"Good night, Sesshou!" a small smile was on her face.

She just rolled her eyes, "Let's go, Sesshou!"

"Th-thank you for catching me." She said as she looked up at him with wide reddened eyes.

"Hey Sesshou…" she then smiled and moved closer to him and fell back asleep.

"I think I'm starting to get attached to someone else. Someone better than Inuyasha."

She blushed, "Uh w-well, it's a secret and no one knows. S-so I don't plan on sharing with anyone."

She was trapped in Naraku's evil tentacles, "SESSHOUMARU!" Purification surrounded her as her vision faded to darkness.

"I guess I'll go back to my era…" her eyes showed her sadness in them.

"Well, no, Rin. Sesshoumaru and I are not in love. And since we are not that means I can't be your mom, but Sesshoumaru pretty much is your dad. I would love to be your mom, Rin, but Sesshoumaru wouldn't want a human for a mate. I'm sorry." She looked saddened.

"Sesshou…?"

She reached out to trace that stripe on his cheek and smiled lightly.

She knew her last breath was coming, but not so soon. Kagome had to hold this one. She wasn't sure it was the last, but she didn't want to lose Sesshoumaru and all of her friends and family just yet. She let it out, though, when she thought.

'My family, Inuyasha, Sango, Miroku, Kirara, Shippou, Kaede, Kouga, Rin, and… Sesshoumaru. If only he knew how I felt, even if he doesn't love me. I want to tell him. I don't want to leave. Sesshoumaru…'

She remembered once again how he was always there for her when Inuyasha made her sad. And he saved her multiple times.

She looked up at his face and was surprised to see tears in his eyes. She never knew the ice Lord of the Western Lands could shed a tear, or even show much emotion at all.

"Sesshou…" her own eyes filling up with tears that immediately slid down her face. She didn't want to leave him; she had so much to live for. She had friends and family, plus a duty to protect the jewel. She didn't want to die, not like this, not without telling him the truth about how she felt for him. She loved him and now she couldn't even form the words. She felt her body begin to shut down, her eyes widened, she didn't want to say good-bye like this.

Kagome saw one lone tear travel down his face.

"Sesshou…"

"What?" It was all he could manage to say without losing control.

"Goodnight…" Kagome let out her final breath. Every thing was getting fuzzy to her.

"Kagome! Kagome!" said Sesshoumaru trying to keep her awake. He shook her shoulders, "Stay with me Kagome. Kagome! Kagome!" He was straining with his control, but he yelled, which wasn't like him at all, "KA-GO-ME! No, don't leave me, Kagome!"

He was fading away and black flooded her vision, 'Sesshou, I love you…'

Her eyes fluttered close, "Kagome! Kagome! No! Kagome, please, wake up!"

His eyes began to bleed a dangerous crimson color as he held tightly onto the only woman he ever loved besides his mother.

And she never got to say those words to him as he faded to a black. Leaving her alone and all she wanted to be with was he. 'Sesshoumaru? SESSHOU! Don't leave me in this darkness! Please, help me! Save me, Sesshou! I… I need you!'

Everyone had mainly stopped fighting wherever they were, good or evil, when they heard Sesshoumaru yell like he did. He only yelled one time and it was because he was really angry. Now he was far from really angry, he was enraged.

Another tear fell.

Crimson clouded his vision.

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"KAGOME!" he yelled as he shot up from silky dark blue sheets that were tangled around his legs.

'Where… where am I?' He thought as he grabbed his head, he was drenched in sweat like always after dreaming once again of Kagome's death. It had been 8 months since then and he still dreamt about her and how she died.

"I had that nightmare again," He closed his eyes as he remembered the rest of it, "It was all my fault. I couldn't even save her, not even with Tenseiga. It was MY entire fault; I should have been able to protect her. I was right there. I was right there!"

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"Kagome! No! Who did this? Who killed her?" He was enraged. He lost almost all of his control.

Everyone looked at him. Sympathetic eyes fell on him as well as overjoyed ones.

His eyes, though, were tainted crimson, "Naraku. You had something to do with this." He was suddenly sounding too calm, everyone shivered. He normally looked like a force to be reckoned with, but now he was even more so.

Naraku didn't say a word for he didn't want the taiyoukai to know that he helped to plan the whole thing. Not like the demon would probably kill him anyway.

"You did. Do not even think of denying anything. And now, you will face a dire consequence, I will end your pathetic life!"

He came at Naraku without hesitance and got hit with a spiked tentacle from the right, which he didn't move quickly enough away from it. He growled dangerously.

"You dare strike this Sesshoumaru. Just another offense of yours that will be justified soon enough." He then attacked with Tokijin slicing off most of the tentacles and even hitting Naraku himself.

"You will not destroy me." Said Naraku as he stabbed Sesshoumaru's left shoulder, "The great and powerful Lord of the Western Lands, hit by a mere hanyou?"

In the mean time, Inuyasha backed off. He could jump into battles at times, but he knew not to jump into this one. Sesshoumaru could be pretty scary when angered and he didn't want to send the raged taiyoukai further than need be.

Sango and Kirara moved Kagome's body while Miroku held Kohaku and Kagura off.

"Take this monk, Dance of Blades!" Kagura yelled with a simple flick of her fan, which sent five blades of wind hurling at Miroku.

Miroku dodged one of them and hit one with his staff. Two more scraped his legs and the last one he barely dodged.

Kohaku threw his chain at the houshi as Kagura prepared to attack him again.

Miroku grunted as he used his staff again to hold off the chain. The chain wrapped itself around his weapon as Kagura threw more blades at him.

He wasn't going to give up his weapon and tossed five ofudas at the wind demon to try to hold her off. And threw two more at Kohaku, who had to let go of the staff.

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"You will not get the better of me." Said Sesshoumaru not worrying about his injured shoulder and attacking him instead. He was bleeding profusely from both sides of his body. He evaded the ten tentacles that came flying at him and was able to attack Naraku with Tokijin.

The assault cut off several of his spiked tentacles and an arm.

Sango tossed her Hiraikotsu at Naraku to distract him and Sesshoumaru was then able to behead Naraku and then stab him in the heart for good measure.

Naraku turned to dust and the Shikon jewel could be put back together. But the Shikon jewel was only meant to make humans become half demon, half demons to become full demons or visa versa. But not to bring someone dead back to life.

Sesshoumaru had Tenseiga anyway and he rushed over to Kagome. She was dead. He tried to use Tenseiga, but it didn't even pulse or anything. He could see the demons taking her soul, but he couldn't do a thing about it. The sword refused to obey him and bring her back. Which angered him further, although he tried to keep calm.

"Kagome... Kagome!" He cried out in hopelessness. His eyes were flashing a deep crimson as a deep menacing growl spilled from his lips.

"Kagome!" He tried to use Tenseiga again and again and again, but only to fail miserably.

"No! Kagome!" Sesshoumaru yelled again as he knelt beside her lifeless and growing cold body.

Inuyasha had never seen his brother so livid and he only heard Sesshoumaru yell twice. Both times had something do with family matters.

Sango and Miroku had wide eyes; they were just as surprised to see Sesshoumaru act like this. Especially with a human involved.

They had to do something; he was a total wreck.

The three rushed over to the irate demon.

"Sesshoumaru-sama!" called Miroku as they made their way to him, "Please, stop this foolishness! Be reasonable!"

He stood again and prepared to slice through her body again with Tenseiga.

Sesshoumaru stopped mid-swing, 'they are right. I am being irrational.'

Sesshoumaru threw down Tenseiga and regained his calm demeanor and emotionless, "I always thought it was useless. Now my thoughts are proven to be correct."

"Excuse me, Sesshoumaru-sama, but didn't you save Rin with Tenseiga?" asked Miroku

"That is true. But I couldn't save Kagome." replied Sesshoumaru. He was powerless to save her. He felt so weak for once in his life and he wished he could have prevented her death, even if it meant his own. He growled in frustration and he felt immense sadness wash over him, chilling his heart once more.

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Kagura and Kohaku were set free, along with Kanna.

Kohaku kept the shard in his back so he could try to have a normal life with his sister by his side.

Miroku's wind tunnel was gone. All of these things were a cause for celebration. But they were missing one person and all was not well.

Kagome was gone. Inuyasha had to go and take her body to her family, which had to be a hard thing, but he told them that she died protecting someone she cared about. It seemed to help a little. Of course she would protect someone she loved; it was who she was.

Sesshoumaru was broken from his thoughts by a knock on the door.

"Come in," he said in a quiet voice.

"Milord, will you go to the young miko's grave site today?" asked Jaken as he bowed low in respect of his master.

"Yes, I will leave right away. Rin will come as well."

He went every day and today, he would go again.

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They made a grave for her even if her family kept her body; it was something they could remember her by.

Sesshoumaru and Rin made their way to the grave right next to the old well.

It was a simple one and it had her name engraved on the smooth stone.

Sesshoumaru put a flower on top, 'Kagome, I'll always love you. It was a shame that my pride got in the way and your death made me realize how much I cared. But that will not bring you back. And Tenseiga did not work, why, why when that sword saved Rin's and my own life, but wouldn't save Kagome's life?'

Rin put a flower near his and they stood there for a moment in silence.

"Is Kagome watching us right now?" Rin asked as she looked up at Sesshoumaru.

"I don't know, Rin," said Sesshoumaru as he looked to the sky.

'I hope she is'

Behind them stood Sango and Miroku who were recently married. They had to move on and they knew Kagome would want it to be this way. Kirara was in Sango's arms. Inuyasha was there too with Shippou on his shoulder and Kaede to his left.

And they all saw the proud youkai look to the sky, hoping that Kagome could see them and that she knew the truth. He never got to tell her; the last time they had together, he made her cry. He would always feel guilt for that and she'd never know how much he truly cared about her.

He just prayed that in the next life he'd see her again.

The End

Fallen: Well, how was it? I know that I cried when I wrote this to be honest. I hope you enjoyed it! That's the end of the fic! It was a pleasure to have wonderful reviewers like yourselves and I do hope that you might read other works in the future by me.

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