Thank you all of my reviewers for supporting me and reading all the way through to this point. This fiction will not last much longer. I had originally planned a trilogy, but I highly doubt that now. I'm just thinking about an Epilogue.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters associated with the series.

Chapter 19: A Way Out

Inuyasha looked around, glad to see the monk had gotten away safe and sound. Now he just needed to worry about the same for him. The poison was causing his lungs to itch and his throat to pound for fresh air.

Inuyasha covered his mouth with his sleeve and found no unnoticed escape. Zane stood up flexing his claws. Inuyasha growled. He had hoped to keep the demon down for a little longer than that.

Inuyasha ran forward and had not expected to acidic whips to pierced right into his chest. He sucked in a ragged breath and fell to the ground holding his new wound. 'No..' Inuyasha thought in desperation. The poison around him was coming in quicker now as it entered the already fatal wound. 'I'll die if I don't get out.' Inuyasha could find no way out. His body felt so numb and all he could think about was Kagome and his unborn pup.

Zane growled and then realized what he had done. His heart fell. He was killing a baby. He was killing a poor miko with nothing, but good in her heart.

Meanwhile

Kagome stopped talking to Sango as her eyes widened. Kagome bent over as she felt a searing pain in her chest. 'Inuyasha...'

"Kagome? Kagome?" Sango rushed to her friend and could only think of one thing that was happening. Inuyasha must be dying. 'Oh... gods please no...' Sango tried to shake her friend, but she could not. Kagome just moaned in pain.

"Inuyasha." Kagome felt tears in her eyes. He had promised her. He had said he would not risk Kagome's life and the life of his pup, but he had and now Kagome could only feel his agony.

Kagome's throat hurt and her lungs pricked.

"Ah!" Kagome screamed out rolling on the ground. She needed to stop this pain. She needed Inuyasha to live through this. Her body emitted miko energy and suddenly the pain stopped.

Meanwhile

Inuyasha opened his eyes. He was not in the castle. He was not surrounded by the poisoned fumes. He wondered where he was. he took him a moment to realize that he was in the air. he was slung over someone's shoulder.

Inuyasha looked to see who was holding him and he growled. Zane was.

Zane landed on the green grass and dropped Inuyasha with a thud. Inuyasha got on his knees and looked to see what Zane was staring at. He was looking at the castle.

"What the fuck do you think you're doing?" Inuyasha asked. Zane looked at the injured half demon.

"Large mouth for such a lowly hanyou, don't you think?" Inuyasha growled at Zane.

"Hanyou or not I can still kick your ass."

"Oh, you mean like you did in the castle?"

"No I mean like I'm about to do now." Inuyasha got up and went to slice at Zane, but Zane stopped him.

"I just saved you, your mate, and unborn child and you still want to kill me?"

"I ain't falling for no more shit." Inuyasha replied. Zane turned away from Inuyasha.

"You should just leave. You've saved your friend."

"Ha... as if I'll let Dayu live for what he tried doing."

"I'm not going to let you kill me brother."

"As if you have a choice in the matter." Inuyasha may have not shown it so far, but he was stronger than Zane.

Before another moment had ended Soshi and Dayu came out of the castle battling. Dayu was disappointed to see that Inuyasha had not yet been defeated. Inuyasha and Zane were just standing there, facing off. 'Kill him.' Dayu thought as he attacked Soshi again. Soshi dodged the attack and slashed through Dayu's gut.

Later

Inuyasha now stood over the fallen Zane. Inuyasha had decided to spare the demon's life, since he had done so for him. He had a feeling Zane would not come after them again.

Dayu was on the ground dead now. (A/N: I know that their deaths seem a little sudden, but I'm getting tired of the battling. I want to put some fluff in it already.)

This has to be one of the shortest chapters I've ever wrote. Please forgive me. The next chapter will be longer.