sorry for the long update, I was in Cali!
Chp 26
Inuyasha rushed to Kagome as Naraku took a quiet step towards them. His eyes burned with hatred for the bastard, the monster who tried to take his life away from him. He watched as Naraku's eyes went to Midori, who despite her proud stance, had fear hiding behind her intensely green eyes. Her bottom lip quivered, but she continued staring him down, as if she was trying to convince herself that she was ok.
"Midori...Kill the human, I'll take the Hanyou..."
Naraku glanced at Kagome,"On second thought, don't kill her...but kill the fetus inside her..."
Kagome cried out, and protectively put her arms around herself. Inuyasha wrapped his body round her, tilting his head towards Naraku,"You will never harm her again, ever..."
He chuckled,"You seem to have grown stronger since our last meeting, lets see how powerful you really are..."
Inuyasha ripped out Tetsusaiga, looking at Midori, trying to figure who's side she was on. She stood still as stone, watching as Naraku stepped inch by inch towards Inuyasha. Her body told her to run, her mind told her to go with Naraku, her heart told her to fight with Inuyasha...
But she didn't know what to do, protect herself, or die for a cause she knew was worth it. Only one solitary thought ran though her mind, Bankotsu...
He had shown her love, he had shown her kindness. He taught her how to laugh, and how to smile. He gave her the power to be happy, and the power to love. She felt the cross beneath her clothes, remembering that God would forgive her for the blood shed. But could she forgive herself? She was afraid to die, afraid to let go..
But she knew, know, that she had to...
Her tears rolled down her cheeks, as she raised her arms, feeling her powers circulating her body. The power of air, water, fire, and energy gave her her power, Bankotsu gave her strength, and Naraku gave her reason. If she was to die, it would be by doing something good. She took out a lighter, and clicked the lid opened...
"Die..."
The flames burned his skin, and skullied his eyesight. Inuyasha stole the opportunity to slash down Tetsusaiga. Midori wrapped a strip of energy around the blade, giving it 2x the damage. Naraku blocked the attack, just barely. But in the process he lost his left arm. He growled..
"Midori..I always knew you'd end up betraying me..."
"Then why did you keep me around?"
"I didn't..."
She stared at him, confusion filling her head. Suddenly a tentacle swiped at her, crushing her into the ground. She was too shocked to feel pain, too in depth in his words. What did he mean by he didn't keep me around...
But suddenly she realized that Kagome was in danger. She put a barrier of energy around Kagome, protecting her from any blow Naraku would attack her with. She glared, as Naraku struck another blow to her body. Why doesn't he just crush my heart? Why doesn't he just kill me now?
Inuyasha watched as Naraku pounded Midori with more blows. He growled,"WIND SCAR!"
The familiar golden flames ripped through Naraku with unimaginable power. Even Naraku was agasp, and it only got more shocking after that...
"Hirakotsu!"
A familiar tan boomerang soiled through the air, chopping off Naraku's upper torso. A sutra, aflame with spiritual powers, turned the now detatched torso into stone. Slayer and Kazana...
As always Slayer spoke first,"You stupid bastard, you didn't even tell us you were coming here!"
She ran up to Inuyasha and smacked him right on the cheek,"Don't do that again or I'll use Hirakotsu instead of my hand!"
Kazanna shook his head,"Dear dear Slayer..."
"Shut up! He had no right to cut us out of a battle we deserved to participate in!"
Suddenly Naraku's body burst into green smoke. Inuyasha covered his nose, watching the smoke clear to reveal a clean floor. He looked at Midori,"Where'd he go?"
"He ran, he wasn't dead..."She glared at the spotwhere he had just been. Anger filled her senses, the coward...
Slayer got really upset, and her fac turned a splotchy red," We turned his body to stone!"
Midori shook her head,"You didn't kill his heart. As long as it still beats, he will still live on..." She got more disgusted with each passing moment...
Slayer got really upset, and punched a wall. She left a nice deep dent too, only to end up kicking it. She was so frustrated, she hadn't hardly gotten a punch in. Stupid Silver Scar, stupid, stupid, stupid...
"This is all your damn fault,"She yelled at Inuyasha,"If you had taken us with you we woulda killed him! But now he's gotten away!" She stomped towards him, her hands made into fists ...
Kazanna took her arms, not letting her move anymore,"Call yourself now Sango, calm yourself..."
"Dammit Kazanna..."
"Oops.."
He sweat dropped, and she socked him in the gut. Inuyasha walked over to Kagome, asking Midori to let the barrier down. She ran into his arms, and he examined her, checking for anything that might have harmed her. She looked at him,"Naraku ran away from you..."
Midori spoke up,"He knows you're more powerful than he is..."
Inuyasha groaned,"I can't detect his scent anywhere, its like he vanished into thin air..." He continued to sniff, just in case.
"Thats because he did, I don't know where he went," Or what he meant by he didn't keep me around...
"Well then we'll just have to go search for him," he said matter of factly...
"How? He has thousands of underground safe spots, its impossible to check every one of them. Plus he still has the Band of Seven..." Suddenly a realization popped into her mind, Bankotsu. Inuyasha would kill him without a second thought, and Bankotsu would fight him with no pretense of the matter what so ever...
"Those guys will never hurt me, their just a stupid bunch of humans with some special talents. I'm a half demon with alot more than just talent..." He huffed.
"No you can't hurt him!" she shouted, almost pleadingly.
Inuyasha stared at her, trying to figure out the meaning behind her words,"What?"
"Bankotsu, of the Band of Seven, you can't harm him!"
She looked like Kagome did, when she was worried about him battling for his life. Did this girl, like that guy?
"Midori, if he's in my way, I won't hold back.."
"NO! Please, anything, not him!"
Inuyasha watched as she begged him not to harm this man, Bankotsu...
"Fine, but I swear if he gets in the way of me defeating Naraku, I'll expect you to tell him to get his ass out of the way."
"Anything, just don't hurt him."
Her heart pounded, would Inuyasha keep his word? Would her beloved Bankotsu be safe?
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Inuyasha carried Kagome back to her apartment, her tired, worn body limp in his arms from the long night. He gently set her on the be,rousing her slumber. She looked at him with lesstired eyes than he'd expected. She brought her arms up to his neck, and pulled him down to kiss him. She made him feel so light hearted, so warm...
He felt her break away, and just stare at his face. How he loved to stare at her's, her perfect beautiful face. Her huge brown eyes shined brightly, giving off a heated aura. He looked over her body to make sure she didn't have any damage. Luckily she didn't...
He smiled, so happy she was alright. But his hand clenched, and the skin was drawn white tight over his knuckles. Kagome placed her hand on them, looking up,"Narkau is a coward. Don't worry, you'll defeat him..."
He looked at her, placing a hand against her face, trying to make her feel everythign he felt right now."Kagome I almost lost you. If he took you away from me I don't know what I'd do."
He tenderly stroked her face,"You mean everything to me..."
He kissed her, more passionately than ever before. It reminded his of when they were at the beach, how the waves were breaking singing them a theme to kiss to. She wrapped her arms around his neck, bringing him down to her. He smelt her tears, and held her closer than he ever thought he could. She rubbed his back, comforting him in a very deep, powerful way. She nuzzled her face against him, her soft warm breath prickling the base of his neck.
"I love you," She breathed..
He took her body, and make her face him. He gently captured her lips in his wonderful trap. He put her in a sensual high, heightening her senses, making her need him more than she wanted to. His warm breath filled her mouth with its mouthwatering taste. She licked the scent off his tongue, the flavor more intense now that she had her senses on a pleasure high. His warm arms trail along her body, sending shivers down her spine.
His tongue licked her lips, the soft, warm, wet mass tickling her with no effort at all. She couldn't help but smile, and sigh, and kiss faster, and harder...
Suddenly he stopped, and ripped away from her lips. She was confused by his actions, and watched as he looked up watching the door...
"Inuyash..."
He covered her mouth, listening intently for any noise in the air. His concentration was deep, and his eyes held something that made him more handsome than ever...
"Ok, it was nothing..."
He released her mouth, watching her stare at him with disconcerning eyes.
"What?"
"You're just so cute! You know that..."
He blushed,"Sshut ...up..."
She giggled, and kissed him more. He place his hand on her abdomen, as if to say that this was his, this was his to protect. It made her realized, how her dream really was coming true, of finding a man that could love her, and making a family. She felt so protected, so safe in his arms. She wanted this forever, she wanted him forever.
How she loved him, how she needed him. There was no word powerful enough to display her emotions, not a single one. She want this to never end, this feeling she got with his arms around her, kissing her passionately. How could he be so amazingly warm, so amazingly beautiful. She wanted more than anything to just be with him for eternity, just be his...
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