Disclaimer: I do not and will never own Inuyasha or other characters.

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Chapter Seven: Gone

........................Last Time................................

Kikyo was more angry with Kagome. She then shoot another arrow. No one noticed in time to the arrow until a body collapsed to the ground. Everyone was in shock.

........................Now.......................................

Inuyasha fell to the snow covered ground as he was attacked by Naraku. Kagome stood up in shock of what happened to Inuyasha that when she felt the pain of the arrow penetrating through her chest she fell.

"KAGOME!!!" Shippo yelled as he saw hid mother hit the ground. Kurama was the first besides Shippo to see her fall. He ran to her side as others began to notice that she was hit. Her blood was covering the snow.

"Kagome?" Kurama tried to get response from her.

"Inu-Inuyasha...is d....no he can't be.........." she fell unconcience.

" Great! How wonderful! Both Kagome and Inuyasha dead!" Kikyo was laughing out.

"Shut up!!" Sango yelled through tears. Both her friends were seriously injured.

Miroku ran to Inuyasha's side. He was not moving. Blood was everywhere.

"Inuyasha? Wake up you stubborn hanyou." Miroku was shaking him.

"K-Ka-go-me?" Miroku was surprised. 'He is alive.'

"Hang on Inuyasha. You and Kagome are going to be okay. You just ..." Miroku's words were cut off as Naraku killed him. Miroku was dead. He had vanished into nothing. The only thing left was his staff. Inuyasha was knocked out as he took another blow from Naraku.

"NO !!!!!!!!" Sango screamed in horror. Naraku and Kikyo laughed and disappeared into thin air along with their companions.

Yusuke saw what had happened. He and no one else expected that. There was nothing he or anyone could do.

Botan stood up as she knew that she must take Miroku's soul to the other side. She watched as her friends were all injured and seemed to be in a state of shock and anger with sadness. Never had her friends experienced this kind of tragedy in a mission before. This mission seemed to become more just right now. It became a reason to fight and gain revenge.

"Mama?" Shippo was by Kagome 's side. Kurama was hurt by the sadness the little kit had. "Mama, please wake up. You have to wake up. Mama you are going to be okay, right. Mama please wake up." he was talking through his tears.

Kurama placed his hand above Kagome's wound. Light seemed to appear from his palm as the wound seemed little by little to heal. He was angry at what just happened to her and her friends.

'I will help you Kagome. I won't let you suffer because of Naraku and Kikyo. They will pay.' Kurama thought.

'That is right Kurama. They will pay for hurting Kagome.' Youko speaking to Kurama.

'Youko, what do you want?'

' No one hurts the one that belongs to us.'

'What?'

'You did sense a bond to this woman in the beginning did you not. She is ours. She is ours to protect. You felt that bond to her when you first spoke to her, when you first offered your help to her. You know what I am talking about Kurama.'

'You are right. I will protect her no matter what. I care for her even though I have only known her for such a short time. But for her to be ours is too soon. I , we must wait.'

"W-what are you doing?" the kit looked up at Kurama. He saw that the wound was now healed.

"I am healing her. She will be asleep for awhile but she will be okay." Kurama responded. He hoped she would be okay. The wound was next to her heart.

"How can you do that?" Shippo asked now feeling relieved that Kagome was alive.

"I will teach you that if you like but later." Kurama responded. "You are a fox demon." Shippo started to now sense Kurama's energy.

"Yes, just like you," he smiled at the kit and picked up the sleeping Kagome. Shippo jumped onto his shoulder. They walked towards the dying hanyou.

Yusuke and the others were by Inuyasha now. Botan had returned from her journey. She walked to Yusuke.

"Botan, can you heal him." she looked at Inuyasha.

"Maybe, but it won't guarantee that he will live."

"But, I may be able to save his life." Hiei saw Kurama carrying the girl and the kit at his side. He laid Kagome next to Botan.

Kurama placed his hands over Inuyasha's wounds. They were not healing as fast as Kagome's wounds. Shippo was looking at Inuyasha. He was seriously wounded.

"Kurama, please save Inuyasha." he was trying to save Inuyasha as the kit asked.

'I will save him. Kagome would suffer more knowing that she lost two friends. I will not let him die. I can't. I will save him for Kagome. I must try.'

Hiei was looking at Kurama healing Inuyasha. The wounds started to heal. Hr knew that Inuyasha would live. But how long? Kurama was just buying him time. The hanyou would not live unless the power he sensed from the girl would heal him. He knew that Kagome possessed great power. Her power was undescribable. Naraku needed to be disposed of immediately. He had a plan. Nobody saw him leave.

"His healing." Sango said as she saw the blood flowing out of him decrease and the wounds close. She was still in a state of shock. Everything happened to fast. Inuyasha and Kagome were injured badly. And Miroku....She started to cry as she sat next to Kagome.

"We need to get them both to shelter. The coldness won't help them recuperate." Botan said.

"There is a village ahead. Lady Kaede will help us. She is a priestess." Shippo said as he was pointing to the direction. Yusuke and Kuwabara were lifting Inuyasha up as Kurama picked up Kagome. They were all headed towards the village. They were walking away from the battlefield.

Sango picked Miroku's staff up. How could the monk that she fought with a few minutes ago and everyday since she met him be dead. She loved him and was never able to tell him. He was gone from her side. She would never know what would have been with him. 'You stupid perverted monk. Why did you have to die? I did not want you to die.' Sango kept crying.

"Come on. You are going to be okay." Botan had noticed that Sango was left behind. She wanted to comfort her. She had something to tell her.

"Sango?" she looked at the blue headed girl.

"Miroku told me to tell you that you better wait for him." Sango was confused.

"What?"

"I took him to the other side. He told me to tell you that. He said he will be reborn again and he will find you just as he did this lifetime." Sango grinned.

"He may be gone now but he will be back to you." Botan said.

"I will wait for him. In this lifetime and the other. I will always wait for him. He will always be in my heart. Even though he is now gone." Sango smiled as a tear went down her face. They will meet again.

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Author's Note: What did you think? Don't worry about Miroku he will be back!!!! I will find a way to bring him back!! Anyways, the poll is over. KURAMA WINS!!!!!! Sorry Hiei and Inuyasha fans. Don't hate me. I am writing a story write now for InuKag fans. Its called EMOTIONAL. Check it out. I will try to write one for Hiei fans. Please , review if you want more chapters.

Kagome: I was dying!!!!!!!

Inuyasha: Shit so was I!!

Kurama : I saved both of you.

Kagome blushes as she kisses his cheek.

Kurama also blushes.

Inuyasha sulks in a corner throwing darts at a picture of Kurama.