A/N: Ok here you go and congrats to PInK cuTie KaGomE-micael m this chapter is dedicated to you woot! (throws confetti!) you're an avid reviewer and always have something to say about the chapter! Thanks for your reviews, insight, and undying love for moi. For all you other people. Review review…
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Chapter 13
Inuyasha came bolting out of the woods, the speed of his run causing the wind to whip behind them, blowing leaves around him and the raven haired girl that clung to his back.
"Hiraikotsu!" Sango screamed hurling her large boomerang at a beautiful red eyed youkai.
Kagura smirked easily avoiding it and countered with a loud "Dance of Blades!" and a flick of her fan. Inuyasha ran to block Sango, Miroku, and a now enlarged Kirara, but he arrived a second late as Miroku was thrown back. Sango quickly ran to his side as Inuyasha slammed Tetsusaiga to the ground yelling "Wind Scar!" Kagura countered and protected herself with a quick "Dance of the Dragon!" while Inuyasha ran toward her in a blind rage as Kagome jumped in front of a running kitsune and steadied her arrow, "Go!" she cried letting the arrow fly.
As she lowered her arm she felt someone grab it tight and pull, she turned and met eyes with Kohaku; his eyes were faded and face set as stone. "Wha…What are you…" she stuttered, not sure how to react to the force of Sango's younger brother. "Kohaku please…" she tried to reason with him as he dragged her toward a floating feather.
"Naraku wants you." he said simply in a cold emotionless voice, as he tightened his grip on her arm.
"Inuyasha!" she screamed seeing no other way out of her predicament. She looked over to the battle to see Inuyasha battling with Kagura, Kirara doing what she could while Sango huddled over a unconscious Miroku, and the fox demon was no where in sight.
In the moment she had turned to take in the situation, she had been take far, Kohaku was already pulling her onto the feather, his cold hands keeping a strong unmoving hold on her, chilling her to the bone and making her feel deeply guilty for no apparent reason.
"Because he's Sango's baby brother" thought to herself looking at the boy before her. In that instant she realized how much he actually looked like Souta, and a wave of sadness and guilt washed over her. She missed her brother, but she still had him, she couldn't fathom how Sango must feel every time she saw him; his cold, empty, sullen eyes, that lacked all recognition or acknowledgement of the young woman that often stood before him.
Sango's brother or not, she needed to get out of there and she needed to get out now. She turned to look at Sango, and feeling that familiar wave of guilt, hesitated to call out to her. Kagura was still occupying the half-demon and neko youkai, and she felt a sinking feeling realizing that that was only a diversion. And it was working.
"INUYASHA!" she screamed again, pushing herself up to the side of the feather, attempting and assessing that if necessary, how far she would be falling. "INUYASH--" she was suddenly silenced completely by a cold hand wrapping around her throat.
She turned her eyes slowly to see a slightly agitated looking boy. His grip tightened as she clawed desperately at his hands, praying for the air that now failed to fill her lungs.
"STOP" he said in a forced voice, as if he had no emotion, yet was pushed to the extent where it may be necessary to have one.
She lowered her eyes and allowed her arms to fall to the side limply, surrendering to the cold grip on her neck. He dropped her back to the feather, and Kagome coughed not even realizing he had been holding her up.
She stayed silent but moved slowly to the edge of the feather, praying for anyone to notice her momentary absence.
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Miroku slowly sat up sucking in air in rasps and coughing harshly, yet earning an excited yip form Sango who suddenly threw her arms around the monk.
"Sango…wha…" he coughed looking around him as the past events of the battle came back to him. "Come Sango!" he yelling jumping up and running toward Inuyasha, "we have to help Inuyasha!" the two ran toward the blurs of wind and metal, each pulling upon their own weapon as they charged behind Inuyasha.
She threw the Hiraikotsu at the demon again watching it fly past her, by her feather, and back to her hands. Sango barely grasped the boomerang as she suddenly felt numb and fell to her knees.
"Sango! Get up what the hell is the matter with you?" Inuyasha bellowed running past her and blocking and attack that was sent her way. "Sango WHAT THE HELL IS THE MAT-"
"Kohaku." she whispered, where only the half-demon could hear her in the battle and the rest had to follow her outstretched finger to see what she was referring to. "Kohaku…he's…"
"HE'S GOT KAGOME!" Inuyasha roared running toward the feather only to be hit by one of Kagura's attacks.
"You pathetic half-breed, if I didn't think I could kill you where you stand, I would have left when we first laid our hands on her. But from the looks of it…" she smirked as Inuyasha leaned on his sword to support himself as he stood bleeding from the last attack.
"Sango please…" he asked in a voice completely foreign to the monk and slayer, he sounded as if he was asking, almost pleading for their help.
Sango regained her composure and stared determinedly at the feather. "I know it's you Kohaku, but you have my best friend, and in this state you are not my brother and I have to do what I can to save her." she told herself with new resolution.
As Kagura and Inuyasha started fighting again she took the moment to sneak away, following Kagura's example and allowing the boys to cause a diversion for her. She would have to face Kohaku alone, for Kagome's sake.
"Kirara!" she yelled, looking up into the sky. As if on feeling alone she had called the cat, it swooped out of nowhere picking her up and taking her to her intended destination. She circled below the suspended feather rising higher with each rotation.
As Kagome had finally moved to the side without incurring Kohaku's wrath, or lack thereof, she saw the demon slayer and demon making their way toward her, "please be ok Sango" she pleaded silently, praying this confrontation would leave her friend emotionally unwounded.
"Kagome!" she called up to her friend as she spotted wisps of dark hair whipping over the edge of the feather.
Kagome moved as slowly as she could toward over the edge, and pushed off with her foot, praying the neko was still beneath her. As she fell over the edge she felt something jerk her back grabbing her ankle as she fell forward to freedom.
"Sango!" she screamed thrashing with all her might against the cold strangle he held on her leg. She kicked and screamed, but only felt herself getting further from the side. She thrashed against him hard, and the midst of it all wondered how he was so strong… "of course" she mentally kicked herself in the middle of her fight, "the shard."
"Kagome!"
She looked down only to see Sango directly beneath her, the situation was getting more and more dangerous by the minute, they were there to catch her and it was now or never. She kicked and thrashed with everything in her, and finally was able to kick Kohaku in the chest, hard, sending him reeling backwards and her over the edge.
She landed with a soft "oomph" on the back of Kirara, and quickly sat up, situating herself close to Sango.
Kohaku looked at them calmly, "would you hurt your brother to save your friend?" he asked almost feigning hurt, but not enough emotion was able to come through those steel gray eyes.
"It's only Naraku speaking through him, trying to hurt me" she assured Kagome, urging Kirara on. Sango looked back and gave Kohaku only the briefest look, but Kagome could see all the pain and anger in that instant. They rose higher until they heard a scream that sent Sango's blood cold.
"SISTER!"
Sango whipped around to stare at the boy still residing in the demon's feather.
"Sister! Please!" Kohaku screamed, his eyes suddenly a very vibrant brown.
"Kohaku…" Sango whispered as if hoping was too much to ask.
Kagome stared at the boy below her, he indeed had changed, his cold demeanor was replaced with confusion and fear, his now vibrant eyes betrayed those emotions, while his face was suddenly contorted in real fear and confusion, not the stone mask of Naraku's servant.
Kagome turned and glanced at the battle still happening behind them, Inuyasha seemed to be holding up, but she didn't want to think about how long their luck would hold…but if Kagura didn't have Kagome or Kohaku…
She turned back to the boy not sure if she could trust this new change and one glance at Sango told her the same thing. Sango looked torn, as if she wanted to leave, but in the same instant jump down to him.
Kagome put her hand on her friends shoulder "get him" she demanded, helping Sango with her decision whether she wanted the help or not.
"But Kagome he hurt-"
"Get him" she repeated, looking back down at the scared helpless boy. "I think he's your brother again, Sango, get him!" she answered believing every word she spoke.
In a second Sango had Kirara back down to the feather, had snatched Kohaku right off and pulled him onto Kirara to be seated right in front of her.
The took off toward the edge of the forest near Inuyasha and Miroku, hoping to show Kagura they had what she needed, and she couldn't defeat them, they wouldn't allow it.
Kagome jumped off the two tail, wincing as she went at the now obvious injury to her ankle. Ignoring it, she make her way closer to the fight pulling a bow and arrow as Sango ran past her.
"Kagura, get away from him!" Kagome screamed at the wind demon, who was closing in on Inuyasha, as Miroku stood back unable to do anything at the time.
"Ahhh, the miko, well, well ,well…how did you-" she stopped abruptly as her red eyes met Kohaku who stood behind them all, his eyes down and countenance grim. "Kohaku you little-"
"Hiraikotsu!" Sango screamed hurling the weapon at the demon with newfound will and determination. It missed but only slightly, distracting her for only a moment, while Inuyasha took this moment to produce a wind scar, sending a bright yellow light across the field. When the flash and rumbling had gone, they looked up to see a very angered demon flying away on a white feather.
"Naraku, will not be happy about this…and how was that boy able to break his spell?" she muttered to herself, moving silently away on the wind.
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A/N: ok there will be another chapter tonight. So please review and let me know if you like it or not, and by the way I already know my battle scene sucks, I couldn't write a good battle scene if my life depended on it so yeah….review review. Domo!