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Disturbances
"When I fall down, it hurts to hit the bottom
And of the things that got me there, I think,
if only I had fought them."—Relient K

Sarah woke with a start the next morning by a bunch of yelling from Yuto and Miroku's room. Sarah giggled, rubbing her eyes. "They must have noticed the writing." She got up and went next door. Both men rounded on her when they spotted her. Both had something written on their foreheads. Miroku read: "The human vacuum cleaner: a housewife's dream come true" while Yuto had: "The human slice 'n' dice: chops demons and potatoes!"

"Sarah! Did you do this?" Miroku yelled.

Sarah ran to Yuto, pouting. "Yuto. You know I would never do such a thing." Yuto looked at her for a second before turning her hand palm upwards. It was covered in black ink. "It's exactly like something you would do." He glared for a second before scooping her up and spinning her around. "Why you little bugger," he laughed. Miroku laughed as well, easily rubbing the ink off with a cloth.

Just then, Azurine started out of bed. She ran into the other room, taking the others by surprise. "I think we should go home, right now."

The others looked at Azurine. "Why?" Yuto asked, placing Sarah back on her feet.

"Something's wrong. Can we just go home, please?"

Miroku blinked and gave Sarah and Yuto a 'what-the-name-of-all-that-is-holy-is-she-talking-about-look. "All right, I suppose if it will make you happy."

"I'm not crazy!" she said before she could stop herself. "I think Naraku has chosen now, when there's less of us, to attack. Please guys, I'm not crazy."

Sarah grimly nodded. "I know." She looked at Yuto. "I felt it, too, but I wasn't sure what it meant. Something is wrong."

"Let's go back to the well."

As Azurine appeared on the other side, she instantly knew that her intuition had been right. Shippo peered down at her. "You're back early!" the kitsune cried. "Hurry! Naraku's attacking InuYasha!"

Azurine was thankful she'd had her clothes laundered the night before. Wearing them, her gloves, coat and the new addition of a scarf, she felt ready for battle. Miroku, Yuto and Sarah had also changed.

Shippo hopped on to Azurine's shoulder and directed her towards the battle. Once there, she found all of her friends, old and new, fighting for their lives.

InuYasha was at the front attacking Naraku with his Tetsusaiga. Any blow he made seemed useless against the evil demon.

Kagome was firing her sacred arrows into the mass of demons, but only made a small amount of damage.

Yukito and Sadie fought side-by-side, one with his bronze staff and the other with her powers.

Sesshomaru fought alongside his brother, though grudgingly. It was a once in a lifetime sight. Jaken was singing and beating demons with his Staff of Two Heads.

Sango was also there, fighting well, though it pained Azurine to admit it.

Koga stood back to back with Serena just trying to stay alive. Wolf-demons surrounded their leader and his mate.

Kaede fought with her miko powers as well as she could.

Even little Sage fought, beaten and bloody, with a girl who seemed only a little older with dark hair and a yellow- and orange-checkered kimono.

Villagers, wolf-demons, the Witch's Council, priestesses, the last of the demon slayers, monks, a misshapen half-demon named Jenenji, brothers, sisters, wives, husbands, mates, children, enemies, friends; all fought together against a common foe.

Naraku and his shades, along with hundreds of Saimiosho and other assorted demons, fought ruthlessly. Many of the lesser demons had fallen and one shade was dead.

Yuto grabbed Sarah's arm. "Stay here. I know you're going to want to fight, but you're too close to your due date" Sarah nodded.

Azurine, knowing her friend would ask, searched for Kaede, shouting over both foe and friend's heads, whacking demons to death and finally finding the priestess. "Where…'s little 'Kito?"

"Do ye see the man fighting with Sango?"

Azurine looked to where Kaede pointed. A blond-haired, blue-eyed boy in his twenties easily parried Hiraikotsu.

"Yes, but what does that…" then, Azurine realized how much the boy resembled Yuto. "No! That can't be!" she moaned.

"Aye, lass, 'tis him."

Azurine fought her way back to Sarah, counting demons as they fell pray to her. "25…26…27…Sarah!"

Her friend looked up from where she was healing Ginta, the wolf-demon, who had gotten his arm pretty torn up.

"Sarah, you're not supposed to use your powers!"

"I have to do something!" Sarah argued. Ginta said his arm was well enough and rushed back into the fray. "Anyway, have you seen…"

Azurine nodded grimly. "See that guy over there, fighting Sango?" Azurine began.

"The hot one? Yeah! Wow, why does he have to be evil?"

"Quit drooling, that's your son!"

"How can that be 'Kito?"

Kagome came up behind them, getting more arrows. "Naraku planted a jewel shard in him. 'Kito was kidnapped in the middle of the night from Kaede's. We didn't know until this morning."

"But, that's crazy!" Sarah yelled in hysteria. "Why is my son fighting for Naraku?"

"Jewel shards make people do crazy things, Sarah," Azurine explained.

"Dance of Blades!"

"Get down!" Kagome yelled.

Azurine pulled Sarah to the ground, avoiding Kagura's wind blades, though countless others fell to them. Serena bent over, wounded. Azurine ran for her. "Sarah, stay out of trouble!"

Kagura stepped closer to Koga and Serena, the former doing his best to stem the flow of blood from the latter's chest and arms. Azurine blocked Kagura's path.

"Don't prey on the helpless, wind witch," Azurine warned.

Kagura laughed in contempt. "And just what are you going to do, little one?"

"This." Azurine lifted a fallen man's sword in her right hand, summoning her powers to her left. "Elemental Power Transfer!" The sword blazed with light.

She struck out at Kagura who easily blocked her. The battle raged on.

That is, of course, until Noki found Miroku.

SUSPENCE!