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Ok, this isn't going to make sense if u don't read this. Well in the last chappie, Sango left, and now this is a while later OK? OK!

Chapter 30: Renkotsu's Betrayal

Sango ran through the forest, away from the horde of demons that were chasing her. The small bundle in her arms whimpered slightly.

Tears were streaming down her cheek. What've I done? she asked herself.

Sango gasped as a figure became visible ahead of her. She had to squint before she recognized him.

"Renkotsu!" she wailed.

Renkotsu looked behind him to see Sango running toward him. Damn, he thought I was hoping she wouldn't come!

Sango stopped beside him, gasping for breath. "Renkotsu… what… are you doing here?"

"I… I'm not traveling with Bankotsu anymore…"

Sango's eyes widened. "Why? Did you get in a fight?"

Renkotsu shook his head. Then he noticed the bundle in her arms. "Is that…?" he began.

Sango nodded. "Yeah, Naraku's after it. Please, you've got to help me!" She shifted the Hiraikotsu on her back. It was getting difficult to carry, along with the baby.

Renkotsu winced silently to himself. I can't… he thought to himself.

"Give me the baby," he said finally.

Sango gave him a puzzled look. "What?"

Renkotsu sighed. "Give me the baby and run. Get as far away from here as you can."

"I don't understand… Renkotsu?" Sango slowly backed away from him, covering her baby with her Hiraikotsu.

"Look, just give me the baby. OK?" Renkotsu repeated, a little more firmly again.

"Renkotsu, you're scaring me…" Sango said in a small voice.

Her terrified face stung Renkotsu painfully, but he didn't have a choice. "I don't want to have to kill you," he warned.

Sango gasped. "You… you're working for Naraku, aren't you?" she demanded. Renkotsu didn't say anything. "Where are the others? Did you…?"

Renkotsu shook his head. "As much as I want to, I didn't kill them. Not yet anyway." Sango started sobbing.

"Why?" she asked after a moment. "Why did you join Naraku?"

Renkotsu looked away. When I joined Naraku, I thought I would be able to kill Bankotsu. Not go after Sango, he thought.

"I thought you were better than that, Renkotsu!" Sango said in a disappointed voice. The words rung in Renkotsu's head over and over again.

"Sango, I'm sorry. But if you don't hand me the baby, I'm going to have to kill you."

They heard a rustle in the bush and Bankotsu appeared. "Renkotsu! Stay away from her!" he shouted.

Sango's eyes widened. "Bankotsu!" she wailed. She began to run over to him, but Renkotsu shot his fire breath and cut her off.

Bankotsu growled. "I'm going to tear you limb from limb Renkotsu!" He charged at him, but Renkotsu leaped in the air and dodged it. Renkotsu began attacking Bankotsu as well, and it turned into a fight to the death.

Sango hid behind a bush on the side, wondering what made them enemies like this.

As they were fighting, Kagura appeared. "Well, well. Look what we have here." She smirked. Both Bankotsu and Renkotsu stopped fighting and looked over at the wind sorceress.

"What do you want Kagura?" Bankotsu demanded.

Kagura chuckled. "I've come for the infant. Hand it over and I'll let you live." Sango shrunk back behind the bush. "Where is it?" Kagura asked.

Horror struck Sango when the baby started to cry. Panicking she gently stoked his forehead, but he wouldn't stop crying.

Kagura looked over in the direction and smirked. She opened her fan and was about to strike when Renkotsu stopped her.

"Wait Kagura!" he shouted. Bankotsu and Kagura looked at him in surprise. "You'll kill the baby if you do that. I'm sure Naraku wouldn't be too happy if you killed it!"

Kagura grunted. "Fine, then we'll just have to do this the hard way." As if on cue, Naraku appeared behind her. He laughed his evil little laugh.

"Sango, you forget I'm the one who revived your child. You promised me you'd hand over the child. Are you going to break such an oath?"
Sango poked her head out from the bush. "Ha! Don't take me for a fool Naraku! I know it was you who posed as Bankotsu and attacked me!"

"That may be true, but did you really think I would fall for something that simple? I made sure there was a back-up plan incase you betrayed me."

Sango gasped. "What… did you do?"

Naraku chuckled and Sango felt a strange aura. She looked down and saw that her baby was glowing a demonic aura. Sango's eyes widened.

"No…" she breathed. "You didn't…" The glow began spreading onto Sango too. Soon she was under the control of the baby itself.

Bankotsu stared in horror as Sango stepped like a puppet out into the open. He couldn't see the baby, until the blanket slipped off his head.

The baby had purple hair and purple eyes. Naraku had obviously put demonic powers into it when he revived it.

Sango walked over to Kagura and handed her the baby. Bankotsu shouted to her.

"Sango stop! What are you doing?" But she wasn't listening. As soon as Kagura had the baby, Sango snapped out of it, only to realize what she had done.

"Thanks for the gift," Kagura smirked as Sango stared in horror. Kagura pulled out her feather and flew off with the baby. Naraku laughed and disappeared with Renkotsu following him.

Bankotsu slowly walked over to Sango and took her hand. She turned around and hugged him, but she didn't cry. This really surprised him. When he looked down at her face, she seemed to be staring into space, but she still didn't cry.

"Let's go home," he said gently. She nodded and followed, not making a sound.

EVIL BALDIE! TEEHEE! 1 more chapter to go people! AND THEN IT'S OVER! But don't worry, i am making a sequel! I think we can all guess who Sango's baby is... I TOLD U THIS WAS A MESSED UP FANFIC! R&R!