Disclaimer: The characters in this story do not belong to me.
' Ok guys, sorry about Sesshomaru getting hurt so easily, let's just say that I explain
the whole reason for that in this chapter ok. Well I loved the reviews that I got, and
yes this time Kikyo really is dead. Don't worry the romance will come soon, and
I have no desire to kill Kagome, i would hate myself for doing that, i refuse to let
her die. I can't wait my b day is in May, and i will be 15 yay! lol, i know it's a long
time away but still. Well I hope you guys enjoy this chapter. Oh and thanks for
tellin me what Sesshomaru's sword was called, i just went blank so thanks.
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Tears fell from Inuyasha's eyes and they fell on Kagome's face. He couldn't stop the tears, no matter
how hard he tried to be strong. He gently shook Kagome's shoulders, but she would not wake up. Sesshomaru
was bussy with Naraku. He was furious with himself for letting his guard down and being stabbed through the
gut. For the first time he wished that Rin had stayed behind, He was looking at her when he got stabbed.
Jaken understood his anger and took Rin to a safe place, so now Sesshomaru was free to do whatever he
wished. Sesshomaru held Tokejin out in front of him, his eyes were red and he was growling. Tokejin was
pointed directly at Naraku's heart. Naraku laughed evily and called his minions to him. Kohaku wrestled out
of his sister's grasp. Kagura sliced Miroku's arm, causing him to drop his staff. Kana held her mirror to her
chest and stood next to Naraku. They all stood in a fighting position, waiting for the next attack.
Inuyasha stayed by Kagome's side. Miroku clutched his wounded arm, Sango stood next to Miroku
and Sesshomaru. They were all ready to fight Naraku once again. Naraku laughed and said "Do you acctually
think that you can defeat me?" Kagura charged at Sango, Kohaku charged at Miroku, and Sesshomaru was
left to take on Naraku, and a now usless Kana. Sango released Haraikotsu, which sliced Kagura in half.
A sharp scream, echoed through the trees as Kagura's remains hit the ground. Her eyes were lifeless, and
each half of her body was limp and pale. Sango returned to Miroku's side, and helped him fight her brother.
Miroku had Kohaku pinned to the ground with one arm. His other arm was leaking blood, and his staff was
to far away for him to reach it. Sango took his place and pinned her brother, as Miroku retrieved his staff.
Sesshomaru and Naraku were locked in battle with one another. Kana was nowhere in site. Kagome
was having a strange dream. 'Kagome's Dream': Kagome was in a dark room, there was no light, and no
way out. She whirled around when she heard a familiar voice, that was none other that Inuyasha's. " Kagome
get out of here...now!...hurry!" Kagome was confused and she said "there is no way out." Suddenly
Inuyasha's voice got louder and it sounded rougher, and more threatening. "I warned you!" He said. Kagome
cried out in fear when a bright light shined down upon her. The dream faded before she saw Inuyasha's face.
However before she drifted off, she felt a sharp pain in her left side, like claws. She knew she was dreaming
and that the pain was from the arrow. But she couldn't get the dream out of her head.
Kagome was drifting towards a white light. She was so tired, she couldn't resist it. Inuyasha appeared
behind her. Calling her name with tears in his eyes. She hesitated. She wanted to go to him, but the white
light called to her, it was strong and she was weak, so weak that she couldn't fight against it. Inuyasha was
crying. and Kagome wanted so desperately to go to him. She struggled with the light that called to her.
She was crying too, and she screamed his name and was finally set free. She ran into his arms. "Inuyasha...
i'm here...don't cry...I won't ever leave you." she spoke softly. 'Back To Reality': Inuyasha was crying over
Kagome's limp body, he was praying that she wasnt dead, and whispering her name over and over again.
He burried his face in her hair, crying softly. Kagome's eyes slowely fluttered open and she smiled when
she felt Inuyasha.
"Inu...yasha." she whispered. Inuyasha's head snapped up and he let out a sigh of relief. "Oh Kagome
you're ok...thank god." Kagome smiled, she couldnt talk, she had lost to much blood, and it took to much
energy to speek. Inuyasha kissed her and smiled with tears in his eyes. Kagome wiped them away and
smiled up at him. The bleeding had stopped pouring out through her side, because Inuyasha had ripped his
kimono and wrapped it around her wound. Sesshomaru had managed to slice Naraku's flesh quite a bit.
But Naraku just kept regenerating and repairing his body. Sesshomaru cursed and lunged at him. Miroku
had retrieved his staff and now had it pointed at Kohaku's throte, he had no intention however of killing him
or even injuring him in any way. Sango was weeping and watching her brother and her fiance' struggle.
Inuyasha and Kagome were so happy that they couldn't speek. They weren't even aware that a battle
was raging behind them. Sesshomaru sliced and sliced at Naraku so that he could not regenerate.
He yelled to Inuyasha "Inuyasha...we need you and your wench to help." Inuyasha helped Kagome to her feet
and she readied her bow and arrow, Inuyasha unsheathed Tetsusaiga. Kagome released her arrow, which
was followed by the Wind Scar. Naraku screamed and his body dissolved in the yellow light of the wind scar.
His head and heart were destroyed by Kagome's sacred arrow, and all that was left of Naraku's existance
were the scars in the ground and the jewel shards where he had once stood. Kana was still nowhere in site,
Kagura was dead, and Kohaku's eyes returned to their normal hazel color, and they were no longer in a
hypnotic trance. Miroku unwrapped his right hand and the wind tunnel had disappeared. He sighed and said
"it's...it's really over." He smiled. Sango lifted Kohaku, who was now unconsious into her arms and smiled
with tears in her eyes.
"It's far from over Miroku...there will be others after the jewel, we should go." Miroku nodded and
motioned for Inuyasha and the others to follow. Sesshomaru thanked Inuyasha and walked into the darkness
of the woods. Inuyasha carried Kagome bridal style to the hut where they had set up camp. He layed her on
her bedding and Kohaku was placed on Sango's bedding. They were both now asleep. Inuyasha fiddled with
the jewel shards for a while. He was disappointed when he remembered that Koga had two shards and one
was still embedded in Kohaku's back. The jewel was nearly whole. Inuyasha fell asleep next to Kagome, and
Sango and Miroku fell asleep in each other's arms, while watching over Kohaku. Kagome was the first to wake
in the morning. She felt much better. She lifted up her shirt and the wound wasnt that bad. She kissed Inuyasha
until he woke. "K...Kagome...how are you feeling?" He whispered
Kagome smiled and whispered "much better...thank's to you." She kissed him again. Miroku awoke
and looked over at Kohaku. He was still unconscious and the jewel shard was still embedded in his back.
Sango mummbled in her sleep and then woke and smiled up at Miroku. "Good morning love." She whispered
so that the others couldn't hear her. Miroku smiled and spoke softly "good morning my darling Sango."
He bent down and kissed her affectionately. Kohaku stirred in his sleep, and the everyone froze and stopped
what they were doing. They stared at the boy while he struggled to sit up in the bedding. Sango got over the
shock of his sudden recovery and she went to her little brother's side. "Kohaku...it's alright...i'm here."
Kohaku looked up at her with glazed eyes. They slowely cleared and he smiled and whispered "sister?"
Before instantely falling back to sleep. Tears glistened in Sango's eyes, but she wouldn't let them fall.
Everyone in the room was stricken with silence. Sango was holding her little brother and weeping.
She whispered "Oh Kohaku...you remember me?" Kohaku smiled. "Of course I remember you sister."
Everyone kneeled next to the pair, Miroku wrapped his arms around both Sango and Kohaku, he looked as if
he were on the verge of tears. This both warmed and shocked Sango. Miroku hugged them both close to him.
"I won't ever let anything happen to either of you...you are my family" Miroku whispered. Sango leaned against
him and so did Kohaku. They really did appear as a family. Kagome was crying silently and smiling, and
Inuyasha was nuzzling her affectionately, he was hiding his own tears from the others in her hair. They all
quickly shrugged off their moment of emotion when Kohaku burst into tears. "What's the matter Kohaku?"
The all said at once. Sango looked at them all and whispered "he's remembering the day our village was
destroyed...remembering what he did." She held onto Miroku and her brother until Kohaku calmed down
and whispered "i'm sorry sister...it wasnt my fault." Sango just nodded, as if telling him she understood.
After about an hour of winding down, Kohaku was finally calm and he was no longer crying. Instead
he was happily chowing down his ramen noodles, as was Inuyasha. The others just sipped them and ate
politely. Sango wondered the entire time they ate lunch. "Could he live without that jewel shard?" She
shuddered to think of the outcome. Kagome looked acrossed the room at Sango and winked and smiled,
she was telling her that the jewel shard embedded in his back was no longer tainted. Sango let out a breath of
relief. Shippo was excited to have a new friend to play with, as was Kohaku. Shippo and Kohaku went outside
to play tag with Kirara. Miroku and Sango sat next to a cozy little fire inside the hut, and Inuyasha and Kagome
went on a walk through the woods together. "Miroku?..." Sango held her breath, unsure if she should ask the
question that had been on her mind since he had called her and Kohaku family. Miroku slipped his arm around
Sango's shoulders. "Yes?...what is it Sango?" He could tell that she was trying to ask him a question, but she
was a little afraid of what the answer may be. "Did...did you really meen what you said?...about always
protecting Kohaku and I...because we are family?" Sango looked at the ground so that he could not see the
deep red color on her face. Miroku smiled and held her close. "Of course I ment it Sango...I love you...I always
will...that's a promise...soon we will be married and Kohaku will become my little brother, and you my wife...
I will always love and protect you and Kohaku Sango...I swear on my life." Sango was so shocked by his
reaction that tears blurred her vision. She layed her head on his shoulder, gettin it semi-wet. "Thank you Miroku
...thank you so much." She whispered and kissed him softly, the orange glow of the fire flickered across
their faces, revealing tears in Miroku's eyes as well. "No Sango...thank you...for agreeing to love me...
thank you for being there for me...and for agreeing to become my wife." He blinked back the tears but a bit
to late, because Sango had already seen them. She smiled and cuddled up to him and gently closed her eyes.
Kagome slipped her fingers between each of Inuyasha's as they walked. He smiled and wrapped one
strong arm around her thin waist protectively and affectionately. Kagome leaned against him and sighed
happily. Cherry blossoms fell from the trees above them, and swirled around them in pink and white dances
of color. One of the blooms got caught in Kagome's hair and Inuyasha affectionately removed it smiling.
"She's so beautiful." He thought to himself. Kagome's eyes were closed, she held onto Inuyasha, who guided
her down the winding dirt path beneath the glorious flows of pink and white cherry blossoms. Inuyasha looked
down at her "i've never felt this at peace." He thought out loud, imediately blushing when he realized that he had
not held his tongue. Kagome smiled up at him, her gorgeous chocolate brown eyes shining. "yeah...me
neither." She said to him. Inuyasha stopped walking, he bent down and kissed her softly. "I love you Kagome."
He murmered against her lips. Kagome smiled and kissed him back. "I love you too Inuyasha." She whispered
softly.
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' Ok guys this is where i'm ending it, I hope you enjoyed this chapter, love you guys
please review ok. Always, Britt