Lead Me To A New Path

"bleh" - speaking

bleh - thinking

bleh - author (me) talking

Prologue

"Inuyasha, GO!", Kagome yelled as the top half of Naraku's body went flying, along with his blasphemes words of hatred towards the group that challenged him to obtain the FULL Jewel of Four Souls.

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It's been over three and a half-four years since Kagome Higurashi ventured into Bone Eaters Well to the Feudal Era and met Inuyasha. . .and/or saved him from being stuck to a tree.

You know the story - He was shot with a purifying arrow to the Goshinboku by his, so called, 'past' love, Kikyou, rescued by the futuristic Kagome, and later gets accompanied by a fox demon, a monk, a demon slayer, and two-tail cat demon, in order to find the sacred jewel shards and destroy Naraku: the one who completely ruined all their lives. . .Well not reallyKagome, but you get the point.

So now their supposedly experiencing their last battle. . .hopefully it goes as planned. Oh and if you're wondering what happened to our wind sorceress Kagura and her mirror-wielding elder sister, Kanna. . .they're dead. Naraku killed them. Mercilessly, may I add. I know, I know, boo hoo, tear tear (well to you Kanna,Kagura lovers anyway), but I guess that's what happens when you betray someone so much they go totally Missy Eliot on you, if you know what I mean.

Kohaku was also killed when Naraku finally found out that he got his memory back. . .Not that Naraku thought the boy posed a threat against him, but the young demon slayer could of told the said group his where abouts and all. And he couldn't have that, could he? - Well in his opinion anyway.

It really is a shame. . .When Sango found out, she seemed to be in a depression state for days. So very sad. . .

And lastly, Hakudoshi. He's still there, the little stinker. . .still carrying out Naraku's work and wishes. Well actually he IS dead, but Naraku didn't kill him. Inuyasha did. . .right after Kikyou was killed by Naraku–again–but in battle this time. Yeah. . .Inuyasha was pretty pissed. . .and oddly so was Kagome, but not because Kikyou died. Because Inuyasha still hadn't let go of his clay pot. Lmao, im sorry I had to do it. Sango and Shippo were pissed because Inuyasha made Kagome pissed. Miroku was tired of them all, especially Inuyasha's STUPID antics. Kilala just sat there and mewed. And Naraku of course was laughing evilly. –Quite interesting, hm?

-Well here we are. . .the group that sought the final blow to their worst enemy for years on end. . .let's see how it ends up, shall we?

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Chapter 1: The Beginning of the End

"Inuyasha, GO!"

"Alright, alright! Don't rush me wench!", Inuyasha snapped back.

Bastard, Kagome thought and glared.

Inuyasha saw Naraku's half body fly and aimed his sword towards it.

Naraku smirked and said, "Wretched fools, you think a sad attack like that–"

Inuyasha turned and sent a wind scar towards the second half of Naraku's body (the lower half still on the floor). Naraku quickly formed a barrier around it and himself and slowly went to return to his other half, laughing evilly as usual.

Inuyasha growled. I'm too weak to use Red Tessiaga. . .

He turned to Kagome and she nodded, not needing him to explain.

She quickly took an arrow and shot towards the barrier around Naraku's second half.

Inuyasha grinned as it successfully went through the barrier. It disintegrated as soon as the barrier broke.

He nodded over to Miroku who was being aided by Sango and Shippo because he stupidly, and heroically, used his wind tunnel on the demons Naraku sent attacking, which also included Saimyoushou.

Inuyasha raised the Tessiaga above his head and said cockily, "Naraku, SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FRIEND!" Oh come on, you know you wanted that out of him.

He blasted the second half with all the strength he could muster. The body disintegrated and Naraku screamed in horror, knowing he had nothing to return to.

At that moment, Miroku stood up and aimed his cursed hand at Naraku's top half.

When Miroku opened it, the hole looked much bigger in size, like it was slowly consuming his hand.

Oh no, he thought as his mind went back to fighting Hyoga (Menomaru) and his henchman (woman) who duplicated his wind tunnel then, to make herself "stronger," opened it wider, but was sucked into it immediately.

He sighed inwardly, put away his fears from his wandering mind, and concentrated.

Naraku's scream got louder and louder as he disappeared into the black hole he cast upon Miroku. Miroku seared in pain and closed the tunnel.

Everyone looked in disbelief as the lifetime fight was finally over.

Miroku took a deep breath and looked at his hand. He opened the seal and gazed at his bear hand.

I guess I won't be sucked into my own curse and weapon after all. . . Miroku felt relieved. Thank Kami.

"So Miroku, are you happy your wind tunnel is gone?", a warmly smiling Sango asked her husband-to-be.

Miroku spun around to see Sango's beautiful smiling face.

"Sango. . ." Miroku grabbed his fiancée tightly in a loving hug.

I'm so glad he's okay. . . Sango's eyed welled with warm tears of joy as she returned the hug. . . .And now were FINALLY getting married!

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Kagome watched as Naraku disappeared into Miroku's wind tunnel, forever gone.

Sigh. . .it's finally over. . ., she thought happily.

She walked over to a grinning Inuyasha.

"What are you grinning about?"

Inuyasha snapped out of his far away daydreams of Kagome, ramen, and his own little pups asking him to teach them how to fight.

He blushed at the sight of the girl in his dreams (no cheesy punch line intended) standing there with a smile on her face. He looked away quickly and snapped at her, "None of your business, wench."

Kagome sweat dropped and sighed.

Oops. . .My bad, wrong reply. . ., Inuyasha thought mentally hitting himself on head.

Kagome looked over to Shippo dancing for their previous victory while Kilala smiled and mewed to him.

Her expression saddened when she realized she would have to leave now that they had the full jewel and Naraku was dead.

She looked up again to Shippo still dancing next to Kilala, then to Miroku and Sango talking happily about they're future, and lastly to Inuyasha. . .

Kagome felt tears coming upto hereyes. She swallowed them back down and exhaled.

"You're going to take care of Shippo when I leave, right?", she asked with a solemn face.

"Leave? Where are you going?", Inuyasha asked truthfully confused. Leave? Is she going on vacation? Can I come!

"Home? We killed Naraku. So you want me to go home now right?" Kagome was maybe more confused than Inuyasha at this point.

WHAT? "Uh, um. . .yeah, right. . .I mean no. . .No I mean yeah, but. . .wait no! Uhhh. . ." Just make up an excuse!, he told himself. "Um, what about the jewel shards?" STUPID QUESTION!

Is he okay?, Kagome thought. She eyed him warily and said, "Inuyasha. . .the jewel is already fixed. . .Are you feeling okay?"

Oh damn! I have no excuse or anything! I have no reason to keep her here! . . .Unless. . . "Uh. . .yeah, I'm fine. Go get me some ramen and make yourself useful.", he gently sneered and walked away.

Kagome grinded her teeth together and prepared to sit him into oblivion. . . 'Go make yourself useful'. . .He doesn't think I'm useful here. . .Sigh. . .I'll make him the ramen then tell them all the bad news.

She walked over to her bag without another word.

Inuyasha stopped dead in his tracks from amazement. What? She didn't sit me? Well there goes plan A: Fight and yell until she's red in the face then tell her the truth. It seemed logical. . .Sigh. . .Guess I have to move on to plan B. He wished he would never have to do this, considering the HUGE risk it involves. . .

"Hey wench!", hecalled walking over to her.

"What?", she asked coldly, not looking up from stirring the contents of the ramen noodles.

He cringed at the harsh tone in her voice. I was so mean she doesn't even want to talk to me. . .She didn't even want to sit me, FORGET TALKING!

He sat down beside her indian style. He made sure no one else was listening and took a VERY deep breath. I can't believe I'm gonna do this. . .

"Kagome?" He was awarded her look of concern by the serious expression on his face.

"I want you to go home. . .for good."

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This was done totally late at night because I totally forgot about it this afternoon and I'm totally beating myself up for it. . .And im saying totally way to much for my own good. . . Um, yeah, new story. My best friend was expecting it today unfortunately. . .Sorry Anne. -I thought it up during my vacation, when I was in the car, while it was a warm late night, and I was looking at a big mesh of trees on a wide open plane with a dead deer on it. . .Good lord I can be creepy sometimes. Hoped you liked this. I tried my best. Ja ne!

-KUMiKO the demon loving hunter