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Chapter 17

Taka and the others walked through the forest. They had just left the village a few hours earlier. Taka perked her ears up.

"Nani?" asked Inuyasha.

"Nothing, I thought I heard something," said Taka quietly.

Inuyasha stared at her for a second. But then he shrugged and kept walking. Taka followed after the others.

"Taka..." she heard a whisper from the forest.

She turned. She seen a bit of white from Naraku's robe.

"I'll be right back," she told the others as she left into that part of the forest.

Everyone sat down to wait for her return.

xXx Taka xXx

"What do you want now Naraku?" growled Taka.

"I only came to make you the last offer you'll ever get from me," he said coldly.

"What is that?"

"Join me and we will let you live."

"I already told Kagura. Iie," she turned and was about to leave.

"Fine Taka. I'll just make you..."

Taka kept walking. She then felt a sharp pain in her back. He had inserted a jewel shard. Taka snarled and turned to attack him when he tossed another at her. It went into the same spot as the first. She snarled again.

"Now go kill them Taka," said Naraku.

"I... iie!" she snarled.

"Go!"

Taka turned and ran towards the others. She leapt from the forest and landed near them.

"Inuyasha!" she growled, "Run!"

She ran in for an attack. Kagome took Shippo and ran into the forest followed by Sango and Miroku. Taka was about to follow them but Inuyasha stopped her. Taka bounded back.

'Forward Taka!' she heard Naraku's voice in her head.

She snarled and stepped back.

"Taka!" exclaimed Inuyasha, "What's wrong?"

"Jew... jewel shards!" she snarled.

She continued moving away. She stopped. She clawed where she had felt the jewel shards enter her body and continued clawing.

"Taka stop!" exclaimed Inuyasha as he jumped towards Taka.

Taka jumped back.

"G... get away!" she growled.

Inuyasha looked over her shoulder. There was a cliff right behind her. It was at least twenty feet away. Taka turned to see what he was looking at. She grinned and kept stepping back.

"Taka! Iie!" Inuyasha tried to grab her arm.

Taka pulled away and flipped back to the edge. She clawed her back one last time and both jewel shards flew out of her body. She fell to her knees. Kagura came out of the forest and caught the shards. She flew away again without a word. Inuyasha started towards Taka. Taka stood and drew her sword.

"Stay away from me Inuyasha!" she growled.

Inuyasha stopped.

"What are you doing?" he asked.

"I've caused you enough trouble," she said sadly.

"Taka... iie... you didn't," said Inuyasha softly.

"Hai! I did Inuyasha!" exclaimed Taka angrily.

Inuyasha walked towards her again. Taka put her sword away.

"Sayonara Inuyasha," she said as she spread her arms.

She let herself fall back over the cliff.

"Taka!" cried Inuyasha as he watched helplessly as she fell into the crashing waters beneath.

He fell to his knees and began to sob angrily.

"You never did anything wrong Taka," he sobbed, "It was Naraku! You didn't know!"

Kagome, Sango, Miroku, Shippo, and Kirara came out of the forest.

"Where's Taka?" asked Kagome.

"She's gone! Gone forever!" Inuyasha slammed his fist into the ground.

Sango gasped.

"You mean she..." her voice trailed off.

Inuyasha nodded.

"Oh my god!" gasped Sango.

Sango began to cry onto Miroku. Miroku put his arms around her. Kagome had also began to cry with Shippo.

"Why would she?" asked Kagome between her sobs.

"She said she caused us to much trouble," whispered Inuyasha.

"She didn't do anything wrong," said Shippo, "Except attacking us and all that."

"That was not her fault Shippo!" exclaimed Inuyasha angrily, "It was Naraku..."

xXx Taka xXx

(A/N Hai... I know she's still alive lol)

Taka drifted under the waters. She blinked. She was running out of breathe. She began to black out and finally she did.

xXx a few hours later xXx

Taka awoke. She was in a hut. She sat up. Sitting by the mat she was on was a female wolf youkai. She had long blonde hair with purple streaks. Her eyes were and emerald green and she wore a white outfit.

"Daijoubu?" she asked.

"Where am I?" asked Taka as she shook her head.

"In my hut... Tsuki found you washed up on shore," replied the youkai.

"Tsuki?"

"She's a inu hanyou like you... oh and by the way my name is Sora," the youkai smiled.

Taka tried to stand. But she fell back onto the bed.

"You are not moving until you are well," said Sora.

"I'm leaving and you can't stop me," growled Taka as she stood awkwardly.

She walked towards the door where she was stopped by a hanyou with blue hair and eyes, black and white dog ears and a blue kimono.

"You're not going anywhere," she growled.

Taka growled back but went back to the bed and drifted into sleep.

Not really that good but yeah it will have to do. Hope you all liked it. Please R&R.