Kagome's breath held as she fell to the ground, four arrows stuck in her back, one hit the backside of her heart. Her body fell to the ground, lying motionless.
"WIND TUNNEL!" Miroku screamed as his right hand swallowed the few remaining soldiers. After the mess was cleaned up, everyone looked towards where Kagome fell. Inuyasha falling to his knees beside her, taking a hold of her hands.
Kagome's eyes fluttered open, her eyes glassed over, Hogosha held her life for a little while, silently coaxing her to tell Inuyasha the truth. "Inu-yas-ha, you m-ay love her m-ore than m-e, but I l-ove you m-ore then she every coul-…" Kagome mumbled with her last breathe. Gently closing her eyes, her hand fell limp, her chest stopped rising, as her body lay lifeless on the forest floor. A single tear fell from Inuyasha's eyes.
"I love you too, Kagome." Inuyasha admitted, holding Kagome to his chest, suppressing tears. "Protected her with you life." The sentence replayed in his head. "I am sorry Kagome, I have failed." Inuyasha whispered.
"Inuyasha! What does this wench mean to you?" Kikyou questioned, fire and hatred growing in her eyes. "Do you not love me-…? Kikyou said hurtfully.
"She means the world to me!" Inuyasha announced, tears rolling down his hidden face. stroking Kagome's hair, hugging her tightly to his chest. He could hear Rin and Shippou break down crying. Next Sango turned to Miroku, setting her head in his chest she started to sob.
"So be it!" Kikyou said staring at the ground. She slowly released the new soul back into Kagome's body.
The soul entered the body, Kikyou fell, the vanished back into ashes. Nothing happened. Everyone stood motionless, afraid to move. The moon hitting its highest peak in the sky for hours on hours nothing stirred.
Through the night no one slept, they couldn't they were all too nervous. Hours later the sun began to rise. Hinoko, who had returns Hogosha back into her body walked up to Inuyasha and embraced her twin brother. "If you truly love her, death cannot take her." With the new tears sprung to his eyes, this time he was not ashamed to show it.
Sango couldn't move, but did add the attempted message. "I loved Kagome like a sister, she's, in some way risked her life for all of us." Tears still fell from her eyes.
Inuyasha looked at his dear Kagome lifted her now cold body and gently kissed her softer, pale lips. A low growl came from Kouga's throat, but backed off when everyone stared at him. "I love you Kagome." He whispered setting her back on the ground. "Hinoko and the souls who are in her, please watch over her will I get back.
Hogosha bolted out of Hinoko's body. "NO" he said firmly "I'm coming with you." With that he stood proudly between his two sons. "We'll fight Naraku together." He said as humans and demons alike (Except for Rin, Kilala took her back to kaede's village. Then returned to Sango) fought their way to Naraku's castle to fight their common foe.
"Come on Kouga!" Shippou called as he started to follow the others.
"No you go on without me! I'm staying to help Kagome, you go they'll need you." Kouga replied, holding Kagome in his strong arms.
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A/N: I don't know, should kagome survive or stay dead, also I need another name for a sword that Hinoko can weld? Anyone has suggestions?