AN: Woo! Another chappie! Next update will be Thursday, so look for it then!

Taking Over Me

"NARAKU!"

The hanyou spun around, fury and delight shining plain in his crimson eyes. "So the wench has figured it out." he sneered. "I was wondering how long it would take you. How does it feel, Kagome, knowing tht in order to kill me, you must kill Inuyasha as well?"

"Dragon Strike!"

Naraku bounded out of the way, but only barely. "Come now, Sesshoumaru." he chided. "Surely this miko doesn't mean so much to you. Be a good boy now, and watch her die. Maybe then I will deal with you."

Sesshoumaru snarled and almost retailiated, but Kagome stopped him. "I can handle this one, onisan." she whispered. Without waiting for his response, she calmly dropped her bow and quiver to the ground. "Coem on then. Let's see just how strong you really are." she challenged.

Naraku smirked. "With pleasure!" He lunged forward and grabbed Kagome's wrists before Sesshoumaru could pull her out of the way. His claws dug into her skin, but she didn't wince, not even when the skin split and blood dribbled down her arms. "What now, littlel miko?" he taunted.

Kagome's eyes closed in concentration, and then Naraku screamed. He tried to pull back, but it was too late. Kagome's powers flared, and Inuyasha fell to the ground, his eyes their normal golden hue. He blinked up at Sesshoumaru, worry and fear plain in his face. "Sesshoumaru?" he muttered. "What's going on?"

"Inuyasha!" In a flash Kikyou was by his side, holding him tightly as the hanyou faught to understand. "Are you all right?"

"I'm fine, I think." He looked up once again at his older brother, but Sesshoumaru was no longer paying attention to the couple on the ground. He was looking at something a little to their left, uncertainty written in his face. Before Inuyasha could reconcile that his stoic half-brother was showing emotion for a change, Sesshoumaru spoke.

"Kagome?"

/----/

Kagome couldn't hear, couldn't feel anything past her soul. Naraku was in there somewhere, she just had to find him and purify his ass to dust before he could take root. She knew he was sifting through her memories, trying to find something he could use against her. Suddenly, he was behind her.

"How did it feel, Kagome?" he whispered. "He abandoned you when you needed him most. He went to Kikyou instead. It hurt, didn't it? It hurt worse than losing your friends, because you thought he would always be there for you. Instead he used the Shikon to revive Kikyou."

"You need to catch up on the times, Naraku." Kagome said blandly. "That was the plan all along. We weren't going to use the jewel to turn Inuyasha full demon, as you were obviously hoping. Kikyou would get our wish."

He snarled at that, and suddenly images began to run through her mind, making her eyes widen in shock.

Their bodies, torn and mutilated by Naraku's last attack –

Inuyasha turning his back on her, taking comfort in Kikyou instead and leaving her to recover alone –

she was weak, sitting under the tree in pain after Inuyasha had attacked her –

She cried out in anger and frustration as they flitted past her mind's eye, tears pouring down her face as she sank to her knees under the assault.

/-----/

Sesshoumaru reached forward and caught her before she could completely hit the ground. Now he was really worried, and no amount of discipline could keep the fear from his voice. "Kagome? Kagome, answer me!"

"What did Naraku do to her?" Inuyasha snapped, struggling to stand but still unable to do so.

It was Kikyou who answered. "She knew she couldn't kill Naraku without killing Inuyasha." she explained. "So she allowed him to invade her body so she could attack him there. They are in a war for her soul."

The taiyoukai didn't say a word, unable to come to terms with this. He wanted to help, but it looked as if she was on her own this time. Gently, he placed his hand on her cheek, trying to assure her that he was there, even if he couldn't help just yet.

/-----/

"Imoto."

Kagome's head jerked up in shock. "Sesshoumaru?" With that one word more images began to flood her mind. Images of the taiyoukai, snippets of their conversations together, things Naraku hadn't planned on surfacing.

"Iie, I am not angry with you."

"We have a knack for meeting in the rain."

"I would miss you."

Slowly she stood back up, her tears beginning to dry. "I know where you are, Naraku." she snapped coldly, feeling her power gather in her hands. "Prepare to die!" A bolt of purifying energy shot from her fingertips into the shadows of her soul, eliciting a dying scream from the hanyou who had already caused so much pain.

/----/

"Sesshoumaru, put her down!" Kikyou snapped. "She'll purify you if you don't!"

"No, she won't." Kagome's aura flared suddenly, and yet it did not burn him. It was focused on something inside of her, not on the youkai lord holding her in his arm. Kagome's entire body tensed, and then went slack. Her eyes flickered open, and she smiled as she focused on his face.

"Onisan." she whispered. "We did it. He's gone now." She passed out, and Sesshoumaru merely shook her head. She would be fine, she just needed rest.

Inuyasha was giving him a rather suspicious look. "Onisan?" he demanded. "I don't even call you that."

The taiyoukai sighed. This was going to take some explaining.

/----/

AN: Hey y'all. Hope you enjoyed this. Only two more left. (cries) ah well, I got others. Review please!