Disclaimer: They do not belong to me. All I have is the two movies on DVD and a plushie Inuyasha keychain and a Shippo keychain. Only Nekoyasha belongs to me.

"Spoken"

Thoughts

/Telepathy/

Chapter 12: Power of Three

Sesshomaru redrew the Tokijin, which now belonged completely to him and pointed it at Naraku. Inuyasha did the same with Tetsusaiga. Miroku and Sango readied themselves for another battle.

As if some silent count down finished, the four of them sprung into action. Inuyasha and Sesshomaru both went for Naraku, however Kagura intercepted Sesshomaru. Miroku found himself fighting Kanna. Sango stared into the soulless eyes of her brother.

It was too close of contact for Inuyasha to use the Wind Scar and any tentacles he cut off seemed to grow back. However he was able to dodge most of Naraku's attacks. Sesshomaru and Kagura were having a deadly dance with each other. Kagura attempting to look like she was fighting for her master when all she wanted to do was rebel and help the other side. Miroku had himself guarded from losing his soul and Sango was trying to stay alive without killing her brother. Truly neither side seemed to be winning.

A lone figure watched from a shadowed corner. She shook her head as she decided that neither side had an advantage. She was going to have to change that. She whispered in to the air.

Kagome's raised her head and she glanced to the shadowed corner.

"I don't know how to do that!" she spoke quietly. Nekoyasha gave her a curious look.

/Of course you do. I know how, and since we are the same, you know as well. After all, you are a miko./

Kagome frowned. She knew her powers were not strong like the one that was before her.

/Do you want Inuyasha to die… again/ the voice whispered in her head.

Kagome shook her head. "No."

It was an old spell. One that only women knew how to cast. It was not one that was passed on, it was just inherently known. There was just one small problem though…

"But how are we going to call them. There is only the two of us." Well, technically one, but who is keeping count?

/We have all we need. We just have to convince her./

Kagome didn't have to ask who "her" was. She nodded. She raised her finger and pointed it at the figure. The shadowed figure did the same. Kagome felt a jolt of energy as their powers combined. She smiled.

"Nekoyasha," she whispered.

"What?"

"We need your help."

/We can't call them without you./

Nekoyasha shook her head. The voice inside sounded like Kagome's but she could hear a coldness in it.

"Who's we?" she asked.

/Look up./ She did as she was commanded. From the shadows stepped Kikyo.

Nekoyasha gulped. "Call who?"

"You know who," Kagome whispered.

/All women know who./ Kikyo whispered inside her head.

"So use Sango."

"Can't. Fighting." Kagome sounded distant.

/Besides, you are the most logical choice. The demon slayer couldn't handle it./

"I'm not a miko," Nekoyasha protested.

/Doesn't matter./ "You're a healer."

Nekoyasha was starting to become unnerved. Their voices sounded so much alike now. They took turns speaking. She wasn't sure whether Kagome was actually speaking now, or was also inside her head.

"Besides, mikos are healers. It will work."

Nekoyasha shook her head again. "But healers aren't mikos!"

/Healers have their own powers. And besides… you have your own uniqueness./

"You're special."

"/Youkai blood/" the miko soul screamed with two voices.

"And" /you/ "care" /for/ … "/Inuyasha/"

"I am not a part of your soul!" the cat argued.

They spoke together. /You don't have to be. Just willing to call them./

Nekoyasha looked at the battle going on the floor. Her cousins were holding their own but they did not have any advantage. Inuyasha had just dodged yet another tentacle and she could tell he was tiring. It was a stalemate on the floor.

We can change it. But at what cost? Does it matter? It is doing something other than just hanging around here doing nothing.

She lifted her head. /Yes./

She pointed her fingers at the two mikos and completed the triangle.

I have returned! I was a silly little girl and saved my story to just my hard drive and not on a disk. So for the last three months that I have been in Nashville, my computer has been unhooked. So no way to update my story. I have been working on it on paper though, so I will get those chapters typed up and post again soon.

I have a question for you all. Chapter 13 is about 8 typed pages long… Do you want it all at once, or should I figure out a way to split it up?

Well that is all for now. Until next time!