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Last Time: Sesshomaru took offense to the remark but he wasn't going to let the spider get in his head and lose his temper and do something foolish. Inuyasha on the other hand was just as insulted, Naraku had also took a shot at him with those remarks. But Inuyasha being Inuyasha he did what he did the best, let his temper get away from him and went charging head first. The battle had begun.

The battle was becoming long and tiring. Naraku had grown stronger since he had visited them and had propostioned Kagome. The half spider demon was such a nuisance for Kagome. Everytime she got close enough to him to do some major damage, something always got in her way or Sesshomaru was pulling her away from unseen dangers that she was in.

It was wearing on Kagome and she was beginning to panic. She could feel the barrier around the jewel weaken and if the battle continued it would be lost to Naraku and they would all perish in his sadistic plans to be a conquerer of races. How were they going to stop him and save the world?

"Think!" she hissed at herself.

It was up to her. She had to get the jewel away from him and purify it. But how could she do that? She couldn't have Inuyasha or Sesshomaru use their powers to their full potential in fear of destroying the jewel. Sango and Miroku couldn't harm him fast enough to give her an opening. What was his weakness? What did he want more than the damn jewel? Was there anything? Yes there was. Her.

Kagome gulped and couldn't stop herself from trembling. She was going to have to do it and it scared her to death to even think on those lines. She was going to hand herself over to Naraku right in front of Sesshomaru. Just thinking about it put a bitter taste in her mouth and made her cringe.

She shook her head to clear it and sucked in a breathe and let it go quickly to summon her courage. She let herself cringe one last time and then she shouted at the top of her lungs.

"STOOOOOOP!"

It had worked. Every creature on the battle field quite moving. Kagome made her way across the field to stand before Naraku. She glared up at him and he smirked down at her.

"Kagome, what are you doing?" Inuyasha cried.

"Kagome get away!" Sango yelled.

"Lady Kagome!" Miroku said.

"Miko?" Sesshomaru said.

"Yes Kagome?" Naraku purred.

Inwardly Kagome trembled at the way her carressed her name. She suppressed the urge to run and hide, she had a job to do, a world to save.

"Naraku, give them the jewel." she said looking at the ground.

Naraku laughed loudly, "Why would I do that?"

"If you give them the jewel, you can have... me." she said and looked him straight in the eye.

"What?" her friends all cried.

Kagome looked back at all of them. Shippo, Kirara, Sango, Miroku, and Inuyasha looked so confused and overwhelmed with disbelief at what she was saying. She turned her eyes to Sesshomaru and when she looked into his golden eyes, she saw hurt, anger, confusion, betrayal, sadness, and love. She had tears coming to her eyes and quickly turned to keep from seeing the pain in his gaze.

She took a few deep breaths to choke down her sobs. She couldn't let them know what she was up to. Naraku couldn't be tipped off in any way whatsoever or all was to be lost.

"Kagome." Naraku said again and turned into his human form.

She just stood in the spot before. As unmoving as a statue and she resisted all and every instinct in her that said for her to high-tail it out of there as he approached her.

She heard some shuffling behind her and knew that her friends and mate were going to ruin it all if she didn't say something.

"Sit. Stay where you all are." she hissed.

Inuyasha plummetted and all movement behind her ceased. Naraku was right in front of her and leaned towards her to look in her eyes for some inkling of deception. She had nothing in her eyes at all, no feeling at all to give herself away.

"Finally came to your senses Kagome?" Naraku asked.

"Yes." she choked out.

"Lets give the mutts a little show." he said.

Kagome hadn't been expecting that. Naraku tangled his hand in her hair and ripped her head back to have her look at him. Kagome glared at him and he kissed her harshly. Kagome took her chance then. She put her hands against his chest and smoothed her hands over his chest in a circular motion, carressing him. Getting him comfortable with her.

Naraku took it as a sign that she was enjoying herself and wrapped an arm around her waist to draw her closer. Kagome shut her eyes and shot her kei forward and blasted the jewel out of Narakus' chest and purified it in the process. Naraku let her go and doubled over. Kagome jumped after the jewel, clearing out of the way for Inuyasha and Sesshomaru to combine, the Backlash Wave with the Dragon Strike.

The combined power destroyed Naraku and started bringing the cave down around them. Sesshomaru grabbed Kagome and they all ran for it. Outside, Kirara transformed for Miroku and Sango and Shippo transformed for Inuyasha, while Sesshomaru just levitated with Kagome.

Floating in the air, they watched the moutain crumble and collapse. It was finished. The quest was finished. Inuyasha had gotten his vengence for Kikyo, Miroku had lifted his family curse, and Sango had gotten her vengence for her family. Their mission was complete, well almost, all that was left was the wish that was to be made on the jewel to set Midoriko free.

They settled back on the ground and cheered, but Sesshomaru. Kagome had seen that he wasn't celebrating with them and she asked him about it.

"Why are you unhappy?" she asked.

"Miko you smell like the spider." he growled.

"What?" she asked and began to sniff her arm to see.

She didn't smell a thing. But remembered that Naraku had kissed her and she turned green and made a noise of disgust.

"Wha..." she began but was cut off by Sesshomaru picking her up and taking off with her.

"Where are they going?" Sango asked.

Inuyasha shook his head, "Kagome let Naraku kiss her and now she smells like him. Sesshomaru is an Inu, we are prone to jealousy, so he is going to make she her body in permanently stamped with his scent. She will reek of him when they return."

"Oh my." Sango said and blushed.

"Oh my, indeed." Miroku said with the lecherous grin coming to his face.

"You letch." Sango hissed and thwacked him over the head.

He just laughed awkwardly and rubbed his head. Sango glared at him and the bubble was busted by Shippo, whom brought up a very good point. Where was Kanna and Kohaku?

Sango hadn't wasted any time jumping on Kirara and setting out to find her brother. They found them too. They found Kanna and Kohaku together at the backside of the mountain at the base. The two were laying side by side dying and Sango rushed to her brother.

"Kohaku!"

"Sister." he said.

"Oh Kohaku, please don't leave me." Sango wailed.

"I'm sorry sister. I.. I am sorry about our family, p.. please forgive me." he said.

"Kohaku I have already forgiven you. You're my little brother, I love you." she said.

"I know... I..." he said.

"Kohaku do you see it?" Kanna asked as a bright light shown only to their eyes.

"Yes." he breathed seeing the light.

"Kagura is waiting for us." Kanna said and grabbed his hand.

"I know." he said and the two turned to dust and their spirits floated away.

Sango broke down and wept. Miroku said a prayer for the two young people. Shippo, Inuyasha, and Kirara stood together and didn't move, not sure what to do to comfort Sango. When Miroku had finished the prayer, he pulled a bag from the inside of his robes and knelt to gather up the ash.

"What are you doing?" Sango sobbed out.

"Would you like to bury him in your village?" he asked.

"Yes. It is ok if you have both of their ashes. It seemed they wanted to die together." she said.

"It did." he added and gathered up both of their ashes.