Chapter 11- Other Half

Drops of blood fell to the ground as Naoke stood there with her blood stained sword. This time Kagome's shoulder on the other arm was bleeding from a wound. Off a ways where the others stood having to watch, Inuyasha began to greet his teeth and let out a low frustrated growl, this was driving him crazy.

Aoi had sent vines to wrap around Kagome's feet and wrists as well so Naoke could finish what she started.

"Come on Naoke, your mother deserves what she gets, she done you wrong," Aoi said.

Naoke glared at her mother with her glazed over eyes, Aoi was right. Kagome held onto her injured shoulder and looked at her daughter with a pleading expression.

"Please don't do this, I know you can hear me."

Naoke shook her head and her eyes went back to normal, "You lied to me," she yelled at Kagome, "You knew all along and you never told me, how can I ever trust you again?" she cried.

Aoi smiled wickedly as she felt power race through her veins, "It's working, come on Naoke, finish her off, show your mommy how it really made you feel."

Naoke's eyes changed and she raised her sword and pointed it right at Kagome's middle to finish her off.

Kagome slowly looked down, she could feel the tip of the sword against her. She looked back at Naoke, silently pleading for her to stop.

"NO," Inuyasha yelled trying to break free again.

Miroku looked up at Aoi desperately, "Who are you, please tell me."

Aoi sneered down at Miroku as she floated in mid air. Then a voice rang through Aoi's ears, crying out for help. Aoi grabbed her head in anger, "Stop it."

Miroku frowned, "Can you hear me?" he said getting some idea of what was going on.

While Aoi was occupied, Naoke come out of her trance all together, "Mother," she said removing the sword from in front of Kagome's abdomen and about to cut the vines to set her free.

"No," said Aoi regaining strength and pointing the staff at Naoke, but something was trying to hold her back. A voice inside her screamed, "No please don't."

Full of anger, Aoi lowered herself and went over to Sango. She held out her hand in front of her stomach with a furious expression, "Don't make me kill you," she warned as she looked down at her new target.

"Stop it," Miroku ordered.

Sango looked at Aoi frightened at what she might do. The voice stopped in her head and Aoi smiled, "Good girl."

'What the heck is going on?' asked Inuyasha to himself.

"Naoke do it, she wasn't there for you like she should have been," Aoi yelled snarling as she rose into the air again.

Quicker than Naoke could control herself, she pushed the sword into her mother's abdomen. As soon as she did she came out of the trance again.

"Mother," she said starting to cry, "NO!"

"My powers are returning," Aoi said with a huge smile as she floated higher into the air with even more power surging through her.

Naoke took this time to use the sword to cut the vines and when she did her mother dropped to her knees. Naoke bent down to her level, "Mother I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry," she cried.

"Naoke," Kagome could only manage before collapsing to the ground.

Naoke began to cry harder as she could hear her father scream her mother's name.

"Naoke," a voice called, "use this and hurry."

Confused Naoke looked around. Then something fell into her hands, it was a little pouch.

"It's not much," the voice said, "but it should save Kagome, hurry and pour it into her wound."

Naoke frowned confused, but was willing to do anything. She started to open it.

"NO!" Aoi screamed and used the staff to throw Naoke away from Kagome, the pouch falling between them in the process.

Aoi raised the staff to finish the pouch off too, but she froze, "What's going on?"

The sword Naoke had started to glow pink and move in the air over to Inuyasha. It positioned itself to cut through the vines.

"STOP IT!" Aoi ordered, but it was no use.

The vines were cut from Inuyasha and he ran to Kagome. Aoi was very angry now. She turned to Sango and used a full force attack at her causing the vines to break and send her several yards backwards.

"Sango," Miroku cried with worry in his eyes.

Aoi looked in pain, but raised the staff, "I don't need your power anymore."

Miroku frowned up at Aoi, what was she talking about?

Inuyasha ran to get the pouch and scooted over to Kagome where he opened the pouch quickly and poured the powdery contents into Kagome's wound.

"Stupid monk," Aoi said in rage as she lifted her hand and caused Miroku to be thrown from his vines as well, "if it wasn't for you and that demon slayer," Aoi started greeting her teeth, "I wouldn't have this annoying problem."

She floated higher into the air so that she was in the middle of everyone, raised the staff and said, "Now I'll get rid of you once and for all."

The staff pulsated and electricity sparked from it.

Kagome had come to and Inuyasha gave her a glad smile. Kagome made her way to Naoke who was still unconscious and laid her across her lap. Inuyasha gazed down at their daughter, hoping she would be ok. They both then looked up to see what Aoi was up to now.

Then someone fell from Aoi, a girl who wore the same clothes as Aoi did to lure Naoke into trusting her, the blue kimono.

Miroku gasped as he realized what was going on, he knew something fishy was going on. He looked over to Sango and noticed that she was just coming to herself.

Aoi raised the staff, forgetting about its powers, "Now I'll kill you," she told her though the girl clearly had fainted. But nothing happened.

"Stupid staff," she said, "fine I don't need it anyway, it was just a luxury." She tossed the staff aside and raised her hands with a satisfied smile.

"I'm going to enjoy this," Aoi smirked, "I must say thank you for allowing me to use your body and powers for my mission," she laughed.

She sent a huge bluish ball of power at the girl, but just as it almost got to her, Miroku, staff in hand, stood protectively in front of the girl with a force field surrounding them both. Miroku gave Aoi a challenging expression, daring her to hurt this girl. It was all clear to him now.

A/N: sorry for the delay, please review.