Kagome felt the brush of someone's fingers across her stomach as she slowly opened her eyes. Almost immediately they were shut again as she attempted to go back asleep. From that brief glimpse she could tell it was still late at night, maybe sometime around four. In no way imaginable did she want to be up at four o'clock in the morning. Unconsciously she snuggled closer to the massive form surrounding her.

Then she heard it. It was a slight creek in the door that had her attention. Mentally she calculated all that could be happening. Inuyasha and her had both passed out sometime around one o'clock, and from the arm wrapped around her midsection she could only presume he was still asleep. The front door was part of the main house, and a section that was used often. That meant that the staff would ensure that there was no creaking noise every time Inuyasha walked into his room. The only door that did squeak was on the balcony, the one on the right…the one her back was currently facing.

No one that entered through the balcony at four o'clock in the morning was a friend of Inuyasha's.

The quick sound of a footstep reached her ears. Kagome quickly grabbed the pillow under her head, all the while knowing that this was going to be messy. She didn't know how she knew that, she just did.

One more step and…Kagome quickly flung the pillow out from under her head as she launched it at the intruder. Without looking she rolled over the remaining portion of the bed and dropped to the ground where she spun on the ball of her left foot, her right foot stretched out. The intruder leaped up into the air before Kagome was able to make contact and possibly stop the assailant. Kagome immediately drew her feet together and pushed off of the ground in an attempt to get out of the way of what they were planning on sending next.

By the time she landed a scowl was on her face. The moonlight, while not bright, was still present. She could never forget that face.

"Shadow," spoke the woman.

"…Crane," huffed Kagome.

The woman made a ticking noise with her tongue, as if reprimanding someone. "Now Kagome, is that anyway to talk to your dear older sister?"

Kagome continued to scowl, "No, but it is a way to talk to a sadistic slut."

Kikyo's eyes would have flashed red if they could have. "You dare talk to me that way? You pathetic little cunt, I should have killed you when we were kids."

Kagome's eyes narrowed, "Are you implying that you didn't try? Because I distinctly remember pulling a kitchen fork out of my ribs."

"He is going to kill him, you know that don't you? Poor little Inuyasha is going to meet Mommy and Daddy once again," mocked Kikyo.

Kagome didn't give Kikyo the satisfaction of looking over at Inuyasha's currently alive form. "Heard he broke up with you today…that must have stung. I think that is the first time you've lost your mark, well, aside from me of course. That makes two on your record Kikyo, no wonder Widow chose me over you."

"Widow was a sentimental fool who didn't know what was good for her. I celebrate the day Onigumo killed her, in fact, we all have a little party every year…enjoy your own death Kagome, I know I'll enjoy watching it. Though, it probably wouldn't be as bad for you if you would just stop protecting him."

"I gave my word to Widow. I know this is a hard concept but to some people, that actually means something," argued Kagome.

"Really? Is that all it is? Your word? Widow was smarter than to bank anything on someone's word, even if it was you. She would have ensured something else to make you look after him. You know what I think it is? I think you love him. I think that she made sure that Inuyasha was your world, because he was her world. I think that by doing that, she ensured it that you would fall in love. After all, didn't mother always say love was the best weapon? That she would do anything for dad?"

"Do not talk about me, or my family as if you give a damn Kikyo," growled Kagome as she attempted to keep her voice somewhat steady, yet quiet enough not to wake the current topic of discussion.

"I cannot believe you fell for something so petty Kagome? Love? Really? I always knew you were weak, I never knew you were that weak," mocked Kikyo.

"Burn at the stake witch," whispered Kagome, but it was loud enough for Kikyo to hear.

"Shut up!" yelled Kikyo.

The bed suddenly moved and they both glanced at the moving sheets. Kikyo had spoken to loudly, and if they both didn't hurry, they were going to have an audience.

Kikyo quickly sauntered over to the balcony. Almost immediately Kagome was able to see the zip line that was attached to the outside wall. In an instant Kikyo was gone, and Kagome was left alone with nothing but her thoughts to keep her company.

"Kag's?" came a barely awake voice from the bed. Suddenly the covers lifted and Inuyasha was looking groggily at her. He rubbed the front of his eyes as he adjusted to being awake. "Hey, I thought I heard something."

Kagome looked back over at the bed. The warm, inviting bed that was currently holding everything she had ever wanted from this world. It held security, comfort…possibly something more. She wanted to move back over to him, but she knew her place. She was Shadow, not Kagome. She was a fighter and she couldn't pretend to play housewife any longer.

"I…I'm a little hungry, I'm going to go get something to eat," she was out the door before she finished her sentence. As soon as the door was shut she leaned her head against the wall and took in a deep gulp of air. Kikyo wouldn't be back tonight. Kikyo had only come to see if her suspicions were correct, not to kill anyone. Still…maybe it was time to bring in some extra help.

Kagome briefly wondered how this particular talk with Bankotsu was going to go.

"She's avoiding me," stated Inuyasha.

"She's probably just busy," sighed Miroku as he signed another deposition.

"Doing what? Taking care of me?" mocked Inuyasha.

"You are kind of being a girl about this Inu, maybe she needs some space. You did come on a little strong," argued Miroku.

"Bull, Kagome is not the type of girl who wants people taking their time, she's not someone you give a chance to leave. I did everything right," argued Inuyasha as he took a bite out of his sandwich.

A small knock was made from the door and Rin quickly stepped in, "Uncle Inuyasha, I'm bored."

Inuyasha put down his food and helped Rin jump onto his lap, "Where is Kagome?"

"I don't know, she said she was meeting with a friend today. I can't remember his name," frowned Rin as she desperately tried to remember what Kagome had mentioned.

"He?" asked Inuyasha, not believing that Kagome was meeting with another man when she was supposed to be working. He briefly looked at the clock. Okay, so maybe she wasn't supposed to be working as of an hour ago. Still, she should not be meeting with other men. She had one right here, why would she need someone else anyways?

"Yeah," Rin plumped down onto the oversized couch Kagome had order for the office last week. She had insisted that Inuyasha have something comfortable in his office.

Miroku looked at the frustrated Inuyasha. Great, just great. Now the whole house was going to be within firing range.

Kagome looked over the city as she attempted to calm her heart down. This was for the best. Inuyasha needed someone normal in his life, not someone like…her. She would bring nothing but trouble. It did not matter what her feelings were, and it did not matter how long she had felt them, her and Inuyasha could never be.

"Baby girl?" came Bank's voice from behind her.

Kagome took in a deep breath and turned around, her fake smile perfectly in place. "Thank you for coming."

Bank nodded, "You sounded pretty upset on the phone." He quickly sat down next to her as he placed his arm around her. He quickly noticed that Kagome did not lean into his shoulder like she normally did. Worried, he looked out towards the city view.

"I did not tell you everything about the mission Bank," she started.

"I figured that, but knew it was best not to ask. Now what did my little sister do that she is not telling me?"

She sighed, "I staged the whole thing."

Kagome could not believe her lack of luck. What was he doing, waiting up for her? It was not until two in the morning that Bank had stopped yelling at her and finally allowed her to explain what was going on. It wasn't until four that she managed to come back to the mansion and now, at 4:07 am, she was being interrogated. She did not want to do this right now. She was already an emotional wreck she did not need more crap piled on top of this already wonderful day.

"Where were you?" asked Inuyasha.

"Out," was all she said as she attempted to even out her breathing.

"With who?" he tried again.

"A friend," she said snippety while trying to keep herself from crying. Bank had made it more than clear what she had to do, she just didn't want to. It was going to hurt her so much more than he realized.

"I don-" he tried but she cut him off.

"Listen Inuyasha, you're not my parents. I am a big girl and can make my own decisions. I don't know where you get off thinking you can tell me how to run my life," she quickly stood up and brushed off the imaginary lint from her pants. "If this is how it's going to be, I'm giving you my two week's notice."

Before he could say anything she was walking out of the room. Inuyasha did not have the chance to see the tears pooling in her eyes.

She was a wreck. She knew it, the girls knew it, Bank knew it. The only one who did not seem to know it was the idiot Inuyasha. He was so mad at her; he had not spoken to her once over the last week. He had transferred Kaede to look after him almost immediately and she was back on regular house duty.

It had killed her to say what she did but she was done playing nice. She was fucking Shadow and she could not get anymore attached than she already was. Okay, she could admit it. She had been in love with him since her second year of working with Widow. She knew the woman had done it on purpose, or at least instigated her feelings, but Kagome had never cared. Of course, Kagome had always known to keep her distance, she could not get involved in the lives of civilians like everyone else. She was not normal, she never could be. If there was one person who had taught her that it was Widow. Widow had tried that life, tried and failed.

"Kagome?" asked Sango as Kagome furiously scrubbed the stupid bathtub in front of her.

"What?" she tried to ask nicely.

"Umm, I was just wondering how you are doing."

Kagome threw the dirty sponge into the bathwater, "I'm fine. Why wouldn't I be?"

"Because of Inuyasha, you know…maybe?" asked Sango without trying to pry. Kagome was like a damn when she broke and it often took days of alone time to fix. Alone time they could not spare at the current moment.

"I'm just great, never better in fact," Kagome went over to the mirror and began wiping off the toothpaste scum. "In fact, I haven't felt this free in ages. Just think Sango, a few more days and it's all over."

Sango sighed as she watched her friend close up, "Yeah, how great."

Kagome was beyond surprised when she was told that there was a large staff meeting in the ballroom. She knew it had recently been repaired and figured that the construction workers would not want a bunch of scuff marks on their floors, what with the finishing. She did not say anything though, as the mansions inhabitants were shuffled into the room.

She was even more surprised when she saw a large movie screen hanging up on the wall. What the hell was going on here? She carefully listened as her fellow workers complained about being called from their work for a 'bogus' meeting. Kagome wasn't sure what it was, but she was under the distinct impression that this was more than any regular meeting.

Was Inuyasha behind this? Kagome honestly couldn't say since she hadn't even been on the same side of the building as him for over a week. Ayame did not have any type of notification for her about recent computer access and Sango said Miroku was his normal self. Maybe Kaede? She looked to her left, no, Kaede was there as well. She looked just as baffled as everyone else.

Suddenly the doors opened and Inuyasha walked in. No, that was not the right description. He did not walk, he flew. The silver haired man landed with a thud on the floor. Upon closer inspection she saw that he was riddled with bruises and his hands were tied painfully behind his back.

Shit.

Without even thinking about it she pressed the warning button on her jewelry. Almost immediately, Sango, who was across the room looked in her direction. Kagome quickly shook her head as a warning to Sango which blatantly said 'don't do anything'. They did not know the situation or the circumstances. If they acted now, even if Kagome wanted to tear someone's head off for touching Inuyasha, someone could easily get killed. They could not make that mistake.

Almost immediately following Inuyasha came Sesshomaru, Kouga and Miroku. The three were bound but not beaten like their friend. Unlike Inuyasha, they were also gagged. Whoever was behind this, and she was pretty sure she knew who, was targeting Inuyasha specifically. Slowly, and obviously painfully, Inuyasha pushed himself up onto his feet. A fellow maid, who had attempted to help him up screamed in fright as a gun pointed itself at her body. No notice, warning, or plea was given when the bullet went through her chest.

This was not good.

Everyone around her panicked as the woman holding the gun looked through the crowds.

Kikyo.

Carefully, and most of all, discreetly, Kagome stepped backwards and into the huddled masses. There were a good 20 people in the room. She was going to have to blend in with the masses to stop Kikyo from immediately recognizing her.

When Kikyo stepped into the room she pushed Inuyasha back down onto the ground, kicking him towards the middle of the floor. Behind her came the one and only Kanna, minion to Naraku. This of course meant that Naraku was right behind her. The two were never far apart and Kagome was not disappointed. The black haired man walked into the terrified room, in his blue Armani suit and $800 shoes. He carried no visible gun, but with Kanna around he did not have to. She was a perfect marksman and would take any stray bullet for him.

"Hello everyone. I am sorry to bring you all here but I am in desperate need of your assistance." His voice was smooth, calculating and cold. There was no sorrow in his voice, no pity for the dead woman by the doors, just malice. "I need a woman who has been working with you. She is a rather large thorn in my side and I would prefer to know where she is instead of having her jump out at me unexpectedly."

Naraku walked over to the nearest woman and pulled her to the middle of the floor by her hair. The woman screamed the whole time. Once they were back in the middle he pulled a small gun from his pocket, "Alright Shadow, either you get out here or I kill these fucking civilians off one by one."

Kagome was torn. If she went out there she was a sitting duck. He had a room full of civilians that he was probably itching to kill. Regretfully, because she knew that she did not have a choice, Kagome took a step out of the crowd. She did not look up at Inuyasha, she did not blink, she only watched Naraku's face. He was her problem right now, she would have to deal with Inuyasha's hatred later.

Slowly she brought her hands up and placed them on her head, "Alright Naraku, you've got me, just let them go."

Kikyo scoffed, "Like hell."

The woman did not hesitate as she turned her gun towards her sister. Kagome felt the trigger being pulled long before she heard it. What surprised her though was when the bullet went whizzing past her cheek. When she reopened her eyes Kagome watched as Sango kicked the gun from Kikyo's hands and caught it in her own. Unfortunately this caught Kanna's attention who shot the thing right out of her grip. Kikyo rolled to the side, as did Sango, and they both took their stances.

Kagome looked back over at Naraku, "Get the civilians out of here."

"Muso!" yelled Naraku.

The man quietly stepped into the room as he looked on in a bored manner. His flippant attitude had Kagome seething but there was very little she could do about it.

"Take the civilians to the back room to be detained. I will kill them when this is all over, right now I want them alive."

Muso bowed and the house staff was shuffled outside of the room.

Naraku slowly walked over to Kagome as he looked her up and down, "My my Kagome, you sure have grown. You were such a scraggly thing the last time I saw you."

Kagome growled as she prepared for an attack. He stopped before she could reach him though. The way things were now, she would be shot by Kanna long before ever touching him. Now that Kikyo knew about Sango it was only a matter of time before someone died. The question was who. "I have prepared something special for you Kagome, in order to insure your cooperation."

There was a light that flickered and the large movie screen suddenly had a picture on it. "I figured you still had an attachment to the brat, so I made sure she was guarded." On the screen sat Rin, her doll in her hand as she lay unconscious next to her pink wall. "Pretty little thing isn't she?"

It took all of Kagome's concentration to see straight. "She is not a part of this."

"If I cared about being fair, I don't think you would hate me so much." Slowly, as if to torment her, he walked up to her. He circled her body in a once over as if surveying property. "Any seizures? Headaches? Any bad reactions to all the chemicals pumped in your body?"

"…No."

Naraku smiled, "I do love my work." He again circled her but this time he came from behind and wrapped his arms around her. Kagome wanted to vomit, she wanted to attack, but knew she could do neither. She could not endanger Rin because of her lack of self control.

Naraku looked at the horrified Inuyasha. It was the first time she had the courage to look at him and all she saw was hurt and pain. God, it made her want to cry from the betrayal he must be feeling. "No Inuyasha, I saw her first. You cannot keep a beauty like this all to yourself."

Inuyasha growled through his pain, "Fuck off."

Naraku smiled as he pulled Kagome closer. He disgustingly kissed her neck, "Only if Shadow is with me." He continued to hold her as she balled her fists, her nails nearly piercing her skin. "Did you know that little Shadow and I have known each other for years? Since she was a little girl, just a street rat actually."

"Fuck off Onigumo!" Kagome suddenly felt a blinding pain in her head as Naraku struck her from behind. She crumpled to the floor but managed to keep her glare.

"Oh, so you do know who I am."

"Hard to forget that ugly mug. I remember when you used to visit us at the training center, telling the guards to beat us harder. I remember sitting in your lab as you injected god knows what into our bodies," she spat furiously.

Naraku smiled, "Yes, that facility was one of my best. Take the unwanted of the world and turn them into killers. That was of course until that bitch Widow destroyed everything. I guess I have you to thank for that," Naraku did a quick kick to her stomach as she rolled across the floor. "Then again, I got her back pretty good when I killed her."

Kagome glared, "Son of a bitch, you have no right to talk about her."

Naraku beamed when he saw how riled up Kagome was. "She had interfered in so many of my plans it was only a matter of time before I killed her. That was why it was so easy. After so many years of interference I decided to study her for some type of weakness. I only found one…her family. It took months of planning but I was finally able to capture Inuyasha and his fucking father."

Naraku turned to the still horrified Inuyasha. "It was right after your 19th birthday. My man had jacked your helicopter and away you went. I took you back to the very base I raised your precious Shadow in. Three days I tortured your old man, but he would not give in. It was a deal you see, I had agreed to keep you unconscious if he took your beatings. I remember, he collapsed once and you were brought in. It was amazing to hear your screams, it was like hearing it from Widow herself. Of course, by this time Widow had heard about your kidnapping on the news, which I had anticipated. I wanted her to find me, so I could kill her properly. I knew you were the one thing she would rush in for. She would go blindly, without a plan, without backup, without anything but rage and I was right."

He turned to Sango, "I am guessing that you did not know that Shadow was there as well. Contrary to what I am sure she told you, she did not get there at the last minute just to watch everything go boom. She saw the broadcastings too and immediately knew where Widow had gone. Of course, I think she had her own agenda. She had been in love with Inuyasha long enough to want to protect him."

He turned back to Kagome, "It's a shame Widow just had to come after me like she did. Her pride blinded her that by the time you both had made it into the keep and hauled your men halfway across the grounds Widow caught sight of me. I have to admit, I thought for sure that you would have followed as well. I had it planned out so perfectly. The building was crumbling, Widow in a rage as she carried her unconscious husband, you with her unconscious son. It would be instinctual to follow me to a safe exit, to kill me. But no, when I turned around only Widow was there, no little Shadow in her wake."

Kagome pushed herself up from the ground, "I tried to tell her what a bastard you were, that nothing you ever did was by chance. She followed anyways. People need to make their own decisions it's why we are what we are. I did not know what her outcome would be, but I knew Inuyasha needed medical attention. I did not have time to chase you."

"The whore destroyed my face, that was the fucking outcome."

Kagome smirked, "I was wondering why you still looked thirty when I know you are well into your fifties."

He growled as he stomped up to her, "But who had the last laugh Shadow? I killed Widow in the explosion and now I am going to kill her son and her student."

"Inuyasha is stronger than you give him credit for. He'll live, he'll find you and he will rip you to shreds."

He clicked his tongue on the roof of his mouth, "Such faith."

"I have always believed in him," she said righteously.

"Even after he slept with your sister?" he mocked. "The man of your dreams was sleeping with the sister that took everything from you. Can't you just imagine it? That must have hurt unimaginably to even think about."

Kagome smirked, "You shouldn't have sent her. You should have sent some unknown bitch that would have listened to your every word."

"I did!" he screamed. "I hate the fucker for everything he took away from me. For everything he represents. I sent cunt after cunt to his doorstep but not once did he give them a second glance."

"Yet he took Kikyo home. That must have hurt, your wife with another man. You finally found someone as crazy as you and you're not enough to keep her home," smirked Kagome.

He smacked her hard across her cheek but the comment was well worth it. Even with the bruise, even with the blood pooling from a new cut in her mouth. It was still worth it. "I couldn't come here without an excuse of course. If I came here simply to kill Kikyo you would connect the dots and hightail it out of town. No, I couldn't come here because of anything she did. I had to pretend I knew nothing about Inuyasha's life, or your interference, I needed another reason."

Naraku froze, "…The sword."

She stood up, "Did you think it was a coincidence that the most sought after object on this side of the hemisphere was magically put on the black market just two days before the initiation of your little plan? Did you think it a coincidence that me, the student of the woman who black listed it, thus making it untouchable, was the one to take up the bid? Did you think it was a coincidence that the two spies you had in Inuyasha's house were magically caught stealing at the same time? Oh, you did. That's cute."

"You placed the bid? You started this whole thing didn't you?" asked Naraku in disbelief.

"I have been planning on killing you for just as long as you have been planning to kill Inuyasha. Don't think you're so smart," she argued.

Naraku shook with rage, "Well what are you going to do now? You lost? You miscalculated."

Kagome smirked, "Did I?"

The screen with the unconscious Rin suddenly went black and Kagome lunged. In an instant she heard a gun fire zoom over her head as she landed on top of Naraku. She gave him a quick hit to the gut before she threw herself off of him. He quickly shot at her, as did Kanna. Kikyo was running towards Kagome full force when they collided. Kikyo punched and kicked her in every place she could reach. Kagome could feel the welts, the bruises. She cringed as she felt a bone crunch. With a swift kick the woman rolled out from under her sister. She crashed onto the table, Kikyo on top of her once again. After a hard hit to the head Kikyo rolled off. Kagome quickly pulled the table legs out from under the now broken table as she twirled them around.

They were just going to have to work.

Kikyo on the other hand pulled out her blades and twirled them around her fingers in a threatening manner.

Then they charged. Kagome dodged left, hit right, kicked her legs and then repeated. She was holding nothing back as Kikyo swiped at her. When she was close enough she lunged at Kikyo with a thrust but the woman saw it coming. She quickly sliced the wooden object in half, but not before Kagome tumbled to the left and grabbed Kikyo's dagger from her belt. Briefly, Kagome heard gun shots behind her but knew there was no time to think of someone else's fight. Kikyo once again made a swing at her and Kagome was thrown against the wall. A mere second after impact she quickly felt something pierce her as the blade went through her gut.

Kagome stiffened in pain as she pulled the blade from her stomach. She did not have time for pain; she could not afford a second worth of hesitation. After pushing herself back up she lunged once again, this time with two weapons in her hands. She may have been injured but she was also pissed. Kagome did a quick back flip and ducked behind the now destroyed table as Kikyo flung knives at her. She quickly reached over the table and grabbed a few from the wood, stashing them in her bra and boots. Then she saw it, Kikyo's Shadow. Kagome rolled the left just in time to see a chair come crashing down in the spot she had been. The wooden pieces were scattered everywhere as Kikyo rose.

The woman looking down at her smiled, "Oh little sister, how I have waited for this day."

Kagome smirked, "Yeah, me to."

Kikyo jumped on her and Kagome immediately started spinning. Her kicks were enough to throw Kikyo off as Kagome continued the spin to lift her upwards and onto her feet. Without even looking she grabbed the dagger she had hidden and threw it at her sister. The blade immediately hit Kikyo in the shoulder as the woman fell to the ground in pain. Kagome was instantaneously on top of her.

Kagome hit Kikyo as hard as she could as tears were pouring down her face, "This is for Dad!"

Kikyo felt her insides turn when Kagome's fist broke a rib.

Kagome punched again and she watched as Kikyo's head snapped to the left upon impact, "That is for Mom!"

Kagome again hit Kikyo. She pulled the woman up by her hair and slammed her back onto the marble ground with a thud, "This is for Souta!"

Kagome once again hit her, but this time she did not stop. She repeatedly hit the woman that had caused her so much grief. Who had caused her so much pain. Kikyo could never give back what she had taken and Kagome hated her for it. Her entire world had been ripped from her in an instant, by the person she had trusted the most. It did not matter that Kikyo was no longer moving, or that her breathing had stopped, Kagome kept punching. Her tears made her vision blurry but it did not matter, Kikyo would always be in perfect focus for her.

Kagome eventually ran out of energy as she collapsed onto Kikyo's dead body. She tried to control her breathing and control her tears as she looked at her sister's lifeless body. Her family would not come back to life through her death, but at least they could rest knowing their killer was dead. She could not hurt anyone any longer.

Kagome slowly rolled off of Kikyo as she clutched her side. Her stab wound was making itself known as it pulsed with pain. Her shoulder blade, and she suspected her collar bone as well, were both cracked. Then there were the hits she took, her ribs were killing her. But she did not have time to complain, she still had a job to do.

Kagome looked up just in time to see Sango fall to the ground, clutching her side. Upon closer inspection Kagome could see the blood coming out of her friend. Behind her stood Miroku, blindfold and gag ripped off, shell shocked. Sango had just taken a bullet for him.

Kagome limped over to the debris and picked up a large chunk of wood. Nobody touches her friends. With the last of her strength she looked over at the smirking Kanna, smoking gun in her hand. Kagome hurled the sharpened wood as hard as she could, hoping it hit her target. It was only when she saw the fuzzy outline of the white haired girl clutching her throat, a large piece of wood sticking out of it, that Kagome felt any sense of relief. Slowly she walked over to the dying woman. In Kagome's hand was one of Kikyo's weapons. With one quick thrust Kagome ended Kanna's miserable existence.

Before she could celebrate Kagome heard gunfire. She turned, half dazed, to see Naraku holding Inuyasha up by his hair. He was still bound and beaten, thus no chance for escape. He looked at Kagome slowly, pure desperation leaking from his eyes. Inuyasha did not deserve to die.

"I will fucking kill him!" roared Naraku. "Drop your weapons now!"

Kagome felt her hands instinctively let go of her blade when she saw the gun pointing at Inuyasha's head. Before, she did not have time to be scared, now she did. Kagome looked to her side to see Sango attempting to stand, Miroku gently propping her up.

"You would do anything for him Kagome, which is why you are going to stay where you are," he yelled as he pressed the gun harder into Inuyasha's temple.

Inuyasha squirmed, "Fucking kill him. I'm nothing!"

Naraku screamed again, "Shut up!"

Kagome shook her head, "What do you want Naraku?"

Sango gasped, "Kagome! You're just going to let him walk?"

Kagome's eyes went hard in order to suppress the tears, "I'll be damned before I let him touch Inuyasha."

Sango argued some more, "You heard him. Inuyasha understands. If Naraku gets away now he'll disappear, our last chance at killing him gone!"

"I don't care," Kagome pulled out the extra dagger she had from Kikyo, that was hidden in her boot, and dropped it to the ground. "This goes beyond anything I may have promised Widow. I cannot let anything happen to him, I refuse to watch him die. I'm sorry, but this is something I have to do."

Naraku silently backed up further towards the door, all the while dragging Inuyasha with him."I knew you loved him."

Kagome dropped to the ground in exhaustion, "Just so you know, that's wasn't all of it."

He paled slightly but let his color return to his face.

"My plan? It did not stop with just the sword."

"What do you mean?" asked Naraku.

She smirked, though she did not know how she came up with the energy to do so. "I knew my family's anniversary was coming up, and I knew the girls would do something about it. This being especially true with where we were stationed. Of course, I couldn't contact them because that would look suspicious, it had to be someone else…for an entirely unselfish reason."

"What are you talking about?" he screamed as the gun in his hand shook.

"You don't remember? You were so keen on broadcasting it earlier. You were the driving force behind the training center remember? I was not the only person whose life you ruined. In fact, since you brought us together we have remained a very tight nit family, almost like siblings."

Kagome looked Inuyasha dead in the eye, praying to god he understood what she was getting at. "In fact, they are dying to meet you again; to give their thanks. You see, no one is allowed to hurt annoying old me. They go a little crazy sometimes. Then lets not forget all the pent up anger for what you've already done to them."

The doors burst open and Kagome once again lunged. Naraku was just distracted enough for Kagome to pull Inuyasha out from Naraku's grasp as two figures attacked him. The last thing Kagome remembered seeing was silver before she blacked out.

Inuyasha gracelessly caught Kagome on his chest and rolled on top of her. He did not know what the hell was happening behind him but if bullets were flying she was not going to get hit. It was only after a few minutes of screaming that he managed to look up.

Bankotsu stood there, gun in his hand. Jank was right behind him. Inuyasha looked over to see the mangled body of Naraku on the floor. He only wished he could have done it. Next to the two stood two other unknown men. The first one had his hair tied back in what looked to be a white or light blue scarf, one that almost reached the floor. He was holding what looked to be a large spear in his hand. The other man was a beast. He was maybe six foot seven and had scars all over his body. What really caught his attention was the little girl sleeping in his arms.

"Rin?"

The man stepped toward Sesshomaru and gently left the girl in the silver man's lap. "She will be fine. I gave her an antidote similar to the one Kagome gave her earlier. It is my special blend able to combat anything they may or may not have given her."

Inuyasha watched as tears were fought off by his brother, "T-Thank you."

Bank spoke first, "Kyokotsu, grab Kagome, she is going to need immediate medical attention."

The man immediately untied all of Inuyasha's restraints and reached for Kagome. Inuyasha was reluctant to let the woman go though.

Sango stood up as she tried to walk over to her friend. Bank cut her off, "Renkotsu, help Sango."

Renkotsu was immediately by her side, helping her stand.

Bank was by Inuyasha's side as Kyokotsu attempted to help Kagome. Before anything could be asked or answered Ayame came running into the room. "Are they okay? I lost all connection when I cut the transmitters." She paused momentarily when she saw her friends. "Are they-"

Bank turned towards her, "Get a chopper, she's going to need help. Both of them are."

Ayame ran out the door.

Bank pressed a clean cloth up to Kagome's stab wound only to pull away and have it be matted with blood. He turned to Inuyasha, "Everything is taken care of, the servants, the children, the guards. Ayame was able to flush out all the virus's they had in your system and the house."

Inuyasha continued to hold Kagome when Kyokotsu tried to grab her, "What about Kagome?"

Bank scowled, "She needs medical attention, I cannot do that with you holding her!"

"I want to know that I am going to see her again," he argued.

"You won't if I can't keep her alive."

Inuyasha held tighter, "The truth."

"You are a civilian, she is not. If there is one thing your mother taught Kagome it is that the two worlds don't mix. She knew that when she started this whole mess. She may have forgotten it temporarily but she would never let her feelings for you hurt you like that. She won't come back, and it won't be because I am going to stop her. It is going to be because she knows it is the right thing to do," argued Bank. He quickly reached over and ripped Kagome from Inuyasha's hold. Before he walked out the door, his friends and Sango in front of him, he turned towards Inuyasha. "She does love you Inuyasha, despite what everyone has told her to fell. Everything she's done, she did it to protect you."

Then the noise of a chopper cut him off. He turned around and headed out the front door, Kagome in his arms.

Firevixen73- Okay, I know I am cutting bit a bit short but I thought that was a pretty packed chapter. Tell me what you think because we only have one more chapter to go!