"Damn! Where is he?" InuYasha yelled after a week of travel.

"You're still not picking up Naraku or Kagura's scent?" Kagome asked, a little worry in her eyes.

"No, but I am picking up Kouga's scent, dumb wolf! He'll be jumping out of the bushes any second now."

Kagome put her hands on InuYasha's shoulder, "Be nice."

Just as InuYasha had said, Kouga ran out from some nearby bushes, wolf pack following.

He came to halt when he reached Kagome, "Ah, Kagome my love, nice to see you again."

Kagome smiled, "Nice to see you too."

InuYasha began to reach for the Tetsusaiga when Kagome's grip on his shoulder tightened.

"Ow!" InuYasha yelped.

Shippo snickered in the background, "Stupid InuYasha."

"Kouga," Kagome began, "have you picked up Naraku's scent by chance?"

"Actually I have," he answered proudly.

"Would you mind pointing the way?" Miroku asked taking a step between Kouga and InuYasha.

"North," Kouga answered before turning back to Kagome, and taking her hand.

"Kouga, I'm with InuYasha," Kagome said, slightly nervous.

"I know, but if you ever change your mind, you are more than welcome to travel with me," he smiled, kissing her hand.

"Back off wanna be!" InuYasha glared.

"Look who's talking half demon!" Kouga smirked.

"InuYasha, we don't have to argue, let's get moving," Kagome urged her boyfriend.

InuYasha grumbled, "Fine."

Kouga laughed, "Pitiful, just pitiful."

Kagome turned, "See you later Kouga."

"Farewell Kagome," he answered as he and his pack sped off.

"You should have let me hit him," InuYasha said once Kouga was out of hearing range.

Kagome said nothing.

"Let's get going, we can ride Kirara, it'll be faster," Sango said as she helped Shippo onto Kirara's back.

InuYasha rolled his eyes and climbed on Kirara after helping Kagome on. Kirara sped off into the air and headed North where dark clouds were forming.

The group reached the clouds in no time, and sure enough, Naraku's scent filled the air.

"Bastard has to be close, I can finally smell him and Kagura," InuYasha smirked.

"We will find him," Kagome said squeezing InuYasha's hand.

"Yes we will," Miroku agreed.

Just then, Kagura stepped out from behind the bushes, Kohaku behind her.

"Hello InuYasha," she smirked.

"Kagura," InuYasha said under his breath.

"Kohaku," Sango gasped, taking a few step towards her little brother.

"Stay where you are," InuYasha instructed, "things are going to get ugly."

"Ugly how?" Kagome asked.

"Kagome, I want you to go hide," Inuyasha said, pulling out the Tetsaiga.

"No way, we are in this together!" Kagome yelled.

"Are you two done? I'm really to kill you," Kagura smirked, pulling out her fan.

"Just go hide!" InuYasha yelled, keeping his eyes on Kagura.

"No!" Kagome yelled back.

"Dammit Kagome! I won't lose you!" InuYasha yelled.

"Dance of the Dragon!" Kagura yelled, laughing.

"Kagome move!" InuYasha shouted, running to save Kagome.

Kagome froze and watched Kagura's attack come closer and closer.

Miroku and Sango grabbed Shippo and jumped on Kirara to fly over Kagura and attack from the air.

"InuYasha!" Kagome screamed.

"You can't save her!" Kagura laughed.

InuYasha was thrown to the ground as Kagura's attack swarmed past him and hit Kagome.

"No!" he gasped as he saw Kagome fall to the ground, badly injured.

Sango and the others landed by Kagome.

"Take her to safety and stay with her," InuYasha yelled.

Sango climbed off Kirara and helped Kagome on, "Miroku," she said, "take Kirara and everyone far from here, InuYasha and I will catch up."

Miroku's eyes got a look of sorrow in them, "Alright, but be careful."

Sango nodded as she watched Kirara fly off. She then turned and ran towards Kohaku.

"Blades of Blood!" she heard InuYasha yell behind her.

"Kohaku!" she yelled to her little brother, tears flying down her cheeks.

Kohaku looked up and smirked before making an unexpected dash towards InuYasha.

"Wind Scar!" InuYasha yelled, his back now facing Sango and Kohaku.

Kohaku pulled out his weapon and began swinging it, ready to throw it at InuYasha.

"Kohaku! No!" Sango yelled.

Kohaku payed no attention to his sister's voice as he let his weapon fly, hitting InuYasha directly in the shoulder. InuYasha cried out in pain and fell to his knees, dropping his sword.

"Well, what do you know," Kagura began, "Kohaku is going to be of use to me tonight."

"Kohaku! Stop!" Sango cried.

Kagura smirked and walked over to the tired InuYasha and pinned him to the ground, "Tonight you die."

Kokaku continued hitting InuYasha with his blade, each hit worse than the one before. Sango's eyes were no overflowing with tears, she knew what she had to do to save InuYasha. She picked up her boomerang and threw it with all her might at Kohaku. The boomerang struck Kohaku hard and fell to his feet, dead. Sango collapsed, she couldn't believe what she had done. She was just as bad as Naraku. She would never forgive herself, even though she had done it to save InuYasha.

"Well, it seems it's time for me to go," Kagura smirked as she ran into the bushed, leaving Kohaku where he lied.

Sango stumbled to her feet and went over to InuYasha.

"You shouldn't have helped me," he mumbled.

"I know, but it the night before you turn human and Kohaku was going to kill you, and I know that Kagome needs you," she answered helping him to his feet.

"I'm fine," InuYasha grumbled as he and Sango walked slowly into the forest.

They found the others quickly and InuYasha knelt by Kagome's side as Miroku held Sango as she cried.

"We're done looking for Naraku," InuYasha whispered.

"We are?" Miroku asked.

"Right now, I'm more concerned with keeping Kagome alive and safe. So, I'm done looking for now," InuYasha answered.

The others nodded as they set up their final campfire as group before going their own seperate ways.

THE END

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For those who are concerned about Kagome, she suvives and returns home for a little while.