lostmoonchild: Hey, everybody! Thanks for the reviews, I love reading them. Hope the last chapter was kinda funny and if anybody likes Kouga, he'll be back in the story later on, I promise. Anyway, I don't own Inuyasha or YYH or any of the songs unless I say otherwise so don't sue. The characters who aren't part of YYH or Inuyasha are mine.

CHAPTER SEVEN

"And now the moment you've all been waiting for." Yusuke said with a joking grin as he showed Kagome a syringe.

"This is my last dosage, Yusuke. I won't live the rest of my life being reminded every six months or so that I've got only half a soul."

"Well, if you hadn't gotten caught by that witch.."

"If you guys hadn't been so eager to help me, then I wouldn't have to take this crap!" Kagome said irritably as she stuck the needle into her arm and injected the contents.

"And you're assuming that its my fault!"
"I'm assuming you won't let me do a bunch of stuff. I'm willing to bet that if I had been asked to be somebody's mate, you wouldn't let them!"
"Depends entirely on who asked you!"
"HA! I knew it!"

"Hey! I'd give permission!"

"Yeah right! Hell has a better chance of freezing over than you agreeing."

Souta smiled and watched the argument as if there was nothing more interesting in the entire world. "Remind me, how often do they do this?" Miroku questioned sitting down.

"All the time." Souta answered with an amused look. "If they agree, then everybody knows somebody's gonna get their butt kicked."

"So they never agree?" Sango questioned petting Kirara.

"Nope."

"What's that stuff Kagome put into her arm for?" Inuyasha asked.

Souta shrugged and said, "I guess to keep her soul thinking that its still whole. They tried fake souls for a while but her body kept kicking them out after a week so they designed something to make her soul think that its whole again."

"At least I don't have to worry about always being pure!" Yusuke shouted glaring at his cousin.

"I never worry." Kagome said before looking up at the sun. "But its almost time for the fight so I'd best get ready."

They all looked up at the sun and saw that it was over in the west. "Grab whatever you brought, Souta, cause we gotta get going." Yusuke said falling back into the older cousin role he knew he was supposed to have been in all the time.

Souta nodded and grabbed his stuff, taking time enough to hug his new friends tightly. "Yusuke, can I ask you something? In private?" Kagome questioned grabbing Yusuke's wrist and pulling him away from the group.

"what's wrong?" Yusuke asked looking concerned.

Kagome whispered something to Yusuke causing the teenage boy to look at Inuyasha with a surprised look. "Please, Yusuke?" Kagome questioned with hopeful eyes.

"I don't know…" Yusuke said thoughtfully. "Inuyasha, come here a minute please."
Inuyasha looked confused and walked over to the two teenagers trying to figure out what was going on. "What?" Inuyasha asked.

Yusuke sighed and said, "Look, I'm not good at letting guys date my cousin. She's the only one who knows almost exactly what I'm thinking."

"Yeah…"

"What I'm trying to say is, if Kagome gets stuck here, will you meet her needs?"

"I will."
"Do you care for my cousin?"

"I love her." Inuyasha said surprised at how easily the words left his mouth. He wouldn't have said it to anybody other than to Kagome since she was going to be his mate.

Yusuke nodded and said, "Then I have no objections to you two being together. Just remember, Inuyasha, there's a bunch of guys back home who love Kagome almost like she's a little sister. If she gets hurt by you, then they're going to be after you."
Inuyasha nodded also but in understanding. "I promise I'll take care of her." Inuyasha promised. "I swear that on my honor."
Kagome smiled faintly and saw the pleased look hidden in her cousin's eyes. "Alright." Yusuke said before messing his cousin's hair up. "You'd better not leave this one. I actually like him."

"God, Yusuke, I didn't think you were that way!" Kagome said laughing before running away from Yusuke.

Yusuke started laughing as he chased his cousin and tackled her. "Say it!" Yusuke said tickling Kagome.

"NEVER!"
"Say it and I'll stop!"

"I can't breathe!"

"Say it!"

"UNCLE! UNCLE!" Kagome shouted coughing when Yusuke stopped tickling her.

Yusuke got off of Kagome and smiled a bit. "whatever you do, Kags, don't get killed." Yusuke said when a portal opened up.

"Believe me, Urameshi, I'll fight like a youkai would. Just to make the guys back home proud."

Yusuke nodded a little and everybody watched as the guys all hugged Kagome tightly. "Don't go, Kagome. You can come back home with us!" Souta said looking hopefully up at his sister.

Kagome hugged Souta a little before saying softly, "Hey, brat, when was the last time I died and stayed dead? Look, if I die I'll come back in another body. Then I'll make a joke only you and I know about, okay?"

"The cross dresser joke?"

"No, the other one."
Souta grinned a little and nodded before hugging his sister again. "I love you, Kagome." Souta said squeezing his sister's waist tightly.

"Okay, you little monster, hands off. I know I look good but I don't need to be living with you attached to my waist. What do you think my kids are gonna be saying?" Kagome said with a laugh as she messed her brother's hair up.

"Don't die, okay?"

"I promise."
"Cross your heart?"

"And hope to die."

Souta seemed comforted a bit and allowed Kurama to gently lead him towards the portal. A silent tear rolled down Kagome's face as she stared at her cousin and his friends' faces for a few minutes before they went into the portal. "Mama?" Shippo questioned jumping up into Kagome's arms.

"Lets go, guys." Kagome said wiping the tear away and smiling a little. "Maybe this time the battle against Naraku will really be over."

Nodding slightly, they started walking in the direction they knew Naraku's castle was in, each one hoping that today would be the day that Naraku would finally be gone from the world and from their lives for good.

lostmoonchild: Okay, that chapter is done. Next chapter is probably going to be kind of boring but a few chapters after that will be rather interesting. Read and review, flames are accepted.